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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8147271 | Electronic connection device An electronic connection device for electrically connecting two electronic devices to each other includes a connection unit for electrically connecting the two electronic devices to each other and a receiving unit. The connection unit includes a data cable. The rece... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8133072 | Cable assembly with improved coupling structure A cable assembly includes a cover, a first connector, a cable, and a second connector. The first connector includes a housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing, and a metal shell. The cable includes a first end electrically connected to the first con... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133073 | Headset and headset cable A headset is provided which comprises a cable (100) having a plug (110) coupled to the first end of a cable (100), a connector (140) coupled to the second end of a cable, a housing (130) arranged between the first and second end of... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8057256 | Signal line wiring in nacelle of wind turbine generator A wind turbine generator includes: a nacelle provided with a plurality of modules; a controller provided in a first module out of the plurality of modules; a first device provided in a second module out of the plurality of modules. The controller and the first devic... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8047866 | Transmission cable that eliminates negative magnetically inductive impedance A transmission cable assembly is connected between an ignition coil and a spark plug to transmit a high voltage generated by the ignition coil to the spark plug for ignition of a fuel-air mixture. The transmission cable assembly includes a transmission cable and a g... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8043115 | Apparatus and methods Apparatus configured to be foldable from an unfolded configuration into an in-use folded configuration. The apparatus, when in the unfolded configuration, comprising: a flexible substrate having first and second opposing ends with respective first and second connect... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033860 | Stack able patch cable for splitting an electrical signal A stack able patch cable for splitting an electrical signal is described. The patch cable includes two plug members connected via a cable. Each plug member includes a male end and a female end. The male end has a male signal contact and a male shield contact electri... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8007130 | String light connector and the applications thereof A string light assembly includes a string light connector and a lighting module electrically connected with the string light connector. The string light connector includes a cable, a plug connected with one end of the cable, and a socket module connected with the ot... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976337 | Palmtop computer docking system with USB cable assembly A method and system for coupling to a palmtop computer that supports both mobile computing and desktop use. A palmtop computer docking system is disclosed that includes a cable assembly and a base. The cable assembly includes a palmtop computer connection mechanism ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7946883 | System to place receptacles and distribution blocks An electrified wall panel in a modular furniture environment includes a plurality of multi-port electrical distribution blocks diversely located throughout the panel. Certain ones of the multi-port electrical distribution blocks are fixed to wall panel frame members... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7934947 | Electronic apparatus with movable casings connected by an U-shaped wire harness An electronic apparatus includes: a plurality of casings that are mounted so as to be movable relative to each other and have circuits provided therein; and an electric wire that electrically connects the circuits provided in the casings. The electronic wire has a h... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7918685 | Cable assembly for mobile media devices Disclosed herein is a mobile media device cable assembly for connecting a mobile media device with an accessory device, e.g., a docking station, audio system (stereo) or video system (television). The cable assembly provides multi-pin connections while the device is... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7901242 | Power supply apparatus and modular power connection interface thereof A power supply apparatus includes a power converting circuit and a modular power connection interface. By the power converting circuit, an input voltage is converted into several output voltages required for powering corresponding electronic devices. The modular pow... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896690 | Electrical connection device Disclosed herein is an electrical connector, which includes a first base, a second base and a cover. The first base includes a first recess and a first conductor. The first recess is positioned on an upper surface of the first base. The first conductor extends into ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7871293 | Bi-directional audio cable assembly A bi-directional audio cable assembly (10) (BACA 10) that functions in combination with an audio amplifier (90), a microphone (92) and a pair of headphones (94). The BACA (10) consists of a single cable that includes an XLR ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7824211 | Power adapter cable A power adapter cable is adapted to be connected between a charger having mating electrode passages with mating electrode pins therein and a power plug having mating electrode plugs with mating inserting holes. The power adapter cable includes an adapter plug having... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7811121 | Flexible electric power cable and wind turbine A wind turbine and a flexible electric power cable for transferring electric power in a moving environment are provided. The power cable includes a conductor with a plurality of cores for conducting an electric current and an isolator for protecting the conductor an... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7798845 | Safety plug assembly A safety plug assembly includes an electrical cord having a first end and a second end. The first end is electrically couplable to an electrically powered device. The second end comprises a male plug extendable into an electrical outlet. The electrical cord has a br... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7755880 | Housing for electronic device and method of making the same A housing (100) for an electronic device includes an opaque base (10). The base has a plurality of blind holes (120) and a number of through holes (140) defined therein. Each through hole communicates with a corresponding blind hole. The ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7753720 | On-train information transmitting/receiving system An on-train information transmitting/receiving system is provided that can be implemented in an environment with significant external noise and allows high speed transmission to be carried out between transmitter/receivers mounted in vehicles without having to devel... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7666028 | Cab power connectors A wiring arrangement for interconnecting an alternating current power source to a receptacle within a motor vehicle includes a first wire harness having a current rating and a second wire harness having a similar current rating. A coupling mechanism electrically int... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7654861 | Connector and method thereof The invention discloses a connector, which includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a third connecting unit, and a determining unit. Moreover, the first connecting unit is capable of being electrically connected to a first power source and/or a fi... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7648387 | Diagnostic jumper A jumper including a control module and a plurality of conduits connected to the control module is provided. A connector is connected to each of the conduits. The control module controls the flow of a communications medium through the conduits and the control module... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7621774 | System to place receptacles and distribution blocks A method of assembling and stabilizing a power distribution system on a support member includes the steps of: fixing a jumper mounting bracket to a jumper cable near one end of the jumper cable; fastening a power distribution block to the support member; electricall... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7594825 | Device for connecting an electric drive to at least one supply network, and method for the production of such a connecting device A device for connecting an electric drive to at least one supply network as well as several methods for producing such a connecting device includes a first contact/terminal unit to which at least one first wire of the supply network can be connected, a second contac... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591673 | Combined power and control signal cable A power/control cable for transmitting control signals and power is described. The power/control cable comprises a first connector comprising a first control signal conductor and a first electrical charge conductor, a second connector comprising a second control sig... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7591674 | Relay retrofit apparatus having a relay with two different sets of contacts, and method for retrofitting a portion of an electrical system The invented apparatus is designed for use within a vehicle's electrical system. The apparatus electrically couples a plug having a first electrical contact configuration with a relay having a different electrical contact configuration. The apparatus provides an eas... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7585182 | Method and apparatus for connecting a cable A cable connecting apparatus includes a base. A plug member extends in a first direction from the base. A cable extends from the base in the first direction. The plug member may be connected to a socket, whereby the cable connecting apparatus provides the cable with... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7572143 | Interfacing between a computer and audio/video equipment Embodiments for interfacing between a computer and audio/video equipment are provided. One embodiment comprises a cable that includes a docking cable having a docking connector for communicating signals to and from a computer, an output cable, the output cable havin... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7553184 | Adapter for car audio An adapter for installing an aftermarket audio device in a vehicle. The adapter includes a first and second connectors electrically connected together, the first connector being suitable for connecting to a wiring harness in the vehicle and the second connector bein... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7544089 | Adapter for USB and audio interface An adapter includes a first USB interface, a second USB interface, and an audio interface. The first and the second USB interfaces each have a power pin, a first data pin, a second data pin, and a ground pin. The pins of the first USB interface respectively connecte... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7494370 | Memory device A memory device comprising a main body, a first connect head, a transmission wire and a second connect head is provided. A memory is disposed inside the main body for storing digital data. The first connect head is disposed at one end of the main body and electrical... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7488199 | Bundling apparatus for electrical cables A bundling apparatus for the organization of electrical wires. The bundling apparatus comprising a body with a first end and a second end, the body being movable from an extended position to a compressed position. The body holding the electrical wires together when ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7465187 | Switchable cable device A switchable cable device suitable for connecting between an electronic device and an external peripheral device for signal transmission is disclosed. The switchable cable device comprises a cable having a connection at a side for electrically connecting to the elec... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442076 | Power output error free apparatus A power output error free apparatus includes a power supply having a circuit board inside and a power transmission port on the surface. The circuit board has a plurality of electric connection zones electrically connected to the power transmission port. The power tr... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7435094 | Battery plug structure The present invention provides an improved structure for a battery plug, wherein plug contacts are plugged into a plug socket to supply electric power, which is conducted to conducting wires. Magnets serve as electrical connecting interfaces when the conducting wire... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7429189 | Electrical extension lead An electrical extension lead comprising: an electrical cable having a first end connected to a plug socket arrangement for supplying electrical to electrical devices, and a second end connected to an electrical plug for connection to an electrical mains supply, a ba... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7422452 | Power plug adapter An adapter for connecting a welding-type power source to various different input voltage signals is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body with a receptacle at one end which is connectable to a power cord of a welding-type power source and a plug at another end whi... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416440 | Modular electrical adapter An electrical adapter for temporarily tapping into an electrical circuit external to the adapter having a first fuse holder member capable of receiving a first fuse holder member of the electrical circuit external to the adapter and a second fuse holder member capab... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7413470 | Modular assembly of memory module packages A modular linking assembly of memory module packages primarily comprises a plurality of memory module components and at least a flexible connector. A plurality of USB contact fingers and a plurality of expanding fingers are formed on two opposing sides of the outer ... | 08/19/2008 |
