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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7422474 | Battery terminal clamping device A terminal clamping device has a first and second gripping members that are pivotably connected to each other about an axis in offset relation. Electrically conductive jaw members carried by each of the first and second gripping members are each provided with a side... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7252558 | Portable power supply The present invention includes a portable power supply having a housing that encloses a battery. Booster cables protrude from the housing and are electrically connected to the battery. Electrical clamps are attached to the booster cables and may connect to electrica... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7171265 | Apparatus and method for detecting lead adequacy and quality A method and system for detecting lead adequacy and quality for leads used in devices that sense or deliver low levels of electromagnetic energy. The system includes leads attached to a package substrate having known electrical or optical characteristics. The packag... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7154276 | Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a vehicle electrical system An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters for an electrical system measures a first and second parameters of the electrical system between connections to the electrical system. A processor determines a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7126341 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119686 | Theft prevention device for automotive vehicle service centers An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. A transmitter transmits a wireless security signal which defines a perimeter. At least one portable tool for use in automotive vehicle service centers includes a receiver configured ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106070 | Broad-band low-inductance cables for making Kelvin connections to electrochemical cells and batteries A broad-band technique for reducing the distributed inductance of a four-conductor Kelvin cable is disclosed. A special inductance-canceling cable section is connected in tandem with the cable section contacting the cell/battery. Connections between the two cable se... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7034541 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003410 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003411 | Electronic battery tester with network communication An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide a battery test output related to a condition of the battery. A memory stores a battery tester address of the battery tester, and communication circuitry transmit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998847 | Electronic battery tester with data bus for removable module An electronic battery tester is provided for testing storage batteries. Battery test circuitry is configured to couple to the storage battery and measure a condition of the battery. A removable module is configured to couple to the battery tester to add increased fu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6967484 | Electronic battery tester with automotive scan tool communication An electronic battery tester includes battery test circuitry configured to couple to a battery. A databus is configured to exchange data with external circuitry. ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6941234 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933727 | Electronic battery tester cable A cable for use with an electronic battery tester includes first and second electrical connections configured to couple to terminals of a battery. A memory is configured to store digital data. Electrical terminals are configured to couple the cable to the electronic... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6924740 | Electrical resistance monitoring device A device for indicating whether a conductive element has an electrical resistance equal to or less than a predetermined value or whether the conductive element is reliably connected to earth reference potential by a resistance equal to or less than a predetermined v... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6914413 | Alternator tester with encoded output An alternator tester includes an alternator output measurement circuit configured to measure an electrical output of an alternator. A microprocessor determines a alternator condition as a function of the electrical output. The microprocessor encrypts information and... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913483 | Cable for electronic battery tester A battery tester cable for coupling an electronic battery tester to a battery includes first clamp and second clamps to provide a connections to terminals of the battery. Cables extend from the clamps. A moveable cable holding device can be positioned along a length... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6910915 | Terminal connector The present invention concerns a connecting clip, in particular a connecting clip for a battery tester, which said connecting clip has a first clip half (10) and a second clip half (11), and is provided for electrically connecting a contact with a firs... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6906523 | Method and apparatus for testing cells and batteries embedded in series/parallel systems A “three-point” measurement technique effectively removes system effects to determine impedance, admittance, resistance, or conductance of an individual cell, battery, or interconnecting conductor embedded in a series or series-parallel electrochemical battery o... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6796841 | Alligator clip with a fuse holder An alligator clip with a fuse holder including a first clip member, a second clip member, and a resilient member is disclosed. The first and second clip members are connected to each other by a pivot pin. The resilient member is installed on the pivot pin and in con... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6386907 | Battery clamp An improved automotive battery jumper cable includes an electrically conductive cable which is terminated at each end by a terminal clamp. Each of the terminal clamps includes a pair of gripping members each having a jaw end and a handle end. The gripping... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6042406 | Dual blade battery clamp connector A battery terminal clamp for attachment to batteries having either top or side mounted battery terminal posts includes a housing, a dual-clamp connector disposed within the housing, and a clamp selector operatively coupled to the dual-clamp connector. The... | 03/28/2000 |
| 5772468 | Clamp assembly for a battery booster cable A clamp assembly for a battery booster cable for removable attachment to a battery terminal. The clamp assembly includes a pair of clamp members each having a jaw portion and a handle portion. One of the jaw portions is configured with an electrically con... | 06/30/1998 |
| 5702267 | Structure of lamp socket A safety lamp socket in which the center metal contact plate is fastened to a first through hole on the socket body, having a flanged transverse head at one end fastened to a retaining groove inside the first through hole, a pointed upright tip disposed o... | 12/30/1997 |
| 5618210 | Hangless jumper cable handles Jumper cables (30), (54) and (62) with handles (10), (32) and (56) that do not become entangled when the cables (30), (54) and (62) are being moved to or from their stored positions. The new handles (10), (32) and (56) contain the normally open handle leg... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5601452 | Non-arcing clamp for automotive battery jumper cables An automotive battery jumper cable includes an electrically conductive ca which is terminated at each end by a terminal clamp. Each of the terminal clamps includes a pair of gripping members each having a jaw end and a handle end. The gripping members ar... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5557210 | Universal cable connector for temporarily connecting implantable stimulation leads and implantable stimulation devices with a non-implantable system analyzer A universal cable connector includes a plurality of different sized connectors adapted to mate with the proximal connectors of different sized implantable stimulation leads. The cable connector attaches to a system analyzer and enables the system analyzer... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5484668 | Universally adaptable battery charger connector and method of using same A universally adaptable battery charger connector which couples electrically a battery charger outlet to pairs of terminals of different types and kinds of rechargeable battery devices. The universal adaptable battery charger includes an attachment arrang... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5334045 | Universal cable connector for temporarily connecting implantable leads and implantable medical devices with a non-implantable system analyzer A universal cable connector includes a plurality of different sized connectors adapted to mate with the proximal connectors of different sized implantable leads. The cable connector attaches to a system analyzer and enables the system analyzer to interfac... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5230637 | Battery jumper cable An apparatus and method for jumping or charging a discharged automobile battery in order to start an automobile. Jumper cables are provided having indicator lamps to insure correct polarity connecting of cables. A switch, controlled manually or by timer e... | 07/27/1993 |
| 4975089 | Jumper cable clamp for connecting car batteries A jumper cable clamp to connect car batteries which includes a conventional terminal clamp having received therein a conductive expansion clip connected to an indication lamp. The conductive expansion clip may be pulled out and firmly retained by the resi... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4923415 | Structure of jumper cable clamp This invention is to provide a new structure of jumper cable clamp to connect car batteries, which includes a conventional clamp having an insulated guide block set in one of the two clamping elements, which guide block is comprising a guide way for setti... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4467161 | Switch apparatus A high voltage multi-position type three phase electrical switch having stationary and movable contacts which are supported, respectively, on relatively fixed and movable contact supports internally of a switch casing. The contact supports are interchange... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4346953 | Antenna coupling assembly A flexible coupling assembly for a radio antenna of a submarine buoyant ce antenna system is connected in a cable line that retains the characteristics of the cable as regards the outside diameter, flexibility tensile strength and electrical continuity. ... | 08/31/1982 |
| 4314426 | Smoothing and cleaning of molded ceramics A smoothing and cleaning tool for molded ceramics comprises an elongated main body of spring wire having reverse bends at its ends to form a pair of spaced opposed springable legs which are normally parallel to the main tool body. Fastening devices are mo... | 02/09/1982 |
| 4021732 | Convertible electric tester for use with a flashlight and including a jack plug with tubular shunt An electric tester usable for one type of test by tapping into the battery current of a flashlight, or for an alternate type of test as a shunt across the terminals of units in a power line to determine their conductivity. The tester is a jack with a plug... | 05/03/1977 |
