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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7520751 | Automatic pulling plug and plug apparatus using the same An automatic pulling plug and a plug apparatus are disclosed. The automatic pulling plug apparatus includes a plug controlled by a motor which can mechanically disconnect commercial power such that even a small amount of current cannot be applied to electrical loads... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7259975 | Power supply unit A plug device with a built-in power supply of switch mode power supply type is disclosed. The plug device comprises a printed circuit board upon which a high-frequency transformer, a low-voltage capacitor and other components which make up a switch mode power supply... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7226310 | Control apparatus The control apparatus includes a plurality of control units. Each control unit includes a cable containing electrical conductors. Male and female connectors may be disposed at opposite end portions of the cable. An inline connector may be disposed between the male a... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214079 | Low voltage electricity distribution circuit The low voltage electricity distribution circuit of the present invention is an electrical outlet that includes a receptacle mounted to a recess including either a plurality of wires or a bus bar system. The receptacle has at least one continuously live power socket... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204695 | Fastener structure A fastener structure includes a connector plug and a connector socket. A protruding connecting portion is formed on one side of the connector plug, and a plurality of aligned terminals and fool-proof fasteners are configured on the protruding connecting portion. The... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204696 | Duplex receptacle This duplex receptacle will be factory installed in its own enclosure and sealed to provide safety and quick mounting. Both outlets can be constantly powered or one of the outlets can be wired for constant power and the other outlet controlled by a switch. Both appl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7125265 | Electronic device with various signal transmission connectors An electronic device with various signal transmission connectors. The electronic device comprises a main body, a first signal transmission module slidably disposed in the main body and a second signal transmission module slidably disposed in the main body. The first... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7080889 | Electrical receptacle having a safety mechanism The present invention relates to an electrical receptacle having a safety mechanism. The electrical receptacle includes a latch installed internally, where the latch is operated through a switch member positioned externally. The latch can be switched to a locking po... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070432 | Safety socket device A safety socket device includes a base having two conductor bars, and two female contact strips for receiving prongs of plugs. A conductor member and a conductor element are disposed between the conductor bars and each includes two switches located on the sides of t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6974351 | Interchangeable adapter for electric motor-and-gear assembly In an electric motor-and-gear assembly for driving automotive power accessories such as front and rear wipers, power window units, or the like, having transmission casing, that can be closed by means of a casing cover, and having a socket that is disposed in the cas... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6953346 | Method and apparatus for high power switching A high power switching matrix constructed using stacked housings of common rows and common columns joined together by thimble sections. The switching assembly of the switching matrix is isolated from the housing using insulators provided with rotary bearings in whic... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6932639 | Electroluminescent cable connector The electroluminescent cable (EL-cable) connector is a connector for mechanically and electrically splicing together a pair of EL-cables, each cable having a center conductor coated with an electroluminescent phosphor and two fine wires spiraling the length of the p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921288 | Semiconductor test and burn-in apparatus provided with a high current power connector for combining power planes A semi-conductor module burn-in test apparatus having a plurality burn-in boards each of which is provided a plurality of module test sockets thereon and each test socket is coupled to an adjacent test socket by with a high current, open/short split power connector ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6773282 | Modular telephone jack for multi-occupant dwelling The disclosure is directed toward a Multi-Occupancy Dwelling (MOD) telephone jack for use where different telephone connections could be reconfigured without the need for a telephone technician. In the description herein, the term “jack” is used to describe a re... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6749451 | Electrical plug-in adapter for optional connection to different national plug-in systems A plug-in adapter for optional connection of a three (3) pin plug system to different nationally specific plugging systems both with and without grounding contact. The adapter comprises a housing with a polarity of different projecting plugging systems disposed ther... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6734355 | Ground connector A ground connector implemented as a modified lug on a flexible ground lead allows the convenient termination of a solid ground wire at a cable shield ground clamp. The ground wire and ground clamp are electrically and mechanically attached at the modified lug. The f... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6621392 | Micro electromechanical switch having self-aligned spacers A method of fabricating and the structure of a micro-electromechanical switch (MEMS) device provided with self-aligned spacers or bumps is described. The spacers are designed to have an optimum size and to be positioned such that they act as a detent mech... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6520777 | Micro-machined silicon on-off fiber optic switching system An optical ON/OFF switch includes a micro-mechanical shutter formed on a silicon substrate using micro-mechanical fabrication techniques. The switch selectively opens and closes an optical path between two fibers with the micro-mechanical shutter. A micro... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6386887 | Connector provided with configurable contacts A connector (1) is provided with configurable contacts (3) such that the contacts can be connected to each other via a printed circuit (16) comprising strip conductors (20) which connect conductive feed-throughs (19) of said printed circuit. For each cont... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5997338 | Conductor joint for connecting an intelligent socket to a cable A connector joint is shown for use in effecting a galvanic joint with flat metal strip conductors surrounded by an insulating sheath for supplying or delivering electricity to an apparatus requiring electrical power, or for providing an electrical connect... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5909005 | Combination bearing plate and electrical grounding apparatus A bearing plate is formed of an electrically conductive material so as to act as an electrical grounding apparatus when mounted on the lower end of a utility pole. The bearing plate includes a generally circular base plate with a depending conical flange ... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5823804 | Cable shield connector with spark gap A connector for clamping to a cable shield to provide a ground connection employs a U-shaped yoke. A keeper threadably engages thread surfaces at the interior side of the yoke legs. A clamp jaw on the keeper is compressively engaged against a cable shield... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5752838 | Terminal block and control unit using same A control unit including an inverter (1) and a terminal block (2) connectable to wires (8) in which an external signal for the inverter (1) is directly delivered to the inside of the inverter (1) when a first additional device (3a) is not connected to the... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5564024 | Apparatus for connecting and disconnecting peripheral devices to a powered bus A connecter for use with peripheral devices connected to computer systems via a bus includes circuitry for placing a powered bus in a reset condition thus allowing a peripheral device to be connected to or disconnected from the bus without removing power ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5368490 | Switchable power outlet The invention is an improved electrical outlet of the kind normally found in household walls. These outlets usually have two slotted, prong holes, and a circular grounding hole. The improvement lies is providing the outlet with the ability to be set into ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5312261 | Programmable input-output electrical connector A programmable input-output electrical connector is provided for electrically coupling a plurality of conductors with an electronic component having a plurality of circuits. The connector includes a dielectric housing. A programming multi-contact bus is m... | 05/17/1994 |
| 5306157 | Adjustable duplex receptacle An adjustable, duplex receptacle containing two female receptacles and three separate electrical contacts. The first such electrical contact contains a first terminal, a first terminal screw, and a first contact plate. The second such electrical contact c... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5261825 | Electrical safety receptacle An electrical outlet receptacle adapted to be plugged into a conventional wall socket includes a circuit interrupting switch in the form of a bar or rod axially extending from the receptacle housing and being movable between first and second positions. Th... | 11/16/1993 |
| 5181852 | Programmable input-output electrical connector An electrical terminal is interposed between first and second opposing conductive surfaces. The terminal includes an intermediate support portion and first and second spring contact portions projecting from the intermediate support portion for respectivel... | 01/26/1993 |
| 5178548 | Connector module for providing electrical contacts to magnet valves A device is furnished for the connection of electrical contacts, in particular for solenoid valves disposed in rows, where the device includes mutually engaging contact pins. The following construction is advantageous for an arbitrarily large number of el... | 01/12/1993 |
| 5167510 | Crosspoint switch module and matrix A radio frequency crosspoint switch module for use in a matrix comprising: a housing adapted to provide grounding; a pair of orthogonally related crosspoint switches disposed within the housing at either end thereof, each crosspoint switch including three... | 12/01/1992 |
| 5071370 | Connector system for use with electrically operable pumps A two part electrical connector system is provided for easily connecting the plug of an electrical device having two or more independently operable switches to a source of electrical energy. Each of the switches terminates in a two-part electrical connect... | 12/10/1991 |
| 5037308 | Programmable integrated input/output connector module and spring clip connector mechanism A programmable integrated input/output connector module has a molded plastic base through which five bus wires extend. The molded base is equipped with channeled grooves into which five spring clips are housed and which make contact with a corresponding b... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4927367 | Selective grounding device for electronic equipment Selective grounding device for electronic equipment comprising a printed circuit board fastened to a grounding frame by a fastening screw inserted through an opening of the board comprising a first conductive pad surrounding the opening and located on the... | 05/22/1990 |
| 4856999 | Electric adapter connector In order to connect small electric apparatus having for example a two-pin configuration or a European flat plug into any of the international standard plugging systems according to need, a handy pentaprism-shaped connector has on its sides plug pin arrang... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4830621 | Selective multiconnector block A multiconnector block (19) for insertion between a junction block (4) and wire harness connectors (13), has a first array of terminals (24) to interconnect with the junction block (4), a second array of terminals (26) to interconnect with the connectors ... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4799891 | Dual-contacting apparatus for chip-cards This invention provides a dual contacting apparatus for a chip-card and a contact set therefor, for use with chip-cards on which the contacts are located at different locations. A flat cable (24) is arranged in a manner such that it provides for a series ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4782245 | Connecting and switching apparatus with selectable connections A connecting and switching module employs a common type of connector for use with a plurality of types of interconnected systems by providing an adapter having a plug mateable with a common type of connector at one end, and a connector adapted to the syst... | 11/01/1988 |
| 4718853 | Four pole, vehicle-trailer electrical connector An electrical connector for selectively connecting various electrical circuits of a first vehicle to corresponding electrical circuits of a second vehicle. The connector includes variably positionable switches whereby no rewiring of either vehicle is nece... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4701134 | Electrical connector providing switchable connections between elements An electrical connector device for use in providing selectively switchable electrical connections between respective terminals of two circuit elements, comprising a unitary housing of electrically insulating material carrying a plurality of first socket t... | 10/20/1987 |
