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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7357669 | Electrical connection assembly An electrical connection assembly may include: a panel including at least one opening; and an electrical connector configured to be engaged through the opening of the panel. The connector may include an enlarged po... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7232337 | Connector receptacle assembly A connector receptacle assembly for facilitating electrical connections is provided. The receptacle assembly includes a housing having a mating end for receiving a plug assembly; and at least one flexible latch member disposed on and projecting from an outer surface... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7090533 | Twist lock panel-mounted connector A connector (10) is configured for mounting to a panel (12). The panel (12) has a mounting aperture (18) formed with a keyway (22). The connector (10) has a housing (24) with a front end (26) dimensioned to pas... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7044751 | Construction for connecting a circuit board and an electrical part, a brake oil pressure control unit A first electronic control unit (10) provided with a printed circuit board (13) and a second electronic control unit (E) having pressure sensors (30) mounted therein can be assembled with each other. Intermediate connectors (40) are mount... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7037132 | Socket device A socket device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a tubular main body 1 made of an electrically insulating material. The tubular main body 1 provides a lamp-loading hole 12 having an opening at upper end, through which... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6974354 | Bulb assembly The invention relates to a bulb assembly including a bulb holder and a socket, wherein the holder is provided with an elastic rod having an inclined bottom end. The socket is provided with a side slot having a bottom. The holder can insert into the socket and let th... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6752642 | Connector with retainer members to be attached to a panel, method of attaching the connector to the panel, and method of coupling the connector with another connector A connector with retainer members which is not broken even if elastic retainer pieces of the retainer members are excessively bent when the connector is attached to a panel. The connector with retainer members comprises an insulating housing proper having penetratio... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6579111 | Supporting configuration for a connector The invention provides a panel connector, permitted limited movement in an aperture while simultaneously preventing this connector from falling out. A female connector 20 is supported in a waiting state within a panel 10 by flanges 25 which make contact w... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6551133 | Bulb socket A bulb socket including a socket body from a synthetic resin and a contact member made from a conductive metal material in the socket body. The socket body is integrally formed by: a socket main portion constructed by axially connecting a bulb fitting sec... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6435916 | Electrical power connector for printed circuit boards A snap mounted electrical power connector for a printed circuit board. The electrical power connector is included of an input power receptacle that forms a first portion of a current carrying path through the electrical power connector and an output power... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6190200 | Lamp holder base and attachment method Apparatus and method for providing simple and effective attachment of a lamp holder base to a mounting plate includes providing in the mounting plate an opening having a wide opening portion and a relatively narrower opening portion, which together define... | 02/20/2001 |
| 5879186 | Bulb socket A bulb socket engageable in a socket mounting hole of a bulb mounting member. The bulb socket includes a socket main body (10) which is formed of resin and includes a bulb insertion opening (12), a plurality of securing projections (20) extending from the... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5385487 | Apparatus for electrically operating devices in a controlled environment A chamber, e.g., an oven, has open access ports through a wall thereof opening into the chamber. Cooperating with the access ports are a number of mounting assemblies each comprising a front section, for disposition within the chamber via the access port,... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5263871 | Device for interconnecting connectors A connecting device in which female and male connectors mounted respectively, for example, on a dashboard and an instrument panel are fitted and connected together simultaneously when the instrument panel is mounted on the dashboard, and a dimensional err... | 11/23/1993 |
| 5037326 | Sealed grommet mounting for lamp socket A lamp socket includes a housing in the form of an elastomeric grommet that passes through a round hole of a panel to mount the lamp socket to the panel. The grommet has a head at one end that has an outer diameter that exceeds the diameter of the hole an... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4842551 | Modular connector assembly for electrical utility box A modular connector assembly is provided for a sheathed multiple-conductor cable and an electrical utility box. The asssembly comprises a receptacle for the exposed multiple conductors of the cable, an integral clamp to restrain the cable sheath, and mean... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4373771 | Lamp socket A lamp socket that is insertable into a generally circular opening in a mounting panel and having a pair of radially outwardly extending access slots for portions of the lamp socket, characterized in that the lamp socket includes a flexible locking tab th... | 02/15/1983 |
| 4093974 | Florescent light fixture A light fixture for florescent tubes designed to be mounted in incandescent light bulb sockets. This fixture is particularly adapted for replacing incandescent down-lights mounted in ceilings. A standard plug is positioned at one end of an extensible memb... | 06/06/1978 |
