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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7204711 | Lamp socket The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7059745 | Lighting fixture with quick-disconnect light source mount A luminaire assembly (10) using a double-ended, unshielded high intensity discharge (HID) light source (100). In one aspect, the assembly (10) includes a light source mount (22) adapted to manually, without tools, mount and remove the HID... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7033209 | Vehicle accessory power connector Power connectors and power adapters for various vehicles including motorcycles, snowmobiles, golf carts, and other off-road vehicles to provide easy access to an electrical system on the vehicle to plug in various accessories, including cell phones, laptop computers... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6619983 | Socket for automotive vehicles A socket for automotive vehicles is provided, in which the number of components and the assembling man-hour is small, and thus the cost is low. A vehicle socket is electrically connected to a power supply with a plug of an appliance for automotive vehicle... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6494730 | Lamp socket locking insert in combination with a medium screw lamp base An apparatus that prevents the interchange or replacement of an expensive compact fluorescent lamp with a standard inexpensive incandescent bulb to diminish thefts of the more expensive lamp, by using a locking lamp socket insert in combination with newly... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6162079 | Front mounting socket for a gas tube light The present invention provides a front mounting socket for a gas light tube that can be mounted and removed from a sign substrate without requiring access to the rear portion of a sign enclosure. The front mounting socket is installed and removed from the... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6053766 | Lamp socket A lamp socket is disclosed. The lamp socket comprises a socket body engaged with a lamp, a cylindrical hood accommodating a light emitting portion of the lamp, the hood having a first end portion formed integrally with the lamp socket, and a second end po... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6039579 | Sealed socket assembly for a plug-in lamp and a method for assembling same A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp i... | 03/21/2000 |
| 5964615 | Snap-in lampholder with insulation displacement contacts A snap-in lampholder with insulation displacing contacts which can be attached to the end or midspan of a two conductor electrical cord. The lampholder portion has a main body which contains a screwshell portion and a contact portion. The contacts extend ... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5924882 | Front mounting socket for a gas light tube The present invention provides a front mounting socket for a gas light tube that can be mounted and removed from a sign substrate without requiring access to the rear portion of a sign enclosure. The front mounting socket is installed and removed from the... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5803766 | Lamp socket A tubular lamp socket includes a body provided with two different selectable kinds of structures for fixing on a wall. One kind is using screws, and another is using engage arms. If a wall has an open hole, the engage arms can be used, and if otherwise, s... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5800183 | Sealed socket assembly for a plug-in lamp and a method for assembling same A plug-in lamp socket assembly is provided that maintains connections sealed to the environment between the electrical lamp leads, electrical socket contacts and circuits of the circuit carrier. The assembly has a lamp socket member for receiving a lamp i... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5635145 | Multi-bed downflow reactor Multi-bed downflow reactor for the catalytic conversion of a liquid and/or a gas including a chamber arranged in between adjacent catalyst beds, which chamber includes a) at least one device for injecting an additional liquid and/or gas for controlling th... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5612855 | Adapter for mounting on a circuit board An adapter (1, FIG. 1) is provided for the connection of an optoelectronic component such as an LED (light emitting diode) (2) to a circuit board (8) that lies in a case (34), wherein the adaptor positions the LED close to a window (32) in the top wall (3... | 03/18/1997 |
| 5545058 | Socket for small incandescent lamp A socket for a small incandescent lamp for the detachable and fixable insertion in an opening of a printed circuit board, which is adapted to the socket and provided with enlargements at the edge, and for contacting the lamp by pressing the lamp-connectio... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5486991 | Vehicle signal lamp assembly A vehicle signal lamp assembly includes lamp filaments extending in a direction generally parallel to the line of action of the principal vibratory force imposed on the lamp assembly. The assembly includes a lamp having a base that mounts two or more pair... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5480317 | Socket for receiving a threaded member which prevents cross-threading A socket for receiving a threaded article therein for complementary threaded engagement between the article and the socket. The socket includes one or more sets of threads integrally formed upon an interior side wall of the socket wherein at least one thr... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5455753 | Synthetic-resin lamp holder A plate-like support has a pair of opposite faces and is formed with a throughgoing opening. A synthetic-resin lamp holder having a longitudinally open socket is formed with a foot projecting generally perpendicularly of the socket through the opening and... | 10/03/1995 |
| 5430624 | Mounting structure for a vanity mirror A mounting structure for a vanity mirror includes two screw penetration holes formed in a lamp section of the vanity mirror; positive and negative contacts for supplying a light source in the lamp section with electricity, the positive and negative contac... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5380208 | Lamp socket mounting device A lamp socket mounting device includes a butterfly clamping plate mounted around a lamp socket to hold it in the socket mounting hole of a socket holder, wherein the butterfly clamping plate consists of a loop-like base frame portion mounted around the la... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5320539 | Lamp socket A lamp assembly for being installed in circuit boards and the like comprises a lamp-receiving socket that can be inserted and removed from an opening of the circuit board in an axial direction without being rotated. The socket includes snap arms which hav... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5176532 | Threaded receptacle method and device A molded receptacle including an interior wall surface and screw threads formed on the interior wall surface by a mold core. The threads have a predetermined thread profile including root radii substantially corresponding to a desired thread standard and ... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5129829 | Socket for a miniature incandescent lamp A socket for a miniature incandescent lamp for the detachable and lockable insertion in a recess in a printed circuit board and for making electrical contact with the lamp by pressing the connecting leads against the printed circuit board with a separate ... | 07/14/1992 |
| 4980602 | Electric lamp and socket therefor An incandescent electric lamp and a socket for receipt of the lamp. The socket contains an insulator to prevent completion of the electrical circuit for illuminating the filament contained within the lamp except when the lamp has a wattage rating which is... | 12/25/1990 |
| 4967328 | Omnidirectional shock absorbing lamp mounting system for illuminated apparatus A rubber ring disposed snugly over the glass envelope of a lamp and slid against a larger cylindrical lamp body centers and spaces the lamp within a reflector hole by positioning the ring within a counterbore recess in a back surface of the reflector conc... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4957455 | Socket for wedge-base lamp A connector socket for a wedge-base lamp is improved by socket structures which aid in leading the base end of the bulb into alignment with the insertion channel and at the same time prevent contact between the base end and the top ends of the socket term... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4752241 | L-shaped bulb socket An L-shaped bulb socket comprising an L-shaped socket consisting of a bulb receiving portion and a connector receiving portion and a pair of L-shaped terminal members which are inserted into the socket body through the terminal inserting holes formed in t... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4744767 | Swingable socket for lamps A mounting device for a fluorescent lamp includes a socket which is swingably supported in a socket holder for being movable between an inclined position and an operational position and is provided with a socket body and a locking member extending in axia... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4693541 | Electrical ornamentation system A connector is disclosed which permits an electrically illuminated ornament or the like to be readily connected to a string of conventional light sockets. A first connection is provided which preferably is in the form of a conventional socket for receivin... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4593958 | Socket for baseless lamp A socket has a bulb insertion cavity into which a sealed section of a baseless lamp is inserted. The socket is mounted to a mounting base by being inserted through an insertion hole thereof and then turned in a predetermined direction. The socket has a pa... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4418973 | Wedge base lamp socket assembly An improved socket member for a wedge base type incandescent lamp is disclosed which includes resilient engagement means to mount the lamp and socket assembly for subsequent operation along with particular electrical termination means being provided in th... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4029953 | Twist-lock lamp socket locking means A lamp socket and panel assembly includes a socket panel opening having a plurality of equally spaced radially outwardly directed retention slots therein that receive a plurality of circumferentially spaced socket retention tabs on a lamp socket, each tab... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3950066 | Covered electrical receptacle with snap-in mounting The present invention provides a covered receptacle for a wiring device such as a lamp socket or the like which is mounted on a panel with a snap-in mounting. The snap-in mounting is releasable from engagement with the panel from within the receptacle whe... | 04/13/1976 |
| 3945707 | Lamp assembly and connector for same A lamp assembly including a connector enabling mounting of the lamp assembly in an aperture in a wall by insertion from either side without the use of tools. The connector defines a cavity for receiving the lamp, and is tapered in both directions from a t... | 03/23/1976 |
| 3936131 | Snap-in assembly and contact terminal for wedge base lamps A snap-in socket for wedge base lamps that avoids the requirement of a quarter turn twist for locking the socket in the panel. Contact members are adaptable to be inserted from either end of the socket. One modification of the contact member utilizes a sn... | 02/03/1976 |
