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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425154 | Break apart power connector In one embodiment of the present invention a break apart power connector (e.g., for use with a personal computer power supply) is provided. In one example, the connector may comprise an integrally molded body portion, a plurality of electrical connecting elements mo... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7371129 | Elevated height electrical connector An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both dur... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347731 | Submersible accessory connector An accessory connector (102) and a method (200) for providing a robust submersible seal is provided. The method can include over molding (202) a high-temperature plastic (122) around a plurality of interconnect pins (112) to produc... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326068 | Elastomeric connector and retention member for holding the same A connector assembly includes a first elastomeric connector having a plurality of alternating elastomeric conductors and elastomer insulators. The first elastomeric connector has first and second contact interfaces spaced apart from one another and extending general... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7272428 | Wireless electrocardiograph system and method A method and system for wireless ECG monitoring is provided. An electrode connector, transmitter and receiver operate with existing electrodes and ECG monitors. The electrode connector includes connectors for attaching to disposable or reusable single electrodes. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258551 | Electrical connector stress relief at substrate interface An electrical connector includes a wafer having flexible members that allow the wafer to expand or contract in response to movement of solder pads on a PCB. As a PCB to which a connector is attached is heated during, for example, normal use, it may expand, which may... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7241191 | Current bridge A current bridge comprising an oblong support strip that has an end face, and a plurality of contact feet each having a first strip-shaped leg and a second strip-shaped leg. The contact feet extend from the end face of the support strip and are formed integrally wit... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7215991 | Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment A medical diagnosis and monitoring system having at least one sensor for detecting an electrical, physical, chemical, or biological property of a patient such as, but not limited to, EEG- and EKG-signals, respiration, oxygen saturation, temperature, perspiration, et... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182609 | Modular power integrated board The present invention discloses a modular power integrated board that includes a plurality of power pin holes on a power integrated board for outputting electric power and installs a plurality of first conductive connecting members, such that the power integrated bo... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7144279 | Electrical connector including viewing windows and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables may include an electrically conductive body, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) insulating cover, and windows aligned with cable end viewing openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134197 | Plastic lead frames utilizing reel-to-reel processing Reel-to-reel manufacturing methods and systems are disclosed herein. In general, one or more plastic parts (e.g., plastic substrate) can be transported on a carrier for manufacturing of a final product based initially on the part or substrate. A reel-to-reel mechani... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7118427 | Electrical connector including removable tether and cap assemblies and associated methods An electrical connector includes a respective removable fastener inlet closure cap for each tubular fastener inlet, and a respective flexible tether having a proximal end removably connected adjacent a corresponding tubular fastener inlet and a distal end integrally... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7094094 | Electrical connector including insulating boots and associated methods An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends. The electrically conductive body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway inte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090532 | Rocket for electrical connectors A rocket for use with an electrical connector. The rocket is made of suitable resilient material and is used to seal a port through which a conductor passes to connect to the connector. The rocket has a tubular base section that snugly fits within the port, and a lo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090077 | Magazine strip A magazine strip (2) for fastening elements (14) includes a strip-shaped support strap (4), a plurality of uniformly spaced from each other, transporting recesses (8) for a stepwise displacement of the magazine strip (2) in a magaz... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086871 | Bent wafer and PCB assembly for refrigerator provided with the same A bent wafer and a PCB assembly for a refrigerator provided with the same includes a bent wafer including a wafer body formed in a bent shape and a plurality of pin terminals coupled to the wafer body and a PCB having a quadrangular shape, on which wafer including t... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077702 | Terminal position assurance with forward interlocking face keying A connector assembly comprising a cap member having a plurality of fixed cap terminal position assurance mechanisms defined thereon, and a plug member having one or more of fixed plug terminal position assurance mechanisms defined thereon, wherein each of the cap te... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048556 | Connector cover for communication device An apparatus for protecting an accessory connector (12) on a communication device (10). The communication device can include an opening (14) for providing access to the connector. The apparatus can be a cover (16) attached in a tethered r... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044805 | Pin contact installation assembly for a terminal A pin contact installation assembly for a terminal has a pin contact tree and multiple pin contacts. The pin contact tree has multiple tabs formed integrally with each other and arranged abreast and multiple longitudinal posts. Each pin contact has a contact lead fo... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7021946 | Connector integrated with a LED element An elastic connector integrated with electrodes on at least either a chip-type LED or a circuit board facing each other is sandwiched and compressed by the chip-type LED and the circuit board so as to provide an electric connection. The thus obtained integrated conn... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014504 | Electrical connector for winding in coils An electrical connector for winding in coils, comprising a box-like shell and a corresponding closure cover that is connected monolithically in a cantilevered fashion, by means of a flexible connection, to an end edge of the box-like shell. The box-like shell forms ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7001207 | Continuous ribbon for a cable connector A connector for a ribbon cable is described having two part plates which are preferably connected to one another via a connection piece. The part plates are therefore preferably integral in design. In the region of the connection piece there are contact slots made i... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997759 | Electrical connector including moveable cable seating indicators and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body, an insulating cover, and moveable cable seating indicators aligned with seating indicator openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced apart ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994589 | Method for production of a gas-tight ducting for a contact through a wall and device for ducting an electrical contact through a wall The invention relates to a method for production of a gas-tight ducting for a contact (4) through a wall (12), in particular in a fuel tank and a device for said ducting. According to the method, the contact is placed in a tool form (1), in whic... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994559 | Device for the electrical connection of contact pins to connecting pins of a plug-in connector formed from the device A device (10) has a locating face (22) offset laterally with respect to the pilot section (16) and extending substantially tangentially, which, when the pilot section (16) is inserted into a housing hole, interacts with a corresponding lo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971889 | Electrical connector with continuous strip contacts An electrical connector contact strip including spaced electrical contacts, a body and fusible elements. The spaced electrical contacts each have a main section and a tab section extending from an end of the main section. The body includes dielectric material molded... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6964095 | Method for producing a crimp ear A method of manufacturing an electrical contact with a crimp ear from a flat ribbon of conductive material including applying a force to the ribbon to form an adjacent pair of approximately semicylindrical depressions on opposite sides of the centerline of the ear, ... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6935820 | Lighted tie down anchor and method for using same A lighted anchor for a vehicle is adapted to be attached to the rear end of a side wall of the carrying bed of the vehicle. The anchor includes wires leading from an anchor light in the anchor member. The wires can be connected to the tail light of the vehicle so th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6914194 | Flexible LED cable light A flexible LED cable light has a flat insulation body, at least two wires embedded in parallel in the insulation body, multiple LEDs connected in parallel electrically to the two wires and a protective layer covering the insulation body. Each wire has high flexibili... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6908318 | Batch electrically connecting sheet A batch electrically connecting sheet makes it possible to form an electric connection with mechanical, thermal, and electrical stability at plural points of contact. A batch electrically connecting sheet comprises a heat-resistant sheet having plural perforations, ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6790051 | Connector for printed circuit board Disclosed is an electrical connector of the type fixedly attached to printed circuit boards having the male pins or terminals of the connector designed to go through corresponding bores in printed circuit boards that are then soldered to said board permanently estab... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6729903 | Quick connect/disconnect electrical connector having an extended insulating tab A quick connect/disconnect conducting receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a conducting receptacle surrounded by an insulated cover having a defined length and an extended tab portion projecting from an upper edge of the insulatin... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6712626 | Electrical connector with continuous strip contacts An electrical connector contact strip including spaced electrical contacts, a body and fusible elements. The spaced electrical contacts each have a main section and a tab section extending from an end of the main section. The body includes dielectric material molded... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6671174 | 5-pin surface mount contacts and block assembly A surge protector block assembly includes a plurality of individual 5-pin housing units which are formed integrally together. Each of the plurality of individual housing units has a plurality of surface mountable socket contacts for receiving correspondin... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6666723 | Multiple-fuse holder A multiple-fuse holder includes a holder housing group of plural holder housings arranged at a constant pitch, with each pair of adjacent holder housings coupled together by coupling parts. In each holder housing, a chamber for holding the blade terminals... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6625885 | Method of making an electrical contact device The invention provides a method of forming an electrical contact device and a pre-assembly for producing the electrical contact device. The electrical contact device is formed by providing a conducting frame and an insulating frame which is added to prede... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623280 | Dual compliant pin interconnect system A connector for effecting a permanent, solderless connection between two printed circuit boards or other devices using plated through via openings is disclosed. The connector body captures pins that project from two surfaces thereof. Each of a plurality o... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6595788 | Electrical connector with continuous strip contacts An electrical connector contact strip including spaced electrical contacts, a body and fusible elements. The spaced electrical contacts each have a main section and a tab section extending from an end of the main section. The body includes dielectric mate... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6425771 | IC socket An IC socket is provided which can absorb the difference in linear expansion coefficient between the housing and the circuit board, and thus prevent the occurrence of solder cracking and warping, without lowering the strength of the housing. First slits w... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6244899 | Continuous carrier to SMT pins A plurality of discrete SMT pins are carried in bandoleer fashion. Each SMT pin has a base formed on its underside with solder flux vapor venting channels and a shaft with a longitudinal axis connected to the base. A consecutive series of identical pin ho... | 06/12/2001 |
