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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7628649 | Connector A connector (10) has a housing main body (11) made of a synthetic resin and including an accommodation recess (17). A lance housing (70) is to be accommodated into the accommodation recess (17). Projections (81) are provided... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7530844 | Electrical connector with retaining member An electrical connector (100) includes a connector member (1) providing a plurality of conductive terminals (126) therein, an insulative coat (3) defining a receiving cavity (30) with an open, and a retaining member (2). The... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7361837 | Electrical connection device An electrical connection device (10) for connecting a multi-core machine cable to another electrical device comprises a body (12) having an end-face with apertures and a plurality of insulating sleeves (22) extending about the apertures and a pl... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347721 | Connector A connector includes a connector housing having a plurality of terminal receiving chambers arranged in a row, and a plurality of terminals which are connected respectively to end portions of a plurality of wires of a cable, and are received respectively in the termi... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326091 | Connecting device A connector for electrical or optical conduits that provides a field configurable keying of the insulator plugs relative to each other and relative to the connector casings. A separate relative keying means is included that is separate from the case keying or locati... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7323638 | Wall box receptacle with modular plug-in device A modular wiring system including a wall box receptacle device. The system includes a wiring interface disposed on a first side and electrically coupled to a plurality of receptacle openings disposed on a second side. An adjustable support assembly includes a retain... | 01/29/2008 |
| RE39958 | Plug-and-socket connector element The invention relates to a plug-and-socket connector element (10) comprising a base body (12) in which at least one plug contact (16) is arranged, with the at least one plug contact (16) permitting an insertion of an electric feed line ( | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309242 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7279635 | Quick connecting universal electrical box and wiring system A quick connecting universal electrical box system for the mounting of electrical sockets, switches or any electronic or communication component that is typically installed into a wall is disclosed. The system comprises a mounting frame and an electrical box, which ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7262121 | Integrated circuit and methods of redistributing bondpad locations Integrated circuits and methods of redistributing bondpad locations are disclosed. In one implementation, a method of redistributing a bondpad location of an integrated circuit includes providing an integrated circuit comprising an inner lead bondpad. A first insula... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223113 | Connector and a connector assembly A first housing (10) is formed with guiding holes (24) through which a releasing member (26) is inserted while being held in contact therewith in a movable range between a standby area and a releasing position. In the process of connecting the f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7202019 | Photothermographic imaging material A photothermographic imaging material having a support; a photosensitive layer containing photosensitive silver halide particles on one face of the support; and a non-photosensitive layer provided on a side of the support where the photosensitive layer is provided. ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7172459 | Electrical connector housing, electrical connector, and connector assembly A split electrical connector housing comprises a first housing and a second housing independent from the first housing. The first housing has a plurality of contact receiving compartments and a projection extending from an outer surface thereof. The second housing h... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7163415 | Connector structure A contact construction requiring minimum space above a connector allowing installation of a connection cable on a circuit board in a layout direction of contacts that provides increased freedom in wiring/board design. A bottom surface of the housing forms a mounting... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7108551 | Divided connector and a method of assembling it Error insertion preventing ribs (37) fittable into error insertion preventing grooves (23) of an accommodating portion (12) of a housing main body (11) project on the side surfaces of an auxiliary connector (30), and detecting ribs... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086900 | Field-attachable connector with sliding contacts A connector suitable for mounting to a solenoid or the like includes a contact holder adapted to receive and hold a plurality of contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a band of closed configuration and having a central opening for receiving the stripped... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7029325 | Triaxial connector adapter and method The present invention relates to a center conductor insulator with a tapered entry for use with a coaxial cable transmission line connector that provides guiding and centering of a center conductor pin within the connector. The present invention further relates to a... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7011553 | Cable connector having a retainer which serves to hold a cable, to protect a connecting portion, and to prevent undesirable releasing of a contact In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7006339 | Apparatus for and method of protecting the safe side wiring of a protective barrier against transferring fault energy into a potentially explosive environment A method of protecting safe side wiring of a protective energy barrier against transferring fault energy into a potentially explosive environment comprises the steps of: enclosing the safe side wiring with at least one layer of shielding completely along the length ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001215 | Connector with inner and outer housings A connector housing (H) is provided with cavities (C) into which male terminal fittings (10) are insertable from behind. The connector housing (H) is divided into an inner housing (20) and an outer housing (50) into which the inner housing (2... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6976875 | Divided connector and method of disengaging an auxiliary connector housing therefrom Grooves (39) are formed in locking projections (38) provided on side surfaces of an auxiliary connector (30), and disengaging projections (27) which can enter the grooves (39) project from locking surfaces (26A) of locking p... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6948949 | Electrical connector with an improved terminal block An electrical connector for electrical connection to an electronic device includes: (1) a terminal block assembly formed of: (a) a connector base having first conductive members associated therewith; (b) a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductiv... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6935893 | Electrical connector with terminal position assurance device An electrical connector includes a housing having a front mating end, a rear terminating end and at least one terminal-receiving passage extending in a direction defining an insertion axis extending between the ends. The passage has a rear open end communicating wit... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6916210 | Electric power supply connector for sealed compressor A compressor is provided with a fluid tight electrical connector. The electrical connector is sealed against the seal compressor housing, and a cable end connector is detachably attached to a connector housing . Since the cable is separately attached to the connecto... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6877277 | Coupling for explosion-proof connection of two electric line ends For an explosion-proof connection of two electric line ends (25, 26), the contact elements (27, 28) are accommodated in two tubes (1, 2), which can be joined in an explosion-proof manner. Each of the plug-in contact parts is axially secured in i... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6857903 | Quick connecting universal electrical box and wiring system A quick connecting universal electrical box system for the mounting of electrical sockets, switches or any electronic or communication component that is typically installed into a wall is disclosed. The system comprises a mounting frame and an electrical box, which ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6846201 | Electrical cable clamping method and apparatus A strain relief, modular, self-aligning, corrosion resistant, highly conductive, environmentally sealing cable clamp or “backshell” has a female adapter having a coupling ring at its proximal end which is connected to a rotatable flexible tubing with a split sad... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6840805 | Plug-and-socket connector element The invention relates to a plug-and-socket connector element (10) comprising a base body (12) in which at least one plug contact (16) is arranged, with the at least one plug contact (16) permitting an insertion of an electric feed line ( | 01/11/2005 |
| 6764350 | Connector contact retention Contacts (12) that are terminated to the front ends of wires (22) are rapidly mounted in a connector shell (20) while assuring reliable separation of the contacts. After each contact is terminated to the front end of a wire, the contact is laid ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6722902 | Solder-less, crimp-less electrical connector An apparatus for connecting electrical wires comprising a connector block having three wells, wherein each well receives an electrically conducting wire, and three pins, each having two ends wherein the first end of each pin is removably contained its own well and t... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6666730 | Electric connector, with contact positioning elements The invention relates to an electric connector for use in vehicles. The connector comprises a first connector body having a first housing, a first opening, and a first projecting portion and a second connector body having a second housing, a second openin... | 12/23/2003 |
| 6662444 | Method and apparatus of manufacturing wiring harness A press-fitting unit includes a vertically movable press blade for press-fitting a stripped end of an electrical wire to a terminal disposed in a connector. A connector retaining bar movable in a horizontal direction is disposed to be opposed to the press... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6602094 | Electrical cable connector An electrical cable connector includes a socket body having two opposite side faces, each of which is formed with a first retaining recess that extends in a longitudinal direction, and a second retaining recess that extends in a transverse direction relat... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6533602 | Divided connector The invention provides a divided connector wherein the engaging force of a lock is not weakened when a sub connector housing and a frame are separated by a jig. Locking members 13 are formed in a cantilevered shape. Free ends 13B thereof engage with engag... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517380 | Marine on-board charger inlet A marine on-board charger inlet includes a housing having a circular-shaped rib within the housing interior which is received in a recess located at the front end of an electrical plug. The front end of the plug is planar and is aligned with a planar surf... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6508669 | Socket-and-plug assembly A socket-and-plug assembly includes a socket member formed with a looped recess therein and a core that is surrounded by the looped recess and that is formed with a plurality of terminal passages. A latch member has an inserting end section inserted in th... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6406329 | EMI terminating and grounding strain relief clamp assembly An EMI terminating and grounding strain release clamp assembly or "backshell" is provided having male and female component members and coupling intermediate members constructed of conductive metals. Upon coupling of the female and male component members a... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6364703 | Water-proof structure for connector with cable seal To achieve the sealability of a connector in a favorable condition, at the rear end of an inner casing 10 provided therein with a press-connecting female terminal which is press-connected with cable, an elastic plug is mounted, and an inner casing and the... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6338657 | Hand piece connector The present invention provides a connector assembly including a connector for use in electrically connecting a surgical instrument to a power source, such as a generator. The connector generally includes an outer shell with a plurality of first and second... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6171154 | Device bay connector An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing having a front face and a rear face opposite the front face. A mating portion extends from the rear face for mating with a complementary connector. A first contact section is integrally formed on the ... | 01/09/2001 |
