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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7942703 | Methods and apparatus for a modular utility connection system Methods and apparatus for a modular utility connection system according to various aspects of the present invention include one or more utilities routed within a housing. The housing connects each of the routed utilities to a suitable preexisting source. The housing... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7331824 | Cable connector assembly with wire spacer An cable connector assembly (500) for high-speed transmission includes a first electrical connector (1) defining a first mating port, a second electrical connector (2) defining a second mating port different from the first mating port (100 | 02/19/2008 |
| 7321946 | Link extender having equalization circuitry An apparatus comprises a first plug to couple the apparatus to a host connection and a second plug to couple the apparatus to a display connection. The apparatus further comprises a metallic transmission medium coupled to the first plug and link extender circuitry c... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318732 | Wide safety strap for electrical fixtures An electrical fixture having a front side and a back side and defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another. The electrical fixture may include a body, a flange, and at least one anchor. The body may have at least ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7217144 | Connector drawer An arrangement and a method of increasing the quantity of input and output connectors, which are available for the attachment to connection cables of electronic equipment. More particularly, the present invention relates to an arrangement, such as a connector drawer... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7128614 | Electrical adapter with reinforcing member An electrical adapter (500) for high-speed transmission includes a first connector part (1) defining a first mating port (100), a second connector part (2) defining a second mating port (200) different from the first mating port, a... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118422 | Signal distribution installation A wiring concentrator comprises a first terminal for a television signal distribution cable, a second terminal for a telephone network cable, and a plurality of third terminals for respective local area network cables, first, second and third connectors for respecti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101221 | Power transmission cable At least one set of power transmission cable is electrically coupled to a power supply and an electronic device powered by the power supply. The power transmission cable comprises: a connector comprising a first connect part, a second connect part, and a third conne... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066616 | Modular temporary lighting assembly The present invention pertains to a modular temporary lighting assembly and multi-outlet stringer that is particularly suited for building construction settings. The modular lighting assembly is formed by connecting a plurality of like-shaped stringers and a plurali... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6991482 | Power plug A power plug includes a connected unit, an assembled unit and a clamping mechanism. The connected unit has an insulative housing with a terminal open, and the insulative housing has a conductive terminal disposed therein. The assembled unit has an insulative casing ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6796832 | Electrical power outlet for a motor vehicle comprising an integrated illumination device The invention provides an electrical power outlet, especially for connecting, to the electrical circuit of a motor vehicle, an appliance or an accessory comprising a male plug which is the complement of the outlet, of the type comprising a body made of an insulating... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6790094 | Connector to couple a monitor to a computer A connector is provided to couple a monitor to a computer. The connector includes an adaptor that includes a first port and a second port. The connector also includes a cable extending through the adaptor. The cable includes a first transmission channel, a second tr... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6446863 | Electronic apparatus with a card detachably inserted An electronic apparatus has an apparatus body into which one of first and second, different kinds of cards can selectively be inserted. The positions of connecting terminals of the first and second cards are different from each other. When one of the card... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6328581 | Universal electric adapter A universal electric adapter includes a casing injection-molded from plastics, the casing having a front face panel, two lateral receiving chambers, a middle receiving chamber, a locating groove inside the middle receiving chamber, a plurality of coupling... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6227883 | Electric combination socket An electric combination socket, which includes a socket body having a face panel, an upper round ground slot provided at the face panel on the middle at a top side, flat hot and neutral slots arranged in parallel at the face panel below the upper round gr... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5816861 | System for use with detachable hard disk drive An interconnection system includes a hard disc drive (24) having a standard header connector (101, 30) that can be electrically connected to one type of computer housing connector (102) by use of a flat cable (104) or, alternatively, can be attached to an... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5766020 | Power adapter interface apparatus A plurality of power adapter embodiments which electrically couple an electrical system of a first vehicle with the power supply of second vehicle or an electrical or household appliance such as a VCR or vacuum cleaner. The power adapter, at first end, be... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5551882 | Stackable connector An electrical connector (1) constructed to mate with a connector (1) of duplicate construction comprising: a front mating ring (3), multiple contacts (4) brushing respective concentric circuits (10) on a rotatable circuit board (9), said contacts (4) bein... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5514009 | Wiring harness adapter and method and apparatus for fabricating the same A plurality of adapter embodiments connect the electrical system of a first vehicle to the electrical system of a second vehicle, such as a vehicle in tow. The adapters have particular application for mating a four-way-flat harness connector of a trailer ... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5502769 | Interface module for programmable hearing instrument An interface module for a digitally programmable hearing instrument is detachably connected to the programming system by a cable and plug arrangement and has three large contact surfaces on an insertion module body that fits into a battery receptacle of t... | 03/26/1996 |
| 5473505 | IC card data processing device which can be integrally housed within a computer An IC card data processing device, insertable into a standard memory expansion card slot of a computer, includes an outer main frame and an inner main frame to which the inner main frame is fixed. Within the inner main frame, first and second aligning mec... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5354204 | Wiring harness adapter and method and apparatus for fabricating the same A plurality of adapter embodiments connect the electrical system of a first vehicle to the electrical system of a second vehicle, such as a vehicle in tow. The adapters have particular application for mating a four-way-flat harness connector of a trailer ... | 10/11/1994 |
| 5211566 | Docking connector for disk drives A docking assembly including a guide housing (2) and camming assembly (38, 54 and 40) for mechanically interfacing a modular component (46) with a circuit board to thereby complete and protect multiple electrical connections therebetween. An interfacing c... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5073120 | Power distribution unit A power distribution assembly is disclosed having a bussing distribution connector having a plurality of electrical bussing terminals positioned within an electrically insulative housing. A plurality of electrical terminals are positioned in the housing f... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4850897 | Adapter for providing electrical access to circuits in a cable head assembly An adapter for providing electrical access to individual circuits of a telephone circuit cable head is disclosed. The adapter has an elongated rectangular housing and is intended for placement between rows of receptacles of the cable head and protective p... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4850899 | Connector for interfacing a disk drive with a computer A connector for interfacing a disk drive, into which a floppy disk is to be loaded, with a controller card of a personal computer. The connector replaces the printed circuit board which has previously been used to interface the disk drive and computer. Mo... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4740172 | Modular adapter and connector cable for video equipment Modular apparatus for connecting the output terminals of one article of video equipment to the input terminals of a second article of video equipment, comprising first and second modular adapters and at least one modular connector cable. Each modular adap... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4362905 | Universal adapters for modular plug telephones The invention comprises a variety of unique adapters for use with modular plug telephones. The adapters permit multiple handsets or multiple telephones or any combination of both to be connected with a single telephone wall jack. The adapters comprise mul... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4267430 | Dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus and vanity case therefore A dual-voltage electric hair curling apparatus includes a having a handle and a heated barrel. A pair of positive temperature coefficient (PTC) heating elements are located in the barrel and are operable, respectively, at a low automotive vehicle voltage ... | 05/12/1981 |
| 4075759 | Transverse connector assembly method A high contact density connector system for an edge-mount semiconductor package or a like panel member having densely spaced contact means provided along an edge comprises two mating connector parts, each having a one piece insulator housing retaining a p... | 02/28/1978 |