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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182296 | Electrical connector The present invention pertains to a connector, having a rear side and a mating side and including a housing having at least one contact receiving space and at least one non-contact receiving space, the spaces extending in a direction from the mating side towards the... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8177586 | Connector system A connector system (1) includes a plurality of connectors (39 to 45) which each have a plug and a counter plug. Each plug has a plurality of receptacles (29, 30) for contacts and each counter plug has a plurality of receptacles (29, 30... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8152570 | Power connector having protective interior cover Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may provide protection from exposed wires or terminals when a power plug is damaged or destroyed. One example may provide a plug having an inner cover that shields power carrying wires or terminals when an outer shell is damaged... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8123571 | Air conditioning wiring system A wiring system for use in an air conditioning system comprising a printed circuit board having a perimeter and wiring receptacles located proximate the perimeter and wiring connectors. In one aspect, at least some of the wiring receptacles comprise two or more wiri... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092261 | Connector shaped as a function of its power rating A keyed power source connector and keyed device connector that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8079881 | Connector shell having integrally formed connector inserts A connector shell includes a frame, a dividing wall and a plurality of connector inserts. The frame surrounds a periphery of the shell. The dividing wall is homogeneously formed with the frame and separates a plurality of recesses. The connector inserts are homogene... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8075350 | Connector apparatus with code means, and method of assembling the same A plug connector and a method of coding of same is characterized by first and second coding elements that are pre-mountable as a unit on at least one of a pair of plug connector components. The other plug connector component is configured so that when the connector ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052484 | Electrical connector with offset mating surfaces An electrical connector includes an electrically insulating body having a base mating surface and a stepped mating surface offset from the base mating surface. The electrical connector either has first and second electrically conducting pins extending from the base ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047880 | Mini displayport Connectors having a smaller profile. These connectors are useful as a reduced form factor DisplayPort connector. Keys on a receptacle are used to indicate when an insert is fully engaged. Edges of the receptacle and insert are chamfered in such a way as to prevent t... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8011975 | Power connector having protective interior cover Circuits, methods, and apparatus that may provide protection from exposed wires or terminals when a power plug is damaged or destroyed. One example may provide a plug having an inner cover that shields power carrying wires or terminals when an outer shell is damaged... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997941 | Plug connector A plug connector comprising a first contact support, in which contacts are disposed, which enter an electrical connection with mating contacts of a second contact support, when the contact supports are joined. The first contact support comprises first coding device,... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7963809 | Microdvi connector A small form-factor, high performance connector is disclosed. This connector is intended for use with high bandwidth digital video, implementing differential digital signaling, as well as for high bandwidth analog video. The described connector system performs the f... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7938689 | Rugged, polarized connector and adaptor This disclosure relates to a rugged, polarized connector or adaptor with interlocking end tabs and notches for polarizing a jack to a specific plug, and in one specific embodiment, a QMA-type RF connector where a rugged spanner nut and a rugged jack casing are used ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931505 | Portable device interfacing A portable device interfacing system for use in a vehicle or other environments permits a portable device to be removably connected with another system, such as an audio system. The portable device interfacing system may include features that help to prevent liquid ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7922534 | Socket connector A receptacle connector is arranged on an interface of an electronic device for mating with a corresponding plug connector. An anti-incorrect-insertion block is arranged on and protruded from a mating portion of the plug connector. The receptacle connector comprises ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914347 | Low resistance connector for printed circuit board An electrical connector has first and second connector bodies. The first connector body has an inclined surface and the second connector body has arms that correspond to the inclined surfaces. At the end of the inclined surfaces are generally flat portions forming a... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7909658 | Plug for photovoltaic connector cable The invention relates to a plug connector (1c) with a plug (11) which has a handle element (13) which has at least one snap-in unit (19) and one contact support (14) oriented in the plug-in direction (X), and with a bushing ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7909659 | Anti-mismating electrical connector and method for manufacting same An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (20), a plurality of conductive contacts retained in the insulative housing, a shielding member (3) covering the insulative housing and an insulative cover (50) molded outside o... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896709 | Keyed mating connectors with latching mechanism An electric connecting device of the present invention includes: a first connector having a first housing 22; a second connector having a second housing 42; and a metal latch 5. The first housing 22 has a cylindrical fitting 23, an... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892041 | Audio jack with a tube with an opening with a conductive dimple to contact an audio plug A constraint mechanism for receiving an audio plug in an electronic device is provided. The constraint mechanism may include a conductive tube operative to receive the audio plug. In addition, the constraint mechanism may include several features operative to engage... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878865 | Locking connector for engaging a USB receptacle A locking connector for engaging a Universal Serial Bus (“USB”) receptacle, including: a connector housing having a locking cam opening on one side of the connector housing, the connector housing split along a longitudinal axis of the locking connector forming a... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845987 | Electrical connector with plug connector and receptacle connector The plug connector includes contacts and a block. The contacts are arranged on both sides of the block, and the block is formed at longitudinal ends with projection walls. The receptacle connector includes contacts and a housing. The contacts are arranged on both si... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7841910 | Mini displayport Connectors having a smaller profile. These connectors are useful as a reduced form factor DisplayPort connector. Keys on a receptacle are used to indicate when an insert is fully engaged. Edges of the receptacle and insert are chamfered in such a way as to prevent t... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7794288 | Connector The present invention provides a connector capable of being simply and easily connected without loss of electrical continuity even in a harsh environment. First joining terminals 201a and 201b are supported by a female housing 2... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7736197 | Connector with restricting means A restriction (30) is provided for preventing a second housing (20) from being fit in an incorrect oblique posture into a receptacle (12). The restriction includes restricting ribs (31) projecting from an inner surface of the receptacle (... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7736196 | Rugged, polarized connector and adaptor This disclosure relates to a rugged, polarized connector or adaptor with interlocking end tabs and notches for polarizing a jack to a specific plug, and in one specific embodiment, a QMA-type RF connector where a rugged spanner nut and a rugged jack casing are used ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727031 | Power converter connector having power rating for portable electronic devices A keyed power source connector (32) and keyed device connector (14) that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7708604 | Mechanism for constraining the movement of an audio jack A constraint mechanism for receiving an audio plug in an electronic device is provided. The constraint mechanism may include a conductive tube operative to receive the audio plug. In addition, the constraint mechanism may include several features operative to engage... | 05/04/2010 |
| RE41283 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7686660 | Connector and receptacle therefor An assembly (10) comprises a receptacle (12) having a base (14) including a single longitudinal row (16) of male connector pins (18) extending above and below the base. First wall and second walls (20, 22) project above the ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7686659 | Battery connector assembly A battery connector assembly (100) includes a first connector (200) and a second connector (300). The first connector includes an insulating housing (1) defining an elongate end face (102) and a tongue portion (11) projectin... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7648402 | Mechanical coding between a battery pack and an electrical tool A plug-in battery pack for an electrical tool includes a mechanical coding of a coding system for cooperation with a mechanical counterpart coding of the coding system associated with the electrical tool, in which the coding extends in the insertion direction of the... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7597592 | Automatic configuration of an interface to a host or client According to some embodiments, systems, methods, and apparatuses are provided to detect a coupling of a first cable plug to a bimodal host receptacle and to configure a function of the bimodal host receptacle based at least in part on a first cable plug, where if th... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588471 | Mechanical coding between a battery pack and an electrical tool The invention relates to a plug-in battery pack (1) for an electric tool, comprising a mechanical coding (16) of a coding system (30), which co-operates with a mechanical counter-coding of the coding system that is assigned to the electric tool,... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7524213 | Keyed housing for use with small size plug connectors A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7520785 | Connector With two connectors (10, 20) properly connected, engaging projections (28) projecting from wall surfaces of lower receiving grooves (27S) are inserted below engageable portions (18) provided on lower reinforcing ribs (17S) and thes... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7507125 | Connector and device equipped with the same A connector capable of setting a direction of running a cable connected thereto, as desired. An angle end bell has eight positioning protrusions formed on a foremost end of a surrounding portion thereof at circumferentially equally-spaced intervals. Eight positionin... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7500884 | Coaxial system with keying feature A keying system to control a mating interface between a plurality of mating jacks and plugs in a coaxial telecommunications panel. ... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7435138 | Electrical connector with improved shielding member An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (1) having a base (10) a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in the housing and a shielding member (3) assembled on the housing. The base extends along a longitudinal direc... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435112 | Electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation An electrical connector having a mechanical mating cycle limitation that renders the connector inoperable after a predetermined number of mating cycles is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a rotating component that rotates within the connector for the pre... | 10/14/2008 |
