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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133081 | Automation appliance having a terminal module An automation appliance includes a terminal module, in which a function module that is plugged into the terminal module, the automation device being suitable for modular extension by arranging in a row further terminal modules. The terminal module comprises a first ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8079882 | Interconnecting modular headers and header assemblies thereof Interconnecting modular connectors or headers have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interconnecting modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047881 | Connector base A connector base includes an assembly plate and a plug plate. The assembly plate defines a plurality of assembly holes. The plug plate includes a plurality of plug units, a plurality of plug portions, and a plurality of elastic members. The plug portions are formed ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7967646 | Modular electrical bus system A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent u... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7896711 | Modular electrical bus system A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent u... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7780481 | Composite connector assembly and power supply apparatus having such composite connector assembly A power supply apparatus includes a main body, a power input device, a first power output device and a second power output device. The first power output device includes a first cable and a first connector. The first cable is connected to a first surface of the firs... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753740 | Modular electrical bus system A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent u... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7690953 | Stackable electrical connection apparatus An electrical connection apparatus includes at least one stackable block operably coupleable to another stackable block, at least one pin receiving portion defined by an inner wall within the stackable block, and at least one electrical connection contact having a C... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7625250 | Interlocking modules for high packing ratios According to one example, a rack unit assembly is provided herein that includes a frame and a modular network component having at least one interlocking part associated therewith. The rack unit assembly also includes frame key mounted on the frame. The interlocking ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7588472 | Modular apparatus and method for data communication between a distribution network and a residential network A modular apparatus for data communication between a distribution network and a residential network is disclosed. The apparatus has a first device adapted to interface a distribution network, at least one second device adapted to interface a residential network and ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7572156 | Apparatus for stabilizing and securing contact modules within an electrical connector assembly A contact module is provided. The contact module is configured to be held by a housing of an electrical connector adjacent two other contact modules. The contact module includes at least one electrical lead, and a body holding at least a portion of the at least one ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559807 | Modular wiring device Disclosed is a wiring device that can be equipped with at least one connection module and is provided with a contacting device(s). In order to protect the optionally live contacting device(s) of the wiring device with simple device(s) against accidental contact when... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7479046 | Fuel cell and fuel cell connecter A connecter comprises a housing having a first lateral surface having a convex fitting portion and a second lateral surface opposed to the first lateral surface and having a convex fitting portion, and a plurality of detection terminals accommodated in the housing, ... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7442053 | Apparatus for restricting rotational moment about a longitudinal axis of SMT connectors An electrical connector includes a first connector body having an interlocking feature extending therefrom. The interlocking feature interlocks the first connector body with a complimentary interlocking feature extending from an adjacent second connector body to dis... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7413481 | Systems for and methods of circuit construction A circuit comprises a first circuit portion that includes an electrically insulative first body having a first connector and a first circuit element coupled to the first body. The circuit further comprises a second circuit portion that includes an electrically insul... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7397668 | Signal input/output device A signal input/output device includes an array of signal input/output units. The signal input/output units have respective bases, each of which includes a connecting member. The connecting member has a second protruding end finger swingably supported on a base, and ... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7371124 | Jack with modular mounting sleeve A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending fr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364441 | Low-profile PCI adapter cards with high port counts A PCI card comprises upper and lower surfaces; a mounting hole defining first and second holes, the first hole having a larger diameter than the second hole; a stud that is inserted into the mounting hole and flushed to the upper surface; and a port connector provid... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7354281 | Method and apparatus for restricting rotational moment about a longitudinal axis of SMT connectors An electrical connector includes a first connector body having an interlocking feature extending therefrom. The interlocking feature interlocks the first connector body with a complimentary interlocking feature extending from an adjacent second connector body to dis... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351116 | Connecting element A connecting element (1), with a housing (2), with attachment means (3, 4, 5) for attaching the housing (2) to a support rail (9), preferably for attaching a top-hat rail (9), and with two connections (10, 11) in the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7326082 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing, and first and second contact modules mounted proximate one another in the housing. The first and second contact modules each include a mating edge and a mounting edge, and the first and second contact modules each include ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316582 | Piled-up audio-source socket A piled-up audio-source socket includes plural socket units and at least a connecting member, and each is provided on each side thereof with a first engaging portion, each connecting member is provided on its two mutually opposite sides each with a second engaging p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7303401 | Electrical connector system with header connector capable of direct and indirect mounting A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate includes a header connector. The header connector has a contact. The contact includes a pin for engaging the electrical device; an intermediate ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7281959 | Contactor equipped with box terminals A contactor includes an upper housing part (2), connecting bars (8) that are fixed in the upper housing part, a front housing cover and box terminals (20) that are located in terminal housings. To simplify the connection technique for the contac... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7275967 | Portable power supply system and connectors therefor A system and components for interconnecting low power-to-power consuming electrical systems, such as emergency communications equipment, is disclosed. The system includes polarized, genderless, and color-coded connections for cabling, power splitting to sub cables, ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264509 | Modular connector assembly utilizing a generic lead frame An electrical connector is provided having a housing and multiple contact modules loaded in the housing. Each contact module includes an array of contacts held in a dielectric carrier. Each array of contacts includes multiple contacts formed as part of a generic lea... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255608 | Connector assembly and method having segmented body portion A connector body component for a connector assembly in which the connector body component has a plurality of independent body segments secured together to form a single assembly. The connector body segments are held together within a housing member and may include i... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247045 | Modular connection assembly The modular connection assembly comprises a connector (4) made of insulating material, a conductor connecting bridge (10) and a fixing and contact member (9); the connector (4) has side socket members (5) to relate to similar units... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234960 | Guide pin with transverse protrusions for properly positioning a guide pin for attachment to a printed circuit board A self-aligning guide pin has two tapered protrusions. The protrusions seat in recesses in a printed circuit board to properly position and align the guide pin as it is mounted by a screw to the printed circuit board during assembly. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7197819 | Method of assembling an electric power A method of assembling and providing an electric power apparatus. The method uses a heat resistant housing having a structure adapted to accommodate and retain a power circuit card and also including a bracket adapted to accommodate and constrain a rigid conductive ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7195519 | Modular connector assembly with adjustable distance between contact wafers An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating end and a loading end. First and second contact wafers are loaded into the loading end of the housing. The first and second contact wafers each have a dielectric carrier holding a contact therein. The carrie... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7172443 | Electrical connector set An electrical connector set is disclosed to include an electrical connector, which has an electrically insulative housing houses a plurality of metal contact pins, the electrically insulative housing having a dovetail groove at each of two distal ends thereof, and t... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7170758 | Modular housing including support rail connecting means A module connecting arrangement for mounting a module on a support rail includes a horizontal rectangular housing containing a longitudinal chamber, and a bottom surface that contains a recess for transversely receiving the support rail, the recess being in communic... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7134635 | Rail mounting system for thin clients A mounting system for a device encasement, including an elongated, T-shaped tenon rail, the T-shaped tenon rail being affixed to the device encasement. One or more detachable mounts may be detachably affixed to the T-shaped tenon rail. The T-shaped tenon rail is per... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128605 | Coaxial cable connector assembly A coaxial connector assembly includes a coaxial cable connector and a shield for the connector, the shield including spring fingers adjustably engaging the connector. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7116553 | Circuit board enclosure The invention provides an expandable modular enclosure system for enclosing circuit boards connected by a stackable bus. The enclosure system includes one or more carriers and spacers, a base unit, and a top unit. The spacers and carriers are alternately stacked bet... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7109683 | Flashlight and connectible recharger This disclosure relates to a flashlight, a connectible recharger and a rechargeable battery pack. In particular, the recharger device includes a base connected to a housing which has at least one ribbed side wall. The ribbed side walls allow multiple recharger devic... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108561 | Jack with modular mounting sleeve A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending fr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7083477 | Providing mechanical support for modular interconnect systems A connector system includes a first connector assembly that is electrically connected to wiring on a first printed wiring board and a second connector assembly that is electrically connected to wiring on a second printed wiring board. Each connector assembly include... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7021974 | Modular electrical device A modular base for an electrical device and an electrical device including same and also removable modules are disclosed. The modular base comprises a plurality of base components adapted to be arranged relative to each other to define a backplane comprising a plura... | 04/04/2006 |
