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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100730 | Joint connector and wiring harness A ground joint connector (JC) has a housing (20) with cavities (21) for receiving female terminals (11). The ground joint connector (JC) also has a joint terminal (50) including a male terminal portion (51) with male terminals (... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7862951 | Fuel cell and fuel cell connector A connecter comprises a housing having a first projection formed on an upper half of a first lateral surface over the entire width thereof between the front surface and the rear surface, and a second projection formed on a lower half of a second lateral surface oppo... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7713097 | Variable direction cable connector adapter An adjustable adapter for a cable connector with a fixed cable takeoff direction, relative to the cable connector, includes an input member having first and second terminals. A connecting member having first and second bus bars is configured to selectively mate to t... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7695324 | Stacked terminal block arrangement with connector means A connector arrangement connects the contacts of a stack of terminal blocks, including a first conductive bridge extending longitudinally of a given terminal block for selectively connecting together the contacts thereof, and a second laterally-extending conductive ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7438604 | Distributor block A distributor block exhibits multi-connectors at its front side in the manner of block terminals and at least one additional connector for each pole at its rear side, whereby a contact area is provided for each pole where terminal points are arranged in one common c... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422491 | Bussing connector A low-profile electrical connector having a connector body with a bussing interconnection. The bussing interconnection includes a first receptacle and a second receptacle. The first receptacle is in electrical communication with the second receptacle. The connector ... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7364449 | Joint connector block A joint connector block, which easily meets a demand of a complicated and highly dense joint circuit, is provided. It includes: a block body 2 having a plurality of connector-fitting chambers 7 arranged in a line on one side of the block body and a bus... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361061 | Ear-jack of portable terminal An ear-jack of a portable terminal according to an embodiment includes a body having a passage into which a plug can be inserted; a first speaker terminal disposed at the passage of the body, for electrical connection with the plug; a second speaker terminal dispose... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7322857 | Electric power connector adapting structure An electric power connector adapting structure includes a connector connected to an electric power cable of a power supply and adapted to an adapting cable for supplying electric power to a port, and the connector installs an electric power terminal therein. The inv... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320625 | Control device for electrohydraulic support controller A control device for electrohydrualic support controllers, with an electronic individual controller including a plug board that contains first connecting pieces, a terminal block that is mounted to a corresponding support frame and includes recesses for holding seco... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7285019 | Power supply terminal having an electronic part A power supply terminal for supplying power to a BWB, the power supply terminal including a first terminal member having a pair of engaging holes; a press fit terminal in a U-shape inserted into slits of the first terminal member and having a plurality of press fit ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7279633 | Apparatus for providing an electrical wiring hub An apparatus for an electrical wiring hub is provided. The electrical wiring hub includes: a hub housing, configured to receive a plurality of wires; a plurality of conductor rings, configured to conduct electrical current from one of the plurality of wires to anoth... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280344 | Consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece The present invention which provides for a consolidated circuit breaker support insulator and bus alignment piece having a molded body and at least one horizontal bus. Preferably, there are three horizontal buses. Each horizontal bus is structured to extend between,... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7192316 | Electrical connecting terminal An electrical connecting terminal with a connecting terminal housing has on its wide side a housing wall and bus bars running one above the other are disposed in the housing configured for connecting conductor connections arranged on opposite sides of the connecting... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7179137 | Electrical connector arrangement An electrical connector arrangement includes slidably connected upper and lower connector body sections, at least one pair of first contacts carried by the upper body section, at least one pair of second contacts of the pin type carried by the lower body section ben... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7095628 | Fuse box for a vehicle A fuse box for a vehicle contains a base box having a housing in which a first bus bar with a battery connection terminal is disposed. The fuse box is configured according to a modular system. For this purpose, the housing is provided for the attachment of an extens... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090512 | Connector system for conductive plates An electrical connector for mating with a conductive plate having a plate mounting edge, and first and second surfaces extending from the plate mounting edge is provided. The connector includes a contact having a contact mounting edge and a lead interface edge oppos... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090376 | Power supply module for lamp tube assembly A lamp assembly includes a lamp having two electrodes, a power supply module formed with a clip for gripping the electrodes, a base body on which at least two power supply modules are intermittently disposed in series, and an insulating partition for insulating the ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7041921 | Switching device In a switching device (S) for electrical installations with a housing (2) having terminals (1), it is proposed for increasing the safety margin against spark-over between electrically conducting outside sections of two adjacent, identically constructed... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038919 | IC socket having fastening mechanism for sensor An IC socket (10) includes an insulative housing (12) mounted on a burn-in board, a plurality of conductive contacts (14) received in the housing. The housing defines a recessed area (120) bounded by two pairs of sidewalls (122), t... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6997737 | Soldering structure between a tab of a bus bar and a printed substrate A soldering structure between a tab of a bus bar and a printed substrate is disclosed to provide a soldering structure between a tab of a bus bar and a printed substrate that causes no crack. An electrical conductive material is formed on a printed substrate. A tab ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6997758 | Connector for connecting two electrical power cables and a connection including the connector A connector for connecting two medium-voltage electrical power cables each including at least one conductor surrounded by an insulative jacket includes tubular screw contacts which connect together stripped ends of the conductors inserted into the contacts and retai... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6939149 | Electrical device with mechanism to prevent separation of the electrical receptacle housing An electrical receptacle, which includes a first housing portion and a second housing portion coupled to the first housing portion. An electrical device is positioned between the first and second housing portions. The terminal has a base and a first protrusion and a... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6840820 | Electrical connector box and assembly method thereof An electrical connector box that provides multiple electrical circuit connections, simplifies alterations to circuit connection patterns, and allows for convenient continuity testing. The electrical connector box includes a housing and a holder that contains multipl... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6840813 | Connecting apparatus for three phase induction motor of electric vehicle A connecting apparatus for constituting a Y-connection of three phase windings of a three phase induction motor or supplying three phase power to the three phase windings includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has three terminals resp... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6769939 | Terminal block for connecting data and power supply conductors to an electrical device An electrical terminal block connector is provided for connecting a plurality of power supply conductors having a first cross-sectional area and a plurality of data input conductors having a smaller cross-sectional area with a plurality of output conductors having a... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6752635 | Comb-shaped land grid array (LGA) socket contact for improved power delivery A conventional land grid array (LGA) socket assembly uses the same socket contact in the power delivery area and the signal delivery area. Using low current socket contacts in the power delivery area may create self-heating and limit power delivery from a printed ci... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6733345 | Rugged electrical junction box and method A rugged, impact-resistant electrical junction box, particularly for installation in wet environments, such as at a swimming pool, includes a non-metallic, non-conductive base part defining a cavity in which electrical wires can be terminated, and defining an openin... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6722926 | Bus bar The invention concerns a bus bar (1) laterally equipped with flat tabs (2) formed in one piece of the comb type, with connector plug sockets (3), the connector plug sockets (3) having at least one pair of elastic arms (4) destined ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6712489 | Portable outdoor lighting fixture A portable outdoor lighting fixture which includes a base with a post extending vertically therefrom with a telescoping tube therein with a compression nut to lock the tube at the desired height, with a flexible arm connecting the tube to a switchable shade assembly... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6661672 | Electric connection box An electric connection box having a circuit formed inside a case (upper case) by arranging vertical bus bars in parallel inside the case. Terminals project from one side of each of the vertical bus bars. Pressure welding tabs having a pressure-welding slo... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6623311 | Electrical wiring organizer for use in an electrical junction box An electrical wiring organizer for use in an electrical junction box for feeding electrical power from a main power line to one or more wall sockets and/or light fitments and their associated light switches, and which includes an annular arrangement of th... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6592410 | Circuit forming element A bus bar is constituted by integrally forming pairs of terminal contact pieces, each pair of which is in contact with an opposed terminal, a pair of connecting base portions, which integrally connect the base-side portions of the terminal contact pieces ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6585529 | Connector for track network A connector for a track network includes an insulative body, an electrically conductive contact block, at least one contact screw, and a conductor retainer. The insulative body includes a channel extending between a first end of the body and a second end ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6508656 | Multiple pin contactor device for power bus bar systems The multiple pin contactor device for bus bar systems includes at least one bus bar (3) consisting of at least two plates (1) stacked on top of and fixed to one another. This device includes at least one set of contactor pin forks (5) which coincide and a... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6394857 | Electrical box An electrical box includes a hollow housing having a plurality of radially extending arms each terminating at an end. Received within the housing and positioned adjacent an end of each arm are one or more sets of electrical busses to which cable wires are... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390830 | Bus bar-connecting structure Vertical bus bars 17A to 17E are arranged on an upper side of an insulating plate 15 while horizontal bus bars 16A to 16D are arranged on a lower side of the insulating plate 15. A laser beam LB is applied to the vertical bus bars 17A to 17E at selected o... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383038 | Connector A connector (11) includes a plate-like housing (13) and crimp terminals (15) having crimping portions (20) for crimping electric wires (14) respectively. The housing (13) is provided with terminal containing sections (16) in a form of a groove in which a ... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6361375 | Clamp-on multiple lug buss bar assembly A clamp-on multiple lug buss bar assembly that is attached to the electrical terminal stud that extends upwardly from the top surface of an electrical power transmission transformer that is used in an underground transformer vault. After its installation,... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6354889 | Multiple-threaded terminal device A body plate receives a knob, retained in the body plate by a simplified terminal, to form a complete multiple-threaded terminal device. Each terminal firmly fixes into the body plate by locking into integrally formed stage portions. Each knob is retained... | 03/12/2002 |
