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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7896712 | Integral bonding attachment An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a por... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7837518 | Connection device for an underwater service line and associated mounting and ROV handle assemblies There is disclosed a connection device for an underwater service line, the connection device comprising: a male connector having slidably interengageable first and second pieces, the first piece having a rearwardly facing surface and being slidable between a retract... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7789715 | Terminal fitting with posture correcting edge and inclination restricting portion and a connector provided therewith An insulation barrel (24) of a terminal fitting (20) is formed with an inclination restricting portion (32) capable of restricting an inclination of the terminal fitting (20) in a direction intersecting an axial line direction by contacti... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7690954 | Connector terminal having electrical wire and connector receiving the same The present invention is to provide a connector terminal, which is crimp connected with an aluminum or aluminum alloy conductor having a large diameter, to be inserted into a terminal receiving chamber of a conventional connector housing designed for a copper conduc... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7364478 | Connector and method for manufacturing and connecting wire A terminal connector and wire connecting method thereof are disclosed. The terminal connector includes a metal electric wire terminal, a metal material with the low melting point and an insulated sleeve. One section of the metal electric wire terminal bends to a C-s... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7323957 | Electro-mechanical relay The electro-mechanical relay comprises a base having a transversal axis and a rocking member operatively connected over the base. The rocking member is pivotable, with reference to the transversal axis, between a first position and a second position. The relay also ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7252564 | Female electrical connector having crimping portions of double thickness An improved box-shaped female electrical connector featuring an optimized conductive (electrical and thermal) path, a spring contact insensitive to deformation, minimization of male blade insertion force, and maximization of contact force with the blade, all made po... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241185 | Integral bonding attachment An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a por... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7216426 | Method for forming a separable electrical connector A method for forming a separable electrical connector having an electrical interface surface includes the steps of molding an interface shell from a thermoplastic, placing the interface shell against an electrical interface portion of a mold cavity and molding a hou... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7210958 | Electrical contact crimp ear serration An electrical contact crimp ear serration comprised of a plurality of teeth where each tooth has a cross-sectional profile comprising a leading face extending upwardly to an apex from the crimp ear surface, a central face extending downwardly from the apex to a vall... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7153146 | Termination structure of cable with shield layer A termination structure of a cable with a shield layer wherein a part of a jacket of the cable is removed at an end of the cable to expose a part of the shield layer and the exposed part of the shield layer is grounded to a fitting object and the cable is fitted in ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7088260 | High speed data communication protocol for use with EM data telemetry antennae A communication method for retrieving stored data from an MWD tool, through an antenna used for conventional EM data telemetry. The method comprises establishing electrical contact between a surface transceiver and an EM data telemetry antenna upon retrieval to the ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7048562 | Connection between a cable end piece and a cable end An electrically conductive connection between a cable end piece (5) and a cable end (1), having a conductor portion (2) and an insulation portion (3) with an outer face (4), comprising a cable end piece (5), which is made fr... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7021963 | Electrical contact Disclosed is a substantially tubular socket contact. In one aspect, the electrical contact has a longitudinal axis and includes a substantially tubular, hollow body having a first end and a second end. The first end contains a bounded aperture. The body has at least... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6997746 | Crimp connector A crimp connector includes an electrically conductive curved member having an inner surface and a leading edge extending away from and back toward the inner surface. The leading edge, curved member, and inner surface define a first volume for receiving a conductive ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6893273 | Terminal structure of cable with shield layer A terminal structure of cable with shield layer has: a metal tube one end of which is inserted between the insulation and the shield layer that are exposed by peeling a jacket of the cable and the other end of which is inserted into a penetrating hole in the attache... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6666732 | Terminal connector A terminal connector mechanically and electrically binds a wire with a terminal fixture in a high reliability manner. The terminal fixture is mechanically and electrically connected to a crimpable barrel. A solder sleeve is positioned in abutting relation... | 12/23/2003 |
| 5977484 | Low-odor dual element cable connection cover A low odor cover for a connector of a cable is disclosed, which has two interfitting sleeves which are chemically swellable and which are initially in dilated configuration, and which subsequently shrink into place by evaporation of the volatile dilation ... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5747742 | Protective wrapping for spliced cable connectors A protectively packaged connector for connecting multiple conductors is disclosed. The connector has multiple parts, each of which is provided with a protective covering of heat shrink thermoplastic film. The connector is assembled in the normal manner bu... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5627343 | Re-enterable conduit sealing assembly A cable re-entry assembly for feedthroughs and the like is provided. The preferred embodiment includes an expansion mandrel positionally secured on the conduit with a heat shrinkable locking ring, a transition boot with a heat shrinkable sleeve portion an... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5554054 | Temporary terminal retention feature An electrical connector of the current invention comprises a housing having a cavity to receive a terminal. The cavity having a rear section and a forward section, the rear section having sidewalls with a width therebetween. Temporary stops are disposed a... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5547395 | Coaxial cable termination arrangement A termination arrangement for a coaxial cable comprises a dimensionally heat-recoverable sleeve that encloses a connecting element for the screen of the cable and a quantity of solder for forming a permanent electrical connection between the connecting el... | 08/20/1996 |
| 5545852 | Arrangement for multiple cable introductions in cable sleeves An arrangement for multiple cable introductions into cable sleeves composed of a seal or end member having a plurality of cable introduction nipples characterized by the introduced cables being received in the introduction nipples and being sealed thereto... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5522739 | Insulated terminal with integral dual flared barrel A fully or partially insulated electrical terminal connector for making a terminal connection to a stripped end of a wire including a dual flared wire crimp barrel and an improved funnel wire entry end.... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5451278 | Environmental protection A method of protecting a substrate, which comprises: (a) providing an article having a first portion that has means allowing that portion to be deformed from a larger cross-sectional size to a smaller cross-sectional size and maintained at that smaller size, a... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5418331 | Electrical connector An electrical terminal (1) for connection to one or more electrical wires comprises a conventional terminal portion (2) having a lug portion (3) and a hollow shank (4), a jacket (11) of polymeric insulation that extends over the shank, and a tapering holl... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5415713 | Sealing a connector against water ingress A method of sealing a connector (2) in an electrical cable (1) for example a submarine cable comprises: (i) applying a quantity of gel (6) onto the connector and encapsulate at least part of it; (ii) positioning an inner hollow dimensionally recoverable articl... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5125848 | Environmentally sealed hermaphroditic electric connector An electrical connector assembly is formed of opposed hermaphroditically mating connectors, having two or more pairs of alternating male and female contact members. Each female contact member is carried by and disposed at the outer end of a linear elongat... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5061208 | Conductive shell for clamping onto a shielded electrical connector An electrical connector assembly includes a two piece die-casted conductive shell that is adapted to be clamped onto a shielded electrical connector. The electrical connector may be formed of a dielectric housing with four sidewalls extending between a ma... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4923413 | Environmentally sealed electrical connector A connector assembly comprises opposed mateable plug and receptable connectors. The plug and receptacle connectors each comprise identical hermaphroditic core insulators molded from an elastomeric material. The hermaphroditic core insulators comprise axia... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4813893 | Electrical terminal and method of assembly An electrical terminal having an insulating sleeve thereon. More particularly, the terminal includes a copper ferrule located on the wire barrel of the terminal and an insulating sleeve over the ferrule. The sleeve is secured to the terminal by an end the... | 03/21/1989 |
| 4758171 | Cable connection Connection between a high voltage electric cable and the bushing of a transformer is achieved by firstly terminating the cable using heat shrinkable insulation tubing and stress control material, and secondly push-fitting the terminated cable into an insu... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4561715 | Cable connector cover with integral strain relief A cover and integral straining relief mechanism for an electrical cable multiprong connector, including a two-piece cover utilizing identical and interconnecting halves assembling as a whole connector, mount, and cover. A strain relief mechanism utilizing... | 12/31/1985 |
| 4468083 | Crimped banana-type electrical connector and method thereof A crimped banana-type electrical connector includes an axially extending male pin having a conductive contact portion and a connector post extending axially from one end of the pin. The stranded or solid core of a wire or wires is positioned along the exp... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4466692 | Integrally formed insulator assembly and method of manufacturing the same A method for manufacturing an integrally formed insulator assembly, comprises forming a unit segment of a set overall length including a plurality of insulator sleeves of plastic material disposed parallel to each other at proper intervals and belting web... | 08/21/1984 |
| 4394533 | Air-cooled cables with terminals and method of producing same One end portion of a cable comprising a multiplicity of core wires is inserted into a cylindrically shaped electrically conductive member one end of which is flared. A band made of synthetic resin or synthetic rubber or the like is provided on the end por... | 07/19/1983 |
| 4298243 | Pre-insulated flag-type terminal Pre-insulated flag-type terminal device comprises a flag-type contact terminal and a housing which completely encloses the terminal. The terminal has a tubular crimp portion and a contact portion which extends laterally from the crimp portion. The width o... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4275948 | Electrical contact and method for making same An electrical contact, for use in pin and socket type connectors, is fabricated as a unitary, composite body of metal and plastic. The contact (10) comprises a tubular body (12) having a wire receiving end (16) and a mating end (14). The composite tubular... | 06/30/1981 |
| 4216578 | Method for making an electric cable with improved takeouts The method for making a takeout, at a junction point on an electric cable covered by a continuous insulating sleeve, involves joining a conductor element at the junction by frictionally inserting the conductor element through a small opening at the select... | 08/12/1980 |
| 4195902 | Electrical connector having an extensible, collapsible insulative sleeve An electrical connector adapted to be mechanically joined to the stripped end of a wire for completing an electrical connection between the wire and another circuit component. The connector includes a metallic connector element and an insulative sleeve fo... | 04/01/1980 |
