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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8096840 | Conductive contact holder and conductive contact unit Provided are a conductive contact holder and a conductive contact unit that enable a test to be performed in a precise temperature environment. For this objective, a construction includes a holder substrate that individually receives plural conductive contacts, and ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8007326 | Connector capable of suppressing board—induced contact damage A connector capable of preventing a contact portion of a contact from being damaged. The contact is held by a housing having an accommodating portion for accommodating an inserting portion of an inverter board. The contact has a contact portion which is capable of b... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7354306 | Pole terminal The invention relates to a pole terminal for producing an electrical connection. Said pole terminal comprises a metallic conductive body which is surrounded by an insulating body which can be fixed to the housing of an electrical appliance, and on which a tensioning... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7318758 | Plug connector for the electrical connection of solar panels The invention relates to a plug connector for exterior application, in particular, for the electrical connection of solar panels, comprising a plug (16) with a plug housing (14), comprising at least one contact pin (3), or contact sleeve (13 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7191518 | Method of making a hyperboloid electrical contact A hyperboloid contact socket is provided which comprises a tubular body of conductive material and preferably having at one end a lip defining an entrance aperture for receiving a mating pin terminal and having on the opposite end a termination of an intended config... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7112970 | Coaxial radio frequency adapter and method A coaxial radio frequency adapter and method are disclosed. An adapter has a tapered signal pin and a tapered ground sleeve to maintain a consistent impedance and minimize reflections while connecting two elements having different dimensions. A method employs an ada... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083469 | Modular mounting sleeve for jack A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7074080 | Modular mounting sleeve for jack A coaxial connection assembly including a coaxial jack. The jack is positioned within a longitudinal opening of a housing. The first end of the jack extends through a first end of the housing and the second end of the jack extends through a second end of the housing... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7048596 | Electrical connector grid anchor and method of making the same An electrical connector and method of making same includes a bore extending from an open first end of a housing to an opposed second end. An electrical contact formed of a plurality of contact strips with opposed angularly offset ends and fixedly secured in electric... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6948955 | Terminal of a medium voltage electrical cable The invention relates to a terminal (10) for a medium voltage electrical cable (12) comprising a conductor (14) that can be raised to a potential V, characterized in that the terminal is in the form of a body (16; 72) of generally longitu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6071145 | Contact housing for electrical connector A protective housing for an elongated metal connector attached to the end of an electrical conductor wherein the connector comprises a tubular portion at its rear end for receiving the conductor and a contact portion at its forward end. The protective hou... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5588867 | Curved socket contact A machined socket contact comprises a contact section having a cavity therein for receiving a male pin terminal. The contact section comprises slots extending alternately from opposite sides of the contact section and intersecting the cavity. The slots ma... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5529518 | Electrical contact assembly An electrical contact assembly has an elongated body portion and a sleeve member that has a head provided thereon. The body portion includes a socket, disposed at one end of the body portion, for receiving a pin contact. The head of the sleeve member has ... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5423692 | Power connector set A single-pole electrical connector adapted for carrying high electrical current comprises a conductive receptacle member adapted to be coupled to an electrical cable; a conductive plug member adapted to be coupled to an electrical cable; said receptacle m... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5376023 | Electric connector An electric connector having a tubular portion 3 serving as expansion limiting means provided at the bottom of the inner spacing of outer housing 1 through which the male contact 4 extends for the purpose of limiting the expansion of lances 2 of the male ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5366391 | Connector using standard housing and modified socket contact A connector is described which uses a prior art standard housing but which uses a modified socket contact to enable reception of a long pin contact. The standard housing (7, FIG. 8) has a horizontal passage (28) with a rear end portion that has four ribs ... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5278354 | Electrical connection An assembly for forming a semi-permanent electrical connection between a pair of wires (1,2) comprises a male push-fit connector (3) and a female push-fit connector (4). Each connector (3,4) has a connection part to enable it to be connected to the wire, ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5257949 | Connector with interchangeable contacts A connector is described wherein some contacts include circuit components, and the contacts can be arranged in a custom pattern by the user. A first group of component contacts (e.g. 22A, FIG. 4) each includes at least one circuit component (60) mounted o... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5203723 | Low cost plastic hermetic electrical connectors for high pressure application A high pressure high temperature hermetically sealed electrical connector pin construction is set forth for use in down hole logging tools. On exposure to 28,000 psi at elevated temperatures, the present apparatus is able to handle such pressure and tempe... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5106319 | Battery cable termination The present invention relates to a new and improved battery cable termination having an auxiliary terminal extending from one end of the termination in coaxial relationship with the associated cable.... | 04/21/1992 |
| 5096444 | Flat F-port connector An improved F-connector for use in CATV, MATV and general television applications where coaxial cables and/or other devices must be connected to other cables or devices, the connector having an improved flat port through which internal components are inse... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5035638 | Electrical terminal which has means to provide a reliable electrical connection An electrical connector (2) has terminal receiving cavities (48) in which are provided terminals (4). Each terminal (4) has a mating end (10, 12) and a conductor receiving end (26) for receipt of a conductor (6) therein. The terminals have insulating cove... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5033982 | Electrical connector A three component connector for use with high voltages. The connector is attached to a plastic cable enclosing multiple strand wire threaded through an inner shield of the connector. The plastic cable is stripped at its end to expose the multiple wires wh... | 07/23/1991 |
| 5017161 | Electric terminal connector An electric terminal connector comprises a generally tubular metal part adapted to fit over the previously bared end of the conductive core of an insulated electric conductor. An insulative sleeve has a front portion adapted to be engaged with this metal ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5017160 | Replaceable seal for electrical cables in a severe environment A replaceable heat, pressure, and corrosive chemical resisting elastomeric boot for sealing the connector joint of an electrical cable passing through a bulkhead of a downhole tool for logging oil or gas wells.... | 05/21/1991 |
| 5015195 | Plug and socket electrical connection assembly A plug and socket electrical connection assembly for electrically connecting a pair of cables is disclosed. The connection assembly includes a socket connector adapted to be terminated to one cable of the pair and an elongate plug connector adapted to ele... | 05/14/1991 |
| 5011440 | Wire connector A wire connector includes a first tubular member having a top wall with a top opening and a bottom wall with a bottom through-hole; a second tubular having a upper wall with a top through-hole and a lower wall with a bottom opening; a pair of tongs having... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5006078 | Jump start stud assembly A jump start stud assembly comprises a tin plated brass stud having a plastic insulating body molded around a medial portion thereof for mounting to the vehicle. The stud assembly includes a cylindrical cap which covers a jumper cable contact end of the s... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4971564 | Method and article used for connecting electronic components A method of and apparatus for connecting electronic components, uses the component pins for insertion in the end of insulated electrical wire. The pin and the electric conductor are held in galvanic contact by the insulation around the wire and a bracket ... | 11/20/1990 |
| 4969845 | Electric terminal connector An electric terminal connector comprises a generally tubular metal part adapted to fit over the previously bared end of the conductive core of an insulated electric conductor. An insulative sleeve has a front portion adapted to be engaged with this metal ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4902252 | High voltage electrical connector A high voltage electrical connector for quickly connecting two stripped back electrical conductors including a plastic enclosure, a tubular glass insulator in the enclosure, a metal liner in the glass insulator, and first and second metal connectors teles... | 02/20/1990 |
| 4891022 | Shielded data connector A data connector is disclosed herein which includes a plurality of terminals situated in an insulative housing, and the housing is surrounded by shielding members to form a shielded subassembly, the shielded subassembly finally being inserted within a pre... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4867698 | Antenna Connector A coaxial electrical connector for connecting an antenna to a walkie talkie radio or the like includes a center contact member (21) for electrically connecting the antenna (12) to the radio (10), and a collar (23) having bayonet coupling structure (67) fo... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4839470 | Underwater (submersible) joint or splice This invention relates to a submersible electrical cable splice, and the method of making the same. It employs a housing sleeve of an elastomeric material which is hollowed out to include a central cavity connected at each of the ends by bores which are o... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4803396 | Lightbulb assembly having latching retaining means A lightbulb assembly composed of (a) a lightbulb and base in electrical engagement in (b) a wired plug and (c) a keeper to keep the assembly together; the keeper includes a cap with an opening in the upper surface for passage of the bulb and with the axia... | 02/07/1989 |
| 4740170 | Removable sleeve adaptor for electrode leads A removable adaptor sleeve for connecting an electrode lead having a low profile plug to a pulse generator having a high profile socket. The adaptor sleeve fits over the plug end of the electrode lead so as to provide a high profile plug configuration. Th... | 04/26/1988 |
| 4721474 | High tension feeding cable and a method of manufacturing the same A high tension feeding cable, includes: a body of cable which has a high tension core for supplying a high tension current, and an inner covering layer provided on the outer surface of said high tension core, cylindrical terminals, attached to said cable body,... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4674818 | Method and apparatus for sealing a coaxial cable coupling assembly A hollow, cylindrically shaped, elastically deformable sealant member is disposed over external threads of a mounting unit, and subsequently a driver element having internal threads matable with the external threads is screwed onto the external threads, a... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4659168 | Electrical connector An electrical connector system which includes electrically conductive wires terminating in tab receptacles, electrically conductive blade contacts and an electrically insulative terminal block assembly to facilitate the joining and supporting of the wires... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4652842 | Stamped and formed filter pin terminal having an aperture for preventing solder wicking A stamped and formed terminal is disclosed as a replacement for the previously used screw machine terminals. The subject terminal is cheaper and easier to produce. It provides an aperture to prevent undesired wicking of solder into the terminal during sol... | 03/24/1987 |
