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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 |
| 8147280 | Battery post connector A battery monitoring system that may be used to measure/monitor any number of battery operating conditions, including those associated with a vehicle battery. The system may be configured to interconnect a battery post that receives energy from the battery and a cab... | 04/03/2012 |
| 7972185 | Battery module having connector for connecting terminals A battery module includes a plurality of unit batteries each having a terminal electrically connected to a terminal base. The battery module further includes at least one connector including at least one protrusion on a side facing the terminal base of the terminal ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7850494 | Battery terminal connector A cable connector having a one-piece body with a termination end for terminating an electrical cable and a clamping end for clamping to a terminal post is provided. The cable connector's clamping end may include a pair of spaced apart deformably movable clamping arm... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7762855 | Three-dimensional electrode terminal for pouch-typed battery Disclosed herein is a three-dimensional electrode terminal of a battery having an electrode assembly mounted in a pouch-shaped case, wherein a part of the electrode terminal, which is exposed from the battery case, has a predetermined thickness, and has a perpendicu... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7736200 | Booster cable clamp A booster cable clamp having an upper jaw and a lower jaw is disclosed. The upper jaw has an upper jaw left wall, an upper jaw right wall, and an upper jaw front wall while the lower jaw has a lower jaw left wall that substantially opposes the upper jaw left wall, a... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7530857 | Connector for a battery terminal A connector for a terminal of a battery includes an elastically deformable clamping member that receives the terminal of the battery. A lever is moveable relative to the clamping member between a locked position and an unlocked position. The lever applies a clamping... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7524216 | Three-dimensional electrode terminal for pouch-typed battery Disclosed herein is a three-dimensional electrode terminal of a battery having an electrode assembly mounted in a pouch-shaped case, wherein a part of the electrode terminal, which is exposed from the battery case, has a predetermined thickness, and has a perpendicu... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7500888 | Battery post connector A connector suitable for establishing and electrical connection with any number of batteries. The connector including any number of features for assessing operating characteristics associated with the battery, such as but not limited to current, voltage, and tempera... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7405570 | Connector for a measurement element in a battery sensor A connector assembly includes a battery pole terminal, a measurement element for a battery sensor, and a ground wire in the battery. The measurement element has two connections for connecting to the battery pole terminal and/or the battery cable, such that an electr... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7381101 | Battery post connector A connector suitable for establishing an electrical connection with any number of batteries. The connector including any number of features for assessing operating characteristics associated with the battery, such as but not limited to current, voltage, and temperat... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7347733 | Electric junction box An electric junction box including a case, an input bus bar, an output bus bar and a fuse which are accommodated within the case, wherein an input electric wire and an output electric wire are electrically connected to the input bus bar and the output bus bar, respe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344420 | Current sensor and mounting structure thereof A linking member formed of a conductive material is integrated with a current sensor. An end of the linking member is linked and fixed to a battery terminal connected with a battery post of a battery and the other end is linked and fixed to a connecting terminal of ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7282679 | Electrical contact connection and method for forming such a contact connection In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at leas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7234979 | Battery terminal An electric wire connecting portion 7 comprises a plate portion 17 and a folded side plate portion 18 continuing to the plate portion 17. This plate portion 17 includes a stem hole 19 for inserting the stem 12 of a st... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7198510 | Kelvin connector for a battery post A Kelvin connector for coupling to a post of a battery includes a first contact having a surface which at least partially conforms to and is adapted to engage and electrically connect to a surface of the post. The connector also includes a second contact having a su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7176780 | Fuse unit A fuse unit includes first and second fuse devices. Each of the fuse devices includes a attaching portion to be attached to a battery terminal of a battery, a housing provided on the attaching portion and having a cavity which is opened forward and backward of the h... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7170006 | Battery contact mechanism including single-piece battery contact spring A battery contact mechanism (10) including a battery contact spring (12) for electrically connecting a battery (24) with electronic componentry (20) within a battery-powered device (14), such as, for example, a portable, hand-held ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7076847 | Clamping piece The invention concerns a clamping piece having a fixing end which can be fixed to a structural profile member or the like and a clamping end having two clamping limbs which enclose a clamping eye and which can be tightened by way of a tightening means. The object of... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7070441 | Acid seal A battery terminal includes an undercut groove that provides a leak proof seal between a battery terminal and a plastic battery cover or housing. The leak proof seal prevents electrolyte from seeping from the interior of the housing as well as prevents electrolyte f... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7039533 | Battery test module A storage battery includes a battery housing and a plurality of electrochemical cells in the battery housing electrically connected to terminals of the battery. A battery test module is mounted to the battery housing and electrically coupled to the terminals through... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6884123 | Connecting terminal for storage battery A connecting terminal for a storage battery is disclosed. The connecting terminal includes a fixation plate having a bolt hole extending therethrough; a fixation member insertable into the bolt hole of said fixation plate; a rounded insertion member extending from s... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6851988 | Apparatus and method for forming battery terminal posts In a battery post burning apparatus, the majority of the heat is supplied to the lead via the mold in which the finished post is being formed. The mold material in contact with the lead has a low thermal mass and high electrical and thermal resistance. The mo... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6848934 | Battery terminal A connector is provided for coupling a single wire electrical cable to an electrical appliance. The connector includes a body portion, a compression collar, and an end cap. The body portion has an elongated axis at one end of which is a battery terminal attaching po... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6817907 | Power distribution outlet A power distribution outlet having a connector body, a distributing block, an insulation plate, a fuse, and an insulation housing is disclosed. The connector body is connected to the electrode of the battery. The distributing block has a plurality of wire inlets for... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6632103 | Adaptive booster cable for a vehicle battery An adaptive booster cable is connected with two pairs of clips, wherein the two pairs of clips are respectively attached to two batteries to transmit power from one battery to the other battery. The adaptive booster cable includes a polarity detecting uni... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6629863 | Vehicle battery plug-in connection arrangement A connection arrangement enables rapid connection and disconnection of a cable wire (11) to a post-shaped automobile battery terminal (12). A battery terminal connector (16), has a platform (17) with a front end forming a post-receiving hole (18) that rec... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6554657 | Battery clamp A battery clamp for being connected to a battery contact comprises a connecting lug, a contact ring which is provided with a slot so as to form two opposite clamping ends, and a spring which engages the clamping ends of the contact ring. The battery clamp... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6551147 | Battery terminal provided with a current sensor A battery-side terminal (2) includes a fastening ring (5) to be fixed to a battery post (1), and a connecting piece (8) extends from the fastening ring (5). A current sensor (4) includes a sensor portion (4A) formed with a slit (14) through which the conn... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6548205 | Dual voltage multiple configuration battery and adapter The battery has two cells of equal voltage (expressed as Volts DC or VDC) and equal electrochemical capacity (expressed as Ampere-Hours or AH). Each cell has one or more hinged and electrically connected modules. Both cells are hinged to each other but ar... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6533619 | Construction and a terminal cap for preventing an erroneous connection A terminal cap (10) is provided to prevent erroneous use of a booster cable to connect batteries that have different specifications. The terminal cap (10) is mounted to cover a battery terminal (T) to be connected with one of electrodes of a 32V-battery. ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6517390 | Connecting terminal for storage battery The present invention relates to a connecting terminal for an automobile storage battery, or more particularly, to a connecting terminal for a storage battery, wherein a connecting terminal part 1 connecting to a post-terminal 3 for a storage battery, and... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6478633 | Cylindrical terminal rivet and battery snap A cylindrical terminal rivet integrally made of metal includes a base plate, a cylinder, and an elongated plate. The base plate has a central hole and the cylinder with a closed upper end extends from the base plate and communicates with the central hole.... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6459233 | Cable attachment assembly for battery of vehicle A cable attachment device includes a clamping member for engaging onto the terminal post of the battery and having two ears extended from the ends. A fastener may engaged through the ears for forcing and securing the ears together and for securing the cla... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6375519 | Electric coupler for battery of vehicle or the like An electric coupler for attaching onto an electrode of a vehicle battery includes a coupler member having a ring extended from one end for receiving the electrode, and a plate extended from the coupler member and located above the ring for forming a gap b... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6347958 | Connecting device to vehicle battery terminals A connecting device applicable to a battery terminal can display the electrical condition, such as the voltage of power and the condition of the fuses of each line. The connecting device includes a main body having a clamp at one end for fixing to the bat... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6341990 | Structure for connecting battery terminal In a structure for connecting a battery terminal to a battery post of a battery, a terminal body has a U-shaped curved portion which is formed between a distal end portion and a proximal end portion of the battery terminal. A retaining portion, at which t... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6287155 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector for providing a better and more secure manner of connecting battery cables to batteries. The battery terminal connector includes a support member having a main portion and a jaw portion integrally attached to the main portion;... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6254426 | Jumper cables A battery jumper cable having a light source which may be activated independently from a connection with a battery to be charged. At least one of the jumper cable connectors includes a voltage source, a switch and a light. Simple activation of the switch ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6227914 | Power distribution block assembly for accommodating multiple gauge wires A solid brass battery connector block assembly for providing power distribution from a power source, such as a vehicle battery, to attached wire conductors. The assembly includes a conductive base unit 100 which connects to a battery via a battery clamp p... | 05/08/2001 |
| 5861223 | Combination spring loaded battery terminal post connector and protective housing and method therefor A battery terminal post connector in one embodiment includes a spring that urges a lower body towards an upper body when a battery terminal post is disposed therebetween. The urging of the spring causes an electrical connection between the connector and t... | 01/19/1999 |
