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Dionysius Lardner, Professor of Natural Philosophy and Astronomy at University College, London ; 1830
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7789718 | Connector article for a cable, holder for a connector of such a connection article, and kit for connecting cables A connection article is provided for a cable comprising at least one wire. The connection article comprises a holder, at least one connector arranged in the holder and having a first receiving opening for receiving a wire to be connected, and guiding means arranged ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7549898 | Waterproof electrical connector An electrical connector including a connector body having a plurality of conductor receiving areas; a plurality of set screws connected to the connector body for clamping conductors against the connector body in the conductor receiving areas; a seal casing on the co... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7413486 | Insulated jumper in particular for terminal blocks of switchboards Electrical connection jumper, in particular for terminal blocks of switchboards, comprising a conducting body extending in the longitudinal direction and a plurality of connector elements for electrical connection, which extend in the transverse direction from said ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7359214 | Backplane with routing to reduce layer count An electronic system having a backplane designed for efficient routing of signal traces. The system includes two or more daughter cards that are connected to multiple other daughter cards in the system. These daughter cards are mounted centrally to the backplane in ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7070462 | Electrical connector with expandable tubular clamping sections An electrical connector including two tube sections which are open at a first end of the connector; and a connecting section connecting the two tube sections to each other. The tube sections and the connecting section form a conductor receiving area which is open at... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6846205 | Processing chamber feedthru coupler A coupling or barrel connector is disclosed for interconnecting an anode leg of an anode assembly with an anode feedthru mounted on a processing chamber. One end of the barrel connector is threaded onto the anode feedthru. The opposite end of the barrel connector re... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6796854 | Automatic electrical wedge connector An electrical wedge connector comprising a shell, and a wedge. The shell defines a wedge receiving passage therein. The wedge is shaped to wedge against the shell when inserted into the wedge receiving passage. The wedge has a conductor receiving channel therein for... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6206736 | Electrical conductor splicing assembly having spring with opposite end portions captured by and interconnecting conductor gripping members An electrical conductor splicing assembly includes a tubular shell, and a pair of tubular gripping members and a spring disposed within an interior chamber of the shell. The shell and gripping members are electrically conductive. Each gripping member defi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6106341 | Electronic power distribution module An electrical bus assembly distributes high current electrical power to a plurality of different devices simultaneously. The electrical bus assembly has a busbar assembly having an electrical conductor and a plurality of studs. At least one multi-contact ... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6036554 | Joint device for an automotive wiring harness A joint circuit is provided to form a joint circuit without inserting terminals into a connector at a later stage. The joint circuit employs terminals 35 that have mount holes. The terminals 35 are connected in advance with ends of wires to be connected w... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6033269 | Electrical assembly including a connection box having a junction block therein An electrical assembly including a connection box and a junction block. The connection box has an electrically conductive plate mounted on one wall which is connected to a source of electricity through an external supply section. The junction block has a ... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5580284 | Electrical wire connector A wire connector (10) is provided for electrically interconnecting two or more conductors (18, 20) together. The wire connector includes a clamping member (14) having a tapered wall (36) that completely surrounds an internal cavity (42). The cavity (42) i... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5316492 | Plug-in connection for high-voltage plastic cable Plug-in connection in particular a sleeve for high-voltage plastic cables, comprising an electrical insulator fitting closely onto cable ends (1), said cable insulator having an electrically conducting stress-controlling body (8) for screening cable condu... | 05/31/1994 |
| 5301422 | Apparatus for joining transmission cables A device for joining sections of solid-dielectric underground cable comprises conductor extension pieces or ferrules respectively attached to the center conductors of each of the cable sections, conductor inserts installed in a cavity of each of the ferru... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5041027 | Cable splice A system for electrically connecting a first power cable end to a second power cable end, the system including a first probe adapted to be electrically connected to the first power cable end, a second probe adapted to be electrically connected to the seco... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5035660 | Eccentric electrical cable connecting device A connecting device for securing a cable such as an electrical cable. More particularly, the connecting device includes a first cylindrical member having a laterally open groove rotatably positioned in an eccentrical bore of a second member. A passage, de... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5026306 | Connector suitable for high-speed transmission of signals A connector including a housing having a first surface and a plurality of first bores extending from the first surface for respectively receiving coaxial pins. The connector further includes a flat member made of an electrically conductive material and di... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4943246 | Electrical connector for wire connection An electrical connector in which a flexible wire is placed into electrical connections with an electrically conducting terminal means by means of a two-component wire trap, one component of which is electrically connected to the said terminal means. The t... | 07/24/1990 |
| 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 |
| 4859192 | Easily removable high voltage ground stud insulator An easily removable high voltage ground stud insulative enclosure allows ready access to the ground stud bolt having one end directly attached to a switchgear terminal bus, with the other end adapted to receive a temporary ground connector. The removable ... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4836807 | Screw-plug-terminal A screw-plug terminal housing is provided having an end with four holes for receiving four connecting leads. The end has two end pieces, sections of the end pieces being angled outwardly from the housing to form a V-shaped configuration. On the inner surf... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4795365 | Cable/wire splice device A splice device for in-line splicing of two cables, wires or the like. More particularly, the device includes a body member having axial extending apertures in each end face and transversely extending passages intersecting the apertures. Wedge members, ha... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4757160 | Current-carrying connection between two elongate conductors of an electrical installation A current-carrying screw connection between two tubular conductors located in a high-voltage switching installation having a metal encapsulation and insulated with compressed gas comprises radially oriented screws and a tubular shield, the screw heads bei... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4731033 | Instant connector for the contacting of two electrical wires An instant connector has a synthetic resin housing comprising two blind ducts projecting into the housing from opposite end faces and extending in parallel to each other. A contact blade is arranged in a cavity between the blind ducts. This blade is pivot... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4580863 | Electrical contact socket which is manufactured with simplified tooling Electrical contact socket comprises a flat face having a circular opening therein adjacent to one edge of the face. Diametric slots extend from the opening parallel to the one edge and have blind ends. Contact flanges extend from the periphery of the open... | 04/08/1986 |
| 4552425 | High current connector The present invention relates to an electrical connector capable of transmitting power in high current applications. The connector includes a pivotally mounted spring member which exerts a high spring force against a mating tab terminal or the tab portion... | 11/12/1985 |
| 4547627 | Transformer bar connector and pedestal bar connector cover A protective cover is provided for a standard rectangular transformer connector bar and for pedestal bar connector having ports for cable installation and threaded boreholes in adjacent ninety degree planes. The cover comprises a translucent housing open ... | 10/15/1985 |
| 4270019 | Connecting piece between cables and bus bars To connect two bus bars to two sets of cables which are bunched to produce a low stray field, a connecting piece is provided, in which parallel, electrically conducting, plates are provided with angled-off connecting straps and connecting lugs, the connec... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4257821 | Universal solar cell/conductor junction element and solar panel embodying same A solar electric power generating panel (solar panel) includes one or more universal electrical junction elements of approximately the same size and shape as conventional solar cells mounted along with the cells on a solar array substrate at any selected ... | 03/24/1981 |