Did You Know...
...that power steering was invented by independent inventor Francis W. Davis? As chief engineer in the 1920s of the truck division of the Pierce Arrow Motor Car Company, he saw how hard it was to steer heavy vehicles. So that he would be able to keep the profits from his future invention, Davis left his job, rented a small engineering shop in Waltham, Mass., and developed a hydraulic power steering system that led to power steering.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157603 | Electrical screw terminal, block comprising one such electrical terminal and electrical apparatus comprising one such terminal block An electrical screw terminal comprising a metal tunnel through which an elongate passage runs designed to receive a connection strip and comprising a tapped hole passing through a wall of said tunnel. The terminal comprises a telescopic screw passing through the tap... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8079884 | Clamping screw What is specified is a clamping screw (2) for fastening an electrical conductor in a metallic terminal which is designed as a tubular piece and which in its wall has at least one through hole provided with a thread and intended for receiving the clamping scre... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7946896 | Submersible electrical set-screw connector Disclosed herein is an electrical connector set-screw. The electrical connector set-screw includes a body part and a head part. The body part includes a threaded section and a channel. The threaded section extends between a first end and an opposite second end of th... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7883382 | Grounding apparatus and grounding system including the same A grounding system includes a mounting surface, a first ground conductor including first and second ends, a plurality of second ground conductors, and a grounding apparatus. The grounding apparatus includes an elongated conductive member having a first end including... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7704105 | Installation control unit with a connecting terminal arrangement An installation switch having a housing and a connecting arrangement for a conductor having a terminal shoe. The connecting arrangement includes a socket having an interior, an insertion opening, and an access opening, and a screw having a screw head and a screw sha... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7438607 | Pedestal connector mounting holes The present invention relates to a new and improved connector bar and techniques for making the same. The connector bar includes a metal body having side-by-side conductor ports, transverse threaded pedestal mount apertures, and set screw openings. The transverse th... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7377817 | Recessed light extension socket A standard ceiling recessed lighting fixture can be modified to a low-slung AC or DC light fixture with a screw-in extension rod. The extension rod with bulb can be used to light a restaurant table or a pool table or a workbench and the like. A series of extension r... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7311563 | Insulated water-tight connector assembly including a set screw driver and plug A set screw electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a set screw drive plug. The connector includes at least one set screw portal sized to accommodate a set screw therein. The set screw drive plug is formed of electrically insulative materi... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309264 | Electronic apparatus including circuit board chassis The electronic apparatus includes a circuit board on which electronic component is mounted and a chassis housing the circuit board. The chassis is provided with a biasing force applying member applying a biasing force to at least one of top and bottom surfaces of th... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7249982 | Obstruction assembly for use with disconnectable joints and methods of using the same An obstruction assembly for use in connecting a cable to a disconnectable joint is provided, wherein the connection is to be covered by a sleeve. The obstruction assembly includes a shear bolt having a torque head portion and a main bolt portion, the torque head por... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7250836 | Terminal support for a circuit breaker trip unit A terminal assembly for use in a circuit breaker. The terminal assembly includes a first member and a second member abutting the first member. The second member includes a pair of protruding arms to be inserted into a corresponding pair of recesses in a circuit brea... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7234968 | Power distribution fuseholder A fuseholder with a power distribution terminal for providing simultaneous fused connections to multiple devices. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232349 | Receptacle A receptacle includes: a receptacle housing defining a pair of prong-inserting slots for extension of a pair of prongs of a plug therethrough and into the receptacle housing; a pair of conductive terminals mounted in the receptacle housing and adapted to be connecte... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232348 | Electrical connection device for bushing which supplies filaments, such as glass filaments An electrical connection device for supplying power to a bushing that delivers filaments, especially glass filaments. The device includes a connection jaw clamp and an electrical connection piece with no protective sheath and including a flexible body, having one en... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7210970 | Circuit breaker with improved connector socket A shouldered connector pin socket (14) is shown having an open channel (14a) formed in the face surface of a wall member of a circuit breaker housing. An electrically conductive spring member (16, 16′) is received over the channel and i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7172470 | Terminal device for electrical equipment A charge section, for example a terminal metal fitting, pushing screw, metal retainer and terminal plate, is covered by an upper insulation case and a lower insulation case. An opening of the upper insulation case and openings of a lower insulation case in which a c... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7147520 | Connection part and method for producing a connection part A connection part has a plastic body (1) and at least one electrical connection element (4, 5) having a fixing region (4a, 5a) which is injection molded into the plastic body (1), and having a connection lug (4... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7144279 | Electrical connector including viewing windows and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables may include an electrically conductive body, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) insulating cover, and windows aligned with cable end viewing openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7134922 | Wire connecting apparatus for a magnetic contactor A wire connecting apparatus for a magnetic contactor comprises a plurality of wire connector assemblies, a frame for supporting the wire connector assemblies, and a plurality of terminals connected to an external wire. The external wire can be simply connected to th... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128619 | Connector system and method for securing a cable in a connector system A connector system includes a member having a surface with an opening in the surface and an open end defined by one or more walls, where the walls include a first end attached to the surface and a second end having a notch. The connector system further includes a co... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118427 | Electrical connector including removable tether and cap assemblies and associated methods An electrical connector includes a respective removable fastener inlet closure cap for each tubular fastener inlet, and a respective flexible tether having a proximal end removably connected adjacent a corresponding tubular fastener inlet and a distal end integrally... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112741 | Electronic module An electronic module includes a housing, an electronic circuit arrangement arranged therein, and at least one cylindrical bus bar which is connected to the circuit arrangement and which projects through an opening formed at the housing to form a connection area with... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104832 | Modular electrical connector and method of using An electrical connector includes a conductive body having a cavity therein. The cavity is configured to receive an end of a cable. A clamping member is provided for making electrical connection with the end of the cable. A first electrical bus portion is on a first ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094094 | Electrical connector including insulating boots and associated methods An electrical connector includes an electrically conductive body having spaced apart cable-receiving passageways for receiving respective electrical cable ends. The electrically conductive body may also have at least one respective fastener-receiving passageway inte... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090532 | Rocket for electrical connectors A rocket for use with an electrical connector. The rocket is made of suitable resilient material and is used to seal a port through which a conductor passes to connect to the connector. The rocket has a tubular base section that snugly fits within the port, and a lo... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090514 | Screw radial connector for electric wires A screw radial connector for electric wires includes a case, a connecting base, a press member and a bolt. The case is capable of providing coaxial cable connector. The connecting base, being integrally attached to a lateral side of the case has a top with a lock ho... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090544 | Modular electrical connector and method of using A connector module includes a conductive body configured to receive an end of at least one cable. A clamping member is provided for clamping the end of the cable against an interior wall of the body. A female electrical bus portion extends into a side of the body an... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7086900 | Field-attachable connector with sliding contacts A connector suitable for mounting to a solenoid or the like includes a contact holder adapted to receive and hold a plurality of contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a band of closed configuration and having a central opening for receiving the stripped... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084727 | Switching device comprising a uniform control tile The aim of the invention is to provide a switching device (1) based on a uniform control tile, which is easy to produce and assemble, ensuring good electric insulation properties. To achieve this, the device comprises an adapter (12) with second contac... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056163 | Neutral bar with slide-on saddle lug A neutral bar assembly for providing an electrical connection for a wire to a neutral bar, with the neutral bar assembly having a neutral bar and a neutral bar saddle assembly. The neutral bar has a first end, a second end, an upper portion having a top surface, a l... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047075 | Apparatus for actively monitoring device for lead fixation in implantable tissue stimulators To provide a positive indication that a medical lead terminal is properly secured within the longitudinal bore in the header of an implantable medical device there is provided a force sensor (strain gauge) positioned within the device's lead receiving bore and coope... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6997759 | Electrical connector including moveable cable seating indicators and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables includes an electrically conductive body, an insulating cover, and moveable cable seating indicators aligned with seating indicator openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced apart ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6930577 | Circuit breaker lug cover and gasket A molded insulator cover for a circuit breaker molded case includes a terminal connector attachable to the strap terminal. The terminal connector is disposed in the circuit breaker molded case and an insulator discrete from the molded case is disposed around the ter... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6929517 | Terminal seat A terminal seat comprises a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion and a joint portion formed between the two. The second receiving portion corresponds to the first receiving portion and has similar shapes. The joint portion formed between the first rec... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6888077 | Electromagnetic protection and control assembly A protection and control assembly includes several multipole electrical switch devices each having a box (10,20,30) provided with input side and output side conducting connection strips, that project along a vertical axis on a horizontal connection area on th... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6884124 | Barrier head bolt for use with disconnectable joints and methods of using the same A barrier head bolt for use in power feeder applications including a main bolt portion and an extended torque head portion, the torque head portion designed and constructed to shear off the main body of the bolt at a predetermined torque, and which projects above th... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6867675 | Electromagnet assembly for electromagnetic apparatus An electromagnet assembly for an electromagnetic apparatus has a ring member, a coil bobbin having an electrical wire wound a spool of the ring member, and a ring case. The ring member is disposed in an annular groove of the ring case. An opening is formed through t... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6764354 | Submersible electrical set-screw connector An electrical connector having a parallelepiped-shaped block made of electrically conductive material. The block has conductor channels extending into the body from a first surface and set-screw channels extending into the block from a second surface, there being at... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6733347 | Fast connecting system for electrical or electronic devices with interchangeable common elements This system is applicable to the connection and assembly between electric or electronic modules or devices (1 and 2) which are fitted with input and output connectors installed in corresponding bases which are supplemented with protective covers instal... | 05/11/2004 |
