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 |
| 8043130 | Female electrical contact comprising spring contact plates The invention relates to a female electrical contact including a housing which is cut and folded from a metal strip and which includes at least one contact plate which extends along the longitudinal axis (A) of the housing and which is equipped with a section that i... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7371107 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is connected with a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of pins received in the insulating body. The insulating body is transparent. There is an identification layer on the bottom of the insulat... | 05/13/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316581 | Terminal fitting and method of attaching the same The terminal fitting includes: an electric contact part to be connected to a mating terminal fitting; and an electric wire connecting part including a bottom wall and a pair of caulking pieces rising up from the bottom wall, the pair of the caulking pieces caulking ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7255614 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal configured to electrically mate with a conductive blade may include a base integrally formed with lateral walls, at least one spring member, and at least one contact rib. The spring member extends from at least one of the lateral walls, and is... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7223135 | Terminal fitting and a connector provided therewith A terminal fitting has a rectangular tube (10) formed with a locking hole (19). A resilient contact piece (25) is in the rectangular tube (10) for contacting a tab of a mating terminal fitting. Displacement restricting portions (15... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7214109 | One-piece multi-shank contact spring for miniature plug connectors A one-piece, multi-shank contact spring for miniature plug connectors, particularly for high-frequency signals, having a region that contacts a plug-in lead. The contacting region (A) extends all the way to the free end of a plugged-in plug-in lead. ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7207849 | Electrical contact element as well as contacting device having a contact element The invention relates to an electrical contact element made out of a stamped sheet metal part, a one-piece combination of an edgewise-wound spring element that is resilient about an axis lying perpendicular to the plane of the sheet metal with a leaf spring-like fla... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207850 | Wire press-clamping method In a wire press-clamping method of press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto, there is used the press-clamping terminal having conductor press-fastening piece po... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189124 | Terminal fitting and method of forming it A terminal fitting (T) has a tube (10) formed by at least one plate (12). A locking hole (19) is formed in the plate (12) and is engageable by a lock (52) of a connector housing (50). The plate (12) is deformed into t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7181841 | Method of confirming connection of a terminal connecting portion Electrically conductive movable elements 15 which are moved from a waiting position to a conduction position by an insertion operation of corresponding male terminals 7 are disposed in all female terminals 9 into which the male terminals are to ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179138 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (T) has a rectangular tube (10) with a base plate (12) and first and second side plates (13L, 13R) that extend from opposite sides of the base plate (12). A ceiling plate (14) extends from the first side p... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172471 | Electrical high-current contact element The invention relates to an electrical high-current contact element essentially comprising a basic contact element made of metal exhibiting good conductivity and a steel spring, which is incorporated into a plug connector housing for the mounting of a high-current p... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134893 | Pull-lock terminal connection system An electrical terminal connection system has a first terminal for attachment to a high-current cable. The first terminal is formed to include a wire-connect section for direct attachment to the wire and an intermediate stem section joining the wire-connect section t... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7115004 | Wire press-clamping method In a wire press-clamping method of press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto, there is used the press-clamping terminal having conductor press-fastening piece po... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112086 | Electrical cable assembly having cable guide A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (1) having a mating interface (200) to mate with a mating connector and a rear passage (201), a cable (4) having conductors (40) passing through the rear passage to electrically co... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7104849 | Terminal and a method of forming it A terminal (10) has opposite front and rear ends and a receiving plate with lateral edges. Front and rear connecting pieces (17A, 17B) project up from the lateral edges and then curve inwardly. The front connecting piece (17A) is shorter ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097516 | Connecting box for a solar panel and solar panel The connecting box comprises contact elements which allow automatic contacting and assembling of a solar panel with the connecting box. The solar panel comprises fixed contacts suitable for automatic contacting with the contact elements of the connecting box. The co... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086912 | Electrical terminal having resistance against mating terminal removal An electrical terminal is provided for mating with a blade-like mating terminal. The electrical terminal includes a base having a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A spring arm is folded rearwardly over the base from the front mating end thereof to a rear... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7071620 | Display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application and display with such pixel modules A display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application, with an array of pixels (122) mounted at the front (200) of the module (120) and provided with input and output connectors (206–207), characterized in th... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070465 | Socket contact A socket contact which is connected to an opposing planar contact, comprises: a long connection part to which a lead wire is connected; and a contact connection part which is connected to the opposing contact provided on the base-end side of the connection part. The... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6955570 | Semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact A connector for providing semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact is formed by ovelapping a bus bar tab with at least one contact tail of the connector contact and gripping the overlapped bus bar tab and the contact tail with a spring cli... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6921300 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has an elongated metal base portion, a releasable cable clamp at each opposite end of the base portion, and a connector block of electrical insulating material secured to the base portion between the cable clamps. The connector block has at l... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905371 | Terminal and connector using same This invention provides an improved terminal and a connector using the terminal. The connector includes an insulating housing and at least one conductive terminal. The insulating housing has an insert end, a connecting end opposite to the insert end, and at least on... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6846206 | Electrical plug connector An electrical plug connector has a flat insertion pin and a flat insertion sheath into which the flat insertion pin can be inserted. The flat insertion pin, in its end region pointing in the insertion direction, has a widened portion embodied in the shape of a hamme... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6811450 | Electrical receptacle-type terminal An electrical receptacle terminal is provided for receiving a mating terminal pin. The terminal includes a front mating end, a rear terminating end and a generally U-shaped base portion between the ends. The base portion includes a base wall, a pair of continuous an... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6773314 | Semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact A connector for providing semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact is formed by ovelapping a bus bar tab with at least one contact tail of the connector contact and gripping the overlapped bus bar tab and the contact tail with a spring cli... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6702595 | Fuse clip for circuit boards A stable fuse clip for printed circuit boards has a vertical back plate, a pair of forwardly extending vertical flanges, and a rearwardly extending horizontal flange strengthened against bending. The horizontal flange, the bottom edges of the vertical fla... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6364722 | Female metal terminal A female metal terminal is provided with a resilient contact piece portion formed within a metal terminal body. The resilient contact piece portion is partially divided into a plurality of sections and a plurality of contact portions are formed on the res... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6346015 | Terminal having retaining piece for holding terminal in housing A terminal (1) has resilient curl portions (3, 3) integrally formed respectively on opposite side edges of a base plate portion (2), each of the resilient curl portions (3, 3) being inwardly bent into a generally mountain-like cross-sectional shape. Retai... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6293831 | Electric connector An electric connector comprises a male terminal member and a female terminal member. The female terminal member includes a female portion into which a male portion of the male terminal member can be slidably inserted. The female portion is symmetrical wit... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6293832 | Female metal terminal A female metal terminal body (3) of a box-shape has a bottom plate (4) and an insertion port (2) which is formed in one end portion of the metal terminal body (3), and through which a male metal terminal is insertable into the metal terminal body (3). A r... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6254436 | Electrical connector for automotive lamp An electrical connector for an automotive headlamp includes a connector housing formed from an insulating material and electrical terminals which are electrically conductive and inserted into the respective sleeves of the connector housing. Respective pla... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6183309 | Molded electrical receptacle assembly A novel molded female electrical receptacle assembly is disclosed. The assembly includes an insulating sleeve member containing a pair of female connector members each connected to a conductor wire of a two-wire insulated conductor. The sleeve assembly is... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6169961 | Method and apparatus for producing an insulation displacement terminal and the same An insulation displacement terminal of a high quality and high performance produced by designing the terminal in accordance with data measurement under a condition similar to an actual insulation displacement connection. An extent of insertion of insulati... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6086433 | Plug socket for electrically connecting a cable or the like having a stripped wire portion with a flat plug A plug socket is provided for electrically connecting a cable or the like having a stripped wire portion with a flat plug. The plug socket comprises a sleeve portion having an approximately U-shaped cross sectional configuration and having side walls that... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6039615 | Female electrical terminal having overstress members The female terminal of the present invention is equipped with a bottom plate (11) which extends in the forward-rearward direction, side plates (12a, 12b) which rise vertically from both side edges of the bottom plates (11), two upper contact parts (14a, 1... | 03/21/2000 |
| 6015302 | Power distribution center A Power Distribution Center (PDC) for a motor vehicle distributes power through relays and fuses to connectors for distribution of power throughout the motor vehicle. The PDC includes a housing/connector plate, a printed circuit board, a leadframe assembl... | 01/18/2000 |
| 6000974 | Universal contact receptacle A contact receptacle (4) for an electrical terminal (2) having a plurality of terminal receiving regions (12, 14) defined by a plurality of spring arms (16a-b) each of which including a terminal engaging section (20, 21) that corresponds to each of the te... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5997366 | Method for connecting a flexfoil and a pin-like contact member A connector element for connecting a flexfoil and a pin-like contact member, the connector element being made of a conducting material and comprising a base part, at least one clamp extending from a first side of the connector element for clamping said fl... | 12/07/1999 |
