Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7674142 | Latching structure and a method of making an electrical interconnect An electrical interconnect device attaches electrical devices with a cantilever spring with out the use of solder or adhesive. The cantilever spring latches to a contact structure such that there are a plurality of contact points between the spring and the contact s... | 03/09/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7270548 | Electrical connector and method for connecting it to the glass pane of a motor vehicle An electrical connector for electrical devices such as heating panels, antennas, or the like that are provided on glass panes on motor vehicles, having at least one soldering area to be soldered onto the glass pane and having a connector area joined electrically con... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7081026 | Electrical device connecting a line to an electrode A device (1) electrically connects a connecting line (2) to an electrode (44), in particular a medical engineering skin electrode, with a contact member (3) for plug connection to a contact pin (43) of the electrode (44). Th... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070449 | Connector and manufacturing method of the same A connector of the invention includes a housing including a terminal fitting, which is made by resin molding; and a ring-like seal member made of rubber, which bonded by molding around a circumference of the terminal fitting so that sealing is steadily performed bet... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6994559 | Device for the electrical connection of contact pins to connecting pins of a plug-in connector formed from the device A device (10) has a locating face (22) offset laterally with respect to the pilot section (16) and extending substantially tangentially, which, when the pilot section (16) is inserted into a housing hole, interacts with a corresponding lo... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6800001 | Socket connector for lead wire termination and method of using the same A socket mating connector is provided for use in securing a lead wire to a post terminal. The connector includes a top wall and a side wall extending downwardly therefrom, forming an inner cavity that is shaped to receive a portion of the lead wire and the post term... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6716071 | Molded electrical connector A terminal fixtures of a molded connector has a device connection part and a wire connection part connected with an electric wire. A circular outer covering is provided at a terminal end of the wire connection part and the electric wire. A circular outer covering is... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6716070 | Biomedical patient electrode clasp with automatic stud lock In order to lock an electrical clasp to a biomedical electrode stud which projects upwardly from the center of the biomedical electrode, the clasp is provided with an opening in its lower surface for the stud of the biomedical electrode and a downwardly extending ta... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6638120 | Snap electrical terminal The snap electrical terminal of the present invention includes a base having a top wall, a vertical wall, and an annular flange. The annual flange has an underside on which is disposed a ring of solder. In use, the snap electrical terminal provides a ring... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6428367 | Snap electrical terminal The snap electrical terminal includes a base having a top wall, a vertical wall, and an annular flange. The annual flange has an underside on which is disposed a ring of solder. In use, the snap electrical terminal provides a ring-shaped electrical and me... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6419530 | Electric plug-in connector An electric plug-in connector (11) having at least two coaxial round contacts (12, 13) provided on an electric component, e.g. a pressure regulator (10) or the like, wherein one round contact, preferably the inner round contact (12), contains an adjustmen... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6354890 | High current sleeve and post terminals A sleeve and post terminals combination, wherein a single piece sleeve terminal which is slidingly interfaced with a smooth surfaced post terminal for high current circuit applications. The sleeve terminal is formed from sheet metal stock, having an inner... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6027356 | Connector assembly A female connector assembly that includes mating housings which may be latched together to enclose a female connector having resilient opposed curved arms and a resilient dome-shaped actuator disposed between such arms. Depression of the dome causes its l... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5980338 | Low profile female terminal for mating to a post-like male terminal A one-piece female terminal is provided for interconnection to a post-like male terminal. The female terminal includes a base portion, and a plurality of inwardly curved contact beams integral with and extending from the base portion and defining an inter... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5944562 | Clasp structure for biomedical electrodes A clasp for a biomedical electrode includes opposed cooperating jaw members. The jaw members can be end portions of a U-shaped leaf spring. A lever is pivotally mounted for engagement with the jaws for forcing the jaws together to grip an electrode placed... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5897406 | Electrical terminal for glass sheets An electrical terminal is provided for an electrically heated glass sheet. The terminal includes a base plate defining a central axis generally perpendicular thereto. The base plate is concentric about the axis to facilitate spin-soldering the terminal to... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5895298 | DC biopotential electrode connector and connector condition sensor An electrode connector and connector condition sensor for a biopotential sensing apparatus wherein a plurality of electrodes are connected to individual output leads for individual electrode channels by a connector which does not abrade the surface of the... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5624281 | Clasp structure for biomedical electrodes A clasp for a biomedical electrode includes opposed cooperating jaw members. The jaw members can be end portions of a U-shaped leaf spring. A lever is pivotally mounted for engagement with the jaws for forcing the jaws together to grip an electrode placed... | 04/29/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5326272 | Low profile electrode connector A low profile connector, as for an electrode, is disclosed. The connector of the invention includes an electrically conductive connector body and electrical connector means to separate electronics. The connector body has a channel or groove which communic... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5232383 | Medical snap connector An electrical medical connector having an integrally formed conductive pad including several flexible fingers defined by several radial slots. Each contact finger is flexible radially outward into a conforming recess when a male conductive stud from a con... | 08/03/1993 |
| 5176543 | Universal connector apparatus A cable connector is provided for mating with connectors of defibrillation electrodes made from various manufacturers. The connector includes a body having a lip portion for mechanically securing the connector to a defibrillation electrode having a cup-ty... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5037335 | Battery jumper cable connector An electrical connector is designed for use in attaching electrical cables to side mounted battery terminals which utilize a threaded bolt to secure the vehicle battery cables to the terminal. One embodiment of the connector comprises an elongated housing... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4935851 | Illuminated shoelace and the like An illuminated shoelace including an elongated section of flexible material having first and second ends, and first and second light-emitting elements respectively secured to such first and second ends. The illuminated shoelace further includes a battery ... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4671591 | Electrical connector A connector for establishing electrical connection between a conductor and a patient engaging electrode that includes a conductive post extending from the electrode. The post has a proximal portion, a distal portion, and an intermediate portion having a d... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4540236 | Quick lock/quick release connector The quick lock/quick release connector is fixed within a socket in a neck of a pacer and includes gripping members for gripping a terminal pin at the distal end of a terminal electrode assembly inserted in the socket and for establishing good mechanical a... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4310318 | Electronic game An electronic game made from a single piece of material on which conductive ink is printed on a first section of the piece with a pattern of two sets of closely adjacent lines each with a connecting terminal for one terminal of a battery. On the first sec... | 01/12/1982 |
| 4174879 | Electrical connector The drawings illustrate an electrical connector including a conventional electrical connector body portion having a metal terminal secured therein and having an open-ended notch formed adjacent the terminal for sliding engagement with an external terminal... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4169653 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal stamped and formed from sheet metal, comprises a base having two opposed edge portions each bent twice through ninety degress to extend first away from the base and then over the base towards the other edge portion whereby the base ... | 10/02/1979 |
| 4165141 | Locking electrical connector An electrical connector is provided for an electrode having a headed stud thereon in which a slot is provided between electrical contact plates mounted on the connector. The headed stud of the electrode fits within this slot and a slidable locking bar hav... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4094571 | Grounding cable clip A grounding cable clip which may be easily snapped onto and removed from a grounding pad and which may be used to monitor the circuit continuity before and during its application to the patient.... | 06/13/1978 |
| 4026278 | Electrode positioning and retaining belt An electrode positioning belt has Velcro loop fabric along the inner surface. Velcro hook fabric may be affixed to the back of the electrodes so they may be removably secured to the belt. In another embodiment the electrodes may be snapped through holes i... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3998519 | Lamp support A support for a flange base electrical lamp which is of unitary construction and of channel shape where the lamp is held in place by the flange being disposed in openings provided in the upright members of the channel shaped support.... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3995644 | Percutaneous connector device A percutaneous connector device for facilitating the passage of electrical signals from an external source through the skin of a patient to internal portions of the body such as muscles and nerves. The connector device includes a bio-compatible shell havi... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3984801 | Rejection type fuse clip A fuse clip for cartridge type fuses which permits the insertion of a proper fuse while preventing the insertion of improper fuses. The clip permits the insertion of fuses having an annular groove around one of the end terminals while prohibiting the inse... | 10/05/1976 |
