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...that the x-ray was discovered purely by accident? When German physicist Wilhelm Konrad von Roentgen was experimenting with cathode rays in 1895, he put an activated Crookes tube in a book and went out to lunch. When he returned, he discovered that a key that had also been placed in the book showed up as an image on the developed film!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177590 | Crimping terminal and method of manufacturing terminal-provided wire A crimp terminal whose crimp state can be easily evaluated and to provide a method of manufacturing a terminal-provided wire comprising the crimp terminal. The crimp terminal includes a pair of conductor barrels which are crimped onto a conductor of an electric wire... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177589 | Terminal connector with a crimping portion with recesses A plurality of recesses are formed on a surface of a wire barrel where an electric wire is provided. In a state before the electric wire is crimped onto the wire, barrel, at least one of sides comprising rims of an opening of each recess of a quadrangular shape is a... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8177591 | Terminal fitting and electrical cable equipped with the same A terminal fitting 10 includes a main body 20 to be coupled to a mating conductor, and a crimp contact section 30 rearward from the main body 20. The crimp contact section 30 is crimped on an end of a core wire 42 in a cover... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8147281 | Crimp terminal for aluminum electric cable A crimp terminal 10 for an aluminum electric cable includes: a crimping part 12 which is connected to a core wire 21 of an aluminum electric cable 20 by crimping; and serrations 15 formed in inner surfaces 13a, 14 | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123575 | Crimping terminal fitting, method of forming it and wire with terminal fitting A crimping terminal fitting has a wire barrel (21) to be crimped and connected to core strands (31) of a wire (30). The wire barrel (21) has a base plate (23) continuously extending from a ground terminal (11) in a longitudi... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8070536 | Crimp terminal, terminal-provided wire, and manufacturing method thereof Provided is a technique of enabling high-compression crimping without breaking a crimp terminal while forming a recessed portion promoting a wire crimp portion of the crimp terminal to cut into a conductor in the wire crimp portion. The crimp terminal according to t... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8043131 | Electrical cable contact A cable connector includes an electrical contact configured to receive a cable at one end, and an electrical component at another end. The contact can be constructed as a one-piece contact body or a two-piece contact body, and the contact body can include a cable lo... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011980 | Side-loading compact crimp termination An implantable medical lead comprising a conductor extending along the lead and a crimp connector secured to the conductor comprising a body with an outer surface, an inner surface, proximal and distal ends, and first and second lateral edges, the lateral edges havi... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7993170 | Terminal fitting and a connector A terminal (20) has a terminal main body (51) with a projection (55) to be engaged with a retainer (40). A wire barrel (21) to be crimped to a core (11) of a wire (10), an insulation barrel (23) to be crimped t... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7967649 | Electrical contact with wire clamp A contact for connecting a wire to a terminal has a contact part engageable with the terminal and defining a main plane, and a wire part formed unitarily with the contact part and forming in an open position a seat offset from the plane and adapted to receive the wi... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7955147 | Surface mount (SMT) crimp terminal and method of securing wire to same An surface mount technology (“SMT”) crimp terminal for mounting on printed circuit boards is in the form of a seamless circular tube or cylinder. The method of use includes depositing the SMT crimp terminal on a copper pad or land on a printed circuit board (“... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7938699 | Terminal fitting with a bent piece with a locking projection tapering towards its front A terminal fitting (10) is inserted into a housing (60) from behind and includes a tubular connecting portion (11), with which a mating terminal (90) is connectable from front. A bent piece (27) including both front and rear edges ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7909667 | Crimp contacts and electrical connector assemblies including the same A crimp contact that includes an elongated contact body having loading and mating ends and a central axis extending therebetween. The contact body includes a contact wall that extends around the central axis and that defines a conductor-receiving passage of the cont... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7905755 | Electrical terminal connection with sealed core crimp A corrosion resistant electrical connection structure has an electrically conductive cable with a core made from a first electrically conductive material and an insulative outer cover. A terminal is electrically connected to the core at a lead extending beyond the i... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901257 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10, 130, 510) has a connecting portion (11, 131, 511) to be connected with a mating connecting portion, and a crimping portion (12, 140) continuous with the rear end of the connecting portion (11, 131, 511) and includi... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896715 | Crimping terminal having a contact plate strip A crimping terminal includes a pair of core wire crimping pieces raised up from a bottom plate. A contact strip is provided with gaps formed between the core wire crimping pieces and the contact strip for inserting core wires of an aluminum electric wire. The contac... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7874881 | Full tension swaged connector An improved full tension connector for electrical conductors has a substantially cylindrical outer surface and a stepped series of substantially cylindrical inner surfaces with progressively smaller inside diameters. The design of the connector allows for improved c... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7828611 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (20A) to (20D, 110, 220, 320) is provided with a connecting portion (21, 121, 211, 311) to be connected with a mating terminal, a wire barrel (27, 126, 232, 312) to be crimped into connection with an end portion ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7828612 | Crimp terminal with two pairs of sheath fastening pieces each pair fastening the sheath in superimposing reverse order A crimp terminal includes a sheath mounting portion for mounting a sheath portion of a wire thereon, at least two sheath fixing portions that press-fastens to the sheath portion of the wire, wherein each of the sheath fixing portions has a pair of sheath press-faste... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7824236 | Connecting terminal A connecting terminal developed speedily while limiting a temperature rise when a current flows, comprising male and female terminals each having a wire crimp portion to which a wire is crimped, and a joint portion where the male and female terminals are joined to e... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819709 | Contact for a connection box A contact for the solar-power feed cable having a conductive core surrounded by an insulating sheath has a conductive contact part adapted to be connected in a solar-power connection box to a conductor and engaging the conductive core of the cable. An outer contact ... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7811140 | Terminal fitting with a wire restriction A terminal fitting (10, 120, 210, 230) has a connecting portion (11, 121, 211) to be connected with a mating terminal and a wire barrel (12, 126, 212) to be crimped into connection with an end portion of a wire (20, 110, 220). A restricti... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7775842 | Crimping structure and crimping method A crimping structure for a conductor utilizes a crimp barrel, wherein the crimp barrel has a plurality of crimping parts that are provided continuously along an axial direction of the conductor. The crimp barrel is formed such that the widths of the plurality of cri... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7695331 | Electrical contact assembly including a sleeve member A low cost crimpable and sealable contact assembly including a contact member and a tubular sleeve member. The contact member is capable of being manually continuity crimped to a tip of an electrically conductive core of an electrically insulated wire. The tubular s... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695330 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting has a base (11) for receiving a cylindrical sealing plug (70) mounted on an end of a wire (60) and crimping pieces (14F, 14R) projecting from opposite lateral edges of the base (11). The crimping pieces ( | 04/13/2010 |
| 7695332 | Coaxial cable end-processing structure, coaxial cable shielding terminal and press-fastening apparatus An intermediate portion of an insulating sheath of a coaxial cable is removed, and a first insulating sheath portion is drawn toward a second insulating sheath portion, so that a braid is projected into an annular shape outwardly from an interval between opposed end... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7611392 | Terminal with integral strain relief A terminal and a method for making a terminal that includes a connector end and a terminal barrel, preferably formed from a sheet of metal. The terminal barrel includes a cylindrical wall having a first section corresponding to a first end and a second section corre... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7597596 | Crimping terminal with projection at bottom of insertion hole The present invention is to provide a crimping terminal. The crimping terminal includes a crimping part, an insertion hole having a bottom provided in the crimping part and projections provided on an inner bottom surface of the insertion hole. When the aluminum elec... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7549899 | Electromagnetic switch of starter An electromagnetic switch has a solenoid and an electric contact section set to a closed state in response to an attraction force of the solenoid. The contact section is covered with a contact cover fixed to the solenoid, and a terminal electrically connected with t... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7462081 | Connection terminal and stator having distributor unit utilizing same The present invention provides a connection terminal for holding a plurality of electrical wires ends in place prior to crimping the connection terminal without displacement of the wires ends, and a stator utilizing the connection terminal. The stator includes a dis... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7442098 | Method of fixing terminal fitting components to each other and terminal fitting A terminal fitting includes first and second terminal fitting components. The first terminal fitting component includes a first flat plate having a through hole and caulking pieces. The caulking pieces stand up from both edges in the width direction of the first fla... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438609 | Metal terminal A metal terminal includes a base plate portion for placing an electric wire thereon and a pair of crimping piece portions which extend upwardly respectively from opposite side edges of the base plate portion for press-contacting the electric wire. Each of the crimpi... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425161 | Coaxial cable end-processing structure, coaxial cable shielding terminal and press-fastening apparatus An intermediate portion of an insulating sheath of a coaxial cable is removed, and a first insulating sheath portion is drawn toward a second insulating sheath portion, so that a braid is projected into an annular shape outwardly from an interval between opposed end... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7414199 | Joined cable assembly A joined cable assembly joins the interfacing ends of cables, one to another. The joint includes a pair of cables, each cable having an end and comprising a first plurality of conductor strands. A terminal enlarging member is provided longitudinally of each cable pr... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7413489 | Copper to aluminum bimetallic termination The connector includes an annular connector body that is substantially comprised of copper, and an annular insert portion made of brass and clad with tin. Apertures are made through the wall of the insert portion. The insert portion is configured to have an exterior... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7402089 | Contact with enhanced transition region An electrical contact having a mating portion and crimp portion with a transition region connecting the two portions. The transition region has a bottom wall and two side walls, each side wall having a first height and second height, the second height being less tha... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7372534 | Light adjuster with electrically conductive tape stuck on electrically conductive cylindrical housing in which is accommodated part of wiring There is provided a light adjuster and a laminated glass which are capable of reducing labor time while inhibiting formation of cadmium and preventing degradation of the liquid crystal layer. A light adjuster 103 is comprised of a pair of PET films 109... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367853 | Cable connector A cable connector for electrically conductingly connecting a plurality of separate cables which each are provided with an insulation and an electrical conductor, comprising a connecting sleeve which forms a longitudinal axis), which is continuously open along the lo... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7351074 | Structure of circuit board An improved structure of circuit board, according to the present invention, involves sealing a conductive passageway on a circuit board by use of a spacer disposed in a solder paste. A welding pad is disposed on the conductive passageway so that an electrical termin... | 04/01/2008 |
