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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7722416 | Electrical connection system for use on aluminum wires A connection mechanism includes a metal segment in mechanical and electrical communication with the remainder of the connection mechanism on at least one side. The segment includes at least one tab protruding from the segment on a first side and a central area of th... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7686663 | Connector for an audio cable, a combination connector and cable, and a method of securing said connector to said cable A connector for an audio cable, a combination connector and cable, and a method of securing the connector to the cable are disclosed. The connector includes a connector body formed from an electrically conductive material and having a first end sized to abut an end ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7607957 | Power plug A power plug adapted for being assembled by a jig which defines a plurality of receiving holes therein and an engaging portion formed on each of the receiving hole, includes a main body defining a passageway and having a basic portion, a terminal received in the pas... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7601037 | Terminal with multiple wire connection An electrical connection for securing multiple wires within an interior of an electrical connector barrel includes the use of a spacer which is received within the barrel, and which includes guiding spaces to position the plurality of wires. ... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7494388 | Terminal fitting having bi-metallic caulking pieces An aluminum (Al) terminal has a first bottom wall, and a pair of caulking pieces that are stood from the first bottom wall and caulked in a state where the first bottom wall covers a wire connection portion with the core wires arranged on the upper side from the und... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7442097 | Method for forming a terminal metal and terminal metal formed by the method A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereb... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7422480 | Shielded electric connector and cable assembly and method for making same A shielded electric cable assembly comprises a shielded electric cable and a shielded electric connector that has an inner terminal, an insulator and an outer shielding terminal. The inner terminal has an attachment portion that is supported on a projecting anvil of... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7419409 | Connection terminal A connecting terminal 11 has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 12 formed at a front side for receiving a cooperating tang-like connecting terminal and a U-shaped core conductor clamping portion 13a and a U-shaped sheath clamping ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7384306 | RF connector with adjacent shielded modules An electrical connector includes a shield having opposed planar side panels. The shield is configured to receive a shield of a mating connector within the side panels. A dielectric is attached to the shield. The dielectric is configured to receive the coaxial cable ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374466 | Method of connecting wire and terminal fitting A method of connecting a terminal fitting and an electric wire, includes the steps of: providing a terminal fitting; providing an electric wire in which a core wire is covered with an insulating sheath; providing a conductive connecting member formed with an inserti... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364479 | Crimp connector for connecting a conductor cable and electrode of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead Disclosed herein is a crimp connector for connecting to at least one cable conductor of an implantable cardiac electrotherapy lead. The crimp connector includes a thin-walled body, which has an outer surface, an inner surface, proximal and distal edges, a cavity, an... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7338334 | Method for forming a terminal metal and terminal metal formed by the method A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereb... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7318339 | Gas sensor unit and sensor cap A gas sensor unit including a gas sensor and a sensor cap. The gas sensor includes a gas detecting element, an electrode provided on the gas detecting element and a sensor terminal connecting to the electrode for transmitting an output signal from the gas detecting ... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7282679 | Electrical contact connection and method for forming such a contact connection In order to make it possible to produce a secure and permanent contact connection between an electrical conductor made from a soft material, in particular an aluminum conductor, and a contact element made from a harder material, the conductor is encapsulated at leas... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7174633 | Method of connecting terminal and electric wire The invention comprises filling a conductive adhesive on a hole end of a wire connection part in tubular shape of the terminal which has an electric contact part at one side and the wire connection part at the other side, inserting an electric wire from a hole openi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7160156 | Crimpable wire connector assembly A crimpable universal wire connecter assembly is conformable for use in connecting electrical wires to a post or terminal of an electrical component or for splicing together to other connecter bodies and includes an adapter which is dimensioned to facilitate connect... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7147488 | Module structure of AC connector A module structure of an AC connector applied to an electronic device is disclosed. The module structure of the AC connector at least includes an isolation main body having a through hole and an opening, an integrally formed conducting element, a holding element and... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7048551 | Wire end portion-press fastening structure A wire end portion-press fastening structure for press-clamping a conductor of a wire to a conductor press-clamping portion of a press-clamping terminal in electrically-connected relation thereto. The press-clamping terminal has conductor press-fastening piece porti... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6971883 | Trailer electrical connector enclosure The trailer electrical connector enclosure may be used for retaining and protecting an electrical connector on towing vehicles. An enclosure may have a first enclosure element and a second enclosure element attached by a fastener. The first enclosure element and the... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969283 | Device for mounting a connector contact insert in a connector housing In order to fix a connector contact insert that is provided with sheet metal flanges in a connector housing that is composed of two interconnectable rectangular shells, the invention proposes a mounting device that is respectively arranged in the corner regions of t... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6951491 | Connection cap and wire connection method using same A connection cap includes: an insulative cap body for receiving conductors of a wire provided with a back wall and an opening at respective opposite ends thereof; an electrically-conductive conductor connection member which is provided within the cap body and is ada... | 10/04/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6890222 | Electrical connection An electrical connection is achieved via crimping a conventional terminal about a solid conductor. The terminal has first and second wings projecting laterally outward and in opposite directions from a base portion. An inner surface of the base portion is in electri... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6839428 | Sealed terminating device A terminating device for interconnecting service provider wiring with subscriber wiring includes a base, a customer bridge, a removable cover and insulation displacement contacts for terminating the service provider wiring and the subscriber wiring. The insulation d... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6712650 | Clamping structure for continuous terminal A clamping structure for continuous terminals is easy for assembling and has alignment effect so that not only the cost for processing such as electroplating is reduced but the terminals during automatic assembling process is well protected and aligned. The quality ... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6659814 | Male terminal fitting and method of manufacture A male tab (3) is formed by bending an electrically conductive plate. The male tab (3) has a first panel (3A), a second panel (3B) opposed to the first panel (3A), a connecting panel (3C) connecting the first and second panels (3A, 3B), and a foldable sup... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6471365 | Sidemarker light A sidemarker light which has a light housing, an EL slice and a fastening mechanism. The light housing has a bottom plate with at least two through holes and a top cover attached to the bottom plate. The EL slice has a lighting portion and two conductive ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6334798 | Method of and structure for connecting electric wire and connecting terminal In a structure 21 for connecting an electric wire and a connecting terminal in the invention, a ductile metal film 29 is formed in advance on an inner surface of a conductor caulking portion 24 of a crimp terminal 22 by such as plating, vacuum deposition,... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6290556 | Two piece male pin terminal connector A two-piece male pin terminal connector for mechanically and electrically connecting an insulated electrical cable having a conductor core to a terminal cavity is provided. The connector includes an electrically conductive contact member having an elongat... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6247978 | Electrical connector with a plurality of unitary conductive clamping elements, each of which has two ends for clamping respectively a conductor of an electrical cable and a terminal pin An electrical connector is adapted for electrical connection with a plurality of electrical cables. The electrical connector includes a terminal seat, a positioning seat, and a plurality of clamping elements. The terminal seat includes an insulating body ... | 06/19/2001 |
| 6109984 | Truck trailer cable connector structure A trailer cable connector structure, particularly a plug-formed connector, includes an insulation casing having a plurality bores axially extending therethrough to each receive and fix a conductive bar therein. The casing also has a plurality of radial op... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6079994 | Switching connector A switching coaxial electrical connection arrangement (10) including a plug (60) and a receptacle (20). The plug (60) has an outer shell (68), a dielectric (70) disposed inside the shell (68) and a center contact (72). The center contact (72) has a pin (1... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6004172 | Two piece pin/socket contact A pin/socket contact is made from two contact parts, namely, a pin/socket member and a tail/coupling member. The pin/socket member has a blind bore therein for receiving a stub portion on the tail/coupling member. Burrs on the stub portion hold the tail/c... | 12/21/1999 |
| 5749756 | Sealed corrosion-proof crimped terminal of splice A crimped terminal (or splice) has a housing (10) including a barrel (11) receiving an insert sleeve (13). The barrel (11) has a lug (12) received in a complementary notch (14) formed in the insert sleeve (13), thereby circumferentially keying the insert ... | 05/12/1998 |
| 5675891 | Method of inductively soldering electrical connector elements Electrical connector components, for example, a pin terminal constructed from a solid wire pin and a formed metal body, are attached to a web carrier and fed through an inductive heating station, thereby bonding the components together. The components are... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5498838 | Modular electrical contact assemblies A modular contact assembly including first and second members at opposed ends such as a wire barrel member (20) or a contact member (50,100) having either a socket contact section (62) or a pin contact section (108) at a mating end, and optionally an inte... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5496968 | Shielded cable connecting terminal A shielded cable connecting terminal includes a conductor, a cable sheath insulating the conductor, and a conductive braid wound around the cable sheath. The terminal further comprises: a terminal body having an electrically connecting portion connectable... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5484961 | Terminal crimping method and crimp terminal used therefor An opened barrel type crimp terminal having a body of semicircular cross section which surrounds an end of an electric wire. A pair of claws integrally extend from ends of a circular arc of the body and are adapted to be crimped on the end of the electric... | 01/16/1996 |
| 5445544 | Wire end ferrule A wire end-sleeve consisting of a front cylindrical metal sleeve (2) and a rear injection-moulded plastic collar (4). In order to be able to insert two conductors (10,11) into a wire end-sleeve (1), the inside cross-section of the plastic collar (4) is ov... | 08/29/1995 |
