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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105121 | Ground terminal fitting with a clamping section touching a ground member The present invention provides a ground terminal fitting capable of being fixed to a ground member through a simple operation while permitting production cost to be reduced, and a ground device having the ground terminal fitting. The ground terminal fitting comprise... | 01/31/2012 |
| 7887380 | Method for the production of a cable lug, and cable lug A cable or a cable receptacle and a method of forming same are disclosed. The cable lug or cable receptacle has a flat part and a tube portion integrally formed together as one piece. The flat part has opposing surfaces which abut against each other. The flat part a... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7867044 | Multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles Disclosed herein is a multiple ground terminal assembly for vehicles. The multiple ground terminal assembly includes a multiple ground terminal unit 100 and a ground bolt 200, and can be formed by layering multiple ground terminals 110 to be in ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7845994 | Layout of power semiconductor contacts on a cooling surface An arrangement for contact-connecting at least one electronic component mounted in a housing with connection wires to a cooling surface and a spring element that can be fixed in the housing and has at least one spring arm which presses the component against the cool... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7828613 | Cable terminal connector This invention is a cable terminal connector, primarily comprising of a U-shaped contact body at the front end of the connector, with a compressible slot located between its upper and lower faces, forming upper and lower resilient clamping faces above and below the ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7591696 | Ground bonding strap A system and method for a ground bonding strap. The ground bonding strap includes a length of cable. The ground bonding strap includes multiple connectors disposed at intervals along the length of the cable. The multiple connectors being flattened in the cable and d... | 09/22/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7442099 | Metal terminal and electric distribution box provided with the same A metal terminal adapted to be fixedly held between a terminal connecting portion and a fastening member provided at the terminal connecting portion, the metal terminal comprising an electrical contact portion which can be slid to be inserted between the fastening m... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7363175 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351123 | Electrical terminal splice A terminal splice for the electrical connection and termination of multiple electrical conduits using a center lug with a hollow body including depressions and a mounting flange attached to the body projecting longitudinally outward and obliquely therefrom and posit... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347733 | Electric junction box An electric junction box including a case, an input bus bar, an output bus bar and a fuse which are accommodated within the case, wherein an input electric wire and an output electric wire are electrically connected to the input bus bar and the output bus bar, respe... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7321179 | Radially clamped ball and socket series and phase connector The present invention comprises a U-bolt connector for connecting pairs of stator coil headers 2 with ball headers 6 comprising, a U-bolt 16, top capping pieces 18,20, bottom capping pieces 20, 21, a variable piece 24, and a... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319304 | Shunt connection to a PCB of an energy management system employed in an automotive vehicle A method of coupling a shunt to a printed circuit board (PCB) of an energy management system is provided. The method includes coupling flexible electrical connectors to the shunt and soldering the flexible electrical connectors to connection points on the PCB of the... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7313000 | Power distribution system for a personal computer The present invention relates to power supplies, methods of installing power supplies, power distribution systems and methods of installing power distribution systems. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention relates to a power distribution system ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7295936 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7294020 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical terminal for electrical connections formed from a metal stamping and including a coil spring interface. Broadly, the inventive electrical terminal includes a female terminal body having at least one opening for receiving ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7281962 | Arrangement for mounting a lug on a screw A prearrangement for mounting lugs (12) on a retaining screw (24) includes a distributor (10) and at least two lugs (12) each with a fixing hole (13). The lugs are each inserted in the distributor in such a way that the fixing hole... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7246015 | Alternator tester An alternator tester is provided for testing an alternator of a vehicle while the alternator is coupled to the vehicle. A sensor is configured to couple to the vehicle and sense a signal related to operation of the alternator. A memory contains data related to opera... | 07/17/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7228628 | Electrical connector and method of making the same In one aspect, the invention provides a method for making an electrical connector. The method may include: obtaining a part having a first end portion, a second end portion, and an interim 1 portion between the first and second end portions; flattening the se... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229327 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214909 | Temperature sensor A sensor positioned between a heat source and a heating area in parallel relationship to the heating area, for determining a mean value of the temperature of the heating area, includes a ceramic element, and a temperature-dependent resistor web attached to the ceram... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7201586 | Housing for fastening of electrical and/or electronic power components to a circuit board The invention concerns an arrangement for fastening of electrical and/or electronic power components to a circuit board, wherein the electrical and/or electronic power components (8) are mechanically and removably fastened to the board (6). The power c... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198510 | Kelvin connector for a battery post A Kelvin connector for coupling to a post of a battery includes a first contact having a surface which at least partially conforms to and is adapted to engage and electrically connect to a surface of the post. The connector also includes a second contact having a su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192319 | Insulated cable termination assembly and method of fabrication A cable termination assembly includes a ring terminal with mechanically coupled insulating assembly electrically isolating a terminal post from the ring terminal. Methods of fabricating the assembly are also described. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7160157 | Twist-lock terminal connection system An electrical terminal connection system includes first and second terminals that are interlocked by placing the first terminal on top of the second terminal and rotating the first terminal. The first terminal has a planar ring section with an outer perimeter and a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7154276 | Method and apparatus for measuring a parameter of a vehicle electrical system An apparatus for measuring electrical parameters for an electrical system measures a first and second parameters of the electrical system between connections to the electrical system. A processor determines a third electrical parameter of the electrical system as a ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7133293 | Personal computer power supply installed within a case of a personal computer The present invention relates to power supplies and methods of installing power supplies. More particularly, one embodiment of the present invention relates to a power supply adapted for installation within a computer case for receiving AC current from an AC current... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126341 | Automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic device An automotive vehicle electrical system diagnostic apparatus includes first and second electrical connections configured to electrically couple to an electrical system of an automotive vehicle which includes a battery. Digital samples are obtained during operation o... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7125295 | Interlocking ring terminals The present invention provides a terminal ring assembly structured for engagement to a conductor post. The terminal ring assembly of the present invention includes a first ring element and a second ring element, each having a circular body and at least one grip havi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7119686 | Theft prevention device for automotive vehicle service centers An apparatus and method for preventing theft in automotive vehicle service centers. A transmitter transmits a wireless security signal which defines a perimeter. At least one portable tool for use in automotive vehicle service centers includes a receiver configured ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7106070 | Broad-band low-inductance cables for making Kelvin connections to electrochemical cells and batteries A broad-band technique for reducing the distributed inductance of a four-conductor Kelvin cable is disclosed. A special inductance-canceling cable section is connected in tandem with the cable section contacting the cell/battery. Connections between the two cable se... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7070461 | Electrical terminal having a terminal body with one or more integral projections An electrical terminal for connecting a conductor to a component includes a terminal body that is configured to be electrically connected to the conductor. The terminal body includes a first portion and at least one projection extending from the first portion. The t... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066039 | Method and device for checking the mechanical fastening of a component to a base body The invention relates to a method for inspecting the mechanical fastening of a component including an electrical conductor to a base body including an electric conductor. According to the method, the electric conductors for mechanically connecting the component to t... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056162 | Anti-loosening device for screw or nut An anti-loosening device for locking the head of a locking screw or nut, in particular for connection of an electrical terminal to a contact lug, wherein the device essentially comprises a plate having at least one catch element rotationally stationary in relation t... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7034541 | Query based electronic battery tester An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery provides a test output indicative of a condition of the battery. Electronic measurement circuitry provides a measurement output related to a condition of the battery. The battery condition is determined base... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7003410 | Electronic battery tester with relative test output An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery determines a condition of the battery. The condition is a relative condition and is a function of a dynamic parameter of the battery and an empirical input variable. ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7003411 | Electronic battery tester with network communication An electronic battery tester for testing a storage battery includes test circuitry configured to provide a battery test output related to a condition of the battery. A memory stores a battery tester address of the battery tester, and communication circuitry transmit... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6998847 | Electronic battery tester with data bus for removable module An electronic battery tester is provided for testing storage batteries. Battery test circuitry is configured to couple to the storage battery and measure a condition of the battery. A removable module is configured to couple to the battery tester to add increased fu... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6969276 | Metal terminal with weakened part A metal terminal has a terminal body having a crimp part crimped to a wire and a fastening part connected to the terminal body through breaking parts. The fastening part has a through-hole for passage of a bolt. The metal terminal further includes a co-fastening par... | 11/29/2005 |
