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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731551 | Contact, method for manufacturing contact, connection device including contact, and method for manufacturing connection device To provide a contact, formed in an amorphous state, having better spring properties as compared to conventional one; a method for manufacturing the contact; a connection device including the contact; and a method for manufacturing the connection device. The p... | 06/08/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7368827 | Electrical assembly for monitoring conditions in a combustion turbine operating environment An electrical assembly for use in various operating environments such as a casing of a combustion turbine 10 is provided. The assembly may include an electrical energy-harvesting device 51 disposed in a component within the casing of the turbine to con... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7335062 | Electric connector An electric connector has an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals installed in the insulating body. The conductive terminals have a first set of conductive terminals and a second set of conductive terminals. The first set of conductive terminals are ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7264740 | Process for increasing strength, flexibility and fatigue life of metals A method is described for the surface treatment of metals to improve the strength, flexibility and fatigue life of the metal, which in a preferred embodiment includes the steps of thoroughly cleaning and drying the metal surface, etching the surface of the metal to ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7186153 | Side entry terminal pin A terminal pin includes a substantially elongate pin body having a longitudinal axis and a terminal head, the terminal head having an opening for receiving a wire, the opening extending substantially transverse to the longitudinal axis. This results in a substantial... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7163753 | Arc-resistant terminal, arc-resistant terminal couple and connector or the like for automobile An arc-resistant terminal, couple, and connecter are provided. In an embodiment, a metal-based electrical contact portion thereof includes at least one of Cu, Ni or Sn, and not more than 0.06 mass % P, wherein the arc-resistant terminal capable of suppressing arc di... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7158353 | Magnetoresistive sensor having specular sidewall layers A transducing head includes a multilayered magnetoresistive sensor having an air bearing sidewall opposite aback sidewall and a first sidewall opposite a second sidewall. A specular layer is positioned on at least one of the air bearing sidewall, the back sidewall, ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7063896 | Metallic surface of a body, method for producing a structured metallic surface of a body and the use thereof A method is proposed for preparing a structured metallic surface of a body or for the structuring close to the surface or the generation of metallic structures, first of all on a first metal layer or on a first intermetallic layer a second metal layer or a second in... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7029760 | Plated material and method of manufacturing the same, terminal member for connector, and connector A plated material reduces insertion and withdrawal forces when used in a connector. A terminal member for a connector and a connector therewith are also provided. The plated material comprises a substrate 3 made of Cu or a Cu alloy and a metal plating layer | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018217 | Structurally integrable electrode and associated assembly and fabrication method A structurally integrable electrode, an assembly with an integrated electrode, and an associated method are provided. The electrode is configured to provide an electrically conductive path between nodes of an electrical circuit of a structural member. In particular,... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008275 | Electrical joint forming member and plasma processing apparatus An electrical joint forming member is held between adjacent conductive members included in a semiconductor device fabricating apparatus to reduce electrical resistance between those conductive members. The electrical joint forming member includes an elastic member m... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001671 | Kinetic sprayed electrical contacts on conductive substrates The present invention is directed to electrical contacts that comprise spaced electrically conductive particles embedded and bonded into the surface of conductors in which the particles have been kinetically sprayed onto the conductors with sufficient energy to form... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6974935 | Electrical connection A device for connecting a source of electrical power to a coating or film incorporating carbon particles, an objective met by providing a coating of a nickel compound to the coating or film of carbon particles, and applying to the nickel coating a tin-copper tape co... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6939621 | Plated copper alloy material and process for production thereof A plated copper alloy material for connecting terminals is provided which comprises a parent material of copper or copper alloy, a nickel layer and a copper-tin alloy layer. The nickel layer has a thickness of 0.1-1.0 μm. The copper-tin alloy layer has a thickness ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6933651 | Commutating device for small-sized motor and manufacturing method therefor In the present invention, by selecting an optimum combination of plating layer materials or materials, not only the manufacturing cost of motor brush is reduced but also a plating layer having excellent characteristics is formed in a narrow width on the surface of b... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918800 | Arc resistant terminal, arc resistant terminal pair and automotive connector A terminal to be electrically connected with an other terminal at a contact portion thereof by being engaged with the other is formed such that at least an outer-surface part of a final contact portion thereof which is separated last from the other terminal upon sep... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6881105 | Method for manufacture of microsliding contacts In the case of microsliding contacts with several contact springs which have contact surfaces providing the contact, the contact springs are manufactured from an alloy of at least one non-noble metal. A coating of an alloy containing at last one noble metal is appli... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6860769 | Cathode contact pin for an electroplating process A cathode contact pin for making electrically conductive contact with a conductive area for carrying out an electrodeposition process including a stem region disposed adjacent a tip region said stem region for interfacing with an electrical source of power for carry... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6793544 | Corrosion resistant fuel cell terminal plates The present invention relates to an electrochemical cell having a terminal collector plate element that conducts electrical current from the stack. The terminal plate has an electrically conductive region and an electrically non-conductive region of the surface. The... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6758701 | High voltage terminal An elongated hollow housing is made of a conductive material. The housing includes an opened first end for receiving the male terminal and a second end connected to the power supply. A first contactor made of a conductive material is located in the housing. The firs... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6739044 | Electrical terminal tinning process A method of tinning one or more electrical terminals by hot solder dipping is disclosed herein. The process generally involves placing a solder resistant material in a through hole formed in an electrical terminal, and then dipping at least a portion of the terminal... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6716073 | Electrically connecting terminal structure An electrically connecting terminal structure made of a metal sheet with unified thickness and including a first terminal section and a second terminal section. The second terminal section is bent from a lateral side of front end of the first terminal section and in... | 04/06/2004 |
| 6645427 | Copper sputtering target assembly and method of making same Described is a sputtering target assembly of high purity copper diffusion bonded to a precipitation hardened aluminum alloy backing plate via an intermediate layer of a CuCr alloy and in which the copper contains a micro alloy addition of at least one of ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6644977 | Assembly for transmitting electrical signals and/or energy An arrangement for transmitting electrical signals and/or energy between units mobile relative to each other, by means of galvanic contacts and a sliding-contact arrangement in particular. The inventive device excels itself by the provisions that at least... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6641930 | Electrically conductive metal tape and plug connector An electrically conductive metal tape for manufacturing electrical contact components and a plug connector made of it. The metal tape has a base material made of copper or a copper alloy having a metallic coating, applied by molten technology, made of a t... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6638643 | Electrically conductive metal tape and plug connector made of it An electrically conductive metal tape for manufacturing electrical contact components, in particular plug connectors, having a base material made of a copper alloy having nickel proportions between 1.0 and 4.0% by weight, silicon proportions of 0.08 to 1.... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6593010 | Composite metals and method of making A composite material and a method of making a composite material is disclosed. The composite comprises a core of a precipitation hardenable metal having a coefficient of thermal expansion less than 9 parts per million/° C. in the temperature range of 20Â... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6572420 | Electrical contacts with specialized surface treatments One embodiment of an electrical contact has a copper alloy substrate and a hard underlayer plating such as nickel. The underlayer is coated with a thin, liquid barrier film coating. The substance that forms the coating is one of the proprietary materials ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6538214 | Method for manufacturing raised electrical contact pattern of controlled geometry An interposer includes a substrate having opposing surfaces. Conductive terminals are disposed on both surfaces, and conductive terminals on one surface are electrically connected to conductive terminals on the opposing surface. Elongate, springable, cond... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6403234 | Plated material for connectors A plated material for connectors, having superior insertion and withdrawal properties, comprises an intermediate layer consisting of Ni alloy plating having a Vickers hardness of 450 to 750 Hv and a thickness of 0.3 to 2 μm provided on a base metal consi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6252175 | Electronic assembly comprising a substrate and a plurality of springable interconnection elements secured to terminals of the substrate An electronic assembly comprising an electronic substrate and a plurality of conductive interconnection elements. The substrate has a first side having a plurality of terminals. Each interconnection element has a base secured to a respective one of the te... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6207298 | Connector surface-treated with a Sn-Ni alloy A tin-nickel alloy containing not less than 75 wt % and less than 100 wt % of tin with the balance of nickel. The alloy is used, for example, for formation of a surface treatment layer of an electronic component which is to be soldered onto a substrate wi... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6187454 | Method of coating a metal part that is to be soldered, a coating used for this purpose, and a part coated in this way A method of coating a metal part that is to be soldered, in particular a part of an electrical connector for high frequency signals, in which method a layer of white bronze is applied to said part. The layer of white bronze is initially covered in a fine ... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6109983 | Bar for an electricity distribution duct Bar composed of an aluminum section with which copper contact jumpers are brought into intimate contact at the end or at regular intervals. The flanges of jumpers 20 have silver plated areas A on their internal surface, for example in the form of strips 24 tra... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6000977 | Electrical connection devices for composite structures having externally accessible ports The electrical contact device establishes electrical contact with a tubular electrical port that opens through an edge surface of a composite structure. The electrical contact device includes a contact pad having opposed inner and outer surfaces. The oute... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5980335 | Electrical terminal A one-piece electrical terminal (10) includes a strip (44) of conductive metal material having a contact portion (14) and a terminating portion (16). The contact portion (14) is fabricated of a relatively soft metal drawn into a shaped contact (18). The t... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5967860 | Electroplated Ag-Ni-C electrical contacts Nesting electrical connectors comprising a substrate and a silver-nickel-carbon electrodeposit atop the substrate. The electrodeposit is at least about 0.5 micrometers thick, and comprises about 10 to about 25 atomic percent nickel which is dispersed as a... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5849424 | Hard coated copper alloys, process for production thereof and connector terminals made therefrom A coated Cu alloy having a high hardness surface which contains intermetallic compounds consisting essentially of Cu and Sn is produced by coating the surface of a Cu alloy with Sn and heat treating the coated Cu alloy to form on the surface thereof a hig... | 12/15/1998 |
