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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7892051 | Compressor terminal cover A terminal cover includes a claw portion and a covering portion. The claw portion is able to engage with an opening provided on a terminal guard that is arranged to stand around a terminal protruding outward from the casing of a compressor. The covering portion cove... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7677936 | Plug connector having retainer attached mold case To prevent damage by an external force in a retainer attached mold case of a plug connector including an insulating member having aligned containing holes containing contacts, a shield case surrounding the insulating member, a substantially cylindrical mold case inc... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7438588 | Encoder and encoder cover with strain relief An encoder includes a base member and a cover attachable to the base member. The cover includes a surface with an opening and a strain relief device associated with the opening. The strain relief device includes at least one extension member extending from the surfa... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7377815 | Card connector device A card connector device whose structure is simple and which can hold plural types of cards of different widths. A plate-spring-shaped card position control unit is formed on the top of a case by partially cutting off a part of the case. The tip of the card position ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7303408 | Connector A connector with a locator, which prevents cracks at solder connected portions between pin contacts and a circuit board, prevents noise even in use in an environment with vibrations, and prevents deformation of the pin contacts is provided. The connector includes a ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7278856 | Contact protector for electrical connectors A protective housing removably attached to an electrical connector to prevent damage to contacts of the connector during, for example, shipping or handling of the electrical connector before the connector is connected with an electrical device such as a second elect... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7267562 | Connector A retainer (20) and a moving plate (10) are inserted into a hood (12) of a connector (F). A locking piece (22) projects from a front surface of the retainer (20). A locking hole (41) is formed through the moving plate (10... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7214074 | Electrical connector with a tine plate A connector includes a housing and a terminal portion disposed on the housing. A tine plate has a first surface, an oppositely facing second surface, a plurality of through-holes passing from the first surface to the second surface, and at least one opening passing ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7175463 | Securing device for electrical connectors A connector has a female receptacle and/or a male plug, or combination thereof. The female receptacle has a sleeve for holding prongs plugged into the receptacle and a mechanism for applying pressure against the sleeve such that actuation of the collar causes the so... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165979 | Terminal connection structure, electrical junction box having the terminal connection structure, and method for assembling the electrical junction box A terminal through-hole in which a given clearance exists between an inner surface of a terminal through-hole in an insulation plate and a whole peripheral surface of a terminal. The terminal through-hole includes protrusions for correction of alignment. The termina... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7105743 | Multimedia outlet box An outlet box is disclosed. The outlet box has a base including a rear surface of the outlet box, and a cover including a front surface of the outlet box. The cover is configured to engagingly fit over the base. An intermediate portion extends from one or both of th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094075 | Electrical connector with a detachable hood A connector for mounting on a printed wiring board includes a housing, contact terminals disposed in the housing, a fixing member, and a hood detachably connected to the housing with the fixing member. The contact terminals each have a contact pin to contact a matin... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7080990 | Control module assembly A control module assembly (100) includes a module housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (14) therein having a front opening, a printed circuit board (3) adapted to be housed in the receiving cavity, a header connector (2) includi... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7036673 | Lot management production method and product carrying container A lot management production method in which the lot size is reduced in order to respond to an order for small volume of large variety, without increasing the intermediate inventory and reducing lead-time, however without reducing the productivity of a production of ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029313 | Auxiliary device for assisting electrical connection An auxiliary device is used for assisting electrical connection between pins of an electronic component and corresponding contact portions of a printed circuit board. The auxiliary device includes a main body and a plurality of connection parts. The main body has a ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7021975 | Plug-in connector A plug-in connector having a housing, particularly a multi-pole, multi-row male or female multi-point plug, whereby the housing is provided with insertion chambers for inserting electrical contact elements. In order to be able to insert different contact elements in... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6995319 | Cord end cover A cord end cover includes a female member having a hollow shape with two open ends, and a male member having a leg part to be inserted into the female member from one open end of the female member, and a head part to be fitted into the one open end of the female mem... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6984148 | Electrical connector apparatus and cover therefor An electrical connector apparatus includes an electrically insulating base, and a conductor extending through the base. The conductor may include a first electrical terminal located on a first side of the base and a second electrical terminal located on a second sid... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976881 | Grouped element transmission channel link termination assemblies Termination assemblies for terminating high-frequency data signal transmission lines include housings with one or more cavities that receive ends of the transmission line therein. The transmission line typically includes a dielectric body and a plurality of conducti... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976692 | Front suspension crown cover with connector and setting boss A bicycle fork crown cover including an upper cover and a lower cover connected to the upper cover. The upper cover defines at lease one setting aperture and the lower cover includes at least one flexible setting post dimensioned to engage with the setting aperture,... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6969266 | Adapter for connecting a chip and a socker An adapter. The adapter comprises inner and outer guiding ribs for smoothly guiding the adapter into and out of a socket soldered on a circuit board without bending or breaking translation pins. This substantially enhances lifetime of the adapter and prevents damage... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6866552 | Electrical connector with a terminal pin alignment plate An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of conductive terminals mounted thereon with pin portions projecting therefrom. A pin alignment plate has a plurality of apertures for receiving the pin portions of the terminals. The pin align... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6767243 | Compressor plug cap assembly A compressor plug cap assembly includes a compressor plug and a fence member. The compressor plug has a first plug side face and an opposing second plug side face, the first plug side face configured for operative association with a compressor. The fence member subs... | 07/27/2004 |
| 6764354 | Submersible electrical set-screw connector An electrical connector having a parallelepiped-shaped block made of electrically conductive material. The block has conductor channels extending into the body from a first surface and set-screw channels extending into the block from a second surface, there being at... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6764320 | Connector A connector comprises a housing of insulating material and a plurality of signal and ground contacts regularly arranged in rows and columns within the housing. All contacts have first and second ends and an intermediate section. The first ends each include a connect... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6736656 | Electrical card connector An electrical card connector (1) mounted on a printed circuit board (2) via a bolt (3) includes an insulating body (10) in which a number of terminals (11) are provided for electrical connection to the printed circuit board, a shie... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729903 | Quick connect/disconnect electrical connector having an extended insulating tab A quick connect/disconnect conducting receptacle constructed in accordance with the present invention includes a conducting receptacle surrounded by an insulated cover having a defined length and an extended tab portion projecting from an upper edge of the insulatin... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6645004 | Geophone keyway tee protective casing A protective casing for a three-way electrical connection comprises a cover and two lower pieces. Each lower piece preferably includes a protruding key and a key slot. The two lower pieces mate with one another with the protruding key of each lower piece ... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6508679 | Power connector for DC microwave oven Disclosed is a power connector for a DC microwave oven, suitable for connecting power cords which are led from a DC power source and have positive and negative polarities, respectively, to a component arranged in a device chamber which is defined in a bod... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6392323 | Protective covering for motor leads A protective covering for protecting motor leads of a motor. The protective covering includes a first portion that is fixedly securable to a housing of a motor, and a covering portion connected to the first portion that, when the protective covering is se... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6361381 | Cover for a connector bar A method for manufacturing a plastic cover for a connector bar that includes providing a mold having a substantially rectangular shaped block, having a first surface and a second surface adjacent the first surface. Both the first and second surfaces each ... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6345992 | Electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board and including a terminal tail aligner An electrical connector 10 is mountable on a surface of a printed circuit board 11. Connector 10 includes an elongated dielectric housing 12 having a central body portion 12a with a front mating face 16a, a lower face 23 and a plurality of terminal-receiv... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6328080 | Woven sleeve with integral monofilament fasteners A woven sleeve is used for bundling elongated substrates. The illustrative embodiment is interwoven of monofilament warp members and fill yarns comprised of compliant material such as bulky multifilament yarn. Supplement monofilaments extending lengthwise... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6325654 | Quick connect device for mounting a suspended electrical fixture A mounting device for mounting an electrical fixture to an overhead support and electrically connecting the fixture to an electrical supply. The mounting device includes a mounting plate, a coupling plate, an electrical receptacle and an electrical plug. ... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6309247 | Electrical connector having a dust-proof cover A receptacle connector (1) comprises an insulative housing(10) defining a receiving space (11) for receiving a mating plug connector, a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing, and a dust-proof cover (40). The receiving space further has an ope... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6220903 | Plastic housing structures for a board-to-board connector The present invention relates to a plastic housing structure of a board-to-board connector comprising a base seat and a top cap, wherein the base having a central protruded rib portion with a plurality of slots along the two lateral sides of the rib porti... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6168454 | Removable pin stabilizer and assembly A removable pin stabilizer for stabilizing carrier pins of an integrated circuit chip carrier before and during placement of the pins into sockets of a circuit board. The removable pin stabilizer includes a non-dissolvable plate, the non-dissolvable plate... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6106323 | End cap for insulation piercing connectors An insulation piercing connector assembly is provided with a sealing cap mountable over the end of a cable and subsequently insertable between clamping jaws of the connector. The assembled sealing cap and end cable are clamped prior to termination by reta... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6036535 | Cable end cap for power cable tap connector Cable tap connector (10) applied to a cable (12) at an end thereof. End cap (70) is urged over the cable end (72) for sealing thereof and includes projections (84) that seat in openings (82) of either the connector housing (20) or the connector cover (22)... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5971774 | Connector for a circuit board To prevent increase in stress on a soldered join between a terminal pin and a circuit board in the event of thermal expansion, a support (22) with a larger diameter and a recess (21) with a smaller diameter are formed on a terminal pin (20). An alignment ... | 10/26/1999 |
