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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347699 | Surface-mounted electrical connector A contactor (20) has a joint portion (27) which is jointed to each contactor pad (32) of one wiring board (30) by using a solder at one end portion thereof and a connecting portion (24) which is dip-soldered in each through hole ( | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7128579 | Hook interconnect Disclosed is a semiconductor package structure that incorporates the use of conductive pins to electrically and mechanically connect a semiconductor module and a substrate (e.g., printed wiring board). Specifically, one or both ends of the pins are hooked and are ad... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118423 | Joint connector structure A first connector includes a joint bus bar mounted in a first housing, and wire-connected first female terminals inserted respectively in terminal receiving chambers to be connected respectively to tabs of the joint bus bar. A second connector includes wire-connecte... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7097509 | Filtered terminal block assembly A terminal block assembly includes a base assembly including a terminal block housing and a terminal stud extending through the terminal block housing. A filter assembly is coupled to one end of the stud, and a second housing is coupled to the terminal block housing... | 08/29/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6957974 | System for providing data and power signals to networked devices A connector system is provided in which a branch connector may be secured in a pre-wired power and data network. The branch connector is designed to interface with existing network connections to provide at least one additional interface point for added or temporary... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6912423 | Terminal connector assembly for a medical device and method therefor A connector assembly of an electrophysiologial device. The connector assembly includes a substrate forming a tube extending from a proximal end to a distal end an electrical circuit formed on the substrate, such as etching or printing, where the substrate is optiona... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6709287 | Electrical connection module for use on a vehicle An electrical connection module is disclosed for electrically connecting electrical components disposed upon opposite sides of a module mounting component to one another. The electrical connection module comprises a rigid body with a first electrical terminal and a ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6592410 | Circuit forming element A bus bar is constituted by integrally forming pairs of terminal contact pieces, each pair of which is in contact with an opposed terminal, a pair of connecting base portions, which integrally connect the base-side portions of the terminal contact pieces ... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6514106 | Positive locking element lead retainer/insulator An improved collar, interlocking arrangement, an electric furnace are provided. The improved arrangement includes an electrically insulating collar having a mounting flange and a passageway, an electrically conductive lead disposed at least partially with... | 02/04/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6491551 | Adjustable stud for through the wall connectors Through-the-wall hot and ground type improved stud connectors are disclosed for use being positioned through heavy duty motor vehicle battery box sidewalls, engine fire walls, dashboards and the like. The stud connector including a connector housing of co... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6443783 | Electrical terminal connector The transformer box connector comprises a plurality of terminal blocks and a terminal block retainer with a hinged cover mounted on a housing. The terminal block retainer has a plurality of insulating ribs that act as partitions. Terminal blocks for recei... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6390831 | Shelf-type telecommunications device including main and sub back wired boards connected by relay connectors A shelf-type telecommunications device has a back wired board assembly mounted on a back of a shelf unit into which a plurality of plug-in units are inserted side by side. The back wired board assembly has a main back wired board to which at least one plu... | 05/21/2002 |
| 5964625 | Spring loaded combination electrical binding post An electrical connection device or binding post (10) for forming electrical connections with various types of electrical connectors has a body (24) adapted for being disposed in an aperture (14) of a mounting panel (18). A head (26) is movably disposed in... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5639268 | Through the wall connector Through the wall hot and ground type stud connectors are disclosed for use being positioned through truck and other heavy duty motor vehicle battery box side walls, engine firewalls, dashboards and the like. The stud connector includes a unitary conductiv... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5388998 | Method and system for producing electrically interconnected circuits A system is provided for effectively and efficiently interconnecting a first rigid circuit with a second rigid circuit. The interconnected circuit system includes, in addition to the first and second circuits, a compressive conductive member. The compress... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5388997 | Method and system for producing electrically interconnected circuits A system is provided for effectively and efficiently interconnecting a first rigid circuit with a second rigid circuit. The interconnected circuit system includes, in addition to the first and second circuits, a compressive conductive member and a rigid c... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5361189 | External lead terminal adaptor and semiconductor device A semiconductor device 1 having external lead terminals 14 and 15 on an upper level surface portion 12 and a lower level surface portion 13 formed in a top cover 11 of a resin package so as to produce a level difference between them in combination with an... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5211567 | Metallized connector block A completely shielded metallized connector block for use in multiple circuit modules of an electronic device. Electrical communication between the circuit boards is effected by an array of metallic pins which run through the blocks. The metallization on t... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5187020 | Compliant contact pad A contact pad including a compliant, electrically conductive polymer is provided in a substrate. The contact pad may include a metallic base, and a metallic upper surface wherein said polymer is intermediate said base and upper surfaces. The pad also may ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5069628 | Flexible electrical cable connector with double sided dots Electrically conductive traces (50) are formed on a surface (40a) of a flexible cable (40). Electrically conductive dots (62) are formed on the exposed surfaces (50b) of the traces (50) to facilitate connection of the traces (50) to a mating connector. Su... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5002492 | Lamp-holder terminal board for domestic electrical appliances A lamp-holder terminal board is described for domestic electrical appliances in general, and refrigerators or freezers in particular, comprising a plate-like body made from an electrically insulating material and delimited by means of a peripheral edge, a... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4815982 | Electrical connector having stress-free contacts An electrical connector having stress-free resiliently deformable contacts is shown. The connector includes a plurality of elongate contacts having first and second opposed ends. Movement is permitted between respective ends by incorporating a plurality o... | 03/28/1989 |
| 4812129 | Surface mount connector A surface mount connector in which contacts mounted in two or more rows of contact passages have tails bent so that their end portions lie in a common plane for engaging traces on a printed circuit board. Each contact is a two piece part. The two parts ar... | 03/14/1989 |
| 4808124 | Coaxial-line connector A coaxial-line connector includes a jack having an outer conductor and an inner conductor part divided in at least two segments and arranged in said outer conductor. Clamped in the inner conductor part defining the jack is an inner conductor part forming ... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4650723 | Material for electric contacts A material for forming contacts for use in connectors, switches and the like for electronic appliances. The material comprises a first metal layer having a conductivity, a second metal layer having a springiness and a plastic layer interposed between thes... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4530551 | Circuit change pin for printed wiring board The present disclosure describes an insulated electrical contact pin for use in making wiring changes in an interconnection medium such as a printed circuit board or backplane. More specifically, the present pin replaces the original compliant press-fit t... | 07/23/1985 |
| 4403823 | Electrical contact for position measuring instrument A position measuring instrument, of the type including a first component which includes a first electrically conductive sensor conductor and a second component, which includes a second electrically sensor conductor, wherein one of the two components is mo... | 09/13/1983 |
| 4296990 | Electrical connector having insulated locking shell for use on panel having metal ground plane A connector having a self-locking insulating holding shell for a replaceable spring contact probe is particularly useful in making connections through panels or modules which include a metallic ground plane for electrical noise suppression. Such panels or... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4296390 | Solderless filter mounting for header assemblies An improved solderless filter mounting for header assemblies or feedthrough connectors is described for retrofitting filtered terminals into an existing electronic circuit. Each of a plurality of terminals is provided with a filter sleeve which is soldere... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4231631 | Through-connector providing an electrical connection through a single or double plastic wall and application thereof to an electrical battery A sealed through-connector in which an electrical connection passes through a hole (4) in a single or double wall made of a plastic material, said connector including a first annular seal ring which seals the annular zone of the orifice left free by the c... | 11/04/1980 |
| 4120555 | Connector-terminal assembly for electrical conductors A connector-terminal assembly for passing electrical current through a furnace firewall. A one piece insulator fits through a hole in the firewall and is braced to the firewall by a single retainer clip. A connector suitable for high temperature use is sl... | 10/17/1978 |
