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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7425141 | Electronic apparatus including visible connector An enclosure of an electronic apparatus includes an upper panel covering over the upper surface of an inner space of the enclosure. A connector is incorporated in the enclosure. The electronic apparatus allows the upper panel to define the peripheral edge retreating... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422470 | Wire cover and an assembling method A wire cover is provided for enabling a held state of a corrugate tube to be confirmed visually. Since tube holders (19) into which a front end portion of the corrugate tube (30) is fitted are formed with through holes (23A, 23B) and (... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422460 | Adjustable connection mechanism for use in uninterruptible power supply apparatus An adjustable connection mechanism of an uninterruptible power supply apparatus includes a first connector, a second connector, a supporting member and a carrier plate. The first connector is arranged on a battery module and electrically connected to the battery mod... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7361039 | Electrical connector within tubular structure An electrical connector within a tubular structure is disclosed which includes a pole (12) having a tubular bottom portion (15) and a tubular top portion (16). The bottom portion has a top connecting end (17) having a narrowed neck (18... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316575 | Casing termination for electronic casing and method for its manufacture The invention relates to a casing termination for an electronic casing, particularly sensor casing, with several contact elements for contacting a circuit received in an electronic casing, with a connecting cable having several conductors in each case connected to t... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7252537 | Electromagnetic coupler registration and mating A system includes a first bus coupler element, a second bus coupler element, and a visual element associated with the second bus coupler element and including a transparent media enabling the second coupler element to be visually aligned with the first coupler eleme... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7241150 | Connector, a terminal fitting, a chained terminal and a mounting method for a connector A circuit board connector has a housing 10 and terminal fittings (30) mounted in the housing (10). The terminal fittings (30) have board connecting portions (34) drawn out of the housing (10). The board connecting portions (... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7204700 | Electrical connector The electrical connector includes a connector body and an accessing device. The connector body includes an insulation body that receives a plurality of pins and has a multilateral through hole in the middle. The PCB has a positioning frame line that corresponds to t... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7144279 | Electrical connector including viewing windows and associated methods An electrical connector for electrical cables may include an electrically conductive body, a thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) insulating cover, and windows aligned with cable end viewing openings in the conductive body. The electrically conductive body may have spaced ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140918 | Shielded electrical connector for mounting on a circuit board A shielded electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing for mounting on the circuit board and including a front mating end and a rear terminating end. A plurality of conductive terminals are mo... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7134921 | Power distribution block assembly The terminal block assembly of this invention provides a finger safe method of distributing power while at the same time enabling the installer to make uniform and correct connections to a multiplicity of taps or ports. Each connection includes an abutment or seat p... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7121903 | Terminal The terminal includes a front portion, a middle portion, and a rear portion. The rear portion is opened and has a pair of upright segments. The front portion is a shape of hollow cylinder and has bent tips. The middle portion is partly opened and an inner edge there... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7101230 | Combined connector A combined connector comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a mating face and a rear face connecting with two opposite top face and bottom faces, and defines a plurality of terminal insertion slots. Each terminal co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7066742 | Information means with waterproof and transmitting light characteristic An information means with waterproof and transmitting light characteristic is disclosed to include a connector, an electric device connected to the connector for data storage and transmission, a transparent waterproof member surrounding the connector around the elec... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7056130 | Socket connector with inspection datum windows A socket connector is provided that includes a housing holding a plurality of electrical contacts. The housing includes a base having a top side and a bottom side. Opposed side walls upwardly extend from the top side of the base. A datum protrusion is formed on each... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7052333 | Power distribution block assembly The terminal block assembly of this invention provides a finger safe method of distributing power while at the same time enabling the installer to make uniform and correct connections to a multiplicity of taps or ports. Each connection includes an abutment or seat p... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7001188 | Electrical junction box having an inspection section of a slit width of a tuning fork-like terminal A tuning fork-like terminal is accommodated in a terminal-containing section. The tuning fork-like terminal is provided on the central end with a slit adapted to receive a tab being connected. Clamping portions are projected from the opposed surfaces of the slit to ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6932639 | Electroluminescent cable connector The electroluminescent cable (EL-cable) connector is a connector for mechanically and electrically splicing together a pair of EL-cables, each cable having a center conductor coated with an electroluminescent phosphor and two fine wires spiraling the length of the p... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6921284 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) includes a housing (110) and a light source (120) inside the housing. The housing has a surface (130). A first portion of the surface permits the passage of a first amount of light from the light source, and ... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905363 | Cross-connect jumper assembly having tracer lamp A jumper assembly for a DSX system is disclosed herein. The jumper assembly includes a messenger wire for electrically connecting tracer lamp circuits corresponding to two cross-connected DSX modules. The jumper assembly also includes tracer lamp devices carried wit... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6802741 | Electric plug for a power cord An electric plug includes a plug housing which is formed onto one end of a power cord, the power cord includes a hot line, a neutral line and a ground line. The electric plug includes a lighted rocker switch which provides both circuit breaking and power switching c... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6743044 | Cross-connect jumper assembly having tracer lamp A jumper assembly for a DSX system is disclosed herein. The jumper assembly includes a messenger wire for electrically connecting tracer lamp circuits corresponding to two cross-connected DSX modules. The jumper assembly also includes tracer lamp devices carried wit... | 06/01/2004 |
| 6714015 | Apparatus for testing spark plugs A tool for determining the continuity of an electrical circuit for an internal combustion engine includes a single body member with male connectors projecting from the opposite ends and a lead wire having a 90° connection boot at one end and an inline connection bo... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6685483 | Electrical breadboard assembly A transparent base supports two or more socket boards side-by-side. Binding posts are arrayed on the longer side of one rectangular socket board. Turning the assembly over allows the user to see how the sockets are connected to the busbars on the backside... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6655975 | Sealed housing assembly A sealed electrical assembly that includes a housing having an opening at an end. An electrical device is positioned in the housing. The electrical device includes a lead that extends out of the open end. A cover is positioned within the opening. The cove... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6623292 | Card edge connector adapted to provide visual status indication An edge connector for receiving a first circuit board, circuit card, etc. comprises a housing having a circuit board receiving groove. A plurality of electrical contacts are arranged in the board receiving groove. An ejector member is provided for ejectin... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6592406 | Adapter with fuse and indicator and capable of being used as plug An adapter with a fuse and an indicator and capable of being used as a plug is disclosed. The adapter mainly includes an upper cover and a lower cover. Two parallel male terminals and two parallel female terminals are installed in the upper cover and lowe... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6558199 | Connector device for card with a plurality of connection terminals different in length According to the present invention, provided is a card connector device in which supporting positions of the individual connection terminals with respect to a header are formed on a straight line without being shifted forward and backward and rigidity of ... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6506059 | Electrical connectors for display devices An electrical connector for interconnecting a display to a printed circuit board. One application of the invention provides connection between a liquid crystal display ("LCD") and a circuit board. The connector is capable of serving a dual function as bot... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6492752 | AC generator for vehicle An AC generator for a vehicle has a cover and a connector to be connected with an end connector from a vehicle mounted circuit. The connector and the end connector have a lock mechanism using a lock portion and a lever. The cover has an opening for provid... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6481875 | Light socket cover system A light socket cover system that is used by persons decorating with lights, including strings of lights, that provides an electrically nonconductive cover for providing a moisture tight covering for one or more empty light sockets and/or one or more light... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6347958 | Connecting device to vehicle battery terminals A connecting device applicable to a battery terminal can display the electrical condition, such as the voltage of power and the condition of the fuses of each line. The connecting device includes a main body having a clamp at one end for fixing to the bat... | 02/19/2002 |
| 6336832 | Electrical connector with female contact element An electrical connector comprises a tubular body (1) with a hollow section (2) having a mouth (3), a female contact element (6) with a pair of contact pieces (7) extending in the hollow section (2) forming a throat portion (8) near the mouth (3), and a wi... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6336825 | Electrical connector with light-guiding body An electrical connector is disclosed with electrically contacting contact pins or contact sockets, such as plugs or couplings. The electrical connector exhibits on one side a receiver part. A light-guiding body made of a light-transmitting material with a... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6325655 | Electrical connector for a PGA package An electrical connector for a PGA package is provided for reduction of the height thereof. The electrical connector includes a base in which a plurality of terminal receiving cavities are adapted for receiving pins of the PGA package. A plurality of termi... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6326545 | High density distribution panel having front accessible electrical components A high density distribution panel is disclosed having a plurality of drawers on which components are mounted. The drawers provide support for the components and are pulled out and allowed to be guided downward with the assistance of gravity to come to res... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6290533 | Flashlight plug An electrical plug incorporates a light beam between the prongs of the plug. The light beam is forwardly directed such that the plug can illuminate a socket where the plug is to be inserted. The plug body includes a circuit board having a light, resistor,... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6287137 | Inspectable electrical connector for a PGA package An electrical connector for a PGA package is provided for reduction of the height thereof. An electrical connector for a PGA package comprises a housing board in which a plurality of contact holes adapted for receiving pins of the PGA package formed in gr... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283800 | Double lock connector and spacer detecting method therefor A double lock connector 1 having spacers 3,4 for engaging terminals is provided with detecting pin inserting portions 16,17 continuing from the front end of a connector housing 2 to the spacers 3,4. The detecting pin inserting portions are of slits. The d... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6267608 | Opening and closing structure for a housing cover of a connector of an information processing apparatus In an opening and closing structure for a connector housing cover in an information processing apparatus, a viewing window is formed at the upper surface of a housing recess that houses a connector in the main unit of a information processing apparatus, a... | 07/31/2001 |
