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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7410387 | Strain relief for a flat flexible cable A flat flexible cable with electrical conductors is disclosed for use in a vehicle. One or more of the conductors is configured to be attached to an external electrical device at an attachment point. The cable includes a region free from electrical conductors and an... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7384299 | Self positioning, latchable cable trough An apparatus for latching, aligning, and connecting a first connector located in a chassis with a second connector on a cable. The invention comprises a plurality of trough segments coupled in series. The trough segments include a distal trough segment having a reta... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7346371 | Portable terminal device A portable terminal device includes a first body having an operation section on a main surface thereof, a second body having a display section on a main surface thereof, a connection device for connecting the first body and the second body so that the portable termi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335031 | Actuator An actuator includes a lower housing member, an upper housing member ached to the lower one, and a cover member. Inside the lower housing member are arranged a driving source, a power-transmitting mechanism configured for transmitting a driving powder of the driving... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331801 | Top mount right angle header An electrical connection header for an electrical device and a method for assembling the same are disclosed herein. A connection header may include a plurality of electrical pins, each of which has a first portion and a second portion oriented generally orthogonal t... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7270577 | Connector module and motor utilizing the same A connector module and motor utilizing the same. The connector module electrically connects the motor and an external device and includes a printed wiring board and a plurality of pins. The printed wiring board comprises at least one circuit line, each of circuit li... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7150633 | Electric apparatus A circuit board is accommodated in a camera-housing and a connector housing portion formed integrally with the camera housing. An interior wiring has its one end connected to the circuit board and the other end connected to a connector terminal in a pressing state. ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128602 | Make first break last connection assembly A connection assembly permits a make first and break last connection for primary power. The assembly includes a first pair of connectors, a second pair of connectors, and a compliance element associated with one of the first pair of connectors. The compliance elemen... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118415 | Conductive path In a conductive path, a terminal portion is integrally formed at an end of the metallic conductor to be connected to the mating terminal. A metallic pipe accommodates the metallic conductor. A tubular-shaped insulating tube is provided between the metallic conductor... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7044781 | Hybrid sealed housing header The invention provides a header for receiving a mating plug. The header is mountable to a sealed housing. A bottom wall of the header features a flange receiving opening for allowing a portion of the bottom wall to pass into a flange of the sealed housing. A plurali... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6836038 | Motor having grounding structure for reducing radio noise A motor includes a substantially cylinder-shaped motor yoke with an opening at one end, an end plate, and DC power input terminals. The end plate is positioned adjacent to the opening of the motor yoke, and the DC power input terminals are fixed to the end plate. Th... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6780037 | Debris seal for electrical connectors of pump motors A motor assembly has electrical connectors between them that are shielded from any metallic debris generated in the motors. The motor assembly includes upper and lower motors, each having an adapter coupled together. Each adapter has a wire passage for each phase of... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6702592 | Printed circuit board assembly with secondary side rigid electrical pin to mate with compliant contact An improved interconnection assembly is disclosed suitable for use, for example, in completing an electronic signal path between a printed circuit board (PCB) and an internal component within a head disc assembly (HDA) of a disc drive. The (PCB) has a pri... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6652324 | Self-biasing spindle motor connector A self-biasing spindle motor connector (such as 200) for a disc drive (such as 100) is disclosed. The spindle motor connector (such as 200) includes a body portion (such as 202) and a plurality of alloy contacts (such as 204) extending away from the body ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6653561 | Outlet box and partition An electrical outlet box assembly provides for the divided accommodation of various voltages of wires and termination devices. The outlet box assembly includes a box housing having a back wall, a perimetrical side wall surrounding the back wall which defi... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6511328 | Through panel wiring system A programmable logic controller (PLC) assembly. The PLC assembly has a PLC and a protective enclosure having a through-panel connector. The PLC is housed within the protective enclosure and electrically coupleable to the through-panel connector. The throu... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6485310 | Assembly including a flex circuit and a gas tight chamber An assembly which a concave member and a first substrate having a transverse opening which is superimposed over the concave member to form an internal chamber. A second substrate having a transverse opening is also superimposed over said first substrate, ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6464523 | Watertight electrical cable connector An electrical connector forming a watertight seal once connected. The connector includes a receptacle formed within a first housing and having a plurality of electrically conductive sockets disposed in an insulator for receiving electrically conductive pi... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454591 | Electrical connection device and power distribution apparatus comprising it An electrical connecting device connects a conductor to a conductive strip carried by an insulating panel. The connecting device includes a base member having a mechanical attachment to a support, and a connector for electrically connecting the conductor ... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6368114 | Electrical wiring structure for sunvisor An operation for insert-molding bus bars 17 into an L-shape stay 16 to insert a horizontal shaft portion 16a of the stay 16 into a visor holder 5 is performed such that a male terminal portion 17a of the bus bars 17 of the horizontal shaft portion 16a is ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361351 | Connector fitting structure A connector receptacle is protruded through an opening formed on a cabinet of a television receiver. At least one pair of enforcement ribs formed on the cabinet in vicinal horizontal side portions of the opening to support a connector fitted with the conn... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6261123 | Battery pack manual disconnect Described is a quick connect/disconnect 10 for an electrical system comprising first and second separated electrical current carrying connectors 43A, 43B, a source of electricity, each with a first and second, respectively, receptors 40A, 40B for receivin... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6168459 | Flex support and seal apparatus for a disc drive A flex circuit support and apparatus (148) for a disc drive (100) comprising a flex circuit (150) with a conductor portion (154), a rigid dielectric support bracket (156), and a compressible, deformable resilient dielectric gasket seal (174), and extends ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6159038 | Compression header connector having strain relief and mountable to frame of hard disk drive A ZIF compression header connector comprises a housing having lower and upper faces. A plurality of terminal cells is defined between the lower and upper faces. At least a retaining wedge is formed on an outer wall of the housing. An elongate slot is form... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6155867 | Cable mounting arrangement for a power supply device A cable mounting arrangement for a power supply device including a casing having a threaded through hole, a cable having a tapered electric connector inserted through the threaded through hole and connected to a terminal on a circuit board inside the casi... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6140592 | Seal for hermetic terminal assemblies An improved fuse associated current conducting pin and sealing structure for a hermetic terminal assembly wall wherein the sealing member has a preselected coefficient of expansion compatible with that of the pin and wall and a softening point temperature... | 10/31/2000 |
| 6080021 | Jack socket having a tubular guide and a holder detached from one another A jack socket for a jack plug has a tubular guide part for receiving the shaft of the jack plug and a holder made from electrically insulating material with contact strips arranged therein. The contact strips have solder lugs which project beyond the hold... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6036530 | Modular feed-through connector and mounting assembly for tank heater A modular tank heater apparatus including a housing defining a cavity and a receptacle that is in communication with the cavity, a heater element coupled to the housing, and a set of cords selectively connectable to the heater element to provide either a ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 5782652 | Electrical connector assembly for a magnet wire The invention comprises an electrical connector assembly having a wire housing with a wire contact disposed therein. The wire contact has two ends, one of the ends having insulation displacing slots for receiving a magnet wire therein, the other of the en... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5669763 | Fuel pump unit and an electrical connector therefor A fuel pump unit comprises a pump supporting flange for closing an opening in a fuel tank. The supporting flange has a wet side from which projects a fuel pump and an opposite dry side from which projects a lip defining a through opening in the supporting... | 09/23/1997 |
| 5580273 | Hydraulic electrode seal The subject arrangement provides a compact leak free mechanism to interconnect an electrical signal between the interior and exterior of a pressure vessel. The electrode sealing arrangement of the subject invention includes a housing, an insulating sealan... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5471015 | Seal for hermetic terminal assemblies An improved fuse associated current conducting pin and sealing structure for a hermetic terminal assembly wall wherein the sealing member has a preselected coefficient of expansion compatible with that of the pin and wall and a softening point temperature... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5292267 | Connector unit with movable connector A function expanding apparatus for electronic devices having a mechanism for supporting a connector body. Two elastic members hold a connector body which is freely slidable between the two elastic members. The connector body is movable in multiple directi... | 03/08/1994 |
| 5229674 | Electric motor with connector plug in stator groove An electric motor 2 with a stator 22 comprising a stator plate packet 24 and coils located in grooves of the stator plate packet 24, and a plug connector device 30 for connecting wire ends 32 of the coils 28 with motor connector leads 34. The plug connect... | 07/20/1993 |
| 5227685 | Dual function corrector for brush motor A motor assembly apparatus which includes a housing, an output shaft, a brush assembly, a stator, and a male connector disposed within the housing. The male connector includes a first lug and a second lug and apparatus for connecting the male connectors t... | 07/13/1993 |
| 5145417 | Terminal block assembly for hermetic terminal structure In combination with at least two terminal assemblies each having body members sealed in the housing wall of a hermetically sealed compressor with outer pin segments extending therefrom, two terminal blocks engageably connected to each of the body members ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5126608 | Motor housing with integrally molded electric connector A motor housing structure with an integrally molded electric connector comprises a front flange (26) and a molded rear housing (28) fixed respectively to the front and rear ends of the core (12) of the stator (10) of a motor, and supports a rotor (20) for... | 06/30/1992 |
| 5061193 | Electrical connection arrangement and method of providing an electrical connection An electrical connection arrangement (20) provides an electrical connection between an electrical device (14) inside a vehicle engine casing (10) and an electrical termination (15) outside the casing. The connection arrangement comprises a PCB (21) which ... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5035653 | Terminal block for a hermetic terminal assembly A current resistive terminal block for connection to outer pin segment means projecting outwardly from a body member of a hermetic terminal assembly sealed in a housing wall, the terminal block including a main channel means to protect the outer pin segme... | 07/30/1991 |
| 4984973 | Hermetic motor compressor unit having a hermetic terminal with electrically insulating anti-tracking cap A hermetic terminal for carrying electric current into the housing of a hermetic compressor, including a cup-shaped metallic body member having a plurality of metallic conductor pins extending therethrough which are electrically insulated from the body me... | 01/15/1991 |
