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...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7442081 | Hermetic electrical connector A hermetic pressure connector which provides a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead. The connector includes a transverse support member having a high pressure side and an opposite low pressure side. A passage extends throug... | 10/28/2008 |
| RE40537 | Automotive fuel tank electrical fitting A glass-sealed electrical fitting for an automotive fuel tank is mounted on a flange which supports an internal fuel pump and fuel level sensor within the fuel tank. In one form, the glass seal surrounds a plurality of pins longitudinally disposed within an elongate... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7435120 | Electrical insulator, especially for medium and high voltages An electrical insulator preferably for medium and high voltages surrounds an interior space. Electrically active elements can be introduced into the interior space of the electrical insulator. In order to reduce the heat transfer between the interior space and the e... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7285010 | TDI detecting device, a feed-through equipment and electron beam apparatus using these devices An electron beam apparatus comprises a TDI sensor (64) and a feed-through device (50). The feed-through device has a socket contact (54) for interconnecting a pin (52) attached to a flanged (51) for separating different environment... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7226312 | Micro coated electrical feedthru A method and apparatus for electrically interfacing between two or more distinct environments. The method and apparatus are directed to an electrical feedthru with one or more electrical transmission lines coated with one or more thin dielectric layers of material t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7168979 | Microwave connector A coaxial connector including an outer conductor, a glass to metal seal (GMS) assembly, and a center conductor, is disclosed. The outer conductor has a tubular shape and defines longitudinal axis. Here, the center conductor and the GMS assembly are coupled before th... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7097501 | Micro coated electrical feedthru A method and apparatus for electrically interfacing between two or more distinct environments. The method and apparatus are directed to an electrical feedthru with one or more electrical transmission lines coated with one or more thin dielectric layers of material t... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7081012 | Device for ducting electrical lines through the wall of a fuel tank The invention relates to a device for ducting electrical lines through the wall of a fuel tank (1), whereby a steel support (3) is materially connected to the wall of the fuel tank (1). Contacts (4) are introduced through the support (... | 07/25/2006 |
| 6994589 | Method for production of a gas-tight ducting for a contact through a wall and device for ducting an electrical contact through a wall The invention relates to a method for production of a gas-tight ducting for a contact (4) through a wall (12), in particular in a fuel tank and a device for said ducting. According to the method, the contact is placed in a tool form (1), in whic... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6841731 | Terminal assembly A terminal assembly and terminal installation. In one embodiment, the terminal assembly includes a body having a longitudinal opening therethrough and a shoulder. The terminal assembly is installed in an aperture adapted to receive and join the body to a wall with a... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6821145 | Hermetically sealed connector and methods of providing the same A hermetically sealed connector and method for providing the same is provided. Generally, the connector contains a header having a series of pins secured therein, wherein the header has an upper portion that extends in a direction perpendicular to a central axis of ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6809259 | Through terminal and X-ray tube This invention aims to provide a through terminal capable of maintaining air-tightness stably and an X-ray tube having the through terminal. The through terminal includes a tubular member, a plate member formed of an insulating ceramic material and bonded to an inne... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6582251 | Hermetic electrical connector and method of making the same A hermetic pressure connector for providing a pressure-tight, electrically-conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead. The connector includes a transverse support member having a passage therethrough. A conductor pin extends through the passage. A... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6555754 | Automotive fuel tank electrical fitting A glass-sealed electrical fitting for an automotive fuel tank is mounted on a flange which supports an internal fuel pump and fuel level sensor within the fuel tank. In one form, the glass seal surrounds a plurality of pins longitudinally disposed within ... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6509525 | Hermetic terminal assembly A hermetic terminal assembly including a body member with a bottom portion and a surrounding boundary or flange portion with at least one current conducting pin sealed in an opening in the bottom portion. The hermetic terminal assembly may include an over... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6441311 | Power supply terminal for use with a motor-driven compressor and method of insulating same A motor-driven compressor is provided with a power supply terminal secured to a metallic housing and electrically connected to a power source. The power supply terminal includes a base secured to the metallic housing, a conductive element secured to the b... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6372993 | Sealed terminal assembly for hermetic compressor A terminal assembly for a hermetic compressor having a shell includes a terminal block secured to the shell. A terminal fence surrounds the terminal block and is also fixedly secured to the shell. An intermediate gasket sealingly engages both the shell an... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6362424 | Hermetic terminal retainer structure A hermetic terminal assembly including a body member with a bottom portion and a surrounding boundary or flange portion with at least one current conducting pin sealed in an opening in the bottom portion and an over-surface stratum or disk disposed in clo... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6273754 | Protective covering for the terminal assembly of a hermetic compressor assembly A hermetic compressor assembly including a housing; an electric motor disposed in the housing; a compression mechanism disposed in the housing and operatively coupled to the motor; a terminal assembly comprising a terminal body extending through and seali... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6107566 | Hermetic terminal structure A hermetic terminal assembly including a body member with a bottom portion and a surrounding boundary or flange portion with at least one current conducting pin sealed in an opening in the bottom portion and an over-surface stratum disposed in said body m... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5994975 | Millimeter wave ceramic-metal feedthroughs A durable, broad-band low insertion loss RF feedthrough is formed of a straight conductor (5) centrally supported by, hermetically sealed to and axially extending through the center of a strong, rigid, impervious ceramic disk (3). The ceramic disk is herm... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5940279 | Metal support element for electronic components or circuit supports A metal support element having electronic components or circuit supports, in particular hybrid circuits, the connections of which are guided through from the component side, via a plurality of connector pins melted into glass passthroughs, to the opposite... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5595514 | Feedthrough pin and process for its preparation, and electrical feedthrough made therewith A feedthrough (34) is formed of a feedthrough plate (44) having at least one bore (46) therethrough and a feedthrough pin (48) hermetically sealed into the bore (46). The feedthrough pin (48) includes an elongated pin (50) having an axis of elongation (52... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5584716 | Terminal assembly for hermetic compressor A hermetic terminal assembly has a plurality of conductor pins which define integral fusible links (36). A unique plug is provided which both separates the individual wires (70) leading to the conductor pins and allows, in cooperation with a fence or with... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5391061 | Hermetic terminal cover and compressor incorporating same A hermetic terminal cover is arranged to be mounted onto a hermetic terminal of, such as, a closed-type compressor. The hermetic terminal cover has terminal caps for covering respective terminal strips of the hermetic terminal. Each terminal strip include... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5336105 | External terminal shield A hermetic compressor with an external terminal shield including a cluster block, hermetic assembly, and an enclosure covering both the cluster block and hermetic terminal assembly, with electrical power supply wires leading out of the enclosure. A means ... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5110307 | Laser weldable hermetic connector Electrical connectors are provided for enabling electrical access through a side wall of a microelectronic, sensor, or fiber optic package housing while maintaining hermeticity. These connectors include a connector body having an aperture therethrough and... | 05/05/1992 |
| 5041019 | Transition joint for microwave package In accordance with this invention, a hermetically sealed transition joint for use with a microwave package which has a receptacle including a side wall made of a first weldable material with a feed-through opening therein. The transition joint includes a ... | 08/20/1991 |
| 4985656 | Lamp with re-enforced tubular base pins A lamp with re-enforced tubular base pins is disclosed. A less expensive, high quality, high wattage lamp may be formed with re-enforced tubular base pins. The lamp comprises a lamp envelope having an enclosed means for producing light, a light transmissi... | 01/15/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4966559 | Internal terminal block for compressor hermetic terminal A terminal block assembly for connection to the interior side of an electrical hermetic terminal of a hermetic compressor is disclosed. The hermetic terminal comprises a cup-shaped metallic body member having a plurality of conductor pins which extend thr... | 10/30/1990 |
| 4960391 | Hermetically sealed electrical bulkhead connector A housing for a hermetically sealed bulkhead connector is machined of an integral metal member to have a precisely planar bulkhead-engaging surface of a mounting section extending peripherally around a contact support section disposed within a hood sectio... | 10/02/1990 |
| 4952173 | Circuit protection device A circuit protection device that can be incorporated into a coaxial cable connector for protecting the circuit from a voltage transient, comprises an annulus 11 that has a central aperture for receiving a central conductor, e.g. pin, of the connector. The... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4878850 | Electric power supply terminal for encapsulated glazing The terminal for encapsulated glazing having coverings or equipment requiring an electric power supply. The terminal, for example of the hollow rivet type, is fastened, particularly by soldering or brazing, in the area of the edges of the glazing on a zon... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4826451 | More durable modified connector for nuclear power plant pressurizer heater applications An electrical connector assembly for use with a nuclear power plant pressurizer heater includes an external metal shell having a base end and a connection end with a header located internally of the shell intermediate the two ends. Connector pins extend f... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4786762 | Sleeve arrangement for a hermetic terminal assembly A hermetic terminal assembly for a motor unit housing including a cup-shaped body, the bottom of which has a rim and at least one hole defining an annular sealing lip extending in the same direction therefrom through which hole an electrical connection pi... | 11/22/1988 |
| 4720271 | Hermetic coaxial connector The invention concerns a hermetic coaxial connector of the type intended to be attached to a panel to ensure hermetic coaxial traverse of said panel, comprising a central conductive contact housed with interposition of an insulator in a housing, forming a... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4690480 | Tubular bi-metal connector An outlet terminal connector for electrical circuitry contained within a hermetically sealed housing. The connector includes a tubular shell having a threaded end portion composed of steel for releasably engaging a threaded mating cable connector and a ba... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4631821 | Method for joining metal components to a substrate A method for fixing a pin to a ceramic substrate includes inserting the pin into a hole through the thickness of the substrate, restraining one end of the pin that extends from one surface of the substrate, and striking the end of the pin at the opposite ... | 12/30/1986 |
| 4609774 | Electrical terminal construction with fusible section A terminal construction comprises a body having one or more apertures therethrough, a pin element in each of the apertures and a seal element in each of the apertures hermetically sealing and electrically insulating between the adjacent pin element and th... | 09/02/1986 |
