Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7435091 | Rotating electrical power plug adapter A novel stand alone electrical rotating power plug adapter device is disclosed herein which will increase the number of power cords that can be connected to wall outlets, power strips, or multi outlet plugs. The invention presented herein, addressing the object of c... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422492 | Angled electric plug-in connector comprising a first angled limb and a second angled limb An angled plug-in connector (1) is provided having an insulating body that is located in a first angled limb (2) and that contains electric contacts. The conductor or conductors that extend from the insulating body extend through a second angled limb (... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374423 | Conducting strip for connection device A conducting strip for a connection device comprises a first conducting strip, a second conducting strip, and an elastic clipping element. One side of the second conducting strip is contacted with one side of the first conducting strip, and the two contacted sides a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7363947 | Appliance and receptacle for receiving a Universal Serial Bus (USB) plug in two orientations A reversible receptacle for receiving a USB plug, including a first set of four electrical contact regions and a second set of four electrical contact regions, the contact regions configured such that in a first coupling orientation of the plug with the reversible r... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361043 | Apparatus including card element, device inserted into apparatus and a method for connecting or disconnecting the card element An apparatus including a substrate and a card element to be installed on the substrate includes a first plane which inclines at a predetermined angle with respect to the substrate; a second plane which is provided on the card element, inclines at the angle with resp... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351116 | Connecting element A connecting element (1), with a housing (2), with attachment means (3, 4, 5) for attaching the housing (2) to a support rail (9), preferably for attaching a top-hat rail (9), and with two connections (10, 11) in the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7238028 | Reorientable electrical receptacle A reorientable electrical outlet and a reorientable electrical expansion outlet are disclosed. The outlets have an electrical female receptacle rotateably disposed in a housing. In one embodiment, generally annular paths each having at least one conductive area and ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7223119 | Cable connector assembly and system The invention relates to a cable connector assembly including cover means and connecting means, wherein the cover means include wall portions and an opening adapted to accommodate the connecting means. At least one of the wall portions is at least partially curved f... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7207844 | Connector assembly with angular positioning structure A connector assembly comprising a pair of male connecting piece and female connecting piece which are connected to each other, and angular positioning means between the male connecting piece and the female connecting piece achieved by matching and inserting an angul... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7160125 | Reversible universal serial bus (USB) device and connector A reversible connector for coupling with a USB A-type standard connector, including a first set of four electrical contacts deployed on a first slidingly retractable block and a second set of four electrical contacts deployed on a second slidingly retractable block,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125279 | Cable connector assembly and system The invention relates to a cable connector assembly including cover means and connecting means, wherein the cover means include wall portions and an opening adapted to accommodate the connecting means. At least one of the wall portions is at least partially curved f... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104837 | Structure of a rotatable USB female connector A rotatable USB female connector is used inside the computer case to connect with a USB male connector. Since the female connector is rotatable, it can be connected to electronic devices with various kinds of USB male connectors. The structure includes a support bas... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094086 | Reversible universal serial bus (USB) device and connector A reversible connector for coupling with a USB A-type standard connector, including a first set of four electrical contact regions and a second set of four electrical contact regions, the contact regions configured such that in a first coupling orientation of the re... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086866 | Circuit board mounted electrical connector An electrical connector system includes a connector mounted on a printed circuit board and mateable with a mating connector in a mating direction at an acute angle to the circuit board. A connector housing mounts at least two sets of first and second terminals. The ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7029332 | Flat plug structure The present invention provides a flat plug structure, which comprises: a flat housing, having a space; a first conductive plate, positioned perpendicularly inside said space and protruded from the bottom of said housing; a second conductive plate, also positioned pe... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025595 | Electronic device with adjustable housings An electronic device includes a main housing that has a dome-shaped portion formed with an arcuate slot unit, a support body that is disposed in the main housing and that has a dome-shaped portion formed with an arcuate slot unit, an arcuate sliding piece that is di... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7011540 | Multidirectional socket assembly for connection with electronic elements extending in different directions A socket assembly includes a base, two first connection poles on the base and each having a first lateral hole, an assembly block having a central through hole to allow extension of the two first connection poles and pairs of first connection blocks formed on one si... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6971920 | Electrical multiple outlet device and electrical device having pivotable electrical prongs A multi-receptacle device having a housing with a front face, a back face, an end face and a plurality of receptacles in the front face. A first set of prongs and a second set of prongs are pivotally mounted in the housing so as to be movable between a first positio... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6923662 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has an insulative housing with a mounting surface that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a plane perpendicular to an engagement direction with another connector. A plurality of contacts is arranged in the insulative housing... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6916199 | Telecommunications patch panel with angled connector modules A telecommunications patch panel is provided having a plurality of connector modules rotatably mounted to a frame member. Each connector module has a front face and an opposite facing rear face, and each front face includes a plurality of connector jacks. Each rear ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6893267 | USB plug with a multi-directional rotation structure A USB plug with a multi-directional rotation structure, adopted for a portable electronic device, is used for mating with an electronic product having a USB port. The USB plug has a first hollow spherical housing, and a second hollow spherical housing having an inte... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6855007 | Switch connector and method A connector for connecting a plurality of wires to a sub-miniature switch and lamp socket assembly having tabs and a ground pin includes a molded, one-piece housing and a plurality of terminals for joining the plurality of wires to the tabs and ground pin. A plurali... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6837750 | Connector and connector housing having a notch formed in an edge of the connector housing to facilitate connection A connector is provided, by which an undesirable connection between housings of an improper product number can be prevented, and a connector housing is provided, by which an undesirable connection to a connector housing of an improper product number can be prevented... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6827607 | Connector for circuit board and method of forming it A housing (10) of a connector has vertical screw holes (14) parallel to a connecting direction of the housing (10) and horizontal screw holes (19) normal to the connecting direction. Thus, the housing (10) is both horizontally and ... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6752653 | Electrical extension cord with capability for multi-positional fixed mounting An electrical extension cord assembly including a cord having a male plug attached to one end and a female receptacle head attached to the other end of the cord. The receptacle head is configured so that it can removably engage a base plate that is attached to a sta... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6645006 | Electrical connector An electrical connector having a housing, a plurality of conductive terminals supported within the housing, and a flange extending outward from the housing is disclosed. The flange has a single mounting notch therein that is formed during the manufacturin... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6638104 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) comprising a housing (10) having a board attachment face (13a) inclined a specified angle from a plane that is perpendicular to a direction of mating with a mating connector. Contacts (20) are connected to the housing (10) and ... | 10/28/2003 |
| 6497578 | Method and apparatus to increase cable connector density in equipment A cable card having increased cable connector density is provided. The cable card has a non-planar surface and, therefore, more surface area than a planar cable card having the same outside dimensions. The increased surface area of the non-planar surface ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6485327 | Electrical extension cord with capability for multi-positional fixed mounting An electrical extension cord assembly including a cord having a male plug attached to one end and a female receptacle head attached to the other end of the cord. The receptacle head is configured so that it can removably engage a base plate that is attach... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6441297 | Solar cell arrangement The invention relates to a solar cell arrangement consisting of series-connected solar subcells. Said solar subcells consist of a semiconductor wafer which forms a common base material for all of the solar subcells and wherein a number of recesses are pro... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6419526 | High frequency bi-level offset multi-port jack A multi-port modular jack including an outer housing part, inner housing parts arranged in the outer housing part to define plug-receiving receptacles receivable of mating plugs, and an optional shield surrounding the jack. The outer housing part having a... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6411526 | Self-aligned, panel-mounted power cord set, method of manufacture therefor and an electronic equipment chassis employing the same The present invention provides for a self-aligned, panel mounted cord set, a method of manufacture therefor and an electronic equipment chassis employing the same. One end of the cord set is mounted in an aperture on a panel of an electronic equipment cha... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6375511 | Electrical connector having multiple ports opening toward different directions An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a first slot (16) and a second slot (20) orientated along different mating directions, the mating directions differing from each other by a desired angle and a plurality of first a... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6371804 | Retention means for a cable connector assembly An electrical connector assembly comprises a connector and a dielectric housing. The connector includes a case from which a first wing and a second wing. Each wing defines a through hole and an extending plane which is inclined relative to a bottom surfac... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6343018 | Card connector mounting structure A mounting structure of a card connector includes a connector body surface mounted on a wiring circuit board. An IC card can be withdrawably inserted into the connector body so that the IC card can be connected to the wiring circuit board through the conn... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6313395 | Interconnect structure for solar cells and method of making same An interconnect structure for use with solar cells and like devices which are subject to compressive and/or expansive forces through packaging or in application comprises a flattened spiral of a metal strip. The interconnect is fabricated by first providi... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6293464 | Card reader A card reader (10) includes a housing (12) having a top wall (14), opposed side walls (34), a closed end (30) and an open end (26) defining a card-receiving slot (40), and an array of terminals (50) secured in the housing. The card-receiving slot (40) is ... | 09/25/2001 |
| 6290536 | Blind-mate snap-in cable connector assembly A blind-mate, snap-in cable connector assembly comprises a first connector mounted on a first supporting plate. The first connector includes a first housing defining a pair of cavities therethrough. A second connector is mated to the first connector. The ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6238251 | Patch panel with patch cord plug keyway A patch panel with patch cord plug keyway incorporates at least one jack. The jack communicates with a transmission medium, such as a cable, with the jack including a plug-receiving cavity and a keyway. The plug-receiving cavity is configured to receive a... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6227894 | Insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus, structure of remote controlling engagement and separation thereof, and connecting frame block structure for insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus or the like There is provided an insertion and withdrawal connector apparatus in which a plurality of connectors can move only in a range of capable of engaging and separating with and from a plurality of mating connectors within a connector receiving body. A connect... | 05/08/2001 |
