Did You Know...
...that the inventor of the electric motor was a blacksmith named Thomas Davenport? Described as "a brilliantly unsuccessful inventor", Davenport invented the first rotary electric motor. In 1836 he headed out -- on foot -- from his Vermont home to file a patent application at the Patent Office in Washington, D.C. By the time he got there, he had squandered away his money and couldn't afford the $30 filing fee so he turned around and went home. When he later mailed in his application with money he'd raised, the Patent office was destroyed in a fire. He did finally get credit for his invention on Feb. 5, 1837.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7604513 | Power connector with grounding element A power connector includes an insulative housing defining at least one passage, at least a first contact to form anode of the power connector and a second contact to form cathode of the power connector received in the insulative housing and each contact having a con... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7585175 | Elongated electrical conductor that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contact An elongate electrical conductor (2) is disclosed that is adapted for electrically connecting with an electrical contact, the conductor (2) includes a longitudinally extending elongate body (61) for defining a first contact surface (62); ... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7566225 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly is disclosed. The electrical connector assembly for connecting a chip module comprises: an electrical connector including an insulating main body, at least a conducting terminal, a cover body to restrain the chip module, and a rocker... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7556512 | Memory disk A memory disk structure includes a storage device, a hollow casing, an elastic member and a base. The storage device has a connector and a main body. The connector is installed in one end of the main body. The hollow casing has an opening and a recess with a protrus... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7520764 | Cable connector for vehicle door A cable connector for a vehicle door has a first connector including a first contact terminal and a fitting member. The fitting member has at least one cam recess, at least one locking recess, and at least one elastic member. The elastic member has at least one latc... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7473102 | Space transforming land grid array interposers An electronic apparatus includes first and second level package structures and an LGA (land grid array) interposer. The first level package structure includes a package substrate, one or more integrated circuit chips mounted on a first surface of the package substra... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7465190 | Coaxial connector and method Coaxial connectors for coaxial cable and methods for connecting coaxial connectors to a coaxial cable include: a sleeve for allowing passage of a prepared end of a coaxial cable therethrough having at least a first contact surface, a terminal including a second cont... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7462081 | Connection terminal and stator having distributor unit utilizing same The present invention provides a connection terminal for holding a plurality of electrical wires ends in place prior to crimping the connection terminal without displacement of the wires ends, and a stator utilizing the connection terminal. The stator includes a dis... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462048 | Electronic component ejection structure of electronic device An electronic component ejection structure of an electronic device is provided. The ejection structure includes a guide element, a push rod, an elastic element, and a stopping element. The guide element is used to guide the push rod to move between a first and a sec... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462070 | Connector having lock mechanism A connector is provided with a lock mechanism for locking with a mating connector when the mating connector is fitted in the connector. The connector includes a housing and a metal shell for covering an upper surface, a lower surface, and side surfaces of the housin... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462043 | Electrical connector element An aluminum enclosure of an electronic device is used in a corrosion environment. A long-term low impedance ground connection is needed because of security and EMC reasons. While common surface protection for aluminum in corrosion environments as for example polyure... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462069 | Cable plug for a coaxial cable and method for mounting a cable plug of this type A cable plug for a coaxial cable, in particular comprising an external corrugated conductor, comprises an electrically conductive housing, which concentrically surrounds an insulated internal conductor, in addition to fixing elements which are used to connect the ex... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462057 | Socket A socket for electrically connection an electronic package to a circuit board, comprises: a socket body (10) receiving a number of terminals; a floating board (11) located upon the socket body; a cover (12) rotatablely assembled to the socked bo... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7462050 | Rotary connector Any one of the reversing portions of the flat cables is positioned in the sighting window when the inner case is in the neutral state. A prescribed mark is attached to the reversing portion which is positioned in the sighting window when the inner case is in the neu... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7458834 | Miniature coaxial connecter with micro-switch A miniature coaxial connecter with a micro-switch comprises a signal terminal and a grounding element; the signal terminal is provided with an elastic portion and a first combination portion; the elastic portion is provided with a long slot used for adjusting elasti... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458818 | Electric connector and electrical connecting apparatus using the same An electrical connecting device is disposed between a circuit board and a probe board opposing each other and used for connection between electrical connection terminals provided on the underside of said circuit board and electrical connection terminals provided on ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458835 | Connector and a connector assembly A movable member (36) is located at a malfunction preventing position and a pair of functional terminals (25) are shorted by a shorting terminal (50) unless two housings (10, 20) are properly connected, whereas the movable member (36 | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458820 | Socket, socket base and method for operating and testing A purpose of the invention is to provide a socket and a socket base, capable of holding the retainers outside the viewing field of the camera in spite of the size and/or shape of the retainers when measuring contact gaps, for example. ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458849 | Coaxial connector having detachable locking sleeve A connector is provided for terminating coaxial cable. The connector includes a connector body having a cable receiving end and an opposed connection end. A locking sleeve is provided in detachable, re-attachable snap engagement with the insertion end of the connect... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458824 | Electric junction box including electric unit in plural shield case members Providing an electric junction box, which can reduce a cost and the weight with maintaining shield effect, in the electric junction box including an electric unit and a shield case, a panel joint at a panel joining area of a conductive panel is formed with synthetic... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458832 | Connector A moving plate (40) is formed such that a wall (42) projects forward from a plate-like main body (41). Since the wall (42) surrounds only tabs (31C) located near the center of a receptacle (12) and crosses the inside of the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458822 | Electrical connector and combination connector having the same An electrical connector includes a housing having a first sidewall surface and a second sidewall surface extending in a first direction in parallel to each other with a first distance therebetween; a first terminal having a first contact portion protruding from the ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7455544 | Device for locking a battery pack in a guide of a power tool The present invention relates to a device for locking a battery pack (6) in a guide (10) of a power tool (4); when the battery pack (6) is being slid into the guide (10), it is first able move into a front locked position in which ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455535 | Rail system A rail system (100) is disclosed which may be employed within a commercial interior (102). The rail system (100) comprises a series of primary-tracks (130) in a spaced apart configuration. The rail system (100) also comprises a ser... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455534 | Apparatus for grounding one or more cables An apparatus is provided for grounding one or more cables, each cable having a cable jacket surrounding an electrically conductive layer that includes an exposed portion not covered by the cable jacket. The apparatus comprises an electrically conductive enclosure co... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7455525 | Continuous flexible band housing a memory device A data storage device is disclosed. The data storage device includes a continuous band, and a memory device assembly disposes within the continuous band. The continuous band defines an internal housing recess formed by opposing sides extending between first and seco... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7452229 | Electrical connector for receiving an electrical module An electrical connector for receiving an electrical module. The electrical module has a convex on a lateral surface. The electrical connector comprises an insulated housing, a plurality of terminals and a metallic shell. The insulated housing has at least a stop wal... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452230 | Electrical cord plug assembly An electrical cord plug assembly for inhibiting the removal of an inserted male electrical cord plug having at least one exposed electrical contact is disclosed. The device comprises a housing, a retention member, a biasing member, and a user actuation member. The r... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452227 | Connector A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, H-shape connecting terminals laterally inserted into the insertion holes, each connecting terminal... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452228 | BNC plug connector with rotational position indication and associated method There is provided a BNC plug connector and associated method for engaging a BNC jack member and indicating a rotational position of the plug connector. The plug connector generally includes a sleeve that defines a first aperture at a first end for receiving a jack m... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452247 | Electrical connector for fuel pump An electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts; and a housing. The housing includes a pre-mold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts; and an overmold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical c... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7452216 | Transceiver receptacle assembly A receptacle assembly for a transceiver module includes a transceiver cage that is configured to receive the transceiver module. The transceiver cage is configured to be mounted proximate a cutout in a circuit board such that a portion of the transceiver cage extend... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7448894 | Waterproof connector A object of the present invention is to enable a double-locking of female terminals without making a whole connector larger in size or complicating a structure thereof while maintaining fine waterproof function. A female connector C1 includes a female housing... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448891 | Hinge apparatus and wiring member for use in hinge apparatus A hinge apparatus, which includes a first hinge part connected, in a rotatable manner, to a first electronic apparatus, a second hinge part having a second hinge axis connected in an inclined manner at a predetermined angle to a first hinge axis of the first hinge p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448895 | Compression ring for a coaxial cable connector A compression connector for a coaxial cable wherein an elastically deformable gasket is disposed inside the compression connector to provide a barrier to moisture ingress. The gasket is disposed within a cylindrical axial cavity in the trailing end of the connector ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448918 | Plug-in-connector The invention relates to a plug-in connector (10) with a connector housing (12) having at least one rearwardly open contact cavity (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80), which comprises at least one contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448916 | Test plug and cable for a glucose monitor Methods and apparatuses for electrically connecting a medical glucose monitor to a glucose sensor set, as well as for testing the operation of the glucose monitor, monitor cable and glucose sensor set are provided. In one embodiment, an electric cable comprises a ca... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448914 | Adapter for electrically connecting a miniature integrated circuit card in a memory card connector An adapter electrically connects an integrated circuit mini-card in a main electronic integrated circuit memory card connector having greater space requirement than the mini-card. The mini-card has surface contact strips and the adapter includes a main body capable ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448904 | Low-profile power supply terminal assembly A low-profile power supply terminal assembly is provided. ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448900 | Wires connection device A wires connection device includes a body having a chamber defined in a top thereof and a sidewall of the chamber includes a through hole through which a sub-wire extends. A groove is defined in the top of the body and communicates with the through hole via a recess... | 11/11/2008 |
