...that Thomas Edison's patent application on his phonograph was approved by the Patent Office in just seven weeks? In contrast, it took Gordon Gould, the inventor of the laser, 30 years to obtain his patent -- finally awarded in 1988!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7867029 | Connector housing and connector This invention provides with a connector housing in which a retaining arm for fixing a metal terminal to be inserted into a receiving chamber is formed within the receiving chamber, and extends in a direction of insertion of the metal terminal, and the retaining arm... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7537469 | Lever-fitting type connector A housing 12 is connectable to a mating connector, and has inwardly-projecting housing bosses 41a and 41b. A lever 2 includes engagement portions 21a and 21b engageable respectively with the housi... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7488190 | Lever fitting-type connector A lever fitting-type connector has a lock arm for retaining a lever, the lock arm being provided at a connector housing. The lever fitting-type connector includes, in addition to a first retaining cancellation structure for canceling a retained condition of the leve... | 02/10/2009 |