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| 029868000 | Assembling elongated conductors, e.g., splicing, etc. | 49 |
| 20080196246 | Bundle Cable Connector Assembly, Components, Tooling and Manufacturing Method - A method for assembling a bundle cable connector assembly that eliminates bird caging, wire threads extruding through a connector pin, loose wire threads, dielectric shield shrinking, etc. The method includes stripping the wire to create a birdcage preventative zone and an exposed tip with a crimping zone therebetween, and tinning the exposed wire at the birdcage preventative zone and the tip. The method then includes inserting the wire into a connector pin, and crimping the pin to the wire at the crimping zone using heat so that the tinning solder melts. The method then includes mounting the pin to a connector body and mounting a wire-locking device to the connector body to lock the pin to the connector body. | 08-21-2008 |
| 20080201946 | Electrical connector for aluminum conductor composite core (ACCC) cable - A dead end electrical connector assembly including a dead end connector member, a collet, wedges and an outer sleeve. The dead end connector member has a first end section and a second end section. The second end section includes a threaded section. The first end section is adapted to be connected to another member and includes a general bolt head section adapted to be turned by a powered tool to axially rotate the dead end connector member. The front end of the collet includes a threaded section adapted to be threaded onto the threaded section of the dead end connector member. The wedges are inserted directly between the collet and a core member of a cable conductor. The second end section of the dead end connector member is adapted to push the wedges into the collet. The outer sleeve is crimped onto the dead end connector member and the cable | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080235945 | Electrical connection method for plural coaxial wires - The present invention relates to a method of properly connecting respective shields in a plurality of extra fine coaxial wires via a common conductive member. The plurality of coaxial wires having the shields that are partially exposed is arranged in parallel. A metal adhesive material is placed on the respective shields in the coaxial wires and is melted by being irradiated with laser light. Then, the respective shields are connected electrically via the common conductive member when the common conductive member is placed on the melted metal adhesive material. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080313897 | METHOD FOR PRE-FORMING A TWISTED-PAIR ELECTRICAL CABLE - A method of installing a plug on a cable having insulated wire pairs includes stripping insulation from a cable end to expose the wires and arranging the wires into a plug configuration. A wiring block having a back end leading to a cavity and a front end having pass through holes respectively leading to wire troughs extending between the cavity and front end is provided. The cable end is inserted through the back end such that the wires are inserted into the wire troughs corresponding with the plug configuration and such that the ends of the wires protrude out through the pass through holes. The protruding wire ends are cut off after being pulled until the cable insulation adjacent to the cable end seats itself inside the cavity. The cable is removed from the block such that the cable end can be inserted into a plug to be crimped thereto. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090044404 | Method for connecting electrodes having apertures - One embodiment includes a method that includes positioning a first substantially planar electrode including material defining a first aperture into a capacitor stack in alignment with a second substantially planar electrode such that a first non-aperture portion of the second substantially planar electrode at least partially overlays the first aperture and joining the first substantially planar electrode to the second substantially planar electrode proximal the material defining the first aperture and the first non-aperture portion of the second substantially planar electrode. | 02-19-2009 |
| 20090056122 | System for the simultaneous introduction of two items into a conduit | 03-05-2009 |
| 20090241336 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING CORED WIRE - An apparatus and method for making cored wire filled with a powdery and/or granular fill material are disclosed. The present invention controls automatically the depositing of fill material used in cored wire manufacturing by accounting for a variety of process changes, such as, for example, variations in strip width, strip thickness, fill material flow, and fill material density. Such automatic monitoring and control uses detected strip measurements and detected fill material volumes to produce a high quality tubular welding wire (e.g., about±0.5% variation from a desired core ratio). | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100146785 | Method and Apparatus for Joining a Pair of Electric Cables - An elastic tubular sleeve ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100192373 | DEVICE FOR INSTALLING AERIAL ELECTRICAL POWER LINES AND METHOD OF OPERATION - A device for installing aerial electrical power conductors on utility poles and a method of operation is provided. The device includes a frame having a plurality of anchors. The anchors are arranged to provide a place for securing a plurality of pull ropes during installation of the conductors. The device includes a post sized to be received in a hitch on a vehicle. In one embodiment, the device is sized to fit into an aerial platform, such as that used on utility bucket trucks. The device may be lifted to the point of connection on the utility pole. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100218373 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLIES AND JOINT ASSEMBLIES AND METHODS FOR USING THE SAME - An electrical joint assembly for connecting a plurality of conductors includes a busbar hub and a plurality of limiter modules. The busbar hub includes an electrically conductive busbar body and a plurality of conductor legs extending from the busbar body. The limiter modules each include a fuse element. Each of the limiter modules is connected to a respective one of the conductor legs and is connectable to a respective conductor to provide a fuse controlled connection between the respective conductor leg and the respective conductor. Each of the limiter modules is independently removable from the respective one of the conductor legs. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100293785 | CRUSH RESISTANT CONDUCTOR INSULATION - A process of twinning a pair of polymer-insulated conductors to form a twisted pair, where the polymer-insulated conductors are formed by extruding a uniformly thick coating of polymer onto the conductors. More than one twisted pair is encased in a polymer jacket forming a cable. The twisted pair obtains a desirable average impedance performance using a reduced amount by weight of polymer forming said polymer-insulated conductors by: (i) extruding to form longitudinally running peaks and valleys in the exterior surface of each of the polymer-insulated conductors of the pair of polymer-insulated conductors and (ii) twinning resultant polymer-insulated conductors to nest at least one of the peaks in the exterior surface of one of the polymer-insulated conductors in at least one of said valleys in the exterior surface of the other of the polymer-insulated conductors of the pair of polymer-insulated conductors. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20120011717 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR ACCURATELY ALIGNING AND SPLICING CARRIER TAPE - A method matching and splicing ends of carrier tape. A Uniquely patterned tab can be provided at an end/edge of carrier tape A and a uniquely patterned notch can be provided at an end/edge of carrier tape B. The uniquely patterned notch is complimentary to the uniquely patterned tab. The edge of carrier tape A is indexed (matched) to the edge of carrier tape B. The end/edge of carrier tape A and end/edge of carrier tape B can be secured together with adhesive tape that can be placed on at least one surface of carrier tape A and B. The uniquely patterned notch is complimentary to the uniquely patterned tab identify matching electronic components carried by carrier tape A and B. Indicia printed at the ends of carrier tape can also be used to identify component values in addition to use of unique tabs and notches formed at edge of tapes. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120066904 | DEVICE, ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING LINES, MOTOR VEHICLE COMPRISING SUCH AN DEVICE OR ARRANGEMENT, RESPECTIVELY - The invention relates to an device for connecting lines, especially to a quick connector, comprising at least one connector adapted to be joined with a line end by means of friction welding. A controlled release of excess melt is achieved by that the connecting device is provided with means for withdrawing the melt producible by the friction welding from the its area of the origin. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120186081 | METHOD OF FORMING FLAT CONDUCTOR WIRE FOR USE IN CAGE-SHAPED DISTRIBUTED WINDING COIL AND FORMING APPARATUS OF THE WIRE - A flat conductor material before being formed into a flat conductor includes a in-slot conductor portion where a conductor having rectangular cross-section is continuously pre-formed in a zigzag pattern on a same plane and a plurality of conductors are so arranged as to be overlapped in the slot of the stator core, a coil end conductor portion where a plurality of conductors are arranged while overlapping as a coil end on the outside of the slot, and a bending portion which bends to connect both conductor portions. When the flat conductor is formed, the bending portions located at the opposite ends of the in-slot conductor portion are grasped by means of a pair of grasping tools, and the in-slot conductor portion is clamped by means of a twist tool in the setting process. Thereafter, the bending portions are twisted and bent into crank-shape in the machining process by displacing a predetermined axis to a predetermined direction while rotating the twist tool about the axis. The flat conductor is obtained by carrying out the setting process and the machining process entirely for the plurality of in-slot conductor portions. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120216398 | Systems and Methods for Joining Wires of a Motor Stator - An apparatus for joining a wire pair of a stator coil. The apparatus includes a tool having a pair of electrodes and control equipment. The control equipment is configured to control the electrodes to apply force to the wire pair to push adjacent wires of the wire pair toward each other and cause current to pass between the pair of electrodes, and so through the wire pair pushed together, at a time at which the force is being applied to the wire pair. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120227263 | Single Aperture Multiple Optical Waveguide Transceiver - A single-aperture, multi-axial transceiver is provided that is particularly useful in a LIDAR system for detecting low velocities at increased ranges. The system is particularly useful in systems that measure very low velocities and very short distances as well as to provide an operating range of hundreds of meters. The transceiver uses closely spaced waveguides placed near the focal point of a single objective to form input and detector apertures. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20130067744 | SPACER ASSEMBLY FOR CONDUCTOR BUNDLE - A spacer assembly includes first and second clamping bodies. The first clamping body has a first slot therein and the second clamping body has an opening. A fastener is received by the first clamping body slot and the second clamping body opening to secure the first clamping body to the second clamping body such that rotation of the fastener moves the fastener in the first clamping body slot to move the first clamping body relative to the second clamping body. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20150107104 | Mechanical Assembly by Means of Autogenous Riveting - A mechanical assembly of a multi-strand cable including a plurality of strands and a substrate, the plurality of strands being aligned at the substrate in a first direction and the substrate having a convex edge in a plane perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of strands is assembled on the substrate by swaging the strands around the convex edge, leading to the deformation of a portion of the strands around said convex edge. The substrate also includes an opening in a plane substantially parallel to the first direction, the edge of which forms at least one portion of the convex edge. The swaging operation is carried out on the portion of the strands positioned between the edges of the opening such that a portion of the plurality of punched strands passes through the opening and projects around the convex edge onto the top and bottom sides thereof. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20150135528 | Device and Method for Manufacturing Cable Sensors - A device for the production of cable sensors that each have at least one sensor and a cable trimmed to a variably pre-definable length includes at least two processing units, and at least one conveying unit. The processing units are configured to load and cut a cable blank, and are further configured to sequentially convey the cable blank along a pre-defined motion track. At least one deflection unit is positioned between adjacent processing units. Each deflection unit includes at least one deflection element that is in contact with or is configured to contact the cable blank. A displacement unit is assigned to and is configured to modify a position of the deflection element in order to influence a length of the motion track of the cable blank so as to obtain variable lengths of cable. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150135529 | LIMIT INDICATOR FOR RAM OF WEDGE CONNECTOR - A wedge connector assembly including an installation tool having a tool body and a frame connected to the tool body. A sleeve is received by the frame and a wedge is received by the sleeve. A firing mechanism is movably connected to the tool body. A movable ram extends from the tool body into the frame such that movement of the ram drives the wedge into the sleeve when the installation tool is fired. A piston is movably disposed in the tool body between the ram and the firing mechanism. The piston is moved when the firing mechanism is activated, thereby driving the wedge into the sleeve. An indicator disposed on the ram indicates when the installation tool is in a proper firing position to substantially prevent over-torquing the installation tool. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150349234 | Methods Of Making A Specialty Junction Thermocouple For Use In High Temperature And Corrosive Environments - A method of manufacturing a thermocouple includes forming a hot junction between the distal end portions of first and second thermocouple wires. The hot junction defines a splice such that the first thermocouple wire and the second thermocouple wire are in direct contact at their distal end portions. A refractory coating is applied over the hot junction. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20160064121 | WIRING HARNESS PRODUCTION MOUNTING - The wiring harness production mounting, includes: at least one screen for displaying data aiding in the production of wiring harnesses, and at least one attachment surface associated with the at least one display screen, the at least one attachment surface being configured to receive at least one cable-routing element. | 03-03-2016 |
| 029869000 | With end-to-end orienting | 22 |
| 20090100674 | Cable splint - A device used to secure a section of cable while one or more fiber is broken out from the cable. The device includes spaced apart clamp assemblies that hold a cable during the splicing process to protect the fairly delicate fibers within the sheathing. The disclosure also relates to a method of splicing using a clamp assembly. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20100146786 | Method of stranded electrical wire connection - A method of stranded electrical wire connection involves stripping the insulation off the ends of stranded wire, inserting a metallic barrel member over the ends of the wire, applying ratcheting pressure to the barrel member to compress the barrel member over each end of the stranded wires, and then applying constant, irreversible ratcheting pressure to the wire containing barrel to substantially eliminate the spaces between the strands and to form a permanent barrel to wire connection between the lengths of wire. A shrink tube with an inner layer of adhesive is positioned over the permanent connection and the shrink tube, with its layer of adhesive, is heated, thus substantially eliminating any space between the shrink tube and the permanent connection. Utilizing the method of the present invention results in a permanent, waterproof connection between the stranded wire which eliminates all expansion and contraction within the permanent connection during use. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100199493 | IN-LINE CONNECTOR - Connectors are provided herein for connecting two elongated members that are positioned in-line to one another. Advantageously, the connectors not only allow for connection of the two members to permit for mechanical, electrical, EMI, and/or grounding applications, the connectors have provisions for accommodating thermal expansion and offset, which may include angular and/or axial offset. In certain embodiments, one or more collapsible housing pins or collars are provided to permit assembly and disassembly by either extending the housing pin or collapsing the housing pin. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100223785 | Method of Using an Observation Port or membrane to Assist the Proper Positioning of a Cable Accessory on a Cable - A splice comprising a hollow receptacle housing with a first connector end and a second connector end, where a first observation port is in the first end and a second observation port is in the second end. The splice covers the exposed sections of two cables and the device that electrically couples the cables together. The device is placed in the proper position by the user looking for the transition between a semi-conductive layer and an insulating layer of the cables though each observation port. When the appearance of the transition between the insulating layer and the semi-conductive layer in the first observation port mirror that in the second observation port, the splice is properly positioned. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110146071 | THERMAL ROUNDING SHAPED OPTICAL FIBER FOR CLEAVING AND SPLICING - A method of thermally rounding a section of a non-circular optical fiber is provided. The method includes heating the section of the optical fiber with a sweeping motion along a direction substantially parallel to an optical axis of the optical fiber by at least one of moving the optical fiber with respect to a heat source and moving the heat source with respect to the optical fiber, such that a cross-section of an inner cladding of the section of the optical fiber becomes substantially circular. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20120084978 | COMPACTION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATION FOR JOINING INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A method for coupling ends of two insulated conductors includes coupling a core of a first insulated conductor to a core of a second insulated conductor. Exposed portions of the cores are located inside a box with an open top. Electrically insulating powder material is placed into the box and a first plunger is inserted through the open top of the box to compact the powder material. Additional electrically insulating powder material is placed into the box and a second plunger is inserted through the open top of the box to compact the powder material into compacted powder material that surrounds the exposed portions of the cores. The compacted powder material is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape. A sleeve is placed over the compacted powder material and coupling the sleeve to the jackets of the insulated conductors. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120110845 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COUPLING LEAD-IN CONDUCTOR TO INSULATED CONDUCTOR - A method for coupling a lead-in cable to an insulated conductor includes exposing an end portion of a core of the insulated conductor by removing at least a portion of a jacket and an electrical insulator surrounding the end portion of the core. A recess is formed in the electrical insulator at the end of the electrical insulator surrounding the end portion of the core. An end portion of a conductor of the lead-in cable is exposed by removing at least a portion of a sheath and insulation surrounding the end portion of the conductor. The end portion of the core is coupled to the end portion of the conductor. The end portion of the core and the end portion of the conductor are placed in a body filled with electrically insulating material. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120174395 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING OPTICAL FIBERS - Provided is an optical fiber connection method for using an optical fiber connector which includes a mechanical splice designed to connect a first optical fiber having a coating diameter D to mechanically connect two optical fibers that include a second optical fiber having a coating diameter d smaller than the coating diameter D. This method includes a first step of inserting the second optical fiber into a tube ( | 07-12-2012 |
| 20130263447 | COMPACTION OF ELECTRICAL INSULATION FOR JOINING INSULATED CONDUCTORS - An apparatus and method for coupling ends of two insulated conductors includes coupling a core of a first insulated conductor to a core of a second insulated conductor. Exposed portions of the cores are located inside a box. Electrically insulating powder material is placed into the box and a force is applied to first and second plungers to compact the powder material. Additional electrically insulating powder material may placed into the box and a subsequent force applied to compact the powder material into compacted powder material that surrounds the exposed portions of the cores. The compacted powder material is formed into a substantially cylindrical shape. A sleeve is placed over the compacted powder material and coupled to the jackets of the insulated conductors. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20140000110 | METHOD FOR ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVELY CONNECTING THE ELECTRICAL CONDUCTORS OF TWO HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES | 01-02-2014 |
| 20140047713 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF MULTI-LAYER WIRE STRUCTURE FOR HIGH EFFICIENCY WIRELESS COMMUNICATION - A structure for wireless communication having a plurality of insulator layers, a conductor layer separating each of the insulator layers, and at least one connector connecting two conductor layers wherein an electrical resistance is reduced when an electrical signal is induced in the resonator at a predetermined frequency. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140144017 | METHOD FOR MAKING A SPLICE BETWEEN OPTICAL FIBRES IN A JOINT DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES - A method for making a splice between optical fibres in a joint device suitable for housing the joint between a first electrical cable includes a first optical fibre and a second electrical cable including a second optical fibre. The joint device includes a sleeve having a cylindrical portion. The method includes (i) splicing the first optical fibre and the second optical fibre so as to form the splice and (ii) winding at least a portion of the excess length of the first optical fibre and at least a portion of the excess length of the second optical fibre around the cylindrical portion of the sleeve in a helix substantially coaxial with the cylindrical portion. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20150026976 | CONNECTOR INSTALLATION TOOL - A connector installation tool can include an inner surface having a first portion having a first perimeter, where the inner surface forms a cavity that traverses a first length of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can also include an opening having a width and traversing a second length of the outer surface and the first length of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can further include a front face located adjacent to and substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can also include a rear face located adjacent to a distal end of the inner surface, where the rear face is substantially parallel to the front face. | 01-29-2015 |
| 20150340850 | 7-Way Crab Joint - An apparatus and method for interconnecting mains cables used for underground secondary low-voltage AC network systems utilizing an improved crab joint connector arranged to maximize the number of interconnections in a compact design wherein the plurality of legs are arranged in a rectangle configuration and a single bus leg is positioned at an end of an insulated housing. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150364233 | WATERPROOFING METHOD OF WIRE SPLICED PORTION AND WIRE GROUP ALIGNMENT APPARATUS - An object is to enable a fluid synthetic resin to easily spread into the gaps between a plurality of insulated wires when a waterproof portion covering a spliced portion of a wire group is obtained by curing the fluid synthetic resin, thereby ensuring a sufficient waterproofing performance. A pair of first clamping portions sandwich a first covering portion of the spliced portion of the wire group between a parallel pair of first supporting surfaces. A swing mechanism reciprocally displaces one of the pair of first clamping portions sandwiching the first covering portion relative to the other and parallel to the first supporting surfaces. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20160164238 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED SPLICING AND TERMINATING LOW, MEDIUM, HIGH, AND EXTRA HIGH VOLTAGE CABLES - A system and method for additively manufacturing splices and terminations for extra high, high, medium and low voltage power cable includes providing an additive manufacturing machine having at least one print head. Cable ends can be secured within a chamber from which atmospheric air can be evacuated and replaced with non-oxidizing gas. A scanning device can determine the composition and position of the various constituents of the cable ends, from which information a controller can determine the printing sequence and print a termination or splice portion. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160190761 | Connector Installation Tool - A connector installation tool can include an inner surface having a first portion having a first perimeter, where the inner surface forms a cavity that traverses a first length of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can also include an opening having a width and traversing a second length of the outer surface and the first length of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can further include a front face located adjacent to and substantially perpendicular to the first portion of the inner surface. The connector installation tool can also include a rear face located adjacent to a distal end of the inner surface, where the rear face is substantially parallel to the front face. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160204584 | Electrical Cable Joint Sealant System Based on Carbon-Michael Addition Reaction | 07-14-2016 |
| 20160380414 | COUPLING JOINT FOR COUPLING INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A fitting for coupling ends of insulated conductors includes a sleeve to couple an end of a jacket of a first insulated conductor to an end of a jacket of a second insulated conductor. The sleeve is located between end portions of the insulated conductors. At least one of the ends of the sleeve is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The sleeve has a longitudinal opening that extends along the length of the sleeve substantially the distance between end portions of the jackets of the insulated conductors. The longitudinal opening allows electrically insulating material to be filled into the sleeve. | 12-29-2016 |
| 029871000 | Including deforming of joining bridge | 3 |
| 20100212154 | METHOD FOR MAKING SMOOTH TRANSITIONS BETWEEN DIFFERING LEAD SEGMENTS - A method for forming a lead body includes contacting a proximal section of the lead body having a lumen and a first lead body characteristic to a distal section of the lead body having a lumen and a second lead body characteristic. The proximal and distal sections are contacted such that their lumens are axially aligned. A lap band is disposed about a portion of the proximal section and a portion of the distal section, and is thermally formed to the proximal and distal sections. Axially compressive pressure is applied to the lap band as the lead body is being thermally formed. The pressure applied is sufficient to result in the lead body having an outer diameter in regions proximally and distally adjacent to the lap band that are substantially the same to an outer diameter in a region formed by the lap band. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20120090174 | MECHANICAL COMPACTION OF INSULATOR FOR INSULATED CONDUCTOR SPLICES - A method for coupling ends of two insulated conductors includes coupling an end portion of a core of a first insulated conductor to an end portion of a core of a second insulated conductor. At least a part of the end portions of the cores are at least partially exposed. Electrically insulating material is placed over the exposed portions of the cores. A sleeve is placed over end portions of the two insulated conductors to be coupled. The sleeve includes one or more raised portions. The end portions include the exposed portions of the cores. The sleeve is coupled to jackets of the insulated conductors. The raised portions of the sleeve are mechanically compressed until the raised portions of the sleeve have a diameter substantially similar to a remainder of the sleeve. The compression of the raised portions of the sleeve compacts the electrically insulating material inside the sleeve. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20150340828 | Method of Stranded Electrical Wire Connection - A method of stranded electrical wire connection involves stripping the insulation off the ends of stranded wire and inserting a compression member, lined with solder or other low melting fusible material, over the ends of the wire, and applying constant, irreversible ratcheting pressure to the compression member to compress the compression member over each end of the stranded wires. The compressed stranded wires and compression member are inserted into a shrink tube containing adhesive. Heat is applied to the shrink tube to melt the adhesive and fusible material to form a permanent watertight wire connection. The wire connection is also waterproofed by spraying a sealant coating over the shrink tube. | 11-26-2015 |
| 029872000 | With overlapping orienting | 5 |
| 20100132192 | Wire Harness Interconnection and Retention Method and Apparatus - A smaller conductor having an uninsulated portion and an insulated portion is positioned adjacent a larger conductor having an insulated portion and a conductive portion located within the insulated portion of the larger conductor. The two conductors are joined by a discontinuous metal band having respective ends extending across a top portion of the insulated portion of the larger conductor to make electrical contact with the uninsulated portion of the smaller conductor, then bending downward on one side of the conductor pair and then upward and through the insulated portion of the larger conductor such that a first of the ends of the metal band is positioned in contact with the conductive portion of the larger conductor; the metal band bending downward on the opposite side of the conductor pair and then upward and through the insulated portion of the larger conductor such that a second of the ends of the metal band is positioned in contact with the conductive portion of the larger conductor. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20110296683 | METHOD OF CONNECTING ELECTRIC WIRES - There is provided a method of connecting electric wires in which connecting strength is improved, and at the same time, dispersion of the connecting strength can be depressed. The method of connecting electric wires includes a step for removing coatings of a plurality of electric wires | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120005896 | METHOD OF FABRICATING STIMULATION LEAD BY FUSING CONNECTOR SEGMENT BETWEEN LEAD BODY AND ELECTRODE PORTION OF THE LEAD - In one embodiment, a process, for fabricating a medical lead comprises: providing a splicing tube having a plurality of angularly spaced longitudinal grooves; placing a first plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves defined on an exterior surface of the splicing tube; placing a second plurality of conductors within the plurality of angularly spaced grooves and adjacent to the first plurality of conductors such that a portion of the distal ends overlap a portion of the proximal ends; positioning conductive filler material adjacent to the overlapped portions of the distal and proximal ends; electrically coupling the proximal ends of the first plurality of electrodes to respective proximal ends of the second plurality of electrodes; molding insulative material about at least the electrode assembly and the splicing tube; and fusing the splicing tube with the insulative material from the molding and the lead body. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20130061471 | Limit Indicator For Ram of Wedge Connector - A wedge connector assembly including an installation tool having a tool body and a frame connected to the tool body. A sleeve is received by the frame and a wedge is received by the sleeve. A firing mechanism is movably connected to the tool body. A movable ram extends from the tool body into the frame such that movement of the ram drives the wedge into the sleeve when the installation tool is fired. A piston is movably disposed in the tool body between the ram and the firing mechanism. The piston is moved when the firing mechanism is activated, thereby driving the wedge into the sleeve. An indicator disposed on the ram indicates when the installation tool is in a proper firing position to substantially prevent over-torquing the installation tool. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20150059174 | CONDUCTIVE WIRE PIECE SET FORMING METHOD AND CONDUCTIVE WIRE PIECE SET FORMING DEVICE - A conductive wire piece set forming method includes: a bending step of bending a conductive wire piece set in a second bent portion; a restraining step of restraining the second bent portion of the conductive wire piece set and a portion adjacent thereto with a clamp portion; and a twisting step of twisting the conductive wire piece set by rotating the clamp portion. The restraint of the conductive wire piece set is performed in such a way that the conductive wire pieces form a predetermined angle with each other. | 03-05-2015 |
