| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 029882000 | With deforming | 22 |
| 20090307904 | Contact Element, Contact Unit, Method for Producing a Contact Unit, and Method for Placing into Operation for Fine-Pitch Parts - A contact element for producing an electric contact has a laser cut conducting plate, with the contour of the laser cut conducting plate including at least two tips, which are embodied as contact tips for a contact pad of a part, connected to each other by a separating area, such that a one-piece semi-finished part is embodied. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20100018054 | Conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system - A conductive elastomeric and mechanical pin and contact system for creation of a Elastromechanical Connector ( | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100037457 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN ACTIVE FIXATION ELECTRODE - In a method for manufacturing active fixation helices for the stimulation and/or sensing of organs, an elongated helix precursor body is produced that has one or more electrical conductors surrounded by an insulating material. This helix precursor body is then shaped into a helix, material removed in predetermined places in order to expose the areas of the conductors which will be used as electrodes in the final product. The body is coated with an electrically conducting biocompatible coating which is subsequently partly removed in continuous loops from around the electrodes in order to electrically insulate them from each other and to ensure that the electrically active areas of the electrodes are of the correct dimensions. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100192374 | Multi-Electrode Assembly for an Implantable Medical Device - A method, system, and apparatus are provided for an electrode assembly comprising a plurality of electrodes for use with an implantable medical device for conducting an electrical signal between the implantable medical device and a target tissue. The electrode assembly includes a helical member and first and second electrodes formed upon the helical member. The first and second electrodes are adapted to deliver the electrical signal. The electrode assembly also includes a first conductive element formed upon the helical member and operatively coupled to the first electrode. The electrode assembly also includes a second conductive element formed upon the helical member and operatively coupled to the second electrode. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100306999 | CURRENT TERMINAL STRUCTURE - A current terminal structure includes: a mutual inductor having a noose portion; and a conductor configured to be coupled to the mutual inductor and bent to form at least a connection segment and bend segments extending from the connection segment bilaterally, wherein a terminal portion is defined at each of the bend segments by pressing; wherein the coupling of the conductor and the mutual inductor together comprises looping the noose portion of the mutual inductor around one of the bend segments of the conductor and then moving the noose portion of the mutual inductor to the connection segment of the conductor before the bending and pressing are performed on the conductor. Therefore, the current terminal structure is provided with the downsized mutual inductor and thus characterized by a diminished waste of materials, reduced manufacturing costs, and ease of use. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110072658 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING A STIMULATION LEAD - In one embodiment, a system for wrapping biomedical conductor wires about core material, comprises: a payout assembly and a take-up assembly for controllably paying out the core material and taking up the core material with the wrapped conductor wires; a turntable; a plurality of carriers, disposed on the turntable, for letting out the conductor wires; and a die for applying force to the conductor wires as the wires are wrapped about the core material, the die adapted to rotate according to group rotation of the plurality of carriers by the turntable during operation of the system, wherein the die comprises one or more features asymmetrically arranged about a circumference of the die, the one or more features adapted to direct the conductor wires from the plurality of carriers onto the core material in an axially repeating pattern of groups of closely spaced wires with each group separated by a distance larger than the spacing between adjacent wires within each group. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110078900 | METHODS FOR MAKING LEADS WITH RADIALLY-ALIGNED SEGMENTED ELECTRODES FOR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEMS - A method of making a stimulation lead includes attaching multiple segmented electrodes to a carrier. Each of the segmented electrodes has a curved form extending over an arc in the range of 10 to 345 degrees. The method further includes attaching conductors to the segmented electrodes; forming the carrier into a cylinder with segmented electrodes disposed within the cylinder; molding a lead body around the segmented electrodes disposed on the carrier; and removing at least a portion of the carrier to separate the segmented electrodes. | 04-07-2011 |
| 20110099808 | MANUFACTURING METHOD OF ELECTRIC CONTACT AND MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT OF ELECTRIC CONTACT - A manufacturing method of an electric contact and manufacturing equipment of the electric contact. A contact and a metal base are superimposed and support by a jig, and a rotational tool, which rotates at a predetermined speed and advances/retracts to/from the jig, is pressed into a surface, which is not contacted with the contact, of the metal base while being rotated, so that the contact and the metal base are joined by solid state diffusion welding by using frictional heat generated by friction between the rotational tool and the metal base, and then the rotational tool is retracted from the metal base. | 05-05-2011 |
| 20110107597 | Antioxidant Joint Compound & Method for Forming an Electrical Connection - A joint compound for electrical connections is disclosed which includes an antioxidant base material and a quantity of stainless steel grit mixed with the antioxidant base material to provide improved mechanical pullout strength. The joint compound has a weight ratio of antioxidant to stainless steel grit in the range of from about 30:70 to about 90:10, preferably, from about 40:60 to about 70:30, and more preferably about 50:50. The stainless steel grit is cut wire having a diameter within the range of from about 0.012 inches to about 0.125 inches, with a preferred diameter within the range of from about 0.012 inches to about 0.030 inches, and 0.017 inches being a more preferred stainless steel grit diameter. | 05-12-2011 |
| 20120005897 | COLD HEADED ELECTRIC PLUG ARM - This is directed to a power adapter plug arm manufactured from a single piece of material. The plug arm can include a plug operative to extend into a wall socket, an elongated plate coupled to an end of the plug such that the plug extends from a first surface of one end of the plate, and a pin coupled to the opposite end of the plate and extending from the opposite surface of the plate. The pin can be operative to engage a circuit board of the power adapter to provide power received from the wall socket to an electronic device coupled to the power adapter. To enhance the strength of the plug arm, the plate can be manufactured by creating a co-axial plug and a stem from a single piece of material, bending the stem, and cold heading the bent portion of the stem to form a plate. Because the cold heading process involves cold working the material, the arm and in particular the bridge member at the interface between the plate and the stem can become stronger as a result of the manufacturing process. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120151765 | LEAD CONNECTOR END WITH INTEGRATED SHUNT - A lead connector end is disclosed herein. The lead connector end may include a generally cylindrical body of unitary construction. The unitary construction may include an electrically non-conductive material extending between three ring contacts imbedded in the electrically non-conductive material. The three ring contacts are offset from each other along a longitudinal length of the unitary body. An electrical conductor extends between two of the three ring contacts and is recessed within an outer circumferential surface of the generally cylindrical body of unitary construction. The electrical conductor is electrically connected to the two of the three ring contacts and forms an integral shunt between the two of the three ring contacts. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120216399 | ANGLED WIRE CRIMPING TOOL - A crimping tool having an angled crimping portion and a method to use the crimping tool are provided. The angled crimping portion can be angled relative to the crimping tool handle or pivoting portion. The angled crimping portion can also be replaceable with various angled crimping portion having various angles. The angled crimping portion is also adjustable at different angles as needed by the user. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20130212878 | Multi-contact universally jointed power and/or signal connector devices constructed utilizing deformed printed circuit boards - An adjustable at least three-way electrical connector device for signal, power, voice and/or data communication, comprising at least three adjustable electrical connections utilizing a ball and socket type physical connection device, preferably including a weatherproofing gasket, and further including being constructed utilizing deformable printed circuit boards, deformed and embedded in thermosetting plastic material with elastomeric properties, and including methods of construction. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130283612 | TERMINAL TREATMENT METHOD AND TERMINAL TREATMENT APPARATUS FOR COAXIAL CABLE - A terminal treatment method is for a coaxial cable which includes a core member in which an inner conductor is covered with an insulator, an outer conductor provided around the core member and formed of a plurality of wires, and a sheath covering an outer circumference of the outer conductor. The method includes exposing the outer conductor by removing the sheath on an end portion of the coaxial cable, separating the wires of the outer conductor from an outer circumferential surface of the core member by gripping and moving an end portion of the outer conductor to loosen the exposed portion of the outer conductor, extruding the core member having the inner conductor from gaps formed in the wires of the outer conductor to extract the core member from the outer conductor, and intertwining the outer conductor by gripping and twisting the end portion of the outer conductor. | 10-31-2013 |
| 20140075753 | IMPLANTABLE LEADS WITH A CONDUCTOR COIL HAVING TWO OR MORE SECTIONS - Various coiled conductors having two or more sections and methods and devices for constructing such conductors are disclosed. The various embodiments of coiled conductors and related methods include two or more sections that can have different mechanical, structural, and/or electrical characteristics. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140182130 | ELECTRODE TERMINAL CONNECTOR PRODUCING METHOD - A method is for producing an electrode terminal connector for electrically connecting together a positive and a negative terminal formed of mutually dissimilar metals respectively. The method includes the steps of pressing a thin plate formed of a similar metal to the positive terminal to form a mounting hole in the thin plate, pressing a thick plate formed of a similar metal to the negative terminal to form a metallic member which is smaller in diameter than the mounting hole, and inserting the metallic member into the mounting hole and flattening the metallic member in the mounting hole to widen the mounting hole and join the thin plate and the metallic member together. The steps are continuously performed by a pressing device. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140310957 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Electrical connectors that are mating compatible with the MicroTCA® standard and configured to be mounted to an underlying substrate are provided. Certain of the electrical connectors can be configured to be mounted to a substrate configured in accordance with the MicroTCA® press fit footprint. Additionally, electrical connectors that are mating compatible with the MicroTCA® standard and configured to be mounted to respective alternative footprints, and substrates configured in accordance with the respective alternative footprints are provided. The disclosed electrical connectors and corresponding substrate footprints can operate to transmit data at speed up to and in excess of 25 Gigabits per second. | 10-23-2014 |
| 20140345133 | MACHINE AND METHOD FOR CRACKING A CONNECTING ROD - The machine for cracking a connecting rod comprises an electro press with an electric motor ( | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150357782 | WIRE CRIMPING DEVICE AND WIRE CRIMPING METHOD - A wire crimping device includes: a wire crimping unit which crimps a crimping section into which a wire tip is inserted from a wire insertion opening which opens on a proximal end side of the crimping section in a long length direction; and a guiding unit which guides a distal end portion of an aluminum lead line to the wire insertion opening of a female crimp terminal arranged at a predetermined position for being crimped by the wire crimping unit, wherein an inner diameter of an opposedly facing portion of the guiding unit which opposedly faces the wire insertion opening is set in conformity with an inner diameter of the wire insertion opening. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160023260 | MODULAR TUNER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - Disclosed herein are a modular tuner and a method for manufacturing the same. The modular tuner includes a metallic casing, a tuner adaptor and a plurality of metallic elastic pieces. The metallic casing has an opening, and the tuner adaptor has a metallic outer surface. The plurality of metallic elastic pieces and the metallic casing are integrally formed by stamping followed by bending, and the metallic elastic pieces extend outwardly from the edge of the opening of the metallic casing and respectively interfere with the metallic outer surface of the tuner adaptor. | 01-28-2016 |
| 20160087388 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT WITH CONTACT AREA GEOMETRY ENLARGEMENT - A method including providing a contact lead frame comprised of a sheet metal member, where the contact lead frame includes a plurality of first signal contacts and a plurality of second ground contacts, where the first signal contacts have a male termination end with a first effective thickness which is substantially the same as thickness of the sheet metal member, and stamping a male termination end of the second ground contact, located at a same side of the lead frame as the male termination end of the first signal contacts, to form a dual beam structure having a second effective thickness which is larger than the first effective thickness, where two beams of the dual beam structure are generally parallel to each other along a majority of length of the male termination end of the second ground contact. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160144163 | MEDICAL LEAD TERMINATION SLEEVE FOR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - A wire and electrode combination suitable for use with implanted medical devices, and a method for coupling the wire and electrode to achieve a robust electrical connection suitable for use with such medical devices are disclosed. The apparatus employs a wire that is optimized for strength, an electrode optimized for biocompatibility, and a termination sleeve with a closed distal end for coupling the wire to the electrode, while eliminating the potential for galvanic corrosion, enhancing weld quality, and facilitating manufacture of the apparatus. The method involves compressing the sleeve to engage the wire at two locations, where contact between the sleeve and wire at the first location seals the interior of the sleeve, and contact between the sleeve and wire at the second location electrically couples the wire to the sleeve. The sleeve, which is easier to manipulate than the wire, is then spot welded to the electrode. | 05-26-2016 |
