| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439101000 | Direct grounding of coupling part member passing into aperture | 41 |
| 20090104800 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - An electrical connector assembly comprises a header and a plurality of electrical cable terminations. Each of the cable terminations includes an electrically conductive housing, at least one signal contact positioned within an interior of the housing and electrically insulated from the housing, and at least two ground contacts extending from an exterior of the housing. The cable terminations are configured to mate with the header such that, for each cable termination, the signal contacts engage corresponding ones of the plurality of signal pins, and the ground contacts engage corresponding ones of the plurality of ground pins when the header and cable terminations are in a mated configuration. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090176390 | POWER CABLE CONNECTOR COMPATIBLE TO SATA AND IDE STANDARDS - A power cable connector compatible with Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) and Integrated Device Electronics (IDE) standards has a SATA connector module and an IDE connector module. The SATA connector module has a SATA connector plug and multiple SATA power terminals. The IDE connector module has an IDE connector plug and multiple IDE power terminals. The IDE connector plug has a chamber having a detour guide. The SATA connector plug is detachably mounted in the chamber. The IDE power terminals are mounted in the IDE connector plug, detachably and respectively contact the SATA power terminals. Each IDE power terminal has a connecting element. One of the connecting elements of the IDE power terminals is mounted along the detour guide to prevent short circuit and facilitate manufacture. Therefore, the SATA power terminals are not separated by a separate insulator for improved production yield and performance. | 07-09-2009 |
| 20090191732 | FEMALE RECEPTACLE DATA PIN CONNECTOR - A media player system is disclosed. One aspect of the media player system pertains to a docking station that allows a media player to communicate with other media devices. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a wireless media player system that includes a hand held media player capable of transmitting information over a wireless connection and one or more media devices capable of receiving information over the wireless connection. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a method of wirelessly connecting the hand held media player to another device. The method includes selecting a media item on the hand held media player; selecting one or more remote recipients on the hand held media player; and transmitting the media item locally to the hand held media player, and wirelessly to the selected remote recipients. Another aspect of the media player system pertains to a hand held music player that includes a transmitter for transmitting information over a wireless connection. The transmitter is configured to at least transmit a continuous music feed to one or more personal tuning devices that each include a receiver capable of receiving information from the transmitter over the wireless connection. Yet another aspect of the media player system pertains to a connector that includes a housing and a plurality of spatially separated contacts mounted within the housing. A first set of contacts are directed at a first functionality and a second set of contacts are directed at a second functionality that is different than the first functionality. | 07-30-2009 |
| 20090197441 | CONNECTOR - A connector which is capable of preventing degradation of transmission, and achieving downsizing. Contact portions of first and second signal contacts, and contact portions of ground contacts are arranged in a row in a contact arranging direction. Contact portions of contacts for non-high-speed transmission are arranged in a row in the contact arranging direction. The row formed by the contact portions of the first and second signal contacts, and the contact portions of the ground contacts, and the rows formed by the contact portions of the contacts for non-high-speed transmission are parallel. The contact portions of each pair of first and second signal contacts are disposed between the contact portions of adjacent ones of the ground contacts in the contact arranging direction. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090305533 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - An electrical connector system includes a carrier assembly and a header. The carrier assembly includes a plurality of shielded connectors and a coaxial cable terminated to each of the shielded connectors. The header includes opposed grounding plates each having ground tabs configured for attachment to a circuit board and a plurality of pins disposed between the opposed plates in a stripline configuration. The coaxial cables of the carrier assembly electrically communicate with the circuit board through a stripline configuration of pins in the header. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100041256 | Matched-Impedance Connector Footprints - Disclosed are methodologies for defining matched-impedance footprints on a substrate such as a printed circuit board, for example, that is adapted to receive an electrical component having an arrangement of terminal leads. Such a footprint may include an arrangement of electrically-conductive pads and an arrangement of electrically-conductive vias. The via arrangement may differ from the pad arrangement. The vias may be arranged to increase routing density, while limiting cross-talk and providing for matched impedance between the component and the substrate. The via arrangement may be altered to achieve a desired routing density on a layer of the board. Increasing the routing density may decrease the number of board layers, which tends to decrease capacitance and thereby increase impedance. Ground vias and signal vias may be arranged with respect to one another in such a manner as to affect impedance. Thus, the via arrangement may be altered to achieve an impedance that matches the impedance of the component. The via arrangement may be also be altered to limit cross-talk among neighboring signal conductors. Thus, the via arrangement may be defined to balance the impedance, cross-talk, and routing density requirements of the system. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100279525 | Reorientable Electrical Receptacle - There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation stop, the first and second rotation stops configured to cooperate with each other to limit rotation of the insert within the aperture at a number of degrees, wherein the plug receptacle is configured to receive an electrical plug. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100285678 | MULTIPURPOSE CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector assembly comprising an insulating block defining a plurality of cable receiving channels therein. Each cable receiving channel has an entrance at a periphery of the insulating block. A plurality of ground connectors are coupled to the insulating block and positioned such that a ground connector is located proximate to the entrance of each cable receiving channel. Each ground connector comprises a U-shaped member for engaging a ground braid of a heating cable and a grounding screw for engaging a ground wire of a power cable. A ground linking structure electrically connects the plurality of ground connectors. A plurality of first and second wire connectors are adjustably coupled to the insulating block and positioned such that a first wire connector is selectively extendible into a first side of each cable receiving channel and a second wire connector is positioned to selectively extend into a second side of each cable receiving channel. First and second wire linking structures electrically connect the plurality of first wire connectors and the plurality of second wire connectors, respectively. The first and second wire linking structures may comprise leaf springs. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100330826 | Speed Wire Device - A speed wire device connects to standard screw terminals on traditional receptacle and switch devices. The speed wire device includes forked lugs positioned to engage screw terminal present on known traditional electrical receptacle and switch devices. The forked lugs engage the standard screw terminals and prevent miss-wiring during finally assembly after dry wall installation. The speed wire device may be a single piece device, or a two piece plug together device allowing simple “hot-swapping” of traditional receptacle and switch devices in applications were power must remain on, for example, in hospitals. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110130015 | External Quick Connect Modular Plug for a Wiring Device - The modular electrical wiring device includes an electrical wiring device and an external plug that is electrically coupled by one or more wires to the wiring device. The modular plug is releasably coupled to a connector in a male-female relationship. Both the modular plug and connector include internal contacts for electrically coupling one to the other. The connector is electrically coupled to and directly terminates one or more building wires, which are used to provide power to one or more of the wiring devices. The external plug is removably coupled to the connector to provide electrical power to the wiring device by establishing and electrical pathway from a source of electrical power, through the building wires, the connector and the modular plug to the wiring device. | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110223783 | ARMORED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector which facilitates electrical interconnection of adjacent lighting fixtures and includes a female connector half and male connector half, each having first and second horizontally disposed passageways formed therein. The male connector half further has a male ground pin positioned to mate with a female ground slot formed in the female connector half. A female insert is positioned in each of the passageways of the female connector half and has an interior shaped and dimensioned to receive and retain a male electrical connector pin while a male insert is positioned in each passageway of the male connector half and has an interior shaped and dimensioned to receive and retain a female electrical connector pin. The connector and ground pins are so positioned that a ground connection is established prior to the establishment of electrical continuity between the connector pins when the male connector half is “plugged into” the female connector half. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110294318 | VARIABLE GROUNDING PLUG DESIGN FOR CONTINENTAL EUROPE - An electrical plug for charging a vehicle is provided. The electrical plug has variable grounding and includes a plug body and a collar configured to selectively adjust between a first and second position along the plug body to selectively expose a face portion of the electrical plug. The electrical plug further includes a first electrical prong and a second electrical prong extending from the face portion, the first and second electrical prong enable current transmission. The electrical plug further includes a plurality of grounding mechanisms compatible with a plurality of receptacles respectively, each of the plurality of grounding mechanisms provide a connection to ground. | 12-01-2011 |
| 20150017823 | CONNECTOR - In the connector disclosed herein, a shunting member is arranged between the case and the cover member. The shunting member has a first contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a first terminal hole in the case, and a second contact piece elastically deformed by contact with a terminal inserted into a second terminal hole. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150079819 | INTERMEDIATE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLED COMPONENT - An intermediate electrical connector to be connected to a mating connecting member includes an intermediate connecting member; and a blade disposed in the intermediate connecting member. The blade includes a first ground plate, a second ground plate, a base member, a signal terminal, and a ground terminal. The signal terminal includes a first contact portion and a first connecting portion connected to the first contact portion. The ground terminal includes a second contact portion and a second connecting portion connected to the second contact portion. The first ground plate is situated on one side of the blade over the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The second ground plate is situated on an opposite side of the blade over the first connecting portion, the second connecting portion, the first contact portion, and the second contact portion. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20160099522 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing that holds a terminal having a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the terminal includes a grounding terminal assembling part to which a grounding terminal provided at a distal end of a grounding line is assembled, and an assembling angle at which the grounding terminal is assembled to the grounding terminal assembling part is set so that the grounding line extends to be gradually away from a side surface of the housing. | 04-07-2016 |
| 439103000 | Movable or removable ground prong | 5 |
| 20100099282 | ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONTACT - An electrical connector assembly includes a dielectric housing having an interface being configured to receive a mating end portion of a mating connector. A plurality of receptacles is held by the housing. Each of the receptacles includes a ground shield and a center contact. Each center contact is configured to engage a corresponding electrical contact of the mating connector. An electrically conductive shell surrounds at least a portion of the housing. An electrostatic discharge (ESD) contact is held by the housing. The ESD contact includes a shell contact member and a plurality of ground contact members. The shell contact member is electrically connected to the shell. Each ground contact member is electrically connected to a corresponding one of the ground shields of the receptacles. | 04-22-2010 |
| 20120122327 | MOVEABLE EARTH PIN FOR LARGE FORM FACTOR POWER CONNECTORS - A power connector comprises a slidably positionable earth pin. The earth pin is able to be positioned in a travel, or small form factor and in an operational form factor. The housing of the connector comprises a member having a slot that defines a sliding path for the earth pin. The member also has two sets of grooves for receiving a set of spring loaded protrusions on the earth pin. The protrusions come to rest in one of the sets of grooves thereby defining a small form factor and an operational form factor. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140141633 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM AND METHOD - An electrical connector for connecting to ground and first and second signal lines includes a ground contact, a first signal contact, a second signal contact, and a switch connected to the first signal contact and the ground contact. The switch is biased “on” until after the first signal contact is connected to the first signal line, the ground contact is connected to the ground, and the second signal contact is connected to the second signal line. The switch, during connection of the connector to ground and first and second signal lines, is thereby automatically triggered to “off” during connection of the connector. If the first and second signal lines are differential signals, the switch, instead, electrically connects and disconnects the first signal contact to the second signal contact. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20180026407 | Electrical Cord Having Fixed Ground Pin | 01-25-2018 |
| 439104000 | Pivotable or rotatable about transverse axis | 1 |
| 20110136354 | ELECTRICAL PLUG HAVING ADJUSTABLE PRONGS - An electrical plug is provided. The plug includes a base, a cover, a live prong, a neutral prong, and a ground prong. The cover defines a first hole, a second hole, and a third hole through which the ground prong, the live prong, and the neutral prong, respectively extend. The ground prong includes a middle contact, a first contact including a first pin rotatably connected to the middle contact and a first blade fixed to the first pin, and a second contact including a second pin rotatably connected to the middle contact and a second blade fixed to the second pin. The first pin and the second pin are rotatably at opposite sides of the middle contact. The first blade and the second blade are on front and rear of the middle contact. | 06-09-2011 |
| 439105000 | Adapter | 5 |
| 20080261419 | EXTERNAL GROUND CONNECTION FOR AN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE - A grounding mechanism for an electrical appliance comprising a conducting plate capable of electrical contact with an electrical component of an electrical product. The grounding mechanism also comprises a non-conducting fastener capable of mounting the conducting plate to a chassis of the electrical product, and a grounding element capable of connection with the conducting plate from an exterior of the chassis to electrically ground the conducting plate to the chassis. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20110086527 | THREE-POLE ADAPTER SET WITH A PLUG PART AND A SOCKET PART WHICH MAY BE PLUGGED IN THE PLUG PART - The invention relates to an adapter set ( | 04-14-2011 |
| 20130244457 | THREE-POLE ADAPTER SET WITH A PLUG PART AND A SOCKET PART WHICH MAY BE PLUGGED IN THE PLUG PART - The invention relates to an adapter set. The adapter set is made up of a plug part and a socket part. The plug part is provided with at least one three-pole plug contact of a particular country standard at one end and a three pole safety plug socket at the other end of the adapter set. The socket part is provided with a three-pole safety plug and a three-pole multi-way plug socket. The adapter set comprises one single safety plug, namely the plug formed on the socket part. It is provided that the polarity of the multi-way plug socket matches the polarity of the plug contacts. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20150318638 | QUICK-DISCONNECT POWER ADAPTERS - A quick disconnect power adapter for maintaining a connection between a plug and a receptacle. In various embodiments, the quick disconnect power adapter maintains a completed circuit for providing power from a power source to an electrical device with a releasable fastener. In particular embodiments, the releasable fastener includes one or more magnets. In various embodiments, the quick disconnect power adapter is configured such that the electrical contact points of the plug and receptacle cannot be touched or otherwise contacted by a user when the plug and receptacle are not engaged. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20170237198 | SLIM LINE WHILE IN USE COVER AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME | 08-17-2017 |
| 439106000 | Three-prong coupling part including ground prong, or receptacle | 16 |
| 20090017654 | Power plug assembly with improved connector configuration - A power plug assembly with improved connector configuration, comprises an inner base member defining at least two channels each provided with a retaining member having a transition portion and a deformable positioning portion extended from thereof. At least two terminals are snugly received into the corresponding channels including a retaining portion engaged with the retaining member, a mating portion extended out of the channel and a rear portion. At least two conductive wires are electrically engaged with the rear portion of the terminals. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20110183533 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - An electrical connection assembly includes a faceplate defining a compartment extending substantially perpendicularly therefrom. The compartment being formed from the same piece of material as the faceplate and defining a biasing member biasing a component of the connection assembly. The electrical connection assembly also includes a one-piece conductive insert disposed within the compartment. The insert has a terminal enabling electrical connection of the insert to an electrical current source. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110223784 | BACK-MOUNT GANGED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS - An electrical ganged-outlet apparatus includes a unitary outlet body including a plurality of electrical outlets and a back surface. Each of the electrical outlets has at least a first and a second receptacle contact element, and a line terminal. The line terminal is electrically connected to the first receptacle contact element and extends from the back surface. The outlet body has at least one neutral bus bar disposed against the back surface, and the neutral bus bar is electrically connected to the second receptacle contact element. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110223785 | BACK-MOUNT GANGED ELECTRICAL OUTLETS - An electrical ganged-outlet apparatus includes a plurality of electrical outlets molded together as a unitary outlet body having a front surface and a back surface. Each of the electrical outlets has an aperture extending through the front surface, a peripheral wall and a sidewall opposing the peripheral wall, a shoulder adjacent to the front surface of the unitary outlet body and the sidewall of the electrical outlet, and an opening molded in the sidewall adjacent to the shoulder and in communication with the aperture. The shoulder is constructed and arranged to engage a latching member attached to the electrical inlet connector when the electrical inlet connector is inserted into the aperture. The opening in the sidewall extends from the shoulder through the back surface, and is constructed and arranged to receive the latching member to retain the electrical inlet connector within the aperture. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20130109205 | BUS BAR ARRANGEMENTS FOR MULTIPLE OUTLET ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLES | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130295787 | WATERPROOF SIMPLEX RECEPTACLE WITH ADDITIONAL WATERSHEDDING - A waterproof simplex receptacle includes a main body and a front portion. The front portion includes a front surface and rear surface. Terminals are recessed rearwardly from openings formed in the front surface, and are connected to wires extending rearwardly from the main body. The front surface includes a first surface portion, in the vicinity of the openings, which is positioned forwardly from a second surface portion that is located generally outboard of the first surface portion. Optionally, the first surface portion may be in the form of outwardly-extending ridges around the terminal openings, a convex surface, or a sloped or slanted surface, for example, and configured to direct water or other liquids away from the terminal openings associated with the terminals. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130309883 | Protective Lockable Female Electrical Outlet - An improved electrical outlet providing a lockable electrical connection between a male plug and the outlet to securely retain the plug. The method to secure and retain the plug imparts minimal stress to the outlet and to the male plug so as to not substantially decrease the durability of either. The outlet decreases the shocking potential to a user or unwitting child by remaining un-energized when idle, and prohibits movement from its idle position until the outlet has received the plug terminal prongs. The shape of the movable receptacle assembly and its corresponding cavity blocks a child from contacting the outlets power source with a metallic object, while making the power source available to the receptacle assembly when initiated by the user. The outlets locking action steps secure and energize the plug simultaneously during the locking action steps in a user friendly manner. The modularized design of the receptacle module can provide an easily adaptable means to fit and form various arrangements such as a wall outlet or an extension cord outlet. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20150079820 | GROUNDING PLUG SYSTEM FOR CABLES - A ground cable plug assembly configured to accept a cable and provide necessary connections for accomplishing a grounding function. In one approach, the cable plug assembly is configured to accept and ground a coaxial cable. In another approach, the cable plug assembly accepts and grounds an HDMI cable. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150380877 | Grounding Apparatus for a Safety Grounded Tree - An artificial lighted tree is presented with power routed through the trunk of the tree and three-wire safety grounding. The tree is divided into sections for easy assembly, disassembly, and storage. The base of the tree is grounded through a three-prong safety grounded electrical cord and each section of the tree makes a ground connection with the base section as it is assembled to the artificial lighted tree. Electrical connections to power the lights may be made outside the trunk of the tree or through electrical connections within the tree. | 12-31-2015 |
| 439107000 | Duplex receptacle | 7 |
| 20080233773 | CAB POWER CONNECTORS - A wiring arrangement for interconnecting an alternating current power source to a receptacle within a motor vehicle includes a first wire harness having a current rating and a second wire harness having a similar current rating. A coupling mechanism electrically interconnects the first and second wire harnesses of similar current ratings. The coupling mechanism restricts interconnection of wire harnesses having dissimilar current ratings. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080233774 | Electrical Receptacle for Outward Facing Ground Plugs - A multiplex electrical receptacle adapted for receiving at least a pair of power cords, such that the ground prongs of the power cords are directed outward from the center of the multiplex electrical receptacle in a “grounds out” configuration. The electrical receptacle of this invention includes an electrical outlet receptacle having a receptacle body, a conductive mounting strap, a conductive live blade receiving assembly, a conductive neutral blade receiving assembly, and a non-conductive housing. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080248662 | TAMPER RESISTANT INTERRUPTER RECEPTACLE HAVING A DETACHABLE METAL SKIN - A tamper-resistant device including a housing having a first surface and a second surface; and one or more covers positioned on the first surface of the housing, wherein the first surface includes at least two angled surfaces for receiving the one or more covers to create a securedly fixed connection, and wherein the one or more covers are securedly fixed to the housing via a snapping device. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20100173508 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE FOR OUTWARD FACING GROUND PLUGS - A multiplex electrical receptacle adapted for receiving at least a pair of power cords, such that the ground prongs of the power cords are directed outward from the center of the multiplex electrical receptacle in a “grounds out” configuration. The electrical receptacle of this invention includes an electrical outlet receptacle having a receptacle body, a conductive mounting strap, a conductive live blade receiving assembly, a conductive neutral blade receiving assembly, and a nonconductive housing. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100227484 | MODULAR WIRING SYSTEM WITH LOCKING ELEMENTS - A wiring system includes a wiring module and a functional module. The wiring module in at least one embodiment includes elongated holes or openings which are configured to engage or lock with prongs on a functional module to create a lockable connection. The wiring module and the functional module form both a physical and an electrical connection. In another embodiment, the wiring module has at least three elongated openings or holes, and wherein one of the openings or holes is for receiving a ground prong, while the other openings or holes are for receiving prongs which conduct electricity or communicate information. In another embodiment there is a wiring module that has four elongated openings or holes with all four of these connections associated with the four elongated openings or holes configured to conduct electricity. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20120094511 | Screwless quick receptacle system and method - A “quick” receptacle system comprising a rough housing and duplex insert capable of being installed in minimal steps without multiple screws. Multiple top wire quick connects span a width of the rough housing attached to the rear, with each top wire quick connect further comprising a top stud hole defined therein open to the front and an interior means for conductively engaging wire conductors within the junction box. A conducting plate in contact with the interior means conductively connects each the top wire quick connects to a bottom-residing conductor point. Finally, a duplex insert having a duplex body is sized to be accommodated within the housing body of the rough housing multiple conducting studs projecting from a duplex rear of the duplex body, each conducting studs adapted to align and respectively seat within each the top stud hole of the rough housing. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120156906 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE FOR OUTWARD FACING GROUND PLUGS - A multiplex electrical receptacle adapted for receiving at least a pair of power cords, such that the ground prongs of the power cords are directed outward from the center of the multiplex electrical receptacle in a “grounds out” configuration. The electrical receptacle of this invention includes an electrical outlet receptacle having a receptacle body, a conductive mounting strap, a conductive live blade receiving assembly, a conductive neutral blade receiving assembly, and a non-conductive housing. | 06-21-2012 |
