| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439736000 | Secured by heat-molding or cold-deforming insulation or by casting, welding, or cementing | 35 |
| 20080268720 | METHOD FOR FORMING A CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR USE WITH AN IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE - A sectional interconnect ribbon for use in a connector assembly for an implantable medical device is formed of two ore more separately-formed sections which are mechanically joined together to form an integral assembly. The sectional interconnect ribbon, as well as at least one connection element, is embedded within the connector assembly. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080280503 | Electrical Connections for Plastic Panels Having Conductive Grids - A plastic panel system including a transparent plastic panel and an electrically conductive grid. The panel includes a substrate and the grid is provided on the panel so as to overlie the substrate. Including with the grid is at least one conductive mounting location. An electrical connector, which includes a plastic portion and an electrically conductive portion, is secured to the panel by ultrasonically welding the plastic portion to the panel. As a result of the retention of the connector with the panel, the conductive portion of the panel is in electrical contact with the mounting location of the conductive grid. The electrical system of an automotive vehicle can be attached to the connector of the panel system. | 11-13-2008 |
| 20090011658 | CONNECTOR - A base wall ( | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090017700 | Connector Assembly For An Implantable Medical Device and Process For Making - A connector circuit assembly for use in an implantable medical device, and a method of making the assembly that includes a core portion formed of a thermoplastic material using either an injection molding process or a machining process. This core portion is adapted to be fitted with at least one electrically-conductive circuit component such as a connector member, a set-screw block, or a conductive jumper member. In one embodiment of the invention, the core portion includes multiple receptacles or other spaces that are adapted to be loaded with the various circuit components. The core assembly is positioned into a second-shot mold assembly, and a second thermoplastic material is injected into the mold so that the second thermoplastic material extends over and adheres to the core portion and the circuit component. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090029603 | ELECTRICAL APPARATUS AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An electrical apparatus connected to a commercial power source includes: a case made of resin and housing a functional member; blades insert-molded in the case and each having an exposed part connected to the commercial power source and a resin facing part which is enclosed by the resin and all along an outer periphery of which a groove is formed; and elastic members each disposed between the resin and the resin facing part and having a fitting convex coming into close contact with the groove at the time of the insert molding. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090088031 | 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 contacts and the pre-mold housing member. The pre-mold housing member comprises an exterior sealing surface which is not covered by the overmold housing member. The exterior sealing surface of the pre-mold housing member loops around an exterior lateral side of the housing which is between front and rear ends of the housing. | 04-02-2009 |
| 20090142971 | Socket for an Electrical Plug and Socket Connection - A socket for an electrical plug and socket connection is described, comprising a socket housing with a plug-in opening for mounting a plug. The plug-in opening includes a contact support component for mating with a plug which provides contacts extending into the plug-in opening. The contacts are preferably flat contacts with an elastically bent contact surface. Also preferably, the contacts are cast in an injection molding process into the contact support insert. The contact support insert is then incorporated into the plug-in opening of the socket housing, and a seal is provided between the two components. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20090149085 | Socket and Method for its Production - A socket for an electrical plug-and-socket connection is described, comprising a housing, a plug-in opening for mounting a plug, and a contact support insert configured in the housing. The contact support insert comprises contacts extending into the plug-in opening, configured as flat contacts with elastically bent contact surfaces. Preferably, to provide a reliably sealed socket, a first part of the socket housing is formed together with the contact support insert as a single component in a first injection molding step, and the contacts are then fastened into the contact support insert. In a second injection molding step, a second part of the socket housing is then cast onto the first part of the socket housing. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090197478 | Interlocking overmold for electronic assembly - An improved overmolded electronic assembly includes a backplate, a circuit substrate on the backplate, at least one electronic component mounted on the circuit substrate, conductive traces on the circuit substrate which together with the electronic component(s) defines a circuit device, an electrical connector having a thermoplastic body and electrical conducting elements embedded in and extending through the thermoplastic body to define internal and external connectors, and an overmold body that is mechanically interlocked with protuberances integrally formed on the thermoplastic body of the electrical connector. The mechanical interlocking relationship between the overmold body and the thermoplastic body of the electrical connector eliminates or minimizes delamination problems that could otherwise occur during thermal cycling, reduces or eliminates stringent control on cleanliness and texture of surfaces of the thermoplastic body of the electrical connector that interface with the overmold body, and eliminate or reduce costs associated with overcoming problems associated with delamination during thermal cycling. | 08-06-2009 |
| 20090280697 | PLUG CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A plug connector comprises a terminal electrically terminated to a cable. An inner molding is circumferentially formed on a connection between the terminal and the cable. A first outer molding is circumferentially formed on an external peripheral surface of the inner molding and a portion of the cable, the first outer molding is defined by a front section and a rear section with an outer diameter being larger than that of the front section. A second outer molding is circumferentially formed on an external peripheral surface of the front section of the first outer molding and interfered with the terminal. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090305578 | Low-Profile Power Adapter - A low-profile power adapter is disclosed. In one embodiment, a low profile power adapter is facilitated by improved approaches to construct and assembly of a power adapter plug for the power adapter. According to one aspect, a base for a power adapter plug of a power adapter can include a metal base connected to a blade (or prong) of the power adapter plug. The metal base can provide mechanical support to the blade as well as electrical connectivity to an internal terminal for the power adapter plug. According to another aspect, internal terminals used by a power adapter plug of a power adapter can be flexibly positioned on the power adapter plug, thereby facilitating interconnection with electrical components used by the power adapter. | 12-10-2009 |
| 20100233914 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A DYNAMO HUB - An electrical connector for a dynamo hub includes a fastening component, a hollow insulating component formed with first and second accommodating spaces and a passage, and an electrode unit including at least one electrode plate that has a welding section disposed in the second accommodating space. The fastening component includes a metallic surrounding wall adapted to be sleeved on a hub axle of the dynamo hub, and having an inner surface formed with a positioning protrusion to be inserted into a groove in the hub axle, and a radial through hole extending from the inner surface to the outer surface and to be radially aligned with the groove in the hub axle. The first accommodating space retains the fastening component therein, and the passage is in spatial communication with the first and second accommodating spaces and is radially aligned with the radial through hole. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20110028051 | Electrical Connector for High Temperature Environments - An electrical connector for establishing an electrical contact with a complementary connector, in particular in a high-temperature environment, the electrical connector including: a housing having an essentially cylindrical inner volume with an opening at least at one end; an elongated contact element disposed inside the inner volume to contact the complementary connector when the latter is introduced into the inner volume; and an elongated spring element disposed between a wall of the inner volume and the contact element to resiliently support the elongated contact element. The contact element includes an anchor section clamped between a first and a second part of the housing. | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110034089 | CONNECTOR PRODUCING METHOD AND MOLDING DIE - A method is provided for producing a connector so that a terminal fitting is unlikely to move. A terminal fitting ( | 02-10-2011 |
| 20120028509 | FIXING STRUCTURE FOR FIXING METAL PLATE AND BOLT TO SYNTHETIC RESIN MEMBER - A downsized fixing structure for fixing a metal plate and a bolt to a synthetic resin member which can prevent an upper surface of the metal plate from being covered by a resin, is provided. The fixing structure includes: a bus bar, i.e. the metal plate; the bolt having the head portion and the shank portion passed through a through hole provided at the bus bar; and a housing | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120040571 | METHOD OF INTEGRALLY MOLDING CONNECTOR, AND OBJECT CONNECTOR - There is provided a method of integrally molding a connector in which the number of components can be reduced, and productivity can be enhanced. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120094547 | CASE-INTEGRATED CONNECTOR - A case-integrated connector ( | 04-19-2012 |
| 20130005196 | SERVICEABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION AND METHOD - An electrical connection includes an electrically conductive first contact member, an electrically conductive second contact member, an interface, and an attachment. The first contact member includes a first contact surface for passing current. The second contact member includes a second contact surface for passing current that directly contacts the first contact surface. The interface includes one of a cold weld and a fused section that physically joins the first contact member and the second contact member, and that forms a primary conductive path between the first contact member and the second contact member. The interface is formed by ultrasonic vibration of the first contact surface relative to the second contact surface. The attachment is separate from the interface and mechanically joins the first contact member and the second contact member. A method for forming the electrical method is also provided. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130149917 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR - The electric connector includes a housing having an opening and a bottom, the housing being formed at the bottom with a recess, at least one electric terminal projecting through a bottom of the recess into the housing, and a seal composed of light-curing resin, the seal at least partially filling the recess therewith for hermetically sealing the electric terminal. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130225014 | ELECTRIC WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONNECTOR TERMINAL - A conductor (Wa) of the electric wire (W) whose insulated sheath (Wb) is removed from an extremity of the conductor to a location where the conductor projects backwards from a rear end of the terminal accommodating chamber ( | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130252480 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTING UNIT THEREOF - An electrical connector is provided, including a substrate, an electronic element, a plurality of metal members, and an insulating sheet. The electronic element includes a plurality of terminals. The substrate forms a recess with the electronic element disposed therein. The metal members are disposed on the electronic element and insulated from each other. Additionally, the metal members connect the terminals with the substrate. The insulating sheet connects to the metal members and is adjacent to the electronic element. | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130252481 | ELECTRIC WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF CONNECTOR TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THE SAME - It is an objective to enhance sealing performance of a resin mold without subjecting a connector housing to special work. In an electric wire connection structure of a connector terminal in which an end of an electric wire (W) is connected to a rear portion of a connector terminal ( | 09-26-2013 |
| 20140073201 | UNDERFILL APPLICATOR DEVICE AND METHODS FOR ASSEMBLING ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - Devices and methods for assembling a connector are provided herein. In one aspect, an example method of assembly includes positioning an insert frame having an applicator portion supporting electrode contacts within an enclosure; attaching the electrode contacts to a circuit board substrate within the enclosure; forming an underfill layer by injecting a hardenable fluid medium through the applicator portion to fill a semi-confined space between the insert frame and the circuit board substrate; and detaching the applicator portion and applying an overmold. The applicator portion includes one or more lumens extending from an inlet opening to one or more exit openings to facilitate flow of fluid medium to desired locations. The inlet opening may be disposed on a portion of the applicator extending above the insert frame and have a diameter substantially larger than the exit opening to allow for fluid injection using an oversized injection nozzle. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140087597 | CONNECTION TERMINAL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTION TERMINAL - A connection terminal includes a terminal connection portion to be connected with a partner terminal, a wire connection portion connected with a wire, a neck portion connecting the terminal connection portion and the wire connection portion, and a resin covering portion covering a connection portion of the wire connection portion and the wire. The neck portion has a bottom wall and a pair of side walls installed upright from both sides of the bottom wall and having parallel wall portions equally spaced from each other. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140106625 | CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF CONNECTOR - A connector is fixed in the vicinity of a distal end to which a conductor of a wire harness is exposed. The connector includes a primary molded part and a secondary molded part. The primary molded part is annularly molded by injection molding so as to cover the whole periphery of a part of a coating part in a state separated from the distal end. Also, a stopper is formed in a top part of the primary molded part. The secondary molded part is annularly molded by an injection molding method so as to cover the whole peripheries of a part of the coating part in the vicinity of the distal end and the portion excluding the top part of the primary molded part. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140134893 | HIGH-VOLTAGE RESISTANCE CABLE TERMINATION - A linear connector contact array is presented with focus on the tails of the contacts that are connected to individual wires. A wire management comb made from dielectric material positions each wire over its contact's tail. The wire is attached to the tail by electrically welding the wire to the tail without removing the insulating material. This is accomplished with a heated welding electrode that melts through the insulator material until electrical contact is made with the wire. A non-heated electrode is beneath the tail to complete this circuit. The wire management comb has deep channels which form insulating ribs between adjacent wires. The weld sites are staggered, and exposed ends of the contact tails are held short of the end of the management comb. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140141659 | CONTACT ELEMENT FOR AN ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR APPARATUS - A contact element for an electrical plug connecting device, having a molded first end section and a molded elongated receiving section which defines a longitudinal axis for mechanical and electrical coupling and/or receiving a mating contact element designed to be complementary to the contact element of a plug connecting device to be paired with the electrical plug connecting device, both of which are manufactured of an electrically conductive material. The elongated receiving section extends essentially cylindrically from the first end section. This end section as well as the elongated cylindrical receiving section are molded to be free of seams and butt joints by shaping the electrically conducting material by means of a force acting at least predominantly parallel to the longitudinal axis, and at least the receiving section molded by shaping the electrically conducting material forms a cylindrical interior sheathed by the molded electrically conducting material along the longitudinal axis. | 05-22-2014 |
| 20140335741 | CONNECTION TERMINAL AND CONNECTION TERMINAL MANUFACTURING METHOD - A connection terminal ( | 11-13-2014 |
| 20150079851 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL, ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL - The connector terminal includes a press-fit terminal and a shaft portion, the connector terminal being fabricated of a single metal sheet, the shaft portion having a lateral cross-section having a size entirely covering therewith a lateral cross-section of the press-fit terminal when viewed in an axial direction of the connector terminal, the shaft portion having surfaces extending in the axial direction at an entire circumference thereof, the lateral cross-section of the shaft portion being identical in shape with a lateral cross-section of a terminal space of a die used for fabricating a housing for the press-fit terminal, the press-fit terminal being fit into the terminal space when the housing is molded with resin. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150118915 | ASSEMBLY FOR A PREFABRICATED TERMINAL BLOCK AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING PREFABRICATED TERMINAL BLOCKS - The invention relates to an assembly for a prefabricated terminal block and to a method for producing a prefabricated terminal block, wherein two pre-moulded parts are held together by an injection-moulded base frame. The pre-moulded parts can be designed to provide electrical contacts for contacting an engine control unit for example, in order to establish electrical connections to the engine control unit. In particular, prefabricated parts for terminal blocks that are flexible with respect to material and colouring can be implemented in this way. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150357739 | POWER CONNECTOR - An in-line power connector used for connecting power cables. The connector includes a conductive portion having a first section and a second section. The first section has a first cable receiving recess which is dimensioned to receive and terminate a first cable therein to provide a mechanical and electrical connection between the first cable receiving recess and the first cable. The second section has a second cable receiving recess which is dimensioned to receive and terminate a second cable therein to provide a mechanical and electrical connection between the second cable receiving recess and the second cable. The connector also includes an insulation portion provided over a portion of the conductive portion. The insulation portion has an insulative first section with a first insulation receiving area and an insulative second section with a second insulation receiving area. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160036155 | CONNECTOR - A terminal fitting of a connector includes an electrical-contact portion, a wire-connection portion, and a link portion for the electrical-contact portion and the wire-connection portion. The link portion is formed in a substantially crank shape including a step portion, a plate portion arranged at an electrical-contact portion side, and a plate portion arranged at a wire-connection portion side, having the step portion between the plate portion and the plate portion. The plate portion at the wire-connection portion side is formed with a plurality of recessed portions. The recessed portions are arranged and formed at predetermined positions on an outer surface of the plate portion in an entire peripheral direction. Further, the recessed portions are formed in a shape in which at least a part of an intermediate portion displaces outward from a position of an opening with respect to the opening. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160093974 | WATERPROOF ELECTRIC CONNECTOR MODULE AND ITS WATERPROOF HOUSING - A waterproof electric connector module includes an insulated housing, an electric connector, a blocking plate, and a sealed structure. The insulated housing is formed in an elongated shape. A front entry and a rear entry are individually formed on two end sides of the insulated housing and disposed aligned with each other. A side opening is formed on a side of the insulated housing and communicates with the rear entry. The electric connector is disposed in the insulated housing and has a plurality of terminals which extend and protrude from the side opening. The blocking plate blocks the rear entry. The sealed structure fills and seals the side opening. The terminals individually penetrate through the sealed structure. The waterproof housing can be sealed through the blocking plate and the sealed structure. | 03-31-2016 |
| 20160190760 | CONNECTOR MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CONNECTOR - The connector includes male terminals and a connector housing that is molded using a metal mold. The metal mold includes a cavity for the connector housing and terminal positioning parts which position the male terminals and each of which includes clearance parts that form openings with contact places in the male terminal with a female terminal at the time of insertion or drawing out of the male terminal. The male terminals are positioned in the metal mold by inserting the counterpart-terminal connecting parts into the terminal positioning parts, and resin is filled in the cavity with the male terminals as insert components, and thereafter, the counterpart-terminal connecting parts are drawn out from the terminal positioning parts, and the connector as a molded item is separated from within the metal mold. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20170237208 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL, ELECTRIC CONNECTOR, AND METHOD OF FABRICATING THE CONNECTOR TERMINAL | 08-17-2017 |
