241 |
Plug tail lighting switch and control system |
US12861619 |
2010-08-23 |
US08267719B1 |
2012-09-18 |
John Benoit; Gerald R. Savicki, Jr.; Richard Weeks |
The present invention is directed to an electrical wiring system for use in an AC electrical power distribution circuit including at least one first AC power conductor disposed between an upstream AC power element and a device box and at least one second AC power conductor disposed between the device box and a downstream AC power element. The at least one first AC power conductor and the at least one second AC power conductor are routed into an interior portion of the device box and accessible via a front open face of the device box. The system includes a connector device including a connector housing having a plurality of connector contacts disposed therein. The plurality of connector contacts are coupled to termination structures configured to couple the at least one first AC power conductor and the at least one second AC power conductor to corresponding contacts of the plurality of connector contacts. An electrical wiring device includes a device housing having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion includes at least one user-accessible control element disposed thereon. The at least one user-accessible control element is coupled to an electrical switch mechanism disposed in the device housing and coupled to a plurality of device contacts. The plurality of device contacts are accessible by way of a device connection arrangement formed in the rear portion of the device housing. The plurality of device contacts are configured to mate with the plurality of connector contacts when the connector device is coupled to the device connection arrangement. |
242 |
Networked Power And Communication Receptacle Devices |
US13464984 |
2012-05-05 |
US20120214349A1 |
2012-08-23 |
Dave Black |
A power connector has a plate member that has a central opening therethrough, and a front side and rear side. An electrical connector member is attached to the plate member and positioned within the central opening. The electrical connector member has a base that is attached to the plate member and a plurality of power pole electrical conductors. The plurality of power pole electrical conductors comprises four power pole electrical conductors arranged in two columns wherein each column has two power pole electrical conductors. Two brackets are attached to the front side of the plate member. Each bracket is substantially perpendicular to the front side of the plate member and the electrical connector member is located between the pair of brackets. The plate member has through holes sized for receiving fasteners, so as to allow the plate member to be attached to a wall, article of furniture or other structure. |
243 |
Connector having a body with an reinforcement member fitting into an inwardly bent portion of a shield case |
US13043863 |
2011-03-09 |
US08241064B2 |
2012-08-14 |
Takahisa Ohtsuji; Takayuki Nagata |
The invention provide a connector including a body having an insulating property, a contact provided in the body, a tuboid shield case adapted to receive the body, and a reinforcing member. The shield case includes a bent portion being a portion of the shield case bent inward and extending in an insertion direction of the body, and a depression being provided on a backside of the bent portion and extending in the insertion direction. The reinforcing member is configured to fit in at least a part of the depression. |
244 |
Hybrid universal distribution system comprising electrical, fluid, and communication functions |
US12602830 |
2008-06-04 |
US08231397B2 |
2012-07-31 |
Martin Ottliczky |
A distributor for supplying consumers of an industrial plant with electricity and with fluid and for transmitting communication signals from and to the consumers has separate feed connections for supplying electricity and fluid as well as a collective line for communication signals. It further has a plurality of identical hybrid plug connectors which include plug connector elements for electric power supply, for fluid supply, and for communication signals and which are in communication with the corresponding feed connections and with the collective line, respectively. |
245 |
Networked power and communication receptacle devices |
US12476224 |
2009-06-01 |
US08174379B2 |
2012-05-08 |
Dave Black |
A network of power and communication receptacle devices having a plurality of power and communication receptacle devices. Each power and communication receptacle device has at least one power receptacle, at least one communication receptacle, and a power cable assembly having a dual power head. The power cable assembly is configured to provide electrical power to the power receptacle. The network includes a plurality of interconnecting power cables. Each power cable has a first power feeder electrically connected to the dual power head of one of the power and communication receptacle devices and a second power feeder electrically connected to the dual power head of a next power and communication receptacle device. The network includes a power feeding cable having electrically connected thereto a power feeder for connection to a dual power head of a first one of the power and communication receptacles and a device for connection to a power source. The network also includes a communication signal switching device having a plurality of ports. The communication receptacle of each power and communication receptacle device is in electronic signal communication with a corresponding port of the communication signal switching device. |
246 |
POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS AND METHODOLOGY |
US13108824 |
2011-05-16 |
US20120092811A1 |
2012-04-19 |
Steve Chapel; William Pachoud |
The invention addresses the needs associated with the entire data center power distribution lifecycle—design, build, operation and upgrades. The design and construction is facilitated by a system for prefabricating power whips that accommodate changing data center needs. The invention also allows for upgrading power supply components without powering down critical equipment. Improved power and network strips and associated logic further facilitate data center operation. |
247 |
HYBRID UNIVERSAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM COMPRISING ELECTRICAL, FLUID, AND COMMUNICATION FUNCTIONS |
US12602830 |
2008-06-04 |
US20120064745A1 |
2012-03-15 |
Martin Ottliczky |
A distributor for supplying consumers of an industrial plant with electricity and with fluid and for transmitting communication signals from and to the consumers has separate feed connections for supplying electricity and fluid as well as a collective line for communication signals. It further has a plurality of identical hybrid plug connectors which include plug connector elements for electric power supply, for fluid supply, and for communication signals and which are in communication with the corresponding feed connections and with the collective line, respectively. |
248 |
Connector utilized for different kinds of signal transmition |
US12317652 |
2008-12-23 |
US08118497B2 |
2012-02-21 |
Chong Yi |
A connector (100) includes a metallic shell (5) having a mating frame part, said mating frame part including a number of sides together enclosing a hollow portion, and the hollow portion divided into two ports with different shapes; an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and two juxtaposed tongue portions (12, 13) extending forwardly from the base portion, with a plurality of contacts (21, 22) mounted to the tongue portions, two lens members (4) received in lateral sides of one of the tongue portions; and the two tongue portions respectively received in the two ports. |
249 |
USB connector |
US12948752 |
2010-11-17 |
US08066519B1 |
2011-11-29 |
Sheng-Yuan Huang; Yung-Chi Peng; Sheng-Nan Yu |
A USB (Universal Serial Bus) connector includes an insulating housing having a base portion. The base portion extends rearward to form an extending portion. Two sides of a rear surface of the extending portion define two receiving cavities, respectively. A separating wall is formed between two receiving cavities. Two side walls are formed outside the respective receiving cavities. A plurality of signal terminals fixed in the insulating housing respectively have a soldering foot received in the receiving cavity, with a distal end of the soldering foot extending beyond a bottom of the extending portion. A fixing board is inserted in bottoms of the receiving cavities. The fixing board has a base board which defines a clipping slot penetrating a front edge thereof and clipping on the separating wall and two restraining slots at two sides of the clipping slot for constraining the soldering feet of the corresponding signal terminals therein. |
250 |
Induction Component |
US13088649 |
2011-04-18 |
US20110267163A1 |
2011-11-03 |
Alexander Gerfer |
An element for forming an induction component contains a coil body with a core and two radially projecting flanges, which are formed on the respective axial ends of the core and of which the one flange is designed to be attached to a printed circuit board and is larger than the other flange. On its outer side, the coil body is surrounded by a shielding ring, which sits on the larger of the two flanges. To this end, the shielding ring has an inwardly directed step on the lower end corner, the one limb of which step forms an abutment surface to be placed on the inner side of the flange. The other limb forms an abutment surface to be placed against the outer edge of the flange. The step preferably runs over the entire circumference of the shielding ring. As a result, an air gap formed between the upper flange and the inner side of the shielding ring is fixed in terms of its dimensions and position. |
251 |
BUILT-IN USB3.0 RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR |
US13006515 |
2011-01-14 |
US20110237093A1 |
2011-09-29 |
Nai-Chien CHANG |
A build-in USB 3.0 receptacle connector is disposed for a main board located within a computer, the build-in USB 3.0 receptacle includes an insulated housing, a plurality cavities, a plurality set of circuit boards, a plurality set of connective terminals and a plurality of conductive terminals. The cavities are recessed from a front-end surface of the insulated housing, the circuit boards disposed and suspended in the cavities and having a first surface, a second surface and multiple golden-fingers disposed on the front fringe of the first surface. Each set of the connective terminal is connected to the rear fringe of the second surface and electrically connected to the golden-fingers disposed on the first surface. The conductive terminals are disposed in the cavities, respectively, and each of the conductive terminals has a contact segment disposed on the front fringe of the first surface which is behind the golden-fingers. Therefore, the insulated housing has a plurality of stocking USB 3.0 sockets is used for inserting USB devices. |
252 |
APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF MAGNETICALLY COUPLING STANDARD ELECTRICAL PLUGS |
US13085382 |
2011-04-12 |
US20110189864A1 |
2011-08-04 |
Lance Sushin Nishihira; Thomas Sukei Nishihira |
An adapter includes a device-side component and a wall-side component. The device-side component has a male socket receptacle to receive an electrical plug and a male socket opposite the male socket receptacle. The wall-side component has a female socket plug to insert into an electrical outlet and a female socket opposite the female socket plug. The male socket is configured to interface with the female socket, regardless of orientation of the male socket with respect to the female socket. |
253 |
Power socket device having rotation-operated switch function |
US12958342 |
2010-12-01 |
US07972152B1 |
2011-07-05 |
Jui-hsiung Wu |
A power socket device having a rotation-operated switch function is disclosed, and has a housing, a first conductive frame, a second conductive frame and a plurality of socket units. The housing has recesses, each of which is installed with a socket plate having terminal slots. The first and second conductive frames are mounted in the housing. The socket unit is rotatably installed in the recess and corresponding to the socket plate. The socket unit has a socket housing, an insulating body and terminals. Each of the terminals has one end passing through one of the terminal slots to be in contact with or separated from the first and second conductive frame. Thus, the socket units can be rotated to switch on or off without unplugging the power socket device, so that the operation of the power socket device is relatively simple and labor-saving. |
254 |
Intelligent switch socket |
US12479453 |
2009-06-05 |
US07969047B2 |
2011-06-28 |
Baineng Hu |
An intelligent switching on/off socket includes a housing containing master jacks and slave jacks respectively containing master conducting strips and slave conducting strips, and a control circuit. The control circuit includes a current sampling circuit connected to the master conducting strips and a signal amplification circuit. The signal amplification circuit amplifies the sampled current and passes the signal to both a signal comparator, and to a reference signal acquisition circuit which in turn passes the reference signal to a memorizer. The signal comparator compares the reference current signals and current amplification signals, and is connected to a control output circuit. The control output circuit is connected to a relay which is connected to the slave conducting strip. The reference signal acquisition circuit provides a learning function such that multiple electrical devices with differing power needs can be switched on or off respectively depending on their individual power needs. |
255 |
Substrate connector |
US12513179 |
2007-11-02 |
US07938651B2 |
2011-05-10 |
Takuji Hanyu; Yuji Hori |
A substrate connector includes a housing (11), a plurality of terminals (51, 52, 53, 54) which project from the housing and are connected to a substrate, and a guide plate (41) which is secured to the housing for guiding at least some of the terminals. The guide plate includes a main part formed in a meandering shape, and end portions which are joined to opposite sides of the main part and are attached to guide plate attaching portions arranged on opposite sides of the housing. |
256 |
MODULAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING BACK-TO-BACK RECEPTACLE CONFIGURATIONS AND CAPABLE OF PROVIDING FOUR WIRE CIRCUITRY |
US12986764 |
2011-01-07 |
US20110104922A1 |
2011-05-05 |
Norman R. Byrne |
A modular electrical system (230) comprises a number of separate components forming a four-wire system (110). The component set (230) includes receptacle junction blocks (130), two-way connectors (232), four-way connectors (236), two-way jumper cable assemblies (234), and three-way jumper cable assemblies (238). The components of the component set (230) include various configurations of male blade terminals (150) and female terminals (200) located on the individual components so that a number of differing system configurations can be achieved. |
257 |
Power supply and cord management apparatus for electronic devices |
US11832000 |
2007-08-01 |
US07868250B2 |
2011-01-11 |
Paul Kolada |
An electronic device support having a surface upon which electronic devices rest, such as a shelf, and one or more power sockets into which the power cord for the device is plugged. A first embodiment has a shelf, a rear panel and a moveable façade covering over a power strip. A second embodiment has a shelf, a body with a pair of power sockets and a pair of ears on opposite ends that cords can be wrapped around. The ears are removable and have a female, non-powered socket therein. A third embodiment has a deck shelf and a base with a power strip mounted therebetween. Apertures in the deck permit cords and other items to be inserted therethrough, and a groove on the deck prevents rolling of items. A fourth embodiment has a tower body with a plurality of moveable shelves, a plurality of electrical sockets and channels for hiding cords. |
258 |
AUTOMATION APPLIANCE |
US12825784 |
2010-06-29 |
US20100328910A1 |
2010-12-30 |
Andreas Giesbrecht; Bernd Eickhoff; Sven Battermann |
An automation appliance with at least one wireless communication interface has electronics arranged on a printed circuit board, where the printed circuit board is in a housing having externally accessible plug connectors. A plug connector is connected to the communication interface electronics and is aligned adjacent to the printed circuit board in the area of the interface electronics. The plug connector has a center contact for RF signal connection surrounded by outer contacts that provide RF shielding. Another plug connector of similar mechanical design is also provided which provides for cable based communications interface and is not a RF plug. |
259 |
Shaped Connector for Power Converter |
US12803357 |
2010-05-04 |
US20100273361A1 |
2010-10-28 |
Charles Lord |
A keyed power source connector and keyed device connector that are backwards compatible, ensuring that the power rated device connectors can only mate with power source connectors power rated at or above the device connector power rating. One connector is formed as a plug, and the other connector is formed as a socket. The connectors have are shaped having a profile that is a function of the respective connector power rating. A keyed portion of the power source connector plug will physically interfere with and not be receivable within a device connector socket when the device connector power rating exceeds the power source connector power rating. This connector system ensures target portable electronic devices coupled to the device connector can not draw power exceeding the rating of the power source connector. |
260 |
FUSE MODULE WITH MOVABLE FUSE HOLDER FOR FUSED ELECTRICAL DEVICE |
US12820129 |
2010-06-21 |
US20100259871A1 |
2010-10-14 |
Carrel W. Ewing; Brandon W. Ewing; Andrew J. Cleveland; James P. Maskaly |
Described herein are various embodiments of a fuse module for fused electrical devices. According to one exemplary embodiment, a fuse module is mounted to the housing of a fused electrical device. The fused electrical device can include at least one power output displaced along the power distribution housing with the at least one power output electrically couplable to at least one power input. The fuse module can be electrically coupled to the at least one power input and electrically couplable to the at least one power outputs. Further, the fuse module can comprise at least one fuse holder that is movable between a first position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder is electrically couplable to the at least one power output and a second position in which a fuse held by the fuse holder not electrically couplable to the at least one power output and is exposed to allow access to the fuse. |