Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal system (10) provides for a stop limiting engagement of two opposed insulation displacement plates (15, 16) and a catch (70) retaining the plates (15, 16) against separation to precisely define an aperture (84) holding the conductor for improved reliability and electrical contact.

Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal system (10) provides for a stop limiting engagement of two opposed insulation displacement plates (15, 16) and a catch (70) retaining the plates (15, 16) against separation to precisely define an aperture (84) holding the conductor for improved reliability and electrical contact.

Abstract: An insulation-displacement assembly is disclosed. The insulation-displacement assembly includes a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT, the first IDT including a first plate that includes: a base edge and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and to displace the insulator, wherein the slot extends towards the center of the first plate from a second edge located opposite the base edge. The insulation-displacement assembly further includes a first housing component coupled to the first IDT.

Abstract: An insulation-displacement system that comprises a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT. The first IDT comprises a first plate that includes a base edge, and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and displace the insulator. The slot extends towards the center of the first plate from a second edge located opposite the base edge.

Abstract: An insulation-displacement assembly is disclosed. The insulation-displacement assembly includes a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT, the first IDT including a first plate that includes: a base edge and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and to displace the insulator, wherein the slot extends towards the center of the first plate from a second edge located opposite the base edge. The insulation-displacement assembly further includes a first housing component coupled to the first IDT.

Abstract: A socket/adapter assembly includes a insulative support member for supporting terminals soldered to connection regions of a leadless integrated circuit (IC) package, a printed circuit board, or another intercoupling component. The insulative support member is removable/replaceable from the terminals to allow visual inspection of the solder connections between the terminals and connection regions. The terminals of the socket/adapter assembly are retained by the insulative support member before the connections soldered. The insulative support member is then removed so that the individual solder connections can be examined for defective solder joints and repaired, if necessary.

Abstract: The present invention provides methods and diagnostic kits for the detection or prediction of preeclampsia. More particularly, the present invention provides for the diagnosis of preeclampsia before the third trimester of pregnancy by detecting reduced levels of Insulin-like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1 (IGFBP-1) in maternal blood.

Abstract: A method for submerged injection of materials into a liquid pyrometallurgical bath by means of a lance, characterised in that a first gas consisting of or containing oxygen is conveyed to said bath along a first path within the lance, a combustible fluid is conveyed to said bath along another path within the lance, and a further gas consisting of or containing oxygen is conveyed to said bath along a further path within the lance, the first path being arranged so that the first gas acts as a coolant for the lance.

Abstract: This invention relates to the diagnosis of preeclampsia using an assay to measure a mitogenic factor in blood. Preeclampsia is a serious problem in pregnant women. It is an idiopathic life threatening hypertensive condition. The condition of preeclamptic women can often deteriorate to a point where serious injury will occur to either the mother, child or both. Preeclampsia is a leading cause of death both maternal and infant.

Abstract: An electrical connector includes two assemblies which are adapted to mate. Each assembly has a number of contacts mounted thereon. The respective contacts (which may be pins and resilient tongues, or hermaphroditic contacts) include separate bearing surfaces and electrical contacting portions. The bearing surfaces of the contacts are subject to the abrasive action when the connector assemblies are being coupled or uncoupled, while the electrical contacting portions are protected from abrasion and contact one another only when the two assemblies are substantially coupled together.

Abstract: A power generation system for converting the motion of waves on a body of water such as a lake or sea to drive pumps, electrical generators or the like. A weighted float rides on the waves. A cable and pulley arrangement changes the direction, travel and force of the wave energy action imparted on the float and drives a hydraulic circuit. The hydraulic circuit includes an accumulator for temporary energy storage and release to assist in maintaining constant flow and pressure of hydraulic fluid to one or more hydraulic motors during each wave cycle. The hydraulic motor drives a load such as an electric generator. An automatically actuated device adjusts for high and low tides.

Abstract: An energy storage system having several units for transmitting input power from electric motors to an output shaft, each of the units involving an electric motor, a main gear rotatable in response to operation of the motor, a flat spiral spring secured to the main gear for storing energy when the main gear is rotated by the motor, a device by which the main gear may selectively engage and rotate an output driveshaft when the flat spiral spring rotates the main gear, and a motor control switch that may be engaged by the spring, for sensing the contraction and expansion of the spring, and for activating and deactivating the motor in response to preselected positions of the spring's contraction and expansion.