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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Eric C. Laurer, Clemmons, NC (US);
Victor E. Slack, Lewisville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Middletown, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01R 3/00 ;
Abstract
A lighting device ( ) includes a pair of illuminating members ( ) arranged side-by-side. The illuminating members have separate anodes ( ), and a common cathode ( ) that is shared by the illuminating members. In one embodiment, the common cathode ( ) has the same cross-sectional shape as each of the anodes ( ). In another embodiment, the common cathode includes a pair of individual cathodes ( ) that are soldered together. The lighting device is mountable in an electrical connector housing such that the pair of illuminating members is associated with a pair of adjacent electrical receptacles in the housing.