Patent ID: 7306489
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: G01K,G06K,H01Q,H01R

Abstract:
1. An electrical connector comprising: a connector section comprising a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor and a second connection section adapted to connect to a second electrical conductor, wherein the connector section is adapted to electrical connect the first electrical conductor to the second electrical conductor; and a connector performance indicating section connected to a portion of the connector section, wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive indicator adapted to signal occurrence of a temperature of the portion of the connector section above a predetermined temperature, wherein the temperature sensitive indicator comprises a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tag, wherein the RFID tag comprises a chip section and an antenna section, and wherein the connector performance indicating section comprises a temperature sensitive electrical section coupling the chip section to the antenna section, and wherein the temperature sensitive electrical section is adapted to interrupt signal transmission between the chip section and the antenna section when the predetermined temperature is reached.