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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5800211 | Snap together CATV connector for indoor use A low-cost snap together coaxial cable connector for indoor use. The connector includes a central post made of an electrically conductive material, with the remaining parts made from a low cost non-conductive material such as plastic. Since the conductor ... | 09/01/1998 |
| 5779057 | Rigid removable carrier trays Disclosed is a rigid removable carrier tray for transporting and storing pin sockets. The tray includes one or more arrays of holes of consistent or varying diameter disposed in an upper surface and formed to receive pin sockets. Pin sockets are recessed ... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5769662 | Snap together coaxial cable connector for use with polyethylene jacketed cable A snap together cable connector for polyethylene jacketed cable, such as used in cable television systems in Europe, is comprised of a sleeve which snap fits into a first end of a collar. The collar further includes a post which is shorter in length than ... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5766021 | BGA interconnectors A reusable socket adapted for use in making an electrical connection between an integrated circuit of a ball grid array (BGA) type package and a circuit board or test fixture. In one embodiment, the socket includes a return member for reshaping the socket... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5746618 | Squib connector for automotive air bag assembly A squib connector for automotive air bag assemblies is disclosed. The squib connector includes a connector position assurance mechanism (CPA) to ensure that the connector is properly connected to the squib receptacle and a connector lock assurance mechani... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5743380 | Rotary door lock switch assembly and method for manufacturing same A three-position rotary door lock switch assembly for automobiles is provided. The switch assembly includes a rotor with reversely curved rotor contact beams having a dual radiussed contact zone with upturned edges which provide good contact and minimize ... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5681189 | Thread protectors A thread protector system includes one or more thread protectors, each thread protector including an axially compressible tube with a tapered central passageway and a tapered exterior surface.... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5651698 | Coaxial cable connector A cable connector is comprised of at least a first piece including a ferrule having serrations for mechanically connecting with different parts of a coaxial cable, a mandrel and a closing collar. A second piece of the connector is comprised of an entry bo... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5634822 | Miniature telephone jack and rack system A miniature telephone jack rack system is disclosed. When located within the rack, adjacent miniature telephone jacks are offset vertically so as to permit a standard plug to be inserted into each miniature jack without physically interfering with the ins... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5616045 | Squib connector for automotive air bag assembly A squib connector for automotive air bag assemblies is disclosed. The squib connector includes a connector position assurance mechanism (CPA) to ensure that the connector is properly connected to the squib receptacle and a connector lock assurance mechani... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5601443 | Auto seizing connector An auto seizing connector is provided having complimentary male and female portions. The female portion includes a movable closing collar having a converging passage that surrounds a first terminal associated with the female portion. A fitting retained wi... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5600099 | Chemically grafted electrical devices An electrical device is provided having a conductive coating or layer chemically grafted to a support substrate to produce a durable, conductive surface permanently attached to the underlying substrate material. The grafted layer can be embodied in an ele... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5599193 | Resilient electrical interconnect An electrical interconnect is provided for connecting an integrated circuit or other electrical or electronic component to a circuit board or for interconnecting two or more circuit boards. The interconnect comprises a substrate having one or more resilie... | 02/04/1997 |
| 5527591 | Electrical contact having a particulate surface The present invention comprises an electrical contact having solid homogenous conductive particles on the contact surface. The particles are of greater hardness than that of the contact material to deform the contact material and cause breakage or fractur... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5515466 | One-piece SC fiber optic connector and method of terminating optical fiber using same An SC connector includes a back body having a locking member and a front body having a locking member and a buffer back post. The front body is disposed in the back body and the back body locking member and front body locking member engage to provide a on... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5495524 | Telephone cross connect panel The invention provides a cross connect panel in which the cross connect field has mounted thereover a cover member which covers the field of cross connect pins and wires attached thereto, the cover member being pivotably mounted and movable to an open pos... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5492481 | Circuit card interface system A circuit card interface system of minimized vertical clearance, capable of interfacing one or more circuit cards to a relatively small space on a mother board. The interface system includes an interfacing connector assembly and at least one stacking conn... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5461688 | Fiber optic connector with electrical contact A fiber optic connector includes an electrical contact for connection with an electrical wire formed within a fiber optic cable. The connector includes a connector body, at least a portion of which is electrically conducting, and an optical fiber retainin... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5449297 | Edge card connector An edge card interconnection system provides enhanced electrical interconnection between a module and a circuit board. Electrical contact length is minimized and deflection of the contacts is controlled as the system is configured to eliminate the need fo... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5439386 | Quick disconnect environmentally sealed RF connector for hardline coaxial cable An environmentally sealed quick disconnect RF connector for use with hardline coaxial cable. In one embodiment the RF connector includes a chassis portion for mounting on a chassis and an adaptor portion for connection to a hardline coaxial cable. The ada... | 08/08/1995 |
| 5432879 | Nondisconnectable FC/PC fiber optic connector assembly A nondisconnectable fiber optic connector assembly includes two fiber optic connectors and an interconnection assembly for joining the two connectors. Each connector has a connector nut and a connector body axially movable within the housing. A ferrule is... | 07/11/1995 |
| 5429511 | Stackable interconnection socket A component carrier and mating system is disclosed for aligning and mating closely spaced leads of integrated circuit (IC) packages, which protects the integrated circuit packages and permits easy installation. The system is particularly adapted for align... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5428703 | One-piece SC fiber optic connector An SC connector includes a back body having a locking member and a front body having a locking member and a buffer back post. The front body is disposed in the back body and the back body locking member and front body locking member engage to provide a on... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5423691 | Edge card interconnection system An edge card interconnection system provides enhanced electrical interconnection between a module and a circuit board. Electrical contact length is minimized and deflection of the contacts is controlled as the system is configured to eliminate the need fo... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5419712 | Edge card interconnection system An edge card interconnection system provides enhanced electrical interconnection between a module and a circuit board. Electrical contact length is minimized and deflection of the contacts is controlled as the system is configured to eliminate the need fo... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5408062 | Rotary switch A rotary switch includes a keylock housing having a collar disposed therein and a rotor disposed in a switch case housing to provide an internal labyrinth geometry. The collar includes a plurality of spaced mechanical stops to provide multiple mechanical ... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5389758 | Pushbutton switch A miniature pushbutton switch of modular construction is provided. The switch can be readily assembled in an inexpensive manner without need for skilled personnel and without need for any special assembly tooling. In a preferred embodiment, the switch inc... | 02/14/1995 |
| 5374200 | Fully programmable din connector The fully programmable DIN connectors constructed in accordance with the present invention have housing bodies comprised of a plurality of like cells that are each capable of receiving shorting clips and that, when shorting clips are selectively received ... | 12/20/1994 |
| 5350306 | Stackable interconnection socket A component carrier and mating system is disclosed for aligning and mating closely spaced leads of integrated circuit (IC) packages, which protects the integrated circuit packages and permits easy installation. The system is particularly adapted for align... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5334046 | Circuit card interface system A circuit card interface system of minimized vertical clearance, capable of interfacing one or more circuit cards to a relatively small space on a mother board. The interface system includes an interfacing connector assembly and at least one stacking conn... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5328389 | Interconnection retention device A compressible retention element of a diameter slightly greater than that of a cooperating cavity, having a low ratio of insertion to withdrawal forces. The retention element further provides insertion and withdrawal forces reduced from that found in the ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5318451 | Stackable interconnection socket A component carrier and mating system is disclosed for aligning and mating closely spaced leads of integrated circuit (IC) packages, which protects the integrated circuit packages and permits easy installation. The system is particularly adapted for align... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5310353 | Electrical power distribution center having conductive ridges A flexibly configurable power distribution center in which an electrical signal or power is routed by implementing an electrical interconnection at any point along a path of a conductor. Insulative portions or boards within an electrical power distributio... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5290193 | High density grid array test socket A high density land grid array test socket comprises a leadless component contact socket assembly and a fixture. The contact socket assembly can be assembled with a variety of contact terminal end configurations and adapted for a desired mode of circuit b... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5277606 | Fully programmable connector A fully programmable connector is provided in which selected ones of the connector contacts can be electrically shorted within the same connector housing body. The housing body includes a plurality of identical cells each containing an electrical contact ... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5266043 | Fully programmable connector A fully programmable connector is provided in which selected ones of the connector contacts can be electrically shorted within the same connector housing body. The housing body includes a plurality of identical cells each containing an electrical contact ... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5259776 | Fully programmable DIN connector The fully programmable DIN connectors constructed in accordance with the present invention have housing bodies comprised of a plurality of like cells that are each capable of receiving shorting clips and that, when shorting clips are selectively received ... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5244403 | Electronic component socket with external latch The invention provides a socket for substrates such as single in-line memory modules, circuit boards, and similar components which are inserted into and rotated into fixed position on the socket. The socket housing includes end portions having improved st... | 09/14/1993 |
| 5221209 | Modular pad array interface A leadless component socket comprises a one- or two-piece leadless component contact socket assembly having a plurality of holes with a respective plurality of spring contacts disposed therein. The socket assembly includes a finger slot or slots to facili... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5217393 | Multi-fit coaxial cable connector A crimp type F-Connector wherein the crimp required for easy installation reduced while affording reliable cable retention. A wide range of cable sizes are accommodated by one connector which is configured to provide adequate sealing and mechanical streng... | 06/08/1993 |
