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A wristwatch including a watch band and a watch body having an octagon shaped perimeter and being red in color and having the word STOP thereon to resemble a stop sign.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6733339 | Shielded connector with integral latching and ground structure An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with the shield me... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6712626 | Electrical connector with continuous strip contacts An electrical connector contact strip including spaced electrical contacts, a body and fusible elements. The spaced electrical contacts each have a main section and a tab section extending from an end of the main section. The body includes dielectric material molded... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6682230 | Optical connector and printed circuit board assembly with movable connection An optical connector assembly comprising a base, an optical fiber connector, and a spring. The base is adapted to be fixedly attached to a printed circuit board. The optical fiber connector has an outer housing movably mounted to the base. The spring bias... | 01/27/2004 |
| 6663423 | Stacked electrical connector for use with a filter insert A stacked connector comprises a first receptacle in a first portion of the connector. A second receptacle is stacked on the first receptacle in the first portion of the connector. A group of first contacts is arranged in the first receptacle. A group of s... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6645001 | Plug connector with film shaped conductive part A plug connector is provided that can reduce the number of parts and the number of assembly steps. A plug connector 20 that fastens the distal ends of an inner conductor (conducting wire) 25a and engages a receptacle, and at the same time by this engageme... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6607401 | Electrical connector mateable in a plurality of orientations An interconnection system, comprising: a first connector having an arrangement of contacts therein; and a second connector, mateable with said first connector, and having an arrangement of contacts therein. The second connector can mate with the first con... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6595788 | Electrical connector with continuous strip contacts An electrical connector contact strip including spaced electrical contacts, a body and fusible elements. The spaced electrical contacts each have a main section and a tab section extending from an end of the main section. The body includes dielectric mate... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6587334 | Notebook computer case with at least one wired modular jack A notebook computer case with at least one modular jack, comprises: an insulation modular jack insert, which comprises a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face, a plurality of parallel channels being formed through the insert between the fr... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6572272 | Angled optical connector mounting assembly A mount for connecting an optical connector adapter to a panel. The mount comprises a first section adapted to attach to the panel; and a second section having an aperture for receiving a portion of the optical connector adapter. The second section is ada... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6561850 | High speed card edge connectors A card edge connector includes an elongated longitudinally extending outer frame defining a reception region adapted to receive a plurality of chiclet modules including contact members and lying in parallel laterally extending planes which, as an assembly... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6544072 | Electrical connector with metallized polymeric housing An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector has a housing. Signal contacts are secured to the housing and ground contacts are secured to the housing. A portion of the housing is metallized to connect the ground contacts electrically and ... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540558 | Connector, preferably a right angle connector, with integrated PCB assembly A connector, comprising one or more integrated PCB assemblies, each of said PCB assemblies comprising an insulating substrate, a cover plate and optionally a spacer each of said insulating substrates (16) comprising a predetermined pattern of conductive t... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537095 | Low insertion force terminal A low insertion force terminal comprising a female terminal (12) and a male terminal (11), the female terminal 12 being provided with a bottom (14) soldered to wiring, and a pair of opposing upright parts (15,16) extending from said bottom (14) in a canti... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6537084 | Electrical connector with electrical shield having latch and mounting arms An electrical connector is provided including a housing adapted to receive a portion of a printed circuit board; an electrical contact connected to the housing; and an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield connected to the housing. The shield includes... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6530808 | Coaxial cable connector An electrical connector member for a coaxial cable. The connector member comprises a first section and a second section. The first section has two or more portals therein, each portal adapted to guide an indentor of a crimping tool into a predetermined po... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6530802 | Latch and release mechanism for an electrical connector An electrical connector assembly includes a headshell with a first connector for terminating a plurality of electrical leads intended for mechanical and electrical connection with a mating second connector. An elongated latch member is freely received wit... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527576 | Socket for a printed board Providing a socket for a printed board having superior durability, doing no damage to the printed board due to contact therewith, and having a latch arm not requiring labor or time to assemble. The socket (1) for the printed board provides a housing havin... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6491553 | Electrical connector having an electrical contact with a formed solder cup An electrical contact having a formed one-piece member. The formed one-piece member includes a first connection section adapted to make a removable connection with a mating contact; and a second connection section having a receiving area adapted to have a... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6485310 | Assembly including a flex circuit and a gas tight chamber An assembly which a concave member and a first substrate having a transverse opening which is superimposed over the concave member to form an internal chamber. A second substrate having a transverse opening is also superimposed over said first substrate, ... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6474878 | Optical connector An optical fiber connector subassembly comprising a first housing member and a first optical fiber locator. The first optical fiber locator is connected to the housing member. The locator is comprised of silicon and has channels for positioning optical fi... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471523 | Electrical power connector An electrical power connector comprising a housing, a first power contact, and a second power contact. The first contact is connected to the housing. The first contact comprises at least two contact beams. The second contact is connected to the housing. T... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6464407 | Optical connector having a ferrule with alignment and sealing features An optical connector comprising a ferrule, optical conductors, and epoxy. The ferrule has an optical conductor receiving area and guide pin receiving areas. The ferrule comprises at least two ferrule members having shaped surfaces on outer lateral sides w... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6464537 | High speed card edge connectors A card edge connector includes an elongated longitudinally extending outer frame defining a reception region adapted to receive a plurality of chiclet modules including contact members and lying in parallel laterally extending planes which, as an assembly... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454603 | Shielded connector with integral latching and ground structure An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, an electrically conductive terminal received on the insulative body, and electrical shield member disposed in shielding relationship with respect to the terminal, a latching structure integral with th... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454157 | High density connector having a ball type of contact surface A connector for use with a circuit substrate having a plurality of elongated conductors. A solder ball is fused to the end of the conductors for connection of the connector to a circuit substrate. Method for attaching the solder ball to the end of the con... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450697 | Optical connector having a combined guide pin lock and grounding contact An optical connector comprising a housing; a shield member located in the housing; a ferrule and optical member assembly located, at least partially, in the housing; at least one locating pin connected to the ferrule and optical member assembly; and at le... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443404 | Cable restraining bracket A cable restraining bracket for restraining a cable relative to a frame. The bracket comprises a first leg section; a second leg section; and a loop section connecting the first and second leg sections to each other. The first and second leg sections each... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6437987 | Universal retaining mechanism and holder thereof Disclosed is a universal retaining mechanism (URM) comprising a pair of holders that may be secured to a mainboard and for holding a CPU module in-between the holders, wherein each holder includes: a base member for securing the holder to the mainboard; a... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6431889 | High density edge card connector An electrical connector comprising: an insulative housing having at least one cavity; a retaining member removably securable to the insulative housing and occluding at least a portion of the cavity, the retaining member having at least one aperture in com... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6425785 | Electric connector An electric connector of the present invention is directed to alleviating a stress in housings of an electric connector. In the housings 16 of the electric connector, slots 44, 46 are formed to receive associated terminals. Projections 48a, 48b are formed... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6425691 | Flexible circuits with strain relief A printed circuit board assembly includes a flexible circuit having a strain relief feature included on the flexible circuit. The board assembly includes a printed circuit board; connector adapted to be secured to the board; and a length of a flexible cir... | 07/30/2002 |
| 6416335 | Stacked surface mount electrical connector and clamping tool An electrical connector comprising a housing and at least one electrical contact. The housing has a first side with a first section and a second section. The first section is adapted to contact a first side of an electronic component and be fixed thereto.... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6412986 | Adapter for assembling multiple optical connectors An optical connector adapter for connecting optical connectors comprising a frame adapted to be mounted to a printed circuit board; and at least one adapter housing movably mounted in a receiving area of the frame. The optical connector adapter is indepen... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6390851 | Electrical connector with internal shield An electrical connector has an insulating housing with an interior cavity for receiving a mating connector and a plurality of openings in communication with the interior cavity. A plurality of contacts, each of. which extends into the interior cavity of t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375474 | Mezzanine style electrical connector An electrical connector comprising a housing having a first surface and a second surface; and a contact secured to the housing. The contact comprises a mounting section connected to the housing and, a first arm and a second arm extending from the mounting... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6364710 | Electrical connector with grounding system An electrical connector comprising a housing and electrical contacts connected to the housing. The electrical contacts comprise paired signal and ground contacts, and additional ground contacts. The additional ground contacts are arranged relative to the ... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6361373 | Micro miniature electrical connector and method of manufacture A micro miniature electrical connector element which is manufactured by first providing an axial insulative member having a conductive terminal retaining means. An insulative housing which has a peripheral wall and an axial opening is also provided. The a... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6343955 | Electrical connector with grounding system An electrical connector comprising a housing and electrical contacts connected to the housing. The electrical contacts comprise paired signal and ground contacts, and additional ground contacts. The additional ground contacts are arranged relative to the ... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6336823 | Electrical connector having female contact preload section An electrical connector comprising electrical contacts and a housing. The electrical contacts are connected to the housing. The housing comprises a first housing member and a second housing member movably connected to the first housing member. The second ... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6328577 | High density electric connector set An electric connector is provided which can be highly accurately positioned to a location to be aligned. An electric connector set comprises a pair of insulating housings 10, 10a so formed as to have a plurality of openings 14 arranged in an array and a p... | 12/11/2001 |
