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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8092242 | Socket with an easily operated cover A socket, mounted on a printed circuit board for electrically connecting an IC package, comprises an insulative housing receiving a plurality of contacts, a linking member and a cover. The insulative housing and the linking member are mounted on the printed circuit ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8057254 | Battery holder A battery holder includes an insulative housing with a bottom base and a side wall to commonly define a receiving space, the side wall includes a seat portion with a receiving slot and an opening slot perpendicular to the receiving slot. A negative contact includes ... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7948771 | Electrical component and method for making the same An electrical component (100) includes a housing (1), a number of terminals (2) molded within housing and at least one electrical element (3). The housing has at least a side wall (11) having a number of recesses (112) and a... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7896689 | Electrical cable connector assembly with improved wire organizer An electrical cable connector assembly includes a printed circuit board, a wire organizer comprising a body portion defining a plurality of through holes and a retention slot recessed from an outer surface thereof, and a cable including a plurality of wires protrudi... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896559 | Cable assembly having floatable termination A cable assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having a base portion (21) and a tongue portion (22) extending forwardly therefrom, at least a mounting cavity (2212) and a curved slot (2213) defined in a low sectio... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7894198 | Flash memory device with a retractable plug A flash memory device, includes a case (1) having a chamber and an opening (1120) at one end thereof. A memory module (2) is received in the chamber and has a plug (22) formed at one end thereof. A pole (3) has a first portion (... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892048 | Cable end connector and method of assembling the same An electrical connector (1), connected with a cable (5), comprises an insulative housing (2) having a plurality of cavities, a plurality of terminals (3) received in the cavities, and a latching member (4) attached to the housing. ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892044 | Terminal module for electrical connector A terminal module includes at least two terminals (2, 3) for transmitting electrical power, each terminal having a retention portion (21) defining two positioning cavities therein, a mating portion (25) extending forward from the retention porti... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892033 | Electrical connector ensuring proper connection An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing and a plurality of conductive contacts. The dielectric housing defines a receiving slot comprising opposite upper inner wall and lower inner wall, a pair of opposite side inner walls respectively intersecting th... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892029 | Electrical connector with a rotating metal shell An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing defining a mounting face for being mounted on a PCB and a pair of engaging portions at two opposite ends of the insulating housing; a number of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a metal shell assembl... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892028 | Cable connector assembly A cable connector (100) includes an insulative housing (30), at least one terminal (70) received in the insulative housing, a metal cover (10) shielding the insulative housing and at least one cable (50) connecting with the at leas... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892027 | Multiport receptacle connector having EMI shell interlocked to partitioning wall for preventing warpage A receptacle connector comprising an insulative housing having a base portion; a plurality of terminals retained in the insulative housing; and a shielding shell assembled on the insulative housing. The shielding shell comprises a pair of sidewalls opposite to each ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892015 | Electrical connector assembly with improved latching mechanism An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises a housing (1) defining a pair of receiving spaces and a receiving room (10) therein and a pair of slits (13) formed at two sides of the housing and respectively communicated with the receiv... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892009 | Electrical connector having cover plate for reducing friction between cover and base An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways, a cover mounted to the base, a cam mounted between the base and the cover, and a protecting mechanism. The cover has a number of through holes corresponding to the passageways and is capable of ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892008 | Electrical connector having metallic lock An electrical connector, for electrically connecting a module to a circuit substrate, comprises an insulative housing for loading a module, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a cover pivotally connecting to an end of the insulative housing a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892006 | Connector having an improved fastener A connector includes an insulative housing having a pair of side walls with a central slot formed therebetween, a set of terminals including first terminals and second terminals and an ejector. Each side wall has a set of passageways. Each first terminal has a first... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892002 | FPC connector having grounding structure An electrical connector for electrically connecting with a flexible circuit board includes an insulative housing (1) defining a mating space with a bottom surface, a plurality of contact terminals (2) assembled in the housing each including a contact e... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891991 | Contact having soldered interconnection between first and second parts An electrical connector includes an insulting housing, a mating face, a rear face opposite to the mating face, a first receiving groove defined into the mating face and a second receiving groove defined into the rear face, and the two receiving grooves extend toward... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891986 | Cable assembly with EMI protection A cable assembly comprises a housing defining a body portion with a front face, a pair of upper and lower tongue portions respectively extending forwardly from a top and bottom sides of the front face. The housing is configured by a metallic lower cover, a metallic ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7891982 | Electrical connector having wire type contacts An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) insert-molded on the insulative housing (1), the insulative housi... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887356 | Socket connector having protursions for positioning IC package A socket connector includes a socket body, a plurality of contact terminals received in the socket body. The socket body includes an upper surface, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the upper surface. The upper surface and the sidewalls jointly define... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7885078 | Electrical card An electrical card (100) includes an insulative frame (1) having a pair of detachable side bars (112) spaced from each other and a transverse bar (116) assembled onto the side bars to interconnect the side bars; a detachable upper cover (... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883377 | Cable assembly with improved housing An electric connector includes a housing with a plurality of receiving grooves separated by a plurality of ribs, and a plurality of terminals which each has a rear edge received in one of the receiving grooves. Each of the rib includes a pair of wings formed by hot ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883371 | Electrical connector with improved contact footprints An electrical connector includes a housing member and a number of contacts attached to the housing member. The contacts include a number of first contacts and second contacts arranged side by side along a transverse direction, respectively. The second contacts inclu... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883370 | Shielded connector with enlarged base supporting cantilevered brackets extending from the shielded connector A shielded connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and an engaging portion (12), a plurality of contacts (2) disposed in the housing (1), each of the contacts (2) defining a conta... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883367 | High density backplane connector having improved terminal arrangement A high density backplane connector (100) includes a group of terminal pairs (17, 18, 27, 28) arranged along a first direction. Each terminal pair includes a first terminals (12, 22) and a second terminals (14, 24) substantially aligned wi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883364 | Cable assembly having shroud substantially covering mated receptacle connector A cable assembly (100) adapted for mating with a mating connector, includes an electrical connector (100) and a cable (120) electrically terminated to one end of the electrical connector. The electrical connector has an insulative housing (10... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883357 | Electrical connector assembly with heat dissipating device An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting an electrical package to a printed circular board, includes an electrical connector mounted on a printed circular board, and a heat dissipating device located upon the electrical package. The heat dissipat... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883349 | Socket connector having metallic positioning member securing electronic device therein A socket connector for receiving an electronic device includes an insulative housing with sidewalls extending upwardly and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The sidewalls define a receiving space for the electronic device. At least one side... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883348 | Burn-in socket with sliding member movable in dual directions A burn-in socket comprises a base, a plurality of terminals received in the base, a lid mounted upon the base, and a sliding member mounted on the base. The terminal has a movable arm and a static arm, the lid has a number of actuating portions downwardly extending ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883345 | Socket assembly with pick up cap A socket assembly comprises a socket and a pick up cap attached on the socket. The socket has an insulative housing with sidewalls, and the sidewalls have a plurality of protrusions extending upwardly and formed with end surfaces. The pick up cap comprises a plurali... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7883339 | Socket connector configured with wafers having plurality of contacts assembled therein A socket connector includes a frame having a receiving cavity therein, a plurality of wafers aligned along a direction and received in the receiving cavity of the frame, and a plurality of contacts. The wafer is formed with a plurality of parallel slots located alon... | 02/08/2011 |
| D632252 | Electrical connector | 02/08/2011 |
| 7880096 | Shielding device with a replaceable top A shielding device with a replaceable top, comprising: a metallic frame 1 having side walls interconnected with a top portion having a top surface 10 thereon; a removable top surface 12 attached to the top surface 10; and a metallic cap | 02/01/2011 |
| 7845988 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector contact adapted for connecting a chip to a circuit board comprises a first terminal, a second terminal electrically connecting with the first terminal and a spring. The first terminal is defined with a first abutting portion and a contact bea... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845965 | Cable connector assembly with an improved spacer A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a number of passages (101), a shell (3) covering the insulative housing, a number of contacts (2) received in the passages of the insulative housing, and a spacer (5 | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845964 | Socket connector with load plate having locking tabs engaged with stiffener An electrical connector (100) comprising an insulative housing (3) with a plurality of contacts (5) received therein, a stiffener (4) surrounding the insulative housing (3) and a load plate (1), the stiffener (4) comp... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845961 | Electrical connector with improved contacts arrangement An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing and arranged in one row, and a metal shell (3) covering the insulative housing. The contacts (2) consist of ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845960 | Electrical connector for receiving an electrical card assembly An electrical connector (1) for receiving an electrical card assembly (3) which having at least one first cable connecting member (31), includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (11) received in the housing and a... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7845957 | Burn-in socket having actuating mechanism strengthening contact to facilitate electrical interconnection An IC socket, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, includes a base, a socket body received in the base, a plurality of contacts received in the socket body, and an actuating mechanism moveably assembled on the base. The sock... | 12/07/2010 |
