Did You Know...
...that the video game, Pong, was invented by a guy who graduated at the bottom of his engineering class? Nolan Bushnell spent more time running the games at a local amusement park than he did on his studies at the University of Utah. His dreams of working for Disney's amusement empire were dashed when the company wouldn't hire him. Taking a boring job, Nolan daydreamed about electronic versions of popular games. He invented Pong, the first video game, and went on to found Atari Co.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| RE43330 | Circuit board via arrangement for differential signal connector Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-s... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162687 | Connector system with guide A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided. The guide may include a press arm that helps urge a mating connector into a desired alignment. The guide is separate from the receptacle connector and serves to align contact surfaces and prov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162675 | Connector shield with integrated fastening arrangement A shield for a connector that can provide a card-receiving slot is disclosed. The shield includes sides that provide an enclosure. The shield includes a fastener that is held in place by a retaining notch in a bottom of the shield. The retaining notch is configured ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157599 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulating housing with a tongue plate protruding forwards from a front portion thereof and a plurality of conductive terminals comprising an upper row of conductive terminals and a lower row of conductive terminals which are moun... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8157598 | Input/output connector with capacitive coupling mating interface A plug connector (100) has an insulative housing (103) with an. elongated mating blade (104) that supports a plurality of conductors (130) in the form of conductive surfaces disposed on a mating face of the mating blade. Dielectric barrie... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8153896 | Electrical-wire support apparatus An electrical-wire support structure (30) is disposed at a rotary connection portion of a device and connects first and second portions (11, 12) of the device. The second portion being rotatable about at least two rotational axes. The electrical-wire s... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147266 | Fastener for a socket connector A fastener for a socket connector includes a frame and a pressing assembly. The frame has an opening and a plurality of protrusions. The protrusions extend from inner edges of the frame toward the opening. The pressing assembly has a cover and a buckling piece. The ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8142233 | Terminal assembly and flat cable connector A connector for connecting together two ends of flat flexible cable includes a base member and a cover member. The base member has a plurality of slots that receive a corresponding number of conductive terminals. The terminals have two upward bends in them near thei... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8128433 | Modular jack having a cross talk compensation circuit and robust receptacle terminals The present invention is direct to a modular jack (10) having improved cross talk compensation performances. A printed circuit board (30) is inserted into the housing (20) of the modular jack (10). Robust receptacle terminals (11 t... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128429 | FPC U-shaped nail To provide an electric connector capable of securing a sufficient distance between a position at which a projecting portion of a flat electric cable is placed and a position soldered on the surface of a circuit board even when the electric connector is formed having... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8128425 | Cable connector having multiple, mutually independent contact arms A cable connector is provided including an insulative housing having an insertion opening through which a flat flexible cable may be inserted. An actuator is movably mounted on the housing and configured to be moved from a first position at which the flat flexible c... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123561 | Electrical connector shielding shell An electrical connector having a shielding shell, an insulation body clad with the shielding shell, and signal terminals received in the insulation body. The shielding shell has a first wall, and ground terminals extend towards the insertion interface and are bent t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123538 | Electronic card connector The present invention provides an electronic card connector, and intends to arrange one single testing terminal which forms a testing circuit together with an inherent conductive terminal of the electronic card connector, thereby obtaining a testing function which m... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092254 | Wire to board connector with multiple contact points A wire to board connector has improved contact reliability and includes a receptacle connector for mounting to a circuit board and a plug connector with a mating blade for insertion into an opening of the receptacle connector. Both connectors have shields that are f... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8092232 | Board-to-board connector A board-to-board connector is disclosed. The connector has first and second connectors. The first connector has concave insertion portions in which first terminals are arranged. The second connector is configured to be engaged, by fitting, with the first connector. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| D651567 | Sealed connector | 01/03/2012 |
| 8085344 | Module socket A module socket for use with camera modules has an insulative housing with a base and four walls extending upward. The base and walls have L-shaped terminal-receiving cavities that receive terminal therein. The terminals extend between the two legs of the L-shaped c... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8083527 | Board-to-board connector A board-to-board connector pair includes first and second intermateable connectors with each including a housing and a plurality of terminals therein. The first connector includes a first planar reinforcing locking bracket stamped from sheet metal and the second con... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079882 | Interconnecting modular headers and header assemblies thereof Interconnecting modular connectors or headers have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interconnecting modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures f... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079868 | Electrical connector with releasable locking clip An electrical connector includes first and second connector members each having respective complementary connecting elements, with the second connector member having an annular insert adapted for tight-fitting insertion in an annular recess of the first connector me... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8079861 | Relay connector A flat flexible cable connector (10) has a housing (31) with an insertion opening (33) in its front face. Two lengths of flexible cable (51a, 51b) are placed end to end and are inserted into the opening. The connector... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8043127 | Interlocking modular headers and header assemblies thereof Interlocking modular connectors or headers Have flexible tongue and groove structures for forming a variety of header assembly configurations. The interlocking modular headers can have locking structures in addition to the tongue and groove mating structures for per... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043114 | Reduced-height wire to board connector A reduced height wire to board connector assembly includes mating plug and receptacle connectors. The receptacle connector has an internal recess which opens vertically and receives a plug connector therein. Wires are terminated to terminals of the plug connector an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043113 | Relay connector for flexible cables A connector (1) comprises a housing (11) including a base plate portion (12) facing one surface of a pair of flat cables (101), and a plurality of terminals (51) for contacting conductive wires of the flat cables, wherein the base ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043112 | Jack connector assembly having circuity components integrated for providing POE-functionality The invention relates two a jack connector assembly having a circuitry components integrated providing power over LAN, functionality, in particular for use with regard to Ethernet-networks. An object of the present invention is to provide a jack connector assembly p... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043107 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a support body, first and second metal cases assembled with the support frame, and first and second terminal groups. The support frame comprises a first tongue part, a second tongue part, and a partition part which partitions the fi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043104 | Cable connector A cable connector (1) for receiving a flexible circuit member (101) includes an insulative housing (11) with a receptacle (13) for receiving the flexible circuit member therein. A plurality of terminals are provided in terminal receiving ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8042605 | Heat conduction device A heat conduction device is fixed into a radiator (2) and abutted a heat-generating component (42). This radiator (2) has a through-hole (10). The heat conduction device includes a column body (1). One end of the column body (1 | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038480 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises: an insulating housing having an accommodating chamber at a rear portion thereof and a tongue plate protruding forwards from a front portion thereof; a plurality of conductive terminals comprising an upper row of conductive terminal... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8033844 | Lever type connector A connector comprises housing, a lever and a lock portion. The lever, attached to the housing, is configured to be rotatable between a first position, where the connector is initially fit to another is established, and a second position, where the fitting is complet... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021191 | Connector with two-piece housing A connector includes a housing that is formed of a first and second section (the two sections which may be interlocking pieces) and has a hollow interior that is filled with a set of terminals. The housing pieces have a complementary engagement rail and channel that... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8011967 | Watertight connector and method of manufacturing the same A waterproof connector with sealing capability includes a connector housing with a plurality of conductive terminals mounted therein. The terminals are arranged around the perimeter of a circle with contact portions exposed at the radial outermost extents along the ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997934 | Connector with insert for reduced crosstalk A differential pair connector has a housing floor, an array of differential pairs passing through the housing floor, and a conductive grid integrated into the housing floor for reducing crosstalk between the differential pairs. The conductive grid can have various s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997922 | Vertical connector guide with press arm A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided with a latch that engages a connector mounted on a circuit board when a mating connector is inserted into the connector on the circuit board. The guide is separate from the plug connector and s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7997913 | Card connector with double cam A card connector includes a housing having a receptacle to receive therein a card in an insertion direction and the card has a terminal member. A connection terminal is secured to the housing and is configured to contact the terminal member of the card. A card eject... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7992294 | Method of manufacturing an interconnect device which forms a heat sink and electrical connections between a heat generating device and a power source An interconnect device is used to mate a heat generating device to a power source. Plated components are provided on the interconnect device to provide a heat sink function for the heat generating device when the heat generating device is connected to the interconne... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7988471 | Card connector with ejection damper A card connector has a housing with a base and a side rail extending from the base to define a card-insertion cavity. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing and extend at least partially into the card-insertion cavity for contacting a card ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7980859 | Floating connector holder A connector holder has a U-shaped frame and supports an internal connector-receiving part within the U-shaped frame. Guide pieces are provided that grip the ends of a connector and the cable to which the connector is attached. The connector-receiving part thereby fl... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976344 | Co-edge connector A connector includes a housing with a set of broad-side coupled terminals configured to engage a pair of signal traces on a first panel and a second panel and transfer signals between the signal traces on the first and second panels. The connector may be slid onto t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976327 | Card connector for receiving multiple cards A card connector is adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, each having a plurality of contact pads. The second card being wider than the first card. The connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of first and second terminals mounted th... | 07/12/2011 |
