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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6926560 | Memory card connector A memory card connector includes an insulating housing which at least in part defines a card-receiving space. An array of first terminals is mounted on the housing at a rear area of the card-receiving space for engaging appropriate contacts on a first type of memory... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6913493 | Sealed electrical connector assembly and method of fabricating same An electrical connector assembly includes a support structure, with a molded plastic connector housing overmolded about an interface area between the support structure and the connector housing. A compliant layer is deposited between the support structure and the ov... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6899557 | Detection switch mounted in a card socket A detection switch mounted in a card socket including contact members responsive to insertion of a card into the card socket. The switch includes two or more contact members of the same design, each contact member having a switch contact formed on opposite ends. The... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896532 | Switch terminal for memory card connectors A memory card connector includes an insulative housing having a rear terminal-mounting section and at least one side wall section extending forwardly from one end of the rear section and defining a card-receiving space therebetween. First and second switch terminals... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875057 | Card connector with a mechanism preventing erroneous insertion of a card A memory card connector includes a housing (12) mounting a plurality of terminals (18) having contact portions for engaging contacts on one side of a memory card. A cover (14) is mounted on the housing (12) and defines a card-receiving ca... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6866552 | Electrical connector with a terminal pin alignment plate An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of conductive terminals mounted thereon with pin portions projecting therefrom. A pin alignment plate has a plurality of apertures for receiving the pin portions of the terminals. The pin align... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6843670 | IC card connector A card connector for connecting different types of IC cards includes a housing for receiving an IC card for movement between a preload position and a latched position. A slider is movably mounted on the housing and engageable with the IC card for movement therewith ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6837749 | Card connector with terminal protection device A memory card connector includes a housing mounting a plurality of terminals having contact portions for engaging contacts on one side of a memory card. A cover is mounted on the housing and defines a card receiving cavity therebetween for receiving the memory card ... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6831977 | Cover for a telephone handset A rear cover (1) for a telephone handset (2) is described. An inner area of the handset (2) is adapted to receive electronic circuitry (27) for the operation of the telephone. A portion of the rear cover is adapted to provide a housing ( | 12/14/2004 |
| 6830485 | Electrical connector with a terminal pin stabilizing plate An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector with a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of terminals having pin portions. A pin stabilizing plate has a plurality of apertures for receiving the pin portions and is movable from a protecting position... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6805566 | Memory card connector A memory card connector has an interior cavity for receiving a memory card. The connector includes an insulative housing having a rear terminal-mounting section at the rear of the cavity. A longitudinal side wall section extends forwardly from one end of the rear se... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6802726 | Ejection mechansim for an electronic card connector An ejection mechanism for an electronic card connector, wherein the electronic card connector includes an insulative housing for receiving an electronic card, and the ejection mechanism includes a slider slidably mounted on an arm portion of the insulative housing, ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6794580 | Solder interconnections for flat circuits A system and method are provided for facilitating the interconnection of the conductors of a flat circuit. A flat circuit substrate is provided with a plurality of conductors thereon. A dielectric film on the substrate substantially covers the conductors. An opening... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793533 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a dielectric housing having a mating end, a terminating end and a plurality of terminal-receiving passages extending in a direction between the ends. A termination subassembly is fixed to the terminating end of the housing. ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6793508 | Receptacle connector assembly for electronic memory card A receptacle connector assembly for an electronic memory card provides and maintains a well-grounded connection between cover plates of the memory card via resilient contacts of a ground contact of the receptacle connector assembly. A memory card includes two conduc... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6773272 | Electrical connector assembly and module incorporating the same A right-angled electrical connector assembly is provided for connection to a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a terminal support member for supporting the assembly on an appropriate support structure such as a chassis of a right-angled electrical connect... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6761577 | Mating detection system for an electrical connector assembly A mating detection system is provided in an electrical connector assembly. A first connector has a mating detection element integral therewith and movable from an unmated position to a mating detection position. A second connector is mateable with the first connecto... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6752445 | Electrical connector system for a vehicle seat assembly An electrical connector system is provided for a vehicle seat assembly which includes a seat frame movably mounted to a floor of a vehicle for movement between a raised position and a lowered position. The system includes a first connector mounted to the vehicle flo... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6747868 | IC card connector An IC card connector is provided for connecting an IC card having a terminal array and ejecting the card from the connector. A support structure has a receptacle for receiving the IC card for movement to a connecting position. An elongated push rod is linearly movab... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6739890 | Card connector assembly with improved ejection device A card connector assembly for receiving a card member is provided with an eject device wherein the eject device is assembled directly onto the support frame of the card connector assembly to thereby reduce the number of components, the number of assembly steps and t... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6726504 | Electrical connector for connecting flat flexible circuitry to discrete terminal pins A connector is provided for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to a plurality of discrete terminal pins. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a front mating face and a rear terminating face. A plurality of terminal p... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6723928 | Terminal pins mounted in flexible substrates An electronic device includes a flat flexible dielectric substrate less than 0.050 inch thick and having a generally round hole of a given diameter. A substantially square or polygonal terminal pin is inserted into the round hole in the substrate. The pin has a give... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6719573 | Electrical connector assembly and method of assembling same A plurality of terminals are assembled in a housing of an electrical connector with pin portions of the terminals projecting from the housing. The pin portions are inserted in an insertion direction in a plurality of free passages in a support member from one side t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6692310 | Modular system for stacking electrical connector assemblies A modular system is provided for arranging a plurality of electrical connector assemblies in a stacked array. The system includes at least a pair of electrical connector assemblies stackable one on top of another. Each assembly includes a frame structure ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688911 | Electrical connector assembly for flat flexible circuitry A connector assembly is provided for removably interconnecting first conductors of a flat flexible circuit to a plurality of second conductors without the use of conductive terminals. The assembly includes a male connector having a relatively rigid male b... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6685484 | Electrical connector and terminal for flat circuitry An electrical connector is provided for a flat circuit which has at least one pin-receiving hole therein and a conductor on a side thereof about the hole. A dielectric circuit support member supports the flat circuit and has a pin-receiving hole in regist... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6672514 | Portable smart card reader assembly A portable smart card reader assembly having an upper housing unit (25) having a first mounting structure (28,29), and a lower housing unit having a second mounting structure (20, 21), the upper housing unit (25) and the lower housing unit (12) together d... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6652311 | Polarized connector for flat flexible circuitry A polarizing system is provided in a connector for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary connecting device. The flat flexible circuit has a longitudinal center-line and a pattern of pol... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6652292 | Electrical connector assembly incorporating printed circuit board An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals. A second connector includes a grounding housing. A double-sided printed circuit board is sandwiched between the first and... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6579105 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a housing assembly having a bottom support structure with a top inside face and a top support structure with a bottom inside face. A first flat circuit is mounted to the top inside face of the bottom support struc... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6558186 | Keyed connector assembly for flat flexible circuitry A keying system is provided in a connector assembly for electrically interconnecting the conductors of a flat flexible circuit to the conductors of a complementary connecting device. The assembly includes a first connector having a body member for positio... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6550684 | Chip card ejector system A system is disclosed for guiding an IC card into and ejecting the card from a card reading apparatus which includes an electrical connector having at least one terminal for engaging at least one contact on the card. A frame has the connector mounted ther... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551118 | Lever type electrical connector A lever type electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a housing with opposite sides. A single actuating lever is pivotally mounted on the housing intermediate the opposite sides thereof for pivotal movement about an axis extending i... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6527569 | Card connector with low profile ejector mechanism Disclosed is a low-profile card connector comprising a U-shaped housing; terminals mounted in the housing; and a card ejector comprising a rotary lever and an ejection rod for turning the rotary lever. The rotary lever comprises front and rear sections. T... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520784 | Card connector with eject device A card connector for receiving a card C equipped with an eject device is disclosed wherein the connector includes a connector body having a housing with a receiving slot for the card and a metal shell for covering the housing. The eject device includes a ... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520810 | Connector system for interconnection with flat flexible circuitry A connector assembly for interconnection to conductors of a flat circuit, wherein the conductors are in a pattern of varying widths. A dielectric housing has a receptacle with an opening communicating the receptacle to the exterior of the housing. A plura... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6447313 | IC card connector An IC card connector is provided for connecting an IC card having a terminal array. The connector includes a base member having receptacle means for receiving the IC card for movement between a preload position and a latched position. The base member has ... | 09/10/2002 |
| 6428366 | Electrical terminal socket and method of fabricating same An electrical terminal socket is provided for receiving a terminal pin member. The socket is stamped and formed from a single sheet of conductive metal material and includes a base wall, and a pair of side walls folded upwardly from opposite sides of the ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6394828 | Card connector equipped with means for preventing undesired card removal Disclosed is a card connector equipped with an eject mechanism that includes a rotary lever and an ejection rod with a catch tab formed thereon for preventing the card from being inadvertently removed or disengaged from the connector particularly in high ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6382992 | Electrical connector assembly with improved camming system An electrical connector assembly (1) includes first and second connectors (3, 4) each having a housing (7, 4) mounting a plurality of terminals mateable with the terminals of the other connector. A camming system (30 to 37, 39 to 44) is provided for movin... | 05/07/2002 |
