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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7513781 | Heating element connector assembly with insert molded strips An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening, and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two ... | 04/07/2009 |
| 7494344 | Heating element connector assembly with press-fit terminals An improved heating element connector assembly includes an insulative, rectangular frame with a central opening and a plurality of conductive terminals which are press fit into openings in the frame. The terminals are spaced apart from each other lengthwise of two o... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7491089 | Connector guide member A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the ... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7467972 | Dual stacked connector A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend fr... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7455554 | EMI shroud with bidirectional contact members An EMI gasket takes the form of a formed conductive shroud that completely encircles a metal shielding cage. The shroud has an opening that is surrounded by a plurality of sides and the shroud contains a base portion that has slits formed in a leading edge thereof. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7448897 | Plug connector with mating protection A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to prot... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448909 | Preferential via exit structures with triad configuration for printed circuit boards A circuit board design is disclosed that is useful in high-speed differential signal applications uses either a via arrangement or a circuit trace exit structure. A pair of differential signal vias in a circuit board are surrounded by an opening that is formed withi... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7442089 | Edge card connector assembly with high-speed terminals A surface mount connector for high speed data transfer application has an insulative housing with a vertically-oriented circuit card-receiving slot disposed along a front face thereof. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing so that contact ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438564 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7422464 | Mechanism for delatching small size plug connectors A plug connector for engaging a housing on a circuit board is described. The housing includes a pair of engagement tabs that are bent inwardly of the housing at an angle thereto and these tabs engage openings formed in the body of the plug connector. The tabs rest i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422483 | Differential signal connector with wafer-style construction 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... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421184 | Light pipe assembly for use with small form factor connector A light pipe assembly is provided for use with small form factor style connectors of a dual row, stacked configuration. The assembly includes two pairs of light pipes, each of which is provided with integrated support members. The support members include members tha... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7413461 | Connector guide with latch and connectors therefor 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... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7357673 | Shielded cage assembly for electrical connectors An integrated wall stacked shielded cage assembly is provided for electrical connectors. The cage assembly has multiple bays for receiving electrical components. At least two arrays of bays are provided, and the arrays are separated by an intervening space. Assembly... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354292 | Low profile latching connector and pull tab for unlatching same A small, low-profile plug connector for use with electronic devices provides a latching member with a pair of hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily delatched from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The hooks lock the... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7354279 | Floating connector A floating connector is disclosed with an inner housing that is movably held within an outer housing. The connection between the inner and outer housing is effected by terminals with increased flexibility. Fitting nails are provided that serve as stops to limit the ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7350369 | Ice maker for refrigerator An ice maker for a refrigerator/freezer having a control module for more reliably driving a rotatable ice ejector for removing ice bodies from a mold of the ice maker and for refilling mold cavities with water. The control module has an ice ejector drive with a driv... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351104 | Keyed housing for use with small size plug connectors A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344409 | Connector guide member A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338321 | High-density, robust connector with guide means A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The termin... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322856 | High-density, robust connector A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The termin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322845 | Connector delatching mechanism with return action A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322854 | Spring-biased EMI shroud An EMI gasket takes the form of a metal shroud that completely encircles a metal shielding cage. The shroud has an opening that is surrounded by a plurality of sides and each side has first and second flanges, which respectively contact the inner surface of the devi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322850 | Adapter module with a compliant press-fit mounting pins An adapter module is provided with a bail latch mechanism that serves to engage and disengage the frame into which the adapter module fits. The bail latch is movable between two positions and it engages a cam member formed as part of the module that cams two opposin... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320621 | High-density, robust connector with castellations A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The termin... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7318730 | Fine-pitch anti-wicking terminals and connectors using same A fine-pitch terminal and connector reduces the size of a connector in a direction in which a large number of terminals are arranged in parallel. A terminal is applied to a connector, to which a cable having a conductor covered with an insulator is attached, the ter... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7318677 | Optical fiber connector assembly An optical fiber connector includes a connector housing having first and second generally parallel, spaced apart first and second faces and at least one generally cylindrical receptacle for removably receiving an optical fiber terminus therein. An optical fiber term... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309250 | Plug connector ejector mechanism with integrated return action A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303438 | Plug connector with mating protection and alignment means A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a pair of protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the cir... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298628 | Power delivery to base of processor A processor mounted to a circuit board is provided with regulated voltage through lower-inductance circuit board traces by mounting a voltage regulator module for the processor, on the side of the circuit opposite to the processor. Current from the voltage regulator... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7284991 | Flexible scrub ring contact Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is formed to have at least one protuberance on the a ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281937 | Low profile latching connector A small, low-profile plug connector for use with electronic devices provides a latching member with a pair of hooks that engage mating holes in a guide frame, and which can be easily delatched from the guide frame or opposing connector or housing. The hooks lock the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273380 | Flexible ring interconnection system Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is soldered to both the substrate and the device. A p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7273401 | Grouped element transmission channel link with pedestal aspects A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configura... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7261602 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7249966 | Dual stacked connector A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend fr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7229291 | Flexible ring interconnection system Multiple small conductive and flexible hollow rings, each of which is made from a pliable material, provide a flexible connection medium for use between a substrate and a microelectronic device package. Each ring is soldered to both the substrate and the device. A p... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226314 | Connector and guide placement member A shroud that forms a guide channel for a receptacle connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220146 | Miniaturization facilitating plug connectors Connectors to which cables are attached are provided. Included is a cable having a conductor covered with an insulator, the connector comprising a housing and a terminal held in the housing and connected to the conductor. Cable holders are arranged in the housing an... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7198519 | Edge card connector assembly with keying means for ensuring proper connection A surface mount connector for high speed data transfer application has an insulative housing with a circuit card-receiving slot disposed along a front face thereof. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing so that contact portions of the term... | 04/03/2007 |
