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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| D589882 | Projector lamp connector | 04/07/2009 |
| D589881 | Projector lamp connector | 04/07/2009 |
| D589444 | Projector lamp connector | 03/31/2009 |
| 7507101 | Socket connector A socket connector that is capable of supporting and blocking a chip module therein includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a plate-like blocking frame. The conductive terminals are provided in the insulating body. Four sides of the plat... | 03/24/2009 |
| D588990 | Projector lamp connector | 03/24/2009 |
| D588989 | Projector lamp connector | 03/24/2009 |
| 7494361 | Card edge connector A card edge connector that allows the insertion of an electric card includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and two metallic pieces. Each of the two metallic pieces includes a substrate, an elastic arm connected to the substrate, and a locking portion... | 02/24/2009 |
| D585026 | Projector lamp connector | 01/20/2009 |
| 7452242 | Connector with heat dissipating features A connector includes a housing having a plurality of spaced apart ribs. A slot is defined between adjacent ribs. The slots are open to the outer sides of the housing. A terminal positioned within each slot and is connected to the housing. This provides for the termi... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7445482 | Edge connector with slot ribs A card edge connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and two metallic pieces. The insulating body has a body portion and two side frames. The body portion has an insertion slot. The top and bottom surfaces within the insertion slot have a plu... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7399206 | Coaxial connector A coaxial connector for connection with a coaxial cable has an insulative sleeve, a connection member, and a conductive terminal. The connection member is a tubular conductive structure. The insulative sleeve is positioned in the connection member. The connection me... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7394650 | Hinge for an electronic device A hinge for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a first half and a second half. The hinge includes a rigid, multi-layer printed wiring board capable of being electrically coupled to the first half of the electronic device, and a flexible circ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7371103 | Positive locking latch for edge card connector A connector, such as an edge card connector, is provided with positive locking ejection latches. The positive locking of the ejection latches ensure that an associated card inserted into the connector will not accidentally be ejected under shock and vibration condit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7297007 | Conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal A conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal is received in a terminal channel defined in an insulative housing of the electrical connector which can transmit signal between an electronic component and a c... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7275938 | Socket for semiconductor package A socket (10) for a semiconductor package having a plurality of solder balls (5) at its bottom surface. The socket (10) includes a socket body having a plurality of contacts (11) arranged in a shape to correspond in arrangement to the sol... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275966 | Connector with heat dissipating features A connector includes a housing having a plurality of spaced apart ribs. A slot is defined between adjacent ribs. The slots are open to the outer sides of the housing. A terminal positioned within each slot and is connected to the housing. This provides for the termi... | 10/02/2007 |
| D551633 | Heat sink fins | 09/25/2007 |
| 7244136 | ZIF electrical connector A ZIF electrical connector comprises a base and a sliding cover. The base defines a plurality of terminal-receiving cavities receiving a plurality of conductive terminals. The cover moves along a first direction and defines a plurality of through holes corresponding... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214067 | Hinge connector for electronic devices A hinge for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer, a personal digital assistant, a cellular telephone, a portable compact disc player and the like, includes a body member and at least one contact provided on the body member. Structure is provided for ele... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209085 | Mechano-electronic antenna A mechano-electronic antenna includes an insulating base board having a first face and a second face which are opposite to each other, and a first radiating surface formed on the first face; and a rotating shaft, which is rotationally provided on and gets through th... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189120 | Electrical connector with terminal vias A connector includes a housing including terminals and isolating legs extending between the terminals. Vias extends through the housing to provide paths from upper and lower surfaces of the terminals. The terminals have upper portions, lower portions and via portion... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182610 | Electrical connector and circuit board securing structure In an electrical connector and circuit board securing structure, the electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and an outer housing. Two sides of the outer housing are each punched to form a wing. The wing extends downw... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7167367 | Heat sink clip A heat sink clip has a first housing, a second housing, a sliding bolt and an actuation member. The first housing has a leg and a pressing part extends from the first housing. The second housing has ear-like pieces, and sliding grooves are located in the ear-like pi... | 01/23/2007 |
| D533145 | Heat sink | 12/05/2006 |
| D530682 | Heat sink fins | 10/24/2006 |
| 7074090 | Card edge connector assembly A card edge connector assembly includes a circuit board, a connector, an electrical card and a fixing structure. The connector is formed on the circuit board, the front rim of the electrical card is inserted into the insertion slot of the connector. The fixing struc... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066772 | Plug connector An improved plug connector including a housing and a housing cover engaged to each other in a length direction i.e. axial direction of the plug. Since the engaging portion is not provided in the width direction of the plug, the dimension in the width direction of th... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7052289 | Conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal A conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal is received in a terminal channel defined in an insulative housing of the electrical connector which can transmit signal between an electronic component and a c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048565 | Card edge connector A card edge connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, and two latches. The insulating housing has a main body and two lateral side frames. The terminals are mounted on the main body of the insulating housing. The two latches are individuall... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044764 | Socket for a pin grid array package A PGA socket having structure that permits the slide plate to be kept center-aligned while moving on the base housing, thus assuring that reliable electric connections be established between the PGA lead pins and the terminals of the socket. The PGA socket includes ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7040384 | Heat dissipation device A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a fan adapter and a fan. The fan adapter has two opposing sidewalls straight arranged thereof, a top wall disposed horizontally and connecting the two sidewalls, an inlet formed in a front thereof, an oblique reduced c... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033198 | Latch device for socket connector A latch device is used for a socket connector and includes a base, a pressing frame and a pressing rod. The pressing frame is pivotally connected to the base and has a flange on one side thereof. The pressing rod is pivotally arranged on the base and has a protrusio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021944 | Socket and contact of semiconductor package The present invention is directed to a socket connector having a plurality of contacts for contacting with a plurality of solder balls arranged on one of the surface of a semiconductor package, and a socket body in which a plurality of mounting holes are provided fo... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017653 | Heat sink clip mechanism A heat sink clip is provided for attaching a heat sink assembly to a universal retention module (URM). The heat sink clip includes a body and a lever attached to the body by way of a pin. The body of the heat sink clip includes engagement portions which engage posts... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004773 | Electrical connector socket with latch mechanism An electrical connector for receiving a daughter card having a plurality of conductive surfaces, the electrical connector has a socket with an elongated slot for receiving the daughter card. The slot has electrical terminals for engaging the plurality of conductive ... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001193 | Hinge connector for electronic device A hinge for an electronic device includes a body and a contact member. The body includes a printed circuit board and a plurality of terminals extending therefrom. The contact member includes a plurality of contacts defining a contact passageway. The body is partiall... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6984135 | Press fit pin A press fit pin of the present invention has a press-fitted region to be press-fitted and connected to a conductive through hole of a printed circuit board or other circuit substrate. The press-fitted region is formed into substantially an M-shape in cross-section, ... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6981881 | Socket and contact of semiconductor package The present invention is directed to a socket connector (TS) having a plurality of contacts to be brought into contact with a plurality of solder balls (S) of a semiconductor package, a socket body (15) in which a mounting hole (11) is provided for eac... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6960095 | Pin grid array socket with kickback force resisting slide plate Disclosed is an unlocking-proof PGA package socket which is so designed that upon the slide plate being put in its locking position for fastening a PGA package to the socket the longest vector of the circular cam member runs beyond the point of contact at which the ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6957964 | Conductive terminal and electrical connector applying the conductive terminal A conductive terminal is positioned in an insulative housing to constitute an electrical connector. The insulative housing is formed with a first face and a second face opposite to each other, and has a plurality of terminal receiving cavities extending through the ... | 10/25/2005 |
