Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120129370 | CARD CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TRAY MEMBER AND METAL COVER A card connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a metal cover (1) attached to the insulative housing to jointly define a receiving space (10), a number of contacts (3) fixed in the insulative housing, and a tray member (4... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120129371 | ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE INTERFACE SYSTEM An electronic gaming machine interface system including a first circuit board, a bracket coupled to the first circuit board, a fan coupled to the bracket and disposed over the first circuit board, a second circuit board coupled to the bracket, a first cable coupled betw... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120052705 | AUDIO JACK CONNECTOR An audio jack connector adapted for receiving a plug has a base having a socket. The base has a first terminal groove and a second terminal groove opened at one side of the socket. The second terminal groove is located between the socket and the first terminal groove an... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120045916 | REPLACEABLE CONNECTION FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES Systems and methods electrically connect a first electronic device or electrical component, having a external electrical connector, to a circuit board of a second electronic device. A low-cost, user-installable connection system isolates mechanical stresses imposed on t... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120034798 | HIGH DENSITY COAXIAL SWITCHING JACK A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conduct... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120021629 | INTELLIGENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR An intelligent electrical includes a metallic shielding case, an insulating main body, plural conducting terminals and at least one detecting element. The metallic shielding case includes a receiving space and at least one elastic sustaining element. The insulating main... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120003854 | USB CONNECTOR STRUCTURE A USB connector structure for connecting an electronic device to a computer includes a cable, a first plug group and a second plug group. The first plug group and the second plug group are connected to opposite ends of the cable. The first plug group includes a first st... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110312199 | COAXIAL CONNECTORS HAVING BACKWARDS COMPATABILITY WITH F-STYLE FEMALE CONNECTOR PORTS AND RELATED FEMALE CONNECTOR PORTS, ADAPTERS AND METHODS Coaxial connectors are provided that include a connector body having a front end and a rear end, an inner contact post that is at least partly within the connector body, a first internally-threaded nut that is positioned at the front end of the connector body and that i... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110281449 | High Frequency Receptacle Connector with Plug Connector Detecting Function A high frequency receptacle connector has an insulating housing, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, a shell and a plug detecting assembly. The first and second terminals are mounted on the insulating housing and capable of implementing USB3.0 protocol.... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110263147 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR SWITCH An electric connector switch for connecting lighting fixtures to a power cable is disclosed to include an electrically insulative housing, a connector body mounted inside the housing to hold a grounding unit and a conducting unit, and a switching member for controlling ... | 10/27/2011 |
| 20110256747 | CONNECTOR AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT WITH SAFETY MECHANISM A female connector for supplying electric power from a power supply to an electric device includes two power supply terminals to supply the electric power, two relays connected to the two power supply terminals, respectively, to control supply of the electric power, and... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110244701 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ONE PAIR OF SWITCH TERMINALS THEREOF An electrical connector includes a base, terminals each being disposed on the base and having a contact, and one pair of switch terminals, disposed on the base, including first and second terminals each having a fixing portion, a pin portion and an extension. The base h... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110195587 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY FOR AN INTERLOCK CIRCUIT A connector assembly includes a housing, a current carrying conductor, and an interlock conductor. The housing has a cavity that receives conductive members and a shunt of a first connector. The cavity is bifurcated into a conductor channel and an interlock channel that... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110183536 | SWITCH CONTACT AND AUDIO JACK WITH THE SAME An audio jack adapted to be inserted into an audio plug for switch an audio function includes a housing, a switch contact and a signal contact. The housing includes a main portion, a mating portion projected from a front of the main portion and a tunnel longitudinally f... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110177706 | SAFETY CONNECTION ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND METHODS Electrical connection systems and methods are disclosed. An electrical system includes an electrical plug and an electrical receptacle. The electrical plug has at least one prong having at least one opening. The electrical receptacle has at least one socket, an electric... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110171843 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM, AN ELECTRICAL DEVICE COMPRISING THE SAME AND A METHOD FOR UNMATING THE SAME The present invention relates to a method for unmating an electrical connector assembly wherein the movement for unmating the first and second connectors is temporarily blocked after interlocking contacts are disconnected and before the power contacts are disconnected. ... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110136361 | Light String System A lamp system used in a light string system comprises a light assembly and a socket assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, a base in communication with the light source, and a bypass activating system. The socket assembly comprises a socket adapted to re... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110117759 | CONNECTOR APPARATUS AND RECEIVING CONNECTOR OF THE CONNECTOR APPARATUS A connector apparatus includes a receiving connector connected to a power source and including first and second power jack terminals, a control jack terminal, a control switch including first and second contact points, and an insulative spring positioned below the contr... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110117760 | ELECTRICAL BOX In one embodiment, a female electrical connector comprises a socket having slots and electrical contacts. At least one of the electrical contacts can be movable between an open electrical circuit position where the electrical contacts are not in electrical communication... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110117762 | CONNECTOR DEVICE, RECEIVING CONNECTOR, AND INSERTING CONNECTOR A connector device includes an inserting connector and a receiving connector, wherein the receiving connector is connected to the electronic device; the receiving connector includes a single control plug terminal and two electric power jack terminals made of a conductor... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110076869 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR The invention relates to a coaxial connector (1) for mounting on a printed circuit board adapted to receive a mating coaxial connector in an insertion direction (I). The coaxial connector comprises a contact spring (8) having a fixed leg (16) and an... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20110059637 | SAFETY ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE A safety electric outlet receiving an electrical plug having a first live standard sized plug blade and second neutral standard sized plug blade including an outlet housing having at least two slots permitting the admission of the first and the second plug blade. A live... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110053396 | ELECTRONIC CARD CONNECTOR WITH AN IMPROVED HOUSING FOR ASSEMBLING A SWITCH TERMINAL THEREOF FAVORABLY An electronic card connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts and a first switch terminal retained on the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a receiving space, a receiving slot communicating with the receiving space along an up to down di... | 03/03/2011 |
| 20110045680 | PLUG SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL DEVICES A plug system for surgical devices includes a plurality of sockets into which connecting plugs of electrosurgical instruments can be inserted, and a switching matrix having a plurality of switches for connecting at least one of the sockets to at least two different outp... | 02/24/2011 |
| 20110028012 | SPARKLESS ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Methods and apparatuses supporting an electrical connection in a manner that eliminates or reduces a danger of electrical sparking are disclosed. A sparkless electrical connector has a conductor, configured to provide flow of electricity between an electrical source and... | 02/03/2011 |
| 20100304589 | Miniature switch connector The invention relates to a Switch connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, adapted to receive a mating connector in an insertion direction along an insertion axis. The switch connector comprises a shield, a contact element, and a contact spring having at least... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100295960 | VIDEO CAMERA WITH MULTIFUNCTION CONNECTION PORTS A digital device including a processor that includes a first unit configured to receive signals in accordance with a first communications protocol and a second unit configured to receive signals in accordance with a second communications protocol. The digital device fur... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100291778 | DETECTION OF IMPROPERLY SEATED ELECTRONIC COMPONENT A system comprises a circuit board, a pair of electrically-conductive board contacts mounted on the circuit board, and a connector assembly coupled to the board and adapted to receive an electrical component. The connector assembly has a pair of deflectable arms. Each d... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100279532 | OUTLET AND CONNECTOR An outlet (1) includes a plurality of blade receiving members (13) adapted in use to be connected respectively to a plurality of DC supply lines (Wdc1 and Wdc2), and to be connected respectively to a plurality of blades (21) of an outl... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100255700 | HIGH DENSITY COAXIAL JACK A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front cable connection locations is disclosed. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and an outer shield conductor. The center conductors are connected ... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100221940 | SURFACE MOUNT COAXIAL CONNECTOR WITH SWITCHING FUNCTION An electrical connector that comprises a body including an interface part adapted to engage a mating connector and a mounting part adapted to mount to a surface of a printed circuit board. An internal bore extends through the interface and mounting parts. A fixed interf... | 09/02/2010 |
| 20100216326 | ELECTRICAL SAFETY RECEPTACLE WITH A CROSS-CONNECTION CIRCUIT An electrical safety receptacle with a cross-connection circuit, comprising: a line, a neutral and a ground wire input from an electrical power source, a line, a neutral and a ground wire output receptacles, four sets of fixed connection points, four sets of movable con... | 08/26/2010 |
| 20100197156 | LATCHABLE POWER OUTLET A latchable power outlet with greater ease is disclosed, comprising: a base; at least two electrically conductive plates on the base, wherein the at least two electrically conductive plates are employed for making connection with a power supply and electrically conducti... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100190368 | SAFETY DEVICE FOR HOUSEHOLD OVENS In a cooker it is undesirable that a given power outlet (1) and a given heating element (5) are energized at the same time. Instead of letting power supplied to the heating element (5) switch off the power outlet, the insertion of a plug (3) ... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100136812 | Safety Socket A safety socket adapted for receiving a terminal of a plug includes a socket housing with a plurality of electrodes being mounted thereon, a socket cover coupled with the socket housing and an insulating case mounted between the socket housing and the socket cover. The ... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100136813 | HIGH DENSITY COAXIAL SWITCHING JACK A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conduct... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100130043 | AUDIO JACK HAVING A CONTACT WITH TWO SECTIONS SEPARATED WITH EACH OTHER An audio jack (1) includes an insulative housing (2) defining an insertion opening (213), and a plurality of contacts (3) retained in the insulative housing (2); each contact (3) has a contact portion (313, 3212) extendin... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100099285 | LIGHT STRING SYSTEM A lamp system used in a light string system comprises a light assembly and a socket assembly. The light assembly comprises a light source, a base in communication with the light source, and a bypass activating system. The socket assembly comprises a socket adapted to re... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100081306 | ELECTRICAL PLUG AND SOCKET ASSEMBLY An electrical plug and socket assembly includes a socket and a plug. The socket includes a socket housing, a plurality of female connectors and a plurality of circuit members. Each of the plurality of circuit members having a non-conductive portion and a conductive port... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100041262 | Energy Saving Switch of Continuously Powered Transformers An additional miniature switch or jumper switch to be integrated within the power connector of any device that is using transformer but that does not need to be connected to it all the time. The energy saving switch will disconnect the primary winding of the transformer... | 02/18/2010 |
