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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120015540 | SOCKET CONNECTOR PROVIDED WITH COVER ROTATABLY MOUNTED ON BASE A socket connector for electrically connecting a PGA package comprises a base having at least one passageway therein, at least one contact received in the at least one passageway and a cover rotatably mounted on the base and having at least one through hole correspondin... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110250777 | BURN-IN SOCKET HAVING ACTUATING MECHANISM DRIVEN ALTERNATIVELY FOR DRIVING SLIDING PLATE A socket connector includes a socket body, a sliding plate movably mounted upon the socket body, a plurality contacts received in the socket body and the sliding plate, and an actuating mechanism. The actuating mechanism includes a lid moving upwardly and downwardly bet... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110195589 | Socket connector having a recess provided with a spring member on a side thereof A socket connector includes a socket body having a recess adapted to receive therein a connection object such as a semiconductor module, contact members disposed at a bottom surface portion of the recess, and a spring member disposed on one side of the recess. The sprin... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110177709 | SOCKET CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF PREVENTING MISMATCH OF PICK-UP CAP THEREOF A socket connector includes a socket body, a plurality of contacts received in the socket body; and a pick-up cap mounted upon the socket body. The socket body includes a base and a first sidewall and a second sidewall respectively located by opposite sides of the base.... | 07/21/2011 |
| 20110104928 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED CAM ACTUATOR An electrical connector includes an insulative base, a cover mounted on the base, a number of conductive terminals secured to the base, and a cam actuator extending through said cover and base to actuate the cover to slide on the base. The cam actuator includes a retent... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110076870 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED BASE PLATE TO SUPPORT CAM An electrical connector includes a base, a cover, a protecting mechanism, and a cam. The base has a contacting area with a plurality of passageways and a first end besides the contacting area with an opening in a first end thereof The cover is slidably mounted upon the ... | 03/31/2011 |
| 20100297866 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR Disclosed is an electrical connector including a plurality of conductive terminals. The conductive terminal comprises a base and a pair of arms. Each arm includes a connection part extending forwardly from the base, a first bending part bent and extending upwardly from ... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100190370 | IC SOCKET WITH OFFSET CAM CAPABLE OF PREVENTING WARPAGE OF COVER An IC socket (1) for receiving an IC package having a plurality of pins extending downwardly includes a base (2), a plurality of terminals (7) received in the base, a cover (5) mounted upon the base (2), and a cam (6). The cover... | 07/29/2010 |
| 20100105229 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal. The housing includes a terminal hole and a lance portion disposed in the terminal hole. The lance portion includes a guide surface; an engaging front edge surface; and a regulated surface. The terminal includes ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100093202 | ZIF SOCKET ASSEMBLY HAVING PICK-UP CAP ENGAGED WITH DRIVING CAM A zero insertion force (ZIF) socket assembly comprises a ZIF socket and a pick-up cap. The ZIF socket includes a base, a cover, and a cam assembled to the base and rotated for driving the cover to move relative to the base between an opened position and a closed positio... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100087081 | ZIF SOCKET HAVING REINFORCED COVER PREVENTING BREAKAGE DURING MANEUVERING An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways and a compartment in one end thereof. A cover is mounted to the base. The cover has a plurality of through holes corresponding to the passageways and a driving compartment corresponding to the compar... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100055960 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING LID OPERATING AS ACTUATOR An electrical connector comprises a base having a plurality of passageways for receiving a number of contacts, a cover mounted to the base and including a plurality of through holes corresponding to the passageways, and a lid having two opposite edges. One edge is mount... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100029121 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED COVER PLATE FOR REDUCING FRICTION BETWEEN COVER AND BASE An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways, a cover mounted to the base, a cam mounted between the base and the cover, and a protecting mechanism. The cover has a number of through holes corresponding to the passageways and is capable of slid... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100009563 | Socket Connector A socket connector configured such that elongated guide holes are formed in the housing so as to receive guide members of a device to be connected, and a slide member is attached to the housing to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the elongated guide holes so... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090291583 | Electrical connector having linear actuator An electrical connector assembly is shown having a housing member with a mating assist which rotatably draws complementary connectors together. The mating assist is actuated by way of a linear actuator which rotates the mating assist member.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090209124 | Connector Assembly It is proposed a connection system for connecting a contact receptacle of a connector and a contact header of a counterpart connector. The connection system includes locking means for maintaining the contact receptacle in an intermediate position into a frame of the con... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090203235 | Electrical connector having terminals with improved wiping capability An electrical connector (100) includes a first insulative housing (1), a second insulative housing (2), a soldering contact (4) positioned in the second insulative housing (2) for electrically connecting with a circuit substrate and an... | 08/13/2009 |
| 20090186510 | CPU socket assembly with package retention mechanism A CPU socket assembly includes a CPU socket and a pick up cap mounted to the CPU socket. The CPU socket has an insulative housing with a receiving space, a number of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing with contact portions disposed in the receiving sp... | 07/23/2009 |
| 20090156021 | Electrical contact used in electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a number of passageways and a plurality of electrical contacts received in corresponding passageways of the insulative housing. Each contact is formed with a base portion, a solder portion bended from a bot... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090124102 | Electrical connector with reduced stress between contacts and housing A conductive contact (1) used for an electrical connector comprises a vertical base portion (10) defining a front surface (103) and a rear surface (101) opposite to each other in a thickness direction, the base portion (10) having at l... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20090118798 | ISOLATATION CONNECTOR FOR AN INTRAVASCULAR IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICE Devices and methods providing for a isolation connector for a generally cylindrical or frustro-cylindrical housing of an implantable intravascular medical device are described herein. The isolation connector has a generally annular exterior surface, a proximal end, and ... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090088008 | METHOD FOR HORIZONTAL INSTALLATION OF LGA SOCKETED CHIPS Method and apparatus for installing a processor into electronic communication with a socket. The land grid array socket connector includes a socket housing secured to a circuit board and an array of upwardly extending pins for electronic communication with contact pads ... | 04/02/2009 |
| 20090068875 | Socket connector assembly with a heat sink detachably attached thereon An electrical connector assembly includes a frame (7) defining a central opening (70) and with a front portion (75) and a rear portion (76), an insulative housing (10 securely disposed within the central opening, a cover (6) hav... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090068876 | Zero insertion force connector with improved driving device An electrical connector of the present invention includes a base unit (10) mounting a plurality of terminals therein, a cover unit (11) assembled on the base unit and defining a receiving room (134) therein facing the base unit (10), and a dr... | 03/12/2009 |
| 20090061673 | IC Socket An IC socket comprises a base, a cover moveably mounted to the base, and an actuating mechanism driving the cover to move between a first position and a second position. The base includes a plurality of passageways and at least a rib extending upwardly from a top surfac... | 03/05/2009 |
| 20090047819 | Socket connector having elastic mechanism An electrical connector includes a frame (2) is a substantially rectangular configuration and including a front portion and rear portion (22), a cover (3) moveably disposed on the frame and including a supporting portion (31) with a plurality... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090004902 | LAND GRID ARRAY (LGA) SOCKET LOADING MECHANISM FOR MOBILE PLATFORMS Techniques for a land grid array (LGA) socket loaded mechanism for mobile platforms are described. An apparatus includes a LGA socket mounted to a printed circuit board, and a LGA package seated in the LGA socket. The LGA package includes an LGA package substrate and a ... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080311777 | Pin grid array socket having a base with interior standoffs and hightening peripheral walls A socket connector is provided for securely mounting an electronic device (1000) on a printed circuit board, said socket connector comprises an insulatve base (60) and heightened perimeter walls (606) upward extending therefrom to define an inner ca... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080305670 | Actuator member for socket connector A socket connector assembly for holding a semiconductor package comprises a socket connector and an actuator assembled to the socket connector. The actuator comprises a housing defining an opening on a bottom face thereof; a cam portion retained to the housing and being... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080280473 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING AN IMPROVED PROTECTING MECHANISM An electrical connector (2) includes a housing (20), a cover (22) slidably covering the housing (20) and a protecting mechanism (24). The protecting mechanism includes a top plate (241), a bottom plate (242) defining a fi... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080268689 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) includes a base (3), which is shaped in a basin and comprises at least one elastic assembly (35). A first connector module (5) and a second connector module (6) are both assembled on the base and they are ... | 10/30/2008 |
| 20080227324 | Conductive contact for CPU socket connector A conductive contact (200) for electrically connecting with a chip module and a printed circuit board comprises a base portion (50), a top head portion (60) formed above the base portion adapted for connecting with a belt, at least one spring arm (<... | 09/18/2008 |
| 20080214037 | Zero insertion force socket having improved actuator position a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket (1) for electrically connecting a chip module with a printed circuit board (9) comprises a bottom stationary base (11) comprising a base portion (114) and an accommodating portion (113) at one side o... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080207038 | SURFACE-MOUNT CONNECTOR A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes a housing having a body. The body defines a contact-receiving aperture extending therethrough, and a heat-transfer aperture extending therethrough in substantially the same direction as the contact-receiving ape... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080188112 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR The present invention relates to an electrical connector, which includes an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body has a plurality of containing holes, and the insulating body is capable of taking elastic deformation when being pres... | 08/07/2008 |
| 20080176438 | Zero insertion force connector fearuring robust interengagement between a base and a cover A socket connector (1) for connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board includes a base (10) mounting a plurality of conductive terminals therein. A cover (13) assembled on the base (10) and sliding along a first direction relative to ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080119081 | SOCKET WARPAGE REDUCTION APPARATUS Socket warpage reduction apparatus and method including a socket comprising a socket housing having a surface mount region for an electrical device, and at least one rigid bar secured in a groove in the socket housing and contiguous the surface mount region to ensure th... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080113544 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR The invention relates to an electrical connector including an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The conductive terminal includes a fastening part and a contacting part connecting to an electrical component. The insulating body has a plurality of t... | 05/15/2008 |
| 20080108239 | Electrical connector with actuating mechanism An electrical connector (1) includes a base (10) defining a number of contact-receiving passages, a number of contacts received in the contact-receiving passages of the base, a cover (11) mounted to an upper surface of the base, and an actuating mec... | 05/08/2008 |
| 20080101047 | Socket connector terminals A socket connector terminal (1) adapted for connecting an IC package to a PCB includes a base portion (10) for retaining, a pair of contacting portion (113) for connecting with the IC package, a pair of resilient arm (11) respectively connect... | 05/01/2008 |
