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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120045907 | ELECTRICAL COMPONENT STRUCTURE An electric component structure is provided with at least two electrical conductive parts, an insulator and a magnetic flux generating structure. The electrical conductive parts are arranged with an electric line of force existing between adjacent ones of the conductive... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120021618 | Magnetically Enhanced Electrical Signal Conduction Apparatus and Methods Apparatus and methods for magnetically enhanced electrical signal conduction are disclosed. An embodiment electrical connector comprises a connector body, a first active signal contact mechanically attached to and at least partially disposed within the connector body, a... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110278923 | MULTI-OUTPUT POWER SUPPLY An apparatus for providing power to an electronic device may include a power input configured to receive an input voltage from a power supply, and a rectifier operatively connected to the power input and configured to convert the input voltage to a first voltage. The re... | 11/17/2011 |
| 20110143555 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING DUST-PROOF SHUTTER DRIVEN BY MAGNETIC FORCE An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a mating compartment (10) with an opening (101) in communication with the mating compartment (10), a plurality of contact terminals (2) disposed within the mating comp... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110003486 | ELELCTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MAGNETIC BOARD LOCK An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals secured in the housing, a metallic cover pivotally mounted to a rear end of the insulative housing and covering the insulative housing and at least one magnetic board lock secured at one si... | 01/06/2011 |
| 20100279517 | INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM INCORPARATED WITH MAGNETIC ARRANGEMNT An electrical connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector each defining a mating end of a regular polygon mating with each other. Each regular polygon defines a centre, an imaginary circle around the centre and a plurality of vertices at the ima... | 11/04/2010 |
| 20100240230 | POWER PLUG The present invention relates to a power plug, comprises: a magnetic conductive ring; a grounding insulation supporting ring; a grounding ring connection seat, a grounding connection sheet is extended from one end of the grounding ring connection seat; a power insulatio... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100240231 | CONNECTOR AND DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME A connector includes, a frame section which has an inner space defined by side walls and a bottom portion, a plurality of pins protruding from the bottom portion in the inner space, a cover which has a magnet and a plurality of holes, where the cover is movable along th... | 09/23/2010 |
| 20100233889 | MAGNETIC CONNECTOR A magnetic connector has a receptacle and a plug. The receptacle has an electromagnet comprising an inner core, an outer core, a coil disposed around the inner core and an air gap defined by the edges of the inner and outer cores. The plug has a plug core and an anchor ... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100062615 | Dock with flippable connector A dock includes a moveable connector to allow connection to a handheld electronic device. Generally, the connector moves between a closed position and an open position where the connector is placed in at least one substantially upright position for receiving a handheld ... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100055930 | POWER STRIP A power strip is provided. The power strip includes a first power cord to receive an input of electricity. The power strip also includes a housing including a plurality of socket modules for receiving electrical plugs. At least one socket module is removably attached to... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20090253274 | DISPOSABLE NEEDLE ELECTRODE WITH IDENTIFICATION, AND ALTERABLE, CONNECTOR INTERFACE An interconnect for connecting a needle electrode to a neurological testing device, the interconnect comprising:
| 10/08/2009 |
| 20090053907 | Anisotropic Conductive Connector and Anisotropic Conductive Connector Connection Structure An anisotropic conductive connector includes: a plurality of conducting paths to be brought into contact with a first object of connection provided in an electronic apparatus and with a second object of connection separate from the first object of connection to effect c... | 02/26/2009 |
| 20080311765 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN DEVICES Concepts for forming an electrical connection between devices are disclosed. A cord for transferring electrical power and signals can be provided to connect a first device to a second device. One or more magnetic couplings can be provided to exert magnetic forces betwee... | 12/18/2008 |
| 20080132090 | SELF-ALIGNING, SELF-RETAINING, SPRING-LESS ELECTRICAL CONTACT A device that includes a circuit board (214) and a first electrical contact (100). The first electrical contact can include a jacket (104) and a magnetic member (102) that slideably engages the jacket. The jacket can be soldered, fastened or ... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20070287302 | Magnetic connector for mobile electronic devices A magnetic connector for connecting various cables to a mobile electronic device includes a connector part in the mobile electronic device and a connector part attached to the cable. One of the connector parts includes a permanent magnet and the other connector part inc... | 12/13/2007 |
| 20070141860 | Magnetic connector A connector (30) can include a housing (32), a plurality of magnets (14) within the housing used for data transfer and at least one alignment magnet (16 or 18) within the housing used for proper alignment and polarity. The connector ca... | 06/21/2007 |
| 20070111552 | Return pad cable connector A return pad cable connector, in accordance with the present disclosure, for use with a disposable return pad, includes a cord having a conductive wire disposed therethrough which conductive wire interconnects the return pad cable connector to an electrosurgical energy ... | 05/17/2007 |
| 20060199400 | ARRANGEMENT FOR MANAGEMENT OF LEAD WIRES An arrangement for preventing lead wires on a patient monitoring or treatment device from becoming tangled. The arrangement comprises a plurality of electrically conductive lead wires, each having a fixed end and a free end, the fixed end being electrically coupled to t... | 09/07/2006 |
| 20060148278 | Connector with inductive coupling The inductive coupling for transferring electrical energy to or from a transducer and measuring circuit, consists of a male connector part (2) and a female connector part (10). The male part (2), includes a single layer solenoid (7) wound on ... | 07/06/2006 |
| 20060121748 | Coupling device for thin-film photovoltaic cells Coupling device for electrical coupling of a first thin-film photovoltaic cell to a second thin-film photovoltaic cell, which coupling device comprises at least one magnetic pressing element for positioning an electrically conductive layer on, and in electrical contact ... | 06/08/2006 |
| 20050170671 | Flat circuit connector with magnetized actuator An electrical connector is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit. The connector includes a dielectric housing having an opening for receiving an end of a flat circuit. A plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing and have contact portions exposed in ... | 08/04/2005 |
| 20050136698 | Method and system for a slide type portable terminal A system and method is disclosed for slide type portable terminal. The system comprises a first body removably attached to a second body, and a magnetic mechanism for adjusting a relative position of the first body to the second body. The first body applies a magnetic d... | 06/23/2005 |
| 20050020097 | Portable terminal device and open/close detector To provide a portable terminal device which has an openable and closable part and an open/close detector which detects opening and closing of the part, where the portable terminal device has a reduced thickness when closed and allows easy position adjustment during asse... | 01/27/2005 |
