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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7420742 | Optically transparent electromagnetic interference (EMI) shields for direct-view displays Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shields for a direct-view display having a direct-view display panel and an outer panel that provides an outer surface for the direct-view display. These EMI shields include a conductive mesh having an array of gaps therein. The co... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7372706 | Surge protection A rack-mountable in-line surge protection system includes a chassis configured to mount to an equipment rack, the chassis including: an electrically-conductive buss, an electrically-conductive ground member coupled to the buss and configured and disposed to be conne... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371967 | Protective cable guide and separator assembly A protective cable guide and separator assembly. A first handle is coupled to first ends of a plurality of RF cables and a second end is coupled to second ends of the plurality of RF cables. At least one resilient portion is between the first and second handle porti... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7365269 | Method of screening the magnetic field generated by an electrical power transmission line and electrical power transmission line so screened An electrical power transmission line having at least one electrical cable, a conduit of ferromagnetic material enclosing the electrical cable and having a base and a cover and electrical contact elements for electrically connecting the base and the cover, wherein t... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355857 | Heat sink gasket A receptacle assembly is provided having a gasket interposed between a heat sink and the receptacle, in order to provide EMI shielding and limit leakage from an opening in the receptacle that allows the heat sink to engage an electronic module inserted in the recept... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7352191 | Sensor assembly and method of forming the same A sensor assembly includes a sensing element electrically connected to a conductor of a flexible multiconductor cable using a conductive patch, which is electrically connected to the conductor. A method of forming a sensor assembly includes electrically connecting a... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7336556 | Magnetic non-volatile memory device A non-volatile magnetic memory device is proposed, which provides sufficient magnetic shielding performance for external magnetic fields. A first magnetic shield layer 60a and a second magnetic shield layer 60b, both made of a soft magnet... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335968 | High permeability composite films to reduce noise in high speed interconnects A transmission line circuit provides a structure for improved transmission line operation on integrated circuits. The transmission line circuit includes a first layer of electrically conductive material on a substrate. A first layer of insulating material is formed ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331800 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array includes a first differential signal pair, a first ground contact lead adjacent to the first differential signal pair, and a second groun... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7327016 | High permeability composite films to reduce noise in high speed interconnects An electronic system is provided with a structure for improved transmission line operation on integrated circuits. The structure for transmission line operation includes a first layer of electrically conductive material on a substrate. A first layer of insulating ma... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7309239 | High-density, low-noise, high-speed mezzanine connector A mezzanine style electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes first and second arrays of electrical contacts extending through a connector housing. Each contact array may include single ended signal conductors or differential signal pairs or a combinat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310243 | Method and components for implementing EMC shielded resonance damping A method and components are provided for implementing EMC shielded resonance damping of a printed circuit board. The EMC shielded resonance damping component includes a capacitor and resistor formed in series combination and contained within a shielded enclosure. A ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292449 | Virtual ground return for reduction of radiated emissions A digital apparatus having a cable comprising a plurality of high-speed and low-speed signal carrying conductors, the conductors carrying the low-speed signals are bypassed to a signal ground with selected values of capacitance so as to become virtual signal ground ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7270573 | Electrical connector with load bearing features Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or bo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7256345 | Cable and manufacturing method therefor A cable 1 is configured of connecting portions 12 on both ends for connecting to external connecting terminals and an intermediate portion 13. Each connecting portion 12 has electroconductive portions 14 for connecting with externa... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7241951 | Method for shielding the magnetic field generated by an electrical power transmission line, and magnetically shielded electrical power transmission line A method for shielding the magnetic field generated by an electrical power transmission line having at least one electrical cable. A magnetic shield is provided in a position radially external to at least one electrical cable. The magnetic shield has at least one pa... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7235457 | High permeability layered films to reduce noise in high speed interconnects This invention provides a structure and method for improved transmission line operation on integrated circuits. One method of the invention includes forming transmission lines in an integrated circuit. The method includes forming a first layer of electrically conduc... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7229318 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array is arranged in a first pattern of signal contacts and ground contacts. The second linear array is arranged in a second pattern of signal ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226296 | Ball grid array contacts with spring action An electrical contact for a ball grid array connector is disclosed for providing improved solder ball connection with a substrate. The contacts may be compressed, enabling solder balls of the connector to abut with the substrate prior to reflow. During reflow, the c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7214104 | Ball grid array connector An electrical connector having a leadframe assembly and a connector housing is disclosed. The leadframe may include a lead frame and an electrical contact extending at least partially through the lead frame. The connector housing contains the leadframe assembly in e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195497 | Retention member for connector system A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a righ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7185622 | Method and apparatus for interconnecting a coil and a spark plug The present invention is directed to a method and assembly for conducting electrical current between a coil and a spark plug of an engine. The ignition wire utilized for this conduction of electrical current generally includes a plug terminal located at a first end ... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7182616 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182643 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes a linear array of electrical blade contacts is disclosed. Each contact may have a free-ended mating portion that extends from a mate surface of a dielectric base. The first linear array may include a first signal contact, a seco... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173190 | Flexible flat conductor with integrated output filter A flexible flat conductor and a power supply unit including the flexible flat conductor. The flexible flat conductor includes at least two electrically conductive layers which are at least partially surrounded by an electrically insulating cover. The electrically co... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160117 | High speed, high signal integrity electrical connectors An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a terminal tray. The terminal tray may include a tray body having a latch extending therefrom. The connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7161084 | Detector constructed from electrically conducting fabric The present invention relates to a detector constructed from electrically conducting fabric and configured to present a varying electrical characteristic in response to a mechanical interaction. The detector comprises a first conducting layer (401) which is d... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118391 | Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts An electrical connector having a leadframe housing, a first electrical contact fixed in the leadframe housing, a second electrical contact fixed adjacent to the first electrical contact in the leadframe housing, and a third electrical contact fixed adjacent to the s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114964 | Cross talk reduction and impedance matching for high speed electrical connectors Lightweight, low-cost, high-density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7101770 | Capacitive techniques to reduce noise in high speed interconnections Improved methods and structures are provided using capacitive techniques to reduce noise in high speed interconnections, such as in CMOS integrated circuits. The present invention offers an improved signal to noise ration. The present invention provides for the fabr... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7101778 | Transmission lines for CMOS integrated circuits Improved methods and structures are provided for impedance-controlled low-loss lines in CMOS integrated circuits. The present invention offers a reduction in signal delay. Moreover, the present invention further provides a reduction in skew and crosstalk. Embodiment... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7083432 | Retention member for connector system A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a righ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7060904 | Cable connecting structure for electrical connector A cable connecting structure for connecting a cable including cable cores each having a core conductor and a core sheath to an electrical connector in which the leading end of the cable is peeled to expose the core conductors of the cable cores and the exposed core ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7018246 | Maintenance of uniform impedance profiles between adjacent contacts in high speed grid array connectors An electrical contact that is particularly suitable for use in high speed, grid array connectors is disclosed. The contact includes a retention member extending along a length thereof. The retention member is adapted to retain the contact within a connector base and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7019219 | Quadrax to Twinax conversion apparatus and method A Quadrax to Twinax conversion apparatus includes stacked trace layers of transmission line with a ground plane between the trace layers. Embodiments include trace layers of stripline or microstrip. Orthogonal plated through holes include a diagonal pair of through ... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7008250 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6994569 | Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts An electrical connector according to the invention includes a linear contact array of electrically conductive contacts and a lead frame into which the contacts at least partially extend. The contacts may be selectively designated as either ground or signal contacts ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6977343 | Heat-sensitive material and heat-sensitive element The invention provides a heat-sensitive material having a heat shrinkable material (e.g., a heat shrinkable resin) having dispersed therein electrically conductive particles, which shrinks on heating to allow an electric current to flow. The invention also provides ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6976886 | Cross talk reduction and impedance-matching for high speed electrical connectors Lightweight, low cost, high density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance controlled, high-speed, low interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in... | 12/20/2005 |
