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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142224 | Cable assembly with improved shielding member An cable assembly includes an insulative housing; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing; a cable having a plurality of wires connected to the terminals; and a metallic shell enclosing the insulative housing and the terminals, the metallic shell... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8113865 | Plug connector A plug connector includes an insulating housing having a base body and a tongue portion protruded forwards from the base body, a propping lid which has a base block mounted to a rear of the base body and two insertion bolts protruded forwards from two opposite ends ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109779 | Cable assembly with latching member An cable assembly includes an insulative housing having a main portion and a mounting arm extending rearwardly from the main portion, the mounting arm; a plurality of terminals; a cable having a plurality of wires connected to the plurality of terminals, respectivel... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100709 | Electrical connector having improved latching members An electrical connector (100) for mating with a mating connector (700) along a mating direction includes an insulative housing (1) defining a passageway and a pair of latching members (2) inserted in the passageway. Each latching member h... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8075331 | Quick lock connector assembly and a process for coupling and uncoupling such assembly A quick lock connector assembly includes of a first electrical connector or receptacle connector, of a complementary electrical connector or plug, of a system for locking and unlocking connectors forming the connection assembly in order to allow its coupling and unc... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8075332 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. ... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052455 | Mounting apparatus for flash drive A mounting apparatus is used to fix a flash drive mounted on a circuit board with a connector. The mounting apparatus is mounted on the circuit board and receives the flash drive and connector therein. The mounting apparatus includes a first sidewall and a second si... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8016607 | Connector assembly for electric vehicle charging A connector assembly is provided with a housing having an inlet for receiving an electrical harness, and an outlet for engaging a vehicle receptacle for facilitating electrical charging of a vehicle. The housing includes a plurality of transverse support ribs, a ful... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7988481 | Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors A wire connector has an enclosure including a housing and a cap and one or more contacts supported in the enclosure. The contacts each have outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in engagement. One set of contacts has... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7976330 | Securely latched power connector assembly A securely latched power connector assembly includes a male connector and a female connector connected with a first leading wire and a second leading wire, respectively. A first conductive terminal of the male connector has a first buckle portion for retaining a cor... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7950947 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. ... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7950948 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. A corres... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927124 | Connector A connector comprises a first connection portion and a second connection portion. The first connection portion comprises a first receiving hole, a first set of conductive terminals received in the first receiving hole and a first hook portion protruded from an outer... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7909632 | Cable assembly with latching mechanism An cable assembly includes an insulative housing with a plurality of terminals; a cable having a plurality of wires respectively connected to the plurality of terminals; a latching member mounted to the insulative housing, the latching member including two latching ... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7892014 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. A corres... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7871297 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly of the invention comprises a butt plug with a contact portion and an electrical connector capable of matching the butt plug. One side of the contact portion has at least one engaging point. The electrical connector comprises an insul... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7867009 | Socket with plug retention structure A socket with a plug retention structure which includes an upper housing, a lower housing, at least two flexible pieces, and a control unit. The lower housing includes at least two insertion holes. The interior of the lower housing defines an accommodating space. Tw... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867010 | Electrical connector having latchs for locking with a complementary connector An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with an engaging portion (1b), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the inslulitive housing (1) with a contacting portion (22) disposed in the engagi... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862367 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. A corres... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857652 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging high definition multimedia plug comprises a plug body and an actuator operable with the plug body to move a locking tab of the plug and facilitate releasable engagement of the plug with a standard high definition multimedia receptacle. ... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7828582 | Electrical connector having moveable metal latch An electrical connector (100) for mating with a mating connector (800) along a mating direction includes an insulative housing (1), a pair of latches (7) and a number of terminals (5) received in the insulative housing. The insulat... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815469 | Dual-personality extended USB plugs and receptacles using with PCBA and cable assembly An extended universal serial bus (USB) storage device is described herein. According to one embodiment, an extended USB storage device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) having a flash memory device and a flash controller mounted thereon, and an extend... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7753712 | Connector plug The invention provides a connector plug in which a necessary and sufficient engaging force of a latch can be ensured irrespective of the thickness of a metal case. The connector plug of the invention has: a synthetic-resin made body (10) having a fitting port... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7695304 | Electrical connector with latching member An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a front frame and a rear frame engaged with the front frame. The front frame defines at least two receiving grooves at a top portion and a bottom portion thereof respectively. The rear frame defines at le... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7682182 | Electric connector An electric connector includes an insulative housing of such a shape as to be engageable on a front side thereof with a mating connector, a contact group including a plurality of contacts, a shield cover for surrounding outer surfaces of the housing, and a metal shi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7632131 | Structure of electronic connector A structure of an electronic connector that can be plugged by inserting from top-to-down direction is disclosed. The electronic connector has a connector case and a Seat connector. The connector case has a plurality of terminal holes for receiving terminals, and a r... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7628637 | Plug-in connection The invention relates to a plug connection (1) which comprises a connector and an associated connector holder and is fastened in a front panel, with a securing element (20) being used to secure the connector against being pulled out when inserted in th... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7534126 | Electrical connection box An electrical connection box includes a body, a mounting member attached to the body, a lock arm which is provided at one of the body and the mounting member, and a lock receiving portion which is provided at the other of the body and the mounting member. The lock a... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7476118 | Releasably engaging high definition multimedia interface plug A releasably engaging plug comprises a plug body having an extension, the outer surface of the extension having at least one projection thereon. The projection is configured to releasably engage at least one spring biased tab of a mating receptacle upon insertion of... | 01/13/2009 |
| 7467965 | Connector A connector assembly making an electrical connection through the mutual engagement of a pair of connectors. One of the connectors has a flexible lock arm, and the other connector has a lock receiver that links to this lock arm. The connector that has the lock arm al... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7455545 | Locking high definition multimedia interface plug A locking plug comprises a plug body having an opening and an actuator that moves between a first position where a locking tab is biased to protrude from the opening and a second position where the locking tab is positioned within the opening. ... | 11/25/2008 |
| 7445486 | Electrical connector with improved latching devices An electrical connector (100) includes a connector member (1) providing a plurality of conductive terminals (10) therein, an insulative coat (3) defining a receiving cavity (30) with an opening and a pair of through holes (32 | 11/04/2008 |
| 7422465 | Electrical connector having flexible mating portion An electrical connector (100) adapted for connecting/disconnecting with/from a complementary connector in a front-to-back direction, comprises a shell (1), an insulative housing (2), a pair of locking members (3) and a plurality of contac... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7422466 | Connector with cover for a latching part A connector having a plug and a socket that may be electrically connected or detached at will. A plug housing and a socket housing are each equipped internally with at least one contact point. Provided on a sidewall of either the plug housing or the socket housing i... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7410377 | Electrical mains plug and sockets system A plug and socket system for electrical coupling of mains power, and safety socket cap devices are disclosed. The devices are an in line plug device FIG. 2 with a removable Semi hollow plug spigot 6 that houses removable electrical pin means 9/10 | 08/12/2008 |
| 7404729 | Electric connector An electric connector includes a plug terminal 15 and a connector housing 2. The plug terminal 15 has a contact portion 151 in one end and an electric wire connecting terminal 153 in the other end, and the con... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7399195 | Connector position assurance device and connector assembly incorporating the same A connector position assurance device includes a base panel member and a latch assembly connected to and extending generally perpendicularly from the base panel member. The latch assembly has a tongue part and a pair of rails disposed apart from and extending parall... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396250 | Plugging device for network cable The plugging device of the present invention provides a pair of sticks similar to the blades of a scissor on top of the connector of the plugging device. The pair of sticks is closed together when they are plugged into a network socket along with the connector. Then... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7393233 | Electrical connector having locking mechanism for locking connector housings In an electrical connector assembly, housings are locked with each other by locking a rear holder provided in a first connector with a cooperating second connector. In a rear holder main body 52 of a rear holder 51 there are formed a plurality of resil... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390201 | Data port security lock In a security apparatus for securing an electrical connector, a plug may be fitted for insertion into a connector receptacle compliant with a connector standard. The plug has at least one aperture adapted to engage at least one latch in the connector receptacle. An ... | 06/24/2008 |
