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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8425249 | Blockout device for USB port A blockout device for a USB port is disclosed. The blockout device prevents contamination, damage or misuse of the USB port when not in use. The blockout device includes a locking member, a body member and a shell. The locking member has a bottom and a top. The bott... | 04/23/2013 |
| 8408931 | Electrical connector Provided is a technique of reducing a force required to couple a receptacle connector and a plug connector. A receptacle assistant fitting of the receptacle connector includes a cantilevered lock beam having a deflection part extending in a direction substantially p... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8388366 | Pull-out structure for connector A pull-out structure for connector includes a connector and a pull unit. The connector has a locking unit movably arranged thereon and the locking unit includes a retaining section located at a rear end thereof. The pull unit includes an insertion section located at... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8342874 | Electrical connector with improved locking member having latch structure thereof An electrical connector assembly includes a first and second connector and locking members. The first connector defines a mating surface and two rows of first terminals along a lateral direction. Each row is arranged along a longitudinal direction. The first termina... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8257106 | Method and apparatus for interconnecting distributed power sources A method and apparatus for power wiring. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises a splice box comprising (i) a plug having a plurality of plug pins, each plug pin of the plurality of plug pins for coupling to a conductor within a cable adapted for coupling to a p... | 09/04/2012 |
| 8251736 | Connector assembly for connecting an electrical lead to an electrode A connector assembly is provided for connecting an electrical lead to the electrical contact of an electrode. The connector assembly includes a retention plate having an opening configured to receive the electrical contact of the electrode therethrough such that the... | 08/28/2012 |
| 8231401 | Connector A connector is provided with a housing 10 connectable with a mating housing 80. A lock arm 19 includes a support 21 that stands up from the housing 10. An arm portion 22 is cantilevered forward in a connecting direction CD f... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8231400 | Latch for a cable assembly A latch assembly for a connector is provided. The latch assembly includes a latch coupled to the connector. The latch includes a crossbar and a latch arm extending from the crossbar. The latch arm is configured to engage a mating connector. An anchor point engages t... | 07/31/2012 |
| 8221151 | Connector-mounting construction A connector-mounting construction has a bracket (10) with a mounting hole (12) and a to-be-locked plate (13) adjacent to the mounting hole (12). A connector (20) has an end configured for insertion through the mounting hole (12 | 07/17/2012 |
| RE43427 | Plug connector with mating protection A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to prot... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8162688 | Connector receptacle housings having reduced-wear finger contacts and reduced seam visibility Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various exa... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162687 | Connector system with guide A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided. The guide may include a press arm that helps urge a mating connector into a desired alignment. The guide is separate from the receptacle connector and serves to align contact surfaces and prov... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152556 | Electric connector with engagable structure for mounting male connector to female connector An electric connector includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector defines a first sliding groove, a second sliding groove parallel to the first sliding groove and a guiding slot communicating with the first sliding groove and the second sl... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142218 | Electrical push-pull plug connector An electrical plug connector based on the push-pull system, with a plug component and a matching plug component that can be connected to the plug component, both of which each include one or several associated electrical contacts held by a contact carrier, and with ... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8092246 | Self-locking micro-D connector A connector apparatus and concomitant method of connecting first and second Micro-D connectors comprising inserting latches affixed at both ends of the first connector into mounting holes on the second connector and causing locking tabs on the latches to engage with... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8083535 | USB connector capable of extraction proof A USB connector with extraction-proof structure includes an insulation seat and a metallic shell. The insulation seat has a base, one side of which is extended a tongue, on which a plurality of conductive legs are disposed, another side of each of which passes throu... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052457 | Connector with lock mechanism A connector includes a generally rectangular socket and a generally rectangular header couplable with the socket. The header is provided with arch-shaped engaging members arranged in opposite short sides thereof, the engaging members being elastically deformable in ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043109 | Wire to board connector An electrical connector configured for connecting wires to components includes a female component defining a socket with electrical contacts therein. A male component includes an insulative base body with contacts having a first section configured for receipt of a c... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8007305 | Electrical connector with latch An electrical connector includes an elongated insulative housing and a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating face, a rear wall opposite to the mating face, two slots opening to the mating face and arranged side by side. A plura... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997922 | Vertical connector guide with press arm A connector guide mounted in front of a receptacle connector is provided with a latch that engages a connector mounted on a circuit board when a mating connector is inserted into the connector on the circuit board. The guide is separate from the plug connector and s... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988482 | Connector for vehicle effectively removing or reducing noise and providing secure connection The present invention provides a connector for use in a vehicle, the connector including a male connector, a female connector and a connector cover mounted on the circumferential surface of the female connector thereby providing secure connection and removing/reduci... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7955115 | Extraction preventing device for connector A connector containing member on an electrical junction box is provided on an inner surface with a connector latching projection. A flexible piece being latched protrudes from a housing outer surface of a connector fitted in the connector containing member. A projec... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7794263 | Connector receptacle housings having reduced-wear finger contacts and reduced seam visibility Structures, methods, and apparatus that provide connector receptacles that have a reduced tendency to scratch and otherwise mar connector inserts, have an aesthetically-pleasing appearance, and have an improved tactile response when inserts are inserted. Various exa... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7775824 | Connection device and method for its use Embodiments of the present invention provide a connection device for the transmission of optical and/or electrical signals, specifically for medical purposes, featuring a cable and a coupling element, which is designed to couple to a matching counterpart on the coup... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7744398 | Locking device for an electrical connector A low-profile locking clip is installable on a surface-mount header of a printed circuit board to secure one or more inserted plug connectors in mating engagement with the surface-mount header to prevent unintended loosening and disconnection. The locking clip compr... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7731520 | Blade and receptacle power connector An electrical connector for supplying power to a circuit board or the like. The electrical connector has a housing with contact receiving cavities extending from a wire-receiving face to a mating face. Alignment cavities are positioned adjacent the contact receiving... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7682183 | Electric junction box An electric junction box where a connector receiving section is provided in a case that receives an internal circuit, and where a connector that is connected to a wire harness terminal is fitted in the connector receiving section. In the electric junction box, a per... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7661977 | Snap-lock connector An end cap may include an end cap body that is tubular in shape, an end cap face provided at a first end of the end cap body, a plurality of end cap terminals provided on the end cap face, and a clip notch provided on an exterior side of the end cap body. The second... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658636 | Board mounted electrical connector A board-to-board electrical connector assembly includes a first connector having a dielectric housing for mounting on a first printed circuit board for receiving a plug portion of a second connector mounted on a second printed circuit board. The connectors are matea... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7658635 | Plug adapter An electrical adapter with a first pin configuration comprises a body for receiving and supporting a plug with a second pin configuration such that the pins of the plug are in electrical contact to the pins on the body, wherein the body is provided with a moveable m... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7641500 | Power cable connector system This invention relates to an improved power connector that has a housing comprising a plurality of slots that are each for receiving a receptacle contact. Preferably, the housing has a plurality of quick-disconnect contacts each disposed in one of the housing slots.... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7632132 | Camera module connector A module connector reliably locks a module such as a camera module, which is accommodated, to prevent the module from falling and make a module connector in lower profile. This module connector has contact pins (120) that electrically connect with the module ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7597578 | Mounting device having de-energized and energized positions for a switchgear mounted thereon A mounting device includes a switchgear, which is mounted thereon and which can, via plug contacts, be brought into contact with mating plug contacts of the mounting device. At least one first retaining device(s) holds the switchgear in a defined stationary position... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7588455 | Connector with aligning plate A connector, includes: a connector housing including an engaging space to receive a mating connector through the entrance, and a terminal container; a male terminal including a base end fitted to the terminal container and an electric connecting portion extended fro... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7588454 | Connector device and locking structure Rear engageable surfaces (16B) of engageable portions (16) face communicating portions (37) and are inclined to produce forces for pushing another housing (11) forward in a connecting direction with one housing (21) upon receiving ... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7503794 | Electrical plug connector for solar panel An electrical connector has an elongated generally circular-section socket part centered on an axis and an elongated generally circular-section plug part centered on an axis and coaxially fittable in the socket part in an assembled position of the connector. An axia... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7470140 | Integrated chip clamp adjustment assembly and method Disclosed herein is an apparatus that relates to a device useful in integrated chip (IC) testing apparatus. More particularly, the device is an adjustable clamp assembly which allows a variety of different sized IC's to be used with a single piece of test equipment.... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7448897 | Plug connector with mating protection A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a protective flanges that extends forwardly from the body portion above the circuit card to prot... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7438595 | Small-sized electrical connector easily improved in EMI characteristics In an electrical connector to be connected to a mating connector having a locking portion for locking a connected state between the electrical connector and the mating connector, a conductive shell includes a recessed portion adapted to be engaged with the locking p... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7425151 | Connector, printed circuit board, connecting device connecting them, and method of testing electronic part, using them The invention has an object of providing a connector for connecting between a printed circuit board and a test device, capable of easily attaching and detaching the connector at low cost. The connector includes at least one conducting pin 28 that is protruded... | 09/16/2008 |
