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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152557 | Positive locking mechanism for USB connected devices The present invention is a positive locking mechanism for a universal serial bus (USB) connector which includes at least one mounting portion connected to the USB connector with the mounting portion having an aperture. The present invention also includes at least on... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8062054 | Cable connector assembly with improved structure strength thereof A cable connector assembly (100) includes a top cover (11) defining at least one first positioning post (118) extending downwardly, a bottom cover (12) being assembled to the top cover (11) in an upper-to-lower direction thereof, a... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7988483 | Connector with a flange to attach to a mounting surface and a locking portion passing through an opening in the surface to secure a mating connector In a connector including a to-be-fitted portion for fitting to a mating connector in a first direction and a conductive shell covering the to-be-fitted portion, the shell is provided with a flange extending from a shell body in a second direction crossing the first ... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7946877 | Hook structure of compact flash card A hook structure of the compact flash card has a supporting part and an extension part. The hook part extended from the extension part holds the compact flash card. The supporting part supports the compact flash card. It enables one to quickly and conveniently inser... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7914316 | Lock attachment for audio-visual connector The combination of an electronic connector plug and an attached locking clip, wherein the connector comprises a cable, a plug housing surrounding one end of the cable, and a plug supported in the housing, such that the plug extends from the front of the housing and ... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7749015 | Connector holding clamp and connector retaining structure An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB of an equipment at right angle and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot section support... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744399 | Cable end retention clip A connector assembly is provided having a cable end plug with a body adapted to be connected to a cable with a connector part, and at least one outwardly extending flange on the body. A mating receptacle receives the cable end plug. The receptacle has a body with a ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 7641501 | Connector holding clamp and connector retaining structure An upper panel section includes an inserting hole into which a tip of a longitudinal-type equipment-side connector that is mounted on a PCB board of an electrical device at right angles and includes a spring section formed on its lateral surface is inserted. A foot ... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7500865 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes two connector parts each having a high-load (“HL”) housing with an HL contact and a low-load (“LL”) housing with a LL contact. One LL housing is movable relative to the other LL housing. The parts are movable to join and sepa... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7479026 | Cable-equipped connector To improve connector installation density and utilize space effectively, a cable-equipped connector is capable of coupling separation-prevention lock screws at any position around the other connector. The cable-equipped connector includes a connector body, a cable c... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7422438 | Bicycle wiring connector apparatus A bicycle wiring connector apparatus comprises a mounting portion and a connector portion. The mounting portion is structured to be mounted to an outer casing receiver of a bicycle, and the connector portion is retained to the mounting portion and is structured to r... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416432 | Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly includes a cover with a receiving space, a first open on one side thereof, a second open opening along a direction perpendicular to the first open and a third open, an electrical connector received the first open, a cable bounding a plural... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7377799 | Electrical connector having improved fastening device An electrical connector includes an outer casing, an electrical connector module received and retained in the outer casing, at least one fastening device mounted in the outer casing, the fastening device comprising a manual handle, a rod partially received in the ma... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7351096 | Cable connector A cable connector includes a contact assembly including an electrical insulating block part which is configured to incorporate plural signal contacts; and a relay wiring substrate mounted to a back of the contact assembly. The relay wiring substrate includes, on a s... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341487 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a shielding shell (5), a connector housing (1) received in the shielding shell, a number of contacts (2) received in the connector housing, a printed circuit board (3) attached to the... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338309 | Locking outlet cover and method of use The locking outlet cover is designed to protect electrical outlets from children. It includes an plate that attaches to a regular electrical receptacle. The plate then comprises a slide channel that is located above and below each outlet opening. On the slide channe... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7308313 | Setscrew retention in connector block for implantable medical device A header assembly for coupling a medical electrical lead to a medical stimulating device includes a header having a first bore for receiving a proximal terminal pin of the lead. A connector block coupled to the header has a second bore aligned with the first bore an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7308312 | Setscrew retention in connector block for implantable medical device A header assembly for coupling a medical electrical lead to a medical stimulating device includes a header having a first bore for receiving a proximal terminal pin of the lead. A connector block coupled to the header has a second bore aligned with the first bore an... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7291035 | System and apparatus for cable connector fastening A cable fastener is disclosed. The cable fastener includes a first portion and a second portion. A set of threads is disposed at a first end of the first portion, and a knurl is disposed at a second end of the first portion. The second portion includes an interface ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7290334 | Method and device for connecting an electric conductor to a metal rail and a tool for attaching a bushing in an opening in a metal rail Method for connecting an electrical conductor (17) to a metal bar (11) by bolted connection, whereby a bushing (10) provided with a collar (12) is inserted into, and is by radial expansion fastened in, a hole in the metal bar, a cable lug... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7285017 | Cable connector and method of assembling a cable to such a cable connector The invention relates to a cable connector including a housing having a die-cast base substantially extending between a front side and a rear side of the connector. The connector further includes a die-cast first housing part mounted to the die-cast base such that t... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285005 | Locking element for an electrical connector The invention relates to a locking element for locking and unlocking a cable connector and a counterpart, said locking element extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear side and a mating side. At the mating side two or more resilient beams extend substantia... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270562 | Connector with thumb screw retention member An electrical connector includes a housing having a contact loading end and a locking member rotatably mounted in the housing and substantially enclosed within the connector. The locking member has a circumferential edge portion that is exposed through a window of t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271337 | Security block for a communications connector A security block for securing I/O ports of an electronic instrument physically prevents any breach of data through a protected I/O port, such as a USB port, by securing cables that may be plugged into the port by means of a locked cover. The cables are prevented fro... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272009 | Method and apparatus for heat sink and card retention A heat sink retention apparatus includes a base member and a heat sink mount including a pivotal base coupler and a board mounting member, whereby the heat sink mount is operable to mount to a board by engaging the pivotal base coupler with the base member and engag... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268900 | Printer formatter in a cable A printer cable that is configured for coupling to a printer having an enclosure and a printer port. The printer cable includes a first connector for connecting to the printer port and a second connector for coupling to a host device (e.g., a personal computer (PC))... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267568 | Floating connectors Apparatus including a first edge having a cutout adjacently located between a pair of counter bore panels, a connector assembly including a connector having a mounting flange with a pair of inserts and a pair of guide pins. The pair of inserts adapted to receive and... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7257886 | Apparatus for inserting, retaining and extracting a device from a compartment Each of one or more devices to be detachably attached to a mechanical substructure includes rails on opposed sides with insertion/extraction mechanisms. Each of a plurality of pairs of guides mounted on the substructure slidably receives and retains a respective set... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244138 | Docking connector with locking retractable guide pins A docking connector comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has an insulating first housing. The first housing includes guide pins that extend from a mating surface of the first housing. The guide pins are moveable toward and away fro... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7214087 | Cable connector having fastening member A cable connector (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of passageways (13) therethrough, a number of contacts (2) assembled to the insulative housing and respectively received... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210954 | Electrical connector plug with lock screws To form a ground path to ground in a metal shell of an electrical connector plug with lock screws to have a simple structure of a connector housing having secure and durable performance, the connector plug includes an insulative connector housing having a rectangula... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179108 | Hermaphroditic socket/adapter A hermaphroditic terminal assembly for connecting electrical devices includes an insulating support member for supporting female sockets and male pins, a number of female sockets, and a number of male pins. An intercoupling component for connecting electrical device... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179112 | Retention system for multiple connectors A retention system includes a retainer having at least two wings affixed to a mounting surface by a retaining screw or like attachment device inserted into a hole of the mounting surface. A coil spring or the like, optionally captured by the retaining screw, provide... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172447 | Subsea gang connector system A subsea connector system is used to connect internally mounted couplers to provide sealed conduits for subsea operations. The system has a removable (outboard) connector and a fixed (inboard) connector each with a housing having special geometric properties that fa... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7134899 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a first electrical connector having conductive contacts disposed in a receiving space in an insertion end portion of a first housing. A second electrical connector includes a terminal-mounting seat disposed in a hollow secon... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7128582 | Electrical connector with a set-in printed circuit board An electrical connector (1) has an insulative housing (10) having a D-shaped mating portion (11), a number of first and second contacts (21, 22) received in the housing, and a metal shell (50) surrounds the mating portion of the ho... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7124505 | Backshell assembly A cable connector backshell assembly for high frequency applications requiring reduced electromagnetic emissions. Aspects include providing sufficient physical spacing and electrical isolation between the signal conductors and the housing to meet EMI standards for H... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7104830 | Electrical connections having pullout prevention feature An electrical connection that is equipped with a pullout prevention clip which can be advantageously used to prevent an electrical plug from being accidentally removed from the connection. The electrical connection includes a socket member formed recessed in an elec... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097498 | Connector for apparatus In a connector for apparatus, an extension portion extends from a female connecting portion to an opposite side of a wire side terminal. A gap between the apparatus side terminal and an inner circumference of the apparatus side housing is sealed with a seal member w... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7083462 | Adjustable buckling structure for connectors An adjustable buckling structure for connectors includes a connecting body, two buckling devices and two adjusting rods. The connecting body has a retaining portion formed on each lateral side. Two buckling devices are pivotally connected to two lateral sides of the... | 08/01/2006 |
