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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182280 | Socket connector having cushioning arrangement facilitating smooth placement and ejection of electronic device A socket connector includes a mating portion with a plurality of contacts received therein, a sidewall extending upwardly form the mating portion; and a movable supporting member mounted with the sidewall. The supporting member has a seating plane that is higher tha... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8113867 | Cable connection guiding method using a terminal block cover with terminal identification devices A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109781 | Connection adapter/terminal set and corresponding connection adapter and terminal A connection adapter has electrical contacts for connection to a corresponding mating contact of a terminal. The mating contacts are received in terminal domes formed from an insulating material which is configured such that the mating contacts are accessible to a c... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8098488 | Computer docking station for a vehicle A computer docking station for supporting and electrically coupling to a portable computer that has a docking connector includes a body having a support portion configured to support the portable computer, and a main connector moveable relative to the body between a... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8075333 | Electric plug connector with guide A plug having a guide, which has a first guiding section and a second guiding section for guiding the plug into a corresponding plug receptacle. The second guiding section is disposed at a greater distance from the plug face than the first guiding section. The first... | 12/13/2011 |
| 8052460 | Electrical connector assembly and adjustable receiving connector thereof An electrical connector assembly includes a receiving connector and an insert connector. The receiving connector includes a main body and a locating plate movably attached to the main body. The main body is provided with a first flange. The locating plate is provide... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8029311 | Female connector structure, male connector structure, battery, adapter and electric device A female connector structure includes a plurality of pin insertion holes arranged in a row to correspond to a plurality of columnar connector pins arranged in a male connector section and adapted to receive the respective connector pins individually inserted therein... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029310 | Connector In an electrical connector, a female housing is made to mate with a male housing. The female housing has guide ways each formed perpendicularly to a direction of mating of the male housing with the female housing. In the guide ways, a latch metal is disposed. The gu... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029312 | Plug-and-socket connector A plug-and-socket connector with a base strip for a printed circuit board connection and with a male connector having a socket housing projecting on its insertion side having a right-angle cross-sectional base form and opposite longitudinal sides corresponding to th... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8029309 | Electronic devices with sliding and tilting mechanisms, and associated methods Electronic devices with sliding and tilting mechanisms are disclosed. The electronic device can include a first electronic component having a handheld display, a second electronic component having a handheld keyboard, and a coupling slidably and pivotably connecting... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007308 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a carrier and a plurality of terminated cable assemblies retained by the carrier. The carrier includes a plurality of first alignment elements and each terminated cable assembly includes one or more second alignment elements... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002570 | Resin molded parts with lock arm, connector using it and method for forming resin molded parts with lock arm In resin molded parts with lock arms, a peripheral wall 12a protruding toward a rear side vertical to a main body part is connected to the peripheral edge of the substantially plate shaped main body part 12. Belt plate shaped lock arms 13... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8002569 | Electric connection box An electric connection box which can easily attach electric components to an attachment portion of box body. The electric connection box includes a box body having the attachment portion attaching the relay on an upper surface of the box body, and a relay fixed on t... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7993155 | System for electrically connecting batteries to electric vehicles The connection system is designed to facilitate electrical and data connections between the battery and the electric vehicle. The connectors are designed with alignment mechanisms to account for initial misalignment of the battery and vehicle while still ensuring po... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985093 | Termination device impedance assembly An impedance assembly is provided for a termination device, disconnectable connector, or other type of joint for an electrical connection, such as an elbow, to facilitate preventing improper installation. More specifically, an impedance assembly can include an obstr... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7978466 | Computer docking station for a vehicle A computer docking station for supporting and electrically coupling to a portable computer that has a docking connector includes a body having a support portion configured to support the portable computer, and a main connector moveable relative to the body between a... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7976332 | LIF connector A connector comprising a first connector provided with a first projection and a second projection on an outer surface thereof; and a frame including a wall portion defining an opening, the wall portion provided with a first guide running in a direction and a second ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7938672 | Electrical connector having ramp arranged in passageway lifting downward-tilted contact tip An electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals and an insulating housing retained said plurality of terminals. Each terminal includes a retaining portion and a plane contacting portion. The contacting portion has a pre-folded line along which a front end ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7918682 | Connector system for a vehicle antenna A connector system for a vehicle antenna is a system by joining a fixed connector having legs connected to a terminal of the vehicle antenna, with a movable connector that is removably connected to the fixed connector and has a cable connected to a signal receiving ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914318 | Electrical connector An electrical connection system includes a first electrical connector having a first plurality of electrically conductive elements. A second electrical connector has a second plurality of electrically conductive elements and is matable with the first electrical conn... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896684 | Connector assembly The invention proposes a connecting assembly including a frame, a contact receptacle (hereafter ‘receptacle’) of an electrical connector and a contact header (hereafter ‘header’) of a counterpart electrical connector to be plugged into the electrical connect... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896683 | Connector assemblies configured to prevent damage to contacts during mating and demating A connector assembly that includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector configured to mate with each other. The plug connector has a connector body including shroud with socket contacts received therein. The shroud also includes ribs and wing guides that exte... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7850479 | Cable connection guiding method using a terminal indicating device A cable connection guiding method includes the steps of extracting conductor identification information being used to identify a conductor from a RFID tag connected to the conductor of a cable, and indicating a terminal indicating device associated with an obtained ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7828583 | Connector with an aligner with a flexible deformable arm with a slit A connector including a first connector accommodating a male terminal, a second connector accommodating a female terminal, and a movable aligner which supports a tip of the male terminal and is movable from a provisional position to a completed position according to... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7762832 | Systems for providing electrical interconnection between solar modules An electrical interconnection system for connecting solar modules includes a plurality of solar module frames each having at least one plug port, the plug port including one or more plug holes, the plug port for receiving a plug connector including one or more elect... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753714 | Electrical adapter assembly and loading member thereof An electrical adapter assembly for connecting a first hard disk drive and a second hard disk drive is provided. The electrical adapter assembly includes a connector capable of electrically inserting into the first hard disk drive, a printed circuit board (PCB) modul... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7601020 | Connector unit A connector unit 1 includes a seat side unit 40, a headrest side unit 41, and a guiding mechanism 60. The seat side unit 40 includes a first connector 4. The headrest side unit 41 includes a second connector 43... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7594823 | Universal quick connector apparatus for an LCD monitor Disclosed herein is a system allowing mechanical coupling and decoupling of an electronic display to a support member. The system includes a first mounting component mountable to the support member, and including a first engaging member. The system further includes ... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7594824 | Low profile angular backshell assembly device A backshell for an electrical connector gives the electrical connector protection and firmness enables it to be inserted in to an electrical device in a particular orientation. A portion of the cable and the connector resides inside the backshell. The cable i... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7591665 | Connector A wire holder (50), when correctly mounted in a housing (10), bites in insulation coatings (33b) of wires (33), whereby the wires (33) are so held as not to move. The wire holder (50) mounted in a direction intersecti... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7568936 | Cable connection guiding method and apparatus utilizing conductor identification information A cable connection guiding method, comprising: extracting first conductor identification information being used to identify first conductor 5 from a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag 4 connected to the first conductor 5 of a cable 3 | 08/04/2009 |
| 7547225 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly having a first connector comprising a first housing comprising a complementary connector receiving concavity, a first contact attached to the first housing, a first connector projection, and a first connector concavity, a complementa... | 06/16/2009 |
| 7540757 | Fail-safe lockout for blind mate card A lockout mechanism for a card assembly having a blind connection to an electronic component includes a card disposed in a housing and articulable in the housing in a direction substantially perpendicular to a direction of insertion of the card assembly into the ele... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7507105 | Hazardous area coupler device A coupler device includes a hollow housing defining first and second openings, an electrical path through the housing, and a physical block including a potting material that surrounds the electrical path and fills the space between the electrical path and the housin... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7507104 | Mating for single connector attachment (SCA) disk connectors Described is a single connector attachment (SCA) connector that improves blind mating between plug and receptacle SCA connectors. The SCA connector has an insulative shell with opposing end walls and opposing sidewalls. The end walls and sidewalls define a substanti... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7445487 | Auxiliary connector for a row of terminals An auxiliary connector device connects a conductor with an electrical component mounted in a terminal block upon which the connector device is mounted, including a contact arrangement extending through aligned outlet and entry openings contained in the auxiliary con... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442068 | Electrical device having a base and an electrical module Such an electrical device (6) comprises an electrical module (8) for the purpose of communicating between the electrical module (8) and another electrical device. An identification transmitter (14) is provided which has a first position, ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7442069 | Orienting structure for connecting male connector and female connector and display device using the same An exemplary orienting structure includes two locating units, a first supporting bump, and a second supporting bump. Each of the locating units includes a first portion and a second portion perpendicular to the first portion. The first supporting bump and the locati... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431245 | Rapid exchange system for testing wireless networks Various embodiments of the invention are directed to a system for removably mounting a signal testing unit to a suitable vehicle surface, and optionally providing for an electrical connector to a power source, GPS antenna, and cellular antennas such that moving a si... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433193 | Techniques for controlling a position of a transceiver module relative to a connector An improved rail includes two side portions, and a mid portion interconnected between the two side portions. The mid portion and the two side portions form a component that defines three sides of a transceiver module space. The rail further includes a blocking struc... | 10/07/2008 |
