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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7083421 | Electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object, and method of manufacturing same An electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object includes a housing (110), a mounting mechanism (120) integrated with the housing, and a power cord (130). The housing includes an electrical connection port (111) and... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7080986 | Pick up cap for carrying IC socket A pick up cap (40) for carrying an LGA socket (30) is disclosed according to the present invention. The pick up cap has a major body (42) with a pair of ears (44) at opposite sides of the body. The body defines a smooth top surface (42... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070427 | Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a pick up cap (3) mounted onto the connector. The connector defines a number of cells (26) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (22). The pick up ca... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7070428 | Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a pick up cap (3) mounted onto the connector. The connector defines a number of cells (26) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (20). The pic... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7065868 | Methods for installing a circuit device A method is provided for installing circuit components, such as memory devices, in a support, such as a socket. The device to be installed is supported in a holder or shell. The holder is positioned over a support region in the receiving socket. A manual actuator is... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059885 | Land grid array connector with horizontal stop An LGA connector includes an insulative base (2) mounted on a printed circuit board, a stiffener (3) defined around the base, a metal clip (4) pivotably engaged on the stiffener, and a lever (5) for fastening the clip onto the base. The c... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059876 | Electrical connector assembly having pick-up device An electrical connector assembly includes a right-angle connector (1) and a pick-up device (2) assembled to the connector (1) to provide a vacuum suction surface. The right-angle connector (1) includes a dielectric housing (10) wit... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059863 | Pick up cap and LGA connector assembly with pick up cap A pick up cap for LGA connector, the LGA connector has an insulative housing for receiving an electronic package such as CPU therein, a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing. A clip disposed on the housing to press the CPU upon the contacts, and a... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037122 | CPU socket module and protective cap thereof The present invention relates to a CPU socket module which includes a protective cap for protecting the socket. The socket includes an electric region for electronically connecting a CPU. The protective cap includes a frame and a transparent cover which can be torn ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7033183 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick-up cap An LGA connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a generally rectangular pick-up cap (3) mounted onto the connector. The connector defines a number of passageways (212) for receiving a corresponding number of contacts (2... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033188 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick up cap A land grid array (LGA) connector assembly (10) of the present invention includes an LGA connector (12) and a pick up cap (13) attached thereon. The LGA connector includes an insulative housing (20), a metal clip (24) pivotably mou... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7033198 | Latch device for socket connector A latch device is used for a socket connector and includes a base, a pressing frame and a pressing rod. The pressing frame is pivotally connected to the base and has a flange on one side thereof. The pressing rod is pivotally arranged on the base and has a protrusio... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7004768 | Pick up cap for LGA connector assembly A pick up cap for an LGA connector assembly, the LGA connector has an insulative housing for receiving an electronic package such as CPU therein, a plurality of electrical contacts received in the housing. A clip disposed on the housing to press the CPU upon the con... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6991960 | Method of semiconductor device package alignment and method of testing A method and apparatus for aligning a semiconductor device with a corresponding landing site on a carrier substrate. At least two apertures are formed in a semiconductor device, the apertures passing from a first major surface to a second, opposing major surface of ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6974346 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick up cap An LGA connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a generally rectangular pick up cap (3). The connector has a metal clip (25, 25′) having a pair of arcuate lateral sides (256). The pick up cap has a plane top surfa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971890 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick up cap A land grid array connector assembly (10) of the present invention includes an LGA connector (12) and a pick up cap (13) attached thereon. The LGA connector includes an insulative housing (20), a plurality of electrical contacts (28 | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971902 | Self loading LGA socket connector An electrical connector is provided that includes a socket housing holding an array of electrical contacts and a load plate rotatably coupled to the housing and rotatable between an open position and a closed position. The load plate includes a channel that is confi... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6945799 | Electrical connector assembly with readily removable pick up cap An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector (2) and a pick up cap (3) mounted onto the connector. The connector (2) includes an insulative housing (20) and a multiplicity of terminals (21) received ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6939140 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick-up cap An LGA connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a generally rectangular pick-up cap (3). The connector includes an insulative housing (21), a plurality of contacts (22) received in the housing, and a metal clip (... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6908324 | Connector scheme to allow physical orientation of a computer peripheral An adapter mechanism for facilitating re-orientation of a plug having an original orientation that is unsuitable for a peripheral device is presented. Re-orientation of a peripheral device is possible in an embodiment by advancing a symmetrical interface to another ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6905353 | Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap protecting contacts An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector (2) and a pick up cap (1) attached onto the connector. The connector includes a generally rectangular housing (21), a clip (24) pivotally engaged to the housing, and a numb... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899553 | Electrical connector An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a pick-up cap for picking up the connector. The electrical connector electrically connecting a CPU package with a printed circuit board includes a housing defining an array of passageways with a p... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6877990 | Land grid array connector assembly with pick up cap An LGA connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) and a generally rectangular pick up cap (3). The connector includes an insulative housing (21), a plurality of contacts (22) received in the housing, and a metal clip (... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6875022 | Electrical connector assembly with rotatably assembled pick up cap An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector (2) and a pick up cap (1) rotatably attached onto the connector to provide a flat top surface. The connector defines two spaced chambers (2200) in a middle portion of an end there... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6855004 | Electrostatic protection cover An electrostatic protection cover for press fitting onto an electrical connector of a kind having at least one array of a plurality of compressive conductive elements. The electrostatic protection cover comprises a main body including an upper section to be position... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6830457 | Multi-function pick-up cap for electrical connector An electrical connector assembly (1) the present invention includes an insulative housing (4), a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing, and a pick-up cap (3). Each contact includes a contacting portion (21) and ... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6821127 | Socket assembly with vacuum pickup cap A socket assembly (1) includes a socket (2) and a vacuum pickup cap (3). The socket includes a base (20), a cover (21) movably assembled upon the base and an actuating rod (22) assembled on both the base and the cover for dr... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6821148 | Plug part having a multipole seal manufactured from gel or silicon A plug part, in particular a cable harness plug, for producing an electrical plug connection to a further plug part, includes a housing, a contact carrier situated in the housing, as well as a gel or silicon multipole seal situated on the side facing away from the p... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6783369 | Pick-up cap for electrical connector A pick-up cap (1) is for facilitating manipulation of an electrical connector (2) on an electric apparatus. The pick-up cap includes a suction portion (11) to be sucked by a vacuum suction nozzle. A rectangular positioning portion (13) is... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6590381 | Contactor holding mechanism and automatic change mechanism for contactor Disclosed are a holding mechanism of a contactor and an automatic renewing mechanism of a contactor provided with the holding mechanism of the contactor. The contactor holding mechanism includes a frame (11) fixed to a performance board (P), a plurality o... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6572383 | Pick-up cap for a CPU socket A pick-up cap (2) for a CPU socket (1) is provided. The socket includes a base (12) and a cover (11) slidably stacked on the base to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The cover and the base respectively have first and second openi... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554621 | Cable apparatus This invention discloses a cable apparatus for use in conjunction with a computer system having a first socket disposed in the rear thereof in order to accommodate at least one cable without occupying a workspace of a user of the computer system, and a fr... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6547609 | Vacuum pick up cap for using in socket Disclosed is a vacuum pick up cap (10) for use in transporting by vacuum suction a socket (12) is provided. The socket includes a base (14) having an opening (20), and a cover (16) having a through-hole (22) and slidably stacked on an upper surface of the... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6174171 | Electrical connector with pick-and-place member An electrical connector includes an insulative connector body having a bottom face adapted to be mounted to a circuit board and an opposite top face on which a pick-and-place plate is releasably attached. The top face of the connector defines at least one... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6120303 | Pick-up for card connector A rectangular pick-up is disclosed for use with an electrical card connector including a housing fixedly receiving a number of contacts each having a contact portion for engaging with an inserted card and a tail portion for being soldered to a PCB by SMT,... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6099322 | Electrical receptacle An electrical contact (6) has a base (18) for surface mount engagement with a circuit board (4), first spring fingers (19) on a first edge of the base (18), and second spring fingers (21) on a second edge of the base (18), the first spring fingers (19) an... | 08/08/2000 |
| 6077089 | Low profile electrical connector A thin profile electrical connector includes an insulating body member having a longitudinally extending leg defined between opposite ends. A plurality of adjacently disposed and spaced apart connector elements are mounted on the longitudinal leg, for exa... | 06/20/2000 |
| 6019617 | Pick-up device for an electrical connector and electrical connector having the same An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing having a bottom plate defining a longitudinal direction, two longitudinal side walls extending upward from the bottom plate, four channels each defined through an upper edge of the side walls, and pi... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5910023 | Holding device for mounting connector on board A holding device (10) for gripping a pair of spaced receptacle connectors (50) in a parallel relation, includes a plate-like body (12) having defining two side portions (14) for respectively retaining the two connectors (50) thereto. A retention member (1... | 06/08/1999 |
| 5863210 | Mounting bracket for modular jack A connector housing 10 is mountable to a circuit board along a board-mounting face 18, and a mounting bracket 40 is secured around side walls 12 and upper wall 14 with mounting feet 46 extending outwardly from the housing parallel to board-mounting face 1... | 01/26/1999 |
