Did You Know...
...that the Eveready Battery began as an invention called the "electric flowerpot," which was a tube with a battery and light bulb inside? The idea was to fasten this gizmo to the side of a flowerpot so it would illuminate the flowers from the bottom. The idea died on the vine and the businessman who licensed the flower pot, Conrad Huber, was left with a pile of useless tubes -- until he found a way to market them as batteries to light the world!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8011932 | Method for contacting partially conductive textile materials A method for electrically connecting conductive thread (40) at any number of termination locations of a textile material (5) with an termination element preferably formed in a circuit board with the following steps being provided: placing the circuit b... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7985075 | Micro electromechanical system connector and method for manufacturing same A micro electromechanical system connecter includes a u-shaped plug connecter and a socket connector. The plug connecter includes two opposite substrates and a spacing element sandwiched therebetween and positioned at one ends of the two substrates. Two parallel gro... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7950926 | Electrical contact arrangement for telecommunications and data systems technology The invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement (1) for telecommunications and data systems technology, comprising at least one electrical contact (K1) and a printed circuit board (2), the contact (K1) being connected to the pr... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7922495 | Zero insertion force card edge connector A connector includes a first connection member and a second connection member that come in electrical contact with terminal units of a board module. The first and second connection members have connection bodies with connection terminal units formed thereon, and pre... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7857627 | Base board with golden fingers at one end and a plurality of wires attached at the other end A connector assembly includes an electric connector, and a cable assembly mated with the electric connector. The electric connector includes a housing, a plurality of contacts received in the housing. The cable assemble includes a base board with a plurality of gold... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7857628 | Electronic device and connector and card insertion method thereof A connector is provided. The connector is for connecting an electronic card. The electronic card comprises a first card side and a second card side, a first notch formed on the first card side, and a second notch formed on the second card side. The connector compris... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7794231 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a terminal block, a terminal received in the terminal block and an elastic connecting portion electrically connecting with the terminal. The terminal block defines a first receiving cavity, a second receiving cavity opposite to the ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7682157 | Card edge connector The present invention provides a card edge connector. The card edge connector comprises a bar insulator base which is provided with a plurality of sockets, a group of connecting terminals arrayed in parallel, and two arm base supports arranged between both ends of t... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7637748 | Electronic device and connector and card insertion method thereof A connector is provided. The connector is for connecting an electronic card. The electronic card comprises a first card side and a second card side, a first notch formed on the first card side, and a second notch formed on the second card side. The connector compris... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7438577 | Method of locking and activating a hot swappable daughter card Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and a method for locking a cam lever, which positions a second card as inserted into a connector on a first card, and activating the second card with a coupling member. In one embodiment, the second card is inserted ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435138 | Electrical connector with improved shielding member An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (1) having a base (10) a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in the housing and a shielding member (3) assembled on the housing. The base extends along a longitudinal direc... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387515 | Printed circuit board connection An improved printed circuit board connection for connecting a first printed circuit board to a second printed circuit board in a manner that permits physical engagement at a different position than the electrical engagement, and a method for making the improved prin... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7381074 | Locking and activation mechanism for a hot swappable daughter card An apparatus and a method for locking a cam lever which positions a second card as inserted into a connector on a first card, and activating the second card with a coupling member. In one embodiment, the second card is inserted between a pair of guides secured to th... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379021 | Circuit board A circuit board includes an antenna substrate and a main substrate. The antenna substrate has at least one first linking portion. The main substrate has at least one second linking portion. The first linking portion connects with the second portion so that the anten... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7373031 | Apparatus for an electro-optical device connection An optical fiber connector for releasably coupling an optical fiber to an electro-optical module is disclosed. The optical fiber connector includes a housing, a strain relief, a fiber retention clip, and a pair of latching arms. The housing includes a housing bore d... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364439 | Memory card assembly A memory card assembly includes a memory card and a case. The memory card includes a first end with a USB interface and a second end. The case includes a compartment for removably receiving the second end of the memory card. The case further includes a coupling memb... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362589 | Circuit board adapted to couple to different types of add-in cards A circuit board comprising at least one slot provided on a surface of the circuit board. An add-in card can be mated to the slot. The slot comprises a first electrical connection adapted to couple to an add-in card of a first type and a second electrical connection ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359216 | Small-frame computer with overlapping add-in cards A computer module for electrically coupling a motherboard with add-in cards comprises risers connected to the motherboard and oriented facing toward each other, where the risers are connected to the add-in cards at different elevations above the motherboard, so that... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7350288 | Card stiffener and insertion tool A removable insertion tool is provided for inserting a circuit board into a socket, wherein the insertion tool generally provides an increased surface area for handling the circuit board and further generally prevents a flexure of the circuit board during insertion.... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350009 | Electronic device with card interface When initializing a card-shaped device inserted in a card interface, operation mode acquiring means incorporated in an electronic device acquires operation mode information, stored in a register file incorporated in the card-shaped device, by a predetermined procedu... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331800 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array includes a first differential signal pair, a first ground contact lead adjacent to the first differential signal pair, and a second groun... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7316570 | High performance edge connector In some embodiments, an electronic circuit card includes an edge connector positioned along an edge of the electronic circuit card, wherein the edge connector includes a conductive finger on an outer layer of the electronic circuit card, and a via positioned within ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314377 | Electrical power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309242 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309256 | Flat flexible cable assembly with integrally-formed sealing members A flat flexible cable assembly includes a flat flexible cable having one or more substantially rectangular conductors encompassed within an insulating sheath. An overmold encapsulates and is secured to a portion of the flat flexible cable in an area in which the ins... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309239 | High-density, low-noise, high-speed mezzanine connector A mezzanine style electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes first and second arrays of electrical contacts extending through a connector housing. Each contact array may include single ended signal conductors or differential signal pairs or a combinat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300315 | Structure of interface card connector A structure of an interface card connector includes a connector body and a plurality of terminals provided on the connector body. The bottom surface of the connector body is divided into a terminal zone and a space zone along the transverse direction. The distal end... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7294021 | Television card A television card is provided to couple to a computer to transform input audio/video signals into output computer-displayable signals. The television card includes a card body, an Express Card connector and a USB connector. The Express Card connector is disposed on ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291037 | Flexible circuit board A flexible circuit board is provided, comprising a flexible substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of electrically conductive pads overlaid on an upper surface of the flexible substrate. Front ends of the electrically conductive pads d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7284990 | PCB and connector design A circuit board (PCB) and connector design, which provides for better electrical connection between the PCB and its host, especially for when used in high-speed optical systems. The PCB has an electrical flex embedded within it. The flex is connected to electrical c... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7286372 | Transceiver module with PCB having embedded traces for EMI control A PCB is provided that is suitable for use in applications where EMI control is of interest. The PCB includes circuitry that communicates with an edge connector having edge traces located on its surface. Additionally, embedded traces are disposed within the dielectr... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7281952 | Edge connector including internal layer contact, printed circuit board and electronic module incorporating same An edge connector, system, printed circuit board and electronic module are described, which include an edge connector comprised of a substrate, including a first major exterior surface, a second major exterior surface, and a minor exterior surface. The edge connecto... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273381 | Plug connector A plug connector for electrically connecting a printed wiring board with a card-edge connector includes a first connector-contact arrangement and a second connector-contact arrangement. The first connector-contact arrangement is inserted to the card-edge connector a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270573 | Electrical connector with load bearing features Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or bo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267580 | Card edge connector having heat-dissipating mechanism According to one embodiment of the present invention, a card edge connector (100) includes an elongated insulative housing (1) having a central slot (15) cooperatively enclosed by a bottom wall (150) and a pair of sidewalls thereof (13... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261470 | Optical receptacle adapted for connection to an optical plug The optical receptacle according to the present invention is attached to a printed board and an optical plug can be connected thereto. The optical receptacle comprises a tubular main housing and a socket housing which is inserted into and attached to the main housin... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255586 | Connector device A connector device includes a plug including a plurality of plug terminals and a socket including a plurality of socket terminals. Ground plug terminals each have a recess on the contact surface, and ground socket terminals each have a dimple on the contact surface ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247033 | Plug connector for circuit board connection A plug connector for a circuit board connection possesses a plug strip and a plug part that includes a socket housing projecting on the plug side. The socket housing possesses a generally rectangular basic cross section with longitudinal sides opposite each other on... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246190 | Method and apparatus for bringing bus lanes in a computer system using a jumper board Methods and apparatuses are disclosed for providing a bus in a computer system. In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises: a central processing unit (CPU), a bridge coupled to the CPU, a first slot configured to receive a device, where a first portion of the bridge ... | 07/17/2007 |
