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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177561 | Socket contact terminal and semiconductor device A socket contact terminal for electrical connection between a connection portion formed of a metal conductor on a printed circuit board and a connection terminal of an IC package. The contact terminal comprises a metal terminal composed of a main columnar portion an... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8167626 | Probes with wipe Several novel probes are shown, highlighting the designs and non-linear spring rates of their contact springs. These springs work in conjunction with a novel comb, which affects the movement of the springs tips, so as to create the desirable scrub or wipe at the sur... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162673 | Electromagnetic interference spring contact for shielding electromagnetic interference and electronic device using same An EMI spring contact for shielding EMI comprises a first section having a first end and a second end opposite to the first end, a second section connected to the first section and extending up and angularly from the first end of the first section, a third section c... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8152535 | Socket having two relay boards and a frame for holding a terminal to connect an electronic device to a mounting board A socket includes a first relay board provided above a mounting board; a second relay board detachably provided above the first relay board; and a frame part provided at side parts of the first relay board and the second relay board, wherein the frame part is config... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147253 | Split ring terminal assembly A connector assembly configured to electrically connect a first substrate with a second substrate is provided. The connector assembly includes an insulating support member including an array of apertures, and terminal assemblies disposed in the apertures. Each termi... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137113 | Socket, method for manufacturing socket, and semiconductor device A socket includes an insulating elastomeric sheet having a penetration hole, metal circuits formed on at least one of the front and rear surfaces of the elastomeric sheet, and a through-hole having a metal film formed on an inner wall of the penetration hole. The me... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133061 | Removable and replaceable dual-sided connector pin interposer A dual-sided connector pin interposer includes a substrate comprising a first side opposite a second side. The interposer includes a first plurality of flexible pins protruding from the first side of the substrate. The first plurality of flexible pins is positioned ... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8128418 | Thermal expansion compensator having an elastic conductive element bonded to two facing surfaces A thermal expansion compensator is provided and includes a first electrode structure having a first surface, a second electrode structure having a second surface facing the first surface and an elastic element bonded to the first and second surfaces and including a ... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123529 | Apparatus for connecting two area array devices using a printed circuit board with holes with conductors electrically connected to each other An apparatus, system, and method are disclosed for providing electrical connections for an area array device. Each of a plurality of holes in a circuit board has a conductor within it and has an opening on a side of the circuit board. Electrically conductive contact... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123530 | Lower profile electrical socket An electrical socket comprises an insulative housing having an upper surface extending along a first direction, a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a plurality of solder mass received in the housing and located aside a base portion of a cont... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118602 | Method of connecting two area array devices using a printed circuit board with holes with conductors electrically connected to each other A method is disclosed for providing electrical connections for an area array device. Each of a plurality of holes in a circuit board has a conductor within it and has an opening on a side of the circuit board. Electrically conductive contact posts extend from the op... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113852 | Connector and interposer using connector A connector conducting electricity between external electrodes while the connector is being compressed, the connector including: a columnar main body made of an elastic dielectric; a first contact terminal made of an inelastic conductor including first and second el... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109769 | Micromachined flex interposers Micromachined flex interposers and methods of making the same are provided herein. More specifically the teachings herein are directed to interposer pins and strips having a rigid substrate supporting upper and lower cantilevered ends having a polyimide layer and a ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109768 | Connector and electronic component provided with same A connector is provided that includes: a molded base part having a substrate and elastomers arranged on both sides of the substrate; a plurality of through holes in the molded base part, which pass through the molded base part in a stacked direction of the substrate... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100700 | Low profile electrical connector terminal and method of mounting terminal on printed circuit board An electrical connector assembly comprises a printed circuit board (PCB) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, an insulating housing having opposite top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of terminals disposed on a bottom surface thereof. Each terminal defines ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8087941 | Grid array connector comprising a plurality of base units within a frame An electrical connector (1) for receiving an IC package is provided and includes a frame unit (2) having an opening (21) therein, at least two base units (3) received in the opening (21), and a plurality of contacts (4) reta... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8083528 | Connector, electronic device, and method of manufacturing electronic device A connector includes a contact pin in which a free end projecting from a supporting member comes into contact with an electrode of a first object and a second object, and a bending part is provided onto a base end such that the connector has an inclination against t... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8079848 | Electrical connector with conductors with a ramp to induce torsion An electrical connector. An electrical connector comprising a connector body having a first channel and a first conductive element extending through the first channel in a first tip section. The first tip section having a first moment arm that, when forced in contac... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8070496 | Contact terminal unit and socket connector incorporated with the same contact terminal units The present invention relates to a contact terminal unit and a socket connector incorporated with the same contact terminal units. A contact terminal unit comprises a plurality of conductive strings twisted into a single strand, and an insulative material encapsulat... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070497 | Electrical connector having passageway with hard stop preventing over-compression during downward operation An electrical connector including an insulative housing and a number of terminals. The insulative housing includes an upper substrate and a lower substrate. The upper substrate defines an array of upper holes and the lower substrate defines an array of lower holes c... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8070498 | Contact and electrical connector having such contact The present invention relates to a contact and an electrical connector having such contacts. The contact is formed as a single piece of elastic metal sheet and includes a base frame and a spring arm restrained by the base frame in a preload state. The base frame inc... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8066517 | Separable electrical connectors using isotropic conductive elastomer interconnect medium An electrical connector using an isotropic conductive elastomer as the interconnect medium. ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057241 | Connector and interposer using the same A connector includes a movable conductive element and an elastic body. The connector electrically conducts between opposed external electrodes disposed vertically. The movable conductive element has a pair of rigid contact. And the elastic body deforms elastically t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8052428 | Elastic sheet structure An elastic sheet structure includes a fixed section, a resisting section, an elastic section, a guiding section and an engaging section. The elastic section is located between the fixed section and the resisting section and connects the fixed section to the resistin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8043096 | Conductive rubber component A conductive rubber component includes a laminate in which conductive rubber layers and insulating rubber layers are laminated alternately in parallel, and the conductive rubber layers and the insulating rubber layers are integrated at their boundaries by a cross-li... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8033835 | Interconnect assembly having a separable mating interface An interconnect assembly for interconnecting first and second electrical components includes a substrate having opposed first and second surfaces and a first array of contacts on the first surface for engaging corresponding elements on the first electrical component... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8033834 | Electrical connector terminal with twisted arm An electrical connector terminal (1) includes a base portion (12) having a lower end (122) for connecting to a circuit board and an upper end, a twist portion (14) extending upwardly from the upper end of the base portion, and a contact p... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8029291 | Flat plate folding type coil spring, pogo pin and manufacturing method A coil spring, a pogo pin having the coil spring, and manufacturing methods thereof are provided. The method for manufacturing a coil spring includes i) preparing a metal strip 200 with a periodically repeated U- or S-shape pattern, and ii) bending the metal ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8007287 | Connector system having contact overlapping vias An electronic connector system includes an electronic package and an interposer connector assembly. The electronic package has a body with a conductive member disposed on a mating surface of the body. The conductive member is coupled with a conductive via that exten... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7997907 | High frequency connector assembly A connector assembly includes a signal array of a plurality of conductors, each conductor including at least one inner conductive element and an outer conductive element. A connector body has a front surface and the inner and outer conductive elements are electrical... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7985077 | Miniature electrical ball and tube socket assembly with self-capturing multiple-contact-point coupling A socket assembly for connecting an array of bulbous terminals such as balls wherein the female element is a miniature tube that has resilient prongs that grip the corresponding terminals with varying force during insertion and deletion. The tube is of resilient con... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980861 | Printed circuit board unit and socket A second electrically-conductive terminal, having flexibility, contact with a first electrically-conductive terminal. A second substrate has first and second surfaces. The second surface supports the second electrically-conductive terminal. A third electrically-cond... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7980862 | Miniature electrical socket assembly with self-capturing multiple-contact-point coupling A socket assembly formed of hollow tubes for connecting an array of terminals off opposing electronic structures with both axial and lateral resilience, wherein the resilience is achieved through angular cuts in the tubes. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7972144 | Electrical contact having additional mounting feet arranged to ensure reliable electrical connections with conductive pad around via of circuit board A contact (1) for an electrical connector mountable on a substrate (3) having at least a via (311) therethrough comprises a medial portion (10), a contact engaging portion (121) extending from the medial portion (10), a sold... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7955088 | Axially compliant microelectronic contactor One embodiment is an axially compliant electrical contactor for interconnecting microelectronic devices, the contactor including: an insulative sleeve having a hole therethrough; and a metal tube having a cylindrical wall being slidably disposed in the hole; wherein... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950927 | Conductive contact holder and conductive contact unit A conductive contact holder includes a holder substrate and a holding member. The holder substrate is made of a conductive material and has an opening for holding a conductive contact for inputting and outputting a signal to and from a circuit structure. The holding... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7946856 | Connector for interconnecting surface-mount devices and circuit substrates The invention relates to a connector for electrically connecting at least one terminal arranged on a surface of a surface-mount device to a corresponding substrate contact of a circuit substrate. The connector for electrically includes at least one resilient electri... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7946855 | Contact and electrical connecting apparatus A contact type electrical connector includes a first plunger in contact with one member; a second plunger in contact with another member and electrically connected to the first plunger, whereby the two members are electrically connected through the first plunger; a ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7942677 | Conductive contact and conductive contact unit A conductive contact includes a first contacting element that is brought into contact with one of different circuitries; a second contacting element that is brought into contact with another one of the different circuitries; a resilient element that is interposed be... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7938647 | Grounding connector having a flat portion and a curved contacting portion with a protrusion for connecting two printed circuit boards A portable electronic device includes two PCBs and a ground connector. The ground connector includes a flat, two legs, and an arm. The flat attaches the grounding connector to one of the PCBs. The two legs project from the flat and cooperatively defining a receiving... | 05/10/2011 |
