Did You Know...
...that several people are credited with the invention of the flush toilet? Most people have heard of Thomas Crapper (1837-1910), the sanitary engineer who invented the valve-and-siphon arrangement that made the modern toilet possible. Another claimant to "the throne" was British inventor Alexander Cumming who patented a toilet in 1775. Then there's a nameless Minoan (a native of ancient Crete) who lived 4,000 years ago who supposedly was ahead of his time and created the first flush toilet!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142236 | Electrical connector having improved density and routing characteristics and related methods An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and def... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8123572 | Electrical components having a contact configured to engage a via of a circuit board An electrical component configured to engage a circuit board having a thru-hole. The thru-hole has a plated portion of conductive material that includes an outward facing contact pad. The component includes a housing having a mounting surface that is configured to b... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8092262 | Eye-of-the needle pin of an electrical contact An electrical contact includes a base and an eye-of-the needle (EON) pin extending a length outwardly from the base to a tip. The EON pin is configured to be received within an electrical via. The EON pin includes a neck segment that extends outwardly from the base,... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7988501 | IC socket with improved contact having deformable retention portion An IC socket (1) for receiving an IC package includes an insulative housing (2) with a plurality of passageways (20) thereof and a plurality of contacts (3) mounted within the passageways (20) of the insulative housing (2) r... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7922545 | Press-fit terminal A press-fit terminal is adapted to be press-fitted in an through-hole of board for electrically conducting with the press-fit terminal. The press-fit terminal includes a terminal-base portion and a board inserting portion at least partially plated with tin. A thickn... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7883378 | Electronic device and on-vehicle module In a module, press-fit connection using a pin terminal including a connection part separated into two parts and a flat plane parallel to the lengthwise direction in the separation part and perpendicular to the separation direction of the pin terminal is performed. A... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7789716 | Electrical connector having improved terminal configuration An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and def... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7780483 | Electrical press-fit contact The present invention may be used for press-fit insertion into an electrical contact hole or an electrical solderless contact. An electrical contact may have a contact portion, an insert portion and a position portion therebetween. There may be an insert guide porti... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7753742 | Electrical terminal having improved insertion characteristics and electrical connector for use therewith An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and def... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7722413 | Electrical connector with reduced press-in resistance for terminals A press-in hole (16) of a housing (10) is formed to be gradually wider from the front end toward the rear end, a large dimensional difference between the width of the press-in hole 16 and that of a press-in portion (21) of a tab-shaped te... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7713098 | Single use security module mezannine connector An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a tool. The electrical connector includes a contact having a compliant jog section disposed between first and second ends of the contact. The tool is required to press-fit the connector to an elec... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7670196 | Electrical terminal having tactile feedback tip and electrical connector for use therewith An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and def... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661997 | Pin to CB system Contacts (16) of a circuit component (12) have contact top regions (30) that extend down close to the upper face of a circuit board, and have contact inboard regions (32) that each lies primarily in a plated circuit board hole (34)... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661998 | Electrical contact for interconnecting electrical components An electrical contact configured to engage an electrical component. The contact includes a compressive body that is configured to be press-fit into a hole of the electrical component. The body includes a center portion and a pair of opposing arcuate arms that extend... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7632157 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has a plurality of first contact pieces, each including a body portion, an arm portion extending from the body portion and a leg portion extending from the body portion, a plurality of second contact pieces, each including a body portion, an ... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7559809 | Connector terminal holding structure A connector terminal holding structure which holds a metallic connector terminal press-fitted into a resin case is provided. The connector terminal includes a terminal contact portion that has such a width as not to come in contact with a discharge hole of a through... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7549897 | Electrical connector having improved terminal configuration An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal may include a base, an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end, a slit formed through the insertion portion and def... | 06/23/2009 |
| 7527533 | Press-fit contact A press-fit contact for a plug-in connector, a conductor bar or the like, has a press-in pin at its rear end. A slot is provided in lengthwise direction of the press-in pin. At least one projection is disposed on at least one boundary face of the slot, and a recess,... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7503811 | Interconnection device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same, and an interconnection assembly having the same The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an interconnect device for a printed circuit board. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing an interconnect device comprises forming a protective film pattern on a sacrifi... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7488219 | Onboard connector An onboard connector is mounted on a circuit board. The onboard connector includes a plurality of terminals, each of which having a first electrical contact portion formed at one end portion thereof so as to be electrically connected to a mating connector and a seco... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7452248 | Interconnection device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same, and an interconnection assembly having the same An interconnect assembly including a contact, a first guide film, a space transformer, a second guide film, and an interconnect device including a second contact section having an O-ring-like shape to be inserted into the contact hole by an interference fit, a suppo... | 11/18/2008 |
| 7413484 | Electrical terminal having a compliant retention section An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal includes a base and an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end. A slit formed through the insertion portion and ext... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7377823 | Press-fit pin A press-fit pin is press-fitted into a conductive through-hole disposed on a printed circuit board. The press-fit pin includes a contact portion, a shoulder portion, a press-fit portion, and a tip portion. The contact portion forms a terminal of a male connector to ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7371131 | Connector having retentive rib A connector includes conductive pins inserted into apertures in a housing. The pins may include a single groove or a pair of opposing grooves in which ribs of the housing are disposed. The ribs may conform to the shape of the grooves to retain the pins in the housin... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7344388 | Press-in contact with crimp arms for a circuit board The invention relates to a device for contacting an electrical conductor of a cable with a conductor trace (8) of a circuit board (2), characterized in that the device is made as a press-in contact (1) fittable in a hole of the circuit board ( | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338298 | Plug-in connection A plug-in connection having at least three multipole contact banks, preferably a plug-in connection comprising a multipoint pin connector and a multipoint slot connector, the multipoint pin connectors having at least one first contact element and the multipoint slot... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7323421 | Silicon wafer etching process and composition A process for etching silicon wafers using a caustic etchant in the form of an aqueous solution comprising water, a hydroxide ion source, and a chelating agent. The process produces silicon wafers substantially free from diffused metal ions. ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7320627 | Deformable electrical connector A secure electrical connector for wire conductors. An electrical connector can be pressed into place in the base of a toggle switch and includes an electrically conductive cylinder having a slot in the forward end of the electrical connector. The wire conductor is i... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7306493 | Interconnection device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same, and an interconnection assembly having the same The present invention relates to an interconnect device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same and an inter-connect assembly having the same. According to one aspect of the present invention, the interconnect device for a printed circuit boa... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7283095 | Antenna assembly including z-pinning for electrical continuity An antenna assembly comprises a composite support structure including an electrically conductive outer layer, an inner layer and a core layer between the outer layer and the inner layer; a cavity structure positioned adjacent to the inner layer of the composite supp... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264500 | Portable electronic apparatus with battery engaging terminal A portable electronic apparatus comprises a frame having a recessed portion for receiving a battery. The recessed portion has a bottom portion that has an upper surface on which the battery seats. A circuit board is disposed beneath the frame and has two locking hol... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7264485 | Power connectors and contacts The present invention relates to electrical connectors, and, in particular, to power connectors and to improved contact structures and methods related thereto. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255612 | Compliant pin and electrical component that utilizes the compliant pin An electrical component comprises a housing having a plurality of compliant pins. A circuit board is provided with though-holes. Each of the through-holes has an inner surface with a plating layer. Each of the compliant pins has an elastic press-fit portion with an ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249744 | Quick connect mounting system for a ceiling fan A mounting system (10) for supporting a ceiling fan assembly (11) of the type having a motor, motor housing (46), a plurality of blades (47) and a downrod (29) to a ceiling C. The mounting system includes a mounting plate (14 | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249957 | Connector fixing structure A connector fixing structure includes a substrate, a connector, and a housing. The substrate defines a first hole portion and a second hole portion. The connector includes a terminal of a pressfit shape that is inserted into the first holed portion to connect with t... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249981 | Press-fit pin A press-fit pin is press-fitted into a conductive through-hole disposed on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The press-fit pin includes a contact portion, a shoulder portion, a press-fit portion, and a tip portion. The contact portion along with the shoul... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247050 | Press-fit electrical contact An electrical contact having a body portion and an curvaceous tail portion extending from the body portion is disclosed. The tail portion may include first and second curved portions defining first and second points of contact, respectively. The first and second poi... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234960 | Guide pin with transverse protrusions for properly positioning a guide pin for attachment to a printed circuit board A self-aligning guide pin has two tapered protrusions. The protrusions seat in recesses in a printed circuit board to properly position and align the guide pin as it is mounted by a screw to the printed circuit board during assembly. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7220151 | Power connector A power connector for receiving a circuit board in accordance with an exemplary embodiment is provided. The power connector includes first and second walls operably disposed on a first side of a base portion for receiving at least a portion of a circuit board thereb... | 05/22/2007 |
