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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7963777 | First connector, second connector, and electrical connecting device A first connector 9 includes: female contact terminals 10; and a first connector housing 13 having a first connection portion 14 with first receiving holes 141 to 146 into each of which the female conta... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7651344 | Power connector carrying larger current A power connector comprises an insulative housing (1), a first and a second conductive terminals (3, 4) arranged in the housing, each terminal comprising a main body (31, 41), a plurality of resilient contact arms (32, 42) extending forwa... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7351097 | Electric connector with right-angled contacts A right-angled backplane connector (100) includes an insulative housing (20), a number of contacts (40) received in the housing (20), and a spacer (60) assembled to the housing. The housing (20) forms a front mating portion ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347740 | Mechanically robust lead frame assembly for an electrical connector A lead frame assembly is disclosed in which holes may be formed in contacts of the assembly and a dielectric material extends along a length of the contact. The dielectric material may be further secured to the contact by filling the hole. The dielectric material ma... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7326082 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a housing, and first and second contact modules mounted proximate one another in the housing. The first and second contact modules each include a mating edge and a mounting edge, and the first and second contact modules each include ... | 02/05/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7303401 | Electrical connector system with header connector capable of direct and indirect mounting A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate includes a header connector. The header connector has a contact. The contact includes a pin for engaging the electrical device; an intermediate ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7273401 | Grouped element transmission channel link with pedestal aspects A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configura... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7255959 | Battery contact and holder A battery contact to engage with and to conduct electricity from a terminal of a battery where the battery contact is made from an elongate wire formed to define a) a torsional region of a substantially straight section of the wire... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234236 | Method for producing a contact part The invention relates to a method for producing a conductive contact part for a detachable electric plug-in connection. Said method provides a contact element comprising a bushing part, sections of which contain longitudinal slits and which has ribs distributed arou... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7192320 | Electrical interconnection devices incorporating redundant contact points for reducing capacitive stubs and improved signal integrity An electrical interconnection device for establishing redundant contacts between the ends of two conductive elements to be mated, creating a electrical interconnection without capacitive stubs. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7189081 | Method of mounting terminal and terminal mounting structure The terminal mounting structure includes a board (21). The structure includes a terminal (26) mounted on the board. The terminal includes a first end (26a) removably connected to a connection component (16, 17, 18). The terminal in... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182635 | Stacked microphone jack assembly A stacked microphone jack assembly includes two identical microphone jacks each having a housing, which has a front plughole for receiving a microphone plug and two rows of vertical through holes, and conducting terminals each having a head extending to the inside o... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7175445 | Electrical connector power wafers An electrical connector is provided that includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of slots therein, and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed within at least one of the slots. A plurality of electrical wafers, are each received in one of the plurality ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140925 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7137845 | Plug connector A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug comprises a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly. The power contact assembly has a housing provided... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7134191 | Terminal press-fitting device A press-fitting device in which a terminal of a connector having a staggered arrangement section of the terminal of the connector is press-fitted into an insertion hole is provided. In the press-fitting device, a first terminal restricting member on which a guide se... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7125294 | Circuit board mounting bracket A pick-and-place type circuit board mounting bracket is surface-mounted, or alternatively, soldered with reinforcing posts that occupy one or more through-holes in the circuit board. The mounting face of the bracket is offset with respect to its mounting base to all... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7121885 | Connector assembly having auxiliary device to support the connector against tilting An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an electrical connector and an auxiliary supporter (6) detachably assembled to the connector. The connector includes a housing (2) comprising a mating portion (22) defining a mating port ( | 10/17/2006 |
| 7108520 | Board mounted electrical connector A circuit board mounted electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a top face, a bottom board-mounting face and a front mating portion extending generally parallel to the circuit board. A set of first terminals are mounted in the housing through the t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7099140 | Method and apparatus for combining PTCR/OL and run capacitor A combination run capacitor/positive temperature coefficient resistor/overload (CAP/PTCR/OL) module is described. The cover of the combination housing includes a capacitor compartment and terminal openings for receiving blade terminals of a run capacitor. The termin... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7095626 | Openable one-piece electrical RF shield and method of manufacturing the same An easily openable one-piece RF interference shield and method of manufacturing the same that is cost efficient and easily adapted for use with existing electrical devices. The RF shield having a plurality of interconnected sidewalls, a substantially open bottom reg... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086873 | Connector comprising an insulator and a contact retained by the insulator and connected to conductive portion of a board, and method of producing the same A terminal portion of a contact has a first portion extending from a one-side surface of an insulator, a second portion extending so as to be connected to a conductive portion of a board, and a third portion joining between the first and second portions. The second ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083433 | Electrical connector The electrical connector includes a receptacle connector 10 and a plug connector 50. The receptacle connector includes a first housing 13 made of an insulating material having plate-shaped receptacle contacts 11 made of a conductive mater... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077658 | Angled compliant pin interconnector An angled compliant pin connector is provided, comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of press fit pins. Each said pin includes a first leg and a second leg, the legs joining to define a V-shape. One or both such legs may define an aperture therethrough, t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074071 | Plug connector A plug connector consisting of a female plug and a male plug comprises a plurality of signal contacts that are combined into an assembly, and a plurality of power contacts that likewise are combined into an assembly. The power contact assembly has a housing provided... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074086 | High speed, high density electrical connector In one embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an electrical connector connectable to a printed circuit board, the electrical connector having an insulative housing including side walls and a base. The electrical connector also includes signal conductors and... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7070464 | 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... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7059919 | 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... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040936 | Housing for an electrical plug-in connector A housing of an electrical plug-in connector having a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachment segm... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037142 | Power connector with safety feature Electrical receptacle connectors are provided including an insulative housing and AC power contacts disposed therein that are configured for engaging an external power supply. The receptacle connectors are employed with a safety guard for restricting operator access... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7035114 | USB interface solid memory module with strengthened clamping force The present invention discloses a USB interface solid memory module, comprising: a USB data transmission interface, being an interface in the module for transmitting data to a system; a USB interface controller, being a controller for converting an interface data an... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021950 | System and method for preventing electric arcs in connectors feeding power loads and connector used A system and method for preventing electric arcs in connectors feeding power loads and connector used, Comprising several connectors (11) interspersed in an electric power distribution network, integrating first and second releasable socket coupling supports ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7001189 | Board mounted power connector An electrical power connector is mountable on a printed circuit board. The connector includes an outer terminal and an inner terminal, both of which are of generally inverted U-shaped configurations, with the inner terminal nested in the outer terminal. Solder tails... | 02/21/2006 |
| 7000309 | Method of assembling a disk drive by electrically grounding a disk drive cover A method of assembling a disk drive includes providing a disk drive base. The method further includes providing a disk drive cover having an inside face and an outside face. The inside face is coated with an electrically insulative material. The method further inclu... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994564 | Connector having dual functions A connector has a small volume for facilitating utilizations in electronic apparatus. The connector includes a T-shape body, which connects with a positive-pole connecting leg and a negative-pole sleeve therein, wherein the leg and the sleeve have their tail ends to... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979235 | Electrical plug-in connector with a housing and a high-current contact An electrical plug-in connector consists of a housing and a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachmen... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6979206 | Card edge connector A card edge connector (1) includes an insulating housing (2), two rows of contacts (3) and a cover (4). The insulating housing (1) includes a front mating surface (27) and a rear face (25). A retaining section (21 | 12/27/2005 |
| 6923661 | Power connector for mounting on a circuit board A low profile blade receiving electrical connector is provided for mounting on a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing having a blade insertion cavity which extends generally parallel to the printed circuit board. A pair of generally U-s... | 08/02/2005 |
