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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440287 | Extended USB PCBA and device with dual personality An extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector plug and socket each have a pin substrate with one surface that supports the four metal contact pins for the standard USB interface. An extension of the pin substrate carries another 8 extension metal contact pins tha... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427026 | Memory card adapter for connecting a miniature card to a standard card connector, along with a method of fabricating same An adapter, along with a method of fabricating the adapter, for a memory card connector to enable a miniature memory card to be inserted into a larger, standard memory card connector. A two-part housing is provided of a size and shape to simulate a standard memory c... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425157 | Memory card adapter A memory card adapter includes a cover, a base, a connecting apparatus and a flexible strip. An inserting groove is formed between the cover and the base. Two retaining walls are arranged in two sides of the base. An opening is opened in the retaining wall and conne... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422445 | Sinking electrical card connector A sinking electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (10) sinking partially into a hole defined on a printed circuit board (30) (PCB), a number of terminals (20) retained in the insulating housing, a shell (40) mounted on th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7416451 | Card adapter A card adapter comprises a main body (50) having an insertion slot (51) into which a memory card (M) is inserted; a first contact member (10) having first contact points (11) for contacting a first array of electrodes (M1) and firs... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7385827 | Contacting unit for a card-type carrier element in electronic component groups The invention relates to a contacting unit for a card-type carrier element in electronic component groups with a housing, the contact unit including a bonding pad on one end face, a slot-like slide-in port that joins on the end face opposite the bonding pad, into wh... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7382625 | Combination antenna and SIM card support structure An express card adapted to receive and utilize a SIM card that can be electrically coupled with a computer is disclosed. The express card includes an extended portion with a printed circuit board (PCB) and a SIM card connector for coupling a SIM card with the PCB. A... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7371119 | Card adapter structure The present invention provides an improved card adapter structure which includes an upper cover, a lower cover and a converter terminal set. The upper cover is designed to conform to short memory card specifications, wherein an insertion slot is defined at the rear ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7346371 | Portable terminal device A portable terminal device includes a first body having an operation section on a main surface thereof, a second body having a display section on a main surface thereof, a connection device for connecting the first body and the second body so that the portable termi... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7341461 | Memory card adapter A memory card adapter is disclosed to include a connecting substrate with metal contacts, a multi-in-one memory card connector bonded to the connecting substrate for receiving one of a set of memory cards, a connecting terminal set, which has a plurality of metal te... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7326086 | Card adapter structure The present invention provides an improved card adapter structure that includes an upper cover, a lower cover, a converter terminal set and a positioning elastic strip set. The upper cover has a structure designed to conform to short memory card (MS) specifications,... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7324347 | Memory card A memory card includes: a main body of the memory card in which a notched section is formed; a semiconductor memory; and a write/nonwrite setting element for setting the write/nonwrite state of data in the semiconductor memory, the write/nonwrite setting element bei... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7314388 | Adapter, memory card, and memory card module An adapter to be attached to a memory card for changing an external shape such that it can be inserted into a memory card insertion section of specific type equipment is provided. The adapter includes: an adapter body for defining a space housing the memory card; a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7303442 | Connector for memory cards A connector (100) for receiving at least two types of memory cards differing in outer shapes and contact pad positions includes an insulative housing (1), a terminal module insert (3) fixedly assembled to the housing and a positioning member ( | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288004 | Memory stick convert device A memory stick convert device includes an upper housing and lower housing and a convert interface. An assembly of the upper housing and the lower housing has the same type of connector as the Memory Stick(Pro) Duo does at an end. The assembly includes a cavity to ac... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285023 | Expresscard device An ExpressCard device is applied to a computer system, and comprises a USB connector, an ExpressCard interface connector, and a control unit. The USB connector is used to connect with a USB interface provided by the computer system, the ExpressCard interface connect... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7264513 | Removable storage device An adapter for removable memory cards including a housing configured to receive a memory card, a connector for connection to a host system, an interface circuit interconnecting the memory card and connector and adapted to allow communication therebetween and at leas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265989 | PC card A PC card is provided which can be used to add multiple capabilities to an information processing apparatus in cooperation with a conventional card only by the use of a single card slot. The PC card 1 comprises a card main body 10 which is provi... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7255606 | Memory card adaptor A memory card adaptor which enables a small memory card to be used in a card connector for a large memory card that is larger than the small memory card. A connecting terminal which is elastically displaceable is formed integrally on a conductive (metal-made) cover ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238053 | Non-welding MICRO SD card A MICRO SD card includes a casing composed of a base and a top cover, an insertion slot is defined in an end of the casing and a plurality of first recesses are defined in an inner surface of the base. A recessed area is defined in the inner surface of the base so a... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7210967 | Card adapter structure A card adapter structure includes an upper cover, a lower cover and a set of converter terminals. The upper cover designed to conform to short memory card (Mini SD) specifications, has an insertion slot defined at the rear of upper cover corresponding to a micro mem... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189118 | Mini SD card adapter A Mini SD card adapter including an upper plastic shell, a lower plastic shell, a metallic shell, a terminal set and a write protect tab, whereby the Mini SD card adapter enables converting a relatively small sized Mini SD card into a larger sized SD card for use by... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7191270 | Integrated PC Card host controller for the detection and operation of a plurality of expansion cards An integrated controller for the detection and operation of both PC Cards, smart cards and passive smart card adapter cards. In one aspect, the invention detects the presence of standard expansion cards or passive smart card adapters by utilizing the reserved detect... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7179096 | First protocol to second protocol adapter The present invention provides an adapter for enabling a host device having an electrical connector compatible with a first protocol that is not connectable with a connector assembly associated with a second protocol to be usable with the second protocol. The adapte... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7179129 | 2-in-1 SD type memory card adapter A 2-in-1 card-insertion type memory card adapter meeting the size of an SD card and being provided thereon with a plurality of electric conducting sheets meeting the transmission specification of the SD car, the adapter has a fitting groove; wherein the fitting groo... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7161811 | Card holder for SIM card A card holder has a generally flat and rectangular plastic base fixed to a support, e.g. a printed-circuit board of a card reader, and formed centered on an axis with a pair of pivot pins. A generally rectangular and flat metal cover forming a slot dimensioned to ho... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153166 | Small-size connector enabling selective use of different types of connection objects A connector is capable of selectively connecting different types of cards. The connector has a first connector portion having a first contact for connection to a first card, and a second connector portion having a second contact for connection to a second card. The ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7120029 | IC card and method of manufacturing the same The productivity of an IC card is to be improved. In a memory card of the type in which a memory body having a wiring substrate and a semiconductor chip mounted on a main surface of the wiring substrate is held so as to be sandwiched in between a first case and a se... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101188 | Electrical edge connector adaptor High-reliability edge connector adaptor to support high bandwidth signal paths. The edge connector adapter includes an edge connector slot for mating with a card edge connector and a connector edge along which a set or sets of biased contacts are arrayed. The connec... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7059913 | Express card adapter card An Express Card adapter card structured from a plastic frame, a connector and two metal covers, and characterized, in that front and rear ends of the plastic frame are provided with an Express Card insertion opening and a placement area for installing a connector re... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7040928 | Terminal-protective card connector A terminal-protective card connector includes a shell and a pressing member. The shell includes at least two (first and second) groups of terminals mounted thereto, and two upright guiding portions formed at two internal sidewalls thereof. The pressing member includ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7033223 | Simulated mini SD memory card converter A simulated Mini SD memory card converter comprises an upper cover, a conducting member and a lower cover. The upper cover and the lower cover are engaged to form a combined structure resembling a Mini SD memory card, which structure has a main opening at a front en... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021540 | Storage medium mounting/dismounting mechanism and information processing apparatus A storage medium can be mounted at and dismounted from an information processing apparatus without having to dismount a storage medium adapter from the information processing apparatus, and one of the storage medium and the storage medium adapter can be selectively ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018227 | Card connector device A card connector device comprising: a case 11 having a card slit port 19 capable of inserting hereinto a functional card having a terminal, and accommodating an internal connector 15 for card holding the functional card to be inserted and compri... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7014484 | Electronic apparatus, and function expanding unit that expands functions of the electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus having functions to be expanded by first and second function expanding media includes a connector that is connectable electrically to an adapter, the adapter having a first insertion opening into which the first function expanding medium is d... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009846 | 13-Pin socket for combination SD/MMC flash memory system A socket having thirteen contact springs arranged in a manner that supports existing MMC and SD form factors, and also supports a combination SD/MMC flash memory card. The combination memory card includes a PCB assembly that is consistent with existing 13-pad MMC me... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6993601 | Interface card including selectable data transmission route modes including first transmission route mode via memory buffer and second transmission route mode not via memory buffer An interface card includes data transmission routes which allow for data transmission in a plurality of data transmission modes and a mode selection switch for selecting a data transmission mode from the plurality of modes. With the interface card, a user is able to... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6986685 | Photo printer having a detachable connection module A photo printer includes a housing, a circuit board having a first set of female conducting terminals and a control circuit for controlling the operation of the printer, a connection module having a connector that contains both a first set of male conducting termina... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6974334 | Semiconductor package with connector A package for being electrically connected to an external printed wiring board and an external electronic device comprises a substrate, a semiconductor chip, a mold compound, and a connector. The substrate is electrically connected to the external printed wiring boa... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6971918 | Card connector A card connector comprises an insulation member, a back row of spaced first contact terminals, a front row of spaced first contact terminals, a row of spaced second contact terminals and a shielding cover. The insulation member has a first receiving space for receiv... | 12/06/2005 |
