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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7833056 | USB application device An USB application device includes a housing having a received room therein and a front opening connected to the received room, a PCB having opposite a rear end portion completely received in the receiving room and a front end portion completely extended outside the... | 11/16/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7404741 | 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. In the surface of a metal cover which cooperates with a resin base to constitute an adaptor body having a shape ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7371120 | Memory card connector A memory card connector includes an insulating housing having a base board defining longer cavities thereon. Each longer cavity has a guiding cavity having two first mounting grooves. The guiding cavity extends rearward to form a connecting cavity being wider than t... | 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 |
| 7361057 | Method and apparatus for soldering option of a highly integrated miniaturized form factor card A connector system for a miniaturized form factor card allows a communications system for mobile information devices having an applications processor and user interface components. A receiving frame is provided in the mobile information device for an insertable mini... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354312 | Slim card reader A slim card reader is disclosed. One end of a shell body has a plugging slot plugged with a memory card, and there are metal connection pins that contact the memory card. The characteristic is the second end of the shell body corresponds to a female plugging slot of... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347736 | Reduced-length, low-profile USB device and card-like carrier A USB device in which all of the devices ICs are located on a lower surface of a PCB (i.e., opposite to the metal contacts) to minimize the device's thickness, and at least one of the ICs is positioned on a relatively narrow portion of the USB plug to minimize the d... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7343439 | Removable modules with external I/O flexibility via an integral second-level removable slot The functionality provided to electronic devices by application specific removable modules is enhanced by viewing the removable modules as first-level removable modules and providing them with at least one second-level removable slot for selectively nesting second-l... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7335036 | Memory card reader A memory card reader includes a case including a first end with a compartment for coupling with a coupling opening of a USB socket. The case further includes a second end with a card receiving space. The card receiving space includes an insertion opening for receivi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7322838 | Memory card connector A memory card connector includes an insulating housing, an ejector, a plurality of first electric terminals, a plurality of second electric terminals, a detected apparatus and a cover. The insulating housing includes a base, a left wall, a right wall and a front wal... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7295443 | Smartconnect universal flash media card adapters A multi-memory media adapter comprised of a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, and formed from a single material. The two planar elements form at least one port, each... | 11/13/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7255577 | Protective cover for DIMM circuit card A protective cover for a dual inline memory module (DIMM) circuit card includes a pair of cover members for substantially containing the DIMM circuit card. The cover members are secured to opposite sides of the DIMM circuit card. The pair of cover members defines a ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249978 | Reduced-length, low-profile USB device and card-like carrier A USB device in which all of the devices ICs are located on a lower surface of a PCB (i.e., opposite to the metal contacts) to minimize the device's thickness, and at least one of the ICs is positioned on a relatively narrow portion of the USB plug to minimize the d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7233499 | Extended memory card An extended memory card capable of coupling to a reduced size memory card and having an electrical connection to a card reader is disclosed. The extended memory card comprises a first flash memory and a first client controller, where the card reader accesses to the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229299 | Connector improved in reliability of electrostatic protection In a connector for use in an electronic card having a circuit board and a case containing the circuit board, a housing holds a ground connection terminal and a contact. The ground connection terminal has a press-fit portion press-fitted to and held by the housing, a... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214099 | Integrated circuit (IC) card connector including a movable braking piece An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC ca... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7198518 | Satellite signal receiver used with blue tooth transmission and electronic maps A satellite signal receiver used with blue tooth transmission and electronic maps comprises a box having one end extended with a shaft; two ends of the shaft having two connecting ends, respectively; a Blue tooth satellite receiver installed in the box; a lower cove... | 04/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7184274 | Flash memory encryption device A flash memory encryption device that enables different types of flash memory cards to be conveniently inserted into or removed from, which comprising: a housing, having an upper housing and a lower cover that can be mutually engaged together for forming a room, whe... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179098 | Terminal and portable device using the same A terminal includes a base portion having a mounting portion to be mounted on a circuit board and an extended portion extending from one end portion of the mounting portion toward the mounting surface side of the circuit board, and a terminal portion made of a condu... | 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 |
| 7118420 | Dual-slot card connector capable of avoiding erroneous insertion of two cards at once A dual-slot card connector includes a flat base having a first insertion slot and a second insertion slots partly overlapping and communicating with each other for receiving different cards, and a pair of the receiving grooves and a pair of the first retaining porti... | 10/10/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7108557 | Integrated circuit (IC) card connector including a movable braking piece An Integrated Circuit (IC) card connector includes a housing member, an ejection mechanism, and a plurality of braking pieces. The housing member includes an accommodation portion for selectively accommodating an IC card. When the ejection mechanism ejects the IC ca... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7108518 | Assembly structure of an electrical card The present invention discloses an assembly structure of an electrical card, wherein the conventional plastic frame and connector are integrated into a connector frame; the connector frame is engaged with upper and lower shells via press-fitting front press-fit plat... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104802 | IC card connector An IC card connector in which in the insertion space for one IC card, the insertion space for the other IC card is secured, and contact parts are disposed near the insertion slot. In the insertion slot for one IC card, the insertion space for the other IC card is di... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7095618 | Smartconnect universal flash media card adapters A multi-memory media adapter comprised of a first planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, a second planar element having an upper surface and a lower surface, and formed from a single material. The two planar elements form at least one port, each... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090511 | Circuit module and method for its manufacture A circuit module (1) comprises a base plate (2) with a pivot slot (27), into which a retaining tab (26) of a cover (25) engages. The pivot joint formed by the pivot slot (27) and retaining tab (26) between base plate ... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7081020 | Slide-out electronic card connector A slide-out electronic card connector includes a seat body and a slide cavity being defined between two opposite sides of the seat body. Multiple terminals are inlaid in the seat body. A cartridge snugly slidably disposed in the slide cavity of the seat body. An ele... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7066394 | Memory card, and receptacle for same A memory card is disclosed which has a card body (2) having a concavity (9) formed at the forward end thereof in the inserting direction and in which terminals (5) are disposed and projections (10) are formed between the terminals (5 | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059871 | Memory card casing having longitudinally formed ridges and radially formed ribs for support of contacts of a PCB A memory card casing is composed of a top cover having multiple through holes defined in a peripheral edge of the top cover, and a bottom cover, wherein the bottom cover has multiple longitudinal ridges formed on a peripheral edge of the bottom cover, a first rib fo... | 06/13/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7025637 | Memory card adapter The present invention primarily comprises a terminal assembly frame and its associated terminal installed at an adequate position inside a casing. The casing consists of an upper and a lower casing, and a plurality of terminal holes are located at the central part o... | 04/11/2006 |
