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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8098492 | Data processing modules and systems Data processing modules including a housing and connectors carried by the housing, and systems including the same. ... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8054637 | Electronic device with chip card A electronic device (100) includes a removable chip card (40) for carrying information, comprise a housing (10) and a ejecting mechanism (30). The housing (10) defines a chamber (12) and a base (14) formed adjacent to... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8045330 | Method and apparatus for providing an alternative power source for a graphics card A method and apparatus for providing an alternative power source for a graphics card are disclosed. Specifically, one embodiment of the present invention sets forth a method, which includes the steps of laying a set of gold fingers on a printed circuit board accordi... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7983051 | DRAM module with solid state disk A dynamic radon access memory (DRAM) module includes a printed circuit board, a number of DRAM units, a number of flash memory units, a number connecting pins and an interface controller. The DRAM units and the flash memory units are distributed on the printed circu... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7787237 | Display panel structure and image forming apparatus having the same A display panel structure includes a circuit board, and a display unit substrate connected to the circuit board and having a display unit. The display panel structure further includes a supporting member comprised of a first supporting section that is fitted to the ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7697300 | Electronic unit and method for manufacturing an electronic unit An electronic unit, in particular a control device for a motor vehicle, has a printed circuit board, populated with electronic components, and a housing enclosing the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has at least one first section, arranged at a dist... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7656672 | Power module A power module has several circuit units (20, 21) that are electrically connected in parallel and are provided with terminal contacts (5, 5′) which are electrically and mechanically interconnected via at least one current-conducting saddle (26... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7619898 | Control box for electrical actuators, especially for adjustable furniture A control box for electrical actuators comprises a cabinet consisting of a lower part (2) containing a control printed circuit board and provided with a row of gates (3) for various plugs, and an upper part (4) with a power supply and optionally... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7554812 | Structural support for portable electronic devices Parallel stacking mid-frame structural supports for use with a portable electronic device are presented including: a first side member; a second side member disposed substantially parallel to the first side member, the first member and the second member each configu... | 06/30/2009 |
| 7515430 | Conductive hook and loop shockmount system An electrically conductive shock mount system for electrical subassemblies is provided. The shock mount system includes a first assembly having a housing containing a hook member for a hook and loop fastener. The second assembly has a housing containing a loop membe... | 04/07/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7436678 | Capacitive/resistive devices and printed wiring boards incorporating such devices and methods of making thereof A capacitive/resistive device provides both resistive and capacitive functions. The capacitive/resistive device may be embedded within a layer of a printed wiring board. Embedding the capacitive/resistive device conserves board surface real estate, and reduces the n... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7436639 | Compact ground fault circuit interrupter module A compact module with a pair of transformers and a double pole single throw relay (DPST) mounted onto a housing to create a self contained assembly for installation in a ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) as a unit. The first transformer has a core and is elect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7433195 | Doubled-sided pluggable backplane The invention discloses a double-sided pluggable backplane, having one side on which one or more than one front backplane connector is disposed according to width of plot positions and the other side on which one or more than one rear backplane connector is disposed... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432816 | Printed circuit board with RFID antenna A printed circuit board (PCB) includes an antenna for an RFID chip. An RFID chip for a tag is operable to be placed on the PCB such that the RFID chip is connected to the antenna and is operable to use the antenna to transmit data. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7433200 | Wired circuit board A wired circuit board has a metal supporting board, an insulating base layer formed on the metal supporting board, a conductive pattern formed on the insulating base layer and including at least one pair of wires arranged in mutually spaced-apart and opposed relatio... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429787 | Semiconductor assembly including chip scale package and second substrate with exposed surfaces on upper and lower sides Semiconductor assemblies include a first package, each having at least one die affixed to, and electrically interconnected with, a die attach side of the first package substrate, and a second substrate having a first side and a second (“land”) side, mounted over... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7420830 | Memory card module A memory card module includes a first circuit board, and a second circuit board. On one surface of the first circuit board, there are flash memories and a controller. The second circuit board is installed at one end of the first circuit board and is electrically con... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7420803 | Universal serial bus flash drive with deploying and retracting functionalities A universal serial bus (USB) flash drive pen device for deploying and retracting a USB plug connector having a pusher assembly including a USB flash drive and a USB plug connector, in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention. The USB flash drive pen de... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7405949 | Memory system having point-to-point (PTP) and point-to-two-point (PTTP) links between devices A memory system has first and second primary memories and first and second secondary memories coupled to the first and second primary memories, respectively, the coupling comprising at least one point-to-point connection. A memory module includes at least two of the... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405945 | Four-way lead flat package IC-mount printed circuit board, method of soldering four-way-lead flat package IC and air conditioner A four-way lead flat package IC-mount printed circuit board, carrying a four-way lead flat package IC and having front soldering land groups placed in front of the four way lead flat package IC and rear soldering land groups placed in the rear of the four-way lead f... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7397672 | Flip chip mounting substrate The present invention provides a flip chip mounting substrate which comprises an electronic circuit composed of a circuit line and plural mounting pads connected to both ends of the circuit line formed on one surface of a base sheet, wherein the plural mounting pads... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7397003 | Modular sealed portable digital electronic controller An electronic digital controller, such as a load cell indicator, is disclosed in which a number of components, such as a circuit board, display, and keypad are placed within an enclosure, and the enclosure is bonded closed, such as using an adhesive, to render the e... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394458 | Low EMI capacitive trackpad A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly provides a two layer capacitive trackpad sensor in which an EMI ground grid is interposed among the sensor's capacitive elements on each of its layers. The EMI grid on each of the two layers is electrically coupled via, typical... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7393580 | Layered board and electronic apparatus having the layered board A layered board is disclosed which can avoid the occurrence of cracks in a core layer due to shearing stress caused by a difference in coefficient of thermal expansion between the core layer and a buildup layer. The layered board includes a core layer which serves a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7375426 | Semiconductor package A semiconductor package includes a semiconductor chip, a circuit board at which a wire pattern is formed, and a metal structure including a portion inserted through an opening of the circuit board and upon which the semiconductor chip rests. With the semiconductor c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375973 | Casing for a communication device A casing for a handheld communication device includes a set of individual parts, each individual part being formed from the same metal. The set of individual parts have a purity of at least a hallmark purity level. The set of individual parts is severable from the c... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7375971 | Memory module with an electronic printed circuit board and a plurality of semiconductor chips of the same type In a first embodiment, the invention provides a memory module having an electronic printed circuit board and a plurality of semiconductor chips of the same type that are mounted on at least one outer face of the printed circuit board. The printed circuit board has a... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7372701 | Cantilever mounted electronic module with rigid center backbone A work machine includes a bulkhead separating an operator cab from an engine compartment. An electronic module includes a cantilever arranged mounting flange mounted to the bulkhead. The electronic module includes a rigid and thermally conductive frame. An electroni... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369881 | Portable telephone and method of manufacturing the same A portable telephone includes a lower case and elastic sheet, an operation button portion component, and an operation button illuminating light source. Predetermined openings are formed in each of the lower case and elastic sheet to arrange a plurality of front surf... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7363706 | Method of manufacturing a multilayer printed wiring board This invention provides a multilayer printed wiring board having flat via holes. This is a multilayer printed wiring board formed by alternately laminating multiple metal foils and insulating layers, in which an interlayer connection via pad provided in a first insu... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362586 | Electronic component with shielding case and method of manufacturing the same Shielding cases each include a pair of opposed first surfaces with catching pieces protruding therefrom and a pair of second surfaces without catching pieces. A motherboard forms substrates each including a pair of opposed first side surfaces with catching grooves a... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359217 | Pivoting apparatus with a shielding function A pivoting apparatus with a shielding function rotatably connects a main body and a folder of a foldable device. The pivoting apparatus includes a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB), a first metal sleeve, and a second metal sleeve. The first metal sleeve is dispo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359208 | USB device with metal plug shell attached to plastic housing A Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device includes a PCBA mounted inside a molded plastic housing structure such that metal contacts are exposed on a plug portion of the housing structure, and includes a metal plug shell attached to the housing structure such that an uppe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358115 | Method of fabricating a semiconductor assembly including chip scale package and second substrate with exposed substrate surfaces on upper and lower sides A semiconductor multi-package module has stacked lower and upper packages, each package including a die attached to a substrate, in which the upper and lower substrates are interconnected by wire bonding, and in which the upper package is inverted. Also, a method fo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359203 | Combination of inverter casing and heat sink member The present invention provides an inverter assembly which comprises a casing with a top part, a base and two sidewalls, and the top part. The base and the two sidewalls are integrally manufactured as a one-piece. A printed circuit board with a plurality of electroni... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354306 | Pole terminal The invention relates to a pole terminal for producing an electrical connection. Said pole terminal comprises a metallic conductive body which is surrounded by an insulating body which can be fixed to the housing of an electrical appliance, and on which a tensioning... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347734 | Expandable electrical plug An apparatus equipped to receive power from a wall outlet power source. The apparatus includes a plurality of outlets capable of extending a predetermined distance apart for distributing a power input from such wall outlet power source to at least one pre-selected o... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7336498 | Memory card with push-push connector The present invention, roughly described, pertains to a small memory card that includes features which allow the memory card to be more easily handled by a user. In various embodiments, the memory card can include a chamfer and/or a raised portion that allows the me... | 02/26/2008 |
