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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8105110 | Cage for electrical connector and connector assembly using the cage A cage for shielding and handling electrical connectors, the cage has a pair of sidewalls each having a first and second longitudinal portions. A transverse link pierce joins the first longitudinal portions to form a single piece. Support members extend from the sid... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8047860 | Connector engage mechanism An electrical assembly comprises an upper electrical center assembly and a lower mounting bracket lift assembly that is adapted for being secured to a support panel such as a support panel in an automobile. After the lower mounting bracket lift assembly is secured t... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7938654 | Gentle disconnect connector for printed circuit boards and tool therefor An electrical connector has a first and second connector body. A tool fits over the first connector body to assist in demating the two connector bodies from one another. Compressing the tool compresses spring fingers in one of the connector bodies, allowing the conn... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7811103 | Interrupter for an electrical wire The invention relates to an interrupter for an electrical wire 9, having a first terminal and a second terminal insulated electrically from the first terminal and also a contact 3, which takes the form of a separate component from the terminals and is ... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7713075 | Protrudable connector structure for electronic device A protrudable connector structure that includes a first frame having a first guiding hole; a second frame having a push button and a second guiding hole that overlaps with the first guiding hole when the push button is pressed; a pin inserted into the first guiding ... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7651349 | Electrical connector having a sliding plate capable of vertical and horizontal movement An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2), an sliding plate (3) positioned on the insulative housing (2), a plurality of contacts (9) positioned in the insulative housing (2) and each having a portion i... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7618270 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a connector housing, a plurality of electrical contacts, and an ejector mechanism coupled to an end of the connector housing. The ejector mechanism has means for ejecting a mating connector out of the connector housing upon movement ... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7572132 | Methods and apparatus for flexible extension of electrical conductors beyond the edges of a substrate A flexible extension wafer translator includes a wafer translator portion, one or more flexible connectors extending outwardly therefrom, and a connector tab coupled to the distal end of each outwardly extending flexible connector. The flexible connectors may take a... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7408789 | Mounting device for expansion card A mounting device for a circuit card includes a motherboard adapted for receiving the circuit card inserted therein, a computer enclosure configured for accommodating the motherboard, a securing plate mounted on the computer enclosure, and a retaining member with a ... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7407395 | Latch for connecting a component to a device One embodiment is a system for holding a component in a device comprising: a latch feature that is connected to one of the component and the device and has a tang and a cavity; a latch module that is connected to the other of the device and the component and has a f... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7402070 | Latch mechanism with spring back function A plug-in module (100) configured for latching engagement with a module receptacle adapted for mounting to a printed circuit board includes opposite sidewalls (11, 21) parallel to each other, and a latch mechanism (8). The latch mechanism includ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7386868 | External desktop dock for a cartridge-based data storage unit An external docking station for a removable data storage unit, allowing it to communicate with a computer system via a standard interface connection, such as a USB connector. In one implementation, the present invention provides a docking station that, in a locked o... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371103 | Positive locking latch for edge card connector A connector, such as an edge card connector, is provided with positive locking ejection latches. The positive locking of the ejection latches ensure that an associated card inserted into the connector will not accidentally be ejected under shock and vibration condit... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367824 | Card ejection mechanism for memory card connector that prevents ejected card from jumping away A memory card ejection mechanism for use in a memory card connector and controllable to eject the inserted memory card is disclosed, in which the hook of the memory card ejection mechanism has a curved spring arm for engaging a retaining notch of the inserted memory... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351081 | Memory card connector for automobile A memory card connector for automobile includes a main member including an upper lid, a lower lid, a base, a sliding block and an eject mechanism. The upper lid includes a spring piece to press the sliding block. The sliding block has a pin at opposite sides respect... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344393 | Electric plug comprising a plug housing and at least two integrated plug-in contacts with an ejection mechanism An electric plug includes a plug housing, at least two incorporated plug-in contacts that are to be inserted into corresponding jacks of an outlet, and a cable feeder. A manually actuated ejection mechanism encompassing a push-out device is disposed in the plug hous... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7338305 | BNC connector having visual indication A connector system allows for visual determination of mating or engagement of a jack-side connector and a plug-side connector. A jack-side connector has a first securing device and a plug-side connector having a sleeve rotatably coupled thereto. The sleeve has a sec... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335037 | Electrical connector which is equipped with a rapid disconnection system The invention relates to an electrical connector which is equipped with a rapid disconnection system. In order to reduce damage caused to the electrical connector by electric arcs, the inventive connector comprises a release (15) and a spring (16). Acc... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7317862 | Mechanism for releasing lock between optical transceiver and cage, optical transceiver, communication apparatus and method of releasing lock between optical transceiver and cage If a user pushes an operating member 50 in a state in which a case 11 of an optical transceiver 1 is locked in a cage 2, a lever 22 is turned to the front of the optical transceiver 1. If the user pulls out the turned lever ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311537 | Card connector A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space for the card, a plurality of contacts, an ejector for ejecting the card and at least two switch contacts for detecting whether the card is inserted. The ej... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303413 | Drawer-type card connector A drawer-type card connector is composed of a base, a cover member, a slide member, a card-fastening device. The base includes a bottom plate. The slide member is slidably mounted in the base, including a top plate, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall. A receiving... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300295 | Connector which can be reduced in operating force and miniaturized In a connector having a guiding member for guiding movement of a connection object in a fitting direction and a removing direction opposite to each other, a connection element is coupled to the guiding member to be connected to the connection object with movement of... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295447 | Component cam handle A cam handle assembly for use with a modular information handling system components includes a latch with first protrusion and a second protrusion. The first protrusion is sloped such that when the sloped portion of the first protrusion contacts a portion of a rack ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291033 | Snap-on and self-lock RF coaxial connector The invention disclosed a RF coaxial connector. The RF coaxial connector comprises a plug connector and a jack connector that can be inserted into the plug connector. A groove is provided on an outer surface of said jack connector. Said plug connector includes a cor... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7264490 | Electronic equipment module with latching injector/ejector A module includes a panel having a groove. An injector/ejector may be coupled to the panel. The injector/ejector may reside in the groove when the injector/ejector is in a closed position. A latch member may be coupled to the panel. The latch member may selectively ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261576 | Card connector A card connector includes a housing for accommodating a card; a terminal for contacting with the card when the card is inserted into the housing; an ejection unit for placing the card and capable of sliding in the housing along a direction that the card is inserted ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261574 | Latch for connecting a component to a device One embodiment is a system for holding a component in a device comprising: a latch feature that is connected to one of the component and the device and has a tang and a cavity; a latch module that is connected to the other of the device and the component and has a f... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258564 | Assembly-type female connector An assembly-type female connector is generally comprised of an internal frame body and a group of socket terminals. The internal frame body comprises a main body, a lateral cover, and an outer cover, wherein at least two first slots are formed on the outside of the ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7252521 | Injector/ejector and shelf structure grounded to card frame ground The present invention generally relates to an injector/ejector (in/ejector) and shelf structure grounded to a frame ground of a card, in which electromagnetic and electric waves generated in an electric or electronic device can be conducted outside. More specificall... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7244135 | Surface contact card latching assembly A surface contact card latching assembly (100) is formed in a portable electronic device. The latching assembly includes a receiving portion (11) and a latch module (12). The receiving portion is configured for receiving the surface contact card... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7234953 | Ejecting device for power socket When a power plug is plugged into a power socket, an ejecting device of the present invention is used to easily unplug the power socket. The ejecting device ejects the power plug by using a spring with its elasticity, by using gears with a moving member, or by using... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232320 | Card connector A card connector comprises an insulating housing; a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing; a shielding provided with one end along a card inserting direction coupled on the housing, and defining a card receiving space together with the insulating ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7207815 | Card connector A card connector for connecting an expansion card to a circuit board and including a long insulating body with a central slot and a plurality of conductive terminals. The card connector also includes a metal casing with a covering function covering the insulating bo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7189087 | Card connector A card connector comprises a main body having a first card accommodating space and a first spring attachment member. An ejection mechanism includes a push block, an ejection bar, and a positioning block. The push block has a second spring attachment member and an ab... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7184264 | Connectable memory devices to provide expandable memory A memory device is described that is capable of expanding an amount of storage capacity available to a host computer without requiring a user to purchase a new, higher capacity memory device that may be bulky and expensive. The memory device includes a host connecto... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7184365 | Unitary multi-cable towing system In one aspect the invention comprises a system and a method for marine geophysical exploration, which includes a first cable connected to a vessel and a plurality of streamer cables connected to the first cable. The first cable includes all towing strength members a... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180753 | Server packaging architecture utilizing a blind docking processor-to-midplane mechanism A dual motion docking apparatus for docking an electronics console to a component board in a chassis is disclosed. The electronics console and the component board lie in the same plane of the chassis, but the electronics console must be mated with the component boar... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175461 | Self-positioning and limiting apparatus and an electrical connector using the same A self-positioning and limiting apparatus includes a fixing part, a moving part, and a push-stop part located between the fixing part and the moving part so as to prevent the moving part from being moved excessively. An electrical connector having the self-positioni... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172441 | Ejector lever assembly A lever assembly used for ejecting a circuit board or other plug-in type component from a chassis or sub-rack is disclosed. The lever assembly includes a sliding catch supported by at least a portion of the lever for rectilinear motion in a direction along the porti... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165997 | Mini secure digital card connector A mini secure digital (SD) card connector includes an insulation body, a movable cover and a plurality of insertion terminals. The insulation body has a plurality of channels to receive insertion terminals and at least one jam bulge arranged in the front end of the ... | 01/23/2007 |
