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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187013 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus including a first wiring board formed having a first area, a second area, and a third area, wherein the first area is formed extending in a first direction from the third area, and the second area is formed extending in a second direction, wh... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8029304 | Portable storage device A portable storage device comprises a main body, a first connector electrically coupled to the main body and a second connector electrically coupled to the main body. The first connector and the second connector are respectively capable of connecting to an electroni... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7938659 | Compound connector plug A compound connector plug is disclosed in the present invention. It has a first fixing device for fixing a first terminal set and a second terminal set, and a second fixing device for fixing a third terminal set. The first terminal set has an improved shape so that ... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7874857 | Card connector A card connector for a plurality of memory cards includes a housing having a plurality of inserting holes for the memory cards, respectively. The card connector includes a swing member made of an elastic metal plate and having fixing portions and a swing part in the... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7828569 | Receptacle with multiple contact sets for different connector types A receptacle that is configured to receive connectors of different types. If a connector of one type is received into the receptacle, the connector contacts engage one set of receptacle contacts. If a connector of another type is received into the receptacle, the co... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815450 | Electrical connector The present invention relates to an electrical connector, comprises a housing; a first connector; a second connector, wherein the second connector is disposed below the first connector and has a transmission speed different from the first connector; a driving member... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7811110 | Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (4) retained in the insulative housing (10). The insulative housing (10) includes a first body portion (11) and a first tongue (12... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7789686 | Receptacle with three circuit forming apertures Disclosed are methods and devices for the use of electricity. The methods and devices generally relate to receptacles and plugs in which two electrical sockets share a circuit forming aperture 2030. This not only saves space, but, depending upon the configura... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7740498 | Advanced backward compatible connector assembly for electrically connecting computer subsystems A backward compatible connector assembly that facilitates electrical communication between computer subsystems includes a receptacle, a receiver assembly and a conductor array. The receptacle includes a plurality of first connectors having a first connector length, ... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7726994 | Electrical connector for a helmet-mounted night vision system An electrical connector for a helmet-mounted night vision system including a receptacle assembly and a mating plug assembly. The receptacle assembly is configured to be mechanically coupled either directly or indirectly to a helmet and electrically coupled to a nigh... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7611367 | Multimedia cable A multimedia cable includes a casing, a terminal pin, an audio signal unit, a video signal unit, and a control lever. The terminal pin is mounted to the casing so as to be rotated with respect to a rotary shaft, and is configured such that first and second four-cond... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7537474 | Lead receptacle and pin frame assembly A method includes (i) placing about a first alignment pin a first lead receptacle having a conductive portion, and (ii) placing about a second alignment pin a second lead receptacle having a conductive portion. The method further includes placing the first and secon... | 05/26/2009 |
| 7500861 | Electrical connector An electrical connector, for example a connector that will operate with the Universal Serial Bus, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the connector includes none, one, or several tongue board, tongue tip, electrical contact, housing shell, insulating strip on the inn... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7438598 | Card connector The connector housing 30 is formed with a pair of guide grooves 50a, 50b and a pair of side walls 60. The guide grooves 50a, 50b support the both side edges of the upper body portion 21 of ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7410379 | Multiple circuit receptacles A multiple circuit receptacle system (100) is disclosed. The receptacle system (100) includes a junction block (102) having an incoming female connector set (122) adapted to be engaged with a cable assembly (180) for supplying inco... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7406344 | Wireless network card with antenna selection option A wireless network card includes an adaptable antenna connection structure that includes connections for one or more internal antennas and for one or more Radio Frequency (RF) connectors that may be coupled to one or more external antennas. A Printed Circuit Board (... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7387539 | Reversible universal serial bus connection interface for USB connectors and universal serial bus ports A universal serial bus (USB) interface connection for one of a USB connector and a USB port of a device comprises an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side. First, second, third and fourth conductors are arranged adjacent to each other on the ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7371123 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for use, for example, at the end of an audio visual (A/V) system cable. The connector includes a body from which extends a sleeve for engaging a corresponding feature of another electrical connector. The sleeve of the electrical connector of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367503 | Universal non-volatile memory card used with various different standard cards containing a memory controller A mother/daughter card non-volatile memory system includes a daughter card containing the memory and a mother card containing the memory controller and host interface circuits. The daughter memory card contains as little more than the memory cell array as is practic... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361059 | Electrical connector An electrical connector, for example a connector that will operate with the Universal Serial Bus, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the connector includes none, one, or several tongue board, tongue tip, electrical contact, housing shell, insulating strip on the inn... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361061 | Ear-jack of portable terminal An ear-jack of a portable terminal according to an embodiment includes a body having a passage into which a plug can be inserted; a first speaker terminal disposed at the passage of the body, for electrical connection with the plug; a second speaker terminal dispose... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354315 | Releasable plug connector system A connector system for coupling to an audio jack of an audio player. The system includes an audio plug having a first portion configured to fit into the audio jack, the plug including at least one conductor forming a conducting path with the jack; and, a second port... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7341483 | Protective sleeve arrangement for electrical connectors An electrical distributor assembly includes a plug member connected with a socket member that is mounted on, and extends slightly above, the top surface of a distributor housing, characterized by the provision of an axially displaceable protective sleeve mounted con... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7336462 | Alternator and starter tester protection apparatus and method An method and apparatus testing an alternator and/or starter assembly including a power source for energizing the alternator and/or starter, a computer processor for monitoring electrical current supplied to energize the alternator and/or starter wherein the compute... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7334052 | Versatile dual port connector element arrangement A hard disk controller (HDC) chip has interchangeable “A” and “B” ports of differential connector element pairs, with one connector element of each pair being disposed closest to the edge of the chip and with the other element inboard of it to facilitate con... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7322858 | Multi-functional receptacle A universal receptacle facilitates improved connectivity between electronic devices through plug-type connectors within a range of form factors. In one aspect, the receptacle includes an elongate, open ended chamber, a series of conductive terminals disposed in the ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7324836 | Non-wireless communication using sound Method and apparatus are disclosed to allow non-wireless transmission or reception of data from one device to at least another device. More particularly, in one embodiment, a jack of a first device is configured to receive incoming analog signals encoded with digita... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7316588 | Unitary multi-pole connector A unitary connector system includes a single pin, multi-pole electrical connector having a plug body, as well as a mating receptacle. The plug body is formed of a series of discrete conductive contacts interposed with a series of insulative rings such that the insul... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311526 | Magnetic connector for electronic device An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electri... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309259 | Electrical card connector with shutter mechanism An electrical card connector (100) for compatibly insertion of a MINI SD card (91) and a SD card (92), includes an insulative housing (1), a number of first electrical contacts (31) and second electrical contacts (32) retain... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303417 | Circuit selectable receptacle A modular wall panel assembly for use in a modular furniture environment including a modular wall panel and an electrical receptacle connected to the modular wall panel. The electrical receptacle includes a connector having a plurality of connector terminals, a plur... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7305253 | Combination audio/charger jack A personal electronic device includes a multi-function jack that has at least one contact configured for both power and data connections. In an exemplary embodiment, the jack is based on an industry standard audio or barrel jack for compatibility with standard audio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300297 | Power supply with a changeable plug A power source supplier able to change its plug includes a main body and a plug. The main body has a recess provided with a plug engage block and plural elastic conducting strips. The recess has the opposite sides of its lower side bored with two position-limiting n... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7300041 | Vertical alternator holding apparatus and method for alternator testing An apparatus for supporting an alternator for testing uses a supporting pin mounted to extend in a first direction relative to the alternator. A first holding pin extends in a second direction relative to the alternator, and has two ends with a first end having a bo... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7295883 | Method and apparatus for providing audio signals An apparatus including an audio data processor is connected to a data bus to receive encoded digital audio signals. The audio data processor decodes the encoded digital audio signals, and transmits the decoded digital audio signals in different output formats to an ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7290330 | Coupling invertible and pluggable module to a circuit board A system including a circuit board and several pluggable modules coupled to the circuit board. The several pluggable modules are insertable through side-by-side slots in an enclosure in which the circuit board resides. A first pluggable module is coupled to the circ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7293135 | Invertible disk drive connection scheme A module for a storage system is capable of accessing disk drives in a particular order regardless of its orientation. The module accesses the drives in the same order whether it is installed in a first orientation or in a second, inverted orientation. The module in... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287995 | Medical lead and lead connector system A lead connector arrangement includes a non-cylindrically shaped connector pin coupled to a lead conductor and a connector sleeve assembly for receiving the non-cylindrically shaped connector pin. The connector sleeve assembly includes an insert with an axial bore f... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281945 | Structures of terminals and component-to-be-loaded To improve contact stability with respect to structures of terminals of a main body side apparatus and a component-to-be-loaded each having a terminal aiming for electric contact. To this end, there is provided terminal structures aiming for an electric conne... | 10/16/2007 |
