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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182278 | Connector A connector includes a first terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned first connecting terminals, a second terminal housing for housing a plurality of aligned second connecting terminals, and a connecting member for collectively fixing and electrically co... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8062043 | Socket connector having stopping member engaging with latch A socket connector for receiving an IC package includes a base with a plurality of contacts received therein, an adapter mounted on the base for carrying the IC package and having a plurality of through holes, a lid mounted above the adapter and movable along a vert... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7993152 | Electrical connector having improved restricting portions An electrical connector (100) electrically connects a chip of a first width. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts (3), a connecting member (4), and an actuator (5) mounted on the insulat... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7976325 | Socket for testing semiconductor package A socket adapted for electrically connecting a semiconductor package to a printed circuit board, includes a main body defining a number of contact passageways and a plurality of contacts received in the contact passageways of the main body. Each contact has a base p... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972159 | Electrical connector for test socket An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting a Central Processing Unit (CPU) with a Printed Circuit Board (PCB), includes a base (2), a plurality of insulative layers (34), a plurality of contacts (4) and a plurality of cams ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7871283 | Semiconductor package socket A semiconductor package socket (1, 101) has a socket base (10, 110) including a package rest (11, 111) on which a semiconductor package (50) having gull-wing leads (52) is put, a cover member (20, 120) movably attached on th... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7857646 | Electrical testing apparatus having masked sockets and associated systems and methods An apparatus for forming a temporary electrical connection with a microelectronic component and associated systems and methods are disclosed herein. Embodiments of the apparatus can include a base, a plurality of electrical contacts coupled to the base, and a nest a... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7775821 | Socket for burn-in tests A socket adapted for interconnecting an IC package (3), such as TSOP (Thin Small Outline Package), and a circuit board, includes a socket body (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the socket body, and an operating member (5) movab... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7686636 | Socket connector having lever-engaging member An electrical connector includes a frame (2) defining a substantially rectangular configuration and header and rear portions (22), a cover (3) moveably disposed on the frame and including a supporting surface (31) with a plurality of hole... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7407401 | Socket for electrical parts A socket for an electrical part includes a pressing member mounted to the socket body accommodating an electrical part to be rotatable and configured to press the electrical part in a horizontal position thereof, an operation member provided for the socket body to b... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371075 | Electrical connector with dual-function housing protrusions An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LGA) chip with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing (10), and terminals (11) received in passageways (104) of the housing. The housing defines a base (100) a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7367815 | Electrical socket An electrical comprises a base, and a plurality of contacts received in the base. The base defines a mating interface, a mounting interface opposite to the mating interface, and a plurality of passageways arranged between the mating interface and the mounting interf... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364434 | Electrical connector with improved terminal An electrical connector (1) includes an isulative housing (10) defining therein a number of passageways (114) and a number of electrical terminals (20) retained in the passageways. Each electrical terminal includes a contact portion (2... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7350299 | Method for reducing socket warpage A method and a structure for reducing socket warpage in an embodiment by forming at least one groove in a socket housing contiguous to a surface mount region for an electrical device and securing a rigid bar in the groove. ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347749 | Electrical connector with pivoting terminal The present invention discloses an electrical connector, comprising an insulating body provided with a plurality of accommodating passages; and an electrical terminal received in the accommodating passage and having a fastening portion on one side to fasten with the... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347713 | Alignment system A socket alignment system comprising a receiving member disposed adjacent to a socket that is operable to receive an electronic component. A slot is disposed on the receiving member and has a longitudinal axis therethrough. An alignment member extends from an electr... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7338308 | IC socket An IC socket for testing an IC package is provided including a socket body (10), a press cover (14) preferably pivotally mounted to a first longitudinal end (101) of the socket body so as to be rotatable with respect to the socket body, and a pr... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7294010 | Connecting assembly with main and secondary connectors A connecting assembly with main and secondary connectors is disclosed herein. The connecting assembly comprises: a main connector provided with a secondary connector for operably engaging and disengaging the main connector. The secondary connector is provided with a... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7291032 | Connector for adjacent devices An apparatus and method for connecting servers within a rack-mounted server system. In one embodiment, a plurality of servers are positioned in respective bays of a rack. The bays generally constrain adjacent servers in a generally fixed spacing and in face-to-face ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7287997 | Electrical socket which can be reduced in operating force In an electrical socket including a base for receiving a connection object in a predetermined direction, a plurality of contacts are held by the base and adapted to be contacted with the connection object. A pusher is rotatably held by the base and has an acting por... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275950 | Electrical connector having a securing member for preventing axial sliding of a lever An electrical connector (2) comprises an housing (2), a plurality terminals (21) received in the housing (2), a stiffener (3) engaged with the housing (2), a clip (5) and a lever (6) pivotably mounted on two op... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275938 | Socket for semiconductor package A socket (10) for a semiconductor package having a plurality of solder balls (5) at its bottom surface. The socket (10) includes a socket body having a plurality of contacts (11) arranged in a shape to correspond in arrangement to the sol... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7267554 | CPU socket with a cushion A center processing unit (CPU) socket holds a CPU and has a base and a cushion. The base has a bottom, a contact seat, multiple contacts, a cover and a latch. The contact seat is mounted in the bottom and has a recess. The contacts are mounted in the recess in multi... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7255614 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal configured to electrically mate with a conductive blade may include a base integrally formed with lateral walls, at least one spring member, and at least one contact rib. The spring member extends from at least one of the lateral walls, and is... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247042 | Electrical socket which can be reduced in operating force In an electrical socket including a base for receiving a connection object in a predetermined direction, a plurality of contacts are held by the base and adapted to be contacted with the connection object. A pusher is rotatably held by the base and has an acting por... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7247048 | Battery contact mechanism, battery receiving structure, electric power unit, electronic equipment, and pressure-contacting mechanism A battery contact mechanism energizing a battery in a direction of one electrode of the battery by making pressure contact between a conductive contact member and the other electrode of the battery, includes a torsion coil spring. A rotational force is given to the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232335 | K-series watthour meter socket adapter A watthour meter socket adapter carries rigid conductors extending from a connection to jaw contacts in a housing, the conductors mounting the socket adapter between the lower load mounting connections and the upper line mounting connections in a meter fitting to de... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7230830 | Semiconductor device socket In a state wherein front ends of latch members 18A and 18B are apart from each other so that the upper surface of an alignment plate/positioning member 24 is outside, a pressing section 12PU of a heat sink member 12 is brought into... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229324 | High speed receptacle connector part A receptacle connector part comprises a connector housing and a plurality of rows of receptacle contact terminals disposed within the housing. Each receptacle contact terminal includes two single beam contacts having contact portions with a preloading head. The conn... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214106 | Electrical connector Electrical connectors are adapted to provide a reliable electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector. The connector can have sockets that accept mating elements of the mating connector. Conductors of the connector are associated with each socket an... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210951 | Top loaded burn-in socket A top loaded burn-in socket for forming a plurality of electrical connections between a ball gird array (BGA) package having a plurality of conductive ball leads and an electrical component is provided. The socket assembly includes a plurality of resilient electrica... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7182631 | Bridging member for electrical terminals A bridging member for electrical terminals provides each of the connecting pins of the bridging member with a sleeve of insulating material, which extends in the axial direction around the connecting pin in such a way that an inner free space is present between the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182619 | Electrical socket An IC socket includes a socket body (10), a plurality of contacts received in the socket body, a first press cover (12) pivotally mounted at one end of the socket body, and a second press cover (14) pivotally mounted at an opposite free end of t... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7179093 | Retractable ledge socket In some embodiments, a retractable ledge socket is presented. In this regard, a socket ledge is introduced to receive a processor, and to reposition to allow the processor to contact socket connections. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed. ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175470 | Locking and detaching mechanism for plug-in unit A plug-in unit assembly comprising a case (1) and a plug-in unit (2) arranged to be attached thereto, and locking means (4, 5) having a locked position and an unlocked position. The plug-in unit (2) comprises handle means (3) pivot... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172450 | High temperature open ended zero insertion force (ZIF) test socket A socket for use in testing packaged integrated circuits having leads depending therefrom includes a first member for receiving the integrated circuit package and having a plurality of holes for receiving leads extending from the package. A second member has a plura... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7166002 | Connection terminal A connection terminal comprises a terminal connection unit and a blade spring. A male terminal is inserted in the terminal connection unit. The blade spring is disposed in the terminal connection unit and press-contacts with the male terminal by means of reacting fo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153157 | Terminal block jumper An electrically insulated body carries one of more jaw members which are mountable over threaded terminals in a meter socket to provide a bypass connection between line and load socket terminals to enable a watthour meter to be removed and reinstalled relative to th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7144265 | Socket for electric component A socket for an electric component is provided with a socket main body having a part for accommodating an electric component and a plurality of first contact pins, and a socket covering vertically movably mounted to the socket main body. A second contact pin is atta... | 12/05/2006 |
| RE39418 | Mounting apparatus for ball grid array device Ball grid array devices are mounted in a burn-in and test socket which has a top surface sockets which have top surfaces with windows for the ball terminals terminal balls depending from the ball grad grid array device. Contact fingers mounted on the base of the... | 12/05/2006 |
