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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7976326 | Gender-neutral electrical connector An electrical connector assembly includes a pair of electrical connectors, each having a housing and a plurality of gender-neutral electrical contacts supported by the housing. The gender-neutral contacts of each connector are configured to mate with the gender-neut... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7887353 | Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors An electrical disconnect has first and second female contacts mounted in a power connector housing and first and second male contacts in a load connector housing. The male contacts each have a male blade contact finger. The female contacts each have a socket for rem... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7833039 | Electrical connector and conducting terminal used therein The present invention provides an electrical connector and a conducting terminal thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a conducting terminal having enhanced structural strength in virtue of a lumbar portion and a supporting means. The conducting term... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7628630 | Electrical connector and conducting terminal used therein The present invention provides an electrical connector and a conducting terminal thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a conducting terminal having enhanced structural strength in virtue of a lumbar portion and a supporting means. The conducting term... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7628631 | In-line electrical disconnect with terminal holders An electrical disconnect has a pair of selectably engageable enclosures each including one or more terminals supported therein. Each terminal has a blade at a forward end thereof. The blades are releasably engageable in overlapping relation in an engagement zone. A ... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7425145 | Connectors and contacts for transmitting electrical power A connector system includes a first connector, and a second connector that mates with the first connector. The same type of power contact is used in the first and second connectors. ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7367841 | Metallic housing structure for USB connectors A metallic housing structure for USB connectors, includes a housing body and a lid body. The housing body has a base plate, two side plates extending up from the two sides of the base plate and a top plate connected to the upper front of the two side plates. The bac... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361054 | Connector assembly with bracket A connector assembly includes an insulative housing adapted for mating with a complementary connector, a conductive shell shrouding the insulative housing and comprising a front opening adapted for receiving the complementary connector and a flange adjacent to said ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7335043 | Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same Preferred embodiments of power contacts include two or more opposing contact beams of a first type that are spaced apart along at least a portion of the length thereof when the power contact is in an unmated state; and two or more opposing contact beams of a second ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7333699 | Ultra-high density connector Techniques for ultra-high density connection are disclosed. In one embodiment, an ultra-high density connector includes a bundle of substantially parallel elongate cylindrical elements, where each cylindrical element is substantially in contact with at least one adj... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329158 | Push-lock terminal connection assembly A male terminal has spring elements bent back from a rounded end above a flat portion of the terminal and separated by a centrally located opening. An aperture extends through the flat portion under the opening. Elongated ridges protrude from an underside of the fla... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7320605 | Board-to-board connector with improved terminal contacts An electrical connector is provided for use in a board-to-board electrical connector assembly and includes a dielectric housing for mounting on a first printed circuit board and having a receptacle for receiving a plug portion of a mating connector mounted on a seco... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7275967 | Portable power supply system and connectors therefor A system and components for interconnecting low power-to-power consuming electrical systems, such as emergency communications equipment, is disclosed. The system includes polarized, genderless, and color-coded connections for cabling, power splitting to sub cables, ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7258562 | Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same Electrical connectors and contacts for transmitting power are provided. One power contact embodiment includes a first plate that defines a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, and a second plate that defines a second non-deflecting beam and a seco... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7220141 | Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same Electrical connectors and contacts for transmitting power are provided. One power contact embodiment includes a first plate that defines a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, and a second plate that defines a second non-deflecting beam and a seco... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214097 | Electrical connector with grounding effect The present invention relates to an electrical connector with grounding effect, which mainly has grounding part inserted inside the insulating body contacted with the jacket layer enclosed over the signal transmitting units with fixing and contacting effect for gene... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7165996 | Cable connector with anti-electromagnetic interference capability The present invention provides a cable connector. The cable connector comprises a first metal case, a second metal case, an isolator base, a support base, a terminal base and a cable. The base of the support base is positioned in the isolator base, and then the isol... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153152 | Electrical connector with planar contact engaging surface An electrical connector has a housing within which is mounted a genderless electrical contact. The electrical contact has a longitudinal axis, a proximal end and a distal end. The distal end has a planar electrical contact engaging surface with the plane thereof int... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153170 | Electrical connector assembly having at least two keying arrangements An electrical connector assembly has a first and a second electrical connector. Each electrical connector includes a housing having electrical contacts therein wherein each contact of the first electrical connector mates or connects with a corresponding contact of t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7150656 | Digital switching cross-connect module A cross-connect module is disclosed herein. The cross-connect module includes a housing having a front end and a rear end. The rear end includes a printed circuit board mounted to the module. First and second switching jacks positioned adjacent the front end of the ... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7131855 | Connector A connector has a first connector and a second connector in which a sliding distance between a first terminal and a second terminal is within a range of contact area in a contact portion between the first terminal and a contact portion of the second terminal in a st... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7128605 | Coaxial cable connector assembly A coaxial connector assembly includes a coaxial cable connector and a shield for the connector, the shield including spring fingers adjustably engaging the connector. ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7121899 | Plug connection for a mobile terminal The present invention refers to a plug connection for a mobile terminal. In order to provide an improved plug system which overcomes the problems of known solutions, according to the present invention, a plug connection is provided for electrically connecting a powe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7114963 | Modular high speed connector assembly An electrical connector is provided that comprises a contact having a straight body portion defining, and extending along, a linear axis. The body portion has one end formed integral with a contact tail that is configured to be joined to a circuit board. The body po... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112081 | Hermaphroditic electrical coupling assembly A molded housing of suitable, non-conductive material encasing and segregating a plurality of spring-loaded terminal connector tabs that embody stab connections to receive wire in the rear of the housing for the purpose of conducting current through the insulated te... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108534 | Electrical connector assembly having at least two keying arrangements An electrical connector assembly is disclosed having a first and a second electrical connector. Each electrical connector includes a housing having electrical contacts therein wherein each contact of the first electrical connector mates or connects with a correspond... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7103753 | Backplane system having high-density electrical connectors A computer system architecture in which functionally compatible electronic components are located on modular printed circuit boards. Thus, a type of processor used by the system can be changed by replacing the printed circuit board incorporating the processor. Simil... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097465 | High density connector with enhanced structure An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (2) and conductive contacts (3) partially positioned in the housing. The housing has a base wall (20) and side wall (21). The top edge of the side wall has a thickness larger than othe... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7090526 | Lead-through terminal Lead-through terminal with a terminal casing (1) made of insulating material, at least one metallic outer conductor connecting element (3) arranged in the terminal casing (1) or protruding out of the terminal casing (1) and at least one m... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7077698 | Securing device for electrical connectors and application thereof A securing device for maintaining a first electrical connector in contact with a second electrical connector through at least one window of a panel, the second connector being arranged behind that panel, is disclosed. The securing device includes at least two clips ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063036 | System for connecting buoyant marine bodies A system for connecting a two buoyant marine body in a side to side manner, the system comprising first male and female coupling members fixed to the side of a first and second marine body and Second male and female coupling members which are fixed to the side of a ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7001194 | Electric power connector and electric power connector assembly A connector is provided. The connector comprises a casing having an open end defined by a first cavity and a second cavity adjacent to the first cavity, wherein a cross-section area of the first cavity is bigger than that of the second cavity, a first retaining plat... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997730 | High current electrical connector system and methods thereof An electrical connector includes a first cable contact with a mating surface and a retaining surface, a housing, a retaining device, and at least one groove. The housing defines a first passage for receiving the first cable contact, a second passage for mating with ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994595 | Finger proof, keyed power connector and methods thereof A finger proof, keyed connector includes a housing, one or more interface passages formed in the housing, one or more connector passages formed in the housing, and an electrical contact. Each of the interface passages has an outer perimeter where at least one portio... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6840783 | Press-fit bus bar distributing power A press-fit bus-bar for distributing power along a backplane or a printed circuit board includes a number of flat bus bar conductors fabricated from an electrically conductive material. Each bus bar conductor is separated from adjacent bus bar conductors by layers o... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6776668 | Low profile coaxial board-to-board connector A low profile electrical connector includes a center contact assembly having an integral housing and a spring loaded plunger contact therein; and a shield assembly coaxial with the center contact assembly. The shield assembly includes a slotted shield base to be cou... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6676426 | Electrical connector with baised positioning An electrical connector is positioned in a biased manner relative to a receptacle upon mating. The mated electrical connector is positioned along a first positioning axis of the receptacle in predetermined electrical contact with a target circuit. The con... | 01/13/2004 |
| 5906518 | Electrical connector and connector assembly The present invention is directed to a high density, miniature and low insertion force electrical connector assembly having a large number of contacts preferably in a plurality of rows. The electrical connector (10) comprises male and female contacts, 32)... | 05/25/1999 |
| 5593311 | Shielded compact data connector An electrical connector component assembly (10) provides for shielding as between components of the connector. An electrically conductive outer housing (12) includes a plurality of discrete bounded compartments (30). A plurality of electrically insulative... | 01/14/1997 |
