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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152552 | Card coupling system A card coupling system includes a card having an electrical coupler and defining a plurality of extension member coupling holes. An extension member is operable to couple to the card and includes a base. A plurality of card engagement members extend from a first edg... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8137122 | Mini power supply module The present invention discloses a mini power supply module comprising a circuit board and a power connector. Said power connector is abutted and electrically connected with said power connector through coupling parts. Said power connector is provided with an orienta... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8123542 | Contact and connector including the contact A contact capable of facilitating adjustment of impedance and ensuring a high holding force when held in a housing. To a contact portion capable of being brought into contact with a pad on a module substrate, a spring portion is connected for pressing the contact po... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8113862 | Accessory PCB fixture and electronic device employing the same An accessory printed circuit board (PCB) fixture is used in an electronic device to fix an accessory PCB. One end of the accessory PCB electronically connects to an edge connector of a main PCB located in the electronic device. The other end of the accessory PCB def... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113861 | Card connector The connector of the present invention includes a base having a plurality of terminals for contacting the card and a cover for holding the card. In an embodiment, the base has two resilient plates extending from the base, each of the plates has a distal end at which... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109777 | Edge connector for reverse insertion of daughter board A compact electrical connector assembly comprises a printed circuit board having a predetermined thickness and defining a first face and a second face opposite to the first face. A low profile electrical connector sits on the first face of the printed circuit board ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8083534 | Electrical connectors configured to prevent improper connection of a component module In one embodiment, an electrical connector adapted to receive a component module includes a body that defines a socket into which the module can be inserted, and an obstruction element adapted to physically interfere with the module when it is attempted to seat the ... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052448 | Card edge connector A card edge connector assembly having: a memory module having a first side portion, an opposite second side portion, and a plurality of conductive pads on a lower portion thereof, the lower portion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion; a ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052449 | Card edge connector with floating pad thereon A card edge connector includes an insulative housing defining a central slot expanding along a transverse direction with a plurality of contacts disposed therein. A pair of side arms are disposed at opposite ends thereof and extending along a mating direction perpen... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8021178 | Card edge connector A card edge connector includes an insulation body, a first assembly part, a second assembly part, a plurality of first terminals and a plurality of second terminals. The first terminals and the second terminals are respectively mounted into the first assembly part a... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7985089 | Card edge connector having cantilevered aligning key A card edge connector includes an elongated housing with a pair of latches disposed at opposite ends thereof and defining a mating groove in the housing and between said pair of latches. A first wall and a second wall are formed at opposite sides of the mating groov... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7980878 | Electrical connector assembly with clamping members A connector assembly for holding a memory card provided with two card holes, includes an insulated body, two fixing members projecting from two opposite ends of the insulated body, two supporting elements formed on a front side of the insulated body and two clamping... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976327 | Card connector for receiving multiple cards A card connector is adapted to receive first and second electronic cards, each having a plurality of contact pads. The second card being wider than the first card. The connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of first and second terminals mounted th... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7972162 | Socket with fixing equipment A socket, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board, comprises an insulative housing accommodating a plurality of contacts and a cover pivotally assembled on an end of the insulative housing. The insulative housing has two lateral ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7963787 | Electronic assembly and method of making same An electronic assembly comprises a printed circuit board that has an electronic component that is attached mechanically and electrically to the printed circuit board by soldering. A plastic header connector covers the electronic component and provides a socket for t... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7938665 | Socket having engaging clump A socket, for electrically connecting an IC package with gaps on two sides thereof and a printed circuit board, comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing and a pair of engaging clumps. The insulative housing has a bo... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938664 | Connector The present invention relates to a connector. The connector includes: a housing; a plurality of the terminals arranged thereon for electrically contacting with a board; a pair of arms extending from two ends of the housing, respectively; a first projection and a sec... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7862360 | Antenna connector assembly Provided is an antenna connector assembly which eliminates adverse effects to a window glass when being fitted on a manufacture line, and is easily and surely attached and removed even in a small space. The antenna connector assembly for connecting an antenna elemen... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7833040 | Card socket assembly A card socket assembly includes a body member defining a receiving cavity and a cover member. The cover member includes an elastic portion disposed at a first end thereof and abutting against the body member, and a latching portion disposed at a second end thereof o... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7819684 | Electrical connector having a positioning protrusion with various thickness An electrical connector for accepting an edge of a circuit board having a notch and a plurality of circuit board electrical contacts disposed on the edge is disclosed. The electrical connector has an insulative housing that accepts the edge of the circuit board. A p... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7815452 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulated body having an insert face formed with a plurality of terminal holes, a mounting face, a fixing member and a plurality of terminals. The insert face is dented inwardly so as to form a plug reception chamber in spatial co... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7794258 | Card socket assembly A card socket assembly includes a base, two latching mechanisms, and an elastic member. The base includes a mounting surface. The two latching mechanisms are oppositely fastened to the mounting surface. The two latching mechanisms and the mounting surface cooperativ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7771222 | Card edge connector A card edge connector adapted for rotatably receiving a larger daughter board to a mother board includes an insulating housing defining an elongated slot therein, a plurality of contacts received in the housing, a pair of stopping arms setting to the ends of the hou... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7704090 | Housing for a card edge connector assembly A card edge connector for electrically connects a mother board with a daughter board. The card edge connector includes an upper card edge connector with an insulating housing provided with a daughter board receiving recess. Latch arms extend from the insulating hous... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7682179 | Electrical connector having elastic card-ejecting member An electrical connector disposed on a main board and connected to and engaged with a circuit board includes a plastic base, terminals, a board engaging structure and an elastic card-ejecting member. The plastic base is fixed to the main board and formed with a conne... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7682178 | Surface contact card holder A surface contact card holder (100) includes a receiving seat (10), a cover (20) and a pivot shaft (30). The receiving seat is configured for carrying a surface contact card (300) therein. The cover covers the receiving seat and re... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7666017 | SIM card securing device A SIM card securing mechanism applied to a casing of a mobile phone is provided. The SIM card securing mechanism includes a SIM card holder used for carrying a SIM card, a restoring element, an elastic element, and a tenon structure. One end of the SIM card holder i... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7666018 | Electric card connector and manufacturing method thereof An electric card connector and a manufacturing method thereof are proposed. The electric card connector includes a base having a plurality of electrically conductive terminals, and a lid having a pair of arms formed at two sides thereof for holding an electric card.... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7661973 | Card edge connector positioning apparatus A card edge connector positioning apparatus has a first retaining trough, a second retaining trough and a support member. The first retaining trough is closer to a distal end of the positioning apparatus than the second retaining trough. The support member has a fir... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7654846 | Connector for electrically connecting circuit boards A connector capable of electrically connecting two plate-shaped to-be-connected objects in a state arranged on substantially the same plane. Upper contacts are inserted into a housing from rearward, and held thereby. Lower contacts are inserted into the housing from... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7639494 | Electronic apparatus An electronic apparatus includes a first machine assembly, a second machine assembly having a pushing part and a first locking part, and a connection mechanism. The connection mechanism connecting the first and the second machine assemblies includes a body, a driven... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7635276 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a base and an extension. The terminals are mounted in the base. The metal shell covers the insulative housing to define a card space between the... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7563119 | Mounting pin and plughole arrangement A mounting pin and plughole arrangement is disclosed include a plughole formed on a circuit board, and a mounting pin downwardly extending from a frame body and having a shank with two hooked portions for fastening to the plughole to lock the frame body to the circu... | 07/21/2009 |
| 7503792 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (1) for connecting electrically plural cards to a PCB (3) includes at least one first connector (10) and at least one first latch (11) for positioning at least one first card (4) therebetween in a p... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7494360 | Surface contact card holder A holder (100) for holding a surface contact card (40) includes a main body (10) and an elastic element (20). The main body forms a receiving portion (14). The receiving portion is configured for receiving the surface contact card ... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7494361 | Card edge connector A card edge connector that allows the insertion of an electric card includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and two metallic pieces. Each of the two metallic pieces includes a substrate, an elastic arm connected to the substrate, and a locking portion... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7470136 | Locking device and connector provided with the same A locking device which has a strong locking force and is difficult to be broken. Leaf springs bending in a direction toward or away from the rear end of a function expansion card are provided in a housing, and locking sections for locking the function expansion card... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7445482 | Edge connector with slot ribs A card edge connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and two metallic pieces. The insulating body has a body portion and two side frames. The body portion has an insertion slot. The top and bottom surfaces within the insertion slot have a plu... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442064 | Board connecting body The board connecting body includes: a pair of board cases electrically connected to each other when connectors each attached to a printed circuit board received in a housing of the board cases are fitted to each other; a receiving wall part of the housing of one boa... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7443694 | 25 degree tool-less expansion card bracket An expansion card bracket for a computer server has an expansion card support attachable to a motherboard and an expansion card accepting portion disposed near a top of the support. The expansion card accepting portion is configured to support an expansion card at a... | 10/28/2008 |
