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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8172597 | Electrical connector with sliding latch An electrical connector includes a socket with a number of electrical contacts and a loading mechanism surrounding the socket. The loading mechanism includes a stiffener, a load plate mounted to one end of the stiffener and rotating from an open position to a closed... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8162685 | Socket connector having a locking member to restrict upward and downward movement of a fastened portion of a load lever A socket connector mounted on a mother board includes a socket body with a plurality of contacts received therein, a load plate rotatable with respect to the socket body and capable of being located in a closed position above the socket body, a load lever engaged wi... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8147266 | Fastener for a socket connector A fastener for a socket connector includes a frame and a pressing assembly. The frame has an opening and a plurality of protrusions. The protrusions extend from inner edges of the frame toward the opening. The pressing assembly has a cover and a buckling piece. The ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8123543 | Electrical connector with improved loading mechanism An electrical connector includes a socket with a number of electrical contacts and a loading mechanism surrounding the socket. The loading mechanism includes a stiffener, a load plate, and a latch mounted to opposite ends of the stiffener, respectively. The load pla... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8105104 | Socket having latch device with rotatable pressing pad A socket comprises an insulative base, a movable frame assembled to the insulative base, and at least one latch device pivotally assembled to the insulative base. The movable frame can move up and down relative to the insulative base. Each latch device includes a la... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8092242 | Socket with an easily operated cover A socket, mounted on a printed circuit board for electrically connecting an IC package, comprises an insulative housing receiving a plurality of contacts, a linking member and a cover. The insulative housing and the linking member are mounted on the printed circuit ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8087951 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8062048 | Electrical connector with pivotally movable cover An electrical connector (100) for connecting an electronic module (8) with a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (12), a number of contacts (2) received in the housing and a cover ( | 11/22/2011 |
| 8052452 | Socket connector having connector housing with ends slightly lifted off stiffener ensuring deformation-free operation An electrical socket comprises an insulative housing, a stiffener defined around the insulative housing, a load plate and a load lever. The housing defines two supporting portions at two opposite sides, each of said supporting portions defining a mounting portion in... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052453 | Land grid array socket connector with anti-slippery load lever structure A socket connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, a stiffener (2) attaching to periphery of the insulative housing, a load plate (3) pivotally mounted to one side of the ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8052451 | Load plate of land grid array socket connector and method of manufacturing the same A socket connector (1), used for receiving a CPU (central processing unit), includes an insulative housing (40), a plurality of electrical contacts received insulative housing, a metallic reinforcing plate (20) receiving the insulative housing, ... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033855 | Burn-in socket connector A socket connector (100) includes a base (1) defining a receiving room, an insulative housing (2) received in the receiving room, a number of contacts (6) retained in the insulative housing, a floating plate (3) secured to the base... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8021179 | Loading mechanism having proportional distributing arrangement A loading mechanism includes a loading plate, a proportional distributing plate disposed under the loading plate and defining a frame structure. The proportional distributing plate includes engaging tabs at corners thereof and four sides each having an abutting sect... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7997919 | Electrical component socket An electrical component socket according to the present invention includes: a socket body 1 including an accommodating portion 4 detachably accommodating therein an electrical component; plural contact pins 5 disposed in the socket body, contact... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993153 | Burn-in socket assembly with loading member having positioning clumps A burn-in socket assembly for receiving an IC package has a base defining a cavity for receiving the IC package and a loading member retained in the cavity. The loading board has a bottom plate for loading the IC package, a plurality of positioning clumps and a plur... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7985090 | Socket with an improved cover lid A socket (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) with a number of passageways (13) thereon. A number of contacts are received in the passageways. A cover lid (3) rotationally is assembled to the housing to be in an open position or a cl... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7963788 | Electrical connector having datum block facilitating precise alignment An electrical connector (100) used to transmit electric and optical signal from a module to a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1) and a cover (3)... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7963789 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7955113 | Electrical connector with a retainer with pressing member An electrical connector assembly, comprises a base (4) defining an upper surface and a lower surface, a central processing unit (CPU) (3) assembled upon the upper surface of the base, a printed circuit board (PCB) (5) arranged at the lower surfa... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7927121 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulative housing (2), a plurality terminals received in the housing (2), a stiffener (3) engaged with the housing (2), a clip (5) and a lever (4) pivotably mounted on two opp... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922512 | Socket connector having movable frame with actuating member A socket connector comprises an insulating base receiving a plurality of contacts, a movable frame assembled to the insulating base, at least one latch device pivotally assembled to the insulating base, and at least one actuating member corresponding to the latch de... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918679 | Test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits (ICs) Disclosed herein is a test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits. The socket includes a socket body (37). A lead guide (36) is provided under the socket body. A slide (35) is mounted to the socket body to move horizontally. A plurality of s... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7909631 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (7) received in the insulative housing (1), a loading arrangement (3) covered the insulative housing (1), a pressing member (... | 03/22/2011 |
| 7896677 | Electrical connector having improved interconnecting arrangement between load plate and stiffener An electrical connector for receiving an IC package includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a stiffener surrounding the insulative housing and a load plate pivotally connected to the stiffener and movable between a... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892008 | Electrical connector having metallic lock An electrical connector, for electrically connecting a module to a circuit substrate, comprises an insulative housing for loading a module, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a cover pivotally connecting to an end of the insulative housing a... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887357 | Card connector having an improved shielding cover A card connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, a grounding member, and a shielding cover. The insulating housing defines a card-receiving cavity in a top surface thereof for receiving an electronic card. The terminals are received in the ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887355 | Semiconductor device socket A pressing member has a pressing section capable of pressing semiconductor devices with different shapes having an external shape within a predetermined range. The pressing section is held, via a coupling pin, by paired arm members coupled to paired lever members ro... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887356 | Socket connector having protursions for positioning IC package A socket connector includes a socket body, a plurality of contact terminals received in the socket body. The socket body includes an upper surface, a plurality of sidewalls extending upwardly from the upper surface. The upper surface and the sidewalls jointly define... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7883352 | Integrated circuit socket An integrated circuit socket includes an insulating housing having a plurality of contact openings arranged in rows and a recess that receives an integrated circuit package. A plurality of contacts arranged in a first contact group and a second contact group in the ... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878835 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting a central processing unit to a printed circuit board, including a rectangular insulative housing (40) having a plurality of receiving channels; a number of contacts received in the receiving cha... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878836 | CPU socket with locking device A CPU socket (1) mounted on a PCB (2) includes a metallic cover (10) and an insulative housing (20). The insulative housing has an installation section (30). The metallic cover has a main portion (11), a locking portion (... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878837 | Socket connector having improved actuating mechanism for driving moving plate A socket connector includes a socket body, a moving plate movably mounted upon the socket body, and an actuating mechanism. The actuating mechanism comprises a lid, a first operating lever, and a second operating lever. The first and second operating levers are disp... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7878838 | Dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket A dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism for securing a computer processor to a socket, the dual force single point actuation integrated load mechanism including a base mounted around the socket; and a load plate rotatably coupled to the base an... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7874863 | Test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits (ICs) Disclosed herein is a test and burn-in socket for integrated circuits. The socket includes a socket body (37). A lead guide (36) is provided under the socket body. A slide (35) is mounted to the socket body to move horizontally. A plurality of s... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7867003 | Wire bale independent load mechanism Electronic assemblies are described. One embodiment includes a circuit board and a socket coupled to the circuit board. The assembly also includes a load mechanism including a first lever arm and a second lever arm. The load mechanism also includes a first axis port... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867005 | IC socket having improved latch devices An IC socket (100) for receiving an IC package includes a socket body for carrying the IC package, a plurality of contacts (3) received in the socket body for electrical connection with the IC package, a driving member (5) mounted upon the socke... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867004 | Electrical connector with improved stiffener device An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts and a stiffener device surrounding housing. A load plate is mounted to one end of the stiffener device and a lever is rotatably mounted to the other end of the stiffener device. ... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7867006 | Land grid array socket having simplified fastening device bent by metallic stripe A land grid array (LGA) connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts received in the insultive housing, a stiffener disposed around the insulative housing, a metallic clip rotatably mounted to the stiffener, and a lever rotatably mounted to the sti... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862363 | IC socket with floatable pressing device for receiving testing IC packages of different sizes An IC socket comprises an insulative housing adapted to accommodate an IC package and a pressing device pivotably attached to the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines some first pivoting holes at two opposite ends thereof and some second pivoting holes... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7862362 | Test holder for microchip The invention relates to a test holder for fixing the position of a microchip in a microchip contactor, having a base frame and a pressing unit, which is connected to the base frame such that it can be pivoted open or shut and which comprises a pressure body designe... | 01/04/2011 |
