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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177574 | Electrical connector capable of preventing solder wicking The invention relates to an electrical connector capable of preventing solder wicking. The electrical connector has an insulating body that includes a plurality of containing grooves and conductives terminals installed in the containing grooves, a solder stop portio... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172598 | Electrical connector having improved base plate to support cam An electrical connector includes a base, a cover, a protecting mechanism, and a cam. The base has a contacting area with a plurality of passageways and a first end besides the contacting area with an opening in a first end thereof. The cover is slidably mounted upon... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8152553 | Socket contact and PGA IC socket A socket contact that makes contact with a lead pin is provided on a mating electronic component, wherein this socket contact comprises a retention section that is press-fit in a contact cavity provided in a housing, a base section that extends downward from this re... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8142216 | Electrical connector with improved actuator An electrical connector includes a base having a plurality of terminals received therein and defining a first aperture extending therethough, a cover mounted on the base and having a second aperture corresponding to the first aperture and an actuating device actuati... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8070505 | Electrical connecting device An electrical connecting device is disclosed and includes a printed circuit board, an electrical connector, and a fixing gum. The electrical connector is used for electrically connecting a chip module onto the printed circuit board and has at least one gum positioni... | 12/06/2011 |
| 8052454 | Electrical connector with improved feature for securing solder ball thereon An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a number of passageways, a number of electrical contacts received in the passageways and a number of solder balls disposed on the electrical contacts respectively. The electrical contact or together with th... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8047864 | Electrical connector An electrical connector is provided, in which each conductive terminal is respectively provided with a first connecting portion at left and right sides of a contact pin of a chip module. A first contact arm and a second contact arm respectively extend upwards from e... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8021180 | Electrical connecting device The present invention discloses an electrical connecting device adapted to receive a chip unit. The electrical connecting device includes an insulation base, a terminal set, a circuit board, a cover and a driving mechanism. The insulation base is formed with a termi... | 09/20/2011 |
| 8007304 | Contact strip having pre-break recess with gradient width and deep A contact strip comprises a plurality of contacts, and a connecting carrier having a plurality of connecting portions connecting with the contacts. The contact has a main body, a linking portion extending upwardly from the main body and a mounting portion downwardly... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7967628 | Electrical connector with reduced stress between contacts and housing A conductive contact (1) used for an electrical connector comprises a vertical base portion (10) defining a front surface (103) and a rear surface (101) opposite to each other in a thickness direction, the base portion (10) having ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7963791 | Zero insertion force electrical connector with a metal reinforcer with a head with a driving element A ZIF electrical connector includes: an insulative base having connected non-accommodating and accommodating areas, and the accommodating area includes containing holes; conductive terminals, each being contained in the containing hole; an insulative upper casing co... | 06/21/2011 |
| 7938666 | Socket connector with a cam A socket connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a cover (2) attached to the upper side of the insulative housing and a cam (3). The insulative housing defines an upp... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7927122 | Connector assembly having an improved connection mechanism A connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector matable with the first connector. The first connector includes a first contact having a first contact portion and a first housing configured to hold the first contact. The second connector includes a ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7922513 | ZIF socket having reinforced cover preventing breakage during maneuvering An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways and a compartment in one end thereof. A cover is mounted to the base. The cover has a plurality of through holes corresponding to the passageways and a driving compartment corresponding to the co... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7918681 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a base having a through hole, a cover body slidably located on the base, a plurality of pins received in the base, a pushing piece installed on the upper surface of the cover body and having an opening, and a driving device for pushi... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7914314 | Electrical contact with multiple contacting points An electrical contact comprises a contacting end having a slot tapered toward a free end of the contacting end, the slot defining opposite inner walls, a first, second contacting points being formed on the opposite inner walls respectively at a narrow part of the sl... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7896680 | Zero insertion force socket connector preventing pin legs of CPU from over movement A socket connector includes an insulative housing (13), a number of contacts (12) received in the insulative housing and a cover (10) moveable with respect to the insulative housing. The cover has a mating surface (104) facing the insulat... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896679 | Electrical connector having lid operating as actuator An electrical connector comprises a base having a plurality of passageways for receiving a number of contacts, a cover mounted to the base and including a plurality of through holes corresponding to the passageways, and a lid having two opposite edges. One edge is m... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7896678 | Contact terminal having receiving arms arranged to provide robust receiving space therebetween An electrical contact terminal used for an electrical connector, includes a planar vertical base portion (20) having a front main face and a pair of lateral side edges, a solder portion (21) extending downwardly from the base portion, a U-shaped resili... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892010 | Electric device with protective closure device for contact tubes of the plug receptacle An electric device has a plug connection provided with a plug that has at least one contact pin and further provided with a mating plug receptacle that has at least one contact tube. A closure device is arranged on the plug receptacle and has a closed position for p... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7892009 | Electrical connector having cover plate for reducing friction between cover and base An electrical connector includes a base having a number of passageways, a cover mounted to the base, a cam mounted between the base and the cover, and a protecting mechanism. The cover has a number of through holes corresponding to the passageways and is capable of ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7878839 | Socket connector having bottom hole reinforced with simplified metallic plates An electrical connector (1) comprises a base (10) with a plurality of contacts (19) received therein, a cover (11) slidably mounted on the base (10), a protecting mechanism (12) comprises a cover plate (13) retained i... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7867007 | PGA contact with inclined flexible arm An electrical contact for electrically connecting with a pin of an electrical package, includes a base portion as a planar board-like, a first and a second mating fingers jointly configuring a room for receiving the pin, and a flexible arm being inclined relative to... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7862364 | Contact having lead-in arrangement in body portion facilitating smooth and reliable insertion An electrical connector includes a base defining at least a passageway extending from an upper surface of the base to a bottom surface of the base. An electrical contact is inserted into the passageway from the bottom surface and includes a retention portion engagin... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857649 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing, a pair of levers and a bracket. The insulating housing includes a receiving slot for receiving a chip. The bracket encircles the insulating housing, which includes several side walls and a empty portion surrou... | 12/28/2010 |
| 7854622 | Electrical connecting device The present invention discloses an electrical connecting device adapted to receive a chip unit. The electrical connecting device includes an insulation base, a terminal set, a circuit board, a cover and a driving mechanism. The insulation base is formed with a termi... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7833043 | Socket connector A socket connector configured such that elongated guide holes are formed in the housing so as to receive guide members of a device to be connected, and a slide member is attached to the housing to be slidable in the longitudinal direction of the elongated guide hole... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7828578 | Electrical connector terminal having two contact portions and two leaning portions extending from a base An electrical connector and a terminal thereof are disclosed. The base portion of the terminal extends upwards to form two flexible arms. Each of the two flexible arms extends towards each other to form a leaning portion. There is a gap between the two leaning porti... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7815457 | IC socket An IC socket comprises a base, a cover moveably mounted to the base, and an actuating mechanism driving the cover to move between a first position and a second position. The base includes a plurality of passageways and at least a rib extending upwardly from a top su... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7775823 | Socket connector having leading-and-positioning arrangement within a passageway and method for mating with the same An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating base (10) defining therein a plurality of receiving units (11) each surrounded by sidewalls (13). A cover (20) is moveably disposed on the insulating base (10) and include... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7771224 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (1) comprises a base (10) with a plurality of contacts (19) received therein, a cover (12) slidably mounted on the base (10), a protecting mechanism (14) comprises a cover plate (141) retained ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7762828 | Electrical connector with sliding connection An electrical connector with sliding connection has a main body and a mated device, which both can electrically and mechanically connect together. The main body has a concave room. The concave room has an electrical connector that can slide back and forth by elastic... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753707 | Electrical connecting assembly An electrical connecting assembly includes an insulating base, terminals, a PCB, a cover, and a driving unit. The insulating base has receiving holes and a first hole. The terminals are disposed in the receiving holes. The PCB has a first connecting area and has a s... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736169 | Chip module sliding connector The electrical connector includes a body having a terminal-receiving area, at least one terminal disposed in the corresponding terminal-receiving area, a cover sliding along a sliding route and assembled on the body. The top surface of the cover has an insertion are... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7699638 | Socket connector with improved electrical contact An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) and an electrical contact (2) received in the insulative housing. The electrical contact includes a planar main portion (20), a soldering portion (21) extending horizontally from ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7686637 | Electrical socket An electrical socket comprises an insulative housing including a base with a cover moveably assembled thereon. An actuator is arranged between the base and the cover, and has a lever and a cam device to move the cover from a first position to a second position, wher... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7674125 | Socket connector having contact terminals with reliable and durable interconnection with pin legs of a CPU An electrical connector for electrically connecting a pin leg of a CPU with a trace of a PCB includes an insulative housing (3) and a contact (1). The contact includes a base (10) and a pair of arm sections (20) oppositely extending from ... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670167 | Socket that engages a pin grid array An example socket includes a plurality of contacts and a base. The base includes exterior walls and interior walls which extend between the exterior walls to form openings within the base such that each opening in the base includes one of the contacts. At least some... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7661976 | Electrical connector having improved electrical connection between contacts and pins of the package for minimizing the connector The present invention provides an electrical connector for electrical connecting an IC package having a plurality of pins to a PCB. The electrical connector comprises a base defining a plurality of passageways, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways, an... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7661975 | Electrical socket connector with metal reinforced device between cover and base An electrical connector socket, comprising an insulating base defining a sector and a surrounding portion surrounding the electric area, a cover slidably mounted on the base, a metal reinforced device with a rectangular frame sandwiched between the base and the cove... | 02/16/2010 |
