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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8162694 | Connector A connector includes a shell provided as a cylindrical shape having an opened front side; a first insulator arranged in the shell; a second insulator arranged in the shell to be parallel to the first insulator; a first contact provided to be arranged in the first in... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8083536 | Connector assembly and method for SATA drives A connector assembly and method suitable for making data and power connections with mass storage devices that use the SATA interface standard. The connector assembly includes a connector having a pair of oppositely-disposed surfaces, a face between the surfaces, and... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8052458 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a housing having a base and contact towers extending forward from the base. The base has an outer perimeter defined between a front and a rear of the base, and the base has a latch extending forward from the base generally p... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8033856 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly which has a plurality of male connectors and a female connector that mates with the plurality of male connectors. Each of the male connectors has a male-type housing and a female-type contact secured to this male-type housing. Each o... | 10/11/2011 |
| 8011948 | Electrical connector assembly wth improved latching mechanism An electrical connector assembly (1) for connecting with a cable (7), comprises a metallic housing (2) defining a receiving room (23), a pair of receiving spaces disposed at two sides of the receiving room and a pair of slits formed at tw... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8011947 | HDMI assembly and HDMI port for the same A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) assembly for providing an electrical connection between two electronic devices includes an HDMI port and an HDMI plug. The HDMI port includes a first connection element and a pin portion. The HDMI plug includes a second ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 8002568 | Connector frame A connector frame is provided. The connector frame can be a generally rectangular member having a bore formed therethrough. The rectangular member can be at least partially formed by a first wall, and a second wall, connected by two side walls. The first, second and... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7892015 | Electrical connector assembly with improved latching mechanism An electrical connector assembly (100) comprises a housing (1) defining a pair of receiving spaces and a receiving room (10) therein and a pair of slits (13) formed at two sides of the housing and respectively communicated with the receiv... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883353 | Electronic storage device having multiple-direction rotation and allocation electrical connector An electronic storage device for connecting with a host system in accordance with the present invention includes a frame defining a receiving cavity, a main body rotatably received in the receiving cavity of the frame and including an electrical connector with an in... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7862368 | Socket assembly A socket assembly includes a socket, a connection terminal, and a snap-fit member. The connection terminal is plugged into the socket. The snap-fit member includes a main body, a positioning portion, and a snap-fit portion. The positioning portion and the snap-fit p... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850476 | Low profile solar laminate connector assembly A low profile photovoltaic (PV) connector for placement in space restricted areas. The connector includes a plug and receptacle for interconnecting PV solar arrays. The receptacle is mechanically secured to a solar array. The mechanical connection between the recept... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7850477 | Connector A connector is capable of fitting a plurality of mating connectors having various widths. The connector includes a housing including a plurality of fitting openings for receiving the mating connectors and a middle portion disposed between the fitting openings. The m... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841889 | Locking device for a shielded sub-miniature connection assembly Locking device for a shielded sub-miniature connection assembly having two sub-miniature connectors with housings made of two molded thermoplastic half-shells, a high contact density miniature sub-assembly with a molded thermoplastic insulating body provided with co... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7815460 | Connector with an anti-loose fastening device A connector with an anti-loose fastening device has a housing, a socket module mounted inside the housing, and a plug module. The housing has a front opening for the plug module to insert in the socket module so as to electrically connect therewith. The housing has ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7753713 | Universal serial bus standard interface connections A consumer device interface assembly is provided that utilizes a male over-mold adapter that is operable to engage a conventional USB female shroud. A locking clip is associated with the male over-mold so as to provide locking engagement between the over-mold and th... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7736172 | Cable assembly A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a supporting portion with an upper surface and a pair of fixing portions disposed at two sides of the supporting portion with a top surface higher than the upper surfa... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7677913 | Plug-type connector A plug-type connector includes a connector main body having a first end formed into a plug portion and an opposite second end formed into a pull portion; a pinch unit movably coupled to the pull portion, and having at least a vertical plate corresponding to an end f... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7654852 | Connector and connector assembling system A connector is described, the connector including a housing with a bottom wall and two upstanding opposite side walls determining a receiving space for receiving an insertion side of a second connector. The housing is provided with a flexible latch for locking the s... | 02/02/2010 |
| 7651362 | Connector arrangement for printed circuit boards and the like A connector arrangement serves to connect a plurality of the circuits of a printed circuit board with a plurality of electrical conductors, respectively, including a locking member for locking together a first connector member having terminals connected with the ele... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7628638 | Shielded electrical connector with latch means An electrical connector (100) includes a first metal part (1a) defining a shrouded mating interface (110) having a top surface, and a first rear portion (12); a second metal part (1b) accommodated in the first metal p... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7621771 | Device for electric connection between a portable receiver and a power source A device for electric connection between a power supply connection of a portable receiver and a DC power source housed in an insulating case, comprising a first connector arranged at the end of the power supply connection and designed to be electrically connected to... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7604496 | Electrical connector An electrical connector to be connected to a mating connector includes a housing; a terminal; and a locking piece arranged in parallel to the terminal for engaging the mating connector. The locking piece includes a base portion; an arm portion movable by a specific ... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7604497 | Electrical connector with improved latch An electrical connector (100) includes an insulator (2), a conductive terminal (3) held in the insulator, a latch (4) and a button (5). The insulator comprises a pair of guide posts (21) on both sides of the front thereof an... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7597579 | Connector apparatus A connector apparatus comprises a connector, an annular member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the connector. An engaging portion with a rear end surface is provided in the annular member. A step portion with a front end surface is provided in a rear ... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7581978 | Connector assembly with a latch A connector assembly is configured to latch and unlatch with a mating connector. The mating connector includes a latch cavity. The connector assembly includes a housing and a latch. The housing includes front and rear towers. The latch is coupled to the housing and ... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7575464 | Connector with channel-shaped clearance between lock arm and projection to prevent entry of wires A connector housing (20) is formed with a resiliently deformable lock arm (25) and ribs (36) are stand at opposite sides of the lock arm (25). The lock arm (25) resiliently locks a mating connector housing to lock the two connector... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7572139 | Self-retaining audio/video high definition multi-contact connector and connection method A self-retaining HDMI compatible connector comprises an inner plug section and at least one retaining portion resiliently expanded a distance away from the inner plug section and operably movable to be compressed for insertion and/or retraction during mating of the ... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7559787 | Connector having a female connector housing and a housing cover A flexible lock arm has a first arm which extends from a stay portion to an inflection point of the first arm on a front side of a terminal along a length direction indicated by arrow Y1 and a second arm which extends from the inflection point of the first ar... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7503795 | Connector prevented from undesired separation of a locking member In a connector including at least one contact and a housing holding the at least one contact, a locking member is received in a lock receiving portion of the housing and serves to lock a fitted state with a mating connector. The locking member includes a shaft porti... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7491083 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector unit adapted for mating with a complement connector along a front-to-rear direction, a second connector unit adapted for mating with another complement connector along the front-to-rear direction and elect... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7465181 | Locking header for universal serial bus device retention A device for locking a USB device to a USB header includes a member secured to a USB header and selectively movable between a locked position that blocks outward movement of a spring finger of the USB header and an unlocked position that permits outward movement of ... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7442066 | Plug connector A plug connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals and two latches. The insulating housing has a base and a tongue portion protruding forward from the front of the base. The terminals are received in the insulating housing. Two cavities are de... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7431605 | Connector position assurance apparatus A connector position assurance apparatus includes a header part, an electrically-conductive element connected to the header part and a connector part. As the connector part is received by an interior connector-receiving chamber of the header part, a pair of polarity... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7419399 | Panel mount connector with integrated latch and polarizing key A receptacle connector includes a nonconductive housing comprising a plug insertion opening extending therein, a latch projection extending outwardly from the opening, and an alignment slot proximate the plug insertion opening and partly defining the latch projectio... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7410382 | Cable connector assembly with especially arranged cable outlet A cable connector assembly (1′) including an insulative housing (10′) defining a forwardly extending mating port with a pair of opposite side portions, with at least one first retention cavity defined therein; a plurality of contacts (20′)... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7410365 | Cable connector assembly with internal printed circuit board A cable connector assembly (100) includes a housing (7) defining a mating interface, a printed circuit board (3) received in the housing and having a plurality of electrical pads (32) formed thereon, the printed circuit board defining a m... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7407403 | Connector A male housing (1) has a hood (5) for receiving a female housing (2) and the female housing (2) has a locking arm (9) for engaging the hood (5) when the housings (1, 2) are fit together. Protection walls (19) a... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404731 | Electrical connector The electrical connector 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a male connector 13 having a male housing 14 with a first latch part 1, a female connector 2 having a female housing with an inserting hole, a... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7393234 | Connector with locking mechanism A connector with a locking mechanism includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, a metallic casing and a pair of locking pieces. Both sides of the insulating body are provided with two accommodating troughs. The insulating body is provided with pivot shaf... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387526 | Electrical connector having a locking member for mating with a mating connector An electrical connector is disclosed including an insulative housing, a pair of lock strips assembled to the insulative housing, and a casing assembled to the insulative housing for retaining the lock strips. The insulative housing includes a plurality of passageway... | 06/17/2008 |
