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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7722381 | Connector A male housing (60) includes a receptacle (61) in which male tabs project. A female housing (10) includes a tower (11) with cavities (14) for accommodating terminal fittings. A front holder (13) is mountable on the tower ( | 05/25/2010 |
| 7481665 | Connector A connector has a male housing (10) with a hood (12) and a female housing (20) that can be telescoped into the hood (12). The female housing (20) has an elastic hold-down piece (38) that elastically contacts the male housing... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7462058 | Electronic apparatus and fixing component An electronic apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a connector disposed at a position allowing the connector to face out from the opening and transferring signals to and from an external device. The electronic apparatus also includes a fixing component th... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7338323 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly comprises a hard disk (2), an electrical connector (3) and a bracket (1) for receiving the hard disk (2) and the electrical connector (3) therein. The bracket (1) comprises a base portion ( | 03/04/2008 |
| 7311546 | Connector, a mating connector and a connector device A holding cap (RC) is mounted on a terminal holding portion (51) of a female housing (5) from the front, and a tubular cover (52) is so formed outward of the terminal holding portion (51) to surround the holding cap (RC). First shake prev... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7236356 | External battery pack A device is provided which comprises (a) a portable computer (13) having first and second major opposing surfaces and having a display (31) disposed on the first major surface, and (b) a protective cover (11) adapted to releasably engage the com... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7204711 | Lamp socket The present invention provides a lamp socket having a socket body with a lamp receiving portion and a back portion divided by a partition. The back side of the partition has a shelf and a recessed portion that extends inwardly relative to the shelf. The lamp socket ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7198504 | Vertical type audio jack connector A vertical type audio jack connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, an LED and a shielding case. The insulative housing has a rectangular portion and a mating portion, the mating portion has an insertion hole, on the left, right and top o... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7189091 | Coaxial cable coupling nut A hybrid coupling nut for a cable connector includes a plurality of fingers on a friction sleeve portion of the nut with a plurality of threads adjacent the fingers inside the nut. An annular knurled portion on the nut adjacent the fingers on the outside of the nut ... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7145773 | Pluggable electronic module A pluggable electronic module is provided that has an electronic component and a module body enclosing the electronic component. The module body has a first surface and a second surface. The first surface has a first area substantially parallel to the second surface... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7104831 | Connector A male housing (10) includes male terminal fittings (11), and a receptacle (12) for surrounding tabs (11a) of the male terminal fittings (11). A female housing (20) includes female terminal fittings (21) and a ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7018228 | Electrical connector with a low profile latch An electrical connector includes housing having a mating face that is configured to be mounted onto an electrical connector interface. A latch assembly is provided on a side wall of the housing. The latch assembly is oriented to extend along the side wall. The latch... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6857893 | Electrical connector with a low profile latch An electrical connector includes a housing having a mating face that is configured to be mounted onto an electrical connector interface. A latch assembly is provided on a side wall of the housing. The latch assembly is oriented to extend along the side wall and has ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6843677 | Connector and connector housing A connector is provided, by which terminal fittings can be securely electrically connected to each other and a connector housing is provided, by which a terminal fittings in a mating connector housing can be securely electrically connected to a terminal fittings rec... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6602088 | Mini universal serial bus cable connector having means for improving its attachment to an hand held electronic device A cable connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a plurality of terminals (20) received in the housing, a pair of shells (30, 40) covering the housing, and an insulative casing portion (50) enclosing the shells. The insulative housing includes a... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6540539 | Connector having an alignment function for a small board to be connected thereto A connector is adapted to connect a small board (1) inserted in a first direction (A1) and is provided with an elastic member (13) for pressing opposite ends of the small board in a second direction (A2) when the small board is inserted into an insulator ... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6494736 | Connector for a battery charger A connector for a battery charger is configured so that a latching member protrude from a connector body, a connector portion is disposed in the lower portion of a latching member, and a keep plate is fixed at the bottom face 12A. When the connector porti... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6226176 | Portable device and concentrator therefor A portable device includes a portable device body, a touch panel provided on a surface of the device body, and a cover pivotally coupled to the device body for covering the touch panel when it is closed and uncovering the touch panel when it is opened. Th... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6093056 | Battery receptacle A battery receptacle particularly adapted for a cuboid 9V battery has a first (end) wall which is made concave by mutually inclined surfaces provided by shape determining sections. The end of the battery is urged into engagement with the inside concave su... | 07/25/2000 |
| 5123721 | Device for securing peripheral equipment of computer A device for securing a peripheral equipment of computer is disclosed, and the device includes: a front plate of computer kept in an open state for receiving the peripheral equipment; a guide slot formed within the computer body; and flexible members inst... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4906210 | Electrical connector with improved contact An electrical connector comprises a plug having an elongate prong releasably received in a hollow receptacle and retained for electrical contact by a retainer. An improvement of that electrical contact is achieved by tensioning the prong in the receptacle... | 03/06/1990 |
| 3950061 | Socket for wedge base lamp A socket for a wedge base lamp of the type having leads on opposed walls of the base and a cylindrical envelope is provided. The socket comprises a receptacle having an open top through which the lamp is inserted. A pair of terminals are positioned in the... | 04/13/1976 |
