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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7824072 | Backlight structure including clipping connectors A backlight structure comprises a frame, a circuit board, and a connector. The frame has an opening. The circuit board is located below the frame and has a through hole, wherein the through hole aligns with the opening. The connector passes through the opening and t... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7045817 | Structure of TFT electrode for preventing metal layer diffusion and manufacturing method therefor The invention provides a TFT electrode structure and its manufacturing method that can prevent metal diffusion occurring in the fabrication of a TFT, and thereby reduce the risk of contamination of the chemical vapor deposition process due to metallic ion diffusion.... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7008269 | Hospital bed equipment support apparatus An equipment support for use with a patient assist apparatus having a signal source includes a receptacle adapted to mount to the patient assist apparatus having a plurality of contacts adapted to receive signals from the signal source and a cavity, and a support bo... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6991960 | Method of semiconductor device package alignment and method of testing A method and apparatus for aligning a semiconductor device with a corresponding landing site on a carrier substrate. At least two apertures are formed in a semiconductor device, the apertures passing from a first major surface to a second, opposing major surface of ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6457981 | Wiring unit and electric junction box A wiring unit is provided, which includes: insulative substrates, each having through holes, to be stacked up each other; strip conductors, each having contact holes meeting the respective through holes, to be arranged in parallel on each of the insulativ... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6437254 | Apparatus and method for printed circuit board repair A method and apparatus for efficiently repairing or reworking a printed circuit board having a solder ball grid array thereon efficiently and at minimum cost includes the steps of drilling out a plated-through hole to sever electrical connections between ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6339733 | Automatic main distributing frame control system It is provided an automatic MDF control system comprising: a plurality of matrix boards provided with openings in locations where a plurality of first wires and second wires cross without electrical connections; a robot which inserts electrically conducti... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6327150 | Disk drive test rack with universal electrical connector A disk drive test device for performing a test (e.g., power only self test, tests which use a serial interface) on at least one disk drive at a time. The test device includes an electrical connector which is configured so as to be able to provide the nece... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6265842 | Cross-connect method and apparatus A remotely controlled cross-connection switching matrix, particularly suited for telephone systems, has a jumper pin picker and placement mechanism selectively movable along each of three axes under the control of a single drive motor translating a single... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6229101 | Substrate for mounting electronic part A substrate for mounting an electronic part and a method for producing the same, which allows a conductive pin to be inserted and secured in a through hole without exerting any damage thereto. The substrate for mounting an electronic part is formed of a t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6049039 | Terminal and a method of forming the same A printed circuit terminal includes a main terminal body and an integrally formed fixing portion that is coaxial with the terminal body for mounting the terminal to a printed circuit base member. A frusto-conical flange is integrally connected between the... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6031349 | Cross-connect method and apparatus A remotely controlled cross-connection switching matrix, particularly suited for telephone systems, has a jumper pin picker and placement mechanism selectively movable along each of three axes under the control of a single drive motor translating a single... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6011222 | Substrate for mounting electronic part A substrate for mounting an electronic part and a method for producing the same, which allows a conductive pin to be inserted and secured in a through hole without exerting any damage thereto. The substrate for mounting an electronic part is formed of a t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5975913 | Multilayer interconnection board and connection pin The interconnection board includes a plurality of non-conductive insulation layers and through-holes running through the insulation layers. A plurality of conductive patterns are provided on each insulation layer, electrically insulated from each other, a... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5613858 | Compact circuit board switching apparatus and associated methods A circuit board structure is provided with a compact switching system for selectively connecting and disconnecting a pair of electrically conductive lead portions thereof. The switching system includes a through hole formed in the substrate portion and ex... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5559964 | Cable connector keying A cable connector having pins reserved for conveying data through shorting can be used to automatically convey pertinent information concerning the cable, the system to which the cable is connected, whether the cable is attached at all, or any combination... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5410452 | Printed circuit board electrical adaptor pin An adaptor pin for connection to a printed circuit board includes an elongated electrically conductive pin having an enlarged portion adjacent one end for forming a mechanical interference fit with a hole partially drilled through the circuit board. The p... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5327326 | Large scale integrated package structure An LSI package structure with high efficiency of the power supply and fast transmission of the signal is provided in which: adjacent to a pin 8 side surface of an LSI package 1, a power supply member 2 having an electrically conductive portions 6 and 7 fo... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5290970 | Multilayer printed circuit board rework method and rework pin An improved rework method and rework pin for repairing and reworking multilayer printed circuit boards are described. The rework pin is constructed of conductive material having a configuration that accommodates the configuration of through holes in a mul... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5268819 | Circuit board assembly A printed circuit board upon which are mounted a number of electronic components is provided with a connector strip for electrically coupling the components to respective components on a second circuit board located underneath. The strip comprises a body ... | 12/07/1993 |
| 4920467 | Controlled stratified random area illuminator A controlled stratified random area illuminator is constructed of a base comprised of alternate layers of conductive and insulating material and a plurality of illuminating devices adapted to be positioned in a predetermined array on the base to provide a... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4859806 | Discretionary interconnect A discretionary interconnect which includes orthogonal arrays of conductors sandwiched between conductive planes and accessible through a number of selectively arranged vias for interconnection and interruption. Also disclosed is a process of personalizin... | 08/22/1989 |
| 4820171 | Coupling plate having a plurality of electric coupling points, a method of producing such a plate and a use of the coupling plate as a planning board A coupling plate with a plurality of electric coupling points comprises, in a preferred embodiment, a pair of plane plates (10, 12), between which there is provided an electrically insulating carrier layer (11), on which a pattern of electrically conducti... | 04/11/1989 |
