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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7409052 | Universal intercom adapter for varying residential wiring systems An intercom adapter used for selecting optionally one of three popular in-place residential wiring systems, in which two switches, each with two circuit-selecting contacts provide four permutations for selecting a circuit compatible for the in-place residential wiri... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7288430 | Method of fabricating heteroepitaxial microstructures An efficient method of fabricating a high-quality heteroepitaxial microstructure having a smooth surface. The method includes detaching a layer from a base structure to provide a carrier substrate having a detached surface, and then forming a heteroepitaxial microst... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7182616 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172429 | Method of manufacturing semiconductor light emitting device The present invention provides a semiconductor light emitting device where a spatial change in an In composition ratio is small within a plane of an active layer and device properties such as efficiency of light emission are excellent, and a manufacturing method the... | 02/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7008250 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6908348 | Box terminal with extended contact surfaces and controlled damage location during high voltage arcing with and without suppression under a magnetic field The present invention relates generally to male to female contact terminals, particularly those in use with associated wire harnesses or cables involved in higher voltage and current carrying vehicle applications. More specifically, the present invention discloses a... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6804123 | Computer mainframe with superposed architecture A computer mainframe includes a housing, a motherboard, an intermediate circuit board, and a supporting bracket. A CD-ROM and a hard disk are attached to upper and lower sides, respectively, of the intermediate circuit board to sequentially superpose on and electric... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6488551 | Press-fit junction box terminal A flat (horizontal) press-fit busbar terminal structure for use in junction boxes, power distribution boxes, and the like at vehicle wiring junctions. Instead of the usual vertical busbar terminal extending through one or more insulation plate layers to b... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6415504 | Altering method of circuit pattern of printed-circuit board A method for altering a circuit pattern of a printed-circuit board includes the steps of removing a portion of the printed-circuit board so that the circuit pattern inside the printed-circuit board is exposed, and connecting an exposed portion of the circ... | 07/09/2002 |
| 5768106 | Layered circuit-board designing method and layered circuit-board A layered circuit-board designing method and layered circuit-board where circuit-boards to be overlaid are connected at the center or an arbitrary position of each circuit-board. The layered circuit-board includes an upper-layer first circuit-board, a low... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5610801 | Motherboard assembly which has a single socket that can accept a single integrated circuit package or multiple integrated circuit packages A motherboard assembly which has an integrated circuit socket that can be mated with either a single integrated circuit package or a multiple integrated circuit package module. The motherboard has a socket connector which can receive the external pins of ... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5530625 | Electrical interface board including flat ribbon conductors positioned on edge An interface board for use, for example, in a motor vehicle to provide electrical interconnection between a plurality of electrical circuit control elements and a wiring harness. The board comprises a box structure including a plurality of circuit outlets... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5515241 | Space-saving assemblies for connecting integrated circuits to circuit boards Assemblies and methods for interconnecting integrated circuits, particularly prepackaged ones, are disclosed. A multi-level electrical assembly--composed of a pin carrier, a set of pads, such as for receiving a surface-mounted integrated circuit, and a se... | 05/07/1996 |
| 5481435 | Adaptor assembly for adding functionality to a pin grid receptacle on a circuit board Assemblies and methods for interconnecting integrated circuits, particularly prepackaged ones, are disclosed. A multi-level electrical assembly--composed of a pin carrier, a set of pads, such as for receiving a surface-mounted integrated circuit, and a se... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5430618 | Adaptor with electromagnetic shielding capabilities An adaptor includes an adaptor casing, a circuit board and a cover piece. The adaptor casing includes lower and upper casing halves which are made of plastic and which are coated entirely with a layer of conductive material. A circuit board is disposed in... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5365407 | DC power supply device with printed-circuit board having ground pattern A DC power supply device for use with a video tape recorder with a built-in camera has a plurality of power supply blocks for supplying a plurality of voltages, each of the power supply blocks being composed of a switching circuit for being supplied with ... | 11/15/1994 |
| 5337219 | Electronic package A method for altering an electrical connection in an electronic package including one or more semiconductor chips overlying, i.e., mounted directly onto, or mounted onto one or more modules which are mounted onto, a substrate such as a printed circuit car... | 08/09/1994 |
| 5213521 | High frequency electrical connector assembly A high frequency electrical connector assembly comprises first and second intermatable connectors including first and second intermatable housings, respectively, containing first and second board assemblies each comprising a series of conductive and insul... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5132879 | Secondary board for mounting of components having differing bonding requirements A system of interconnecting electrical components having conflicting bonding requirements for mounting the components to a printed circuit board. The system includes a primary printed circuit board having a pattern of through-holes and having arrangements... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5102352 | High frequency electrical connector comprising multilayer circuit board A high frequency electrical connector for an integrated circuit such as a microprocessor comprises a board assembly comprising a series of conductive and insulating layers of preselected thicknesses arranged alternately, one on top of the other, with cond... | 04/07/1992 |
| 5048166 | Method of making rigid-flexible multilayer board system Mounting only electronic parts on a printed circuit board puts a limit on the mounting density. According to the invention, electronic parts are mounted on a flexible board. This flexible board is then mounted on a printed circuit board to thereby increas... | 09/17/1991 |
| 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 |
| 4631637 | Dual backplane interconnect system The present disclosure describes a connector system for making electrical connections between connectors disposed at opposite extremities of a logic board to conductors in a respective pair of parallel, spaced-apart backplanes. Movable pin headers contain... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4593959 | Digital signature plug A digital "signature plug" for applying digital signals representative of shaft characteristics to a digital shaft torque measuring system comprises a printed circuit mounted on an insulating support. The support has an input pin connected to a common pri... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4588239 | Programmed socket A socket can be programmed to adapt the pin out configuration of an integrated circuit for convenient plug-in use or substitution in an environment, such as a socket, ordinarily intended for a similar integrated circuit with a different pin-out configurat... | 05/13/1986 |
