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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8016609 | Electrical device An electrical device includes a housing having a receptacle defined therein, an USB connector received in the receptacle, two first retaining members and a second retaining member. The USB connector includes a front end for coupling with a coupling USB connector and... | 09/13/2011 |
| 7628641 | Board-to-board connector assembly having pull tab An electric connector assembly includes a flexible printed circuit including a fastening potion and two different surfaces, an electric connector attached on the first surface of the FPC, a first reinforced patch, attached on the second surface of the FPC, a pulling... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7435129 | Cable connector assembly and method for making the same A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing, a cable (6) electrically connecting with the contacts, a retention member (4), a pull tape (7 | 10/14/2008 |
| 7410377 | Electrical mains plug and sockets system A plug and socket system for electrical coupling of mains power, and safety socket cap devices are disclosed. The devices are an in line plug device FIG. 2 with a removable Semi hollow plug spigot 6 that houses removable electrical pin means 9/10 | 08/12/2008 |
| 7369022 | Auxiliary switch sub-assembly and electrical switching apparatus employing the same An auxiliary switch sub-assembly is provided for a telecommunication system circuit breaker including a housing having an opening, separable contacts inside the housing, and an operating mechanism operating the separable contacts between open and closed positions. T... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364469 | Electrical connector for use with NATO equipment A NATO slave connector may include a 2-conductor cable designed to permit a maximum current draw of about 35 amperes. The connector may also include: a connection end adapted to connect to a military vehicle's 24 volt battery NATO slave receptacle; a cable end adapt... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7341457 | Electrical or optical connector capable of being immersed in a fluid environment The invention relates to an electrical or optical connector of the type comprising a fixed male connector part or receptacle (3) having at least one axial contact pin (7), and a mobile female connector part or plug (1) capable of being coupled t... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7322845 | Connector delatching mechanism with return action A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7319373 | Electrical switching apparatus and terminal housing therefor An auxiliary switch terminal housing is provided for a telecommunication system circuit breaker including an enclosure, separable contacts inside the enclosure, line and load terminals in electrical communication with the separable contacts, an operating mechanism f... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309250 | Plug connector ejector mechanism with integrated return action A shielded housing that provides a shield to a circuit board connector of the SFP-style includes a conductive body that encompasses the connector. The housing has an opening that defines an entrance of the housing through which an opposing mating connector may be in... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7301742 | Method and apparatus for accessing and activating accessory functions of electronic circuit breakers An electronic trip unit for a circuit breaker includes a programmed microprocessor and a module plug in removable signal communication with the microprocessor. The module plug includes a program identifier. The microprocessor recognizes the program identifier and ac... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7297013 | Push-pull plugs and tools A push-pull plug has an outer housing that may be moved forwardly and backwardly along a plug housing. When the outer housing is in its forward position, a latch arm is in an upward or mated position and the plug will stay mated to a jack when the plug is inserted i... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7278856 | Contact protector for electrical connectors A protective housing removably attached to an electrical connector to prevent damage to contacts of the connector during, for example, shipping or handling of the electrical connector before the connector is connected with an electrical device such as a second elect... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279640 | Wiring harness A wiring harness kit that includes a main extension portion and a utility extension portion. The main extension portion is electrically coupled at its first end to the host vehicle's electrical system. The utility extension portion electrically connects at one end t... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7249978 | Reduced-length, low-profile USB device and card-like carrier A USB device in which all of the devices ICs are located on a lower surface of a PCB (i.e., opposite to the metal contacts) to minimize the device's thickness, and at least one of the ICs is positioned on a relatively narrow portion of the USB plug to minimize the d... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7233499 | Extended memory card An extended memory card capable of coupling to a reduced size memory card and having an electrical connection to a card reader is disclosed. The extended memory card comprises a first flash memory and a first client controller, where the card reader accesses to the ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7226314 | Connector and guide placement member A shroud that forms a guide channel for a receptacle connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entr... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7208687 | Seal for a cover for an electrical connecting socket The invention relates to a seal (5) for a cover (8a, 8b) for an electrical connecting socket (32), with the seal (5) having at least one sealing lip (10) which is provided to make contact with a contact surface... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7207832 | Cable assembly with improved engaging means A cable assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10) with a number of terminals (20) received therein, each terminal (20) including a mating end (21) and a mounting end (23) opposite to the mating end (21), a cabl... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7198507 | Handgrip device for coaxial cable and coaxial cable assembly including handgrip device A handgrip device for a coaxial cable includes a first longitudinal section having an inner wall defining a first channel extending therethrough for receiving a connector of a coaxial cable. The first channel has generally a first diameter. A second longitudinal sec... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7175470 | Locking and detaching mechanism for plug-in unit A plug-in unit assembly comprising a case (1) and a plug-in unit (2) arranged to be attached thereto, and locking means (4, 5) having a locked position and an unlocked position. The plug-in unit (2) comprises handle means (3) pivot... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7175471 | Loop plug A looping plug for use with coaxial telecommunications jacks to loop the signal between a pair of adjacently mounted jacks. The loop plug includes a molded non-conductive housing which fits about a pair of identical die cast, conductive, inner housing halves. A pair... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172453 | Loop plug A looping plug for use with coaxial telecommunications jacks to loop the signal between a pair of adjacently mounted jacks. The loop plug includes a molded non-conductive housing which fits about a pair of identical die cast, conductive, inner housing halves. A pair... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160144 | Ejection mechanism and method for same The invention concerns an ejection mechanism (110). The ejection mechanism can include a movable ejection button (118) having at least one wing (124) and a cover (112) having at least one first projection (130) and at least one sec... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160136 | Electrical connector with latching element An electrical connector comprising: a base having a front port and a rear end; a number of contacts received in the base and exposed to the front port; a number of cable wires each connected through the rear portion to a corresponding contact; a latching element bei... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125258 | Card-type terminal The present invention relates to a card-type terminal such as a PC card with a memory card such as a USIM card. It allows a memory card to be secured easily on a tray and inserted easily into a card-type terminal. A card-type terminal includes a tray slidable in and... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7063558 | Electric plug An electric plug having a pull ring for pulling by hand to disconnect the electric plug from the electric socket is disclosed. The pull ring has a C-shaped shank, two necks respectively extended from the two distal ends of the C-shaped shank and respectively coupled... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7048547 | Plug A printed-circuit board is formed at a front edge with a cutout. A plug has a base body adapted to fit in the cutout and formed with a pair of shoulders bearing flatly on the board at edges of the cutout. A pair of wing-shaped connecting elements project oppositely ... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7025623 | Adapter for memory card An adapter for a memory card having a frame metal fitting to which an end portion of the card is inserted, whereby the card is detachably fitted, and a resin-molded body core assembled in the frame metal fitting by insertion, wherein an entire thickness of the adapt... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6976865 | Cable end connector assembly having pull mechanism A cable end connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (3) received in the housing, a cable (4) terminated to the contacts, a cover (2) over-molded with the housing and the cable and defini... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6972962 | Expansion board apparatus and removing method In part, and in addition to apparatus and methods presented, an expansion board to be connected/disconnected to/from its mother board easily is provided. A face of a CDC (Communication Daughter Card), which is an expansion board to be connected to the mother board o... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970359 | Reduced-sized memory card package, length-extending adaptor and method of forming adaptor An apparatus and method of removably interconnecting a reduced-sized memory card with an extension member. A locking mechanism may be formed in a peripheral end portion of the reduced-sized memory card that may include an entry surface and a ledge. The extension mem... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963491 | Expansion board apparatus and removing method In part, and in addition to apparatus and methods presented, an expansion board to be connected/disconnected to/from its mother board easily is provided. A face of a CDC (Communication Daughter Card), which is an expansion board to be connected to the mother board o... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6921282 | Handle assembly for use with removable electronic appliance A handle assembly for use with a removable electronic appliance includes a rotating shaft, a plate, a handle and a resilience sheet. The rotating shaft has one end fixed on a surface of a housing of the removable electronic appliance. The plate is disposed on the su... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6908332 | Connector A connector structure 1 has a cable 3, and a left connector 10 and a right connector 20 connected respectively to left and right ends of the cable 3. The left and right connectors 10 and 20 respectively have terminal ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6881092 | Cable end connector assembly having pull mechanism A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20), a number of wires (30), a shell (40, 50), a bridge portion (615), and a pull tab (62). The insulative housing includes... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6878010 | Cable end connector assembly with an improved pulling device A micro coaxial cable end connector assembly comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing, a plurality of cable wires (30) connecting the contacts, a shell portion (4) enclosing the insulative... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6860742 | Socket for electrical parts having spacer A socket for electrical parts, which is mounted on a circuit board, comprises a socket body on which the electrical part is accommodated, and a plurality of contactors disposed on the socket body for establishing an electrical connection between the circuit board an... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6789958 | Release mechanism for pluggable fiber optic transceiver A release mechanism for manually securing a pluggable fiber optic transceiver to a cage mounted on a host circuit board. The release mechanism includes a pivoting faceplate connected to a transceiver housing such that the faceplate is rotatable from a first position... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6786759 | Cable end connector assembly having pull mechanism A cable end connector assembly (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (20), a number of wires (30), a shell (40, 50) and a pull mechanism (60). The insulative housing includes a number of passageways (... | 09/07/2004 |
