Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8083541 | Flat cable connection wire assembly applicable for signal transmission interface The present invention discloses a flat cable connection wire assembly including a flexible flat cable and a connector, and the flexible flat cable includes a plurality of core wires, and the connector includes a plastic body and a plurality of terminals for an elect... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8029314 | Connector for mounting a flexible printed circuit board A connector is adapted to mount a FPC board. The connector includes a base and a cover. The base includes an opening and a first connecting portion located at two sides of the opening. The cover is pivotally connected to the base, and includes a second connecting po... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7892019 | SAS panel mount connector cable assembly with LEDs and a system including the same A SAS panel mount cable assembly for providing access of target hard-drive resources to an initiator-host includes an initiator-side connector, two target-side connectors, and a wire-harness. Each of the two target-side connectors includes a power-link portion, a si... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7883359 | Waterproof connector for flexible substrate A waterproof connector for a flexible substrate includes: a flexible substrate which includes an insulating film with a conductive pattern formed thereon; a connection terminal joined to the conductive pattern at a terminal section of the flexible substrate; a housi... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7837497 | Electronic device and flexible printed wiring board According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a connector, and a flexible printed wiring board having a board main body provided with a first surface with a conductor provided thereon, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a front end cont... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7803009 | Plug connector with improved cable arrangement and convenient assembly A plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) including a base portion (10) and a mating portion (12) extending from the base portion in a first mating direction, a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative hous... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7708587 | Daisy chain cable assembly A cable assembly (100) includes at least two connectors (10, 20), each connector including an insulated housing (11) and a plurality of power contacts (115) supported by the insulated housing; two printed circuit boards (12, 22) re... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7708588 | Electrical connector An electrical connector capable of being connected with a FPCB and a PCB stably, includes an insulating housing defining a receiving space at a top portion thereof. A plurality of terminals is received in the insulating housing and each terminal has a contacting por... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7609510 | Electronic apparatus The electronic apparatus includes: a housing having an opening in which a unit is inserted; a wiring member that extends under the inserted unit in the direction across insertion direction of the unit; and a sheet that extends under and over the wiring member so as ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7544087 | Electronic device interconnect system An electronic device interconnect system includes a connector member includes a plurality of connector pins configured to be communicatively coupled to a plurality of respective contact pads of a cable, at least one of the plurality of connector pins having a plural... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7540762 | Electrical connector An electrical connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10) defining a receiving space (12) for receiving a sheet-like connection member. A plurality of conductive terminals (20) each defines a contacting portion (241, 251) p... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7510424 | Low insertion force connector coupling A low insertion force connector coupling apparatus includes a low insertion force connector body. A cable channel is defined by the low insertion force connector body. A plurality of low insertion force connector contact members are located on the low insertion forc... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7481668 | Flat cable connector A flat cable connector includes an insulating base. Both ends of the insulating base have a protruding buckling end respectively. The buckling ends on both ends and a plate body of the insulating base form an accommodating space for accommodating the flat cable ther... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7407408 | Flexible circuit connector assembly with strain relief An electrical connector assembly has a flexible circuit with a central portion that carries a contact field. Slots extending towards the central portion define a pair of strain arms that attach the flexible circuit to a clamp member. Forces transmitted to the strain... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7387528 | Connector for flexible printed circuit board A flexible printed circuit board connector includes a housing, a sliding cover and a pair of support nails. A pair of guiding grooves and a pair of insertion holes are defined in sidewalls of the housing for receiving the support nails. A protruding portion is forme... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7384301 | Anti-wear flexible flat cable An anti-wear FFC (flexible flat cable) according to the present invention is made up of a plurality of covered wires parallel to each other in side-by-side relationship. The anti-wear FFC is folded and forms a plurality of planes lengthwise. The anti-wear FFC includ... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371074 | Connection structure for printed wiring board The present invention relates to a connection structure for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC has an elongated substrate, and plural conductors are laminated on a surface of the substrate for extending along an axial direction of ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371094 | Aligned contact group and electrical connector for flexible substrate An electrical connector includes contacts each having a junction to be electrically connected to another substrate and a pair of contact portions bifurcated and extending from the junction to form a bearing space therebetween, and an array plate for forming thereon ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371609 | Stacked module systems and methods The present invention stacks chip scale-packaged integrated circuits (CSPs) into modules that conserve PWB or other board surface area. In a preferred embodiment in accordance with the invention, a form standard associated with one or more CSPs provides a physical f... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7361048 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a housing made of insulator and attached to a main circuit board, conductive contacts arranged in the housing, and an actuator provided to be rotatable to the housing for engaging with the conductive contacts and to take up first an... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361027 | Contact structure, display device and electronic device A contact that takes a structure to laminate a protective conductive film over a metal film has a high hardness of the protective conductive film; therefore, a damage of contact surface made by contacting with an electrode of an inspection apparatus can be prevented... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7354294 | Coaxial cable connector, and harness unit that utilizes the coaxial cable connector A coaxial cable connector can be easily fitted to one or a plurality of coaxial cables, and that can secure an independent shield. Inner insulator exposed portions and outer conductor exposed portions of coaxial cables are matched with a first cable holder. A second... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351093 | Connector A connector, to which a flat band cable having a plurality of conductive channels is connected at one side, and a counterpart connector is connected at another side, is disclosed. The connector includes an electrically insulative block and a contact member that is i... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7341476 | Inter-member connection structure, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus including inter-member connection structure An inter-member connection structure is provided. The inter-member connection structure has a contact-attached sheet having spiral contactors and a flexible printed circuit having electrode portions thereon that face each other. An elastic member and a fixed member ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7338214 | Method and apparatus for sealing fiber optic connectors for industrial applications The invention is a protective enclosure that can be adapted for use with different types of connectors, including LC type fiber optic connectors. The protective enclosure includes a plug portion and an adapter portion. The plug portion includes a plug housing having... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310458 | Stacked module systems and methods The present invention provides methods for constructing stacked circuit modules and precursor assemblies with flexible circuitry. Using the methods of the present invention, a single set of flexible circuitry whether articulated as one or two flex circuits may be em... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310212 | Connector A connector includes a base board having at least four contacts provided on each of two opposite sides thereof. The contacts on the second side of the base board are arranged in the reverse order relative to the contacts on the first side of the base board, and some... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7309256 | Flat flexible cable assembly with integrally-formed sealing members A flat flexible cable assembly includes a flat flexible cable having one or more substantially rectangular conductors encompassed within an insulating sheath. An overmold encapsulates and is secured to a portion of the flat flexible cable in an area in which the ins... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303429 | Terminal and connector using the same A terminal and a connector using the same are provided. The terminal includes a contact portion having a number of contact protrusions for making electrical contact with terminal portions of a cable; a support portion connected to the contact portion via a connectio... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300303 | Method and apparatus for attaching flexible circuit to a rigid printed circuit board An apparatus comprising a spring retainer attachable to a printed circuit board and a spring having a fixed end attached to the spring retainer and a free end that contacts and exerts a force on the printed circuit board when the spring retainer is attached to the p... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291037 | Flexible circuit board A flexible circuit board is provided, comprising a flexible substrate having an upper surface and a lower surface and a plurality of electrically conductive pads overlaid on an upper surface of the flexible substrate. Front ends of the electrically conductive pads d... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288007 | Type of improved connecting socket This invention relates to a type of improved connecting socket, comprising an external casing, wherein both ends have a through hole each, and a connecting unit installed at the external casing, wherein the connecting unit comprises a circuit board which has at leas... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7278855 | High speed, direct path, stair-step, electronic connectors with improved signal integrity characteristics and methods for their manufacture An electrical connector comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration designed to mate with electrical components having electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration. A direct connect signaling system comprised ... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275948 | Connector A connector of upper contact type for an FPC comprising a cover housing constituted of synthetic resin alone. The housing includes first contacts and second contacts alternately arranged in parallel on a line. Each of the first contacts has an elastic arm coming int... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7270571 | Cable cord locating element A cable core locating element includes a base formed of a plurality of clamping slots for clamping one of many cores of a cable each, with a free end of the core projected from a front side of the base. When the free ends of the forward projected cores are stripped ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267573 | Connector for flat cable Having conductive contacts (4), a first insulator (1) retaining the contacts, and a cable-side insulator, attachable/detachable relative to the first insulator, for retaining a flat cable (6). The cable-side insulator includes a second insulator... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267552 | Signal transmission cable with adaptive contact pin reference A signal transmission cable with adaptive contact pin reference structure includes a first cable having a connecting edge; a second cable having a connecting edge; a component lay-out section having a first lateral edge adjacent to the connecting edge of the first c... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261569 | Connection structure of printed wiring board A connecting structure is for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC includes a substrate and electro-conductive portions. The printed wiring board includes an insertion opening provided on an edge surface thereof, and line connecting ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7258570 | Connector for flexible board A connector for a flexible board includes a housing integrally formed with a bottom board, side wall portions and a top board, and formed with a board insertion portion that has a laterally extending opening shape disposed between the bottom board and the top board,... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258551 | Electrical connector stress relief at substrate interface An electrical connector includes a wafer having flexible members that allow the wafer to expand or contract in response to movement of solder pads on a PCB. As a PCB to which a connector is attached is heated during, for example, normal use, it may expand, which may... | 08/21/2007 |
