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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052464 | Connector A connector is provided which includes a plug having a plurality of cables disposed on one side of the plug, and a socket mounted on a base substrate that is used to connect the plug. The plug includes a plate-like member and a flexible substrate fixed to the surrou... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7874867 | Electrical connection member with outer insulating film member and inner inclined spring member In an electrical connection member having elasticity and adapted to be interposed between connection objects for electrically connecting them together, an inner member has a plurality of spring pieces each extending from a base plate portion, an outer member includi... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7871289 | Printed circuit cable assembly for top down installation A printed circuit cable assembly for top down installation in a disc drive or the like in which a printed circuit cable supporting electrical conductor paths has a body portion, a flex portion and an insertion tab connecting the body portion and flex portion. A PCC ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7815465 | Electric connector assembly The present invention discloses an electric connector assembly including an insulator body, a fixed part, multiple terminals, a flexible flat cable (FFC) and a metal case. The insulator body has a rectangular base, multiple accommodating tanks are located one side o... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7674134 | Shielded connector In a connector including a conductive contact, an insulating housing holding the contact, and a conductive shell covering the housing, the housing includes a protruding portion of a flat-plate shape having first and second principal surfaces faced to each other. The... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7618282 | Snap-fit flat cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a base portion having a front surface and a rear surface, a mating portion extending from the front surface, and a receiving space recessed into the rear sur... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7530839 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulating body, an inner flexible plug, two metal housings and a flexible cable. The insulating body includes a base, two side portions set on two opposite sides of said base respectively and a top board connected between the sid... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7481669 | Plug-in wiring structure of optoelectronic device The present invention relates to a plug-in wiring structure of the photovoltaic device, which is applicable to thin-strap connection in electric or electronic apparatuses, such as the output connection of copper-made thin bus straps in a package of solar cell plates... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7467970 | Pair of flat-type flexible cable connectors and harness of flat-type flexible cable A pair of flat-type flexible cable connectors of the present invention comprise a first connector and a second connector. The first connector is provided with a plate-like cable holder, which has flat end faces on both sides in a thickness direction and an end protr... | 12/23/2008 |
| 7445496 | Method for contacting flexible printed circuit with another flexible circuitry component and related circuitry assembly A method for connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC) with a flexible circuitry component containing conducting wires is disclosed. The flexible circuitry component has an uncovered conducting portion. The proposed method includes providing a tenon and a holder w... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7387535 | Hinged leadframe assembly for an electrical connector An electrical connector is disclosed with a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received in the connector housing. The leadframe assembly may include a dielectric leadframe housing and first and second electrically-conductive contacts extending through the le... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7385142 | Manufacturing method of electronic part and wiring substrate A manufacturing method of an electronic part, comprises: sectioning a wiring substrate along a line intersecting a through hole, the wiring substrate having; a base substrate, a wiring pattern provided on a first surface of the base substrate, a reinforcement member... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7374429 | Connector assembly A connector assembly includes a frame mounted on a printed circuit substrate having a plurality of contact pads, and a spring member configured for insertion into the frame. The spring member has a flexible circuit supported thereon. The spring member and frame are ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7367838 | Intermediate connector In an electrical connector adapted to be interposed between two connection objects to electrically connect the connection objects to each other, a flexible conductive film, mounted on a base member, includes a flexible insulating film having an outer surface and an ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7367812 | Circuit board and electrical assembly using the same An exemplary circuit board (21) includes an indention portion at a side of the circuit board, and a plug slot (251). The indention portion includes a bottom wall (211) and a side wall (212), and the side wall located between the bottom wa... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7351070 | Microconnector for FPC connection and method of producing the same A micro connector comprising an insulator holding a lever, a printed circuit board which has a plurality of micro contacting terminals at a back surface thereof and an FPC cable which has a plurality of micro contacting pieces in an end thereof, wherein said insulat... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7344390 | Installation structure of parallel wire on board A parallel wire is installed on a board. Wire parts of strip-off margins at both ends of the parallel wire are bent so as to form bent portions before the wire parts are inserted into the board. The wire parts inserted into the board are prevented from being removed... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7320617 | Electrical coupling apparatus and method Disclosed are various embodiments of electrical coupling apparatuses and methods. In one embodiment, an electrical coupling apparatus is provided having a first contact array on a card, where the first contact array is located at a first predefined position relative... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7311557 | Electrical connector A receptacle electrical connector (30) for receiving an electrical connector (10) having a resilient arm (14), includes a receptacle housing (31) having at least one peripheral wall (34); and at least one first cut-off portion (... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7275937 | Optoelectronic module with components mounted on a flexible circuit Embodiments of the present invention disclose a transceiver module having a flexible circuit contained within a housing. The flexible circuit has various electronic components and either a photodiode or a laser transmitter disposed on and electrically connected to i... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7272428 | Wireless electrocardiograph system and method A method and system for wireless ECG monitoring is provided. An electrode connector, transmitter and receiver operate with existing electrodes and ECG monitors. The electrode connector includes connectors for attaching to disposable or reusable single electrodes. Th... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267553 | Optical transceiver using optical sub-assembly having multiple lead pins connected to the substrate by a flexible printed circuit The present invention provides a coupling mechanism between the optical subassembly and the circuit board using the FPC board. The mechanism according to the present invention may release the mechanical stress induced in the root portion of the lead pin of the optic... | 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 |
| 7261599 | Module connector A module connector, to which a module (5) is electrically connected, comprises a base (10) loaded with a number of terminals (2) and defining a receiving room for receiving the module; and an outer shell (4) assembled to the base after th... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252520 | Flex film card edge connector and cable assembly A flex film card edge connector includes a substantially planar substrate having opposite major surfaces joined at an edge; and a flexible film wrapped around the edge and supported on both of the major surfaces. A first and second set of conductive pads are arrayed... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7242202 | Signal probe and probe assembly A probe includes an electrical element. The probe has reduced parasitic loading. A probe assembly with a plurality of probes is also disclosed. ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7232334 | Electrical connecting device A flat cable 11 has a connecting end 23 provided with a conductor exposing part 24, in which an insulating coating 22 is removed so as to be electrically connected to a plurality of terminals 3 and a plurality of conductors 21 | 06/19/2007 |
| 7215991 | Wireless medical diagnosis and monitoring equipment A medical diagnosis and monitoring system having at least one sensor for detecting an electrical, physical, chemical, or biological property of a patient such as, but not limited to, EEG- and EKG-signals, respiration, oxygen saturation, temperature, perspiration, et... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210942 | 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 comprises a long substrate, a plurality of conductors laminated on the surface of the substrate and extending along an axial direction o... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7204707 | Connector in which floating of a front portion is controlled by fitting of a mating connector In a floating connector (101) including a fitting portion (20) and a fixed portion (40), a supporting mechanism (1) is connected to the fitting portion and the fixed portion to support the fitting portion to the fixed portion so that the ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201606 | Wire connection structure and connector A body of a connector is constituted by combining a first support member for supporting a plurality of terminal elements with a second support member for supporting the first support member. The second support member has a plurality of bearing surfaces individually ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192300 | Cable with a meandering portion and a ground portion sandwiched between retaining elements A connector adapted for connection to cables has a retaining member that aligns and retains the cables. The retaining member has a body portion and a bar-shaped member. The body portion has a plurality of fixing portions for fixedly retaining the bar-shaped member. ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186129 | Lock structure and connector with lock mechanism of lock structure A connector with a lock mechanism is provided. The lock mechanism 11 comprises a lock arm 3 provided on an outer surface of a plug frame 10A and a pair of supports 5A, 5B arranged near respective lateral ends of the lock arm 3. | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175472 | Flexible flat cable with a positioning structure and connector using the same A flexible flat cable with a positioning structure that is disposed on the part or on each side of the flexible flat cable close to a signal contact part, and a connector to be used in conjunction with the flexible flat cable has a corresponding positioning structur... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7172455 | Plug-in connector for connecting two flat strip conductors and associated plug-in connector system The invention relates to a plug-in connector for connecting two flat strip conductors, including at least one spring element which provides the required normal contact power for the connection of the two flat strip conductors. The spring element contacts the two fla... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7168990 | Female side connector for high current A female side connector for high current includes at least one contact unit including a contact, a contact support section, and a connection terminal: and a connector housing for placing the contact support section. The contact is provided by superposing a plurality... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7166803 | Parallel-transmission flat cable equipped with connector unit A parallel-transmission flat cable that is equipped with a connector unit is provided. This parallel-transmission flat cable includes: a parallel-transmission flat cable member that has pairs of signal transmission paths and ground portions that are arranged alterna... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7159811 | Decorative member for outdoor use A decorative member for outdoors use is adapted to be coupled to a main functional member and has a surface that is externally exposed. The decorative member includes an outer member made of a metal, the outer member having inner and outer surfaces; and at least one... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7144256 | Connector arrangement between a flexible ribbon cable and a component The invention relates to a connector arrangement, between a flexible ribbon cable (1) and a component (5) of an electrical circuit, whereby the flexible ribbon cable (1) has a stripped conductor region on one side of the end for connection, comp... | 12/05/2006 |
