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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8142222 | Jumper A jumper includes a casing, and two conductive members. The casing defines a first receiving space in a first end, and a second and a third receiving spaces in a second end opposite to the first end. The conductive members are received in the first receiving space. | 03/27/2012 |
| 7938677 | Electrical jumper with retaining arrangements An electrical jumper includes an insulative housing defining a receiving room having an inserting opening through which the pins are inserted to the receiving room and a one-piece terminal member assembled in the receiving room. The terminal member includes two cont... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7833050 | Apparatus and method of zeroing a test instrument An apparatus and method for shorting together a plurality of electrical leads. The apparatus includes an electrical conductor that extends between first and second ends and a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The electrical condu... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7798846 | Electrical connector assembly with a jumper device An electrical connector assembly includes a cable connector having a cable therein and a jumper device retained on the cable. The jumper device includes an insulative base having a body portion mounted a jumper contact therein and a retaining portion engaging with t... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7771227 | Circuit board connector assembly A circuit board connector assembly adapted for connecting two printed circuit boards includes a receptacle connector having a receptacle insulating housing and two plug connectors each connected with the corresponding printed circuit boards and having a plug insulat... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7731523 | Electric cross connector The invention relates to a modular electric cross connector for producing an electrically conductive connection, in particular of electric contacts (20) of relay sockets, comprising a carrier (100) and an electric bridge (200) partially received... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7686645 | Apparatus and method of zeroing a test instrument An apparatus and method for shorting together a plurality of electrical leads. The apparatus includes an electrical conductor that extends between first and second ends and a first surface and a second surface facing away from the first surface. The electrical condu... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7404734 | Jumper installation feedback A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the ... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7392581 | Method for manufacturing a magnetic element A plate member includes a frame portion (51) provided in a state of coupling both one end portion and other end portion and mounting terminal portions (44) protruding from the one end portion and the other end portion of said frame portion (51) ... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7336491 | Heat sink A heat dissipation device for electrical components includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The outer surface is configured for mounting the electrical components thereon, wherein the components are mounted to the outer surface to allow the transfer of heat ... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7335054 | Wiring connector A wiring connector having a connector housing made of an insulator and a plurality of stages of terminal rows provided in the connector housing. The plurality of stages of terminal rows includes a first terminal row and a second terminal row and the first and second... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331800 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array includes a first differential signal pair, a first ground contact lead adjacent to the first differential signal pair, and a second groun... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7311548 | Jumper installation feedback A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7309239 | High-density, low-noise, high-speed mezzanine connector A mezzanine style electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes first and second arrays of electrical contacts extending through a connector housing. Each contact array may include single ended signal conductors or differential signal pairs or a combinat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7288866 | Rotary electric machine An output terminal mount includes a molded resin body in which a harness connecting portion and a mounting portion are formed integrally; internal terminals insert molded into the molded resin body such that connecting terminals at a first end are exposed inside har... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7281950 | High speed connectors that minimize signal skew and crosstalk The invention is an electrical connector that minimizes signal skew caused by varying propagation times through different transmission paths within the connector, minimizes crosstalk caused by intermingling electric fields between signal contacts, and maximizes sign... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7270573 | Electrical connector with load bearing features Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or bo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7249960 | Contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors with safety mechanism against interference The present invention concerns a contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors that is suited for use between a primer for airbags and a control unit of a motor vehicle, whereby a protective element in the contact safety device is provided to prevent spurious ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247039 | Contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors with a shorting bar with an integrated circuit element The invention concerns a contact safety device for pin-and-socket connectors with an inserted state and a preassembled state, in which a safety mechanism is provided in the contact safety device to secure ignition contacts of the primer against interference and that... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7232335 | K-series watthour meter socket adapter A watthour meter socket adapter carries rigid conductors extending from a connection to jaw contacts in a housing, the conductors mounting the socket adapter between the lower load mounting connections and the upper line mounting connections in a meter fitting to de... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7229327 | Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229318 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array is arranged in a first pattern of signal contacts and ground contacts. The second linear array is arranged in a second pattern of signal ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226296 | Ball grid array contacts with spring action An electrical contact for a ball grid array connector is disclosed for providing improved solder ball connection with a substrate. The contacts may be compressed, enabling solder balls of the connector to abut with the substrate prior to reflow. During reflow, the c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7220014 | Quick mounting system for emergency lighting device An emergency lighting device adapted to be quickly and easily mounted and installed. In one embodiment, a mounting member of the device is first mounted to a desired structure and connected to an external power supply. Once mounted and completed, and emergency light... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7214104 | Ball grid array connector An electrical connector having a leadframe assembly and a connector housing is disclosed. The leadframe may include a lead frame and an electrical contact extending at least partially through the lead frame. The connector housing contains the leadframe assembly in e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7182631 | Bridging member for electrical terminals A bridging member for electrical terminals provides each of the connecting pins of the bridging member with a sleeve of insulating material, which extends in the axial direction around the connecting pin in such a way that an inner free space is present between the ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7182643 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes a linear array of electrical blade contacts is disclosed. Each contact may have a free-ended mating portion that extends from a mate surface of a dielectric base. The first linear array may include a first signal contact, a seco... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7173809 | Multiphase busbar system According to the invention, the busbar system comprises at least one first (2) and one second busbar block (3) with busbars (6), whereby the busbars (6) of the first busbar block (2) are electrically connected to a number of supply... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7160117 | High speed, high signal integrity electrical connectors An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a terminal tray. The terminal tray may include a tray body having a latch extending therefrom. The connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7153157 | Terminal block jumper An electrically insulated body carries one of more jaw members which are mountable over threaded terminals in a meter socket to provide a bypass connection between line and load socket terminals to enable a watthour meter to be removed and reinstalled relative to th... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7131863 | Method of simplifying placement of jumpers using templates Each of a plurality of jumper templates is configured to fit over a jumper block. Each jumper template contains a set of jumpers disposed to connect to pin pairs on the jumper block and thereby set the jumper block to one of a permissible setting for the jumper bloc... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7118391 | Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts An electrical connector having a leadframe housing, a first electrical contact fixed in the leadframe housing, a second electrical contact fixed adjacent to the first electrical contact in the leadframe housing, and a third electrical contact fixed adjacent to the s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7083432 | Retention member for connector system A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a righ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7084361 | High voltage interlock switch A switch device for assembly with a fastener securing an access cover to a high voltage storage device includes a switch connector device connectable to a shroud. The switch connector includes a flange with a bolt hole through which a fastener passes and a first con... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081012 | Device for ducting electrical lines through the wall of a fuel tank The invention relates to a device for ducting electrical lines through the wall of a fuel tank (1), whereby a steel support (3) is materially connected to the wall of the fuel tank (1). Contacts (4) are introduced through the support (... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7070464 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7023106 | Steering column assembly having integrated electrical connection A steering column assembly having a support structure, a tilt portion, and a switch module is provided. The support structure is securable to a vehicle. The tilt portion is pivotally secured to the support structure such that the tilt portion can pivot about a pivot... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7018246 | Maintenance of uniform impedance profiles between adjacent contacts in high speed grid array connectors An electrical contact that is particularly suitable for use in high speed, grid array connectors is disclosed. The contact includes a retention member extending along a length thereof. The retention member is adapted to retain the contact within a connector base and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
