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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946884 | Converter A converter has a casing and a plug. The casing has a mounting recess, an engaging tab and multiple mounting protrusions. The mounting recess is formed in the casing. The engaging tab is formed on and protrudes from the mounting recess. The mounting protrusions are ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7762837 | Male medical device electrical connector with engineered friction fit A male connector, including: a body having a proximal end and a distal end; and an elastomeric member disposed around an outer surface of the distal end of the body, wherein the distal end of the body is configured to be received into a female connector interface in... | 07/27/2010 |
| 7753721 | Electrical adapted with replaceable plug structure An electrical adapter with a replaceable plug structure includes an adapter housing and a plug mounting/dismounting structure mounted to the adapter housing. The plug mounting/dismounting structure includes a carrier, at least one set of contact plates, and at least... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7632137 | Power adapter A power adapter has a main body of cylindrical shape. A top of the main body defines a recess and an annular sidewall enclosing the recess. A rotation-proof component received in the annular sidewall of the main body defines a rotation-proof portion extending into t... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7601023 | Power adapter A power adapter has a main body. A top of the main body defines a recess and an annular sidewall enclosing the recess. The annular sidewall has a sliding recess extending along the circumference of an inner surface thereof. A rotation-proof component defines a rotat... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7507114 | Male medical device electrical connector with engineered friction fit A male connector includes a body and an elastomeric member. The body has a proximal end and a distal end. The elastomeric member is disposed around an outer surface of the distal end of the body. The distal end of the body is configured to be received into a female ... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7364436 | Low height USB interface connecting device and a memory storage apparatus thereof A connecting device with a low height comprises a connector part, and a set of metal terminals. The connector part has a height compatible with the height of an inner space in a standard USB interface slot socket so as to be inserted into the standard USB interface ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364445 | USB flash device with rubber cover A USB device includes a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA), a metal shell secured to a front of the PCBA, a plastic frame secured to a rear of the PCBA, and a rubber case including a case body covering the plastic frame case such that a plug shell connector exten... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7364476 | Electrical connecting terminal assembly A connecting terminal (10) for a busbar is provided and can include an electrically insulated housing (20), in which an electrically conductive clamp body (40) is provided with a first clamp screw (41) for fixing a connector cable (50 | 04/29/2008 |
| 7352601 | USB flash memory device A memory device for interconnection with a Universal Serial Bus (USB) Series A type receptacle of an electronic device includes a housing wherein the housing is largely rectangular, with the width and height of a USB Series A plug standard housing; a connector withi... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7300297 | Power supply with a changeable plug A power source supplier able to change its plug includes a main body and a plug. The main body has a recess provided with a plug engage block and plural elastic conducting strips. The recess has the opposite sides of its lower side bored with two position-limiting n... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7264513 | Removable storage device An adapter for removable memory cards including a housing configured to receive a memory card, a connector for connection to a host system, an interface circuit interconnecting the memory card and connector and adapted to allow communication therebetween and at leas... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7241169 | Adapter for power supply An adapter for power supply is disclosed. The adapter comprises a body containing a peg module connected a connector of a plug, characterized in that one side of the body of the adapter is a common socket engaged with an engaging slot formed on the housing, the top ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7234954 | International electrical receptacle An electrical receptacle is disclosed, which is configured to fit and mount into an outlet box and has a front panel configured to receive different internationally standardized plug pin arrangements. ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7212420 | Universal serial bus voltage transformer The present invention provides a universal serial bus (USB) voltage transformer, which comprises a main body, a transformer circuit unit, and several connectors. The transformer circuit unit is disposed in or at the inside of the main body. The connectors are electr... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7179105 | Power supply with a changeable plug element A power supply with a changeable plug element includes a plug housing and a plug element mounted moveably on the plug housing. The plug housing includes a front cover (1), a circuit board (2), a rear cover (4) and a pair of connecting sheets ( | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168968 | Plug adapter A plug adapter includes a holder and a plug. An adaptation ring is provided on the holder; the adaptation ring containing multiple gaps. A mounting plate from the plug is snapped into the adaptation ring and turns in a given direction. The mounting plate is secured ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7168969 | Adjustable right angle electrical plug with an interchangeable plug assembly An adjustable right angle electrical plug with an interchangeable plug assembly has a casing, an interchangeable plug assembly and an electric cord. The casing is hollow and has a base, a cover and two resilient contacts. The cover is mounted on the base and has a p... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7160125 | Reversible universal serial bus (USB) device and connector A reversible connector for coupling with a USB A-type standard connector, including a first set of four electrical contacts deployed on a first slidingly retractable block and a second set of four electrical contacts deployed on a second slidingly retractable block,... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7125294 | Circuit board mounting bracket A pick-and-place type circuit board mounting bracket is surface-mounted, or alternatively, soldered with reinforcing posts that occupy one or more through-holes in the circuit board. The mounting face of the bracket is offset with respect to its mounting base to all... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118399 | Electronic device with replaceable plug An electronic device with a replaceable plug is disclosed. The electronic device comprises a main body, a fixing element and a plug. The main body has an upper casing and a lower casing, and a plug-receiving portion is disposed at the bottom of the lower casing. The... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118425 | Socket structure and method for forming the same A socket and a method for forming the same are provided. The socket includes a main body, at least a terminal mounted on the main body, wherein the terminal includes a central pillar having a first end and a second end, a first ring mounted on the central pillar and... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7101188 | Electrical edge connector adaptor High-reliability edge connector adaptor to support high bandwidth signal paths. The edge connector adapter includes an edge connector slot for mating with a card edge connector and a connector edge along which a set or sets of biased contacts are arrayed. The connec... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7097469 | Contact insert cartridge for plugs of tractor/trailer jumper cables A cartridge for removably connecting to a cable that electrically connects a tow vehicle to a towed vehicle is provided. The cartridge includes a body having a first end and a second end and a plurality of openings extending from the first end to the second end. The... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094074 | Manufacturing methods for ultra-slim USB flash-memory card with supporting dividers or underside ribs A flash-memory-drive card has an integrated slim Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector that fits into a standard USB socket. The slim USB connector has 4 metal contacts on a board that is encapsulated by upper and lower plastic cases. Components are mounted onto the ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7074060 | Power plug In a power plug capable of preventing twists of a power supply line and turning on/off power supplied to a load device according to a rotation of a rotational unit by dividing the power plug itself into a fixed unit and the rotational unit, the power plug includes t... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7069370 | USB memory storage apparatus with integrated circuit in a connector An integrated semiconductor memory device for use within an integrated USB memory apparatus has a controller, a flash memory in communication with the controller, a USB interface circuit in communication with the memory controller, and an integrated circuit package ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044802 | USB flash-memory card with perimeter frame and covers that allow mounting of chips on both sides of a PCB A flash-memory-drive card has a Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) connector. The card has a printed-circuit board (PCB) that fits into a perimeter frame that surrounds the edges of the PCB. Metal or plastic upper and lower covers are snapped onto the frame to encapsulate t... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7035126 | Programmable power supply capable of receiving AC and DC power input A power supply capable of receiving an AC or DC input power signal and converting the received input power signal into a DC output power signal includes retractable AC and DC input plugs as well as a retractable output cable. One or more interchangeable tips may be ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7028595 | Precision double-sided aspheric element A precision optical element is described, such as is used in thermal imaging systems in the infra-red, manufactured by means of single point machining, with both of its surfaces having an aspheric form, with or without the addition of a diffractive optics pattern. T... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7012403 | Charger with replaceable signal line for a car A charger with a replaceable signal for a car includes a casing and a circuit board. The casing is provided with a current taking plug at a lateral side thereof. The circuit board is disposed in the casing and electrically connected to the current taking plug for re... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997739 | Device including housing assembly with contact members extending therefrom and methods of forming the same A device includes a housing assembly that has a first housing member having an inner periphery defining an opening and a second housing member having an outer periphery. The second housing member is mounted within the opening such that the outer periphery and the in... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994568 | Portable storage device A storage device includes a housing case, a terminal connector, a circuit substrate and a base. The terminal connector, the circuit substrate, and the base are inserted, in this order, inside the housing case. The terminal connector has at least a contact terminal f... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6969276 | Metal terminal with weakened part A metal terminal has a terminal body having a crimp part crimped to a wire and a fastening part connected to the terminal body through breaking parts. The fastening part has a through-hole for passage of a bolt. The metal terminal further includes a co-fastening par... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6948955 | Terminal of a medium voltage electrical cable The invention relates to a terminal (10) for a medium voltage electrical cable (12) comprising a conductor (14) that can be raised to a potential V, characterized in that the terminal is in the form of a body (16; 72) of generally longitu... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6915169 | Extendable and retractable lead having a snap-fit terminal connector A lead having an extendable and retractable fixation mechanism has a rotating terminal pin at the terminal end which rotates the fixation mechanism at the distal end. As the terminal pin is rotated, the fixation mechanism is extended or retracted from the distal end... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6902441 | Modular layered stackable connector system A connector system for use with first and second wire harnesses and including a male housing sub-assembly and an engageable and female housing sub-assembly which defines an open interior therebetween. First and second pluralities of terminal pins are associated with... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6863560 | Electrical power plug with secure positioning of the contact prongs An electrical plug includes at least one contact prong defining a longitudinal axis, and a carrier plate having an aperture for receiving the contact prong. The contact prong is provided in the direction of the longitudinal axis with a first stop and a second stop, ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6733329 | USB flash drive The present invention relates to a USB flash drive includes a mobile storage device and at least one interconnector. The mobile storage device is provided with a built-in circuit board having a connector at one end thereof. The connector is in connection with a cont... | 05/11/2004 |
