Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8342884 | Dual card edge connector with top-loading male and female components An LED light assembly includes a plurality of LED printed circuit boards (PCB), with each LED PCB having at least one LED bulb and electrical connector pads configured at each opposite end of the boards. A top loading two-component surface mount electrical connector... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8152567 | Electrical connector having a paddle board with a transformer with a magnetic core embedded in the paddle board A modular jack connector (100) includes a contact module (2) having a paddle board (22) formed with two conductive sections (28b). The contact module includes two transformers (24) each including a magnetic core (271)... | 04/10/2012 |
| 7993163 | Modular jack connector having improved magnetic module A modular jack connector (100) includes a contact module (2) having a paddle board (21) and a magnetic module (23). The magnetic module includes a number of magnetic cores (231) embedded in the paddle board, and a number of PCB lay... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7780475 | Socket connector for a relay A socket connector is provided for electrically connecting an electromagnetic relay to a plurality of electrical wires that are terminated by a mating connector. The socket connector includes a dielectric housing having a relay mounting base and a wire connector. Th... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7367851 | Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate ada... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361055 | Modular filter connector A modular filter connector (10) includes an outer housing (12) having a cavity. A plurality of inner housing modules (16) are positionable in the cavity in a side-by-side array. At least one terminal (28) is mounted in each housing module... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351083 | Electrical connector having terminating device The present invention provides an electrical connector (100) defining a receptacle (200) for receiving a mating plug. The electrical connector (100) is mounted on a mother printed circuit board (10) and includes a number of conductive con... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351106 | Electrical connector having an inner printed circuit board An electrical connector (100) for mounting on an external printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing (20) having a front mating face, a mounting face, a plurality of passageways (216) extending rearwardly from the mating face, a recei... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7273391 | Apparatus for improved connector layout A board has connectors for interfacing to external devices mounted at a rearward edge of the board, minimizing the need to make connections and route connecting cables in the space between the board and adjacent boards installed in a computer system. In one embodime... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7267584 | RJ-45 socket module and internal circuitry An RJ-45 socket module has a socket chassis, a circuit board, a transformer, a pin assembly, multiple lighting units, a base and a chassis cover. The circuit board is mounted in the socket chassis and has multiple through holes, printed circuit, multiple resistors, ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7241181 | Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate ada... | 07/10/2007 |
| 6699065 | Electrical connector with LEDs mounted on an internal PCB An electrical connector (100) for being mounted to a mother PCB includes an insulative housing (1) defining at least one receiving slot (11, 12) for receiving at least one mating connector, a plurality of conductive terminals (31) received in the insulati... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6663437 | Stacked modular jack assembly having built-in circuit boards A modular jack assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (2) and an electrical subassembly (3) disposed within the housing. The electrical subassembly includes first and second contact array assemblies (32, 34) each having a PCB (320, 340) and a number ... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6623307 | High frequency modular jack connector A modular jack connector (1) adapted for mounting onto a mother board includes a housing (10), a contact insert (20) received in the housing, LEDs (70, 90) and a metal shield (80). The contact insert includes two insert subassemblies (30, 40), and a noise... | 09/23/2003 |
