Did You Know...
...that Charles Goodyear performed some of his experiments on rubber while in debtor's prison? He was there so often he referred to it as his "hotel". Chronically in debt because of poor business sense and ill health, Goodyear depended on the generosity of friends and family. Even after he unlocked the secret to vulcanizing rubber, he was unable to improve his financial situation. When he died, his estate was $200,000 in debt.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416442 | Connector A connector has a combination of a terminal set and a back cover together disposed inside a shell, where the shell and the back cover are further covered by a metal mask. The terminal set consists of at least one connecting port. The connecting port includes a circu... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7326084 | Electronic module of electric connector An electronic module of an electric connector suitable for being electrically connected to a terminal set inside the electric connector is provided. A plurality of connection terminals is installed on the terminal set for electrically connecting other devices. The e... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7285016 | Connector A connector assembly includes a dielectric housing and a plurality of conductive terminals. The dielectric housing defines a plurality of terminal slots and terminal pores, which together contain said conductive terminals. Said terminal pores are defined on both sid... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7156699 | Connector with a capacitor connected to a metal casing A connector has a socket, a circuit board, a capacitor and a casing. The socket has an inner end and a sidewall. The circuit board is mounted transversely in the socket near the inner end and has an inner surface and an outer surface. The capacitor is mounted on the... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7134915 | Base structure for communication module A base structure of a communication module comprising a left and a right base part symmetrically arranged and connecting mutually, wherein two engaging grooves are provided respectively at the bottom of the left base part and at the top of the right base part, and c... | 11/14/2006 |
| 6638112 | Modular jack having subassembly of PCBs and magnetic box A modular jack (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (1) defining a cavity for receiving a plug connector, a conductive shield (2) substantially surrounding the insulative housing and a module assembly (10) installe... | 10/28/2003 |
| 4676576 | Communications connector A preformed electrical insulation displacement connector enabling electrical continuity between telecommunications equipment whose multiple electrical leads are commonly on a 0.085 inch pitch (center line distance between conductors) and other types of el... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4659163 | Filtered shielded connector assembly A filtered shielded connector assembly is comprised of an insulating housing member having one or more connector receiving cavities therein, a plurality of pin terminals, filtering means and shielding means. The shielding means is comprised of two metal m... | 04/21/1987 |
| 4600256 | Condensed profile electrical connector A condensed profile electrical connector to be used in electrically coupling a flexible conductor connector plug to a primary printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes a support unit (11) having a secondary printed circuit board (17) and a ... | 07/15/1986 |
