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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8167660 | Connector assemblies for use with implantable medical devices Connector assemblies for use to concurrently transmit multiple signals or sources. The connector assemblies are generally formed by coupling a plurality of ring contacts, sealing rings, and spring contact elements together with at least one holding ring to form a co... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162697 | Tip-sleeve silent plug with 360° sliding ring contact A silent plug includes a switch adapted to be automatically opened when the connector is inserted into the jack and closed when the connector is not inserted into the jack to eliminate electronically generated noise that would otherwise occur when the plug is insert... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8123569 | Waterproof audio jack connector An audio jack connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) and a cover (3). the insulative housing has a bottom surface (12), a cavity (14) having a front end exposed to exterior for insert... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8100726 | Waterproof audio jack and method of making the same An audio jack includes an insulative housing and a number of contacts retained therein. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for receiving a corresponding plug and a number of mounting holes extending inwardly from a mounting wall thereof. Each contact h... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8096838 | Header assembly for implantable medical devices A header assembly for an implantable medical device (IMD). The header assembly includes a plurality of cavities with a plurality of insulating rings interdisposed between adjacent ones of the cavities. The cavities receive electrical contact rings. In certain embodi... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8092260 | Device for securing leads into in-line connector devices A locking device for connectors is provided that uses a threaded seal latch application using a ferrule. The locking device secures leads in electrical connectors, particularly connectors involved in medically implantable devices. The locking device utilizes a threa... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8062074 | Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having a first inner surface forming a connector bore, an outer surface defining a fill port for receiving an adhesive, and a second inner surface defining ... | 11/22/2011 |
| 8043123 | Power receptacle for portable electronic device A power receptacle for a portable electronic device suitable for connecting a power plug is provided. The power plug has a tubular terminal and a clamping terminal in the tubular terminal. The power receptacle includes an insulating housing, an anode terminal, and a... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8011971 | Adjustable plug and earphone utilizing the same A plug assembly includes an insulation housing and an insertion pole fixed to the insulation housing. The insertion pole is made of elastic material and includes at least two insertion portions extended along an extension direction of the insertion pole. ... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7997939 | Plug A plug includes a plug housing and a metal terminal group. The metal terminal group includes a mating electrode group on the first end side thereof and a connection electrode group on the second end side, the mating electrode group including mating electrode section... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7988498 | Earphone jack Disclosed is an earphone jack including a housing, a circuit connector mounted in the housing, and a plurality of first connecting terminals each including a first connecting section outwardly protruded from the housing, to be connected to a circuit of an audio appl... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7988497 | Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or more traces extending through the shell; one or more conductive member... | 08/02/2011 |
| 7967643 | Phone plug signal tip An electric plug having a central signal shaft terminating in a tip, wherein the tip has a substantially frustoconical nose, a convex annular shoulder centered at an axial distance of less than 0.120 inch from the front end of the tip, (defining a bulbous portion) a... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7950967 | Low profile plugs Apparatus, systems, and methods for assembling a plug with a low profile for use with an electronic device are provided. In some embodiments, a 4-pin plug may include a diameter similar to the diameter of a 3-pin plug. In some embodiments, the fourth pin may be coup... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7927151 | Audio plug with core structural member Plugs with core structural members and methods for manufacturing plugs with core structural members are provided. A plug can include a core structural member that may increase the structural integrity of the plug. The plug can further include contact pads and traces... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7914342 | Signal plug This invention is a kind of signal plug, mainly comprising of a body and a sleeve. On the front of the body there is a C-shaped section contact pin and on the end, there is a positioning device and conducting wire anchor parts. The sleeve comprises of a hole passing... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7914343 | Implantable bifurcated neurostimulator adapters An adapter for coupling a pair of implantable neurostimulator lead extension plugs to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes a connector coupled to a first end of an elongate body and a flexible bifurcation member coupled to a second end of the elonga... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7901253 | Multiconductor jack and multiconductor plug A multiconductor plug (10) has exposed electrodes (11a through 11e) on a shaft portion (14) and an electrode (11f) located at an annular flat portion of a flange portion (15) perpendicular to an axial di... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7896708 | Connector system with electrical connection and infrared coupling and method An electrical connector system provides both electrically conductive connection and infrared coupling, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an infrar... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7892039 | Connector usable with multiple layered connections and method of use thereof Various connectors are provided that allow establishment of one or more connections in minimal space. Numerous pins of typical radial pin related art connectors are replaced with longitudinally extending connector portions that are able to matingly engage a receivin... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7887377 | Low capacitance audio connector priority The low capacitance audio connector allows reduction of the interelectrode capacitance through its compatibility with driven shield techniques. This permits an entire audio cable employing these techniques to have very low total capacitance. ... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7887378 | Audio jack connector An audio jack connector has an insulating housing. The insulating housing has an inserting hole extending from a front to a rear for receiving the audio plug connector and a plurality of recesses communicating with the inserting hole for receiving a plurality of ter... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7871299 | Connector, jack socket component, electronic equipment and plug component A connector of the present invention comprises a jack socket with a plurality of first terminals disposed at a cylindrical inner wall at predetermined intervals in a depth direction, a plug with a plurality of second terminals disposed at an outer wall thereof, cons... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854633 | Low profile plug receptacle A low profile receptacle plug receptacle is disclosed. The low profile plug receptacle which may have a housing with a partially circular opening that is configured in one embodiment to receive a cylindrical plug. The low profile receptacle plug receptacle may have ... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7837512 | Audio jack connector An audio jack connector has an insulating housing. The insulating housing has an inserting hole extending from a front to rear for receiving the audio plug connector and a plurality of recesses communicating with the inserting hole for receiving a plurality of termi... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7837511 | Electrical connector having improved connecting module An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative element (1) and an electrical unit (2) mounted to the insluative element. The electrical unit includes a housing (21), a terminal module (23) assembled to the housing, at least a... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833067 | Audio-video signal plug An audio-video signal plug includes a shaft assembly comprising a shaft body, a shaft carried by the shaft body and a quick disconnect blade connector carried by the shaft body and disposed in electrical communication with the shaft. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7824229 | Audio plug connector An audio plug connector for mating with an audio jack connector, includes a main member of substantially cylindrical shape with a plurality of contacts exposed along an axis direction thereof. A subsidiary member is extended from a portion of an outer peripheral sur... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7824230 | Audio plug An audio plug includes an insulating housing of substantial column shape, a plurality of cylindrical audio contacts made up of a tip contact, a first contact and second contact, a fixing element with two indention areas symmetrically formed at an outer surface there... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7775837 | Electrical connector with improved clip member An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity opening forwards for receiving a mating plug in a mating direction and a mounting face, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating hosing and having contacting portions projec... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7736192 | Implantable neurostimulator adapters An adapter for coupling a plug of an implantable neurostimulator lead extension to a connector port of a neurostimulator device includes an elongate body, a connector including a plurality of contacts coupled to a first end of the elongate body, and a housing includ... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7727029 | Connector arrangement having multiple independent connectors A connector arrangement comprising an elongate member with electrically conducting areas forming a first connector and a second connector being arranged inside said elongate member ? The second connector is usable independently of the first connector. ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7717754 | Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or more traces extending through the shell; one or more conductive member... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7717755 | Electrical connector with improved contacts An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and at least one contact (2) received and retained in the housing. The housing defines a mating face (10), a receiving cavity (101) running through the mating face fo... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699665 | Audio plug connector An audio plug connector includes a substantially pillared insulating body defining a fixing portion at one end thereof, a plurality of terminals formed in the insulating body, and a housing having a lower housing and an upper housing mated with each other to define ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7670192 | Audio plug An audio plug (100) for a connection with an audio plug, includes a contact shaft (1) for a connection with the audio plug and a cable (5), a tubular sleeve (2) covering on the contact shaft, and a metal tube (4) glued on the tubul... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7648401 | Electrode line and connecting piece for electromedical implants The invention relates to a connecting piece for connecting to an electrode line and to an electric implant, whereby the connecting piece has an electrically conducting plug module, multiple ring-shaped electrically conducting contacts with insulation sections having... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7618294 | Audio plug connector An audio plug connector includes a contact module, a plug, and a switch module. The contact module includes a shell, a first contact terminal and a second contact terminal both received in the shell. The plug disposed in the shell has a mating portion, a first conta... | 11/17/2009 |
| 7614918 | Cable connector assembly A cable connector assembly (100) for a connection with an electrical conductor, includes a contact shaft (1) for a connection with the electrical conductor and a cable (5), a tubular sleeve (2) covering on the contact shaft, and a metal t... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7601033 | Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or more traces extending through the shell; one or more conductive member... | 10/13/2009 |
