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Class 439/676 - Having push-pull-engaging contacts spaced along planar side wall transverse to longitudinal engagement axis (e.g., telephone jack or plug)


Subclass of Class 439 - Electrical connectors
Definition: Coupling part adapted to be engaged with and disengaged
No. of patents: 1331
Last issue date: 05/29/2012


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NumberTitleIssue Date
8187040Mounting feature for the contact array of an electrical connector
A contact sub-assembly is provided for an electrical connector. The contact sub-assembly includes a base having a mounting opening, and an array of mating contacts. Each mating contact includes a mating interface. A support block extends a length along a central lon...
05/29/2012
8182295Communication connector with improved crosstalk compensation
A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board i...
05/22/2012
8182294Connector assembly and related methods of use
Connector assemblies for use in wiring/cabling applications are disclosed. The connector assemblies include first and second jack openings that facilitate interaction between plugs that feature contact layouts according to the IEC 60603-7-7 standard. Cable/plug comb...
05/22/2012
8177585Multiple function RJ connector with split internal housing opening cavity
A modular RJ-type connector includes a female receptacle having an internal cavity, and first and second sets of rigid contacts disposed in back-to-back spaced relation to each other and in spaced relation to interior surfaces of the female receptacle that define th...
05/15/2012
RE43366Jack including crosstalk compensation for printed circuit board
A forward-reverse crosstalk compensation method is provided for compensating capacitance/inductance on a printed circuit board of a connector. The method includes a forward compensation process and a reverse compensation process. The forward compensation process com...
05/08/2012
8172621Electrical connector with metallic wire contacts
An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and contacts made from metallic wire. The insulating housing includes a front portion with a mating cavity and a rear portion. Each contact includes a contacting portion, a leg portion and a connecting portion c...
05/08/2012
8167661Method and system for improving crosstalk attenuation within a plug/jack connection and between nearby plug/jack combinations
This application describes a jack for improving crosstalk attenuation. The jack has a housing, a foil at least partially surrounding the housing, a printed circuit board, and at least one pair of insulation displacement contacts and vias. Each pair of insulation con...
05/01/2012
8167662Cable comprising connector with insulation piercing contacts
There is disclosed a connector and method for terminating a cable comprised twisted pairs of conductors. In one aspect of the invention the connector comprises a wire lead guide for arranging the twisted pairs of conductors and a plurality of piercing contacts which...
05/01/2012
8157600Electric connector and method of performing electronic connection
A modular jack assembly having a housing and a plug interface contact (PIC) sled subassembly insertable into the housing. The PIC sled subassembly provides an electrical and mechanical interface between PICs and a male-type plug receivable in an opening in the housi...
04/17/2012
8147278Integrated connector apparatus and methods
An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the electrical connector comprises an insulative housing comprising one or more electronic components, a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with the electronic c...
04/03/2012
8137141High-speed connector with multi-stage compensation
A communication connector uses compensation circuitry to compensate for crosstalk in a network connection. Portions of the compensation circuitry are placed on a flexible circuit board that makes conductive contact with plug interface contacts of the connector. Addi...
03/20/2012
8137142Connector assembly
A connector assembly can include a first housing, a second housing and a connector position assurance insert. The second housing can be configured to mate with the first housing in a mated configuration such that a first electrical terminal and a second electrical t...
03/20/2012
8128436Electrical connectors with crosstalk compensation
An electrical connector including mating conductors configured to engage select plug contacts of a modular plug. The connector includes a printed circuit that interconnects the mating conductors to terminal contacts. The printed circuit includes first and second shi...
03/06/2012
8128437Method and system for reducing internal crosstalk and common mode signal generation within a plug/jack combination
A communication connector is described that includes a plug and a jack, into which the plug is inserted. The plug terminates a length of twisted pair cable. The jack includes a sled to support contacts for connecting to wires within the cable, a rigid circuit board ...
03/06/2012
8123570Displayport structure
An improved DisplayPort structure includes a base, a circuit board, a chassis and a casing. The base has a containing space, a retaining wall formed at a front end of the containing space, an opening formed on the retaining wall. The circuit board is installed in th...
02/28/2012
8118619Power-enabled connector assembly and method of manufacturing
An advanced connector assembly enabled to receive and distribute power signals. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a multi-port modular jack, and incorporates a PSE controller board disposed in the rear portion of the connector assembly, e.g., outside the co...
02/21/2012
8118618Apparatus for testing electronic devices
An apparatus is described for burn-in and/or functional testing of microelectronic circuits of unsingulated wafers. A large number of power, ground, and signal connections can be made to a large number of contacts on a wafer. The apparatus has a cartridge that allow...
02/21/2012
8113888Circuit board for electrical connector and electrical connector
A circuit board for an electrical connector includes a plurality of pairs of first contacts disposed at a first end of the circuit board and a plurality of pairs of second contacts disposed at a second end. Each first contact is connected to a second contact by firs...
02/14/2012
8105116Communication jack having layered plug interface contacts
A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that exten...
01/31/2012
8100727Multistage capacitive crosstalk compensation arrangement
Methods and systems for providing crosstalk compensation in a jack are disclosed. According to one method, the crosstalk compensation is adapted to compensate for undesired crosstalk generated at a capacitive coupling located at a plug inserted within the jack. The ...
01/24/2012
8096839Telecommunications connector panel with interport crosstalk isolation
A multi-port telecommunications connector panel has an electrically conductive housing that defines a plurality of ports, each with a plug receiving cavity aligned with a respective set of jack contacts. The housing surrounds the sets of jack contacts individually a...
01/17/2012
8083551Plug-type connector
The invention relates to a plug-in connector (1), comprising a housing, a printed circuit board (2) and RF contacts (K1-K8), the RF contacts (K1-K8) being electrically connected to the printed circuit board (2), the R...
12/27/2011
8075347Electrical connector
An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; and a...
12/13/2011
8075348Assembly and system of datacommunication cables and connectors
A datacommunication interconnection system includes (a) an extension trunk cable-connector assembly and (b) a trunk cable-connector assembly. The extension trunk cable-connector assembly comprises: a first cable including a plurality of first subunits, each of the f...
12/13/2011
8070531Keystone jack
A keystone jack (10) includes a cover body (1), a lining body (2), a carrier body (3), a printed circuit board (4), a housing (5), and a flap (6). The cover body (1) includes a space (11). The space (...
12/06/2011
8070530Modular jack
A downsized modular jack with high surface-mounting performance. The modular jack has a housing and a terminal holder assembled thereto. The housing has a rear wall formed with a terminal insertion through-hole extending through a thickness of the rear wall, and a l...
12/06/2011
8070529Electrical connector with improved contact structure
An electrical connector (100) having an inserting port (102) for receiving a corresponding plug, includes an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (4) retained in the insulative housing (1). Each contact (4) has...
12/06/2011
8052483Communication connector with improved crosstalk connection
A communication jack has a housing with a face having a plug receiving aperture. A plurality of conductive path pairs extends from corresponding plug interface contacts located at the plug receiving aperture to corresponding output terminals. A first circuit board i...
11/08/2011
8052481Electrical connector receptacle
An electrical connector receptacle includes a shield cover, a terminal unit and a fastener structure. The shield cover defines a cavity and an opening into the cavity and has a base panel with a base panel hole formed therethrough. The terminal unit has a first term...
11/08/2011
8052482Female electrical connector
A female electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a rack mounted in the insulative housing and 8 pcs of gold pins arranged in the rack for signal transmission. The 1st, 3rd and 5th pins each have the respective top end ex...
11/08/2011
8047879Printed wiring boards and communication connectors having series inductor-capacitor crosstalk compensation circuits that share a common inductor
Printed wiring boards for communications connectors are provided that include a mounting substrate having at least first through third input terminals and first through third output terminals. A first conductive path connects the first input terminal to the first ou...
11/01/2011
8043125Wire containment cap
A wire containment cap includes a first side having a plurality of retainers for retaining wires, and a second side opposite the first side. Two sidewalls extend between the first side and the second side, and a support rib extends between the two sidewalls. The sup...
10/25/2011
8043124Modular cable termination plug
The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the ...
10/25/2011
8038482High speed data communications connector with reduced modal conversion
A plug including first, second, third, and fourth pairs of contacts connected to first, second, third, and fourth wire pairs, respectively. The first pair of contacts is positioned between first and second contacts of the third pair of contacts, the second pair of c...
10/18/2011
8033871Multiple function RJ connector with split internal housing opening cavity
A multi-purpose modular RJ connector includes a female receptacle having an opening in which a printed circuit board having contact pads on opposite surfaces thereof is positioned. A male plug has a cavity operative for receiving the printed circuit board therein wh...
10/11/2011
8021197Telecommunications connector
A contact element and mechanism for use in a connector, the connector comprising a socket adapted for receiving a cable plug comprising a terminal contact. The contact element and mechanism comprise a flexible dielectric substrate and a first conductive strip on a f...
09/20/2011
8016621Electrical connector having an electrically parallel compensation region
An electrical connector including a connector body that has mating and loading ends and is configured to receive a modular plug at the mating end. The electrical connector also includes a contact sub-assembly that is held by the connector body. The contact sub-assem...
09/13/2011
8011972Connector with crosstalk compensation
A jack with a flexible printed circuit board (FPC) is provided. The FPC is connected to the plug interface contacts and has a compensation circuit to compensate for near-end crosstalk (NEXT) and far-end crosstalk (FEXT). Capacitive and inductive compensation in the ...
09/06/2011
8011973Connector and a method of manufacturing the same
The invention discloses a connector that comprises an insulation body and one or more conductive terminals within the insulation body. The one or more conductive terminals comprise at least one clamping portion to clamp onto the insulation body. The invention furthe...
09/06/2011
8011974Patch panel with a motherboard for connecting communications jacks
An active jack, which is a powered device, is installed as the network connection at a workstation which provides the capability to determine the physical location of a destination device, such as a VOIP phone, in real time. Uninterruptible power supplies may be use...
09/06/2011
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