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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7413483 | Method and apparatus for multi-pin female connector with removable receptacles A female connector head for a multi-line electrical connection is provided. The connector head includes a housing having proximal and distal faces. The housing defines a plurality of elongate lumens connecting the proximal and distal faces. Each lumen defines a rece... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7331800 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array includes a first differential signal pair, a first ground contact lead adjacent to the first differential signal pair, and a second groun... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7318758 | Plug connector for the electrical connection of solar panels The invention relates to a plug connector for exterior application, in particular, for the electrical connection of solar panels, comprising a plug (16) with a plug housing (14), comprising at least one contact pin (3), or contact sleeve (13 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309239 | High-density, low-noise, high-speed mezzanine connector A mezzanine style electrical connector is disclosed. The connector includes first and second arrays of electrical contacts extending through a connector housing. Each contact array may include single ended signal conductors or differential signal pairs or a combinat... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303427 | Electrical connector with air-circulation features A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes an electrical conductor for transmitting electrical power, and a housing. The electrical conductor is mounted in the housing so that the housing and the electrical conductor define a channel for circulating ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7270573 | Electrical connector with load bearing features Complementary contact and contact block designs are disclosed that help prevent movement of a contact received in the contact block when an electrical connector is press-fit or otherwise connected to a printed circuit board. A protrusion may be included on one or bo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7229324 | High speed receptacle connector part A receptacle connector part comprises a connector housing and a plurality of rows of receptacle contact terminals disposed within the housing. Each receptacle contact terminal includes two single beam contacts having contact portions with a preloading head. The conn... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229318 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array is arranged in a first pattern of signal contacts and ground contacts. The second linear array is arranged in a second pattern of signal ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7226296 | Ball grid array contacts with spring action An electrical contact for a ball grid array connector is disclosed for providing improved solder ball connection with a substrate. The contacts may be compressed, enabling solder balls of the connector to abut with the substrate prior to reflow. During reflow, the c... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7217162 | Tabular terminal-use female terminal A tabular terminal-use female terminal in which a tabular terminal is inserted is provided, which tabular terminal-use female terminal includes: a pair of elastic holding pieces extending in an insertion direction of the tabular terminal; a holding portion provided ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7214104 | Ball grid array connector An electrical connector having a leadframe assembly and a connector housing is disclosed. The leadframe may include a lead frame and an electrical contact extending at least partially through the lead frame. The connector housing contains the leadframe assembly in e... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7195497 | Retention member for connector system A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a righ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182643 | Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors An electrical connector that includes a linear array of electrical blade contacts is disclosed. Each contact may have a free-ended mating portion that extends from a mate surface of a dielectric base. The first linear array may include a first signal contact, a seco... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7160117 | High speed, high signal integrity electrical connectors An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a terminal tray. The terminal tray may include a tray body having a latch extending therefrom. The connector housing may define a latch receiving window. The latch and latch receiving window may be disposed... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7118391 | Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts An electrical connector having a leadframe housing, a first electrical contact fixed in the leadframe housing, a second electrical contact fixed adjacent to the first electrical contact in the leadframe housing, and a third electrical contact fixed adjacent to the s... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114964 | Cross talk reduction and impedance matching for high speed electrical connectors Lightweight, low-cost, high-density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance-controlled, high-speed, low-interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7083432 | Retention member for connector system A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a righ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7056158 | Socket contact and socket connector A socket connector (35) has a socket contact (1) installed in it, the contact being for connection with a wire end (20) in isolated compartment (26) of an insulating housing (25), the contact having a body (2) U-shaped in cr... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7018246 | Maintenance of uniform impedance profiles between adjacent contacts in high speed grid array connectors An electrical contact that is particularly suitable for use in high speed, grid array connectors is disclosed. The contact includes a retention member extending along a length thereof. The retention member is adapted to retain the contact within a connector base and... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6994569 | Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or ground contacts An electrical connector according to the invention includes a linear contact array of electrically conductive contacts and a lead frame into which the contacts at least partially extend. The contacts may be selectively designated as either ground or signal contacts ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6976886 | Cross talk reduction and impedance-matching for high speed electrical connectors Lightweight, low cost, high density electrical connectors are disclosed that provide impedance controlled, high-speed, low interference communications, even in the absence of shields between the contacts, and that provide for a variety of other benefits not found in... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6231401 | Electrical connector with pin retention An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having at least one elongate aperture and an electrical contact insertable therethrough. The contact includes a first end extending externally through a first end of said aperture and an opposed secon... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6203336 | Socket-type multipolar electrical connector In a socket-type multipolar electrical connector to be used together with a plug-type multipolar electrical connector as its counter connector, a body has first contact-piece holding holes with the horizontal pitch P1 between each adjacent holding holes b... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6152782 | Contact pin having anchoring wings in opposite directions, and connector elements A wire type contact pin for an electrical connector has two pairs of lateral retaining wings on opposite sides of the pin. Each of these wings has a retaining face perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the contact pin.... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6152789 | Battery terminal contactor A battery terminal contactor for attachment to a battery housing is disclosed. The battery terminal contactor comprises a contactor portion and a base portion flexibly secured to the contactor portion. The base portion includes a fixed portion and a latch... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6017224 | Method of setting contacts in a connector housing A connector housing (15) having compartments (16) for receiving socket-shaped bodies (12) of contacts (11) are prepared. The housing has slots (17) extending in parallel with the compartments. Further prepared are the socket contacts (11) each having an u... | 01/25/2000 |
| 5997347 | Watthour meter socket adapter with snap-on jaw contacts A jaw blade contact for a watthour meter socket adapter includes a terminal with a blade end and an opposed jaw contact end. A spring clip is fixedly mounted on the terminal and has a jaw contact end opposed from the jaw contact end of the terminal for re... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5873752 | Tow socket connector having sealant A tow socket connector for receiving a plug from a towed vehicle and having multiple electrical terminals sealed axially through the socket from one side to the other. Each terminal is locked in its associated opening in the connector by a snap member and... | 02/23/1999 |
| 5683272 | Pressure-contact connector Respective terminals are received in terminal accommodating chambers in the direction of arrow A from the front of a connector body, respectively. Then, stabilizers and lances of the terminals are locked in first and second grooves of the respective termi... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5683257 | Retainer for holding terminals in a unit structure and method of use thereof Terminals of a wire harness are sorted for each contact of a unit structure to which the terminals are to be connected. The sorted terminals are temporarily held by a jig in a configuration which matches the arrangement in which they are to be connected t... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5637006 | Electrofluidic mixed connector An electrofluidic mixed connector in the form of a conventional electric connector in which at least one of the connection members of the socket type connection element is replaced by a first fluidic connection coupling, while the corresponding connection... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5609502 | Contact retention system A contact retention system using a self-seating contact (56) includes a housing (22) having at least one contact receiving passageway (30) and a contact (56) associated therewith. Contact (56) has leading and trailing end portions (62, 80) and an intermed... | 03/11/1997 |
| 5411412 | Bulb socket and terminal installed thereon A cathode terminal, to be mounted on a bulb socket, comprising a first connection strip which is elastically connected with the cathode of a mouth piece of a bulb; and a second connection strip to be connected with a connector. The cathode terminal has a ... | 05/02/1995 |
| 5391093 | Ceramic insulating block In the ceramic insulating block for halogen lamps, which has a shallow channel with a re-entrant projection at its exit side, the insulating block (1) is provided at the entry side (9) of the shallow channel (2) with a recess (10) having a bell-shaped con... | 02/21/1995 |
| 5035650 | Electrical connector having an inner metal shield A dielectric housing (4) of a circular, shielded DIN electrical connector (2) comprises a central block (26) with terminal receiving cavities (18) extending axially therethrough and which cooperates with a hood (30) and a base (28) of the housing (4) to d... | 07/30/1991 |
| 5030112 | Plastic leaded chip carrier connectors A plastic leaded chip carrier connector of a base having a plurality of apertures for receiving and orienting a plurality of wire pins therein, and a plurality of wire pins each of a predetermined configuration lockingly engaged within a corresponding ape... | 07/09/1991 |
| 5021010 | Soldered connector for a shielded coaxial cable A connector for electrical and mechanical connection to a coaxial cable wherein an inner lead of the cable is soldered to a ferrule which forms part of the connector. The ferrule is fabricated from a strip of material which includes a stripe of solder whi... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4861280 | Electric cable terminal consisting of two independent elements to be assembled by axial sliding This terminal is consisting of two elements, one of which is formed by a metal coupling mechanism (1) a first ring (2) connected to the coupling mechanism (1) and a second ring (6) connected to the first ring (2) by means of a narrow lower link (5), so th... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4832614 | Electrical connector with improved shunt An electrical connector having a plurality of terminals in an insulative housing includes an improved locking and shunting assembly. This improved locking and shunting assembly can be inserted into the housing of the electrical connector from the mating f... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4787864 | Terminal stabilization and retention system for an electrical connector An electrical connector assembly of terminals terminated to conductors of cables assures the retention of the terminals in the passageways of the housing by an insert member inserted into a transverse cavity at the cable-receiving face along one side of t... | 11/29/1988 |
