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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7985104 | Shield sleeve for a plug connector The socket contact (1) for receiving a plug contact (10), the socket contact (1) having a contact casing (4) mounted on one end of a cable (2), the contact casing being contacted to an electrical conductor (3) of the cable (... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7976351 | Electrical contact The invention relates to a terminal for connection with an electrical mating connector, and having a catch spring projecting therefrom for latching the terminal in a housing. The terminal includes a catch spring projecting from the terminal and having a cross-sectio... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7942707 | Electrical contact with locking barb An electrical contact includes a body extending a length from a contacting end to a terminating end. The body includes a base extending between the contacting and terminating ends. A passageway extends through at least a portion of the length of the body. A locking ... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7402087 | Electric connector An electric connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) having front and rear walls (21, 22), a terminal passageway (23) defined between said front and rear walls and having top and bottom walls (25, 24), and a conductive te... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7351118 | Poke-in contacts for modular PCB assembly A poke-in contact modular assembly for a printed circuit board that has a solderless connection with a junction box. The assembly allows for easier and more efficient removal and replacement of the printed circuit board and electrical components. In addition, the po... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347741 | Contact with locking lances A connector apparatus is provided as having an insulated housing and a terminal that is secured inside the insulated housing with locking lances. The locking lances have scalloped edges to ensure that the lances only partially penetrate the housing, but also provide... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347738 | Low profile electrical connector assembly and terminal therefor A low profile electrical connector assembly has terminals attached to insulated electric cables that are disposed in topless slots of a connector base. Each terminal has two longitudinally spaced retention slots. The connector base has two transverse grooves that ex... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341473 | Contact element and additional conduction chamber for a plug or socket A contact (1) for a plug or socket of a quick-connect plug connection, the contact (1) being held mounted in a contact holder (2) having a region for press-fit gripping a conductor, a wire holder (7) having at least one wire seat (7.1 | 03/11/2008 |
| 7318271 | Device for assembling connector A process and device for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the w... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7309242 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7303447 | Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature An electrical connector including a housing comprising at least two contact receiving areas and at least two contact terminals connected to the housing in the contact receiving areas. A first one of the contact terminals includes a combined housing latch and shortin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7255611 | Connector A connector having a compact engagement structure providing a high retaining force is provided. A shoulder is provided on an inner wall of a housing for storing a contact. The shoulder is inclined so that a distal end thereof projects toward a first end of the housi... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249983 | Sleeveless stamped and formed socket contact An electrical contact includes a crimping section for securing a wire and a flute section for receiving a pin. The flute section includes fixed engagement members and a resilient cantilever member that engages the pin within the flute section. ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7232344 | High speed, card edge connector A connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a central slot (14) with two rows of passageways (16) by two sides thereof and two rows of contacts (20) disposed in the corresponding passageways, respectivel... | 06/19/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7224577 | Mounting plate system A method and a mounting plate system for electrical equipment in a switchgear cabinet having spaced apart frame members. The mounting plate system comprises a first mounting plate having a plurality of orifices located proximate an outer edge of the first mounting p... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7217161 | Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature An electrical terminal including a conductor connection section, a mating terminal connection section, a deflectable latch, and a deflectable anti-snag ramp. The latch is adapted to latch with an electrical connector housing when the terminal is fully inserted into ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7198525 | Connection terminal and connector equipped therewith The card edge connector includes a housing and a card edge terminal. A plurality of through holes is formed on the housing. A cable is electrically connected to the card edge terminal. The card edge terminal to which the cable is attached by crimping is pressed and ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7192318 | Contact element with spring tongue A contact element has a contact body. A contact arrangement is attached to the contact body. The contact arrangement has a spring tongue. The spring tongue has a free end with a locking face for securing the contact element in a contact housing. The locking face is ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7175487 | Electrical terminal element The invention concerns an electrical terminal element with a crimp section and a socket section which forms a receiving chamber for a plug and which has a substantially rectangular cross-section, wherein in each case a locking projection is provided in the region of... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7165979 | Terminal connection structure, electrical junction box having the terminal connection structure, and method for assembling the electrical junction box A terminal through-hole in which a given clearance exists between an inner surface of a terminal through-hole in an insulation plate and a whole peripheral surface of a terminal. The terminal through-hole includes protrusions for correction of alignment. The termina... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7153172 | Fuel injector connector An electrical connector assembly for a fuel injector includes a receptacle and mating plug. The plug is formed with side channels within which socket contacts at the end of an electrical wire or conductor may be snap fit. The receptacle includes side loading wedges ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137854 | Single-piece female electric contact terminal having reinforced transition part The invention relates to a female electrical contact terminal obtained from a single plate of electrically conductive metal including a rear part making possible a crimped connection with an electrical wire, a front part including a cage 4a consisting ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7124506 | Process for assembling connector A process for assembling a connector is provided, by which the production efficiency can be improved by preventing the problem of insertion error from occurring in a step of terminal insertion into a connector housing in the manufacturing process of the wiring harne... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7109618 | Motor The present invention relates to a motor that allows connection terminals to be stably fastened to a bobbin. The motor includes at least one lead wire wound around a bobbin of a stator to form a coil, at least one power line electrically connected to the lead wire t... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7105161 | Proteinaceous adjuvants A modulated immune response to an antigen is achieved by coadministering the antigen and a genetically-detoxified pertussis holotoxin, particularly one retaining its immunogenicity, to a host. The modulated immune response enables immunogenic compositions, in... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104849 | Terminal and a method of forming it A terminal (10) has opposite front and rear ends and a receiving plate with lateral edges. Front and rear connecting pieces (17A, 17B) project up from the lateral edges and then curve inwardly. The front connecting piece (17A) is shorter ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094101 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (T) has a rectangular tube (10). A resilient locking piece (25) is accommodated in a rectangular tube portion (10) and a locking hole (19) in the tube (10) exposes the resilient locking piece (25). A side ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7083435 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for surface mounting on circuit boards has a housing and at least two contact elements, the contact elements each have a contact leg and a solder terminal leg arranged essentially perpendicularly to each other. The contact legs project into a... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7077658 | Angled compliant pin interconnector An angled compliant pin connector is provided, comprising an insulative housing and a plurality of press fit pins. Each said pin includes a first leg and a second leg, the legs joining to define a V-shape. One or both such legs may define an aperture therethrough, t... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7063575 | Terminal alignment features for bulb sockets The subject invention relates to terminals that are utilized in bulb sockets for automotive lamp assemblies. The embodiments of the bulb sockets disclosed provide for superior alignment and stabilization of the bulb in the bulb socket so that proper contact is made ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7048582 | Female terminal fitting and connector provided therewith A female terminal fitting (20) has a main portion (21) that can be inserted into a cavity. An engaging portion (50) for engaging a lock (17) in the cavity is folded back from the front of the main portion (21). The fold (55)... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7004775 | Contact member for flat wiring member and connector having the same First and second signal contact members and ground contact members are arranged in parallel in an electrical insulating block body. Each of the contact members has an FPC holding section. The FPC holding section comprises a first contact arm, a locking section proje... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001205 | Electrical connector module with housings for receiving forwardly-inserted female contacts The object of the invention is an electrical connector module comprising housings (16) for receiving forwardly-inserted female contacts (18), each contact comprising a forward cage (20) and a rear blade (24) provided with pins (26)... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994598 | Power wire to printed circuit board connector assembly and a method thereof An electrical connector assembly includes a housing with at least one through passage, at least one socket contact, at least one pin contact, and at least one pin plate. The socket contact is at least partially disposed in one end of the through passage in the housi... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6994596 | Terminal fitting, a connector provided therewith and method of forming a terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10) is formed to be mountable into a resin housing (30). A metal lock (11) is formed by cutting and bending in a bottom plate (14) of the terminal fitting (10) and is resiliently engageable with an engaging port... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6979235 | Electrical plug-in connector with a housing and a high-current contact An electrical plug-in connector consists of a housing and a high-current socket. The high-current socket is formed by a contact segment consisting of contact tongues, an intermediate segment, and an attachment segment, whereby the material thickness of the attachmen... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6945830 | Connector system having opposing biasing beam and lance An electrical contact includes a body having a first wall and a second wall opposed to the first wall. A rigid lance is integrally formed with the first wall and projects away from the second wall, and a deflectable biasing beam is integrally formed with the second ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6935905 | Connector, a connector assembly, a jig, and a method for withdrawing a terminal in a connector A connector includes a housing (130) with a cavity (131) and a lock (133) that is resiliently deformable along a deformation direction (DD). A terminal fitting (110) is insertable into and withdrawable from the cavity (131) along i... | 08/30/2005 |
