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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7959475 | Cable-arraying for connectors In order to provide a simple option for connecting electric conductors (7) of an electric cable (6) to a connector (1) and, in particular, to always ensured the correct length of the conductors with electric contacts (28) attached thereto... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7780486 | Electrical connectors and mating connector assemblies An electrical connector includes a terminal body defining at least two openings therein. Electrical terminals positioned in each of the at least two openings defined by the terminal body include respective crimp sections that extend beyond an end of the terminal bod... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7731548 | Coaxial connector and a structure for attaching the coaxial connector to a connector housing A coaxial connector having excellent shielding performance. The coaxial connector 30 includes a coaxial cable 12, an outer conductor terminal 32 connected to a top end of the coaxial cable 12, an opening portion 34, stabilizers ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7704103 | Low profile terminals A terminal for mating with a blade contact includes a planar bottom extending between a front end and a rear end. A slot is formed in the planar bottom for receiving the blade contact, and the slot includes a front edge and a rear edge. Deflectable beams extend from... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7635286 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has a connector body with a cavity for receiving a terminal with a camming wall for engaging the terminal. The terminal has a terminal end for engagement to another complementary terminal. The terminal has a can section axially spaced from th... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7621786 | Electrical connectors and mating connector assemblies An electrical connector according to one embodiment of the invention may include a terminal body that defines an opening therein that includes a plurality of alignment ribs. An electrical terminal is positioned within the opening so that the plurality of alignment r... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7517259 | Electric power connector An electric power connector includes an electrically insulative housing, which has a receiving chamber for receiving a matching socket type electric connector, a plug portion disposed at the rear side inside the receiving chamber, a plurality of countersunk holes cu... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7503812 | Connector terminal A connector terminal for insertion in a terminal storage chamber of a connector housing has a terminal housing body that is formed by bending a plate material into a somewhat cylindrical form. A plurality of stabilizers are erected in at least three positions direct... | 03/17/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7371124 | Jack with modular mounting sleeve A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending fr... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7371132 | Terminal fitting and a connector provided therewith A terminal fitting (3) has a tubular main portion (6), and a stabilizer (17) embossed to project out from a side wall (6B) of the main portion (6). The stabilizer (17) can be received in a guiding recess (18) in a cav... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7347745 | Three position electrical connector assembly A housing is provided for use in an electrical connector assembly. The housing includes a body having at least one axial passageway for receiving an electrical connector. A position assurance device extends into at least one axial passageway and is configured to eng... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7329152 | Universal serial bus hub and method of manufacturing same A universal serial bus hub (100, 900) includes a housing (110), a power port (210), a first universal serial bus port (120), and a second universal serial bus port (220). The housing includes a middle portion (112), a top po... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314376 | Electric distribution box An electric distribution box for containing a distribution parts includes a first case, a second case that is attached to the first case, and a female-female terminal that has holding portions for holding and electrically connecting mating terminals. A first recess ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311561 | Connecting terminal A connecting terminal has a rectangular tube-like connecting portion 11 including a bottom plate 13, a first side plate not shown, a top plate 15 and a second side plate 16. At a rear end of the top plate 15, there is formed a lock... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7259482 | Distance extender and method making use of same A distance extender (100, 200) for increasing a distance between a first device (145) and a second device (150) in electrical communication with the first device includes an electrical cable (130, 230) electrically coupled between the fir... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255613 | Connector assembly and method of making same An electrical connector, electrical connection assembly implementing at least one such electrical connector, and method of making such an electrical connector are disclosed. The method includes attaching a wire to a conductive component that includes at least one of... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7238062 | Knockdown universal serial bus connector A knockdown universal serial bus connector includes a first main body with a first plug formed thereon, a cable electronically connected to the first main body and the first plug, and a second main body with a second plug formed thereon. The second main body is slid... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7226313 | Connector having slits for guiding terminal fittings and locking retainer A connector has a housing (10) with cavities (13) for receiving terminal fittings (20) and a front retainer (30) that can be mounted on a front surface of the housing (10). A short projection (24) and a long projection (3... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7223131 | Three position electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly including a housing for receiving a plurality of electrical connectors is disclosed. A connector position assurance device (CPA) is configured to be received within the housing and to restrict axial movement of the electrical connect... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7209357 | Universal modular power supply carrier A universal modular power supply carrier mounts different sized power supplies within a substantially rectangular body designed for thermal and electromagnetic emissions control. The power supplies are preferably secured within the carrier body. Input connectors may... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204723 | Universal serial bus connector A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector includes a main body, a plug with four signal pins, a plug module, and a cable. The plug is formed in the plug module. The plug module is mounted to the main body. The cable is linked to the main body and electronically connect... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7204728 | Terminal fitting and a connector provided therewith A stabilizer (30) of a terminal fitting (20) is divided into a front stabilizer (31A) and a rear stabilizer (31B) and defining a small clearance therebetween. Thus, the smaller holes (32A, 32B) are formed by the divided stab... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7201615 | Connector assembly with terminal retention member A connector has a housing (10) with cavities (11) for receiving terminal fittings (30). Locks (15B) are formed unitarily with the housing and are cantilevered into the cavities (11). Deformation spaces (21) are formed adjace... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7182616 | Connector receptacle having a short beam and long wipe dual beam contact A contact assembly for use in an electrical connector. The contact assembly includes an insulative contact block defining a plurality of apertures therethrough. The contacts assembly also includes a plurality of dual beam contact terminals. Each plurality of dual be... | 02/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7147522 | Terminal fitting and a connector provided therewith A stabilizer (30) is divided into a front stabilizer (31A) and a rear stabilizer (31B) with a small clearance therebetween. The front and rear stabilizers (31A, 31B) are formed from a left side plate (25) and a bottom plate ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7146281 | Stackable printer system A compact printer system includes at least a printer module and at least one of a range of further modules, which are connectable together to form a rod-shaped printer system. Each module has a connector at one or both ends for interconnection of the modules. The co... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7140914 | Connector, cable with the same, and producing method of the cable In a connector which is loaded to the end of a cable including an internal conductor and an external conductor arranged radially outside of the internal conductor via an insulation layer therebetween. The internal conductor covering part has a covering piece capable... | 11/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7128606 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a contact having a wire connection member and a mating contact receiving end. The mating contact receiving end includes an abutment edge and an inclined portion. A housing has a contact receiving opening with a contact receiving end... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7112070 | Connector A connector connected to a printed circuit board. The connector comprises a first conducting member, a second conducting, and an insulating base. The first conducting member has a first horizontal section, and the second conducting member has a second horizontal sec... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7112105 | Cable assembly having power contacts A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central conta... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7108561 | Jack with modular mounting sleeve A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending fr... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7111080 | Distributing an electronic signal in a stackable device Techniques are provided for distributing signals in a stackable unit, including a first input connector of two or more input connectors; a second input connector of two or more input connectors, wherein the first input connector is spaced apart from the second input... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7086899 | Waterproof connector A waterproof connector, which has a lock-releasing function without increasing the size of a connector housing thereof and has a relatively simple structure, and has a low cost without increasing the number of parts thereof, is provided. The waterproof connector inc... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083431 | Method and system of electrically connecting multiple printed circuit boards Method and system of electrically connecting multiple printed circuit boards (PCBs). A pin may be used for establishing electrical connecting the PCBs. The PCBs may include one or more openings for receiving one or more corresponding pins. The pins may include secur... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059873 | LGA-BGA connector housing and contacts Electrical connectors and contacts are disclosed. An electrical connector having a contact receiving well extending along a contact receiving direction, and having a generally T-shaped cross-section along a direction transverse to the contact receiving direction. An... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057898 | Device retention mechanism A device retention mechanism includes a computer chassis (10) having a side panel (12) and a rear panel (14), and a retention member (30) rotatably attached to the side panel. The side and rear panels cooperatively preliminarily attaches ... | 06/06/2006 |
