Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8066537 | Probe connector A probe connector adapted for fastening a cable thereto includes a shell, a plunger and an elastic element. The shell has a barrel and a base shell with an accommodating chamber therein. The base shell is connected with the barrel. A bottom of the base shell extends... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8066536 | Spring connector A spring connector includes a barrel, a plunger and a spring. The barrel includes a longitudinal space formed therein, an opening formed at a top thereof, a bottom plate formed at a bottom thereof and a narrow portion formed from a middle portion and to the bottom t... | 11/29/2011 |
| 7862391 | Spring contact assembly A spring contact assembly having a first plunger with a tail portion having a flat contact surface and a second plunger having a tail portion with a flat contact surface wherein the flat contact surfaces are overlapping and are surrounded by an external compression ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7857671 | Contact for electrical and electronic connections Contact for electrical or electronic connections, comprising a contact pin (1, 101) provided with resilient-tensioning means (4) which act in an axial direction on the said pin (1, 101), the said pin being provided with a coaxial stem (201 | 12/28/2010 |
| 7789719 | Probe connector A probe connector has a barrel with a main body surrounding a chamber therein. The main body has a slot communicating with the chamber. A plunger includes a basic portion restricted in the barrel and a contact portion extended from one end of the basic portion. A fi... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7749032 | Probe connector A probe connector has an insulating housing having at least one inserting hole and an installing groove adjacent to the inserting hole for communicating with thereof. At least one probe pin assembly mounted to the inserting hole comprises a cylindraceous barrel, an ... | 07/06/2010 |
| 7736202 | Contact assembly for attachment to an electronics module A power electronics module includes an electronics module and a connector housing. The electronics module includes at least one interface section having at least one conductive surface. At least one connector is configured for attachment to the electronics module to... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7708607 | Precision printed circuit board testing tool A precision printed circuit board testing tool includes a testing tube, having a hollow chamber for installing a second resilient element, and the testing tube being electrically connected to a second testing line; a second testing element, installed in the hollow c... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7682206 | Electrical pressure contact An electrical pressure contact device includes a sleeve with a first end and a second end. A contact head is slideably mounted in the sleeve and has a first end protruding from the sleeve and a second end located in the sleeve. A connecting piece has an inner portio... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7662000 | Electric connector An electric connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of probe contacts and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a plurality of mounting holes and a plurality of mounting slots. The mounting slots communicate respectively with and are perpendi... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7658656 | Spring biased blade contact A contact includes a first contact pin (21) of a blade shape, a second contact pin (22) and a spring (23). The second contact pin includes a connecting portion (223) and a receiving portion (222) opposite to the connecting portion.... | 02/09/2010 |
| 7594831 | Conductive contact A conductive contact includes a variable-diameter spring and a post. The variable-diameter spring includes a spiral body having a plurality of rotations, a first end, and a second end configured for securing with the spiral body. The first end and the second end are... | 09/29/2009 |
| 7585194 | Conductor pin A conductor pin placed between one member and another member and contacting the both members to electrically connect the members to each other. The conductor pin includes a tubular outer pin portion formed by folding a conductive plate material for the outer pin por... | 09/08/2009 |
| 7396261 | Contact maker for power semiconductor modules and disc cells The present invention relates to a contact maker for the gate terminal of power semiconductor components in disc cells and power semiconductor modules. Disposed above the power semiconductor component is a shaped member that incorporates in the region of the gate te... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7377822 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a conductive terminal received in the insulative housing. The conductive terminal has a first conductive body and an elastic body elastically abutted against the first conductive body. The conductive termina... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367813 | Interface apparatus for testing IC package An interface apparatus comprises a plurality of contact pins, an upper housing, a lower housing, a plurality of conductive members and a resilient supporter. The upper housing holds the contact pins with their upper end portions upwardly projecting from the upper ho... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361064 | Conductive contact and electronic apparatus employing the same A conductive contact includes a resilient strip and a post. The resilient strip includes a fixed end configured as a sheet for securing the resilient strip, an arm configured for being resiliently deformed by pressure, and a free end. The fixed end and the free end ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7351121 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal includes first and second contact members having outer pressure contacting end portions for pressure engaging a pair of spaced electrical devices. The contact members have enlarged inner end portions. A sleeve includes a through hole for slida... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7349223 | Enhanced compliant probe card systems having improved planarity Several embodiments of enhanced integrated circuit probe card and package assemblies are disclosed, which extend the mechanical compliance of both MEMS and thin-film fabricated probes, such that these types of spring probe structures can be used to test one or more ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344418 | Electrical terminal An electrical terminal (30) includes a first contact member (32) having an outer pressure contacting end portion (32a) of a given diameter for pressure engaging a first electrical device. The first contact member has an inner end portion ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7335067 | Connector for harsh environments Two embodiments of a connector that can be mated without regard for its orientation are disclosed. One embodiment is mated and demated autonomously as part of a system for recovering, docking with, recharging and re-launching unmanned aerial vehicles. Another embodi... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7329156 | Electrical connector The present invention provides an electrical connector for connecting a core of a machine cable (37) to a pin (28) or a socket (32) of an electrical connection device. The connector has a first part and a second part. The first and second parts ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322834 | Electrical connector with improved contacts An electrical connector (1) for mounting to a circuit board includes a dielectric housing (10) and a number of conductive contacts (20) positioned in the housing. The dielectric housing has a mounting surface and a top surface opposite thereto, ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316592 | Electrostatic discharge enhanced charge contact design The present invention is directed to an electrical contact that incorporates a movable metal connection component such as a contact pin. The metal connection component is mounted within an insulating body. An electrically conducting path, from a contact head of the ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7288009 | Apparatus and method for interconnecting a child seat and monitoring system A child seat adapted for use in a vehicle, the child seat comprising: a base portion; a carrier portion configured to be removably secured to the base portion; a restraint system component; a sensor for providing a signal indicative of a state of the restraint syste... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7285026 | Compressed contact electrical connector An electrical connector is used for connecting two electronic elements. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and conducting pins. There are a plurality of pin-receiving holes on the insulating body. Each of the conducting pins has a first conducting ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7285028 | Plug connector A plug connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of spring contacts retained therein. The insulative housing has a front face, a first mating face protruding from the front face, a plurality of passages extending rearwards from the first mating face f... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270558 | Electrical connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a first insulating body and a second insulating body connected with the first insulating body. A plurality of first contacts are disposed in the first insulating body, and a plurality of second contacts are disposed in the s... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270550 | Board to board connector A board to board connector includes a dielectric housing and a plurality of terminals. The dielectric housing has an upper surface, a bottom surface and a plurality of terminal passages which pass through the upper surface and the bottom surface. Each terminal is re... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7264481 | Pressure contract spring for contact arrangement in power semiconductor module The pressure contact spring (3) according to the invention comprises two contacting regions (31, 32) for contacting metallized contact pads (1, 2), one contacting region comprising a contact tip (31). Arranged between the contacting regio... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7258582 | Tail cap assembly An improved tail cap assembly having features that allow direct electrical contact between a battery and the barrel of a flashlight is provided. The tail cap assembly includes a cap and a conductive spring. The cap is adapted to engage with the flashlight barrel. Th... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259576 | Method and apparatus for a twisting fixture probe for probing test access point structures A twisting fixture probe for cleaning oxides, residues or other contaminants from the surface of a solder bead probe and probing a solder bead probe on a printed circuit board during in-circuit testing. ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253647 | Probe for high electric current A probe used for a high electric current. The prove comprises an outer pipe having a cylindrical configuration which is opened at upper and lower ends thereof; a plunger installed in an upper part of the outer pipe to be elastically extended out of and retracted int... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7247048 | Battery contact mechanism, battery receiving structure, electric power unit, electronic equipment, and pressure-contacting mechanism A battery contact mechanism energizing a battery in a direction of one electrode of the battery by making pressure contact between a conductive contact member and the other electrode of the battery, includes a torsion coil spring. A rotational force is given to the ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234949 | Mounting structure of a circuit board connector The mounting structure of the circuit board connector 1 which is conductively connected with a circuit board 3 installed in a case 2 and fixedly mounted to the case 2 comprises a connector housing 4 for joining the circuit board co... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7226293 | Built-in type antenna assembly of wireless communication terminal Disclosed herein is a built-in type antenna assembly of a wireless communication terminal. The antenna assembly comprises a board, a case mounted on the board and having at least one disposing part formed through the case such that a portion of an upper surface of t... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7221960 | Mobile telephone device comprising multiwire electrical connection devices Described is a high-frequency connecting device comprising a first connecting element and a second connecting element which in the connecting position are in electrical contact without engaging into each other, forming a coaxial connection. The first connecting elem... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7201584 | Electrical connector for a chip module An electrical connector for a chip module including an insulator body and a conductive terminal. The insulator body has a plurality of receptor holes. Each of the plurality of receptor holes has a first conductive terminal and a second receptor hole. A first end of ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7201613 | Pressure contact holding-type connector A pressure contact holding-type connector in accordance with the present invention is configured to be interposed between opposing electrodes. A conductive pin is located in at least one end portion of each through-hole of an insulating housing having a through-hole... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7190147 | Battery with complete discharge device A battery having a complete discharge mechanism includes a spring-biased switch with an element spring-biased from the switch and acts to close the switch when in a fully extended position. A block is position above the element with a passageway aligned with the ele... | 03/13/2007 |
