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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7416455 | Fuse holder A fuse holder is disclosed which includes a frame, spring and a limiter,the frame having a first contact member and a second contact member adapted to receive an end of the fuse between them, the spring being adapted to press the contact member against the fuse end,... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7025634 | Lamp socket A socket (40) for a bi-pin lamp (41) has a primary housing (42) including a receptacle (44): a secondary housing (46) formed to be received in the receptacle (44), the secondary housing (46) having a body (48) ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7008250 | 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... | 03/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6955570 | Semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact A connector for providing semi-permanent connection between a bus bar and a connector contact is formed by ovelapping a bus bar tab with at least one contact tail of the connector contact and gripping the overlapped bus bar tab and the contact tail with a spring cli... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6932658 | Fuse holder A fuse holder includes a base, metal conducting blocks mounted on the base at the top for power input/output, each metal conducting block having one or a number of insertion slots and a recessed receiving hole in each insertion slot at one lateral side, arched metal... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6918780 | Snap fastener for electrical socket A snap fastener for the electrical socket comprises a housing, a receptacle and snap fastener. When the knob of the snap fastener is being turned, the downward hump of the knob will drive the bulge of the brake plate to rotate and finally fall into the bottom recess... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6851982 | Holder fuse device A holder fuse device includes a base, two planar conductor blades secured to the base and extended outward of the base, each of the planar conductor blades includes a groove formed between two ears, and an opening communicating with the groove and having a width gre... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6572419 | Electrical connector Electrical connector with a contact element and an additional spring element, the contact element having a contact zone formed by two contact legs and a bent spring area that applies a contact force to a mating contact element inserted into the contact zo... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6254434 | Fuse bypass module for use with a fuse panel The present invention is directed to a fuse bypass module that may be used with a corresponding fuse panel. The fuse bypass module may be used with a primary fuse receptacle, located on the fuse panel. The primary fuse receptacle has terminals coupled to ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6159057 | High current connector using tuning fork contacts Disclosed is an electrical connector of the blade and contact type in which the contact has a tuning fork shape. The tuning fork includes a first tine and a second tine which are spaced apart and are initially parallel to each other. The first and second ... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6062918 | Electrical receptacle contact assembly An electrical terminal 10 includes a female receptacle 20 and a separate reversely bent leaf spring member 40. The separate spring member 40 is formed from a material, such as stainless steel having a lower stress relaxation rate than materials normally u... | 05/16/2000 |
| 5328392 | Fuse clip assembly The junction box assembly includes a housing having a base member and a cover member, a plurality of retaining members formed on an upper surface of the base member, and a plurality of elastic fuse clips mounted in respective retaining members. Each fuse ... | 07/12/1994 |
| 4985004 | Round pin bushing A round pin bushing of a punched sheet metal part defining an elastically deformable pin receiving orifice area. The orifice area is encompassed by an outer spring sleeve slid thereover. Further disclosed is an expansion lock comprising first and second h... | 01/15/1991 |
| 4973271 | Low insertion-force terminal A low insertion-force electrical contact female terminal characterized in that a distal end portion of a flexible base plate portion is folded back to provide a resilient contact portion. A movable support member is mounted on the terminal body and moves ... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4867713 | Electrical connector The disclosure relates to an electrical connector employed to make and break an electric motor main circuit between the control unit side and the side of the box-shaped frame of a control center. The electrical connector includes a male contact, a female ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4823231 | Current tapping device disconnectable from an omnibus bar distribution column A disconnectable current tapping device is provided having clips engageable on onmibus bars and disengageable therefrom by translation of a clip carrying slide controlled by a rotary shaft, which is rotated by a plug which is mounted for translation on th... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4798546 | Bifurcated fuse clip A novel fuse holder for a fuse as described for a fuse of the type having two generally flat, parallel spaced apart, oppositely disposed electrical contacts. The fuse holder comprises an insulating block and a fuse clip which is formed from a single strip... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4776817 | Device for establishing a disconnectable electric connection between a fixed flat conductor and an omnibus bar and a current tapping and disconnection block comprising a plurality of such devices The invention provides a clip device for establishing a disconnectable electric connection between an omnibus bar and a fixed conducting knife. The clip is formed of two symmetrical flat conducting tongues disposed opposite each other and connected togeth... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4772233 | Low resistance connector A low resistance connector includes a pin and mating socket. The socket includes a central bore sized for mating engagement with one end of the pin. The socket includes a number of longitudinal slots extending into and parallel with the central bore so th... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4548459 | Electrical terminal for wires of different gauges A one-piece electrical terminal for wires of different gauges comprising a pale portion including a pair of inner, resilient limbs arranged side-by-side in spaced apart relation with opposed edges defining between them a wire receiving slot and a pair of ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4540233 | Female electrical terminal having improved contactor block structure A single sheet material is punched and bent to form an improved female terminal comprising a contactor block including a resilient contact piece a bottom plate and an upper plate having an extension bent toward the bottom plate to form a protective guide ... | 09/10/1985 |
| 4537462 | Electrical connector An assist spring is provided for a female terminal having contact arms in a high conductivity electrical connector. The assist spring may be formed of high resilient material and have dual support to assist the lower resilience, more conductive material o... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4472018 | Fuse clip with enclosed wire connection A fuse clip comprises a U-shaped retaining member and a U-shaped clamp member. The retaining member has a base and spaced convex walls for supporting one end of a ferrule-type fuse, parallel slots being provided in the base. The clamp member has an end wa... | 09/18/1984 |
