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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7544067 | Board mount-type connector and board mount-type connector assembly A board mount-type connector having an insulative housing with a base and a row of contacts carried by the housing is disclosed. Each contact has a centerpiece secured to the housing along a substantially vertically upright inner wall of the base, a mating interface... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7357614 | Functional element for attaching to a sheet metal part composite component produced from said element and method for attaching the functional element to a sheet metal part The invention relates to a functional element for attaching to a sheet metal part, such as for example a nut element or a bolt element comprising a body section or head section, which has a requisite cylindrical part on one axial end and runs into a cylindrical rive... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7287944 | Self-riveting male fastener and panel assembly A male fastener formed of heat treated carbon steel for high performance applications, including a shank portion, radial flange and tubular barrel, wherein the barrel has an axial length of 60% or less than the outside diameter and a fastener and panel assembly, whe... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7262076 | Method for production of semiconductor package A method for production of a semiconductor package which enables uniform conduction processing for all through holes covered by the conduction processing without being limited to any specific structure, is free from surface relief shapes and internal voids, and enab... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7223116 | Insulation piercing connecting device An insulation piercing connector (2) is held inside a base body (1), and a closing element (3) is guided inside said base body. The closing element can be transferred into a closed position at least from one open position, in which a conductor (... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7108521 | Pressfit terminal and connection structure A pressfit terminal is to be inserted into a through hole defined in a substrate for electrically contacting with the through hole. The pressfit terminal includes a terminal main body and at least three protrusion portions. The at least three protrusion portions pro... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104838 | Electrical connector attachment An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a shield connected to the housing. The shield includes connection sections which are adapted to extend through holes in a substrate and be deformed to fixedly and stationa... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7089657 | Fixing holder for fixing an electronic component having wire-shaped leg portions to a printed circuit board A fixing holder for fixing an electronic component having wire-shaped leg portions to a printed circuit board, the holder being an almost cylindrical-shaped holder for holding the electronic component having the wire-shaped leg portions in a manner that the leg port... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7090501 | Connector apparatus A connector system includes a circuit board having a plurality of holes extending therethrough. First and second connector bodies, each having a front wall, are positioned on first and second sides of the circuit board, respectively. The front walls of the connector... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7085146 | Flanged terminal pins for DC/DC converters A dc/dc converter is mounted to a printed circuit board with rigid terminal pins which extend into a converter substrate to provide electrical connection to circuitry on the substrate. A terminal pin includes a flange which abuts the printed circuit board and spaces... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066700 | Self-attaching fastener and method of attachment A self-attaching fastener including a central pilot, an annular flange surrounding the pilot including an annular groove having bottom, inner and outer side walls, wherein the bottom wall includes a first plurality of spaced anti-rotation elements each having a radi... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6976855 | Solder reserve transfer device and process A solder transfer method which uses an electrically-conductive, e.g., metal, surface, of a stamping or pin or pad as a vehicle to transfer molten solder from a remote solder reserve to a solder joint to be made. In one of the preferred embodiments, a solder deposit ... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6908318 | Batch electrically connecting sheet A batch electrically connecting sheet makes it possible to form an electric connection with mechanical, thermal, and electrical stability at plural points of contact. A batch electrically connecting sheet comprises a heat-resistant sheet having plural perforations, ... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6896526 | Flanged terminal pins for DC/DC converters A dc/dc converter is mounted to a printed circuit board with rigid terminal pins which extend into a converter substrate to provide electrical connection to circuitry on the substrate. A terminal pin includes a flange which abuts the printed circuit board and spaces... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6851955 | Assembly structure of adapter having conductive terminal with metal extending portion for conducting with PCB An assembly structure of an adapter. The assembly structure of an adapter includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having contacts thereon, a first insulation casing, a second insulation casing assembled with the first insulation casing and having a space for installi... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6764313 | High density interconnects A method of forming an electrical interconnection between a first electrical device and a second electrical device comprises the steps of providing contacts in an uncompressed state. The uncompressed contacts are then deformed to a compressed state and then the cont... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6670880 | Downhole data transmission system A system for transmitting data through a string of downhole components. In one aspect, the system includes first and second magnetically conductive, electrically insulating elements at both ends of the component. Each element includes a first U-shaped tro... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6580613 | Solder-free PCB assembly An electronic component assembly is disclosed. The electronic component assembly may comprise a printed circuit board, a frame secured to the printed circuit board and one or more electronic components mounted in the frame and arranged in electrical conta... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6513237 | Method for producing pressin contact A method for producing a press in contact having a press-fitting portion having a U-shaped or V-shaped groove in cross-section to be press-fitted in a cylindrical through-hole of a printed circuit board. A block element having a rectangular cross-section ... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511336 | Solderless flex termination for motor tab An electrical connector for connecting and mounting a motor upon a printed circuit board comprises a flexible connection between contact fingers of the connector and a base portion of the connector which serves to isolate the motor from the printed circui... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6506979 | Sequential build circuit board A method for manufacture of a circuit board and the board formed by the novel method. The method comprises selective plating of metallic reinforcing members, solder mount pads, signal lines and interconnections sequentially. The resultant board is desirab... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6442834 | Method of manufacture substrate-use terminals In the method of manufacturing substrate-use terminals in accordance with the present invention, a rectangular wire 10 is first subjected to cylindrical shaping to form a substrate-side terminal portion 22. Next, a loss portion 14, which is a connecting p... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6442036 | Substrate mount type terminal A terminal main body portion 2 of a rectangular cylindrical shape capable of being inserted into an attachment hole formed at a substrate is provided with a male type coupled terminal at its upper end portion and an attachment base portion 5 at its lower ... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6395997 | Flat circuit with connector In a flat circuit comprising a plurality of flexible conductors 27 and an insulating covering 28, there is formed a free end 25 which is elastically deformable in an engaging direction of connectors. A connector 24 adapted to be engaged with a connector 3... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394768 | DC brushless fan A DC brushless fan is reflow-soldered to a substrate, efficiently and densely mounted on the substrate, and the fan and its coupling section are provided with a high impact resistance, thereby providing a small and reliable piece of equipment having a hig... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6359770 | Power distribution circuit board with bullet connectors A telecommunications power distribution circuit board carries a fuse holder for a plurality of GMT fuses through which power is supplied to connectors on a terminal block. Power is supplied to the fuses through a distribution circuit on the board by way o... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6359236 | Mounting component with leads having polymeric strips A semiconductor chip mounting component includes a support structure having top and bottom surfaces and an edge, a plurality of electrically conductive leads, not attached to a chip, each lead having a first end securement section secured to the support s... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6334783 | Electrical receptacle connector An electrical connector (1) comprises an insulated housing (2), a number of terminals (3) received in a number of passageways (21) of the insulated housing (2) and a separate spacer (4) which attaches to the housing. The spacer defines a number of through... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6309228 | C-shaped compliant contact A C-shaped compliant contact is composed of a connection portion to be connected to an electric cable or the like, a press-fitting portion to be press-fitted in a through-hole of the printed circuit board, and a contact portion to contact a contact of a m... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6229101 | Substrate for mounting electronic part A substrate for mounting an electronic part and a method for producing the same, which allows a conductive pin to be inserted and secured in a through hole without exerting any damage thereto. The substrate for mounting an electronic part is formed of a t... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6225572 | Connecting an electronic card point to a printed circuit on a metal substrate with a capsule An assembly including a printed-circuit electronics card mounted on a metal substrate, and in electronic communication with the same, includes a capsule which is crimped into a cavity in the metal substrate and which extends through a hole in the electron... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6193567 | Female terminal for printed circuit board This invention provides a female terminal of one-piece construction for a printed circuit board in which the rectangular receptacle has an interlock arrangement that reduces the length of the open seam at the fourth corner of the rectangular receptacle. T... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6155887 | Stackable connector system and contact for use therein Disclosed is a stackable contact system and a contact for use therein. The contact has a tuning fork socket and a cylindrical pin with a bowed compliant middle section for press fitting into a printed circuit board. Multiple contacts are mounted in two in... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6135812 | Electrical contact element For an electrical contact element with a securing end for securing in an opening of a support plate, it is proposed to provide the securing end with a central bore and with axial slots, elastic tongues being formed, and to introduce a pressure element int... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6089880 | Electric connector arrangement An electric connector arrangement for connecting two electric devices comprises a male terminal fixed to a first electric device and extending therefrom toward a second electric device. A circuit board is fixed to the second electric device and has an ins... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6049039 | Terminal and a method of forming the same A printed circuit terminal includes a main terminal body and an integrally formed fixing portion that is coaxial with the terminal body for mounting the terminal to a printed circuit base member. A frusto-conical flange is integrally connected between the... | 04/11/2000 |
| 6046410 | Interface structures for electronic devices An interface includes a surface having an electrically conductive pad; a compliant coating over the surface having a via extending to the pad; metallization patterned over the compliant coating and extending into the via; a low modulus dielectric interfac... | 04/04/2000 |
| 6017246 | Printed wiring board A printed wiring board comprises a main board and a pair of rows of connection terminals for holding a card board in a vertical position. Each connection terminal is inserted into the main board at a predetermined interval, and electrically connected with... | 01/25/2000 |
| 6011222 | Substrate for mounting electronic part A substrate for mounting an electronic part and a method for producing the same, which allows a conductive pin to be inserted and secured in a through hole without exerting any damage thereto. The substrate for mounting an electronic part is formed of a t... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5917707 | Flexible contact structure with an electrically conductive shell An interconnection contact structure assembly including an electronic component having a surface and a conductive contact carried by the electronic component and accessible at the surface. The contact structure includes an internal flexible elongate membe... | 06/29/1999 |
