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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079885 | Waterproof connector and female terminal therein A female terminal of a connector has a connection end for connecting with the core of a cable and a contact end for being inserted by a slender male terminal and making electrical contact therewith. The contact end includes a hollow cylinder whose two ends are conne... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8033877 | Connector for microelectronic devices One embodiment is a connector for making electrical connection to a bulbous terminal, the connector including: a metal tube with a cylindrical wall extending from a mating end, wherein: (a) two or more slots perforate the wall and extend from the mating end along th... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7938694 | Connector terminal and connector with the connector terminal An object of the present invention is to provide a connector terminal which can be easily fitted to or separated from a partner terminal (partner connector) even if the space for fitting operation is limited in the fitting direction. The connector terminal has a ter... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7931509 | Coaxial fitting contact tube construction Contact tubes and coaxial cable fittings with the tubes, including barrel connectors, right angle connectors, and sockets. The elongated, tubular contact tube extends coaxially within each fitting, establishing at least one female juncture for receiving the center c... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7789721 | Electrical connector and method of making same An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a socket housing and a plurality of socket contacts disposed within the socket housing. Each of the plurality of socket contacts comprises a body and at least two members extending from the body ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7717759 | Female terminal with guiding piece The female terminal with guiding piece according to the present invention comprises a tubular body and a connecting part. Two vertical walls of the body are provided respectively with spring pieces cut and raised therefrom and formed to have an end on the rear side ... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7556542 | Electrical connector in the form of a socket contact having a special lamellar construction An electrical connector in the form of a vibrationally stressed socket contact for producing an electrical plug connection, in particular in the automotive field. These electrical connectors are made up of an inner contact part and an external retention spring. The ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7497742 | One-piece, controlled insertion force, elastic socket type contact A one-piece, controlled insertion force, elastic socket type contact 7 for electrical connectors, including a rear part 11 in the form of a rod defining a first cylindrical zone A and a tubular front part 12 including a second cylindrical zone C... | 03/03/2009 |
| 7485016 | Female terminal with guiding piece A female terminal with guiding piece includes a tubular body having two lateral walls and two vertical walls, a connecting part, two spring pieces and two guide pieces. Each vertical wall is a single panel wall having a rectangularly-shaped cutout formed therethroug... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7458864 | Electrical plug connector having an internal leaf spring In an electrical plug connector which includes an electrically conductive contact element having a plug accommodation provided for the insertion of a contact pin and having a contact lamella that laterally borders on the plug accommodation, as well as a leaf spring ... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7438608 | Socket connector and female terminal therein This invention discloses a novel socket connector and female terminals therein. The female terminal has a contact portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is set to attach to a wire core, while the contact portion is set to permit a pin to plug in a... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7419411 | Exposed-spring female terminal The present invention is an exposed-spring female terminal comprising a tubular body having two lateral walls and two vertical walls and extending in a depth direction; a connecting part being arranged with the body on a rear side in the depth direction, being provi... | 09/02/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7387549 | Electrical socket connector and female terminal therein This invention discloses a novel socket connector and female terminals therein. The female terminal has a contact portion and an attachment portion. The attachment portion is set to attach to a wire core, while the contact portion is set to permit a pin to plug in a... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387548 | Electric contact and female terminal An electric contact and a female terminal have high spring elasticity and high electric conductivity. In the electric contact 1 arranged inside the female contact maker 11, the contact member 2 in an approximately cylindrical shape is formed by ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7387532 | Power connector A power connector includes a main body and a conductive contact. The main body has a front surface and a sidewall. The front surface defines a receiving cavity. The front of the sidewall defines a groove communicating with the receiving cavity at the top, then a pro... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357651 | Female connector, female connector mounting structure, and method of mounting female connector to substrate A single pole female connector has: a mounting base portion in which is formed a terminal insertion hole into which a male terminal can be inserted; an extending portion extending outwardly from the mounting base portion; and a terminal contacting portion which exte... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354320 | Wiring connection structure for bicycle There is provided a wiring connection structure for electrically connecting two electrical components that is easily made waterproof and can prevent poor insulation or falling off of a wiring. The wiring connection structure 60 for a bicycle is a structure fo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7351122 | Receptacle terminal A receptacle terminal includes a contact section. The contact section includes a substantially L-shaped contact spring, a first protection member, and a second protection member. The contact spring includes a link arm and a contact arm. The link arm has a first edge... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347746 | Receptacle connector assembly A receptacle connector assembly configured to mate with a pin array connector assembly having a number of pins includes a number of socket assemblies. Each socket assembly includes a sleeve surrounding a number of conductive wires that form a cavity for receiving an... | 03/25/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329158 | Push-lock terminal connection assembly A male terminal has spring elements bent back from a rounded end above a flat portion of the terminal and separated by a centrally located opening. An aperture extends through the flat portion under the opening. Elongated ridges protrude from an underside of the fla... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329139 | Snap lock connector The present invention, in one aspect, provides a connector apparatus that can be used in, among other things, applications requiring RF or high-speed digital electrical signals. ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318758 | Plug connector for the electrical connection of solar panels The invention relates to a plug connector for exterior application, in particular, for the electrical connection of solar panels, comprising a plug (16) with a plug housing (14), comprising at least one contact pin (3), or contact sleeve (13 | 01/15/2008 |
| 7311566 | Electrical connectors An electrical connector for high current applications has a mating plug and socket assembly. The socket assembly has two sockets arranged coaxially of one another and electrically interconnected. The central socket receives and contacts a pin on the plug assembly; t... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7309251 | Connection contact of an electric connector A groove is formed on a connecting section surface of an electrically conductive terminal, this groove is subjected to a bending deformation into a convex shape toward the surface side from the backside of a connecting section to form a bent convex section on the su... | 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 |
| 7303441 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 12/04/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7291046 | Electrical contact assembly Embodiments of the present invention provide an electrical contact assembly that includes a main body, contact legs, and an interlocking member. The main body is configured to receive and retain a wire. The contact legs are configured to mate with a mating structure... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7275969 | Terminal fitting A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (13) with opposed first and second side plates (15, 16). A upper plate (17) is bent from the first side plate (15) into contact with the second side plate (16). A standing porti... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7264518 | Electrical contact including integral stop member An electrical contact is provided. An embodiment of the electrical contact includes a bottom member, a pair of side walls and a tongue. The bottom member includes a first portion and a second potion and also defines a horizontal plane. The pair of sides walls extend... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261604 | Electrical terminal element The invention relates to an electrical terminal element for pushing through an opening, in particular a round opening, in an elastic material along a pushing through direction of the terminal element, comprising a contact part which has a connection section for the ... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7252560 | Crimped center conductor A center conductor for use in a coax jack module assembly, for example. The center conductor including a conductive body having a crimped region and an uninterrupted region. The crimped region being located only within one of a first half and a second half of the co... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252564 | Female electrical connector having crimping portions of double thickness An improved box-shaped female electrical connector featuring an optimized conductive (electrical and thermal) path, a spring contact insensitive to deformation, minimization of male blade insertion force, and maximization of contact force with the blade, all made po... | 08/07/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7241175 | Electrical connector contact An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a w... | 07/10/2007 |
