Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8029296 | Carbon fiber electrical contacts formed of composite carbon fiber material A nonmetallic electrical contact or wiper composed of a composite carbon fiber material through which an electrical signal is terminated. The carbon fibers are arranged in and bonded into a multi-layer structure used to conduct a primary electrical signal. A nonwove... | 10/04/2011 |
| 7674117 | Strain-resistant electrical connection A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. A wire or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to mechanical stresses such as movement or rotation of the lead relat... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7425081 | LED lamp assembly with conductive epoxy LED interconnections A lamp assembly including at least two light emitting diodes (LEDs) attached to an electrically non-conductive housing by at least two beads of electrically conductive epoxy. The electrically conductive epoxy beads are disposed in at least two grooves formed in the ... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7422487 | Electrical connector and devices using the same The subject disclosure is directed to female connectors which can be employed in a quick connect/disconnect system used in medical devices to provide a non-permanent electrical and mechanical engagement with a male connector. The female connectors include, inter ali... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7396238 | Battery contact system and wireless terminal having the same A wireless terminal reliably supplies battery power to a wireless terminal body, and reduces the number of fabrication processes and fabrication cost. The battery contact system of the wireless terminal includes a body having a printed circuit board, a battery compa... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7372415 | Glass antenna jack for vehicle Disclosed are a glass antenna jack for a vehicle comprising a jack connector, a jack terminal, and a locking structure engaging the jack connector and the jack terminal and a vehicle comprising the same. ... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7364440 | Multi-lead keyhole connector An electrical connector for providing a watertight electrical connection between a flat, single or multi-traced, rigid and/or flexible printed circuit and a separate electronics unit. The electrical connector is comprised of a plug having one or more keyhole-shaped ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7355122 | Sealed eurytopic make-break connector utilizing a conductive elastomer contact An electrical connection with first and second electrical connectors are adapted to engage each other to form an electrical connection. An electrical wire is connected to each connector. At least one of the connectors has a contact formed of a conductive elastomeric... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7338300 | Static electricity conductive mechanism The present invention discloses a static electricity conductive mechanism including a plurality of conductive bumps and conductive members, for conducting static electricity generated by a connector device to a base thereof, the connector device having a connector b... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7331796 | Land grid array (LGA) interposer utilizing metal-on-elastomer hemi-torus and other multiple points of contact geometries A land grid array (LGA) interposer structure, including an electrically insulating carrier plane, and at least one interposer mounted on a first surface of said carrier plane. The interposer possesses a hemi-toroidal configuration in transverse cross-section and is ... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326068 | Elastomeric connector and retention member for holding the same A connector assembly includes a first elastomeric connector having a plurality of alternating elastomeric conductors and elastomer insulators. The first elastomeric connector has first and second contact interfaces spaced apart from one another and extending general... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7316577 | Nickel foam pin connections for inert anodes An electrode assembly useful in manufacturing aluminum, contains a hollow inert electrode (12) containing a metal conductor (14) surrounded and held in place by at least one seal (16) and a mass of metal foam (26). ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7306469 | Self-latching quick disconnect connector A quick disconnect fastener is disclosed. The quick disconnect fastener includes a male member for joining to a first end of a first loop structure including a male body section, a probe section coupled to the body section, the probe section further including a prob... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7259376 | Detector module A detector module includes a plurality of detector elements, each of which is provided with a first contact point. Further, a circuit board includes second contact points. In order to be able to electrically connect a larger number of detector elements to the circui... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7255578 | Two-dimensional adjustable edge connector adaptor A two-dimensional adjustable edge connector adaptor to support high bandwidth signal paths. The edge connector adapter includes a housing having a cavity formed in one side and an edge connector extending outward from an opposing side. The edge connector includes co... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247036 | Fuel tank component with weldable connector A fuel tank component has a weldable connector that is connected to a housing via a secure chemical bond. The connector and the housing are modified so that they bond to each other. The interface between the connector and the housing may be stepped to increase its s... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7229296 | Contact device for improving lifetime of electrical connections A contact device for enhancing the conductance of an electrical connection which includes two conductors (21 and 23) in contact with each other essentially including an interposed conductive element arranged between the two contact surfaces (22 ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229297 | Method and system for making and using an electrical connection between a conductor and a circuit board A method and system for connecting and using a circuit board connected to a conductive element is disclosed. The circuit board includes a backstop and a plurality of conductive traces positioned on an edge. The conductive element includes a plurality of conductive l... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7202678 | Resistive probe tips A test probe tip constructed substantially from resistive material. The resistive material is made of resistive conducting material substantially enclosed in and dispersed throughout encapsulating material. The test probe has a probing end for probing electronic cir... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198734 | IC socket The invention provides an IC socket of synthetic resin, whose surface resistivity is strictly controlled to the desired level and which is much more improved in terms of electrical insulation properties, mechanical properties, heat resistance, chemical resistance, d... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7190328 | Three-dimensional display A system and method provides an electrical contact assembly for an optical device useable in a three-dimensional optical display. The assembly includes a first conductor comprising a first intermediate section that includes a first contact for connecting to a contac... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7186152 | Electrical contact used in an electrical socket An electrical contact (1) used in a socket includes a base portion (11), a solder portion (12) bending front a bottom edge of the base portion, a vertical head (13) and a spring ann (14) extending from a top edge of the base portio... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7180165 | Stackable electronic assembly On implementation of the invention provides a stackable chip-scale package for improving memory density that may be mounted within a limited area or module. A novel staggered routing scheme enables the use of the same trace routing at every level of the stacked arch... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175443 | Electronic apparatus with connector of changeable attitude A connector is mounted on a printed circuit board in an enclosure. A member is interposed between the enclosure and the printed circuit board so as to hold the printed circuit board on the enclosure. The member allows change in the attitude of the printed circuit bo... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7152907 | Motor vehicle sub-assembly The invention relates to a sub-assembly for a motor vehicle unit, especially the door unit of a motor vehicle, comprising a support element and a conductor arrangement which is fixed to the support element. According to the invention, at least one fixing section of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7153153 | Push and twist electrical connector assembly An electrical device has a base assembly including first contacts and a mounting mechanism for electrically leading to a power source, a latch assembly adapted to receive at least one additional electrical device that is to be mounted to the latch assembly, push and... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7134879 | Anisotropic conductive material body, display apparatus, method for producing the display apparatus, and conductive member An anisotropic conductive material body includes an insulating medium; and a plurality of conductive members dispersed in the medium. At least a surface of each of the plurality of conductive members is conductive. A force is applied to at least one of the plurality... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7131851 | Anisotropic conductivity connector, conductive paste composition, probe member, and wafer inspection device, and wafer inspecting method Disclosed herein are an anisotropically conductive connector, by which positioning, and holding and fixing to a wafer can be conducted with ease even when the wafer has a large area of 8 inches or greater in diameter, and the pitch of electrodes to be inspected is s... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7130669 | Portable information terminal having expandable data input unit A portable information terminal for inputting complicated data is disclosed. The portable terminal comprises a main housing having first and second top surfaces formed in a step form; a data input housing disposed on the main housing in a foldable manner and having ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7123202 | Antenna window with high-frequency component An antenna window with a high-frequency electric component placed fixedly on one of its surfaces, which is electrically connected to a conductor structure provided on the same surface of the window. The high-frequency component has at least one flat coupling electro... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7119463 | Vibration motor boot A boot for a vibration motor of a mobile communication device is provided. The motor has a generally flat upper surface and is adapted to be installed in a mounting slot in a mobile communication device frame with the upper surface substantially parallel to an adjac... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7116123 | Contact probe, probe socket, electrical characteristic measuring device, and method for pushing the contact probe against object to be measured A contact probe includes a probe tip and a damper. The probe tip includes a first barrel, a probe pin, and a first spring. The first barrel has a cavity with a bottom, an opening being disposed in a first end of the first barrel and the bottom being disposed at a se... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7107034 | High frequency and low noise interconnect system Methods and apparatus are provided for an interconnect system for coupling radio frequency signals from one component to another in a RF system. The interconnect system acts as a coaxial connection. The apparatus comprises an interconnect, a dielectric sleeve, and a... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097461 | Electric connecting device An electrical connecting device has the following features: a current or data transmitter device which can be connected to at least one current-transmitting or pulse-transmitting source is arranged in a transmitter housing and has contact elements. A current receivi... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7086868 | Board-to-board connector The disclosed connector and method transfers high frequency signals from one circuit board to another circuit board, while maintaining good electrical and mechanical performance, at a significantly reduced cost. The connector includes a body member and a conductive ... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7078921 | Contact probe A contact probe comprises a tip portion for making contact with a subject surface, a supporting portion, and a spring portion for connecting the other two members. The tip portion has a corner portion whose radius of curvature is larger than that of the opposite cor... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074047 | Zero insertion force high frequency connector A connector or connector assembly having a signal array having at least one shielded conductor having opposite ends and including an axial conductive element and an outer conductive element surrounding the axial conductive element and a compressible interface elemen... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060865 | Recovery of C4 olefins from a product stream comprising C4 olefins, dimethyl ether and C5+ hydrocarbons Disclosed is a process for removing DME from a stream containing C4 olefins. The process includes providing a first stream comprising C4 olefins, C5+ hydrocarbons, DME, and methanol. The first stream is separated into a second stream comprising the C4 olefins and th... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059884 | Electrical connection structure for conductor formed on glass surface A conductor formed on a glass surface and a lead wire are electrically connected by a structure constituted by a small number of parts, which requires no soldering and achieves space-saving and low cost. An electrical connection structure for a conductor form... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7057875 | Sheet capacitor, IC socket using the same, and manufacturing method of sheet capacitor A sheet capacitor of the invention has a contact portion formed in a through-hole requiring electrical connection with an IC connection pin among the through-holes in which the IC connection pins are inserted, and a capacitor element connected to the contact portion... | 06/06/2006 |
