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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7303366 | Three part blind fastener The current invention is directed to a three piece blind fastener comprising a mandrel 40, a tubular body portion of 10 and a radially extending flange 14, wherein the cylindrical body 10 is mounted on an elongate stem 42 of the ma... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7011552 | Housings with wall mounted connector members, connector members and methods of forming the same An electrical circuit assembly includes a housing. A connector member is attached to and extends through an opening in a wall of the housing. The connector member has a contact member on an end thereof outside the housing and a longitudinally extending bore therein ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6997757 | Electrical contact pin carrying a charge of solder and process for producing it According to the invention, said charge of solder is in the form of a ring (9) crimped onto to said pin (1), coaxially with the latter. ... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6442832 | Method for coupling a circuit board to a transmission line that includes a heat sensitive dielectric A preferred method for coupling a transmission line to a circuit board includes the steps of: providing a circuit board with a first side and an opposing second side; dispensing solder upon the first side of the circuit board; providing a first coupler ha... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6332814 | Crimp connector with uniform bending die The present invention aims to provide a crimp connector wherein a crimp contact inserted in a connector housing 11 can surely be fixed to the proper position and thereby contact reliability can be enhanced in the case of being connected with a coupling co... | 12/25/2001 |
| 6272000 | Circuit board blade fuse A fuse includes a housing and terminal blades extending therefrom. Each terminal blade includes a stop face, a stop brace, a hold face, and a hold brace. The stop face and stop brace prevent over insertion of the terminal blade through a circuit board and... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6244878 | Input/output connector with a connector body and terminals for a mobile electric device An input/output connector adapted for a mobile electric device. The input/output connector includes a connector body and at least one pair of terminals. The connector body is exposed to the outside and having at least one pair of terminal holes. Each term... | 06/12/2001 |
| 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 |
| 5623126 | Ceramic terminal assembly A terminal assembly is provided which is easy to assemble and disassemble. The assembly features male and female ceramic elements that interconnect and provide a passageway into which a terminal equipped with forward and rearward tabs is placed. After the... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5458426 | Double locking connector with fallout preventing protrusion A connector includes a connector housing and at least one metal terminal. The connector housing has at least one terminal accommodating hole for receiving the metal terminals, a primary locking device for elastically engaging with the metal terminals, at ... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5383797 | System for handling electrical connectors by a vacuum-suction nozzle A system is provided for mounting a connector assembly to a mounting surface of an electrical apparatus through the use of a vacuum-suction nozzle. The connector assembly includes a dielectric housing adapted to be positioned adjacent the mounting surface... | 01/24/1995 |
| 5318465 | Retention system with collapsible bridge A system to connect and retain a first member with a second member. The first member has a mounting section with two arms and a bridge between the arms. The arms are canted towards each other in a general cantilever fashion and are deflectable outward fro... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5116700 | Power source element with connecting terminals The power source unit utilizes a pair of connecting terminal pieces, each having a planar base portion bonded to one of positive and negative terminals of a power source element, and a planar top end portion twisted perpendicular to the planar base portio... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5082460 | Electrical terminal with frangible mounting leg and method of forming the same A solid single leg terminal includes an electrical conductor end portion at one end and an opposing substantially solid mounting end portion for mounting through a whole other printed circuit board. The mounting end portion forms an elongate mounting leg ... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5017159 | Solid single leg terminal A solid single leg terminal includes an electrical conductor end portion at one end and an opposing substantially solid mounting end portion for mounting through a whole other printed circuit board. The mounting end portion forms an elongate mounting leg ... | 05/21/1991 |
| 4834677 | Male and/or female electrical connectors Electrical snap-fit coupling elements designed for economy of manufacture and simplicity of assembly and use. The present elements comprise female connectors, including male/female connectors, including male/female adaptors, female connector extensions an... | 05/30/1989 |
| 4755153 | Capacitor cover for CG type capacitor An internally threaded insert having a knurled outer surface is positioned in an aperture formed in a cover for a capacitor. This provides an antitwist characteristic between the insert and the walls of the aperture to facilitate a seal between the two. A... | 07/05/1988 |
| 4728164 | Electrical contact pin for printed circuit board An electrical contact pin for mounting in a printed circuit board. The pin has an H-shaped contact portion cross-section which is mounted in the hole by compliant press-fit action. The H-shaped cross-section comprises four compliant pins and a crossbar. T... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4714440 | Universal adapter and methods of and apparatus for making same A modular adapter (30) includes a housing (33) having a plug end portion ) and a jack end portion (35). The jack end includes two stacked jack cavities (54-54'). Each of the jack cavities has a stepped portion (75) depending from the ceiling on each side... | 12/22/1987 |
| 4586776 | Cable termination assembly and wire stripping apparatus and method A cable termination assembly has a staggered stripped cable insulation pattern to enhance the electrical isolation of plural ground isolation conductors from one or more signal conductors in the assembly, and a stepped crimp pattern at a juncture of the c... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4566750 | Plastic insert-mold element containing a metal-piece insert A plastic insert-mold element comprises a plastic female member and a metal piece member insert-molded within the female member and provided with one or more frangible portions formed by cutting notches and/or a perforation therein. The metal piece member... | 01/28/1986 |
| 4533418 | Polyurethane heat form and bonding of cable jackets A method of bonding a metal termination member including an electrical connector to an electrical cable designed for underwater operation having a plurality of insulated electrical wires, an internal armor layer of spirally wound wires, and a tough polyur... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4343530 | Wave solderable quick disconnect male terminal for printed circuit boards A quick disconnect male terminal is disclosed having a stem which is inserted into a circular hole in the printed circuit board prior to wave soldering the terminal to the printed circuit board. The terminal is designed to use minimal material, to use lit... | 08/10/1982 |
| 4257667 | Non-insulated printed circuit jack with retaining feature A non-insulated printed circuit board jack includes an outer stepped drawn shell member, and a stamped contact member disposed within the shell for receiving an electrical conductor. The shell member has at one end a minor diameter portion which is freely... | 03/24/1981 |
| 4246627 | Electrical circuit element with multiple conection pins for solder plug-in connection To seat an electrical circuit element in a metallized opening of a circuit board and permit escape of solder gases, a bead is placed on the insertion pin and formed with a surface facing the support board which is non-symmetrical with respect to the axis ... | 01/20/1981 |
| 4199654 | Semiconductor mounting assembly An assembly is disclosed for mounting and for connectorizing an electronic switching device containing a heat generating semiconductor to an associated heat sink, wherein the switching device includes a body portion containing the semiconductor, a plurali... | 04/22/1980 |
| 4182928 | Heating element terminal A heating element terminal comprising a tubular conductor extending through the central bore of a two-piece insulating clamp member and an aligned aperture of the heating element frame clamped therebetween. The tubular conductor includes a flattened termi... | 01/08/1980 |
| 4161174 | Biomedical electrode assembly An electrode assembly for use in a biomedical electrode unit having a contact pad with a hole in it for receiving the electrode assembly including: a first member disposed on one side of the pad and having a stud portion extending axially through the hole... | 07/17/1979 |
| 4110904 | Substrate with terminal connections and method of making the same An electrical circuit component includes an apertured substrate having a circuit deposited on a surface and further includes a terminal lead seated in the aperture and having laterally extending flanged portions in clamping relationship at opposite sides ... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4026629 | Method of manufacturing an electrical harness and electrical connectors and terminals for carrying out the method In a method of manufacturing an electrical harness comprising wires connected to electrical terminals of a plurality of electrical connectors, according to a desired wiring pattern, each terminal comprises a wire connecting portion in the form of a slotte... | 05/31/1977 |
| 4017142 | Self-staking circuit board pin contact A circuit board pin contact adapted to be mounted in a circuit board hole and staked in the hole upon collapse of the contact pin in the direction of insertion.... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3977759 | Terminal for wires of various gauges A terminal connector, for use with subassemblies, including a wire retention arm, a wire stop and solder inlets whereby a large range of wire gauges may be satisfactorily retained during the assembly process and prior to soldering through the interaction ... | 08/31/1976 |
