Famous Patents
The first match was accidentally discovered in 1826 when John Walker scraped a stick with chemicals on the end against a stone floor.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7347738 | Low profile electrical connector assembly and terminal therefor A low profile electrical connector assembly has terminals attached to insulated electric cables that are disposed in topless slots of a connector base. Each terminal has two longitudinally spaced retention slots. The connector base has two transverse grooves that ex... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7244263 | Surgical instrument A surgical instrument, suitable for endoscopic surgery has a first member and a movably driven second member movable in such first member. One such member comprises a generally tubular proximal member and a tissue working tip which are relatively telescoped and have... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7112105 | Cable assembly having power contacts A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central conta... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7052289 | Conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal A conductive terminal and the electrical connector using the conductive terminal, the conductive terminal is received in a terminal channel defined in an insulative housing of the electrical connector which can transmit signal between an electronic component and a c... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7011553 | Cable connector having a retainer which serves to hold a cable, to protect a connecting portion, and to prevent undesirable releasing of a contact In a connector to be connected to a cable having a core wire, a retainer is fitted into a rear portion of an insulator holding a contact. The core wire is crimped by a wire crimping barrel formed to the contact. The cable is clamped in cooperation with the retainer ... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6997761 | Electrical contact element An electrical contact element including a base element (1) formed from a flat material with a high electrical conductivity and includes a conductor contact portion (2), a base portion (4) integrally connected to the conductor contact portion ( | 02/14/2006 |
| 6905373 | Electrical contact for cable assembly A cable assembly (1) includes an insulating housing (4) receiving a number of contacts (5) therein and a number of cables (3) terminated to corresponding contacts. Each contact includes an intermediate portion (50), a central conta... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6488536 | Connector with incorrect fitting prevention means A connector has means for preventing terminal fittings from being inserted in an inverted manner, and in which nothing protrudes from outer faces of these terminal fittings. Cut-away portions 17 are formed at a ceiling side of anterior ends of left and ri... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6461184 | Connector The invention provides a connector with improved operability during the joining operation of electric wires and terminal fittings, and during the attachment of ferrite cores. A connector is provided with conducting members 20 capable of making contact wit... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6186837 | Connector terminal In a terminal, an resilient locking piece (24) is protruded from an upper surface of a terminal (17). The resilient locking piece (24) includes an engaging portion (25) formed at a central portion thereof, and a pair of abutting portions (26) formed on op... | 02/13/2001 |
| 6168478 | Snap type retention mechanism for connector terminals The invention discloses an insulation displacement connector terminal having a snap type retention mechanism which securely retains the terminal within its cooperative housing. The terminal has a plurality of flexible tabs protruding from the surface of t... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6066007 | Terminal that can be positively secured in position and permits good electric conduction An improved terminal includes a through slot adapted for passage of an electrical wire. The terminal has one end provided with a clamp plate and a fastening plate adapted to secure a sheath and core wire of the electrical wire. The terminal is provided wi... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5788536 | Connector having elongated protrusions for securing a connecting terminal therein A connector in which the connecting terminal is prevented from shifting or playing, and the male and female terminals are positively engaged with each other. The connector comprises a plurality of elongated protrusions 20 formed on the walls of a terminal... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5518426 | Electrical connector and method of assembling an electrical connector with rows of interspaced contacts An electrical connector having a housing with rows of offset interspaced contact receiving holes. The holes are angled along each row to facilitate interspacing of the holes with holes of adjacent rows. The electrical contacts are fabricated on a carry st... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5362260 | Electrical connector with improved terminal latching system A latching system for an electrical connector which includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving cavities. A plurality of female terminals are adapted to be inserted into the cavities. Each terminal has a longitudinal axis and a ... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5207603 | Dual thickness blade type electrical terminal A stamped and formed metal electrical terminal includes a male contact blade at one end for being received in a complementary female contact member. A conductor terminating portion is provided at an opposite end of the terminal, and an intermediate sectio... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5190478 | Terminal locking means for electrical connectors An electrical connector is disclosed with a dielectric housing having a through passage for receiving a female terminal which includes a terminating end for engaging a conductor and a mating end for receiving a male terminal. A resilient locking arm is fo... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5190477 | Wire harness connection structure A wire harness connection structure includes a connector housing having a plurality of terminal cavities, each of which is equipped with a groove 4 for guiding a reverse inversion preventing projection 6 provided on the terminal when the terminal is inser... | 03/02/1993 |
| 5077893 | Method for forming electrical terminal An electrical terminal having a portion of a contact section overhanging the plane of the stock is made by a method that does not weaken the terminal by the use of a slot or similar structure. A blank is stamped from sheet metal stock. Portions of the bla... | 01/07/1992 |
| 5006073 | Snap fit contact assembly A snap fit contact (30) is provided for attachment to a housing (40) wall. The contact (30) includes a contact surface (31) having a peripheral depending wall (32). Snap features (34) are formed in the wall. A flange or lip (35) is carried by the wall for... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4992056 | Surface mount electrical connector and an electrical terminal therefor An electrical connector (2) for mounting on a circuit board (4) comprises a housing (8) wiht through passages (10) each receiving an electrical terminal (38) having a transverse lance (76) with a free end (78) lodged in a recess (28) in a side wall (16) o... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4946408 | Male circuit board terminal A male circuit board terminal includes a unitary electrically conductive housing with an outboard section, a core section and an inboard section arranged to provide a sound mechnical connection and electrical connection between the circuit board and a cut... | 08/07/1990 |
| 4784623 | Mass terminable flat flexible cable to pin connector A multi-contact electrical connector employing a plurality of terminals mounted in aligned compartments in an insulating housing is especially suited for establishing interconnection between flat conductors in a flat cable and closely spaced free standing... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4586769 | Electrical connector terminator A modular electrical connector system provides relatively high density pin out capability for high speed signal transmission and coupling while maintaining discrete wire capability. The system includes plural cable terminators, plural connector blocks, ea... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4556267 | Integrated circuit mounting socket A connector or socket for detachably mounting an integrated circuit unit on a printed circuit board has single beam contact members precisely located and secured in respective recesses in an electrically insulating body. The contact members are formed of ... | 12/03/1985 |
| 4472017 | Tab receptacle terminal A tab receptacle terminal which adapted to be inserted in an insulating housing comprises a box-like main body portion and two cantilever spring contact members extending from the tab-entry end of the body portion and bent back inside the body portion. A ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4472016 | Terminal block connector An electrical connector embodying the present invention includes a planar base member having an aperture and a blade receiving portion comprised of a plurality of resilient legs. The legs have concavo-convex surfaces near their free ends which facilitate ... | 09/18/1984 |
| 4448477 | Electric socket terminal An electric socket terminal has an elongated, resilient socket comprising two axially spaced split tubes joined by a circumferential array of juxtaposed spring strips and means for retaining the electric socket terminal in a cavity of an insulator block. ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4447109 | Connector pin An electrical connector pin is formed from a unitary piece of strip so as to be in the shape of an elongated tubular member with terminal and contact sections at opposite ends, and with an unbonded seam extending between those sections. The terminal secti... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4390231 | Blade terminal with protected latch tangs A blade terminal has a forward contact portion comprising a pair of flat longitudinal juxtaposed blades and an enlarged channel shaped median portion of reduced width. A pair of longitudinal inclined latch tangs attached to the respective rearward edges o... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4377321 | Carrier mounted terminals A metal strip is stamped and formed with electrical terminals and is doubled back on itself to provide mounting legs for the terminals.... | 03/22/1983 |
| 4272149 | One piece socket type electrical contacts One piece socket (1) or pin type (37) electrical contacts are stamped from a sheet of resilient, electrically conductive material and rolled into a tubular body (3) having a center section (11, 39) of enlarged diameter which functions as a C spring and is... | 06/09/1981 |
| 4252399 | Electrical socket contact An electrical terminal or contact element for use in an electrical connector, having a resilient tab for retaining the element in the connector housing. The tab is attached to a central portion of the element and extends diagonally through the center of t... | 02/24/1981 |
| 4239321 | Contact element with interior support The invention relates to a sheet metal contact element which can be inserted into a chamber of an insulating housing and comprises a rear terminal portion for connecting a conductor, a forward contacting portion, and an intermediate locking section with a... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4209220 | Wipe-in terminal for printed circuits Two types of wipe-in terminals for printed circuits feature a resilient inclined tongue which is integrally attached to a support portion of the terminal by a small radius bend. A second V-shaped bend in the tongue engages the support to serve as a pivot ... | 06/24/1980 |
| 4174880 | Spade terminal A spade terminal of unitary sheet metal construction comprises a flanged forward portion, a triple layer median portion and a rearward attachment portion. The flanges extend in opposite direction to a height equal to a layer thickness. The triple layer me... | 11/20/1979 |
| 4159160 | Electrical terminal with anti-tangle tangs A female terminal has a channel shaped median portion provided with a latch tang and a lock tang associated with each side wall. The four tangs project inwardly to avoid damage and tangling during handling. The tangs lock the terminal in a connector body ... | 06/26/1979 |
| 4139256 | Electrical contact and method of making same An electrical contact with a cylindrical bore having an internal pressure finger and two external retaining louvers, made from a blank of sheet metal wherein the outlines of each finger and louver are stamped as U-shaped cuts spaced in separate rows, the ... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4047791 | Low insertion force receptacle and cammed housing The present invention relates to a receptacle and also a zero insertion force connector in the form of an electrical receptacle mounted within a housing. The housing is provided with an apertured cover which is movable on the housing to one position in or... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4043631 | Electrical terminal structure for connector An electrical contact, or terminal, structure is disclosed, which is designed for use in an electrical connector device. The terminal structure is a generally flat conducting element, preferably a unitary metal stamping, having a contact end which is resi... | 08/23/1977 |
