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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7318578 | Motorized pulley with cable connector The present invention relates to a motorized pulley (1) with a cylindrical cable connector (10) comprising a cylindrical drum (5) that is mounted rotatably about a shaft (11) and is configured for being fixedly mounted on supporting means... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7189077 | Lithographic type microelectronic spring structures with improved contours Improved lithographic type microelectronic spring structures and methods are disclosed, for providing improved tip height over a substrate, an improved elastic range, increased strength and reliability, and increased spring rates. The improved structures are suitabl... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7025640 | Circuit board inter-connection system and method An electrical inter-connection is provided such that a terminal pin which is positioned in a pin block extends through a plated through-hole in a circuit board substrate and is connected with the circuit board using a conductive bonding agent such as solder. The ter... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6869321 | Dual female electrical connector and connector module A connector and module provide for mating at least two connectors having pinned interfaces. The connectors provide a socket having reliable electrical contact and a pin socket with reliable pin alignment. An interface for multiple input modules with reliable electri... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6260268 | Method of forming a solid compliant pin connector contact A method of forming a solid compliant connector contact which permits the compliant portion to be formed rapidly and inexpensively. Cylindrical bar stock is turned to form the outer contour of the contact, including a contact portion having a diameter lar... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6071152 | Electrical connector with inserted terminals An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of terminal-receiving passages. A plurality of terminals are inserted into the passages in an insertion direction. The terminals have tool-engaging surfaces on opposite sides thereof... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5664970 | Compliant section for electrical terminal mounted to a circuit board An improved compliant section (30) for a terminal connectable to a circuit board (54), the compliant section (30) having legs (32) with outer edges (34) thereof forming selected shapes axially therealong and an elongate hole (38) having a selected shape s... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5329697 | Method and apparatus for turning a concave cut in a workpiece A method for turning a concave cut in a workpiece on a screw machine includes the steps of supporting the workpiece for rotation generally about its longitudinal axis and rotating the workpiece generally about an axis corresponding to its longitudinal axi... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5326286 | Electrical connector assembly with terminal alignment system A terminal alignment system is provided for an electrical connector assembly disclosed as an insulation displacement type connector for terminating a plurality of insulated conductors of a multi-conductor cable. The connector includes a dielectric housing... | 07/05/1994 |
| 5249980 | Solderless connector In a solderless connector having an insulation displacement terminal which is a plate member accommodated in a connector housing, the plate member includes a wire insulation displacement part with a slot, and has engaging protrusions before and after the ... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5217396 | Cable terminating connector assembly An electrical connector assembly includes a housing (20) having a mating face (22) and an opposed rear face (24), the housing being formed with a plurality of contact receiving passageways (26) extending between the mating face and the rear face. Each of ... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5131872 | Contact spring socket An electrical socket (10) includes a housing (16) containing spring contacts (32) having a spring geometry to accommodate stub-free insertion and extraction of leads (70) and provide a tolerance accommodating spring action relative to contact post portion... | 07/21/1992 |
| 5131871 | Universal contact pin electrical connector An improvement is provided in an electrical connector system which includes a connector block of insulating material having a plurality of pin receiving openings for positioning a plurality of terminal pins therein by an interference fit. At least some of... | 07/21/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4820179 | Multi-contact electrical connector A multi-contact electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of wires to a printed circuit board. The electrical connector includes an open topped housing having a plurality of contact chambers, wire holding sections, and terminal receivin... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4743081 | Contact element The present invention relates to the compliant section on contact elements which are received in plated through holes in printed circuit boards and are structured to hold such elements therein without soldering. More particularly, the invention discloses ... | 05/10/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4713025 | Electric connector for multi-conductor flat cables An electric connector for multi-conductor flat cables comprises an insulating housing having a substantially flat end face, at least two kinds of contacts, one kind at a level of height different from that of the contacts of another kind, and at least two... | 12/15/1987 |
| 4701140 | Electrical connector with compliant section A press-fit connector has a compliant portion formed as a fusiform, laterally bifurcated tube having two oppositely disposed "C" shaped sections for engaging the surface area of a plated-through-hole in a printed circuit board.... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4693528 | Surface mount connector with floating terminals Surface mount connector has terminals which float axially in passages through housing. Each terminal is spring loaded toward mounting face to provide compliance between solder tails and pads on printed circuit board. Metal clips have legs received in hole... | 09/15/1987 |
| 4691979 | Compliant press-fit electrical contact A compliant, press fit, electrical contact includes a relief groove which forms an area of reduced cross sectional thickness to provide a stress concentration, and thus a controlled region of plastic flow, to create a plastic-elastic hinge. When the conta... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4678262 | Contact element A single piece contact element including a termination portion at one end, a female contact portion at the other end, a press fit region between the two portions, the press fit region being adapted to form a contacting region when the contact element is p... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4676579 | Compliant terminal A compliant terminal comprises a pair of legs facing each other. Each of the legs is provided with an outwardly expanded portion in the intermediate portion. The expanded portions form an elastic contact portion for compressed fitting with a through hole.... | 06/30/1987 |
| 4674815 | Electrical connectors An electrical connector comprising a metal plate (30) containing a plurality of apertures (32). Disposed on each side of the plate (30) is a resilient rubber plug (42,44). Pairs of holes (45) in the plugs (42,44) are aligned with the apertures (32) in the... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4672348 | Electrical coil assembly and terminal therefor An electrical coil assembly includes a bobbin having a pair of generally parallel end plates with a pair of terminals inserted into holes in an edge in one of the end plates. A wall is attached to that one of the end plates and extends radially outward th... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4657324 | Electrical connector for a chip carrier An electrical connector for connecting electrode members of a chip carrier to circuit paths of a circuit board comprises a base housing having rows of aligned apertures extending through a bottom section of the housing. A contact assembly has electrical c... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4641910 | Electrical contacts (a) Contacts having mounting sections with mounting surfaces which provide for improved mounting characteristics and which also may function as electrical energy transfer surfaces, the contacts being formed by tooling connected to the punch pad and die pa... | 02/10/1987 |
| 4636020 | Insert for an electrical connector This invention relates to electrical connectors of the type having insertable contacts. The invention is more particularly related to the molded contact retaining insert (10) of the connector that is characterized by a plurality of triangularly shaped pas... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4596437 | Electrical contact elements, connectors and methods of manufacture An electrical contact element for a backplane connector is of unitary construction. The element has a compliant portion of generally cylindrical shape with tapered ends and is formed with at least three radial slots equally spaced around the element, the ... | 06/24/1986 |
| 4586778 | Compliant pin A compliant electrical connector pin has opposed convex surfaces to grip the surfaces of a hole in a circuit board, the pin having a compliant region so that the pin compresses to reduce the cross sectional area of the pin as the pin is inserted into the ... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4585295 | Circuit board eyelet-type wire gripper An eyelet is mountable to a circuit board by a snap-fit upon insertion into the circuit board from only one side. The eyelet has converging, flexible gripper legs between which a wire or electrical component lead may be inserted and retained in order to c... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4585293 | Elastic press-in for the solderless connection of the winding posts of electric connectors or the like with through-connected printed wiring boards To create an insertable elastic section for connecting contact pins into through-openings in a printed circuit board, an axially extending section of a post or pin is deformed to provide an axially extending U-shaped section. The pin is provided with a re... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4523796 | Connector assembly for mounting leadless chip carriers Connector assemblies are provided for mounting leadless chip carriers to a printed wiring board (PWB). Each connector assembly includes an elongate rigid and electrically insulative body, and electrically conductive leads. The body has two rows of pockets... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4513499 | Method of making compliant pins The dimensions of the compliant segment of a compliant pin are carefully controlled, so that upon being inserted into a hole in a circuit board the pin fits snug within the hole, but avoids the use of excessive force which could damage the copper sheathin... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4475780 | Compliant electrical connector A compliant electrical connector has a pin with opposed convex surfaces to grip the boundary of a hole, the pin having at least one groove sunk in the side thereof so that the pin forms a flexure that flexes to reduce the cross sectional area of the groov... | 10/09/1984 |
| 4469394 | Press-fit electrical terminals Press-fit electrical terminals such as press-fit pins for insertion into plated through holes of circuit boards. Such pins have a generally H-shaped press-fit zone formed by a central web 2 indented with a series of transverse corrugations 4 interconnecti... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4464009 | Solderless connector pin for electrical circuits A connector pin, adapted to be inserted into a metallized bore in a conductive plate to form a solder-free mechanical and electrical connection between the pin and plate, is fabricated to provide an elongated deformable region adapted to engage the sides ... | 08/07/1984 |
| 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 |
| 4368944 | Terminal construction A rolled up terminal end adapted for insertion into an opening in a PCB or the like comprising a first end section with an effective width less than the diameter of the PCB opening, a second section having a terminal retaining ramp means with an effective... | 01/18/1983 |
