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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7179137 | Electrical connector arrangement An electrical connector arrangement includes slidably connected upper and lower connector body sections, at least one pair of first contacts carried by the upper body section, at least one pair of second contacts of the pin type carried by the lower body section ben... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175484 | Dual size stud electrical connector An electrical connector for clamping securely onto a threaded shaft, comprising a transformer bar, a connector body and a clamping component. The transformer bar has a plurality of conductor bores therein, a distal end, a bar top. The connector body is at the distal... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7128579 | Hook interconnect Disclosed is a semiconductor package structure that incorporates the use of conductive pins to electrically and mechanically connect a semiconductor module and a substrate (e.g., printed wiring board). Specifically, one or both ends of the pins are hooked and are ad... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7125295 | Interlocking ring terminals The present invention provides a terminal ring assembly structured for engagement to a conductor post. The terminal ring assembly of the present invention includes a first ring element and a second ring element, each having a circular body and at least one grip havi... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7064431 | Electronic assembly having select spacing of rows and columns of contacts to allow for routing of traces to the contacts An electronic assembly is described, having a substrate and contacts on the substrate which are spaced and arranged in a manner that allows for a more dense arrangement of contacts but still allows for routing of traces between the contacts. ... | 06/20/2006 |
| 6969276 | Metal terminal with weakened part A metal terminal has a terminal body having a crimp part crimped to a wire and a fastening part connected to the terminal body through breaking parts. The fastening part has a through-hole for passage of a bolt. The metal terminal further includes a co-fastening par... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6929502 | Lamp socket and socket assembly A lamp socket (20) of the invention mainly includes an upper socket (21), a lower socket (22), and terminal members (23). The upper socket 21 has a bulb mounting portion (25) formed on an upper side of an socket body (24 | 08/16/2005 |
| 6905372 | Internal power bus and power output assembly The present invention relates to a power distribution unit with output power terminals and electrical leads with mating portions connected to extensions of the terminals, with adjacent mating portions and connected extensions offset from one another. Alternatively, ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6863540 | Dual contact electrical compression connector An electrical connector to make an electrical connection between a first electrical device and an electrical trace of a circuit of a second electrical device. The first electrical device is of a kind which includes two surfaces, the planes of which are not parallel ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6848950 | Multi-interface power contact and electrical connector including same An electrical connector is provided, including an insulative housing and one or more power contacts disposed in the insulative housing. Each of the power contacts has a first electrical interface portion for engaging a contact associated with a mating electrical con... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6820324 | Method of manufacturing a resistor connector A resistor connector (C) includes a pair of parallel lead frames (1, 1), a resistor (10) with a pair of electrodes (14, 14) and a mold resin (2). Each said lead frame (1) includes a terminal portion (1a) and an electr... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6793543 | Bus bar structure A bus bar structure includes: a bus bar stored in an electric junction box; and a tab terminal electrically connected to a pattern portion of the bus bar. The tab terminal is separately formed with the bus bar. The pattern portion is welded with the tab terminal by ... | 09/21/2004 |
| 6780018 | Electrical connector with power module An electrical connector (1, 1′) includes an elongate dielectric housing (2, 2′) defining a slot (200, 200′) along a longitudinal direction thereof and a receiving cavity (2210, 74) therein, a number of first contacts (3, 3′... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6780027 | Power connector with vertical male AC power contacts Electrical connectors are provided for transmitting electrical power. A preferred connector comprises an insulative housing and a plurality of AC power contacts disposed therein. The insulative housing comprises a circuit board facing portion and a mating face inclu... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6764353 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector having a body portion. The body portion has a front end and a back end, and a first and a second ferrule. The second ferrule is secured to the front end of the body portion, and the first ferrule is connected to the back end of the body ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6672895 | Marking system for lead connector and header A marking system to enable physicians to determine whether a connector of a lead is properly seated within the pulse generator.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6648698 | Grounding tab for a welding apparatus A welding apparatus having a metal enclosure and a pair of plastic end panels affixed to the enclosure to contain therein the various components of the welding apparatus. A conductive grounding tab is affixed in a receptacle formed in each of the plastic ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6530795 | Unitable terminal fitting, a construction for uniting a plurality of terminal fittings and method for forming a unitable terminal fitting A terminal fitting (1) is provided with a wire connecting portion (3) to be connected with an end of a wire (W) and a shaft fixing portion (5) through which a bolt (4) is insertable. The shaft fixing portion (5) is formed by folding a metallic plate mater... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6494723 | Terminal that provides connection between a wire circuit and a printed circuit, and electric junction box including said terminal A terminal is mounted on an electric wiring board that has both a wire circuit formed by a wire and a printed circuit formed by a printed conductor. The terminal includes a connecting portion capable of electrically connecting an internal circuit of the e... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6461172 | Multiple function high current interconnect with integrated bus bar A bus bar with integrated quick-disconnect terminals for distributing electrical current from a power supply or other electronic component is disclosed. The bus bar and terminals are comprised of a single piece of copper alloy or other suitable bus bar ma... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6402542 | Electrical connector An electrical connector comprises a body portion comprising a vertical portion and a horizontal portion connected to the vertical portion. A reception slot is defined in the vertical portion. A plurality of first contacts are formed in the reception slot.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6386925 | Press-contact joint connector A press-contact joint connector includes: a first connector housing having a plurality of cavity walls formed with a plurality of terminal housing chambers; and a terminal assembly having a plurality of terminals to be housed respectively in said pluralit... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6312297 | Implantable electronic unit An implantable electronic unit (1, 30, 50), in particular a cardiac pacemaker, having at least one substantially socket-shaped connecting arrangement (3, 32, 33, 52, 53) arranged in the header (2, 31, 51) for a plug disposed at the proximal end of an elec... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6302709 | Multiple function high current interconnect with integrated bus bar A bus bar with integrated quick-disconnect terminals for distributing electrical current from a power supply or other electronic component is disclosed. The bus bar and terminals are comprised of a single piece of copper alloy or other suitable bus bar ma... | 10/16/2001 |
| 6200163 | Electrical connector including means for terminating the shield of a high speed cable An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing and a plurality of terminals mounted therein. A conductive ground blade is mounted in the housing and includes at least a pair of positioning arms projecting therefrom for engaging the metallic shields... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6196886 | Contact pieces for use in an electric connector and method of making the same A longitudinally elongated parallel-arrangement of contact pieces are each mounted in an insulating housing of an electric connector. The parallel arrangement of contact pieces (1) has a longitudinal carrier strip (3) integrally connected thereto. The con... | 03/06/2001 |
| 6129598 | Printed-circuit-board (PCB) in a power supply system includes integrated cable connection terminals The present invention discloses a power supply system with modularized and integrated cable interface configuration for providing power from an external power source to a plurality of subsystems in a personal computer. The power supply system includes a p... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6123553 | Branch junction box assembly A branch junction box assembly containing a busbar and a flexible printed substrate. The busbar has a contact section extending therefrom and, similarly, the substrate has a contact portion extending therefrom. Connection between the two is made by insert... | 09/26/2000 |
| 6109952 | Terminal connector assembly A terminal connector comprising a housing (10), a contact element (30), in the housing, said contact element having at least one clamped connection for connecting a conductor (50), and at least one connecting contact formed on the contact element, said co... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6027376 | Connector for integrated circuit chip A connector assembly for an integrated circuit includes two interengaging connector components. One of the components (1) has a chip receiving socket that receives the integrated circuit (41) while the other component (21) has a wire receiving socket that... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6010366 | Mold-type electronic part-containing connector A branch metal terminal has a branch lead terminal portion with a branch wire connected to this terminal portion through a branch female metal terminal. The branch wire is connected to a female-side wire connected to a mold-type electronic part.... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5865637 | Mounting structure of terminal fitting Structures are disclosed whereby two or more electrical terminal fittings (10,30) are pressed into tight mutual engagement to ensure a good electrical connection. The invention is especially adapted for earth terminal fittings which are mutually engageabl... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5853300 | Watthour socket adapter with improved electrical connections A watthour meter socket adapter 310 includes a plurality of current jaw contacts 290 and potential jaw contacts 10 mounted between front and rear housings 314, 312, with each jaw contact 290, 10 surrounding by a receptacle 422, 70 in the front housing 314... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5759055 | Interlocking terminal connection An interlocking terminal connection includes a pair of terminal plates each having a base portion with a hole for receiving a fastener. Each terminal plate further includes a pair of wing portions on either side of the base portion. The wing portions on a... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5622515 | Grounding electrical leads A set of electrical terminals is provided for interconnecting and grounding electrical leads of a harness, for example an automotive engine harness. Each terminal comprises two spaced pairs of spring beams defining a pair of aligned, insulation displaceme... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5588844 | Variable orientation, surface mounted connector The invention relates to a variable orientation, surface mountable connector assembly. Electrical connector 1 comprises an insulative housing 100, a plurality of electrical contacts 200, and a pair of variable orientation board mounts 300. The electrical ... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5577927 | Electrical terminal Electrical terminals having the same shape are provided and which can be integrated. Two latch flanges 7 are provided projecting in symmetrical positions on the circumference of an eye-shaped connection region 5, and hook portions 10 into which the compan... | 11/26/1996 |
| 5558531 | Combination terminal A combination terminal is provided so that it is minimally deformable. The strength of plate terminals constituting the combination terminal is maximized to ensure the prevention of both backlash and accidental disengagement. A plate terminal includes a r... | 09/24/1996 |
| 5314350 | Pluggable modular splicing connector and bridging adapter A multiple wire-splice module for splicing a plurality of pairs of wires together and disconnecting the pairs of wires without impairing the integrity of the wire junction between a wire and the contact of either module. The module has an elongate base fo... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5221219 | Battery terminal connector A battery terminal connector having a molded metal body member forming a clamp portion for clamping to the terminal post of a storage battery and a base portion for connection to a primary battery cable and a non-molded metal support brace molded within t... | 06/22/1993 |
