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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8157593 | Method of shielding a connector module from electromagnetic interference with elongate members of conductive material and related apparatus An electronic communications equipment chassis has a panel with an aperture for receiving a connector module having at least one female jack. A plurality of elongate members of conductive material are attached to the panel, project into the aperture and form an EMI ... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8070517 | Electrical connector having an improved spring member for abutting against a metal plate An electrical connector for abutting against a metal plate, comprises an insulative housing defining a main body and a tongue plate extending forwardly from the main body, a plurality of terminals retained in the main body and extending into the tongue plate, a meta... | 12/06/2011 |
| 7914328 | Connector A shielded connector which makes a shell unnecessary while ensuring a shielding function. A housing holds a housing plurality of contacts each including a contact portion brought into contact with an associated one of contact portions of a plurality of mating contac... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7753732 | Shield connector structure A shield connector structure 1 includes a pair of connectors 2 and 6 that is capable of being fitted to each other and a conductive connector attachment portion 11. One connector 2 includes a terminal metal part 21, an insul... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7722402 | Panel interface module which provides electrical connectivity between panel and shielded jacks An interface module includes a housing having a plurality of jack openings configured to receive shielded modular jacks therein. The housing has a mounting wall extending along one side of the jack openings. A bond bar is coupled to the mounting wall, wherein the bo... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7704098 | Registered jack with enhanced EMI protection An electrical connector has a shield for EMI shielding. The top of the shield has two rows of tabs; two flaps, one on either side of the shield; and a tab on the bottom. The flaps have mounting holes. When the connector is attached to a mounting panel, screws or riv... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7591680 | Conductive cage A conductive cage (100) for receiving a SFP transceiver includes a cage body (10) having a number of pins (122) extending downwardly and a unitary, rectangular-shaped collar (20) mounted onto the cage body. The unitary, rectangular-shaped... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7438564 | Retaining and grounding clip for adapter module An adapter module used to convert optical signals to electrical signals or electrical signals to optical signals utilizing a “C” shaped retaining clip to secure the adapter module housing together. The retaining clips are used in place of screws, rivets or snap ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7432452 | Snap-in connector for electrical junction box In a snap-in electrical connector for attaching helical metal cable and conduit to a junction box or the like, the connector having the locking ring with flexible tabs engageable with the cable/conduit, the improvement wherein the tabs have legs angled inwardly of t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7393218 | Connector assembly with overmolded shielded housing A connector assembly is provided comprising a device including a conductive device shroud forming a device plug receptacle. A cable element includes a first stripped cable end portion exposing an internal cable conductor and a third stripped cable portion exposing a... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7390220 | Cable connector with anti cross talk device A cable connector (100) includes an insulated housing (2) defining a receiving space (20), a plurality of terminals (3) being arranged into an upper and a lower terminal rows and received in the insulated housing (2), a metal plate... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7371084 | Audio jack connector with reliable grounding device An audio jack connector (100) with reliable grounding device includes a dielectric housing (1) defining an inner receiving space (12) and a grounding member (2) mounted on the housing (1). The grounding member (2) includes a... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7357675 | Universal EMC gasket An electromagnetic gasket includes a conductive shell having a pair of side walls and end walls extending therefrom defining at least one opening. The pair of side walls and the end walls have at least one outward bias and at least one inward bias positioned thereon... | 04/15/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7329153 | Audio output device An audio output device (200) adapted for matching with a MP 3 player (100), comprises a cap (20) and an earphone assembly (30) connecting with the cap (20). The cap (20) has a body (21) and a connector (22) rec... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7322853 | Socket connector A socket connector comprises a circuit board with a socket part mounted on the outside thereof; a socket shield part; a metal shield plate with a through-slot, on the outside of which the socket shield part is mounted; a shield shell with openings on the wall thereo... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7322854 | Spring-biased EMI shroud An EMI gasket takes the form of a metal shroud that completely encircles a metal shielding cage. The shroud has an opening that is surrounded by a plurality of sides and each side has first and second flanges, which respectively contact the inner surface of the devi... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7258574 | Snap-fit electromagnetic shield A snap-fit shield is provided which fits securely within a frame opening, and which shields and grounds the opening while eliminating a need for a complementary connector portion. The shield has an insulative inner housing having a first base wall and a first pair o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259971 | Encapsulated electronic power converter with embedded AC components A self-contained and encapsulated AC to Voltage supplying module containing a complete set of AC circuitry components therein and directly connecting the components to the AC voltage source, an inrush protection circuit, a DC-DC converter and power control circuits ... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7238048 | Receptacle A receptacle comprises a receptacle housing having a body, a plug interface portion extending therefrom, and a contact support member with pivot areas formed therein for urging contacts disposed in the housing into alignment. A receptacle further comprises a shieldi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7219404 | Retaining clip A retaining clip is for securing an electrical connector to be inserted through an opening formed in a panel. The retaining clip comprises a base having an aperture therethrough for receiving the free end of the electrical connector and having one or more engagement... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7211739 | Electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield for a cable-bulkhead interface An electromagnetic interference and radio frequency interference (EMI/RFI) shield adapted to reduce unwanted EMI/RFI from a shielded cable assembly—equipment enclosure interface. The EMI/RFI shield includes one or more conductive walls extending substantially perp... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7207817 | Arcing prevention insert for a communication socket A communication socket includes a hollow casing, a connection socket and an enclosure. The casing is provided with a rear wall extending from a rear side thereof and two cutouts defined in a front side thereof. The connection socket is received in the hollow casing ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7168971 | Gasket retainer A gasket retainer is mounted on a connector body to hold a rounded conductive gasket in position around an open end of the connector body. The gasket retainer has an elongated body with an upper surface, a lower surface and a central open portion to form an outer pe... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7150653 | Techniques for EMI shielding of a transceiver module An apparatus is configured to contain a transceiver module. The apparatus includes a support member defining a space to receive the transceiver module. The support member has a front portion which forms a front of the support member and a mounting portion which is c... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7147492 | Terminal block The invention relates to a terminal block for data and telecommunications systems, comprising at least one insulating body. At least one connecting element (8), designed to house a grounding clip (9), is configured on the underside of said body. Accord... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7128617 | Electrical socket assembly and plug connector coupled thereto An electrical socket assembly includes an insulating body, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. The insulating body has first terminal grooves formed on a lower side thereof, and second terminal grooves formed on an upper side thereof... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118415 | Conductive path In a conductive path, a terminal portion is integrally formed at an end of the metallic conductor to be connected to the mating terminal. A metallic pipe accommodates the metallic conductor. A tubular-shaped insulating tube is provided between the metallic conductor... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104843 | Receptacle A receptacle comprises a receptacle housing having a body, a plug interface portion extending therefrom, and a contact support member with pivot areas formed therein for urging contacts disposed in the housing into alignment. A receptacle further comprises a shieldi... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7097507 | Electrical connector with improved shell An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) assembled to the insulative housing (1), and a shell (3) having at least a spring piece (31) with at least a protrusion projected... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7077696 | Connector which can easily be mounted to an object and provided with EMI protection In a connector including a connector element to be connected to a mating connector in a predetermined direction, a ring-shaped guide member is engaged with the connector element in the predetermined direction to receive the mating connector. The guide member has a s... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7074057 | Transmission apparatus There is provided a transmission device (A) arranged in an electronic apparatus (1) having a circuit board (3) for input and/or output and a conductive body (9). The transmission device (A) comprises a relay cable (7) having first and sec... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7074058 | Steel fuel flange with plastic strut mounts A method of coupling a metal strut 14 to a metal flange 10 of a fuel supply unit is provided. The method provides a metal flange 10 having a plurality of tabs 46 coupled to and extending from a bottom surface of the flange 10. A pl... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7060900 | Snap engagement electrical fitting with flangeless connector body A snap engagement electrical fitting for securing electrical cables or conduit to an electrical panel or junction box. The fitting features a flangeless tubular connector body having a snap fit retaining ring surrounding its leading end. The connector body and snap ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7044782 | Electrical connector An electrical connector includes a shield case for surrounding a contact portion of a terminal to be connected to a mating connector to be fitted in through an opening formed in a conductive front panel of an electrical device; and an attaching surface to be attache... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7029331 | Shield and connector with the shield The present invention provides a shield and a connector with the shield. The shield includes a top surface, a bottom surface and two lateral surfaces to receive the connector. A plurality of first cantilever elastic slices is formed at the top and lateral surfaces o... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7014480 | Grounding methods and apparatus for connector assemblies A grounding clip for an electrical connector having an insulative housing and a connector shell includes a base configured to engage a first outer surface of the insulative housing, and a collar extending from the base and engaging a second outer surface of the insu... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7008243 | Terminal block The invention relates to a terminal block for data and telecommunications systems, comprising at least one insulating body. At least one connecting element (8), designed to house a grounding clip (9), is configured on the underside of said body. Accord... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7001217 | Receptacle assembly having shielded interface with pluggable electronic module A receptacle assembly includes a guide frame having a front end with an opening to an interior cavity of the guide frame. The front end is configured to receive a module assembly; and an EMI gasket is secured to an edge of the opening. The EMI gasket includes at lea... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997747 | Shield for high frequency telecommunications connector An effective high frequency shielded telecommunication connector system is provided. In particular, a connector shield for covering an access aperture in a shielded enclosure is provided. The connector shield is formed from an electrically conductive material, and p... | 02/14/2006 |
