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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438581 | Socket having printed circuit board body portion A high speed socket includes an insulative housing and a printed circuit board body portion. The PCB body portion includes a PCB and surface mount contacts. Each surface mount contact has a first end portion for making contact with an integrated circuit held in the ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7435096 | RF connector assembly having improved connecting member An RF connector assembly (100) for being mounted on a printed circuit board includes a coaxial cable (20) having a central contact (21), a coaxial connector (11), an insulative member (12) and an inner conductor (13) having ... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7422445 | Sinking electrical card connector A sinking electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (10) sinking partially into a hole defined on a printed circuit board (30) (PCB), a number of terminals (20) retained in the insulating housing, a shell (40) mounted on th... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7374436 | Power connector A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7364442 | Fixing structure of circuit board and display module comprising the same A fixing structure for a circuit board includes at least one board mounting hole in the circuit board, the board mounting hole having a guide hole and an insertion hole, and at least one board mounting member inserted through the board mounting hole, the board mount... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7158379 | Device for removing heat from a power connector A heat removal device includes a shroud on a top side of a printed circuit board that contains a power connector. An air intake vent is located underneath the printed circuit board and directs air up through printed circuit board vias into the shroud. Openings are l... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7137848 | Modular connector family for board mounting and cable applications A connector family that has a central housing having a connector mating face and a board mounting interface. An outer shell is shaped to fit over the central housing. The outer shell at least partially encloses the board mounting interface and exposes the connector ... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7090513 | Electrical card connector An electrical card connector (1) is provided for accommodating an electrical card. The electrical card connector comprises a dielectric housing having a plurality of connector terminals (20), a pair of soldering pieces (30), a shielding (40 | 08/15/2006 |
| 7049514 | Rail system for distributing power and data signals Transmission of electrical signals can be conducted over a rail. The rail, which may be an at least partially open rail structure, may be disposed within an enclosure, and can be used to transmit data and power signals to an assembly of electrical components. A conn... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7001189 | Board mounted power connector An electrical power connector is mountable on a printed circuit board. The connector includes an outer terminal and an inner terminal, both of which are of generally inverted U-shaped configurations, with the inner terminal nested in the outer terminal. Solder tails... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6929386 | Connector housing with integrated lamp and switch A lamp with connector housing for motor vehicles comprising a push/push switch, a light source, and a backplate with a 3-way connector. The backplate with a 3-way connector further comprises a connection between point ground and point door and a connection between p... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6919509 | Electrical junction box Casing members of an electrical junction box are provided in their sidewalls with openings for receiving a connector housing for lateral connection, respectively in order to provide an electrical junction box in which the position of a connector housing for lateral ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6890221 | Power connector with male and female contacts A mating connector comprises both a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector ha... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6872085 | High speed, high density electrical connector assembly There is disclosed an electrical connector assembly having a first electrical connector mateable to a second electrical connector. In one embodiment, the first electrical connector includes a plurality of wafers, with each wafer having an insulative housing, a plura... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6869295 | Electrical connection grounding element for use with a printed circuit board and an electronic equipment chassis The connection element includes a plurality of spring contact assemblies for receiving and making electrical contact with printed circuit boards inserted thereinto, respectively wherein the connection element is configured to mate between a side wall portion of the ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6824403 | Right angle printed circuit board connector apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Right angle apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture for connecting electrical components are disclosed. The preferred embodiments comprise a printed circuit board body element, grounding and keying elements, used to connect printed circuit boards with cables ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6807066 | Power supply terminal and back board A power supply terminal that prevents damage to capacitors included in a noise filter circuit therein which may occur due to a BWB's warp or thermal stresses at soldering time. The noise filter circuit is formed on a noise filter circuit substrate, being a substrate... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6773275 | Connector with static electricity draining mechanism A memory card connector is positioned on a printed circuit board (PCB) which is coupled to ground so as to receive and couple a memory card. The connector has a main body positioned on the PCB. The connector also has a cover removably attached to the main body to de... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6764349 | Matrix connector with integrated power contacts An electrical connector system suitable for use in a matrix assembly. The electrical connector assembly has two connectors, each assembled from wafers. Certain of the connectors include a combination of signal and power conductors while others have only signal condu... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6700455 | Electromagnetic emission reduction technique for shielded connectors A method and apparatus for reducing electromagnetic emissions from a high-speed differential data connector is disclosed. The method and apparatus are as effective as a 360° enclosure, while being easier and less expensive to manufacture and does not req... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6672884 | Power connector An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing of molded plastic material having a plurality of elongated terminal-receiving passages into which a plurality of terminals are inserted through a terminal-insertion face of the housing. At least two of... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663406 | Slanted electrical connector having board lock An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (20), a number of electrical contacts (30) mounted to the insulative housing, and a pair of board locks (40). The insulative housing has a base portion (21) defines a mating face (25) and a mounti... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6619987 | Balanced transmission connector A balanced transmission connector, includes a relay board, a plug body for balanced transmission provided on an end part of the relay board, a cable for balanced transmission connected with another end part of the relay board, and a shield cover assembly ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6611429 | Electronic circuit to MG beam grounding method The present invention is generally directed grounding an electrical connection to a magnesium cross beam of a motor vehicle. In order to ensure proper grounding, the cross beam is provided with a copper connector. The connector defines a first aperture. A... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6604967 | Socket assembly and female connector for use therewith A socket assembly having first and second bodies of an electrically conductive material. Each of the bodies has a unitary construction and has a width and a central portion extending substantially in a plane. The central portion has a plurality of pin mem... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6551115 | Power jack with central pin A power jack includes an insulating housing (1) having a plug insertion hole (12), a central pin (2) received in the plug insertion hole, and a first switch contact (3) and a second switch contact (4) secured in the housing. The central pin is integrally ... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6511336 | Solderless flex termination for motor tab An electrical connector for connecting and mounting a motor upon a printed circuit board comprises a flexible connection between contact fingers of the connector and a base portion of the connector which serves to isolate the motor from the printed circui... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6471523 | Electrical power connector An electrical power connector comprising a housing, a first power contact, and a second power contact. The first contact is connected to the housing. The first contact comprises at least two contact beams. The second contact is connected to the housing. T... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6431891 | Power connector with easily removable conductive pin A power connector comprises a housing (20), a metal pin (30) accommodated in a passage (13) of the housing, a number of terminals (60) secured in the housing and abutting against the pin, and a dielectric cover (40) attached to the housing. The cover form... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6431886 | Power and guidance connector An electrical connector is provided having a first portion and a second portion for coupling a first printed circuit board to second printed circuit board. The first portion of the connector has board contacts for mechanically and electrically coupling to... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6424522 | Structure and circuit of input/output port bar to connect computer peripheral A structure and a circuit of an input/output (I/O) port bar to connect between a computer and a computer peripheral. The structure of the I/O port bar has a laminate, a loop and a sliding member (with a pushing portion, a first protrusion portion and a se... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6402566 | Low profile connector assembly and pin and socket connectors for use therewith A low profile connector assembly for use with first and second printed circuit boards comprising a male connector housing having a cavity communicating with an opening in a side. A plurality of male electrical contacts have respective blades are disposed ... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6377474 | Electrical grounding schemes for socketed processor and heatsink assembly A computer processor socket has a base with grounding and signal holes. Each hole contains a pin for electrical interconnection with a circuit board. The socket also contains a grounding device around its perimeter. The grounding device has a continuous r... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6342766 | Power module for high intensity discharge lamp A configurable power (10) module for a lamp accepts a wide variety of components and component combinations. The power module can accept a ballast (412), a capacitor (420), an ignitor (416), a voltage selector (44), a wattage selector (460), a switched qu... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6327147 | Retention mechanism and electronic module mounting system A retention mechanism is formed of a molded plastic member having a base portion with at least one through-hole and a first through-slot adjacent thereto. The plastic member includes a card receiving structure having an open side, and a second receiving s... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6322377 | Connector and male electrical contact for use therewith A connector for use with a printed circuit board having a plurality of traces extening to an array of interconnect holes. The connector includes a connector housing adapted for mounting to the printed circuit board in a position overlying the array of int... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6309243 | High density cable assembly and grounding pieces of connectors of the same and method for grounding A cable assembly has a flat cable, and a plurality of connectors connected to the flat cable. Each connector includes a plurality of signal terminals, at least one grounding piece and an insulating body. A specific grounding device is formed on a specific... | 10/30/2001 |
| 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 |
| 6299492 | Electrical connectors A connector especially useful as a power connector in electronic equipment has a housing adapted to receive any of several different types of contacts. One type of contact has a generally plainer, rectangular contact frame with integrally formed cantileve... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6280245 | Dual contact power connector A multiple socket power connector assembly for use with a printed circuit board having at least one first trace extending to an array of first interconnect holes in the printed circuit board and at least one second trace extending to an array of second in... | 08/28/2001 |
