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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187032 | Guided missile/launcher test set reprogramming interface assembly J2 connector clamp A guided missile/launcher test set reprogramming interface assembly J2 connector clamp includes a frame having an upper side, a lower side, and at least one aperture with a threaded portion that extends through the frame and is adapted to threadingly associate with ... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8187026 | Structure of a component mounting portion, and functional unit A mounting portion is configured to mount thereon a first coupler provided with a pair of engagement arms having an elastic force in a width increasing direction. The mounting portion includes a pair of support members. The pair of support members each have a suppor... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8188371 | Flex-rigid wiring board and method of manufacturing the same A flex-rigid wiring board includes a first rigid substrate, a second rigid substrate arranged at a distance from the first rigid substrate to provide a space between the first and second rigid substrates and a flexible substrate. The flexible substrate includes a fi... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177588 | Battery terminal A battery contact terminal assembly for electrically connecting the conducting end of a cable to a battery post so that the mechanical and electrical connection can be effectively ensured. The assembly includes two hingedly mounted members with semicircle ends each ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8172581 | Electrical connector configured by upper and lower housings with contact terminals disposed therebetween An electrical connector for electrically connecting a circuit processing unit (CPU) with a number of soldering balls to a print circuit board (PCB) comprises a first body having a plurality of bottom holes, a second body mounted on the first body and having a plural... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172604 | Power data slide A power data slide (600) includes a power data center (602) to provide electrical power and communication signals. The power data slide (600) includes a slide mechanism (618) connected to said power data center (602) and connectabl... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172616 | Electrical connector An electrical connector has a housing for arranging and holding terminals; and an upper shell and a lower shell formed of a metal plate and attached to the housing. The upper shell and the lower shell extend with a longitudinal direction thereof aligned with an arra... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8172598 | Electrical connector having improved base plate to support cam An electrical connector includes a base, a cover, a protecting mechanism, and a cam. The base has a contacting area with a plurality of passageways and a first end besides the contacting area with an opening in a first end thereof. The cover is slidably mounted upon... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167632 | Bus bar A collecting rail system provides a bus bar with a floor part and a cover part made from an isolating material. The floor part features at least two chambers for the accommodation of respectively one terminal track, whereby between respectively two chambers a chambe... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167629 | Electronic device An electronic device has: a connector having plural kinds of terminals with respectively different cross section shapes; and a substrate having a plurality of through-holes with lands formed therein. In the electronic device, a width W1 of an insertion portio... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167647 | Coaxial connector A coaxial connector includes a clamping tube, which has a narrow body, a tapered head axially forwardly and radially outwardly extended from the narrow body, a stop flange extending around the periphery of the distal end of the tapered head, a retaining structure lo... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8162698 | Vandal proof NMO antenna mount An antenna mount is provided including a contact pin having first and second distal ends, a barrel encasing the contact pin, a base encasing the barrel, a terminal lug press fit within a cross-section of the base, and a set screw receptacle disposed in a portion of ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162696 | Dongle which is intended to be connected to a port of a telecommunications device A dongle is formed by a module having an integrated circuit chip which is connected to contact pads which are flush with the surface of the module. The dongle is intended to be connected to a port of a telecommunications device, having electric connecting pins. The ... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8162674 | Backlight assembly and display device having the same A backlight assembly includes a first substrate, a first electrode disposed on the first substrate, a second substrate disposed opposite to the first substrate, and a connector. The connector is disposed on the second substrate and includes a second electrode connec... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157576 | Card edge connector with an improved latch mechanism A card edge connector for use with an electronic card, comprises an elongated housing having a pair of opposed side walls along a lengthwise direction, a central slot between the side walls, a tower portion upwardly extending at one end thereof. The central slot ext... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8152575 | Grounding lug A grounding lug for holding a grounding wire includes a housing defining an opening for receiving a wire and a clamping pad movable relative to the housing. The clamping pad is movable between an unclamped position in which the clamping pad defines a wire-receiving ... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8147258 | Adapter for accommodating electrical installation devices and for fixing to a conductor rail system The invention relates to an adapter for accommodating electrical installation devices and for fixing to a conductor rail system, comprising a housing which is made of plastics material and comprises an upper housing wall on which means for mounting an electrical ins... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8137118 | Armored electrical connector An electrical connector which facilitates electrical interconnection of adjacent lighting fixtures and includes a female connector half and male connector half, each having first and second horizontally disposed passageways formed therein. The male connector half fu... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8133074 | Guided missile/launcher test set reprogramming interface assembly J2 connector clamp A guided missile/launcher test set reprogramming interface assembly J2 connector clamp includes a frame having an upper side, a lower side, and at least one aperture with a threaded portion that extends through the frame and is adapted to threadingly associat... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133059 | Angle-adjustable night lamp assembly for aroma diffusing night lamp system An angle-adjustable night lamp assembly includes an electrical plug unit, which includes housing having a stepped rear coupling portion and an electrically insulative locating block tightly fitted into a front opening of the electrically insulative plug housing to h... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8133069 | Electrical connector An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a plu... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8123571 | Air conditioning wiring system A wiring system for use in an air conditioning system comprising a printed circuit board having a perimeter and wiring receptacles located proximate the perimeter and wiring connectors. In one aspect, at least some of the wiring receptacles comprise two or more wiri... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8123561 | Electrical connector shielding shell An electrical connector having a shielding shell, an insulation body clad with the shielding shell, and signal terminals received in the insulation body. The shielding shell has a first wall, and ground terminals extend towards the insertion interface and are bent t... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8118600 | Inserting connector, connector unit, and backplane An inserting connector includes a plurality of plug electrodes where plug connecting terminals are provided at first ends of the plug electrodes and plug terminals are provided at second ends of the plug electrodes, the plug connecting terminals being configured to ... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8118617 | Jack assemblies with cylindrical contacts Jack assemblies having cylindrical contacts are provided. For example, an enclosure may provide a cavity with a longitudinal axis for receiving an electrical plug. The jack assembly may also include at least one jack contact positioned in the cavity. The jack contac... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8113891 | Connector terminal A connector terminal which is curved from a strip-shaped metal plate to form a substantial R-shape includes a soldering plate and a flexible arm gradually away from the soldering plate from one end of the flexible arm to the other end of the flexible arm and arching... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8113853 | Junction box for photovoltaic systems A junction box for a photovoltaic system includes a housing having a base and a cover removably attached thereto, and a plurality of guide channels extending from an exterior surface of the housing to an interior portion thereof. The guide channels are sized and sha... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109783 | Insulation displacement connector (IDC) An electrical insulation displacement connector includes a bare single-wire contact element having a first end defined by opposed blades that define a receipt aperture for an insulated wire, and a second end configured for direct electrical contact at a contact posi... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109786 | Connector for coaxial cable A connector for a coaxial cable physically and electrically connects a coaxial cable with various kinds of electric members. The coaxial cable includes a hollow inner conductor and a corrugated outer conductor surrounding the inner conductor. A carrier terminal inse... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8109792 | System with cable mode converter A compound video cable has a drive interface, a receive interface with a differential-to-single ended converter, and a differential mode data wired transmission medium connected to the drive interface and the receive interface. The differential-to-single ended conve... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111520 | Semiconductor module A semiconductor module can include a printed circuit board (PCB) and a semiconductor package inserted into an inner space of the PCB. The semiconductor package may be electrically connected to the PCB. The PCB may thus surround the semiconductor package so that crac... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8105111 | Electrical connector assembly having improved shielding shell An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a longitude base with a plurality of contacts retained therein in a first direction, a pair of opposite arms extending from ends of the longitude base in the first direction and a shielding shell includes... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105091 | Apparatus for and method of magnetically coupling standard electrical plugs An adapter includes a device-side component and a wall-side component. The device-side component has a male socket receptacle to receive an electrical plug and a male socket opposite the male socket receptacle. The wall-side component has a female socket plug to ins... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8105094 | Receptacle with antenna An electrical receptacle is disclosed. The electrical receptacle includes a housing and at least one socket at least partially disposed within the housing and having at least a pair of entry ports. The at least one socket is controllable by a radio frequency signal.... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8100698 | Electrical connector with removable housing An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts received in the housing. Each contact includes a body portion, a spring portion and a soldering tail. The insulative housing includes a smooth top face, a plurality of generally paral... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102664 | Printed circuit board and method of manufacturing the same A mounting region having a rectangular shape is provided at an approximately center of one surface of an insulating layer. A plurality of conductive traces are formed so as to outwardly extend from the inside of the mounting region. A cover insulating layer is forme... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8102665 | Integrated circuit with intra-chip clock interface and methods for use therewith An integrated circuit includes a substrate. A first integrated circuit die includes a first circuit and a first intra-chip clock interface that transmits a first clock signal via the substrate. A second integrated circuit die includes a second circuit that operates ... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8098499 | Circuit arrangement having two semiconductor switching elements and one freewheeling element One aspect is a circuit arrangement including a first semiconductor switching element, a second semiconductor switching element connected in series with the first semiconductor switching element and a freewheeling element connected in parallel with the second semico... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096833 | Plug assembly A plug assembly includes a shielded housing having an upper shell, a lower shell and a center plate held between the upper and lower shells. The upper shell has at least one upper plug chamber, and the lower shell has at least one lower plug chamber. The center plat... | 01/17/2012 |
| 8096819 | Safety and obstructive device for an electrical outlet A protective cover and electric outlet arrangement includes an outlet body, the outlet body having a socket unit with insertion holes for receiving an electric plug, a non-specific design protective cover coupled to the outlet body and bendable to frictionally engag... | 01/17/2012 |
