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Electrical connectors December patent applications/inventions, industry category 12/06

20060292897 - Board, connector, connector detaching device and method of detaching connector: A connector detaching device detaches a connector that has a terminal projecting from a frame thereof and is attached to a board by insertion of the terminal into the board. The connector is attached to the board having a through hole filled by the frame of the connector attached to... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060292898 - Electrical interconnection system: An electrical interconnection system includes a printed circuit board having a receiving cavity therein. At least one circuit trace is located on a side wall of the cavity. An electrical connector is configured for insertion into the receiving cavity. The electrical connector has an electrical contact positioned to contact the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20060292899 - Connector and hard disk drive including the same: A connector, and a hard disk drive having the connector, the connector including connecting pins arranges so as to be spaced apart from one another; and a connecting member to contact the connecting pins and cause an electrical short in response to no external force being applied to the connecting... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20060292900 - Connector arrangement between a flat flex cable and a component: An electrical connector assembly including a plug assembly and a socket assembly. The plug assembly includes a first flex cable and a first housing, and a biasing member. The socket assembly includes a second flex cable and a second housing. The plug assembly is adapted to be inserted into the... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20060292901 - Invertible, pluggable module for variable i/o densities: Disclosed is a system including a circuit board and several pluggable modules coupled to the circuit board. The several pluggable modules are insertable through side-by-side slots in an enclosure in which the circuit board resides. A first pluggable module is coupled to the circuit board via a first connector, while... Agent: David E. Huang, Esq. Bainwood Huang And Associates LLC

20060292902 - Attachment structure for electric junction box: A junction block includes attaching brackets projected from the upper wall and lower wall of a block body. The block body is attached to a body panel through the attaching brackets. The attaching bracket to be pulled is provided with a recess 15b and/or a hole 15a for inducing rupture.... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060292903 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box provided with a circuit structure, a casing for accommodating the circuit structure therein, a plurality of bus bar terminals disposed on a cabling path crossing the casing in the horizontal direction and electrically connecting the circuit structure and an external connecter to each other, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060292904 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box provided with a circuit structure, a casing for accommodating the circuit structure therein, a plurality of bus bar terminals disposed on a cabling path crossing the casing in a horizontal direction and electrically connecting the circuit structure and an external connecter to each other, and a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060292905 - Compact contour electrical converter package: A circuit assembly and package incorporates a front cover with power contacting blades extending from a front surface thereof for electrical engagement in a receptacle having a standard peripheral dimension. A housing is attached to the front cover and extends perpendicularly therefrom. The housing contains an electrical circuit connected to... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20060292906 - Shielding cover: A shielding cover includes a cover plate, a base integrally coupled with the cover plate, and a score without cutting off the cover plate. The base is formed by enclosing an iron frame, and at least a pair of soldering pins are built at a lower edge of the frame... Agent: Meng-tsuey Pan

20060292907 - Connector and a method of assembling it: A front mask (70) can be held at a testing position located before a proper position with respect to a mounting direction of the front mask (70). At this testing position, parts of the front ends of connecting portions (28S) of smaller female terminals (26S) accommodated in smaller cavities (24S)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060292908 - Central vacuum system mounting flange and hose cuff for use with standard electrical outlets: A mounting plate having an orienting portion facilitates orienting the vacuum connection opening of the mounting plate with respect to an anticipated orientation of a receptacle and electrical box. The orienting portion is optionally releasably attachable to the main body of the mounting plate which main body comprises the vacuum... Agent: Lewis B. Sternfels

20060292909 - Modular multiple-circuit electrical system: A multiple circuit duplex module comprising a chassis having an electrical chassis receptacle providing a plurality of connection points for the selection of power from two or more different circuits; a duplex element having at least one electrical duplex receptacle thereon to deliver power from one of the two or... Agent: Stewart L. Gitler Hoffman, Wasson & Gitler, P.C.

20060292911 - Connector: The present invention relates to a connector, especially to a connector for connecting a flexible flat cable (FFC). By providing a pivoting member and positioning members on a base and a pivoted member and positioned member on a top cover, the FCC can be fixed and positioned at a proper... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20060292910 - Connector for flexible printed circuit board: The present invention discloses a flexible printed circuit board connector including a housing, a sliding cover and a pair of support nails. A pair of guiding grooves and insertion holes is defined in sidewalls of the housing for receiving the support nails. A protruding portion is formed on each support... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20060292912 - Method of deployable medical lead fixation: An improved medical lead assembly and method of use is provided. The lead assembly includes a lead body, and a spring member positioned adjacent to the lead body. The spring member may be deployed a selectable amount to maintain the lead body in a fixed location within a patient's body.... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20060292913 - Integrated direct fuel pump connector: A header 10 is provided for connecting a fuel tank flange 16 to a fuel pump 24. The header 10 includes a body 12 constructed and arranged to be coupled to the fuel tank flange in a sealed manner. Terminal structure 26 extends through the body and has a first... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20060292914 - Lighting unit, holder lamp and luminaire: A lighting unit comprising a lamp and a holder, the lamp comprising a socket, an electric element arranged in a lamp vessel. The socket comprises protruding electrical lamp contacts having radially projecting ends. The holder comprises a walled housing in which electrical holder contacts and contact openings are provided. Upon... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20060292915 - Latch for a hitch mountable load carrier: A vehicular load carrier including a hinge having an open position and a closed position. The load carrier includes a first beam having a first end attached to the hinge, and a second end deploying a projection. A second beam is attached to the hinge for rotation relative to the... Agent: Novak Druce & Quigg, LLP

20060292916 - Electrical cable connectors, electrical cable assemblies, and methods of making same: Electrical cable connectors, electrical cable assemblies, and methods of making such electrical components are disclosed. An electrical cable connector, illustratively a right-angle connector, has opposite ends and includes both a cable receiving portion and a fastener receiving portion at one end. The cable receiving portion receives an electrical cable and... Agent: Arnold B. Silverman Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellot, LLC

20060292918 - Docking apparatus for pc card devices: A carrier and docking assembly in combination for removeably interconnecting a PC card device with a computer. The docking assembly is configured in size to be fixed in a memory storage device bay of a computer housing, or a memory storage device housing. The docking assembly includes a plug for... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20060292917 - Surgical instrument: A surgical instrument comprises: a treatment unit provided at one end of the insertion unit, capable of turning about one axis, and comprising a clamping section capable of opening and closing action; an operation unit provided at the other end of the insertion unit; a turn force transmission mechanism and... Agent: Scully Scott Murphy & Presser, PC

20060292919 - Multi wire union box: The multi wired union box consists of two parts attached together. The first being container with a bottom, top, and sides. Each of the sides has a portal. The second being a metal conducting placed in the shape to allow unbroken contact to each side of the box. The ends... Agent: Jerry Semer

20060292920 - 110-style connecting block with balanced insulation displacment contacts: An insulation displacement contact (IDC) includes: upper and lower ends, each of the upper and lower ends including a slot configured to receive a conductor therein, the slots being generally parallel and non-collinear; and a transitional area merging with the upper and lower ends. An IDC of this configuration can... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20060292921 - Printed board connector for differential signal transmission: In order to transmit differential signals between two printed boards, the invention proposes a printed board connector consisting of an insulating connector housing and disk-shaped modules that contain electric contact elements and are arranged in the connector housing, wherein modules featuring signaling contacts and modules featuring shielding contacts are alternately... Agent: Norman P. Soloway Hayes Soloway P.C.

20060292922 - Process for connecting terminal elements to an electrical conductor consisting of aluminum, and electrical conductor produced by the process: A method for joining a connecting element, which is made of copper or a copper alloy, for a cable, particularly a cable lug, to an electric cable provided with a conductor that is made of aluminium. The connecting element, which is provided with a nickel coating on the surfaces thereof... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20060292923 - Wiring harness excess length absorbing device: A wiring harness excess length absorbing device includes a supporting portion that rotatably supports a straight part of a wire harness, and a pullout portion through which a pass-through portion of the wire harness is passed. The supporting portion and the pull out portion define a form of the wire... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060292924 - Power control circuit: The present invention provides for a highly reliable circuit, suitable for controlling the delivery of electrical power to a second electrical outlet, based on the power consumption of a first outlet. This circuit has application in home, small workshops and on job-sites where the activation of a power tool, necessitates... Agent: Nields & Lemack

20060292925 - Coaxial connector and method of connecting a two-wire cable to a coaxial connector: A coaxial connector having a connector assembly and a securing assembly. The connector assembly has a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly and first and second receivers for wire. The securing assembly and connector assembly cooperate with each other and are movable relative to each other so as... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20060292926 - End connector for coaxial cable: A connector for attaching a cable to a terminal includes a connector body with a hex head fastener rotatably attached at one end of the body. A compressible gasket or clamp sleeve is positioned along the connector body for engaging and sealing about a portion of the jacket of the... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20060292927 - Sealed tamper resistant terminator: A tamper-resistant coaxial terminator includes an inner body rotatably captivated within an outer shield. A deformable portion of the inner body extends within an annular recess formed in the outer shield. An optional RF port, containing a resistor, is press-fit within the inner body. The RF port, or alternatively, the... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20060292928 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a connector body and an electrical terminal. The connector body has a terminal-receiving cavity formed therein. The cavity is defined in part by a wall. A locking member extends from the wall into the cavity. A flexible beam extends into the cavity opposite the wall. A... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060292929 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a holding member and a shielding covering having a latch element, wherein the holding member including a plurality of resilient plates, a coupling portion for coupling the resilient plates, and a pair of extending portions. In assembly, the holding... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20060292930 - Electrical connector with shield case: In an electrical connector with a shield case, the shield case made of a metal plate is attached to a housing having a front portion to be a fitting side relative to a mating connector. The shield case includes an engaging piece extending from a rear portion of the shield... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20060292931 - Electronic device: The invention provides a shield case capable of selecting a mounting method among multiple methods. A shield case for housing an HDMI board is composed of a frame member having two opening portions of the same design, and cover members attached in removable manner to the opposing opening portions of... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20060292932 - High-speed electrical connector: The present invention provides a high-speed electrical interconnection system designed to overcome the drawbacks of conventional interconnection systems. That is, the present invention provides an electrical connector capable of handling high-speed signals effectively.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20060292933 - Connector shell for a multiple wire cable assembly: The connector shell for a multiple wire cable assembly having multiple ground conductors and signal conductors comprises a housing having a ground potential, and a multitude of contact elements arranged in a longitudinal array. The contact elements are provided for making electrical contact to contact elements of a mating connector... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20060292934 - Electrical connector system with header connector capable of direct and indirect mounting: A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate includes a header connector. The header connector has a contact. The contact includes a pin for engaging the electrical device; an intermediate portion electrically coupled to the pin for engaging a contact of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20060292935 - Land grid array connector: An LGA electrical connector (10) includes an insulative body (20) of a substantially rectangular shape with a number of receiving holes (26), and a number of terminals (30) received in the respective receiving holes of the insulative body. Each of the terminals has a mounting portion (36) adapted for being... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060292936 - Cable connecting system: The cable connecting system comprises a contact body (28) having first means on the cable connecting end for producing a releasable electric or mechanical connection to the end of a cable (30) and is more particularly configured as a plug contact for enabling an electrical contact on a contact side.... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20060292937 - Electrical connector having dual contact function spring contact terminal: An electrical connector including an electrical conductor body having disposed therewithin at least one dual contact function spring contact terminal. Each dual contact function spring contact terminal is characterized by an arm which originates at a primary nose of the electrical conductor body, whereat an arm bends 180 degrees forming... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060292938 - High conductivity defroster using a high power treatement: The present invention provides for the enhancement of the amount of heat generated in the critical viewing area of a plastic window assembly by lowering the overall resistance of a conductive heater grid and allowing a greater amount of current to pass through the grid lines, thereby, increasing resistance heating... Agent: Exatec C/o Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060286821 - Brush block for transmitting currents: A brush block is provided for transmitting currents to a slip ring using at least one multi-wire slip element with a plurality of parallel connected multi-wire slip elements that are distributed one behind the other in the direction of slip following an imaginary curve. The brush block has a multi-wire... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20060286822 - Multi-chip device and method for producing a multi-chip device: The present invention relates to a multi-chip device comprising a plurality of chip stacks each including a plurality of single chips stacked on each other, wherein the stacked single chips are electrically interconnected by one or more through-chip-connection extending through at least one of the single chips and a substrate... Agent: Patterson & Sheridan, LLP Gero Mcclellan / Infineon Technologies

20060286823 - Pcb and connector design: A circuit board (PCB) and connector design, which provides for better electrical connection between the PCB and its host, especially for when used in high-speed optical systems. The PCB has an electrical flex embedded within it. The flex is connected to electrical component located on the PCB by means of... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.L.P.

20060286824 - Distribution connecting module: The distribution connecting module for telecommunications and data systems technology, comprises a housing inside of which input and output contacts for connecting lines and wires are placed, said contacts being accessible from the exterior. The housing is provided with a cavity inside of which at least one printed circuit board... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20060286825 - Electrical connector with improved terminal arrangement: An electrical connector includes a generally rectangular housing having a pair of opposite long sides defining a long direction and a pair of short ends defining a short direction. A plurality of terminal-receiving passages are formed in the housing. The connector includes a plurality of power terminals and a plurality... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20060286826 - Joint member and joint connector for wire harness: A flexible wiring member, which is capable of being wound around a wire harness, is provided with joint-side terminals 14a, which are capable of being fitted with wire-side terminals, and the flexible wiring member includes a connection circuit for electrically connecting specified joint-side terminals in the joint-side terminals 14a. Or,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20060286828 - Contact structures comprising a core structure and an overcoat: A contact structure can comprise a core structure on a substrate and over coat material on the core structure. The over coat material can be harder or have a greater yield strength than the material of the core structure. The core structure can be formed by attaching a wire to... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20060286827 - Land grid array integrated circuit connector: A land grid array integrated circuit (LGA IC) connector uses a pressing rod assembly linked with a cover for opening/closing operation. The LGA IC connector includes a first tooth and a second tooth driven by a first post and a second post of a positioning section to enhance the rotation... Agent: Hdsl

20060286829 - Microprobe tips and methods for making: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the formation of microprobe tips elements having a variety of configurations. In some embodiments tips are formed from the same building material as the probes themselves, while in other embodiments the tips may be formed from a different material and/or may include... Agent: Microfabrica Inc. Att: Dennis R. Smalley

20060286831 - Backlight assembly and liquid crystal display device with reduced noise: A backlight assembly includes a receiving container, a first side mold, a printed circuit board and a plurality of lamps. The first side mold is on the side of the receiving container. The printed circuit board is combined with the first side mold, the printed circuit board including a plurality... Agent: Dla Piper Rudnick Gray Cary Us, LLP

20060286830 - High security device for capturing electric energy on the ground for supplying a landborne vehicle: The device for capturing electrical energy having a capturing plough-type element (10), an arm for holding the capturing plough-type element on the frame of the vehicle, a mechanism for lifting up the plough-type element and the way for electrical connection to the supply circuit of a vehicle. The plough-type element... Agent: Davis & Bujold, P.l.l.c.

20060286832 - Transmission-line spring structure: A curved transmission-line spring structure formed by self-bending materials (e.g., stress-engineered materials, intermetallic compounds and/or bimorphs) that are layered to form a stripline or microstrip transmission line. A dielectric layer is sandwiched between two conductive layers, which form the signal and ground lines of the structure. The various layers are... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20060286834 - Connector and connector assembly of the movable member type: A female housing (10) has a lever (12) to facilitate connection with a male housing (11). An operable portion (43) of the lever (12) is at a lateral end of the female housing (10) immediately before the housings (10; 11) are connected and is operated along a connecting direction of... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060286833 - Connector apparatus provided with a lever having a rotating end used in coupling of the connector appparatus: A connector apparatus includes a first and a second connector connected and disconnected to each other with relative movement in a fitting direction and a separating direction, respectively. In the first connector, a lever member is coupled to a base member and a housing which are relatively movable in the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20060286835 - Card connector with anti-mismating device: A card connector includes an insulating housing (1,4); a number of contacts (2,3) received in the insulating housing and a shell (5). The shell (5) covers the insulating housing to define a card receiving space which has a first card receiving space (501) and a second card receiving space (502)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060286836 - Hinge assembly: A hinge assembly includes an inner ring and an outer ring. The outer ring has an outer ring slot penetrating the sidewall of the outer ring and connecting both ends of the outer ring. The inner ring has an inner ring slot penetrating the sidewall of the inner ring and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060286837 - Multiple bore termination system: A cable termination housing for terminating a cable to one or more devices includes a bore for receiving a device mating portion, a component portion integrally formed within the housing, the component portion having a fastener that is slidable between a retracted position wherein fastener does not extend into the... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20060286838 - Connector especially for an airbag-ignition system: c

20060286839 - Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors: An electrical disconnect has first and second female contacts mounted in a power connector housing and first and second male contacts in a load connector housing. The male contacts each have a male blade contact finger. The female contacts each have a socket for removably receiving a male blade contact... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20060286840 - Multi-standard connection hub and method of manufacturing same: A multi-standard connection hub includes a housing (110) having a first surface (111), a second surface (112) spaced apart from the first surface, and a sidewall (113) extending between the first surface and the second surface. The multi-standard connection hub further includes a first connection port (120) at the first... Agent: Kenneth A. Nelson Bryan Cave LLP

20060286841 - T-8 to t-5 adapter lampholder: An adapter for fluorescent lamp fixtures that retrofits a T-8 lamp fixture for a T-5 fluorescent lamp that is simple and inexpensive is disclosed herein. The lampholder adapter includes a rotatable locking disk member set in a base assembly for receiving the end-prongs of a fluorescent lamp. The lampholders adapters... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20060286843 - Connector: A connector includes contacts having a contact portion, a connection portion, a fulcrum portion, a jointing portion and a pressure receiving portion; a housing having a ceiling portion covering the contact portions of the contacts and an upper wall covering the pressure receiving portions; and a pivoting member having an... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20060286842 - Opening and closing mechanism, and electronic device: An opening and closing mechanism includes a fixed member; a movable member disposed on the top face of this fixed member in a movable and rotatable fashion in a predetermined direction; a spring applying a spring force in the moving and rotating directions of this movable member; and a guide... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20060286844 - Electrical equipment disassembly structure: An electrical equipment disassembly structure includes: a housing which houses an electric component therein and whose surface is provided with a recess in which a female connector is located which holds a plurality of connecting terminals electrically connected to the electric component; and a wiring harness which is fixed to... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20060286845 - Sealed fastenerless multi-board electronic module and method of manufacture: A sealed electronic module includes a housing having an open end, a main circuit board and at least one auxiliary circuit board, where the main and auxiliary circuit boards are both secured in the housing without fasteners by a potting material that is applied to the exposed face of the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20060286846 - Surface contact card latching assembly: A surface contact card latching assembly (100) is formed in a portable electronic device. The latching assembly includes a receiving portion (11) and a latch module (12). The receiving portion is configured for receiving the surface contact card, and a first end of the receiving portion forms an entrance (112)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20060286847 - Sim card holder: A SIM card holder includes a base (10) and a catching mechanism (20). The base defines a receiving groove (114) and a slot (110). The receiving groove is configured for receiving the SIM card therein. The base comprises a protrusion (108). The protrusion and the slot are arranged at two... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20060286848 - Piercing terminal and connector using same: The present invention is to provide a piercing terminal having reliable electric connection with a conductor of a flat circuit body and to provide a connector utilizing the same. The connector includes the piercing terminals to be connected to the conductors of a FFC (Flexible Flat Cable) and a connector... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060286849 - Terminal fitting for surface mounting: A wire connection portion of a terminal fitting to be connected to a cable for surface mounting includes: a bottom wall extended from the electrical contact portion for overlapping with a flat conductor of a cable for surface mounting; crimping blades vertically extended in a staggered fashion from both edges... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060286850 - Light knob switch socket assembly: The terminal ends of a dual lead wire are secured against detachment from a pair of terminal jacks by a pair of C-shaped supports positioned adjacent the jacks and engaged by the dual conductors of the wire in a light knob switch socket assembly.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20060286851 - Electrical connection structure, manufacturing method thereof and semiconductor integrated circuit device: An electrical connection structure having elongated carbon structures electrically connected to an electroconductive body is obtained by successively layering an electroconductive catalyst support layer, a fine catalyst particle layer for producing the elongated carbon structures and the elongated carbon structures on the electroconductive body. A low-resistance electrical connection structure is... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20060286852 - Power connector with id identifying member: A power connector (100) is adapted for connecting with a power input port of an electrical device and includes an insulative housing (1), first and second terminals (2, 3) received in the housing for power transmission, a third terminal (4) received in the housing for signal transmission and a resistor... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060286855 - Connector and assembling method thereof: An ECU connector (1) is connectable with a tower connector (2). The two connectors are completely connected by tightening a bolt (4) after being fit to a specified depth and centered with respect to each other. At the specified depth, a detection arm (32) on the ECU connector (1) resiliently... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060286856 - Connector component and connector assembly: A connector component of the present invention includes a first connector part which includes a housing having a first end from which a cable is protruded and a second end which is connectable to a second connector part. At least a part of the first connector part emits light or... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20060286854 - Power connector with light indicator: A power connector (100) can mate with a complementary connector and includes a mating plug (1) matable with the complementary connector, a circuit board (2) connected to the mating plug, a light-emitting diode (4) assembled to the circuit board to indicate working status of the power connector and a light... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060286853 - Tracer lamp arrangement: Embodiments of a digital cross-connect panel with tracer lamps for identifying telecommunications circuits are presented herein.... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20060286857 - Inter-member connection structure, method of manufacturing the same, and electronic apparatus including inter-member connection structure: An inter-member connection structure is provided. The inter-member connection structure has a contact-attached sheet having spiral contactors and a flexible printed circuit having electrode portions thereon that face each other. An elastic member and a fixed member are installed on the contact-attached sheet, and both ends of the fixed member... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060286858 - Printed wiring board connection structure: A connection structure for a printed wiring board which enables high density integration is provided. A FCP 2 includes an exposed conductor part 2A including an insulating substrate 22 and a reinforcing plate 24 stacked with this substrate 22 via an elastic member 23. In the exposed conductor part 2A,... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060286859 - Electrical connecting device: A flat cable 11 has a connecting end 23 provided with a conductor exposing part 24, in which an insulating coating 22 is removed so as to be electrically connected to a plurality of terminals 3 and a plurality of conductors 21 are exposed. A cable holder 12 has a... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20060286860 - Serial advanced technology attachment cable: A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) cable includes a connector socket and a storage socket. Both the connector socket and the storage socket have a SATA receptacle and a power receptacle. The SATA receptacles of the connector socket and the storage socket are coupled with a signal wire. The power... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20060286861 - Ecg cable management system: A scalable cable management system comprises an electronics module with a microcontroller; a plurality of drive modules and a releasably engaged cable cartridge for each drive module. Each cable cartridge houses a lead wire cable spool with an electrical slip ring connected to the wire. Stationary electrical contacts pickup signals... Agent: Mark Young, P.A.

20060286862 - Reusable insulating and sealing structure including tethered cap and associated methods: A reusable insulating and sealing structure may include an insulating tube and a frusto-conical seal having an enlarged diameter open distal end carried by an open distal end of the insulating tube and having a reduced diameter open proximal end extending into the insulating tube. The reduced diameter open proximal... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060286863 - Hermetically sealed, weldable connectors: An RF feed-through connector has a single pin or multi-pins supported and hermetically sealed between a first portion of the connector facing the hermetically sealed interior portion of an electronics-containing housing and a second portion of the connector exposed to ambient conditions in which the electronics-containing housing is placed. The... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20060286864 - Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors: A wire connector has an enclosure including a housing and a cap and one or more contacts supported in the enclosure. The contacts each have outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in engagement. One set of contacts has... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20060286865 - Extended usb protocol connector and socket: Extended Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) plugs and sockets are disclosed. The extended USB plug includes an extended pin substrate having an extended substrate length longer than a length of a pin substrate of an industry-standard USB connector plug. There is further included a plurality of USB connector contacts configured to carry USB... Agent: Ipsg, P.C.

20060286866 - Methods and apparatus for terminating a shielded cable: In a first aspect, a method is provided for terminating a shield of a cable. The method includes the steps of (1) exposing a periphery region of the shield along a first portion of the cable; (2) coupling an electrically-conductive housing including an electrically-conductive gasket around the exposed periphery region;... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law Dept. 917

20060286867 - Transceiver adapter: An adapter for interconnecting a Small Form Factor Pluggable (SFP) transceiver into a receptacle configured to receive a Small Form Factor (SFF) transceiver. The innovative adapter provides an interface for connecting an SFP transceiver to an SFF receptacle (e.g. footprint) on a printed circuit board. This enables manufacturers and customers... Agent: Werner & Axenfeld, LLP

20060286868 - Water resistant in-line fuse holder: Embodiments for an in-line fuse holder each include at least one housing and two mating pieces, which can snap-fit together and be held moveably together via a strap. Each embodiment houses at least one fuse, such as an automotive fuse. In one example, the fuse includes a first housing forming... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd LLC

20060286869 - Methods and apparatus for the prevention of incorrect card insertion: A system or method ensures proper insertion of a circuit board (“card”) assembly into a card support assembly. A card assembly includes a first keying feature other than on a faceplate connected to the card assembly. The keying feature may be a notch, tab or slot, and the keying feature... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20060286870 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (100) includes a housing (1) having a rear wall (11), and first and second side walls (12 and 13) substantially parallel extending forwards form the rear wall; a shielding member (5) covering on the housing and defining a receiving cavity together with the first and second... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060286871 - Cable connector assembly with wire spacer: An cable connector assembly (500) for high-speed transmission includes a first electrical connector (1) defining a first mating port, a second electrical connector (2) defining a second mating port different from the first mating port (100), cable means (3) electrically connected to the first electrical connector (1) and the second... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060286872 - Electrical connector having blade terminals: An electrical power blade connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating cavity for receiving a mating connector inserted into the cavity through an open front end thereof in a mating direction. A pair of blade support arms project forwardly within the cavity. The support arms are spaced laterally of... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20060286873 - Electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation: An electrical connector with improved crosstalk compensation is disclosed. By including at least one coupling with a different frequency dependency than other couplings in the connector, crosstalk compensation performance is improved over a greater frequency range. The different frequency dependency may, for example, be used to compensate for phase shifts... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20060286874 - Connectors: The present invention relates to a connector adapted to engage with a support member, preferably being formed with a T-post configuration which provides a plurality of divergent arms. The connector can include a main body adapted to define a central recess and two or more clamping surfaces which extend from... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20060286875 - Neutral section: In a neutral section (1) for use with an overhead railway conducting line, which neutral section (1) is disposed between the ends of the conduction line when in use and comprises an insulator (10) to isolate the ends of the conductor line from each other, the neutral axis of the... Agent: The Hecker Law Group

20060281339 - Socket for cards: The socket for a card comprises a connector portion (16) on the rear side, an opening portion on the front side, and a guiding means (17) for guiding a card (C2) having a width smaller than a width of the opening portion to the proper position for connection with the... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP Suite 202

20060281340 - Connector resiliently deformed easily with small load and method of manufacturing the same: A connector includes a support member and a plurality of electrodes. The support member is of a plate shape and has a front surface and a rear surface. Each of the electrodes pierces through the support member to have projections which project from the front surface and the rear surface,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky LLP

20060281341 - Electronically functioning device module, input device having the electronically functioning device module, and electronic equipment having the input device: An electronically functioning device module, an input device having the electronically functioning device module, and electronic equipment having the input device is provided. LEDs or a microphone device are mounted to a back surface of a seat member on which reversing plates are mounted.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20060281342 - Methods of making a interconnect: An interconnect formed using a stiff layer having a plurality of holes extending there through. A first flexible layer is bonded to a first side of the stiff layer. The first flexible layer having a plurality of conductive bumps, each conductive bump being positioned over a hole. A second flexible... Agent: Agilent Technologies, Inc. Legal Department, Dl429

20060281344 - Fast transmission-use connector: A high-speed transmission connecting sheet 10 includes a first elastomer connector 1E formed on a top sheet 1, a second elastomer connector 2E formed on a bottom sheet 2, third elastomer connectors 3E formed on high-speed transmission boards 31 through 33, and fourth elastomer connectors 4E formed on intermediate layer... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060281343 - Printed wiring board connection structure: The present invention relates to a connection structure for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC comprises a long substrate, a plurality of conductors laminated on the surface of the substrate and extending along an axial direction of the substrate. The printed wiring board... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060281345 - Self-locking junction box: A device, namely, a pre-wired, self-locking junction box, namely, a self-locking junction box, being a manufactured housing of non-conductive material having a closed top and a closed bottom and being comprised of two parts, a lower bottom part and an upper top part being suitably adapted in size to releasably... Agent: Patrick D Archibald Lambert & Associates

20060281346 - Backplane connector: A backplane connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a number of terminal holes (11), a number of conductive terminals (5), a press block (3) and a spacer (7). Each of the conductive terminals has a mating portion (50) received in the insulative housing, a bending portion (55) extending from... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20060281347 - Fixing auxiliary device: A fixing auxiliary device includes a main body, at least an extension arm and an adhesive element. The main body has a first portion in contact with a connecting portion of a circuit board and a second portion coupled to an extension plate of a metallic assembly. The at least... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20060281348 - Coaxial cable connector with electrical ground: A coaxial cable connector includes a bonding block lug for receiving a grounding wire. The connector includes a body portion for receiving the end of a cable, a nut for securing the connector to a mating coaxial port, a post extending within the body portion for extending into the cable,... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20060281349 - Socket with rotatable socket core: The present invention relates to an electrical socket with rotatable socket core. It comprises a cover having at least one opening; a base plate; an electrode bracket having at least one opening which is disposed in between the cover and the base plate; and at least one socket core that... Agent: Eric Chan

20060281350 - Lever type connector: A lever type connector includes a housing having recessed rail members with first and second locking recesses. A lever pivotable between an initial position and a final position is mounted on the housing so that the lever is either pushed over toward a first side or a second side of... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20060281351 - Lever-type connector: A flexible lock (50) is disposed on a side plate (41) of a lever (12) within a thickness of the side plate (41). The flexible lock (50) can elastically deform toward or away from a side wall of a male housing (10). A locking portion (51) on an inner surface... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060281352 - Terminal structure and vacuum pump: Provided are a terminal structure capable of preventing damage due to an excessive force and having high sealing property, and a vacuum pump to which the terminal structure is applied. When a control device (400) undergoes transition to a turbo molecular pump main body (300), a cylindrical wall (603) of... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20060281353 - Connector: A connector includes a plurality of contacts having at least one contact portion adapted to contact a connecting object, a housing arranging and holding the contacts and having a fitting opening into which the connecting object is inserted, and a member for bringing the connecting object into contact with the... Agent: Baker & Botts

20060281354 - Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same: Preferred embodiments of power contacts include two or more opposing contact beams of a first type that are spaced apart along at least a portion of the length thereof when the power contact is in an unmated state; and two or more opposing contact beams of a second type. The... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20060281355 - Electrical connection device: The present invention provides an electrical connection device for a machine cable comprising a first connector having a first contact and a second connector having a second contact the connectors being moveable between a disengaged condition in which the first and second contacts are remote from each other and an... Agent: Garth Janke Birdwell & Janke

20060281356 - Sim card holder: A SIM card holder includes a base (10) and a catching mechanism (20). The base defines a receiving groove (114) and a slot (110). The receiving groove is configured for receiving the SIM card therein. The base comprises a protrusion (108). The protrusion and the slot are arranged at two... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20060281357 - Connector module: A connector module for communication includes a main body, a slider, a holder, a protrusion and an elastic member. The slider is telescoped into the protrusion and connected with the holder. The holder slides the slider, enabling the protrusion to move in and out from the main body, so that... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20060281358 - Press-type latch device: A press-type latch device for establishing latched and unlatched states with a hook includes: a press member having a press portion and connection portions extending from the press portion; and a spring member having a bottom portion and first and second latch arms extending from the bottom portion. A latch... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20060281359 - Method and apparatus for reliable network cable connectivity: Methods and apparatus establish and maintain reliable network cable contacts that mitigate disconnecting effects by transmitting an AC signal with a frequency that reduces the disconnecting effects. The signal frequency may be statically or dynamically selected. The approach allows the severity of a disconnecting effect to be assessed and/or monitored... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20060281360 - Connector systems for electrosurgical generator: A connector system for coupling electrosurgical instruments to electrosurgical generators is provided. The connector system includes a plug portion connectable to an electrosurgical instrument, the plug portion of the electrosurgical instrument having a shape specific to a particular manufacturer; and a plug receptacle portion supported on the electrosurgical generator; the... Agent: United States Surgical, A Division Of Tyco Healthcare Group Lp

20060281361 - Connection structure of printed wiring board: An FPC is electrically connected to a printed wiring board. The FPC includes an elongated substrate and a conductor part laminated on the face of the substrate. The conductor part includes a plurality of conductors extending along the axial direction of the substrate, and elastically deformable first contact terminals each... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20060281362 - Stacked microphone jack assembly: A stacked microphone jack assembly includes two identical microphone jacks each having a housing, which has a front plughole for receiving a microphone plug and two rows of vertical through holes, and conducting terminals each having a head extending to the inside of the housing for the contact of the... Agent: Lih Sheng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.

20060281363 - Remote chip attachment: A method of attaching a pair of chips, each having primary contacts that can be mated to each other, involves forming one or more secondary contacts on each of the two chips of a shape sufficient to prevent an initial attachment material from contacting any of the primary contacts during... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20060281364 - Area array device test adapter: Methods and systems are provided for testing circuits having electronic devices. In one embodiment, an electronic device test adapter comprises a base interface section, at least one test interface section, and at least one flexible section. The base interface section includes a device side attach pad interface and a printed... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20060281366 - Scsi connector assembly with reduced width: A SCSI connector assembly includes a housing including forward upper and lower plates either having top and bottom grooves, a rear staged seat including upper and lower platforms and an intermediate, longer platform; four stacked rows of conductors of different configurations, each conductor including an electrical terminal and a bifurcation... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20060281365 - [electric connecting block for av connector]: An electric connecting block for connecting two identical electric connectors together to form an AV connector is disclosed to include an electrically insulative block body with multiple terminal slots, and adapter terminals respectively mounted in the terminal slots for receiving connector terminals of one of the two electric connectors, each... Agent: Lih Sheng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.

20060281367 - Connector of electronic device: A connector includes a main body, a conducting member and an auxiliary member. The main body has a first connecting part. The conducting member is sheathed around the first connecting part and has a first engaging element. A first end of the auxiliary member is electrically connected to a first... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20060281368 - Mis-configuration detection methods and devices for blade systems: A mis-configuration detection method for a blade system. A blade system comprising a plurality of blade servers, a first Input/Output (I/O) module, a second I/O module, and a management module is provided, each blade server comprising a daughter card (DC). The management module determines a first candidate I/O type according... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20060281369 - Power plug of a peripheral device and corresponding socket thereof: A power plug of a peripheral device for electrically connecting a socket is provided. The power plug includes a first plug pin, a second plug pin, a third plug pin and a fourth plug pin respectively protrude a first length, a second length, a third length and a fourth length... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20060281370 - Internal connector seizure mechanism: An internal seizure assembly for providing connectivity with a conductor of a stinger without having access to the seizure assembly itself from the exterior. The seizure assembly includes a seizure lock nut for securing the seizure assembly within an opening within the interior of a housing. A seizure holder for... Agent: Scientific-atlanta, Inc. Intellectual Property Department

20060281372 - Integrated flange seal electrical connection: Disclosed herein are a method and an apparatus for providing a high efficiency seal in an electrical connector. The seal provides an impediment to the passage of fluid at one end of the electrical connector to the environment at the other end of the electrical connector. The electrical connector may... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20060281371 - Plate fitted resin molded article and method of molding it: A hydraulic switch body (1) has a metal plate (10) and a resin main portion (20) molded on a first surface (13) of the metal plate (10). A hydraulic switch (2) and busbar circuits (30) are mounted in recesses (21) of the main portion (20). Grooves (22) connect the recesses... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20060281373 - Electrical connector: A front end 7 of a locking arm 4 provided on a rear holder 1 is inserted into a hole portion 25 formed in a main housing 21, and the locking arm 4 is supported like as a bridge. The main housing 21 is inserted into a hood portion 44... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20060281374 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises a connector housing having a retainer receiving opening and a terminal insertion opening. A retainer is receivable in the retainer receiving opening and has a terminal receiving aperture that substantially aligns with the terminal insertion opening to form a terminal receiving path. The retainer is moveable... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20060276057 - Solid-state electrolytic capacitor and manufacturing method thereof: The invention concerns a transmission device for transmitting electrical signals between a rotor and a stator, having an annular space formed by the rotor and the stator, wherein the space receives at least one flat strip cable which extends between the rotor and the stator and can be wound and...

20060276058 - Method and apparatus for attenuating flexible circuit resonance: The present invention includes a method and apparatus for attenuating flexible circuit resonance. The apparatus includes a flexible circuit assembly. The flexible circuit assembly has a flexible circuit having a flexible cable with first and second sides. The flexible circuit assembly also includes a circuit support. The circuit support includes...

20060276059 - System for connecting a camera module, or like device, using flat flex cables: A Flat Flex Connector (FFC) has connector flanges embedded in its insulated electrical traces. The flanges engage electrical circuits in a camera module such as a CMOS or CCD and are clamped into electrical engagement. The opposite end of the FFC makes electrical contact with another electrical device such as...

20060276061 - Connector: A connector includes contacts and an insulator. Each contact includes a contact portion, a first fixed portion, an elastic portion substantially in the form of a crank, a second fixed portion and a connection portion. The insulator includes a fixation block to which the second fixed portions are fixed, and...

20060276060 - Connector and portable terminal: A connector includes a plug connector including a plug body, and at least one plug contact held by the plug body; and a receptacle connector including a receptacle body having a plug-in slot, and at least one receptacle contact held by the receptacle body so as to make contact with...

20060276062 - 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) received in the body (21). The connector (22) includes a housing...

20060276063 - Non-rigid conductor link measurement sensor and method for the production thereof: The invention relates to electronic sensors comprising an electromechanical microsensor cell such as a micro-accelerometer, and it more particularly relates to the way in which the microsensor cell per se is mounted in a package that furthermore comprises a printed circuit board carrying the electronic processing circuits associated with the...

20060276064 - Connector having an electronic element built therein without disturbing a characteristic impedance: In a connector to be mounted to a connection object, an insulating housing holds a first and a second contact and has a receiving portion for receiving and holding a circuit board with an electronic element mounted thereon. The first contact has a first contacting portion to be contacted with...

20060276065 - Electrification system for use in a vehicle: An electrification system for use with an article slidably supported on a track within a vehicle is provided. The electrification system comprises a conductor assembly including a positive conductive interface supported parallel and adjacent to a negative conductive interface. The conductor assembly is configured to extend substantially the length of...

20060276066 - Compound connector for two different types of electronic packages: Disclosed is a smart card connector for transmitting signals between a smart card and an external electronic system, wherein the smart card has contacts on one of two major surfaces thereof, the connector comprising: guiding structure defining a storage space having a first end and an opposed second end, through...

20060276067 - Microswitch connector: The invention relates to a Microswitch connector (11), having an insulating housing (13) with a contact chamber (31) with an insertion opening (15) and a contact switch spring (25) arranged in the contact chamber (31). The housing (13) has an electrically conductive stop (59) on a side of the contact...

20060276068 - Circuit selectable receptacle: A modular wall panel assembly for use in a modular furniture environment including a modular wall panel and an electrical receptacle connected to the modular wall panel. The electrical receptacle includes a connector having a plurality of connector terminals, a plurality of receptacle terminals, and at least one jumper which...

20060276069 - Lif socket connector: A LIF socket (10) for electrically connecting an IC package and a PCB includes an insulative housing (20) having a supporting surface (202) and a mounting surface (204) opposite to the supporting surface. A number of passages (206) extend from the mounting surface. Each passage has a leading section (208)....

20060276070 - Latching device for a connector: In order to latch a separable plug-type connection that is composed of an upper housing part and a lower housing part with an axially displaceable unlatching ring that encompasses the upper housing part, the invention proposes to provide the unlatching ring with actuating tabs that act upon latching elements arranged...

20060276071 - Repeatably releasable cable connector: A cable connector has male and female connector portions that slide together in a mating direction. The housing of one connector portion has a shoulder with a surface roughly perpendicular to the mating direction. The other connector portion has a resilient retainer spring attached thereto which extends parallel to the...

20060276072 - Light amount-adjusting device and light amount-adjusting device for projector unit: A light amount-adjusting device has a base plate with an optical path aperture, first and second blade members, and a driving unit for swinging open and close the blade members. Each blade member has a base-end portion and a front-end portion. The base-end portion is pivotally held on the base...

20060276073 - Accelerator: For use with a communication devise such as a computer or fax machine, a Category cable including a CAT 5, CAT 5E, CAT6, CAT 7, and CAT 8. CAT refers to Category as defined in “United States Code of Federal Regulations” as are the registered jacks. A telephone cable is...

20060276074 - Device and method for identifying cables: In a strain relief clamp for use with a connector that is mounted on an end of a cable. The cable is provided with identification markings. The cable may be cut to length so that one of the identification markings which is a marking of interest appears directly behind a...

20060276075 - Connector assembly and connector assembly manufacturing method: This connector assembly comprises a header 1 to which a plurality of coaxial cables 3 are connectable and a socket 2 configured to be mounted on a printed board 4. The header 1 can be detachably coupled to the socket 2. The header 1 has a first terminal array 12...

20060276076 - Customizable power cord: Devices and kits are disclosed for customizable power cords. In one example embodiment, a device for a customizable power cord generally includes a single cord insulating a wire having a capacity to carry an electrical current, wherein the single cord has a predetermined length. The device further includes a plurality...

20060276077 - Electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object, and method of manufacturing same: An electrical connectivity system capable of being mounted to an object in a variety of configurations includes a housing (110), a power cord (130), and a mounting bracket (120). The housing includes a first threaded aperture (151) at a first surface (111) of the housing, a second threaded aperture at...

20060276078 - Telecommunication terminal block system: A telecommunication terminal block system for telecommunications equipment, and more particularly in certain of its embodiments, to such a system for high speed Digital Subscriber Lines (“DSL”) services for use in a telecommunications facility....

20060276079 - Electric signal line connector: An electric signal connector for fastening to a coaxial cable type signal line is disclosed formed of a locknut, a holding-down tube, a tubular shell and a socket. The tubular shell has a retaining inside wall with an inner diameter made gradually reducing toward inside of the tubular shell for...

20060276080 - Grommet: A grommet includes an elastic main body that has a through hole through which a shielded cable is passed. An abutment surface is formed within the elastic main body. An end portion of a braid of the shielded cable, which is disposed at a processed portion of the shielded cable,...

20060276081 - Differential electrical connector assembly: A differential connector has a plurality of rows. Each row includes a plurality of signal conductors provided as differential pairs. Each signal conductor has a first contact end connectable to a printed circuit board, a second contact end, and an intermediate portion having a first width. For each differential pair,...

20060276082 - Dual-slot memory card adapter: A dual-slot memory card adapter includes a base, a space in the base, a partitioning member integrated with the adapter or separately and laterally disposed in the space to divide the space into upper and lower slot areas, one corresponding attachment each provided on both sides of the base, a...

20060276083 - Serial advanced technology attachment connector: A Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) connector comprising a SATA plug, a power connector and a main body which has a slot defined in a front surface thereof, the slot having another SATA plug and a power plug therein, the SATA plugs are connected with a signal wire, and the...

20060276084 - Electrical connectors (ii): The disclosed electrical connectors include an elongated conductor body having an external contact surface, and a clamping device including a nut plate that spans the contact surface and carries a clamping screw for securing a threaded stud terminal to the contact surface. The nut plate and the conductor body are...

20060276085 - Electrical contact element: A contact element (10) includes a main portion (200), a mating portion (300) extending from the main portion for electrically connecting to an printed circuit board, a tail portion (100) extending from the main portion for electrically connecting to a cable, a restrictive portion (400) extending from either the tail...