Electrical connectors inventions 01/07

20070020959 - Circuit board including jacks: A plurality of jacks are a video signal jack, a left audio signal jack, and a right audio signal jack from left to right. Jack fixing protrusions are formed on a surface of each jack which surface is attached to a circuit board. The jack fixing protrusions are arranged differently... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Suite 1400

20070020960 - Contact grid array system: A scalable, low cost, reliable, compliant, low profile, low insertion force, high-density, separable and reconnectable connector for high speed, high performance electronic circuitry and semiconductors. The electrical connector can be used to make, for example, electrical connections from components such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to another PCB, MPU,... Agent: Michael Bednarek Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

20070020961 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a motherboard with a control circuit board and includes an insulation housing and plurality of terminals. The front face and the rear face of the insulation housing have plurality of terminal insertion slots mounted therebetween. An upper edge, near the front face of the... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070020962 - Connecting element and circuit connecting device using the connecting element: A connecting element includes a support member, a flexible substrate wrapped around the support member, and elastic contacts provided on the flexible substrate. A positioning hole is formed in the support member. A first positioning component is positioned and soldered on a metal layer formed on a motherboard, and a... Agent: Beyer Weaver & Thomas, LLP

20070020963 - Land grid array connector: A land grid array (LGA) connector (1) according to an embodiment of the present invention includes an insulative housing (2), a stiffener (3) coupled to the housing, and a plurality of ribs (23) projecting from a periphery edge of the housing. The stiffener defines an opening (31) for surrounding the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070020964 - Memory module with chip hold-down fixture: A memory module with chip hold-down fixture includes a substrate, a plurality of sockets provided on one surface of the substrate and having conductive terminals provided on a bottom thereof for electrically connecting to circuits on the substrate, and a hold-down fixture assembled to a top of each socket. Each... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070020966 - Board shaped electrical connector: A board shaped electrical connector includes a rectangular female section 1 comprising a raised portion 11 in a lengthwise groove 111, widthwise channels 12 at either half, two side fastening blocks 13, and conductors 2 in the channels 12 and each including a U-shaped contact 21 having hooked ends 212,... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070020967 - Electrical connector: The terminals of a pair of connectors are made by deforming sheet metal in the thicknesswise direction so that they are located within an interference area prior to connection. The terminal (12) of a connector (10) has a flat indentation (12B-1), while the terminal (22) of another connector (20) has... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070020965 - Hydraulic connector: A hydraulic connector for use in underwater applications. The connector comprises a plug component and receptacle component, wherein at least one of the components comprises a hydraulic wand having ports associated therewith, such that, when the plug component is inserted into a receptacle component, the ports are connected from a... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20070020968 - Electrical junction box: An electrical junction box includes at least three printed boards that constitute an internal circuit. Conductors on the printed boards can be easily connected to one another through a relay connector. The printed boards are contained in a casing assembly so that they are spaced away from one another. A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070020969 - Solenoid antenna: The invention relates to a volumetrically efficient solenoid antenna fabricated on or within a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The antenna may be used in many applications requiring a short-range wireless communication or sensing link, such as RFID systems, badge readers, contactless connectors, proximity sensors, and short-range data... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070020970 - Pool tool organizer: A pool tool organizer with a base having a first surface adapted to receive at least one tool (such as a hose) with at least one receptacle extending upward from the base, and at least one receptacle extending downward from the first base. The base is adapted to be attached... Agent: Smith Hopen, Pa

20070020971 - Housing of circuit boards: A fibre optic module has a PCB with high frequency tracks. The PCB is housed within a housing having top and bottom parts, each having a series of metallized ridges. The PBC has through holes filled with solder. Thus, there is a series of electrical interconnections through the PBC, and... Agent: Avago Technologies, Ltd. C/o Klaas, Law, O'meara & Malkin, P.C.

20070020972 - Elastomeric connectors and retention members for holding the same: A connector assembly includes an elastomeric connector; and a flexible retention member. The retention member has a low profile body having a touchpad and an opening extending entirely through the body. The retention member also includes at least one dispensing well in communication with the opening.... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Suite 140

20070020973 - Connector plug and mating plug: The invention concerns a coaxial connector plug and mating plug in which the connector plug has a connector housing that is open at the front end for plugging in the mating plug and contains a canal holding an insulated internal conductor contact, with a clamp sleeve and a sliding sleeve... Agent: Nath & Associates, PLLC

20070020974 - Tamper resistant plug to prevent removal of wire from a conduit: A tamper resistant plug configured to prevent unauthorized persons from pulling wires out of a conduit. The tamper resistant plug comprises a deformable, resilient engaging member that is operatively compressed by a compressing mechanism to radially extend its outer surface toward the conduit's inner surface. Each wire is received in... Agent: Richard A. Ryan Attorney At Law

20070020975 - Wiring structure of a semiconductor device and method of forming the same: A wiring structure of a semiconductor device may have an insulation layer, a spacer and a plug. The insulation layer may be provided on a substrate and may have an opening through which a contact region of the substrate is exposed. The spacer may be provided on a sidewall of... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070020976 - Methods and apparatus for proving secure communication ports using a universal port device: A Universal Port Locking Device (UPLD) comprised of a two part modular device (M1 and M2), designed to prevent the unauthorized use of a female modular communication receptacle. As will be shown in more detail in the following descriptions, the UPLD does not require special tools, keys, springs as used... Agent: Idham Tirtospono

20070020977 - Terminator locking device: A terminal locking system comprises an elongated tubular case having a connection end section and an opposing distal end section, an adapter, configured to matingly engage a terminal, rotatably mounted within said connection end section and including an engagement surface located within said case, and a blocker, comprising a disk... Agent: Pitts And Brittian P C

20070020979 - Divided connector: A frame (10) is provided with accommodating chambers (13) capable of accommodating auxiliary housings (20). A small housing (30) and a supplementary housing (40) also are provided. The housings (30, 40) are united by engaging a dovetail groove (33) and a dovetail projection (43) to form a united housing (50)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070020978 - Lever-type connector: A lever-type connector 10 includes female and male connector housings 41 and 11 which have respective connection terminals 50 and 51, and can be fitted together. A lock lever 17 is pivotally supported on the male connector housing 11, and engagement lock projections 46, formed on the female connector housing... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070020980 - Electrical connection apparatus: A connector assembly for connecting machine devices with input/output interface circuits of a machine control. Each machine device is connected to the connector assembly by a machine device signal conductor and a common conductor for carrying a power supply value. Each input/output interface circuit is connected to the connector assembly... Agent: Milacron Inc.

20070020981 - Containing structure for circuit board: To prevent interference between an electronic element mounted on a circuit board and a casing upon inserting the circuit board into the casing and to facilitate insertion of the circuit board into the casing. A casing adapted to contain a circuit board may have opposed side walls each having a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070020982 - Connector for flexible printed circuit: A connector (100) for connecting a sheet-like electronic member includes a housing (10); a number of terminals (20) loaded in the housing, said terminal including a first and second beams (21 and 22) defining a gap therebetween; and an actuator (30) pivotally movable between an open position and a closed... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070020983 - Chip recorder: A chip recorder is disposed on a circuit board for writing a chip, wherein the chip comprises a contact and the circuit board comprises a contact. The chip recorder comprises a chip housing, a base, a bracket, a push finger and an elastic member. The chip housing is detachably secured... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070020984 - Alignment system: A socket alignment system comprising a receiving member disposed adjacent to a socket that is operable to receive an electronic component. A slot is disposed on the receiving member and has a longitudinal axis therethrough. An alignment member extends from an electronic component. The alignment member comprises a lower portion... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070020985 - Rotary electric machine and electric wheelchair mounted with rotary electric machine: A rotary electric machine comprises a stator including a plurality of teeth which are wound up by coils and a stator yoke core connecting the respective teeth, and a rotor provided with magnets disposed so as to oppose to the teeth, respectively, with a space therebetween. Each of the teeth... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070020986 - Double beam latch connector: A connector assembly including a first connector attachable to a first electrical component and a second connector attachable to a second electrical component and releasably engaged with the first connector. The second connector includes a housing, a latch member and a hinge hingedly attaching the latch member to a surface... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20070020987 - Adapter ring for rotation of photographing lens barrel: There is disclosed an adapter ring for rotation of a photographing lens barrel, the adapter ring being fitted into an outer periphery of the photographing lens barrel, the adapter ring being rotated through engaging with a ratchet wheel having a plurality of pawls which ratchet wheel rotates in conjunction with... Agent: Straub & Pokotylo

20070020988 - Pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools, and insulating covering for a pressing jaw: An insulating covering is provided for a pressing jaw of a pair of pressing jaws for hydraulic or electric pressing tools for pressing fittings onto pipes or for the press connection of electric cables. The insulating covering includes a pair of legs having a substantially c-shaped cross-sectional configuration, and an... Agent: Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr, Ltd.

20070020989 - Buffer structure for power cord connector: A buffer structure for a power cord connector is disclosed. The buffer structure comprises a main body, a plurality of slits and a coating layer. The main body covers on an exterior of a power cord at a connecting end to an electronic apparatus. The plurality of slits are disposed... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070020990 - Strain-relief device for a plug-in connection in communications and data systems: The invention relates to a strain relief device (1) for a plug connect for communications and data technology, comprising a base part (10) for holding at least part of the plug connector, and a cable (51) which can be connected to the plug connector, with the base part (10) being... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070020991 - Patch panel for fiber optic network: The present disclosure is related to an apparatus and method that enables fiber optic network installers to mount fiber optic connections in raised floor locations that would otherwise be unsuited to the task. The method and apparatus permit using a de facto standard raised floor enclosures to accommodate fiber optic... Agent: Attn: Angelica Brooks Mccarter & English, LLP

20070020992 - Sliding and swing type portable terminal: A sliding and swing type portable terminal that includes a first housing, and a second housing that slides in a transverse direction of the first housing and then swings to be aligned in a lengthwise direction of the first housing. Each of the sliding and swinging operations exposes a different... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070020993 - Cable management device: A cable management device, which comprises a body having an axis and at least one planar flange and at least one cable retainer; this apparatus allows for removable attachment of a cable during axial winding in a single plane, which results in uniform and neat storage of cable or cord.... Agent: David Hong, Law Office Of David Hong

20070020994 - Connector assembly: A connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a body, a plurality of connectors coupled to the body, where the plurality of connectors are adapted to couple to a plurality of respective sockets, and a release structure coupled to the body, where the release structure enables the plurality of connectors to... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070020995 - Adaptable electrical connector: An adaptable electrical connector is disclosed that includes a parallelepiped insulative seat including a front end, a rear end, a bottom, a top, and a plurality of lengthwise parallel grooves through the bottom, the groove being open to the front end, the rear end, and the bottom respectively; and a... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070020996 - Housing duct: A housing duct comprises a housing and a conductor element. The housing has a sealing region. The conductor element is embedded in at least the sealing region of the housing. The conductor element has an electroplated fissured surface structure in at least the sealing region.... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070020997 - Double engaged connector: A double locking connector includes: a connector housing; a double locking member inserted into the connector housing for locking terminals; operational members disposed on the double locking member and exposed outside of the connector housing; slidably engaged members disposed on the operational members; guides disposed on outer walls of the... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070020998 - Dielectric connector, dc-insulating through-connection and electronic system: A dielectric connector, for coupling radio-frequency signals from a signal generating device disposed inside an explosion-proof housing to a signal receiving device arranged outside the housing. The connector is configured to be sealingly inserted in an opening in the housing, and adapted to receive, from the inside of the housing,... Agent: Westman Champlin & Kelly, P.A.

20070020999 - Semiconductor device: Strip metallic thin films each having a width of 180 μm or so are disposed in parallel at intervals of 10 μm to 50 μm on the surface of a protection layer formed on the silicon substrate and at their corresponding spots located on the upper side of an analog... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070021002 - High-density, robust connector: A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070021003 - High-density, robust connector for stacking applications: A high speed connector includes a plurality of terminal assemblies in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070021001 - High-density, robust connector with castellations: A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070021004 - High-density, robust connector with dielectric insert: A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070021000 - High-density, robust connector with guide means: A high speed connector includes a plurality of wafer-style components in which two columns of conductive terminals are supported in an insulative support body, the body including an internal cavity disposed between the two columns of conductive terminals. The terminals are arranged in horizontal pairs, and the internal cavity defines... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070021005 - Cable connector and method of assembling a cable to such a cable connector: The invention relates to a cable connector including a housing having a die-cast base substantially extending between a front side and a rear side of the connector. The connector further includes a die-cast first housing part mounted to the die-cast base such that the die-cast first housing part and a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070021007 - Display device: A display device includes a panel assembly for forming an image, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected with the panel assembly and having a connector; a support member for supporting the panel assembly and having the PCB installed on a rear surface thereof, and a cover member combined with the... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070021006 - Shielded connector and method of connecting it with a shielded cable: A shielding shell (18) is integrated into a housing (5) by insert molding, whereas a shell connecting member (22) is mounted on an end of a braided wire (2) of a shielded cable (1) by crimping a crimping ring (23) and can be brought into contact with the inner surface... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070021008 - Connecting terminals of multi-specification card reading socket: The present invention is an improvement on connecting terminals of multi-specification card-reading socket. To facilitate manufacturing process, the structure of connecting terminals embedded in a card-reading socket, where the card-reading socket allows insertion of memory cards with different specifications, is improved. The said connecting terminals are formed terminal module from... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070021009 - Protective structure for removable hard disk: A structure for protecting a removable HD comprising a casing for receiving the HD, a terminal adapter for connecting to terminals of the HD at one end, the terminal adapter including terminals at the other end, a seat for releasably securing to the casing, and a circuit board mounted in... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070021010 - Structure for sim card assembly and disassembly: A smart card holder frame for an electronic device which comprises a card holder, a member, and an alignment structure. The card holder has a base, a first wall, a second wall, a connector clip, and an open region structured to receive a smart card therein, the open region being... Agent: Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott

20070021011 - Abutment module: An abutment module, more especially for automatic processing and conveying equipment, comprises an abutment member arranged on a base for objects moving in a current working direction of movement in a plane of motion, such abutment member being able, by means of a fluid power operated servo member, to be... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070021012 - Display device: With a display device in which a main display component is supported in a tilted orientation by a stand unit, the leg of the stand unit will not be pushed in, causing the main display component to readily fall over backwards, even if the main display component in a tilted... Agent: GlobalIPCounselors, LLP

20070021013 - Dual beam receptacle contact: A dual beam receptacle terminal is shown having a generally box shaped receptacle contact where first and second contact portions are reversely bent from an upper wall to overlap within an interior of the receptacle contact. The first and second contact portions also extend in a cantilevered fashion from the... Agent: Lisa B. Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20070021014 - Method of removing a connector and a removing tool for removing a connector: A connector, which is mounted on a board by applying a solder to terminal leads extending from a connector body, is removed from the board. A heat transfer part is inserted into and attached to the connector. The terminal leads are heated by heating the heat transfer part and melting... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070015377 - Electrical connector: According to one embodiment of the present invention, an electrical connector (10) includes an insulative housing (15) defining a number of passages (18) and a number of conductive terminals (20) seated in corresponding passages, respectively. The conductive terminal includes a base section (22), a bent section (23) projecting angularly from... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070015375 - Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer for translating footprint: A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. In one embodiment, the connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE between the electrical device and the adapter board. A... Agent: Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20070015376 - Socket connector with floating cover: An electrical connector comprises a base mounted on a PCB, a cover for holding a CPU, and a plurality of contacts each of which has a supporting portion received in the base and an engaging portion reaching out of the base. The cover is formed with a number of through... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070015379 - Electronic component assembly: An electronic component assembly including an electrical connector and an electronic subassembly. The electrical connector has a housing with a receiving area, electrical contacts connected to the housing, and fusible elements. The electrical contacts include first electrical connection sections in the receiving area and second electrical connection sections proximate a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070015378 - Flexible printed circuit board: A flexible printed circuit board includes a flexible substrate, which has a bonding zone, a folding zone, and a folding line between the bonding zone and the folding zone, two electrically conductive contacts respectively located at the bonding zone, two lead wires each having an extension portion respectively electrically connected... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070015380 - Impedance-matching electrical connection apparatus for high-speed data communications system: This disclosure concerns systems and devices configured to implement impedance matching schemes in a high speed data transmission environment. In one example, an electrical connection system is provided that includes a circuit board upon which are disposed a one or more signal contact pads, each of which is configured to... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070015381 - Memory module, memory extension memory module, memory module system, and method for manufacturing a memory module: A memory extension memory module, a memory module system, and a memory module is disclosed. The memory module including at least one memory device and a connector for connecting the memory module to a computer system, wherein the memory module additionally includes a surface-mounted connector for connecting a memory extension... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja, P.l.l.c.

20070015382 - Electrical junction box having a spare fuse containing section: A spare fuse containing section includes side walls which each include a pair of pinch pieces. The pair of pinch pieces on the side walls clamp an input terminal and output terminal of a low-height fuse. A stopper portion 5 having an H-shaped cross section may project from a bottom... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070015384 - Electrical junction box for motor vehicle: An electrical junction box including a casing assembly including an upper casing and a lower casing, a laminated body contained in the casing assembly and layering bus bars and insulation plates alternately, and an electrical current sensor attached to a predetermined bus bar. The predetermined bus bar out of the... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070015383 - Plug-in connector: The present device relates to a plug-in connector including a plug and a socket with a housing for connecting conduits to a consumer device, such as an electronic regulator or an electronic controller of an automobile. To achieve a compact construction and reduced space requirements, several individual plugs are interconnected... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20070015385 - Connector with double row terminals: A connector with double row terminals comprises: a base having a first row of inserting holes and a second row of inserting holes, a first row of terminals each having an inserting portion and a soldering portion, the inserting portion being inserted in the first row of inserting holes, a... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070015386 - Onboard connector: In an onboard connector 10, an outer housing 11 is fixed to a circuit board 22 in such a manner that external connection portions 36, 39, 42, 42 and 45, projecting from respective first, second, third, fourth and fifth inner housings 13, 15, 17, 19 and 21, are disposed within... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070015387 - Electrical connector: Electrical connectors are adapted to provide a reliable electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector. The connector can have sockets that accept mating elements of the mating connector. Conductors of the connector are associated with each socket and make electrical contact with mating elements received therein. A loading... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070015388 - Power-rail adapter and power rail: A specific feature is amongst others that a coding stud (66) is provided on the switch shaft and that a coding groove (77) is provided at the power rail in which the coding stud can be introduced only with a single relative orientation of the adapter (39) with respect to... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070015389 - Plug adapter: An electrical adapter with a first pin configuration comprises a body for receiving and supporting a plug with a second pin configuration such that the pins of the plug are in electrical contact to the pins on the body, wherein the body is provided with a moveable member engageable by... Agent: Andrew B Morton Renner Kenner Greive Bobak Taylor & Weber

20070015390 - Panel with hidden attachment means: A panel including a plurality of first members disposed in a first direction, at least some of the first members defining a first part of a passageway, at least one second member disposed in a second direction and defining a second part of the passageway, the second member having a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070015391 - Fluorescent lamp holder with integral locking mechanism: This invention is directed to a lamp holder for receiving the contact pins at the end of a fluorescent lamp. More specifically, for a ceiling mounted fixture, the lamp holders for the contact pins of a fluorescent lamp each include two downwardly extending straight elongated slots or channels spaced to... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070015392 - Process for sealing internal components of a vehicle door: The present invention is a system and process for effectively sealing the internal components of a vehicle door. The system includes a vehicle door base installed with the internal components and a front connector and a back connector, a sealant applied on the front and back connector to permanently sealed... Agent: Ruben C. Deleon Winstead Sechrost & Minick P.C.

20070015393 - Portable memory device with waterproof structure: A portable memory device (1) includes a memory unit, a USB mating port (20) electrically connecting with the memory unit, a protective case (30) detachably mated with the USB mating port and a plastic waterproof member (32) secured in the case. The plastic waterproof member is pressed against a periphery... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070015394 - Optical selectable force impact tool: An user-friendly impact tool for wire end termination in which the pre-set compression of a main drive spring is adjusted by hand with an adjustment screw having a knurled knob that is both visible and hand-accessible through an opening in the housing wall, and also having a vernier scale formed... Agent: Gene W. Arant

20070015395 - Mistake-proof cable assembly: A mistake proof cable assembly for promoting short time engine assembly and method of assembling same. The mistake proof cable assembly comprises a slotted member defining a slot having an open end, and a cable connected to the slotted member and extending longitudinally through the slot. First and second restrainers... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070015396 - Led string light engine: A string light engine includes a plurality of LEDs, a plurality of IDC connectors, and an insulated flexible conductor. Each IDC connector is in electrical communication with at least one of the plurality of LEDs and is operatively mechanically connected to at least one of the plurality of LEDs. The... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070015397 - Electrical connector contact: An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a wire connection section and a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070015398 - Structure for fixing connection terminal to wiring board and method of fixing connection terminal: A plate-shaped tip 32d of a connection terminal 32 is inserted and fitted into a slide groove 1f recessed into a substantially E-shaped partition wall 1c formed in a battery-connecting plate body 1. A fitting boss 1h is fitted into a fitting hole 32c. A base 32e of the connection... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070015399 - Upright battery seat: An upright battery seat for a button battery includes a base and positive and negative terminals each having an elastic arm located in a slot and electrically connected to the battery, a positioning portion positioned with the base, and a pin portion extending out of the base. The base has... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070015400 - Modular edutainment system: An electronic learning and entertainment system that includes a plurality of housings that can be coupled to an electronic module. Each housing has a plurality of input devices. The electronic module can be plugged into one of the housings and generate outputs that are unique to the housing. The input... Agent: Irell & Manella LLP

20070015401 - Compound universal serial bus connector: A compound Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector includes a main body, a first plug, a second plug and a first cable. The first plug formed in the main body comprising a VCC pin and a GND pin. The second plug formed in the main body comprising a VCC pin and... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070015402 - Stacked module connector: A modular connector for electrically connecting a modular plug to a mother board includes an insulative housing having a vertical front mating face and an electrical module mounted in the housing. The electrical module includes a front PCB parallel the mating face, two mutual parallel second electric circuit boards perpendicularly... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070015403 - Electrical connection assembly: An electrical connection assembly may include: a panel including at least one opening; and an electrical connector configured to be engaged through the opening of the panel. The connector may include an enlarged portion configured to press against a first face of the panel when the connector is engaged therewith.... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070015404 - Filtered electrical connector: The present invention concerns a filtered electrical connector comprising: a connector housing presenting front and rear faces and defining at least one cavity opening into its front and rear faces; a filter assembly arranged to be put into place removably in said cavity and having a plurality of electrical contact... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070015405 - Chip connector having inner and outer seats fitted with each other: A chip connector includes an outer seat, an inner seat, terminals and an upper cover. The outer seat is formed with an opening. The inner seat has a top formed with a placement region in which a chip is placed. The placement region is formed with terminal slots inserted into... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20070015406 - Coaxial cable connector with improved weather seal: A coaxial cable connector includes an internal compression ring that provides a weather seal for a wide range of coaxial cable diameter sizes. The compression ring includes a flexing portion with a defined recessed section designed to flex outwardly when in contact with a wide diameter coaxial cable. With larger... Agent: Pastel Law Firm Christopher R. Pastel

20070015408 - Apparatus and method of removing a protection sheet: An apparatus for removing a protection sheet includes a body, a labeling unit, a clamping unit and a protection sheet stacking unit. The labeling unit is on the body and attaches a label on a protection sheet disposed on a polarizer of a display panel. The clamping unit is on... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070015407 - Mechanical spring component for use in memory device: Methods and apparatus are provided for an improved portable memory device. In one embodiment, a portable memory device is provided comprising a housing having a proximal opening and a distal opening. A slidable unit may be at least partially mounted in the housing. The slidable unit may comprise of a... Agent: Heller Ehrman LLP

20070015409 - Reconfigurable interconnection device for electrical bundles: A device (20) for interconnecting electrical bundles, includes a plurality of pluggable connection and cross-connect cards (34 to 38) for the electrical bundles. The device further includes a “main” printed circuit (28, 28b) fitted with connectors or slots (29 to 33) designed and arranged to receive the pluggable cards, the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070015410 - Telecommunications connector with modular element: A telecommunications connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts mounted in the housing, the contacts having a first connection end and a second connection end. A modular element having a plurality of leads in electrical contact with the plurality of contacts is removably mounted to the housing.... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070015411 - Service utilization termianl for providing users with functions provided on network: When a service utilization terminal such as a mobile telephone accepts a user's input to execute an application, it utilizes a function required for the application via a connector specifying the function required for the application. In this case, the service utilization terminal requests a connector provision server for the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070015412 - Cable of ultrasonic probe and ultrasonic probe: With a view to providing a cable of an ultrasonic probe, as well as an ultrasonic probe using the cable, which can improve the operability in ultrasonic diagnosis without impairing the reliability of the ultrasonic probe, the thickness of a sheath portion (a length position thereof) which constitutes a cable... Agent: Patrick W. Rasche Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20070015417 - Communications connector with crimped contacts: A communications connector with a flexible printed circuit board is provided. The flexible printed circuit board is electronically and mechanically connected to the plug interface contacts of the jack near the plug/jack interface, in order to provide effective crosstalk compensation. The flexible printed circuit board has fingers at one end... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070015414 - Enhanced jack with plug engaging printed circuit board: An electrical connector includes a housing, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a plurality of contacts. The housing includes a mating end and a wire receiving end. The PCB is mounted within the housing and has an opening formed therethrough. The plurality of contacts is configured to extend from the... Agent: Lisa Burgin Conte Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070015415 - High definition multimedia interface connector with improved terminal positioning structure: A high definition multimedia interface connector with improved terminal positioning structure, comprises a plurality of terminals are inserted in a receiving groove of a base thereof, a locking block is positioned in the receiving groove of the base of the connector, and on the locking block are formed a plurality... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esquire

20070015416 - Power-enabled connector assembly and method of manufacturing: An advanced connector assembly enabled to receive and distribute power signals. In one embodiment, the connector comprises a single port modular jack, and incorporates an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. The insert assembly includes first and second substrates and a cavity adapted to receive... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20070015413 - Right angle type connector used for balanced transmission of data signals: A right-angle type connector used for balanced transmission of data is disclosed. The connector includes a connector main body, the connector main body including an alignment of contact members including a first signal contact member, a second signal contact member, and a ground contact member; a housing including base seat... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070015418 - Docking system to attach and retain multiple electronic devices simultaneously on a surface: A platform having a raised support member including a plurality of spaced openings configured to securing receive device connectors. In one preferred embodiment, the raised member comprises an upwardly extending barrier shaped as a comb, formed by a plurality of slots adapted to selectively receive the connector. The connector has... Agent: Jackson Walker LLP

20070015419 - Electrical connector: Electrical connectors are adapted to provide a reliable electrical connection to mating elements of a mating connector. The connector can have sockets that accept mating elements of the mating connector. Conductors of the connector are associated with each socket and make electrical contact with mating elements received therein. A loading... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, PC

20070010105 - Connection system between high-voltage electrical devices: The coupling system is of the type composed of a connector (1) which comprises an insulating envelope (2), inside which are housed some conducting elements, which incorporates a semi-conducting layer (3) on the external surface of the envelope (2). This system incorporates a protection device (6) placed around the semi-conducting... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070010106 - Electrical jack with improved grounding contact: An electrical jack (100) for mating with an audio plug includes an insulative housing (1) defining a longitudinal central hole (101), a plurality of channels, and a pair of gaps communicating with the central hole. A plurality of conductive contacts are received in the channels and each has a contact... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070010107 - Socket for holding a circuit board module: A socket is for use in an electronic system to hold a circuit board module that has spaced electrical pads proximate to two opposite edges thereof. The socket indudes a base and electrical conductors. The base has rectangularly arranged peripheral portions and is for receiving the circuit board module. The... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070010108 - Chessboard electrical connector: An electrical connector for a printed circuit board that has a main body including a printed circuit board engaging surface, a first socket disposed on the main body, the first socket including a first section extending from the main body opposite the printed circuit board engaging surface, and a plurality... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070010110 - Electric connector and method for manufacturing the same: A plug body is adapted to be fitted into a socket body in a first direction, and formed with a groove extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. Each of plug contacts has a first contact piece and a second contact piece opposing to each other with... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070010109 - Fan and frame thereof: A frame is for accommodating a circuit board. The frame includes a housing, a base and at least one supporting element. In this case, the base is disposed in the housing. The base has a bottom portion and a tube portion. A predetermined distance exists between the bottom portion and... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070010111 - Temperature dependent semiconductor module connectors: A method and structure is disclosed for forming a removable interconnect for semiconductor packages, where the connector is adapted to repeatedly change from a first shape into a second shape upon being subjected to a temperature change and to repeatedly return to the first shape when not being subjected to... Agent: Frederick W. Gibb, Iii Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC

20070010112 - Joint connector block: A joint connector block, which easily meets a demand of a complicated and highly dense joint circuit, is provided. It includes: a block body 2 having a plurality of connector-fitting chambers 7 arranged in a line on one side of the block body and a busbar-receiving part 2b communicating with... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070010113 - Connector, connector assembly and assembling method therefor: A lever (11) is mounted in a female housing (10) for rotation between a standby position and a connection position. The lever (11) has resiliently deformable locking claws (17) that contact engaging portions (18) formed at free end edges of outer surfaces of the female housing (10) if an attempt... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070010114 - Card connector with ejector: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20) and an ejector (30). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The contacts (20) comprises a number of contacting portions (23) exposed into the card receiving space (13) and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070010116 - Appliance and receptacle for receiving a universal serial bus (usb) plug in two orientations: A reversible receptacle for receiving a USB plug, including a first set of four electrical contact regions and a second set of four electrical contact regions, the contact regions configured such that in a first coupling orientation of the plug with the reversible receptacle, only the first set of electrical... Agent: Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd. C/o Bill Polkinghorn

20070010115 - Reversible universal serial bus (usb) device and connector: A reversible connector for coupling with a USB A-type standard connector, including a first set of four electrical contacts deployed on a first slidingly retractable block and a second set of four electrical contacts deployed on a second slidingly retractable block, the contacts configured such that in a first coupling... Agent: Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd. C/o Bill Polkinghorn

20070010117 - Normal-through jack with monitor and test ports: A normal-through jack that includes a housing, wherein a first and second coaxial conductor and a switch are enclosed within the housing. The housing includes a front portion and a back portion. The front portion has a first access port and a second access port extending therefrom, and the back... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox PLLC

20070010118 - Tube holder structure of a fluorescent lamp: A fluorescent lamp mainly includes a lamp tube (1), a tube holder (2) and a lamp cap (3), wherein the tube holder (2) has one end fixed to the lamp cap (3) and the other end assembled to the lamp tube (1), characterized in that the walls (2-6) of the... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20070010119 - Actuated electric connection: A downhole connection in a tool string has a first transmission path in a first tubular component and a second transmission path in a second tubular component coaxial with the first tubular component. The first transmission path has an electrically conductive pin attached to an actuator disposed within the first... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20070010120 - Method of manufacturing a window transparent for electrons of an electron beam in particular of an x-ray source: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a window transparent for electrons of an electron beam (E), in particular of an X-ray source. In order to enable a less costly and elaborate manufacture of such a window and in order to prevent unwanted sharp edges in a window... Agent: Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070010121 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for a memory card to be removably inserted thereinto, includes a plurality of contacts having a contact portion to contact the memory card, a housing arranging and holding the contacts and having a fitting opening for inserting the memory card, and pivotally movable locking members at both... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070010122 - Miniaturized lens assembly and method for making the same: A miniaturized lens assembly includes an image-capturing unit, a lens unit, and a binding layer. The image-capturing unit includes an image-capturing member. The lens unit includes an image-projecting portion for projecting an image along an optical axis to the image-capturing member. The binding layer extends around the optical axis, and... Agent: Banner & Witcoff

20070010123 - Electric connection box: The present invention is to provide an electric connection box for preventing movement of a large size relay and improving reliability of electric connection. The electric connection box includes a main body, a guide wall disposed on the main body for retaining an electric component, a protrusion disposed on an... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070010124 - Cable assembly with flat flexible cable: A cable assembly (1) includes an electrical connector (200), an insert (23) and a Flat Flexible Cable (300). The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing (21) and a plurality of terminals (24). The insert is inserted into the insulative housing and comprises a plurality of holes (235) formed in a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070010127 - Cable connector: In a cable connector, a sliding surface in a pressing portion of an actuator member is rotatable or movable relative to an arc-shaped portion and slant part of a contact terminal.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070010125 - Edge card connector assembly with high-speed terminals: A surface mount connector for high speed data transfer application has an insulative housing with a vertically-oriented circuit card-receiving slot disposed along a front face thereof. A plurality of conductive terminals are supported by the housing so that contact portions of the terminals extend into the card slot. The terminals... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070010126 - Terminal and connector using the same: Disclosed is a terminal and a connector using the same. The terminal includes a contact portion 30 having a number of contact protrusions 33 for making electrical contact with terminal portions 3′ of a cable 3; a support portion 34 connected to the contact portion 30 via a connection portion... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070010128 - Multi-function connector for vehicles: Disclosed herein is a multi-function connector for vehicles. The multi-function connector of the present invention includes a connector housing, and a plurality of terminals which are disposed in the connector housing and are connected at ends thereof to wires. The connector further includes a conductor which is coupled to at... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070010129 - Positioning member of device assembly: A device assembly includes a device (20), a supporting member (30), and a positioning member (10). The device includes a bottom wall (21). The supporting member includes a main portion (32) to support the device. The positioning member includes a central portion (12) attached to the main portion of the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070010130 - Electronic device with rotating supporting member: An electronic device includes a case (20) and a supporting member (10). The case includes a bottom wall (50) defining a receiving recess (54). A receiving hole (56) is defined in the bottom wall at the receiving recess. The supporting member includes a main portion (12), a connecting member (14)... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070010131 - Scsi port with stacked connectors: A SCSI port 8 includes a conductor assembly 7 including first plates 3A including first and second conductors 6A and 61 at two adjacent sides, mated first plates 3B including first and second conductors 6B and 61 at two adjacent sides, the first plates 3A matingly, alternately assembled with the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070010132 - Media converter: Media converters for use in optical-to-electrical and electrical-to-optical conversion. A media converter includes an outer housing, an electrical plug disposed on one end of the outer housing, an optical cable disposed on an opposite end of the outer housing, and circuitry that connects to both the electrical plug and the... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070010133 - End structure of coaxial cable: A coaxial cable comprises a dielectric for covering a core wire, a conductor layer disposed around the dielectric, a housing disposed around the conductor layer. The housing and conductor layer at the processed end part of this coaxial cable is removed, a prescribed length of an exposed dielectric is removed... Agent: Arent Fox PLLC

20070010134 - Apparatus and method for packaging a capacitor: An electronic device includes a housing (20) having a first interior region (26) and a second interior region (28). The second interior region (28) is sized to receive an electronic interface (18). The device also includes a wound capacitor core (14) adapted for electrical communication with the second interior region... Agent: Philips Medical Systems Philips Intellectual Property & Standards

20070010135 - Connecting device for bunched conductors: The invention proposes a connecting device for electric bunched conductors in an electric connector housing (10, 10′) with male contacts (50) and/or female contacts (60) that are arranged in separate chambers (11) in the form of rows and columns, wherein a clamping sleeve (40) is attached to a sliding element... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070010136 - Vehicle power supply outlet: A vehicle power supply outlet connectable to a car cigarette lighter and to an electrical device plug. The power supply outlet includes a cylindrical socket including an engagement plate for engaging the cigarette lighter or the electrical device plug that is inserted into the socket. The engagement plate includes a... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070010137 - Knockdown universal serial bus connector: A knockdown universal serial bus connector includes a first main body with a first plug formed thereon, a cable electronically connected to the first main body and the first plug, and a second main body with a second plug formed thereon. The second main body is slidably attached to the... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070010138 - Sensor device: A sensor device has a sensing portion, a connector terminal, and a case housing the sensing portion therein and forming a terminal fixing portion. The connector terminal has a fixed portion fixed in the terminal fixing portion of the case. The connector terminal is electrically connected to the sensing portion... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070010139 - Press-fit pin: A press-fit pin is press-fitted into a conductive through-hole disposed on a substrate such as a printed circuit board. The press-fit pin includes a contact portion, a shoulder portion, a press-fit portion, and a tip portion. The contact portion along with the shoulder portion is inserted into a housing of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070010140 - Terminal fitting: A terminal fitting (10) has a rectangular tube (13) with opposed first and second side plates (15, 16). A upper plate (17) is bent from the first side plate (15) into contact with the second side plate (16). A standing portion (23) stands up from the second side plate (16)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070010141 - Mounting substrate and microphone mounted thereon: To provide a mounting substrate that requires a reduced amount of solder and reduces a thermal effect of solder on the interior of an electronic component, and a microphone to be mounted on the substrate. A mounting substrate according to the present invention includes: a solder part formed on a... Agent: Gallagher & Lathrop, A Professional Corporation

20070010142 - High voltage connector: A connector having a cylindrical hollow body having a first, closed end and a second, open end. A first external thread extends from the first end toward the second end and a second external thread extends from the second end toward the first end. Additionally, a contact element extends concentrically... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070004235 - Method and system of limiting arcing of rotating member: A method and system of limiting arcing of a rotating member. The method and system including provisioning an electrically conducting device to couple the electrical potential associated with the housing and rotating member so as to limiting arcing therebetween.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070004236 - Rotary connector device: A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotor rotatably fitted to the stator, a cable chamber surrounded by the stator and the rotor and also formed around a rotating center of the rotor circumferentially, a flexible flat cable accommodated in the cable chamber so as to allow rotating of... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070004237 - Printed circuit board: A printed circuit board includes a substrate and a circuit layer located on top of the substrate. The circuit layer further includes a plurality of lattice holes. By providing the lattice holes on the circuit layer, occurrence of bubbles between the circuit layer and the substrate after a high-temperature process... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070004238 - Compliant electro-mechanical device: In one embodiment, a compliant contactor is provided which includes a center conductor and an outer conductor with a spacer therebetween. The outer conductor has a mating end adapted to be capable of flexibly contacting an outer conductor mating surface prior to the center conductor contacting a center conductor mating... Agent: Aagaard & Balzan, LLP

20070004239 - Electrical connecting device and method of forming same: Techniques for providing electrical connections are provided. In one aspect, an electrical connecting device is provided which comprises a plurality of compressible contacts; and a downstop structure surrounding at least a portion of one or more of the contacts, limiting compression of the contacts, and being configured to limit interaction... Agent: Ryan, Mason & Lewis LLP

20070004240 - System and method for processor power delivery and thermal management: A power interconnection system comprising a plurality of z-axis compliant connectors passing power and ground signals between a first circuit board to a second circuit board is disclosed. The interconnection system provides for an extremely low impedance through a broad range of frequencies and allows for large amounts of current... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070004241 - High speed active flex cable link: A method and apparatus, in some embodiments the apparatus includes a flex cable terminating at a first end and a second end and having a plurality of conductors therein, and a repeater circuit disposed between the first end and the second end and connected to at least one of the... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070004242 - Socket features for aligning and orienting components: The present invention includes a socket with adjoining features that align, orient, and allow vertical assembly of enabling and non-enabling components. The present invention allows space conservation on the motherboard by stacking components on a socket which may serve as a base feature.... Agent: Intel/blakely

20070004243 - Articulated structure and modules thereof: There is disclosed a flexible sheet structure having improved conformability yet remaining strong and robust. The structure is made up of a plurality of modules that allow relative rotation in both an axis parallel to the plane and perpendicular to the plane of the sheet when laid flat. This allows... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070004244 - Pga socket connector with cover: An electrical connector (10) includes a socket body (20) and a plurality of contacts (30). The socket body defines a mating surface (202) and a number of passageways (204) extending from the mating surface. Each contact includes a base portion (300), a pair of arm sections (302) extending from two... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070004245 - Kelvin contact module for a microcircuit test system: A test assembly for testing electrical performance of microcircuits contained in leadless packages has Kelvin contacts. Slider contacts in a plurality of contact assemblies slide compliantly to accommodate lack of coplanarity in terminals on the package. A resilient elastomeric block may be inserted through interior spaces of the contact assembly... Agent: Lawrence M. Nawrocki Nawrocki, Rooney & Sivertson, P.A.

20070004246 - Retractable ledge socket: In some embodiments, a retractable ledge socket is presented. In this regard, a socket ledge is introduced to receive a processor, and to reposition to allow the processor to contact socket connections. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070004247 - Sealed electrical connector assembly: A sealed electrical connector assembly is provided for mounting between a pair of printed circuit boards. The assembly includes a first electrical connector having a dielectric housing mounting a plurality of conductive terminals which have tail portions connected to appropriate circuit traces on a first printed circuit board. A second... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070004248 - Memory card connector system for stabilizing the position of a contacted memory card: A memory card connector system includes a connector having a rear terminal-mounting section mounting a plurality of terminals for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card. The rear section defines at least part of a receptacle for receiving a mating end of the memory card. A pair of shaped side... Agent: Charles S Cohen Molex Incorporated

20070004249 - Central power distributing member for a brushless motor, a brushless motor provided therewith and a method of assembling it: A busbar (10) has a plurality of straight portions (14) circumferentially arranged at intervals. Several such busbars (10) are tied at a plurality of circumferential spaced positions by connecting the straight positions (14) in parallel with one another. The, the busbars (10) can be positioned with high precision and will... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070004250 - Electronic device and display device: The present invention prevents a connection defect of a connector. In an electronic device which includes a film-like wiring board and a printed wiring board on which a connector is mounted, the film-like wiring board includes a projecting portion which projects to a side opposite to the printed wiring board... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070004251 - Post top connector and modular architectural garden assembly comprising same: A post top beam connector for connecting beams to a post for a modular garden structure comprising a post-receiving member for receiving the post wherein the post receiving member comprises an open end for receiving the post, an elongate interior wall for surrounding a potion of the post inserted into... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070004252 - Power connectors and contacts: The present invention relates to electrical connectors, and, in particular, to power connectors and to improved contact structures and methods related thereto.... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20070004253 - Display apparatus having a display module that supports various functions: A display apparatus having a display module to display images includes a first printed circuit board arranged on a rear side of the display module, a shielding cover to shield a rear side of the first printed circuit board to accommodate the first printed circuit board therein, a first connection... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070004254 - Connector: A connector mounted on a board having a plurality of board signal lines for transmitting a signal and a board ground line grounded. Each of the plurality of board signal lines includes a plurality of signal terminals formed in correspondence to each of the signal lines. Each of the signal... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070004255 - Electrical cable connector assembly with dustproof means: An electrical cable connector assembly (1) includes a casing (10), an electrical connector (20) received in the casing (10), a cable (30) connecting with the electrical connector (20) and dustproof means (50). The electrical connector (20) defines a mating portion (21) protruding out of the casing (10) at distal end... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070004256 - Method for fabricating microconnector and shape of terminals thereof: A method for fabricating a microconnector and the shape of terminals of the microconnector is proposed, which combines a cover with a base as a female connector, inserts an inserting member as a male connector between the cover and the base, and the ends of the terminals at the base... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070004258 - Card connector: A card connector is provided with an ejection mechanism using a cycle cam. It is configured that a pin slides in a groove of the cycle cam along a direction that a card moves according to a movement of the card when the card is inserted into the card connector... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera LLP

20070004257 - Card connector with ejector: A card connector includes an insulating housing (10), a number of contacts (20) and an ejector (30). The insulating housing (10) defines a card receiving space (13) with a card insertion/ejection direction. The contacts (20) are retained in the insulating housing (10) and include a plurality of contacting portions (23)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070004259 - Electrical connector including silicone elastomeric material and associated methods: An electrical connector may include a connector body having a passageway therethtough. The connector body may include a first layer adjacent the passageway, a second layer surrounding the first layer and comprising an insulative silicone elastomeric material, and a third layer surrounding the second layer. The third layer preferably has... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070004260 - Switchgear with a conductor connection created by means of a ring cable lug: A switchgear is disclosed with a conductor connection created via a ring cable lug. The switchgear includes a pre-mounted structural component provided with a holder and a screw with a washer assembly which is held by the holder and forms, together with a connection part, a clamping point for a... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070004261 - Socket for electrical parts: A socket for an electrical part includes a socket body formed with an accommodation portion in which an electrical part having spherical terminals is accommodated and contact pins arranged to the socket body to be contacted to and separated from the terminals such as solder balls, respectively, and a movable... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070004262 - Mechanical adapter assembly: The invention relates to the mechanical adapter assembly (1) of the transmission line for a motor vehicle (2) comprising shafts (3, 4, 5) rotatably guided by different bearings and couplings for driving said different shafts (3, 4, 5). Said inventive assembly is characterised in that it also comprises a differential... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070004263 - Compressor having a terminal cluster block with locking end fittings: A connector block assembly has a connector block and a plurality of end fittings which are attached to at least one wire. Each end fitting is secured to the connector block by being inserted into the connector block and then being rotated to trap the end fitting within the connector... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070004264 - Method and apparatus for retaining a card in an information handling system: A card retaining apparatus includes a reinforced card support post including a board mounting member and a card securing device which is operable to couple to the reinforced card support post. The reinforced card support post may be mounted to a board adjacent a card connector and the card securing... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070004265 - Protection structure of ieee1394 connector: A protection structure of an IEEE1394 connector is disclosed. The protection structure for use in the IEEE1394 connector comprises a locking structure mounted on a first IEEE1394 connector. The locking structure is capable of hooking an opening formed on a second IEEE1394 connector that cooperates with the first IEEE1394 connector... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070004266 - Connector for connecting to a signal line: A connector, fixed on a circuit board for connecting to a signal line includes a base plate, a base body, a cover part and an elastic component. The base body is fixed on the base plate A circuit-board signal line at a bottom end of the base body is electrically... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20070004268 - Alien crosstalk suppression with enhanced patchcord: Systems and methods for decreasing alien crosstalk use enhanced patch cords for introducing additional attenuation. The enhanced patch cords are preferably shielded to reduce alien crosstalk down their lengths and also attenuate signals passing therethrough to a greater extent than standard communication patch cords. The interaction of two enhanced patch... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070004267 - Insulation displacement connection connector assembly with cable positioning recesses: An insulation displacement connection (IDC) connector assembly includes an IDC connector and external cables. The cables are inserted in the IDC connector through passageways disposed in a surface of the IDC-connector to be terminated to the IDC connector. A positioning recess is defined in the top surface of the IDC... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070004269 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector having a housing with a chamber and at least one wire receiving passageway for receiving two or more wires into the chamber. An engagement member is configured to be rotatable within the chamber. The engagement member is configured to fracture a portion of any insulating covering on... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20070004270 - Display apparatus to detect a connecting state of a cable: A display apparatus connected with an external video source through a video cable having a first cable connector and a second connector connected to the external video source includes a display connector having a plurality of signal pins to which the first cable connector is connected, a connecting sensor connected... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070004271 - Battery connector assembly: A battery connector assembly (100) includes a first connector (200) and a second connector (300). The first connector includes an insulating housing (1) defining an elongate end face (102) and a tongue portion (11) projecting forward from and extending along a longitudinal direction of the end face. A plurality of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070004272 - Apparatus configured to attach to an electrical connector block: An apparatus is configured to releasably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The apparatus is adapted to engage with the insulation displacement connector block to form at least a part of a securing mechanism for securing the access cover in a first closed position. The... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070004273 - Circuit marker apparatus: A circuit marker bearing a visual indicium is configured to removably attach to an access cover of an insulation displacement connector block. The circuit marker comprises a body adapted to attach to the access cover, means for attaching the body to the access cover, where the means includes at least... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070004274 - Connector and a connector assembly method: Each of a plurality of auxiliary connector (10) includes an auxiliary housing (11), a seal (40) attached to the rear of the auxiliary housing (11), and a rear holder (50) mounted on the rear of the seal (40) to retain the seal (40). Auxiliary connectors (10) that are adjacent in... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070004275 - Power connector with fastening member: A power connector (1) is attachable to a panel and connecting with a cable for power transmission. The power connector includes an insulative housing (2) defining a number of passages (213, 214), first and second contacts (3, 4) received in the corresponding passages of the housing, a fastening member (7)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070004277 - Coax connector having steering insulator: The angled coaxial connector includes an insulator and inner conductor. The steering insulator serves to help guide, align, and locate an inner conductor in the bend of the angled connector. The steering insulator is adapted to receive and retain the inner conductor thereby framing and supporting the conductor. Furthermore, the... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20070004276 - Low extraction force connector interface: A male connector interface which requires a low extraction force to remove the male interface from a mating female connector interface. The male connector interface has a tubular housing with an inner surface with a first inner diameter region having an inner diameter and an increased inner diameter region having... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070004278 - Assembly device for connecting cup-shaped longitudinal segments of a covering body by placing at least one longitudinal connecting joint: An installation device connects shell-shaped longitudinal segments of a jacket body. At least one tool pair comprises an inner tool that is movably guided within a hollow space in longitudinal direction of the jacket body and an outer tool that is movably guided outside the hollow space defined in longitudinal... Agent: Christopher Paradies, Ph.d.

20070004279 - Waterproof connector: A waterproof connector has a housing formed with holding portions capable of holding terminal fittings, and formed at one end with a fitting hole into which electric wires connected to the held terminal fittings are inserted; a waterproof plug having first electric wire insertion holes corresponding to the holding portions... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070004280 - Universal serial bus connector: A Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector includes a main body, a plug with four signal pins, a plug module, and a cable. The plug is formed in the plug module. The plug module is mounted to the main body. The cable is linked to the main body and electronically connected... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20070004281 - Memory pack: The present invention provides a thin connector in which contacts to be brought into contact with terminals of a memory card are less liable to be deformed when the connector is assembled or an external force is exerted on the connector. The contacts (4) are located at a lower level... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20070004282 - High speed high density electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a wafer formed with a ground shield made from a non-conductive material made conductive with conductive particles disposed therein, thereby eliminating the necessity of the metal ground shield plate found in prior art connectors while maintaining sufficient performance characteristics and minimizing electrical noise generated in the... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070004283 - Card connector: A card connector includes a housing for accommodating a card; a terminal for contacting with the card when the card is inserted into the housing; an ejection unit for placing the card and capable of sliding in the housing along a direction that the card is inserted into and pulled... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera LLP

20070004284 - Connector: A connector includes a plurality of first contacts each having a contact arm that contacts a first surface of an object of connection and a plurality of second contacts each having a contact arm that contacts a second surface of the object of connection. The plurality of first and second... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070004285 - Mini sd card adapter: A Mini SD card adapter including an upper plastic shell, a lower plastic shell, a metallic shell, a terminal set and a write protect tab, whereby the Mini SD card adapter enables converting a relatively small sized Mini SD card into a larger sized SD card for use by a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070004286 - Cancellation of crosstalk energy in communication loops: Systems and methods for reducing crosstalk are provided. In one implementation, a method is provided. The method includes applying a pilot signal to a disturber twisted pair and measuring near end crosstalk of a victim twisted pair. The coupling characteristics between the disturber and the victim twisted pair are determined.... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20070004287 - Electrical connector housing alignment feature: An electrical connector receptacle housing is provided that includes protrusions in the housing's contact assembly receiving area. The location of each protrusion corresponds to a location of a well formed in a contact assembly between dual beams of ground contacts. When the contact block is received in the housing, each... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070004288 - Connector, a connector assembly and assembling method therefor: A connector assembly has first and second housings (150, 10). Terminal fittings (112) are inserted into cavities (11) of the second housing (10) and are locked partially by locks formed in the second housing (10). A slider (30) is mounted in second housing (10) and engages a cam (43) in... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070004289 - Connector assembly for conductors of a utility power distribution system: An electrical connector assembly includes a first conductive member having a first hook portion and a first base portion, wherein the first hook portion extends from the first base portion, and a second conductive member having a second hook portion and a second base portion, wherein the second hook portion... Agent: Helen Odar Wolstoncroft Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070004290 - Apparatus and process for circuit board depopulation: Apparatus and methods for removing components from a circuit board. A conveyor transports circuit boards having components attached with solder through a heating section. When the solder has been melted by application of electromagnetic radiation, the circuit board is subjected to mechanical forces that dislodge the components to be removed... Agent: Wall Marjama & Bilinski

20070004291 - Laminated electrical terminal: A laminated terminal is provided for an electrical connector and includes a plurality of flat metal layers juxtaposed to form a laminated structure. Each metal layer includes a joining section, a contact section and a terminating section. A plurality of projections on the joining sections of the layers are interengaged... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070004292 - Systems and methods for grid agent management: Systems and methods utilize directory services snap-ins to create, maintain, and interpret policies for controlling the execution of grid applications.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.