Electrical connectors inventions 03/07

20070072440 - Composite collectors: A composite electrical collector comprises a metal mesh embedded in a tribologically acceptable matrix.... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070072441 - Vehicle having rapid electric power connection: A vehicle includes vehicle body having a front body and a rear body, a front receptacle mounted on the front body, a rear receptacle mounted on the rear body, and two energized plates mounted on the front receptacle and inserted into the rear receptacle when the rear body is combined... Agent: Nikolai & Mersereau, P.A.

20070072442 - Electromagnetic connector for electronic device: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force from an electromagnet to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070072443 - Magnetic connector for electronic device: An electrical plug and receptacle relying on magnetic force to maintain contact are disclosed. The plug and receptacle can be used as part of a power adapter for connecting an electronic device, such as a laptop computer, to a power supply. The plug includes electrical contacts, which are preferably biased... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070072445 - Flat image detector for recording digital x-ray images: In order to improve mechanical stability against impact and permit a high degree of bending, a flat image detector is disclosed for recording digital x-ray images. The detector includes a converter layer, and an active pixel matrix made from pixel readout units and an electronics printed circuit board. The electronics... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070072444 - Thin film transistor substrate and manufacturing method of the same: A connector module that is mounted on a motherboard and is configured to realize connection between a cable side connector and the motherboard is disclosed. The connector module includes a printed circuit board, plural substrate side connectors that are mounted on the front surface of the printed circuit board and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070072446 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprising a housing, first and second contacts arranged in the housing, each of which has a fixed part engaging with a board-shaped portion of the housing and an operating part movable to the fixed part, and an actuator movable to the housing for taking up first and... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070072447 - Printed wiring board having edge plating interconnects: The present invention provides a PWB for attaching electrical components thereto. The PWB includes a stack of insulating layers, conductive layers located between the insulating layers, wherein the conductive layers terminate at an edge of the PWB, and an edge plate interconnect located on the edge. The edge plate interconnect... Agent: Hitt Gaines P.C.

20070072448 - Apparatus and method for loading a socket or adapter device with a semiconductor component: In a method and apparatus for loading a socket or adapter device with a semiconductor component, the semiconductor component is guided by at least one first guide element of the apparatus to the socket or adapter device in such a way that contact is made with the semiconductor component by... Agent: Baker Botts, L.L.P.

20070072449 - Contact and electrical connecting apparatus: A contact includes: a first and a second conductive contact pieces and at least one sheet-like electrical insulator such as polyimide. Each contact piece has a sheet-like body portion having a base portion, an elongate portion extending from the base portion, and a conductive contact portion formed in the base... Agent: Jeffrey J. King, Esq. Black Lowe & Graham PLLC

20070072450 - Gel package structural enhancement of compression system board connections: A MCM system board uses a stiffener arrangement to enhance mechanical, thermo and electrical properties by incorporating an LGA compression connector in a computer system. The present designs of large scale computing systems (LSCS) in IBM use a MCM that is attached to a system board and held together by... Agent: Lynn L. Augspurger IBM Corporation

20070072451 - Optical transmission apparatus: An optical transmission apparatus to which an optical module having optical module information stored therein is attachable, the optical module information being manufacturing information about the optical module, includes a certification rank table configured to a list, with respect to each of a plurality of optical modules, the optical module... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070072452 - Electronic control unit: An electronic control unit includes an electronic circuit substrate and a casing that accommodates the electronic circuit substrate. A plurality of electronic components are mounted on the electronic circuit substrate. A plurality of connector terminals extend through a side wall of the casing for electrically connecting the electronic circuit substrate... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070072453 - Surface-mount connector with anti-wicking structure: A surface-mount connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (1) defining passageways thereon and a plurality of contacts (2) arranged in the passageways. Each contact comprises a soldering section (33) extending out the housing, an engagement point (321) and a middle portion connecting the soldering section and the engagement point. The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070072454 - Connector chip and manufacturing method thereof: The present invention provides a connector chip capable of preventing electrical shorting between adjoining electrodes and also capable of readily connecting a plurality of electrodes on a first circuit substrate and a plurality of electrodes on a second circuit substrate without using a dedicated mounting device or the like. A... Agent: Rankin, Hill, Porter & Clark LLP

20070072455 - Wire-connecting device: A wire-connecting device including a joint terminal for connecting an inner conductor of a coaxial cable and a core wire of an electric wire, and a heat-shrinkable member for covering at least the joint terminal and a cut edge of a braided wire of the coaxial cable exposed at the... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070072457 - Connector: A connector comprises: a shield cover; a connector module housed in the shield cover; an insertion portion disposed at a tip thereof, the insertion portion being configured to be inserted into a destination connector and having signal contacts and ground contacts arranged; and a cable extending from a rear end... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070072456 - Device and method for interconnection of box-profile elements, and assembly: The invention relates to a device for interconnection of box-profile elements, comprising: an at least substantially rigid first connection element provided with multiple first receptors for parts of multiple box-profile elements, and at least substantially rigid second connection element adapted for cooperation with the first connection element, said second connection... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070072459 - Apparatus for retaining vertebrae: An apparatus for use in retaining vertebrae of a spinal column in a desired spatial relationship includes a rod which extends along the spinal column and is received in a housing. A connector extends from the housing and engages a vertebra. The connector is movable relative to the housing. An... Agent: Tarolli, Sundheim, Covell & Tummino L.L.P.

20070072458 - Bus bar support: A bus bar support, including a lower part which can be mounted with a lower side thereof to the base. Several bus bars which are disposed in a longitudinal direction and at a distance from each other, are used to insert, in an isolated manner, bush bars extending in a... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20070072460 - Device for relative fixing of elements telescopically displaced in each other: A locking device for two units (1), (3) displaceable one inside the other, such as the handle of an implement with variable length, comprising a locking member (4) arranged at one end of the outer element (3), said locking member (4) being operated by an operating member (5) spaced from... Agent: Fasth Law Offices (rolf Fasth)

20070072461 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly, such as for use with a tractor-trailer, comprises a socket and a plug. The plug can comprise a resilient seal configured to surround mating electrical terminals on the socket and the plug. A coupler can be configured to retain the plug in the socket and compress... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070072462 - Connector and a connector assembly: A male connector (M) is provided with a receptacle (10) and a female connector (F) is provided with a housing (40) that can fit into the receptacle (10) from the front. Mounting grooves (18) are formed by recessing both side walls (16) of the receptacle (10) and fixing members (30)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070072463 - Connector which can be increased in holding strength with respect to a substrate: In a connector to be mounted to a substrate, a strengthening member is coupled to a housing holding a contact The strengthening member is adapted to fix the housing to the substrate and includes a side plate portion extending in a direction away from the substrate in a state where... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070072464 - Memory card socket structure: A memory card socket structure includes a card compartment for allowing a memory card to be inserted thereinto or taken out therefrom, a contact block disposed at a rear side of the card compartment, a slider moved back and forth between a position near the opening side and a position... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070072465 - Marking and fastening device and method of using same: A fastening device is provided and a method of using same is provided. The fastening device includes a male member having a having a projection on a first side and a securing means on a second opposing side. A female member configured to receive the male member detachably secures the... Agent: Laurence C. Bonar

20070072466 - Instrument for endoscope: An instrument for an endoscope includes a first insertion portion having an base end to which an operation section is connected; an first offset portion extending outward from an axis of the first insertion portion; a second insertion portion having a base end joined to the first offset portion and... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070072467 - Method of testing a substrate and apparatus for performing the same: A method of testing a substrate may involve photographing a first chip on a first face of the substrate to obtain a first image of the first chip, and photographing a second chip on a second face of the substrate opposite to the first face without reversing the substrate to... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070072469 - Fixing mechanism for component: A fixing mechanism includes a receptacle for receiving a component. A pair of spaced rails is formed in the receptacle and defining a slideway therebetween. A latch member is movable along the slideway. A resilient member is installed adjacent the slideway and engagable with the latch member to urge the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070072468 - System and method for providing an enhanced selection process in a network environment: An apparatus for providing a feature in a network environment is provided that includes a central web site operable to interface with one or more end users and to manage information related to one or more of the end users. The central web site includes an interest rating component that... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20070072470 - Ic socket: There is provided an IC socket for an IC package having plural pads disposed in a matrix manner on the lower face thereof, on which the IC package can be loaded with a small number of operations, and after the loading, the electrical connection between the pads and contacts can... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070072471 - Connector and method for assembling the same: A connector includes a connector housing, a mat seal, an inner cover, and an outer cover. A connector housing includes terminal-receiving chambers for receiving female terminals. The inner cover catches the mat seal with the connector housing and attaches to the connector housing. The outer cover covers the connector housing.... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070072472 - Universal coupling device: A coupling in accordance with the present invention may be used to join devices together without the need for conduits or other intermediaries. A nut may be used to couple the coupling to a first device via a first thread portion and to a second device via a second thread... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070072473 - Electronic device and control module thereof: An electronic device electrically connected to a storage device is provided. The electronic device includes a second circuit board, a switching component, and a signal transformation module. The switching component at least has a first contact, a second contact, and a select switch. The first contact is electrically connected to... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070072474 - Flexible power adapter systems and methods: A power adapter is provided that includes a base adapter configured to perform power conversion to supply power requirements of an electronic device from a power source. The power adapter converts the power signal from the power source into power signal compatible with the first electronic device. Input and output... Agent: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

20070072475 - Universal spinal disc implant system: A revisable intervertebral implant may include two end plates designed to detachably receive a variety of intermediate components including articulating bearing inserts, elastic inserts, and fusion blocks. Each intermediate component may be secured to a snap insert that snaps into engagement with the corresponding end plate in response to pressure... Agent: Medicinelodge Inc.

20070072476 - Universal serial bus hub: A portable USB hub provides at least one conventional female USB connector and at least one conventional standard male electrical connector for plugging the hub into a corresponding outlet. The hub converts the AC electrical power provided through the outlet connection into lower voltage DC power supplying the USB circuitry.... Agent: Butzel Long

20070072477 - Cable guide with structural graphical elements: Cable guides are provided that include an extended outer surface depicting a graphical element, behind which is set a volume for receipt of a cable and/or cable housing. They combine structural and graphical elements. In one variation, the extended surface is a convex surface modeled in the shape of a... Agent: Levine Bagade Han LLP

20070072478 - Semiconductor device: A semiconductor device comprises a semiconductor substrate, a first circuit formed on the substrate, and a second circuit connected to the first circuit as an input/output portion thereof and powered by a voltage higher than that for the first circuit, the first circuit including a first and a second field-effect... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070072479 - Contact block and electrical connecting apparatus: A contact block includes a contact having a pair of contact pieces spaced apart, and an electrically insulating combining block for combining the contact pieces. Each contact piece is provided with a horizontal U-shaped or a horizontal V-shaped intermediate region having a folded end portion and a pair of arm... Agent: Jeffrey J. King, Esq. Black Lowe & Graham PLLC

20070072480 - Ribbon cable plug-in connector: The invention proposes a ribbon cable plug-in connector (10) for connecting electronic components. The ribbon cable plug-in connector (10) comprises a plurality of plug-in contacts (14a, 14b) arranged in a plug-in connector element (11). A contact element (12a, 12b) arranged on the plug-in connector element (11), in the longitudinal direction... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070072481 - Spring-operated plug terminal: A spring-operated plug terminal is disclosed. The spring-operated plug terminal includes a U- or Ω-shaped spring, which has two separate spring arms and thus two spring ends, and a rectangular terminal frame, which has a square cutout and a clamping piece which is angled away from the plane of the... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070072482 - Connector and a connector assembly: A lever (40) formed with a cam groove (41) is rotatably mounted and a detecting terminal (60) is mounted in a female housing (10). The detecting terminal (60) contacts contact terminals (98) in the female housing (10) to close a detecting circuit only when the housings (10, 80) are connected... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070072483 - Method and apparatus for attaching flexible circuit to a rigid printed circuit board: An apparatus comprising a spring retainer attachable to a printed circuit board; and a spring having a fixed end and a free end, wherein the fixed end is attached to the spring retainer and the free end is in contact with, and exerts a force on, the printed circuit board... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070072484 - Crimp machine with quick release pushers: A crimp machine includes a linear mover that forces a ram plate assembly toward a base plate to radially contract an insert. The insert has an inner surface defining an interior dimension that mates with a fitting and crimps the fitting onto a flexible hose as the insert is radially... Agent: Rader, Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070072485 - Battery latch mechanism: A latch mechanism for securing a battery module (70) includes a bracket (10), and a pair of latch members (50). The bracket includes a recess (18), a back plate (16) defining a pair of cutouts (162), and a pair of fixing frames (30) next to the cutouts. The latch members... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070072486 - Dimmer switch module: A dimmer switch module removably connects to a wiring module mounted within an electrical box and connected to a power source. The dimmer switch module is configured to control electrical current flowing from the power source to a power sink, such as a light. The dimmer switch module has a... Agent: Law Office Of Glenn R. Smith

20070072487 - Safety module electrical distribution system: An electrical distribution system has a wiring module and a switch module. The wiring module is configured to mount within an electrical box and has a wiring side, a functional side, terminals accessible from the wiring side and breakaways disposed between pairs of the terminals. The switch module is configured... Agent: Law Office Of Glenn R. Smith

20070072488 - Audio jack connector with reliable grounding device: An audio jack connector (100) with reliable grounding device includes a dielectric housing (1) defining an inner receiving space (12) and a grounding member (2) mounted on the housing (1). The grounding member (2) includes a base portion (21) secured on the housing, a mating portion (242) extending into the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070072489 - Method of installing semiconductor device manufacturing equipment and mock-up for use in the method: Semiconductor device manufacturing equipment is installed using a mock-up of the equipment. First, a full-scale layout drawing of the equipment is prepared. Also, a mock-up of the equipment is fabricated. The mock-up has wiring and pipe connectors of the same type as those of the main equipment. The layout drawing... Agent: Volentine Francos, & Whitt PLLC

20070072490 - Method and apparatus for multi-pin female connector with removable receptacles: A female connector head for a multi-line electrical connection is provided. The connector head includes a housing having proximal and distal faces. The housing defines a plurality of elongate lumens connecting the proximal and distal faces. Each lumen defines a receiving opening for a receptacle on the proximal face of... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20070072491 - Integrated signal connecting port: An integrated signal connecting port includes a main body, a socket portion disposed at a front end of the main body, a surrounding portion disposed by surrounding a part of the socket portion, an upper trench set disposed at a upper surface of the socket portion and communicating to a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070072492 - Combined connector: A combined connector includes a first housing that has a first terminal receiving chamber for receiving a first terminal and a second housing that is stacked on the first housing and has a second terminal receiving chamber for receiving a second terminal. The first housing includes a retaining projection which... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070072493 - Vertebral osteosynthesys device: A device comprises osseous anchoring elements, one or two connecting rods (2) which are connectable to the anchoring elements and fixable to vertebrae by elements thereof and connecting elements (6, 3) of the rod(s) (2) for fixing the rod(s) to the anchoring elements, at least one anchoring element being of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070072494 - Multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal: A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal including a frame with a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact; and a spring movably captured in the receptacle section. The spring includes a front end and a contact section spaced from the front end for contacting the male contact when the male... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070072495 - Male terminal fitting and blank therefor: A male terminal fitting (1) is formed by bending a flat metal plate worked into a specified shape and includes a contact (2), a rectangular tube (4) formed to be wider than the contact (2), and a link (3) between the contact (2) and the rectangular tube (4). The link... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070072496 - Liquid dispensing system: A liquid dispensing system for dispensing liquid from a container to be consumed includes a base being positionable on a support surface. The base includes a perimeter wall defining an interior space of the base. The interior space receives and stores the liquid to be dispensed. A spigot is coupled... Agent: Sean Kaufhold

20070066088 - Continuous flexible band housing a memory device: A data storage device is disclosed. The data storage device includes a continuous band, and a memory device assembly disposes within the continuous band. The continuous band defines an internal housing recess formed by opposing sides extending between first and second major surfaces, and an access window formed in one... Agent: Attention: Eric D. Levinson Imation Corp.

20070066089 - Micro security digital card: The present invention provides a micro security digital card including: a first shell having a receiving space; a second shell with a periphery thereof forming an embedding part; an integrated circuit with one side thereof provided with a plurality of contacts; and an intermediate element disposed between the second shell... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070066090 - Wiring board, process for producing the same polyimide film for use in the wiring board, and etchant for use in the process: e

20070066091 - Electrical connector: Provided is an electrical connector having first and second surfaces and configured to establish electrical communication between two or more electrical devices. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a resilient, conductive contact retained in an aperture disposed from the first surface to the second surface. To contact the... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070066092 - Connecting component: A connecting component is provided. The connecting component includes an elastic contact and a base. The base includes a substrate, a sheet member, and a fixed contact. At least one of the substrate, the sheet member, and the fixed contact is formed using a damping alloy.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070066093 - Assembly of a mobile objective above an optical sensor: An assembly structure of a mobile objective above an optical sensor assembled on a support board includes a cover assembled on the support board with an opening facing the sensor, this cover having a conical external surface with an axis orthogonal to the support board. The structure also includes a... Agent: Seed Intellectual Property Law Group PLLC

20070066094 - Package having balls designed to reduce contact resistance, test apparatus for testing the package, and method of manufacturing the package: Provided are an integrated circuit (IC) package having balls designed to minimize contact resistance, a test apparatus for testing the IC package, and a method of manufacturing the IC package. The IC package is a ball grid array (BGA) package including solder balls, the solder balls having substantially flat bottoms.... Agent: Mills & Onello LLP

20070066096 - Hidden deck clip and hidden deck system: A clip for securing a board to a support member. The clip includes a body defining an aperture therethrough and a tab projecting from the body. The tab advantageously has a first position wherein the tab inner surface is disposed at a first angle to the body inner surface. In... Agent: Alix Yale & Ristas LLP

20070066095 - Switch device: A switch device makes at least a controlled device controllable by a control element. The control element is connected to signal ports mounted on a circuit board of the switch device. There are signal lines connected between the circuit board and the controlled devices. Besides, the signal lines and the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066097 - Fuse connnection box: In a fuse connection box, a pair of terminal fittings is inserted through one end of a housing and a fuse is inserted from the other end of the housing to connect input and output terminals of the fuse with a pair of the terminal fittings. The housing includes a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070066098 - Printed circuit card connector: The invention relates to printed circuit card connector comprising a housing (2) having a first bearing portion (8) integral with the housing and rigidly connected to the housing so as to bear against a first face of the card, the connector including a second bearing portion (13) integral with the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066099 - Rigid printed circuit board assembly for optical pickup: A rigid PCB assembly for an optical pickup includes a first rigid PCB, a second rigid PCB electrically connected to the laser diode, and a plurality of enameled wires electrically interconnecting the first PCB and the second rigid PCB.... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070066100 - Connector attachment structure for electronic apparatus: A connector attachment structure (10) is composed of a connector (11), a circuit board (12), a metal chassis (13), a connector setscrew (14), etc., and a metal shielding member (16) is disposed around a terminal (15) of a connector (11). A static electricity discharged to the shielding member (16) can... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070066101 - Flat cable clamp: To provide a flat cable clamp which can easily carry out a mutual engagement operation of members which clamp down a flat cable over preventing flip-flop (i.e., unstable fixing) of the flat cable which is clamped down, on the occasion that a clamp main body 11 and first, second covers... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070066102 - Semiconductor memory device and usb memory device using the same: A USB terminal having a conductor layer to be an input/output terminal of a USB connector is formed on a first principle surface of a circuit board. A memory element is mounted on a second principle surface at an opposite side of a terminal forming surface of the circuit board,... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070066103 - Apparatus for the cutting of an electrical conductor: An apparatus for the cutting of an electrical conductor has an electrical conductor arranged in a housing, a pyrotechnic drive and a cutting device. After the triggering of the drive, the cutting device enters into engagement with the conductor to cut it.... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070066104 - Insertion device: An insertion device comprises a long-sized insertion portion to be inserted into a subject, a propulsion force generating portion provided on the outer peripheral face of the insertion portion, a rotating portion for rotating the propulsion force generating portion on the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion, an image capturing... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070066106 - Connector: A connector is disclosed into and from which a memory card can be inserted and removed with certainty. A slider is assembled in a slider accommodating chamber of a case body for movement among a leading end position, an intermediate position and a trailing end position. A memory card is... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070066105 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts, a housing arranging and holding the contacts and having a fitting opening into which a memory card is inserted, and pivotally movable locking members provided at both longitudinal ends of the housing, respectively, for holding and removing the memory card. The housing... Agent: Baker & Botts L.L.P.

20070066107 - Notebook computer having adjustable screen with telescopic element: A notebook computer includes a first housing having a computer host and a second housing having a screen. A base is positioned inside the first housing for supporting a first end of a rod. A sliding element and a locking element are positioned on the rod. The sliding element is... Agent: Birch, Stewart, Kolasch & Birch, LLP

20070066108 - Electrical connector which is equipped with a rapid disconnection system: The invention relates to an electrical connector which is equipped with a rapid disconnection system. In order to reduce damage caused to the electrical connector by electric arcs, the inventive connector comprises a release (15) and a spring (16). According to the invention, the release is intended to co-operate with... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070066109 - Electrical hermetic penetrant structure of average voltage: The invention concerns electrical hermetic penetrant structures, used for transfer of electrical energy through tight protections of nuclear stations, transport with nuclear reactors, tunnels of the underground, etc. Objective of the present invention is providing of long tightness of electrical penetrant structure due to increase of its stability to influence... Agent: Houston Eliseeva

20070066110 - Tap-off interlock: A bus to tap-off device interlock having a first position wherein the tap-off device can be installed or removed from the busway section and a second position in which an installed tap-off device can not be removed from the busway section and an uninstalled tap-off device can not be installed... Agent: Square D Company Legal Department - I.p. Group

20070066111 - Power supply device with removable plug: A power supply device (10) includes a base (20) and a plug (30). The base includes a square recess (24) and a locating portion (242) positioned in the recess. The plug is removably received in the recess. The plug includes a square main body (32) and a groove (36). The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070066112 - Fluorescent lampholder: A fluorescent lampholder with a top portion for supporting a fluorescent lamp and a base portion with a wire opening located on the bottom surface of the base that receives wires without exposing the wires to the exterior surface of a fixture. The lampholder is capable of supporting various types... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070066113 - Insulating panel, manufacturing process and use: An insulating panel including an integrated assembly system allowing the panel and at least one other complementary panel to be assembled in at least one dimension in space. The panel and its assembly system are of a form that, when the panel and complementary panel are assembled, they delimit with... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070066114 - Zero insertion force cable interface: An electrical connector includes a cable end connector which mates with a board mount connector. The cable end connector includes a plurality of header modules that each include pivotal contact-bearing headers. The headers are coupled to ribbon conductors in a parallel planar array. One end of each of the headers... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070066115 - Electrical connector capable of suppressing crosstalk: In a connector to be mounted to a substrate, each of contacts has a contacting portion to be connected to a mating connector and a terminal portion to be connected to the substrate. The contacts include a contact group of a pair of signal contacts and a ground contact. The... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070066116 - Cable feed-through: A tension-relief cable feed-through for an electrical cable having an external diameter with insulation therearound and having a feed-through sleeve having a passageway therethrough which has an internal thread with an internal diameter having thread turns with indentations therebetween such that when the electrical cable is screwed into the passageway,... Agent: Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20070066117 - Connector fixing structure: A connector fixing structure for fixing a connector 11 to a board 10 includes a fixing metal member 12, and the fixing metal member 12 includes a connector mounting piece portion 16 for mounting on the connector 11, and a board joining piece portion 17 which is formed integrally with... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070066118 - Electrical connector: A receptacle electrical connector (30) for receiving an electrical connector (10) having a resilient arm (14), includes a receptacle housing (31) having at least one peripheral wall (34); and at least one first cut-off portion (38) provided in the peripheral wall (34) at a position corresponding to that of the... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070066120 - Connector with a shell having a function of guiding insertion and removal of a mating connector: In a connector including a contact and a housing holding the contact, a shell is coupled with the housing. The housing has a coupling portion to be coupled with a mating connector in a first direction. The contact has a contacting portion disposed in the coupling portion. The shell includes... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070066119 - Memory device with serial at attachment: A storage device with a SATA interface is provided. The storage device uses a SATA to interface with PC and notebook/laptop computers. The storage device includes a SATA connector, a SATA interface and a memory module. The memory module further includes memory chips, and a memory controller. The memory controller... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070066121 - Connector tap-off arrangement for continuous conductors: A connector arrangement for tapping off current from a plurality of insulated input conductors includes a rectangular base member having a horizontal planar upper surface provided with a plurality of parallel seats receiving the insulated conductors, a frame mounted on the base member for supporting a plurality of terminal blocks... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070066122 - Method for cleaning socket using laser: A method for cleaning a socket used to test semiconductor packages using laser beam is provided. The method may include irradiating laser beam onto a socket have a plurality of contact pins to remove contaminated materials on the contact pins.... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070066123 - Connector arrangement including insulated conductor tap-off means: An electrical connector arrangement taps off electrical current from a plurality of coplanar parallel input insulated conductors and supplies the same to a plurality of output conductors, respectively. A rectangular base member is provided having a horizontal upper surface that supports a plurality of parallel coplanar longitudinally-extending input conductors, respectively.... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070066124 - Communication cable having outside spacer and method for producing the same: A communication cable includes at least one twisted wire pair formed by twisting a plurality of insulation-coated wires; a sheath surrounding the twisted wire pair; and a protrusion formed on an outer surface of the sheath. This communication cable may prevent alien crosstalk particularly at high-speed transmission so that transmission... Agent: Jones Day

20070066125 - Flat flexible cable clip with locating feature: A clip for a flat flexible cable includes a first closure member having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, a second closure member having a top surface, a bottom surface and a side surface, and a hinge member for hingedly connecting the first and second closure... Agent: Honigman Miller Schwartz & Cohn LLP

20070066126 - High-speed flex printed circuit and method of manufacturing: High speed flex printed circuit boards (FLEX-PCBs) are disclosed comprising a dielectrics systems with the back-side trenches, adhesives, signal lines and ground-plans, wherein the signal line and ground-plan are located on the dielectrics. Using of the open trenches in the substrate help to reduce the microwave loss and dielectric constant... Agent: Achyut K. Dutta Banpil Photonics, Inc.

20070066127 - Connector having an actuator which is stably operable: In a connector including first and second contacts having first and second contact points, respectively, an actuator is provided rotatable between a closed position and an open position and includes a cam portion faced to a connection object and a cutout portion adjacent to the cam portion. The first contact... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070066128 - Serial at attachment interface: An improved SATA interface is provided by integrating a power line into a standard ATA interface. One end of the power line is connected to the power pin of the PC and the other end is connected to the power pin of the device, so that the device can draw... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property

20070066129 - Conductive contact and electronic apparatus employing the same: A conductive contact includes a resilient strip and a post. The resilient strip includes a fixed end configured as a sheet for securing the resilient strip, an arm configured for being resiliently deformed by pressure, and a free end. The fixed end and the free end are arranged at two... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070066130 - Cable and tip holder and data transmitting apparatus and method: An apparatus for transmitting data and a reusable structure for holding a data transmission unit such as a computer cable and a number of adapter tips configured to attach to different plug types. The cable may be wound around the structure, and the tips may be stored in recesses in... Agent: Allan W. Watts Bryan Cave LLP

20070066131 - Meter socket assembly: A meter socket assembly comprising a meter jaw assembly and an extended bus bar for contact with a meter blade of a watt hour meter. The meter jaw assembly further comprises a meter jaw and a jaw spring guide that are mounted together by a fastening device to the extended... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070066132 - Method for equipping a personal service unit with passenger oxygen masks: A method for equipping a personal service unit with passenger oxygen masks includes arranging one or more passenger oxygen masks in an intermediate container ready for use, and then attaching the intermediate container together with the masks located therein within the personal service unit. In this manner, the comparatively lengthy... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070066133 - Quick assembling electrical connection box apparatus and method: A connection box system comprising an anchor configured to be removably secured to a fixture for delivery of a signal to a consuming device. The anchor may have a first engagement mechanism. A connection box may be configured to house lines proceeding from a signal source and terminating in the... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20070066134 - Chemically attached coaxial connector: A coaxial connector for attaching the end of a coaxial cable to an equipment port includes a tubular post, a coupler, a body member having a cylindrical sleeve, and one or more reservoirs containing a chemical component disposed between the post and the cylindrical sleeve. Insertion of the coaxial cable... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070066135 - Electric connector housing with improved contact stops and electric connector comprising said housing: This housing includes an assembly of sockets each provided to receive a contact by engaging along a (Z) axis, wherein each socket of the assembly is essentially defined by at least two opposite axial lateral walls and includes two elastic locking latches extending in an essentially axial manner from two... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070066137 - An improved structure of plug module base: An improving structure of electrical plug set comprises a top plate, one end of the top plate has a rear plate that can be folded perpendicularly, and one foldable protruding part is formed at each side of the rear plate. A fixing opening is formed on each foldable protruding part.... Agent: Haven Yang

20070066138 - Diffusion delivery systems and methods of fabrication: The invention generally relates to diffusion delivery systems and more particularly to high precision nanoengineered devices for therapeutic applications. The device contains diffusion areas that may be fabricated between bonded substrates, and the device can possess high mechanical strength. The invention further relates to capsules containing a diffusion delivery system.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070066136 - Electric connector: “The electric connector includes a main body, which has upper and lower guide surfaces facing each other. An insertion slot is formed in a first surface of the main body. The electric connector further includes main terminal contacts which are fastened to the main body. Each main terminal contact protrudes... Agent: Ipla P.A.

20070066141 - Electrical connector having an inner printed circuit board: An electrical connector (100) for mounting on an external printed circuit board comprises an insulative housing (20) having a front mating face, a mounting face, a plurality of passageways (216) extending rearwardly from the mating face, a receiving cavity (213) extending through the mounting face and communicating with the passageways;... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070066140 - Electrical connector having ground planes: An electrical connector (10) has ground planes (13). Each ground plane (13) crosses counter ground planes (36) of the counter connector (30) so as to make a lattice structure when the counter connector (30) is fitted to the connector (10). The contact section (12C) of a signal terminal (12) of... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP Suito 202

20070066139 - Electronic plug unit: An electronic device includes a first semiconductor device and a second semiconductor device mounted over the first semiconductor device. An encapsulation material surrounds the first and second semiconductor devices so that the first and second semiconductor devices are embedded within a molded package. A plug connector extends from the molded... Agent: Slater & Matsil LLP

20070066142 - Connector: Because a grounding shell 30 is formed so as to cover a top surface, a bottom surface and two side surfaces of a housing 10, it is possible to electrically shield a cable 1 within the housing 10 in any direction of the top surface, bottom surface and two side... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070066144 - Adjustable connector for marine accessories: An apparatus for adjustably securing a boat accessory to a boat. A first member has a plug and a second member has a socket. The plug has a rosette shape with rounded protrusions and the socket has a corresponding mating shape. Both the plug and the socket have openings for... Agent: Knox Patents

20070066145 - Electrical connector: A stacked electrical connector has an insulative housing (1), a plurality of signal contacts (23, 26) and a pair of contacts (24, 27, 25, 28) retained in the housing. The housing defines a mounting surface (19) for mounting on a printed circuit board and a receiving space (12) for receiving... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070066143 - Spring clip connector: Electrical connectors are generally discussed herein with particular discussions on spring clip connectors for connecting wires to electronically link a first audio component to a second audio component. The connectors provided herein incorporate at least one push button, at least one cam, at least one conductor, and at least one... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070066146 - Socket for c-type light bulb: A socket for a c-type light bulb is disclosed. The socket comprises a soft core and a mounting head, and the soft core allows the light bulb to be firmly inserted, and the pins of the light bulb pass through the bottom end of the soft core and are bent... Agent: Leong C Lei

20070066147 - Modular control system with terminal and function modules: A modular control system, which is constructed from terminal modules and function modules to fit these, for use in industrial automation in particular is provided. With the known embodiments, which comprise different terminal modules for different functionalities, subsequent system extensions can often only be achieved with significant outlay. With the... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070066148 - Connecting terminal: A connecting terminal for connecting an electrical line to an electrical device has a first connection part, which is formed, for example, with an eyelet, and a second connection part, which is in the form of a sleeve. The sleeve is connected to the electrical line by crimping. The second... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070066149 - Battery terminal: An electric wire connecting portion 7 comprises a plate portion 17 and a folded side plate portion 18 continuing to the plate portion 17. This plate portion 17 includes a stem hole 19 for inserting the stem 12 of a stud bolt 4 exclusively, and a plurality of locking projections... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070066150 - Coupling structure: A coupling structure for coupling a first housing to a second housing is provided, which includes a plurality of hooking portions formed on the first housing, and a plurality of coupling portions formed on the second housing and corresponding to the hooking portions. Each of the coupling portions has a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070066152 - Electrical socket contact for high current applications: An electrical socket contact for high-current applications includes a cage-like receptacle housing having two lateral plates on opposite sides. The lateral plates forming an interspace therebetween for holding a complementary plug contact. The socket contact further includes a contact plate insert arranged within the interspace of the lateral plates of... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070066151 - Socket device with an indication portion: A socket device with an indication portion comprises a colored sleeve; the sleeve being made by high molecular organic plastics; a socket; the sleeve being rotatable installed on the socket; an indication portion on a surface of the sleeve for indicating a value about the size of the socket. The... Agent: Yu-chun Lin

20070066153 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector assembly including a connector member; a housing having a general tube shape; wedges and an extension spring member. The housing includes a front end and a rear end. The front end of the housing is adapted to be fixedly connected with the connector member. The wedges are... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070059950 - Interface apparatus for testing ic package: An interface apparatus comprises a plurality of contact pins, an upper housing, a lower housing, a plurality of conductive members and a resilient supporter. The upper housing holds the contact pins with their upper end portions upwardly projecting from the upper housing, respectively. The resilient supporter is held by the... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20070059951 - Flexible assembly of stacked chips: A three-dimensional package consisting of a plurality of folded integrated circuit chips (100, 110, 120) is described wherein at least one chip provides interconnect pathways for electrical connection to additional chips of the stack, and at least one chip (130) is provided with additional interconnect wiring to a substrate (500),... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20070059952 - Impedance control in electrical connectors: The invention provides a high speed connector wherein differential signal pairs are arranged so as to limit the level of cross talk between adjacent differential signal pairs. The connector comprises lead frame assembly having a pair of overmolded lead frame housings. Each lead frame housing has a respective signal contact... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070059953 - Electronic modules having an integrated connector detachment mechanism: Embodiments of the invention are concerned with optical and electrical transceiver modules and, more specifically, to transceiver modules having an integrated cable detachment mechanism. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module includes a housing, a connector receptacle disposed within the housing, and a transfer mechanism connected to the housing. In... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070059954 - Two-piece sealing device: Rings described herein can be installed in a stuffing box assembly about a rotary element without the need for dismantling the apparatus. A system can comprise at least two rings. Each ring can have a first section and a second section. The first section of the ring has an outer... Agent: Kilpatrick Stockton LLP

20070059956 - Insertion apparatus: An insertion apparatus includes: a tubular member equipped with a propulsion power generating portion; a rotating portion for rotating the tubular member provided with the propulsion power generating portion around the longitudinal axis of the tubular member; and a distal portion which is provided on a more distal side than... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070059955 - Media conversion for telephonic mobile devices: A server-based process, which includes a process whose execution is primarily on a shared remote computer such as a Web server or remote database, allows ring tones to be created and images to be edited for use on telephonic mobile devices. A tag that inhibits caching is attached to the... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070059957 - Electrical power generator, mobile terminal provided with the same and control method thereof: An electrical power generator that generates power based on a carrier frequency of a received signal, a mobile terminal provided with the same and a control method thereof are discussed. The mobile terminal according to an embodiment includes an electrical power generator to generate an electrical energy based on a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070059959 - Electrical connector with a detective switch: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting with a mating connector, includes an insulative housing (1) defining a cavity (16), a number of contacts (2) extending into the cavity, and a detective switch (3) accommodated in the housing (1). The detective switch includes a stationary switch (31) and a movable... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070059960 - Electrical strip connector with lever assist: An electrical connector has a multiconductor plug strip and a multiconductor socket strip fittable complementarily and transversely with the plug strip. A pivot seat on one of the strips defines a pivot axis, and a lever formed with a pivot is fittable with the seat and pivotal on the one... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070059958 - Retracting mechanism for a bio reader: A bio reader includes a casing defined therein a receiving space to receive therein a circuit board, a monitor electrically connected to the circuit board and a strip connector electrically connected to the circuit board for receiving therein a strip. The strip connector has a base mounted in the casing,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070059961 - Electrical connector for interconnection assembly: An electrical connector that includes a dielectric housing and at least one pair of signal conductors adapted to mate with a printed circuit board. The pair of signal conductors include first and second conductors. The first conductor includes a first mating portion, a first contact portion remote from the first... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070059962 - Locking element: The invention relates to a locking element for locking and unlocking a cable connector and a counterpart, said locking element extending along a longitudinal axis between a rear side and a mating side. At the mating side two or more resilient beams extend substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis and... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070059963 - Anti-abrasive mechanism confining flat flexible cable in position in flatbed image scanner: A mechanism for confining a flat flexible cable of an image scanner in position is provided. The flat flexible cable is electrically connected between a circuit board and a carriage and bends differentially with the movement of the carriage relative to the circuit board under a scanning platform. The mechanism... Agent: Berkeley Law & Technology Group

20070059964 - Pc board assembly: The latching mechanism includes an insulative fixing device, a metallic spring latching device and a metallic grounding device, wherein the fixing device includes the card supporting portion and a positioning post upwardly extending therefrom corresponding to the positioning hole of the electronic card. The latching device includes a connection portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070059965 - Method and apparatus for non-contact grounding detection in an electrostatic paint system: A non-contact ground detection system and method for detecting a level of residual electrical charge of a part prior to application of paint during an electrostatic paint process. A charge generator is configured to apply an electrical charge to the part, and an electrostatic meter is configured for measuring a... Agent: Polster, Lieder, Woodruff & Lucchesi

20070059966 - Terminals for electrical connector: A terminals (10) for use in connection of a first electrical interface (50) and a second interface (60), comprises a base portion (12) extending between the first electrical interface and the second electrical interface, a pair of arm portions (14) extending from two lateral sides of the base portion toward... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070059967 - Connector, a mating connector and a connector device: A holding cap (RC) is mounted on a terminal holding portion (51) of a female housing (5) from the front, and a tubular cover (52) is so formed outward of the terminal holding portion (51) to surround the holding cap (RC). First shake preventing portions (RC3) project radially out from... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070059969 - Connector: A female connector (F) has a female housing (10) with a main body (11) and a lock arm (13) formed on an upper surface of the main body (11). A detector (40) is mounted on the upper surface of the lock arm (13) for movement between a standby position and... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070059968 - Connector system: Providing a connector system, which can detect securely connection of connector housings, the connector system includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a first connector housing, on an outer surface of which a lock projection and a pair of electrodes are provided. The second connector... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070059970 - Connector and a connector assembly: A female connector (F) is provided with an outer housing (10) in the form of a bottomed tube, a spring member (50) to be accommodated in the outer housing (10), and an inner housing (30) to be accommodated in the outer housing (10) to sandwich the spring member (50) between... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070059971 - System for monitoring cable interface connections in a network: A system monitors cable interface connections in a network. An individual cable interface connection includes a connection between a cable and an associated device in the network. The system includes a plurality of individual interface controllers. The plurality of individual interface controllers monitor one or more cable interface connections in... Agent: Jack Schwartz & Associates

20070059972 - Quick-connect end fitting: The coupling (10) comprises a body (16) suitable for being fitted onto a tube (12) in leaktight manner, and a locking clip (22) that is elastically deformable between a locking configuration in which at least one locking zone (24A, 24B) of the clip can catch on a catch surface (14)... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20070059973 - Hot plug wire contact and connector assembly: An electrical connector and contact includes a contact body having an axial length, a termination section extending from the body, a first primary contact beam extending from the body and spaced from the body by a first axial length, and a sacrificial leading contact beam extending from the body for... Agent: Helen Odar Wolstoncroft Tyco Electronic

20070059974 - Connector having lighting apparatus: A connector having at least one lighting apparatus is disclosed. The lighting apparatus, such as an LED, includes a lighting portion and two pins. Each of the two pins comprises at least one bent portion. The two pins project from the same surface of the lighting portion. At least one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070059975 - Connector having light pipe formed therein: A connector for connecting first and second electronic devices together. The first electronic device has a light emitting device to indicate a status, and the connector body forms a light pipe to guide light from the light emitting device to outside of the connector body so that the guided light... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20070059976 - Flexible contact device for use with a battery: A flexible contact device is installed in an electronic apparatus for contacting with the battery and transmitting electrical power from the battery to the electronic apparatus. The flexible contact device for use with a battery includes a fixing part, a first flexible arm, and a second flexible arm. The first... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070059978 - Connector system: A connector system and connector are disclosed. In a first aspect the connector system comprises a first connector having a first electrical connection for a first protocol and having a second electrical connection coupled to the first electrical connection for a second protocol. The connector system further includes a second... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20070059977 - Method and apparatus for connecting a cable: A cable connecting apparatus includes a base. A plug member extends in a first direction from the base. A cable extends from the base in the first direction. The plug member may be connected to a socket, whereby the cable connecting apparatus provides the cable with a strain relieved 180... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070059979 - Waterproof housing: A waterproof housing is provided, which includes a first housing cover and a second housing cover that are snapped with each other to form an inner chamber, wherein the first housing cover has a closed annular-shaped outer retaining wall on one side and an inner retaining wall; a channel is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070059980 - Keyed cable assembly to restrain cable under multiaxis stress: A connector assembly is provided for a portable device. The connector assembly includes a U-shaped connector head with a connector extending from a first end of the U-shaped connector head and a stress relief overmold extending from a second end of the U-shaped connector head, said stress relief overmold having... Agent: Motorola, Inc.

20070059981 - Compact radio equipment and method of mounting the same: A compact radio equipment includes internal circuits on two or more printed circuit boards electrically connected to each other and securely mounted in structure. With this structure, a first metal shield frame is mounted on a first printed circuit board to cover components mounted on the first printed circuit board.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070059982 - Method and apparatus for providing symmetrical signal return path in differential systems: A circuit board and connector for use in an electrical connector has been provided. The circuit board comprises first and second signal contacts associated as a differential pair. A ground contact is located immediately adjacent the first signal contact and is joined directly to a ground plane provided within the... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070059983 - Memory card socket structure: A memory card socket structure includes a base shell and a cover shell adapted to face a top and a bottom surface of a memory card, a contact block disposed in a rear side of a card compartment formed by the base shell and the cover shell, and a plurality... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070059984 - Modular sockets using flexible interconnects: A modular bare die socket assembly is provided for attaching a plurality of miniature semiconductor die to a substrate. The socket assembly is comprised of a plurality of two-sided plates joined vertically in a horizontal stack, wherein each plate has a die socket for the removable insertion of a bare... Agent: Trask Britt, P.C./ Micron Technology

20070059985 - Card connector with anti-mismating device: A card connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (10), first and second sets of contacts (22, 24) received in the insulating housing (10), a protection door (40) and a resilient member (304). The insulating housing (10) defines a receiving space (18) with a first entrance opening (19). The protection door... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070059986 - Monitoring electrical assets for fault and efficiency correction: A system and method of monitoring a plurality of electrical assets comprise an electricity distribution infrastructure, including a plurality of electrical asset sensors coupled to the electrical assets for monitoring an operating condition of the electrical assets as well as any fault conditions. The sensors may include a current transformer... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070059987 - Cable connector with improved terminals: A cable connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of terminals (20) and a cable (60). The insulative housing includes a base portion (12) and a tongue (14) extending from the base portion. The terminals are received in the insulative housing. Each terminal comprises a contacting portion (21)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070059988 - Electrical circuit board and a multiconnector: An electrical circuit board and multiconnector having protruding contact pins, which together form contact areas for providing contact with a complementary connector, are arranged such that the contact pins (6-13) extend out from one of the sides of the circuit board (1) substantially in a direction K which corresponds to... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070059989 - Insertion device: An insertion device comprises a long-sized insertion portion to be inserted into a subject; a propulsion force generating portion provided on the outer peripheral face of the insertion portion; a rotating portion for rotating the propulsion force generating portion on the longitudinal axis of the insertion portion; an observation portion... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070059990 - Insertion device and endoscopic system: An insertion device includes a long insert section inserted to a subject body, a propulsion force generation section provided at an outer circumferential surface of the insert section, a rotation section having a guide tube rotation device for rotating the insert section at which the propulsion force generation section is... Agent: Thomas Spinelli Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070059991 - Electronic device and liquid crystal display device: Backlight unit X in a LCD device comprises such as a plurality of LED substrates 10 respectively mounting a plurality of LED elements 11 for illuminating each division multi-divided from the entire area of a LCD panel, and Chassis 1 as a base member in which LED substrates 10 are... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070059992 - Coil terminal assembly for magnetic contactor: A coil terminal assembly for a magnetic contactor comprises: a coil terminal connected to the coil and electrically connected to an external wire, for magnetizing the coil thereby driving the movable contact; a connection supporting member having a top portion having a threaded screw connection portion, a body portion having... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070059993 - Signal line socket: A signal line socket disposed on a test circuit board for receiving a signal line is disclosed. The signal line socket includes a main body disposed on the test circuit board and having an accommodating space, a first conductive component disposed inside the accommodating space, a second conductive component disposed... Agent: Madson & Austin Gateway Tower West

20070059994 - Standoff attachment with internal nut: A standoff attachment for bonded fixation to a substrate includes a standoff post with internal nut for engaging a mating fastener used to mount a support element such as a line clamp substantially at a distal end thereof. The standoff post extends from an enlarged bond-on base and defines a... Agent: Kelly Lowry & Kelley, LLP

20070059995 - Single control roman tub faucet: A single control roman tub faucet comprises a handle, a lever coupled to the handle, and a valve coupled to the lever. The valve is configured to provide a maximum flow rate of at least 7.8 GPM. A cartridge valve has a valve base and a lower disk. The valve... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20070054508 - Rotatable connector: A rotatable connector according to the present invention includes a plug terminal to connect with a device and a socket terminal to connect with wires; wherein, the plug terminal and the socket terminal having an electrical connection through an axle within a sleeve that can rotate correspondingly with the socket... Agent: Tong-hsin Cheng

20070054509 - Apparatus containing multifunctional input and output jack and method using the same: An apparatus including a multifunctional input and output jack and a method using the same are provided, in which a control unit generates a control voltage according to predetermined settings, a signal-processing unit processes a progress path so that at least one of control and image signals with respect to... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20070054510 - System and method for shielded coaxial cable attachment: A coaxial connection system and method for transferring radio frequency signals between a coaxial cable and printed circuit board is disclosed. A connection device fits into the edge of a printed circuit card and is attached to the printed circuit board. A hole in the connection device provides support for... Agent: David L. Henty Myers Dawes Andras & Sherman LLP

20070054511 - Elastic connection wiring: A connection system, particularly an electrical system, comprises inextensible wires to connect two elements, the wires being associated with an elastic support such that, when elastic deformation of the support occurs, wires remain fixed to the support. Therefore, the invention enables an elastic connection without shearing being caused between the... Agent: Robert E. Krebs Thelen Reid & Priest LLP

20070054513 - Methods of fabricating and using shaped springs: A method of fabricating and using an interconnection element that includes a first element material adapted to be coupled to a substrate and a second element material comprising a material having a transformable property such that upon transformation, a shape of the interconnection is deformed. An example is a material... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20070054512 - Topography compensating land grid array interposer: LGA connectors are fabricated with buttons or spring contacts preformed to different heights to accommodate the initial topography of a typical module or PCB of a particular product type. This is accomplished during fabrication by measuring topographies of mating surfaces of a first electronic device and of a second electronic... Agent: Shelley M. Beckstrand, Esq. P.c. Patent Attorney

20070054514 - Socket measurement apparatus and method: An apparatus and method to determine the amount of misalignment between a chip carrier and socket by the use of an inspection master. The inspection master is tailored to the perimeter size of the chip carrier and contains alignment marks on the same array as the electrical contact pads of... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation Dept. 18g

20070054515 - Method for fabricating a contact grid array: A method for producing scalable, low cost, reliable, compliant, low profile, low insertion force, high-density, separable and reconnectable interposer for high speed, high performance electronic circuitry and semiconductors. The method can be used to make, for example, electrical connections from components such as a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) to another... Agent: Neoconix C/o Intellevate

20070054516 - Device to combine a transformer and a power supply connector: A device to combine a transformer and a power supply connector comprises a main body, a transformer connected to the main body, and a power supply connector secured on the main body. The main body comprises feet. The power supply connector comprises a pin hander, or the power supply connector... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070054517 - Wiring structure using flexible printed circuit board and optical module using the same: The present invention prevents the wiring pattern formed on the FPC board with the support board from being damaged or broken by the edge of the support board when the FPC board is bend at the edge portion of the supper board. According to the invention, the FPC board, providing... Agent: Venable LLP

20070054518 - Electrical connector having metal enhancement elements: An electrical connector can be mounted on a printed circuit board, including an insulating main body, and electrical terminals disposed on the printed circuit board. Tin balls are provided on the electrical terminals and a metal piece is provided on the lower surface of the insulating main body. The metal... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc One Skyline Place

20070054519 - Signal transmission cable with adaptive contact pin reference: A signal transmission cable with adaptive contact pin reference structure includes a first cable having a connecting edge; a second cable having a connecting edge; a component lay-out section having a first lateral edge adjacent to the connecting edge of the first cable, and a second lateral edge; and an... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070054520 - Receptacle with overload protection: A receptacle with overload protection includes a bimetallic member mounted on two fixing seats electrically connected to two elastic contact plates of the receptacle. The bimetallic member includes two contacts that normally contact with each other to form a close circuit in the receptacle. When an electric appliance plugged into... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070054521 - Dust-proof cover for network jack: A dust-proof cover for a network jack is provided. The dust-proof cover includes a cover body having a covering surface, a connecting portion disposed on the cover body, and a fixing portion mounted outwardly on the connecting portion and connected to the cover body through the connecting portion to fix... Agent: Silicon Valley Patent Group LLP

20070054522 - Portable terminal: The portable terminal includes a body assembly, and a case having at least one opening. The case is connected to the body assembly to rotate around a first hinge axis perpendicular to an upper surface of the body assembly, enclosing a predetermined portion of the body assembly to protect or... Agent: Dilworth & Barrese, LLP

20070054523 - Electrical connection box: A bulging wall portion, which forms a connector accommodation portion by bulging outward from a side wall, is formed in a cover plate portion of a cover. The bulging wall portion has an overhead wall formed such that it rises from the cover plate portion. A sloping wall is formed... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20070054524 - Packing module and packing assembly comprising the same: A packing assembly for display modules is disclosed. The packing assembly includes a plurality of display modules and a plurality of packing modules stacked on top of one another, each packing module comprises: a seating unit where at least one display module is seated and a first frame unit that... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070054526 - Connector which can be reduced in operating force and miniaturized: In a connector having a guiding member for guiding movement of a connection object in a fitting direction and a removing direction opposite to each other, a connection element is coupled to the guiding member to be connected to the connection object with movement of the connection object towards the... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20070054525 - Packaging system with an improved locking mechanism: A package includes a slide card that can be releasably locked in an outer sleeve. The slide card includes an engaging tab that provides part of a locking mechanism that is used to lock the slide card in the outer sleeve. A hub is positioned and secured to the engaging... Agent: Parks Knowlton Llc

20070054527 - Structured cabling system and patching method: A structured cabling system has two patch panels each having a plurality of jacks. Adjacent each jack is an LED which can be illuminated in response to a signal from a processor to identify the associated jack. The processor illuminates each LED in a sequence to identify the connections which... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20070054528 - Wall mounted enclosure with rotating patch panel frame: An apparatus for mounting electrical equipment comprises a frame for carrying electrical equipment, a hinge connected to the frame, and a cable ring connected to the hinge. The cable ring is positioned between the frame and an axis of rotation of the hinge.... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070054529 - Connector with improved operating portion: An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like connection member comprises a housing (1) defining an insertion slot (10), a number of contacts (2) arranged in the housing, each contact having a contact beam (22) exposed in the insertion slot and a bearing beam (21) extending substantially parallel to the contact... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070054530 - Plastic housing composition for embedding semicondutor devices in a plastic housing and use of the plastic housing composition: A plastic housing composition for embedding semiconductor devices in a plastic housing includes a multicomponent plastic material, where at least one component is distributed in the plastic material in drop-shaped and/or spherical units. The drop-shaped and/or spherical units are surrounded by dimensionally stable sheaths made from a plastic sheath material.... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, Llc

20070054531 - Land grid array electrical connector: In a land grid array connector for electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts, the housing including side walls and a central portion surrounded by the side walls, the central portion having a first mounting face toward the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070054532 - Electrical connector: An electric connector used for connecting a chip module includes an insulating body, an electric conducting terminal, a latch base, and an attaching cover, and both sides of the attaching cover press on both sides of the latch base respectively. Both sides of the attaching cover of the electric connector... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc One Skyline Place

20070054533 - Land grid array connector with reinforcement stiffener: An LGA connector (1) comprises a housing (11) for receiving a number of contacts (12), a stiffener (13) partly covering and reinforcing the housing. The stiffener comprises a pair of lateral sides (130), a front end (131) defining a chamber (136) with a U-shaped cross-section and a rear end (132),... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070054534 - Electrical connector: A low-cost electrical connector includes an inner conductor, an annular insulator which surrounds the inner conductor and an outer conductor which surrounds the annular insulator. The electrical connector is provided with both a threaded coupling mechanism and a snap-fastening coupling mechanism. In one embodiment, the threaded coupling mechanism is in... Agent: Kriegsman & Kriegsman

20070054535 - Connector assembly including provision for body clip: An electrical connector assembly including a housing and a retainer releasably supported by the housing is provided. The retainer includes a clip receiver configured to retain a supporting clip and a lock configured to engage an electrical connector for restricting axial movement thereof relative to the housing.... Agent: Lisa B. Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20070054536 - Connector and a connector assembly: A first housing (10) is formed with guiding holes (24) through which a releasing member (26) is inserted while being held in contact therewith in a movable range between a standby area and a releasing position. In the process of connecting the first housing (10) and a second housing (40),... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070054537 - Connector with a shorting terminal: A first housing (10) is formed with guiding holes (24) through which a releasing member (27) is inserted while being held in contact therewith in a movable range between a standby area and a releasing position. In the process of connecting the first housing (10) and a second housing (40),... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070054538 - Releasable cord coupler: A releasable cord coupler in a single embodiment consisting of an enlongated linear strap with a tapered tail, two apertures and a slot through the planar surface of the strap, a plurality of ratcheted teeth affixed to the bottom side of the strap, a slide located around the strap, and... Agent: Alliance Inventioneering

20070054539 - Medical treatment instrument and medical treatment apparatus including the same: A central electrode (12a) and an outer electrode (16a) are arranged in such a manner that their top end portions are inclined in the same direction with respect to the axial direction of the outer conductor (14). When the outer conductor (14) and the moveable conductor (16) are relatively shifted... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070054540 - Method of connecting a cable with an electrical connector: A method of connecting a cable with an electrical connector comprises the steps of stripping partially insulating material from a lead constituting a cable to bare partially a core wire covered with the insulating material, disposing the bared core wire between first and second protruding members of a conductive contact... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070054541 - Electrical connecting device: An electrical connecting device with a housing, with terminals for insulated conductors, with at least one conductor bar, with at least two actuating elements and with at least two insulation piercing elements, the actuating elements being arranged to be able to turn relative to the insulation piercing elements and each... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070054542 - Uni-body power tool: An electrically powered tool comprises a unitary chassis and a novel strain relief system incorporating a molded housing having a bore therein for securing power wiring to said chassis and preventing stress thereto.... Agent: Middleton & Reutlinger

20070054543 - Three position electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly including a housing for receiving a plurality of electrical connectors is disclosed. A connector position assurance device (CPA) is configured to be received within the housing and to restrict axial movement of the electrical connectors. The electrical connectors include shells having shoulders configured to be received... Agent: Lisa B. Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20070054545 - Connector for a flexible conductor: A connector for a flexible conductor includes a connector body, a plurality of contacts provided in the connector body, an operator capable of vertically moving between a first position and a second position within the connector body, and a driver capable of moving between a first position and a second... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070054544 - Holder for flat flexible circuitry: The disclosure describes a holder for attachment to a distal end portion of a flat flexible cable (FFC) and directly engaging exposed conductors of the FFC with appropriate terminals of a mating connector. The FFC has opposite side edges and opposite flat surfaces between the side edges. The holder includes... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070054546 - Fuse connection box: A pair of partitioning walls is formed inside a terminal accommodation space from an opening formed at one end of a fuse connection box to partition the space inside the fuse connection box into a pair of terminal accommodation chambers. A pair of lances to be locked to locking portions... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20070054547 - Electric connector: The electric connector includes: at least two terminal fittings; a connector housing including terminal-receiving chambers each receiving the terminal fitting and having a locking piece for locking the terminal fitting; and a short circuit terminal for electrically connecting the two terminal fittings to each other, wherein when the connector is... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070054548 - Connector and a mounting method therefor: A circuit board connector (1) has a housing (10), male terminals (20) and fixing members (30). Each fixing member (30) is formed by bending a metal plate into an L-shape to define a mounting portion (31) to mount the fixing member (30) to the housing (10), and a bonding portion... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070054553 - Connector, receptacle for connector and plug for connector: A connector includes a receptacle 1 to be mounted on a substrate 11 and a plug 5 adapted to be connected to the receptacle 1. The receptacle 1 has a shield case 2 provided with connection terminals 31 therein, and the plug 5 has a shield case 6 provided with... Agent: Patents+tms, P.c.

20070054552 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector has a rectangular insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals and a grounding plate respectively received in the housing, and a shell covering the housing. Cavities are defined at both sides of the housing and through a front surface and a rear surface thereof. The grounding plate... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070054550 - Multi-device power charger and data communication device: An apparatus which provides the ability to charge or power multiple devices from multiple different power sources, and to communicate electronic data to and from one of the devices. The apparatus utilizes simple construction, requiring no active electronics, thereby reducing the cost of production and the reliability of the device.... Agent: David Cuthbert

20070054551 - Optical transceiver and cage system to prevent insertion of new transceiver models into legacy cages: To prevent newly developed transceiver modules from being plugged into legacy cages, which may not have the correct electrical connector therein, the new transceiver modules are built with one or more tabs extending outwardly therefrom for abutting an edge of the opening of the cage, thereby preventing the transceiver module... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.a.

20070054549 - Shield connection: A shield connection between a pc-board for electrical and/or electronic components located in a housing and at least one connector socket located in a wall of the housing with a metal cylindrical socket casing that passes through the housing wall includes a receiving device for a plug with a corresponding... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.a.

20070054554 - Connector with reference conductor contact: An electrical connector with a reference contact for improved shielding. The contact provides multiple points of contact between members in the ground structure of two mating connectors. The points of contact are arranged to provide desirable current flow in the signal paths and ground structures of the connectors. The contact... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070054555 - Mobile phone holding device: A holding device for a mobile phone includes a base, an extending plate and a loading plate. The base is fastened on an arm. The extending plate is slidably joined to the base and slides between a first position and a second position, and loads a mobile phone. The loading... Agent: Quintero Law Office, Pc

20070054556 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector to be connected to a cable includes a first housing having a casing with a substantially rectangular shape and a fitting section protruding from the casing in a direction that the electrical connector is fitted to a mate connector; a first shell covering the casing; and a... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP Suite 202

20070054557 - Two-piece end plug for insertion into an end of a paper roll: An end plug (1) for insertion into an end of a paper roll includes an inner (2) and an outer piece (3), the pieces being rotatably attached to each other and prevented from axial movement in relation to each other by at least one protrusion (6) of one of the... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070054558 - Connector with improved pulling portion: An electrical connector for connecting a sheet-like connection member comprises a housing (1) defining an insertion slot (10), a number of terminals (2) arranged in the housing and each terminal having a contact beam (22) exposed in the insertion slot for contacting the connection member and a bearing beam (21)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070054559 - Thermal interconnects for coupling energy storage devices: A thermally fitted interconnect couples energy storage cells without the use of additional materials of fasteners. Variations of the interconnect can be used to facilitate fitting of multiple energy storage cell with multiple cell to cell spacings in a rapid and inexpensive manner.... Agent: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.

20070054560 - Short-circuit-proof card connector: A short-circuit-proof card connector is composed of a shell and at least two (first and second) terminal groups. The shell includes an opening, at least two receiving spaces for receiving a first card and a second card respectively, two first guiding faces formed at bilateral sides of the first receiving... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20070054561 - Integrated module connection for hev battery: The present invention provides a battery module system including a plurality of battery modules in a series electrical connection through a specified sequence, each battery module having a male connector and a female connector, the female connector of each battery module in electrical engagement into the male connector of an... Agent: Intellectual Property

20070054562 - Automatic central buffer coupling with signal transmission device: The present invention relates to an automatic central buffer coupling (1, 1′) for a multi-membered vehicle, in particular a rail-borne vehicle, having a coupling head (3) and a signal transmission device (2) for transmitting electric and/or electronic signals between a first and a second car body. With the objective of... Agent: Fulbright & Jaworski L.l.p. Fulbright Tower

20070054563 - Cable and cable connection assembly: A cable connection assembly (100, 200, or 300) for coupling a cable (102, 104, 204, 302, or 304) to an apparatus (106, 206, or 306). The cable connection assembly includes a collar (108, 110, 210, 308, or 310) adapted to sealingly engage the apparatus, the collar having a fastener (144)... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20070054564 - Electrical connector arrangement: An electrical connector arrangement includes slidably connected upper and lower connector body sections, at least one pair of first contacts carried by the upper body section, at least one pair of second contacts of the pin type carried by the lower body section beneath the first contacts, respectively, and a... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.c.

20070054565 - Electric contract crimping method and contact obtained according to said method: The invention relates to an electric contact crimping method carried out on an electric wire, said contact including a crimping section provided with a barrel for receiving the electric wire, said barrel including a part which is used to clasp the wire by deformation. The method includes a first crimping... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070054566 - Method and apparatus for coupling a sheathed heater to a power harness: A sheathed heater assembly includes a sheathed heating element and a cold pin electrically coupled to the sheathed heating element. The cold pin includes a free end including an electrical connector. The electrical connector is configured to mate with a mating connector to electrically connect the sheathed heating element to... Agent: John S. Beulick (13307)

20070054567 - Assembled connecting device: An assembled connecting device according to the invention includes a containing space formed extendedly on one side of a connector and a plurality of pressing pieces configured extendedly on the other side of the connector. A corresponding base with a protruding pillar on one side joints the containing space of... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20070054568 - Electrical terminal assembly: Under the invention, a new electrical terminal assembly is provided. In one embodiment, the electrical terminal assembly comprises an electrical terminal made of an electrically conductive material and having a cavity to receive a wire assembly, and a wire assembly, comprising an electrically conductive wire and insulation surrounding the wire... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20070049058 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus, capable of efficiently supplying power in accordance with execution process analysis of the electronic apparatus and classification of externally connected external equipment, includes an equipment connection section for connecting with multiple external equipments, a process judgment section for making a judgment as to a process to be... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070049059 - Wire/pipe support device of motorcycle: The present invention provides a wire/pipe support device of a motorcycle that can possess a sufficient space for accommodating a wire/pipe without increasing the degree of forming of a vehicle body frame. A wire/pipe support device includes a groove-shaped engaging portion that is engaged with a main frame that constitutes... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049061 - Electronic device improved in heat radiation performance for heat generated from active element: An electronic device of the present invention includes a first substrate provided with a thin film active element, having a thickness of 200 μm or lower, and a second substrate formed with a high thermal conductivity portion. The second substrate is applied to one surface of the two surfaces of... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070049060 - Printed circuit board and manufacturing method thereof: A printed circuit board includes a flexible insulated substrate with a first surface and a second surface at both sides respectively, a wiring layer on the first surface, a reinforcement plate on a part of the second surface and an auxiliary layer between the second surface and the reinforcement plate.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070049062 - Electric connector for connecting an expansion card to a circuit board: An electric connector for connecting an expansion card to a circuit board comprises an elongated insulating body and an array of conducting terminals. The insulating body has a central insertion slot for receiving an expansion card; the central insertion slot further includes a plurality of terminal reception holes on two... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070049063 - Electrical connector provided with coiled spring contact: A connector is adapted to be mounted on a board member. An insulative holder is formed with a through hole connecting a first side face and a second side face which is adapted to be opposed to the board member. The insulative holder accommodates a coiled spring in the through... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070049064 - Alignment precision enhancement of electronic component process on flexible substrate device and method thereof the same: Alignment precision enhancement of electronic component process on flexible substrate device and method thereof the same is proposed. The process step of a flexible substrate is put on a substrate holder, wherein the flexible substrate is fixed by a polymer tape. A plural of alignment marks is making for lithography... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, P.C.

20070049065 - Method for producing means of connecting and/or soldering a component: A method for producing a mechanism for connecting and/or soldering or sealing a component on a substrate, including depositing on the substrate a layer made of a ductile material which, if applicable, conducts electricity, and stamping the layer thus produced by means of an etched die, the etching depending on... Agent: Burr & Brown

20070049066 - Electric connector: An electric connector, by which a chip module can be attached to a circuit board, comprises an insulating body further provided with a pair of metallic reinforcing plates on two opposite sides thereof, a plurality of conducting terminals and a retaining structure detachable from the insulting body that can retain... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070049067 - Method and device for supply of connecting elements to a processing apparatus: In a method of supplying connecting elements to a processing unit, in which the connecting elements are placed in readiness by a supply unit and conveyed individually by a passage to a loading device arranged on the processing unit, the conveyance of the connecting elements takes place in two separate... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070049068 - Electronic apparatus: According to an embodiment of the invention, an electronic apparatus comprises a casing, a circuit board contained in the casing, and a shock absorbing member interposed between the casing and the circuit board.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070049070 - Electrical module and electrical unit: An electrical module and electrical unit, by which workability of the connection work can be improved without deteriorating reliability of the connection, are provided. The electrical module includes: a receiving member for receiving electronic components; a plurality of terminals extending outside the receiving member on a condition that the terminals... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070049069 - Location and means for connecting to existing automotive electrical circuits: An electrical connector is provided for use in a first electrical circuit having a power supply, a load, and a fuse or circuit breaker receptacle. The receptacle has first and second terminals which are spaced apart from one another. The connector has first and second blades made of electrically conductive... Agent: Cook, Alex, Mcfarron, Manzo, Cummings & Mehler Ltd

20070049072 - Board mount connector suitable for automatic mounting: In a connector to be mounted to a board having a pair of first through holes and at least one second through hole, a pair of supporting portions is formed on a housing holding a plurality of contacts arranged in a first direction. Each of the supporting portions protrudes from... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070049071 - Recharging apparatus for portable electronic devices: A portable electronic device includes a plurality of externally accessible electrical contacts, enabling electrical current or data to flow to or from the device when the device is “closed” or not being used. The invention is applicable to all types of portable devices, including laptop, notebook and palm-top computers, as... Agent: John G. Posa Gifford, Krass, Groh, Sprinkle,

20070049073 - Clip for flexible armored cable: A clip for securing a flexible armored cable to a structural object. The clip including a longitudinally extending clip body having a generally C-shaped wire receiving cavity extending in the longitudinal direction and about a cavity axis with a longitudinally extending cable receiving slot. The wire receiving cavity having a... Agent: Fay, Sharpe, Fagan, Minnich & Mckee, LLP

20070049074 - [elastic earthing plate for server case]: An elastic earthing plate for a server case is provided. The elastic earthing plate comprises two buckling portions formed on two sides thereof for respectively buckling to corresponding sidewalls of tracks for positioning. Each buckling portion comprises an extended arm at a distal end thereof for clamping a base plate... Agent: Adlink Technology Inc.

20070049075 - Sliding device for portable terminal: A sliding device for a portable terminal includes a sliding module capable of sliding a sliding housing in multiple steps. The portable terminal has a body housing, a sliding housing that slides on the body housing while facing the body housing, and a sliding device for enabling the sliding housing... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070049076 - Anti-unplugging unit and transmission code: The invention provides an anti-unplugging unit attached to a plug of a transmission cord and to be put in a jack of electronic or communications equipment with the plug for preventing unauthorized removal of the plug from the jack. The anti-unplugging unit includes a latch member having an engaging portion... Agent: Hahn & Voight PLLC

20070049077 - Electrical wiring devices with a protective shutter: Electrical wiring devices with user accessible connections and a shutter system for preventing unwanted objects from being inserted into the devices to the user accessible connections is provided.... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070049078 - Protective boot and universal cap: A protective endcap for use with a triaxial cable connector. The endcap is sized to fit about a mating end of the triaxial connector. A pair of protective boots for use with coaxial cable connectors. Each protective boot includes an interior space for receiving a triaxial cable connector. Each interior... Agent: Attention Of Steven C. Bruess Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070049079 - Safety mechanism, electrical outlet containing same, and method of manufacturing same: A safety mechanism capable of blocking an opening to an electrical connection in an electrical outlet includes a safety barrier coupled to the electrical outlet at a pivot point and a biasing member adjacent to the safety barrier. The safety barrier is rotatable between a first position, in which the... Agent: Allan W. Watts Bryan Cave LLP

20070049080 - Memory card socket structure: A memory card socket structure includes a case having a card accommodating portion for receiving a thin plate-shaped memory card, and a contact block having contact terminals to be brought into contact with terminals of the memory card. The case has a cover shell and a base shell both formed... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070049081 - Memory card socket structure: A memory card socket structure includes an arm rotatably moved by an insertion and an extraction of a memory card into and from a card compartment and a memory card detecting function for detecting whether the memory card is inserted into the card compartment. The arm includes a main portion... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070049082 - Cable connector assembly with emi gasket: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a housing (1) including a base portion (13) and a tongue portion (14) extending from the base portion, a printed circuit board (2) received in the housing, a cable (7) electrically connecting with the printed circuit board, and a latch member (31) assembled to... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070049083 - Device for transmitting signals or current between end points: A device for transmitting signals or current between end points which can be moved relative to one another is specified between which at least two flat ribbon lines (4-7) extending in turns and accommodated in an essentially circular cassette are arranged which have at least one electrical conductor, t the... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070049084 - Electrical connector with shorting clip for vehicular use: An electrical connector has a dielectric body having longitudinally opposite inner and outer faces and formed with a central cavity opening longitudinally outward at the outer face and a pair of side cavities flanking the central cavity and also opening longitudinally outward at the outer face, respective stiff contacts fixed... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070049085 - Cable connection assembly: A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus. The cable connection assembly may include a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable. The cable connection assembly may also include an attachment mechanism adapted... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070049086 - Flexible wiring system for electronic apparatus: A flexible wiring system for an electronic system includes an intermediate distributing unit and a changeover control unit. The intermediate distributing unit includes first side connectors connectable with an input side and an output side of a basic control circuit, second side connectors connectable with inputting devices such as various... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20070049087 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprising a housing made of insulator, conductive contacts arranged in the housing and an actuator attached rotatably to the housing, wherein the conductive contacts are divided into at least first and second groups, and the actuator brings each of the conductive contacts belonging to the first group... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20070049088 - Electrical zero insertion force connector: An electrical zero insertion force connector includes a first part having two housings, a second part having a plug, and a sleeve contact having contact segments with a gap. A clamp movably connects to the sleeve contact. The second housing movably connects to the first housing. The sleeve contact extends... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070049089 - Electrical socket which can be reduced in operating force: In an electrical socket including a base for receiving a connection object in a predetermined direction, a plurality of contacts are held by the base and adapted to be contacted with the connection object. A pusher is rotatably held by the base and has an acting portion and an operating... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070049090 - Resin-molded structural body having water-stop structure in wire harness path: In an electric connection box which is a resin-molded structural body, in order to prevent the intrusion of a liquid from an outlet portion from which a wire harness is exposed to the exterior of a wire harness path, a first water-stop wall portion and second water-stop wall portions are... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070049091 - Connector: The present invention is to provide a connector having watertight between a cover and a housing, and preventing a filler from leaking out of fitting faces therebetween. The housing has a housing groove, at a side of the cover, defined with a first and second housing walls. The cover has... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070049092 - Method of fabricating a chip: A method of fabricating a chip may include the step of providing a first electrical part. The method may also include the step of forming a shell with the first electrical part embedded in a first side portion of the shell and a cavity in a second side portion of... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20070049093 - Anti-rotation device for mating connectors and methods of using same: The present invention is generally directed to an anti-rotation device for mating connectors, and methods of using same. In one illustrative embodiment, the method comprises coupling a first connector to a second connector, removing at least a portion of the second connector after the first and second connectors are coupled... Agent: Jeffrey E. Daly Grant Prideco, L.p.

20070049094 - Apparatus to connect substrates: An apparatus to connect substrates includes a first substrate having at least one first contact, a second substrate having at least one second contact corresponding to the at least one first contact on the first substrate, and a connector to couple the first substrate and the second substrate to maintain... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20070049096 - Electrical connector: An IC socket for electrically connecting an integrated circuit module to a printed circuit board comprises: an insulative housing defining two pairs of sidewalls, said sidewalls forming a recessed area defining a plurality of passageways therein, one of the sidewalls of the housing forms a receiving channel and a fastening... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070049095 - Retaining structure for battery cover: In a battery mount structure wherein a battery carrier 5 with a battery 3 housed interiorly is arranged below a passenger step 19 to a vehicle, a battery cover 8 is adapted to be movable toward and away from the vehicle in the widthwise direction of the vehicle. In the... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070049097 - Superconducting circuit: A circuit includes a latch circuit including a Josephson junction and configured to perform a latch operation based on a hysteresis characteristic in response to a single flux quantum, a load circuit including load inductance and load resistance and coupled to an output of the latch circuit, and a reset... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070049098 - Optical connector: An optical connector for connecting an optical cable having a cylindrical endpiece to a light source has a structure having an interior bore with a longitudinal axis, a port for receiving an illuminating beam and another port for receiving the cylindrical endpiece. A channel is defined along the periphery of... Agent: Plevy & Howard & Darcy P.C.

20070049099 - Connector system with improved unplugging functionality: The invention relates to a connector system of a connector and a counterpart. The connector includes a pivotally supported locking arm extending towards said counterpart, wherein said locking arm includes a first locking portion adapted to engage with a second locking portion of said counterpart by a first rotating movement... Agent: Harrington & Smith, LLP

20070049101 - Electrical connector: A connector housing body has a terminal receiving chamber. A projecting terminal has a terminal base received in the terminal receiving chamber and a projecting portion projecting from the housing body. A front body covers the projecting portion of the terminal. The front body has the terminal insertion hole through... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070049100 - Electrical connector with a spring push button for disengagement with jack: An electrical connector including a jack and a plug is disclosed. The plug includes a spring biased push button slidably anchored in an opening on a top shell and including an indentation at either side, and a front trigger adjacent the indentation; two U-shaped positioning devices each comprising a front... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell Suite 1404

20070049102 - Vertical type audio jack connector: A vertical type audio jack connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, an LED and a shielding case. The insulative housing has a rectangular portion and a mating portion, the mating portion has an insertion hole, on the left, right and top of the circular surface of the... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070049103 - Connector system for supporting multiple types of plug carrying accessory devices: Embodiments of the invention include a method and apparatus for intelligent handheld device accessory support. A method of one embodiment includes sensing the presence of an accessory plug in a jack of the handheld device, determining a type of accessory device attached to the accessory plug, including receiving electrical signals... Agent: Shemwell Mahamedi LLP

20070049104 - Electrical connection arrangement: An electrical connection arrangement for electrical connection of an electrical device with a bottom part for holding at least one device-side cable, with a top part for holding at least one connection-side cable and with a contact body for electrical connection of the device-side cable to the connection-side cable, the... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070049105 - Connector with rotatable cable exit: A cable connector includes a housing having a mating end and a cable exit end. A ferrule is rotatably retained in the housing proximate the cable exit end. The ferrule is rotatable within a predetermined range with respect to the housing. The housing includes an arcuate slot having end edges... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronic Corporation

20070049106 - Mark displaying structure and electronic apparatus: In general, according to one embodiment of the invention, a mark displaying structure on a surface of a casing comprises: a mark comprising an annularly closed outline; a wall part at least partly configuring the casing; and a mark displaying member comprising; a displaying part received in the displaying hole;... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070049107 - Common lead device for sata and periphery power connectors: A common lead device applied to SATA and periphery power connectors in a computer is described. The device integrates a plurality of power cords output from a power supply into common power cords, by which different voltages are provided.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070049108 - Hierarchical cable harness structure for a motor vehicle: A cable harness for connecting electrical components in a cockpit of a motor vehicle to an on-board motor-vehicle electrical system has a cockpit cable harness with a single main connection point to the on-board vehicle electrical system. The electrical components belong to a respective one of at least two modules,... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070049109 - Casing for electric connections and process for manufacturing such a casing: Casing for electric connections comprising two elements (1,1′; 100,102; 200, 201) which can be reciprocally coupled in a reversible or irreversible manner and delimiting an internal cavity (2; 101; 210) for a terminal box (3) or similar device and a plurality of in/out openings for one or more cables (5)... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070049110 - Electrical mounting structure: An electrical mounting structure includes a first electronic device having a first connector; a second electronic device having a rear plate, the rear plate having at least one via hole and a second connector for being connected to the first connector of the first electronic device; and a connecting board... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070049111 - Electrical plug-and-socket connector: A connector includes two housings, a chamber block, and a seal. Passages arranged in a configuration extend through first housing top wall into first housing. Chamber block has chambers arranged in the configuration. Seal has openings arranged in the configuration and attaches to chamber block such that openings align with... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070049112 - Coaxial cable and method for producing the same: In a method for producing a concentric coaxial cable and a corresponding coaxial cable, the coaxial cable includes a core, a dielectric enclosing the core, an electroconducting shield enclosing the dielectric, a jacket enclosing the shield, and a connector. The connector includes a contact sleeve which is contacted in a... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070049113 - Coaxial cable connector with friction-fit sleeve: A coaxial cable connector includes an annular post defining an axial bore therein, a cylindrical connector body coupled to the post, a nut rotatably coupled to the post and a sleeve movably connected to the connector body. The sleeve includes at least one radially outwardly extending ridge formed on an... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20070049114 - Safety switch with integrated auxiliary power supply and convenience receptacle: An enclosed switching apparatus includes an enclosure and a primary power supply disconnect mounted in the enclosure. The primary power supply disconnect has first and second terminals, the first terminals are electrically connectable to a primary power source and the second terminals are electrically connectable to a load. An auxiliary... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070049117 - Data verification apparatus and data verification method: Disclosed herein is a data verification apparatus and method which can verify digital multimedia data to be transmitted and received. A receive data verification apparatus includes a decrypter for decrypting an encrypted High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) stream and outputting the decrypted, resulting raw data in the form of an... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049115 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises a plug and a receptacle. The receptacle has an insulative housing with a protruding member having elastic contacts for signal and non-elastic contacts for power supply disposed thereon, wherein the non-elastic contacts are disposed on surfaces orthogonal to surfaces on which the elastic contacts are disposed.... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070049116 - Plug-in connection: A plug-in connection having at least three multipole contact banks, preferably a plug-in connection comprising a multipoint pin connector and a multipoint slot connector, the multipoint pin connectors having at least one first contact element and the multipoint slot connectors having at least one second contact element, corresponding to the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070049118 - Vertical docking connector: An electrical connector includes a main housing having a forward mating face and a rearward mounting face, and a plurality of contact modules received in the main housing. Each contact module includes an upper contact module and a lower contact module joined to the upper contact module along side edges... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronic Corporation

20070049119 - Connector: There is provided a connector which can downsize the peripheral device. A receptacle 1 is capable of receiving both a mini-A plug based on a USB OTG standard and a mini-B plug based on a USB 2.0 standard. Further, the receptacle 1 includes first posts 41 compliant with the USB... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070049120 - Active cable assembly for use in universal serial bus: An active cable assembly for use in Universal Serial Bus (USB) that includes at least one USB node, the cable assembly managing power delivered through the cable assembly.... Agent: Texas Instruments Incorporated

20070049121 - Electronic module and method for sealing an electronic module: A method and apparatus for sealing electronic module conductors is provided. Electronic modules typically consist of an electronic circuit board (“PCB”) with electronic components, an integral housing/connector assembly, conductors such as wires or terminal pins, and a mounting feature. A method for sealing electronic module conductors is provided which improves... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20070049122 - Module, method of manufacturing module, and electronic apparatus using module: A module includes a circuit board, a first terminal on a lower surface of the circuit board, a first electronic component on an upper surface of the circuit board, a first cover made of metal covering the first electronic component, a second electronic component on the lower surface of the... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070049123 - Safety socket for light tube: A luminaire socket is used in spaced-apart pair to receive a light tube therebetween in a luminaire assembly. The light tube has socket caps with contact pins at opposed ends. The luminaire socket comprises: a base connected to a support surface; electrical plugs within the base, the electrical plugs connected... Agent: David M. Carter Carter Schnedler & Monteith, P.A.

20070049124 - Audio jack with inclined coupling end face: An audio jack includes a parallelepiped insulative housing 10 including a tapered, inclined rear end 13 having four sides wherein two sides are longer, the other two sides are shorter, the longer sides are inclined, and the four sides are coupled together; first, second, third, and fourth conductors 21, 22,... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070049126 - Connection module: A connection module for connecting an external plug includes a body, a plurality of internal terminals and a holding device. The holding device is disposed in the body and includes a plate, a first support and a second support. When the external plug is fitted in the connection module, the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049127 - Patch field documentation and revision systems: A communication network device and corresponding patch field system are disclosed. The device includes a port module, ports, and an appliqué attached to a face of the port module. The appliqué includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with conductive pads. A patch cord connects the device with an intelligent patch... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070049125 - Plug connector for the electrical connection of solar panels: The invention relates to a plug connector for exterior application, in particular, for the electrical connection of solar panels, comprising a plug (16) with a plug housing (14), comprising at least one contact pin (3), or contact sleeve (13) and a coupling (1) comprising a coupling housing (2), with at... Agent: The Firm Of Karl F Ross

20070049128 - Mounting structure: An improved mounting structure for mounting objects, such as handheld electronic devices within a vehicle. The improved mounting structure includes a novel mounting plate that is provided with a pair of spaced-apart, uniquely-shaped connector elements that can be securely mated with connector elements provided on an object connector plate to... Agent: James E. Brunton, Esq.

20070049129 - Electrical connecting terminal: An electrical connecting terminal with a connecting terminal housing has on its wide side a housing wall and bus bars running one above the other are disposed in the housing configured for connecting conductor connections arranged on opposite sides of the connecting terminal housing. The conductor connections are arranged laterally... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070049130 - Wiring substrate, method of manufacturing wiring substrate, and liquid droplet ejection head: The wiring substrate comprises: a recess section and a projecting section formed on at least one surface of the wiring substrate; and wires formed on both the recess section and the projecting section.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070049131 - Solder and method for applying same: An unsoldered solder is a hollow cylindrical sleeve for placing on the ends of electrical connectors to be soldered and on the ends of cables followed by heating and melting, i.e., soldering.... Agent: Jordan And Hamburg LLP

20070049132 - Method of fixing terminal fitting components to each other and terminal fitting: A terminal fitting includes first and second terminal fitting components. The first terminal fitting component includes a first flat plate having a through hole and caulking pieces. The caulking pieces stand up from both edges in the width direction of the first flat plate. The second terminal fitting component includes... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070049133 - Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control: Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to dynamically redistribute power in a system that includes a plurality of subsystems are described. A load profile of the system is identified. The power is redistributed between the subsystems while tracking the load profile. The load profile may be an asymmetric, or a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070049134 - Methods and apparatuses for dynamic power control: Exemplary embodiments of methods and apparatuses to provide a cooling arrangement for a system are described. The system includes a component coupled to a heat sink. A signal associated with a temperature control of the component is asserted. A target temperature of the heat sink is adjusted based on the... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070049135 - Rhythmic exercise device and method of conducting an exercise program: An exercise device capable of placing an additional, low-impact load on muscles during the range of motion, while also providing a rhythmic enhancement to a workout.... Agent: West & Associates, A PC