Electrical connectors inventions 09/07

20070224848 - Flat circuit board electrical connector: A flat circuit board electrical connector includes a housing (20); a plurality of flat terminals supported having a pair of support sections (14, 16), a movable member (40) having a cam shaft (44), wherein when said movable member (40) is at said open position, said cam shaft (44) is inserted... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070224851 - Electromagnetic interference containment in a transceiver module: A transceiver module that utilizes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) containment structure for dealing with electromagnetic interference generated within the transceiver module. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module includes a housing, a printed circuit board disposed within the housing, and an EMI shield disposed about the printed circuit board. In... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070224850 - Plug connection adapter: In a plug connection adapter adapted for connecting a first and a second plug-in connector element (11, 12) and comprising at least one contact pin (17) both ends of which are provided with contact blades/contact slots (21a, 21b) for contact-making of the plug-in connector elements (11, 12), a header shroud... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070224852 - Shielded electrical harness with an angled connector, and its method of fabrication: the branch is protected by a shielding sheath secured to a second end of the casing; the bundle includes an abutment member secured to the portion of the wire segments extending inside the angled casing and co-operating with the angled casing to prevent the portion of the wire segments from... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070224856 - Positioning method and board: Disclosed are a positioning method and a board for swiftly and accurately adjusting the position of a warpage-preventive rail for preventing warpage of the board in flow soldering. A mark of a width B provided with a slit having a width A in a direction perpendicular to a dip direction... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070224842 - Electrical connector for a window pane of a vehicle: A window pane has a substrate formed from glass and includes an electrical device including an electrical conductor. An electrical connector is operatively connected to and in electrical communication with the conductor for transferring electrical energy to the conductor. An electrical connector is bonded to the electrical conductor and has... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070224841 - Universal audio/video docking station for an automobile: An automotive entertainment system includes an interior automotive surface having a receptacle with a first electrical connector. The receptacle has a size and shape to matingly receive at least a portion of each of a plurality of different types of audio/video components. The first electrical connector connects to a second... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070224843 - Shore power wire harness: A wire harness for a truck, truck and trailer, a recreational vehicle or bus includes a rear removable connector positioned adjacent to the rear of the vehicle, a first cable attached to the bottom of the vehicle having one end attached to the rear removable connector and the other end... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20070224844 - Graphics card connector module, and motherboard device having the same: A graphics card connector module is adapted for interconnecting a motherboard, a graphics card and a display device. The motherboard includes a primary slot that provides signal coupling compatible with the PCI-Express industry standard. The graphics card connector module includes a first coupling connector mounted on a card body and... Agent: Ladas & Parry

20070224846 - Break apart power connector: In one embodiment of the present invention a break apart power connector (e.g., for use with a personal computer power supply) is provided. In one example, the connector may comprise an integrally molded body portion, a plurality of electrical connecting elements mounted to the integrally molded body portion and a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070224847 - Connector resiliently deformed easily with small load and method of manufacturing the same: A connector includes a support member and a plurality of electrodes. The support member is of a plate shape and has a front surface and a rear surface. Each of the electrodes pierces through the support member to have projections which project from the front surface and the rear surface,... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070224845 - Electronic package structures using land grid array interposers for module-to-board interconnection: Apparatus and methods are provided for constructing electronic package structures using LGA (land grid array) module-to-board connectors that are designed to provide higher count I/O interconnections by expanding LGA area, but without having to increase chip module footprint or reduce the pitch of area array I/O contacts of an LGA... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070224849 - Socket with integral, retractable socket contact protector: In some embodiments, a socket with integral, retractable socket contact protector is presented. In this regard, a contact protector is introduced to protect contacts, and to provide openings through which the contacts can emerge to couple with lands. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070224853 - Apparatus and method for environmentally isolated analysis: An apparatus for analyzing a product to be analyzed which is located in a receptacle provided with a coupling element, in particular for photometric or spectrophotometric analysis of powder, bulk material, granular material and similar, is provided with a docking element for sealing connection to the coupling element, and with... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.A.

20070224854 - Memory module, method of manufacturing a memory module and computer system: A memory module includes a first pc-board with a plurality of memory chips assembled thereon and with a second pc-board with a second plurality of memory chips assembled thereon. The first pc-board and the second pc-board are connected via first and second connectors placed on the surfaces of the first... Agent: Edell, Shapiro & Finnan, LLC

20070224855 - Semiconductor device and method of forming wires of semiconductor device: A method of forming wires of a semiconductor device including forming a first metal wire on a semiconductor substrate; forming a first insulating film on the first metal wire; etching a portion of the first insulating film to expose a surface portion of the first metal wire; forming a first... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20070224857 - Cap for an electrical connector: An electrical assembly that may include a weighted cap. The weighted cap may provide counterbalancing to a non-proportional ball-grid array connector integrated circuit package for connection with a substrate. The weighted cap provides compensation for variations in the imbalance of the electronic connector package against the substrate.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070224858 - Motor: A motor may include a coil bobbin having a drum part around which a winding is provided, a terminal block formed on an outer periphery of the coil bobbin, at least a pair of terminal pins which are protruded from a first wall face of the terminal block, and a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070224859 - Grounding via a pivot lever in a transceiver module: A transceiver module that utilizes a pivot lever to ground a shielded cable that is plugged into the transceiver module. In one example embodiment, a transceiver module includes a housing, a jack, and a movable pivot lever. The housing is operative to be electrically connected to chassis ground when the... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070224860 - Crosstalk shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data communication: A shielding device for connection strips in telecommunications and data engineering has a number of shielding plates and at least one base rail allocated to the shielding plates. To simplify the process of fitting the shielding device inside a connection strip, the shielding plates and the base rail are integrally... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070224861 - Camshaft of automotive combustion engines in particular: To this end, various space-saving pin receptacle designs are proposed. A space-saving measure is also provided with respect to an arrangement of an adjustable cam in close proximity to a cam fixedly connected to the outside shaft by adjustment of the shaft of the neighboring cam to the pin receptacle... Agent: Collar & Roe, P.C.

20070224862 - Electrical connector assembly with connection assist: An electrical connector including electrical contacts; a housing having the electrical contacts connected thereto; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a cam member movably mounted to the housing having a slot for receiving a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070224863 - Memory card connector: A memory card connector for a first memory card or a second memory card has an insulative housing, a terminal set and a shell. The insulative housing has a first space for the first memory card and a second space for the second memory card. The terminal set is mounted... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070224864 - Cmp retaining ring: An improved chemical mechanical polishing retaining ring. A representative embodiment comprises a base portion made from a wear-resistant plastic material, and an upper portion, or backbone portion, made from a stiffer and more wear resistant material. One of the base or backbone portion is preferably overmolded onto the other. The... Agent: Patterson, Thuente, Skaar & Christensen, P.A.

20070224865 - Soft-grip medical connector: A soft grip medical connector comprises a housing with an upstream end, a downstream end and a lumen extending through a central portion thereof. A flexible member comprises a valve portion integrally formed with a sleeve portion. The valve portion is positioned within a section of the housing and is... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070224866 - Wall mount assembly: Wall mount assemblies operable to be mounted to a building are described. The wall mount assemblies include a base having a front surface and a rear surface and having a wall extending about an outer periphery and inwardly from the rear surface. The base also includes at least one edge... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20070224867 - Latching dual contact socketfor testing ball grid array devices: A test and burn-in socket for ball grid array type devices is disclosed. This socket is a true open top device in that there is no contact on the upper surface of the device under test. The test and burn-in socket further features dual contacts for simultaneous voltage and current... Agent: Thomas Allsup

20070224868 - Lockout device: A fitting lockout device includes first and second plate members each having proximal and distal end portions. The first plate member has at least a first cutout disposed between the proximal and distal end portions, and at least a first lock aperture disposed in the distal end portion. The second... Agent: Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP

20070224869 - Testing device: A printed-circuit-board testing device that tests an electronic component disposed on a printed circuit board includes printed-circuit-board-tilt measuring means for measuring tilting of the printed circuit board, measuring means for measuring tilting of an arm having a probe that comes into contact with and tests the electronic component, correcting means... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070224871 - Surface contact card holder: A surface contact card holder (8) includes a body (10) and a receiving mechanism (20). The receiving mechanism has two sidewalls (21), an elastic member (26), a holding wall (27), and a holding piece (25). The sidewalls, the elastic member, and the holding wall are provided on the body. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070224870 - Computer system with fixing module for riser card thereof: A computer system with a fixing module for riser card thereof is provided. By allowing the bottom side of the supporting pillar and the bottom parts of the two opposite sides of the supporting pillar engaging with each other, the riser card is supported by stress from all directions around... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224872 - Integral bonding attachment: An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20070224873 - Field communication and computer data distribution system: A field communication and computer data distribution system includes a weatherproof housing with a hinged lid, a panel positioned in the housing and having a plurality of pairs of insulation displacement connector units mounted thereon, and a pair of multi-terminal box connectors on opposite sides thereof. A double pole, single... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070224874 - Connector and recording apparatus having the same: A connector includes: a housing; and a plurality of metal contacts supported so as to be parallel to each other with respect to the housing, each contact having a first contact arm and a second contact arm, and electrically connecting a first member and a second member to each other... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070224875 - Single-legged body support system: A body support system for providing support to a user is provided. In certain embodiments, a body support system comprises a single leg having a first end and a second end; a seat attached to the first end of the single leg; a base attached to the second end of... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.L.P.

20070224876 - Cable connector and method of assembling a cable to such a cable connector: The invention relates to a cable connector including a housing with a base substantially extending between a front side and a rear side of said connector and a first housing part mountable to said base such that said first housing part and a first portion of said base determine a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070224877 - Strain relief asssembly: A spot cleaning apparatus comprises a fluid distribution system, a fluid recovery system, an agitation system, and a controller system to automatically monitor and control inputs and outputs to said systems for removal of spots and stains from a surface without attendance by a user. A suction nozzle and agitation... Agent: Mcgarry Bair PC

20070224878 - Method for contacting flexible printed circuit with another flexible circuitry component and related circuitry assembly: A method for connecting a flexible printed circuit (FPC) with a flexible circuitry component containing conducting wires is disclosed. The flexible circuitry component has an uncovered conducting portion. The proposed method includes providing a tenon and a holder with a groove corresponding to the tenon; and utilizing the tenon to... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070224879 - Adapter for attaching an electronic shelf labet to a blister hook: The invention is directed to an adapter (29) for attaching an electronic shelf label (26) to a cantilever (22) of a blister hook (20). The adapter (29) has a housing (30) into which the shelf label (26) is inserted, and a suspension device for pivotal mounting of the housing (30)... Agent: Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein, Cohen & Pokotilow, Ltd.

20070224880 - Axial compression electrical connector for annular corrugated coaxial cable: An electrical connector having a longitudinal axis with interface and cable ends for coaxial cable having an annular corrugated solid outer conductor. The connector having a body and an interface joined in an interference fit along the longitudinal axis of the connector. A spring finger ring within a bore of... Agent: Babcock Ip, PLLC

20070224881 - Water proof type electrical connector: A waterproof electrical connector for electrically connecting wiring to a mating connector having a concavity, the waterproof electrical connector having a contact connected to an end of a wire, a housing having a fitting section configured to at least partially house the contact and configured for insertion into the concavity,... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070224882 - Connector: A connector is provided which can confirm full insertion of an object to be connected by feeling at insertion manipulation and can temporarily hold the object to be connected surely. Each of lock portions is formed by a non-elastic member. On both ends in the terminal arranging direction of a... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070224884 - Connector structure for a transceiver module: A transceiver module, such as a copper transceiver module, that utilizes an example connector structure for receiving the plug of a communication cable. The example connector structure is configured to house a plurality of electronic components in such a way as to efficiently utilize the space within the connector structure... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070224883 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating base member having a chamber and a bore formed in a protrusion, a conductor rod having one limb engaged through the bore of the protrusion and the other limb engaged in the chamber of the base member for acting as a central electrode of... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070224885 - Modular panel assembly: The modular panel assembly comprises a plurality of different design inserts that can be readily assembled into a panel using a plurality of structural members. The different kinds of design inserts and structural members have the same type of coupling mechanism so as to allow many different configurations based on... Agent: Bereskin And Parr

20070224886 - Electric wiring: An electric wire includes a conductive core, an inner sheath substantially surrounding the conductive core consisting of an extruded matrix of particulate material and binding material, and an outer sheath substantially surrounding the inner sheath.... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070224887 - Land grid array socket: A land grid array socket (10) includes a dielectric housing (12) defining a number of passages (122) and a number of conductive terminals (16) residing in the corresponding passages, respectively. Each conductive terminal includes a base section (1600) secured to the passage and a pair of opposing bent sections (162)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070224888 - Electrical connector with pre-locked terminal position assurance (tpa): An electrical connector housing assembly including an electrical connector housing having electrical terminal receiving areas; and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member movably mounted to the electrical connector housing. The TPA member is latched to the electrical connector housing in a pre-lock position by lateral side latches of the TPA... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070224889 - Conductor pin: A conductor pin placed between one member and another member and contacting the both members to electrically connect the members to each other. The conductor pin includes a tubular outer pin portion formed by folding a conductive plate material for the outer pin portion, a tubular inner pin portion formed... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070224890 - Contact for a battery connector: A contact is mounted in a battery connector of an electronic device and has a soldering section, a body section, a resilient section, two inclined gaps and a contacting section. The body section extends from the soldering section and has a first end and a second end. The resilient section... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070224891 - Connector and method for manufacturing and connecting wire: A terminal connector and wire connecting method thereof are disclosed. The terminal connector includes a metal electric wire terminal, a metal material with the low melting point and an insulated sleeve. One section of the metal electric wire terminal bends to a C-shaped section with a vertical slot where an... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070218709 - Computer system and main board equipped with hybrid hypertransport interfaces: A computer system comprises a main board equipped with a HT device. The HT interface comprises a first connector and a riser card. The first connector is compatible with HT Device-Under-Test (HT-DUT) specifications and electrically connected onto the main board. The riser card, inserted onto the main board, includes a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070218711 - Apparatus including card element, device inserted into apparatus and a method for connecting or disconnecting the card element: An apparatus including a substrate and a card element to be installed on the substrate includes a first plane which inclines at a predetermined angle with respect to the substrate; a second plane which is provided on the card element, inclines at the angle with respect to the substrate, and... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070218712 - Connection arrangement and method for optical communications: An arrangement for connecting an electronic subassembly and an optical subassembly in an electro-optical communication device such as an electro-optical transceiver. The arrangement includes a body of a rigid dielectric material for mounting e.g. on the optical subassembly. The body has electrically conductive pathways provided thereon and includes a shaped... Agent: Kathy Manke Avago Technologies Limited

20070218713 - Connector for flexible substrate: A connector for a flexible substrate of the present invention includes a housing having a board insertion port for receiving a flexible substrate, contacts of first and second types provided in parallel with each other inside the housing and supported pivotally and rotatably on an upper side of the housing... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070218714 - Sporting system: A sporting system is described, having a sport board that can be attached to a shoe construction using Velcro®.... Agent: Stephen M. De Klerk Blakely, Sokoloff, Taylor & Zafman LLP

20070218718 - Electrical termial: A conductive terminal (7) includes a right base portion (71), a connecting portion (72) extending from one side of the base portion (71), an elastic portion (72) extending from one side of the connecting portion (72), a securing portion (74) connecting with the base portion (71) and a solder portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218708 - Rotary bearing with current feed-through means: The invention concerns a rotary bearing with current feed-through means, in particular for a sausage clipping machine, wherein the rotary bearing has a bearing casing (40) and a bearing shaft (20) rotatably accommodated therein and wherein the bearing casing (40) and the bearing shaft (20) are at least partially made... Agent: Hahn Loeser & Parks, LLP

20070218710 - Structure and process for a contact grid array formed in a circuitized substrate: An elastic contact array circuitized substrate includes a circuitized substrate provided with circuit traces, and an array of three dimensional contact elements joined to the circuitized substrate and electrically coupled to the circuit traces. In one configuration, the array of three dimensional contacts are formed in a spring sheet material... Agent: Neoconix, Inc. C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070218715 - Connector mounting structure and electronic apparatus having the same: A connector mounting structure includes a circuit board, a surface mount connector mounted to the circuit board, and an electronic component. The connector includes a connector body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The connector body has a base portion placed on a front surface of the circuit board and... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070218716 - Contacts of board-to-board connector: An electrical connector assembly includes a socket connector soldered on one circuit board and a plug connector soldered on another circuit board. The socket connector includes an insulating socket base and a plurality of first terminals received in the first terminal-receiving slots of the insulating socket base. Each first terminal... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070218717 - Press-fit contact and method for producing the contact: The invention relates to a press-fit contact, comprising a contact body and two adjoining legs, which are formed integrally with the contact body and are separated by a separating surface that is created through processing without cutting. The legs are expanded within a press-in region and are arranged at a... Agent: Venable LLP

20070218719 - Printed circuit board with ground conductor for electric motor, and electric motor: A printed circuit board (PCB), in particular for an electric motor, has two opposite main surfaces with at least one main surface carrying electrical components. A plurality of outer end faces extend between the two opposite main surfaces. One of the outer end faces is provided with a metallization that... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

20070218720 - Electrical power distribution apparatus: In one embodiment, an improved electrical power distribution apparatus is disclosed which includes a conduit containing at least one elongate conductor (4126, 4128). The conduit has an opening (4154) through which a connector is able to be inserted to connect electrically with the conductor (4126, 4128). The improvement relates to... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070218721 - Electrical equipment for junction and method of manufacturing the same: The present invention provides electrical equipment for junction improved in sealing performance and reduced in size and weight, and also provides a method of manufacturing the same. A face cover 6 and a back cover 7 are press-formed from an aluminum alloy. An electrical component 2 including a board 3,... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070218722 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprising a base defining a plurality of passageways and a conjugate member, a plurality of terminals residing in corresponding passageways, and a pick up cap being detachably mounted on the base and defining a conjugate post. The conjugate member having a hole and the conjugate post... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218723 - Self-cradling type portable terminal: Disclosed is a self-cradling type portable terminal including a first body having at least one first user interfacing unit, the first body having a stationary body and a sliding body adapted to slide in a longitudinal direction of the stationary body while continuously facing the stationary body so that a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070218725 - Connector: A connector for connecting a host and a peripheral device is disclosed. The connector includes N pin groups and each of the N pin groups has different pin length, wherein N is a positive integer and is greater than or equal to 3. The first pin group consists of ground... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070218724 - Electronic apparatus and unit: An electronic apparatus has: a housing with a surface partially formed by a removably attachable lid; and a main-body connector disposed adjacent to an opening to be covered by the lid. A hard disk unit is removably inserted into the opening of the housing of the electronic apparatus. The hard... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070218727 - Card connector with ejector: A card connector comprises an insulating housing defining a card insertion/ejection direction; a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing; a shell covering the insulating housing and an ejector. The ejector is assembled to the shell and comprises a push member, a moveable member mating with the push member,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218726 - Electronic apparatus and fixing component: An electronic apparatus includes a housing having an opening, a connector disposed at a position allowing the connector to face out from the opening and transferring signals to and from an external device. The electronic apparatus also includes a fixing component that secures the connector to the electronic apparatus. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070218728 - Memory card, memory card connector and combination thereof: The present invention discloses a memory card, a memory card connector and combination thereof. The memory card connector includes a shell body; a plurality of internal conductive points arranged in the shell body; a plurality of external conductive points arranged at the outside of the shell body; and a plurality... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070218729 - Electric connector: An electric connector includes a connector body 2 having contacts, and a connector housing 10. The connector housing 10 has a cavity 12, for housing the connector body 2, and an operation lever 16. The connector body 2 is inserted into the cavity 12, and the electric connector is engaged... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070218730 - Cable securing structure in a terminal seat: A terminal seat includes a cable securing plate (30) and a cable conducting member (40). The cable securing plate (30) has a hole (31), a bend (33) formed on a free side thereof and extending toward the hole (31) and a sharp edge (32) formed on a side face defining... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070218731 - Electronic apparatus: An electronic apparatus has two housings. One of the housings serves as a first housing and has a guide channel that vertically guides a vertically extending cable. The first housing also has a wing that covers a side of the guide channel except a vertically extending slit.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070218733 - Electrical plug connector having an internal leaf spring: In an electrical plug connector which includes an electrically conductive contact element having a plug accommodation provided for the insertion of a contact pin and having a contact lamella that laterally borders on the plug accommodation, as well as a leaf spring fastened to the contact element, which acts upon... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070218732 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device includes an electronic component, a spring terminal extending from the electronic component to supply a power to the electronic component, a circuit component having a power supply section contacting the spring terminal, and a stopper for restricting a movement of the electronic component. The spring terminal... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070218734 - Vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system: A vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose connection system is disclosed having a female connection end on a first vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose adapted for receiving a male connection end on a second vacuum cleaner current-carrying hose. The male connection has at least two male receptor plugs configured for inserting into female... Agent: Oyen, Wiggs, Green & Mutala LLP 480 - The Station

20070218735 - Composite electric connector, holder for composite electric connector, connection structure for fluorescent tube, and connection method for fluorescent tube: A composite electric connector is provided with a plurality of electric connectors and a holder which holds the electric connectors in such a manner that the electric connectors are lined up side by side along an aligning direction. Each electric connector includes a housing and a fluorescent tube connecting contact... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070218736 - Connector structure and connector type terminal block structure: A connector structure that can ensure connection is provided. In the connector structure, a bus bar and a plate-like terminal mate with each other to establish an electric connection. A lower-side inner surface as a first inner surface defining the opening is provided with a plurality of conductive rotary members... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070218737 - Printed-board supporting apparatus: A printed-board supporting apparatus that can easily treat a height of a support surface of a support pin, is provided. The support pin is attached to a pin supporting table, and a image of the support surface of the support pin is taken by a mark-image taking device, at a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070218738 - Electrical connector: Provided is an electrical connector for electrically connecting a plug assembly having a plurality conductive pads to a PCB, comprising a dielectric housing including a base having a plurality of sidewalls extending therefrom; the base defining a receiving cavity for receiving the plug assembly together with said sidewalls; a plurality... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218739 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly includes a first insulating body and a second insulating body connected with the first insulating body. A plurality of first contacts are disposed in the first insulating body, and a plurality of second contacts are disposed in the second insulating body. The rear-touching portion of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070218740 - Holding device and electronic product employing the same: A holding device (40) used for helping fasten an interface card (10) in a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) connector (20) includes a top wall (42), at least a pair of opposite sidewalls (44) for clamping the two sides of the PCI connector, and at least a pair of holding portions... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070218741 - Apparatus and method for component module insertion and removal protection: Component module insertion and removal protection in computer systems. In one aspect, a connector assembly for a component module includes a connector that receives the component module and receives power from a power selection circuit, and a module attachment mechanism operative to secure the component module to the connector when... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070218742 - Chip adapter seat: A chip adapter seat for positioning and connecting to a chip includes an insulating seat body, a plurality of terminals and a pressing element. The insulating seat body has an accommodating space for arranging the chip. On the corresponding sides of the accommodating space, a plurality of terminal-receiving grooves is... Agent: Hdsl

20070218744 - Opening/closing mechanism for a keyboard instrument cover: An opening/closing mechanism for a keyboard cover 3, comprising a front cover half 12 and a rear cover half 13 coupled foldably by a hinge 14 and provided within an musical instrument. The mechanism comprises a first guide 15 that guides the front cover half 12 backward at its front... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070218743 - Sliding prong-lock secondary lock: An end fitting assembly for a motion transmitting cable includes an end fitting having a horizontal central longitudinal axis and a pair of laterally spaced-apart prongs substantially parallel to the central longitudinal axis and resiliently deflectable inward toward one another, a support bracket having an opening coaxially receiving the end... Agent: Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP Attorneys & Counselors At Law

20070218745 - Connector: A connector includes a housing having a first female-side connecting port, a liquid circulation space, and a male-side connecting section communicating with the liquid circulation space, a first valve disk made of elastic material and having a hollow section and a top slit formed in the top and received in... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070218746 - Twist-check socket and electronic articles equipped with the same: The present invention provides a twist prevention socket and an electrical device having the socket. The socket of the present invention includes a housing and a first plug, which is provided in an insertion part of the housing. The first plug is connected to a jack of a power cord.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070218747 - Connector structure: A connector structure that can be less subject to the vibration of the equipment coupled to the connector is provided. In the inverter apparatus side connector structure, a packing, an insulation member, another packing and a terminal housing are fixed at the outer circumference of the inverter apparatus side terminal... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070218748 - Crimping apparatus includng a tool for supporting a plurality of crimping members: A crimping apparatus includes a support structure with an alignment element and a plurality of retainers movably attached to the support structure and radially arranged about an axis of the crimping apparatus. Each retainer includes an engagement structure. The crimping apparatus further includes a plurality of crimping members with an... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070218749 - Method and device for determining the geometrical data of a wire fitting: A method for contactless scanning of a wire fitting wherein the wire fitting is scanned by a first distance sensor and by a second distance sensor. The first distance sensor contactlessly scans the wire fitting, in this case a conductor crimp of a crimp contact, multiple times from below. The... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20070218750 - Snap-off screw with recessed breakoff area: A snap-off screw (10) for insertion into one or more two bone regions (12A) (12B) includes a screw body (14) having a screw region (16) and a driver region (18). Upon insertion of the screw region (16), the driver region (18) is designed to be decoupled from the screw region... Agent: The Law Office Of Steven G Roeder

20070218751 - Mounting system for light tiles attached to tensioned cables: Panels can be supported by cables formed out of cable segments. The cable segments can include a connector end and a latch end.... Agent: Fliesler Meyer LLP

20070218752 - Plug and connector: A electrical connector includes a center portion having an end face, a first outer body portion and second outer body portion. The outer body portions are hingedly connected to the center portion. The connector also includes at least one conductor termination and preferably two conductor terminations disposed within the center... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070218753 - String lamp assembly: A lamp assembly includes two juxtaposed electric cords, and a plurality of lamps each mounted on the electric cords. Each of the lamps includes a lamp holder, and a lamp cover. The lamp cover has an inside formed with two receiving grooves. Thus, the distal ends of the electric cords... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070218754 - Structures of terminals and component-to-be-loaded: To this end, there is provided terminal structures aiming for an electric connection when a battery pack 100 (component-to-be-loaded) is loaded on a video camera 1 (main body side apparatus), wherein the video camera (main body side apparatus) has a main body side terminal 30, and the battery pack has... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070218755 - Coaxial coupling for stepless calibration: A coaxial plug or coaxial socket connected to a coaxial coupler of a device that is to be calibrated, such as a measuring port of a vectorial network analyzer (VNA). The coaxial coupler has an inner conductor part and a coaxial outer conductor part, and has a short-circuit connection provided... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20070218756 - Storage box: A storage box includes a main body portion. The main body portion includes long longitudinal plate portions, short longitudinal plate portions, bottom plate portions that are continued from the long longitudinal plate portions and the short longitudinal plate portions, respectively, and lid portions that are continued from the long longitudinal... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070218757 - Valve connector for medical lines: A valve connector for medical infusion lines including an external tubular body with an inlet end and an outlet end, an internal hollow spike and an intermediate sealing member including a head with pre-slit and an elastic hollow element formed with fluid-tight members in contact with the hollow spike and... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti PC

20070218758 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulative housing (11), a plurality terminals received in the housing (11), a locating frame (12) mounted on an upper surface of the housing (11), a plurality of locating pins (15) for connecting the locating frame (12) and the housing (11) to the printed circuit... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218759 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is disclosed including an insulative housing, a pair of lock strips assembled to the insulative housing, and a casing assembled to the insulative housing for retaining the lock strips. The insulative housing includes a plurality of passageways receiving a plurality of conductive terminals therein. Mounting portions are... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070218762 - Compatible connector for first and second joints having different pin quantities: A compatible connector for first and second joints having different pin quantities is disclosed. The connector includes a base, at least one first pin, and at least one second pin. The base includes a first connecting surface and a second connecting surface. The first pins are disposed on the first... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20070218764 - Socket having stand-offs: An connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), and a multiplicity of conductive contacts (3) received in the housing. The housing comprises a mating surface (20) and a mounting surface (21) opposite to the mating surface. The housing defines a plurality of passageways (23) extending vertically therethrough to receive corresponding... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218761 - Electric connector having separated grounding structure: The present invention separates grounding units from a shell of an electric connector and makes them fabricated individually and later assembled together so that wastes over working hours, working procedures and bad electroplating can be avoided and cost can be reduced at the same time.... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070218763 - Electric plug-in connector having a prestressed contact lamina: An electric plug-in connector includes a plug receptacle provided for insertion of a contact pin, a contact lamina pivotally mounted on the plug-in connector housing, its free end being directed in the insertion direction of the contact pin, and a holding arm pivotably mounted on the plug-in connector housing, which... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070218760 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is disclosed comprising: an insulating main body provided with a first fixture block and a second fixture block on two ends of its side; and a metal housing disposed on the exterior of the insulating main body and provided with a first through hole and a second... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070218765 - High speed, high density electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a wafer formed with a ground shield made from a non-conductive material made conductive with conductive particles disposed therein, thereby eliminating the necessity of the metal ground shield plate found in prior art connectors while maintaining sufficient performance characteristics and minimizing electrical noise generated in the... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20070218766 - Dual differential pair cable: A dual differential pair cable includes a jacket, a plurality of wires electrically insulated from each other and surrounded by the jacket, and a header connector having a plurality of receptacles each connected to a corresponding wire. The plurality of receptacles includes a first receptacle pair connected to a first... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070218767 - Plate conveyor having rapid assembly device: A plate conveyor having overlapping plates and a plate-supporting sprocket chain composed of two parallel chain strands formed of inner link members and outer link members, facing ones of which are connected by link pins. The chain is in the form of at least two preassembled portions that are to... Agent: Robert W. Becker & Associates

20070218770 - Card connector: A card connector includes contacts of two kinds for two memory cards, each adapted to contact a connection portion of the memory card, and a housing having two inserting openings each into which the respective memory card is inserted and arranging and holding the contacts. The two inserting openings are... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070218769 - Fastening system for medical devices: A fastening system for medical devices includes a column-shaped interface profile (1) having a lens-shaped cross section with at least one convexly shaped, longer front surface (2) and with two shorter lateral surfaces (3), which are parallel to one another and pass over into the longer front surface (2) via... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070218768 - Transflash-to-sd adaptive card structure: A transflash-to-SD adaptive card structure is composed of an upper housing, a lower housing, and an adaptive terminal module, to adapt a Transflash memory card into an SD memory card. The adaptive terminal module consists of a plurality of terminals and a moldbase for fixing positions of the terminals. The... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070218771 - Testing tools for i/o ports: A testing tool for testing an I/O port includes a cable and a testing card. The cable includes a port formed at one end thereof configured for being connected to the I/O port, and a first connector formed at an opposite end thereof. The testing card includes two testing circuits... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070218772 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly includes a first insulating body and a second insulating body connected with the first insulating body. A plurality of first contacts are disposed in the first insulating body, and a plurality of second contacts are disposed in the second insulating body. The rear-touching portion of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070218774 - Audio jack with improved contact arrangement: An audio jack (100) for electrically connecting a mating plug (200) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of electrical contacts (21, 22, 23, 24) retained therein. The insulative housing (10) has a first sidewall (11), a second sidewall (12) opposite to the first sidewall, and a plug-insertion hole... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070218773 - Jack: The invention relates to a jack having a switch mechanism SW of the single-butt contact type in which an ON/OFF operation is performed by insertion/extraction of a plug P. When the plug is inserted, a displacement load is applied by the separator to a middle portion in the length direction... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070218775 - Downhole optic fiber wet connect system and method: A downhole optic fiber wet-connect system includes first and second matable portions of a tool body; first and second matable portions of a connector. Further included is a first magnet associated with one of the first and second matable portions and a second magnet associated with the other of the... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070218776 - Fuel supply line connector for water heater mounting bracket: An assembly for a water heater combustion chamber access door including a bracket having a plurality of leg members, each leg member having a distal portion sized and shaped to connect to the door and a proximal portion connected to a hub member having an opening with a slot; and... Agent: Ip Group Of Dla Piper US LLP

20070218777 - Electric contact and the part of an electric connector comprising said contact: This contact includes a tubular body bounded by walls and a contract part attached to the inside of said tubular body, the body having an edge forming a shoulder provided for cooperating with a second shoulder formed by the end of a part of a socket of the connector insulating... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070218778 - Press-fit contact: The invention proposes a press-fit contact (10) for a plug-in connector, a conductor bar or the like, having a press-in pin (12) at its rear end. A slot (30) is provided in lengthwise direction (11) of the press-in pin (12). At least one projection (32a, 32b; 33a, 33b) is disposed... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070218780 - Connector: A connector includes an inner housing receiving terminals, and an outer housing which is attached to the inner housing in a direction of insertion of the terminals into the inner housing. The outer housing includes pressing portions which abut against or are closely opposed to the respective terminals, received in... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070218779 - Lock structure: There is provided a lock structure of two articles which are attached to each other by fitting one article on the other article. The lock structure includes a lock arm formed at one of the two articles, and an arm reception portion which has a retaining portion for retaining engagement... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070218781 - Wired circuit board and connection structure between wired circuit boards: A wired circuit board includes a metal supporting layer, an insulating layer formed on the metal supporting layer and a conductive pattern formed on the insulating layer, and having a terminal portion for connecting to an external terminal. The terminal portion is disposed at an end portion of the conductive... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070212902 - Thin multichip flex-module: A low insertion force multichip in-line module comprises: a substantially rigid frame; a flex circuit having a plurality of integrated circuit chips disposed thereon, the flex circuit having contacts at least partially exposed along one edge of the frame; and, a compliant layer disposed between the exposed flex circuit and... Agent: Robert J. Lauf

20070212905 - Retaining device for heat sink: A retaining device for a heat sink includes a retaining piece, a retaining arm, a connection seat and a control member. The retaining piece has one end formed with a retaining hole and a top end formed with two tabs. The retaining arm has a vertical surface formed with a... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070212906 - Thin multichip flex-module: A thin multichip module comprises: a foldable frame comprising two rigid, substantially planar members capable of being folded together about a selected fold axis to form a substantially closed structure; a flex circuit having a plurality of integrated circuit chips disposed thereon, the flex circuit bonded to at least one... Agent: Robert J. Lauf

20070212907 - Contact pin and method for the production thereof: A contact pin for pressing into a through-connected hole of a printed circuit board is produced by forming. Its press-in portion has two contact legs spaced apart from one another by an elongate opening, are outwardly curved in their central region and, when pressed into the circuit board come to... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070212900 - Thin film probe card contact drive system: A probe card includes a flexible membrane, a plurality of probes attached to the flexible membrane, and a layer of foam connected to the flexible membrane so that when the probes are moved into the flexible membrane, the layer of foam is also deflected to produce a counteracting force at... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070212901 - Circuit board with holding mechanism for holding wired electronic components method for manufacture of such a circuit board and their use in a soldering oven: In order to secure wired components of large mass or non-uniform mass distribution safely on a circuit board, without the components needing, as currently usual, to be glued onto the circuit board or held on the circuit board with snap-in holders, integrated into a connection bore for receiving a connection... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070212903 - Non-leaded integrated circuit package system with multiple ground sites: A non-leaded integrated circuit package system is provided providing a die paddle of a lead frame, forming a dual row of terminals including an outer terminal and an inner terminal, and selectively fusing an inner terminal and an adjacent inner terminal to form a fused lead.... Agent: Ishimaru & Zahrt LLP

20070212904 - Busbar connection module: The invention relates to a busbar connection module comprising a housing and a predetermined number of clamping devices arranged in the housing for receiving and fastening exposed line ends, comprising feet projecting on the underside of the clamping devices for fastening to busbars, the clamping devices being arranged in succession... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070212908 - Apparatus for distributing electrical power and/or communication signals: In one embodiment, an electrical power distribution apparatus is disclosed which includes a track made up of a plurality of track sections connected together by/to joints and end sections. The track sections are each provided with a slot with which a power point connector may be engaged at any point... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20070212910 - Power module connection assemblies and universal power supplies and methods including the same: Power module connection assemblies include a longitudinally extending channel member and cam member. The longitudinally extending channel member includes a first end of a connector member in a sidewall thereof having a face exposed to an interior channel of the channel member. The connector member has an electrical connection section... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070212909 - Valve connector of air pump: A valve connector of an air pump includes a case, two connector assemblies, a pressing member and a lever. The case has a channel therein. The connector assemblies, each of which has an elastic barrel, are received in the case and communicated with the channel. The pressing member has a... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070212911 - Retainer for use with a ring shaped member: A retainer for a ring shaped member is provided with a spine portion, first and second side portions, and at least one ring member hole. The spine portion includes opposed first and second side edges. The first side portion extends laterally from the first side edge and the second side... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070212912 - Quick connector: A quick connector with an accessory housing. The accessory housing receives a system sensing device such as an absolute pressure sensor or a differential pressure sensor in fluid tight relation to the housing. A receptacle portion is arranged to connector the sensor to measuring instrumentation.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070212913 - Endoscope: An endoscope includes an operation portion side member, an insertion portion side member rotatable integrally with the insertion portion, an elastic member provided in one of the operation portion side member and the insertion portion side member, a frictional surface which is provided in the other of the operation portion... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20070212914 - Discrete electronic component and related assembling method: The present invention relates to a substantially package-like discrete electronic component of the type comprising a power electronic circuit, a body or casing, substantially parallelepiped, and electric connecting pins connected inside the body with said circuit and projecting from said body for an electric connection on the electronic printed circuit... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070212915 - Variable axis locking mechanism for use in orthopedic implants: A locking mechanism assembly to allow locking of a fastener in an orthopedic implant having its axis at a variable angle relative to the axis of a concavely rounded through opening in the implant. The assembly includes a convexly rounded ring shaped locking cam insert which mates with the through... Agent: Hudak, Shunk & Farine, Co., L.p.a.

20070212916 - Flat circuit connector: An electrical connector (22) is provided for terminating a flat electrical circuit (24) to a printed circuit board. The connector includes a dielectric housing (26) having an opening (28) for receiving an end of the flat circuit. A, plurality of terminals are mounted on the housing in a side-by-side array... Agent: Charles S Cohen Molex Incorporated

20070212917 - 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

20070212918 - Socket/plug coupling unit: According to the invention, an attachment receptacle (10) which can be fixed on a head covering, such as a helmet 5, of a user and has a clamping device is provided. The attachment receptacle 10 is fixed on the one hand by means of a fixing component, for example having... Agent: Mcculloch PLC

20070212919 - Thin multichip flex-module: A socket for in-line circuit modules comprises: at least one row of electrical pins configured to matably engage corresponding contacts on the in-line module; and, at least two fluid connections configured to matably engage corresponding fluid connections on the in-line module, whereby fluid may be circulated into and out of... Agent: Robert J. Lauf

20070212920 - Thin multichip flex-module: A socket assembly for multichip in-line modules comprises: at least three parallel in-line sockets, one of which is an edge-card socket adapted to matably engage electrodes on the edge of a printed circuit board, and the others of which are module sockets adapted to accept multichip in-line modules; and, internal... Agent: Robert J. Lauf

20070212921 - Axial thrust bulb socket with bayonet removal: An axial thrust bulb socket with bayonet removal of the bulb includes a flat bulb support member mounted in spaced relation to a pair of resilient socket end connectors and having a circular socket opening with a pair of pin retainer tabs extending therefrom toward the socket end connectors and... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20070212922 - Locking phono plug: A locking phono plug connector assembly having fingers that grip an interface port to prevent inadvertent disconnection from gravity or unintended disturbance of the wire is provided. A method of fastening/unfastening a plug is also provided, wherein an external sleeve is operated to fasten/unfasten the locking phono plug connector assembly.... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070212923 - Clamping device for an epliation device: A clamping device for a motor-driven epilation apparatus. The clamping device has a first clamping element with a first contact surface, in the region of which a three-dimensional clamping structure is provided. The clamping device has a second clamping element with a second contact surface. The contact surfaces of the... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070212924 - Cable terminal sealing facility: A cap facility for a medical cable having a terminal defining a rimmed chamber containing electrical contacts. The facility has a frame that connects to the terminal. An arm is connected to the frame, and is movable between a first closed position and a second open position. The arm is... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070212925 - Communication terminal: Disclosed herein is a communication terminal which has an adequate structure for keys so as to sufficiently fulfill various communication services, to thereby make the communication terminal compact, and can control operation of the keys so as to minimize a data input error of the keys. The communication terminal includes... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070212926 - Protection hood for endoscope and endoscope including the same: A protection hood for an endoscope is arranged on the outer surface of an elongated tubular member, such as an insertion section or a universal cable of an endoscope. The protection hood includes a plurality of segments. The split segments include flat surfaces which are in contact with each other... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20070212927 - High-speed data interface for connecting network devices: An interface adapted for high speed data transmission between network elements that decreases signal interference and cross-talk between the wires of a cable used for connecting the network elements. Various connection schemes are used for shielded pairs of wires within a cable used for the interface. The connection schemes may... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070212928 - Moving contact carrier arrangement for a circuit breaker mechanism: A circuit breaker mechanism comprises a line terminal, a load terminal and a set of contacts between the terminals. A fixed contact is connected to the line terminal, and a moving contact is connected to the load terminal via a conductive frame and a load sensing element. The moving contact... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

20070212929 - Breakaway connector assembly: A breakaway connector assembly for connecting a first electrical apparatus to a second electrical apparatus includes an adapter receptacle and an adapter plug. The adapter receptacle has at least one first electrical terminal therein and a first mating portion. The adapter plug has at least one second electrical terminal therein... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070212930 - Receptacle which can be fixed to a head covering and is intended for attachments for sighting devices: According to the invention, an attachment receptacle (10) which can be fixed on a head covering, such as a helmet 5, of a user and has a clamping device is provided. The attachment receptacle 10 is fixed on the one hand by means of a fixing component, for example having... Agent: Mcculloch PLC

20070212931 - Retractable cord assembly for securing portable electronic devices: A retractable cord assembly adapted to secure to a portable electronic device to a clippable housing to prevent damage during accidental misuse.... Agent: Burns & Levinson, LLP

20070212932 - Busway fitting with switch mounted perpendicular to primary axis: A busway fitting wherein the switch and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation. As the switch assembly and/or fuse are disposed in a horizontal orientation, the buses coupled to the switch assembly and/or fuse also extend horizontally. As such, the buses coupled to the switch assembly and/or fuse occupy... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20070212933 - Connector socket module: A connector socket module is disclosed that includes a connector socket module main body and a holder member configured to hold the connector socket module main body. The connector socket module main body includes a relay board; multiple I/O connector sockets of which a corresponding one is to be connected... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070212935 - Photovoltaic module mounting clip with integral grounding: An electrically conductive mounting/grounding clip, for use with a PV assembly of the type having an electrically conductive frame, comprises an electrically conductive body. The body has a central portion and first and second spaced-apart arms extending generally perpendicular to the central portion. Each arm has an outer portion with... Agent: Haynes Beffel & Wolfeld LLP

20070212934 - Circuit board with at least one connection bore for a connection wire or pin of a wired electronic component: A circuit board with a holding mechanism integrated into the circuit board for the holding of wired, electronic components. To this end, a connection bore is provided for receiving a connection wire or pin of the component. The connection bore is formed from two neighboring and partially mutually overlapping bores.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070212937 - Coaxial connector including clamping ramps and associated method: The coaxial cable connector includes a connector housing defining a radially outer ramp portion. The coaxial cable connector may also include an insulator member in the connector housing. The insulator member defines a radially inner ramp portion aligned with the radially outer ramp portion. The coaxial cable connector may include... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20070212936 - Electrical plug and method of fitting the plug: An electrical plug having a housing which surrounds a plug-in area, in which the plug may be connected with the plug receptacle, and a cable area, in which the cable may be connected to the plug, an insulator sleeve which surrounds a channel extending from the plug-in area to the... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070212938 - Connection cable between printed circuit boards of a portable terminal: Provided is a connection cable between Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) of a portable terminal having a plurality of PCBs to connect signals of the plurality of PCBs and to connect provided ground planes. The connection cable includes at least one coaxial cable electrically connected between the PCBs for providing a... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070212939 - Pushing force deviating interface for damping mechanical vibrations: The invention relates to an interface for controlling (for example damping) mechanical vibrations for the automotive industry. The inventive interface comprises a base connection element, a load connection element and at least one energy converting system extending between the base connection element and the load connection element. The different energy... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070212940 - Electrical connector and method of fabricating the same: This invention provides an electrical connector and its fabrication method. The structure of the electrical connector comprises a metallic element, an insulator shell, and a metallic shell. The metallic element comprises a first spring portion extending lengthwise and a second spring portion extending lengthwise in opposition to the first spring... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20070212941 - Through section shielding construction: A through section shielding construction is disclosed in which a partitioning wall defines a slit-like opening extending along a lateral direction as a moving passage of a penetrating member relative to the partitioning wall, and a plurality of shielding plates for closing the slit-like opening are juxtaposed along the slit-like... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20070212942 - Emi shroud with bidirectional contact members: An EMI gasket takes the form of a formed conductive shroud that completely encircles a metal shielding cage. The shroud has an opening that is surrounded by a plurality of sides and the shroud contains a base portion that has slits formed in a leading edge thereof. The slits define... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070212944 - Combined satat female connector: An electrical connector includes a main body and a cable integrally formed with the main body. The main body includes at least two connectors for connecting with at least two compatible connectors. The cable includes at least two electrical wires. Ends of the electrical wires are respectively electrically connected with... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070212943 - Pcb mounted connectors assembly: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes at least two electrical connectors electrically connected thereto and a supporting element. The supporting element includes at least one supporting section connecting with the PCB. The at least two electrical connectors are enclosed in the supporting element. The supporting element is configured to define... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070212945 - Connector for communications systems having contact pin arrangement and compensation for improved performance: An electrical connector is provided with a circuit board with interconnecting conductors respectively extending between spring contact termination locations and other termination locations. Sets of spring contact conductors are provided terminating at respective spring contact termination locations. Each of the spring contact conductors of the set of spring contact conductors... Agent: Mcglew & Tuttle, PC

20070212947 - Coupling: A coupling with two sleeves facing in opposite directions for the plugs of two shielded data cables that are to be connected to each other is in particular configured as an RJ 45 coupling. A printed circuit board (10) carries a contact assembly for each of the sleeves and connects... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20070212946 - Receptacle with crosstalk optimizing contact array: A receptacle assembly comprises a housing having front and rear ends. The front end receives a plug and the rear end accepts wire termination contacts. A circuit board has a plurality of contact holes and is held within the housing. A plurality of array contacts is arranged in a contact... Agent: Lisa B. Vaccarelli Tyco Electronic Corporation

20070212948 - Testing pin assembly and a testing apparatus with such assembly: A testing pin assembly (200) is disclosed as including a pin (202) with a lower end, and a spring (206) electrically connected with the pin (202) via a connector (204), in which the connector (204) includes an upper surface (210) electrically connected with the lower end of the pin (202),... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.C.

20070212949 - Plug and counterplug for an electrical contact: The invention relates to a plug arrangement, with a plug (1) that has a cylindrical wall (5) for electrically contacting a counterplug (2), such that the plug wall (5) is thin enough, relative to its length (1) in the direction of insertion, for it to be mounted in elastic fashion... Agent: Nath & Associates, PLLC

20070212950 - Electrical connector terminal housing: An electrical connector terminal housing adapted for carrying an electrical terminal, and including a rear wall, a front wall, and sidewalls longitudinally extending between the front and rear walls. A first transverse wall and a second transverse wall longitudinally extend at least partially between the rear and front walls. A... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070212951 - Contact finger with grooves: A contact finger (4) includes a connection member (5) and a contact member (6). The connection member is connected to one end of a cable, while the contact member (6) is intended for contact with a corresponding contact member (6) on a second contact finger (4). A transverse, ridge-shaped portion... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20070212952 - Contact finger with transverse depression, matchable in the depression on a corresponding contact finger: A contact finger (4) includes a connection member (5) and a contact member (6). The connection member is connected to one end of a cable, and the contact member (6) is utilised for contact with a corresponding contact member (6) on a second contact finger (4). A transverse, ridge-shaped portion... Agent: Wrb-ip LLP

20070212953 - Receptacle with shaped surface: The instant invention discloses a receptacle having a shape along the width of its face that is flat in one plane and along its length that has a constant radius. The shape of the face of the receptacle allows for the proper seating of an inserted plug. The shape of... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070207636 - Circuit board having functions for detecting and adjusting junction current or voltage and electronic apparatus having the circuit board: A circuit board having: a through hole to mount the circuit board to a casing or an electronic apparatus; and a coil-shaped conductive pattern provided on a plane perpendicular to the through hole so as to intersect a circumference around the through hole as a center.... Agent: Antonelli, Terry, Stout & Kraus, LLP

20070207640 - Assembly having a structure for clamping the harnesses and image-forming machine: A structure for clamping the harnesses, enabling the harnesses attached to the substrate or the harnesses around the substrate to be clamped by using parts that have been usually used. An assembly having the structure for clamping the harnesses comprises a circuit board on which parts are mounted on one... Agent: Smith, Gambrell & Russell

20070207638 - Bus joint assembly: A bus joint assembly for use in switchgear equipment having bus bars joined together at a bus joint and for joining vertical and horizontal buses. The bus joint connector comprises a connector, nut plate, connecting and supporting pins as well as a splice bus connector. The bus joint connector with... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070207631 - Bicycle bottom bracket assembly and adapter device for such an assembly: A bicycle bottom bracket assembly has a shaft having a longitudinal axis X-X, a pair of bearings configured to support the shaft in rotation with respect to a housing box of the bottom bracket assembly provided in a bicycle frame, and a pair of adapter devices configured to be cantilevered... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070207632 - Midplane with offset connectors: A first connector on a first side of a midplane circuit board may be offset from a second connector on a second side of the midplane circuit board. The first and second connectors may be substantially identical connectors, each with straight mounting contacts, to create an electrical interconnection therebetween without... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070207633 - Composite profile with a carrier body of alloy material and a profile strip and a method for production of the composite profile: A composite profile comprising: (1) an extruded metal alloy carrier profile comprising a rail head having a longitudinal axis B, the rail head comprises a surface and two longitudinal edges extending parallel to the longitudinal axis B and (2) a metal channel shaped profile strip comprising a base portion spanning... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070207634 - Method for mounting a circuit support in a housing, circuit module, housing and clamping element: A clamping element with an elliptical cross-section is introduced in a lying position between a circuit board and a housing, for fixing the circuit board in the housing. The clamping body is clamped by rotation in a vertical position between the circuit board and housing.... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070207637 - Composite circuit board: A composite circuit board includes a first circuit board having a first land and a second circuit board having a second land at least a part of which is soldered to a part of the first land face-to-face. The first land has a region overlapped by the second circuit board.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20070207635 - Electronic component with high density, low cost attachment: A contact tail for an electronic component compatible with surface mount manufacturing techniques. The contact tail is stamped, providing a relatively low manufacturing cost and high precision. High precision in the contact tails in turn provides more reliable solder joints across an array of contact tails in an electronic component.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070207639 - Electric connection box: In an electric connection box 100, a soldering surface clearance 15 is formed at a lower side of a circuit board 10 for the purpose of protecting those portions of terminals 11a (of the relays 11) and terminals 3a (of a connector 3) which are soldered to a circuit formed... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070207641 - High-density orthogonal connector: A high-density orthogonal connector is disclosed and may include electrical contacts that are configured to receive contacts from an orthogonal header connector while minimizing signal skew and signal reflection. The electrical contacts in the connector may define contact pairs (e.g., differential signal pairs). Each contact pair may include a lead... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070207642 - Method and system for easing attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer: Aspects for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC) include providing a connector with a symmetric shape that supports multiple orientations of cable attachment to a PC. An orientation of insertion is identified when the connector is attached to the PC, and signal lines from... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20070207643 - Connector: A connector prevents insertion of a pressing member into a connector body when an object to be connected is not fully inserted into the connector body. Each lock portion is a non-elastic member. The thickness of a pressing piece of a pressing member is gradually reduced toward its tip end... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Berner, LLP

20070207644 - Fixing member for electric conductors, electric conductor structure component and method for producing such a component: For a conductor structure component with plastics material injection-molded therearound, a fixing member for electric conductors is inserted, which fixing member is formed by a prefabricated carrier body comprising receptacles for the retention of individual wires as said electric conductors.... Agent: William R. Evans Ladas & Parry LLP

20070207645 - Lock-on boot: A lock-on boot for preventing a double-ended cable from becoming detached from a motor disconnect switch, includes a cover, a retaining rail, a locking mechanism, and a hinge. The cover has two convexly curved shells, each with an inner wall, an interior end, and an exterior end. The retaining rail... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070207646 - Connector: A connector has a housing (10) and a slider (30). The slider (30) has a cam plate (31) that can be inserted into an accommodation space (S) of the housing (10). At least one lock (32, 38) is formed in the cam plate (31). A hole (54) is formed on... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070207647 - Connector, connector assembly and assembling method: A connector has female and male housings (10, 60). A cam pin (63) projects from the male housing (60), and a jaw (65) bulges out at the end of the cam pin (63). A lever (30) is mounted to the female housing (10), and has a cam groove (33) for... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070207648 - Lever-type connector and connector assembly: A female housing (1) is formed with a lever accommodating space (21). Two supporting shafts (34) project coaxially from the upper and lower inner surfaces of the lever accommodating space (21) to face each other while defining a clearance therebetween. A lever (3) is formed with a mount hole (27),... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070207649 - Electrical connector with strain relief features: A preferred embodiment of a connector system includes a first electrical connector for mounting on a first substrate. The first electrical connector has a housing, and a contact mounted on the housing. The connector system also includes a second electrical connector for mounting on a second substrate. The second electrical... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070207651 - Card connector: A card connector is provided, which includes a group of contact pieces, a substantially rectangular and tabular housing, and an eject mechanism for extracting an IC card. The contact pieces are electrically connected to connecting terminals of the IC card. The housing supports the group of contact pieces. The eject... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070207650 - Card connector having an ejecting member with which a cam follower and a locking member are integrally coupled: For connecting a card, a card connector includes a connector body for receiving the card and an ejecting mechanism adapted to eject the card. The ejecting mechanism includes an ejecting member to be moved together with the card and a cam coupled to the connector body for controlling movement of... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070207652 - Electrical connection construction: Power feed terminals (50) are held in movable side housings (20), and intermediate terminals (40) are held in a waiting side housing (10). Each intermediate terminal (40) includes a power-feed side contact (42) and a motor side contact (44). A connection surface (12BS) of the waiting side housing (10) is... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070207654 - Snap-on and self-lock rf coaxial connector: The invention disclosed a RF coaxial connector. The RF coaxial connector comprises a plug connector and a jack connector that can be inserted into the plug connector. A groove is provided on an outer surface of said jack connector. Said plug connector includes a core body which defines an inner... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz, LLP

20070207653 - Socket device: A socket device is installed on a circuit board of an electronic product and includes an insulating housing formed with a contained space for containing an electronic component, a plurality of terminals installed in the contained space, and a holding casing covered around the insulating housing. The insulating housing has... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070207655 - Cable connector assembly with internal printed circuit board: A cable connector assembly (100) includes a frame (2) defining a opening (20) for attaching the cable connector assembly with a panel of the mating connector, a printed circuit board (3) assembled with the frame with a number of passageways (30), a connector (1) attached with the frame, having a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070207656 - Method and apparatus for condition monitoring of electrical connections: A method and arrangement for determining the condition of connectors of an energized device. The method comprises the steps of determining the temperature of connectors carrying a current of a substantially equal magnitude, comparing the differences between the temperatures of the connectors and detecting an increase in the temperature difference... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070207657 - Insert for a slicer: A reversal insert for a slicer for chopping up items such as fruit, vegetables, etc., has a base plate, of which one side is designed as a bearing surface. In a first reversal position of the insert the item can be guided longitudinally on the bearing surface onto a cutting... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman, LLP

20070207658 - Structure mounting device: The present application provides various embodiments of a mounting device having a securing means for mounting the device to a structure; a gripping means for resisting the movement of the device relative to the structure; and an attaching means for attaching decor to the structure.... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20070207659 - Connector housing with housing cover: In order to cover a connector housing (10) and to interlock the connector housing with a mating connector (40), the invention proposes an integrated turning and interlocking mechanism that consists of connecting elements (30, 30′) arranged on the lateral surfaces (15) of the connector housing (10), wherein said connecting elements... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20070207660 - Valve for an expandable gas or fluid distribution system: A system and method for a valve for an expandable gas or fluid valve is disclosed. The valve comprises an electromagnetic switch with a male connector on one face, and a female connector on an opposite face. The electromagnetic switch has a passageway connecting the male connector with the female... Agent: The Ollila Law Group LLC

20070207661 - Audio extension cord, headset, audio arrangement thereof, and method of attaching audio extension cord: The present audio arrangement of a headset and an audio extension cord enables a user to listen to a portable audio player while essentially eliminating the risk that the audio extension cord would become tangled with exterior objects. The audio extension cord attaches to the user's shirt and provides to... Agent: Dr. Mark M. Friedman C/o Bill Polkinghorn - Discovery Dispatch

20070207662 - Multipolar electrical connector with spring contacts: A multipolar electrical connector with spring contacts has, for each conductor to be joined to the connector, a first substantially cylindrical aperture adapted to receive the conductor and a second aperture, parallel to the first aperture, adapted to receive an actuator pin which, sliding in the second aperture, according to... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070207663 - Working machine: At an inner circumference side of a lower ring and an upper ring, flange pars are formed respectively, and a ring-shaped clamp device is arranged at the inner circumference side, and separated at four points, into a front side, back side, left side, and right side, and divided into four... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070207664 - Wall mounted coupling and power system: The present invention relates to a system for coupling a vertically oriented electrical device to a wall utilizing an existing electrical recess for support and power. The system electrically couples the device to an existing power system while providing a mechanical coupling for support. In addition, the system provides for... Agent: Baker & Associates PLLC

20070207665 - Cord storage device and docking device having the same: A docking device with cord storage function comprises a cord storage unit and a body. The body comprises a left shell and a right shell. The cord storage unit comprises a cord storage member and a base. The cord storage member has an opening with two U-turns facing inwards for... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070207666 - Method and apparatus for patch panel patch cord documentation and revision: Intelligent patch panels support patch cord management in communications networks. Modular patch panels can be connected to one another for the purposes of sharing power and also for the purposes of monitoring patch cord connections and reporting the status of patch cord connections to a network management system. Each port... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070207667 - Plug locking assembly: A plug locking assembly comprises a housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and opposing sidewalls defining an open space therebetween, the open space for receiving and carrying a plug comprising a spring member. The plug locking assembly is adapted to prevent unwanted access to modular plugs engaged in... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070207668 - Waterproof device: A waterproof device includes a first housing member for covering a front portion of a connector from which a cable extends rearwardly; an elastic member for covering at least a portion of the cable; a cylindrical second housing member attached to the first housing member such that it covers and... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP Suite 202

20070207669 - Connector for electronic detonators: Fire, arm, and disarm signals are typically transmitted to electronic detonators via signal transmission lines. Traditionally, such signal transmission lines include wires wherein one end of each wire is soldered directly to printed circuit boards and or other signal processing components retained within the shell of a detonator. Other ‘modular’... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070207671 - Insert-indexable tool: An insert-indexable tool includes: a holder; and a head member having an insert mount seat by which an insert having a cutting edge and a cutting face is to be held, and mounted on a distal portion of the holder, wherein the head member includes a first mount face and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070207670 - Optical transceiver pcb mounting system having emi containment features: A mounting system for securing a printed circuit board in a communication module, such as an optical transceiver module, is disclosed. In one embodiment, the transceiver module includes an outer shell and an enclosure that cooperate to contain the printed circuit board therein. The mounting system comprises first and second... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070207673 - Pluggable optical transceiver with a ground finger: The pluggable optical transceiver of the present invention provides a tailed finger that comes in contact with the inner surface of the cage by pushing outward by the optical connector when the optical connector mates with the optical receptacle. While, when the optical receptacle of the transceiver is free from... Agent: Venable LLP

20070207672 - Reciprocal vibration generator: A reciprocal vibration generator occupying a small area on a board and able to be mounted by solder reflow, the reciprocal vibration generator provided with a cylindrical case body in which a weight is suspended and supporting a flat spring, a permanent magnet attached to the bottom side of the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070207674 - Broadside-to-edge-coupling connector system: An electrical connector system is disclosed and may include a header connector and a receptacle connector. The contacts in the header connector may be edge-coupled to limit the level of cross-talk between adjacent signal contacts. For example, a differential signal in a first signal pair may produce a high-field in... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070207675 - Edge and broadside coupled connector: An electrical connector comprises two signal contacts, each having an L-shaped body portion, a first contact arm connected to a first end of the L-shaped body portion, and a second contact arm also connected to the first end of the L-shaped body portion. For each signal contact, the first contact... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20070207676 - Memory card adapter with improved locking mechanism for mating with a mini memory card: A memory card adapter (100) for receiving a memory card (6) includes an upper cover (2), a lower cover (1) engaging with the upper cover and defining a receiving space (10) therebetween, a contact module (3) and a conductive member (4). The contact module (3) includes a number of contacts... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070207677 - Connector: A connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts, and the bottom portion of the housing has a holding bar for holding the contacts. In a region of the bottom portion of the housing corresponding to tips of all the contacts extending from the holding bar upwardly and toward... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070207678 - Contact sleeve for stranded conductor connections: The invention relates to a contact sleeve for cable connections. The contact sleeve is formed by a bent part which comprises a clamping area (1) for cables and a plug-in area (2). The clamping area (1) and the plug-in area (2) are connected together by means of a frame (3).... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

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20070207680 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing defining a receiving space with an inserting port, a pair of guiding slot on two lateral sides of the receiving space and a plurality of first and second contact receiving channels, and a plurality of signal and power contacts respectively received in the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070207681 - System for and method of protecting an integrated circuit from over currents: A contact detector having power switches for disconnecting power to portions of the contact sensor when an over current is detected is disclosed. The power switches thus protect the contact sensor from over-current as the result of latch-up or other current-generating conditions. These current-generating conditions are often the result of... Agent: Haverstock & Owens LLP

20070207682 - Transformer stud connector with offset keeper holders and associated methods: An electrical connector for connecting a plurality of electrical conductors to a transformer stud. The electrical connector may include an electrically conductive body having a first and second generally rectangular portions connected in an offset arrangement. The first generally rectangular portion may have a transformer stud receiving passageway for receiving... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.