Electrical connectors inventions 10/07

20070249184 - Connecting device for vehicle-mounted light source device and light source device connected thereto: A connecting device is provided which allows easy replacement with a light source device having a light emitting diode serving as a light source at low cost and without changing a vehicle-side connection configuration and the shape of a socket for attaching a bulb-type lamp. There is also provided a... Agent: Mathews, Shepherd, Mckay, & Bruneau, P.A.

20070249186 - Structure of circuit board: An improved structure of circuit board, according to the present invention, involves sealing a conductive passageway on a circuit board by use of a spacer disposed in a solder paste. A welding pad is disposed on the conductive passageway so that an electrical terminal is capable of being soldered into... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249187 - Power supply device: A power supply device (10) includes a case (30), a circuit board (50), a plurality of conductive terminals (60), and a plurality of securing members (40). The case includes a bottom plate (32). Each terminal is embedded in the bottom plate and includes a first end portion (66) extending into... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20070249189 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box includes a harness holding portion formed on a lower wall of a lower cover and extending downwardly from the lower cover, and a fixing member which fixes a wire harness, led out through a harness lead-out through hole, to the harness holding portion.... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070249191 - Printed circuit board: An exemplary printed circuit board (200) has a substrate (210); a circuit (230) on the substrate; and a plurality of pins (220) peripherally located on the substrate, electrically connected to the circuit. The printed circuit board further has a plurality of accommodating spaces (223) formed at the plurality of pins.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249192 - Earthing structure and electrical connector using the same: An earthing structure is for use in an electrical connector including contacts, a housing, a shell, and an earthing terminal or an earthing lug. The shell has a through-hole communicating with a fitting groove, an installing groove, and a connection portion groove, and the through-hole has an inserting groove into... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070249183 - Insert with ventilation: It is an object of the present invention to provide an insert (1) suitable for being placed in a wall, ceiling or other element wherein an electrical installation means such as a lamp socket or the like may be fitted. Ventilation means (6) are provided inside the insert (1) such... Agent: James C. Wray

20070249185 - Connector assembly adapted to receive two memory cards: A connector assembly adapted to receive a subscriber identity module (SIM) card connector and a memory card connector is disclosed. A recess with a stepped configuration disposed adjacently to an insulative housing forms a multi-level space with a shielding shell, and therefore terminals of each connector are separated from each... Agent: Bruce H. Troxell

20070249188 - Device for the shakeproof accomodation of electrical special components and/or electrical circuits: A device for the shakeproof accommodation of electrical special components and/or electrical circuits, particularly in a development as a second component set in a control unit, is made up of a carrier, onto which a circuit substrate, having special components fastened to it, is mounted in an electrically insulated manner... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070249190 - Fast connecting/disconnecting element for component mounted on a pcb: A connecting/disconnecting element (6a; 6b) for retaining a component (1) on a PCB (3), said connecting/disconnecting element (6a; 6b) comprising at least one longitudinal arm (61a, 62a; 61b) with a first end (63a; 63b) adapted to engage through a hole (30) in said PCB (3), and a second opposite end... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20070249193 - Universal hybrid electrical/fiber optic insert cap and hybrid connector and methods: Blank insert caps (pin/socket type) for use in a connector/assembly are partially manufactured or pre-formed to a generic or universal state having a plurality of prospective terminal/contacts. Minimal subsequent processing (performed when desired) configures the blank insert cap into a hybrid insert cap having a desired combination of electrical and... Agent: Docket Clerk

20070249194 - Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an elongate insulative housing (2), a pick up cap (3) mounted onto the insulative housing and a number of terminals (4) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mounting surface (20a) and a mating surface (20b) with a plurality of passageways... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249195 - Dummy terminal: Disclosed is a dummy terminal, which is capable of being inserted in a lockable manner into a connector-terminal socket, instead of a cable connector terminal, so as to prevent a cable connector terminal from being erroneously inserted into an improper or unauthorized connector-terminal socket which has no cable connector terminal... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20070249196 - Charging cabinet: An exemplary embodiment of the present invention has been described above. Those skilled in the art will understand, however, that changes and modifications may be made to this embodiment without departing from the true scope and spirit of the present invention, which is defined by the claims.... Agent: Eric R. Moran Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff

20070249197 - Coupling for tubular elements: The invention relates to a coupling for tubular elements, with at least one plug and one socket, which plug can be inserted into the socket and can be locked therein, and both the plug and the socket have, extending approximately along their longitudinal axis, a channel for a fluid, said... Agent: Morrison & Foerster LLP

20070249198 - Slide switch: A slide switch (100) includes a housing (1), a plurality of stationary contacts (2) embedded in the housing, a slide member (4) moveably contained in the housing, and a cover (6) attached to the housing. The housing includes a bottom surface (10) and a plurality of side surfaces (11) therearound,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249199 - Card connector: A card connector into and from which a memory card is detachably inserted and removed, includes contacts each adapted to contact a connection portion of the memory card, and a housing for arranging and holding the contacts and having an inserting opening for inserting the memory card. The housing includes... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070249201 - Card connector: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a shell covering the insulating housing and defining a card receiving space and an ejector. The ejector comprises a locking equipment, a resilient member and a slider movable along the card insertion and ejection... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249202 - Card connector: A card connector in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space, a plurality of signal contacts retained in the insulating housing for electrically connecting with the card, a shell shielding the insulating housing and having a top wall and a switch contact. The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249200 - Electrical connector assembly with guiding member: An electrical connector assembly includes an elongated connector body (31) formed from an insulative material, and a guiding member unitary with the connector body. The connector body includes a front face (311) adapted to face conductive elements (20) of a mating electronic component (2). A plurality of contact terminals (32)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249203 - Device and method for provisioning or monitoring cable services: A device for controlling cable signals between a network cable and drop cables to customers includes an input for receiving cable signals; a first output connector for sending the cable signals to a first customer; a second output connector for sending the cable signals to a second customer; electronics selectively... Agent: Davidson, Davidson & Kappel, LLC

20070249204 - Electrical connector and system: An electrical connector that includes a main body, and at least a first unitary one-piece contact supported by the main body. The contact includes a main portion, a first wire receiving member extending from the main portion defining a first slot configured to receive a first wire along a first... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20070249205 - Angled plug-in connection comprising a retaining element that defines the working position of the two angled limbs: An electric angled plug-in connector (1) is provided having an insulating body that is arranged in a first angled limb (2) and that contains electric contacts. One or more electric wires extend through a second angled limb (3). The two opposing faces (2a, 3a) of the angled limbs (2, 3)... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20070249206 - Connector: A connector has a male housing (10) with a receptacle (11) and a moving plate (14) is disposed in the receptacle (11). A female housing (20) can fit in the receptacle (11) and in the moving plate (14). First cam followers (13F, 13R) project in from the inner peripheral surface... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070249207 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly (1) comprises a housing (10), an operating member (11), a cover (12) pivotally engaged in one side of the housing (10), a shaft (14) for connecting the cover (12) to the housing (10) and a plurality of terminals (13). The operating member (11) defines a number... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249208 - Plug-in connector for connecting electronic components: A plug-in connector for connecting electronic components, comprising plug-in connector elements (100, 200; 300) adapted one to the other, especially multipoint pin connector elements and/or multipoint socket connector elements, having electric contacts (140, 240; 340) arranged in a substantially cuboid body, is characterized in that at least one shoulder (110;... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070249209 - Circuit arrangement for coupling a voltage supply to a semiconductor component, method for producing the circuit arrangement, and data processing device comprising the circuit arrangement: A circuit arrangement includes an arrangement of layers, wherein the arrangement of layers has a first surface and a second surface, at least one first and at least one second plated-through hole, at least one third plated-through hole, at least one first semiconductor component, and at least one second semiconductor... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.L.P.

20070249210 - Structure of interconnection fitting of division protectors: In a structure of interconnection fitting of division protectors fittingly interconnected to form a harness protector, the division protectors have interconnection fitting portions at their end portions. Retaining projections are formed at one of the interconnection fitting portions which are to be fittingly interconnected, and elastic retaining arms are formed... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070249211 - Method and apparatus for achieving rigid attachments for computer components: A method and apparatus used for actuation is provided. In one embodiment, the apparatus comprises an actuation body having a gradually tapered wider end received at one end by an expandable member and at an opposing end by a drive shell. The actuation body being movable from a first position... Agent: Lily Neff IBM Corporation - Ms P386

20070249212 - System comprising a household appliance and a pedestal or base assembly: A system includes a household appliance, a pedestal and an interface. The household appliance includes a controller and a control panel. The control panel has a control element disposed therein. The pedestal includes a housing having an upper part providing a support surface for the household appliance. The pedestal also... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20070249213 - Electronic device retention apparatus: An electronic device retention apparatus for fixing an electronic device with a first mounting hole and a second mounting hole includes a fixed case, a mounting piece, and a flexible structure. The fixed case has an entrance, a first opening, and a second opening. One end of the mounting piece... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249214 - Plug having a matting seal: In a plug for an electrical plug connection, having a contact carrier joined together of an upper part and a lower part, the upper part and the lower part having plug chambers that are aligned with one another, and the plug chambers of the lower part having electrical contacts for... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070249215 - Electrical connector components: A contact terminal is useful as an electrical disconnect. The contact terminal is generally of one-piece construction having a main body and a portion thereof cantilevered from this main body. This cantilevered portion is configured with a wire receiving apparatus so as to receive the wire therein and allow the... Agent: Hoffman & Baron, LLP

20070249216 - Multi-accessory adaptor for a vehicle: The present invention discloses a multi-accessory adaptor for a vehicle, comprising a power plug portion, which is a cylindrical inserting rod disposed with a positive inserting pole protruding from its front end cover and two negative spring plates on its opposing sides and penetrating therethrough, and a connection cord is... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070249217 - Electrical connector with improved terminals: An electrical connector assembly comprises an electrical connector (100) for connecting a sheet-like connection member (5) with a plurality of conductive pads (50) thereon. The electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (10) for receiving the FPC and a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070249218 - Adapter housing for connecting insert devices to a cable fitting: A locking device attaches to a first end of a plug-supporting housing a telecommunications plug having a cable that extends through a longitudinal bore contained in the housing. The locking device includes at least one locking plate having a first end portion connected with the housing, and a second end... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20070249219 - Securing apparatus and method: When securing a watthour meter to a meter box base, a meter sealing ring is typically used. A quick-fastening watthour meter retaining member is provided, in certain embodiment of the present invention, to reduce installation time and generally comprises a circular band, a connector housing member, and a receiver housing... Agent: Dewalch Technologies, Inc.

20070249220 - Straddle-type vehicle: A straddle-type vehicle with improved meter viewability and easier handle assembly. A handle cover covers a handle, and a meter unit is attached to the handle cover. The meter unit includes a side surface that extends upward from an upper surface of the handle cover, and a lens that covers... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070249221 - High density coaxial jack and panel: A coaxial panel comprising a frame with a plurality of openings and a mounting plate for holding a plurality of coaxial jacks that is mounted to the frame is disclosed. Each mounting plate includes an exterior surface that includes an intermating structure for slidably coupling a first mounting plate to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070249222 - Designation tray for telecommunications panel: A coaxial panel comprising a frame and a designation tray slidably coupled to the frame is disclosed. The designation tray is movable between an open position and a closed position. The designation tray includes at least one designation space visible when the tray is in a closed position and includes... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070249223 - Connector: A connector having a sealing function, which can be disassembled and also assembled easily, is provided. The connector includes: a connector housing which receives a terminal fitting attached to an end of an electric wire; a sealing member which includes sealing pieces made of resilient material positioning the electric wire... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070249224 - Fixing structure of circuit board and display module comprising the same: A fixing structure for a circuit board includes at least one board mounting hole in the circuit board, the board mounting hole having a guide hole and an insertion hole, and at least one board mounting member inserted through the board mounting hole, the board mounting member having a main... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20070249225 - Method of attaching terminal and coaxial cable with terminal: A coaxial cable with a terminal is formed by attaching the terminal to an end of the coaxial cable. A braided conductor at the end of the coaxial cable 1 is folded and covers the insulating sheath. A sleeve covers the braided conductor covering the insulating sheath. All around the... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070249227 - Board connector: A board connector according to an embodiment of the invention includes a connector main body 1 that includes a connector housing 10 and terminals and a metal fitting 20 that is press-fitted into the connector housing. The metal fitting is provided with a bottom plate 20A that extends over an... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070249230 - Connector: A connector (1, 101) includes: terminals (3) electrically connected to a board (P); fastening metal fittings (4) mechanically, fixedly fastened to the board (P); and a connector main body (2), the terminals (3) and the fastening metal fittings (4) being fixedly fastened to the connector main body (2) to have... Agent: Paul J. Esatto, Jr. Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20070249228 - Plug connector with short circuit contacts: A plug connector consisting of a plug body (1) and an engaging part (2) is provided with short-circuiting contacts (9, 10) within the plug body. The engaging part (2) includes at least one separating element (11) of insulating material that is inserted between the short circuit contacts (9, 10) when... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20070249226 - Socket connector: A socket connector comprises a circuit board with a socket part mounted on the outside thereof; a socket shield part; a metal shield plate with a through-slot, on the outside of which the socket shield part is mounted; a shield shell with openings on the wall thereof, forming into a... Agent: Schmeiser, Olsen & Watts

20070249229 - Radiation noise minimizing shielding casing: A tube-shaped electroconductive member is attached to a shielding casing from the inside of the shielding casing so as to surround an opening formed in the shielding casing, and two slits are formed in an axial direction of the tube-shaped electroconductive member so as to extend from an end position... Agent: Morgan & Finnegan, L.L.P.

20070249231 - Connector with heat dissipating features: A connector includes a housing having a plurality of spaced apart ribs. A slot is defined between adjacent ribs. The slots are open to the outer sides of the housing. A terminal positioned within each slot and is connected to the housing. This provides for the terminals to be substantially... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070249232 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts having a contact portion adapted to contact the memory card and arranged above and below, and a housing for arranging and holding the contacts and having a fitting opening into which a memory card is inserted. The housing is on the side... Agent: Abelman, Frayne & Schwab

20070249233 - Card type electronic device system and card type electronic device: There is realized a card type electronic device system in which when a combination of a CF card and an exclusive-use adapter is attached to a PC card slot, a function or a performance equivalent to that of a PC card is realized. On the other hand, when an only... Agent: Bruce L. Adams Adams & Wilks

20070249234 - Electronic card connector: An electronic card connector includes a dielectric housing, a fixing device, a plurality of first electric terminals and second electric terminals. A first electronic card slot and a second electronic card slot are formed in the dielectric housing. A fixed concave is formed in the second base. A bracket is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249235 - Audio jack connector: An audio jack connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of contacts. The insulating body has a main body and a mating portion integrally formed at one end of the main body. A mating hole crosses through the mating portion and extends into the main body. A plurality of... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070249236 - System for ensuring electrical continuity in connection between pre-wired electrical harnesses and conduits: A system for ensuring electrical continuity in connections between a pre-wired conduit and a pre-wired harness. The pre-wired conduit has at least two conduit wires electrically connected to a plug connector having a plug body with a plurality of prongs greater in number than two, with each prong having a... Agent: Christie, Parker & Hale, LLP

20070249237 - Vertical cable management system with ribcage structure: A cable management system is provided including a rack for holding telecommunications equipment, and a ribcage cable support member along a vertical side of the rack. The ribcage cable support member includes a plurality of forwardly and rearwardly extending ribs. The ribs each include cable retention tabs. A plurality of... Agent: Attention Of Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070249238 - Stagable electrical connector and method of assembly: A stagable electrical connector and method of assembly has a housing and a shuttle that moves with respect to the housing from a staged position to an assembled position. An electrically conductive terminal snap fits to the shuttle when in the staged position and generally does not move with respect... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070249239 - Dual size stud electrical connector: An electrical connector for clamping securely onto a threaded shaft includes a transformer bar, a connector body, a clamping component, and at least two columns for receiving streetlight taps. The transformer bar has a plurality of conductor bores, a distal end, and a bar top. The connector body is at... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070249240 - Electrical connector and terminal thereof: An electrical connector comprises an insulating housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulating housing has a plurality of terminal passageways, and each of the terminals has a clipping device, a stopping portion, a first flexible arm, a second flexible arm, and a contacting portion. Each clipping device of the... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070243727 - Socket for electrical parts: A socket for an electrical part has a socket body 14 and a contact pin 15. The contact pin 15 has a fixed portion 15e fixed to a through hole 14d of the socket body 14, a plate-like elastic pieces 15b extending upward from the fixed portion 15e and a... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070243723 - Dual interface wireless transmitter structure: A dual interface wireless transmitter structure having two different transmission interfaces includes a rectangular base and a first transmission interface disposed at an end of the base. Another end of the base is in a curved shape, and the curved surface includes a second transmission interface and the curved surface... Agent: Hdsl

20070243724 - Self-alignment magnetic connector reduced in size: In a magnetic connector acquiring connection with a mating connector by magnetic force, a base member has a particular surface to be faced to the mating connector upon connection. An electrode terminal is fixed to the base member and adapted to be electrically connected to the mating connector. The base... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070243725 - Patch field documentation and revision systems: A communication network device and corresponding patch field system are disclosed. The device includes a port module, ports, and an appliqué attached to a face of the port module. The appliqué includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with conductive pads. A patch cord connects the device with an intelligent patch... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20070243726 - Reversible universal serial bus connection interface for usb connectors and universal serial bus ports: A universal serial bus (USB) interface connection for one of a USB connector and a USB port of a device comprises an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side. First, second, third and fourth conductors are arranged adjacent to each other on the first side of the... Agent: Michael D. Wiggins

20070243728 - Communications connectors with jackwire contacts and printed circuit boards: Communications connectors having a plurality of signal carrying paths include a printed circuit board and a plurality of contacts. The printed circuit board has a plurality of contact pads, a plurality of output terminals, and a plurality of conductive paths that electrically connect at least some of the plurality of... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20070243729 - Electric power supply device for slide structure: The electric power supply device for a slide structure includes: a casing which receives a wiring harness folded in a U-shape; a slider which holds a movable end of the wiring harness and slidably engages with the casing; and a harness supporting member which slidably contactually engages with a folded... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20070243730 - Emi shielded electrical connector and connection system: A shielded electrical connection system has a pair of electrical connectors each comprising an inner insulator housing and an outer housing of conductive material. A shunt member of conductive material contacts conductive plug and socket portions of the respective electrical connectors when mated, to enhance electrical continuity between the outer... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070243732 - Rotatable memory card with improved locking mechanism: A memory card (100) includes a main body portion (1) and a rotatable portion (2) connected by a pair of hinges (3) to rotate around an axis extending across a width of the memory card. A conductive member (12) includes a base (121) retained in the main body portion (1)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243733 - Rotatable memory card with improved locking mechanism: A memory card (100) includes a main body portion (1) and a rotatable portion (2) connected by a pair of hinges (3) to rotate around an axis extending across a width of the memory card. A conductive member (12) includes a base (121) retained in the main body portion (1)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243731 - Portable terminal and sliding type cradle for the same: Disclosed is a portable terminal and a sliding type cradle for the same, by which a user can conveniently view images. The portable terminal includes a first housing having a recess formed at a desired depth on an upper surface of the first housing, and including at least one speaker... Agent: The Farrell Law Firm, P.C.

20070243734 - Mouse with direction-adjustable connecting wire: A mouse with direction-adjustable connecting wire that includes an housing, a connecting wire, and a wire-receiving groove. One end of the connecting wires embedded in the housing, the wire-receiving groove is entirely or partially surrounded around the housing, and the connecting wires contained in the wire-receiving groove and passed the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070243736 - Memory card connector with card over-running protection: A memory card connector (34) includes an insulative housing (36) having a terminalmounting section (36a) which mounts a plurality of conductive terminals (44) having contact portions (44a) for engaging appropriate contacts on a memory card (60). The housing at least in part defines a card-receiving cavity (40) for receiving the... Agent: Charles S. Cohen Molex Incorporated

20070243735 - Module card ejecting mechanism: The present invention discloses a module card ejecting mechanism including an ejecting plate and a push-push ejecting mechanism, wherein the push-push ejecting mechanism substantially includes a housing, a pushing rod, a rotator, a spring and an end cap.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070243737 - Inertially locking self-centering connector: A mobile contact carrier (2) and a lock (3) includes two connecting elements for securing the simultaneous insertion thereof into a fixed contact carrier (1) and disconnecting elements used at the end of a connecting phase for inertially locking a connector.... Agent: Young & Thompson

20070243738 - Methods and arrangements to attenuate an electrostatic charge on a cable prior to coupling the cable with an electronic system: Methods and arrangements to methods and arrangements to attenuate electrostatic discharges of a cable are disclosed. Embodiments may include connectors with discharge elements integrated into the connectors to interconnect conductors of a cable to attenuate or discharge an electrostatic charge built up on the conductors. In some embodiments, the conductors... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20070243739 - Connector including circular bladder constriction and associated methods: A connector may include first and second connector portions being movable between unmated and mated positions. First and second bladders may be in respective first and second connector portions and cooperate therewith so that opposing ends of the first and second bladders are urged together and moved from a closed... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20070243740 - Socket assembly: A socket assembly for receiving a lamp is disclosed. The socket assembly includes a shell and a contact fixed to the shell. The shell is configured to prevent a lamp having a standard base from making an electrical connection with the contact when the lamp having a standard base is... Agent: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld L.L.P.

20070243741 - Plug/unplug moudle base: The present invention discloses a plug/unplug module base capable of installing its elastic components independently. The plug/unplug module base of the invention comes with independent elastic components and features a more powerful, durable and elastic design of the elastic components, and the manufacturing process of the elastic components can be... Agent: Dykema Gossett, PLLC Suite 300 West

20070243742 - Conductive contact and electronic apparatus employing the same: A conductive contact includes a variable-diameter spring and a post. The variable-diameter spring includes a spiral body having a plurality of rotations, a first end, and a second end configured for securing with the spiral body. The first end and the second end are arranged at two opposite ends of... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070243744 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (1, 2) includes a base (11, 21) having an upper wall (13, 23), a lower wall (14, 24), a pair of connecting walls (136, 236) connecting the upper and lower wall together, and a slot (12, 22) opening frontwardly for receiving a card (4, 5) between the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243743 - Resin-made holding member and toner cartridge: A resin-made holding member made of an integrally built spring and holder wherein the spring is made up of a plurality of ring-shaped elastic pieces connected with one another, and the average wall thickness of each elastic piece at the end in the longest axial direction of inner diameter of... Agent: Lucas & Mercanti, LLP

20070243745 - Dip connector: The DIP connector of the present invention comprises a housing being provided with a receiving chamber into which a counterpart member being to be fitted, and a contact being fitted in a storing concaved part being concaved from the receiving chamber. The storing concaved part is bounded by a bottom... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070243746 - Socket connector: A socket connector that is capable of supporting and blocking a chip module therein includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a plate-like blocking frame. The conductive terminals are provided in the insulating body. Four sides of the plate-like blocking frame enclose to form an accommodating space.... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070243748 - Image forming apparatus and multi-function device: An image forming apparatus, includes: an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording sheet; a casing that encloses the image forming unit and that has an ejection port configured to eject the recording sheet on which the image are formed; an ejection tray that stacks recording sheets... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd. Attorneys For Client Nos. 0166889, 006760

20070243747 - Multi-purpose utility clasp apparatus: A utility clasp apparatus, including a first plate, a second plate parallel to the first plate and a set of opposable claws disposed between the first and second plates. The utility clasp apparatus typically provides a closed loop that is disposed in a channel for receiving items to be retained... Agent: Myers & Kaplan Intellectual Property Law, L.L.C.

20070243749 - Plug connector with latching mechanism: A plug connector includes a housing, a latch member and an actuating member. The housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The tongue portion has a first surface and is sized to fit within the complementary connector. The base portion has a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243750 - Safety device to make electrical plugs difficult to remove from electrical outlets: A safety device created to make the electrical plugs difficult to remove from the electrical outlets, wherein is made with a non conductor material and it has a flat and thin main body, which has notches that allow the connectors of the plug to go across the device and with... Agent: Eugenio Gallardo

20070243752 - Insulation displacement system: An insulation-displacement assembly is disclosed. The insulation-displacement assembly includes a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT, the first IDT including a first plate that includes: a base edge and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070243751 - Insulation displacement system: An insulation-displacement system that comprises a first insulation-displacement terminal (IDT) adapted to receive in a mating configuration a second IDT. The first IDT comprises a first plate that includes a base edge, and a slot configured to receive an electrical conductor surrounded by an insulator and displace the insulator. The... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20070243753 - Multistage socket: A multistage socket including a main body having a disc section. Multiple fixing blocks are disposed on one face of the disc section at equal angular intervals. A movable block is arranged between each two adjacent fixing blocks. The inner end faces of the movable blocks facing the center of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070243754 - Method for safely removing connecting device of peripheral equipment of computer: A method is used for safely removing a first device from a second device, e.g., removing a first connector from a matching second connector or removing an interface converter from a mother board of a computer. Thus, the loop of the strap mounted on the first device allows passage of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070243755 - Battery holder: A battery holder (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a positive contact (3) and a negative contact (2). The housing defines a bottom wall (10) and a sidewall (11) extending from the bottom wall, which form a receiving room (12). The housing further defines a spring wall (14). The spring... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243757 - Stacked electrical connector assembly with stable mating characteristic: An electrical connector assembly (100) mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a pair of stacked receiving cavities (15, 16) for receiving a first and a second connector components (2, 3) therein, a holder (4) attached to the insulative housing and a metal shield... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243756 - Stacking device for tissues, napkins and the like: A stacking device for sheet products, comprising at least one wheel associated with rotary actuation means that has at least one plurality of tangential peripheral receptacles for accommodating already-folded products fed by a conveyor to at least one pick-up station, at least one first product deposition station, provided with a... Agent: Modiano & Associati

20070243758 - Clasp structure for a connector: The present invention provides a clasp structure for a connector, wherein a connector is structured from a base, terminals and one or more than one protective cover disposed exterior of the base. Moreover, protruding ribs are formed on at least one side surface of the base. Such a configuration facilitates... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20070243759 - Coaxial cable connector: A coaxial cable connector including an annular post defining an axial bore therein, a cylindrical collar movably coupled to the post and a nut rotatably coupled to the post. The post has a shoulder portion defined by an outer surface and a tubular extension extending axially rearwardly from the shoulder... Agent: Hoffman & Baron, LLP

20070243760 - Gas sensor: A gas sensor in which respective terminal leads are fitted and connected to respective electrodes on inner and outer circumferential surface of a hollow, cup-shaped detection element When a leading end connecting portion of a terminal lead (71, 91) is disposed on the front end side of a separator (111)... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070243761 - Electrical cable having a surface with a reduced coefficient of friction: Disclosed is a cable having reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core is surrounded by a sheath in which at least the outer portion is of non-metallic, polymeric material. A pulling lubricant is incorporated by alternate methods with the material... Agent: Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP Intellectual Property Section

20070243762 - Hermetic electrical connector: A hermetic pressure connector which provides a pressure-tight, electrically conductive connection through a hole in a bulkhead. The connector includes a transverse support member having a high pressure side and an opposite low pressure side. A passage extends through the transverse support member between the opposite sides. A conductor pin... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20070243765 - Board mounting structure: A board is easily and securely mounted on a panel. Projecting parts are formed on the panel, and arc open grooves which are inserted onto the projecting parts are formed in a bulb board. The open grooves of the bulb board each are inserted onto the projecting parts, then the... Agent: Ganz Law, P.C.

20070243764 - Electrical connector with improved shielding member: An electrical connector comprises an insulated housing (1) having a base (10) a plurality of conductive terminals (2) retained in the housing and a shielding member (3) assembled on the housing. The base extends along a longitudinal direction and defines a latching hole (16) recessed at one of lengthwise ends... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070243763 - Screwdriver with ratchet mechanism: A screwdriver includes a first body having an end for coupling with a handle, a second body rotatably coupled to the other end of the first body, two pairs of engaging members, and a switch member pivotably mounted to the first body. Each pair of engaging members is slidably received... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20070243766 - Memory stick convert device: A memory stick convert device includes an upper housing and lower housing and a convert interface. An assembly of the upper housing and the lower housing has the same type of connector as the Memory Stick (Pro) Duo does at an end. The assembly includes a cavity to accommodate a... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070243767 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a group of first electrical terminals and at least one second electrical terminal. The group of first electrical terminals is arranged in three rows, and the first electrical terminals in one of the three rows are separate from each other in a first pitch. The second... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20070243768 - Lamp holder device: A lamp holder device includes a lamp holder, a connecting pipe, and a lamp holder sleeve, the connecting pipe is connected electronically with the lamp holder, the material of the lamp holder sleeve is plastic, the lamp holder has a setting portion, an accommodating structure is set in the lamp... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070243769 - Connector and device for flexibility connectable computer systems: A double-sided male USB connector and various card-shaped devices having one or more male USB connectors, which may be single or double sided and are dimensioned to fit into a USB receptacle. When provided with a double sided connector, electronics may be provided to prevent short circuit. The device can... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20070243770 - Low profile electrical connector assembly and terminal therefor: A low profile electrical connector assembly has terminals attached to insulated electric cables that are disposed in topless slots of a connector base. Each terminal has two longitudinally spaced retention slots. The connector base has two transverse grooves that extend through sidewalls of the topless slots to provide terminal retainers... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20070243771 - Coaxial connector with maximized surface contact and method: A female coaxial cable electrical connector includes an electrically conductive barrel or shell enclosing a contact carrier assembly. The contact carrier assembly consists of a cap member enclosing a subassembly that includes an elastomeric sleeve or tubing compressively but yieldably mounted over the contact receiving arms of a base member... Agent: Kenneth Watov Watov & Kipnes, P.C.

20070243772 - Exposed-spring female terminal: The present invention is an exposed-spring female terminal comprising a tubular body having two lateral walls and two vertical walls and extending in a depth direction; a connecting part being arranged with the body on a rear side in the depth direction, being provided integrally with the body and being... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20070243773 - Dynamic multi-purpose composition for the removal of photoresists and method for its use: Improved dry stripper solutions for removing one, two or more photoresist layers from substrates are provided. The stripper solutions comprise dimethyl sulfoxide, a quaternary ammonium hydroxide, and an alkanolamine, an optional secondary solvent and less than about 3 wt. % water and/or a dryness coefficient of at least about 1.... Agent: Woodard, Emhardt, Moriarty, Mcnett & Henry LLP

20070238323 - Electrical connector and terminal therefor: A terminal for use in an electronic connector for establishing electrical contact with a conductive surface on a first printed circuit board. The terminal includes a base section configured for electrical connection with a second printed circuit board, and a resilient contact beam having a proximal end coupled to the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20070238322 - Technique for blind-mating daughtercard to mainboard: An apparatus includes a printed circuit board (PCB) and a first flexible conductive cable (“flex cable”) secured to the PCB. The apparatus also includes a daughtercard having an end adjacent to the PCB and a second flex cable secured to the daughter card. The apparatus further includes a connector which... Agent: Buckley, Maschoff & Talwalkar LLC

20070238325 - Connector alignment system for a highly integrated, installable miniaturized form factor card for wireless communications functions: A connector system for a miniaturized form factor card allows a communications system for mobile information devices having an applications processor and user interface components. A receiving frame is provided in the mobile information device for an insertable miniaturized form factor card incorporating means for RF transmission and reception and... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070238327 - Burn-in socket with organizer arranging cable: A burn-in socket assembly comprises a housing assembly with a plurality of contacts arranged therein. Each contact includes a contact engaging portion extends above a supporting surface of the housing assembly and located within a package receiving space. A pusher assembly pivotally assembles to a first side of the housing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238324 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for connection between two electronic devices by means of compressive contact is disclosed to include an electrically insulative connector body, which has a plurality of through holes cut through the top and bottom surfaces thereof, a plurality of conductors respectively formed on the top and bottom surface... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070238326 - Module to couple to a plurality of backplanes in a chassis: A chassis includes a plurality of slots to receive modules. The chassis further includes a first backplane to couple to modules that are received in the plurality of slots. The modules are to couple to the first backplane via a first communication interface on each module. The chassis also includes... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20070238328 - Surface-mountable optoelectronic component: In a surface-mountable optoelectronic component having a housing body (1), which has a housing base area (9) and at least a first housing side area (15) and a second housing side area (16), the first housing side area (15) and the second housing side area (16) lying opposite one another... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20070238329 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is disclosed, comprising an insulating main body provided with a plurality of through spaces; at least an electrical terminal accommodated in the insulating main body; and a metal housing covering the insulating main body and having a plurality of stamped elastic pieces which are provided on at... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070238330 - Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement: An electrical connector (100) has a first end for fitting with another connector and a second end for connecting to a board. The connector comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) and a metal shield (3) enclosing the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a tongue plate... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238331 - Toollessly makable and breakable electrical connection: A toollessly makable and breakable electrical connection between a current source, in particular a removable energy storage device, and an electrical consumer, has at least one contact pair comprised of two contact elements, one of which is connected to the current source and one of which is connected to the... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070238333 - Battery pack: In a battery pack for an electrical device has a base body, including a mounting shell and a cover shell, and that has an electrical module, the electrical module is secured in the base body by cooperation of the mounting shell and the cover shell.... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20070238332 - Electrical connector and its manufacturing method: A manufacturing method for an electrical connector is disclosed, comprising the following steps: an insulating body having an elastic block is provided and conductive material is applied on the elastic block to form a conductive layer. Furthermore, the present invention provides an electrical connector, comprising: an insulating body; at least... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070238334 - Sheath terminal for driving cables: A sheath terminal including a tubular body adapted to be connected to the sheath of a driving cable, a plastic connecting member linked to the tubular body, and a sheath member steerably received within the connecting member. The connecting member has an insertion portion inserted inside the tubular body. The... Agent: Berenbaum, Weinshienk & Eason, P.c

20070238336 - Electrical connector with a locking mechanism: An electrical connector includes a housing and a lever supported pivotally on at least one pivot disposed on the housing. The lever rotates on the pivot within a range from a pre-engagement position to a final engagement position. The lever also has a recess configured to fit a boss disposed... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070238335 - Lateral connector assembly: A lateral connector assembly for connecting a bone engaging fastener to an elongated member, such as a spinal rod includes a lateral connector having an opening for receiving a portion of the bone engaging fastener therethrough. The lateral connector includes a plate portion and an integral yoke portion, which yoke... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20070238337 - Medical valve with resilient biasing member: A medical valve has an open mode that permits fluid flow, and a closed mode that prevents fluid flow. To that end, the medical valve has a housing with an inlet portion and an outlet portion, a rotating member having a protruding member, and a resilient member with a complimentary... Agent: Bromberg & Sunstein LLP

20070238339 - Card connector: A card connector in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulating housing defining a card receiving space, a plurality of contacts retained in the insulating housing and exposed into the card receiving space, an ejector disposed in the insulating housing and a locking member. The ejector comprises a movable... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238338 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (1) includes a housing (10) having a main body (13), and first and second sidewalls (11,12) substantially parallel extending forwards form opposite ends of the main body; the main body defining a receiving cavity together with the first and second sidewalls for receiving an electrical card,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238340 - Portable unit: A portable unit includes a housing, a display section arranged at a position of a principal face of the housing displaced to a housing first end side, an operation key arranged at a position of the principal face of the housing displaced to a housing second end side with respect... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070238341 - Universal battery charger and/or power adaptor: An universal power adapter has a choice of configurations for use in different countries and with different items of electronic equipment. A plug base for pivot connection with the adapter body has conducting pins for connection with an electrical socket and corresponding electrical terminals connected electrically thereto. A rotational safety... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20070238342 - Methods and arrangements to attenuate an electrostatic charge on a cable prior to coupling the cable with an electronic system: Methods and arrangements to methods and arrangements to attenuate electrostatic discharges of a cable are disclosed. Embodiments may include connectors with discharge elements integrated into the connectors to interconnect conductors of a cable to attenuate or discharge an electrostatic charge built up on the conductors. In some embodiments, the conductors... Agent: Ibm Corporation (jss) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson PLLC

20070238343 - Methods and systems to monitor physical layer connections: A system for deriving connectivity information among telecommunications devices. The system includes a system including a database identifying the telecommunications devices and ports associated with each of the telecommunications devices. A bus master consolidation point (BMCP) is in communication with the system over a network. A data and power consolidation... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20070238344 - Edge connector with slot ribs: A card edge connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and two metallic pieces. The insulating body has a body portion and two side frames. The body portion has an insertion slot. The top and bottom surfaces within the insertion slot have a plurality of flanges. The advantage... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070238345 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprising an insulative housing defining a mating surface adapted to support an IC package, at least four passageways defined in region within the mating surface and each passageway associated a clapboard arranged between every two adjacent passageways; at least four contacts received in corresponding passageways, respectively, each... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238346 - Edge connector with step groove: A card edge connector that allows the insertion of an electric card includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals. The insulating body has a body portion and two side frames. The body portion has an insertion slot. The lower portion of the front end of the body portion... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20070238347 - Cable assembly with improved stress relief: A cable assembly includes a pair of cover halves which are mated with each other, and together define a receiving space, and a rib inwardly extending from inner surface of the cover halves, a cable with a stress relief integrally molded thereon, each cover half includes at least a hollow... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238348 - Prevention of high resistance electrical connections: A terminal assembly for a device configured to indefinitely retain material therein includes a terminal shaft having a terminal head defined on an end thereof and at least one shaft including a handle and a pin member defined at opposed ends thereof. The handle includes a cam surface configured to... Agent: Carter, Deluca, Farrell & Schmidt, LLP

20070238349 - Electrical encoding of cable types and configurations: In one embodiment, a system comprises one or more processors, a first circuit assembly having a plurality of circuit traces, a second circuit assembly having a plurality of circuit traces, a cable assembly connecting the plurality of circuit traces on the first circuit assembly to the plurality of circuit traces... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20070238350 - Electrical adapter: An electrical adapter including a housing, a USB port disposed on the housing, an electrical connector partially extending from the housing, and an input power receiver extending from the housing.... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20070238351 - Electric connector: A plug member is adapted to be fitted into a socket member in a first direction, The plug member includes: a plug body, formed with a plug groove extending in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; and plug contacts each having a blade portion. A pressing member includes... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20070238352 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is connected with a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of pins received in the insulating body. The insulating body is transparent. There is an identification layer on the bottom of the insulating body. The identification layer is visible through the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070238353 - Terminal fitting and a shield terminal: An outer conductor (40) of a shield terminal (T) used by being connected with a shielded cable (10) is provided with a stabilizer (46) folded at an intermediate position such that an extending end thereof faces a main portion (41). Thus, even if shield terminals (T) touch each other during... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20070238357 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a shield (1), a flexible printed circuit (2) and a support element (4). The shield has a receiving space (10) and a pair of sidewalls (12). Each sidewall defines thereon a pair of open slots (125) to form a body portion (121) disposed above said open... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238354 - Rotary shaft structure: A rotary shaft structure includes a fastening rack, a fastening shell, a spherical lid, a wedge, an elastic body and a holder. A top of the fastening rack is connected to a fastening base. A bottom of the fastening rack has a connection body. The fastening shell is used to... Agent: Law Offices Of Lai & Associates, P.C.

20070238355 - Television card: A television card is provided to couple to a computer to transform input audio/video signals into output computer-displayable signals. The television card includes a card body, an Express Card connector and a USB connector. The Express Card connector is disposed on the card body. The USB connector is disposed on... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070238356 - Connecting element for connection of service switching devices which are arranged parallel to one another: Connecting element for connection of at least two service switching devices, e.g., circuit breakers, residual-current devices, main current switches and the like which are arranged parallel to one another and whose enclosures are formed from enclosure parts, having a sprung cylindrical base body which is in the form of a... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070238358 - Microphone connector and method of shielding the same: To provide a microphone connector and a method of shielding the same, the microphone connector including a crimping sleeve that covers component members inside a connector portion, the microphone connector being capable of connecting the crimping sleeve and a connector housing electrically reliably, wherein the assembly of the microphone connector... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20070238359 - Modular electronic header assembly and methods of manufacture: A device for electrically interconnecting and packaging electronic components. In one embodiment, a modular non-conducting base member having one or more component recesses and a plurality of lead channels formed therein is provided. At least one electronic component is disposed within the recess, and the wire leads of the component... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20070238360 - Connector including media converter: A triaxial connector assembly including a media converter that is used to terminate a fiber optic/electrical hybrid cable is disclosed. The triaxial connector assembly includes a connector with a housing defining a first end and a second end, the first end of the housing defining a triaxial interface adapted to... Agent: Attention Of Steven C. Bruess Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070238361 - Printed circuit board: A printed circuit board comprises an insulating substrate, a plurality of wiring members disposed on the insulating substrate, and a coating member that covers the wiring members and the insulating substrate between the wiring members. The wiring members include Ag, and the coating member is formed of an acrylic glass... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070238362 - Electrical fault detection: A DC electrical current busbar associated with electrical load circuits and devices as well as sources requires protection. In order to provide such protection Kirchoff's laws are utilised such that electrical current values are substantially simultaneously taken and summed in order to identify deviations from expected differential threshold values. Upon... Agent: Manelli Denison & Selter

20070238364 - Cable assembly with light emitting diode: A cable assembly (100) includes a connector (3) receiving a plurality of terminals, a printed circuit board (PCB) (4), a Light Emitting Diode (LED) member (5) and a cable (7). The PCB comprises a pair of opposite mounting surfaces. One of the mounting surfaces is attached to a rear end... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070238363 - Connector for a highly integrated, installable miniaturized form factor card for wireless communications functions: A connector system for a miniaturized form factor card allows a communications system for mobile information devices having an applications processor and user interface components. A receiving frame is provided in the mobile information device for an insertable miniaturized form factor card incorporating means for RF transmission and reception and... Agent: Felix L. Fischer, Attorney At Law

20070238366 - Telecommunications jack with crosstalk compensation and arrangements for reducing return loss: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070238365 - Telecommunications jack with crosstalk compensation provided on a multi-layer circuit board: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070238367 - Telecommunications jack with crosstalk multi-zone crosstalk compensation and method for designing: The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications jack including a housing having a port for receiving a plug. The jack also includes a plurality of contact springs adapted to make electrical contact with the plug when the plug is inserted into the port of the housing, and a plurality of... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20070238368 - Battery pack: A battery pack for an electric appliance has a base body, a locking device for locking the base body to the electric appliance, at least one contact element for producing an electrical contact with the electric appliance, and a contact holding unit for holding the contact element. The locking device... Agent: Michael J. Striker

20070238369 - Conductive elastic component for electrically connecting an electronic device with a cradle: A conductive elastic component for electrically connecting an electronic device with a cradle includes a plurality of fingers, a first metallic plate connecting first ends of the plurality of fingers, and a second metallic plate connecting second ends of the plurality of fingers. Each finger has a first end for... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20070232087 - Signal processing device and control unit: An input terminal is electrically connected to a contact point. An anti-corrosion current supplying section is operable to supply an anti-corrosion current to the contact point through the input terminal so as to remove corrosion in the contact point. A series resistor is electrically interposed between the input terminal of... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070232088 - Coaxial connector and coaxial cable connector assembly and related method: A method of making a coaxial cable assembly is disclosed, the assembly comprising a coaxial cable and a connector, or connector termination, at least one end of the cable. A connector, comprised of connector components, is also disclosed. The method comprises placing connector components into contact with the cable before... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20070232091 - Communications module edge connector having multiple communication interface pads: An edge connector design for use with a printed circuit board included in a communications module is disclosed. In one embodiment, the edge connector comprises a planar surface defining a terminal end of the printed circuit board, and a plurality of conductive contact pads arranged on the planar surface. The... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070232092 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a housing (2) made of an insulative material and a terminal (3) made by bending a metal sheet in its thicknesswise direction and molded together with the housing (2). The terminal (3) has a contact portion (8A) indented from a surface on which a mating terminal... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20070232093 - Method and electronic device for communicating with external module: An electronic device and a method for communicating with an external module are disclosed. The electronic device includes a first set of connectors, a second set of connectors and a third set of connectors. A predetermined ID is stored in the electronic device. The method includes the following steps: (a)... Agent: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. One Arizona Center

20070232094 - Structure for a motor/generator and method of manufacturing same: In a structure for a motor or generator, stator segments have a toothed portion to receive a coil. A busbar is electrically connected to the coil, and an insulator has a coil insulator portion disposed between the toothed portion and the coil and a busbar insulation portion insulatedly supporting the... Agent: Young & Basile, P.C.

20070232086 - Multiple degrees of freedom connectors and adapters: Connector devices that provide multiple degrees of freedom of motion between a first connector head and additional connector heads and/or electronic devices are described. The multiple degrees of freedom of motion permit motion in one or both of two planes and, perhaps, rotation about an axis in a controlled and... Agent: Wong, Cabello, Lutsch, Rutherford & Brucculeri, L.L.P.

20070232089 - Bridge modules for connecting plural groups of electronic modules: A first group of electronic modules has a first orientation, and a second group of electronic modules has a second orientation different from the first orientation. The first group and second group of electronic modules are connected through a midplane board. Bridge modules are electrically connected to the first and... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20070232090 - Space transforming land grid array interposers: LGA (land grid array) interposers having variable pitch connectors and distribution wiring to support space transforming I/O interconnections between first level chip modules and second level packaging. Apparatus and methods for constructing high-performance electronic modules (such as processor modules for computer systems) using LGA interposers that provide space transform I/O... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, LLC

20070232095 - Qfn housing having optimized connecting surface geometry: A semiconductor system or sensor system in a housing which is butt-joined to a printed circuit board by soldering, at least some of the connecting surfaces not being soldered over their entire area, the connecting surfaces which are not soldered over their entire area being fixedly soldered in a first... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20070232096 - Arrangement with a contract element: A circuit board (20) is equipped with at least one conductor path (22) and a contact element (44). The latter is adapted to mechanically engage and electrically contact an electrical conductor (66). In the region of a conductor path (22), the circuit board (20) has passthrough orifices (24, 26, 28,... Agent: Ware Fressola Van Der Sluys & Adolphson, LLP

20070232097 - Fixing system for electrical connectors: There is described a fixing system for electrical connectors of the type comprising at least one male element (10) and at least one corresponding female element (12) suitable for being reciprocally connected for making an electrical connection. On the outer sheath of one of the two elements (10) or (12)... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20070232098 - Interface connector between media player and computer: An interface connector is disclosed. The connector enables a compact communication link between a media player and a CPU configured so that the interface enables the media player to operate as a USB memory drive for the CPU. In one embodiment, the invention comprises an interface that is removably engagable... Agent: Beyer Weaver LLP

20070232099 - Electrical connector: A connector device includes a circuit unit having a first connector provided with a plurality of contacts. The circuit unit is moveable between a mating position and a final mating position. An electrical connector has a cover member and a second connector provided with a plurality of contacts that is... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070232101 - Single tough locking seat fittings and methods: Apparatus and methods for removably securing payloads are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes coupling the payload to a body of a locking assembly, engaging an insertion portion of the body into the channel, translating the insertion portion of the body along the channel from a first position to... Agent: Lee & Hayes, PLLC

20070232100 - Electrical connector with mate-assist and a dual-position wire dress cover: An electrical connector subassembly is provided. The subassembly includes a housing; a terminal position assurance device connected to the housing; and a wire dress cover adapted to be attached to the housing in at least two positions. The two positions include a first position wherein the wire dress cover covers... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070232102 - Battery connector: A battery connector includes a dielectric housing having a plurality of terminal passages. A plurality of terminals are received in the terminal passages. Each terminal includes a supporting portion, a press portion twisted up in the front portion of the supporting portion, a first bending portion extending from the rear... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070232103 - Double-sided connector capable of easily and accurately positioning a connection member: In a connector including a frame having an engaged portion and a connection member adapted to be inserted into the frame either in a first direction or in a second direction reverse to the first direction, the connection member includes an elastic member coupled to the frame. A conductor is... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070232104 - Electrical connector: The invention relates to an electrical connector, with a simple structure, for increasing densification of electrical conducting terminals. To achieve the objective discussed above, the electrical connector includes an insulating housing with a plurality of contact accommodating cavities and an electrical conducting terminal. The electrical conducting terminal, accommodated in one... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232105 - High density coaxial switching jack: A coaxial switching jack with a pair of coaxial assemblies mounted within a housing having a pair of front openings. The coaxial assemblies each include a center conductor and a shell conductor. The center conductors are connected by a first spring and the shell conductors are connected by a second... Agent: Merchant & Gould P.C. Attention Of Steven C. Bruess

20070232106 - Electric power connector adapting structure: An electric power connector adapting structure includes a connector connected to an electric power cable of a power supply and adapted to an adapting cable for supplying electric power to a port, and the connector installs an electric power terminal therein. The invention includes an electric connecting portion corresponding to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232107 - Cap attachment structure, semiconductor sensor device and method: In an attachment structure, a protective cap is provided with an adhesion layer on its outer peripheral edge part and its internal surface. The protective cap is bonded and fixed to an adherend member through the adhesion layer. This attachment structure can be suitably used for a semiconductor device. Alternatively,... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20070232108 - Water discharge device: Disclosed is a water discharge device (1) provided with a device body (2) and a connector (4) and adapted to be attached to a feedwater pipe (6). The water discharge device comprises fixing means (8) for fixing the device body to the connector at a given installation position. The connector... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20070232109 - Laptop computer case: A computer case for transporting a laptop computer. The case includes two mating sections and an inner cushioned liner in each section for cushioning the laptop therein in a protective manner. A hinge latch along one side of one section interlocks with a mating hinge latch along one side of... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20070232110 - Multi-story building connector system and method: A construction connector designed to fit column framework members to rapidly construct multi-story buildings is disclosed. In a preferred embodiment, the connector has an elongated main body with two holes at each end. A leveling plate attaches transversely to the body. An angle support member having two ten-gauge steel arms... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20070232111 - Card edge connector: A card edge connector includes an insulating body having a central slot formed at a longitudinal direction thereof. A pair of locking devices is installed at both opposite distal ends of the insulator body and each locking device has a metal unit. The metal unit is formed by bending the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC Suite 1404

20070232113 - Electrical connector: The objective of the invention is to provide an electronic connector with improved efficiency and low malfunction rate after being disassembled several times. In order to achieve the goal above, the electronic connector includes a base, a pressing plate, and a plurality of connecting members. A plurality of apertures is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232112 - Methods and apparatus to facilitate component installation: Methods and apparatus for an electrical panel are provided. The electrical panel includes a base having a back wall with a maintenance support member provided thereon, a cover configured to be joined to the base in a closed position and separately to be supported by the base in a maintenance... Agent: Dean Small

20070232114 - Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector, a pick up cap (13) and at least one aligning key (14). The electrical connector has a base surrounded by spaced rigid walls (112) so as to form a receiving cavity (111) adapted to receive an IC package. The at least one... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070232115 - Quick-release connector: A connector includes a locking mechanism that locks the connector in a socket but allows removal of the connector without a manual operation that relies on depressing the locking mechanism. The connector is released from the socket when a sufficient pulling force is applied to the connector. The connector includes... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20070232116 - Metallic connector: The invention proposes a metallic push-pull connector for use in harsh and moist industrial environments that is provided with a sliding sleeve and features an interlocking device that causes the connector to be interlocked with a mating connector during the installation process, wherein the interlocking hooks of the interlocking device... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20070232117 - Plug-and socket connector: A plug-and-socket connector (10) has a plastic housing (11) that holds electrical male or female contacts (14) in boreholes (16, 17) next to each other, and whose forward end forms a plug extension (13) or as a socket extension (113) and whose rear end receives and locks the male or... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20070232118 - Small size electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly (200) includes a plug connector (100) and a board connector (300). The board connector defines a frame (80) having a pair of holes (809) for receiving a pair of latches (3112) of a latch member (31) the plug connector, a hollow interior cavity (806) receiving part... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070232119 - Implantable medical device assembly and manufacturing method: An implantable device includes a housing, a circuit board having a plurality of through holes, and a plurality of interconnect pins within the housing and oriented perpendicular to a major surface of the housing. The circuit board is connected to the interconnect pins such that the pins extend through the... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg, Woessner & Kluth, P.A.

20070232120 - Design support system, design support method, and program: According to one embodiment, a design support system includes an data receiver which receives a CAD data of a component, a physical characteristic receiver which receives a physical characteristic of a harness, a initial settings receiver which receives initial settings of a view point and a sight direction, a displaying... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20070232121 - Connector with thumb screw retention member: An electrical connector includes a housing having a contact loading end and a locking member rotatably mounted in the housing and substantially enclosed within the connector. The locking member has a circumferential edge portion that is exposed through a window of the connector to permit finger rotation of the locking... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20070232122 - Locking structure for interface card: A locking structure fixes an interface card having a lateral portion and an end portion to a main board. The locking structure includes a sliding member having a sliding groove for the lateral portion of the interface card to slide along and a containing groove for placement of an elastic... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20070232123 - Secondary battery: A secondary battery includes an insulation case that is thickly formed to prevent deformation and that includes a recess that receives at least a part of a cap assembly in the insulation case so as minimize unnecessary space between the cap assembly and the insulation case.... Agent: Stein, Mcewen & Bui, LLP

20070232124 - Pressure coupling connector: Provided is a pressure coupling connector which can decrease the number of components for coping with various electric wire diameters, prevent problems due to difference in product kind, and reduce the stock. The pressure coupling connector includes a wire holding block for holding electric wires and a contact block for... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070232125 - Electrical terminal connector and method of fabricating the same: An electrical terminal connector and method of fabricating the same is provided. The electrical terminal connector includes an angled insulating housing, a conducting terminal and a cylindrical crimp ferrule positioned therein. Two ends of the insulating housing have a first opening and a second opening, while the angled insulating housing... Agent: Reed Smith LLP Suite 1400

20070232126 - Assembled structure: An assembled structure comprising: a housing; a plate-shaped elastic member attached in the interior portion of the housing; and a confirming portion for confirming a state of attachment of the plate-shaped elastic member, wherein the confirming portion is provided in an elastic member attachment portion where the plate-shaped elastic member... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20070232127 - Electrical connector structure: An electrical connector structure is provided. The electrical connector structure is applicable in an electronic device having a printed circuit board (PCB), and is electrically connected with the PCB via a flexible flat cable (FFC). The electrical connector structure includes a plurality of electrical terminals disposed on the PCB, and... Agent: Workman Nydegger (f/k/a Workman Nydegger & Seeley)

20070232128 - Cable fixture: A cable fixture including a holding section for holding a cable relative to a chassis; and a fitting section formed integrally with the holding section and operative to fix the holding section to the chassis, wherein the cable is fitted, from one side, to and hooked on a hole provided... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070232129 - Self locking cable control apparatus: A cable control assembly is beneficially adapted for shifting controllable mechanisms, such as a power take-off unit, between two conditions, an initial position and an actuated position. The cable control assembly preferably includes a housing, a handle extending from the housing, a driving member, a driven member, and a locking... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20070232130 - Releasable latch assemblies: A latching device (200) is disclosed for use in supporting a junction block (202) on a supporting bracket (204). The latching device (200) includes a horizontal support (230) coupled to a hinge (232). A first cantilever beam (234) is coupled to the hinge and to a ledge structure (240). The... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20070232131 - Electrical connector set: An electrical connector set is disclosed to include a base frame, a first electrical connector and a second electrical connector mounted in the base framed at different elevations, and a plurality of retaining devices for securing the electrical connector set to a circuit board, each retaining device having an integral... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20070232132 - Stacked connectors for high density external cable connections: A method and apparatus to couple one unified display interface (UDI) connector with another connector, such that the UDI connector is coupled between the other connector and a circuit board, such as a motherboard or add-in card. The UDI connector may be coupled to other I/O connectors, for example a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20070232133 - Electronic device and signal connector thereof: An electronic device includes a housing, a circuit board, a conductive wire, and a signal connector. The housing includes a faceplate formed with a non-circular through-hole. The circuit board is mounted in the housing. The conductive wire is connected electrically to the circuit board. The signal connector includes a fixing... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20070232134 - Protective cover for rack mounted networking equipment: A protective cover for securing networking equipment installed on a rack, the networking equipment comprising a front face including at least one cable plug receiving socket and at least one cable terminated by one of the sockets is provided. The cover comprises an elongate covering portion dimensioned to conceal the... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20070232135 - Connection for hinge: A connection for hinges of the type having two elements which can rotate relative to one another; the connection comprises a box-shaped body having a base wall and two parallel lateral walls, and can be stably connected to a fixed frame of an electrical appliance.... Agent: Nath & Associates, PLLC

20070232136 - Coaxial connector and method for connecting cable to same: A connector is provided for electrically connecting a coaxial cable having a conductive inner wire surrounded by a conductive outer jacket and an insulator therebetween to a two-wire circuit. The connector comprises a conductive bottom contact member having a first passageway dimensioned to fit only the inner wire and the... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP

20070232138 - Motorcycle: A motorcycle that inhibits free movement of a coupler along with turning of a handle includes a leg shield that covers a head pipe. Cable groups including a brake cable and a lead wire that extend from a handle are arranged inside the leg shield. A first cable group that... Agent: Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.

20070232137 - Deformable electrical connector: A secure electrical connector for wire conductors. An electrical connector can be pressed into place in the base of a toggle switch and includes an electrically conductive cylinder having a slot in the forward end of the electrical connector. The wire conductor is inserted into the longitudinal hole through the... Agent: Bryan Anderson, Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20070232139 - Curved tab for a lamp socket body: A lamp socket body adapted for receiving a plurality of lead wires, the body including a terminal receiving portion having at least one sidewall, at least one slot in the sidewall for receiving a lead wire, and a tab in the slot, the tab having a curved distal end.... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20070232140 - Electrical connector assembly with mate-assist and a wire dress cover: An electrical connector adapted to mate with a mating connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a housing; a wire dress cover pivotally connected to the housing; and a slide latch pivotally connected to the wire dress cover and slideably connected to the housing. The slide latch has a front... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070232141 - Electrical terminal with anti-snag feature: An electrical connector including a housing comprising at least two contact receiving areas and at least two contact terminals connected to the housing in the contact receiving areas. A first one of the contact terminals includes a combined housing latch and shorting member. The combined housing latch and shorting member... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20070232143 - Electrical connector having improved shield: An electrical connector (5) for receiving an electrical element (6) includes an insulative housing (51), a shield (53) enclosing the insulative housing and a number of terminals (52) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a bottom wall (510), a number of periphery walls (511), and a receiving... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070232142 - Locking device for patchcord: There is provided a device and method for coded securing of a modular plug in a modular receptacle, in particular an RJ-45 plug in a RJ-45 receptacle, the receptacle comprising a front face defining an aperture and the plug comprising a plug body having dimensions substantially the same as those... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20070232145 - Electronic part-mounting socket: An electronic part-mounting socket (100) includes a shielding housing (3) defining a receiving cavity (34) for receiving an electronic part. Each of opposed side wall sections (31) of the shielding housing defines a hinge edge (314) with opposed sides. Each side wall section has a portion bent as a resilient... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20070232144 - Shield, and printed circuit board and electrical apparatus employing the same: A shield is provided for a circuit breaker including a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB is a generally planar member with a plurality of electrical components each having a corresponding shape. The shield includes at least one resilient sheet member at least partially covering the generally planar member and... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esq. Eaton Electrical, Inc., Tech. & Quality Center

20070232146 - Transceiver module: A disclosed transceiver module includes: a body portion; a connector for external connection disposed at an end of the body portion, where a cable connector is connected thereto while the transceiver module is attached; and a pull sleeve disposed so as to surround the connector for external connection, where when... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070232147 - Plug-type connector: The invention relates to a plug-type connector for pipelines, having a first and a second connection end (4, 5), with a first connection end (4) being in the form of a first support body (7), the first support body (7) being provided with a closure ring (8), the closure ring... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20070232148 - Electrical connector with closure elements: An electrical connector having a body with a central portion and a front portion, a tubular body extending from the central portion to the front portion, the tubular body defining a cavity, an electrical contact at least partially housed within the cavity, and a closure element configured for insertion into... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20070232149 - Audio jack connector: An audio jack connector suitable for connecting with a plug is provided. The audio jack connector includes an insulating housing, a first contact terminal, a second contact terminal, a plurality of third contact terminals, a first fixing plate, and a second fixing plate. The insulating housing includes an inserting hole,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070232150 - Audio jack connector: An audio jack connector includes a housing and a set of contacts. The housing has a body, a mating portion extending from one end of the body and an insertion hole defined in the mating portion and extending inwardly through the body along an axis direction. The set of contacts... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232152 - Electric connector: An electric connector includes a plug terminal 15 and a connector housing 2. The plug terminal 15 has a contact portion 151 in one end and an electric wire connecting terminal 153 in the other end, and the connector housing 2 accommodating the plug terminal. In the plug terminal 15,... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20070232151 - Electrical connector: The invention provides an electrical connector for enhancing the stability of contact between the terminals of the electrical connector and an electrical device. The electrical connector includes an insulator with a plurality of accommodating holes and a plurality of terminals, each of which is respectively disposed in one of the... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070232153 - Cable lock: A cable lock which is simple, functionally reliable and can be produced economically, includes a housing with a through-passage for a cable and a clamping element deflected laterally in a locking position from a cable being inserted there and blocked against giving way. An adjusting member neutralizes the blocking of... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20070232154 - Canted coil spring power terminal and sequence connection system: The present invention provides an electrical power system comprising a plurality of battery modules in series connection between adjacent battery modules, wherein each of the battery modules comprises a positive male terminal, a negative male terminal, and a socket corresponding to each of the positive male terminals and the negative... Agent: Harry A. Hild, Jr., Esq. Eckert Seamans Cherin & Mellott, LLC

20070232155 - Quick release connector apparatuses, methods and systems: A connector assembly, method and system for connecting a first tube section to a second tube section or for attaching a single tube member or section to a structure. One embodiment includes an upper body with at least an upper arm, a base body with at least a lower arm,... Agent: Patent Group 2n Jones Day

20070232156 - Battery contact mechanism, battery receiving structure, electric power unit, electronic equipment, and pressure-contacting mechanism: A battery contact mechanism energizing a battery in a direction of one electrode of the battery by making pressure contact between a conductive contact member and the other electrode of the battery, includes a torsion coil spring. A rotational force is given to the contact member by the torsion coil... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland, Maier & Neustadt, P.C.