Electrical connectors inventions 03/08

20080076272 - Socket: A socket for electrically connection an electronic package to a circuit board, comprises: a socket body (10) receiving a number of terminals; a floating board (11) located upon the socket body; a cover (12) rotatablely assembled to the socked body, the cover formed with at least a position portion; a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080076273 - Liquid crystal display device and portable display apparatus using the same: A liquid crystal display device having a flexible printed circuit board to provide electrical signals from a driver printed circuit board to a liquid crystal display panel and a backlight unit, the flexible printed circuit board including a first substrate portion connected to a pad portion of the liquid crystal... Agent: Lee & Morse, P.C.

20080076277 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a connector body (2), and a plurality of passageways (20). A passageway retention wall (202) extends into each of the passageways. Each of the terminals (3) has a terminal retention section (322) defining thereof a retention edge, which is adapted to be rested on said passageway... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080076278 - Fixing structure: A fixing structure including a fixing part, an elastic member disposed on the fixing part, a first element disposed on the fixing part by the elastic member, and a second element connected to the first element is provided. When the first element and the second element are not in a... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080076270 - Hinge connector for foldable electronic apparatus: The invention discloses a hinge connector installed in a foldable electronic apparatus. In particularly, the hinge connector according to the invention includes a hollow shaft device and a cable connecting connectors, and the cable passes through the shaft device.... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080070424 - Pivoting apparatus for mating a power supply with a riser card and method for doing the same: Disclosed is a pivoting apparatus comprising a pivot base defining a connection cavity, a pivot slot including an L-shape, and an alignment slot including a curvature that bulges towards a riser card, a key structure extending from at least one of the riser card and a processor in an electronic... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080070425 - Electrical contacts and electrical connector assembly having such electrical contacts: An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts (7) retained in the insulative housing, a chip module disposed above the insulative housing and comprising a number of connecting elements (80) to electrically connect the electrical contacts, and a printed circuit board (6) disposed below... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080070426 - Land grid array connector having improved stiffener: A LGA connector (100) adapted for being mounted to a printed circuit board, includes a housing (30), a number of contacts mounted in the housing, a stiffener (50) coupled with the housing and defining a number of non-circular mounting holes (502), a lever (70) and a cover (60) respectively mounted... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080070427 - Memory card adapter: A memory card adapter is disclosed to include a connecting substrate with metal contacts, a multi-in-one memory card connector bonded to the connecting substrate for receiving one of a set of memory cards, a connecting terminal set, which has a plurality of metal terminals mounted in an electrically insulative terminal... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080070428 - Electrical connector: The present invention provides an electrical connector for electrically connecting a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing which has terminal-receiving holes, conductive terminals accommodated in the terminal-receiving holes, and a solder partially projected from a bottom of the insulative housing. Furthermore, each conductive terminal has conductive portion,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080070429 - Surface mounted electronic component: An exemplary surface mounted electronic component has block body including a bottom soldering surface, a top surface and a peripheral wall having a first peripheral wall portion and a second peripheral wall portion. The bottom soldering surface defines a first soldering area and a second soldering area. The first peripheral... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080070431 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a base, an upper cover, terminals and a lever. The base is formed with terminal slots and a supporting seat formed with pivoting portions. The upper cover has a main body formed with through holes for accommodating the terminals, and a rear plate connected to a... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080070430 - Zero insertion force connector assembly for circuit boards/cards: An apparatus and method for installing an electrical support structure, such as a printed circuit board or card in a computerized device, are disclosed. In at least some embodiments, the apparatus includes a connector assembly that includes a first structure having a first guiding surface, a second structure having a... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080070432 - Relay retrofit apparatus having an electrically-activated relay switch for retrofitting an electrical system: The invented apparatus is designed for use within a vehicle's electrical system. The apparatus electrically couples a plug having a first electrical contact configuration with a relay having a different electrical contact configuration. The apparatus provides an easy and inexpensive solution for replacing relay's that have different electrical contact configurations.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080070433 - Sealed cavity method and apparatus for use in sensor modules: A method and apparatus for creating a sealed cavity includes a housing assembly incorporating a molded connector with an interior portion formed into a cavity and a vent hole that communicates with the cavity. The vent hole can be interfaced with a final applied mating sealed connector which utilizes the... Agent: Attorney, Intellectual Property Honeywell International Inc.

20080070434 - Connector device: A connector device comprising including a first connector part operatively connectable to a first external unit and a second connector part operatively connectable to a second external unit. The first connector part is connectable to the second connector part enabling communication between the first and second external units. Each connector... Agent: Venable LLP

20080070435 - Electric connector having power cable retaining structure: An electric connector includes a connector body having contact terminals mounted in a first end thereof and an axial through hole axially formed in a second end thereof opposite to the first end. A power cable is inserted into the axial through hole of the connector body and electrically connected... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080070436 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical cable assembly includes a carrier having an insulating housing and at least one retention clip for managing and securing terminated cable assemblies to the carrier. The side exterior walls of the insulating housing are configured to enable side-to-side and end-to-end placement of a plurality of carriers for mating... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080070437 - Connector holder unit, carriage, recording apparatus, and liquid ejecting apparatus: A connector holder unit that is formed separately from a carriage capable of housing an ink cartridge and can be attached to the inside of the carriage includes a connector holder, a connector having a plurality of contact arms that is installed to the connector holder, and a circuit substrate... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080070438 - Interconnection device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same, and an interconnection assembly having the same: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing an interconnect device for a printed circuit board. According to one aspect of the present invention, a method of manufacturing an interconnect device comprises forming a protective film pattern on a sacrificial substrate for forming an interconnect device including a first... Agent: Paul D. Durkee Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080070439 - Connector mounting structure: In a connector mounting structure, a printed-wiring board has a cut portion, a modular connector connecting pattern provided adjacent to the cut portion, and a connecting pattern provided isolated from the modular connector connecting pattern and connecting an SFP connector. Also, the printed-wiring board and a front board are combined... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080070440 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector has terminals that are retained in terminal cavities of a connector body by rigid lock nibs that project into the terminal cavity from a rigid wall and rigid lock nibs that are attached to a flexible beam that is opposite the rigid wall and that project into... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080070441 - Locking device for connector elements and a connector provided with said device: The invention relates to a device for locking a cap onto a contact-carrier module, wherein said cap has a bearing for locking the contact disposed in the contact-carrier module is assembled on the coupling face of module in such a way that the cap and the module form a first... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080070442 - Methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors: The present invention relates to methods and systems for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors. Specifically, the methods and systems relate to isolation and compensation techniques for minimizing alien crosstalk between connectors for use with high-speed data cabling. A frame can be configured to receive a number of connectors. Shield structures... Agent: Attn: Alpaslan Sapmaz Merchant & Gould P.C.

20080070443 - Cap for an electrical connector: An electrical assembly that may include a weighted cap. The weighted cap may provide counterbalancing to a non-proportional ball-grid array connector integrated circuit package for connection with a substrate. The weighted cap provides compensation for variations in the imbalance of the electronic connector package against the substrate.... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080070444 - Filtered electrical connector and combination having same: A filtered electrical connector for a power module comprises a connector body having a back wall partly defining a chamber at one end of the connector body. An alternating current filter is retained in the chamber, and a terminal extends through the back wall, the chamber, and the alternating current... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080070446 - Tool extractable contacts for electrical connectors: A connector system for use with electronics is provided. This system includes at least one electrical contact that further includes a wire retaining portion and an elongated body portion. The body portion of the contact further includes at least one outwardly biased latch that is adapted to engage both a... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080070445 - Universal connector for micro memory cards: A universal connector for micro memory cards comprises: an insulating body having a inserting port provided at the front end of the insulating body so as to allow the memory cards to be inserted into a receiving cavity formed inside the insulating body; a first set of conductive terminals comprising... Agent: Mcdonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

20080070447 - Socket connector: A socket connector comprises an insulation body and a plurality of conductive terminals. A plurality of terminal receptacle grooves go through the insulation body from its upper surface to its lower surface. At least a first limit portion and a second limit portion are provided on each of the terminal... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080070448 - Electrical plug connector for solar panel: An electrical connector has an elongated generally circular-section socket part centered on an axis and an elongated generally circular-section plug part centered on an axis and coaxially fittable in the socket part in an assembled position of the connector. An axially projecting latch tab formed with a radially inwardly open... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080070450 - Terminal block with u-shaped conducting part for connecting electric wires: Terminal block for connecting electric wires comprising an insulating body and a conducting part housed inside it and associated with means for retaining the free end of the electric wire, said conducting part having a U-shaped form.... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.C.

20080070451 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing comprising a base portion which comprising a plurality of contact passages, a plurality of conductive contacts retained in said contact passage, wherein a plurality of locating poles extending from the base portion, an end of said contact hanging on said locating pole. With... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080070452 - Female contact: A female contact according to the invention can avoid the impact of the tip end surface of a mating male contact such as a tab or pin with the contact section of an resilient contact member. The female contact comprises an resilient contact member having a contact section that makes... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080070453 - Solder-bearing contacts and method of manufacture thereof and use in connectors: In one aspect, a surface mount contact is provided for attachment to a circuit board or the like. The contact includes an elongated electrically conductive pin that has a first end and an opposing second end. A pre-formed heat re-flowable material is attached to one end of the pin and... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080070454 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a frame including at least two supporting arms configuring at least one mounting area, at least one housing unit assembled to the supporting arms and located with the at least one mounting area. An inter-aligning arrangement is arranged between the supporting arms and the at least... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064228 - Telecommunications connectivity system and associated patch panel mounting system: A telecommunications connectivity system including a patch panel comprising a plurality of ports, each port including first and second electrical terminals, the first electrical terminal enabling at least one data communications standard not enabled by the second electrical terminal. The telecommunications connectivity system also includes a terminal selection system including... Agent: J. Derel Monteith, Jr. Carter, Schnedler & Monteith, P.A.

20080064229 - Connector with high connection reliability: In a connector adapted for connection to a mating connector, each contact includes a holding portion held by the housing, a contact receiving portion extending from the holding portion and adapted to contact a contact portion of a corresponding one of contacts of a mating connector, a spring portion extending... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080064230 - Land grid array connector with latch portion: An LGA connector (1) includes an housing (2), a stiffener (3) surrounding the housing, a clip (5) pivotably engaged the stiffener, and a lever (4) engaged with the stiffener for pressing the clip. The housing has a supporting portion (21) and a mounting portion (22) having four mating faces surrounding... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064232 - Integrated device: An integrated device is disclosed. In one embodiment, the integrated device includes a carrier substrate with a through hole and a contact sleeve. A circuit chip is provided with a contact pad above the carrier substrate. A conductive material electrically connects the contact pad to the contact sleeve.... Agent: Dicke, Billig & Czaja

20080064235 - Electrical components coupled to circuit boards: The present invention can facilitate the coupling between electrical components and a circuit board after the circuit board is inserted into a housing of an electronic device. An electrical component can be integrated with a flexible circuit of another electrical component. The flexible circuit can be electrically and mechanically coupled... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP Patent Docketing 39/361

20080064234 - Electrical contacts with compliant supports: An assembly comprises a flex circuit including a first set of electrical contacts on a first side of the flex circuit and a compliant support backing adjacent a second side of the flex circuit and opposite the set of electrical contacts. The first set of electrical contacts is configured to... Agent: Shumaker & Sieffert, P. A.

20080064231 - Electrical connector system with header connector capable of direct and indirect mounting: A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector system for electrically connecting an electrical device and a substrate includes a header connector. The header connector has a contact. The contact includes a pin for engaging the electrical device; an intermediate portion electrically coupled to the pin for engaging a contact of... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080064233 - Circuit-connecting material and circuit terminal connected structure and connecting method: A circuit-connecting material which is interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and electrically connects the electrodes in the pressing direction by pressing the facing electrodes against each other; the circuit-connecting material comprising as essential components (1) a curing agent capable of generating free radicals upon heating, (2) a hydroxyl-group-containing... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080064236 - Electrical contact: The present invention relates to a contact for electronic devices. The contact includes an upper contact, a lower contact, which includes a contact portion, a lower contact coupled to the upper contact, and a spring fitted over a predetermined area between the upper contact and lower contact. The lower contact... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064237 - Wireless adapter apparatus for portable information appliances: Improvements in technology related to adapters that enable portable information appliances to practice wireless network communications, in particular Internet communications, include use of such adapted appliances for: web browsing; receipt, recording and transmission of audio and video media; email, instant messaging, SMS and other electronic communications activities; and electronic gaming,... Agent: Anthony Claiborne

20080064238 - Connector system: An electronic device including a movable hatch with an integrated connector system that moves between an open and closed position. The connector system includes one or more connector receptacles that are hidden within the electronic device when the hatch with integrated connector system is in the closed position. The connector... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080064239 - Ejection device for a connector: An ejection device is manufactured independently from but implemented with a subscriber identification module (SIM) connector comprising an insulative housing and a tray having a SIM card mounted therein and has a bracket, a push button, a link and an ejection lever. The push button is mounted slidably on the... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20080064243 - Connector with a lever capable of reliably transmitting an operation force: In a connector including a housing to be fitted to a mating connector and a lever rotatable to the housing between a first and a second position, a main body of the lever has a generally flat shape and provided with a recess recessed from a principal surface of the... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080064241 - Fixing member for fixing a circuit board to a housing of an electronic device: A fixing member for fixing a circuit board to a housing of an electronic device is disclosed. A positioning unit is installed between the circuit board and the housing for positioning the circuit board at a predetermined location relative to the housing. The fixing member is used for fixing the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080064242 - Lever type electrical connector: A lever type electrical connector includes an insulating housing provided with a least one terminal and a mating face that receives a complementary mating connector. A cam plate is arranged on the insulating housing and is moveable in a sliding direction substantially perpendicular to a mating direction of the complementary... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20080064240 - Low profile socket connector: A socket connector for connecting module card to a circuit board includes a housing extending along a longitudinal axis between opposed ends. The housing includes a mounting face configured for mounting on the circuit board and a slot configured to receive a mating edge of the module card. The slot... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080064244 - Plug adapter with pivotally mounted prongs: Described is a plug adapter with reconfigurable prong orientation comprising a housing and an electrical plug assembly supported by the housing. The electrical plug assembly includes an adapter module, a plurality of prongs for receiving a first voltage when mated with an electrical receptacle, a converter electrically coupled to the... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080064245 - Device for connecting an electric drive to at least one supply network, and method for the production of such a connecting device: A device for connecting an electric drive to at least one supply network as well as several methods for producing such a connecting device includes a first contact/terminal unit to which at least one first wire of the supply network can be connected, a second contact/terminal unit to which the... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080064246 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting a chip module to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (2), a number of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a metal stiffener (3) partially surrounding the insulative housing. The insulative housing has an upper mounting surface, opposite lower connecting... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064247 - Connector housing: The terminal locking lance includes a supported part supported by a top wall of a standing wall and a lance locking projection projected from the top wall of the standing wall. The standing wall includes a standing wall locking projection formed on the top wall at a further rear end... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080064248 - Firm-structured plug: A plug comprises an insulating casing; an insulating seat installed in the insulating casing; a sliding member or button installed at a top of the insulating seat; the sliding member button protruding from an aperture at a top of the insulating casing; a lower side of the sliding member or... Agent: Tzi-chen Huang

20080064249 - Auxiliary device for a connector: An auxiliary device for a connector has a body, a wire unit and plug. The wire unit is mounted securely in the body and extends out of the body from a first end of the body. The plug is formed on a second end of the body and is perpendicular... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20080064250 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises a first connector part that has a male housing with an engaging portion formed on the outer periphery thereof; a second connector part 2 that has a female housing 3 provided with a portion defining a cavity for receiving the male housing; sensing means 7 that... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080064251 - Ethernet connector apparatus and method: Provided is an ethernet connector comprising a housing having an insulation displacement contact securely disposed within a hollow portion of the housing, and an insertion member, having a hole configured to receive a wire in a manner so that the wire extends through the hole in a direction perpendicular to... Agent: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.

20080064252 - Connector: Terminal fittings (21A, 21B) are inserted into cavities (45) of a housing (40) and are locked by locks (28). A cover (70) is mounted on the rear of the housing (40), and is locked by cover locks (60). The cover (70) functions as a retainer by engaging rear surfaces of... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080064253 - Jumper installation feedback: A jumper including a connecting face, a light-emitting face, and a light pipe extending from the connecting face to the light-emitting face is provided. The light pipe is operable to transmit a light from a provided computer hardware from the connecting face to the light-emitting face responsive to the jumper... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080064254 - Cable assembly with wire management board and method of manufacturing the same: A cable assembly (100) according to the present invention includes a number of wires (4) each having an inner conductor (41) and an insulation layer (42) enclosing the conductor, a PCB (2) having opposite rear and front ends, an upper surface (21) and a number of conductive pads (23) formed... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064255 - Connector: A connector includes contacts each having a contact portion, an elastic portion and a fulcrum portion between the contact portion and a connection portion, and a pressure receiving portion; a housing fixing the contacts; and a slider having urging portions pivotally moved between the connection and pressure receiving portions of... Agent: Baker Botts L.L.P.

20080064256 - Wireless communication device including a socket for a removable memory device and method of using the same: A wireless communication device includes a housing including a front, a rear, a top, a bottom, a left side, and a right side, and a printed circuit board carried by the housing and carrying electronics for operation of the wireless communication device. The printed circuit board defines a plane, and... Agent: Kyocera Wireless Corp.

20080064257 - Electronic apparatus including enclosure having opening for connector: A wall stands upright from the surface of the bottom plate in the vertical direction in an electronic apparatus. An opening is defined in the wall. A connector defines a cylindrical portion located in the opening to receive a plug. A rib stands upright from the surface of the bottom... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080064258 - Electrical connector with improved fastener: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1), a metal shell (5) partially enclosing the insulative housing, a pair of board locks (3) and a pair of fasteners (4) for assembling the board locks (3) and the metal... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064259 - Step up pin for coax cable connector: The invention provides a coaxial cable connector having a step up pin that engages the center conductor of a coax cable to increase the diameter of the center conductor to thereby make it more manageable. The pin is stored with the connector until the pin and connector are affixed to... Agent: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080064260 - In-line sealed electrical connector apparatus: An in-line sealed electrical connector apparatus includes a female connector assembly and a male connector assembly. The female connector assembly includes a female housing, a female wire seal and a female cover. The male connector assembly includes a male housing, a retention clip, a male housing seal defining a male... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080064261 - Wire cover and a locking construction therefor: A wire cover (1) has a connector-side fixing portion (10) to be fixed to a connector, a wire pressing portion (20) to be held in contact with wires (W), and a connecting portion (30) connecting the connector-side fixing portion (10) and wire pressing portion (20). Resilient engaging pieces (23) project... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080064262 - Cable winder: The present invention relates to cable winders, more particularly to a cable winder using the spring force of a spiral spring to pull back a signal transmission cable automatically. The cable winder further includes a clamping part and a spiral rail for retaining the cable by sections, whereby the cable... Agent: Sung Chiang Wu

20080064263 - Cable connector: A cable connector includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first housing defining a receiving space for receiving the second connector, and a plurality of contacts assembled to the first housing, each having a contacting arm exposed in the receiving space and an engaging... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064264 - Power connector: A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive contact having a pair of spaced walls... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080064265 - Housing for portable computer device and method of making same: A portable computer device, comprising a circuit board; a connector in communication with the circuit board, the connector adapted for insertion into a computer port; a light source associated with the circuit board; and a housing encasing at least the circuit board and the light source, the housing comprising a... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath Attn: Intellectual Property Group

20080064267 - Cable connector: A cable connector comprises a housing formed with a main body and a mating portion forwardly extending from the main body and a plurality of contacts. The main body and the mating portion are formed with a plurality of ribs, every two adjacent ribs defining a slot. The contacts received... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080064266 - Modular jack with removable contact array: A modular jack includes a housing having a socket and an opening arranged to receive a modular plug into the socket, and a sled including a contact array arranged within the socket, wherein the sled is removable from the socket through the opening of the housing without disassembling the housing.... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080064268 - Angled electric plug-in connector comprising a first angled limb and a second angled limb: An angled plug-in connector (1) is provided having an insulating body that is located in a first angled limb (2) and that contains electric contacts. The conductor or conductors that extend from the insulating body extend through a second angled limb (3). The opposing end faces (2a, 3a) of the... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080064269 - Hi-dielectric debris seal for a pothead interface: A connector for connecting electrical power to a well pump motor has cable and motor connector portions that mate with each other in a connected position. The connector portions have insulating members, each of which has a number of passages and an end face. Electrical contact members are mounted in... Agent: Bracewell & Giuliani LLP

20080064270 - Electric contact and socket for electrical part: An electric contact of a socket for an electrical part is disposed between a first electrical part and a second electrical part so as to electrically connect the first and second electrical parts, and includes: a first electrical part side contact member contacting the first electrical part; a second electrical... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080064272 - Memory card with two standard sets of contacts and a contact covering mechanism: Enclosed re-programmable non-volatile memory cards include at least two sets of electrical contacts to which the internal memory is connected. The two sets of contacts have different patterns, preferably in accordance with two different contact standards such as a memory card standard and that of the Universal Serial Bus (USB).... Agent: Winston & Strawn, LLP

20080064271 - Plug and cap for a universal-serial-bus (usb) device: Embodiments of a plug and cap of a Universal-Serial-Bus (USB) device have been presented. In one embodiment, a USB device includes a main body, a piece of string, and a cap. The main body has a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and a casing, wherein the PCBA is partially housed... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080057744 - Connector: A connector capable of detecting whether or not two connected objects each having a substantially plate-like shape have been normally inserted into a housing. A first insertion-detecting contact and a second insertion-detecting contact are arranged adjacent to each other in the housing. Contact portions 5c and 5f are provided in... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080057743 - Printed circuit board connection structure, high-frequency unit, method of connecting printed circuit boards, and method of manufacturing high-frequency unit: A printed circuit board connection structure allowing facilitated connection of a plurality of printed circuit boards and cost reduction, a high-frequency unit, a method of connecting printed circuit boards, and a method of manufacturing a high-frequency unit are provided. A printed circuit board connection structure includes a plurality of printed... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080057748 - Connector and contacts for use in the connector: A connector includes a plurality of contacts. The connector includes an insulator having a plurality of through-holes for receiving the contacts. A pair of contacts are disposed in each of the through-holes. Since two contacts are disposed in the through-hole in the insulator, even if a fault occurs in one... Agent: Baker & Hostetler LLP

20080057749 - Electrical connector with improved contact: An electrical connector (100) for mounting on a board (3) includes an insulative housing (2) defining a number of passageways (20) and a number of contacts (1) received in corresponding passageways. Each contact includes a base portion (10), a tail portion (12) extending from one side of the base portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057750 - Socket connector with retaining device: A socket connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a frame (3). The housing defines a mating interface (101), a mounting interface (102) opposite to the mating interface and periphery faces between the mating interface and the mounting interface. The frame has an opening (31) therein to accommodate the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057751 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (1) for electrically connecting an electrical chip to a printed circuit board includes a base (3), a number of contacts, a stiffener (4) partially surrounding the base, a metal clip (5) pivotally assembled to one end of the stiffener, and a lever (6) pivotally assembled to opposite... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057755 - 'all-in-one' spring process for cost-effective spring manufacturing and spring self-alignment: A method of forming spring structures using a single lithographic operation is described. In particular, a single lithographic operation both defines the spring area and also defines what areas of the spring will be uplifted. By eliminating a second lithographic operation to define a spring release area, processing costs for... Agent: Patent Documentation Center

20080057756 - Printed circuit board having connectors: Disclosed herein is a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) having connectors. The PCB includes a terminal part and a connector pin. The terminal part is formed in one end of the PCB and is provided with a terminal hole. The connector pin is configured such that one end thereof is inserted... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080057757 - Electrical connector having a space allowing an elastic connecting member to be escaped: In an electrical connector for connecting connection objects to each other in a connecting direction, a holding member has an accommodating portion between a first and a second surface to which the connection objects are opposed, respectively, when connected to said electrical connector. A connecting member has elasticity and is... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080057741 - Rotary connector device: A cover slide wall has a first cutter portion and a second cutter portion integrally formed therewith. The first and the second cutter portions have an overlap area and oppositely directed cutter edges on the circumference via a first insertion gap for communicating a radial inside and a radial outside.... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080057742 - Circuit-connecting material and circuit terminal connected structure and connecting method: A circuit-connecting material which is interposed between circuit electrodes facing each other and electrically connects the electrodes in the pressing direction by pressing the facing electrodes against each other; the circuit-connecting material comprising as essential components (1) a curing agent capable of generating free radicals upon heating, (2) a hydroxyl-group-containing... Agent: Griffin & Szipl, PC

20080057745 - Interconnection device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same, and an interconnection assembly having the same: The present invention relates to an interconnect device for a printed circuit board, a method of manufacturing the same and an interconnect assembly having the same. According to one aspect of the present invention, the interconnect device for a printed circuit board comprises a printed circuit board including a contact... Agent: Paul D. Durkee Daly, Crowley, Mofford & Durkee, LLP

20080057746 - Tape carrier package: A tap tape of a tape carrier package prevents connection parts from being eroded. The tap tape includes a base film having a device hole formed to mount a driver chip for driving a panel of a flat panel display, input patterns positioned on the base film and having a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080057747 - Tape carrier package: A tap tape of a tape carrier package prevents connection parts from being eroded. The tap tape includes a base film having a device hole formed to mount a driver chip for driving a panel of a flat panel display, input patterns positioned on the base film and having a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080057752 - Mount structure and electronic apparatus: A mount structure having a substrate, a connector secured to the substrate, and a flexible printed wiring board electrically connected to the connector and spaced apart from the substrate. The flexible printed wiring board is positioned below the connector and separated from the connector by a distance greater than a... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080057753 - Fine pitch electrical interconnect assembly: An electrical interconnect assembly for electrically interconnecting terminals on a first circuit member with terminals on a second circuit member. The electrical interconnect assembly includes a housing having a plurality of through openings extending between a first surface and a second surface. A plurality of contact members are positioned in... Agent: Faegre & Benson LLP Patent Docketing

20080057754 - Eject mechanism for memory card connector: A memory card connector includes a metal shell (40) defining a receiving space for receiving a memory card inserted into the receiving space in an insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end of the shell. An insulating socket (38) is disposed generally at a rear end... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080057758 - Electrical connector with esd protection: An electrical connector assembly includes a conductive shell and a connector having a dielectric housing disposed within the shell. The housing includes a conductive outer surface. A conductive member is disposed between the shell and the housing. The conductive member and the shell cooperate to provide a ground path from... Agent: Helen O. Wolstoncroft Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080057759 - Locking seal for data ports and associated methods: A jack port locking device includes a base having side longitudinal slots. A protrusion extends upwardly into the slot. The base's top is compressible between a released and a compressed position. A ramp slopes upward from the front end. A stop higher than the ramp is positioned rearward of the... Agent: Jacqueline E. Hartt, Ph.d Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist, P.A.

20080057760 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector comprises a shield housing, an insulation body, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulation body, and a card ejection mechanism. The shield housing covers the insulation body and the card ejection mechanism. An elastic pressing part extends from the shield housing. The card ejection... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080057761 - A connector: A connector for use with a cable having components susceptible to triboelectrically-induced intercomponent charge comprises a signal component; a compensating resistive network to substantially equilibrate a plurality of triboelectrically-induced charges across the components; and a ground connect component for connecting the connector to ground prior to connection of the signal... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20080057762 - System to place receptacles and distribution blocks: A method of assembling and stabilizing a power distribution system on a support member includes the steps of: fixing a jumper mounting bracket to a jumper cable near one end of the jumper cable; fastening a power distribution block to the support member; electrically coupling the jumper cable one end... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080057763 - Connecting device: A connecting device of the invention includes a contact for electrically connecting with a lead terminal of cold cathode fluorescent lamp (electronic component), a body for accommodating the contact and having an insertion opening to allow the lead terminal to be inserted/removed from a side of the body, a shutter... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080057764 - Electrical connector assembly with springs: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a top shell (11), a bottom shell (12) forming a bottom plate (32) defining a receiving room with the top shell, a connector module (51), a printed circuit board (PCB) (52) electrically connecting with the connector module, a pair of mating screws (43) and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057765 - Socket: A socket, for receiving a semiconductor package, has an insulating base receiving a plurality of contacts, a plurality of movable arms, a first movable frame, a second movable frame and a plurality of springs urging the movable arms. Each movable arm defines am opening position and a close position relative... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057766 - Connecting mechanism for a connector: A connecting mechanism for a connector, which can align the connector in a rotating direction and smoothly align the connector for fitting with the mating connector, has a bracket, a holder, a connector and a plate. The bracket has a receiving body receiving the holder, and receives the holder in... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080057768 - Connector unit: A headrest side connector unit mounted on a headrest of a vehicle includes a stay as a holder and a connector. The connector includes a projection 430 to be received in a projection insertion hole formed on the stay. A tip part of the second connector at a side to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080057767 - Electrical adaptor having an anchor: An electrical adaptor for connecting extension cords, the electrical adaptor comprising of a housing; at least three electrical connectors positioned in the housing, including at least first, second, and third electrical connectors in electrical communication with each other, the first electrical connector substantially axially aligned with the second electrical connector;... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080057769 - Connector and a connector assembly: A male housing (10) has a lock (17), whereas a female housing (20) has a resiliently deformable lock arm (31) cantilevered along a connecting direction of the two housings (10, 20). The lock arm (31) deforms in the process of connecting the two housings (10, 20) and resiliently restores upon... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080057770 - Push-pull plugs and tools: A push-pull plug has an outer housing that may be moved forwardly and backwardly along a plug housing. When the outer housing is in its forward position, a latch arm is in an upward or mated position and the plug will stay mated to a jack when the plug is... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080057771 - Replacement depressible tab for modular telecommunications plug: A replacement depressible tab for use on a RJ45 Ethernet connector or other such modular connector when the original depressible tab has broken off. The replacement tab of the present invention is incorporated into a housing having a top wall, two side walls, a partial bottom wall and generally open... Agent: Daniel S Kirshner Attorney At Law, LLC

20080057772 - Detaching apparatus for connector: A detaching apparatus is provided for detaching a connector having an elastic release tab from a mating connector socket of an electronic device. The release tab of the connector is engagable with the connector socket. The detaching apparatus includes a pivot member pivotably attached to the electronic device, and an... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080057773 - Connecting element for the connection of electronic leads: Connection element for forming a permanent electric connection between a first and a second electric lead (1, 2), each being attached in fixed position to a respective first and second housing (3, 4), such that the housings have guiding means (5) which, when the housings (3, 4) are brought together,... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20080057774 - Connector unit: A connector unit 1 includes a seat side unit 40, a headrest side unit 41, and a guiding mechanism 60. The seat side unit 40 includes a first connector 4. The headrest side unit 41 includes a second connector 43. The guiding mechanism 60 includes a guiding rib 62 and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080057775 - Sata-interfaced host bridge device: A bridge device for SATA-interfaced hosts is provided, including a pair of physical units, a pair of link units, a pair of transmission ports, and at least a bridge unit. Each physical unit provides the connection to a SATA-interfaced host. The link unit links the physical unit and the transmission... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080057776 - Low-cost interconnection system for solar energy modules and ancillary equipment: Embodiments in accordance with the present invention relate to inexpensive, manufacturable, robust, and easily installed interconnections for solar energy conversion systems. Particular embodiments in accordance with the present invention provide a convenient and low-cost means of interconnecting between one or more of solar energy modules and ancillary equipment electrical, hydraulic,... Agent: Townsend And Townsend And Crew, LLP

20080057777 - Out-of-round electrical twist-lock adaptor: A male twist-lock plug comprising of a housing having a non-circular cross sectional shape constructed to indicate a rotational position of the housing; a plurality of conductors protruding from the housing and configured to lockably mate with a female socket, the plurality of conductors disposed in a circular configuration.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080057778 - Threaded connector and patch cord having a threaded connector: A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of a multi-pair cable. The connector including a threaded arrangement that engages a jacket of the multi-pair cable to secure the connector relative to the end of the multi-pair cable.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080057779 - Test plug and cable for a glucose monitor: Methods and apparatuses for electrically connecting a medical glucose monitor to a glucose sensor set, as well as for testing the operation of the glucose monitor, monitor cable and glucose sensor set are provided. In one embodiment, an electric cable comprises a cable member, a first connector and a second... Agent: Gates & Cooper LLP Howard Hughes Center

20080057780 - Adjustable anchor for extension cord: An extension cord comprising of at least two electrical conductors; a female electrical socket; and an anchor operably connected to the electrical conductors, the anchor including first and second members defining first and second voids, respectively, the first and second members having a first position wherein the first and second... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080057781 - Mounting assembly for connectors: A mounting assembly includes a support bracket for supporting a data storage device with a fixed connector thereon, a cable connector electrically coupled to the fixed connector of the data storage device, and a pivoting member pivotably mounted to the support bracket. The support bracket has a latch portion thereon.... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080057783 - Coaxial cable connecting board, converter, and high frequency apparatus: A connecting board 1 includes a ground pattern 3, electrically connected, which is formed on a surface of the connecting board 1. The ground pattern 3, in which an outer conductor of a semi-rigid cable 2 is soldered, is larger than each of soldering sections 6 where soldering is carried... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080057782 - Coaxial connector for interconnecting two printed circuit cards: A coaxial connector for interconnecting two printed circuit cards, the connector comprising a cylindrical first connector element designed to be secured at one end to a first printed circuit card, and a second cylindrical connector element designed to come into contact via one end with a second printed circuit card,... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080057784 - Lead assembly including a polymer interconnect and methods related thereto: A lead assembly includes a ring component having mechanical coupling features, and at least one polymer component mechanically coupled with the mechanical coupling features of the ring component. Elongate tubing is disposed over the polymer component and is secured with the polymer component.... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.

20080057786 - Electrical connectors with improved engaging arms: An electrical connector for mating with a plug includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metal shield and at least one metal spring fixed to the metal shield. The metal spring and the metal shield are made of different materials. The metal shield... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057785 - Usb copy-resistant plugging-and-locking device: A USB copy-resistant plugging-and-locking device having an end contacts a USB guided seat is capable of performing displacement movement along the extended direction of the USB guided seat. The USB guided seat has several guided slots, each of the guided slots provides a depth “d” at an end of the... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080057787 - Method and apparatus for associating a cable with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatability shielding between the cable and the electronic device: Disclosed is an apparatus for associating a cable including a braid with an electronic device and improving electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) shielding between the cable and the electronic device, the apparatus including a tubular member including an outer dimension, and defining a first opening, a second opening, and a cable cavity,... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080057788 - Methods and apparatus for terminating a shielded cable: In a first aspect, a method is provided for terminating a shield of a cable. The method includes the steps of (1) exposing a periphery region of the shield along a first portion of the cable; (2) coupling an electrically-conductive housing including an electrically-conductive gasket around the exposed periphery region;... Agent: Ibm Corporation, Intellectual Property Law

20080057789 - Connector device having counter thereof: A connector device having a counter thereof includes a connector, a micro control unit, an encoder, a display drive unit, and a display unit. The connector provides a power signal to the micro control unit when plugged an electrified device. The micro control unit outputs data and clock signals to... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080057790 - Electrical connector contact: An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a wire connection section and a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080057791 - Jack connector: A jack connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a charger part (4) received in the housing, an audio jack part (6) also received in the housing, and a signal part (5) located between the charger part and the signal part. The signal part defines a plurality of signal terminals... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057792 - Card edge connector: A card edge connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a pair of side walls (16) with a central slot (12) formed therebetween and a number of upper cavities (13) and lower cavities (14), the central slot defining a central line (125) along a middle portion thereof, the upper... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080057793 - Plug-and-socket connector for data transmission via electrical conductors: The invention specifically relates to a plug-and-socket connection part (1) of a plug-and-socket connection for a data transmission cable with a plurality of electrical conductors, comprising a connection housing, and per electrical conductor, a connection contact element (31) held by the connection housing, in each case with one insulation displacement... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20080057794 - Electrical connector and method of producing the same: An electrical connector comprises a housing and a terminal held by the housing. The terminal is provided with a first surface exposed form the housing and a second surface contacted with the housing. The first surface is plated, and the second surface is not plated.... Agent: Takeuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080057796 - Connector: A circuit board connector has a fixing member (20; 32; 42; 52) for a housing (10) on a circuit board (K). Engaging portions (24) of the fixing member (20; 32; 42; 52) are bent to increase the areas of engaging surfaces (25) in the thickness direction (TD). Thus, contact areas... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080057795 - Low profile electrical connector: A low profile electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductors in the housing, and a metal shell mounted in the housing. Two spaced flexible latches extend outward from either side of the shell. The latch includes a level portion having a top concave portion, and a solder... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080057797 - Meter jaw assembly: An improved meter jaw assembly includes a one-piece meter jaw member formed by extrusion and including a pair of resilient jaw contacts extending from a base tab which also has a U-shaped wire receiver extending therefrom. Inner surfaces of the receiver are grooved to receive a slide nut with a... Agent: Shughart Thomson & Kilroy, PC

20080057798 - Electrical functional unit and method for its production: An electrical component includes a body made from a stack of ceramic layers. The body has a cavity that is accessible external to the body. The cavity is defined by a wall. A contact surface is on the wall. A contact device is electrically connected to the contact surface. At... Agent: Fish & Richardson PC

20080057799 - Clad aluminum connector: An electrical connector including a base pad formed of aluminum and having a bottom surface. An electrical contact can be connected to the base pad. A layer of copper can be on the bottom surface of the base pad.... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080057800 - Elastic metal sheet: A kind of elastic metal sheet is disclosed. The elastic metal sheet includes a base, a bent portion, an elastic arm, and a contact portion. The base includes a first surface and an opposite second surface. The first surface is configured for connecting to a circuit substrate by soldering. The... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang Jeffrey T. Knapp

20080057801 - Block wall construction system including use of clip retainers: A wall construction system comprising a clip that may hold two block assemblies together in spaced relationship with each other. The clip has attachment means to hold the blocks and spacing means for providing a cavity between the blocks. An insulating block can be inserted between the first and second... Agent: Ian F. Burns & Associates