Electrical connectors inventions 05/08

20080124948 - Connector structure for a vehicular light: A connector structure for a vehicular light includes a connecting base. The connecting base has a compartment at one end and an insertion section at the opposite end thereof. The insertion section is disposed with holes interconnecting with the compartment. The compartment is provided with electric wires which extend through... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080124949 - Contact terminal for electrical connector: A contact terminal for an electrical connector includes a mating section (21) defining a receiving cavity adapted for receiving a mating component. The mating section includes opposed side walls having thereon protrusions (210) extending into the receiving cavity. The protrusions define thereof mating surfaces adapted to engage the mating component.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124950 - Electrical connector assembly background of the invention: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a lamp device (2) to a printed circuit board (3) includes an insulative housing (10) having a front slot (101) and a rear slot (103), the rear slot adapted to receive a body of the lamp device. A contact terminal (11) includes a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124952 - Connector assembly: A connector assembly connects an electronic device to a seat and has a plug connector and socket connector. The plug connector is mounted on the seat and has an insulating plug base, a row of plug terminals and a plug shell formed on the insulating plug base. The insulating plug... Agent: Hershkovitz & Associates, LLC

20080124951 - Methods for coupling a plc bus: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a slide connector that can be adapted to electrically couple a first circuit board to a second circuit board. The first circuit board can comprise a first receptacle. The second circuit board can comprise a second receptacle. The slide connector can be adapted to be slideably... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080124953 - Circuit protecting structure of electronic device: A circuit protecting structure of an electronic device includes a circuit carrier and a shielding member. The circuit carrier includes a first surface and a second surface. The second surface includes a specific region thereon. The shielding member includes a shielding frame and a shielding plate. The shielding frame is... Agent: Madson & Austin

20080124954 - Memory card box: The present invention discloses a memory card box comprising two covers, which are fabricated into a one-piece part, wherein one cover has a press member and a hook element, and the other cover has a through-hole formed at a position corresponding to the press member and the hook element. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080124955 - Electrical connector with improved stiffener: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a first retaining half (51) securely mounted on a printed substrate, a load plate (60) pivotally attached to the first retaining half, a second retaining half (52) opposite and distant to the first retaining half, a lever (70) pivotally attached to the second retaining... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124956 - Power connector carrying larger current: A power connector comprises an insulative housing (1), a first and a second conductive terminals (3, 4) arranged in the housing, each terminal comprising a main body (31, 41), a plurality of resilient contact arms (32, 42) extending forwardly from the main body. The resilient contact arms (32, 42) of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124957 - Electrical contact background of the invention: A conduct (3) includes a retention portion (31), a contacting portion (334) extending upwardly from the retention portion (3), a tail portion (34) formed on a distal end of the retention portion. The tail portion (34) has a relatively larger bottom surface vertical to the major surface of the base... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124958 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulated housing (2) and a metal shield (1). The insulated housing forms a plurality of passageways. A plurality of aligned terminals (3) are received in the passageways. The metal shield shields over the insulated housing and forms a card receiving room. The metal... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124959 - Electrical connector with improved contact: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) defining a first direction and a plurality of conductive contacts (20) arrayed in the housing along the first direction. The contacts are divided into a first type and a second type and each includes a soldering portion extending out the insulating housing.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124960 - Busway plug fitting containing an operating mechanism with a reverse link: The present invention provides busway plug fitting having a housing assembly and a toggle mechanism disposed therein having at least two operatively linked operating handles. A first assembly is disposed on a first side member of the housing assembly and structured to move between a first position and a second... Agent: Martin J. Moran, Esquire Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080124961 - Retractable umbilical system and vehicle incorporating same: A retractable umbilical system includes an umbilical connector assembly, a latching connector assembly, and a retracting umbilical extending between the umbilical connector assembly and the latching connector assembly. The umbilical connector assembly is configured to bias the retracting umbilical into a retracted configuration. The latching connector assembly is configured to... Agent: Law Offices Of James E. Walton, PLLC

20080124962 - Cable connection assembly: A cable connection assembly for coupling a cable to an apparatus. The cable connection assembly may include a main body defining an inner cavity adapted to receive a pressurized fluid and receive at least a portion of the cable. The cable connection assembly may also include an attachment mechanism adapted... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20080124963 - Busbar assembly: Busbar assemblies are disclosed. The busbar assemblies allow electric current to be distributed through electrically conductive cables that are held in contact with a substantially solid conductive bar by a cable retention system that does not require through-holes in the conductive bar and which decrease the bar's current carrying capacity.... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080124964 - Card connection apparatus and its applications: The invention provides a card connection apparatus and its applications, wherein the card connection apparatus includes a shell, an insulator housing and a plurality of metal terminal positioned inside the insulator housing. Paired pivot bearings are set up on the nook of the lateral wall of the insulator housing, and... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080124965 - Integrated circuit card holder: A holder for an integrated circuit card, such as a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, has a laterally extending non-conductive base. A pair of opposed abutments extend above the base. A first abutment of the pair of abutments is resilient such that a distance between the first abutment and a... Agent: Smart And Biggar

20080124966 - Electrical connector: The electrical connector 1 according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a male connector 13 having a male housing 14 with a first latch part 1, a female connector 2 having a female housing with an inserting hole, and a connector position assurance (CPA) 9. The first latch... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080124967 - Electrical connection guide member: An electrical connection guide member guides insertion of an electrical connecting portion of an electronic apparatus to a complementary mating electrical connector having a first retention portion provided on a sidewall thereof. The guide member includes a connecting board; two opposed sideboards each vertically connected with two ends of the... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080124968 - Electrical connector for use in connecting wires: An electrical connector generally includes a housing having a chamber configured to receive two or more wires, and an engagement member rotatable within the chamber. The engagement member is configured to complete electrical contact between two or more conductors of the two or more wires. The housing includes a lever... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080124969 - Method and apparatus for determining the orientation of a display monitor utilizing a device independent of the monitor: A device for sensing an orientation of a screen portion of a monitor is disclosed, and includes a body, a first connector located on the body and configured to connect to a connector on a screen portion of a monitor, a second connector located on the body and configured to... Agent: Gateway, Inc. Attn: Patent Attorney

20080124970 - Electronic equipment and method of manufacturing the electronic equipment: To prevent lowering of connection reliability of soldering connection portions of electronic equipment, there is provided electronic equipment which is equipped with a connector electrically connected to an electric motor, a control board and a power module board to which the connectors and other electric parts are electrically connected by... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080124971 - Service provider patch panel assembly: A patch panel is configured to be mounted to a rack or in an enclosure, facilitates cable management functions, and enhances space utilization at and around the rack/patch panel assembly. The patch panel advantageously combines the distribution of voice (analog voice & VoIP) and high speed data services (e.g., broadband... Agent: Mccarter & English , LLP Stamford Office

20080124972 - Outer conductor terminal: An outer conductor terminal by which locking force of its crimping pieces at a braid section of a coaxial wire is improved, preventing the coaxial wire from being pulled out of the terminal. The outer conductor terminal, which is attached to an end of a coaxial wire having an inner... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080124973 - Low friction cable assembly latch: A latch end for an electrical connector latch has a low coefficient of friction latch mating surface that engages with a mating slot in a mating electrical connector. The latch pivots around a central pivot point to move the latch end inward toward the center of the connector to engage... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080124974 - Connector for electrical cables: A connector for electrical cables includes a tubular housing of electrically conductive material, an inner housing of electrically insulating material, and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned in the inner housing. The electrical contacts are configured to be connected to a conductor of an electrical cable and include two sides,... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080124975 - Cable connector: The invention relates to a cable connector with a housing including a base extending along a longitudinal axis of the cable connector. The base includes a cable entry portion for accommodating a ferrule system of a cable and a further portion extending from said cable entry portion along said longitudinal... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080124976 - Electromagnetic shielding sleeve for protecting bundles of cables and methods of construction thereof and protecting wires therewith: A tubular electromagnetic shielding sleeve has a longitudinal slit. The inventive sleeve includes a substrate (11) and a layer (12) of electrically-conductive material which is fixed to the inner face of the substrate (11), the layer (12) extending essentially from one edge (11a) to the other longitudinal edge (11b) of... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080124977 - Board-to-board connector: The board-to-board connector comprises an insulating housing and a plurality of terminals. The terminals are mounted in corresponding terminal-receiving passages which are arranged in the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a base plate. A pair of first sidewalls protrudes upwards from the opposite longwise sides of the base plate.... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080124978 - Electrical connector: The present invention discloses an electrical connector, comprising an insulating body and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating body is disposed with a plurality of terminal receiving chambers. The electrical terminals are accommodated in the terminal receiving chambers and disposed with a resilient body, respectively, to provide the electrical... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20080124979 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector includes an insulating housing (2), a shell (1) mounted on the insulating housing, a plurality of terminals (3). The insulating housing includes a plurality of terminal rooms (23) arranged in two rows along a card inserting direction and a middle part (24) defined between the two... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080124981 - Connector assembly comprising a first part and a second part attachable to and detachable from each other: An connector assembly for use in, for example, a hearing aid, the assembly having a first connector and a second connector adapted to be detachably attached and being able to transport both sound and electric signals. The invention also relates to an assembly comprising the connector assembly and having a... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080124980 - Plug-in-connector: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (10) with a connector housing (12) having at least one rearwardly open contact cavity (30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80), which comprises at least one contact element receiving means (31, 51, 71a, 71b) for receiving a contact element (11a, 11b, 11c), and at... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080124982 - Communication terminal: According to an embodiment, a communication terminal is discussed, by which a coaxial cable capable of carrying a pair of signals is provided to the communication terminal and by which the case performs a grounding function for the coaxial cable to enhance the grounding function.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080124983 - Connector for pre-fabricated electric cables: In this case, the connector sleeve (3) is composed of a first connector part (10), a second connector part (15) and a carrier sleeve (20), wherein the first connector part (10) on the mating side is rotatably arranged on the carrier sleeve (20) while the second connector part (15) that... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.C.

20080124984 - Led lamp holder: This invention relates to a LED lamp holder, and more particularly to a LED lamp holder enabling a LED bulb to be correctly mounted according to its polarity, when using LED lamp strings. A LED lamp holder comprises a soft head having a columnar shape and made of insulated materials,... Agent: GlobalIPServices

20080124985 - Semiconductor device: A screw block terminal is formed to have a block body, a nut, an electrode and an overhang portion, and the block body has first, second, third and fourth side surface portions, an upper surface portion and a lower surface portion. The overhang portion is extended from the first side... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080124986 - Plugless normally-open connector module: A connector module, which permits termination of cross-connect wires on one surface and cable wires on an opposite surface, has an internal switch configuration which is normally open, such that the cross-connect wires are normally not connected to the cable wires. The module exhibits a generally “Z” shaped configuration which... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20080124987 - Overmolded electronic assembly: A partially overmolded component having a precisely defined overmolding edge includes a component having a protruding elongate rib and the overmolding having a terminal edge abutting the protruding elongate rib. The rib defines surfaces that provide a greater area of contact between the component and an overmolding tool and a... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080124988 - Terminal board component and screwless connector: The terminal board component is composed of a box traversed by electrical current-carrying elements (30), with an end surface (110) bearing mechanical (111) and electrical (114) connection elements allowing its attachment to a modular component of an electrical device and one end surface (150) bearing elements for connection to at... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080119061 - Semiconductor chip having bumps of different heights and semiconductor package including the same: A semiconductor chip is disclosed and includes a plurality of bond pads disposed on a semiconductor chip, and a plurality of chip bumps of different heights disposed on a corresponding bond pad.... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080119062 - Coaxial connecting part: The invention relates to a coaxial connecting part which is used to connect a coaxial plug socket to a circuit carrier in an internal conductor. An elastically flexible bellows made of a conductive material is incorporated therein in order to keep axial and radial forces, occurring at the beginning of... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080119063 - Land grid array connector having improved contact: An LGA connector (100) includes a housing (2) and a number of contacts (1) received in the housing. Each contact has a base plate (10), a connecting portion (9) extending from a side of the base plate and a resilient contacting portion (93) projecting from the connecting portion. An elastic... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119065 - Circuit device: A circuit device having improved packaging density is provided. A circuit device of the present invention includes: a circuit board having its surface covered with an insulating layer; conductive patterns formed on a surface of the insulating layer; circuit elements electrically connected to the conductive patterns; and leads connected to... Agent: Watchstone P+d, Plc

20080119066 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box according to one aspect of the present invention can include conductive members on a circuit board, a case accommodating the circuit board, a ventilation path formed in the case and through which air can flow in a vertical direction, a suction port formed in the case... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080119068 - Electric connection box: One aspect of the present invention can include an electric connection box having a circuit board, a case inside of which said circuit board is housed, a plurality of fitting depressions capable of being fitted with an external electrical component, positioned on a side wall of the case opposing a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080119067 - Manufacturing method of electronic board and multilayer wiring board: A manufacturing method of an electronic board includes: placing an electronic component including conductive parts on a first insulation layer with the conductive parts facing up as well as providing projections having conductivities on the conductive parts; applying an insulation material by means of a droplet discharging method providing a... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080119069 - Board device and board: In a state before TCPs are bonded under thermocompression, the pitch between a board side terminal group located at the outermost end and an adjacent board side group thereto is set to be smaller than predetermined pitches under the TCPs are bonded under thermocompression, thereby suppressed is the positional displacement... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080119070 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector adapted for connecting a camera module to a printed circuit board, at least comprising: a lower shield having a bottom wall, a plurality of sidewalls extending from the bottom wall, and a receiving space defined between the bottom wall and the sidewalls, the receiving space has a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119071 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector includes a metal shield (2), an insulated housing (3) and a terminal module (4). The metal shield defines a receiving room, in which a memory card is insertable in a card inserting direction through an insert opening generally at a front end thereof. The insulated housing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119072 - Electrical card connector mounted on printed circuit board: An electrical card connector (100) mounted on a Printed Circuit Board includes an insulating housing (1), a shell (2) mounted on the insulating housing and a terminal module (3). The insulating housing defines an accommodating room (14), and the shell defines a receiving slot (5) with the insulating housing for... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119064 - Joint member and joint connector for wire harness: A flexible wiring member, which is capable of being wound around a wire harness, is provided with joint-side terminals, which are capable of being fitted with wire-side terminals, and the flexible wiring member includes a connection circuit for electrically connecting specified joint-side terminals in the joint-side terminals. Or, a plurality... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080119073 - Electric plug connector for wall fastening: An electric plug connector for fastening to a wall, with a plug connector housing, on which, by means of a coupling sleeve, a plugged-in counter-plug connector, in the form of a plug or a jack, is securable, and with a flange plate with a central breakthrough, for receiving and for... Agent: Mark D. Saralino (general) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20080119074 - Connector and a connector assembly: A male terminal protection plate (30) is moved together with a female housing (50) in a direction separating from a receptacle (12), any further movement of the male terminal protection plate (30) in the separating direction can be prevented when a pair of locking projections (37) come into engagement with... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080119075 - Connector: A protective bridge is provided between a pair of side covers on a rear side of an outer housing in an inserting direction of a terminal so that the protective bridge is nearer to an inner housing in a mounting direction than a terminal receiving chamber is when the inner... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080119076 - Systems of reliably interconnectable reversible usb connectors: Systems of reversible USB type-A connectors which can be functionally mated with standard USB type-A connectors in each of two coupling orientations can also be reversibly mated with each other. Each plug and each receptacle includes at least one displaceable element which assumes: (a) a neutral configuration prior to coupling... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080119077 - Device for feeding electricity to a superconductive apparatus under medium or high voltage: A device for feeding electricity under high voltage to a superconductive apparatus is situated in a cryostat. The device comprises two bushings each comprising a first connection terminal situated outside the cryostat, and a second connection terminal situated inside the cryostat. According to the invention, the distance D between the... Agent: Sofer & Haroun LLP.

20080119078 - Water resistant connector and connection connector: A waterproof connector connects to a cable, and includes a housing where a terminal connected to an end of the cable is inserted and attached, a waterproof tube attached across the periphery of the housing and a periphery of the cable and a fastening cover capable of split fastening from... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080119079 - Oil-bleeding rubber plug and waterproof connector: The present invention is to provide a rubber plug for maintaining waterproof performance with the rubber plug scratched, and a waterproof connector utilizing the rubber plug. The rubber plug includes oil reservoirs to reserve oil bleeding from the rubber plug. The oil reservoirs are formed as recesses circularly disposed in... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080119080 - Zoom lens camera module socket: An electrical connector includes a lens module, an insulating casing and a plurality of terminals. An outer edge of the lens module is wrapped by coils. The insulating casing has an accommodating space for accommodating the lens module. The bottom of the insulating casing is formed with a plurality of... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080119081 - Socket warpage reduction apparatus: Socket warpage reduction apparatus and method including a socket comprising a socket housing having a surface mount region for an electrical device, and at least one rigid bar secured in a groove in the socket housing and contiguous the surface mount region to ensure the surface mount region is flat... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080119082 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulating housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) retained in the insulating housing and a picking up section (5) mounted on the insulating housing. Wherein the insulating housing has a base section (10) and an engaging plate (14) extending backwardly from the base section.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119083 - Plug-in module: A plug-in module for mounting on a mounting device is provided, the plug-in module including a housing with a rear mounting face and plug regions on the front face. At least one additional plug region is formed between the front face and the rear mounting face on the housing.... Agent: Burr & Brown

20080119085 - Ic socket connector configured by discrete wafers assembled to a frame: An electrical connector of the present invention includes at least an wafer (10) mounting a plurality of conductive terminals (30) therein and a plurality of through holes (106) thereon and a frame member (20) receiving the at least a wafer (10). The frame member (20) defines a plurality of retaining... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080119084 - Stacked electrical connector with terminal assurance mechanism: A stacked electrical connector formed by mating an upper and a lower housing having rows of cavities containing terminals is disclosed. The upper and lower housings have primary terminal assurance provided by lances integrally formed into the housings. A secondary terminal assurance system is provided to further secure the terminals... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080119086 - Terminal structure of electrical connector: A terminal structure to be assembled in a terminal slot is integrally formed by pressing a metal plate having first and second surfaces. The terminal structure includes a fixing portion and an elastic arm. The first surface of the fixing portion is fixed in the slot and is wider. The... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080119087 - Shielded connector and shielding shell: A shielding shell (30) of a male housing (10M) and a shielding shell (30) of a female housing (10F) have the same shape, touching portions (35) of the shielding shells (30) are such that outer touching pieces (32) having contact points at the inner sides and inner touching pieces (31)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080119088 - Shield connector and shield connector set having the same: A shield connector set includes first and second connectors coupled with each other. The first connector includes a connection terminal having a connection unit connected to an exposed central line of a shield cable and a terminal head for receiving a conductive matter from outside; a connection member installed to... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20080119089 - Filter connector with high frequency shield: A shield is provided that blocks high frequency EMI (electromagnetic interference) from reaching circuitry that is connected to pins of a filter connector. The filter connector includes a plurality of pins (12) that extend through holes (92) in first boards (26), with each pin joined by a solder joint (90)... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080119090 - Electrical plug connector coupling: An electrical plug connector coupling with first and second plug housings. Each plug housing has a contact and a pair of narrow faces disposed in parallel. At least one of the first and second plug housing includes an insulation material. The electrical plug connector coupling also has a connection device... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20080119091 - Connector: A connector housing (10) is formed with a mount hole (21) for a retainer (60), and the retainer (60) is inserted into the mount hole (21) to lock and retain terminal fittings (40) inserted into cavities (13). Partition walls (28) partitioning the cavities (13) adjacent in width direction in the... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080119092 - Connector capable of connecting a connection object in an easily exchangeable manner: In a connector for connecting first and second objects to each other, a contact includes a first connecting portion to be connected to the first object, a second connecting portion to be connected to the second object, and a holding portion held by a housing. The first connecting portion includes... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080119093 - Press-fit pin for electrical contacts made from wire material: The invention relates to a press-fit pin (1) made from wire material for electrical contacts, in particular plug-in connectors. When using press-fit pins (1) made from wire material the problem of the tips (23) of the press-fit pins (1) being damaged by the press-fit tool has previously occurred. To be... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080113522 - Surface mount trailer electrical connector: An improved, low profile, surface mounted female electrical connector for mounting to a vehicle. The connector has a flat rear surface that facilitates mounting on many different vehicles in many different locations. The connector may be mounted with or without drilling holes in the tow vehicle. The connector includes easy-to-use... Agent: Hancock Hughey LLP

20080113523 - Vented socket: A lamp and socket assembly (10) comprises a housing (12) including a socket cavity (25). The socket cavity (25) is defined by side walls and a bottom wall (80). A vent hole (82) passes though the bottom wall (80) of the socket cavity. A lamp (16) has a lamp base... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080113524 - Socket for testing semiconductor package: Example embodiments of the present invention include a socket for testing a semiconductor package. The socket comprises a body having a through hole. A lower magnet is disposed in a lower region of the through hole, and a first type magnetic pole of the lower magnet is directed upward. An... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080113525 - Compact solid state drive and processor assembly: A hardware assembly of a non-volatile solid state drive and a processor is made more compact by eliminating elements previously associated with such assemblies. For embodiments implementing a SATA cable to electrically connect the solid state drive and processor, the SATA cable directly connects the two elements without implementing intervening... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080113526 - Connection structure of terminal, method of connecting terminal, and control device: A convex portion which inclines in the direction of the short side is created by press work along the direction of the short side of a terminal, which extends longitudinally, from one end to the other end, and another terminal is pressed onto the convex portion with pressure and bonded... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080113529 - Refrigerator: Disclosed is a refrigerator, in which the installation and the repair and replacement of a wire harness are easily achieved. In a refrigerator, in which a main body includes an inner casing, an outer casing, and a heat insulating layer provided between the inner and outer casings, and electric and... Agent: Charles N.j. Ruggiero Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.l.p.

20080113530 - Electronic unit and assembling method thereof: An electronic unit includes a case, a printed circuit board, a connector block, and a connector introducing portion. The case is selected from a waterproof case and a non-waterproof case. The connector block is mounted upon the printed circuit board. The connector block has a retaining projection that engages a... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080113531 - Electrical connector: The invention relates to an electrical connector for electrically connecting to a circuit board. The electrical connector includes an insulating base, a conductive terminal accommodated in the insulator, and an end of the conductive terminal having a leading portion for connecting a soldering block. A plurality of supporting members are... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080113533 - Integrated protection circuit: An integrated protection circuit is provided to protect an integrated component against an electrostatic discharge with a conductive structure between the integrated component and a housing terminal, whereby two substantially parallel conductive sections of the conductive structure guide the electrostatic discharge in a preferential direction by inductive coupling.... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20080113532 - Pick-and-place card guide clip-on grounding members: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of grounding members capable of being retrieved from pockets of a carrier tape by pick-and-place equipment, and to then be placed by the pick-and-place equipment onto substrates for establishing electrical grounding contact from electrically-conductive portions on the substrates to card guides. In... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20080113527 - Relay connector: A relay connector electrically connects terminals which are arranged in two rows on a connector to be inspected provided on a board for inspection to a measuring instrument. The relay connector includes first probes, mounted on a first pin block so as to be contacted with one row of the... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080113528 - Cartridge for contact terminals and semiconductor device socket provided with the same: A probe pin cartridge includes a first substrate disposed opposite to a positioning member, a second substrate laid beneath the first substrate, having the same contour as that of the first substrate and a plurality of probe pins held by the first and second substrates.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080113534 - Hollow bar manufacturing process: A process to form a substantially thick walled hollow bar by hot rolling an elongate member to form an internal hole, whereby the elongate member is formed around the internal hole and the outer edges of the elongate member are brought substantially into contact with each other or into close... Agent: Marshall, Gerstein & Borun LLP

20080113535 - Wide safety strap for electrical fixtures: An electrical fixture having a front side and a back side and defining longitudinal, lateral, and transverse directions substantially orthogonal to one another. The electrical fixture may include a body, a flange, and at least one anchor. The body may have at least one terminal extending laterally to the exterior... Agent: Pate Pierce & Baird

20080113536 - High density bayonet mating connector: An electrical connector may include a body and a sleeve rotatably attached to body. The sleeve may include at least one slot adapted to engage at least one other connector, and at least one indicator groove adapted to align with the at least one other connector.... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080113537 - Rotary joint and housing segments of rotary joint: Provided are a rotary joint and housing segments of a rotary joint which can handle the case where, for example, the number of chemical solutions used is increased or decreased at low cost and which contribute to a reduction in production costs and lead time. A rotary joint includes a... Agent: Barnes & Thornburg LLP

20080113538 - Compressor: A fixing bolt is inserted into a through hole of an end-face member and screwed with a screw hole of a valve holding member, by which a discharge valve is sandwiched by the end-face member and the valve holding member. Thus, since a thickness of the end-face member can be... Agent: Global Ip Counselors, LLP

20080113539 - Harsh environment connector with dual-level bladder and associated methods: A connector, such as for harsh environments, may include first and second connector portions movable between unmated and mated positions. The first connector portion may include a first base, a male contact carried by the first base and extending outwardly therefrom, and a first shell carried by the first base... Agent: Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP

20080113540 - Electrical connector and liquid crystal display device: An electrical connector has a contact held by a housing and an operating member for operating the contact. The housing includes an insertion recess into which a shaft-like terminal is inserted along a first direction. A pair of elastic pieces of the contact respectively include clamp portions for clipping the... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080113541 - Three-way to one-way light bulb adaptor: An electrical contact modifier is configured to allow the use of a “single-element” medium base light bulb in a three-way lamp holder/switch. The device allows the three-way switch to replicate the “OFF-ON” functionality of a standard one-way light switch. The apparatus may be implemented as a single-socket bulb extender, or... Agent: Daniel S. Coolidge Coolidge & Graves Pllc

20080113542 - Electrical connector for flat conductor: A connector for a flat conductor includes a terminal maintaining a flat plane shape and having a fixed arm portion and a movable arm portion extending in a same direction. The fixed arm portion and the movable arm portion are connected through a joining portion at an intermediate portion thereof... Agent: Takuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080113543 - Waterproof connector: A object of the present invention is to enable a double-locking of female terminals without making a whole connector larger in size or complicating a structure thereof while maintaining fine waterproof function. A female connector C1 includes a female housing 12 for retaining a female terminal 10 and a seal... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20080113544 - Electrical connector: The invention relates to an electrical connector including an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The conductive terminal includes a fastening part and a contacting part connecting to an electrical component. The insulating body has a plurality of terminal holes along a direction which the contacting part of... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080113545 - Land grid array connector with retaing clip: A land grid array connector (100) has a stiffener defining a window (305) thereon, a metal clip (40) pivotably coupling with stiffener, a lever (50) engaging on the stiffener, a housing (10) received in the window of the stiffener and a number of contacts mounted to the housing. The lever... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080113546 - Portable electronic device: A portable electronic device is disclosed. The portable electronic device includes a body, a circuit board, and a USB plug. The body includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover is engaged with the bottom cover. The circuit board is disposed in the body. The USB plug... Agent: Quintero Law Office, Pc

20080113547 - Orienting structure for connecting male connector and female connector and display device using the same: An exemplary orienting structure includes two locating units, a first supporting bump, and a second supporting bump. Each of the locating units includes a first portion and a second portion perpendicular to the first portion. The first supporting bump and the locating units cooperatively define a sliding track configured for... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080113548 - Measuring tip for high-frequency measurement: The invention relates to a contact arrangement for a measuring probe or a measuring head for measuring high frequency, especially on a semiconductor wafer. The arrangement comprises a contact end for electrically contacting planar structures. A coplanar conductor structure having at lease two conductors carried by a dielectric is provided... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, Llc.

20080113549 - Base assembly, and meter socket assembly and meter center employing the same: A base assembly is provided for a meter socket assembly of a meter center including an enclosure having a panel member. The meter socket assembly includes a meter. The base assembly includes a base member having a first side coupled to the panel member, a second side disposed opposite and... Agent: Martin J. Moran Eaton Electrical, Inc.

20080113550 - Meter socket assembly and quick change mechanism therefor: A quick change mechanism is provided for a meter socket assembly including a base member structured to be coupled to a meter, a number of electrical bus members extending outwardly from the base member, and at least one electrical connector electrically connectable to a corresponding one of the electrical bus... Agent: Eaton Electrical, Inc. Technology & Quality Center

20080113551 - Conductor base and finger module of air circuit breaker: Disclosed therein are a conductor base and a finger module of an air circuit breaker. Since the connector of the conductor base has the curved surface formed on a side of an end portion thereof and tooth-coupled with the contactor of the finger module, the contactor of the finger module... Agent: Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang & Schmadeka

20080113552 - High voltage connector assembly: An electrical connector for a high voltage application. The connector may include a plug housing having a plurality of plug openings and a header housing have a plurality of header openings. The plurality of header openings may be matable with a respective plug opening. A plurality of sockets are insertable... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080113553 - Surface mount crimp terminal and method of crimping an insulated conductor therein: A surface mount insulation terminal is formed of flat deformable conductive member to provide a substantially uniform U-shaped cross-section to form a wire-receiving channel. One or more piercing spikes are formed on a bottom wall of the channel and point to an opposing open side through which a conductor may... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080113554 - Clamping and sealing mechanism with multiple rings for cable connector: A coaxial cable connector includes a connector body, a mandrel disposed inside the connector body and a compression member radially adjacent to one end of the connector body. A plurality of inner rings and at least one outer ring are interleaved in a wedging relationship inside the connector body outside... Agent: Marjama Muldoon Blasiak & Sullivan LLP

20080113555 - Manufacturing apparatus for wiring harnesses and a manufacturing method for wiring harnesses: For improving efficiency of inserting terminals into each connector housing and reducing working area in processes by eliminating rearrangement of wires with terminals, a manufacturing apparatus and a manufacturing method for wiring harnesses, including a cutting device cutting a wire in a predetermined length, a terminal joining device joining terminals... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080113556 - Lockable and sealable connector: The plug (10) comprises first (10′) and second (10″) portions, wherein said second portion is arrangeable in the cylindrical cavity of a socket, a sleeve (12) consisting of first (12′) and second (12″) parts and an abutment element (11) for blocking the sleeve (12) displacement in the cylindrical cavity direction.... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080113557 - Devices and/or systems for coupling a plc bus: Certain exemplary embodiments comprise a slide connector that can be adapted to electrically couple a first circuit board to a second circuit board. The first circuit board can comprise a first receptacle. The second circuit board can comprise a second receptacle. The slide connector can be adapted to be slideably... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080113558 - Metallic housing structure for usb connectors: A metallic housing structure for USB connectors, includes a housing body and a lid body. The housing body has a base plate, two side plates extending up from the two sides of the base plate and a top plate connected to the upper front of the two side plates. The... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080113559 - Shield end processing structure: An end portion of a shielding layer is inserted between an inner tubular portion and an outer tubular portion of a shield ring by the use of a tubular pushing jig, and in this condition when a shield shell is inserted into the shield ring in a direction opposite to... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080113560 - Network managed device installation and provisioning technique: A system for managing and documenting a local area communications network is provided which deploys power sourcing equipment and powered devices by the use of active electronic modules, having an Ethernet controller and Power over Ethernet forwarding capabilities, as integral, managed components within the cable plant, to enhance management, documentation,... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080113562 - Keyed modular connection system and associated adapter cable: A keyed modular connection system including a nonstandard wiring configuration, a plug wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including exterior surfaces that define plug recesses, a jack wired in the preselected nonstandard wiring configuration and including interior surface that define jack recesses, plug protrusions extending from the external... Agent: David M. Carter Carter & Schnedler, P.a.

20080113561 - 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: Attention Of Alpaslan Sapmaz Merchant & Gould P.c.

20080113563 - Cable management device configured to support one or more electrical devices and methods of manufacturing and using the same: In some embodiments, a cable management device is configured to support one or more electrical devices. The cable management device can include: (a) a housing defining an interior space and having one or more apertures extending from an exterior of the housing to the interior space; and (b) one or... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20080113564 - Jack assembly having actuator with dual-beam bifurcated contacts: A jack assembly having a body, a first conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a first jack at the first end of the body and a second jack at the second end of the body, a second conductor extending longitudinally through the body between a third jack at the... Agent: Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.l.l.c.

20080113565 - Socket device with indication portion: A socket device with an indication portion comprises a colored sleeve; the sleeve being made by high molecular organic plastics; a socket; the sleeve being rotatable installed on the socket; an indication portion on a surface of the sleeve for indicating a value about the size of the socket. The... Agent: Yu-chun Lin

20080113566 - Surface mount board-stacking connector: A board-stacking connector has surface-mounting connections to electrical contact pads or lands on two facing surfaces on two printed circuit boards that are spaced from each other a predetermined distance in two substantially parallel planes. The connector takes the form of a generally cylindrical shell of metallic material and defines... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20080113567 - Apparatus and methods for connecting multiple photovoltaic modules: In some embodiments, an apparatus for electrically connecting a plurality of photovoltaic modules in a solar panel includes a first electrically conductive line engageable with and capable of electrically connecting a plurality of first output contacts of the photovoltaic modules along a common axis.... Agent: Jones & Smith, LLP Attn: Randy Smith

20080108230 - Method of forming printed circuit board having connector, and electric junction box having printed circuit board: A method of forming a printed circuit board having a connector including providing a base portion including through holes into which terminals are inserted; inserting terminals projecting from a bottom surface of the base portion into a terminal hole provided on the printed circuit board; fitting a rib projecting from... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080108233 - Connector having self-adjusting surface-mount attachment structures: A high speed electrical connector includes a plurality of substantially planar signal transmission bodies (SPSTB), an insulative housing that retains the plurality of SPSTBs, and a plurality of self-adjusting surface-mount attachment structures (SASMAS). Each SASMAS is confined in its own guide with respect to an associated SPSTB. During the connector-to-printed... Agent: Imperium Patent Works

20080108231 - Cable management support bar with strain relief clamps: A clamp that guides and secures cables in a cable management system. The clamp includes a body member and latch members integrally formed with the body member. The body member includes at least one cable guide and the latch members include outwardly extending arms. The latch members pivot from an... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080108232 - Device for controlling a vehicle: A device for controlling a vehicle 8 comprising a housing 3, a rectangular printed circuit board 4 which is fixed to the inside of the housing and has a control circuit thereon, and plugs 1a and 1b provided along one side of the rectangular printed circuit board 4 to transfer... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20080108234 - Clamping apparatus and method for connecting a ground conductor to a grounding member: A clamping apparatus is provided, comprising a continuous annular wall having therein a connection area, and an inward facing surface including a concave portion. First and second leg portions continuously, smoothly, and uninterruptedly extend from the concave portion, with a single continuous and uninterrupted taper having a continuously increasing taper... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20080108235 - Connector, circuit board and electronic apparatus: The present invention improves a buffer function of a connector (22) against impact from a plug (36). A connector that is connected with uniting to a plug has a first housing (an inner shell 24) that is connected to the plug and a second housing (an outer shell 26) that... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080108236 - Distribution connection module: The invention relates to a distribution connection module which is used in the telecommunication and data technology field. Said distribution connection module comprises a housing which is embodied with a cavity wherein at least one conductor plate is arranged. The housing comprises at least one opening in the front side... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20080108237 - Ball grid array socket having a positioning device: An electrical connector (2) comprises an insulative housing (4) and a number of metal plates (3). The insulative housing (4) has a bottom floor (45) and a number of side walls (46) extending perpendicularly from the bottom floor (45). The bottom floor (45) and the side walls (46) define a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080108239 - Electrical connector with actuating mechanism: An electrical connector (1) includes a base (10) defining a number of contact-receiving passages, a number of contacts received in the contact-receiving passages of the base, a cover (11) mounted to an upper surface of the base, and an actuating mechanism (12) disposed between the base and the cover. The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080108238 - Loading a socket and/or adapter device with a semiconductor component: A process, device and a mechanism for loading a socket and/or adapter device with a semiconductor component is disclosed. The mechanism has a device, in particular a mechanical device, for instance an appropriate attachment, for opening the socket and/or adapter device.... Agent: Slater & Matsil, L.l.p.

20080108240 - Board connecting body: The board connecting body includes: a pair of board cases electrically connected to each other when connectors each attached to a printed circuit board received in a housing of the board cases are fitted to each other; a receiving wall part of the housing of one board case capable of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080108242 - High frequency self-lock connector: The present invention relates to a high frequency self-lock connector, comprising a plug and a socket (16), wherein the plug (17) further comprising a plug sleeve connected with the plug housing (11) via an elastic member (10); a first contact member (8) is disposed within the plug sleeve (6); the... Agent: Welsh & Katz, Ltd

20080108241 - Wire retention connector system: A wire retaining connector, connector system and method of connecting wires to connectors to reduce or eliminate unintentional wire disconnection from wire connectors, including disconnection of poke-in connectors. The connectors and connector systems include a connector body having at least one opening configured to receive a wire, the wire including... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080108243 - Electrical connector with high impact strength locking assemblies: A weather-resistant electrical connector having an environmental seal and including a locking assembly made from a high impact strength thermoplastic. A method is disclosed for overmolding the connectors in one step. A locking yoke latches the connectors together. Locking tabs secure the connectors to mounting plates. The locking tabs have... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.c.

20080108244 - Electrical connector locking system: A locking mechanism for electrical connectors is disclosed. The locking mechanism comprises one or more sockets affixed to one of a pair of electrical connectors, e.g., a male electrical connector, and one or more mating studs affixed to the other of the pair of electrical connectors, e.g., a female electrical... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20080108245 - Protection mechanism for terminal of memory stick adapter: A protection mechanism for terminals of memory stick adapter includes two outer casings, a circuit board unit, and a framework. Multiple plugging terminals disposed to one end of the circuit board unit for connecting to the memory stick are covered up or exposed by means of a mobile protection cover.... Agent: Hdsl

20080108246 - Wire retention connector system: A wire retaining connector, connector system and method of connecting wires to connectors to reduce or eliminate unintentional wire disconnection from wire connectors, including disconnection of poke-in connectors. The connectors and connector systems include a connector body having at least one opening configured to receive a wire, the wire including... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources Suite 140

20080108247 - Headrest entertainment system: A method for preparing a wire for installation in a headrest entertainment system includes forming a receiving portion in a headrest, inserting a first wire having first connectors through a headrest post and into the receiving portion, mounting a media device to the headrest, the media device comprising a second... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080108248 - Mechanism of fastening detachable electronic device to din rail: A fastening mechanism for fastening a detachable electronic device onto a DIN rail includes a frame, a first slab member and a first resilient element. The frame includes a base, a first extension part and a second extension part. The first extension part and the second extension part are arranged... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080108249 - Methods and improved apparatus for wall mounted cable ports: A novel enhanced system for connecting to preexisting wiring in buildings allows users with little experience wiring walls to safely change wiring receptacles and change the wiring at outlets throughout the building. Use of such a system improves safety by preventing contact with exposed wires. Moreover, users may exchange or... Agent: Greenberg Traurig LLP (la)

20080108250 - Connector equipped with thermosetting adhesive film and connection method using the same: A connector equipped with a thermosetting adhesive film for electrically connecting wiring boards with each other, wherein a surface of a terminal portion of a connector to which an electric connection portion of the wiring board is connected has a structured surface and a layer of a thermosetting adhesive applied... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080108251 - Light string: The present invention relates to a lamp holder having two terminals arranged at the end of two wires of a light string and a light bulb preassembled in a lamp base. Electrodes from the lamp and base make contact with the terminals as the lamp is inserted into the inside... Agent: Brian K. Johnson, Esq., Llc.

20080108252 - Leakage current detection and interruption circuit: A circuit is disclosed for disconnecting a power source upon the detection of a leakage. The circuit comprises a disconnect switch for disconnecting the power source. A primary circuit controls the disconnect switch. A secondary circuit senses a leakage current. An optical switch interconnects the primary circuit and the secondary... Agent: Frijouf, Rust & Pyle, P.a. Robert F. Frijouf

20080108253 - Angled rj to rj patch panel: A patch panel including a plurality of electrical connector assemblies, each of the electrical connector assemblies including a first jack presented on a first side of a panel frame of the patch panel and a second jack electrically linked to the first jack to form a jack pair and presented... Agent: Merchant & Gould P.c.

20080108254 - Installation switching device: The invention relates to an installation switching device comprising a housing, with a front and rear face, a mounting side, front and rear narrow sides and wide sides, and with two screwless terminal connections with in each case at least one clamping spring for the connection of connecting conductors which... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080108255 - Method of attaching a solder element to contact and the contact assembly formed thereby: A method of attaching a solder element to a contact and the contact assembly formed thereby. The contact assembly is used in a connector. The solder element is either staked or stapled to the contact. The solder element can take a variety of shapes and disclosed herein is a tear-drop... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080102651 - Electrical connector assembly with improved pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an electrical connector (6) and a pick up cap (7) latchably assembly to the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (60) and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The pick up cap includes a main portion (70)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102652 - Socket contact: A socket contact includes a base bottom portion and a contact connection portion. The base bottom portion is mounted on a printed board. The contact connection portion is provided on both sides of the base bottom portion in a lateral direction, and connected with a counterpart contact. The base bottom... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer PLLC

20080102653 - Electronic board with two or more board edge connectors and a method for adapting those connectors: Cards with multiple card-edge connectors constructed as printed male connectors are structured for a more reliable interface to mating female receptacles. A typical specification that defines the width of a male connector and the width of its conductive fingers as well as its mating female connector, does not define the... Agent: Smith Frohwein Tempel Greenlee Blaha, LLC

20080102654 - Coaxial connector assembly with self-aligning, self-fixturing mounting terminals: A self-fixturing, self-aligning coaxial connector assembly is provided. The coaxial connector assembly comprises a coaxial connector, a coaxial housing and a printed circuit board. The printed circuit board is aligned properly with the electrical end of the coaxial connector when mounted on the coaxial housing and is held in place... Agent: Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Sears Tower

20080102655 - Device for retaining a printed circuit board: A device for retaining a printed circuit board is provided, which includes a first side plate and two second side plates. The first has at least one first rib perpendicularly protruding therefrom, each of the second side plate has at least one second rib perpendicularly protruding therefrom. The second ribs... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080102656 - Flexible printed circuit with primary and secondary bodies: An exemplary flexible printed circuit (20) includes a primary body (210) and a secondary body (220). The primary body includes a primary connection portion (211), and a primary engaging portion. The secondary body includes a secondary connection portion (221) and a secondary engaging portion (223). The primary body and the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102657 - Device for electrical contacting: The invention relates to a device for electrically contacting, particularly for contacting circuit boards that are positioned in basically perpendicular fashion relative to each other, with an insulating housing (10) in the form of a tube in whose wall (11) is positioned at least one electrically conductive element (20, 30,... Agent: The Nath Law Group

20080102658 - Printed circuit board assembly having a multitude of terminals: A PCB assembly includes a PCB; a holder attached to the PCB and including a plurality of holes; and a plurality of terminals disposed in the holes of the holder, each comprising a portion substantially parallel to and attached to a surface of the PCB. The PCB may include a... Agent: Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP (sf)

20080102659 - Micro combined connector structure: The present invention provides an improved micro combined connector structure, wherein a connector is structured to include a base, a cover, a movable cover and an earth strip. The base is provided with first and second containing recesses disposed therein, wherein the first containing recess enables electrical connecting to a... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080102660 - Arrangement for connection of pipes: An arrangement for connection of pipes includes a collar. In this case, the collar is provided for connection of the pipe ends of the pipes, and an earth connector is provided, by means of which the pipe ends can be electrically conductively connected. The earth connector is in this case... Agent: Maginot, Moore & Beck Chase Tower

20080102661 - Modular wiring system with locking elements: A modular wiring system comprising a functional unit and a wiring unit. There is also a system for coupling the functional unit to the wiring unit in a rotational manner. This system can be formed from at least one locking prong comprised of electrically conductive material. When the functional unit... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C./leviton

20080102662 - Processor and power converter assembly with rigidly connected power connector: A processor assembly includes a computer processor, a voltage converter, and a converter-power connector. A carrier structure holds these components in rigid relationship with each other.... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080102663 - Board-mounted type connector to which a shield plate is attached: A shield plate arranged between a connector and a circuit board for covering and shielding parts of metal pins sticking out from the circuit board when a connector provided with a board mounting surface having a plurality of metal pins and a connector connection surface is mounted at an end... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20080102664 - Card connector with dummy card: A card connector (100) for receiving a card, includes an insulative housing (10) receiving a number of terminals (20), a shield plate (40) assembled on the insulative housing, and a pair of supporting plates (70). The shield plate includes a pair of lateral walls (42, 43). The lateral walls define... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102665 - Electrical connector assembly with improved pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly (5) includes an electrical connector (6) and a pick up cap (7) latchably assembled to the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (60) and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The pick up cap includes a main portion (70)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102667 - Lever type connector: A lever type connector comprises two connector housings, a front holder, a movable guide member fixed within one of the connector housings, and a movable guide member slidably attached to another of the connector housings. The movable guide member protects male terminals at a temporary holding position and is slid... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080102668 - Lever type connector: A lever type connector comprises two connector housings, a lever which is rotatably attached to one housing and has cam grooves, and cam pins which are provided on another housing and guided by the cam grooves. Connecting or disconnecting is assisted by rotating the lever with the cam pins and... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080102666 - Lever-type connector: A first housing (10) is provided with a tubular hood (12) and a rotatable lever (30). A lock (32) on the lever (30) and a to-be-locked portion (21) provided on the hood (12) are locked to each other at an open end side of the hood (12) when the first... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080102669 - Card connector capable of preventing electronic card from disengagement therefrom: A card connector includes a housing having a base plate, a stationary terminal area located at a first side of the base plate, a slide way located at a second side of the base plate, and a hollow portion formed at a front end of the slide way; a slide... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080102670 - Dual-hinge accessory to mount connector and assembly: A mounting assembly for attaching an object to a rail is provided that includes a mount that is configured to mount to the rail. The mount has a first connector receiving portion. The assembly includes an object having a second connector receiving portion and a connector having a first end... Agent: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP

20080102671 - Discharge of connectors: A port (such as, but not limited to, an RJ45 port) may comprise a cavity having a plurality of pins and an electrostatic discharge element coupled to a system ground. As the plug is inserted into the cavity, the electrostatic discharge element contacts the plug prior to the plug coming... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Portfolio Ip

20080102672 - Shorting connector: An electrical connector includes a housing that may form a first contact channel and a second contact channel. A first contact having a longitudinal axis may be disposed within the first contact channel, and a second contact may be disposed within the second contact channel. A shorting arm may be... Agent: Caterpillar Inc. Intellectual Property Dept.

20080102673 - Method and apparatus for containing a conductor carrier in an electrical connector: The present invention, in one form, is directed to an electrical assembly including a conductor carrier, a plurality of conductors at least partially within the conductor carrier, and an electrical connector coupled with the plurality of conductors. The electrical connector includes a housing member and at least one post. The... Agent: Taylor & Aust, P.C.

20080102674 - Electrical connectors for toner cartridges in an image forming device: The present application is directed to electrical connectors that are connected to cartridges for use in image forming devices. The electrical connectors may form a communication path between the cartridge and the image forming device. The electrical connectors may include a circuit board and a housing. The housing may be... Agent: John J. Mcardle, Jr.

20080102675 - Locking cradle for a mobile device: A cradle and a cradle lock for a mobile device having a receiving portion to receive at least a portion of a body of the mobile device, the mobile device being inserted into the receiving portion in an insertion direction and a cradle electrical contact electrically coupling with a corresponding... Agent: Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP

20080102676 - Zif connection accessory and zif browser for an electronic probe: A ZIF connector is mounted on a tiny PCB that carries damping components and flying leads that are connected or soldered to locations of interest on a PCB. There may be one or many of such ZIF connector/connection accessories in any particular test set-up. A ZIF browser is connected to... Agent: Agilent Technologies Inc.

20080102677 - Pull-out device: This invention provides a pull-out device for pulling out a connector from an apparatus to which the connector is connected, including a pulling member having one end attached to the connector and the other end with a locking portion, a locking unit arranged to face the connector and to which... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080102678 - Electrical connection element for connecting supply lines,in particular in an aircraft: An electrical connection element for connecting supply lines, in particular in an aircraft. The connection element comprises a connector socket and a connector that can be inserted into the connector socket, wherein the connector is axially rotatable in the connector socket, as a result of which a non-positive connection between... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20080102679 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector has an insulating housing (10) receiving a plurality of terminals (12), a shell (11) mounted on the insulating housing, a guiding portion (15) located at one lateral side of the insulating housing, and a metal plate (4) locking with the guiding portion, wherein the guiding portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102680 - Electrical card connector background of the invention: An electrical card connector (1) includes an insualtive housing (12) receiving a number of terminals (16), a cover (14) pivotally mounted on the insulative housing and moving between an open and a closed position, and two detecting mechanisms. The cover comprises a base portion (141) and a pair of lateral... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102682 - Electrical socket: An electrical socket comprises an insulative housing including a base with a cover moveably assembled thereon. An actuator is arranged between the base and the cover, and has a lever and a cam device to move the cover from a first position to a second position, wherein an interengaging arrangement... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102681 - Zero insertion force connector with an improved driver member: An electrical connector (1) for connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board (PCB) comprises an insulating base (10) arranged a plurality of terminals therein, a cover (11) moveable assembly on the base and a driver mechanism disposed on the insulating base and driving the cover to slide relatively... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102684 - Electric hand-held power tool: An electric hand-held power tool has a machine housing, an energy accumulator module detachably connected therewith and slidable into and out of a guide formed on the machine housing, and a locking device acting between a machine housing and an energy accumulator module and including locking elements, which are located... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080102683 - Electrical connector for attenuating vibrations, in particular for the injector of a motor vehicle engine: The inventive connector includes a locking device for elastical interlocking which is provided with an axial stop surface forming jointly with the associate stop surface of the complementary locking device of a counterpart an mutual rest preventing the disconnection of the connector and the counterpart. Said connector includes an elastic... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080102685 - 30-pin connector: An easily manufactured miniaturized connector in which a shoulder formed on each side of the plug portion cooperates with a cooperating sidewall bearing surface on each side of a recess in the receiver portion so that alignment of the plug with the receiver is automatically achieved as the plug is... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20080102686 - Cap, a termination assembly and a housing assembly for a modular telecom connection jack: A cap (10) for a modular telecom connection jack assembly comprises a housing (12) including an aperture (14) to receive a cable (18) therethrough. A pair of jaws (20, 22) is operably associated with the housing (12) and movable relative to each other between an open configuration (Po) and a... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20080102687 - Category 6 high frequency 110 block: The invention relates to a category 6 high frequency 110 block, which is satisfied with the category 6 (CAT-6) standard of communication, comprising mainly terminals, fore cover, block housing, plastic nub, acting nub, rear cover etc. By placing a plastic nub on one end of acting nub, then the big... Agent: Nath & Associates PLLC

20080102688 - Three-dimensional connector for a coordinate input device: A three-dimensional connector for a coordinate input device, which provides a touch pad and a support plate under said touch pad, includes a flat conductor cable. The flat conductor cable has an end connecting with the touch pad and another end providing a plurality of conductive lines. Each of the... Agent: G. Link Co., Ltd.

20080102689 - Illuminated cable: A power cable has LEDs embedded the connectors at both ends. Switches at both ends are used to selectively energize the LEDs. Actuating a switch on one end of the cable will light up an identifying LED on the other end of that same cable and optionally at both ends... Agent: Roberts, Mardula & Wertheim, LLC

20080102690 - Display systems and releasable power clamp for use therewith: Display systems and a power clamp for use therein, the power clamp configured to releasably connect an illuminated graphics panel to a power source, are disclosed. The power clamp includes an actuating member, a biasing mechanism, a connector housing for retaining connector and a power ribbon or cable, the power... Agent: Godfrey & Kahn S.c.

20080102691 - Low-profile power supply terminal assembly: A low-profile power supply terminal assembly is provided.... Agent: John S. Beulick Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20080102692 - Grouped element transmission channel link with pedestal aspects: A pedestal connector that incorporates one or more grouped element channel link transmission lines is seen to have a dielectric body and two opposing contact ends that are intended to contact opposing contacts or traces. The dielectric body has an S-shaped configuration such that the transmission lines supported thereon make... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080102693 - Method and apparatus for patch panel patch cord documentation and revision: Intelligent patch panels support patch cord management in communications networks. Modular patch panels can be connected to one another for the purposes of sharing power and also for the purposes of monitoring patch cord connections and reporting the status of patch cord connections to a network management system. Each port... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080102694 - Fixation structure for fixing a lamp on a printed circuit board: In a fixation structure for fixing a lamp on a printed circuit board (PCB), a connection end of the lamp is received within a connection hole of the PCB and a reed having approximately cone shape is disposed between the lamp and the PCB. When the connection end of the... Agent: Hdsl

20080102695 - Engaging structure of card connector: An engaging structure for a card connector includes: an insulation housing having a base and plural apertures penetrating through the base, wherein plural conductive terminals are arranged within those apertures and partially extended to one side of the base, and plural positioning trenches are holed on this side of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080102696 - Flexible rf seal for coax cable connector: The present invention incorporates a flexible RF seal into the ground face of a typical connector. The seal comprises a flexible brim, a transition band, and tubular insert with a insert chamber defined within the seal. In a first embodiment the flexible brim is angled away from the insert chamber,... Agent: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080102697 - Radial and thrust snap bearing retainer: The invention provides a connector for coax cable with a snap bearing providing the interface between the inner body and the outer body. A concave surface below the snap bearing, which is retained by a pair of shoulders, allows the snap bearing to elastically deform during assembly of the connector... Agent: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080102698 - Electrical connector: The present invention discloses an electrical connector, comprising an insulating body whose front end protrudes to form a mating portion to mate with mating electronic devices; a plurality of electrical terminals, and a shielding metal sheet capable of encompassing the insulating body. The present invention also discloses an electrical connector... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC One Skyline Place

20080102699 - Transceiver cage: A transceiver cage includes at least one first shield housing, at least one second shield housing, a top cover, and a bottom cover. The first shield housing includes a first upper wall, a first lower wall, and a pair of first sidewalls. The first upper wall, the first sidewalls, and... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang J

20080102702 - Broadside-coupled signal pair configurations for electrical connectors: An electrical connector having at least four electrical contacts that form two pairs of differential signal contacts. The first and second electrical contacts may be arranged edge-to-edge along a first direction. The third electrical contact may be adjacent to, and arranged broadside-to-broadside with, the first electrical contact along a second... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080102701 - Connector with shield, and circuit board device: A first printed board on which a ground pattern is provided and an electronic part is mounted and a second printed board on which a ground pattern is provided and an electronic part is mounted are oppositely arranged, and circuits of the first printed board and the second printed board... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20080102700 - Printed circuit board connectors and methods of manufacturing the same: In a first aspect, a first method of manufacturing a connector for a printed circuit board (PCB) is provided. The first method includes the steps of (1) forming a housing for the connector using a material having first properties; and (2) before the housing is coupled to the PCB, annealing... Agent: Ibm Corporation Intellectual Property Law Dept. 917

20080102703 - Bulb holder with improved structure: A bulb holder with an improved structure comprising a bulb socket having a first connector with a first combining segment at one end thereof for being fastened to the bulb socket wherein the first combining segment has a first sidewall perpendicularly extending comprising a first fixing portion, and a base... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080102704 - Coax cable port locking terminator device: A locking terminator device for a coax cable port is used for preventing ingress of electrical signals into the port and also to prevent theft of cable signals by non-subscribers. The device of the present invention includes an outer terminator housing, an inner connector housing having two slots for receiving... Agent: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc. C/o Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20080102705 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (100) includes a first connector (1) and a second connector (2). The first connector includes a first insulating housing (12), a first shield (11) mounted on the first insulating housing to define a first receiving room (10), and a plurality of first terminals (13) retained in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080102707 - Multipurpose multiple-slot card connector for use with single card once only: A multi-purpose multiple-slot card connector for use with one single card once only includes a base frame having three slots defined as a left slot, a right slot, and an upper slot, a partition spacing the left slot from the right slot, and a spacer located at a bottom side... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080102706 - Sim card connector: A SIM card connector includes a connector body. The connector body defines a receptacle channel that extends inwardly from the front. The receptacle channel further defines a first hole and a second hole. Pluralities of terminals mount in the middle of the connector body. A switch terminal mounts in the... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080102708 - Kvm switch: A KVM switch is disclosed to include a housing, VGA ports arranged in pair on front and back panels of the housing for selectively installation of PCs in the front or back side of the housing, switching keys and indicator lights mounted on the front panel of the housing corresponding... Agent: June-on Co., Ltd.

20080102709 - Multiport ethernet connector: A circuit card assembly such as an Ethernet card may comprise at least three ports disposed along a longitudinal axis of a faceplate wherein each port is orientated in a different direction with respect to an adjacent port. The ports may include an orientator configured to align a plug in... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Portfolio Ip

20080102710 - Plug: According to one embodiment, a plug includes four terminals arranged around a core shaft at substantially equal intervals, a housing that supports proximal ends of the four terminals, and a cylindrical cover fixed to the housing such as to surround the four terminals. The four terminals include two power terminals... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080102711 - Lamp socket and display device having the same: A display device includes a backlight assembly and a panel assembly. The backlight assembly includes lamps which emit light when properly powered. Each of the lamps includes a lead terminal, and receives electric power through a lamp socket that is electrically connected to an external power supply. The lamp socket... Agent: Macpherson Kwok Chen & Heid LLP

20080102712 - Electrical contact device: An electrical contact device includes a housing having an insulating material and defining a first housing opening and a second housing opening, at least one shaft disposed in the housing, and a metal contact group disposed in the housing. The metal contact group includes a first contact connection assigned to... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080102713 - Terminal housing battery cable connector clamp and fastening bolt: A battery cable clamp is provided with a clamp shaft having a distal male threaded end adapted to mate with a female threaded nut positioned in a terminal housing, said clamp shaft carrying a cam seat, a cammed handle with pin, and a locknut, wherein the cammed handle is operable... Agent: Douglas T. Johnson Miller & Martin

20080102714 - Service switching device and connection terminal for a service switching device: A connection terminal is disclosed for installation in the terminal accommodating area of a service switching device, having a clamping screw, which has an actuating end and a clamping end opposite the actuating end, and having a terminal body, in which a clamping area is formed which is delimited by... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080102715 - Electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal: The electric apparatus comprising at least one spring connection terminal according to the invention comprises a body (4) made of insulating material having a rear face (5) comprising means (6) for attachment to the support (3), said at least one spring connection terminal comprising a connection part, connected to a... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20080102716 - Conductive terminal welding method and conductive terminal structure: The invention provides a welding method by resistance welding capable of adequately increasing a welding strength between two conductive terminals each made of copper, and a conductive terminal structure obtained by the method. A first conductive terminal made of a tinned flat copper plate is molded such that a step... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080102717 - Terminal fitting: A female terminal fitting (10) is provided with a box-shaped main portion (11) into which a mating tab (61) is insertable, and a resilient touching piece (12) having a projection as a contact projection (32) that can contact the tab (61) is provided in the main portion (11). The tab... Agent: Casella & Hespos