Electrical connectors inventions 06/08

20080153316 - Plug-in connector: A plug-in connector (10) for a control unit (100) of a window opener in a motor vehicle, including a box-like housing (1). The plug-in connector (10) includes a plurality of motor connections (2), situated in corresponding longitudinal seats (4). Each motor connection (2) includes a base (21), partially embedded in... Agent: William J. Sapone Coleman Sudol Sapone P.c.

20080153317 - Fabric interfacing architecture for a node blade: Disclosed is a fabric interfacing architecture for a node blade. The fabric interfacing architecture comprises a fabric interface unit and a control unit. The fabric interface unit includes a switch and an E-keying element. The control unit receives control signals from an external web server to control the fabric interface... Agent: Lin & Associates Intellectual Property, Inc.

20080153318 - Connector assembly for end mounting panel members: A connector assembly is secured to a panel member for electrically coupling with a second connector assembly secured to a second panel member. Each of the connector assemblies includes a contact having a first portion and a second portion disposed at a predetermined spacing from each other. The predetermined spacing... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080153319 - Connection structure for printed wiring board: The present invention relates to a connection structure for a printed wiring board to be electrically connected to a FPC. The FPC has an elongated substrate, and plural conductors are laminated on a surface of the substrate for extending along an axial direction of the substrate. The printed wiring board... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080153321 - Electrical terminal: An electrical terminal for a semiconductor module, which comprises at least one first electrical contact, a second electrical contact and a connection element, which electrically connects the at least one first contact with the second contact, is provided. The connection element comprises a springy portion with at least one bended... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20080153322 - Land grid array connector with interleaved bases attached to retention frame: A Land Grid Array connector (1) comprises an socket (2) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts (4) received in the socket and a retention frame (3) assembled with the socket. Each contact comprises upper and lower contacting sections (41, 42) extending beyond the upper and lower... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153320 - Space-saving ic card and card slot arrangement: A space-saving IC card and card slot arrangement in which the IC card has a flat substrate with a rectangular front protrusion forwardly extending from a part of the front side thereof for insertion into a card slot in a mobile electronic device, and an IC chip installed in the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080153323 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector socket includes an electrical connector and a pick-up cap assembled on the electrical connector according to the present invention is used for connecting chip module on a circuit board. The electrical connector includes a main body having an insulated body and a plurality of terminals electrically connected... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080153324 - Circuit board structure having embedded semiconductor element and fabrication method thereof: A circuit board structure with an embedded semiconductor element and a fabrication method thereof are disclosed according to the present invention. The circuit board structure comprises: a carrier board having a first surface, a second surface, and at least one through hole penetrating the carrier board from the first surface... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080153325 - Modular power distribution center: There is disclosed a modular power distribution center that utilizes connectors for interconnectivity, as opposed to hard wiring and allows for the integration of electronics modules onto printed circuit board architecture.... Agent: Intellectual Property

20080153326 - Method for securing a circuit board to a socket: The present invention provides a securing device for securing a card to a socket within a computer is provided where the card and the socket are coupled. The device includes a unitary base member comprising a foundation portion dimensioned to receive a stationary socket and an arm portion orthogonally positioned... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080153327 - Surface mount poke-in connector: A surface mount poke in connector is disclosed for mounting upon a surface of an electrical device such as printed circuit board, and is particularly applicable for printed circuit boards supporting LEDs. The connector includes a contact having an engaging mechanism for securing a first and second wire leads to... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080153328 - Grounding blocks and methods for using them: Grounding block are provided for grounding a coaxial cable. The grounding block includes first and second block portions connected together such that the portions are movable between open and closed positions to receive a coaxial cable within a recess between the block portions. The block portions include cutting elements having... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080153329 - Electrical connector for connecting electrically an antenna module to a grounding plate: An electrical connector includes a top plate, a first clamping plate extending integrally and downwardly from a first side of the top plate, and a second clamping plate extending integrally and downwardly from a second side of the top plate, and cooperating with the top plate and the first clamping... Agent: Frommer Lawrence & Haug

20080153330 - Pickup caps for electrical connectors: A pickup cap for an electrical connector is disclosed. The pickup cap may include a planar body portion and a plurality of opposing legs extending from a side of the body portion. A respective friction pad may extend from each leg. The friction pads may be received into complementary slots... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080153331 - Method for docking a printed circuit board: An apparatus to align and dock or undock a first electronic circuit board with a first connector with a second electronic circuit board with a second connector. The apparatus comprises a guide plate with a linkage to connect to a mounting plate. The first electronic circuit board is secured to... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080153332 - Integrated power center and mount for flat screen video displays and projectors: A power center for use with video display devices having a housing 2 for electronic circuitry 3 for preventing electric surges adapted for attachment to a flat surface with a means for connection 4 to a source of electric current and power outlets 6, 7 attached to said housing for... Agent: Lariviere, Grubman & Payne, LLP

20080153333 - Electrical connector connectable in water or in a liquid medium: The inventive electrical connector connectable in water comprises a rigid electrically insulated contact chamber (21) receiving the contact pin (5) of the connector male coupling element in a contact area (41), wherein a piston element (29) and the contact pin slide in said contact chamber (21) is such a way... Agent: Sughrue Mion, Pllc

20080153334 - Safety interlocking electrical supply apparatus: A safety interlocking electrical supply apparatus including a base component housing at least two base electrical contacts which are wired to a source of electrical energy. The base component has a least two apertures. An intermediary component is provided having at least two intermediary electrical contacts extending therefrom. The apertures... Agent: David M. Carter Carter & Schnedler, P.a.

20080153335 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly is provided for electrically connecting at least a pair of stacked memory cards to a printed circuit board. The assembly includes a first insulative housing and a lower insulative housing positioned below the first insulative housing. Each of the two insulative housings has an elongated slot.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153336 - Method and device for securing a circuit board to a computer assembly: The present invention provides a securing device and method for securing a card to a computer assembly. The device includes a unitary base member comprising a foundation portion and an arm portion orthogonally positioned relative to the foundation. A receiving means is included for operatively connecting a non-connecting end of... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20080153337 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector that connects a chip module to a printed circuit board is proposed. The electrical connector comprises an insulator and a strengthening member disposed outside of the insulator. The strengthening member contains a sidewall for positioning the insulator and a location member bending and extending out of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080153338 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector is used for connecting a chip module to a circuit board, and includes an insulating body, conducting pins, a rod, and a fastening device. The rod includes a pressing rod, and fastening portions. The pressing rod has a pressing portion for pressing the chip module. The fastening... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080153339 - Electric junction box for a vehicle: An electric junction box for a vehicle is assembled by fitting and locking a connector through an aperture provided in a main case; the aperture being used for fitting the connector that holds a retainer at a temporary latch location, the retainer providing a double latch for a terminal; inserting... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080153340 - Electrical connector with retaining member: An electrical connector (100) includes a connector member (1) providing a plurality of conductive terminals (126) therein, an insulative coat (3) defining a receiving cavity (30) with an open, and a retaining member (2). The connector member includes a base portion received in the receiving cavity (30) and a mating... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153341 - Connector: A flexible lock arm has a first arm which extends from a stay portion to an inflection point of the first arm on a front side of a terminal along a length direction indicated by arrow Y1 and a second arm which extends from the inflection point of the first... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080153342 - Electrical connector and packaging assembly: The electrical connector may include an insulative housing with a first surface, a second surface, and at least one aperture extending between the first and second surfaces for receiving at least one electrical contact. The housing may further include at least one hole therethrough and at least one retention member.... Agent: Leydig Voit & Mayer, Ltd

20080153343 - Connector and a connector assembly: A movable member (36) is located at a malfunction preventing position and a pair of functional terminals (25) are shorted by a shorting terminal (50) unless two housings (10, 20) are properly connected, whereas the movable member (36) is moved to a connection detecting position and the shorting terminal (50)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080153344 - Surface mount poke in connector: A surface mount poke in connector is disclosed for mounting upon a surface of a printed circuit board, and is particularly applicable for printed circuit boards supporting LEDs. The connector has a securing means for engaging an inserted wire lead without the use of solder.... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080153345 - Hot swap fan: A hot swap fan includes a fan frame and a terminal seat. A corner of the fan frame has an accommodating space and two connecting parts. The connecting parts are disposed adjacent to the accommodating space. The terminal seat has a seat body and two coupling elements. The coupling elements... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080153346 - Tap-off connecting arrangement for multi-conductor cables: A connector arrangement for connecting the insulated conductors of a flat cable with an output load includes insulation-piercing contacts that extend upwardly from the horizontal upper surface of the rectangular base member of a connector housing. When a housing cover member is slidably displaced longitudinally of the base member from... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.c.

20080153347 - Battery connector: A battery connector includes a housing having a terminal recess and a plurality of electric terminals. The terminal recess has an inlay recess in the bottom of the terminal recess and a receiving cavity extending from the top of the terminal recess to the inlay recess, and an opening is... Agent: Wpat, Pc Intellectual Property Attorneys

20080153348 - Stacking connector: A stacking connector has a first connector and a second connector respectively mounted on wiring boards and pressed against each other in a predetermined direction to be mated with each other, thereby electrically connecting the wiring boards. The first connector has a projection projecting in the same direction as the... Agent: Arent Fox LLP

20080153349 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises a receptacle connector and a plug connector engaged with said receptacle connector. Said receptacle connector comprises a first housing having a pair of longitudinal sidewalls, a plurality of first contacts retained in said sidewalls and at least one pair of first metal ears attached on... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153351 - Audio signal switcher: The present invention provides an audio signal switcher including a jack switcher and a plug switcher. The jack switcher includes an audio jack and a first USB port. The audio jack includes a left track segment, a micro segment, a right track segment, and a ground segment, which are correspondingly... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20080153352 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector, for example a connector that will operate with the Universal Serial Bus, is disclosed. In some embodiments, the connector includes none, one, or several tongue board, tongue tip, electrical contact, housing shell, insulating strip on the inner lining of housing shell, protective edge. A connector integral to... Agent: Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - Sandisk Corporation

20080153350 - Portable computer universal serial bus device with an extendable connector secured by multiple locking mechanisms: An apparatus for use within an electrical devices is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a casing having an upper body and a lower body, the casing including a tab disposed on a surface thereof and an adjustable base having a plurality of tab cavities adjacent to the tab. The tab engagingly... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080153353 - Electrical connectors with separated shields: An electrical connector for mating with a plug includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and a shield means covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a receiving space for receiving a mating plug. The shield means includes a first shield with engaging... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153354 - Multi-contact connector:

20080153355 - Electrical connector assembly with improved pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an electrical connector including an insulative housing (2) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, and a number of contacts received in the insulative housing and partially exposed beyond said upper and lower surfaces of the insulative housing to form upper and lower exposed sections,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153356 - Electric connector provided with a reversible cap for guiding a cables and method for assembling said connector: This electric connector including an insulating casing furnished with cavities for receiving respective contacts connected to cables; a cap, which forms a guide for the cables and is arranged and fixed onto the casing; an operating element, which is movably mounted on the assembly formed by the casing and the... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080153357 - Telecommunications module, assemblies thereof and methods of making and using same: A telecommunications module (1) having a housing (2) with a first side (2a), a second side (2b) and an outer surface (2c), and at least one contact (3) comprising a first contact portion (3a) provided at the first side (2a) of the housing (2) and a second contact portion (3b)... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080153358 - Card adapter: A card adapter comprises a main body (50) having an insertion slot (51) into which a memory card (M) is inserted; a first contact member (10) having first contact points (11) for contacting a first array of electrodes (M1) and first connecting portions (12) to be connected to a connector... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.c.

20080153359 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board, comprising: an insulating housing defining a first mating face and a second mating face adjacent to each other, and a top surface opposite to the second mating face, a plurality of passages extending from the second mating face toward the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153360 - Low profile electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises an insulatvie housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and a pair of retaining members assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a pair of positioning shoulders at two sides thereof, and each positioning shoulder defines a lower surface and a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153361 - Screw-terminal block assembly with snap-in contact member: The screw-terminal block assembly includes a screw-terminal block and a snap-in contact member which is adapted to be crimped at one portion thereof to a lead wire, the snap-in contact member including lance portions which are moveable and flex relative to the remainder of the contact member so as to... Agent: Richard Edge Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.

20080153362 - Multi-terminal block for electronic devices having superimposed conductor connecting levels: A multi-terminal block for electric devices, comprising two superimposed connecting levels for conductors, which can be used independent of each other, the multi-terminal block comprising: a first terminal block comprising a cage screw type conductor connector which comprises a cage and a screw for use securing the a first conductor,... Agent: Paul D. Greeley Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, L.l.p.

20080153363 - Electrical terminal: An electrical terminal (1) includes a resilient arm (10) and a separate solder member (11) contacted with the resilient arm. The resilient arm includes a base portion having a middle portion (101), an inserting portion (103) disposed adjacent to the middle portion, and a curved portion (102) interconnected a lower... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080153364 - Contact, and card adaptor and card connector having the same: In a contact of the present invention, a first plate spring piece portion 11c having a first fulcrum portion 11b in one side extends in a cantilevered manner from the first fulcrum portion 11b in a direction opposite to a card insertion direction so as to be elastically deformable in... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080146045 - Electrical connector assembly with protecting: An electrical connector assembly (1) comprises an insulative housing (2) having opposite upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a protecting member (4) comprising opposite upper and lower plates (42, 44) parallel to each other and at least one connecting section (431, 432,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146044 - Socket assembly having a vacuum pickup cap: A socket assembly (100) adapted for being sucked by a vacuum pickup device has a housing (10) and a vacuum pickup cap (20) mounted to the housing. The vacuum pickup cap has a smooth upper face (21) adapted for being sucked by the vacuum pickup device and a pair of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146046 - Backplane connector: Disclosed herein is an organizer for a backplane connector. The organizer includes a first extending portion and a second extending portion. The first extending portion includes a plurality of first openings. The plurality of first openings are configured to receive at least one first projecting member from a first side... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080146047 - Compact pcb connector: A compact PCB connector is disclosed to facilitate connection between various components of computer system. The PCB connector comprises a housing having a front side adjacent to the bottom side of the housing. A plurality of connectors supported by the housing are provided to facilitate connection between the various components... Agent: Intel/blakely

20080146049 - Connector excellent in high-frequency characteristics: In a connector for connecting two connection objects, a connection member is coupled to a housing which holds contacts to be connected to one of the connection objects. The connection member includes a plurality of terminals to be connected to the other connection object. The connection member further includes a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080146048 - Printed circuit board connection: A printed circuit board connection has a first printed circuit board that includes a nonconductive plate-shaped first substrate with at least one first conductor track on the upper side, a second printed circuit board including a nonconductive plate-shaped second substrate with at least one second conductor track on the underside,... Agent: Striker, Striker & Stenby

20080146050 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of terminals, wherein the insulating body has a positioning structure for positioning the flexible circuit board. The flexible circuit board has a holding structure corresponding to the positioning structure. The terminals have a lower contacting portion protruding out of the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080146051 - Electronic device and manufacturing method of the same: An electronic device includes a printed circuit board with multiple lands and through holes and an electronic element with multiple terminals on the board. Each terminal is coupled with the land through a solder. The lands include a surface land on the board and an insertion land on a sidewall... Agent: Posz Law Group, Plc

20080146052 - Micro-machined structure production using encapsulation: Micro-machined (e.g., stress-engineered spring) structures are produced by forming a release layer, forming a partially or fully encapsulated beam/spring structure, and then releasing the beam/spring structure by etching the release layer. The encapsulation structure protects the beam/spring during release, so both the release layer and the beam/spring can be formed... Agent: Bever, Hoffman & Harms, LLP

20080146053 - Surface mount connectors: A surface mount electrical connector is disclosed. Such an electrical connector may include a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received into the connector housing. he connector housing may define a first planar surface, and have a first rigidity. The leadframe assembly may have a second rigidity that is greater... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080146055 - Attachment device for attaching an electrical or electronic device to a top-hat rail: An attachment device for attachment of an electrical or electronic device to a top-hat rail, including an attachable or integrated carrier plate, and a lockable fastener. The carrier plate has a holding device. The fastener is axially movable relative to the carrier plate and has an elongated base region, metal... Agent: Roberts, Mlotkowski & Hobbes

20080146054 - Wireless and adjustable raceway: A wireless raceway (100) employs bus bars (121), instead of cabling or other types of wires. The raceway (100) includes a pair of junction blocks (102). A bus bar assembly (116) holds the individual bus bars (121). The raceway (100) also includes a pair of modified H-terminals (122) having a... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20080146056 - Plug locking assembly: A plug locking assembly comprises a housing comprising a top surface, a bottom surface and opposing sidewalls defining an open space therebetween, the open space for receiving and carrying a plug comprising a spring member. The plug locking assembly is adapted to prevent unwanted access to modular plugs engaged in... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080146057 - Connector and housing thereof: A connector and the housing thereof, which is equipped with at least one light emitting element having at least one lead, are disclosed. The connector includes at least one connecting base, at least one light emitting element, and a housing. The housing covers at least a portion of the connecting... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080146058 - Automatic power line disconnect apparatus: An automatic power line disconnect apparatus has a sensor pin for signaling the separation of the plug from the disconnect apparatus. The operative movement of the sensor pin is shorter than the length of the male electrical connectors on the apparatus, thereby insuring that the apparatus is disconnected from the... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20080146059 - Memory card connector with card eject mechanism: A memory card connector includes a metal housing defining a card-receiving space in which a memory card is insertable in a card insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end of the metal housing to correspondingly connect with contacts mounted in a terminal socket at a rear... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146060 - Connector improved in handlability of a connection object and backlight assembly using the connector: In a connector including a conductive member adapted to be connected to a connection object, the conductive member includes a movable contacting portion to be contacted with the connection object and a position control portion integrally formed with the contacting portion and serving to control a position of the contacting... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080146061 - Method of locking and activating a hot swappable daughter card: Embodiments of the invention include an apparatus and a method for locking a cam lever, which positions a second card as inserted into a connector on a first card, and activating the second card with a coupling member. In one embodiment, the second card is inserted between a pair of... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080146062 - Locking and activation mechanism for a hot swappable daughter card: An apparatus and a method for locking a cam lever which positions a second card as inserted into a connector on a first card, and activating the second card with a coupling member. In one embodiment, the second card is inserted between a pair of guides secured to the first... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20080146063 - Flat displays and flexible conductors thereof: Flexible conductors are provided for electrically connecting a connector and a frame of a flat display. A flexible conductor includes a hollow quadrilateral main body encompassing the connector and a plurality of tabs contacting the frame. The main body has a quadrilateral opening and a slot. The quadrilateral opening is... Agent: Quintero Law Office, Pc

20080146064 - High-power electrical quick connector: A quick connector assembly for high power electrical applications is disclosed. The quick connector assembly has a first connector and a second connector constructed to form an electrical connection that can be quickly coupled and decoupled. The first connector has a collar portion connectable to a welding cable and a... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (itw)

20080146065 - Socket that engages a pin grid array: An example socket includes a plurality of contacts and a base. The base includes exterior walls and interior walls which extend between the exterior walls to form openings within the base such that each opening in the base includes one of the contacts. At least some interior walls include indentations... Agent: Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.a.

20080146067 - Connector of the movable member type: With a pair of housings (10, 30) connected, a lever (20) provided in a female housing (10) is prevented from separating from a male housing (30) at two positions, i.e. at an engaged position of a cam follower (34) and a cam groove (25) and an engaged position with a... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080146066 - Latch assembly for an optoelectronic module: A module that includes a housing and a latch assembly at least partially positioned within the housing. The latch assembly has first and second associated states, and includes an actuation sleeve having a first position that corresponds with the first state, and a second position that corresponds with the second... Agent: Workman Nydegger

20080146068 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a conductive terminal received in the insulative housing. The conductive terminal has a first conductive body and an elastic body elastically abutted against the first conductive body. The conductive terminal further comprises a conductive wire electrically connected between the first conductive body... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080146069 - Cable attachment device: A device for securing a cable plug within a socket of an apparatus such as a USB plug within the USB port of a computer. A housing having an interior chamber is placed over the plug by sliding the cord through an axial slot formed in the housing, with the... Agent: Sand & Sebolt

20080146070 - Connector: A moving plate (40) is formed such that a wall (42) projects forward from a plate-like main body (41). Since the wall (42) surrounds only tabs (31C) located near the center of a receptacle (12) and crosses the inside of the receptacle (12) instead of extending along the inner periphery... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080146071 - Component provided with a set of hard conducting microttips and process for making an electrical connection between this component and a component proviced with ductile conducting bumps: m

20080146072 - Electrical plug connector: An electrical connector includes a connector housing and a printed circuit board with two sets of contact elements. The first set of contact elements is located on the front face of the printed circuit board and protrudes into an opening in the plug connector housing. The second set of contact... Agent: Attention Of Steven C. Bruess Merchant & Gould P.c.

20080146073 - Insulation displacement terminal connecting device: There is described an insulation displacement terminal connecting device with adjacent insulation displacement terminal connectors is created, its swivel joint levers forming a stepped separating plane. This allows an arrangement of the contact openings to be achieved with optimal space utilization, allowing a narrow structural form.... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080146074 - Electrical connector element: An aluminum enclosure of an electronic device is used in a corrosion environment. A long-term low impedance ground connection is needed because of security and EMC reasons. While common surface protection for aluminum in corrosion environments as for example polyurethane paint is not conductive, a stainless steel connector is provided... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20080146075 - Low insertion force connector coupling: A low insertion force connector coupling apparatus includes a low insertion force connector body. A cable channel is defined by the low insertion force connector body. A plurality of low insertion force connector contact members are located on the low insertion force connector body adjacent to the cable channel. A... Agent: Haynes And Boone, LLP

20080146076 - All-in-one connecting base having waterproof device: An all-in-one connecting base having a waterproof device includes a connecting base body, a waterproof shell and a waterproof device. At least one connecting port is set on the connecting base body. The waterproof shell is mounted outside of the connecting base body and covers the connecting ports. The waterproof... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080146077 - Communications boxes having flexible seals: A communications box for use beneath the surface of artificial turf includes a container having a peripherally-extending upper edge. A first resilient flexible seal extends vertically from and along the peripherally-extending top edge of the container. A cover includes a peripherally-extending edge, and at least one hand hole extending through... Agent: Heslin Rothenberg Farley & Mesiti Pc

20080146078 - Universal modular support bracket assembly: An electrical module support assembly for use with a junction box disposed in a building structure at a structure surface, the assembly comprising: a mounting fastener; an electrical module having a mounting portion with a module fastener aperture disposed through the mounting portion; and a support bracket defining a longitudinal... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080146079 - Fixed angled patch panel: A patch panel, of the type for mounting to a rack system in a network closet, includes a plurality of openings for receiving bezels. The bezels may be connected to the patch panel by a snap-lock arrangement. Each bezel includes one or more ports for receiving a jack unit. The... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, Pllc

20080146080 - Card-edge connector: A card-edge connector for fixing and electrically connecting at least a first electrical card and a second electrical card to a circuit board includes a first insulating housing having a first card receiving slot and a second insulating housing having a second card receiving slot. The second insulating housing is... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080146081 - 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

20080146082 - Filter: A filter includes a first housing having a first signal input terminal and a first signal output terminal, and a second housing having a second signal input terminal and a second signal output terminal. The second housing is stacked on and against the first housing.... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080146083 - Ic socket: A socket for electrically connecting an integrated circuit (IC) to a print circuit board (PCB) comprises an insulating housing and a plurality of contacts received therein, each contact comprises a first contact connecting to the IC, a second contact electrically contacting with the PCB and a flexible member connecting the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146084 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a connector body (10) having a front end (11) and a rear end (12), a plurality of passageways (13) extending from the front end towards the rear end, and terminals (20) within the passageways. The terminal includes an extension section (26) extending a distance away from... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146085 - Plug with a spark meltdown-proof structure: A plug with a spark meltdown-proof structure for a spark damaged-proof effect is mainly comprised of two center hinged inserters that can be pressed for angle rotation, each inserter has a conductor, one end of which is for inserting connection with the socket conductor, and the other end has a... Agent: Cho-ying, Chen

20080146086 - Socket connector: A socket connector comprises a dielectric housing, a conductive contact, and a pickup. The dielectric housing comprising a first sidewall, a opposed second sidewall, and an endwall which connecting said first and second sidewalls and further defines an opening therein; Said conductive contact received in said dielectric housing and having... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146087 - Electrical connector with sheet contact: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (101) for being inserted with a mating connector, a receiving groove (14) and a sheet contact (5). The sheet contact comprises a base portion (50) retained in the receiving groove, a spring contacting portion (51) extending into... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080146088 - Electrical connecting device for inserting a male plug connector of an electronic component such as a fuse or relay: The invention relates to an electrical connecting device for inserting a male plug connector of an electronic component such as a fuse or relay, consisting of a strip of electrically conductive material having a central portion (3) in which an opening (6) is made for introducing the male plug connector... Agent: Young & Thompson

20080146089 - Z-shaped transformer bar electrical connector: An electrical connector for clamping securely onto a threaded shaft, comprising a transformer bar, a connector body, and a clamping component. The transformer bar includes a plurality of conductor bores therein, a distal end, an upper component having at least one setscrew extendable into one of the bores with wrenching... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.l.p.

20080146090 - Terminal fitting and a connector: A terminal fitting (11) includes a substantially box-shaped main portion (21). The main portion (21) includes a bottom wall (24), a pair of side walls (25, 26) standing up from the opposite ends of the bottom wall (24), a ceiling wall (27) projecting from the leading end of one (25)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080146091 - Electrical terminal with high conductivity core: An electrical terminal including a first member and a second member. The first member has a front end configured to receive a mating contact and a rear end configured to attach to an electrical conductor. The first member is adapted to contact a first side of the mating contact. The... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080146092 - Printed circuit board connection: A technique is disclosed which uses captive fasteners to create secure electrical connections between a printed circuit board (PCB) and an external conductor. The captive fastener provides both a mechanical attachment for an electrical lead and an electrical connection to a circuit on the PCB. The captive fastener may be... Agent: Paul T. Parker Perkins Coie LLP

20080146093 - Communication jack having layered plug interface contacts: A communication jack, system using the jack, and method of fabricating the jack are disclosed. The jack includes a cavity configured to accept a communication plug to form a communication connector. The jack includes a plurality of plug interface contacts that extend into the cavity such that a plug inserted... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080146094 - Connector: A connector housing (20) includes a fitting recess (21A) and an intermediate wall (23) at the back of the fitting recess (21A). Press-in holes (28) extend through the intermediate wall (23) and receive tabs (12) of a joint terminal (10). Bored-portion forming regions (32M) are set above and below alignment... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080139005 - Electric connector assembly: An electric connector assembly includes a plug includes a plurality of pins, at least one fastening member detachably mounted on the plug, and a socket comprising a plurality of slots. Each fastening member includes a magnetic shaft. At least one locking sleeve defining a hole with a magnetic wall is... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Cheng-ju Chiang

20080139006 - Back-to-back pcb double-sided usb connector: A double-sided USB connector may include a first PCB that may provide a first set of electrical contacts on its first side and solder pads on its second side. The first PCB may further include a components side, solder pads, and signal traces. The double-sided USB connector may also include... Agent: Mark M. Friedman

20080139007 - Electrical connector: A female terminal structure connector and a male terminal structure connector constitute an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals made of a metal sheet and arranged in a housing in a plate thickness direction thereof to face with each other in plate surfaces. The terminals are... Agent: Takuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080139008 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display module including the same: A backlight unit for a display device includes a frame; a circuit board extending from an end of and on a first surface of the frame; lamps over the frame; an inverter on a second surface of the frame connected to an end of each of the lamps via a... Agent: Seyfarth Shaw, LLP

20080139009 - Relay connector: A conductive main block is formed with a through hole in which a dielectric member of a coaxial connector is inserted. A shell GND of the coaxial connector is secured on a surface of the main block. The core conductor peeled from the dielectric member is projected from an opposite... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080139010 - Blocking device for preventing board connector mismating: In order to prevent the mismating of several daughterboards (2) that are combined into a plug-in unit (20) with corresponding board connectors (3) on a motherboard (1), it is proposed that the mating of the plug-in unit (20) is effectively prevented by means of a blocking block (10) that is... Agent: Hayes Soloway P.c.

20080139011 - Connection for flex circuit and rigid circuit board: Conductive pads of a flex circuit may be electrically connected to conductive pads of a rigid circuit board. The conductive pads of the flex circuit may be sized, configured and alignable to the conductive pads of the rigid circuit board. A spacer with a plurality of apertures may be sized,... Agent: Stetina Brunda Garred & Brucker

20080139012 - Electronic device: An electronic device has provided therein at least a first circuit board 11 and a second circuit board 12, which are electrically connected together, the device including: a female connector 3 secured to the first circuit board 11 and having an opening; a male connector 2 secured to the second... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20080139013 - Interconnecting board and three-dimensional wiring structure using it: A first circuit board (1) mounted with an electronic component (16) and a second circuit board (2) are vertically connected three-dimensionally through an interconnecting board (3) wherein the terminal portion (6) of the land electrode (5) on the interconnecting board (3) is buried in the termination material (9) of the... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20080139015 - Flexible printed circuit: A flexible printed circuit comprises a first region, a second region, and a connection region. The connection region connects the first region and the second region, and has a surface. When the flexible printed circuit is used, the connection region can be bent so that part of the surface overlaps... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080139014 - Interconnect assemblies, and methods of forming interconnects: There are disclosed interconnect assemblies. In an embodiment, an interconnect assembly may include a rigid printed circuit assembly having a substrate, conductive contact pads disposed on the substrate, the conductive contact pads configured for selective engagement with the conductive contact bumps, bumped flex circuit assemblies having support plates and conductive... Agent: Verigy, Ltd.

20080139016 - Surface mount package fault detection apparatus: A fault detection apparatus for surface mount packages is provided. The apparatus can include a retainer for releasably securing a circuit board such as a printed circuit board having an electrical component mounted thereon via a ball grid array surface mount package. When mounted within the apparatus, a test signal... Agent: Perry + Currier Inc. (for Rim)

20080139017 - Electric connector and electrical connecting apparatus using the same: An electrical connecting device is disposed between a circuit board and a probe board opposing each other and used for connection between electrical connection terminals provided on the underside of said circuit board and electrical connection terminals provided on the probe board. In the electrical connecting device, an electrical insulating... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c.

20080139018 - Metal terminal and electric distribution box provided with the same: A metal terminal adapted to be fixedly held between a terminal connecting portion and a fastening member provided at the terminal connecting portion, the metal terminal comprising an electrical contact portion which can be slid to be inserted between the fastening member and the terminal connecting portion so as to... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080139019 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector having a first housing and a first retainer and a second connector having a second housing and a second retainer. The first retainer and the second retainer respectively retained on two opposed end of the first housing and the second housing. The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080139020 - Separable electrical interconnect with anisotropic conductive elastomer and adaptor with channel for engaging a frame: A separable electrical connector for electrically interconnecting an electrical device to a substrate. In one embodiment, the connector includes an adapter board electrically connected to the substrate, the adapter board having electrical contacts on both sides, and a layer of ACE between the electrical device and the adapter board. A... Agent: Brian M. Dingman Mirick, O'connell, Demallie & Lougee

20080139021 - Relay connector: A second operating lever is provided on a first operating lever so as to swing by means of a swing shaft. A board GND block is fixed to the first operating lever. An outer shell GND block is connected to the second operating lever and is movable in an approaching... Agent: Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP

20080139022 - Composite connector assembly and power supply apparatus having such composite connector assembly: A power supply apparatus includes a main body, a power input device, a first power output device and a second power output device. The first power output device includes a first cable and a first connector. The first cable is connected to a first surface of the first connector and... Agent: Kirton And Mcconkie

20080139023 - Electrical connector plug: An electrical connector plug includes a plug body and a lever. The plug body mates with a socket. The lever is rotatably mounted on the plug body. The lever has a pair of socket locking members arranged on opposite sides of the plug body and a pair of elastic blades... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080139024 - Burn-in board connection device and method: A burn-in board connection device includes a first connection unit to hold a burn-in board and move in a first direction perpendicular to the burn-in board that is inserted in a chamber of a burn-in test device, a second connection unit to move in a second direction parallel to the... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080139025 - Multi-conductor cable assembly and cable assembly for use in audio, video and multimedia applications: A multi-conductor cable assembly and a cable assembly for use in audio, video and/or multimedia applications, which can be used to facilitate connection of additional devices to a disk jockey system, a video or multimedia system, or another system in the entertainment field. A multi-conductor cable assembly includes at least... Agent: Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

20080139026 - Card connector assembly having improved terminal: A card connector assembly (100) for insertion of an electronic card (5), includes an insulative housing (1) defining therein a slot (11) and a number of passageways (131) communicating with the slot, and a number of terminals (2) retained in the passageways. Each terminal includes a contact portion (21) exposed... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080139027 - Socket with integral, retractable socket contact protector: In some embodiments, a socket with integral, retractable socket contact protector is presented. In this regard, a contact protector is introduced to protect contacts, and to provide openings through which the contacts can emerge to couple with lands. Other embodiments are also disclosed and claimed.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman

20080139028 - Compression seal for coaxial cable connector and terminal: A compression seal for a coaxial cable connector has a main body with an upward facing surface or flange on the outer surface thereof, the upward facing surface or flange facing away from the main body. The outer surface of the main body also has at least one first portion... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20080139029 - 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

20080139031 - Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method: An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or more traces extending through the shell; one or more conductive members positioned along the connector bore and electrically coupled to... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080139030 - Electrical socket assembly for tanker truck overfill prevention system: In an improved electrical socket assembly a socket ring and contact block assembly are affixed to a faceplate by two snap rings. An outer snap ring fits into a groove cut into the outer end of the contact block. This snap ring bears against a shoulder on the inner surface... Agent: Law Offices Of Paul E. Kudirka

20080139032 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for connection to a complementary electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector includes a housing having a concavity and a latch rotatably carried by the housing. The latch includes a rotary section having a first curved edge, a second curved edge, and a tab received that is... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080139033 - Disposable surgical connector:

20080139034 - Connector position assurance apparatus: A connector position assurance apparatus includes a header part, an electrically-conductive element connected to the header part and a connector part. As the connector part is received by an interior connector-receiving chamber of the header part, a pair of polarity tabs contact an electrical contact portion of the electrically-conductive element... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080139035 - Connector position assurance device and connector assembly incorporating the same: A connector position assurance device includes a base panel member and a latch assembly connected to and extending generally perpendicularly from the base panel member. The latch assembly has a tongue part and a pair of rails disposed apart from and extending parallel to one another. The tongue part is... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20080139036 - Electrical connector assembly with plated conductive surfaces: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing having a housing base configured to be mounted on a substrate and an upper housing configured to be joined to the housing base. The housing base and the upper housing cooperate to define a contact cavity. The housing base includes plated conductive surfaces... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080139037 - Signal connector: A signal connector comprises a first container and a second container. The first container comprises a first signal line container which can contain a plurality of cores, and a first fastener which can fix the signal line. The second container comprises a second signal line container which can contain the... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.a.

20080139038 - Apparatus with two releasing methods: A quick-disconnect coupling device for use in plug and receptacle style electrical connectors, fiberoptic connectors, pneumatic and hydraulic couplings or any other application where a secure quick-disconnect connection is desired. Under normal operation, the coupling device incorporates a sliding outer sleeve to activate and release latching features within the retention... Agent: Donald L. Bowman

20080139039 - Connector: A connector is provided, by which the connector can be prevented from being shaken with a simple structure thereof so that a terminal fitting can be prevented from suffering from failure in electrical continuity. The connector includes: a first connector housing having a tube-shaped hood part; a second connector housing... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080139040 - Assembly apparatus: An assembly apparatus includes a master body, a slave body and a connecting device connecting the master body and the slave body. The connecting device includes a first conductor, a second conductor and an isolation material configured to electrically isolate the first conductor from the second conductor, wherein the second... Agent: Volentine & Whitt Pllc

20080139041 - Electrical connector having blade terminals: An electrical power blade connector includes a dielectric housing having a mating cavity for receiving a mating connector inserted into the cavity through an open front end thereof in a mating direction. A pair of blade support arms project forwardly within the cavity. The support arms are spaced laterally of... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080139042 - Earphone detection circuit: An earphone detection circuit that comprises a transistor, a first resistor, a second resistor, a third resistor and a detector. The transistor has a first terminal, a second terminal, a third terminal and a fourth terminal. The first and the fourth terminal of the transistor are electrically connected to an... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080139043 - Power connector with grounding element: A power connector includes an insulative housing defining at least one passage, at least a first contact to form anode of the power connector and a second contact to form cathode of the power connector received in the insulative housing and each contact having a contacting portion, and a biasing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080139044 - Coaxial hf plug-in connector: The inventive coaxial HF plug-in connector comprises an axial bore embodied in an external conductor material on a connection side, wherein an electric component is arranged. The aim of said invention is to improve the connector and, for this purpose, the component in the axial bore is embodied in the... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, Pc

20080139045 - Reduced threads coaxial connector: Male and female reduced thread coaxial connectors for interconnecting center and outer conductors of pairs of coaxial signal lines each has a rear tubular connector body section for attachment in electrically conductive contact to the outer conductor of a coaxial cable and a front cylindrically shaped body section which is... Agent: Vista Ip Law Group LLP

20080139046 - Coaxial cable and method for manufacturing the same: In each of plural coaxial cables 11, a tip portion of an outer sheath 12 is removed and portions of an outer conductor 13, an insulator 14, and a center conductor 15 are exposed in this order in a step-like manner. A ground bar 20 having lock nails 23 for... Agent: Mcdermott Will & Emery LLP

20080139047 - Cable connector expanding contact: An expanding contact used within a cable connector to make a solid connection with a hollow center conductor of a coaxial cable includes two pieces, a pin and a guide. The pin includes a plurality of slots which form a like plurality of fingers, while the guide includes a plurality... Agent: Pastel Law Firm

20080139048 - Connector and housing thereof: A connector includes a circuit board and a housing. The housing has a body and a ground element, wherein the ground element is connected with the body and is disposed with respect to the circuit board. The ground element is in electrical contact with a ground end of the circuit... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080139049 - Electrical connector having a sheel: A shell covering a housing has a shell body portion and a first and a second joining portion joining both ends of the shell body portion to each other. The first joining portion has a projecting portion projecting from a first end portion of the shell body portion and a... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20080139050 - Adjustable power plug adapter structure: An adjustable power plug adapter structure comprises an insulating case, a first inserted member, a second inserted member, and a plug. The insulating case has two side arms and a pivoting portion. The first and second inserted members are oppositely joined in the insulating case, and electrically connected. The plug... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080139051 - Coaxial system with keying feature: A keying system to control a mating interface between a plurality of mating jacks and plugs in a coaxial telecommunications panel.... Agent: Alpaslan Sapmaz Merchant & Gould P.c.

20080139052 - Elevated height electrical connector: An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both during and after the separating of the two connector... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20080139053 - Connector assembly with internal seals and manufacturing method: An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including a one or more traces extending through the shell; one or more conductive members positioned along the connector bore and electrically coupled to... Agent: Medtronic, Inc.

20080139054 - Systems and methods for powered tap assemblies: The present invention relates to systems and methods for providing electrical power to a tap handle on a beverage dispenser. Specifically, the present invention may be used to provide electrical power to beer tap handles.... Agent: Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Preston Gates Ellis LLP (formerly Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham)

20080139055 - Electric plug contact: An electric plug contact for setting a contact between a component, in the form of an electrovalve or a sensor, and a base plate is provided. The plug contact includes fork-shaped contact elements which are fittable with each other by a 90° rotation and form an at least four-point electroconductive... Agent: Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP Intellectual Property Department

20080139056 - Method for forming a terminal metal and terminal metal formed by the method: A male contact portion, a female contact portion, a clamp portion where an electric wire is clamped for connection, a crimp portion where an electric wire is crimped and a piercing portion where an electric wire is pierced to be crimped are formed separately, whereby one of the male contact... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080139057 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for a circuit board is attached to one circuit board and fits to a mating connector mounted on another circuit board, so that the two circuit boards are electrically connected via a group of terminals. In the electrical connector, a housing includes an outer circumferential surface comprised... Agent: Takuchi & Kubotera, LLP

20080139058 - Electric contact and socket for electrical part: A contact pin includes a base material composed of a material having a conductive property and an outermost surface layer made of a material into which Sn is dissolved and diffused by applying heat.... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080132090 - Self-aligning, self-retaining, spring-less electrical contact: A device that includes a circuit board (214) and a first electrical contact (100). The first electrical contact can include a jacket (104) and a magnetic member (102) that slideably engages the jacket. The jacket can be soldered, fastened or clamped to the circuit board, or conductively attached to the... Agent: Cuenot & Forsythe, L.l.c.

20080132091 - Memory card with improved communication speed and memory card system including the same: A memory card includes first group pins, second group pins arranged apart from the first group pins, and a memory controller communicating externally through the first group pins in a legacy mode and communicating externally through the first and second group pins in a fast mode. The memory card including... Agent: F. Chau & Associates, Llc

20080132092 - Circuit board having at least one auxiliary scribed line: A circuit board including a board body, at least one first connector, and at least one second connector is provided. The board body has an edge and at least one auxiliary scribed line. The auxiliary scribed line is substantially parallel to the edge. The first connector is disposed on the... Agent: J C Patents, Inc.

20080132093 - Electrical connecting device: An electrical connecting device for two electrical components which, when assembled, have electrical contact areas facing each other. The electrical connecting device comprises: a plurality of metallic connecting elements, each connecting element having first and second contact portions resiliently compressible against each other; and a flexible dielectric carrier sheet for... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20080132094 - High density integrated circuit apparatus, test probe and methods of use thereof: The present invention is directed to a high density test probe which provides a means for testing a high density and high performance integrated circuits in wafer form or as discrete chips. The test probe is formed from a dense array of elongated electrical conductors which are embedded in an... Agent: Ibm Corporation, T.j. Watson Research Center

20080132095 - Method of making a socket to perform testing on integrated circuits and socket made: A interconnect structure is inexpensively manufactured and easily insertable into a socket. The interconnect structure is manufactured by forming a sacrificial substrate with cavities that is covered by a masking material having openings corresponding to the cavities. A first plating process is performed by depositing conductive material, followed by coupling... Agent: N. Kenneth Burraston Kirton & Mcconkie

20080132096 - Board mounted electrical connector: A circuit board mounted connector is equipped with an insulative housing, which holds a plurality of rows of contacts and is mounted on a circuit board. Each contact has a contact portion, for contacting another connector; and a leg portion, which is connected to the circuit board. Each leg portion... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20080132097 - Interconnected apparatus utilizing metal on elastomer ring chain style: A connector for the interconnection of electrical components, the connector component comprising a framing segment, a planar grid constructed from a plurality of contact support cores, rails, and conductive annular cylinders, wherein the conductive annular cylinders comprising a predetermined geometric configuration, the rails are formed with a plurality of holes... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20080132098 - Electrical connector assembly with connection assist: An electrical connector including a housing; a slide slidably mounted to the housing, wherein the slide comprises a rack section with teeth; a cam member and a connector position assurance (CPA) member. The cam member is rotatably mounted to the housing. The cam member comprises a caming surface adapted to... Agent: Harrington & Smith, Pc

20080132099 - Electric connector: An electric connector has an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The conductive terminal includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The first conductive terminal is made of elastic materials. The second conductive terminal is made of red copper. Comparing to a prior art, the... Agent: Troxerll Law Office Pllc

20080132100 - Electrically conductive component suited for use in access control devices: An access control device (10) has an electronic/electric control unit (19) fed with electrical current via an electrically conductive fastener (28), such as the ones that also function to clamp the outdoor and indoor housings (15, 17) of the device (10) together against the opposed sides of a door (12)... Agent: Diller, Ramik & Wight

20080132101 - Apparatus for releasing latching connectors: Systems and arrangements to release a telecommunications cable connector plug from a telecommunications cable connector jack of a telecommunications device are disclosed. Embodiments may include an apparatus to release the plug from the jack. The apparatus may include a pivot and a main body attached to the pivot to rotate... Agent: Ibm Coporation (rtp) C/o Schubert Osterrieder & Nickelson Pllc

20080132102 - Sensor pass through assembly: Contemplated device, assembly and methods include a sensor feed through assembly that protects and seals a set of wires. The assembly has a body, a first seal, a second seal and a cover. The wires thread through a first opening on the body through a second opening of the first... Agent: Fish & Associates, Pc Robert D. Fish

20080132103 - Female terminal: A female terminal includes a tubular portion which has a square tubular shape and receives a male terminal therein and a resilient member which is provided in the tubular portion so as to urge the male terminal toward an inner surface of the tubular portion. The resilient member includes a... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20080132104 - Wire, detector having wire, and die for wire: A rotation sensor 11 includes a sensor portion 12, a wire 13 connected to the sensor portion 12, and a resin housing 14. The wire 13 has a sheath 24 formed of a resin compatible with the resin forming the housing 14. The portion of the sheath 24 covered by... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080132105 - Connector: A connector is provided with a housing (10) to be connected with a mating connector housing (70) upon receiving a pushing force from behind, and a slider (40) (connection detecting member) to be mounted into the housing (10) relatively movably between a standby position and a connection position. The slider... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080132106 - Ecg lead set and ecg adapter system: A method for coupling an ECG monitor with an incompatible ECG lead set includes the steps of providing an ECG adapter including an adapter body having at least one monitor connector adapted for coupling to an input of an ECG monitor and at least one lead set receptacle adapted for... Agent: Kendall (cdfs)

20080132107 - Interface card fixing member: An interface card fixing member is disclosed according to the present invention. The interface card fixing member is applicable to a fixing bracket of an electrical device, for fixing an interface card. The interface card fixing member includes a base connectible to the fixing bracket, an elastic frame connected to... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20080132108 - Base for a reflector lamp arrangement: A base for a reflector lamp arrangement has a cutout, into which a section of a built-in lamp of the reflector lamp arrangement can be inserted. The insertion can take place in such a way that the contacts of the built-in lamp can be connected to the contacts of the... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20080132109 - Retaining system and method for preventing the release of wires from a poke-in connector: A system and method of preventing an unwanted release of wires from a poke in style connector is disclosed. The system and method are designed to prevent wires that can be removed from connectors by simultaneous twisting and pulling force from being released. The system and method operate by bundling... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080132110 - Card connector capable of detecting inserted card: A card connector composed of a base frame, a plurality of conductive terminals, a first conductive tongue, a second conductive tongue, and a slide member. The base frame includes a rear sidewall. The conductive terminals are inserted close to a first side of the rear sidewall. The first and second... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, Pllc

20080132111 - Connector interface: The present invention provides a connector interface comprising a connector socket interface and a connector plug interface, the connector socket interface comprising metal shell, insulator, band-shaped recess provided on said insulator and metal contacts and the connector plug interface comprising metal shell, insulator, and band-shaped protrusion provided on said insulator... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20080132112 - Cable attachment, cable assembly including the same, and connector including the assembly: A cable attachment includes a base portion bent such that a first end portion and a second end portion are oriented in the same direction; a plurality of first type of attachment portions that are arranged in spaced relation to each other along a length of the first end portion... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080132113 - Integrated dslam to pots splitter connector: The present integrated DSLAM to POTS splitter connector comprises a first set of wires each having a first end terminating in a first 50-pin connector for connecting to the DSLAM and second end terminating in a 64-pin connector for connecting to a first POTS splitter, one of the wires terminates... Agent: Patton Boggs, LLP

20080132114 - Insulator for coaxial cable connectors: A connector for transferring high frequency signals comprises a connector body which is clamped together with a compression member, as well as a fastener member which is secured to the connector body. The connector body has a conductive pin with a center conductor seizing area for receiving the center conductor... Agent: Ppc, A Divisionof John Mezzalingua Assc., Inc.

20080132115 - Apparatus and method for sealing an electrical connector: A connector comprises a substantially cylindrical housing having an internal circumferential groove therein. A seal element is disposed within the housing, the seal element having an axial passage therethrough. A plurality of circumferential sealing lips are spaced apart along the axial passage and sized such that each of the plurality... Agent: William E. Schmidt, P.c.

20080132116 - Compatible electrical connector: An electrical connector (100) in accordance with the present invention is adapted for connecting with an electronic element and capable of mating with at least one of the first and second complementary connectors. The electrical connector includes a housing (2), a number of first terminals (41) and at least one... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080132117 - Lamp holding device: It is provided a lamp holding device (1) comprising a supporting element (14) made of an electrically insulating material and having a housing space (15). An electrically insulating hollow body (49 is disposed within the housing space (15) and is set to receive an end portion (3) of a lamp... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20080132118 - Secure connector with integrated tamper sensors: A secure connector is provided. The secure connector comprises a casing; a tamper sensor disposed inside the casing and configured to detect unauthorized tamper events; and one or more conductors configured to carry signals, the one or more conductors passing through the tamper sensor.... Agent: Honeywell International Inc.

20080132119 - Fraud preventing security arrangement for an electrical connector for chip cards: A security arrangement for an electrical connector for connecting an electrical memory card to contacts wherein the connector includes a bottom plate made of insulating material including a series of blades for contact with a land of the card. The arrangement includes a protection element which bears at least one... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20080132120 - Fixing device for subscriber identification module card: A fixing device for an electronic card is disposed at the inside of the housing of a portable electronic product, and at least includes a sliding element, an elastic element and a blocking element. The sliding element pushes against the electronic card, and when the front end of the sliding... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080132121 - Electrical connector assembly having improved terminal: An electrical connector assembly (100) for connecting a pair of separated circuit boards, includes a male connector (10) and a female connector (20) respectively for electrically connecting to the two circuit boards. The male connector includes a plug insulator (1) and a number of male terminals (3) each provided with... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080132122 - Miniature circular connector system: A generally circular plug and receptacle connector system for use with electronic systems and devices is provided. This system includes: a plug component and a receptacle component. The plug component further includes: a housing having an internal channel formed therein for receiving a length of stripped wire; a shielded conduit... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080132123 - Telecommunications connector: There is also provided a compensating connector for interconnection with a cable plug, the plug comprising a plurality of terminal contacts. The connector comprises a socket adapted for receiving the plug, a plurality of contact elements disposed in the socket, each of the contact elements comprising a conductive strip, and... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20080132124 - Electric disk brake: The present invention provides an electric disk brake which enables an operation for wiring the harness to be easily conducted without the risk of lowering production efficiency. A caliper body-side connector 26 which, together with a harness-side connector 24 of a harness 23, forms a connector 25, is provided in... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20080132125 - Display base with forward facing interconnect panel: A structure for permitting connectors to be passed through a support from back to front is herein disclosed. The structure includes a channel formed in the support from a rear surface to a front surface. A connector passed through the channel may be coupled to a terminal disposed on the... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080132126 - Method and apparatus for an electrical connector with binding posts and an rj connector: An electrical audio connector assembly includes an XLR connector and an RJ connector mounted on opposite ends of a body structure. Three metal binding posts project from the body structure, and they are conductively coupled to both the XLR connector and the RJ connector.... Agent: Dorsey & Whitney LLP Intellectual Property Department