Electrical connectors inventions 09/08

20080233767 - Bulb socket: A bulb socket is provided with a rubber socket into which a bulb is mounted and a resin cover which is mounted on the rubber socket by being put over the rubber socket. A projection which protrudes outward is formed on the resin cover. The resin cover is put over... Agent: Hedman & Costigan P.C.

20080233768 - Intelligent, universal, reconfigurable electromechanical interface for modular systems assembly: An electromechanical connection includes a first conductor disposed in a first non-conductive array and a second conductor disposed in a second non-conductive array capable of mating with the first non-conductive array. The second conductor is capable of mating with the first conductor when the first non-conductive array and the second... Agent: Proskauer Rose LLP

20080233769 - Right angle connection system for ate interface: There is disclosed apparatus for routing signals between at least one PCB within a test head and a socket card assembly. In an embodiment, the apparatus may include at least one flexible circuit electrically connecting first and second sides of the PCB and the socket card assembly with one another,... Agent: Gregory W. Osterloth Holland & Hart, LLP

20080233770 - Electrical connector with retaining device: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing (1) mounting a plurality of terminals (2), a metallic shell (3) surrounding the housing and a pair of retaining devices (4). The shell (3) comprises a pair of opposite sidewalls (31, 32) and a pair of endwalls (33) interconnecting with the side walls,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080233771 - Customizable backer for achieving consistent loading and engagement of array package connections: An electrical contact assembly includes a first module (21a, 21b, 22) having a first set of electrical contacts, a second module (10) having a second set of electrical contacts, a shape generating module (32, 34, 36), and a clamping arrangement (24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29) for clamping the first,... Agent: Ibm Corporation

20080233772 - Method and system for easing attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer: Aspects for easing the attachment of a peripheral cable to a personal computer (PC) include providing a connector with a symmetric shape that supports multiple orientations of cable attachment to a PC. An orientation of insertion is identified when the connector is attached to the PC, and signal lines from... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080233773 - Cab power connectors: A wiring arrangement for interconnecting an alternating current power source to a receptacle within a motor vehicle includes a first wire harness having a current rating and a second wire harness having a similar current rating. A coupling mechanism electrically interconnects the first and second wire harnesses of similar current... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20080233774 - Electrical receptacle for outward facing ground plugs: A multiplex electrical receptacle adapted for receiving at least a pair of power cords, such that the ground prongs of the power cords are directed outward from the center of the multiplex electrical receptacle in a “grounds out” configuration. The electrical receptacle of this invention includes an electrical outlet receptacle... Agent: Daniel D. Chapman, Esq. Jackson Walker L.L.P.

20080233775 - Electrical card connector having grounding plate: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card, comprises an insulating housing (1) defining a card receiving space, a plurality of terminals (5) received in the insulating housing, a shield plate (2) mounted on the insulative housing, a box member (3) mounted on housing and encircling the terminals and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080233776 - Retractable memory drive: A retractable memory drive in accordance with the present invention comprises a top casing, a middle carrier, an electronic device such as a USB thumb drive, and a bottom casing. There are guide rails that allow the middle carrier to remain in an appropriate position. There is also a metal... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20080233777 - Device for restricting unauthorized access to electrical receptacles: A receptacle shroud and shroud removal tool coact to selectively restrict unauthorized access to a channel-bound electrical receptacle. The receptacle shroud comprises a channel-engaging wall and a receptacle cover. The receptacle cover comprises a tool-receiving aperture. The channel-engaging wall is sized and shaped for snug insertion in a pedestal-bounding, structure-receiving... Agent: Meroni & Meroni, P.C.

20080233778 - Shunted electrical connector and shunt therefore: An electrical connector is disclosed having a shunt member disposed between terminals in an electrical connector to shunt them together. The shunt member has shunt contacts defined by turned up portions from an edge of the members.... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20080233779 - Method and apparatus for the manufacture of a terminal for a lead-acid type accumulator and a terminal manufactured therewith: A method of manufacturing a lead terminal for an accumulator by plastic deformation on a cold-working apparatus that has a shaping station (2) and at least one deformation station (30. 40, 50, 60, 80) by shaping, at the shaping station, a slug (7) that has a longitudinal extension along a... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser, P.C.

20080233780 - Power socket having illuminated plug receiving apertures: The present invention provides an electrical power socket having illuminated prong receiving apertures. A light source, such as a light emitting diode, is mounted within the power socket and is operatively connected to a voltage converter capable of converting supply AC voltage into operating DC voltage. A switch or ambient... Agent: James Ray & Associates

20080233781 - Connector: A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, A connector has a base having insertion holes in parallel at a predetermined pitch, H-shape connecting terminals laterally inserted into the insertion holes, each connecting terminal having a support contact piece on a lower side of... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080233782 - Terminal block: The optical reduction of openings (12) in insulating housings (2) of terminal blocks (1) and an external characterisation (23) of said series terminals, is achieved by terminal blocks being provided with conductor connection elements (4). The respective actuating opening of each contact point, which is used to receive actuating tools,... Agent: Bourque & Associates Intellectual Property Attorneys, P.A.

20080233783 - Integrated overmolded cable seal and gasket for an electronic module: An electronic module includes a housing with at least two housing parts; a cable including a sheath end and a plurality of conductors extending from the sheath end; and a one-piece, multi-function seal between the cable and the housing. The multi-function seal includes a cable seal overmolded on the cable... Agent: Deere & Company

20080233784 - Connector assembly with cavity sealing plug: An electrical connector is shown having a housing having terminal receiving passageways, which receives a plurality of electrical terminals therein. The connector housing has a rear wire seal having a plurality of apertures at a rear face thereof for receiving terminals and a terminated conductor therethrough. At least one of... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20080233785 - Electrical connector assemblies and joint assemblies and methods for using the same: An electrical joint assembly for connecting a plurality of conductors includes a busbar hub and a plurality of limiter modules. The busbar hub includes an electrically conductive busbar body and a plurality of conductor legs extending from the busbar body. The limiter modules each include a fuse element. Each of... Agent: Marguerite E. Gerstner Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080233786 - Separable loadbreak connector and system: Separable loadbreak connectors include an interference element spaced about the contact tube that is configured to engage a portion of a connector piston.... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080233787 - Implosion connector and method for use with transmission line conductors comprising composite cores: An electrical connector that can be compressed onto a composite transmission line without causing catastrophic damage to the non-metal/steel core. The electrical connector comprises a sleeve and a compression regulator that limits compression of the sleeve.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080233788 - Electrical connector with recessed configuration of push arms: An IC socket connector comprises a base and perimeter walls with corresponding inner sidewalls and outer sidewalls to form an inner cavity therebetween for receiving an IC package. An inner sidewall of the perimeter walls has a push arm at least which has an interfacing part between an inclined lead-in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080233789 - Lock structure of connector: In a connector lock structure 1 provided at female and male connectors which can be fitted together, the female connector 2 has an engagement portion 14, and a slide lock member 13 is supported on the male connector 3 so as to move at least in connector-inserting and connector-withdrawing directions.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080233790 - Electrical connector having lever with protective shroud: An electrical connector assembly is shown having a housing member with a lever assist which rotatably draws complimentary connectors together. The lever assist is attached by way of mounting studs to a shroud on each side of the sidewall of the connector housing where the lever arms are positioned within... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20080233791 - Compression snap electrical connector: One of a set of caps, each having a bore for accepting a conductor within a predetermined range of diameters, has at least one ridge on an external surface thereof formed of a surface pair, with the area of one of the surface pairs being much greater than the other... Agent: Momkus Mccluskey, LLC

20080233792 - Media power protection system and method: A media power protection system comprises a media controller configured to detect a type of media card coupled to a multi-card connector, and a protection circuit configured to selectively enable at least one of a plurality of power supply interfaces of the multi-card connector based on the type of media... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20080233793 - Press-fit device for connecting two electronic components: A press-fit device is used for connecting two electronic components, a plurality of conductive substrates are set on a surface of a first electronic component, and a contact area is set on a second electronic component corresponding to the conductive substrates. The press-fit device includes a fixing plate, a press-fit... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080233794 - Threaded connector and patch cord having a threaded connector: A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of a multi-pair cable. The connector including a threaded arrangement that engages a jacket of the multi-pair cable to secure the connector relative to the end of the multi-pair cable.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080233795 - Electrical connector enclosure: An electrical connector enclosure which includes a framework having at least one wall, and which at least partly defines an internal cavity; and a moveable panel mounted on the framework, the panel being moveable between an open position and a closed position relative to the internal cavity, and wherein the... Agent: Wells St. John P.s.

20080233796 - Plug or coupler of coaxial plug-in connection in a waterproof embodiment: Disclosed is a plug (1) or coupler of a coaxial plug-in connection, especially an antenna plug, which can be joined to a wire (5) and a corresponding coupler. Said plug (1) or coupler comprises an outer conductor sleeve (3) that is made of a conducting material, and an insulator (8)... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20080233797 - Electrical connector for receiving an electrical module: An electrical connector for receiving an electrical module. The electrical module has a convex on a lateral surface. The electrical connector comprises an insulated housing, a plurality of terminals and a metallic shell. The insulated housing has at least a stop wall on an edge and has an indentation corresponding... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080233798 - Multi-level cell (mlc) slide flash memory: A portable USB device with an improved configuration is described herein. According to one embodiment, a portable USB device includes a core unit having a USB plug connector coupled to one or more multi-level cell (MLC) flash memory devices and an MLC flash controller disposed therein. The portable USB device... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080233799 - Pluggable module and cage: An EMI-minimized transceiver and a rectangular-shaped collar including a plurality of contact fingers for making electrical contact with a chassis in which a transceiver cage comprising the collar and the cage body is mounted are provided.... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist P.A.

20080233800 - High speed signal backplane interface: A modular chassis-based system may include a high speed backplane and multiple line cards. A connector connects the backplane to each line card for greater performance. The connector may include a stripline with a curved portion that transitions from the line cards to the backplane.... Agent: Trop Pruner & Hu, PC

20080233801 - Electrical connector with ferrite block assembly: A filtering ferrite block assembly for squib system electrical conductors including a first ferrite block including first conductor channels; and a second ferrite block including second conductor channels. The second ferrite block is adapted to be connected to the first ferrite block with portions of the electrical conductors therebetween. The... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080233802 - Connector with filter function: A connector with filter function is provided. The connector has a plurality of terminal lines and plastic packages for enclosing the terminal lines. Each of the terminal lines and plastic packages/dielectric material are formed with periodically repeated pattern, so that equivalent capacitors and inductors are formed in the connector. Therefore,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20080233803 - Integrated connector apparatus and methods: An electrical connector mountable on a printed circuit board. In one embodiment, the electrical connector comprises an insulative housing comprising one or more electronic components, a plurality of electrical conductors in signal communication with the electronic components and adapted to interface with a plug and a plurality of terminals in... Agent: Peter J. Gutierrez

20080233804 - Progressive unplugging multi-cards body: A card body comprises a first card body (ID-1 card 1), a second card body (plug-in card 2) and a third card body (mini card 3). The first card body has a first shape (ID-1 shape). The second card body comprises a second shape (plug-in shape). The first card body... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20080233805 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (121) therein, at least one terminal (2) arranged in the housing, a sleeve (4) retained in an inside of the receiving cavity and a grounding contact (5) defining a clip portion (52) to lock the sleeve in the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080233806 - Electrical connector with crosstalk canceling features: An electrical connector system includes first and second connector assemblies. Each connector assembly includes contacts arranged in at least two differential pairs wherein one of the pairs is an aggressor pair and one of the pairs is a victim pair. A differential signal carried by the aggressor pair generates far... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080233807 - Terminal block assemblies and methods for making the same: Terminal block assemblies for electrical power distribution and methods of making such terminal block assemblies are provided. The terminal block assemblies include a terminal housing having a front side and a back side. The terminal housing defines at least one aperture therethrough with the aperture extending through the front side... Agent: Jenkins, Wilson, Taylor & Hunt, P. A.

20080233808 - Conductor terminal and leaf spring contact therefor: A leaf spring contact (1) for an electrical conductor terminal is described which is formed in one piece from one piece of metal sheeting and has at least one end a solder lug (15, 19) formed integrally from the metal sheeting, and a leaf spring blade (10), wherein the solder... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080233809 - Press-fit power connector: A press-fit power connector includes a female terminal base, a plurality of female power terminals and a plurality of female signal terminals. The female power terminals and the female signal terminals are mounted on the female terminal base. Each female power terminal has a terminal contacting portion, a fixing portion,... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080233810 - Contact terminal and electric connector using the same: A contact terminal, comprising a flat portion, a first bent portion extending from the flat portion, and defining an opening structure therein; a second bent portion extending from the first bent portion; and a contact engaging portion extending from the second bent portion, and including a downward tab extending into... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227304 - Cable connection structure in electric vehicle: The cable connection structure in an electric vehicle includes a main body of the electrical machinery having an inclined face with respect to the detaching direction; a terminal connector unit being formed contiguously to and separately from the main body and having an insertion opening through which the cable is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080227305 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (10) includes an elongated housing (100) having a daughter-card receiving channel (111) on a first surface (101) thereof and extending along a lengthwise direction for receiving a daughter-card member (30). Respective daughter-card engagement slots (113) are defined on opposed ends of the housing, each slot extending from... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227306 - Micro power supply device: A micro power supply device is inserted into slots of a circuit board, and the circuit board is fixed into an electronic system. The device includes an electric connector and a plurality of neatly and oppositely arranged pins on a side of the electric connector, and the pins are sheathed... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20080227307 - Electrical interconnect system utilizing non-conductive elastomeric elements: An electrical interconnect system for providing electrical connection between two or more opposing arrays of contact areas, the electrical interconnect having a conductive substrate and conductors electrically isolated from the substrate.... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080227309 - Land grid array connector: A land grid array (LGA) connector, for electrically connecting an IC (Integrated Circuit) package to a printed circuit board, comprises a retaining frame, a plurality of sections mounted on the retaining frame and a plurality of contacts received in the sections. Each contact having a contacting portion extending beyond the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227308 - Touch panel: A touch panel includes an upper substrate, a lower substrate, and a wiring board. The upper substrate includes an upper conductive layer, a pair of upper electrodes, and upper electrode terminals. The lower substrate includes a lower conductive layer, a pair of lower electrodes extending orthogonal to the upper electrodes,... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20080227311 - Adjacent plated through holes with staggered couplings for crosstalk reduction in high speed printed circuit boards: An electrical signal connection, an electrical signaling system, and a method of connecting printed circuit boards. The electrical signal connection having a first conductive via and a second conductive via disposed in a first printed circuit board. A first conductive trace with a first end and a second end has... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20080227310 - Integrated circuit socket: Various sockets for packaged integrated circuits and methods of making the same are provided. In one aspect, a method of mounting a semiconductor chip is provided that includes providing a package that has a base substrate with a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The second... Agent: Timothy M Honeycutt Attorney At Law

20080227312 - Multilayer wiring substrate: A first wiring pattern formed on a first layer of a multilayer wiring substrate, a second wiring pattern formed on a layer different from the first layer on which the first wiring pattern is formed, a penetration hole penetrating the front surface and the back surface of the substrate, and... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20080227313 - Printed circuit board connection: An electronic device, comprising an improved printed circuit board connection for connecting a first printed circuit board to a second printed circuit board in a manner that permits physical engagement at a different position than the electrical engagement, and a method for making the improved printed circuit board connection with... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080227314 - Flexible circuit connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly for connecting a flexible circuit to a circuit board includes a flexible circuit attached to a clamp member and a plurality of alignment posts extending from the circuit board. The clamp member has notches that receive the posts to place the contact field of the flexible... Agent: Hooker & Habib, P.C.

20080227315 - Terminal and connecting structure between terminal and board: A terminal adapted to be inserted into a through-hole of a board from an insertion end and electrically connected to the board, includes a body portion in a cylindrical shape, a first retaining portion outwardly extending from the body portion so as to be elastically deformable in a perpendicular direction... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20080227316 - Electrical connector: The electrical connector of the invention includes an insulative body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulative body has a plurality of terminal receiving passages accommodating the conductive terminals. The electrical connector further includes a shell, and the shell connects to the insulative body to form a mating port.... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080227317 - Electrical card connector with a dustproof device: An electrical card connector comprises an insulative housing, a shell covering the insulative housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing, an ejecting mechanism assembled on one side of the shell and a dustproof device. The dustproof device retains on the shell away from the terminals, witch comprises... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227318 - Connector device for producing an electrical connection between a mains cable and a loom: A connector device for the production of an electrical connection between a mains cable and a cable harness in an electrical device, in particular, a domestic device, is disclosed, comprising a first plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and electrical connection to the cable harness of the... Agent: Bsh Home Appliances Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20080227319 - Universal connector: This new connector was originally designed for coaxial cables. All connectors are identical. None of them has gender. Any connector will fit any other connector. There are a male sub-connector and a female sub-connector in a universal connector for connection of a wire. There is also a lock to keep... Agent: Guixian Lu

20080227320 - Lamp keying system and method: A system and a method for keying lamps which involve a lamp keying device, such as a keying device with a base protruding key having a configuration, e.g., being formed on, being affixed to, or being detachably coupled with, the base and a support slot being formed in the lamp... Agent: Cislo & Thomas LLP

20080227321 - Cordset assembly: An extension cordset assembly includes a receptacle and a sealing gasket. The receptacle includes a receptacle main body, a receptacle connecting interface and first and second spade mating holes extending into the receptacle main body from the receptacle connecting interface. The receptacle is configured to mate with a plug having... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20080227322 - High voltage wet mateable electrical connector: An electrical connector for use in subsea applications, the connector comprising a receptacle component comprising a fluted, insulated male contact pin, and a plug component comprising a contact assembly. On engagement of the receptacle component and plug component in use, a watertight electrical connection is formed between the male contact... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20080227323 - High power electrical connector for a laminated heater: An electrical connector has a non-conductive outer housing and a spring-loaded conductive assembly mounted within. The non-conductive outer housing has a longitudinal axis along which the spring-loaded conductive assembly is allowed to move over a limited range, in either direction. The conductive assembly includes a conductive contact pad and an... Agent: Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC

20080227324 - Conductive contact for cpu socket connector: A conductive contact (200) for electrically connecting with a chip module and a printed circuit board comprises a base portion (50), a top head portion (60) formed above the base portion adapted for connecting with a belt, at least one spring arm (70) extending sidewardly from the base portion and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227325 - Electrical plug-and-socket connector: An electrical plug-and-socket connector includes a housing having chambers for receiving contacts. Latches of the chambers hold contacts inserted in the chambers. The housing has first and second openings with pairs of the first and second openings respectively leading into the chambers. A flap attached to the housing is pivotable... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20080227326 - Mounting pin and plughole arrangement: A mounting pin and plughole arrangement is disclosed include a plughole formed on a circuit board, and a mounting pin downwardly extending from a frame body and having a shank with two hooked portions for fastening to the plughole to lock the frame body to the circuit board by: inserting... Agent: T-conn Precision Corp.

20080227327 - Led holder: An LED holder has a housing, a disc mounted in a lower end of the housing, a seat formed on the disc, a pair of sockets formed in the seat and a bracket mounted detachably on the seat to hole the LED. Hence, the LED is assembled and disassembled easily.... Agent: Cooper & Dunham, LLP

20080227328 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating base and at least one row of conducting terminals. Each row of conducting terminals includes a body portion, a connecting arm located at two ends of the body portion, and a connecting portion. The insulating base includes a holding portion. The connecting arm is... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20080227329 - Insulation displacement plug-in connector and device for telecommunications and data technology: The invention relates to an insulation displacement plug-in connector for telecommunications and data technology, comprising a housing (45) and a number of contact elements (43), wherein the contact elements (43) each comprise an insulation displacement contact (54) for connecting cores and a pin contact (53) for making contact with a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20080227330 - Plug with slidable pins and blocking device: e

20080227331 - Electrical connector retaining mechanism having slide clip member: A slide clip member (2) includes a generally flat base (21), attachment features (23) integrally molded with the base for locking the slide clip member to adjacent support structure, and a locking arm (22) longitudinally projecting from the base. The slide clip member includes at least three protrusions (24) alternately... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227332 - Insertion-connected connector: The invention relates to a plug connector (100) with a housing (110) and with at least two electrical contact elements (112), which each have a longitudinal axis and which are arranged so that they are aligned on a plugging side of the housing (110) at predetermined positions and with a... Agent: Law Office Of Delio & Peterson, LLC.

20080227333 - Outlet add-on module: A method and an apparatus for upgrading an existing service outlet (e.g. LAN, telephone, power or CATV outlet) in a house by adding functionality thereto. The functionality is added by an add-on module, connected electrically and secured mechanically to the existing outlet. Several attachment devices are exampled, including surface attachment,... Agent: Browdy And Neimark, P.l.l.c. 624 Ninth Street, Nw

20080227334 - Multi-pole coaxial connector: To provide a multi-pole coaxial connector that can be made more compact. More specifically, to provide a multi-pole coaxial connector in which a pitch between members is reduced to reduce a connecting body in size. In a multi-pole coaxial connector in which when a housing block and a receptacle are... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080227335 - Electrical connector with shell: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) having upper and lower surfaces, with a plurality of passageways (not label) extending therebetween, the insulative housing (2) further including longitudinal ends each form a block (212) with an end surface thereof; a plurality of contacts (3) assembled to the passageways,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080227336 - Contacting appliance and contacting arrangement for mobile electrical devices: The contacting appliance for temporarily establishing an electrically conductive contact is described, in particular a charging device for electrical devices. The appliance includes an accommodating entity which can be moved between at least two end locations, so that an electrical contact which is associated with the accommodating entity executes movements... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080227337 - Memory card, memory card adaptor and combination thereof: The present invention provides a first memory card, a memory card adaptor and a memory device combining the first memory card and the memory card adaptor. The first memory card has dual interfaces for the host, wherein one interface is the USB interface and dual interface contact pads are respectively... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080227338 - Portable adapter: A portable adapter includes a first body; a second body; a pivoting unit, mounted between the first body and the second body; a power input, mounted on the first body; a power output, mounted on the first body near to the pivoting unit; and at least one connector, mounted on... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20080227339 - Plug connector for mobile communication device: A plug connector for a mobile communication device is provided. The plug connector includes a plurality of contact pins, an insulator, and an outer shell. The contact pins are provided correspondingly to contact terminals of a socket connector for the mobile communication device, and are arranged with predetermined gaps therebetween.... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080227340 - Methods and systems for positioning connectors to minimize alien crosstalk: 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.

20080227341 - Connector assembly for use with an electrical submersible component in a deepwater environment: A connector for a connection assembly for providing electrical power to a submersible electrical component in a deepwater environment, such as a subsea well, includes a ceramic body having a metallized inner passageway. A conductive contact extends through the passageway and has a contact end and a cable connecting end.... Agent: Schlumberger Reservoir Completions

20080227342 - Multiple bore termination system: A cable termination housing for terminating a cable to one or more devices includes a bore for receiving a device mating portion, a component portion integrally formed within the housing, the component portion having a fastener that is slidable between a retracted position wherein fastener does not extend into the... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20080220623 - Connector and method thereof: The invention discloses a connector, which includes a first connecting unit, a second connecting unit, a third connecting unit, and a determining unit. Moreover, the first connecting unit is capable of being electrically connected to a first power source and/or a first data source; and the second connecting unit is... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20080220624 - Method and apparatus for restricting rotational moment about a longitudinal axis of smt connectors: Ali apparatus for supporting at least one electrical connector body, the apparatus includes a mechanical frame assembly mountable to a printed circuit board (PCB) and separable from the at least one connector body and the PCB. The frame assembly includes at least one base member for attachment to the PCB;... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Rochester Division

20080220625 - Flexible board contact means for connection of outer edge of printed circuit board: The present invention relates to a longitudinal board guide rail for taking up an outer edge of a circuit board and for being provided in a board connection housing and comprising a board receiving portion e.g. a groove or similar, for receiving the circuit board edge. It comprises side plane... Agent: Ericsson Inc.

20080220626 - Electronic product connection means: An electronic product connection means to correct the problem of higher costs involved in the only use of a flexible print circuit includes flexible flat cable and electronic cabling material with both connected and secured in position by a locating means; flexibility of the electronic cabling material allowing it be... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20080220627 - Ic package having improved structure: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulative housing having a base, with a mating interface, and a mounting interface corresponding to the mating face. The base has peripheral walls extending upwardly from the mating face. A plurality of contacts arranged in the base of the insulative housing. At least a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220628 - Electrical connector with dual-function protrusions: An electrical connector (1) for connecting a land grid array (LGA) chip with a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a housing (10), and terminals (11) received in passageways (104) of the housing. The housing has a base (100) and sidewalls (12, 14), the base and the sidewalls cooperatively defining a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220629 - Electrical connector assembly with alignment pin: An electrical connector for connection to an electrical component assembly along a connection axis is provided. The electrical connector includes a body holding a first array of electrical contacts. The first array of electrical contacts are configured to electrically connect to a second array of electrical contacts of the electrical... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080220630 - Connector for stacking circuit boards: A connector assembly for connecting first and second circuit boards in a substantially parallel relationship includes a first connector matable to the first circuit board and a second connector matable to the second circuit board. A third connector is matable to the first and second connectors and is positioned therebetween.... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080220632 - Large dimension electrical connector configured by modular unit sections: The present invention provides a large dimension electrical connector configured by modular unit sections. Specially, each modular unit has a plurality of contacts received therein and includes a plurality of edges that each has a plurality of flanges. The flange of one particular section of the modular unit interconnects with... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220631 - Socket for electronic component: The present invention relates to a socket for electronic component which contains an electronic component. The socket for electronic component comprises a platy base, containers formed to be concaved on a front face of the base and to contain LED packages therein, connectors provided on side faces and connected to... Agent: Greenblum & Bernstein, P.L.C

20080220633 - Multiple wavelength sensor interconnect: A sensor interconnect assembly has a circuit substrate. An emitter portion of the substrate is adapted to mount emitters. A detector portion of the substrate is adapted to mount a detector. A cable portion of the substrate is adapted to connect a sensor cable. A first group of conductors are... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080220634 - Apparatus for restricting rotational moment about a longitudinal axis of smt connectors: An electrical connector includes a first connector body having an interlocking feature extending therefrom. The interlocking feature interlocks the first connector body with a complimentary interlocking feature extending from an adjacent second connector body to distribute a lateral force on either the first or second connector bodies across the adjacent... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Rochester Division

20080220635 - Connection or device adapter: A connection or device adapter, which can be placed on a mounting unit at right angles with respect to a longitudinal direction of busbars and mechanically connected, one contact element being electrically conductively connected to the facing busbar in a connection or device adapter per busbar and the contact elements... Agent: Pauley Petersen & Erickson

20080220636 - Arrangement for powering usb keys: Charging or recharging a capacitor powers a USB key. The capacitor is connected to the USB plug. Inserting the key in a powered device charges or recharges the capacitor. Alternatively, the capacitor is connected to the USB plug and a rotatable generator electrically is connected to the capacitor. A sliding... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP - Ibm Tuscon Division

20080220637 - Card edge connector with latch: A card edge connector (100) for receiving a module (3) includes an elongated insulative housing (1) having a central slot (10) for receiving a bottom edge of the module and an arm portion (16) coupled to an end of the insulative housing. The arm portion includes a pair of side... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220638 - Apparatus, system and methods for deadfront visible loadbreak: A loadbreak connector system and methods for visible break include first and second mating connector assemblies configured to make or break an electrical connection under energized circuit conditions, the first and second mating connectors selectively postionable relative to one another. One of the first and second mating connectors includes an... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20080220639 - Connector, a connector assembly and an assembling method therefor: Shorting terminals (80) for shorting pairs of terminal fittings (20) are accommodated in a female housing (10), and releasing portions (34) for releasing the shorted state of the pairs of terminal fittings (20) are provided in the male housing (30). Further, a detector (50) is mounted in the female housing... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080220640 - Plug-type connector with sleeve-type plug and socket: A plug-type connector has a plug-type socket, a contact holder fittable in the plug-type socket, and a cover shell engaged around the contact holder and fittable with the plug-type socket. Latch formations on the cover shell and on the contact holder secure the holder and shell together in a prelatched... Agent: K.f. Ross P.c.

20080220641 - Burn-in socket having reinforced pressing member avoiding breakage thereof during opreration: An IC socket includes a base holding a plurality of contacts therein, at least one latch pivotably attached to the base, and at least one pressing member mounted on the base and being vertically movable relative to the base. The pressing member comprises at least one pair of pressing tabs... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220642 - Card edge connector: A card edge connector (100) for receiving a module (200), includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving slot (12) for receiving the module and a pair of arm portions (10) located at opposite ends thereof. Each arm portion has a pair of side walls (15) and a resilient arm... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220643 - Land grid array connector having improved cover: An LGA connector (100) adapted for receiving an electronic package (10), includes a housing (2) and a number of contacts received in the housing, a stiffener (3) enclosing the housing, a cover (5) pivotable between an open position and a closed position, and a lever (4) adapted for retaining the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220644 - Connector: A connector includes an electrical insulator made of an insulating material; a plurality of contacts fixed to the electrical insulator aligned in one direction, each contact including a contacting arm which can be in electrically continuous conduction with one of front and rear surfaces of a connection target; and a... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20080220645 - Method for integrating an indicator light in a connector assembly: An apparatus and method for integrating an indicator light in a connector assembly. A connector is mounted on a first side of the circuit board and an LED is mounted on an opposing side of the circuit board such that the LED is configured to project light through a light... Agent: Patent Administrator Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20080220646 - Electrical outlet assembly: A surface mounted outlet assembly includes an enclosure that contains one or more power plug-ins. The assembly further includes a mounting bracket that rigidly mounts the enclosure to furniture or to a wall. A shape of the enclosure in combination with a shape and arrangement of the mounting bracket allow... Agent: Marger Johnson & Mccollom, P.c.

20080220647 - Sealing security shield: A security shield for a coaxial cable interconnection between a male connector and a female connector includes a gasket having a cross-section fitted to an annular shoulder of the security shield. When the security shield is fitted onto the coaxial cable interconnection, the gasket provides a seal between the security... Agent: Pastel Law Firm

20080220648 - Memory disk: A memory disk structure includes a storage device, a hollow casing, an elastic member and a base. The storage device has a connector and a main body. The connector is installed in one end of the main body. The hollow casing has an opening and a recess with a protrusion.... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20080220650 - Shielded connector having prolonged latches to provide reliable retaining force to positioning the camera module mounted therein: A shielded connector (1) for electrically connecting a camera module to a printed circuit board at least comprises a metal housing (10) configured by a base and four sidewalls and a spring (20) against with the base of the housing. And one of the sidewall includes a fixed portion and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220649 - Shielded shell having a spring finger integrally formed therewith: A shielded shell (1) for interconnecting a camera module to a printed circuit board via a flexible printed circuit board comprises a base wall and a frond wall, a back wall, a left wall and a right wall cooperatively defining a receiving space. A plurality of spring fingers is integrally... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220651 - Electrical connectors with detect terminal: An electrical connector (1) for mating with a plug (10) includes an insulative housing (2) with opposed front and rear faces and a detect terminal (4) retained in the insulative housing (2). The insulative housing (2) has an annular recess (25) extending from the front face and a cylindrical portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220652 - High voltage shielded electrical connector assembly: A high voltage (HV) shielded electrical connector assembly is disclosed. The HV connector assembly includes a HV connector sub-assembly including a HV cap connector and a HV plug connector, a HV interlock (HVIL), and a low voltage (LV) connector sub-assembly. The HV cap connector includes an HV cap outer housing,... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080220653 - Bulb socket and an assembling method therefor: A frame-shaped cover (30) for covering resilient holding pieces (23) is mounted at an opening edge of a fitting (11), and clearances Cb for permitting displacements of the cover (30) in forward and backward directions intersecting a mounting direction of a base (51) with respect to the fitting (11) are... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20080220654 - Card edge connector: A card edge connector (100) for receiving a memory card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) and a number of terminals (2) retained therein. The insulative housing (1) includes an elongated base (10) extending along a longitudinal direction thereof and a pair of tower section (18) extending upwardly from opposite... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220655 - Electrical connector with improved retention structures: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting with a chip module and a printed circuit board comprises a plurality of insulative housings (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a frame (2) defining an accommodating space (26) to accommodate the insulative housings. The frame defines continuous... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220656 - Modular jack assembly having improved base element: A modular jack assembly (1) for being mounted on a mother board (4) and engaging with a mating plug. The modular jack has a number of terminal modules (3), an insulative housing (2), an outer shield (6) surrounding the insulative housing (2) and a power over ethernet assembly (33). The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220657 - Connector keep-out apparatus and methods: Connector apparatus and methods providing for “keep-out” functionality against improperly sized plugs or inserts are disclosed. In one embodiment the invention discloses a connector assembly incorporating an integrated keep-out feature associated with the housing. In one variant, the connector assembly comprises a modular jack connector, and the keep-out feature(s) is/are... Agent: Gazdzinski & Associates

20080220658 - Modular cable termination plug: The invention is a modular cable termination plug having a conductor divider having an entrant barb and a plurality of divider channels, a load bar having a plurality of through holes and a plurality of slots, and a plurality of contact terminals. Additionally, the invention may include a housing, a... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20080220659 - Rear-cover attachment structure: A fixation structure for a rear cover (1) in which a waterproofing grommet (5) is fixed to the wire lead-out side (4), from which a wire from a connector housing (2) is led out, of a connector (3) and which is assembled to the wire lead-out side (4) of the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080220660 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly, comprises a terminal block defining a plurality of receiving passageways therein, a plurality of terminals assembled to the receiving passageways, and a fastening element assembled to the terminal block. Each terminal comprises a main portion, a tail portion extending rearward from the main portion and a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220661 - Electrical card connector having metallic hinge for reliably supporting a pivotally mounted cover thereon: An electrical card connector for receiving a card comprises an insulating housing with a plurality of contacts, a cover, and a pivoting mechanism moveably connecting the cover and the housing. A pair pivoting portions is disposed on the opposite sides of a rear end of the cover, and a pair... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220662 - Electric contact for high-temperature fuel cells and methods for the production of said contact: An electric contact for high-temperature fuel cells and to methods for the production of said contacts. The aim of the invention is to enable long-term use at high operating temperatures of up to 950° C., offering high electrical conductivity and being able to be produced at low cost. The inventive... Agent: Jacobson Holman Pllc

20080220663 - Shielded connector for reducing the deflection of the terminal: A shielded connector (1) comprises at least a metal housing (10) configured by first, second, third and fourth sidewalls (100, 101, 102, 103) defining a receiving space (104) therebetween, and first and second terminal insert securely attached to the first and third wall of the metal housing. Each terminal insert... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080220664 - Wiper for tool string direct electrical connection: In one aspect of the invention, a downhole electrical connection system comprises first and second tubular bodies adapted for threaded connection to each other, each tubular body comprising an inner and an outer diameter. First and second electrical conductor assemblies are disposed within the inner diameters of the tubular bodies... Agent: Tyson J. Wilde Novatek International, Inc.

20080220665 - Compliant pin components for a printed circuit board assembly: A self-contained power distribution device is provided having compliant pins for attachment to mating receptacles of a printed circuit board for use in a vehicle electrical system. An insulative body forms a housing. An electrical switching element is disposed within the housing. A plurality of non-coaxial terminal contacts extend from... Agent: Macmillan, Sobanski & Todd, Llc

20080220666 - Electrical terminal having a compliant retention section: An electrical terminal of the type to be inserted into an aperture of an electrical panel member is provided. The electrical terminal includes a base and an insertion portion extending from the base to a first end. A slit formed through the insertion portion and extending from or between the... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20080220667 - Electrical terminal for sealed accumulator:

20080214022 - Vehicle connector lockout apparatus and method of using same: According to the present invention, a vehicle connector lockout apparatus capable of being connected to the diagnostic port of a vehicle is provided. The preferred embodiment of the invention uses a raised protrusion, located in the common space below the two rows of pin spacing of the diagnostic port, as... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20080214024 - Backlight unit and liquid crystal display device having the same: A capacitive connector for a backlight unit having a light source including: a first conductive layer covering an end portion of the light source; an insulation layer covering an external surface of the first conductive layer; and a second conductive layer separated from the first conductive layer with the insulation... Agent: Mckenna Long & Aldridge LLP

20080214023 - Lamp base and high-pressure discharge lamp with base: The invention relates to a lamp base (2) for a high-pressure discharge lamp with a printed circuit board (30) mounted inside and populated with electrical components and printed conductors (31) for electrically contacting the components. At least one electrical contact (33) is mounted on the printed circuit board (30) for... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080214025 - Electrical socket connector with a load lever having self-biasing device: Provided herewith a land grid array socket comprises an insulative housing having a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing has a top surface for receiving a land grid array package. A cover member is pivotally mounted on a first end of the insulative housing. The cover member is pivotal between... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214026 - Electronic assembly having an electrical connector attached to a printed circuit board, and a wire passing through a through-hole on the printed circuit board: An electronic assembly is provided that that includes a printed circuit board, an electrical connector attached to the printed circuit board, and a wire. A first end of the wire is attached to a signal pathway of one of the wafer modules of the electrical connector so as to electrically... Agent: Fleit, Kain, Gibbons, Gutman, Bongini & Bianco P.l.

20080214027 - Power connector: A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive contact having a pair of spaced walls... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080214028 - Plug with retainer spring for an earth contact: A plug (1) with a housing in the form of a sleeve (2) and an insulating body (3) arranged therein is provided, which retains extended contacts (4), which includes an electrically conductive retainer spring (9) for a ground contact (5) having a sleeve-like plug-in piece (10) for the ground contact... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20080214029 - Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors: An electrical connector that includes a mass disposed within the connector such that the connector has a first center of gravity in the absence of the mass and a second center of gravity with the mass is disclosed. Such a connector may include a connector housing and an insert molded... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20080214030 - Electrical power, communication and data cable management systems: According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided an electrical distribution system (1) comprising or including an insulating track (4) for insulating an electrically conducting track (5) connectable to an electric power supply, one or more electric power take off sockets (2), each for receiving in electrical... Agent: King & Schickli, PLLC

20080214031 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a plurality of contacts to be connected to a cable, a housing for arranging and holding the contacts, a shell dividable into two shells covering the housing and having a holding device for holding the cable, and an insulating member covering the shell. One of the... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080214032 - Contact element: The invention concerns a contact element (10) with a sliding contact element (11) for fitting flush against an electrically conductive rail and a support element (12) for connecting the sliding contact to a contact plug (13), which serves as a connector to an electric conductor, wherein the sliding contact element,... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20080214033 - Dc receptacle: A DC receptacle block (410) includes a DC receptacle (414) for interconnecting to a DC plug (430). The DC receptacle (414) is electrically engageable with a junction block (402) having buses or wires (DC-1, DC-2) carrying DC power.... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20080214034 - Four way jumper/half block: A jumper assembly (100) adapted for use in connecting junction block to conduit having electrical cable running therethrough and wherein the junction blocks are half junction blocks, the jumper assembly including: a first plurality of wire conductors (306) and a second plurality of wire conductors (308) are each electrically and... Agent: Varnum, Riddering, Schmidt & Howlett LLP

20080214035 - Floating connector: A floating connector is disclosed with an inner housing that is movably held within an outer housing. The connection between the inner and outer housing is effected by terminals with increased flexibility. Fitting nails are provided that serve as stops to limit the upward movement of the inner housing relative... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20080214036 - Detachable light socket by a special lighting fixture: This invention that forms the subject matter of this patent is related to a light socket that may be disassembled and repaired in case of any breakdown, or replaced by a new one that may be fixed to the body of a fridge by means of a special socket due... Agent: Venable, Campillo, Logan & Meaney, P.C.

20080214037 - Zero insertion force socket having improved actuator position: a ZIF (Zero Insertion Force) socket (1) for electrically connecting a chip module with a printed circuit board (9) comprises a bottom stationary base (11) comprising a base portion (114) and an accommodating portion (113) at one side of the base portion, a top movable cover (12) slidrably assembled to... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214038 - Connector assembly: In one exemplary embodiment, an electrical connector includes a D-subminiature connector assembly including a base, a D-subminiature connector mounted to the base, and a terminal block mounted to the base and spaced from the D-subminiature connector. The terminal block has individual terminal openings for receiving wires associated with an electrical... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20080214039 - Electric connector: An electric connector has an insulating casing defining a number of cavities for housing respective electric terminals and having axes parallel to a first direction (A) in which the connector is connected to a complementary connector; a slide fitted to the casing to slide in a second direction (B) perpendicular... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080214040 - Electrical plug-in connector: A quick-fastening plug and socket arrangement includes a locking sleeve arranged concentrically between the plug and the circular socket opening within which the plug is axially inserted, which locking sleeve includes a resilient projection that is radially biased outwardly into locking engagement with screw threads carried by the inner circumferential... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20080214041 - Cable connector assembly: A cable connector assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises comprises an insulative housing defining a base portion having a front surface and a rear surface, a mating portion extending from the front surface, and a receiving space recessed into the rear surface, a plurality of passageways formed in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214042 - Electric connector: An electronic connector includes a housing provided in a front surface thereof with an opening for receiving a mating connector, an inside of the opening being provided with a plurality of contacts in a mutually insulated manner, and a lead-connection assisting member provided on a rear side of the housing.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20080214043 - Cable connector assembly: A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulated housing (1) having a mating portion (12) and a base portion (13) extending rearward from back surface of the mating portion; a number of terminals (2) received in the mating portion; a retaining member (3) having depression portions on both upper and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214044 - Ffc connector with enhanced structure: An FFC connector according to the present invention includes a FFC (1) and an insulator (3). The FFC defines upper and lower surfaces (10) and (11) opposite to each other, a number of gold fingers (101) formed with the upper surface and exposed outside to contact with a complementary connector,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214045 - Electrical connector assembly having multi-port for interfacing differennt mating connectors: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a connector holder (2) including a low cover (21) engaging with an up cover (22) to define a hollow portion; a number of connectors (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) being received in the hollow portion of the connector holder; a metal shell (4) enclosing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214046 - Connecting device having a locking mechanism: A connecting device has a locking mechanism for locking fitting between a first connecting member and a mating side. The locking mechanism has a first elastic body and a second elastic body. The first elastic body has a first contact portion adapted to contact the mating side. The second elastic... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20080214047 - Junction bolt, junction element, and electrically conductive coupling device: Junction bolt having a shank and a foot arranged at one end of the shank and intended for attachment of the junction bolt to a part, the shank includes an outer surface forming a surface of contact for attachment of a junction element. The outer surface of the shank is... Agent: The Black & Decker Corporation

20080214048 - Isolation cap structure for antenna connector: An isolation cap structure for an antenna connector is disclosed. The isolation cap structure is made of an injection molded plastic material and has a sleeve, a back plate rotatably connected to one end portion of the sleeve and a clamping portion rortatably connected to one end portion of the... Agent: T-conn Precision Corporation

20080214050 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector to be detachably fitted with a mating connector, including a plurality of contacts, a housing for arranging and holding the contacts, and a shell covering the housing and forming with the housing a fitting opening for the mating connector. The shell has at least one engaging piece,... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080214049 - Shielded electric cable assembly and method: A shielded electric cable assembly comprises a shielded electric cable and a shield terminal. The shield terminal comprises an inner ferrule and an outer ferrule. The inner ferrule is disposed between an inner insulation jacket of shielded electric cable and an exposed end portion of a conductive layer surrounding the... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20080214051 - Connector: A connector capable of sufficiently shielding two connectors for connecting two circuit boards, and further making the connectors compact in size. A receptacle-side fitting portion (32) for being fitted to a plug-side fitting portion (142) of a plug connector (12) is formed in a receptacle-side housing (3) disposed on a... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20080214052 - Connector device: A connector device is easily fabricated with a saved time and a saved process to obtain a low fabrication cost. The connector device has an H-shaped coil stand to obtain better electromagnetic interfere (EMI) restraining and electronical characteristics... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20080214053 - Electrical contact arrangement having a first and a second contact piece: A first contact piece and a second contact piece interact to give a contact configuration. The second contact piece is singled-sided and can be reversibly deformed. In order to increase the contact pressure of the second contact piece onto the first contact piece, an additional pressure element is provided. The... Agent: Lerner Greenberg Stemer LLP

20080214054 - Plug connector with improved cable arrangement: A plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) including a base portion (10) and a mating portion (12) extending from the base portion in a first direction, a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing; and a number of wires (3) comprising a number of signal wires... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214055 - Electrical connector assembly: A ruggedized, two-piece electrical connector. One piece, which may be configured for mounting to a daughtercard, is assembled from wafers. Each wafer includes a shield member and signal contacts held by an insulative member. Within the insulative member, the signal and ground contacts run in spaced, parallel planes. Both signal... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20080214056 - Connector system for connecting a first part and a second part, connector assembly and device board: An assembly including a first electrical component and either a first electrical cable assembly or an alternative second electrical cable assembly. The first electrical component includes a first electrical connector having a first non-signal contact adapted to be connected to a power supply line. The first cable assembly includes a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20080214057 - Modular jack assembly having improved connecting terminal: A modular jack assembly for being mounted on a mother board (4) and engaging with a mating plug. The modular jack includes a terminal module (3) having a base element (310) and a power over ethernet assembly (33) mounted to the base element. The base element defines a number of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214058 - Universal connector assembly and method of manufacturing: An advanced modular plug connector assembly incorporating an insert assembly disposed in the rear portion of the connector housing. In one embodiment, the connector has a plurality of ports in multi-row configuration, and the insert assembly includes a substrate adapted to receive one or more electronic components such as choke... Agent: Robert F. Gazdzinski, Esq. Gazdzinski & Associates

20080214059 - Orthogonal electrical connector with increased contact density: An electrical connector includes a housing that holds signal contacts which are associated as signal contact pairs. The housing has a mounting face and the signal contact pairs are aligned in rows along the mounting face. Each of the rows includes multiple signal contact pairs. Each of the signal contact... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20080214060 - Electrical connector having improved based element: An electrical connector (200) for engaging with a mating plug includes a terminal module (400) having an insulative insert (401) and rows of terminals (4) mounted to the insulative insert, a base element (300) and a daughter board (600) attached to a side face of the base element. The base... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214061 - Electrical connector with improved contacts: An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board including an insulative housing (1) provided with a receiving cavity (16) and a number of passageways (121), and a number of contacts retained in the housing. The contacts have a first contact (21) including a first base portion (210) and a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214062 - Telecommunications module and a method of manufacturing the same: A telecommunications module (10) has at least one contact element (12) and a housing (14), into which the contact element (12) is inserted, wherein the housing (14) comprises at least one first guide (16) with which at least a portion of the contact element (12) comes in contact during insertion... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20080214063 - Electrical contact for ease of assembly: A contact includes a first contact pin, a second contact pin and a spring. The first contact pin comprises a wide portion for contacting and a narrow portion. The second contact pin comprises a holding portion and a guiding portion extending upwards from the holding portion. The guiding portion has... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20080214064 - Circular electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a hollow conductive post member having a circular periphery, a foot portion and a distal end. The distal end has a generally cup shaped indentation. A base member is included having top and bottom surfaces. The foot portion of the post member is mounted to the... Agent: Hamilton, Brook, Smith & Reynolds, P.C.

20080214065 - Flat circuit device: The present invention is to provide a terminal and a mounting method thereof, which can fit in a conductor of a flat circuit device without increase in cost. A FFC has a conductor of a belt-shape and a covering portion for covering the conductor. The conductor has a groove along... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP