Electrical connectors inventions 01/09

20090029565 - Socket for a towing apparatus: A socket for a towing apparatus for releasably coupling a motor vehicle trailer, includes a housing having a front housing section for receiving a trailer-side plug-in connector and a cable outlet for motor vehicle-side cabling. A first axis of the housing extends in the insertion direction of the plug-in connector,... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090029566 - Card edge connector positioning apparatus: A card edge connector positioning apparatus has a first retaining trough, a second retaining trough and a support member. The first retaining trough is closer to a distal end of the positioning apparatus than the second retaining trough. The support member has a first edge and a second edge at... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090029569 - Break apart power connector: In one embodiment of the present invention a break apart power connector (e.g., for use with a personal computer power supply) is provided. In one example, the connector may comprise an integrally molded body portion, a plurality of electrical connecting elements mounted to the integrally molded body portion and a... Agent: Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20090029568 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector comprises an insulation body, a plurality of terminals, and an elastic part; the insulation body is provided with the first and the second sidewalls oppositing to each other; an accommodation space being formed and enclosed in the first and second sidewalls for accommodating a chip module. Each... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090029567 - Low profile electrical connector: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11), a pair of longitudinal supporting arms (13) connected to the base portion, and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion to be located between the supporting arms and having a number of passageways... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090029570 - Relay substrate and substrate assembly: According to an aspect of an embodiment, a substrate for connecting circuit boards comprises: a substrate member having a first surface and a second surface facing each other and a first end and a second end facing each other; a first signal line formed on the first surface of the... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090029571 - Socket having fastening mechanism for receiving sensor: A socket connector for settling an integrated circuit module therein and connecting a sensor therewith comprises a base, a center plate mounted on the base, a plurality of contacts retained on the center plate and a retaining member. The base defines a slot for receiving the retaining member and a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090029572 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for a circuit board has a housing and a receiving recess portion for receiving a mating connector. A plurality of terminals is arranged in a terminal groove. The terminal has an attachment portion fitted to the housing and an elastic portion extending along the receiving recess portion.... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, Llc

20090029573 - Contact device: A contact device is provided, the device having at least a first contact region for electrical connection to an electric line and at least a second contact region for electrical connection to a flexible printed circuit board other contact medium which may damaged by repeated soldering. The first contact region... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20090029574 - Board connector: A board connector (1) has a housing (10) and terminal fittings (20) penetrate through the back wall (11) of the housing (10). A board connecting portion (21) of each terminal fitting (20) penetrates through the back wall (11) and is solder-connected to a board (2). The housing (10) has a... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090029575 - Electrical connector and method of making contacts thereof: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a plurality of contacts (3) retained therein, and a metal shield (1) enclosing the insulative housing (2). The contacts (3) comprise a group of first contacts (31) and a group of second contacts (32). Each contact (3) has a body portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090029576 - Rotary receptacle assembly: A new rotary receptacle assembly comprises a frame assembly and a drum assembly journaled to the frame assembly so that the drum assembly may rotate relative to the frame assembly. Mounted to the drum assembly is at least one receptacle. A motor assembly may be mounted to one of the... Agent: Kane & Co., Plc

20090029577 - Rotating power outlet assembly or door: The present invention is an accessory jack for use in an interior panel of an automobile, having a rotating assembly, including two or more sides. An accessory jack is operably associated with the rotating assembly and a pivot point. In a first embodiment, the pivot point is located in the... Agent: Magna International, Inc.

20090029578 - Electrical socket with safety cover: An electrical socket that includes at least two electrical terminals each operatively engagable by a respective prong of an electrical plug by insertion into a respective opening of a housing of the electrical socket. A cover plate is provided to, in one position cover the openings of the housing and... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090029579 - Connector and a connector assembly: A wire cover (60) is mounted on a rear part of a housing main body (21) to cover wires (50) drawn out from the rear surface of the housing main body (21). Cover locks (72) are provided on side walls (62) of the wire cover (60), and cover engaging portions... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090029580 - Helical contact connector system: A connector system (C) for forming an electrical connection between two electronic or electrical assemblies includes a conductive tubular female member (40) and a compatible flexible male member (44). The male member (44) preferably comprises a helical coil spring-like wire portion (50) about a central axial post (52) for establishing... Agent: Marsteller & Associates, P. C.

20090029581 - Electrical plug/socket adaptor: An electrical plug/socket adaptor for establishing an electrical connection between a electrical plug and an electrical socket, said adaptor comprising a housing with at least one electrical plug receiving zone to receive an electrical plug of a kind selected from at least one of a Euro pin electrical plug, British... Agent: Ostrolenk Faber Gerb & Soffen

20090029582 - Tamper-evident connector: Embodiments of a tamper-evident connector are disclosed which may optionally be used in a trusted computing environment. In an exemplary embodiment, a tamper-evident connection includes a mate-once engaging assembly for providing with a first component, the mate-once engaging assembly including a foldable portion. The tamper-evident connection also includes a receiving... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090029583 - Touch-safe socket: A touch-safe socket having current-carrying poles (9) for receiving an electric article in particular has a plurality of sensors (13) mounted on its inner side, at least one of which is disposed axially displaced relative to the other sensors in the socket. The sensors are adapted to detect whether the... Agent: Dykema Gossett Pllc

20090029584 - Electrical connector and connector assembly: An electrical connector includes an inner plug housing having a front end portion that is received in a hood of a receptacle connector. The hood has at least one engaging member extending there from. An outer plug housing at least partially surrounds the hood. The outer plug housing is displaceable... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20090029585 - Rotatably locking plug and connector: An apparatus for coupling an electrical connector to a cable is provided. The apparatus includes an electrical connector having at least one tab extending radially out from the electrical connector and a housing rotatably coupled to the electrical connector. The housing includes at least one first channel disposed along an... Agent: King & Spalding LLP

20090029586 - Plug-in wiring structure of optoelectronic device: The present invention relates to a plug-in wiring structure of the photovoltaic device, which is applicable to thin-strap connection in electric or electronic apparatuses, such as the output connection of copper-made thin bus straps in a package of solar cell plates. The present invention is characterized in a specialized design... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20090029587 - Cable connecting connector: To provide a cable connecting connector having connection strength between a conductor and a contact by reducing the resistance at the time of collectively soldering cables with different diameters, it is configured of a horizontally elongated insulating housing, a plurality of contacts each having a base part to be secured... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.l.p.

20090029588 - Connecting module to be used in telecommunication and data technology: Disclosed is a connecting module which is to be used in telecommunication and data technology and comprises a housing, electric contacts for connecting wires and/or cables, and at least one fastening element that allows the connecting module to be fixed to an assembly frame. Said fastening element is embodied at... Agent: Merchant & Gould Pc

20090029589 - Coaxial cable connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly is provided for electrically connecting a plurality of coaxial cables to a circuit board. The assembly includes a housing having a mounting side portion configured to be mounted to the circuit board and a mating side portion opposite the mounting side portion. A plurality of coaxial... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090029590 - High performance coaxial connector: A high performance coaxial connector used to terminate a coaxial cable and provide an electrical connection to a mating coaxial connector is disclosed. The coaxial connector is formed with few individual parts and may be configured to provide enhanced electrical performance greater than or equal to 4 GHz.... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090029591 - Electrical connector and its assembly method: An electrical connector and its assembly method, in which the electrical connector includes an insulator body and conductive terminals, wherein the insulator body has a first surface and a second surface and a plurality of through slots each including a first and a second terminal receiving slots, each conductive terminal... Agent: Sinorica, Llc

20090029592 - Connector: The present invention provides a connector which can take an EMI measure for the first and second housings and can move the second housing with respect to the first housing. The connector comprises a plug which is provided so as to be movable with respect to the socket; a plurality... Agent: Lowe Hauptman Ham & Berner, LLP

20090029593 - Multi-port connector for integrating transmission interfaces of displayport and usb: A multi-port connector for integrating the transmission interfaces of DisplayPort and USB, includes a seat body, a DisplayPort, a USB connector, a sealing lid, and a hollow outer shell. At an upper portion of the seat body, there is a rabbet, under which a connecting trough is arranged. At back... Agent: Hdsl

20090029594 - Device connector: A device connector to be connected with device-side terminals accommodated in a metal case (C) is provided with a first housing (10) for holding first terminals (20) connectable with the device-side terminals by bolt tightening and a second housing (50) connectable with the first housing (10) and adapted to hold... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090029595 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (100) includes a metal shield (1), an insulated housing (2) and a terminal module (3) having a plurality of terminals (33) received therein. The metal shield covers the insulated housing to define a card receiving room and a card insertion/ejection direction. The insulated housing defines a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090029596 - Molded electrical socket: A molded lamp socket. The molded lamp socket includes a lamp base body molded from a first plastic material providing a socket cavity with an opening for receiving a lamp bulb. The molded lamp socket also includes a lead extending from a first contact portion disposed in the socket cavity... Agent: Dickinson Wright Pllc

20090029597 - Vertical extender for an electrical outlet which protects pets and children from shock hazards: An easily added extender for existing electric outlets with at least one electric outlet of its own which can be positioned beyond the reach of children and pets.... Agent: David W Chidakel

20090029598 - Board connector, mating connector, and electronic device including the same: A board connector has a plurality of contacts, an insulator holding the plurality of contacts, and a shell covering at least a part of the insulator. Each contact has an SMT terminal to be connected to a wiring pattern on a board. The insulator has a first insulator portion extending... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20090029599 - Computer network connector: A connector includes an insert including contacts having free parts to receive homologous flat contacts of a plug. The insert further includes a rotation axis about which the insert can be rotated and spring means urging the insert toward the position that it assumes when no plug is present. The... Agent: Young & Thompson

20090029600 - Electrical connector with suppressed crosstalk: An electrical connector (1) includes a contact case (2). A plurality of contacts (3) are retained in the contact case (2). The contacts (3) comprise a group of first contacts (311) and a group of second contacts (321). Each first and second contact (311, 321) has a body portion (313),... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090029601 - Connector and electronic apparatus including the same: A connector comprises an insulator, a plurality of contacts, and a mold-in shell. The plurality of contacts and the mold-in shell are integrally formed with the insulator. The mold-in shell has a first body, a second body, and coupling portions. The coupling portions couples the first body and the second... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.c.

20090029602 - Adapter for interconnecting electrical assemblies: An electrical connector suitable for use in an adapter. The connector includes conductive elements that can be routed in three dimensions to facilitate interconnections between connectors used to form an adapter. Simplified construction is achieved through use of connector wafers, each of which route signals in a plane such that... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.c.

20090029603 - Electrical apparatus and method of manufacturing the same: An electrical apparatus connected to a commercial power source includes: a case made of resin and housing a functional member; blades insert-molded in the case and each having an exposed part connected to the commercial power source and a resin facing part which is enclosed by the resin and all... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, Pc

20090029604 - Screw connecting terminal and method for its production: The disclosure relates to a screw connecting terminal which comprises a clamping part, which is essentially in the form of a frame and has longitudinal, narrow and broad faces, a clamping screw which is held in a threaded opening in the clamping part, and a busbar which passes through the... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney Pc

20090029605 - Female connector terminal and female connector: A female connector terminal into which a rectangular male connector terminal is to be inserted includes a hollow conductor having a rectangular engagement portion for inserting the male connector terminal; a protrusion arranged at the engagement portion of the conductor and brought into contact with the male connector terminal; and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090029606 - Combination electrical connector: An electrical connector for connecting to an electrical apparatus within a high power circuit includes an electrical contact and an enclosure. The electrical contact is configured to connect to a bushing of an electrical apparatus within a high power circuit. The electrical contact extends along a first direction from a... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20090023304 - Reorientable electrical receptacle: There is provided systems and methods for a reorientable electrical outlet. In one embodiment, a system includes a housing configured to be coupled to an electrical power source, the housing having a first rotation stop, and an electrical plug receptacle, mountable within the housing, the insert having a second rotation... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.c.

20090023307 - Electrical junction box: An electrical junction box reduces the number of components to be contained in an electrical junction box and simplifies a structure of the box. The electrical junction box has a casing assembly including an upper casing and a lower casing. A laminated unit including bus bars and insulation plates is... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090023306 - Interface assemblies for use with inverters of vehicles: An interface assembly for an inverter of a vehicle includes an interface, a plurality of busbars, a communication medium, and a clip. The interface is for communicating with one or more vehicle systems outside of the interface assembly. The plurality of busbars are configured to receive and transport electric current.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (gm)

20090023305 - Multiple use electric current connector assembly for vehicles: An electric current connector assembly for a vehicle includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first end portion of a first busbar and a first end portion of a second busbar. The second connector is electrically coupled to the first connector. The second connector... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (gm)

20090023308 - Card edge connector with an improved latch: A card edge connector (100) for receiving a module (200) includes an elongated insulative housing (1) having a pair of elongated side walls, a central slot (11) extending therebetween for insertion of the module, and a receiving slot (14) formed on one of the side walls and communicating with the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090023309 - Configurable printed circuit board: According to an example embodiment of the invention, a configurable printed circuit board (PCB) includes one or more separable portions for supporting modules for interfacing with the PCB. The separable portions extend from an edge portion of a main body of the PCB, and are disposed between the main body... Agent: Fitzpatrick Cella (tellabs)

20090023310 - Contact element for press fitting into a hole of a printed circuit board: The invention relates to a contact element for pressing into a hole of a printed circuit board, said contact element comprising a rod-shaped press-fit zone comprising an insertion region and an adjacent deformable region. The width of the deformable region is larger than the diameter of the hole, and the... Agent: Continental Teves, Inc.

20090023311 - Terminal assembly with pin-retaining socket: Socket terminal assemblies and intercoupling components are configured to electrically connect a contacting area of an integrated circuit with a corresponding connection region of a substrate. The socket terminal assembly includes a socket shell, a pin, and a resilient member. The socket shell includes a portion defining an interior cavity... Agent: Occhiuti Rohlicek & Tsao, LLP

20090023312 - Electrical connector: In some embodiments, an electrical connector comprises a male body and a female body. The male body comprises a first insulating base and a plurality of male terminals. Each male terminal includes a male contact. The female body comprises a second insulating base and a plurality of female terminals. Each... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.a.

20090023313 - Junction box to be mounted on motor vehicle: A junction box has a casing assembly including an upper casing and a lower casing, a laminated unit including bus bars and insulation plates, and first and second printed circuit boards contained in the casing assembly. The first printed circuit board is used as a higher current circuit having thick-film... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090023314 - Electrical connector and electrical connecting device using the same: An electrical connector comprises: an insulating body having at least one containing hole; at least one binding pad disposed on the bottom of the insulating body near at least one side of the containing hole; and at least one terminal correspondingly disposed in the containing hole. Wherein the terminal comprises... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090023315 - Connection system, in particular electrical connection system: A connection system, in particular an electrical connection system, having a male connector and having a female connector has a bayonet-type connection for connecting the male connector and the female connector. The bayonet-type connection has at least one axially extending insertion channel and at least one adjoining latching position, which... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.a.

20090023316 - Lever-fitting type connector: A housing 12 is connectable to a mating connector, and has inwardly-projecting housing bosses 41a and 41b. A lever 2 includes engagement portions 21a and 21b engageable respectively with the housing bosses 41a and 41b, and a lever boss 21e for retaining engagement with a retaining portion formed on the... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090023317 - Lever-type connector: A lever-type connector (10) has a housing (60) for engaging a mating connector (80). A lever (20) is supported rotatably by the housing (60) and is configured for assisting connection of the connectors (10, 80). The lever (20) has a lever-locking part (31) with a deformable elastic piece (33). A... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090023319 - Card connector and card connector assembly: A card connector is mounted on a PCB and has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, a pair of hook assemblies and a tray. The terminals are mounted on the insulative housing. The hook assemblies are mounted on the insulative housing and each hook assembly has a hook and... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090023318 - Rcard connector: Provided is a card connector including a first contact which is connected to a first card (card B), a second contact which is disposed toward an insertion port of the card from the first contact so as to be connected to a second card (card C), and a protection plate... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090023320 - Modular electrical bus system: A modular electrical bus system for a valve manifold has a main communication module with a plurality of modular I/O units each having a plurality of I/O fittings being both electrically and mechanically connectable together via a bridge member connecting adjacent units and the main communication module. At least one... Agent: Reising, Ethington, Barnes, Kisselle, P.c.

20090023321 - Electrical connector assemblies and methods for forming and using the same: An electrical connector for use with a conductor includes a housing, a conductor member and a flowable sealant. The housing defines a port. The port includes: an entrance opening; an exit opening; and a conductor passage extending between and communicating with the entrance and exit openings, the conductor passage being... Agent: Marguerite E. Gerstner Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090023322 - Board-to-board electrical connector: A board-to-board electrical connector comprising a male connector including a first insulating base, a plurality of male terminals, each said male terminal having a male contact and a male stator; a female connector including a second insulating base, a plurality of female terminals, each female terminal having a female lead... Agent: Vidas, Arrett & Steinkraus, P.a.

20090023323 - Led interconnection integrated connector holder package: Disclosed is an LED package holder for retaining and electrically connecting an LED package. The LED package holder includes a housing configured to hold an LED package and has at least one center opening defined therein. A connector shroud is integrally formed with the housing and has a cavity for... Agent: Visteon/brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20090023324 - Locking structure of flexible board: The object of the present invention is to provide a locking structure of a flexible board, which combines a reliable locking of and a smooth removal of the flexible board inserted to the Non-ZIF type connector, does not widen the width of the flexible board, and thereby does not increase... Agent: Mccormick, Paulding & Huber LLP

20090023325 - Connector position assurance device and connector assembly apparatus incorporating the same: A connector position assurance device includes a base panel member and a latch assembly connected to and extending perpendicularly and forwardly from the base panel member. The latch assembly has a first flexible arm and a second flexible arm disposed in a juxtaposed manner relative to one another on opposing... Agent: Rader Fishman & Grauer Pllc

20090023326 - Electric junction box: An electric junction box where a connector receiving section is provided in a case that receives an internal circuit, and where a connector that is connected to a wire harness terminal is fitted in the connector receiving section. In the electric junction box, a peripheral wall of the connector receiving... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090023327 - Lock connector: The present invention is to provide a lock connector to achieve a smooth and assured lock and unlocking without inclination of a retainer with an assure connection between connectors by high restoration of the retainer. The lock connector has a plug connector and a socket connector, the plug connector including... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090023328 - Burglarproof socket exhibition assembly: A burglarproof socket exhibition assembly, comprises a head; a body installed to a lower end of the head; the body having a cylindrical structure; the body having a hollow channel; a front side of the hollow channel of the body having a first rib and a rear side of the... Agent: Tsung- Da Lin

20090023329 - Electrical plug connector: An electrical plug connector for connection of an electrical cable (2) to an apparatus, such as a sensor or an actuator, includes a housing (3) having a contact mount (5) holding a variety of contacts (4), and an electronics circuit (6) having at least one light-emitting element, LED (7) and... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.c. Intellectual Property Department

20090023330 - Systems for electrically connecting processing devices such as central processing units and chipsets: A cable assembly for electrically connecting processing devices may be provided. The cable assembly may include a cable such as a flat flexible cable. The cable may include a plurality of electrical leads at a first and second end. The electrical leads at the first end may be mounted to... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20090023331 - Battery connector: A battery connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals and a holding bracket. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a contacting portion extending out of the insulative housing. The holding bracket covers the insulative housing and has a top portion, two side... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090023332 - Electrical connector assembly with shorting contacts: An electrical connector assembly is provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a housing including a body fabricated at least partially from a dielectric material. The housing body has an opening therein. An electrical contact is held by the housing. The electrical contact includes an intermediate portion and a spring portion... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090023333 - Compliant coaxial connector: A connector includes a connector body, a plurality of compression coaxial contacts disposed in the connector body, and a plurality of coaxial cables connected to corresponding ones of the plurality of compression coaxial contacts. The connector body includes a conductive elastomeric ground plane.... Agent: Samtec Incorporated C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20090023334 - Automotive electrical connector system and method of assembling same: Different configurations of power distribution boxes are assembled from a common set of components. A housing may receive any of several bus assemblies having taps of differing configurations. A fuse holder that protects portions of a bus assembly inserted into the housing is attached with the housing.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.c. / Lear Corporation

20090023336 - Electric connector: An electric connector includes an insulative housing of such a shape as to be engageable on a front side thereof with a mating connector, a contact group including a plurality of contacts, a shield cover for surrounding outer surfaces of the housing, and a metal shield plate for impedance matching.... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090023337 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector could mounted onto a PCB comprising an insulating housing with a plurality of contacts; a shielding surrounding the housing; an IC component congregating several ESD protecting members and electrical connecting the contacts. Said contacts consists of several signal contacts and at least a grounding contact; the electro-static... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090023338 - Electrical connector and method of making the same: An electrical connector (1) includes a contact module (2). The contact module (2) includes a plurality of contacts (213) and a contact base (22) insert molding around the contacts (213). A metal shield (3) encloses the contact module (2). Wherein the contact base (22) is formed with a base portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090023335 - Usb bluetooth connector: A USB bluetooth connector includes a shell that includes a front shell whose front and rear communicating with outside and a back shell integrated with the rear of the front shell. A printed circuit module received in the shell has a printed circuit board and a chipset disposed on the... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090023339 - Shielded connector structure: A shielded connector structure includes a first connector and a second connector, each having a metal terminal element, an insulating connector housing that has a terminal container for accommodating the metal terminal elements, and a conductive shield shell which covers the terminal container of the connector housing. The shielded connector... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090023340 - Electrical connector with improved contacts: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving cavity (12) for receiving a mating plug and a plurality of passageways (161, 162, 163, 164, 165); and a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the passageways respectively. The contacts define a first contact (22) which is stationary... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090023341 - Panel mounted power module: A panel mounted power module is disclosed having an insulating housing and a conductive jacket. The insulating housing and the conductive jacket have corresponding flanges which oppose each other and are profiled to trap therebetween a panel. The power module includes a spring positioned between the insulating housing and conductive... Agent: Helen Odar Wolstoncroft Tyco Technology Resources

20090023342 - Vehicle electric current connector assembly with electric current sensors: An assembly for transporting electric current in a vehicle includes a connector and a sensor package. The connector comprises a plurality of prongs. The plurality of prongs are configured to receive and transport electric current. The sensor package is electrically coupled to the connector, and comprises a plurality of sensors.... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.c. (gm)

20090023343 - Sim card connector: A SIM card connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of electric terminals. The insulating body has accepting holes and accepting cavities. The electric terminal has a welded slice, a contact and a fixing portion. The welded slice and the contact are accepted in the accepting hole, the contact... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090023344 - Electrical power delivery system and method of manufacturing same: In some embodiments, an electrical power delivery system including: (a) a base having: (1) a first surface; and (2) a second surface spaced apart from the first surface by a first sidewall; (b) a platform extending away from the second surface of the base, the platform having a third surface... Agent: Kenneth Mori

20090023345 - Direct mounting connector: An inverter (apparatus), to which two motors are connected, or a connecting structure of the inverter and the motors is made compact. A direct mounting connector to be directly mounted on an apparatus, includes: six independent busbars 21-26 for connecting the apparatus to two auxiliary machines for three-phase alternating current;... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090023346 - Electrical connector with depressible contact stably retained: An electrical connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2) and a plurality of conductive contacts (3). The dielectric housing (2) comprises a plurality of contact passages (20) having retaining means (206) therein. Each conductive contact (3) comprises a retaining portion (30) engaging corresponding the contact passage (20) and a resiliently... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090023347 - Electric connector: An electric connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of probe contacts and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a plurality of mounting holes and a plurality of mounting slots. The mounting slots communicate respectively with and are perpendicularly to the mounting slots. The probe contacts are mounted... Agent: Patenttm.us

20090023348 - Electrical connector having a grounding spring: An electrical connector for interconnecting a camera module with a printed circuit board comprises a metal housing including a base wall and side walls extending upwardly from the edge of the base wall. Wherein one of the base wall and the side walls defines a grounding spring extending from the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017643 - Battery connection and monitoring: An idle control system for a vehicle is provided.... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090017644 - Land grid array connector assembly with pick up cap: A connector assembly comprises a connector (2) comprising an insulative housing (21) being adapted for receiving an electronic package therein with a number of passageways therethrough and comprising a base portion (22) and a number of projections (23) extending from corners of the base portion (22), a plurality of electrical... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017645 - Connector: A first contact and a second contact are inserted into one and the same inserting hole of a housing so that contact portions of the first and second contacts are facing to each other. The first contacts each include the contact portion at one end and a connection portion at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090017646 - Electric connector: An electric connector includes an insulative body and groups of contacts. The contacts are disposed in spaced relationship inside the body and arranged in at least two rows in a lateral direction of the body. The groups of contacts include a plurality of first contacts; and a plurality of second... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090017647 - Configurable printed circuit board: A configurable printed circuit board can be used with a bussed electrical center in a vehicle and has a dielectric body. The dielectric body defines an array of plated through-holes that are constructed to receive a terminal of an electrical adaptor. A conductive trace is also adhered to a surface... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090017648 - Electrical junction box for motor vehicle: An electrical junction box for a motor vehicle, the electrical junction box including a casing assembly, a bracket section and a bracket. The bracket section is integrated with and projected from an exterior of the casing assembly. The bracket section includes a top wall provided with a clip-engaging hole and... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090017649 - Method and apparatus for reduction of external elastomeric connector compression force: A connector system employs a first connector moiety on an insertable miniaturized form factor card. A mobile information device (MID) has a printed circuit board having a second connector moiety and a frame mounted on the MID PCB for receiving the card. A slot is present in the frame for... Agent: Utstarcom, Inc. C/o Laura Weiss, Paralegal

20090017650 - Electrical connector having improved electrical contacts: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting an electronic package (8) with a circuit substrate comprising a housing assembly with a plurality of first passageways (90) and a plurality of contacts (1) received in the housing assembly, the first passageways (90) comprise a back wall (902), a front wall (901)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017651 - Cable assembly: A cable assembly includes a cable having a plurality of signal lines; a plug portion connectable to a connection target; a circuit board, a first end portion of the circuit board being provided with a plurality of connection portions that are respectively connectable by soldering to the signal lines of... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090017652 - Electrical connector system having a continuous ground at the mating interface thereof: A connector interface may include an arrangement of contacts in a first connector, and a corresponding, complementary arrangement of contacts in a second connector mating with the contacts of the first connector. The contacts may be signal contacts or ground contacts. When the connectors are mated, a ground may be... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20090017653 - Electronic part equipped unit: An electronic part equipped unit includes a case body having a first recess portion for containing an electronic part and a second recess portion for containing a relay terminal and a ground terminal which are connected to the electronic part through leads, a wire side terminal to which a middle... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090017654 - Power plug assembly with improved connector configuration: A power plug assembly with improved connector configuration, comprises an inner base member defining at least two channels each provided with a retaining member having a transition portion and a deformable positioning portion extended from thereof. At least two terminals are snugly received into the corresponding channels including a retaining... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017655 - Electronic device: An electronic device including an electronic device main body provided with an external device connection terminal and a plurality of manipulation keys, an external device manipulation unit to surround the connection terminal, the external device manipulation unit being movable in at least two positions, and a main control unit to... Agent: Stanzione & Kim, LLP

20090017656 - Electrical connector having a protective door element: An electrical connector including a housing having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a mating plug; a plurality of electrically conductive contact elements at least partially extending into said socket for effecting electrical connection with corresponding electrically conductive contacts of the plug; and a door element coupled to... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090017657 - Electrical disconnect with radially-spaced terminals: An electrical disconnect has a pair of selectably engageable enclosures each including a housing and a cap and one or more terminals supported therein. The terminals each have spring fingers at outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090017658 - Electrical connector with an ejecting device: A socket connector for connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board includes an insulating base (6) defining a mating face (61) and a plurality of terminal grooves (65) therethrough in a first direction perpendicular to the mating face. A plurality of conductive terminals (7) is retained in the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017659 - Waterproof connector: In a waterproof connector, a mat seal and a rear grid are attached to a rear side of a connector housing. These mat seal and rear grid include terminal insertion openings and electric wire insertion openings, respectively, which communicate with terminal receiving chambers. Wire tubes are fitted to electric wires... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090017660 - Water resistant push-in connector: A water resistant push-in wire connector provides an electrical connection for two or more wires spliced together in a wet or underground location. The connector includes a non-conductive housing having a cavity filled with a water insoluble, non-conductive substance and a self-engaging contact clamp. The substance is sufficiently viscous such... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20090017661 - Adapter for a consumer electronic device with an information function: An adapter for removably mounting an electronic image device performing a first informational function to an appliance performing a cycle of operation on a consumer article. The adapter has a main body adapted to removably couple the electronic device to the appliance. The adapter provides a first mechanical support service... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090017662 - Connector device and electronic device: A following control unit 30 is provided. When a connecting-side connector 120 included in a connecting electronic device 100 is connected with a receiving-side connector 20 disposed within a main frame 10 and supported so as to be movable in a connection direction, the control unit 30 controls a movement... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500

20090017663 - Card processor: A card processor of the present invention has: an insertion slot, into which a card is inserted; a carriage path, along which the card inserted from the insertion slot is carried; and a shutter mechanism driven to make the insertion slot closable, wherein the shutter mechanism includes an oscillating member... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090017665 - Card edge connector: A card edge connector for electrically connecting an electronic card with an upper notch and a lower notch in its lateral edges to a circuit board includes an elongated insulating body, conducting terminals received in the insulating body and an ejecting mechanism pivotingly combined with at least one end of... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090017664 - Coplanar angle mate straddle mount connector: A straddle mount connector for connecting a daughter card to a circuit board includes a dielectric housing extending along a longitudinal axis. The housing has a daughter card side and an opposite straddle mount side. A longitudinally extending mating slot at the daughter card side is configured to receive a... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090017666 - Electrical connector socket with latch mechanism: An electrical connector for receiving a daughter card having a plurality of conductive surfaces is described. The electrical connector has a socket with an elongated slot for receiving the daughter card. The slot has electrical terminals for engaging the plurality of conductive surfaces on the daughter card and for electrically... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090017667 - Bushing well with improved coupling components: A bushing well, which generally includes a bushing well housing defining a conical inner cavity for receiving an end of a bushing insert and an electrically conductive insert disposed within the housing, wherein the insert has an installation tool engagement portion accessible by an installation tool via the inner cavity... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090017668 - Lead receptacle and pin frame assembly: A method includes (i) placing about a first alignment pin a first lead receptacle having a conductive portion, and (ii) placing about a second alignment pin a second lead receptacle having a conductive portion. The method further includes placing the first and second lead receptacles on a restraining fixture and... Agent: Campbell Nelson Whipps, LLC

20090017669 - Socket connector with loosening-proof structure: A socket connector with loosening-proof structure includes an insulating housing which defines insert holes in a front surface thereof and at least a receiving hole at one side thereof. The insulating housing has an upper cover and a lower cover. Electric terminals are received in the insulating housing respectively. Every... Agent: Wpat, PC Intellectual Property Attorneys

20090017670 - Electronic component and method of forming the same: An electronic component includes a substrate, an interconnection element, and a connector. The interconnection element has conductivity. The interconnection element is present over the substrate. The connector is present on the interconnection element. The connector may further include, but is not limited to, a base, at least one stopper, and... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090017671 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (100) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (4) and at least one alignment pin (2), the insulative housing (1) includes a plurality of passageways (116) for receiving the contacts (4) and at least one alignment... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017672 - Structure for leading out power code of electric apparatus: A structure for leading out a power code extended from a wiring board on which electronic components of an electronic apparatus are mounted, the structure includes: a first housing, accommodating the wiring board, and comprised of resin; a second housing, accommodating the first housing, and formed with an opening communicating... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090017673 - Battery connector with improved contact: A battery connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2), a first conductive contact (3) and a second conductive contact (4). The dielectric housing (2) defines a cylindrical receiving cavity (20) for holding a battery therein. The first conductive contact (3), secured in said dielectric housing (2) on a side wall... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017674 - Battery connector with reinforcing members: A battery connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2) and a first conductive contact (4). The dielectric housing (2) comprises a cylindrical receiving cavity, a base (20), holding means (24) formed toward an upper section of the receiving cavity for engaging with the top face of the accommodated battery (5)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017675 - Stereo connector assembly with rear terminal block: In one exemplary embodiment, a miniature stereo jack assembly includes an internal sub-assembly including a printed circuit board, a stereo jack component for receiving a stereo jack, and a terminal block. The stereo jack component is disposed against and in electrical contact with a first surface of the printed circuit... Agent: Leason Ellis LLP

20090017676 - Supporting device of a socket: A supporting device of a socket is located around a socket for supporting the electronic device and the transmission wire. When the plug located at the end of the transmission wire of the electronic device is plugged into the socket to connect with a power source or transmit data via... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090017677 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating base (1) defining a mounting surface (15) and a pair of receiving passageways (12) at longitudinal ends of the mounting surface. A plurality of conductive terminals (2) is secured in the insulating base (1). A pair of board lock devices (3) are retained in... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017678 - Bent-back plug-type connector for coaxial cables: A bent-back plug-type connector for coaxial cables includes a bent-back outer conductor having a first conductor section which extends along a plug axis and a second conductor section which adjoins the first conductor section and is arranged at an angle with respect thereto, as well as a first inner conductor,... Agent: The Webb Law Firm, P.C.

20090017680 - Adapter with a rechargeable power source for a consumer electronic device: An adapter for removably mounting an electronic device performing a data function to an appliance host. The adapter has a main body, a first mechanical coupling capable of removably coupling the electronic device to the adapter, and a second mechanical coupling capable of removably coupling the adapter to the host.... Agent: Whirlpool Patents Company - Md 0750

20090017679 - Electrical connector having a shielded element with conductivity and compressibility: Wherein at least a grounding finger is formed on the side wall and extends from the inner surface of the side wall to the opposite wall for contacting with the periphery of the camera module. And a shield element, which can be compress and conductive, is attached to the bottom... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017682 - Connector with serpentine ground structure: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090017681 - Connector with uniformly arrange ground and signal tail portions: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090017683 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of pins, and two connecting bases. The insulating body has a body portion and a connecting portion. The body portion has two receiving spaces. Each pin has a contacting portion and a piercing portion. The pins are disposed in an upper... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090017685 - Cable terminal device for transmitting electrical drive power: A terminal device has a housing (1) of insulating material, the housing surrounding a portion of the cable end in the manner of a sleeve and having a flange (21) directed towards the terminal receptacle. There is additionally provided an inner shield sleeve (8) of conductive material arranged in the... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20090017684 - Connector and pins thereof: A connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of pins, and two covering bodies. The insulating body has a receiving space, and a plurality of pin slots. Each pin has a contacting portion and a piercing portion. Each covering body has a plurality of wire slots and through holes that... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090017686 - Appliance connector device with integrated filter module: The present invention relates to an appliance connector device having an A plug contact, a B plug contact and a G plug contact, an A′ terminal, a B′ terminal and a G′ terminal, an electrically conducting filter jacket and a filter module, wherein the filter module has an A″ conductor,... Agent: D. Peter Hochberg Co. L.p.a.

20090017687 - Dual-use media card connector for backwards compatible holographic media card: A card connector which can interchangeably couple a holographic memory card or an electronic memory card to a card reader and/or writer which can then read and/or write to the coupled holographic memory card or electronic memory card. The card connector comprises: a memory card receiving section which can interchangeably... Agent: Jagtiani + Guttag

20090017689 - Electrical card connector with guide member: An electrical card connector for receiving at least two different cards, comprises: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the housing; an L-shaped shell assembled on the housing defining a receiving space for receiving the card; and a guide member assembled on the shell with a spring plate... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017688 - Stacked card connector: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector. The first card connector comprises a first insulating housing (12) received a plurality of first terminals (13), and the first terminals comprises a vertical portion (132).... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017690 - Electrical connector assembly and male type connector: An electrical connector assembly includes a male connector including a male housing and a retainer. The male housing is provided with a plurality of contact insertion openings and a retainer receiving slot. The retainer is provided with contact receiving slots corresponding to the contact insertion openings. The retainer is received... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20090017691 - In-line electrical disconnect with terminal holders: An electrical disconnect has a pair of selectably engageable enclosures each including a housing and a cap and one or more terminals supported therein. The terminals each have spring fingers at outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090017692 - Contact, and electric connector using the same: The invention provides a substantially L-shaped contact to be inserted into and held in a terminal insertion hole formed in a body of an electric connector. The contact includes a main portion to be press-fitted into a terminal insertion hole formed in a body of an electric connector; a bent... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090017693 - Electric connector: An electric connector includes: an insulating body, having holes aligned in a widthwise direction thereof at an equal pitch distance in a plurality of levels shifted in phase and spaced apart from one another in correspondence with contacts of a mating connector; a plurality of levels of contact groups, each... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090017694 - Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors: A wire connector has an enclosure including a housing and a cap and one or more contacts supported in the enclosure. The contacts each have outer ends opposite wire ports in the cap to receive a stripped end of a wire in a push-in engagement. One set of contacts has... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090017695 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly (100) combining at least two different types of interfaces, includes a first housing (1) having a first mating portion (11) at a front surface and a protrusion (12) extending from a bottom surface thereof. The protrusion has an upper portion and a lower portion being wider... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017696 - Electrical connector with anti-mismating mechanism for preventing incorrect insertion of a smaller sized mating connector: An electrical connector (100) for permitting insertion of a full sized plug (200) and for preventing insertion of a smaller sized plug (300) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (101) through a front face (10) thereof and a plurality of receiving grooves (12) extending in a mating... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017697 - Controlled impedance electrical connector: An electrical connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2) and a plurality of conductive contacts (3) aligned in a line and respectively secured in said dielectric housing (2). Each conductive contact (3) comprises a planar contacting section (30) having a contacting surface adopted to electrically engage a complementary electrical connector,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017698 - Connector and manufacturing method thereof: A connector and a method of manufacturing the same one are provided. The connector includes an insulating casing and a plurality of terminals. The insulating casing has a joining surface and a plurality of terminal holes. The terminal holes are arranged to pass through the joining surface in a manner... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090017699 - In-line push-in wire connector: A push-in wire connector has enclosure made of left and right housings. Each housing has a wire entry port and a wire receptacle box aligned with the port of the other housing. The wire entry ports face in opposite directions. A terminal is mounted in the housing and includes a... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090017700 - Connector assembly for an implantable medical device and process for making: A connector circuit assembly for use in an implantable medical device, and a method of making the assembly that includes a core portion formed of a thermoplastic material using either an injection molding process or a machining process. This core portion is adapted to be fitted with at least one... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20090017701 - Battery connector: A battery connector comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing; wherein the battery connector further including a block portion to prevent the contacts from dropping out of the insulative housing. The block portion can be used to reduce the moving extent of the contacts,... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090017702 - Clamping part with conducting body in the form of an overturned l for connecting electric cables: A wire clamp for connecting electric wires includes a conducting body having a horizontal portion and a vertical portion in the form of an overturned L. The vertical portion includes an opening adapted to receive the bare end of a wire for clamping and the horizontal portion includes an engagement... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c Attn: Patent Intake Customer No. 30623

20090017703 - Socket adaptor apparatus: A socket adaptor 10 made of an electrically insulating material has a main adaptor body 12 on which a plurality of through holes 14 containing an upper opening and a lower opening has been formed. In certain preferred embodiments a probe pin 60 and coil spring 62 is placed in... Agent: Sensata Technologies, Inc.

20090017704 - Electrical terminal and spring-force terminal connection therefor: The invention describes a spring-force terminal connection (2) for electrical conductors with a busbar section (5) and a bent leaf spring (3), which has a bearing limb (7), which is supported on the busbar section (5), a spring bend section (11), which adjoins the bearing limb (7), and a clamping... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090017705 - High density mount for a co-axial connector: The present disclosure relates to a connector having a main body portion and a housing portion. The housing mounts over the connector main body. The housing is adapted for securing the connector to another element such as a piece of telecommunications equipment.... Agent: Attention Of Alpaslan Sapmaz Merchant & Gould P.C.

20090011616 - Widely deployable charging system for vehicles: A mechanical, electrical and telecommunication system to electrically connect a vehicle to an electricity source to transfer energy to the vehicle is presented. In one rendition the system has a stationary portion on the road or infrastructure side, and a moving member on the vehicle. The system is designed to... Agent: Satyajit Patwardhan

20090011617 - Connection structure between printed circuit board and electronic component: Each wiring pattern is composed of a conductor layer and a tin plating layer, and includes a tip portion, a connection portion and a signal transmission portion. The width of the tip portion is equal to the width of the signal transmission portion, and the width of the connection portion... Agent: Panitch Schwarze Belisario & Nadel LLP

20090011618 - Light-emitting system with a plug connection: A light-emitting system is provided, in which a flexible printed circuit (2) is connected to a plug connection (4) which connects the flexible printed circuit (2) either to a power source or to a second flexible printed circuit (20). The connection of the flexible printed circuit to a second printed... Agent: Cohen Pontani Lieberman & Pavane LLP

20090011619 - Coaxial connector: A disclosed coaxial connector can be surface-mounted on a circuit board without degradation in signal transmission characteristics. The coaxial connector includes a center conductor, a surrounding conductor by which the center conductor is surrounded, and an insulating housing. The center conductor has a leg portion at its base end. The... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090011620 - Differential signal connector with wafer-style construction: Stacked receptacles in a connector that each provide side-by-side differential signal contacts, are attached to a circuit board without additional width to accommodate multiple layers of differential signals by using connector wafer inserts that rotate the side-by-side positioned differential signal contacts to front-to-back contacts.... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011621 - Reversibe universal serial bus connection interface for usb connectors and universal serial bus ports: A universal serial bus (USB) interface connection for one of a USB connector and a USB port of a device comprises an insulating substrate including a first side and a second side. First, second, third and fourth conductors are arranged adjacent to each other on the first side of the... Agent: Michael D. Wiggins

20090011622 - Plug-in connector: The plug-in connector (10a, 10b) according to the invention allows tolerances to be compensated between the printed circuit boards (38a, 38b) in the longitudinal direction (14a, 14b) of the plug-in connector, in the transverse direction (24a, 24b) of the plug-in connector and in the plug-in direction (34a, 34b). The plug-in... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090011623 - Low profile board-mounted connector: An electrical connector mountable to a circuit board is disclosed. The disclosed connector includes a shell which comprises a first plate-like portion, a second plate-like portion and connection portions. The first plate-like portion extends in a predetermined direction and is provided with fixed portions at opposite ends thereof in the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090011624 - Electric connector: The deterioration of the signal characteristic of a differential transmission connector is improved. The connector connected electrically with a plurality of cables each including a pair of signal lines and a pair of drain lines includes a pair of adjacent signal contactors connected with the pair of signal lines of... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090011625 - A connector ejector lever with a light pipe and method of manufacture: An electrical connector includes a connector body having a first end and an opposite second end. The connector body is configured to receive and electrically connect with an electric module. An ejector lever is pivotally mounted to at least one of the first and second ends for releasable retention of... Agent: Cantor Colburn LLP-ibm Poughkeepsie

20090011626 - Rotary connector device: A rotary connector device includes one cover having an outer peripheral wall, the other cover having an inner peripheral wall, and a plurality of flat harnesses which are received in a generally annular shape within a space formed by the two covers, and are rotated and bent in accordance with... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090011627 - Outlet device with changeable position features: An outlet device has position changeable features consist of at least one of outlet-unit with plurality of resilient contact-means and socket-set receiving-areas to connect with device's buss-means to deliver electric signal from electric signal source to said socket-set receiving-areas. The position of the outlet-units changeable while force applied to the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090011629 - Electrical connector having improved terminal arrangement thereof: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a receiving hole for accommodating a mating plug, a first set of and a second set of switch terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25), and a flexible terminal (27) positioned between the switch terminals (21, 22, 23, 24, 25). The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011628 - Self-muting audio connector: This disclosure concerns methods, systems and apparatus that can be automatically activated by means of insertion into a jack socket and designed such that when inserted, no longitudinal force is exerted on the jack. In particular, self-muting connectors employ a spring-biased switch with an internal spring and a protrusion. When... Agent: The Law Office Of Anthony M. Palazzolo Jr.

20090011630 - Connection adapter for sensors or actuators: A connection adapter is configured and shaped to be connected between the connection side of a sensor or of an actuator and the input side of a plug connector in order to adapt different plug faces of the sensor or actuator and of the plug connector to each other. The... Agent: K.f. Ross P.C.

20090011631 - Power connection apparatus of direct type backlight unit: Provided is a single integral power connection apparatus of a backlight unit with a pressure cam that compresses a lamp lead receiver including plate springs using an elastic restoring force of a cam spring such that the lamp lead receiver comes in contact with a lead of a CCFL to... Agent: Keusey, Tutunjian & Bitetto, P.C.

20090011632 - Connector: A connector includes: a first connector housing; a second connector housing to be engaged with the first connector housing; a locking arm and pair of ribs for maintaining the engagement of the first and second connector housings. The locking arm includes: an arm part extending vertically from an upper wall... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090011633 - Plug-in connector for printed circuits: The invention relates to a plug-in connector for printed circuits, comprising a plurality of contact elements, whereby said contact elements have two connecting faces each. The one connecting face is configured as an insulation displacement contact for connecting cores and the other connecting face is configured as a tuning fork... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090011634 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for a flat conductive member includes a housing with an opening portion, a plurality of terminals each having a contact portion, and a pressing member movable between an open position and a closed position. A sucking surface is formed on the pressing member, so that a suction... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC

20090011635 - Connector housing assembly and method for housing a connector contact connecting a wire to a conducting lead in a piece of foil: A connector housing assembly for accommodating a connector contact (5) for use in connecting a wire to a conducting lead (3) embedded in a piece of foil (1), comprises at least one connector housing part (11,15;34,38). At least one connector housing part (11,15;38) comprises a recess (16,25;39) for accommodating at... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090011636 - Flexible flat cable connector: The present invention discloses a flexible flat cable connector comprising an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals and a cover The conductive terminals are inserted into the terminal grooves of the insulating body, and the cover is assembled on the top of the containing space of the insulating body.... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090011637 - Coaxial cable connector: A coaxial cable connector connects coaxial cables with each other is disclosed. The coaxial cable connector includes a tap terminal, a tap housing, a tap locking member, a receptacle housing, a receptacle terminal and a receptacle locking member. The tap terminal is connected to a first coaxial cable, and has... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090011638 - Coaxial connector crimping tool: A coaxial connector crimping tool has a base, a handle, a transmittal unit and a crimping area. The base has a containment slot, and the containment slot has a guiding structure. One end of the handle pivoted on an end of the base. Two ends of the transmittal unit are... Agent: Kamrath & Associates P.A.

20090011639 - Hybrid cable for conveying data and power: Hybrid cables for conveying data and conducting operating power to electrically powered devices and a vehicle utilizing such cables are disclosed.... Agent: Howison & Arnott, L.l.p

20090011640 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of first and second contacts (31, 32) accommodated in the insulative housing and a conductive shell (5). The insulative housing includes first and second mating segments (25, 26) side by side arranged along a lateral direction perpendicular to a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011644 - High speed connector with spoked mounting frame: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011641 - High speed, high density electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a wafer formed with a ground shield made from a non-conductive material made conductive with conductive particles disposed therein, thereby eliminating the necessity of the metal ground shield plate found in prior art connectors while maintaining sufficient performance characteristics and minimizing electrical noise generated in the... Agent: Wolf Greenfield & Sacks, P.C.

20090011643 - Impedance control in connector mounting areas: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units. Each such unit supports a column of conductive terminals in two spaced-apart columns. The columns have differential signal terminal pairs separated from each other by larger intervening... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011645 - Mezzanine-style connector with serpentine ground structure: A high speed connector with reduced crosstalk utilizes individual connector support frames that are assembled together to form a block of connector units in a vertical arrangement. Each such unit supports an array of conductive terminals that are arranged in two spaced-apart rows. The rows have differential signal terminal pairs... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011642 - Short length compliant pin, particularly suitable with backplane connectors: An electrical connector having a plurality of connector units each having a pair of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs separated by a ground shield terminal. The ground shield terminals each face a different signal pair of terminals in an adjacent column. Notwithstanding the different size and configurations of... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011646 - Connector improved in reliability of connection: In a connector including a conductive contact, an insulating housing holding the contact, and a conductive shell covering the housing, the housing includes a protruding portion of a flat-plate shape having first and second principal surfaces faced to each other. The contact includes a first contacting portion disposed on the... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090011647 - Multifunctional power plug: A multifunctional power plug includes a housing, a plurality of contact blades, a power cable, and a control circuit unit. The housing forms an interior space, which accommodates the control circuit unit therein. The control circuit unit is electrically connected between the contact blades and the power cable. The control... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090011648 - Communication device, mobile device and method of communication: A communication device having a chip card configured to authorize a communication, the chip card having an interface connected to a communication controller via a modified standardized bus communication, a first and at least one second data source configured to connect to the communication controller.... Agent: Dickstein Shapiro LLP

20090011649 - Electrical card connector having ejecting mechanism: An electrical card connector (100) for receiving a card comprises an insulating housing (1), a shield (2) having an end mounted on the insulating housing and another end defining an inserting opening for the card inserting, and an ejector (4) assembled on a lateral side of the shield. The ejector... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011651 - Electrical connector with an improved pressing member: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity for receiving an FPC, a pressing member assembled on the insulating housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and a pair of locking members retained on two ends of the insulating housing. The pressing member has... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011650 - Stacked card connector: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) positioned under the first electrical card connector, a retaining member (4) provided on the second card connector and a converting mechanism plate (3) received in the retaining member. The first card connector... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011652 - Method of connecting electric signals between electronic apparatus: In a method of connecting electric signals between electronic apparatus, various signal terminals or sockets used to connecting power supply, audio/video signals, or transmission cables are integrated into a stackable connection terminal interface. Each of the connection terminals provides a plurality of signal transmission paths or contacts, and is electrically... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090011653 - Stacked card connector: A stacked card connector (100) adaptor for receiving cards includes a first card connector (1), a second card connector (2) under the first card connector and a converting plate (3) assembled on the second card connector. The first card connector includes a plurality of first terminals (13) with a vertical... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090011655 - Backplane connector with improved pin header: A backplane electrical connector having a pin header that includes a one-piece housing supporting a plurality of columns of edge coupled differential signal pairs of contacts each separated by a ground contact. The pin header housing base is formed with a plurality of air passageways extending through the base, including... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090011654 - Jack with modular mounting sleeve: A housing for a coaxial jack including an opening for receiving the jack, the opening including a guide for preventing rotation of the jack within the opening. The housing also includes a stop to limit sliding of the jack within the opening and a flange extending from an outer surface.... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090011656 - Instrumentation kit of a bicycle and bicycle comprising such kit: An instrumentation kit of a bicycle comprises a bundle of cables for electrically connecting a first electronic component of the kit to a second electronic component of the kit, the cables of the bundle being cut off to form a first bundle portion and a second bundle portion. The first... Agent: Volpe And Koenig, P.C.

20090011657 - Electrical connector and conducting terminal used therein: The present invention provides an electrical connector and a conducting terminal thereof. Particularly, the present invention provides a conducting terminal having enhanced structural strength in virtue of a lumber portion and a supporting means. The conducting terminal includes a longitudinal axis and a proximal end, a lumber portion and a... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090011658 - Connector: A base wall (21) of a connector housing (20) is formed with through holes (25), into which terminal fittings (60) are insertable. The inner surface of each through hole (25) includes an inclined portion (26) narrowed toward the rear side from the front surface of the base wall (21) and... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090011659 - Electrical splice connector: An electrical connector union coupler assembly including a coupling subassembly and a collet retainer. The coupling subassembly includes a coupling sleeve rotatably connected to a coupling body. The coupling body includes a first end with a threaded section and a first surface adapted to press against a first set of... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090011660 - Plug-and-socket connector with screw-type connection: An improved electrical plug-and-socket connectors with screw-type clamping connections has a step-shaped screw brake for protecting against loss of the clamping screw of connecting stranded conductors of electrical components having as the clamping mode a screw-type clamping connection. The screw brake has one, two or more strips. The plug-and-socket connector... Agent: Hiscock & Barclay, LLP

20090011661 - Connector: A connector (10) is provided with a housing (11) to be mounted on an electrically conductive bracket (B), a plurality of terminal fittings (12) connected with coaxial cables each including an outer conductor as a ground wire and to be mounted in the housing (11), and a plurality of split... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090011662 - Surface mount contact member: A surface mount contact member includes a metal base and a conductive coil spring. The metal base is provided with a nozzle suction surface to be sucked by a suction nozzle and a soldering surface that can be soldered. The soldering surface is faced downward when the nozzle suction surface... Agent: Davis Bujold & Daniels, P.l.l.c.

20090011663 - Coaxial cable end-processing structure, coaxial cable shielding terminal and press-fastening apparatus: An intermediate portion of an insulating sheath of a coaxial cable is removed, and a first insulating sheath portion is drawn toward a second insulating sheath portion, so that a braid is projected into an annular shape outwardly from an interval between opposed ends of the first and second insulating... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090011664 - Connector with bifurcated contact arms: A backplane electrical connector electrically and physically connects a daughter card printed circuit board to a backplane printed circuit board. The electrical connect can be of a two-piece construction including a daughtercard connector mateable with a pin header. The daughtercard connector can be assembled from a plurality of wafers which... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090004888 - Wiring board and bus bar segments to be used therefor: A wiring board formed with electric circuits is provided, wherein said electric circuits are formed by comprising straight bus bar segments, each of the straight bus bar segments having contact portions at opposite ends thereof, said wiring board having means for bringing the respective contact portions into electrical contact... Agent: Nixon & Vanderhye, PC

20090004889 - Board-connecting connector: A board-connecting connector including a pair of inner housings opposed to each other for receiving elastic contact terminals with respect to a circuit board, a guiding plate having a sloped guiding part for engaging inner housing-driven projections and guiding the inner housings close to each other, and an outer housing... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090004890 - Skived electrical contact for connecting an ic device to a circuit board and method of making a contact by skiving: The disclosed embodiments relate to the formation of an electrical contact using a skiving technique. The electrical contact includes a spring structure that has been skived away from an underlying metal body, but the spring remains coupled with the metal body which provides a base for the spring structure. The... Agent: Intel/bstz Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090004892 - Board connector module for mezzanine circuit board assemblies: The invention relates to a board connector module including a frame accommodating an array of substantially-parallel signal leads (S) and ground leads (G) extending in a longitudinal direction (L). The said frame includes edges extending substantially parallel to said leads and one or more transverse bars extending between said edges.... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090004893 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly (100) in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, comprises an electrical connector (200) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate (60) and a connecting device (300) for fixing the electrical connector (200) to the circuit substrate (60). The electrical connector (200)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090004891 - Test access for high density interconnect boards: A novel HDI board that enables test probe access comprises a stack of insulating layers having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface includes at least two devices and the second surface includes a test probe accessible solder bead. The two devices are electrically coupled by... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090004894 - Connector fixing structure and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a connector fixing structure includes a printed circuit board assembly, and a base to which the printed circuit board assembly is attached. The printed circuit board assembly has a connector mounted on a printed circuit board, and a connector panel attached to the printed circuit board.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090004895 - Bus bar system, method, and kit: A replacement bus system having one or more conductive shafts supporting wire attachment lugs and spacers that ride along the conductive shaft; the spacers are conductive and separate the attachment lugs. The lugs and spacers may be secured onto the shaft by a locking mechanism. By providing a shaft on... Agent: Williams Mullen

20090004896 - Sheilded sub-miniature connection assembly and process for equipping such a connection: A shielded sub-miniature connection assembly having two sub-miniature connectors with housings provided with means of locking, two molded thermoplastic half-shells having a high contact density miniature sub-assembly with a molded thermoplastic insulating body provided with contact cavities for the positioning and retention of contacts, a back plate provided with a... Agent: Perman & Green

20090004897 - 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. A positioning device on the middle carrier has a portion that protrudes outside the casing and operates like a button.... Agent: Sawyer Law Group LLP

20090004898 - Wireless network card and usb interface protection structure thereof: A universal serial bus (USB) interface protection structure for protecting a universal serial bus interface wrapped with a metal layer protruding from an electronic device. The USB interface protection structure includes a detachable cap having an open end and a close end, a cavity located on the close end, a... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090004899 - Method and apparatus for electrostatic discharge of connectors: A port (such as, but not limited to, an RJ45 port) may comprise a cavity having a plurality of pins and an electrostatic discharge element coupled to a system ground. As the plug is inserted into the cavity, the electrostatic discharge element contacts the plug prior to the plug coming... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090004900 - Low profile shorting bar for electrical connector: Disclosed herein is an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing, at least two male contacts, and a shorting member. The at least two male contacts are mounted within the housing. The shorting member is connected to the housing. The shorting member includes a single loop section and an... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090004901 - Connector having a stopper mechanism defining a movable range of a housing receiving a connection object: In a connector adapted to be connected to and disconnected from a connection object in connecting and disconnecting directions, the connector includes a first housing for receiving the connection object and a second housing holding the first housing so that the first housing is three-dimensionally movable. A contact is held... Agent: Collard & Roe, P.C.

20090004903 - Electrical connector having hybrid standoff: The present invention provides an electrical connector for establishing electrical connection between an IC module and a PCB. The electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a set of electrical contacts received in the housing. The insullative housing has a mating surface and a mounting surface opposite thereto. The mating... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090004902 - Land grid array (lga) socket loading mechanism for mobile platforms: Techniques for a land grid array (LGA) socket loaded mechanism for mobile platforms are described. An apparatus includes a LGA socket mounted to a printed circuit board, and a LGA package seated in the LGA socket. The LGA package includes an LGA package substrate and a semiconductor die mounted on... Agent: Intel Corporation C/o Intellevate, LLC

20090004904 - 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.

20090004905 - Electrical connector having locking mechanism: An electrical connector (1) adapted for electrically connecting an electronic package includes a housing (2), a cover (3) and a locking mechanism. The housing has a bottom wall (21), a number of rising walls (22-24) and a receiving space (27) defined therebetween. The cover is attached to a top portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090004906 - Electrical connector having cam locking features: An electrical connector including a jack including an external peripheral groove, a jack center conductor and a jack outer conductor; and a plug configured to receive the jack, the plug including a locking member, a plug center conductor and a plug outer conductor. The external peripheral groove is configured to... Agent: Grossman, Tucker, Perreault & Pfleger, PLLC

20090004907 - Connector converters for portable electronic device power adapters: A system is provided for selectively connecting a plurality of diverse power adapters (12) to a specific portable electronic device (10). The system including: a set of connector converters (30), each connector converter (30) having a first end (32) which is configured the same as the first end (32) of... Agent: Fay Sharpe/lucent

20090004908 - Cord protector for power tools: A power tool having a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a power cord connected to the motor, and a cord protector operably engaging the power cord. The cord protector comprising at least one elastically-deformable biasing member engaging the power cord and exerting a biasing force upon the power... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090004909 - Cord protector for power tools: A power tool having a housing, a motor disposed in the housing, a power cord connected to the motor, and a cord protector operably engaging the power cord for movement therewith. The cord protector comprises a cam follower bracket having a camming slot sized to receive a cam follower. The... Agent: Harness Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090004910 - Adaptor for cable connector: An adapter for a cable connector secured with a cable end portion to make the electrical connection by being removably mounted on a receptacle of the cable connector includes a pair of operation portions, a pair of guide pins integrally formed in front of the operation portions and each having... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090004911 - Power supply system: For improving durability of a wiring harness of a power supply system used in a sliding structure, a power supply system 1 includes a casing 3; a wiring harness 2; a harness supporter 6 arranged so as to move freely back-and-forth in the casing 3; and a constant force spring... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090004913 - High density patch panel: A patch panel is disclosed. The patch panel includes a frame, a faceplate mountable into a rear side of the frame, and at least one modular jack mountable into a rear side of the faceplate. The frame has a plurality of faceplate openings, and the faceplate has a plurality of... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20090004912 - Sub-assembly frame comprising a standard rear panel and sub-assemblies that have at least a double width: In one aspect, a device for use in sub-assembly frames with a standard rear panel and cross-links that connect directly adjacent slots of the sub-assembly frame in pairs is provided. The device connects the cross-links in such a way that a communication path is also available for sub-assemblies that are... Agent: Bell, Boyd & Lloyd, LLP

20090004914 - Method of seating a connector on a coaxial cable: A method for installing compression connectors of various sizes and types on the end of a coaxial cable utilizes a tool having a base mounting a pair of movable anvils for engaging two different lengths of connectors. The movable anvils define an aperture which is shaped to permit easy entry... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090004915 - Connector receptacle with receptacle emi shield: An electrical connector receptacle that includes receptacle-side electrical contacts, a socket, and a receptacle shield. The socket is configured such that a connector may be inserted therein allowing the electrical contacts of the connector to interface with the receptacle-side electrical contacts. The receptacle shield is placed in the back of... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090004916 - Connector: The invention provides a connector in which, in an over-mold process, it is possible to prevent a molten resin from flowing through inevitable gaps (88, 89) of a shell (80) into the inside of the shell, thereby preventing problems such as that movable portions of contacts (20) become immovable, from... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090004917 - Electrical connector with emi shield: An electrical connector having an electrical interface assembly electrical processing circuitry, and an EMI barrier. The electrical interface assembly has a plurality of electrical contacts for interfacing with a receptacle when the electrical connector is connected to a corresponding receptacle. The electrical processing circuitry is for processing electrical signals received... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090004918 - Rf shielded, series inductor, high rf power impedance matching interconnector for co2 slab laser: A RF shielded, series inductor, high power impedance matching network interconnector is provided for connecting an RF power supply to electrodes contained in the shielded, hermetically sealed laser tube housing of a slab laser system. The impedance matching interconnector comprises a short length of co-axial conductor and an impedance matching... Agent: Stallman & Pollock LLP

20090004919 - Stacked card connector: A stacked card connector (100) includes a first electrical card connector (1), a second electrical card connector (2) under the first electrical card connector, and a converting mechanism (5) on the second electrical card connector having a pair of opposite surfaces (431, 432) in a card inserting direction. The first... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090004921 - Adapter system for use with an expresscard slot: An adapter system is disclosed including a pair of adapters operating in conjunction with each other to allow a variety of different, off-the-shelf memory cards to be used within the ExpressCard slot.... Agent: Vierra Magen/sandisk Corporation

20090004920 - Method of adapting an expresscard slot for use with portable memory cards: An adapter system is disclosed including a pair of adapters operating in conjunction with each other to allow a variety of different, off-the-shelf memory cards to be used within the ExpressCard slot.... Agent: Vierra Magen/sandisk Corporation

20090004923 - Apparatus and methods for connecting two electrical devices together: Methods and apparatus are provided for connecting together two audio components that have different size connectors and/or a different configuration of electrical contacts between them. In one embodiment of the present invention, an audio adaptor is designed having an audio plug of one size to mate with a first electrical... Agent: Ropes & Gray LLP

20090004924 - Cable connector and connector assembly: A cable connector is to be fitted to a mating connector attached to a circuit board. The cable connector includes a housing including a terminal hole for inserting a cable with a terminal; and a movable member attached to the housing for positioning the terminal at a regular position. The... Agent: Kubotera & Associates, LLC Suite 202

20090004922 - Electrical connection system having wafer connectors: An electrical connection system comprises a connector shell and a plurality of wafer connectors that plug into the connector shell. Each wafer connector holds a plurality of electric terminals that are attached to ends of electric cables, and a lock bar that is attached to the connector shell to retain... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090004925 - Electrical connector with improved contact facilitating low insertion force: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving cavity (110) and a passageway (1130) in communication with the receiving cavity therein, and an electric contact (3) received in the passageway and extending into the receiving cavity for contacting with a complementary connector. The receiving cavity has... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090004926 - Connector: The invention provides a connector in which, while miniaturization and thinning are attained at a level equivalent to the conventional art, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon that molten solder drips from a wire connecting portion to form a solder bridge between adjacent contacts, from occurring, and a cable... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090004927 - Wiring harness with integrated two-way in-line connection capability: A wire harness for a motor vehicle is provided. The wire harness includes a primary node that includes a first pair of communication wires, and a optional slave node that includes a slave connector. The wire harness also includes a second pair of communication wires and a first connector that... Agent: Daimlerchrysler Intellectual Capital Corporation Cims 483-02-19

20090004928 - Method and process for manufacturing a terminal block: A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable comprising the steps of providing a mold having a first half and a second half, each forming a respective body cavity configured to form a terminal block and configured to receive a substrate comprising a plurality of openings adapted... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20090004929 - Electrical pressure contact: The invention relates to an electrical pressure contact comprising a housing sleeve (10) that is provided with an end facing the contact and an end facing away from the contact, a conductive contact head (14) which is mounted in the housing sleeve (10) so as to be movable in an... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C