Electrical connectors inventions 04/09

20090111286 - Wristbands incorporating electronic storage media programmed to store personal medical and identification information and methods for using same: A wristband incorporating electronic storage media programmed with accessible and downloadable personal medical and identification information. The wristband has first and second ends which are detachably coupled. An electrical connector, electrically interconnected to the storage media, extends from the first end of the wristband. Prior to use, the wristband ends... Agent: R. Michael West Law Offices Of R. Michael West

20090111287 - Magnetic connector for mobile electronic devices: A magnetic connector for connecting various cables to a mobile electronic device includes a connector part in the mobile electronic device and a connector part attached to the cable. One of the connector parts includes a permanent magnet and the other connector part includes magnetic material or another magnet. The... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090111288 - Card connector and method of assembling same: A card connector is disclosed that includes a first housing configured to have a first card inserted thereinto to be attached thereto; a second housing configured to have a second card inserted thereinto to be attached thereto, the second housing being provided on the first housing; and multiple contact members... Agent: Ipusa, P.l.l.c

20090111289 - Compliant electrical contact and assembly: A compliant electrical contact and an assembly employing a plurality of the contacts that provides an interface between two electrical devices. The contact has a convoluted spring with convolutions and a contact point at each end. In one contact embodiment, the convolutions have appendages which electrically short adjacent convolutions throughout... Agent: Altman & Martin

20090111290 - Electrocoated contacts compatible with surface mount technology: According to various aspects, exemplary embodiments are provided of contacts that may be compatible with surface mount technology. The contacts may be surface mountable for establishing an electrical pathway (e.g., electrical grounding contact, etc.) from at least one electrically-conductive surface on the substrate to another electrically-conductive surface (e.g., EMI shield,... Agent: Harness, Dickey, & Pierce, P.l.c

20090111291 - Information storage card holding structure and electrical device using the same: An information storage card holding structure and an electric device using the same are provided. The electric device includes a circuit board and an information storage card holding structure. The holding structure, making an information storage card selectively electrically connected to several metallic points placed on a surface of the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090111292 - Surface mount technology pad layout for docking connector systems: A pad array for a surface mount technology board includes a front row ground pad as a single pad, followed by a signal pad. The ground pads internal to the array may be arranged as pairs of pads interconnected to each other, with sandwiching signal pads on the internal portion... Agent: Ward And Smith, P.A.

20090111293 - Retractable protection apparatus for electronic device pins: An apparatus for protecting an array of pins of an electronic device is provided. The apparatus includes a pin protector defining an array of holes therethrough, wherein each hole is configured to receive one of the pins. The apparatus also comprises a spring element configured to bias the pin protector... Agent: Hewlett Packard Company

20090111294 - Bus bar to printed circuit board interface for electric and hybrid electric vehicles: A bus bar and a related electrical assembly for an electric traction system of a vehicle are provided. The bus bar includes an electrically conductive body configured for coupling to an electrical device high current node, the electrically conductive body comprising a circuit board mounting end, and a plurality of... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C. (gm)

20090111295 - Computer system with riser card: A riser card (10) includes a card body (11) and a connector (20). The card body defines an opening (12) therein, and has a first side and an opposite second side. The connector is secured in the opening of the card body, and has a first edge connector socket (22)... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090111296 - Latching device used for locking two daughter printed circuit boards in connector set: A latching device (1) for retaining two daughter printed circuit boards (6), includes a fixing member (2) of one piece and a pair of metallic latching members (3) secured to the fixing member. The fixing member includes an elongated main body (20), a pair of supporting portions (21) extending from... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111297 - Connecting apparatus adapted in a board module: A connecting apparatus adapted in a board module is provided. The board module comprises a first board where the connecting apparatus is placed thereon and a second board. The connecting apparatus comprises a cylindrical main body with a bulge formed thereon and a rotary device. The rotary device comprises a... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090111298 - Retention member: An electrical connector may include a connector housing, a first leadframe assembly received in the connector housing, a second leadframe assembly received in the connector housing and a retention member. Each leadframe assembly may include a leadframe housing, and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts extending therethrough. Each leadframe housing... Agent: Woodcock Washburn, LLP

20090111299 - Surface mount array connector leads planarization using solder reflow method: A connector and method for making wherein the connector has a connector body, connector leads extending from the connector body for solder connection to an electronic circuit wherein the connector leads do not extend a uniform distance from the body connector body. A solder paste is formed on each connector... Agent: International Business Machines Corporation

20090111300 - Rapid-installation connector for an armored cable: The invention concerns a connector for an armoured cable, this connector comprising a socket body and a conductive earthing member, the socket body being designed to receive a multi-conductor plug and comprising a wall element conformed so as to be in contact with this plug, and the earthing member comprising... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090111301 - Connector: A prevention part projected forward from a rear-end surface of a hood part (12) has a first prevention piece (61) disposed within a region of a rear-end surface of the hood part (12) from which a plurality of tabs (22) is projected; and a pair of second prevention pieces (62)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090111302 - Microswitch for a coaxial plug and socket connector: The invention concerns a microswitch for a coaxial plug and socket connector with a contact spring and a mating contact, wherein the contact spring is a cross-shaped leaf spring.... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20090111303 - Busbar device and circuit board having the same: A busbar device includes a conductive body. The conductive body is provided with a number of mounting holes corresponding to the mounting holes of a mount device for mounting the busbar device. The conductive body is a flexible conductive body, and the distance between every two adjacent mounting holes in... Agent: Leydig, Voit & Mayer, Ltd (for Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd)

20090111304 - Receptacle connector: A connector comprising an insulating body defining a slot that is adapted to receive a pluggable module. A plurality of conductive pins extend into the slot and at least one extension, coupled to the insulating body, protects the plurality of pins from being shorted by an incorrectly inserted pluggable module.... Agent: Raymond R. Moser Jr., Esq. MoserIPLaw Group

20090111305 - Tool having integral plug: An electrical tool includes a main housing, an operative portion integrally connected to, and forming part of, the main housing, and a plug integrally connected to, and forming part of, the main housing. The plug comprising a base or main body, a plug connecting interface and first and second spades... Agent: Mcandrews Held & Malloy, Ltd

20090111306 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector, suitable for being mounted on a circuit board, comprising an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals, and a shielding cover is provided. The insulating housing includes a plurality of terminal channels, inside which a plurality of terminals are disposed individually and electrically connected with the circuit board,... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090111307 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector includes a metal shield (1) defining a receiving room in which a memory card is insertable in a card insertion direction through an insert opening generally at a front end thereof, an insulated housing (2) shielded by the metal shield (1), and defining a receiving portion... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111308 - Latch, latch-mountable connector housing, and latch-mountable connector: A metal-latch-mountable connector housing 3 includes: a main body 42b; and a metal latch 5 for inhibiting separation of the main body 42 and the first housing 22 from each other. The main body 42b has a groove 42d. During a connected state, the metal latch 5 sandwiches the first... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090111309 - Electrical card connector having a holding device: An electrical card connector assembled on a bracket, comprising: an insulative housing; a plurality of contacts received by the insulative housing; a shell covering on the insulative housing; and a holding device located at the outside of the electrical card connector and comprising a retaining hole and a screw hole... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111310 - Quick-release connector: A connector includes a locking mechanism that locks the connector in a socket but allows removal of the connector without a manual operation that relies on depressing the locking mechanism. The connector is released from the socket when a sufficient pulling force is applied to the connector. The connector includes... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, PLLC

20090111312 - Connector device and locking structure: Rear engageable surfaces (16B) of engageable portions (16) face communicating portions (37) and are inclined to produce forces for pushing another housing (11) forward in a connecting direction with one housing (21) upon receiving resilient restoring forces of leg portions (51) when a pair of connectors (10, 20) reach a... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090111311 - One-piece pc board magnet wire terminal: A system and method for terminating a wire to an electrical device, such as a printed circuit board, is disclosed. The system includes a terminal having slots configured to receive, secure and form an electrical connection with the wire. The terminal also has compliant electrical contact fingers that form a... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090111313 - Latch-mountable connector housing, and electric connecting device: An electric connecting device of the present invention includes: a first connector having a first housing 22; a second connector having a second housing 42; and a metal latch 5. The first housing 22 has a cylindrical fitting 23, and the second housing 42 has a fitting receiver. On an... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090111314 - Latch-mountable connector housing, latch-mountable conector, and electric connecting device: A metal-latch-mountable connector housing 3 includes: a main body 42b; and a metal latch 5 which is capable of resiliently sandwiching a first housing 22 so as to inhibit separation of the main body 42 and the first housing 22 from each other. During a connected state, the metal latch... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20090111315 - Connector: A connector for transmitting signals using electrostatic coupling, comprises an inner first conductor portion and an outer first conductor portion respectively connected to two signal lines, an inner electrode portion having a facing area larger than the cross-sectional area of the inner first conductor portion in the direction perpendicular to... Agent: Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian, LLP

20090111316 - Fusible link unit with hinge section: A hinge section including bending sections at both side edges of a band plate section is provided in center of a busbar. On both sides of the hinge section, two fuse circuit constituting plate sections are integrally formed to be linked thereto. Two resin housings are assembled by insert molding... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090111317 - Devices for connecting conductors of twisted pair cable to insulation displacement contacts: A termination device to facilitate interconnection of a twisted pair communications cable to IDCs includes: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of two conductors of a twisted pair communications cable and... Agent: Myers Bigel Sibley & Sajovec

20090111318 - Connector: A connector (S) includes a housing (10) having an insertion hole (16) formed through three adjacent surfaces of the housings (10) and communicating with cavities (11). A retainer (50) is inserted into the insertion hole (16) through an insertion port (16A) in a first of the three adjacent surfaces of... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090111319 - Strain relief backshell assembly: A backshell assembly that includes a housing configured to terminate a cable. The housing has a main body defining a central longitudinal axis, a connector interface for mating with an electrical connector, and at least one adjustment extension extending from the main body opposite the connector interface and substantially parallel... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090111320 - Enhanced universal serial bus connector: An electrical connector (male and female) that support conventional Universal Serial Bus (USB) signals and includes additional contacts to enable advanced communications and/or functionality between electronic devices and/or accessory devices. In one embodiment, an electrical connector includes a contact support member housed at least partially within a housing. A plurality... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090111321 - Strain relief backshell assembly: A backshell assembly that includes a housing configured to terminate a cable that has a main body defining a central longitudinal axis and a connector interface for mating with an electrical connector. At least one adjustment extension extends from the main body opposite the connector interface and substantially parallel to... Agent: Blank Rome LLP

20090111322 - Structure for mounting chandelier arms: A quick connect and disconnect device for attaching and detaching an arm (30) of an electrical fixture with a base (22) of the electrical fixture is provided. The device includes a first connection plug (24) attached to the base (22) of the electrical fixture. The first connection plug (22) has... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090111323 - Coaxial connector with telescoping center conductor mechanism: A connector having a front end for attachment to a terminal and a back end for attachment to a coaxial cable includes a body, a post mounted within the body; and a contact assembly movably mounted within the post and body. The contact assembly includes a guide, a contact mounted... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090111324 - Shield housing for a separable connector: A separable connector shield housing includes a layer of conductive material disposed at least partially around a layer of non-conductive material. The layers are molded together. For example, the conductive material can be overmolded around the non-conductive material, or the non-conductive material can be insert molded within the conductive material.... Agent: King & Spalding, LLP

20090111325 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of shielding layers, and a plurality of insulating layers. The insulating body has a plurality of terminal-receiving holes. The shielding layers are mounted on the terminal-receiving holes. The insulating layers are mounted on the shielding layers, and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090111326 - Car inside lamp adaptor device: A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive... Agent: A-sheng Yang

20090111328 - Electrical adapter having grounding means: An electrical adapter comprises a first mating portion adapted for engaging a first type interface complement connector, a second mating portion adapted for engaging a second type interface complement connector, a mounting plane adapted for being set on a printed circuit board, and grounding means. The first mating portion defines... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111329 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (2), a metal shield (1) covering the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space therebetween, a printed circuit board (PCB) (5), an insulator (3) assembled on the PCB and a plurality of terminals (4) received in the insulator. The insulating... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111327 - Hdmi snap-in coupler: The present invention relates to a HDMI snap-in coupler, which comprises a circuit board, a first HDMI connection port module, a second HDMI connection port module, a top housing, and bottom housing. The first and second HDMI connection port modules are set on the circuit board. The top housing accommodates... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090111330 - Triple mating configurations of connector: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing defining a front mating cavity; a mating tongue extending into the front mating cavity and defining thereon first and second mating faces opposite to each other, said mating tongue dividing said mating cavity into a first mating space confronting the first mating face... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111331 - Receptacle with multiple contact sets for different connector types: A receptacle that is configured to receive connectors of different types. If a connector of one type is received into the receptacle, the connector contacts engage one set of receptacle contacts. If a connector of another type is received into the receptacle, the connector contacts engage another set of receptacle... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090111332 - Electrical connector with integrated circuit bonded thereon: An electrical connector is mounted to a printed circuit board with a number of electrical circuits thereon for mating with a complementary plug. The electrical connector has a connector member and an IC bonded to connector member and combining with the connector member into a single unit. The connector member... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090111333 - Electrical connector for computer peripheral device: An electrical connector of a computer peripheral device has an insulating base having a plurality of slots spaced along the side of the insulating base and each of the slots having a conductive terminal. Each of the conductive terminals has a first end and a second end. The first end... Agent: Rabin & Berdo, PC

20090111334 - Stacked terminal block arrangement with connector means: A connector arrangement connects the contacts of a stack of terminal blocks, including a first conductive bridge extending longitudinally of a given terminal block for selectively connecting together the contacts thereof, and a second laterally-extending conductive bridge for connecting together corresponding contacts of various selected terminal blocks of the stack.... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20090111335 - Miniature electrical connector with extractable contact elements and associated tool for unlocking and extracting the contacts: An electrical connector may include an insulating body including a series of at least two parallel and adjacent longitudinal cells which may be aligned. The electrical connector may include a series of electrical contact elements, each of which may include a locking section which may include at least one locking... Agent: Pepper Hamilton LLP

20090111337 - Electrical connector: By providing two integrated components, an outer housing and an inner sleeve member, with the outer housing comprising a generally hollow cylindrical construction incorporating two threaded zones formed at both terminating ends, with the central portion of the hollow cylinder being formed in an arcuate curved shape, an efficient, easily... Agent: Melvin I. Stoltz

20090111336 - Split connector and method: A connection system for signals includes an electrical connector and a receptacle. The electrical connector includes an elongated plug portion having a plurality of electrical contacts arranged thereon, wherein a first and a second electrical contact of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged circumferentially adjacent to one another, and... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090104793 - Electronic device and connector and card insertion method thereof: A connector is provided. The connector is for connecting an electronic card. The electronic card comprises a first card side and a second card side, a first notch formed on the first card side, and a second notch formed on the second card side. The connector comprises a body, a... Agent: Quintero Law Office, PC

20090104794 - Land grid array connector: An LGA connector, for interconnecting an IC package with a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing having a number of electrical terminals received therein, a metal stiffener mounted to the insulative housing, a cover and a lever pivotally engaged to two opposite ends of the stiffener, respectively. The insulative... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090104795 - Contacts and electrical connecting apparatus using the same: An electrical connecting apparatus uses a plurality of contacts each of which includes: a principal portion having an outer face curved and directed to a conductive portion of a base plate and received in a recess and a slit of a housing; a front end portion continuous to the front... Agent: Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.

20090104796 - Electrical connector having a connecting assembly: An electrical connector (100) mounted on a printed circuit board (1) includes a housing unit (2), an outer shield (4) enclosing the housing unit, and a connecting assembly (5) connecting the outer shield to the printed circuit board. The connecting assembly has a supporting member (51), a conductive member (50)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090104797 - Electrical socket: An electrical socket for electrically connecting with a camera module includes a housing, a grounding spring embedded in the housing, a plurality of terminals received in the housing, and a pair of first shields in collaboration with a pair of second shields for substantially enclosing the housing, and a wire... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090104798 - Terminal and method for producing the same: A method for producing a terminal has the steps of disposing butt surfaces of a pair of forming dies and side surfaces of a linear conductive material having a square shape in cross section parallel to one another, forming cutting recesses on ridge lines of the linear conductive material by... Agent: Osha Liang L.L.P.

20090104799 - Adapter for usb and audio interface: An adapter includes a first USB interface, a second USB interface, and an audio interface. The first and the second USB interfaces each have a power pin, a first data pin, a second data pin, and a ground pin. The pins of the first USB interface respectively connected to the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090104800 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises a header and a plurality of electrical cable terminations. Each of the cable terminations includes an electrically conductive housing, at least one signal contact positioned within an interior of the housing and electrically insulated from the housing, and at least two ground contacts extending from... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090104801 - Grounded connector: Ground connections are made between first and second electrical connectors (1, 27). The first connector has a first sleeve (5) and has contact elements (23) mounted on the first sleeve. The second connector has a second sleeve (31) with slots (35) that receive the contact elements (23) when the connectors... Agent: Leon D. Rosen Freilich, Hornbaker & Rosen

20090104802 - Electrical connector assembly: A receptacle for an electrical connector assembly is provided and includes a housing having a contact retention portion for holding an electrical contact. The contact retention portion includes a connector face for engaging a plug assembly and a side proximate to the connector face. The receptacle also includes a guide... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090104803 - Electrical disconnect with push-in connectors: An electrical disconnect has first and second female contacts mounted in a power connector housing and first and second male contacts in a load connector housing. The male contacts each have a male blade contact finger. The female contacts each have a socket for removably receiving a male blade contact... Agent: Cook Alex Ltd

20090104804 - Led metal strip flexible interconnection: An LED interconnection apparatus and a method of electrical connection for an array of LEDs are disclosed, the LED interconnection apparatus including a back plate substrate having a plurality of adaptable through-holes formed therein and a flexible conductive pattern disposed adjacent the back plate substrate, wherein the adaptable through-holes of... Agent: Fraser Clemens Martin & Miller LLC

20090104805 - Sealed connector with sequential closure: The invention concerns sealed electrical connectors of the type wherein sealing is obtained by compressing a seal using a mobile element. The invention also concerns an electrical connector including a housing, receiving at least one contact provided with a first termination for connection to a complementary contact and with a... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090104806 - Indicating the integrity of a connector seal: An embodiment of a device for indicating the integrity of a seal between engaged connectors of a connection assembly. According to an embodiment, a connection assembly includes a first connector having at least one indicator receptacle. The indicator receptacle may receive a removable indicator capable of determining the integrity of... Agent: Graybeal Jackson LLP

20090104807 - Burn-in test socket having cover with floatable pusher: A test socket comprising an insulative base with a plurality of contacts received in the base and a cover pivotally mounted to one end of the base. The cover comprises a pusher with an opening extending therethrough and a lid aligned with the pusher. The lid has a through hole... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090104808 - Connector: An outer housing (10) includes a receptacle (12) projecting forward, and a connection space (14) is formed at a back end part of the receptacle (12). An inner housing (20) holding terminal fittings (50) is inserted into the receptacle (12) to be assembled with the outer housing (10) while being... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090104809 - Electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly includes a carrier and a plurality of terminated cable assemblies retained by the carrier. The carrier includes a plurality of first alignment elements and each terminated cable assembly includes one or more second alignment elements. The first and second alignment elements are configured to cooperatively align... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090104810 - Connector having coupling guides for establishing connection with memory connector at right position: A connector installed in a casing containing an electronic device such as a car navigation device is coupled to another connector installed in a memory device such as a hard disc. The connector includes a support member composed of a back plate and side plates connected to the back plate.... Agent: Posz Law Group, PLC

20090104811 - Extension cord featuring length adjustable ends: An extension cord is provided with a central portion which is uncoiled, this central portion bounded on either end by a first coil and a second coil. Each of these coils are length adjustable while the central portion is substantially non-extendible. The extension cord can be fixed in position at... Agent: Bradley P. Heisler Heisler & Associates

20090104812 - Apparatus for stablizing and securing contact modules within an electrical connector assembly: A contact module is provided. The contact module is configured to be held by a housing of an electrical connector adjacent two other contact modules. The contact module includes at least one electrical lead, and a body holding at least a portion of the at least one electrical lead. The... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090104813 - Electrical connection between cable and printed circuite board for high data speed and high signal frequency: c

20090104814 - T-shaped shielded bus connector: The invention describes a T-shaped bus connector comprising a holding device for mechanically retaining the T-shaped bus connector on a mounting device on which the T-shaped bus connector is to be arranged, and further comprises a first and a second connecting unit for respectively producing an electrical connection to a... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090104815 - Cable arrangement with shielded cables: Connector apparatus electrically connects together a plurality of shielded cables, including a housing containing a chamber including a first opening for receiving one end of a first shielded cable, and at least two second openings receiving the one ends of at least two second shielded cables, respectively. A conductive shield... Agent: Laubscher & Laubscher, P.C.

20090104816 - Conductor terminal: A conductor terminal (1) having an insulating-material housing (6), at least one spring-force clamping contact (4) which is accommodated in the insulating-material housing (6), and having at least one operating pusher (8) which is operatively connected to at least one respective spring-force clamping contact (4) and is displaceably guided in... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

20090104817 - Card connector with terminal protection: A card connector includes a housing defining multiple accommodation chambers, pressure boards respectively and vertically movably accommodated in the accommodation chambers, each pressure board having slots and rear bearing portions protruding over the top wall, and multiple sets of metal terminals mounted in the housing and respectively curving upwardly forwards... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090104818 - Card edge connector with improved latch member: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing and a plurality of contacts retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mounting surface and a mating surface defining an elongated slot for receiving a daughter PCB. Each contact has a contacting portion extending into the elongated slot... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090104819 - High bandwidth connector: Male or female connector having at least one pair of pins for a two-wire, high-speed link. The connector comprises two parallel pins, an insulating insert, a metal casing and a connection printed circuit.... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090104820 - Micro usb compatible combo system controller: A combination receptacle for electrically or optically communicating information via a cable medium includes a first receptacle having at least one first contact arranged in a first footprint of the first receptacle, said first receptacle configured to receive a first connector, and a second receptacle having at least one second... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090104821 - Internal crosstalk compensation circuit formed on a flexible printed circuit board positioned within a communications outlet, and methods and systems relating to same: A communications outlet includes eight outlet tines positioned adjacent to one another and define four pairs of outlet tines. The fourth and fifth outlet tines define a first pair, the first and second outlet tines define a second pair, the third and sixth outlet tines define a third pair, and... Agent: Graybeal Jackson Haley LLP C/o Leviton

20090104822 - Cable connector assembly with wire termination guide: A cable connector assembly with a wire termination guide facilitating connection of multiple cable connectors to a plug-type connector in a reduced amount of time.... Agent: John S. Beulick (24691) Armstrong Teasdale LLP

20090104823 - Press-in pin: A press-in pin for producing an electrical connection to a receptacle receiving a section of the press-in pin, having an elastic press-in zone which produces the electrical connection. It is provided that the press-in zone forms a first press-in zone, which is axially adjoined by a second press-in zone, the... Agent: Kenyon & Kenyon LLP

20090098743 - Electrical connector and method of manufacturing same: In one example, an electrical device comprises an electrical connector. The electrical connector comprises a housing comprising an interior perimeter, and a rotating section located at least partially within the interior perimeter of the housing. The rotating section comprises a section wall, a front face coupled to a first end... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20090098744 - Buffer, adapter, and connecting device for attaching the same buffer or adapter: An adapter of the present invention is used to connect between a lead terminal of an electronic component and a contact of a connecting device. The adapter includes a first connecting part, adapted for electrical and mechanical connection to the lead terminal; a second connecting part, disposed at a spaced... Agent: Kratz, Quintos & Hanson, LLP

20090098745 - Wired circuit board: A wired circuit board includes a first insulating layer, a first wire formed on the first insulating layer, a second insulating layer formed on the first insulating layer so as to cover the first wire, and a second wire placed opposite to the first wire in a thickness direction and... Agent: Akerman Senterfitt

20090098747 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box include a power supply lead frame, a plurality of external connection terminals, a housing member having connector housing portions formed integrally at its outer peripheral portion and also having the lead frame and the external connection terminals insert molded therein, a plurality of transistors surface mounted... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090098748 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box include a power supply lead frame, a plurality of external connection terminals, a housing member having connector housing portions formed integrally at its outer peripheral portion and also having the lead frame and the external connection terminals insert molded therein, a plurality of transistors mounted in... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090098746 - Micro usb socket connector: A USB socket connector includes a plastic core member, which has metal terminals embedded therein and a constraint member, for example, a raised portion, and a metal casing, which houses the plastic core member and has a constraint device, for example, notch that receives the constraint device of the plastic... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20090098749 - Electric connection box: An electric connection box includes an electronic circuit board having an electronic component, and a power circuit board having a power circuit, which are disposed upright in a casing. A vertically-extending component area for mounting a heat generating component is formed on the power circuit board, so as not to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090098750 - Reliable contact and safe system and method for providing power to an electronic device: An electronic system which includes a power delivery surface that delivers electrical power to an electrical or electronic device. The power delivery surface may be powered by any electrical power source, including, but not limited to: wall electrical outlet, solar power system, battery, vehicle cigarette lighter system, direct connection to... Agent: Cochran Freund & Young LLC

20090098751 - Electrical connector having board lock: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing, a plurality of conductive contacts respectively secured in the dielectric housing, a first lock and a second lock respectively secured in the dielectric housing. The dielectric housing defines a tongue board defining an engaging face located in a first plane and opposite tongue... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090098753 - Electrical connector having wire type contacts: An electrical connector (100) for electrically connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprises an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts (2) insert-molded on the insulative housing (1), the insulative housing (1) comprises a bottom surface (12) and an upper surface (11) opposite to the bottom surface... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090098752 - Structure for connecting flexible substrate and terminal fitting: A structure for connecting a flexible substrate and a terminal fitting is provided, the terminal fitting including: an upper plate; a lower plate; and a barrel which is formed in an upstanding manner on the lower plate, and is inserted into a hole formed in the flexible substrate; the flexible... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090098754 - Safety electrical receptacle: An electrical receptacle to prevent injuries deduced by misoperation is provided in the present invention. The electrical receptacle includes a power socket, a direct current (DC) power supply, a detecting switch, a controller, and a relay form a circuit loop for detecting whether a power plug is inserted into the... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090098755 - Card connector: A card connector adapted for receiving a card, includes an insulating housing (10) including a base portion (11), a pair of arms (12, 12′) extending from opposite ends of the base portion, one of the arms having a locking device (121) at an outer side thereof; a plurality of terminals... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090098756 - Electrical wire connector: Electrical connectors, particularly for connecting telephone wire pairs, are disclosed in which connector strips having at least one row of apertures containing wire connection terminals is provided with at least one captive wire insertion tool which can push or otherwise force wires into terminals of the connector strip to establish... Agent: Baker & Daniels LLP

20090098757 - Connector: A connector capable of ensuring reliability of contact even when a mating object to be connected, which is fitted to a receiving portion of a housing, is tilted. The receiving portion for receiving a plug-side connector is formed in the housing. A plurality of first socket-side contacts including contact portions... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090098758 - Connection system and squib connector therefor: The invention relates to a squib connector for mating with a squib holder and to a corresponding, connection system. system according to any of the preceding claims, said connector. The inventive squib connector is adapted to be used for an inventive connection system between a squib connector and a complementary... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090098759 - Connector apparatus: A connector apparatus comprises a connector, an annular member, and a cover member covering a rear surface of the connector. An engaging portion with a rear end surface is provided in the annular member. A step portion with a front end surface is provided in a rear portion of the... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090098760 - Transceiver having a physical security feature: A secure transceiver system for use with a connector system comprising a set of plugs, each plug having a housing having a front and back orientation and having a front face defining an opening, said ferrule being disposed within said opening, said housing defining a first keying element on said... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090098761 - Flat multi-conductor cable connector: A flat multi-conductor cable connector comprises a main body and a back plate. Arc-shaped cross-section flat-multi-conductor-cable holding grooves extending parallel to each other are formed in the main body and the back plate in a symmetrical manner. The opposing faces of a flat multi-conductor cable are held in the grooves... Agent: Flynn Thiel Boutell & Tanis, P.C.

20090098762 - Wire clamp system for an electrical connector: A wire clamp system is disclosed that includes a wire clamp and a wire tie. The wire clamp includes a clamping section having slots configured to receive a wire tie and secure a wire bundle within the clamping section. The wire clamp may be connected to an electrical plug or... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090098763 - Contacts for use in monitoring connection patterns in data ports: A telecommunications connection system including a plug; an outlet; the plug including: a plug body; transmission contacts supported in the plug body, the transmission contacts transmitting signals when the plug is mated with the outlet; a plug contact mounted on the plug body, the plug contact deflecting towards the plug... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090098764 - Positionable lighting systems and methods: A lighting assembly includes a lighting unit having a housing defining an internal cavity and an opening. A light source is assembled within the internal cavity of the housing. An electrical wire is electrically connected to the light source at a first end and is configured to be contained at... Agent: Calfee Halter & Griswold, LLP

20090098765 - Electric cross connector: The invention relates to a modular electric cross connector for producing an electrically conductive connection, in particular of electric contacts (20) of relay sockets, comprising a carrier (100) and an electric bridge (200) partially received on/in the carrier (100), by means of which bridge the electrically conductive connection can be... Agent: Barley Snyder, LLC

20090098767 - Dual stacked connector: A small size connector has an insulative housing and two edge card-receiving slots disposed in a stacked arrangement with in the connector housing. Each slot receives an edge card of an electronic module therein. The slots support conductive terminals that extend from a plurality of individual terminal assemblies. The terminal... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090098766 - Modular jack connector system: Modular electrical jack connector system comprising at least one jack connector housing and at least one therein inserted jack connector subassembly wherein each jack connector housing comprises a front coupling side having at least two openings which openings are disposed one above the other to receive a variety of electrical... Agent: Demont & Breyer, LLC

20090098768 - Electric connector: An electric connector for passing a line through a housing wall has a rectangular housing made of an insulating material, at least one connection element and a securing element used to secure the connector to the rectangular wall opening of the housing wall. The securing element includes at least one... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090098769 - Coaxial cable shielding terminal: A coaxial cable shielding terminal includes a cylindrical inner terminal accommodating portion, an insertion portion and a press-clamping portion. The cylindrical inner terminal accommodating portion accommodates an inner terminal connected to a conductor core. The insertion portion extends from an end of the inner terminal accommodating portion, and is inserted... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090098770 - Electrical connector with grounding member: A coaxial cable connector includes tubular post, a coupler secured over an end of the tubular post for securing the connector to an appliance, and an outer body secured to the tubular post. An electrical grounding pat is maintained between the coupler and the tubular post whether or not the... Agent: Corning Incorporated

20090098771 - Waterproof connector: A waterproof connector includes: a female connector member including a plurality of female terminals formed therein; a male connector member including a plurality of male terminals formed therein to correspond to respective female terminals of the female connector member; and an air discharge part having a structure in which an... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090098772 - Electrical connector with a pair of improved detecting pins: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing defining a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwards from a front face of the base portion and a plurality of terminals. The tongue portion defines a recess portion at each of opposite end walls thereof. Each defines a solder portion extending... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090098773 - Space minimized flash drive: A space-minimized flash drive has a USB connector and a body, where the flash drive comprises a printed circuit board, a plurality of contact fingers, one or more memory devices, and a controller. The printed circuit board has a component section located inside the body and an insertion section extending... Agent: Yen Jung Sung

20090098774 - Electrical connector ensuring proper connection: An electrical connector comprises a dielectric housing and a plurality of conductive contacts. The dielectric housing defines a receiving slot comprising opposite upper inner wall and lower inner wall, a pair of opposite side inner walls respectively intersecting the upper inner wall and lower inner wall, and a pair of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090098775 - Electrical connection system: An electrical connection system for providing electrical connection between first and second devices comprises one or more electrical connection posts and one or more electrical connection tubes. Each post has a first end and an opposite second end, where the first end is configured to electrically connect with a first... Agent: Intellectual Property Law Group LLP

20090098776 - Printed circuit board and display apparatus having the same: A printed circuit board on which a connector is mounted includes an insulating layer through which holes are formed and a supporting layer. An upper surface of the supporting layer is attached to the connector. The supporting layer is disposed on an upper surface of the insulating layer, is extended... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090098777 - Alien crosstalk preventive cover: A conductive cover or shield for reducing crosstalk between a plurality of connectors arranged adjacent one another. A cover having a non-conductive interior surface and a conductive outer surface. The non-conductive surface is adhered to the exterior surface of a connector or a plurality of IDC towers for preventing crosstalk... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090098778 - Joint connector: A joint connector according to the present invention is provided with a circuit board, a male connector having male terminals provided on the circuit board at a predetermined interval and standing in one direction and a direction that crosses the one direction, the male terminals being selectively connected by a... Agent: Cantor Colburn, LLP

20090098779 - connector: A housing (10) made of synthetic resin, in which plate-like terminals (20) are to be accommodated, is formed with cavities (14), into which the terminals (20) are inserted, and resin locking lances (16) extending along surrounding walls (15) of the cavities (14). An engaging projection (16B) engageable with an engaging... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090098780 - Connector system with data communication system using induction: An electrical connector provides both electrically conductive connection and inductive connection, and includes at least one electrically conductive member adapted to provide electrically conductive connection to another electrically conductive member, an inductive electrical member adapted to provide inductive coupling with another inductive electrical member, and wherein the at least one... Agent: Warren A. Sklar (soer) Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090098781 - Use of heavy-bodied lubricants in electrical connectors to eliminate intermittencies: A female electrical connector is provided having one or more recesses for receiving a male electrical connector. One or more of the recesses are provided with a heavy bodied lubricant. The heavy bodied lubricant is preferably a poly alpha olefin. The lubricant preferably has a penetration range of about 265... Agent: Thomas A. O'rourke Bodner & O'rourke

20090093136 - Single shot molding method for cob usb/eusb devices with contact pad ribs: A dual-personality extended USB (EUSB) system supports both USB and EUSB memory cards using an extended 9-pin EUSB socket. Each EUSB device 101 includes a PCBA having four standard USB metal contact pads disposed on an upper side of a PCB, and several extended purpose contact springs that extend through... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 2099 Gateway Place

20090093137 - Optical communications module: A communications adaptor card is disclosed herein. One embodiment of the communications adaptor card comprises, a printed-circuit board, the printed circuit board having at least one keep-out area, the at least one keep-out area configured to accept a multi-contact electrical connector receptacle and at least one optical module attached to... Agent: Perkins Coie LLP

20090093138 - Modular interconnect apparatus: The present application provides a modular interconnect apparatus. In one embodiment, the interconnect apparatus includes a frame; and a plurality of coaxial modules connected to the frame, wherein each of the plurality of coaxial modules comprises: a signal contact having a middle portion, a first end and a second end;... Agent: Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C.

20090093139 - Card bus connector assembly: A card bus connector assembly mounted within a housing (40) includes a card bus connector (10) and an electronic card (20) having a number of grounding pads (23) disposed on a bottom surface thereof and a wedge-shaped protruding portion (29) disposed in an end portion of the electronic card. The... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093141 - Card connector: A card connector (100) for connecting with an electronic element, includes a first connector (30) comprising a first insulating housing (50) retaining a plurality of first terminals (51) and a first cavity (20) for receiving a first card; a second connector (40) stacked with the first connector and comprising a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093140 - Modular electrical connector with enhanced jack interface: An electrical connector includes a contact sub-assembly having a plurality of contacts arranged on a contact support member. The contact support member has a pair of opposed support walls extending from a base to a mating end, and the support walls are separated by a gap that extends from the... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090093142 - Electrical connector assembly with fastening element: An electrical connector assembly, for electrically interconnecting an IC package with a printed circuit board, includes a printed circuit board, an electrical connector mounted on the printed circuit board, an IC package mounted in the electrical connector, a heat sink seated on the electrical connector, a backboard located under the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093143 - Electrical card connector with a supporting patch on the contact: An electrical card connector comprising an insulative housing 1 and a plurality of contacts 2, the insulative housing 1 has a base 13 and two sidewalls 11 extended from the two sides, a plurality of pinholes 120 are defined on the insulative housing 1 receiving corresponding contacts 2, wherein at... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093144 - Electrical card connector assembly: An electrical card connector (2) having an insulative housing (22), a shell (21) covering on the insulative housing, a plurality of terminals (24) received in the insulative housing and a PCB (2) defining a pair of holes (31), said insulative housing and the shell form a card receiving space (221),... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093145 - Lever fitting connector: A lever fitting connector includes: a connector having a housing; a lever pivotally mounted on the housing and rotated to connect/disconnect the connector to/from a mating connector; a center portion provided on the lever to serve as a pivot of the lever; a center supporting portion provided on an outer... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090093147 - Card connector: A card connector (1) for receiving or ejecting a card includes an insulating body (4) retaining a plurality of terminals, a shell (2) covering the insulating body to define a card slot (10), an ejector (2) mounted on a lateral side of the shell. The ejector includes an ejecting member... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093146 - Electrical connector: The invention relates to an electrical connector for inserting an electrical card in, and two side-ends of the electrical card respectively include at least one notch. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conducting terminals, a push-out device, and an elastic body. A top of the insulating... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090093148 - Device for electric connection between a portable receiver and a power source: A device for electric connection between a power supply connection of a portable receiver and a DC power source housed in an insulating case, comprising a first connector arranged at the end of the power supply connection and designed to be electrically connected to a second connector securedly attached to... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090093149 - Electrical connector system with two part housing: A connector housing for flat wiping electrical contacts, and methods for making and using it, where a housing has front and backside components formed and assembled so as to define a passageway thorough it with spring slots in the sidewalls for holding a leaf spring. The parting line between the... Agent: Vern Maine & Associates

20090093150 - Car inside lamp adaptor device: A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive... Agent: A-sheng Yang

20090093151 - Car inside lamp adaptor device: A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive... Agent: A-sheng Yang

20090093152 - Usb connector protective cover: A universal serial bus connector assembly for sealing a plug against the intrusion of foreign material is provided. The connector assembly includes a plug receptacle housing and a plug receptacle supporting structure attached to the plug receptacle housing. A bezel is fitted over the plug receptacle supporting structure. A sealing... Agent: Ford Global C/o Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

20090093153 - Connector: A rubber boot (30) is fit on a peripheral surface of a connector housing (10). Wires (90) pulled out of a rear surface of the housing (10) are folded back midway, and a folded region of the electric wires (90) is disposed along a peripheral surface of the boot (30).... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090093154 - Modular jack: A modular jack (100) for receiving a mating plug includes a visual indicator (3) having a lighting pipe (31), a pair of pins (32) extending from the lighting pipe and a separate guiding pipe (33), and an insulative housing (1) including a front face (1), an opposite rear face (13),... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093155 - Coaxial cable connector: An improved connector for coaxial cables includes a connector body, a compression sleeve and an attachment connecting the compression sleeve and the connector body. The attachment has a length defined to permit insertion of the compression sleeve into the connector body without having to detach the compression sleeve from the... Agent: Ppc, A Divisionof John Mezzalingua Assc., Inc.

20090093156 - Lamp assembly having self-retaining means for locking cable: A lamp assembly (100) includes a lamp base (3) having a peripheral wall (31) and a rear wall (32) connecting to the peripheral wall to form a socket (30) with a front opening, with a cable passage (321) recessed forwardly from a back surface of the rear wall and communicated... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093157 - Shielded connector: A shielded connector includes: a housing having a terminal cavity and a flexible locking portion; and a shielded shell having a wire inserting hole and an engaging hole engaged with the flexible locking portion. The flexible locking portion is arranged on at least an upper portion of an outer edge... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090093158 - Performance enhancing contact module assemblies: A contact module assembly includes a dielectric body having a mating end with a plurality of mating contacts and a mounting end with a plurality of mounting contacts. A lead frame is at least partially encased by the dielectric body, wherein the lead frame has a plurality of conductors representing... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090093159 - Shielded connector and method of manufacturing shielded connector: There is provided a method of manufacturing a shielded connector which includes: a terminal-attached wire; a housing containing the terminal of the terminal-attached wire; a shielded shell integrated to the housing; a knitted conductor mounted to the wire; and a shield ring interposing the knitted conductor between the shield ring... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090093161 - Conductive-contact holder and conductive-contact unit: A conductive-contact holder base accommodates at least a signal conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for performing input and output of a signal for a predetermined circuit configuration and a ground conductive-contact that is a conductive contact for supplying a ground potential to the predetermined circuit configuration. A holder base... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090093162 - Car inside lamp adaptor device: A car inside lamp adaptor device comprises an adaptor having a hollow seat and having a positive electrode and a negative electrode; a wire set having an electrode pin at one end thereof and another end of the wire set extending with two wires which are connected to the positive... Agent: A-sheng Yang

20090093160 - Filter and housing thereof: A filter includes a housing and a filter device. The housing includes a base and an outer case. The base includes a main body, an accommodating part, a power-inputting terminal, a first grounding terminal and a second grounding terminal. The second grounding terminal has a flexible portion disposed on the... Agent: Muncy, Geissler, Olds & Lowe, PLLC

20090093163 - Electric device with rotatable and receivable plug: The present invention discloses an electric device with a rotatable and receivable plug. The electric device includes an upper case and a lower case. The lower case has two through holes, two plug receiving slots and two receptacles formed therein, and is engaged with the upper case. The electric device... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090093164 - High-definition connector for televisions: A connector is disclosed that includes one or more pins allowing power to be provided to a connector board attached externally to the television set. In one embodiment, the connector has one or more USB pins to allow serial communication between the television set and the connector board. In another... Agent: Klarquist Sparkman LLP

20090093165 - Electrical card connector: An electrical card connector comprising an insulative housing 4 and a plurality of contacts 5 which received in the insulative housing, each contact includes a retention portion 51, an elastic portion 52 which extends from one end of the retention portion 51, a contact portion 53 which connects with the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093167 - Card connector: A card connector (100) comprising: a card receiving room (9′) for receiving a card and defining a card inserting/ejecting direction (A); a shell (4); a terminal module (7) assembled with shell and receiving a plurality of terminals (32) retained in the housing and protruding into the card receiving room to... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090093166 - Modular electrical connector with enhanced plug interface: An electrical connector includes a plug body having a cavity defined by outer body walls. The cavity has a cavity axis extending between a mating end and a base end of the cavity. The plug body also includes a web portion within the cavity, wherein the web portion extends along... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090093168 - Connector: A terminal receiving member 4 of a connector 1 is attached to a housing 3 to cover an outer surface of the housing 3, with lances 41 inserted in insertion holes 31 of the housing 3. A detection portion 41a of each lance 41 inserted in the insertion hole 31... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090093169 - Vertical cable manager: Cable managers of the present invention include a panel, at least two adjacent spaced-apart projections, which define an opening therebetween, and a tab connected to at least one of the projections. The tab assists in cable routing and retention. In one embodiment, the tab extends to a distance at least... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20090093170 - Conducting member and connector having conducting member: A connector includes a ground terminal connected to a braid shield of a coaxial cable at an end portion thereof, a housing receiving the ground terminal therein, and an earth plate for connecting the ground terminal to a mating member of a conductive nature provided outside the housing. The earth... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090093171 - Probe: The invention discloses a probe comprising a first terminal, a second terminal, and a resilient member. The first terminal comprises at least one first connecting portion and a first contact portion, wherein the first connecting portion has a first stop portion. The second terminal comprises at least one second connecting... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090093172 - Systems and methods for utilizing single detective pin of host to support plurality of external apparatus: A system for coupling at least two external apparatus to a detective pint of a host includes: a first connector supporting a first external apparatus and having a first connector pin for transmitting a first signal; a second connector supporting a second external apparatus and having a second connector pin... Agent: North America Intellectual Property Corporation

20090093173 - High speed, direct path, stair-step, electronic connectors with improved signal integrity characteristics and methods for their manufacture: An electrical connector comprised of a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration designed to mate with electrical components having electrical contacts arranged in a stair-step configuration. A direct connect signaling system comprised of stair-step electrical connectors mated to stair-step printed circuit boards, other stair-step electrical components, or... Agent: Tpl/interconnect Portfolio, LLC

20090088003 - Electrical connector with protective member: A connector for connecting a card edge module to a circuit board includes a housing that extends along a longitudinal axis between opposite first and second end portions. The housing including a card slot configured to receive a mating edge of the card edge module and a channel proximate one... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090088004 - Adapter configured to couple electrical component to slot in host device: In some embodiments, an adapter is configured to couple an electrical component to a slot in a host device. The electrical component can have at least three sides. The adapter including: (a) a first housing piece configured to be coupled to two or more sides of the at least three... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20090088005 - Electrical connector with contact shorting paths: An electrical connector includes an insulator holding a plurality of contacts in an array corresponding to an array of pads on an electronic device. At least one shorting path electrically connects at least two of the contacts in the array. The insulator includes a plurality of apertures therethrough, with each... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Electronic Resources

20090088006 - Socket for semiconductor device: A pressing surface portion of a presser member for selectively holding a semiconductor device is supported to be movable upward and downward in accordance with the up/down motion of a cover member to be close to or away from a alignment plate, as well as to be rotatable between a... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20090088008 - Method for horizontal installation of lga socketed chips: Method and apparatus for installing a processor into electronic communication with a socket. The land grid array socket connector includes a socket housing secured to a circuit board and an array of upwardly extending pins for electronic communication with contact pads on the processor. The socket connector provides a carriage... Agent: Ibm Corporation (ss/nc) C/o Streets & Steele

20090088009 - Electronic apparatus and connector mounted thereof: A connector includes a main body, a first input contact, a second input contact, and a plurality of output contacts. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface. The first input contact and the second input contact project out from the first surface and extend in a... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090088010 - Weatherproof connector: A weatherproof power inlet box and mating plug wherein the inlet box and mating plug are asymmetrical, positively latched and include more robust elements and a visual indicator of the status of the interconnect. Also included is a thermostat that trips to prevent overheating.... Agent: Jensen + Puntigam, P.s.

20090088011 - Cable connector module: A cable connector module includes a cable having a first end and a second end, a first plug connector assembled on the first end of the cable, and a second plug connector assembled on the second end of the cable. The second plug connector forms a second mating portion and... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090088012 - Connector device and electronic apparatus: According to one embodiment, a connector device includes a flexible cable, a housing, a containing portion, a wall portion, and a leaf spring. The containing portion is formed inside the housing, and a terminal of a counter connector device is inserted to the containing portion. The wall portion is opposed... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090088021 - Photocontrol receptacle: A receptacle assembly for a twist-lock photocontrol that is mounted on a luminaire housing. The assembly includes a receptacle and a spring clamp. The receptacle has a disc portion with a hub extending from the central portion of the back side, a perimeter side wall with a castellated bottom edge... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090088022 - Connector: Connector 1 for connecting to a mating connector 2, comprising a housing 3, which has a first housing portion 4 with accommodation chambers 13 for contact elements 19 and a second housing portion 5 with a receptacle for a housing portion of the mating connector 2, at least one secondary... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20090088024 - High speed connector and receptacle with backward compatibility to usb 2.0: In some embodiments a connector plug includes a plurality of USB 2.0 pins and one or more pins that are not USB 2.0 pins, the one or more pins to enable higher speed data transmission than USB 2.0 data transmission. Other embodiments are described and claimed.... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman LLP

20090088023 - Locking receptacle for engaging a usb device: A locking receptacle for engaging a USB device is provided. The locking receptacle comprising a four sided header with a top opening at the top of the header and a bottom opening at the bottom of the header, the top opening and the bottom opening for USB connections; the header... Agent: Ibm (rps-blf) C/o Biggers & Ohanian, LLP

20090088025 - Micro usb plug: A micro USB plug includes a terminal seat and a terminal unit including two first terminals, two second terminals, and a third terminal. Each of the first, second, and third terminals extends into the terminal seat and has an extending segment formed with a contact projection, an inspection segment connected... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090088026 - Fuse puller and electric junction box: A fuse puller includes a body, and a first fuse that is permanently engaged with the body in fixed relation thereto. A electric junction box includes the fuse puller and a fuse mounting surface to which a plurality of fuses including the first fuse are mounted so as to be... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090088027 - Block-out cover and removal tool: A block-out cover is installed in a jack module to prevent entry of undesirable objects. The block-out cover includes at least one window and at least one locking arm. The locking arm secures the cover to the jack module. The window receives a removal tool designed to remove the cover... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20090088028 - Power connectors with contact-retention features: A power receptacle contact may include first and second contact beams that deflect independently of one another during mating of the power receptacle contact with a complementary blade contact. Each beam may extend from abutting respective body portions. The power receptacle contact may include a first clip that extends from... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20090088029 - Devices, systems, and methods for coupling electrical conductors: Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, which can comprise a lug coupler that comprises a set of bus bars. Each of the set of bus bars can be adapted to be releasably attached to a corresponding terminal of a set of terminals of a circuit breaker. The system can... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090088030 - Conductor terminal: A description is given of a conductor terminal (1) having an insulating-material housing (2) and at least one leaf-spring contact (3) which is installed in the insulating-material housing (2) and has a carrying frame (8) and a leaf-spring tab (9) which projects from the carrying frame into an associated conductor-introduction... Agent: Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.