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Electrical connectors October categorized by USPTO classification 10/09

20090258508 - Electrical connector and method of manufacturing same: Embodiments of electrical connectors and related methods of manufacture are described herein. Other embodiments and related methods are also disclosed herein.... Agent: Bryan Cave LLP

20090258509 - Adjustable connector for electrical cable: An adjustable connector for armored that includes a body, a hub, a clamp and a coupling nut. The body has a flanged end that is angularly disposed to the longitudinal axis and the hub has a mating flange that is angularly disposed to the central axis. The mating flange has... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090258510 - Electrical connector assembled into a hinge: An electrical connector (100) assembled into a hinge (200), includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving cavity (110) running through a mating face (114) thereof and a plurality of contacts (2, 3) received and retained in the housing. The housing defines a plurality of receiving grooves (1251, 1252, 1253)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258511 - Printed wiring board solder pad arrangement: A printed wiring board includes solder pads to which component leads may be soldered. L-shaped solder pads of the printed wiring board allow component leads to approach the board from any of the four major sides of the printed wiring board. Each solder pad includes two legs and two respective... Agent: Michael Best & Friedrich LLP

20090258513 - Electrical adapter assembly and loading member thereof: An electrical adapter assembly for connecting a first hard disk drive and a second hard disk drive is provided. The electrical adapter assembly includes a connector capable of electrically inserting into the first hard disk drive, a printed circuit board (PCB) module electrically connecting the connector, and a loading member... Agent: PCe Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090258512 - Ic socket: The object of the present invention is to provide an IC socket having a constitution for simplifying the motion of an activating member for operating a lever, whereby the operation of the lever may be easily applied to an automated machine. A lever member 35 having the bifurcated shape includes... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090258514 - Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of contacts (4) retained in the insulative housing (10). The insulative housing (10) includes a first body portion (11) and a first tongue (12) extending from the first body portion (11). The first tongue (12) defines a number... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258515 - Connector: A connector includes a first connection member and a second connection member that come in electrical contact with terminal units of a board module. The first and second connection members have connection bodies with connection terminal units formed thereon, and press members that at the time of setting the board... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20090258516 - Usb device with connected cap: A USB device including a housing and a protective cap that are slidably and/or pivotably connected together such that the protective cap is able to slide and/or pivot between an open position, in which a plug connector extending from the front of the housing is exposed for operable coupling to... Agent: Bever Hoffman & Harms, LLP 901 Campisi Way

20090258517 - Basic insulating plug and method of manufacture: A basic insulating plug (BIP) provides connection to a deadbreak connector. The basic insulating plug includes a first conductive insert and a second conductive insert. An insulative coupling supports the inserts in spaced apart position. An insulative body is molded substantially about the first and second conductive inserts. One of... Agent: Hoffmann & Baron, LLP

20090258518 - Electrical card connector with a flange-like plane portion: A card connector, comprising: an insulative housing having a base, first and second sidewalls extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the base, a card receiving space defined by the base and the first and second sidewalls; a plurality of contacts held within the housing, the contacts having contact sections... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258519 - Connector cartridge stack for electrical transmission: Connector assemblies for use with implantable medical devices having easy to assemble contacts are disclosed. The connector assemblies are generally formed by coupling a plurality of ring contacts, sealing rings, and spring contact elements together with at least one holding ring to form a connector having a common bore for... Agent: Tom H. Dao Klein, O'neill & Singh, LLP

20090258520 - Moisture proof telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes with enhanced grounding and sealing: A moisture proof, telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes and threaded rigid pipe with an enhanced grounding arrangement both internally and externally for electrically grounding the telescoping tube to the coupler body, Moisture proof sealing is improved by centering the electric metal tube within the coupler body adjacent the... Agent: Paul A. Fattibene Fattibene & Fattibene

20090258521 - Waterproof connector and method for producing the same: The novel waterproof connector 1 comprises an electrical conduit (6), a terminal fitting (2), and a sealing member (4). The terminal fitting (2) has an electrical conduit-connecting portion (22) connected to an end portion (6a) of the electrical conduit (6). The connector housing (3) is integrally molded with both of... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090258522 - Weather resistant electrical connector: An electrical connector is provided including a housing supporting an electrical device and for receiving an electrical cord or cable. A cap having internal threads and an axial passage for receiving the electrical cord and clamping the electrical cord to the housing to form a waterproof connection. The cap includes... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20090258523 - Connector: A connector which makes it possible to positively maintain a locked state of an actuator, even if a flat cable is pulled. The actuator is mounted on a housing in a manner pivotally movable between an open position for accommodating a front end of an FPC in an accommodating space... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090258524 - Electrical fixture connection assembly: An electrical fixture connection assembly comprising a socket assembly, a plug assembly, and first and second fixing arms. A socket plate defines first and second socket apertures. Live and neutral electrical terminals are provided on the internal face of the socket plate. An earth terminal is provided within the socket... Agent: Gordon & Jacobson, P.C.

20090258525 - Connector with improved latching mechanism: The invention relates to a connector including a connector housing and a latch including a first beam and a second beam, which first and second beam are connected with each other. The first beam includes a first locking structure and the second beam includes a second locking structure capable of... Agent: Harrington & Smith PC

20090258526 - Cable end connector having improved latch: A cable end connector includes an insulative housing (2) with a top surface (204), a number of contacts (4) received in the housing and a latch member (5). The latch member is integrally molded with the housing, and comprises a pair of latches (501, 503), a depressible releasing actuator (504)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258527 - Racking of electrical distribution devices: An electrical distribution apparatus includes a fixed terminal, at least two fingers attached at respective pivot points in the apparatus, and a mechanical spring in operative communication with the at least two fingers, configured to provide tension upon separation of the at least two fingers. According to the apparatus, the... Agent: General Electric Company Ge Global Patent Operation

20090258528 - Electrical connector with a tongue: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1) and a metal shell (3). The insulative housing (1) has a base portion (111). The base portion (111) has a front face (112), a top face (113) and a mounting... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258529 - Connector: A connector which makes it possible to prevent contacts from being removed without increasing press-in force of the contacts. A crank-shaped portion or protruding portion is formed, as a retaining portion, on an linking portion which links a contact portion and a connection portion of each contact. A housing for... Agent: Frishauf, Holtz, Goodman & Chick, PC

20090258530 - Electrical plug-in connector and interlocking clip for interlocking of two housing parts: An electrical plug-in connector with a first housing part, a second housing part and at least one metal interlocking clip which is pivotally mounted on the first housing part, two bearing journals being mounted on the first housing part and two interlocking projections being provided on the second housing part,... Agent: Roberts Mlotkowski Safran & Cole, P.C. Intellectual Property Department

20090258531 - Connector: A connector of the present invention includes: a first terminal electrically connected to a conductor wire of a shielded electric wire; a second terminal electrically connected to the first terminal; a housing provided so as to surround a connection part of the first terminal and the second terminal and a... Agent: Fleit Gibbons Gutman Bongini & Bianco Pl

20090258532 - Module having terminals for actuators and/or sensors: A module having terminals for actuators and sensors includes a lower portion having at least one recess configured to receive a shape-coded ribbon cable, and an upper housing portion configured to receive a circuit board and to be disposed on the lower portion via a fastening device. The module further... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090258533 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for making electrical connection to insulated conductors, the connector having a first connector part which has lengthwise extending wire channels for receiving portions of the insulated conductors; insulation displacement contacts for making separate electrical connections to the conductors, when received in the lengthwise extending wire channels, under... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090258534 - Receptacle assembly including a light pipe structure: A receptacle assembly that is coupled to a host system and configured to receive an electrical component is provided. The receptacle assembly includes a guideframe having a front end, a back end, and a passage that extends therebetween. The guideframe is configured to receive the electrical component and includes a... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090258535 - Connector and receptacle therefor: An assembly (10) comprises a receptacle (12) having a base (14) including a longitudinal row (16) of male connector pins (18) extending above and below the base. A first wall (20) projects above the base (14), the first wall (20) having a given height (H) and a given width (W)... Agent: Osram Sylvania Inc

20090258536 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a mount plate and a metallic housing. The metallic housing includes a metallic frame and at least one hook-shaped rib which extend from the metallic frame and are used to hold the mount plate. The mount plate is made of low-cost material to replace expensive side... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090258537 - Microencapsulation seal for coaxial cable connectors and method of use thereof: A coaxial cable connector comprising a connector body, a tubular inner post configured to receive a coaxial cable and a clamping member, whereby at least one surface of the coaxial cable connector is coated with microcapsules creating an adhesive material. An adhesive layer is pre-applied to defined components of the... Agent: Ppc, A Divisionof John Mezzalingua Assc., Inc.

20090258538 - Coaxial cable to printed circuit board interface module: In one implementation, a method is provided for constructing an interface module which includes constructing a board having a signal via through the board, and having at least one ground via extending through the board. The method further includes back drilling the signal via to create a center conductor hole... Agent: Tyco Electronics Corporation

20090258539 - Electrical connector with improved contact arrangement: An electrical connector (100) defining an inserting port (10) for connecting a corresponding plug, includes a first contact module and a second contact module fixed with each other. The first contact module includes a first housing (1) and a number of first contacts (31) insert molded in the first housing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090258540 - Shield connector: A shield connector includes plural female terminals 2, a connector housing 3, and a shield shell 8. The connector housing 3 includes a terminal holder 6 that holds the plural female terminals 2 and an inner housing 5 into which the terminal holder 6 is inserted. The shield shell 8... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090258541 - Asymmetric crosstalk compensation for improved alien crosstalk performance: Methods and systems for compensating for alien crosstalk generated by one or more of a plurality of wire pairs in a telecommunications jack are disclosed. One method includes positioning a crosstalk compensation arrangement relating to crosstalk across at least a first wire pair and a second wire pair on a... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090258542 - Rotatable bearing base: The invention provides a rotatable bearing base for fixing a peripheral electronic unit. The rotatable bearing base of the invention includes a pivot and a bearing portion. The pivot has two end surfaces and a lateral surface. A first connecting portion is disposed on one of the end surfaces for... Agent: Morris Manning Martin LLP

20090258543 - Electrical connector having positioning peg and assembly having same: The present disclosure relates to electrical connectors and to header systems having such connectors. In one embodiment an electrical connector also known as a header can have two aligning and locating pegs for cooperating with alignment holes of the housing of a control module to accurately and precisely position header... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090258544 - Electrical connector: An electrical connector for electrically coupling a plurality of electric contacts of a plug to electrically conductive conductors of an electric data cable, the connector having a first part including a socket shaped to at least partially receive the plug; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090258545 - Electrical connector with compensation loops: A electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of contacts within the housing configured for mating engagement with mating contacts of a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes a compensation component housed within the housing. The compensation component has a substrate with a first trace plane and a... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20090258546 - Spring part for retaining electric wires and terminal block comprising said spring part: Spring part for retaining wires inside electric terminal blocks, comprising a conductor body substantially in the form of an overturned “U”, with a vertical arm substantially parallel to the vertical direction and a second arm forming an acute angle with the vertical arm and having a free end. The two... Agent: Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky And Popeo, P.c

20090258547 - Extender for a separable insulated connector: Removal of a conventional separable insulated connector from an electric power system often results in a shortened electric cable. An extender for a separable insulated connector enables the separable insulated connector to connect to a shortened cable. A conventional cable adapter is inserted into the extender, which includes a conductive... Agent: King & Spalding

20090258548 - Beam clamp: Certain embodiments of the present invention provide a clamp for securing a grounding connector to a structural member. The clamp includes a clamp body having a top section, a bottom section, and a side section, which define an opening for receiving the structural member. The top section includes a plurality... Agent: Panduit Corp.

20090258549 - Quick release contact designed to fit a terminal board, in particular for an electronic gas igniter device for electric household applicances: A contact adapted to be used in conjunction with an electric wire prearranged with a tip connection terminal, of essentially rigid type, and including reception means of the terminal for at least one prevailing part of the length of the same in a direction of insertion (A), electric interface means... Agent: Lowe, Hauptman, Ham & Berner, LLP (itw)

20090253274 - Disposable needle electrode with identification, and alterable, connector interface: P

20090253275 - Connector device for interconnecting circuit substrates: A connector device for interconnecting circuit substrates is provided, in which no electric element for protection needs to be mounted separately on circuit substrates. A rectangular parallelepiped connecting element having an electrical component (9) is received in a connector housing (11). The rectangular parallelepiped connecting element having an electrical component... Agent: Rankin, Hill & Clark LLP

20090253276 - Burn-in socket: A burn-in socket for testing an integral circuit package includes a base defining a cavity, an adapter received in the cavity of the base, an alignment plate secured to the adapter, and a cover movable mounted to the base. The alignment plate is detachable assembled to the adapter so as... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253277 - Test socket with discrete guiding posts defining side walls: A test socket, adapted for electrically connecting an IC package to a printed circuit board, comprises a bottom board (10) and four separated clumps (20). The bottom board has a main body (11) having a rectangular shape and four mounting portions (12) integrally extending outwardly from four corners of the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253278 - Printed circuit board: A printed circuit board is disclosed. The printed circuit board comprises a substrate having a top surface and a bottom surface. A ground plane is on the bottom surface. A signal trace is on the top surface along a first direction. At least two isolated power planes are on the... Agent: Thomas, Kayden, Horstemeyer & Risley, LLP

20090253279 - Socket with wire-shaped contacts: A socket connector, for electrically connecting an IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a base having a plurality of through holes, a cover mounted on the base and having a top plate, a plurality of wire-shape contacts bent from a metal haulm and an adapter assembled below the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253280 - Electrical card connector having an improved insulative housing: An electrical card connector (100) for insertion of an electrical card (200) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a receiving space (14) for insertion of the electrical card. The insulative housing includes a bottom wall (10) and a side wall (12) extending from a lateral side of the bottom wall.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253281 - Bi-directional lug connection and method: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for connecting a unitary cable terminal plate assembly to a busbar from multiple directions in tight closed spaces so that space and assembly problems are improved. A lug connection is accomplished by combining a polyhedron nut having differently oriented nut... Agent: Quinn Law Group, PLLC

20090253282 - Lif connector: The invention provides a LIF connector in which the number of component parts is reduced, and the efficiency of an assembling operation is enhanced, and further an automatic mounting operation can be effected, and a good operability is obtained. The LIF connector of the present invention includes a frame forming... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090253283 - Cable connector assembly for equipment connection and equipment connection unit for the same: e

20090253284 - Electrical connector and method of manufacturing: An electrical connector includes a sealing joint having a passageway for receiving an electrical connection member, the passageway having a retention region including a first lip a second lip, and an inter-lip gap between said lips, each of said lip including an internal face, an external face opposite said internal... Agent: Harrington & Smith, PC

20090253285 - Pci card fixing device: A peripheral component interconnect card (PCI card) fixing device is used to fix a PCI card in a case of a computer device. The PCI card fixing device includes a pressing member and a stopping member. One end of the pressing member is pivotally connected to the case, and the... Agent: Workman Nydegger 1000 Eagle Gate Tower

20090253286 - Connector for small recording medium: The invention provides a connector capable of applying a harmless emetic substance to a small recording medium such as a memory card to prevent an infant from accidentally swallowing the small recording medium. This connector includes a casing, contacts disposed within the casing in electrical connection with terminals of the... Agent: Cheng Law Group, PLLC

20090253287 - Electrical connector with lga contacts: A contact, adapted for electrically connecting IC package and a printed circuit board, comprises a base, an upper spring arm and a lower spring arm. The upper spring arm is formed with an upper waist portion extending from a top edge of the base and a top end for electrically... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253288 - System and method for retaining a card: Systems and methods for retaining a card in an information handling system are disclosed. A retainer for use in an information handling system may include a body, at least one mounting feature coupled to the body, and a retention flange coupled to and protruding from the body. The at least... Agent: Baker Botts, LLP

20090253289 - Termination device impedance assembly: An impedance assembly is provided for a termination device, disconnectable connector, or other type of joint for an electrical connection, such as an elbow, to facilitate preventing improper installation. More specifically, an impedance assembly can include an obstruction member that help prevent the insertion of a stud into a female... Agent: Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

20090253290 - Card guide and heatsink assemblies for pluggable electro-optic modules: In various exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides improved card guide and heatsink assemblies for pluggable electro-optic modules utilized in optical communications networks and the like. More specifically, the present invention provides a solderable surface-mounted card guide assembly and a staggered heatsink assembly. These assemblies are utilized with small-form factor... Agent: Clements Bernard PLLC

20090253291 - Cable assembly with improved grounding structure: A cable assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a first wall and a second wall, and a plurality of contacts received in the housing and at least a shell attached on the first wall of the housing. The cable includes... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253292 - Cable assembly with staggered cable arrangement: A cable assembly (100) includes a housing (10) consisted of a first shield part (1) assembled to a second shield part (2) to form a receiving space, said receiving space including a hollow portion (110) and a mating port (120) located in front of the hollow portion; a pair of... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253293 - Electrical connector having improved connecting module: A modular jack assembly (100) for being mounted to a mother board includes an insulative element (10) and an electrical unit (20) mounted to the insulative element. The electrical unit has a housing (21), a terminal module (23) assembled to the housing, a daughter board (27) attached to a side... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253294 - Terminal lock device for screw lock terminal: For preventing incomplete lock of a terminal at lock leaves of a connection box main body, and locking the terminal smoothly and securely at the lock leaves, a terminal lock device includes a connection box main body made of insulation resin, having a surrounding wall for receiving a terminal, and... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090253295 - Shield connector structure: A shield connector structure 1 includes a pair of connectors 2 and 6 that is capable of being fitted to each other and a conductive connector attachment portion 11. One connector 2 includes a terminal metal part 21, an insulating connector housing 22, and a conductive shield shell 23. The... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090253296 - Electrical card connector with improved card locking arm for holding an inserted card: An electrical card connector for insertion of a card includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts and a push-push mechanism. The insulative housing defines a card receiving space and a side wall which includes a resistance wall and a notch located forward the resistance wall. The push-push mechanism includes... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253297 - Connector for on-board mounting: The connector for on-board mounting includes a housing body having multiple contacts, metal locking engagement members each having a locking portion to be engaged with a locked engagement member provided to a cable-side connector for a purpose of locking a connection between connectors and being fixed to the housing body... Agent: Hovey Williams LLP

20090253298 - Shield connector: A shield connector 1 includes an L-shaped terminal 2 which includes an opposite-side connection portion 21; an inner housing 3 which holds a terminal 2; a tubular inner shell 4 which surrounds the opposite-side connection portion 21; a tubular outer housing 5 which accommodates the inner shell 4; and an... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090253299 - Electrical connector having improved common mode choke: An electrical connector (100) in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing (10) and a terminal module (20) received in the insulative housing. The terminal module includes a daughter board (21), a choke group, a number of mating terminals (24) mounted on a first side of the daughter... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253300 - Modular jack having an improved magnetic module: A modular jack (100) has a housing (10), a magnetic module (200) having a printed circuit board (21), a first and a second set of terminals (26, 221) mounted to the printed circuit board. The magnetic module includes a set of toroidal coil units (2) having a first core (23),... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253301 - Sim card connector with esd protection attached thereon by solder ball: A SIM Card connector with an ESD protection in accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention is provided. The SIM Card connector comprises a connector housing (1) with a plurality of contact passageways (101) in which a plurality of contact terminals (2) are received. Said SIM Card connector... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253302 - Dual-port electrical adaptor: An electrical adaptor (100) includes a first connection assembly (2) having a first printed circuit board (20), a first connector (21) mounted to a front segment of the first printed circuit board, a first variable resistor (24) mounted to a rear segment of the first printed circuit; a second connection... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253304 - Electrical connector having insulative housing configured with hermaphroditic halves: An electrical connector (100) comprises a first connector (2), a second connector (3) electrically connecting with the first connector, an insulator (5) molded over the first connector and the second connector, and a housing member including a top housing (1) and a bottom housing (4) combined together to enclose the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253303 - Screw-in adapter for incandescent single-based standard light-bulb:

20090253305 - Replacement clip and method for repairing a modular cable connector having a broken locking clip: A replacement clip and method for repairing a modular cable connector having a broken locking clip. The replacement clip comprises a substantially unshaped housing being configured to mount onto a modular connector having a broken clip, the housing having a top surface and a bottom surface opposite from the top... Agent: Silvy Anna Murphy

20090253306 - Plug adapter for an electrical switching device: A plug adapter for plugging a connecting lead having at least two poles onto a switching device having a respective secondary contact, for a respective lead conductor, disposed parallel to a combination plug-in orifice includes, on a bottom side facing the switching device, a housing cutout. Associated with each of... Agent: Darby & Darby P.C.

20090253307 - Electrical outlet adapter with automatic power-on and power-off of peripheral outlets: The present invention provides a device for reducing energy waste. One aspect of the present invention provides an electrical adapter designed to mate with a pre-existing electrical outlet. The adapter includes a plurality of outlets along a surface thereof. At least one primary outlet is provided, the primary outlet controlling... Agent: Spencer, Fane, Britt & Browne

20090253308 - Electrical connector with improved contacts: An electrical connector (100) including an insulative housing (1) having a front mating face (16), a receiving cavity (10) recessed rearwardly from the front mating face to receive a mating plug and a plurality of passageways; a number of contacts retained in the passageways respectively and including a first contact... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253309 - Field attachable power connector: A cable connector system includes a first set of contacts fixed in a housing and a second set of contacts fixed in a replaceable nose section. The second set of contacts is configured to mate with a standard power receptacle, for example, on an aircraft. Advantageously, a third set of... Agent: Vierra Magen Marcus & Deniro LLP

20090253311 - Rescue terminal structure: A block body made of insulating synthetic resin has a terminal supporting plate in one piece therewith. A plurality of elongated ribs project on one surface of the terminal supporting plate and a rescue terminal is arranged on the other surface of the terminal supporting plate. A bus bar is... Agent: Edwards Angell Palmer & Dodge LLP

20090253310 - Telecommunications assembly including at least one telecommunications module, a test bus and a kit of parts: A telecommunications assembly has three or more telecommunications contacts adapted to connect wires. One or more of the contacts are disposed in a first telecommunications module, and at least one first test bus (15, 20) attached to the first telecommunications module (10) and extends along a face (24) of the... Agent: 3m Innovative Properties Company

20090253312 - Lever lock battery clamp terminal: A battery clamp includes a collar cooperating with opposing compression plates to engage a battery terminal. The clamp further includes a locking mechanism adapted to apply a compression force between the collar and the battery terminal. A method of securing a battery clamp to a terminal includes positioning a clamp... Agent: Delphi Technologies, Inc.

20090253313 - Electrical connector contact: An electrical connector contact adapted for connecting a chip to a circuit board comprises a first terminal, a second terminal electrically connecting with the first terminal and a spring. The first terminal is defined with a first abutting portion and a contact beam extending from one end of the abutting... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090253314 - Terminal fitting: A terminal fitting (T) is formed by bending a metal plate material (Ta) punched out into a specified shape, and a facing surface (15S) of a resilient contact piece (15) facing a male tab (M) and a facing surface (20S) of a receiving plate (20) facing the male tab (M)... Agent: Casella & Hespos

20090253315 - Female terminal fitting and method for manufacturing the same: A method for manufacturing a female electrical terminal includes, according to one embodiment, blanking of strip of conductive material and forming a wire connecting portion to receive an electrical wire. The blank may include a contact arm extending into an area adjacent the wire connecting portion. The contact arm extends... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C. / Lear Corporation

20090246976 - Rotary connector: Rotary electrical connector comprising a ring-shaped outside terminal having a circular inner circumference portion, a ring-shaped inside terminal having a circular outer circumference portion, which is concentric with the inner circumference portion of the ring-shaped outside terminal; and a rotatable ring-shaped connection terminal electrically connecting the outside terminal with the... Agent: Molex Incorporated

20090246977 - Electrical hose swivel connector: An electrical hose swivel connector may be used to connect a vacuum hose to a hair clipping device. The hair clipping device may need power, which may be delivered from a power source and through a power cord. The power cord may be in electrical communication with this electrical hose... Agent: Frost Brown Todd, Llc

20090246978 - Headrest system for a vehicle seat: The invention relates to a headrest system for a vehicle seat, said headrest system comprising a headrest (1) supported by at least one holding rod (3), a guide component (5), which can be arrested in the backrest (11) of the vehicle seat and serves for receiving a holding rod (3),... Agent: Dority & Manning, P.a.

20090246979 - Magnetic connection and indexing device: The disclosure relates to the use of magnets, which may be permanent magnets or electromagnets, to align and physically connect two adjacent audio components, or similar electronic components. Alternatively, a groove or similar mechanical aligning configuration may be used in combination with the magnetic configuration.... Agent: Day Pitney LLP

20090246980 - Board-to-board electrical connector: An electrical connector includes a housing defining a connector mating interface. The housing holds a plurality of contact modules that cooperate to define a connector mounting interface. Each contact module contains signal leads and ground leads arranged in an alternating pattern of individual ground leads and pairs of signal leads... Agent: Robert J. Kapalka Tyco Technology Resources

20090246981 - Cable assembly: An electrical connector includes a flex circuit, and a spring-and-pressurized-gas mechanism for selectively pushing electrical contacts of the flex circuit against contacts of an interposer used to make electrical contact with a part to be electrically tested, a device under test (DUT). The mechanism includes a pair of pawls that... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090246982 - Ic socket having detachable aligning element: An IC socket includes a socket body defining a first receiving cavity with a bottom wall, a cover attached pivotally on one end of the socket body and a locking member for locking the cover to the socket body. The IC socket further includes four detachable aligning elements mounted on... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090246983 - Integrated circuit socket set: An integrated circuit socket set includes a package receiving unit and a package fixing unit. The package receiving unit includes an insulating housing provided with a plurality of contacts. The insulating housing includes a frame with a recess. The contacts at least partially extend into the recess. The package fixing... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20090246984 - Method and apparatus for compliantly connecting stack of high-density electronic modules in harsh environments: A system for connecting circuit boards is provided. A plurality of overlapping spaced apart circuit boards have a plurality of conductive pins passing through holes in the circuit boards. A connector includes a flexible sheet insulator and a plurality of conductive surfaces separated and supported by the flexible insulator. At... Agent: Steptoe & Johnson LLP

20090246985 - Pass-through adapter with crypto ignition key (cik) functionality: A pass-through adapter includes an adapter body having at least two connector pin interfaces, with one configured for coupling to an external device such as a communications device. Each connector pin interface includes a plurality of connector pins, including a plurality of pass-through connector pins operative with each other for... Agent: Allen, Dyer, Doppelt, Milbrath & Gilchrist

20090246986 - Connector: The invention discloses a connector including a body and a circuit board. The body includes an accommodating space and a casing. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. There is a grounding circuit area disposed on part of the circuit board. Part of the circuit board extrudes out... Agent: Reed Smith LLP

20090246987 - Electrical connector assembly with a ffc module: An electrical connector assembly comprises an insulative housing defining a receiving cavity extending inwardly from a mating face thereof and a plurality of terminal receiving passages disposed in the insulative housing and in communication with the receiving cavity. A plurality of terminals are received into the corresponding terminal receiving passages.... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090246988 - Contact structure and forming method thereof and connecting structure thereof: A contact structure disposed on a substrate is provided. The contact structure includes a pad, a polymer bump and a conductive layer. The pad is on the substrate. The polymer bump having a curve surface and a steep surface connecting with the curve surface is disposed on the substrate. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090246989 - Electrical connector assembly with pick up cap: An electrical connector assembly includes a socket body defining a receiving cavity, a pick up cap attached detachably onto the socket body and a movable fixing mechanism surrounding the socket body. The fixing mechanism includes a rotatable cover defining an open position and a close position and having two pressing... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090246990 - Floating electrical connector assembly: An electrical connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector, the first connector comprises a first insulative housing defining a guide groove extending from the top face to the bottom face, and a plurality of first terminals received in the first passageways; The second connector comprises a second... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090246991 - Electrical connector having automatic lever lock release: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug assembly for mating with a header. The plug assembly includes a plug housing and a lever, where the lever includes gear teeth which cooperate with a tooth on the header in a rack and pinion fashion. The lever is locked to the plug... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090246992 - Electrical connector having disconnection assist: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug assembly for mating with a header. The plug assembly includes a plug housing and a lever, where the lever includes gear teeth which cooperate with a tooth on the header in a rack and pinion fashion. The lever is locked to the plug... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090246993 - Push-push card connector: A card connector (100) for connecting an electronic card (200) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing (1), and an ejector (3). The insulative housing (1) defines a receiving space (10) for receiving the electronic card (200). The ejector (3) includes a... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090246994 - 5pinproaudio ssw1: Generally, camera have two channels—one and two. A channel is used by hardwiring the output to a particular channel. The Switch allows the cameraman to switch between channel one and two without hardwiring the equipment.... Agent: Cloutier & Engle, Pllc Attn: Priya Sinha Cloutier

20090246995 - Cable connector having fluid reservoir: Embodiments of a cable connector are provided that include an inner connector assembly and an outer connector housing. In use, the cable connector securely fastens or splices together at least two cables or cable sections and in electrical communication while also providing fluid communication therebetween. The cable connector further protects,... Agent: Christensen, O'connor, Johnson, Kindness, Pllc

20090246996 - Right-angle connector: A connector forms a connection by inserting a socket connector and a plug connector into a housing. The housing is configured by integrally forming a plug insertion recessed part and a socket insertion recessed part in an L shape. A socket terminal of the socket connector, which is inserted in... Agent: Darby & Darby P.c.

20090246999 - Electrical connector latch with spring: An electrical connector has a latch mechanism that includes a pair of hooks that move resiliently outward from the center line of the connector, and a pair of axial springs mechanically coupled to latch mechanism. The axial springs provide force in a direction substantially parallel to the center line of... Agent: Jonathan A. Platt Renner, Otto, Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20090246997 - Modified electrical cable connector assembly: An electrical connector comprises a plug and socket electrical connector which includes two contact inserts each of which is separately adapted to be snap-fitted and held within a backing shell. The contact inserts can be joined together to form an electrical connection, and are held together by a first locking... Agent: Gowan Intellectual Property

20090246998 - Shielded electrical connector with latch means: An electrical connector (100) includes a first metal part (1a) defining a shrouded mating interface (110) having a top surface, and a first rear portion (12); a second metal part (1b) accommodated in the first metal part (12) and having a second rear portion (13) jointly defining a receiving space... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247000 - Connector assembly with a low profile terminal position assurance member: An electrical connector assembly is described which has an electrical connector housing and a TPA. The electrical connector housing has terminal receiving cavities with openings which access the cavities. Latching projections are located within the openings. A TPA is insertable into the electrical connector housing and has latching which cooperates... Agent: Tyco Technology Resources

20090247001 - Female terminal and chain terminal thereof: A female terminal, includes: a tubular portion which is formed by bending a metal sheet into a tubular shape; a peripheral wall which has a trapezoidal cross section having a pair of opposed shorter and longer sides to form a space extending in an axial direction of the female terminal... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090247002 - Electrical socket with emergency lighting: An electrical socket with emergency lighting is provided, including a casing, a circuit board, at least one light-emitting diode, at least two conductive terminals, and a power storage unit. The circuit board, the power storage unit, the at least one light-emitting diode, and the at least two conductive terminals are... Agent: Troxell Law Office Pllc

20090247003 - Electric wire connection structure: An electric flat cable wire connection structure for connecting to a mating connector has a plurality of individual electric wires, a plate-shaped intermediate member, a contact part, and a coupler. The plurality of individual electric wires are arranged in a row. The plate-shaped intermediate member has an electric wire connecting... Agent: Barley Snyder, Llc

20090247004 - Battery connector: A battery connector includes an insulating body and a conductive terminal. The conductive terminal is disposed within a receiving space of the insulating body, and includes a fixing portion, a U-shape contacting portion, an elastic portion, and a leaning portion. The fixing portion is fixed within the receiving space. The... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20090247005 - Wire distributed 5th jaw system for multi-position metering: The present invention relates generally to multi-position metering apparatus. More particularly, the invention encompasses a wire distributed 5th jaw system for multi-position metering. The present invention is also directed to a novel multi-position metering device with multiple optional 5th terminals. The invention further provides a way to use a single... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20090247006 - Network access point having interchangeable cartridges: Disclosed is multimedia system having at least one network access point comprising two discrete, but interrelated, components, a communications module and a device interface cartridge whereby in combination implement a network access point to accommodate via a medium. The interface cartridge is interchangeable to permit the access point to be... Agent: Basch & Nickerson LLP

20090247007 - Patch panel frame with bezel and rear mounted module: There is provided a patch panel for mounting thereto a plurality of keystone style modular jacks each comprising a forward portion having a plug receiving opening moulded therein. The patch panel comprises a flat frame comprising a first plurality of like rectangular openings, each one of the first plurality of... Agent: Goudreau Gage Dubuc

20090247008 - Receptacle rf connector having interferential engagement between contact terminal and housing: A receptacle RF connector (100) includes an inner conductor (2) having an unsealed tubular section (20) having retention walls (23, 24) configured to extend into a body of a dielectric block (1). Thus, the conductor is securely held within the dielectric block by the engagement of the retention walls and... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247009 - Coaxial connector and a structure for attaching the coaxial connector to a connector housing: A coaxial connector having excellent shielding performance. The coaxial connector 30 includes a coaxial cable 12, an outer conductor terminal 32 connected to a top end of the coaxial cable 12, an opening portion 34, stabilizers 36, and an engaging piece 44. The opening portion 34 locks a locking piece... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090247011 - Connector assembly having primary and secondary locking features: A connector assembly includes a housing having a cavity defined by at least one wall. The cavity extends between a mating end and a loading end. The housing has a terminal latch associated with the cavity, and the at least one wall has a projection extending into the cavity. A... Agent: Lisa Burgin Vaccarelli Tyco Technology Resources

20090247010 - Method and apparatus to provide electromagnetic interference shielding of optical-electrical module: A pluggable optical/electrical module is disclosed. One or more features operate to decrease electromagnetic interference are implemented, which features include deforming the portions that mate together to form the housing, placing elbow deformities on extending fingers to more properly seal the housing convex shape to housing to seal gaps between... Agent: Gibson & Dernier L.l.p.

20090247012 - High speed electrical connector having improved housing: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (10) and a number of wafers (20). Each wafer has a number of contacts (30) each having a contacting portion (31). The housing includes an insulative base (11) having a number of chambers (115) and a number of spacers (13) mounted on the... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247013 - Shield connector for printed circuit board: The present invention provides a shield connector for a printed circuit board, in which the disengagement of an outer shield shell from a connector housing is prevented, and also an anti-noise performance is enhanced. The shield connector includes a resin connector housing having a rectangular solid shape including a top-surface,... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20090247014 - Electrical connector having a shell with a portion retained in an insulative housing: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (10) comprising a fitting room (13) for receiving a mating connector and a pair of side walls, a plurality of terminals (30) arranged along a longitudinal direction, and a shell (20) coupled to the insulative housing. One side wall of the shell... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247015 - Electrical component holder: An electrical component holder contains an electrical component to be connected to an internal circuit of a vehicle-installed electrical junction box. The holder has a casing main body and a lid to be mounted on an upper surface of the casing main body. The casing main body has a box-like... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, Plc

20090247016 - Temporary connect: A temporary connect enables a structure to receive electrical power via a simple extension cord before a utility meter is installed. The temporary connect incorporates the form factor of a standard power meter and mounts to the meter cabinet. It includes a standard male connector or breaker, fuse or lug... Agent: Jackson Walker, L.l.p.

20090247017 - Electrical connector with dual-interface: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a housing (10) including a first shield part (1) assembled to a second shield part (2) to form a receiving space, said receiving space consisting of a hollow portion (110) and a mating port (120) located in front of the hollow portion; a pair... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247018 - Medical electrical lead connection systems and methods: An electrical connection assembly of a medical device includes a plurality of electrical contact blocks and a sealing member, which are held within a cavity of a base of the assembly. The sealing member includes a plurality of openings, at least one interior surface surrounding a bore and at least... Agent: Intellectual Property Group, Mdt Patents Fredrikson & Byron, P.a.

20090247019 - Expansion connection module for connecting to at least two coil connectors of an electromagnetic switching device, in particular a contactor: An expansion connection module is disclosed for connecting to at least two coil connectors of an electromagnetic switching device, in particular a contactor. In at least one embodiment, the expansion connection module includes a housing; at least one fastening device for fixing the expansion connection module to the electromagnetic switching... Agent: Harness, Dickey & Pierce, P.L.C

20090247020 - Battery clamp for use with top post and side post batteries and methods for using the same: A battery clamp for use with (a) batteries with top post terminal connections and (b) batteries with side post terminal connections includes a first jaw handle and a second jaw handle. The jaw handles each have a handle portion and a clamping portion. The jaw handles are pivotally coupled to... Agent: Nixon Peabody, LLP

20090247021 - Conductive elastic sheet structure and electronic device using the same: The invention discloses a conductive elastic sheet structure mounted on a metallic cover of an electronic device eliminates static electricity. The conductive elastic sheet structure includes a main panel, a first extending portion, and a second extending portion. The main panel includes a first side wall, and a second side... Agent: Pce Industry, Inc. Att. Steven Reiss

20090247022 - Contact block at the end of an electrode support for forming a component of an electric oven: The aim of the invention is the reduction of the impairment in current transfer from the contact plate (112), forming part of the electrode support arm (11), to the contact block (12), interacting with the electrode, caused by deposits between the contact plate (112) and the contact block (12) due... Agent: Louis Ventre, Jr

20090247023 - Electrical contact: An electrical contact (100) for connecting an electronic package with a circuit substrate comprise a first part (1) and a second part (2). The first part (1) comprises a body portion (11) and a first spring arm (14) extending upwardly from the body portion (11), the first spring arm (14)... Agent: Wei Te Chung Foxconn International, Inc.

20090247024 - Connector structure with a u-shaped cross section having a male terminal and a female terminal: A male terminal 10 has a wire connecting portion 13 at one end to be connected to an electric wire, and an inserting contact portion 12 at another end to be inserted into a female terminal 30. A plate member of the inserting contact portion 12 is bent to have... Agent: Foley And Lardner LLP Suite 500