| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38089 |
Card connector |
April 22, 2003 |
| A card connector is provided which can be very simply and accurately mounted on either side of a printed circuit board with less component parts. A plurality of pairs of mount brackets (70, 80) include body sections (72, 82) mounted on a connector frame 18, stand-off sections (74, 84 |
| 7618298 |
Electrical connector for fuel pump |
November 17, 2009 |
| An electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts; and a housing. The housing includes a pre-mold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts; and an overmold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts and the pre-mo |
| 7614923 |
Conductor connection |
November 10, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is a grounding connector. The grounding connector includes a female member, a male member, and a threaded member. The female member includes a first clamp section, a conductor connection section, and a center section between the first clamp section and the conductor |
| 7607952 |
Battery contact |
October 27, 2009 |
| A compressible electrical contact is disclosed. The compressible electrical contact may include a nose portion, a corrugated portion and a tail portion. The tail portion may extend from a first end of the corrugated portion and the nose portion may extend from an opposite end of the |
| 7604489 |
.mu.TCA-compliant power contacts |
October 20, 2009 |
| Disclosed are blade contacts that may be suitable for mating with .mu.TCA-standard receptacle contacts. Such a blade contact may define a body portion, and a tab portion extending from a mating end of the body portion. The tab portion may be a tapered tab portion that tapers from a f |
| 7597593 |
Leadframe assembly staggering for electrical connectors |
October 6, 2009 |
| An electrical connector may include a connector housing and a plurality of identical leadframe assemblies received in the connector housing. Each of the leadframe assemblies may define a leadframe mating sequence. The leadframe assemblies may be arranged relative to one another to define |
| 7588462 |
Covers for electrical connectors |
September 15, 2009 |
| A cover for an electrical connector includes substrate mounting beams. When a force is applied to the top, the beams transfer the force to the lead frame, pressing contacts of the connector to an electrical device such as a substrate. Flat rock application may be applied to the top of |
| 7575485 |
Knurled inner sleeve for a cable connector |
August 18, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is an electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector assembly includes a connector member, a wedge sleeve, a wedge, and outer sleeve, and an inner sleeve. The connector member has a first end section and a second end section. The wedge sleeve has a general tube |
| 7575445 |
Contact protector |
August 18, 2009 |
| The invention provides a connector that incorporates an insert that may protect the contacts of a card slot. The insert may also double as a structural member so that the opening of the card slot does not deform. The insert may be a device that engages the card slot of an edge card. In |
| 7559778 |
Electrical connector |
July 14, 2009 |
| An electrical connector including a housing; electrical contacts connected to the housing; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a lever pivotably connected to the housing, a slider |
| 7556541 |
Electrical terminal with high conductivity core |
July 7, 2009 |
| An electrical terminal including a first member and a second member. The first member has a front end configured to receive a mating contact and a rear end configured to attach to an electrical conductor. The first member is adapted to contact a first side of the mating contact. The |
| 7553182 |
Electrical connectors with alignment guides |
June 30, 2009 |
| Electrical connectors of the present invention include alignment guides that provide rough connector alignment, vary an electrical contact mating wipe distance, and provide partial separation between two mating electrical connectors. The alignment guides can be, for example, electric |
| 7553170 |
Surface mount connectors |
June 30, 2009 |
| A surface mount electrical connector is disclosed. Such an electrical connector may include a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received into the connector housing. he connector housing may define a first planar surface, and have a first rigidity. The leadframe assembly may |
| 7550672 |
Electrical connector and conductor assembly cover |
June 23, 2009 |
| An electrical connector and conductor assembly cover is provided including a main housing section and a magnifying window section. The main housing section forms a connector receiving area. The connector receiving area is sized and shaped to house an electrical connector therein. The mag |
| 7549898 |
Waterproof electrical connector |
June 23, 2009 |
| An electrical connector including a connector body having a plurality of conductor receiving areas; a plurality of set screws connected to the connector body for clamping conductors against the connector body in the conductor receiving areas; a seal casing on the connector body; and a |
| 7547232 |
Electrical connector contact |
June 16, 2009 |
| An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a wire connection section |
| 7541135 |
Power contact having conductive plates with curved portions contact beams and board tails |
June 2, 2009 |
| A power contact as disclosed herein may include first and second conductive plates positioned parallel to each other. Each of the conductive plates may include respective first and second curved portions. The first curved portion of the first conductive plate and the second curved po |
| 7540744 |
Shared hole orthogonal footprint with backdrilled vias |
June 2, 2009 |
| In an electrical system, such as an orthogonal, midplane architecture, backdrilling vias may enable selective connectivity to components of the midplane board without custom connectors and/or contacts. A first contact and a second contact may be received within a shared backdrilled via a |
| 7537497 |
Multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal |
May 26, 2009 |
| A multi-piece electrical receptacle terminal including a frame with a receptacle section adapted to receive a male contact; and a spring movably captured in the receptacle section. The spring includes a front end and a contact section spaced from the front end for contacting the male |
| 7537473 |
Low profile shorting bar for electrical connector |
May 26, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a housing, at least two male contacts, and a shorting member. The at least two male contacts are mounted within the housing. The shorting member is connected to the housing. The shorting member includes a |
| 7535723 |
Surface mounted electrical components and method for mounting and retaining same |
May 19, 2009 |
| Methods for mounting electrical components on a substrate and securely retaining the components are described. The methods include altering solder paste compositions, interposed between component retentive pins and retentive through holes, during a reflow process. Electronic assembli |
| 7534976 |
Vacuum recloser |
May 19, 2009 |
| A vacuum recloser including a first connection section adapted to connect to a first electrical conductor; a second connection section mechanically connected to the first connection section; and an arm connected between the first and second connection sections. The second connection sect |
| 7533556 |
Hydraulic tool release system |
May 19, 2009 |
| A hydraulic tool including a frame; a ram movably connected to the frame; and a hydraulic drive system on the frame for moving the ram on the frame by hydraulic pressure. The hydraulic drive system includes an automatic release system for automatically releasing hydraulic fluid from the |
| 7527532 |
Battery contact |
May 5, 2009 |
| A compressible electrical contact is disclosed. The compressible electrical contact may include a nose portion, a corrugated portion and a tail portion. The tail portion may extend from a first end of the corrugated portion and the nose portion may extend from an opposite end of the |
| 7524209 |
Impedance mating interface for electrical connectors |
April 28, 2009 |
| Electrical connectors having improved impedance characteristics are disclosed. Such an electrical connector may include a first electrically conductive contact, and a second electrically conductive contact disposed adjacent to the first contact along a first direction. A mating end of |
| 7517250 |
Impedance mating interface for electrical connectors |
April 14, 2009 |
| Electrical connectors having improved impedance characteristics are disclosed. Such an electrical connector may include a first electrically conductive contact, and a second electrically conductive contact disposed adjacent to the first contact along a first direction. A mating end of |
| 7513798 |
Electrical connector having varying offset between adjacent electrical contacts |
April 7, 2009 |
| Provided is an electrical connector that may reduce crosstalk between leadframe assemblies. Such a connector may have a connector housing, a first leadframe assembly contained in the housing, and a second leadframe assembly contained in the housing adjacent to the first leadframe ass |
| 7503804 |
Backplane connector |
March 17, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is an organizer for a backplane connector. The organizer includes a first extending portion and a second extending portion. The first extending portion includes a plurality of first openings. The plurality of first openings are configured to receive at least one first |
| 7500871 |
Electrical connector system with jogged contact tails |
March 10, 2009 |
| Connector systems include electrical connectors orthogonally connected to each other through shared through-holes in a midplane. An orthogonal vertical connector includes jogged contacts to offset for or equalize the different length contacts in the right-angle connector to which the |
| 7498528 |
Conductor connection |
March 3, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is an electrical connector subassembly. The electrical connector subassembly includes a frame member and a first pad. The frame member includes a first leg section and a conductor receiving area connected to the first leg section. The first leg section is configured |
| 7497736 |
Shieldless, high-speed, low-cross-talk electrical connector |
March 3, 2009 |
| An electrical connector may include a first connector with electrically-conductive contacts. The contacts may have blade-shaped mating ends, and may be arranged in a centerline. The electrical connector may include a second connector with electrically-conductive receptacle contacts, |
| 7497735 |
High speed connectors that minimize signal skew and crosstalk |
March 3, 2009 |
| The invention is an electrical connector that minimizes signal skew caused by varying propagation times through different transmission paths within the connector, minimizes crosstalk caused by intermingling electric fields between signal contacts, and maximizes signal density within the |
| 7493791 |
Electrical connector crimp die with crimp overlap indicia forming |
February 24, 2009 |
| An electrical connector crimp die including a main body and an indicia forming section. The main body has a connector contacting surface between opposite ends of the main body. The indicia forming section is on the connector contacting surface. When the crimp die forms a crimp on an |
| 7491100 |
Electrical connector contact |
February 17, 2009 |
| An electrical connector assembly including a housing, electrical contact terminals, a hood and a filter member. The housing is sized and shaped to be plugged into an electrical connector socket of an initiator of a gas generator. A first one of the terminals has a wire connection section |
| 7488222 |
Power connector |
February 10, 2009 |
| A pair of mating connectors includes a receptacle having an insulative housing and at least one conductive receptacle contact with a pair of spaced walls forming a plug contact receiving space. The plug connector has an insulative housing and at least one conductive contact having a |
| 7487654 |
Hydraulic tool with tactile feedback |
February 10, 2009 |
| A hydraulic tool including a frame having a hydraulic fluid conduit system; a hydraulic pump coupled to the conduit system; and a tactile feedback system. The tactile feedback system is coupled to the conduit system and is adapted to signal a user of an occurrence of a predetermined |
| 7485982 |
Modular wiring harnesses |
February 3, 2009 |
| A system for making up wiring harnesses includes a base harness having a set of flexible multi-conductor cables and a set of supplementary wiring harnesses adapted to connect in a particular location of said base harness. The connection area does not have a multi-conductor replaceable |
| 7485014 |
Conductor connection |
February 3, 2009 |
| Disclosed herein is a grounding connector. The grounding connector includes a female member, a male member, and a threaded member. The female member includes a first clamp section, a conductor connection section, and a center section between the first clamp section and the conductor |
| 7476110 |
High density connector and method of manufacture |
January 13, 2009 |
| Electrical connectors capable of being mounted on circuit substrates by BGA techniques are disclosed. Also, disclosed is a method of manufacturing such connectors. There is at least one recess on the exterior side of the connector elements. A conductive contact extends from adjacent |
| 7476108 |
Electrical power connectors with cooling features |
January 13, 2009 |
| Electrical connectors can include thermally conductive material in regions proximate contacts residing therein to sink heat away from the contacts. The thermally-conductive materials can be provided in the housing structure of the connectors. The thermally-conductive material can also |
| 7467968 |
Electrical connector with pad hole locator |
December 23, 2008 |
| Disclosed herein is a terminal connector. The terminal connector includes a first portion and a pad portion. The first portion is configured to be connected to a conductor. The pad portion is configured to be fastened to a mating terminal pad. The pad portion is connected to the first po |
| 7467955 |
Impedance control in electrical connectors |
December 23, 2008 |
| The invention provides a high speed connector wherein differential signal pairs are arranged so as to limit the level of cross talk between adjacent differential signal pairs. The connector comprises lead frame assembly having a pair of overmolded lead frame housings. Each lead frame |
| 7465185 |
Electrical connector assembly with mate-assist and a wire dress cover |
December 16, 2008 |
| An electrical connector adapted to mate with a mating connector is provided. The electrical connector includes a housing; a wire dress cover pivotally connected to the housing; and a slide latch pivotally connected to the wire dress cover and slideably connected to the housing. The slide |
| 7464578 |
Hand-held, portable, battery-powered hydraulic tool |
December 16, 2008 |
| A hand-held, battery-powered, hydraulically-actuated tool including a frame forming a tool longitudinal axis; a battery offset from the tool longitudinal axis; and located along the tool longitudinal axis a motor connected to the battery; a hydraulic fluid pump connected to the motor, |
| 7462924 |
Electrical connector with elongated ground contacts |
December 9, 2008 |
| In an electrical connector, cross talk between signal contacts in adjacent linear columns and rows may be reduced by changing the size of the lead portions of the contacts extending within a leadframe housing. For example, the height of the ground contact lead portions may be increased |
| 7462047 |
Electrical connector assembly with connection assist |
December 9, 2008 |
| An electrical connector including electrical contacts; a housing having the electrical contacts connected thereto; and a mate assist system for assisting in mating the electrical connector to a mating electrical connector. The mate assist system includes a cam member movably mounted |
| 7458839 |
Electrical connectors having power contacts with alignment and/or restraining features |
December 2, 2008 |
| Preferred embodiments of power contacts have alignment features that can maintain conductors of the power contacts in a state of alignment during and after insertion of the power contacts into a housing. |
| 7458462 |
Die storing and organizing system |
December 2, 2008 |
| A die storing and organizing system includes a holder for storing and organizing crimp dies, the holder having a first side and a second, opposite side. The system further includes a plurality of apertures in the holder, each aperture extending from the first side to the second, oppo |
| 7452249 |
Electrical power contacts and connectors comprising same |
November 18, 2008 |
| Electrical connectors and contacts for transmitting power are provided. One power contact embodiment includes a first plate that defines a first non-deflecting beam and a first deflectable beam, and a second plate that defines a second non-deflecting beam and a second deflectable beam. T |
| 7452247 |
Electrical connector for fuel pump |
November 18, 2008 |
| An electrical connector including a plurality of electrical contacts; and a housing. The housing includes a pre-mold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts; and an overmold housing member which has been overmolded onto the electrical contacts and the pre-mo |
