| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7377795 |
Electrical contacts having solder stops |
May 27, 2008 |
| An electrical contact for use in an electrical connector, includes a contact body made of metal and having a contact head, a contact tail, and an anti-wicking region disposed between the contact head and the contact tail arranged to prevent wicking of a fusible material past the anti |
| 7371129 |
Elevated height electrical connector |
May 13, 2008 |
| An electrical connector includes first and second connector bodies which are arranged to first be positioned together, and then separated once electrical contacts have been inserted in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. During, after, or both during and after the |
| 7322855 |
Array connector having improved electrical characteristics and increased signal pins with decrea |
January 29, 2008 |
| An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of rows and columns of conductive pins disposed along the length direction and the width direction of the connector body so as to form an array of signal pins located in a pin field, at least two rows of ground pins arranged |
| 7179091 |
Edge mount electrical connector |
February 20, 2007 |
| An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected to the flexible cir |
| 7178232 |
Connector having improved contacts with fusible members |
February 20, 2007 |
| An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate |
| 7172438 |
Electrical contacts having solder stops |
February 6, 2007 |
| An electrical contact for use in an electrical connector, includes a contact body made of metal and having a contact head, a contact tail, and an anti-wicking region disposed between the contact head and the contact tail arranged to prevent wicking of a fusible material past the anti |
| 7165994 |
Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts |
January 23, 2007 |
| An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of contact pins, and at least one shield plane provided on the outside of the housing. Some of the contact pins are electrically connected to the at least one shield plane to define shield contact pins and some of the contact pins |
| 7159312 |
Connector having improved contacts with fusible members |
January 9, 2007 |
| An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate |
| 7125293 |
Connector having improved contacts with fusible members |
October 24, 2006 |
| An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate |
| 7121849 |
Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts |
October 17, 2006 |
| A customizably configurable electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of electrically conducting members through at least one electrically conducting ground plate. The ground plate is defined by a plurality of substantially parallel elongated, bendable fingers. Eac |
| 7052337 |
Connector having improved contacts with fusible members |
May 30, 2006 |
| An electrical connector includes a connector body, a plurality of cores and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts disposed in the cores of the connector body. Each of the contacts includes a fusible member attached thereto. Each of the fusible members includes an intermediate |
| 7014475 |
Edge mount electrical connector |
March 21, 2006 |
| An edge mount electrical connector assembly includes a flexible circuit having a first end for connecting to one major surface of the circuit board and a second end for connecting to another major surface of the circuit board, and an electrical connector connected to the flexible cir |
| 6824396 |
Compliant connector for land grid array |
November 30, 2004 |
| A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin within a receptacle of |
| 6758683 |
Compliant connector for land grid array |
July 6, 2004 |
| A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin within a receptacle of |
| 6739884 |
Electrical connector having a ground plane with independently configurable contacts |
May 25, 2004 |
| A customizably configurable electrical connector for electrically connecting a plurality of electrically conducting members through at least one electrically conducting ground plate. The ground plate is defined by a plurality of substantially parallel elongated, bendable fingers. Each |
| 6585527 |
Compliant connector for land grid array |
July 1, 2003 |
| A connector assembly for providing electrical continuity between an array of contacts on an electrical component and a corresponding array of contacts on a printed circuit board. The connector assembly includes a plurality of floating pins. Floatation of the pin within a receptacle of |
| 6159045 |
Method and apparatus for engaging an electrical component to a circuit board |
December 12, 2000 |
| A method and apparatus for engaging electrical components to a circuit board. The body of the component has at least one fastener integrally formed therewith. The at least one fastener includes a neck portion engaged to the body of the component and extending to a hook portion. The f |
| 5975952 |
Continuous electrical connector and method for making same |
November 2, 1999 |
| Continuous electrical connectors. A continuous electrical connector is formed by joining a first a number of first connector bodies to a second number of second connector bodies by inserting a pin through corresponding holes in each of the connector bodies. The first connector bodies for |
| 5964596 |
Removable body for an electrical connector |
October 12, 1999 |
| A removable body for an electrical connector assembly. An electrical connector assembly includes a removable body and a plurality of substantially uniformly spaced pins or leads engaged thereto. The removable body includes a pair of oppositely opposed lever arms, biased in a first po |
| 5961339 |
Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins |
October 5, 1999 |
| Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins. The bodies of the connectors are formed without alignment pins, and alignment pins are thereafter staked into the bottom surface of the connector body in order to positively locate the connector when mounting to a printed circuit |
| 5960537 |
Fastener for an electrical connector |
October 5, 1999 |
| A fastener for an electrical connector. The fastener (10) includes a fastener body (12) having an opening (16) therethrough for receiving a pin (21). The fastener body (12) includes a plurality of gripping elements (14) protruding into the hole (16) for securing the fastener (10) to the |
| 5713755 |
Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins |
February 3, 1998 |
| Surface mount connectors having staked alignment pins. The bodies of the connectors are formed without alignment pins, and alignment pins are thereafter staked into the bottom surface of the connector body in order to positively locate the connector when mounting to a printed circuit |
| 5655914 |
Connector having press fit mating shrouds |
August 12, 1997 |
| Connectors having press fit mating shrouds. The connectors are formed from long strips of pin headers, which are cut to a length equal to the desired number of connector positions plus four additional positions. A pre-molded shroud is then press fit to each end of the cut pin header. The |
