| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7621751 |
Pickup caps for electrical connectors |
November 24, 2009 |
| A pickup cap for an electrical connector is disclosed. The pickup cap may include a planar body portion and a plurality of opposing legs extending from a side of the body portion. A respective friction pad may extend from each leg. The friction pads may be received into complementary slo |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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, |
| 7445453 |
Pickup cap for an electrical connector |
November 4, 2008 |
| A preferred embodiment of a pickup cap for an electrical connector includes a first portion having a substantially planar major surface. The pickup cap also includes a first and a second beam extending from the first portion for interferedly engaging projecting features on the electr |
| 7442054 |
Electrical connectors having differential signal pairs configured to reduce cross-talk on adjace |
October 28, 2008 |
| An electrical connector according to the invention may include a first signal contact that defines a first side and a first edge, wherein the first side is greater in length than the first edge, the first edge having a first edge width, and a second signal contact that defines a seco |
| 7431616 |
Orthogonal electrical connectors |
October 7, 2008 |
| A connector may include lead frame assemblies that each includes contacts arranged in a column. Differential signal pairs may be formed from contacts of adjacent lead frame assemblies. A contact of such differential signal pairs may be staggered along the lead frame assembly with res |
| 7407413 |
Broadside-to-edge-coupling connector system |
August 5, 2008 |
| An electrical connector system is disclosed and may include a header connector and a receptacle connector. The contacts in the header connector may be edge-coupled to limit the level of cross-talk between adjacent signal contacts. For example, a differential signal in a first signal |
| 7387535 |
Hinged leadframe assembly for an electrical connector |
June 17, 2008 |
| An electrical connector is disclosed with a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received in the connector housing. The leadframe assembly may include a dielectric leadframe housing and first and second electrically-conductive contacts extending through the leadframe housing. E |
| 7384289 |
Surface-mount connector |
June 10, 2008 |
| A preferred embodiment of an electrical connector includes a housing having a body. The body defines a contact-receiving aperture extending therethrough, and a heat-transfer aperture extending therethrough in substantially the same direction as the contact-receiving aperture for faci |
| 7354274 |
Connector assembly for interconnecting printed circuit boards |
April 8, 2008 |
| An connector assembly comprises a first connector comprising a first plurality of compliant electrical contacts arranged in first a linear array, a first insertion side, and a first opposed end. The illustrative connector assembly also comprises a second connector comprising a second |
| 7347740 |
Mechanically robust lead frame assembly for an electrical connector |
March 25, 2008 |
| A lead frame assembly is disclosed in which holes may be formed in contacts of the assembly and a dielectric material extends along a length of the contact. The dielectric material may be further secured to the contact by filling the hole. The dielectric material may span across two |
| 7347719 |
Electrical connector with strain relief features |
March 25, 2008 |
| A preferred embodiment of a connector system includes a first electrical connector for mounting on a first substrate. The first electrical connector has a housing, and a contact mounted on the housing. The connector system also includes a second electrical connector for mounting on a |
| 7344391 |
Edge and broadside coupled connector |
March 18, 2008 |
| An electrical connector comprises two signal contacts, each having an L-shaped body portion, a first contact arm connected to a first end of the L-shaped body portion, and a second contact arm also connected to the first end of the L-shaped body portion. For each signal contact, the |
| 7331830 |
High-density orthogonal connector |
February 19, 2008 |
| A high-density orthogonal connector is disclosed and may include electrical contacts that are configured to receive contacts from an orthogonal header connector while minimizing signal skew and signal reflection. The electrical contacts in the connector may define contact pairs (e.g. |
| 7331800 |
Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors |
February 19, 2008 |
| An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array includes a first differential signal pair, a first ground contact lead adjacent to the first differential signal pair, and a second ground contact lead adjacen |
| 7320609 |
Backplane connector |
January 22, 2008 |
| A card assembly includes two spaced-apart circuit boards defining an interior region between the cards. Connectors may be mounted on the circuit boards and be located within the interior region. That is, respective interior sides of the circuit boards may face each other and the inte |
| 7318757 |
Leadframe assembly staggering for electrical connectors |
January 15, 2008 |
| 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 |
| 7309257 |
Hinged leadframe assembly for an electrical connector |
December 18, 2007 |
| An electrical connector is disclosed with a connector housing and a leadframe assembly received in the connector housing. The leadframe assembly may include a dielectric leadframe housing and first and second electrically-conductive contacts extending through the leadframe housing. E |
| 7278856 |
Contact protector for electrical connectors |
October 9, 2007 |
| A protective housing removably attached to an electrical connector to prevent damage to contacts of the connector during, for example, shipping or handling of the electrical connector before the connector is connected with an electrical device such as a second electrical connector. The |
| 7258551 |
Electrical connector stress relief at substrate interface |
August 21, 2007 |
| An electrical connector includes a wafer having flexible members that allow the wafer to expand or contract in response to movement of solder pads on a PCB. As a PCB to which a connector is attached is heated during, for example, normal use, it may expand, which may result in the out |
| 7247050 |
Press-fit electrical contact |
July 24, 2007 |
| An electrical contact having a body portion and an curvaceous tail portion extending from the body portion is disclosed. The tail portion may include first and second curved portions defining first and second points of contact, respectively. The first and second points of contact may be |
| 7229318 |
Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors |
June 12, 2007 |
| An electrical connector that includes first and second linear arrays of electrical contacts is disclosed. The first linear array is arranged in a first pattern of signal contacts and ground contacts. The second linear array is arranged in a second pattern of signal contacts and ground |
| 7226298 |
Electrical connector with segmented housing |
June 5, 2007 |
| Preferred embodiments of electrical connectors include a plurality of electrically-conductive contacts each having a lead portion, a plurality of solder balls each attached to the lead portion of a respective one of the contacts, and a housing having plurality of pedestals that each |
| 7217151 |
Electrical connector with strain relief features |
May 15, 2007 |
| A preferred embodiment of a connector system includes a first electrical connector for mounting on a first substrate. The first electrical connector has a housing, and a contact mounted on the housing. The connector system also includes a second electrical connector for mounting on a |
| 7214104 |
Ball grid array connector |
May 8, 2007 |
| An electrical connector having a leadframe assembly and a connector housing is disclosed. The leadframe may include a lead frame and an electrical contact extending at least partially through the lead frame. The connector housing contains the leadframe assembly in each of one or more |
| 7195497 |
Retention member for connector system |
March 27, 2007 |
| A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a right angle header con |
| 7182643 |
Shieldless, high-speed electrical connectors |
February 27, 2007 |
| An electrical connector that includes a linear array of electrical blade contacts is disclosed. Each contact may have a free-ended mating portion that extends from a mate surface of a dielectric base. The first linear array may include a first signal contact, a second signal contact |
| 7168963 |
Electrical power connector |
January 30, 2007 |
| A printed circuit board electrical power contact for connecting a daughter printed circuit board to a mating contact on another electrical component. The power contact includes a main section; at least one daughter board electrical contact section extending from the main section; and |
| 7118391 |
Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or gro |
October 10, 2006 |
| An electrical connector having a leadframe housing, a first electrical contact fixed in the leadframe housing, a second electrical contact fixed adjacent to the first electrical contact in the leadframe housing, and a third electrical contact fixed adjacent to the second electrical conta |
| 7083432 |
Retention member for connector system |
August 1, 2006 |
| A retention member aligns and stabilizes one or more insert molded lead assemblies (IMLAs) in an electrical connector. The retention member provides for alignment and stability in the x-, y-, and z-directions. Such a retention member may be in connection with a right angle header con |
| 7065871 |
Method of manufacturing electrical power connector |
June 27, 2006 |
| A printed circuit board electrical power contact for connecting a daughter printed circuit board to a mating contact on another electrical component. The power contact includes a main section; at least one daughter board electrical contact section extending from the main section; and |
| 7052288 |
Two piece mid-plane |
May 30, 2006 |
| A mid-plane is disclosed. The mid-plane includes a first printed circuit board having a plurality of plated vias adapted to receive tails attached to a first connector and having a plurality of unplated clearance holes adapted to receive tails attached to a second connector. The second |
| 6994569 |
Electrical connectors having contacts that may be selectively designated as either signal or gro |
February 7, 2006 |
| An electrical connector according to the invention includes a linear contact array of electrically conductive contacts and a lead frame into which the contacts at least partially extend. The contacts may be selectively designated as either ground or signal contacts such that, in a fi |
| 6840783 |
Press-fit bus bar distributing power |
January 11, 2005 |
| A press-fit bus-bar for distributing power along a backplane or a printed circuit board includes a number of flat bus bar conductors fabricated from an electrically conductive material. Each bus bar conductor is separated from adjacent bus bar conductors by layers of an insulating materi |
| 6814590 |
Electrical power connector |
November 9, 2004 |
| A printed circuit board electrical power contact for connecting a daughter printed circuit board to a mating contact on another electrical component. The power contact includes a main section; at least one daughter board electrical contact section extending from the main section; and at |
