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| 20080248659 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH COMPLEMENTARY CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS - An electrical interconnection system with high speed, differential electrical connectors. The connectors are formed with columns of conductive elements, some of which carry signals some of which act as ground conductors. The conductive elements may contain projections to secure the conductive elements in a housing or to facilitate desirable current flow patterns. To avoid impedance discontinuities caused by the projections, adjacent conductive elements may be formed with complementary portions to provide a relatively uniform edge-to-edge spacing between signal and ground conductors along the length of the signal conductor. To manufacture such a connector in which both the signal and the ground conductive elements contain projections, the conductive elements carrying signals may be inserted into a housing from one side and the conductive elements acting as ground conductors may be inserted from an opposite side. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080268665 | TRANSFER PLATE AND MOTHERBOARD - A transfer plate includes a slot and a transfer circuit. The slot has a plurality of terminals, wherein the terminals are suitable for a first memory module. One side of the transfer circuit is electrically connected to the terminals, and the other side of the transfer circuit has a plurality of connecting fingers suitable for a second memory module. The connecting fingers have a plurality of equality pins and at least a reserved pin, and the second terminals have a plurality of equality pins correspondingly electrically connected to the equality pins of the connecting fingers. When the reserved pin is electrically connected to one of a plurality of pins in a base plate, the reserved pin is used as a detecting pin for notifying the base plate that the slot is suitable for the first memory module now. | 10-30-2008 |
| 20080299788 | PLASTIC CARD PROVIDED WITH ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - The inventive plastic card ( | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090004889 | Board-connecting connector - A board-connecting connector including a pair of inner housings opposed to each other for receiving elastic contact terminals with respect to a circuit board, a guiding plate having a sloped guiding part for engaging inner housing-driven projections and guiding the inner housings close to each other, and an outer housing for receiving the inner housings and the guide plate, and holding the guide plate. When the circuit board is fully inserted into the pair of inner housings, the circuit board abuts on the inner housings, and pushes to move the inner housings along the guiding plate. | 01-01-2009 |
| 20090029566 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR POSITIONING APPARATUS - A card edge connector positioning apparatus has a first retaining trough, a second retaining trough and a support member. The first retaining trough is closer to a distal end of the positioning apparatus than the second retaining trough. The support member has a first edge and a second edge at two opposite sides. The first edge is wedged in the first retaining trough to form a movement fulcrum. The second edge is held in the second retaining trough to form a gap greater than that of the first edge in the first retaining trough. Thus the second edge has a greater displacement in the second retaining trough than that of the first edge in the first retaining trough. Thereby a displacement space for installation tolerance is formed for the support member. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090042409 | Electrical connector - An electrical connector comprises a terminal block, a terminal received in the terminal block and an elastic connecting portion electrically connecting with the terminal. The terminal block defines a first receiving cavity, a second receiving cavity opposite to the first receiving cavity and a spaced portion spacing the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity. The spaced portion defines a receiving channel and a inserting slot communicating with the receiving channel. The elastic connecting portion is received in the second receiving cavity and electrically connects with the terminal. | 02-12-2009 |
| 20090081889 | Providing variable sized contacts for coupling with a semiconductor device - In one embodiment, the present invention includes a circuit board having integrated contacts to mate with corresponding pads of a semiconductor device. At least some of the integrated contacts are of varying sizes to enable different contact resistances between the corresponding integrated contacts and pads, enabling reduced loading forces to adapt the semiconductor device to the circuit board. Other embodiments are described and claimed. | 03-26-2009 |
| 20090104793 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTOR AND CARD INSERTION METHOD THEREOF - A connector is provided. The connector is for connecting an electronic card. The electronic card comprises a first card side and a second card side, a first notch formed on the first card side, and a second notch formed on the second card side. The connector comprises a body, a first fixer and a second fixer. The body comprises a first side, a second side and a slot. The first fixer is disposed on the first side, wherein the first fixer pivots between a first orientation and a second orientation, and the first fixer abuts the first notch when the first fixer is in the first orientation. The second fixer is disposed on the second side, wherein the second fixer abuts the second notch via elastic force. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090111288 | Card Connector and Method of Assembling Same - A card connector is disclosed that includes a first housing configured to have a first card inserted thereinto to be attached thereto; a second housing configured to have a second card inserted thereinto to be attached thereto, the second housing being provided on the first housing; and multiple contact members for the second card combined with the first housing by insert molding, the contact members each having, at a first end, a contact arm part to come into contact with a terminal of the second card, and at a second end, a lead terminal part to be soldered to a pad on a board, wherein the contact arm parts are placed inside the second housing with the intermediate portions thereof fixed to part of the second housing. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090203234 | Electronic housing with a conductive plate, and method for manufacturing the same - A printed circuit board arrangement and method includes a planar generally-rectangular vertically-arranged printed circuit board having front and rear surfaces terminating in a peripheral edge, at least one of the front and rear surfaces having a conductive printed circuit thereon. The printed circuit board has a vertical side edge portion containing a recess, and arranged adjacent the recess is a fixed contact connected with a conductor portion of the printed circuit. A relatively narrow conductor housing arranged outside the peripheral edge of the printed circuit board is mounted in the recess with a movable contact carried by the housing in electrical engagement with the fixed contact. The connector housing is supported by a rear wall mounted on the rear surface of the printed circuit board, and by a resilient clip on the connector housing that engages the printed circuit board adjacent the recess. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090209114 | Printed Board Connector with Ground Connection - In a printed board connector ( | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090233458 | PCB blade connector system and method - The connector between the patient electrode pads and the base unit of an automatic external defibrillator (AED) system can be formed by capturing a printed circuit board (PCB) within a connector housing. The PCB can have conductive metal traces that serve as the contact points between the wires from the patient electrodes and the electronics within the AED base unit. The PCB in combination with the conductive metal traces can be shaped similar to a conventional two-prong or two-blade connector. Employing such a PCB-based connector may result in AED pads which are less complex and less costly to manufacture. The PCB can also support a configuration circuit that is positioned between the conductive metal traces and that allows the AED to read and store information about the attached pads. For example, the AED can use this data storage feature to check the expiration date of the pads. | 09-17-2009 |
| 20090269944 | CHIP CARD HOLDER AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING SAME - An exemplary chip card holder ( | 10-29-2009 |
| 20100009552 | Connector - A connector adequately detects a state of an electronic component such as a memory card which is fitted in the connector by way of insertion, even when scrapes of a housing of the electronic component are produced due to insertion and removal of the electronic component which is fitted. In this connector ( | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100015820 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR - The present invention provides a card edge connector. The card edge connector comprises a bar insulator base which is provided with a plurality of sockets, a group of connecting terminals arrayed in parallel, and two arm base supports arranged between both ends of the insulator base. The connecting terminals are inserted into the sockets of the insulator base to constitute a group of socket electrodes electrically connected with a circuit board. The arm base supports are respectively provided with an auxiliary supporting bracket connected with the circuit board. Each auxiliary supporting bracket is mutually sheathed, articulated and connected with one respective arm base support. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100035443 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH IDC WIRE TERMINATION - A card edge connector and a card edge assembly that utilizes the individual card end connectors are disclosed. The card edge connectors have slotted insulation displacement terminals to connect to wires. Each electrical connector has a housing with first mounting project extends from a first sidewall of the housing and a mounting recess extends from an oppositely facing second sidewall. The mounting projection is dimensioned to be received in the mounting recess of a second electrical connector, thereby allowing the connectors to be mounted to each other. This type of connector assembly allows the connector assembly to be built according to the needs of the end user. This modular aspect of the connector assembly adds flexibility while reducing the overall cost of manufacture. In addition, the use of the slotted insulation displacement terminals further enhances the flexibility of the connector assembly, as various wiring schemes can be effectively and cost efficiently utilized. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100041250 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT ARRANGEMENT FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND DATA SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY - The invention relates to an electrical contact arrangement ( | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100055931 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONNECTOR AND CARD INSERTION METHOD THEREOF - A connector is provided. The connector is for connecting an electronic card. The electronic card comprises a first card side and a second card side, a first notch formed on the first card side, and a second notch formed on the second card side. The connector comprises a body, a first fixer and a second fixer. The body comprises a first side, a second side and a slot. The first fixer is disposed on the first side, wherein the first fixer pivots between a first orientation and a second orientation, and the first fixer abuts the first notch when the first fixer is in the first orientation. The second fixer is disposed on the second side, wherein the second fixer abuts the second notch via elastic force. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100062616 | MOTHERBOARD AND EXPANSION CARD APPLIED TO THE MOTHERBOARD - A motherboard includes a bus, an expansion socket pair. The bus includes a number of power lines, ground lines and non-power lines. The expansion socket pair includes a first expansion socket and a second expansion socket separated from the first expansion socket. The first expansion socket includes a number of power signals pins. The second expansion socket includes a number of non-power signal pins. The power signal pins are connected to the power lines of the bus to transmit power signals. The non-power signal pins are connected to the non-power lines of the bus to transmit non-power signals. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100081296 | SUBSTRATE FIXING MEMBER AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A substrate fixing member that fixes a first substrate having an insertion hole into which a second substrate having mutually opposing an end portion is to be inserted, the substrate fixing member including a fixing member main body portion that covers a top surface portion of a connector having the insertion hole and has a through-hole which the substrate is to be passed through and a substrate support portion having a groove portion slidably holding an end portion of the substrate when the substrate is passed through the through-hole and the insertion hole to connect a substrate-side connection terminal to a connector-side terminal. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100190358 | TERMINATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATION AND DATA ENGINEERING - The invention relates to a termination ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100197149 | HIGH DENSITY CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes an array of signal contacts having mating portions configured for mating engagement with corresponding signal contacts of a mating connector assembly. The assembly also includes a housing holding the array of signal contacts in rows and columns. The signal contacts are arranged along axes of the rows and columns, and the mating portions of the signal contacts are oriented at a non-orthogonal angle relative to the axes of the rows and columns. | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100248501 | Card Connector - A card connector adapted for receiving a card has an insulating housing having a plurality of first terminal recesses. Each of the first terminal recesses includes a fixing recess extending frontward and rearward. The fixing recess has a substantially middle portion extending towards a side to form a sliding recess. The sliding recess has a rear portion extended rearward at a lower portion thereof to form a stopping recess and a stopping portion over the stopping recess. A plurality of first connecting terminals are received in the corresponding first terminal recesses. The first connecting terminal has a first fixing portion. A substantially middle portion of one side of the first fixing portion is extended sideward and then bent upwards to form a barb-shaped intruded portion inserted into the stopping recess from the sliding recess for being stopped by the stopping portion. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100304578 | Charging Interface for Rechargeable Devices - A novel charging interface for rechargeable devices is disclosed herein. The present charging interface has a male plug, formed from circuit board material, which electrically and slidably interconnects with a female socket in at least two orientations. The female socket has electrically conductive biasing means which retain the male plug within the female socket. The charging interface provides electrical contact between the master circuit board of a rechargeable device and a power source. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110003487 | METHOD FOR REDUCING THE FITTING THRUST OF GOLDEN FINGER AND PCB - A method for reducing the fitting thrust of golden finger ( | 01-06-2011 |
| 20110045678 | MICRO ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEM CONNECTOR AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SAME - A micro electromechanical system connecter includes a u-shaped plug connecter and a socket connector. The plug connecter includes two opposite substrates and a spacing element sandwiched therebetween and positioned at one ends of the two substrates. Two parallel grooves are defined in outer surfaces of the two substrates at the other ends the two substrates. A plurality of parallel first electrodes formed on the outer surfaces of the two substrates and configured to extend along a direction perpendicular to grooves. The socked connecter includes a base having a top surface. A recess is defined in the top surface. Two protrusions are respectively formed on two internal walls of the recess adjacent to the entrance of the recess. A plurality of parallel second electrodes formed on the base according to the first electrodes. Each second electrode extends from the top surface of the base to one of the two internal walls of the recess. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110189866 | Dual Interface Card with Backward and Forward Compatibility - Techniques are presented that allow a memory card operable according to two protocols (such as a legacy protocol and newer protocol), and having a corresponding dual interface, to be used with hosts that support the new protocol as well as having backward compatibility with legacy hosts, while preventing the use of legacy cards with hosts that support the new protocol but do not support the legacy protocol. The card that supports the new protocol has a similar form factor to the legacy card, includes an indentation. A host that supports the new, but not the legacy, type card includes a mechanical structure within the attachment slot that, based on the card indentation, can distinguish the card types and prevent the non-supported card from being attached. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20110223777 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector comprising an end portion of a flat circuit device which forms a connectively engaging protrusion on which a plurality of contacting terminals are arranged and a supporting board portion for supporting the connectively engaging protrusion, and first and second conductive shells having respectively first and second plate portions opposite to each other with the supporting board portion between, wherein the first conductive shell is attached to the supporting board portion with the first plate portion thereof covering directly a first surface of the supporting board portion and the second conductive shell is attached also to the supporting board portion with the second plate portion thereof covering directly a second surface opposite to the first surface of the supporting board portion, so that the first and second conductive shells are operative to hold the connectively engaging protrusion supported with the supporting board portion for causing the same to engage with a mating electrical connector. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110230066 | CONNECTOR, CARD EDGE CONNECTOR, AND SENSOR USING THE SAME - A connector includes: a card edge connector; a first cable drawn out from the card edge connector in a first direction; a first terminal disposed in the card edge connector and connected to the first cable; a receptacle into and from which the card edge connector is inserted and extracted; a second cable drawn out from the receptacle in a second direction; and a second terminal disposed in the receptacle and connected to the second cable. Insertion/extraction directions of the card edge connector are substantially perpendicular to at least one of the first direction and the second direction. The card edge connector includes a first end face which is substantially parallel to the insertion/extraction directions, and the receptacle includes a first wall face which is substantially parallel to the insertion/extraction directions. In a state where the card edge connector and the receptacle are coupled to each other, the first end face and the first wall face are in contact with each other. | 09-22-2011 |
| 20110263139 | TERMINATION FOR TELECOMMUNICATION AND DATA ENGINEERING - The invention relates to a termination ( | 10-27-2011 |
| 20120015529 | CONTACTING PLUG AS WELL AS CONTACTING CONNECTION - A contacting plug for contacting a contact carrier, in particular a circuit board, having two clamping claws able to be pivoted relative to each other, transversely to a plug-in direction, at least one of which is implemented as contact holder carrying at least one flexible contact element, which contact holder is implemented with a contact force for resting on the contact carrier, and a spring arrangement for generating a clamping force that is independent of the contact force. According to the invention, the spring arrangement is designed for bracing exclusively on the contacting plug for generating the clamping force. | 01-19-2012 |
| 20120028482 | Card-Edge Connector - The invention relates to a card-edge connector for securing and electrically connecting an electronic card to a circuit board. The card-edge connector includes an insulative, a set of first conductive terminals, a spacer, and a pair of card latching members. The insulative housing includes a plurality of first terminal receiving passageways positioned on an upper surface thereof and a plurality of second terminal receiving passageways positioned on the lower surface of the insulative housing. The set of first conductive terminals are alternately positioned in the plurality of first terminal receiving passageways and include a plurality of exposed end portions. The set of second conductive terminals are positioned in the plurality of second terminal receiving passageways and include a plurality of exposed end portions of the set of second conductive terminals. The spacer includes a plurality of receiving passageways and a plurality of third terminal receiving passageways positioned at a rear edge securing the plurality of exposed end portions of the set of first conductive terminals and the plurality of exposed end portions of the set of second conductive terminals. The pair of card latching members are inserted respectively into two catches respectfully positioned at two ends of a front side of the insulative housing. | 02-02-2012 |
| 20120190218 | Pluggable Cable Connector - A pair manager for use in securing a twin-axial cable to a printed circuit board is described. The pair manager comprises a generally block-shaped portion containing a pair of channels. The channels extend from the front face to the rear face of the block-shaped portion. An integral flange and a pair of integral fingers extend perpendicularly from the front face of the block-shaped portion. The flange extends generally from the center of the front face and the fingers extend from opposite edges of the front face. The fingers and flange function as a partial shield cavity around each pair of conductors. This design helps to maintain better impedance matching when connecting twin-axial cables to a printed circuit board. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20120208380 | CONTACT RELIABILITY IN SEPARABLE ELECTRICAL INTERFACES - A separable electrical interface is provided, the interface having a circuit card having one or more electrically conductive card edge tabs. Each of the card edge tabs has a raised, curved top surface profile. The separable electrical interface also includes one or more connector contacts. Each of the one or more connector contacts has a curved surface profile. The curved surface of each of the one or more connector contacts is positioned relative to a corresponding card edge tab to selectively engage the raised curved surface of the corresponding card edge tab at the point of final contact. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120276758 | METHOD FOR CONTACTING A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING ELECTRIC CONTACTS ON BOTH SIDES AND SUCH A PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - A method for contacting a printed circuit board ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120295452 | DAUGHTER CARD ASSEMBLIES - A removable daughter card assembly including a circuit board having a leading edge. The daughter card assembly also includes connector modules that are configured to be mounted to the circuit board proximate to the leading edge. The connector modules face in an insertion direction for engaging corresponding mating connectors when advanced in the insertion direction. The card assembly also includes an elongated stiffener that is configured to be mounted to the circuit board. The stiffener includes a plurality of support walls and a bridge member that couples to each one of the support walls. The support walls are secured to the circuit board. The bridge member extends substantially parallel to and proximate to the leading edge and is dimensioned to prevent bowing along the leading edge. At least two of the support walls comprise alignment features that are configured to engage corresponding guide features of a communication system. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120309212 | MOTHERBOARD WITH EDGE CONNECTOR - A motherboard includes a board, and a hard disk drive (HDD) controller. The board includes an edge connector formed on a bottom side of the board. The edge connector includes a group of signal pins and a group of ground pins. Two cutouts are defined in the board and are located at two opposite sides of the edge connector. The HDD controller drives a storage device when the storage device is connected to the edge connector. The group of signal pins of the edge connector is connected to the HDD controller. The group of ground pins is connected to a ground layer of the motherboard. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130059452 | CARD DEVICE AND SOCKET - The present application discloses a card device configured to be inserted into and ejected from a host device in a first direction. The card device includes a first housing including a leading edge which is inserted into the host device on ahead, and a trailing edge opposite to the leading edge; a first electrode array including first electrodes aligned in a second direction along the leading edge; and a second electrode array including second electrodes aligned in the second direction between the first electrode array and the trailing edge. The second electrodes include an electrode shifted from the first electrodes in the second direction. | 03-07-2013 |
| 20130109201 | ELECTRICAL POWER CONNECTOR | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130130515 | CONNECTOR WITH COMPLIANT SECTION - An apparatus, method and computing device including a card edge contact system is provided. A card edge connector housing for receiving a card is provided. A substrate is provided and spaced a distance away from a housing base portion of the card edge connector housing to form a space therebetween. Contact pins collectively defining an upper contact section, a lower contact section and a compliant section connecting the upper and lower contact sections are disposed within the card edge connector housing and the substrate. The upper contact section has an open end with a restricted contact portion for contacting the card. The resilient, compliant section is disposed within the space and is configured to compress to absorb a force from the substrate that would otherwise be transmitted to the upper contact section via the lower contact section. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130157478 | USB Receptacle Assembly - A USB receptacle assembly includes a USB receptacle. The receptacle has a first end and a second end opposite the first end. The USB receptacle also includes a USB interface located at the first end. A riser is coupled to the second end of the USB receptacle and is generally perpendicular to a long axis of the USB receptacle. A board connector is coupled to the riser in electrical communication with the USB receptacle. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130164951 | MOUNTING APPARATUS FOR MEMORY CARD - A mounting apparatus for mounting a memory card to a printed circuit board (PCB) includes a connector mounted on the PCB and a fixing member. The connector defines a slot in a top surface for electrically receiving the memory card. An ear protrudes from each of opposite end surfaces of the connector and defines a through hole. The fixing member includes a bar abutted against a top of the memory, two legs respectively extending down from opposite ends of the bar to abut against opposite ends of the memory card, and two deformable latches respectively extending from distal ends of the legs and engaged in the corresponding through holes. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130183839 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD HAVING TERMINALS - A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a substrate body including a circuit wiring layer; tap terminals provided at a surface of the substrate body and in a peripheral region of the substrate body and electrically connected to the circuit wiring layer; and plating wires corresponding to respective tap terminals, each plating wire extending from an end portion of its respective tap terminal toward an edge of the substrate body and having a line width smaller than a line width of the tap terminal. For at least a first tap terminal, the tap terminal shares an edge with an edge of its respective plating wire. A second tap terminal adjacent the first tap terminal is positioned outside a circle having a radius that equals a length of the plating wire and having a center at a point along the shared edge where the plating wire and first tap terminal connect. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130273753 | BOARD CONNECTING TERMINAL AND HOLDING STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT BOARD - A board connecting terminal includes a contact that comes into contact with a mate side terminal, an indent that comes into contact with a pad formed on a circuit board, a terminal attaching part connected to the indent to attach the board connecting terminal to the circuit board, and an engaging piece connected to the contact and having a part held by a holder on which the circuit board is mounted. In the terminal attaching part, when the board connecting terminal is attached to the circuit board, a part of the terminal attaching part enters a through hole passing through the circuit board in a thickness direction thereof to restrain the indent from moving in a planar direction of the circuit board. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20140080326 | CONNECTOR - A connector for receiving an expansion card includes a base and a number of metal pins. A top of the base defines a slot. The slot extends through an end of the base. The metal pins are mounted inside the slot. Each metal pin extends through a bottom of the base to be electronically connected to corresponding traces on a motherboard. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140273548 | REVERSE THROUGH-BOARD LOW PROFILE MODULE CONNECTOR - A connector component for operably coupling a removable integrated circuit component such as a Micro SIM™, to a host PCB is provided. The connector component is configured to fit within an aperture formed within the host PCB and houses the removable integrated circuit component within an internal cavity. The connector component includes a coupling portion configured for coupling to the top face of the host PCB, and a port for insertion and removal of the removable integrated circuit component which is exposed within the bottom face of the host PCB. The connector component may be made flush with the bottom face of the host PCB, and the host PCB may optionally be populated on one side only. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140322932 | INTERCONNECT CABLE WITH EDGE FINGER CONNECTOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an interconnect cable including a edge finger connector, and associated configurations and methods. The edge finger connector may be disposed at a first end of the interconnect cable and may connect the interconnect cable to an edge finger included in or coupled to a package substrate. The package substrate may be included in a processor package assembly, and a processor may be mounted on the substrate. The interconnect cable may include one or more elongate conductors, with contacts directly coupled to respective conductors. A second connector may be disposed at a second end of the interconnect cable, and may couple the interconnect cable to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) case that is configured to connect the interconnect cable to an SFP cable. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 10-30-2014 |
| 20140357097 | TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR INCLUDING THE SAME - The terminal is formed of an electrically conductive plate, and includes a first support part and a second support part disposed facing each other such that the first and second support parts sandwich a printed circuit board to make contact with opposite surfaces of the printed circuit board, the second support part being comprised of a portion of the plate expanding in a first direction intersecting with a second direction in which the printed circuit board expands, the second support part being formed with a recess opening in the second direction. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20140357098 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF - An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts, a least a first PCB electrically connecting with the contacts, a pair of restriction sections, and a pair of fastening elements. The insulative housing comprises an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, and a pair of sidewalls connecting with the upper and lower walls. The contacts are received in the insulative housing. The first PCB comprises a pair of side sections partially surrounding the insulative housing. The pair of restriction sections is connected with the sidewalls of the insulative housing and partially overlaps with side sections of the first PCB. The pair of fastening elements respectively passes through the restriction sections and the side sections of the first PCB to align and position the relative position between the insulative housing and the first PCB for achieving more reliably electrical connection between the first PCB and the contacts. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150351242 | ASSEMBLY OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS - A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB and a second PCB disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other, such that a second side of the first PCB is opposite to a first side of the second PCB; wherein the second PCB has a first set of side connectors on its first side and a second set of side connectors on its second side, configured for both electrical power supply to and signal communication with the second PCB; the second PCB both electrically and mechanically connected to the second side of the first PCB via a first elastomeric connector; and the second PCB electrically connected to the first PCB via its second set of side connectors and a flexible electrical connector that is electrically connected to the second set of side connectors and the first PCB. | 12-03-2015 |
| 20150357736 | INTERCONNECT CABLE WITH EDGE FINGER CONNECTOR - Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an interconnect cable including a edge finger connector, and associated configurations and methods. The edge finger connector may be disposed at a first end of the interconnect cable and may connect the interconnect cable to an edge finger included in or coupled to a package substrate. The package substrate may be included in a processor package assembly, and a processor may be mounted on the substrate. The interconnect cable may include one or more elongate conductors, with contacts directly coupled to respective conductors. A second connector may be disposed at a second end of the interconnect cable, and may couple the interconnect cable to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) case that is configured to connect the interconnect cable to an SFP cable. Other embodiments may be described and claimed. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20160197423 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM WITH CABLE BY-PASS | 07-07-2016 |
| 20160380381 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPLANTABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A high density electrical connector system is disclosed which may make use of first and second connector components. The first connector component has a first substrate with a first plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a first plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the first plurality of electrical feedthroughs. The second connector component has a second substrate with a second plurality of electrical feedthroughs and at least a second plurality of electrically conductive bond pads in communication with the second plurality of electrical feedthroughs. An electrical coupling subsystem is disposed between the first and second connector components and makes electrical contact between associated pairs of the first and second pluralities of electrically conductive bond pads. A plurality of fasteners may be used for clamping the first and second connector components in facing relationship. | 12-29-2016 |
