Preformed Panel Circuit Arrangement, E.g., Pcb, Icm, Dip, Chip, Wafer, Etc. Patents (Class 439/55)
  • Publication number: 20140377967
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. Each conductive contact is substantially located in a main surface and includes a contacting portion extending beyond the front wall of the insulative housing, an intermediate portion extending rearward from the contacting portion and received in the insulative housing, and a termination portion bending vertically from the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion is torn to form at least an interfering means which extending away from the main surface to interferentially engage with the insulative housing for retaining the conductive contact in the insulative housing reliably.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU), LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Ya-Juan GOU, Chih-Che CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140363989
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a circuit board, a socket attached to the circuit board, and a mounting tray. The mounting tray includes a clipping portion and a clamping arm. The clipping portion is clipped to the circuit board and the socket, to secure the mounting tray to the circuit board and the socket. The clamping arm is deformable to clamp a plug in the socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LONG-JUAN WANG, YA-NI ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140349494
    Abstract: The body of an electronic device defines a receiving space for the insertion of a memory card, and the connecting pins inside the receiving space are at two different heights. The lower first conductive pins and the more upstanding second conductive pins each include a fixing piece and a resilient piece. An angle between the fixing piece and the resilient piece of each pin is greater for the more upstanding second conductive pins than it is for the first conductive pins. A memory card is received between a pivoting cover and the first and second conductive pins and the conductive pins of the memory card firstly deform the second conductive pins and only then deform the first conductive pins, to press all the resilient pieces into electrical contact with their fixing pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventor: MENG-LIANG YANG
  • Publication number: 20140322931
    Abstract: A structure of a printed circuit board of an electrical connector generally includes a plurality of circuit boards, which provides a network signal transmission matching function and a plurality of coupling modules, which includes arrayed pins embedded therein. Each of the circuit boards is fixedly mounted to one side of each of the coupling modules and is electrically connected to ends of the arrayed pins and forms a channel. As such, the technical feature of the present invention that uses circuit boards to serve as bridge connection allows the circuit boards to be assembled to the coupling modules in such a way that additional wiring is not needed and connection can be established through soldering applied to the arrayed pins, thereby achieving the advantages that assembling can be carried out in an easy, fast, and time-efficient manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: KINNEXA, INC.
    Inventor: KUAN-HSIUNG WEI
  • Patent number: 8867216
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a printed circuit board including a connector footprint comprising a first footprint portion operative to receive a first connector portion and a second footprint portion operative to receive a second connector portion. The first footprint portion is compliant with a first communications link type and the first and second footprint portions are jointly compliant with a second communications link type. The printed circuit board includes first conductive traces coupled to the first footprint portion and a first device footprint. The first conductive traces are selectively configurable according to a selected one of the first and second communications link types. The printed circuit board includes a second conductive traces coupled to the second footprint portion and the first device footprint. In at least one embodiment of the apparatus, the first communications link type is AC-coupled and the second communications link type is DC-coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Ravi B. Bingi, Ranger H. Lam, Jason R. Talbert, Pravind K. Hurry, Brian E. Longhenry, Andrew W. Steinbach, Jeff H. Gruger
  • Publication number: 20140295680
    Abstract: Electrical connector including a connector housing having a mating side that faces in a mating direction. The mating side configured to engage a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes an electrical contact held by the connector housing. The electrical contact includes a common body section and first, second, and third contact beams that are arranged along the mating side and have respective contact bases coupled to the body section. Each of the first, second, and third contact beams extend in the mating direction from the respective contact base to a respective distal end. Each of the first, second, and third contact beams has a beam length that is measured from the respective contact base to the respective distal end. The beam lengths of the first, second, and third contact beams being different from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Inventors: Zhao YuQiang, Robert Paul Nichols, Zhao Guangming, Michael Allen Blanchfield
  • Publication number: 20140295679
    Abstract: A fixing assembly for fixing a number of data cables to a motherboard with a number of sockets includes a frame mounted on the motherboard and receiving the sockets, and two blocking members detachably mounted to the frame. The blocking members each include a blocking piece blocking tops of the adjacent connectors, to prevent connectors of the data cables from being disengaged from the corresponding sockets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WU ZHOU, JUN-HUI WANG, XIAO-GANG YIN
  • Publication number: 20140273547
    Abstract: Grounding clips for electrical components are disclosed to eliminate or significantly reduce ESD and EMI. A grounding clip includes a first leg oppositely disposed with respect to a second leg and connected to the second leg by a third leg, mounting tabs for connecting the first and second legs to a PCB, a resilient upper flange formed in the third leg and angled with respect to the third leg inwardly toward the first mounting tab and the second mounting tab (e.g., for compression fit with respect to an SFP mounting cage), resilient flanges formed in the first and second legs and angled to extend inwardly toward one another. A hook member extends outwardly from an edge of the first leg to form an electromagnetic gasket with respect to a front panel and grounding clip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Richard Michael Green, Stephen Kent Lebo, Bruce Michael Lipski
  • Publication number: 20140235076
    Abstract: A lead frame assembly having a lead frame made of a single layer, a housing substantially surrounding the lead frame, and a plurality of leads formed as part of the lead frame. The lead frame assembly also includes a plurality of interfaces, allowing various devices to interact with the lead frame, such as sensors, thermistors, solenoids, engine controllers, or electronic control units, or the like. The interfaces may be formed as part of the lead frame, oriented in different directions, and may be located in different planes, making the lead frame assembly suitable for applications with different packaging requirements. The interfaces may be a plurality of connectors, where at least one of the plurality of connectors are disposed in the same plane as the lead frame, and another of the plurality of connectors is disposed in a different plane from the lead frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: CONTINENTAL AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Donald J. Zito, Valentin M. Stefaniu, Gabriel Tirlea
  • Patent number: 8801908
    Abstract: A composite insulating layer and a manufacturing method thereof. The composite insulating layer includes a socket substrate, a connection layer disposed on the socket substrate, a conductive metal layer disposed on the connection layer, an insulating metal layer disposed on the conductive metal layer, an insulating ceramic layer disposed on the insulating metal layer, and a electrodeposition layer disposed on the insulating ceramic layer. The composite insulating layer of the present invention can avoid the electromagnetic interference generated from the pins of the CPU and increase the stability of the CPU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Chenming Mold Ind. Corp.
    Inventors: Chuan-Li Cheng, Chao-Lun Liu, Chih-Feng Hsu
  • Publication number: 20140220794
    Abstract: An example universal contact assembly includes plug contact members and a sensing contact member that are overmolded together to form a single unit. Example adapter block assembly include a first optical adapter; a first contact assembly disposed in an aperture defined in the first optical adapter; a first circuit board; and a retainer arrangement that holds the first circuit board to the first optical adapter with sufficient force to retain the first contact assembly within the aperture. Example retainer arrangements include a cover having flanges with tabs that deflect into cavities defined by the first optical adapter; clamp members that clamp a cover to the first optical adapter to hold the first circuit board therebetween; and a retention strip having barbs that attach to the first optical adapter and barbs that attach to the first printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics UK LTD., ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Taylor, Cyle D. Petersen
  • Patent number: 8784116
    Abstract: Electrical connectors that are mating compatible with the MicroTCA® standard and configured to be mounted to an underlying substrate are provided. Certain of the electrical connectors can be configured to be mounted to a substrate configured in accordance with the MicroTCA® press fit footprint. Additionally, electrical connectors that are mating compatible with the MicroTCA® standard and configured to be mounted to respective alternative footprints, and substrates configured in accordance with the respective alternative footprints are provided. The disclosed electrical connectors and corresponding substrate footprints can operate to transmit data at speed up to and in excess of 25 Gigabits per second.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLC
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Buck, Madhumitha Rengarajan
  • Publication number: 20140187058
    Abstract: A modular multiple piece socket and a computing system are described herein. The modular multiple piece socket includes a plurality of socket pieces, wherein at least one corridor separates the socket pieces. The plurality of socket pieces may be configured to secure a processing unit to a printed circuit board. The at least one corridor may be filled with a thermally conductive material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Inventors: Hongfei Yan, Jeffory L. Smalley
  • Publication number: 20140141627
    Abstract: A first connector is surface mounted to a mount surface of a printed circuit board through a plurality of lead terminals and at least one peg element. A second connector is engageable and disengageable relative to the first connector through insertion and removal, respectively, of one of the first connector and the second connector relative the other one of the first connector and the second connector. At least one of the first connector and the second connector includes at least one engaging projection, which projects from an outer surface of the at least one of the first connector and the second connector and is engaged with the printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: Denso Corporation
    Inventor: Shinichi Kiribayashi
  • Publication number: 20140113460
    Abstract: A memory card includes a card body, an interface terminal and an attachment mechanism for detachably mounting the card to an adaptor of an electronic device. The interface terminal is disposed at a central portion of a major surface of the card body. The attachment mechanism is located at an outer peripheral portion of the card body that surrounds the central portion. The adaptor has a recess whose shape complements that of the major surface of the card body, and socket exposed at a central portion of the bottom of the recess. Thus, the memory card may be inserted face down into the adaptor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YOUNG-JIN PARK, IL-GUY JUNG
  • Publication number: 20140099804
    Abstract: A connector is mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The connector comprises a contact, a housing, an enclosing portion and a coupling portion. The housing holds the contact. The enclosing portion encloses an outer circumference of the housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The coupling portion directly or indirectly couples the enclosing portion with the housing so as to allow the enclosing portion to move along the mating direction relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Toshiro KOBUCHI, Takayuki NISHIMURA, Hiroaki OBIKANE, Katsumi ARAI
  • Publication number: 20140099803
    Abstract: An electrical contact assembly includes a first electrical contact having a first mating element, and a second electrical contact having a second mating element. The first and second electrical contacts being configured to mate together at the first and second mating elements such that the first and second mating elements engage each other at a contact interface. A distribution of contact pressure across the contact interface at least partially coincides with a distribution of electrical current flow across the contact interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Helge Schmidt, Michael Leidner, Marjorie Myers
  • Publication number: 20140087570
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an apparatus configured for providing a plurality of exit routes to a single type of cable. The apparatus includes a board configured to have a notch. The notch is dimensioned to have a first predetermined distance from a lowest edge of the notch to a pin A1 location on the board and a second predetermined distance from an edge of the board to the pin A1 location. The apparatus also includes a plurality of connectors configured for receiving a cable of the plurality of the single type of cable. Each cable is inserted into a respective connector, and each cable exits the board through the notch. The cable may exit the board through a plurality of routes without requiring changes to the dimension of the board or placement of the connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: LSI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Stuhlsatz, Gregory Shogan, Lakshmana Anupindi, Patrick Haverty
  • Publication number: 20140080331
    Abstract: Circuit board assembly including an electrical connector having a connector body having a mounting side and an array of signal contacts disposed along the mounting side. The array of signal contacts has gaps formed between adjacent signal contacts of the array. The circuit board assembly also includes a circuit board having an engagement side. The circuit board includes signal vias and ground vias that are exposed along the engagement side. The circuit board assembly also includes a grounding matrix that is positioned between the engagement side and the mounting side. The grounding matrix includes a plurality of ground contacts that are interconnected in a web-like manner to define a plurality of openings, wherein the signal contacts of the electrical connector extend through the openings to engage the signal vias. The ground contacts electrically couple the ground vias of the circuit board to a ground pathway through the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2013
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: Myoungsoo Jeon
  • Publication number: 20140049292
    Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) package includes electrical contacts disposed at a first surface of the IC package, an integrated circuit implementing an electrical signaling interface, and a connector assembly accessible at a second surface of the IC package. The connector assembly is to mechanically attach to another connector assembly and includes contact terminals electrically coupled to the electrical signaling interface. The connector assembly can be configured to provide friction coupling with the other connector assembly to permit the other connector assembly to be removably attached. A system includes the IC package and an external transceiver module having a connector assembly mechanically attached to the connector assembly of the IC package. The electrical signaling interface conducts signaling with the external transceiver module in accordance with one signal format and the external transceiver module conducts signaling over a transmission medium in accordance with another signal format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicants: ATI TECHNOLOGIES ULC, ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC.
    Inventors: Petre Popescu, Emerson S. Fang, Bruce A. Doyle, Alvin Leng Sun Loke, Shawn Searles
  • Publication number: 20140051268
    Abstract: A male connector having an electrostatic discharge (ESD) function includes a metal portion, an insulating portion and a cable. The metal portion is inserted into a female connector. One end of the insulating portion is connected to the metal portion and another end of the insulating portion is connected to the cable. The cable includes a plurality of sub-cables and a grounded metal layer. The metal layer surrounds the sub-cables, and is in electrical contact with the metal portion. Static electricity on the metal portion is conducted to ground via the metal layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIH-CHING WANG, YU-HUA HO
  • Publication number: 20140004720
    Abstract: A golden finger and a board edge interconnecting device are disclosed. The golden finger includes a printed circuit board (PCB) surface layer and at least one PCB inner layer, where a metal foil of the PCB inner layer is connected to a metal foil of the PCB surface layer through a current-carrying structure, so that a current-carrying channel of the golden finger passes through the PCB surface layer and the PCB inner layer. The board edge interconnecting device includes the foregoing golden finger. In the embodiments, a current-carrying capacity of a PCB in the golden finger is increased without increasing a size and thickness of a copper foil of the PCB in the golden finger, thereby effectively improving the current-carrying capacity of the PCB in the golden finger.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kai Yao, Yongfa Zhu, Yingpei Huang
  • Patent number: 8619412
    Abstract: Described herein are various embodiments of a power distribution unit having modular components. For example, according to one embodiment, a power distribution unit can include a component portion that comprises at least two modules including outlet modules, circuit protection modules, power input modules, communications I/O modules, and display modules. Each of the at least two modules of the component portion can comprise at least one connection element and can be removably secured to one or more other of the at least two modules via the connection elements. The power distribution unit can also include a housing that defines an interior cavity. The component portion can be removably secured to the housing at least partially within the interior cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Inventors: Carrel W. Ewing, Andrew J. Cleveland, James P. Maskaly, Dave Greenblat, Brandon W. Ewing
  • Publication number: 20130344709
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an electrical connector module and an electronic device including the same. The electrical connector module includes: a circuit board formed with two lateral notches and a main notch interposed therebetween; an electrical connector mounted on the circuit board and including an insulating housing; and a retaining element including: two support arms respectively formed on the circuit board relative to the lateral notches; two flexible connecting arms respectively extending from the support arms through the lateral notches; and an engaging seat connected between the flexible connecting arms and suspended under the main notch so as to cooperate with the insulating housing to define a plugging space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2013
    Publication date: December 26, 2013
    Applicant: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Wei Ching Kuo
  • Publication number: 20130337663
    Abstract: One lane is formed by a combination of two signal pins S and adjacent one or two ground pins G of a connector that handles differential signals. When allocating differential signals to pins staggered in two rows, for pin allocation on the board soldering side, (SGS) is allocated to a left end of a first row to form a first lane and then (SGS) is allocated to odd-numbered lanes and (GSSG) to even-numbered lanes while (GSSG) is allocated to a left end of a second row to form a first lane and then (GSSG) is allocated to odd-numbered lanes and (SGS) to even-numbered lanes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Masayuki Shiratori, Kentaro Toda
  • Publication number: 20130330939
    Abstract: An electric plug includes an end block and a power cord. The end block includes a plurality of first connectors and the power cord includes a plurality of second connectors which correspond to the first connectors and detachably connected thereto. The first connectors and second connectors are electrically conductive. One or more first connectors are connected to the second connectors by press-fitting and are retained therewith by friction. Alternatively, the first connectors may be a terminal screw assembly and the second connectors are wires of the power cord.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2012
    Publication date: December 12, 2013
    Inventors: Andy Yu, Ji Han, Chepur P. Rao, Victor V. Aromin
  • Patent number: 8585436
    Abstract: A card (1) to be mechanically connected with a socket (21,22,23,24,25) of an interface bus of a type selectable from among a plurality of bus widths. The card (1) includes an electrical connection portion (150) to be electrically connected with the socket of the interface bus, and a connection reinforcing portion (170) to reinforce a mechanical connection with the socket of the interface bus, wherein the connection reinforcing portion (170) is at least partially removable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Inventors: Atsushi Tabuchi, Inagi Tsutai
  • Patent number: 8589608
    Abstract: A system to mate logic nodes may include a connector to secure at least one of an inter-nodal circuit and a fabric bus, where the inter-nodal circuit provides communications between any connected logic nodes, and the fabric bus provides logical connections to a first logic node and any other logic node. The system may also include an element carried by the connector configured to provide an appropriate actuation force to mate the connector and at least one of the inter-nodal circuit and the fabric bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: William L. Brodsky, Eric J. McKeever, John G. Torok
  • Publication number: 20130295784
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembled component includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a plurality of mating terminals having receptacle contact portions and a receptacle housing. The plug connector includes a plurality of terminals having plug contact portions and a plug housing. The plug housing includes a fitting portion. The terminals include an edge terminal disposed on one end portion of the fitting portion. The edge terminal includes a plug side plate portion, a plug edge plate portion, and a locking portion. The mating terminals include an edge mating terminal disposed on one end portion of the receptacle housing. The edge mating terminal includes a receptacle side plate portion, a receptacle edge plate portion, and a locked portion formed on the receptacle edge plate portion for engaging with the locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yohei HASEGAWA
  • Publication number: 20130295783
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a latch member attached to the circuit board, and a protective shielding member for accommodating the circuit board and the latch member. The circuit board includes a main board and a connector attached to the main board. At least one mounting hole is defined in the main board. At least one pin protrudes from the main board. The latch member includes a main panel abutting the main board, at least one engaging post engaging with the at least one mounting hole, and a covering portion for covering the at least one pin. Main portions of the main board and the main panel are received in the shielding member. The connector and the covering portion are exposed on the outside of the shielding member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2012
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BIAO ZENG, XIANG ZHANG, HENG TAO, YUAN-TING GUO
  • Patent number: 8567050
    Abstract: A dual-personality extended USB (EUSB) system supports both USB and EUSB memory cards using an extended 9-pin EUSB socket. Each EUSB device 101 includes a PCBA having four standard USB metal contact pads disposed on an upper side of a PCB, and several extended purpose contact springs that extend through openings defined in the PCB. A single-shot molding process is used to form both an upper housing portion on the upper PCB surface that includes ribs extending between adjacent contact pads, and a lower molded housing portion that is formed over passive components and IC dies disposed on the lower PCB surface. The passive components are mounted using SMT methods, and the IC dies are mounted using COB methods. The extended 9-pin EUSB socket includes standard USB contacts and extended use contacts that communicate with the PCBA through the standard USB metal contacts and the contact springs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2013
    Assignee: Super Talent Technology, Corp.
    Inventors: Siew S. Hiew, Abraham C. Ma, Nan Nan
  • Patent number: 8553102
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that can prevent occurrence of crosstalk between different differential signals on a printed circuit board on which a wiring pattern of a differentially operated signal line is formed, and reduce unnecessary radiation noises. First and second wiring patterns are disposed on the printed circuit board and through which differentially operated signals are transmitted, and the first and second wiring patterns are electrically connected to first and second connection terminals, respectively. An electronic component is disposed on the printed circuit board, and includes first and second terminals electrically connected to the first and second wiring patterns, respectively. The first and second terminals of the electronic component are disposed on the printed circuit board, respectively, so that the first and second wiring patterns do not intersect each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Motonari Yamada
  • Patent number: 8540522
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide for the control of a powered utility. A circuit board, an onboard controller located on the circuit board, and a daughterboard connector also located on the circuit board are utilized. The onboard controller is configured to provide a first level of control functionality to the system. The first level of control functionality includes the ability to transfer the powered utility between an operating state and an off state. The daughterboard connector is configured to accept a daughterboard, and that daughterboard is configured to increase the control functionality of the system above the first level of control functionality to a second level of control functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: Lumetric Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Davis, Moshe Shloush
  • Publication number: 20130244453
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a circuit board, having a predetermined width in a manner passable through an elongated tube of an endoscope apparatus, disposed to extend in an axial direction. A terminal group is formed on the circuit board, for electrically contacting a socket connector. First and second land patterns are formed on the circuit board, arranged in the axial direction so that the terminal group is disposed therebetween, wherein a front end of a first electric line group having lines among electric lines of a cable structure is electrically coupled to the first land pattern, and a front end of a second electric line group having lines among the electric lines is coupled to the second land pattern. A wiring pattern is formed on the circuit board, for electrically coupling the first land pattern to the terminal group and coupling the second land pattern to the terminal group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Applicant: FUJIFILM CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshio SAKAMOTO
  • Publication number: 20130230991
    Abstract: In at least one embodiment, a vehicle power module comprises a first printed circuit board (PCB) including a first plurality of electrical components for providing a first voltage and a second voltage. The vehicle power module further comprises a second PCB including a second plurality of electrical components, the second PCB being spaced away from the first printed circuit board and a first connector assembly being coupled to the first PCB and to the second PCB for providing the first voltage to the second PCB. The vehicle power module further comprises a second connector assembly being coupled to the first PCB and to the second PCB for providing the second voltage to the second PCB. The first connector assembly provides the first voltage of up to 14V and the second connector assembly provides the second voltage of 200V or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Applicant: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Hampo, Slobodan Pavlovic, Nadir Sharaf, Rutunj Rai, Aftab Ali Khan
  • Publication number: 20130181334
    Abstract: A connector for electrically connecting a chip electrode of a semiconductor element to a lead constituting an external leading terminal of the chip electrode, includes a first connecting part having an interface joined to the chip electrode; a second connecting part having an interface joined to a base end part of the lead; and a plate-shape coupling part for connecting the first connecting part and the second connecting part to each other, and having a step formed on the interface of the first connecting part in a direction away from the chip electrode by a half blanking process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD
  • Publication number: 20130178074
    Abstract: A detection signal output device includes connector terminals adapted to be connected by a cable to an external device. Fixed contacts are spaced apart from the connector terminals and output information indicating detector states. An integrated circuit includes a box-shaped package having different first and second side surfaces. First IC terminals are arranged on the first side surface and electrically connected to the fixed contacts. Second IC terminals are arranged on the second side surface and electrically connected to the connector terminals. The integrated circuit generates an information signal, in accordance with information indicating the detector states obtained through the first IC terminals, and outputs the information signal from one of the second IC terminals. The fixed contacts are arranged in correspondence with the first side surface, and the connector terminals are arranged in correspondence with the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2012
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventor: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
  • Publication number: 20130164950
    Abstract: An attachment mechanism for an electronic component includes a circuit board and a fastener. The circuit board includes a first connector connected to a second connector of the electronic component. The fastener includes two operation portions and a connection portion connected between the operation portions. The operation portions clamp the first connector. A hook extends from a top of the connection portion to engage with a first end of the electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: ZHENG-HENG SUN
  • Publication number: 20130160562
    Abstract: A pin and circuit board assembly includes at least three pins (24?, 24?). Each pin includes a first end (35) and a second end (37). All of the first ends of the pins are arranged on a common plane. The second ends of at least two of the pins are disposed on the common plane and a second end of at least one of the pins, other than the two pins, are disposed on a second plane that is offset from the common plane. The second end of each pin is spaced apart from a second end of another pin substantially at an angle of 360/N, where N is the total number of pins. A printed circuit board (22?) includes at least three pin holes (28?, 28?), each arranged to receive a second end of an associated pin in a press-fit arrangement. The assembly avoids tilting of the PCB upon inserting the pins.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Huang Albert Chiou
  • Patent number: 8469718
    Abstract: A sensor apparatus (10) including a sensor (20), a cable (80), a circuit board (50) and a housing (30) accommodating the circuit board. The housing (30) includes a first member (100) and a second member (200). The first member (100) supports the circuit board (50) in such a condition that the circuit board (50) is electrically connected to an external terminal (40). The second member (200) receives the cable (80) inserted thereinto and is engaged with the first member (100), thereby accommodating the circuit board (50) in cooperation with the first member (100). As a result of engagement between the first member (100) and the second member (200), the housing (30) establishes an electric connection of the circuit board (50) to the cable (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: NGK Spark Plug Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kobayashi, Shingo Yoshida
  • Patent number: 8460026
    Abstract: Embodiments relate to coupling and/or holding devices for electrically and/or mechanically contacting circuit elements, such as power sources, sensors, transducers and other devices. In one embodiment, a coupling device comprises a substrate having at least one printed conductive element and at least one fold, flap, slit, slot, perforation or other alteration configured to encourage contact between a circuit element, such as a battery, sensor, transducer or other element, and the at least one printed conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Soligic, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Tate, David G. Sime
  • Publication number: 20130115786
    Abstract: A connector module includes a single port connector and a circuit board capable of assembling with a multi-ports connector. The single port connector includes a receiving room and a number of first fixing pins formed at opposite sides of the receiving room along a longitudinal direction of the receiving room. The first fixing pins at each side of the receiving are arranged in a same way. The multi-ports connector includes at least two of the receiving room and the first fixing pins formed at opposite sides of each receiving room. The circuit board defines a group of first fixing holes corresponding to the first fixing pins formed at each side of the receiving rooms of the multi-ports connector. The single port connector is mounted on the circuit board by selectively inserting the first fixing pins into every two adjacent groups of the first fixing holes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YANG LIU, LEI LIU
  • Publication number: 20130095673
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a pair of prongs that extend from a base of the electrical contact spaced apart by a gap disposed therebetween. The gap is configured to receive a mating electrical contact that mechanically and electrically communicates with the pair of prongs. A plane defined along respective exterior surfaces of the pair of prongs is such that a portion of one prong of the pair of prongs is bisected by the plane. A method of making an electrical contact includes a step of stamping out a piece from a sheet of electrically-conducting material and another step of folding one or more portions of the piece to at least produce the pair of prongs of the electrical contact spaced apart by the gap. An electrical assembly includes a printed circuit board and at least one electrical contact that contains the pair of prongs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: CHRISTOPHER ALAN BRANDON, ADRIAN FLORES, FRANK ROMERO, RICHARD D. KIRKWOOD
  • Publication number: 20130095674
    Abstract: A card structure includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a connector. The first substrate includes a base surface, wherein at least one electronic part region and a terminal region are disposed on the base surface. The second substrate is disposed on the base surface and is coupled to the terminal region of the first substrate. The connector is disposed on the base surface to juxtapose the second substrate. The connector includes a connecting surface, a contact unit, and a plurality of contact regions disposed on the connecting surface and coupled to the contact unit and the terminal region, such that the plurality of contact regions are coupled to the second substrate via the terminal region of the first substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTIT
  • Publication number: 20130089990
    Abstract: A modular interconnection system in the form of a releasable modular interconnect is provided. The releasable modular interconnect may include a substrate with a plurality of releasable contact regions, where each releasable contact region may be positioned to overlay a respective terminal of a power cell. The releasable modular interconnect may also include at least one conductive interconnect member affixed to the substrate, where the conductive interconnect member includes at least a one conductive releasable contact disposed within a releasable contact region of the substrate. The conductive releasable contact may be positioned to form a releasable electrical connection with a terminal of a power cell when a force is applied to the first releasable contact region in a direction toward the terminal of the power cell. Additional and related methods and apparatuses are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: ELECTRONVAULT, INC.
    Inventor: ELECTRONVAULT, INC.
  • Publication number: 20130077274
    Abstract: A card structure for a socket structure provided with a plurality of first elastic plates and a plurality of second elastic plates is disclosed, and the card structure includes a body, a plurality of first pad portions, and a plurality of second pad portions. The body includes a outer surface. The plurality of first and second pad portions are respectively disposed on the outer surface of the body and corresponding to the plurality of first and second elastic plates of the socket structure and respectively contact the plurality of first and second elastic plates of the socket structure when the card structure is disposed on the socket structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 22, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Industrial Technology Research Institute
  • Publication number: 20130078831
    Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a vertical mount connector, which includes an insulating body, a metal casing, and a terminal assembly. The insulating body has a base and at least one tongue portion extended therefrom. A plurality of terminal grooves is formed and spaced on the insulating body, where each terminal groove concavely extends from the tongue portion to the base. The base defines a plurality of first openings in communication with the terminal grooves. The metal casing is engaged to the insulating body and defines in insertion opening. The terminal assembly includes a plurality of terminals disposed in the terminal grooves. Each terminal has a mounting portion and a connecting portion bendingly extends therefrom. The connecting portions protrude from the base of the insulating body via the first openings.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicants: KINPO ELECTRONICS, INC., CAL-COMP ELECTRONICS & COMMUNICATIONS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: CHIN-YU CHIU, CHENG-CHIH HSU
  • Publication number: 20130072036
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector, a second connector, a first controller, an inter-integrated circuit (I2C), and a second controller. The first connector is electrically connected between a first element and the first controller. The second connector is electrically connected between a second element and the second controller. The I2C is electrically connected between the first controller and the second controller. The first connector receives and outputs a number of parallel signals from the first element. The first controller converts the parallel signals into two serial signals. The I2C transmits the two serial signals to the second controller. The second controller converts the two serial signals into a number of parallel signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 21, 2013
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MENG-LIANG YANG
  • Patent number: 8388355
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising an insulative body, a plurality of pins carried by the body and a ferromagnetic element that rides on one of the plurality of the pins. The ferromagnetic element provides a low pass filter capability for signals transmitted over the one pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
  • Publication number: 20130052842
    Abstract: A connector includes a first body, and a second body movably disposed on the first body. The first body includes a first plate, and a second plate connected to the first plate. The second body is located between the first plate and the second plate for clamping a reversible cable with the first body. The connector further includes a first connecting terminal disposed on the first body for contacting a first transmission terminal of the reversible cable, a second connecting terminal disposed on the second body for contacting a second transmission terminal of the reversible cable, and a buckling structure. The buckling structure includes a first buckling portion disposed on the first body, and a second buckling portion disposed on the second body. The second buckling portion is clamped with the first buckling portion in a loose fit manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Inventors: Ching-Jeng Yu, Hsin-Wan Chen