Abstract: The present invention is directed to an isolated DNA molecule encoding a Xanthomonas campestris hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide. The DNA molecule that encodes such protein has the following uses: imparting disease resistance to plants, enhancing plant growth, controlling insects on plants, imparting stress resistance, imparting post-harvest disease resistance, maximizing the benefit of or overcoming a yield penalty associated with a transgenic trait, inhibiting desiccation of cuttings from ornamental plants, and promoting early flowering of an ornamental plant. These can be achieved by expression of the hypersensitive response elicitor in transgenic plants. Transgenic plants, plants seeds, and cuttings from such transgenic plants are also disclosed.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of signal and power contacts (3, 4), a first and a second shell-halves (51, 52), and a grounding strip (6). The grounding strip includes a bar portion (60), a plurality of claws (61) and a pair of contacting portions (62). The insulative housing includes a shroud wall formed by a pair of longitudinal walls (22, 23) and defining a receiving cavity (200), and a tongue portion (21) extending into the receiving cavity. The tongue portion defines a plurality of passages (211, 212) to receive the contacts, a receiving groove (210) to receive the bar portion and a plurality of engaging grooves (213) located beside the receiving groove symmetrically and engagingly receiving the claws. Each shell-half includes a plate portion (50) enclosing the longitudinal wall and a side portion (511) vertically extending from the plate portion and enclosing the lateral wall.

Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) comprises a receptacle connector (2) and a plug connector (3) to be connected to the receptacle connector (2). The receptacle connector (2) comprises a first insulating case (4) including a first base portion (41) having a plug fitting section (411), a pair of neck portions (42) and a pair of wall portions (43), a plurality of first electrical contacts (23) received in the first insulating case (4) and a pair of shutter members (21) mounted on the first insulating case (4) comprising a pair of shutter member halves (21a, 21b). The plug connector (3) comprises a second insulating case (6) provided with a pair of separate guide devices (63) on opposite ends and a pair of separate receiving spaces (423) and a plurality of second electrical contacts (33) received in the second insulating case (6).

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (21, 22) and a bolt/nut device. The insulative housing includes a top wall (13), a bottom wall (14) opposite to the top wall, side walls (101, 102) connecting to the top and the bottom walls, a number of grooves (111, 112) extending through the bottom wall, a receiving cavity (15) defined at a bottom end of the insulative housing, and a latch (16) formed at the bottom end of the housing and extending partially into the receiving cavity. The contacts are received in the grooves of the insulative housing. The bolt/nut device includes a bolt (50) and a nut (40). The nut is received in the receiving cavity and engaged with the latch. The bolt is engageable with the nut from the bottom wall of the housing.

Abstract: A connector (100) for receiving at least two types of memory cards differing in outer shapes and contact pad positions includes an insulative housing (1) and a terminal module insert (3) fixedly assembled to the housing. The insert includes an insulative casing (31) having an upper plate (311), a lower plate (312) and an upright plate (313). The casing defines a plurality of outlets (316) and forms a plurality of partitions (317) at the upright plate. The terminals forwardly project for electrically engaging with contact pads of the at least two types of cards and rearwardly project beyond the outlets to be fixed between corresponding pairs of partitions for being soldered to the printed circuit board.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) adapted for mounting on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing (10) and a number of first and second terminals (30, 31) received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mounting face (15) defined in a bottom thereof, and a mating face (124) defined on a top thereof and inclined by a specified angle from the mounting face. During mounting process, a pick-up cap (40) is assembled to the insulative housing, which includes a body portion (41) and first and second arms (42, 43) extending toward the mounting face of the insulative housing at different distances. The electrical connector is mounted on the printed circuit board accurately by suctioning the pick-up cap.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to isolated active fragments of a hypersensitive response elicitor protein or polypeptide which fragment does not elicit a hypersensitive response in plants. Also disclosed are isolated DNA molecules which encode such fragments. Isolated fragments of hypersensitive response elicitor proteins or polypeptides in accordance with the present invention and the isolated DNA molecules that encode them have the following activities: imparting disease resistance to plants, enhancing plant growth, and/or controlling insects on plants. This can be achieved by applying the fragments of a hypersensitive response elicitor in a non-infectious form to plants or plant seeds under conditions effective to impart disease resistance, to enhance plant growth, and/or to control insects on plants or plants grown from the plant seeds.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of electrical terminals (20) received in the insulative housing, and a retention structure (40). The insulative housing includes a pair of support portions (13). Each support portion has an upper side, a lower side opposite to the upper side and an outer side. The retention structure includes a body portion (45), a pair of extensions (430) extending from the body portion and engaging with the insulative housing. The body portion includes a main plate (41), a pair of side portions (43) extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the main plate, a pair of upper portions (44) extending toward each other from the two side portions. The two upper portions and the main plate clamp the upper and lower sides of the support portions. The two side portions clamp the outer sides of the two support portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of electrical terminals (20) received in the insulative housing, and a retention structure (40). The insulative housing includes a pair of support portions (13). Each support portion has an upper side, a lower side opposite to the upper side and an outer side. The retention structure includes a body portion (45), a pair of extensions (430) extending from the body portion and engaging with the insulative housing. The body portion includes a main plate (41), a pair of side portions (43) extending upwardly from two opposite sides of the main plate, a pair of upper portions (44) extending toward each other from the two side portions. The two upper portions and the main plate clamp the upper and lower sides of the support portions. The two side portions clamp the outer sides of the two support portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of conductive terminals (3), a shell (4) mounted on the insulative housing, a number of grounding tabs (5) and a spacer (6). The housing includes a mating face (20) at a top end thereof, an engaging face (21) opposite to the mating face, opposite side faces (22) extending from the mating face to the engaging face, a depressed face (214) adjacent to the engaging face, a receiving cavity (210) defined by the depressed face, the engaging face and side faces, a number of passageways (204) for receiving the terminals and a pair of engaging portions (224) formed on sides thereof. The spacer received in the receiving cavity includes an upper face (602), a lower face (630), a number of positioning holes (600) and a pair of latching portions (61) extending upwardly for engagement with the engaging portions.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10), a number of contacts (21, 22) and a bolt/nut device. The insulative housing includes a top wall (13), a bottom wall (14) opposite to the top wall, side walls (101, 102) connecting to the top and the bottom walls, a number of grooves (111, 112) extending through the bottom wall, a receiving cavity (15) defined at a bottom end of the insulative housing, and a latch (16) formed at the bottom end of the housing and extending partially into the receiving cavity. The contacts are received in the grooves of the insulative housing. The bolt/nut device includes a bolt (50) and a nut (40). The nut is received in the receiving cavity and engaged with the latch. The bolt is engageable with the nut from the bottom wall of the housing.

Abstract: Disclosed are transgenic aquatic invertebrate for use as bioreactors to express heterologous recombinant polypeptides and its application. Also included are methods for producing transgenic Brine species and Brine cysts, and methods for expressing heterologous proteins is said cysts. The method includes introducing the foreign genes into cysts of a Brine shrimp, identification of transgenic individual and the generation of a parthenogenesis culture for transgene expression. The transgenic aquatic invertebrates described will be used as an alternative method for the low cost large-scale production of recombinant proteins, such as therapeutic proteins, polypeptide based vaccine or anti-microbial proteins, proteins for use as a food source in humans, animals and aquaculture.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (10) defining a number of passageways (123), a number of electrical terminals (20) received in the passageways of the insulative housing, a metallic shell (30) assembled to the insulative housing, and a retention structure (40). The insulative housing includes a pair of support portions (13). The metallic shell includes a pair of contacts plates (36) deposited on the two support portions of the insulative housing. The retention structure is stamped and formed from sheet metal and mounted to the support portions of the insulative housing. The retention structure abuts against the contact plates of the metallic shell to electrically connect therebetween.

Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of conductive terminals (3), a shell (4) mounted on the insulative housing, a number of grounding tabs (5) and a spacer (6). The housing includes a mating face (20) at a top end thereof, an engaging face (21) opposite to the mating face, opposite side faces (22) extending from the mating face to the engaging face, a depressed face (214) adjacent to the engaging face, a receiving cavity (210) defined by the depressed face, the engaging face and side faces, a number of passageways (204) for receiving the terminals and a pair of engaging portions (224) formed on sides thereof. The spacer received in the receiving cavity includes an upper face (602), a lower face (630), a number of positioning holes (600) and a pair of latching portions (61) extending upwardly for engagement with the engaging portions.

Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first connector (100) and a second connector (200). The first connector has a first dielectric housing (10) including a base (102) and a mating portion (16) extending from the base, a number of terminals (12, 13) received in the first housing, and a pair of shields (18, 19) juxtaposed against an outside surface of the mating portion with lower portions of the shields disposed in the base. The second connector has a second dielectric housing (20) including a second base (204) and a second mating portion (206) extending from the second base,a number of terminals (21, 22) received in the second housing, and a pair of shields (30,31). The second base and the second mating portion define a continuous slit (203) receiving the shields therein.