Patents Issued in September 4, 2007
  • Patent number: 7264480
    Abstract: A display device includes a panel assembly for forming an image, a printed circuit board (PCB) connected with the panel assembly and having a connector; a support member for supporting the panel assembly and having the PCB installed on a rear surface thereof, and a cover member combined with the support member, covering the PCB, and having an opening exposing the connector. A fixing part formed at the opening of the cover member fixes the connector to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hyoung-Jun Park
  • Patent number: 7264481
    Abstract: The pressure contact spring (3) according to the invention comprises two contacting regions (31, 32) for contacting metallized contact pads (1, 2), one contacting region comprising a contact tip (31). Arranged between the contacting regions is a compressing region (33). The contact tip is rounded with an outer radius. The rounded contact tip penetrates only little into the metallization of the contact pad even under high spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Egon Herr, Jerôme Assal
  • Patent number: 7264482
    Abstract: An anisotropic conductive sheet capable of transmitting high-speed digital signals reliably is provided. The anisotropic conductive sheet has a conductive property in a thickness direction thereof under a predetermined condition, and includes: insulative matrix members having a dielectric constant value of at most 2.28 and a dielectric loss value of at most 0.025; and conductive members having a conductive property in the thickness direction under the predetermined condition in the conductive members capable of flowing electricity between top and bottom surfaces thereof are located in a scattered manner in the matrix members, and the conductive and matrix members are bonded chemically. Especially, the matrix member is made from a resin material having a resin foamed body of a foaming structure, i.e. homogeneous microcell structure. At least one of the conductive members may be of conductive elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: J.S.T. Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Miki Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 7264483
    Abstract: Modules for fixing flexible printed circuit boards. A module comprises a casing and a flexible printed circuit board. The casing has a recess on a lateral side. The flexible printed circuit board has a flexible portion disposed in the recess, wherein the thickness of the flexible portion is substantially equal to the thickness of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corp.
    Inventors: Chih-Chung Chao, Che-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 7264484
    Abstract: A connector includes a plug connector including a plug body, and at least one plug contact held by the plug body; and a receptacle connector including a receptacle body having a plug-in slot, and at least one receptacle contact held by the receptacle body so as to make contact with the plug contact for electric connection when the plug connector is plugged into the plug-in slot. The plug-in slot is formed between an island portion formed on the center of the receptacle body, and opposing wall portions of the receptacle body formed so as to oppose lateral surfaces of the island portion. Four corners at the top of the island portion are formed as slopes which approach the wall portions and extend downward from the top of the island portion, and are connected to the lateral surfaces which extend vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kyocera Elco Corporation
    Inventor: Hirohisa Takano
  • Patent number: 7264485
    Abstract: The present invention relates to electrical connectors, and, in particular, to power connectors and to improved contact structures and methods related thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Robert D. Larsen, Lee M. Drozdenko
  • Patent number: 7264486
    Abstract: An electrical connector (200) includes an insulative housing (50) defining a number of passageways (56) and a number of conductive terminals (60) residing in corresponding passageways (56), respectively. The conductive terminals (60) each include a securing portion (62) extending along a lengthwise direction of the passageways (56), a connecting portion (64) extending upwardly from the securing portion (62), a transitional portion (65) extending form the other end of the securing portion (62) towards the printed circuit board (70), a solder portion (64) formed on a distal end of the transitional portion (65). The securing portion (62) defines a wider securing surface (622). A partial projection of the transitional portion (65) projected on a plane defined by the securing surface (622) is separated an angle with a direction of the terminals (60) being inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao-Yun Ma
  • Patent number: 7264487
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (1) includes an LGA connector (2) having a metal clip (25) and a pick up cap (3). The pick up cap has a planar body (30) forming a plane top surface (300). Several holes (302, 303, 309) are defined in the planar body. When the pick up cap is engagingly mounted onto a top portion of the connector, the holes are in communication with a window (258) of the clip. A vacuum suction device can engage the top surface of the pick up cap to move the connector assembly to a desired location on a PCB. When curing adhesive film at high temperature, heated air can flow through the holes to a bottom portion of the connector. Reliable electrical connection between the contacts of the connector and the metal contact pads of the PCB is subsequently produced in a wave solder machine or drag soldering equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jwu Liao
  • Patent number: 7264488
    Abstract: An electrical assembly comprises an electrical connector, and an improved pickup cap that is provided with a surface area configuration that has the potential to impart a more even temperature distribution across the ball grid array during reflow. Some embodiments of the pickup cap, when connected to the electrical connector, cover the sides of the electrical connector, but do not cover the central portion of the electrical connector. Such a configuration of pickup cap surface areas has the potential to provide a more even temperature distribution across the grid of solder balls during reflow of the solder balls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: FCI Americas Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Donald K. Harper, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7264489
    Abstract: A connector assembly for an electronic device saves space and cost. It includes first and second sockets defining first and second insertion paths for receiving mating plugs. A pivoting keep-out member has first and second blocking surfaces and can be pivoted between first and second positions. In the first position, the first blocking member blocks at least a portion of the first insertion path, but the second blocking member clears the second insertion path. In the second position, the second blocking member blocks at least a portion of the second insertion path, but the first blocking member clears the first insertion path. Thus the connector assembly may receive a plug in either the first or the second socket, but not in both simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Stephen J Higham, Juan M. Perez
  • Patent number: 7264490
    Abstract: A module includes a panel having a groove. An injector/ejector may be coupled to the panel. The injector/ejector may reside in the groove when the injector/ejector is in a closed position. A latch member may be coupled to the panel. The latch member may selectively hold the injector/ejector in the closed position in the groove. A body of the latch member may reside in a groove in the panel. In certain embodiments, latch member for a module injector/ejector is attached to the panel using a snap-on arrangement. In certain embodiments, the panel for a module may be made of a flat sheet having a fold that defines the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
    Inventor: Naum Reznikov
  • Patent number: 7264491
    Abstract: Methods and systems for insertion of a memory module into a computer system are provided. The method includes removing an access door of the computer system to make a connector accessible, the access door having a size substantially smaller than a footprint of the memory module, and linearly inserting the memory module into the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Apple, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel Lynn McBroom, Michael David McBroom, Brett William Degner, Brian Thomas Sudderth, Todd F. Gotham, Ethan Crumlin, Gavin J. Reid, John Ternus, Steven G. Siefert, Christopher Stringer, Chris Ligtenberg
  • Patent number: 7264492
    Abstract: A power supply device (10) includes a base (20) and a plug (30). The base includes a square recess (24) and a locating portion (242) positioned in the recess. The plug is removably received in the recess. The plug includes a square main body (32) and a groove (36). The locating portion is received in the groove. The main body can be positioned in the square recess in different orientations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Yu Liang
  • Patent number: 7264493
    Abstract: A coaxial jack has an electrically groundable housing including first and second ports, a printed circuit board supporting a terminating element and conductive traces, and a center conductor disposed within the electrically groundable housing. The center conductor extends through a hole in the printed circuit board and is normally coupled to the electrically groundable housing contact through the terminating element and the conductive traces. A grounding spring has a leaf spring that acts as switch to break the coupling when a plug is inserted into the first port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Switchcraft, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven R. Cooper, Zenon Sliczniak
  • Patent number: 7264494
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for a cable having a plurality of insulated conductors comprises a body having a respective recess for receiving a terminating pin each of the conductors. A respective spigot sealingly engages within each of the recesses and has a passage for receiving an associated one of the terminating pins. Furthermore a seal is associated with each of the spigots for sealing the spigot relative to the associated terminating pin. The provision of a separate spigot for each of the conductors and for sealing engagement within a respective recess in the body enables the spigots to be sealingly fitted to the conductors prior to each spigot being introduced into its recess and sealingly engaged therein. This provides improved insulation of the conductor and increased creepage distance between the mating electrical parts and the outer surface of the housing of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Weatherford/Lamb, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Charles Kennedy, Michael Andrew Yuratich, Trevor Alan Kopecky, Alan Thomas Fraser
  • Patent number: 7264495
    Abstract: A SIM card holder includes a base (10) and a catching mechanism (20). The base defines a receiving groove (114) and a slot (110). The receiving groove is configured for receiving the SIM card therein. The base comprises a protrusion (108). The protrusion and the slot are arranged at two opposite sides of the receiving groove. The catching mechanism comprises a main board (201) having a bending piece (202) and a bending hem (204) at two opposite ends thereof. The bending piece is detachably engaged with the base, and the bending hem is constantly retained in the slot of the base. The main board comprises an elastic slice resisting the protrusion of the base when the bending piece being engaged with the base. The catching mechanism is movable relative to the base and rotatable about the end of the bending hem when the slice disengages from the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., Sutech Trading Limited
    Inventors: Zhou-Quan Zuo, Chia-Hua Chen
  • Patent number: 7264496
    Abstract: A cable assembly (1) mating with a complementary connector along a front-to-back direction comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) disposed in the housing, a plurality of downwardly extending cables (40) connected to the contacts, a cover (50) and a pair of locking member (60). The housing defines a pair of first retention cavities; The cover comprises a front and a rear covers (51, 52) assembled on the housing along the front-to-back direction, and enclosing front portions of the cables together, and defines a pair of downwardly extending U-shaped second retention cavities (55) therein, respectively, the first retention cavities aligned with the corresponding second retention cavities in a up-to-down direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction; The locking members are received in the second retention cavities of the covers and extending into the first retention cavities of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 7264497
    Abstract: Described are a method and apparatus for keeping a power cord plugged into a plug receptacle. A bracket has a plurality of sidewalls that define an opening sized to frame the plug receptacle of an electronics housing. A first sidewall has an opening therein and a second sidewall has a lock mechanism. The bracket is coupled to the electronics housing so that the first and second sidewalls of the bracket are on opposite sides of the plug receptacle. A cable tie is coupled at the first end to an anchor point near the first sidewall of the bracket. The cable tie has sufficient length to extend from the anchor point through the opening in the first sidewall of the bracket and, after looping around a cord of a power cord that is plugged into the plug receptacle, to couple at the second end to the lock mechanism of the second sidewall of the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventor: Jeffrey M. Lewis
  • Patent number: 7264498
    Abstract: Among each of the conductors 4a to 4e that form the flat cable 2 of the flat harness 1, at the installation part of the relay connector 6, conductors 4a and 4e, conductors 4a1 and 4a2, and conductors 4e1 and 4e2 are respectively cut and separated, and then connected to the relay connection terminal 8. Thereby, the number of conductors 4 that form the flat cable 2 is decreased to a minimum, and thus it is possible to decrease the unnecessary amount of material. In addition, in the manufacturing steps, the crimping step of the flat cable 2 to the relay connector 6, the cutting step, and the molding step are carried out in one step, and thus the number of manufacturing steps can be decreased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Koji Sakiyama, Takehisa Ide
  • Patent number: 7264499
    Abstract: A power entry assembly for an electrical distribution system, the power entry assembly includes at least one conductor carrier and a housing connected to the at least one conductor carrier. The housing includes a first orientation relative to the at least one conductor carrier. A connector is connected to the housing at a second orientation, where the first orientation is approximately 180° from the second orientation. Two conductor carriers may be used, one for alternating current conductors and the other for direct current conductors. The two conductor carriers may have different outside textures which allows an installer to correctly orient the power entry assembly by feel alone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Pent Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Shawn J. Kondas
  • Patent number: 7264500
    Abstract: A portable electronic apparatus comprises a frame having a recessed portion for receiving a battery. The recessed portion has a bottom portion that has an upper surface on which the battery seats. A circuit board is disposed beneath the frame and has two locking holes positioned at spaced-apart locations beneath a lower surface of the bottom portion. A negative battery terminal is disposed in an opening formed in the bottom portion. The negative battery terminal has two battery contact spring portions for elastically contacting a negative terminal of the battery and two locking spring portions that are sandwiched between the lower surface of the bottom portion and the circuit board. The two locking spring portions terminate in elastically deformable locking portions that are inserted into, and elastically deformed to make pressure contact with, inner walls of respective ones of the locking holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Eriko Noguchi
  • Patent number: 7264501
    Abstract: The invention provides a board-shaped fixing mechanism, which is adapted to fasten a planar board having a plurality of first positioning portions onto a carrier board, and includes a plurality of second positioning portions adapted to correspondingly couple with the first positioning portions, a fastening member disposed between the planar board and the carrier board, and at least one fixing portion for fastening the fastening member to the carrier, the fastening member being provided with a blocking portion for blocking the planar board, and an elastic portion for actuating the blocking portion to block the planar board by propping up to abut against and support one side of the planar board to restrict it from moving in both vertical and lateral directions, thereby fastening the planar board without having to use any tool to resolve the drawbacks of prior techniques.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Linger Lin
  • Patent number: 7264502
    Abstract: A compression-type coaxial cable connector having a male adapter nut at the leading end thereof, a slotted body portion and a compression sleeve slidably attached to the body portion and forming the trailing end of the connector. The connector, and each of the components associated therewith, has an axial conduit coextensive with the length thereof. The prepared end of a coaxial cable is inserted into the trailing end of the axial conduit and advanced through the conduit into the body portion until the center conductor of the cable either extends into the adapter nut or is seized by a fixed seizing pin that extends through the leading end of the adapter nut, and the compression sleeve advanced over the body portion to complete the connection. The connector, which, unlike prior art connectors, lacks a center post, is easy to install and is suitable for low frequency (<˜20 MHz) applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Holland
  • Patent number: 7264503
    Abstract: The combination of a first connecting assembly and a second connecting assembly. The first connecting assembly has a) a port with a central axis, a radially outwardly facing surface with threads thereon and axially spaced first and second free ends and b) an axially facing surface. The second connecting assembly has a) a tubular fitting with a central axis, axially spaced first and second ends and threads and b) a sealing assembly with a sealing portion. As an incident of axially moving the first and second connecting assemblies through cooperation of the threads on the first and second connecting assemblies, the sealing portion is deformed radially inwardly to engage sealingly with the outwardly facing surface on the port. A method of operatively connecting a cable to a port utilizes this structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Noah Montena
  • Patent number: 7264504
    Abstract: A female multipole connector for electric plug-type connectors, particularly for weak current, having contact springs accommodated in guide channels of a plate-shaped basic body, so as not to become loose. The contact springs are directly, mechanically, and rigidly connected with the basic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: ERNI Elektroapparate GmbH
    Inventor: Jürgen Lappöhn
  • Patent number: 7264505
    Abstract: A double locking connector includes: a connector housing; a double locking member inserted into the connector housing for locking terminals; operational members disposed on the double locking member and exposed outside of the connector housing; slidably engaged members disposed on the operational members; guides disposed on outer walls of the connector housing; and pressing walls disposed on the guides for pressing the slidably engaging parts from outside thereof to prevent the slidably engaging parts from being displaced outward. The slidably engaged members are boards or ribs projected from the boards. The guides are guide rails having an L-shaped section. The operational members have peripheral members in a frame shape and a board disposed in the frame. The guides are inserted into openings formed between the peripheral members and the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Miyakawa
  • Patent number: 7264506
    Abstract: A terminal-movable connector includes first support members which are disposed within an inner housing, and are fixed respectively to terminals in such a manner that each first support member is interposed between the inner housing and the corresponding terminal, and are slidable respectively in directions of axes of distal end portions of wires within the inner housing, and a second support member which is disposed in the inner housing, and supports the terminals in a manner to allow these terminals to be moved respectively in the axial directions of the distal end portions of the wires, and has nuts which are aligned respectively with bolt insertion holes formed respectively in electrical connection portions of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shigeo Mori, Teruhiko Ohike, Tsuyoshi Mizushima
  • Patent number: 7264507
    Abstract: A screening connection device for a circuit board mounted within a housing possesses a plug component attached to the exterior of a housing wall by means of securing screws that may be coupled to a socket component mounted to the interior of the housing wall through a cutout in the wall. The plug component includes a screening connection in electrical contact with the securing screws to connect the shield of a cable connected to the plug component whose electrical lines may be connected to the circuit board via the plug component and the socket component. In order to provide contact elements between the securing screws of the plug component and the conductor on the circuit board provided to conduct the screen potential that are simple to manufacture, that provide positive contact, and that are robust components, screening plates are mountable so that they are fixed to the circuit board so that at least one conductor for connection of the screen potential may be brought into contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Beckman, Markus Lohr, Jurgen Feye-Hohmann, Jens-Uwe Henkel
  • Patent number: 7264508
    Abstract: A shielded connector assembly has first and second housings (11, 31). The first housing (11) has a fitting space (17) formed with coupling ribs (16). A shielding shell (26) is in the fitting space (17) and has slits (27) that receive the coupling ribs (16). A preventing groove (29) is formed in a peripheral surface of a fitting space (17) and receives a projection (37) of the second housing (31) when the housings (11, 31) are connected properly. The preventing groove (29) is aligned with the slit (27) so that the slit (27) also receives the projection (37). Thus, it is unnecessary to form a separate notch to receive the projection (37).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kouji Sakakura, Tetsuya Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 7264509
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided having a housing and multiple contact modules loaded in the housing. Each contact module includes an array of contacts held in a dielectric carrier. Each array of contacts includes multiple contacts formed as part of a generic lead frame. The contacts in each array are spaced-apart from each other in a respective contact pattern. At least two contact modules hold different first and second patterns of the contacts, wherein the contacts in the first pattern have a first spaced-apart relationship and the contacts in the second pattern have a different second spaced-apart relationship. The generic lead frame includes both the first and second patterns of contacts such that either one of the first and second patterns may be selectively obtained from the generic lead frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew Richard McAlonis, Jeffrey Joe Brown
  • Patent number: 7264510
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a socket connector to couple electrical plugs to sockets mounted on circuit boards or cable ends. The socket connector includes a socket that receives an electrical plug and a socket silo. The silo may contain a beveled outer surface that receives a beveled face on the plug. The plug is held in the socket by latches disposed on the plug. The latches include pawls that fit within pawl receiving chambers in the socket and couple the plug to the socket. The latch and hinged section may rotate into a recessed section on the plug from an extended to a retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Spacelabs Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert B. Koenig, William Wekell
  • Patent number: 7264511
    Abstract: A spare fuse containing section includes side walls which each include a pair of pinch pieces. The pair of pinch pieces on the side walls clamp an input terminal and output terminal of a low-height fuse. A stopper portion 25 having an H-shaped cross section may project from a bottom wall of the spare fuse containing section. The side walls 21 may also be provided with protrusions that engage stepped portions on a fuse body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Asao
  • Patent number: 7264512
    Abstract: A method, apparatus and system are disclosed for a Peripheral Component Interconnect (“PCI”) Express connection device that supports use of device bus widths different than the size of the connector in communication of data processing, addressing and/or control signals between electronic and/or computer devices. Specifically, a PCI Express connector is disclosed that allows installation of a PCI Express adapter having a larger bus width than that of the connector itself, by including an opening (or “notch”) in at least one end of the connector to physically accommodate the larger dimension(s) of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Robert Russell Wolford, Jonathan Andrew Duncan, Daniel Paul Kelaher
  • Patent number: 7264514
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rotary socket assembly comprising an upper casing having at least a set of insert slots at its top surface and a dummy cover on both sides; a terminal set having a terminal pillar for connecting the terminals, a circuit and a terminal plate extended from each corresponding terminal, and the terminal plate is pivotally coupled with the terminal; a terminal seat having a component for connecting each set of terminals, the upper casing and an external housing; a lower casing, being an arc plate for connecting each terminal seat with each terminal set. After the upper and lower casings are engaged, the insert slots can be rotated for adjusting the inserting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Powertech Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Hui Hsu, Jia-Cheng Wei
  • Patent number: 7264515
    Abstract: A display unit includes a number of connectors for attaching and powering electrically powered devices, such as illuminated jewelry items, each including a battery and an end cap which is removed when the item is placed on the display connector. Each of the connectors includes a threaded mounting surface engaging a threaded mounting surface of one of the devices. The orientation of each device is adjusted by its rotation in engagement with the connector as a resiliently mounted electrical contact surface of the connector is held in contact with a contact surface of the device so that electrical power is retained within the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Best Blinkers, Inc.
    Inventor: David B. Rubinstein
  • Patent number: 7264516
    Abstract: A communications jack includes: a jack frame having a plug aperture; a plurality of contact wires, the contact wires having free ends that extend into the plug aperture, the free ends of the contact wires being arranged serially in side-by-side relationship; a plurality of electrical terminals, the terminals being arranged in pairs, each pair defining a communication channel; a dielectric mounting substrate, the mounting substrate including a plurality of mounting locations for contact wires and a plurality of mounting locations for the electrical terminals; and a plurality of conductors mounted on the substrate, each of the conductors extending, defining a path, and establishing electrical connection between a contact wire mounting location and an electrical terminal mounting location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc.
    Inventors: Amid I. Hashim, Bryan Moffitt, Julian Pharney
  • Patent number: 7264517
    Abstract: A unipolar safety electric connector includes a male connector, shell, and a female connector shell, corresponding male and female inner electric contacts being provided within the male and female connectors, the female connector shell providing on its outer portion a “L” shaped guide groove, having one arm along the longitudinal coupling direction of the shells and the other arm along the transverse direction, a key being insertable within the “L” shaped groove, the key being provided on the edge of the male connector shell, the key, once introduced longitudinally at the bottom of the “L” shaped guide groove, engaging, by rotation of one shell with respect to the other one, with the transverse arm of the “L” shaped guide groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Link S.r.L.
    Inventor: Marco Piromalli
  • Patent number: 7264518
    Abstract: An electrical contact is provided. An embodiment of the electrical contact includes a bottom member, a pair of side walls and a tongue. The bottom member includes a first portion and a second potion and also defines a horizontal plane. The pair of sides walls extend away from the bottom member. The pair of side walls define an opening therebetween which is located above the second portion of the bottom member. The tongue extends at an angle with respect to the horizontal plane. A wire is insertable into the electrical contact from the first portion of the bottom member and a post or conductor is insertable into the opening. At least a portion of the tongue helps maintain at least a portion of the post at least partially within the electrical contact. The electrical contact may also include a fold and a stop member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventor: John W. Ellis
  • Patent number: 7264519
    Abstract: An outboard motor assembly for use as external propulsion for a watercraft includes a drive assembly, a shaft assembly, and a impeller-jet assembly coupled to the shaft assembly. The impeller-jet assembly includes an inlet stator, an exit stator, a impeller, and an external housing surrounding the stators and impeller. The inlet stator contains a plurality of blades, forcing the flow of water into an optimum direction for the impeller. The exit stator also contains a plurality of blades, which are configured to direct the flow from the impeller, removing the twist and resulting in a more efficient flow of water. The exit stator is tapered to create a more efficient flow of water. The center portion of the impeller contains a hub with an exhaust vent. In the alternative, a duct can be positioned adjacent to the outlet stator such that air is directed into the flow from the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Innerspace Corporation
    Inventor: Calvin A. Gongwer
  • Patent number: 7264520
    Abstract: A cooling system for an outboard motor pumps water from a body of water through certain selected portions of the outboard motor and through a heat exchanger which, in turn, comprises a coolant conduit that is directed to conduct the coolant in thermal communication with various portions of the outboard motor. The engine block is cooled by a flow of the coolant and an engine head is cooled by a flow of water from the body of water. Other heat emitting devices are connected in thermal and fluid communication with the water and coolant conduits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Brunswick Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher J. Taylor, David J. Belter, Klaus Fuoss, Scott M. Westpfahl, Daniel J. Balogh
  • Patent number: 7264521
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an accessory system simulating the biomechanical motion of manual paddling such as with a canoe or small boat. The system comprises: a watercraft attaching portion having width-adjusting members, an array of levers and members, paddle attaching members, a pedal system, and linkage therebetween, all forming a mechanical structure adapted to simulate the biomechanical motion commonly used by manual-propulsion watercraft operators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Wilson Gardner
  • Patent number: 7264522
    Abstract: A water board for use by a child or young person for play in the water includes a board-mounted spray mechanism manually-operable for enabling the rider to selectively spray metered amounts of water outwardly from a barrel mounted on the spray mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Wham-O, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Henry Lee, Boguslaw Orlowski
  • Patent number: 7264523
    Abstract: This invention relates to a slider, which comprises a polyethylene foam skin, a laminated plastic film and a plastic sheet. The polyethylene foam skin has a density in a range of 1.5 to 12 PCF and a thickness in a range of 1 to 6 mm. The laminated plastic film is heat bonded to a top surface of the polyethylene foam skin entirely and the laminated plastic film has a thickness in range of 0.03 to 0.3 mm. The plastic sheet is heat bonded to a bottom of the polyethylene foam skin entirely and the plastic sheet has a thickness in range of 0.3 to 2 mm. In addition, the laminated plastic film is formed with depressions on both surfaces and the depressions are distributed over the both surfaces of the laminated plastic film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Tzong In Yeh
  • Patent number: 7264524
    Abstract: An adjustable fin system for a watercraft such as a surfboard, includes a fin having a base, a foot extending from the base, a fin box mountable within a hull of the watercraft and a manually operable detent mechanism for releasably holding the fin in a plurality of different positions relative to the fin box. The fin box defines a cavity for receiving the foot. The cavity has an opening on a first surface through which the foot is inserted. The opening and the base are relatively dimensioned so that when the foot is received within the cavity the base substantially covers the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Michael Batt
  • Patent number: 7264525
    Abstract: A flotation device (10) adapted to be worn by a person, said device (10) including at least one inflatable member (23) adapted to be inflated by gas generated by solid to gas generation means (21) and having means (30) to effect such inflation. The flotation device (10) also having a body (25) substantially encompassing at least one inflatable member (23) and the gas generation means (21) as well as release means for substantially releasing any inflatable members from the flotation device (10) while retaining the inflatable members (23) in connection with the flotation device (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Cetus Design Pty. Ltd.
    Inventor: Steven Tsitas
  • Patent number: 7264526
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of manufacturing rear plate barrier ribs for Plasma Display Panel (PDP), which includes the steps of: forming barrier ribs by infiltrating the barrier rib forming paste into grooves of a mold by using the capillary phenomenon, and then sintering the paste. This method causes rare environmental pollution, enables to make barrier ribs having fine and complex shapes and reduces material costs required for the barrier rib. Thus, the method may improve quality of PDP and reduce manufacture costs of the rear plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Yong Seog Kim, Yong Ho Kim, Sung Won Cho
  • Patent number: 7264527
    Abstract: A light-emitting device comprising a population of quantum dots (QDs) embedded in a host matrix and a primary light source which causes the QDs to emit secondary light and a method of making such a device. The size distribution of the QDs is chosen to allow light of a particular color to be emitted therefrom. The light emitted from the device may be of either a pure (monochromatic) color, or a mixed (polychromatic) color, and may consist solely of light emitted from the QDs themselves, or of a mixture of light emitted from the QDs and light emitted from the primary source. The QDs desirably are composed of an undoped semiconductor such as CdSe, and may optionally be overcoated to increase photoluminescence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Lumileds Lighting U.S., LLC
    Inventors: Moungi E. Bawendi, Jason Heine, Klavs F. Jensen, Jeffrey N. Miller, Ronald L. Moon
  • Patent number: 7264528
    Abstract: A substrate assembly for a gas discharge panel, comprising a dielectric layer and a protective layer of MgO being formed in this order on a substrate having electrodes, wherein the dielectric layer is a laminate of an organic dielectric layer and an inorganic dielectric layer in this order from a side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Minoru Hasegawa, Osamu Toyoda
  • Patent number: 7264529
    Abstract: The present application relates to a method of manufacturing an image display device. The manufacturing method includes a step of arranging a side wall made of metal extending along an inner peripheral edge of a front substrate or a back substrate on the inner peripheral edge in a state that the side wall is spaced from a sealing layer, a step of melting or softening the sealing layer by heating the sealing layer and the side wall, and at the same time, discharging gas from the from the side wall, and a step of pressing the side wall against the sealing layer to be bonded thereto by moving the front substrate and the back substrate in a direction such that the substrates are close to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Wada, Akiyoshi Yamada
  • Patent number: 7264530
    Abstract: Provided is a manufacturing method capable of manufacturing an electron-emitting device in which a variation in device current at the time of manufacturing is suppressed and thus uniformity thereof is high. The electron-emitting device includes a substrate, a first conductor, and a second conductor. The substrate is composed of: a member which contains silicon oxide as a main ingredient, Na2O, and K2O and in which a molar ratio of K2O to Na2O is 0.5 to 2.0; and a film which contains silicon oxide as a main component and is stacked on the member. The first conductor and the second conductor are located on the substrate. In a forming step and/or an activation step, a quiescent period (interval) of a pulse voltage applying repeatedly applied between the first conductor and the second conductor is set equal to or longer than 10 msec.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tamaki Kobayashi, Keisuke Yamamoto