Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
439108000 | Grounding of coupling part | 79 |
20080214029 | Shieldless, High-Speed Electrical Connectors - An electrical connector that includes a mass disposed within the connector such that the connector has a first center of gravity in the absence of the mass and a second center of gravity with the mass is disclosed. Such a connector may include a connector housing and an insert molded leadframe assembly (IMLA) positioned within the connector housing. The IMLA may include an array of electrically-conductive contacts and a dielectric leadframe housing overmolded onto the array of contacts. The mass may be disposed within the connector such that the mass causes the connector to be balanced. The connector may be unbalanced about the first center of gravity and balanced about the second center of gravity. The connector may be a right angle, ball grid array connector. | 09-04-2008 |
20080233775 | Electrical card connector having grounding plate - An electrical card connector ( | 09-25-2008 |
20080299803 | Electrical card connector with a grounding plate - An electrical card connector includes an insulative header ( | 12-04-2008 |
20080318455 | BACKPLANE CONNECTOR WITH HIGH DENSITY BROADSIDE DIFFERENTIAL SIGNALING CONDUCTORS - Embodiments of the present invention address deficiencies of the art in respect to backplane connectivity and provide a backplane connector for high density broadside differential signaling. In an embodiment of the invention, a backplane connector can be provided. The backplane connector can include a signal header assembly and a signal receptacle assembly. The signal header assembly can include pairs of differential signaling conductors arranged in columns for broadside signaling. Comparably, the signal receptacle assembly can include pairs of conductor receptacles arranged in columns to receive corresponding ones of the pairs of the differential signaling conductors. Finally, a surface mount (SMT) lead can be provided for each of the conductor receptacles and each of the signaling conductors | 12-25-2008 |
20090035968 | Connector and printed circuit board - A connector including a first pin and a second pin is disclosed. The first pin includes a first side including a first protrudent part. The second pin includes a second side facing the first side. The first protrudent part approaches the second side. | 02-05-2009 |
20090104801 | Grounded connector - Ground connections are made between first and second electrical connectors ( | 04-23-2009 |
20090124103 | Method and apparatus for providing symmetrical signal return path in differential systems - A circuit board and connector for use in an electrical connector has been provided. The circuit board comprises first and second signal contacts associated as a differential pair. A ground contact is located immediately adjacent the first signal contact and is joined directly to a ground plane provided within the circuit board. A floated contact is located immediately adjacent the second signal contact. A component interconnects the floated contact to the ground plane, forming an open circuit when a DC signal is impressed on the floated contact and a closed circuit when AC interference is impressed on the floated contact. | 05-14-2009 |
20090130873 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of signal terminals and ground terminals contained therein. Each terminal includes a contact portion, a foot portion and a connection portion therebetween. The contact portions are arranged in two lines on the insulating body, and the foot portions are arranged in two lines. The locations of the free ends of the foot portions included in one line correspond with the location arrangement of their contact portions. Compared with the free ends of the foot portions of each signal terminal pair in the line, the distance between the free ends of the foot portions of two corresponding adjacent terminals in the other line is increased. | 05-21-2009 |
20090149046 | CONNECTOR - A connector | 06-11-2009 |
20090156030 | UNIT WITH BUILT-IN CONTROL CIRCUIT - The present invention provides a unit with a built-in control circuit capable of cost reduction. The unit of the present invention is an unit with built-in control circuit comprising a ground line, a control circuit including a plurality of terminals to be connected to an IC-chip, and a plurality of protect elements connected to the terminal and the ground line. | 06-18-2009 |
20090170356 | Joint Part and a Wiring Harness Using the Same - A joint part which allows connection work to be easily performed and a wiring harness using the same. A joint part A has a housing | 07-02-2009 |
20090181564 | Differential Signal Transmission Connector and Board Mountable Differential Signal Connector for Connecting Therewith - A differential signal transmission connector includes an insulative housing. A plurality of pairs of differential signal transmission contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts are provided in the insulative housing. The differential signal transmission contacts and the grounding contacts are arranged in two rows. A first contact from each of the pairs of the differential signal transmission contacts is arranged in a first row, and a second contact from each of the pairs of the differential signal transmission contacts is arranged in a second row. The grounding contacts are arranged in the first row between each of the first contacts and the grounding contacts are arranged in the second row between each of the second contacts. | 07-16-2009 |
20090181565 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRICAL POWER - An electrical power distribution system comprising:
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20090191733 | CONNECTOR - A connector capable of suppressing degradation of transmission characteristics. Contact portions of signal contacts, and contact portions of ground contacts are arranged in a row in a contact arrangement direction orthogonal to a housing fitting direction. The respective contact portions of signal contacts forming each pair are disposed between the contact portions of the ground contacts adjacent in the contact arrangement direction. The connection portion of one of the signal contacts forming each pair and a first connection portion of each ground contact are alternately arranged in a row in the contact arrangement direction. The connection portion of the other of the signal contacts forming the pair and a second connection portion of the ground contact are alternately arranged in a row in the contact arrangement direction. A row formed by the connection portions of the ones of the signal contacts and the first connection portions of the ground contacts, and a row formed by the connection portions of the others of the signal contacts and the second connection portions of the ground contacts are parallel. | 07-30-2009 |
20090203238 | SHARED HOLE ORTHOGONAL FOOTPRINTS - Disclosed are an electrical connector and a method for providing transmit and receive electrical signal contacts to reduce or minimize total crosstalk. Such methods may be particularly suitable for connectors having larger near-end crosstalk aggressors than far-end crosstalk aggressors. The electrical signal contacts may be subdivided on a substrate, such as a midplane PCB, and through the opposing connectors, such that the transmitting contacts are all on one side of the connector and the receiving contacts are on the other side of the connector, with a buffer between them. The buffer may comprise a plurality of “dummy” or “buffer” contacts, which may be unassigned or devoid of electrical connectivity. This is one step beyond the primary assignment of contacts as single-ended or differential signal contacts. The contacts themselves may also receive a secondary assignment according to their desired transmitting, receiving, or buffering function. | 08-13-2009 |
20090221164 | Connector - A connector includes a housing and a plurality of contact module assemblies in the housing, wherein each contact module assembly includes a first signal contact module where a first signal contact body is inserted in a first resin molded part, a second signal contact module where a second signal contact body is inserted in a second resin molded part, and a ground plate, wherein the ground plate is sandwiched between the first signal contact module and the second signal contact module, so that a microstrip line structure is formed, and wherein, in the microstrip line structure, the first signal contact body and the second signal contact body form a stripline conductor, the first resin molded part and the second resin molded part form a dielectric board, and the ground plate forms a common ground conductor. | 09-03-2009 |
20090221165 | CROSS TALK REDUCTION FOR HIGH SPEED ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS - Example electrical connectors are provided including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to communicate between electrical devices. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a plurality of ground contacts. A ground coupling assembly is configured to electrically connect ground contacts of an electrical connector to adjust a performance characteristic of the electrical connector as desired. | 09-03-2009 |
20090233471 | Electrical connector having improved terminal module - An electrical connector has an insulative housing ( | 09-17-2009 |
20090269954 | CIRCUIT PROTECTION BLOCK - A protection block and method of use are disclosed. The protection block includes a rectangular housing having a front, a rear, and top, bottom, left, and right sides. The protection block also includes a plurality of sockets arranged in a two-dimensional array in the front of the housing, each of the plurality of sockets associated with two pairs of opposed, normally open contacts. Each of the plurality of sockets is arranged to receive an overvoltage protection plug that separately connects each of the two pairs of contacts. The protection block also includes a plurality of electrical connections in a second discrete region of the block separate from the first discrete region, the plurality of electrical connections electrically connected to the contacts. The protection block also includes a grounding bar associated with one or more of the sockets and positioned for electrical connection to a ground connection of an overvoltage protection plug when inserted into a socket. | 10-29-2009 |
20090305534 | Connector - A connector comprises a plurality of ground contacts, a housing, a coupling portion, and a second connection portion. The ground contacts are provided with first connection portions, respectively, which are to be connected to drain lines of first cables, respectively. The housing holds the ground contacts so that each of the ground contacts extends along a first direction. The coupling portion is formed integrally with the ground contacts. The coupling portion couples the ground contacts so that the ground contacts are arranged in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The second connection portion is formed integrally with the coupling portion. The second connection portion is configured to be connected to a large-diameter line of a second cable different from the first cables. The second connection portion extends along the first direction and is larger than the first connection portion in the second direction. | 12-10-2009 |
20100015824 | ELECTRICAL CARD CONNECTOR - An electrical card connector includes an insulating housing ( | 01-21-2010 |
20100041257 | EMI SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector including a receptacle having receptacle having at least one shielding member and at least one electrically conductive surface. The shielding member includes at least one grounding member and at least one latching member. The grounding member is in physical contact with the electrically conductive surface and the latching member is configured to detachably engage a latching feature of a mating receptacle. A connector system and a method for shielding a connector are also disclosed. | 02-18-2010 |
20100075516 | Hermaphroditic Electrical Connector - An electrical connector assembly is provided having first and second electrical connectors configured for mating. Each connector includes a housing that supports a plurality of electrical contacts. The contacts are arranged in first and second rows, and define a first terminal end extending from the housing and configured to connect with an electrical component, and a second hermaphroditic terminal end extending from the housing. | 03-25-2010 |
20100144174 | Electrical Connector System - High-speed backplane connectors systems for mounting a substrate that are capable of operating at speeds of up to at least 25 Gbps, while in some implementations also providing pin densities of at least 50 pairs of electrical connectors per inch are disclosed. Implementations of the high-speed connector systems may provide ground shields and/or other ground structures that substantially encapsulate electrical connector pairs, which may be differential electrical connector pairs, in a three-dimensional manner throughout a backplane footprint, a backplane connector, and a daughtercard footprint. These encapsulating ground shields and/or ground structures prevent undesirable propagation of non-traverse, longitudinal, and higher-order modes when the high-speed backplane connector systems operates at frequencies up to at least 30 GHz. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144175 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM - High-speed backplane connectors systems for mounting a substrate that are capable of operating at speeds of up to at least 25 Gbps, while in some implementations also providing pin densities of at least 50 pairs of electrical connectors per inch are disclosed. Implementations of the high-speed connector systems may provide ground shields and/or other ground structures that substantially encapsulate electrical connector pairs, which may be differential electrical connector pairs, in a three-dimensional manner throughout a backplane footprint, a backplane connector, and a daughtercard footprint. These encapsulating ground shields and/or ground structures prevent undesirable propagation of non-traverse, longitudinal, and higher-order modes when the high-speed backplane connector systems operates at frequencies up to at least 30 GHz. | 06-10-2010 |
20100144176 | Electrical Connector System - An electrical connector system may include multiple wafer assemblies configured to engage with a substrate. A ground strip of the electrical connector system may be coupled with a first wafer assembly and a second wafer assembly. The ground strip is configured to engage with the substrate and provide a common ground potential between the first wafer assembly, the second wafer assembly, and the substrate. | 06-10-2010 |
20100210124 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING GROUNDING TERMINAL HAVING TAIL PORTION INTERCONNECTED TO METALLIC SHELL SURROUNDING THE CONNECTOR - An electrical connector is provided and includes an insulative housing having a main body and a tongue plate with a plurality of terminal grooves extending along a mating direction. A plurality of terminals which are substantially signal terminals and grounding terminals are received in said terminal grooves, each of said terminals has a contacting portion and a tail portion. A metallic shell shields the insulative housing therein. A grounding plate is inserted into said insulative housing and in contact with said metallic shell so as to establish a grounding path between at least one grounding terminal and the metallic shell by a manner of the tail portion of said grounding terminal being electrically connected with said grounding plate. | 08-19-2010 |
20100240233 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING RIBBED GROUND PLATE - An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts carried by the dielectric housing, and a ground plate carried by the dielectric housing. The electrical signal contacts are arranged along a first plane, wherein the signal contacts define signal pairs such that a respective gap is disposed between adjacent signal pairs. The signal contacts further define respective mating and mounting ends. The ground plate includes a ground plate body oriented in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane and offset from the first plane. The ground plate body defines first and second opposed surfaces. The ground plate includes at least one rib that defines first and second opposed surfaces, wherein the first surface of the rib projects from the first surface of the ground plate body in a direction toward the gap, and the second surface is recessed into the second surface of the ground plate body. The ground plate further includes a plurality of mating ends and mounting ends extending from the ground plate body and disposed in the first plane so as to be aligned with the respective mating ends and mounting ends of the electrical signal contacts. | 09-23-2010 |
20100330827 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR A GROUNDING GASKET - A conductive gasket includes a deformable contact region configured to provide compressive contact between the mounting surface of a connector (e.g., a right-angle micro-D connector) and a grounded surface of the substrate (e.g., PCB). A fastener region extends from the deformable contact region and is configured to align with a mounting region of the connector. A keep-out zone is provided adjacent to the deformable contact region and the fastener region and is configured to allow the pins of the connector to pass therethrough. | 12-30-2010 |
20110070753 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MODULE WITH CONTACTS OF A DIFFERENTIAL PAIR HELD IN SEPARATE CHICKLETS - An electrical connector includes a housing and contact modules held in the housing. Each of the contact modules has a first chicklet and a second chicklet coupled together to form a corresponding one of the contact modules. Contacts are held in the contact modules and arranged in differential pairs. A first contact in each of the differential pairs is held by the first chicklet and a second contact in each of the differential pairs is held by the second chicklet. | 03-24-2011 |
20110097911 | ELECTRICAL PLUG - An electrical plug includes a base having an accommodating portion, a first hinge member rotatably disposed in the accommodating portion and having a recess, a first prong having one end connected to the first hinge member, a second prong having one end connected to the first hinge member. And the recess is disposed between the first prong and the second prong, a second hinge member is rotatably disposed in the accommodating portion, and a third prong has one end connected to the second hinge member. The first prong and the second prong are rotated by the first hinge member to be selectively received in the accommodating portion, and when the first prong and the second prong are received in the accommodating portion, the third prong is selectively rotated to be received in the recess. | 04-28-2011 |
20110104915 | BOARD MOUNTED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulator, and a plurality of spaced apart signal contacts and return reference contacts which are held by and routed through the insulator. The signal contacts form signal pairs which include a positive signal contact and a negative signal contact. At a first end of the insulator, the signal pairs and return reference contacts are provided in two rows. At the second end of the insulator, the signal pairs and return reference contacts are provided in at least three rows. The signal pairs and return reference contacts form either a plurality of isosceles triangles or a plurality of diagonal lines. | 05-05-2011 |
20110130016 | External Quick Connect Modular Plug for a Wiring Device - The modular electrical wiring device includes an electrical wiring device and an external plug that is electrically coupled by one or more wires to the wiring device. The modular plug is releasably coupled to a connector in a male-female relationship. Both the modular plug and connector include internal contacts for electrically coupling one to the other. The connector is electrically coupled to and terminates one or more building wires, which are used to provide power to one or more of the wiring devices. The external plug is removably coupled to the connector to provide electrical power to the wiring device by establishing and electrical pathway from a source of electrical power, through the building wires, the connector and the modular plug to the wiring device. | 06-02-2011 |
20110143560 | SOCKET DEVICE COMPRISING GROUNDING STRUCTURE, APPLICATION OF SOCKET DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention relates to a socket device comprising grounding structure, application of the socket device and manufacturing method thereof. The socket device comprises a base, a socket structure and a grounding structure. The base comprises a substrate and a sidewall adjacent thereto, and the substrate comprises a first lateral and a second lateral corresponded to each other. The socket structure is disposed on the sidewall of the base. The grounding structure is disposed on the substrate of the base and comprises a grounding element, a fixing element, a grounding wire, and an insulating plate. The grounding element comprises first and second terminals, wherein the first terminal is protruded from the first lateral of the substrate. The fixing element is substantially disposed on the second lateral of the substrate and connected to the second terminal of the grounding element, so as to fix the grounding element to the substrate. The grounding wire is connected to the fixing element by a first conductive end thereof. The insulating plate is substantially disposed on the second lateral of the substrate and covers the second terminal of the grounding element, the fixing element and the first conductive end of the grounding wire, wherein the grounding wire is piercing through and protruded relative from the insulating plate for grounding. | 06-16-2011 |
20110250769 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH IMPROVED CONTACT STRUCTURES - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one contact and at least one protecting insulator. The insulative housing defines a mating direction, a mating face and a receiving cavity recessed from the mating face along said mating direction. The at least one contact is received in the insulative housing and includes a contacting portion exposed into the receiving cavity, a retaining portion extending from one end of the contacting portion to be interferentially received in the insulative housing, and a forward end extending from the other end of the contacting portion to locate more closely to the mating face of the insulative housing than the contacting portion, and a connecting portion extending from the retaining portion to be exposed beyond the insulative housing. The protecting insulator entirely covers the forward end of the at least one contact. | 10-13-2011 |
20110269323 | GROUND JOINT CONNECTOR AND WIRE HARNESS INCLUDING THE SAME - The present invention provides a ground joint connector capable of collectively connecting a plurality of grounding wires included in a wire harness for a vehicle, to a given ground site, while occupying a little space. The ground joint connector JC comprises a plurality of wire terminals to be attached to respective terminal ends of the grounding wires, a grounding conductor a connector housing holding the grounding conductor. The grounding conductor includes a plurality of wire-side terminal portions to be fitted to the respective wire terminals in a terminal fitting direction and a ground-side terminal portion to be connected to the ground site while fixed onto the wall surface around the ground site. The wire-side terminal portions aligned in a direction approximately perpendicular to the terminal fitting direction and parallel to the wall surface, and integrally joined to the ground-side terminal portion. The connector housing holds the grounding conductor to allow the ground-side terminal portion to protrude to outside and includes a plurality of terminal receiving chambers and a plurality of terminal locking portions. The terminal locking portions lock the respective wire terminals inserted into the respective terminal receiving chambers and fitted with the respective wire-side terminal portions. | 11-03-2011 |
20120122328 | Grounding Contact - A grounding contact for grounding a structure made of metal is provided. The grounding contact comprises a grounding attachment part having a grounding contact surface for placement on the structure. A pin attaches the grounding attachment part to the structure. The grounding contact includes a contact surface for contacting a ground wire. The grounding attachment part also includes a blind hole that accepts the pin to help ensure that corrosion is permanently avoided between the bearing contact surface of the grounding attachment part and the structure. | 05-17-2012 |
20120135615 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - An electronic connector includes a plurality of pairs of terminal parts for transmitting an electric signal; and grounding parts shaped like plates and connected to have a ground potential, wherein the grounding parts have protrusions protruding on a side of the pairs of terminal parts, and the protrusions are respectively interposed between the pairs of terminal parts which are adjacent to each other. | 05-31-2012 |
20120225571 | CLAMP ASSEMBLY AND CONDUCTIVE CUSHION WITH MOLDED-IN GROUNDING FOIL - Systems and methods for securing and electrically grounding objects or payloads are provided herein. Clamp assemblies and the manufacture of clamp assemblies in accordance with the present technology can provide reliable and redundant electrical grounding and secure cushioned fastening. In one embodiment, an electrically grounding cushioned clamp assembly includes an elastomer cushion with a longitudinal opening extending therethrough. The clamp assembly can include an engaging surface configured to engage a payload and an electrically conductive comb strip disposed at least partially in the longitudinal opening. Portions of the comb strip can be exposed adjacent to the engaging surface to contact the payload and provide a plurality of electrical grounding paths. | 09-06-2012 |
20120276763 | WALL MOUNTABLE UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS AND ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER SOURCING RECEPTACLE - An invention is afforded for a wall mountable universal serial bus (USB) and alternating current (AC) power sourcing receptacle. The invention includes an AC electrical receptacle that is capable of providing AC voltage of at least 120 volts. In addition, a USB electrical receptacle is included that is capable of providing a 5 volt regulated direct current (DC) voltage. At least one hot wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from a source to a load, and at least one neutral wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from the load to the source is included. Also included is a regulated voltage sourcing unit (RVSU) capable of transforming unregulated AC power to 5 volt regulated DC power. | 11-01-2012 |
20120295455 | GROUNDING UNIT FOR HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTOR AND HIGH-FREQUENCY CONNECTOR MODULE HAVING THE SAME - A grounding unit for a high-frequency connector is provided, wherein the grounding unit may include a grounding unit body configured to be selectively fixed to the high-frequency connector; and a grounding fixation unit configured to be connected to the grounding unit body, to be in pressure contact with a grounding region of a printed circuit board (PCB) under elastic force applied in proportion to a thickness of the PCB, and to electrically connect the high-frequency connector to the grounding region. | 11-22-2012 |
20130005165 | CONTACT UNIT AND PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD CONNECTOR HAVING THE SAME - A ground contact plate in a contact unit includes fixing pieces provided at predetermined equal intervals in a longitudinal direction. The fixing pieces are respectively fitted in opposed slits in ground contact terminals via a transmission blade. | 01-03-2013 |
20130012040 | Threadless Light Bulb Socket - A threadless light socket assembly allows a light bulb to be changed by pushing or pulling the light bulb into or out of the socket provides an outer insulator housing and an insulator cap which carrying a ground socket in a medial channel that grounds a light bulb base to a power supply. Plural spring biased thread locks protrude into center of the ground socket and are staggered in height to align with threads defined in a light bulb base. A positive contact is in the socket assembly supplies positive power from a power supply to the light bulb base. The threadless light socket has interchangeable components to allow installation in new and existing light fixtures. | 01-10-2013 |
20130034978 | Crosstalk Reduction - An apparatus includes a backplane having a ground plane. Conductor through holes extend through the backplane in rows and columns for conductors to project through the backplane in orthogonal arrays. Each row and column of the conductor through holes includes ground holes, each of which is sized to receive only a single ground conductor, with the single ground conductor in connection with the ground plane. Each row and column of the conductor through holes also includes signal holes, each of which is sized to receive only a single signal conductor, with the single signal conductor free of a connection with the ground plane. The backplane further has a plurality of nonconductor through holes at locations between and offset from the rows and columns of conductor through holes, with each of the plurality of nonconductor through holes having plating electrically connected to the ground plane. | 02-07-2013 |
20130040474 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE AND CONNECTOR USED IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR DEVICE - An electrical connector device includes a first connector including a first metal shell member; and a second connector to be mounted on a board and including a second metal shell member. The second connector includes an opening portion for receiving a fitting portion of the first connector in a fitting direction. The second metal shell member includes a ground connecting portion to be contacted with the board and a ground contacting member situated in a cut hole. The ground contacting member is arrange to be capable of contacting with the first metal shell member. The ground connecting portion is arranged partially on a first imaginary straight line perpendicular to the fitting direction and a second imaginary straight line in parallel to the fitting direction so that the cut hole is not situated on the first imaginary straight line and is situated partially on the second imaginary straight line. | 02-14-2013 |
20130130521 | USB FEMALE CONNECTOR - The USB female connector contains an insulating base and a shielding casing enclosing the insulating base. On the insulating base, there is mainly a ground terminal having a flat ground contact section at an end on the insulating base. From the ground contact section, the ground terminal is extended away from the insulating base and forked into a first ground extension section, a second ground extension section, and a third ground extension section. Through the forked first, second, and third ground extension sections, the high-frequency crosstalk problem is effectively resolved. | 05-23-2013 |
20130143422 | Power Connector - Disclosed herein is a power connector. The power connector includes a body, a power source terminal provided in the body, and connected with a power source line, a ground terminal provided in the body, and connected with a ground line, and an interference removal unit connected between the power source terminal and the ground terminal to remove electromagnetic interference. Here, a stop band filter is formed inside the power connector, so that parasitic component signals generated in the internal power source line are prevented from being transmitted as a constant power source even though a separate EMI filter is not formed inside the system. | 06-06-2013 |
20130149882 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH GROUNDING BAR TO REDUCE CROSS TALKING - An electrical connector includes a housing including a base portion and a tongue portion and contacts. The contacts include contacting plate at the tongue portion, leg portion extending from the rear and retaining portions retained in the base portion. The contacts includes a first group and second group, each group including ground contacts and signal contacts. The contacting plates of the first group are located along a first side face of the tongue portion, the contacting plate of the second group are located along an opposite second side face, the retaining portions of the first and second groups being spaced from each other. A one-piece grounding bar is retained in the base portion, the ground bar includes a beam portion hidden in the base portion and between said retaining portions of the first group and second groups, and fingers touch with corresponding retaining portions of ground contacts. | 06-13-2013 |
20130237071 | Ground Clamp for Use with Ball Stud Ground Conductors - A ground clamp ( | 09-12-2013 |
20130267105 | GROUND TERMINAL ASSEMBLY STRUCTURE - A ground terminal assembly includes ground terminals ( | 10-10-2013 |
20130273756 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING RIBBED GROUND PLATE WITH ENGAGEMENT MEMBERS - An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts supported by the dielectric housing, and an electrically conductive ground plate supported by the dielectric housing. The dielectric hosing defines at least one protrusion, and the ground plate defines at least one aperture that receives the protrusion. The apertures can define a first dimension along a select direction and a second dimension along the select direction, wherein the first dimension is greater than the second dimension so as to define a lead-in for the protrusion. The protrusion can be press-fit to the electrically conductive ground plate at the second dimension of the aperture so as to secure the ground plate to the dielectric housing. | 10-17-2013 |
20130303005 | SOCKET FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS - A socket for electronic components configured to connect each electrode terminal of an electronic component to a wiring of a wiring board with a shield member having electrical conductivity and multiple openings being disposed on the wiring board, with a contact unit configured to electrically conduct the electrode terminal of the electronic component and the wiring of the wiring board PB being disposed in the openings, and with the contact unit including a ground contacting portion configured to electrically conduct with the shield member, and when the contact unit is for grounding, grounding is performed by the ground contacting portion and the shield member being brought into contact and electrically conducting. | 11-14-2013 |
20130309884 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM HAVING A GROUND CONTACT - The present invention relates to an electrical connector for a plug-in connection, comprising a connector housing having a mating part defining a receiving section adapted for receiving a mating section of a counter-connector, at least two contact elements that are placed in the receiving section, and a ground contact assembly comprising a ground contact having a contacting portion adapted for being electrically connected with a grounding element of a retainer. For providing an electrical connector, which can be coupled with standard counter-connectors, the ground contact assembly of the electrical connector according to the present invention is arranged outside the receiving section with the contacting portion extending at least section-wise into the receiving section. | 11-21-2013 |
20140017916 | FOUR IN ONE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR PLUG - An electrical connector plug includes a casing an output/input port mounted having multiple upper terminals and multiple lower terminals, a trough defined between the upper terminals and the lower terminals, a circuit board inserted in the trough of the casing and having, a metal plate electrically connected to the ground terminal and a metal housing to entirely enclose the casing and to electrically connect to the metal plate such that the metal plate is able to transmit electromagnetic interference out via the metal housing. | 01-16-2014 |
20140017917 | DIN OR PANEL GROUND INTEGRAL TO CONNECTOR BODY - An electronics module housing includes an external recess adapted to receive an associated DIN rail or other associated mounting structure. A latch mechanism is associated with the external recess and is adapted to engage the DIN rail. An electronics circuit board is located in the housing. An electrical connector is physically and electrically connected to the circuit board. The electrical connector includes: (i) a connector body; (ii) a plurality of electrical contacts secured to said connector body and comprising contact pins physically and electrically connected to the circuit board; and (iii) a ground contact secured to the connector body and including a ground pin physically and electrically connected to said circuit board. The ground contact includes a ground contact body that extends from the connector body into the housing recess. The ground contact body includes a ground contact face located adjacent the recess and adapted to contact the associated DIN rail to which the module is mounted. | 01-16-2014 |
20140065856 | GROUND TERMINATION WITH DAMPENED RESONANCE - A system of dampening resonance is provided. In an embodiment, ground traces may be coupled to a common or ground plane via dampening elements such as resistors a predetermined distance from a non-dampened coupling. Ground terminals in a connector have with a separated electrical length that allows for a potential to exist between the ground terminal and a common ground. When the ground terminals are coupled to the ground traces, the dampening element, which may be a resistor, helps convert energy traveling over ground terminal into heat, thus reducing or preventing resonance conditions in the connector. | 03-06-2014 |
20140113466 | EURO POWER PLUG - Power plugs that provide reliable functionality, may be reliably manufactured, and have a pleasant appearance. One example may provide a power plug that functions in a reliable manner by providing a ground connection that may maintain its shape over several insertions and removals from a wall socket. A relatively large ground block may act as a heat sink to help reduce plug temperature during operation. Another example may provide a power plug that may be reliably manufactured by forming the ground block as a solid piece to prevent buckling and bending during plug manufacturing that may otherwise result. Another example may provide a power plug that has an attractive appearance by employing a bridge having a flat surface such that after an overmold is formed over the bridge, a face of the plug has a resulting flat, smooth appearance. | 04-24-2014 |
20140127919 | Cross Talk Reduction for Electrical Connectors - An electrical connector module including a housing and an array of electrical contacts within the housing. The electrical contacts include a plurality of signal conductors and a plurality of ground conductors. Ground coupling bars are used with at least two contact portions for contacting ground conductors. The connector includes slots enabling insertion of the ground coupling bar in a longitudinal direction of the ground coupling bar. | 05-08-2014 |
20140141634 | GROUND TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR PROVIDED THEREWITH - A ground terminal and a connector provided therewith where the ground terminal includes a terminal portion that is electrically connected to an outside device and elastic arms that extend in an identical direction from both ends of a central coupling portion, where a pair of latching pawls is provided in at least one of an inner circumferential edge of the central coupling portion and inner circumferential edges of the elastic arms. | 05-22-2014 |
20140220799 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING MEMBER FOR CROSS-TALK PREVENTION - An electrical connector includes a housing member, a first contact group, a second contact group, a metallic shell and a grounding member. The housing member includes a first tongue plate and a second tongue plate to which the first contact group and the second contact group are respectively associated. The first contact group and the second contact group are compatible to USB 3.0 standard. The grounding member comprises a body portion located between the second mounting portions of the first contact group and the third mounting portions of the second contact group. The grounding member is electrically and mechanically connected to the metallic shell for cross-talk prevention. | 08-07-2014 |
20140220800 | WALL MOUNTABLE UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS AND ALTERNATING CURRENT POWER SOURCING RECEPTACLE - An invention is afforded for a wall mountable universal serial bus (USB) and alternating current (AC) power sourcing receptacle. The invention includes an AC electrical receptacle that is capable of providing AC voltage of at least 120 volts. In addition, a USB electrical receptacle is included that is capable of providing a 5 volt regulated direct current (DC) voltage. At least one hot wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from a source to a load, and at least one neutral wire connection capable of facilitating carrying of a current from the load to the source is included. Also included is a regulated voltage sourcing unit (RVSU) capable of transforming unregulated AC power to 5 volt regulated DC power. | 08-07-2014 |
20140308827 | RESONANCE MODIFYING CONNECTOR - A connector assembly is provided that is suitable for modifying the resonant frequency of ground terminals used in conjunction with high data rate signal terminals. Ground terminals may be interconnected with a conductive bridge so as to provide ground terminals with a predetermined maximum effective electrical length. Reducing the effective electrical length of the ground terminal can move the resonance frequencies of the connector outside the operational range of frequencies at which signals will be transmitted. | 10-16-2014 |
20140349495 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a casing; a pair of signal terminals that have respective tip end portions, the pair of signal terminals projecting from the casing, the tip end portions being perpendicularly bent; a ground terminal arranged such that the ground terminal and the pair of signal terminals are arranged in a row, the ground terminal projecting at a position adjacent to the pair of signal terminals; and a shield disposed between the casing and the tip end portions of the pair of signal terminals. | 11-27-2014 |
20140349496 | HIGH SPEED PLUG CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE - A plug connector ( | 11-27-2014 |
20140370729 | UNIVERSAL SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR - The present invention discloses a Universal Serial Bus (USB) connector which includes a first terminal set and a second terminal set. By increasing the width of a connection portion of a ground line terminal of the signal ground line terminal within the second terminal set, and bending two pairs of the signal terminal within the second terminal set toward one side respectively and surrounding two sides of the signal ground line terminal connecting section so as to let two pairs of the signal terminals away from the signal terminals in the first terminal set so as avoid the crosstalk interference caused by the first pair of the signal terminals in the second pair of the signal terminals and the third pair of the signal terminals to stabilize the transmission. | 12-18-2014 |
20150011104 | CONNECTOR FOR REDUCING NEAR-END CROSSTALK - A connector is providing for reducing near end cross-talk (NEXT). The connector includes a first pin set having sequentially arranged pins configured to transmit a uni-directional signal, a single ended pin adjacent to the first pin set, and a second pin set having sequentially arranged pins adjacent to the single ended pin and having sequentially arranged pins configured to transmit a bi-directional signal. | 01-08-2015 |
20150079821 | COMMUNICATION CONNECTOR AND TERMINAL LEAD FRAME THEREOF - A terminal lead frame comprises a frame and a plurality of terminal pairs set in the frame. The frame is a first dielectric material. The terminal pairs include a first terminal and a second terminal. The first terminal and the second terminal include a first and second extensions extending into the frame along with a first path and a second path, respectively. The first path is longer than the second path, wherein the first extension contacts with a second material to form a first area of contact while the second extension has a second area of contact with respect to the second dielectric material. The first area of contact is larger than the second area of contact. | 03-19-2015 |
20150079822 | SOCKET FOR CONNECTING JACK HAVING STRUCTURE OF PREVENTING POPPING NOISE - Provided is a socket for a connecting jack, which is capable of preventing a popping noise from being generated. The connecting jack includes a connecting part including a tip having an end of a cone shape to perform a function of transmitting a signal through a cable and a sleeve having a cylindrical shape to perform a ground function. The connecting jack is inserted into the socket of a guitar or an amplifier. The socket includes: a cover member buried in a fixing part of the guitar or the amplifier; a signal terminal fixed to the cover member and protruding toward the fixing part; a ground member hinge-coupled in the cover member; and an elastic piece. | 03-19-2015 |
20150087169 | Self grounding electrical outlet - This disclosure is directed to an electrical outlet whereby the neutral terminal and the ground terminal are mechanically and electrically connected. This device utilizes a common 3 prong outlet retrofitted to the present invention specifications. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087170 | ELECTRIC CONNECTOR FOR SHIELDING HIGH VOLTAGE - A shielding device that shields high voltage for a voltage connector is provided. In the shielding device, a second wire is brought into contact with a first wire and a shielding terminal is formed at the end of the second wire to shield contact between a voltage connector and the first wire. The shielding terminal is then connected to a shielding plate in the voltage connector to ground the shielding terminal. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087171 | Permanent Ground Point for Splicing Connectors - A permanent ground point for a splicing connector is provided. The ground point is comprised of a ground rod that is permanently attached to a port on the splicing connector. A grounding clamp may then be attached to the ground point after the system is de-energized in order to provide a safe connection to system ground. | 03-26-2015 |
20150087172 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a metal shell covering the insulative housing, electrical terminals and auxiliary terminals received in the insulative housing. The electrical terminals includes a number of first contacts. The first contacts include a grounding contact in the middle and some signal contacts on both sides of the grounding contact. The auxiliary terminals includes the retaining portion received in insulative housing and the connecting portion downwardly bent from an end of the retaining portion. The retaining portion has a first spring tab and the connecting has a second spring tab. The first spring tab contacts with the metal shell and the second spring tab contacts with the grounding contact. Such arrangment can improve the anti EMI effect of the electrical connector and reduce the signal interference between the signal terminals. | 03-26-2015 |
20150325952 | ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - An electronic connector includes a base, a tapered extension protruding from the base, and a nose forming a terminal end of the tapered extension. The tapered extension includes first and second connection faces tapering toward each other from the base to the nose symmetrically about a first symmetry plane. The tapered extension further includes first and second flank surfaces that form respective opposing sides of the tapered extension between the first and second connection faces. The first and second flank surfaces may taper toward each other from the base to the nose symmetrically about a second symmetry plane. The tapered extension further includes power and ground electrical contacts located along the first and second connection faces. | 11-12-2015 |
20150374159 | SAFETY GROUNDED TREE - An artificial lighted tree is presented with power routed through the trunk of the tree and three-wire safety grounding. The tree is divided into sections for easy assembly, disassembly, and storage. Safety electrical connectors at the ends of each section are not powered until the sections are assembled. The tree can also accommodate multiple lighting circuits utilizing different voltages simultaneously. | 12-31-2015 |
20160006182 | Electrical Connector with Ground Bus - An electrical connector includes a housing having a front and a rear. The housing including a slot defined through the front that is configured to receive a mating connector therein. Signal contacts are held in the housing. The signal contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. Ground contacts are held in the housing and interspersed among the signal contacts. The ground contacts are arranged within the slot to mate with the mating connector. A ground bus includes a base and multiple sets of projections extending from the base. Each set including at least two projections that engage the same corresponding ground contact at spaced-apart locations. The sets of projections are connected via the base to create a ground circuit between the ground contacts that are engaged by the ground bus. | 01-07-2016 |
20160072432 | CLIP FASTENER FOR GROUNDING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A module clip for use in grounding a photovoltaic module through electrical connection with a racking assembly on which the photovoltaic module is mountable. The module clip includes upper and lower clip jaws at least partially defining a press-fit channel for press fitting the module clip onto a lower flange of the photovoltaic module. A piercing member on at least one of the upper and lower clip jaws pierces an electrically non-conductive outer layer on the lower flange of the photovoltaic module and contacts an electrically conductive material of the lower flange as the module clip is press fit onto the lower flange. A lead-connecting member of the module clip is used in securing a ground wire to the module clip. | 03-10-2016 |
20160118726 | ADJUSTABLE ROOF MOUNTING SYSTEM - An adjustable mounting system for mounting solar panels on roofs is disclosed. The system allows a user to mount the solar panels either with or without rails. The mounting assemblies are adjustable to allow the user to mount a base plate in a chosen location (either on a roof joist or other structural member or not) and to adjust the mounting location for the panel in as many as three axis of adjustment from the location of the base plate. A system for mounting and grounding the panels at the same time is also disclosed. | 04-28-2016 |
20160118748 | CONNECTORS INCLUDING APERTURES FOR GROUNDING OUTER CONDUCTORS OF CONDUITS AND CONNECTORS INCLUDING GROUNDING GROOVES FOR GROUNDING OUTER CONDUCTORS OF CONDUITS - Connectors including apertures for grounding outer conductors of conduits and connectors including grounding grooves for grounding outer conductors of conduits are disclosed. In some embodiments, a connector includes a bore, a gripping portion axially surrounding the bore, a generally cylindrical aperture for receiving a grounding wire, and a securing port for securing the grounding wire in the aperture. An exterior gripping surface of the gripping portion is symmetric. The generally cylindrical aperture extends along an aperture centerline through at least a portion of the gripping portion. The securing port extends along a securing port centerline and intersects the generally cylindrical aperture. In other embodiments, a connector includes a grounding groove extending at least partially around an outer diameter of the connector that is adapted to receive the grounding wire, and a securing port longitudinally offset from the grounding groove and extending along a securing port centerline | 04-28-2016 |
20160181731 | GROUNDING CLIP FOR AN AIRBAG IGNITION SYSTEM | 06-23-2016 |