Koninklijke Philips Corporation N.v.

Molex Corporation

Molex Incorportated

Gavin Warner

John M Horgan

Denise Brennan

Michel Chomette

Pat White

San-Shan Huang

Jean-Pierre Lubowicki

Colin Conlon

An electronic equipment includes a housing which is formed by two housing parts of which one is integral with a retractable screen which may take up a first/closed position and a second/open position. The open position permits to see the whole screen. In the closed position, one part of the screen remains visible and the other part of the screen is hidden in a second part of the housing. This second housing part supports other elements of the equipment, such as a microphone and keyboard.

Electronic equipment comprising a retractable screen

A portable smart card reader assembly having an upper housing unit ( ) having a first mounting structure ( ), and a lower housing unit having a second mounting structure ( ), the upper housing unit ( ) and the lower housing unit ( ) together defining a cavity ( ) for accommodating an electronic insert ( ), the electronic insert ( ) having a connector ( ) for establishing electric contact with an associated electronic device and a contact array ( ) having terminals ( ) designed to mate with contact pads on a smart card ( ) upon insertion of the smart card ( ) into the portable smart card reader assembly ( ), wherein upon mating the upper housing unit ( ) with the lower housing unit ( ) the first mounting structure ( ) and the second mounting structure ( ) move into locking engagement.

Portable smart card reader assembly

A system provides an electrical connection with a flat circuit and includes a generally rigid dielectric support structure. The flat circuit is located on one side of the support structure. A terminal includes a contact portion at an opposite side of the support structure for electrically engaging a complementary connecting device. A shank portion of the terminal extends from the contact portion through the support structure. A terminating portion at an end of the shank portion is terminated to an appropriate conductor of the flat circuit at the one side of the support structure.

Electrical connection system and method for flat circuits

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Montrouge, France

Gavin Warner