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Patent US8016618 - Multiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminal - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsAn integrated circuit (“IC”) connector includes a card detection contact terminal which is provided substantially at a central part of a housing unit and between a first grounding contact terminal and a second grounding contact terminal, and first and second contact terminals located so as to face...http://www.google.com/patents/US8016618?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8016618 - Multiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminalAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8016618 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 12/751,760Publication dateSep 13, 2011Filing dateMar 31, 2010Priority dateApr 1, 2009Fee statusPaidAlso published asUS20100255699Publication number12751760, 751760, US 8016618 B2, US 8016618B2, US-B2-8016618, US8016618 B2, US8016618B2InventorsYosuke Takai, Takamitsu Sasaki, Shigeru SatoOriginal AssigneeYamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.Export CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (111), Non-Patent Citations (12), Referenced by (4), Classifications (16), Legal Events (2) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMultiple integrated circuit card connector with a card detection terminal
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