Patents Examined by Abdullah A Riyami
  • Patent number: 11942711
    Abstract: Provided is a connector which includes: an insulating housing; and a conductive terminal, in which the terminal is fixed to the housing, and includes a mounting portion connected to a board and a contact portion protruding from the mounting portion in a fitting direction, and a thickness of the contact portion is greater than a thickness of the mounting portion in a direction perpendicular to the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11942848
    Abstract: A busbar assembly is disclosed that includes a carrier, and a plurality of conductors arranged within the carrier such that at least a portion of each of the plurality of conductors are exposed in a radial direction and define electrical contact sites. The carrier can be formed by molding the carrier about the plurality of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Zachary Gnabah, Michael Conner, Jeremy Vanni
  • Patent number: 11942605
    Abstract: A solid-state battery including a solid-state battery laminate that includes at least one battery constituent unit including a positive electrode layer, a negative electrode layer, and a solid electrolyte layer interposed between the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer along a lamination direction, and defining: an overlapping part in which the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer overlap each other in the lamination direction, and a non-overlapping part in which the positive electrode layer and the negative electrode layer do not overlap each other in the lamination direction. At least one main surface having a normal in the lamination direction has a recess overlapping the overlapping part and defines a step between the overlapping part and the non-overlapping part or in the non-overlapping part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Chikagawa, Ryohei Takano, Kenichi Bando
  • Patent number: 11942724
    Abstract: An electrical connector may include an insulating body, metal terminals exposed in a mating port of the insulating body, and a metal housing that includes walls. The walls may encircle the insulating body such that a first space is located between a first side of the insulating body and a first wall of the metal housing, a second space is located between a second side of the insulating body and a second wall of the metal housing, and a length of the first space is different from a length of the second space. The first and second walls may face in opposite directions. The mating port may receive a portion of a mating connector. The first wall may include first latching portions in communication with the first space, and the second wall may include second latching portions in communication with the second space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.
    Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: 11942728
    Abstract: A connector includes first and second sets of conductive terminals aligned in rows. Insulative housings surround intermediate sections of the terminals. A first insulative insert partially surrounds tail sections of the first set of terminals, and a second insulative insert partially surrounds tail sections of the second set of terminals such that separated passageways which are aligned in rows are formed. A conductive shield partially surrounds the housings and the inserts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary Dedmon, Timothy Kelly, Jason Reed
  • Patent number: 11942712
    Abstract: A substrate unit includes a first connector including a first terminal and a first housing accommodating the first terminal, and to be connected to an external connector, a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted, a second connector including a second terminal and a second housing accommodating the second terminal, and to be connected to the external connector, a second substrate on which the second connector is mounted and a case accommodating the first substrate and the second substrate. The first housing is provided with a first locking portion. The second housing is provided with a second locking portion. The first locking portion and the second locking portion are locked to each other. The first terminal and the second terminal are disposed to face an opening provided in the case through which the external connector is to be connected to the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11942717
    Abstract: A connection port module includes a fixed frame and a connection port. The fixed frame includes a main body portion, a first holding portion, and a second holding portion. The first holding portion is connected to one side of the main body portion and includes a first holding surface. The second holding portion is connected to the other side of the main body portion and includes a second holding surface. The first holding surface faces the second holding surface. The connection port is disposed in the fixed frame, and is located between the first holding surface and the second holding surface. A connector is adapted to be inserted into the connection port. The first holding surface and the second holding surface are adapted to abut against the connector to fix the connector on the fixed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Han-Tsai Liu, Jyh-Chyang Tzou, Ting-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 11936136
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing body, a lock arm and a sub lock portion. The lock arm and the sub lock portion lock a mating housing to hold the housing body and the mating housing in a connected state. The lock arm is shaped to project from the housing body and be deflectable and deformable. The sub lock portion is arranged at a position facing the lock arm in a deflecting direction of the lock arm in the housing body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Koji Iida
  • Patent number: 11936127
    Abstract: A connector body includes mating guide parts having mating recesses into which counterpart mating guide parts are inserted, the reinforcing bracket includes a body part attached to end wall parts of the mating guide parts, and a pair of left and right connection arms connected to both ends of the body part, the connection arms extending to the longitudinal center of the connector body and being attached to side wall parts of the mating guide parts, the connection arm includes a side plate part and a side wall upper cover part connected to an upper end of the side plate part, at least a part of the outside of the side plate part is covered with an outside part of the side wall part, and the side wall upper cover part is curved such that a tip faces the mating recess and covers at least a part of the upper surface of the inside part of the side wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Daiki Tanaka, Naoto Sasayama
  • Patent number: 11933454
    Abstract: A fluid permeable heater assembly for an aerosol-generating system includes a cap and a substantially flat electrically conductive and fluid permeable heating element. The cap includes a hollow body with a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening. The heating element is configured to vaporise aerosol-forming substrate. The heating element is mounted on the cap, such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening. A cartridge for an aerosol-generating system includes the heater assembly, a liquid storage portion, a mouth piece, and a retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Jean-Marc Widmer, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
  • Patent number: 11936149
    Abstract: According to the present embodiments, an improved flange tab apparatus and methods of use for establishing electrical continuity between at least two electrically conductive structures are provided. More specifically, the present apparatus may be used to establish electrical continuity between an electrically conductive portion of each electrically conductive structure using a flange tab with an aperture for slidably receiving an electrically conductive portion of a first of the at least two structures and connecting the apparatus thereto, and an electrical lead connector for connecting the apparatus to an electrically conductive portion of a second of the at least two structures. The present apparatus may further comprise at least two concentric discs removably mounted in series within the aperture for selecting the diameter of the aperture and a sealing portion for sealingly engaging the apparatus with the at least two structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: POWERS CORROSION INC.
    Inventor: Christien Robert Stone
  • Patent number: 11937386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a front plate for a housing of a control installation, having a feedthrough for a plug connector. The front plate has at least one compensation element for compensating a tolerance-related offset (VA, VR) between the plug connector and the feedthrough (10) is disposed in the feedthrough and/or adjacent to the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Zebhauser, Christian Zwinger, Christian Anfang
  • Patent number: 11930849
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is provided, the device including a heating chamber configured to receive an aerosol-generating article containing aerosol-generating substrate, the heating chamber including a heating element, and the heating element being an electrically resistive coating. A method of manufacturing an aerosol-generating device for generating an inhalable aerosol is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Pieter Van Lancker, Louis-Philippe Vancraeynest, Simon Desnerck
  • Patent number: 11936128
    Abstract: An electrical unit includes a circuit board, a plurality of first terminals having respective first tabs fixed to the circuit board, a plurality of second terminals having respective second tabs fixed to the circuit board, the second tabs offset from the first tabs in a first direction and a second direction, and/or a terminal housing disposed over the plurality of first terminals and the plurality of second terminals, and connected to the circuit board. A method of assembling an electrical unit includes connecting first tabs with the circuit board, connecting second tabs with the circuit board such that each second tab is at least partially offset from each of the first tabs the plurality of first terminals in a first direction and a second direction, and/or disposing the terminal housing over the first and second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Oscar Cano Salomo, Marcos Blanco Figueras, Gerard Vall Gendre, Joan Ignasi Ferran Palau, Antoni Pujol Simon
  • Patent number: 11930853
    Abstract: An electronic cigarette atomizer and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The electronic cigarette atomizer comprises an air inlet (1), an air inlet passage (2), an atomization cavity (3), an air outlet passage (4), an air outlet (5), and a suction nozzle (6) that are communicated in sequence. The electronic cigarette atomizer further comprises a housing (8) and an adjustment mechanism (7) for adjusting the air input of the air inlet (1). The air inlet passage (2), the atomization cavity (3), and the air outlet passage (4) are all arranged in the housing (8), and a top of the housing (8) is provided with a top cover (9). The adjustment mechanism (7) comprises a movable member (10) located in the top cover (9) and movable axially along the top cover (9).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO HUNAN INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianfu Liu, Kejun Zhong, Xiaoyi Guo, Wei Huang, Xinqiang Yin, Jianhua Yi, Lizhou Shen, Yongquan Zhou
  • Patent number: 11936139
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plug connector and a board-to-board connector, and a receptacle connector connected with a plug connector to electrically connect one pair of boards includes: a receptacle housing including: one pair of sidewall portions protruding along both side borders of a bottom portion facing each other; the other pair of sidewall portions protruding along the other both side borders of the bottom portion facing each other and connected with the one pair of sidewall portions; a center protrusion portion protruding from a center of the bottom portion; and a connection recess portion formed between the one pair of sidewall portions and the other pair of sidewall portions, and the center protrusion portion; a plurality of receptacle terminals coupled along insides of the one pair of sidewall portions, each of the receptacle terminals coming into contact with a terminal of the plug connector through a single contact point; and a receptacle metal shell including: fitting nail portions coup
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: MOLEX, LLC
    Inventors: Suk Min Kim, Jin Hyup Chang
  • Patent number: 11936126
    Abstract: A terminal and a receptacle connector are provided. The terminal comprises a soldering segment, an upright arm and a bending arm. The soldering segment has a first end portion and the upright arm extends upwardly from the first end portion. The bending arm bends back and obliquely extends upwardly close to the upright arm and includes an upper bending segment and a contact segment extends upwardly from the upper bending segment. A shoulder portion is formed at each of at least one side edge of two side edges of each of at least one of the upright arm and the bending arm, the two side edges are connected with the soldering segment, the shoulder portion protrudes relative to a corresponding side edge of the soldering segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Hien-Hwee Tan, Yueh-Ting Chiang, Yao-Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 11926231
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric vehicle charging connector (100) comprising an external enclosure (104) configured to receive and guide a cable (101) from a back (111) end to a front end (113) of the electric vehicle charging connector (100) and to enclose a compartment (102) in the front end accommodating power contacts, wherein the electric vehicle charging connector (100) further comprises an active cooling element (130).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: ABB E-MOBILITY B.V.
    Inventors: Francisco Garcia-Ferre, Lilian Kaufmann, Jaroslav Hemrle, Elise Fahy, Pedram Kheiri
  • Patent number: 11930584
    Abstract: A plasma actuator includes: a dielectric layer; a first electrode provided on the obverse surface of the dielectric layer; a second electrode provided, on the reverse-surface side of the dielectric layer, in one direction from the first electrode; a floating conductor pair that is provided between the first electrode and the second electrode and that has an obverse-surface conductor provided on the obverse surface of the dielectric layer and a reverse-surface conductor provided on the reverse-surface side of the dielectric layer, the obverse-surface conductor and the reverse-surface conductor being electrically connected to each other, electrically insulated from the first electrode and the second electrode, and positioned in the order of the reverse-surface conductor and the obverse-surface conductor in the one direction from the first electrode in plan view; and a power source connected to the first electrode and the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
    Inventor: Takehiko Segawa
  • Patent number: 11929234
    Abstract: A plasma processing apparatus capable of improving the in-plane uniformity of plasma and a lower stage used for the plasma processing apparatus are anticipated. In an exemplary embodiment, the lower stage is for a lower stage that generates plasma with an upper electrode. The lower stage includes: a lower dielectric body formed of ceramic, a lower electrode embedded in the lower dielectric body, and a heating element embedded in the lower dielectric body. The separation distance between the top surface of the lower dielectric body at the outer edge position thereof and the lower electrode is smaller than the separation distance between the top surface of the lower dielectric body in the central region thereof and the lower electrode. The lower electrode has an inclination region inclined with respect to the top surface between the outer edge position and the central region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignees: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED, TOHOKU UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Taro Ikeda, Sumi Tanaka, Satoru Kawakami, Masaki Hirayama