Patents Examined by Jean Duverne
  • Patent number: 8047866
    Abstract: A transmission cable assembly is connected between an ignition coil and a spark plug to transmit a high voltage generated by the ignition coil to the spark plug for ignition of a fuel-air mixture. The transmission cable assembly includes a transmission cable and a grounding unit. The transmission cable includes a high-voltage wire for transmission of high voltage and an insulation jacket wrapped around an outside surface of the high-voltage wire. The grounding unit is made of an electrically conductive substance and includes a grounding layer and multiple grounding wires. The grounding layer completely covers and tightly engages the insulation jacket. The grounding wires each have an end connected to an inside surface of the grounding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Top 1 Green Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Chun Poe
  • Patent number: 8043119
    Abstract: Disclosed is type THHN cable having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a nylon sheath. A high viscosity, high molecular weight silicone based pulling lubricant for THHN cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small THHN gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the nylon material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force on the cable during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Southwire Company
    Inventors: Randy D. Kummer, David Reece, Hai Lam, Philip Sasse, John Armstrong, Terry Chambers
  • Patent number: 8043107
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a support body, first and second metal cases assembled with the support frame, and first and second terminal groups. The support frame comprises a first tongue part, a second tongue part, and a partition part which partitions the first and second tongue parts. The first terminal group is arranged in the first tongue part, and the second terminal group is arranged in the second tongue part. The support frame is sheltered with a metal sheltering casing comprising a front sheltering casing and a back sheltering casing which are assembled together. First and second holding plates extend from the first and second metal casings, the front sheltering casing is provided with notches, the support frame is provided with recesses, so that the first and second holding plates are held in the notches and recesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Hua He
  • Patent number: 8033853
    Abstract: An electronic device, which has a USB interface capable of extraction proof, includes a main body and a USB metallic plug. One side of the main body has a USB metallic plug, on a face of which at least one fastening component is arranged. When the fastening component is buckled into the groove of a USB connector of an electronic product, it can prevent the electronic from being stolen by a thief.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 8035958
    Abstract: A portable functional unit having a main body and a consumer electronic device coupled to the main body. The main body includes an erasable writing surface, a physical storage compartment for storing articles used with the white board surface, a first service port for selective communication of data, and a second service port for selective communication of power. The main body is adapted to receive the service from the service port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: James W. Kendall, Richard A. McCoy, Ameresh Viswanathan, John M. Knight, Christopher S. Moes, David A. Weinkauf
  • Patent number: 8029293
    Abstract: A lighting assembly includes a lighting unit having a housing defining an internal cavity and an opening. A light source is assembled within the internal cavity of the housing. An electrical wire is electrically connected to the light source at a first end and is configured to be contained at least in part within the housing. The opening is configured to permit withdrawal of a user selected amount of the electrical wire from within the internal cavity and/or to permit a user selected amount of the electrical wire to be inserted into the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2011
    Assignee: The L.D. Kichler Co.
    Inventors: Joseph John Janos, Christine Carlson
  • Patent number: 8021185
    Abstract: A surge snap-on module assembly includes a plug connector adapted to be received by an electrical device. A second housing is connected to a first housing. A surge protection device is disposed between the first and second housings. At least one first opening is formed in the second housing. A plurality of wires pass through the at least one first opening and are connected to the surge protection device. Accordingly, the surge protection device protects electrical apparatus connected to the electrical device from electrical surges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Sorin Ioan Mortun
  • Patent number: 8014163
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a package module for a memory IC chip, in which first solder pads provided on an upper surface of the memory IC chip is electrically connected to lower contact pads provided on the periphery of the ground pad, lower contact pads is soldered upward with lead frames and upper contact pads, and lastly a molding layer is used for packaging and enclosing the above elements, while only exposing the lower contact pads and the upper contact pads. Therefore, it will facilitate that each of upper contact pads of a lower layer is correspondingly soldered to one of lower contact pads of an upper layer as the upper layer and the lower layer are stacked together. Thus, it is capable of obtain high acceptable production yield, while accomplishing the object of expanding the memory capacity in total when stacking the layers of the package structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignee: Kun Yuan Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Ho Hsu, Kuei-Hua Liu
  • Patent number: 8011952
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector, a card reader, and a housing. The housing includes a top cover and a bottom cover. The top cover includes a first receiving portion for the connector and a second receiving portion for the card reader. The top cover includes a baseboard fixed on the first receiving portion and a shutter moveably positioned on the second receiving portion covering the card reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2011
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yan Zhong, Jun-Jie Zheng, Xin Ji, Wen-Hsiang Hung
  • Patent number: 8008584
    Abstract: A panel circuit structure for transmitting electrical signals to an active area is provided. The panel circuit structure includes a first transmission pad, a first test pad, a second transmission pad, a second test pad, and a third transmission pad, which are connected to a driving element. The first transmission pad, the first test pad, the second transmission pad, and the second test pad transmit electrical signals to the active area via the first transmission lines and second transmission lines. The first transmission pads and the second transmission pads are disposed at a first end of the driving element while the third transmission pad is disposed at a second end of the driving element. The first and second test pads are disposed outside the coverage area of the driving element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Hung Tu, Yung-Tse Cheng
  • Patent number: 8007312
    Abstract: A modular test plug assembly is disclosed having a design which may be arranged in a plurality of different configurations. The test plug assembly includes a plurality of modules, having blades for insertion into a test switch assembly. The modules are positioned in a stacked arrangement and are secured together by end plates and a rod extending therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: ABB Technology AG
    Inventors: Andrew Bower, Tim Masters, Roy Ball
  • Patent number: 8002584
    Abstract: A connector has a top housing, a plurality of terminals mounted in the top housing. The top housing forms a plurality of receiving passages therethrough. Two sides of a bottom of the receiving passage are recessed outward to form two pairs of fixing recesses. One end of the receiving passage has a top portion protruding inward to form a resting portion. The terminal has a holding slice having lateral sides extended outward to form two pairs of fixing slices. The holding slice connects with an elastic arm of substantially inverted-V shape with an opening facing to the holding slice. The holding slice is located at a bottom of the receiving passage with the fixing slice received in the holding recess for fix the terminal in the top housing. The elastic arm rests against the resting portion for preventing the deformation of the terminal by the pulling of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya Hui Hsu, Mei Chuan Yang
  • Patent number: 7727015
    Abstract: A cable termination assembly for coaxial cables is made up of one of a plurality of different forms of connector bodies each having a thin-walled outer sleeve with a generally convex surface portion at a selected location along the length of the sleeve and which enables its use with a number of different compression member configurations to effect positive sealed engagement with one end of a cable, a plurality of axially spaced sealing rings at different selected locations along the inner surface of the outer sleeve, and different selected forms of compression members each including an inner connector sleeve-engaging wall surface which is of uniform diameter throughout its substantial length, one with a slight concavity at its leading end to facilitate pre-assembly onto the connector sleeve, and one with a combination of concave and convex surface portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Inventor: Randall A. Holliday
  • Patent number: 7686639
    Abstract: An electrical card connector (100) includes an insulating housing (10), a metal shield (30) defining a plurality of channels (110, 142, 141), a terminal module (20) with a plurality of contacts (21) received therein and a clip. The metal shield shields over the insulating housing for defining a card receiving space. The clip includes a pair of first elastic pieces (40) and a second elastic piece (50). The first elastic piece forms a first contact portion (42) and a second contact portion (41). The first contact portion protrudes into the card receiving space for connecting with an inserted card (70). The second elastic piece forms a flexible arm (51) interfering with the second contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhong-Jun Ma, Nan Hu
  • Patent number: 7686658
    Abstract: A patch panel including a plurality of electrical connector assemblies, each of the electrical connector assemblies including a first jack presented on a first side of a panel frame of the patch panel and a second jack electrically linked to the first jack to form a jack pair and presented on a second side of the panel frame. Both the first jack and the second jack are presented at an angle with respect to the panel frame, and both the first jack and the second jack may be engaged using a patch cord. The first and second jack of each jack pair are at a 90-degree angle relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon P. Clark, John Schmidt, Loren Mattson
  • Patent number: 7686620
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting an integrated circuit package to a circuit substrate includes a first and a second unit sections, and each unit section has a number of terminals received therein. Each unit section includes a mating surface, an opposed mounting surface, a fixing edge, and an engaging edge. The engaging edge of the first unit section has a protruding tongue, and the engaging edge of the second unit section defines a recessed portion for engaging the protruding tongue. An interlocking device is formed between the protruding tongue and the recessed portion, so that the protruding tongue is capable of overlapping and combined with the recessed portion via the interlocking device to make the first and the second unit sections become a unitary structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Fang-Jwu Liao, Chun-Yi Chang
  • Patent number: 7686633
    Abstract: A memory card connector (100) for insertion of a memory card (8) includes an insulative housing (1) defining a cavity (110) for receiving the memory card, a number of contacts (22), a pair of switch contacts (5) and a card eject mechanism (3). The switch contacts (5) include a first switch contact (51) and a second switch contact (52). The card eject mechanism (3) includes a slider (31) movably assembled to the insulative housing, a coiled spring (32) and a link rod (33) mating with the slider. The slider includes a protrusion (315) driven by the memory card to abut against the second switch contact (52) so that the second switch contact touches the first switch contact (51) in a vertical direction to achieve switch function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Fei Yu, Mao-Lin Lei, Qi-Jun Zhao
  • Patent number: 7104804
    Abstract: An IC package for mounting to a surface of a device board includes a first IC having a first surface supporting a first plurality of conductive leads extending orthogonally from the first surface, a second IC having a second surface supporting a second plurality of conductive leads extending orthogonally from the second surface, the first and second ICs spaced apart in parallel with the first and second surfaces facing, and an interposer trace board parallel to the first and second ICs and positioned between the first and second ICs, the trace board having conducting metal traces on a non-conductive sheet material, the traces accessible from both sides of the trace board, being exposed at selected regions through the non-conductive sheet. The package is characterized in that the conductive traces contact individual ones of the first and second pluralities of conductive leads, providing conductive signal paths from the first and second ICs between the ICs and leading to edges of the IC package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Advanced Interconnect Solutions
    Inventor: Victor Batinovich
  • Patent number: 7074083
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) mounted on a printed circuit board for mating with the network cable includes a housing (12) configured to form two mating ports (10) for receiving their complementary connectors. A conditioning unit (2) is mounted into the housing (12) to be disposed between the mating ports (10), and includes a common circuit board (21) having conditioning components (22) and two terminal modules (23, 24) surface mounted thereon. Each of the terminal modules (23, 24) has terminals (25) insert-molded therein and is mounted on a different side of the circuit board (21) from each other. At least one flexible latch (18) is formed on the middle portion of a sidewall of the housing (12) and a notch (28) is formed at one edge of the circuit board (21) to be engaged with the latch (18) to fix the conditioning unit (2) in position. Thus, the conditional unit (2) is easily secured to the housing and the latch (18) is easily detached from the notch (28) by a tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LTD
    Inventor: James H. Hyland
  • Patent number: 6672884
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing of molded plastic material having a plurality of elongated terminal-receiving passages into which a plurality of terminals are inserted through a terminal-insertion face of the housing. At least two of the elongated terminal-receiving passages are adjacent to each other and have elongated side walls providing elongated guide surfaces for inserting the terminals. The elongated side walls of each of the passages is open at a side thereof near the other passage along a substantial length thereof to provide communication between the passages for a single core pin to be used in forming the passages during molding of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Ser Kiat Toh, Aik Leng Ng, Thiam Hsin Chia, Poh Teck Lim