Patents Examined by Justin M Kratt
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Patent number: 11978984Abstract: Provided is a signal cable including a connector (20) including a shell (21) that houses a connection terminal (22) to be connected to a connection terminal included in an electronic device and that is electrically connected to a frame ground of the electronic device in a state in which the connector (20) is connected to the electronic device, a cable body (10) including a ground connection wire electrically connected to the shell (21), and a supporting member (40) having a tubular shape and having a higher rigidity than the surface of the cable body (10). The connector-side end portion of the cable body (10) is led inside the supporting member (40), the connector-side end portion of the ground connection wire includes a folded portion that folded, and is disposed outside the supporting member (40), and the shell (21) is fixed to the cable body (10) in a state in which the folded portion is sandwiched between the shell (21) and the supporting member (40).Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT INC.Inventor: Tetsufumi Nozawa
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Patent number: 11978972Abstract: An electrical connector is capable of performing stable inspection without affecting an extraction force of a connector engagement portion. The electrical connector includes a housing having an electrical insulation property, an internal terminal held by the housing, and an external terminal held by the housing, with the external terminal to be electrically connected to a ground. The external terminal includes a fitting portion having a first engagement wall portion at one side and having a second engagement wall portion at the other side in a plan view from a connector insertion/extraction direction. A first engagement portion is formed at the first engagement wall portion, and a second engagement portion is formed at the second engagement wall portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Toshimichi Oiwane
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Patent number: 11973297Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulating body, a first metallic member, a second metallic member, a plurality of terminals, and a metallic shell is provided. The insulating body has a base portion, a thickened step portion, and a tongue portion. The thickened step portion is located at a root of the base portion. The first metallic member and the second metallic member are disposed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the insulating body. The metallic shell is disposed on an exterior of the insulating body to surround the first metallic member, the second metallic member, and the terminals, wherein the front flat contact portion of each of the terminals is exposed out of the tongue portion, and a portion of the first metallic member and a portion of the second metallic member are exposed out of the thickened step portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Chingtien Chen, Wei Wan, Hua-Yan Wu
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Patent number: 11973295Abstract: A high-speed connector includes an insulating body and a terminal module. The terminal module includes a number of terminal groups. Each terminal group includes a number of ground terminals, a number of signal terminals and two shielding pieces. The ground terminal includes a ground pin. The signal terminal includes a signal pin. Each shielding piece includes a number of convex portions and a number of surrounding portions. The ground pins and the signal pins are distributed in a staggered manner. At least one ground pin is in contact with the convex portions of the two shielding pieces. The surrounding portion surrounds the signal pins. When the ground pins and the signal pins are no longer in the same plane or the same row, the shielding piece can prevent cross-talk among signals, thereby improving the transmission quality.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Bin Huang, Rongzhe Guo, Hongji Chen, Huanhuan Shen, Chenhui Zeng
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Patent number: 11963551Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is provided, including a device housing having a cavity configured to receive an aerosol-forming substrate; a heating element extending into the cavity and being configured to heat the aerosol-forming substrate received in the cavity; a movable cavity bottom, a position of the movable cavity bottom defining a length of the cavity; and a control configured to move the movable cavity bottom to a selected position within the cavity, the selected position being a longitudinal position at the heating element. An aerosol-generating system including the aerosol-generating device, and a method for preparing the aerosol-generating device, are also provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.Inventor: Oguz Dumen
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Patent number: 11967789Abstract: In a plug connector, a ground contact conductor includes: a fitting portion to fit to a ground contact conductor of a mate connector; and a clamp portion to hold a second exposing portion of a coaxial cable (a portion of a terminal portion of the coaxial cable where a part of an insulating sheath has been removed) to contact a shield exposed at the second exposing portion, without the ground contact conductor overlapping an outer peripheral surface of the insulating sheath. The clamp portion is located at an end of the ground contact conductor farthest from the fitting portion. The second exposing portion is adjacent to a first exposing portion formed at the terminal portion where a signal line is exposed.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Inventors: Hiroki Nakamura, Adam Takuma Nagao
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Patent number: 11949180Abstract: A PCIe/SAS connector structure includes a female part and a male part; the female part is engaged with the male part; wherein the female part has a female plastic member, a female cover, a female signal terminal part, a fix pin and a female signal and power terminal; wherein the male part has a male plastic member, a male cover, a male signal and power terminal, a male terminal, and a fix plate; wherein the female cover is in a full-wrap structure; wherein the female cover has a protruding elastic plate, respectively; wherein the male terminal is formed in an L shape; two male terminals are fixed as a set by a plastic; the male terminal is inserted to be positioned in the male cover; wherein the male cover is formed in an L shape in a full-wrap structure. Interference performance of signal terminal is improved.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xiang Wang, Yan-Bin Tan, Lei Liao, Wei Luo, Jing-Tang Zhou
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Patent number: 11942713Abstract: An electrical connector according to an embodiment includes a plurality of signal contacts with an electrically conductive property, a housing with an insulation property, and a shell with an electrically conductive property. The plurality of signal contacts are arrayed along a first direction of the electrical connector and are held by the housing. The shell covers each of a plurality of outer surfaces of the housing that exclude a surface that faces a principal surface of a wiring substrate, and faces a connection part(s) that is/are connected to the wiring substrate on an outer surface of the housing and the plurality of signal contacts, with a gap(s), in a second direction that is a direction along the principal surface of the wiring substrate and is orthogonal to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: I-PEX Inc.Inventor: Koji Hashimoto
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Patent number: 11942717Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Han-Tsai Liu, Jyh-Chyang Tzou, Ting-Hsuan Yu
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Patent number: 11936128Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 9, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: LEAR CORPORATIONInventors: Oscar Cano Salomo, Marcos Blanco Figueras, Gerard Vall Gendre, Joan Ignasi Ferran Palau, Antoni Pujol Simon
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Patent number: 11929578Abstract: An electrical connection device is provided and includes a cable-end connector and a board-end connector. The cable-end connector includes an insulative housing and a circuit board. The insulative housing includes a housing body and a mating plate, the housing body has a front end face, the mating plate has a front end portion. The board-end connector includes an insulative base, a plurality of terminals and a metal outer shell. A mating groove is formed between the metal outer shell and the insulative base and is used to allow the mating plate to mate therewith. One of the insulative base and the metal outer shell is provided with a protruding member and when the cable-end connector reversely inserts into the board-end connector, the protruding member stops the front end portion of the mating plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Ting-Chang Tseng, Wei-Che Sun
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Patent number: 11923648Abstract: A component of a subsea connector includes a conductor, an electrically insulating layer and an at least partially electrically conductive layer. A method of assembling the component includes providing the insulating layer radially outward of the conductor; and applying the at least partially conductive layer onto the insulating layer by casting, moulding, compression fitting, or additive manufacturing techniques.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Siemens Energy Global GmbH &Co. KGInventors: Wesley Barrett, Alan Crichton, Steven Fitton
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Patent number: 11916336Abstract: An electrical header for use in an electrical connector assembly includes a body for mounting to an object and having an opening formed therethrough for receiving an electrical terminal. The body further defines a plug on a first side thereof for engaging with a mating electrical connector of the assembly. The plug includes a pair of first opposing sidewalls extending from the body at a first height and defining a locking feature for engaging with a corresponding locking feature of the mating connector, and a pair of second opposing sidewalls extending from the body at a second height, less than the first height. The first and second pairs of opposing sidewalls are adapted to mate with a first mating connector oriented in a first direction, and mate with a second mating connector oriented in a second direction distinct from the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Thomas Robert DeWitte, Adam Price Tyler, Lindsey Gatesman, David James Rhein
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Patent number: 11903565Abstract: The present invention provides an in-vivo detection apparatus and system based on a flexible tube. The apparatus includes: a detection component, a main circuit board, a detection circuit board, an auxiliary circuit board, a cable, and an outer tube. The in-vivo detection apparatus has improved welding strength and reliability particularly when a packaging size is limited.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: INNOVEX MEDICAL CO., LTDInventors: Hang Yan, Wei Tang, Ruifeng Gao, Zimei Zhang
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Patent number: 11901673Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of adjusting transmission characteristics while suppressing a manufacturing cost increase. A connector is provided with a housing including an accommodating portion and mounting portions, a terminal fitting to be accommodated into the accommodating portion, and a shield member to be mounted into the mounting portions for shielding electromagnetic waves. The mounting portions are provided at a plurality of positions at different distances from the accommodating portion. For example, the mounting portion is in the form of a groove and one end is open in one surface of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Yasunori Asano
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Patent number: 11894636Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating slot, an inner metallic shield covering the insulative housing, and an outer metallic shield enclosing the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a first wall, a second wall and two side walls. The inner metallic shield includes a main plate attached to the first wall and two side portions attached to the two side walls. The outer metallic shield includes a main plate located on the outer side of the main plate and two plates attached to the side portions respectively. The insulative housing is provided with grooves on the second walls. The plate is provided with a hook portion fixed in the groove. The two side portions engage the two plates.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Lai-Hang Lv, De-Jin Chen
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Electrical interconnect with conductive polymer contacts having tips with different shapes and sizes
Patent number: 11894629Abstract: A socket assembly includes an electrical interconnect having an insulator having apertures. The electrical interconnect includes primary contacts and secondary contacts received in corresponding apertures. The primary contacts include a primary conductive polymer column having upper contact tips and lower contact tips for electrically interconnecting first and second electronic packages. The secondary contacts include a secondary conductive polymer column having upper contact tips and lower contact tips for electrically interconnecting the first and second electronic packages. The contact tips of the secondary conductive polymer columns have a different shape from the shape of the contact tips of the primary conductive polymer columns.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2021Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignees: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K., TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan, Megan Hoarfrost Beers, Christopher William Blackburn, Nathan Lincoln Tracy, Jennifer Love, Clarence Leon Yu, Shinichi Hashimoto, Hiroshi Shirai -
Patent number: 11888248Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector 1 which, upon connection of a first counterpart connect body 2 and a second counterpart connect body each from different sides in a manner permitting plugging and unplugging, mediates between the two counterpart connect bodies, the intermediate electrical connector 1 comprising terminals that are enabled to contact, respectively, the first counterpart connect body 2 and the second counterpart connect body, and a housing that directly or indirectly secures the terminals in place, wherein the connector has locking fittings 100 supported by the housing of the intermediate electrical connector 1, and the locking fittings 100 have locking portions 104A enabled to engage lockable portions 151 provided in the first counterpart connect body 2 in the direction of disengagement when the intermediate electrical connector 1 and said first counterpart connect body 2 are connected.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Hirose Electric Co., Ltd.Inventor: Xingyu Cheng
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Patent number: 11888271Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a first installation module and a second installation module. The first installation module includes a first internal circuit board and a first terminal adapter block. The second installation module includes a second internal circuit board and a second terminal adapter block. The first internal circuit board and the first terminal adapter block include first fool-proof portions that cooperate with each other. The second internal circuit board and the second terminal adapter block include second fool-proof portions that cooperate with each other. The first fool-proof portions are different from the second fool-proof portions, thereby preventing the first terminal adapter block from being incorrectly connected to the second internal circuit board, and preventing the second terminal adapter block from being incorrectly connected to the first internal circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: DONGGUAN LEADER PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Bo Wang, Xiaolei Lv, Jiamei Wan, Jinqi Li
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Patent number: 11888255Abstract: A communications connector has a main housing with a front opening and first, second, and third rear openings. The connector also has first, second, and third contacts, the first contact extends from the first rear opening of the main housing to the front opening of the main housing. The second contact extends from the second rear opening of the main housing to the front opening of the main housing. The third contact extends from the third rear opening of the main housing to a shield surrounding a front portion of the main housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Robert L. Fritz, Benjamin S. Novak, Satish I. Patel