Patents Examined by Justin M Kratt
  • Patent number: 11552421
    Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes an insulator to be fitted to a connection object (60), and contacts (50) attached to the insulator. Each of the contacts (50) includes a contact portion (59), a first elastic portion (54A), a first adjustment portion (54B1), and a second adjustment portion (54B2). The contact portion (59) electrically contacts the connection object (60) when the insulator and the connection object (60) are fitted together. The first elastic portion (54A) is elastically deformable and extends from a first base (51) supported by the insulator. The first adjustment portion (54B1) is formed continuously with the first elastic portion (54A) and has an electric conductivity higher than that of the first elastic portion (54A). The second adjustment portion (54B2) is formed continuously with the first adjustment portion (54B1) and has an electric conductivity lower than that of the first adjustment portion (54B1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shunsuke Morita, Masayoshi Kakino, Masashi Kakeno
  • Patent number: 11545790
    Abstract: A “safe grounding apparatus” (SGA) for safely grounding or neutralizing the electrical conductors for permanent magnet motor (PMM) powered artificial lift systems and methods of practicing the same are disclosed. The SGA of the present invention ameliorates some of the dangers associated with PMM's. Methods of shorting, grounding, testing and monitoring the electrical conductors of a permanent magnet motor in order to safely manipulate the conductors are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Inventor: Michael Yuratich
  • Patent number: 11533953
    Abstract: An aerosol-generating system provided, including an electrically operated aerosol-generating element; a first electrochemical energy storage device (EESD) configured to supply electrical power to the aerosol-generating element; and an EESD temperature control system including at least one temperature sensor positioned to sense a temperature of the first EESD and an electrical heater configured to heat the first EESD, wherein the EESD temperature control system operates the electrical heater dependent on an output from the at least one temperature sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Alain Tabasso, Fabien Duc, Jacques Robert, Michel Bessant
  • Patent number: 11539172
    Abstract: In an example, an apparatus includes a body moveable relative to a housing, a port coupled to the body, and a guide member to guide the body between positions to reveal the port. In another example, an electronics device includes a port area defined by a housing, a cover to cover the port area in a first orientation, a guide to allow the cover to rotate to a second orientation to reveal the port area, and a positioner member to bias the cover into the first orientation or the second orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Alan Reid Williamson, Clinton Troy Jensen
  • Patent number: 11539170
    Abstract: In a connector assembly in which a first connector that includes a first insulator, first terminals, and a first shell and is mounted on a first board and a second connector that includes a second insulator, second terminals, and a second shell and is mounted on a second board are connected with each other, a first ground pattern that has a frame-like shape and is formed on the first board is soldered to the first shell with first solder, and a second ground pattern that has a frame-like shape and is formed on the second board is soldered to the second shell with second solder. An inner space in which the first terminals and the second terminals are positioned is completely shielded from the outside without any gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Junji Oosaka, Yohei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11539163
    Abstract: A power tool including a housing that has a battery pack receiving portion configured to receive an interface of a battery pack, device contacts extending from the housing and configured to mechanically and electrically engage with the battery pack, and a latching mechanism supported by the housing and including an actuator and a latch member configured to selectively engage the interface of the battery pack. The actuator is pivotable to operatively pivot the latch member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation
    Inventors: John G. Marx, Kyle J. Radovich, Jeffrey M. Wackwitz, Andrew D. Van Hoorn, Joseph R. Beeson, Troy C. Thorson, Nathan Bandy
  • Patent number: 11532904
    Abstract: An electrical connector set includes first and second connectors, in which the first connector has a first connection terminal, a first high-frequency connection terminal transmitting a high frequency signal, and a first external grounding member surrounding the first high-frequency connection terminal, the second connector has a second connection terminal, a second high-frequency connection terminal, and a second external grounding member surrounding the second high-frequency connection terminal. At a time of fitting, the second external grounding member is located on an inner side of the first external grounding member, the first and second connection terminals are located on an outer side of the first external grounding member, the second external grounding member is closed in a peripheral shape to surround the first and second high-frequency connection terminals, and first and second mounting parts are located on an inner side of the second external grounding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuma Amemori, Hiroyuki Hoshiba, Aoi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11527853
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a terminal assembly. The insulating housing has a base body. A front surface of the base body extends frontward to form a stepping portion. A front surface of the stepping portion extends frontward to form a tongue portion. The terminal assembly includes at least two ground terminals, at least two power terminals and at least two detecting terminals fastened to the insulating housing. The at least two ground terminals are mounted to two outermost portions of two opposite sides of the tongue portion. The at least two power terminals are mounted to the two opposite sides of the tongue portion. The at least two detecting terminals are disposed in a middle of the tongue portion, and the at least two power terminals surround the at least two detecting terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Li-Nien Hsu, Sheng-Nan Yu
  • Patent number: 11527847
    Abstract: Provided is a connector having the smaller number of constituting components while ensuring strength and blocking property of a frame. The connector of the invention includes a frame and is capable of allowing a counter connector to be fitted in an inside of the frame, and the connector includes a lateral wall provided to the frame and surrounding the counter connector which is in a state of being fitted with the connector, a first terminal and a second terminal separately disposed at different positions in the inside of the frame, and a blocking portion disposed between the first terminal and the second terminal in the inside of the frame. The lateral wall is seamlessly continuous over an entire circumference of the frame, and the lateral wall and the blocking portion are formed of a single member and are integrated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Junji Oosaka, Yohei Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11527841
    Abstract: An electrical connection device for connecting a plug, preferably a HV pin header, to a printed circuit board in a motor vehicle, having the following: at least one first electrical connection-device for contacting at least one assigned plug-connector contact; at least one second electrical connection-device contact for contacting at least one assigned printed-circuit-board contact wherein at least one first connection-device contact at least one second connection-device contact are connected to one another, wherein the electrical connection device is configured in such a manner that at least one printed-circuit-board contact is able to be selectively connected to assigned plug-connector contacts which differ in terms of the relative disposal thereof in relation to the printed-circuit-board contact and/or differ from one another in that said plug-connector contacts are a component part of plug connectors which differ from one another in terms of the configuration of the respective plug-connector contacts ther
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: Webasto SE
    Inventors: Harald Bachmann, Marco Walther, Andreas Janker, Carsten Siebold, Rene Landmann, Hans Rechberger
  • Patent number: 11517046
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a battery assembly and an electronic cigarette using the battery assembly, wherein the battery assembly comprises a main body and a cover, the main body is provided with a battery compartment with an opening, one end of the cover is rotatably mounted on the main body, and the other end is provided with a locking assembly, the end of the battery compartment close to the opening is provided with a limiting part, the cover is locked to the main body and covers the opening when rotating to the locking assembly to be fastened to the limiting part, the main body is further provided with at least one elastic assembly which elastically abuts against the cover when the cover covers the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN IVPS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junwei Ouyang
  • Patent number: 11515675
    Abstract: The cable assembly includes a first wire assembly. The first wire assembly is connected to a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes a shell and the shell includes an extension. The extension extends away from the rear of the connector. In one embodiment, the extension is integral with the shell. The extension includes one or more openings. The first wire assembly is bent in a controlled manner at first bend. The first opening in the extension maintains the first wire assembly in the bent position to maintain control of the radius in first bend. The radius is controlled to allow the first wire assembly to fit in a small space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cinch Connectivity Solutions Inc.
    Inventors: Maurice Sun, Hecham Elkhatib
  • Patent number: 11515673
    Abstract: Provided is a connector module that is highly durable and that also allows easy position alignment with a connection target instrument while maintaining high shielding performance. The connector module includes a connector case and a connector inserted in the connector case. The connector includes a contact, a holder, a conductive tubular shell, a housing and a conductive shield case. The shield case includes a first member having an elastic portion and a second member in the form of a bottomed tube. The first member forms an elastic piece contactable with the second member. Fixing of the connector case to a main body case via a fastener member causes, in the connector, elastic deformation of the elastic piece, resulting in decrease in a gap between the first member and the second member, consequently in establishment of electrical connection between the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hosiden Corporation
    Inventor: Ryuhei Kato
  • Patent number: 11509090
    Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing containing the terminal fitting inside and provided with a fitting portion inserted and fitted into inside of a hole-shaped counterpart fitting portion of a counterpart wall member; and a shield shell including a cylindrical portion covering, from outside, a projecting portion of the housing projecting from the counterpart fitting portion, a flange portion projecting outer than an outer circumferential surface of the cylindrical portion and a fixed portion bent from an end portion of the flange portion and fixed on an end surface of the counterpart wall member. The shield shell is provided with a bent portion between the flange portion and the fixed portion, and a bulging portion including an inner wall surface positioned inside a curve of the bent portion at an end portion in an extending direction of a bending line of the bent portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoki Masuda, Yasukazu Chikamatsu, Ayumu Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11502447
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector housing and a shield shell. A terminal electrically connected to an end part of a wire is arranged inside the connector housing. The connector housing includes an inserting portion to be inserted into a mounting hole provided in a conductive case for accommodating an inverter and an outer arrangement portion integral with the inserting portion and to be arranged outside the case. The shield shell includes a tubular covering portion for covering an outer periphery of the outer arrangement portion and is electrically connected to the case. A shield-side sealing member seals between an outer-peripheral surface of the outer arrangement portion and an inner-peripheral surface of the covering portion. The outer-peripheral surface of the outer arrangement portion has a second intrusion suppressing groove provided over the entire outer periphery of the outer arrangement portion between the shield-side sealing member and the inserting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasushi Okayasu
  • Patent number: 11495900
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes an adapter connector and two end-connectors. Each connector includes a high-speed differential area and a low-speed area. The high-speed differential area of each end-connector includes an end differential unit. The high-speed differential area of the adapter connector includes an adapter differential module. Each end differential unit and a corresponding adapter differential unit include a signal contact and a ground shielding member. The plug-in parts of the two end-connectors, which are adapted with the adapter connector, are the same in structure, and of the end differential unit and the adapter differential unit, one is a male unit and the other is a female unit in corresponding plug-in fit. Due to the fact that the plug-in parts of the two end-connectors are the same in structure, when the end-connectors are plugged into the adapter connector, identification can be saved, and blind plugging operation can be directly performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignees: AVIC JONHON OPTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinhui Fu, Xianjun Pan, Junfeng Yuan, Lufei Ma
  • Patent number: 11495907
    Abstract: Provided are a receptacle connector configured to avoid damage to conductors of the receptacle connector. The receptacle connector includes a plurality of connection terminals, a mold structure which comprises a front part exposing each of the connection terminals and a support part disposed on a rear end of the front part and surrounding each of the connection terminals, and a shield which is disposed on the support part and comprises a conductive material, wherein the support part comprises a flat part which includes a surface along which the shield extends and a protruding part which protrudes from the surface of the flat part and is disposed in front of a front end of the shield. The protruding part is configured to avoid damage to conductors of the receptacle when a plug is mated to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seon Gyun Baek, Jae Hong Park, Yusuf Cinar, Han Hong Lee
  • Patent number: 11495901
    Abstract: An electric connection socket for relaying electric signals between a circuit substrate and an electric component includes: a metal housing which has a through hole enabling communication between the top surface and the bottom surface thereof, and on the top surface of which the electric component is mounted and on the bottom surface of which the circuit substrate is mounted; and a signal pin inserted into the through hole to configure a coaxial line between the inner wall surfaces of the through hole, and which is electrically connected at one end to a signal path first pad electrode of the circuit substrate and is electrically connected at the other end to a signal path terminal of the electric component. On the bottom surface, the metal housing has a ground connection unit which contacts a second pad electrode for grounding formed on the circuit substrate and which grounds the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Enplas Corporation
    Inventor: Keiichi Narumi
  • Patent number: 11489290
    Abstract: A data connector adapter includes a plug body having first and second plug connection ends, an electrically conductive plug shield and a contact carrier. The first and second plug connection ends respectively have first and second plug contact connection patterns for connecting first and second data connectors. The contact carrier is arranged between the plug connection ends and carries two first contacts and two second contacts respectively forming the first and second plug contact connection patterns. One of the first contacts in each case is electrically conductively connected to one of the second contacts via a contact connection section. The first and second contacts are surrounded at least in sections respectively by electrically insulating first and second carrier bodies having first and second dielectric constants ?R1, ?R2. Outer circumferential surfaces of the carrier bodies bear against an inner wall surface of the plug shield at least in sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ERICH JAEGER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 11489295
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly having a housing and a cover assembly. The housing defines a cable receiving cavity and includes a conductive connector shield extending within a portion of the cavity. The cover assembly has a back cover that includes an end wall that mates with the housing adjacent to the cable receiving cavity; a cable support wall extending from the end wall and defining a cable passage extending through the end wall, with the cable support wall configured to receive a shielded cable therein; and a conductive spring clip fixed to the cable support wall and having a first leg configured to be biased into contact with a conductive ferrule of the shielded cable and a second leg, on an opposed side of the cable support wall, spring biased into contact with the connector shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Vikas Azad, David Menzies