Patents Examined by Marcus E Harcum
  • Patent number: 11621524
    Abstract: An electrical connecting device having a main body and a displacement body mounted in a linearly movable manner relative to one another in a longitudinal direction. The main body has a cavity that accommodates a longitudinal section of the displacement body or vice versa. The length of the longitudinal section accommodated in the cavity is variable by a relative longitudinal movement of the main body and the displacement body. The main body has conductor tracks extending in the longitudinal direction and insulated from one another. The displacement body has sliding elements insulated from one another and resting on and electrically contacting a contact surface of a respective one of the conductor tracks. The conductor tracks are arranged on a main body surface of the main body. The main body surface is round in a cross-sectional plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction or is formed by a plurality of surface sections angled in relation to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: AFAG HOLDINGAG
    Inventor: Tobias Frasch
  • Patent number: 11621522
    Abstract: The guide rod assisted electrical quick connect device disclosed herein may allow a user to first advance an electrical lead into an exterior wall, and then advance that lead through multiple interior layers of the wall without utilizing additional components. The lead may comprise a quick-connect fishing tool that may be attached to a quick-connect connector attached to the signage, and the fishing tool may then be quickly removed and replaced by a quick-connect connector that is attached to the power source. The connector attached to the signage may be a male connector, and the connectors attached to the fishing tool and power source may be female connectors, or vice versa, so as to facilitate the spirit of the present invention. The design of the present invention may both simplify and reduce the time required to install signage, as compared to techniques known in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Inventor: Chris Kneevers
  • Patent number: 11621511
    Abstract: An electrical power interconnection system is described. The electrical interconnection system may comprise an electrical power connector and a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The electrical power connector may comprise a housing and a plurality of electrical power contacts supported by the housing. The electrical power contacts may comprise a mounting end, a mating end, and a contact body disposed between the mounting end and the mating end. The electrical power contacts may have planar portions. The mating ends may comprise opposing first second beams defining a slot. The slot may be configured to receive the substrate therein, such that the first beam contacts the first side of the substrate and the second beam contacts the second side of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Charles Copper, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Hung Viet Ngo, Thomas A. Brungard
  • Patent number: 11621525
    Abstract: A terminal assembly and an electrical connector, the terminal assembly comprises a plurality of ground terminals, a plurality of signal terminals, and an insulating body. Each ground terminal comprises a ground terminal body, a ground pin, and a plurality of ground assembling pins. The plurality of signal and ground terminals are alternately arranged and disposed at intervals along a first direction. At least one signal terminal is disposed between two adjacent ground terminals. Each signal terminal comprises a signal terminal body, a signal pin, and a signal assembling pin. The insulating body is disposed on the plurality of ground terminal bodies and the plurality of signal terminal bodies. A plurality of first distances exist between the plurality of ground pins and the plurality of signal pins. A plurality of second and third distances exist between the plurality of ground assembling pins and the plurality of signal assembling pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yan-Bo Lin
  • Patent number: 11616315
    Abstract: A connector for a networking cable assembly includes a substrate, a first set of contacts on a first surface of the substrate that electrically connect to leads of a first cable, and a second set of contacts on the first surface of the substrate that electrically connect to leads of a second cable. The first set of contacts are spaced apart from the second set of contacts in a first direction by an amount that enables the second cable to be stacked on the first cable and passed over the first set of contacts to electrically connect to the leads of the second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jamal Mousa, Nimer Khazen, Uri Goffer-Dor, Dmitry Fliter, David Fischer, Alona Najmanovich, Tarek Hathoot, Dor Dadon
  • Patent number: 11606979
    Abstract: A cartridge is provided for an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system, the cartridge including: an aerosol-forming substrate including a liquid held in a capillary material; and a susceptor element including first and second fluid-permeable portions, the first fluid-permeable portion being disposed on a first side of the capillary material, and the second fluid-permeable portion being disposed on a second side of the capillary material opposite to the first side such that the capillary material is located in between the first and the second fluid-permeable portions of the susceptor element, the susceptor element being electrically isolated from other electrically conductive components. A heater assembly for an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system, and an electrically heatable aerosol-generating system, are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Oleg Mironov, Ihar Nikolaevich Zinovik, Michel Thorens
  • Patent number: 11611177
    Abstract: A USB Type-C male connector includes a first terminal assembly including a plurality of first pins and a second terminal assembly including a plurality of second pins. The first pins of the first terminal assembly having an SMD structure are electrically connected to a substrate in the SMT process. The second pins of the second terminal assembly having a DIP structure are electrically connected to the substrate in the SMT process. More pins of the second terminal assembly are used for transmitting data signals, control signals and power signals, thereby improving the signal quality of the USB drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Transcend Information, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuan-Tai Sie, Shan-Yen Chang
  • Patent number: 11605921
    Abstract: A connector includes multiple ground terminals, multiple signal terminals, a cable and a ground assembly. The cable includes multiple ground wires and multiple signal wires. The ground assembly includes a plate and multiple protrusion structures. Each protrusion structure is arranged spacedly and extended from the plate. A top of each protrusion structure is higher than a surface of the plate. Each ground wire is electrically connected with each ground terminal and each protrusion structure. Each signal wire is electrically connected with each signal terminal. Each signal wire is formed between any two of the protrusion structures adjacent to each other. Therefore, high-speed transmission of digital signals may be undistortedly implemented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Chang Yang, Ching-Hung Liu, Siang-Ting Wang
  • Patent number: 11588287
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control device that includes an outer housing defining a cartridge receiving chamber, and further includes a power source and a control component, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece, a tank, a heating assembly, and a bottom cap. The mouthpiece defines an exit portal in an end thereof, and the tank is configured to contain a liquid composition therein. The cartridge is configured to be removably coupled with the receiving chamber of the control device, and the heating assembly defines a vaporization chamber and is configured to heat the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. An inlet airflow is defined by a gap between the cartridge and the control device that originates at an interface between an outer peripheral surface the mouthpiece and control device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: RAI Strategic Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jared Aller, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
  • Patent number: 11581688
    Abstract: A high-speed connector includes an insulating housing, and a first terminal assembly mounted in the insulating housing. The first terminal assembly includes a plurality of first terminals including a plurality of first grounding terminals, a first base body, and a first shielding plate disposed under the first base body. The plurality of the first terminals are fastened to the first base body. The first shielding plate has a first base plate, a first metal layer and a plurality of first ribs. Several portions of a top surface of the first base plate extend upward to form the plurality of the first ribs. The first metal layer is a pattern with a plurality of pores. Several of the first grounding terminals contact with the first metal layer which is attached to top surfaces of the plurality of the first ribs to form a grounding structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Pei-Yi Lin, Yi-Ching Hsu, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin
  • Patent number: 11569618
    Abstract: A socket having a housing, a plurality of contacts, a plurality of insulating members and a plurality of conductive resin members is described. The housing is in a box shape with an opening and is provided with a matrix of penetration holes at a bottom portion. The plurality of contacts include contacts for ground and respective pairs of contacts for high-speed differential transmission. The plurality of insulating members support the plurality of contacts and are pressed into the housing so that the contacts are exposed on an opposite side of the opening from the penetration holes of the housing. The plurality of conductive resin members are fitted at positions of the plurality of insulating members in contact with the contacts for ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 11569619
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector including an insulating housing, a number of terminals and a lossy member. The terminals include a number of ground terminals and a number of signal terminals. The ground terminals and the signal terminals are set adjacently to each other but do not contact each other. The ground terminals do not directly contact the lossy member. As a result, installation consistency of the ground terminals can be achieved, thereby improving the electrical performance of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hongji Chen, Xiaoping Wu, Bin Huang, Haohan Chen
  • Patent number: 11569614
    Abstract: Provided is a floating structure of a coaxial connector having a floating function and ensuring a reliable connection and water cutoff property are ensured. The floating structure of the coaxial connector includes: a plug introduction hole having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the plug; an enlarged diameter hole communicating with the tip side of the plug introduction hole; a locking ring fixed in the enlarged diameter hole; a slider having a slide ring disposed movably in the axial direction and the axial radial direction; and an energizing elastic member that energizes the slide ring toward the locking ring. The plug body is coupled to the slider, and the plug body is held in the plug insertion part movably in the axial direction and the axial radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Tsuchiya, Fumio Osawa, Tadahito Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11567102
    Abstract: An auxiliary device for functional expansion and signal acquisition of a testing system is provided with a pogo pin attaching device including at least one spiral spring loop, at least one fastening member, and at least one cable. The fastening member includes at least one limiting hole and at least one fastening hole. The spiral spring loop is disposed in the limiting hole. The cable passes through the fastening hole to electrically connect to the spiral spring loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Inventor: Chien Wen Chang
  • Patent number: 11554224
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electronic atomizing apparatus and an atomizer, a power supply assembly, a control method thereof. The electronic atomizing apparatus may include a housing and a heater, a battery, an angle detection mechanism and a processor arranged in the housing. The housing may be configured to define a liquid storage chamber and a mouthpiece. The liquid storage chamber may be configured to storage aerosol-generating liquid and may be arranged between the mouthpiece and the heater. The heater may be configured to be powered by the power supply assembly. The angle detection mechanism may be configured to detect the tilt angle of the electronic atomizing apparatus. The processor may be connected with both the heater and the angle detection mechanism and may be configured to control the heater to stop heating when it is determined that a tilt angle is greater or equal to an angle threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jun Zhou
  • Patent number: 11552427
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a housing body, a sealing member interposed between an outer circumferential surface of the housing body and an inner circumferential surface of a mating housing body to seal a space between the outer circumferential surface and the inner circumferential surface, a restriction wall portion standing on the outer circumferential surface of the housing body and positioned on a side of the rear opening with respect to a position of the sealing member, and a restriction flexible piece formed on a circumferential wall of the housing body and formed in a cantilever beam shape, the restriction flexible piece being configured such that a projection of a free end thereof is pushed up by a connector terminal so the free end protrudes from the outer circumferential surface, and the free end restricts movement of the sealing member toward the side of the connection side opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaoki Yoshida, Yuichi Motoshige
  • Patent number: 11545777
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector housing defining a cavity, a cylindrical terminal disposed within the cavity, a primary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity, and a secondary terminal locking feature configured to retain the cylindrical terminal within the cavity. The secondary terminal locking feature has a pair of arms defining concave features that engage the cylindrical terminal as the concave features of the pair of arms are wedged between the cylindrical terminal and inner walls of the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Lokesh Dayalan
  • Patent number: 11545786
    Abstract: A cable card assembly includes a circuit card having a substrate including mating pads at a mating end and cable pads at a cable end. The circuit card has a ground plane. Cables are terminated to the circuit card at the cable end each having signal conductors, an insulator surrounding the signal conductors, and a ground conductor surrounding the insulator. Cable shields are terminated to the ground plane providing electrical shielding for the corresponding cables. Each cable shield includes an end wall between first and second side walls to form a cable cavity. The end wall has a connecting portion between the first and second side walls and a shroud portion extending from the connecting portion covering a portion of the ground conductor. The shroud portion is curved to follow a curvature of the ground conductor and extend along opposite sides of the ground conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Yujie He, Bruce Allen Champion, Jeff Swartzbaugh, James Charles Shiffer
  • Patent number: 11545776
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a cap, a plug received in the cap in a mounting direction, and a clip mounted along the mounting direction to fix the cap and the plug, wherein the plug comprises a flexible locking element configured to simultaneously fix the cap and the clip. The locking element is connected to the plug deformably in a vertical direction with respect to the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation
    Inventors: Cheol Hun Lee, Jong Joo Kim, Yo Han Kim, Chan Il Jeon, Kun Teak Lim
  • Patent number: 11539152
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a number of conductive terminals and a connection module. The insulating body includes a mating surface and a slot extending through the mating surface. The slot is adapted to receive at least a part of a mating connector along a mating direction. Each conductive terminal includes a tail portion and a contact portion extending into the slot. The connection module includes a mounting block and a number of connection terminals fixed with the mounting block. The connection terminals and the conductive terminals are disposed separately, thereby improving the anti-interference performance of the electrical connector. Each connection terminal includes an abutting portion to contact the tail portion of the conductive terminal and a mounting foot for being mounted to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Rongzhe Guo, Hongji Chen, Huanhuan Shen