Patents Examined by Nader J Alhawamdeh
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Patent number: 11888259Abstract: A retainer is inserted and fitted into an engagement hole that is open in a first direction of a housing where the first direction, a second direction, and a third direction are defined as mutually-orthogonal three directions. An engagement portion is disposed at each of a pair of inner wall surfaces facing each other in the second direction in an inner peripheral wall of the engagement hole. The retainer includes a pair of first outer surfaces facing each other in the first direction, a pair of second outer surfaces facing each other in the second direction, and a pair of third outer surfaces facing each other in the third direction. A long hole passing through the third outer surface in the third direction is formed so as to be adjacent to each of the second outer surfaces, and extends in the first direction defined as a longitudinal direction. A beam portion supported at both ends by a pair of longitudinal-direction end portions is formed between the long hole and the second outer surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Obie, Yuji Miyazaki
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Patent number: 11888266Abstract: A connector shielding for a connector includes a plurality of shielding walls forming a receptacle receiving a mating connector and a guiding protrusion disposed on at least one of the shielding walls and protruding from the at least one of the shielding walls toward the receptacle. The receptacle is open in an insertion direction at a forward end for insertion of the mating connector. The shielding walls are parallel with each other at least in sections in a cross-section perpendicular to the insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: TE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Bert Bergner, Sundareshan M D, Gururaj A. Hiremath
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Patent number: 11881566Abstract: A battery pack monitoring system comprises first and second wirings connected to each battery cell, an RC filter formed of a resistor and a capacitor, and a discharging switch provided between two second wirings in a voltage monitoring device. The first and second wirings and the discharging switch are also connected to both ends of an inter-group group wire. In the second wiring of each battery cell, a discharging resistor is provided not to cause discharging of the charge in the capacitor. In the second wiring connected to a low voltage side for the inter-group wiring, a current limiting resistor having a higher resistance value than the discharging resistor is provided. A substitute discharging switch and a discharging resistor are provided so that the substitute discharging switch is turned on upon a voltage drop generated when current flows through the current limiting resistor.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: DENSO CORPORATIONInventors: Shunya Yamamoto, Ryotaro Miura, Yukihiro Tomonaga
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Patent number: 11881590Abstract: Battery cases are formed such that a small second battery case is disposed on an upper front part of a large first battery case, the second battery case is disposed below a front part of a seat cushion of a rear seat, a recess portion extending in a fore-and-aft direction and having at least part of an exhaust passage member passing therethrough is formed in a lower face of a middle part in a vehicle width direction of the first battery case, battery modules housed in the first battery case are disposed on left and right sides of the recess portion, and a battery module housed in the second battery case is disposed so that a longitudinal direction thereof follows the vehicle width direction. Therefore, it is possible to ensure the headroom for a rear seat by disposing the rear seat at as low a position as possible.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Kanae Ohkuma, Ryo Kitano, Ryo Fujii
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Patent number: 11876331Abstract: A wire-clamping connector is provided. The wire-clamping connector includes a housing and a contact element. The housing includes a through hole. The contact element is disposed in the housing, and includes a bottom plate structure and an elastic sheet body. The bottom plate structure is disposed opposite to a top wall of the housing, and includes a protruding portion that has a contact surface. A terminal portion of the elastic sheet body is fixed to the top wall, and the elastic sheet body has an acute-angular structure configured to be adjacent to the contact surface. An insertion interval is defined between the acute-angular structure and the contact surface. A wire core of a wire inserted in the through hole enters the insertion interval and is clamped together by the acute-angular structure and the contact surface, and an elastic restoring force is generated by the pressed elastic sheet body.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: CviLux CorporationInventors: Wen-Hsin Huang, Chih-Chiang Wang
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Patent number: 11876323Abstract: A power supply assembly includes a power supply unit disposed within a housing and an adjustable plate module movably disposed on a floor thereof. The adjustable plate module includes a plate, a shaft, a stopper panel, and a compressible device. The plate has two planar surfaces positioned at different heights with respect to the floor. The shaft is fixedly coupled to and extends outwardly from the plate. The shaft is configured to move between a first position and a second position to transition a connector between the planar surfaces. The stopper panel is disposed adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and has an opening therein for accommodating the shaft. The compressible device is disposed around the shaft such that a displacement of the plate causes the compressible device to compress against the stopper panel and facilitate movement of the shaft from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Chun-Chen Hsu
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Patent number: 11862896Abstract: A connector assembly for a mobile device includes a bottom plate adapted to be operably coupled with a mobile device, a connector region being operably coupled with the bottom plate, and at least one alignment member operably coupled with the back plate. The connector region is configurable in at least a first arrangement and a second arrangement. The at least one alignment member is positioned adjacent to the connector region. Further, the at least one alignment region aligns with the connector region and frictionally receives an accessory device. In the first arrangement, the connector region includes at least one charging pad. In the second arrangement, the connector region includes at least one data port.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Sunghun Lim, Edward M. Voli, Dae Suk Noh
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Patent number: 11862883Abstract: An electrical connector includes multiple conductive terminals respectively retained in multiple accommodating slots of an insulating body. Each conductive terminal includes a base portion, a connecting portion extending from one side of the base portion, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm extending from the connecting portion toward a direction away from the same one side of the base portion, and at least one fixing portion extending from another side of the base portion. A width of the connecting portion is less than a width of the base portion and less than a width of a location of the first elastic arm near the connecting portion as well as a width of a location of the second elastic arm near the connecting portion. The fixing portion and the first elastic arm are respectively located at different sides of the base portion, thus achieving good elasticity and thinness.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: LOTES CO., LTDInventor: Zuo Feng Jin
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Patent number: 11859585Abstract: An electrical connector for an electrical connection within a fuel system, the electrical connector comprising first and second electrical connector pins, and an overmould for the first and second electrical connector pins. Each of the first and second electrical connector pins includes an external portion which projects from the overmould, an internal portion to which the overmould is applied, and a chamfered portion located between the internal portion and the external portion. The internal portion of each of the first and second electrical connector pins includes a region having a first dimension adjacent to the chamfered region and at least two axially spaced projections which extend radially from the internal portion beyond the region having a first dimension, adjacent ones of the axially spaced projections being separated axially by a region of the internal portion having a reduced dimension compared to the region having a first dimension.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 2, 2024Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES IP LIMITEDInventors: Lydia Amarquaye, Jack Coxon, Adrian Lord
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Patent number: 11855372Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Daiki Tanaka, Naoto Sasayama
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Patent number: 11843131Abstract: An electrical device including a conductor cable having an electrical conductor embedded in an insulation sheath of the conductor cable in a contact plane. The electrical conductor is stripped of the insulation sheath in a predetermined contact section at least on one contact side, the contact section of the conductor is bent out with the contact side from the contact plane to beyond the insulation sheath. The device further includes an electrical connection counterpart. The contact side of the contact section of the conductor rests on the electrical connection counterpart and is connected directly to the electrical connection counterpart to form an electrical contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2021Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignees: TE Connectivity Belgium BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics France SASInventors: Martin Henle, Szilard Eberhardt, Marco Wagner, Olivier Dalino, Koen Liebaert, Aniruddha Berikai Vasu, Andre Martin Dressel, Jochen Brandt, Christopher Joest, Christoph Rennefeld, Thorsten Callies, Florian Brabetz, Uwe Hauck, Ralf Gollee, Rudi Blumenschein, Gerzson Toth, Josef Sinder
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Patent number: 11831110Abstract: An electrical connector has a test terminal, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal coaxially mounted in a connector base. The negative terminal surrounds the positive terminal. An insulating cap is mounted between the positive terminal and the negative terminal. A pair of turning engaging parts is formed between the ring body of the insulating cap and the internal surface of the negative terminal and the turning engaging parts are engaged with each other to assemble the insulating cap with the negative terminal by turning the insulating cap. An annular groove is formed in a top of the insulating cap to increase a creepage distance between the negative terminal and the positive terminal to meet requirement of safety specifications.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: T-CONN PRECISION CORPORATIONInventor: Chien-Yi Yu
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Patent number: 11824306Abstract: A connector for supplying electric power to a machine or other devices that require electrical energy, the connector facilitating and securing the connection, thereby preventing possible accidental disconnection. The connector comprises a male connector element, a protective piece, and a blocking device that, in a closed position of the connector, provides double blocking on a single element forming part of the male connector element, to prevent the connector of the invention from disconnecting. The blocking device is configured to block pins from tilting in the closed position of the connector, wherein the blocking device comprises rear projections solidly connected to the protective piece, and end portions solidly connected to the pins.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: VALCO MELTON, S.L.U.Inventors: Víctor Goñi Mateos, Gonzalo Marco Nain
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Patent number: 11804670Abstract: An electrical signal connector receptacle assembly includes an annular mounting member configured for rigid attachment to a structure. The annular mounting member has a front end having a front opening and a rear portion. A connector ring is rotatably attached to the annular mounting member such that the connector ring rotates with respect to the annular mounting member. The connector ring is configured to be removably and rotatably attached to the electrical signal connector. In an exemplary embodiment, the connector ring is configured for threaded engagement with the electrical signal connector. The connector ring includes an interior region within which the annular mounting member is located and a front end having a front opening and a rear end having a rear opening. The rear portion of the annular mounting member extends through the rear opening of the connector ring and is configured to be attached to the structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the NavyInventors: Jennifer Robbins, Matthew Boyer, Elizabeth Lee
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Patent number: 11799226Abstract: A wire with terminal includes a wire and a terminal. The wire includes a conductor and a coating. The wire includes a conductor exposed portion in which an outer peripheral surface of the conductor is exposed. The terminal includes an insulation barrel for holding the coating, and a wire barrel to be connected to the conductor exposed portion in front of the insulation barrel. The wire barrel includes a wire barrel base portion, a one-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on one side in a width direction toward the other side to cover an outer periphery of the conductor exposed portion and an other-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on the other side to be laid on an outer periphery of the one-side wire barrel piece on the other side.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka
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Patent number: 11799230Abstract: An electrical connector including a compressible lossy member is provided. The electrical connector comprises an insulative member, a plurality of terminals supported by the insulative member and disposed in a row along a row direction, and a compressible lossy member disposed in a recess of the insulative member. The lossy member includes a body portion elongated in the row direction and a plurality of projections extending from the body portion. The projections of the lossy member project toward and make contact with contact surfaces of first terminals of the plurality of terminals. At least a part of the body portion is compressible and is in a state of compression when the projections are pressed against the first terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.Inventor: Jong-Shiun Jiang
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Patent number: 11799224Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing the generation of an excessive stress in a connecting part of a flat cable and a terminal. A connector is provided with a flat cable (60) including a hole (64) serving as a receiving portion, a housing (10) including an installation surface (19) on which the flat cable (60) is arranged and a protrusion (21) projecting from the installation surface (19) and to be inserted into the hole (64), and a terminal (90) to be connected to a conductor (70) of the flat cable (60) and locked to the housing (10). The flat cable (60) includes an extra length portion (66) providing an extra length as compared to flat arrangement on the installation surface (19) in a part surrounding the protrusion (21) or a part arranged between the terminal (90) and the protrusion (21) in an assembled state.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Yasuo Omori
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Patent number: 11799219Abstract: An interconnect assembly includes a main body being formed of flexible material and extending between a first end and a second end, the main body having a thickness defined by a top surface and a bottom surface. The interconnect assembly also includes a first connection port located proximate the first end. The interconnect assembly further includes a second connection port located proximate the second end. The interconnect assembly yet further includes a copper trace having a first contact and a second contact, the first contact disposed on the top surface and located adjacent to the first connection port, and the second contact located on the top surface and adjacent to the second connection port.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Steering Solutions IP Holding CorporationInventors: Mangesh Bramhe, Eric D. Pattok
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Patent number: 11799256Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection device (1) including a connector (2) having a hollow connecting cavity (21), each of two opposite sides of the connecting cavity is connected to a conductive plug (22) electrically coupled with the connecting cavity (21). The connecting cavity (21) is form by a plurality of flexible conductive materials. When in use, the grid-like connecting cavity (21) made of the flexible conductive materials can be elongated, compressed, or radially twisted, and is adaptive to changes in relative displacement at various angles at various angles in the axial direction or radial direction between different electrical connecting bases, thereby preventing degradation of performance of electrical connection due to the changes in relative displacement.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI DIANBA NEW ENERGY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Chunhua Huang
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Patent number: 11784440Abstract: A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2023Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Edmund Poh, Philip Dambach, Lie Chen, Marie Poff Cain, David L. Brunker, Alexandra Haser, Egide Murisa, Huadong Li, Scott D. Sommers