Patents by Inventor Ease Zhang

Ease Zhang has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Electrical connector having grounding bridge
    Patent number: 6755690
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) adapted for mating with a complementary connector having a shield comprises an insulative housing (21), a metallic shell (1), a number of terminals (22) mounted to the housing and at least one grounding bridges (3). The housing comprises a base (211) and a mating portion (212) defining a receiving cavity (2121) and at least one fixing portion (214). Each grounding bridge has a body portion (31) retained in the at least one fixing portion, a contact portion (32) extending beyond an upper portion of the housing, and a fastening portion (35) extending horizontally from the bottom of the body portion and abutting against the metallic shell. The contact portion of the grounding bridge engages with the shield of the mating connector before the terminals electrically connect with contacts of the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ease Zhang