Patents by Inventor Hsin-Tsung Ho

Hsin-Tsung Ho 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).

  • Patent number: 7824230
    Abstract: An audio plug includes an insulating housing of substantial column shape, a plurality of cylindrical audio contacts made up of a tip contact, a first contact and second contact, a fixing element with two indention areas symmetrically formed at an outer surface thereof and spaced away from each other, and two isolated grounding contacts of arc shape. Each of the grounding contacts has an arc contact slice received in the indention area of the fixing element, conforming to an outer periphery of the fixing element. The tip contact, the first contact, the second contact, and the fixing element with the grounding contacts attached thereto are arranged in turn and molded to the insulating housing in once, forming as a single piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7824229
    Abstract: An audio plug connector for mating with an audio jack connector, includes a main member of substantially cylindrical shape with a plurality of contacts exposed along an axis direction thereof. A subsidiary member is extended from a portion of an outer peripheral surface of the main member and defines at least one terminal groove at a side surface thereof. The terminal groove extends substantially parallel with the axis direction of the main member. A front end of the terminal groove is hooked into an inside of the subsidiary member to form a fixing cavity. At least one conductive terminal is received in the corresponding terminal groove with a rear end thereof extending out of a rear end of the terminal groove. A front end of the conductive terminal is bent rearward to form a hook portion hooked into the corresponding fixing cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Lin Yang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7815470
    Abstract: A shielding shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell has a rear cover engaged in the lower shell, and a front cover connected to a front of the rear cover and mounted beyond the lower shell. The lower shell has a base board, two side boards protruding upward from two opposite sides of a rear of the base board, and a front board protruding upward from a front end of the base board. Two opposite ends of the front board extend sideward to form a pair of fixing boards bent rearward to lie substantially in alignment with the corresponding side boards. Wherein a free end of each of the fixing boards extends to form a fixing portion buckled into a corresponding fixing cavity defined in a front of each of the side boards for fixing the fixing board to the corresponding side board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100248501
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card has an insulating housing having a plurality of first terminal recesses. Each of the first terminal recesses includes a fixing recess extending frontward and rearward. The fixing recess has a substantially middle portion extending towards a side to form a sliding recess. The sliding recess has a rear portion extended rearward at a lower portion thereof to form a stopping recess and a stopping portion over the stopping recess. A plurality of first connecting terminals are received in the corresponding first terminal recesses. The first connecting terminal has a first fixing portion. A substantially middle portion of one side of the first fixing portion is extended sideward and then bent upwards to form a barb-shaped intruded portion inserted into the stopping recess from the sliding recess for being stopped by the stopping portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2009
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Inventors: Chih-Ling Yang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7789704
    Abstract: A connector has a dielectric housing having a base. The base has a protruding platform at a front surface thereof. A peripheral dimension of the protruding platform is smaller than that of the base. At least one connecting unit is mounted to the dielectric housing with contacts thereof extending out from both a front surface of the protruding platform and a rear surface of the base. A plastic shield is integrally molded with the dielectric housing and encloses a periphery of the dielectric housing. The plastic shield has a basic body. The basic body has a first cavity at a front thereof for receiving the protruding platform and a second cavity disposed inside the basic body and communicating with the first cavity for accommodating the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7785150
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of conductive terminals disposed in the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a plurality of terminal recesses each extending longitudinally to penetrate through a bottom and a mating surface thereof. A top of each of the terminal recesses defines a locating passageway extending longitudinally. The conductive terminals are disposed in the corresponding terminal recesses. Each of the conductive terminals has a base board. A contact portion projects out of the mating surface of the insulating housing and an elastic portion elastically connects the contact portion to the base board. A portion of an edge of the elastic portion extends upward to form a locating portion slidably moving along the corresponding locating passageway so as to limit the movement area of the conductive terminal and avoid the conductive terminal swaying in the terminal recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7769195
    Abstract: A microphone connector module includes a microphone with a receiving face and a contacting face, a body defining a cavity to receive the microphone, a pair of terminals fixed in the body and connecting with the microphone and an external printed circuit board and a casing including a basic portion and a front portion. The basic portion of the casing defines a housing to receive the body. The front portion of the casing defines a voice channel approximately perpendicularly communicating with the housing of the basic portion. The receiving face of the microphone approximately perpendicularly faces to the voice channel and only receives the acoustic waves of single frequency at a time, which avoids the influence of a mixed transformation of the acoustic waves of different frequency to electric signals and enhances the receiving effect of the microphone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7766700
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals fixed in the insulating housing and a shell mated with the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a base portion and a mating portion extending from a front surface of the base portion. The mating portion defines a plurality of terminal grooves penetrating through a rear surface of the base portion. Each terminal has a fixed portion received in the corresponding terminal groove and two shoulder portions respectively projecting sideward from two opposite sides of one end of the fixed portion. The base portion defines a receiving trough communicate rear ends of the terminal grooves and outside of the base portion for receiving the shoulder portions. Thus, the terminals can be assembled to the insulating housing conveniently and rapidly during using a tool to push the shoulder portions to insert the terminals into the terminal grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7762841
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a housing, a terminal received in the housing, a cover located in the housing and pressed on the terminal and a shell enclosing the housing. The housing has a holding portion defining a bottom board and a tubular portion extending downward from the bottom board. The holding portion has an erect portion which defines a locating cavity thereon and two supporting portions which form a receiving recess therebetween receptively protruding upward at a rear portion and a front portion of the bottom board and a passageway between the erect portion and the supporting portions and penetrating through the bottom board and the tubular portion. The terminal has a base portion located in both the locating cavity and the receiving recess and a mating portion received in the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100144210
    Abstract: A connector has a dielectric housing having a base. The base has a protruding platform at a front surface thereof. A peripheral dimension of the protruding platform is smaller than that of the base. At least one connecting unit is mounted to the dielectric housing with contacts thereof extending out from both a front surface of the protruding platform and a rear surface of the base. A plastic shield is integrally molded with the dielectric housing and encloses a periphery of the dielectric housing. The plastic shield has a basic body. The basic body has a first cavity at a front thereof for receiving the protruding platform and a second cavity disposed inside the basic body and communicating with the first cavity for accommodating the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2008
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7708568
    Abstract: A connector assembly adapted for electrically connecting with a mating plug connector includes a socket connector and a PCB. The socket connector has an insulating housing defining a front surface, a rear surface and a lateral surface. The front surface is formed with an inserting recess for receiving the mating plug connector. The lateral surface has a receiving groove communicating with the inserting recess. The rear surface has a receiving slot communicating with the inserting recess. A first terminal has a base plate received in the receiving groove and a first soldering plate exposing outside the insulating housing. A second terminal includes a fixing plate fixed in the receiving slot and a second soldering plate exposing outside the insulating housing. The PCB has two soldering portions. Two conductors are provided for connecting the first soldering plate and the second soldering plate with the soldering portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Chou Wang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100093212
    Abstract: A shielding shell includes an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell has a rear cover engaged in the lower shell, and a front cover connected to a front of the rear cover and mounted beyond the lower shell. The lower shell has a base board, two side boards protruding upward from two opposite sides of a rear of the base board, and a front board protruding upward from a front end of the base board. Two opposite ends of the front board extend sideward to form a pair of fixing boards bent rearward to lie substantially in alignment with the corresponding side boards. Wherein a free end of each of the fixing boards extends to form a fixing portion buckled into a corresponding fixing cavity defined in a front of each of the side boards for fixing the fixing board to the corresponding side board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7695319
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing and a shield case for enclosing the insulating housing. The insulating housing includes a base section of which two opposite side surfaces respectively define a groove and a recess. The groove penetrates a front edge of the corresponding side surface and slants outward gradually from a front edge to a rear edge. The recess is located in rear of the groove, with a small space from the rear edge of the groove. The shield case includes two opposite side walls attached to the corresponding side surfaces of the base section, a cut portion formed in two substantially corresponding portions of both of the side walls, an elastic locking piece extending frontward and inclining inward from a rear edge of the cut portion. When the electrical connector is assembled, a free end of the elastic locking piece slides along the corresponding groove and is gradually compressed outward and finally secured into the corresponding recess by means of release thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Lin Yang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100075542
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a plurality of terminals fixed in the insulating housing and a shell mated with the insulating housing. The insulating housing has a base portion and a mating portion extending from a front surface of the base portion. The mating portion defines a plurality of terminal grooves penetrating through a rear surface of the base portion. Each terminal has a fixed portion received in the corresponding terminal groove and two shoulder portions respectively projecting sideward from two opposite sides of one end of the fixed portion. The base portion defines a receiving trough communicate rear ends of the terminal grooves and outside of the base portion for receiving the shoulder portions. Thus, the terminals can be assembled to the insulating housing conveniently and rapidly during using a tool to push the shoulder portions to insert the terminals into the terminal grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100068903
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a plurality of terminals fixed in the housing and a shell encircling the housing. The shell has two opposing sidewalls each having a holding portion extending and bending outward therefrom and being spaced a distance from a bottom of the shell. An inserting portion extends downward from a place of the holding portion. The electrical connector is adapted for being mounted to a printed circuit board which defines a receiving space and two fixing holes with the inserting portions inserted into the fixing holes and the holding portions placed on the printed circuit board. Therefore, the electrical connector has a portion below the holding portions sunk in the receiving space and the total height thereof is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Inventors: Shu-Man Chiang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Publication number: 20100068927
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a housing, a terminal received in the housing, a cover located in the housing and pressed on the terminal and a shell enclosing the housing. The housing has a holding portion defining a bottom board and a tubular portion extending downward from the bottom board. The holding portion has an erect portion which defines a locating cavity thereon and two supporting portions which form a receiving recess therebetween receptively protruding upward at a rear portion and a front portion of the bottom board and a passageway between the erect portion and the supporting portions and penetrating through the bottom board and the tubular portion. The terminal has a base portion located in both the locating cavity and the receiving recess and a mating portion received in the passageway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: 7637782
    Abstract: A card connector adapted for receiving a card has an insulating housing having a plurality of first terminal recesses. Each of the first terminal recesses includes a fixing recess extending frontward and rearward. The fixing recess has a substantially middle portion extending towards a side to form a sliding recess. The sliding recess has a rear portion extended rearward at a lower portion thereof to form a stopping recess and a stopping portion over the stopping recess. A plurality of first connecting terminals are received in the corresponding first terminal recesses. The first connecting terminal has a first fixing portion. A substantially middle portion of one side of the first fixing portion is extended sideward to form an engaging portion inserted into the stopping recess from the sliding recess for being stopped by the stopping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Ling Yang, Hsin-Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: D605591
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Li Mai, Hsin Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: D605592
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuan Li Mai, Hsin Tsung Ho
  • Patent number: D606020
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih Ling Yang, Hsin Tsung Ho