Patents by Inventor Lay Khim Ang

Lay Khim Ang 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: 9685726
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a conductive terminal and an electrical connector assembly. The conductive terminal comprises: a base unit, a contacting unit, a connecting piece and a tail unit. The connecting piece connects the base unit and the contacting unit. The base unit comprises a plate portion extending along a front-rear direction. The contacting unit faces the plate portion, is spaced apart from the plate portion and comprises a plate-shaped contacting portion and an elastic contacting portion positioned behind the plate-shaped contacting portion. The tail unit is connected to a rear end of the plate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Lay Khim Ang, Kian Heng Lim, Siow Pheng Goh
  • Publication number: 20170104288
    Abstract: A conductive terminal is provided which includes a base unit, two elastic contact pieces, a tail unit and two contact plates. The base unit includes a bottom plate extending along a front-rear direction and two side plates integrally extending upwardly from a left and right sides of the bottom plate respectively. The two elastic contact pieces are arranged side by side, each elastic contact piece comprises a connecting portion bent upwardly from a front end of the bottom plate, an arm portion extending rearwardly from the connecting portion, positioned above the bottom plate and spaced apart from the bottom plate, and a first contact portion positioned at a rear end of the arm portion. The tail unit is connected to a rear end of the bottom plate. The two contact plates are respectively bent from two upper edges of two front ends of the two side plates toward each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Lay Khim ANG, Kian Heng Lim
  • Patent number: 9608353
    Abstract: A conductive terminal is provided which includes a base unit, two elastic contact pieces, a tail unit and two contact plates. The base unit includes a bottom plate extending along a front-rear direction and two side plates integrally extending upwardly from a left and right sides of the bottom plate respectively. The two elastic contact pieces are arranged side by side, each elastic contact piece comprises a connecting portion bent upwardly from a front end of the bottom plate, an arm portion extending rearwardly from the connecting portion, positioned above the bottom plate and spaced apart from the bottom plate, and a first contact portion positioned at a rear end of the arm portion. The tail unit is connected to a rear end of the bottom plate. The two contact plates are respectively bent from two upper edges of two front ends of the two side plates toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Lay Khim Ang, Kian Heng Lim
  • Publication number: 20170025778
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a conductive terminal and an electrical connector assembly. The conductive terminal comprises: a base unit, a contacting unit, a connecting piece and a tail unit. The connecting piece connects the base unit and the contacting unit. The base unit comprises a plate portion extending along a front-rear direction. The contacting unit faces the plate portion, is spaced apart from the plate portion and comprises a plate-shaped contacting portion and an elastic contacting portion positioned behind the plate-shaped contacting portion. The tail unit is connected to a rear end of the plate portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Lay Khim ANG, Kian Heng LIM, Siow Pheng GOH
  • Patent number: 8961207
    Abstract: A card connector includes a main body having a receiving space, a plurality of terminals attached to the main body, a card ejecting mechanism including a levering member pivoted adjacent to the rear of the receiving space and an actuator movable inward and outward, and two detective terminals below the actuator, forming a switching circuit with the actuator for controlling electrical connectivity of the terminals. The actuator is configured to rotate the levering member. When the actuator is at the outward position, the plurality of terminals in enabled; when the actuator is moved beyond a triggering position, the plurality of terminals is disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kian Heng Lim, Lay Khim Ang
  • Publication number: 20130196523
    Abstract: A card connector includes a main body having a receiving space, a plurality of terminals attached to the main body, a card ejecting mechanism including a levering member pivoted adjacent to the rear of the receiving space and an actuator movable inward and outward, and two detective terminals below the actuator, forming a switching circuit with the actuator for controlling electrical connectivity of the terminals. The actuator is configured to rotate the levering member. When the actuator is at the outward position, the plurality of terminals in enabled; when the actuator is moved beyond a triggering position, the plurality of terminals is disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2012
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Kian Heng LIM, Lay Khim Ang
  • Patent number: D882519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Shivasharan Basavaraj Mahajanshetty, Joseph Comerci, Lay Khim Ang
  • Patent number: D979507
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph Comerci, Lay Khim Ang, Shivasharan Basavaraj Mahajanshetty