Patents by Inventor Yen-Chih Chang

Yen-Chih Chang 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).

  • Publication number: 20200067221
    Abstract: An electrical assembly includes mated plug connector and receptacle connector. The plug connector includes an insulative main body, a flat flexible cable attached upon the main body, a rotatable presser assembled upon the main body and retaining the flat flexible cable in position, and a metallic unitary latch assembled upon the main body with pair of resilient latches on two opposite lateral sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Publication date: February 27, 2020
    Inventors: RUI-QIN WANG, WEI-CHOU LIN, YU-KE CHEN, YEN-CHIH CHANG, SHIH-WEI HSIAO
  • Patent number: 10199763
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module and a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell insert molded on an outer side of the metallic shell. The metallic shell surrounds the insulative housing to form a mating cavity opening forwardly. The shielding shell has a sealing member disposed between the metallic shell and the waterproof shell and a retaining member disposed at a rear side of the waterproof shell. The retaining member is separate from the sealing member. The metallic shell defines an opening slot going therethrough. The sealing member covers the opening slot. The retaining member defines a mounting leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhi-Hui Zhu, Da-Wei Zhang, Shu-Jian Wang, Yen-Chih Chang, Ming-Guang Bai
  • Patent number: 10135178
    Abstract: An electrical device assembly includes a first connector assembly coupled with a second connector assembly via a sliding arrangement. The first connector assembly includes a first terminal module and a first coupling device. The first terminal module includes a first mating face and the first contacts exposed thereon. The first coupling device includes the sliding rail forming a sliding slot with an insertion opening including a sliding opening so as to expose the sliding slot to an exterior.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Dong Li, Zhi-Hui Zhu, Xiao Wang, Shu-Jian Wang, Yen-Chih Chang
  • Patent number: 10096932
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing, a metallic shell enclosing the housing and defining a mating cavity forwardly communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction, a compressible gasket surrounding a front edge region of the shell, and a metallic mounting bracket positioned upon the shell in the vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction wherein the mounting bracket includes a flange located at the front edge thereof and extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction to forwardly abut against the compressible gasket for preventing rearward movement of the compressible gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Shu-Jian Wang, Zhi-Hui Zhu, Peng-Ye Zhao, Da-Wei Zhang, Qin-Xin Cao
  • Patent number: 10074930
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module, a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module to form a mating cavity opening forwardly and a waterproof member disposed at a rear side of the mating cavity. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell formed integrally with the metallic shell by insert molding. The mating portion extends into the mating cavity. The waterproof shell defines an opening to which the waterproof member is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhi-Hui Zhu, Da-Wei Zhang, Shu-Jian Wang, Yen-Chih Chang, Ming-Guang Bai
  • Patent number: 9979113
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing extending in a horizontal direction and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The electrical connector is provided with a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity which are arranged in an up-and-down arrangement in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Each conductive terminals comprises a first contact portion extending upwardly into the first receiving cavity and a second contact portion extending downwardly into the second receiving cavity. The conductive terminals are used to electrically connect a pair of first and second electrical components which are respectively inserted into the first and second receiving cavity via the first and second contact portions. The electrical connector is provided with the receiving cavity for inserting the second electrical component, thereby facilitating the assembly of the second electrical component and the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Dong Li, Zhi-Hui Zhu, Xiao Wang, Shu-Jian Wang, Yen-Chih Chang
  • Publication number: 20180034195
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing, a metallic shell enclosing the housing and defining a mating cavity forwardly communicating with an exterior in a front-to-back direction, a compressible gasket surrounding a front edge region of the shell, and a metallic mounting bracket positioned upon the shell in the vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction wherein the mounting bracket includes a flange located at the front edge thereof and extending in a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction to forwardly abut against the compressible gasket for preventing rearward movement of the compressible gasket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Publication date: February 1, 2018
    Inventors: YEN-CHIH CHANG, SHU-JIAN WANG, ZHI-HUI ZHU, PENG-YE ZHAO, DA-WEI ZHANG, QIN-XIN CAO
  • Publication number: 20180019538
    Abstract: An electrical device assembly includes a first connector assembly coupled with a second connector assembly via a sliding arrangement. The first connector assembly includes a first terminal module and a first coupling device. The first terminal module includes a first mating face and the first contacts exposed thereon. The first coupling device includes the sliding rail forming a sliding slot with an insertion opening including a sliding opening so as to expose the sliding slot to an exterior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Inventors: DONG LI, ZHI-HUI ZHU, XIAO WANG, SHU-JIAN WANG, YEN-CHIH CHANG
  • Publication number: 20170324186
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module, a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module to form a mating cavity opening forwardly and a waterproof member disposed at a rear side of the mating cavity. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell formed integrally with the metallic shell by insert molding. The mating portion extends into the mating cavity. The waterproof shell defines an opening hole to which the waterproof member is exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: ZHI-HUI ZHU, DA-WEI ZHANG, SHU-JIAN WANG, YEN-CHIH CHANG, MING-GUANG BAI
  • Publication number: 20170324187
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module and a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell insert molded on an outer side of the metallic shell. The metallic shell surrounds the insulative housing to form a mating cavity opening forwardly. The shielding shell has a sealing member disposed between the metallic shell and the waterproof shell and a retaining member disposed at a rear side of the waterproof shell. The retaining member is separate from the sealing member. The metallic shell defines an opening slot going therethrough. The sealing member covers the opening slot. The retaining member defines a mounting leg.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: ZHI-HUI ZHU, DA-WEI ZHANG, SHU-JIAN WANG, YEN-CHIH CHANG, MING-GUANG BAI
  • Publication number: 20170294729
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing extending in a horizontal direction and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The electrical connector is provided with a first receiving cavity and a second receiving cavity which are arranged in an up-and-down arrangement in a vertical direction perpendicular to the horizontal direction. Each conductive terminals comprises a first contact portion extending upwardly into the first receiving cavity and a second contact portion extending downwardly into the second receiving cavity. The conductive terminals are used to electrically connect a pair of first and second electrical components which are respectively inserted into the first and second receiving cavity via the first and second contact portions. The electrical connector is provided with the receiving cavity for inserting the second electrical component, thereby facilitating the assembly of the second electrical component and the electrical connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: DONG LI, ZHI-HUI ZHU, XIAO WANG, SHU-JIAN WANG, YEN-CHIH CHANG
  • Patent number: 9520682
    Abstract: An electrical connector electrically for connecting a chip module having a contacting surface to a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals received therein and a number of shielding plates received in the insulative housing and located around the terminals. The insulative housing is insert molded with the shielding plates and the terminals and includes a plurality of through slots. The terminals are formed by separated from the shielding plates by the through slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang
  • Patent number: 9356368
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a package with a printed circuit board (PCB) with a plurality of pads and an alignment feature includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts received in the insulating housing and a stiffener insert molding with the insulating housing. When the stiffener is assembled upon the alignment feature correspondingly, the contacts align with the pads of the PCB correspondingly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Nan-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 9325118
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a plurality of walls formed a plurality of passageways thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways, and a capacitor series connecting with the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9263841
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a seat having a signal contact receiving slot and a grounding contact receiving slot, and a signal contact and a grounding contact retained therein. The seat includes a first insulating member and a second insulating member surrounding the first insulating member, wherein the grounding contact receiving slot is defined on the first insulating member, the first insulating member further includes a through hole substantially parallel to the grounding contact receiving slot, a shielding member is defined on at least the inner surfaces of the grounding contact receiving slot and the through hole, the second insulating member includes a column formed into the through hole, the signal contact receiving slot is defined on the column of the second insulating member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tzu-Yao Hwang, Yen-Chih Chang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9257790
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing unit and a contact unit received therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member and an insulating member retained on the shielding member. The shielding member defines opposite upper end and lower end while the insulating member includes a first portion and a second portion seated on the upper and lower ends respectively and defines a cavity therebetween. The contact unit includes a plurality of contacts, a metal plate defining a plurality of through holes and an insulating body retaining the contacts and the metal plate. The metal plate divides the cavity into a first cavity and a second cavity, the contact runs through the through hole of the metal plate and comprises a first arm above the metal plate received in the first cavity and a second arm under the metal plate received in the second cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9240657
    Abstract: A socket connector includes an insulative base (2), a plurality of contacts (3) therein with an engaging portion (32) and a floating cover (5). The floating cover (5) includes a plurality of through holes (53) for receiving the engaging portions (32) extending therethrough. The socket connector includes a metallic shell (4) having a plurality of receiving holes (41) for receiving the contacts therein and electrically engaging with a metallic surface (52) formed on bottom of the floating cover (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang
  • Patent number: 9225121
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes contact units and housing units for retaining the contact units. The contact unit includes an insulating body and a plurality of contacts retained therein. The housing unit includes a shielding member defining an upper end and a lower end opposite to each other, an insulating cover seated on the upper end of the shielding member, and an insulating base seated on the lower end of the shielding member. A cavity is defined between the insulating cover and the insulating base for decreasing the plastic content so as to reduce the crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9178322
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) comprises an insulating housing (1) with a plurality of signal contacts (31) and a plurality of grounding contacts (30) received therein, a shielding member (2) and a connecting member (4) set in the insulating housing (1), the shielding member (2) locates around the signal contacts (31), each of the grounding contacts (30) includes a body portion (300), a spring arm (301) extending upwardly from the body portion (300) and a tail portion (302) extending downwardly from the body portion (300), the spring arm (301) includes a contact portion (3010) at the end thereof, the connecting member (4) connects the contact portion (3010) and the tail portion (302) with the shielding member (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen
  • Patent number: 9147980
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a number of walls formed with passageways thereof. An insulative cover defines a plurality of windows corresponding to the passageways. A shield frame has openings corresponding to the passageways and shield walls formed with the openings. A number of contacts are disposed in the passageways and have spring portions at upper portions. The shield frame is located between the insulative housing and the insulative cover. The spring portions of the contacts extend upwardly out of the openings and the windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Chang, Tzu-Yao Hwang, Ke-Hao Chen