Patents by Inventor Yi-Tse Ho
Yi-Tse 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).
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Patent number: 9711897Abstract: An electrical connection device and a terminal are provided. The electrical connection device includes first and second connectors. The first connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of blade-type terminals. The insulating body has a base portion and two ear portions, an inner wall surface of the ear portion has a first guide groove which is perpendicular to the base portion and a second guide groove which is parallel to the base portion. The second connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of elastic terminals. The insulating housing has a mating portion and a protruding rail, the mating portion has a plurality of terminal grooves respectively provided with the elastic terminals. When the connectors are mated, each contact portion can contact the guide portion of the corresponding elastic terminal and then contact the contact portion of the corresponding elastic terminal to prevent the elastic terminal from being damaged.Type: GrantFiled: August 8, 2016Date of Patent: July 18, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 9577393Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a positioning member and a plurality of first terminals. The insulative housing has a tongue. The positioning member is embedded in the tongue and has a main body. The plurality of first terminals are held by the main body of the positioning member and embedded in the insulative housing. The tongue exposes a flat plate-like contact portion of each first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 21, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Publication number: 20170047682Abstract: An electrical connection device and a terminal are provided. The electrical connection device includes first and second connectors. The first connector includes an insulating body and a plurality of blade-type terminals. The insulating body has a base portion and two ear portions, an inner wall surface of the ear portion has a first guide groove which is perpendicular to the base portion and a second guide groove which is parallel to the base portion. The second connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of elastic terminals. The insulating housing has a mating portion and a protruding rail, the mating portion has a plurality of terminal grooves respectively provided with the elastic terminals. When the connectors are mated, each contact portion can contact the guide portion of the corresponding elastic terminal and then contact the contact portion of the corresponding elastic terminal to prevent the elastic terminal from being damaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2016Publication date: February 16, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Publication number: 20170003004Abstract: A light emitting device and a holder thereof are provided, the light emitting device comprises a light emitting module, a holder, and a heat dissipate member formed with fastening holes in a surface thereof. The light emitting module comprises a substrate, a light emitting package, and at least two contact pads. The holder comprises a body, a bracket, at least two terminals pressed against the corresponding contact pads, and at least two latching members. The body has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a receiving opening and a plurality of fixing holes which penetrate through the top surface and the bottom surface. The receiving opening comprises an upper opening and a lower opening formed in the bottom surface of the body. The bracket is connected with the body and provided to the receiving opening for the light emitting module to abut against.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 2, 2014Publication date: January 5, 2017Applicant: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Patent number: 9431764Abstract: A plug connector comprises a housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a pair of side plates. The housing has a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The base has a mating limit portion connecting the tongue. Each first terminal has a resilient contact portion extending out of a plate surface of the tongue. Each second terminal has a flat plate contact portion positioned along and exposed from the plate surface and positioned in front of the resilient contact portions. The pair of side plates are provided, one along each side of the tongue, and the two side plates extend along a first, for-aft, direction above the plate surface so as to help protect the resilient contact portions.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2013Date of Patent: August 30, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 9397427Abstract: A card edge connector comprises a housing, a plurality of first terminals and a terminal block. The housing has a first wall and a second wall which are opposite to each other, a slot between the first wall and the second wall and a plurality of terminal grooves spaced apart from each other and provided in the first wall in a row. The first terminals are supported by the first wall and positioned in the terminal grooves. The terminal block comprises an insulative body engaged with the second wall and a plurality of second terminals spaced apart from each other and supported by the insulative body. Each of second terminals has a fixed portion fixedly provided to the insulative body, a contact portion extending out of the insulative body and extending into the slot, and a tail portion extending out of the insulative body.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: July 19, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Publication number: 20160190733Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing, a positioning member and a plurality of first terminals. The insulative housing has a tongue. The positioning member is embedded in the tongue and has a main body. The plurality of first terminals are held by the main body of the positioning member and embedded in the insulative housing. The each first terminal has a flat plate-like contact portion exposed from the tongue.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: June 30, 2016Applicant: Molex , LLCInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Patent number: 9239152Abstract: A holder comprises a base body, at least two terminals, a connector and at least two wires. The base body defines a receiving hole for receiving the light emitting module. The terminals are provided to the base body and each have a pressing contact portion and a wire insertion structure, the pressing contact portions extend into the receiving hole and respectively press against the contact pads of the light emitting module. The connector is provided to the base body so as to externally connect a mating connector. The wires respectively correspond to the terminals to allow one end of each wire to be detachably connected to the wire insertion structure of the corresponding terminal and the other end of the each wire to be connected to the connector so that the terminals and the connector are electrically connected.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2014Date of Patent: January 19, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 9118152Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a body portion, two tongues, and a polarizing portion, the body portion has a mating face and a rear end face opposite to the mating face, the two tongues are spaced apart from each other and protrude forwardly from the mating face and are arranged side-by-side along a horizontal direction. In an embodiment the metal shell surrounds the two tongues so as to define an inserting port and a polarizing portion is recessed downwardly from the top wall and is positioned between the two tongues, and a latching arm is bent from the bottom wall and is provided with a latching hole engaged with the retaining portion of the insulative housing. In an embodiment, the metal shell includes a strengthen tab protruding from the bottom wall.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2012Date of Patent: August 25, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 9106029Abstract: An electrical connection device is used to be provided in an electronic device casing, and comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board which are substantially coplanar, a receptacle connector provided to the first circuit board and a plug connector provided to the second circuit board. The receptacle connector comprises a housing and a plurality of first terminals. The housing has a first mating surface, and a pair of sliding contact grooves respectively adjacent to both sides of the first mating surface. The plug connector comprises a body and a plurality of second terminals. The body has a pair of side flanges respectively engaged with and received in the sliding contact grooves. The plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector in a direction perpendicular to a board surface of the first circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Publication number: 20150131300Abstract: An illumination device comprises a holder, a plurality of light emitting elements, a translucent cover and a lamp cap structure. The holder comprises a heat dissipating base body and a carrying unit. The carrying unit is connected to a top portion of the heat dissipating base body and comprises a carrying base body, a circuit pattern and a heat dissipating pattern, the circuit pattern and the heat dissipating pattern are directly formed to a surface of the carrying base body, the circuit pattern has a plurality of mounting positions, the heat dissipating pattern at least extends from a region close to the mounting position to a region where the heat dissipating pattern can contact the heat dissipating base body. The plurality of light emitting elements are respectively provided at the plurality of the mounting positions and establish an electrical connection with the circuit pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Publication number: 20150131301Abstract: A holder comprises a base body, at least two terminals, a connector and at least two wires. The base body defines a receiving hole for receiving the light emitting module. The terminals are provided to the base body and each have a pressing contact portion and a wire insertion structure, the pressing contact portions extend into the receiving hole and respectively press against the contact pads of the light emitting module. The connector is provided to the base body so as to externally connect a mating connector. The wires respectively correspond to the terminals to allow one end of each wire to be detachably connected to the wire insertion structure of the corresponding terminal and the other end of the each wire to be connected to the connector so that the terminals and the connector are electrically connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 5, 2014Publication date: May 14, 2015Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 8951053Abstract: A receptacle connector comprises an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in the insulative housing, a metal shell and a slide mechanism. The metal shell is engaged with the insulative housing to form a first mating space and an entrance for entering into the first mating space. The slide mechanism is provided in the metal shell and comprises a slide block and a reset resilient element connected to the slide block. The slide block can move between a front position close to the entrance and a rear position away from the entrance. When the slide block is positioned at the front position, an inner side face of the slide block and the metal shell together form a second mating space, and the slide block is capable of being pushed to move to the rear position to move out of the first mating space.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2013Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 8944829Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a terminal positioning seat. The housing has an upright base and a tongue plate. Each first terminal has a first fixed portion, a first extension portion and a first tail portion. Each second terminal has a second fixed portion, a second extension portion and a second tail portion. The first and second extension portions are bent and extend laterally, and are arranged as two rows in a front-rear direction behind an upright portion of the housing. The terminal positioning seat is assembled with the base of the housing, and has a base portion and an assembly portion extending upwardly from the base portion. The assembly portion has a partition plate, and the partition plate is positioned between the first extension portions and the second extension portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2013Date of Patent: February 3, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 8936492Abstract: An electric connector comprising a housing, a tongue module, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and the terminals assembled in the housing and tongue, and a metal shell assembled in the housing. The tongue module is assembled in the housing, and those first terminals disposed in the tongue module by insert molding. Each first terminal has an extended part buried in the tongue module. The lower surface of the tongue module has a plurality of second terminal receiving slots between those first terminals. The pitch between the two adjacent first terminals is greater than the width of the second terminal receiving slot. The upper surface of the tongue module has a plurality of the terminal receiving slots.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2011Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Patent number: 8932083Abstract: An assembly comprises a plug device and a receptacle device which can be mated with each other. The plug device comprises an outer housing, a first circuit board, and a plug connector. The outer housing comprises an upper housing and a lower housing having a penetrating window. The plug connector comprises an insulative body and a first terminal group. The receptacle device comprises a casing and a receptacle connector. The casing has an insertion groove communicated with an outside and is engaged with the plug device and a receiving groove located under the insertion groove and communicated with the insertion groove. The receptacle connector comprises an insulative base and a second terminal group. Electrical connections are established between the contact portions of the second terminals and contact portions of corresponding first terminals of the first terminal group when the plug device is positioned in the insertion groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2012Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Publication number: 20140370752Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals, and a metal shell. The insulative housing has a body portion, two tongues, and a polarizing portion, the body portion has a mating face and a rear end face opposite to the mating face, the two tongues are spaced apart from each other and protrude forwardly from the mating face and are arranged side-by-side along a horizontal direction. In an embodiment the metal shell surrounds the two tongues so as to define an inserting port and a polarizing portion is recessed downwardly from the top wall and is positioned between the two tongues, and a latching arm is bent from the bottom wall and is provided with a latching hole engaged with the retaining portion of the insulative housing. In an embodiment, the metal shell includes a strengthen tab protruding from the bottom wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2012Publication date: December 18, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse Ho
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Publication number: 20140302719Abstract: A card edge connector comprises a housing, a plurality of first terminals and a terminal block. The housing has a first wall and a second wall which are opposite to each other, a slot between the first wall and the second wall and a plurality of terminal grooves spaced apart from each other and provided in the first wall in a row. The first terminals are supported by the first wall and positioned in the terminal grooves. The terminal block comprises an insulative body engaged with the second wall and a plurality of second terminals spaced apart from each other and supported by the insulative body. Each of second terminals has a fixed portion fixedly provided to the insulative body, a contact portion extending out of the insulative body and extending into the slot, and a tail portion extending out of the insulative body.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorlporatedInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Publication number: 20140213076Abstract: An electrical connection device is used to be provided in an electronic device casing, and comprises a first circuit board and a second circuit board which are substantially coplanar, a receptacle connector provided to the first circuit board and a plug connector provided to the second circuit board. The receptacle connector comprises a housing and a plurality of first terminals. The housing has a first mating surface, and a pair of sliding contact grooves respectively adjacent to both sides of the first mating surface. The plug connector comprises a body and a plurality of second terminals. The body has a pair of side flanges respectively engaged with and received in the sliding contact grooves. The plug connector is mated with the receptacle connector in a direction perpendicular to a board surface of the first circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 9, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse HO
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Publication number: 20140170906Abstract: A plug connector comprises a housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a pair of side plates. The housing has a base and a tongue extending forwardly from the base. The base has a mating limit portion connecting the tongue. Each first terminal has a resilient contact portion extending out of a plate surface of the tongue. Each second terminal has a flat plate contact portion positioned along and exposed from the plate surface and positioned in front of the resilient contact portions. The pair of side plates are provided, one along each side of the tongue, and the two side plates extend along a first, for-aft, direction above the plate surface so as to help protect the resilient contact portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2013Publication date: June 19, 2014Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Yi-Tse HO