Patents by Inventor Ziqiang Chu

Ziqiang Chu 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).

  • Miniature electrical connector having power pair on side surface of a tongue of a housing thereof
    Patent number: 6755689
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (10), four signal contacts (20), a pair of power contacts (30) and a shielding (40, 50). The housing has a forwardly extending mating tongue (12). The mating tongue defines four receiving channels (126) therein in a vertical direction and a pair of side surface (122). A groove (128) is defined in each of the side surfaces of the mating tongue. Each signal contact comprises a mating portion (21) retained in a corresponding receiving channel. Each power contact comprises a mating portion (31) retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue. The shielding substantially surrounds the housing. The connector has a small dimension and can be used in a portable electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2004
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Ziqiang Chu
  • Miniature electrical connector having power pair on side surface of a tongue of a housing thereof
    Publication number: 20040018772
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes a housing (10), four signal contacts (20), a pair of power contacts (30) and a shielding (40, 50). The housing has a forwardly extending mating tongue (12). The mating tongue defines four receiving channels (126) therein in a vertical direction and a pair of side surface (122). A groove (128) is defined in each of the side surfaces of the mating tongue. Each signal contact comprises a mating portion (21) retained in a corresponding receiving channel. Each power contact comprises a mating portion (31) retained in a corresponding groove of the mating tongue. The shielding substantially surrounds the housing. The connector has a small dimension and can be used in a portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: January 29, 2004
    Inventors: Yong Zhang, Ziqiang Chu