Longitudinally Divided Connector Housing Grips Conductor Patents (Class 439/465)
  • Patent number: 11949187
    Abstract: For the fastening of the shielding of a cable having a conductor, an insulation surrounding the conductor and an outer shielding, there is disclosed a band clamp having an insulating coating. Measures are taken to make the coating robust and durable and to prevent contact corrosion on the shielding and the band clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Oetiker Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Philipp Heinze
  • Patent number: 11894729
    Abstract: An assembly comprises an AC (alternating current) housing connection block and a plurality of inserts seated in the AC housing connection block, wherein for each of the inserts, an interface between the insert and the housing is continuous. A method includes inserting a plurality of inserts into a mold; and molding an AC (alternating current) housing connection block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle S. Sirbasku, Dhaval Patel, Edward C. Allen, Mary Christelle Ann Calacal, Andrew R. Wilkinson, Duane C. Johnson, Yaser J. Isa
  • Patent number: 11781396
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a dis-connectable wellhead hanger arrangement permitting a pig tail set of electrical conductors to be inserted within the wellhead hanger arrangement which seals against the wellhead hanger upon separation of an electrical power cable; or alternatively, through an exterior pressure-preserving housing. If the power cable separates from the production tubing for any reason, the compressively fit plugs disconnect the power cable from the pathway leaving the electrical mandrel sealed within the wellhead hanger or housing, thereby sealing the wellhead hanger from loss of fluid after separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: QUICK CONNECTORS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Sneed, Gary Firth
  • Patent number: 11699872
    Abstract: An electrical power connector for an electrical submersible well pump motor has a housing having a bore. A pair of rigid insulators are within the bore of the housing, each of the insulators having a cylindrical outward-facing side that is in contact with an inward-facing side wall of the housing. A resilient elastomer seal is sandwiched between the insulators in sealing engagement with the inward-facing side wall. Passages extend through each of the insulators and the elastomer seal for receiving insulated conductors of a power cable. A spring in abutment with one of the insulators exerts an axial compressive force on the elastomer seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES OILFIELD OPERATIONS, LLC
    Inventor: James Christopher Clingman
  • Patent number: 11625734
    Abstract: A system for managing grid interaction with an energy storage device includes an energy exchange server, a plurality of energy storage devices, a plurality of interconnect socket adapters, and a plurality of energy exchange controllers, each energy exchange controller coupling to one of the plurality of interconnect socket adapters and dictating energy consumption based on energy pricing data received from the energy exchange server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: San Diego Gas & Electric Company
    Inventors: Ken Parks, Michael Colburn
  • Patent number: 11545779
    Abstract: According to an embodiment, a high-speed transmission connector includes: a row of first contacts, a row of second contacts, a row of third contacts, a row of fourth contacts, an upper housing that supports the row of first contacts, a lower housing that supports the row of second contacts, and an inner housing that supports the row of third contacts and the row of fourth contacts. The upper housing, the lower housing, and the inner housing are assembled in such a manner that the upper housing and the lower housing face each other in a vertical direction with a gap therebetween, and the inner housing is accommodated in the upper housing and the lower housing. The gap forms a slot into which a header of a device as a communicating counterpart is to be fitted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshiharu Ishii
  • Patent number: 11486208
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting one or more cables in coiled tubing deployed in a well is described. The assembly includes a receptacle connected to an upper opening of the coiled tubing. A receptacle clamp is connected to the receptacle to provide a circumferential lateral extension surface. A separate extension column having a base portion is supported on the lateral extension surface. The extension column has an upper platform surface separated vertically from the base portion. A cable clamp is supported on the upper platform surface and configured to reversibly grip the one or more cables. The assembly is useful for any process requiring support of cables in coiled tubing deployed in a well, such as a process for assembling a heater for providing underground heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ATHABASCA OIL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Maurice A. Bujold, Doug Beattie
  • Patent number: 11456556
    Abstract: A bracket includes an upper bracket and a lower bracket. The upper bracket and the lower bracket support a supported body from above and below between the upper bracket and the lower bracket. The lower bracket has a pair of lateral lower bracket sidewall portions overlapping with a pair of lateral upper bracket sidewall portions of the upper bracket. The lateral lower bracket sidewall portions catch with the lateral upper bracket sidewall portions to catch the lower bracket on the upper bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Tatsuki Watanabe, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11329423
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a tubular conductive shell, covers provided outside the shell to cover at least part of the shell, and a movable cover coupled to the cover through a rotary shaft. The cover has locking pieces on a cable side. The movable cover has locking pieces to be engaged with the locking pieces. At least one of the locking piece or the locking piece includes multiple locking pieces arranged along a circumferential direction of a circle about the rotary shaft. The locking pieces and the locking pieces form a ratchet mechanism, and have such a structure that the locking pieces and the locking pieces are movable in an approaching direction and movement in a direction in which the locking pieces and the locking pieces are separated from each other is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Chamura, Marek Robert Policht
  • Patent number: 11276953
    Abstract: A removable-replaceable protector for a cable secured to a plug. The protector includes a resiliently-flexible sleeve positionable over the cable and the plug, the sleeve having a longitudinal slit extending along the sleeve. The protector also includes a resiliently-rigid clip positionable over the resiliently-flexible sleeve and super imposed over the plug, the clip having a longitudinal slot extending along the clip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Luke A. Meyer
  • Patent number: 11205874
    Abstract: A connector pair, which is selectively separable, includes a first connector configured to secure first terminals of a first connector wire therein and a second connector, identical to the first connector, configured to secure second terminals of a second connector wire therein. Each of the first and second connectors includes a lower housing including a wire retention channel that receives the respective first or second connector wire therein, terminal retention channels that receive the respective first or second terminals therein, and a latch connector. An upper housing includes securement members that lock to the respective lower housing to retain the respective first or second connector wires and the respective first or second terminals therein. A latch is configured to mate with the latch connector of the opposed connector to retain the first and second connectors together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: David Menzies, Anthony Butcher, Bhupinder Rangi
  • Patent number: 11201442
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a converter. The converter may include a first connector configured to transmit one or more signals, a second connector configured to receive the one or more signals, a first cable with a first impedance, a second cable with a second impedance, and an impedance module. The first connector may be connected to the impedance module via the first cable. The second connector may be connected to the impedance module via the second cable. The impedance module may be configured to convert the first impedance of the first cable to the second impedance of the second cable such that the one or more signals are transmitted from the first connector to the second connector via the first cable and the second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zhiji Deng
  • Patent number: 11081436
    Abstract: A component carrier for carrying an electronic component on and/or in the component carrier, wherein the component carrier includes an interconnected stack composed of a plurality of electrically conductive layer structures and a plurality of electrically insulating layer structures, wherein at least part of at least one of the electrically conductive layer structures is configured as at least part of an integrated strain gauge configured for detecting strain exerted on at least part of the component carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Alexander Kasper, Thomas Krivec
  • Patent number: 10985507
    Abstract: A connector part for connecting to a mating connector part includes: a housing part; an electrical contact element arranged on the housing part for making electrical contact with the mating connector part; and a temperature monitoring device having a sensor device for detecting a heating on the contact element. The temperature monitoring device includes a carrier element which extends flatly along a plane, on which the sensor device is arranged, and which has two clip arms via which the carrier element is clippable onto the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
    Inventors: Markus Rose, Marco Seelig, Dirk Moseke, Christian Sander
  • Patent number: 10965054
    Abstract: For example, the provision of a cable connector where a cable holder can maintain the position of a member where the cable holder is mounted, before and after the mounting. The cable connector includes a housing and paired cable holders. One end of a cable can be mounted in each of the paired cable holders. Each of the paired cable holders includes a cantilevered arm portion extending in a mounting direction of the cable holder on the housing. At least part of the arm portion can come face to face with part of the housing in a direction along a lead-out direction of the cable from the cable holder, at the time and after the mounting of the cable holder on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kenichi Naganuma
  • Patent number: 10938146
    Abstract: Various embodiments include device housing for an electrical device comprising: an inner housing with a first lower shell and a first upper shell; and an outer housing with a second lower shell and a second upper shell. There is a cable insertion opening defined by a cable seating profile in the first lower shell and a flush cable cover profile in the first upper shell for a cable routed to the device; a clamping body retained by the inner housing; and a friction and/or form-fitting contact between the clamping body and the cable can be effected by means of the outer housing when the clamping body is pressed onto an outer surface of the cable by the upper shell of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Severin Wattenhofer, Hideki Ito, Felix Schilter
  • Patent number: 10855024
    Abstract: An electrical connector having electrical terminals and a housing. The housing has a terminal-receiving portion with terminal-receiving cavities for receiving the electrical terminals therein. At least one latch-receiving slot is positioned between adjacent terminal-receiving cavities. A cover portion is provided for covering the terminal-receiving cavities and the terminals. The cover portion has latches which cooperate with the at least one latch-receiving slot when the cover portion is moved to a closed position. A hinge portion connects the terminal-receiving portion to the cover portion. The hinge is deformable to allow the cover portion to move between an open position in which the terminals can be inserted and removed from the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion and the closed position in which the terminals are secured in the terminal-receiving cavities of the terminal-receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: David Tracy Humphrey, Tom Morris
  • Patent number: 10734750
    Abstract: An electric wire with a connector includes: an opening portion that is provided to a connector housing, and that allows an electric wire to be pulled out of the connector housing; a closing body that has an electric wire insertion hole for inserting and passing the electric wire pulled out of a wire outlet of the opening portion, and that closes the wire outlet by being attached to the opening portion; and a protecting member that is tubular and into and through which the electric wire pulled out of the wire outlet via the electric wire insertion hole is inserted and passed. The closing body includes: a housing chamber that houses one end of the protecting member; and an inserted portion that includes the housing chamber and that is inserted into the opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Daisuke Yamanashi
  • Patent number: 10718293
    Abstract: An actuator operable to drive a thrust reverser in a gas turbine engine, wherein the thrust reverser comprises first and second translatable sleeves. The actuator comprises a first actuating member moveable so as to translate the first sleeve and a second actuating member moveable so as to translate the second sleeve. The actuator further comprises an interlock arrangement operable in a locked mode in which the first actuating member and second actuating member are locked so as to move together and in an unlocked mode in which at least one of the first actuating member and second actuator member is free to move independently of the other. Operation of the actuator to open or close the thrust reverser comprises a first mode wherein the interlock arrangement is in the locked mode and a second mode wherein the interlock arrangement is in the unlocked mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITED
    Inventor: Stephen Davies
  • Patent number: 10710519
    Abstract: A vehicle wiring harness assembly for installing an aftermarket electronic device into a vehicle electrical system includes a relay plug that is insertable into a starter relay socket in a vehicle electrical system fuse box. The relay plug takes the place of the starter relay in the vehicle electrical system fuse box. A fuse plug is insertable into a fuse slot in the vehicle electrical system fuse box. Thus, the fuse plug is in electrical communication with the battery of the vehicle electrical system. A wiring harness is electrically coupled to each of the relay plug and the fuse plug. In this way the wiring harness can supply voltage and ground to an aftermarket electronic device without modifying existing wiring in the vehicle electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Clint Davis
  • Patent number: 10706988
    Abstract: Disclosed are cable types, including a type THHN cable, the cable types having a reduced surface coefficient of friction, and the method of manufacture thereof, in which the central conductor core and insulating layer are surrounded by a material containing nylon or thermosetting resin. A silicone based pulling lubricant for said cable, or alternatively, erucamide or stearyl erucamide for small cable gauge wire, is incorporated, by alternate methods, with the resin material from which the outer sheath is extruded, and is effective to reduce the required pulling force between the formed cable and a conduit during installation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Sasse, Terry Chambers, Randy D. Kummer, John Armstrong, David Reece, Hai Lam
  • Patent number: 10665980
    Abstract: A lower cover of the connector cover includes a pair of elastic hold arms projected upward from both side walls of a tube placement wall. An upper cover includes a pair of arm storing portions for storing the pair of elastic hold arms. The pair of arm storing portions respectively have facing surfaces. The facing surfaces respectively face side surfaces of the pair of hold arms perpendicular to the wire lead-out direction, when the lower cover and the upper cover are connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Saitoh, Miyako Okuyama
  • Patent number: 10644440
    Abstract: A connector cover (1) for protecting a wire (80) extending rearward from a connector (100) includes a cover body (10) mountable to extend rearwardly of the connector (100) and fixed to the connector (100), a rear cover (50) disposed behind the cover body (10), a coupling (70) coupling the rear cover (50) and the cover body (10), and extending shape holding portions (60) capable of holding the rear cover (50) in a rearward extending state to extend rearwardly of the connector (100). The rear cover (50) transitions to a rearward extension released state where the rearward extending state is released by being laterally pushed by the wire (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuki Sugimoto, Yoshitsugu Hirayama
  • Patent number: 10615536
    Abstract: An electric cable cover that is to be mounted on a connector housing and that covers an electric cable led out from the connector housing includes a plurality of split covers that are connectable to each other. The plurality of split covers each includes: a base part that is to be attached to the connector housing; a hinge with flexibility that is formed to be integrated with the base part; and a rotation part that is contiguous to the hinge and rotates using a rotation axis of the hinge as a center. In a state where the plurality of split covers are connected to each other, a border region between the base part and the rotation part is provided at a different position for each of the plurality of split covers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Yasuo Omori, Teruo Hara, Hisashi Kojima, Hajime Kawase, Masaaki Tabata, Takeshi Misaiji, Hiroshi Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10559907
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector including a body having a cavity, an electrical connection portion on the body, a wire locking mechanism in the cavity, and a current transmitter electrically connecting the electrical connection portion and the wire locking mechanism. The body may include a cover pivotable from an open position to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baldwin, John Klein, Ryan Liebengood
  • Patent number: 10535959
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing and electrical conductor plating. The housing includes a first member and a second member. The first member is made of plastic and forms at least one first contact receiving channel therein. The second member is attached around the first member, and the first and second members form at least one second contact receiving channel therebetween. The electrical conductor plating is on the first member. The electrical conductor plating includes at least one first section along the at least one first contact receiving channel and at least one second section along an exterior side of the first member at the at least one second contact receiving channel. The first and second sections of the electrical conductor plating are electrically separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventor: Charles Copper
  • Patent number: 10530088
    Abstract: A stage pin electrical connector includes a housing having a first housing member and a second housing member. The first and second housing members are releasably connected together to define an interior, a conductor opening, a contact portion, and a contact opening. The contact portion includes a first snap-fit connection feature. A sleeve receives a contact member and has a second snap-fit connection feature configured to releasably mate with the first snap-fit connection feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Ryan Papageorge, Thomas Scanzillo, Christopher Carbone, Tom McLean
  • Patent number: 10476344
    Abstract: An electromechanical actuating drive (1) having a servomotor (2) arranged so that the servomotor (2) can rotate about its longitudinal axis in a vehicle, and a cable harness (3) having first and second ends. A first end of the harness (3) is connected to the servomotor (2) and the harness (3) extends, in an elastically deformable arc, from the first end to the second end. The second end of the harness (3) is positionally fixed in the vehicle. The second end of the cable harness (3) is clamped in a securing and deflecting device at a transfer point (5).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventors: Daniel Pfeiffer, Martin Hoffmann
  • Patent number: 10431937
    Abstract: An electric connector suited for an electronic device is provided. The electric connector includes a body, a plurality of terminals, and an electrical connecting member. The body is suited to be disposed in the electronic device and has at least one receiving area located on at least one of a top portion and a bottom portion of an exterior of the body. The terminals are disposed in the body, and an external electric connector is suited to be butted to the body along a first axis to be electrically connected to the terminals. One end of the electrical connecting member is located at the receiving area to be electrically connected to the terminals, and another end of the electrical connecting member extends out of the receiving area along a second axis to be electrically connected to the electronic device. The first axis is different from the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Pao-Min Huang, Yan-Fong Cheng, Yi-Ta Huang, Wu-Chen Lee, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Neng Liao
  • Patent number: 10424876
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal having one end soldered to a substrate; an insulating member that supports the terminal; a metal case that covers a part of the insulating member and the terminal; and a metal shield that is spot-welded to the case at several positions and covers an exposed part of the insulating member. The shield includes: an upper shielding part that covers the upper plate of the case; and an inner shielding part that bends from the end of the upper shielding part and reaches the mounting face of the substrate or a position close to the mounting face and covers the substrate-inward lateral face of the insulating member. The inner shielding part has ground posts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Bandoh, Koji Yamauchi, Jun Iwasaki, Munefumi Nakata
  • Patent number: 10389062
    Abstract: A plug connector having a housing and at least one contact element which is fixed within the housing and is designed for connection to a wire of a cable, which wire is partially surrounded by a jacket, wherein the housing comprises two housing parts which are designed in such a way that they are fitted to one another in order to assemble the plug connector and are connected by being moved in the longitudinal direction of the plug connector until they reach an end position, wherein, owing to the movement, a part of at least of one of the housing parts, which part is provided for receiving a portion of the jacket, is radially deformed in order to fix the jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Zebhauser, Till Bredbeck, Christian Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10381758
    Abstract: A breakout board for interfacing a power supply unit (PSU) with one or more devices, the PSU providing power to the devices and comprising a plurality of pins having functions, the breakout board having a body including conductive tracks; a slot connector having first and second pluralities of pin receivers disposed on the body, wherein, when the PSU is inserted into the slot connector, the pin receivers couple to the corresponding pins of the PSU; a plurality of bundle connectors disposed on the body for relaying the power from the PSU to the devices, each of the bundle connectors having first and second pluralities of single connectors, wherein the pin receivers are coupled directly to the respective single connectors on each of the bundle connectors; and wherein after an interruption, power from the PSU to the devices is restored instantaneously without requiring manual intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: DEEP IN THE MINES LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Ryan Scanlon
  • Patent number: 10256567
    Abstract: A wire cover (30) can be mounted to a connector body (C) in any one of a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction with respect to a wire drawing port (31). A first mark (M1) and a second mark (M2) having different appearance from each other are provided in the wire cover (30). A first identification mark (S1) is provided on one of both side surfaces of the connector body (C) and a second identification mark (S2) is provided on the other side surface. When the wire cover (30) is mounted in the first direction, the first mark (M1) and the first identification mark (S1) are disposed close to each other. When the wire cover (30) is mounted in the second direction, the second mark (M2) and the second identification mark (S2) are close to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahito Matsuura, Ryo Sawada
  • Patent number: 10249976
    Abstract: A connector housing assembly is configured to withstand a cantilevered force applied by wires onto the dress cover and prevent contact between the dress cover sidewalls and the wire or a terminal to reduce disengagement of the connector housing and dress cover. The connector housing includes ridges integrated on the outer surface of the sidewalls of the connector housing. The dress cover includes a finger feature integrated on the sidewalls of the dress cover that engages the ridges of the connector housing to produce a cantilever force that counter acts the force exerted on the dress cover from the of wires. The dress cover further includes stabilizing ribs connected to the interior surfaces of the sidewalls and top surfaces. The stabilizing ribs prevent movement of the assembly causing the terminal or wire from rattling resulting in wear or damage to the wire or terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Raynard Thomas, Eric Torrey
  • Patent number: 10153599
    Abstract: A power plug structure for light emitting electric power cord is disclosed, wherein a plug body is internally combined with a circuit board comprising at least a circuit device and two conductive boards, in which the circuit device includes at least a light emitting diode (LED), and the LED respectively corresponds a light guiding line within a power line; accordingly, when the two conductive boards guide alternative current (AC) power to the LED, the circuit device can drive the LED to generate light such that the light guiding line can integrally illuminate because of the light conduction, and the entire electric power cord can glow outwards through the translucent cladding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Inventor: Chia-hua Lin
  • Patent number: 10128621
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a cable connector, which comprises: at least one cable, the at least one cable comprises an insulating sheath, a shielding layer inside the insulating sheath and at least one conductive wire; a connector, the connector comprises a metal shell, the metal shell is provided with a cable receiving portion mounting the at least one cable, the at least one cable is inserted into the connector to allow the connector and the at least one conductive wire to be electrically connected. The shielding layer is exposed out of the insulating sheath at an end of the at least one cable, a conductive elastomer is sheathed on the exposed shielding layer, when the cable receiving portion squeezes the at least one cable, the conductive elastomer is deformed and fills most of a gap between the cable receiving portion and the at least one cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Jian-Bo Le
  • Patent number: 10103465
    Abstract: Connector systems may include a connector receptacle and connector plug or insert. The connector receptacle may include a tongue. The tongue may be formed using a printed circuit board. Contacts may be plated on top and bottom surfaces of the tongue. Retention features may also be located on top and bottom surfaces of tongue. These retention features may be speed bumps or other features. The connector insert may include a leading edge portion formed of plastic, a conductive shield around the insert behind the leasing edge portion, a plurality of spring contacts attached to an inside of the conductive shield, a top row of contacts; and a bottom row of contacts. Other connector receptacles may include a tongue having side ground contacts. The side ground contacts may engage an inside of a plug shield and have contacting portion to fit in openings in the plug shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Mahmoud R. Amini, Zheng Gao, Nathan N. Ng
  • Patent number: 10063007
    Abstract: A wire cover (10) is mounted on a rear surface of a housing (30) so that a bundle of wires can be (31) pulled out in a predetermined direction from a rear surface of the housing (30). The wire cove (10) includes a band inserting portion (15) having a curved shape to extend along a part of an outer surface of the bundle of the wires (31) in a circumferential direction and defines a route for a binding member (40) for binding the bundle of the wires (30). A lock fixing portion (47) is provided on an end of the band inserting portion (15) in the circumferential direction and is configured to position a lock (42) of the binding member (40) for locking a band (41) wound around the bundle of wires (31) at a predetermined position, and a reinforcing portion (18) is provided on the lock fixing portion (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinpei Sugimoto
  • Patent number: 9959952
    Abstract: An electric cable is provided having a plurality of insulated power conductors, a pilot and ground wire assembly and a saddle positioned between the plurality of insulated power conductors with the pilot and ground assembly being positioned within the saddle, where the saddle is constructed from a semi-conductive polymer. An inner sheath surrounds the saddle and the plurality of insulated power conductors, where the inner sheath is constructed from a semi-conductive polymer and where the inner sheath, saddle and the plurality of conductors form a flat cable. An outer insulating sheath disposed around the outside of the inner sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventor: Mark Fuller
  • Patent number: 9949362
    Abstract: A voltage protection for printed circuit boards is provided, which is slotted on one end, such that it has printed circuit board strips, a mount, which is configured to at least partially receive the printed circuit board, and a voltage protection cover, which is configured to be connected to the mount and the printed circuit board, such that a chamber system is formed, in which each printed circuit board strip is disposed inside a chamber, which is formed by the connection between the mount and the voltage protection cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Dirk Raschke
  • Patent number: 9948035
    Abstract: Provided are a circuit board assembly that can prevent contact between connection terminals due to whiskers even if whiskers grow from the connection terminals and a method for manufacturing an insert molded product. A cover body of a circuit board assembly has a plurality of partition walls that form a plurality of grooves each accommodating a corresponding one of connection terminals. The partition walls restrain the inner surface of a second cover of the cover body from entering the grooves when an external pressure is applied to a part of the cover body which covers the connection terminals. The partition walls also prevent contact between adjoining ones of the connection terminals when whiskers grow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuichi Toyama
  • Patent number: 9748709
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle assembly is mountable at an opening in a work surface to provide convenient access to electrical power and/or data. The assembly includes a main housing and a housing shell. The main housing defines an interior cavity for receiving a lower portion of an electrical or data outlet, and has an outlet opening in which a face of the electrical or data outlet is supported. The housing shell is coupled to the main housing and surrounds at least a portion of the interior cavity. Respective outer surfaces of the main housing and the housing shell cooperate to form an outer surface of the two-piece housing that is insertable into the opening in the work surface. A fastener, which may be an internally threaded collar, engages the two-piece housing, which may be externally threaded, and also engages the work surface, to secure the assembly to the work surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Thomas A. Petersen, Randell E. Pate, E. Stephan Winkelmann
  • Patent number: 9705218
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes: a housing provided with an accommodating space having an opening into which a object to be connected is to be inserted; a plurality of contacts to be housed in the accommodating space while being arranged adjacent to one another, the contacts including a plurality of signal line contacts and a plurality of ground contacts; and a conductive member including first connection parts which are each made of a metal material and are electrically connected to the plurality of ground contacts, respectively, and a conductive resin member which is electrically connected to the first connection parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 9705266
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a metal housing, conductive terminals, and contact members. The metal housing includes a first end and a second end opposite to the first end. An accommodation space is formed for communicating with the first end and the second end. The conductive terminals are configured to clamp cables, and each conductive terminal includes a clamp portion, a containing portion, and an engaging portion. The clamp portion and the engaging portion are disposed at two ends of the containing portion, respectively. At least one slot is formed on the engaging portion. Each contact member passes through the accommodation space from the first end and is inserted into the engaging portion. An outside surface of the contact member contacts an inner surface of the engaging portion by making surface-to-surface contact, thereby reducing a resistance value to permit efficient power transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: COOLER MASTER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Chun-Lin Chen, Chih-Min Chang
  • Patent number: 9698541
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a rear cover plate. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the insulated housing. The rear cover plate includes a baffle plate and a connecting portion formed at one of two sides of the baffle plate and connected to the rear of the metallic shell. The rear cover plate is closeable and openable, so that the soldering condition between the first receptacle terminals and contacts of a circuit board can be checked when the rear cover plate is opened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
  • Patent number: 9640902
    Abstract: A stress relief device is provided for a connector. The connector is connected to a cable and configured for cooperating with a complementary connector along a longitudinal axis. The stress relief device includes: an anchor configured for being placed around a portion of the cable so as to allow a stress relief of the portion of the cable, the portion of the cable being adjacent to the connector; a shell configured for being connected to the anchor and for at least partially wrapping the connector; and a locking system configured for connecting and locking the shell to a similar shell of a similar stress relief device for the complementary connector. The stress relief device is detachably mountable on the connector and is configured such that its mounting/dismounting does not require any change in the connection/disconnection of the connectors to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Sercel
    Inventors: Thibault Relion, Johann Dabouineau
  • Patent number: 9634429
    Abstract: A connector includes a socket configured to be secured within a socket opening of a power input. A socket head has a plurality of plug insert receptacles. Each plug insert receptacle receives a conductive insert. The conductive insert connects with a cable that extends from the plug insert receptacle through and out of the socket. A plug contains a base. A head of the base has a plurality of plug insert units. Each plug insert unit receives a conductive insert that connects with a cable that extends out the base of the plug. A handle covers the base. The handle and the base are fixed and connected by a positioning device that includes an inverted tooth structure. The socket and plug when connected are secured in place by an elastic hasp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Fuzhou Six Sights Electro-Mech Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Light Chen, Jie Mo, Lirong Jiang
  • Patent number: 9620892
    Abstract: A multi-directional wiring routing device and method for operating thereof removably or permanently connects to a female housing of an electrical connector system. The multi-directional wiring routing device secures thereon and directs the wiring, at any desired routing direction, the wiring extending from the female housing. The wiring routing device includes an end portion having a substantially diamond-shape configuration portion, which is fitted into a corresponding substantially diamond-shape opening of the female housing of the electrical connector system. While maintaining the optimal performance of the electrical connector system, a bundle of wiring thereof can be neatly secured and efficiently routed towards any desired direction with the use of the multi-directional wiring routing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATION
    Inventors: Vern Shen Ng, Tommy Chin Yaw Tan, Stella Shu Juan Peh, Stephanie Chu Ping Neo, Franklin Holub
  • Patent number: 9583887
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly has a connector and a cable with a number of coaxial wires and a number of unshielded wires. The connector includes an insulative housing with a front tongue and a rear end, a number of contacts with mating portions exposed on the front tongue and connecting portions exposed on the rear end, and a spacer assembled to the rear end. The spacer forms a plurality of positioning holes extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction, and a passageway extending therethrough along a vertical direction perpendicular to the front-to-back direction. The coaxial wires are inserted through the corresponding positioning holes and across the passageway to reach the corresponding contacts along the front-to-back direction so as to cut the coaxial wires in the passageway along the vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Da-Wei Xing, Jun Chen, Jerry Wu
  • Patent number: 9509099
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) with an end connected with a cable (200) includes: an insulative housing (10) including a front face (102), a rear face (103), and a number of side faces (101); a number of contacts (20) mounted to the insulative housing; and a metal shell (30) enclosing the insulative housing. The metal shell includes a first metal shell (31), a second metal shell (32), and a third metal shell (3) cooperated to seal gaps between the insulative housing and the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yong-Song Di, Xiao Fan, Jun Chen, Jerry Wu