Including Or For Use With Tape Cable Patents (Class 439/492)
  • Patent number: 11949220
    Abstract: In a block (10) for a cable of the present disclosure, the block has a shape of a rectangular cuboid in which an upper surface (11) and a bottom surface have square shapes, the block has plural bending through holes (21) between one side surface of the rectangular cuboid and a side surface (12) neighboring the one side surface, arrangement of open ends (22) of the plural through holes in the one side surface of the rectangular cuboid is in a lattice manner, the arrangement of the open ends is in line symmetry with respect to a middle line (31) between an upper side and a bottom side of the one side surface and with respect to a middle line (32) between a lateral side and a lateral side of the one side surface, and arrangement of open ends (22) of the plural through holes in the side surface neighboring the one side surface of the rectangular cuboid is the same as the arrangement of the open ends (22) of the plural through holes in the one side surface of the rectangular cuboid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kuniaki Terakawa, Tomohiro Kawano, Tatsuya Fujimoto, Kazunori Katayama, Tomomi Nagao
  • Patent number: 11895809
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cooling a datacenter are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a sensor string is associated with a first fluid line having a first flow controller and with a second fluid line having a second flow controller, so that sections of such a sensor string are enabled to maintain electrical connectivity there through by a mechanical coupling of a first flow controller and a second flow controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventor: Ali Heydari
  • Patent number: 11785716
    Abstract: An implantable electrical connecting device includes a first elastic multi-ply layer and a second elastic multi-ply layer. The first elastic multi-ply layer has a first electrically conductive layer and a plurality of first electrical contacts electrically conductively connected to the first electrically conductive layer of the first elastic multi-ply layer. The second elastic multi-ply layer has a first electrically conductive layer and a plurality of second electrical contacts electrically conductively connected to the first electrically conductive layer of the second elastic multi-ply layer. The second electrical contacts make contact with the first electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg
    Inventors: Patrick Kiele, Eva Singler, Thomas Stieglitz, Juan Sebastian Ordonez
  • Patent number: 11705662
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector and a connector assembly. The connector includes a plurality of guiding blocks and at least one connection port. Each of the plurality of guiding blocks has a first surface, a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a third surface adjacent to the first surface and the second surface. A first guiding groove is disposed on the first surface. A second guiding groove is disposed on the second surface. An engaging hole is inserted between the first guiding groove and the second guiding groove. A locking hole is disposed on the third surface. Each of the at least one connection port is disposed on two adjacent guiding blocks of the plurality of guiding blocks. The connector may be used with a mating connector having fixing bars to engage in the guiding grooves or alternatively with a mating connector having locking pieces to engage in the locking holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, RongZhe Guo, KaiDe Wang, JinChuang Lan
  • Patent number: 11688960
    Abstract: A routing assembly for an electronic device has a front face with an array of connectors ports and each of the connector ports contain a first connector mounted therein. A first end of a cable can be directly terminated to the first connectors and the cables can be embedded in a tray that is configured to extend toward a chip package. The cables extend from the tray and terminates to a second connector that can be electrically connected to the chip package so as to provide a communication path between the first connector and the second connector that substantially bypasses a supporting circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Gregory Fitzgerald, Bruce Reed, Gregory B. Walz, Ayman Isaac
  • Patent number: 11621508
    Abstract: Described embodiments provide a crimp connector with hooks to hold a flat flexible cable (FFC). The crimp connector includes a bottom body and multiple hooks protruding outward from and coupled to the bottom body to hold the FFC. The crimp connector also includes a top clasp hingably mounted to the bottom body having multiple barbs internally mounted therein. Each of the barbs correspond with an uninsulated flat conductor of the FFC. In response to the top clasp engaging with the bottom body such that a slotted wedge of the top clasp presses the corresponding one of the first and second uninsulated flat conductors against the corresponding barbs, the crimp connector makes an electrical connection between each of the barbs and the corresponding one of first and second uninsulated flat conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: PICA Product Development LLC
    Inventors: Richard Shevelow, Scott Stapleford, Mark Pare
  • Patent number: 11583171
    Abstract: A surface-mount device platform includes a surface-mounting region, a connection region, and a bendable region therebetween, each including a respective part of a base substrate. The base substrate includes electrically-conductive layers interspersed with electrically-insulating build-up layers. Each of the surface-mounting region, the connection region, and the bendable region spans between a bottom substrate-surface and a top substrate-surface of the base substrate. The surface-mounting region further includes an electrically-insulating first top rigid-layer, and device bond-pads exposed on a top surface of the first top rigid-layer facing away from the top substrate-surface in the surface-mounting region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: OmniVision Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Teng-Sheng Chen, Chien-Chan Yeh, Cheng-Fang Chiu, Wei-Feng Lin
  • Patent number: 11545772
    Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting; a housing including a smooth terminal lead-out area where a terminal outlet for projecting a conductor connection part of the terminal fitting on the inner side toward an outer side is provided; a conductive component shaped in a sheet-like form with a conductor and an insulator exhibiting flexibility, the conductive component including a conductor connection area that physically and electrically connects the conductor to the conductor connection part, and a conductor lead-out area led out from the conductor connection area toward a lead-out direction projecting from the housing; and a reinforcing plate shaped in a planar shape with an insulating material, the reinforcing plate being sandwiched between the conductor connection area and the terminal lead-out area. The housing includes a protruded body protruded toward the conductor lead-out area side of the conductive component than a same plane with the terminal lead-out area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naokazu Nagasaka, Kaoru Sawairi
  • Patent number: 11266008
    Abstract: An electrical assembly includes an electrical connector mounted upon a PCB and receiving a CPU therein, and a liquid Nitrogen heat dissipation device is mounted upon the PCB and intimately seated upon the CPU to remove the heat therefrom. The liquid Nitrogen heat dissipation device includes a case forming a chamber to receive the liquid Nitrogen therein. A plurality of fixing arms extend outwardly and radially to fix the liquid Nitrogent heat dissipation device in position. A fixing seat is attached upon the PCB to precisely located the CPU in position with regard to the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: FUDING PRECISION COMPONENTS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Heng-Kang Wu, Xiong Tan, Fu-Jin Peng
  • Patent number: 11108176
    Abstract: A routing assembly for an electronic device has a front face with an array of connectors ports and each of the connector ports contain a first connector mounted therein. A first end of a cable can be directly terminated to the first connectors and the cables can be embedded in a tray that is configured to extend toward a chip package. The cables extend from the tray and terminates to a second connector that can be electrically connected to the chip package so as to provide a communication path between the first connector and the second connector that substantially bypasses a supporting circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Gregory Fitzgerald, Bruce Reed, Gregory Walz, Ayman Isaac
  • Patent number: 11075477
    Abstract: The invention discloses a connector with a direct locking structure. The connector comprises a male part and a female seat. The male part has a plurality of elastic parts, and each of the buckles is disposed on the outer sides of the plurality of the elastic parts. The female seat has a plurality of binding parts, and the binding parts respectively form two sides of the combining space, and the binding parts are correspondingly arranged to the buckles. The buckles are matched with the binding parts through deforming the elastic parts, so that the male parts and the female seats are further locked, wherein the locking of the male parts and the female seats are further released through deforming the elastic parts by the buckles and the binding parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Hsien-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 10897105
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of conductors, a magnetic core, and a housing, the housing includes a housing member that is provided with a housing chamber that houses the plurality of conductors and the magnetic core, an abutment surface on which a core assembling portion abuts, and an opening that is arranged to face the abutment surface at an interval and exposes the core assembling portion housed in the housing chamber outward, the core assembling portion being composed of the respective intermediate portions of the plurality of conductors and the magnetic core housed in the housing chamber; a cover member that closes the opening; and a pressing member that is sandwiched between the cover member and the core assembling portion by pressing the core assembling portion to push the core assembling portion against the abutment surface when the housing member and the cover member are in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hayato Iizuka, Kazuma Kayo, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 10835255
    Abstract: A surgical instrument includes a handle assembly and an adapter assembly. The handle assembly includes a handle housing and a processor disposed within the handle housing. The adapter assembly includes a knob housing, an elongate body, a plurality of electrical components, and a flex circuit. The knob housing is configured to be connected to the handle housing. The elongate body extends distally from the knob housing and has a distal end configured to be coupled to an end effector. The electrical components are disposed within the elongate body. The flex circuit has a proximal end configured to be electrically connected to the processor, and a distal end configured to be electrically connected to the electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Covidien LP
    Inventors: Ethan Collins, Paul Richard, Anthony Calderoni, John Hryb
  • Patent number: 10833439
    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. Correspondingly, the receptacle connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, a metallic shell enclosing the housing, and a metallic cover attached upon the shell to shield the rear side of the receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignees: FU DING PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Rui-Qin Wang, Wei-Chou Lin, Yu-Ke Chen, Yen-Chih Chang, Shih-Wei Hsiao
  • Patent number: 10833445
    Abstract: A cable connector housing attachment for protecting and directing a cable including an anchor portion configured for attachment to a cable connector housing; and a cable guide portion comprising a base wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall each extending from the anchor portion in the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing, wherein the first side wall comprises a guiding edge opposite the anchor portion, wherein the guiding edge creates a non-parallel and non-perpendicular angle relative to the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing, and wherein the guiding edge directs a bend of the cable in a direction offset from the direction of the cable from the cable connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Karl Stathakis, Robert J. Monahan, Connor L. Smith
  • Patent number: 10790608
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and associated methods of manufacturing are described that provide a retention clip for securing a cable connection to a printed circuit board (PCB). An example retention clip includes a bottom support member, a top support member, and a hinge element attached to the top support member and the bottom support member. The hinge element allows movement of the retention clip between a locked position and an unlocked position. The retention clip further defines an opening configured to receive one or more cable connections therethrough. In the locked position, the top support member is folded about the hinge element so as to engage the bottom support member and secure the cable connection disposed within the opening to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MELLANOX TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Andrey Blyahman, Yossi Nachum, Miki Stravets
  • Patent number: 10756468
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes an insulated housing, and a flexible flat cable assembly. The flexible flat cable assembly includes a first flat cable, a second flat cable, and a reinforced board. The reinforced board is sandwiched between the first flat cable the second flat cable. An inner shielding layer is disposed between conductors of the first flat cable and the reinforced board, and between conductors of the second flat cable and the reinforced board, respectively. A positioning plate protrudes outward from each of two sides of the reinforced board. The insulated housing has a displacement-preventing mechanism formed on an inner side thereof for blocking the positioning plate, so as to limit the displacement of the reinforced board along the inserting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: BELLWETHER ELECTRONIC CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Jang Liao, Jie-Yau Tan
  • Patent number: 10707603
    Abstract: An electrical cable connector comprising an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive contacts arranged on the insulating housing to be connected respectively with cables, and a resilient shell member attached to the insulating housing, wherein the resilient shell member includes a concealing portion for concealing a portion of the insulating housing on which the conductive contacts are arranged, a strip-shaped portion surrounding partially the insulating housing so as to cause an inner surface portion thereof to come into resilient contact with an outer surface portion of a mating connecting device, a pair of extended strip-shaped portions each extending to be bent from one of end portions of the strip-shaped portion so as to have a free end portion, and a pair of holding portions extending from the concealing portion for positioning respectively the extended strip-shaped portions from the outside thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Yufu, Takao Yamauchi
  • Patent number: 10561024
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board is proposed. The flexible printed circuit board includes at least one soldering element possessing a soldering face, accessible from a first face of the flexible printed circuit board, and a heating face, accessible from a second face of the flexible printed circuit board. Such a flexible printed circuit board includes a main part including the soldering element, and at least one foldable part, extending from the main part and being configured to pass: from a non-folded state, in which the at least one foldable part does not cover the heating face of the at least one soldering element; to a folded state in which the at least one foldable part covers the heating face of the at least one soldering element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: INGENICO GROUP
    Inventors: Eric Philibert, Richard Allirot
  • Patent number: 10490918
    Abstract: A fixing assembly of a cable connector and a flexible cable is provided. The flexible cable includes a plurality of conductors. The cable connector includes a shell, a plurality of terminals arranged in the shell, and a push-pull device configured to activate the flexible cable to move toward the plurality of terminals so as to conduct the plurality of terminals through the plurality of conductors of the flexible cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: YING HAO TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Jung Chen
  • Patent number: 10396513
    Abstract: A connector system for a pluggable IO connector is disclosed that includes a plug with two rows of pads on two sides of a mating blade and a receptacle with two connection regions that is configured to engage the two rows of pads. In an embodiment the connector system can support double the data bandwidth of a typical connector while allowing for backward compatibility with convention plug assemblies that have a single row of pads on each side the mating blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Kent E. Regnier
  • Patent number: 10312617
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first metal housing and a flexible flat transmission component. The first metal housing includes an installation portion. The flexible flat transmission component is disposed on the installation portion of the first metal housing, the flexible flat transmission component includes a plurality of contacts, and a first inclined surface is formed on a front end of each contact and opposite to the installation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Chien-Chun Wang, Wen-Lun Wang
  • Patent number: 10199754
    Abstract: A connector for being arranged at an end of a cable includes a paddle card substrate for electrically connecting the cable to a connected device, plural device-side electrodes that are formed at an end portion of the paddle card substrate in plural rows in an insertion direction into the device and are to be electrically connected to the device, and a protective portion formed between the device-side electrodes adjacent in the insertion direction into the device to protect a surface of the paddle card substrate. The protective portion includes plural metal protective pads that are spaced from each other at a predetermined distance in the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Ishimatsu, Izumi Fukasaku
  • Patent number: 10193255
    Abstract: A plug connector of the present disclosure includes a plug housing and a plurality of plug terminals stored in the plug housing. This plug connector is fitted in a receptacle connector having a receptacle terminal, and is connected to a cable having a sheet shape and including a cable terminal, thereby establishing electrical connection between the receptacle terminal and the cable terminal. Each of the plug terminals has a contact section and a connection section. The contact section is contactable with the receptacle terminal, and the connection section is connectable to the cable terminal. In a state in which the plug connector is fitted in the receptacle connector, the connection section is disposed such that the connection section is exposed from the plug housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chikara Ito, Kenji Okura
  • Patent number: 10128589
    Abstract: A terminal, wherein the lower and upper arms have a plurality of integral lower flexible arms and integral upper flexible arms respectively, which include at least a first lower and upper flexible arm and a second lower and upper flexible arm that are elastically displaceable independently of each other, the lower striking portions each have a first and second lower striking portion formed on a first and second lower flexible arm respectively, the second lower striking portion at a position that is offset in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first lower striking portion, and the upper striking portions each have a first and second upper striking portion formed on a first and second upper flexible arm respectively, the second upper striking portion at a position that is offset in the longitudinal direction with respect to the first upper striking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shohei Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 9966681
    Abstract: While efficient assembly performance of an electrical connector is obtained, good operability can be also obtained by a simple configuration. Good shielding performance with respect to transmission paths are configured to be obtained by a simple configuration in which movement of an actuator causes both shield shells to contact each other by covering at least part of outer surfaces of an insulating housing and the actuator by the shield shells consisting of electrically-conductive metal members, causing the actuator-side shield shell moved to an action position to contact the insulating-housing-side shield shell, and continuously covering the transmission paths, which are from a signal transmission medium to a printed wiring board through electrically-conductive contact members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Takaki Kurachi
  • Patent number: 9831583
    Abstract: Connector is provided that includes a plurality of first and second terminals that are arranged in parallel and include contact portions, mounting portions, and intermediate portions that connect the contact portions and the mounting portions. The contact portions are disposed along first and second columns that are mutually offset. The intermediate portion of the first terminal has an overlapping region formed along the first column so as to overlap with at least a portion of an adjacent second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Matsuoka
  • Patent number: 9832874
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) assembly includes a first PCB and a second PCB disposed substantially parallel and opposite to each other, such that a second side of the first PCB is opposite to a first side of the second PCB; wherein the second PCB has a first set of side connectors on its first side and a second set of side connectors on its second side, configured for both electrical power supply to and signal communication with the second PCB; the second PCB both electrically and mechanically connected to the second side of the first PCB via a first elastomeric connector; and the second PCB electrically connected to the first PCB via its second set of side connectors and a flexible electrical connector that is electrically connected to the second set of side connectors and the first PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas C. Doering, Ralph Heller, Ronald P. Luijten, Martin L. Schmatz
  • Patent number: 9780463
    Abstract: A surge protection device comprises at least one surge protection unit, consisting of a substantially U-shaped socket part and a plug part which can be fixed in the socket part and which receives a surge protector. Insulated electric conductors on or in the socket part are contacted by vampire taps or displacing terminals. The surge protection device also comprises openings or perforations formed in the socket part for receiving conductors. The openings are selectively designed so that the electric conductors are inserted into or through the openings, and the openings are exposed in a socket part region which can be covered by the socket part such that cutting surfaces located on the base of the plug part penetrate the conductor insulation during the plug-in process and directly contact the respective conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: DEHN + SÖHNE GmbH + Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Seitz, Peter Zahlmann
  • Patent number: 9716328
    Abstract: A flexible flat cable for low voltage differential signaling, includes upper and lower insulating films, and conductive lines interposed between the upper and lower insulating films and arranged at a predetermined pitch in parallel to each other. Each conductive line includes a central part having a circular sectional surface and a rolled part having flat upper and lower surfaces, which are formed by performing a rolling process with respect to an end portion of the central portion, and subject to a heat treatment process, end portions of rolled parts are arranged at a predetermined pitch and exposed to an outside to form a terminal part, a predetermined number of conductive lines interposed between the upper and lower insulating films are grouped in a strip, and a cutting line is formed while passing through the upper insulating film, a space between strips, and the lower insulating film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: EUNSUNG INDUSTRIAL INC.
    Inventor: Sang bo Yoon
  • Patent number: 9716077
    Abstract: A method of connecting a wire with a terminal including a plurality of conductors is provided. The method includes: positioning the terminal by holding a part of the terminal between an upper side jig and a lower side jig; and connecting the wire and one of a plurality of conductors, which is exposed on a surface of the positioned terminal. The terminal includes a laminate structure that includes an insulator interposed between a first conductor and a second conductor. The part of the terminal held in the positioning of the terminal includes a pressure receiving area, where a contact area between the upper side jig and an upper surface of the terminal and a contact area between the lower side jig and a lower surface of the terminal overlap. The laminate structure exists outside of the pressure receiving area, and does not exist in the pressure receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Shuhei Horimoto
  • Patent number: 9664868
    Abstract: A connector insert arrangement, an active optical cable and methods are described. The connector insert is receivable in a connector housing for removable engagement with a complementary connector. Dielectric inserts each support one or more electrical contacts for access by the complementary connector and each electrical contact is selected as one of a contact pad and a spring probe pin for electrical contact with a complementary spring probe pin and complementary contact pad, respectively, in the complementary connector. A ground body supports the dielectric inserts to maintain a characteristic transmission line impedance along each of a plurality of high speed data paths such that each high speed data path serves as an independent transmission line structure that provides a data transfer rate of at least 1 gigabit per second. An active optical cable is described that can be hermaphroditic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Glenair, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald T. Logan, Jr., Leo Kha, Lutz Adrian Mueller, Troy Chase, Narek Hacopian, Matthew P. Flach
  • Patent number: 9640927
    Abstract: A jumper assembly includes a first pin with a first surface discontinuity, and a jumper shunt for providing an electrical connection between the first pin and a second pin. The jumper shunt includes a clip configured to catch on the first surface discontinuity to keep the jumper shunt in contact with the first pin. Another jumper assembly includes a first pin and a blocking portion on the first pin. A jumper shunt is configured to move along the first pin with the blocking portion limiting motion of the jumper shunt along the first pin beyond the blocking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua E. Kay, Amy L. Pham, Christopher H. Aiello
  • Patent number: 9606313
    Abstract: A system includes a chassis and a slot in the chassis. The slot has a depth dimension along which a removable module may be moved to insert the module in the slot and remove the module from the slot. The system includes waveguides, which have couplers that are arranged at different depths of the slot to couple the waveguides to the module in response to the module being inserted into the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Arlen L. Roesner, Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Michael Renne Ty Tan
  • Patent number: 9590337
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a cavity. A wafer stack is received in the cavity. The wafer stack includes a plurality of electrical wafers arranged parallel to each other within the cavity. Each wafer includes a first edge and a second edge. Each wafer includes at least one trace between the first and second edges. The electrical connector includes a flex harness including a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs). The FPCBs are electrically connected to corresponding wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Gary Annis, Lynn Robert Sipe, Dustin Carson Belack, Matthew Richard McAlonis, Graham Harry Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9490551
    Abstract: A fitting-equipped electrically conductive sheet and a connection fitting configured to electrically connect to another member, in which both a low connection resistance and a high fixing strength are easily achieved. The connection fitting has a crimp section that is crimped to an edge section of the electrically conductive sheet material. The crimp section includes a pair of plate-shaped holding sections between which the edge section of the sheet material is sandwiched, and a folded-back section that connects them. One of the pair of plate-shaped holding sections has a band-shaped recess on an outer surface of an intermediate region between the folded-back section and the opposite edge section, the band-shaped recess being band-shaped by being more strongly crimped to the sheet material than other parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LIMITED, SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiya Hirooka, Kouji Fukumoto, Daisuke Hashimoto, Jison Kimu, Hiroyuki Matsuoka, Takuya Tate, Masamichi Yamagiwa, Akihide Kondo, Shigeru Ogihara
  • Patent number: 9391484
    Abstract: An actuating drive having a housing which comprises receptacles for a step-down gear mechanism and for a very small electric motor, wherein the motor receptacle is connected to a terminal cover. The very small electric motor is held securely without play. The terminal cover comprises a conductor stamping which is encapsulated with plastic material and has motor contact areas which interengage with connection lugs of the very small electric motor, and in that the baffle plate has retaining regions which interengage with housing elements on the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Bühler Motor GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Peterreins, Wjatscheslav Sachnov
  • Patent number: 9306321
    Abstract: To prevent, with a simple structure, damage on a component such as a conductive contact at the time of operation of an actuator, an actuator pinching a signal transmission medium by being moved to a connection acting position facing a wiring board is provided with a protective projection protruding toward the wiring board with the actuator being moved to the connection acting position. With this, a gap between the actuator and the printed wiring board is covered with the protective projection from outside, the components such as conductive contacts disposed inside the gap between the actuator and the printed wiring board are prevented from being in contact with a nail of an operator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shimada
  • Patent number: 9148951
    Abstract: A display apparatus is disclosed. In one aspect, the display apparatus includes: a panel assembly outputting an image. The apparatus also includes a flexible printed circuit made of a flexible material including a combination portion having at least a portion coupled to the panel assembly, a base portion disposed to face a lower side of the panel assembly, and a connection portion having at least a portion disposed to be bent to connect the combination portion and the base portion. The apparatus further includes an electrical element mounted on a surface facing the combination portion in the connection portion of the flexible printed circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Jae Kim
  • Patent number: 9107294
    Abstract: In an embodiment a first module can include a first side and a first edge. An optical transmitter connector can be a first distance from the first side at a first position along the first edge. An optical receiver connector can be a second distance from the first side wherein the first and the second distances are different and wherein the optical receiver connector is at a second position along the first edges. In an embodiment a chassis includes a first slot and a second slot with a first waveguide and a second waveguide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Arlen L Roesner, Paul Kessler Rosenberg, Michael Renne Ty Tan
  • Patent number: 9077102
    Abstract: In a connector, a socket fitting portion of the socket housing and a header fitting portion of the header housing are fitted to each other to bring socket and header terminals and into contact with each other. In the socket housing, a socket terminal group including the plural socket terminals arranged in the longitudinal direction of the socket housing is provided only in a single line. In the header housing, a header terminal group including the plural header terminals arranged in the longitudinal direction of the header housing is provided only in a single line. It is, therefore, possible to minimize the connector in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoji Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 8956180
    Abstract: To provide a connector capable of assuring contact pressure between a terminal and a flat cable without disposing a metal beam supporting an actuator. In the connector of the Present Application, a housing has a convexity-opposing a terminal, and an actuator has a concavity mating with the convexity. An axle disposed in the concavity is inserted into a bearing disposed on the convexity. The actuator has a cam fitting between the convexity and the terminal, and is disposed so as to be able to turn between a sandwiched position at which a flat cable is sandwiched between the cam and the terminal and a release position at which the sandwiching is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Yasuaki Kobayashi, Shinsuke Kunishi
  • Patent number: 8858254
    Abstract: To well prevent a conductive contact from being peeled off with a simple structure, a rear end portion of the conductive contact to which a cable-shaped signal transmission medium is coupled is directly held by a contact engaging part. Even when an external force due to so-called flapping or the like is added from the cable-shaped signal transmission medium to the conductive contact, the conductive contact is well prevented from being peeled off. Also, a guide inclined surface for positioning the cable-shaped signal transmission medium is provided at the contact engaging part, and the cable-shaped signal transmission medium can be stably mounted along the guide inclined surface of the contact engaging part, thereby easily and accurately performing operations at the time of mounting, such as positioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Dai-Ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroharu Ikari, Hiroshi Wada, Takaki Kurachi
  • Publication number: 20140295697
    Abstract: A connector for a multilayered board to connect a flat cable to a middle layer of a multilayered board while minimizing the impact due to variations in the dimensional precision and strength of multilayered boards and/or preventing deformation of the multilayered board and improving contact stability. The connector includes a board-side connecting portion and a cable-side connecting portion. The board-side connecting portion includes a column-shaped terminal, and the cable-side connecting portion includes flat terminals. The column-shaped terminal protrudes from the middle layer of the multilayered board in the thickness direction. The flat terminals include resilient contact portions, contacting a side surface portion of the column-shaped terminal from the width direction of the insertion slot in response to insertion of the cable-side connecting portion into the insertion slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Toshihiro NIITSU, Motohisa Haga
  • Publication number: 20140256176
    Abstract: An electrical assembly connector for connecting a flexible assembly having a plurality of flexible assembly electrical contacts to a rigid assembly having a connector receptacle with a plurality of attachment element electrical contacts. The connector comprises an intermediary device configured to electrically connect the rigid assembly and the flexible assembly. The intermediary device has a plurality of connector electrical contacts. The intermediary device electrical contacts are exposed on a first base side and on a second base side of the intermediary device. The intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the second base side are configured to mechanically and electrically couple to the flexible assembly electrical contacts, and the intermediary device electrical contacts exposed on the first base side are configured to electrically and mechanically couple to the attachment element electrical contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Hi Rel Connectors, Inc.
    Inventors: Derick Esquivel, Willis Williams
  • Patent number: 8801457
    Abstract: A flexible flat cable connecting structure for connecting a flexible flat cable in which a plurality of rectangular conductors are provided in parallel and a plurality of connector terminals arranged at an array pitch different from that of the rectangular conductors comprises an intermediate cable arranging member one end of which is coupled to the connector terminals and in which a plurality of branch conductors are provided in parallel which are set to have mutually different longitudinal dimensions according to the array pitch. The intermediate cable arranging member is laid on the flexible flat cable so that the intermediate cable arranging member and the flexible flat cable are in the same plane and form an angle. The other ends of the branch conductors of the intermediate cable arranging member are connected to the respective rectangular conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Shoichi Nomura, Goro Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8771019
    Abstract: A cable connector in accordance with the present invention includes an insulative housing and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a main portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion. The insulative housing has a number of H-shaped cross sectional H-shaped cross sectional leading recesses defined in the main portion. The conductive contacts are divided into a first group of contacts and a second group of contacts alternatively arranged with each other. Each of the first group of contacts includes a first cable termination portion, while each of the second group of contacts includes a second cable termination portion. The first cable termination portion forms a first restriction section, and the second cable termination portion forms a second restriction section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 8753143
    Abstract: A connection structure for a flexible circuit cable includes a flexible circuit cable that has a flexible circuit substrate having a first end bonded to a soldering stage of the connector housing with first finger pad conductive contacts of conductive lines of the flexible circuit cable respectively corresponding to cable soldering sections of metal conductive terminals of the connector. A soldering layer is formed between a metal coating layer of the first finger pad conductive contact of each of the conductive lines and the cable soldering section of the corresponding metal conductive terminals to set the conductive lines of the flexible circuit cable in electrical connection with the metal conductive terminals of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Advanced Flexible Circuits Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Fu Su, Gwun-Jin Lin, Chih-Heng Chuo
  • Publication number: 20140162492
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes: a housing 30 into which a cable 20 is to be inserted; first contacts 40 housed in the housing 30 and having contact portions 46 with a short effective fitting length; and second contacts 50 housed in the housing 30 and having contact portions 56 with a long effective fitting length. Then, the first contacts 40 are arranged on both ends in a width direction Y of the housing 30, and the contact portions 56 with the long effective fitting length of the second contacts 50 arranged so as to adjoin insides in the width direction Y of the first contacts 40 arranged on both ends, are engaged with engagement portions 22 of the cable 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: PANASONIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi KIYOOKA, Katsutoshi TOHJO
  • Publication number: 20140113484
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a flexible flat cable connector fixing structure. The fixing structure includes a flexible flat cable, a first connector, and a hold-down strip. The first connector includes a plurality of contacts, a first slot and a first circuit board. The first slot includes a plurality of passageways, for placing the contacts, and a back-end seam. The first circuit board is fixed with a back of the first slot and includes a plurality of conducting portions, for being conductively fixed with the contacts, and a plurality of conducting parts, positioned on a front of the first circuit board, for being electrically connected to the flexible flat cable. The flexible flat cable is conductively fixed with the conducting parts, stretches through the seam, and further stretches through the hold-down strip to be positioned by the hold-down strip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: BING XU PRECISION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-jung CHEN