Having Elongated Slot For Receiving Edge Of Printed Circuit Board Patents (Class 439/630)
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Patent number: 9692192Abstract: Disclosed are a multi connector, a wiring method thereof and a display apparatus having the same that is configured to use a common interface (CI) module for data communication between an electronic apparatus and an external apparatus or a plug used for an electronic connection of elements, regardless of standard conditions such as the number of terminals. The multi connector includes a body portion including a first slot portion and a second slot portion; a substrate portion including a substrate having a first surface; a plurality of first connection terminals provided on the first surface and extending to an inside of the first slot portion; and a plurality of second connection terminals provided on the first surface and extending to an inside of the second slot portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Sung-Il Choi
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Patent number: 9680265Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a female connector and a method for manufacturing the same. The female connector coupled with a male terminal unit in which a plurality of male terminals are arranged includes: a housing configured to have one side provided with a male insertion hole into which the male terminal unit is inserted and the other side provided with an insertion groove; a body configured to be inserted into the insertion groove to be coupled with the housing; and a female terminal configured to be formed on a surface of the body and provided with a pattern part electrically connected to the male connector by activating the surface by a laser.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, OPTO LINE CO., LTD.Inventors: Se Hoon Park, Cheol Hun Lee, Jin Sung Sa, Hyun Chung Ko
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Patent number: 9665145Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a mother board, a power source, and a power extending board detachably connected between the power source and the motherboard. The power source includes a golden finger interface. The power extending board includes a receiving socket, a first conversion circuit, and a first connector. The golden finger interface is plugged into the receiving socket. The first conversion circuit is connected to the receiving socket, converts first and second voltages from the power source into third and fourth voltages, and outputs the first, third, and fourth voltages to the motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2013Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wu Zhou, Xiao-Gang Yin
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Patent number: 9660367Abstract: A smart card seat and an electronic device are provided. The smart card seat includes a seat body and at least one seat terminal for electrically contacting a metal contact of a smart card. Each of the at least one seat terminal comprises a terminal fixing portion and a strip-shaped terminal cantilever. Moreover the terminal cantilever has a tail fixedly connected to a first stationary end of the terminal fixing portion, a head operatively placed on a second stationary end of the terminal fixing portion, and a middle portion higher than the tail and the head.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2015Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: XIAOMI INC.Inventors: Licheng Yu, Fenghui Wu, Duo Xu, Kesheng Yan
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Patent number: 9652639Abstract: A card holding member is provided for holding a card with terminal members and insertion into a card connector. The holding member comprises a frame portion containing a front frame portion in front of the holding member in the insertion direction and side frame portions connected on both ends to the front frame. The frame portion includes a metal portion composed of a metal panel and a resin portion covering at least some of the periphery of the metal portion. The front end surface of a front metal frame of the metal portion is exposed on the front end surface of the front frame. The front metal frame includes a subsiding portion. The front surface of the subsiding portion is flush with the front end surface of the front metal frame and includes a section displaced from the front end surface in the thickness direction of the front frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2016Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Nobumasa Motohashi, Akihiro Shimotsu
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Patent number: 9626534Abstract: An electronic device and a Subscriber Identity Module Card (SIM card) connector mounted in the same are disclosed. The SIM card connector includes a lower surface support having an open area adapted to receive a SIM card and a contact area adapted to be electrically coupled to the SIM card, an elastic support disposed near at least one side surface of the open area, the elastic support having a predetermined width and an elasticity expressed towards an upper surface support of the SIM card connector and having a shape surrounding the contact area, a side surface support having a predetermined height disposed circumferentially at distal edges of the lower surface support except for the open area, and the upper surface support coupled to the side surface support and having a top surface formed parallel to the lower surface support adapted to partially enclose an upper portion of the SIM card.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Piljun Kim
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Patent number: 9590331Abstract: A card connector includes a base, a shell and a contact. The contact has a contact portion, a first elastic portion and a second elastic portion. The contact portion abuts an electrode of an IC card inserted into a slot between the base and the shell. The first elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an insertion direction of the IC card and has a first end fixed to the base. The second elastic portion extends from the contact portion in an ejection direction of the IC card and has a second end fixed to the base.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2015Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Akira Tanaka, Masaya Hirashima, Satoru Yasui, Mayumi Machino
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Patent number: 9569209Abstract: A method of storing data is provided. The method includes receiving commands from a system memory controller of a computer system. The commands include logical addresses and are received by a computer memory device comprising a parallel memory interface operatively coupled to the system memory controller and operatively coupled to a non-volatile memory. The method further includes responding to the commands by translating the received logical addresses to corresponding physical addresses of the non-volatile memory, receiving data from the system memory controller by the parallel memory interface, and storing the data at memory locations of the non-volatile memory corresponding to the physical addresses.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2016Date of Patent: February 14, 2017Assignee: Xitore, Inc.Inventors: Mike Hossein Amidi, Hossein Hashemi
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Patent number: 9559450Abstract: A card connector is provided having a housing and a contact. The housing includes a card receiving space. The contact is supported by the housing and includes a contact arm and an extended portion. The contact arm includes a free end and the extended portion includes a first end positioned below the contact arm on which the free end of the contact arm slides.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2014Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.Inventors: Junya Tsuji, Tetsuya Katano
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Patent number: 9548554Abstract: The connector for a card has a housing for accommodating a card provided with terminal members, and connecting terminals mounted in the housing and contacting the terminal members of the card. Here, at least one of the connecting terminals has a base portion provided along a rear edge of the housing, at least some of the base portion is embedded in a bottom wall portion of the housing, and a contact member forming a hoop along with the base portion. The contact member has a pair of spring portions connected to the base portion, a joining portion joining the pair of spring portions, and a contact portion connected to the leading end of the joining portion for contacting the terminal members of the card.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2016Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Naoto Yoshikawa, Masanori Hayashi, Yasuyoshi Matsumoto, Yuki Goto, Mitsuhiro Tomita
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Patent number: 9529392Abstract: A waterproof door assembly of an electronic device having an opening with an annulus wall includes a fastening element formed on the electronic device, a waterproof door having a door panel pivotally coupled to the electronic device and a replaceable ring, and a switch flipping element. A bump and an engaging portion are extended from opposite sides of the door panel respectively. The replaceable ring is sheathed on the periphery of the bump; the switch flipping element slides on the door panel. The switch flipping element has a snapping portion and a fastening portion for performing a multi-stage position adjustment to latch the fastening portion to the corresponding fastening element. The bump is inserted into the opening, and the replaceable ring is clamped between the annulus wall and the bump to maintain high sealing performance and long service life of the waterproof door.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Getac Technology CorporationInventors: Kun-Cheng Lee, Juei-Chi Chang
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Patent number: 9515400Abstract: An electronic card connector comprises a terminal seat and a metal shell. The terminal seat comprises an insulative body having a plurality of receiving recessed portions and a plurality of terminals. The terminals can have a fixed unit, a pair of resilient arms, a contact portion and a soldering portion. The pair of resilient arms extend into the corresponding receiving recessed portion and are spaced apart from each other and are jointed with each other at distal ends, the contact portion is formed at the joint portion of the pair of resilient arms and the soldering portion is positioned between the pair of resilient arms. The metal shell comprises a top plate and resilient press unit. The resilient press unit comprises a resilient piece that includes two protruding portions that each obliquely intersect a card insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2015Date of Patent: December 6, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Shang-Xiu Zeng, Hong Liang Wang, Kian Heng Lim
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Patent number: 9504179Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies that can be substantially flush with the external surfaces of the housings of the devices, despite variations in their manufacture. The ejectable component assemblies may include connectors coupled to circuit boards of the devices, and trays that can be loaded with removable modules, inserted through openings in the housings of the devices, and into the connectors for functionally aligning the removable modules with the circuit boards. The ejectable component assemblies may also include ejectors coupled to the housings of the devices for ejecting the trays from the connectors and, thus, from the devices themselves.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2014Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Erik L. Wang, Robert Sean Murphy, Tang Yew Tan, Jeffrey Eugene Neaves, Lawrence E. Davis, Sung Kim
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Patent number: 9461385Abstract: A card edge connector includes supporting walls (31) provided along a plurality of juxtaposed terminal fittings (50) and configured to receive reaction forces from the side of a circuit board (62) due to a resilient pressing action of resilient contact pieces (54) and a front wall (33) connected to front end edges of the supporting walls (31). The front wall (33) is formed with a board insertion port (41) in the form of a slit-like opening substantially parallel to a juxtaposition direction of the terminal fittings (50) and communicating with a board accommodation space (40) and a coupling portion (44) configured to couple two long-side opening edges (43) substantially parallel to the supporting walls (31). The circuit board (62) is formed with a cut (65) configured to avoid interference with the coupling portion (44) in a state inserted in the board accommodation space (40).Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masanori Moriyasu, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori, Akihiro Nishio, Hajime Matsui
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Patent number: 9461381Abstract: Electronic card connectors for receiving and electrically connecting with at least one electronic card are described. The electronic card connector includes a base having a plurality through holes, a frame, and a plurality of terminals which are adapted to pass through the through holes. The frame is configured to be assembled with the base to form a receiving recess. At least one of the plurality of terminals may include a plurality of metal pins. When the at least one electronic card is inserted into the receiving recess, one of the plurality of metal pins is electrically connected to the other one of the plurality of metal pins via a sensor unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: HTC CORPORATIONInventors: I-Cheng Chuang, Chih-Wei Tu
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Patent number: 9444181Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a receptacle for connecting to a plug is disclosed. The receptacle is located on an outer surface of a chassis of the electronic apparatus. The plug includes a male-side plate-like member having a signal terminal disposed therein is contained in a metal case. The receptacle includes a female-side plate-like member having a signal terminal disposed therein. The female-side plate-like member is configured to protrude from or retreat into the outer surface of the chassis. The plug is connected to the female-side plate-like member at a protruding position at which the female-side plate-like member protrudes from the outer surface of the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: September 13, 2016Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD LTEInventors: Yoshihisa Ishihara, Takehito Yamauchi, Masayuki Amano, Takayuki Suzuki
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Patent number: 9436646Abstract: Combined sockets for selectively removable cards in computing devices are disclosed. In one embodiment, a socket is provided that can accommodate both a subscriber identification module (SIM) card and a secure digital (SD) card. The cards are held in place within the socket in a back to back configuration by springs which further help insure that contacts on the cards are electrically coupled to conductive pins in the socket. While it is contemplated that the socket will be used in mobile terminals such as smart phones and tablets, the socket may be used in other computing devices that use such cards.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2014Date of Patent: September 6, 2016Assignee: QUALCOMM IncorporatedInventors: Jianming Cheng, Jianxiang Wu, Wei Yan
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Patent number: 9419403Abstract: A transceiver for a two-connector system includes a circuit board, at least one cable attached to the circuit board, and a housing arranged to contain the circuit board. The two-connector system includes a front connector and a back connector. When the transceiver is connected to the two-connector system, a front edge of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the front connector and an intermediate portion of the circuit board is arranged to engage with the back connector.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2013Date of Patent: August 16, 2016Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: Chadrick Paul Faith, Keith Richard Guetig, Dale Francis Schmelz, Randall Eugene Musser, John Allen Mongold
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Patent number: 9400899Abstract: A socket coupled to an electronic device is provided. The socket includes a socket housing having a card containing space, a first tension rib, protruding in a direction of the card containing space in the socket housing, for supporting a first card contained in the card containing space, and a second tension rib, protruding in the direction of the card containing space in the socket housing, for supporting a second card having a size different from that of the first card contained in the card containing space. Accordingly, the electronic device may effectively utilize a space and may be slimmed down.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2014Date of Patent: July 26, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventor: Jeong-Seok Seo
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Patent number: 9368892Abstract: A connector includes a terminal including a base, first extension parts that extend from the base toward a first end of the connector and second extension parts that extend from the base toward a second end of the connector; an insulating layer formed on the terminal; a signal line that is formed on the insulating layer and extends from an end of one of the first extension parts to an end of one of the second extension parts, the signal line being connected to a signal wire of a board; and a ground line that is formed on the insulating layer, is electrically connected to the terminal, and extends from an end of another one of the first extension parts to an end of another one of the second extension parts, the ground line being connected to a ground wire of the board.Type: GrantFiled: April 23, 2015Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Takahiro Kondo, Yasuyuki Miki, Koki Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9354872Abstract: A computer memory device and a method of storing data are provided. The computer memory device includes a parallel memory interface configured to be operatively coupled to a system memory controller, to receive data and commands including logical addresses from the system memory controller, and to transmit data to the system memory controller. The parallel memory interface is configured to respond to the commands from the storage device driver of a computer processing unit. The computer memory device further includes an address translation circuit configured to receive the logical addresses from the parallel memory interface and to translate the received logical addresses to corresponding physical addresses. The computer memory device further includes a non-volatile memory operatively coupled to the parallel memory interface and the address translation circuit.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 31, 2016Assignee: XITORE, INC.Inventors: Mike Hossein Amidi, Hossein Hashemi
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Patent number: 9350098Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a circuit board comprising may include a substrate, a primary compression connector, and a second compression connector. The substrate may have a first side and a second side and may have formed therein a substrate retention channel. The primary compression connector may be coupled to the first side and have formed thereon a primary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel. The second compression connector may be coupled to the second side opposite from the first compression connector and may have formed thereon a secondary connector retention channel aligned with the substrate retention channel and the primary connector retention channel to define a circuit board retention channel.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Corey Dean Hartman, Brandon Joel Brocklesby, Joseph Tarantolo
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Patent number: 9318832Abstract: A connector is connectable with a card which is inserted from an insertion opening. The card has a terminal. The connector comprises a holding member and a contact. The holding member has a rear support portion and a front support portion. The contact is held by the holding member. The contact has a base portion and a spring portion. The base portion has a rear supported portion, a front supported portion and a movable starting point. The rear supported portion is supported by the rear support portion. The front supported portion is supported by the front support portion. The movable starting point is positioned between the rear supported portion and the front supported portion. The spring portion extends frontward from the movable starting point in a front-rear direction. The spring portion is provided with a contact point which is to be in contact with the terminal of the card.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: April 19, 2016Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Masaaki Shimada
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Patent number: 9306359Abstract: A card edge connector includes a first insulating housing loaded with a plurality of first terminals, a second insulating housing loaded with a plurality of second terminals. A card receiving slot is defined between the first insulating housing and the second insulating housing with a key disposed in the card receiving slot. The first terminals and the second terminals are disposed at two opposite sides of the card receiving slot and comprising contacting portions extending in the card receiving slot. The first insulating housing defines a pair of locking arms at opposite ends thereof and extending towards the second insulating housing, the second insulating housing defines a pair of locking recesses, the locking arms are locking with the locking recesses thereby the first and second insulating housing are snugly attached together.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2013Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hua Li, Zhen-Hua Wang
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Patent number: 9306300Abstract: An obversely and reversely pluggable connector structure, includes a multi-plate circuit board, first transmission conductor set and second transmission conductor set each, a plurality of first soldering faces and second soldering faces, a plurality of first conduction portions and second conduction portions, a plurality of first through holes and second through hole portions, a first shielding shell and second shielding shell each, first capacitor unit and second capacitor unit each at least, allowing the first transmission conductor set and second transmission conductor set different in length to clamp a connector to the circuit board together through the above components, and components for soldering, conducting, reducing noise are configured correspondingly to each transmission conductor set, thereby achieving the reduction of the volume upon a connector assembly, and having the effect of decreasing EMI (Electromagnetic interference) and RFI (radio frequency interference).Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: KUANG YING COMPUTER EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsuan-Ho Chung, Yu-Hung Lin, Wei-Pang Chung, Kuang-Shan Li, Yuan-Chin Chiang
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Patent number: 9300340Abstract: A communication terminal compatible with multiple smart cards includes a socket for inserting a standard smart card and a chassis for making the socket fitting at least one of small and ultra-small types of smart cards. The small smart card and the ultra small smart card insert into the socket through the chassis. The present communication terminal proposes a mobile terminal compatible with 3FF and/or 4FF card because of the arrangement of the correspondent chassis in the case that it only arranges 2FF card socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: March 29, 2016Assignee: HUIZHOU TCL MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventors: Li Sun, Jinping Wei
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Patent number: 9270042Abstract: A card connector includes a housing that houses a card provided with a terminal member, a connecting terminal and a cover member. The connecting member is attached to the housing that connects with the terminal member of the card. The cover member is connected to the housing and forms a card housing space between the housing, and is attached to a substrate.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2011Date of Patent: February 23, 2016Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Yuji Naito, Mitsuhiro Tomita, Hideo Nagasawa
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Patent number: 9257786Abstract: An electrical connector, for mating with a mating plug, includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1), a shell (3) mounted to the insulative housing (1) and an elastic element (4) mounted to the receiving space (100). The insulative housing includes a top wall (12), a lower wall (13), two side walls (14) and a receiving space surrounded by the top wall, the lower wall and the two side walls. The shell (3) comprises a pair of elastic arms (342). The elastic element (4) resists against the elastic arm (342) upon inserting a mating plug to move the pair of least arms outward.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2015Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Ding-Cherng Chen, Chien-Jen Ting
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Patent number: 9257771Abstract: According to one embodiment, a card connector in which a card-shaped storage medium having card terminals is inserted so as to be extracted includes connector terminals configured to contact the card terminals and a terminal protecting member. The terminal protecting member includes a coated portion configured to maintain the connector terminals in a state of being in no contact with the card-shaped storage medium while the card-shaped storage medium is inserted in the card housing module up to contact positions where the card terminals contact the connector terminals.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2014Date of Patent: February 9, 2016Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha ToshibaInventors: Satoru Yasui, Takahiro Sakaguchi, Kei Akiyama
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Patent number: 9232668Abstract: Electronic devices are provided with ejectable component assemblies. Each ejectable component assembly may include a tray that can be loaded with one or more types of removable module, such as a mini-SIM card and a micro-SIM card, and inserted into the device. Each assembly may also include a base coupled to a circuit board for electrically coupling with the removable module, a cage for biasing the module down against the base, and a guide for retaining the module at a functional insertion position within the device.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: January 5, 2016Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Jason Sloey, Michelle Yu
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Patent number: 9209538Abstract: A memory card connector includes first and second connectors including first and second housings having first and second storage sections, respectively, and first and second contacts which connect with terminals of first and second memory cards removably-inserted into the first and second storage sections, respectively. The first and second connectors are superposed on each other in a direction of thickness thereof. Each first contact includes a first tail which is mountable to a circuit board and positioned on an outer peripheral side of a first side surface of the first housing. The second housing includes a second side surface located at a different position from the first side surface as viewed in the thickness direction. Each second contact includes a second tail which is mountable to the circuit board and positioned on an outer peripheral side of the second side surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: KYOCERA Connector Products CorporationInventors: Kazuta Yoshida, Yoshifumi Okabe, Hidehiro Nakamura
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Patent number: 9209557Abstract: A socket terminal includes a front connection portion that comes into contact with a plug terminal, in which a recess having an inner wall is formed in a contact surface that comes into contact with the front connection portion. The front connection portion is locked on the inner wall by coming into contact with the inner wall when moving in a direction in which the plug terminal is pulled out from the socket terminal. The front connection portion also includes a contact edge that wipes impurities off the contact surface. An electrical connection between the socket terminal and the plug terminal can be maintained by locking the socket terminal on the inner wall even with an application of vibrations in directions in which the plug terminal is inserted and pulled out. Since the contact edge can remove the impurities, the electrical connection between the terminals can be stabilized.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: Iriso Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Hidehiro Shindo, Shigeru Mitsuzuka
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Patent number: 9197020Abstract: A mini USB connector includes an electrical insulating terminal holder including an accommodation chamber and first and second tongue members at a front side relative to the accommodation chamber, a conducting terminal set including multiple conducting terminals mounted in the accommodation chamber and arranged in three sets, and an EMI shielding shell surrounding the electrical insulating terminal holder and the conducting terminals and defining therein a mating chamber that matches with the accommodation chamber, the first tongue member and the second tongue member to constitute first, second and third insertion spaces respectively for the insertion of different types of electronic cards or electrical connectors.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2013Date of Patent: November 24, 2015Assignee: SONETEK TECHNOLOGY CORP.Inventors: Ting-Chi Chen, Su-Yung Chou, Yi-Chieh Lin, Te-Fu Lu
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Patent number: 9184519Abstract: A chip card connector includes a housing and a plurality of terminals. The housing has a partition part and a plurality of openings formed on two sides of the partition part. The terminals are disposed in the openings. Each of the terminals has a first end embedded in or movably attached to the partition part, a second end penetrating a side surface of the housing and exposed from the housing, and a protruding contact part disposed between the first and second end for making contact with a chip card. Therefore, the problem of the prior art is solved that a chip card is likely to hook the contact part pf a conventional chip card connector that has the contact part extending from a cantilever of a terminal when the chip card is plugged into or unplugged from the chip card connector and the terminal are easily deformed or damaged.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2014Date of Patent: November 10, 2015Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Pin-Yuan Hou, Jin-Fei Li
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Patent number: 9178325Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing having a front side and a rear side, a cage and a detection switch. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the front side so as to allow an electronic card to enter into the slot along a card insertion direction. The detection switch is provided to the housing and comprises a first resilient terminal and a second resilient terminal. The second end portion is further adjacent to the front side relative and when the electronic card is received in the slot, the first resilient arm portion is separated from the second end portion.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2014Date of Patent: November 3, 2015Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Foong-Ching Soo
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Patent number: 9160091Abstract: An electrical connector to be connected with an Next Generation Form Factor (NGFF) interface is disclosed, including a base, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. A plurality of first terminal slots parallel disposed on one side of the base for the first terminals to be plugged thereinto. A plurality of second terminal slots parallel disposed on the other side of the base for the second terminals to be plugged thereinto. The first terminal has a stair-like structure having a first plugging part, a first connecting part, a second connecting, a third connecting part, and a first bonding part. The present invention discloses an improved first terminal structure from having only one abutment piece to having a stair-like structure with a plurality of connecting parts.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2014Date of Patent: October 13, 2015Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou
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Patent number: 9142897Abstract: A connector is attachable to an object and connectable to a card inserted rearward. The connector has a predetermined portion which is located at a position same as that of an upper surface of the object. The connector comprises a housing and a contact. The contact has a held portion and a spring portion. The held portion is held by the housing. The spring portion has a contact portion and a guide portion. The contact portion is located forward of the held portion. The guide portion is located forward of the contact portion. When the card is inserted in the connector, the contact portion is brought into contact with the card. In the meantime, the guide portion is moved downward without being brought into contact with any part of the connector, and at least a part of the guide portion is located below the predetermined portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Masaaki Shimada
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Patent number: 9121592Abstract: An electrical connector includes a casing, touch unit, processing module, light source unit, and connection unit. The casing has a receiving portion for receiving the processing module and the light source unit. The touch unit is disposed above the casing and adapted to be touched by a user to thereby generate a triggering signal. The processing module receives the triggering signal and outputs a current. The light source unit and the processing module are connected. The current drives the light source unit, such that the light source unit emits a light beam to be conveyed to the electronic device by the casing and the touch unit. The connection unit is connected to an electronic device for receiving a current and data from the electronic device. The electrical connector enables the electronic device to be illuminated, such that a user can connect the electrical connector to the electronic device easily.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2013Date of Patent: September 1, 2015Inventor: Chia-Yung Chen
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Patent number: 9112857Abstract: The invention relates generally to a smart card device that is configured to facilitate wireless network access and credential verification. The device combines the features of the SIM with Common Access Card or Personal Identity Verification card features to allow a network subscriber to invoke secure payment transactions over a carrier's network. The system includes data storage for maintaining a plurality of network and transaction instrument profiles and a profile gateway for receiving transaction information from a payment gateway, sending an authorization request to a user's mobile device, receiving a transaction authorization from the mobile device, and sending transaction information to a payment gateway to finalize the payment transaction. The system further includes a protocol element that facilitates communication between the device and a transceiver for wireless communication between a mobile device and a computing system.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2010Date of Patent: August 18, 2015Assignee: Apriva, LLCInventor: Paul D. Coppinger
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Patent number: 9101057Abstract: A micro secure digital (SD) adapter, for adapting a micro SD card to an SD interface, the micro SD adapter comprising a micro SD slot, for disposing the micro SD card; a pin module, comprising a plurality of signal pins, a first ground pin, and a second ground pin; a plurality of connectors, for conducting the plurality of signal pins and the first ground pin to the micro SD card according to a pin configuration of the micro SD card when the micro SD card is disposed in the micro SD slot; and a conducting module, electrically connected between a terminal of a first connector corresponding to the first ground pin and the second ground pin.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2013Date of Patent: August 4, 2015Assignee: Skymedi CorporationInventors: Chun-Lung Chuang, Chien-Cheng Chen, Cheng-Hung Wang, Yun-Ting Wang, Ming-Chung Chen, Yen-Chi Peng, Tsai-Jung Hung, Yu-Fen Chang
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Patent number: 9065204Abstract: A smart card securing mechanism for securing a first smart card and a second smart card includes a base, a first latching member, a second latching member, and an elastic sheet. The base includes a first connector. The first latching member is positioned on one side of the base. The second latching member includes a second connector and is positioned on another side of the base. The elastic sheet is mounted to the base. The first smart card is received in a space defined between the base and the first latching member. The second smart card is received in a space defined between the base and the second latching member. The elastic sheet abuts against the second smart card.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2013Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignees: SHENZHEN FUTAIHONG PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., FIH (Hong Kong) LimitedInventors: Bai-Hang Wan, Hua-Feng Hao
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Patent number: 9048593Abstract: An electronic card connector comprises an insulating body defining a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of terminals contained in the insulating body. Each terminal comprises a base comprising a main portion, a spring portion extending from the base, a contact portion extending from the spring portion to outside of the insulating body, a first soldering portion recessed in a first end of the base and a second soldering portion separated from the first soldering portion. The first soldering portion and the main portion form a slit therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2011Date of Patent: June 2, 2015Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventor: Foong-Ching Soo
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Publication number: 20150126072Abstract: An electrical connector, for receiving an electrical card, includes an insulative housing, a plurality of conductive contacts retained in the insulative housing and a metallic shell covering the insulative housing. The metallic cover and the insulative housing define a receiving cavity. The shell has a top plate, the top plate is formed with a plurality of openings, a plurality of resisting pieces bent downwardly from front edges of the openings, and a plurality of gaps defined between each two adjacent resisting pieces. Each contact has a conductive portion extending into the receiving cavity, and the conductive portions and the gaps of the top plate are alternatively disposed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 5, 2014Publication date: May 7, 2015Inventors: YAN WANG, DING-BING FAN, JIAN-FEI YU, JI-CHAO WANG, GUO-HUA ZHANG, QI-SHENG ZHENG
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Patent number: 9014756Abstract: An intelligent terminal that allows for replacement of a wireless communication device by a user is disclosed, which comprises an intelligent terminal body and the wireless communication device having a SIM card. The wireless communication device is detachably inserted in a slot of the intelligent terminal body and connected to the intelligent terminal body via an interface, and the outer surface of the wireless communication device matches with the outer surface of the intelligent terminal body, such that the wireless network accessing function of the ultra-thin intelligent terminal is ensured even when no WiFi or 4G network resources are available. Meanwhile, this intelligent terminal can prevent the wireless network accessing device from being subjected to external impact and the consequent damage on the interface. Moreover, the detachable wireless communication device also makes it convenient for the user to choose different kinds of wireless network accessing devices freely.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2012Date of Patent: April 21, 2015Assignee: Huizhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xianming Zhuang, Ruyun Gan, Ronald Xuelong Hu, Shiqing Zhao, Dexiang Edward Luo, Jizhong Li, Paola Pinnavaia, Vittorio DiMauro
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Patent number: 9004950Abstract: A card device for insertion into and ejection from a host device. The card device includes a first electrode array including first electrodes linearly aligned in a second direction along the leading edge, and a second electrode array including second electrodes aligned in the second direction between the first electrode array and the trailing edge. A first concave region includes electrodes from the first and second electrode array. A second concave region, adjacent to the first concave region, includes a first region, which is adjacent to the first electrodes in the first concave region, and a second region, which is adjacent to the second electrodes in the first concave region. At least one of the first electrodes is situated in the first region of the second concave region, and no electrodes are situated in the second region of the second concave region.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2011Date of Patent: April 14, 2015Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yutaka Nakamura
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Publication number: 20150099399Abstract: A connector is attachable to an object and connectable to a card inserted rearward. The connector has a predetermined portion which is located at a position same as that of an upper surface of the object. The connector comprises a housing and a contact. The contact has a held portion and a spring portion. The held portion is held by the housing. The spring portion has a contact portion and a guide portion. The contact portion is located forward of the held portion. The guide portion is located forward of the contact portion. When the card is inserted in the connector, the contact portion is brought into contact with the card. In the meantime, the guide portion is moved downward without being brought into contact with any part of the connector, and at least a part of the guide portion is located below the predetermined portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2014Publication date: April 9, 2015Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Masaaki SHIMADA
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Publication number: 20150099398Abstract: A female connector for electrical connection to an edge connector, the edge connector being of predetermined width, the female connector comprising: two parallel outer segments, at least one of the outer segments comprising electrical connections for the edge connector located on an inwardly facing surface thereof; and a spacer spacing the outer segments apart by approximately the edge connector width, the outer segments extending forward of the spacer to fit over corresponding electrical connections on either side of the edge connector to provide electrical connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2013Publication date: April 9, 2015Inventor: Eli BENOLIEL
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Patent number: 8992255Abstract: A connector receptacle includes an insulation body defining a plurality of terminal slots formed thereon, multiple terminals securely received in the plurality of terminal slots of the insulation body and a metal shell which covers the insulation body and includes an upper metal shell and a lower metal shell wherein the lower metal shell is connected to the upper metal shell via a connection portion which is formed on corresponding sides of the upper metal shell and of the lower metal shell.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2013Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventor: Ming-Young Chang
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Patent number: 8986050Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a connector includes a connector module and a set of conductive connectors coupled to the connector module. The set of conductive connectors is configured to electrically couple to a set of contacts of a memory module. The connector also includes a ground contact coupled to the connector module. The ground contact is configured to be coupled to a ground of the memory module and to a conductive shroud.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Sandisk Technologies Inc.Inventors: Anthony King, Robert C. Miller, Suresh Upadhyayula
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Publication number: 20150079847Abstract: The present invention disclose an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card, including a tray and a card holder, where the tray includes a first groove, configured to accommodate a first digital memory card; and a second groove, disposed perpendicular to the first groove and configured to accommodate a second digital memory card, where the first groove and the second groove have hollowed portions that partially overlap; and the card holder includes a first spring and a second spring, where when the tray is inserted into the card holder, the first spring and the second spring extrude from the hollowed portions. According to the present invention, an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card, which is compatible with a SIM card and an SD card, is implemented, thereby flexibly meeting user requirements of using different cards by using an apparatus for fastening a digital memory card without increasing layout space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2014Publication date: March 19, 2015Applicant: HUAWEI DEVICE CO., LTD.Inventors: Xuelong LIU, Huimin ZHANG