Patents Assigned to Advanced Connectek, Inc.
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Patent number: 9742095Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a first insulated member and a second insulated member that are received in a metallic shell. First receptacle terminals are second receptacle terminals are respectively held in the first insulated member and the second insulated member. The first receptacle terminals include first tail portions, the second receptacle terminals include second tail portions, and the first tail portions and the second tail portions are aligned with each other by an offset. Therefore, the soldering condition between the second tail portions and contacts of a circuit board can be checked.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Long-Fei Chen, Dong Xiang
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Patent number: 9742120Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing and a plurality of plug terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a semi-tubular portion extending from one side of the base portion. The semi-tubular portion includes a portion, a front stopping portion at a front lateral surface of the portion, and a plurality of side blocks extending outward from two sides of the portion. The plug terminals include a plurality of signal terminals, one or more power terminal, and one or more ground terminal. The plug terminals are held in the insulated housing and at the surface of the portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Long-Fei Chen, Yang-Yang Zhou, Chun-Wei Wei
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Patent number: 9735511Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metal shell, an insulation housing, upper-row plate terminals, and lower-row plate terminals. The metal shell defines a receptacle cavity to receive the insulation housing. The insulation housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from one side of the base portion. The tongue portion includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper-row plate terminals are held on the base portion and tongue portion and include upper-row contact segments at the upper surface for transmitting first signals. The lower-row plate terminals are held on the base portion and tongue portion and include lower-row contact segments at the lower surface for transmitting second signals. The upper-row plate terminals and the lower-row plate terminals are point-symmetrical with a central point of the receptacle cavity as the symmetrical center.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai
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Patent number: 9735522Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulating housing, receptacle terminals, and a shield shell covering the insulating housing. The receptacle terminals, arranged in a row and disposed on the insulating housing, sequentially include a first ground terminal, a first power terminal, two first differential signal terminals, a second power terminal, and a second ground terminal. The electrical receptacle connector is capable of receiving an electrical plug connector to be inserted therein in either upside-up or upside-down directions. The electrical plug connector includes upper-row plug terminals and lower-row plug terminals arranged in 2-fold rotational symmetry. Therefore, the electrical receptacle connector using the single-row receptacle terminals and the electrical plug connector using the corresponding double-row plug terminals compose a new type of USB Type-C connectors.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2015Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
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Patent number: 9728900Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a terminal module, an inner metallic shell, an outer insulation frame, and an outer metallic shell. The terminal module is assembled with the inner metallic shell and the outer insulation frame, the outer metallic shell is formed on the outer insulation frame, and the outer metallic shell is in contact with the inner metallic shell. The connector is provided with the outer insulation frame so as to prevent water moist entering into the other end of the outer insulation frame from one end of the outer insulation frame having the insertion opening. In addition, the outer metallic shell is formed on the outer insulation frame to improve the structural strength of the connector. Moreover, the outer metallic shell and the inner metallic shell are soldered with each other through the grooves of the outer insulation frame.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Hsien-Lung Huang, Hsu-Fen Wang
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Patent number: 9728916Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a terminal module and a plurality of shielding plates. The terminal module includes a base portion, a tongue portion outward extended from one of two sides of the base portion, and a plurality of receptacle terminals. The receptacle terminals are held on the base portion. One of the shielding plates is between one of the first ground terminals and one of the second ground terminals, and another one of the shielding plates is between another one of the first ground terminals and another one of the second ground terminals. Accordingly, when the tongue portion is worn by repeated plug-and-pull operations, the signal terminals of the receptacle terminals are not in contact with the shielding plate to prevent the short circuit problem.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Hsien-Lung Huang, Hsu-Fen Wang
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Publication number: 20170222373Abstract: An electrical connector includes a metallic shell structure having a port, an insulation housing disposed in the metallic shell structure, a shielding plate disposed inside the insulation housing, and two rows of conductive terminal sets disposed on the insulation housing with each on two opposing sides of the shielding plate. A conductive contact portion is formed around the port by the metallic shell structure. Therefore, as the electrical connector is assembled with an external device, the conductive contact portion can be in contact with the external device. Hence, a grounding effect is achieved, and an electromagnetic compatibility is improved.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 31, 2017Publication date: August 3, 2017Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Long-Fei Chen, Yun-Jhong Wong
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Patent number: 9698541Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a rear cover plate. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals are respectively disposed at an upper portion and a lower portion of the insulated housing. The rear cover plate includes a baffle plate and a connecting portion formed at one of two sides of the baffle plate and connected to the rear of the metallic shell. The rear cover plate is closeable and openable, so that the soldering condition between the first receptacle terminals and contacts of a circuit board can be checked when the rear cover plate is opened.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
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Patent number: 9698499Abstract: A wire clamp connector includes a connecting board, a plurality of conductive sheets, a plurality of conductive mounts, and a plurality of wire clamp components. The conductive sheets are disposed at one surface of the connecting board. The conductive mounts are disposed at the top of the connecting board and connected to the conductive sheets. The wire clamp components are disposed at the respective conductive mounts. Each of the wire clamp components includes a lock member and a clamping piece. The lock member pushes the clamping piece to push against a wire, so that the wire can be firmly positioned with the corresponding conductive mount. Furthermore, the wire clamp connector may be applied to the wall mount component so as to be mounted on a wall and connected to an electronic product.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Jin-Shi Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou
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Patent number: 9692166Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector is disclosed. The electrical receptacle connector includes a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals and lower-row receptacle terminals. The plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals and lower-row receptacle terminals have 180 degree symmetrical, dual or double orientation design which enable the electrical plug connector to be inserted into the electrical receptacle connector in either of two intuitive orientations. Each of the receptacle terminals includes a flat contact portion, a soldering portion and a connecting portion. The flat contact portion is extended from one end of the connecting portion, and the soldering portion is extended from the other end of the connecting portion. The width of the connecting portion is different from the width of the flat contact portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Chung-Fu Liao
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Patent number: 9685737Abstract: A standing-type electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and an outer shell. The metallic shell defines a receiving cavity therein. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity and includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from one side of the base portion. The outer shell includes a sleeve enclosing the metallic shell, two or more extending sheets respectively extending from two sides of the sleeve, and two or more positioning portions at the extending sheets. The extending sheets are abutted against a circuit board. The circuit board defines positioning holes positioned with the positioning portions.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
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Patent number: 9685739Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a mount member received in a metallic shell. A tongue portion is integrally formed to a front portion of the mount member. A plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate are held in the mount member and the tongue portion. The front ends of the first and second receptacle terminals are respectively inserted into two opposite surfaces of the tongue portion. Therefore, the first receptacle terminals, the second receptacle terminals, and the grounding plate are positioned with each other securely. Accordingly, when the connector is impacted by an external force, the components of the connector would not be detached from each other easily.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
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Publication number: 20170162975Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a first housing having a discontinuous portion, an insulating main body received in the first housing, a shielding piece disposed in the insulating main body, two conductive terminal sets disposed on the insulating main body, a capping body covering the discontinuous portion, and a sealing body coupled with the first housing. By the design of the capping body, water vapor or moisture cannot seep through the discontinuous portion to enter the first housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun TSAI, Pin-Yuan HOU, Long-Fei CHEN, Dong XIANG, Chung-Fu LIAO
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Patent number: 9673556Abstract: A perpendicular plug connector has an insulative housing, multiple first conductive terminals, multiple second conductive terminals, a base, a reinforcing fastening element and a shell. The first conductive terminals and the base are mounted on the insulative housing. The reinforcing fastening element is mounted on and tightly abutting the base. The shell accommodates the insulative housing and the first conductive terminals. The reinforcing fastening element allows fasteners such as bolts and rivets to extend through and fasten the perpendicular plug connector securely on a circuit board and enhances structural strength of the base.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Long-Fei Chen, Yang-Yang Zhou
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Patent number: 9673552Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, and a plurality of second receptacle terminals. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity. The insulated housing includes a tongue portion and a plurality of first through holes formed on the tongue portion. The first receptacle terminals are held in the tongue portion. The second receptacle terminals are held in the tongue portion. The second receptacle terminals include a plurality of cut portions corresponding to the first through holes.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2016Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Dong Xiang, Long-Fei Chen
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Patent number: 9673551Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative body and multiple terminals. The insulative body has multiple mounting holes and multiple guiding channels. The terminals are mounted respectively in the mounting holes and each terminal has an electrical contacting portion mounted slidably in one of the guiding channels. The guiding channels guide and ensure a corresponding electrical contacting portion to move linearly without being inadvertently jammed or irrecoverably deformed. Therefore, the life-span of the electrical connector is increased.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2015Date of Patent: June 6, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Wei Wan
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Patent number: 9666964Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulator and a blanking contact set. The insulator includes a tongue portion and an insulator rear end. The blanking contact set includes a plurality of blanking contacts. At least one of the blanking contacts includes a connecting portion, a contacting portion, and a soldering portion. The connecting portion is combined with the insulator. The contacting portion extends from the connecting portion toward the tongue portion and stretches out of a first surface of the tongue portion. The soldering portion extends from the connecting portion toward the insulator rear end and stretches out of the insulator rear end. A central axis of the contacting portion is spaced from a central axis of the soldering portion by an offset. The connecting portion connects the contacting portion and the soldering portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Long Fei Chen, Rui Su, Chien-Tsung Chuang
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Publication number: 20170149165Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, which includes: a housing having a port and an opening; an insulating body having a tongue plate formed in the housing; a plurality of conductive terminals provided on the insulating body; and a seal body formed between the tongue plate and the port. The tongue plate protrudes from the port to a region outside of the housing, such that the housing is free from enclosing the tongue plate. A seal body is provided between the tongue plate and the port to seal off the port so as to be waterproofed, without increasing the contour size of the electrical connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2016Publication date: May 25, 2017Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Yu-Lun TSAI, Pin-Yuan HOU, Chung-Fu LIAO, Long-Fei CHEN, Chien-Tsung CHUANG, Yun-Jhong WONG
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Patent number: 9660373Abstract: A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes a plastic shell, a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a buckling member. The plastic shell includes a shell body, a through hole defined in the shell body, and an assembling hole defined on the shell body. The metallic shell is received in the through hole and defines a receiving cavity. The insulated housing is received in the receiving cavity and includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The buckling member is positioned with the assembling hole and includes a buckling body and a hook extending from the bottom of the buckling body and protruded out of the assembling hole. Accordingly, the hook is protruded out of the assembling hole and engaged with a buckling hole of a circuit board, so that the front of waterproof electrical receptacle connector can be firmly positioned with the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2016Date of Patent: May 23, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
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Patent number: 9647360Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insertion module, an adapting circuit board, and an adapting terminal module. The insertion module and the adapting terminal module are on the adapting circuit board. The insertion module includes first and second receptacle terminals, a grounding plate, and an insulated housing. The first and the second receptacle terminals are fixed on the insulated housing. First and second tail portions of the first and the second receptacle terminals are protruding from the insulated housing, respectively. The adapting circuit board includes first, second, and third soldering portions. The first, second, and third tail portions are soldered with the first, second, and third soldering portions, respectively. The third receptacle terminal includes a third tail portion and a fourth tail portion. The third tail portions are soldered with the third soldering portions, and the fourth tail portions are protruding from the adapting insulated member.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi