Patents Assigned to Advanced Connectek, Inc.
  • Patent number: 9236671
    Abstract: A wire-to-board connector for connecting with a board-to-wire connector that includes a plastic body having a raised portion and two coupling portions, wherein the raised portion defines multiple through holes, each coupling portion is formed with an upright support having an enlarged top end, and multiple conductive terminals are fitted through the multiple through holes, wherein each conductive terminal has a fixed section, a solder section, and a connecting section. The wire-to-board connector comprises a dielectric housing and multiple conductive terminals. The dielectric housing defines two engaging holes and multiple positioning recesses. The conductive terminals of the wire-to-board connector are disposed in the positioning recesses for electrical connection to the connecting sections, wherein a protrusion is formed on an inner surface of each engaging hole, corresponding to the enlarged top end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: 9231349
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided, including a main body, first terminals installed at a seat of the main body, second terminals embedded in the seat, and a housing. The housing has a bottom wall, two side walls, and a top wall, and defines an accommodating space having a first opening and a second opening. A plurality of first spring plates are disposed on the top wall and bottom wall. A second spring plate is disposed near the second opening of the top wall. Third spring plates are disposed near the second opening of the bottom wall. When a connector plug is plugged into the electrically connector, the first, second and third spring plates make contact with an iron housing of the connector plug to increase the contact area between the connector plug and the electrical connector, and reduce electromagnetic interference to peripheral devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ho Yang, Pei-Hsuan Huang, Wen-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 9214769
    Abstract: A switching device of electrical plug connector includes a plug body, a circuit board and a switching member. The plug body includes a connecting shell and an inserting space. The circuit board is disposed at the plug body and connected to a plurality of conductive plates. The switching member is connected to the circuit board and includes a transmission bar, a contact plate and an elastic member. The transmission bar passes through the circuit board; one end of the transmission bar is disposed in the inserting space. The contact plate is disposed adjacent to the conductive plates and connected to another end of the transmission bar. The elastic member sleeves on the transmission bar. When an electrical receptacle connector inserts into the connecting shell, one end of the transmission bar is abutted to drive another end of the transmission bar moving, thereby connecting the contact plate with the conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventor: Alan Robert MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20150349466
    Abstract: Electrical connector includes an insulative body, first and second terminals, shielding housing, and adhesive. The insulative body has a tongue piece and a base having first and second positioning grooves. Each of the first terminals has a first positioning part received in the insulative body, a first electrical contact part exposed from the tongue piece, and a first bonding part accommodated in a corresponding one of the first positioning grooves and protruding from the base. Each of the second terminals has a second positioning part received in the base, a second electrical contact part exposed from the tongue piece, and a second bonding part accommodated in a corresponding one of the second positioning grooves and protruding from the base. Adhesive is injected into the first and second positioning grooves to encapsulate the first bonding parts in the first positioning grooves and the second bonding parts in the second positioning grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien CHEN, Shu-Lin DUAN, Wei WAN, Fu-Yi XU
  • Patent number: 9190765
    Abstract: A connector receptacle includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts, a protective plate and a metallic shell. The insulating housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending forward from the base portion, where the tongue portion is defines a plurality of receiving slots through the base portion; the contacts is retained in the receiving slots of the insulating housing; the protective plate wraps the tongue portion externally and bends to form a front portion, two opposite side portions and two connecting portions, where two ends of the front portion are respectively connected to the two side portions through the two connecting portions; and the metallic shell wraps the insulating housing externally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventor: Ming-Young Chang
  • Patent number: 9190776
    Abstract: A quick lock connector assembly has a female connector and a male connector. The female connector has a first insulative housing, multiple first terminals, an outer casing and a locking lever. The locking lever is mounted pivotally on the outer casing and has two locking pins. The male connector is engaged detachably with the female connector and has a second insulative housing and multiple second terminals. The second insulative housing has two locking recesses selectively engaged respectively with the locking pins. The locking lever is able to quickly lock the male connector on the female connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Ching Lee, Conrad Yee Yang Choy, Jian-Li Guan, Ya-Ping Liang, Ta-Teh Meng
  • Patent number: 9184519
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Pin-Yuan Hou, Jin-Fei Li
  • Patent number: 9160115
    Abstract: An electrical connector plug has resilient contact terminals for electrical connection to an electrical connector socket. The electrical connector plug has an electrically conductive housing, and a dielectric shell and resilient contact terminals are mounted in the electrically conductive housing. The dielectric shell has a base portion and a front edge portion extending from the base portion. Two groups of resilient contact terminals are mounted on the dielectric shell and axially symmetrical to each other in the longitudinal direction, with each of the resilient contact terminals having a flat section and an upwardly protruding contact section. A metallic shield frame surrounds the front edge portion and is electrically connected to the electrically conductive housing, with the metallic shield frame having a front section and two lateral protective sections. The lateral protective sections have a height no less than that of the upwardly protruding contact sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9160091
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou
  • Patent number: 9153895
    Abstract: An electrical connector plug having resilient contact terminals electrically connects to an electrical connector socket with a casing and two groups of engaging terminals mounted on or in the casing. The electrical connector plug has an electrically conductive housing. A coupling device extends in a longitudinal direction and has a base portion. Two groups of resilient contact terminals are mounted in the coupling device axially symmetrically arranged with each other in the longitudinal direction, each of which has a flat section and an upwardly protruding contact section. A metallic shield frame is electrically connected to and secured to the electrically conductive housing, having a frame section, a front section, and two lateral protective sections. An electrically conductive section extends from the frame section towards the front section for electrical connection to the casing of the electrical connector socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9124059
    Abstract: A Mini DisplayPort connector receptacle including an insulator, a plurality of contacts and a metal shell surrounding the insulator. The insulator includes a first insulator and a second insulator with a base portion, a positioning portion, and a tongue plate. The tongue plate defines first contact locations on a top side of the tongue plate and second contact locations on a bottom side of the tongue plate. The contacts include upper contacts at the corresponding first contact location and lower contacts at the corresponding second contact location. The connection portions of the lower contacts are held by the base portion and insert-molded in the base portion, and the partial soldering portions of the lower contacts are held by the positioning portion and insert-molded in the positioning portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Fei-Wu Dong, Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen
  • Patent number: 9093771
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a terminal module assembly. The terminal module assembly includes pairs of first terminal assemblies and second terminal assemblies. Each first terminal assembly comprises a first terminal block with at least one first protrusion and at least one first recess, and a plurality of first terminals securely extending through the first terminal block. Each second terminal assembly comprises a second terminal block with at least one second protrusion and at least one second recess and a plurality of second terminals securely extending through the second terminal block. The first protrusion is engaged with the second recess, the second protrusion is engaged with the first recess, and bottom surfaces of the first and second protrusions are secured in notches on the top surface of a interior wall when the terminal module assembly is received in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Kou-Ching Lee, Jian-Li Guan, Ya-Ping Liang, Yao-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 9039461
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a metal body and an insulation body received in the metal body and having therein first terminals and second terminals. Each first and second terminal has a connecting segment extending outward and a bent formed on a distal end of the connecting segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Hua-Yan Wu, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D728487
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D733663
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D735676
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D740755
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D742838
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Ho Yang, Mei-Lan Li, Xin Jin, Yu-Le Su
  • Patent number: D742839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: D744958
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi