Patents Assigned to FCI
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Publication number: 20200295513Abstract: A ground shield includes a plurality of contact members configured to contact the ground contacts of a column of contacts of an electrical connector, so as to electrically common the grounds to each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2020Publication date: September 17, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventor: Jason John Ellison
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Publication number: 20200287584Abstract: A transceiver having an antenna-connection port and an FEM-connection port is disclosed. Exemplary embodiments provide a transceiver having an antenna-connection port and an FEM-connection port that may support a connection to an external FEM and also support a connection to an antenna without a separate RF switch when an antenna is used without an FEM.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2019Publication date: September 10, 2020Applicant: FCI Inc.Inventor: Hee Yong YOO
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Patent number: 10770814Abstract: A direct mate orthogonal electrical connector assembly includes first and second electrical connectors configured to be mated to respective first and second substrates such that the second substrate is perpendicular to the first substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Wilfred J. Swain, Steven E. Minich, Mark R. Gray
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Patent number: 10763605Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector has a heat dissipation holes, and is configured to be mounted to a substrate having electrical traces that are partially offset from each other, and partially aligned with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2016Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Christopher S. Gieski, Michael Blanchfield, Michael Percherke
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Publication number: 20200274267Abstract: An I/O connector assembly configured for making a cabled connection to an interior portion of a printed circuit board for signals passing through the connector. The assembly may include a receptacle connector, a cage and cables, terminated to conductive elements of the terminal subassemblies, extending through the cage to the midboard. The terminal subassemblies may have first type conductive elements configured for mounting to the printed circuit board and second type conductive elements configured for terminating cables. Features may be included for precise positioning of the receptacle connector formed with the terminal subassemblies relative to the cage such that connector to connector variation in the positioning of the contact portions of the conductive elements in the terminal subassembly is provided. A mating plug may be designed with low wipe, which improves high frequency performance of the mated connector system.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: August 27, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventors: Arkady Y. Zerebilov, R. Brad Brubaker
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Publication number: 20200266468Abstract: Disclosed is a control system for a fuel cell system that includes at least two or more fuel cell groups which each have at least one fuel cell connected in parallel. The fuel cell control system comprises: a unit level controller configured to control an output of an individual fuel cell; a group level controller configured to determine the output distribution of the individual fuel cells within the fuel cell group based on the performance decrease rates of the individual fuel cells within the fuel cell group; and a system level controller configured to determine the total output of the fuel cell system according to the power demand for the grid and determine the output distribution for each of the fuel cell groups in correspondence to the total output.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2019Publication date: August 20, 2020Applicant: FCI CO., LTD.Inventors: Ingab CHANG, Tae Won Lee
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Patent number: 10741945Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, an electrical connector can be mounted to a first printed circuit board to obtain a first current capacity, and the electrical connector can be mounted to a second printed circuit board to obtain a second current capacity that is lower than the first current capacity.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2014Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Thomas Brungard, Michael Percherke, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Christopher S. Gieski, Nazareth Eppley, Charles Copper, Thierry Goossens
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Patent number: 10731463Abstract: A rock bolt (10) is provided for frictionally engaging with the internal surface of a bore drilled into rockmass. The bolt comprises a tube having a circular cross-section (12) defining a longitudinal split (14) and a longitudinal axis (10a). The tube (12) in is radially expandable. The bolt (10) has a first leading end (12b) for insertion into a bore, a second end defining a head (12a) and expander means (30) for expanding the diameter of the tube at least one location along the tube. The expander means comprises first (42) and second (44) expander/wedge elements arranged so that relative movement of the two elements causes the diameter of the tube to expand at that location. The first expander element (42) is mounted on an elongate rod (30) which is aligned generally along the longitudinal axis of the tube. Rotation of the rod (30) causes the relative movement of the two elements to cause the diameter of the tube to expand at the location.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2017Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: FCI HOLDINGS DELAWARE, INC.Inventor: Trent Roberts
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Publication number: 20200244025Abstract: An I/O connector assembly configured for making a cabled connection to an interior portion of a printed circuit board for at least some signals passing through the I/O connector. The I/O connector assembly may be assembled by mounting a cage to a printed circuit board. A receptacle connector, including cables extending from a rear of the connector, may be inserted through an opening in the top or rear of the cage. The receptacle connector may be positioned in the cage by at least one retention member on the cage. A plug, mating to the receptacle connector, also may be positioned by a retention member on the cage. Positioning both the plug and receptacle relative to the cage reduces the tolerance stackup of the assembly and enables the connectors to be designed with shorter wipe length, which enables higher frequency operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 23, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventors: Jordan Winey, Arkady Y. Zerebilov, Michael Scholeno, Jeremy Shober
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Patent number: 10720721Abstract: An electrical connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of electrical signal contacts carried by the dielectric housing, and a ground plate carried by the dielectric housing. The electrical signal contacts are arranged along a first plane, wherein the signal contacts define signal pairs. The signal contacts further define respective mating and mounting ends. The ground plate includes a ground plate body oriented in a second plane that is substantially parallel to the first plane and offset from the first plane. The ground plate body defines first and second opposed surfaces. The ground plate includes at least one rib that defines first and second opposed surfaces, wherein the first surface of the rib projects from the first surface of the ground plate body in a direction toward the first plane between adjacent signal pairs, and the second surface is recessed into the second surface of the ground plate body.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Douglas M. Johnescu, Jonathan E. Buck, Stuart C. Stoner
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Patent number: 10714850Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, first and second electrical connectors are configured as vertical electrical connectors that are configured to mate to each other so as to define a right angle electrical connector assembly. Ground shields and electrical contacts of various embodiments are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventors: Steven E. Minich, Charles Copper
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Patent number: 10704389Abstract: A system for re-tensioning mine roof channels includes a roof plate having a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, and a sidewall extending therebetween, where the first side is configured to engage a surface of a mine roof, and where the sidewall defines a radially extending slot configured to receive a mine roof bolt. The system also includes a spacer having a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, and a sidewall extending therebetween, with the first side of the spacer configured to engage with the second side of the roof plate, and the sidewall defining a slot configured to receive a mine roof bolt, and a nut having a first side, a second side positioned opposite the first side, a sidewall therebetween, and a threaded opening, with the sidewall defining a radially extending slot configured to receive a mine roof bolt.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: FCI Holdings Delaware, Inc.Inventors: Ben Mirabile, Brandon Shane Stables
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Publication number: 20200186604Abstract: A wireless communication controlling apparatus for installing wireless Internet of an Internet of Things device is provided. There is provided a wireless communication controlling apparatus which supports the setup of an IoT device in connection with a user terminal based on an application, and if it fails, supports the setup of wireless Internet of the IoT device in connection with the user terminal based on an AP mode. A wireless communication controlling apparatus that does not support the above process supports easy setup based on a concurrent mode of a provision AP.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2019Publication date: June 11, 2020Applicant: FCI Inc.Inventor: Chang Hwan Park
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Publication number: 20200176979Abstract: An ESD protection circuit is provided. An embodiment provides an ESD protection circuit of a crystal oscillator for bearing an output swing level in an ESD IO for improving a reference clock isolation by adding a stacked diode to the ESD protection circuit and for improving a protection function by applying a secondary diode structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 30, 2019Publication date: June 4, 2020Applicant: FCI Inc.Inventor: Je Cheol MOON
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Patent number: 10673182Abstract: A ground shield includes a plurality of contact members configured to contact the ground contacts of a column of contacts of an electrical connector, so as to electrically common the grounds to each other.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2016Date of Patent: June 2, 2020Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventor: Jason John Ellison
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Publication number: 20200153172Abstract: An electrical connector including a housing and electrical conductor plating. The housing includes a first member and a second member. The first member is made of plastic and forms at least one first contact receiving channel therein. The second member is attached around the first member, and the first and second members form at least one second contact receiving channel therebetween. The electrical conductor plating is on the first member. The electrical conductor plating includes at least one first section along the at least one first contact receiving channel and at least one second section along an exterior side of the first member at the at least one second contact receiving channel. The first and second sections of the electrical conductor plating are electrically separate from one another.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventor: Charles Copper
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Publication number: 20200154514Abstract: A method and an apparatus for filtering a wireless signal by parsing a wireless signal transmitted from a surrounding wireless terminal so as to extract channel information of the surrounding wireless terminal in a MAC frame and performing adaptive filtering on the wireless signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2019Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: FCI Inc.Inventors: Jae Jun BAN, Jae Wan KIM, Won Man KIM, Beom Jin KIM
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Publication number: 20200153136Abstract: An electrical power interconnection system is described. The electrical interconnection system may comprise an electrical power connector and a substrate, such as a printed circuit board. The electrical power connector may comprise a housing and a plurality of electrical power contacts supported by the housing. The electrical power contacts may comprise a mounting end, a mating end, and a contact body disposed between the mounting end and the mating end. The electrical power contacts may have planar portions. The mating ends may comprise opposing first second beams defining a slot. The slot may be configured to receive the substrate therein, such that the first beam contacts the first side of the substrate and the second beam contacts the second side of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 16, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicant: FCI USA LLCInventors: Charles Copper, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Hung Viet Ngo, Thomas A. Brungard
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Publication number: 20200153134Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 17, 2020Publication date: May 14, 2020Applicants: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
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Patent number: 10651603Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing having a mating direction, a width direction orthogonal to the mating direction and a height direction orthogonal to the mating direction and the width direction. Low speed signal contacts and high speed signal contacts are arranged in the housing. Ground bars are each disposed between adjacent two of the contacts. A support member is attached to the housing and engaged to the ground bars. The support member has a main body disposed along the width direction and fingers extending laterally from the main body. Each of the fingers being in alignment with one of the low speed signal contacts along the mounting direction. The fingers are positioned away from the high speed contacts to achieve better signal integrity and crosstalk reduction.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.Inventors: Abin Simon Kurudamannil, Biju K. Paul Kizhakkamparambil, Alex Babu Thuruthummalil, Binesh C. Devimandiram