Patents Assigned to TE Connectivity Corporation
  • Publication number: 20210051824
    Abstract: A shielding housing includes a receptacle configured to receive an electrical connector assembly including an electrical connector and a mating connector connected to the electrical connector. The receptacle is formed as a straight passage with an opening at each end of the straight passage. Either end of the straight passage receives one of the electrical connector and the mating connector along a mating axis coaxial with the straight passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Belgium BVBA, Tyco Electronics Svenska AB, TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Lieven DECROCK, Rickard Valentin BARREFELT, Dustin ROWE, Yublia MAY, Kylie Elizabeth HOSTRANDER, Richard James LONG, Julia Anne LACHMAN, Jacob RITA, Charles Jameson VALENTINE, Magnus ANDERSSON
  • Patent number: 10921194
    Abstract: A thermal sensing system includes an electrical contact, a sensing element, and a position sensor. The electrical contact includes a shaft that defines a channel. The channel extends into the shaft from an opening along an outer surface of the shaft. The sensing element is disposed at least partially outside of the channel and is operably connected to the channel through the opening. The sensing element is movable relative to the electrical contact based on a temperature change within the channel. The position sensor is spaced apart from the electrical contact and the sensing element. The position sensor is configured to detect a position change of a portion of the sensing element outside of the channel responsive to the temperature change within the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Philip Myer, Zachary Wood Lyon, David Bruce Sarraf
  • Patent number: 10923856
    Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly includes a receptacle cage having first and second side walls extending from a top wall to form a module channel configured to receive a pluggable module. The top wall is non-planar and has a shroud extending therefrom forming a cage polarization feature. The shroud has a first shroud side wall, a second shroud side wall and a shroud top wall forming a polarization feature channel configured to receive a polarization feature of the pluggable module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Alex Michael Sharf, Richard James Long, Steven David Dunwoody
  • Patent number: 10925182
    Abstract: A dual heat transfer assembly includes upper and lower heat transfer elements received in a separator channel of a port separator of a receptacle cage. The upper heat transfer element includes an upper thermal interface extending into an upper module channel to interface with an upper pluggable module. The lower heat transfer element includes a lower thermal interface extending into a lower module channel of the receptacle cage to interface with a lower pluggable module. The heat transfer elements include inner ends located in the separator channel. The heat transfer elements include biasing members engaging the heat transfer elements and biasing the heat transfer elements into thermal engagement with the pluggable modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Alex Michael Sharf
  • Patent number: 10925150
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a substrate having a plurality of stacked circuit board layers. The substrate has a top surface and a bottom surface. The printed circuit board includes a signal contact on the substrate. The signal contact has a signal via and a signal trace extending from the signal via. The signal via extends between the top surface and the bottom surface along a via axis. The printed circuit board includes an anti-pad around the signal via extending through the substrate along the via axis. The anti-pad extends between the top surface and the bottom surface. The anti-pad has a first width at the top surface and the lower anti-pad has a second width at the bottom surface different than the first width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bin Lin, Bernard Wilhelm Vetten, Eric DiBiaso
  • Patent number: 10923909
    Abstract: A bidirectional switch and a method of the bidirectional switch including, a first enhancement mode n-channel metal oxide semiconductor field effect transistor (n-MOSFET) and a second n-MOSFET electrically connected in a common source configuration. The emitter of an insulated gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) is further electrically connected to the common sources of the n-MOSFET. A control board regulates a first operation of the IGBT and an operation of the first field effect transistor. The control board additionally receives at least one measured characteristic, from a sensor and determines the measured characteristic is below a predetermined threshold. The control board then regulates an operation of the second field effect transistor and a second operation of the IGBT.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Matthew Mishrikey, Frank Peter Wahl, III
  • Publication number: 20210032068
    Abstract: A cable tension control device includes a pair of first active rollers clamping a cable therebetween, a first driver driving the first active rollers, a pair of second active rollers clamping the cable therebetween at an upstream position from the first active rollers, a second driver driving the second active rollers, a floating roller arranged between the first active rollers and the second active rollers and exerting a pushing force on the cable, and an actuator driving the floating roller to move vertically to adjust the pushing force exerted on the cable. A tension force applied on the cable is controlled to be equal to a predetermined tension force by controlling the pushing force and by controlling a speed difference between a first speed at which the first active rollers convey the cable forward and a second speed at which the second active rollers convey the cable forward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2020
    Publication date: February 4, 2021
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Zongjie Tao, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Zhonghua Xu
  • Patent number: 10910748
    Abstract: A cable socket connector assembly for an electronic system includes a socket assembly having a socket substrate including socket substrate conductors. The socket assembly has socket contacts extending between terminating ends and mating ends with the terminating ends terminated to corresponding socket substrate conductors and the mating ends configured to be terminated to corresponding package contacts of an electronic package of the electronic system. The cable socket connector assembly includes a cable assembly terminated to the socket assembly having an array of cables each having a cable conductor terminated to a corresponding socket substrate conductor. The socket contacts and the corresponding socket substrate conductors define electrical paths between the cable conductors of the cables and the package conductors of the electronic package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffery Walter Mason, Michael David Herring
  • Patent number: 10906152
    Abstract: An integrated equipment for processing a plurality of fiber optic ferrules comprises a polishing system, a ferrule cleaning system, a drying system, a wiping system, and a robot system. The polishing system polishes a plurality of front end faces of the plurality of fiber optic ferrules mounted on a carrier. The ferrule cleaning system cleans the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the fiber optic ferrules have been polished. The drying system dries the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules have been cleaned. The wiping system wipes the front end faces of the fiber optic ferrules on the carrier after the carrier and the fiber optic ferrules have been dried. The robot system transfers the carrier to the polishing system, the ferrule cleaning system, the drying system, and the wiping system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation, Innogetic Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Liming Xin, Lvhai Hu, Yun Liu, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Lei Zhou, Kok Wai Wong
  • Patent number: 10903594
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes a connector interposer between first and second connectors each having a connector housing holding contacts and having a card slot for interfacing with a circuit card edge of a corresponding add-in card. The connector housings have board guides configured to engage the add-in cards and guide mating therewith. The connectors have latches configured to latchably engage the add-in cards to secure the connector to the add-in cards. The connector interposer electrically interconnects the first contacts and the second contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael David Herring, Matthew Ryan Schmitt, Arash Behziz
  • Publication number: 20200412073
    Abstract: High-speed connectors are identically configured each comprising a housing with a first interconnection feature at one location of the housing and a second interconnection feature at another location of the housing with a channel interposed between the first and second interconnection features. The first interconnection feature of the connector is configured to attach with the second interconnection feature of an identical connector and vise versa. The housing channel includes opposed wall sections with shields attached thereto that connect with one another when the connectors are combined. A plurality of electrical terminals is disposed within each housing channel and extend a length from a channel floor to a channel opening. The electrical terminals form an electrical/mechanical contact between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs when the connectors are joined together. In an example, two or more points of electrical/mechanical contact are formed between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Christopher George Daily, Matthew Edward Mostoller
  • Publication number: 20200412029
    Abstract: A dispensable grease sealant includes a base component in an amount of 50 wt % or more, based on a total weight of the sealant, and a thickener. The base component is selected from a group including a silicone wax, a liquid rubber, and a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicants: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Wang, Soenke Sachs, Ting Gao, Dejie Tao, Helge Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10875075
    Abstract: An automatic feeding system adapted to arrange a variety of components having different shapes comprises a storage apparatus and a first conveying device. The storage apparatus includes loaded storage devices loaded with the components and unloaded storage devices unloaded with the components. The first conveying apparatus includes a pair of first support frames disposed opposite to each other, a loading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to convey the unloaded storage devices to a loading position to load the components thereon and change the unloaded storage devices to loaded storage devices, and an unloading conveying apparatus mounted between the first support frames and configured to receive the loaded storage devices conveyed from the loading position. The unloading conveying apparatus conveys the unloaded storage devices to the loading conveying apparatus after the components on the loaded storage devices are picked up by a pick-up apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Changjun Wang, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu, Yingcong Deng, Lvhai Hu
  • Patent number: 10879638
    Abstract: A socket connector includes a socket assembly having a socket frame, a socket substrate coupled to the socket frame and socket contacts terminated to the socket substrate. The socket substrate has first and second upper mating areas including first and second socket substrate conductors for mating with an electronic package and an electrical component, respectively. The socket contacts define an interface with the electronic package. The socket assembly is configured to electrically connect the electronic package with both a host circuit board and the electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffery Walter Mason, Alex An, Takeshi Nakashima, Naoki Hashimoto, Shigeru Aihara
  • Patent number: 10873160
    Abstract: A cabled receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a cavity extending between a front and a rear and having a mating slot receiving a pluggable module. A cable assembly is received in the cavity having wafers provided at an end of a cable bundle. Each wafer has a dielectric frame holding a wafer lead frame having signal contacts and ground contacts. The signal and ground contacts have terminating ends terminated to corresponding cables and mating ends received in the mating slot for mating with the pluggable module. Each wafer has a ground bus frame electrically coupled to each of the ground contacts to electrically common each of the ground contacts. The ground bus includes ground beams having mounting arms coupled to the dielectric frame and mating pads coupled to corresponding ground contacts. The mating ends of the signal contacts and the ground contacts are arranged in multiple rows for interfacing with the pluggable module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 10873161
    Abstract: A cabled receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing having a cavity extending between a front and a rear of the receptacle housing and a mating slot at the front. The cavity receives a cable assembly with contacts positioned in the mating slot. The cable receptacle connector includes a latch coupled to the receptacle housing. The receptacle housing includes a latch mount and a cover removably coupled to the latch mount and a securing plate coupled to the latch mount and the cover to secure the cover to the latch mount. The cable receptacle connector includes a biasing spring coupled to the latch and the receptacle housing and forward biasing the receptacle housing in the receptacle cage when the latching tab is latchably coupled to the receptacle cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 10866091
    Abstract: A concentricity detection system is adapted to detect a concentricity of an annular component. The concentricity detection system includes a support base having a recess on a top surface, a transparent plate received and positioned in the recess, a vision detection device located above the support base and facing the transparent plate, and a backlight source located below the support base and facing the transparent plate. The annular component is disposed in the recess of the support base and supported on a top surface of the transparent plate. The vision detection device is configured to detect the concentricity of the annular component supported on the transparent plate. A through hole is formed in a bottom portion of the recess and a light from the backlight source passes through the support base via the through hole and the transparent plate to provide backlighting for the annular component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., TE Connectivity Corporation
    Inventors: Lei Zhou, Dandan Zhang, Roberto Francisco-Yi Lu
  • Patent number: 10868396
    Abstract: High-speed connectors are identically configured each comprising a housing with a first interconnection feature at one location of the housing and a second interconnection feature at another location of the housing with a channel interposed between the first and second interconnection features. The first interconnection feature of the connector is configured to attach with the second interconnection feature of an identical connector and vise versa. The housing channel includes opposed wall sections with shields attached thereto that connect with one another when the connectors are combined. A plurality of electrical terminals is disposed within each housing channel and extend a length from a channel floor to a channel opening. The electrical terminals form an electrical/mechanical contact between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs when the connectors are joined together. In an example, two or more points of electrical/mechanical contact are formed between interconnecting electrical terminal pairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Christopher George Daily, Matthew Edward Mostoller
  • Patent number: 10868392
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing having a base having signal contact channels and ground contact channels extending therethrough having ground contact channel walls defining the ground contact channels. The connector assembly includes signal contacts held in signal contact channels having mating ends for mating with mating signal contacts. The connector assembly includes ground contacts held in ground contact channels having mating ends for mating with mating ground contacts. The connector assembly includes ground commoning conductors within the housing including metal surface coverings deposited on the corresponding ground contact channel walls. Each ground commoning conductor extends into at least two ground contact channels and is oriented for direct electrical contact with at least two of the ground contacts or the mating ground contacts for electrically commoning the corresponding ground contacts or the mating ground contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jared Evan Rossman, Kyle Robert Sammon, Justin Dennis Pickel
  • Patent number: 10868390
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a first module and a second module. Each of the first and second modules extends parallel to a longitudinal axis between a respective front end and a respective rear end opposite the front end. Each of the first and second modules includes a respective shell and one or more electrical connectors held by the shell and exposed at the respective front end for mating to a corresponding mating electrical device. The shell of the second module is mechanically coupled to the shell of the first module between the front and rear ends of the first module. The second module is movable relative to the first module parallel to the longitudinal axis to allow for separately mating the first and second modules to the corresponding mating electrical devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brian Patrick Costello