Patents Examined by Abdullah A Riyami
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Patent number: 12712311Abstract: An electrical connector for a substrate support assembly is disclosed herein. The electrical connector includes a first interface body, a second interface body coupled to the first interface body, and a recess within the second interface body. Each of the first interface body and the second interface body comprise a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in sockets formed within the respective first and second interface bodies. Some electrical terminals disposed in sockets of the first interface body are coupled to respective electrical terminals disposed in sockets of the second interface body and form a plurality of isolated electrical pathways. The second interface body includes a bus bar disposed in the recess, connecting at least two of the plurality of first electrical terminals to at least a one of the plurality of second electrical terminals.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.Inventor: Vijay D. Parkhe
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Patent number: 12712153Abstract: An impedance matching circuit, which is provided for quick impedance matching, a power supply apparatus, and a plasma processing equipment including the same are provided. The impedance matching circuit includes a parallel capacitor array connected to a radio frequency (RF) power supply to generate a RF signal, and a series capacitor array connected to the RF power supply in series, wherein the parallel capacitor array or the series capacitor array includes a mechanical vacuum variable capacitor and an electrical switch capacitor module connected to the mechanical vacuum variable capacitor in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: SEMES CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyun Jin Kim, Jung Hwan Lee, Galstyan Ogsen, Sung Suk Wi, Min Keun Bae
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Patent number: 12713540Abstract: A display device includes a display module on which a second connector is provided; a chassis assembly configured to support the display module; a printed circuit board provided in the chassis assembly and configured to drive or control the display module; and a first connector electrically connected to the printed circuit board and arranged to match the second connector, the first connector being configured to transmit and receive electric signals to the display module, wherein the first connector may include a first power connector for power and a first switching signal connector for switching signal that have areas facing the second connector, each of the first switching signal connector and the first power connector has a length of an area in a direction in which the display module is coupled to the chassis assembly, the length of the area of the first switching signal connector is less than the length of the area of the first power connector, and in a state in which the display module is coupled to the cType: GrantFiled: February 28, 2024Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Suhwan Jin, Jeongryeol Seo, Jung Hur, Chanhyuk Boo, Sungook Ok
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Patent number: 12712306Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing; and plural terminals disposed in the insulative housing, each of the first terminals having a main part retained in the housing and an upper elastic arm extending obliquely and upwardly from the main part, the upper elastic arm having an upper-arc contacting portion and an upper end bending downward from the upper-arc contacting portion, wherein the upper end defines a first contacting face, the main part defines a second contacting face confronting with the first contacting face, at least one of the first contacting face and the second contacting face is of an inclined face to guide the upper end of the upper elastic arm to contact with the main part, and the first and second contacting faces contact with each when the upper elastic arm moves toward the main part.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignees: FUDING PRECISION COMPONENTS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Ming-Lun Szu
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Patent number: 12712308Abstract: A contact assembly includes a contact positioner holding a contact array having contacts and a ground shield including a ground plate along forward sections of the contacts and a ground panel along rearward sections of the contacts. The contact array includes a forward contact holder coupled to the ground plate and the forward sections to locate the forward sections relative to the upper ground plate. The forward contact holder includes forward slots to separate the forward contact holder into discrete sections. The contact array includes a rearward contact holder coupled to the ground panel and the rearward sections to locate the rearward sections relative to the ground panel. The rearward contact holder includes rearward slots to separate the rearward contact holder into discrete sections.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2023Date of Patent: August 18, 2026Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH, TE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVInventors: Lieven Decrock, Dustin Grant Rowe, Michael John Phillips
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Patent number: 12706404Abstract: A card edge connector that provides reliable performances while satisfying smaller dimensions required by industry standards. The connector has a housing holding terminals. The housing has a body, a tower narrower than the body, and a slot extending from the body to the tower. The tower has a tower body protruding from an end of the body of the housing and an extension protruding from the tower body away from the slot. The connector has a latch pivotably connected to the housing. The latch has a recess configured to receive the extension of the tower. The connector has a reinforcing member between the tower body and the extension. Such a configuration enables the tower and/or the latch to be narrower such that more components can be disposed in a system in which the connector is disposed, while strong enough to sustain various operating conditions of the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kui Yang, Xiaodong Hu
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Patent number: 12706414Abstract: A plug connector has a housing made of an electrically non-conductive material such as a plastic which has a front side and a rear side. The housing has at least two insertion openings for conductor ends. The first and second insertion openings are in connection with respective first and second housing chambers. The first and second housing chambers have respective first and second connection devices. The housing further has a first housing half and a second housing half, wherein when rotated clockwise by 180° in a point of symmetry, the first housing half can be reproduced on the second housing half such that the housing is formed substantially or entirely in a rotationally symmetrical manner with regard to the point of symmetry or an axis of symmetry.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Weidmüller Interface GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Till Schmitz, Peter Stuckmann
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Patent number: 12706401Abstract: A cable card assembly includes cables terminated to a circuit card and a cable yoke that holds the cables in fixed positions relative to each other. The cable yoke includes cable troughs at spaced apart positions receiving the corresponding cables. The cable yoke is electrically connected to the cable shields of the cables. The cable card assembly includes a ground bus coupled to the ground plane of the circuit card. The ground bus has cable pockets receiving the cable yoke and the corresponding cables. The cable yoke positions the cables in the cable pockets relative to the ground bus. The ground bus is electrically connected to the cable yoke to electrically connect the cable shields of the cables to the ground plane of the circuit card.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2024Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Richard Elof Hamner, Earl Daughtry
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Patent number: 12702164Abstract: An electronic vapor provision system is provided including a pressure drop or air flow sensor for monitoring inhalation by a user through the electronic vapor provision system; and a control unit for detecting the start and end of inhalation based on readings from the sensor. The control unit is configured to monitor the cumulative period of inhalation (Ti) over a predetermined window (Tw); and transfer the electronic vapor provision system to a sleep mode if the cumulative period (Ti) exceeds a predetermined threshold (Th).Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Christopher Lord, Martin Mullin
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Patent number: 12706268Abstract: A device for ionization of a fluid includes a container and a first pair of electrodes arranged in the container opposite each other and at a distance from each other, wherein the container is adapted for conveying the fluid in a gaseous state in a fluid flow past the first pair of electrodes, wherein the device further includes a power supply adapted to charge the first pair of electrodes such that electric discharges take place from the electrodes for the ionization of the fluid, wherein the device further includes a magnetic field generating arrangement including a plurality of magnets circumferentially spaced around the container by a support structure which is adapted for generating a magnetic field in the vicinity of the first pair of electrodes for affecting the discharges for supporting the ionization of the fluid.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: BRAIRTECH SWEDEN ABInventor: Behzad Farzinpour
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Patent number: 12706407Abstract: Examples described herein relate to a system that includes: a first signal pin and a first ground pin adjacent to the first signal pin. In some examples, the first signal pin comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion. In some examples, the first ground pin comprises a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion, the second portion of the first signal pin comprises a vertical mount, the second portion of the first ground pin comprises a vertical mount, and the second portion of the first signal pin and the second portion of the first ground pin are arranged proximate one another.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2022Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Landon Hanks, Xiang Li, George Vergis, James A. McCall
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Patent number: 12706411Abstract: A housing part for an electrical connector includes a housing wall adjacent to an opening. The housing wall has a front edge with a chamfer on a side of the housing wall. The chamfer extends away from the front edge by a distance that varies along the front edge.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private LimitedInventors: Chethan M., Vishnu Patagar, Sebastian Helm, Kirstin Schang, Joachim Barth
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Patent number: 12706413Abstract: An improved connector for an electrical cable and method therefor employs a filler cap that provides a seal for protecting the connector against intrusion of unwanted materials. The filler cap may be a planar filler cap in some embodiments, or the filler cap may be a right-angle filler cap in some embodiments suitable for low-profile right-angle connectors. In some embodiments, shaped protrusions are provided on the underside of the filler cap that fit into openings or holes in the connector where the lead terminations appear. In some embodiments, troughs may be formed between the filler cap and the connector for receiving a sealant material, such as an epoxy or resin material, to further seal off the connector. The above arrangement helps prevent or at least minimize unwanted materials from entering the interior of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2023Date of Patent: August 11, 2026Inventors: Ryan Strider, Kevin Traugott, Matt Gold, William Rhea
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Patent number: 12700687Abstract: A connector assembly includes an electrical connector, a metal shielding cage and a fastener. The electrical connector includes an insulating body and a number of conductive terminals. The insulating body includes a mounting surface configured to be mounted on a circuit board and a mating slot configured to receive a mating connector. The metal shielding cage is shielded on a periphery of the electrical connector. The metal shielding cage includes a receiving chamber in communication with the mating slot for receiving the mating connector. The fastener passes through the circuit board and is fastened to the electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Bin Huang, Qiongnan Chen, Hongji Chen, Chuanqi Gong
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Patent number: 12700696Abstract: A removable electronic module including electronic circuitry and a universal serial bus (USB) plug. The USB plug has an inner body and an outer sleeve movably coupled to the inner body. The outer sleeve is movable between a first position and a second position relative to the inner body. The inner body includes electrical contacts and one or more protrusions. The outer sleeve has one or more spring latch members configured to engage with a USB port in an installed state with a USB port. The protrusions are configured to, when the outer sleeve is in the first position, prevent removal of the USB plug from the USB port by preventing the spring latch members from disengaging from the USB port. When the outer sleeve is in the second position the spring latch members are free to disengage and the USB plug may be removed from the USB port.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: Yuying Chen, Aijun Liu
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Patent number: 12700686Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed. The connector assembly can include first and second connectors. The first connector can include a first electronic component mounted on a first component mount region of the first substrate. The second connector can include a second electronic component mounted on a second component mount region of the second substrate. The first connector and the second connector have different profiles from each other as seen from a top plan view, and can have wider middle portions that overlap when assembled. The first connector can be configured to connect to a sensor panel and a first external substrate or component. The second connector can be configured to connect to the sensor panel and a second external substrate or component.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2021Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: Analog Devices, Inc.Inventor: Michael J. Gardner
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Patent number: 12700688Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector body defining an opening in communication with a cable space, and a cable insertion device insertable into the cable space of the connector body. Conductive contact surfaces of the connector are located on opposing sides of the cable space. The cable insertion device includes a body defining at least one elastic section, a first cable locating element arranged on a first side of the body, and a second cable locating element arranged on a second side of the body.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventor: Christopher Ryan Raybold
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Patent number: 12700702Abstract: A cable card assembly for an electrical connector includes a circuit card having circuit conductors defining signal transmission paths through the circuit card. The circuit conductors include cable pads at the cable end and capacitor pads adjacent the corresponding cable pads. The cable card assembly includes twin axial cables electrically coupled to the circuit card. Each twin axial cable includes a pair of signal conductors and a cable shield surrounding the pair of signal conductors to provide electrical shielding for the corresponding signal conductors. The signal conductors configured to be electrically connected to the circuit conductors of the circuit card. The twin axial cable extending along a cable axis. The cable card assembly includes capacitors coupled to the circuit card. Each capacitor is connected between the corresponding cable pad and the corresponding capacitor pad. The capacitor is oriented perpendicular to the corresponding cable axis.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2023Date of Patent: August 4, 2026Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Earl Daughtry, Richard Elof Hamner, Matthew Jeffrey Sypolt, Justin Dennis Pickel
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Patent number: 12695221Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector for flat conductor which includes: a housing, terminals, a slider, and a movable member, the slider is attached to the housing such that the slider is movable in the longitudinal direction between a retreat position and a forward position the movable member is attached to the housing such that the movable member is rotatable between an open position and a closed position, the movable member has a cam part, and a front-side pressing part of the cam part presses the slider toward a front side when the movable member rotates in a closing direction, a rear-side pressing part of the cam part presses the slider to a rear side when the movable member rotates in an opening direction, and a rotation center of the movable member is located in a range of the cam part in the longitudinal direction when viewed in the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shoichiro Tamaki
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Patent number: 12695216Abstract: A data cable jack assembly comprises features that ensure secure connectivity between a data cable's drain wire and the assembly's metal door, as well as features that promote consistent and organized termination of the cable's insulated conductors. The assembly includes a wire management component through which is formed a cable reception hole surrounded by a collar on one side of the component. A slot is formed on the collar through which a cable's drain wire can exit the collar, and a raised bump is formed on the outer surface of the collar near the slot, over which the drain wire is routed. The jack assembly's door includes a notch that receives the bump while the door is closed, and the interaction between the slot and the bump establishes a robust electrical connection between the drain wire and the metal jack door.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2024Date of Patent: July 28, 2026Assignee: LEVITON MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Inventors: Jackson William Raney, John Walbridge, Charles Bragg