Patents Examined by Abdullah A Riyami
  • Patent number: 11843199
    Abstract: In a card connector, a main body has a plugging space formed therein and used to locate terminals of a terminal set, two sliding members of a sliding mechanism are movably disposed on two sides of the terminal set in the plugging space, respectively, and each sliding member has a supporting part protruded on a side thereof and extended into the plugging space, and elastic members are abutted between sides of the two sliding members and two opposite sidewalls of the plugging space, respectively; a terminal of a guiding rod is slid along a guiding groove, and an other terminal of the guiding rod is inserted through the main body; a push plate of a shielding housing is abutted with the guiding rod, so that a preset electronic card can be stably inserted into or ejected out of the plugging space through the two sliding members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: JINN SHYANG PRECISION INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., CHIUN HUI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Chu Kung, Ching-Chia Chu
  • Patent number: 11843131
    Abstract: An electrical device including a conductor cable having an electrical conductor embedded in an insulation sheath of the conductor cable in a contact plane. The electrical conductor is stripped of the insulation sheath in a predetermined contact section at least on one contact side, the contact section of the conductor is bent out with the contact side from the contact plane to beyond the insulation sheath. The device further includes an electrical connection counterpart. The contact side of the contact section of the conductor rests on the electrical connection counterpart and is connected directly to the electrical connection counterpart to form an electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Belgium BV, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Martin Henle, Szilard Eberhardt, Marco Wagner, Olivier Dalino, Koen Liebaert, Aniruddha Berikai Vasu, Andre Martin Dressel, Jochen Brandt, Christopher Joest, Christoph Rennefeld, Thorsten Callies, Florian Brabetz, Uwe Hauck, Ralf Gollee, Rudi Blumenschein, Gerzson Toth, Josef Sinder
  • Patent number: 11843201
    Abstract: An electrical connector, comprising a housing, a first upper terminal module, a second upper terminal module, a first lower terminal module, and a second lower terminal module. The first upper terminal module, the second upper terminal module, the first lower terminal module, and the second lower terminal module respectively comprise an insulating body, a plurality of signal terminals, a plurality of ground terminals, and an electromagnetic shielding member. The plurality of signal terminals and the plurality of ground terminals are disposed in the insulating body. A plurality of signal terminals are disposed between two adjacent ground terminals. The plurality of first ground terminals respectively comprise a plurality of flat contacting parts exposed from the insulating body, where the heights of the plurality of flat contacting parts of respective ground terminals are different. The electromagnetic shielding member is disposed on the insulating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: XiaoPing Wu, Bin Huang
  • Patent number: 11843209
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a stator and a rotation body. The stator includes a first stator main body and a second stator main body. The rotation body is provided rotatably about a rotational axis with respect to the stator. The stator and the rotation body define a cable housing space between the stator and the rotation body. The second stator main body includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall extends along an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis. The second wall extends along the axial direction and is spaced apart from the first wall in a radial direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. The first wall is disposed between the cable housing space and the second wall in the radial direction. The first stator main body includes an intermediate wall extending along the axial direction and disposed between the first wall and the second wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Yuya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11843205
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed that includes a base with an embedded printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of signal pins. The plurality of signal pins electrically couple the PCB to a vehicle harness. The connector assembly includes a mating connector for mechanically coupling the connect assembly to the vehicle harness and a spring between the mating connector and the base. The spring pre-loads and axially secures the base to the mating connector. The connector assembly transmits vehicle signals through a wireless connection with vehicle and/or remote locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Patent number: 11837811
    Abstract: A plug connector mounted on a board and that mates with a receptacle connector includes at least three signal contacts and two power contacts each including a contact portion that contacts the receptacle connector and a block that holds the signal contacts and the power contacts. The block includes a body and a fitting portion that protrudes away from the body and is inserted into a fitting port of the receptacle connector, and the signal contacts and the power contacts are disposed alternately in a row along an arrangement direction and symmetrically about a line that passes through a center position of the plug connector and is orthogonal to the arrangement direction when viewed from a fitting direction to the receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Fujikura Ltd.
    Inventors: Soichi Sugaya, Yasuyuki Akiyama, Kiyotaka Yamada
  • Patent number: 11839002
    Abstract: A control circuit for a constant-current drive circuit, as well as a constant-current drive circuit are disclosed. The control circuit can obtain output information of the constant-current drive circuit and use it in combination with reference information to determine, according to an output condition corresponding to the current load of the constant-current drive circuit, a time point for the system to enter or exit a rapid drive mode. Therefore, it can be suitably used in various application scenarios to determine a time point for the system to entry into or exit from the rapid start mode. Compared with fast charging for a fixed period of time as used in the prior art, embodiments of the present invention can effectively overcome the problem of easy overshooting or inadequate acceleration during start as found in various applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI BRIGHT POWER SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaohui Cai, Shungen Sun
  • Patent number: 11837808
    Abstract: A board connector 10 to be mounted on a circuit board 50 is provided with a connector housing 11 including a receptacle 15 and a back wall 30 provided on a side opposite to an opening direction of the receptacle 15, a mating connector 70 being fit into the receptacle 15, an outer conductor 20 disposed in an outer conductor mounting hole 34 formed to penetrate through the back wall 30, an insulating dielectric 19 disposed inside the outer conductor 20, and an inner conductor 18 disposed inside the dielectric 19. The outer conductor 20 includes a closing portion 25 for closing a mold removal hole 32 formed at a position of the back wall 30 different from the outer conductor mounting hole 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 11828126
    Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly has a lower assembly having a first end and a second end. The lower assembly includes an outer body with a lower housing and an upper housing disposed within a bore of the outer body and a first conductor extending from the lower housing to the upper housing. Additionally, the lower housing extends axial outward from the outer body to form the first end and the upper housing extends axial outward from the outer body to form the second end. Further, the electrical feedthrough assembly has an upper assembly having body extending from a first end to a second end. The second body includes a pin end at the first end and the pin end is inserted into an opening of the second end of the lower assembly. A second conductor is disposed within the body. A chamber within the body holds the first conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Van Mook, Matthew Keller, Christopher Kennedy
  • Patent number: 11831110
    Abstract: An electrical connector has a test terminal, a positive terminal, and a negative terminal coaxially mounted in a connector base. The negative terminal surrounds the positive terminal. An insulating cap is mounted between the positive terminal and the negative terminal. A pair of turning engaging parts is formed between the ring body of the insulating cap and the internal surface of the negative terminal and the turning engaging parts are engaged with each other to assemble the insulating cap with the negative terminal by turning the insulating cap. An annular groove is formed in a top of the insulating cap to increase a creepage distance between the negative terminal and the positive terminal to meet requirement of safety specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: T-CONN PRECISION CORPORATION
    Inventor: Chien-Yi Yu
  • Patent number: 11831107
    Abstract: A connector disclosed by this specification is provided with a shielded cable including a conductive shield portion for covering outer peripheries of two coated wires and a sheath portion for covering an outer periphery of the shield portion, a first outer conductor including a tubular portion and to be connected to the shield portion, a second outer conductor including two plate-like fixing barrels to be crimped to wind around an outer surface of the tubular portion in a circumferential direction, and a housing including a module accommodating portion for accommodating an outer conductor formed by the first and second outer conductors by the fixing barrels being crimped to the tubular portion. The module accommodating portion includes a central ceiling wall capable of pressing the fixing barrels toward proper crimping positions in the process of accommodating the outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 11831092
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a bottom and a wall bounding an opening adjacent the bottom, and a shell configured to encircle an outer surface of the wall. The shell may include: first shell corners configured to conform with first housing corners of the housing, second shell corners configured to be spaced apart from second housing corners of the housing in a first direction, a plurality of first portions configured to conform with the outer surface of the wall, and a plurality of second portions configured to be spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall. The first and second shell corners have a height greater than a maximum height of the housing. Such a connector may be miniaturized, yet provide for robust operation and resist unintentional demating as a result of twisting forces on a plug inserted into the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.
    Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
  • Patent number: 11831104
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a direct current (DC) plug, a DC socket and electric equipment. The DC plug is configured to be connected to a DC socket to supply power to an electrical equipment. The DC plug includes: a center contact, including a first center contact side surface, a second center contact side surface, a third center contact side surface and a fourth center contact side surface, wherein the first center contact side surface and the second center contact side surface are oppositely disposed, and the third center contact side surface and the fourth center contact side surface are oppositely disposed; first plug current conductors, disposed on the first center contact side surface and the second center contact side surface; and second plug current conductors, disposed on the third center contact side surface and the fourth center contact side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Gree Electric Appliances, Inc. of Zhuhai
    Inventors: Zhigang Zhao, Lei Li, Jinrong Yuan, Qiulian Li, Xiangqian Li
  • Patent number: 11819053
    Abstract: A smoking article comprises a tobacco rod and a filter connected to the tobacco rod. The filter comprises a first filter segment and a hollow tube segment downstream of the first filter segment. The hollow tube segment defines a cavity at the mouth end of the filter providing an unrestricted flow channel that extends from the downstream end of the first filter segment to the mouth end of the filter. The length of the hollow tube segment is at least about 25 percent of the overall filter length. Further, the smoking article comprises a ventilation zone comprising at least one circumferential row of perforations provided at a location around the first filter segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventors: Alen Kadiric, Cecilia Lindholm Delaloye
  • Patent number: 11824306
    Abstract: A connector for supplying electric power to a machine or other devices that require electrical energy, the connector facilitating and securing the connection, thereby preventing possible accidental disconnection. The connector comprises a male connector element, a protective piece, and a blocking device that, in a closed position of the connector, provides double blocking on a single element forming part of the male connector element, to prevent the connector of the invention from disconnecting. The blocking device is configured to block pins from tilting in the closed position of the connector, wherein the blocking device comprises rear projections solidly connected to the protective piece, and end portions solidly connected to the pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: VALCO MELTON, S.L.U.
    Inventors: Víctor Goñi Mateos, Gonzalo Marco Nain
  • Patent number: 11824303
    Abstract: A test adapter assembly for an interface. The test adapter assembly has a test adapter frame having a first pair of opposing sides, a second pair of opposing sides and an engagement mechanism support member, the second pair of opposing sides being shorter than the first pair of opposing side, the first and second pairs of opposing sides forming a test adapter face; and a collar support member, the collar support member having plate portion mounted to one of the second pair of opposing sides of the test adapter frame and a collar mounting portion extending from the plate portion at an angle of 40-50° relative to the face of the test adapter frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Virginia Panel Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Herron, Randall Garman, David Lawrence Rocker
  • Patent number: 11824316
    Abstract: A mated connector assembly includes: a first connector assembly, comprising a plurality of first coaxial connectors mounted on a mounting structure and a first shell; and a second connector assembly, comprising a plurality of second coaxial connectors, each of the second coaxial connectors connected with a respective coaxial cable and mated with a respective first coaxial connector. The second connector assembly includes a second shell surrounding the second coaxial connectors, the second shell defining a plurality of electrically isolated cavities, each of the second coaxial connectors being located in a respective cavity. In in a mated condition the second shell resides within the first shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey D. Paynter, James P. Fleming, Jose A. Rabello, Bhavin Kadakia
  • Patent number: 11819651
    Abstract: A connector connection indicator is mounted in a Luer male connector, or in a Luer female connector, to indicate proper mating of the two Luer connectors. The connection indicator may be or include a light source, a sound producing device (e.g., buzzer), a switch, a tactile connection indicator or an electronic chip. The electronic chip may be interposed between two conductive elements that are mounted in the Luer female connector. When the two Luer connectors are properly engaged, the electronic chip is powered via two electrical terminals. While the electronic chip is powered up it communicates with an external system via two electrical terminals. The external system interprets the communication with the electronic chip as an indication to proper engagement of the two Luer connectors. Some of the connection indicators may be mounted on a circuit board that is embedded in a void in the Luer male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: COVIDIEN LP
    Inventors: Roni Peer, Noam Erlich, Avi Finkelstein, Alon Sasson, Ori Porat
  • Patent number: 11818829
    Abstract: A method for rapidly changing the energy shell of quantum fluctuations (ESQFs) about a mass that changes fast enough to produce time dilation and retardation between the ESQFs on opposite sides of the mass, to produce acceleration as was shown under a new quantum gravity model. The method includes, a three layered capacitor system comprising an electrostatic (ES) capacitor, i.e., a dielectric with no outer electrode, on an AC capacitor, on a DC capacitor. The AC capacitor shares an electrode on one side with the ES capacitor and on the other side with the DC capacitor. The ES capacitor has the electrodeless dielectric material surface adjacent to the upper ESQFs of the layered capacitor system and the DC capacitor has the (earth) ground surface adjacent to the lower ESQFs of the layered capacitor system. When the AC and DC voltages are applied to the layered capacitor system, an asymmetry is produced between the upper and lower ESQFs to cause acceleration on the layered capacitor system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Glen A. Robertson
  • Patent number: 11817644
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple lower terminals, a conductive plate, and multiple upper terminals. Each lower terminal has a base portion. The lower terminals include lower signal terminals connected to the plate and lower ground terminals separated from the plate. The upper terminals include upper signal terminals and upper ground terminals. Each upper terminal has a fixing portion and an elastic arm. The fixing portion is located above and fixed to the base portion. A metal sheet exists between two adjacent fixing portions of the upper terminals in the left-right direction and separated from the upper signal terminals. The sheet is integrally connected with the upper ground terminals adjacent thereto in the left-right direction and is separated in the front-rear direction. The sheet is located above and fixed to the plate. The elastic arm is located right above the front upper terminal adjacent thereto or the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yu Lun Tsai