Patents Examined by Abdullah A Riyami
  • Electrical terminal module and connector with improved shielding features
    Patent number: 11804677
    Abstract: A terminal module is provided with a shielded cable including at least one coated wire, a conductive shield portion and a sheath portion for covering an outer periphery of the shield portion; an inner conductor to be connected to the coated wire, a terminal accommodating member made of resin for accommodating the inner conductor; a first outer conductor made of metal and including a tubular portion for accommodating the terminal accommodating member; and a second outer conductor made of metal and including a covering portion for covering a back end part of the tubular portion of the first outer conductor. A narrowing portion is provided in the back end part of the first outer conductor. The terminal accommodating member includes an escaping portion for avoiding interference with the narrowing portion in the process of accommodating the terminal accommodating member into the tubular portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Wire including conductor exposed portion connected with wire barrel of terminal
    Patent number: 11799226
    Abstract: A wire with terminal includes a wire and a terminal. The wire includes a conductor and a coating. The wire includes a conductor exposed portion in which an outer peripheral surface of the conductor is exposed. The terminal includes an insulation barrel for holding the coating, and a wire barrel to be connected to the conductor exposed portion in front of the insulation barrel. The wire barrel includes a wire barrel base portion, a one-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on one side in a width direction toward the other side to cover an outer periphery of the conductor exposed portion and an other-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on the other side to be laid on an outer periphery of the one-side wire barrel piece on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka
  • Headlamp and headlamp control system
    Patent number: 11794636
    Abstract: A headlamp is configured to emit a low beam toward a forward direction of a vehicle. The headlamp is switchable between a first low beam distribution state and a second low beam distribution state. The headlamp is configured to, in the first low beam distribution state, illuminate a low area straight ahead of the vehicle, and in the second low beam distribution state, illuminate at least one of: a width-direction intermediate portion of the low area, one width-direction end portion of the low area, and the other width-direction end portion of the low area, even brighter than the first low beam distribution state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Nakano, Naoto Inoue, Masayoshi Takori, Go Shimizu, Taku Kuraishi
  • Connector
    Patent number: 11799224
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing the generation of an excessive stress in a connecting part of a flat cable and a terminal. A connector is provided with a flat cable (60) including a hole (64) serving as a receiving portion, a housing (10) including an installation surface (19) on which the flat cable (60) is arranged and a protrusion (21) projecting from the installation surface (19) and to be inserted into the hole (64), and a terminal (90) to be connected to a conductor (70) of the flat cable (60) and locked to the housing (10). The flat cable (60) includes an extra length portion (66) providing an extra length as compared to flat arrangement on the installation surface (19) in a part surrounding the protrusion (21) or a part arranged between the terminal (90) and the protrusion (21) in an assembled state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Yasuo Omori
  • Electronic apparatus for supporting high-speed charging and audio signal transmission/reception functions
    Patent number: 11799253
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus according to various embodiments comprises: a receptacle including a plurality of GND pins, a first CC pin, and a second CC pin and to which a first USB-type plug is insertable; and at least one processor, wherein the at least one processor is configured to: determine whether an external apparatus is connected and the external apparatus supports high-speed charging, by using at least one of the first CC pin and the second CC pin; determine whether the external apparatus supports an audio signal output, by using at least one of the plurality of GND pins, when the external apparatus is determined to support the high-speed charging; and transmit and receive at least one of data or electricity to and from the external apparatus, on the basis of whether the external apparatus supports the high-speed charging and the audio signal output. In addition, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Wonwook Lee, Bangmin Kim, Sanghyuk Park, Changi Park, Junho Son, Dongju Yeon, Jonghee Ham
  • Fan connector structure
    Patent number: 11799221
    Abstract: A fan connector structure is applicable to a system circuit board having a circuit board-end connector provided thereon and includes a fan having a fan frame main body and a fan-end connector projected from an outer side of the fan frame main body. The fan-end connector and the fan frame main body can be selectively integrally or non-integrally formed with each other. The fan-end connector is correspondingly connectable to the circuit board-end connector, so as to realize the purpose of automated and quick assembling of the fan to the system circuit board with less labor and time cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: ASIA VITAL COMPONENTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung-Wei Sun, Ming-Che Lee
  • Electrical feedthrough system and methods of use thereof
    Patent number: 11795775
    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 inserted into an opening of the second end of the lower assembly. A second conductor is disposed within the body. A piston is disposed within the body configured to move the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Van Mook, Matthew Keller, Christopher Kennedy
  • Connector having a fitting, a housing, and a conductive component
    Patent number: 11799222
    Abstract: There is provided a connector including: a terminal fitting including a terminal portion, a conductor connection portion, and a connecting portion that connects the terminal portion and the conductor connection portion; a housing including an accommodating chamber that accommodates the terminal fitting from the terminal portion to the connecting portion, and a terminal drawing port that allows the conductor connection portion to be drawn out of the accommodating chamber toward a removal direction of the terminal portion; and a conductive component soldering a conductor to the conductor connection portion inserted into a through-hole, in which the connecting portion includes a first coupling portion that is coupled to the terminal portion, a second coupling portion that is coupled to the conductor connection portion, and a third coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kotaro Wada, Naoki Takamura, Kaoru Sawairi
  • Electric connector with outer conductor connected to circuit board
    Patent number: 11799249
    Abstract: A connector includes inner conductors and an outer conductor. The outer conductor includes four plate portions surrounding outer peripheral surfaces of the inner conductors, a rear plate portion for closing a rear surface of the outer conductor and an opening provided behind the bottom plate portion and in front of the rear plate portion. The inner conductor includes a board connecting portion projecting outwardly of the outer conductor through the opening. The outer conductor includes a common base end portion connected to a rear end of the bottom plate portion via a bent portion and projecting toward the same side as the board connecting portion, and a plurality of branched pieces projecting from a projecting end of the common base end portion while being arranged in a width direction of the common base end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Kojima, Yuki Kondo
  • Connector-equipped multicore cable
    Patent number: 11791593
    Abstract: A connector-equipped multicore cable includes a connector including a first end portion and a second end portion and a multicore cable including a plurality of coaxial electrical wires and connected to the first end portion. The connector includes, at the second end portion, a cover that is made of a metal and that covers a connector terminal. The plurality of coaxial electrical wires each include a first shield layer. The first shield layer and the cover are electrically connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoshige Yokota, Masaki Suzuki
  • Antispark battery connector
    Patent number: 11791581
    Abstract: In an embodiment, a battery connector includes: power terminals configured to be coupled to a load having an input capacitance; power pins electrically coupled to the power terminals; a charge pin, the charge pin being longer than each of the power pins; and an antispark circuit electrically interposed between the charge pin and the power terminals, the antispark circuit including: a dissipation circuit configured to charge the input capacitance of the load in response to a battery being coupled to the charge pin; and a delay circuit configured to delay charging of the input capacitance of the load for a predetermined duration after the battery is coupled to the charge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Textron Innovations Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Brown, Kynn J. Schulte
  • Connector including terminals provided with board connecting portions
    Patent number: 11791578
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes a housing 11 and a plurality of terminals 40A, 40B arranged in two or more stages in a vertical direction in the housing 11. The plurality of terminals 40A, 40B extend downward behind the housing 11 and include board connecting portions 43 in lower end parts. The board connecting portions 43 provided in the plurality of terminals 40A, 40B are so set that the board connecting portions 43 of the terminals arranged in an upper stage (e.g. upper-stage terminals 40A) in the housing 11 are located to be lower in a state before being connected to a surface of a board 100.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Karita, Takashi Tsuchiya
  • Keyed input/output connector
    Patent number: 11784440
    Abstract: A cage includes a cage housing forming an inner area with internal walls that define an upper port and a lower port. Each of the ports include a cap that forms a keyway. The cap in an upper bay can extend from the upper bay in a direction that is opposite a direction the cap in the lower port extends. The cage may include a plurality of spring fingers therein which engage with a conductive bezel. The cage provides EMI shielding for the plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Edmund Poh, Philip Dambach, Lie Chen, Marie Poff Cain, David L. Brunker, Alexandra Haser, Egide Murisa, Huadong Li, Scott D. Sommers
  • Connector assembly with movable heat sink
    Patent number: 11784434
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided and includes a guide shielding cage and a heat sink module. The guide shielding cage has at least one insertion space positioned inside. The heat sink module includes a heat dissipating member, a pressure applying elastic member, a lever member and a supporting elastic member. The heat dissipating member has a thermal coupling portion formed downwardly, the lever member is pivoted to the guide shielding cage, the lever member has a pushed end and a pressure applying end, the supporting elastic member upwardly and elastically supports the heat dissipating member. The heat dissipating member is capable of moving between a releasing position which is higher relative to the insertion space and an acting position which is lower relative to the insertion space and where the thermal coupling portion enters into the insertion space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Che-Yuan Yang
  • Power converter and synchronous-asynchronous mode control
    Patent number: 11785687
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a controller (such as associated with a power converter). The controller is operative to receive input control settings. Based on the input control settings, the controller controls a magnitude of an output current generated by the power converter. The output current from the power converter powers light emitting hardware. The controller transitions between operating the power converter in an asynchronous mode and a synchronous mode to produce the output current.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Inventors: Alexey Evstifeev, Tiam Poh Lau, Michael Weirich
  • LLC stage for LED drivers
    Patent number: 11784558
    Abstract: The invention relates to an LLC stage for an LED driver (100), comprising a half bridge or full-bridge circuit (100a) comprising two switches (M40, M41), connected in series, a control circuitry (100e), such as e.g. a microcontroller or ASIC, for controlling switching operations of the switches (M40, M41), wherein the control circuitry (100e) for switches is arranged to monitor the middle point voltage between the two switches (M40, M41) and enables the switch on of one of the switches (M40, M41) only if the middle point voltage meets defined criteria. The control circuitry (100e) is designed to issue an error signal, if a dead time, during which both switches are non-conducting and resulting from the monitoring of the midpoint voltage, is greater than a preset threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Tridonic GmbH & Co KG
    Inventors: Harald Netzer, Stefan Stark
  • Light system with anti-parallel LEDs
    Patent number: 11785689
    Abstract: Example embodiments relate to light system with anti-parallel LEDs. One example light system includes a driver configured to generate a DC current. The light system also includes at least one first group, a first group thereof including a first and a second LED connected in anti-parallel. The light system also includes at least one second group, a second group thereof including a first and a second LED connected in anti-parallel. The at least one second group is connected in series with the at least one first group. Additionally, the light system includes control circuitry configured for selectively operating the first and second group in at least one first one and at least one second mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Schreder S.A.
    Inventor: Michel Delvaux
  • Connector with terminal fitting and lock arm
    Patent number: 11784431
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent the interference of an external matter with an operating portion of a lock arm. A female connector (10) includes a female housing (11), female terminal fittings (26) to be inserted into the female housing (11) from behind, and a retainer (33) to be mounted into the female housing (11). The female housing (11) includes a lock arm (17) having a rear end part serving as an operating portion (20) for unlocking, and the retainer (33) is formed with a covering portion (35) for covering at least a part of the operating portion (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsuya Miyamura
  • Laundry treating apparatus
    Patent number: 11781264
    Abstract: A laundry treating apparatus has a cabinet, a laundry receiving space in the cabinet and providing a predetermined space for accommodate laundry. A laundry introduction opening in a front surface of the cabinet and communicating with the laundry receiving space, a door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the laundry receiving space, a supply unit configured to supply at least one of air or water to the laundry receiving space, and a presser configured to form creases of pants or unfold wrinkles of pants. The presser has a housing on the laundry receiving space, a housing chamber in the housing and providing a space in which pants are secured thereto, a housing door rotatably coupled to the housing and configured to open and close the housing chamber, and a housing guide configured to withdraw the housing from the laundry receiving space through the laundry introduction opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Donghwan Lee, Myungshik Kim, Jeaseok Seong, Sungkyong Han, Junyi Heo
  • Memory slot and printed circuit board and network system
    Patent number: 11777257
    Abstract: A chip slot is disclosed, which includes a slot, where a plurality of terminal groups are disposed in the slot, terminals in each terminal group include metal sheets that are symmetrically disposed on two opposite inner side walls of the slot, and each metal sheet has a bending pin that extends outside the slot; bending directions of bending pins on the terminals in each terminal group are same; and for any row of metal sheets in any two adjacent terminal groups, along an arrangement direction of the row of metal sheets, bending pins of the metal sheets in the adjacent terminal groups are alternately arranged on both sides of the row of metal sheets. The bending pins of the row of metal sheets are bent toward two different directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tianren Liu, Kanghua Ou, Yuanbin Cai, Junwei Zhong, Xianfeng Chen, Feng Wang, Zhiwei Zhang