Patents Examined by Abdullah A Riyami
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Patent number: 11050171Abstract: A terminal block includes an insulative body, a conductive member, an elastic sheet and a pressing member. The insulative body has a receiving room therein and is formed with a pressing hole and a wire hole, which separately communicate with the receiving room. The conductive member is received in the receiving room and has a seat and a contact portion tilted up from the seat. The elastic sheet is received in the receiving room. An end of the elastic sheet is in contact with the conductive member. The pressing member is disposed in the pressing hole and capable of moving toward the receiving room to push another end of the elastic member. The pressing member has a placement slot. Each of two sides of the placement slot has a blocking wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
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Patent number: 11050174Abstract: When an electric connector assembly is in a connector fitting state, a distance from a receptacle protruding wall first end surface on one end side of a receptacle housing in a longitudinal direction to an inner surface of a receptacle end wall on the other end side and a distance from a plug end wall first inner surface on one end side of a plug housing in the longitudinal direction to an outer surface of a plug end wall on the other end side are equal to each other at an optional position in an upper-lower direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Kazuya Midorikawa
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Patent number: 11050191Abstract: A connector has a detector (11) is provided in a housing (10) for movement in a front-rear direction, and can move from a standby position to a detection position when the housing (10) is connected properly to a mating housing (90). The detector (11) includes two side walls (53) arranged to face each other in a width direction with a lock arm (15) provided on the housing (10) therebetween. A detecting body (42) is assembled with the lock arm (15) between the side walls (53) and can tilt together with the lock arm (15). Couplings (59) have tilting fulcrums (66) configured to resiliently deform when the detecting body (42) is tilted. The couplings (59) extend in oblique directions intersecting the width direction from the side walls (53) to corresponding side surfaces of the detecting body (42).Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Inventors: Minho Lee, Hideto Nakamura
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Patent number: 11050196Abstract: Embodiments of present disclosure relate to a power cable connector, an electrical system and a method for assembling a power cable connector. The power cable connector comprises a housing comprising a first portion adapted to contain a conductive plug inserted therethrough. The power cable connector also comprises a first layer arranged on at least a part of an inner wall of the housing. The power cable connector further comprises a second layer arranged on the first layer so that the first layer is at least partially located between the inner wall of the housing and the second layer. The power cable connector further comprises a passive wireless measuring apparatus embedded into the second layer, wherein in the case that the conductive plug is inserted into the first portion, a surface of the passive wireless measuring apparatus is coupled to the conductive plug.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Fumei Wu, Yibo Zhang, Qing Yang
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Patent number: 11051429Abstract: A connector system with improved thermal management is provided. Various receptacles are provided that include features which may enhance air flow, and therefore cooling. Thermal channel features in the receptacle cage and/or housing allow air passing through the receptacle to directly remove thermal energy from components within and carry the thermal energy out of the cage.Type: GrantFiled: August 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Kent E. Regnier
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Connector terminal capable of suppressing reduction in connectivity and connector including the same
Patent number: 11050180Abstract: A connector terminal may include a terminal main body extending along a center line, a contact portion provided at a first end portion of the terminal body in an extension direction of the terminal body, a lance portion provided at a second end portion of the terminal body in the extension direction of the terminal body, a connecting portion disposed between the contact portion and the lance portion, and a resin positioning portion disposed between the contact portion and the connection portion. The resin positioning portion may include a guide wall portion with a tubular shape having a through hole and a positioning wall portion configured to close the through bole inside the guide wall portion in the extension direction of the center line. The positioning wall portion includes a locking protrusion portion and the guide wall portion includes a locking recess portion that locks the locking protrusion portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 5, 2018Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: OMRON CORPORATIONInventors: Norihiro Otsu, Tomoyuki Haruna, Hidekazu Koyama, Yukito Yoshida -
Patent number: 11050193Abstract: An angled plug connector has an insulating housing made of plastic and a two-part shielding, consisting of a first (upper) shielding sheet and a second (lower) shielding, the shielding sheet being formed in one piece or in one part. The shieldings are at least partially arranged in the interior of the insulating housing. The shieldings can be easily stamped from a metal sheet, cut, then bent and inserted into the insulating housing.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignees: EPT HOLDING GMBH & CO. KG, PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG :Inventors: Georg Brennauer, Nico Wassel, Arndt Schafmeister
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Patent number: 11047558Abstract: A resulting light fixture can include a base light fixture having at least one light source and at least one first coupling feature, where the first coupling feature is configured to detachably couple to a second coupling feature of a power source. The resulting light fixture can further include an in-line adapter having at least one light fixture component, a third coupling feature, and a fourth coupling feature, where the third coupling feature is detachably coupled to the first coupling feature of the base light fixture, where the fourth coupling feature is configured to detachably couple to the second coupling feature of the power source, and where the at least one light fixture component provides a capability absent in the base light fixture.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.Inventors: Seth Doheny, Jyoti Kumar
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Patent number: 11050125Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a battery module, including two or more battery cells, each including an electrode terminal; a connecting member, wherein the electrode terminals of adjacent battery cells are connected by the connecting member; and a clamping-sampling member, including a wire connection portion for fixing a wire harness and a clamping portion, wherein one end of the clamping portion is connected with the wire connection portion and the other end of the clamping portion clamps the connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., LimitedInventors: Xianchun Zhu, Hua Cao, Chong Wang, Mu Qian, Shixin Wu
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Patent number: 11050200Abstract: A power connector assembly with hermaphroditic power connectors. The housing and the terminals of first and second mating power connectors may have like mating interfaces. The first power connector may include a plurality of first terminals, where the mating portion of each first terminal of the plurality of first terminals includes a first flat portion, and a first bent portion coupled to the first flat portion and including a first set of fingers parallel to the first flat portion. The second power connector may include a plurality of second terminals, where each second terminal of the plurality of second terminals includes a mating portion with a second flat portion, and a second bent portion coupled to the second flat portion and including a second set of fingers parallel to the second flat portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: FCI USA LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 11050175Abstract: A system and apparatus for increasing connectivity of a circuit board comprising a connector, wherein the connector has a horizontal body and a hollow cylindrical portion extruding vertically from the body; wherein the cylindrical portion is made up of a set of pieces; wherein at least a piece of the set of pieces is arranged to expand horizontally, upon insertion of a phalanx head in a vertical manner. A method to increase current connectivity comprising screwing a fastener into threads of a connector through a hollow cylindrical portion of the connector; wherein the hollow cylindrical portion of the connector is made up of a set of pieces; wherein the screwing causes a phalanx head to contact the cylindrical portion expanding at least one piece of the set of pieces in a horizontal manner in relation to the fastener.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Acacia Communications, Inc.Inventor: David Mullert
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Patent number: 11050184Abstract: Example connector interfaces such as a Type-C interface and a mobile terminal are disclosed. One example connector interface includes a substrate, a first metal shell, a second metal shell, and an insert mold (I/M) component that are disposed on the substrate. The second metal shell is in a sealed connection to the first metal shell. One end of the I/M component is located in the second metal shell, and the other end of the I/M component penetrates through the second metal shell and is inserted into the first metal shell. The end of the I/M component that is located in the second metal shell is fixedly connected to the second metal shell, so that the I/M component is secured in an insertion direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2017Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Gaobing Lei, Wenqiong Fang, Xiaolong Wang, Qiliang Wang
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Patent number: 11043763Abstract: An electrical connector and an electrical connector assembly are provided. The electrical connector assembly includes: a mating assembly including a support plate and multiple insertion portions provided on the support plate and protruding downward out of the support plate; and an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes: a substrate, provided with multiple accommodating holes running through the substrate vertically; and multiple terminals accommodated in the accommodating holes. Each terminal has a base and two clamping portions configured to clamp a corresponding insertion portion. The two clamping portions are located in front of the base. A top end of the base is lower than top ends of the two clamping portions. When the two clamping portions jointly clamp the corresponding insertion portion, a portion of the corresponding insertion portion lower than the top ends of the clamping portions is located right above the base of an adjacent terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignee: LOTES CO., LTDInventor: Zuo Feng Jin
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Patent number: 11043769Abstract: A first inner housing and a second inner housing are combined to form a combined inner housing, in which the first inner housing having a plurality of mutually independent insertion holes is formed of a first dielectric or an electric conductor, and the second inner housing having a plurality of mutually independent terminal-housing chambers is formed of a second dielectric. Terminals of a twisted-pair cable are inserted and housed one-to-one in the terminal-housing chambers of the combined inner housing. The twist-released sections of sheathed cables of the twisted-pair cable are inserted and housed one-to-one in the insertion holes of the combined inner housing. The combined inner housing is covered with a shield member, and the combined inner housing and the shield member are housed in an outer housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, SMK CORPORATIONInventors: Isao Kameyama, Tomohiro Imamura, Shogo Uehara, Yasuo Yoshiura, Shuichi Uruwashi, Shinya Okumura
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Patent number: 11043757Abstract: Provided is a connector that can enhance the waterproof performance without reducing a pressure of a contact surface between fillers in a fitted state. A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes a pair of fitting objects to be fitted to each other and a filler (70), a contact (50) and a wall (42) provided in the fitting objects. The wall (42) separates the filler (70) and the contact (50) after the fitting objects are fitted to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2018Date of Patent: June 22, 2021Assignees: KYOCERA CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Tetsuya Hata, Shigeki Ohara, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Motoya Hara
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Patent number: 11038360Abstract: A vaporization device assembly includes a battery, a first dampening spacer, a second dampening spacer, a printed circuit board, a vibrator, a microprocessor, a coil holder, a vaporization chamber, multiple wicks, a tank with a reservoir, a reservoir plug, and a pressure sensor in pneumatic communication with the reservoir of the tank. During operation, the vaporization device assembly notifies a user of timing related to inhalation of a vaporizable sub stance.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: GSW Creative CorporationInventor: Thomas Fornarelli
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Patent number: 11038301Abstract: A connector assembly includes a plurality of circuit boards and a bracket retaining the plurality of circuit boards. The circuit boards each have a plugging portion to be plugged into a mating connector and each have a first main face facing a second main face of an adjacent circuit board of the plurality of circuit boards. The bracket retains the plurality of circuit boards with the plugging portions facing downward and with each of the circuit boards capable of making a predetermined amount of independent movement in a pair of directions in a horizontal plane.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.Inventors: Tatsuki Watanabe, Katsuhiko Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11038289Abstract: An electrical connector for receiving at least one electrical conductor comprises a bus bar and at least one clamp, wherein the at least one clamp comprises a spring arm moveable relative to the bus bar. The spring arm cooperates with the bus bar to secure an electrical conductor to the bus bar when the spring arm is in a connecting position. The at least one clamp is directly mounted to the bus bar.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITEDInventors: Andreas Urbaniak, Thulasiraman Shanmugam, Vijay Babu Moorthy, Sathishkumar Venkatesan, Erik Michelsen, Adrian Hanisch
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Patent number: 11033055Abstract: An inductive heating assembly for generating an aerosol from an aerosol precursor material in an aerosol provision system, the inductive heating assembly including: a susceptor; and a drive coil arranged to induce current flow in the susceptor to heat the susceptor and vaporize aerosol precursor material in proximity with a surface of the susceptor, and wherein the susceptor includes regions of different susceptibility to induced current flow from the drive coil, such that when in use the surface of the susceptor in the regions of different susceptibility are heated to different temperatures by the current flow induced by the drive coil.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Rory Fraser, Colin Dickens, Siddhartha Jain
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Patent number: 11031711Abstract: An electrical connector disposed on a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector includes a terminal set having a plurality of terminals, a first insulator, at least one second insulator, and a third insulator. Each of the terminals has a contact portion, a soldering portion connecting to the circuit board, and a bending portion connected between the contact portion and the soldering portion. The first insulator is structurally integrated with the contact portions. The second insulator is structurally integrated with the terminals and is located between the bending portions and the soldering portions. The third insulator is locked with the second insulator.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2020Date of Patent: June 8, 2021Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin