Patents Examined by Briggitte R. Hammond
  • Terminal fitting
    Patent number: 11031733
    Abstract: It is aimed to reliably prevent inverted insertion of a terminal fitting. Oblique insertion restricting portions (27, 28) recessed while extending in a direction intersecting an inserting direction of a terminal fitting (T) into a connector housing (1) and capable of restricting the insertion of a rectangular tube portion (10) by a material of an inner wall of a cavity (4) biting into the oblique insertion restricting portions when the terminal fitting (T) is inserted in an orientation inverted from a proper posture and in an oblique posture into the cavity (4) are provided on corner parts of the rectangular tube portion (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Inventors: Shunya Takeuchi, Yasuo Omori, Tetsuya Miyamura
  • Power connector
    Patent number: 11031719
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed including a housing and a pair of terminals. Each terminal includes a U shaped body portion and a mounting portion formed at the first end of the body portion with a bent contacting portion disposed at a therebetween. A wire securing portion is formed at the second end of the body portion with a pair of crimping portions to secure the wire to the terminal. The body portion and the mounting portion are received in a slots formed in the housing with the contacting portion extending through a window formed in the housing and the terminal mounting portion being translatable within the slot. A TPA device is secured to the housing that blocks the terminal from being removed from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Nrupathunga Chakravarthy Somanathapura Ramanna
  • Charging inlet
    Patent number: 11025018
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a charging inlet easily mountable on a body of a vehicle. A charging inlet is fixed to a vehicle body (10) and includes a housing main body (30) having a plurality of terminals accommodated inside, a mounting plate provided on an outer peripheral surface of the housing main body and arranged on an inner surface side of the vehicle body (10), bolts (50) inserted into first through holes formed in the mounting plate and second through holes formed in the vehicle body (10), and nuts (60) provided on an outer surface side of the vehicle body (10) and threadably engaged with the bolts (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Inventors: Masahiro Karasawa, Hironobu Hashimoto, Toshiyuki Matsuda
  • Connector
    Patent number: 11018449
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a terminal held by the housing and having a mounting part adapted to be mounted on a connecting member. The housing has a recess part in which a for-connection portion of the connecting member is housed and held and a protrusion protruding higher than the thickness of the for-connection portion and defining the recess part. The protrusion is located only at a peripheral edge portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chikara Ito
  • Connector and connector assembly
    Patent number: 11011874
    Abstract: A mating guide part formed with a mating recess part that has a substantially rectangular shaped in a plan view with a first high frequency connection unit mounted therein is included, the first high frequency connection unit includes a first high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped first high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section extending in the mating direction enclosing around the first high frequency terminal, the second connector includes a counterpart mating guide part that has a substantially rectangular shape in a plan view with a second high frequency connection unit mounted therein, and the second high frequency connection unit includes a second high frequency terminal and a square tube shaped second high frequency shield with a substantially rectangular cross section that extends in the mating direction enclosing around the second high frequency terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Sho Kitazawa
  • Tamper resistant power receptacle
    Patent number: 11011877
    Abstract: The present invention provides safety power outlets having the form and size to fit standard electrical boxes. The present invention includes one or more switched sockets which are generally switched on by movement from a first position to a second position. The described movement is prevented by one or more locks configured to be unlocked by complete insertion of a plug's power blades into the socket. In addition, blade locks are provided to prevent removal of the plug once the movement from the first position to the second position has begun. The movements described herein are both linear and rotary. Embodiments adapted for use with an extension cord socket are also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Inventor: Vernon R. Sandel
  • Inserting/removing assembly
    Patent number: 11011872
    Abstract: An inserting/removing assembly including a base, a carrier and a handle is provided. The base is for carrying an inserting/removing part having a connector. The carrier is disposed on the base and has a fixing portion for fixing the connector. The handle is pivotally disposed on the base, and the carrier is located between the base and the handle. The handle is linked with the carrier such that the connector fixed on the fixing portion is moved relative to the base with the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Zhao-Ping Fu
  • Method for manufacturing cable with connector and cable with connector
    Patent number: 11005211
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a cable with a connector is provided. In the method, a contact is attached to a reinforcing wire. The reinforcing wire to which the contact is attached is inserted into an insertion portion of a housing. The housing is connected to one end of a cable. The reinforcing wire is secured to the cable by a securing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventor: Masayuki Iwase
  • Power supply connector
    Patent number: 10998684
    Abstract: A power supply connector adapted to be connected to a power supply and a mating electrical connector comprises a housing, a positive conductive terminal positioned in the housing, and a negative conductive terminal positioned in the housing. The positive conductive terminal is electrically connected to a positive wire of the power supply and a mating positive terminal of the mating electrical connector. The positive conductive terminal is positioned between a first surface of a tongue of the housing and a first inner wall of the housing. The negative conductive terminal is electrically connected to a negative wire of the power supply and a mating negative terminal of the mating electrical connector. The negative conductive terminal is positioned between a second surface of the tongue and a second inner wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Shu Chen, Hua Li
  • Mechanical interlock
    Patent number: 10992077
    Abstract: A mechanical interlock for securing a cover to a housing may include a cover latch coupled to a wall of a housing, and a spring biasing the cover latch in a first direction and coupled between the wall of the housing and the cover latch. The mechanical interlock may further include an arm coupled to the cover latch at a first end of the arm, and an electrical socket aperture defined within the wall of the housing juxtaposed to a second end of the arm. When the cover latch is returned to the first position via the spring after the cover is removed from the housing, the arm permits for the electrical cord to interface with the electrical socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Adolfo Gomez, Roger A. Pearson, Richard Duran
  • Attachable surface cover for USB port
    Patent number: 10992075
    Abstract: An attachable surface cover for a USB port has a casing and a base plate. The casing has an attachment component. The casing is attached to a piece of cloth by means of the attachment component penetrating through the cloth. The attachment component is detachably connected to the base plate. The attachable surface cover for a USB port has a plug hole for insertion and removal of a USB cable. An entrance of the plug hole is on the casing. An exit of the plug hole is used to configure a USB port. The attachable surface cover for a USB port of the present invention has a reasonable design and is highly practical.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Duraflex Hong Kong Limited
    Inventor: Man Chak Chan
  • Electrical connector having separate front insulative shell and rear metallic shell
    Patent number: 10992084
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a housing having a base, a front tongue, and a rear mount; an upper and lower rows of contacts arranged in the housing and exposed respectively to two opposite surfaces of the tongue; an insulative shell mounted to the base and including a pair of mounting lugs, each mounting lug having a hole; and a metallic shell shielding the rear mount, wherein the metallic shell has a pair of securing arms fastened to the pair of mounting lugs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignees: FUYU ELECTRONICAL TECHNOLOGY (HUAIAN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie Su, Jun Zhao
  • Cable clamping device for sealed electrical connector and electrical connector
    Patent number: 10985496
    Abstract: A cable clamping device for a housing of a sealed electrical connector comprises a grid having an orifice adapted to receive a cable and clamp the cable in the orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventor: Olivier Pamart
  • Board to board connector
    Patent number: 10971846
    Abstract: A board to board connector may include: a support including: a circumference part having an internal space of which a top and a bottom are open; one or more first protruding parts protruding outward from the top of the circumference part in an obliquely upward direction; and one or more first fixing parts protruding from the bottom of the circumference part; a terminal including: a body having an internal space of which a top and a bottom are open; a second protruding part protruding from the top of the body in an obliquely upward direction; and one or more second fixing parts protruding from the bottom of the body, and disposed on the inside of the circumference part of the support; and an insulating part formed between an inner circumferential surface of the circumference part of the support and an outer circumferential surface of the body of the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: MPD Corp.
    Inventors: Hyun-Hwa So, Hyun-Cheul Na
  • Cable connector having crimp structure
    Patent number: 10971862
    Abstract: When a swaging portion (71) of one shell (60) is swaged to a cable (5), even in a case where a main body (42) of the other shell (40) receives tensile force through a sandwiching portion (43) sandwiched between the swaging portion (71) and the cable (5), the risk of pulling the main body (42) of the other shell itself is reduced, and deformation and damage of the other shell (40) are prevented. A cable connector includes a housing (20) configured to hold one end of a cable (5) and a first shell (60) and a second shell (40) including main bodies covering at least a portion of the housing (20). The first shell (60) has a swaging portion (71) to be swaged to the cable (50). The second shell (40) has a sandwiching portion (43) to be swaged together with the cable by the swaging portion (71) with the sandwiching portion being sandwiched between the swaging portion (71) and the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Naganuma, Tadashi Sakaizawa, Yusuke Sakoda, Shingo Chamura
  • Board with terminal
    Patent number: 10965046
    Abstract: A terminal 20 includes a terminal connection portion 21 connected to a counterpart terminal and a board connection portion 24 connected to a conductive path 13 of a board 11. The board connection portion 24 has a plate shape portion 25 that is a plate shape. The plate shape portion is disposed behind the terminal connection portion 21 and is soldered to the conductive path 13 of the board 11. The board connection portion has a plate-shape first projection walls 28A to 28D that are bent from edge portions of a lateral direction side of the plate shape portion 25 and that project to an opposite side to the board 11 side. The plate shape portion 25 and the first projection walls 28A to 28D have a plating layer 37 that is formed on a plate surface of the plate shape portion and the first projection walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Printed Circuits, Inc.
    Inventors: Takanobu Shimada, Hiroki Hirai, Jyunichi Ono, Yoshio Oka, Yoshifumi Uchita, Yoshiro Adachi
  • Remote racking device for bus plug
    Patent number: 10965072
    Abstract: A power distribution system includes a busway and a bus plug. A mechanical assembly rotatably mounts the bus plug relative to the busway. The system includes a remote racking device including a mechanism having a first mechanical component coupled to the bus plug and a second mechanical component coupled to the busway. The remote racking device rotates the bus plug relative to the busway about a rotation axis defined by the mechanical assembly based on mechanical interaction of the first mechanical component and the second mechanical component. Methods of connecting and disconnecting a bus plug relative to a busway with a remote racking device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Kundan Deore, Gordon Pettersen, Shrikant Machale
  • Terminal block
    Patent number: 10944188
    Abstract: A terminal block includes a display-use moveable member which has a main body portion that can reciprocate in the direction intersecting a terminal connection surface and a contact moveable portion that extends along a guide surface, has a first end portion in an extension direction that is disposed so as to come into contact with a conductor portion in an electric wire passage portion and move in a first direction away from the terminal connection surface, and has a second end portion in the extension direction that is connected to the main body portion, and moves in an array direction in response to movement of the first end portion in the first direction to move the main body portion in a second direction toward the terminal connection surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ono, Masato Matoba, Kiyotaka Hashimoto, Taijiro Fujiwara, Hirokazu Hoshino, Masao Nagase, Masami Nishida
  • Outer conductor arrangement
    Patent number: 10944218
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an outer conductor arrangement for a connector, having an outer conductor base body and an outer conductor ring, wherein the outer conductor base body has a plurality of contact lugs, wherein the outer conductor ring is mounted on an interface-side end of the outer conductor base body, has at least one protrusion or recess and has a closed structure, wherein the outer conductor ring is designed to protect the contact lugs from mechanical force influences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Lödding
  • Miniature, low-pitch coaxial microwave connector, intended in particular to link two printed circuit boards to one another
    Patent number: 10944193
    Abstract: A coaxial microwave connector, intended to link two printed circuit boards (PCBs) to one another, of central axis (X) comprising: two connection elements each with a central contact and a ground contact, the ground and central contacts of the second element being free to be displaced, along the axis (X), relative to those of the first element, between a configuration of disconnection, and a configuration of connection in which the elements are intended to establish an electrical ground and central contact between the two PCBs; and at least one flexible electrically insulating washer, which both allows the coaxial mechanical holding between each central contact inside the ground contact of the first or of the second connection element, and makes it possible to establish a mechanical pressure between the end of the central contact and one of the two PCBs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: RADIALL SA
    Inventors: Christophe Meynier, Laurent Petit