Patents Examined by Briggitte R. Hammond
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Patent number: 10847935Abstract: A face to face contact assembly having at least one electrically conductive spring element and at least one shielding spring element separated from one another by a spacing element. From the perspective of a centerline and extending radially outwardly, electrically conductive spring element is located closest to the centerline, then the spacing element, and then the shielding spring element. The electrically conductive spring element electrically connects two adjacent faces, which in one example can be adjacent printed circuit boards, and the shielding spring element at least partially shields such electrical connection. Other face to face contact assembly arrangements are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: November 24, 2020Assignee: Bal Seal Engineering, LLCInventors: Wayne Young, Robert Riegen
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Patent number: 10840639Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a connector with a plug. A shroud extends over a portion of the plug and is coupled with the plug. A conductive socket is configured for receiving the plug of the connector. The socket includes a groove formed on an outer surface thereof. The shroud includes spring fingers having a lock portion thereon configured for engaging the groove for securing the connector in the socket. A collar is slidably mounted on the conductive socket and is configured for sliding between a locked position proximate to the socket groove and an unlocked position. The collar is further configured for engaging the spring fingers of the connector shroud in the locked position to hold the finger lock portions engaged with the groove to lock the connector in the socket.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph W. Chvala
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Patent number: 10840633Abstract: An electrical plug connector terminates a twisted pair electrical cable. The electrical plug connector includes a base and a plug housing holding electrical contacts therebetween. The base includes a divider structure including separation walls. At least one of the separation walls defines an abutment surface against which a forward end of the electrical cable abuts when terminated by the electrical plug connector. The plug housing defines slots so that the electrical contacts are accessible. The electrical plug connector axially secures an outer jacket of the electrical cable against rearward movement relative to base. The at least one separation wall inhibits forward axial movement of the outer jacket of the electrical cable relative to the base.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 17, 2020Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Paul John Pepe, Neil Ktul Nay, Brandon Eugene Bristow
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Patent number: 10833453Abstract: A cable connector includes a casing, a connecting portion, at least one pressing button, and at least one hook module. The connecting portion is disposed on a first direction surface of the casing for coupling with an electronic device connector, the pressing button is disposed on a third direction surface of the casing, and the hook module is disposed between the connecting portion and the pressing button. In addition, when the pressing button is pressed in the third direction, a hook end of the hook module is moved along a second direction on a protective shell of the connecting portion for separating from the electronic device connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: BizLink International Corp.Inventors: Wen-Hsiung Wang, Cheng-Wei Huang, Hsueh-Yu Chao
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Patent number: 10833434Abstract: A cover for a terminal block a cover for a terminal block includes a cover plate that may be disposed over a number of terminals of the terminal block. The cover plate includes a first surface, a second surface configured to face the terminals, and a number of access holes extending between the first surface and the second surface. Each of the access holes enables access to a respective terminal through the cover plate. The cover plate also includes a number of probe guides extending from the second surface of the cover plate toward respective access holes. Each probe guide includes a channel that guides a probe to an operating position that enables the probe to analyze the respective terminal.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories, Inc.Inventor: Gordon J. Tassell, Jr.
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Patent number: 10826211Abstract: A card edge connector with an insulative housing includes opposite longitudinal side walls along a longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction. Each side wall forms a plurality of passageways. A plurality of contacts are respectively received within the corresponding passageways. Each contact includes a retaining section, a contacting section extending from the retaining section into the receiving slot, and a leg extending downwardly from the retaining section out of the housing. Each contact is further equipped with an auxiliary spring beam with an additional contacting section extending into the receiving slot. The contacts are initially linked to a single contact carrier strip so as to be simultaneously inserted into the corresponding passageways, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Xin-Wei Wang, Guo-Xiang Niu, Zhuang Chen
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Patent number: 10811801Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of conductors held within the housing. The conductors are configured to electrically connect to mating conductors of a mating connector. The conductors each extend a length between a mating end and a mounting end of the respective conductor. One or more of the conductors include a copper alloy core, a copper plating layer, and a protective outer layer. The copper plating layer surrounds the copper alloy core, and is composed of a different material than the copper alloy core. The protective outer layer is disposed on and surrounds the copper plating layer. The protective outer layer is composed of a non-conductive polymeric material.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Justin Dennis Pickel, John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan, Timothy Robert Minnick, David Patrick Orris, Daniel Briner Shreffler, David Allison Trout, Arturo Pachon Munoz
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Patent number: 10811831Abstract: The present invention is a network connector structure, which includes a signal terminal body and a cover plate. Arranged core holes are set on an upper side of an end of the signal terminal body, two holes are respectively set on two sides of the end of the signal terminal body, two convexes are set on the back side of the cover plate, the two convexes on the back side of the cover plate are respectively corresponded to the two holes set on the two sides of the end of the signal terminal body, so that each convex is provided to be embedded into the corresponding hole, and the core holes set on the upper side of the end of the signal terminal body is covered by the back side of the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignees: LIVEWARE ASIA PACIFIC CO., LTD., SIMPLY45 LLCInventors: Chung Tser Wu, Andrew Restivo
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Patent number: 10811795Abstract: The invention provides an electrical connection module for an automotive vehicle. The module includes a printed circuit board, PCB, and a connector for connecting a wire harness to said PCB. An edge of the PCB can be inserted into the connector. The module provides retention mechanism that is integral to the PCB. The retention mechanism is shaped and configured to retain the edge connector, if the PCB is seated therein.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: VALEO ILUMINACIONInventors: Jose-David Roldan, Tomas Martinez-Zaldivar, Juan-Francisco Moreno
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Patent number: 10804654Abstract: An electrical connector and a transmission wafer thereof are provided. The transmission wafer includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a shielding member disposed on the insulating frame. Each of the grounding terminals includes a middle grounding segment embedded in the insulating frame, a front grounding segment, and a rear grounding segment, the latter two of which respectively extend from two ends of the middle grounding segment in two different directions. The shielding member includes a grounding sheet disposed on the insulating frame and a plurality of elastic arms curvedly extending from the grounding sheet to protrude from the insulating frame. The elastic arms are respectively abutted against portions of the front grounding segments arranged adjacent to the insulating frame.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: TOPCONN ELECTRONIC (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yi-Guang Lai, Guo-Cing Chen, Kai Wu
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Patent number: 10797444Abstract: The present invention relates to a HVIL system for a HV connector, in particular in a motor vehicle, which HV connector is configured to transmit HV current from the HV connector to a further component, wherein the HVIL system has a first HVIL contact element and a second HVIL contact element, wherein, in a non-plugged state of the HV connector, the first HVIL contact element is spaced apart from the second HVIL contact element by at least one first spring element; and wherein, in a plugged state of the HV connector, the first spring element is deformed in such a way that the first HVIL contact element makes contact with the second HVIL contact element in such a way that the HVIL system ensures that HV current is transmitted from the HV connector to the further component if the connection between the HV connector and the further component is secure. The present invention furthermore relates to a method for establishing a HV connection.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2017Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBHInventor: Willem Blakborn
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Patent number: 10784628Abstract: An electrical plug connector. The electrical plug connector has: a connector housing for accommodating at least one electrical cable that extends along an axial direction; a shielding plate that completely encloses the connector housing in a circumferential direction around the axial direction. The connector housing has, on an external surface, a play-limiting element for limiting a degree of play in the state plugged together with the mating plug connector. The shielding plate has an opening, the play-limiting element protruding from the connector housing and extending through the opening of the shielding plate and/or the play-limiting element being fashioned as a connector housing opening in the connector housing and being adjacent to the opening.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rolf Wittmann
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Patent number: 10784608Abstract: An electrical connector includes a substrate that includes a plurality of ground traces at first and second surfaces of the substrate, and a ground coupling assembly that couples pairs of ground traces at each of the first and second surfaces, and further couples the ground traces at the first surface to the ground traces at the second surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.Inventor: Jonathan E. Buck
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Patent number: 10777951Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a plug for mating with a docking connector, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the plug and a cable electrically connected to the connector, the plug includes a plurality of conductive terminals, the cable includes a plurality of high speed signal cores for transmitting high speed signals and low speed signal cores for transmitting low speed signals, wherein the electrical path of the high speed signal cores connected to the corresponding conductive terminals is shorter than the electrical path of the low speed signal cores connected to the corresponding conductive terminals.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR C, FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
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Patent number: 10777936Abstract: An electrical device includes a substrate having a plurality of signal contacts and a ground contact along a surface of the substrate. A communication cable includes a differential pair of signal conductors, a grounding element that surrounds the signal conductors, and a cable jacket surrounding the signal conductors and the grounding element. Each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is terminated to a corresponding signal contact of the substrate, the wire-terminating end projecting beyond a jacket edge of the cable jacket. A ground termination component has a main panel electrically coupled with the ground contact, and a strain relief element engaged with at least a portion of the communication cable. The strain relief element includes a connective terminal electrically coupled to the grounding element.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbHInventors: Tracy Lee Smith, Kevin Stauffer, Emilio Cuesta
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Patent number: 10777334Abstract: A wiring harness assembly includes a plurality of separated conductors formed of an electrically conductive material, a substrate formed of a dielectric material encasing the plurality of separated conductors, a location feature integrally formed with the substrate and an opening defined in the substrate having a predetermined size and shape. A section of the plurality of separated conductors is exposed within the opening. The opening is precisely located relative to the location feature.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2018Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Jared Bilas, David R. Peterson, Kurt P. Seifert, Christopher G. Reider, Doyeon Y. Sohn, Gerald A. Rhinehart, Jr., Therese G. Stevens, George A. Drew, John T. Kightlinger
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Patent number: 10770834Abstract: In a fitting connector, a latch hold body includes a first fulcrum portion provided on a latch-release arm portion and exerting force in a detaching direction from a second latch hold portion on a first latch hold portion with a contact point with a first release-operation force receiving portion as a fulcrum when a latch-release operation portion is pushed, and a second fulcrum portion provided on the latch-release operation portion side relative to the first fulcrum portion in the latch-release arm portion and exerting the force in the detaching direction from the second latch hold portion on the first latch hold portion with a contact point with a second release-operation force receiving portion that contacted along with continuation of push operation as a new fulcrum.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Noboru Hayasaka, Shotaro Shibata
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Patent number: 10770818Abstract: An electrical contact and an electric component socket configured to be electrically connected to an electric component, wherein the electrical contact is capable of preventing a defect that a contacting portion of the electrical contact bites into a terminal of the electric component, leaving an indentation or giving rise to a state where burrs are liable to occur. An electrical contact has a contacting portion that comes in contact with a terminal of an electric component, the contacting portion includes a plurality of convex portions provided around a center in a tip portion of the contacting portion, the convex portions have flat portions on an outer circumferential side, and peak-shaped portions extending from the flat portions toward the center to come in contact with the terminal, and the contacting portion includes valley-shaped portions, each valley-shaped portion being formed between the respective convex portions in the plurality of convex portions.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATIONInventors: Satoru Isagoda, Hokuto Kanesashi, Akira Miura
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Patent number: 10770819Abstract: Provided is a low-cost and high-reliability connector in which a guide member integrally formed with a housing guides a leg part of a terminal so that the position of the leg part of the terminal can be stabilized with a simple configuration. A connector includes a housing; terminals that include leg parts to be connected to a board, and are integrally formed with the housing; and guide members that are integrally formed with the housing and guide the leg parts. The leg parts each include: a horizontal part that protrudes toward a back side from the housing; a vertical part with a part around a distal end to be connected to the board; and a curved part through which the horizontal part and the vertical part are connected with each other. A gap is provided between a back surface of the guide member and a front surface of the vertical part.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Molex, LLCInventor: Manabu Yamanaka
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Patent number: 10757969Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include a housing having flexible portion along its length. The flexible portion is configured to transition between a relaxed or unloaded configuration and a flexed or deflected configuration. A flexible heating element and mouthpiece may also be disposed in the housing. When the housing is in a relaxed or unloaded configuration, the flexible heating element and the mouthpiece are at least partially longitudinally aligned with the flexible portion of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 3, 2020Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Rui Nuno Batista, Stephane Antony Hedarchet