Patents Examined by Briggitte R. Hammond
  • Patent number: 10763612
    Abstract: An electronic sealing system for sealing and shielding an electronic connector from detrimental liquid cleaners that are applied with or without pressure. The electronic sealing system includes a U-shaped holder, a gasket frame, a gasket, a top plate, and several fasteners. The U-shaped holder cradles the electronic connector. The gasket frame abuts a top side of the holder and includes an aperture. The gasket engages a portion of the connector via the aperture. The top plate abuts the gasket frame opposite the holder so as to encapsulate the gasket over the aperture and hence over a portion of the electronic connector. The fasteners secure the U-shaped holder, gasket frame, and top plate together so that the electronic connector is secured with the holder and so that a portion of the electronic connector is sealed via the gasket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Michael Soroka, David William Lindbloom
  • Patent number: 10756461
    Abstract: An adapter for a housing opening in a housing of a splice block can include an adapter body that is movably coupled to the housing and includes a conductor passage. The adapter body can be selectively movable between a closed configuration and an open configuration, in which the conductor passage is, respectively, in and out of alignment with the housing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: ERICO INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ernest Richard-Dean Buehman, Steven D. Rois, Frederic Bizet, Thomas Bockstoce
  • Patent number: 10756473
    Abstract: A connection terminal includes a female connection body having a housing space, a male connection body inserted into the housing space to a fitting completion position, and an elastic member supported by an inner wall surface of the female connection body surrounding the housing space, having contact point portions contacting an outer wall surface of the male connection body, and pressing the male connection body by the contact point portions. The female connection body has far-side protruding portions and inlet-side protruding portions. The outer wall surface of the male connection body has at least one of first recessed portions formed at portions facing the inlet-side protruding portions when the male connection body is inserted into the housing space and a second recessed portion formed at a portion facing the contact point portion when the male connection body is inserted into the housing space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kitagawa, Kengo Machida
  • Patent number: 10741957
    Abstract: A terminal module M1 is to be accommodated into an outer housing 30, and includes male terminals 20 to be connected to ends of signal wires 11, a first terminal holding member 61 including accommodation recesses 78 for accommodating the terminals 20 inserted in a direction intersecting an extending direction of the terminals 20 with tip parts 21 of the terminals 20 projecting, and a second terminal holding member 65 to be assembled with the first terminal holding member 61. The second terminal holding member 65 is relatively movable toward ends of the signal wires 11 from a terminal tip protection position where the second terminal holding member 65 covers tip parts 21 of the terminals 20 projecting from the first terminal holding member 61.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruo Hara, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 10714869
    Abstract: A connector includes a first housing, a second housing, and a fitting assurance member attached to the second housing and movable relative to the second housing in a state in which the first housing and the second housing are fitted to each other. The first housing includes a lock protrusion, and a first inclined surface and a second inclined surface. The first inclined surface and the second inclined surface are provided on opposite sides. The second housing includes a lock arm to lock the lock protrusion in the fitted state. The fitting assurance member includes a first repulsive arm to generate repulsive force when the first repulsive arm is elastically deformed by the first inclined surface during a fitting operation. The second housing includes a second repulsive arm to generate repulsive force when the second repulsive arm is elastically deformed by the second inclined surface during the fitting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomi Endo, Yoshinori Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 10714884
    Abstract: A land-based electric vehicle charging plug has a plug base and a separate and exchangeable interface which is detachably fastened to the plug base. The plug base has an electrically non-conductive base body and at least one charging current base contact. The interface has an electrically non-conductive interface body and at least one charging current interface contact which is plugged-together with the corresponding charging current base contact. The plug base and the interface have a positive guide which forms an insertion funnel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Götz, Jari Rönfanz, Volker Reber
  • Patent number: 10714918
    Abstract: A junction box connector system includes conduit connectors with hollow bodies that secure to pieces conduit and to each other to from a connector cavity. The junction box connector system also includes an interconnect member with interconnect conductors and electrical contacts that fit within the connector cavity and provide electrical conductivity between the sets of wires from the pieces of conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Green Creative Ltd.
    Inventors: Guillaume Vidal, Zhang Yulin
  • Patent number: 10707606
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body. At least one accommodating hole runs through the insulating body vertically, and each accommodating hole has a stopping portion and a position limiting portion. Each accommodating hole accommodates a terminal and an electrical conductor. The terminal is in contact with the electrical conductor. The terminal upward abuts the stopping portion. The terminal is connected to a first strip downward, and is mounted into the accommodating hole upward from bottom. The electrical conductor upward abuts the position limiting portion. The electrical conductor is connected to a second strip downward, and is mounted into the accommodating hole upward from bottom. The terminal upward abuts the stopping portion and thus does not excessively move upward, and the electrical conductor upward abuts the position limiting portion and thus does not excessively move upward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chien Chih Ho
  • Patent number: 10707601
    Abstract: A memory socket protecting cover adapted to be assembled to a memory socket which is adapted for a memory module to insert is provided. The memory module includes a fool-proof concave, and includes a fool-proof member corresponding to the fool-proof concave. The memory socket protecting cover includes two lateral walls and a wear-resistant member. The two lateral walls are adapted to be disposed at two sides of the memory socket. The wear-resistant member is connected to the two lateral walls and adapted to be disposed on the fool-proof member. A width of the wear-resistant member is greater than or equal to a width of the fool-proof member and is smaller than a width of the fool-proof concave. When the memory module is inserted in or pulled from the memory socket, a wall of the memory module besides the fool-proof concave is adapted to contact the wear-resistant member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Yung-Shun Kao, Chung-Wei Chiang
  • Patent number: 10693260
    Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting frame (5) which comprises at least one PE contact (1) and can be inserted into the housing from a plug-in end and/or from a terminal end. The at least one PE contact (1) is arranged on the mounting frame (5). Previously known PE contacts can be contacted only from one end, whereas the disclosed PE contact (1) can be contacted from the terminal end and/or the plug-in end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Thomas Beischer, Florian Schenk
  • Patent number: 10686271
    Abstract: The invention concerns a contact element (10; 10a) for forming an electric connection (1) with a counterpart element (50), wherein the contact element (10; 0a) has at least two sections (12; 12a, 13; 13a) with respectively at least one contact region (21; 21a, 22; 22a, 22b; 23; 23a), wherein the sections (12; 12a, 13; 3a) are constructed to bear against the counterpart element (50) under elastic pre-stress, and wherein the at least two contact regions (21; 21a, 22; 22a, 22b; 23; 23a) are arranged on mutually facing sides of the sections (12; 12a, 13; 13a) with respect to a longitudinal plane (25) of the contact element (10; 10a) defined by two axes (X, Y) arranged perpendicular to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Valeo Systèmes d'Essuyage
    Inventors: Michael Schaeuble, Harald Kapitza, Karl-Heinz Susser, Siegfried Stefani, Markus Stubbe
  • Patent number: 10680353
    Abstract: A wedge connector system for connecting first and second elongate electrical conductors includes a C-shaped sleeve member, a wedge member and a locking mechanism. The sleeve member defines a sleeve cavity and opposed first and second sleeve channels on either side of the sleeve cavity. The wedge member includes a wedge body having first and second opposed wedge side walls. The locking mechanism includes a lock member including a sleeve engagement portion, and a clamping mechanism coupled to the wedge member. The sleeve member and the wedge member are configured to capture the first and second conductors such that the first conductor is received in the first sleeve channel between the sleeve member and the first wedge side wall and the second conductor is received in the second sleeve channel between the sleeve member and the second wedge side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GMBH, TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC
    Inventors: Sachidanandan Murugiah, Sarzil Rahman, Barry James Johnson, Steven Mitchell, Jonathan Guppy
  • Patent number: 10680356
    Abstract: A combination terminal (1) has a first terminal (10) overlapping a second terminal (110) in a plate thickness direction. The first terminal (10) includes a base (41) and two inclined walls (20) intersecting surfaces of the base (41) from both lateral ends of the base (41) and forming an insertion/accommodation space (C) having a trapezoidal shape. The second terminal (110) includes an inserting piece (132) that overlaps the base (41) when inserted into the insertion/accommodation space (C). A locking claw (132A) on the inserting piece (132) locks the base (41) by overlapping the inserting piece (132) on the base plate (41). An external force absorbing tapered portion (133) projects laterally from the inserting piece (132) and comes into surface contact with one of the inclined walls (42) with the locking portion (132A) locked to the base (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Nobukuni, Yuichi Goto
  • Patent number: 10680352
    Abstract: Provided is a branch connector that can maintain waterproofness with respect to an individual product into which a filler is filled. The branch connector includes a pair of split housings (16, 30) connected by connecting portions (46, 47) and fitted into each other and a filler (70) filled into the pair of split housings (16, 30). The surface shape of the filler (70) is formed into the pair of split housings (16, 30) such that it corresponds to an inner surface shape of the pair of split housings (16, 30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Hata, Shigeki Ohara
  • Patent number: 10680377
    Abstract: A housing structure of a printed circuit board with a connector includes the printed circuit board on which an electronic component is implemented, the connector implemented on an end portion of the printed circuit board, the connector including a fitted portion fitted with a mating component which is a connection target, and a housing accommodating the printed circuit board and the connector. The housing includes a first case surrounding the printed circuit board and a second case covering the connector. The second case includes a first surface portion arranged at a side where the fitted portion of the connector is provided, and at least one second surface portion which is nonparallel to the first surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: AISIN SEIKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Junya Ichikawa, Hidetoshi Yata, Takashi Miyakawa
  • Patent number: 10675988
    Abstract: A plug connector part includes: a plug section for plugging connection to an associated counter plug connector part; at least one contact element arranged on the plug section and having at least one electrically-conductive contact section for plugging connection to an associated counter-contact element of the counter plug connector part, and a shaft section connected to the contact section for securing an electrical line to the contact element; and a casing element that is attachable to the shaft section of the at least one contact element and has a body, a plug opening formed in the body for receiving the shaft section, and a cooling channel which is formed in or on the body and extends around the plug opening for conducting a coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Fuehrer, Robert Babezki
  • Patent number: 10665967
    Abstract: A coaxial connector for interconnection with a coaxial cable with a solid outer conductor by ultrasonic welding is provided with a monolithic connector body with a bore. An annular flare seat is angled radially outward from the bore toward a connector end of the connector, the annular flare seat open to the connector end of the connector. An inner conductor cap is provided for interconnection with an inner conductor of the coaxial cable by ultrasonic welding. The ultrasonic welding of each of the inner and outer conductor interconnections may be performed via inner conductor and outer conductor sonotrodes which are coaxial with one another, without requiring the cable and or connector to be removed from their fixture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Kendrick Van Swearingen
  • Patent number: 10665983
    Abstract: An in-line electrical connector includes a potting boot. The potting boot includes longitudinal ribs are spaced apart from one another about a longitudinal axis of a boot body. Internal thread members project radially inward from an interior surface of the boot body relative to the longitudinal axis. The thread members have arcuate lengths extending about the longitudinal axis of the boot body. Each longitudinal rib has an associated one of the internal thread members that radially overlaps an entirety of the width of the longitudinal rib relative to the longitudinal axis of the boot body. An electrical connector threadably mates to the internal thread members of the potting boot. The electrical connector electrically couples to another electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: James Douglas Fair, Kent Brownell Hambly
  • Patent number: 10658789
    Abstract: A high speed connector with magnetic engagement mechanism includes a cable end connector and a plate end connector combined with each other; the cable end connector having a cable end body member and a resilient pin connected with a cable; the plate end connector being on a PCB and having a plate end body member and a connection terminal; the cable end body member having a concave portion on a plug end of the cable end body member; the resilient pin being disposed in the concave portion; the plate end body member having a convex portion on a plug end of the plate end body member; the convex portion and a plane of the plug end of the plate end body member including a 20-degree angle. Therefore, the signal integrity is improved, and the safety issue due to an abnormal plugging is prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AMPHENOL EAST ASIA ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOG (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiang Wang, Lei Liao
  • Patent number: 10658772
    Abstract: A connection system has a high-density, high-speed connector that is electrically connected to a plurality of cables by a tiered circuit board. Edges of the circuit board are offset in order to form steps on which conductive pads may be formed. Each set of pads on a given step may be electrically connected to one or more conductors of a cable, such as a twinax ribbon cable. Thus, each of the cables may be coupled to one or more conductive pads on a respective step of the circuit board such that a large number of conductors may be electrically interfaced with the connector in a relatively small space, unencumbered by the bend radius of the cable. In addition, the cables may be coupled to the circuit board in a manner that does not require significant bending at the ends of the cables helping to preserve signal integrity. That is, conductive paths turn at high angles (e.g., close to 90 degrees) within the circuit board rather than at the ends of the cables connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: ADTRAN, Inc.
    Inventors: Jared D. Cress, Troy W. White