Patents Examined by Briggitte R. Hammond
  • Patent number: 11876321
    Abstract: A plug connecting element for a motor vehicle includes an electrical conduction element, to which at least one plug of an electronic component of the motor vehicle is able to be connected, and a casing element made of plastic, by way of which the conduction element is at least partially electrically insulated. The electrical conduction element is connected to the casing element in a fixed and non-releasable manner by primary forming of the plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christian Scharnreithner, Matthias Schmid
  • Patent number: 11870182
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1) comprising a main connector (2) with a contact support (6), and a mating connector (3) that can be mated with the main connector (2), having a contact support (7), wherein the mating connector (3), in the plug-in region, is formed with a chamfer (10) that corresponds to the shape of the main connector (2) such that, during the mating process, the main connector (2) is inserted into the mating connector (3) in a predefined position, wherein the main connector (2) comprises two axially extending springs (8), arranged in opposition in the plug-in direction, and the mating connector (3) comprises two opposing slots (9), or vice versa, wherein a spring (8) corresponds to its respective slot (9), characterized in that the two springs (8) have different lengths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Guenter Jaeger, Marco Gabriel
  • Patent number: 11870176
    Abstract: In various embodiments, compact connector designs may be provided that have reduced board pitch (e.g., 1.80 mm, 1.50 mm, 1.27 mm, etc.), but are still capable of accommodating large electrical conductors (e.g., 1.4 mm, 1.1 mm, 0.9 mm, etc.). In this manner, PCB footprint may be reduced (e.g., by 50% when a staggered connector configuration is used), while adequate current carrying capacity may be maintained (e.g., 2 A, 3 A, 4 A, etc.). Additionally, or alternatively, one or more other advantages may be achieved, such as ruggedness (e.g., vibration endurance), error proofing, configuration flexibility, ease of manufacturing, ease of assembly, and/or lowered costs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: Aymeric Soudy, Cyril Jeune, Arnaud Hyppias
  • Patent number: 11862882
    Abstract: A tubular high current female terminal for mating with a male terminal having an outer terminal, and at least one core terminal. The outer terminal includes at least a mating portion and a termination portion. The core terminal includes a plurality of spring contacts, and preferably, latches for attaching thereof on an elongated opening of the outer terminal. The outer terminal is a seamless preformed tube that extends from the mating portion integrally extending to the termination portion as a single piece. A plurality of tubular high current female terminals may be joined together at termination portions thereof. Also, the tubular high current female terminal may have mating portions at opposing ends thereof, such that the male terminals respectively connected thereto extend at any desired angle. Furthermore, the mating portion may be a cylindric tube for mating with a cylindric male terminal, while the termination portion is attachable to an electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 11855386
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises an inner sleeve comprising a first and second outer flange; metal inner sleeve comprising a second inner ring having a ring portion and plurality of elastic portions and a first inner ring having a second inner flange and plurality of wings; an outer sleeve comprising a fourth inner flange and engaging bump; and a nut comprising a first inner flange and threaded portion adapted to engage with an electronic device. One end of the plurality of elastic portions is connected with the ring portion and the other end comprises a fifth outer flange. One end of the plurality of wings is connected to the second inner flange and the other end to the ring portion. When the outer sleeve moves toward the nut, the engaging bump presses and enables the fifth outer flange to move toward the outer surface of the inner sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: EZconn Corporation
    Inventor: Kai wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11855385
    Abstract: An electrical cord plug assembly for inhibiting a male electrical plug from being damaged includes a male electrical plug that is electrically coupled to an electrical cord. The male electrical plug can be plugged into a female electrical outlet. The male electrical plug has a pair of wings each extending laterally away from the male electrical plug. Each of the wings abuts a wall plate of the female electrical plug when the male electrical plug is plugged into the female electrical plug. Additionally, each of the wings extends in opposite directions from each other on the male electrical plug. In this way the wings inhibit the male electrical plug from being bent sideways in the female electrical plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Inventor: John Simonson
  • Patent number: 11848525
    Abstract: A single-pair Ethernet device comprises a first input contact and a second input contact, which are configured for electrically contacting a single-pair Ethernet input conductor pair, further comprises a first output contact and a second output contact, which are configured for electrically contacting a single-pair Ethernet output conductor pair, comprises a first conduction path, which in at least one operation state electrically conductively connects the first input contact to the first output contact, and comprises a second conduction path, which in the operation state electrically conductively connects the second input contact to the second output contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: REICHLE & DE-MASSARI AG
    Inventors: Matthias Gerber, Bernhard Hofer, Marco Zurkirchen
  • Patent number: 11843192
    Abstract: This disclosure provides a method and apparatus for connecting wires and interlocking wires to an electrical component. More specifically, an electrical connector that includes an insulative housing, two electrical contacts, and two interlocking contacts is disclosed. In an embodiment, each electrical contact includes a female end, a press-fit end, and a transition portion. The transition portion is designed such that the first female end and the first press-fit end may be properly aligned depending on the application. The transition portion also provides support and stability to the electrical contacts when they are disposed within the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes four contact recesses. In an embodiment, the electrical connector allows for the safe, efficient, re-usable, and reliable connection for connecting high-voltage wires to a corresponding sensitive electrical component (e.g., a printed circuit board).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Wolfgang Neef, Marvin Stockschlaeder, Matthias Techt
  • Patent number: 11835083
    Abstract: Assembly comprising a first part and a second part movable relative to each other in translation along a connection axis between a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. The first part comprises one of a rail and a groove, and the second part comprises the other, the rail being configured to slide axially in the groove. The assembly comprises a ring rotatably mounted on the first part about the connection axis, the ring comprising at least one pin. The second part defines a locking ramp, a first housing and an unlocking ramp. The assembly comprises a return system for exerting a return force on the ring to a position of rest.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Inventor: Stephane Ilie Razvan
  • Patent number: 11827126
    Abstract: A power supply and signal transmission device for a vehicle seat rail is provided. The device includes a contact-type power supply unit configured to supply power to an electrical device mounted on a seat, and a contact-type signal transmission unit configured to transfer seat drive control signals. The contact-type power supply unit and the contact-type signal transmission unit are directly mounted on the seat rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Kia Corporation, Daechang Seat Co., LTD-Dongtan
    Inventors: So Young Yoo, Hyeong Jong Kim, Han Su Yoo, Seon Chae Na, Sang Ho Kim, Seok Hwan Kim, Tae Hong Han, Sang Yeong Park
  • Patent number: 11831117
    Abstract: A conductive terminal adapted to be installed in an insulative housing of a connector comprises a mating portion located at a front of the terminal for engaging with a terminal of a mating connector, and a crimping portion located at a rear of the terminal for crimping to a wire. A blocking portion of the terminal is located between the mating portion and the crimping portion and engages with the insulative housing to constrain the movement of the conductive terminal in the housing in a longitudinal direction and in a direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo (Leo) Chen, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
  • Patent number: 11824294
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventor: Jonathan E. Buck
  • Patent number: 11824288
    Abstract: A cable connection device is provided. The cable connection device includes a casing, a connection component, a power cable and a circuit board. The casing includes a first accommodation space, a second accommodation space and a channel. The channel is in communication between the first accommodation space and the second accommodation space. The connection component is penetrated through the channel and includes a clamping part disposed in the first accommodation space and a first conductive part disposed in the second accommodation space. Portion of the power cable is disposed in the first accommodation space. The clamping part clamps the power cable and partially pierces the insulating sleeve, so that the clamping part is connected with the wire core. The circuit board is disposed in the second accommodation space and comprises second conductive part. The second conductive part is contacted with the first conductive part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Sheng Hsieh, Yu-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 11811156
    Abstract: A battery pole terminal, having an annular section, which surrounds a cylindrical or conical receiving space at least in sections in a circumferential direction, the annular section having an interruption with respect to the circumferential direction with two opposite edges. A gripping section for a clamping mechanism is provided at each of the edges. Furthermore, the battery pole terminal has a clamping mechanism which acts on the gripping sections and can exert a clamping force on the edges, pushing the opposite edges toward each other. A force limiting mechanism is provided which, when a minimum distance between the edges is reached, prevents an increase in the clamping force on the gripping sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Henryk Frenzel
  • Patent number: 11811184
    Abstract: A connector includes, in one embodiment, a first component, a coupling element configured to engage the first component, and a second component configured to engage the first component. The second component, in one embodiment, is configured to produce a spring, pushing or biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Trevor Ehret, Richard A. Haube, Noah P. Montena, Souheil Zraik
  • Patent number: 11811094
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a first housing section row, a second housing section row, and linking sections. The first housing section row includes first housing sections that are arranged in an arrangement direction and include connection bus bars therein, respectively. The second housing section row includes second housing sections that are arranged in the arrangement direction and include the connection bus bars and output bus bars therein, respectively, and is disposed away from the first housing section row with respect to a crossing direction that crosses the arrangement direction. The linking sections are disposed between the first and second housing section rows and link the first and second housing section rows. The first housing sections are connected by a first warping section that can be deformed with warping and the second housing sections are connected by a second warping section that can be deformed with warping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Taiji Yanagida, Hiroki Shimoda, Yoshinori Ito, Takehito Yoda
  • Patent number: 11799232
    Abstract: An electrical coupler has first and second housing halves and first and second contacts retained within the first and second housing halves. Wherein the first housing half is identical to the second housing half and the first contact is identical to the second contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Benjamin S. Novak, Satish I. Patel, Roman J. Churnovic
  • Patent number: 11791580
    Abstract: A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector which is provided with a groove at an upper surface thereof includes: an insulating body; and a locking elastic piece on the insulating body, wherein the insulating body includes a main body and a mating portion extending forward from the main body, a bottom of the mating portion protrudes downward to form a sinking portion, and the sinking portion is located entirely above the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yang-Tsun Hsu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng, Cai-Yuan Wang
  • Patent number: 11780341
    Abstract: A charging inlet, to which a charging connector provided external to a vehicle is connected, includes a housing and a terminal unit provided in the housing. The terminal unit includes a first DC pin, a second DC pin, a first communication pin, a second communication pin, and a ground pin. The housing includes a blocking member. When an AC/DC charging connector complying with CCS and supporting AC charging and DC charging is to be connected to the charging inlet, blocking members interfere with at least one of a first AC terminal, a second AC terminal, a third AC terminal, and a neutral point terminal that are provided in the AC/DC charging connector, to block connection between the AC/DC charging connector and the charging inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yamato Niwa, Tomoya Ono, Toru Ando
  • Patent number: 11784444
    Abstract: Provided are a fully-shielded high-frequency connector and a connector assembly. The fully-shielded high-frequency connector includes an insulating base, a shell, a signal terminal and a shielding conductive stiffener. The insulating base includes an insulating body, a fitting portion and a gland portion, a first through hole structure and a second through hole structure. The signal terminal includes a contact portion, a connection portion and a mounting portion. The shielding conductive stiffener includes a tube structure, a fixing connection structure and a cover plate structure. The shell includes a main body portion, a bonding portion, a fixing portion and a snap portion. The fixing portion is electrically connected to the cover plate structure and an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. The bonding portion and the snap portion cooperate to assemble and fix the insulating base and the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventors: Bean Peng, Marlin Lai, Kevin Yin