Patents Examined by Briggitte R. Hammond
  • Patent number: 12088052
    Abstract: Electrical wiring devices that incorporate clamp-type wire terminal connections are described. The electrical wiring devices include for example, single and duplex blade-type electrical receptacles, blade-type locking electrical receptacles, single or multi-pole electrical switches, combination switches and blade-type receptacles, blade-type plugs for electrical cords and blade-type connectors for electrical cords. The electrical wiring devices include a plurality of contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a wire terminal and a plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thomas L. Scanzillo, Edward Bazayev
  • Patent number: 12088036
    Abstract: An electric metallic tube (EMT) conduit apparatus includes an electric metallic tube (EMT) conduit, a first insulated connector housing attached to a first end of the electric metallic tube (EMT) conduit and a second insulated connector housing attached to a first end of the electric metallic tube (EMT) conduit. The first insulated connector housing includes a plurality of electrically conductive male pins and the second insulated connector housing includes a plurality of electrically conductive female pins. A plurality of conductors within the electric metallic tube (EMT) conduit include a first end attached to one of the male pins of the first insulated connector housing, and a second end attached to one of the female pins of the second insulated connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Inventor: Glenn Liubakka
  • Patent number: 12080504
    Abstract: A strike pin assembly for a fuse assembly in which the strike pin assembly is maintained in a locked position by a holding force of a filament and an interference provided by a plurality of retention bodies. Upon a breakage of the filament, such as, for example, in response to heat generated by operation of a fuse element, a trigger can be displaced via a first biasing force in a distal direction such that the trigger is positioned at a location that does not impede an inward displacement of a plurality of retention bodies from a recess of a firing pin. Upon the inward displacement of the retention bodies, a second biasing force can displace the firing pin in the distal direction such that a portion of the firing pin can protrude out from an adapter of the strike pin assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Matthew Cawood, Aaron Motes
  • Patent number: 12080973
    Abstract: A connector includes: a terminal fitting connected to an end of an electric wire; a housing including a housing chamber and an electric wire drawing port; a first waterproof member that is elastically deformable and fills a space between an inner peripheral surface of the housing and an outer peripheral surface of a cover of the electric wire in the housing chamber to form a first sealed space part between the first waterproof member and the electric wire drawing port; a second waterproof member that is elastically deformable and includes one end part, an other end part, and a tubular part, the tubular part having a second sealed space part that communicates with the first sealed space part through the electric wire drawing port; and a ventilation component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuto Ito, Keisuke Sasaki
  • Patent number: 12080965
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a base and a mating portion extending downwardly from a lower side of the base, and an upper and a lower platform around an upper side of the base. First and second rows of contacts include connecting sections. The connecting sections of the first row are exposed upon the lower platform and the connecting sections of the second row are exposed upon the upper platform. Upper and lower rows of wires are located above the housing. Two grounding brackets are mounted upon the upper and lower platforms. Each bracket includes bulged sections and tails. Inner conductors of the wires are connected to the connecting sections of the differential-pair contacts, the braiding layers of the wires are sandwiched between the bulged sections and the housing in the vertical direction, and the tails are connected to the connecting sections of the grounding contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Terrance F. Little
  • Patent number: 12080963
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly and its manufacturing method are described, wherein the electrical connector assembly includes a bridging conductive component. The multiple conductive terminals achieve electrical connection through the bridging conductive component without the use of jumper wires, meeting the requirements for signal transmission in the electrical connector assembly. The manufacturing method of the electrical connector assembly involves the step of combining multiple electrical connector components with the bridging conductive component. Thus, during the assembly of the electrical connector assembly, customization of the electrical connection relationship of conductive terminals can be achieved by adjusting multiple electrical connector components and the bridging conductive component. This customization ensures compliance with the requirements for signal transmission in the electrical connector assembly, meeting the specific needs and developments of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignees: DONGGUAN TARNG YU ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., TARNG YU ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ying-Chung Chen, Mu-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 12074404
    Abstract: An RF connector that has a main body, a clamp, and a cap. The connector has an internal torque limiting mechanism that enables the connector to be installed in the field such that the connector is correctly positioned at the axial stop point of the RF cable during insertion. This is enabled by an internal preloaded cap/seal interface that requires a predetermined breakaway torque to cause the cap to rotate relative to the clamp. The breakaway torque is less than a torque that would be required to over-install the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Sawyer Urtz, Jr., Jeremy Charles Benn
  • Patent number: 12068557
    Abstract: A modular plug system including a plug housing including a top surface, bottom surface and two opposing side surfaces, a front end and an opening opposite the front end, and a cavity extending from the front end to the opening in the back end, a load bar sized to engage the cavity in the modular plug, the load bar including two extensions on an upper surface of the load bar, the extensions sized to engage two openings in the top surface of the plug housing when the load bar is inserted into the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc
    Inventors: Robert Brennan, Randy Schwartz
  • Patent number: 12068565
    Abstract: Electrical wiring devices that incorporate clamp-type wire terminal connections are described. The electrical wiring devices include for example, single and duplex blade-type electrical receptacles, blade-type locking electrical receptacles, single or multi-pole electrical switches, combination switches and blade-type receptacles, blade-type plugs for electrical cords and blade-type connectors for electrical cords. The electrical wiring devices include a plurality of contact assemblies. Each contact assembly includes a wire terminal and a plunger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Thomas L. Scanzillo, Edward Bazayev
  • Patent number: 12057654
    Abstract: A vehicle-side connector 1 includes a plurality of vehicle-side terminals 50, a connector housing 10 for holding the vehicle-side terminals 50 and heat storage materials 60 accommodated in the connector housing 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, Mie, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Hashimoto, Katsuhiko Aizawa, Akihiro Hayashi
  • Patent number: 12051868
    Abstract: A connector with increased heat dissipation efficiency and ease of use is provided. The connector includes a mounting portion having a main body and configured to be electrically connected to a printed circuit board of a battery management unit configured to manage voltages of a plurality of battery cells; and the connection portion including two or more connection terminals configured to contact a counterpart connection terminal and the connection portion including a concave-convex structure formed on a surface of each of the two or more connection terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: LG ENERGY SOLUTION, LTD.
    Inventor: Jae-Kuk Kwon
  • Patent number: 12046853
    Abstract: A cluster connector and cluster port for simultaneously engaging multiple RF connectors with a corresponding plurality of RF ports, wherein the cluster port may be coupled to an RF antenna or radio. The cluster port has a plurality of receiving interfaces wherein each of the receiving interfaces has an axial biasing element that enables simultaneous connection with a plurality of coupling interfaces, wherein each of the coupling interfaces is coupled to the end of an RF cable. The cluster connector of the disclosure also enables selective removal, replacement of one RF cable, and the corresponding coupling interface, without impacting other cables/coupling interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Urtz, Jeremy Benn, Christopher Natoli, Shawn Chawgo
  • Patent number: 12046847
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a connector and an electronic device using the connector. The connector is connected with a conductive element. The connector includes a terminal support component, a multiple of gold fingers and an electric conversion component. The terminal support component includes a first surface and a second surface. The first surface is opposite to the second surface or the first surface and the second surface are arranged at intervals. The multiple of gold fingers symmetrically arranged on the first surface and the second surface. The electric conversion component includes a main electric unit and two auxiliary conductive units. The main electric unit is electrically connected the two auxiliary conductive units and the conductive element. The two auxiliary conductive units are electrically connected with the gold fingers that respectively arranged on the first surface and the second surface of the terminal support component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Feng Zhang
  • Patent number: 12046854
    Abstract: A cluster connector and cluster port for simultaneously engaging multiple RF connectors with a corresponding plurality of RF ports, wherein the cluster port may be coupled to an RF antenna or radio. The cluster port has a plurality of receiving interfaces wherein each of the receiving interfaces has an axial biasing element that enables simultaneous connection with a plurality of coupling interfaces, wherein each of the coupling interfaces is coupled to the end of an RF cable. The cluster connector of the disclosure also enables selective removal, replacement of one RF cable, and the corresponding coupling interface, without impacting other cables/coupling interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Urtz, Jeremy Benn, Christopher Natoli, Shawn Chawgo
  • Patent number: 12034250
    Abstract: A connector assembly with housing panel positioning and plug connector thereof is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a fixing block and a socket connector positioned on two opposite sides of a housing panel, and a plug connector installed in the fixing block and electrically connected to the socket connector. Through the action of rotation and pushing, the plug connector is combined with the positioning column of the fixing block on the housing panel, and the plug head of the plug connector is electrically connected to the socket connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: ACES ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Rong-Hsun Kuo, Chien-Hsiang Teng
  • Patent number: 12034264
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly comprising a rear body comprising an outer body member and an inner body member, wherein the rear body is positionable in a disengaged position and an engaged position, and a coupler rotatably engaged with and positioned forward of the rear body, wherein the coupler defines an inner channel extending through the coupler between a front portion of the coupler and a rear portion of the coupler positioned opposite the front portion, a thread at the front portion of the coupler, a nominal portion defining a nominal inner span along the inner channel, and an outer conductor engagement portion that tapers inwardly from the nominal portion that extends forwardly along the inner channel to the front portion of the coupler, wherein the outer conductor engagement portion is structurally configured to contact an outer conductor of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, David Jeffrey Malouf
  • Patent number: 12027798
    Abstract: An angle connector, including an angle holder, a cable, and multiple contacts, is provided. The angle holder includes a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion, and a first bending portion connected therebetween. Each of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion has multiple receiving grooves. The cable includes multiple core wires. Each of the contacts includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a second bending portion connected therebetween. The first connecting portions for electrically connecting to another electrical connector are embedded in the receiving grooves of the first receiving portion. The second connecting portions electrically connected to the core wires are embedded in the receiving grooves of the second receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiang Huang, Yu Feng Ke
  • Patent number: 12015231
    Abstract: A connection terminal for connecting an electric conductor includes: a housing; a current bar arranged in the housing; a clamping spring arranged in the housing for clamping the conductor to be connected against the current bar; and an actuation element for transferring the clamping spring into a clamping position and into an open position. The actuation element has a rotation element mounted about a first axis of rotation and a lever element mounted about a second axis of rotation. The clamping spring is mounted on the rotation element and the clamping spring follows a rotational movement of the rotation element at least in regions. The rotation element engages with the lever element such that during a rotational movement of the lever element about the second axis of rotation, the rotation element rotates about the first axis of rotation arranged spaced apart from the second axis of rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Christian Kloppenburg
  • Patent number: 12016121
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include to interconnectable circuit boards that can be constructed into three-dimensional shapes for use as lighting sources. An interconnectable circuit board array is included having a plurality of circuit board assemblies. The circuit board assemblies can include a first longitudinal edge, and a second longitudinal edge, and a plurality of bendable lateral board to board connectors. The plurality of bendable lateral board to board connectors are configured to provide electrical communication between a first circuit board from amongst the plurality of circuit board assemblies and a second circuit board from amongst the plurality of circuit board assemblies. Longitudinal edges of the first circuit board and of the second circuit board define a gap between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The gap being bridged by at least one of the lateral board to board connectors. Other embodiments are also included herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Metrospec Technology, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Henry V. Holec, Brian Hillstrom, Wm. Todd Crandell
  • Patent number: 12015234
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a body configured to be coupled with a coaxial cable, a nut having a forward end configured to be threadedly coupled with an interface port, and a sleeve surrounding the nut and extending forward from the nut in a direction opposite to the body. The sleeve has a forward portion that extends beyond the forward end of the nut by a length such that the sleeve is configured to contact an outer surface of the interface port before a center conductor of the coaxial cable contacts the interface port, and the sleeve is configured to align the connector with the port and to prevent the center conductor from contacting any portion of the interface port other than a center conductor contact portion of the interface port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Daoust, Steve Stankovski, Harold Watkins