Patents Examined by Gary F. Paumen
  • Patent number: 11908653
    Abstract: A high voltage power distributor comprises an insulated high voltage power cable, a fuse mechanically connected to a fuse holder and a busbar that is electrically connected between the cable and the fuse. The fuse, the fuse holder, the busbar and the cable are accommodated in a housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Pawel Olek, Jakub Walkowski, Tomasz Slizowski, Karol Janicki
  • Patent number: 11909140
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a female connector, which includes a female connector housing defining a cavity having an hourglass shape and a first array of electrically-conductive pins disposed within the cavity. The electrical connector assembly further includes a male connector that includes a male connector housing having an hourglass-shaped protrusion dimensioned to be inserted into and fit tightly within the cavity and a second array of electrically-conductive sockets, which are contained within the protrusion and are dimensioned and aligned so that upon insertion of the protrusion into the cavity, each of the pins is introduced into and makes electrical contact with a respective one of the sockets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Biosense Webster (Israel) Ltd.
    Inventors: Nadav Barnea, Alek Vilensky
  • Patent number: 11909148
    Abstract: Systems, devices, and methods including a cordset having a housing, the cordset comprising: a first rotatable blade, where the first rotatable blade is rotatable between a first vertical first blade position and a second horizontal first blade position; a second rotatable blade, where the second rotatable blade is rotatable between a first vertical second blade position and a second horizontal second blade position; and a fixed ground prong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: WEBASTO CHARGING SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Herman Joseph Steinbuchel, IV
  • Patent number: 11896059
    Abstract: A method of controlling heating in an aerosol-generating system including a heater is provided, the method including: a first control step in which a predetermined power is provided to the heater and a resistance of the heater is determined, the determined resistance being indicative of a temperature of the heater; monitoring for a predetermined condition, and upon detection of the predetermined condition, recording a resistance of the heater; determining a target resistance corresponding to a target temperature of the heater based on the recorded resistance; and a second control step in which the predetermined power provided to the heater is controllably adapted to drive the resistance of the heater towards the target resistance such that the heater is driven towards the target temperature corresponding to the target resistance. An aerosol-generating system and a controller for an aerosol-generating system are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Philip Morris Products S.A.
    Inventor: Stephane Bilat
  • Patent number: 11889863
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a voltage output circuit. The voltage output circuit includes a control chip and a buck switch chip. The control chip includes a first control signal input terminal, a second control signal input terminal, and a modulation signal output terminal. The buck switch chip includes a first channel terminal, a first control terminal, and a second channel terminal. The first channel terminal receives a system power supply voltage. The first control terminal is connected to the modulation signal output terminal of the control chip. When the first control signal input terminal and/or the second control signal input terminal receives an effective level, the control chip controls the second channel terminal to output a driving voltage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Weihua Qiu, Kui Liu
  • Patent number: 11876324
    Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a first connector body defining a locking fin, a second connector body configured to receive the first connector body, and a flexible locking arm defined by the second connector body configured to releasably engage the locking fin. A plunger is slidably attached to the second connector body and is moveable from an engaged position in which the plunger holds the locking arm in engagement with the locking fin to a disengaged position in which the plunger disengages the locking arm from the locking fin. A spring is disposed between the plunger and the second connector body and is configured to urge the plunger into the engaged position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Rachel O'Neill, Shawna Higgins, Marcia Lytle, Prasanna Ramakrishnan, Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari
  • Patent number: 11876326
    Abstract: The present application provides a high-voltage connector and an electromagnetic shielding shell for a high-voltage connector, the electromagnetic shielding shell has a main body; a connecting body; and a plurality of elastic arms, arranged at intervals between the main body and the connecting body; an end of each of the elastic arms is connected to the main body, and the other end of each of the elastic arms is connected to the connecting body, each of the elastic arms is provided with a protrusion protruding in a radial direction, and the protrusion is configured for electrically contacting a shielding member of a mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuchen Yang, Mengyu Zhang, Jianxiong Li, Kaixuan (Evan) Jiang, Haomai (Ivan) Yin, Xiao (Nichee) Zhou
  • Patent number: 11870198
    Abstract: An electrical connector that has a conductive shell supporting at least one signal contact therein and that has a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end opposite the front end for electrically connecting to a coaxial cable. A ground connection is located inside of the conductive shell. A coupling member is rotatably coupled to the conductive shell and has an engagement feature for mechanically engaging a support panel associated with the mating connector. A sealing member is disposed on the conductive shell that is configured to provide an environmental seal between the conductive shell and the support panel when the conductive shell is mated with the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: James Todd Smith, Michael A. Hoyack, Owen R. Barthelmes
  • Patent number: 11870177
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a protective cover plate for a flat plug and the flat plug with the same. A limit slot is arranged on a cover plate body of the protective cover plate and is configured to be sheathed outside the flat plug and to limit the flat plug, so that the flat plug is located in a protective space of the cover plate body. The flat plug can be inserted into or pulled from a plugboard by operating the protective cover plate. The flat plug is used in cooperation with the protective cover plate, and a positioning insert matched with the limit slot is arranged on the flat plug, thereby improving the safety of use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Xiqing Ruan
  • Patent number: 11870174
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a terminal module and a housing. The terminal module comprises a plurality of terminals. The housing comprises an accommodating groove in which the terminal module is disposed. The accommodating groove comprises a first groove wall and a second groove wall opposite to the first groove wall. The terminal module is disposed between the first groove wall and the second groove wall. A wall surface of the first groove wall and a wall surface of the second groove wall are disposed close to a structural contour of the plurality of terminals. Since the groove wall is designed as a wall surface close to the structural contours of the plurality of terminals, the dielectric constant of the groove wall can be greater than that of the air. In this way, the relative dielectric constant around the plurality of terminals would be increased to reduce the impedance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hongji Chen, Hengshan Cheng, Yunfeng He
  • Patent number: 11862908
    Abstract: A power plug device includes a first housing, a circuit board, a wire assembly and a second housing. The first housing includes an upper-housing body, a through hole and an inner cover. An accommodating portion is arranged in the upper-housing body, the through hole is formed on one side of the upper-housing body, the inner cover is installed in the accommodating portion, a receptive space is arranged in the inner cover, and the through hole interconnects with the receptive space. The wire assembly includes core wires, which passes through the through hole and the receptive space, so that the core wires are accommodated in the accommodating portion, and the receptive space is suitable for accommodating glue to secure the core wires and provides waterproof effect. In addition, dual-layered waterproof structure is used to make the first and second housing joining together having stronger waterproof effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PHIHONG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Feng Chang
  • Patent number: 11862899
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector assembly. The connector assembly includes a wire-end connector. The wire-end connector includes a wafer, a shield plate and a twin-ax cable. The wafer includes a frame and a terminal group. The terminal group is supported by the frame. The terminal group includes a signal terminal pair and a ground plate. The ground plate includes a ground terminal on both sides of the signal terminal pair. The shield plate is electrically connected to the ground plate. The shield plate includes an opening that penetrates the shield plate. The twin-ax cable includes a pair of conductors and a ground portion. The pair of conductors extend into the opening of the shield plate and are electrically connected to the signal terminal pair. The ground portion electrically connects at least one of the shield plate and the ground plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Yih-Ping Chua, Yueh-Ting Chiang
  • Patent number: 11862895
    Abstract: An electrical plug is provided. The electrical plug includes a body and a retention device. The body includes a first casing and a second casing. The second casing is pivotally connected to one side of the first casing and can rotate to make one of its ends away from one end of the first casing. The first casing and the second casing form a body inner space together. At least a portion of the retention device can rotate along the same direction as the second casing rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: EMCOM TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Chu-Li Wang
  • Patent number: 11855394
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector, having an insulating part and an inner-conductor contact element pair for differential signal transmission. The inner-conductor contact element pair comprises first and second inner-conductor contact elements, which extend through the insulating part. The inner-conductor contact elements, proximate a first end of the insulating part, have a contact section for contacting an inner conductor of a corresponding counterpart plug connector and proximate a second end of the insulating part, have a press-in pin for pressing into a metal-plated recess of an electrical assembly. The inner-conductor contact elements each have one support shoulder via which a pressing-in force can be introduced for pressing the press-in pin into the metal-plated recess. The support shoulder is along the central axis of the inner-conductor contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Rosenberger hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Willem Blakborn
  • Patent number: 11855382
    Abstract: A female electrical connector for use in a separable connector assembly is provided. The female electrical connector includes an elongate insulative body and a female contact disposed within the body. The female electrical connector also includes a tubular support sleeve extending between a first end and a second end. The first end of the tubular support sleeve is connected to the female contact. The tubular support sleeve defines a cavity at the second end. The female electrical connector further includes an insulating coupling connected to the second end of the tubular support sleeve. The insulating coupling includes an insulating sleeve that is moveable between a retracted position, where the insulating sleeve is retracted within the cavity of the tubular support sleeve, and an extended position, where the insulating sleeve extends outward from the cavity and away from the second end of the tubular support sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventor: Robert Fong
  • Patent number: 11855378
    Abstract: A connector assembly for coupling with one or more electrodes includes one or more cables with wires. A plug is electrically coupled with an end or ends of the cables. An electrode connector structure is electrically coupled with the cables and includes a body that is configured for forming an internal space. A cantilevered first arm has an end that cantilevers toward the internal space. The cantilevered first arm has a rest position and a flexed position. A stationary second arm and arm end extend into the internal space opposite the first arm. At least one of the ends of the cantilevered first arm and stationary second arm include an electrical contact. In the rest position, the end of the cantilevered first arm is positioned opposite the stationary second arm a first distance. In the flexed position, the cantilevered arm, moves away from the stationary second arm to separate the ends to a greater distance to receive the electrode and returns to the rest position to grip the electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Yeargers, Yongjie Zhou
  • Patent number: 11843198
    Abstract: A connector unit includes a connector mounting member having a mounting hole, and a connector passed through the mounting hole and attached to the connector mounting member. The connector includes a terminal portion to which another connector is configured to be connected, and a hook portion engaged with an edge portion of the mounting hole. The connector mounting member includes a panel portion on which the mounting hole is formed, an extending portion extending from the panel portion along an inserting direction of the another connector with respect to the connector, and a regulating portion projected from the extending portion at a position abutting against or close to an end portion opposite to the terminal portion of the connector in the inserting direction. A distance between the regulating portion and the panel portion is shorter than a distance between the terminal portion of the connector and the end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Yoshiaki Hara
  • Patent number: 11837822
    Abstract: A connector comprises a connector body having a mating interface configured to engage a complementary mating connector, a first indicator feature carried by the connector body, the first indicator feature having a first partial visual identifier disposed thereon, and a second indicator feature carried by the connector body having a second partial visual identifier disposed thereon, wherein the first and second indicator features are movable relative to each other between a separated position and a joined position, characterized in that the first and second indicator feature form a complete visual identifier only when in the joined position, wherein the first and second indicator features are in the separated position when the connector body is not fully mated relative to the mating connector, and wherein the first and second indicator features are in the joined position responsive to the connector body being fully mated to the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: John D. Schneider, Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Velmurugan Kandasamy
  • Patent number: 11837810
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board includes a main board, a first connecting plate, and a second connecting plate; a side surface of the first connecting plate is connected to a first side surface of the main board, and an included angle between the main board and the first connecting plate is a first preset angle; a side surface of the second connecting plate is connected to the first side surface of the main board, and an included angle between the main board and the second connecting plate is a second preset angle; and the first preset angle and the second preset angle are both greater than 0 degree and less than 180 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Wang, Zongbao Yang
  • Patent number: 11837820
    Abstract: This interconnection module (10) between a connection cord and a connection panel comprises a pair of spring-loaded conductive pins (12) and a molded body (14) in which a portion of said pair of pins (12) is embedded. At least one of the ends (121, 122) of each pin (12) projects from the body (14) and the body (14) forms a hollow volume making the module (10) clippable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Alan Brown, Rahul Rathod, John Maddocks, Colin Statham, Martin Rossbach