Patents Examined by Harshad C. Patel
  • Patent number: 11329412
    Abstract: A female terminal has a mating segment, and the mating segment includes a pair of channels. Each of the channels has a base wall, an upper side wall and a lower side wall. Each of the channels has a base part, a port part, and a connection part connecting the base part and the port part. A base wall of the connection part of each of the channels is connected to a base wall of the base part. An upper side wall and a lower side wall of the connection part respectively have a cantilever contact component connected to the base wall of the connection part. In each of the channels, a base wall of the port part is connected to the base wall of the connection part. The port part of each of the channels and a port part of another channel together form a frame port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN XUNTAO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 11329423
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a tubular conductive shell, covers provided outside the shell to cover at least part of the shell, and a movable cover coupled to the cover through a rotary shaft. The cover has locking pieces on a cable side. The movable cover has locking pieces to be engaged with the locking pieces. At least one of the locking piece or the locking piece includes multiple locking pieces arranged along a circumferential direction of a circle about the rotary shaft. The locking pieces and the locking pieces form a ratchet mechanism, and have such a structure that the locking pieces and the locking pieces are movable in an approaching direction and movement in a direction in which the locking pieces and the locking pieces are separated from each other is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shingo Chamura, Marek Robert Policht
  • Patent number: 11329439
    Abstract: A brush for an electric machine includes at least one brush body having an electrical resistance, which is configured to electrically contact at least one component moving relative to the brush body during operation of the electric machine, and which sustains wear during the operation of the electric machine along a wear direction, as a result of friction contact with the component. The brush includes a detection device configured to determine wear of the brush body, where the detection device comprises a plurality of detection zones which are mutually spaced apart along the wear direction, the respective electrical resistance of which differs from the electrical resistance of the brush body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Markus Laemmermann, Robert Wagner
  • Patent number: 11311114
    Abstract: A drive caddy assembly comprises a plastic frame and a plastic faceplate that includes a plastic tab and a plastic spring that moves along a spring axis that is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the drive caddy assembly. The plastic spring is configured to compress from a resting state along the spring axis without moving perpendicular to the spring axis during insertion of the drive caddy assembly into a drive receptacle of a storage server, and is further configured to return to the resting state when the drive caddy assembly is fully seated in the drive receptacle. The plastic tab extends from a side of the plastic spring and is configured to engage with the drive receptacle in a manner that translates a force on the drive caddy assembly along the longitudinal axis into a force on the plastic spring along the spring axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Pavilion Data Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Eugene Fleisher, Ray Siruno
  • Patent number: 11316298
    Abstract: Provided is a safety socket, including a first conductive seat, a second conductive seat, a first terminal, a first insulator, a second terminal, a second insulator, a first conductive sheet and a second conductive sheet. The first conductive seat includes a first elastic body. The first elastic body includes a first elastic connecting portion and two first elastic pieces. Both ends of the first elastic connecting portion are respectively integrally formed with the bottom ends of the first elastic pieces. The second conductive seat includes a second elastic body and a second socket terminal. The second elastic body includes a second elastic connecting portion and two second elastic pieces. Both ends of the second elastic connecting portion are respectively integrally formed with the bottom ends of the first elastic pieces. The elastic body can be reset by its own elastic force without a spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN KEBEN ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Ding, Li Qin Ye, Chen Yuan Cheng, To Yung, Yu-Hung Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11309652
    Abstract: The present invention provides a contact with low impedance even in a high frequency band. The contact (1) includes a base part (3), a contact part (5), and a spring part (7). The spring part (7) is elastically deformed to bias the contact part (5) in the x-axis positive direction and the z-axis positive direction. The contact part (5) includes a sliding part (23A) oriented in the x-axis positive direction. The base part (3) includes a part to be slided (14) oriented in the x-axis negative direction. The contact part (5) is biased in the x-axis positive direction by the spring part (7), so that the sliding part (23A) is in pressure contact with the part to be slided (14). The contact part (5) is configured to be slidable in the z-axis direction relative to the base part (3) while maintaining a state in which the sliding part (23A) is in pressure contact with the part to be slided (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Kitagawa Industries Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Nakamura, Hiroyoshi Ishiguro
  • Patent number: 11309673
    Abstract: The current invention is regarding an electrical slip ring system for high speed applications, which require slip rings to operate at speeds more than 60,000 RPM. It consists of multiple single stage slip rings and multiple gear devices, where all the stators, except the last one, are rotational. The speed limit on the slip ring market, by using the advanced fiber brush bundles, is about 10,000 RPM without cooling, or lubricating. The basic idea is that by designing gears, we can always can make sure the relative speed between the rotor and the stator in each stage is <=10000 rpm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: PRINCETEL, INC.
    Inventors: Hong Zhang, Joe Ritacco, Boying B Zhang
  • Patent number: 11303080
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical socket extender to provide an electrical socket remote from a surface/wall-mounted electrical socket. In particular, the present invention relates to an electrical socket extender to provide an electrical socket remote from a surface/wall-mounted electrical socket, the socket extender comprising: a socket engaging portion connectable to the wall-mounted electrical socket; an appliance socket section providing one or more electrical appliance socket; and a linkage which connects the appliance socket section to the socket engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: INTELLECTUAL PRODUCTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Tsang
  • Patent number: 11303054
    Abstract: In a connection terminal including a box-shaped connection portion having an insertion opening into which a mating connection portion is inserted, and an elastic piece that is elastically deformable, is arranged inside the connection portion, with an free end arranged on a side of the insertion opening, and has a contact portion that comes into contact with the mating connection portion, the connection portion is provided with a protective wall protruding toward an inside of the connection portion and arranged adjacent to the free end of the elastic piece, and a side of the free end of the elastic piece is arranged so as to intersect an extension line connecting a protruding end of the protective wall and an opening edge of the insertion opening facing the protruding end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yukiyoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 11303059
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector comprising: an electrical connector housing comprising an upper surface, a lower surface, and two opposite sidewalls; at least one positioning component disposed on an upper surface of the electrical connector housing; a plurality of heat sinks are disposed on the upper surface of the electrical connector housing; the plurality of the heat sinks are respectively disposed on two sides of the corresponding positioning component; each heat sink comprises at least one securing groove; the securing grooves of the heat sinks disposed correspondingly; the plurality of securing grooves correspond to the positioning components; and a securing structure is secured to the at least one the positioning component and the two sidewalls of the electrical connector housing. The securing structure presses the plurality of the heat sinks against the upper surface of the electrical connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: BaiYu Duan, Zhen Luo, XiaoKai Wang, XiaoPing Wu
  • Patent number: 11303079
    Abstract: A modular electrical system with electrical and/or data outlets provides an unobtrusive power and/or data source that can be routed along a floor, a table or other work surface in a work area. The modular system includes a plurality of electrical wiring modules, a plurality of junction modules each having multiple outputs, and a plurality of electrical power or data units connected to the junction modules and to surfaces in the work area. Optionally, a modular floor runner system is assembled together from rigid floor runner modules interposed with junction modules, with one or more flexible branch extensions selectively coupled to any desired junction module. The floor runner modules and junction modules include housings that protect electrical wiring held internally, while being minimally intrusive for use in walking areas. Optionally, a table mounted modular electrical system is connectable to a floor runner system, and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Timothy J. Warwick, Gerald N. Vander Till
  • Patent number: 11303048
    Abstract: A plug connector for electrically connecting a tag connector to an electrical line of a motor-driven garden and/or forestry working apparatus includes a tag connector receptacle portion and a line receptacle portion. The tag connector receptacle portion has a first surface-clamping leg, a second surface-clamping leg, a first peripheral guiding blade and a second peripheral guiding blade, wherein the surface-clamping legs are disposed so as to be opposite one another and wherein the peripheral guiding blades are disposed so as to be opposite one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Georg Maier, Michael Schneider, Mario Haefele, Rolf Walter
  • Patent number: 11298176
    Abstract: A surgical device multi-socket for a high-frequency generator for connecting an electro-surgical instrument, an electro-surgical high-frequency generator, an electro-surgical device plug and an electro-surgical system. The invention also relates to a cable for an electro-surgical instrument and an electrosurgical instrument. In particular, the invention relates to a surgical device multi-socket for a high-frequency generator for connecting an electro-surgical instrument, in particular a bipolar applicator, including a coaxial socket which is designed to accommodate the coaxial plug element, and a first contact opening which is designed to accommodate a contact pin, and/or a second contact opening which is designed to accommodate a contact pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: OLYMPUS WINTER & IBE GMBH
    Inventors: Benjamin Holub, Mario Arnold
  • Patent number: 11296450
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector adapted to be mated with each other. The receptacle connector includes a contact unit forwardly assembled into the receptacle housing and having a plurality of receptacle contacts and a common mode choke electrically connected together. The plug connector includes a resilient latch associated with the plug shell and received within an enlarged area of a circumferential space formed between the receptacle shell and the receptacle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Terrance F. Little
  • Patent number: 11289841
    Abstract: A cable connector comprises: a first terminal; a second terminal; an insulator having an insertion groove into and from which a plate-shaped connection object is insertable and removable; and an actuator. The first terminal rotatably supports the actuator by an engaging portion that engages an engaged portion of the actuator. The second terminal includes: a first arm portion including a first contact portion configured to come into contact with one surface of the connection object by elastically deforming in a plate thickness direction of the connection object; and a second arm portion facing the first arm portion in the plate thickness direction, and including, at a tip thereof, a second contact portion configured to come into contact with an other surface of the connection object. The first contact portion is a part of an elastic piece that extends from an end of the first arm portion so as to be folded back, at the end, toward a side toward which the connection object is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fumihito Ikegami
  • Patent number: 11283209
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a contact housing receptacle and a contact housing disposed in the contact housing receptacle. The contact housing has a movable contact securing flap. The contact securing flap is disposed inside the contact housing receptacle and is movable between an open position, in which the electrical contact units are unlocked in the connector housing, and a locking position in which the contact units are locked in the connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Josef Woller, Carlo L'Abbate
  • Patent number: 11276972
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a strut end condition, end block, and connector are disclosed. In one embodiment, a system including a series of strut assemblies is provided, comprising: two strut assemblies oriented end-to-end, each including: a strut; an insulator; at least one conductor wire; and an end block oriented within an end of the strut, the end block nesting within the strut; a connector spanning a junction created by adjacent ends of the two strut assemblies, the connector including: an upper housing having at least conductor element having vertical elements at opposing ends; a lower housing, the lower housing including: two lower housing wings, and rotatable locking cams oriented on each of the lower housing wings, the rotatable locking cams having two opposing flat sides and two opposing rounded ends; wherein the locking cams are rotatable to engage the connector with each of the two strut assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Architectural busSTRUT Corporation
    Inventors: Larry Gellert, Greg Gellert, Denver Clark, Daryl Van Mercetta
  • Patent number: 11276952
    Abstract: Disclosed is a quick conductive connector device for Christmas trees, which includes a male connector assembly and a female connector assembly matched with the male connector assembly. The male connector assembly includes a male connector main body. The female connector assembly includes a female connector main body which is sleeved on the male connector main body in a 360-degree rotatable manner. The male connector main body and the female connector main body are plastic insulative parts. The male connector main body is provided with male connector conductive parts, each of which including a circular-ring-shaped annular contact part, and the female connector main body is provided with female connector conductive parts that are in contact with circumferential faces of the annular contact parts of the male connector conductive parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Inventor: Xinjiang Zou
  • Patent number: 11264741
    Abstract: A press-fit terminal includes a press-fit portion to be inserted into a through hole of a circuit board. The press-fit portion includes a plurality of protruding portions extending outward from a cross-sectional center of the press-fit portion, and a distance between an outer edge of each of the protruding portions and the cross-sectional center is continuously decreased toward the distal end of the press-fit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Goto
  • Patent number: 11245231
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a cable assembly having a cable bundle of cables and a conductive cable shield surrounding and providing electrical shielding for the cable bundle. The cable assembly includes an electrical connector a housing holding contacts and a conductive backshell having a cavity that receives the electrical connector to provide electrical shielding for the electrical connector. The backshell has a cable channel at a rear of the backshell that receives the cable. A ground spring is coupled to the cable and positioned between the cable bundle and the cable shield. The ground spring includes spring members engaging the inner surface of the cable shield and biasing the cable shield radially outward. The ground spring is received in the cable channel and forces the outer surface of the cable shield outward against the backshell to electrically connect the cable shield to the backshell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: Richard Elof Hamner, Jeffrey Stewart Simpson