Patents Examined by Harshad C. Patel
  • Patent number: 11462847
    Abstract: A conductor terminal with an insulating material housing, the insulating material housing having a conductor insertion opening for receiving an electrical conductor in a conductor insertion direction, with a conductor rail section, with a clamping spring, wherein the clamping spring has a clamping leg which, with the conductor rail section, forms a clamping point for the electrical conductor, with a retaining element for holding the clamping leg in an open position of the clamping point, wherein a first latching element is arranged on the clamping leg and a second latching element is arranged on the retaining element, wherein the first and second latching elements can be latched together in the open position of the clamping point, the retaining element and the clamping spring being designed as two components which are separate from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 11456560
    Abstract: Included are terminal metal parts, a housing provided with a fitting part housing the terminal metal parts thereinside and to be inserted and fit into a counterpart fitting part having an inner circumferential wall face, a front holder causing the fitting part to be inserted along an insertion direction of the fitting part to the counterpart fitting part, and a ring-shaped water stop member having an inner circumferential face side mounted on a protruding portion of an outer circumferential wall face of the fitting part from the front holder to fill a ring-shaped gap between the protruding portion of the outer circumferential wall face and the inner circumferential wall face of the counterpart fitting part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoki Masuda, Yusuke Ueta, Hikaru Oi
  • Patent number: 11456550
    Abstract: A female terminal includes a terminal connecting portion extending along a length direction and having an insertion opening on a front end in the length direction, a male terminal being inserted into the insertion opening, a resilient contact piece disposed inside the terminal connecting portion and configured to sandwich the male terminal between the terminal connecting portion and the resilient contact piece, a plurality of spring members disposed side by side across a gap along the length direction inside the terminal connecting portion and configured to resiliently contact the male terminal from one side in a width direction intersecting the length direction and the height direction, and a projecting portion projecting from the other side in the width direction toward the one side in the width direction inside the terminal connecting portion and configured to sandwich the male terminal between the plurality of spring members and the projecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Nishitani, Masaaki Tabata, Teruo Hara
  • Patent number: 11456555
    Abstract: A safety socket is disclosed, comprising a socket body, an outer mold sleeve, a torsion rotating spring and a protective block body, and when any foreign object may be potentially inserted into the socket body, the foreign object will be effectively blocked by the protective block body such that it cannot smoothly enter therein, thus achieving the feature of safety protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventor: Chia-Hua Lin
  • Patent number: 11450995
    Abstract: A releasable power assembly prevents damage to plugs and receptacles connected to refrigerated shipping containers (reefers). Reefers are temporarily stored in shipping port reefer scaffolds and then loaded onto or unloaded off of ground transportation or freighters. However, errors in port command and control systems may result in the failure to unplug reefers prior to loading or unloading. Conventional reefer power plugs and receptacles are twist-locked together and damaged or destroyed if not manually disconnected prior to reefer movement. An advantageous releasable power assembly automatically unlatches before reaching a breaking point for failure to disconnect plug and receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Inventor: Edward Stagner
  • Patent number: 11444410
    Abstract: Provided is a waterproof structure for a multicore wire capable of enhancing waterproofness. The waterproof structure includes a multicore wire in which a plurality of core wires are housed in a sheath, a housing in which is housed a terminal fitting connected to a terminal portion of the core wires, and in which is formed an opening through which the core wires are externally extracted, a molded part covering the opening and covering an end face of the sheath, and a resin stopper part disposed on an inner side of the molded part inside the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Shimizu, Yukitoshi Terasaka, Toshinari Kobayashi, Hironobu Yamamoto, Kyungwoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11437766
    Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, James P. Fleming
  • Patent number: 11437767
    Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, James P. Fleming
  • Patent number: 11431122
    Abstract: A tamper resistant electrical receptacle comprises a housing including a cover having at least one plug outlet formed therethrough, the plug outlet configured to receive both line and neutral blades of an electrical plug. The electrical receptacle further comprises electrical contacts positioned within the housing below the at least one plug outlet, the electrical contacts being configured to be connect to AC power. A shutter disposed within the housing between the cover and the electrical contacts is slidable between a closed position blocking access to the electrical contacts through the plug outlet and an open position allowing access to the electrical contacts through the plug outlet, the shutter being biased toward the closed position. The shutter is configured to slide from the closed position to the open position only upon simultaneous insertion of both the line and neutral blades of the electrical plug in the plug outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: THE WIREMOLD COMPANY
    Inventors: Yi Quan, Xinguo Chang
  • Patent number: 11424571
    Abstract: A compressor/expander machine is pressure-proof with an electrical connecting unit arranged on the housing thereof comprising at least one electrical lead-through that leads into an inner space for an electrical connection with an electrical unit arranged in the housing. The electrical lead-through comprises a mounting body that is mounted on the housing as a separate element and electrical contact elements seated therein. The mounting body comprises a first mounting body sealing surface which is remote from the at least one inner space and surrounds the electrical contact elements in closed manner and which runs transverse to a compressive force that acts on the lead-through due to the medium under pressure in the at least one inner space and which cooperates in sealing manner with a first housing sealing surface of the housing that faces the at least one inner space and this first mounting body sealing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: BITZER Kuehlmaschinenbau GmbH
    Inventors: Benjamin Dreilich, Steffen Schramm
  • Patent number: 11424566
    Abstract: A high-density connecting device is provided. The high-density connecting device includes a first connecting module and a second connecting module. The first connecting module includes a first casing assembly, a first circuit board, and a first socket connector. The second connecting module includes a second casing assembly, a second circuit board, and a second socket connector. When the first connecting module is mated with the second connecting module, a junction end of the first circuit board and a junction end of the second circuit board are inserted into the first socket connector and the second socket connector, respectively, so that the junction end of the first circuit board and the junction end of the second circuit board are electrically connected to the first socket connector and the second socket connector, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: NEXTRONICS ENGINEERING CORP.
    Inventors: Yen-Cheng Chen, Hou-An Su, Frank Hsu, Yu-Ting Sun, Yong Zhang
  • Patent number: 11411336
    Abstract: A spring-actuated electrical connector assembly for electrically and mechanically connecting a device to a power source in high-power, high-voltage applications is disclosed. The connector assembly includes a first connector with an internal receiver, a plurality of side walls, and at least one contact beam. The contact beam integrally extends to an outer surface of the side wall and includes a free end that extends inward of the outer surface of the side wall. An internal spring member is dimensioned to reside within the receiver of the first connector. This assembly also includes a second electrically conductive connector with a receptacle dimensioned to receive both the first connector and the spring member to define a connected position during operation of the device. In the connected position, at least one spring arm of the spring member exerts an outwardly directed force on the contact beam of the first connector to outwardly displace the contact beam into engagement with the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Slobodan Pavlovic, Mohamed Zeidan
  • Patent number: 11404836
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes wiring with first and second wires. Each of the first and second wires have a conductor covered in insulation. The insulation includes webbing that interconnects the first and second wires to one another. The first and second wires have a stripped portion that exposes the conductors. A housing has first and second housing portions. The first housing portion receives the stripped portions. The second housing portion includes first and second spring features respectively configured to engage the stripped portions of the first and second wires when the first and second housing portions are secured to another in an assembled connector condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventors: David R. Peterson, Joseph Sudik, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11404811
    Abstract: A short, high density interposer. The interposer has multiple contacts, with upwards and downwards-facing contact surfaces. Each of the contacts may be formed as a beam stamped from a sheet of metal. Two sheets of metal may be used in forming the interposer. A first sheet may be stamped with upwards facing contacts. A second sheet may be stamped with downwards facing contacts. Bases of the beams on the first sheet may be fused with bases of the beams on the second sheet, creating a conducting path through the interposer, with compliant contacts at each end. The joined contacts may be separated from the sheets from which they are stamped and held together with an insulative base of the interposer. Beams shaped to form contacts in the interposer may be closely spaced when stamped in a sheet of metal and may have a low height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Trent K. Do, Paul R. Taylor
  • Patent number: 11404828
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector, a circuit board having a first soldering pin and a second soldering pin electrically connected with the first soldering pin, a cable having a wire with a conductor, and an outer shield housing mounted on the circuit board and covering the connector, the cable, and the circuit board. The connector includes a shield housing, an insulation body disposed in the shield housing, and a conductive terminal held in the insulation body. The conductive terminal is soldered to the first soldering pin. The conductor is soldered to the second soldering pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiefeng Zhang, Wenbo Lv, Ming Lei, Ning Wang, Bo Gao
  • Patent number: 11404806
    Abstract: A connector having a shunt structure and a shunt device thereof are provided. The connector includes an insulating housing having a first and a second side surface, a plurality of electrical terminals, and a first shunt socket. The first side surface has a plug input interface provided for insertion of a power supply component along a first direction. Each of the electrical terminals has one of a plurality of first contact portions and one of a plurality of first legs. The first shunt socket is located on a third side surface of the insulating housing and corresponds to a shunt hole of the third side surface. The shunt hole allows a surface of at least one of the electrical terminals to be partially exposed and become a shunt contact surface. When a second connector is inserted into the first shunt socket, the second connector is positioned thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Sung-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 11395512
    Abstract: Vaporizer cooling systems are provided including an outer tubular member, an inner tubular member, and optionally an insert. The outer tubular member includes a first open end, a second open end, and a port positioned intermediate the first open end and the second open end, where the port provides fluid communication between an exterior and an interior of the outer tubular member. The inner tubular member includes a first open end and a second open end, where the inner tubular member is received within the outer tubular member so that the port provides fluid communication with the first open end of the outer tubular member without passing through the inner tubular member. The insert can be disposed within the inner tubular member and can have a helical portion. Such vaporizer cooling systems can be used to temper an amount of heated vapor passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: SIMRELL COLLECTION, LLC
    Inventors: Austyn Simrell, Anthony Ciacelli, Norman Russell Wymer, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11398694
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes first and second plug connectors each including a plug housing having a top wall, a bottom wall, a first side wall, and a second side wall forming a cavity. The side walls include a housing securing feature. The plug connector assembly includes a flex jumper assembly coupled between the plug connectors having a flex circuit extending between first and second paddle cards. The paddle cards each include a rigid substrate having a mating end and side edges extending to a flex circuit end. The rigid substrate includes a plug connector securing feature at the side edge engaging the housing securing feature to retain the paddle card in the corresponding plug housing. The flex circuit is flexible between the first and second paddle cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Linda Ellen Shields, Michael John Phillips, Brandon Michael Matthews
  • Patent number: 11394151
    Abstract: A connector apparatus including a housing, and a primary lock reinforcement. The housing includes at least one substantially cylindrical coaxial cavity therein. The coaxial cavity has a first end, a second end, and a locking finger. At least one stop is located proximate the second end. A locking finger is positioned intermediate the first end and the second end. The locking finger includes a locking tab, and an unlocking surface. The locking finger is formed to be flexible and capable of flexing between a lock position and an unlock position. The locking finger is biased toward the lock position. The primary lock reinforcement is placed in the housing and has an opening therein corresponding to the second end of the cylindrical coaxial cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventors: Rangarajan Sundarakrishnamachari, Sivakumar Jogula, Sudhakar Subramanian, Abhaya Kishore
  • Patent number: 11394139
    Abstract: Thin film connectors are described for connecting a lead assembly and a data acquisition system. Particularly, a connector includes a button having a housing and conductive pins extending from a proximal end of the housing through a base plate into a cavity on a distal end of the housing. The connector further includes a thin-film adapter having: (i) a supporting structure, (ii) bond pads formed on the supporting structure, (iii) a cable having conductive traces electrically connected to the bond pads, and (iv) feedthroughs that pass through the supporting structure and are electrically connected with the bond pads. Each conductive pin extends through a feedthrough, and each conductive pin is in electrical connection with one or more conductive traces via each bond pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: VERILY LIFE SCIENCES LLC
    Inventors: Bo Lu, Annapurna Karicherla, Huanfen Yao