Patents Examined by Harshad Patel
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Patent number: 9705209Abstract: An insulation displacement contact comprises an electrically conductive contact body including a mounting portion that is configured to receive a complementary electrical component so as to contact an electrical terminal of the complementary electrical component, and a mating portion configured to attach to an electrical cable, the mating portion including a slot that extends into the contact body, and at least one piercing member that at least partially defines the slot such that, when the slot receives an electrical cable, the piercing member pierces an outer electrically insulative layer of the electrical cable and contacts an electrical conductor of the electrical cable that is disposed inside the electrically insulative layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2014Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: FCI Americas Technology LLCInventor: James M. Sabo
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Patent number: 9705219Abstract: A connector includes a housing and a signal plug contact provided in the housing. The housing includes a hole that expands from part of the housing in which the signal plug contact is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITEDInventors: Tohru Yamakami, Koki Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi
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Patent number: 9705262Abstract: An electronic subassembly includes a base panel including a layer of fabric material, a top panel secured to the base panel so as to form a compartment between the base panel and the top panel, where the top panel includes an exterior surface that is configured to couple the subassembly with an apparel product, and a plurality of electronic components, where a first electronic component is disposed within the compartment and a second electronic component extends from the compartment to a location external to the compartment. A strain relief mechanism can also be provided that maintains a first electrical connection of the first electronic component with a second electrical connection of the second electronic component to reduce strain imparted to the first and second electrical connections when the surface of the apparel product to which the subassembly is secured is subjected to stretching or pulling forces.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Under Armour, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Allen, Ella Holmes, Jason Berns
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Patent number: 9706676Abstract: An electronic device comprising: an housing; a tray detachably disposed in a slot formed in the housing, wherein the tray includes: a mounting portion adapted to receive a removable external component, a tray cover having a surface facing an exterior of the housing, and a connector formed between the mounting portion and the tray cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2015Date of Patent: July 11, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hee-Cheul Moon, Kwon-Ho Son
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Patent number: 9698548Abstract: A splice connector for a busway system utilizes individual connectors made of a conductive material and having a u-shaped cross-section that fit over ends of a pair of busbars to be connected to each other, and within which are mounted multi-contact louvers that extend the length of the connectors to establish a low impedance electrical connection between the connector and the respective busbars. The louvers are secured in place by a dovetail groove that retains the louvers within the connectors and causes the individual contact sections of the louvers to bow outwardly so as to press against the busbars when the connector is fitted over the busbars. The connectors are snapped into insulative housing halves or sections that align the connectors with the busbars, and that provide isolation between horizontally aligned pairs of connectors.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Power Distribution, Inc.Inventors: Mario L. Jaena, Vladimir Gulkarov, Isaac Folk
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Patent number: 9698501Abstract: An electrical shield connector configured to be attached to an end of a shielded cable having a conductive wire and a shield conductor longitudinally surrounding the conductive wire. The shield connector includes a connection portion that is configured for connection with a corresponding mating electrical shield connector and a cable attachment portion that is configured to longitudinally receive an end of the shield conductor. The connection portion defines a shroud surrounding an electrical terminal attached to the conductive wire. The cable attachment portion and/or crimp wings projecting therefrom define a projection that is configured to contact and indent the shield conductor, thereby mechanically and electrically connecting the shield connector to the shield conductor. The cable attachment portion may also define a knurled pattern in an interior surface of the cable attachment portion, such as a knurled pattern having a number of rhomboid-shaped indentations.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Delphi Technologies Inc.Inventors: Nicole L. Liptak, Bruce D. Taylor, Leslie L. Jones, William J. Palm
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Patent number: 9695645Abstract: An electrical connector assembly positionable in a wellbore includes an upper longitudinal member having an electrical conductor disposed therein; a lower longitudinal member having an electrical conductor disposed therein; a telescoping electrically conductive assembly; and an electrical contact member disposed around and movably contacting the electrical conductor of the lower longitudinal member and movably contacting an inner surface of the upper longitudinal member. The assembly further includes an outer housing including a telescoping portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2014Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Jim Darin Tilley, John Kenneth Snyder
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Patent number: 9698503Abstract: A part (11) of a conducting bar (5) for an electrical apparatus, such as a terminal block, the part (11) of the conductive bar (5) comprising a first planar portion extending along an extension direction (15) of the part (11) of the conducting bar (5), a second planar portion (23) extending along the extension direction (15), the extension plane (25) of the second portion (23) being transversal to the extension plane (21) of the first portion. The part (11) has a first cutout along a first contour arranged in the first portion and a second cutout along a second contour arranged in the first portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Philippe France, Andre Imperato
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Patent number: 9698549Abstract: An arrangement of connector ports for an electronic device, specifically for a weighing platform unit (1), includes a plurality of connector sockets (22, 23, 25, 26) which are installed in one or more walls of a chassis (4) thereof. The one or more walls that carry the connector sockets are interior partitioning walls that define a connector port compartment (20) inside the chassis. Furthermore, at least one wall section of the connector port compartment is an exterior wall section of the chassis and contains a passage opening (21). Electrical cables (30) that are terminated by plugs matching the connector sockets can be introduced into the connector port compartment through this passage opening.Type: GrantFiled: September 23, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: METTLER-TOLEDO (ALBSTADT) GMBHInventors: Edgar Kempf, Xinwei Su, Dieter Kontschak, Walter Holike
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Patent number: 9698550Abstract: An electrical power outlet housing assembly is provided for mounting electrical and/or data outlets in a work area or the like. The housing assembly includes at least one outlet housing portion having an interior surface that is configured to support the electrical components of an electrical and/or data outlet. The outlet housing portion cooperates with a housing enclosure portion by filling an opening of the housing enclosure, where the housing enclosure and outlet housing portions cooperate with a housing base to define an interior cavity that receives the electrical or electronic components associated with the electrical or data outlets. The electrical components may be installed without any separate mechanical fasteners, and the housing components may be assembled with minimal use of separate fasteners.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Robert L. Knapp, Steven K. Meek, Matthew R. Andree
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Patent number: 9698535Abstract: Connector inserts and receptacles that provide signal paths having desired impedance characteristics. One example may provide a connector system having a connector insert and a connector receptacle. Contacts in the connector insert may form signal paths with corresponding contacts in the connector receptacle. Additional traces in the connector insert and receptacle may be part of these signal paths. The signal paths may have a target or a desired impedance along their lengths such that the power paths electrically appear as transmission lines. Constraints on physical dimensions of the connector insert and connector receptacle contacts may result in variations in impedance along the signal paths. Accordingly, embodiments of the present invention may provide structures to reduce these variations, to compensate for these variations, or a combination thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: William Cornelius, Mahmoud R. Amini, Zheng Gao
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Patent number: 9698508Abstract: A plug connector electrically connected to a socket connector includes a movable housing engaged with the socket connector; a fixed housing secured to a first substrate; and a plug terminal having a plug contact portion in electrical contact with the socket connector engaged with the movable housing, and a movable part configured to support the fixed housing such that the fixed housing can be displaced with respect to the movable housing in engaging and disengaging directions of the socket connector with respect to the movable housing, while maintaining the contact of the plug contact portion with the socket connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: IRISO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroaki Kobayashi, Yoshiyuki Ogura, Katsumasa Sato, Koji Kuniyoshi
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Patent number: 9680244Abstract: A header apparatus for providing electrical connection between a daughter card and a printed circuit board. The header apparatus may include a body having a base and a backing portion extending outwardly from the base portion. The header apparatus may include at least one pin extending through the base in a direction substantially parallel to the backing portion, and a gap formed between opposing surfaces of the backing portion and the at least one pin. The header apparatus may be configured to receive at least a portion of the daughter card at the gap to connect the header apparatus and the daughter card. The header apparatus may be connected to a daughter card and/or main printed circuit board, and may communicatively couple the daughter card and main printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2015Date of Patent: June 13, 2017Assignee: UNIVERSAL LIGHTING TECHNOLOGIES, INCInventors: John J. Dernovsek, Donald Folker, Mike LeBlanc
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Patent number: 9647359Abstract: An electronic device that accommodates a plurality of cards is provided. The electronic device includes a first contact area connected to a first card among the plurality of cards and a second contact area selectively connected to one of a second card or a third card among the plurality of cards.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2015Date of Patent: May 9, 2017Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sung Cho, Yong Sang Yun, John Gy Lee, Beom Ju Kim
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Patent number: 9640880Abstract: A cable connector that includes a substrate having a plurality of conductive pads and at least one grounding pad. The cable connector further includes twin axial cable that includes a first conductor and second conductor, a first insulator that surrounds the first conductor, and a second insulator that surrounds the second conductor. The twin axial cable further includes a ground shield that surrounds the first and second insulator. The first conductor is electrically connected to one conductive pad and the second conductor is electrically connected to another of the conductive pads. The ground shield is electrically connected to the grounding pad. A shielding structure is mounted to the substrate and is electrically connected to the grounding pad. The shielding structure includes a cap and a plurality of sidewalls extending from the cap to the substrate. The twin axial cable is positioned between the side walls.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Donald T. Tran, Jeffrey Lee, Gaurav Chawla
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Patent number: 9627794Abstract: An electrical connector has a connector housing and a contact receiving body. The connector housing has a body receiving space, a body receiving end, a terminating end wall positioned opposite the body receiving end and having an inner surface facing the body receiving space, a body receiving opening positioned on the body receiving end, and a first locking mechanism positioned on the inner surface of the terminating end wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Andreas Krull, Zoran Stjepanovic, Jurgen Sauer
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Patent number: 9627806Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulative housing, a spacer mounted at a rear of the insulative housing, and an outer boot enclosing the spacer and a part of the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a top wall, a bottom wall, and a pair of side walls connecting the top wall and the bottom wall. The insulative housing includes a pair of latches extending rearwardly from the side walls respectively. Each of the latches has a one piece flat structure and comprises a lock part projecting outwardly from a free end thereof, and the spacer defines a pair of holes corresponding to the latches, the latches passing through the holes to fix the spacer on the insulative housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Xiao Fan
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Patent number: 9608371Abstract: An interconnection apparatus including: a rigid substrate having a first side and a second side; at least one first connector arranged on the first side; and at least one second connector arranged on the second side. The apparatus can compensate an alignment error of complementary connectors configured to be mated with the at least one first connector and the at least one second connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2014Date of Patent: March 28, 2017Assignee: PLASTIC OMNIUM ADVANCED INNOVATION AND RESEARCHInventors: Renaud Bonzom, Romain Herdier
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Patent number: 9601854Abstract: A terminal contact portion (15) of a female terminal (11) includes: a bottom plate (35); a first side plate (37) and a second side plate (41); a top plate (39) continuously bent from the first side plate (37); an elastic piece (19) bent to be overlaid on the top plate (39) at an elastic piece bent portion (47) corresponding to an end portion of the top plate (39) along a terminal lengthwise direction; a pair of engaging projections (43) provided to project in a bent edge portion of the elastic piece (19); and a pair of engaging holes (45) formed in the first side plate (37) correspondingly to the engaging projections (43).Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2013Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Yoji Kutsuna, Shin Nemoto
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Patent number: 9595790Abstract: Certain aspects relate to systems and techniques for flexibly and movably mounting a charge port in front-facing portions of an electric vehicle. When not in use the charge port can be concealed by the body of the vehicle. In a pre-charging or charging mode the charge port can be automatically moved to a charging position where it is exposed through the vehicle body and thus available for coupling with a charging connector at a charging station. Further, the charge port can be flexibly mounted to the vehicle so as to absorb impact forces in one or more directions. The charge port can include oscillation dampening mechanisms for electrical cables coupled to the charge port.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2016Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: Faraday&Future Inc.Inventor: Chi Hung Cao