Patents Examined by Hien D. Vu
  • Patent number: 10355389
    Abstract: An electrical-terminal includes a planar blade-shaped isolator and a conductor. The planar blade-shaped isolator is formed of a dielectric material having a spine, a tip, and a web. The spine extends along a longitudinal-axis. The tip extends along a lateral-axis, and the web extends from the spine and terminates at the tip. The web defines a slot extending in the lateral direction from and normal to the spine. The conductor has a first-side that overlays a second-side and defines a U-shaped bend and a gap between the first-side and the second side. The U-shaped bend is aligned parallel to and opposite the spine. The conductor includes a conductive stand-off located intermediate the first side and the second side of the conductor. The conductive stand-off is disposed within the slot of the web such that the first-side and the second-side are in further electrical contact through the conductive stand-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Joseph Reedy, Michael L. Mellott, Steven William Marzo, Glenn E. Robison, Hoi Lui
  • Patent number: 10340642
    Abstract: A fuse-equipped hermetic terminal includes: a housing provided with a hollow portion and a pair of through holes located with the hollow portion being interposed therebetween; a conductive pin extending through the housing via the pair of through holes and the hollow portion; and a pair of insulating sealing materials that each hermetically seal a gap between the conductive pin and a corresponding one of the pair of through holes. Each of the conductive pins includes an inner pin, an outer pin, and a fuse element that bridges between the inner pin and the outer pin and that is located in the hollow portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: SCHOTT Japan Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroki Honda, Hidehiko Harada, Yusuke Maegawa, Tokihiro Yoshikawa
  • Patent number: 10333257
    Abstract: The present invention provides a signal connector having grounding terminals and ground piece together to form a grounding element, which includes a first terminal assembly, a second terminal assembly, and a ground piece inserted in an insulating base body and located between the first and second terminal assemblies; wherein, two metal plates are inserted in the insulating base body and in contact with the ground piece respectively with the top portions thereof exposed outside the top surface of the insulating base body to serve as first grounding terminals of the first terminal assembly, and the bottom portions of the two metal plates exposed outside the bottom surface of the insulating base body to serve as second grounding terminals of the second terminal assembly. The first and second grounding terminals, and the ground piece are able to form the grounding element together for providing a shielding effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SIMULA TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Te-Chih Tseng
  • Patent number: 10312623
    Abstract: Spring-loaded contacts having an improved reliability. One example may provide spring-loaded contacts having a reduced likelihood of entanglement between a spring and a plunger. For example, a piston may be placed between a plunger and a spring. The piston may have a head portion that is wider than the diameter of the spring and located between the spring and the plunger to isolate the spring and the plunger. In these and other examples, an additional object, such as a sphere, may be placed between the plunger and spring. In another example, two additional objects, such as two spheres, may be placed between a plunger and piston.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Min Chul Kim, John C. DiFonzo
  • Patent number: 10312629
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a body, a post, a coupling nut, and a sealing member. The sealing member is axially compressed between a rear end facing surface of the coupling nut and a front end facing surface of the hollow body in order to facilitate improved grounding and RF shielding characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, William Bernard Lutz
  • Patent number: 10297940
    Abstract: A terminal (10) includes a rectangular tubular box (20) that is open in a front-rear direction. The box (20) includes a bottom wall (30), first and second side walls (40,50) rising from sides (31) of the bottom wall (30), a ceiling wall (60) extending from an upper edge (41) of the first side wall (40) toward the second wall (50) and an outer wall (70) extending from an upper end(51) of the second side wall (50) toward the first side wall (40) along an upper surface of the ceiling wall (60). A holding piece (74F) projects on an extending end part (73F) of the outer wall (70). A holding recess (45F) is provided on an upper end part of the first side wall (40) and receives the holding piece (74F) so that a part of the holding piece (74F) is located inside the box (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Naotaka Tanikawa
  • Patent number: 10297932
    Abstract: The connector structure selectively uses either a UTP connector or an STP connector. The UTP connector includes UTP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of a UTP cable and a UTP dielectric having a pair of housing portions in which the UTP connection terminals are housed. The STB connector includes STP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of an STP cable and an STP dielectric having a pair of housing portions in which the STP connection terminals are housed. In the UTP dielectric, at least a partition wall for partitioning the pair of housing portions is made of a material having a relatively high dielectric constant. In the STP dielectric, at least a partition wall for partitioning the pair of housing portions is made of a material having a relatively low dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio, Kimiyasu Okumura, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Motoya Hara, Ryutaro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10297948
    Abstract: An anti-kink protection assembly is proposed that is configured for being situated on a connector housing that is mounted on a cable for anti-kink protection, comprising a cylindrical base part that is formed in one piece from a top part and a bottom part. The bottom part includes multiple locking arms that are separated from one another by a distance in the radial direction, and locking tabs are in each case situated on the lower end areas of the locking arms facing away from the top part, in the direction of the inner area of the cylindrical base part. The bottom part has a defined internal cross section in the area of the locking arms without the locking tabs. Tt least one upper end element is situated at the upper outer edge of the top part facing away from the locking arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: KATHREIN WERKE KG
    Inventors: Thomas Haunberger, Mario Günther, Sebastian Stohn, Andreas Scheyer
  • Patent number: 10297965
    Abstract: A power supply device includes a power transformer and a plug head. The power transformer has a housing, a conducting socket, an outputting connector, and a power conversion circuit. The housing has a wedging wall, and a receptacle wall, and both corporately form a receiving portion. The wedging wall has a wedging seat. The receptacle wall has a connection opening for receiving the conducting socket therein. The power conversion circuit is electrically connected to the conducting socket and the outputting connector to output a conversed electrical power to the outputting connector. The plug head is replaceably connected to the receiving portion, and includes an outer cover and an inner cover. The outer cover has a prong unit electrically connected to the plug connector. The inner cover has a wedging slot and a plug connector plugged in the conducting socket. The wedging seat is wedged in the wedging slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: MOBILECONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chung-Kai Yang
  • Patent number: 10290978
    Abstract: A female connector capable of easily confirming whether or not a male connector is connected thereto, a connector module having the male connector, and an electronic device having the connector module are disclosed. The female connector comprises a connector body, a first terminal engagement pin and a second terminal engagement pin. The first terminal engagement pin is disposed inside the connector body and capable of receiving an input signal from a connection terminal of a male connector when the connection terminal is in contact therewith. The second terminal engaging pin is disposed inside the connector body to be spaced apart from the first terminal engaging pin. The first and second terminal engagement pins are electrically connected with each other through the connection terminal when the connection terminal is inserted and coupled between the first and second terminal engagement pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SOLUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jong Sik Park, Dae Hyun Jang, Chang Min Seo
  • Patent number: 10290965
    Abstract: An electrical-terminal includes a wire-attachment-end and a connection-end. The wire-attachment-end is configured to receive a wire-cable. The connection-end is opposite the wire-attachment-end. The connection-end has a top-wall, a bottom-wall, a left side-wall, and a right side-wall forming generally a rectilinear-shape and defining a cavity configured to receive a corresponding electrical-terminal inserted along a mating-axis. The connection-end includes an upper contact-frame and a lower contact-frame disposed within the cavity. The lower contact-frame terminates at a tip that is reversed 180-degrees such that the tip is disposed between the lower contact-frame and the bottom-wall. The lower contact-frame defines an inner-contact having a free-end disposed within a perimeter of the lower contact-frame. The lower contact-frame includes opposed-tabs disposed within opposed-windows defined by the left side-wall and the right side-wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: John R. Morello, James M. Rainey
  • Patent number: 10290966
    Abstract: A joint connector is provided which can suppress the abrasion of contact parts due to relative displacements between wire-side terminals and a shorting member. The joint connector includes a plurality of wire-side terminals (20), a shorting member (30) including a base portion (32) and a plurality of terminal fitting portions (34), and an insulating housing (HG) defining a plurality of terminal accommodating chambers (41) and configured to hold the shorting member (30). The insulating housing (HG) includes a terminal holding housing portion (40) defining the terminal accommodating chambers (41) and configured to respectively lock the wire-side terminals (20) and a shorting member holding housing portion (50) configured to hold the shorting member (30). The both housing portions (40, 50) are so connected while restraining each other as to allow relative displacements between the both within a limited range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Washio, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 10283915
    Abstract: Disclosed is a connector that interrupts electromagnetic waves and includes a terminal part, an inner shell surrounding the terminal part and having a plug form that is inserted into the connector from outside of the connector, and an outer shell surrounding at least a portion of the inner shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jae Ryong Han, Kyu Hyuck Kwak, Eun Seok Hong
  • Patent number: 10276994
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power line assembly and an electronic device using the power line assembly. The power line assembly may include: a power line; a power plug disposed at a first end of the power line and configured to couple with a power outlet; and a power line base disposed at a second end of the power line and having a top surface and a bottom surface, each of the top and bottom surfaces having one or more power-delivery contacts, wherein when the power line base couples with a power-receiving assembly of an electronic device, at least one of the power-delivery contacts contacts with a power-receiving contact of the power-receiving assembly, to deliver power to the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: Xiaomi Inc., Beijing Smartmi Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Su, Yuya Omoto, Yi Wang, Mengnan Wang
  • Patent number: 10276986
    Abstract: An electrical connector used to be electrically connected to a circuit board includes: an insulating body; a plurality of terminals, accommodated in the insulating body; a shielding shell, accommodating the insulating body and mounted to the circuit board; and at least one heat dissipation member, located on at least one side of the shielding shell and simultaneously abuts the circuit board and the shielding shell. The heat dissipation members are provided on one or more sides of the shielding shell, and simultaneously abut the shielding shell and the circuit board, so that the heat generated in the operation of the electrical connector is transferred to the heat dissipation members via the shielding shell, and the heat is further transferred to the outside and the circuit board by the heat dissipation members, thus improving the heat dissipation efficiency of the electrical connector, and ensuring the stable operation of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chin Chi Lin, Cheng Wei Lo
  • Patent number: 10276983
    Abstract: A connector comprises a holding member, a plurality of terminals and a conductive member. Each of the terminals has a contact portion. The contact portions of the terminals are arranged in two rows along the pitch direction. The conductive member is held by the holding member. The conductive member has a first portion and two second portions. The first portion has a plate-like shape. The first portion has two first engagement portions. Each of the second portions has a second engagement portion. In the perpendicular direction, the second engagement portion has a size different from a size of the first engagement portion. One of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion is recessed in the mating direction. A remaining one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion protrudes in the mating direction and is received in the one of the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Katsumi Arai, Yuichi Saito
  • Patent number: 10243283
    Abstract: In a terminal temporary holding structure, a terminal fitting includes a cable connecting part, an electrical contact part fastened to the busbar terminal, and a connecting part connecting the electrical contact part and the cable connecting part. A terminal step part is formed in the terminal fitting at a position at which the connecting part and the electrical contact part are connected to each other. A housing in this structure includes a drop-in recess accommodating the electrical contact part and a suppressing part disposed over the cable connecting part and/or the cable. An engagement step part configured to engage to the terminal step part is formed in a step of a periphery of the drop-in recess so as to temporarily hold the terminal fitting in cooperation with the suppressing part before the electrical contact part is fastened to the busbar terminal by the fastening member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masayuki Nagano
  • Patent number: 10236618
    Abstract: A connector assembly is configured to withstand the bending force of a bundle of wires exerted onto the dress cover so as to maintain the engagement of the dress cover to the connector housing. The connector housing includes a locking tab is an outer surface of the connector housing. The dress cover includes a hood defining an exit path on one end for which the wire bundle is routed. The dress cover includes a locking leg configured to engage the locking tab so as to secure the dress cover to the connector housing. The connector housing further includes a reinforcing tab disposed on an inner surface of the dress cover and spaced apart from the locking leg. The locking leg and the reinforcement tab cooperate to pinch a side wall of the connector housing and help secure the engagement between the locking leg and the locking tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Danielle Irish, Eric Torrey
  • Patent number: 7410385
    Abstract: The invention relates to a busbar connection module comprising a housing and a predetermined number of clamping devices arranged in the housing for receiving and fastening exposed line ends, comprising feet projecting on the underside of the clamping devices for fastening to busbars, the clamping devices being arranged in succession in a plane and being constructed without screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2008
    Assignee: Wohner GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alex Büttner
  • Patent number: 7402069
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a housing main body and a tubular shroud. Terminal receiving chambers are mounted on the housing main body. A male connector housing is inserted into the shroud. The male connector housing receives male terminals to be fitted to female terminals received in the terminal receiving chambers. A notched groove is formed on the shroud in a length direction of the female terminals. A half-fit detecting member receives a female connector housing and includes a pair of correcting ribs. A pair of abutting walls facing each other is mounted on both sides of the notched groove. The pair of correcting ribs abuts on the pair of abutting walls to prevent a width of the notched groove to be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yoshinori Shigeta, Akihiro Tsuruta, Hiromasa Kubota