Patents Examined by Hien Vu
  • Patent number: 9774145
    Abstract: There is provided a connector comprising: a given-polarity electrode jack terminal coupled to a given-polarity electrode of a power supply; a first other-polarity electrode jack terminal coupled to an other-polarity electrode of the power supply through a resistor and a capacitor; and a second other-polarity electrode jack terminal coupled to the other-polarity electrode of the power supply; wherein the first other-polarity electrode jack terminal and the second other-polarity electrode jack terminal are respectively in contact with a plug terminal of the other-polarity electrode included in another connector, the first other-polarity electrode jack terminal and the second other-polarity electrode jack terminal are disposed on a line extended in a length direction of the plug terminal of the other-polarity electrode, and the first other-polarity electrode jack terminal is disposed at a position closer to the other connector than a position of the second other-polarity electrode jack terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Yuba, Koichi Kiryu, Akio Nakamura, Hideo Miyazawa
  • Patent number: 9774152
    Abstract: A backward compatible five-contact audio plug and jack system that provides for connecting to five separate channels of an audio accessory including two speaker channels and two microphone channels. The audio plug includes an added smaller diameter ring contact positioned within a longitudinal position normally occupied by tip contact of a conventional 4-contact audio plug and specifically located within 5.1 mm of a tip of the five-contact audio plug. The jack contact for the tip contact of the plug and the jack contact for the added smaller diameter ring contact are within 4.75 mm of each other, preferably at a distance between 1.5 mm and 2.5 mmm. The smaller diameter ring contact has a maximum diameter that is smaller than a maximum diameter of the tip contact specified in ITU P.381 standard which is 3.05 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Inventor: Oleg Los
  • Patent number: 9774151
    Abstract: A cable connection structure includes cables and a substrate having an electrode thereon. The cables are configured to be connected to the electrode. Each cable includes: a core wire formed of conductive material; a tubular inner insulator for covering an outer circumference of the core wire; a shield which extends along a longitudinal direction of the inner insulator and includes conductors for covering an outer circumference of the inner insulator, and has an exposed portion for exposing the inner insulator; and an outer insulator for covering an outer circumference of the shield. The shield including a region where the exposed portion is formed, the inner insulator, and the core wire are exposed in a stepped manner toward a distal end of each cable. The substrate includes a first electrode configured to be electrically connected to the core wire, and a second electrode configured to be electrically connected to the shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keiichi Kobayashi, Junya Yamada
  • Patent number: 9768572
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to a quick-connector conversion system having a front cover and a rear module. In an illustrative example, the front cover includes apertures from which a plurality of connector ports extend through. Each connector port of the plurality of connector ports is in electrical communication with a first communication module. A rear module includes a second communication module electrically connected to a plurality of input/output (I/O) terminals such that when the front cover aligns with the rear module, the first communication module pluggably connects to the second communication module. When the first communication module and the second communication module are pluggably connected, the plurality of connector ports electrically connects to the plurality of the I/O terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Banner Engineering Corp.
    Inventors: Matthew Michael Gelineau, Calvin James Sargent
  • Patent number: 9768546
    Abstract: A connector for use in connecting a communication element to a transmission line in a wired pipe segment includes a first female end adapted to surround and make electrical contact with a coupler connection that extends away from a communication element of the coupler; a second female end adapted to receive an inner conductor of a coaxial cable; and an inner connection element formed on an inner surface of the connector adapted to electrically connect the coupler connection and the inner conductor, the inner connection element formed such that it does not completely surround at least one of the inner conductor and the coupler connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: BAKER HUGHES INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Stephan Mueller, Rene Schulz, Robert Buda, Henning Rahn, Ingo Roders
  • Patent number: 9762005
    Abstract: An insulative fixing plate damaged when overheating limits two conductive elements from contacting with each other, forming a closed path, when overheating, opening two conductive elements by an elastic force to form an open circuit. Each conductive element has a groove concaved in from an edge, and the groove has a groove width. The insulative fixing plate includes a connecting element and two limiting elements combined at two ends of the connecting element. Each limiting element has a working width larger than the groove width, and a holding space between the two limiting elements contains the two conductive elements, thereby abutting the two limiting elements at an external side of the conductive element respectively and limiting the two conductive elements from contacting with each other. The connecting element is damaged when overheating. The insulative fixing plate is used in overheat protection for a plug or a socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: GREEN IDEA TECH INC.
    Inventor: Chuan-Sheng Wang
  • Patent number: 9761967
    Abstract: A connector has an insertion opening for a cable at a front end of thereof in a front-rear direction. The connector has a bottom portion, a first section and a second section. The bottom portion has opposite ends in a lateral direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. The first section and the second section extend from the opposite ends, respectively, of the bottom portion. The first section and the second section overlap with each other so that the first section, the second section and the bottom portion form the insertion opening. The first section is formed with a first engagement portion. The second section is formed with a second engagement portion. The first engagement portion and the second engagement portion face each other in a perpendicular direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Patent number: 9761970
    Abstract: A housing is configured to receive a plug that includes an upper face, a lower face, and a front face. The housing also includes a cutout portion that traverses the upper face and the lower face, opens to the front face of the housing, extends for a length of the plug, and is formed in a direction of insertion of the plug. An opening is configured to receive the plug, which is formed on the front face of the housing and connected to the cutout so that a plug is received by the opening. A distance from the upper face to the lower face of the housing is approximately equal to a diameter of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Mobile Communications Inc.
    Inventors: Koichi Izawa, Kiyohito Masuda
  • Patent number: 9755327
    Abstract: A structure for connecting a crimp terminal and an electric wire includes: a crimp terminal that includes a conductor crimping portion and a coating crimping portion serially and includes an electric wire connector that is to be crimped to the electric wire; and a water stop sheet having an opening for bringing a conductor into contact with the conductor crimping portion, and laid between the electric wire connector and the electric wire. When a joint is swaged and crimped, the swaged and crimped joint has a second included angle ?2 between the bottom plate and a second line that is larger than a first included angle ?1 between the bottom plate and a first line in a cross section that is perpendicular to a bottom plate of the electric wire connector and that includes an electric wire axial line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroshi Aoki, Kazuto Ohtaka
  • Patent number: 9748685
    Abstract: A multi-contact terminal is provided integrally with an angular tube having a polygonal tube shape and a plurality of resilient contact pieces extending from side walls of the angular tube and to be resiliently brought into contact with an outer peripheral surface of a mating terminal in the form of a round bar inside the angular tube. According to this configuration, the angular tube functions as a cover for protecting the resilient contact pieces. In addition, since the resilient contact pieces and the angular tube are integrated, the number of components can be reduced. The resilient contact pieces are equal in length in a connecting direction to the mating terminal and arranged at positions different in the connecting direction to the mating terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumiya Oba, Masafumi Uno, Masayuki Hiramoto
  • Patent number: 9748702
    Abstract: A method of making a receptacle connector includes: Step 1: providing an upper terminal module making via a first inserting molded process; Step 2: providing an lower terminal module making via another first inserting molded process; Step 3: stacking the upper and lower terminal modules together in a vertical direction so as to provide a main basis; Step 4: applied an insulative filler on the main basis via a second insert molding process, wherein the insulative filler fills and completes the front tongues of the upper and lower terminal module thereby forming a mating tongue for inserting a plug connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Chih-Pi Cheng, Hsueh-Lung Hsiao, Ming-Lun Szu, Chao-Chieh Chen
  • Patent number: 9735516
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug-in connector (10) that has an insulation insert (1) and at least one contact element (2), wherein the at least one contact element (2) is connected to a conductor of a cable, wherein the insulation insert (1) has at least one receptacle, in which the at least one contact element (2) and the at least one section of the conductor connected thereto are provided, wherein a first seal (7) that seals the insulation insert (1) is provided in the at least one receptacle, wherein the at least one contact element (2) is sealed in the insulation insert (1) using the first seal (7) and wherein the conductor connected to the at least one contact element (2) is sealed in the insulation insert (1) using a second seal (8). According to the invention, the at least one contact element is held in a receptacle that is substantially formed from an opening (3) and two legs (4) axially protruding therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Valentin Ens, Marco Grinblats, Wolfgang Neuhaus, Daniel Boesch
  • Patent number: 9728894
    Abstract: A device connector (1) is provided in a device unit that has plural devices arranged in parallel and is to be connected to a wire-side connector (30). The device connector (1) has terminal accommodating portions (12) provided respectively for the devices and arranged in parallel along a direction (A) in which the devices are arranged. A holding portion (22) collectively holds the terminal accommodating portions (12). Positioning plates (18) are provided individually on the terminal accommodating portions (12), and positioning recesses (25) are at positions of the holding portion (22) corresponding respectively to the positioning plates (18) with the terminal accommodating portions (12) collectively held and configured to position the terminal accommodating portions (12) and the holding portion (22) by engaging the positioning plates (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMIOTO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsushi Miyazaki, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Ryoya Okamoto
  • Patent number: 9722339
    Abstract: A connector including a body, an adjacent pair of first terminals, a second terminal next to one of the first terminals, a third terminal next to the other first terminal, and a fourth terminal. The body holds the terminals at least partially and includes a first recess, a second recess, and a first separating portion therebetween. The first and third terminals each have a portion exposed through the first recess. The fourth terminal has a portion exposed through the second recess. The second terminal includes an exposed portion and an unexposed portion. The unexposed portion includes an area on one side in the first direction of a part in the second direction of the second terminal and is covered with the body. The exposed portion includes an area on the other side in the first direction of the part of the second terminal and is exposed through the first recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Fumitake Tamaki, Hayato Kondo
  • Patent number: 9711917
    Abstract: A connector including coupling and sleeve flanges defining opposing recesses separated by an axial gap along an elongate axis. The connector also includes a conductive band radially biased outwardly against at least one of the internal contact surfaces of the opposing recesses and spanning the axial gap. The conductive band maintains electrical conductivity across the axial gap even when the sleeve does not electrically contact the coupling member. At least one of the contact surfaces defines a conical surface which is responsive to the radially biased conductive member to produce a radial force against the internal contact surfaces. The radial force produces an axial force component along the elongate axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: PPC Broadband, Inc.
    Inventors: Noah P. Montena, Robert M. Parker
  • Patent number: 9711896
    Abstract: A connector includes: a sensor side connector section mounted to a connector mounting hole and fastened thereto by thread fastening and including a first housing part in which a first terminal is disposed; and a wire harness side connector section disposing a second terminal and including a second housing part capable of being fitted to the first housing part. The connector mounting hole includes a key groove, and the first housing part includes a key protrusion. A bolt prevented from moving axially and supported rotatably is provided on the outer periphery of the first housing part. Screwing the bolt into the connector mounting hole fastens the first housing part to the connector mounting hole by thread fastening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuya Sekino
  • Patent number: 9705218
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes: a housing provided with an accommodating space having an opening into which a object to be connected is to be inserted; a plurality of contacts to be housed in the accommodating space while being arranged adjacent to one another, the contacts including a plurality of signal line contacts and a plurality of ground contacts; and a conductive member including first connection parts which are each made of a metal material and are electrically connected to the plurality of ground contacts, respectively, and a conductive resin member which is electrically connected to the first connection parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Yamaichi Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 9698518
    Abstract: A wire connector kit and a method of protecting an electrical connection comprising a wire connector and a source of expandable sealant wherein the expandable sealant is injected into a wire connector after the electrical connection has been formed with the expandable sealant undergoing an in situ internal expansion from a site proximate the electrical connection to encapsulate and protect the electrical junction from the environment or through forming a sealant plug in a housing through an in situ expansion of the sealant plug to protect an electrical connection cocooned within the housing by the sealant plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: THE PATENT STORE LLC
    Inventors: L. Herbert King, Jr., James C Keeven
  • Patent number: 9698547
    Abstract: The present invention provides a communication jack for connecting to one of a first plug and a second plug. The jack includes a housing, plug interface contacts, and coupling circuitry. The plug interface contacts are at least partially within said housing and include a plurality of contact pairs having at least a first contact pair and a second contact pair. The coupling circuitry is configured for engaging said first contact pair and said second contact pair when said first plug is inserted into said housing. The coupling circuitry is configured for disengaging from said first contact pair and said second contact pair when said second plug is inserted into said housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Surendra Chitti Babu, Paul W. Wachtel, Ronald A. Nordin
  • Patent number: 9692149
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a housing, and a bushing which is attached to the housing and on which the leading end of the coaxial cable is placed. In the coaxial connector, the housing includes a first circular cylinder and a crimping portion holding the bushing, the bushing is press-contacted to an insulation film by a force from the crimping portion, a socket includes a contact portion enclosed by the first circular cylinder and an attachment portion that is press-contacted to the insulation film by a force from the bushing and is connected to a second central conductor through cutting and removing part of the insulation film, and a minimum length from the center of the first circular cylinder to the crimping portion is longer than a maximum length from the center of the outer conductor to an outer edge of the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Susumu Hashimoto