Patents Examined by Javaid Nasri
  • Patent number: 9608378
    Abstract: Methods and systems for providing crosstalk compensation in a jack are disclosed. According to one method, the crosstalk compensation is adapted to compensate for undesired crosstalk generated at a capacitive coupling located at a plug inserted within the jack. The method includes positioning a first capacitive coupling a first time delay away from the capacitive coupling of the plug, the first capacitive coupling having a greater magnitude and an opposite polarity as compared to the capacitive coupling of the plug. The method also includes positioning a second capacitive coupling at a second time delay from the first capacitive coupling, the second time delay corresponding to an average time delay that optimizes near end crosstalk. The second capacitive coupling has generally the same overall magnitude but an opposite polarity as compared to the first capacitive coupling, and includes two capacitive elements spaced at different time delays from the first capacitive coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: David Patrick Murray, Bernard Harold Hammond, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9599095
    Abstract: A wind turbine includes a turbine housing, a turbine wheel system housed in the turbine housing, and a wind power converting system for converting kinetic energy generated by the turbine wheel system into electrical energy. The turbine wheel system includes a turbine rotor being driven to rotate circumferentially around an interior of the turbine housing, and a rail frame guiding a rotational movement of a turbine rotor. The wind turbine not only allows airflow to move across and through the turbine wheel system but also allows airflow to be directed and exhausted to maximize and control energy generation. The wind turbine is able to efficiently convert wind power to electrical power via a turbine wheel system which allows for the load generated to be distributed across the circumference of the turbine wheel system instead of localized in the center as the traditional wind turbine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: SP POWER FARM GROUP LTD.
    Inventor: Thomas B. Armstrong
  • Patent number: 9590223
    Abstract: A battery cell connector includes a plurality of segments of a metal conducting sheet. Each segment defines a plane and having a longitudinal axis. The battery cell connector further includes plurality of bends coupling the segments together into a 3-D object. Each bend is located between a pair of adjacent segments of the plurality of segments and the pair of adjacent segments defines two distinct respective planes. The battery cell connector further includes at least one spring comprising two segments welded together. A first segment of the plurality of segments includes first connecting elements for a battery pole of a first battery cell. A second segment of the plurality of segments includes second connecting elements for a battery pole of a second battery cell. The first connecting elements are electrically coupled with the second connecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhonglin Zhang, Xiumei Xie, Yanfei Zhou
  • Patent number: 9590221
    Abstract: A battery cell connector includes a plurality of segments. Each segment defines a respective plane and has a respective longitudinal axis. The battery cell connector further includes a plurality of bends coupling the plurality of segments together into a 3-D object, each bend located between a unique pair of adjacent segments of the plurality of segments, where the unique pair of adjacent segments define two distinct respective planes. A first segment of the plurality of segments includes one or more first connecting elements for a battery pole of a first battery cell and a second segment of the plurality of segments includes one or more second connecting elements for a battery pole of a second battery cell. The one or more first connecting elements are electrically coupled with the one or more second connecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhonglin Zhang, Xiumei Xie, Yanfei Zhou
  • Patent number: 9590337
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a cavity. A wafer stack is received in the cavity. The wafer stack includes a plurality of electrical wafers arranged parallel to each other within the cavity. Each wafer includes a first edge and a second edge. Each wafer includes at least one trace between the first and second edges. The electrical connector includes a flex harness including a plurality of flexible printed circuit boards (FPCBs). The FPCBs are electrically connected to corresponding wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kyle Gary Annis, Lynn Robert Sipe, Dustin Carson Belack, Matthew Richard McAlonis, Graham Harry Smith, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9590222
    Abstract: A battery cell connector includes a plurality of segments. The plurality of segments includes: a first terminal segment with first connecting elements for a battery pole of a first battery cell; a second terminal segment with second connecting elements for a battery pole of a second battery cell; and one or more additional segments connecting the first terminal segment to the second terminal segment. Each additional segment defines a plane and has a longitudinal axis. The battery cell connector further includes a plurality of bends coupling the plurality of segments together into a 3-D object. Each bend is located between a unique pair of adjacent segments of the plurality of segments. The pair of adjacent segments defines two distinct respective planes. The first terminal segment is not parallel to the second terminal segment. The first connecting elements are electrically coupled with the second connecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: BYD COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhonglin Zhang, Xiumei Xie, Yanfei Zhou
  • Patent number: 9583889
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) comprising a cable (300) including a plurality of wires (31) and an electrical connector (200) electrically connected with the cable, the electrical connector including a mating member (1) and a metal shell (4), the mating member including a mating shell (14) made of metal material, the mating shell including a mating portion (141) and a mounting portion (142) having a greater dimension than the mating portion, wherein the metal shell includes a main body (43) and a pair of holding portions (44) extending from a front end of the main body, the holding portions profiling an external surface shape of the mounting portion and fixed to the mounting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 9583864
    Abstract: A connection device employs a plurality of housing portions that are formed separately from one another and further includes a plurality of conductors. The plurality of conductors are situated on a first housing portion, and a second housing portion and a third housing portion are then affixed at opposite ends of the first housing portion to retain the conductors in place on the first housing portion. The first, second, and third housing portions, being connected together, are then received in a receptacle of a fourth housing portion to form the connection device. The conductors each have an elongated shank that is received in an elongated channel formed in the first housing portion before the second and third housing portions are attached thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Dai Vo, Erik Jeffrey Gouhl, Robin Lu
  • Patent number: 9577365
    Abstract: Disclosed is a holding frame for holding plug connector modules, in particular for installation in plug connector casings and/or for screwing onto wall surfaces. In order to allow improved handling and more reliable populating and assembly of the holding frame having frame halves. The holding frame has an elastic fixing element adapted to releaseably fix the frame halves in a plug-in state and a holding state. At least a restoring force of the elastic fixing element must be overcome in order to release the fixing and/or to switch between the plug-in state and the holding state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Heiko Herbrechtsmeier, Heiko Meier, Alexander Schoenfeld
  • Patent number: 9577369
    Abstract: A connector (F) includes a first terminal accommodating chamber (11), a rear end part of which defines a seal tower (12) projecting from a rear (10R) of a housing (10). A rubber plug (16) is fit on a first wire (15) and liquid-tightly contacts an inner surface of the first terminal accommodating chamber (11). Second wires (20) are drawn out from second terminal accommodating chambers (17). A one-piece rubber plug (30) covers the rear (10R) of the housing (10) and the second wires (20) and the seal tower (12) penetrate the one-piece rubber plug (30). Lock towers (21) project back from the rear (10R) of the housing (10) and penetrate the one-piece rubber plug (30). A rear holder (40) covers the one-piece rubber plug (30) from behind. Receiving portions (46) are formed in the rear holder (40) and lock to locking portions (23) of the lock towers (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9570834
    Abstract: An electrical socket (1) comprising a carriage (4), the carriage comprising shutter portions, each shutter portion associated with a respective pin receiving opening (5a, 5b, 5c, 5d, 5e), and the socket comprising a retainer arrangement, and the shutter portions (4a, 4b), when in a closed condition are inhibited from moving to an open condition by the retainer arrangement, and wherein all the shutter portions are required to be in a released condition from the retainer arrangement in order to allow the shutter portions to be moved to an open condition to allow the plug pins to be inserted therein, and also wherein, if not all of the shutter portions are moved to a released condition, the shutter portions are inhibited from movement to the open condition by way of engagement with the retainer arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: WUNELLI LIMITED
    Inventors: Geoffrey Paul Underwood, Mark Thompson
  • Patent number: 9570860
    Abstract: The connector contains a main member, a casing member housing the main member, and a sliding member slidably configured on the casing member. The main member contains a flexible locking element along a lateral side. The sliding member has a second bulge element along a lateral side's internal wall for engaging the locking element. When a user holds and pulls the sliding member backward, the second bulge element presses the locking element, and the locking element is pushed to escape the detainment by a female connector. The present invention therefore achieves secured and convenient plugging and unplugging.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: KINNEXA, INC.
    Inventor: Shin-Hao Chien
  • Patent number: 9568178
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a weight-bearing socket and plug for a pendent lamp, and the pendent lamp can be installed and disassembled only by inserting or unscrewing the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Inventor: Fuhong Li
  • Patent number: 9570820
    Abstract: A coaxial connector and a connecting terminal thereof are provided. The connecting terminal includes a terminal body having a solder cup and defining a first end and a second end in a longitudinal direction of the terminal body; a pair of first clamping paws disposed at the first end of the terminal body, opposed to each other in a transverse direction of the terminal body, and adjacent to the solder cup; and a pair of second clamping paws disposed at the second end of the terminal body and opposed to each other in the transverse direction. The connecting terminal of the coaxial connector is high in reliability when being connected with a coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUNWAY COMMUNICATION (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianguang Guo, Hongwei Zhang, Nan Jiang
  • Patent number: 9559438
    Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting a first pair of wires associated with a DC power source to a second pair of wires associated with a DC powered device. The connector assembly includes a run portion having insulation piercing contacts for electrically engaging the first pair of wires. A tap portion of the connector assembly may also include insulation piercing contacts for electrically engaging the second pair of wires. The run portion and the tap portion may be provided in separate housing assemblies that are releasably engageable or may be provided in an integrated housing assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Sushil N. Keswani
  • Patent number: 9553378
    Abstract: An electrical connection unit for electrically interconnecting two electronic boards, is disclosed. The connection unit includes at least one electrical pin for electrically interconnecting the two boards, a mechanical link part for mechanically interlinking the two boards, where the electrical connection unit is disposed to enable concomitantly the electrical connection of the two boards via the pin and the mechanical link of the two boards via the link part, and a body which simultaneously carries the electrical pin and the mechanical link part, the body including a support portion for receiving and supporting one of the electronic boards, the support portion and the link part being disposed in such a way that the electronic board is held in place by being wedged between the support portion of the body and a point at which the mechanical link part is secured to the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventor: Christian Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9553412
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a main connector including a shield housing, an insulated body, a plurality of metal terminals, and a shielding plate. The shield housing has an opening for a butt joint connector to insert. The insulated body is encapsulated inside the shield housing. Each of the metal terminals has a contact portion and a fixing portion. The contact portion is arranged in two rows inside the opening of the shield housing, and the fixing portion is fixed to the insulated body. The shielding plate has at least one elastic arm with bending formation and is disposed between two rows of the metal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SPEED TECH CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Hsu, Hua-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 9543690
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for the electrical connection of one or more minerally insulated cables (11), the assembly comprising a pot seal arrangement (10) arranged in use to connect the minerally insulated cable (11) to a connector (22); at least one cable alignment plate (21, 31); and, a backshell (20) shaped so as to contain the pot seal (10) and cable alignment plate (21); the cable alignment plate (21) and pot seal (10) being arranged so as to locate within the backshell (20) such that in use, connecting the backshell (20) to the connector (22) forces the backshell (20), cable alignment plate (21) and pot seal (10) into a cooperative engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plc
    Inventor: Paul Broughton
  • Patent number: 9543701
    Abstract: A plug-in connector comprising a plug-in connector housing and a locking element for mechanically connecting the plug-in connector housing to a counterpart plug-in connector. The locking element is externally accessible on the plug-in connector housing. Protective elements, which protect the transition regions, are provided at transition regions between the plug-in connector housing and the locking element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRIC GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Stefan Garske
  • Patent number: 9541724
    Abstract: A telecommunications cabinet includes a cabinet housing; a fiber optic splitter; a plurality of spools disposed on a cable management surface; a panel oriented at a fixed angle relative to the access opening so that the panel extends laterally and rearwardly between the access opening and the cable management surface; and a plurality of adapters disposed on the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: James J. Solheid, Daniel Ray Mertesdorf, Matthew Holmberg, Trevor D. Smith, Joel B. Douglas, Kathleen M. Barnes, Marlon E. Holmquist, Thomas Caesar Tinucci, Cindy S. Walters, James W. Conroy