Patents Examined by Justin Kratt
  • Patent number: 9698528
    Abstract: A connector includes a first housing (50) supported on a first supporting surface (32A) in an inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner and a second housing (60) supported on a second supporting surface (34A) in the inverter-side terminal block (30) in a floating manner. A first terminal (52) in the first housing (50) mates with an inverter-side terminal (82) in a direction orthogonal to the first supporting surface (32A). A second terminal (62) in the second housing (60) mates with a motor-side terminal (92) in a motor-side terminal block (40) in a direction orthogonal to the second supporting surface (34A). A braided wire (70) has one end connected to the first terminal (52) and another end connected to the second terminal (62) and is arranged slidably in directions along the first supporting surface (32A) and along the second supporting surface (34A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiro Nishida, Junichi Mukuno
  • Patent number: 9680243
    Abstract: A card holding member is provided which is able to hold a card having terminal members and is able to be inserted into a card connector. The card holding member includes a card holding frame portion facing the side surfaces of the card, and a first portion including a first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a main body portion, and a second portion including a second connecting portion connected to the first connecting portion. The card holding member further includes a first elastic member mounted on the outer periphery of the main body portion. The card holding member further includes a second elastic member mounted between the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Akihiro Shimotsu, Nobuki Ukita, Nobumasa Motohashi, Kenichi Kadono
  • Patent number: 9661768
    Abstract: A plurality of interchangeable, electrically powered, modules and receptacles for use therewith are provided. The interchangeable electrically powered modules are configured and capable of providing a variety of electrical and electronic devices. Each receptacle is configured to be secured to and supported by an otherwise conventional electric back box. The receptacles preferably utilize a bayonet mount receptacle which is standardized for the entire system and which accommodates each and every module in a twist-lock mounting system. Each module includes a cooperating bayonet mount attachment for use with the receptacle bayonet mounts. The use of a bayonet mount attachment for the modules to the receptacle provides a standardized power coupling for the module devices which may be connected by a simple insert and partial turn locking action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Inventor: John S. Haw
  • Patent number: 9660353
    Abstract: A small-sized elastic inner conductor right-angled elbow conductor connector includes: a first conductor capable of deforming elastically, the first conductor having a first axis, the first conductor deforms elastically and springs back in a longitudinal direction perpendicular to the first axis under the action of a second conductor, thereby elastically contacting the second conductor arranged perpendicular to the first axis and retaining the second conductor, when the second conductor is connected with the first conductor, such that the first conductor and the second conductor are able to be connected to each other at a right angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: JianPing Wu, Yujun Zhang, Huifang Zhou
  • Patent number: 9653853
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes a resin plate having a connector terminal soldered to a via hole of a circuit substrate. The circuit substrate and the resin plate are inserted to be housed in an opening part of a casing of the electric connection box. A housing is positioned in the opening part and functioning as a cover closing an opening side of the casing. The circuit substrate is supported by the housing and the casing through the resin plate that is held between the housing and the casing while the circuit substrate is spaced from the housing and the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: Anden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideyuki Ohtani, Naoyuki Yasuda
  • Patent number: 9647373
    Abstract: A power connector for a vehicle includes a receptacle with a central opening that can receive a cylindrical connector. Within the central opening are a center contact and a number of electrical contacts arranged in a generally circular configuration around the center contact. The receptacle further includes an extension area on either side of the central opening that hold one or more additional electrical contacts. A pair of covers are configured to open to expose the additional contacts and the center contact with the surrounding circular configuration of contacts. With both covers open, all the contacts in the receptacle are exposed. In one embodiment, the receptacle includes a generally hexagonal faceplate surrounding the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: O'Neill Components LLC
    Inventors: Darren O'Neill, Steven O'Neill
  • Patent number: 9634409
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of first receptacle terminals, and a plurality of second receptacle terminals. The insulated housing received in the metallic shell is assembled with the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals. The tail portion of the power terminal of the second receptacle terminals is adjacent to and combined with the tail portion of the power terminal of the first receptacle terminals. The tail portion of the ground terminal of the second receptacle terminals is adjacent to and combined with the tail portion of the ground terminal of the first receptacle terminals. The combined tail portions can be inserted into the same soldering hole of a circuit board. Therefore, the cost and time for the soldering procedure of the connector manufacturing can be reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Long-Fei Chen, Chien-Tsung Chuang
  • Patent number: 9634421
    Abstract: A while-in-use electrical box, such as a deck box, for providing power to an electrical device includes a frame having a door pivotally mounted therein. The frame is adapted to be mounted in a hole formed in a floor or deck. The door includes a bottom surface on which a receptacle housing is coupled. The receptacle housing includes walls which define an opening to receive an electrical socket device, such as an outlet. When in the closed position, the walls of the receptacle housing enclose the electrical socket device and extend beyond a front face of the electrical socket device to protect the socket from the weather.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International, LLC
    Inventor: Paul J. Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 9626534
    Abstract: An electronic device and a Subscriber Identity Module Card (SIM card) connector mounted in the same are disclosed. The SIM card connector includes a lower surface support having an open area adapted to receive a SIM card and a contact area adapted to be electrically coupled to the SIM card, an elastic support disposed near at least one side surface of the open area, the elastic support having a predetermined width and an elasticity expressed towards an upper surface support of the SIM card connector and having a shape surrounding the contact area, a side surface support having a predetermined height disposed circumferentially at distal edges of the lower surface support except for the open area, and the upper surface support coupled to the side surface support and having a top surface formed parallel to the lower surface support adapted to partially enclose an upper portion of the SIM card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Piljun Kim
  • Patent number: 9620880
    Abstract: A direct plug element for contacting an electrical contact includes: a two-piece flexible direct contact having a first, separate spring element, and a second, separate spring element, the first spring element and the second spring element being situated one behind the other in a contact direction, and a first spring force of the first spring element and a second spring force of the second spring element is directed in essentially the same direction, and the second spring element includes a contact region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Schmatz, Peter Rehbein
  • Patent number: 9614322
    Abstract: Electrical connectors use magnetic repulsion for orienting themselves in the right polarity and magnetic attraction for holding together. When inserted into the ends of a conduit, a pair of these electrical connectors can transfer electricity through the conduit. Each electrical connector includes a housing with top and bottom surfaces and a fixed and a movable terminal both of which are recessed below the top surface of their respective, parallel passages. A spring controls terminal movement. Each terminal carries an electrical contact. A torus-shaped magnet surrounds the contact of the contact in the movable terminal so that its magnetic field energizes that contact. The magnets in movable terminals of each electrical connector are oriented in the same way so movable terminals of electrical connectors repel each other but fixed terminals attract movable terminals from their passages and into the passages of the fixed terminals so that two electrical connectors lock together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Christmas Northeast, Inc.
    Inventor: James W. Gibboney, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9614314
    Abstract: A connector is miniaturized and while still preventing damage to locking lances. Deflectable first and second locking lances (19, 79) configured to lock first and second terminal fittings (11, 61) are arranged to be exposed on first and second facing surfaces (15, 75) of first and second housings (10, 60). When the first and second housings 10, 60 are assembled, the first and second locking lances (19, 79) are arranged back-to-back with each other. Surfaces of the first and second locking lances (19, 79) facing the first and second cavities (17, 77) on tip parts in a projecting direction are continuous without any step and include locking surfaces (23, 83) configured to lock the first and second terminal fittings (11, 61) on tips in the projecting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMIO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Takahiro Chikusa, Shinji Iihoshi
  • Patent number: 9604300
    Abstract: An electrical connector for electrically connecting a chip module and a circuit board, includes an insulating body, multiple terminals, and multiple solders. The insulating body includes multiple receiving holes running therethrough and multiple resisting portions. The terminals are respectively located in the receiving holes. One end of each terminal is provided with a soldering portion, the soldering portion has a soldering surface, and the soldering surface is perpendicular to a surface of the circuit board. Left and right sides of the solder urge the soldering surface and the resisting portion respectively, a lower side of the solder is soldered onto the circuit board by reflow soldering, and the solder is soldered to the soldering surface by laser.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Ted Ju
  • Patent number: 9595780
    Abstract: A terminal of a connector includes a press-fitting fixation portion which is pressed and fixed into a terminal press-fitting arrangement portion provided in a connector housing. The press-fitting fixation portion includes a pair of protrusion press-fitting portions protruding from both side portions in protruding directions. The protrusion press-fitting portions abut against a pair of first opposed inner wall surfaces of the terminal press-fitting arrangement portion, and each of the protrusion press-fitting portions includes: a first surface gradually separated from one of a pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces opposed to each other in a direction substantially perpendicular to the first opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction; and a second surface gradually approaching the other of the pair of second opposed inner wall surfaces toward the protruding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tomohiro Hikosaka
  • Patent number: 9583917
    Abstract: A mounting unit and a method are provided for mounting a mounting rail to a mounting plate for a switch cabinet. The mounting unit acts for mounting a mounting rail for electrical devices on a mounting plate for a switch cabinet and comprises a coupling element for coupling the mounting unit by a form closure with the mounting rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Krones AG
    Inventor: Michael Peter
  • Patent number: 9583897
    Abstract: An electrical connector system includes a socket component and a plug component. The socket component includes a contact region, a first socket contact centrally located within the circular contact region, and a second socket contact radially offset from the first socket contact by a first distance. The plug component includes a plug having a plug face, a first plug contact centrally located substantially within the circular plug face, and an annular, elastically deformable conductor having a radius approximately equal to the first distance which functions as a second plug contact. The socket contact region is configured to mate with the plug face to provide electrical continuity, in a connected state, between the first socket contact and the first plug contact, and to provide electrical continuity between the second socket contact and the second plug contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: S&C ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventor: James Fargo
  • Patent number: 9583901
    Abstract: A seal board includes a circuit board with vias, conductor pins, and solder joints. The solder joints connect and seal each conductor pin to a single via, such that each conductor pin extends through the via and extends from a first side of the circuit board and a second side of the circuit board. The seal board is mounted to cover an opening in a bulkhead that separates a first compartment (such as a terminal block compartment) from a second compartment (such as an electronics or feature board compartment). The seal board provides electrical paths between the compartments while protecting components within one of the compartments from the surrounding environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Rosemount Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher Eriksen, Michael Barth
  • Patent number: 9577385
    Abstract: An electrical connector used for mating a mating connector includes an insulating body having multiple terminal slots in communication with an insertion space, multiple terminals, an insulating block. Each terminal slot has at least one side wall from which a depressed portion is depressed, the depressed portion is laterally in communication with the terminal slot. Each terminal has a connection portion connected to a contact portion and a soldering portion, a stopping portion protrudes from the connection portion and is located at the depressed portion. The insulating block is insert molded at a back end of the insulating body. A protruding portion protrudes from a front end of the insulating block and enters the depressed portion. The stopping portion is stopped in front of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Wen Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 9553379
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a socket, a stiffener disposed around the periphery of the socket, and a load plate covering the socket. The load plate includes two opposite lateral sides, and a front side and a rear side connected to the two lateral sides, which define an opening for a chip module to pass through. The rear side includes a pivoting portion, such that the load plate is rotatable relative to the socket around the pivoting portion. Each lateral side includes a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion in front of the first pressing portion. When the chip module is installed onto the socket and the load plate is closed, the first and second pressing portion press the chip module, and distances from bottom surfaces of the first and second pressing portions to a top surface of the load plate is unequal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xu Jun Liu, Che Che
  • Patent number: 9553409
    Abstract: A connector plug comprises a shielding shell, an insulating base, a terminal module and two baffles, the insulating base comprises a base and a tongue plate connected to a front end of the base, a front end face of the tongue plate being backwards concavely provided with a slot running through a rear end of the base; the terminal module comprises an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module and a hook plate sandwiched between the upper terminal module and the lower terminal module; the terminal module is embedded into the slot of the insulating base; and the two baffles are disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the tongue plate, respectively, the shielding shell encloses the tongue plate and the two baffles, and the two baffles are connected to the shielding shell, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LITCKCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Huilun Deng