Patents Examined by Justin M Kratt
  • Patent number: 11211728
    Abstract: A cable termination assembly configured for mounting to an interior portion of a printed circuit board. The cable termination assembly has a frame shaped to receive a paddle card to which a plurality of cables are terminated. A lid, when closed, may force the paddle card into contact with an interposer, which in turn may be pressed into a printed circuit board on which the cable termination assembly is mounted. Electrical signals may pass between the cables and traces in the printed circuit board via the paddle card and interposer. The termination assembly may be mounted near a processor or other high speed component on the printed circuit board, enabling high speed signals to be coupled with low loss between a periphery of the printed circuit board, or even a location off the printed circuit board, and the high speed component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Trent K. Do, Paul R. Taylor, Robert W. Brown
  • Patent number: 11211753
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to point of sale cables. For example, a system may comprise a point of sale terminal coupled to a splitter via a registered jack (RJ) cable to provide electrical power to the splitter, a receipt printer coupled to receive electrical power from the splitter at a DIN connector input, and a cash drawer to receive electrical power from the splitter via an RJ connector input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Binh T. Truong, James McClellan, Matthew William Tivnon
  • Patent number: 11211746
    Abstract: An electronic device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a processor and a socket connector, wherein the socket connector includes: a housing including a first opening, a second opening, and an inner space between the first opening and the second opening; and a connection unit coupled to the first opening, wherein the connection unit has a top surface on which one or more first terminals electrically connected to the processor are disposed, and a bottom surface on which one or more second terminals electrically connected to the processor are disposed, and includes a first plate formed of a non-conductive member in at least a portion of an area of the inner space, and a second plate disposed between at least a portion of the top surface and at least a portion of the bottom surface, wherein the second plate has a portion protruding from the one or more first terminals or the one or more second terminals in the direction of the second opening into which a header connector can be inserted
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Waneui Jung, Jaeryong Han
  • Patent number: 11201438
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes multiple terminals fixed to an insulating body. Each terminal has a contact portion electrically connected with a mating connector, and a conducting portion located behind the contact portion. The conducting portion extends out of the insulating body and is electrically connected with a circuit board. A grounding shell wraps outside the insulating body. A shielding shell rotates relative to the insulating body between a closed position and an open position. A first end of the shielding shell is electrically connected with the grounding shell. When the shielding shell is at the closed position, a second end of the shielding shell is electrically connected with at least one grounding medium electrically connected with the circuit board. When the shielding shell is at the open position, an observation window is formed between the shielding shell and the grounding medium to expose the conducting portions of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tung Ming Ho, Zuo Feng Jin
  • Patent number: 11196189
    Abstract: An electronics housing includes: a housing body; and a printed circuit board. The housing body has a connecting device for connecting a conductor, in particular a shield conductor, of a cable to the printed circuit board. The connecting device has a receiving body in which a receiving space with an opening for the conductor is formed. A cover for the opening is provided and is movable between an open position, in which the cover opens the opening for inserting an uninsulated conductor section of the conductor into the receiving space, and a closed position, in which the cover closes the opening at least in sections. The receiving body of the connecting device is disposed such that the printed circuit board is arrangeable with at least one contact section in the receiving space, and, in a closed position, the cover presses the uninsulated conductor section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Armin Struckmeier, Eugen Penner
  • Patent number: 11196224
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a male/plug/first connector and a female/receptacle/second connector mateable with each other. The first connector includes a first plate and a plurality of first contacts retained to the first plate, and the second connector includes a second plate and a plurality of second contacts retained to the second plate. The first plate includes opposite first long side and second long side to respectively form a first alignment structure and a second alignment structure which is offset from the first alignment structure in the longitudinal direction. The second plate includes opposite third long and fourth long side to respectively form a third alignment structure and a fourth alignment structure to be coupled to the corresponding first alignment structure and second alignment structure during mating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignees: FUDING PRECISION COMPONENTS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Fang-Jwu Liao
  • Patent number: 11196196
    Abstract: A connection apparatus includes: a housing case, where the housing case includes a first side face and a second side face that are intersected and disposed adjacent to each other; a first connector, disposed on the first side face and configured to be connected to a connector of a first line card, so that the connection apparatus is orthogonally connected to the first line card; and a second connector, disposed on the second side face and connected to the first connector. The second connector is configured to be connected to a connector of a network board. The connection apparatus can improve a capacity of the communications device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Zhang, Yu Tian
  • Patent number: 11189960
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an outer case, an insulation base, an elastic airtight member and a conductive terminal. The outer case includes a main frame, and a partition member formed within the main frame to define a first slot and a second slot therein. The insulation base is fixedly connected to the main frame, and disposed within the second slot. The elastic airtight member is disposed within the second slot, and interposed between the insulation base and the partition member. The conductive terminal is disposed within the insulation base, the elastic airtight member and the partition member, and extends into the first slot from the partition member, and extending outwards the insulation base from the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: SPEED TECH CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Hsu, Hui-Hsueh Chiang, Hua-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 11175352
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes various alternative embodiments of plug force testers, in particular devices well-suited for testing aircraft ground power connection plugs. The disclosed plug force testers provide a fixed, well-supported position for test pins on which a plug is inserted, which can be positioned to correspond to a height or orientation of the pins in an actual aircraft. Embodiments described also may include means for preventing excessive force application during testing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: Innovative Electrical Design, Inc.
    Inventors: Preston D. Shultz, Kevin Crowl
  • Patent number: 11171439
    Abstract: A connector-equipped case that includes a case that includes a through hole; a connector fixed to the case, the connector including: a core that supports a plurality of terminals; and a hood that is formed by forming a region around the through hole of the case and a portion of the core in one piece; and an adhesive layer that is interposed between the case and the hood, wherein a constituent material of the adhesive layer is an adhesive that contains acrylic rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Aya Tezuka, Tatsuo Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 11171441
    Abstract: A seal member that includes an insertion hole into which a connector terminal is insertable, wherein, when a direction in which the connector terminal is to be inserted into the insertion hole is defined as an insertion axis: an inner diameter of a cross-section of the insertion hole orthogonal to the insertion axis at a position at which the inner diameter is the smallest is denoted as a minimum hole diameter D, an outer length of a cross-section of the connector terminal orthogonal to the insertion axis at a position at which the outer length is the largest is denoted as a maximum terminal outer length L, and the minimum hole diameter D and the maximum terminal outer length L satisfy a relationship 2.1?L/D?4.2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusaku Maeda, Takaaki Hamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11171453
    Abstract: An electrical connector grounding structure includes an electrically insulative terminal holder block having a rectangular base, a mating structure and a fixing structure, conducting terminals positioned in the rectangular base with contact tips thereof extended to the mating structure and connection tips thereof bonded to a predetermined circuit board, a grounding member having a first contact structure, a positioning structure positioned in the fixing structure and a bonding structure bonded to the circuit board, and a shielding shell covering the electrically insulative terminal holder block and having a second contact structure set in contact with the first contact structure to form a ground loop that guides out electromagnetic waves and crosstalk interference generated during signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: ACES ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chun-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11165193
    Abstract: An electrical connection structure includes a body-end connection apparatus and a band-end connection apparatus. A first metal connection terminal included in the body-end connection apparatus is disposed on a first frame; a first sealing apparatus is configured to perform sealing between the first frame and the wearable device; a second frame included in the band-end connection apparatus is configured to connect to a band of the wearable device; and a second metal connection terminal is disposed on a frame and electrically connected to the band of the wearable device. When the band of the wearable device is connected to a body, the first metal connection terminal is electrically connected to the second metal connection terminal, the first frame clutches the second frame, and the second sealing apparatus is configured to perform sealing between the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: YiHsiang Liao, Hongwei Du, Yanlei Ma
  • Patent number: 11165185
    Abstract: A connector system includes a cage assembly in which a thermally conductive heat sink and a connector are mounted. The heat sink includes a base, a ramp extending downwardly from the base and a pedestal extending downwardly from the base. A thermal interface material is disposed on lower surface of the pedestal. A module can be inserted into the cage assembly and connected to the connector and to the heat sink. Thermal energy generated by the module is transferred to the heat sink which dissipates the heat by convention. The ramp protects a leading edge of the thermal interface material form engagement by the module during insertion of the module into the cage assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Brian Keith Lloyd, Bruce Reed, Saiyed Muhammad Hasan Ali
  • Patent number: 11165175
    Abstract: A mechanical grounding clamp includes a body, having an upper plate defining a threaded hole therethrough and having an outer surface, a lower plate spaced apart from the upper plate and having an inner surface, and a connecting plate connecting the upper plate to the lower plate, a set screw mateable with the threaded hole in the upper plate and having a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end extendable through the threaded hole of the upper plate and toward the inner surface of the lower plate. There may be a nut on the set screw for driving toward the upper plate to secure a grounding conductor to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Evan Martin, Logan Michael Trombley, Sam Carbonneau, Reid Ruland
  • Patent number: 11158974
    Abstract: An electrical connector housing has a plurality of socket cavities configured to receive single terminal inserts or bus inserts introduced from a rearward section. At least one row of socket cavities is formed as cylindrical cavities extending in the housing in parallel manner along an insertion direction running from the rearward to the forward section. Adjacent cavities in the row are separated by a partition wall. First locking means are provided in the socket cavities for locking in place a single terminal insert arranged in a given cavity. Second locking means are provided for locking in place a bus insert inserted in a corresponding number of socket cavities. The partition walls comprise, in the rearward section, slots extending in the insertion direction to accommodate the bus plate of the bus insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Rafal Architekt, Pawel Kot, Mateusz Lyson
  • Patent number: 11158967
    Abstract: An electrical connector that maintains connection stability and enables easy removal so as not to cause any damage during removal with a reduced size and reduced profile. At the time of removal of two connectors, when an operation portion of a locking member of the receptacle connector is pushed inward in the longitudinal pitch direction, a locking piece pushes and spreads an engagement portion of an engagement member outward widthwise, and simultaneously a protrusion portion is also moved outward widthwise, whereby the aforementioned lapped state is released and unlocked, enabling removal. When the operation portion is released, the locking piece is pushed inward widthwise by resiliency of the engagement portion, and the protrusion portion is returned to the initial position corresponding to the position in which the protrusion portion is lapped with a step portion when viewed from the fitting direction at the time of completion of fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Soichi Sugaya, Kazunori Takei, Yasuyuki Akiyama, Toshihiko Hirai
  • Patent number: 11152725
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulative housing and a terminal module. The insulative housing has a mating portion and a main portion, the mating portion defines a mating cavity, the main portion has a receiving space. The terminal module includes a first terminal module and a second terminal module, the first terminal module defines a plurality of first contacting portions and the second terminal module defines a plurality of second contacting portions. The main portion has a pair of lateral walls, and the mating portion defines a pair of side walls. The main portion further has a plurality of ribs and a plurality of positioning slots, the ribs are attached on the exterior side faces of the relative side walls. The electrical connector further comprises a shielding member provided with a pair of side plates engaged with the positioning slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignees: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD., ALLTOP TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yungchih Hung, Wangi Yu
  • Patent number: 11146006
    Abstract: The present invention provides a high-power board-to-board floating connector that comprises a male header and a female socket. The male head comprises a first electrode, a first housing and a first insertion element. The female socket comprises a second electrode, a second housing, a floating member, and a second insertion element. The second housing combines with the floating member to form a connection part which can be slightly moved in one or more directions, so that the male head can be connected to the female socket in a permissible range, and then the first electrode is electrically connected to the second electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Pi-Miao Chen
  • Patent number: 11121508
    Abstract: Disclosed is a coaxial cable male connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals, which is used in a coaxial cable connector for transmitting super-high frequency signals and is received in a connector socket mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) to connect multiple coaxial cables to the PCB. The coaxial cable male connector includes: a single or multiple coaxial cables each including an inner conductor, an outer conductor, a dielectric, and a sheath, wherein the outer conductor, the dielectric, and the sheath are partially stripped to expose the inner conductor over a predetermined length, and a terminal of the exposed inner conductor is brought into electrical connect with a signal line terminal pad formed on the PCB; and a shielding can receiving the exposed inner conductors of the single or multiple coaxial cables, securing and protecting ends of the exposed inner conductors, and blocking electromagnetic waves generated from the inner conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Sang Woo Han, Ji Hun Kang