Patents Examined by Khiem M. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11563291
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a differential signal pair. A portion of each terminal is disposed in an insulative housing and an electrically conductive shield extends around at least a portion of the terminals and a least a portion of the housing. The housing may have a lower surface and a projection extending downward from the lower surface between a portion of a vertical section of each of the terminals. The terminals may have an angled section including a vertical portion having a first width, an angled portion narrower than the vertical portion, and a horizontal portion narrower than the angled portion. The housing may have a housing mating component spaced from a housing body component and aligned with but spaced from the terminals. The terminals may have a planar termination section with a first portion wider than a second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: David Gilkey, Paul A. Reisdorf, Paul Gray, Michael J. Demore, Sungjong Yoo, Ali Javed
  • Patent number: 11563290
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. Each conductive terminal includes a connection portion and a contact portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first metal shield has a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The second metal shield has a third elastic arm and a fourth elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the third elastic arm are in contact with two opposite side surfaces of the contact portion of the first ground terminal. The second elastic arm and the fourth elastic arm are in contact with two opposite side surfaces of the contact portion of the second ground terminal. This arrangement increases the grounding shielding area, reduces crosstalk, and improves the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11557860
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a wafer and a mounting block. The wafer includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. The conductive terminal includes a contact portion, a tail portion and a connection portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first metal shield includes a first protruding piece. The second metal shield includes a second protruding piece. The mounting block includes a slot for passing through the tail portions of the differential signal terminals. The first protruding piece and the second protruding piece are at least partially inserted into the slot. This arrangement can provide better shielding adjacent to the tail portions of the differential signal terminals, reduce crosstalk, and improve the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11552418
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) includes a first set of pins on a first side of the PCB, a second set of pins on a second side of the PCB, and one or more vias connecting one or more pins from the first set of pins to one or more pins from the second set of pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS CENTRE PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Leong You Lau
  • Patent number: 11545787
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. The first metal shield and the second metal shield respectively include a first extension portion and a second extension portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first extension portion and the second extension portion in contact with the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal. As a result, a shielding space to enclose contact portions of the differential signal terminals is formed. This arrangement can provide better shielding for the differential signal terminals, reduce crosstalk, and improve the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11545281
    Abstract: A multi-conductor bus with radially arranged conductor wires on which addressable bead devices that may incorporate light-emitting diodes (LEDs) or other surface mount devices (SMDs) can be easily mounted. The radial bus is designed to provide an improved range of flexibility and motion while allowing for easy addition of bead devices along its length that utilize self-addressing bus protocols such as cascading device protocols. The design of the flexible, interruptible radial bus facilitates the use of pass-through and interrupted paths along the bus that simplifies the installation of addressable devices along the bus such as the bus-mounted bead devices disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: EMONSTER INC
    Inventor: Myron Walker
  • Patent number: 11540815
    Abstract: Ultrasound imaging systems are provided. An ultrasound system according to some embodiments includes a console configured to selectively communicate with a first ultrasound imaging device and a second ultrasound imaging device. The console includes a housing, a computing device disposed within the housing, and a connector receptacle assembly coupled to the housing. The connector receptacle assembly includes a first connector bank including a first plurality of electrical connections; and a second connector bank including a second plurality of electrical connections. The connector receptacle assembly is selectively matable to a first connector of the first ultrasound imaging device via only the first connector bank and to a second connector of the second ultrasound imaging device via the first and second connector banks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventors: Andrew Lee Robinson, Timothy Fred Nordgren, Scott Owen Schweizer, Dennis Dean Clark
  • Patent number: 11533949
    Abstract: In one aspect, an aerosol provision system is provided. The system includes an assembly defining an opening configured to receive a replaceable consumable and a removable member releasably engaged with the assembly. The removable member is configured to form part of an outer surface of the system, and is positioned so as not to obstruct the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: Mark Begin, Steve Dieter, David Christian Eby, Greg Falendysz, Mark Forster, Kaya Ouchi, Benjamin J. Paprocki
  • Patent number: 11539169
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: plural terminal modules stacked laterally, each of the terminal modules including an insulating body, plural pairs of signal terminals held by the insulating body, plural ground terminals held by the insulating body, and a first ground plate and a second ground plate located on opposite sides of the insulating body, wherein: in each terminal module, the ground terminals and the pairs of signal terminals are alternately arranged in a vertical direction, each pair of signal terminals are arranged in a first plane, each ground terminal is arranged in a second plane intersecting the first plane, the first ground plate, the second ground plate, and the ground terminals shield each pair of signal terminals circumferentially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: FUDING PRECISION INDUSTRY (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hsiao, Yu-San Hsiao, Yen-Chih Chang, Meng Liu, Zhan-Sheng Meng
  • Patent number: 11539171
    Abstract: An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Kirk, Jason Si, Ba Pham, Sam Kocsis, David Chan, Wonder Wang, Bob Tang, Martin Li, Smith Wu
  • Patent number: 11532915
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly can include a plug connector mountable to a planar substrate and a receptacle connector configured to receive a plurality of cables and that can mate with the plug connector. The plug connector may include a first inline terminal row and a second inline terminal row exposed on a mounting face to conductively contact the planar substrate. The receptacle connector can include a plurality of terminals having termination ends aligned in common wafer plane that can be conductively terminated with the plurality of cables. The plug connector and the electrical connector are configured to establish electrical channels from the termination ends coplanar with the common wafer plan to the first and second inline terminal rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: John C Laurx, Yueh-Ting Chiang
  • Patent number: 11517039
    Abstract: Provided are systems, methods, and liquids related to electronic vapor devices. In one aspect, the application relates to a water-based vaporizable liquid for use in the systems, methods and electronic vapor devices. This abstract is intended as a scanning tool for purposes of searching in the particular art and is not intended to be limiting of the present invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Lunatech, LLC
    Inventors: John David Cameron, Dean Becker, Gene Fein
  • Patent number: 11522321
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. The conductive terminal includes a connection portion and a contact portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first metal shield has a first extension portion. The second metal shield has a second extension portion. The backplane connector includes an insulating block sleeved on the contact portions of the differential signal terminal and a metal shell sleeved on the insulating block. The metal shell is in contact with the first extension portion and the second extension portion. This arrangement increases the grounding shielding area, reduces crosstalk and improves the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11522320
    Abstract: A circuit board includes two first insertion holes, a second insertion hole located on one side of the two first insertion holes, a third insertion hole located on the other side of the two first insertion holes, and a number of grounding points. The grounding points are distributed on a periphery of the first insertion holes. The grounding points, the second insertion hole and the third insertion hole together form a shielding layer surrounding the periphery of the first insertion holes. The present disclosure also relates to a backplane connector assembly having a backplane connector and the circuit board. Compared with the prior art, the circuit board disclosed in the present disclosure improves the shielding effect of differential signal terminals, reduces crosstalk and improves the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11515671
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a wafer. The wafer includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield located on opposite sides of the insulating frame. The insulating frame includes a number of first posts and a number of second posts. The first metal shield has a number of first mounting holes to receive the first posts. The second metal shield has a number of second mounting holes to receive the second posts. With this arrangement, the first metal shield and the second metal shield can be easily positioned with the insulating frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li
  • Patent number: 11515657
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes at least one conductive terminal mounted to a housing. The conductive terminal has a body, two elastic arms formed by extending upward from the body, a conducting portion connected below the body and having a strip connecting portion to be connected to a first strip, and a connecting portion provided at an upper end of the body to be connected to a second strip to assist mounting and located between the two elastic arms. A method for manufacturing the electrical connector includes: forming at least one conductive terminal and a first strip connected thereto; connecting a second strip to the connecting portion of the conductive terminal; disconnecting the conducting portion of the conductive terminal and the first strip; operating the second strip to control the conductive terminal to be mounted to a housing; and releasing a control force of the second strip onto the conductive terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chien Chih Ho
  • Patent number: 11509098
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connecting assembly, comprising an electrical connector and a circuit board. The electrical connector comprises a plurality pairs of signal terminals and a plurality of ground terminals. One ground terminal is disposed between two pairs of adjacent signal terminals. Each of the signal terminals comprises a bent part and a signal terminal plugging part. Each of the ground terminals comprises a shielding part and a ground terminal plugging part. The circuit board comprises a plurality pairs of signal terminal plugging holes and a plurality of signal ground terminal plugging holes. The plurality of ground terminal plugging holes are arranged along a baseline. Each pair of the signal terminal plugging holes are respectively disposed on two sides of the baseline. The bent parts of the plurality of the signal terminals alternately extend toward two sides of the baseline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bin Huang, RongZhe Guo, HongJi Chen, HuanHuan Shen
  • Patent number: 11509084
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly is provided and includes a carrier having an upper surface and a lower surface. The lower surface is configured to face a host circuit board. The upper surface is configured to face a component circuit board of an electrical component. The carrier includes a plurality of contact openings therethrough. The electrical connector assembly includes contacts coupled to the carrier and passing through the corresponding contact openings. Each contact has a conductive polymer column extending between an upper mating interface and a lower mating interface. The conductive polymer column is compressible between the upper mating interface and the lower mating interface. The conductive polymer column includes an inner core and an outer support body. The inner core is manufactured from a first material. The outer support body is manufactured from a second material. The second material has a lower compression set than the first material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: John Joseph Consoli, Chad William Morgan, Megan Hoarfrost Beers, Lei Wang
  • Patent number: 11498497
    Abstract: Provided is a communication device and a control method, according to which in a configuration in which a plurality of processing units having a master-subordinate relationship therebetween, processing for controlling an abnormality and the like that has occurred in the subordinate processing unit can be performed by the master processing unit. A communication device includes a master processing unit and a subordinate processing unit, and the subordinate processing unit performs processing regarding communication, the master processing unit controls activation of the subordinate processing unit, the subordinate processing unit periodically transmits a signal to the master processing unit, and the master processing unit controls an operation of the subordinate processing unit in accordance with the signal that is periodically transmitted by the subordinate processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryo Okada, Genta Yamane
  • Patent number: 11502459
    Abstract: A backplane connector includes a number of conductive terminals, an insulating frame, a first metal shield and a second metal shield. Each conductive terminal includes a connection portion. The conductive terminals include differential signal terminals, a first ground terminal and a second ground terminal. The first metal shield and the second metal shield are respectively in contact with two opposite side surfaces of the first ground terminal and the second ground terminal. As a result, a shielding cavity surrounding the connection portions of the differential signal terminals is formed. This arrangement can provide better shielding for the differential signal terminals over the length of the connection portion, reduce crosstalk, and improve the quality of signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, Rongzhe Guo, Chuanqi Gong, Xiaogang Liu, Ming Li