Patents Examined by Khiem M. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11387615
    Abstract: Aspects of the technology relate to rotational electromechanical systems, in which data and or power are supplied to components while one part of the system is rotating relative to another part of the system. Repeated rotation may create strain on or otherwise cause the cables to intermittently or permanently fail. A helical cable management system is provided that enables full rotation to the extent permitted. One or more cables are wound in a helical shape around the axis of rotation, which distributes the deformation of the cable along the helical length. Rotation in one direction causes the helix diameter to increase, while rotation in the other direction causes the helix diameter to decrease. A structure is used to maintain the distance between helical turns, while permitting the increase and decrease of the helix diameter. This reduces the overall strain on the cables, which can significantly extend their useful lifetime.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Aerostar International, Inc.
    Inventors: Carey Hijmans, David Solum, Tom Cohen
  • Patent number: 11387591
    Abstract: A plug connector module is provided for a modular industrial plug connector, wherein the plug connector module is formed from at least two independent functional units. In order to fit a holding frame with a plug connector module, a first functional unit is first of all combined with at least one second functional unit so as to form a plug connector module, and the plug connector module is then inserted into the holding frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Irina Lötkemann, Bernard Schlegel, Heiko Meier, Wilhelm Kliever
  • Patent number: 11381017
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed that allow easier coupling between high-density connectors. In one example implementation, the connectors on a computer board are mounted on flexible tabs extending from the computer board, the tabs having been formed by cutting slots on both sides of each of the tabs. A milled section within each tab makes the tab thinner, allowing it additional flexibility. In another example implementation, a pass-through connector is used as an intermediary between two mating connectors. The pass-through connector has internal pins with greater tolerance than the tolerance between the two mating connectors, allowing it easier alignment of pins for coupling. In yet another example implementation, mating connectors are coupled using a bundle of cables between the mating connectors that allows the coupling of multiple connectors, one at a time, reducing or eliminating the need to simultaneously couple multiple connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: John Franz, Brian T. Purcell, Paul Danna
  • Patent number: 11381039
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a base and a mating tongue forwardly extending from the base in a front-to-back direction, and a plurality of contacts retained in the housing. The contacts include a plurality of differential-pair contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in the transverse direction. A metallic grounding plate is forwardly inserted into the horizontal center slot of the mating tongue with at least two sets of spring tangswelded to spaced positions of the corresponding grounding contacts, respectively so as to have each grounding contacts mechanically and electrically connected with the grounding plate at at least two spaced positioned in the front-to-back direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hsiao, Tsu-Yang Wu, Na Yang
  • Patent number: 11374362
    Abstract: Walls are erected at both ends of an arrangement of first contacts and at locations that partition the first contacts for each signal to be transmitted, project at both ends of an arrangement of second contacts and at locations that partition the second contacts for each pair of differential signals to be transmitted, and therewith are connected to ground electrodes of a circuit board. A first shell, a second shell, and the like are mounted to a first housing and a second housing in such a manner as to be spaced apart from and cover the first contacts, the second contacts, and the walls and are connected to ground electrodes of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomoyuki Uchida
  • Patent number: 11367971
    Abstract: An insulator interface serves as both an insulator and the forming tool for a busbar. The busbar insulator interface includes a hollow riser having at least one channel extending between first and second openings at opposite ends of the riser, a busbar forming section located at one of the first and second openings of the riser and a terminal locating section extending from the busbar forming section, wherein the busbar forming section is configured for folding a busbar onto the terminal locating section. A busbar assembly includes a combination of a single piece busbar and an insulator interface. The busbar has one end pre-formed and other end straight to allow the busbar to pass through the insulator interface. The busbar insulator interface is designed to act as the forming tool with the proper bend radius for the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: BAE Systems Controls Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Czebiniak
  • Patent number: 11362464
    Abstract: A contact arrangement, including multiple contacts, is provided. The contacts are staggered. Some of the contacts form at least one contact group. The at least one contact group includes a pair of first contacts and eight second contacts. The pair of first contacts is a pair of differential signal contacts. The second contacts are arranged around the pair of first contacts. Two of the second contacts are arranged along a straight line perpendicular to a connecting line of the pair of first contacts. The position distribution and electrical properties of the other six of the second contacts are symmetrical to each other relative to the straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nai-Shung Chang, Yun-Han Chen, Hsiu-Wen Ho, Tsai-Sheng Chen, Chang-Li Tan, Chun-Yen Kang, Hsin-Kuan Wu
  • Patent number: 11355884
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector, a shielding cage and a partitioning element. The shielding cage has a receiving cavity. The partitioning element is provided to the receiving cavity and partitions the receiving cavity into a first module passageway and a second module passageway, the partitioning element includes a compartment frame and a grounding gasket assembled to a front end of the compartment frame, the compartment frame has a first partitioning wall and a second partitioning wall which respectively correspond to the first module passageway and the second module passageway, the grounding gasket integrally has a front plate, a first panel and a second panel, the first panel and the second panel together clamp the first partitioning wall and the second partitioning wall, the first panel and the second panel and the front plate are integrally connected by bulging portions at certain corners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Che-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 11349261
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative elongated housing, and a plurality of contacts retained to the housing. The housing includes a base extending along the longitudinal direction and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base in a front-to-back direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction. Each contact includes a contacting/mating section exposed upon the mating tongue. The contacts include a plurality of differential-pair signal contacts and a plurality of grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other along the longitudinal direction. Each differential-pair signal contact is associated with a metallic wiping piece in front with a tiny gap so as to have the distance between the rear end of the contacting section and the front edge of the wiping piece is still equal to 3.9 mm which is regulated by the industry standard specification as a full length of the contacting section of the traditional contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: FU DING PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Na Yang, Yen-Chih Chang, Yu-San Hsiao, Shih-Wei Hsiao
  • Patent number: 11349259
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating housing; and plural terminals held in the insulating housing and arranged in terminal pairs, each of the terminals including: a holding portion held in the insulating housing; a cantilever extending forward from the holding portion, a slot being provided on the cantilever; a contact portion at a front of the cantilever; and a mounting portion for mounting on a circuit board; wherein the slot extends to the contact portion; and in each terminal pair, a first distance from a center of the contact portion of one terminal thereof to a center of the contact portion of the other terminal thereof is less than a second distance from a center of the mounting portion of one terminal thereof to a center of the mounting portion of the other terminal thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignees: FU DING PRECISION INDUSTRIAL (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Shih-Wei Hsiao, Yu-San Hsiao, Yen-Chih Chang, Yu-Ke Chen, Jhih-Yao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11335476
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a tube that is made of metal; a plurality of electrical wires that are inserted into the tube; and a plurality of shields that are formed by braided wires in which conductive strands are woven into a tubular shape, and include tubular portions that respectively cover portions of the electrical wires located outside the tube, wherein portions at one end of the plurality of shields are put together and are fixed to the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yabashi
  • Patent number: 11329409
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a housing for wire to board connectors. The housing comprises a main body, a first end cover, and a second end cover. The main body comprises an accommodating groove, the bottom of which is provided with a plurality of terminal openings disposed at intervals. A terminal module is disposed in the accommodating groove. A plurality of terminal groups are respectively inserted into the corresponding terminal openings. The first end cover disposed on one end edge of the main body comprises a plurality of first partition parts disposed at intervals. The second end cover disposed on the other end edge of the main body comprises a plurality of second partition parts disposed at intervals, and is opposite to the first end cover. The plurality of second partition parts and the plurality of first partition parts are alternately disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignees: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, GuoDong Zhang, KaiDe Wang, ZhenLiang Zhang, Hang Yan
  • Patent number: 11329432
    Abstract: A bidirectional electrical connector includes: a housing made of a metal material; an insulation seat; a tongue; and two rows of contact terminals. Each of the two rows of contact terminals is provided with a contact. The two rows of contacts of the two rows of contact terminals are respectively disposed on the top and bottom sides of the tongue. Top and bottom surfaces of a front section of the tongue are projectingly provided with at least two limit projections, so that the top and bottom surfaces of the front section of the tongue have concave-convex structures, the at least two limit projections project beyond each of the two rows of contacts, and the concave-convex structure on the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue can make each row of contacts be isolated from the housing to prevent each row of contacts from being short-circuited.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 11329417
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of simplifying a configuration. A connector (10) is provided with metal terminals (30), two primary molded bodies (20) including cores (40) made of resin and molded while holding the metal terminals (30), and a housing (50) made of resin and molded with the primary molded bodies (20) inserted. The primary molded bodies (20) have the same shape and are overlapped with one inverted with respect to the other. Engaging portions to be engaged with each other are provided on surfaces of the cores that face each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuta Inoue
  • Patent number: 11318898
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a frame and a cassette block. The frame has a side wall, the frame having a first opening and a second opening provided at two ends of the side wall. The cassette block is to be attached to the frame from the first opening along a first direction and electric wires are drawn out along a second direction when the cassette block is attached to the frame, the first direction being a direction toward the second opening from the first opening, the second direction being another direction toward the first opening from the second opening. The cassette block has a jig engagement portion configured such that a jig inserted into the cassette block from a side of the second opening engages with the jig engagement portion and the cassette block is drawn into the frame by the jig moving in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yoshitake Aruga, Kuninori Suzuki, Norio Watanabe, Ken Iseki, Masahito Aoki, Yuya Azeyanagi
  • Patent number: 11316307
    Abstract: The present disclosure a connector including a housing, a terminal module, a ground plate and a shielding member. The housing is provided with a base and a mating portion. The mating portion is provided with a mating surface and a slot. The terminal module includes a number of signal terminals and an insulating block covering the signal terminals. Each signal terminal is provided with a contact portion extending into the slot. The ground plate and the at least one terminal module are arranged side by side. The insulating block is provided with a perforation hole, the ground plate is provided with a through hole communicating with the perforation hole. The shielding member is inserted in the perforation hole and the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Chinyu Chen, SzuHsien Wu
  • Patent number: 11316305
    Abstract: A contact arrangement, including multiple contacts, is provided. The contacts are staggered. Some of the contacts form at least one contact group. The at least one contact group includes a first contact and six second contacts. The second contacts are arranged around the first contact. When the first contact is a power contact or a ground contact, the second contacts are signal contacts. When the first contact is a signal contact, three of the second contacts are power contacts or ground contacts and are not adjacent to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Zhaoxin Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nai-Shung Chang, Yun-Han Chen, Hsiu-Wen Ho, Tsai-Sheng Chen, Chang-Li Tan, Chun-Yen Kang, Hsin-Kuan Wu
  • Patent number: 11309644
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wire to board connector. The wire to board connector comprises a body, a plurality of sheet-shaped insulating bodies, a plurality of first covers, and a plurality of second covers. The body comprises an accommodating groove. The sheet insulating bodies are arranged in the accommodating groove in parallel along a first direction. Each of the sheet insulating bodies is provided with a plurality of terminal groups and a plurality of cables corresponding to the terminal groups. The plurality of terminal groups is disposed along a second direction. The first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. The plurality of first covers correspond to the plurality of second covers. The corresponding first cover and second cover respectively cover the opposite sides of the corresponding sheet-shaped insulating body in the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignees: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd, HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tao Song, Kun Liu, GuoDong Zhang, KaiDe Wang, ZhenLiang Zhang, Hang Yan
  • Patent number: 11309647
    Abstract: A printed circuit board plug-in connector is provided comprising a connector installation housing, an insulating body and a shielding connection element, for the shielding connection of a plug-in connector installation housing to a printed circuit board. The shielding connection element is flat or has at least one flat deformation section which is arranged, in the plug-in direction, in a through-slit of an insulating body mounted on the printed circuit board, and protrudes out of the insulating body with two contact regions in order to electrically contact the metal plug-in connector installation housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Harting Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Marian Benzin
  • Patent number: 11303077
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes an insulation body, a terminal group and an isolation plate, where the terminal group and the isolation plate are received in the insulation body. The terminal group includes upper-row terminals and lower-row terminals. The isolation plate is between the upper-row terminals and the lower-row terminals. The isolation plate has a pair of upper grounding arms and a pair of lower grounding arms which are integrally connected with the isolation plate. The pair of upper grounding arms is in a same plane as the upper-row terminals and is on two sides of the upper-row terminals respectively. The pair of lower grounding arms is in a same plane as the lower-row terminals and is on two sides of the lower-row terminals respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Drapho Electronics Technology., Ltd
    Inventors: Yuhua Mao, Hongjiang Yao, Zhihong Fang