Patents Examined by Marcus E Harcum
  • Patent number: 12763498
    Abstract: A wiring system includes: a main wire-side wiring member including at least one main wire-side circuit and a main wire-side connector to which the main wire-side circuit is connected; and an apparatus-side wiring member including an apparatus-side connector connected to the main wire-side connector and at least one apparatus-side circuit having one end connected to the apparatus-side connector and another end electrically connected to an electrical apparatus. At least one of the main wire-side circuits is an aluminum wire. At least one of the apparatus-side circuits is a copper wire connected to the aluminum wire via the apparatus-side connector and the main wire-side connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Haruka Nakano, Masaki Mizushita, Yuya Fukami, Jun Yamasaki, Hitomi Nagasawa, Motohiro Yokoi
  • Patent number: 12764861
    Abstract: According to examples, a memory module with module rows of conductive contacts can enable multiple memory channels to be connected to the same memory module. In one example, a memory module includes a printed circuit board (PCB) having a first face, a second face, and an edge to be received by a connector. The memory module includes a plurality of memory chips on at least one of the first and second faces of the PCB. The memory module includes two or more rows of conductive contacts on each of the first and second faces of the PCB, the two rows including a first row of conductive contacts proximate to the edge of the PCB to be received by the connector, and a second row of conductive contacts between the first row and a second edge of the PCB opposite to the first edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Saravanan Sethuraman, George Vergis, James A. McCall
  • Patent number: 12763500
    Abstract: A connector includes a first insulator having a recessed portion formed in a first retaining surface and a projection formed in the recessed portion to project higher than the first retaining surface, and a second insulator having a protrusion portion formed on a second retaining surface and a projection accommodating portion of recess shape formed in the protrusion portion and is deeper than the second retaining surface, the first insulator and the second insulator being joined to each other such that the projection is inserted in an opening portion of a sheet type conductive member, that the sheet type conductive member and an electric wire are held between the first retaining surface and the second retaining surface, and that the sheet type conductive member and the electric wire are disposed to overlap each other between the recessed portion and the protrusion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 12763524
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a housing defining a longitudinal direction; a row of first terminals being retained in the housing and having plural pairs of signal terminals and plural grounding terminals; a row of second terminals retained in the housing opposite to the row of the first terminals; and a first grounding member retained in the housing, wherein the first grounding member has a longitudinal ridge, plural shielding portions, and plural grounding tails extending from the longitudinal ridge, the shielding portions face and shield corresponding pairs of signal terminals of the row of first terminals, respectively, spanning from a rear end to a front end of corresponding signal terminals, and the grounding tails contact corresponding grounding terminals of the row of first terminals, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jia-Hau Liu, Qin-Xin Cao, Tsu-Yang Wu
  • Patent number: 12749847
    Abstract: A connector includes a terminal fitting physically and electrically connected to a terminal of an electric wire to form a terminal-equipped electric wire; and a housing configured to accommodate a plurality of the terminal-equipped electric wires, hold two adjacent electric wires side by side in a direction orthogonal to an axial direction by an electric wire holding portion, and draw out each of the electric wires from the electric wire holding portion while keeping an arrangement state. The electric wire holding portion has an electric wire insertion path formed by a first and a second grooves joined in an assembly direction of the first holding portion and the second holding portion orthogonal to the axial direction. The two adjacent electric wire insertion paths are offset from each other in the direction orthogonal to the axial direction and the assembly direction, and are offset from each other in the assembling direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hamai, Takatoshi Suzuki, Masakazu Nagaoka, Takuya Ohashi
  • Patent number: 12731944
    Abstract: The present application relates to a floating connection conductor, a floating electric connector and a vehicle-mounted electronic device. The floating connection conductor comprises a welding part, a base-fixed part, a suspended floating part, a floating-fixed part and a contact part, wherein the base-fixed part is fixed to a base body; the floating-fixed part is fixed to a floating body, and the contact part is in conduction with and abuts against a plug connector; and the suspended floating part is located between the base-fixed part and the floating-fixed part and is bent to form a suspended section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: SHANGHAI⋅AEROSPACE⋅SCIENCE & INDUSTRY⋅APPLIANCE⋅CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xu Wang, Jian Wang, Jun Wang, Zimin Zhang
  • Patent number: 12725950
    Abstract: A compact card edge connector for providing high-speed interconnections between different components. The card edge connector includes a mating interface configured to receive a card, a second interface configured to mount to a printed circuit board, and a fourth interface configured to mate with a cable component. The mating interface is perpendicular to the second interface and parallel to the fourth interface. For each column of mating ends at the mating interface, the connector includes two rows mounting ends at the second interface and one column of mounting ends at the fourth interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jun Fan, Tao Zeng, Ki Ka Lau
  • Patent number: 12719225
    Abstract: To include: an electric wire including a core wire that includes an element wire bundle and a sheath that covers the core wire over a circumferential direction and including a core wire exposed portion in which a part of the core wire is exposed over the circumferential direction; and a terminal fitting that includes a core wire connection portion including a flat face on which the core wire exposed portion is placed, and in which a bonding portion of the core wire exposed portion is ultrasonically bonded to the flat face of a bonded portion of the core wire connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Yudate
  • Patent number: 12719216
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a plurality of transmission terminals disposed within the housing, and a grounding strip disposed within the housing and arranged on one side of the plurality of transmission terminals. The grounding strip includes a plurality of grounding terminals and a plurality of extensions. The plurality of grounding terminals each extend from at least one end of the grounding strip. The plurality of extensions each extend from the grounding strip and are arranged between two adjacent ones of the plurality of grounding terminals. At least one of the plurality of extensions faces towards corresponding ones of the plurality of transmission terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang (Vincent) Huang, Eric David Briant
  • Patent number: 12706426
    Abstract: A method for forming a connection between a busbar (1) and a contact section (20) comprising: providing a first conductive section (11) made from aluminum, providing a second conductive section (12) made from aluminum, wherein the second conductive section (12) includes the contact section (20) or is connected to the contact section (20) and wherein the second conductive section (12) is at least partially covered with nickel and/or tin, and creating a laser welding bond, in particular a laser welding seam (10), between the first conductive section (11) and the second conductive section (12), by laser welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: ROGERS BV
    Inventors: Liang Tang, Wei Shi, Liting Wang
  • Patent number: 12706416
    Abstract: Embodiments described within disclose a floating interconnect in which two connectors on a carrier float a small amount in the direction of connection. Cam handles on the carrier provide leverage that overcomes an initial mating force and lever the carrier connections most or all of the way to full seat against the mating board connectors. Then, for each connector, a thumb screw passes through the connector and is screwed into the mating connector. As the thumbscrew is fastened, a shoulder on the thumbscrew draws the connected down and fully seats it against the board connector with move of the carrier connector being accommodated by the float of the connector with respect to the carrier. This reduces or prevents the compressive stress on the carrier that would otherwise result from having the connections made solely by forcing the carrier against the mating connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: AMD Design, LLC
    Inventors: Mahesh Kumar Varrey, Chen An
  • Patent number: 12706408
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing having a latch and a terminal mounted in the housing. The terminal has a locking hole with a locking hole front portion in a terminal insertion direction along which the terminal is inserted into the housing and a locking hole rear portion in the terminal insertion direction. A size of the locking hole front portion is larger than a size of the locking hole rear portion. The latch elastically protrudes into the locking hole to lock the terminal in the housing. The latch has a latch front portion in the terminal insertion direction and a latch rear portion in the terminal insertion direction. A size of the latch front portion is larger than a size of the latch rear portion. The size of the latch rear portion is smaller than the size of the locking hole front portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH, TE Connectivity Italia Distribution S.R.L.
    Inventors: Yongjia (Winter) Wang, Liang Zhang, Subhash Maheshbabu, Federico Lupo, Hongbo (Daniel) Zhang
  • Patent number: 12706422
    Abstract: A socket assembly includes a connecting base, comprising a signal port and a shielding structure. The shielding structure is disposed around a peripheral edge of the signal port. The plug assembly includes a connecting head. The connecting head includes a signal terminal and a ground component. The signal terminal and the ground component are disposed side by side. When the plug assembly is fixedly connected to the socket assembly, each connecting head extends into one connecting base, the signal terminal is conducted to the signal port, and the ground component is bonded to the shielding structure. The shielding structure of the connector is disposed around peripheral edges of the signal terminal and the signal port, and forms bonding with the ground component. This may effectively prevent a phenomenon of signal current return, avoids impact of crosstalk resonance, and improves signal transmission integrity of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Chen, Ziguo Ma, Tianming Liu, Wang Xiong, Jianshuang Wen
  • Patent number: 12700685
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a wire comb. The wire comb includes a flat body which includes a first end and a second end. The ends are connected by an arcuate section which has an upper and lower surface. The upper surface of the arcuate section has a wire mount area that includes at least one opening formed in the upper surface with each opening including a shape selected to receive and hold a wire within. A mounting feature extends from at least one of the first end and the second end. The mounting feature is adapted to engage a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Vertiv Corporation
    Inventors: Jeffrey Alan Brewer, Amanda Conger, Christopher De Jesus, Johnny Lee Erskine, Joseph Michael O′Berry, Haralson Kerr Reeves, Jr., Tony Tumlin, Christopher Wood
  • Patent number: 12700700
    Abstract: A connector cable includes a plurality of contacts placed in a row and a plurality of cables connected to the plurality of contacts. The plurality of cables includes at least three pairs of high-speed differential signal lines for transmitting high-speed differential signals, at least one non-high-speed differential signal line for transmitting a non-high-speed differential signal, and a plurality of ground terminals. The plurality of ground terminals is allocated to contacts on both ends among the plurality of contacts and a contact between two pairs of high-speed differential signal lines or between one pair of high-speed differential signal lines and one non-high-speed differential signal line to limit the number of consecutive pairs of high-speed differential signal lines to two.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Yukitaka Tanaka, Gota Kameyama, Yukiko Sato
  • Patent number: 12689168
    Abstract: Disclosed is a power plug capable of 360° rotation, relating to the field of plugs. The power plug includes a housing, a rotating member, and a locking structure. The rotating member is rotatably connected to the housing. The rotating member is provided with a pin. The pin rotates synchronously with the rotating member. The locking structure includes a locking member slidably connected to either the housing or the rotating member. The locking member is adapted to lock or unlock a relative rotation between the rotating member and the housing. The locking member locks the relative rotation between the housing and the rotating member, thereby prolonging the service life of the power plug, improving the convenience during assembly, and ensuring a reliable electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2025
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: Ningbo Liteshun Electric Co., LTD
    Inventor: Jiahuan Tao
  • Patent number: 12689163
    Abstract: A connector may be disposed in the communication device, and may be signally connected to a circuit board in the communication device. The connector may include a terminal module and a shielding part. The terminal module includes a plurality of connection terminals, and the plurality of connection terminals include a signal terminal and a ground terminal. The connection terminal includes a first end, a second end, and a terminal body that connects the first end and the second end. The shielding part includes a shielding body and a contact arm. In addition, the contact arm may be elastically abutted against the ground terminal, to implement an electrical connection between the contact arm and the ground terminal. By using the connector provided in this application, crosstalk performance of the terminal module can be improved, to enhance signal transmission performance of the communication device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Congtu Xiao, Wang Xiong, Yiquan Wang
  • Patent number: 12683334
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a first terminal module, a first ground sheet and a second ground sheet. The first terminal module includes two first conductive terminals which are a first signal terminal and a second signal terminal, respectively. Each first conductive terminal includes a first contact arm. The first ground sheet and the second ground sheet are fixed relative to the housing. The first ground sheet includes a first grounding elastic arm. The second ground sheet includes a second ground elastic arm. The first grounding elastic arm and the second grounding elastic arm are arranged separately and extend toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Bin Huang, Chenhui Zeng, Kunlin Yao, Qiongnan Chen, Hongji Chen, Cheng Li
  • Patent number: 12668138
    Abstract: A power inlet connector assembly configured for use in charging an electrical vehicle includes a housing subassembly containing a plurality of direct current (DC) electrical terminals configured to mate with corresponding direct current electrical terminals of a power outlet connector of an electrical vehicle charging device external to the electrical vehicle and a cover subassembly configured to be connected and disconnected from the housing subassembly. The cover subassembly contains electrical bus bars and alternating current (AC) electrical terminals having first ends configured to mate with corresponding AC electrical terminals of a power outlet connector of an electrical vehicle charging device. The electrical bus bars are configured to be connected and disconnected with the DC electrical terminals and the AC electrical terminals are configured to be inserted and removed from terminal cavities defined by the housing subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Thomas Mathews, Don E. Bizon, William C. Lovitz, Troy A. Iler, Mark Fredrickson
  • Patent number: 12665345
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a mini type FAKRA connector, which includes a metal housing, a plastic housing, a pin, and multiple terminals. The plastic housing is assembled to the metal housing, and a portion structure of the metal housing and a portion structure of the plastic housing are overlapped to form a tunnel. The pin is inserted into the tunnel to fix the metal housing and the plastic housing together. The terminals penetrate the metal housing and the plastic housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Jiaqi Li, Qihui Zhu, Pin-Yuan Hou, Jia Chen