Patents Examined by Marcus E Harcum
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Patent number: 12651857Abstract: A card edge connector with a latch non-removably retained to a housing so as to improve the connector's reliability. The housing has a slot elongated in a longitudinal direction and is configured to hold conductive elements. Each conductive element has a contact portion exposed in the slot configured for mating with an electronic component, and a tail portion extending out of the housing configured for surface mounting to another electronic component. The housing has an end portion at an end of the slot in the longitudinal direction. The latch is installed to and extends around three sides of the end portion of the housing. The latch has a first retention feature, and the end portion has a second retention feature. When the first retention feature fully engages the second retention feature, the latch cannot be removed from the housing in a non-destructive manner. The latch and the housing may be made of different materials for respective functions.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2023Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun Fan, Tao Zeng
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Patent number: 12651865Abstract: A plug connector coupling, in the housing of which at least two female plug connectors are formed, are arranged such that they are rotated by 180° relative to one another about a common axis. For each female plug connector, a locking assembly is provided for each cable plug. The contact elements of both female plug connectors belong to a common contact set, in which the contact elements are guided in a crossing manner and same are arranged on opposing sides and rotated by 180° relative to one another about the common axis. Two locking arms are also arranged in an opposing manner relative to the common axis.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2022Date of Patent: June 9, 2026Assignee: Neutrik AGInventor: Oliver Dobler
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Patent number: 12646896Abstract: A connector bracket (14) includes a first holding portion (20) and a second holding portion (21) that hold a first connector (10). The first holding portion (20) is a portion to which the first connector (10), which is provided at one end of a first electric wire (5), is attached with a rail structure, the first holding portion (20) holding the attached first connector (10) with the rail structure. The second holding portion (21) cooperates with the first holding portion (20) to hold the first connector (10). The second holding portion (21) is a band portion (34) that supports the first connector (10) by surrounding it around the periphery thereof with a band-shaped binding portion (33).Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2022Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Noly Hernandez
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Patent number: 12646864Abstract: A crimp terminal includes a core wire crimping portion, an electrical connection portion, and a coupling portion, in which the coupling portion has a bottom wall portion and side wall portions, the side wall portions have straight portions extending from the core wire crimping portion along a longitudinal direction and wide portions connecting between the straight portions and the electrical connection portion, respectively, each of the straight portions extends in a straight line along each of the side walls of the core wire crimping portion, and in a width direction, a distance between the wide portions facing each other is formed so that the distance is gradually wider from the straight portion side toward the electrical connection portion side.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2023Date of Patent: June 2, 2026Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Naoki Ito
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Patent number: 12633692Abstract: An example dynamic connector as an absorber of impacts, is provided. An example dynamic connector includes a housing configured to engage a substrate. In addition, the example dynamic connector includes a pluggable connector having at least one electrical conductor. In an instance in which the housing is engaged with the substrate, a dynamic connector may allow the pluggable connector to move relative to the substrate while maintaining electrical communication between the at least one electrical conductor and the substrate. In another example, a circuit board assembly including a dynamic connector for impact resistance is provided. Further, an example electronic device including a dynamic connector as an absorber for impacts is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2023Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: HAND HELD PRODUCTS, INC.Inventor: Hongkun Cheng
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Patent number: 12633695Abstract: A male and female power terminal assembly including a male terminal having a male contact portion including an outer contact surface and an inner surface, and a female terminal having a female contact portion including a sleeve and a finger made of an electrically conductive material. The outer contact surface is electrically connected to an inner surface of the sleeve. Further, the male terminal includes a connecting member made of an electrically conductive material which is placed inside a cylindrical hollow portion of the male terminal, and which interconnects the finger with the inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2022Date of Patent: May 19, 2026Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AGInventors: Abdelaaziz Elmanfalouti, Sylvain Bossuyt
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Patent number: 12620744Abstract: A connector assembly comprises an elongated inner signal contact and an insulating element, wherein the insulating element includes a first cavity configured to accommodate the inner signal contact, a latching element configured to secure the inner signal contact in the first cavity, and a second cavity extending in an axial direction and configured to receive a tool for separating the latching element from the inner signal contact.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2023Date of Patent: May 5, 2026Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES AGInventors: Wioleta Bachórz, Piotr Najduch, Krzysztof Pitala, Michał Grudzewski
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Patent number: 12614874Abstract: An ROV mateable subsea coupler (30) comprises a housing (31) having a first end and a second end and defining a hollow core. The first end of the housing is adapted to be mounted to a first wet mate connector part (21). The second end (32) of the housing is adapted to receive a second wet mate connector part. The coupler further comprises a lever arm (35) pivotally mounted to the housing, the lever arm comprising a latch (46) adapted to cooperate with a surface of a guide piece (40, 41) of the second connector part (20). The lever arm comprises a resilient member (37, 78), remote from the latch and from the second end (32) of the housing, which biases the lever arm towards a closed position, coaxial with a longitudinal axis (72) of the housing, in which position the latch protrudes through an aperture (66) in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2022Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: SIEMENS ENERGY GLOBAL GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Steinar Hommedal
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Patent number: 12614870Abstract: A connector includes: terminal that includes a box-like portion, into which a mating terminal is inserted; a housing that has an accommodating hole accommodating the box-like portion; and a retainer that is attached to the housing in a manner to be displaceable in a crossing direction, which crosses with a direction in which the box-like portion is inserted. A pressing piece is formed on an upper surface of the accommodating hole, and a protrusion is formed on the lower surface. The retainer includes a protrusion portion. When the retainer is positioned on the first position, the box-like portion is allowed to be inserted into the accommodating hole and the portion is pushed by the pressing piece and displaced in the crossing direction so as to make a step portion of the box-like portion be retained and a rear end of the box-like portion be retained, producing a primary locking state.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2023Date of Patent: April 28, 2026Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Shunsuke Tasaka, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Rintaro Kato
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Patent number: 12609489Abstract: The present disclosure includes: a connector body; and a terminal attached to the connector body, the connector being mated with a counterpart connector, wherein the connector body includes a recessed groove part and a pair of side walls extending in a longitudinal direction of the connector body, arranged in parallel demarcating both sides of the recessed groove part, the terminals are arranged with a plurality along each wall forming a pair of terminal group rows in parallel, where ground terminals included in each terminal group row are arranged in mutually facing positions, at least one ground terminal included in each terminal group row includes a board connecting part positioned to the inside of the connector body in the width direction and a board connecting part positioned to the outside of the connector in the width direction, and the board connecting part positioned on the inside is longer than the board connecting part positioned on the outside.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2022Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Makoto Shinyama, Nobuyuki Kondo
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Patent number: 12609495Abstract: An electrical connector includes an outer shell, an insulating element, and a central conductive terminal. The outer shell includes a mounting hole. The insulating element is installed in the mounting hole. The central conductive terminal includes a first fitting portion, a second fitting portion and an intermediate portion. When a signal is transmitted in the first fitting portion, it encounters an impedance having a first impedance value. When the signal is transmitted in the second fitting portion, it encounters an impedance having a second impedance value. The intermediate portion includes an impedance transition area. When the signal is transmitted in the impedance transition area, it encounters an impedance having a gradually changing third impedance value. The first impedance value, the third impedance value and the second impedance value generally have a smooth transition. An adapter and a test device having the electrical connector are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Chien-Yu Hsu, Ruey-Ting Liao, Shih-Tung Lin, Chi-Wei Lin
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Patent number: 12609498Abstract: A connector device includes a housing, a plurality of first terminals, and a plurality of second terminals. First contact portions provided in the first terminals are arrayed at predetermined intervals in a first butting surface of the housing in a state of being contactable with second partner terminals of a partner connector device when the connector device is connected to the partner connector device. Second contact portions provided in the second terminals are arrayed at the predetermined intervals in a second butting surface of the housing positioned facing the first butting surface in a depth direction in a state of being contactable with first partner terminals of the partner connector device when the connector device is connected to the partner connector device.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2023Date of Patent: April 21, 2026Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuya Yoshihara
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Patent number: 12597728Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector capable of improving a force for holding a terminal fitting by a locking lance. A connector (10) is provided with a housing (20), a terminal locking portion (50) defining a cavity (70) together with the housing (20), and a terminal fitting (90) to be arranged in the cavity (70). The terminal locking portion (50) includes a locking lance (51) for locking the terminal fitting (90). The locking lance (51) is provided on one side surface of the cavity (70) resiliently deformably in a direction intersecting a width direction of the side surface. The housing (20) and the terminal locking portion (50) are made of mutually different materials.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: April 7, 2026Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Daisuke Saito
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Patent number: 12592519Abstract: The present invention provides a signal connector, comprising a terminal module, sequentially including a first ground terminal, a first signal terminal, a second signal terminal and a second ground terminal arranged in parallel; and an insulating base, Including a plug opening, the terminal module is fixed at the connection opening, the insulating base includes an inner surface, and a protrusion is arranged on the inner surface between the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal, the protrusion is used to block at least a part of the first signal terminal and the second signal terminal, and the inner surface between the first signal terminal and the first ground terminal is flat.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: BIZLINK INTERNATIONAL CORP.Inventor: Chin-An Hsieh
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Patent number: 12592530Abstract: A clock spring assembly includes a stationary housing and a rotor. The stationary housing and the rotor cooperatively define a chamber that accommodates at least one flexible ribbon cable (501) that is wound in a first rotational direction onto the rotor and fixed at one end to the rotor and at the other end to the stationary housing. The flexible ribbon cable is wound around the rotor (601) and establishes an electrical connection between the rotor and the stationary housing. A rupture pin (502) is attached to the at least one ribbon cable. A slot (605) is provided in the housing and captures the rupture pin if the rotor is overwound in the second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction such that the rupture pin blocks the ribbon cable (501) from unwinding any further.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2023Date of Patent: March 31, 2026Assignee: NEXANSInventor: Stefan Krapf
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Patent number: 12582164Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. In various implementations, the aerosol delivery device comprises a control device that includes an outer housing defining a cartridge receiving chamber, and further includes a power source and a control component, and a cartridge that includes a mouthpiece, a tank, a heating assembly, and a bottom cap. The mouthpiece defines an exit portal in an end thereof, and the tank is configured to contain a liquid composition therein. The cartridge is configured to be removably coupled with the receiving chamber of the control device, and the heating assembly defines a vaporization chamber and is configured to heat the liquid composition to generate an aerosol. An inlet airflow is defined by a gap between the cartridge and the control device that originates at an interface between an outer peripheral surface the mouthpiece and control device.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: RAI STRATEGIC HOLDINGS, INC.Inventors: Charles Jacob Novak, III, Sean A. Daugherty, Jared Aller, Michael Ryan Galloway, Justin Holt, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom, Steven Michael Schennum
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Patent number: 12586942Abstract: It is aimed to provide a card edge connector capable of improving electrical conduction between a terminal and a board. A card edge connector (1) is provided with a housing (12) and a terminal fitting (13) including a base portion (13A) to be fixed to the housing (12), a contact portion (13D) to be brought into electrical contact with a circuit board (62) assembled with the housing (12) and a spring portion (13C) provided between the base portion (13A) and the contact portion (13D) for displaceably supporting the contact portion (13D).Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2022Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Pengfei Lang, Daisuke Saito, Tetsuya Miyamura
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Patent number: 12586970Abstract: A terminal fitting includes an ultrasonic bonding part that is ultrasonically bonded to a conductor part, and an electric connection part that is formed integrally with the ultrasonic bonding part and is electrically connected to a counterpart member. The ultrasonic bonding part includes a bottom wall extending along an axial direction of the electric wire, and a pair of side walls protruding from the bottom wall along a height direction, concave parts are provided at inner surfaces of the bottom wall and the pair of side walls, the inner surfaces facing the conductor part, and the concave parts at the pair of side walls are formed to be higher than a first height along the height direction of the conductor part after the ultrasonic bonding.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2023Date of Patent: March 24, 2026Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Syunsuke Yaoita
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Patent number: 12580347Abstract: An electrical connector includes a holding member that is electrically insulating, and a signal terminal and a male ground terminal held by the holding member. The male ground terminal is disposed next to the signal terminal. The male ground terminal includes a frame projecting in side view, and a cavity formed inside the frame. The male ground terminal includes a shielding part that is conductive and configured to electromagnetically shield the cavity. The shielding part is located at the cavity and held by the holding member provided to the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2022Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventor: Yoshiro Maeda
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Patent number: 12580350Abstract: A connector for use with high-speed signals. The connector includes conductive elements held in rows and a member between rows of conductive elements. The conductive elements have pairs of signal conductors and ground conductors disposed between the pairs of the signal conductors. The member has a lossy body and a conductive layer plated on the lossy body to electrically connect the ground conductors. The lossy body of the member has openings and/or protrusions disposed and sized such that the conductive layer plated on the lossy body provides shortened conductive paths between ground conductors in different rows. The member can be configured to tune the impedance at desired regions such as the mating region. Such a configuration meets signal integrity requirements in connectors designed for high speed transmission, while conforming to a standard that constrains mating and mounting interfaces.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: March 17, 2026Assignee: Amphenol Commercial Products (Chengdu) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wenfeng Yin, Xiaodong Hu