Patents Examined by Matthew T Dzierzynski
  • Patent number: 11201444
    Abstract: A power adapter configured to provide power to a load is described. The power adapter comprises a first plurality of contact elements comprising a first contact element configured to receive power and a second contact element adapted to be coupled to a load; and a surface adapted to receive a control attachment and comprising a second plurality of contact elements; wherein a third contact element of the second plurality of contact elements is configured to receive power by way of the first contact element of the first plurality of contact elements; and wherein power is applied to a load by way of the second contact element of the first plurality of contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: Smart Power Partners LLC
    Inventors: John Joseph King, Stephen DeLano
  • Patent number: 11201419
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector comprising an insulating body and at least one power terminal module. The insulating body comprises a receiving slot. The power terminal module is disposed in the receiving slot. Each power terminal module comprises a power terminal set and an elastic terminal. The power terminal set is disposed in the receiving slot. The power terminal set comprises a first power terminal, a second power terminal and an accommodating part which are overlappingly stacked. The second power terminal is closer than the first power terminal to the slot wall. The elastic terminal is disposed in the power terminal set, comprising a first end part, a second end part, and a plurality of elastic contacting parts. The plurality of elastic contacting parts is disposed between the first end part and the second end part. The first end part is disposed in the accommodating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 11196192
    Abstract: A coupler for a coaxial cable connector includes a nut including an internally threaded portion and an extension portion extending forwardly from the threaded portion; and a grounding cage slidingly coupled with the nut. An inner surface of the extension portion includes an annular groove, the grounding cage includes a rear ring portion disposed in the annular groove and configured to slide in the annular groove, and a forward portion of the grounding cage is configured to extend forwardly beyond a forward end of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2021
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold Watkins, Steve Stankovski, Richard Maroney
  • Patent number: 11189950
    Abstract: A plug connector to which a cable having at least one insulated conductor can be connected is provided, wherein the plug connector has a conductive rubber element with at least one conductive layer, but preferably with at least two conductive layers. The electrical connection of the conductors is realized by the conductive rubber element. The conductive rubber element can also form the plug face of the plug connector. As an alternative, the conductors can be connected to contact elements by the conductive rubber element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: HARTING Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Günter Pape, Andreas Kohler, Andreas Schwarz, Torsten Wolf
  • Patent number: 11188134
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a connector for coupling a first electronic device and a second electronic device with a power source to enable the power source to provide a current to the first electronic device and the second electronic device, the connector includes: a first connector component configured to be coupled with the first electronic device; a power-supplying connector component configured to be coupled with the power source; a power line configured to couple the second electronic device and the first connector component to the power-supplying connector component; a data line having a first end coupled with the second electronic device, and a second end coupled with the first connector component; and a power-supplying state detection circuit configured to be coupled with the power-supplying connector component and detect whether the power-supplying connector component is coupled with the power source; and a message transmission line having a first end coupled with the power-supplying state detec
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Matrixed Reality Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pengda Sun
  • Patent number: 11177597
    Abstract: A connector includes a first insulator having a through-hole for contact, a contact held by the first insulator and having a projecting portion inserted into the through-hole for contact, and a receiving member disposed on a side of a second surface of the first insulator and surrounding the projecting portion of the contact, the flexible conductor being disposed along the second surface of the first insulator, the contact including an extending portion formed on another end of the projecting portion and disposed on the side of the second surface of the first insulator to extend outside of the through-hole for contact along the second surface, a part of the flexible conductor being held between the extending portion of the contact and the receiving member to contact the extending portion, whereby the contact is electrically connected to the flexible conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2021
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 11171433
    Abstract: A terminal placement region of the cartridge is divided into an upper region and a lower region, and the cartridge includes a plurality of terminals placed in the upper region, a plurality of terminals placed in the lower region, and a plurality of long terminals across the upper region and the lower region. The long terminals are a ground terminal, a chip-enable terminal, a power supply terminal, or a reset terminal. A strobe terminal and a clock terminal are arranged one above the other. Two data input/output terminals are arranged one above the other, and four sets of data input/output terminals arranged one above the other are present. A long terminal is near the strobe terminal and the clock terminal arranged one above the other, and a long terminal is near the two data input/output terminals arranged one above the other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: NINTENDO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinji Hirose, Yuta Fujita
  • Patent number: 11171444
    Abstract: An apparatus and method, the apparatus comprising: a layer of quantum tunnelling composite configured such that in a non-compressed state the quantum tunnelling composite is an electrical insulator and in a compressed state the layer of quantum tunnelling composite is an electrical conductor; a magnetic portion configured to cause compression of the quantum tunnelling composite; and wherein the apparatus is configured to be coupled to a reciprocal apparatus where the reciprocal apparatus comprises a reciprocal magnetic portion such that when the apparatus is coupled to the reciprocal apparatus the magnetic portion causes compression of the quantum tunnelling composite to provide a direct current path through the quantum tunnelling composite to the reciprocal apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Nokia Technolgies Oy
    Inventor: Piers Andrew
  • Patent number: 11165184
    Abstract: A cover for an AC plug comprises a top wall including one or more orientation features that protrude from a top surface of the top wall and first and second sidewalls that extend from the top wall in a perpendicular orientation relative to the top wall. First and second retainer walls extend from the first and second sidewalls, respectively, in a perpendicular orientation relative to the first and second sidewalls. The orientation features can be employed by a user to properly orient the AC plug when mating it with a corresponding receptacle connector. An orientation insert for an AC plug includes orientation features in addition to a light that can be activated by depressing a top surface of the insert. The light can be used to assist a user in locating a receptacle connector and positioning the AC plug to properly mate with the corresponding receptacle connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: THE DOGOLDOGOL FAMILY TRUST
    Inventor: John Michael Dogoldogol
  • Patent number: 11165186
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprising a sleeve, nut, post, and annular flange is provided. The post is assembled to the nut, the annular flange to the post, and post, annular flange and nut to the sleeve. The nut has a plurality of nut sides, and a plurality of crests between the plurality of nut sides, each having a raised ridged pattern thereon. Each raised ridged pattern comprises a first plurality of grooves having a first groove helix angle and a second plurality of grooves having a second groove helix angle, intersecting the first plurality of grooves, forming a plurality of peaks. Following assembly, a plurality of deformed indentations is formed on an inner surface of the sleeve via the plurality of peaks of the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: EZconn Corporation
    Inventor: Yu-hong Hsu
  • Patent number: 11152833
    Abstract: An electrical device with a conductor assembly having a conductor member and a nut. The conductor member has a wire cradle, a conductor body and a plurality of tab members. The wire cradle has a wire support portion and at least one crimp member extending from the wire support portion. The conductor body defines a terminal with a terminal face having a first hole formed therethrough. The wire cradle and the terminal face are disposed on opposite ends of the conductor body. Each of the tab members has a first portion, which is fixedly coupled to the conductor body, and a second portion that is coupled to the first portion and being spaced apart from the terminal. The tab members and the terminal form a cage. The nut is received in the cage and has a threaded aperture that is aligned to the first hole in the terminal face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: BorgWarner Inc.
    Inventors: Philip J. Francis, Keith D. Vanmaanen, Branden L. Reeves
  • Patent number: 11146026
    Abstract: An electrical connector having a shielding function includes a shell, a main body, a plurality of sleeves, a plurality of terminals, a plurality of terminal seats, and a shielding sheet. The shielding sheet includes a plurality of spacers and a rear baffle. The spacers of the shielding sheet are configured to space apart the terminals, and the rear baffle of the shielding sheet is configured to insulate the two terminals in the rear from the external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Dongguan Way Way Electronic Technology Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Yue-Hua Xie, Ze-Kun Wang
  • Patent number: 11101589
    Abstract: A socket comprises an annular socket part and a lamella basket at least partly disposed in the interior of the annular socket part. The lamella basket comprises a plurality of lamellae and an annular carrier strip located at the rear part of the lamella basket. Each of the lamellae has a first end and a second end, with the first end being firmly attached to, or integrally moulded with, the annular carrier strip and with the second end being implemented as a free end. The lamellae extend from the annular carrier strip towards the front end of the socket. The inner surface of the annular socket part comprises a bulge that: protrudes in a radially inward direction; and is configured for supporting the lamellae when the lamellae are resiliently deformed in a radially outward direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: ODU GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Daniel Gartenmaier, Alfred Mitter
  • Patent number: 11101599
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes a first plug connector part arranged on a printed circuit board (PCB) and a second plug connector part. Stamped/bent parts are positioned next to respective sides of the first plug connector part and are fastened to the PCB. In one variation, each stamped/bent part forms a spring arm, and when the plug connector parts are connected, end sections of the spring arms engage in respective detent recesses (or notches) in a base body of the second plug connector part thereby fixing the plug connector parts together. In another variation, each stamped/bent part has a detent recess, and a base body of the second plug connector part has spring arms on respective sides of the base body which lock with the detent recesses in the stamped/bent parts when the plug connector parts are connected thereby fixing the plug connector parts together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Kostal Kontakt Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Herbert Plate, Manuel Blauscheck
  • Patent number: 11095061
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector for a coaxial or triaxial cable, wherein the cable includes an internal conductor, a first shielding conductor surrounding the internal conductor and extending coaxially with it, and optionally a second shielding conductor surrounding the first shielding conductor. The plug connector has a connector body, which includes an internal conductor contact element designed as a plug, socket, or coupling, for contacting with the internal conductor, an internal shield contact element provided for contacting with the first shielding conductor, and optionally an external shield contact element provided for contacting with the second shielding conductor. The connector body is configured such that the contact elements in the mounted condition of the plug connector are arranged on the cable such that a maximum diameter of the connector body is less than or equal to the outer diameter of the cable or only slightly larger than the outer diameter of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: MICRO-EPSILON MESSTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Benedikt Biller, Norbert Reindl
  • Patent number: 11095182
    Abstract: Sealing arrangement for guiding an electrical connection through a wall of a housing for a device for driving a compressor having an electrically conducting connecting element, guided through a conical passage aperture of the housing, which at least regionally is fully enclosed over the entire circumference by a sealing element. Sealing element is formed as a hollow truncated cone and disposed between a conical sealing facing of the connecting element and a boundary surface of the passage aperture sealing the connecting element against the housing. The connecting element is disposed having been guided through a connection passage of a receiving member for receiving a plug housing with a wall into the plug housing. A device for driving a compressor of a gaseous fluid with the sealing arrangement and a method for assembling the device and use of the device are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Hanon Systems
    Inventors: Bernd Guntermann, David Walisko, Stephan Heinrichs, Gerd Vondahlen
  • Patent number: 11063389
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connector and a second connector configured to rotatably connect the first connector. The first connector includes an insulating support, a first conductor and a second conductor. The first and second conductors respectively include first and second convex curved surfaces. The second connector includes first and second insulating housings and first and second conductive layers. The first and second insulating housings are configured to cover at least a portion of the first conductor and at least a portion of the second conductor, respectively. The first conductive layer includes a first concave curved surface matching the first convex curved surface, and is configured to be in contact with the first conductor. The second conductive layer includes a second concave curved surface matching the second convex curved surface, and is configured to be in contact with the second conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: E Ink Holdings Inc.
    Inventors: Huei-Chuan Lee, Yen-Ze Huang, Chih-Chun Chen, Chin-Chi Yu
  • Patent number: 11063379
    Abstract: An electrical cable assembly includes a plurality of electrical cables, and a plurality of interposers configured to be mounted to a substrate at a first end, and mounted to electrical conductors of the electrical cables at a second end that is offset from the first end. The electrical cable assembly further includes an alignment housing that supports the interposers, and further defines a conduit to receive the drain wires of the electrical cables that are mounted to the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventor: Charles M. Gross
  • Patent number: 11064633
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector comprising an electrical connector housing, a partition part, a partition heat sink, a heat pipe, and a cooling module. The electrical connector housing comprised an upper surface, a lower surface, and two opposite sidewalls. The partition part is disposed in the electrical connector housing. The partition heat sink is disposed on the partition part and is disposed in the electrical connector housing. One end of the heat pipe is connected to the partition part. The cooling module is disposed at the outside the electrical connector housing and is connected to the other end of the heat pipe. The cooling efficiency is enhanced by conducting the heat of the partition heat sink to the outside of the electrical connector through a heat pipe to avoid heat accumulating in the electrical connector housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: XiaoKai Wang, Zhen Luo, BaiYu Duan, XiaoPing Wu
  • Patent number: 11056821
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of modular plug connectors and in particular to a configuration in which different types of contacts are combined in a modular plug connector. To present a solution with which it is possible to combine different types of contacts in a space-saving manner, a module system for a modular plug connector comprising a module block to be received in the modular plug connector is proposed, wherein the module block is designed with a plurality of contact receptacles which are each provided to receive a contact of a first type, and an adaptation component which is designed to be received in one of the contact receptacles of the module block, wherein the adaptation component is provided to receive a contact of a second type, and wherein the contact of the second type has a smaller cross-section than the contact of the first type.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: HARTING Electric GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Albert Ferderer, Heiko Meier