Patents Examined by Milagros Jeancharles
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Patent number: 10601175Abstract: A connector with a lock mechanism includes a connector 10 and a counterpart connector 20. A connector main body 11 of the connector 10 has an annular groove 113. An inner sleeve 17 and an outer sleeve are arranged movably in an axial direction on an outer circumferential surface of the connector main body 11 and outside the inner sleeve 17, respectively. The outer sleeve 13 has a locking pin 15 projecting from an inner circumferential surface close to a front end of the outer sleeve 13. A ball accommodation hole 22, an inlet groove 26, and a circumferential direction groove 28 are formed in a tubular member 21 of the counterpart connector 20. When the connector main body 11 is inserted into the tubular member 21, an engaging ball 23 accommodated in the ball accommodation hole 22 becomes engaged with the annular groove 113 and the locking pin 15 becomes engaged with the inlet groove 26, allowing the connectors to be connected with each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: CANARE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventors: Manabu Komatsubara, Naoki Yoshimori
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Patent number: 10594076Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprises: an inner sleeve which has a first outer flange and a first surface; a nut coaxially arranged with the inner sleeve and comprising a first inner flange and a threaded portion, wherein the threaded portion of the nut is adapted to engage with a threaded surface of a connector of an electronic device; a first inner ring coaxially arranged with the inner sleeve and comprising a ring portion and a plurality of elastic portions, one end of each of the plurality of elastic portions comprising a second outer flange disposed between the ring portion and the first outer flange; and an outer sleeve coaxially arranged with the first inner ring and the inner sleeve, wherein when the outer sleeve moves toward the nut, an engaging bump of the outer sleeve presses the second outer flange to enable the second outer flange to move toward the outer surface of the inner sleeve.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignee: EZconn CorporationInventor: Kai Wei Huang
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Patent number: 10576832Abstract: An electrical connecting device for a charging cable is for charging an electric vehicle. The electrical connecting device includes a network-side first connecting element for electrically connecting the connecting device to an electrical supply network and a charging-cable-side second connecting element for connecting the connecting device to a network-side connector of the charging cable. The first connecting element includes at least two contact elements, each connected in an electrically conductive manner to one of at least two contact elements of the second connecting element; and a first temperature sensor, used for temperature monitoring and which is electrically connected to the second connecting element via a communication cable. The second connecting element has a further contact, connectable to a corresponding further contact of the network-side connector of the charging cable to transmit a signal of the temperature sensor to the charging cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFTInventors: Thomas Fuchs, Alexander Mundry, Gerald Noerl, Christian Riembauer
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Patent number: 10573993Abstract: Calibration devices, systems, and methods for push-on RF connectors are described. A male calibration connector can include a removable detent portion. With the removable detent portion removed, the male calibration connector can connect to a female calibration standard during a calibration process. With the removable detent portion installed, the male calibration connector can connect to a female push on connectors. Female calibration connectors and male calibration standards are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Micro-Mode Products, Inc.Inventors: Michael Anthony Cuban, Mario Cruz Torres, Eric Paul Brandauer
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Patent number: 10573988Abstract: A cable assembly includes a cable, a connector-body, a cable-seal, and a retainer. The connector-body is attached to the cable. The cable-seal is disposed within the connector-body and surrounds the cable. The cable-seal is configured to inhibit entry of a contaminant into the connector-body. The retainer is in direct contact with the cable, the connector-body and the cable-seal. The retainer is configured to retain the cable-seal within the connector-body. The retainer is configured to be installed onto the cable and is attached to the connector-body. The retainer contains cable-clamps mounted to a pair of opposed inclined-surfaces located on an inner-surface of the retainer. The cable-clamps include inclined-ramps configured to engage the inclined-surfaces. The inclined-ramps move along the inclined-surfaces, thereby causing the cable-clamps to impart a radial-force normal to the cable when the retainer is attached to the connector-body.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2018Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Delphi Technologies, LLCInventors: Michael L. Mellott, Glenn E. Robison, Jannik Renfordt
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Patent number: 10566721Abstract: A cable connector includes: a contact (45A, 45B) supported by an insulator (20) having a cable insertion groove (21); a lock member (65) rotatable about a rotation shaft (74), between a lock position where a lock portion (68) of the lock member faces a locked portion (98) of a sheet-like cable (93) inserted in the insulator and an unlock position where the lock portion does not face the locked portion; and a bias portion (80) for biasing the lock member to the lock position, wherein an inner surface of the cable insertion groove includes a reference surface (21a) which is an end surface in a movement direction of the lock portion from the lock position to the unlock position, and a rotation center G of the rotation shaft is located on a side opposite to the movement direction, with respect to the reference surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: KYOCERA CorporationInventors: Nobuyuki Nakajima, Yoshiharu Fujii, Naoki Kitagawa
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Patent number: 10566723Abstract: A connector is configured such that a socket housing is engaged with a header housing as to cause a socket-side signal terminal to contact a header-side signal terminal and as to cause a socket-side power source terminal to contact a header-side power source terminal. The socket-side signal terminal and the socket-side power source terminal are arranged in a longitudinal direction of the socket housing. In the socket-side power source terminal and the header-side power source terminal, contact portions to contact each other are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the socket housing. Three tongues are formed in the socket-side power source terminal. The contact portions are provided at the three tongues, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroki Ueda, Kohsuke Yoshioka
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Patent number: 10559918Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a plug body comprising a first housing part and a second housing part with a plug-in portion. The housing parts are movable relative to each other along a housing axis. An elastic element holds the housing parts against each other. The second housing part has a projection with a first sliding surface diagonally to the housing axis. The electrical connector assembly further includes a mating connector having a collar with a second sliding surface cooperating with the first sliding surface. The second housing part is displaced away from the first housing part along the housing axis against a restoring force of the elastic element. The second sliding surface ends at a recess in the collar, so that the elastic element pulls the projection into the recess and locks the plug body with the mating connector.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 11, 2020Assignee: Aptiv Technologies LimitedInventors: Michael Gunreben, Frank Odoerfer
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Patent number: 10553987Abstract: A reliable contact is produced in a simple and inexpensive manner for an internal electric device surrounded by a housing. An electric connection device for a housing element of the housing has at least one external electric connection element on the housing element for connecting a supply line of the internal electric device to an external electric device outside the housing. At least one line section, electrically connected to the external electric connection element on one side, and at least one terminal element, connected to the line section on the other side, connect to the supply line of the internal electric device. The external electric connection element, the at line section, and the terminal element are fixed on the housing element, and the terminal element is an inner face of the housing element and accessible from an outer face in a vicinity of an assembly opening in the housing element.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Volkswagen AktiengesllschaftInventor: Henrik Fehner
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Patent number: 10554000Abstract: Connection system arranged in a rack, for connecting at least one protection board (13a, 13b) of an electrical distribution system of an aircraft with a primary power supply, to at least one powered device (8a, 8b) and to a motherboard arranged in the rack. The connection system includes at least one modular connector on each protection board and, for each protection board capable of being inserted in the rack, at least one additional modular connector attached at least partly on the rack and at least one additional connector connected to the motherboard.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2015Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Zodiac Aero ElectricInventors: Jean-Clair Pradier, Frédéric Pinard
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Patent number: 10543374Abstract: A connector assembly includes an elongated connector housing defining a port at the second end of the connector housing for receiving a proximal end of a lead or lead extension; a lumen that extends from the port along at least a portion of the length of the connector housing; connector contacts axially spaced-apart and disposed along the lumen; and non-conductive spacers disposed between adjacent connector contacts, at least one of the non-conductive spacers includes a first region. One or more additional features are included to resist bending of the connector assembly. One such feature is a non-conductive first insert disposed between adjacent connector contacts to maintains a minimum distance between the adjacent connector contacts. Another feature is a stiffening element disposed within apertures in the spacers and connecting two or more of the spacers. Yet another feature is a stiffening sleeve disposed within the housing.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2017Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATIONInventors: Ranjan Krishna Mukhari Nageri, Geoffrey Abellana Villarta
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Patent number: 10547130Abstract: An electrical connector is electrically connected to a chip module having multiple contact pads. The electrical connector includes an insulating body having multiple accommodating grooves. Multiple conductive terminals are respectively accommodated in the accommodating grooves. Each conductive terminal has a main body portion accommodated in a corresponding accommodating groove and an extending arm extending forward from an upper end of the main body portion. Each extending arm of the conductive terminals is used to be upward electrically connected to a corresponding contact pad. At least one supporting portion is provided on the insulating body and located at one side of a corresponding accommodating groove. A first guide portion protrudes and extends from a top end of the supporting portion to upward abut the chip module. A horizontal projection of the extending arm of at least one conductive terminal partially overlaps with a horizontal projection of the first guide portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: January 28, 2020Assignee: LOTES CO., LTDInventors: Ted Ju, Zuo Feng Jin
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Patent number: 10535942Abstract: A spring connector includes a movable pin, a conductive tube accommodating a base portion of the movable pin, a spring provided in the conductive tube so as to urge the movable pin in a direction, in which the movable pin protrudes from the conductive tube, and a plate spring contact including a plurality of plate springs that electrically connect the movable pin and the conductive tube to each other. The plurality of plate springs are provided around an entire circumference of the movable pin and are in elastic contact with an inner circumferential surface of the conductive tube, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2018Date of Patent: January 14, 2020Assignee: YOKOWO CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenta Sugiura, Yoshihiro Tanai
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Patent number: 10527016Abstract: A plug connector for connecting to an electric connection of a fuel injector of an internal combustion engine can comprise a rail extending in a longitudinal direction and at least one insulating element arranged in a linearly movable manner in the longitudinal direction relative to the rail, wherein the at least one insulating element protrudes out of the rail in a transverse direction. In some embodiments, the at least one insulating element comprises means for electrically connecting to the electric connection of the fuel injector in an oil-tight and releasable manner on a side facing away from the rail in the transverse direction. In some embodiments, the rail comprises a guide extending in the longitudinal direction configured to guide the at least one insulating element relative to the rail in the longitudinal direction and hold the same in a formfitting manner in the transverse direction relative to the rail.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES, LLCInventors: Bernd Hagmann, Martin Littek, Friedrich Karl Albrecht, Andreas Zimmermann
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Patent number: 10522927Abstract: A floating connector device allows movement of a movable-side housing in board-parallel and pushing directions, allows floating in a pushing/removal direction when mated with a mating connector, and has high contact reliability. A fixed housing (11) includes a long through-hole and a pair of board-facing plates. A movable housing (12) includes an outer portion projecting from the long through-hole and a retaining projection overlapping the board-facing plates in plan view. A contact group includes a tail for board mounting, a fixing portion supported by the fixed housing (11), a U-shaped portion supported by a contact support groove in the outer portion, and an elastic deformation portion, in a free state unsupported by either groove, that by its own elasticity allows the movable housing (12) to sink in a board direction, and in a sunken state, allows elastic movement in a longitudinal direction, a direction orthogonal thereto, and a tilting direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2016Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Munenobu Yoshida
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Patent number: 10511108Abstract: A dual-wire connector (1) includes: an insulation base (10), having a base plate (11) and an enclosing plate (12) formed with two insertion ports (121); an electric conductive terminal (20), fastened on the base plate (11), and having a first lateral plate (211) and a second lateral plate (212); a first electric conductive elastic sheet (30), electrically connected to the electric conductive terminal (20); a second electric conductive elastic sheet (40), separately arranged with respect to the first electric conductive elastic sheet (30), electrically connected to the electric conductive terminal (20); and a pressing member (50), moveably connected to the base plate (11) and having insertion slots (53) corresponding the two insertion ports (121) and a pushing unit (52) formed at one side of the insertion slot (53). Accordingly, the stability and the tightness while being clamped can be enhanced.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2019Date of Patent: December 17, 2019Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
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Patent number: 10505324Abstract: A section of a busbar trunking system, referred to herein as “a BTS section”, comprising: a plurality of conducting bars; and a female electrical connector at a first end of the BTS section; wherein the female electrical connector is arranged to receive a male electrical connector of an adjacent BTS section to electrically connect the conducting bars of the BTS section to conducting bars of the adjacent BTS section as part of a plug-and-play connection.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 10, 2019Assignee: ANORD MARDIX DATABAR BUSWAY LIMITEDInventors: Wayne Lewis, Paul Richard Lippiatt, Martin Peter Timbrell
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Patent number: 10498084Abstract: An electrical connection device reliably detects a connected state of connectors and includes first and second connectors (C1, C2) first and second housings (10, 20) and a connection detector (30). The first housing (10) includes a detector restraining portion (14b). The second housing (20) includes a restraint releasing portion (26) for restraining the connection detector (30) until the first housing (10) reaches a connection position and releasing the restraint when the connection position is reached. The first housing (10) includes a connection allowance switch having a connection preventing portion (19). The connection allowance switch is deformable to displace the connection preventing portion (19) from a connection preventing position to a connection allowing position.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2017Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Masaaki Tabata, Yasuo Omori, Hajime Matsui
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Patent number: 10498067Abstract: A connector includes a housing and at least two strand fastener units for fastening strands to the connector. The housing has an internal chamber opening out into a rear face of the housing. Each of the strand fastener units has a contact and a sleeve, the contact is configured to be fastened to one end of a strand. The connector has, for each of the first and second strand fastener units, a bayonet coupling enabling at least part of the strand fastener unit to be mounted inside the internal chamber of the housing. The housing and the strand fastener units are configured so that, during mounting, the strand fastener units are inserted through a common opening into the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Axon CableInventor: Erwan Gilbert
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Patent number: 10490951Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, multiple terminals respectively correspondingly accommodated in the insulating body, and a shielding member provided on the insulating body. The terminals includes at least one grounding terminal and at least one signal terminal having identical structures. Each terminal includes a base, an elastic arm bending upward and extending from the base for being conductively connected with a chip module, and at least one strip connecting portion formed by extending upward from the base for being connected with a strip. The shielding member is provided with multiple holes for the grounding terminal and the signal terminal to pass therethrough, and at least one abutting portion corresponding to the strip connecting portion of the grounding terminal and protrudingly extending toward at least one of the holes so as to be in contact with the strip connecting portion of the grounding terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: November 26, 2019Assignee: LOTES CO., LTDInventors: Wen Chang Chang, Yong Fu Wang, Chang Wei Huang