Patents Examined by Nader Alhawamdeh
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Patent number: 9685718Abstract: A connector structure includes a first connecting component, a rigid circuit board and a second connecting component. The first connecting component includes a first main body whereon a slot is formed, and a plurality of first terminals disposed on the first main body. Each first terminal includes a contacting portion extending into the slot, and a welding portion protruding out of the first main body. The rigid circuit board is assembled into the slot and contacts the contacting portions of the plurality of first terminals. The second connecting component is installed on the rigid circuit board and electrically connected to the plurality of first terminals. The second connecting component includes a second main body, a shielding plate, a plurality of second terminals and a metal shell. The second connecting component, the rigid circuit board and the first connecting component are cooperatively formed in a reverse L-shaped structure.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2016Date of Patent: June 20, 2017Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.Inventor: Chien-Chun Wang
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Patent number: 9666971Abstract: A connector cover adapted to cover a connector is provided. Two protrusions protruding from two ends of a connector body of the connector have two protrusion inner walls facing to each other and two grooves caved in the protrusion inner walls. The connector cover includes a cover body, having a cover top surface, and at least one cover protrusion disposed at a side of the cover body and protruding from the cover top surface. Each cover protrusion includes two cover protrusion side surfaces and at least one covering portion. Each covering portion, extending from one of the cover protrusion side surfaces and bending along outline of the protrusion protrusion inner wall to cover at least a portion of the protrusion protrusion inner wall, includes a protruding arm adapted to be located in the groove A cover module is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2016Date of Patent: May 30, 2017Assignee: GIGA-BYTE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Chung-Wei Chiang, Yung-Shun Kao
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Patent number: 9653823Abstract: A connector includes an conductor engager, coupler-driver and a compressor-body. A coupler is disposed over and engages a grounding end of the conductor engager while a torque drive member rotationally drives the coupler to threadably engage an interface port. Threaded engagement of the coupler causes the conductor engager to move forwardly toward the interface port and the torque drive member to move rearwardly relative to the conductor engager. Rearward movement of the torque drive member causes a compressor to slide axially over plurality of radially compliant fingers of the compressor-body. The compliant fingers are displaced radially inward to compress a prepared end of the coaxial cable, i.e., an outer conductor and a radially compliant outer jacket, against a tubular-shaped retention end of the conductor engager. Compression of the prepared end connects the coaxial cable to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2015Date of Patent: May 16, 2017Assignee: PPC Broadband, Inc.Inventor: Kim Eriksen
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Patent number: 9627803Abstract: A connector for an electronic device has a housing with a peripheral surface and guides defining first and second paths. The second path extends from a first location proximate the peripheral surface to a second location farther from the peripheral surface and closer to the first path. A magnetic contact assembly in the housing is magnetically movable along the first path between a first position for joining the connector in data communication with an adjacent connector, and a second position withdrawn from the peripheral surface. A magnet in the housing and is movable by attraction to an adjacent connector along the second path, to magnetically hold the connector to an adjacent connector. The guides are configured so that the magnet and the magnetic contact assembly magnetically bias one another inwardly along the first and second paths.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2016Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: NANOPORT TECHNOLOGY INC.Inventors: Timothy Jing Yin Szeto, Jeremy Zhi-Qiao Chan
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Patent number: 9620869Abstract: An electrical contact for an electric connector is disclosed having a looped spring portion. The looped spring portion has a connecting end, a contacting end curved back towards the connecting end, and at least one contacting region positioned on the contacting end.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignees: Tyco Electronics Corporation, TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Martin Listing, David James Rhein
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Patent number: 9614336Abstract: A desktop receptacle includes: a housing having a top surface with a receptacle opening formed therein; an electrical receptacle including at least one electrical port and pivotally mounted within the housing adjacent to the receptacle opening, the electrical receptacle having a recessed position where the at least one electrical port is below the top surface of the housing and an exposed position where the at least one electrical port is at least partially exposed above the top surface; and a gas spring connected to the electrical receptacle so as to bias the electrical receptacle toward the exposed position.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Los, Volodymyr Dron, Scott E. Rose
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Patent number: 9614325Abstract: The present invention provides a blind-mate integrated connector, including: a first installation plate, a mechanical part, and a second installation plate; a first guiding structure and first connection ends of at least two sub-connectors are installed in the mechanical part; the first installation plate is connected to the mechanical part; the second installation plate is disposed with second connection ends matching the first connection ends of the sub-connectors in the mechanical part, and the second installation plate is further disposed with a second guiding structure matching the first guiding structures. By practicing the present invention, multiple sub-connectors may be flexibly integrated without a need to design a dedicated connector mold, thereby achieving cost savings and shortening a development cycle.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kaiyang Yuan, Xuemei Yuan, Chengwen Wang, Jian Gong, Xiaohui Shen
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Patent number: 9614307Abstract: A connector in an electronic device includes a case, a supporting element, and an elastic element. The case defines a through hole and a plurality of latching portions protruding from an inner surface of the case surrounding the through hole. The latching portions include an engaging surface and a guiding surface adjacent to the engaging surface. The supporting element is partially received in the through hole. The supporting element includes terminal recesses and resisting pieces engaging with the engaging surface. The elastic element is partially received in the supporting element and supplied a resilient force. When the supporting element is moved away from the case, the resisting piece is separated from the engaging surface to make contact with the guiding surface under the resilient force. If reassembly of the connector contacts is not in the predetermined order the electronic device will be locked down.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2015Date of Patent: April 4, 2017Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Fan, Ying-Jui Huang
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Patent number: 9601876Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting to a chip module, includes a first metal casing having a first accommodating cavity, a first electrical connecting base received in the first accommodating cavity, a second metal casing having a second accommodating cavity, and a second electrical connecting base received in the second accommodating cavity. The second metal casing includes a fixing portion fixed to an outer surface of the first metal casing, and the second metal casing is fixed onto a circuit board. The first and second electrical connecting bases mate with first and second mating plugs. The first and second mating plugs are configured to transmit signals of different specifications. It is convenient to separate or combine the first electrical connecting base and the second connecting base.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: March 21, 2017Assignee: LOTES CO., LTDInventors: Xiao Di Jiang, Da Ling Fang
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Patent number: 9595798Abstract: A Versa Module Europa (VME) adapter assembly is configured to operatively couple a subsystem to a five row VME64x chassis. The VME adapter assembly includes an adapter circuit board having a mating contact area proximate to a chassis-mating edge, and at least one area proximate to a system-connecting edge that is configured to couple to the subsystem. A mating plug housing is coupled to the mating contact area and may include a chassis interface insert defining a mating interface area having five aligned rows of contact apertures. The five aligned rows of contact apertures are configured to mate with a same number of aligned rows of contact pins within a backplane connector of the five row VME64x chassis.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2015Date of Patent: March 14, 2017Assignee: The Boeing CompanyInventors: Artoush Safarli, Patrick Jay McCuen
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Patent number: 9585244Abstract: A connector includes a housing, first and second terminals, and a third terminal. The housing accommodates an end portion of a circuit board, the first and second terminals respectively contact first and second contacts among a plurality of contacts arranged side by side on a first side of the end portion of the circuit board. The third terminal contacts a third contact on a second side of the end portion of the circuit board opposite to the first side, and the third contact is arranged at a position facing the first contact with the circuit board therebetween. A support body of dielectric material supports a position on the second side facing the second contact with the circuit board therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2013Date of Patent: February 28, 2017Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITEDInventor: Takatoshi Yagisawa
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Patent number: 9553383Abstract: A transmission module, a transmission cable, and a connector are provided. The transmission module includes a connector component including a connector side substrate having a terminal component including a ground terminal and a data terminal, and a transmission cable component including a cable side substrate having a flexibility on which a cable side ground layer electrically connected to the ground terminal and a signal line are provided, wherein the cable side ground layer disposed at least at lower and upper sides of the signal line is folded, wherein a connector side ground layer electrically connected to the ground terminal is provided on the connector side substrate, and wherein the connector side ground layer disposed at least at lower and upper sides of an area where electromagnetic noises are generated is folded.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions CorporationInventor: Kazunao Oniki
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Patent number: 9553376Abstract: An adapter alignment device, that can be added on the coaxial RF connectors of instruments, especially slide screw impedance tuners, aligns and guides precisely and repeat ably the male and female adapters into each-other. This leaves the internal center conductors of the tuner slabline, which are attached to the connectors and to external manually handled cables, intact; this is crucial for all instruments, most of all electro-mechanical impedance tuners, where data generated by previous calibrations are used in later measurement and where any other type of numeric adapter error correction or error model is impossible.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Inventor: Christos Tsironis
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Patent number: 9543678Abstract: A vehicle-side connector (10) is connectable to a charging connector (1) for charging a battery in a vehicle and includes a housing (30) on the vehicle such that the charging connector (1) can fit therein from the front. Terminal fittings (11) connected respectively to wires (20P, 20S) are drawn out from the interior of the vehicle including the battery. Terminal accommodating chambers (40) are provided in the housing (30) and the respective terminal fittings (11) are inserted therein from behind. Each terminal fitting (11) is a round pin terminal (12) with a terminal connecting portion (13) on one end for connection to a charging terminal in the charging connector (1) and a wire connecting portion (14) on the other end to be crimped to an end of the wire (20P, 20S). The terminal connecting portion (13) is retained in the terminal accommodating chamber (40).Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2013Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Tooru Shimizu
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Patent number: 9543720Abstract: A mounting device for a power distributor includes a base plate having an open longitudinal chute. A sliding block is set in the longitudinal chute and is configured to be able to slide along the longitudinal chute. A connector is attached to the sliding block. The connector is configured to attach to a cabinet that is configured to house the power distributor.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Inventor: Liang Light Chen
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Patent number: 9537250Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, plate terminals, and a metallic shell. The insulated housing includes a base portion. The plate terminals are at the insulated housing. The plate terminals include soldering segments exposed out of the bottom of the base portion. The metallic shell encloses four sides of the insulated housing and includes a top cover plate, a rear cover plate, and pins. The top cover plate is located atop the base portion. The rear cover plate is extending downwardly to the rear side of the base portion from the rear side of the top cover plate. The rear cover plate includes a bottom surface and a bent sheet substantially perpendicular to an outer wall of the rear cover plate and extended outward from the outer wall of the rear cover plate, and the pins are extending downwardly from the bottom surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Mao-Sheng Chen
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Patent number: 9531088Abstract: A barrel portion which allows the pressure-bonding connection of an aluminum core wire exposed on a distal end of an insulated wire covered with an insulating cover is formed into a cylindrical shape by bending barrel portion corresponding portions of a terminal base material in a terminal developed state about a terminal axis. In abutting end portions where the barrel portion corresponding portions abut each other, a welded part which welds the end portions is formed along a long length direction of the insulated wire. The welded part is formed on an upper surface concave portion and a projecting portion where an amount of plastic deformation of a conductor pressure-bonding section generated along with the pressure-bonding of the conductor pressure-bonding section becomes larger compared to other portions in a circumferential direction of the conductor pressure-bonding section.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems, Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Kihara, Akira Tachibana, Saburo Yagi, Yukihiro Kawamura, Takashi Tonoike
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Patent number: 9531105Abstract: An electrical connector is configured to be electrically coupled to a mating connector, The connector includes a housing having a contact chamber, and a contact connector element accommodated in the contact chamber. The contact connector element is configured to be coupled to a mating connector element of the mating connector and includes a primary locking member configured to latch with the contact chamber. The connector further includes a secondary locking member configured to frictionally lock the contact connector element in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbHInventors: Stefan Wimmer, Christian Wimmer
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Patent number: 9531101Abstract: The connector comprises a holding member and a contact which is held by the holding member. The contact has a fixed portion, a first spring portion and a second spring portion. The fixed portion is held by and fixed on the holding member. The first spring portion extends from the fixed portion. The first spring portion includes two pressed portions, a movable starting point and a movable end portion which is movable. When an inserting object is moved along a moving direction which is a forward direction or a rearward direction, the pressed portions are pressed by a press portion to be moved downward perpendicular to the moving direction. The inserting object is a card or a card adapter. The inserting object has the press portion. The second spring portion is provided with a free end and a contact point.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, LimitedInventors: Kazuya Mikawa, Akihiro Matsunaga, Masaaki Shimada
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Patent number: 9531116Abstract: An electrical device has a plug-in connection device (15), which is used to open and close an electrical circuit (24). The plug-in connection device (15) contains at least two contact/mating-contact pairs (22, 23), which have different ignition protection types. At least one of the two contact/mating-contact pairs is designed to interrupt the current running through said contact/mating-contact pair without triggering an explosion. (Ignition protection type Ex d or Ex i.) The other contact/mating-contact pair (23) opens and closes in the currentless state. Therefore, the other contact/mating-contact pair can have a second ignition protection type, such as Ex e.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2013Date of Patent: December 27, 2016Assignee: R. STAHL SCHALTGERÄTE GMBHInventor: Carsten Brenner