Patents Examined by Nader J Alhawamdeh
  • Patent number: 10709029
    Abstract: A plug-in device may include a circuit board, a first connecting piece stacked on the circuit board and a card tray stacked on the first connecting piece. The card tray may include a first mounting face facing the first connecting piece and a second mounting face away from the first connecting piece. The first mounting face may be configured to place a first chip card electrically connected to the circuit board through the first connecting piece. The second mounting face may be configured to place a second chip card electrically connected to the circuit board. A projection of the first mounting face along a direction perpendicular to the first mounting face may overlap that of the second mounting face. A terminal may include the above mentioned plug-in device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Hanjie Huang
  • Patent number: 10707613
    Abstract: A foldable power plug assembly may include a lever-based mechanism for retracting the metal pins of the assembly such that they do not extend beyond a top surface of a base portion of the assembly and for subsequently extracting the pins from the base portion. When a force is applied to a first pin in a folding direction while the assembly is in a deployed state, the lever-based mechanism may be configured to retract both the first and second pins toward their respective fully retracted positions. When a force is applied to the first pin in an unfolding direction while the assembly is in a retracted state, the mechanism may be configured to unfold both the first and second pins toward their respective fully deployed positions. and extend them to their fully deployed positions. The lever-based mechanism may be simple and intuitive to operate using a single hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Hang Du, Tiong Chee Benedict Tay, Yu Weng Alvin Sitoh, Toshiyuki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 10700465
    Abstract: An electrical plug safety device is disclosed having a first planar section having a first pair of holes therethrough, a second planar section having a second pair of holes therethrough, and a pair of collapsible passages each having a first opening joined to one of the first pair of holes of the first planar section and each having a second opening joined to one of the second pair of holes of the second planar section. Each of the pair of collapsible passages comprises a single constriction between the first opening and the second opening. Prongs of an electrical plug inserted through the collapsible passages are shielded from contact as the plug is connected or disconnected from an outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Inventor: Samuel Deskin
  • Patent number: 10700474
    Abstract: A plug connector having unlocking function is disclosed in the present invention. The plug connector includes a base, a signal transmission module, a lock head, a cover and an unlocking device. The lock head has two symmetrical edge protrusions, each of which has an upward inclined surface. The unlocking device includes a sliding member being slidably mounted on the cover and being connected with the lock head, and a pull strip being connected with the sliding member. A connection mouth of the sliding member has two downward inclined surfaces. A free end of the lock head is embedded into the connection mouth, and the upward inclined surface is pressed against the corresponding downward inclined surface. When pulling the pull strip backward, the sliding member moves backward, and the downward inclined surface can push the edge protrusion to move downward and drive the lock head to go down for unlocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: OUPIIN ELECTRONIC (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hsin Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 10690329
    Abstract: Provided is a power supply box device that improves design properties by keeping an operation lever from being visible from outside and that prevents misoperations caused by the operation lever being touched by mistake. A power supply box device 1 that comprises a plug 30: that has an operation lever 31m that protrudes in a radiation direction from a plug main body and extends downward; and that is supported by a lid member so as to be capable of forward and reverse rotation. A box main body has: a housing 12 that houses a power supply; and a lever cover 13 that is supported by the housing 12 so as to be capable of ascending/descending between a lock position that is on an upper side and a lock release position P2 that is on a lower side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: MODULEX INC.
    Inventor: Goro Terumichi
  • Patent number: 10693249
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector which comprises a shell, a first wafer group and a second wafer group. The shell comprises: a first frame portion defining a first slot; a second frame portion defining a second slot; a first supporting portion positioned at a first side of the shell; a second supporting portion positioned at a second side of the shell, and a bridging portion connecting the first frame portion and the second frame portion. The bridging portion, the first frame portion and the second frame portion cooperatively define an air flow channel. The first wafer group is assembled to the first slot. The second wafer group is assembled to the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Ser Kiat Toh, Paul L. Rishworth, Chien Ching Teh
  • Patent number: 10680387
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module including a base, a mating tongue, a row of first terminals, a row of second terminals and a shielding plate. Terminals comprise contacting portions, middle portions and leg portions. Each row of terminals comprises three pairs of differential signal terminals, and grounding terminals and power terminals. The shielding plate defines a first row of openings corresponding to the contacting portions, a second row of openings and third row of openings both corresponding to the middle portion. The first row of openings are aligned with the contacting portions of the first and second terminals in a vertical direction and the second row of openings are at least aligned with gaps between every two adjacent terminals while the shielding plate defines no opening corresponding to the middle portions of the three pair of differential signal terminals so as improve shielding performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shan-Yong Cheng, Feng Bao, Quan Wang, Wen He
  • Patent number: 10680395
    Abstract: A power interface system is provided. The power interface system can include a power interface device coupleable to a structure, wherein the power interface device can include a receptacle region and a plurality of pin receiving apertures. The power interface system may include an electrical device module sized and shaped to be received in the receptacle region, the electrical device module having a plurality of contact pins, each of the plurality of contact pins sized and shaped to be coupleably received in one of the pin receiving apertures. The electrical device module can be rotatably moveable with respect to the receptacle region between an uncoupled orientation and a coupled orientation, with the electrical device module being secured to the power interface device in the coupled orientation. Related devices and methods are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Harper Engineering Co.
    Inventor: David Chadwell
  • Patent number: 10673159
    Abstract: An electric connector includes connector bodies in which connection terminal trains are arranged in a coplanar fashion in male and female connector housings; and a ground connection fitting that is equipped therein so as to extend between the connection terminal trains in a train direction. At least one connector body has a conductive reinforcement fitting that extends along the connector housing. The ground connection fitting has ground connection portions that are exposed to the side of a board facing surface of the corresponding connector housing of the connector body; and reinforcement fitting connection portions that are connected to the reinforcement fitting on both outsides of the connection terminal trains in the train direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiyasu Ishida
  • Patent number: 10673172
    Abstract: A USB connector includes a docking assembly, a first metal member sleeved on the docking assembly, a plastic housing, and a second metal member integrated with and formed inside the plastic housing. The docking assembly includes an insulation body including a base and a docking tongue extending forward from the base and a conductive terminal integrated with and formed inside the insulation body. The first metal member includes an annular body sleeved on the base and welding feet extending rearward from two opposite sides of the annular body. The second metal member includes a plate body formed on a side wall of the plastic housing. Second welding portions formed by two sides of the plate body are bent and then extend toward the circuit board and a holding piece extending rearward from the plate body and fastened at a tail of the base of the insulation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: SHENZHEN EVERWIN PRECISION TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
    Inventors: Shaocan Zhang, Xiaoshuo Chen, Su Lu
  • Patent number: 10665994
    Abstract: A multiple-contact plug and a plug connector system equipped therewith are described. The multiple-contact plug has a plug housing having contact receiving chambers and a plurality of contacts that are each inserted into one of the contact receiving chambers. The contacts are each formed having a contact base body and an elastically deflectable primary lance protruding laterally from this contact base body, which lance is elastically reversibly deflectable from an outward-protruding position into a position deflected toward the contact base body. The multiple-contact plug in addition has at least one short-circuit jumper element. Electrically conductive contact surfaces of the short-circuit jumper element are situated in at least two of the contact receiving chambers and are electrically conductively connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventor: Rolf Wittmann
  • Patent number: 10658799
    Abstract: A transmission cable including a signal wire and a shielding layer is provided. The signal wire is configured to transmit a differential signal provided by an eDP interface or a V-by-one interface. The shielding layer is configured to cover the signal wire. An end of the signal wire receives the differential signal provided by the eDP interface or the V-by-one interface, and another end of the signal wire outputs the differential signal provided by the eDP interface or the V-by-one interface. In addition, a display system is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Innolux Corporation
    Inventors: Chih-Yang Hsu, Chien-Hung Chen, Heng-Chang Chang, Chin-Lung Ting, Cheng-Te Wang
  • Patent number: 10658781
    Abstract: A connector includes a cable including a plurality of core wires, a plurality of contacts, a body, a body cover housing the body, and an inner mold part. The plurality of contacts are respectively connected to ends, on one side, of the plurality of core wires of the cable. The body includes a plurality of first grooves that have an arc shape on a section orthogonal to an extending direction of the core wires and respectively support the ends, on one side, of the core wires in a contact state. The body cover includes a plurality of lines of rails on an inner side surface thereof, the plurality of lines of rails respectively having second grooves and being extended in parallel with the extending direction of the core wires, the second grooves having an arc shape on the section orthogonal to the extending direction of the core wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiharu Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 10658779
    Abstract: A connector for establishing electrical connections with a PCB comprises first and second sets of contact pads arranged in first and second rows on a same surface of the PCB. The connector includes a first set of elongated contacts, a second set of elongated contacts, and a contact block. The first set of contacts have contact surfaces that form a first row of contact surfaces configured to make and break electrical connectivity with the first set of contact pads of the PCB. The second set of contacts have contact surfaces that form a second row of contact surfaces configured to make and break electrical connectivity with the second set of contact pads of the PCB. The contact block supports the first and second sets of contacts and causes the contact surfaces to wipe against the first and second sets of contact pads when making and breaking electrical connectivity therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Joseph N. Castiglione, Daniel F. Cronch, Jesse A. Mann, Leon D. Schmidt, Steven A. Neu, Richard D. Twigg, Gregg R. Couture, James A. Wessman
  • Patent number: 10658770
    Abstract: A press and spring-back terminal block, includes a housing (1), a conductive terminal (2), a retainer assembly (3) and a rocker (4). The conductive terminal (2) is arranged inside the housing (1). The retainer assembly (3) includes a control member (30) and an elastic sheet (31) actuated by the control member (30). The elastic sheet (31) includes a stopping edge (310) and a retaining end (311) extended from the stopping edge (310) and toward the conductive terminal (2). When the control member (30) is actuated, it is abutted by the stopping edge (310) to allow the retaining end (311) to swing toward one side away from the conductive terminal (2). The rocker (4) is arranged inside the housing (1) and includes a first end portion (41) opposite from the lead wire insertion hole (11) and a second end portion driven to move relative to the control member (30).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
  • Patent number: 10651581
    Abstract: A connector body includes a recess, a middle island inside the recess, and a mating guide part formed on both sides in the longitudinal direction; a reinforcing metal bracket includes a main body part disposed on the end wall part of the mating guide part, and a central guide part which is connected to the main body part and has a tip which engages with the island end part of the middle island; and the central guide part includes an end wall inner cover part connected to the main body part, an island end cover part which is connected to the tip and covers at least a portion of the island end, and a bottom part which is connected to a lower end of the end wall inner cover part via a first curved part and is connected to a lower end of the island end cover part via a second curved part; wherein a lower surface of the first curved part is positioned above a lower surface of the second curved part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Naoto Sasayama, Shiro Tsukashima
  • Patent number: 10645971
    Abstract: An electronic smoking (1) device comprises a housing (2), control electronics (14) and a puff detector (18). The housing (2) accommodates a battery (10) as an electric power source powering an electrically heatable atomizer (20) comprising an electric heater (22) and adapted to atomize a liquid supplied from a reservoir (6) to provide an aerosol exiting from the atomizer (20). The control electronics (14) controls the heater (22) of the atomizer (20) and is adapted to operate the heater (22) in at least two predetermined modes. The puff detector (18) indicates an aerosol inhaling puff to the control electronics (14). The control electronics (14) selects a specific mode for operating the heater (22) via a control signal initiated by the puff detector (18).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: FONTEM HOLDINGS 1 B.V.
    Inventor: Roland Zitzke
  • Patent number: 10651589
    Abstract: A stack type female connector includes a terminal assembly, a main body, and a shell, wherein the terminal assembly is inserted in the main body. A board end is at a bottom part of the terminal assembly for being inserted on a PCB. A plugging end is at an anterior part of the terminal assembly for connecting a SSD interface. The terminal assembly has an upper terminal assembly and a lower terminal assembly, wherein both of the upper terminal assembly and the lower terminal assembly have a 40-pin terminal member and a 28-pin terminal member. The 28-pin terminal member is formed of a 15-pin terminal member, a 7-pin terminal member, and a 6-pin terminal member inserted in the terminal pedestal. The stack type female connector achieves a simplified structure, a lower production cost, and a better heat dissipation performance through an optimized design of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Electronic Technology (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiang Wang, Lei Liao, Nian Dai
  • Patent number: 10651597
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an insulative elongated housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a pair of rotatable ejectors at two ends of the housing. The housing includes a pair of side walls extending along the longitudinal direction with a receiving slot therebetween in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and a pair of towers at two opposite ends of the housing in the longitudinal direction. The receiving slot is configured to receive a card type memory module. The pair of ejectors are disposed in the corresponding towers, respectively. Each ejector includes a kicker at the bottom wherein a tip of the kicker will not invade into the space between the pair of outermost contacts so as not interfere with the corresponding outermost contacts when the ejector is rotated to be at an open/ejecting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO. LTD, FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ce-En Xie, Zhuang-Xing Li, Wen-Jun Tang, Xue-Wu Bu
  • Patent number: 10651573
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly includes a connector (CN) and a wiring material with conductors. The connector (CN) includes terminals (20) and an insulating housing (30) having a terminal holding portion (32) for holding the wiring material (10) such that the conductors are connected to the respective terminals (20). Each terminal (20) includes a held portion (22) and an outward projecting portion (24) projecting out from a surface (32a) of the terminal holding portion (32). The outward projecting portion (24) includes a first projecting portion (26) projecting in a first direction and a second projecting portion (27) extending from the first projecting portion (26) in a second direction closer to a direction parallel to the surface of the terminal holding portion (32) than the first direction. An outer surface of the second projecting portion (27) has a conductor connection surface (27a) connectable to the conductor extending in the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Washio, Yasuo Omori