Patents Examined by Oscar C Jimenez
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Patent number: 11742610Abstract: The disclosure provides an electric connector, which includes a base, a cover, and an elastic member. The cover covers the base and is formed with a chamber. The cover is disposed with a key and a trough. The elastic member is disposed in the chamber and includes a lower plate, an upper plate, and a flexible arm. The lower plate is fixed on the base. The upper plate is formed above the lower plate. The flexible arm is connected between the lower plate and the upper plate. The upper plate is extended with a hook. The hook movably enters or leaves each trough. The upper plate is disposed with a pressed portion corresponding to the key in position. The pressed portion drives each hook to move out from each trough through pressing of the key so as to implement unlatching of the electric connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 20, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsu-Feng Chang, Ya-Fen Kao, Cheng-Chung Lai, Siang-Ting Wang
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Patent number: 11735856Abstract: A locking plate portion is disposed so as to be movable in a lateral direction. A connection terminal is inserted while a locking piece of a connection portion of the connection terminal passes through an insertion groove of the locking plate portion Subsequently, an operating member is pushed in an arrow direction with respect to the locking plate portion and the locking plate portion is laterally moved by a wedge mechanism. Then, the locking piece is transferred to a locking portion provided in the front end side portion of the insertion groove. As a result, the locking portion locks the rear portion of the locking piece and a rearward movement of the connection terminal is regulated.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: DELTA PLUS CO., LTD.Inventor: Tsugio Ambo
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Patent number: 11728602Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to the technical field of digital accessories, and more particularly to a connector and a cable with connector. The connector includes a first terminal head and a second terminal head. The first terminal head and the second terminal head are detachably connected. The first terminal head includes multiple first pins and a fixing member. The fixing member includes an upper fixing element and a lower fixing element. The multiple first pins are respectively fixed on the upper fixing element and the lower fixing element. A part of the multiple first pins passing through the upper fixing element, and the other part of the multiple first pins passing through the lower fixing element. When the first terminal head and the second terminal head are connected, one end of each first pin is electrically connected to the second terminal head, and the other end thereof is electrically connected to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN KE XIU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Shuyuan Deng, Huanhuan Zhu
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Patent number: 11728605Abstract: The present invention discloses a rotary electrical connection assembly. The rotary electrical connection assembly includes: a fixed part disposed fixedly and a rotating part disposed rotatably relative to the fixed part. The rotating part is provided with at least two rotary contacts. In the rotary electrical connection assembly provided in the present invention, provided that more groups of the rotary contacts and the fixed contacts are disposed, at least some of the contacts may be disposed at different radial positions corresponding to the same axial position without additionally occupying an axial dimension space, and therefore the increase of an axial dimension of a device may be avoided, and miniaturization of the device is facilitated.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: SHENZHEN FENDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yong Xiao, Mianjia Wei
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Patent number: 11728586Abstract: A wire-clamping connector assembly includes a wire-clamping connector and a mating connector that are mated with each other. The wire-clamping connector includes a casing and a conductive cable. The casing includes a first wire-fixing portion, a second wire-fixing portion, and a third wire-fixing portion that is located therebetween. A first gap is formed between the first wire-fixing portion and the third wire-fixing portion, and a second gap is formed between the second wire-fixing portion and the third wire-fixing portion. The conductive cable includes a conductive cable body and insulating bodies that cover the conductive cable body. The conductive cable passes through the first gap and the second gap, such that a third extension section is surroundingly arranged below the third wire-fixing portion. An extension direction of the conductive cable is perpendicular to a mating direction of the mating connector and the wire-clamping connector.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: CVILUX CORPORATIONInventors: Keng-Sheng Tsai, Chin-Chiang Chen
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Patent number: 11728585Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing having a wall bounding, at least in part, an opening in which a plurality of terminals are exposed and a shell configured to encircle an outer surface of the wall. The shell may include: guide portions, a plurality of first portions configured to conform with the outer surface of the wall, a plurality of second portions spaced apart from the outer surface of the wall, and a plurality of hook portions configured to engage with an edge of the wall. The hook portions may be opposite the guide portions. Second portions, spaced from the outer surface of the wall, may be distributed around the bounding wall and may have different sizes to receive different projections from the plug, both preventing insertion of the plug in an incorrect orientation and counterbalancing the force on the connector housing during mating of a plug to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2021Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
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Patent number: 11721937Abstract: A push-pull coaxial connector includes: an external conductor configured to internally receive the matching external conductor of a mating connector, with concave parts or through holes on the inner surface of the side wall of the external conductor; a sleeve surrounding the external conductor, where the sleeve is able to slide between the front position and rear position along the external conductor and is able to rotate around the circumference of the external conductor. When the sleeve is at the front position, one or more protrusions are staggered away from one or more notches and abutted on the rear surface of the sleeve to prevent the sleeve from moving backward. When the sleeve is at the rear position, one or more protrusions are received in one or more corresponding notches.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Jin Liu, Hongjuan An, Jien Zheng, Yujun Zhang
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Patent number: 11721955Abstract: An electrical distribution block includes a first base, a second base, and a spacer plate discrete from the first and second base. The spacer plate is positioned between first base and the second base and secures the first base to the second base. A conductor block is connected to at least one of the first base or the second base. The conductor block includes a primary tap and a secondary tap.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Troy Reynolds, Richard Robicheau
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Patent number: 11715908Abstract: An electrical connector includes an electrical connector body and a collar circumferentially surrounding an external surface of the electrical connector. The collar includes a hollow collar body that receives at least a portion of the electrical connector body, the collar body having a cable end and a free end. One or more fingers extend from the free end of the collar body to physically prevent incorrect mating with another corresponding component.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Zinniatek LimitedInventors: Andrew Leo Haynes, Christopher Charles Morrow, James Robert Winton, Johan Miros Kvasnicka
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Patent number: 11715907Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electrical connector including an insulating body, a number of conductive terminals and a shielding shell. The insulating body includes a mating surface and a slot. Each conductive terminal includes a contact portion extending into the slot. A receiving groove for receiving a part of a mating connector is formed between the shielding shell and the insulating body. The receiving groove is located outside the slot. The electrical connector further includes a first outer surface and a fool-proof protrusion protruding beyond the first outer surface in a direction perpendicular to an insertion direction of the mating connector. The first outer surface and the receiving groove are located on two opposite sides of the slot, respectively. The fool-proof protrusion is adapted to prevent the mating connector from being inserted into the electrical connector at a wrong angle.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2021Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., LtdInventors: Hongji Chen, Rongzhe Guo
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Patent number: 11710935Abstract: A power connector system includes a busbar having a conductive plate. The conductive plate has first side and a second side. The conductive plate has a thickness profile between the first side and the second side. The conductive plate has a busbar opening therethrough between the first side and the second side. The power connector system includes a busbar connector received in the busbar opening of the conductive plate. The busbar connector includes a busbar housing and a busbar contact received in a socket of the busbar housing. The busbar housing is electrically conductive and electrically connected to the conductive plate in the busbar opening. The busbar contact is electrically conductive and electrically connected to the busbar housing in the socket. The busbar contact has a mating interface configured to mechanically and electrically connect to an electrical component plugged into the socket.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Jeffery Walter Mason, William Charles McGee, III
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Patent number: 11710924Abstract: A connector housing includes a body and a cover mounted on a top portion of the body. The body has a plurality of terminal receiving chambers arranged in a row and a first engagement portion formed on a top surface of each wall at a left side and a right side of each terminal receiving chamber. The cover has a first aperture corresponding to the first engagement portion. The first engagement portion engages the first aperture to lock the cover to the body.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: YuQiang (Thomas) Zhao, Qianjin (Orando) Li
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Patent number: 11710921Abstract: The connector includes: an axial member that is a cylindrical conductor; a central contact disposed inside along a central axis of the axial member; an insulating member interposed between the axial member and the central contact and which holds the central contact; a first flange and a second flange provided on an outer peripheral surface of the axial member; and a metal spring provided along an outer peripheral surface of the axial member. The metal spring includes: a C-shaped metal spring body; curved parts; elastic pieces that extend from the curved parts so as to face an outer peripheral surface of the metal spring body; inner protrusions provided on an inner peripheral surface of the metal spring body so as to protrude inside the metal spring body; and outer protrusions provided on outer peripheral surfaces of the elastic pieces so as to protrude outside the elastic pieces.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SMK CorporationInventors: Hirotaka Tsuchiya, Fumio Osawa, Tadahito Sasaki
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Patent number: 11699869Abstract: An electrical female terminal for mating with a connector assembly generally including a main body, a two-bodied spring, and a wire fastening portion. A protrusion extends from an unattached end portion of the lever member, the protrusion having faces angled relative to each other to efficiently deflect the lever member upwards when the protrusion interacts with an internal protrusion of a housing or a connector assembly. A top portion of the retainer member of the electrical female terminal, located above the two-bodied spring, has a dimple portion. The terminal face or leading end portion of the electrical female terminal is prevented from damaging or cutting a silicone seal. The overstress feature of the tang member of the lever is improved upon by relocating and reshaping the protruding member thereof. The configuration or shape of the cross-section across the upper portion and the support member at the front end portion of the main body of the electrical female terminal is substantially U-shaped.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATIONInventors: Ping Chen, Gwendolyn Upson, Craig Lee
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Patent number: 11699876Abstract: A connector 10 includes a connector body 20 and a lever 50. The connector body 20 includes a guide portion 30. The lever 50 includes a guide receiving portion 60. The lever 50 is rotatable about a rotary shaft 54 with respect to the connector body 20 to a guide start position where guide by the guide portion 30 is started and a guide end position where the guide by the guide portion 30 is ended. At least one of the guide portion 30 and the guide receiving portion 60 arcuately extends with the rotary shaft 54 as a center. The guide receiving portion 60 contacts the guide portion 30 with a larger contact pressure when the lever 50 is at the guide end position than when the lever 50 is at the guide start position.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2022Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Junya Matsuura
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Removable terminal block assembly that permits an I/O base to operate in simplex mode or duplex mode
Patent number: 11699867Abstract: An I/O device includes an I/O base, at least two I/O modules supported on the I/O base, and a duplex terminal block assembly supported on the I/O base. The at least two I/O modules include a first I/O module and a second I/O module coupled to the duplex terminal block assembly in parallel. The duplex terminal block assembly can include connectors for connecting to a field device. The duplex terminal block assembly can include conductive structures for coupling the connectors with each of the first and second I/O modules. The duplex terminal block can be installed in a pair of ports in an I/O base to connect two I/O modules in parallel.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Adam M. Wrobel, Doug A. Lostoski, Daniel E. Killian -
Patent number: 11695234Abstract: A pluggable module includes a housing and cables arranged as a cable bundle extending from a module cavity of the housing. Each cable includes first and second conductors and an insulator surrounding the conductors. Each cable is obround shaped having generally flat first and second ends and semi-circular first and second sides between the first and second ends. The pluggable module includes a cable organizer coupled to the cable bundle to position the cables relative to each other. The cable organizer has cable channels receiving and holding the cables such that at least a first subset of the cables are oriented with the first and second ends non-parallel to the first and second ends of a second subset of the cables.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Jeffrey Stewart Simpson, Craig Warren Hornung
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Patent number: 11684400Abstract: A first module configured to engage with a second module in a stacked configuration to define a modular energy system is provided. The first module comprises a first bridge connector portion and a second conductive portion. The first bridge connector portion is configured to engage with a second bridge connector portion of the second module as the first module and the second module are engaged. The first conductive portion is configured to engage with a second conductive portion of the second module as the first module and the second module are engaged, prior to engagement between the first bridge connector portion and the second bridge connector portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: Cilag GmbH InternationalInventors: Madeleine C. Jayme, Kristen G. Denzinger, Joshua Henderson, Ryan M. Asher, William B. Weisenburgh, II, Amrita S. Sawhney
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Patent number: 11688974Abstract: A test plug block (1) for plugging onto a series terminal block (2), comprising a plurality of test plugs (4) connected to one another and two fastening parts (5), which are arranged on both sides of the plurality of test plugs (4) and are connected to one another by means of a grip piece (6), the fastening parts (5) each having a housing (7) and an insertion portion (8), which can be inserted into a receiving portion (9), the receiving portion (9) being formed in the clamp housing (10) of a fastening clamp (11) of the series terminal block (2).Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventor: Christian Kloppenburg
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Patent number: 11682856Abstract: A holder apparatus of a bio-signal device comprises a holder, which comprises a pocket for a bio-signal processing device, an extension with a hollow, the hollow and the pocket forming a continuous cavity through the holder, a connector, and an elastic seal with a hole. A shape of the elastic seal is matched with a shape of the hollow of the extension at an interface of the pocket, and the hollow and a shape of the hole is matched with a shape of the connector for sealing an interface between the connector and the holder while the connector and the elastic seal are within the hollow and the connector is in contact with the elastic seal. Sealant filler fills the hollow of the extension and is in physical contact with the connector, which is in the hollow against the seal, the elastic seal and the sealant filler allowing the connector to mate electrically with a counter-connector moved within the cavity in a direction from the pocket toward the hollow.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: BITTIUM BIOSIGNALS OYInventors: Juha Myllykangas, Mikko Määtänniemi