Patents Examined by Paul Baillargeon
  • Patent number: 9831588
    Abstract: An electrical connector with improved high frequency performance. The connector has conductive elements, forming both signal and ground conductors, that have multiple points of contact distributed along an elongated dimension. The ground conductors may be formed with multiple beams of different length. The signal conductors may be formed with multiple contact regions on a single beam, with different characteristics. Signal conductors may have beams that are jogged to provide both a desired impedance and mating contact pitch. Additionally, electromagnetic radiation, inside and/or outside the connector may be shaped with an insert electrically connecting multiple ground structures and/or a contact feature coupling ground conductors to a stiffener. The conductive elements in different columns may be shaped differently to reduce crosstalk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas S. Cohen
  • Patent number: 9825381
    Abstract: Mounting and connector structure for an electronic apparatus includes a substrate, a mounting connector mounted on a substrate surface of the substrate, and a mating connector is attached/detached to the mounting connector in a direction perpendicular to the substrate surface, and a casing having a first casing member disposed on a connector mounting surface of the substrate and a second casing member disposed on an opposite surface side of the connector mounting surface, and the casing accommodates the substrate and the mounting connector in an accommodation space which is formed by coupling the casing members to one another. The first casing member is in contact with a first surface that is a side where the mating connector is attached/detached in the mounting connector, and the second casing member is in contact with a second surface that is a side facing to the first surface in the mounting connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomomichi Mizoguchi, Atsushi Sakurai
  • Patent number: 9819107
    Abstract: A panel mount connector and method involve a connector shell assembly that is configured to be received in an opening that is defined by a panel with the connector shell defining a through passage. A flexible circuit board is supported within the through passage and defines a first external connection interface at one end for external electrical access from one side of the panel when the connector shell assembly is installed in the panel and at least the first external connection interface is supported for independent movement relative to the connector shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Glenair, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald T. Logan, Jr., Sean Zargari, Mehrdad Ghara, Huan Do
  • Patent number: 9812805
    Abstract: A butting surface (21) of a first butting terminal fitting (20) held by a first terminal accommodating member (40) is formed in a curved-surface configuration protruding toward a second butting terminal fitting (30) side held by a second terminal accommodating member (50). A plurality of contact spring pieces (33a and 33b) of the second butting terminal fitting (30) which are butted against the butting surface (21) and resiliently deformed are flat plate type leaf springs arranged on the same plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Tomine, Yasuhiro Otsuta
  • Patent number: 9793654
    Abstract: The device allows simple ground contacting of the shielding of a coaxial line, in particular a parallel ground contacting. For this purpose the connection holder has a housing for receiving preferably multiple coaxial lines which are fed through the housing in a parallel manner. A ground contacting strip lies in the housing, and the shieldings of the coaxial lines, which are stripped in a contact region, are placed against the ground contacting strip and clamped thereagainst.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Konrad, Gerhard Hein
  • Patent number: 9787020
    Abstract: Disclosed is a high-voltage male connector including: a male terminal formed of a metal material and having a plate shape; an insulating cap provided on a front end of the male terminal; an inner housing into which the male terminal is inserted and mounted such that the front end of the male terminal faces the outside; a partition unit integrally formed with an inner side of the inner housing and having a tetragonal pipe shape covering the male terminal; and an outer housing which is formed of a metal material and into which the inner housing is inserted and mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.
    Inventors: Jeong-Hyeok Choi, Moon-Kyu Jang, Heung-Kyu Lee
  • Patent number: 9762711
    Abstract: An ejecting mechanism provides an ejecting executing portion driven by an ejecting driving portion for pushing a secondary machine out of a primary machine and for separating a secondary connector and a primary connector connected to each other. It allows the secondary machine to be ejected out of the primary machine automatically and prevents damage of the secondary connector and the primary connector caused by applying an external pulling force on the secondary machine directly. Furthermore, when a first external force overcomes a resilient driving force to push the secondary machine into a slot, the ejecting executing portion contacting with the secondary machine swings toward a rear end of a connecting surface of the primary connector. Additionally, an ejecting locking portion moving with the swing of the ejecting executing portion can be locked by a locking executing portion, such that the automatic ejection of the secondary machine is restrained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignee: QISDA (SUZHOU) CO., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shun Cai He, Li Bing Chen, Hai Dong Wang, Qi Yun Shen, Xiao Jun Xu, Chun Yang Chen
  • Patent number: 9755339
    Abstract: A connecting structure includes a flat circuit body, a slider that is attached to a vicinity of a distal end portion of the flat circuit body, and a connector which includes a slider containing portion and a terminal arrangement portion. When the slider is connected to the slider containing portion, conductors of the flat circuit body are electrically connected to the connection terminals of the terminal arrangement portion. The slider has a narrow width end portion whose width at the distal end is smaller than width of the flat circuit body so that side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body are projected from the narrow width end portion. The slider containing portion has a positioning face which contacts with one of the side edges of the distal end of the flat circuit body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Keishi Jinno, Kouichi Ohyama, Kazunori Miura
  • Patent number: 9748704
    Abstract: A shield connector structure is provided that can increase the precision in the size of a connection portion of a shield electric wire and can improve the water-stop performance of the connection portion without being affected by the tolerance of the external diameter of a shield unit and an external insulating covering of the shield electric wire. A shield connector includes a connection member fixed to an outer surface of a metal case and a shield member connecting the connection member and a shield unit of a shield electric wire, and a shield pipe configured to fix an exposed portion of the shield unit to the shield member. A first tubular unit of the shield member is inserted between the exposed portion of the shield unit and an internal insulating covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 9742104
    Abstract: Underwater connecting apparatuses include a flexible diaphragm that at least in part defines a wall of a chamber configured to contain a fill material, the wall having a perimeter with a non-circular profile when the chamber is viewed in cross-section. The non-circular profile of the perimeter is configured to allow a volume of the chamber to change without substantially changing a length of the perimeter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Christopher Plant, Mark Simmonds, Stephen Ward
  • Patent number: 9735492
    Abstract: An electrical outlet includes an outlet housing having an outer support arm and an inner support arm, the outer and inner support arms defining a socket receptacle; the inner and outer support arms having a rotational support member and a fixed electrical contact assembly; a rotary socket having at least one plug receiver for receiving an electrical plug and a rotary contact plate attached thereto; wherein the rotary contact plate is rotationally supported by the rotational support member, and the rotary contact plate maintains electrical contact with the fixed electrical contact assembly through a predetermined range of rotation of the rotary socket. Rotation control functions of the rotary contact plate to limit the range of rotation and provide adjustable angles of rotation are also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Inventors: Henry Shum, Mathew Inskeep
  • Patent number: 9735504
    Abstract: Embodiments disclose an electrical connector comprising a contact part including a sleeve enclosing a receiving space; a contact spring; and a locking pin including an axial end protruding laterally beyond the sleeve, the locking pin configured to be displaceably guided in the sleeve between a first final position and a second final position, be in contact with the contact spring, and push the contact spring towards the receiving space to a degree depending on a position of the locking pin between the first and second final positions; and a housing surrounding the contact part, the housing including a securing element configured to be selectively movable or fixed relative to the sleeve, grip the at least one axial end of the locking pin to form a locked connection, and selectively move the locking pin during a movement relative to the sleeve or fix the locking pin relative to the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Lisa Draexlmaier GmbH
    Inventor: Stefan Wimmer
  • Patent number: 9735494
    Abstract: Pluggable connector having a connector housing with a receiving space that opens to a leading end of the connector housing. The pluggable connector includes an edge interface that is positioned within the receiving space and has a mating edge. The pluggable connector also includes a guard assembly that is coupled to the connector housing and includes a front wall and a spring member that operably engages the front wall. The front wall has an edge slot. The spring member is biased to hold the front wall in a forward position with respect to the edge interface. The front wall compresses the spring member as the front wall moves from the forward position to a displaced position. The mating edge moves through the edge slot and clears the front wall as the front wall moves to the displaced position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael David Herring, Michael John Phillips
  • Patent number: 9735499
    Abstract: A wire holder (4) for a modular communications connector includes insertion cavities (21, 22, 25) positioned for receiving a set of twisted conductor pairs so that each conductor pair can be inserted in an insertion cavity and/or two conductor pairs can be inserted in a same insertion cavity, depending on the communications cable type, its constructive features, the type of application, such that it provides a better performance, such as for data communications cables for high data rates. The wire holder (4) distributes the set of insertion cavities (21, 22, 25) in more than two planes, such that a first plane comprises two insertion cavities (21) that each accept one pair of conductors, a second plane comprises an insertion cavity (25) that accepts one pair of conductors and a third plane includes an insertion cavity (22) that accepts more than one pair of conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Connectivity Spain, S.L.
    Inventors: Arturo Pachon, Maria Maqueda Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 9735503
    Abstract: A connector includes: a housing 3 accommodating at least one of a conductive contact 5; an insertion opening 4 to which a flat cable 2 can be inserted, the insertion opening 4 being provided in front part of the housing 3 and being defined by upper and lower walls 33 and 32 of the housing 3 at the top and bottom; and a lever 6 which is provided in the back part of the housing 3 and is turned to bring the contacts 5 into pressure contact with the flat cable 2 and establish electrical continuity therebetween. The contact 5 includes a first contact 5A which is engaged with the housing 3 at such a position that press-fit forces produced in the direction orthogonal to the press-fit direction when the contact 5A is press-fitted into the housing 3 are not in the same straight line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Katsutoshi Tohjo
  • Patent number: 9722361
    Abstract: A connector is provided to facilitate the connection work of a connection terminal and to enhance the connection reliability. A connector includes an attachment part that includes a terminal stand; a connector main body that includes a connection terminal connected to a cable, the connection terminal being fastened and fixed to the terminal stand in a state in which the connector main body is mounted to the attachment part; a cable shield shell that covers an introduction part for the cable in the connector main body; and a connection part shield shell that covers a fastening area between the connection terminal and the terminal stand so as to accommodate the cable shield shell inside the connection part shield shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanaka, Hajime Kato
  • Patent number: 9711885
    Abstract: A fitting cylinder section 11 of a female terminal main body 10 includes a first side plate 11a from which a columnar body 15 for a rivet protrudes as one in a plurality of side wall plates forming a square cylinder shape, a leaf spring 20 fixed to the fitting cylinder section 11 has a rivet insertion hole 21a into which the columnar body 15 for the rivet can be inserted, and the fitting cylinder section 11 has a structure in which the leaf spring 20 is fixed to an inner section thereof by performing the press-molding in the square cylinder shape section after rivet-retaining the leaf spring 20 to the first side plate 11a in a deployment shape and before performing the press-molding in the square cylinder shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Hamai, Takuya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 9705236
    Abstract: A connector includes a substantially rectangular seal ring (30) with four corners formed by arcuate portions (34). Ear-like protruding portions (36) are formed on the seal ring (30) to extend along the arcuate portions (34) on the four corners and project toward an outer periphery. The ear-like protruding portions (36) are configured to regulate rattling in a connecting direction of first and second housings (10, 20) by being resiliently compressed between a back end surface (16S) of a connection space (16) of the first housing (10) and a tip surface (22S) of a receptacle (22) of the second housing (20) with the first and second housings (10, 20) connected. Pressure receiving portions (38A, 38B) project from surfaces of the ear-like protruding portions (36) facing the receptacle (22) and are divided in a circumferential direction by grooves (39).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hidefumi Horiuchi, Hideto Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9691514
    Abstract: An electrical assembly including a first element, such as a connector body, formed of a conductive composite material and a second element formed of a solid metallic material, such as a sheet metal electromagnetic interference shield, defining a fibrous conductive region formed of a plurality of metallic filaments. The conductive composite material forming the first element completely surrounds a portion of the fibrous conductive region. Conductive fibers in the conductive composite material are in intimate contact with the fibrous conductive region, forming a very high number of electrical contact points between the conductive fibers in the conductive composite material and the fibrous conductive region and thereby providing a robust electrical connection between the first element and the second element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Robert B. Snader, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9692167
    Abstract: A connector is mountable on a circuit board and mateable with a mating connector along a mating direction. The connector comprises a contact, a housing, an enclosing portion and a coupling portion. The housing holds the contact. The enclosing portion encloses an outer circumference of the housing in a plane perpendicular to the mating direction. The coupling portion directly or indirectly couples the enclosing portion with the housing so as to allow the enclosing portion to move along the mating direction relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Toshiro Kobuchi, Takayuki Nishimura, Hiroaki Obikane, Katsumi Arai