Patents Examined by Paul D Baillargeon
  • Patent number: 11095050
    Abstract: A cable connector includes a conductive terminal having a positioning wall and a piercing wall. The piercing wall can pierce an outer insulating sheath of a thin cable to be electrically connected to an inner core of the cable. The positioning wall can position the thin cable to reduce bending or dislocation of the thin cable caused by a force and thus minimize pulling of the core. This ensures electrical connection between the piercing wall and the core of the thin cable, and also prevents the core from being damaged or broken by any pulling force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: TARNG YU ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mu-Jung Huang, Ying-Chung Chen, Po-Shen Chen
  • Patent number: 11081866
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Troy Reynolds, Richard Robicheau
  • Patent number: 11038292
    Abstract: The invention relates to a press-in pin (10) for an electrical contacting assembly (1), having an elastic press-in region (12) and an electrically conductive coating (14). The invention further relates to a corresponding contacting assembly (1), and to a method for joining a press-in pin (10) and a metallized via (7). The coating (14) comprises a reactive multi-layer applied to the press-in pin (10) and a first contact layer applied to the reactive multi-layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Ronny Ludwig, Andreas Hachtel, Gustav Klett, Martin Schuerer
  • Patent number: 11031728
    Abstract: The present disclosure presents an electrical connector comprising a wire coupling portion, the wire coupling portion including a generally flat, plateau portion wherein the plateau portion includes a trough. The electrical connector wherein the trough is generally semi-cylindrical. The electrical connector further comprises an overlap portion that is positioned generally parallel to the plateau portion. The electrical connector wherein the overlap portion is positioned generally adjacent to an open side of the trough. The electrical connector further comprising an electrical device coupling portion at an end of the electrical connector opposite to the wire coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Ralphy A. Louis, Kevin M. Alston
  • Patent number: 11025006
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a connector module having a connector body with side edges and end edges. The connector body has contact channels holding contacts. The connector assembly includes a mounting frame having side walls and an end wall opposite a window between the side walls. The window is open to and provides access to a passage that receives the connector module. The mounting frame includes a connector module support structure for supporting the connector module in the passage that defines a confined space oversized relative to the connector body of the connector module to allow a limited amount of floating movement in the confined space in a lateral direction that is perpendicular to the mating direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keith Edwin Miller, Francis John Blasick, Michael John Walmsley
  • Patent number: 11005203
    Abstract: A terminal module (10) has a metal case (20) with a ceiling wall (21), a bottom wall (51) facing the ceiling wall (21), opposed side walls (23) extending from the ceiling wall (21) toward the bottom wall (51) and retaining pieces (24). A coil spring (40) is sandwiched between the ceiling wall (21) and the bottom wall (51). The retaining pieces (24) face each other in a direction perpendicular to a facing direction of the side walls (23) and project toward the bottom wall (51) from the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). The side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) are disposed alternately on the periphery of the ceiling wall (21). A spring receiving portion (26) formed by the ceiling wall (21), the side walls (23) and the retaining pieces (24) receives an end part of the coil spring (40) on the side of the ceiling wall (21).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Seido Nishijima
  • Patent number: 10998674
    Abstract: An electrical connector with biased latch and method. The electrical connector has a housing and a latch which extends from the housing. The latch has a latching region and a biasing region. The latching region has a latching projection with a reference surface. The biasing region has a biasing member. The cooperation of the biasing member with a mating electrical connector and the reference surface with the mating electrical connector prevents the unwanted movement of the electrical connector relative to the mating electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Inventors: Hurley Chester Moll, Eric John Torrey
  • Patent number: 10992086
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprising a termination with at least one conductive, compressible member and a conductive ground shield. The conductive, compressible member may be held within a connector module forming the termination such that the conductive compressive member is pressed against, and therefore makes electrical contact with, both an outer conductive layer of the cable and ground structures within the connector module. In some embodiments, these connections may be formed using a conductive, compressible member with an opening configured to receive the end of the cable therethrough. The conductive ground shield may be configured to compress the conductive, compressible member, and to cause the conductive, compressible member to electrically contact the cable's conductive layer. The conductive, compressible member may be formed from a compressible material and may comprise a plurality of conductive particulates configured to provide electrically conductive paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Girard, Jr., David Manter, Vysakh Sivarajan
  • Patent number: 10985477
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam M. Wrobel, Doug A. Lostoski, Daniel E. Killian
  • Patent number: 10985502
    Abstract: A connector (10) includes a first connector (20) and a second connector (50) to be connected to each other. The first connector (20) includes first terminals (21) and a first housing (23) configured to accommodate the first terminals (21). The second connector (50) includes second terminals (51) and a second housing (53) configured to accommodate the second terminals (51) and having a receptacle (54) to be fit to the first housing (23). A concave portion (30) is provided on a side of the first housing (23) to be fit to the second housing (53). The second housing (53) is provided with a pry preventing protrusion (62) projecting forwardly of the receptacle (54) and configured to suppress a positional deviation of the second housing (53) with respect to the first housing (23) by entering the concave portion (30) during a connecting operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kudo
  • Patent number: 10971844
    Abstract: A connector includes: a casing that has a housing space, a through hole communicating the housing space with an external space, and an electric wire insertion hole, and that holds a connection terminal connected to a counterpart device; a wiring material that has a distal end part inserted into the housing space via the electric wire insertion hole and a conductor part exposed from a covering at the distal end part, the exposed conductor part being curved at a curved part and connected to the connection terminal; and a conductive voltage detection terminal that has a connection part connected to the exposed conductor part at a position closer to the covering than a curved part and a voltage detection part facing the through hole, and that is provided by branching from a conduction path between the connection terminal and the conductor part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayoshi Hirakawa, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kitagawa, Masanobu Higashitani, Kengo Machida
  • Patent number: 10971848
    Abstract: A connector (1) is mounted on a case (12) including an internal space (120) accommodating an electronic board (11). The connector (1) includes first terminals (3), a first core (4), second terminals (5), a second core (6), a housing (7) and a ventilation passage (8). The ventilation passage (8) allows the internal space (120) of the case (12) to communicate with outside air. At least a part of the ventilation passage (8) is constituted by a groove (40) formed in at least one of mutually overlapping surfaces (411, 611) of the first core (4) and the second core (6). An outer vent (81) of the ventilation passage (8) is formed at a position closer to the case (12) than the receptacle (71) in a Z direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Inventor: Yui Ito
  • Patent number: 10965067
    Abstract: Plug assembly including a pluggable connector having a mating end and a trailing end and a central axis extending therebetween. The pluggable connector includes internal electronics that generate thermal energy within the pluggable connector. The mating end is configured to engage a data connector. The pluggable connector also includes a thermal interface region that is coupled to the pluggable connector. The thermal interface region includes a series of transfer plates that extend parallel to each other and to the central axis. The transfer plates define a series of plate-receiving slots extending parallel to the central axis. The thermal interface region transfers the thermal energy generated by the internal electronics through the transfer plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventor: Alan Weir Bucher
  • Patent number: 10958212
    Abstract: An assembly to electrically attach equipment is provided. The assembly may include a junction box and the equipment may include solar panels. The junction box may include a housing with side openings through which interconnecting conductors may pass through and into an inner cavity within the box. The housing also may include bottom openings through which conductors from the solar panel may pass through and into the inner cavity within the box. Within the cavity, the junction box may include flat conductive plates to which the ends of the conductors are electrically connected. In this way, a set of junction boxes may be used to electrically connect a group of solar panels in series. Each junction box may also include a diode configured between its flat conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Inventor: Frank C Pao
  • Patent number: 10958009
    Abstract: Tamper resistant cartridges for electrical devices are provided. The tamper resistant cartridges include a housing and one or more tamper resistant assemblies configured to normally block access to electrical contacts with the electrical device, and to permit access to such electrical contacts when the line phase prongs of a plug are inserted into the electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Mark Anthony Mozdzer, Thomas L. Scanzillo, Edward Bazayev, Jason Zachary Walker
  • Patent number: 10944196
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body and multiple conductive terminals. Each conductive terminal has: a main body portion; an elastic arm bending and extending upward from the main body portion; a through slot running through the elastic arm, forming a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm at two opposite sides thereof; and a contact portion bending and extending upward from the elastic arm. A width of the first elastic arm is greater than a width of the second elastic arm. The contact portion defines a virtual center line along an extending direction thereof. A gap between an inner side wall of the first elastic arm on a side thereof adjacent to the through slot and the center line is smaller than a gap between an inner side wall of the second elastic arm on a side thereof adjacent to the through slot and the center line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Zi Sheng Ou
  • Patent number: 10938146
    Abstract: Various embodiments include device housing for an electrical device comprising: an inner housing with a first lower shell and a first upper shell; and an outer housing with a second lower shell and a second upper shell. There is a cable insertion opening defined by a cable seating profile in the first lower shell and a flush cable cover profile in the first upper shell for a cable routed to the device; a clamping body retained by the inner housing; and a friction and/or form-fitting contact between the clamping body and the cable can be effected by means of the outer housing when the clamping body is pressed onto an outer surface of the cable by the upper shell of the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: SIEMENS SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventors: Severin Wattenhofer, Hideki Ito, Felix Schilter
  • Patent number: 10931044
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a board-to-board connector including a body, multiple terminals and a pair of metal fittings. The body has an accommodating recess. The terminal is disposed on the body and a portion of each of the terminals extends to the accommodating recess. The metal fittings are disposed on the body and beside the accommodating recess. The terminals are located between metal fittings. Each of the metal fittings has at least one limiting portion that extends to the accommodating recess. The limiting portion leans against a corner of the accommodating recess so that the metal fittings and the body generate a two-dimensional limitation. A board-to-board connector assembly is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Wen-Liang Men, Zheng Li, Ping Shi, Meng Liu, Bo-Wen Xu, Jia-Ying Wu, Hsin-Yu Chang
  • Patent number: 10931050
    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: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventor: Thomas S. Cohen
  • Patent number: 10923852
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a female connecting member, a male connecting member, an adapter, a mobile terminal, and an electronic equipment. The female connecting member has a first end face. The first end face has a first groove. The first groove is defined by a first side face and a first bottom face encompassed by the first side face. The first side face is provided with N conductive rings along a depth direction of the first groove, and N is an integer greater than or equal to 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignees: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE, TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Maozhao Huang, Zimei Yang