Patents Examined by Peter G Leigh
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Patent number: 12266892Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a connector. The connector is suited to connectorizing exactly two conductors. The connector includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly two electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. Further, the metal frame, which includes a shielding interface, surrounds at least a portion of both the forward and rear connector bodies. The electrical contacts extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body. A first of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a first conductor of a shielded cable and the second of the electrical contacts is electrically coupled to a second conductor of the shielded cable. The shield interface of the metal frame is electrically coupled to the shield of the shielded cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Shawn Phillip Tobey, Paul John Pepe, Scott Martin Keith, Jeffrey A. Oberski
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Patent number: 12266879Abstract: An arrangement for connecting electrical connections, in particular through a housing, for a device for driving a compressor with a connection arrangement with at least one electrically conductive connecting element and at least one contact device, fixed in a PCB, for mounting the connecting element in an axial direction. The contact device exhibits at least one spring contact element with elastically de-formable lamellar contact springs that are in electrically conductive contact with the connecting element. Furthermore, the invention relates to a method for mounting the arrangement for connecting electrical connections, a device for driving a compressor of a vaporous fluid, in particular an electric motor, with the arrangement and a use of the device according to the invention.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: HANON SYSTEMSInventors: Bernd Gunermann, Eric Rooks, Oliver Gormanns, Senol Gecgel
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Patent number: 12266883Abstract: A modular high-current connector (1) has a first housing part (7) and a second housing part (8) connected thereto. The high-current connector (1) has a pin contact (9), the pin contact (9) being substantially cylindrical and having a connection region (A?) and a contact region (K?) for making electrical contact with a device socket or a mating connector. The contact region (K?) of the pin contact (9) projects out of the high-current connector (1) on the plug-in side.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KGInventors: Nando Hoppe, Benjamin Krüger
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Patent number: 12267959Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for providing computer implemented services are disclosed. To provide the computer implemented services, hardware resources available to data processing systems may be customized. The hardware resources may be customized through addition or replacement of interchangeable hardware components. The interchangeable hardware components may include features that may improve the likelihood of successfully adding or replacing the interchangeable hardware components.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Eduardo Escamilla, Matthew Dang, James Utz
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Patent number: 12266890Abstract: A connector fitting structure including: a first connector; and a second connector. The first connector includes a guide groove provided in a first housing. The guide groove includes: a first groove portion extending along a connector fitting direction; a second groove portion formed to gradually increase in width from a side of the first groove portion toward a side of the second connector; and a connection portion that connects the first groove portion and the second groove portion. The second connector includes a projection portion provided on a second housing and inserted into the guide groove. The projection portion has a recessed portion formed on a front end side of the projection portion and on at least one side surface of the projection portion that faces groove side surfaces of the guide groove.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Seiji Kozono, Yoshitaka Tsushima, Masaya Okamoto
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Patent number: 12255426Abstract: There is provided a multi-plug adapter comprising: a type-C pin assembly comprising pins and a pin support body; at least one additional pin assembly comprising a different pin arrangement; a housing for housing the pin assemblies, wherein the housing comprises a plurality of holes in a first face allowing deployment of the selected pins therethrough; an actuation mechanism cooperable with each pin assembly, wherein the actuation mechanism is adapted to selectively move each pin assembly between a stowed configuration in which the pins are stowed within the housing and a deployed configuration in which the pins protrude through the respective holes in the first face of the housing and are engageable in a complementary socket; an electrical output, wherein the electrical output is electrically connected to each pin assembly in the deployed configuration; and wherein the type-C pins are at least partially located within the pin support body in the stowed configuration and wherein the type-C pins and pin supportType: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: HYPHENATE INC.Inventor: Min-Kyu Choi
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Patent number: 12249792Abstract: A safety assembly having a cover plate for mounting to a pre-existing electrical receptacle and a safety housing for removably attaching to the cover plate. The safety housing is a unitary construction having a front end and a back-end wall with four side walls extending therebetween to provide an open interior, wherein the front end is substantially open and configured for securing to the cover plate. The cover plate has one or more pairs of slots positioned near an opening in the cover plate for exposing a socket of the electrical receptacle and the safety housing comprises one or more attachment mechanisms configured to removably engage with the one or more pairs of slots to removably couple the safety housing the cover plate.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Inventors: Stephen D. Sheldon, Matthew E. Sheldon
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Patent number: 12249796Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of conductive terminals, a plurality of grounding terminals and two shielding elements. The plurality of the conductive terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are mounted in the insulating body. The plurality of the grounding terminals are located adjacent to two outer sides of the plurality of the conductive terminals. The two shielding elements are disposed at a front end of an upper surface and a front end of a lower surface of the insulating body. Each shielding element has a base frame. Two sides of a rear edge of the base frame are connected with two contact portions. The contact portions of the two shielding elements contact with the plurality of the grounding terminals.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Pei-Yi Lin, Chuan-Hung Lin, Sheng-Nan Yu, Sheng-Yuan Huang, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 12244088Abstract: A connector includes a terminal fitting that includes a terminal connection section, and a housing that includes a terminal accommodating section in which the terminal fitting is inserted into a terminal accommodating chamber in the terminal accommodating section in a terminal insertion direction and accommodated at an accommodation completion position, wherein the terminal connection section is a tubular section bent in a tubular shape with end surfaces of two end portions facing each other, and includes a recess that is recessed from a distal end of the terminal connection section on a terminal insertion direction side, in a terminal removal direction opposite to the terminal insertion direction, the terminal insertion direction being a tube axis direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke Yamanashi, Takashi Sone
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Patent number: 12237606Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative base having a top surface, a bottom surface, and plural holes extending through the top surface and the bottom surface; a group of contacts mounted to corresponding holes, each contact having an upper contacting arm and a side portion; and a standoff secured to the side portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 27, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu
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Patent number: 12237595Abstract: An electrical interconnect including slotted lug with a receiving end for connecting to a flat electrical conductor and a fastening end for connecting to a surface mount terminal extending from the surface of a circuit, such as an integrated metal substrate (IMS) circuit board or a circuit card assembly. The interconnect provides a secure connection capable of transmitting a current of at least 100 Arms, to give a non-limiting example value. The interconnect further provides low contact resistance and ease of manufacturing.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Sara Lorene Simbeck, Glenn Arthur Gage, Roy Emerson Martin, III
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Patent number: 12237623Abstract: A shield connector is provided with a housing including a module accommodation chamber and a terminal module to be inserted into the module accommodation chamber from behind the housing. The terminal module is formed such that an inner conductor is surrounded by a dielectric and the dielectric is surrounded by an outer conductor. The outer conductor includes a projecting portion projecting from a position rearward of a front end of the outer conductor on an outer surface of the outer conductor. An inner wall surface constituting the module accommodation chamber has a facing inner surface facing the outer surface formed with the projecting portion. The facing inner surface is formed with a projection-like backlash eliminating portion. The projecting portion is arranged behind the backlash eliminating portion with the terminal module inserted in the module accommodation chamber.Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
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Patent number: 12224512Abstract: A circuit board assembly, a backplane interconnection system, and an electronic device are disclosed. The circuit board assembly includes a bracket and a circuit board, the circuit board is formed with a fastened part and a free part, the fastened part is connected to the bracket, the free part is suspended, a surface on which the free part and the fastened part are co-located is a first plane, the free part has an amplitude of swing in a first direction, the first direction is perpendicular to the first plane, the circuit board is configured to plug-connect to a front sub-circuit board, a first connector plug-connected to a first plug-connection end on the front sub-circuit board is disposed on the free part, and the amplitude of swing is capable of enabling the first connector to plug-connect to the first plug-connection end.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Huahua Xu, Xinhu Gong, Yinzhong Tang
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Patent number: 12224528Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector and a connector assembly. The connector has an outer housing and an inner housing detachably mounted in the outer housing for holding a terminal in the outer housing. The connector is adapted to be mounted on corresponding electrical equipment and mate with a corresponding mating connector. A first mating feature adapted to mate with the corresponding electrical equipment and a second mating feature adapted to mate with the corresponding mating connector are formed on the inner housing. In the present invention, when it is necessary to change the identification feature on the connector, only the inner housing or a part of the inner housing of the connector needs to be replaced without replacing the whole outer housing. Therefore, the cost is low and the use is very convenient.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Jianxiong Li, Yuchen Yang, Reicky Zhang, Haomai Yin, Xionghui Zheng
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Patent number: 12224540Abstract: The present invention provides a connection terminal to be fixed to a conductive portion provided on a glass plate for a vehicle. The connection terminal includes an installation portion having a fixing surface to be fixed to the conductive portion, a rising portion that extends from the installation portion in a direction away from the glass plate, a connection portion that is connected to the rising portion and has a power supply portion configured to supply power, and a solder attached to the fixing surface, in which the solder includes a protruding portion that protrudes from the fixing surface of the installation portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2020Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: NIPPON SHEET GLASS COMPANY, LIMITEDInventor: Junichi Tokiwa
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Patent number: 12224524Abstract: The present invention discloses a connector and a connector assembly. The connector assembly has a first connector having a first housing and a second connector adapted to mate with the first connector and comprising a second housing. The first housing is adapted to be partially inserted into the second housing along an axial direction of the second housing, and an elastic latch for locking the second housing is formed on the first housing; a latch safety is installed on the second housing and movable along a circumferential direction of the second housing between a safety position to prevent the elastic latch from being unlocked and a pre-locking position to allow the elastic latch to be unlocked, a pushing part is formed on the first housing and adapted to push the latch safety to the pre-locking position at which the first housing is allowed to be inserted into the second housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2022Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Jianxiong Li, Yuchen Yang, Reicky Zhang, Haomai Yin, Xionghui Zheng
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Patent number: 12212090Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first terminal set including first terminals and first material bridges forming electrical connections between the first terminals, a second terminal set including second terminals and second material bridges forming electrical connections between the second terminals, and an insulating body formed on the first and second terminal sets by insert molding. The insulating body has a top surface thereof provided with first and second punching holes that expose the first and second material bridges for allowing a preset cutting tool to be used to cut the first and second material bridges and carry out waste removal, so that the first terminals and the second terminals are independent without producing electrical connections.Type: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: ACES ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Kuang-En Lee, Chung-Hsin Wu, Peng-Fei Sun
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Patent number: 12206151Abstract: A coaxial isolator includes an integrated circuit board, a first body and a second body. The integrated circuit board includes a first surface, a second surface, a signal processing circuit extending along a central axis, two first capacitors, two second capacitors, and a first iron core. The first capacitors are located on the first surface and are respectively disposed on both sides of the signal processing circuit. The second capacitors are located on the second surface and are respectively arranged corresponding to the positions of the first capacitors. The first iron core surrounds the signal processing circuit. A first tube portion of the first body surrounds the integrated circuit board, and a first end portion of the first body is used for connecting with an external device. A second end portion of the second body is used for connecting with another external device.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: EZCONN CORPORATIONInventor: Ming-Ching Chen
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Patent number: 12207403Abstract: Two QSFP-DD transceivers' footprints are placed on the opposite sides of a PCB board. The two footprints are aligned in a special way and the connections among the pads of the two footprints are also specially defined. Based on that, the pads of the two footprints are connected through PCB traces and VIA. Two QSFP-DD electrical connectors are soldered onto the two footprints. So the high-speed signals from two QSFP-DD transceivers are directly connected in the shortest way when the two transceivers are plugged into the two QSFP-DD connectors.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2021Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Inventor: Shuang Jin
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Patent number: 12200856Abstract: A circuit board has an upper face and a lower face. The circuit board comprises at least two circuits, with each of the at least two circuits comprising at least one conductor track and at least one current carrying electronic component. The circuit board has at least one through-hole which is provided with at least one insulating unit. The at least one insulating unit is arranged in the at least one through-hole and so is mechanically connected to the circuit board and thus is positioned between a first circuit and at least one second circuit of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2020Date of Patent: January 14, 2025Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung &Co. KGInventor: Norbert Kropiewnicki