Patents Examined by Phuong Chi Thi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11070000
    Abstract: An electrical socket includes a magnet connected to a shield. The shield blocks access to receptacles of the socket when the magnet is at a rest position but moves away and allows access to the receptacles when the magnet is moved away from its rest position. The magnet is attached to a spring so that the spring pulls the magnet toward the rest position. A plug includes a plug magnet to attract the socket's magnet. When the plug is brought close to the socket, the socket magnet is pulled away from the rest position, moving the shield away and allowing the plug to be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Tao Song, XiYuan Yin, Qiuyi Yu, Hui Jin, Xin Ni Wang, Jun Hu
  • Patent number: 11070004
    Abstract: A magnetic connector assembly has a female connector with spring-loaded conductive pins slightly protruding inside a recess or cavity in the female connector's body. A corresponding male connector has a protrusion on its body with conductive pins slightly indented into the protrusion's surface. The protrusion on the male connector is sized and shaped to fit into the cavity in the female connector such that the male connector's pins engage the pins of the female connector, allowing for electrical communication across the connector assembly. Magnets on the male and female connectors secure them in a correct orientation. A unique shape ensures proper alignment of the pins and prevents the connection of incompatible devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Inventor: Vincent Lee
  • Patent number: 11063375
    Abstract: A connection instrument includes: a cable including an electrical wire and two separated covering parts covering the electrical wire; a connection terminal connectable to a terminal of an external connector; a connection part; a flat plate-shaped wiring board; and a housing. The connection part electrically connects the connection terminal and the electrical wire exposed between the two separated covering parts. The connection terminal and connection part are arranged on the wiring board. The wiring board is located between the two covering parts. The housing allows insertion/extraction of the external connector and houses the wiring board. At least part of the wiring board is roughly in contact with or included in a space linking adjacent ends of the two covering parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayoshi Yoshida, Midori Yamaai, Naomi Shiga
  • Patent number: 11063381
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a fixing-side contact having a vertical portion of plate shape, a relay contact having a pair of front arms and a pair of rear arms, and an insulator having a relay contact insertion groove, the vertical portion of the fixing-side contact being sandwiched between the pair of rear arms so that the relay contact is held to be swingable with respect to the fixing-side contact and is electrically connected to the fixing-side contact, an opening width of an opening of the relay contact insertion groove of the insulator being shorter than an opening width at ends of the pair of front arms located on a forward side in a fitting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsu Urano, Takaaki Kudo
  • Patent number: 11051679
    Abstract: A substrate connection structure includes a tubular member, a first substrate, a second substrate, a first connector, a second connector, a first pin, and a guide member. The tubular member has a bottom portion and an opening side. The first substrate is disposed on either the bottom portion or the opening side. The second substrate is disposed on either the bottom portion or the opening side opposite to the first substrate. The first connector is disposed on the first substrate. The second connector is disposed on the second substrate and is connected to the first connector. The first pin is disposed on the first substrate. The first pin projects such as to extend from the first substrate along a direction of connection between the first connector and the second connector. The guide member is disposed on the second substrate. The guide member has a guide hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11056819
    Abstract: A connector is provided. The connector includes a shell assembly, a circuit board, a terminal, and an insulated block. The terminal includes a contact piece and a connecting piece including a connecting portion and a connecting pin, and an angle is between the connecting portion and the connecting pin. The insulated block is disposed on one side of the shell assembly, and the connecting pin passes through the insulated block to be connected to the circuit board. The connecting portion and a bending portion of the connecting piece are both embedded in the insulated block. The periphery of the contact piece is devoid of material receiving areas. The contact area of the contact piece has a pleasing appearance. Moreover, as the bending portion is completely embedded in the insulated block, insufficient molding and burr phenomenon during molding can be avoided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hong-Wei Sun, Tao Wang, Kuo-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 11050169
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a terminal and a corresponding electrical component. The terminal comprises a U-shape connector comprising a first part and a second part opposite to each other, and a third part connecting the first part and the second part; a threaded terminal formed on a first surface of the first part and being integral with the first part; and an unthreaded terminal coupled to a second surface of the first part of the connector, the second surface being opposite to the first surface, and the unthreaded terminal being electrically coupled to the threaded terminal. According to embodiments of the present disclosure, actual needs of different customers can be satisfied and the reliability of the terminal can also be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    Inventor: Fuhua Shan
  • Patent number: 11043761
    Abstract: A connector attached to a device, includes a main body made from resin and having an annular shape, a wire including a terminal, and a shield shell that covers at least a portion of the main body. The shield shell is fixed to the device such that a gap exists between the shield shell and the main body. Protrusions are provided on at least one of (i) a section of the shield shell covering the main body or (ii) a section of the main body covered by the shield shell, the protrusions protruding toward the section of the shield shell or the section of the main body. The protrusions surround a fastening position where the terminal and the terminal fixing section are fastened together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Takeru Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 11038291
    Abstract: An insulating cover includes a cover main body and a pair of supporters. The cover main body is open in one direction along a radial direction of a tubular portion of a crimp terminal. The cover main body is configured to be disposed outside a terminal base. The cover main body is configured not to cover at least a region of a plate portion of the crimp terminal. The region is configured to face an electrical connection portion of the terminal base. The cover main body is configured to cover the tubular portion. The pair of supporters is configured to face at least one of an electrical wire and the tubular portion on a side opposite to the cover main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Keisuke Inamasa
  • Patent number: 11031721
    Abstract: A cable-side interface unit for a plug system for transmitting electrical power in a high-voltage electrical system of a vehicle includes a housing configured to at least partially extend around one or more power contact parts of the cable-side interface unit and to fasten a cable to the cable-side interface unit. The interface unit also comprises colored and/or physical type coding means, which are arranged on an outer wall of the housing and make it possible to identify a certain component-side interface unit of the plug system from a plurality of different component-side interface units of the electrical system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Josef Poemmerl
  • Patent number: 11031737
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector for connecting printed boards to each other comprises: a receptacle comprising a plurality of signal contact elements to be electrically connected to one of the printed boards, and a plug comprising a plurality of signal contact elements to be electrically connected to the other of the printed boards, the signal contact elements being configured so that each of the signal contact elements of the plug is in contact with the corresponding signal contact element of the receptacle when the plug has been inserted into the receptacle. The receptacle comprises an electromagnetic interference shield which continuously or discontinuously surrounds the plurality of signal contact elements of the receptacle, and the plug comprises an electromagnetic interference shield which continuously or discontinuously surrounds the plurality of signal contact elements of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Kodama
  • Patent number: 11013271
    Abstract: The invention relates to a multiple-tar-cabin electronic cigarette, comprising an atomizer and a battery assembly. The battery assembly supplies electricity to the atomizer. The atomizer comprises tar cabins and heaters that are arranged in a housing. The tar cabins supply tobacco tar to the heaters. After the heaters atomize the tobacco tar, the atomized tobacco tar is brought away by air that enters via an air inlet of the housing, and is smoked via a cigarette holder. The tar cabins include a first tar cabin and a second tar cabin that are mutually isolated. The heaters include a first heater that receives the tobacco tar from the first tar cabin and a second heater that receives the tobacco tar from the second tar cabin. The two tar cabins in the invention can be injected with tobacco tar of different tastes. In this way, users can enjoy cigarettes of different tastes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: ALD GROUP LIMITED
    Inventors: Yi Ding, Pan Li, Hao Du
  • Patent number: 11011881
    Abstract: An interchangeable plug charger with a coaxial conductive structure includes a charger body and a plug assembly. The charger body has a retaining surface inside, and the retaining surface has a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal. The plug assembly is detachably connected to the charger body and includes a plug socket and the coaxial conductive structure. The coaxial conductive structure includes a hollow insulating column, a first conductively connected component sheathed on the hollow insulating column, and a second conductively connected component connected to the interior of the hollow insulating column. The first conductively connected component is electrically connected to the first conductive terminal, and the second conductively connected component is electrically connected to the second conductive terminal. Therefore, the size of the charger can be reduced and the structure of the charger can be simplified to improve the convenience of carrying and use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SALCOMP (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsu-Pin Chien, Chien-Chung Wu
  • Patent number: 11000074
    Abstract: A heating assembly, an atomizing head, an atomizer, and an electronic cigarette are disclosed. The heating assembly includes two or more laminated heating plates, each heating plate is provided with through hole(s) and/or through groove(s), the gap between the adjacent heating plates is capillary gap, the through hole and/or the through groove of the heating plates are at least partially in communication with the through hole and/or the through groove of the adjacent heating plates. The heating plate, the atomizing head, the atomizer, and the electronic cigarette of the present disclosure use the capillary gap between adjacent heating fins for liquid guiding. Compared with the conventional liquid guiding cotton or glass fiber, there is no odor, and there is no risk that the user in smoke the capillary fiber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CHANGZHOU JWEI INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weihua Qiu
  • Patent number: 11005224
    Abstract: An adapter for connecting an LED light fixture to the threaded, screw-in socket of an Edison lamp holder. The adapter includes lever arms that toggle between a horizontal position and an inclined position. The inclined position of the lever arms poses a small outside diameter so the adapter can be inserted into the Edison socket without catching any of the socket threads. When fully seated inside the Edison socket, the lever arms are pushed into the horizontal position. A central core translating within the shell when pushed to the top position inside the shell locks the lever arms in the horizontal position. The lever arms when locked in the horizontal position define an outsider diameter larger than the internal diameter of the Edison socket to wedge the adapter therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Cordelia Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Huan C. Nguyen, Aaron O'Brien, Lindsey Francois
  • Patent number: 11005208
    Abstract: A connector applied to a wire harness includes: a housing main body including a housing space part for housing a terminal along an axial direction, and an insertion port provided at one side of the housing space part in the axial direction and into which a counterpart terminal connected to the terminal is inserted; a lance that faces the housing space part, that is elastically deformably supported by the housing main body in a cantilever manner, that extends toward the insertion port side along the axial direction, and that engages the terminal housed in the housing space part; and a regulating contact part that comes into contact with the lance and that regulates excessive displacement of the lance toward the housing space part side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Hiroki Kitagawa, Masanobu Higashitani, Kengo Machida, Maho Shinohara, Masatoshi Yamada, Toshiaki Nozawa, Noboru Hayasaka, Takeaki Kaneko
  • Patent number: 10998671
    Abstract: A system and method for stabilizing a DIMM in a DIMM connector so as to reduce wear related electrical disconnections therebetween. A base is disposed between adjacent DIMM connectors and is coupled to the motherboard. A cap engages a top edge of a plurality of DIMMs and an adjustable force is applied to the top of the DIMMS by turning a screw which extends from the cap into the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: Crystal Group, Inc.
    Inventors: James E Shaw, Brad Patrick McDermott
  • Patent number: 10992091
    Abstract: An electrical plug accommodates many different angular configurations of electrical contacts, has a modular design, and is sturdy and robust. In one embodiment, a reconfigurable power cord assembly includes an electrical plug having a plug body having a plurality of cavities, each cavity for receiving a single electrical contact, at least one cavity configured to allow the respective electrical contact to be positioned at one of a plurality of angular positions, each electrical contact being supported within its cavity by a contact retainer that mounts within the plug body to secure respective electrical contacts within the plug body in a predetermined orientation, wherein the plug body is configured to accommodate a plurality of electrical contact orientations, the contact retainer being removably and rotatably attached to the interior of the plug body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Jack Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Kylan Feld
  • Patent number: 10992089
    Abstract: Multiple socket with a housing, a power supply component and connections for safety plugs, wherein connections and safety plugs are dimensionally matched to one another with at least one flexible cover for the connections providing access for the contact pins of safety plugs, wherein the accesses are designed in the form of slots expanding when the contact pins of a safety plug are inserted, a cover plate, which is arranged underneath and connected to the cover(s) and has apertures for the contact pins of a safety plug, an insert arranged in the housing for a current conductor, a neutral conductor and a ground conductor, with the contacts of the current conductor, the neutral conductor and the ground conductor each being connected to one another via rails, arranged in separate brackets and accessible for the contact pins of a safety plug through the flexible cover and the cover plate, and an on/off switch connected to the power conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Inventor: Sinan Büyükay
  • Patent number: 10985489
    Abstract: A connector comprises a terminal member, an elastic member, and a housing having a cavity receiving the terminal member and the elastic member. The terminal member has a contacting face and a back face opposite to the contacting face. The contacting face has a serration region with a serration formed thereon and adapted to contact an electrical wire. The elastic member is adapted to press a pressed region of the back face opposite to the serration region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventor: Ken Sakai