Patents Examined by Phuong Chi Thi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10727613
    Abstract: Various implementations of insulation piercing connectors are disclosed. The insulation piercing connectors may be used to attach dual independent electrical connections to a power cable for voltage detection purposes. In some implementations, an insulation piercing connector may include a top half, a bottom half, and a blade seal positioned between the top half and the bottom half. A threaded fastener may engage threads in a hole in a post on the bottom half. The threaded fastener may be tightened to compress the insulation piercing connector around a power cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Mateusz Kruzel, Rodney G. Rouleau
  • Patent number: 10720740
    Abstract: A plug includes a first member and a second member detachably connected to each other. The first member includes four conductors, which are separated from each other. The third and fourth conductors are selectively electrically connected to the first and second conductors, respectively. The second member includes four pins. The first and second pins are electrically connected to the first and second conductors, respectively, and are selectively electrically connected to the third and fourth conductors, respectively. The third and fourth pins are electrically connected to the first and second pins, respectively. The first and second pins are separated from each other, and the third and fourth pins are separated from each other. A power supply configured with the plug and a power connector are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CHICONY POWER TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jung-Chang Lu
  • Patent number: 10720739
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a center plate fastened in the insulating housing, and a terminal assembly fastened in the insulating housing. The center plate has a base plate. Rears of two opposite sides of the base plate are connected with two connecting feet. A pair of the bending arms are connected with the rears of the two opposite sides of the base plate. The pair of the bending arms have two bending portions, two extending arms and two hooking portions. The two extending arms include two first extending portions, two connecting portions and two second extending portions. The two hooking portions have two first bending feet, two second bending feet and two third bending feet. The two connecting portions and the two second extending portions are exposed out of the insulating housing. The two first bending feet are exposed out of the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LD.
    Inventors: Yun Wu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Patent number: 10714859
    Abstract: A receptacle electrical connector includes a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals, a main insulator, a secondary insulator, a shielding plate and a shielding shell. The main insulator has a plurality of first terminal grooves and a plurality of second terminal grooves. Each first terminal accommodated in the corresponding first terminal groove is fitted with the corresponding first terminal groove in interference and in face-to-face contact. Each second terminal accommodated in the corresponding second terminal groove is fitted with the corresponding second terminal groove in interference and in face-to-face contact. The secondary insulator is engaged with the main insulator to limit each first terminal in the corresponding first terminal groove and to limit each second terminal in the corresponding second terminal groove. The shielding plate is located between the first terminals and the second terminals. The shielding shell surrounds the main insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 10700484
    Abstract: An AC (Alternating Current) plug for providing power via a power circuit is assembled by: selecting a cover that includes prongs and structures on an inner side; positioning a PCB (printed circuit board) that includes contact pads connecting the PCB to the power circuit on structures of the inner side of the cover; positioning the spring mounted terminals on structures on the inner side of the cover such that a first end of each spring mounted terminal is positioned on a contact pad of the PCB; positioning a cap on the spring mounted terminals, the PCB and the cover, such that assembly holes of the cap, the PCB and the cover are aligned; and fastening the cap to the cover, such that the first end of each spring mounted terminal is secured against a respective contact pad and each spring mounted terminal is loaded and exerts a force against a prong.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Andrew Thomas Sultenfuss, Priyank Jatin Gajiwala
  • Patent number: 10700476
    Abstract: A housing holds a contact. A shield member is held in the housing and blocks electromagnetic waves, and the contact is arranged inside the shield member. The housing is provided with a ground spring mount portion, which is a portion to which the ground spring member is to be mounted. The ground spring member electrically connects the shield member and an external grounding member when the ground spring member is mounted to the ground spring mount portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Go Hosoyamada, Takashi Tsutsui
  • Patent number: 10700449
    Abstract: An apparatus and method relating to a split wedge connector that electrically couples a tap line to an overhead power line. The split wedge connector includes a clamp assembly and a wedge body. The tap line can be secured in a passageway of the wedge body while a worker is at ground level. The split wedge connector can then be lifted via a hot stick such that a portion of an overhead power line is received in the opened clamp assembly. The clamp assembly is then closed by adjusting the relative vertical position(s) of upper and/or lower clamp portions via manipulation of a clamp driver using the hot stick. The hot stick can then engage a wedge driver and be manipulated to facilitate horizontal displacement of the wedge body relative to the clamp assembly, thereby compressing the power line in the split wedge connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Jacob Serre, Jorge Vigo, Michael Cawood
  • Patent number: 10673153
    Abstract: The utility model provides a tail cover-pulling type connector, comprising a first shell, a second shell, a handle, an elastic piece and a conductor, wherein, the first shell is detachably connected with the second shell, the first shell and the second shell form a receiving space, the second shell is provided with a first through hole communicated with the receiving space and used for inserting a wire, the handle is rotatably arranged in the first shell, the conductor and the elastic piece are arranged in the receiving space and the conductor is located over the elastic piece, and a holding space for holding the wire is formed between the conductor and the elastic piece. The tail cover-pulling type connector is reliable in structure and convenient to disassemble, and the connection of the wire is firm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Inventor: Changxiong Pan
  • Patent number: 10673154
    Abstract: A power storage module has a plurality of power storage elements whose electrode terminals, which include a positive electrode and a negative electrode, are arranged on an electrode arrangement surface, and a connection module that is mounted to the electrode arrangement surface of the plurality of power storage elements. The connection module has an insulating protector holding a bus bar, which connects adjacent electrode terminals of the plurality of power storage elements. The insulating protector has a front wall and a rear wall that intersect a virtual plane that is parallel to the electrode arrangement surface. The front wall and the rear wall are respectively provided with protruding portions, and the protruding portions that are respectively provided on the front wall and the rear wall engage with a plurality of extending portions that are provided on the electrode arrangement surface of the plurality of power storage elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Osamu Nakayama, Naoki Fukushima, Katsushi Miyazaki, Seishi Kimura
  • Patent number: 10673150
    Abstract: A terminal-bonded cable includes a terminal including: a conductor-bonded portion and a sheath-contacted portion; and a cable including a conductor constituted by a plurality of strands, a sheath which covers the conductor, an exposed conductor portion in which the conductor is partially exposed from the sheath in the length direction, and a bond portion which is formed in a part of the exposed conductor portion and in which strands are bonded to each other. The bond portion is bonded to the conductor-bonded portion. The sheath is in contact with the sheath-contacted portion. The conductor-bonded portion protrudes in a thickness direction from the sheath-contacted portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasunori Nabeta, Naoki Ito, Tomoya Sato
  • Patent number: 10673180
    Abstract: The coupling members are positioned so as to span both paired housing halves and extend across the multiple connecting units in the direction of coupling of the connecting units, while, at the same time, having pairs of engaging portions engaging the respective housing halves of each connecting unit 10, and each of the paired housing halves has engageable portions engaging the corresponding engaging portions both in the direction of connection to counterpart connector components and in the direction of coupling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Sano
  • Patent number: 10658782
    Abstract: A contact stop spring and contact assembly are disclosed. The contact assembly has a contact housing with a contact chamber and a contact resiliently held in the contact chamber by the contact stop spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eckel, Jochen Fertig, Joachim Toboldt, Wolfgang Balles, Stefan Wallner, Ruediger Meier
  • Patent number: 10655796
    Abstract: A light bulb apparatus has a plurality of LED modules, a substrate, a driver circuit board, a plastic piece, a radiator and a lamp cap. The substrate has aluminum material for mounting the plurality of LED modules, a first connection end and a second connection end. The first connection end and the second connection end are electrically connected to the plurality of LED modules. The plastic piece with a guiding groove is used for inserting the driver circuit board. The radiator has a top plate and a side wall. The substrate is fixed on the top plate, and the side wall are connected to the plastic piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Qiyuan Wang, Yunnan Lin, Liping Lin
  • Patent number: 10658776
    Abstract: Blades 20A to 20D are formed such that arm portions 31A to 31D of electroconductive elongated members 30A to 30D are retained in place with the help of insulating plates 50A-1 to 50D-2, a housing 10 has formed therein holding portions 17A to 17D allowing for the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D to be inserted from the rear, said holding portions 17A to 17D have formed therein guiding portions 17A-1 to 17D-1 guiding the insertion of the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D from the rear with the help of guiding grooves 17A-3 to 17D-3 extending in the forward-backward direction, and movement of the above-mentioned blades 20A to 20D in the up-down direction within the guiding grooves 17A-3 to 17D-3 is restricted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD
    Inventor: Daiki Aimoto
  • Patent number: 10658788
    Abstract: A cover includes a cover body and an interlock connector. The cover body covers an opening provided in a case of a power conversion device and is electrically conductive. The interlock connector is electrically connectable to a receptacle connector provided inside the case. A noise shielding layer and a low conductivity layer are formed between the cover body and the interlock connector. The noise shielding layer is electrically conductive. The low conductivity layer is closer to the cover body than the noise shielding layer is, and is less electrically conductive than the cover body and the noise shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kenshiro Hida
  • Patent number: 10651594
    Abstract: A detachable robot system includes a mobile working machine and an intelligent device. The mobile working machine includes a transmission wheel device, a first fastening portion and a first conductive contact. The first fastening portion and the transmission wheel device are oppositely arranged on the first main body. The transmission wheel device loads and moves the first main body. The intelligent device is completely removable from the mobile working machine, and includes a second fastening portion and a second conductive contact. Thus, when the intelligent device is loaded on the mobile working machine, the intelligent device is fixedly coupled to the mobile working machine by the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion engaged with each other, so that the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact are aligned and connected to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 10651608
    Abstract: A connector assembly (10) is disclosed in which a connector part (12) and a cable manager part (20) are provided. The cable manager part (20) can be provided with a housing assembly (70, 170, 270, 370) that contains a pair of clamp members (74, 174, 274, 374) that function together to ensure a grounded connection between the connector assembly (10) and a conductive element (5) of a cable (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Gordon John White
  • Patent number: 10651574
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a body configured to engage a coaxial cable having a conductive electrical grounding property, a post configured to engage the body and the coaxial cable when the connector is installed on the coaxial cable, a nut assembly configured to engage an interface port at a first retention force, and a conductive insert configured to be coupled with the nut assembly. The conductive insert is configured to engage the interface port at a second retention force that is greater than the first retention force, and the conductive insert is configured to maintain electrical contact between the interface port and the nut assembly, even when the nut assembly is in a loosely tightened position on the interface port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Richard Maroney, Harold Watkins
  • Patent number: 10644432
    Abstract: A connector assembly is used to attach the end of a horizontal rail to the supporting vertical post of a barrier. A flat platform is secured to the side wall of the post. A channel-shaped bracket having a convex base is seated within a concavity formed in the platform. A convex retainer is seated within the concave base of the bracket channel. A bolt extends through aligned openings formed in each of the platform, bracket and retainer. The bolt also extends through aligned openings in the post. The end of a rail is installed within the bracket channel, and held in place by a bolt. An elongate opening formed in the bracket base allows the bracket to swivel horizontally to a desired angular position. The bracket permits a single post to support adjacent sections of a barrier that intersect at a non-straight angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc.
    Inventors: Benton P. Flusche, Nathan T. Haney
  • Patent number: 10644423
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes: a circuit board on which a first semiconductor chip and a second semiconductor chip are mounted and includes a first through hole formed with a conductor foil therein; a press-fit terminal that is electrically connected to the conductor foil in the first through hole of the circuit board; and a second resin that is disposed on a surface side and a back surface side of the circuit board. Further, the press-fit terminal is provided with a pressure contact portion which is press-fitted into the first through hole and is electrically connected to the conductor foil in the first through hole, and the second resin on the surface side of the circuit board and the second resin on the back surface side of the circuit board are integrally formed via a second resin that is filled in the first through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsubasa Watanabe, Hiroaki Hoshika, Takayuki Yogo