Patents Examined by Phuong Chi Thi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11439350
    Abstract: A detachable physiological monitoring device includes a detachable electrode and an electrical coupling unit electrically connected to the detachable electrode. The electrical coupling unit includes a flexible substrate, a fabric, and a conductive wire. The flexible substrate has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and the flexible substrate has a first opening. The fabric is disposed at the first surface of the flexible substrate. The fabric includes a second opening corresponding to the first opening and a conductive region surrounding the second opening. The conductive wire has a first terminal and a second terminal opposite to the first terminal, and the first terminal is connected to the conductive region. The detachable electrode contacts the conductive region, and is connected to the conductive wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventor: Yi-Hsin Yu
  • Patent number: 11444394
    Abstract: A capacitor carrier assembly includes a carrier, a capacitor disposed in the carrier and electrically conductive connection terminals. The connection terminals support the carrier with respect to another electronic component or device such as a printed circuit board, retain individual carrier portions in an assembled configuration, and provide an electrical connection between the capacitor and the electronic component. Each connection terminal includes an elastic member that protrudes from a surface of the connection terminal and engages the carrier, and regions of serrations provided on opposed edges of the terminal that engage the carrier, and a flange that protrudes from the surface in a direction perpendicular to the first surface. An edge of the flange includes an insulation displacement contact (IDC) joint for connection to the capacitor leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Daniel Stremersch, Ligor Manushi, Kenneth Bouman, Hadwan Hadwan, John Janson, Andrew Yermak, Alexander Tsang, Mark Ryskamp, Jesus Antonio Marin Bello, Jeff Reuter
  • Patent number: 11437743
    Abstract: An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector may include a body; a terminal portion disposed on the body; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to the terminal portion, wherein the body includes a first part on which the terminal portion is disposed, a second part disposed on one side of the first part in a vertical direction, and a third part disposed on the other side of the first part and coupled to the second part, the FPCB includes a first region and a second region extending from the first region and including a contact point connected to the terminal portion, and the second region is disposed between the first part and the third part in a front-to-rear direction and is fixed to the first part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: SENSORVIEW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Dong Il Yim
  • Patent number: 11431127
    Abstract: A system of mated connectors includes a connector having one or more connector quadrants comprising electrical contacts and a mating connector detachably secured to the connector. The mating connector includes one or more mating quadrants and electrical contacts. The mating connector configured to provide electrical coupling to the connector detachably secured thereto. The electrical contacts of a first quadrant of connector quadrants have a first predetermined pin-out and the electrical contacts of a second quadrant of the connector quadrants have a second predetermined pin-out. The electrical contacts of each quadrant of a first pair of the mating quadrants have the first predetermined pin-out and the electrical contacts of each quadrant of a second pair of the mating quadrants have the second predetermined pin-out.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: DRÄGERWERK AG & CO. KGAA
    Inventor: Peter Andrew Lund
  • Patent number: 11431140
    Abstract: A composite connector that contributes to an improvement of workability for mating connectors with each other while preventing or reducing an increase in manufacturing cost is provided. A composite connector includes a first module including a first housing in which a first connector is exposed, and a second housing rotatable about the first housing, the second housing including a second connector, and a second module including a third connector, and a third housing including a fourth connector, the third connector being configured to be mated with and connected to the first connector. The composite connector is configured so that the second and fourth connectors are mated with each other in a state in which one of a projection and a recess that is formed in the second housing is mated with the other of the projection and the recess that is formed in the third housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Komoto, Akihiro Matsunaga
  • Patent number: 11431139
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, a connector, and an electrode. The connector is coupled to the fixed body and includes a second space and a cable cutting member in the second space which is in communication with the first space. The electrode is provided in the second space of the connector. An exposed conductor portion provided at one end of a cable is connected to the electrode. The cable extends from the second space to the first space. The other end of the cable is connected to the rotation body. The cable cutting member is configured to cut the cable before the exposed conductor portion connected to the electrode of the connector is disconnected when the cable is pulled due to rotation of the rotation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Shiotani, Yoji Tajiri, Hayato Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11417966
    Abstract: A glazing panel which comprises an electrical connector with a tail to avoid a wicking effect. The glazing panel is particularly suitable for a vehicle glazing comprising an electrically conductive connector connected to electrically conductive structure such as a heat-able coating or an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Peter Schnoerch, Csaba Morocz
  • Patent number: 11417977
    Abstract: A circuit board with a connector connection for the direct contacting with a connector, wherein the connector connection is formed on the front side of the circuit board with a contact pin that is arranged centrally in a blind hole while forming a circular ring-shaped cylindrical insertion space and that has an inner hole with a first contact zone of an inner conductor for contacting an inner conductor of the connector. A second contact zone of an outer conductor is arranged in the insertion space for contacting an outer conductor of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: IMS CONNECTOR SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventor: Kevin Kreklow
  • Patent number: 11417968
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a plug-in module connector or the electrically conductive connection of at least two battery modules, including a flexible busbar for the electrically conductive connection of respective poles of the battery modules, the busbar enabling tolerance compensation with respect to the poles in the transverse direction of the module connector; two retaining clamps for gripping the busbar and one of the respective poles of the battery modules, the retaining clamps enabling tolerance compensation with respect to the poles in the longitudinal direction and vertical direction of the module connector; an insulation housing in which the retaining clamps plugged onto the busbar can be received. Furthermore, the present disclosure also concerns a method for the electrically conductive connection of at least two battery modules by means of a plug-in module connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: LISA DRÄXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventors: Stefan Rieder, Robert Saller, Annika Krebs
  • Patent number: 11417972
    Abstract: A fixing structure of a connector is disclosed. The connector includes an insert portion and multiple wires connected to the insert portion. The fixing structure includes a wire binding block, a lower shell and an upper shell disposed with multiple first engaging structures. The lower shell is disposed with multiple second engaging structures separately corresponding to the first engaging structures and connected with the upper shell to form a chamber for receiving the connector and form a wiring hole for being passed by the wires. The wires are extended from the insert portion toward the wiring hole to form a bend section and a curve section in the chamber. The wire binding block is fixed on the curve section of the wires and clamped by the upper shell and the lower shell through engagement of the first engaging structures and the second engaging structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hsu-Feng Chang, Ya-Fen Kao
  • Patent number: 11418147
    Abstract: An integrated photovoltaic cable having a connecting terminal and a housing injection-molded on the connecting terminal. The connecting terminal has a connecting sheet, a through hole, and a plurality of U-shape groove sheets. Exposed conductors obtained by peeling front ends of the photovoltaic cable are respectively placed into corresponding U-shape groove sheets and crimped by a crimping plier. A manufacturing method for manufacturing the integrated photovoltaic cable includes three steps of manufacturing a connecting terminal, crimping photovoltaic wires, and injection molding a housing. An improvement of the cable connecting structure simplifies the production, improves the connecting quality, and reduces a volume of an adapter. The conductor end and the U-shape groove are firmly and conveniently connected to ensure the connection quality, reduce a contact resistance of a connecting wire, and cause a smaller volume of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: HEBEI HUATONG WIRES AND CABLES GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huai'an Wang, Shujun Zhang, Baolong Zhang, Xiaoyang Ge, Hongzhang Li, Hanyuan Dong, Zhenbiao Wang
  • Patent number: 11411335
    Abstract: An electrical connection component includes a connecting part that is electrically conductive, and an electrical contact on at least a part of a surface of the connecting part, the electrical contact including a graphene oxide film. The graphene oxide film is graphene oxide or a stack of graphene oxide, and a thickness of the graphene oxide film is 1 nm or more and 50 nm or less. The electrical connection component may be either a male terminal or a female terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nan Ye, Toshitaka Kubo, Tetsuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11411359
    Abstract: An intelligent power adaptor includes a housing, a circuit board, a holder and a detachable intelligent current adaptor. The housing has an internal space and an insertion through hole. The circuit board is disposed within the internal space. The circuit board includes a plurality of first connecting terminals. The holder is coupled to the circuit board. Also, the holder is disposed above the circuit board and within the internal space. In addition, the holder includes an opening for encompassing the plurality of first connecting terminals. The detachable intelligent current adaptor is detachably coupled to the holder via the opening and externally coupled to the housing via the insertion through hole. The detachable intelligent current adaptor includes a plurality of second connecting terminals that are detachably docked with and electrically coupled to the plurality of first connecting terminals in one-by-one correspondence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaojun Tang, Zhongyuan Liang
  • Patent number: 11411349
    Abstract: A connector and shielding ring for use with the connector includes a male portion with a shroud and a center conductor and a female portion with a jack and a socket positioned to receive the center conductor. A conductive shielding ring is positioned between the mated connector portions. The shielding ring has a body configured for surrounding flexible tines of the female portion jack and is configured to be captured between the tines and the shroud for providing a grounding path between the male and female portions of the connector. The shielding ring body has an inner surface with a diameter and an outer surface with a diameter and has a taper portion formed on a distal end of the shielding ring body for engaging a surface of the shroud. The shielding ring body has a lip extending radially inwardly at the proximal end for engaging the tines of the female portion when the male and female portions of the connector are mated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Sage A. Wronowski, Ralph D. Schafer
  • Patent number: 11394162
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, and a connector. The rotation body is rotatable about a rotation axis with respect to the fixed body. The rotation body is assembled to the fixed body in a manner to form a first space between the rotation body and the fixed body. The connector includes a second space. The connector includes a first opening and a second opening. One end of a first cable is connected to a first electrode provided in the second space. One end of a second cable is connected to a second electrode provided in the second space. The first cable passes through the first opening. The other end of the first cable is connected to the rotation body. The second cable passes through the second opening. The other end of the second cable is connected to the rotation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Shiotani, Yoji Tajiri, Hayato Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11394147
    Abstract: A connecting plug is described. The connecting plug comprises a central pin and a lamella sleeve, with the lamella sleeve comprising a front opening, a rear opening and a plurality of lamellae. The lamella sleeve circumferentially encloses an axial segment of the central pin and wherein the lamella sleeve is fixed to the central pin. The central pin extends through the rear opening, through the lamella sleeve and through the front opening of the lamella sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: ODU GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Alfred Mangstl
  • Patent number: 11394161
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a fixed body, a rotation body, a connector, and an electrode. The connector is coupled to the fixed body and includes a second space and a cable cutting member in the second space which is in communication with the first space. The electrode is provided in the second space of the connector. An exposed conductor portion provided at one end of a cable is connected to the electrode. The cable extends from the second space to the first space. The other end of the cable is connected to the rotation body. The cable cutting member is configured to cut the cable before the exposed conductor portion connected to the electrode of the connector is disconnected when the cable is pulled due to rotation of the rotation body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Shiotani, Yoji Tajiri, Hayato Arakawa
  • Patent number: 11394132
    Abstract: The sleeve is crimped to the outer periphery of the braid, the braid is folded back by the folding-back portion at the front end side of the sleeve, the folded-back braid covers the outer periphery of the sleeve, the braided crimping piece of the shield terminal is crimped to the outer periphery of the sleeve via the folded-back braid, the folded-back braid is held between the sleeve and the braid crimping piece, the sheath crimping piece is crimped to the outer periphery of the sheath, and when a tensile force is applied in the direction in which the cable is relatively separated from the shield terminal, the sleeve is moved in the tensile direction, so that the rear end edge of the sleeve and the front end edge of the sheath crimping piece are brought into abutment with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Ohfuku, Kouji Miyawaki
  • Patent number: 11387614
    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 in one of the plurality of cavities, 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: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Jack Enterprises LLC
    Inventor: Kylan Feld
  • Patent number: 11381047
    Abstract: To provide a socket for electrical component that allows an electric component to be pushed down adequately in accordance with the kind of the contact pins or the terminal of the electrical component. An IC socket for electrical component comprising: a socket body 13 accommodating an IC package 11; a cover member 15 for pressing the accommodated IC package 11; and a lever member 17 for pressing the cover member 15. A long hole 23h is provided on the socket body 13 to movably support the cover member 15, a third shaft 33 supported by the long hole 23h is provided on the cover member 15, and the cover member 15 is configured to be closed so that the cover member 15 is pushed down along the long hole 23h.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Osamu Hachuda