Patents Examined by Phuong Chi Thi Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11379004
    Abstract: An example device can include a mounting device having a first connector bracket fixedly positioned on the mounting device, a plurality of pogo pins positioned within the first connector bracket, and an adjustment control mechanism positioned about at least one pogo pin of the plurality of pogo pins. A computing device has a second connector bracket fixedly positioned on the computing device, the second connector bracket forming a plurality of openings for receiving the plurality of pogo pins, wherein the adjustment control mechanism is to fixedly position the plurality of pogo pins within the plurality of openings to maintain electrical connection of the first connector bracket and the second connector bracket during adjustment of the computing device relative to the mounting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Jerry Ni, Ray Chiang, David Ho, Harris Tsai, Leo Lee, Yi Chieh Chang
  • Patent number: 11381010
    Abstract: A connection device electrically connects a textile to an electrical contact of a connector. The connection device is received in an insertion direction in the connector. The connection device includes a body and an attachment device. The body has a first end and a second end opposite the first end in the insertion direction. The body has a first surface extending between the first end and the second end and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The body has a portion at the first end extending essentially transversely from the first surface, the portion having an aperture into which the textile is inserted. The attachment device for the textile is connected to the second surface at the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics France SAS
    Inventors: Veronique Brenca, Xavier Rouillard, Joseph Daher
  • Patent number: 11378591
    Abstract: An electrical connection device includes: a wiring board in which lands are arranged on a main surface; and probes. Each of the probes has a distal end portion that contacts an object to be measured and a proximal end portion that contacts the land. A material of a surface film of the proximal end portion, which contacts the land, is a metal material different in composition from a material of the land that contacts the surface film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics
    Inventors: Kenichi Tsuruta, Takayuki Hayashizaki, Koichiro Tokumaru, Miyuki Tomooka
  • Patent number: 11375610
    Abstract: A power tool may include a compartment in its housing and a first printed circuit board (PCB) located in the housing and electrically coupled to a first connector. An insertable wireless communication device may include a second electronic processor and an antenna that are each mounted to a second PCB. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to be received in the compartment and may include a second connector configured to electrically and physically couple to the first connector. The insertable wireless communication device may be configured to wirelessly communicate with an external device. When the insertable wireless communication device is inserted into the compartment, a first conductive layer of the first PCB may be configured to be electrically coupled to the antenna via the first connector and the second connector such that the first conductive layer of the first PCB serves as a ground plane of the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: MILWAUKEE ELECTRIC TOOL CORPORATION
    Inventors: John B. Lienau, Anthony M. Davis, Ian A. Duncan, Benjamin Gordon
  • Patent number: 11367984
    Abstract: An adaptive connector comprising a contact jack and a lamella comb, wherein the lamellae of the lamella comb electrically contact the contact jack, characterised in that the contact jack is connected in a mechanically inseparable but movable manner with the lamella comb. The contact jack can be pivoted relatively to the lamella comb with an angular range of more than 2 degrees while maintaining contact between the contact jack and the lamellae of the lamella comb, and/or the contact jack can be moved translationally relatively to the lamella comb in at least one direction within a translational range of more than 1 millimetre. Moreover, an adaptive connector comprising two or more adapter elements that are electrically separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: ODU GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Alfred Mitter
  • Patent number: 11367980
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector for connecting printed boards to each other includes 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, wherein 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: April 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiromitsu Kodama
  • Patent number: 11363972
    Abstract: A sensor cable support device is described. The sensor cable support device can be used to implemented in wearable monitoring device to support a proximal portion of a sensor cable and electrically connect the proximal portion with a sensing circuitry. A distal portion of the sensor cable is insertable into a person's skin. The sensor cable support device may include a rigid body defining a pair of openings, a set legs attached to the rigid body, and a pair of electrical traces extending between the pair of openings and distal ends of a pair of legs of the set of legs. The pair of openings may be sized and configured to receive a pair of pucks that mechanically retain a sensor cable to the body and electrically connect the sensor cable with the electrical traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: DexCom, Inc.
    Inventors: Pey-Jiun Ko, Arthur Lin, Timothy Stowe
  • Patent number: 11362456
    Abstract: Wiring arrangement at wall edges and corners with decorative effect, having at least two elongated wire guiding strips; each wire guiding strip is positioned at a wall edge between a wall and a floor or a wall edge between two adjacent walls; each wall edge between the wall and the floor or each wall edge between two adjacent walls is provided with only one of the wire guiding strips; a corner connector is provided between two ends of two adjacent wire guiding strips to achieve electrical connection and a change in direction of the wiring arrangement; the corner connector has two legs electrically connected to two ends of the two adjacent wire guiding strips respectively; each of the wire guiding strips has a soft PVC wrapping layer and wires wrapped inside. The wiring arrangement has a reasonable structure and is safe and aesthetically pleasing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yong Liu, Fangming Cao, Robert Lee
  • Patent number: 11362458
    Abstract: A bidirectionally installable intermediate modular adapter for a rack mounted panel is provided, including a front face, an opposing rear face, a first side surface and opposing second side surface each comprising a spring tab latch and spring tab latch receiver. The spring tab latch comprises a first ramp positioned towards the front face and a second ramp positioned towards the opposing rear face, a groove defined at least in part by the first ramp and second ramp, a first latch arm positioned towards the front face, a second latch arm positioned towards the opposing rear face, a spring tab latch connector positioned towards the spring tab receiver, and a compression spring. At least one opening extends from the front face through the body to the opposing rear face and an upper surface comprises a groove extending at least partially lengthwise across the upper surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Optical Cable Corporation
    Inventors: Derrick Stikeleather, Sumio Seo, Jamey O. Calloway
  • Patent number: 11355869
    Abstract: A cable connector for electrically connecting at least one first electrical conductor to at least one second electrical conductor. The cable connector includes an insulating-material housing, which has at least one first conductor insertion opening and at least one second conductor insertion opening. The second conductor insertion opening is opposite the first conductor insertion opening. The cable connector has at least one electrical contact in the insulating-material housing. The least one electrical contact is electrically contacted by a first electrical conductor via the first conductor insertion opening and by a second electrical conductor via the second conductor insertion opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Niklas Brand, Frank Mellies, Markus Lewandowski, Frank Bulmahn, Jens Andresen
  • Patent number: 11355872
    Abstract: A mezzanine power pin includes a dual layer pin body extending between a pin top having an upper power interface and a pin bottom having a lower power interface. The dual layer pin body has a base metal core and an outer metal oxide layer combined with the base metal core defining an outermost layer of the dual layer pin body. The mezzanine power pin includes an upper fastener coupled to the pin top to mechanically and electrically connect an upper component to the upper power interface. The mezzanine power pin includes a lower fastener coupled to the pin bottom to mechanically and electrically connect a lower component to the lower power interface. The base metal core is configured to electrically connect the upper component and the lower component through the base metal core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: David Patrick Orris, Martin William Bayes
  • Patent number: 11355868
    Abstract: A bolt terminal mounted on a guide rail is provided. The bolt terminal comprises a housing (1), an integral nut (2), a screw (3), a connection component (4), and a wiring metal surface (5); one end of the screw is provided in the housing, the other end of the screw is located outside the housing, and the screw located outside the housing is to be connected to the integral nut fitted therewith; the wiring metal surface is provided on the interface between the screw and the housing; and the housing is to be connected to the guide rail via the connection component. The bolt terminal increases the requirement for powering the wirings, and the bolt terminal can be removed from the guide rail only by using a conventional screwdriver to lightly tap on a removal port. The screw is integrally connected to the housing by injection molding and thus there is no risk of the screw falling off, enabling higher reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignees: Phoenix Contact Asia-Pacific (Nanjing) Co., Ltd., Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Tianhua Zhang, Guohua Chen, Michael Reineke
  • Patent number: 11349263
    Abstract: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield system is disclosed. The system may include an EMI gasket assembly configured to prevent radio frequency (RF) radiation from escaping through a gap between a RF connector and the enclosure. The gasket assembly may include a gasket including a receiving portion. The receiving portion may be configured to receive a portion of a shaft of the RF connector. The gasket may be formed of a compressible material. The gasket assembly may include a spacer configured to couple to a portion of the shaft of the RF connector. The spacer may be configured to compress the gasket against a portion of the enclosure when the spacer is rotated in a first direction. The spacer may be configured to provide electrical continuity between the radio frequency connector and the gasket by causing the gasket to form an electrical connection with the enclosure when the gasket is compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel Shaw
  • Patent number: 11342710
    Abstract: A lever 50 is arranged movably from a partial locking position before connection of both housings 10, 90 and a full locking position after the connection with respect to the housing 10. Entrances 56 of cam grooves 54, 55 of the lever 50 are open in an edge part of the lever 50. The housing 10 includes a lock piece 31 resiliently displaceable in a direction intersecting a moving direction of the lever 50 to the full locking position. The lock piece 31 includes a lock portion 35 arranged at entrances 56 of the cam grooves 54, 55 and facing inner surfaces of the entrances 56 with the lever 50 located at the partial locking position. The lock portion 35 includes a protruding portion 37 projecting from the entrances 56 of the cam grooves 54, 55.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuki Hiramatsu, Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11336033
    Abstract: The invention concerns a connector-type socket comprising: —a body suitable for being connected via a front face to a complementary plug comprising a plurality of insulation-displacement contacts oriented in the same direction; —a separate connection module comprising a plurality of positions each intended to receive one end of a strand of a cable comprising shielding, the module being arranged in such a way as to be inserted into the body so as to bring each strand against the corresponding insulation-displacement contact; the socket being characterised in that the body comprises two separate parallel plates, each plate comprising a row of contacts, each row of contacts being arranged in a plane (P), the planes (P) containing the rows being separate from and parallel to each other such that all the strands of the cable can be connected in a single movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Julien Guitard, Vincent Grigis
  • Patent number: 11336065
    Abstract: A network jack includes a connector, an outer housing, and a circuit board. The connector receives a plug for conveying Ethernet network signals. The connector includes conductive leads disposed on opposite sides of a central bar. The connector has a connector housing formed in part by a plurality of walls defining an interior, wherein the central bar is disposed in the interior, and spaced part from each of plurality of walls. The outer housing is disposed about and contains the connector housing, and has a width approximately equal to a width of a housing of the plug. The circuit board is disposed within the housing, and supports a plurality of transformers and/or common-mode chokes. The circuit board provides at least a portion of an electrical connection between the conductive leads and the transformers and/or common mode chokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: XFMRS, Inc.
    Inventors: Weijia Kong, Yukun Liao, Liang Huang, Buddy Woods
  • Patent number: 11322867
    Abstract: A connector for receiving a ribbon cable is provided. The connector includes a housing with an open top, and a cable organizer configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and the open top and to receive the ribbon cable. The cable organizer includes a surface with a first cable grab hook adjacent a first end thereof, configured to receive a first portion of the ribbon cable via a snap-fit engagement. The connector also includes cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing. The cover includes a notch extending therethrough, sized to receive an upper detent of the cable organizer so that the upper detent extends through the notch and remains viewable when the cover encloses the cable organizer within the interior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Davidsz, David D. Brandt, Yutao Wang
  • Patent number: 11316289
    Abstract: A support barrel for an electrical lead includes a first barrel end and a second barrel end opposite to the first barrel end in a circumferential direction. The first barrel end engages the second barrel end and forms a positive engagement acting in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Schrettlinger, Olivier De Cloet, Samir Aboulkassem, Uwe Bluemmel, Marcel Starke
  • Patent number: 11309672
    Abstract: An adjustable and reusable electrical assembly has an electrical unit, such as a plug unit or light unit, configured to engage with a cable. The electrical unit has a body that defines a channel connecting opposite pass-through openings. A first contact member and a second contact member are positioned with at least a portion in the body, each contact member having a piercing member. The cable is engageable with the plug unit extending through the channel with one piercing member in conductive contact with one wire and the other piercing member in conductive contact with the other wire. The cable can be disengaged from the plug unit and re-engaged at a different transverse position to change the length of the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: D'Addario & Company, Inc.
    Inventors: James D'Addario, Andrzej J. Krol, Zachary Stringham
  • Patent number: 11309656
    Abstract: A method assembles a plug on a multi-core sheathed cable which extends in a longitudinal direction and has multiple wires surrounded by a cable sheath. A sealing element made of a sealing material is applied to the multiple wires. The sealing element has individual passages formed through the sealing material for the wires. Subsequently, the wires are assembled in a plug housing, wherein the plug housing has an opening at a rear end thereof, and the sealing element is inserted into the opening and shifted preferably along the wires such that the sealing element sits in the opening in a sealing manner. A sealing coating is then applied, which extends from the rear end of the plug housing to the cable sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LEONI Bordnetz-Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Heinz-Dieter Winkelmann, Dany Becker, Tanil Gezgin