Patents Examined by Phuong Chi Thi Nguyen
  • Device based lock via electrical socket
    Patent number: 11303057
    Abstract: An electronically lockable, electrical plug configured to communicate power and data signals to mobile electronic devices (MED) includes a male electrical plug body insertable into a female electrical socket of the MED and plurality of electrical contacts defined in the male electrical plug for communicating the power and data signals to and from the MED, via corresponding electrical contacts associated with an MED electrical socket. The MED electrical socket is shaped and sized to physically receive and support therein said male electrical plug body. Plug locking elements are formed in the male plug body are so formed as to be lockable to or with corresponding, complementary socket locking elements of the MED, so that upon insertion of the male plug body into the MED socket the electrical plug is locked with the MED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: NOBLE SECURITY, INC.
    Inventor: Meir Avganim
  • Smart adapter
    Patent number: 11289863
    Abstract: A smart adapter includes an insulating body, a plug fastened to the insulating body, at least one socket, at least one seven-segment displayer, at least one button and a main control unit. The at least one socket is mounted in the insulating body and is exposed to a front surface of the insulating body. The at least one seven-segment displayer is mounted in the insulating body. The at least one button is mounted in the insulating body and is exposed to the insulating body. The main control unit is mounted in the insulating body and is connected with the at least one socket, the plug and the at least one seven-segment displayer. The main control unit includes a cloud unit and a central processing unit. The cloud unit is connected to the at least one button and the central processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen-Bing Hsu, Chin-Huang Tseng, Hui-Lin Lai
  • Electric wire connection structure and connection method
    Patent number: 11289826
    Abstract: A connection structure for an electric wire includes an electric wire that has a conductor and an outer sheath covering the conductor; a bonding member that is made of a conductive metal material and is attached to the electric wire and; and a busbar that is made of a conductive metal material and on which the bonding member is overlapped and ultrasonically bonded with the conductor interposed between the busbar and the bonding member. The bonding member includes a crimping portion for crimping and fixing the electric wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hideki Adachi
  • Bidirectionally installable intermediate modular adapter for a rack-mounted panel
    Patent number: 11276969
    Abstract: A bidirectional intermediate modular adapter (500) can be installed from the front or the rear of a mounting panel. The body (502) of the modular adapter includes a front face (504), an opposing rear face (506), an opening (210) extending from the front face through the body to the opposing rear face, a first side surface (512) and an opposing second side surface (514), a flexible top surface (508) and an opposing lower surface (510). The flexible top surface has flexible beams (518A, 518B) and landings (528A, 528B), which define a deformable opening (520), and a first groove (526). The landings may have ramps (522A, 522B) at the sides thereof. The opposing lower surface has a second groove (540) extending at least partially lengthwise across thereof. The bidirectional intermediate modular adapter is preferably made of a nonconductive material with a conductive plating thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Optical Cable Corporation
    Inventors: Jamey O. Calloway, Sumio Seo, Derrick Stikeleather
  • Socket for electrical component
    Patent number: 11276974
    Abstract: An IC socket (11) comprises contact pins (14) disposed in the socket body (13) to be disjunctive to terminals of the IC package (12), an opening and closing body (19A,19B) rotatably provided in the socket body (13), the opening and closing body (19A,19B) having a pressing member (23a,23b) for pressing a top surface of the IC package (12) accommodated on an accommodating surface portion (16d) of the socket body (13); and an operating member (20) for opening and closing the opening and closing body (19A,19B) disposed up and down movably with respect to the socket body (13). A first opening and closing body (19A) having a heat sink (23a) for pressing an entire of the top surface of the IC package (12) and a second opening and closing body (19B) having a block (23b) for pressing the heat sink (23a) are disposed at different positions mutually.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: ENPLAS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki Ueyama
  • Feed thru disconnect/test terminal block
    Patent number: 11276947
    Abstract: A disconnect/test terminal block may include a body including a front side and a back side including a protruding part. The block may include at least one circuit element disposed in the body. The block may include at least one case wire terminal disposed on the front side of the body and coupled to the at least one internal circuit. The block may include at least one field cable terminal disposed on the protruding part and coupled to the at least one internal circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: Siemens Mobility, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard Wydotis, Zhenzhong Long, Barden J. Wing
  • Light bulb apparatus
    Patent number: 11274798
    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: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Qiyuan Wang, Yunnan Lin, Liping Lin
  • Low profile electrical connector
    Patent number: 11264748
    Abstract: An electrical connector that includes a housing with an interior cavity configured to receive a card. Electrical contacts are secured across a wall of the housing within the interior cavity and are configured to matingly receive corresponding electrical contacts of the card. The plurality of electrical contacts secured across the wall of the housing are the only electrical contacts of the electrical connector. Each of the plurality of electrical contacts includes a mating interface and the mating interface of each of the plurality of electrical contacts is co-planer. Additionally, the housing includes a card slot opening and each of the plurality of electrical contacts are arranged on one side of the card slot opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SERVICES GmbH
    Inventors: Belgie Brian McClelland, II, Jason M'Cheyne Reisinger, Arash Behziz, Michael David Herring, Eric David Briant, Michael John Phillips, Michael Joseph Tryson
  • Wearable display device
    Patent number: 11258197
    Abstract: A wearable display device includes a first body, a first electrical connector and a connecting component. The first body has a display interface, and the first electrical connector is disposed on the first body. The connecting component is connected with the first body and adapted to fix different second bodies onto the first body. The first body and the second body transfer a signal through the first electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Tsu-Yin Jen, Pei-Hsin Huang, Lee-Hua Yu
  • Electrical connector
    Patent number: 11251570
    Abstract: A plurality of contacts are disposed within the corresponding passageways of the housing of the electrical connector, respectively. Each contact includes a main body extending in a vertical plane with two pairs of fixing sections on two opposite lateral sides to form an X-like shape, and a pair of resilient contacting arms extending from opposite upper and lower ends of the main body for mating with the CPU and PCB. A pair of extension arms extend from the waist section of the main body in a direction perpendicular to the vertical plane. The contacting arm includes a vertical section coplanar with the main body, an oblique section extending from an upper end of the vertical section with a bulged and narrowed contacting section at the free end. Each pair of fixing sections are located by two sides of the vertical section of the corresponding contacting arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chao-Chieh Chen, Jhih-Yao Jiang
  • Systems and methods for a cable connector
    Patent number: 11251550
    Abstract: A connector for receiving a ribbon cable is provided. The connector includes a housing including an open top, a cable organizer, and a cover. The cable organizer is configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and configured to receive the ribbon cable upon an upper surface thereof. The cover is configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing. The cover is coupled to the housing and includes a latch configured to engage the housing and the cable organizer and move in a both vertical direction relative to the housing and rotate relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Davidsz, David D. Brandt, Yutao Wang
  • Connector and attachment method
    Patent number: 11251545
    Abstract: A connector (10) configured to bring an object (70) into conduction comprises: a pair of fitting bodies fittable to each other; and a filler (60) with which at least one fitting body of the pair of fitting bodies is loaded, wherein a fitting body of the pair of fitting bodies includes an accommodating portion (35a) configured to accommodate an end of the object (70), and the filler (60) is configured to cover the end of the object (70) in the accommodating portion (35a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuya Hata, Shigeki Ohara
  • Electrical crimp connector with a shield element
    Patent number: 11251543
    Abstract: A glazing panel comprising an electrical connector with a shield element to avoid a wicking effect, where the connector is an electrically conductive connector connected to an electrically conductive structure such as a heatable coating or an antenna. The glazing panel is particularly suitable for an automobile glazing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: AGC GLASS EUROPE
    Inventors: Peter Schnoerch, Csaba Morocz
  • Locking device for plug connectors
    Patent number: 11245225
    Abstract: A locking arrangement for plug connectors, comprising a first locking device and a second locking device. The two locking devices can be plugged together and engaged with one another. At least one blocking element is provided for engaging the first locking device with the second locking device. The blocking element is suitable for mechanical engaging and can be actuated and released via an actuator. In addition, another actuator is arranged in the first locking device or in the second locking device to protect against failure of the locking arrangement. The engaging of the two locking devices can be released by the actuator, even when the actuator fails. The first locking device and the second locking device are provided for use in a plug and a corresponding counter plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Inventors: Lutz Troeger, Till Riechmann
  • Power supply socket, power receiving head, display device, power supply device and power supply method thereof
    Patent number: 11239615
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power supply socket and a power receiving head. The socket includes a power supply socket housing, a conductive member, a switching element, and a control component. The conductive member is provided in the power supply socket housing and can be connected to a conductive portion on a power receiving head. The switching element is provided in the housing and has an output end and a control end, the output end of the switching element is connected to the conductive member. The control component is provided in the housing and connected to the control end of the switching element, and is configured to detect the power receiving head, and control the switching element to be turned on when the power receiving head is detected, and control the switching element to be turned off when the power receiving head is not detected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hongyan Pei
  • Wearable power cord
    Patent number: 11233367
    Abstract: An apparatus for wearing a power cord includes an elongate power cord having a length that extends from a first end having a power connector to a second end having a device connector. The apparatus also includes an elastic component and a housing for holding the power connector and the device connector therein. The apparatus has a wearing configuration and a charging configuration. In the wearing configuration, the device connector and the power connector are disposed in the housing and the apparatus is secured to the user. In the charging configuration, the device connector extends out of the housing and connects to a portable electronic device, and the power connector extends out of the housing and connects to a power supply. In another embodiment, the power cord has a power bank on a first end of the cord rather than a power connector. The power bank is stored inside the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Inventor: Julianne Grau
  • Plug connection for automated coupling of at least two electrical conductors
    Patent number: 11228142
    Abstract: A plug connection for electrically and mechanically coupling a pair of electrical conductors includes a coupling having a coupling housing and a lever with a locking element, a pin strip having a pin strip housing with a recess receiving the locking element, and a projection arranged between the lever and the pin strip housing. The lever is rotatably mounted at the coupling housing orthogonally to a plug-in direction. The coupling housing is arranged at least in sections on the pin strip housing in a form-fitting manner and the locking element is arranged adjacent to the recess in a pre-locking position of the lever. The locking element is brought into an operative connection with the recess by rotation of the lever. When a plugging force is applied onto the coupling housing, the projection generates a counter force on the lever against the plugging force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Felix Schneider, Dimitrios Mechteridis
  • Hermetically sealed controlled impedance feedthrough assembly
    Patent number: 11223167
    Abstract: An assembly for passing controlled impedance electrical signals between two different environments via feedthroughs in a feedthrough block. The feedthrough has a signal coupling, a dielectric surrounding the signal coupling, and a ground coupling surrounding the dielectric. An electrically insulating block has an electrically conductive signal link and discrete electrically conductive ground links surrounding the signal link. An electrically conductive block has a separate dielectric spacer and signal link through the spacer. The junctions between the block, links, and spacer are sealed to hermetically separate the two environments. In one method, the components are press fit, leaving no gap between adjacent components. In another method, potting material is forced into the junctions between components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: Ardent Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor A Lapkowicz, Gordon A Vinther
  • Radio frequency cable housing solution with self aligning and reconfiguration capability
    Patent number: 11217935
    Abstract: A method and apparatus is presented for strain relief for mil-spec RF cabling connectors. When the RF signals are carried on the cables, they are either attached to connectors to increase their lengths or they get attached to hardware assembly that receives and transmits RF signals. At connections, strain relief is provided so that any movement of the cables does not convey stress and strain to the points where cable joins the connector or its mate. A concise, space restricted strain relief solution is provided by use of clamp, cover or shrink tubing to transfer cables in all four directions. The concentric cables line up in small dimensions and are replaceable individually as opposed to discard of entire mesh of cables on single cable failure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: ELMA ELECTRONIC INC.
    Inventor: Klaus Montoya
  • Socket cover
    Patent number: 11217934
    Abstract: Embodiments may relate to a cover for a socket of a computing device. The cover may include a cover piece and a locking mechanism attached to the cover piece by a hinge. The locking mechanism, when in a locked position, may removably secure the cover to a bolster such that the cover piece overlays the socket. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ming-Chen Chang, Mustafa H. Haswarey, Praneetha Kolla, Whitten Schulz