Patents Examined by Phuong Dinh
  • Patent number: 9368891
    Abstract: Either one of a plug connector or a receptacle connector includes a receiver which is provided at a location corresponding to a fitting member inserted in a through hole when the connector parts are engaged with each other, and which receives, in an inner space via an opening, a catching member to be fitted with the inserted fitting member. In addition, the one connector includes a holder which holds the catching member received in the receiver by blocking off the opening of the receiver, and which includes a receiving hole permitting the inserted fitting member in the through hole to reach the inner space, and to be fitted with the catching member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: DAIICHI-SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kosuke Ozeki
  • Patent number: 9362681
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a first terminal module, a second terminal module, a shielding shell and a metallic shielding plate. The first terminal module includes a first mating tongue and first terminals insert molded thereamong. The first mating tongue has a first mating face on which the first terminals are exposed. The first terminals have first connecting sections extending in a vertical direction. The second terminal module includes a second mating tongue and second terminals insert molded thereamong. The second mating tongue has a second mating face directly facing to the first mating face and a third mating face. The second terminals are disposed in the second and third mating faces and have second connecting sections extending in the vertical direction. The metallic shielding plate is disposed between the first and second connecting sections and has a plurality of hooked shrapnels elastically contacting with the shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Chun-Ming Yu, Bao-Feng Lu, Xiao-Qin Zheng, Qi-Sheng Zheng
  • Patent number: 9362661
    Abstract: A connector (10) has terminal fittings (11) extending from a housing (12) and connected to a board (50). A casing (51) is mounted on the side of an upper surface (12U) of the housing (12) and covering the board (50). Liquid retaining portions (28) are formed on the upper surface (12U) of the housing (12) by connecting longitudinal grooves (29) extending in a front-back direction and horizontal grooves (31) extending in a lateral direction. Thus, the connector (10) prevents the intrusion of liquid to the board (50) along an upper surface of the housing (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Teruo Hara
  • Patent number: 9361547
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing for safely breaking electronic communication with a smart card on removal from the electronic device. A safeguard structure rotates with respect to the housing to cover the smart card when inserted, and a switch breaks communication between the smart card and the electronic device when the safeguard structure is rotated away from the housing to enable removal of the smart card. The breaking of communication safely prevents damage to, or corruption of, data in the smart card upon removal from the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Min Chang, Pei-Yu Hung, Kuang-Sung Wang
  • Patent number: 9356406
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an external conductive sheet, an upper internal conductive sheet, a lower internal conductive sheet and the necessary others. An insulative base is disposed within a casing and includes a top complex, a center complex, and a bottom complex in sequential connection. The upper internal conductive sheet and the lower internal conductive sheet are fixed to the insulative base. Thereafter, an improving electrical connector interface is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: CHANT SINCERE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Hui Yen, Chun-Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 9350105
    Abstract: Provided is a surface-mount type electric connecting terminal which is disposed between opposing conductive objects and is configured to electrically connecting the objects while easily adjusting pressing force and recovery force. The electric connecting terminal includes a cylindrical fixed member which is made from a metallic material; a cylindrical movable member which is slidably inserted in the fixed member and is made from a metallic material; and an electrical conductive spring which is accommodated in the fixed member and whose one end contacts with the bottom of the fixed member and the other end contacts with the bottom of the movable member for thereby allowing the movable member to elastically slide against the fixed member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: Joinset Co., Ltd. & Sun-Ki Kim
    Inventors: Sun-Ki Kim, Tae-Man Kang, Eung-Won Kim
  • Patent number: 9350106
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly adapted for military use comprising a high density maintenance connector which supports high bandwidth video export and low level maintenance functions, a lower density I/O connector, the stacking feature allows multiple branches in distribution center, custom to each user, and the programmability allows for identical cables/stacking connectors to be used in different configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Choiniere, Mark P. Devins, David A. Richards, Kevin D. Galli
  • Patent number: 9343843
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing, a metal shell (4) covering the insulative housing, and an insulative cover (5) molded over the metal shell and integral with the insulative housing. A diffusion layer (6) is formed between the metal shell and the insulative cover. Chemical reaction is generated from metal and resin in the diffusion layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9337466
    Abstract: A power terminal connector includes a flexible conductor having a first mounting portion, a second mounting portion and a flexible section between the first and second mounting portions. The first mounting portion is terminated directly to a power terminal of a first battery module. A female terminal is coupled to the second mounting portion. The female terminal has a terminal body having a receptacle receiving a power terminal of a second battery module. The terminal body is terminated to the second mounting portion to mechanically and electrically connect the terminal body to the flexible conductor. A contact spring is received in the receptacle and is electrically connected to the terminal body. The contact spring has spring beams defining interfaces for the power terminal to create a power path to the power terminal of the second battery module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Weiping Zhao, Douglas Scott Simpson
  • Patent number: 9337637
    Abstract: A slide for a modular rail-mounted device where the rail mounted device is embodied for use in a bus bar network. The slide is used for locking the rail-mounted device on an attachment rail, wherein the slide has an attachment device for captive attachment of the slide to the rail-mounted device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Michael Neumeier, Tobias Sturm, Christoph Weber
  • Patent number: 9337597
    Abstract: The invention relates to an improved busbar connection system, an electrical device incorporating same, and an electrical system comprising at least one electrical device. Such a busbar connection system comprises for receiving and for electrically contacting at least two conductors of a busbar, and a signal connector for receiving and for electrically contacting a link module with a plurality of contact pads. The busbar connector has at least two, spaced apart, openings defined by an open cross-section along a mating direction that enable the busbar connector to partially surround, on opposite sides, each of the at least two conductors of the busbar. The signal connector has an opening defined by a closed cross-section along the mating direction that enables the signal connector to guide the link module into a contacting position for electrically contacting the plurality of contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Nederland BV
    Inventors: Ronald Nico Adriaan Daamen, Ruud Van Den Brink, Sebastiaan Roger Neerincx
  • Patent number: 9331427
    Abstract: Electrical connecting device including an insulating body with parallel longitudinal seats and, respectively adapted to accommodate a connecting element with spring terminal and an actuator pin with profile cam facing a spring of the terminal to cause the opening and closing of said terminal by means of sliding in the corresponding seat, said spring being a ring-shaped spring with a curved lower portion, a back ascending portion engageable by a protruding portion of said cam profile of the actuator pin and an upper portion with a slot adapted to receive at least one electrical conductor, characterized in that in said actuator pin a hollow seat delimited by two lateral walls is provided adapted to receive the aforementioned ascending leg of the spring-shaped ring in condition of maximum extroversion of the spring, i.e. upon empty closed terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: INDUSTRIA LOMBARDA MATERIALE ELETTRICO—I.L.M.E. S.P.A.
    Inventor: Tito Alessandro Tedeschi
  • Patent number: 9331405
    Abstract: A connector system includes an interface connector having a housing having a main body holding a contact array therein. The housing extends between a front end and a back end along a mating axis. The housing includes a cavity therein open to the front end and open to the back end. The cavity is situated proximate to a side of the housing. The cavity has a receiving channel open to the side of the housing. The receiving channel has mounting shoulders at least partially extending therein. The interface connector also includes a fastener having a retention surface. The fastener is configured to be side-loaded into the receiving channel through the side of the housing. The mounting shoulders engage the fastener within the cavity to limit transaxial movement of the fastener along the mating axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Albert Tsang, Kevin Michael Thackston, Keith Edwin Miller
  • Patent number: 9325123
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of detecting contacts (5) mounted into the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing (1) includes a base portion (11) and a tongue plate (12) extending from the base portion (11). The detecting contacts (5) include two first detecting contacts (51). The base portion (11) defines a receiving cavity (1130) passing through the base portion along an upper to down direction. The base portion includes a resisting portion (1152) disposed behind the receiving cavity. Each of the first detecting contacts includes a first main portion (512) received in the receiving cavity and a first contacting portion (511) extending from the first main portion forwardly. The resisting portion (1152) supports the first main portion (512) forwardly to prevent the first detecting contact from being pushed and dropping from the electrical connector when a plug connector is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Chun-Ming Yu
  • Patent number: 9325087
    Abstract: A clip-type connector for electrically coupling a substrate with a device or another substrate is disclosed. An electrical connector comprises a top plate and a bottom plate. An array of contacts are on at least one of the top plate and bottom plate. A hinge is located between the top plate and the bottom plate such that the hinge mechanically connects the top plate to the bottom plate. A spring applying a force against the top and bottom plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gaurav Chawla, Joshua D. Heppner, Jeffory L Smalley, Vijaykumar Krithivasan
  • Patent number: 9318858
    Abstract: A receptacle connector comprises a receptacle shell, a receptacle contact array A and a receptacle contact array B, a plurality of contact portions of the receptacle contact array A and a plurality of contact portions of the receptacle contact array B facing in opposite directions to each other, when a plug connector having a first fitting section is fitted to the receptacle connector, at least the plurality of contact portions of the receptacle contact array B are connected to the plug connector having the first fitting section, and when the plug connector having a second fitting section is fitted to the receptacle connector, the plurality of contact portions of the receptacle contact array A are connected to the plug connector having the second fitting section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignees: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited, JAE Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yuichi Saito, Takeharu Naito, Kazushi Kamata, Cedrec Sumimoto
  • Patent number: 9318844
    Abstract: The present invention is a switch assembly of cable connector, which comprises a plug having a plug rubber core, a housing, a plurality of pin terminals, a protruding rib and a wire; a plug holder harnessed on the outer edge of the plug rubber core movably; a switching unit joining with the plug holder movably, which is harnessed on the outer edge of the plug rubber core movably, and provided between the housing and the plug holder; and an elastic element harnessed on two ends of the plug rubber core and caught at the housing and the switching unit. Thereby, rotational switching is possible by using the switching unit in conjunction with the elastic element, such that the plug holder may be bonded to different types of sockets, in order to achieve the effects of close locking, detachment prevention, easy assembly, ease to retreat, convenient replacement and maintenance, facile to operate and applicability to at least two different kinds of sockets as the cable connector and a socket are bonded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: T-Conn Precision Corporation
    Inventor: Chien-Yi Yu
  • Patent number: 9318826
    Abstract: As a connector structure of the invention, there is provided a connector structure in which a pair of connectors are assembled to an opening (11) which penetrates a floor panel (1) in a passenger compartment from both sides of the floor panel (1) and terminal portions which are provided individually in the connectors which are fitted together are electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hajime Kato, Kazuhiro Tomine, Takaaki Miyajima
  • Patent number: 9312614
    Abstract: An electrical connector for an anode has a terminal for an electric cable, at least two magnet devices for attracting the connector onto a metal structure, a plate electrically connecting the magnet devices to one another and to the terminal, and a deformable member connecting the magnet devices. When the connector connects an anode to a surface, the magnet forces draw the magnet devices against the surface in order to make up the connection. The deformable member allows relative movement of the magnet devices, permitting them to align themselves in an optimum configuration to maximize the surface area of the magnet devices that are in contact with the metal structure, providing a large electrical conduit between the connector and the cable connected to the terminal, and allowing for more reliable electrical connection between the anode and the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Fugro Subsea Services Limited
    Inventor: William Ian Harvey
  • Patent number: 9312612
    Abstract: A variable impedance interface device connecting a coaxial connector to an external component with a housing having a first end adapted to receive a coaxial connector and a second end having an interface where the housing is attachable to an external component, such as a printed circuit board. A cavity within the housing is defined by an inner surface and has a cavity first end and a cavity second end. The inner surface tapers between the cavity first end and the cavity second end. A mating position in the cavity has a certain dimension due to the taper of the inner surface, and defines a location at which a coaxial connector received by the housing positions. An impedance of the housing is based on the mating position and may be varied due to the impedance of the interface such that signal degradation at the interface is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications RF LLC
    Inventors: Eric James Paulus, Jeevan Kumar Vemagiri