Patents Examined by Phuongchi T Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9450316
    Abstract: A cable splice includes a casing, a jaw assembly, a biasing member, a guide, and a bullet cup. The casing has an opening and an interior cavity. The jaw assembly is positioned in the interior cavity and moveable between a loading position and a terminated position. The biasing member biases the jaw assembly towards the terminated position. The guide includes a receiving end and a shaft extending at least partially into the interior cavity. The bullet cup is positioned in the jaw assembly in the loading position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Seydou Diop, Paul Zelazny
  • Patent number: 9444170
    Abstract: An electronic charging device for vehicles comprises a stretchable contact head, a housing connected with the contract head, an outside diameter of a bottom part of the housing is equal to an inside diameter of a power taking mouth of a vehicle cigarette lighter, a power adapter is located inside the housing, the power adapter has a first electrode contact and a second electrode contact, the first electrode contact is located at the bottom part of the housing, a top area of the contract head is defined as the second electrode contact, a top part of the housing has a charging port, the charging port is connected with the power adapter, the housing further includes a limiting element, the limiting element is clamped with the contract head through a clamping piston structure, the housing further has a spring, one end of the spring resists the contract head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Inventor: Aiyi Lu
  • Patent number: 9444200
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a casing, an insulative base and at least one first terminal. The casing has an inner space and an opening communicated with the inner space. The insulative base is disposed in the inner space. The first terminal is disposed within the insulative base and includes a terminal body and an actuator. The terminal body includes a first contact portion and a first center portion. The actuator is protruded from the first center portion along a normal line of a contact area of the first contact portion and has stopped up before the insulative base; and the method of manufacturing method of the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: CHANT SINCERE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming Hui Yen, Chun-Hsiang Hsu
  • Patent number: 9444181
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a receptacle for connecting to a plug is disclosed. The receptacle is located on an outer surface of a chassis of the electronic apparatus. The plug includes a male-side plate-like member having a signal terminal disposed therein is contained in a metal case. The receptacle includes a female-side plate-like member having a signal terminal disposed therein. The female-side plate-like member is configured to protrude from or retreat into the outer surface of the chassis. The plug is connected to the female-side plate-like member at a protruding position at which the female-side plate-like member protrudes from the outer surface of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTD LTE
    Inventors: Yoshihisa Ishihara, Takehito Yamauchi, Masayuki Amano, Takayuki Suzuki
  • Patent number: 9437993
    Abstract: A device for imparting electrical energy to one or more male plugs, the device including at least three female receiving ports for receiving the blades from one or more male plugs wherein the at least three female receiving ports are positioned within the device side by side such that the first female receiving port is capable of receiving a hot blade from the male plug, the second female receiving port is capable of receiving a neutral blade from the male plug and the third female receiving port is capable of receiving a hot blade from the male plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventor: Thomas G. Stephens
  • Patent number: 9437951
    Abstract: A plug connector has a housing and a plurality of metallic plug connections in the housing together with a plurality of contact feet which project from the bottom face of the housing in order to make electrical contact and be mechanically fixed to a support of a heating apparatus which is electrically connected to the plug connector. A contact foot has a U-shaped foot end with two limbs and with a cutout in-between, an upper limb merging with the contact foot, and a lower limb being provided on that side which faces away from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: E.G.O. ELEKTRO-GERAETEBAU GMBH
    Inventors: Holger Koebrich, Uwe Koegel
  • Patent number: 9437941
    Abstract: A splitter type terminal block connector having front metal contact pieces while each of them has two front wire connection metal blocks each having a front rectangular frame, a front resilient metal strip curled upward from the bottom side of one end of the front rectangular frame to abut against an inner top side of the front rectangular frame, a long pin and a short pin provided at another end of the front rectangular frame, and a front hole; also having a rear metal contact piece each having two rear wire connection metal blocks while each of them has a rear rectangular frame, a rear resilient metal strip curled upward from the bottom side of one end of the rear rectangular frame to abut against an inner top side of the rear rectangular frame, two rear pins provided at another end of the rear rectangular frame, and a rear hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Inventors: Xiaopo Rao, Boqing Yin
  • Patent number: 9431728
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector splice including a central conductor extending between opposed ends and an insulating structure interposed between the central conductor and an outer body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: PERFECTVISION MANUFACTURING, INC
    Inventors: Vincent Shaw, Glen David Shaw, Yiping Hu
  • Patent number: 9431743
    Abstract: A connector comprises a contact and a holding member. The contact has a held portion, a pressed portion and a protected portion. The holding member has a holding portion holding the held portion. Moreover, the holding member has a protection portion and a receiving portion arranged in a front-rear direction. The protection portion is located above the protected portion. When seen along an upper-lower direction, the protection portion covers the protected portion. The protected portion has an edge which is located at an edge of the protection portion in the front-rear direction or is apart from the protection portion in the front-rear direction. The pressed portion is pressed to be moved downward in accompany with a connection of the connector with a card. When the pressed portion is moved downward, the edge of the protected portion is located within the receiving portion without contact with the protection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Kazuya Mikawa
  • Patent number: 9425547
    Abstract: A breakaway connector is configured to couple prepared ends of a pair of coaxial cables. The breakaway connector includes a first adaptor portion and a second adaptor portion. The first adaptor portion is configured to be coupled to a prepared end of a first coaxial cable and includes a first conductive outer body having a resilient coupling member. The second adaptor portion is configured to be coupled to a prepared end of a second coaxial cable and includes a second conductive outer body having a second coupling member configured to be coupled with the resilient coupling member. The breakaway connector is configured to maintain grounding and shielding conductivity of the pair of coaxial cables through the first conductive outer body and the second conductive outer body up to a threshold level of tension being applied to the first coaxial cable or the second coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: PPC Broadband, Inc.
    Inventor: Noah P. Montena
  • Patent number: 9425553
    Abstract: A cord connection securement device prevents electrical cords from being unintentionally uncoupled. The device includes a planar, flexible, L-shaped cable tie. Apertures extend through a first arm and openings extend through a second arm of the cable tie. A first hook extends from the second arm for being engaged to a selectable one of the apertures of an adjacently positioned second cable tie. A second hook extends from the second arm proximate a junction between the first arm and the second arm such that the second hook is engageable to one of the openings to form a loop configured for extending around an electrical cord adjacent to a plug of the electrical cord such that the plug is prevented from passing through the loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Inventor: Blair Brown
  • Patent number: 9425569
    Abstract: A storage device includes a base and a storage unit. The base is a conductor of electricity. The storage unit has a first connecting interface and a second connecting interface. The storage unit is disposed on the base, and the base is electrically connected to the first connecting interface or the second connecting interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2016
    Assignee: PHISON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventor: Wei-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 9419354
    Abstract: A contact includes a body section, a tail section arranged at a lower portion of the body section, a peg extending from the tail section such that the peg projects from a front surface of the contact, and a fusible member attached to the contact such that the peg protrudes into the fusible member. A lower portion of the fusible member is offset from a main portion of the fusible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: John Allen Mongold, Donald Christopher Knowlden, William Chieng Ouyang
  • Patent number: 9420701
    Abstract: An apparatus comprises a flexible circuit substrate that includes a body portion and at least one connector portion formed monolithically with the body portion. The connector portion is shaped by at least one of one or more bends of the flexible circuit substrate or one or more folds of the flexible circuit substrate, and the connector portion is configured to be received in a receptacle of a connector device. The apparatus also includes at least one electrode formed on the connector portion and configured to make electrical contact with an electrical conductor of the receptacle of the connector device, at least one electronic component on the flexible circuit substrate, and interconnect to provide electrical continuity from the electrode to the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: THE TRUSTEES OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK
    Inventors: Shyuan Yang, Ioannis Kymissis
  • Patent number: 9419364
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E), a receiving block for inserting the flat contact, and a connector comprising a receiving block and/or a flat contact. A solution is provided in which the positioning of a flat contact relative to the receiving block is simple and precise. This is achieved by a flat contact for insertion in a receiving member of a connector in an insertion direction (E) comprising a clamping portion having clamping projections which protrude in a width direction (B) and a positioning portion which has at the narrow sides thereof guiding faces which extend parallel with the insertion direction (E), the guiding faces projecting beyond the clamping projections in the width direction (B).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Belgium EC BVBA
    Inventors: Peter Devos, Rik Danneels, Thomas Ryckx, Lieven Dossche
  • Patent number: 9419357
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle mounted on a first connector mounting surface of a first substrate; a receptacle mounted on a second connector mounting surface of a second substrate; and a relay connector. The relay connector includes a plug to be mated with the receptacle in a direction parallel to the first connector mounting surface; a plug to be mated with the receptacle in a direction parallel to the second connector mounting surface; and a handle that couples the plug and the plug to each other. The relay connector is structured such that a first mating direction in which the plug is mated to the receptacle is substantially the same as a second mating direction (Q) in which the plug is mated to the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.
    Inventor: Tetsu Urano
  • Patent number: 9413110
    Abstract: An embedded short leaf-spring-equipped crystal head includes a crystal head body insertable into a base slot of a base and a leaf spring disposed above the crystal head body to fasten the crystal head body to the base, characterized in that a length of the leaf spring is less than or equal to a length of the base slot. The length of the leaf spring is less than or equal to the length of the base slot. After the crystal head body has been inserted into the base slot, the leaf spring is disposed inside the base and thus is not exposed. Hence, space utilization rate of the crystal head body increases, and the positioning of the crystal head body is not compromised as a result of damage otherwise caused to the leaf spring, thereby preventing unauthorized persons from taking out the crystal head body and enhancing data security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Inventor: Chao-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: 9413098
    Abstract: A waterproof electronic receptacle connector includes a plastic-core housing, an insulation housing, terminals, a waterproof ring gasket and a sealing material. The plastic-core housing includes a through hole. The insulation housing is configured in the through hole and includes a base and a tongue plate. The base includes an inner side plane facing toward the through hole and an outer side plane facing toward an outside of the through hole. The tongue plate is extended from the inner side plane. The terminals are passing through the base. Each terminal includes a contacting end extended from the tongue plate and a welding end connected to the contacting end and extruded from the outer side plane. The waterproof ring gasket is abutted between the base and an inner wall of the through hole. The sealing material is formed on the outer side plane to fill gaps between the terminal and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang
  • Patent number: 9407024
    Abstract: Multidirectional electrical connectors, electrical connector plugs and electrical connection systems for electrically connecting a portable energy storage device to an electrically powered device, such as an electric powered vehicle or a device for electrically charging the portable electrical energy storage device are described. The multidirectional feature of the electrical connectors, electrical connector plugs and electrical connections systems permits electrical connection between the electrical connectors and electrical connector plugs in a plurality of rotational orientations between a portable electrical energy storage device to which a connector or plug is electrically connected and an electrically powered device to which a corresponding plug or connector is electrically connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: GOGORO INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Tsung Wu, Sung-Ching Lin, Chen-Shin Hsu, Yu-Min Chen
  • Patent number: 9407038
    Abstract: An electrical distribution center having a base connected to one or several wiring harnesses and a connector body that is configured to be electrically and mechanically connected to the base. The connector body houses electrical devices such as relays, fuses, and control modules. The connector body is secured to the base by a pair of slides having dog-leg shaped slots that engage studs on the base. A single slide lever having two arms attached to each of the slides is pivotably attached to the connector body and the slides and is configured to simultaneously move the dog-leg shaped slots relative to the studs on the base, thereby securing the connector body to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Delphi Techologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Joseph Jozwiak, Michael F. Lowe, Daniel S. Eichorn, Jesus R. Morales, Erick A. Rodriguez, Eduardo Nunez