Patents Examined by Phuongchi T Nguyen
  • Patent number: 9391392
    Abstract: The invention provides a submersible or harsh environment connector for use with electrical, optical or electro-optical cables having first and second connector units which are releasably mateable and that are not pressure compensated. The invention provides a wet-mate without pressure balancing system for making a subsea wet-mate connection. The invention uses a reservoir of fluid and a mechanism energized by mating, such as by a spring, to push that fluid into a small mated connection, discharging an equivalent volume of seawater and creating electrical and/or optical continuity. One-way or back-flow prevent valves ensure there is no return flow of seawater. Typical fluids would be dielectric oil or optical gel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Teledyne Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Ranalli, John Brian O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 9391379
    Abstract: A coaxial connector device includes a connector bank with closely arranged installation connectors; a male connector including a screw-on section defining a first circumferential surface of a first outer diameter, a cable receiving section defining a second circumferential surface of a second outer diameter, and a tightening section axially located between the screw-on and the cable receiving section; a cable having an end extended through the male connector to electrically connect to one of the installation connectors; and a female connector connected to another end of the cable. The tightening section defines multiple grip sides, which are respectively located tangentially relative to the second circumferential surface with two lateral edges flush with the first circumferential surface, giving the tightening section a reduced size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: DIN YI INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ching Kun Huang
  • Patent number: 9385474
    Abstract: A contact increased in contact reliability by accommodating misalignment from a mating contact. A female-side contact includes a contact body including a contact portion that is brought into contact with a mating contact portion of a male-side contact, and a supporting member formed separate from the contact body, for receiving therein the mating contact portion and movably supporting the contact portion. The supporting member includes a supporting member body for receiving therein the mating contact portion and the contact portion, and first and second spring portions provided on the supporting member body, for bringing the mating contact portion inserted in the supporting member body and the contact portion into contact with each other. The contact portion includes a contact portion body having a flat plate shape and contact point portions protruding from the contact portion body into the inside of the supporting member body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Yuji Kamei
  • Patent number: 9385453
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insultive housing extending along a longitudinal direction, a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insultive housing and an ejector retained at one longitudinal end of the insultive housing. The insultive housing defines a central slot recessed from an upper surface thereof for receiving a memory module. The ejector defines a base portion and a pair of gripping portions extending from the base portion along a vertical direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, said two gripping portions have an accommodating slot located therebetween and running therethrough in the longitudinal direction for receiving the memory module and a latching means located in the accommodating slot for locking the memory module. The latching means defines an opening communicating with said accommodating slot, a first lump portion and a second lump portion separated from each other by the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xue Yang, Teng Qin, Xiao-Zhi Fu
  • Patent number: 9385459
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a mating tongue defining top and bottom surfaces thereon. Each surface is provided with a plurality of conductors in one row wherein the characters/categories of the conductors on the top surface are sequentially arranged to be same with those on the bottom surface with a pair of power conductors in two notches at two lateral side edges. The corresponding receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board, defines a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue therein. Opposite top and bottom rows of contacts are respectively located by upper and bottom sides of the receiving cavity and categorized essentially in a same sequence with the conductors of the plug connector for respectively connecting to the corresponding conductive pads, respectively. A pair of power contacts are located by two lateral sides of the receiving cavity to couple to the corresponding power conductor portions in the notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Chih-Pi Cheng, Stephen Sedio, Chun-Yi Chang, Pei Tsao, Wei-Hao Su
  • Patent number: 9385452
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes an elongated insulative housing extending along a left-to-right direction, a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing and an ejector retained at one end of the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines a central slot recessed from an upper surface thereof for receiving a memory module. The ejector defines a base portion and a pair of gripping portions extending upwardly from the base portion, two gripping portions have an accommodating slot located therebetween for receiving the memory module and a lump portion located in the accommodating slot. The lump portion defines an elastic arm projecting into the accommodating slot for locking the memory module, When the memory module is pulled out in a hard-interference manner, the memory module will press upwardly against the elastic arm so that the elastic arm is elastically deformed to release the memory module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiao-Zhi Fu, Ze-Lin Yao
  • Patent number: 9379499
    Abstract: A connector comprising: a first insulator substrate; a first contact configured by arranging a plurality of contact pins including contact pins for differential signals as an array, on a top surface of the first insulator substrate; a second insulator substrate; a second contact configured by arranging a plurality of contact pins including contact pins for differential signals as an array in the same direction as the array direction of the first contact, on an undersurface of the second insulator substrate; and a metal plate sandwiched by an undersurface of the first insulator substrate and a top surface of the second insulator substrate; and one or more holes are formed in an area on the metal plate, the area being sandwiched by the contact pins for differential signals of the first and second contacts facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiharu Miyoshi, Hayato Kondo
  • Patent number: 9373907
    Abstract: A flexible flat cable includes conductive wires disposed on a first surface of an insulation layer, and a cover shield covering an opposite second surface and side surfaces of the insulation layer. An electrical connector includes an insulation case defining an insertion space for receiving an insertion portion of the flexible flat cable, conductive terminals disposed on the base and contacting respectively with the conductive wires, and a ground unit. The ground unit includes a contacting portion disposed in the insertion space and contacting with the cover shield of the flexible flat cable, and a conductive portion extending out of the insulation case for grounding the flexible flat cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Winstron Corporation
    Inventors: Yu-Feng Chiang, Cheng-Hao Lee, Tung-Huang Kuo
  • Patent number: 9373910
    Abstract: A connector terminal (10) which includes a barrel portion (21) to which a core wire (12) exposed from an outer cover (13) of an electric cable (11) is electrically connected, a tab terminal portion (31) that is electrically connected to a mating terminal and, a resin mold which covers and waterproofs the barrel portion (21) and an end portion of the electric cable (11). Before the connector terminal (10) is finalized, the connector terminal (10) is connected to a carrier (42) through an interconnection portion (41) and is separated from the carrier (42) at interconnection portion (41). A cutting groove (44) is formed on the interconnection portion (41) along a width direction thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kei Sato
  • Patent number: 9373919
    Abstract: An adjustable electrical connector for connecting to cable or conduit by a strap adjustment member has a body with a hollow cylindrical section and an extension member. The hollow cylindrical section has a slot and a threaded bore passing therethrough. The slot allows passage of a stop plate, and the threaded bore receives an adjustment screw. The connector has an insulator having a bushing at one end to be inserted into the hollow cylindrical section of the body, and a curved member attached to the hollow cylindrical bushing, the stop plate extending radially outward from the curved member, the stop plate movable by the adjustment screw between a minimum deflection and a maximum deflection to stop the sheath of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGEPORT FITTINGS, INC.
    Inventor: Lawrence J. Smith
  • Patent number: 9368923
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus for powering a USB socket, port or receptacle upon detecting the presence of a USB plug. More specifically, the present invention preferably provides an actuator that powers a USB receptacle upon insertion of a male USB plug therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: New Concepts Development Corp.
    Inventor: Lawrence O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9362660
    Abstract: An implantable medical device connector assembly and method of manufacture include a molded, insulative shell having an inner surface forming a connector bore, a circuit member including one or more traces extending through apertures in the connector shell. One or more conductive members, positioned along the connector bore, are electrically coupled to the traces. The sealing members are positioned between the conductive members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew J Ries, Jeffrey A Swanson, George A Patras
  • Patent number: 9362695
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least a contact module and a grounding member. The insulative housing has a body portion and a mating portion forwardly extending from the body portion. The mating portion is provided with a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls and a receiving space formed therebetween. The receiving space opens forwardly. The contact module has a plurality of contacts retained on the insulative housing. Each contact has a contact portion forwardly extending into the receiving space and a connecting portion backwardly extending out of the body portion. The grounding member has a middle grounding sheet and a pair of locking arms projecting into the receiving space. The middle grounding sheet is fixed in the body portion and spacing apart from the contacts along an up to down direction. The locking arms electrically connect with the middle grounding sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Mao-Jung Huang
  • Patent number: 9362679
    Abstract: The invention relates to an insulation body of a plug-in connector, which comprises connection elements (21) that can be electrically connected to conductor tracks of a circuit board and/or to individual wires of a multi-wired cable to be connected, wherein the connection elements (21) can be produced using MID technology.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBH
    Inventors: Stephan Schreier, Melanie Genau
  • Patent number: 9356363
    Abstract: A push-on coaxial cable connector includes a port grip, a joint, and a cable clamp.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PERFECTVISION MANUFACTURING INC
    Inventors: Glen David Shaw, Charles Darwin Davidson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 9356369
    Abstract: An intermediate electrical connector to be connected to a mating connecting member includes an intermediate connecting member; and a blade disposed in the intermediate connecting member. The blade includes a first ground plate, a second ground plate, a base member, a signal terminal, and a ground terminal. The signal terminal includes a first contact portion and a first connecting portion connected to the first contact portion. The ground terminal includes a second contact portion and a second connecting portion connected to the second contact portion. The first ground plate is situated on one side of the blade over the first connecting portion and the second connecting portion. The second ground plate is situated on an opposite side of the blade over the first connecting portion, the second connecting portion, the first contact portion, and the second contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Nobuhiro Tamai
  • Patent number: 9356400
    Abstract: A plug for provision of power includes a housing forming a receiving cavity with two opposite sites in a vertical direction which is compatible with a standard plug connector with twelve contacts on each site and a first and second rows of contacts on the sides while in diagonally symmetrical manner. Each contact includes a contacting section, and a connecting section for directly connecting to a corresponding wire. Each row of contacts is categorized with a pair of power contacts, a pair of grounding contacts and a specific contact without any high speed differential pair. Two pair of power contacts of both two rows are electrically connected together either via direct mechanical connection via vertical extensions or via indirect electrical connection via the latch which has a pair of side arms extending into the receiving cavity at two opposite transverse ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Chih-Pi Cheng, Yuan Zhang, Chun-Chieh Yang, Tzu-Yao Hwang
  • Patent number: 9356380
    Abstract: The present invention provides a power adaptor with a retractable plug. The power adaptor contains a main member, a retractable plug, and power sockets. The plug contains an insulating plug body and three pins. The plug body has a rotary knob member on each of two opposing circumferential sides of the plug body. The main member has an indentation within which the plug is configured. The indentation has two opposing knob sockets on the side wall. The plug can be retracted and housed in the indentation, and the pins have their terminal sections away from connection plates of the main member. When the plug is pulled and erected from the main member, the pins have their terminal sections contacting the connection plates of the main member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: STUFF ELECTRONICS (DONGGUAN) LIMITED
    Inventor: Ka Yeung Henry Ma
  • Patent number: 9356364
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a continuity bus that extends a ground circuit from a coaxial cable outer conductor to a connector part such as a connector fastener and/or a connector post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: PERFECTVISION MANUFACTURING INC
    Inventors: Robert J. Chastain, Charles D. Davidson, Jr., Glen David Shaw
  • Patent number: 9343857
    Abstract: There is provided a jack that can be easily applied to an electronic device adopting a design where an outer edge portion of a casing is formed in an arc or tapered shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventor: Hiroshi Suzuki