Patents Examined by S. Chambers
  • Patent number: 11569600
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a cable connector structure, which includes a housing, a tongue plate, a plurality of cables, and a plurality of heat sinks. The housing includes a docking end and a butting end. One side of the housing includes a top surface, and the top surface protrudingly provided with a hollow stage. The tongue plate is arranged in the housing, one end of the tongue plate is provided with a docking area, and the other end of the tongue plate is provided with a welding area. The plurality of heat sinks is arranged on the top surface of the housing, the hollow stage is arranged toward the docking end and the plurality of heat sinks are arranged toward the butting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Hsu-Feng Chang
  • Patent number: 11569602
    Abstract: A system and flexible mounting structure for solder joint stress reduction are disclosed that provide flexibility on a printed circuit board that includes an input output (I/O) connector when wrenching or torque forces are applied. A bracket supporting the connector is mounted on one side of the PCB, and a hinge saddle structure is mounted on the other side of the PCB. A bottom structure is connected to the hinge saddle structure by screw bosses. The bottom structure and the hinge saddle structure are connected to a chassis of an information handling system. An area of the PCB as defined by the bracket is provided flexibility when forces are applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: David W. Grunow, Michael Kotson
  • Patent number: 11557846
    Abstract: Provided is a connector terminal which includes: a mounting portion having a flat surface in a width direction and a depth direction; a holding target portion formed continuously to the mounting portion, formed in an inverted U-shape in a height direction; a base portion formed continuously to the holding target portion and having a flat surface in the width direction and the depth direction; and an elastic arm portion formed continuously to the base portion, having a standing portion extending in the height direction, and having a length in the width direction, in which a length of the standing portion in the width direction is approximately maximum among lengths of the connector terminal in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuta Takagi
  • Patent number: 11557853
    Abstract: Connector assembly comprising a housing and a strain-relief device attached to the housing for clamping a cable in a fixed position at the rear opening of the housing. The strain-relief device comprises first and second portions, both made of a single part and being detachable from the housing. The first portion has a first arcuate surface engaging the outer sheath of the cable, and the first portion also comprising first retaining means engaging the housing for retaining the first portion on the housing. The second portion has a second arcuate surface also engaging the outer sheath, and the second portion also comprising second retaining means engaging the housing for retaining the second portion on the housing. Strain-relief device designed to be mounted on a connector. Method for mounting the strain-relief device with a connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Jean Fabre, Pascal Menard
  • Patent number: 11552431
    Abstract: Disclosed are an input/output terminal for connecting an electronic device to an external device and an electronic device comprising the input/output terminal, the input/output terminal comprising: a signal pin allowing signals to be transmitted/received between the electronic device and the external device; a ground pin connected to a ground part of the electronic device; and a resistant material disposed at the end part of the signal pin or the ground pin. Other various embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jinseock Lee, Jaesub Youn
  • Patent number: 11552435
    Abstract: Systems and apparatuses are provided in which outlets are coupled to a power distribution unit (PDU) or PDU module in various configurations. The outlets may be coupled to a recessed surface within a PDU housing. The outlets and recessed surface may be formed as part of a single mold. The outlets may be coupled to a printed circuit board that is at least partially disposed within the PDU housing. The outlets may extend away from the recessed surface or printed circuit board towards or beyond a front face of the PDU housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SERVER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventor: Travis Irons
  • Patent number: 11539263
    Abstract: A rotary connector device body in which a rotator and a stator are assembled so as to be relatively rotatable has a housing space that can house an FFC inside. The rotary connector device body has a viewing window that is a through hole through which the housing space is viewed from outside of the rotary connector device body, a cover member disposed at the viewing window so as to cover the viewing window, an outer regulating portion facing outside of the rotary connector device body and disposed so as to be able to contact an outer surface of the cover member, and an inner regulating portion facing the housing space and disposed so as to be able to contact an inner surface of the cover member. The cover member is disposed between an outer regulating portion and an inner regulating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Kento Oiwa, Hirofumi Utsunomiya, Masatoshi Ushiyama, Masashi Kanazawa, Kosuke Sato
  • Patent number: 11539159
    Abstract: A plug connector for providing an electrical connection, having a collective seal with at least one passage opening and at least one electrically conductive plug contact, which is guided through the at least one passage opening of the collective seal. Also disclosed is a template for the passage opening to support the plug contact when the plug contact is guided through the passage opening of the collective seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Inventors: Andreas Urbaniak, Thomas Kaluba, Eduard Cvasa, Achim Rosemann, Ufuk Cecen, Ingo Eckhardt
  • Patent number: 11522323
    Abstract: A high-voltage plug connection part for a high-voltage plug connector of a high-voltage electrical system of a motor vehicle, the high-voltage electrical system, and the motor vehicle are disclosed herein. The high-voltage plug connector can be coupled to at least one high-voltage line. The high-voltage plug connection part has at least one integrated temperature sensor which is designed to detect a sensor signal that characterizes the temperature of the at least one high-voltage line and provide the detected sensor signal to an analysis device in order to monitor the temperature of the at least one high-voltage line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Johannes Ott, Josef Poemmerl
  • Patent number: 11502431
    Abstract: A terminal includes a body and a bolt section at a first end of the body. The bolt section has a body passageway extending through the body and a sidewall defining the body passageway. The bolt section has a rib disposed on the sidewall and protruding into the body passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Inventors: Rafael Kazuo Sato T Leme, Djalma Oliveira, Paulo Barletta, Jochen Mayer
  • Patent number: 11495910
    Abstract: A rotatable electric plug includes a plug housing including a sleeve body, a plug module including a mounting body and at least a protruding pin, and a limiting assembly coupled to the sleeve body and the mounting body. The mounting body is rotatably coupled in the sleeve body that a rotational movement of the mounting body is reversible. The mounting body has a first side and an opposed second side that a portion of the protruding pin is extended from the first side of the mounting body. The limiting assembly is arranged to block the plug module from rotating infinitely at the plug housing in one direction. The rotatable electric plug has the advantages of enabling the reversibly rotational movement of the plug module, enhancing the rotational movement of the plug module, retaining the plug module at an angular angle, and preventing the plug module from being infinitely rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Inventors: Lin Yang, Hai Yang
  • Patent number: 11489278
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a plug arranged and designed to connect to a receptacle. The plug includes an electrically-insulating body, a conductor ring, and a conductive member connected to the plug conductor ring. The receptacle includes an electrically-insulating body, a conductor ring having an axial inner bore and an annular groove facing radially inward, a conductive member connected to the receptacle conductor ring, and an electrically-conductive contact having a generally annular profile, at least a portion of the electrically-conductive contact received in and contacting the annular groove and at least a portion of the electrically-conductive contact not received in the annular groove. Upon insertion of the plug into the receptacle and substantially radially aligning the plug and receptacle conductor rings, the electrically-conductive contact is elastically deformed and provides electrical contact between the plug conductor ring and the receptacle conductor ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: RAMPART PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Sean W. Carter, Michael A. Czuppon, Edward J. Beshoory
  • Patent number: 11489281
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an anti-electric shock structure and a socket. In a non-conductive state, the two conductive pieces are respectively arranged in front of the elastic piece parts of the two conductive contact pieces at intervals. A first socket is formed in the jack part. When a plug is plugged into the first socket, one plug blade of the plug extrudes the sliding mechanism to push the two elastic piece parts, so that the two elastic piece parts can touch the conductive pieces. When a non-plug conductive object is inserted into the first socket, the conductive contact pieces cannot conduct electricity because the conductive object cannot push the sliding mechanism to the position where the elastic piece parts are in contact with the conductive pieces, so that the anti-electric shock structure has a good anti-electric shock function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: ZHENJIANG ELECTRICS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jingle Xue
  • Patent number: 11482814
    Abstract: A connector structure includes a first housing, a first shield terminal to be accommodated into the first housing, a second housing connectable to the first housing, and a second shield terminal to be accommodated into the second housing. The first shield terminal includes first inner conductors and a first outer conductor. The second shield terminal includes second inner conductors and a second outer conductor. The first outer conductor includes a first fitting portion and a first non-fitting portion. The second outer conductor includes a second fitting portion and a cut portion. The first housing includes rattling suppressing portions for suppressing rattling of the first shield terminal by coming into contact with an exposed portion of the first fitting portion exposed from the cut portion and a locking lance for retaining the first shield terminal by being locked to a lance locking portion provided on the first non-fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Kondo, Yusuke Kojima
  • Patent number: 11476627
    Abstract: A rotatable power plug assembly is disclosed, which comprises: a first connection module, a second connection module and a plug module, wherein the second connection module is connected between the first connection module and the plug module. According to the present invention, the first connection module comprises a first base that is disposed on a housing of the power device, and there are two first conductive pins and two second conductive pins provided on the first base. Moreover, the plug module comprises two prongs and two electrical units electrically connected to the prongs. The two electrical units contact with the first conductive pins and two second conductive pins through the second connection module. By such arrangement, the rotatable power plug assembly according to the present invention has multiple advantages, including: comprising elements and units can be simply assembled, modular design, high durability, and high security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CHANNEL WELL TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.
    Inventor: Yi-An Pan
  • Patent number: 11469546
    Abstract: An electrical connector system can comprise a first connector and a second connector. The first connector can include a first threaded coupling feature defining a first axis. The first connector can also include a first electrical contact with a first contact surface having an annular configuration centered on the first axis by a radius. The second connector can include a second threaded coupling feature defining a second axis. The second connector can also include a second electrical contact with a second contact surface offset from the second axis by the radius. The first and second threaded coupling features can be operable to engage one another to couple the first and second connectors to one another such that the first and second axes are aligned, thereby facilitating contact or separation of the first and second contact surfaces upon relative rotation of the first and second connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Western Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Kralik, Lyal Christensen
  • Patent number: 11456551
    Abstract: A sensor assembly comprises an electronics assembly having a circuit board, a sensor mount structure comprising a first side and a second side, and an aperture formed from the first side towards the second side. The sensor assembly can comprise a sensor supported by the sensor mount structure, such that the sensor is situated, at least partially, in the aperture. The sensor assembly can comprise a spring pin connector coupled to the sensor mount structure, and having a connector body and a pair of conductive spring pins supported by the connector body and electrically coupled to the sensor, and blind-mate interfaced to the circuit board of the electronics assembly, thereby electrically coupling the sensor to the electronics assembly. A sensor array module can include a plurality of sensors and spring pin connectors coupled to a sensor mount structure, which can provide a transponder array of a torpedo.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Raytheon Company
    Inventors: Matthew C. Brennan, Adam Maziarz, Daniel J. Duggan, II, Brian M. White
  • Patent number: 11444399
    Abstract: An electronic assembly with a sliding power connector mounted on a first substrate. The connector has tracks and terminals with contact fingers. A bus bar may be aligned by the tracks such that contact surfaces on the contact fingers press against contact surfaces on the bus bar. The electronic system may be implemented as a rack, and the electronic assembly may be or include a printed circuit board on which the power connector terminals are mounted. The printed circuit board may slide in and out of the rack while power is supplied from the bus bar to components on the printed circuit board. High reliability may be provided by one or more tabs on the housing that increase mating force of the contact fingers and/or prevent damage to the contact fingers from overstress. The contact fingers may be positioned to increase the lifetime of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: FCI USA LLC
    Inventors: James M. Sabo, Clarence Randall Fry
  • Patent number: 11444397
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second sets of terminals and a spacer. The housing has a first sidewall, a second sidewall spaced apart from the first sidewall and a cavity between the first and second sidewalls. The first set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the first sidewall. The second set of terminals is disposed in the cavity adjacent to the second sidewall. The spacer is disposed in the cavity between the first and second sets of terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignees: Amphenol FCI Asia Pte. Ltd., Amphenol FCI Connectors Singapore Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Naotaka Sasame, Motomu Kajiura, Masahiko Motoyama
  • Patent number: 11444401
    Abstract: A flat electrical cable extends longitudinally along a length of the cable. The flat electrical cable includes a plurality of conductor sets extending along the length of the cable. Each conductor set includes one or more insulated electrical conductors. Each insulated conductor includes a central conductor surrounded by a first dielectric material. The plurality of conductor sets includes a middle conductor set disposed between two other conductor sets and an edge conductor set disposed proximal to a longitudinal edge of the cable. The first dielectric material of each insulated conductor of the edge, but not the middle, conductor set includes an intumescent flame retardant material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: James G. Vana, Jr., Rocky D. Edwards