Patents Examined by Tho D. Ta
  • Patent number: 11664625
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a first connector and a second connector. The first connector comprises a first housing provided with a stopper. The second connector comprises a second housing, a mating detecting member and a shift mechanism. The second housing is mateable with the first housing along a front-rear direction. The mating detecting member has an abutment portion. The abutment portion is movable in a direction intersecting with the front-rear direction by an operation of the shift mechanism. When the second housing is mated with the first housing under a state where the mating detecting member is positioned at a regulating position, the abutment portion abuts against the stopper, and the mating detecting member is moved from the regulating position toward an allowable position. The mating detecting member is positioned at the allowable position when a mating of the second housing with the first housing is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Yukuya Morishita, Yusuke Obata
  • Patent number: 11658438
    Abstract: An electrical connector can include a receptacle disposed in a housing. The housing can include a second end and an openable first end having at least two housing portions that are movable relative to each other between: an open position in which the receptacle is accessible by a plug through the housing portions; and a closed position in which the receptacle is not accessible by the plug through the housing portions. At least one of the housing portions can be biased toward the open position. The electrical connector can further include a grip coupled to the housing and movable relative to the housing between a first position that permits movement of the housing portions to the open position; and a second position in which the grip overlies the at least one biased-open housing portion such that the grip prevents movement of the housing portions to the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: SHPP GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Shawn Lee, David Wimberly, John McKenzie, Trevor Jackson
  • Patent number: 11652320
    Abstract: The present invention is a system and method using a hand-mounted force sensor to verify installation of a CPA-enabled electrical connector. The system has at least one CPA-enabled electrical connector with a locking button; at least one hand-mounted force sensor; an interface board; a transmission channel; a system processor; a non-transitory computer readable memory element; a display; and an input. The hand-mounted force sensors have an electrical output that is proportional to the force. By interposing a force sensor between the locking button and the source of force, the force to close the locking tab can be read.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Global Inventive Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Slobodan Pavlovic, Mohamad Zeidan
  • Patent number: 11646536
    Abstract: A stacking power outlet enclosure system for installation in a tower pedestal table, the tower pedestal table having a column extending up from a base. The stacking power outlet enclosure system including at least one enclosure and an electrical power outlet board within the enclosure. The electrical power outlet board having electrical power receptacles positioned on opposite sides of the board. The receptacles being accessible on opposite sides of the enclosure, the enclosure being insertable into the column, and the power receptacles being available through the column.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Group Dekko, Inc.
    Inventors: Raymond H. Riner, Brian K. Rupert
  • Patent number: 11646525
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes a terminal fitting 11, a housing 12, a seal member 13 and a mounting member 14. The terminal fitting 11 is connected to a wire 80. The seal member 13 includes a seal hole 52 through which the wire 80 is passed in a liquid-tight manner. The mounting member 14 holds the seal member 13 by sandwiching the seal member 13 between the housing 12 and the mounting member 14. The mounting member 14 is in contact with the seal member 13 and movably mounted on the housing 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryo Oomori, Masakazu Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11646523
    Abstract: A powered wall plate may include a face plate comprising an opening extending through the face plate from the first surface to the rear surface. A first keyed interface may be formed at the rear surface of the face plate. An electrical receptacle may comprise a second keyed interface configured to be coupled with the first keyed interface, the electrical receptacle further comprising terminals disposed on sides of the electrical receptacle. Spring-biased terminals may be coupled to the face plate and coupled with the terminals. A powered feature may be coupled to the face plate and configured to be electrically coupled to the electrical receptacle through the spring-biased terminals when the first keyed interface and the second keyed interface are mateably coupled. Power may not be supplied from the electrical receptacle to the powered feature when the first keyed interface is not mateably coupled with the second keyed interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TITAN3 TECHNOLOGY LLC
    Inventors: Jeffrey P. Baldwin, John E. Klein
  • Patent number: 11641078
    Abstract: A system for sealing a cable connection against external elements includes a duct, a first sealing portion and a second sealing portion. The duct has first and second ends and is configured to internally accommodate at least one cable connection element and an end of a cable. The first sealing portion is engageable to the first end of the duct such that when the first sealing portion is engaged to the first end of the duct, a watertight seal is created. The second sealing portion is engageable to the second end of the duct such that when the second sealing portion is engaged to the second end of the duct and the end of the cable is engaged to the second sealing portion, a watertight seal is created between the second sealing portion and the second end of the duct and between the second sealing portion and the end of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Go!Foton Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Takeuchi, David Zhi Chen
  • Patent number: 11631947
    Abstract: A fail proof electrical connector apparatus offers a unique structure for solar photovoltaic (PV) system installations. The apparatus includes a compact connector enclosure that can be installed at flexible locations of a solar module. The tabs of the connector enclosure connect to various solar cells of the module. The insertion pins of the tabs are mounted inside plugs of a pin connector, which connects to a cable. The cable comprises a one-plug end and a multiple-plug end with a wire connecting both. Of the two or more plugs of the multiple-plug end, only one active plug is electrically connected to the wire. The cable is connected to the module with the active plug being inserted to a center plug of the pin connector, and the one-plug end connected to an outer plug of the pin connector of an adjacent module, thus, achieving fail proof, reliable installations while saving labor hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Angelina Mincheva Galiteva
  • Patent number: 11626673
    Abstract: An edge connector includes a first row of golden fingers and a second row of golden fingers. The first row of golden fingers is adjacent to a plugging end of the edge connector, and the second row of golden fingers is adjacent to the first row of golden fingers. In a plugging direction of the edge connector, each golden finger in the first row of golden fingers has a first end proximate to the plugging end and a second end opposite to the first end. A first end of a grounded golden finger in the first row of golden fingers is protruded from other golden fingers, and second ends of two or more than two golden fingers in the first row of golden fingers are not aligned with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei Yu, Shiping Cheng
  • Patent number: 11621517
    Abstract: A connecting apparatus comprising a holding member and a conductive member. The holding member has holding portions. The conductive member has a plurality of held portions, a plurality of contact portions, a plurality of extending portions and a plurality of coupling portions. Each of the extending portions extends rearward in a front-rear direction from one of the held portions and protrudes rearward in the front-rear direction beyond the holding portion. The extending portions are positioned apart from each other in a right-left direction. The coupling portions are positioned apart from each other in the right-left direction. The coupling portions are positioned rearward of the extending portions in the front-rear direction. Each of the coupling portions couples two of the extending portions with each other. Two of the held portions, which are adjacent to each other in the right-left direction, are coupled with the two extending portions, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Nakazawa
  • Patent number: 11621516
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical connector and a connector assembly. The electrical connector comprises a first sleeve, a first cover, and a sealing member. The first sleeve comprises a first mating opening and a first connecting end surface. The first connecting end surface is disposed at the periphery of the first mating opening. The first cover is disposed in the first sleeve. The first cover comprises a first mating surface exposed from the first mating opening. The sealing member is disposed on a side surface of the first cover and surrounds the first cover. The sealing member is disposed between the first sleeve and the first cover. The sealing member comprises a sealing sheet extending from the first mating surface in a direction close to the first connecting end surface of the first sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hong Chi, LingLi Chang
  • Patent number: 11612565
    Abstract: There is provided an aerosolizable gel comprising (a) an active agent; (b) one or more gel forming materials, wherein the one or more gel forming material is at least one phyllosilicate; (c) an aerosol forming material selected from glycerol, propylene glycol and mixtures thereof; and (d) water.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Nicoventures Trading Limited
    Inventors: John Yao, Joseph McLellan, Xinhua Li, Hootan Farhat, Michael Bates
  • Patent number: 11616324
    Abstract: A connector comprising a cylindrically shaped socket and a plug that may be connected to the socket in a removable manner, in which a plurality of contacts are disposed being mounted in a contact block. It comprises a ring with ogive shaped parts (21) assembled in a membrane (22), the ogive shaped parts and the membrane being covered by a locking spring (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Conextivity Group SA
    Inventors: Savino Storione, Nicolas Convert, Jean-Marie Buchilly
  • Patent number: 11616323
    Abstract: An adaptor is provided for connecting an electrical cable with an electrical connector. The adaptor includes a housing and an insert which are coaxially arranged and connected for free rotation relative to each other. The outer surface of the insert contains an annular recess and at least one pin is arranged on an inner surface of the housing. When a portion of the insert including the recess is arranged within a portion of the housing, the pin is inserted into the recess to connect the insert with the housing while permitting rotation therebetween. The free rotation prevent torque from being transmitted to an electrical cable connected with the insert.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Inventors: Xuefeng Ge, Matthias Bönsch
  • Patent number: 11611174
    Abstract: On a round plug, outwardly directed detent hooks are arranged between a plug-in region and a contact carrier portion of an insulating body or a base portion of the round plug housing. A mating connector has, on a plug-in side of a threaded portion, an inwardly directed circumferential or interrupted detent lug. The detent arms do not need to reach through the threaded portion. The detent arms can therefore be made particularly strong, and the inner thread can be continuous. The retaining forces of the locking/screwing are thus very high, and the detent arms for example can be integrally molded on a plastic insulation body, and thus be formed in one piece therewith, for simplified production. Operation and manufacture are significantly simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: HARTING Electronics GmbH
    Inventor: Martin Lückemeier
  • Patent number: 11611167
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a plug connector including an insulating housing, a number of plug terminals and a cable. The insulating housing includes a width direction extending along a left-and-right direction. The plug terminals are retained by the insulating housing and arranged in two rows in the width direction of the insulative housing. The plug terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each plug terminal extends along a front-and-back direction. The cable includes a number of core wires correspondingly and electrically connected with the plug terminals. A connector assembly including the plug connector and the mated socket connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yunfeng He, Hongji Chen, Haohan Chen
  • Patent number: 11611166
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a socket connector including an insulating base and a number of socket terminals. The insulating base includes an outer plastic frame defining a receiving channel and an inner plastic block received in the receiving channel. The inner plastic block includes two sidewalls opposite to each other in a left-and-right direction. The socket terminals are arranged in two rows by positioning symmetrically and respectively on the two sidewalls of the inner plastic block. The socket terminals of each row are arranged in an upper-and-lower direction and spaced away from each other in the upper-and-lower direction. Each socket terminal extends along a front-and-back direction perpendicular to both the left-and-right direction and the upper-and-lower direction. A connector assembly including the socket connector and the mated plug connector is also disclosed in the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Yunfeng He, Hongji Chen, Haohan Chen
  • Patent number: 11602167
    Abstract: A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov, Yuval Malka, Rangaraj Sundar, Isaac Weigensberg, David Rubli, Moshe Eliyahu, Arye Weigensberg, Scott A. Fath, Christopher S. Tucker, William J. Bogdziewicz
  • Patent number: 11605916
    Abstract: Devices and methods for a sealed electrical connector are described herein. Some embodiments include a spring connecting a first PCB to a second PCB, wherein the spring includes a first end portion in contact with the first PCB, a second end portion in contact with the second PCB, and a middle portion extending between the first end portion and the second end portion, a spacer surrounding the middle portion of the spring, a first seal seated in a first groove of the spacer and in contact with the first PCB, and a second seal seated in a second groove of the spacer and in contact with the second PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Domenico Piro, Gianluca Pace, Mauro Miheli
  • Patent number: 11602017
    Abstract: A cartridge of an e-vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction, a reservoir in the housing, a heater in the housing, and an absorbent material at least partially surrounding the sinusoidal shaped member. The reservoir is configured to store a pre-vapor formulation. The heater has a sinusoidal shaped member translating about an elliptical shape to define a channel there through. The absorbent material is in fluid communication with the reservoir.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Shmuel Gavrielov, Yuval Malka, Rangaraj S. Sundar, Isaac Weigensberg, David Rubli, Moshe Eliyahu, Arye Weigensberg, Christopher S. Tucker