Patents Examined by Travis Chambers
  • Patent number: 9577377
    Abstract: A connector assembly for housing a coaxial connection and a terminal connection is provided. The connector assembly includes a male housing, a female housing and a lever configured to seat the male housing into the female housing at an angle. The male housing includes a first support configured to fixedly hold a first coaxial cable end. The female housing includes a second support configured to fixedly hold a second coaxial cable end. A shroud is disposed on a distal end of a second support. The inner surface of the shroud is configured to slidably engage an outer surface of the first support so as to guide the first coaxial cable end along an axis towards the second coaxial cable end, wherein the sliding engagement between the shroud and the first support overcome the angled approach as the male housing is seated into the female housing by actuation of the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Lanzotti, Alex Hsieh
  • Patent number: 9577379
    Abstract: The Present Disclosure is a connector comprising a connector main body, terminals mounted in the connector main body, and a reinforcing main fitting mounted in the connector main body. The connector main body includes a mating guide portion formed on both longitudinal ends, the mating guide portion mating with an opposing mating guide portion formed on both longitudinal ends of the opposing connector main body of an opposing connector. The reinforcing metal fitting includes a pair of left and right contact arm portions, and a pair of left and right side guide portions disposed in the mating guide portions. The side guide portions guide the opposing mating guide portions, and the contact arm portions establishing contact with the opposing reinforcing metal fitting mounted in the opposing connector main body when the connector main body is mated with the opposing connector main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kenta Arichika, Toshiyuki Someya
  • Patent number: 9570850
    Abstract: A system for the transmission of electrical current that has at least two rigid conductors, wherein the two conductors are connected via at least one electrically conducting, deformable connecting element, which can comprise a helical spring that is shaped like a ring in the direction of the longitudinal axis thereof and grips a section of a first conductor under pre-tension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co., KG
    Inventor: Willem Blakborn
  • Patent number: 9570845
    Abstract: A connector for a coaxial cable. The connector, in one embodiment, includes a post, a coupler and a continuity member configured to produce a radially-directed biasing force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Purdy, Noah P. Montena, Jeremy Amidon
  • Patent number: 9570851
    Abstract: The general field of the invention is that of the devices for connecting an electronic module in a rack comprising an opening of dimensions close to those of the front face of the module and a seat for fixing and connecting said module, said connection device comprising a first and a second male connector mounted on the rear face of the electronic module; and a first and a second female connector mounted on the fixing seat. In the device according to the invention, the second female connector is mounted in a structure comprising mechanical means for self-centring said second female connector within a clearance range greater than the mechanical positioning tolerances and elastic means arranged so as to hold said second female connector in position. These various means are arranged in such a way as to be able to ensure the blind electrical connection of the electronic module in the rack, its front face resting on the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Eric Rauscent, Erick Moreaud, Jean-Marie Goy
  • Patent number: 9559469
    Abstract: Provided is a connector whose miniaturization is easier than before. A connector includes a signal terminal as at least one first terminal having conductivity, a housing having insulating property and holding the signal terminal, a shell having conductivity and covering the housing, and an upper ground terminal as a second terminal having conductivity and a lower ground terminal as a third terminal having conductivity which are held by the housing so as to face each other via the signal terminal with a space left therebetween. Further, the upper ground terminal has a contact portion being in contact with a contact inner surface of the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Hiroto Nishimori, Minoru Shinmyo
  • Patent number: 9553375
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an interior. An inner post is disposed within the interior and supports the body. A thread assembly formed in the interior of the body includes a first thread and a separate second thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel S. Edmonds, Timothy L. Youtsey
  • Patent number: 9554476
    Abstract: Circuit boards are mechanically connected to each other by a U-shaped pin, the legs of which are forcibly inserted into holes along edges of the circuit boards. The holes are conventional through-holes having metal linings that are electrically connected to circuit board traces that extend to components on the circuit boards. The U-shaped pin thus electrically connects components on the two circuit boards to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Continental Automotive Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Jake P Cassin, Thomas Brey
  • Patent number: 9548557
    Abstract: A connector assembly that includes an insulation displacement member including a hydrophobic organosilane mono-layer protective coating is disclosed. In one embodiment, the connector assembly may be manufactured by a method that includes assembling the connector assembly, contacting the connector assembly with an organosilane coating solution, and curing the organosilane coating solution. The connector assembly may be assembled by mechanically supporting the insulation displacement member with a connector framework. The connector assembly may be contacted with the organosilane coating solution by contacting at least the wire engaging portion of the insulation displacement member and at least a portion of the connector assembly with the organosilane coating solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: Corning Optical Communications LLC
    Inventor: Ziwei Liu
  • Patent number: 9543104
    Abstract: A fuse assembly includes a bus bar fuse and a clip. The bus bar fuse has a leg with a slotted opening. The clip surrounds a portion of the leg. The clip includes a first side having a threaded through-hole and a second side extending from the first side at an angle with respect to the first side. A third side extends from the second side at an angle with respect to the second side. The third side includes a through-hole. The threaded through-hole of the clip provides for captivation of the fastener within the clip when mounting the fuse assembly to the fuse mounting block assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Francis C. Belisle, John N. Buzzard
  • Patent number: 9537262
    Abstract: Printed circuit boards for communications connectors are provided that include a dielectric substrate formed of a first insulative material having a first dielectric constant. First and second pairs of input terminals and first and second pairs of output terminals are provided on the dielectric substrate. A first differential transmission line electrically connect the first pair of input terminals to the first pair of output terminals, and a second differential transmission line electrically connect the second pair of input terminals to the second pair of output terminals. The dielectric substrate includes an opening that is positioned between the conductive paths of the first differential transmission line, the opening containing a second insulative material having a second dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North Carolina
    Inventor: Richard A. Schumacher
  • Patent number: 9531095
    Abstract: A communication structure with connecting assembly is described. The communication structure comprises a housing base, a circuit board, a connecting assembly and a cover body wherein the connecting assembly comprises a plurality of conducting terminals, an adapting board coupled to the conducting terminals, and a first connecting socket coupled to the adapting board. The communication structure stably and electrically connected to another communication structure by the connecting assembly and at least two communication structures are electrically connected together to construct a communication system for conveniently expending more communication nodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: VIEWMOVE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Shyh-Biau Jiang, Li-Yeh Liu, Dong-Liang Lee, Chuan-Fu Huang, Yun-Sheng Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9531099
    Abstract: The invention relates to a connector which includes basic parts that can be assembled and nested together, forming a high-density connector technology for hermaphroditic contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: FISCHER CONNECTORS HOLDING S.A.
    Inventors: Nicolas Convert, Jean-Marie Buchilly, Stéphane Rohrbach
  • Patent number: 9531118
    Abstract: An electrical power coupling includes a pair of power coupling parts, each having a base and a coupling portion that is movable relative to said base. Each coupling portion has first and second electrical contacts that are spaced laterally outboard, by respective first and second distances, from centers of the coupling portions. Magnetic elements attract the respective coupling portions to one another when the coupling portions are positioned closely to one another. Each coupling portion moves relative to its respective base to align the coupling portions with one another and establish electrical connections between the first electrical contacts and between the second electrical contacts. Optionally, at least two electrical contacts are arcuate or circular in shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Roger D. Burdi, Marc A. Mitchell, Nickolas J. Morrow
  • Patent number: 9525252
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a socket outlet assembly in which socket outlets that may be inserted into a plurality of electric plugs or USB terminals are continuously connected, and an interval of a plug insertion hole of the socket outlet inserted with the plug and the plug insertion hole of another socket outlet disposed to be adjacent thereto can be adjusted. In a socket outlet assembly according to the present invention including a plurality of unit socket outlets hinge-coupled to each other and having a varied shape, each unit socket outlet includes a body part made as a polyhedron, one or more hinge-coupling part integrally made with the body part and provided at a corner part side of the body part, an insertion hole part inserted with a plug in one surface of the body part, and a first power supply member and a second power supply member provided at the body part and the hinge-coupling part and supplying power from a power source to the insertion hole part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Inventors: Hojin Kim, In Je Kim
  • Patent number: 9525241
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a middle shielding plate, a lower terminal module, an upper terminal module mounted on a top surface of the middle shielding plate, an insulation module and a shielding shell. The middle shielding plate is mounted on the lower terminal module. The lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower terminals which include two lower ground terminals. A front end of an outer side of each of the lower ground terminals is connected with a lower connecting piece. The upper terminal module includes a plurality of upper terminals which include two upper ground terminals. A front end of an outer side of each of the upper ground terminals is connected with an upper connecting piece. The shielding shell is mounted outside the lower terminal module, the upper terminal module and the insulation module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Hung Su, Chin-Chou Wang
  • Patent number: 9515432
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes, in one embodiment, a body, a post, a coupler and a continuity member. The continuity member has a post contact portion and a coupler contact portion. The post contact portion has an anchored portion. The coupler contact portion has an arcuate portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Purdy, Noah P. Montena, Jeremy Amidon
  • Patent number: 9502831
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a connection member mounted on a circuit board and a first connector coupled to the connection member, in which a signal terminal of the first connector is electrically connected to the circuit board through the connection member, and a ground terminal of the first connector is connected to a ground of the circuit board. The electronic device may be implemented variously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyun-Min Seo, Yong-Yi Kim
  • Patent number: 9502817
    Abstract: A connection device of a portable terminal is provided. The connection device includes one or more coupling slots provided on a lateral side of the portable terminal, one or more metal pads mounted on a bottom of the one or more coupling slots, and a plug including one or more magnets corresponding to the one or more pads. The one or more magnets are arranged to protrude toward a predetermined side of the plug, and inserted into the one or more coupling slots by an attractive force produced between the one or more metal pads and the one or more magnets, thereby coupling the plug to the lateral side of the portable terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Han-Sik Kim
  • Patent number: 9496661
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector comprising a connector body; a post engageable with the connector body, wherein the post includes a flange; a nut, axially rotatable with respect to the post and the connector body, the nut having a first end and an opposing second end, wherein the nut includes an internal lip, and wherein a second end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the second end of the nut to the side of the lip of the nut facing the first end of the nut at a point nearest the second end of the nut, and a first end portion of the nut corresponds to the portion of the nut extending from the first end of the nut to the same point nearest the second end of the nut of the same side of the lip facing the first end of the nut; and a continuity member disposed within the second end portion of the nut and contacting the post and the nut, so that the continuity member extends electrical grounding continuity through the post and the nut is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Eric Purdy, Noah P. Montena, Jeremy Amidon