Patents Examined by Truc Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10115546
    Abstract: A current-interrupter device (1) comprising a circuit breaker (2) including a first stationary conductive support (4) carrying both a stationary arcing contact (14) and a movable arcing contact (16), and also carrying a movable permanent contact (17), the movable arcing contact (16) and the movable permanent contact (17) being electrically connected to the first stationary support (4), and a disconnector (3) including a second stationary conductive support (6) carrying a disconnector contact (18), and wherein: the movable disconnector contact (18) is in contact with the stationary arcing contact (14) when it is closed and spaced apart from the stationary arcing contact (14) when it is open; and the movable disconnector contact (18) and the movable permanent contact (17) are connected to each other when they are both in the closed position, and they are spaced apart from each other when one or the other is open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Didier Rodrigues, Denis Frigiere, Jean Marc Willieme, Frank Jacquier
  • Patent number: 10109953
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector system comprising a plug connector and a second locking device. The plug connector comprises at least one row of terminal cavities for receiving terminals and a plug connector housing having a flexible arm arranged in a sidewall of the plug connector housing, and having primary locking means adapted to provide a primary locking function. The secondary locking device is arranged between an end of the at least one row of terminal cavities and the flexible arm, and has a flexible leg with secondary locking means for providing a secondary locking function. The flexible arm comprises a blocking device and the flexible leg comprises an abutment device adapted to engage with the blocking device for said blocking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: Delphi International Operations Luxembourg S.A.R.L
    Inventor: Rainer Q Schmidt
  • Patent number: 10103460
    Abstract: The terminal block includes a movable operation feeling generating member (60) which generates an operation feeling according insertion of a conductor portion into an accommodating portion (12) from a first opening portion (111), and a first protruding portion (63) disposed in the accommodating portion to be capable of coming into contact with the movable operation feeling generating member being rotated by the insertion of the conductor portion into the accommodating portion from the first opening portion after the conductor portion and a terminal electrode portion (20) are changed from the non-connected state to the connected state. The movable operation feeling generating member includes a first contact portion (61) capable of coming into contact with the conductor portion inserted into the accommodating portion, and a second contact portion (62) which has a second protruding portion (70) generating the operation feeling by coming into contact with the first protruding portion (63).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masahiro Ono, Taijiro Fujiwara
  • Patent number: 10079443
    Abstract: Interposer socket includes a base substrate and a plurality of spring contacts coupled to the base substrate. Each of the spring contacts has an inclined section that extends away from a top side of the base substrate at a generally non-orthogonal orientation. The inclined section configured to be deflected toward the top side when an electronic module is mounted onto the interposer socket. The inclined section has a mating surface of the spring contact that is configured to engage the electronic module. The inclined section also includes first and second beam segments and a contact slot therebetween. The first and second beam segments extend in an oblique direction away from the top side. The contact slot has a slot width that is defined between inner edges of the first and second beam segments. The slot width increases as the contact slot extends in the oblique direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Costello, Naoki Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10079451
    Abstract: A pluggable module includes a pluggable body extending between a cable end and a mating end opposite the cable end and a latch held by the pluggable body having an actuation end and a latching end. The actuation end has an actuator extending from the cable end and the latching end has a latching tooth configured to latchably secure the pluggable module to a component. A pull tab device is secured to the actuator. The pull tab device has a handle configured to be pulled away from the pluggable body to release the latch. The pull tab device has a connecting end opposite the handle having a first segment and a second segment. The first segment wraps around the actuator and is secured to the second segment such that the pull tab device is self-secured to the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, Brandon Michael Matthews, Tracy Lee Smith
  • Patent number: 10074912
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure may be directed to an end cap of a base station antenna for securing cable connectors to the end cap. The end cap may include a plurality of retaining assemblies formed integrally with the cap, and are dimensioned to retain a respective plurality of cable connectors to the end cap. The end cap may be capable of supporting numerous antenna models and configurations. The end cap may include molded features allowing for DIN connectors for various antenna models to be snapped into the end cap, without the use of other hardware and formed end bracket assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steven Lee Schmutzler, Troy Inslee Vanderhoof
  • Patent number: 10074930
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module, a shielding shell surrounding the terminal module to form a mating cavity opening forwardly and a waterproof member disposed at a rear side of the mating cavity. The terminal module has an insulative housing and a plurality of conductive terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The shielding shell has a metallic shell and a waterproof shell formed integrally with the metallic shell by insert molding. The mating portion extends into the mating cavity. The waterproof shell defines an opening to which the waterproof member is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhi-Hui Zhu, Da-Wei Zhang, Shu-Jian Wang, Yen-Chih Chang, Ming-Guang Bai
  • Patent number: 10074949
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first electronic component and a second electronic component. The first electronic component includes a control unit and a first connector. A first pin group of the first connector includes an even number of first detect pins. The second electronic component includes a second connector that matches with the first connector. A second pin group of the second connector includes an even number of second detect pins. When the first connector is electrically connected to the second connector, each of the first detect pins is electrically connected to each of the second detect pins to form a conductive path. All of the first detection pins and the second detection pins connected with one another in series form the conductive path. And a first end of the conductive path is coupled to ground via one of the first detect pins. A second end of the conductive path is coupled to the control unit via another one of the first detect pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Jung Chang, Chui-Shien Li, Yao-Wei Yang
  • Patent number: 10074929
    Abstract: A water-stop structure (1) for a connector has: a terminal (5) including a mating terminal connecting portion (13), a wire barrel portion (17), and an insulation barrel portion (19); an electric wire (7) installed on the terminal (5) in such a manner that a sheath (25) is removed to expose a core wire (23) at one end portion, the exposed core wire (23) is held by the wire barrel portion (17), and a portion of the sheath (25) near the exposed core wire (23) is held by the insulation barrel portion (19); and a sealing body (9) integrally provided on the electric wire (7) and the terminal (5) so as to cover at least the insulation barrel portion (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryosuke Il, Atsuhito Saito, Shinichi Ikemoto
  • Patent number: 10066822
    Abstract: An electronic connector device is used to connect the light source board and the driver board of the LED light electrically. One end of the input terminal is fixed on the light source board and connect to the light source board electrically. The other end of the input terminal is the elastic clip structure. When the light source board is relatively combined with the driver board and the diver board is set near the light source board, the other end of the input terminal connects on the output terminal elastically. In the present invention, the electronic connector device fixes the input terminal on the light source board and relates the input terminal on the output terminal elastically by setting the output terminal on the driver board surface. Efficiently simplifying the structure of the whole electrical connector to make the electronic connector device owns the advantage of the structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Zhongming Fu, Guijuan Song, Maojin Zeng, Jianghuai Li
  • Patent number: 10060612
    Abstract: An electrical connector device for electrically connecting a light source board and a driver board of an LED light. The electrical connector device includes an input terminal and an output terminal, one end of input terminal is fixed on the driver board of the LED light and electrically connected to the driver board. The output terminal includes a conductive terminal, an elastic clipping portion, and a resistance portion, the conductive terminal includes a conductive pin, the conductive pin is fixed on the light source board and electrically connected to the light source board, the elastic clipping portion and the resistance portion are placed on the conductive terminal, and when assembled, the other end of the input terminal elastically touches one end of the elastic resistance portion and the resistance portion touches the other end of the resistance portion. The electrical connector of LED light owns the advantages of simple structure and high reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN ECO LIGHTING CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaobo Chen, Yongzhe Dong, Zongjin Liu, Maojin Zeng, Daqiang Li, Yongchuan Li
  • Patent number: 10056209
    Abstract: A high- or medium-voltage circuit breaker, in which a movable contact (1) is moved in sliding in order to separate stationary contacts (11, 12) from its sliding surface (2). In accordance with the invention, the stationary contacts (11, 12) have switching portions (9) that separate from the movable contact more or less simultaneously as a result of a setback (19) in the movable contact (1), thereby causing two simultaneous switching arcs to appear (14, 15), which arcs are extinguished much more quickly than a single arc, before the current is transferred to the conventional arcing contacts (5). This disposition enables the stationary contacts (11, 12) and their environment to be less exposed to damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: ALSTOM TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Didier Rodrigues, Denis Frigiere, Jean Marc Willieme, Frank Jacquier, Vincent Royot
  • Patent number: 10050380
    Abstract: Disclosed are a locking device and an assembly of conjugated electric connectors equipped with the locking device. The device includes: at least one latch presenting a first locking relief, at least one bolt that can be inserted into the latch, and a flexible tongue received in a casing of the bold, the tongue being provided with a second locking relief forming a fitting with the first locking relief. Application includes the implementation of connectors and in particular of high-power connectors for vehicles and electric pieces of equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: EAXTRON (SARL)
    Inventors: Mathieu Chevreau, Marnix Van Der Mee
  • Patent number: 10044120
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a connector. Aforementioned connector includes a first connecting member, a second connecting member, and a third connecting member. The first connecting member includes a first case, a first insulator, and a first conductive terminal, wherein the first case defines a first receiving chamber therein, the first insulator is received in the first receiving chamber, an external sidewall of the first case is provided with a first step. The second case defines a containing hole, the PCB board is received in the containing hole, a first end and a second end of the second case each defines a latching groove, the latching grooves is in communication with the containing hole. The third connecting member includes a third case, a second insulator, and a second conductive terminal, wherein the third case defines a second receiving chamber therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SHENTAI WEIXIANG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jian Wang, Ping Chen
  • Patent number: 10044149
    Abstract: A female connector includes a female terminal, an inner housing which holds the female terminal, an outer housing relatively movable to the inner housing, tubular first shield shell integrated with the inner housing, and an elastic member which generates a resilient force. The male connector includes a male terminal, a housing which holds the male terminal, and the tubular second shield shell integrated with the housing. First shield shell abuts against the second shield shell on the connector insertion direction side with insertion of the connectors and is pressed against the second shield shell by the resilient force of the elastic member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Tanaka, Noboru Hayasaka, Yuhei Takeshita, Hiroaki Ono
  • Patent number: 10044180
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes an electronic circuit breaker for an electrical load in and on-board electrical system of a motor vehicle. The electronic circuit breaker includes a shunt resistor connected at its input side to an input (E) of the electronic circuit breaker, a controllable switching element coupled at its input side to an output of the shunt resistor and at its output side to an output (A) of the electronic circuit breaker, the output being connectable to the electrical load, and a control input (gate). The electronic circuit breaker also includes a voltage detector and a hold element coupled to the voltage detector and configured to hold the control signal in a switched off (out) state when the controllable switching element has switched off the electrical load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: LISA DRAEXLMAIER GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Immel, Anton Bachmeier
  • Patent number: 10038290
    Abstract: Various examples of a connector device for connecting an electronic device with an external electronic device are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheol-Yoon Chung, Dong-Sub Kim, Kwang-Min Gil, Yu-Ji Yu, Byoung-Hee Lee, Cheol-Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 10033124
    Abstract: An electrical contact pair and a connector terminal pair that can reduce the amount of sliding wear in a contact portion. The electrical contact pair includes a first electrical contact, a second electrical contact, and a contact portion. The first electrical contact includes, above a first conductive base material, an Ag—Sn alloy layer, and a first AG layer that is laminated on a surface of the Ag—Sn alloy layer, and the first AG layer is exposed as the outermost surface. The second electrical contact includes a second AG layer above a second conductive base material, and the second AG layer is exposed as the outermost surface. The contact portion is obtained as a result of a surface of the first AG layer of the first electrical contact and a surface of the second AG layer of the second electrical contact being in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Kato, Takahiro Sunaga
  • Patent number: 10033119
    Abstract: A connecting terminal for connecting at least two electrical conductors to one another, wherein the connecting terminal has at least two separate housing parts which are mechanically connected to one another and each have a conductor insertion opening for at least one electrical conductor which is to be connected on opposite housing sides, wherein there is a first spring-force clamping connection for making electrical contact with a first electrical conductor in a first housing part of the at least two separate housing parts, and there is a second spring-force clamping connection for making electrical contact with the second electrical conductor in the second housing part of the at least two separate housing parts. A method for fitting a connecting terminal for connecting at least two electrical conductors is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventor: Hans-Josef Koellmann
  • Patent number: 10033128
    Abstract: Disconnect assemblies include a lug assembly with at least one lug and a pull out disconnect assembly comprising at least one inwardly extending electrically conductive clip/clip leg. The one of the at least one inwardly extending clip abuts an outer wall of one of the at least one lug to thereby provide direct electrical connection of lugs to clips/clip legs without blades and jaws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventor: Michael John Ranta