Patents Examined by Truc T. Nguyen
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Patent number: 11817647Abstract: An electrical connector including: an insulative housing defining plural passageways and plural contacts disposed in corresponding passageways, the contact having a base extending in a first vertical plane and a resilient contacting arm upwardly and obliquely extending from an upper end of the base, the resilient contacting arm having a bulged contacting section at a free end thereof, a retaining section sidewardly linked to one side edge of the base to retain the contact within the passageway, and a supporting section sidewardly linked to another side edge of the base with an upwardly and obliquely curved abutting section at an upper end thereof, wherein the abutting section is adapted to be outwardly deflected when the contacting arm is downwardly deflected to sidewardly press the abutting section.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2021Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Fang-Jwu Liao
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Patent number: 11817646Abstract: A conductive terminal assembly and a conductive terminal are provided. The conductive terminal assembly includes a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal that are not in contact with each other. The first conductive terminal includes a first A contact portion, a first B contact portion, a first extension portion, and a first pin portion. The first A contact portion includes at least one first A contact arm. The second conductive terminal includes a second A contact portion, a second B contact portion, a second extension portion, and a second pin portion. The second A contact portion includes at least one second A contact arm. The first A contact portion and the second A contact portion are arranged side by side and form a first port. The first B contact portion and the second B contact portion are arranged side by side and form a second port.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Inventor: Sung-Yu Chen
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Patent number: 11801353Abstract: Aspects of the instant disclosure relate to electronic cigarettes. More particularly, to electronic cigarettes including a circumferential light guide that distributes light transmitted by a light source, and controller circuitry that variably illuminates the circumferential light guide of the electronic cigarette based on a user's draw strength.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: October 31, 2023Assignee: Fontem Ventures B.V.Inventors: Ramon Alarcon, Adam Hoffman, Christopher Myles, James R. Conrey
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Patent number: 11799233Abstract: A housing 20 includes a plurality of engaging portions 27 arranged at positions point-symmetrical in a back view on a peripheral edge part of a rear surface and protrusions 22 arranged to project rearward from the rear surface. A cover 70 includes engaged portions 81 to 85 to be engaged with and held by the engaging portions 27, a space portion 77 in which the protrusions 22 are located with the cover 70 properly assembled with the housing 20, and an interfering portion for interfering with the protrusions 22 when the cover 70 is in a posture opposite to the proper one with respect to the housing 20.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yutaro Yoshida
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Patent number: 11799235Abstract: The electrical connector includes a contact module received within an insulative housing. The contact module includes an upper contact unit and a lower contacts unit stacked with each other. Each of the upper contact unit and the lower contact unit includes a front/outer contact part and a rear/inner contact part each including a plurality of side by side arranged contacts integrally formed with a plurality of plastic tie bars at different positions via insert-molding. An insulative front cover and an insulative rear cover are assembled upon the housing wherein the rear cover is forwardly assembled into the housing together with the contact module while the front cover is downwardly assembled upon the housing after the contact module has been assemble into the housing. The front cover is configured to comply with the curved resilient contacting sections of the contacts for lowering the impedance of the contacts thereabouts.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2022Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Terrance F. Little, Patrick R. Casher
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Patent number: 11799218Abstract: A contact element for establishing electrical contact between a first and a second printed circuit board is provided. The contact element has a fastening region for fastening to the first printed circuit board and a plug section for a plug connection to the second printed circuit board. The plug section has at least two contact arms which are electrically conductively connected to one another. A method for assembling a printed circuit board arrangement is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2020Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: HARTING ELECTRONICS GMBHInventors: Marc Genau, Rainer Bussmann
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Patent number: 11791594Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal described herein includes a shielded electric wire 11 and an inner conductive member 20. The shielded electric wire 11 includes a covered wire 12 including a core wire 13 through which a signal for communication is transmitted and an insulation cover 14 that has insulation property and covers the core wire 13, a shielding portion 15 having electric conductive property and covering an outer periphery of the covered wire 12, and a sheath 16 covering an outer periphery of the shielding portion 15. The inner conductive member 20 is connected to the covered wire 12. The covered wire 12 has an end portion close to the inner conductive member 20 and the end portion is an uncovered portion 17 that is not covered with the sheath 16 and the shielding portion 15. The uncovered portion 17 is covered with an impedance adjustment member 80 that has electric conductive property.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio, Kazuhiro Yoshida, Masanao Yamashita
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Patent number: 11787299Abstract: An ejector for electric vehicle charging connectors is provided. An ejector can be configured to be secured on the inside of the charging port of an EV and to automatically eject or push the charging connector from the charging port. The ejector may include a pusher assembly that selectively extends through an opening in a housing forming the socket of the charging port. The ejector may also include a driver assembly that forces the pusher assembly through the opening to eject the charging connector while allowing the pusher assembly to be freely withdrawn when the charging connector is inserted.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2021Date of Patent: October 17, 2023Assignee: EVject, Inc.Inventors: Erick Vega, Preston Ruff, Kreg Peeler
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Patent number: 11784437Abstract: A card connector includes a transmission conductor assembly that includes a backup transmission conductor, a first signal transmission conductor, an inspection signal transmission conductor, a first grounding transmission conductor, a command reset transmission conductor, a first differential transmission conductor, a second differential transmission conductor, a second grounding transmission conductor, a third grounding transmission conductor, a fourth grounding transmission conductor, a first power transmission conductor, a second power transmission conductor, a third differential transmission conductor, a fourth differential transmission conductor, a second signal transmission conductor, a fifth grounding transmission conductor, a sixth grounding transmission conductor, a seventh grounding transmission conductor, a fifth differential transmission conductor, a sixth differential transmission conductor, and a write-protection transmission conductor, each of which has two ends respectively forming a spring seType: GrantFiled: June 16, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: V-GENERAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Po-Wen Yeh, Hsuan Ho Chung, Yung-Chang Lin, Yu Hung Lin, Tzu-Wei Yeh, Yu-Lun Yeh
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Patent number: 11784441Abstract: A connector structure includes an insulated housing, at least one terminal assembly and at least one conductive assembly. The terminal assembly is disposed in the insulated housing. The conductive assembly is disposed at one side of the terminal assembly by crossing over the terminal assembly. The conductive assembly includes at least one metal piece and at least one polymer included conductive component. The polymer included conductive component is used to electrically connect the at least one metal pieces. The metal piece includes at least one spring finger contact, and the spring finger contact is electrically connected to the ground terminal in the terminal assembly. In additional, a terminal assembly structures of connector is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTEInventors: Tien-Fu Huang, Li-Sen Chen, Yi-Fu Chiu, I-Ting Hsieh
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Patent number: 11784442Abstract: The industrial electrical connector is composed of an upper housing portion for holding a conductor and a lower housing portion for holding at least one contact carrier, which lower housing portion can be releasably connected to the upper housing portion. The contact carrier holds at least one contact. The contact is intended to establish a connection to a corresponding mating contact for the transfer of at least electrical energy and/or electrical signals/data. At least one fuse holder for holding at least one electrical fuse is arranged within the industrial electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Inventor: Wilhelm Kliever
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Patent number: 11779712Abstract: A cartridge for an e-vaping device enables separate vapors to be formed proximate to separate, respective ends of the cartridge. The cartridge includes multiple reservoirs and separate vaporizer assemblies coupled to separate reservoirs on opposite ends of the reservoirs. The separate reservoirs may hold separate pre-vapor formulations. The separate vaporizer assemblies may draw separate pre-vapor formulations from separate reservoirs towards opposite ends of the cartridge and vaporize the separate pre-vapor formulations via operation of separate heaters proximate to the separate ends. The separate heaters may be independently controlled to independently control vapor formation at the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to independently control vapor formation rates proximate to the separate ends. The heaters may be controlled to form separate vapors at least one of simultaneously, concurrently, and at different times.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2019Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Ali Rostami, Christopher S. Tucker, David Kane, Peter Lipowicz, Georgios Karles, Gerd Kobal, Yezdi Pithawalla
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Patent number: 11777258Abstract: A receptacle connector includes a receptacle housing and a plurality of receptacle terminals. The receptacle housing has a bottom surface, a top surface and a plurality of terminal grooves that each includes a first side wall portion, a second side wall portion and a top wall portion, and the top wall portion and the second side wall portion help define an insertion opening portion. Each receptacle terminal has a fixed segment which is fixed to the receptacle housing, an elastic segment which extends obliquely and upwardly from a top end of the fixed segment, then is folded back and extends obliquely and upwardly toward the top wall portion and a tail segment which extends toward the second side wall portion. The elastic segment has a contact portion which is positioned below the insertion opening portion and a guiding surface which is positioned below the insertion opening portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: October 3, 2023Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Hien-Hwee Tan, Ser-Kiat Toh
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Patent number: 11767970Abstract: An electrical and receptacle and fixture system that provides a simple, safe and quick mechanical electrical connection for mounting electrical fixtures to a receptacle box and connecting electrical equipment. The connection system has dedicated fixture and receptacle as well as conversion adapters for existing electrical connections. An LED integral light and switch assembly is adaptable to connect system providing self-contained point of use switchable LED lighting as required.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Inventors: John McDonald, Joseph Driscoll
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Patent number: 11764504Abstract: A connector including a housing mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB) and including a sidewall having an empty space that is open to one side and a fixing portion extending from an outer surface of the sidewall, the fixing portion passing through the PCB, a connection terminal having a part passing through the sidewall of the housing and the other part passing through the PCB and configured to be electrically connected to the PCB, and a connection unit including a terminal receiving portion and a coupling portion extending from an outer surface of the terminal receiving portion toward a position of the fixing portion to be mechanically coupled with a part of the fixing portion extending out of the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Inventor: Sung-Gyu Kim
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Patent number: 11764556Abstract: In various implementations, a raceway may be provided that is capable of providing power and/or data connectivity to items (e.g., devices, articles of furniture, etc.) coupled to the raceway. The raceway may be low profile. The raceway may be disposed on floor and/or under floor. The raceway may include an integrated power housing. The raceway may include segments that are selected, as desired for an application configuration, and that are coupleable to each other or other components of the raceway (e.g., nodes, joints, etc.). The housing of component(s) of the raceway may include a base and wall(s) with at least curved section and at least one straight section.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: September 19, 2023Assignee: LEGRAND CONNECTRACInventor: Clinton Strong
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Patent number: 11749931Abstract: An electrical connection unit for a battery pack includes a busbar having a first hole therein, a top surface and a bottom surface, an annular bushing having a top end abutting the bottom surface, a bottom end opposed to the top end and a bore hole therein registered with the first hole, a busbar cage secured to the busbar and retaining the annular bushing in abutment with the busbar, the busbar cage having a cavity therein above the top surface, and a fastener having a head portion captured within the cavity and a shank portion extending through the first hole. The annular bushing may include one or more indents formed on an outer surface thereof, and the busbar cage may include a plurality of fingers extending along the outer surface and interfacing with the one or more indents. Each finger may include a protrusion configured to rest within an indent.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLCInventors: Nusha Laleh, Zachary S. Mendla, Adam J. Tallman
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Patent number: 11742608Abstract: A connector includes a first terminal formed with a penetrating first fastening hole, a first housing for holding the first terminal, a second terminal connectable to an external terminal and formed with a penetrating second fastening hole, a second housing including an insulating cover portion for covering the second terminal with a part of the second terminal on the side of the first terminal exposed, the second housing holding the second terminal, a conductive relay portion disposed in a part of the second housing where the second terminal is exposed, the relay portion electrically connecting the first terminal and the second terminal, and a fastening member for fastening the first terminal, the second terminal and the relay portion with the relay portion sandwiched between the first terminal and the second terminal.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Yasuhiro Kudo
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Patent number: 11742628Abstract: The connector terminal includes an insulation body and multiple terminal bodies. Each of the multiple terminal bodies includes: a base part, an elastic arm and a welding part. The base part includes a first base part and a second base part, the first base part and the second base part form a bending structure, a first end of the first base part is embedded in the insulation body, a second end of the first base part is connected to a first end of the second base part, and a second end of the second base part is embedded in the insulation body. The elastic arm is connected to the first end of the first base part and extends out of a first end of the insulation body. The welding part is connected to the second end of the second base part and extends out of a second end of the insulation body.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: Xiaoping Wu, Rongzhe Guo, Xiaogang Liu, Bin Huang
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Patent number: 11735842Abstract: An electrical component comprises a main body, a fulcrum portion and at least two terminals including a first terminal and a second terminal. Each of the terminals has a first portion and a second portion. The first portion of one of the first terminal and the second terminal is brought into contact with a circuit board when the main body is tilted relative to the circuit board with the fulcrum portion, which acts as a fulcrum, under an insertion state where the terminals are inserted into through-holes, respectively, while none of the terminals are soldered thereto. When the main body is tilted relative to the circuit board with the fulcrum portion, which acts as the fulcrum, under the insertion state, the second portion of one of the first terminal and the second terminal is brought into contact with the circuit board to regulate an excessive tilt of the main body.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Osamu Hashiguchi