Patents Examined by Truc T. Nguyen
  • Patent number: 11394140
    Abstract: An embedded terminal module includes an embedded terminal component, a matching socket and a correction device. The correction device is located between the embedded terminal component and the matching socket to provide a coordinated correction of the embedded terminal component and a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Inventor: Kuo-Chi Yu
  • Patent number: 11387589
    Abstract: A plate terminal 10 disclosed by this specification is provided with a plate-like body portion 12 made of metal and long in a front-rear direction, and a plate-like mounting portion 16 connected to the body portion 12 and projecting forward from a front end surface 14 of the body portion 12, a separate insulating member 18 being mounted on the mounting portion 16. The insulating member 18 is located forward of the front end surface 14 of the body portion 12 and covers at least parts of a front end surface 28 of the mounting portion 16 and the front end surface 14 of the body portion 12.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Shimizu, Shingo Kobayashi, Sunghyun Byun
  • Patent number: 11383049
    Abstract: Cartridges for vaporizer devices are provided. In one exemplary embodiment, the cartridge can include first and second storage chambers each configured to hold a respective fraction of a vaporizable material, a vaporization chamber that includes an elongate member that is in fluid communication with the first and second storage chambers and configured to receive the vaporizable material, a magnetic element disposed within a channel of the elongate member, and a conductive element that is configured to generate a first motive force to drive the magnetic element between first and second positions and further configured to substantially vaporize the vaporizable material within the elongate member. Vaporizer devices are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventor: Andrew J. Stratton
  • Patent number: 11376376
    Abstract: a variable temperature vaporizer accessory has a ceramic cup located within a base that can be attached to a mod type vaporizer. The ceramic cup is surrounded by a housing which has a mouthpiece at its distal end opposite the base. A biased press plate is configured to push down on material within the ceramic cup. A heating element within the base abuts the ceramic cup. The temperature within the ceramic cup may be attenuated. The ceramic cup and the housing defined and insulating air pocket. An air pocket in the bottom of the ceramic cup separates a vaporizing chamber from the hottest region of the vaporizing cup and heats incoming air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Wallace Dray Moorman
  • Patent number: 11381043
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts assembled in the housing, a plurality of cylindrical mating ports located on and forwardly extending from a front face of the housing, and a plurality of LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) disposed in the housing behind the front face thereof. The mating port includes a majority part and a minority part engaged with each other wherein the majority part has the material same with or similar to that of the housing and is spaced away from the LED while the minority part is essentially translucent or transparent for light transmission/guiding and intimately confronts the LED.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zhong-Hua Zhou, Zhi-Jian Chen
  • Patent number: 11381029
    Abstract: 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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventors: John McDonald, Joseph Driscoll
  • Patent number: 11374360
    Abstract: An electrical contact for an electrical connector includes a body having a mounting end and a mating end, a contact beam, and an anchoring region. The contact beam includes first and second edges that are laterally spaced from one another, and first and second broadsides that extend between the first and second edges. The anchoring region includes first, second, and intermediate portions. The first portion extends from the contact beam towards the mounting end, and has a first side that is spaced laterally outwards from the first edge. The second portion extends from the mounting end towards the first portion, and has a first side that is spaced laterally outwards from the first edge. The intermediate portion extends between the first portion and the second portion, and has a first side that is recessed laterally inwards from the first sides of the first and second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Chadrick Paul Faith, Gary Ellsworth Biddle, Randall Eugene Musser, Jonathan Earl Buck
  • Patent number: 11362451
    Abstract: A low insertion force contact includes a main body and a spring beam extending from the main body at a mating end of the low insertion force contact. The spring beam has a mating interface configured for mating electrical connection to a mating contact. The spring beam includes a conductive base layer extending to the mating interface. A silver coating layer is provided on the conductive base layer. The silver coating layer is provided at the mating interface. A silver sulfide surface layer forms a solid lubricant directly on the silver coating layer. The silver sulfide surface layer forms a film having a controlled thickness at the mating interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Inventor: Marjorie Kay Myers
  • Patent number: 11361911
    Abstract: A sliding power contact and method includes a mobile load device connector and a socket. The mobile load device connector includes a non-current power pin having a first length, a current power pin having a second length less than the first length, a neutral pin, and a ground pin. The socket includes a non-current power contact configured to electrically couple with the non-current power pin, a current power contact configured to electrically couple with the current power pin, a neutral contact configured to electrically couple with the neutral pin, and a ground pin configured to electrically couple with the ground pin. An arc suppressor is directly coupled to at least one of the non-current power pin and the non-current power contact, wherein the arc suppressor, the non-current power pin and the non-current power contact form a current path between the current power pin and the current power contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Arc Suppression Technologies
    Inventor: Reinhold Henke
  • Patent number: 11350961
    Abstract: A surgical instrument for use during a surgical procedure includes an instrument body, an ultrasonic transducer assembly extending along a longitudinal axis, a power cord, and a transducer slip joint. The ultrasonic transducer assembly is rotatably mounted within the instrument body about the longitudinal axis and defines a first outer profile. The power cord projects from the instrument body to provide electrical power to the ultrasonic transducer assembly for operating an acoustic waveguide. The transducer slip joint is positioned between the power cord and the ultrasonic transducer assembly and electrically and mechanically connects the power cord to the ultrasonic transducer assembly. The ultrasonic transducer assembly selectively rotates relative to the power cord for inhibiting the power cord from winding upon rotation of the ultrasonic transducer assembly. The transducer slip joint also defines a second outer profile that fits within the first outer profile of the ultrasonic transducer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Cilag GmbH International
    Inventors: Eric Roberson, James E. Borgelt, Douglas E. McCartin
  • Patent number: 11349258
    Abstract: A self-locking plug includes a main body, a plug bush seat arranged in the main body for positioning a plug bush, at least one locking tab, and a linkage. The self-locking plug further includes a key mechanism arranged in the main body. The key mechanism includes a pressing portion and a driving portion which are respectively arranged at two ends of the key mechanism. The driving portion is associated with one end of the linkage, and is configured to drive the linkage to reciprocate in an axial direction of the main body to switch the locking tab between a releasing state and a locking state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING TOP ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Haiqing Lin, Qiang Yu, Yue Zhang
  • Patent number: 11342716
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing. The housing includes a plurality of module channels therein and shielding net. A signal transmission module is movably mounted in each of the module channels. The signal transmission module includes an insulator and a signal contact member. The shielding net has a plurality of mesh holes. The signal transmission module includes a shielding ring sleeve segment. A shielding contact is conductively bonded to the shielding ring sleeve segment of a corresponding signal transmission module is respectively provided at each mesh hole of the shielding net. The shielding contact protrudes towards the center of the corresponding mesh hole. A plurality of the shielding contacts corresponding to each mesh hole are circumferentially disposed along the corresponding mesh hole. A shielding elastic sheet is conductively bonded to a shielding ring sleeve on each of the signal transmission modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: AVIC JONHON OPTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junfeng Yuan, Lufei Ma, Zongwei Li
  • Patent number: 11342694
    Abstract: A terminal (11) to be mounted into a housing (20) mounted on a circuit board (40) includes a terminal contact portion (12) to be disposed in a forwardly open receptacle (21) of the housing (20), an inserting portion (14) to be inserted into a terminal insertion hole (24) penetrating through a rear wall (22) of the receptacle (21) in a front-rear direction, and a board connecting portion (16) to be drawn out rearward from the terminal insertion hole (24) and connected to the circuit board (40). The inserting portion (14) includes a first press-fit portion (31) projecting in a first direction intersecting the circuit board (40) and to be press-fit to an inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24) and a second press-fit portion (33) projecting in a second direction intersecting the first direction and to be press-fit to the inner wall of the terminal insertion hole (24).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Inventors: Hiroto Sakai, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi
  • Patent number: 11322876
    Abstract: A connector is provided with a housing, a plurality of first terminal fittings, and a plurality of second terminal fittings. The terminal fittings are press-fitted from a rear side of press-fit holes of the housing and arranged to be parallel in a left-right direction. A first projecting part is formed on both left and right edge parts of each of the first terminal fittings, and a second projecting part is formed on both left and right edge parts of each of the second terminal fittings. Each of the projecting parts has a shape where only a portion of the terminal fitting in a length direction projects in the left-right direction, and a pressing surface that is pressed by a jig during press-fitting is formed. The projecting parts of adjacent terminal fittings are arranged such that formation positions thereof are not aligned in the front-rear direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Pipatthana Phatiwuttipat, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 11322887
    Abstract: A plug connector includes an insulative housing, a locking member located at an upper end of the insulative housing, and a pulling tape connected with the locking member, wherein the insulative housing includes an insertion member for the pulling tape to pass through, the pull tape includes a horizontal portion connected with the locking member, a handle portion for manual pulling, and a vertical portion located between the horizontal portion and the handle portion, and the handle portion is operable to pull horizontally backwards to move the locking member downwards to unlock the plug connector from a socket connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Yang-Tsun Hsu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 11322886
    Abstract: Examples described herein relate to connector assembly for a connecting device. The connector assembly may include an electrical connector connectible with a corresponding receiving structure on a receiving device separate from the connecting device. Further, the connector assembly may include a connector housing enclosing the electrical connector. The connector housing may include a mounting lever engaged with a body of the connecting device to secure the connector housing with the connecting device and allow the connector housing to move relative to the body of the connecting device. Further, the connector assembly may include a biasing member disposed within the connector housing to bias the electrical connector toward the receiving structure on the receiving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Chong S. Tan, Joseph Allen
  • Patent number: 11309158
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an arc extinguishing unit of a molded case circuit breaker with a barrier provided between a fixed contact and a movable contact when a circuit is cut off, including fixed contacts fixed to part of a base assembly case; movable contacts that come contact or are separated from the fixed contacts; and an arc extinguishing part that extinguishes an arc generated when the movable contacts are separated from the fixed contacts. The arc extinguishing part includes a pair of side plates; multiple grids installed at a fixed interval between the pair of side plates; and arc barriers each installed on a base assembly case in a slidable manner, and configured to be in an open state of being separated from the movable contacts when a normal current flows on the circuit or is cutoff, and to close when a fault current is cutoff.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kihwan Oh, Kyunghwan Oh, Younghwan Kim
  • Patent number: 11303072
    Abstract: The present invention discloses an electrical connector and an electrical connector assembly. Each of the ground terminals is provided to be in contact with two corresponding first mating terminals in a left-right direction. The terminals may mate with the first and second mating terminals under the same specification, thus facilitating unified automatic production of the mating connector, and may achieve the objectives for increasing the shielding effect of the electrical connector and saving the quantity of the terminals without changing the size of the electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventor: Chih Kun Chen
  • Patent number: 11296451
    Abstract: A connection terminal includes: a terminal fitting; an insulating covering member attachable and detachable from one end in a virtual axis direction of the terminal fitting along the virtual axis direction; and a locking structure undetachably locking the covering member to the terminal fitting. The covering member includes two covering portions sandwiching and covering, in a direction orthogonal to the virtual axis direction, covering target portions at opposite ends of the terminal fitting, the covering target portions are areas capable of being finger-touch prevention targets, the locking structure includes, for each of combinations of the covering target portions and the covering portions, a locking protrusion provided in one of the covering target portion and the covering portion, and a locking groove provided in the other of the covering target portion and the covering portion and configured to lock the locking protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Mori, Takashi Sone, Daisuke Yamanashi
  • Patent number: 11296437
    Abstract: An optimally interconnected matrix of endpoints involves one or more conductive lanes of a substrate to be incorporated within a housing, with a plurality of conductive blocks positioned transverse to the conductive lanes. Any number of endpoints can be connected to any end of the conductive blocks. The endpoints can be interconnected by activating individual depressible terminals of the conductive lanes. Each depressible terminal is positioned above a conductive block, and activating a depressible terminals allows an electrical contact to be established between the corresponding conductive lane and the corresponding conductive block. The depressible terminals can be activated by extending a conductive or nonconductive pin through individual apertures of the housing which are positioned over the depressible terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventor: Pablo Oscar Olivera Brizzio