Patents Examined by Xuong Chung
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Patent number: 9799987Abstract: A plug connector for an electrical connection has at least two electrical lines, the ends of which are connected to contact elements, includes: a housing that encompasses the electrical lines and the contact elements at least in a region of connecting the electrical lines to respective contact elements; and a holder fixedly connected to the housing. The holder has receptacles configured to hold the electrical lines, the receptacles holding the lines such that the lines cannot move out of position.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2014Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Continental Automotive GmbHInventor: Marc Gerhardt
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Patent number: 9800005Abstract: The present invention generally relates to communication connectors and internal components thereof. In one embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising both front-rotated and back rotated plug interface contacts. In another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack comprising a two-piece front sled. In yet another embodiment, the present invention is a communication jack that retains its functionality when mated with both eight-position and six-position plugs.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2016Date of Patent: October 24, 2017Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Robert E. Fransen, Satish I. Patel, Joshua A. Valenti, Tse-Yu Lin, Moulik Shah
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Patent number: 9793652Abstract: A contacting device has a housing having a first opening for inserting the electrical conductor and the electrical plug into a cavity in the housing, and having a second opening for inserting the electrical conducting track into the cavity in the housing. The contacting device further has a contact bridge which is arranged in the cavity in the housing and comprises a first portion for fixing the electrical conductor to the electrical conducting track in a force fit, and a second portion for retaining the electrical plug on the electrical conducting track and pressing it thereagainst.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2016Date of Patent: October 17, 2017Assignee: EATON ELECTRICAL IP GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Christoph Bausch, Guido Dedenbach, Karsten Gerving, Ralf Thar, Sergei Eck
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Patent number: 9780508Abstract: The invention relates to a test cable as well as a socket adapter for a test cable wherein the socket adapter has a plug strip with contact pins arranged at a distance from each other on a base body and having a socket contact section and a printed circuit board contact section and has a contact holding plate connected with the base body with individual through holes delimiting the printed circuit board contact sections from each other, each of which are designed for the fixed receiving of a lug arranged on a lead end.Type: GrantFiled: September 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: TKR Spexialwerkzeuge GmbHInventor: Marco Trapp
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Patent number: 9780484Abstract: Magnetic connectors that may be readily manufactured and provide a high landed force and labels for magnetic connectors that may protect magnets or magnetic elements in the connectors, provide an aesthetically pleasing appearance, and improve the magnetic performance of the connectors. In various examples, power and signal paths may be formed using contacts that are separate from magnets or magnetic elements, paths may be formed using magnets or magnetic elements, or paths may be formed using a combination of contacts and magnets and magnetic elements. The magnets may have various arrangements. One or more magnets may be used in conjunction with magnetic elements. The interface surface of these magnets and magnetic elements may have various contours, such as flat, spline, or involute.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2012Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: John C. DiFonzo, George V. Anastas, David Narajowski, Bradley J. Hamel, Brett William Degner, Chris Ligtenberg
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Patent number: 9768555Abstract: In accordance with embodiments of the present disclosure, a connector may include a housing and a pin housed in the housing and configured to electrically couple to a corresponding electrically-conductive conduit of an information handling resource comprising the connector. The pin may include an approximate connection point at which the pin electrically couples to a corresponding pin of another connector mated to the connector and a stub extending from the approximate connection point and constructed such that a per-unit-length signal propagation delay through the stub is significantly larger than a per-unit-length signal propagation delay through the remainder of the pin excluding the stub.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2015Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav M. Mutnury, Raymond Dewine Heistand, II
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Patent number: 9769944Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor memory device includes a conductor layer including a first terminal, and a first insulating layer including a first opening. The first opening includes a first edge and a second edge, a distance between the second edge and the first terminal being larger than a distance between the first edge and the first terminal.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATIONInventor: Itaru Mori
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Patent number: 9768571Abstract: An E26 wire-plugged bakelite lampholder is composed of a housing, an joint bracket, a threaded ring, a positive electrode plate and a negative electrode plate and installed to a downlight. The lampholder has two wire plug slots for plugging two electrodes of a power line by a bare line section, so that a power source is introduced with a convenient operation. The joint bracket and the housing of the E26 wire-plugged bakelite lampholder are made of a bakelite material, and a combining groove is reserved on the housing to provide for installing and positioning the joint bracket, and further inserting into the combining groove of the housing to engage via the combining latch rod of the joint bracket. In the meantime, the threaded ring of the E26 wire-plugged bakelite lampholder is integrally formed in the housing, so as to facilitate the manufacturing and assembling processes.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2017Date of Patent: September 19, 2017Assignee: Rich Brand Industries LimitedInventor: Te-Shui Peng
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Patent number: 9761984Abstract: A contact element. The contact element has a contact body extending along a longitudinal axis and a cable holder connected to the contact body and extending along the longitudinal axis, wherein the cable holder has at least one retaining section for fixing a cable to the cable holder. The contact element additionally has a protective element. In order to prevent the protruding strands of the cable from damaging the sealing mat when inserting the contact element through the sealing mat, the protective element is displaceable along the longitudinal axis from a first position into a second position, wherein the protective element covers the cable holder in the second position. A method for producing a contact-element/cable arrangement is also described.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbHInventor: Rolf Wittmann
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Patent number: 9761962Abstract: An electrical power wet-mate assembly includes a compliant-insulated pin assembly and a ceramic-insulated pin assembly. Those pin assemblies are physically and electrically engaged to one another. The compliant-insulating material may be a thermoplastic, and the ceramic-insulating material may be alumina. The electrical power wet-mateable assembly may be used in conjunction with a pressure containing device such as a subsea tree to form a wet-mateable connection system. The electrical power wet-mate assembly is capable of operating in high pressure differential and high temperature environments. A plurality of ceramic-insulated pin assemblies may be welded to a connector body to form a pressure barrier system. The cavities created by the ceramic-insulated pin assemblies and the compliant-insulated pin assemblies may be filled with a dielectric oil. Individual pressure compensators may be dispersed equally between the pin assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2012Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: OneSubsea IP UK LimitedInventor: Allan Nicholson
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Patent number: 9761986Abstract: A retaining clip that provides a method for securing electrical connections between male and female electrical connectors is disclosed. Current locking mechanisms are on both the electrical plug and the connector. These locking mechanisms often break when disconnecting the plug. Some embodiments of the present invention eliminate the need for the locking mechanisms. Furthermore, in cases where the mechanisms have been broken, some embodiments provide a method for reusing the electrical plug and/or the connector.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 2015Date of Patent: September 12, 2017Assignee: Advanced Powertrain Engineering, LLCInventor: Paul Fathauer
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Patent number: 9755360Abstract: Examples herein disclose a connector guide assembly. The connector guide assembly includes a connector frame and multiple protruding members. The connector frame includes multiple side walls. The multiple protruding members are coupled to the side walls of the connector frame such that the multiple protruding members extend substantially perpendicular to the connector frame and are located on opposing side walls of the connectors frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2016Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: David William Mayer
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Patent number: 9748686Abstract: An improved BGA spring probe pin with a spring actuated solder ball receptacle that grips the sides of the solder ball during probing. A method of operating a BGA prober with improved BGA spring probe pins.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2016Date of Patent: August 29, 2017Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATEDInventors: Michael Flores Milo, Dolores Babaran Milo
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Patent number: 9742122Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal module including an insulative housing, and upper contacts, lower contacts and a shielding plate embedded in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending from the base, the mating tongue defines an upper surface, a lower surface and a front face thereof. The upper and lower contacts includes contacting sections exposing to the upper and lower surfaces of the mating tongue and soldering sections out of the base and connecting section jointing the contacting sections and the soldering sections, respectively. The shielding plate is disposed between the upper and lower contacts and includes a pair of side latches. The housing includes an insulative sub-housing and an insulative coat, the whole upper surface and the whole front face of the mating tongue and part of the lower surface of the mating tongue are formed with the coat.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chao-Chieh Chen, Chih-Pi Cheng
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Patent number: 9742082Abstract: An electrical connection of an electronic component, such as an inductor, and a circuit board is implemented as follows. The circuit board has a through-hole and is located at a distance from an inner bottom surface of the case. An electronic component is around the through-hole and between the inner bottom surface and the circuit board. The electronic component has a conducting wire and a conducting plate. The conductive connector is between the through-hole and the conducting plate and electrically connected to the conducting plate. The electronic component is electrically connected to the circuit board through the conductive connector. The insulated connector corresponds to the conductive connector and is between the conducting plate and the inner bottom surface. The fastener is connected to the conductive connector through the through-hole. Thus, a good electrical connection between the electronic component and the circuit board is achieved.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Chen-Wei Ku, Yao-Chien Lin, Xin-Hung Lin
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Patent number: 9735501Abstract: A magnetic connector has a connector body including a magnet, a plurality of connection terminals that are arranged and fixed on the connector body so as to correspond to a plurality of contact patterns of a connection object, and a plurality of attracted members that are formed of magnetic substance, are arranged and fixed on a support member having a sheet-like shape and flexibility so as to correspond to the plurality of contact patterns of the connection object and are, via the connection object on which the plurality of contact patterns are arranged to face the plurality of connection terminals, attracted toward the connector body due to magnetic force whereby the plurality of contact patterns are pressed against the plurality of connection terminals and thereby connected to the plurality of connection terminals.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Akimoto, Seiya Takahashi
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Patent number: 9728353Abstract: A key for user input having superior tactile qualities. The key is suspended by a magnetic field force to improve the smoothness of motion. Two compact interleaved members link a keycap to a key base to provide highly precise parallel travel with reduced tilt and flexion, and improved durability.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2014Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: Synerdyne CorporationInventors: Mark S. Knighton, Mydul R. Islam, Tzyy-Woei R. Sung, Kevin H. Vuong
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Patent number: 9728884Abstract: A connector includes a housing including a terminal reception chamber in which a terminal can be received, and a front holder that is attached to the housing so as to double-lock the terminal in the terminal reception chamber, wherein the front holder includes a plate-like rib portion extending in a direction crossing a fitting direction of the front holder, the housing includes a groove portion and a mountain-like protrusion portion in a mounting position where the front holder is mounted, the groove portion being recessed into a shape that can receive the rib portion while supporting the rib portion, the groove portion extending in a direction in which the rib portion extends, the protrusion portion protruding in an extension direction of the groove portion and extending in the fitting direction of the front holder.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Abhishek Kumar Sinha, Yoshimi Wada, Naokazu Nagasaka
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Patent number: 9728915Abstract: An electronic connector includes a base, and one or more tapered extensions protruding from the base. Each tapered extension includes a nose forming a terminal end of that tapered extension. Each tapered extension further includes first and second connection faces that form respective opposing sides of that tapered extension, and that taper toward each other from the base to the nose. Each tapered extension further includes first and second flank surfaces that form respective opposing sides of that tapered extension, and that taper toward each other from the base to the nose between the first and second connection faces. Each tapered extension further includes a first forward set of plural electrical contacts and a first rearward electrical contact located along the first connection face. Each tapered extension further includes a second forward set of plural electrical contacts and a second rearward electrical contact located along the second connection face.Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2015Date of Patent: August 8, 2017Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLCInventors: Yazan Aldehayyat, Wei Guo, Ivan Andrew McCracken, Duane Martin Evans, Kanth Nalini Kurumaddali
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Patent number: 9716363Abstract: A connector includes: a connecting member including a plurality of tab sections and made of a conductive metal material; and a housing which is made of resin and in which the connecting member is insert-molded. Terminals of a counterpart connector are connectable to the tab sections by a connection of the counterpart connector. A side of the connecting member of the housing opposite to a protruding direction of the tab sections is used as a resin charging gate section from which the resin is charged.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2016Date of Patent: July 25, 2017Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masayuki Saitoh