Patents Examined by Xuong Chung
  • Patent number: 9543692
    Abstract: A power tap configured to deflect falling material, such as liquid and/or object, from electrical outlets. The power tap includes a housing having an opening to an electrical outlet, and a shelf that extends outwardly from a portion of the housing above the opening when the housing is in an upright position to divert or deflect falling matter away from the electrical outlet. The power tap may be configured as a relocatable power tap, and may be configured for use in a patient care area in compliance with one or more standards for safety and effectiveness of medical electrical equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: American IV, Inc.
    Inventor: Majdi Shomali
  • Patent number: 9531127
    Abstract: A power feed connector includes: a tubular case that has a front end opening portion being open at a front end in a central axis direction; a connector main body that is accommodated inside the tubular case and is slidable in the central axis direction; an operation lever portion that has a first end being disposed inside the tubular case; a link mechanism that is directly connected to the connector main body and the operation lever portion and converts a turning motion of the operation lever portion into a linear motion of the connector main body in the central axis direction; and a grip portion that is integrally provided with the tubular case and extends in a direction intersecting the central axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Yahagi, Kenji Takahashi, Go Katsura
  • Patent number: 9525219
    Abstract: A spring-loaded clamping connection (1) for clamping electrical conductors, having a clamping spring (2) and having a bus bar (6) is described. The clamping spring (2) has a contact limb (3), a spring arc (4) adjoining said contact limb (3), and a clamping limb (5) adjoining the spring arc (4). The clamping limb (5) has a clamping edge (12) for forming a clamping point with the adjacent bus bar (6) for a conductor to be clamped. The spring-loaded clamping connection (1) also has a frame element (7), which is formed as a part separate from the clamping spring (2) and the bus bar (6) and which has a base portion (10), a curved portion (9) adjoining the base portion (10), and a retaining portion (8) adjoining said curved portion (9) and distanced from the base portion (10). The contact limb (3) of the clamping spring (2) is secured to the retaining portion (8). The retaining portion (8) extends in the projection of the extension direction of the contact limb (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Köllmann, Wolfgang Gerberding
  • Patent number: 9525217
    Abstract: A resilient force clamping element (1) is described, said resilient force clamping element having a current rail (2) and a resilient clamping element (3) that comprises a contacting limb (4), a resilient bend (5) that adjoins the contacting limb (4), and a clamping limb (6) that adjoins the resilient bend (5) and comprises a main section (8) that extends from the resilient bend (5), and a clamping section (7) that is arranged in the direction of the current rail (2). The clamping section (7) comprises a clamping edge (11) on a free end of the clamping section (7) so as to form a clamping site between the clamping edge (11) and the current rail (2) for clamping an electrical conductor. The clamping section (7) comprises a first section (9) that is bent from the main section (8) in the direction of the current rail (2), and a second section (10) that adjoins the first section (9) and is bent back in the direction in which the main section (8) extends, said second section comprising the clamping edge (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH
    Inventors: Hans-Josef Köllmann, Wolfgang Gerberding
  • Patent number: 9509072
    Abstract: A press-fit connector terminal includes: a terminal body having a length sufficient to pass through an electrically conductive through-hole formed through a circuit substrate; and a contact unit arranged around the terminal body so as to surround therewith about a central axis of the terminal body, the contact unit being formed capable of expanding/contracting in a radial direction around the central axis. The contact unit has rigidity lower than that of the terminal body, the terminal body is made of material with electrical conductivity greater than that of the contact unit; and when the terminal body and the contact unit are integrally inserted into the through-hole, a gap exists between the terminal body and the contact unit so that the contact unit is movable relative to the terminal body in the radial direction within the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Sakai Yagi, Takuya Takeda
  • Patent number: 9504318
    Abstract: An apparatus for providing utility receptacles on a work surface. The apparatus has a housing structure having a pair of sidewalls, a rear wall, a bottom section and a top section that is attached to the sidewalls. The top section includes a central section and at least one bendable tab extending from the central section to a distal end. The central section has at least one opening therein that is sized and shaped to receive a utility receptacle. The central section has a transverse slot along which the bendable tab can be bent with respect to the central section. The bendable tab can be bent 90° with respect to the central section. The bendable tab has at least one transverse slot along which a first portion of the bendable tab can be bent with respect to a second portion of the bendable tab.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Premier Manufacturing Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael O'Keefe, Bernard Bensussan, David Black, Kevin Richard
  • Patent number: 9502815
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a terminal housing and a female type terminal positioned in the terminal housing. The terminal housing has a first terminal housing, and a second terminal housing positioned independent from the first terminal housing. The female type terminal has a first female terminal, second female terminal, and a coupling member. The first female terminal is positioned in the first terminal housing and is electrically connected to a first male terminal. The second female terminal is positioned in the second terminal housing and is electrically connected to a second male terminal. The coupling member connects the first female terminal to the second female terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuro Akiguchi, Kazuhiko Ueda, Natsuki Nozawa, Hitoshi Ozaki, Masao Noguchi, Arata Harada
  • Patent number: 9502827
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one contact module, an inner metal shell, and a tubular outer metal shell. The insulative housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a receiving chamber. The contact module includes an insulator and a set of contacts retained in the insulator. Each contact has a contact portion protruding into the receiving chamber. The inner metal shell has a main frame surrounding the insulative housing by 360 degrees. The outer metal shell surrounds the inner metal shell and contacts with the inner metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DONGGUAN XUNTAO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Feng, Zhong-Yuan Lai
  • Patent number: 9484642
    Abstract: A terminal includes a connector portion, a tubular crimp portion that crimps/joins with a wire, and a transition portion joining the two portions. The tubular crimp portion is composed of a metal member including a base material of copper or copper alloy with 0.20-1.40 mm thickness and a coating layer of tin, tin alloy, nickel, nickel alloy, silver or silver alloy with 0.2-3.0 ?m thickness formed on the base material. The tubular crimp portion has a weld portion formed by butt-welding and having, in its cross-section perpendicular to a terminal longitudinal direction, a phase existing therein of tin, tin alloy, nickel, nickel alloy, silver or silver alloy greater than 0.01 ?m2. The tubular crimp portion is a closed tubular body with one end opposite to a wire-insertion-opening being closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Okuno, Akira Tachibana, Kengo Mitose
  • Patent number: 9478921
    Abstract: A charging inlet (10) includes an inlet housing (20) with a fastened portion (24, 35). A terminal accommodating portion (32A to 32C, 42A, 42B) is provided in the inlet housing (20) and a vehicle-side terminal is accommodated therein. A fastening member (25) is fastened to the fastened portion (24, 35). A retainer includes a retainer body that is locked to the vehicle-side terminal and a fixed portion (72, 82) that is disposed between the fastening member (25) and the fastened portion (24, 35) and is fixed to the inlet housing (20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyoshi Osawa
  • Patent number: 9466903
    Abstract: A high speed flexible printed circuit (FPC) connector includes a housing with ground and signal contact terminal pairs arranged in the housing in a staggered manner along a lateral direction. The housing has a cavity for receiving an FPC board therein. Each ground contact terminal has an upper arm positioned adjacent to a top wall of the cavity and a lower arm positioned adjacent to a bottom wall of the cavity. Each signal contact terminal has only a lower arm positioned adjacent to the bottom wall of the cavity. Signal contact terminals with the only lower arm provide the connector with better signal integrity. An actuator is coupled to the housing for fixing the FPC board in the cavity to establish electrical connections. The actuator has recesses corresponding to the positions of the signal pairs to provide a dielectric constant different from that of the other parts of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: FCI ASIA PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Motomu Kajiura, Naotaka Sasame, Masashiko Motoyama
  • Patent number: 9461384
    Abstract: A connecting module includes: a body with conductive contact points formed on one surface; and a connecting terminal that is formed to be exposed to the other surface of the body and electrically connected to the conductive contact points, the connecting terminal including: a deformation portion that is elastically deformed in a direction toward or away from the body; and first and second support portions that are respectively formed on both sides of the deformation portion to support the deformation portion and integrally attached to the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Jinyong Park, Chiyoung Kim, Kiyoung Kim, Dongho Lee, Kiho Cho
  • Patent number: 9461400
    Abstract: An electric wire cover includes: a first electric wire cover including a wire arrangement space like a groove opened on one side, and attached to a wire lead-out end of a connector housing; and a second electric wire cover formed integrally with the first electric wire cover through a hinge portion, and covering the wire arrangement space. A guide groove is provided in one of the first and second electric wire covers, and extends in a direction perpendicular to a rotation axis of the hinge portion. A rotation restriction rib is provided in the other electric wire cover and extends in the direction perpendicular to the rotation axis. The rotation restriction rib slides in the guide groove during rotating operation by the hinge portion so as to restrict rocking of the electric wire covers relative to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Kanda, Takuya Hasegawa, Nobuyuki Mukoujima
  • Patent number: 9461378
    Abstract: A connector with an improved structure is provided. The connector includes an insulating shell, a shielding shell and plural terminals. The terminals are received in the insulating shell. Each terminal has a contact portion and a connecting portion exposed from the insulating shell. The contact portion of each terminal is capable of transmitting an electrical signal with a docking connector. The connecting portion of each terminal is welded to the circuit board. The insulating shell is received in the shielding shell. The shielding shell has an opening, such that the connector is capable of mating the connector with the docking connector, and two sides of the opening of the shielding shell extend toward the circuit board to form at least one welding pin fixed on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: SPEED TECH CORP.
    Inventor: Chih-Cheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9450358
    Abstract: Technology is provided for a powered slide rail. The powered slide rail includes an outer segment including a first elongate conductor, a middle segment slidably nested with the outer segment that includes a second elongate conductor, and a first conductive element connected to the second elongate conductor and positioned for sliding contact with the first elongate conductor. An inner segment is slidably nested with the middle segment and includes a second conductive element positioned for sliding contact with the second elongate conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: FACEBOOK, INC.
    Inventor: Jon Brian Ehlen
  • Patent number: 9444205
    Abstract: An electric connector includes a connector body and a conductor base attached to the connector body. A plurality of contact arms extend from the conductor base away from the connector body and are located around a central space. The electric connector also includes a pin attached to the connector body and located in the central space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: LEAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Bhupinder Rangi, Michael Glick, David Menzies
  • Patent number: 9437986
    Abstract: Technologies are generally described for a socket, plug, and jumper system. In an example, a receptacle socket includes a first prong receptacle for a ground circuit, a second prong receptacle for a neutral circuit, and a third prong receptacle for an active voltage circuit. A plug housing includes a first prong contact corresponding to the first prong receptacle for the ground circuit, a second prong contact corresponding to the second prong receptacle for the neutral circuit, and a fourth prong receptacle for the active voltage circuit. A jumper component includes a third prong contact corresponding to the third prong receptacle for the active voltage circuit, and a fourth prong contact corresponding to the fourth prong receptacle for the active voltage circuit, wherein the fourth prong contact is completely recessed within the jumper component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: ConnectDER LLC
    Inventors: Jon Knauer, John Schroeder, Al Iaconangelo, Josh Konstantinos, Ben Lewis, Adam Koeppel, Whit Fulton
  • Patent number: 9437980
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of signal contacts and a plurality of non-signal contacts arranged on at least one contact array plane, a ground plate disposed on a ground plane parallel to the contact array plane so as to face the plurality of signal contacts and the plurality of non-signal contacts, and an insulator which holds the plurality of signal contacts, the plurality of non-signal contacts and the ground plate, at least one of the non-signal contacts being disposed between each of the signal contacts and other of the signal contacts, the ground plate having at least one opening at a location facing the at least one of the non-signal contacts disposed between each of the signal contacts and other of the signal contacts, none of the signal contacts being disposed on the ground plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Kouhei Ueda, Masaaki Takaku, Yohei Yokoyama, Kentaro Toda
  • Patent number: 9433083
    Abstract: An electrical interface on a circuit board is disclosed for electrically connecting the circuit board to a connector to reduce reflections and impedance mismatch and increase power transfer from the connector to the signal path of the circuit board. The signal interface includes a signal conductor including a signal pad configured to connect to a connector pin and a waveguide section extending from the signal pad. The waveguide narrows from a signal pad width to connect to a microstrip conductor. A first ground section is spaced rightward from the signal conductor such that the inner edge of the first ground section, angles in correspondence with the narrowing of the waveguide to generally track an outer right edge of the waveguide. A second ground section is spaced leftward from the signal conductor and configured generally similarly to the first ground section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfredo Moncayo, Brian Hostetter, Luis F. Armenta
  • Patent number: 9427163
    Abstract: Intravascular devices, systems, and methods are disclosed. In some embodiments, side-loading electrical connectors for use with intravascular devices are provided. The side-loading electrical connector has at least one electrical contact configured to interface with an electrical connector of the intravascular device. A first connection piece of the side-loading electrical connector is movable relative to a second connection piece between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the open position an elongated opening is formed between the first and second connection pieces to facilitate insertion of the electrical connector between the first and second connection pieces in a direction transverse to a longitudinal axis of the intravascular device and wherein in the closed position the at least one electrical contact is electrically coupled to the at least one electrical connector received between the first and second connection pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Assignee: VOLCANO CORPORATION
    Inventor: David H. Burkett