Patents Examined by Xuong M. Chung
  • Patent number: 7724106
    Abstract: The invention relates to a coaxial connecting part which is used to connect a coaxial plug socket to a circuit carrier in an internal conductor. An elastically flexible bellows made of a conductive material is incorporated therein in order to keep axial and radial forces, occurring at the beginning of the socket, away from the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Rohde & Schwarz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Ralf Jünemann, Rupert Huber, Thomas Reichel
  • Patent number: 7722372
    Abstract: A direct mounting connector includes: six independent busbars for connecting the apparatus to two auxiliary machines for three-phase alternating current; two U-pole first terminal parts, two V-pole first terminal parts and two W-pole first terminal parts The six first terminal parts are connected to the apparatus at first ends of the respective six busbars, the two first terminal parts of the same pole are arranged adjacently to each other; and two sets, each set of which consists of a second U-pole terminal part, a second V-pole terminal part and a second W-pole terminal part The six second terminal parts are connected to the two auxiliary machines at second ends of the respective six busbars, the two sets arranged adjacently to each other having a distance therebetween. Busbar parts extend between the two sets of the second terminal parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignees: Yazaki Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro Matsumoto, Hirotaka Fukushima, Takashi Tsukamoto, Kenjiro Shiba, Tomoyuki Watanabe, Takashi Okamoto
  • Patent number: 7722381
    Abstract: A male housing (60) includes a receptacle (61) in which male tabs project. A female housing (10) includes a tower (11) with cavities (14) for accommodating terminal fittings. A front holder (13) is mountable on the tower (11) and has a front wall (31). A surrounding wall (32) projects from a peripheral edge of the front wall (31) for covering the outer peripheral surface of the tower (11). A receptacle (61) is fit on the tower (11) with the front holder (13) thereon. Inner projections (43) are provided on the inner peripheral surface of the surrounding wall (32) and project towards the outer peripheral surface of the tower (11) and outer projections (45) are provided on the outer peripheral surface of the surrounding wall (32) and project towards the inner peripheral surface of the receptacle (61).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Hiramatsu
  • Patent number: 7722359
    Abstract: A connection assembly has a midplane, first midplane connectors and second midplane connectors. The midplane is divided into an airflow section and a connector section by a dividing line. The midplane defines a first side and a second side which faces away from the first side. The airflow section provides airflow passageways connecting spaces on both sides of the midplane. The connector section provides (i) first mounting locations which are confined to the connector section on the first side and (ii) second mounting locations which are confined to the connector section on the second side. The first midplane connectors are arranged to connect to first circuit board modules, and are mounted over the first mounting locations on the first side. The set of second midplane connectors are arranged to connect to second circuit board modules, and are mounted over the second mounting locations on the second side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: EMC Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph C. Frangioso, Jr., Robert Wierzbicki
  • Patent number: 7722399
    Abstract: A connector system including a header connector with a header body having an internal surface and an external surface. A plurality of first openings and a plurality of second openings extend from the internal surface to the external surface of the header body. A plurality of signal pins are inserted into the plurality of first openings to form an array of pin contacts extending from the internal surface of the header body. A plurality of shield blades are inserted into the plurality of second openings. Each of the plurality of shield blades has at a first end thereof a generally right angle shielding portion configured to be disposed adjacent to a corresponding signal pin. The first ends of the plurality of shield blades are substantially coplanar with the internal surface of the header body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Richard J. Scherer, Kevin R. Meredith, Johannes P. M. Kusters, Jerome P. Dattilo
  • Patent number: 7722398
    Abstract: A shielded connector assembly for interconnecting a camera module (50) to a printed circuit board (not shown) via a flexible printed circuit board (70) comprises a shielded shell (10) having a receiving space (100), a spring plate (30) assembled in the shielded shell, a flexible printed circuit board secured in the receiving space and abutting against the top surface of the spring plate. The flexible printed circuit board includes a first section (701) received in the receiving space and second section (700) extending beyond the receiving space. The fist section at least defines a plurality of conductive pads (708) to contact with pads (not shown) formed on the bottom face of the camera module. A protecting element (702) is disposed on top surface of the first section and encloses the conductive pads and disconnects therewith so as to prevent the flexible printed circuit board from being scraped during production and assemble and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wen-Qiang Ma
  • Patent number: 7722393
    Abstract: A battery connector adapted for being electrically connected with a printed circuit board includes an insulating housing defining a plurality of terminal passageways, a plurality of fixing members fastened in the insulating housing and stretching beyond a top surface of the insulating housing for being soldered to the printed circuit board, and a plurality of electrical terminals disposed in the corresponding terminal passageways and each having a fixing board, a first contact portion stretching out of a bottom surface of the insulating housing and a substantially lying-V shaped second elastic portion extended from a top of the fixing board. A free end of the second elastic portion stretches out of the top surface of the insulating housing and is arched upward to form a second contact portion capable of elastically abutting against the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2010
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sheng-Yuan Huang, Yung-Chi Peng
  • Patent number: 7717730
    Abstract: A camera module connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of terminals (2) received therein, a shell (3) encircling the housing 1, and a lid 4 covering the housing (1), there are ears (411) located in the lid (4). When the connector (100) disassembled, carry the ears (411) will make disassembling easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Chun-Kwan Wu
  • Patent number: 7717716
    Abstract: In order to realize the electric contacting of two parallel printed boards, the invention proposes a printed board connector that features coaxial plug modules realized in the form of pin and socket contacts. For this purpose, it is proposed that the two plug modules have such a design that they can be turned and tilted about their central mating axis within a certain range on the printed board in order to compensate misalignments or deviations between the positions of the printed boards relative to one another. It is furthermore proposed to realize certain distances between the printed boards by means of plug modules of different lengths on the pin side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Harting Electronics GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Thomas Dahms
  • Patent number: 7708573
    Abstract: The connector includes: a male connector; a female connector which fits to the male connector when the male connector enters inside the female connector; a lever which is rotatably attached to one of the male connector and the female connector, and rotates so as to allow the male connector and the female connector to approach or leave each other; and a pressing projection which projects from one of the lever and the female connector toward the other of the lever and the female connector, wherein when the male connector and the female connector fit to each other, the pressing projection presses the female connector in a direction in which the male connector and the female connector adhere to each other. The male and female connectors can be easily securely fit to each other, and the male and female connectors after fitting can be maintained watertight to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiharu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 7703987
    Abstract: The invention relates to an adapter of the type where a coupling for glass fiber plug-in connectors is inserted from the front into a front plate and is locked by a spring. The inventive adapter comprises a one-piece or two-piece housing which comprises at least on one side a flange projecting from the cross-section of the housing against which the front plate rests, at least one plug-in connector recess which is disposed on the front end and/or rear end with respect to the front plate, and at least one form-fit detachable locking device for the plug-in connector. Every plug-in connector recess comprises an opening for alternately receiving at least two of three different plug-in connector types LX.5, LC and MU of and one respective locking device suitable for the respective type. The adapter can be configured as a simplex plug-in coupling for alternately receiving all three types, or as a duplex plug-in connector for alternately receiving the plug types LX.5 and LC.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Assignee: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Anne Kramer, Jorg Adomeit
  • Patent number: 7699664
    Abstract: A multipurpose accessory having a multipurpose connection mechanism is provided. The multipurpose accessory of the present invention includes a case, a multipurpose connector extruded at one side of the case for electrically connecting a multimedia device to the multipurpose accessory, an audio connector extruded near the multipurpose connector for connecting an audio output of the multimedia device to the multipurpose accessory, a first cord extended at an opposite side of the case and connected to the audio connector, a second cord extended at the opposite side of the case and connected to the audio connector and having a USB connector at a distal end, and a pair of earpieces electrically connected to the first and second cords for outputting audio signals in the form of audible sound waves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Yungs Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Jin-Seok Kim, Han-Ho Maeng, Young-Woong Han, Myung-Hoon Jung
  • Patent number: 7699619
    Abstract: A socket for a camera module includes an insulative terminal assembly housing that supports a plurality of conductive terminals. The housing serves as the bottom of a socket and it is surrounded with a conductive metal shell that defines a cavity which receives a camera module. The shell has one or more elastic arms that extend into contact with the housing. The shell is movable on the housing, and the housing has one or more projections that serve as stops for the elastic arms to limit the vertical movement of the shell with respect to the housing. This vertical movement permits the shell to move relative to the housing and thereby compensate for warping and the like which may occur on circuit boards to which the socket is mounted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Akinori Mizumura
  • Patent number: 7695298
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first housing, a second housing mechanically coupled to the first housing, a cam connected to one of the first housing and the second housing, a first connector mechanically coupled to the first housing, a second connector, and a cable coupled to the first connector and the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew E. Arndt, Ronald E. Dillon
  • Patent number: 7686638
    Abstract: A cable coupling apparatus includes a base defining a connector channel. A connector coupling feature is located on the base and operable to couple a connector positioned in the connector channel to the base. A socket coupling member is resiliently coupled to and extends from the base. A securing member is located on the socket coupling member, wherein the securing member comprises a socket coupling member release surface that is oriented relative to a connector removal direction at an angle of greater than 90 degrees such that the socket coupling member may be deflected by the movement of the base in the connector removal direction and the resulting engagement of a socket surface and the socket coupling member release surface on the securing member in order to remove a connector coupled to the base from a socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Scott J. Boyd, John Morrison
  • Patent number: 7682183
    Abstract: An electric junction box where a connector receiving section is provided in a case that receives an internal circuit, and where a connector that is connected to a wire harness terminal is fitted in the connector receiving section. In the electric junction box, a peripheral wall of the connector receiving section is of a square frame shape, a flexible section is formed by cutting the peripheral wall, a locking hole is formed in the flexible section, a locking claw is provided at the connector fitted in the connector receiving section, the claw being at a position that faces the locking hole of the flexible section. When the locking claw of the connector is inserted into and engaged with the locking hole of the flexible section, the connector is joined in a locking manner to the connector receiving section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Masashi Kanazawa
  • Patent number: 7670159
    Abstract: Two supports (24) are formed on one side surface of a first housing (20) at positions symmetrical to a center of a connection area with a second housing (40) in a lengthwise direction (L). The lever (60) is selectively mounted in a first mode on one of the two supports (24) and rotated toward one side or in a second mode on the other support (24) and rotated toward the other side. The lever (60) has a first and second parts for exerting pushing forces on the first housing (20) in a direction to proceed with a connecting operation of the housings (20, 40) as the lever (60) is rotated. The first part is a cam groove (68) engageable with a follower pin (43) of the second housing (40) and the second part is a recessed groove (73) engageable with the support (24) not supporting the lever (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Wataru Shamoto, Kenji Makino
  • Patent number: 7651338
    Abstract: In a connector for connecting first and second connection objects faced to each other, a conductive contact includes a holding portion held by an insulator, a first spring portion, and a second spring portion connected to the first spring portion. The first spring portion extends from the holding portion in one direction and has a first contacting portion to be connected to the first connection object. The second spring portion extends in the other direction opposite to the one direction and has a free end provided with a second contacting portion to be connected to the second connection object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventors: Kunikazu Miyamoto, Kazuomi Sato, Kazuaki Ibaraki, Masao Higuchi, Takeharu Naitou
  • Patent number: 7632121
    Abstract: A coaxial connector with a first connector element forming a socket, having a first body, a resilient return member, and a first central contact element having a first front end, the contact element being movable against the action of a resilient return member, at least in sliding relative to the first body; and a second connector element forming in particular a plug, arranged to be capable of being releasably connected to the first connector element, and the second connector element having a second body and a second central contact element with a second front end; the first and second central contact elements are arranged in such a manner that when the first and second connector elements are connected together, the contact elements bear one against the other via their front ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: Radiall
    Inventors: Olivier Gonzales, Fabien Bourgeas
  • Patent number: 7625243
    Abstract: An extension to USB includes an insulative tongue portion and a number of contacts held in the insulative tongue portion. The contacts have four conductive contacts and a plurality of differential contacts for transferring differential signals located behind/forward the four standard USB contacts along a front-to-rear direction. The four conductive contacts are adapted for USB 2.0 protocol and the plurality of differential contacts are adapted for non-USB 2.0 protocol. The extension to USB is capable of mating with a complementary standard USB 2.0 connector and a non-USB 2.0 connector, alternatively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuan-Yu Chen, Chong Yi, James M. Sabo, Joseph Ortega, Gary E. Biddle