Patents by Inventor CAI-YUN ZHANG

CAI-YUN ZHANG has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20170373441
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a contact module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts, the insulative housing having a base and a tongue; a shielding shell enclosing the contact module and having a pair of soldering legs; an insulative outer cover enclosing the shielding shell; and a pair of brackets insert-molded with the outer cover; wherein each of the pair of brackets is locked to the insulative housing to prevent a corresponding soldering leg from moving outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, TAO YAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170373440
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a contact module including an insulative housing and an upper and lower rows of contacts, the insulative housing having a rear base and a front tongue, the base having a pair of side latching walls; and a shielding shell enclosing the contact module, the shielding shell having a main part and a pair of side arms extending rearwardly from the main part, each side arm having an inserting portion and a soldering leg; wherein each inserting piece engages a corresponding side latching wall to prevent an associated soldering leg from moving outwardly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, TAO YAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9853404
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a tongue portion, the tongue portion defining two opposite surfaces, each surface of the tongue portion including twelve terminal positions; and two rows of terminals being reversely-symmetrically arranged at the two surfaces of the tongue portion, each terminal having a contact portion exposed on the tongue portion, each row of terminals comprising two grounding terminals respectively arranged at the first and the twelfth terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions, and two power terminals respectively arranged at the fourth and the ninth terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions, the second, third, tenth and eleventh terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions being defined as vacant spaces, one or more further power terminals being arranged at the vacant spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Tao Yao, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9847604
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a metallic shielding plate, and a shell. The insulative housing defines a base portion and a tongue portion extending upwardly from the base portion. The terminals have at least one grounding contact located laterally. The at least one grounding contact has a connecting portion retained in the base portion, a soldering portion extending backwardly from the base portion, and a tail portion extending upwardly from the connecting portion and exposed from a gap of the tongue portion. The metallic shielding plate has a bridge portion enclosing a front end of the tongue portion and a pair of side portions extending backwardly from two sides of the bridge portion. The side portions partly cover side edges of the tongue portion and electrically connect with the tail portions of the at least one grounding contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9812827
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a metallic shield enclosing the housing. The contacts includes a row of first contacts and another row of second contacts. The insulative housing includes a main base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the body. The metallic shield includes a main body, a tubular section extending forwardly from the main body, an inner part forwardly extending from the main body and inside said tubular section. The inner part forms a receiving space in which the tongue portion is received.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Jun Zhao, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170294738
    Abstract: An electrical connector, for mounting to an electrical device which has a mating hole and a stepped portion located at a rear end of the mating hole to form a receiving space therebetween, includes: an insulative housing having a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion; plural conductive contacts affixed to the insulative housing; a shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing; a shell attached to the insulative housing to form a mating room and adapted for assembling to the receiving space; and a sealer enclosing a front end of the shell and adapted for resisting against the stepped portion; wherein the tongue portion extends out of the mating room and stretches into the mating hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170288360
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of conductive contacts affixed to the insulative housing, a middle shielding plate affixed to the insulative housing, a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing for forming a mating room; and an outer metal shell enclosing the shielding shell. The insulative housing has a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The electrical connector further includes a sealer with an o-ring at a front end thereof. The sealer is insert-molded with the shielding shell for forming a waterproof structure enclosing the insulative housing. A front end of the outer metal shell resists the sealer. The outer metal shell encloses the sealer, making the sealer attach to shielding shell firmly. The sealer achieves a good waterproof effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2017
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, TAO YAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9780496
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a tongue portion, a shielding plate, a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly accommodated to the insulative housing. The first contact assembly and the second contact assembly include a number of first contacts and second contacts respectively. The first contacts include a number of outer contacts and a number of inner contacts. Each first contact includes a head portion. There are an outer secondary belting connecting the head portions of the outer contacts together and an inner secondary belting connecting the head portions of the inside contacts together. The outer secondary belting and the inner secondary belting are separated from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Jun Zhao, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170279233
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a tongue portion, the tongue portion defining two opposite surfaces, each surface of the tongue portion including twelve terminal positions; and two rows of terminals being reversely-symmetrically arranged at the two surfaces of the tongue portion, each terminal having a contact portion exposed on the tongue portion, each row of terminals comprising two grounding terminals respectively arranged at the first and the twelfth terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions, and two power terminals respectively arranged at the fourth and the ninth terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions, the second, third, tenth and eleventh terminal positions of the twelve terminal positions being defined as vacant spaces, one or more further power terminals being arranged at the vacant spaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2017
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, TAO YAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170271823
    Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing having an upper contact module and a lower contact module. A row of upper contacts are retained in the upper contact module and a row of lower contacts are retained in the lower contact module. The row of upper contacts and the row of lower contacts includes plural conductive contacts and a pair of grounding contacts located at opposite sides of the conductive contacts. Each conductive contact is covered by matching surfaces of the upper contact module and the lower contact module, and each grounding contact is exposed on the matching surfaces of the upper contact module and the lower contact module. A shielding plate contacts the pair of grounding contacts in an up-to-down direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: JUN ZHAO, TAO YAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9755348
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an upper and lower module parts; a metallic plate positioned between the upper and lower module parts; an insulative base insert molding the upper and lower module parts with the metallic plate; a shielding shell enclosing the upper and lower module parts; and a fastener extending through the upper module part, the metallic plate, and the lower module part and beyond a bottom of the lower module part for mounting to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Jun Zhao, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9748712
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of first contacts and second contacts, an insulator inset-molded with the first contacts, a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing, and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing. The housing has a base portion defining a receiving cavity located at a back-end thereof and extending forwardly and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The tongue portion defines a first surface carrying the first contacts and a second surface located oppositely and a number of terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface and the second surface and communicated with receiving cavity. The second contacts are inserted into terminal-receiving slots located at the second surface. The insulator is received in the receiving cavity to insert the first contacts into the terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jing-Jie Guo, Cai-Yun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20170207570
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector and an outer cover over-molding the electrical connector. The electrical connector include: an insulative housing having a base, a front tongue, and a rear extension; an upper and lower rows of contacts mounted in the insulative housing and exposed to the tongue, each of the upper and lower rows of contacts having a tail; a metallic plate positioned between the upper and lower rows of contacts; and a shielding shell enclosing the insulative housing. The outer cover is over-molded with the shielding shell to seal a rear of the electrical connector while exposing the rear extension of the insulative housing and the tails of the contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, JUN ZHAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170207565
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an upper and lower module parts; a metallic plate positioned between the upper and lower module parts; an insulative base insert molding the upper and lower module parts with the metallic plate; a shielding shell enclosing the upper and lower module parts; and a fastener extending through the upper module part, the metallic plate, and the lower module part and beyond a bottom of the lower module part for mounting to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2017
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, JUN ZHAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170201053
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of contacts disposed in the housing, and a metallic shield enclosing the housing. The contacts includes a row of first contacts and another row of second contacts. The insulative housing includes a main base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the body. The metallic shield includes a main body, a tubular section extending forwardly from the main body, an inner part forwardly extending from the main body and inside said tubular section. The inner part forms a receiving space in which the tongue portion is received.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, JUN ZHAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170133797
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a tongue portion, a shielding plate, a first contact assembly and a second contact assembly accommodated to the insulative housing. The first contact assembly and the second contact assembly include a number of first contacts and second contacts respectively. The first contacts include a number of outer contacts and a number of inner contacts. Each first contact includes a head portion. There are an outer secondary belting connecting the head portions of the outer contacts together and an inner secondary belting connecting the head portions of the inside contacts together. The outer secondary belting and the inner secondary belting are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, JUN ZHAO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170133795
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a metallic shielding plate, and a shell. The insulative housing defines a base portion and a tongue portion extending upwardly from the base portion. The terminals have at least one grounding contact located laterally. The at least one grounding contact has a connecting portion retained in the base portion, a soldering portion extending backwardly from the base portion, and a tail portion extending upwardly from the connecting portion and exposed from a gap of the tongue portion. The metallic shielding plate has a bridge portion enclosing a front end of the tongue portion and a pair of side portions extending backwardly from two sides of the bridge portion. The side portions partly cover side edges of the tongue portion and electrically connect with the tail portions of the at least one grounding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2016
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20170110818
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector, a printed circuit board, and an electrical device. The electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a tongue portion, a number of first contacts and second contacts, and a shielding shell. The tongue portion has an exposed part exposed from a front edge of the shielding shell to receive in a mating hole of the electrical device. The electrical device has an installing portion assembling the electrical connector. The electrical connector is mated with a mating connector through the mating hole, the exposed part of the tongue portion is received in the mating hole of electrical device, and the electrical connector except the exposed part is exposed our of the installing portion of the electrical device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, CAI-YUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160380388
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of first contacts and second contacts, an insulator inset-molded with the first contacts, a metallic shielding plate retained in the insulative housing, and a shielding shell attached to the insulative housing. The housing has a base portion defining a receiving cavity located at a back-end thereof and extending forwardly and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The tongue portion defines a first surface carrying the first contacts and a second surface located oppositely and a number of terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface and the second surface and communicated with receiving cavity. The second contacts are inserted into terminal-receiving slots located at the second surface. The insulator is received in the receiving cavity to insert the first contacts into the terminal-receiving slots located at the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventors: JING-JIE GUO, CAI-YUN ZHANG