Patents by Inventor Charles Wan

Charles Wan 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: 20250226615
    Abstract: A cable fixing device includes a fixing component having a plurality of cable holes and a slot transversely running through the plurality of cable holes, and a locking component having a plurality of slot holes corresponding to the plurality of cable holes. The locking component is inserted into the slot of the fixing component and is movable between a pre-lock position and a final-lock position. One of the slot holes aligns with one of the cable holes and a cable is passable through the one of the cable holes and the one of the slot holes in the pre-lock position. The one of the slot holes is offset from the one of the cable holes in the final-lock position and an inner wall surface of the one of the slot holes presses against the cable passing through the one of the cable holes to lock the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2025
    Publication date: July 10, 2025
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhihui (Vito) Tang, Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240426332
    Abstract: A connector component incudes an engagement hole adapted to engage with an elastic buckle of another connector component, and a pair of radial protrusions formed on an inner surface of the engagement hole. The connector component is rotatable around the elastic buckle inserted into the engagement hole between an assembly position and a disassembly position. The connector component is adapted such that, with the connector component is in the assembly position, the elastic buckle is not radially pressed by the radial protrusion and a radial interference amount between the elastic buckle and the engagement hole is equal to a predetermined interference amount. With the connector component in the disassembly position, the elastic buckle is radially pressed by the radial protrusion, and the radial interference amount between the elastic buckle and the engagement hole is less than the predetermined interference amount reducing an unlocking force required to unlock the elastic buckle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuanglin (Seven) Yuan, Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240429654
    Abstract: A connector housing assembly includes a housing, a top cover installed on the housing and formed with an elastic cantilever on its top wall, a lever member rotatably connected to the housing and rotatable between a locked position and an unlocked position, and a safety member. The safety member is movably installed on the top cover and movable between a safety position that is engaged with the lever member and an initial position that is separated from the lever member. When the safety member is in the safety position, the lever member is held in the locked position by the safety member, so that the lever member cannot be unlocked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shuanglin (Seven) Yuan, Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240347968
    Abstract: A connector housing includes a peripheral wall and a rack part formed on an outer surface of the peripheral wall. The rack part has an inner side and an outer side opposite the inner side in a width direction. The inner side of the rack part is connected to the peripheral wall. The rack part has a first tooth slot and a second tooth slot adjacent to the first tooth slot in a length direction. The first tooth slot meshes with a first tooth on a gear part of a mating connector and the second tooth slot meshes with a second tooth on the gear part. A slot width of the second tooth slot is smaller than the first tooth slot and prevents the first tooth with a tooth width larger than the slot width of the second tooth slot from engaging in the second tooth slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2024
    Publication date: October 17, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhihui (Vito) Tang, Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240136753
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing in which is provided at least one first terminal adapted to transmit a first current, at least one second terminal adapted to transmit a second current, and at least one third terminal adapted to transmit a signal. A total number of the at least one first terminal, the at least one second terminal, and the at least one third terminal is twenty-six.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou ) Ltd., Tyco Electronics ( Shanghai ) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Limin Gao, Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Publication number: 20240088597
    Abstract: A connector module includes an insulator formed with a terminal slot for accommodating a terminal and a tool insertion port in communication with the terminal slot. A terminal locking member of the connector is installed on the insulator and movable between a pre locking position separated from the terminal and a final locking position engaged with the terminal. When the terminal locking member is in the pre locking position, the tool insertion port is not blocked by the terminal locking member to allow an operating tool to be inserted into the terminal slot through the tool insertion port to drive a locking spring of the terminal to an unlocking position separated from the insulator. With the terminal locking member in the final locking position, the tool insertion port is blocked by the terminal locking member to prevent the operating tool from being inserted into the terminal slot through the tool insertion port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng (Charles) Wan, Zhaowen Zhou
  • Patent number: 11677078
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrodes comprising a polymer film and a substrate, wherein the polymer film has a thickness of about 5 nm to about 600 nm. The present disclosure also relates to electrochemical cells and batteries comprising the electrodes disclosed herein. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the electrodes disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Karen K. Gleason, Fikile Brushett, Charles Wan, Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, Yasser Ashraf Gandomi
  • Publication number: 20220013787
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to electrodes comprising a polymer film and a substrate, wherein the polymer film has a thickness of about 5 nm to about 600 nm. The present disclosure also relates to electrochemical cells and batteries comprising the electrodes disclosed herein. The present disclosure also relates to methods of making the electrodes disclosed herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Inventors: Karen K. Gleason, Fikile Brushett, Charles Wan, Antoni Forner-Cuenca, Meysam Heydari Gharahcheshmeh, Yasser Ashraf Gandomi
  • Patent number: 8788602
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media for providing notifications for specific messages addressed to a recipient is provided. The system may include an interface module, a notification rules module, and a notification module. The interface module may be configured to receive a selection of an option that enables notifications for specific messages addressed to the recipient. The notification rules module may be configured to determine a set of message characteristics based on the selection of the option to enable notifications for specific messages and the notification module may be configured to generate a notification for an incoming message addressed to the recipient based on the set of message characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventor: Justin Charles Wan
  • Publication number: 20070204104
    Abstract: In a specific embodiment, the present invention provides a method of providing transparent file backup service based on networked computers. The method includes establishing an online redundant array of independent disks (RAID) of a plurality of networked computers maintained by a central service controller on a server. The plurality of networked computers belong to one or more subscribed users. The method further includes storing backup files of each subscribed user on the online RAID. Each subscribed user dedicating at least a portion of storage spaces on corresponding computers to the online RAID for backup files of one or more alternative subscribed users. The central service controller in conjunction of a client software running on each user's computer is configured to coordinate backup file distribution and restoration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: Shenzhen QiFeng Chuangzhi Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Charles Wan, Mark Klein