Patents by Inventor Chou Hsien Tsai

Chou Hsien Tsai 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: 20180183184
    Abstract: A bidirectional double-sided electrical connector includes a tongue and two rows of elastically movable connection points disposed on top and bottom sides of the tongue, wherein the tongue and the elastically movable connection points can respectively act independently. Two rows of contact terminals provide the two rows of elastically movable connection points and are positioned on an insulation seat. The tongue is vertically and floatingly movable relative to the insulation seat. The elastically movable connection points are respectively floatingly disposed on, lie on or are embedded with the top and bottom sides of the tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2016
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9960551
    Abstract: The invention provides a bidirectional electrical connection plug, which can be bidirectionally inserted and connected to a standard electrical connection socket specified by USB Association, and comprises: an insulating base; and a fitting portion, which is disposed on one end of the insulating base, and can be inserted into the connection slot of the electrical connection socket; characterized in that the fitting portion has two contact interface substrates having the same height and facing each other and a fitting space, each of the two contact interface substrates has an insulating layer, an interval between two contact interface substrates is the fitting space, the fitting portion can be bidirectionally inserted into the connection slot of the standard electrical connection socket, the heights of the two contact interface substrates can be fit into the small space, and the plug has a positioning structure for positioning the insulating layers of the two contact interface substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20180026410
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a docking part, wherein the docking part is connected to a front end of the base seat, the docking part is provided with two connection plates facing each other in a vertical direction, each of opposite facing surfaces of the two connection plates is provided with a connection surface, and a connection slot is formed between the two connection surfaces; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat, wherein each of the terminal sets is provided with at least one row of terminals, the terminal is provided with a fixing portion and an extension, the fixing portion is fixed to the base seat, the extension extends to a connection plate and is provided with a contact projecting beyond the connection surface, the contact is vertically elastically movable, the contacts of the terminals of the two terminal sets respectively project from the two connection surfaces to the connection slot; and a metal housing covering the insulated se
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Publication date: January 25, 2018
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170294749
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a connection plate, wherein the connection plate projects beyond a front end of the base seat, a top surface of the connection plate is a connection surface, the connection surface is lower than a top surface of the base seat, the insulated seat is provided with one row of first terminal slots and one row of second terminal slots, and the second terminal slot is provided, on the connection plate, with an elastic movement slot depressed from the connection surface; a metal housing covering the insulated seat, wherein top and bottom surfaces of the base seat and a bottom surface of the connection plate rest against the metal housing, a fitting slot is formed within the metal housing, and the connection surface of the connection plate faces the fitting slot; one row of first terminals assembled in the first terminal slot, wherein the first terminal is provided with a pin, a fixing portion and an extension, the fixing portion is fi
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170279226
    Abstract: The invention provides a reversible dual-position electric connector, comprising: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and one docking part, wherein the docking part is disposed on one end of the base seat and is provided with two connection surfaces facing opposite directions; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat, wherein each of the terminal sets is provided with at least one row of terminals, each of the terminals has one end extending to provide a contact and the other end extending to provide a pin, and the contacts of the two terminal sets are exposed from the two connection surfaces of the docking part, respectively; and a metal housing, which covers the insulated seat and is provided with a four-sided primary housing, wherein the four-sided primary housing shields the docking part to form one docking structure; characterized in that a second metal shell is further provided to rest against the metal housing, the second metal shell is provided with a four-sided housing, the four-sided
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170279234
    Abstract: The invention provides an electrical connector, comprising: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a jointing portion, which is provided with at least one connection surface; and at least one row of terminals, wherein the at least one row of terminals are arranged and connected to a material tape, wherein the material tape and the one row of terminals are formed by pressing the same metal sheet, the one row of terminals are fixed to the insulated seat and then separated from the material tape, the terminal is provided with a contact and a pin, the contact is exposed from the connection surface, and the pin extends out of the insulated seat; characterized in that the material tape is integrally connected to at least one metal material sheet and fixedly combined with the insulated seat, one end of the at least one metal material sheet is separated from the material tape to form one electroless layer section exposed from the insulated seat, and the at least one metal material sheet is left and fixed to
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2015
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170214193
    Abstract: An electric connector comprises: an insulated seat provided with a base seat and a tongue provided on one end of the base seat; two terminal sets disposed on the insulated seat and provided with two rows of terminals having contacts disposed on two connection surfaces of the tongue forming two symmetrical spaces, respectively; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat and resting and positioning against the base seat and formed with a connection slot. The connection slot can be inserted and positioned by an electric connector in a reversible dual-position manner. The insulated seat is provided with first and second seats mutually stacked and assembled together, and fixed to one terminal set, the tongue comprises first and second tongues of the first and second seats stacked and assembled together, and the outer edge of the tongue is in the form of an integrally formed full height.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 27, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20170194754
    Abstract: A reversible dual-position electric connector comprises: an insulated seat having a base seat and a docking part fitting together, wherein the docking part has two opposite connection plates to from a fitting frame body, opposite surfaces of the two connection plates have connection surfaces between which a connection slot is formed, and one connection plate has one row of elastic movement spaces much more depressed than the connection surface; one terminal set disposed in the insulated seat and has one row of terminals each having a fixing portion and an extension, which extends to the elastic movement space and is provided with a vertically elastically movable; and a metal housing covering the insulated seat and having a four-sided primary housing, which shields the docking part to form a docking structure. A shape of the docking structure may be positioned at a docking electric connector in a reversible dual-position manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2015
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI
  • Publication number: 20170040761
    Abstract: The invention provides a bidirectional electrical connection plug, which may be bidirectionally insertion connection a standard electrical connection socket specified by USB Association, and comprises: an insulating base; and a fitting portion, which is disposed on one end of the insulating base, and can be inserted into the connection slot of the electrical connection socket; characterized in that the fitting portion has two contact interface substrates having the same height and facing each other and a fitting space, each of the two contact interface substrates has an insulating layer, an interval between two contact interface substrates is the fitting space, the fitting portion can be bidirectionally inserted into the connection slot of the standard electrical connection socket, the heights of the two contact interface substrates can be fit into the small space, and the plug has a positioning structure for positioning the insulating layers of the two contact interface substrates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9178310
    Abstract: A duplex male electrical connector includes an insulating base, two rows of first connection contacts and a socket shell. The insulating base has a front section formed with a connection board. The connection board has opposite top and bottom surfaces. The two rows of first connection contacts are disposed on the top and bottom surfaces of the connection board, respectively. The socket shell is formed with a connection slot having a front end serving as an insert port. The connection board is disposed in the connection slot. The socket shell and the connection board can vertically float and move relative to each other, such that the connection board can vertically float and move relative to the socket shell or the socket shell can vertically float and move relative to the connection board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 9172174
    Abstract: An electrical connection socket includes: at least two insulating seats each having a base and terminals to form at least one contact interface, wherein one end of the base of at least one insulating seat is projected to form at least one tongue, the base is thicker than the tongue, the tongue has the contact interface, and the bases of the at least two insulating seats are stacked; a metal casing covering the at least two insulating seats and having one end formed with an opening, the metal casing at least directly resting against one of the insulating seats; and at least two connection slots disposed in the metal casing, wherein the tongue is disposed in a connection slot, and the contact interface to be electrically connected to a plug is disposed in each connection slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150288115
    Abstract: An electrical connector, into which a male plug can be bidirectionally inserted for connection, comprises: a plastic base; a tongue projectingly disposed at a front end of the plastic base; and a connection slot disposed at the front end of the plastic base and covering the tongue. The connection slot having spaces on two surfaces of the tongue allows the male plug to be bidirectionally inserted for positioning. Front sections of the two surfaces of the tongue have lower surfaces. Each of the two lower surfaces has a lower-surface connection point. Rear sections of the two surfaces of the tongue have upper surfaces located at levels higher than the lower surfaces, so that a step is formed between the lower surface and the upper surface, and the two surfaces of the tongue are formed into connection surfaces with the step formed therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2015
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI
  • Patent number: 9142926
    Abstract: An electrical connector, into which a male plug, having an insulation base, a metal housing covering the base and a connection space therebetween, may be inserted in a bidirectional manner. The connector includes a plastic base, a tongue, a connection slot and two rows of connection points. The tongue is projectingly disposed at a front end of the plastic base. The slot disposed at the front end of the plastic base covers the tongue. When the plug is inserted and positioned within the slot, the tongue is inserted into the connection space. The connection points are exposed from two surfaces of the tongue. Each connection point is electrically connected to a pin extending out of the plastic base. Spaces of the slot beside the two surfaces of the tongue allow the plug to be bidirectionally inserted and positioned. When the plug is positioned within the slot, the metal housing does not touch the connection point to avoid a short circuit as the plug is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20150079853
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a female base formed with a fitting slot; female terminals each arranged on one side of the female base and made of a metal sheet and integrally formed with an extension having a contact disposed in the fitting slot, a fixing portion fixed to the female base and a pin extending out of the female base; a male base mounted in the fitting slot; and male terminals each arranged on one side of the male base and made of a metal sheet and integrally formed with an extension having a contact elastically resting against the contact of the female terminal, a fixing portion fixed to the male base and a pin extending out of the male base. One of the male and female terminals is formed by bending a plate surface, and the fixing portions thereof are transversally fixed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI
  • Patent number: 8979594
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle includes a first plastic main body, a tongue plate structure, plural signal interface structure segments, and a second plastic main body. The second plastic main body has at least one structure segment fixing space. At least a first portion of said plural signal interface structure segments are previously accommodated and fixed within the at least one structure segment fixing space. The second plastic main body with the first portion of said plural signal interface structure segments and the first plastic main body are combined together, and assembled with the first plastic main body, the tongue plate structure and a second portion of said plural signal interface structure segments so as to produce the electrical receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Inventor: Chou-Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 8801462
    Abstract: An electrical socket includes a plastic seat having a connection surface, a connection slot disposed in the plastic seat and rows of first and second terminals disposed on the plastic seat. A plug may be inserted into the connection slot, in which the connection surface facing an insert-connection surface of the plug is disposed. The plastic seat has rows of first and second terminal slots. A front section of the second terminal slot has an opening communicating with the connection slot. The first and second terminals are assembled into the first and second terminal slots, respectively. Fixing portions of the first and second terminals are fixed to the first and second terminal slots, respectively. A front section of an extension of the second terminal rests against a resting surface of the second terminal slot. The second contact is exposed to the connection slot through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20140042564
    Abstract: A switch and the manufacturing method thereof are provided. The switch comprises a chip structure providing a one-piece bonding surface. An actuating member of a mechanical switch could receive an external force to contact the one-piece bonding surface so as to actuate the chip structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: February 13, 2014
    Inventors: Chou-Hsien Tsai, Chia-Chin Su
  • Publication number: 20140017951
    Abstract: An electrical connection socket includes: at least two insulating seats each having a base and terminals to form at least one contact interface, wherein one end of the base of at least one insulating seat is projected to form at least one tongue, the base is thicker than the tongue, the tongue has the contact interface, and the bases of the at least two insulating seats are stacked; a metal casing covering the at least two insulating seats and having one end formed with an opening, the metal casing at least directly resting against one of the insulating seats; and at least two connection slots disposed in the metal casing, wherein the tongue is disposed in a connection slot, and the contact interface to be electrically connected to a plug is disposed in each connection slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI
  • Publication number: 20140004737
    Abstract: A battery holder includes: a plastic base having at least one positive terminal fixing slot, a negative terminal fixing slot and an accommodating slot, the accommodating slot having a bottom portion and a circumferential wall; at least one positive terminal integrally having a fixing portion, an elastic arm and at least one pin; and a negative terminal integrally having a fixing portion, an elastic arm and at least one pin. The positive terminal fixing slot is disposed on the bottom portion, extends horizontally and has an inserting port on one end of the bottom portion. The horizontal fixing portion of the positive terminal is inserted into and engages with the positive terminal fixing slot through the inserting port. A circumferential wall above the inserting port has an opening, through which the contact of the positive terminal can run to the accommodating slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI
  • Publication number: 20130164990
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes first and second insulating seats and one row of first and second terminals. The first insulating seat, having front and rear sections respectively formed with a first surface and a support portion, is formed with one row of first terminal slots. The first surface faces a joint surface of a docking connector. The second insulating seat stacked above the support portion is formed with one row of second terminal slots within which the first terminals are assembled. The first terminal has a pin projecting from the first insulating seat, a fixing portion fixed to the first terminal slot, and a first connection portion arranged on the first surface. The second terminal assembled within the second terminal slot has a pin projecting from the second insulating seat, a fixing portion fixed to the second terminal slot, and a connection portion arranged behind the first connection portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Inventor: Chou Hsien TSAI