Patents by Inventor Chung-Nan Pao

Chung-Nan Pao 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: 20220294161
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a conductive housing for the connector and a connector comprising the conductive housing. The conductive housing comprises a plurality of side surfaces, at least one of which comprising a plurality of terminal connection portions spaced apart from one another at an edge portion of the side surface, and a gap being formed between two adjacent terminal connection portions; and a plurality of terminal pins, each of which being connected to the respective terminal connection portion. The conductive housing further comprises at least one conductive elastic piece, one of which being connected between the two adjacent terminal connection portions to at least partially cover the gap between the two adjacent terminal connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: CHUNG NAN PAO, Fu SU, Hong Yang PING, Qing GU, Dong Qi KUANG
  • Publication number: 20220294151
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a connector for fitting with a docking connector comprising an electrical module plug and additional module plugs, the connector comprising a housing having a front wall, a rear wall and two opposite side walls connecting the front wall and the rear wall, the housing comprising a first receiving portion concavely provided with a socket from the front wall toward the rear wall of the housing for receiving the electrical module plug of the docking connector and a second receiving portion provided on the front wall for receiving the additional module plugs of the docking connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: CHUNG NAN PAO, Fu SU, Hong Yang PING, Dong Qi KUANG
  • Patent number: 11329431
    Abstract: A connection device and a floating connection assembly are provided. The floating connection assembly includes a floating connector and an assembling module. The floating connector includes a floating module and a main body. The floating module defines an assembling region and a plurality of holding regions that are distributed around the assembling region. The main body is inserted into the assembling region of the floating module. The assembling module is retained by the floating module through the holding regions. The floating module and the assembling module are jointly configured to movably clamp a panel, and are jointly movable relative to the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chung-Nan Pao, Heng-Shan Cheng, Xuan-Hao Chen, Yan Xu
  • Patent number: 11329430
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly and a floating connector are provided. The floating connector includes a floating module, a main body, and a plurality of elastic components. The floating module defines an active region therein, and the floating module has a plurality of thru-holes arranged outside of the active region. The main body is inserted into the active region of the floating module. The elastic components are disposed in the active region and are elastically deformable along an insertion direction. Two ends of each of the elastic components are respectively abutted against the floating module and the main body, so that the main body is movable along the insertion direction relative to the floating module through at least one of the elastic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: heng-shan Cheng, yan Xu, Chung-Nan Pao, Xuan-Hao Chen
  • Publication number: 20210376527
    Abstract: An electrical connection assembly and a floating connector are provided. The floating connector includes a floating module, a main body, and a plurality of elastic components. The floating module defines an active region therein, and the floating module has a plurality of thru-holes arranged outside of the active region. The main body is inserted into the active region of the floating module. The elastic components are disposed in the active region and are elastically deformable along an insertion direction. Two ends of each of the elastic components are respectively abutted against the floating module and the main body, so that the main body is movable along the insertion direction relative to the floating module through at least one of the elastic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: heng-shan Cheng, yan Xu, CHUNG-NAN PAO, XUAN-HAO CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210376528
    Abstract: A connection device and a floating connection assembly are provided. The floating connection assembly includes a floating connector and an assembling module. The floating connector includes a floating module and a main body. The floating module defines an assembling region and a plurality of holding regions that are distributed around the assembling region. The main body is inserted into the assembling region of the floating module. The assembling module is retained by the floating module through the holding regions. The floating module and the assembling module are jointly configured to movably clamp a panel, and are jointly movable relative to the panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Inventors: CHUNG-NAN PAO, heng-shan Cheng, XUAN-HAO CHEN, yan Xu
  • Patent number: 11018455
    Abstract: A connector and a transmission wafer thereof are provided. The transmission wafer includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a first shielding member disposed on the insulating frame. At least one of the grounding terminals includes a main segment and a parasitic segment separate from the main segment. The main segment includes a transmission portion fixed in the insulating frame and a tail portion that protrudes from the insulating frame. The parasitic segment includes a fixing portion fixed in the insulating frame and a parasitic contact portion that protrudes from the insulating frame. The first shielding member includes a plurality of first internally connecting arms respectively connected to the grounding terminals, and at least one of the first externally connecting arms is sandwiched between a first edge of the transmission portion and a second edge of the fixing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Kai Wu, Che-Ting Wu, Yueh-Lin Yang, Chung-Nan Pao, Chih-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 11005196
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of ground terminals, and a plurality of signal terminals, the latter two of which are fastened to the insulating body. The insulating body includes a base board having a first tread and a plurality of protruding portions extending from the base board. Each of the protruding portions has a second tread and a riser connected to the second tread and the first tread. A portion of at least one of the ground terminals embedded in the base board includes a ground shoulder arranged adjacent to the first tread. A portion of at least one of the signal terminals embedded in the base board and one of the protruding portions includes a signal shoulder arranged adjacent to the second tread of the corresponding protruding portion. Top edges of the ground shoulder and the signal shoulder have a gap there-between.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Jian Zhang, Fu Su, Chung-Nan Pao
  • Publication number: 20210126385
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of ground terminals, and a plurality of signal terminals, the latter two of which are fastened to the insulating body. The insulating body includes a base board having a first tread and a plurality of protruding portions extending from the base board. Each of the protruding portions has a second tread and a riser connected to the second tread and the first tread. A portion of at least one of the ground terminals embedded in the base board includes a ground shoulder arranged adjacent to the first tread. A portion of at least one of the signal terminals embedded in the base board and one of the protruding portions includes a signal shoulder arranged adjacent to the second tread of the corresponding protruding portion. Top edges of the ground shoulder and the signal shoulder have a gap there-between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2020
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventors: Jian ZHANG, Fu SU, Chung-Nan PAO
  • Publication number: 20210098939
    Abstract: A connector and a transmission wafer thereof are provided. The transmission wafer includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a first shielding member disposed on the insulating frame. At least one of the grounding terminals includes a main segment and a parasitic segment separate from the main segment. The main segment includes a transmission portion fixed in the insulating frame and a tail portion that protrudes from the insulating frame. The parasitic segment includes a fixing portion fixed in the insulating frame and a parasitic contact portion that protrudes from the insulating frame. The first shielding member includes a plurality of first internally connecting arms respectively connected to the grounding terminals, and at least one of the first externally connecting arms is sandwiched between a first edge of the transmission portion and a second edge of the fixing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2020
    Publication date: April 1, 2021
    Inventors: KAI WU, CHE-TING WU, YUEH-LIN YANG, CHUNG-NAN PAO, CHIH-WEI CHEN
  • Patent number: 10826245
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, a female connector, and a male connector are provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a female connector and a male connector detachably inserted into the female connector. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame and a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame. The male connector includes a carrier and a plurality of shielding terminals fixed to the carrier. Two side walls of each of the shielding terminals are respectively abutted against and electrically connected to two of the grounding terminals each having at least one first contacting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yu-Hsiung Lin, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 10804654
    Abstract: An electrical connector and a transmission wafer thereof are provided. The transmission wafer includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a shielding member disposed on the insulating frame. Each of the grounding terminals includes a middle grounding segment embedded in the insulating frame, a front grounding segment, and a rear grounding segment, the latter two of which respectively extend from two ends of the middle grounding segment in two different directions. The shielding member includes a grounding sheet disposed on the insulating frame and a plurality of elastic arms curvedly extending from the grounding sheet to protrude from the insulating frame. The elastic arms are respectively abutted against portions of the front grounding segments arranged adjacent to the insulating frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: TOPCONN ELECTRONIC (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yi-Guang Lai, Guo-Cing Chen, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: 10784630
    Abstract: A female connector and a transmission wafer are provided. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a first shielding member and a second shielding member respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the insulating frame. In each of the transmission wafers, the second shielding member is disposed on a front end portion of the insulating frame, and the first and second shielding members are electrically connected to the grounding terminals so as to be electrically connected to each other through the grounding terminals. The second shielding member of one of any two adjacent transmission wafers is abutted against and electrically connected to the first shielding member of the other one of the any two adjacent transmission wafers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: TOPCONN ELECTRONIC (KUNSHAN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yu-Hsiung Lin, Kai Wu, Yan-Bo Lin
  • Publication number: 20200287333
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, a female connector, and a male connector are provided. The electrical connector assembly includes a female connector and a male connector detachably inserted into the female connector. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame and a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame. The male connector includes a carrier and a plurality of shielding terminals fixed to the carrier. Two side walls of each of the shielding terminals are respectively abutted against and electrically connected to two of the grounding terminals each having at least one first contacting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: CHIH-WEI CHEN, CHUNG-NAN PAO, YUEH-LIN YANG, YU-HSIUNG LIN, KAI WU
  • Publication number: 20200287332
    Abstract: A female connector and a transmission wafer are provided. The female connector includes a housing and a plurality of transmission wafers inserted into the housing. Each of the transmission wafers includes an insulating frame, a plurality of grounding terminals fixed to the insulating frame, and a first shielding member and a second shielding member respectively disposed on two opposite sides of the insulating frame. In each of the transmission wafers, the second shielding member is disposed on a front end portion of the insulating frame, and the first and second shielding members are electrically connected to the grounding terminals so as to be electrically connected to each other through the grounding terminals. The second shielding member of one of any two adjacent transmission wafers is abutted against and electrically connected to the first shielding member of the other one of the any two adjacent transmission wafers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: CHIH-WEI CHEN, CHUNG-NAN PAO, YUEH-LIN YANG, YU-HSIUNG LIN, KAI WU, YAN-BO LIN
  • Patent number: 10361499
    Abstract: An adapter assembly includes a plurality of adapters arranged in one row. Each adapter has two electrical connection interfaces respectively arranged on two opposite sides thereof. Each adapter includes an insulating body and a plurality of conductive terminals. The insulating body includes an internal connecting portion and an external connecting portion respectively arranged on two opposite sides thereof. The conductive terminals are arranged in the internal connecting portion and the external connecting portion to respectively form the two electrical connection interfaces. One of the two electrical connection interfaces located at the internal connecting portion is electrically connected to the other electrical connection interface located at the external connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2019
    Assignee: CHIEF LAND ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chung-Nan Pao, Chia-Feng Huang, Sun-Yu Chou
  • Patent number: D879723
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (Su Zhou) Co., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yu-Hsiung Lin, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: D896763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (SU ZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yi-Guang Lai, Guo-Cing Chen, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: D913950
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (SU ZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yu-Hsiung Lin, Kai Wu
  • Patent number: D913951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: STARCONN ELECTRONIC (SU ZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chih-Wei Chen, Chung-Nan Pao, Yueh-Lin Yang, Yu-Hsiung Lin, Kai Wu