Patents by Inventor David Tso-Chin Ko
David Tso-Chin Ko 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).
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Publication number: 20090311888Abstract: An electric connector for mating with a complementary connector includes an insulation housing, at least an insulation displacement contact, and at least an insulated wire. The insulation housing includes two rows of contact holding portions which are respectively arranged on an upper and lower side of the insulation housing, and two rows of cable holding portions. The cable holding portions are arranged in correspondence with the contacting holding portions and each connected to its corresponding contacting holding portion for forming a passageway along a mating direction. The insulation displacement contact is holed in one of the contact holding portion. The insulated wire extends along the mating direction. And the wire includes a front portion inserted into one of the insulation displacement contact along a vertical direction and a sub-front portion received in one of the cable holding portions along the vertical direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2009Publication date: December 17, 2009Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Hong-Wei Sun
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Patent number: 7618282Abstract: A cable connector assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a base portion having a front surface and a rear surface, a mating portion extending from the front surface, and a receiving space recessed into the rear surface, a plurality of passageways formed in the mating portion and communicated with the receiving space. And a plurality of terminals assembled in the insulative housing have a mating section arranged in the passageways and a contacting section extending into the receiving space. A supporting member assembled to the insulative housing comprises a base portion and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base portion and received in the receiving space.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lin Wu, Wei-Ya Cheng, David Tso-Chin Ko, Hai-Wei Wang
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Patent number: 7618268Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) for receiving a number of contacts (2), and a metal shield (3) enclosing the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing has a rear portion (11) and a pair of arms (12, 17) integrally extending from lateral sides of the rear portion with a receiving space (18) formed therebetween. The rear portion comprises a pair of upper and lower tongue plates (13, 14) extending forwardly into the receiving space with a mating slot (15) formed therebetween. Each contact (2) has a contact portion (2211) extending into the mating slot for electrically connecting with a plug. The metal shield (3) includes a top wall, an opposite bottom wall and a pair of side walls substantially engaging with the pair of arms, wherein the top and bottom walls restrict upper and lower positions of the receiving space (18), respectively.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: November 17, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Xue-Yuan Xiao, Shu-Qiang Zhao
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Publication number: 20090275235Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative cover (10), a metal shell (30,40) retained in the insulative cover and a plug portion (80) received in the metal shell. Said plug portion includes a base (60), a plurality of contacts (50) retained in the base and a printed circuit board (70) capable of connecting with the contacts. The base is sunken with a compartment (66). The printed circuit board is retained in the compartment and presses against the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 5, 2009Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hou-Yu Shi, David Tso-Chin Ko
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Patent number: 7604497Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulator (2), a conductive terminal (3) held in the insulator, a latch (4) and a button (5). The insulator comprises a pair of guide posts (21) on both sides of the front thereof and a pair of arm portions (22) on both sides of the rear thereof, a recess (221, 222) disposed in the arm portion and extending into the guide post. The latch is received and held in the recess of the insulator, and comprises a holding portion (41) received in the arm portion for holding the latch in the insulator, an engaging portion (42) extending forwards from the front of the holding portion and received in the guide post for engaging with a complementary connector, a spring portion (43) extending outwards and forwards from the rear of the holding portion, and a driving portion (442) extending forwards from the spring portion to approach the engaging portion so as to drive the engaging portion by pressure. The button is mounted on the spring portion and covers the latch.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2008Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lin Wu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Wei-Ya Cheng, Hai-Wei Wang
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Publication number: 20090197467Abstract: An cable assembly (100) includes an insulated housing (1) extending along a front-to-back direction; a plurality of contacts (2) arranged in a row and supported by the insulated housing, said contacts including three grounding contact members spaced by two pair of signal contact members; a cable (4) including two juxtaposed differential wire pairs (41) respectively enclosed by conductive shielding portions (43); a grounding member (3) including a main portion (31), three finger portions (33) extending forwardly from a front side of the main portion and two arm portions (32) formed at lateral sides of a rear segment of the main portion, said grounding member (3) securely engaged with the cable via the two arm portions thereof griping the conductive shielding portions; and the finger portions soldered to the grounding contact members, and inner conductors of the differential pairs soldered to the signal contact members, respectively.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2009Publication date: August 6, 2009Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Yen-Chao Tsai, Tao Wang
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Publication number: 20090156059Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating portion and a pair of positioning portions extending rearwardly from the mating portion, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and at least one metal shell surrounded the insulative housing; a cable electrically terminated to the terminals; and a rear cover substantially enveloping the insulative housing and snugly supported by the positioning portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2008Publication date: June 18, 2009Inventors: Jiang-Hua Zhu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Hai-Wei Wang, Xiao-Li Li
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Patent number: 7540773Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a housing (2) defining a number of passageways (23, 24) along a mating direction, a number of conductive contacts (3) interferentially received in the passageways of the housing, a circuit board (4) electrically connecting with the conductive contacts and comprising opposite front and rear surfaces and opposite top and bottom edges connecting with the front and rear surfaces, a cable (9) electrically connecting with the circuit board, and comprising an inner conductor (91) a metal braiding layer (92) and an outer jacket enclosing the metal braiding layer, and a strain relief member (5) including a strain relief section (52) grasping the cable and at least one connecting portion (510) electrically connecting with the circuit board. The connecting portion of the strain relief member contacts the opposite front and rear surfaces and locates adjacent to one of the opposite top and bottom edges of the circuit board at the same time.Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2007Date of Patent: June 2, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
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Publication number: 20090130888Abstract: A cable connector includes an insulative housing, some terminals, an insert and a shield. The insulative housing includes a main body, a pair of side arms respectively rearward extending from the middle of the two sides of the main body to form a receiving space between the two side arms. The forward section of said main body is a mating portion with some evenly disposed grooves. The rearward section of said main body is a connecting portion with some troughs corresponding to the grooves. Each side arm includes two pair of separated receiving slots on the tail thereof to be connected to the receiving space. Each of terminals includes a mating piece on the forward part thereof to be received in the mating portion and a connecting piece on the rearward part thereof to be received in the connecting portion. The insert includes a main body with a grid to form some passages corresponding to the troughs of the housing and two pair of fastening portions respectively extending from two sides of the main body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2008Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
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Patent number: 7503802Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a connector holder (2) including a low cover (21) engaging with an up cover (22) to define a hollow portion; a number of connectors (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) being received in the hollow portion of the connector holder; a metal shell (4) enclosing a receiving space to accommodate the connector holder (2) and at least one cable retainer (31) extending rearward from a back edge of the connector holder (2).Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2008Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hou-Chun Tu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Hai-Wei Wang
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Patent number: 7503777Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) for receiving a number of contacts (2), and a metal shield (3) enclosing the insulative housing (1). The insulative housing has a rear portion (11) and a pair of side portions (12, 17) extending from the rear portion with a receiving space (18) formed therebetween. The rear portion comprises a pair of upper and lower tongue plates (13, 14) extending forwardly into the receiving space with a mating slot (15) formed therebetween. The upper and lower tongue plates respectively define a plurality of parallel passageways (131, 141). Each contact has a body portion (21) retained in the rear portion, and an upper and a lower section (221, 222) received in the passageways. The upper section (221) has a contact portion (2211) extending into the mating slot for electrically connecting with a plug.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2007Date of Patent: March 17, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Xue-Yuan Xiao, Shu-Qiang Zhao
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Publication number: 20090061695Abstract: A cable assembly in accordance with the present invention comprises an insulative housing defining a body portion and a supporting member extending rearwardly from the body portion, and the supporting member having a plurality of upper and lower slots thereof; a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and having a portion disposed in the upper and lower slots respectively; an insulative organizer assembled to the rear end of insulative housing and attached to the supporting member, having a plurality of first and second channels spaced by each other and respectively formed on the front and rear portion thereof; and a plurality of conductive wires positioned in the first and second channels of the insulative organizer and electrically terminated to the corresponding terminals disposed in the upper and lower slots.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 25, 2008Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Hai-Wei Wang, Xiao-Dong Wang
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Patent number: 7484994Abstract: A cable connector assembly (100) includes an insulated housing (1) having a mating portion (12) and a base portion (13) extending rearward from back surface of the mating portion; a number of terminals (2) received in the mating portion; a retaining member (3) having depression portions on both upper and lower surfaces thereof; a first flat cable and a second flat cable (41, 42) with partial of front portions thereof respectively attached to the depression portions of the retaining member and retained therein via securing means and further electrically connecting with the terminals; and a holding member (5) coupled to the insulated housing to prevent the retaining member disengaging from the insulated housing.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2008Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: David Tso-Chin Ko
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Publication number: 20080305658Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes a housing (2) defining a number of passageways (23, 24) along a mating direction, a number of conductive contacts (3) interferentially received in the passageways of the housing, a circuit board (4) electrically connecting with the conductive contacts and comprising opposite front and rear surfaces and opposite top and bottom edges connecting with the front and rear surfaces, a cable (9) electrically connecting with the circuit board, and comprising an inner conductor (91) a metal braiding layer (92) and an outer jacket enclosing the metal braiding layer, and a strain relief member (5) including a strain relief section (52) grasping the cable and at least one connecting portion (510) electrically connecting with the circuit board. The connecting portion of the strain relief member contacts the opposite front and rear surfaces and locates adjacent to one of the opposite top and bottom edges of the circuit board at the same time.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 8, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
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Publication number: 20080293292Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an insulator (1), a plurality of conductive terminals (2) held in the insulator, a plurality of wires (4), a spacer (3) and a metal shell (6, 7). Each wire comprises an inner conductor (41) conductively connecting with the terminals, and at least one of the wires is a coaxial cable (4a) which has a shielding braid layer (43) enclosing the corresponding inner conductor. The spacer is mounted on the insulator and used for supporting the wires. The spacer comprises an inner surface with thereof a plurality of slots (31) for receiving the responding wires and an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and a through-hole (32) is formed through the inner and outer surfaces. The metal shell is mounted on and covers the insulator. The spring finger (75) is formed integrate with the metal shell and extends inwards, and the spring finger passes through the through-hole to electrically connect with the shielding braid of the coaxial cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2008Publication date: November 27, 2008Inventors: Lin Wu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Wei-Ya Cheng, Hai-Wei Wang
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Publication number: 20080280495Abstract: A connector assembly (100) adapted for electrically connecting with a complementary connector along a mating direction includes an insulative housing (2) defining a mating port, a number of contacts (3) disposed in the housing, a circuit board (4) located on a rear side of the housing and including a front surface facing to the rear side of the housing and an opposite rear surface, and a number of solder tails (8) located behind the rear surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting the contacts with the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
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Publication number: 20080280479Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulator (2), a conductive terminal (3) held in the insulator, a latch (4) and a button (5). The insulator comprises a pair of guide posts (21) on both sides of the front thereof and a pair of arm portions (22) on both sides of the rear thereof, a recess (221, 222) disposed in the arm portion and extending into the guide post. The latch is received and held in the recess of the insulator, and comprises a holding portion (41) received in the arm portion for holding the latch in the insulator, an engaging portion (42) extending forwards from the front of the holding portion and received in the guide post for engaging with a complementary connector, a spring portion (43) extending outwards and forwards from the rear of the holding portion, and a driving portion (442) extending forwards from the spring portion to approach the engaging portion so as to drive the engaging portion by pressure. The button is mounted on the spring portion and covers the latch.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2008Publication date: November 13, 2008Inventors: Lin Wu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Wei-Ya Cheng, Hai-Wei Wang
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Patent number: 7442057Abstract: A connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector. The receptacle connector includes a first housing including a base plate and a tongue portion including a pair of first and second halves, and a number of first contacts protruding through the base plate and received in the first and second halves of the first housing. The plug connector includes a second housing, a plurality of second contacts received in the second housing, and a cable electrically connecting with the second contacts. The second housing includes a pair of sidewalls, an upper wall connecting with upper ends of the sidewalls, and an insert section connecting with the sidewalls to form a first space together with the upper wall and the sidewalls, and a second space together with the sidewalls.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2006Date of Patent: October 28, 2008Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: David (Tso-Chin) Ko
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Publication number: 20080214045Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes a connector holder (2) including a low cover (21) engaging with an up cover (22) to define a hollow portion; a number of connectors (11, 12, 13, 14, 15) being received in the hollow portion of the connector holder; a metal shell (4) enclosing a receiving space to accommodate the connector holder (2) and at least one cable retainer (31) extending rearward from a back edge of the connector holder (2).Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2008Publication date: September 4, 2008Inventors: Hou-Chun Tu, David Tso-Chin Ko, Hai-Wei Wang
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Patent number: D585829Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2007Date of Patent: February 3, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: David Tso-Chin Ko, Xue-Yuan Xiao, Shu-Qiang Zhao