Patents by Inventor Ding-Cherng Chen

Ding-Cherng Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 11677197
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a metallic cover; an insulative frame molded inside the metallic cover; a metal injection molded (MIM) support and a contact module received by the MIM support, the contact module having a rear base, a front tongue, and an upper and a lower rows of contacts extending through the base and exposing to two opposite faces of the tongue, the MIM support having a pair of side arms flanking the two rows of contacts; and an insulator molded outside the MIM support and the contact module and secured to the insulative frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ding-Cherng Chen
  • Publication number: 20220344864
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative cover having a dividing wall and defining a mating space in front of the dividing wall and a mounting space behind the dividing wall, an insulative housing received in the mounting space of the insulative cover, plural contacts insert-molded with the insulative housing and extending through the dividing wall to expose in the mating space, and a sealing member disposed between the dividing wall and the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: MIN-HAN LIN, DING-CHERNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20210408741
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a metallic cover; an insulative frame molded inside the metallic cover; a metal injection molded (MIM) support and a contact module received by the MIM support, the contact module having a rear base, a front tongue, and an upper and a lower rows of contacts extending through the base and exposing to two opposite faces of the tongue, the MIM support having a pair of side arms flanking the two rows of contacts; and an insulator molded outside the MIM support and the contact module and secured to the insulative frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventor: DING-CHERNG CHEN
  • Patent number: 11050179
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an insulative body and plural first contacts secured to the insulative body, each first contact having a leg and a first terminating portion; plural second contacts each having a second terminating portion coupled to the first terminating portion of a corresponding first contact and a contacting portion extending from the second terminating portion rearwardly toward the leg of the corresponding first contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ding-Cherng Chen, Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20190348788
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a terminal module including an insulative body and plural first contacts secured to the insulative body, each first contact having a leg and a first terminating portion; plural second contacts each having a second terminating portion coupled to the first terminating portion of a corresponding first contact and a contacting portion extending from the second terminating portion rearwardly toward the leg of the corresponding first contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: DING-CHERNG CHEN, CHIEN-JEN TING
  • Patent number: 9780494
    Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing comprises a first metallic shell including a first body and a first positioning section extending from the first body; and a second metallic shell including a second body and a second positioning section extending from the second body and aligned with the first positioning section in a first direction; wherein the second metallic shell integrally forms a fixing portion extending from the second positioning section and tightly attaching the first metallic shell onto the second metallic shell at their first and second positioning sections so as to form a receiving cavity surrounded by both the first body and the second body to receive the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ding-Cherng Chen
  • Patent number: 9698527
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing defining a receiving room; an arrangement module assembled on a rear end of the insulative housing and defining a riveting slot on a rear end thereof; a number of contacts retained in the receiving room and exposing to a rear end of the arrangement; a metal case enclosing the insulative housing and the arrangement module and having a riveting arm riveted into the riveting slot to fix the metal case on the insulative housing; and a reinforcing member assembled in the arrangement module and disposed near the riveting slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ding-Cherng Chen
  • Publication number: 20170040736
    Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing comprises a first metallic shell including a first body and a first positioning section extending from the first body; and a second metallic shell including a second body and a second positioning section extending from the second body and aligned with the first positioning section in a first direction; wherein the second metallic shell integrally forms a fixing portion extending from the second positioning section and tightly attaching the first metallic shell onto the second metallic shell at their first and second positioning sections so as to form a receiving cavity surrounded by both the first body and the second body to receive the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2016
    Publication date: February 9, 2017
    Inventor: DING-CHERNG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20170033498
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes: an insulative housing defining a receiving room; an arrangement module assembled on a rear end of the insulative housing and defining a riveting slot on a rear end thereof; a number of contacts retained in the receiving room and exposing to a rear end of the arrangement; a metal case enclosing the insulative housing and the arrangement module and having a riveting arm riveted into the riveting slot to fix the metal case on the insulative housing; and a reinforcing member assembled in the arrangement module and disposed near the riveting slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Inventor: DING-CHERNG CHEN
  • Patent number: 9531111
    Abstract: An audio jack connector including: an insulative housing including a mounting face, a receiving space, an insertion opening communicating with the receiving space, and a number of passageways extending from the mounting face along a bottom-to-up direction, a through hole defined in each of the passageways and communicating to the receiving space; a number of contacts retained in corresponding passageways and extending into the receiving space through the through holes; and a sealing assembly assembled on the mounting face, the sealing assembly including a gasket covering on the mounting face for sealing the passageways and a cover assembled with the gasket to press and hold the gasket, the gasket having a number of passing holes exposing a soldering end of each of the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ding-Cherng Chen, Min-Han Lin
  • Patent number: 9415534
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a frame portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the frame portion (11), a number of terminals (2) retained in the tongue portion (12), and a metal shell (3). The frame portion (11) includes a top wall (111), a pair of side walls (112), a rear wall (113) and a bottom wall (114). The metal shell (3) includes a top board (31), a pair of side boards (32), a bottom board (34) and a window (30) defined in a rear end. The insulative housing is insert-molded with the metal shell and the terminals so that the rear wall seals up the window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ding-Cherng Chen, Zhi-Feng Wang
  • Patent number: 9257786
    Abstract: An electrical connector, for mating with a mating plug, includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1), a shell (3) mounted to the insulative housing (1) and an elastic element (4) mounted to the receiving space (100). The insulative housing includes a top wall (12), a lower wall (13), two side walls (14) and a receiving space surrounded by the top wall, the lower wall and the two side walls. The shell (3) comprises a pair of elastic arms (342). The elastic element (4) resists against the elastic arm (342) upon inserting a mating plug to move the pair of least arms outward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ding-Cherng Chen, Chien-Jen Ting
  • Publication number: 20150357745
    Abstract: An audio jack connector including: an insulative housing including a mounting face, a receiving space, an insertion opening communicating with the receiving space, and a number of passageways extending from the mounting face along a bottom-to-up direction, a through hole defined in each of the passageways and communicating to the receiving space; a number of contacts retained in corresponding passageways and extending into the receiving space through the through holes; and a sealing assembly assembled on the mounting face, the sealing assembly including a gasket covering on the mounting face for sealing the passageways and a cover assembled with the gasket to press and hold the gasket, the gasket having a number of passing holes exposing a soldering end of each of the contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 10, 2015
    Inventors: DING-CHERNG CHEN, MIN-HAN LIN
  • Publication number: 20150194766
    Abstract: An electrical connector, for mating with a mating plug, includes an insulative housing (1), a number of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing (1), a shell (3) mounted to the insulative housing (1) and an elastic element (4) mounted to the receiving space (100). The insulative housing includes a top wall (12), a lower wall (13), two side walls (14) and a receiving space surrounded by the top wall, the lower wall and the two side walls. The shell (3) comprises a pair of elastic arms (342). The elastic element (4) resists against the elastic arm (342) upon inserting a mating plug to move the pair of least arms outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 9, 2015
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Inventors: DING-CHERNG CHEN, CHIEN-JEN TING
  • Publication number: 20150188271
    Abstract: An extraction tool (11, 21), used for separating a cover (12) from an electrical connector (13), includes a main portion (110, 210) and a pair of rigid beams (112, 212) extending upwardly from two opposite edges of the main portions to define an opening (111, 211) therebetween. The cover has a base portion (121, 221) and a tube portion (122, 222) extending upwardly from the base portion. The opening is adapted to receive the base portion and engage with the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: DING-CHERNG CHEN, MIN-HAN LIN, CHIEN-JEN TING
  • Publication number: 20150188259
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a frame portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the frame portion (11), a number of terminals (2) retained in the tongue portion (12), and a metal shell (3). The frame portion (11) includes a top wall (111), a pair of side walls (112), a rear wall (113) and a bottom wall (114). The metal shell (3) includes a top board (31), a pair of side boards (32), a bottom board (34) and a window (30) defined in a rear end. The insulative housing is insert-molded with the metal shell and the terminals so that the rear wall seals up the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2014
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Inventors: DING-CHERNG CHEN, ZHI-FENG WANG
  • Patent number: 8292635
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1000) includes a first connector (100) having a first insulative housing (11), a plurality of first terminals (12) supported by the first insulative housing and at least one latching member (13) combined with the first insulative housing, the latching member (13) having two locking arms (132) spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction; a second connector (200) having a second insulative housing (21), a plurality of second terminals (22) supported by the second insulative housing and at least one clasping member (23) combined with the second insulative housing, the clasping member (23) having a rigid longitudinal bar (232) with two free ends protruding at opposite directions; and wherein the rigid longitudinal bar is sandwiched between the two locking arms and the two free ends engaged with the two locking arms when the first connector mates with the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Terrance F. Little, Chia-Pin Liu, Ding-Cherng Chen, Tzu-Ching Tsai
  • Publication number: 20120231648
    Abstract: A connector assembly (1000) includes a first connector (100) having a first insulative housing (11), a plurality of first terminals (12) supported by the first insulative housing and at least one latching member (13) combined with the first insulative housing, the latching member (13) having two locking arms (132) spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction; a second connector (200) having a second insulative housing (21), a plurality of second terminals (22) supported by the second insulative housing and at least one clasping member (23) combined with the second insulative housing, the clasping member (23) having a rigid longitudinal bar (232) with two free ends protruding at opposite directions; and wherein the rigid longitudinal bar is sandwiched between the two locking arms and the two free ends engaged with the two locking arms when the first connector mates with the second connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2011
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: TERRANCE F. LITTLE, CHIA-PIN LIU, DING-CHERNG CHEN, TZU-CHING TSAI