Patents by Inventor Fan-Bo Meng

Fan-Bo Meng 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: 10622731
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a plug including an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, and a latch, the conductive terminals including a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals, the latch being disposed between the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals; a cable directly electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the plug; a crimping member; and a metal shell set on the outside of the plug, wherein the crimping member includes a crimping ring crimped on the outside of the cable, a reinforcement fixed to a tail of the plug, and a connecting portion connecting the crimping ring and the reinforcement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20190393656
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a plug for mating with a docking connector, a printed circuit board electrically connected to the plug and a cable electrically connected to the connector, the plug includes a plurality of conductive terminals, the cable includes a plurality of high speed signal cores for transmitting high speed signals and low speed signal cores for transmitting low speed signals, wherein the electrical path of the high speed signal cores connected to the corresponding conductive terminals is shorter than the electrical path of the low speed signal cores connected to the corresponding conductive terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 10498090
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable connected with the electrical connector, the electrical connector including a mating plug for mating with a mating connector, a circuit board mated with the mating plug and the cable, and a metal housing disposed outside the circuit board, the cable including a plurality of core wires and a shield layer disposed outside thereof, the metal housing electrically connected with the shield layer. The circuit board has a lug disposed thereon that has a grounding portion, the metal housing electrically connected with the grounding portion of the lug for grounding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR Co., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20190267764
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a cable connector; a cable electrically connected with the cable connector; an outer shell enclosing at least a portion of the cable connector and enclosing a portion of the cable, the outer shell having an inner dimension greater than an outer dimension of the cable; and a filler filled between the outer shell and the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20190267761
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly for being mated with a mating connector along a mating direction, includes: a mating member, a cable electrically connected with the mating member, and a shielding shell having an end mounted on the mating member, and an opposite end mounted on the cable, the shielding shell including a first shell and a second shell mated with the first shell along a transverse direction perpendicular to the mating direction, wherein each of the first shell and the second shell has an asymmetrical structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: August 29, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20190252834
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable connected with the electrical connector, the electrical connector including a mating plug for mating with a mating connector, a circuit board mated with the mating plug and the cable, and a metal housing disposed outside the circuit board, the cable including a plurality of core wires and a shield layer disposed outside thereof, the metal housing electrically connected with the shield layer. The circuit board has a lug disposed thereon that has a grounding portion, the metal housing electrically connected with the grounding portion of the lug for grounding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: August 15, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 10348010
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a mating portion; a flat cable electrically connecting with the mating portion, the flat cable having plural wires and an outer boot enclosed the wires, the wires including a first wire and a second wire; an inner mold enclosing a part of the mating portion and a part of the flat cable; and a shielding shell enclosed the inner mold, wherein the first wire is a core wire directly enclosed by the outer boot and the second wire comprises a core wire and an insulative layer enclosing the associated core wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 10333263
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable, the cable including plural core wires arranged in an upper and a lower rows, wherein several pairs of high-speed signal lines, a pair of low-speed signal lines, a power signal line, and a spare signal line are located in the upper row, and other pairs of high-speed signal lines, a detection signal line, a power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: FOXXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20190190216
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an electrical connector and a cable, the electrical connector comprising a plug mated with a mating connector, a circuit board connected between the plug and the cable, and a housing disposed outside the circuit board, the cable comprising a number of core wires and a shielding layer covering the core wires, the housing electrically connected to the shielding layer, wherein the housing is grounded to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20190190213
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes an outer housing, an inner housing received in the outer housing, and a circuit board received in the inner housing. The inner housing includes an insulative member. The circuit board includes a mating portion extending beyond the insulative member that is mated with a mating connector, and a body portion connected with the mating portion. The insulative member holds and supports the circuit board and is mated with the inner housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 10263358
    Abstract: A connector module (100) includes a base (1) including a front face (101), a rear face (102) opposite to the front face, a top face (103) connecting the front face and the rear face, and a mounting slot (104) extending through the front face and the rear face; a first connector assembly (2) mounted on the base; a second connector assembly (3) mounted on the base through the mounting slot along a rear to front direction, and extending beyond the front face for being mated with a mating connector; and a block member (4) mounted on the base with a portion projected into the mounting slot to block a rear end of the second connector assembly to prevent the second connector assembly from withdrawing from the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20190058279
    Abstract: A plug connector module (100) includes a first electrical connector assembly (10) and a second electrical connector (20). The first electrical connector assembly includes a first outer shell (11) and a first mating member (12) mounted on the first outer shell for being mated with a first mating connector. The second electrical connector assembly includes a second outer shell (21) and a second mating member (22) mounted on the second outer shell for being mated with a second mating connector. The first outer shell is detachably mated with the second outer shell that to allow the first electrical connector assembly and the second electrical connector assembly to be used as assembled together or be used separately after being disassembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20190052032
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly includes a housing, a printed circuit board, a cable, and a wire management block, the printed circuit board including first conductive pads and second conductive pads, the cable including plural first core wires and second core wires, the first core wire including a first inner conductor and a shielding layer, the second core wire including a second inner conductor, wherein the wire management block is provided with a plurality of clamping slots, the second core wire is clamped in the clamping slot and exposes the second inner conductor to the front side of the wire management block, the first inner conductors are arranged in a row and soldered to the first conductive pads at one time, the second inner conductors and the shielding layers are arranged in a row and soldered to the second conductive pads of the printed circuit board at one time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20190020157
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector and a cable, the cable including plural core wires arranged in an upper and a lower rows, wherein several pairs of high-speed signal lines, a pair of low-speed signal lines, a power signal line, and a spare signal line are located in the upper row, and other pairs of high-speed signal lines, a detection signal line, a power supply line, another spare signal line, and another power signal line are located in the lower row.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20180375232
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a plug including an insulative housing, plural conductive terminals received in the insulative housing, and a latch, the conductive terminals including a row of first terminals and a row of second terminals, the latch being disposed between the row of first terminals and the row of second terminals; a cable directly electrically connected to the conductive terminals of the plug; a crimping member; and a metal shell set on the outside of the plug, wherein the crimping member includes a crimping ring crimped on the outside of the cable, a reinforcement fixed to a tail of the plug, and a connecting portion connecting the crimping ring and the reinforcement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 10134507
    Abstract: A cable (100) includes a plurality of wires (10) and a jacket (20) enclosing the wires. The wires includes a plurality of differential signal wires (11) for transmitting high speed signal, a detection signal wire (12), at least one auxiliary signal wire (13), and a plurality of lower speed signal wires (14). All of the differential signal wires, the detection signal wire and the at least one auxiliary signal wire are arranged at an outer peripheral of and enclosing the lower signal wires. Each two adjacent differential signal wire pairs are separated by one of the detection signal wire and the at least one auxiliary signal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 10096950
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: a first cable end connector (200) including an insulative support (210), plural contacts (211) insert molded with the insulative support, and a front insulative body (20) mounted to the insulative support, the contacts including a pair of USB 2.0 signal contacts (2110), plural power contacts (2111), plural ground contacts (2112), and a detection contact (2113); a second cable end connector (300) including an insulative base (30) and plural contacts (31) insert molded with the insulative base, the contacts including a pair of signal contacts (311), a power contact (312), and a ground contact (313); a cable (400) connected therebetween, the cable including a detection wire (404) connected to the detection contact; and a physical resistor (25) connected between the detection wire of the cable and the power contact; wherein the insulative base is of a larger size than the insulative support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Publication number: 20180175540
    Abstract: A connector module (100) includes a base (1) including a front face (101), a rear face (102) opposite to the front face, a top face (103) connecting the front face and the rear face, and a mounting slot (104) extending through the front face and the rear face; a first connector assembly (2) mounted on the base; a second connector assembly (3) mounted on the base through the mounting slot along a rear to front direction, and extending beyond the front face for being mated with a mating connector; and a block member (4) mounted on the base with a portion projected into the mounting slot to block a rear end of the second connector assembly to prevent the second connector assembly from withdrawing from the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2017
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Patent number: 9997872
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly (300) includes: a cable end connector (100) including an insulative support (21), plural contacts (22) insert molded with the insulative support, and a front insulative body (10) mounted to the insulative support, the plural contacts including a pair of USB 2.0 signal contacts (220), plural power contacts (221), plural ground contacts (222), and a detection contact (223), the plural power contacts having a solder tail (2211), plural ground contacts having a solder tail (2221), the detection contact having a solder tail (2230); and a cable (200) including a plurality of wires (201) directly connected to each of the two USB 2.0 signal contacts, one of the power contacts, and one of the ground contacts, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
  • Patent number: 9979145
    Abstract: A cable includes: plural wires including plural pairs of differential signal wires, a detection signal wire, at least one auxiliary signal wire, a plurality of low speed signal wires, and two power wires arranged adjacent to the low speed signal wires; and a jacket enclosing the plurality of wires; wherein the differential signal wires, the detection signal wire, and the at least one auxiliary signal wire are arranged at an outer periphery of and enclosing the low speed signal wires and the two power wires, and every two adjacent differential signal wire pairs are separated by one of the detection signal wire and the at least one auxiliary signal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng