Patents by Inventor Foong-Ching Soo

Foong-Ching Soo 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: 9608384
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a cage and a switch unit. The housing has a base and a side wall connected to a side edge of the base. The cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is on an end face. The switch unit is provided to the side wall. The side wall further has a mounting space that can receive the switch unit and a through-hole extending from the end face of the side wall into the mounting space along the card insertion direction so that a pin-like element can be inserted into the through-hole to enable the switch unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Patent number: 9275260
    Abstract: An electrical connector is used to mount to a circuit board. The electrical connector comprises a housing having a spacer, a cage and a terminal block. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together are provided on the circuit board and the spacer is spaced apart from the circuit board, so as to together define a first slot positioned above the spacer and a receiving space positioned under the spacer and is adjacent to the circuit board. The terminal block comprises an insulative plate positioned in the receiving space and the insulative plate is parallel to and spaced apart from the spacer so as to in turn form a second slot in the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Patent number: 9178325
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing having a front side and a rear side, a cage and a detection switch. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the front side so as to allow an electronic card to enter into the slot along a card insertion direction. The detection switch is provided to the housing and comprises a first resilient terminal and a second resilient terminal. The second end portion is further adjacent to the front side relative and when the electronic card is received in the slot, the first resilient arm portion is separated from the second end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Patent number: 9048593
    Abstract: An electronic card connector comprises an insulating body defining a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of terminals contained in the insulating body. Each terminal comprises a base comprising a main portion, a spring portion extending from the base, a contact portion extending from the spring portion to outside of the insulating body, a first soldering portion recessed in a first end of the base and a second soldering portion separated from the first soldering portion. The first soldering portion and the main portion form a slit therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Patent number: 9004959
    Abstract: An electrical connecting device includes an electrical connecting member including an electrical connecting element and a removable component connecting to the electrical connecting element. The electrical connecting element includes a base portion extending on a plane, two connecting portions formed on the base portion, and an arm portion extending between the two connection portions. The removable component includes a plurality of finger portions each connecting to one connecting portion of each adjacent electrical connecting element at a connection that is configured to be breakable. A supporting element respectively extend from the end portions of two outermost ones of the finger portions of the comb element and extend adjacent to the plane and beside the arm portions of the electrical connecting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Publication number: 20140315433
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing, a cage and a switch unit. The housing has a base and a side wall connected to a side edge of the base. The side wall extends along a card insertion direction and has an end face. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the end face. The switch unit is provided to the side wall. The side wall further has a mounting space receiving the switch unit and a through-hole extending from the end face of the side wall and extending into the mounting space along the card insertion direction, a pin-like element can be inserted into the through-hole to enable the switch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching SOO
  • Publication number: 20140315432
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing having a front side and a rear side, a cage and a detection switch. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the front side so as to allow an electronic card to enter into the slot along a card insertion direction. The detection switch is provided to the housing and comprises a first resilient terminal and a second resilient terminal. The second end portion is further adjacent to the front side relative and when the electronic card is received in the slot, the first resilient arm portion is separated from the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching SOO
  • Publication number: 20140315437
    Abstract: An electrical connector is used to mount to a circuit board. The electrical connector comprises a housing having a spacer, a cage and a terminal block. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together are provided on the circuit board and the spacer is spaced apart from the circuit board, so as to together define a first slot positioned above the spacer and a receiving space positioned under the spacer and is adjacent to the circuit board. The terminal block comprises an insulative plate positioned in the receiving space and the insulative plate is parallel to and spaced apart from the spacer so as to in turn form a second slot in the receiving space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching SOO
  • Patent number: 8821191
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing and at least one terminal. The at least one terminal comprises a base portion, two attaching portions and an elastic arm portion. The two attaching portions are configured to have a height different from that of the base portion and are attached to the housing. The two attaching portions of each terminal can be disposed adjacent to the corresponding end portion of the housing and respectively on opposite sides of the corresponding opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo
  • Publication number: 20130210280
    Abstract: An electronic card connector comprises an insulating body defining a bottom surface and a top surface opposite to the bottom surface, and a plurality of terminals contained in the insulating body. Each terminal comprises a base comprising a main portion, a spring portion extending from the base, a contact portion extending from the spring portion to outside of the insulating body, a first soldering portion recessed in a first end of the base and a second soldering portion separated from the first soldering portion. The first soldering portion and the main portion form a slit therebetween.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2011
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Foong-Ching Soo