Patents by Inventor George Huanyi Zhang
George Huanyi Zhang 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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Patent number: 7744416Abstract: A high speed electrical connector assembly (1) comprises a female connector (2) and a male connector (3) assembled together to be electrical connection to a printed circuit board (9). A plurality of differential pairs of signal contact (51) and a plurality pairs of ground contact (53) with the pairs of signal contacts (51) arranged therebetween are secured in the connector assembly (1). Each of the differential pairs of signal contact (51) has a first contact engaging portion (511) which is accessible from the female connector (2), and includes a second contact engaging portion (513), extending away from the first engaging portion (511) and accessible from the male connector (3). A shielding bus (10) is electrically interconnecting to at least one of the ground contact (53), and includes a shroud portion substantially enclosing the median portion of the pair of signal contacts (51).Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Gustavo F. Duenas, Wei Yuan, Hai-Jun Wang, Ting-He Wu
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Patent number: 7744427Abstract: An electrical connector (100) provides an interface for storage device. The electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (10) and a number of electrical contacts (S1-S7, P1-P9) disposed in the insulated housing (10). The insulated housing (10) defines a slot (16) for receiving a integral tongue portion (26) of a mating electrical connector (200). The number of electrical contacts (S1-S7, P1-P9) are lined along an inner side face (167) of the slot (16) for mating with the mating electrical connector (200). The first inner side face (167) of said slot (16) defines two grooves (166, 168) for polarizing the mating electrical connector (200) and the internal micro Serial ATA plug connector from other Serial ATA cables.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2008Date of Patent: June 29, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Bin Pan
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Publication number: 20100099307Abstract: An electrical connector (100) provides an interface for storage device. The electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (10) and a number of electrical contacts (S1-S7, P1-P9) disposed in the insulated housing (10). The insulated housing (10) defines a slot (16) for receiving a integral tongue portion (26) of a mating electrical connector (200). The number of electrical contacts (S1-S7, P1-P9) are lined along an inner side face (167) of the slot (16) for mating with the mating electrical connector (200). The first inner side face (167) of said slot (16) defines two grooves (166, 168) for polarizing the mating electrical connector (200) and the internal micro Serial ATA plug connector from other Serial ATA cables.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2008Publication date: April 22, 2010Inventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Bin Pan
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Patent number: 7651334Abstract: A coaxial electrical connector to be connected to a printed circuit board, includes an outer conductor (10), a central conductor (20) having an axial contact section (21), and a dielectric block (30) molded to hold the outer and central conductors together. A radial section (22) extends outwardly from a bottom of the contact section. A lower surface of the radial section is concaved with respect to the printed circuit board such that there has no material other than air under the lower surface of the radial section, thereby adjust the impedance of contact to a proper value by changing the dielectric constant under the lower surface of the radial section.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2007Date of Patent: January 26, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7611386Abstract: An electrical connector (2) comprises an insulative housing including a mating tongue (20) exposed in a mating port (23), and three type contacts. The mating tongue has a front face (200) thereof. The three type contacts include two power contacts (201, 203) being on two opposite side regions of the mating tongue, three signal ground contacts (206) located between said two power contacts, and two pairs of signal contacts (205) each located between the corresponding two adjacent signal ground contacts. One of the two power contacts (201) extends much closer to the front face of the mating tongue than the other (203) of the two power contacts. This arrangement of two different-lengths has the ability to handle the instantaneous inrush current through the former power contact, i.e. the pre-charge power pin.Type: GrantFiled: June 12, 2008Date of Patent: November 3, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Gustavo F. Duenas
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Patent number: 7597576Abstract: An electrical system (1000) for electrical connecting with a hard disk drive (2), comprises a metal chassis (4) defining an opening (400) therein and an electrical connector, snugly assembled to the opening (400). The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a mating surface, and a mounting surface with a plurality of passageways (110) assembled with corresponding number of contact terminals. The housing (1) further defining longitudinal ends (12). Each of the longitudinal ends (12) provided with an anchoring member (13) having a body (130) securely retained within the end, and a hook (132) extending substantially toward the mating portion, and securely interlocked to edges of the opening of the chassis (4).Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: October 6, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George (Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7591683Abstract: An extender (1) comprises a female connector (2) and a male connector (3) assembled together to be electrical connection to a printed circuit board (9). A plurality of differential pairs of signal contact (51) and a plurality pairs of ground contact (53) with the pairs of signal contacts (51) arranged therebetween are secured in the extender (1). Each of the differential pairs of signal contact (51) and ground contact (53) has a first contact engaging portion (511), (531) which accessible from the female connector (2), and includes a second contact engaging portion (513), (533) extending away from the first engaging portion (511), (531) and accessible from the male connector (3). The ground contact further comprises a tail portion (535) that is orthogonal to the first and second contact engaging portion (531), (533) for electrical connection to the printed circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: June 19, 2008Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Wei Yuan, Tsu-Yang Wu, Hai-Jun Wang, Gustavo F. Duenas
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Patent number: 7572130Abstract: A connector includes a connector body having a front connector mating interface (301), an upper surface (303), a bottom surface (305), and a back mounting surface (306) locatable between the upper surface and the bottom surface. A pair of solder components (31) is located at opposite sides of the body, each extending from adjacent one of the upper and bottom surfaces towards the other in a first direction, and then reversely in an opposite second direction towards the mounting surface. The configuration of the solder components will take full advantage of the width of the side section of the connector body along a vertical direction so as to enable the solder components to have a strong connection between the connector and the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2008Date of Patent: August 11, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Publication number: 20090148757Abstract: A battery holder for a button-type battery (1) includes a holder body having a base wall (100) thereof for receiving the battery, and positive and negative terminals (20, 30) assembled to the holder body. The negative terminal has short and long spring elements (311, 315) defining first and second supporting point (311A, 315B) respectively, such that in an initial released position, the button-type battery is lifted up by the first and second supporting points bearing against the base wall, and in a fully released position, that battery is lifted by the second supporting point against the base wall with the first supporting point leaving away from the base wall. The above spring elements provides two-stage elastic forces, for ease of the user to release the battery from the battery holder.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2007Publication date: June 11, 2009Inventors: George(Huanyi) Zhang, De-Jin Chen
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Publication number: 20090142962Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2) defining a main portion (20) and a mating tongue portion (22) extending forwardly from the main portion, a number of signal contacts (31) arranged on the tongue portion, a number of ground contacts (32) arranged on the tongue portion alternatively with the signal contacts, and a pair of power contacts (33) arranged on the tongue portion to locate on the same level as that of the signal and ground contacts. The signal and ground contacts are arranged to locate between the pair of power contacts along said lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2007Publication date: June 4, 2009Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Publication number: 20090117779Abstract: A coaxial electrical connector to be connected to a printed circuit board, includes an outer conductor (10), a central conductor (20) having an axial contact section (21), and a dielectric block (30) molded to hold the outer and central conductors together. A radial section (22) extends outwardly from a bottom of the contact section. A lower surface of the radial section is concaved with respect to the printed circuit board such that there has no material other than air under the lower surface of the radial section, thereby adjust the impedance of contact to a proper value by changing the dielectric constant under the lower surface of the radial section.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2007Publication date: May 7, 2009Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7517249Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (1) having a top wall, a bottom wall, a rear wall and a pair of side walls interconnecting with the top wall, the bottom wall and the rear wall to corporately define a receiving passage (15) along horizontal direction; a plurality of terminals (2) separated into two distinct sets along vertical direction and received in the insulated housing (1); a pair of retaining members (4) assembled to the pair of side walls of the insulated housing to retain the insulated housing on the circuit substrate (5); a metal shell (3) having a plurality of walls cooperatively defining a hollow to receive the insulated housing. The retaining members are at least partially enclosed within the hollow of the metal shell.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Lin Huang
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Publication number: 20090068896Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (1), a number of terminals (2) received in the insulated housing (1) and a metal bar (3) received in the insulated housing (1). The insulated housing (1) defines a mating portion which has a bottom wall (11), an up wall (12) and a pair of side walls (13) interconnecting with the bottom and the up walls (11, 12) to form a receiving space. A majority of the terminals (2) are separated into two distinct groups (21, 22) and received in the bottom wall (11) of the insulated housing (1). While an additional pair of the terminals (23) is received in the up wall (12) of the insulated housing (1). And the metal bar (3) is inserted into the up wall (12) of the insulated housing (1) either. The pair of terminals (23) and the metal bar (3) consist a switch device, and when the electrical connector (100) mates with a complementary connector, the switch device is shut to give a detective signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Publication number: 20090068872Abstract: An electrical system (1000) for electrical connecting with a hard disk drive (2), comprises a metal chassis (4) defining an opening (400) therein and an electrical connector, snugly assembled to the opening (400). The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a mating surface, and a mounting surface with a plurality of passageways (110) assembled with corresponding number of contact terminals. The housing (1) further defining longitudinal ends (12). Each of the longitudinal ends (12) provided with an anchoring member (13) having a body (130) securely retained within the end, and a hook (132) extending substantially toward the mating portion, and securely interlocked to edges of the opening of the chassis (4).Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2007Publication date: March 12, 2009Inventor: George (Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7497709Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulated housing (1), a number of terminals (2) received in the insulated housing (1) and a metal bar (3) received in the insulated housing (1). The insulated housing (1) defines a mating portion which has a bottom wall (11), an up wall (12) and a pair of side walls (13) interconnecting with the bottom and the up walls (11, 12) to form a receiving space. A majority of the terminals (2) are separated into two distinct groups (21, 22) and received in the bottom wall (11) of the insulated housing (1). While an additional pair of the terminals (23) is received in the up wall (12) of the insulated housing (1). And the metal bar (3) is inserted into the up wall (12) of the insulated housing (1) either. The pair of terminals (23) and the metal bar (3) consist a switch device, and when the electrical connector (100) mates with a complementary connector, the switch device is shut to give a detective signal.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2007Date of Patent: March 3, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George (Huanyi) Zhang
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Publication number: 20090011640Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of first and second contacts (31, 32) accommodated in the insulative housing and a conductive shell (5). The insulative housing includes first and second mating segments (25, 26) side by side arranged along a lateral direction perpendicular to a mating direction and divided by a partition wall (205), and a rear wall (24) extending downwardly from rear ends of the first and second mating segments and forming a division section to divide the rear wall into two parts corresponding to the first and second mating segments. The first and second contacts are received in the insulative housing with mating portions (30) thereof received in the first and second mating segments, and leg portions (34) bending downwardly to be located in the two parts of the rear wall. The conductive shell encloses the insulative housing and the contacts except the first and second mating segments and mating portions of the contacts.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 5, 2007Publication date: January 8, 2009Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Patent number: 7473133Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (2), a number of first and second contacts (31, 32) accommodated in the insulative housing and a conductive shell (5). The insulative housing includes first and second mating segments (25, 26) side by side arranged along a lateral direction perpendicular to a mating direction and divided by a partition wall (205), and a rear wall (24) extending downwardly from rear ends of the first and second mating segments and forming a division section to divide the rear wall into two parts corresponding to the first and second mating segments. The first and second contacts are received in the insulative housing with mating portions (30) thereof received in the first and second mating segments, and leg portions (34) bending downwardly to be located in the two parts of the rear wall. The conductive shell encloses the insulative housing and the contacts except the first and second mating segments and mating portions of the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2007Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: George(Huanyi) Zhang
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Publication number: 20080305690Abstract: An extender (1) comprises a female connector (2) and a male connector (3) assembled together to be electrical connection to a printed circuit board (9). A plurality of differential pairs of signal contact (51) and a plurality pairs of ground contact (53) with the pairs of signal contacts (51) arranged therebetween are secured in the extender (1). Each of the differential pairs of signal contact (51) and ground contact (53) has a first contact engaging portion (511), (531) which accessible from the female connector (2), and includes a second contact engaging portion (513), (533) extending away from the first engaging portion (511), (531) and accessible from the male connector (3). The ground contact further comprises a tail portion (535) that is orthogonal to the first and second contact engaging portion (531), (533) for electrical connection to the printed circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 19, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: George (Huanyi) Zhang, Wei Yuan, Tsu-Yang Wu, Hai-Jun Wang, Gustavo F. Duenas
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Publication number: 20080305689Abstract: A high speed electrical connector assembly (1) comprises a female connector (2) and a male connector (3) assembled together to be electrical connection to a printed circuit board (9). A plurality of differential pairs of signal contact (51) and a plurality pairs of ground contact (53) with the pairs of signal contacts (51) arranged therebetween are secured in the connector assembly (1). Each of the differential pairs of signal contact (51) has a first contact engaging portion (511) which is accessible from the female connector (2), and includes a second contact engaging portion (513), extending away from the first engaging portion (511) and accessible from the male connector (3). A shielding bus (10) is electrically interconnecting to at least one of the ground contact (53), and includes a shroud portion substantially enclosing the median portion of the pair of signal contacts (51).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2008Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: George(Huanyi) Zhang, Gustavo F. Duenas, Wei Yuan, Hai-Jun Wang, Ting-He Wu
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Publication number: 20080305687Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a connector body having a first mating face (21), an opposite second mating face (31), and a mounting face (25 or 35) disposed adjacent a printed circuit board (1), which is capable of providing different predetermined voltages. A first group of contact terminals (4) extends from the first mating face towards the second mating face. A second group of contact terminals (5) extends from the first mating face towards the mounting face. A third group of contact terminals (6) extends from the second mating face towards the mounting face. Thus, the electrical connector assembly provides a flexible connection to any commodity devices of requiring different predetermined voltages.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2007Publication date: December 11, 2008Inventors: George(HuanYi) Zhang, Tsu-Yang Wu