Patents by Inventor Hsin-Min Chao

Hsin-Min Chao 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).

  • Publication number: 20250233366
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulation body, a terminal assembly, a middle grounding plate and two shielding plates. The terminal assembly is fastened in the insulation body. The terminal assembly has a base portion, and a plurality of terminals fastened in the base portion. The plurality of the terminals are arranged in two rows. The plurality of the terminals arranged in each row have two grounding terminals. Each grounding terminal has a fastening portion. A middle of the fastening portion is bent inward and frontward to form an arc portion. An outer surface of the arc portion extends outward, then is bent outward and extends outward to form a grounding foot. The middle grounding plate is mounted in a middle of the terminal assembly. The two shielding plates are disposed to an upper surface and a lower surface of the insulation body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Publication date: July 17, 2025
    Inventors: WAN-CHUN LIN, MING-GUI SUN, HSIN-MIN CHAO
  • Patent number: 12126127
    Abstract: A female connector includes an insulating body, a terminal module, at least one elastic element and at least one lateral shell. At least one side of the insulating body defines an opening. A middle of the insulating body defines an accommodating space. The terminal module is mounted in the accommodating space. The terminal module includes a plurality of terminals. The at least one elastic element is mounted to a surface of the insulating body which is parallel to an extending direction of each terminal. The at least one elastic element has a clamping portion, and a transverse width of the clamping portion is equal to a distance between two inner surfaces of two sides of the insulating body. The at least one lateral shell is assembled to at least one side surface of the insulating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wang Yang, Yan Sun, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Publication number: 20230035044
    Abstract: A female connector includes an insulating body, a terminal module, at least one elastic element and at least one lateral shell. At least one side of the insulating body defines an opening. A middle of the insulating body defines an accommodating space. The terminal module is mounted in the accommodating space. The terminal module includes a plurality of terminals. The at least one elastic element is mounted to a surface of the insulating body which is parallel to an extending direction of each terminal. The at least one elastic element has a clamping portion, and a transverse width of the clamping portion is equal to a distance between two inner surfaces of two sides of the insulating body. The at least one lateral shell is assembled to at least one side surface of the insulating body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Inventors: CHENG-WANG YANG, YAN SUN, HSIN-MIN CHAO
  • Patent number: 11316310
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a center ground plate fastened in the insulating housing, a strengthening ground strap, and a terminal assembly fastened in the insulating housing. The strengthening ground strap is fastened to the insulating housing. The strengthening ground strap has a front slice and two lateral slices. The front slice is fastened to a front surface of the center ground plate. The top edge of the front slice is higher than a top surface of the center ground plate. A bottom edge of the front slice projects beyond a bottom surface of the center ground plate. The two lateral slices are disposed to two opposite sides of the center ground plate. The terminal assembly includes a plurality of high speed terminals disposed among the front slice and the two lateral slices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Wu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Publication number: 20210399507
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a center ground plate fastened in the insulating housing, a strengthening ground strap, and a terminal assembly fastened in the insulating housing. The strengthening ground strap is fastened to the insulating housing. The strengthening ground strap has a front slice and two lateral slices. The front slice is fastened to a front surface of the center ground plate. The top edge of the front slice is higher than a top surface of the center ground plate. A bottom edge of the front slice projects beyond a bottom surface of the center ground plate. The two lateral slices are disposed to two opposite sides of the center ground plate. The terminal assembly includes a plurality of high speed terminals disposed among the front slice and the two lateral slices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: YUN WU, HSIN-MIN CHAO
  • Patent number: 10826237
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals. Each terminal has a contact portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to the connecting end. The contact portion of each ground terminal has a soldering pad fastened to the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds the outer ground shell. The protecting portion surrounds front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Wu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Patent number: 10763626
    Abstract: A universal serial bus connector includes an insulating housing, a terminal module and an outer shell. The insulating housing has a base body which opens an accommodating space. A rear wall of the accommodating space protrudes frontward to form a tongue portion. The tongue portion opens a receiving space. The terminal module is received in the receiving space. The terminal module includes a main body, and a plurality of terminals molded in the main body. Each terminal has a base portion, a contact portion connected with a front end of the base portion, and a soldering portion connected with a rear end of the base portion. The contact portion and the soldering portion of each terminal are disposed to two opposite ends of the insulating housing. The base portion of each terminal is mounted in the main body. The outer shell is assembled to the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Wang Yang, Yan Sun, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Publication number: 20200266581
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a main body, a plurality of terminals, an insulating housing and a protecting portion. The main body includes a main plate, a base body assembled to the main plate, and an outer ground shell. The base body has an assembling end, and a connecting end connected with the assembling end. The outer ground shell is mounted around the assembling end. The plurality of the terminals mounted to the base body, include a plurality of ground terminals. Each terminal has a contact portion. The contact portions of the plurality of the terminals are exposed to the connecting end. The contact portion of each ground terminal has a soldering pad fastened to the main plate. The insulating housing surrounds the outer ground shell. The protecting portion surrounds front ends of the contact portions of the plurality of the terminals and a front end of the connecting end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: YUN WU, HSIN-MIN CHAO
  • Patent number: 10720739
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a center plate fastened in the insulating housing, and a terminal assembly fastened in the insulating housing. The center plate has a base plate. Rears of two opposite sides of the base plate are connected with two connecting feet. A pair of the bending arms are connected with the rears of the two opposite sides of the base plate. The pair of the bending arms have two bending portions, two extending arms and two hooking portions. The two extending arms include two first extending portions, two connecting portions and two second extending portions. The two hooking portions have two first bending feet, two second bending feet and two third bending feet. The two connecting portions and the two second extending portions are exposed out of the insulating housing. The two first bending feet are exposed out of the insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LD.
    Inventors: Yun Wu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Patent number: 7465193
    Abstract: A shielded surface mount connector mounted to a PCB includes a housing, a plurality of terminals and a shelter enclosing the housing. The housing provides a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion. The first and second protruding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first pillar and a second pillar. The shelter provides a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion for covering the first and second protruding portions respectively. The edges of the shielding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first inserting portion and a second inserting portion. As mentioned above, by inserting the first and second pillars and the two inserting portions into the corresponding holes of a PCB, the shielded surface mount connector is mounted to the edge of the PCB, which makes the electronic products much thinner due to the present invention, and saves more space of the PCB for other designs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo-Chin Lin, Hua-Lian Li, Feng Zhu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Publication number: 20080248675
    Abstract: A shielded surface mount connector mounted to a PCB includes a housing, a plurality of terminals and a shelter enclosing the housing. The housing provides a first protruding portion and a second protruding portion. The first and second protruding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first pillar and a second pillar. The shelter provides a first shielding portion and a second shielding portion for covering the first and second protruding portions respectively. The edges of the shielding portions extend downwards respectively to form a first inserting portion and a second inserting portion. As mentioned above, by inserting the first and second pillars and the two inserting portions into the corresponding holes of a PCB, the shielded surface mount connector is mounted to the edge of the PCB, which makes the electronic products much thinner due to the present invention, and saves more space of the PCB for other designs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2007
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Kuo-Chin Lin, Hua-Lian Li, Feng Zhu, Hsin-Min Chao
  • Patent number: 7413448
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulating body, terminals received in the insulating body, an electrical shell covering the insulating body and two welding pieces. The electrical shell includes a top board, a bottom board and two side boards. Each of the side boards defines a first gap at the upside of the back end. Two sides of the top board protrude to form a first withstanding piece. A second withstanding piece extends outwards from a lower portion of the side board. Each of the welding pieces includes a welding part. The front end of the welding part extends outwards to form a connecting part. The top of the back of the welding part defines a second gap, the front of the second gap forms a block wall. The back of the welding part extends inwards to form a raised lump under the second gap. The back of the welding part extends downwards to form a limitative lump. The first withstanding piece places in the second gap and is against the block wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Kuo-Chin Lin, Hsin-Min Chao, Feng Zhu, Hau-Lian Liu
  • Patent number: 7341472
    Abstract: A plug connector with latch means includes a casing, a mating portion and a latch means. The latch means consists of a lock member and a press member. The lock member has a lock arm, the front end of the lock arm projects sideward and defines a pawl, the back end projects sideward and defines a projection. The front end of the press member bends inward to define a press portion, the back end bends inward to define a blocking portion. To disengage the plug connector from the mating connector, the casing is pulled, the press member is driven to move backward along with the casing and the press portion presses the projection of the lock member, the projection is driven to move inward and drives the pawl move into the inlay cavity, thereby, the plug connector with latch means disengages from the mating connector easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Min Chao, Kuo-Chin Lin
  • Publication number: 20070293079
    Abstract: A plug connector with latch means includes a casing, a mating portion and a latch means. The latch means consists of a lock member and a press member. The lock member has a lock arm, the front end of the lock arm projects sideward and defines a pawl, the back end projects sideward and defines a projection. The front end of the press member bends inward to define a press portion, the back end bends inward to define a blocking portion. To disengage the plug connector from the mating connector, the casing is pulled, the press member is driven to move backward along with the casing and the press portion presses the projection of the lock member, the projection is driven to move inward and drives the pawl move into the inlay cavity, thereby, the plug connector with latch means disengages from the mating connector easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2006
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Inventors: Hsin-Min Chao, Kuo-Chin Lin
  • Patent number: 7192310
    Abstract: A HDMI connector includes a dielectric housing, a plurality of terminals, a support board, an upper lid, a lower lid and wires. The dielectric housing has a plurality of terminal grooves extending from a front sidewall to a rear sidewall. The terminals are inserted into the terminal grooves. The support board connects with the rear sidewall of the dielectric housing. A plurality of channels are disposed on a top surface and a bottom surface thereon. The upper lid has a plurality of first clip grooves disposed on the lower surface, and a plurality of protrusions are formed therebetween. The lower lid has a plurality of second clip grooves disposed on the upper surface, and a plurality of protrusions are formed therebetween. The wires are arranged in the channels connecting with the terminals. The upper lid and the lower lid buckle with the channels to fix the wires in the channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hsin-Min Chao, Kuo-Chin Lin, Shih-An Lee, Chin-Lan Fu, Te-Hua Hsu
  • Patent number: D552550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2007
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo Chin Lin, Hsin Min Chao, Liang Hua Wang
  • Patent number: D553091
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2007
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo Chin Lin, Hsin Min Chao, Feng Zhu, Hua Lian Li
  • Patent number: D561105
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng-Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo Chin Lin, Hsin Min Chao
  • Patent number: D570784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 10, 2008
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kuo Chin Lin, Hsin Min Chao, Hua Lian Li, Feng Zhu