Patents by Inventor Jian KUANG

Jian KUANG 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).

  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY THEREOF
    Publication number: 20180294596
    Abstract: An electrical connector mounted to a magnetic mechanism includes an insulative housing and a number of terminals retained in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a mating portion extending forwardly from the base. The mating portion includes an upper wall, a lower wall opposite to the upper wall, two side walls connecting between the upper and lower walls, and a mating space defined therebetween. Each of the terminals includes a connecting section extending into the mating space. The electrical connector also includes a pair of pogo pins respectively retained in the two opposite sides of the mating portion. The pogo pins and the mating portion are spaced apart from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: TENG-FEI ZHANG, WEI ZHONG, JIAN-KUANG ZHU
  • Electrical connector having inclined shell with side-by-side legs
    Patent number: 10096949
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals received in the insulative housing, an inner shell and an outer shell. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a mating portion extending from the base portion in a mating direction. The base portion includes a mounting face inclined to the mating direction. The inner shell covers the insulative housing. The inner shell includes a number of first mounting legs, and the outer shell includes a number of second mounting legs. The second mounting legs and the first mounting legs are arranged in a side-by-side way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Teng-Fei Zhang, Jian-Kuang Zhu, Kuo-Chun Hsu
  • Electrical connector with wires soldered upon internal printed circuit board and embedded within insulator
    Patent number: 10038286
    Abstract: A first terminal module and a second terminal module are integrally assembled with the base, and each of the first terminal module and the second terminal module includes the insulator and the corresponding terminals embedded therein. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are stacked with each other with a metallic shielding plate therebetween. A plurality of wires are located behind the first and second terminal modules. An internal printed circuit board is located between the terminals and the wires in the front-to-back direction to respectively connect to the terminals and the wires. Each of the terminal modules is equipped with a metallic grounding bar connected to the printed circuit board and the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian-Kuang Zhu, Wei Zhong
  • Electrical connector with wires soldered upon contact tails and embedded within insulator
    Patent number: 10027066
    Abstract: A first terminal module and a second terminal module are integrally assembled with the base, and each of the first terminal module and the second terminal module includes the insulator and the corresponding terminals embedded therein. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are stacked with each other with a metallic shielding plate therebetween. The shielding plate includes front spring fingers and rear spring fingers respectively mechanically and electrically connected with the contacting sections and connecting sections of the respective grounding terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Zhong, Jian-Kuang Zhu
  • Electrical connector having reinforcing shell for mounting and operation
    Patent number: 10027043
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative cover enclosing the terminal module via an overmolding process. The cover includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base and forming opposite mating surfaces thereon. The terminal module includes a plurality of terminals retained in the insulator wherein a contacting section of the terminal is exposed upon the mating surface. A pair of reinforcing metal plates are disposed upon the terminal module and enclosed by said cover except front portions of said reinforcing metal plates exposed outside of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wen-Fang Zhang, Jian-Kuang Zhu, Chun-Sheng Li
  • BEVERAGE MACHINE, BREWING METHOD FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BEVERAGE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180184838
    Abstract: Provided are a beverage machine and a method for controlling the beverage machine. The beverage machine comprises: a machine body, a brewing mechanism, a frame, a boiler, a liquid pump, and a power supply board. The machine body further comprises a machine head, a body, and a base, connected in sequence from top to bottom; the brewing mechanism is detachably disposed on the machine head, and the brewing mechanism is provided with a brewing chamber; the frame is disposed within the body; the boiler, liquid pump, and power supply board are disposed on the frame; the boiler is connected to the brewing chamber, and the interior of the boiler is in communication with the external atmosphere; the liquid pump is connected between the boiler and the brewing chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2018
    Publication date: July 5, 2018
    Inventors: Jian KUANG, Bingchao Liao
  • METALLIC SHELL WITH SPRING TANGS ON FOLDED PLATE
    Publication number: 20180166831
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a metallic shielding shell enclosing the housing. The housing forms a mating cavity. The metallic shell includes a first shell having a main part attached upon the exterior surface of the housing, and a folded forwardly extending from a rear edge of the main part with a plurality of spring tangs for engagement with the enclosure of an electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Inventors: JIAN-KUANG ZHU, WEI ZHONG
  • Electrical cable connector with grounding sheet
    Patent number: 9997871
    Abstract: A first terminal module and a second terminal module are integrally assembled with the base, and each of the first terminal module and the second terminal module includes the insulator and the corresponding terminals embedded therein. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are stacked with each other with a metallic shielding plate therebetween. The shielding plate includes front spring fingers and rear spring fingers respectively mechanically and electrically connected with the contacting sections and connecting sections of the respective grounding terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Zhong, Jian-Kuang Zhu
  • METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BEVERAGE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180153337
    Abstract: A method for controlling a drink machine (100), the drink machine (100) comprising a boiler (1), a brewing cavity (3), and a liquid pump (2) connected between the boiler (1) and the brewing cavity (3), the boiler (1) heating the liquid within the boiler (1) by means of a heating apparatus (12); the controlling method comprising the following steps: starting the heating apparatus (12) to heat the liquid within the boiler (1); detecting whether the liquid within the boiler (1) reaches a preset temperature; when the liquid within the boiler (1) reaches the preset temperature, the heating apparatus (12) stopping working and starting the liquid pump (2), after pausing for a first preset time; and starting the liquid pump (2) until the liquid within the boiler (1) is all transported to the brewing cavity (3), and continuing working for a second preset time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2016
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jian KUANG, Bingchao LIAO, Siyuan LI
  • BREWING SYSTEM FOR BEVERAGE MACHINE, BEVERAGE MACHINE AND BEVERAGE BREWING METHOD
    Publication number: 20180146818
    Abstract: Provided are a brewing system for a beverage machine, a beverage machine and a beverage brewing method. The brewing system for a beverage machine comprises a brewing device (1), a heating device for supplying hot water to the brewing device (1), a water pump (5) and a controller. A heating container of the heating device is in communication with the atmosphere. The heating container is connected to the brewing device (1) through a pipeline. The water pump (5) is provided on the pipeline. The controller is connected to the water pump (5). When the temperature of water in the heating container reaches a set value, the controller controls the water pump (5) to pump water into the brewing device (1).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2015
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Jian KUANG
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING INCLINED SHELL WITH SIDE-BY-SIDE LEGS
    Publication number: 20180151986
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals received in the insulative housing, an inner shell and an outer shell. The insulative housing includes a base portion and a mating portion extending from the base portion in a mating direction. The base portion includes a mounting face inclined to the mating direction. The inner shell covers the insulative housing. The inner shell includes a number of first mounting legs, and the outer shell includes a number of second mounting legs. The second mounting legs and the first mounting legs are arranged in a side-by-side way.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: TENG-FEI ZHANG, JIAN-KUANG ZHU, KUO-CHUN HSU
  • BEVERAGE BREWING DEVICE AND BEVERAGE MACHINE HAVING SAME
    Publication number: 20180146819
    Abstract: Provided are a beverage brewing apparatus and a beverage machine having the beverage brewing apparatus. The beverage brewing apparatus comprises a barrel body for containing a beverage capsule and a cover body fitted with the barrel body. An inner bottom end of the barrel body and the cover body are respectively provided with a piercing needle for piercing the beverage capsule. When the cover body is closed, the piercing needle at the inner bottom end of the barrel body and the piercing needle on the cover body are disposed along different lines and the beverage capsule is pierced. The central part of the piercing needle on the cover body is hollow and forms a water inlet. The piercing needle on the cover body is sealed to the beverage capsule by virtue of a sealing unit. A beverage outlet is provided at a bottom end of the barrel body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2018
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventor: Jian KUANG
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING SHIELDING PLATE RETAINED TIGHTLY THERETO
    Publication number: 20180151985
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a mating chamber opening forwardly along a front-to-back direction, a number of contacts retained to the insulative housing, and a shielding plate having a pair of latch arms located at two opposite lateral sides of the mating chamber. Each of the contacts includes a contact portion extending into the mating chamber. The shielding plate includes a pair of retention arms each including an interference protrusion engaged with the insulative housing by interference fit. The interference protrusions are disposed in a face-to-face way to engage with a rear wall of the insulative housing so that the interference protrusions are retained tightly to insulative housing and less likely to damage the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 31, 2018
    Inventors: TENG-FEI ZHANG, JIAN-KUANG ZHU, KUO-CHUN HSU
  • Electrical connector with short length along mating direction
    Patent number: 9985358
    Abstract: An electrical cable connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing, a mating cavity formed in the housing and forwardly communicating with an exterior. The terminal includes a front contacting section and a rear connecting section with an extension section therebewteen in a front-to-back direction. The front contacting section is exposed in the mating cavity, and the rear connecting section includes a soldering region and a pair of securing structure formed on two sides of the soldering region and secured to the housing for retaining the terminal in position with regard to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jian-Kuang Zhu, Wei Zhong
  • VALVE, COFFEE MAKER HAVING SAME, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING COFFEE MAKER
    Publication number: 20180103791
    Abstract: A valve (100) comprises: a housing (110), an elastic cap (120) and a driving device (13); at least one group of ports (111) is provided in the housing, and each group of ports comprises an inlet (111a) and an outlet (111b); at least a portion of the elastic cap is provided in the housing; and the driving device is used to drive the elastic cap to undergo an elastic deformation so as to obstruct the inlet and the outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2017
    Publication date: April 19, 2018
    Inventor: Jian KUANG
  • COFFEE MACHINE SCREEN AND COFFEE MACHINE
    Publication number: 20180084939
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a coffee machine screen and a coffee machine. The coffee machine screen includes a first screen body arranged in a cylindrical shape extending upwardly and downwardly; and a second screen body arranged annularly, and an inner ring edge of the second screen body sealingly connected to a lower portion of the first screen body. The present invention can restrict the coffee particles from passing through the screen during the stirring of the coffee, thereby improving the quality of the coffee beverage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Lizhong REN, Jian KUANG
  • SYMMETRIC DUAL BEAM CONTACT
    Publication number: 20180062295
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. The mating tongue forms opposite mating surfaces forwardly extending and vertically converging toward each other. The terminal includes a main body, a pair of beams extending forwardly from a front side of the main body for being respectively exposed upon the opposite mating surfaces, and a pair of soldering sections extending outwardly and laterally for mounting to a printed circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: XIAO-XIAN TIAN, JIAN-KUANG ZHU
  • SINGLE CONTACT WITH DUAL CONTACTING FACES RESPECTIVELY EXPOSED UPON TWO OPPOSITE SURFACES OF MATING TONGUE
    Publication number: 20180062296
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. The mating tongue forms opposite mating surfaces extending forwardly and vertically converging toward each other. The terminal includes a front contacting section, a middle retaining section rearwardly extending from the front contacting section, and a rear soldering section extending rearwardly from the middle retaining section. The front contacting section has two contacting faces respectively exposed upon the opposite mating surfaces of the mating tongue.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: XIAO-XIAN TIAN, JIAN-KUANG ZHU, WEN-FANG ZHANG
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH SHORT LENGTH ALONG MATING DIRECTION
    Publication number: 20180054012
    Abstract: An electrical cable connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals disposed in the housing, a mating cavity formed in the housing and forwardly communicating with an exterior. The terminal includes a front contacting section and a rear connecting section with an extension section therebewteen in a front-to-back direction. The front contacting section is exposed in the mating cavity, and the rear connecting section includes a soldering region and a pair of securing structure formed on two sides of the soldering region and secured to the housing for retaining the terminal in position with regard to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: JIAN-KUANG ZHU, WEI ZHONG
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING REINFORCING SHELL FOR MOUNTING AND OPERATION
    Publication number: 20180054007
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative cover enclosing the terminal module via an overmolding process. The cover includes a base and a tongue portion extending forwardly from the base and forming opposite mating surfaces thereon. The terminal module includes a plurality of terminals retained in the insulator wherein a contacting section of the terminal is exposed upon the mating surface. A pair of reinforcing metal plates are disposed upon the terminal module and enclosed by said cover except front portions of said reinforcing metal plates exposed outside of the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Wen-Fang ZHANG, Jian-Kuang ZHU, Chun-Sheng LI