Patents by Inventor Kuei-Chung Tsai
Kuei-Chung Tsai 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: 11527844Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a first terminal group having a signal terminal pair and a ground terminal arranged on one side of the signal terminal pair, each signal terminal having a tail portion, a contact portion, and a body portion, the body portion having a covering portion and a free portion exposed to air, wherein there is a first center distance between the contact portions of the signal terminal pair, there is a second center distance between the free portions, and there is a third center distance between the covering parts, and a second terminal group forming a first mating port with the first terminal group, wherein the second center distance is smaller than the first center distance, and the third center distance is greater than the second center distance.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2021Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chih-Ping Chung, Kuei-Chung Tsai, Chun-Hsiung Hsu
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Patent number: 11349262Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing with a front mating slot and a rear receiving cavity; a combo contact module assembly received within the receiving cavity and including a sideband contact module sandwiched between a pair of high speed contact modules; each high speed contact module including an upper unit and a lower unit assembled with each other in a vertical direction; the upper unit and the lower unit being essentially symmetrically arranged with each other in the vertical direction with a half of pitch offset in a transverse direction; and a metallic shell; wherein each of the upper unit and the lower unit including a front subunit and a rear subunit stacked with each other in the vertical direction and retained together.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chih-Ping Chung, Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai, Terrance F. Little
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Publication number: 20220158388Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulating body; and a first row of terminals and a second row of terminals housed in the insulating body, each terminal in the first row of terminals having a tail portion, a contact portion, and a body portion, the first row of terminals including a signal terminal pair having a pair of signal terminals and a ground terminal arranged on one side of the signal terminal pair, wherein a first center distance between the contact portions of the signal terminal pair is different from a second center distance between the contact portion of the ground terminal and the contact portion of an adjacent signal terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2021Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: CHIH-PING CHUNG, CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Publication number: 20210351536Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprising: an insulative housing with a front mating slot and a rear receiving cavity; a combo contact module assembly received within the receiving cavity and including a sideband contact module sandwiched between a pair of high speed contact modules; each high speed contact module including an upper unit and a lower unit assembled with each other in a vertical direction; the upper unit and the lower unit being essentially symmetrically arranged with each other in the vertical direction with a half of pitch offset in a transverse direction; and a metallic shell; wherein each of the upper unit and the lower unit including a front subunit and a rear subunit stacked with each other in the vertical direction and retained together.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 5, 2020Publication date: November 11, 2021Inventors: CHIH-PING CHUNG, CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI, TERRANCE F. LITTLE
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Publication number: 20210320448Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating body, a first terminal group having a signal terminal pair and a ground terminal arranged on one side of the signal terminal pair, each signal terminal having a tail portion, a contact portion, and a body portion, the body portion having a covering portion and a free portion exposed to air, wherein there is a first center distance between the contact portions of the signal terminal pair, there is a second center distance between the free portions, and there is a third center distance between the covering parts, and a second terminal group forming a first mating port with the first terminal group, wherein the second center distance is smaller than the first center distance, and the third center distance is greater than the second center distance.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2021Publication date: October 14, 2021Inventors: CHIH-PING CHUNG, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI, CHUN-HSIUNG HSU
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Patent number: 10916891Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a first conductive member (24). The contacts include a pair of first grounding contacts (212) for transmitting grounding signal, and a pair of first signal contacts (211) for transmitting a differential signal. The pair of first grounding contacts and the pair of first signal contacts are arranged in a first row. The pair of first signal contacts is disposed between the pair of first grounding contacts. The first conductive member is electrically connected with both of the first grounding contacts in at least two different locations.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2020Date of Patent: February 9, 2021Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai
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Patent number: 10886651Abstract: An electrical connector assembly used in an interior of an electronic device which includes an internal printed circuit board, a chip mounted on internal printed circuit board, internal conductive pads disposed close to the chip and electrically connected to the chip, and an interface connector away from the chip and electrically connected to the external electrical connector comprises a first connector electrically connected to the internal conductive pads and a cable connecting with the first connector, the cable being able to electrically connect to the interface connector, wherein the first connector includes first elastic terminals elastically contacting the internal conductive pads.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventor: Kuei-Chung Tsai
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Publication number: 20200203892Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a first conductive member (24). The contacts include a pair of first grounding contacts (212) for transmitting grounding signal, and a pair of first signal contacts (211) for transmitting a differential signal. The pair of first grounding contacts and the pair of first signal contacts are arranged in a first row. The pair of first signal contacts is disposed between the pair of first grounding contacts. The first conductive member is electrically connected with both of the first grounding contacts in at least two different locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Inventors: CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Patent number: 10581201Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a first conductive member (24). The contacts include a pair of first grounding contacts (212) for transmitting grounding signal, and a pair of first signal contacts (211) for transmitting a differential signal. The pair of first grounding contacts and the pair of first signal contacts are arranged in a first row. The pair of first signal contacts is disposed between the pair of first grounding contacts. The first conductive member is electrically connected with both of the first grounding contacts in at least two different locations.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai
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Publication number: 20200036124Abstract: An electrical connector assembly used in an interior of an electronic device which includes an internal printed circuit board, a chip mounted on internal printed circuit board, internal conductive pads disposed close to the chip and electrically connected to the chip, and an interface connector away from the chip and electrically connected to the external electrical connector comprises a first connector electrically connected to the internal conductive pads and a cable connecting with the first connector, the cable being able to electrically connect to the interface connector, wherein the first connector includes first elastic terminals elastically contacting the internal conductive pads.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 25, 2019Publication date: January 30, 2020Inventor: KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Patent number: 10468823Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), and a number of contacts received therein. The contacts include a pair of first and second grounding contacts (212, 222), and a pair of first and second signal contacts (211, 221). Each of the first signal and grounding contacts includes a first contact portion (213), a first mounting portion (214), a first horizontal portion (215), and a first connecting portion (216). Each of the second signal and grounding contacts includes a second contact portion (223), a second mounting portion (224), and a second horizontal portion (225). A first distance (d1) between the first connecting portion and the second mounting portion is greater than a second distance (d2) between the first and second horizontal portions, and is also greater than a third distance (d3) between the first and second mounting portions.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai
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Patent number: 10367308Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said shielding module includes metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Terrance F. Little, Chih-Hsien Chou, Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai
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Publication number: 20190165518Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), and a number of contacts received therein. The contacts include a pair of first and second grounding contacts (212, 222), and a pair of first and second signal contacts (211, 221). Each of the first signal and grounding contacts includes a first contact portion (213), a first mounting portion (214), a first horizontal portion (215), and a first connecting portion (216). Each of the second signal and grounding contacts includes a second contact portion (223), a second mounting portion (224), and a second horizontal portion (225). A first distance (d1) between the first connecting portion and the second mounting portion is greater than a second distance (d2) between the first and second horizontal portions, and is also greater than a third distance (d3) between the first and second mounting portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Publication number: 20190131743Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1), a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and a first conductive member (24). The contacts include a pair of first grounding contacts (212) for transmitting grounding signal, and a pair of first signal contacts (211) for transmitting a differential signal. The pair of first grounding contacts and the pair of first signal contacts are arranged in a first row. The pair of first signal contacts is disposed between the pair of first grounding contacts. The first conductive member is electrically connected with both of the first grounding contacts in at least two different locations.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2018Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventors: CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Publication number: 20180115119Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said shielding module includes metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2017Publication date: April 26, 2018Inventors: TERRANCE F. LITTLE, CHIH-HSIEN CHOU, CHUN-HSIUNG HSU, KUEI-CHUNG TSAI
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Publication number: 20170131489Abstract: A connector assembly includes a printed circuit board (PCB) enclosed within a metallic cover. The PCB has an exposed mating port at a front region, and a transmission region around a rear region. A latch structure associated with a pulling tape is provided on the metallic cover. A CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) IC and a control IC are mounted upon the PCB and electrically connected to the mating port for transforming the electrical signal to the THz electromagnetic waves. An optional lens is optionally located at the rear region to refocus the THz electromagnetic waves to a low dielectric constant wave guide for further transmission. A system includes a pair of connector assemblies oppositely arranged and linked with each other via the low dielectric constant wave guide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 11, 2016Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventors: KUEI-CHUNG TSAI, LI-CHUN WU
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Patent number: 9478884Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating port in a transverse direction, a top wall and a bottom wall horizontally extending in two sides of the mating port, and a number of terminal passageways; and a terminal module received in the insulative housing, the terminal module comprising an insulative plate extending along the transverse direction and a number of conductive terminals insert molded in the insulative plate, the conductive terminal having a fixed section in the insulative plate and a contact section extending from the fixed section and received in a corresponding terminal passageway, the conductive terminals comprising a number of pairs of differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signal; wherein the insulative plate has a number of slots, the slot having two opposite edges, the pair of signal terminals having closer inner edges, the inner edge being between two opposite edges of the slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Kuei-Chung Tsai, Yue-Ou Zhang
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Patent number: 9461423Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10), a number of upper terminals (20) and a number of lower terminals (30) received in the insulative housing. The upper terminals comprise a pair of signal terminals (21) and a ground terminal (22) on one side of the pair of the pair of signal terminals; and an insulative body insert molded with the upper terminals to constitute a terminal module. The upper terminal has a fixed portion (201) and an elastic arm (301). Both the fixed portions of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same first width (201a). Both the elastic arms of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same second width (202a). The second width is wider than the first width. Every two adjacent fixed portions of the upper terminals are equidistant, and every two adjacent elastic arms of the upper terminals are equidistant.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Kuei-Chung Tsai, Jian-JIa Qi
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Publication number: 20150162713Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (10), a number of upper terminals (20) and a number of lower terminals (30) received in the insulative housing. The upper terminals comprise a pair of signal terminals (21) and a ground terminal (22) on one side of the pair of the pair of signal terminals; and an insulative body insert molded with the upper terminals to constitute a terminal module. The upper terminal has a fixed portion (201) and an elastic arm (301). Both the fixed portions of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same first width (201a). Both the elastic arms of the signal terminal and the ground terminal have a same second width (202a). The second width is wider than the first width. Every two adjacent fixed portions of the upper terminals are equidistant, and every two adjacent elastic arms of the upper terminals are equidistant.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 10, 2014Publication date: June 11, 2015Inventors: KUEI-CHUNG TSAI, JIAN-JIA QI
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Patent number: RE49901Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a front cavity for receiving and a rear cavity, a terminal assembly assembled in the rear cavity, and a ground member. The terminal assembly includes an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module sandwiching a shielding module therebetween. Said The upper terminal module includes a pair of upper ground terminals. Said The lower terminal module includes a plurality of lower ground terminals. Said The shielding module includes a metallic shielding plate. The ground member is associated with the shielding module to mechanically and electrically connect at least one of the upper ground terminals and the lower ground terminals with the shielding plate.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2021Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Terrance F. Little, Chih-Hsien Chou, Chun-Hsiung Hsu, Kuei-Chung Tsai