Patents by Inventor Kuo-Cheng Liu

Kuo-Cheng Liu 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: 20130164998
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing having a number of passageways and a number of dividing walls extending from a rear side of the passageways; and a number of contact modules received in the insulating housing and arranged along a first direction. Each contact module includes an insulator and a number of conductive contacts received in the insulator. Each insulator includes a first section and a second section. The dimension of the first section along the first direction is larger than the dimension of the second section. When the contact modules are assembled to the insulating housing, the second sections are received in corresponding dividing walls, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2012
    Publication date: June 27, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Kuo-Cheng LIU, Zi-Yun XIA
  • Patent number: 8435043
    Abstract: A power connector assembly includes a first connector (100) having a first insulating housing (110) forming a front face (114) and a rear face (115). A number of passageways (101) are defined in the first insulating housing and extending through the front face and the rear face. A number of first contacts (120) are retained in the passageways, respectively. A second connector (200) includes a second insulating housing (210) having a front surface (214) and a rear surface (215). A number of passageways (201) are defined in the second insulating housing and extending through the front surface and the rear surface. A number of second contacts (220) are retained in the passageways, respectively. When the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other along a mating direction, a number of airflow holes (102) are defined between the front face of the first connector and the front surface of the second connector for heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20130102197
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts and a number of signal contacts received in the insulating housing, and a power bus bar electrically and mechanically connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing defines an opening at a rear side thereof, and defines a number of first and second passageways extending therethrough and communicating with the opening The power contacts are received in corresponding first passageways and the signal contacts are received in corresponding second passageways. Each power contact is composed by a pair of opposite power contact halves. Each power contact half defines a contacting end and an engaging end opposite to the contacting end. A fish-shape slot is defined between the two engaging ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU, Hai-Lang WANG
  • Publication number: 20130102198
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, and a power bus bar connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU, Hai-Lang WANG
  • Publication number: 20130102196
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, a power bus bar connecting with one power contact, and a spacer receiving the power bus bar. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU, Hai-Lang WANG
  • Publication number: 20130095684
    Abstract: A power connector mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts received in the housing and a pair of spacers attached to the insulating housing. The insulating housing extends along a transversal direction and defines a number of passageways extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The insulating housing has a front wall, an opposite rear wall, a pair of side walls and a bottom wall with the passageway extending through the front wall and the rear wall. The spacer is assembled to the pairs of power contacts with locking members thereon for holding the power contacts in positions with respect to the insulating housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Kuo-Cheng LIU
  • Publication number: 20130095693
    Abstract: A power connector mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing, and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The insulating housing extends along a transversal direction and defines a number of passageways extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The insulating housing has a top wall, an opposite bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. A beam is provided inside of the passageway. Each power contact has a main portion, a pair of contacting fingers extending from a forward edge of the main portion and distal tails extending downwards from the main portion. The pair of contacting fingers defining a groove therebetween for engaging with the beam so as to facilitate the contact being secured in the passageway with respect to said insulating housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Publication date: April 18, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU
  • Patent number: 8419482
    Abstract: A power connector mounting on a printed circuit board (PCB), includes an insulating housing, and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The insulating housing extends along a transversal direction and defines a number of passageways extending therethrough along a front-to-back direction. The insulating housing has a top wall, an opposite bottom wall, and a pair of side walls. A beam is provided inside of the passageway. Each power contact has a main portion, a pair of contacting fingers extending from a forward edge of the main portion and distal tails extending downwards from the main portion. The pair of contacting fingers defining a groove therebetween for engaging with the beam so as to facilitate the contact being secured in the passageway with respect to said insulating housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 8419477
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulating housing, a number of power contacts and a number of signal contacts received in the insulating housing, and a power bus bar electrically and mechanically connecting with one power contact. The insulating housing defines an opening at a rear side thereof, and defines a number of first and second passageways extending therethrough and communicating with the opening. The power contacts are received in corresponding first passageways and the signal contacts are received in corresponding second passageways. Each power contact is composed by a pair of opposite power contact halves. Each power contact half defines a contacting end and an engaging end opposite to the contacting end. A fish-shape slot is defined between the two engaging ends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Hai-Lang Wang
  • Patent number: 8419476
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting a cable includes an insulating housing with power contacts and signal contacts received therein, a power bus bar connecting with one power contact, and a spacer receiving the power bus bar. The insulating housing includes a mating face, a mounting face opposite to the mating face and defines first and second passageways extending therethrough. Each power contact forms a first engaging portion and a first contacting portion. Each signal contact forms a second engaging portion and a second contacting portion. The power bus bar has a main section extending along a first plane, a middle section extending from the main section, and a connecting section extending along a second plane perpendicular to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Ltd.
    Inventors: Wang-I Yu, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Hai-Leng Wang
  • Publication number: 20130065414
    Abstract: An electrical connector mounting on a printed circuit board includes an insulative housing and a number of power contacts received in the housing. The housing includes a main portion and a mating portion extending forwardly from the main portion. The mating portion has side walls and a receiving space surrounded by the side walls. The main portion has a mounting face and the mating portion has a mating face from which an opening is defined. The insulative housing defines at least one heat dissipation slot recessed from the mating face which extends inwards and communicating to the receiving space of the mating portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Kuo-Cheng LIU
  • Patent number: 8177579
    Abstract: A power receptacle includes an insulative housing and a number of power contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base extending along a first direction and a mating portion protruding from the base. The mating portion has a first mating surface, a pair of side surfaces extending perpendicularly to the first mating surface, and a first slot recessed into the mating portion from the first mating surface. The first slot extends through the pair of side surfaces of the mating portion along the first direction. The insulative housing includes a first mounting surface opposite to the first mating surface and defines a first through hole extending therethrough which is exposed to the outside from the first mating surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2012
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou), Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Wang-I Yu, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Publication number: 20120064777
    Abstract: A power receptacle includes an insulative housing and a number of power contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a base extending along a first direction and a mating portion protruding from the base. The mating portion has a first mating surface, a pair of side surfaces extending perpendicularly to the first mating surface, and a first slot recessed into the mating portion from the first mating surface. The first slot extends through the pair of side surfaces of the mating portion along the first direction. The insulative housing includes a first mounting surface opposite to the first mating surface and defines a first through hole extending therethrough which is exposed to the outside from the first mating surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2011
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Hung-Chi TAI, Kuo-Cheng LIU, Wang-I YU, Yung-Chih HUNG
  • Patent number: 8044678
    Abstract: The device for simulating a rectified constant impedance load provide by the present invention is to test a power product and comprises an analog-digital converter, a digital signal processor, a digital-analog converter, and an active electrical load module in order to replacing the passive components of a traditional rectified passive load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Chroma Ate Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Kao, Wen-Chung Chen, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Ming-Ying Tsou
  • Patent number: 8038466
    Abstract: A power connector assembly includes mateable power receptacle and power plug. The power receptacle includes an insulative housing and a number of receptacle power contacts received in the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a mating surface, a mounting surface, a first slot recessed from the first mating surface, and a first through hole extending through the mounting surface to be exposed to an exterior. The first through hole is in communication with the first slot in order to form a heat dissipation path for eliminating heat generated by the receptacle power contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Wang-I Yu, Yung-Chih Hung
  • Patent number: 7933732
    Abstract: An electronic load device provided for testing an OT (power supply to be tested) and the working bandwidth is regulated and set according to the output impedance of the OT. The electronic load device comprises a CPU, an impedance-bandwidth table, a voltage-current measurement unit, a power stage and a control module. Firstly, a current pulled out from the OT to the power stage is called by the CPU. Thereafter, an output impedance of the OT is measured by the voltage-current measurement unit and analysis by the CPU. Next, a working bandwidth of the electronic load device is regulated and set by the control module according to the output impedance and the impedance-bandwidth table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Chroma Ate Inc.
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Kao, Wen-Chung Chen, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Ming-Ying Tsou
  • Publication number: 20110076871
    Abstract: A power connector assembly includes a first connector (100) having a first insulating housing (110) forming a front face (114) and a rear face (115). A number of passageways (101) are defined in the first insulating housing and extending through the front face and the rear face. A number of first contacts (120) are retained in the passageways, respectively. A second connector (200) includes a second insulating housing (210) having a front surface (214) and a rear surface (215). A number of passageways (201) are defined in the second insulating housing and extending through the front surface and the rear surface. A number of second contacts (220) are retained in the passageways, respectively. When the first connector and the second connector are mated with each other along a mating direction, a number of airflow holes (102) are defined between the front face of the first connector and the front surface of the second connector for heat dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Wang-I YU, Hung-Chi Tai, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Patent number: 7766664
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power connector. The power connector includes a housing and a number of contacts received in the housing. At least one of the contacts includes a pair of opposite walls spaced apart at a predetermined distance. The walls have a front end respectively. The contact may further include a contact protection mechanism for protecting the contacts, wherein the contact protection mechanism bridges the front ends of the walls. The present invention also relates to a power connector assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Alltop Electronics (Su Zhou) Co., Ltd
    Inventors: I-Hung Cheng, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20100081338
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power connector. The power connector comprises a housing, and a plurality of contacts received in the housing, at least one of the contacts comprising a pair of opposite walls spaced apart at a predetermined distance, the walls having a front end respectively. According to the present invention, the contact further comprises a contact protection mechanism for protecting the contacts, wherein the contact protection mechanism bridges the front ends of the walls. The present invention also relates to a power connector assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: I-Hung Cheng, Kuo-Cheng Liu
  • Publication number: 20090187367
    Abstract: An electronic load device provided for testing an OT (power supply to be tested) and the working bandwidth is regulated and set according to the output impedance of the OT. The electronic load device comprises a CPU, an impedance-bandwidth table, a voltage-current measurement unit, a power stage and a control module. Firstly, a current pulled out from the OT to the power stage is called by the CPU. Thereafter, an output impedance of the OT is measured by the voltage-current measurement unit and analysis by the CPU. Next, a working bandwidth of the electronic load device is regulated and set by the control module according to the output impedance and the impedance-bandwidth table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Inventors: Hung-Hsiang Kao, Wen-Chung Chen, Kuo-Cheng Liu, Ming-Ying Tsou