Patents by Inventor Li-Chun Hou

Li-Chun Hou 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).

  • Patent number: 8070525
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell has a top shell (51) and a bottom shell (52) assembled with each other, the bottom shell comprises a frame-shaped base portion (520) and an extension portion (523) extending backwards and bent downwards from the base portion. The base portion defines a top wall (5201), a bottom wall (5202) and a pair of side walls (5203) connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, the extension portion has a bottom surface lower than the bottom wall of the base portion and a pair of side portions bent upwards from lateral edges of the bottom surface, the side walls of the base portion and the side portions of the extension portion have a locking mechanism engaging the base portion with the extension portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Chun Hou, Chin-Te Lai, Su-Feng Liu, Hong-Zhen Luo
  • Patent number: 8066532
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages and a PCB (3) electrically connected with the contacts. The PCB has a terminal soldering area (31) and a wire soldering area (32), the terminal soldering area defines a plurality of first conductive pads (311) on a top surface and a bottom surface of the PCB, the first conductive pads are electrically connected with corresponding contacts. The wire soldering area defines a plurality of second conductive pads (321) on the top surface and the bottom surface of the PCB, the second conductive pads are electrically connected with corresponding wires, and the first conductive pads are electrically connected with the second conductive pads, the number of the first conductive pads located on the top surface is different from the second conductive pads on the top surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Chun Hou, Chin-Te Lai
  • Publication number: 20110281465
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell includes a top shell (52) and a bottom shell (51) assembled with each other, the top shell includes a body portion (521) in the front thereof and a sleeve portion (523) extending backwards from the body portion, the body portion has an upper wall (5210), a rear wall (5213) connected with the upper wall and vertical to the upper wall, and a pair of lateral walls (5212) on both sides of the upper wall and perpendicular to the upper wall, the sleeve portion (523) is extending rearwards from the rear wall (5213) to form a close configuration with four conjoint walls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LI-CHUN HOU
  • Publication number: 20110281464
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, a cable (4) electrically connected with the contacts, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell comprises a top shell (52) and a bottom shell (51) assembled with each other, and a rear shell (53) behind the top shell and the bottom shell. The rear shell includes a pocket portion (531) in a rear segment thereof and a plate (532) in front of the pocket portion, the plate is arranged along a direction perpendicular to a mating direction, the plate extending into at least one of the top shell and the bottom shell to connect the rear shell with the top shell and the bottom shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2011
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: LI-CHUN HOU
  • Publication number: 20100184329
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages and a PCB (3) electrically connected with the contacts. The PCB has a terminal soldering area (31) and a wire soldering area (32), the terminal soldering area defines a plurality of first conductive pads (311) on a top surface and a bottom surface of the PCB, the first conductive pads are electrically connected with corresponding contacts. The wire soldering area defines a plurality of second conductive pads (321) on the top surface and the bottom surface of the PCB, the second conductive pads are electrically connected with corresponding wires, and the first conductive pads are electrically connected with the second conductive pads, the number of the first conductive pads located on the top surface is different from the second conductive pads on the top surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-CHUN HOU, CHIN-TE LAI
  • Publication number: 20100184338
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (1) with a plurality of terminal passages (12), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the corresponding terminal passages, and a shell (5) enclosing the insulative housing. The shell has a top shell (51) and a bottom shell (52) assembled with each other, the bottom shell comprises a frame-shaped base portion (520) and an extension portion (523) extending backwards and bent downwards from the base portion. The base portion defines a top wall (5201), a bottom wall (5202) and a pair of side walls (5203) connecting with the top wall and the bottom wall, the extension portion has a bottom surface lower than the bottom wall of the base portion and a pair of side portions bent upwards from lateral edges of the bottom surface, the side walls of the base portion and the side portions of the extension portion have a locking mechanism engaging the base portion with the extension portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LI-CHUN HOU, CHIN-TE LAI, SU-FENG LIU, HONG-ZHEN LUO
  • Publication number: 20060053367
    Abstract: A customization method and system enable a user to author or simulate one or more web pages flexibly and specially for an Internet appliance. The customization method and device provide the user with some predefined general devices and a plurality of capacities associated therewith. The user can acquire a customized device by selecting or adding one of the predefined general devices and further editing or previewing the associated capacities. In addition, the user authors or previews the web page based on the customized device that is similar to the Internet appliance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2004
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Eric Chen, Li-Chun Hou, Yu-Ru Chou
  • Patent number: D637161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li-Chun Hou, Bin Xu, Chin-Te Lai