Patents by Inventor Min-Lung Chien

Min-Lung Chien 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: 11424567
    Abstract: A connector structure is provided, including an insulating body, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body, at least one stopper, and a housing receiving the insulating body and the terminals. A portion of the insulating body is abutted between the housing and the at least one stopper, and contacting portions of the housing and the at least one stopper are structurally combined together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11044803
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board including at least two electrical conducting layers, at least two non-electrical conducting layers, and at least one adhesion layer is provided. The non-electrical conducting layers are disposed between the electrical conducting layers. The non-electrical conducting layers are adhered together via the adhesion layer. A sum of thickness of the non-electrical conducting layers is greater than 4 mil, and there is no electrical conducting layer sandwiched between the at least two non-electrical conducting layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ta-Teh Meng, Mao-Sheng Chen, Wen-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 11031711
    Abstract: An electrical connector disposed on a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector includes a terminal set having a plurality of terminals, a first insulator, at least one second insulator, and a third insulator. Each of the terminals has a contact portion, a soldering portion connecting to the circuit board, and a bending portion connected between the contact portion and the soldering portion. The first insulator is structurally integrated with the contact portions. The second insulator is structurally integrated with the terminals and is located between the bending portions and the soldering portions. The third insulator is locked with the second insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20210167540
    Abstract: A connector structure is provided, including an insulating body, a plurality of terminals disposed in the insulating body, at least one stopper, and a housing receiving the insulating body and the terminals. A portion of the insulating body is abutted between the housing and the at least one stopper, and contacting portions of the housing and the at least one stopper are structurally combined together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 11024995
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including an electrical connecting member, at least one connector, and at least one metal cover is provided. The connector is disposed at and electrically connected to the electrical connecting member. The metal cover is disposed on the electrical connecting member, such that the electrical connecting member is located between the metal cover and the connector, and the connector is covered by the electrical connecting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ta-Teh Meng, Wen-Yu Wang, Yu-Chai Yeh, Ping Shi, Jizhou Li
  • Publication number: 20200413527
    Abstract: A flexible circuit board including at least two electrical conducting layers, at least two non-electrical conducting layers, and at least one adhesion layer is provided. The non-electrical conducting layers are disposed between the electrical conducting layers. The non-electrical conducting layers are adhered together via the adhesion layer. A sum of thickness of the non-electrical conducting layers is greater than 4 mil, and there is no electrical conducting layer sandwiched between the at least two non-electrical conducting layers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ta-Teh Meng, Mao-Sheng Chen, Wen-Yu Wang
  • Patent number: 10880992
    Abstract: A circuit board structure including a dielectric substrate having a plurality of vias, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, an insulating layer, and a third conductor layer. The first and the second conductor layers are disposed at opposite surfaces of the dielectric substrate. The first conductor layer forms a plurality of traces including at least one high-speed differential pair and a plurality of ground traces, wherein the vias are located on the ground traces. The electric insulated layer is disposed on the dielectric substrate and covers the first conductor layer, and the third conductor layer is disposed on the insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Mao-Sheng Chen, Wen-Yu Wang
  • Publication number: 20200366013
    Abstract: An electrical connector disposed on a circuit board is provided. The electrical connector includes a terminal set having a plurality of terminals, a first insulator, at least one second insulator, and a third insulator. Each of the terminals has a contact portion, a soldering portion connecting to the circuit board, and a bending portion connected between the contact portion and the soldering portion. The first insulator is structurally integrated with the contact portions. The second insulator is structurally integrated with the terminals and is located between the bending portions and the soldering portions. The third insulator is locked with the second insulator.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Fan-Cheng Huang, Ying-Te Lin
  • Patent number: 10777952
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first terminal module, a second terminal module, and a metallic contact member. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are received in a metallic shell. The metallic contact member is between the first terminal module and the second terminal module. The metallic contact member separates the first terminal module from the second terminal module. Moreover, two ends of the metallic contact member are respectively in contact with the ground terminals of the first plug terminals or in contact with the ground terminals of the second plug terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Mao-Sheng Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 10615544
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including an insulator, a pair of side-latches, a terminal set, and a shielding shell is provided. The pair of side-latches and a plurality of terminals of the terminal set are arranged along a first axis, and each of them extends along a second axis. The pair of side-latches and the terminal set are respectively disposed in the insulator, and the pair of side-latches are located on two sides of the terminal set. The shielding shell covers the insulator along the second axis. The side-latch includes at least one protrusion exposed out of the insulator along a third axis and structurally leaning against the shielding shell, such that the shielding shell is electrically connected with the pair of side-latches. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 10601186
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including an insulator, a plurality of elastic terminals, at least one shielding spring, and an outer shell is provided. The elastic terminals are disposed in the insulator and arranged along an axial direction. The elastic terminals includes at least one grounding terminal arranged at a first position or a last position of the elastic terminals. The shielding spring is assembled to an exterior surface of the insulator. A portion of the shielding spring on the axial direction is disposed on a deformable path of the grounding terminal. The insulator, the elastic terminals, and the shielding spring are accommodated in the outer shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Ling-Tai Liu
  • Publication number: 20200059024
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including an electrical connecting member, at least one connector, and at least one metal cover is provided. The connector is disposed at and electrically connected to the electrical connecting member. The metal cover is disposed on the electrical connecting member, such that the electrical connecting member is located between the metal cover and the connector, and the connector is covered by the electrical connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ta-Teh Meng, Wen-Yu Wang, Yu-Chai Yeh, Ping Shi, JIZHOU LI
  • Publication number: 20200037440
    Abstract: A circuit board structure including a dielectric substrate having a plurality of vias, a first conductor layer, a second conductor layer, an insulating layer, and a third conductor layer. The first and the second conductor layers are disposed at opposite surfaces of the dielectric substrate. The first conductor layer forms a plurality of traces including at least one high-speed differential pair and a plurality of ground traces, wherein the vias are located on the ground traces. The electric insulated layer is disposed on the dielectric substrate and covers the first conductor layer, and the third conductor layer is disposed on the insulating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2019
    Publication date: January 30, 2020
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Mao-Sheng Chen, Wen-Yu Wang
  • Publication number: 20200014158
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first terminal module, a second terminal module, and a metallic contact member. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are received in a metallic shell. The metallic contact member is between the first terminal module and the second terminal module. The metallic contact member separates the first terminal module from the second terminal module. Moreover, two ends of the metallic contact member are respectively in contact with the ground terminals of the first plug terminals or in contact with the ground terminals of the second plug terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Min-Lung CHIEN, Ming-Yung CHANG, Mao-Sheng CHEN, Cheng-Che TSAI
  • Patent number: 10439314
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first terminal module and a second terminal module disposed inside a metallic shell. The first terminal module includes a first insulated member and first plug terminals, a first combining portion, and a first conductive strip assembled on the first insulated member. The second terminal module includes a second insulated member and second plug terminals, a second combining portion, and a second conductive strip assembled on the second insulated member. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are formed by different plastic injection molds, and therefore the assembly of the first plug terminals, the second plug terminals, the first combining portion, and the second combining portion on the first insulated member and the second insulated member becomes easy. No additional Mylar film is utilized because no terminal groove appears on the outer surface of the first insulated member and the second insulated member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Chun-Hung Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190103712
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including an insulator, a plurality of elastic terminals, at least one shielding spring, and an outer shell is provided. The elastic terminals are disposed in the insulator and arranged along an axial direction. The elastic terminals includes at least one grounding terminal arranged at a first position or a last position of the elastic terminals. The shielding spring is assembled to an exterior surface of the insulator. A portion of the shielding spring on the axial direction is disposed on a deformable path of the grounding terminal. The insulator, the elastic terminals, and the shielding spring are accommodated in the outer shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Cheng-Che Tsai, Ling-Tai Liu
  • Publication number: 20190103711
    Abstract: A plug electrical connector including an insulator, a pair of side-latches, a terminal set, and a shielding shell is provided. The pair of side-latches and a plurality of terminals of the terminal set are arranged along a first axis, and each of them extends along a second axis. The pair of side-latches and the terminal set are respectively disposed in the insulator, and the pair of side-latches are located on two sides of the terminal set. The shielding shell covers the insulator along the second axis. The side-latch includes at least one protrusion exposed out of the insulator along a third axis and structurally leaning against the shielding shell, such that the shielding shell is electrically connected with the pair of side-latches. The first axis, the second axis, and the third axis are orthogonal to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Publication number: 20190036264
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a first terminal module and a second terminal module disposed inside a metallic shell. The first terminal module includes a first insulated member and first plug terminals, a first combining portion, and a first conductive strip assembled on the first insulated member. The second terminal module includes a second insulated member and second plug terminals, a second combining portion, and a second conductive strip assembled on the second insulated member. The first terminal module and the second terminal module are formed by different plastic injection molds, and therefore the assembly of the first plug terminals, the second plug terminals, the first combining portion, and the second combining portion on the first insulated member and the second insulated member becomes easy. No additional Mylar film is utilized because no terminal groove appears on the outer surface of the first insulated member and the second insulated member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Chun-Hung Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai
  • Patent number: 10148040
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing received in a metallic shell, first and second terminal modules respectively above and below the insulated housing, and abutting plates (EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) plates). Each abutting plate (EMI plate) is between the metallic shell and the insulated housing. Each abutting plate (EMI plate) includes a main body and elastic arms outwardly extending from the main body. Each elastic arm includes a terminal contact portion and a shell contact portion. The terminal contact portion is extending toward a corresponding recessed hole of the insulated housing and contacts one or more first ground terminal of the first terminal module or one or more second ground terminal of the second terminal module. The shell contact portion contacts an inner surface of the metallic shell. Therefore, the high frequency features of the connector can be optimized effectively and resonant problems of the connector can be improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Mao-Sheng Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai, Ling-Tai Liu
  • Publication number: 20180294604
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing received in a metallic shell, first and second terminal modules respectively above and below the insulated housing, and abutting plates (EMI (Electro-Magnetic Interference) plates). Each abutting plate (EMI plate) is between the metallic shell and the insulated housing. Each abutting plate (EMI plate) includes a main body and elastic arms outwardly extending from the main body. Each elastic arm includes a terminal contact portion and a shell contact portion. The terminal contact portion is extending toward a corresponding recessed hole of the insulated housing and contacts one or more first ground terminal of the first terminal module or one or more second ground terminal of the second terminal module. The shell contact portion contacts an inner surface of the metallic shell. Therefore, the high frequency features of the connector can be optimized effectively and resonant problems of the connector can be improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Min-Lung Chien, Ming-Yung Chang, Mao-Sheng Chen, Cheng-Che Tsai, Ling-Tai Liu