Patents by Inventor Ming Chiang Chen

Ming Chiang Chen 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: 20130065449
    Abstract: A charger includes a female connector disposed in a mobile phone, and a male connector mated with the female connector and adapter for electrically connecting with an external power supply. The female connector includes an insulating housing defining a receiving chamber, and electrical terminals partially embedded in the insulating housing with one end thereof being exposed in the receiving chamber and the other end thereof projecting out of the insulating housing to be electrically connected with a printed circuit board of the mobile phone. The male connector has electrical contacts exposed outward. The male connector can be removably inserted in the receiving chamber of the female connector to realize an electrical connection between the electrical contacts and the corresponding electrical terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: LEI GAO, BING-TAO YANG, YIN-LUNG WU, MING-CHIANG CHEN
  • Publication number: 20130057974
    Abstract: A lens module socket includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals, an inner shielding shell and an outer shielding shell. The insulating housing has an accommodating space therein for receiving the lens module and a plurality of buckling grooves distributed at outsides of corresponding side walls thereof. The conductive terminals are assembled in the insulating housing. The inner shielding shell surrounds the insulating housing, and has a plurality of side plates which define a plurality of through-holes corresponding to the respective buckling grooves. The outer shielding shell covered on the insulating housing includes a top plate and a plurality of lateral plates extending downward from a periphery of the top plate and defining a plurality of openings. A buckling arm is extended upward and bent inward from a bottom of each opening to be buckled in the corresponding buckling groove through the through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Publication date: March 7, 2013
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG-TU ZHANG, Ai-Gong Chi, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8348688
    Abstract: Provided is a waterproof connector, including an inner insulating housing, a plurality of electrical contacts, an inner metal shell, a sealing plate, an outer insulating housing, an outer metal shell and a waterproof rubber ring. The inner metal shell is pressed to form a plurality of holding blocks and two holes. The sealing plate includes a connecting plate and two closing plates for covering the corresponding hole. The outer insulating housing is integrally formed with the inner insulating housing, the electrical contacts, the inner metal shell and the sealing plate by insert molding. The waterproof rubber ring encompasses a front end of the inner metal shell. The outer insulating housing can seal off the gaps between the sealing plate and the inner metal shell, and between the inner insulating housing and the inner metal shell. The present waterproof connector can satisfy the waterproof demand by the waterproof rubber ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhen Liu, Wei-hong Liao, Ming-chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20120302109
    Abstract: An electrical terminal has a soldering plate having a front end soldered onto a printed circuit board and a rear end edge bent upward to raise beyond a plane of the soldering plate, an elastic plate extending rearward from a substantial middle of the rear end edge of the soldering plate and inclined upward, a contact portion protruding rearward from a distal end of the elastic plate, and two strengthening arms extending rearward from two ends of the rear end edge of the soldering plate. The strengthening arms are inclined downward and towards the printed circuit board in process of extending rearward, so as to make distal ends thereof resist against the printed circuit board to strengthen the restoring elasticity of the elastic plate, when an external force presses the contact portion and the elastic plate downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 29, 2012
    Applicant: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhi Cheng Qu, Bing Tao Yang, Yin Lung Wu, Ming Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8303317
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a socket connector, and a plug connector including a plug housing and plug terminals disposed in the plug housing and each having a contact portion projected sideward out of the plug housing. The socket connector includes a socket housing defining an insertion space, plug terminals disposed in the socket housing and contact pads embedded in two opposite inner sidewalls of the insertion space to connect with the plug terminals and exposed in the insertion space. Two end edges of the inner sidewalls of the insertion space are designed with two arc-shaped guiding surfaces. A bottom of each contact pad is bent and embedded in the inner sidewall to realize a smooth connection of the contact pad and the guiding surface so as to guide the contact portions to be inserted into the insertion space along the guiding surfaces and electrically contact with the contact pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Gao, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8298021
    Abstract: A contacting terminal electrically connecting with an electrical element includes a soldering plate, a pair of facing confining plates extended upward from two opposite side edges of the soldering plate, an upward flexible arm extended from one end of the soldering plate, and a contacting portion extended from a free end of the flexible arm and beyond tops of the confining plates. The contacting portion is elastically pressed downward by the electrical element to realize an electrical connection therebetween and restricted between the confining plates. Tops of the confining plates are capable of stopping the electrical element pressing the contacting portion downward excessively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Cheng-Qiang Huang, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8287293
    Abstract: A card connector for receiving a card includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, an ejection mechanism and a shielding shell covered on the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a guiding groove. The ejection mechanism assembled in the insulating housing includes a sliding block, an elastic element and a guide pin. The sliding block has a base body, a sliding body extending sideward from one side of the base body for ejecting the card out, and a locking body extending frontward from a root of the sliding body and spaced from the one side of the base body to define a positioning passage therebetween for guiding the card to enter the insulating housing, a guiding block protruded at a bottom of the locking body to be slidably located in the guiding groove to guide the slide of the sliding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Gao, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen, Bing-Tao Yang
  • Patent number: 8287314
    Abstract: An audio jack connector includes an insulating housing, signal terminals and a ground terminal. The insulating housing defines an insertion hole extending longitudinally to penetrate through a front of the insulating housing, a fastening groove and a gap communicating with the insertion hole. The signal terminals are disposed at regular intervals between one side surface and the insertion hole of the insulating housing. The ground terminal has a base plate vertically fastened in one side surface of the insulating housing, a soldering arm projected under a bottom surface, a fastening plate bent from a top of the base plate, an elastic plate extending forward from the fastening plate and a contact arm formed by a front end of the elastic plate arched downward. The fastening plate and the elastic plate are disposed in the fastening groove with the contact arm stretched into the insertion hole through the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Lei Gao, Yin-Lung Wu, Bing-Tao Yang, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8282400
    Abstract: An electronic connector includes an insulating case, a metal plate and a contact module. The insulating case includes a top surface, a bottom surface, a receiving space defined therein, and a plurality of grooves defined at the top surface. The metal plate is retained in the receiving space and attached to the bottom surface of the insulating case. The contact module is retained in the receiving space, which includes an insulating housing, a plurality of contacts and a ground terminal. Each contact includes a first connecting portion extended above the top surface and aligned with the corresponding groove of the insulating case. The ground terminal includes a second connecting portion and a contacting portion. The second connecting portion is extended above the top surface and aligned with the corresponding groove of the insulating case. The contacting portion is connected to the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ou Yang, Ping-Chih Chen, Hong-Tu Zhang, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8282430
    Abstract: An electrical contact includes a soldering plate, first curved plate extended upwardly from one end of the soldering plate, a middle plate extended from the free end of the curved plate, a second curved plate extended upwardly from the free end of the soldering plate, a contact plate extended from the free end of the second curved plate, a vertical plate extended downwardly from each of opposite lateral edges of the contact plate and beyond a bottom surface of the middle plate, and a restricting plate extended inwardly from the vertical plate and positioned between the soldering plate and the middle plate. The movement of the contact plate and the middle plate are limited to resist a vertical force for preventing the electrical contact from permanent deformation in a vertical direction by the restricting plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hang-Xiao He, Wei-Hong Liao, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8282407
    Abstract: A card connector for receiving a card includes an insulating housing, a plurality of conductive terminals received in the insulating housing, a first switch terminal, a second switch terminal and a shielding shell covered on the insulating housing. The insulating housing defines a first switch groove, a second switch groove, a first fastening groove and a second fastening groove. The first switch terminal includes a first fastening portion fastened in the first fastening groove, a first locating portion located in the first switch groove, and a first contact portion hung over the insulating housing. The second switch terminal includes a second fastening portion fastened in the second fastening groove, a second locating portion located in the second switch groove, and a second contact portion hung over the insulating housing to electrically contact with the first contact portion under the pressure of the card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Cheng Qu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8262400
    Abstract: A card connector includes an insulating housing defining a first receiving chamber and a second receiving chamber. A fool-proofing member has a pivot pillar vertically pivoted in one side of the insulating housing, a first fool-proofing portion and a second fool-proofing portion protruded on an outside face of the pivot pillar and apart designed at an upper position and a lower position of the pivot pillar at an angle. An elastic element is put around a top of the pivot pillar to make the first fool-proofing portion hidden in the insulating housing and the second fool-proofing portion stretched in the second receiving chamber for receiving one card in the first receiving chamber. The first fool-proofing portion stretches into the first receiving chamber under the rotation drive of the fool-proofing member realized by another card being inserted into the second receiving chamber to push the second fool-proofing portion rearward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Cheng Qu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8246379
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating body having a base board and a fastening tongue protruding upward and then extending forward from a rear of the base board, and an electrical terminal which has a base plate, two elastic arms parallel and apart located over the base plate by means of two rear ends thereof curvedly connected with a rear edge of the base plate respectively, and two contact arms oppositely extending outward from two front ends of the elastic arms. The base plate is inserted rearward to be clipped between the fastening tongue and the base board, and the elastic arms are located at two opposite sides of the fastening tongue. The contact arms can be respectively connected with the positive electrode of one of two batteries and the negative electrode of the other battery to realize a series connection between the two batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Tu Zhang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: 8246391
    Abstract: A connector terminal is assembled in an insulating housing defining a receiving cavity of which front and rear sides protrude face-to-face to form two blocking eaves. The connector terminal has a fastening strip of which a bottom edge protrudes downward to form two elastic arms spaced from each other, and a soldering portion between the two elastic arms. The elastic arms are apart from two opposite side edges of the soldering portion to define two receiving intervals between the soldering portion and the elastic arms. Distal ends of the elastic arms oppositely protrude to form two fastening barbs. The soldering portion and the elastic arms are inserted in the receiving cavity. The fastening barbs slide through the blocking eaves to be hooked under the blocking eaves respectively and the fastening barbs can be avoided scraping the connector by means of cushion effects of the receiving intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhi-Cheng Qu, Bing-Tao Yang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Publication number: 20120164855
    Abstract: A connector terminal curved from a strip-shaped metal plate has a soldering plate of which a substantial middle of one end edge extends upward to form a bracket plate, an arched connecting portion bent upward from the other end of the soldering plate and apart facing the bracket plate, and a flexible arm extending from a free end of the connecting portion towards the bracket plate and parallel to the soldering plate. Two opposite side edges of a top end of the bracket plate oppositely protrude to form a pair of blocking ears. A free end of the flexible arm is arched upward to form an inverted-V shaped contacting portion adjacent to the bracket plate. Two ends of a distal edge of the contacting portion further extend beyond the two opposite side edges of the bracket plate to form a pair of resisting tails respectively restrained under the blocking ears.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventors: HONG-TU ZHANG, PING-CHIH CHEN, MING-CHIANG CHEN
  • Patent number: D663695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hong-Tu Zhang, Ai-Gong Chi, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: D663696
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guang-Li Huang, Yin-Lung Wu, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: D664503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ou Yang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: D671075
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ou Yang, Hong-Tu Zhang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen
  • Patent number: D671498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2012
    Assignee: Cheng Uei Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ou Yang, Hong-Tu Zhang, Ping-Chih Chen, Ming-Chiang Chen