Patents by Inventor Peter Kuo
Peter Kuo 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: 8564483Abstract: An antenna assembly includes an antenna and a supporting portion. The antenna includes a radiating element, a grounding element and a connecting element connecting the radiating element and the grounding element. The supporting portion is located between the radiating element and the grounding element, and includes a base portion and a complementary portion assembled on the base portion. The complementary portion has an outer surface being flush with one of the surfaces of the base portion.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2010Date of Patent: October 22, 2013Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 8251709Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion located in the front portion thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each including a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing, a cover assembled on the housing, and a plurality of cables. The mating portion of the housing defines a mating direction and a rear wall. The cables each includes an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braids and an outer insulation layer. The rear wall includes a plurality of ribs every two of which form a receiving slot therebetween and a plurality of protrusions every two of which form a fastening slot therebetween. The ribs and the protrusions respectively extend in two rows along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and form a groove therebetween.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: August 28, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 8221167Abstract: An electrical connector, comprising an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating portion extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways disposed in the base portion and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts assembling to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact defining a flat base part mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing and a mating part extending from the base part forwards from the base part and into said receiving space; wherein a spring tab extending downwards from the base part of the contact and locked to the insulative housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Chin-Pao Kuo
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Patent number: 8206182Abstract: An electrical connector (100), comprising an insulative housing (1) defining a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways (114) disposed in the base portion with an opening backwards and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces (121) disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts (2) mounting to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact including a flat base part (21) mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing, a connecting part (22) extending forwards from the base portion and received in the passageways, a mating part (23) extending from the connecting part and disposed in said receiving space, and a spacer part (24) located between the base part and the connecting part; wherein the spacer part covers the opening of the passageways.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: June 26, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Chin-Pao Kuo
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Patent number: 8182284Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion defining a mating direction and located on the front portion thereof and a supporting portion rearward extending from the mating portion, a plurality of contacts receiving in the housing, a cover assembled on the housing, a plurality of cables electrically connected to the contacts. The housing further includes a pair of wing portions extending from an rear wall of the mating portion and defining substantially a Z-like configuration in a top view.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2010Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Publication number: 20110143600Abstract: An electrical connector, comprising an insulative housing defining a base portion and a mating portion extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways disposed in the base portion and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts assembling to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact defining a flat base part mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing and a mating part extending from the base part forwards from the base part and into said receiving space; wherein a spring tab extending downwards from the base part of the contact and locked to the insulative housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PETER KUO, CHIN-PAO KUO
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Publication number: 20110143558Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion located in the front portion thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the housing and each including a tail extending out of the rear wall of the housing, a cover assembled on the housing, and a plurality of cables. The mating portion of the housing defines a mating direction and a rear wall. The cables each includes an inner conductor electrically connected to the tail of the contact, an inner insulation layer, an shielding braids and an outer insulation layer. The rear wall includes a plurality of ribs every two of which form a receiving slot therebetween and a plurality of protrusions every two of which form a fastening slot therebetween. The ribs and the protrusions respectively extend in two rows along a horizontal direction perpendicular to the mating direction and form a groove therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: PETER KUO
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Publication number: 20110143557Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing including a mating portion defining a mating direction and located on the front portion thereof and a supporting portion rearward extending from the mating portion, a plurality of contacts receiving in the housing, a cover assembled on the housing, a plurality of cables electrically connected to the contacts. The housing further includes a pair of wing portions extending from an rear wall of the mating portion and defining substantially a Z-like configuration in a top view.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: PETER KUO
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Publication number: 20110140986Abstract: An antenna assembly includes an antenna and a supporting portion. The antenna includes a radiating element, a grounding element and a connecting element connecting the radiating element and the grounding element. The supporting portion is located between the radiating element and the grounding element, and includes a base portion and a complementary portion assembled on the base portion. The complementary portion has an outer surface being flush with one of the surfaces of the base portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 13, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: PETER KUO
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Publication number: 20110143604Abstract: An electrical connector (100), comprising an insulative housing (1) defining a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending from the front side of the base portion along a mating direction; a plurality of passageways (114) disposed in the base portion with an opening backwards and extending along the mating direction; a plurality of receiving spaces (121) disposed in the mating portion and communicating with the complementary passageways; a plurality of contacts (2) mounting to the insulative housing along the mating direction, and each contact including a flat base part (21) mounting to the base portion of the insulative housing, a connecting part (22) extending forwards from the base portion and received in the passageways, a mating part (23) extending from the connecting part and disposed in said receiving space, and a spacer part (24) located between the base part and the connecting part; wherein the spacer part covers the opening of the passageways.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2010Publication date: June 16, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: PETER KUO, CHIN-PAO KUO
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Patent number: 7956791Abstract: A remote control device (100) includes an insulated housing (2, 3) including an outer surface (20, 30) plated with a conductive material for providing a suppression of EMI, an inner surface (21, 31), and a receiving space (4) defined by the outer surface and the inner surface, a printed circuit board (51) received in the receiving space, and including at least a first conductive pad (511), and a second conductive pad electrically connected to the first conductive pad by conductive trace, a cable including at least one grounding conductor electrically connected to the second conductive pad, grounding means (22) electrically connected to the conductive material and the first conductive pad for providing a sheath for ESD generated on the remote control device.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: June 7, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: Peter Kuo, Hao-Mai Yin, Jiang-Hua Zhu, Bing Du
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Publication number: 20110059644Abstract: A cable assembly, used out of an electronic device, includes an electrical connector, a flexible printed circuit having a first end electrically connected to a rear end of the electrical connector, a flat tube covering the flexible printed circuit and having a front portion with a front end, a strain relief portion covering the front portion of the flat tube with the front end of the flat tube exposed out thereof, and a cover covering the rear end of the electrical connector, the first end of the flexible printed circuit, the front end of the flat tube and a front end of the strain relief portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2010Publication date: March 10, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIN-PAO KUO, PETER KUO
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Patent number: 7822220Abstract: An earphone assembly (100) includes an insulative body (1), an audio plug (5) and an earphone (3). The insulative body (1) includes a main body (11), two side walls (12) located at two sides of the main body (11) and a connecting portion (13) connecting with the main body (11) and the two side walls (12). The main body (11), the side walls (12) and the connecting portion (13) together define a receiving space (10). The audio plug (5) is retained in the bottom of the connecting portion (13). The earphone (3) includes two headphones (31) and two rings (33) respectively connecting with the headphones (31) and the audio plug (5). The side walls (12) respectively form a pair of bulges (14) extending transversely and outwardly. The rings (33) include two resilient sections (331) respectively received in the bulges (14) and capable of elastically moving along the extending direction of the bulges (14) for changing the position of the headphones (31).Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2006Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 7820925Abstract: A multi-directional switch includes a switch module, including a generally rectangular base, and an actuator vertically installed into a central receiving chamber defined in the base, the actuator can tilt away from a vertical axis to close one of four corners of the base, and a manual handle mated with the switch module, defining a central hollow being open toward the actuator for fittingly receiving the actuator therein, so as to permit synchronously swinging movement of the manual handle and the actuator. For preventing the manual handle, together with the actuator, synchronously swinging toward one of four corners, after the actuator is fittingly received in the central hollow of the manual handle, at least a rib is formed at a top surface of the base for abutting against a bottom surface of the manual handle, or formed at a bottom surface of the manual handle for abutting against a top surface of the base.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2007Date of Patent: October 26, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventors: Peter Kuo, Hao-Mai Yin, Jiang-Hua Zhu, Bing Du
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Patent number: 7696440Abstract: A flexible flat cable (10) is adapted for mating with a complementary connector (70). The flexible flat cable (10) includes a number of conductors (20) parallelly disposed, an insulation jacket (30) covering said conductors (20); and an insert portion (40) form at one end of the flexible flat cable (10) with the conductors (20) exposed outside the insert portion (40); a chamfer (201) is formed on the end of the conductors (20) located in the insert portion (40).Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 7553192Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes a base (3), which is shaped in a basin and comprises at least one elastic assembly (35). A first connector module (5) and a second connector module (6) are both assembled on the base and they are electrically connected to each other. Each connector module communicates with an outside complementary connector. The electrical connector comprises an inner cover (2) which is attached to the base and the inner cover defines a plurality of fixing slots (21). The electrical connector further comprises a top cover (1) which forms a plurality of fixing members (17, 17?) thereof and the fixing members correspond to the fixing slots of the inner cover. The fixing members are engaged with or separated from the fixing slots by a rotation of the inner cover along a clockwise or counterclockwise direction by virtue of the elastic assembly.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: June 30, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Bing Du
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Patent number: 7550670Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a shell (1) comprising at least one post (127), a ferrite core (3) having two end face (33) and a main portion (32) and defining a perforation (31) and a cable (2) comprising a plurality of wires rounding the ferrite core by leading the cable to extend through the perforation at least once, and the cable forming at least one bending portion (21) adjacent to the one end face of the ferrite core, the post (127) of the shell disposing between the bending portion and the ferrite core.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2007Date of Patent: June 23, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 7544891Abstract: An adjusting member (1) for cable (2) is separated into a first and a second half body (11, 12) each defining a cavity, respectively. The cavities defined on the first and second bodies are used to receive a cable (2). The cable includes an earphone cable and a signal cable, and the earphone cable has a free end. The adjusting member (1) can adjust the length of the free end of the earphone cable by sliding on the cable (2). And the adjusting member can stick on the cable via assembling the first and second half bodies together.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2006Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Peter Kuo
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Patent number: 7534132Abstract: A dustproof cover (1, 3) for covering an electrical connector (2, 4) includes an upper wall (10, 30), a bottom wall (12, 32), a back wall (13, 33) associated with lateral walls (11, 31), all of which define a connector receiving room (14, 34) with an opening. A plurality of ribs (15, 16 and 35) are arranged on inner surfaces of one or more of walls and protrude into the connector receiving room. The electrical connector is inserted into the connector receiving room through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2008Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Xiao Fan
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Patent number: D594404Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2007Date of Patent: June 16, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Peter Kuo, Bing Du