Patents by Inventor Ping Shi

Ping Shi 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: 20260051689
    Abstract: A board-to-board plug connector includes a base portion, a plug member, and a plurality of plug signal terminals. Each of the plug signal terminals includes a fixed section, a flat contact section, and an extension section. Two ends of the fixed section respectively extend toward the flat contact section and the extension section. The base portion includes two inner walls, a tongue portion, a recessed portion, and a plurality of signal terminal grooves. The tongue portion is between the two inner walls, the signal terminal grooves are at two sides of the tongue portion and at the two inner walls, and the recessed portion is enclosed by one end of the tongue portion and the two inner walls. The plug member is arranged in the recessed portion, and the plug member contacts the extension sections of the plug signal terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Chao-Tsung Lin, Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Ping Shi
  • Publication number: 20260051681
    Abstract: A floating-type board-to-board receptacle connector includes a fixed base, a floating base, and receptacle power terminals. The floating base is in a through groove of the fixed base. The receptacle power terminal includes a contact section, a first fixed section, a second fixed section, a first bent portion, an inclined portion, and a second bent portion. The first fixed section is engaged with the floating base, and the second fixed section is engaged with the fixed base. The contact section extends toward an interior of the floating base from the first fixed section, and the first bent portion extends toward the inclined portion from the first fixed section. Two ends of the second bent portion respectively extend toward the inclined portion and the second fixed section. The second fixed section is a continuous plate. A width of the second bent portion is less than that of the second fixed section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2025
    Publication date: February 19, 2026
    Inventors: Chao-Tsung Lin, Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Ping Shi
  • Patent number: 12394926
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical plug connector and an electrical receptacle connector corresponding to the electrical plug connector. The electrical plug connector includes a plug fixation housing, a plug movable housing, and plug terminals. The plug terminals are on the plug fixation housing, and the plug movable housing is floatingly arranged on the plug fixation housing. The electrical receptacle connector includes a receptacle fixation housing, a receptacle movable housing, and receptacle terminals. The receptacle terminals are on the receptacle fixation housing, and the receptacle movable housing is floatingly arranged on the receptacle fixation housing. An electrical plug connector and an electrical receptacle connector are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Jia-Ying Wu
  • Patent number: 12394924
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes a receptacle connector and a plug connector mated with each other. The receptacle connector includes a first body, first terminals and a pair of first metal members. The first body includes an island structure and a first receiving slot surrounding the island structure. The first terminals are respectively disposed on a first side and a second side of the first receiving slot, the first and second sides being opposite to each other. The first metal members are respectively disposed on a third side and a fourth side of the first receiving slot, the third and fourth sides being opposite to each other. The first metal member includes a base extending to a bottom on the third side or a bottom on the fourth side, and a pair of first elastic arms extending from the base and facing away from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2025
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Ping Shi, Meng Liu, Man Ge, Hao Xie
  • Publication number: 20250253565
    Abstract: A floating-type board-to-board connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a fixed base, a floating base, and plug terminals. Each plug terminal includes a flat contact portion, a flexible contact portion, and a soldering portion. For each plug terminal, the flexible connection portion is in an operation space of the fixed base, and two ends of the flexible connection portion respectively extend toward the flat contact portion and the soldering portion. The receptacle connector includes a base portion and receptacle terminals held in the base portion. For each receptacle terminal, a flexible contact portion is in an insertion portion of the base portion and adapted to contact the flat contact portion. The floating base is connected to the fixed base through the flexible connection portions of the plug terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Ta-Teh Meng
  • Publication number: 20250253563
    Abstract: An embedded-type board-to-board receptacle connector includes a base portion, receptacle terminals, and two receptacle pressing plates. An insertion portion of the base portion is adapted to be inserted into a circuit board. The receptacle terminals are held in the base portion and each includes a flexible contact portion, an extension portion, and a soldering portion. The extension portion is at a top surface of the base portion and bends along an outer side surface of the base portion. The flexible contact portion and the soldering portion extend from the extension portion. The soldering portion protrudes from the outer side surface. The receptacle pressing plates are arranged at abutting portions of the base portion. A soldering leg of the receptacle pressing plate, the soldering portion, and a bottom surface of the abutting portion are at a same horizontal plane and adapted to contact a surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Ta-Teh Meng
  • Publication number: 20250253564
    Abstract: A floating-type board-to-board connector assembly includes a plug connector and a receptacle connector. The plug connector includes a fixed base, a floating base, and a plurality of plug terminals. The floating base is in an operation space of the fixed base, the floating base includes a plurality of guiding posts, and two ends of each of the plug terminals are respectively connected to the fixed base and the floating base. The receptacle connector includes a base portion and a plurality of receptacle terminals. The base portion has a plurality of guiding post holes, and each of the guiding post holes corresponds to a corresponding one of the guiding posts, each of the receptacle terminals is held in the base portion, and each of the receptacle terminals is adapted to contact a corresponding one of the plug terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2025
    Publication date: August 7, 2025
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Ta-Teh Meng
  • Patent number: 12294168
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical plug connector and an electrical receptacle connector. The electrical plug connector includes plug fixation members. The electrical receptacle connector includes receptacle fixation members. Through the engagement between the plug fixation member and the receptacle fixation member, upon using the electrical connector assembly, the electrical plug connector can be ensured not to detach from the electrical receptacle connector. Moreover, with simple operations of the plug fixation member and the receptacle fixation member, the electrical plug connector can be detached from the electrical receptacle connector smoothly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Man Ge
  • Patent number: 12278439
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an apparatus for antenna placement and antenna arrangement to improve space saving in an antenna system that includes a plurality of antennas. In an embodiment, a common transmission line medium provides a feeding network for one antenna of the antenna system and a signal return path for a second antenna of the antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Huang, Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Patent number: 12244085
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes: a plug connector having: a second body having a second slot and a second sidewall; and third metal members; and a socket connector having: a first body having an island, a first slot, and a first sidewall; and first and second metal members. The first metal members are disposed in the first body and extend from a bottom of the first sidewall to the island through the first slot. The second metal members are disposed in the first body, and straddles and covers a portion of the first sidewall. The third metal members are disposed in the second body, and straddle and cover a portion of the second sidewall. When the connectors are mated, the second sidewall is inserted into the first slot, the island is inserted into the second slot, and the third metal members are pressed against the first and second metal members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Ping Shi, Meng Liu, Jing Zhe Wang
  • Patent number: 12237582
    Abstract: A device includes a device cover and an antenna system underneath the device cover. The device cover is separated from the antenna system. The device cover includes a perfect magnetic conductor (PMC) equivalent material surrounding the antenna system without overlapping the antenna system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Huang, Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Patent number: 12011406
    Abstract: A wearable multifunctional powered exoskeleton for cervical vertebra rehabilitation, and relates to the field of man-machine interaction rehabilitation aids, comprises an active drive motor module, a fixed supporting module and a movable joint component; wherein the active drive motor module is connected to the fixed supporting module, and comprises a left shoulder push rod motor, a right shoulder push rod motor, a cervico-thoracic vertebra left front side push rod motor, a cervico-thoracic vertebra left rear side push rod motor, a cervico-thoracic vertebra right front side push rod motor, and a cervico-thoracic vertebra right rear side push rod motor; wherein the active drive motor module and the movable joint component are combined to Jointly form a six-connecting rod power-driven structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: University of Shanghai for Science and Technology
    Inventors: Hongliu Yu, Yue Dai, Ping Shi, Wei Jiang, Hongyu Zheng, Chen He, Qiaoling Meng
  • Patent number: 11984644
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing having a first panel connected to a second panel movable between folded and unfolded configurations. A first antenna is located adjacent to the first panel and a second antenna is located adjacent to the second panel. The second antenna is activated when the housing is in an unfolded configuration and is deactivated when the housing is in a folded configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: FUTUREWEI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Wei Huang
  • Patent number: 11841221
    Abstract: A mobile device for determining a handling condition of the mobile device and a method of use thereof. One embodiment of the mobile device includes: at least one left capacitive proximity sensor disposed on a left side of the mobile device and operable to detect a hold condition, at least one right capacitive proximity sensor disposed on a right side of the mobile device and operable to detect a hold condition, an accelerometer disposed in the mobile device and operable to detect an orientation of the mobile device, an ambient light proximity sensor disposed in the mobile device and operable to detect a proximity of a user's head, and a processor operable to execute an application configured to gain access to and employ the hold condition, the orientation, and the proximity of the user's head to determine a handling condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Futurewei Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert McCarthy, Ping Shi, Navid Nader, Vinh Vo, Vijayakumar Krishnamurthy
  • Publication number: 20230127973
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical plug connector and an electrical receptacle connector. The electrical plug connector includes plug fixation members. The electrical receptacle connector includes receptacle fixation members. Through the engagement between the plug fixation member and the receptacle fixation member, upon using the electrical connector assembly, the electrical plug connector can be ensured not to detach from the electrical receptacle connector. Moreover, with simple operations of the plug fixation member and the receptacle fixation member, the electrical plug connector can be detached from the electrical receptacle connector smoothly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2022
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Man Ge
  • Publication number: 20230065545
    Abstract: A board-to-board connector assembly includes: a plug connector having: a second body having a second slot and a second sidewall; and third metal members; and a socket connector having: a first body having an island, a first slot, and a first sidewall; and first and second metal members. The first metal members are disposed in the first body and extend from a bottom of the first sidewall to the island through the first slot. The second metal members are disposed in the first body, and straddles and covers a portion of the first sidewall. The third metal members are disposed in the second body, and straddle and cover a portion of the second sidewall. When the connectors are mated, the second sidewall is inserted into the first slot, the island is inserted into the second slot, and the third metal members are pressed against the first and second metal members.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ta-Teh Meng, Mei Shi, Ya-Ping Liang, Ping Shi, Meng Liu, Jing Zhe Wang
  • Patent number: 11570628
    Abstract: A user equipment (UE) is configured to perform a method for adjusting a reception beam. The UE performs receiving first communication signals from a base station using the reception beam having the first reception beam direction, wherein the first communication signals comprise beam direction change information; adjusting the reception beam from the first reception beam direction to a second reception beam direction in accordance with the beam direction change information; and receiving second communication signals from the base station based on the reception beam having the second reception beam direction. Through the method, the UE may actively adjust the reception beam direction based on relative movement between base station beam and itself.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ping Shi, Xiaoyin He
  • Patent number: D992852
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: FUZHOU TE IMP&EXP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ping Shi
  • Patent number: D1100839
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2025
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Ta-Teh Meng
  • Patent number: D1109101
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2024
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Meng Liu, Ping Shi, Ta-Teh Meng