Patents by Inventor Shu-Lin Duan

Shu-Lin Duan 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: 10886656
    Abstract: An automotive electrical plug connector and an automotive electrical receptacle connector mating with the automotive electrical plug connector are provided. The automotive electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing, plug terminals, terminal fixing plates, and a positioning member. Upper and lower surfaces of the insulated housing has buckling grooves for positioning the terminal fixing plates, so that the front ends of the terminal fixing plates are abutted against the plug terminals, and the plug terminals can be prevented from detaching off terminal grooves of the insulated housing. Moreover, when the positioning member is assembled in an engaging groove at the side surface of the insulated housing, the positioning member is moved from a movable position to a locked position, and the automotive electrical plug connector and the automotive electrical receptacle connector can be locked with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Hua-Yan Wu
  • Patent number: 10608392
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a plug electrical connector and a receptacle electrical connector is provided. The plug electrical connector includes a first structural member and a plurality of first terminals, and the first terminals are disposed in the first structural member. The receptacle electrical connector includes a second structural member and a plurality of second terminals, and the second terminals are disposed in the second structural member. The first structural member is adapted for docking with the second structural member such that the first terminals are correspondingly inserted and electrically connected to the second terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Hua-Yan Wu
  • Publication number: 20200059030
    Abstract: An automotive electrical plug connector and an automotive electrical receptacle connector mating with the automotive electrical plug connector are provided. The automotive electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing, plug terminals, terminal fixing plates, and a positioning member. Upper and lower surfaces of the insulated housing has buckling grooves for positioning the terminal fixing plates, so that the front ends of the terminal fixing plates are abutted against the plug terminals, and the plug terminals can be prevented from detaching off terminal grooves of the insulated housing. Moreover, when the positioning member is assembled in an engaging groove at the side surface of the insulated housing, the positioning member is moved from a movable position to a locked position, and the automotive electrical plug connector and the automotive electrical receptacle connector can be locked with each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2019
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Hua-Yan Wu
  • Patent number: 10476195
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a plurality of lower terminals, a lower insulator, a shielding plate, a plurality of upper terminals, an upper insulator and an outer insulator. The lower insulator partially covers the lower terminals and exposes a lower contact area of a lower contact segment of each lower terminal. The shielding plate is assembled onto the lower insulator. The upper insulator partially covers the upper terminals, exposes an upper contact area of an upper contact segment of each upper terminal, and is assembled onto the lower insulator. The outer insulator partially covers the above elements, and exposes the lower contact areas and the upper contact areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fei-Wu Dong
  • Patent number: 10468808
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a plurality of terminals and an insulator, a pair of grounding latches, a shielding spring and a shielding shell. Each of the terminals has a contacting segment and an elastic segment. Each of the contacting segments has a stopping face. The insulator partially covers the terminals and has a plurality of stopping edges. When the electrical plug connector is inserted into an electrical receptacle connector, shape deformation of each of the elastic segments shifts the corresponding contacting segment until the corresponding stopping edge is against the corresponding stopping face, and each contacting segment does not protrude from the insulator. When the electrical plug connector is not inserted into the electrical receptacle connector, shape recovery of each of the elastic segments restores the corresponding contacting segment and the corresponding stopping edge is away from the stopping face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fei-Wu Dong
  • Publication number: 20190157823
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly including a plug electrical connector and a receptacle electrical connector is provided. The plug electrical connector includes a first structural member and a plurality of first terminals, and the first terminals are disposed in the first structural member. The receptacle electrical connector includes a second structural member and a plurality of second terminals, and the second terminals are disposed in the second structural member. The first structural member is adapted for docking with the second structural member such that the first terminals are correspondingly inserted and electrically connected to the second terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2018
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Hua-Yan Wu
  • Patent number: 10164379
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a mount member, an insulated housing, first receptacle terminals, second receptacle terminals, and a shielding plate. The insulated housing is molded with the mount member and forms a tongue portion. Each of the first receptacle terminals includes a first flat contact portion and a first tail portion. The first flat contact portion is on a lower surface of the tongue portion, and front ends of the first flat contact portions are held in the tongue portion. Each of the second receptacle terminals includes a second flat contact portion and a second tail portion. The second flat contact portions are on an upper surface of the tongue portion, and front ends of the second flat contact portions are held in the tongue portion. The shielding plate is on the tongue portion and between the first receptacle terminals and the second receptacle terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Publication number: 20180351282
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a plurality of terminals and an insulator, a pair of grounding latches, a shielding spring and a shielding shell. Each of the terminals has a contacting segment and an elastic segment. Each of the contacting segments has a stopping face. The insulator partially covers the terminals and has a plurality of stopping edges. When the electrical plug connector is inserted into an electrical receptacle connector, shape deformation of each of the elastic segments shifts the corresponding contacting segment until the corresponding stopping edge is against the corresponding stopping face, and each contacting segment does not protrude from the insulator. When the electrical plug connector is not inserted into the electrical receptacle connector, shape recovery of each of the elastic segments restores the corresponding contacting segment and the corresponding stopping edge is away from the stopping face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fei-Wu Dong
  • Patent number: 10079456
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, upper-row receptacle terminals, and lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing is in the receptacle cavity of the metallic shell. The receptacle terminals are held in the base portion and the tongue portion. The tail portions of the power terminals and the tail portions of the ground terminals have three bent portions, i.e., the first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the third bent portion. The bent portions allow the terminals to have different and non-parallel delivering paths for electromagnetic waves, so that the signals do not interfere with each other easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Ruei-Si Hong, Jing Li, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Publication number: 20180261949
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a plurality of lower terminals, a lower insulator, a shielding plate, a plurality of upper terminals, an upper insulator and an outer insulator. The lower insulator partially covers the lower terminals and exposes a lower contact area of a lower contact segment of each lower terminal. The shielding plate is assembled onto the lower insulator. The upper insulator partially covers the upper terminals, exposes an upper contact area of an upper contact segment of each upper terminal, and is assembled onto the lower insulator. The outer insulator partially covers the above elements, and exposes the lower contact areas and the upper contact areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fei-Wu Dong
  • Patent number: 9966710
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing, first terminals, second terminals, a shielding plate, and two side arms. The insulated housing includes first and second assembling surfaces, an insertion cavity, and an insertion opening. The first and the assembling surfaces respectively include first and second hot-melt regions. The insertion cavity is extending from the end of the insulated housing opposite to the insertion opening toward an interior of the insulated housing. The insertion cavity is between the first and the second assembling surfaces. A portion of each of the first terminals and a portion of each of the second terminals are respectively in the first and the second hot-melt regions. The shielding plate is in the insertion cavity and fixed with the insulated housing. The side arms are respectively connected to two ends of the shielding plate and on two sides of the insertion cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: 9948041
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing received in the metallic shell, receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate. The receptacle terminals and the grounding plate are at the insulated housing. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The grounding plate includes a plate body, extension arms, and contact regions. The front of the plate body is near to a front lateral surface of the tongue portion, and the rear of the plate body is extending to the base portion. The plate body is between the receptacle terminals. The extension arms are extending from the plate body. The contact regions are formed on the extension arms and in contact with an inner wall of the shell body. Accordingly, the grounding plate is in contact with the metallic shell for providing grounding and reducing the electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Patent number: 9948016
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a grounding plate, a first terminal module, a second terminal module, and a molding block. The first terminal module includes first plug terminals and a first combining block. The second terminal module includes second plug terminals and a second combining block. The insulated housing is received in the metallic shell. The first and the second combining blocks are respectively combined with the first plug terminals and the second plug terminals by insert-molding techniques. Then, the first combining block and the second combining block are respectively assembled to the grounding plate. Next, the molding block is provided to combine the first combining block with the second combining block, so that an assembly of the first terminal module, the second terminal module, and the grounding plate can be firmly assembled to the rear of the insulated housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Publication number: 20180076582
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing received in the metallic shell, receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate. The receptacle terminals and the grounding plate are at the insulated housing. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The grounding plate includes a plate body, extension arms, and contact regions. The front of the plate body is near to a front lateral surface of the tongue portion, and the rear of the plate body is extending to the base portion. The plate body is between the receptacle terminals. The extension arms are extending from the plate body. The contact regions are formed on the extension arms and in contact with an inner wall of the shell body. Accordingly, the grounding plate is in contact with the metallic shell for providing grounding and reducing the electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Ching-Tien CHEN, SHU-LIN DUAN, WEI WAN, FU-YI XU
  • Patent number: 9865974
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing received in the metallic shell, receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate. The receptacle terminals and the grounding plate are at the insulated housing. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extending from the base portion. The grounding plate includes a plate body, extension arms, and contact regions. The front of the plate body is near to a front lateral surface of the tongue portion, and the rear of the plate body is extending to the base portion. The plate body is between the receptacle terminals. The extension arms are extending from the plate body. The contact regions are formed on the extension arms and in contact with an inner wall of the shell body. Accordingly, the grounding plate is in contact with the metallic shell for providing grounding and reducing the electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Publication number: 20170365954
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, upper-row receptacle terminals, and lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing is in the receptacle cavity of the metallic shell. The receptacle terminals are held in the base portion and the tongue portion. The tail portions of the power terminals and the tail portions of the ground terminals have three bent portions, i.e., the first bent portion, the second bent portion, and the third bent portion. The bent portions allow the terminals to have different and non-parallel delivering paths for electromagnetic waves, so that the signals do not interfere with each other easily.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: Ching-Tien CHEN, SHU-LIN DUAN, WEI WAN, Ruei-Si Hong, Jing LI, FU-YI XU
  • Patent number: 9819109
    Abstract: A plug terminal includes a main body, a contact portion, and a connecting portion. The contact portion is extending outwardly from the main body, so that the contact portion and the main body form a clamping structure. The contact portion includes a first spring arm and a second spring arm. An inner side of the first spring arm includes adjacent first and second contact protrusions. The second spring arm faces the first spring arm. An inner side of the second spring arm includes adjacent third and fourth contact protrusions. The third contact protrusion faces the first contact protrusion, and the fourth contact protrusion faces the second contact protrusion. Accordingly, when a plug connector is mated with a receptacle connector, the contact area between the connectors can be increased by the plural contact protrusions to guarantee the stability of the electrical contact between plug terminals and receptacle terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: 9735522
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulating housing, receptacle terminals, and a shield shell covering the insulating housing. The receptacle terminals, arranged in a row and disposed on the insulating housing, sequentially include a first ground terminal, a first power terminal, two first differential signal terminals, a second power terminal, and a second ground terminal. The electrical receptacle connector is capable of receiving an electrical plug connector to be inserted therein in either upside-up or upside-down directions. The electrical plug connector includes upper-row plug terminals and lower-row plug terminals arranged in 2-fold rotational symmetry. Therefore, the electrical receptacle connector using the single-row receptacle terminals and the electrical plug connector using the corresponding double-row plug terminals compose a new type of USB Type-C connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Fu-Yi Xu
  • Patent number: 9685739
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a mount member received in a metallic shell. A tongue portion is integrally formed to a front portion of the mount member. A plurality of first receptacle terminals, a plurality of second receptacle terminals, and a grounding plate are held in the mount member and the tongue portion. The front ends of the first and second receptacle terminals are respectively inserted into two opposite surfaces of the tongue portion. Therefore, the first receptacle terminals, the second receptacle terminals, and the grounding plate are positioned with each other securely. Accordingly, when the connector is impacted by an external force, the components of the connector would not be detached from each other easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Tien Chen, Shu-Lin Duan, Wei Wan, Xiao-Juan Qi
  • Patent number: 9673551
    Abstract: An electrical connector has an insulative body and multiple terminals. The insulative body has multiple mounting holes and multiple guiding channels. The terminals are mounted respectively in the mounting holes and each terminal has an electrical contacting portion mounted slidably in one of the guiding channels. The guiding channels guide and ensure a corresponding electrical contacting portion to move linearly without being inadvertently jammed or irrecoverably deformed. Therefore, the life-span of the electrical connector is increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ping-Chuan Chu, Xiao-Juan Qi, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Wei Wan