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).

  • Publication number: 20140017941
    Abstract: A connector socket has an insulation body having thereon multiple terminals, a metal body having a receiving hole defined to receive therein the insulation body, spring clips formed on side faces thereof and having protrusions formed on the spring clips for extension and accommodation in the windows of the connector plug so as to enhance engagement with the connector plug and a protection casing for receiving therein the metal body and the insulation body to block electromagnetic interference to/from the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2013
    Publication date: January 16, 2014
    Inventors: Fu-Yi Xu, Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Sheng-Chan Lin
  • Publication number: 20130217268
    Abstract: A connector includes an insulated body with a slot to receive therein a terminal module and a casing entirely enclosing the insulated body. An arm has at least two extensions respectively adapted to two oppositely formed sidewalls of the insulated body and each is provided with a boss formed on a distal end of the at least two extensions. At least two through holes are adapted to be defined in each of the two sidewalls of the insulated body to receive therein the bosses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Lin DUAN, Sheng-Chan LIN, Wei WAN, Pei-Hsuan HUANG
  • Patent number: 7997927
    Abstract: A dual socket connector has an insulative housing assembly, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, multiple third terminals and a shell. The insulative housing assembly has a top tongue, a bottom tongue and a partition formed between the top and bottom tongues. The first terminals are mounted on one of the top and bottom tongues for USB 2.0 signal transmission. The second and third terminals are mounted on the other tongue for USB 3.0 signal transmission. The shell covers the insulative housing assembly and defines upper and lower socket holes with the partition for engaging different plug connectors. The dual socket connector is compact and has high compatibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7942704
    Abstract: A crosstalk-proof plug connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the mounting bracket. Each terminal has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row with a specific sequence to prevent crosstalk interfering with signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wen-Chih Ko, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wei Wan
  • Publication number: 20110070778
    Abstract: A high-speed plug connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the mounting bracket. Each terminal has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row instead of two rows to make the high-speed plug connector compact and reduce mounting surface areas of a PCB on which the soldering sections is soldered.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: ADVANCED CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7909653
    Abstract: A high-speed plug connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the mounting bracket. Each terminal has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row instead of two rows to make the high-speed plug connector compact and reduce mounting surface areas of a PCB on which the soldering sections is soldered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Publication number: 20110065324
    Abstract: A dual socket connector has an insulative housing assembly, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, multiple third terminals and a shell. The insulative housing assembly has a top tongue, a bottom tongue and a partition formed between the top and bottom tongues. The first terminals are mounted on one of the top and bottom tongues for USB 2.0 signal transmission. The second and third terminals are mounted on the other tongue for USB 3.0 signal transmission. The shell covers the insulative housing assembly and defines upper and lower socket holes with the partition for engaging different plug connectors. The dual socket connector is compact and has high compatibility.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Publication number: 20110053414
    Abstract: A crosstalk-proof plug connector has an insulating housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the mounting bracket. Each terminal has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections are arranged in a transverse row with a specific sequence to prevent crosstalk interfering with signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7862378
    Abstract: A vertical socket connector has an insulating housing, an insulating bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The insulating bracket is mounted on the insulating housing. The first terminals are mounted on the insulating housing. The second terminals are mounted on the insulating bracket. The shell covers the insulating housing, insulating bracket and terminals and forms a socket hole. Soldering sections of the first and second terminals protrude horizontally backward through rears of the insulating housing and insulating bracket so that the vertical socket connector is mounted vertically on a PCB with the socket hole opposite to the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7862346
    Abstract: A socket connector has an insulative housing, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals, a positioning bracket and a shell. The first and second terminals are mounted through the insulative housing, and each of the first and second terminals has a mounting section, a soldering section and a contacting section. The soldering sections of all terminals are arranged in a transverse row relative to the insulative housing. The positioning bracket is mounted under the insulative housing and holds the soldering sections. The shell covers the insulative housing, first and second terminals and positioning bracket. The soldering sections arranged in one row makes the socket connector compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7850465
    Abstract: A plug connector has an insulative housing, a mounting bracket, multiple first terminals, multiple second terminals and a shell. The mounting bracket is mounted on the insulative housing. The first terminals are mounted through the insulative housing and have soldering sections arranged in a first transverse row. The second terminals are mounted through the mounting bracket and have soldering sections arranged in a second transverse row. The soldering sections arranged in the different rows reduce a density of a soldering section layout and facilitate soldering the plug connector to a PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Publication number: 20100159745
    Abstract: A receptacle connector comprises an insulated housing, plural first contact pins, plural second contact pins and a metal casing. The first contact pin complies with a USB 3.0 interface, comprises a contact pin, a connected portion, a second contact pin and an arch and mounts parallel with the first terminal on the insulated housing. The second contact pin complies with a USB 2.0 interface, comprises a protruded end, an elongated portion and a first pin and mounts on the insulated housing. The metal casing mounts around the insulated housing. The receptacle connector transmits data steady at a high transmission rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu Lin Duan, Ching Tien Chen, Pin Yuan Hou, Wen Chih Ko
  • Publication number: 20100159746
    Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly comprises an insulative housing, two sets of first contact pins, two sets of second contact pins, a metal contact and a metal shell. The first and the second contact pin respectively comply with specification of USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 and transmit data stability at high transmission rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Applicant: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu Lin Duan, Ching Tien Chen, Pin Yuan Hou, Wen Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7736184
    Abstract: A receptacle connector comprises an insulated housing, plural first contact pins, plural second contact pins and a metal casing. The first contact pin complies with a USB 3.0 interface, comprises a contact pin, a connected portion, a second contact pin and an arch and mounts parallel with the first terminal on the insulated housing. The second contact pin complies with a USB 2.0 interface, comprises a protruded end, an elongated portion and a first pin and mounts on the insulated housing. The metal casing mounts around the insulated housing. The receptacle connector transmits data steady at a high transmission rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu Lin Duan, Ching Tien Chen, Pin Yuan Hou, Wen Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7731535
    Abstract: A receptacle connector assembly comprises an insulative housing, two sets of first contact pins, two sets of second contact pins, a metal contact and a metal shell. The first and the second contact pin respectively comply with specification of USB 3.0 and USB 2.0 and transmit data stability at high transmission rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu Lin Duan, Ching Tien Chen, Pin Yuan Hou, Wen Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7695318
    Abstract: A plug connector has an insulative housing, a plurality of first terminals, a plurality of second terminals and a positioning bracket. The terminals are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal has a soldering portion. The positioning bracket is mounted on the insulative housing and has a positioning protrusion having a top surface and a bottom surface respectively holding the soldering portions on two levels. The soldering portions are arranged in two levels to facilitate soldering wires to the soldering portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Fang-Hong Wang, Shu-Lin Duan, Ching-Tien Chen, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7563140
    Abstract: A plug connector in accordance with the present invention comprises a first subassembly, a second subassembly and a casing. The first subassembly comprises a mounting frame and four first contact pins. The first contact pins comply with a USB 2.0 specification and are insert-molded in the mounting frame to form the first subassembly. The second subassembly is connected to the first subassembly and comprises a mounting frame and five second contact pins. The second contact pins comply with a USB 3.0 specification, are mounted in the mounting frame to form the second subassembly and are staggered with the first contact pins after the first subassembly and second subassembly are connected. The casing covers the first subassembly and the second subassembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu Lin Duan, Ching Tien Chen, Pin Yuan Hou, Wen Chih Ko
  • Patent number: 7517261
    Abstract: A battery connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a lateral segment and an upright segment. The lateral segment has a plurality of through holes. The upright segment has a plurality of open slots. The terminals are mounted on the insulative housing and each terminal has a circular cross section, a mounting section, a resilient section and a contacting section. The mounting section is mounted in one through hole. The contacting section is mounted on one open slot. The terminals made by a bending process increases the production rate and lowers the manufacturing cost of the battery connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan
  • Patent number: 7517248
    Abstract: A connector assembly connects an electronic device to a seat and has a plug connector and socket connector. The plug connector is mounted on the seat and has an insulating plug base, a row of plug terminals and a plug shell formed on the insulating plug base. The insulating plug base has a mounting surface having a rounded edge. The socket connector is connected detachably to the plug connector and has an insulating socket base, a row of plug terminals and a socket shell being formed on the insulating socket base. The insulating socket has a connecting surface having a rounded edge to guide the connecting surface of the insulating plug base into the socket connector. The rounded edges of the insulating plug and socket base facilitate connection of the plug and socket connectors along a curved path to prevent misalignment damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan
  • Publication number: 20080268712
    Abstract: A battery connector has an insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The insulative housing has a lateral segment and an upright segment. The lateral segment has a plurality of through holes. The upright segment has a plurality of open slots. The terminals are mounted on the insulative housing and each terminal has a circular cross section, a mounting section, a resilient section and a contacting section. The mounting section is mounted in one through hole. The contacting section is mounted on one open slot. The terminals made by a bending process increases the production rate and lowers the manufacturing cost of the battery connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Wan, Shu-Lin Duan