Patents by Inventor Wei Nan Kuo

Wei Nan 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).

  • Patent number: 7670185
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) having upper and lower surfaces, with a plurality of passageways (not label) extending therebetween, the insulative housing (2) further including longitudinal ends each form a block (212) with an end surface thereof; a plurality of contacts (3) assembled to the passageways, each including a contact engaging portion (not label) extending above the upper surface; metal shell (4) attached to the housing (2) and defining a receiving space with the upper surface of the housing (2), the metal shell (4) including an end tab (not label) corresponding to end surface of the block (212). The block (212) comprises a vertical stopper (2120) and a horizontal stopper (2121) extending from the underside of the vertical stopper (2120).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jian-Bin Zhang, Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7611391
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating housing has a top mating wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of vertical walls extend downward from the top mating wall, wherein a plurality of terminal receiving chambers are formed between each pair of the vertical, and the top mating wall has a plurality of openings respectively communicating with the terminal receiving chambers for penetrating through the terminal receiving chambers, and two opposite ends of each opening in the top mating face defines a plurality of stand-offs. The electrical terminals respectively received in the terminal receiving chambers, the electrical terminals each having a body, a conducting portion, a resilient portion, and a contacting portion, wherein the contacting portion out of the opening of the top mating wall and tower over the stand-off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7568952
    Abstract: Provided herewith an electrical card connector includes an insulative housing defining a front portion and a rear portion with a mating interface extending therebetween. A plurality of contact is received in the housing and having their contact engaging portion extends above the mating interface. The insulative housing further defines sides between the front and rear portions. A pair of metallic positioning devices each is attached to a corresponding side of the housing, and includes a vertical portion defining a sidewall of the housing, and a top portion extending from the sidewall toward each other. A receiving space is jointly defined by the mating interface, the sidewalls, and the top portions. The top portion has rounded portion running along edges thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7527525
    Abstract: A jack connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a charger part (4) received in the housing, an audio jack part (6) also received in the housing, and a signal part (5) located between the charger part and the signal part. The signal part defines a plurality of signal terminals (50) surrounded by a metallic shell (53). The charger part defines a connecting terminal (42) connecting with a printed circuit board. The connecting terminal is located adjacent to the signal part. The connecting terminal defines a spring part (425) elastically abutting against the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7442087
    Abstract: An electrical card connector comprises an insulative housing 10 defining a main body 11 with a plurality of passageways 12 for receiving corresponding contacts 20 therein, the sidewalls 14 substantially parallel extend forwards from the opposite sides of the main body 11 and a rear wall 16 is also formed on the top side, a plurality of contacts 20 received in the passageways 12 and each has a contact portion 201 extending above the surface of the insulative housing 10 to contact circuitry on a card, a pair of hooks 30 engage with the insulative housing 10 defining a receiving cavity 50 together with main body 11. A pair of opening 18 runs through the opposite sidewalls 14 from the top down respectively, wherein a pair of platform 19 is defined in opening 18 for carrying the planar portion 301.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7435118
    Abstract: An antenna switch (5) includes an insulative body (50), a guide element (52), a conductive element (53), an actuator (54) and a multiply of signal terminals (51). The conductive element is attached to the guide element, and includes two conductive pieces (531) being parallel and laterally offset with each other. The multiply of signal terminals is secured to the insulative body, and includes contact portions (5111) disposed in a linear line, being parallel to the two conductive pieces and extending toward the conductive element. The actuator is for driving the guide element together with the conductive element to be moveable longitudinally such that the guide element is driven to be at a position where some of the signal terminals are in direct contact with one of the conductive pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080227335
    Abstract: An electrical connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2) having upper and lower surfaces, with a plurality of passageways (not label) extending therebetween, the insulative housing (2) further including longitudinal ends each form a block (212) with an end surface thereof; a plurality of contacts (3) assembled to the passageways, each including a contact engaging portion (not label) extending above the upper surface; metal shell (4) attached to the housing (2) and defining a receiving space with the upper surface of the housing (2), the metal shell (4) including an end tab (not label) corresponding to end surface of the block (212). The block (212) comprises a vertical stopper (2120) and a horizontal stopper (2121) extending from the underside of the vertical stopper (2120).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Jian-Bin Zhang, Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080176450
    Abstract: Provided herewith an electrical card connector includes an insulative housing defining a front portion and a rear portion with a mating interface extending therebetween. A plurality of contact is received in the housing and having their contact engaging portion extends above the mating interface. The insulative housing further defines sides between the front and rear portions. A pair of metallic positioning devices each is attached to a corresponding side of the housing, and includes a vertical portion defining a sidewall of the housing, and a top portion extending from the sidewall toward each other. A receiving space is jointly defined by the mating interface, the sidewalls, and the top portions. The top portion has rounded portion running along edges thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080171459
    Abstract: An electrical card connector comprises an insulative housing 10 defining a main body 11 with a plurality of passageways 12 for receiving corresponding contacts 20 therein, the sidewalls 14 substantially parallel extend forwards from the opposite sides of the main body 11 and a rear wall 16 is also formed on the top side, a plurality of contacts 20 received in the passageways 12 and each has a contact portion 201 extending above the surface of the insulative housing 10 to contact circuitry on a card, a pair of hooks 30 engage with the insulative housing 10 defining a receiving cavity 50 together with main body 11. A pair of opening 18 runs through the opposite sidewalls 14 from the top down respectively, wherein a pair of platform 19 is defined in opening 18 for carrying the planar portion 301.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2008
    Publication date: July 17, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7361062
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) for receiving a number of contacts (2). The insulative housing has a base (11) extending in a longitudinal direction and a mating portion (12) protruding forwardly from the base. The base (11) defines a slot (141) from an intermediate position thereof and extending forwardly through the mating portion (12). The mating portion (12) defines a receiving hole (10) extending into the base (11). The receiving hole (10) is in communication with the slot (141). The slot (141) can counteract a deformation of the insulative housing to ensure the soldering tails (213, 223, 233, 243, 253, 262) of the contacts coplanar with one another, thereby ensuring the contacts to be wonderfully surface mounted on a PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080081495
    Abstract: A battery connector includes an insulating housing and a plurality of electrical terminals. The insulating housing has a top mating wall, a front wall, a rear wall and a plurality of vertical walls extend downward from the top mating wall, wherein a plurality of terminal receiving chambers are formed between each pair of the vertical, and the top mating wall has a plurality of openings respectively communicating with the terminal receiving chambers for penetrating through the terminal receiving chambers, and two opposite ends of each opening in the top mating face defines a plurality of stand-offs. The electrical terminals respectively received in the terminal receiving chambers, the electrical terminals each having a body, a conducting portion, a resilient portion, and a contacting portion, wherein the contacting portion out of the opening of the top mating wall and tower over the stand-off.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080057791
    Abstract: A jack connector (1) includes an insulative housing (2), a charger part (4) received in the housing, an audio jack part (6) also received in the housing, and a signal part (5) located between the charger part and the signal part. The signal part defines a plurality of signal terminals (50) surrounded by a metallic shell (53). The charger part defines a connecting terminal (42) connecting with a printed circuit board. The connecting terminal is located adjacent to the signal part. The connecting terminal defines a spring part (425) elastically abutting against the shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: 7318753
    Abstract: An electrical jack (100) for mating with an audio plug includes an insulative housing (1) defining a longitudinal central hole (101), a plurality of channels, and a pair of gaps communicating with the central hole. A plurality of conductive contacts are received in the channels and each has a contact section, a retention section secured in the channels, and a solder section extending out of the insulative housing. A grounding contact (3) with a top plate (35) and a pair of side plates (31, 33) encloses the insulative housing. Each side plate has a spring arm (311, 331) extending through the gap into the central hole thereby increasing the mating force with the mating plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yung-Chien Chung, Kun-Hua Chen, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20080001827
    Abstract: An antenna switch (5) includes an insulative body (50), a guide element (52), a conductive element (53), an actuator (54) and a multiply of signal terminals (51). The conductive element is attached to the guide element, and includes two conductive pieces (531) being parallel and laterally offset with each other. The multiply of signal terminals is secured to the insulative body, and includes contact portions (5111) disposed in a linear line, being parallel to the two conductive pieces and extending toward the conductive element. The actuator is for driving the guide element together with the conductive element to be moveable longitudinally such that the guide element is driven to be at a position where some of the signal terminals are in direct contact with one of the conductive pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20070149062
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) for receiving a number of contacts (2). The insulative housing has a base (11) extending in a longitudinal direction and a mating portion (12) protruding forwardly from the base. The base (11) defines a slot (141) from an intermediate position thereof and extending forwardly through the mating portion (12). The mating portion (12) defines a receiving hole (10) extending into the base (11). The receiving hole (10) is in communication with the slot (141). The slot (141) can counteract a deformation of the insulative housing to ensure the soldering tails (213, 223, 233, 243, 253, 262) of the contacts coplanar with one another, thereby ensuring the contacts to be wonderfully surface mounted on a PCB.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Publication number: 20070119746
    Abstract: A carrier tape (1) adapted for accommodating a component (4) comprises a main body (2) and a plurality of pockets (3) recessed downwardly from the main body (2). Each of the pockets (3) comprises a bottom wall (321) and at least a sidewall (31) to define a receiving space for receiving the component. The bottom wall (321) of the pocket forms with a protruding body (322) protruding into the receiving space of the pocket. A mating portion (33) protrudes into the receiving space from the protruding body (322) to mate with the component to prevent the component from mismating with the pocket (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2005
    Publication date: May 31, 2007
    Inventor: Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: D562251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhong-Jun Ma, Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: D569802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: D570288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhong-Jun Ma, Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo
  • Patent number: D577674
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Ji-En Long, Wei-Nan Kuo