Patents by Inventor William Chieng OUYANG

William Chieng OUYANG 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: 9645172
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector body including a hole, a contact disposed in the hole and arranged such that, when the connector is connected to a substrate, the contact is connected to a corresponding electrical pad on the substrate, a conductive elastomeric interface arranged such that, when the connector is connected to the substrate, the conductive elastomeric interface is between the connector body and the substrate, and a cable connected to the contact. The contact includes a ground ferrule and a locking ferrule arranged to mate with the hole, and the hole of the connector body and the locking ferrule are at least partially threaded. When the connector is connected to the substrate and when the locking ferrule is threaded with the hole, the ground ferrule contacts at least one of the conductive elastomeric interface and the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Marine Santos, Jon Reiner Hoffman, Travis Scott Ellis, William Chieng Ouyang
  • Patent number: 9419354
    Abstract: A contact includes a body section, a tail section arranged at a lower portion of the body section, a peg extending from the tail section such that the peg projects from a front surface of the contact, and a fusible member attached to the contact such that the peg protrudes into the fusible member. A lower portion of the fusible member is offset from a main portion of the fusible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: John Allen Mongold, Donald Christopher Knowlden, William Chieng Ouyang
  • Patent number: 9374900
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a standoff arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The standoff includes a first part with an external threading and a second part with an internal threading configured to engage with the external threading of the first part. The first part is configured to engage with the first substrate, the second part is configured to engage with the second substrate, and the external threading of the first part and the internal threading of the second part are configured such that the first part and the second part are configured to be unscrewed from each other to cause the distance between the first and second substrates to increase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: James Robert Huffman, Cody Logan Graf, David Lynn Decker, William Chieng Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20160104956
    Abstract: A connector includes a connector body including a hole, a contact disposed in the hole and arranged such that, when the connector is connected to a substrate, the contact is connected to a corresponding electrical pad on the substrate, a conductive elastomeric interface arranged such that, when the connector is connected to the substrate, the conductive elastomeric interface is between the connector body and the substrate, and a cable connected to the contact. The contact includes a ground ferrule and a locking ferrule arranged to mate with the hole, and the hole of the connector body and the locking ferrule are at least partially threaded. When the connector is connected to the substrate and when the locking ferrule is threaded with the hole, the ground ferrule contacts at least one of the conductive elastomeric interface and the upper surface of the substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Robert Marine SANTOS, Jon Reiner HOFFMAN, Travis Scott ELLIS, William Chieng OUYANG
  • Publication number: 20150244088
    Abstract: A contact includes a body section, a tail section arranged at a lower portion of the body section, a peg extending from the tail section such that the peg projects from a front surface of the contact, and a fusible member attached to the contact such that the peg protrudes into the fusible member. A lower portion of the fusible member is offset from a main portion of the fusible member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Applicant: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: John Allen MONGOLD, Donald Christopher KNOWLDEN, William Chieng OUYANG
  • Patent number: 9052473
    Abstract: A plug housing preferably includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a cavity and a latch portion arranged to be pivotable about the plug housing and including a pair of actuator beams. Respective ones of the pair of actuator beams are preferably arranged to be directly opposed to respective side surfaces of the plug housing. The latch portion is preferably arranged to be connected to the upper housing and the lower housing through a pair of projection portions or a pair of pivot holes arranged on opposite ones of the pair of actuator beams of the latch portion. The latch portion is preferably pivotable about the plug housing at a position corresponding to the pair of projection portions or the pair of pivot holes. The latch preferably includes a catch mechanism and a spring mechanism connected to a forward plate without contacting the pair of actuator beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Samtec, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Francis Schmelz, Chadrick Paul Faith, William Chieng Ouyang
  • Publication number: 20150146400
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a standoff arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate. The standoff includes a first part with an external threading and a second part with an internal threading configured to engage with the external threading of the first part. The first part is configured to engage with the first substrate, the second part is configured to engage with the second substrate, and the external threading of the first part and the internal threading of the second part are configured such that the first part and the second part are configured to be unscrewed from each other to cause the distance between the first and second substrates to increase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: James Robert HUFFMAN, Cody Logan GRAF, David Lynn DECKER, William Chieng OUYANG
  • Publication number: 20140363991
    Abstract: A connector system includes a first connector including first contacts arranged around a pass-through hole or a recess, the first connector being configured to be located in a cut-out of a first substrate such that the first contacts are connected to the first substrate, and a second connector including second contacts arranged around a beam, the second connector configured to be connected to a second substrate such that the second contacts are connected to the second substrate. The pass-through hole or the recess extends in a mating direction of the first connector and the second connector, and the beam of the second connector is configured to extend into the pass-through hole or the recess of the first connector when the first connector and the second connector are mated such that the first contacts engage with respective ones of the second contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: December 11, 2014
    Inventors: Craig Francis RYAN, Tobias Scott SWITZER, Gregory Leo REIDINGER, Dale Francis SCHMELZ, William Chieng OUYANG
  • Publication number: 20140127930
    Abstract: A plug housing preferably includes an upper housing and a lower housing defining a cavity and a latch portion arranged to be pivotable about the plug housing and including a pair of actuator beams. Respective ones of the pair of actuator beams are preferably arranged to be directly opposed to respective side surfaces of the plug housing. The latch portion is preferably arranged to be connected to the upper housing and the lower housing through a pair of projection portions or a pair of pivot holes arranged on opposite ones of the pair of actuator beams of the latch portion. The latch portion is preferably pivotable about the plug housing at a position corresponding to the pair of projection portions or the pair of pivot holes. The latch preferably includes a catch mechanism and a spring mechanism connected to a forward plate without contacting the pair of actuator beams.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2012
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: SAMTEC, INC.
    Inventors: Dale Francis SCHMELZ, Chadrick Paul FAITH, William Chieng OUYANG