Patents by Inventor Xiao-Jun Song

Xiao-Jun Song 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: 9270032
    Abstract: An electrical connector and a terminal thereof are provided. The electrical connector comprises a housing, a circuit board and a plurality of terminals. The housing comprises a body and an assembly frame. The body is formed with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, and includes a terminal mounting hole penetrating through the first surface and the second surface. The assembly frame extends outwardly from the second surface and forms a mounting surface. The circuit board is mounted to the mounting surface. The terminal comprises a main body, a plurality of pins and a pressing portion. The main body is mounted to the corresponding terminal mounting hole. The pins protrude out of the first surface from a side edge of the main body adjacent to the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Xiao Jun Song
  • Patent number: 9059544
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a pair of terminals and two first conductive traces. The housing comprises two fixing grooves that support the terminals. Each terminal comprises a base, an extending piece extending from the base and a resilient arm extending from the base. The extending piece comprises a first contact portion and the resilient arm comprises a second contact portion for electrically connecting an electronic device. The two first conductive traces are connected to the pair of terminals, an end portion of the each first conductive trace is electrically connected to the first contact portion of the corresponding terminal, and the other end portion of the each first conductive trace is configured to electrically connect to a circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao Jun Song
  • Patent number: 9039453
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body, a trace, a terminal, and an engaging element. The body includes a recessed groove. The trace includes a first contact portion and a connection segment. The first contact portion is formed on a surface of the body and connected to the connection segment. The connection segment is formed on an inner surface of the recessed groove. The terminal is supported by the body and comprises a second contact portion. The terminal is partially exposed in the recessed groove and the second contact portion extends out of the body. The engaging element is provided in the recessed groove and electrically connect the connection segment and the terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Patent number: 8882542
    Abstract: A connector comprises an outer shell, an insulating body, a plurality of terminals provided in the insulating body, and an inner metal shell shielding the insulating body. The outer metal shell is sheathed outside the inner metal shell and has a top plate, wherein a top plate of the inner metal shell and a top plate of the outer metal shell can be firmly fixed together by a plurality of laser joints. The outer metal shell can include transverse soldering plates respectively at two sides thereof that are coplanar with a soldering surface associated with the plurality of terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20140308850
    Abstract: An electrical connector and a terminal thereof are provided. The electrical connector comprises a housing, a circuit board and a plurality of terminals. The housing comprises a body and an assembly frame. The body is formed with a first surface and a second surface which are opposite to each other, and includes a terminal mounting hole penetrating through the first surface and the second surface. The assembly frame extends outwardly from the second surface and forms a mounting surface. The circuit board is mounted to the mounting surface. The terminal comprises a main body, a plurality of pins and a pressing portion. The main body is mounted to the corresponding terminal mounting hole. The pins protrude out of the first surface from a side edge of the main body adjacent to the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao Jun SONG
  • Patent number: 8855480
    Abstract: A camera module comprises an housing and at least two metal plating layers. The housing comprises a base and two platforms. The base includes a bottom surface, a top surface and an outer wall surface. A receiving hole configured to receive a lens device may be formed in the base, the receiving hole may pass through the base in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface. The two platforms may be positioned above the top surface of the base and may have different heights. The metal plating layers extends on the outer wall surface of the base. A first end portion of each of the two metal plating layers extends to the top surface of the corresponding platform and the other end portion of the each metal plating layer extends to the bottom surface of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20140187092
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a body, a trace, a terminal, and an engaging element. The body includes a recessed groove. The trace includes a first contact portion and a connection segment. The first contact portion is formed on a surface of the body and connected to the connection segment. The connection segment is formed on an inner surface of the recessed groove. The terminal is supported by the body and comprises a second contact portion. The terminal is partially exposed in the recessed groove and the second contact portion extends out of the body. The engaging element is provided in the recessed groove and electrically connect the connection segment and the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 3, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20140051284
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, a pair of terminals and two first conductive traces. The housing comprises two fixing grooves that support the terminals. Each terminal comprises a base, an extending piece extending from the base and a resilient arm extending from the base. The extending piece comprises a first contact portion and the resilient arm comprises a second contact portion for electrically connecting an electronic device. The two first conductive traces are connected to the pair of terminals, an end portion of the each first conductive trace is electrically connected to the first contact portion of the corresponding terminal, and the other end portion of the each first conductive trace is configured to electrically connect to a circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20140050469
    Abstract: A camera module comprises an housing and at least two metal plating layers. The housing comprises a base and two platforms. The base includes a bottom surface, a top surface and an outer wall surface. A receiving hole configured to receive a lens device may be formed in the base, the receiving hole may pass through the base in a direction from the top surface to the bottom surface. The two platforms may be positioned above the top surface of the base and may have different heights. The metal plating layers extends on the outer wall surface of the base. A first end portion of each of the two metal plating layers extends to the top surface of the corresponding platform and the other end portion of the each metal plating layer extends to the bottom surface of the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: February 20, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao Jun SONG
  • Patent number: 8460034
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a cage, a body, positioned in the cage, and several terminals positioned on the body. The body has a front end and opposing rear end. The cage also has a front end and a rear end corresponding to the front and rear end of the body. The cage includes a top plate, a bottom plate and two lateral plates. A rear cover corresponding to the rear end of the body bend and extends from a rear end of the top plate of the cage. Two soldering pieces bend and extend from a bottom end of the rear cover toward the front end of the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventors: Xiao-Jun Song, Chiuming Lu
  • Patent number: 8454388
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing to fix these terminals, and a shield surrounding the housing. Each terminal comprises a mating portion, a soldering portion, and a connecting portion extending therebetween. The housing comprises a main body and a tongue portion extending forward from the main body and the shield comprises a top wall, a base, and two side walls positioned opposite each other, the walls forming a mating cavity with an opening at the front. The base is formed by the meeting of the two half bases, which are formed by the lower edges of the two side walls extending out toward each other, there is a first soldering leg on each half base, and the first soldering leg extend from a front edge of each half base first in a downward direction and then in a horizontal direction toward a rear of the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20120231661
    Abstract: A connector comprises an outer shell, an insulating body, a plurality of terminals provided in the insulating body, and an inner metal shell shielding the insulating body. The outer metal shell is sheathed outside the inner metal shell and has a top plate, wherein a top plate of the inner metal shell and a top plate of the outer metal shell can be firmly fixed together by a plurality of laser joints. The outer metal shell can include transverse soldering plates respectively at two sides thereof that are coplanar with a soldering surface associated with the plurality of terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20110312218
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of terminals, a housing to fix these terminals, and a shield surrounding the housing. Each terminal comprises a mating portion, a soldering portion, and a connecting portion extending therebetween. The housing comprises a main body and a tongue portion extending forward from the main body and the shield comprises a top wall, a base, and two side walls positioned opposite each other, the walls forming a mating cavity with an opening at the front. The base is formed by the meeting of the two half bases, which are formed by the lower edges of the two side walls extending out toward each other, there is a first soldering leg on each half base, and the first soldering leg extend from a front edge of each half base first in a downward direction and then in a horizontal direction toward a rear of the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 22, 2011
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Xiao-Jun Song
  • Publication number: 20110300748
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a cage, a body, positioned in the cage, and several terminals positioned on the body. The body has a front end and opposing rear end. The cage also has a front end and a rear end corresponding to the front and rear end of the body. The cage includes a top plate, a bottom plate and two lateral plates. A rear cover corresponding to the rear end of the body bend and extends from a rear end of the top plate of the cage. Two soldering pieces bend and extend from a bottom end of the rear cover toward the front end of the cage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2009
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Xiao-Jun Song, Chiuming Lu