Patents by Inventor Xinjie (David) Zhang
Xinjie (David) Zhang 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).
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Publication number: 20240429659Abstract: A grounding member includes a plurality of contact terminals arranged in a row, a first connection strip connected to a first end of each of the contact terminals, and a second connection strip connected to a second end of each of the contact terminals. Each of the contact terminals has an elastic contact part electrically contacting one of a plurality of grounding terminals of a connector. The grounding member is an integral stamped component that interconnects the grounding terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Ching Hsiang Chang
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Publication number: 20240429658Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector housing, a plurality of connection terminals, a plurality of cables, and an organizer. The plurality of connection terminals are arranged in the connector housing. Each of the plurality of cables includes at least one pair of signal wires. The organizer is arranged between the plurality of connection terminals and the plurality of cables. The signal wires of the plurality of cables are connected to the corresponding connection terminals at the organizer.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2024Publication date: December 26, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Yongfeng Li
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Publication number: 20240396266Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a row of terminals disposed in the housing, and a grounding member having a flat body extending across the row of terminals. The row of terminals has a pair of signal terminals and a pair of grounding terminals located on opposite sides of the pair of the signal terminals. The flat body at least partially covers the pair of signal terminals. The grounding member has a plurality of grounding arms extending from a plane of the flat body. Each of the grounding arms abuts against one of the grounding terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2024Publication date: November 28, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Ching Hsiang Chang
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Publication number: 20240364034Abstract: A connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, and a retaining body. The first terminal is arranged in the housing and has a first connection end adapted to electrically contact a mating terminal in a mating connector and a first contact end adapted to electrically contact a board card. The second terminal is provided in the housing and has a second connection end adapted to electrically connect with a cable and a second contact end for electrical contact with the board card. The first connection end of the first terminal is retained on the retaining body. A surface of one side of the first connection end of the first terminal is exposed from the retaining body to form a gold finger or contact adapted to electrically contact the mating terminal. The retaining body forms a plug adapted to be inserted into the mating connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20240364055Abstract: A connector comprises a housing, at least one row of terminals, at least one row of cables, and at least one grounding element. The at least one row of terminals is installed in the housing, and each row of the terminals includes at least one pair of signal terminals and grounding terminals respectively located on opposite sides of each pair of the signal terminals. The at least one row of cables is respectively connected to the terminals. Each of the cables includes a pair of grounding wires and a pair of signal wires connected to respective ones of each pair of the signal terminals. Each of the at least one grounding element at least partially covers a portion of each of the signal terminals electrically connected to corresponding one of the signal wires, and is electrically connected to each of the grounding terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20240364028Abstract: A connector comprises a housing adapted to be fixed on a circuit board, and a first terminal. The first terminal is arranged in the housing and has an elastic end exposed out of the housing. When the housing is fixed to the circuit board, the elastic end of the first terminal reliably contacts a contact pad on the circuit board under a pressing force applied by the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 26, 2024Publication date: October 31, 2024Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20240313443Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a circuit board inserted into the housing and having a plurality of first terminals located on a pair of opposite sides of the circuit board at a rear end of the circuit board, a plurality of wires including a plurality of connecting terminals that are each electrically connected to one of the first terminals, and a fixing mechanism mounted in the housing and fixing the wires on the circuit board. The connecting terminals and the first terminals are exposed outside the fixing mechanism.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2024Publication date: September 19, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Dongguan) Ltd., Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fuding (Mike) Qiu, Ping Hou, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Keping Wan
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Publication number: 20240283177Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector having a first housing, a plurality of first connection terminals disposed in the first housing, a second housing, and a plurality of second connection terminals disposed in the second housing. The cable connector includes a plurality of cables respectively connected to the first connection terminals and a printed circuit board to which the second connection terminals are connected.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20240283198Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, first and second rows of terminals arranged in the housing, and a ground shield assembly. The first and second rows of terminals are separated from each other and adapted to electrically connect with corresponding terminals of a mated electrical connector. The first and second rows of terminals each include a ground terminal connected to a ground layer of a circuit board and a signal terminal connected to a signal lead wire of the circuit board. The ground shield assembly is positioned between the signal terminal of the first row of terminals and the signal terminal of the second row of terminals and is electrically connected to the ground layer. The ground shield assembly is in electrical contact with a corresponding ground terminal at at least one position of each of at least one ground terminal of the first and/or second row of terminals.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 20, 2024Publication date: August 22, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hengkang Wu, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Ching Hsiang Chang, Zhaohai (Tim) Xue
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Publication number: 20240235121Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes a socket connector and a plug connector pluggably connected to the socket connector. The socket connector includes a first housing, a plurality of first signal contacts within the first housing, a plurality of first ground contacts within the first housing, and a first common ground member within the first housing. The first common ground member implements a common grounding of the first ground contacts. The plug connector includes a second housing, a plurality of second signal contacts in the second housing, a plurality of second ground contacts in the second housing, and a second common ground member in the second housing. The second common ground member implements a common grounding of the second ground contacts. The first common ground member and the second common ground member are in a detachable contact connection.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: July 11, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Huei-Shun (Calvin) Feng, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Yin (Erin) Xu, Kehao (Asroc) Chen
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Publication number: 20240178620Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an outer housing, an insulating housing installed on the outer housing, a pair of terminal assemblies, and a shielding member. The terminal assemblies are installed in the insulating housing and are spaced apart from each other in a first direction to define an insertion space therebetween adapted to receive a connection terminal of a mating connector. Each terminal assembly includes a plurality of conductive terminals arranged in rows in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction. The plurality of conductive terminals of each terminal assembly include a signal terminal and a ground terminal. The shielding member is positioned at least partially between the two terminal assemblies in the first direction and includes a contact arm in electrical contact with the ground terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2023Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicants: Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Kehao (Asroc) Chen, Ching Hsiang Chang
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Patent number: 11735847Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, with a connector installed on the front side of the circuit board. A plurality of first welding pads are formed on the front side of the circuit board, and a plurality of second welding pads are formed on the back side of the circuit board. A plurality of wires are connected to the circuit board, with a first portion thereof connected to the first welding pads and a second portion thereof connected to the second welding pads. Each of the plurality of wires extend away from the circuit board from above the front side of the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongjian (Neil) Ni, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Patent number: 11735850Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, and two first connectors mounted side by side on the front side of the circuit board. A cable includes a plurality of wires divided into two groups, with each of the groups of wires being electrically connected on one end to a respective one of the first connectors via the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Hongjian (Neil) Ni
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Publication number: 20230076634Abstract: A plug connector includes a plug housing having a plurality of side walls forming a cavity, a spacer having a plate shape and dividing the cavity into a pair of halves, a plurality of conductive terminals disposed on opposite sides of the spacer, a connector engagement component, and a pull tab. The connector engagement component has a first engagement portion releasably engaging a second engagement portion of a socket connector and a fixing portion detachably secured to the side walls of the plug housing. The pull tab is movable between the plug housing and the connector engagement component in a direction towards or away from a cable connected to the conductive terminals. Pulling of the pull tab in a pulling direction towards the cable enables release of an engagement between the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion, separating the plug connector from the socket connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hongjian (Neil) Ni, Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20230030311Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, a plurality of cables soldered to a side of the circuit board, a protective member covering a plurality of solder joints of the cables on the circuit board, and a retainer provided on the side of the circuit board. The retainer fixes the protective member on the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: February 2, 2023Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Ping Hou, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Hengkang Wu
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Publication number: 20220059956Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, with a connector installed on the front side of the circuit board. A plurality of first welding pads are formed on the front side of the circuit board, and a plurality of second welding pads are formed on the back side of the circuit board. A plurality of wires are connected to the circuit board, with a first portion thereof connected to the first welding pads and a second portion thereof connected to the second welding pads. Each of the plurality of wires extend away from the circuit board from above the front side of the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Hongjian (Neil) Ni, Xinjie (David) Zhang
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Publication number: 20220059959Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a circuit board having a front side and a back side, and two first connectors mounted side by side on the front side of the circuit board. A cable includes a plurality of wires divided into two groups, with each of the groups of wires being electrically connected on one end to a respective one of the first connectors via the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 17, 2021Publication date: February 24, 2022Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Lizhou (Leo) Li, Xinjie (David) Zhang, Hongjian (Neil) Ni