Patents by Inventor Ya-Fen Kao

Ya-Fen Kao 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: 20160181743
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of upper-row receptacle terminals, and a plurality of lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion. Each of the upper-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. Each of the lower-row receptacle terminals includes a tail portion protruded from the base portion. The tail portions of the upper-row receptacle terminals and the tail portions of the lower-row receptacle terminals are protruded from the base portion, aligned into a line, and spaced from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui SU, Lin-Feng CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160181744
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, upper-row receptacle terminals, and lower-row receptacle terminals. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extended from one side of the base portion. The tongue portion has an upper surface, a lower surface, and a front lateral surface. The lower-row receptacle terminals correspond to the upper-row receptacle terminals and include signal terminals which include high speed transmitting terminals. Each of the high speed transmitting terminals includes a bending portion, an extension portion, and a cutout portion. The bending portion is extended upward from the front end of the flat contact portion and inserted into the tongue portion, the extension portion is extended forward from the top of the bending portion toward the front lateral surface, and the cutout portion is defined at the extension portion and near to the bending portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160181722
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, a metallic shell, and a sealing member (e.g., a waterproof glue block). The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion extended from one side of the base portion. The metallic shell includes a tubular portion and an outer peripheral portion. The outer peripheral portion is formed by deep drawing techniques and extended from the rear of the tubular portion. The inner diameter of the outer peripheral portion is greater than the inner diameter of the tubular portion. A filling groove is formed between the inner wall of the outer peripheral portion and the outer surface of the base portion. The sealing member is formed at the filling groove to fill a gap between the inner wall of the outer peripheral portion and the outer surface of the base portion and fill the bottom of the base portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Rui Su, Long-Fei Chen
  • Patent number: 9368926
    Abstract: An electrical connector plug having resilient contact terminals electrically connects to an electrical connector socket with a casing and two groups of engaging terminals mounted on or in the casing. The electrical connector plug has an electrically conductive housing. A coupling device extends in a longitudinal direction and has a base portion. The resilient contact terminals are mounted on the coupling device axially symmetrically arranged with each other in the longitudinal direction, each of which has a flat section and an upwardly protruding contact section. A metallic shield frame is electrically connected to and secured to the electrically conductive housing, having a frame section, a front section, and two lateral protective sections. The respective lateral protective sections have a height no less than that of the upwardly protruding contact sections of the resilient contact terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Alan Robert MacDougall
  • Patent number: 9362680
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, and two conductive contact members. The two conductive contact members are respectively received in a top concave region and a bottom concave region of the insulated housing. When the electrical plug connector is inserted into a metallic shell of the electrical receptacle connector, each conductive contact members of the electrical plug connector comes in contact with the inner surface of the metallic shell of the electrical receptacle connector and a low-impedance grounding path is established between the metallic shell of the electrical plug connector and the metallic shell of the mating electrical receptacle connector through each conductive contact member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Alan MacDougall
  • Publication number: 20160156144
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing and a rear positioning block. The rear positioning block is assembled to the rear of the insulated housing. The rear positioning block includes a base and a gluing passage. The front of the base corresponds to the rear of the insulated housing. The width of the base is greater than the width of the insulated housing. The periphery of the base is protruded from the periphery of the insulated housing. The gluing passage is formed at a peripheral area of the base, and the gluing passage is defined through the base from the front to the rear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Yang-Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160156145
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulated housing, a plurality of upper-row plug terminals, a plurality of lower-row plug terminals, and a rear positioning block. The insulated housing includes a rear assembling portion defined at the rear of the insulated housing. The rear positioning block is assembled to the rear of the insulated housing. The rear positioning block includes a plurality of through holes and a buckling portion. The through holes are defined through the rear positioning block from the front to the rear. The rear of the upper-row plug terminals and the rear of the lower-row plug terminals respectively pass through the through holes. The buckling portion is defined at the front of the rear positioning block. The buckling portion is adapted to be mated and engaged with the rear assembling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Yang-Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160156136
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector has an insulative housing, two terminal sets, a shielding-grounding plate and a shell. The terminal sets are mounted in the insulative housing and each terminal set has multiple conductive terminals. The shielding-grounding plate is mounted in a rear end of the insulative housing and has a shielding body mounted in the rear end of the insulative housing and located between the terminal sets and two resilient hooking arms formed on and protruding forward respectively from two opposite sides of the shielding body and extending in the insulative housing. The shielding-grounding plate is located above the conductive terminals of the two terminal sets and shields the terminal sets such that each terminal set would not interfere with the other terminal set with cross talk when implementing signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Yang-Yang Zhou
  • Publication number: 20160156114
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector assembly has an insulative housing, a first terminal set, a second terminal set and a circuit board. The first and second terminal sets are mounted in the insulative housing. The first terminal set has multiple first conductive terminals each including a first soldering section. The second terminal set has multiple second conductive terminals each including a second soldering section. The first and second soldering sections are soldered on an identical surface of the circuit board such that only one single soldering process is required to solder all of the first and second conductive terminals to the circuit board. The production rate of the electrical plug connector assembly is therefore improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen KAO, Yu-Lun TSAI, Pin-Yuan HOU, Chung-Fu LIAO, Yang-Yang ZHOU
  • Publication number: 20160149348
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a plug metal shell, an insulation housing bracket, a plug grounding contact, and a grounding member. The plug metal shell encloses a tongue portion of the insulation housing bracket. The plug grounding contact is held inside the insulation housing bracket. The grounding member is disposed between the plug metal shell and the plug grounding contact and spaced from the first side of the insulation housing bracket. A connecting portion is selectively disposed on the grounding member or on the plug grounding contact. The connecting portion mechanically contacts to the grounding member and the plug grounding contact such that the grounding member is electrically connected to the plug grounding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160149349
    Abstract: A receptacle connector includes an insulation housing bracket, a first flat grounding contact and a shielding member. The housing base has a first outer surface, and the first flat grounding contact is combined with the insulation housing bracket. The shielding member includes a shielding body and a first connecting portion. The shielding body is installed inside the insulation housing bracket, and the first flat grounding contact is located between the first outer surface and the shielding member. The first connecting portion protrudes from the shielding body and is securely fixed on the first grounding contact in a laser welding manner, such that the shielding body is electrically connected to the first grounding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160149350
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes a receptacle shell, an insulation housing bracket, a receptacle grounding contact, and a grounding member. The insulation housing bracket is disposed inside the receptacle shell. The receptacle grounding contact is held inside the housing base. The grounding member is disposed on a first side of the insulation housing bracket and located between the insulation housing bracket and the receptacle shell. A connecting structure is selectively disposed on the grounding member or on the receptacle grounding contact. The connecting structure penetrates through the insulation housing bracket and mechanically or physically connects the grounding member and the receptacle grounding contact such that the grounding member is electrically connected to the receptacle grounding contact.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160141804
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a grounding sheet. The insulated housing is received in a receiving cavity of the metallic shell and includes a mating room and side assembling cavities. The side assembling cavities are defined at two sides of the insulated housing and communicate with the mating room. The grounding sheet is at the insulated housing and in contact with the metallic shell. The grounding sheet includes a main body in the insulated housing, side arms extended toward the side assembling cavities from two sides of the main body, hook portions extended toward the mating room from the fronts of the side arms, and mounting legs extended from the rears of the side arms and protruded from the side assembling cavities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: May 19, 2016
    Inventors: YA-FEN KAO, YU-LUN TSAI, PIN-YUAN HOU, CHUNG-FU LIAO, YANG-YANG ZHOU, MAO-SHENG CHEN
  • Patent number: 9318856
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector provided to connect with an electrical plug connector. The electrical receptacle connector includes a metal shell, an insulation body and a the conductive contact members. The conductive contact members are disposed at the insulation body to connect with the metal shell. The electrical plug connector includes a metal shell and a tubular portion disposed at a front portion of the metal shell. When the electrical plug connector is plugged into the electrical receptacle connector, the surface of the tubular portion of the electrical plug connector is in contact with the conductive contact members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: ADVANCED-CONNECTEK INC.
    Inventors: Alan MacDougall, Wen-Yu Wang, Ya-Fen Kao
  • Patent number: 9312644
    Abstract: An electrical connector plug for electrical connection to an electrical connector socket. The electrical connector plug includes: an insulation body extending in a longitudinal direction and including a base portion a mounting portion fixed to the base portion; two rows of resilient conductive terminals mounted in the insulation body and arranged symmetrically in pivotal rotation with respect to the longitudinal direction, each comprising a horizontal segment fixed on the base portion and a bended protrusion contact segment extending from the horizontal segment; an electrical conductive plate mounted on the mounting portion including a front segment and an impedance drop segment, extending from the front segment toward the base portion; and a shielding case mounted on the base portion and electrically connected to the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Patent number: 9281582
    Abstract: A receptacle for an electrical connector includes a metal housing body, a plastic main body positioned in the metal housing body, and flat terminals. The plastic main body incorporates with the metal housing body to form an accommodating space for being plugged into by a plug. First and second tongue parts disposed on the plastic main body are respectively close to upper and lower sides of the metal housing body. Each flat terminal includes a fixing part, a contacting part formed in a flat shape, and a soldering part. The contacting parts are respectively disposed on first and second tongue parts and respectively are exposed to the accommodating space in downward and upward directions. A tongue of a plastic body of the receptacle, i.e. first and second tongue parts, and the flat terminals are thus minimally damaged, to prevent the expensive cost of repairing a damaged receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2016
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Pin-Yuan Hou, Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Wen-Yu Wang, Wen-Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160064864
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes an insulating housing, two terminal sets, and a metallic component. The insulating housing includes a front portion and a rear portion, and a receiving cavity is formed inside the front portion. The two terminal sets separately include a plurality of terminals and are arranged in an upper-row terminal set and a lower-row terminal set. Each terminal includes a contact portion disposed in the receiving cavity, a retaining portion retained in the insulating housing, and a soldering portion disposed in the rear of the insulating housing. The metallic component includes a plate body and two latches. The plate body is disposed in the rear portion and clamped between the upper-row and lower-row terminal sets. The two latches are separately disposed at two sides of the plate body and symmetrical to each other. The plate body and the two latches are formed in one piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun TSAI, Pin-Yuan HOU, Chung-Fu LIAO, Wen-Hsien TSAI
  • Publication number: 20160064866
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, upper-row terminals, lower-row terminals, and a grounding sheet. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion. The tongue portion is extended from one side of the base portion and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper-row terminals are disposed at the base portion and the tongue portion and include a ground terminal located at the upper surface The lower-row terminals are disposed at the base portion and the tongue portion and include a ground terminal located at the lower surface. The grounding sheet is disposed at the insulated housing and located between the ground terminal of the upper-row terminals and the ground terminal of the lower-row terminals. The grounding sheet includes one or more protruded portion in contact with the ground terminal of the upper-row terminals or the ground terminal of the lower-row terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai
  • Publication number: 20160043512
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical plug connector which comprises an insulated housing, a metallic shell, two terminal sets, and a circuit board. The insulated housing includes a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion extends forwardly from the rear portion and an inside of the front portion forms a receiving cavity. The metallic shell covers the insulated housing. Each terminal set is composed with a plurality of terminals. Each terminal includes a contact portion, a retaining portion, and a soldering portion. The retaining portion is retained in the insulated housing. The soldering portion extends backwardly from the retaining portion. The soldering portions are arranged as a upper row and a lower row in symmetry and the soldering portion is in spring arm type. The circuit board is inserted between the upper row and the lower row of the soldering portions. The upper row and the lower row of the soldering portions clip elastically the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2015
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Mao-Sheng Chen
  • Publication number: 20160013595
    Abstract: An electrical connector plug for electrical connection to an electrical connector socket. The electrical connector plug includes: an insulation body extending in a longitudinal direction and including a base portion a mounting portion fixed to the base portion; two rows of resilient conductive terminals mounted in the insulation body and arranged symmetrically in pivotal rotation with respect to the longitudinal direction, each comprising a horizontal segment fixed on the base portion and a bended protrusion contact segment extending from the horizontal segment; an electrical conductive plate mounted on the mounting portion including a front segment and an impedance drop segment, extending from the front segment toward the base portion; and a shielding case mounted on the base portion and electrically connected to the metal housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Ya-Fen Kao, Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Wen-Hsien Tsai, Mao-Sheng Chen