Patents by Inventor YAN-NAN ZHANG

YAN-NAN 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).

  • I/O plug connector adapted for normal insertion and reverse insertion into I/O receptacle connector and connector assembly having the two
    Patent number: 9287668
    Abstract: An Input/Output (I/O) plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion, the mating portion having a top wall (121), a bottom wall (122), a pair of sidewalls (123) cooperatively and peripherally defining a receiving space (125), a number of first contacts (21) retained in the top wall and a number of second contacts (22) retained in the bottom wall, the first contacts and the second contacts facing toward each other across the receiving space along a vertical direction; a circuit plate (4) assembled to the base portion of the insulative housing and sandwiched between the first contacts and the second contacts for electrical connection; and a metal shield (5) covering the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Ching Chen, Shun-Jung Chuang, Wei-Ta Tseng, Yan-Nan Zhang
  • I/O PLUG CONNECTOR ADAPTED FOR NORMAL INSERTION AND REVERSE INSERTION INTO I/O RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING THE TWO
    Publication number: 20140113487
    Abstract: An Input/Output (I/O) plug connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a mating portion (12) extending forwardly from the base portion, the mating portion having a top wall (121), a bottom wall (122), a pair of sidewalls (123) cooperatively and peripherally defining a receiving space (125), a number of first contacts (21) retained in the top wall and a number of second contacts (22) retained in the bottom wall, the first contacts and the second contacts facing toward each other across the receiving space along a vertical direction; a circuit plate (4) assembled to the base portion of the insulative housing and sandwiched between the first contacts and the second contacts for electrical connection; and a metal shield (5) covering the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: MING-CHING CHEN, SHUN-JUNG CHUANG, WEI-TA TSENG, YAN-NAN ZHANG