Patents by Inventor Yu-San Hsiao

Yu-San Hsiao 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: 7497701
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an elongated insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The elongated insulative housing defines a mating face, a rear end face opposite to the mating face and a plurality of receiving passageways extending through the mating face and the rear end face, and said insulative housing defines a plurality of retention means and a support means extending horizontally away from the rear end face respectively. The plurality of terminals are assembled to the receiving passageways, and each terminal comprises a tail portion extending away from the rear end face. The support means is below the tail portions of the terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Zhu, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20090042409
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a terminal block, a terminal received in the terminal block and an elastic connecting portion electrically connecting with the terminal. The terminal block defines a first receiving cavity, a second receiving cavity opposite to the first receiving cavity and a spaced portion spacing the first receiving cavity and the second receiving cavity. The spaced portion defines a receiving channel and a inserting slot communicating with the receiving channel. The elastic connecting portion is received in the second receiving cavity and electrically connects with the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20090035966
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an insulative housing (10) having a forward mating port (100) in a suspension manner, a plurality of recesses (112), arranged in a matrix manner, formed in the housing (10) under the mating port (100) so as to form a plurality of corresponding partitions (111) among the recesses (112) for support of the mating port (10). The matrix array of recesses (112) is arranged to strengthen the rigid of the housing (10) under the mating port (100) so as to prevent the deformation of the mating port (100), which is influenced from the insert force under a condition when the electrical connector mates with a complementary connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2008
    Publication date: February 5, 2009
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20090017674
    Abstract: A battery connector (1) comprises a dielectric housing (2) and a first conductive contact (4). The dielectric housing (2) comprises a cylindrical receiving cavity, a base (20), holding means (24) formed toward an upper section of the receiving cavity for engaging with the top face of the accommodated battery (5) to prevent the battery (5) from coming off, and a pair of spring strengtheners (22) extending upwardly from said base (20) for abutting a bottom face of the accommodated battery (5). The first conductive contact (4) comprises a first retaining section (40) secured in said dielectric housing (2) at a peripheral area of said base (20), a spring arm (42) inclining upwardly from said retaining section (40). The spring arm (42) extends between said pair of spring strengtheners (22), and the distal end of said spring arm (42) is free.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Inventors: De-Jin Chen, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7467957
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrical connector unit (11) to be mounted onto a printed circuit board (11), a supporting member for supporting the electrical connector unit, and a pick up device (12) attachable onto the electrical connector unit. The supporting member includes a supporting portion (112) extending from one side of the electrical connector unit, with the supporting portion defining a supporting surface (1121) resting on the printed circuit board. The pick up device includes a balance section (122) defining a balance surface (1221) extending parallel to the supporting surface such that when the pick up device is attached onto the printed circuit board, the balance surface of the pick up device is operable to be rested on the printed circuit board so as to counterbalance force torque caused by introduce of the supporting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7462049
    Abstract: An electrical connector, for connecting an electrical connector to a circuit board, comprises an insulative housing defining a plurality of passages in an end thereof, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, and an ejecting member being pivotally attached within the end of the housing and the ejecting member having a plurality of cam-type spindles received in the passages. The cam-type spindle defines a first cam surface and a second cam surface in a rotation direction of the cam-type spindle, respectively, the passage defines a first retaining surface and a second retaining surface corresponding to the first cam surface and the second cam surface, respectively, for preventing the ejecting member from further rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: De-Jin Chen, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080293309
    Abstract: A connector includes a body (10), a plurality of passageways (104), and a plurality of terminals (30). Each terminal (30) has a mating portion (301), a mounting portion (303), and a connecting portion (30a) connected between the mating portion (301) and the mounting portion (303). All of parts of the connecting portion (30a), from a cross sectional view thereof, in area are the same and larger than that of any one of the mating portion (301) and the mounting portion (303), this configuration of which can carry high current as required.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080280485
    Abstract: A battery connector comprises a terminal block and a first and second terminal received in the terminal block. The terminal block comprises a mounting face, a mating face opposite to the mounting face and a receiving cavity locating between the mounting face and the mating face. The first terminal comprises a plate-shaped base, a tail portion extending downwardly from the base, a retaining portion extending upwardly from the base and a resilient arm extending outwardly from the plane in which the base locates. The retaining portion comprises a narrowed elastic arm and a locking portion extending from the elastic arm. By this mean, the battery connector is capable of securely engaging with a coin battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080268701
    Abstract: A battery connector comprises a terminal block and a first and second terminal received in the terminal block. The terminal block comprises a base, a first protecting wall and a second protecting wall. The base, the first and second protecting wall together defines a receiving chamber. The first protecting wall defines at least a flange; the second protecting wall defines at least a resilient retaining arm relative to the flange. Under the cooperation of the flange and the resilient retaining arm, a reliable electrical connection is established between the first terminal, the second terminal and a coin battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: 7442043
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a lamp device (2) to a printed circuit board (3) includes an insulative housing (10) having a front slot (101) and a rear slot (103), the rear slot adapted to receive a body of the lamp device. A contact terminal (11) includes a pair of separate deflectable arms (112) disposed within the front slot and adapted to clip a front end of the lamp device. An ejecting member (12) within the front slot is set for enabling the clip action of the deflectable arms of the contact terminal. A pick up device (13) is assembled onto the ejecting member, and includes a base having a planar surface for being sucked by a vacuum suction device for easy to be feed the electrical connector assembly into automated machines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080220660
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly, comprises a terminal block defining a plurality of receiving passageways therein, a plurality of terminals assembled to the receiving passageways, and a fastening element assembled to the terminal block. Each terminal comprises a main portion, a tail portion extending rearward from the main portion and a contacting portion extending forwardly from the base portion. The fastening element comprises a base portion, a pair of resilient arms extending away from the base portion, and a pair of hooks formed at distal ends of the pair resilient arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventors: Yu Zhu, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080176426
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an elongated insulative housing and a plurality of terminals. The elongated insulative housing defines a mating face, a rear end face opposite to the mating face and a plurality of receiving passageways extending through the mating face and the rear end face, and said insulative housing defines a plurality of retention means and a support means extending horizontally away from the rear end face respectively. The plurality of terminals are assembled to the receiving passageways, and each terminal comprises a tail portion extending away from the rear end face. The support means is below the tail portions of the terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Yu Zhu, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080176430
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly comprises a cable end first connector and a board end second connector engaging with said first connector. Said second connector comprises a dielectric housing defining a first end face, a second end face in opposite side of said first end face, a pair of opposite side walls perpendicular to said second end face. Each of said side walls has a top panel perpendicularly extending out from the inner top edge thereof; a pair of second grounding contacts respectively received in the housing, one end of each of said second grounding contacts exposed for electrically connecting the grounding circuit of a printed circuit board, another end of each of said second grounding contacts partially exposed on the lower surface of said top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 24, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080153360
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises an insulatvie housing, a plurality of terminals received in the insulative housing and a pair of retaining members assembled to the insulative housing. The insulative housing has a pair of positioning shoulders at two sides thereof, and each positioning shoulder defines a lower surface and a positioning hole extending there through. Each retaining member defines a main plate covering the lower surface of the positioning shoulder and a though hole corresponding to the positioning hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2007
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-san Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080146086
    Abstract: A socket connector comprises a dielectric housing, a conductive contact, and a pickup. The dielectric housing comprising a first sidewall, a opposed second sidewall, and an endwall which connecting said first and second sidewalls and further defines an opening therein; Said conductive contact received in said dielectric housing and having a pair of resilient contacting sections extending between said sidewalls; Said lock-up releasably secured in said opening of said dielectric housing and compressing said pair of contacting sections of conductive contact toward each other. When dismount the backlight, the operator can see the conductive portion of the backlight and the contacting section of the conductive contact, and there is a large operating space for conveniently mounting and dismounting the lock-up.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080146084
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector body (10) having a front end (11) and a rear end (12), a plurality of passageways (13) extending from the front end towards the rear end, and terminals (20) within the passageways. The terminal includes an extension section (26) extending a distance away from the rear end of the connector body. A supporting member (15) is disposed adjacent the rear end for supporting at least a portion of the extension section. Thus, the arrangement of the supporting member will prevent the free extension sections of the prior art from being deflected or damaged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: De-Jin Chen, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080124950
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a lamp device (2) to a printed circuit board (3) includes an insulative housing (10) having a front slot (101) and a rear slot (103), the rear slot adapted to receive a body of the lamp device. A contact terminal (11) includes a pair of separate deflectable arms (112) disposed within the front slot and adapted to clip a front end of the lamp device. An ejecting member (12) within the front slot is set for enabling the clip action of the deflectable arms of the contact terminal. A pick up device (13) is assembled onto the ejecting member, and includes a base having a planar surface for being sucked by a vacuum suction device for easy to be feed the electrical connector assembly into automated machines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20080124949
    Abstract: A contact terminal for an electrical connector includes a mating section (21) defining a receiving cavity adapted for receiving a mating component. The mating section includes opposed side walls having thereon protrusions (210) extending into the receiving cavity. The protrusions define thereof mating surfaces adapted to engage the mating component. This configuration of employing surface engagement has the advantage of attaining reliable mechanical and electrical connection between the mated connector and component over the prior art of employing point engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Den-Jin Chen, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: D578964
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yu Luo, Yu-San Hsiao
  • Patent number: D586754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei Yuan, Yu-San Hsiao