Patents by Inventor Yu-Yuan Tai

Yu-Yuan Tai 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: 7744429
    Abstract: A connector connected with a circuit board includes a housing and a main body. The housing has an insert hole and an accommodating portion. The main body is fixed in the accommodating portion and has a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of pins arranged in the same direction. When a plug is plugged in the insert hole, a plugging direction of the plug is perpendicular to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Zhong-Ming Zhang, Yun Zuo, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Patent number: 7712941
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a housing having at least a socket, an electronic device disposed in the housing, a protection member disposed on a side of the housing, a light emitting element disposed on the protection member, a light pipe disposed on the housing for guiding light from the light emitting element, a shield surrounding the protection member and the light emitting element, and a cover encompassing the light pipe, the shield, and the light emitting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Chen-Jung Chen, Jian-Ping Cao, Zhong-Ming Zhang, Bo Bai
  • Publication number: 20090246986
    Abstract: The invention discloses a connector including a body and a circuit board. The body includes an accommodating space and a casing. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodating space. There is a grounding circuit area disposed on part of the circuit board. Part of the circuit board extrudes out of the casing. The casing is electrically connected to the grounding circuit area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Inventors: Zhong-Ming Zhang, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Patent number: 7568941
    Abstract: A connector and the housing thereof, which is equipped with at least one light emitting element having at least one lead, are disclosed. The connector includes at least one connecting base, at least one light emitting element, and a housing. The housing covers at least a portion of the connecting base and has a body and at least one fastening structure. The light emitting element is accommodated in the body, and the fastening structure is connected with the body and fastens the lead of the light emitting element so as to connect and fix the light emitting element with the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Yun Zuo
  • Publication number: 20090170355
    Abstract: A connector connected with a circuit board includes a housing and a main body. The housing has an insert hole and an accommodating portion. The main body is fixed in the accommodating portion and has a plurality of signal terminals and a plurality of pins arranged in the same direction. When a plug is plugged in the insert hole, a plugging direction of the plug is perpendicular to the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Inventors: Zhong-Ming Zhang, Yun Zuo, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Publication number: 20090129113
    Abstract: A connector assembly is provided. The connector assembly includes a housing having at least a socket, an electronic device disposed in the housing, a protection member disposed on a side of the housing, a light emitting element disposed on the protection member, a light pipe disposed on the housing for guiding light from the light emitting element, a shield surrounding the protection member and the light emitting element, and a cover encompassing the light pipe, the shield, and the light emitting element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan TAI, Chen-Jung Chen, Jian-Ping Cao, Zhong-Ming Zhang, Bo Bai
  • Publication number: 20090042449
    Abstract: A connector electrically connected to a peripheral component interconnect express card includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a plurality of connection holes provided to be correspondingly plugged by a plurality of plugs having electrical contacts. The second body is connected to the first body and volumetrically less than the first body. When the first and second bodies are connected, the connected first and second bodies has a top-view projecting profile corresponding to the shape of the peripheral component interconnect express card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Yun Zuo
  • Publication number: 20080268699
    Abstract: A connector is provided. The connector includes a lighting element, a plurality of pins; and a housing covering the pins. The house includes at least one slot receiving the lighting element and having a plurality of engaging elements disposed on the slot and at least one stopper disposed at an open side of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventors: Yun Zuo, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Publication number: 20080207045
    Abstract: A connector, a metal housing and a manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. The connector includes a base and a metal housing. The metal housing covers the base and includes a body and at least one ground pin. The ground pin is integrally formed with the body as a single piece and is stamped without a waste material produced. The method for manufacturing the metal housing includes steps of: providing a body; processing the body at a predetermined distance from a fringe of the body to cut out at least one strip; and bending the strip to form a ground pin protruding out of the fringe of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Zhao-Wei Guan
  • Publication number: 20080146057
    Abstract: A connector and the housing thereof, which is equipped with at least one light emitting element having at least one lead, are disclosed. The connector includes at least one connecting base, at least one light emitting element, and a housing. The housing covers at least a portion of the connecting base and has a body and at least one fastening structure. The light emitting element is accommodated in the body, and the fastening structure is connected with the body and fastens the lead of the light emitting element so as to connect and fix the light emitting element with the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: June 19, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Yun Zuo
  • Publication number: 20080139048
    Abstract: A connector includes a circuit board and a housing. The housing has a body and a ground element, wherein the ground element is connected with the body and is disposed with respect to the circuit board. The ground element is in electrical contact with a ground end of the circuit board by clipping or hooking. The ground element and the body are integrally formed as a single piece, and the ground element is elastically deformable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 12, 2008
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Zhao-Wei Guan, Yun Zuo
  • Patent number: 7303409
    Abstract: A connector includes a base, a circuit structure and a terminal base. The base has a body and a plurality of pins, wherein a surface of the body is formed with a plurality of recesses, and the pins are respectively inserted the recesses. The circuit structure is electrically connected with the pins, and the terminal base has a plurality of terminals for electrically connecting with the circuit structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Delta Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ru-Kuen Huang, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Publication number: 20070117468
    Abstract: A connector includes a base, a circuit structure and a terminal base. The base has a body and a plurality of pins, wherein a surface of the body is formed with a plurality of recesses, and the pins are respectively inserted the recesses. The circuit structure is electrically connected with the pins, and the terminal base has a plurality of terminals for electrically connecting with the circuit structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventors: Ru-Kuen Huang, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Publication number: 20070111601
    Abstract: A connector, which is easily assembled and has a fine grounding function, includes a case, a circuit board and a capacitor. The case has a grounding portion. The circuit board is disposed in the case. The capacitor has a first pin and a second pin electrically connected with the circuit board and the grounding portion, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: May 17, 2007
    Inventors: Ru-Kuen Huang, Yu-Yuan Tai
  • Publication number: 20070102401
    Abstract: A connector includes at least one electronic element, at least one connection port and a circuit structure. The connection port includes a transmission terminal disposed on one end of the connection port. The electronic element includes a first base and at least one second base, wherein the first base includes at least one first pin, and the second base includes at least one second pin. The second pin is electrically connected to the circuit structure. The first base and the second base define a space for receiving at least one coil, and two ends of the coil are connected to the first pin and the second pin, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Yu-Yuan Tai, Ru-Kuen Huang
  • Publication number: 20070105450
    Abstract: A connecting module includes a plurality of connectors and at least one fastener. These connectors are stacked with each other and each connector has at least one jack for correspondingly receiving an external plug therein. The fastener is disposed between two adjacent connectors so as to assemble the adjacent connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2006
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventors: Ru-Kuen Huang, Yu-Yuan Tai