Patents by Inventor Zhaohai (Tim) Xue

Zhaohai (Tim) Xue 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: 11870172
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a connector including an insulating housing formed with a slot extending in a longitudinal direction and having at least one open end. A first circuit board is inserted into the slot and includes an electrical contact pad for electrically contacting a conductive terminal arranged within the slot, the electrical contact pad of the first circuit board extends in the longitudinal direction outside of the insulating housing of the connector via the open end of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Ching-Lung Liu, Howard Andrews, Jr., Qianjin (Orando) Li
  • Publication number: 20230076634
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: March 9, 2023
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hongjian (Neil) Ni, Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Xinjie (David) Zhang
  • Publication number: 20220037820
    Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a connector including an insulating housing formed with a slot extending in a longitudinal direction and having at least one open end. A first circuit board is inserted into the slot and includes an electrical contact pad for electrically contacting a conductive terminal arranged within the slot, the electrical contact pad of the first circuit board extends in the longitudinal direction outside of the insulating housing of the connector via the open end of the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Applicants: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd., Tyco Electronics Holdings (Bermuda) No. 7 Limited, TE Connectivity Services GmbH
    Inventors: Zhaohai (Tim) Xue, Ching-Lung Liu, Howard Andrews, JR., Qianjin (Orando) Li