Patents by Inventor ZHENG-RONG ZHU

ZHENG-RONG ZHU 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: 20230420875
    Abstract: A plug connector for mating with a receptacle connector in a mating direction, includes: an insulative housing; a connecting member accommodated in the insulative housing, the connecting member having a mating portion to be mated with the receptacle connector; and a cable connected to the connecting member, wherein the insulative housing includes a first housing and a second housing integrally formed on the first housing, and the second housing is further integrally formed at a junction between the connecting member and the cable so as to fix the first housing, the cable, and the connecting member together as a whole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: WEI MENG, MING-YUE SUN, ZHENG-RONG ZHU, JUN CHEN, YANG-TSUN HSU
  • Patent number: 11322872
    Abstract: A plug connector used to mate with the socket connector includes: a housing; a printed circuit board received in the housing, the circuit print board having plural soldering points; and a cable electrically connected to the soldering points of the printed circuit board, wherein the soldering points are provided with glue blocks to protect a connection between the printed circuit board and the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Meng, Zheng-Rong Zhu, Jun Chen, Yang-Tsun Hsu
  • Patent number: 11264743
    Abstract: A plug connector includes: an insulative housing including a main body, a reinforcement projecting forward from the main body, and a pair of baffle plates; and a printed circuit board partially received in the insulative housing, the printed circuit board extending forward from the main body and beyond the reinforcement, the reinforcement wrapping on the printed circuit board, wherein a width of a front end of the printed circuit board exposed outside the main body in a horizontal direction is greater than a width of the reinforcement, and a limiting groove is formed between the baffle plate and the printed circuit board for guiding the plug connector to mate with a socket connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Wei Meng, Zheng-Rong Zhu, Jun Chen, Yang-Tsun Hsu
  • Patent number: 11108190
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a connector unit having a mating part, the mating part defining a front mating end; a sleeve enclosing the mating part and extending forwardly beyond the front mating end to define a receiving chamber; and an outer cover enclosing the sleeve and the connector unit, wherein the sleeve has a front portion containing the receiving chamber, and the outer cover is made of a material softer than the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheng-Rong Zhu, Jun Chen, Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20200403338
    Abstract: A plug connector used to mate with the socket connector includes: a housing; a printed circuit board received in the housing, the circuit print board having plural soldering points; and a cable electrically connected to the soldering points of the printed circuit board, wherein the soldering points are provided with glue blocks to protect a connection between the printed circuit board and the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: WEI MENG, ZHENG-RONG ZHU, JUN CHEN, YANG-TSUN HSU
  • Publication number: 20200403333
    Abstract: A plug connector includes: an insulative housing including a main body, a reinforcement projecting forward from the main body, and a pair of baffle plates; and a printed circuit board partially received in the insulative housing, the printed circuit board extending forward from the main body and beyond the reinforcement, the reinforcement wrapping on the printed circuit board, wherein a width of a front end of the printed circuit board exposed outside the main body in a horizontal direction is greater than a width of the reinforcement, and a limiting groove is formed between the baffle plate and the printed circuit board for guiding the plug connector to mate with a socket connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: WEI MENG, ZHENG-RONG ZHU, JUN CHEN, YANG-TSUN HSU
  • Publication number: 20200274287
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a connector unit having a mating part, the mating part defining a front mating end; a sleeve enclosing the mating part and extending forwardly beyond the front mating end to define a receiving chamber; and an outer cover enclosing the sleeve and the connector unit, wherein the sleeve has a front portion containing the receiving chamber, and the outer cover is made of a material softer than the sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2020
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: ZHENG-RONG ZHU, JUN CHEN, JERRY WU
  • Patent number: 10211552
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: an insulative base (1); plural contacts secured to the insulative base, each contact having a contacting portion, a terminating portion, and a securing portion between the contacting portion and the terminating portion; a cable including plural wires connected to the contacts, each wire having a center conductor; and an outer shell enclosing the insulative base and a part of the cable; wherein the contact terminating portion has a groove (2021) receiving the cable wire center conductor; and the cable wire center conductor extends to terminate perpendicularly to an associated contact. Plural interconnecting pieces each secured to an associated cable wire center conductor are also designed to replace direct connection of the cable wires to the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Zheng-Rong Zhu, Jun Chen, Jerry Wu
  • Publication number: 20180115095
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes: an insulative base (1); plural contacts secured to the insulative base, each contact having a contacting portion, a terminating portion, and a securing portion between the contacting portion and the terminating portion; a cable including plural wires connected to the contacts, each wire having a center conductor; and an outer shell enclosing the insulative base and a part of the cable; wherein the contact terminating portion has a groove (2021) receiving the cable wire center conductor; and the cable wire center conductor extends to terminate perpendicularly to an associated contact. Plural interconnecting pieces each secured to an associated cable wire center conductor are also designed to replace direct connection of the cable wires to the contacts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Zheng-Rong ZHU, Jun CHEN, Jerry WU
  • Patent number: 9825411
    Abstract: A power cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an outer case enclosing the insulative housing; a cable electrically connecting with the electrical connector, the cable including a number of core wires connected with corresponding contacts and a number of control wires; and a sensor enclosed by the outer case, the sensor including a number of conductive wires connected with corresponding control wires and a mounting portion, the mounting portion having a through hole for fixing the sensor to the insulative housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Zheng-Rong Zhu
  • Publication number: 20160344144
    Abstract: A power cable connector assembly includes: an electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, and an outer case enclosing the insulative housing; a cable electrically connecting with the electrical connector, the cable including a number of core wires connected with corresponding contacts and a number of control wires; and a sensor enclosed by the outer case, the sensor including a number of conductive wires connected with corresponding control wires and a mounting portion, the mounting portion having a through hole for fixing the sensor to the insulative housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, ZHENG-RONG ZHU