Patents by Inventor Zhong-Yuan LAI

Zhong-Yuan LAI 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).

  • Electrical connector with improved metal shell
    Patent number: 9502827
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one contact module, an inner metal shell, and a tubular outer metal shell. The insulative housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a receiving chamber. The contact module includes an insulator and a set of contacts retained in the insulator. Each contact has a contact portion protruding into the receiving chamber. The inner metal shell has a main frame surrounding the insulative housing by 360 degrees. The outer metal shell surrounds the inner metal shell and contacts with the inner metal shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: DONGGUAN XUNTAO ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Feng, Zhong-Yuan Lai
  • ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED METAL SHELL
    Publication number: 20160104972
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, at least one contact module, an inner metal shell, and a tubular outer metal shell. The insulative housing has a top wall, a bottom wall, a pair of side walls, and a receiving chamber. The contact module includes an insulator and a set of contacts retained in the insulator. Each contact has a contact portion protruding into the receiving chamber. The inner metal shell has a main frame surrounding the insulative housing by 360 degrees. The outer metal shell surrounds the inner metal shell and contacts with the inner metal shell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2014
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Yun FENG, Zhong-Yuan LAI