Connector
Latest Molex, LLC Patents:
The uneven broken lines immediately adjacent the shaded area(s) represent the bounds of the claimed design while all other broken lines represent unclaimed portions of the connector; the broken lines form no part of the claimed design.
Claims
The ornamental design for a connector, as shown and described.
| D32003 | December 1899 | Meyer |
| D49673 | September 1916 | Pleister |
| 2838739 | June 1958 | Winkler |
| 3091746 | May 1963 | Winkler |
| D261503 | October 27, 1981 | Shu |
| 4542947 | September 24, 1985 | Flor et al. |
| 4563158 | January 7, 1986 | Meyer |
| 4762388 | August 9, 1988 | Tanaka |
| 4990099 | February 5, 1991 | Marin et al. |
| D319998 | September 17, 1991 | Kozono |
| D321506 | November 12, 1991 | Nagasaka et al. |
| 5141452 | August 25, 1992 | Yoneda et al. |
| D352699 | November 22, 1994 | Capper |
| 5575674 | November 19, 1996 | Davis et al. |
| 6007256 | December 28, 1999 | Asada |
| 6109967 | August 29, 2000 | Chiou |
| D460739 | July 23, 2002 | Fox |
| 6425776 | July 30, 2002 | Fredl |
| 6536954 | March 25, 2003 | Asada |
| D475014 | May 27, 2003 | Kano |
| 6648681 | November 18, 2003 | Ushiro et al. |
| D487252 | March 2, 2004 | Schweitzer |
| 6739882 | May 25, 2004 | Fuehrer |
| D506439 | June 21, 2005 | Wang |
| 6964526 | November 15, 2005 | Mine |
| D538749 | March 20, 2007 | Sengupta et al. |
| D552034 | October 2, 2007 | Hobson et al. |
| D552035 | October 2, 2007 | Kovacs |
| D561101 | February 5, 2008 | Sakamoto |
| D575739 | August 26, 2008 | Ho et al. |
| D578065 | October 7, 2008 | Baker et al. |
| D588990 | March 24, 2009 | Kok et al. |
| D589444 | March 31, 2009 | Kok et al. |
| D589881 | April 7, 2009 | Kok et al. |
| D589882 | April 7, 2009 | Kok et al. |
| D593033 | May 26, 2009 | Ogata et al. |
| 7553173 | June 30, 2009 | Kowalick |
| D601966 | October 13, 2009 | Shaw |
| D612807 | March 30, 2010 | Mancini et al. |
| 7695308 | April 13, 2010 | Allwood et al. |
| D616820 | June 1, 2010 | Gong |
| D618616 | June 29, 2010 | Kesler |
| D642528 | August 2, 2011 | Gravolin et al. |
| D689435 | September 10, 2013 | Sekine |
| 9017096 | April 28, 2015 | Casses |
| D743338 | November 17, 2015 | Christensen et al. |
| D752515 | March 29, 2016 | Yamashita et al. |
| D753597 | April 12, 2016 | Bies |
| D753598 | April 12, 2016 | Bies |
| D754068 | April 19, 2016 | Wu et al. |
| 9337577 | May 10, 2016 | Hitchcock et al. |
| 9343838 | May 17, 2016 | Jové Albós |
| D769193 | October 18, 2016 | Willette |
| D771573 | November 15, 2016 | Lowchareonkul et al. |
| D808751 | January 30, 2018 | Scott |
| D818967 | May 29, 2018 | Rippe et al. |
| 9997858 | June 12, 2018 | Mogi et al. |
| D827574 | September 4, 2018 | Kawakami et al. |
| D837734 | January 8, 2019 | Vinciarelli et al. |
| D868001 | November 26, 2019 | Joniak et al. |
| D873773 | January 28, 2020 | Cao |
| D876357 | February 25, 2020 | Tabata |
| D876358 | February 25, 2020 | Tabata |
| D877080 | March 3, 2020 | Tabata |
| D884641 | May 19, 2020 | Loidl |
| D890707 | July 21, 2020 | Messadek |
| 10873147 | December 22, 2020 | Ueberschlag et al. |
| D913236 | March 16, 2021 | Li |
| D913939 | March 23, 2021 | Li |
| D920924 | June 1, 2021 | Morita et al. |
| D922962 | June 22, 2021 | Morita et al. |
| D932441 | October 5, 2021 | Zhu |
| D941770 | January 25, 2022 | Haley |
| D942952 | February 8, 2022 | Belle et al. |
| D965207 | September 27, 2022 | Charpin |
| 11569589 | January 31, 2023 | Soward et al. |
| D981960 | March 28, 2023 | Gregori |
| D994610 | August 8, 2023 | Belle et al. |
| D994611 | August 8, 2023 | Belle et al. |
| D994613 | August 8, 2023 | Belle et al. |
| D998570 | September 12, 2023 | Corona |
| D1009794 | January 2, 2024 | Burke |
| D1035735 | July 16, 2024 | Meyer |
| D1044727 | October 1, 2024 | Lai |
| D1049045 | October 29, 2024 | Li |
| D1054992 | December 24, 2024 | Somanath |
| D1063824 | February 25, 2025 | Bai |
| D1069713 | April 8, 2025 | Tanaka |
| D1069716 | April 8, 2025 | Somanath |
| D1070775 | April 15, 2025 | Belle et al. |
| D1070779 | April 15, 2025 | Koellmann |
| D1074615 | May 13, 2025 | Sharma et al. |
| 20030181087 | September 25, 2003 | Corona |
| 20080013148 | January 17, 2008 | Katagiyama et al. |
| 20130260586 | October 3, 2013 | Higuchi et al. |
| 20140053692 | February 27, 2014 | Hu |
| 20140073148 | March 13, 2014 | Gallerand |
| 20180138623 | May 17, 2018 | Feng |
| 20180301848 | October 18, 2018 | Furuya et al. |
| 20190006782 | January 3, 2019 | Vasbinder et al. |
| 20190173237 | June 6, 2019 | Oosaka et al. |
| 20190237895 | August 1, 2019 | Ueberschlag |
| 20200028307 | January 23, 2020 | Demaratos |
| 20200076118 | March 5, 2020 | Tada et al. |
| 20200243997 | July 30, 2020 | Horning et al. |
| 20210119387 | April 22, 2021 | Nakamura |
| 20230034704 | February 2, 2023 | Herritz |
| 20230402768 | December 14, 2023 | Copper |
| 20240393541 | November 28, 2024 | Minegishi et al. |
| 301343269 | September 2010 | CN |
| 203071310 | July 2013 | CN |
| 206059855 | March 2017 | CN |
| 206585121 | October 2017 | CN |
| 107332023 | November 2017 | CN |
| 304986139 | January 2019 | CN |
| 304986140 | January 2019 | CN |
| 304986141 | January 2019 | CN |
| 304986142 | January 2019 | CN |
| 304992394 | January 2019 | CN |
| 304992404 | January 2019 | CN |
| 208939223 | June 2019 | CN |
| 208970812 | June 2019 | CN |
| 305426794 | November 2019 | CN |
| 211351037 | August 2020 | CN |
| 306039560 | September 2020 | CN |
| 211743639 | October 2020 | CN |
| 306216659 | December 2020 | CN |
| 112290314 | January 2021 | CN |
| 213026804 | April 2021 | CN |
| 113555719 | October 2021 | CN |
| 216085439 | March 2022 | CN |
| 216121011 | March 2022 | CN |
| 307179918 | March 2022 | CN |
| 307411899 | June 2022 | CN |
| 114865368 | August 2022 | CN |
| 217387674 | September 2022 | CN |
| 217788851 | November 2022 | CN |
| 102008030737 | March 2010 | DE |
| 202010008250 | October 2010 | DE |
| 202016106515 | December 2016 | DE |
| 202017101396 | April 2017 | DE |
| 102020133331 | May 2022 | DE |
| 0151186240001 | October 2025 | EM |
| 0415489 | March 1991 | EP |
| 1692554 | August 2006 | EP |
| 1867010 | December 2007 | EP |
| 2476166 | July 2012 | EP |
| 2642610 | September 2013 | EP |
| 2649685 | October 2013 | EP |
| 2012042252 | March 2012 | JP |
| 2018037365 | March 2018 | JP |
| D1711193 | March 2022 | JP |
| 2023100890 | July 2023 | JP |
| 1768906 | April 2024 | JP |
| D1788204 | January 2025 | JP |
| 3007328880001 | March 2014 | KR |
| 3013027390000 | April 2025 | KR |
| 1431853 | March 2014 | TW |
| D213383 | August 2021 | TW |
| D213821 | September 2021 | TW |
| D217319 | February 2022 | TW |
| D222905 | January 2023 | TW |
| D223729 | February 2023 | TW |
| D226958 | August 2023 | TW |
| D233212 | August 2024 | TW |
| 2006122576 | November 2006 | WO |
| 2007128337 | November 2007 | WO |
| 2008084339 | July 2008 | WO |
| 2010015889 | February 2010 | WO |
| 2010015890 | February 2010 | WO |
- Plug Housing, published date unavailable, retrieved Oct. 8, 2025, https://www.molex.com/en-us/products/part-detail/2207181001 (Year: 2025).
- Amphenol, “Amphe-PD Radsok Enabled Power Connector Brochure”, www.amphenol-industrial.com, Retrieved on Feb. 16, 2024, 6 pages.
- Deutsch, Solid Socket, posted date unavailable, retrieved Jul. 9, 2025 (online), https://www.buydeutsch.com/products/0462-203-04141, 2025, 02 pages.
- Prowireusa, “DT 2 Way Splitter 3 PORT”, Retrieved on Aug. 12, 2025 (online), https://www.prowireusa.com/MT2P-3NI-YC, 3 pages.
- Molex, “MX150 Connectors: Beyond the Garage I Molex”, You tube, dated Jun. 26, 2025, Retrieved from Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PwS69NNnms0, 1 Page.
- Mygiguser, “Waterproof Wire Connectors,” You tube, Sep. 25, 2022, Retrieved from Internet: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCoZex7uf1A, 1Page.
- Stieglitz, Christine, “Sealed Wire-to-Wire Automotive Connectors,” Connector Supplier, May 19, 2020, Retrieved from Internet: https://connectorsupplier.com/sealed-wire-to-wire-automotive-connectors, 2 Pages.
- TTI, Inc., “Molex MX150 Sealed and Unsealed Connectors | Tech Explainer,” Allaboutcircuits, May 16, 2023, Retrieved from Internet: https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/new-industry-products/molex-mx150-sealed-and-unsealed-connectors-tech-explainer, 1 Page.
- Zet Digital, “3D Product Visualization - Molex MX150, Sealed—by Zet Digital”, You Tube, Apr. 21, 2023, Retrieved from Internet, URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G7ZIALz-v30, 1 Page.
Type: Grant
Filed: Mar 1, 2024
Date of Patent: Jun 16, 2026
Assignee: Molex, LLC (Lisle, IL)
Inventors: Shivaraj Kumar M (Bangalore), Muttanna Belle (Bangalore)
Primary Examiner: Shawn T Gingrich
Assistant Examiner: Bria'l Simmons-Holloway
Application Number: 29/930,590