Patents Issued in October 25, 2016
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Patent number: 9478852Abstract: An antenna includes a first body having an array of resonators; a spacer adjacent to the first body, and a second body adjacent to the spacer such that the spacer is between the first and second bodies. The first body can be configured as an artificial metasurface ground plane and the second body can be configured as a monopole.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: The Penn State Research FoundationInventors: Douglas H. Werner, Zhihao Jiang
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Patent number: 9478853Abstract: The invention relates to an antenna structure for the wide-band transmission of electrical signals, which has a stripline and a probe that can be capacitively or inductively coupled to the stripline, wherein the stripline and the probe are arranged so as to be movable in relation to each other within a specified distance range between the probe and the stripline in the longitudinal direction of the stripline such that electrical signals can be transmitted between the stripline and the probe without contact, wherein the stripline comprises at least one strip electrode facing the probe, a reference electrode, and a dielectric carrier material located between the strip electrode and the reference electrode.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: GAT Gesellschaft Fur Antriebstechnik mbHInventors: Robert Raum, Harry Schilling
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Patent number: 9478854Abstract: Devices and methods for reducing interference between closely collocated antennas working at the same or adjacent frequencies are disclosed. According to one embodiment, the antenna array comprises a plurality of antennas for transmitting signals from and receiving signals to a plurality of transceivers respectively, and the device comprises a plurality of resonators; a first set of ports, each of which is connected to a respective one of the plurality of transceivers; and a second set of ports, each of which is connected to a respective one of the plurality of antennas; wherein each of the transceivers and the antennas is connected to a respective one of the resonators, and coupling coefficients among the resonators as well as a resonance frequency of each of the resonators are configured so that a desired isolation among the first set of ports and a desired matching at each of the first set of ports are obtained.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: The Chinese University of Hong KongInventors: Ke-Li Wu, Luyu Zhao, Kewei Qian, Dacheng Wei
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Patent number: 9478855Abstract: A field unit and ground station may use commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components and share a common architecture, where differences in functionality are governed by software. The field units and ground stations may be easy to deploy, relatively inexpensive, and be relatively easy to operate. A novel file system may be used where datagrams of a file may be stored across multiple drives and/or devices. The datagrams may be received out of order and reassembled at the receiving device.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Los Alamos National Security, LLCInventors: Stephen Judd, Nicholas Dallmann, Jerry Delapp, Michael Proicou, Daniel Seitz, John Michel, Donald Enemark
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Patent number: 9478856Abstract: A system that incorporates the subject disclosure may include, for example, a circuit for receiving bandwidth utilization information associated with each of a plurality of communication nodes, and initiating communications with a communication node selected from the plurality of communication nodes according to a comparison of the bandwidth utilization information and a measure of quality of a communication link of each of the plurality of communication nodes. Other embodiments are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Achilles Technology Management CO II, Inc.Inventors: John Marshall, Frank M. Caimi, Mark T. Montgomery, Mark W. Kishler
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Patent number: 9478857Abstract: An apparatus and a method for controlling a beamforming gain in a wireless communication system are provided. The method includes determining whether to control a beamforming gain, controlling the beamforming gain via change of a beam width if it is determined to control the beamforming gain, and transmitting or receiving a signal according to the controlled beamforming gain.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young-Bin Chang, Rakesh Taori, Jeong-Ho Park
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Patent number: 9478858Abstract: Electronically scanned arrays and multi-chip modules (MCMs) that may be used in such arrays are provided. One MCM may include a set of one or more first semiconductor components and a plurality of second semiconductor components. The first semiconductor component set is coupled to the plurality of second semiconductor components, and the first semiconductor component set is configured to control the plurality of second semiconductor components. Each of the plurality of second semiconductor components is accessible through a plurality of data strings providing communication between the first semiconductor component set and the plurality of second semiconductor components, each data string defining a unique path between the first semiconductor component set and the plurality of second semiconductor components, such that the plurality of data strings provide redundant data paths between the first semiconductor component set and the plurality of second semiconductor components.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: James B. West, Lee M. Paulsen, Daniel L. Woodell, Michael L. Hageman, Russell D. Wyse, Adrian Hill
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Patent number: 9478859Abstract: A printed circuit tri-band antenna has a feedline region and a radiating structure region which provides RF emissions in a lowband (LB) RF frequency, a lower highband (HB-L) frequency, and a upper highband (HB-U) frequency. The feedline region is formed of conductors on an upper plane, the conductors including a feedline which is edge coupled to left and right ground structures. The feedline couples directly to a HB-U radiating structure, and includes a stub. The HB-U structure and stub also provide edge coupling through a gap for coupling RF into a combined HB-L and LB radiation structure, which provides frequency-dependent paths for radiating RF energy at the HB-L and LB frequencies. The antenna is preferably used with 2.35 Ghz LB, 5.07 GHz HB-L, and 5.57 Ghz HB-H.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Redpine Signals, Inc.Inventors: Deepu Vasudevan Nair, Varun Ramchandani, Partha Sarathy Murali, Suresh Kumar Vagvala
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Patent number: 9478860Abstract: A multiband antenna includes a feed end, a first grounding end, a first main portion connected to the feed end, a second main portion, a first radiating portion, a second radiating portion, and a third radiating portion. The second main portion is coplanar with and connected to the first main portion. The first radiating portion is connected to a first edge of the second main portion opposite to the first main portion. The second radiating portion is connected to the first edge of the second main portion and spaced form the first radiating portion. The third radiating portion is connected to a second edge of the second main portion opposite to the first radiating portion. The first grounding end is connected to the third radiating portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Te-Chang Lin, Cho-Kang Hsu
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Patent number: 9478861Abstract: A broadband satellite antenna for producing a dual-band multiple beam coverage in transmission and reception based on an offset dual-optics configuration that includes a single main parabolic reflector, a hyperbolic sub-reflector, a first transmitting Multiple-Feed-per-Beam feed system, and a second receiving Multiple-Feed-per-Beam feed system. The sub-reflector surface is a Frequency Selective Surface configured to transmit any electromagnetic signals in the higher frequency band and to reflect any electromagnetic signals in the lower frequency band. The Multiple-Feed-per-Beam feed systems are located at the main focal point FMO and at the first sub-reflector real focal point FSreal. The eccentricity e of the hyperbolic sub-reflector depends on a ratio between a preset lower frequency fL in the lower frequency band BL and a preset higher frequency fH in the higher frequency band BH.Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Agence Spatiale EuropeeneInventor: Nelson Jorge Gonçalves Fonseca
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Patent number: 9478862Abstract: A wireless communication device includes a substrate and a tunable antenna. The substrate has a signal source. The tunable antenna includes a metal cover and at least one matching circuit. The metal cover serves as a cover of the wireless communication device, and includes a radiation body, a main body, and a dielectric member coupled between the radiation body and the main body. The radiation body is coupled to the signal source and dielectric relative to the main body. The at least one matching circuit is configured to switch between multiple working mode to enable the radiation body to receive and send wireless signals at different frequency bands.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.Inventors: Wei-Cheng Su, Yen-Hui Lin
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Patent number: 9478863Abstract: Devices and methods are disclosed for providing an improved antenna for NFC mobile devices. Embodiments of the disclosure provide an antenna configuration that makes it possible to establish an NFC link when an NFC mobile device is oriented in ergonomic positions that are desirable for a user. In various embodiments, the NFC antenna is folded and wrapped around a portion of the case of a mobile wireless device. Using the NFC antenna disclosed herein, an NFC link can be established regardless of the orientation of the NFC wireless mobile device and another NFC device, as long as the antenna-bearing end of the wireless mobile device is pointed toward the antenna of the other NFC device.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: BlackBerry LimitedInventors: Houssam Kanj, Shirook M. Ali
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Patent number: 9478864Abstract: There is provided a waveguide horn array, a method for forming the waveguide horn array, and an antenna system. The array includes a rectangular metal plate which is processed to have a cross section comprised of a plurality of rectangular holes arranged in the length direction of the rectangular metal plate, the lower part of each hole being formed as a rectangular waveguide, and the upper part of each hole being formed as a horn; and a groove extending in the direction along which the plurality of holes are arranged and having a predetermined depth, which is formed at two sides of the holes on the top surface of the rectangular metal plate. According to the embodiments, it is possible to maintain the good properties of the antenna in terms of bandwidth and directivity, while enhancing the isolation between the transmitting antenna and the receiving antenna in the system.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignees: Tsinghua University, Nuctech Company LimitedInventors: Ziran Zhao, Zhiqiang Chen, Yuanjing Li, Wanlong Wu, Jieqing Yang, Wenguo Liu, Xilei Luo, Bin Sang, Lei Zheng
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Patent number: 9478865Abstract: A configurable antenna may include a circular horn array comprising a plurality of horn antennas, a configurable waveguide in a center of the circular horn array, and a plurality of actuators. The configurable waveguide includes a plurality of retractable triangular wedges, with one side of each wedge oriented to one of the plurality of horn antenna and a corner oriented toward a center of the waveguide, wherein a circle defined by each of the corners oriented toward the center of the waveguide defines a first circumference. The configurable waveguide further includes a plurality of movable tuning rods arranged in a circle defining a second circumference, the second circumference being smaller than the first circumference, said movable tuning rods further arranged such that the movable tuning rods are between the corners the corners oriented toward the center of the waveguide.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: L-3 Communications Corp.Inventors: Bryan Willis, Neil K. Harker, Timothy G. Riggs, Brandon G. Walsh
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Patent number: 9478866Abstract: Described herein are architectures, platforms and methods for implementing an orientation-agnostic millimeter-wave (mm-wave) antenna in a portable device.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Saku Lahti, Mikko Lampinen, Mikko Komulainen
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Patent number: 9478867Abstract: A radiator element for RF communications formed of a planar conductive material positioned upon a planar dielectric substrate surface. Two lobes formed of the conductive material have side edges abutting a cavity decreasing in cross section between the lobes. The cavity has a widest point configured to receive RF frequencies at the lowest frequency and a narrowest point configured to receive a highest frequency of the element. Opposing pairs of notches in the side edges of the lobes along the decreasing edges of the cavity enhance the frequency of operation for frequencies paired to the distance between the pairs of notches.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: XI3Inventors: Henry Cooper, Sheng Peng, Ron Westberg, Paul Habeck, Floyd Phelps
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Patent number: 9478868Abstract: A radiator element for transmission and reception of RF communications formed of a planar conductive material positioned upon a planar dielectric substrate surface. Two lobes formed of the conductive material have side edges abutting a cavity decreasing in cross section between the lobes. The cavity has a widest point configured to receive RF frequencies at the lowest frequency and a narrowest point configured to receive a highest frequency of the element. The widest and narrowest point may be changed during manufacture to fit the frequency spectrum needed. Opposing pairs of recess cavities formed in the side edges of the lobes along the decreasing edges of the cavity enhance the frequency of operation for frequencies paired to the distance between the pairs of notches. Projections are employable along the side edges to optimize impedance.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: XI3Inventors: Cooper Henry, Sheng Peng, Ronald M. Westerberg, Paul Habeck, Floyd Phelps
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Patent number: 9478869Abstract: This disclosure relates to an antenna system. The antenna system includes a first radiating element configured to emit electromagnetic radiation based on a first input signal. The antenna system also includes a reflecting element configured to reflect at least a portion of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the first radiating element. The antenna system further includes a ground plane located between the first radiating element and the reflecting elements. Additionally, the antenna system has a feed configured to provide the input signal to the first radiating element. Furthermore, the antenna system includes at least one metallic support structure. The metallic support structure is configured to both (i) provide a separation between the first radiating element and the reflecting element and (ii) radiate electromagnetic energy based on a coupling of the electromagnetic radiation emitted by the first radiating element.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: GOOGLE INC.Inventors: Jiang Zhu, Cyrus Behroozi
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Patent number: 9478870Abstract: An antenna with proximity sensor function is disclosed, the antenna includes at least one parasitic element coupled to a filter circuit and a proximity sensing circuit for sensing a load on the parasitic element to determine capacitive loading characteristics for sensing user loading of the device. By sensing the user loading or mode of the device, the antenna can be reconfigured with beam steering or frequency shifting adjustments.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ETHERTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Laurent Desclos, Sebastian Rowson, Jeffrey Shamblin
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Patent number: 9478871Abstract: A wideband bow tie antenna includes a guiding unit, a radiating unit, and a reflecting unit. The radiating unit is configured between the guiding unit and the reflecting unit. The radiating unit includes a guiding substrate and a guiding patch configured on the guiding substrate. The radiating unit includes a radiating substrate and a first bow tie radiator which is configured on the radiating substrate and coupled with the guiding patch. The first bow tie radiator includes two single radiating portions which are symmetrically configured to each other. The reflecting unit includes a reflecting substrate and a loop reflecting patch which are configured on the reflecting substrate and coupled with the first bow tie radiator.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: YUAN ZE UNIVERSITYInventors: Heng-Tung Hsu, Ting-Jui Huang
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Patent number: 9478872Abstract: An antenna system for ground penetrating radar, comprising at least one transmitter antenna (1) and at least one receiver antenna (2), where the transmitter antenna and receiving antennas are mounted on their own downwards sloping ground plane (5) in order form a V-shaped wedge with the tip pointed down towards the ground (10) during normal operation, where said antennas comprise of triangular or V-shaped monopoles made by applying metal surfaces on a sheet carrier (3) of a glass fiber substrate placed on the underside of a layer of a radar absorbing material (4), where the top side of the material layer is covered by a metallic ground plane (5).Type: GrantFiled: October 4, 2012Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: 3D-RADAR ASInventors: Egil Eide, Jukka Typpo
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Patent number: 9478873Abstract: A portable unit with an endfire antenna and operating at 60 GHz makes an optimum communication channel with an endfire antenna in an array of antennas distributed over the area of a ceiling. The portable unit is pointed towards the ceiling and the system controlling the ceiling units selects and adjusts the positioning of an endfire antenna mounted on a 3-D adjustable rotatable unit. Several transceivers can be mounted together, offset from one another, to provide a wide coverage in both azimuth direction and elevation direction. These units can be rigidly mounted as an array in a ceiling, apparatus. The system controlling the ceiling array selects one of the transceivers in one of the units to make the optimum communication channel to the portable unit. The system includes the integration of power management features by switching between Wi-Fi in favor of the 60 GHz channel.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Tensorcom, Inc.Inventors: Joel Abe Balbien, HungYu David Yang, Thaddeus John Gabara
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Patent number: 9478874Abstract: A spring-loaded terminal connection (1) comprising at least one clamping spring (2), which is bent in the form of a loop, and comprising a busbar (9) is described. The clamping spring (2) has a resting limb (6), which rests on the busbar (9), a spring bend (5), which adjoins the resting limb (6), and a clamping limb (3), which adjoins the spring bend (5) and points with a free clamping end (4) in the direction of the busbar (9). The resting limb (6) has at least one notch (12).Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: WAGO Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbHInventor: Henry Stolze
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Patent number: 9478875Abstract: A connecting terminal has a tubular part into which a mating terminal is to be inserted and a spring contact part extended from the tubular part and arranged in the tubular part, wherein insertion of the mating terminal into the tubular part is allowed by elastic deformation of the spring contact part and the mating terminal inserted into the tubular part is to be electrically connected with the connecting terminal using an elastic restoring force of the spring contact part as a contact load, and the connecting terminal has auxiliary spring parts extended from the tubular part and elastically deformed following elastic deformation of the spring contact part.Type: GrantFiled: November 13, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Ryosuke Il, Atsuhito Saito, Shinichi Ikemoto
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Patent number: 9478876Abstract: A conductive clamp fixing structure of a socket includes a seat and at least a conductive clamp. The seat is provided with a clamp fixing slot along an orthogonal direction, the clamp fixing slot is disposed at a position corresponding to a receptacle and a periphery of the clamp fixing slot is provided with a first fixing member. The conductive clamp is disposed in the clamp fixing slot and is provided with a second fixing member corresponding to the first fixing member. By assembling the second fixing member with the first fixing member, when a pin of a plug is pulled up, the conductive clamp can be fixed along the orthogonal direction, a longitudinal direction and a transversal direction, so that the conductive clamp will not displace relatively and cause pool contact by being subjected to the components of force resulted from inserting or pulling the plug.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Chuan-Sheng Wang
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Patent number: 9478877Abstract: A mountable electrical socket apparatus comprises a socket assembly mounted in a base housing. The socket assembly, defined as a rectangular body having an electrical socket on a first side, an input wiring insert on second side, and an output wiring insert on a third side, is mounted in the base housing with a pair of mounting brackets. The base housing is circular basin which is configured to receive up to two discrete sets of electrical wires to be connected to the socket assembly. An input wire, from the electrical system of the building in which the mountable electrical socket apparatus is disposed or from another mountable electrical socket apparatus provides electrical power to the socket assembly generally and to the electrical socket. An output wire may be utilized to transmit electrical power which has been provided to one mountable electrical socket apparatus to another.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Inventor: Timothy Burton
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Patent number: 9478878Abstract: A cable connector assembly for mating with a mating connector in two directions includes a PCB, a cable, and a housing. The PCB includes a front end portion, a rear end portion, and a middle portion. The front end portion includes some front conductive pads, while the rear end portion includes some rear conductive pads. The PCB includes an upper surface and a lower surface. The cable includes some coaxial wires and single wires. All the coaxial wires are soldered on one surface, and all the single wires are soldered on another surface of the PCB. Part of the rear conductive pads soldered with the coaxial wires are electrically connected to the front conductive pads on the upper surface through a layer of conductive path, while the other rear conductive pads are electrically connected to the front conductive pads on the lower surface through another layer of conductive path.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Jerry Wu, Jun Chen, Fan-Bo Meng
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Patent number: 9478879Abstract: A socket (female connector) used for a connector assembly includes a film substrate constituted by a flexible thin board made of insulation material. The film substrate is provided with connection through holes adapted to be inserted therein connection posts of a header (male connector). Connection pads are formed on a first surface of the film substrate around respective connection through holes. The connection pads include a first pad and a second pad. The film substrate is provided on the first surface with a first patterned conductor connected to the first pad and a third patterned conductor connected to the second pad. The third patterned conductor is connected to a second patterned conductor formed on a second surface of the film substrate by means of a blind via that is formed by boring the film substrate from the second surface so as to reach the third patterned conductor.Type: GrantFiled: July 3, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Hiroshi Iwano, Mitsuru Iida, Daisuke Sato, Hidetoshi Takeyama
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Patent number: 9478880Abstract: A connector has a rear end in a front-rear direction and is connected with a circuit board when the circuit board is inserted into the connector through the rear end along the front-rear direction. The connector includes a plurality of contacts and a holding member holding the contacts. The holding member has two guide portions which are arranged away from each other in a pitch direction perpendicular to the front-rear direction. Each of the guide portions has an upper portion and a lower portion. In each of the guide portions, each of the upper portion and the lower portion intersects with an up-down direction perpendicular to both the front-rear direction and the pitch direction, and at least one of the upper portion and the lower portion is provided with a projection portion. In each of the guide portions, the projection portion projects inward in the up-down direction.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Yohei Yokoyama
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Patent number: 9478881Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed towards a snap connector for socket assembly and associated techniques and configurations. In one embodiment, a socket assembly includes a socket body having a plurality of openings extending from a first side of the socket body to a second side of the socket body to provide an electrical pathway between the first side and the second side, the second side disposed opposite to the first side, wherein a holding portion of an individual opening of the plurality of openings adjacent to the first side of the socket body is shaped to hold a corresponding electrical contact of a die package by elastic force applied by the socket body to the electrical contact when the electrical contact is positioned within the holding portion. Other embodiments may be described and/or claimed.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Zhichao Zhang, Gaurav Chawla, Rajasekaran Swaminathan, Kemal Aygun, Li Sun
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Patent number: 9478882Abstract: An electrical connector for a hazard detector includes a socket body that includes four lateral walls, a rear wall, a catch feature and a catch support; the lateral walls adjoin one another and the rear wall, continuously and airtightly along edges thereof. The catch support adjoins two of the lateral walls along edges of the catch support to define a catch cavity and a plug cavity on opposing sides of the catch support. A first side of the rear wall faces the plug cavity and a second side bounds a rear surface of the socket body. The catch feature couples with the catch support. Electrical pins pass through the rear wall of the socket body such that one end of each of the pins is within the plug cavity, and an opposing end of each of the pins extends away from the rear surface of the socket body.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Mathias Schmidt, Adam Mittleman
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Patent number: 9478883Abstract: A card connector for receiving an electrical card is disclosed having a base and a plurality of contacts. The plurality of contacts is positioned on the base. Each contact has a support member with two elastic arms extending away from the base. Each elastic arm has an edge that intersects together at a vertex that is elastically flexible toward and away from the base. Each contact further includes a contact element positioned at the vertex.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.Inventors: Mao Lu, Guoxiao Shen, Yunhe Wang, Zhiqiang Li, Yongfeng Ma, Jianfeng Wang
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Patent number: 9478884Abstract: An electrical connector including an insulative housing defining a mating port in a transverse direction, a top wall and a bottom wall horizontally extending in two sides of the mating port, and a number of terminal passageways; and a terminal module received in the insulative housing, the terminal module comprising an insulative plate extending along the transverse direction and a number of conductive terminals insert molded in the insulative plate, the conductive terminal having a fixed section in the insulative plate and a contact section extending from the fixed section and received in a corresponding terminal passageway, the conductive terminals comprising a number of pairs of differential signal terminals for transmitting differential signal; wherein the insulative plate has a number of slots, the slot having two opposite edges, the pair of signal terminals having closer inner edges, the inner edge being between two opposite edges of the slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Kuei-Chung Tsai, Yue-Ou Zhang
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Patent number: 9478885Abstract: An electronic module package including an electronic module configured to receive input signals and process the input signals to provide output signals. The electronic module package also includes an interposer that has a substrate with opposite board and module surfaces. The electronic module is mounted to the module surface. The interposer includes electrical contacts along the module surface that are communicatively coupled to the electronic module through the substrate. The electronic module package also includes a connector receptacle having a receptacle housing coupled to the interposer. The receptacle housing defines a reception space that is located over and permits access to the electrical contacts. The connector receptacle is configured to receive an electrical connector within the reception space to electrically couple the electrical contacts and the electrical connector. The connector receptacle holds the electrical connector therein in a mated position.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Tyco Electronics CorporationInventor: Alan R. MacDougall
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Patent number: 9478886Abstract: A jack may comprise a contact clip and a housing. The housing may be generally cylindrical and bounded by an imaginary cylinder. The housing may define a substantially cylindrical cavity and a contact aperture. The substantially cylindrical cavity may have an opening at a first end of the housing. The contact aperture may be configured to receive the contact clip. The contact aperture may extends from an outer surface of the housing to the cylindrical cavity. The contact clip may be friction-fitted into the contact aperture and extend into the substantially cylindrical cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Google Inc.Inventors: Rachael Elizabeth Roberts, Joseph Edward Clayton
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Patent number: 9478887Abstract: A connector insert comprising a plurality of layers of conductive elastomer, and a concomitant method of employing a connector insert, the method comprising the steps of fabricating a plurality of layers of conductive elastomer as an insert and placing the insert into a connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Quell CorporationInventors: Ken Godana, Dusty Erven, Kevin Foreman, Paul Miller
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Patent number: 9478888Abstract: An electrical connector adapted to receive a mating plug utilizes low-profile jack terminal contacts that can flex in their PCB-anchored base portions, which are substantially parallel to the PCB. Any bend in the distal connecting portion or in the intermediate transition portion of each terminal contact is gradual and forms an obtuse angle, thus minimizing stress concentrations. The contacts preferably are arranged in two oppositely facing and interdigitating rows of four contacts each. In one embodiment, the terminal contacts are anchored to the PCB by a contact cradle that constrains the base portion of each terminal contact at two spaced anchoring locations, allowing the base portion to flex therebetween. In another embodiment, the base portions of the terminal contacts are embedded in at least one elastomeric member, which is fitted to the PCB.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Shadi Alex AbuGhazaleh, Joseph Edgar Dupuis, Christopher Wayne Gribble, Naved Shah Khan, Douglas Paul O'Connor
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Patent number: 9478889Abstract: An electrical connector is to be connected to a first mating connector and a second mating connector. The electrical connector includes a plurality of terminals; and a housing for holing the terminals in a terminal arrangement direction. The housing includes an upper housing and a lower housing attached to the upper housing. The upper housing includes a plurality of upper grooves for holding the terminals. Each of the upper grooves has an upper narrow width portion having a width smaller than other part of the upper groove. The lower housing includes a plurality of lower grooves for holing the terminal. Each of the lower grooves has a lower narrow width portion having a width smaller than other part of the lower groove.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Tadashi Oshida
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Patent number: 9478890Abstract: Locking lances (12) for retaining and locking terminal fittings (60) are deflectably provided at inner walls of cavities (11) of a housing (10). The housing (10) includes excessive deflection regulating pieces (13) each provided at a position facing the locking lance (12) in a deflecting direction of the locking lance (12) and configured to regulate excessive deflection of the locking lance (12). Locking lances (12) are provided side by side in a width direction perpendicular to an inserting direction of the terminal fittings (60). A plurality of the excessive deflection regulating pieces (13) are provided side by side in the width direction at positions corresponding to the locking lances (12) and have also a function of positioning an inspection tool (70) for inspecting an inserted state of the terminal fittings (60).Type: GrantFiled: June 8, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Takahisa Chonan, Kazuo Nakai
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Patent number: 9478891Abstract: A USB device is disclosed, comprising an external housing including an accommodating space, wherein a top surface of the external housing has a through hole. A main body is disposed in the accommodating space, wherein the main body slides along a direction. A first elastic component presses against the external housing and the main body. A positioning component is perpendicular the sliding direction of the main body and disposed in the through hole.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ADATA TECHNOLOGY, LTD.Inventors: Tsung Hsing Kuo, Chia-Hsiang Hsiao
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Patent number: 9478892Abstract: A tamper-resistant assembly for an electrical device, such as an electrical receptacle, includes a housing enclosing movable shutter members, each having a ramped surface protected by an overlying winged cover member engageable by an object, such as a plug blade, inserted in an opening in the electrical device. Each shutter member has a pair of pockets on opposite sides of the ramped surface that anchor the wings of the cover member. The pockets extend laterally outward from the sides of the ramped surface, and the wings of the cover member are configured such that they flex inward during assembly and then snap into the pockets. Other mating features of the cover member and the shutter member help ensure secure anchoring of the cover member.Type: GrantFiled: August 22, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Thomas L Scanzillo, Edward Bazayev
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Patent number: 9478893Abstract: An electric connector includes a housing having an opening and a bottom, the housing being formed at the bottom with a recess, a terminal inserted into the housing through a bottom of the recess such that a top thereof is located in the housing, and a cured resin filled in the recess, the recess having an inclining inner sidewall.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Sakai Yagi, Shuji Touno
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Patent number: 9478895Abstract: A plug-in connector arrangement includes two plug-in connector parts which can be plugged into each another and which each have a housing part, the housing parts being adapted to each another, and a plug contact provided therein, the plug contacts being adapted to each another, wherein the two housing parts have detent elements for detachably connecting the two housing parts to each other. The detent elements include at least one detent tongue that has a detent lug and is arranged in a tongue-receiving pocket in the first housing part, the detent lug engaging in an opening provided therefor in a housing wall of the second housing part, and the tongue-receiving pocket in the first housing part is in the form of a groove that has a substantially U-shaped cross-section, the two lateral limbs of the U projecting beyond the detent tongue.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ERNI Production GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Juergen Lappoehn
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Patent number: 9478896Abstract: The present invention provides an electrical raft comprising a rigid material having multiple electrical conductors embedded therein. The electrical raft comprises an electrical connector having a first set of electrical contacts connected to at least one of the electrical conductors, a second set of electrical contacts for electrical connection to another component, and a housing having a first end and a second end. The first set of electrical contacts is at the first end and the second set of electrical contacts is at the second end. The first end of the housing is at least partly embedded in the rigid material, and the second end of the housing is accessible from outside the electrical raft, allowing the electrical raft to be electrically connected to said other component. The electrical connector has a back-shell which sealingly encloses the first end of the housing to prevent ingress of contaminants into the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: ROLLS-ROYCE plcInventors: Matthew Peter Fitt, David Dowdell
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Patent number: 9478897Abstract: A waterproof connector (10) to be mounted on a case (90) of a device includes a housing (20) which includes a fitting (21) fittable into an opening (91) provided on the case (90), an annular seal ring (60) that provides watertightness between the inner peripheral surface of the opening (91) of the case (90) and the fitting (21) and a mounting recess (23) into which the seal ring (60) is to be fit. The mounting recess (23) is formed by mounting a separate front member (70) having a larger cross-section than a cross-sectionally small portion (29) provided at a front end part of the fitting (21) on the cross-sectionally small portion (29).Type: GrantFiled: February 19, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Tomokazu Kashiwada, Masafumi Uno, Kiyotaka Itsuki
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Patent number: 9478898Abstract: A seal ring (80) is fit on an outer surface of a housing main body (11) and rests on a resting portion. When a receptacle (62) is fit externally on the housing main body (11), outer peripheral lips (84) of the seal ring (80) closely contact an inner surface of the receptacle (62). The seal ring (80) includes front and rear rings (86, 87) extending in a front-back direction at opposite front and rear sides of the outer peripheral lips (84). The rear ring (87) is longer in the front-back direction than the front ring (86). A first housing (10) includes a protrusion (23) for radially sandwiching the rear ring (87) between the protrusion (23) and the housing main body (11). When the receptacle (62) is fit externally on the housing main body (11), the protrusion (23) is covered with an opening portion (66) of the receptacle (62).Type: GrantFiled: December 25, 2013Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Shinji Iihoshi
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Patent number: 9478899Abstract: A waterproof connector (10) includes a mounting plate (31) to be mounted to a body of a vehicle. A terminal accommodating portion (32) penetrates through the mounting plate (31) in a front-back direction and is configured to accommodate terminals (20) inside. A peripheral wall (51) is provided at an outer peripheral side of the terminal accommodating portion (32). Water guides (54) are provided on a rear end part of the peripheral wall (51) at positions aligned with the mounting plate (31) in the front-back direction and allow communication between outer and inner peripheral sides of the peripheral wall (51). Seals (56) are mounted into mounting holes (55) perforated to form the water guides (54). Retaining portions (61) are provided on rear sides of the seals (56) and are configured to retain the seals (56).Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventor: Atsushi Kurita
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Patent number: 9478900Abstract: An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: EATON CORPORATIONInventors: Mark Allan Juds, Paul Jason Rollmann, Jerome Kenneth Hastings, Kurt Von Eckroth, Jeffrey Troy Johnson, Roger James Briggs
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Patent number: 9478901Abstract: An electronic product and its cable set are provided in which the cable set includes a cable assembly and a connector. The connector includes a single magnet block, a metal unit and two conductive ends. The metal unit is fixed and contacted with outer surfaces of the single magnet block, and is electrically connected to the cable assembly for attracting and electrically connecting to a portable electronic device. The conductive ends respectively penetrate through the single magnet block and electrically connect to the cable assembly for electrically connecting to the portable electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2015Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chun-Lung Chen, Ji-Dein Wu, Shih-Ling Huang, Yu-Feng Lin, Yen-Liang Liu, Ko-Chun Wang, Yu-Liang Chen, Chiung-Chang Tsai
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Patent number: 9478902Abstract: A receptacle used to be mounted on a receptacle-side substrate includes: a frame body; a plurality of cantilevers formed to extend from the frame body and including a substrate separating portion extending in a direction away from the receptacle-side substrate; a contact cover disposed on an opposite side of the receptacle-side substrate with the substrate separating portion of the plurality of cantilevers interposed therebetween, and covering the substrate separating portion of the plurality of cantilevers; and a plurality of conductive patterns formed above the plurality of cantilevers with an insulating layer interposed therebetween. The frame body forms a plug accommodating space for accommodating a plug. The plug accommodating space is formed so as to surround the substrate separating portion of the plurality of cantilevers.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventors: Tetsuya Komoto, Osamu Hashiguchi, Yu Tatebe, Ryuzo Shimeno