Patents Issued in January 24, 2017
  • Patent number: 9553366
    Abstract: An antenna includes a polymer coating having a VLF/LF element and an HF/VHF element embedded therein. A blocking choke is interposed between the VLF/LF element and the antenna feed to block HF/VHF signals. Small chokes are regularly positioned on the VLF/LF element to eliminate resonances caused by mutual capacitance between the elements. Reactive loads are positioned in said HF/VHF element at regular intervals for optimizing performance of the antenna in the HF/VHF radio bands. In further embodiments the antenna is provided as a floating antenna with the elements helically arranged therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: David A Tonn
  • Patent number: 9553367
    Abstract: An antenna structure includes a main antenna, a diversity antenna, and at least one accessorial antenna. The main antenna extends in a main antenna direction. The diversity antenna is spaced apart from the main antenna and extends in a first radiation direction substantially parallel to the main antenna direction. The at least one accessorial antenna extends in a second radiation direction which is substantially perpendicular to either the main antenna direction or the first radiation direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: FIH (HONG KONG) LIMITED
    Inventors: Chuan-Chou Chi, Chi-Sheng Liu, Chih-Yang Tsai, Hao-Ying Chang, Chao-Wei Ho, Pai-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 9553368
    Abstract: An antenna includes a first antenna section that can be joined to an antenna feed. The first section has conductive elements in series with reactive loads. The reactive loads are positioned with a regular spacing. The reactive loads and spacing are optimized for operation of the first section at the highest frequency. Additional antenna sections having successively lower frequencies are joined in series to the first antenna section. Each additional section has conductive elements joined in series with reactive loads at a particular spacing. The additional sections spacing and reactive loads are provided to work in conjunction with the higher frequency antenna sections to optimize the antenna for an additional frequency. A method for making such an antenna is further provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventor: David A. Tonn
  • Patent number: 9553369
    Abstract: Systems and devices relating to a biconical antenna. The antenna has a top cone assembly and a bottom cone assembly, each cone assembly being coupled to a dielectric spacer at its apex. Each cone assembly has a cone section and a truncated cone section. The cone section is a cone with an apex which forms the apex of the cone assembly. The truncated cone section is coupled to the cone of the cone section at the cone's rim. The cone has an opening angle which is larger than the opening angle of the truncated cone. The biconical antenna can be fed by way of a coaxial cable with the outer cable feeding the bottom cone assembly and the inner cable feeding the top cone assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN IN RIGHT OF CANADA, AS REPRESENTED BY THE MINISTER OF NATIONAL DEFENCE
    Inventors: Gilbert A. Morin, Larry Ryan
  • Patent number: 9553370
    Abstract: First and second conductor layers are formed on a main surface of a base layer. A tapered slot is formed between the first and second conductive layers. A first slit is formed at the first conductor layer, and a second slit is formed at the second conductor layer. Thus, the first conductor layer is divided into a first device connection portion and a first antenna portion, and the second conductor layer is divided into a second device connection portion and a second antenna portion. A semiconductor device is connected to the first and second device connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masami Inoue, Masayuki Hodono, Mitsuru Honjo
  • Patent number: 9553371
    Abstract: An integrated antenna package includes an interposer, an integrated circuit die, and a cap that forms a cavity within the integrated antenna package. A lossy EBG structure resides at the cap overlying the integrated circuit device. A lossless EBG structure resides at the cap overlying a microstrip feedline. A radar module includes a plurality of receive portions, each receive portion including a parabolic structure having a reflective surface, an absorber structure, a lens, and an antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NXP USA, INC.
    Inventors: James MacDonald, William McKinzie, III, Walter Parmon, Lawrence Rubin
  • Patent number: 9553372
    Abstract: A locating device includes an LCR antenna apparatus which has an antenna unit having a first polarization direction and is configured to transmit and/or receive a measurement signal having the first polarization direction. The antenna unit has at least one second polarization direction for transmitting and/or receiving the measurement signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Reiner Krapf, Heiko Braun, Tobias Zibold, Christoph Wieland
  • Patent number: 9553373
    Abstract: A retention system is for an electrical switching apparatus. The electrical switching apparatus includes a frame having a number of slots, a cover coupled to the frame, an electrical component enclosed by the frame and the cover, separable contacts enclosed by the frame and the cover, and an operating mechanism to open and close the separable contacts. The retention system includes: at least one bundle of wires having a plurality of individual wires extending through a corresponding one of the number of slots to be electrically connected to the electrical component; and at least one restriction mechanism each including an insulative sleeve surrounding a corresponding one of the at least one bundle of wires, and a blocking member connected to the insulative sleeve. The blocking member engages the frame to prevent undesired movement of the individual wires with respect to the corresponding one of the number of slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Lee Jurek, Craig Joseph Puhalla, Thomas Ted Kuzniarski
  • Patent number: 9553374
    Abstract: According to embodiments of the invention, an electrical connector for use with an electrical conductor having a terminal end includes a connector body and a stud member. The connector body includes a conductor engagement section and a stud mounting section. The conductor engagement section is configured to receive the terminal end of the conductor to mechanically and electrically connect the conductor to the connector. The stud mounting section includes a socket bore including a tapered bore section. The stud member includes an elongate stud section extending to a free end, and a tapered insertion section. The tapered insert section is received in the tapered bore section. The tapered insert section includes an internal cavity defined therein to permit deformation of the tapered insert section as the tapered insert section is forced into the tapered bore section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Canada ULC
    Inventor: Sachidanandan Murugiah
  • Patent number: 9553375
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a body having a front end, a rear end, a longitudinal axis, and an interior. An inner post is disposed within the interior and supports the body. A thread assembly formed in the interior of the body includes a first thread and a separate second thread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventors: Samuel S. Edmonds, Timothy L. Youtsey
  • Patent number: 9553376
    Abstract: An adapter alignment device, that can be added on the coaxial RF connectors of instruments, especially slide screw impedance tuners, aligns and guides precisely and repeat ably the male and female adapters into each-other. This leaves the internal center conductors of the tuner slabline, which are attached to the connectors and to external manually handled cables, intact; this is crucial for all instruments, most of all electro-mechanical impedance tuners, where data generated by previous calibrations are used in later measurement and where any other type of numeric adapter error correction or error model is impossible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Christos Tsironis
  • Patent number: 9553377
    Abstract: A terminal connection structure has a housing, a base housed in the housing, and a terminal unit having a pair of tab terminals disposed on the base, a pair of terminal portions disposed in the tab terminals in parallel, each of which is exposed from the housing and configured to be connected to an external terminal, and a terminal plate sandwiched between the pair of tab terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Taiki Koyama, Minoru Kobayashi, Akihiro Hozumi
  • Patent number: 9553378
    Abstract: An electrical connection unit for electrically interconnecting two electronic boards, is disclosed. The connection unit includes at least one electrical pin for electrically interconnecting the two boards, a mechanical link part for mechanically interlinking the two boards, where the electrical connection unit is disposed to enable concomitantly the electrical connection of the two boards via the pin and the mechanical link of the two boards via the link part, and a body which simultaneously carries the electrical pin and the mechanical link part, the body including a support portion for receiving and supporting one of the electronic boards, the support portion and the link part being disposed in such a way that the electronic board is held in place by being wedged between the support portion of the body and a point at which the mechanical link part is secured to the board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventor: Christian Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9553379
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a socket, a stiffener disposed around the periphery of the socket, and a load plate covering the socket. The load plate includes two opposite lateral sides, and a front side and a rear side connected to the two lateral sides, which define an opening for a chip module to pass through. The rear side includes a pivoting portion, such that the load plate is rotatable relative to the socket around the pivoting portion. Each lateral side includes a first pressing portion and a second pressing portion in front of the first pressing portion. When the chip module is installed onto the socket and the load plate is closed, the first and second pressing portion press the chip module, and distances from bottom surfaces of the first and second pressing portions to a top surface of the load plate is unequal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xu Jun Liu, Che Che
  • Patent number: 9553380
    Abstract: A card connector is disclosed having a base and a plurality of contacts. The plurality of contacts is positioned on the base. Each of the contacts has a contacting portion electrically contacting an electrical card when the electrical card inserted into the card connector. Each contact has an outer facing surface, and a supporting portion having two elastic arms extending from the base and intersecting at the contacting portion. Each of the elastic arms has a guide arm portion extending from the contacting portion at an angle of approximately 0 to 90 degrees with respect to a card insertion direction. Each guide arm portions has a smooth, ridge-shaped convex surface extending to the contacting portion and a smooth transitional surface with the outer facing surface of the contacting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Aihong Fang, Simon Li, Jianxin Wang, Mao Lu, Guoxiao Shen
  • Patent number: 9553381
    Abstract: A connector system is provided that includes a first connector and a second connector that are both coupled by a cable. Both connectors can be configured with terminal tails that are configured to be press-fit into a circuit board. The first connect - or includes a first terminal pair and the second connector includes a second terminal pair and the first and second terminal pairs are fixably connected to opposite ends of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Kent E. Regnier
  • Patent number: 9553382
    Abstract: A headphone socket assembly for use in electronic equipment, includes: a headphone socket electrically connected to a circuit board in the electronic equipment; and an electromagnetic shielding device disposed at a periphery of the headphone socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Xiaomi Inc.
    Inventors: Wei Sun, Feng Guo, Zhenfei Lei
  • Patent number: 9553383
    Abstract: A transmission module, a transmission cable, and a connector are provided. The transmission module includes a connector component including a connector side substrate having a terminal component including a ground terminal and a data terminal, and a transmission cable component including a cable side substrate having a flexibility on which a cable side ground layer electrically connected to the ground terminal and a signal line are provided, wherein the cable side ground layer disposed at least at lower and upper sides of the signal line is folded, wherein a connector side ground layer electrically connected to the ground terminal is provided on the connector side substrate, and wherein the connector side ground layer disposed at least at lower and upper sides of an area where electromagnetic noises are generated is folded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Sony Semiconductor Solutions Corporation
    Inventor: Kazunao Oniki
  • Patent number: 9553384
    Abstract: A connector is provided which includes engaging portions for engaging hooks formed on the upper arm portion of each terminal, an actuator having two contact pressure portions formed on each of two end surfaces positioned on opposite sides from each other in the left and right direction, and a housing having two holding portions opposing each other on the left and right sides and interposing the actuator. The holding portions press against the contact pressure portions of the actuator in a second position and do not press against the contact pressure portions of the actuator in a first position, where the position of the actuator when the engaging portions are engaging the hooks is the first position and the position of the actuator when the engaging portions are not engaging the hooks is the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventor: Junichi Asanuma
  • Patent number: 9553385
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic connector, a flexible printed circuit and a structure having a stationary printed circuit board. The electronic connector rotates according to a first pivot axis and a second pivot axis with respect to the structure. The flexible printed circuit is fixed to the electronic connector and the stationary printed circuit board, and transfers an electronic current between the electronic connector and the stationary printed circuit board. The flexible printed circuit board comprises a first partly circular bend moving in response to the rotation of the electronic connector according to the first pivot axis and a second partly circular bend moving in response to the rotation of the electronic connector according to the second pivot axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: DXO LABS
    Inventors: Justin Michael Beck, Daniel Zisuk Lee, Jose Remberto Carranza, Daniel Koelker, Russell Zinner, Jeffrey Eugene Neaves, Ethan Lowell Burton, Martin Fichter
  • Patent number: 9553386
    Abstract: A contact monolithically formed of a single metal plate includes a tubular part, a first end part, a second end part, and a spring accommodated in the tubular part. The first end part is at a first end of the tubular part and moves relative to the tubular part. The second end part includes a terminal and a flexible portion. The flexible portion extends from a second end of the tubular part. The terminal extends from the flexible portion in a direction away from the tubular part. The spring urges the first end part in a direction away from the second end part. The flexible portion deforms and thereby moves the terminal on a surface of an object when the terminal is pressed against the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU COMPONENT LIMITED
    Inventors: Tetsugaku Tanaka, Koki Sato, Mitsuru Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 9553387
    Abstract: An electrical connecting device (10) comprising an electrical insulating body (20) with at least one pair of longitudinal parallel seats (23) and (24) adapted to house, respectively, a connecting element (30) with a spring terminal and an actuator pin (40) having a cam profile oriented towards a spring (32) of the terminal to cause the opening and closure of the terminal by sliding into the corresponding seat, said spring (32) being a ring-shaped spring having a curved lower portion (34), a back ascending portion in form of a leg (35) engageable with a projecting portion (41) of said cam profile of the actuator pin (40) and an upper portion (36) with a slot (37) adapted to receive at least one electric conductor (60), wherein said cam profile of the actuator pin (40) has at least a tapered side (45) and a remaining ribbed portion (46), and that said back ascending portion in form of a leg (35) of the spring (32) has a corresponding groove (39) apt to house said at least one ribbed portion (46) of the actuator
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: INDUSTRIA LOMBARDA MATERIALE ELETTRICO—I.L.M.E. S.P.A.
    Inventor: Tito Alessandro Tedeschi
  • Patent number: 9553388
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a connector terminal, a housing formed with a slider groove, and a retainer locking the connector terminal and preventing the connector terminal from being released by sliding from the unlocking position to the locking position. The retainer includes a basal end housed in the slider groove, and a projection projecting from the basal end toward the opening of an engagement hole. The basal end is formed with an operation hole in which an operating jig that changes the position of the retainer between the locking position and the unlocking position is inserted. The projection is formed with a guide portion that guides the insertion of the operating jig in the operation hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Dai-ichi Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayoshi Endo, Kenya Ando
  • Patent number: 9553389
    Abstract: An electrical connector having an active cooling system is described herein. The electrical connector can include a conductor having an electrically conductive pin, and a conductor receiver slidably coupled to the conductor. The conductor receiver can include a wall having an electrically conductive material forming a cavity into which the pin is received. The conductor receiver can also include an insulating sleeve mechanically coupled to the wall. The conductor receiver can further include a heat sink mechanically coupled to the insulating sleeve and a channel that collects heat absorbed by the heat sink. The heat collected by the channel can be vented outside the conductor receiver. Alternatively, the wall of the conductor receiver can be coupled to an insulator and have at least one aperture that vents heat from the cavity to the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Cooper Technologies Company
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Adam Ledgerwood
  • Patent number: 9553390
    Abstract: A transmission module includes a cable and an electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a case and a transmission assembly. The case includes a standard section and a cable-collecting section. The standard section and the cable-collecting section together form a housing space. The transmission assembly is located in a part of the standard section. The cable is located in a part of the cable-collecting section, and electrically connected to the transmission assembly. The standard section has a standard height. The cable-collecting section has a non-standard height. The non-standard height is greater than the standard height, and a height difference between the non-standard height and the standard height is less than 1.5 millimeters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: CONNPRO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventors: Pei-Hsun Lu, Ming-Ling Chan, Chien-Hsun Chu, Ping-Liang Wu
  • Patent number: 9553391
    Abstract: An electrical connector including a metal plate including an insulating portion and an insulating portion; and a contact support portion including a hole portion that is extended in a thickness direction, of which a top end is blocked by a connection portion, and of which a bottom end exposes the insulating portion but not the metal plate, and a hole portion that is extended in the thickness direction, of which a bottom end opens to an outer surface and is blocked by a connection portion, and of which a top end exposes the insulating portion but not the metal plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventor: Naoyuki Ono
  • Patent number: 9553392
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector with a plug-connection member and with an angled cable outlet member is provided. The cable outlet member is able to be connected detachably to the plug-connection member in a plurality of orientations. In order to develop the electrical plug connector such that it is simple to manipulate even when using relatively thick cables, it is proposed that the cable outlet member be able to be connected detachably to the plug-connection member by a pivoting movement about a pivot axis arranged obliquely or perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the plug-connection member or by a linear movement along the longitudinal axis of the plug-connection member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Telegaertner Karl Gaertner GmbH
    Inventor: Maik Thelen
  • Patent number: 9553393
    Abstract: A lever-type connector has tubular fitting (13) with an outer regulating wall (20) on a side opposite to a lever accommodating portion (16) across a terminal accommodating portion (10). A receptacle (41) includes an inner regulating wall (44) arranged along the outer regulating wall (20) and a facing wall (45) arranged along the lever accommodating portion (16) and facing the inner regulating wall (44). Regulating protrusions (48) are formed on an inner surface of the inner regulating wall (44). Posture inclination between a female housing (F) and a male housing (M) is regulated by contact of a tip outer edge (44E) of the inner regulating wall (44) and an inner surface of the outer regulating wall (20) and by the contact of a tip outer edge (10E) of the terminal accommodating portion (10) and the regulating protrusions (48).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shigeto Kataoka, Hideto Nakamura, Tomonari Itou, Takashi Matsuda
  • Patent number: 9553394
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes a housing, a plurality of circuit board cable assemblies, and an overmold. Each of the circuit board cable assemblies includes a printed circuit board and a pair of shielded cables. The overmold extends and insulate a portion of the shielded cables and a portion of the printed circuit board that includes a plurality of conductive contact pads for electrical connection to the shielded cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Kok Hoe Lee, Saujit Bandhu
  • Patent number: 9553395
    Abstract: A connector is provided and includes a barrel, an end bell, an assembly nut, and a securing mechanism. The end bell includes a spring arm and a seat portion. The assembly nut includes a projection disposed on the seat portion and engaging the spring arm to couple the barrel to the end bell. The securing mechanism secures the barrel and the assembly nut to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Taisuke Nagasaki, Shinji Yamada
  • Patent number: 9553396
    Abstract: An interface seal for an electrical connector assembly that includes a housing and a seal retainer defining a seal recess and configured to couple to the housing, is disclosed. The interface seal includes a main body portion configured to substantially surround the housing to create a sealing interface, and an anti-rotation projection coupled to and extending from the main body portion. The anti-rotation projection includes (i) an engagement portion extending in a first direction and (ii) a connecting portion that couples the engagement portion with the main body portion and that extends in a second direction different from the first direction. The anti-rotation projection cooperates with the seal recess to inhibit movement of the interface seal with respect to the housing and seal retainer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Eugene Yang, Jen Vun Ng, Kevin Shaheen Pakravan
  • Patent number: 9553397
    Abstract: Provided is an electric connector for connecting electric equipment to a power device. The electric connector includes a connector body defining an outer appearance thereof, a connection bar disposed on the connector body to electrically the connect electric equipment to the power device, an insertion part disposed on the connector body, the insertion part being inserted into the electric equipment, and a sealing disposed on a shaft of the insertion part in a circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Seok Eom, Kyoo Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 9553398
    Abstract: An electrical feed through assembly includes a mechanical connector extending between a first end and a second end. The mechanical connector defines at least one opening through the mechanical connector between the first end and the second end. The electrical feed through assembly includes a first electrical connector attached to the first end of the mechanical connector. The first electrical connector includes a conductor portion that extends through the at least one opening in the mechanical connector. The first electrical connector includes a grounded portion within which the conductor portion is received. An inner radial surface of the grounded portion is sealed with the conductor portion. An outer radial surface of the grounded portion is attached to the mechanical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: John Austin True, Jesse Aaron Caira
  • Patent number: 9553399
    Abstract: A method for underwater installing of a wet mateable connection assembly includes the steps of: providing a submerged case having a seat; connecting one end of a guiding rope to the seat, the other end being kept over the sea level; appending a submersible case to the guiding rope by a guide handle; causing the submersible case to move along the rope until the guide handle engages with the seat; and pivoting the submersible case around the seat up to contact the submerged case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A
    Inventor: Lluis Ramon Sales Casals
  • Patent number: 9553400
    Abstract: A vibration resistant connector is disclosed. The connector employs a friction member to create a resistance between a coupling nut of the connector and a connector body of the connector that is disposed in a cavity formed by the coupling nut. In some embodiments, the friction member is in the form of an O-ring that encircles a portion of the connector body and that is compressed by the coupling nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Winchester Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John E. Benham, David J. Camelio
  • Patent number: 9553401
    Abstract: A strain relief for an electrical cable includes a longitudinal base portion including curved side portions extending upwardly from opposing longitudinal sides thereof, and first and second opposing strain relief latches extending from opposing lateral sides of the base portion. Each latch includes a curved connecting portion extending from a lateral side of the base portion first curving upwardly and then curving downwardly and terminating at an arm portion that extends downwardly. The arm portion is configured to resiliently deflect outwardly to accommodate secure attachment of the strain relief to an electrical connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: Alexander R. Mathews, Steven A. Neu, Steven Feldman
  • Patent number: 9553402
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector with a plug-connection member and a cable outlet member is provided. The cable outlet member has a cable guidance channel for guiding and a cable clamping arrangement for fixing a cable which is connected to the plug-connection member. The cable outlet member has a first and a second housing shell and also a cap nut. The second housing shell is movable between an open position which releases the first housing shell and a closed position which covers the first housing shell. The cable clamping arrangement has clamping wedges which are arranged on the inner sides of the housing shells which face each other. The cap nut in the closed position of the second housing shell is able to be screwed onto the two housing shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Telegaertner Karl Gaertner GmbH
    Inventor: Maik Thelen
  • Patent number: 9553403
    Abstract: There is provided an adapter for adapting an electronic device to a modular electronic device system. The adapter generally has a housing having two lateral edges, a cavity between the lateral edges and being adapted to receive the electronic device, each of the two lateral edges of the housing having at least one magnetic coupler electrically connectable with at least one magnetic coupler of the modular electronic device system by magnetically engaging the at least one magnetic coupler of the adapter with the at least one magnetic coupler of the modular electronic device system, and an internal electric conductor network electrically connected to the magnetic couplers of the adapter and electrically connected to an internal connector which is electrically connectable to the electronic device when received in the cavity of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: NANOPORT TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Timothy Jing Yin Szeto
  • Patent number: 9553404
    Abstract: A guide pin for a connector assembly includes a guide pin body extending along a pin axis. The guide pin body has a stem extending between a root and a tip. The root has threads configured to be threadably coupled to a support frame of the connector assembly and the tip has a lead-in to guide the guide pin body into a mounting block. The stem has slots extending parallel to the pin axis from the tip to an intermediate position along the guide pin body remote from the tip. The slots are configured to receive ribs of a driver tool used to rotate the guide pin body to threadably couple the root to the support frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeffrey Stewart Simpson, Robbie Tan
  • Patent number: 9553405
    Abstract: A positioning structure is applied to a male end connector and a female end connector. The female end connector has an inserting slot and two guiding slots. The positioning structure has a case, two guiding pins, two elastic parts, and a positioning member. The two guiding pins are connected to the case. The male end connector is located between the two guiding pins. The elastic parts are connected to the case and to the male end connector. The positioning member has a first positioning hole and two second positioning holes. The first positioning hole is used for the male end connector passing through to enter the inserting slot. The second positioning holes are used for the guiding pin passing through to enter the guiding slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: WISTRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hung-Sheng Chen, Jian-Shiang Juang
  • Patent number: 9553406
    Abstract: A wire connection terminal structure includes a seat body and a conductive clip disposed therein. One end of the seat body has an extending side and a recessed side and a slope formed between the extending side and the recessed side. The conductive clip has a holding mouth. The slope is formed with a wire plug-in opening aligned with the holding mouth. A wire plug-in protection wall is formed on an edge of the recessed side. The wire plug-in protection wall protrudes in a direction as an extending direction of the extending side. The slope and the wire plug-in protection wall define a recessed configuration on the end of the seat body. The wire plug-in protection wall on the outer edge of the wire plug-in opening provides a shielding and guidance effect so that the conductive wire can be easily aimed at and plugged into the wire plug-in opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignees: Switchlab Inc., Switchlab (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Yuan Wu, Shao-Te Chang
  • Patent number: 9553407
    Abstract: An electrical plug retainer outlet includes a connector outlet including a switchable plug retainer assembly mounted on the connector outlet. The plug retainer assembly includes a retaining element, a switch, and a coupling unit connecting the switch and the retaining element. The outlet is configured such that by operating the switch, the retaining element is shifted between a neutral position and an engaged position. In the engaged position, the retaining element provides a form-fit connection, a frictional connection, or both, to a plug connected to the connector outlet. The retaining element interferes with an insulation of the plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: EATON INDUSTRIES MANUFACTURING GMBH
    Inventor: Gregor McDowall
  • Patent number: 9553408
    Abstract: Provided is a USB port locking device including: a blocking member having a blocking coupling part to block access of an external device; an external USB port part connected to the blocking member and to which an external USB connection port is insertively coupled; a signal connection part enabling signal transmission between a terminal inside the USB port of the electronic device and the external USB connecting port; a locking member selectively locked to the electronic device so that the blocking member is not forcedly removed; a stopping member selectively blocking an unauthorized external USB connecting port from being inserted into the external USB port part; and a lock member controlling a locking operation of the locking member and a blocking operation of the stopping member by interfering with the locking member and the stopping member when they are inserted into the blocking member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Inventor: Chang Hoon Ahn
  • Patent number: 9553409
    Abstract: A connector plug comprises a shielding shell, an insulating base, a terminal module and two baffles, the insulating base comprises a base and a tongue plate connected to a front end of the base, a front end face of the tongue plate being backwards concavely provided with a slot running through a rear end of the base; the terminal module comprises an upper terminal module, a lower terminal module and a hook plate sandwiched between the upper terminal module and the lower terminal module; the terminal module is embedded into the slot of the insulating base; and the two baffles are disposed on upper and lower surfaces of the tongue plate, respectively, the shielding shell encloses the tongue plate and the two baffles, and the two baffles are connected to the shielding shell, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SHENZHEN LITCKCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Huilun Deng
  • Patent number: 9553410
    Abstract: An electrical connector, mounted upon a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a shielding shell attached to the housing, and a glue wall formed by glue. The housing defines a third base portion and a groove located at an upper surface in a rear end and for receiving glue. The terminals has a number of first contacts and a number of second contacts. Each first contact has a first soldering portion and each second contact has a second soldering portion. The shielding shell defines a guiding hole for flowing the glue. The glue wall flows from the guiding hole through the groove to seal up a gap between the insulative housing and the shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jun Zhao, Jing-Jie Guo
  • Patent number: 9553411
    Abstract: An electronic interface is provided and includes a shield having a first shield element, a second shield element, and a connection section. The second shield element is spaced apart from the first shield element along a length of the shield and has a width different than a width of the first shield element. The connection section electrically connects the first shield element and the second shield element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Reinhardt, Frank Flittner
  • Patent number: 9553412
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a main connector including a shield housing, an insulated body, a plurality of metal terminals, and a shielding plate. The shield housing has an opening for a butt joint connector to insert. The insulated body is encapsulated inside the shield housing. Each of the metal terminals has a contact portion and a fixing portion. The contact portion is arranged in two rows inside the opening of the shield housing, and the fixing portion is fixed to the insulated body. The shielding plate has at least one elastic arm with bending formation and is disposed between two rows of the metal terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: SPEED TECH CORP.
    Inventors: Chien-Yu Hsu, Hua-Chun Chang
  • Patent number: 9553413
    Abstract: A spool apparatus is described to include in one particular example a cable spool with a first cylindrical lip and a second cylindrical lip on an opposite side of the cable spool. A center of the spool includes a clutch bearing in the center of both the first cylindrical lip and the second cylindrical lip that provides a rotational axis for the cable spool to rotate around. The apparatus may also include a feed slot near the first cylindrical lip that provides a passage for cable to pass from the second cylindrical lip to the first cylindrical lip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: AMX LLC
    Inventors: Douglas N. Laube, Michael Woodford Freitas
  • Patent number: 9553414
    Abstract: A motor power feed wire routing structure for an in-wheel motor driven wheel includes an electrical connection that electrically connects a motor side feed wire extending from the motor and a vehicle body-side feed wire extending from a vehicle mounted power source such that the vehicle body-side feed wire is rotatably connected relative to the motor side feed wire. The electrical connection mechanism is disposed on the knuckle outside of a space of a wheel recess of the wheel. The configuration allows reduction of whirling of the vehicle body-side wire during steering operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Matayoshi, Tomoki Hirabayashi
  • Patent number: 9553415
    Abstract: A duplex fitting including a radius cast on transition for effectively stopping advancement of the armor layer of one or more inserted cables while at the same time enabling easy passage of the conductors to the outbound end. Two inbound bores transition to a single outlet bore within the fitting. The duplex fitting includes a one-piece connector body having a leading end with a nose portion and a trailing end with two bores therein. Tubular cable retainers secured within the inbound bores snap-in connection of electrical cables to the trailing end. A fastening arrangement on the nose portion of the duplex fitting enables snap fit connection to a knockout hole in a panel or an electrical box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz