With Or Comprising Removable Circuit Modifying Arrangement Patents (Class 439/189)
  • Patent number: 11894641
    Abstract: A coaxial tap in a hybrid fiber coaxial cable distribution system serves subscribers with an RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Holland Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Holland, George Goebel
  • Patent number: 11791596
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a power strip is provided and includes a housing. The housing extends between an upper end and a lower end. The housing includes front and rear enclosures. The front enclosure includes a front wall and an interior wall. The front wall defines a front aperture. The interior wall extends from the front wall and at least partially defines an interior receptacle that is configured to receive a body of a power strip. The interior wall and the rear enclosure cooperate to enclose a body of a power strip within the interior receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Leisure Time Products, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel R. Whyman, Randall L. Day
  • Patent number: 11774473
    Abstract: A meter collar includes a connection path to form an electrical connection between a distributed energy resource (DER) meter and line voltage wirings of an electric distribution system and a second connection path to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and neutral wires of the electric distribution system, a DER device, and a load. Further, the meter collar includes a third connection path within the meter collar to form an electrical connection between the DER meter and output voltage wirings of the DER device. Furthermore, the meter collar includes mating connectors electrically connected to a first end of a corresponding connection path to accept mating connectors of the DER meter. The meter collar also includes mating connectors electrically connected to a second end of the corresponding connection path to mate with the line voltage wirings, the neutral wires, and the output voltage wirings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LANDIS+GYR TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Matt Karlgaard, John Radgowski
  • Patent number: 11710934
    Abstract: An assembly for supporting a power strip is provided and includes a housing. The housing extends between an upper end and a lower end. The housing includes front and rear enclosures. The front enclosure includes a front wall, an interior wall, and a first cord support. The front wall defines a front aperture. The interior wall extends from the front wall at the upper end. The interior wall at least partially defines an interior receptacle that is configured to receive a body of a power strip. The rear enclosure includes a rear wall and a second cord support disposed at the lower end. The interior wall and the rear enclosure cooperate to enclose a body of a power strip within the interior receptacle. The first cord support and the second cord support cooperate with each other to facilitate retention of a cord therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Leisure Time Products, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel R. Whyman, Randall L. Day
  • Patent number: 11664620
    Abstract: A connection assembly includes a first housing part, a second housing part pluggable with the first housing part, and a joint connector held between the first housing part and the second housing part. The first housing part has a plurality of contact element receptacles and a plurality of latching elements. The latching elements latch a plurality of contact elements in the contact element receptacles. The second housing part has a locking section locking one of the latching elements in a latching position. The joint connector connects at least two of the contact elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Hartmut Ripper, Joerg Wagner, Markus Fiebiger, Zoran Stjepanovic
  • Patent number: 11545799
    Abstract: A video splitter includes a housing. The housing has a seat shell and a cover shell. A pair of main signal ports is provided in the seat shell. At least part of the main signal ports is out of contact with the seat shell. A pair of pushing rods is provided in the housing. The seat shell has an insulative element, a pair of elastic beam terminals and a conductive element. The conductive element connects with the elastic beam terminals. Each of the elastic beam terminals is separately and movably arranged between one of the main signal ports and the seat shell. The seat shell has ferrite elements. A splitter board is disposed in the cover shell. The splitter board has a pair of first terminals correspondingly connecting with second terminals in the main signal ports. Splitting signal ports electrically connecting with the splitter board are provided outside the cover shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: CABLE VISION ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chien-Chung Lee, I-Sheng Ting
  • Patent number: 11440605
    Abstract: A control unit arrangement structure for a saddle riding-type vehicle includes a control unit (30) mounted in a saddle riding-type vehicle (1), and a plurality of connectors (40) connected to the control unit (30), wherein the control unit (30) includes a plurality of joining parts (34) which transmit electric signals, the plurality of joining parts (34) are respectively connected to the plurality of connectors (40), an outer periphery of the control unit (30) is disposed inward from an outer peripheries of the connectors (40) when seen in a connection direction (Vc) between the joining parts (34) and the connectors (40), and a single support member (50) which supports the plurality of connectors (40) is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Inose, Yuichi Takeda, Daisuke Sugio
  • Patent number: 11394158
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal housing. A first terminal is retained in the terminal housing for movement relative to the terminal housing. A second terminal is also retained in the terminal housing for movement relative to the terminal housing. A flexible bus bar is connected to the first terminal and to the second terminal. The first terminal is able to be moved independently of the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Bhupinder Rangi, David Menzies
  • Patent number: 11322867
    Abstract: A connector for receiving a ribbon cable is provided. The connector includes a housing with an open top, and a cable organizer configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and the open top and to receive the ribbon cable. The cable organizer includes a surface with a first cable grab hook adjacent a first end thereof, configured to receive a first portion of the ribbon cable via a snap-fit engagement. The connector also includes cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing. The cover includes a notch extending therethrough, sized to receive an upper detent of the cable organizer so that the upper detent extends through the notch and remains viewable when the cover encloses the cable organizer within the interior of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Davidsz, David D. Brandt, Yutao Wang
  • Patent number: 10650941
    Abstract: Cable foil tape having random or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous metallic shapes and a method for manufacturing such patterned foil tape are provided. In some embodiments, a laser ablation system is used to selectively remove regions or paths in a metallic layer of a foil tape to produce random distributions of randomized shapes, or pseudo-random patterns or long pattern lengths of discontinuous shapes in the metal layer. In some embodiments, the foil tape is double-sided, having a metallic layer on each side of the foil tape, and the laser ablation system is capable of ablating nonconductive pathways into the metallic layer on both sides of the foil tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Royal O. Jenner, Timothy J. Houghton, II, Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Ronald A. Nordin
  • Patent number: 10647266
    Abstract: A vision system for a vehicle includes a camera disposed at a vehicle and having a field of view exterior and forward of the vehicle. The camera includes an imager and a lens. The imager captures image data. The camera includes an imager interface disposed on a circuit board that is compatible with one or both of 8-bit MIPI-CSI2 and 12-bit parallel. The imager interface is connected to an image processor that processes image data captured by the imager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Tom H. Toma
  • Patent number: 10589697
    Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicular camera includes providing front and rear housings and providing at least one first electrical connector at a circuit board of the front housing and providing at least one second electrical connector at the rear housing. One of the first and second electrical connectors includes a male connector and the other of the first and second electrical connectors includes a female connector. The rear housing is mated with the front housing to encase an imaging element and the circuit board. When mating the rear housing with the front housing, the male connector is inserted into the female connector to electrically conductively connect the first and second electrical connectors. When inserting the male connector into the respective female connector, the female connector flexes to accommodate misalignment of the male and female connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Matthew C. Sesti, Steven V. Byrne
  • Patent number: 10587069
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a connector conductor part and an insulating housing for holding the connector conductor part and wire-side terminals to be connected to the connector conductor part. The insulating housing includes an outer wall (45) enclosing an accommodation space for accommodating wire-side terminals and separation walls dividing the accommodation space into terminal accommodating chambers (41). The separation walls include first separation walls (71) between the terminal accommodating chambers for respectively accommodating the wire-side terminals to be insulated without being shorted to each other and second separation walls (72) interposed between the terminal accommodating chambers for respectively accommodating the wire-side terminals to be shorted to each other. The first and second separation walls (71, 72) are shaped so that outer ends (71a) of the first separation walls (71) and outer ends (72a) of the second separation walls (72) are different in appearance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Washio, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 10249977
    Abstract: A connector of a wire harness includes a connector housing provided with a terminal and capable of being fitted in an attachment hole formed in an attachment panel in an axial direction, and a connector cover attached to the connector housing, the connector cover causing a wiring material connected with the terminal to be inserted into the connector cover and causing the wiring material to offset along an intersecting direction. The connector cover includes a grip portion formed in such a shape that the grip portion is capable of being gripped at a position where the grip portion is exposed in an insertion hole formed in an opposite panel arranged to face the attachment panel in an opposed manner in the axial direction so as to cause the connector housing to pass through the insertion hole, the insertion hole being located at a position deviated from the attachment hole in the intersecting direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Miyakawa, Takuya Ishida, Shuhei Nakada
  • Patent number: 10181690
    Abstract: An adapter for a mobile device includes a housing, a connector coupled to a first side of the housing, and a plurality of adapter pins extending through the housing. Each of the adapter pins includes a first portion adapted to be electrically coupled to a corresponding port pin when the connector is inserted into a port of the mobile device. The adapter pins further include a second portion including a contact pad that is exposed on a second side of the housing opposite the first side of the housing. The adapter reduces the quantity of contact pads relative to the quantity of port pins, thereby facilitating increased contact pad sizes and improved contact pad distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: SPECTRALINK CORPORATION
    Inventors: William R. Brennan, Jr., Perry D. Robbins, Nigel O. Robbins
  • Patent number: 10156379
    Abstract: A HVAC unit manufacturing method and a HVAC system are, disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC system includes: a controller having control board terminals, a parallel wiring harness having a first and a second connection header, the first connection header coupled to the control board terminals, and a switch having terminals. The terminals of the switch including: a pair of functional terminals configured to indicate a status of the switch and a pair of jumpered terminals independent of the pair of functional terminals and internally connected together within the switch, wherein designated combinations of the terminals indicate a circuit configuration for employing the switch in the HVAC system with each of the terminals having a particular design that dictates a specific corresponding connection header be used for each of the designated combinations, wherein a single one of the designated combinations of the terminals corresponds to the second connection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Randall L. Lisbona
  • Patent number: 10135204
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: an insulative housing having a base and a tongue; an upper and lower rows of contacts mounted in the insulative housing and exposed to an upper and lower surfaces of the tongue, the upper row of contacts and the lower row of contacts being equal in number; and an auxiliary contact disposed among the upper row of contacts. The upper rows of contacts and the lower row of contacts and a metallic shielding sheet are integrally formed within an insulator via a one shot initial insert-molding process to form an initial module. Some of the contacts are equipped with ears viewable upon the corresponding surface of the tongue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Jian-Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 9966680
    Abstract: A contact carrier is disclosed. The contact carrier comprises a base body, a contact having a holding section disposed within the base body, and a tool channel extending adjacent to the holding section, the holding section exposed in the tool channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Andreas Zitz
  • Patent number: 9922755
    Abstract: In the process of mounting a joint terminal (5) into a first terminal accommodating portion (16) of a housing (15), tab terminals (6) of the joint terminal (5) move forward along tab entrance paths (26) formed in the housing (15). The tab entrance path (26) is formed with a cam portion (27) spiral about an axis thereof. As the tab terminal (6) moves forward in the tab entrance path (26), a follower portion (8) formed at an intermediate position of the tab terminal (6) is guided by the cam portion (27). Thus, the tab terminal (6) is twisted about an axis. In this way, resilient contact pieces (14) of female terminals (9A, 9B) face the tab terminals (6) in a plate surface direction of the tab terminals (6) and are connected to the tab terminals (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Matsui, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 9799994
    Abstract: A high speed socket connector is disclosed in this invention, including a case, a terminal mold, an upper shield and a lower shield. The terminal mold includes an insulative body, a row of upper terminals and a row of lower terminals. The insulative body forms multiple first openings and second openings. The upper terminals and the lower terminals both include multiple differential pairs of signal terminals and multiple grounding terminals. Each signal terminal has a serpentine retaining section exposed in the corresponding first opening. Each grounding terminal has a straight retaining section exposed in the corresponding second opening. The upper shield and the lower shield are respectively mounted on the top and the bottom of the terminal mold. The high speed socket connector can realize a good shielding effect by the connection of the upper and lower shields and the grounding terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Oupiin Electronic (Kunshan) Co., LTD
    Inventor: Hsin Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 9761978
    Abstract: A multi-earth connector for a vehicle includes: a ground terminal to include a ground portion fixed to a vehicle body and pin terminals arranged in a plurality of rows; a socket terminal to include sockets inserted into the pin terminals and barrels to which an earth wiring is fixed; and a side holder coupled with the pin terminals and the sockets to inhibit a movement of the socket terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, KUM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Mun Jong Kim, Min Kyu Kim, Sung Won Jeon, Dong Hoon Lee
  • Patent number: 9711898
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electrical connector system including a terminal, configured to be conductively connected to a printed circuit board and a cavity body element. The cavity body element has a cavity and a primary locking member. The cavity is configured to receive the terminal. The cavity extends from a front end to a rear end of the cavity body element. The front end is arranged opposite of the rear end. The primary locking member is configured to lock the terminal. The primary locking member includes a releasing arm protruding through a lateral surface of the cavity body element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Pawel Zabielski
  • Patent number: 9570868
    Abstract: A signal distributor for connecting a trunk line to branch lines, includes a plastic housing having a ceiling with passage openings, a printed circuit board with plug sockets for contacting a respective branch line. The plug sockets pass from the rear side of the ceiling through the passage openings during mounting of the circuit board. The outer wall of each plug socket and the outer wall of the passage opening edge are narrowly spaced so that, during casting of a housing cavity that receives the circuit board with a potting compound after installing the circuit board, no potting compound passes through the passage opening. The ceiling and the printed circuit board are made of a first plastic, which has low elongation at break, and the edge of the passage opening is made of a second plastic having an elasticity greater than the elongation at break of the first plastic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: ESCHA BAUELEMENTE GMBH
    Inventor: Andreas Kleinke
  • Patent number: 9531104
    Abstract: A joint connector includes a housing having a plurality of mounting passages into which a plurality of wires are horizontally inserted from the outside to the inside, and a fastening hole formed in the upper surface thereof and in communication with the mounting passages of the housing, a terminal inserted into the mounting passages of the housing and having a plurality of connection parts connected to an external circuit through the plurality of wires, and a holder vertically inserted into the fastening hole of the housing and having a plurality of fastening protrusions formed on a bottom surface thereof to fasten the terminal to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Se Hoon Park, Jin Sung Sa, Hyun Chung Ko
  • Patent number: 9513024
    Abstract: A HVAC unit manufacturing method and a HVAC system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC system includes: a controller having control board terminals, a parallel wiring harness having a first and a second connection header, the first connection header coupled to the control board terminals, and a switch having terminals. The terminals of the switch including: a pair of functional terminals configured to indicate a status of the switch and a pair of jumpered terminals independent of the pair of functional terminals and internally connected together within the switch, wherein designated combinations of the terminals indicate a circuit configuration for employing the switch in the HVAC system with each of the terminals having a particular design that dictates a specific corresponding connection header be used for each of the designated combinations, wherein a single one of the designated combinations of the terminals corresponds to the second connection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Randall L. Lisbona
  • Patent number: 9331439
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an receptacle connector, the receptacle connector includes a first insulative housing defining a mating surface and a first side surface extending along a first direction. A plurality of first terminals are retained in the first insulative housing and each defines a contacting plate fixed to the first insulative housing and a welding portion extending outside of the first insulative housing. The first insulative housing defines a plurality of mating holes running through the mating surface, a part of the contacting plate is exposed in the mating hole to form a contacting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiu Qian, Jian-Kuang Zhu, Chun-Sheng Li
  • Patent number: 9318827
    Abstract: A connector includes a substantially box-shaped housing, a female terminal inserted inside the housing, and a busbar supported by the housing. The housing includes a terminal housing chamber in which the female terminal is accommodated, a locking arm having elasticity, and a guide wall which guides the busbar within the housing. The locking arm includes a first securing section at which one end side is secured, a second securing section at which the other end side is secured, and an arm section connecting the first securing section and the second securing section. A linking part provided in a linked manner from the guide wall is integrally formed with the second securing section. The distance between the first securing section and the second securing section is set as the distance at which the elastic force of the locking arm is the desired elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Takeshi Osada, Noritaka Nishiyama
  • Patent number: 9297549
    Abstract: A HVAC unit manufacturing method and a HVAC system are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the HVAC system includes: a controller having control board terminals, a parallel wiring harness having a first and a second connection header, the first connection header coupled to the control board terminals, and a switch having terminals. The terminals of the switch including: a pair of functional terminals configured to indicate a status of the switch and a pair of jumpered terminals independent of the pair of functional terminals and internally connected together within the switch, wherein designated combinations of the terminals indicate a circuit configuration for employing the switch in the HVAC system with each of the terminals having a particular design that dictates a specific corresponding connection header be used for each of the designated combinations, wherein a single one of the designated combinations of the terminals corresponds to the second connection header.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: Lennox Industries Inc.
    Inventor: Randall L. Lisbona
  • Patent number: 9224249
    Abstract: A telematics method and system includes, and uses, a telematics device with a controller in communication with a diagnostic system configured to receive diagnostic information from a host vehicle; a position-locating system configured to determine location information of the host vehicle; a wireless transceiver configured to transmit and receive information through a wireless network to and from at least one Internet-accessible website; and, a communication interface including at least a short range wireless interface link. The telematics device may be embodied in an access device, which may include the position-locating system. The access device may be a smartphone, or similar device, that retrieves/transmits diagnostic data/information, and other data/information to/from the vehicle via the short range wireless link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignee: HTI IP, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Larkin Hill Lowrey, Matthew Banet, Bruce Lightner, Diego Borrego, Alan Wettig, Paul Washicko, Eric C. Berkobin, Charles M. Link, II
  • Patent number: 9172193
    Abstract: A joint connector extending structure includes first and second connector terminals, first and second housings for housing the first and second connector terminals, and a joint connector configured to fit in first and second cutouts of the first and second housings laid on top of one another to engage with male contacts of the first and second connector terminals housed in the first and second housings thereby to conduct the first and second connector terminals and integrate the first and second housings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Nobuyuki Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 9166351
    Abstract: A power adapting device has a connecting seat, at least two conductive strips, and an adapter. The connecting seat has a mounting portion with two slots. The at least two conductive strips are mounted in the connecting seat. Each of the at least two conductive strips has a positioning sheet, a conductive sheet obliquely protruding upward from the positioning sheet, an arced sheet protruding down from the positioning sheet, and an engaging sheet protruding down from the arced sheet. The engaging sheet has a semispherical contact. The adapter is electrically connected to the conductive sheets of the at least two conductive strips. With different power adapting devices of different standards using in cooperation with a charger, the charger can comply with different electrical socket standards via the power adapting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2015
    Inventors: Tongt-Huei Wang, Rosalia Kennedy
  • Patent number: 9143015
    Abstract: A power tool is provided including a tool housing in which an electric motor is disposed. The electric motor includes a stator and an armature rotatably received within the stator. The armature has an armature shaft on which a commutator is mounted. The power tool further includes at least one brush assembly disposed around the commutator, the brush assembly including: a brush having two grooves on opposites surfaces therein; a brush holder comprising two support plates arranged defining guiderails that extend into the grooves of the brush to facilitate movement of the brush along a single axis; and a spring contacting the brush that urges the brush radially inwardly along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Nace, Marco A. Mattucci, Michael R. Marjomaa, Craig A. Oktavec
  • Patent number: 9099803
    Abstract: A joint connector and an assembling method are provided for simultaneously achieving waterproofing and double locking. A ground joint connector (1) includes wire-side terminals (20), a ground terminal (30), a connector housing (40), waterproof plugs (5) and a seal ring (6). The housing (40) includes a wire-side housing (41) and a ground-side housing (42). When the wire-side housing (41) is fixed to the ground-side housing (42) at a first position, locking lances (48) are not restricted at a locking position for locking the wire-side terminal (29) by lance locks (49) in the ground-side housing (42). On the other hand, when the wire-side housing (41) is fixed to the ground-side housing (42) at a second position, the locking lances (48) are restricted at the locking position for locking the wire-side terminals (20) by the lance locks (49).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2015
    Assignees: Autonetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electrical Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuo Omori, Hiroki Hirai, Masaaki Tabata
  • Patent number: 9088105
    Abstract: In the connector housing 10, a side wall opening 10W is formed which is continuous to an upper half of an opposite side wall 10S2 from the rear surface opening 10R. A tapered protrusion 10M is provided to stand upward from a lower side opening end face 10W1 of the side wall opening 10W. In the terminal 20, a tapered engaging recessed part 20M is formed in a part opposed to the tapered protrusion 10M. In one side wall 10S1 of the connector housing 10, a tapered hole 10K is formed. In the terminal 20, a tapered protrusion 20K is formed which enters the tapered hole 10K. Thus, the terminal 20 slides in a transverse direction by a sliding operation of the tapers so that the terminal 20 is held in the connector housing 10.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takashi Muro
  • Patent number: 8794987
    Abstract: A connector device for the production of an electrical connection between a mains cable and a cable harness in an electrical device, in particular, a domestic device, is disclosed, comprising a first plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and electrical connection to the cable harness of the electrical device and a second plug-in connector, for the production of a detachable, mechanical and electrical connection to the mains cable, whereby the second plug-in connector is provided for a number of differing mains cables and has an identical connector configuration for each of the differing mains cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Egbert Classen, Hans-Dieter Roβteuscher, Erika Ulrike Ertle, Marion Ertle, Lisa Marie Ertle, Marco Andreas Ertle
  • Patent number: 8771007
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system for connecting electrical conductors to mutually different potentials, consisting of at least two electrical terminals (10) arranged alongside one another with plug receptacles (12) and at least two plug bridges (14) which have in each case at least two plug contacts (14.2) which are connected to one another via a top web (14.1) and can be plugged into the plug receptacles (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Heinz Reibke, Bernd Wilinski
  • Patent number: 8764464
    Abstract: Example electrical connectors are provided including a plurality of electrical contacts configured to communicate between electrical devices. The plurality of electrical contacts includes a plurality of ground contacts. A ground coupling assembly is configured to electrically connect ground contacts of an electrical connector to adjust a performance characteristic of the electrical connector as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignees: FCI Americas Technology LLC, FCI
    Inventors: Jonathan E. Buck, Stefaan Hendrik Jozef Sercu, Jan De Geest, Steven E. Minich, Mark R. Gray, Christopher J. Kolivoski, Douglas M. Johnescu, Stuart C. Stoner, Alan Raistrick
  • Patent number: 8698305
    Abstract: A multi-configuration interface device for coupling different types of GPUs (graphics processor units) to a PCB (printed circuit board). The interface device comprises a GPU interface for a connection to the GPU and a PCB interface for a connection to the PCB. The GPU interface is implemented using a customizable attachment footprint for effectuating a connection to differing GPU types while maintaining the PCB interface for the connection to the PCB. The ball array for different GPUs can be configured to respectively support them. The interface device maintains a consistent PCB interface. Thus, as GPU characteristics change and evolve, or as different GPU versions are implemented, a consistent connection can be maintained for the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignee: Nvidia Corporation
    Inventors: Thomas E. Dewey, James K. Dobbins, Joseph S. Minacapelli, Simon A. Thomas
  • Patent number: 8652678
    Abstract: Various embodiments are described herein for a system for providing electric power during use. The battery pack system includes at least one cell carrier assembly configured to provide electric current during use. The cell carrier assembly has a substantially planar configuration. The battery pack system further includes a battery pack enclosure for housing the at least one cell carrier assembly. The battery pack enclosure has at least one wall with at least one channel sized to receive an edge of the cell carrier assembly to locate the cell carrier assembly at a location within the battery pack enclosure and provide a thermal pathway during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2014
    Assignee: Vecture Inc.
    Inventor: Louis Jack Musetti
  • Patent number: 8526196
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for receiving, at least partially, an electric/electronic component in an internal housing area, in particular for commercial vehicles. A first housing component at least partially forms the internal housing area and a cover at least partially surrounds the internal housing area. The cover is designed such that at least one electrically conductive connecting element for electrically coupling the electric/electronic component to at least one additional electric/electronic component provided outside of the internal housing area is fixed by the cover. A method for assembling the apparatus is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2013
    Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE Systeme fuer Nutzfahrzeuge GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Eichner, Thomas Uhland
  • Patent number: 8350985
    Abstract: An electro-optic apparatus includes: an electro-optic panel; and a holding member configured to hold at least the electro-optic panel, in which the holding member includes a shoulder configured to support at least part of a peripheral edge of the electro-optic panel, and the shoulder does not support the electro-optic panel in at least an area of a part of a corner and a proximity thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2013
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8297999
    Abstract: A connector structure of electrical equipment is for electrically connecting a PCU with a wire, including a waterproof cover having a projection formed at a position adjacent to a recess, a connector provided on a bottom surface of the recess and electrically connected to a control board provided in a casing, and a connector to be fitted to connector from outside of the casing. Connector is formed to include a fitting member to be fitted in connector, and a turn lever, pivotally supported to be rotatable about the fitting member and having a projection to be aligned with the projection when the fitting member is correctly fit in the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ken Asakura, Shuichi Iwata
  • Patent number: 8277239
    Abstract: The USB AC adapter with removable USB vehicle power adapter comprises of a housing with a slot that holds a removable vehicle power adapter. The housing has an alternating current plug adapted to be insertable into an alternating current source. The housing further encloses a universal serial bus. Power conversion circuits are enclosed in the housing to convert the 110V alternating current to both 5V and 12V direct currents. The 5V direct current is directed through the universal serial bus in the housing. The 12V direct current is directed to the slot that holds the removable vehicle power adapter. The removable vehicle power adapter is adapted to be removable from the housing and insertable into a vehicle's cigarette lighter socket and converts the 12V from the vehicle's direct current power supply to 5V direct current output through a universal serial bus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Ever Win International Corporation
    Inventors: Jackson Chun Chan, Yasuhiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 8164011
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed which allow for mechanically switching the electrical connections to a device to which multiple transducers are permanently physically connected. In one embodiment, two transducers are connected to the device on a semi-permanent basis and contacts within the mechanical switch are moved physically by the user to adjust the electrical connection to the desired active transducer. In the embodiment, the mechanical switch moves the entire electrical contact housing from one transducer to another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: SonoSite, Inc.
    Inventor: Lee Dunbar
  • Publication number: 20120028488
    Abstract: A system and method for remotely controlling power to for transmitting data to and from a television in a simple and efficient manner is disclosed herein. The system comprises an article, an electrically-powered device and a controller. The article comprises a cord, an alternating current outlet socket, an alternating current input plug, a latching relay, a processor, a transceiver and a content cable. The system preferably uses a WiFi communication signal to transmit data to and from the remote controller to the article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: GREEN POWER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: Greg Puschnigg, Michael Krummey
  • Patent number: 7980872
    Abstract: An electrical splice assembly includes a conductive bus plate having a plurality of male blades, an insulative housing having a forward portion retaining the bus plate and a rearward portion defining a terminal receiving tray, a plurality of female terminals disposed in the terminal receiving tray and attached to the male blades, and a cover integrally hingedly attached to the housing. The cover includes a lock bar that projects into the terminal receiving tray to retain the terminals in connection with the bus plate when the cover is in a closed position overlying the tray. The housing further includes an intermediate portion defining a plurality of spaced longitudinally extending cavities in communication with a space defined by the tray. At least a portion of each blade and a portion of each terminal extend into respective cavities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale J. Smutny, Wesley W. Weber
  • Patent number: 7972157
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connection device that connects a rotating electrical machine and an inverter within a housing. The electrical connection device is configured with a first bus bar connected to a terminal of the rotating electrical machine such that the first bus bar that is insulated from the housing, and a second bus bar that is connected to a terminal of the inverter device such that the second bus bar is also insulated from the housing. An insulating connection member is configured to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar. The first bus bar and second bus bar are housed within the housing such that they face each other to form a gap between them. The connection member is configured to pass through a wall of the housing so as to electrically connect the first and second bus bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Aisin AW Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanae, Tatsuyuki Uechi, Hiromichi Agata, Tomoo Atarashi
  • Publication number: 20110065298
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical connection device that connects a rotating electrical machine and an inverter within a housing. The electrical connection device is configured with a first bus bar connected to a terminal of the rotating electrical machine such that the first bus bar that is insulated from the housing, and a second bus bar that is connected to a terminal of the inverter device such that the second bus bar is also insulated from the housing. An insulating connection member is configured to connect the first bus bar and the second bus bar. The first bus bar and second bus bar are housed within the housing such that they face each other to form a gap between them. The connection member is configured to pass through a wall of the housing so as to electrically connect the first and second bus bars.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2010
    Publication date: March 17, 2011
    Applicant: AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Tanae, Tatsuyuki Uechi, Hiromichi Agata, Tomoo Atarashi
  • Patent number: 7899954
    Abstract: A relay connector unit for communicating an electronic control unit with a plurality of electronic devices includes: a first connecting unit connected to the electronic control unit; a second connecting unit having a plurality of circuits connected to the electronic devices respectively; and a transferring unit connected to the first connecting unit and the second connecting unit. The transferring unit transmits first information received by the first connecting unit from the electronic control unit to at least one of the electronic devices through a corresponding circuit, on the basis of circuit identifying data included in first information, the circuit identifying data indicating the corresponding circuit to be transferred to or from. The transferring unit appends the circuit identifying data to second information received from one of the electronic devices through the corresponding circuit to transmit the second information to the electronic control unit through the first connecting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Kanazawa, Takashi Gohara
  • Patent number: 7862355
    Abstract: A repair device for a PCB includes a clamp portion having a plurality of receptacles defined therein, a connector head having a plurality of contacts configured to connect with the PCB, a plurality of conductive lines arranged side by side, and a lead wire. One end of each of the conductive lines is connected to the clamp portion and exposed to outside of the clamp portion via a corresponding receptacle of the clamp portion, the other end of each of the conductive lines is connected to a corresponding contact of the connector head. Two ends of the lead wire are electrically connected to two of the conductive lines via the corresponding receptacles, thereby switching signal transmission from one of the input terminals of the PCB to another input terminal of the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignees: Foxnum Technology Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chui-Hsin Chiou, Guo-Hong Huang, Chia-Hua Chang, Chau-Lin Chang, Han-Chieh Chang