Including Or For Use With Coaxial Cable Patents (Class 439/578)
  • Patent number: 12068561
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cable adaptor which is connected to a cable including an outer conductor. The adaptor includes a contact pin which comes into contact with a signal pin of the cable, a first member which is conductive and disposed inside and coupled to the contact pin, a second member disposed outside and coupled to the contact pin, and a third member which is conductive and disposed outside the second member. Here, the contact pin includes a first body coupled to the second member, a first contact portion which is conductive and extends from one side of the first body to come into contact with the signal pin, and a second contact portion which extends from the other side of the first body and comes into contact with an object being tested. The third member includes a second body coupled to the second member and a third contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignees: SENSORVIEW CO., LTD., OKINS ELECTRONICS CO., LTD
    Inventors: Byoung Nam Kim, Kyoung Il Kang, Jin Woo Lee, Jin Kook Jun, Sung Gyu Park, Hyun Duk Kim, Jong Wook Ham, Sang Woo Han
  • Patent number: 12057684
    Abstract: A variable frequency electromagnetic compensating device for protecting wind tower blades or other mobile or static structures includes two conductive adapters of connection (1, 2) charged, one (1) of the connections of the device with the external collectors of the element to be protected on the one hand and another (2) of the connections with the earth, on the other hand; and two elements of high reactance to the passage of high frequency current and absorbers of energy in form of heat (3, 4) connected on both sides of a frequency resonator composed of a dielectric insulator (9) located between a first and a second conductive elements (7, 8) and respectively to the two adapters (1, 2), generating a force against electromotive to the passage of initial high frequency current, lowering the frequency and absorbing a part of the energy generated in heat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: DINNTECO FACTORY GASTEIZ, S.L.
    Inventor: Antonio Javier Maldonado Pardo
  • Patent number: 12034264
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly comprising a rear body comprising an outer body member and an inner body member, wherein the rear body is positionable in a disengaged position and an engaged position, and a coupler rotatably engaged with and positioned forward of the rear body, wherein the coupler defines an inner channel extending through the coupler between a front portion of the coupler and a rear portion of the coupler positioned opposite the front portion, a thread at the front portion of the coupler, a nominal portion defining a nominal inner span along the inner channel, and an outer conductor engagement portion that tapers inwardly from the nominal portion that extends forwardly along the inner channel to the front portion of the coupler, wherein the outer conductor engagement portion is structurally configured to contact an outer conductor of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, David Jeffrey Malouf
  • Patent number: 12009126
    Abstract: An assembly comprises a resistor support housing for a rotating rectifier assembly (RRA). A shaft bore is defined through the resistor support housing for passage of a shaft of an electrical machine. The resistor support housing defines a main annular body around the shaft bore. An end housing is mounted to one axial end of the resistor support housing. The end housing defines a portion of the shaft bore therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Kyle S. Sirbasku, Dhaval Patel, Andrew R. Wilkinson, Mary Christelle Ann Calacal, Yaser J. Isa, Edward C. Allen, Duane C. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11967789
    Abstract: In a plug connector, a ground contact conductor includes: a fitting portion to fit to a ground contact conductor of a mate connector; and a clamp portion to hold a second exposing portion of a coaxial cable (a portion of a terminal portion of the coaxial cable where a part of an insulating sheath has been removed) to contact a shield exposed at the second exposing portion, without the ground contact conductor overlapping an outer peripheral surface of the insulating sheath. The clamp portion is located at an end of the ground contact conductor farthest from the fitting portion. The second exposing portion is adjacent to a first exposing portion formed at the terminal portion where a signal line is exposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakamura, Adam Takuma Nagao
  • Patent number: 11949196
    Abstract: A braided part connection structure includes a braided part having a tubular shape covering an insulated wire along a longitudinal direction of the braided part connection structure and a shield member having a tubular shape and electrically connected and fixed to the braided part. The shield member includes a braided part joining portion having a plurality of openings arranged at intervals along a circumferential direction of the shield member in a portion of the shield member in the longitudinal direction, and a welding portion defined by two openings adjacent to each other of the plurality of openings. The braided part covers the braided part joining portion and is welded to the welding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuma Watanabe, Hideki Mizuno, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11923633
    Abstract: A connector, and connector insert, configured to inhibit plastic deformation of at least one of the axially projecting fingers of an outer conductor basket associated with a connector. The connector insert comprises: (i) an outwardly facing flange configured to engage a shoulder formed at a base of the axially projecting fingers of the outer conductor basket, (ii) a tubular structure defining an elongate axis and having plurality of engagement sections extending normal to the outwardly facing flange, each engagement section having a surface disposed substantially normally to a radial projecting from the elongate axis; and (iii) a plurality of stiffening sections having a surface disposed substantially parallel to a radial projecting from the elongate axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Stevens, Nikhil Balakdas Meshram
  • Patent number: 11921168
    Abstract: A connector connection verification system includes a cable connector and a networking device. The networking device includes a port system defining a port and including a networking device connector, and at least one cable connector sensor device that is located adjacent the port. The cable connector sensor device(s) detects that the cable connector is inserted in the port defined by the port system while the cable connector does not mate with the networking device connector included in the port system and, in response, transmits an incorrect connection signal that indicates that the cable connector is incorrectly connected to the port system. A management interface provided on the networking device may receive the incorrect connection signal from the cable connector sensor device(s), and provide information that describes the cable connector and that indicates that the cable connector is incorrectly connected to the port system for display on a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kannan Karuppiah, Shree Rathinasamy
  • Patent number: 11905041
    Abstract: A method of tracking an engine cooler in an aircraft includes recording an orientation of the engine cooler as orientation N. Prognostic health management data of the aircraft is tracked. A maintenance check of the aircraft is performed based on the tracked prognostic health management data. Whether to rotate an orientation of the engine cooler is determined with an aircraft maintenance database based on the tracked prognostic health management data of the aircraft. A recommendation is provided by the aircraft maintenance database as to whether to rotate the engine cooler. The orientation of the engine cooler is recorded as orientation N+1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Donald E. Army, John W. Kowalski
  • Patent number: 11892028
    Abstract: A fastening assembly includes: a first sleeve, a second sleeve, a positioning element, a driven element and an elastic element. The first sleeve includes a plug tube having a passage communicating with the first sleeve. The second sleeve is integrated into the first sleeve. The driven element includes an inserting rod movably inserted in the passage along a first direction and a guiding portion having a first inclined guiding surface forming a first acute angle with the first direction. The positioning element includes a guide rod movably inserted in the second sleeve along the second direction and a slide block connected to the guide rod and in sliding contact with the first inclined guiding surface. One end of the elastic element leans against the driven element, and the other end of the elastic element leans against the first sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ching-Chih Chang, Pei-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 11894165
    Abstract: A braided part connection structure includes a conductive braid and a conductive member electrically connected and fixed to the braid and made of a conductive plate material. The conductive member includes a braid joining portion. The braid joining portion includes, at a part of the conductive member in a longitudinal direction of the conductive member, a plurality of openings formed at intervals with each other along a direction intersecting the longitudinal direction and a welded portion defined by two adjacent openings of the plurality of openings. The braid joining portion is provided on the braid in an overlapping manner and the welded portion is laser-welded onto the braid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazutaka Uki
  • Patent number: 11862907
    Abstract: A connector with cable is provided with a cable including a wire, a sheath and a braided member interposed between the wire and the sheath, the braided member being formed by braiding conductive wire materials, the braided member being provided with a folded portion formed by folding the braided member exposed from an end of the sheath toward the sheath, a sleeve made of metal and externally fit to an outer surface of the sheath inside the folded portion in a radial direction of the cable, a shield member made of metal and including a barrel for sandwiching the folded portion between the sleeve and the barrel while being crimped to an outer surface of the folded portion, and a housing covered with the shield member. A sleeve-side protrusion projecting radially outwardly of the cable is formed on a rear end part of the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 11837803
    Abstract: A chiclet for a chiclet connector includes a conductor having a first end and a second end. A housing of the chiclet encloses and defines a housing interior. The conductor extends through the housing interior with the first and second ends of the conductor forming contacts projecting from the housing. The housing forms an electromagnetic shield electrically insulated from the conductor. A support of the chiclet corresponds in shape to the housing interior and is connected to the conductor for fixing the conductor within the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Nederland BV, TE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Marc Reinhardt, Guenther Mumper, Christian Rusch, Bert Bergner, Srinivas Rathod, Rutger Wilhelmus Smink, Jabobus Nicolaas Tuin, Anne Weiss, Samir Aboulkassem, Deeksha Venkadari Yogendra, Christian Mandel, Daniel Volkmann, Gregor Karrasch
  • Patent number: 11824314
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a body configured to engage a coaxial cable having a conductive electrical grounding property, a post configured to engage the body and the coaxial cable when the connector is installed on the coaxial cable, and a non-threaded coupler coupled with the body and the post. The coupler is configured to engage an interface port at a retention force, and the non-threaded coupler houses a spring basket that bow radially inward relative to an internal surface of the threaded coupler so as to engage an interface port in order to provide an electrical ground connection between the interface port and the coupler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold J. Watkins, Noah P. Montena, Steven Stankovski, Jeremy Amidon
  • Patent number: 11824293
    Abstract: A connector for an electrical assembly includes an electrically conductive connector tab extending from a first electrical component, and a spring element wrapped around the connector tab. An electrically conductive connector slot is located at a second electrical component. The connector tab is configured for insertion into the connector slot such that the spring element is compressed between the connector tab and the connector slot defining an electrically conductive path between the connector tab and the connector slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nhia Yang, Francis C. Belisle, Robert C. Cooney
  • Patent number: 11817233
    Abstract: An image pickup apparatus includes, between a first unit including an image pickup device and a second unit including a video processing circuit, a waveguide path through which a millimeter wave or a submillimeter wave is transmitted, the second unit includes a millimeter-wave carrier-wave generation circuit and a demodulator configured to regenerate, from a millimeter-wave modulated wave generated by the first unit and received through the waveguide path, a video signal generated by the image pickup device, and the first unit includes a processing-transmission circuit configured to receive a millimeter-wave carrier wave through the waveguide path, generate a millimeter-wave modulated wave by superimposing the video signal generated by the image pickup device on the millimeter-wave carrier wave, and transmit the millimeter-wave modulated wave toward the waveguide path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: OLYMPUS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tadashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11799226
    Abstract: A wire with terminal includes a wire and a terminal. The wire includes a conductor and a coating. The wire includes a conductor exposed portion in which an outer peripheral surface of the conductor is exposed. The terminal includes an insulation barrel for holding the coating, and a wire barrel to be connected to the conductor exposed portion in front of the insulation barrel. The wire barrel includes a wire barrel base portion, a one-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on one side in a width direction toward the other side to cover an outer periphery of the conductor exposed portion and an other-side wire barrel piece extending from an end part of the wire barrel base portion on the other side to be laid on an outer periphery of the one-side wire barrel piece on the other side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11769972
    Abstract: A signal contact member and a ground contact member to which a center conductor and an outer conductor of a coaxial cable are connected are supported by an insulating housing member. The ground contact member has an annular fitting portion that fits and connects to the ground contact portion of a mate connector device. The annular fitting portion is provided with an opening for disposing a center conductor connection portion of the signal contact member. A shell portion of a ground contact member or an insulating housing member is provided with a conductive member given a ground potential. The conductive member partially fills the opening in the annular fitting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Inventors: Hiroki Nakamura, Takao Yamauchi, Ichiro Sugiura, Li Yao Lin
  • Patent number: 11764519
    Abstract: A terminal includes a wire barrel and an insulation barrel. The wire barrel includes a wire barrel base portion, a one-side wire barrel piece and an other-side wire barrel piece to be laid on an outer periphery of the one-side wire barrel piece. The insulation barrel includes an insulation barrel base portion connected to and behind the wire barrel base portion, a one-side insulation barrel piece for covering one side of an outer periphery of a coating and an other-side insulation barrel piece for covering the other side of the outer periphery of the coating. Tips of the respective one-side and other-side insulation barrel pieces are locked to the coating of a wire on a side closer to the other side than a center in a width direction of the insulation barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 11749927
    Abstract: A banana plug including a body, a male portion, a female portion, and a lever. The male portion is configured to extend from the body to electrically connect with a receptacle. In one example, the receptacle is a piece of audio/video (AV) equipment. The female portion is configured to receive a wire and/or other electrical component. The lever is configured to actuate between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the lever is configured to actuate an internal spring to receive a wire. In the closed position, the lever is configured to release the internal spring to secure and/or retain the wire via a compression force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Richard Goren Enterprises, LLC
    Inventor: Richard H. Goren
  • Patent number: 11735874
    Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, James P. Fleming
  • Patent number: 11735869
    Abstract: An anti-noise component for a connector including a plug on an end of a coaxial cable and a jack at an opening of a metal housing of an electronic device. The anti-noise component includes a cylindrical first conductive member where the plug is inserted, and a cylindrical second conductive member where the first conductive member is inserted. The plug is held inside the first conductive member. An external thread portion is formed on the first conductive member and an internal thread portion is formed inside the second conductive member. The external thread portion mates with the internal thread portion. A flange portion is formed on the second conductive member and a joining portion is formed on the flange portion. The joining portion abuts an outer face of the metal housing. This prevents a gap from forming and leaking electromagnetic noise between the joining portion and the metal housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Uchida, Tetsu Owada
  • Patent number: 11721941
    Abstract: A backshell for connecting an overall-shielded harness including shielded cables to a connector, the backshell including a sleeve having a full toothed ring, a first external area for receiving the terminations of the shielding, and a second external area for receiving the overall-shielding of the harness, the backshell further including an attachment ring having a first internal area and arranged so that it can slide over the sleeve up to an abutment position in which it covers the first external area of the sleeve so as to cover the terminations of the shielding. This backshell is designed to make a terminated shielding harness and a connection protected against EM interference between the terminated shielding harness and a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRICAL & POWER
    Inventors: David Thomasse, Jérôme Genoulaz, Jean-Luc Cottin
  • Patent number: 11721917
    Abstract: A connector is configured to terminate an end of a coaxial cable. The connector includes a body, a nut, an outer conductor engager, and a grounding member. The body has a cable receiving end configured to receive the end of the coaxial cable, and the nut is configured to be coupled with and to rotate relative to the body. The outer conductor engager is configured to receive a conductive layer of end of the coaxial cable, and the grounding member is configured to couple the body, the nut, and the outer conductor engager in an assembled configuration. A first end of the grounding member is configured to extend grounding of the coaxial cable from the outer conductor engager to the nut, and a second end of the grounding member is configured to grip an outer protective jacket of the coaxial cable to prevent removal of the coaxial cable from the connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventor: Kim Eriksen
  • Patent number: 11664181
    Abstract: A base plate for an electronic component, in particular an electronic relay, has a plate-shaped base body, in particular made of plastic, and at least one electrical contact. The electrical contact fully extends through the base body. At one end the electrical contact forms an electrical terminal of the electronic component, in particular of the relay. At another end the electrical contact has an electrically conductive connection section which can be connected to a circuit board without soldering, in particular by being pressed into the circuit board, to form a permanent electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Inventor: Thomas Kliem
  • Patent number: 11646517
    Abstract: A plug connector provides an electrical connection to a conductor track connection of a printed circuit board. The plug connector has a first printed circuit board with a conductor track connection and a plugging region for plugging the printed circuit board into the plug connector. The plugging region extends parallel to the first printed circuit board. A contact element and/or a spring element is provided in the plug connector. The plugging region and the contact element and/or the spring element are arranged in such a way that, in a plugged state of the plug connector, the printed circuit board which is plugged into the plugging region is arranged parallel to the printed circuit board and the conductor track connection is arranged opposite the conductor track connection. An electrical connection of the conductor track connection to the conductor track connection is provided by the contact element and/or the spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Markus Friesen, Till Riechmann, Felix Loske, Inga Heile, Christian Vollmer
  • Patent number: 11646510
    Abstract: A shielding electrical terminal is presented herein. The shielding electrical terminal includes a securing portion that is configured to attach to an outer shield conductor of a shielded cable and a cylindrical mating portion having an inner surface configured to make electrical contact with a corresponding cylindrical shield terminal inserted within the mating portion. The inner surface of the mating portion defines a plurality of protrusions that extend from the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: John R. Morello, James M. Rainey
  • Patent number: 11588266
    Abstract: A coaxial connector is provided. The coaxial connector includes a shell, a first fixing member, a second fixing member, and a core body. The first fixing member and the second fixing member are disposed in a fixing thru-hole of the shell. One end of the first fixing member abuts against one end of the second fixing member. One portion of the core body is disposed in the first fixing member and the second fixing member. An inner diameter of a first inner engaging portion of the first fixing member changes with a length thereof, and an inner diameter of a second inner engaging portion of the second fixing member is uniform. An outer diameter of an engaging portion of the core body changes with a length thereof, and an outer diameter of an auxiliary engaging portion of the core body is uniform.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: BO-JIANG TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang-Hui Chiang
  • Patent number: 11532900
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector assembly includes a coupler, a rear body assembly rotatably engaged with the coupler, the rear body assembly including a stationary retention member defining an stationary retention member inner channel surface and one or more stationary retention member grooves extending inwardly from the stationary retention member inner channel surface, a movable retention member that is movable with respect to the stationary retention member in an axial direction, the movable retention member defining a movable retention member inner channel surface and one or more movable retention member grooves extending inwardly from the movable retention member inner channel surface, the one or more movable retention member grooves defining a movable retention member groove surface, and one or more compression rings positioned at least partially within the one or more stationary retention member grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventors: Jorgen Mitchell Hansen, Brian Lyle Kisling, David Jeffrey Malouf
  • Patent number: 11469557
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a terminal having a first surface defining a plurality of ridges protruding from the first surface. A first ridge in the plurality of ridges has a different height above the first surface than a second ridge in the plurality of ridges. The plurality of ridges is configured to provide a plurality of electrical contact points between the terminal and a corresponding mating terminal. A method of manufacturing the electrical connector includes the steps of providing a terminal preform formed of sheet metal having the first surface and forming the plurality of ridges which protrude from the first surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Inventors: John R. Morello, James M. Rainey
  • Patent number: 11469532
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to an internal conductor configured as a movable element, thereby providing a connector for preventing the occurrence of the breakdown or damage of a pin of a male connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: Junkosha Inc.
    Inventor: Hiromi Yasumoto
  • Patent number: 11462875
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels. The outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel. The cable assembly further includes a cable that has at least one wire surrounded by an inner insulator that is covered in a metallic shield. The metallic shield is arranged in between the inner and outer barrels. The inner barrel includes a retention feature that is arranged beneath the metallic shield. The retention feature protrudes radially outward from the inner barrel to an outermost diameter. The outer barrel includes a crimped portion that is arranged adjacent to the retention feature and has an innermost diameter that is less than the outermost diameter to capture the metallic shield therebetween and prevent the outer barrel from axial movement relative to the inner barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: James P. Schuster, William J. Palm, Michael Messuri, Jared Bilas, Dominic A. Messuri, Leslie Jones
  • Patent number: 11387549
    Abstract: A glazing panel comprising (i) a pane of glass, (ii) an antenna, (iii) an electrically conductive connector joined to the antenna by a solder material, and (iv) a coaxial cable joined to the electrically conductive connector. The electrically conductive connector is a flat connector comprising first and a second electrically conductive portions laminated between two films of a resilient material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignees: AGC GLASS EUROPE, AGC INC.
    Inventors: Peter Schnoerch, Shoichi Takeuchi
  • Patent number: 11374346
    Abstract: A high-voltage self-aligning push to mate electrical interconnect device is provided. The electrical interconnect device includes a housing with a mating end and a receiving end. The interconnect also includes an insulator bushing configured to be affixed to the receiving end of the housing. The interconnect also includes a center pin disposed within the housing. The center pin extends from the mating end of the housing to the receiving end of the housing. The interconnect also includes a connector socket disposed within the insulator bushing and which is in electrical communication with the center pin. The interconnect also includes an alignment sleeve including a chamfered mating funnel defining a void configured to accept and surround the housing and at least a portion of insulator bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: David K. Martinez
  • Patent number: 11374349
    Abstract: A receptacle connector device for electrical vehicle use in accordance with the present invention is disposed at a battery terminal of an electric vehicle and is connected to a plug connector in a charging station. The receptacle connector comprises an insulating body and a plurality of conducting elements. The insulating body is made of waterproof plastic materials and the plurality of the conducting elements are made of metal materials. The insulating body has a plurality of concentric circular grooves and a transverse portion. The plurality of the conducting elements are respectively disposed in the plurality of the concentric circular grooves, characterized in that: each of the plurality of the conducting elements forms a rough surface, thereby to enlarge contact area between the plurality of the conducting elements and the insulating body in moulding process for firm combination of plastic and metal materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun-Chien Lee, Sheng-Tsung Yuan
  • Patent number: 11355892
    Abstract: The present invention provides a circular connector, which comprises a male head and a female seat. The male head provides a first circular body, a third circular body, a first electrode group and a third electrode group. The female seat provides a first base, a second circular body, a fourth circular body, a second base, a second electrode group and a fourth electrode group. The second base, the fourth circular body, the second circular body and the first base are arranged outwards from the center point of the female seat. The male head is combined with the female base, so that the third circular body is inserted between the second circular body and the fourth circular body to realize non-directional electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: P-TWO INDUSTRIES INC.
    Inventor: Hsien-Chang Lin
  • Patent number: 11336038
    Abstract: A connector suitable for being mounted on a coaxial cable comprising at least one metal braid layer surrounding inner parts of the cable and an outer insulating layer surrounding said at least one metal braid layer and a silicone sleeve arranged around the outer insulating layer wherein the connector comprises a ferrule to be arranged in electrical contact with said at least one metal braid layer, wherein said outer insulating layer of the cable is arranged to be stripped away for the length of said electrical contact, a base arranged cylindrically around said ferrule, and a collar arranged at least partially within said base and comprising a body configurable around the ferrule; wherein the body of the collar has a first outer diameter substantially the same as the diameter of the outer insulating layer of the coaxial cable; and the silicone sleeve is arranged, upon mounting the coaxial cable to the connector, between the base and the body of the collar for applying a pressure force to said at least one meta
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Teleste Oyj
    Inventor: Steve Gribby
  • Patent number: 11322884
    Abstract: An apparatus for connecting and disconnecting an electrical connection, comprising a socket, a male plug that can be connected to the socket, and a coupling mechanism which is designed for locking the socket to the male plug and for separating it therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Karsten Krome
  • Patent number: 11322895
    Abstract: A shielding for a signal connector includes a plurality of shielding walls arranged to electromagnetically shield a signal contact of the signal connector, a forward end open for receiving a mating connector along an insertion direction, and a longitudinal circumferential retention element extending along a circumferential direction of the shielding. At least two of the shielding walls are parallel with each other at least in sections in a cross-section perpendicular to the insertion direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignees: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, TE Connectivity India Private Limited
    Inventors: Bert Bergner, Gunther Mumper, Gururaj A. Hiremath, Sundareshan M D
  • Patent number: 11296438
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes an electrically conductive structure having a flat flexible conductor that supports a plurality of electrically conductive traces. A wire contact wedge includes a base having an opening extending therethrough and first and second wedge arms that extend from the base. The electrically conductive structure extends through the opening of the base and between the first and second wedge arms. A connector housing supports the wire contact wedge and the electrically conductive structure. The connector housing includes a body having an abutment surface that engages a corresponding abutment surface of the base of the wire contact wedge. A front cover is supported on the connector housing and includes a retaining arm that cooperates with a corresponding protrusion provided on the wire contact wedge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Lear Corporation
    Inventors: Hyoun Lee, Lewis Galligan
  • Patent number: 11283220
    Abstract: A contact terminal includes a terminal shield, a contact carrier, and a contact element for conducting electrical signals of a high-frequency data transmission. The contact carrier retains the contact element in a fixed position within the terminal shield. The terminal shield has a discontinuity that affects an impedance of the contact element. At least one of the contact carrier and the contact element has an impedance control feature configured to adjust the impedance of the contact element to a predefined desired value according to a frequency of the data transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2022
    Assignees: TE Connectivity India Private Limited, TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Bert Bergner, Sundareshan M D, Gururaj A. Hiremath
  • Patent number: 11239616
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coaxial connector, and particularly, a coaxial connector including a fixing module which is connected to a first PCB, and a contact module which is coupled movably to the fixing module, and provided to be contactable to a second PCB facing the first panel, in which the contact module includes a contact body which is made of a conductive material, and has a hollow formed therein, a contact pin which is made of a conductive material, and disposed to penetrate the hollow of the contact body, and a contact insulator which is disposed in the hollow of the contact body to insulate the contact pin and the contact body by partitioning the contact pin and the contact body, and the contact module is configured so that the contact body, the contact pin, and the contact insulator are integrally formed to be assembled to the fixing module by a singular process, thereby providing the advantages which may reduce the cost of a product, and improve the quality of the product by improving a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: KMW INC.
    Inventors: Nam Shin Park, Joung Hoe Kim, Jin Hoon Lim, Min Hee Lee, Ho Jin Hwang
  • Patent number: 11226380
    Abstract: A probe structure for inspecting characteristics of a connector having at least one terminal includes a plunger, a coaxial probe, a flange, a housing, and a spring. A first end portion of the housing and the flange are configured to restrict rotation of the housing in the circumferential direction in a state in which the first end portion of the housing is fitted into the through-hole of the flange. Thus, inspection of characteristics of the terminal of the connector can be performed with higher accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Kenzaki, Yukihiro Kitaichi
  • Patent number: 11223169
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a coaxial connector and a method for producing an outer contact of the coaxial connector. The coaxial connector comprises a body, an inner contact, an outer contact, and a dielectric spacer. The body may be provided with a through hollow cavity, and the inner contact and the outer contact may be coaxially arranged in the hollow cavity of the body and may be spaced apart radially by the dielectric spacer. The outer contact may be in a shape of thin-wall cylinder and may comprise a plurality of spring fingers. The plurality of spring fingers may be spaced apart circumferentially by a plurality of slots. An end of each spring finger may be provided with a flange, and each flange may extend outwardly in a radial direction and comprises an arc portion and a flat portion. The outer contact with such a structure may provide a good interconnection quality when mating with a corresponding mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Jien Zheng, JianPing Wu, Yujun Zhang
  • Patent number: 11217948
    Abstract: A connector for a coaxial cable includes a coupler portion configured to engage an interface port, a housing portion having a forward end configured to be disposed at least partially within the coupler portion, and an outer conductor engager portion made of a conductive material disposed within the housing portion. The housing portion includes a rearward end configured to receive the coaxial cable and is configured to move axially relative to a post that engages the outer conductor of the cable. An interior surface of the housing portion is configured to compress an insert of the post when the housing portion is moved axially relative to the post such that the outer conductor is compressed radially inward against an exterior surface of the insert of the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold Watkins, Steve Stankovski, Richard Maroney
  • Patent number: 11217932
    Abstract: Disclosed in the present disclosure is an electromagnetic compatibility type cable locking joint. The electromagnetic compatibility type cable locking joint comprises a joint main body, a joint cap, a sealing ring, and a shielding member. The joint main body has a central hole, and an inner step is provided in the central hole. The sealing ring is connected to the end of the joint main body, and a positioning groove is formed between the sealing ring and the inner step. The joint cap is connected to the sealing ring, the shielding member comprises an upper ring, a lower ring, and an arc-shaped elastic piece. A plurality of arc-shaped elastic pieces are uniformly arranged in a circle. The upper end of each arc-shaped elastic piece is formed on the upper ring, and the lower end of each arc-shaped elastic piece is formed on the lower ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventors: Zhiming Yu, Xiaoyuan Xu, Longjun Chen
  • Patent number: 11202469
    Abstract: A power supply device for an electronic cigarette and an electronic cigarette. The power supply device for an electronic cigarette includes a power supply body and an adopter. The power supply body is provided with a receiving portion, the receiving portion is provided with a receiving chamber configured to receive an atomization device and an extending opening for a mouthpiece of the atomization device to extend out, and a bottom portion of the receiving chamber opposite to the extending opening is provided with a socket removably connected to a first connector of the atomization device. Two ends of the adapter is provided with a first adapter and a second adapter respectively, the first adapter is removably connected to the first connector, and the second adapter is removably connected to the socket, such that the first connector and the socket are conducted by the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN SMOORE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Zhiping Chen
  • Patent number: 11158984
    Abstract: A coaxial connector includes a center conductor and an outer conductor coaxial with the center conductor. The outer conductor has a cylindrical shape with slits forming a plurality of spring loaded contact elements. The connector further has a base for mounting the coaxial connector and an outer housing. To improve passive intermodulation characteristics, the base, the slotted outer conductor and the outer housing are monolithically made in one piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Inventors: Martin Graßl, Torsten Smyk
  • Patent number: 11114806
    Abstract: There is provided a coaxial connector device that enables a reduction in deterioration in signal quality and transmission characteristics at high frequencies. A coaxial connector device 1 includes a main connector 10 and a board connector 20. A main connector body 11 has a first fitting part R1 for a coaxial cable connector at one end and a second fitting part R2 at the other end. Inside the main connector body 11, a center contact 13 and a card edge substrate 17 electrically connected to the center contact 13 are included. In a board connector body 21 a slot 23 is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: CANARE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Zushi, Motoki Ogasawara, Daisuke Murakami
  • Patent number: 11085443
    Abstract: A compressor (10) includes a casing (20), a terminal (29) protruding from the casing, a first cover (70) covering the terminal, and a second cover (50) covering the first cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: Daikin Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoko Mizuguchi, Souichi Nakamura, Toru Sugiyama, Yoshihiro Shinohara, Kouji Kojima, Satomi Kinoshita, Kazuyuki Hara