Having Crimpable Metallic Cable Conductor Grip Patents (Class 439/585)
  • Patent number: 12040567
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes housing for storing components of the connector assembly. The connector assembly further includes a cable including a cable center conductor, wherein the cable center conductor is configured as a signal conductor. The connector assembly also includes a first dielectric and an alignment dielectric. Each of the first dielectric and the alignment dielectric includes a path to guide the cable center conductor through an angle to a printed circuit board as the cable is axially inserted into the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventors: Donald Andrew Burris, Thomas Edmond Flaherty, IV
  • Patent number: 12027798
    Abstract: An angle connector, including an angle holder, a cable, and multiple contacts, is provided. The angle holder includes a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion, and a first bending portion connected therebetween. Each of the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion has multiple receiving grooves. The cable includes multiple core wires. Each of the contacts includes a first connecting portion, a second connecting portion, and a second bending portion connected therebetween. The first connecting portions for electrically connecting to another electrical connector are embedded in the receiving grooves of the first receiving portion. The second connecting portions electrically connected to the core wires are embedded in the receiving grooves of the second receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiang Huang, Yu Feng Ke
  • Patent number: 12003060
    Abstract: A connector 10 includes a housing 11 made of synthetic resin, a terminal 12 made of metal to be accommodated into the housing 11, a shield member 14 made of metal to be arranged on an outer periphery of the housing 11, and a cover member 15 made of synthetic resin for covering the shield member 14. The cover member 15 includes shield member locking portions 42 for locking the shield member 14 with the shield member 14 restricted from being detached from the cover member 14.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Imai, Hiroyuki Oomori
  • Patent number: 11942744
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for producing a high-frequency connector. The method includes producing a basic body part from a dielectric material by means of an additive manufacturing method. The basic body part has a bushing between a first end and a second end of a longitudinal extent of the basic body part and an end face at the first end for making contact with a mating connector. In addition, the method includes coating the dielectric basic body part with an electrically conductive layer and removing the electrically conductive layer in a region surrounding the bushing in each case at the end face at the first end and at the second end of the basic body part so as to form an electrically conductive coating on the outer conductor side and an electrically conductive coating on the inner conductor side. The present invention also relates to a high-frequency connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Frank Tatzel, Hauke Schütt, Alexandra Henniger-Ludwig
  • Patent number: 11916346
    Abstract: A method for crimp mounting a high-frequency (HF) electrical crimp connecting device to an electrical cable includes the steps of crimping a ferrule into a mounting state wherein its maximum diameter is fixed, and arranging the ferrule in its mounting state over an exposed shielding conductor of the cable. A terminal is crimped onto an inner conductor of the cable, and a shielding contact sleeve is placed over the cable and crimped, at least in the area of the ferrule. A target impedance or impedance range of the resulting cable is set according to at least one of a dimension of at least one crimping tool used to perform the crimping steps, or at least one dimension of at least one of the resulting crimps performed by the at least one crimping tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Olivier De Cloet
  • Patent number: 11909151
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a contact pin to be connected to a core wire of a coaxial cable, an insulating housing for holding the contact pin therein, a cylindrical outer contact covering the housing and a crimping member for attaching the outer contact to the coaxial cable. A base end portion of the outer contact is located between an inner insulator layer and an outer conductor layer of the coaxial cable. The outer contact is attached to the coaxial cable by crimping the crimping member onto the outer conductor layer of the coaxial cable located on the base end portion of the outer contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: MITSUMI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuma Endo, Hiroyuki Sadohara, Takahiro Kanda
  • Patent number: 11860241
    Abstract: A test point adaptor includes a body having a first and second end along a longitudinal axis. The second end includes an outer conductive sleeve. A cap includes a sleeve and a terminator. The body includes a first and second interface at the first and second ends, respectively. A center conductor extends though the body from the first interface toward the second interface. The second end includes a conical contact surface of the outer conductive sleeve. The cap matingly engages the second interface. The second end includes an electrically conductive contact member in electrical contact with the center conductor and a gripping arrangement electrically coupled with the electrically conductive contact member. The cap includes a conical contact surface to engage the conical contact surface of the outer conductive sleeve. A terminator is received by the gripping arrangement, which electrically couples the terminator to the center conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Kim Eriksen, Noah Montena
  • Patent number: 11855402
    Abstract: A female connector structure is provided with a shielded cable configured such that an outer periphery of a coated wire including a core and an insulation coating is surrounded by a braided wire, a female terminal including a wire barrel and a connecting tube portion continuous with the wire barrel and to be connected to a mating terminal, an insulating dielectric, a front outer conductor including a front tube portion and a dielectric locking portion to be locked to at least a part of the dielectric, and a rear outer conductor 33 including a rear tube portion for surrounding the outer periphery of the coated wire 13 exposed from the braided wire, a shield crimping portion to be crimped to the braided wire from outside and a front outer conductor crimping portion to be crimped to the dielectric locking portion from outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuaki Hamada, Junichi Ono, Atsushi Murata
  • Patent number: 11791600
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes coaxially arranged inner and outer barrels. The outer barrel overlaps a portion of the inner barrel. The inner and outer barrels respectively include first and second features that cooperate with one another to form a retention feature. The cable assembly has 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 first feature is arranged beneath the metallic shield, and the second feature is arranged over the metallic shield. At least one of the first and second features extends in a radial direction relative to the other of the first and second features to capture the metallic shield with the retention feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: James P. Schuster, William J. Palm, Michael Messuri, Jared Bilas, Dominic A. Messuri, Leslie Jones, Gert Droesbeke
  • Patent number: 11757228
    Abstract: A connector used in underwater environments includes a male connector with a sensing terminal and two power terminals, a female connector with a sensing terminal block and two power terminal blocks, and an elastic gasket set between the male connector and the female connector. When the male connector and the female connector are plugged into each other, and the male and female connectors squeeze the elastic gasket to form a large amount of deformation, the sensing terminal and the sensing terminal block are in contact with each other. When the male and female connectors squeeze the elastic gasket to form a small deformation state, the sensing terminal and the sensing terminal block are separated from each other, and the power terminals and the power terminal blocks are in contact with each other, thereby forming a waterproof protection mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventors: Austin Lai, Chi-I Lai, Hsun-Ya Shih
  • Patent number: 11742111
    Abstract: An end structure of a shielded cable 10 includes a core 11, an insulator 12 for covering the core 11, a foil 13 for covering the insulator 12, a braided wire 14 for covering the foil 13, a sheath 15 for covering the braided wire 14 and a sleeve 17 arranged between the braided wire 14 and the foil 13 exposed from an end part of the sheath 15. The end part of the sheath 15 and the sleeve 17 are separated from each other to form a clearance 50.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka, Shinobu Wakahara
  • Patent number: 11742624
    Abstract: A female high-frequency connector includes a female inner terminal connected to a core wire of a cable in which an outer periphery of an insulator covering the core wire is covered with a braid, a female inner housing accommodating the female inner terminal in an inner terminal accommodating chamber, a tubular female shield body covering an outer periphery of the female inner housing, a female crimping member having a braid crimping piece that is crimped from above the braid, and a tubular female shield sleeve having a tubular braid covered portion that is inserted between the insulator and the braid and having a fitting portion that extends from the braid covered portion and is inserted between the outer periphery of the female inner housing and an inner periphery of the female shield body to cover a gap between the braid crimping piece and the female shield body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kameyama, Michikazu Aono
  • Patent number: 11735836
    Abstract: A core-wire exposed portion in an electric wire and at least one pair of pressure-welding pieces made of an electroconductive material are included. The core-wire exposed portion is a portion is which a core wire composed of a plurality of element wires is exposed. The pair of pressure-welding pieces are provided with a core wire pressure-welding section in which pressure-welding end surfaces are disposed facing each other at a distance and Kate the core-wire exposed portion press-fitted between the pressure-welding end surfaces. The core wire pressure-welding section is formed as a section that brings all of the element wires in the core-wire exposed portion, between the pressure-welding end surfaces, into contact with either of the pressure-welding end surfaces while being in an aligned state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Naoki Ito
  • Patent number: 11637405
    Abstract: A method of assembling a connector for automotive applications, comprising the steps of: providing a cable having at least one inner conductor; connecting an elongated inner signal contact of the connector to a stripped end of the at least one inner conductor; surrounding the elongated inner signal contact by an insulating element; placing a first shielding part of the connector around a first portion of the insulating element from a first radial direction; placing a second shielding part of the connector around a second portion of the insulating element from a second radial direction generally opposite to the first radial direction; and joining the first and second shielding parts to form a shielding contact of the connector surrounding the insulating element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Gert Droesbeke, Tristan de Blieck Roland, Srinivasan Manoharan
  • Patent number: 11626701
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coaxial connector that realizes a high frequency signal flowing through a contact in a high frequency band. A coaxial connector includes a three-point contact, a housing including a first and a second connection base, and a shell including a cylindrical portion accommodating the first connection base and an extension portion covering one opening of the cylindrical portion with a bottom plate piece and accommodating the second connection base. The bottom plate piece includes an inclined surface having a higher side on the base end portion of the metal plate and a lower side on the tip end side of the metal plate. The distance between the metal plate of the contact and the bottom surface of the shell which are isolated by an insulating material of the housing is configured to become identical between the tip end side and the base end side of the contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: J.S.T. MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shinichi Koga, Akihiko Otsu
  • Patent number: 11616335
    Abstract: A method for assembling a cable connector which has an outer conductor part, and insulating part and an electrical cable that is prefabricated with an inner conductor part. In a first method step, the insulating part is introduced into the outer conductor part by relative movement between the insulating part and the outer conductor part. In a second method step, before or at least partially during the first method step, the electrical cable is prefabricated to have an inner conductor part secured on an inner conductor of the cable. In a third method step, during or after the first method step, the prefabricated cable is introduced into the insulating part up to a defined axial terminal position. The positions of the inner conductor part, the outer conductor part and/or the insulating part are fixed relative to each other by compressing the outer conductor part at least partly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Zebhauser, Till Bredbeck
  • Patent number: 11588284
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cable arrangement comprising a cable that has an outer conductor, and an outer-conductor contact element that is electrically connected to the outer conductor and has a diameter change. In a region of the diameter change, the cable arrangement also has a filling element, which is electrically conductive. The filling element is configured to reduce an air inclusion in the region of the diameter change.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Christian Anfang
  • Patent number: 11581666
    Abstract: A sleeve (11) is a hollow cylindrical member provided in a shield terminal (10), and pressable by a wire barrel (18) by being arranged between an insulating portion (63) and a shield portion (62) of a shielded cable (60). A convex portion (36) shaped to bulge radially outward over an entire circumference is provided at an intermediate position of the sleeve (11) in an axial direction. The convex portion (36) is crushed and elongated by the wire barrel (18) of an outer conductor terminal (13). The insulating portion (63) can be prevented from being excessively compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems Ltd.
    Inventors: Norihito Hashimoto, Keisuke Kanemura, Motoki Kubota, Liping Kang, Shohei Mitsui, Wataru Yamanaka, Masanobu Kasuga, Ai Hirano, Ryo Yamada
  • Patent number: 11575236
    Abstract: An apparatus and method of electrically coupling a previously implanted stimulation lead with a replacement neurostimulator device. The apparatus and method configured to operably couple a proximal portion of a neuromodulation adapter including a plurality of electrical conductors spaced apart at a first pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical terminals of a replacement neurostimulator device, and operably couple a distal end of the neuromodulation adapter including a plurality of conductor elements and an electrically active set screw spaced part of a second pitch spacing to a corresponding plurality of electrical connectors of a previously implanted stimulation lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Deininger, Paul Eichstaedt, Randy S. Roles
  • Patent number: 11569614
    Abstract: Provided is a floating structure of a coaxial connector having a floating function and ensuring a reliable connection and water cutoff property are ensured. The floating structure of the coaxial connector includes: a plug introduction hole having an inner diameter larger than an outer diameter of the plug; an enlarged diameter hole communicating with the tip side of the plug introduction hole; a locking ring fixed in the enlarged diameter hole; a slider having a slide ring disposed movably in the axial direction and the axial radial direction; and an energizing elastic member that energizes the slide ring toward the locking ring. The plug body is coupled to the slider, and the plug body is held in the plug insertion part movably in the axial direction and the axial radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: SMK Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotaka Tsuchiya, Fumio Osawa, Tadahito Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11502460
    Abstract: A data cable plug connector for data transmission includes a plug body comprising a cable connection end, a plug connection end and a plug shield. The cable connection end has a first connection channel for a first insulated conductor, a second connection channel for a second insulated conductor, and a shield connection for a conductor shield. The plug connection end has a contact carrier with contact openings for receiving contacts which are connectable to the insulated conductors. The cable connection end has an impedance transmitter made of electrically conductive material disposed adjacent to the contact carrier, the connection channels being formed in the impedance transmitter, and at least one material that is electrically conductive at least in parts being formed between the connection channels channel. Openings of the connection channels facing the contact carrier open into the openings of the contact carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: ERICH JAEGER GMBH + CO. KG
    Inventor: Klaus Markefka
  • Patent number: 11482798
    Abstract: A terminal-equipped electric wire includes: an electric wire in which a conductor is covered by an insulating cover; a crimp terminal including a conductor crimping portion crimped to the conductor exposed from an end of the insulating cover, a cover crimping portion crimped to the insulating cover, and an intermediate portion that couples the conductor crimping portion and the cover crimping portion and in which the conductor is exposed; and a anticorrosive material covering at least the conductor exposed in the intermediate portion. The intermediate portion has grooves that are provided on a surface on the conductor side and formed from both end portions in a circumferential direction such that each of the grooves is formed toward a center side in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masanori Onuma, Hidehiko Iwasawa
  • Patent number: 11482799
    Abstract: In a terminal-equipped electric wire in which a first barrel of a crimp terminal is crimped to a core wire exposed portion of an electric wire, a second barrel of the crimp terminal is crimped to a covering portion of the electric wire, and an anticorrosive portion is formed at least in an opening portion between the first barrel and the second barrel, an adhesive member is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the covering portion, a base member and adhesive layers of the adhesive member are held in an elastically deformed state by being crimped by the second barrel, the inner adhesive layer of the adhesive member adheres to the entire circumference of the outer peripheral surface of the covering portion, and the outer adhesive layer of the adhesive member adheres to the entire circumference of an inner peripheral surface of the second barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidehiko Iwasawa, Masao Nagano
  • Patent number: 11450984
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a metal sleeve, a metal clamping sleeve, a coupling sleeve and an elastic ring. The metal sleeve jackets an insulation layer of a coaxial cable and is coupled to a metal fence layer of the coaxial cable when the coaxial cable connector jackets the coaxial cable. The metal clamping sleeve jackets a first end portion of the metal sleeve for tightly clamping the coaxial cable. The coupling sleeve is detachably connected to a device connector and rotatably jackets a second end portion of the metal sleeve. The elastic ring is disposed in the coupling sleeve and fixedly jackets the second end portion. The elastic ring has a thick portion at least partially protruding from the second end portion relative to the metal sleeve and an abutting structure extending toward the first end portion axially for pushing the coupling sleeve against the metal clamping sleeve tightly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: TCC RFTECH Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Kuang Chen
  • Patent number: 11398687
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprises a cable and a conductive member. The cable extends in a longitudinal direction. The cable has a first location and a second location in the longitudinal direction. The cable comprises a conductive portion and an outer cover. The outer cover covers the conductive portion. The conductive member is attached with the cable. The conductive member has a first portion, a second portion and a planar portion. The first portion is positioned at the first location in the longitudinal direction. The first portion is crimped to the outer cover. The second portion is positioned at the second location in the longitudinal direction. The second portion is crimped to the conductive portion. The planar portion extends from the first location to the second location in the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
  • Patent number: 11349260
    Abstract: A connector comprises a plurality of signal terminals, a plurality of ground terminals which are configured to be connected to outer conductors of cables, and a ground member which is configured to be connected to the outer conductors. The ground member has a ground portion. The signal terminals and the ground terminals are alternately arranged in a pitch direction (Y-direction) to form one terminal row. Each of the signal terminals has a first adjustment portion. Each of the ground terminals has a second adjustment portion. The signal terminals include an outer signal terminal located at an end of the terminal row. The first adjustment portion of the outer signal terminal protrudes toward the ground portion. A position of the first adjustment portion of the outer signal terminal in a perpendicular plane (XZ-plane) is equal to or overlaps with a position of the ground portion in the perpendicular plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Shinya Kimura
  • Patent number: 11303070
    Abstract: It is aimed to improve a shielding function. A male shield connector (10) is provided with male inner conductors (16), a male dielectric (20) and a male outer conductor (22). The male outer conductor (22) includes a tubular portion (31) to which a female outer conductor (62) of a female connector (50) is connected, and the tubular portion (31) includes no boundary dividing the tubular portion (31) in a circumferential direction. Since the tubular portion (31) is so formed that a coupling part such as a seam or a dividing boundary such as a slit is not present, the male shield connector (10) is excellent in shielding performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 11298536
    Abstract: An electrical-stimulation device includes an electrical-stimulation signal-generating circuit, a first connection unit, a first conductive member and a second conductive member. The electrical-stimulation signal-generating circuit has a first channel for providing a first electrical-stimulation signal. The first connection unit has a plurality of first contact points and a plurality of second contact points, wherein the first contact points and the second contact points are alternately arranged. The first conductive member is connected to the first contact points. The second conductive member is connected to the second contact points. The first conductive member and the second conductive member are electrically connected to the first channel, so that the first electrical-stimulation signal is transmitted through the first contact points and the second contact points corresponding to the first channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GIMER MEDICAL. CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Chen-Tun Wu, Jian-Hao Pan
  • Patent number: 11296465
    Abstract: An electrical plug-in connection provides a connecting element having an electrically conductive outer housing with a first electrical plug-in connector at a first end that has a ring-segment shaped first contact region, and a first electrical counterpart plug-in connector having contact springs that act via the first contact region to produce electrical contact and a mechanical connection between the first plug-in connector and the first counterpart plug-in connector and the contact springs generate an axial force which acts along a longitudinal axis of the first counterpart plug-in connector which pushes the outer housing against an axial end stop of the first counterpart plug-in connector, and/or the contact springs exert on the first contact region and on a ring-segment shaped, and axially offset, second contact region a radial force, which acts orthogonally with respect to the longitudinal axis of the first counterpart plug-in connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Andreas Gruber
  • Patent number: 11296435
    Abstract: A nut assembly for a coaxial cable connector includes a nut configured to engage an interface port and a cap encircling the nut. The nut includes an internal threaded portion configured to engage external threads of the interface port and at least one resilient finger extending in an axial direction from the internal threaded portion toward a forward end of the nut. The forward end includes a tooth extending radially inward, the tooth is configured to contact a surface of a thread of the external threads when the nut is coupled to the interface port, and the tooth is configured to provide ground continuity between the nut and the interface port before the internal threaded portion of the nut is coupled with the external threads. The internal threaded portion and the external threads are configured to provide a retention force between the nut and the interface port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold J. Watkins, Noah P. Montena, Steven Stankovski, Jeremy Amidon
  • Patent number: 11212930
    Abstract: A media device may include (i) a display device having a front side including a display surface, (ii) a support housing for supporting the display device in each of a plurality of alternative orientations on an external surface, the support housing extending from a back side of the display device between a mounting surface of the support housing abutting the back side of the display device and a distal end of the support housing, (iii) a coupling member disposed at the mounting surface of the support housing and mounted to the display device, and (iv) a battery power supply disposed within the support housing and electrically coupled to the display device via an electrical path extending through the coupling member. Various other systems, devices, assemblies, and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Peter Wesley Bristol, Chunli Chen, Oliver Ross
  • Patent number: 11133635
    Abstract: A system for multi-stage crimping of a contact to a wire includes a first crimping die having a first portion of a selected shape defined therein, and a second crimping die having a complementary second portion of the selected shape defined therein. The system also includes the first and second crimping dies being operable to be displaced towards each other and along a first axis during a compression stroke. The first and second crimping dies are also operable to be displaced along a second axis during a closing stroke subsequent to the compression stroke, where the second axis is generally perpendicular to the first axis. In addition, the system includes the first and second crimping dies cooperating to crimp the contact into the selected shape to the wire upon completion of the closing stroke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
    Inventors: William D. Kelly, Aron Bacs, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11095072
    Abstract: A connector is provided for attachment to a coaxial cable. The connector includes, in one embodiment, a body and a compression ring. The body has a cable receiving end being configured to receive the end of the coaxial cable. The compression ring includes a forward sleeve portion and a rearward outer ring portion attached to one another by a plurality of tabs. The forward sleeve portion is configured to couple to the cable receiving end of the body. The plurality of tabs are configured to shear so as to separate the rearward outer ring portion from the forward sleeve portion when a torque for rotating the compression ring relative to the body exceeds a desired torque.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold J. Watkins, Richard Maroney, Steve Stankovski, Chris Shyne, Amos McKinnon
  • Patent number: 11056824
    Abstract: A productive housing for a coaxial cable connector comprising an elastomeric housing disposed over and engaging a connector and having a plurality of longitudinal slots formed into the inner mold line (IML) surface of the elastomeric housing. The longitudinal slots function to reduce the surface area of frictional engagement between the intermediate surface and the corresponding peripheral surface of the coaxial cable connector. The longitudinal slots serve as a longitudinal passageway for the movement of trapped air from one IML surface to another so as to prevent the built-up of air and/or inducing a pocket of suction resisting the separation of the housing from the jumper cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: John Mezzalingua Associates, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil B. Meshram, Adam T. Nugent, Christopher P. Natoli, Brandon Stevens
  • Patent number: 10950985
    Abstract: The invention relates to a shield connection element for a printed circuit board, comprising a contact part with a central flat soldering section for soldering onto a printed circuit board, and two crimping sections adjacent thereto, of which at least one is designed for connection to a cable shield of a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol-Tuchel Electronics GmbH
    Inventors: Christian Ungerer, Wolfgang Kerner, Manuel Obel, Peter Oberhammer
  • Patent number: 10916866
    Abstract: A coaxial cable connector includes a hexagonal body on an outer portion of nut of a coupling head; an opening spring washer combined with a sleeve of the coupling head; an inner tube shaft threaded through the coupling head and assembled with a joint seat; the inner tube shaft set with a center through-hole and including a tapered bevel disposed in a front portion and a clamping layer which is disposed in an inner hole of a tail portion, and a colored flat tire ring. The joint seat is threaded through the inner tube shaft to an end surface layer of the tail portion, and an isolation net of the coaxial cable is turn back onto an outer cover to the tapered bevel. A contraction ring is combined with a chamfer and a bevel of the sleeve to form a gapless tightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: BNS Precision Industry Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Kuo Chang Yang
  • Patent number: 10819071
    Abstract: A connector is capable of replacing an STP cable (10B) and a UTP cable (10A) without a large structural change. UTP connection terminals (21A) are accommodated in accommodating portions (26) of a UTP dielectric (22A) that are close to each other in a width direction. Thus, elastic contact pieces (32) thereof are located inside and close to each other in the width direction, while receiving portions (31) are located outside and spaced from each other in the width direction. STP connection terminals (21B) are accommodated in accommodating portions (26) of an STP dielectric (22B) that are spaced more apart in the width direction than those of the UTP dielectric (22A). Thus, elastic contact pieces (32) thereof are located outside and are spaced from each other in the width direction, while receiving portions (31) thereof are located inside so as to be close to each other in the width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio, Kimiyasu Okumura, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Motoya Hara, Ryutaro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10811814
    Abstract: A productive housing for a coaxial cable connector comprising an elastomeric housing disposed over and engaging a connector and having a plurality of longitudinal slots formed into the inner mold line (IML) surface of the elastomeric housing. The longitudinal slots function to reduce the surface area of frictional engagement between the intermediate surface and the corresponding peripheral surface of the coaxial cable connector. The longitudinal slots serve as a longitudinal passageway for the movement of trapped air from one IML surface to another so as to prevent the built-up of air and/or inducing a pocket of suction resisting the separation of the housing from the jumper cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: JOHN MEZZALINGUA ASSOCIATES, LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil B. Meshram, Adam T. Nugent, Christopher P. Natoli, Brandon M Stevens, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10741975
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield terminal assembly configured for attachment to a shielded cable includes a tubular inner ferrule having a flared attachment end configured to be disposed intermediate the shield conductor and the inner insulation layer of the cable and a crimped outer ferrule formed of sheet metal having a cable attachment portion that defines a pair of bypass crimp wings and a pair of insulation crimp wings. Each insulation crimp wing defines a prong having a pointed end that penetrates the outer insulation layer of the cable. The flared attachment end of the inner ferrule is located intermediate the bypass crimp wings and the insulation crimp wings when the outer ferrule is crimped to the shielded cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventors: Leslie L. Jones, Nicole L. Liptak, Michael D. Messuri, Jared Bilas, Michael J. Demonica, Christopher A. Margrave, Dominic A. Messuri, James P. Schuster
  • Patent number: 10714872
    Abstract: A connector structure enables replacement of an STP cable (10B) and a UTP cable (10A) without a large structural change. UTP connection terminals (21A) connected to respective wires (11) of the UTP cable (10A) are accommodated in accommodating portions (26) of a UTP dielectric (22A) such that insertion areas (53) for male terminals (91) are close to each other in a width direction. STP connection terminals (21B) connected to respective wires (11) of the STP cable (10B) are accommodated in accommodating portions (26) of an STP dielectric (22B) such that insertion areas (53) for male terminals (91) are farther apart in the width direction than in the case of the UTP connection terminals (21A). The UTP connection terminals and the STP connection terminals that are accommodated in the accommodating portions (26) have protrusions (34) that are oriented in the same direction when.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 10707621
    Abstract: A connector device according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector has a plurality of locking groove parts provided on a first peripheral surface thereof and a plurality of unlocking parts provided on the first peripheral surface. The plurality of locking groove parts and the plurality of unlocking parts are arranged in a circumferential direction of the first peripheral surface with a positional displacement from each other. The second connector has a plurality of elastic parts provided on a second peripheral surface fitted into the first peripheral surface and held by the plurality of locking groove parts, respectively. The plurality of elastic parts are configured to be elastically deformable in a radial direction of the second connector body when rotating in a circumferential direction of the second connector body between the plurality of locking groove parts and the plurality of unlocking parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Eiji Oba, Keiichi Nagashiro
  • Patent number: 10707592
    Abstract: A cable connector connects a coaxial cable to an interface port by an outer conductor engager, a body and a coupler. The coupler draws the body over a plurality of resilient fingers of the outer conductor engager to urge the fingers into electrical contact with a peripheral outer surface of a stripped/prepared end of a coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventor: Harold Watkins
  • Patent number: 10644416
    Abstract: A connector (C) includes a housing (60), a terminal fitting (10) and a retainer (80). The housing (60) includes a cavity (64) extending in a front-rear direction and a retainer insertion hole (72) intersecting and communicating with the cavity and open in an outer surface. The terminal fitting (10) is inserted into the cavity (64) from behind, and a stabilizer configured to guide an inserting operation into the cavity (64) and restrict the inserting operation in an erroneous posture projects on an outer side. The retainer (80) is inserted into the retainer insertion hole (72) and include a retaining portion (85) configured to face the stabilizer from behind.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Hidekazu Matsuda, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano
  • Patent number: 10622749
    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, a nut configured to engage an interface port at a retention force, and a retention adding element configured to increase the retention force between the nut and the interface port so as to maintain ground continuity between the interface port and the nut when the nut is in a loosely tightened position on the interface port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventors: Harold J. Watkins, Noah P. Montena, Steven Stankovski, Jeremy Amidon
  • Patent number: 10616385
    Abstract: A remote controller includes a remote controller body including a control device configured to receive a remote-control command, a holding mechanism configured to hold a mobile terminal, and a connecting mechanism connected between the remote controller body and the holding mechanism. The holding mechanism is movably connected to the remote controller body via the connecting mechanism and is configured to move relative to the remote controller body to be in an extended state or in a contracted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: SZ DJI TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yumian Deng, Bo Yuan, Zhenkai Wu
  • Patent number: 10594087
    Abstract: A shield connector includes an inner housing to hold terminals connected to wires and a shield shell to accommodate the inner housing and the end of the shielded cable. The shield shell includes a base and a cover to cover the inner housing. The base includes a bottom plate to cover a lower surface of the inner housing and base-side plates to cover side surfaces of the inner housing. A front-rear restricting convex portion extends vertically and engages a front-rear restricting cut to restrict relative movements of the inner housing and the base in a front-rear direction. A vertical restricting convex portion engages a vertical restricting hole to restrict relative vertical movements of the inner housing and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio
  • Patent number: 10594057
    Abstract: A terminal fitting (T) includes an inner conductor (11) having a center conductor crimping portion (18) to be crimped to a center conductor of a shielded cable (W) and an outer conductor (12) having a coupling (35). The center conductor crimping portion (18) is disposed inside the coupling by assembling the inner conductor (11). Openings (43, 44) open in the coupling (35) and enable tools to be applied to the center conductor crimping portion. A shield crimping portion (36) is connected to the coupling (35) and to be crimped to a shield layer of the shielded cable W. A dielectric (13) is interposed between the outer and inner conductors (12, 11), and a cover (14) is configured to close the openings (43, 44) and electrically contact the outer conductor (12). The cover (14) has locking pieces (96) that are to be bent and locked into a locking hole (47) of the shield crimping portion (36).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keisuke Kanemura, Shohei Mitsui, Yuichi Nakanishi, Ai Hirano
  • Patent number: 10594083
    Abstract: A fitting base of a plug includes a supporting element including at least one opening suitable for receiving at least one connector of the plug, a first stationary portion projecting from the supporting element, a first movable portion secured to the first stationary portion, the movable portion having a shape and dimensions suitable for the insertion thereof into a first cavity in the plug when the at least one connector of the plug is fitted in the at least one opening in the supporting element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Patrice Martinez, Franck Petretto, Loris Bouzonnet
  • Patent number: 10564188
    Abstract: Provided is a current sensing device including an electrical conductor made of electrically conductive metal; and voltage sensing terminals provided on the electrical conductor. Each voltage sensing terminal is formed by inserting bar-like metal into a through-hole formed in the electrical conductor, and the voltage sensing terminal includes a first terminal portion that is stored in the through-hole and a second terminal portion that protrudes from the through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kameko, Kosuke Arai
  • Patent number: 10505308
    Abstract: An enclosure for an electronic device includes a housing having a wall that defines a cavity that is configured to receive an electronic assembly therein. The wall includes tongue formed at a distal end. A cover includes a top wall and a side surface extending from the top wall to form a chamber. The housing is at least partially received within the chamber and the tongue of the housing is welded to a groove positioned within the chamber. Flash from the weld is contained within the enclosure so that no weld flash is visible on the exterior surface of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Peter A. Dvorak, Joshua K. Anderson, Michael A. Foote, Christopher J. Pawlowski, Ross C. Heyman