With Circuit Component Or Comprising Connector Which Fully Encloses Circuit Component Patents (Class 439/620.01)
  • Patent number: 11881658
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes an electric wire including a core wire and an insulation coating that covers an outer circumference of the core wire; an electromagnetic shield that surrounds an outer circumference of the insulation coating; a connection terminal that is electrically connected to an end of the core wire; a connector housing that holds the connection terminal and is made of a synthetic resin; a shielding pipe that extends from an inside to an outside of the connector housing in a protruding manner; and a fixing member that fixes an end of the electromagnetic shield to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the shielding pipe that is disposed outside the connector housing in an electrically connected state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Hirotaka Baba, Takeshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 11587480
    Abstract: A display screen lighter and a display screen detection device are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignees: Ordos Yuansheng Optoelectronics Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jianping Zhang, Jing Zhang, Zhiqiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11437763
    Abstract: An electric aircraft charging connector, including a direct current pin and/or an alternating current pin. The connector including a ground pin, the ground pin providing a grounded connection. The connector also including a resistance sensor, the resistance sensor electrically connected to the direct current pin and/or the alternating current pin, and the ground pin, the resistance sensor configured to measure a resistance datum, the resistance datum including: a first resistance, the first resistance comprising a measurement of resistance between the direct current pin and the ground pin; and a second resistance, the second resistance comprising a measurement of resistance between the alternating current pin and the ground pin. The connector also including a controller, the controller configured to: receive the resistance datum from the resistance sensor; and compare the resistance datum to a threshold resistance datum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: BETA AIR, LLC
    Inventor: Herman Wiegman
  • Patent number: 11343903
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (100) includes a front layer (30) including frame ground regions (102a, 102b) on which connectors (202, 203) to be connected with external apparatuses or communication cables are mounted and which are connected with a ground, a signal ground region (101) which is separated from the frame ground regions at the front layer, on which electronic devices (200, 201) configured to receive signals from the connectors are mounted, and which is connected with a ground, and a static electricity removal ground region (103) separated from the frame ground regions (102a, 102b) and the signal ground region (101) at the front layer, situated outside the frame ground regions (102a, 102b), and connected with a ground.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yo Kobayashi, Koji Hirai
  • Patent number: 11070251
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable (12) and a male connector (10, 20) attachable to the cable (12) for transmission of power and data for use in power focused applications, in particular lighting applications. The male connector (10, 20) comprises a contact for power transmission (P), a contact for data communication (D) and optionally a contact for configuration signaling (C), wherein a conversion circuit (11, 21) is configured to translate the configuration signaling (C) to be transmitted via a single twisted pair of signaling wire together with the power transmission (P), and/or the data communication (D). Providing conversion circuitry within the connector allows to combine two or more signals received via respective connectors of the male connector and generate a combined signal to be transmitted over a single pair of twisted signal wire, the connector allows the usage of a cable with much higher flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: SIGNIFY HOLDING B.V.
    Inventor: Matthias Wendt
  • Patent number: 11070009
    Abstract: A junction connector assembly integrated with a fuse may include an inner housing having a 1-1-th bus bar, a 1-2-th bus bar, and a second bus bar disposed therein to be spaced apart from one another and a first opening portion formed on one side surface to protrude first terminal portions of the 1-1-th bus bar and the 1-2-th bus bar; and a fuse configured to electrically connect the 1-1-th bus bar and the 1-2-th bus bar to each other, the fuse being inserted and fixed into the first opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignees: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, KIA MOTORS CORPORATION, YURA CO., LTD
    Inventors: Kwang-Moo Lee, Ho-Chul Ahn
  • Patent number: 10959332
    Abstract: The invention relates to an assembly with an electrotechnical component on a carrier. A first electrical connecting line and a second electrical connecting line going to the electrotechnical component are provided on or in the carrier. The electrotechnical component comprises a first connection and a second connection. The first connection is attached on the carrier by a thermally softenable solder material to the first electrical power supply line, and the second connection is attached on the carrier by a thermally softenable solder material to the second electrical power supply line. A first electrical signal line to the electrotechnical component is provided on or in the carrier. The assembly furthermore comprises a mechanical prestressing, which in the event that the solder material is softened can displace the electrotechnical component on the surface substantially in a parallel plane to the carrier or orthogonally to the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO KG
    Inventors: Steffen Pförtner, Martin Wetter
  • Patent number: 10903159
    Abstract: An electrical cable includes at least two wires extending side by side along a longitudinal cable direction. The wires are electrically insulated from each other by an insulation. An electrical device is in electrical contact with the respective wires. A flexible carrier surrounds the wires annularly in cross section, and the electrical device is mounted on an inner side of the flexible carrier which faces the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Inventor: Martin Huber
  • Patent number: 10790616
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various communications systems allowing for multiple contacts points between plug contacts in a communications plug and plug interface contacts (PICs) in a communications jack. In some disclosed implementations, a communications plug including a first and a second plug contact mated with a communications jack having a first and a second plug PIC may form a plurality of plug/jack interfaces. The plug/jack interfaces may form multiple current paths between the communications plug and the communications jack. When a signal propagates between the communications plug and the communications jack, it may be split in the communications plug between a first current path and a second current path, and recombined in the communications jack after traveling through the plurality of plug/jack interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventors: Joshua A. Valenti, Sean W. Lenz, Paul W. Wachtel, Robert E. Fransen, Satish I. Patel
  • Patent number: 10483675
    Abstract: A connector (10) includes terminals (12), a bus bar (11), and a housing (14). Electric wires (19) are connected to the terminals (12). The bus bar (11) electrically connects the terminals. The housing (14) has terminal receiving chambers (16) and a bus bar receiving chamber (15). The terminals (12) are received in the terminal receiving chambers (16). The bus bar (11) is received in the bus bar receiving chamber (15). The bus bar has contact pieces (24), a coupling portion (25), and support portions (26). The support portions (26) extend from both end portions of the coupling portion. A position where the contact pieces make contact with contact point portions and a position where protrusions (29a, 29b) provided in the support portions are locked to the bus bar receiving chamber are aligned with each other in a longitudinal direction of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Noritaka Nishiyama, Masao Nagano, Takahito Nakashima
  • Patent number: 10320238
    Abstract: An electrical system that includes an enclosure and a power source located outside the enclosure and generating a first current. The electrical system can also include a transmitting inductor located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the power source, where the first current generated by the power source flows through the transmitting inductor. The electrical system can further include a receiving inductor positioned proximate to the transmitting inductor within the enclosure, where the first current flowing through the transmitting inductor induces a second current to flow through the receiving inductor. The electrical system can also include a device located within the enclosure and electrically connected to the receiving inductor, wherein the second current induced in the receiving conductor powers the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2019
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Michael Manahan, Scott J. Bowen
  • Patent number: 10289168
    Abstract: A component mount for a data storage device (DSD). The component mount includes a flexible member or printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) including a pad for electrically connecting to a printed circuit board (PCB) of the DSD. At least one capacitor is mounted on the flexible member or PCBA, and is electrically connected with the pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: WESTERN DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Mohammad Sarraf, Billy Hung Vu, John P. Myers
  • Patent number: 10169284
    Abstract: A communication device is provided. The communication device can include a processing device for communicating data via a data connection or receiving power via an electrical connection and a connector for providing the data connection or electrical connection. The connector can include at least one terminal and a sensing module. The terminal can be communicatively coupled to the processing device. The terminal can form the data connection or electrical connection with at least one external terminal of a mating connector. The sensing module can detect a movement associated with removing the mating connector. The sensing module can provide a termination signal to the processing device to terminate the data connection or electrical connection. The processing device can terminate data communication via the data connection or current flow via the electrical connection in response to the termination signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Charles B. Morrison, Nelson Christian Schmidt, Jr., Van E. Hanson
  • Patent number: 10049804
    Abstract: An electronic device package box is adapted to be mounted with a plurality of electric coil components, and includes: a base unit having a first abutment surface and defining a receiving space therein for receiving the electric coil components; a cover unit removably covering the receiving space of the base unit and having a second abutment surface that abuts against the first abutment surface; a plurality of conductive pins mounted to the base unit and adapted to be electrically connected to the electric coil components; and an engaging unit including first and second engaging members respectively formed on the first and second abutment surfaces, the first engaging member being slidable relative to the second engaging member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: Bothhand Enterprise Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Ming Pan, Chung-Cheng Fan
  • Patent number: 9949049
    Abstract: An audio jack detection circuit includes an impedance detecting circuit configured to generate a detection signal corresponding to an impedance between a ground pin and a ground detection pin, which are in contact with a ground terminal of an audio jack socket, and a controller configured to determine a state of the audio jack socket based on the detection signal. A detection range of the impedance detected by the impedance detector may be controlled by varying a resistance of a pull-up resistor connected to the ground detection pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungdong Roh, Jaekeun Lee
  • Patent number: 9748697
    Abstract: Pluggable connector includes a plug housing configured to couple to a communication cable. The plug housing has a plug cavity. The pluggable connector also includes a module board that is disposed within the plug cavity and configured to be communicatively coupled to the communication cable. The module board has a mating edge configured to interface with a mating connector. The module board includes a plurality of signal pathways and a plurality of ground pathways in which the signal pathways are interleaved between corresponding ground pathways. The signal and ground pathways include respective contact pads that are disposed proximate to the mating edge for engaging corresponding contacts of the mating connector. Each of the ground pathways has separate first and second trace segments and a damping component that electrically joins the first and second trace segments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
    Inventors: Sandeep Patel, Linda Ellen Shields, Bruce Allen Champion, Chad William Morgan, Masayuki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 9559531
    Abstract: A universal system for recharging at least one portable appliance, the dedication of which is being capable from a device (4) of suiting any portable appliance version with at least one adapter (6) which may be specific in all or part of the relevant portable appliance. The system, in its preferred alternative embodiments, allows simultaneous or sequential recharging of a plurality of portable appliances. With the system it is further possible to save electric energy in a stand-by mode and the risks of fire and electrocution in the case of any dysfunction are reduced as compared with the solutions of the state of the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: ERGYLINK
    Inventor: Jerome Gilbert
  • Patent number: 9531131
    Abstract: Provided a power receiving connector and a charging system that, during a communication such as inband communication wherein a communication signal is superposed in a control wire incorporated in a charging cable connecting a vehicle and a feed device, can reduce the mutual effect resulting from electromagnetic waves caused by the communication signal transmitted within the vehicle and a device in the vehicle. A power receiving connector to be placed as a vehicle-mounted feeding port is formed by integrating connection terminals internal wirings, a superposition separation element, and a capacitor with a housing as a replaceable unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yousuke Takata, Ryou Okada, Takeshi Hagihara, Yutaka Komatsu, Nobuyuki Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 9521775
    Abstract: A drive apparatus includes a power module, a connector and a heat sink. The connector is used for electric connection to an external side and has a flange, which is formed on its peripheral wall. The heat sink is formed to have a module holding part for holding the power module and a fitting hole for fitting with the flange and has a connector holding part for holding a connector. The flange is formed along a first surface, which faces the connector holding part of the peripheral wall, and side surfaces, which are formed on both sides of the first surface. Thus, water droplets are prevented from entering into a control unit through a clearance between the connector and the heat sink without adding other members such as a water preventing cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2016
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masashi Yamasaki
  • Patent number: 9277658
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic controller which enables an opening direction of a connector to be set along an electronic circuit board. The electronic controller includes first guiding projections (7a) and second guiding projections (7b) formed on a cover (2), and first guiding grooves (8a) to be brought into engagement with the first guiding projections (7a) and second guiding grooves (8b) to be brought into engagement with the second guiding projections (7b), which are formed on pin headers (4). The first guiding projections (7a) and the second guiding projections (7b) move respectively along the first guiding grooves (8a) and the second guiding grooves (8b). As a result, the pin headers (4) turn to be assembled to housings (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takaaki Tanaka, Hisakazu Yamane
  • Patent number: 9203168
    Abstract: A power breaker strip comprising a strip support and a plurality of interphase spacer elements, and a plurality of interline spacer elements, assembled with the plurality of interphase spacer elements such that each interline spacer element extends at least partly between two consecutive interphase spacer elements. The interphase spacer elements and the interline spacer elements together delimit a plurality of per pitch zones of the strip in which connection terminals of several lines of electrical cables can be inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventor: Bernard Guering
  • Patent number: 9185834
    Abstract: A network device comprises an Ethernet physical layer (PHY) comprising an isolation, protection, and electromagnetic interference suppression barrier operative for isolated power and data transfer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: AKROS SILICON, INC.
    Inventors: Philip John Crawley, Sajol Ghoshal, John R. Camagna
  • Publication number: 20150147913
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an analog connector and a digital connector. The analog connector has one or more analog signal contacts and at least one other contact. A signal detector detects signals at the other contact. A switch is coupled to the other contact to, where analog signals are at the other contact, to cause the switch to transition a connection to other contact from a common node of the device to a signal node of the device, thereby allowing a user to use either a four-wire accessory device or five-wire accessory device with a four-wire analog connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventor: Michael David McLaughlin
  • Publication number: 20150126060
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly (100) for electrically connecting an abutment connector (3) comprises an electrical connector (1) with a plurality of contacts (12) and a support device, the support device includes a support member (2) for positioning the abutment connector (3) being assembled in a horizontal direction and a press member (4) assembled to the support member (2), the support member (2) includes a bottom wall (22) and a top wall (21) opposite to each other, the bottom wall (22) includes a spring portion (221) supports the abutment connector (3) to make it disconnect with the contacts (12), when the press member (4) is inserted into the support member (2), the spring portion (221) moves downwardly to make the abutment connector (3) connect with the contacts (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHUN-YI CHANG, YUAN-CHIEH LIN
  • Patent number: 9025337
    Abstract: A wireless module includes a wireless signal transceiver and a transferring unit. The wireless module is assembled to a connector unit after the wireless signal transceiver is assembled to the transferring unit. Therefore, the connector unit transmits and receives wireless signals through the wireless module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20150087187
    Abstract: In an audio system my balanced interface audio connector couples an audio driver device and an audio receiver device by means of a cable containing a pair of conductive differential lines within a shield. The balanced interface audio connector comprises an electronic filter and a manually operable switch by means of whose displacement between a first position and a second position, the electronic filter can be activated or deactivated. In the first position of the switch, the electronic filter is deactivated and the shield is connected to the audio connector's ground contact pin. In the second position of the switch, the electronic filter is activated and the shield is connected through the electronic filter prior to connection with the connector's ground contact pin. The method of using my balanced interface audio connector functions as a ground lift to safely break a ground current loop and simultaneously suppresses radio and electro-magnetic frequencies from contaminating the final audio program signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Inventor: Avedis Kifedjian
  • Patent number: 8986030
    Abstract: An assembly for forming two bridge connections between two contact members has two bridge conductors and two U-shaped spring clips which hold contact arms at the ends of the bridge conductors against contact members to form two separate electrical connections between the contact members. An insulating housing surrounds the conductors and clips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact Development and Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Brian Billman, Scott Anthony Faulkner, Shane Wiest
  • Patent number: 8979572
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a housing; terminals fixed in the housing; and an electronic component accommodated inside the housing and connected to the terminals. Each terminal includes: a base portion; a protrusion piece extending from the base portion in a lateral direction; and an elastic contact piece extending from the base portion in the lateral direction so that a distance between the protrusion piece and the elastic contact piece becomes shorter towards an end of the elastic contact piece separate away from the base portion. The housing includes a terminal-fixing part protruded from a wall surface of the housing at a position between the protrusion piece and the elastic contact piece near the base portion of the terminal to clamp and fix the protrusion piece between the terminal-fixing part and a wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Mochizuki
  • Publication number: 20150064970
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed for filtering. In one aspect a power cable apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a cable portion. The apparatus further includes a first connector portion coupled to a first end of the cable portion. The apparatus further includes a second connector portion coupled to a second end of the cable portion opposite the first end. The apparatus further includes a filter circuit integrated within the second the connector portion, the filter circuit configured to attenuate emissions at an operating frequency of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Applicant: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Zhen Ning Low, Fang Han
  • Publication number: 20150056861
    Abstract: The invention provides a module being connectable to a mating connector having a tube and including a case and a connector. The case has a through hole that is larger than the tube so as to receive the tube. The connector fits into the tube along a first direction and includes a. tuboid shell that includes a lip, first to fourth corners, and guides. The first and second corners are provided where the distal face of the lip meets outer faces on one and the other sides, respectively, of a second direction of the lip. The third and fourth corners are provided where the distal face of the lip meets outer faces on one and the other sides, respectively, of a third direction of the lip. The guides, each at least one of a chamfer, a rounded face, and a curved portion curved inward of the connector, are provided at the respective first to fourth corners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daisuke SASAKI, Takayuki NAGATA, Yasuo NAKAI
  • Patent number: 8961232
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a plurality of channels and at least one module. The channels transmit a plurality of electrical signals, wherein each channel generates at least one crosstalk coupling with the other channels; the at least one crosstalk coupling varies with frequency. The crosstalk couplings between the channels are added as a crosstalk coupling sum. Each modulation module is connected with the channels, and the at least one modulation module adjusts the at least one crosstalk coupling to decrease the crosstalk coupling sum according to the relation between the at least one crosstalk coupling and the other crosstalk couplings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Emcom Technology Inc.
    Inventor: Chu-Li Wang
  • Patent number: 8957941
    Abstract: One embodiment is an enhanced power supply including electronic power supply circuitry within a housing. The enhanced power supply further includes one or more sockets operatively associated with the housing providing for the connection of an external apparatus to the enhanced power supply such that the external apparatus may communicate data or another signal through the connection to an output cable. The output cable may to be connected to a device such that both power and at least one signal will be provided to the device through the output cable. Systems featuring an enhanced power supply and methods of providing power and one or more other signals to a device with a reduced number of cables are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Biscotti Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew B. Shoemake, Syed Nadeem Ahmed
  • Publication number: 20150024632
    Abstract: Provided is a portable charger connected to a wall electric power source and configured to supply an electric power from the wall electric power source to a load. The portable charger includes a plug, an electric wire, a switch, a first detection unit, a second detection unit, and a control unit. The control unit is configured to supply an electric power through the electric wire to the load when the plug is plugged in the socket and to cut off the supply of the electric power flowing through the electric wire by controlling the switch on the basis of the user's approach that is detected by the first detection unit, and the tensile force that is detected by the second detection unit while the electric power is being supplied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Applicant: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang Jun IM
  • Publication number: 20150017835
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a power receiver that manages power transmitted from an outside; and a receptacle including a plurality of first basic connection terminals based on a first Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface and a plurality of first expansion connection terminals based on a second USB interface, wherein the first expansion connection terminals includes one or more first power supply terminals that transmit power received through a cable device connected with the receptacle to the power receiver.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Young-Bae Sim, Kang-II Kim, Min-Soo Kim
  • Publication number: 20150011123
    Abstract: The power receiving connector to be placed as a vehicle-mounted feeding port is formed by integrating connection terminals, internal wirings, wiring branch parts, a ground wire side branch line, a control wire side branch line, capacitors, a superposition separation element, and a low-pass filter with a housing as a replaceable unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Yousuke Takata, Ryou Okada, Takeshi Hagihara, Yutaka Komatsu, Nobuyuki Nakagawa
  • Publication number: 20150004840
    Abstract: A system that detects electrical disconnection of one connector from another connector includes a detection circuitry and a protection circuitry. The detection circuitry detects that a plug connector has been electrically disconnected from a corresponding receptacle connector. In response to the detection, the detection circuitry sends a signal to the protection circuitry. In response to the signal, the protection circuitry lowers or terminates power being supplied to a host device via one of the contacts of the plug connector. This helps to prevent shocks/shorts that may be caused by accidental disconnection of the plug connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Scott Mullins, Alexei Kosut, Jeffrey J. Terlizzi, Jahan Minoo
  • Publication number: 20140377994
    Abstract: A connector including a substantially rectangular housing made of an insulating material, a plurality of terminals which are provided for the housing and are attached to a circuit board to be electrically connected to the circuit board, and a holding bracket which is provided for the housing and is fixed on the circuit board. The holding bracket includes a first fixed terminal a fixed on the circuit board, and a second fixed terminal which is formed separately from the first fixed terminal a and is fixed on the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Inventor: Yoji MIYAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20140377993
    Abstract: A male connector assembly is plugged into a female connector. The male connector assembly comprises a male-head connector and an antenna. The male-head connector comprises an electrical connection part and a covering body. The covering body is arranged at a first side of the electrical connection part. The antenna is arranged inside the covering body. The male connector assembly is connected to the female connector, and then the female connector transmits a wireless signal to the antenna. The antenna transmits a back-pass signal to the female connector after the antenna receives the wireless signal. Data is transmitted between the male connector assembly and the female connector when the back-pass signal is verified correctly by an electronic product electrically connected to the female connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: Owitek Technology Ltd.
    Inventor: Chun-Heng LEE
  • Publication number: 20140370754
    Abstract: Provided is a connection structure for a detection terminal of shunt resistor that allows a lead wire, that is to be connected to an electrode of the shunt resistor and is for detecting electrical current, to be easily and compactly connected to the electrode within a narrow and small module. A terminal connection structure for a resistor, which connects a detection terminal to an electrode, comprises a shunt resistor (13) that has a pair of electrodes (12) at both ends of a resistor body (11); a connector base (14) formed of insulating material; and an electrically conductive section (15a) formed on the connector base (14); wherein the connector base (14) is fit onto the shunt resistor (13) such that the electrically conductive section (15a) is electrically connected to the electrodes (12). The connector base (14) is provided with a joint section (C) that can be fit onto the resistor body (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: KOA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Kameko, Koichi Hirasawa, Yoshinori Aruga
  • Publication number: 20140357126
    Abstract: This connector can be connected to a counterpart connector having a counterpart contact, and is provided with an electric current sensor function. Specifically, the connector is provided with a contact, a protective member composed of an insulating material, a core, and an electric current detection member. The contact extends along the longitudinal direction so as to have a longitudinal part that can be connected to the counterpart contact. The protective member surrounds the contact in the plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The core surrounds the protective member in the plane orthogonal to the longitudinal direction. The core has a gap. The electric current detection member is at least partially disposed within the gap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2012
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Toshikazu Suzuki, Naoki Kadowaki, Yusuke Inoue
  • Publication number: 20140357125
    Abstract: A low voltage power receptacle assembly is provided for use in a modular electrical system. The receptacle assembly includes a housing that defines an internal cavity for receiving a circuit board assembly that transforms a line voltage input to a lower voltage output. The housing may define a plurality of contact-receiving portions in spaced arrangement, and has at least two electrical contacts disposed in respective contact-receiving portions. A low voltage power receptacle is in communication with the circuit assembly and provides user-access to the low voltage output. Optionally, the size of the housing may be varied to suit a particular application, and a spacer may be used inside the cavity to ensure proper positioning of the low voltage power receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Randell E. Pate, Roger D. Burdi
  • Publication number: 20140335730
    Abstract: In one example, the connector includes a body portion configured to be connected to a cord and a connection portion engaged with the body portion and comprising a plurality of conductors. The connection portion includes a conductive shield electrically connected to a plurality of the conductors when the connection portion is not engaged with the article of merchandise, and the connection portion also includes at least one ground conductor that is not electrically connected to the remaining conductors and/or the conductive shield when the connection portion is not engaged with the article of merchandise. At least one of the conductors and/or the conductive shield is configured to cooperate with the ground conductor to define a sense loop when the connector is engaged with the article of merchandise, and interruption of the sense loop is indicative of a security event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Christopher J. Fawcett, Jonathon D. Phillips
  • Patent number: 8879265
    Abstract: An electronic circuit storage case includes a housing made of resin and having a case portion storing an electronic circuit board and a connector portion extending in a direction perpendicular to a board attachment surface of the case portion and incorporating a connector. Interior and exterior opening holes communicate at bottoms via a communication hole. A ventilating hole continuing from the interior of the case portion to the exterior of the connector portion is provided in a solid portion of the housing. The interior opening hole and the communication hole are bent in an L shape and provided to a primary resin mold part forming the housing. The exterior opening hole is provided to a secondary resin mold part of the housing enclosing the primary resin mold part and forming the connector and case portions so as to communicate with one end of the L-shaped communication hole substantially perpendicularly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Naoyuki Kishikawa, Hiroyuki Uramachi
  • Patent number: 8869383
    Abstract: A magnetics assembly (100) including a transformer (1) made of litz wire. The transformer includes a toroid core (2) and a bundle of wires (3) winding around the toroid core. The bundle of wires includes first to eighth wires, and has a central portion with all eight wires twisted together and winding around the toroid core. First and second ends of the bundle of wires oppositely extend out from the toroidal core. The ends of the first to eighth wires are connected to form a primary and a secondary coils of the transformer, wherein the second ends of the first wire and the second wire, and the first ends of the third wire and the fourth wire are sorted out to form central taps (35, 36) of the primary and secondary coils, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yong-Chun Xu, Jie Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140315432
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing having a front side and a rear side, a cage and a detection switch. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the front side so as to allow an electronic card to enter into the slot along a card insertion direction. The detection switch is provided to the housing and comprises a first resilient terminal and a second resilient terminal. The second end portion is further adjacent to the front side relative and when the electronic card is received in the slot, the first resilient arm portion is separated from the second end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching SOO
  • Publication number: 20140315433
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprises a housing, a cage and a switch unit. The housing has a base and a side wall connected to a side edge of the base. The side wall extends along a card insertion direction and has an end face. The cage is engaged with the housing, the cage and the housing together define a slot, and an entrance of the slot is adjacent to the end face. The switch unit is provided to the side wall. The side wall further has a mounting space receiving the switch unit and a through-hole extending from the end face of the side wall and extending into the mounting space along the card insertion direction, a pin-like element can be inserted into the through-hole to enable the switch unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: Molex Incorporated
    Inventor: Foong-Ching SOO
  • Publication number: 20140302715
    Abstract: Aspects provide photo-control receptacles having contact terminals via which control signals can be communicated. In one aspect, a photo-control receptacle is provided. The photo-control receptacle includes an interface having a neutral conductor and a line voltage conductor. Each of the neutral conductor and the line voltage conductor can form a first electrical connection for providing power to a photo-control via alternating current. The photo-control receptacle also includes one or more additional contact conductors adjacent to the interface. The one or more additional contact conductors can form a second electrical connection for providing control signals to the photo-control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: ABL IP HOLDING LLC
    Inventors: Phillip R. Wagner, Rick Martin Kelly, Michael Jay Dorogi, Justin Charles Wilson, Edward R. McCracken, JR., Robert Burt
  • Publication number: 20140302716
    Abstract: A multifunction socket device is connected to a main AC power and comprises a frame unit, at least one power outlet, a cover unit and a first illuminating unit. The multifunction socket device can provide power source and illumination device, which bring more convenience and options to modern lifestyle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2013
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: SHU-TE University
    Inventors: Wen-Liang Chen, Ying-Liang Yao
  • Publication number: 20140295696
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing having a pair of docking ports for receiving plug connectors, an insulative housing having the docking ports, a pair of contact modules mounted in the housing, and a shielding wafer. Each of the contact modules includes an insulative carrier, an inner printed circuit board mounted on the insulative carrier, a number of mating contacts extending from the inner printed circuit board into one of the docking ports and a number of mounting contacts connecting the inner printed circuit board with an exterior substrate, each of the insulative carriers defining a gap at a side proximal to an insulative carrier. The shielding wafer downwardly extending beyond the inner printed circuit board and fully shielding the contact modules, the shielding wafer is soldered at the gaps to the inner printed boards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WAN-LI XUAN, HUAN CHEN
  • Patent number: 8845367
    Abstract: A device for electrically interconnecting and packaging electronic components. In one embodiment, a modular non-conducting base member having one or more component recesses and a plurality of lead channels formed therein is provided. At least one electronic component is disposed within the recess, and the wire leads of the component routed through the lead channels to a conductive lead terminal. A plurality of lead terminals, adapted to cooperate with the non-conducting base member, are received therein, and adapted to place the device in signal communication with an external printed circuit board. The modular non-conducting base members are assembled or stacked to form a unitary modular assembly. Methods for fabricating the device are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Pulse Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Aurelio J. Gutierrez, Russell L. Machado, Christopher P. Schaffer, Victor H. Renteria