Connector (e.g., Power Plug, Registered Jack (rj) Plug, Adapter, Outlet Box, Etc.) With Internal Component (except Fuse) Patents (Class 439/620.21)
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Patent number: 12187145Abstract: An electrical power supply cord includes a wire cable comprising a plurality of separate conductors, a plurality of plug terminals connected to the plurality of separate conductors, a molded inner plug encasing a connection between the plurality of plug terminals and the plurality of separate conductors, and an in-mold bonding adhesive disposed intermediate the connection between the plurality of plug terminals and the plurality of separate conductors and the molded inner plug.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2022Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AGInventors: Anthony C. Raschilla, Mark A Plant, Jacob Friedrich, Steve Marzo, Don Bizon
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Patent number: 12136792Abstract: A terminal block includes: busbars connected to a device; a collar through which a fastening member is inserted; a housing integrally molded with the busbars and the collar; and a capacitor including a casing and a ground terminal protruding from the casing, the capacitor connected to the busbars, in which the housing houses the casing in a state where the ground terminal faces the collar so that the ground terminal and the collar can be fastened together to a metal case by the fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2022Date of Patent: November 5, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Hayato Iizuka, Yasuhiro Otsuta
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Patent number: 12043140Abstract: This disclosure generally relates to a rechargeable battery for electric vehicles. The rechargeable battery may include a housing that includes a first temperature sensor to sense a first temperature of a first power connection terminal of the rechargeable battery and a second temperature sensor within the housing to sense a second temperature of a second power connection terminal of the rechargeable battery. The rechargeable battery may also include a battery management system located within the housing, where the battery management system causes a reduction in an amount of current through at least one of the first power connection terminal or the second power connection terminal when a temperature associated with at least one of the first power connection terminal or the second power connection terminal exceeds a threshold.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: Neutron Holdings, Inc.Inventor: Andrew Titus
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Patent number: 11936140Abstract: A radio frequency connector with high transmission performance includes a male terminal and a female terminal which are plugged and matched with each other, wherein both the male terminal and the female terminal further includes shielding cases which include convex parts for isolating two signal terminals; and the shielding cases of the male terminal and the female terminal are matched and connected, and the two convex parts are matched with each other. An electromagnetic shielding case is formed and an isolation cavity for shielding signals is formed, so that signals transmitted by the radio-frequency connector will not be disturbed by external signals or internal signals, and the transmission stability of the signals in the radio-frequency connector is guaranteed.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: SUNWAY COMMUNICATION (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.Inventors: Yule Su, Stanley Wang, Ren-Chih Li
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Patent number: 11920385Abstract: The present invention is a sensor assembly that is used in a door lock device provided with a latch, a ratchet, a drive unit that drives the ratchet and releases the engagement of the ratchet and the latch, and a case that accommodates the drive unit, the sensor assembly being provided with a sensor that detects the action of the ratchet when the engagement of the ratchet and the latch is released, wherein the sensor assembly is provided with: a connector that holds connection conductors electrically connected to the sensor, and is attached to the case; a sensor base that holds the sensor; a plurality of electric wires that connect the plurality of connection conductors and a plurality of terminal portions of the sensor; and a waterproofing material that comprises a photo-curing resin for covering, along with the sensor base, connecting portions of the terminal portions and the electric wires.Type: GrantFiled: September 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Mitsui Kinzoku Act CorporationInventors: Fuyuki Nakatsuka, Shuntaro Kimura, Nao Mizumoto
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Patent number: 11850958Abstract: A connector unit for a plug-in electrical vehicle includes a first set of terminals for connection with a high-voltage energy storage, a second set of terminals for connection with an electrical propulsion motor, a connector interface having electrical connectors and being configured for temporarily receiving a corresponding connector interface of a charging connector during charging of the high-voltage energy storage of the plug-in electrical vehicle, and a permanent or temporary electrical connection between the first set of terminals and the second set of terminals.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2021Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: NINGBO GEELY AUTOMOBILE RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT COInventor: Sri Vishnu Gorantla Narayana Murthy
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Patent number: 11845352Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a power supply control method for a vehicle, a vehicle, a control unit, a computer-readable storage medium and a computer program product. The vehicle comprises an electrical equipment, a relay and a power interface, wherein the power interface is electrically coupled to the electrical equipment via the relay. The method comprises: determining whether the power interface is coupled to an external power source; determining whether a voltage of the external power source is within a predetermined range when the power interface is coupled to the external power source; and controlling the relay to be switched on in response to the voltage of the external power source being within the predetermined range.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: December 19, 2023Assignee: BEIJING TUSEN ZHITU TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaokang He, Pingyuan Ji
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Patent number: 11841394Abstract: A circuit is provided, comprising a transformer having a first coil that is arranged on a substrate and a second coil that is arranged on the substrate above the first coil, and a dielectric between the first coil and the second coil. The circuit furthermore comprises a guard ring around the transformer. The circuit furthermore comprises a diagnostic circuit (55) that is configured so as to ground the guard ring in a normal operating mode and to measure a measurement voltage or a measurement current at a measurement impedance between the guard ring and the ground potential in a diagnostic operating mode.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Marcus Nuebling, Jaafar Mejri
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Patent number: 11742598Abstract: An electrical connector for soldering with a cable is provided. The electrical connector includes an insulating body, a plurality of terminals, and a metallic shell. The terminals are disposed in the insulating body and arranged in a lateral direction. Each of the terminals has a clip section, a connecting section, and a soldering section. The metallic shell is assembled to the insulating body to form an interface of the electrical connector for connecting to another electrical connector, the clip section is close to the interface, the soldering section is away from the interface, and the cable is soldered to the soldering section of at least one of the terminals in the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Ming-Yung Chang, Tzu Hao Li, Chia Cheng He
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Patent number: 11721919Abstract: The invention has for object an electrical assembly comprising: a first electrical connection bar, a second electrical connection bar, and an electronic card, the first and the second electrical connection bar being in electrical contact with one another, on a connection zone, said card being at a distance from said connection zone. The assembly further comprises an electrical conduction part that creates an electrical connection between said connection zone and the electronic card.Type: GrantFiled: August 12, 2019Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: VALEO SIEMENS EAUTOMOTIVE FRANCE SASInventors: Baptiste Parigot, Alwin Moceri
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Patent number: 11695242Abstract: An embodiment connector assembly includes a housing including an inner space formed therein, wherein ends of a main-line terminal and a sub-line terminal are inserted into a first side of the inner space, a main-line port inserted into and fixed to the inner space of the housing and electrically connected to the end of the main-line terminal inserted into the inner space, a sub-line port inserted into and fixed to the inner space of the housing and electrically connected to the end of the sub-line terminal inserted into the inner space, and a noise filter disposed between the main-line port and the sub-line port and electrically connected to each of the main-line port and the sub-line port, wherein the noise filter is configured to reduce a noise in a signal transmitted between the main-line port and the sub-line port.Type: GrantFiled: September 16, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Korea Electric Terminal Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ji Hyoung Kim, Jung Nan Ryu, Seung Woo Woo, Mun Sung Choi
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Patent number: 11585782Abstract: A connector includes two insulators which hold contacts connected to lead wires and are arranged on two surfaces of a base end portion of a ceramic element, two spring components which have flat plate portions located on respective outer surfaces of the two insulators and spring portions supported by the flat plate portions, and a cylindrical sleeve. Each spring portion has an inclined surface which inclines in a movement direction in which the sleeve moves toward the spring components. Each spring portion is elastically deformed by the sleeve hanging over the spring portion. The two insulators hold the base end portion from two sides by being pushed by the flat plate portions in directions in which the two insulators are brought closer to each other. The contacts are pushed against the terminal electrodes.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Osamu Hashiguchi
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Patent number: 11539174Abstract: A connector includes a terminal, a housing, a temperature sensor, and a holding structure. The holding structure holds the temperature sensor so as to be movable in at least a first orthogonal direction in a space portion (housing formation space portion). The housing has the base portion and the pressing arm portion extending from the base portion in the contact direction and elastically deformable with respect to the first orthogonal direction orthogonal to the contact direction. The pressing arm portion has a protrusion portion that protrudes into the space portion and comes into contact with the temperature sensor. When the protrusion portion comes into contact with the temperature sensor, the pressing arm portion is elastically deformed to press the temperature sensor located in the space portion with respect to the first orthogonal direction, and the pressed temperature sensor is brought into contact with the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2021Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Daisuke Yamanashi
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Patent number: 11533547Abstract: A solution is provided that can be used in a communication node. A case is provided that supports a card module. The card module includes a circuit board with a front edge and a rear edge and includes a chiclet mounted adjacent the front edge. A housing can be pressed onto the circuit board and chiclet and be retain the housing in place. A transformer box is provided is provided on the circuit board between the housing and the rear edge. A POE card can be mounted on the circuit board between the transformer box and the housing.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2021Date of Patent: December 20, 2022Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Augusto Panella, Johnny Chen, Harold Keith Lang
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Patent number: 11527843Abstract: Disclosed is a connector including at least: a printed circuit board including preferentially a plurality of stacked layers; a plurality of connecting pins which are spaced apart from each other and transversally pass through the printed circuit board from a bottom external surface up to an opposite top external surface of the printed circuit board; and an insulating assembly for providing insulation among the plurality of connecting pins, wherein the insulating assembly includes at least one insulator which is configured to be coupled to the printed circuit board and is configured to insulate at least a portion of each connection pin from a corresponding portion of one or more adjacent connecting pins of the plurality of connecting pins.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2020Date of Patent: December 13, 2022Assignee: ALSTOM TRANSPORT TECHNOLOGIESInventor: Nicholas Nagrodsky
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Patent number: 11522322Abstract: An electrical connector of an electrical connector assembly. The electrical connector includes a housing with a mating face for mating with a mating electrical connector. Contact receiving cavities extend into the housing from the mating face. Contacts are provided in the contact receiving cavities. Mating portions of the contacts extend from the mating face in a direction away from the housing. Protrusions extend from the mating face in a direction away from the housing. The protrusions extend proximate edges of the mating portions of the contacts. The protrusions form reverse chamfers which cooperate with lead-in chamfers provided in a surface of the mating electrical connector. The positioning of the protrusions in the lead-in chamfers fills in air gaps provided by the lead-in chamfers to provide an impedance match along the mating portions of the contacts when the electrical connector is mated with the mating electrical connector.Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbHInventors: Charles Raymond Gingrich, III, Graham Harry Smith, Jr., Michael Frank Cina
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Patent number: 11522323Abstract: A high-voltage plug connection part for a high-voltage plug connector of a high-voltage electrical system of a motor vehicle, the high-voltage electrical system, and the motor vehicle are disclosed herein. The high-voltage plug connector can be coupled to at least one high-voltage line. The high-voltage plug connection part has at least one integrated temperature sensor which is designed to detect a sensor signal that characterizes the temperature of the at least one high-voltage line and provide the detected sensor signal to an analysis device in order to monitor the temperature of the at least one high-voltage line.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2020Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke AktiengesellschaftInventors: Johannes Ott, Josef Poemmerl
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Patent number: 11451083Abstract: An apparatus includes a housing having a first connector port at a first end of the housing and a second connector port at a second end of the housing. The first end and the second end are opposite one another. An activator is configured to simultaneously move the first connector port and the second connector port when a force is applied. When the first connector port is extended beyond the housing, the second connector port is retracted into the housing, and when the second connector port is extended beyond the housing, the first connector port is retracted into the housing. An internal battery is coupled to the first connector port and configured to be charged via the first connector port from an external power source, and coupled to the second connector port and configured to provide power via the second connector port to an external device.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Inventors: Patrick Tagtow, Daniel Craig Tagtow, Jeffrey William Bull
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Patent number: 11121507Abstract: An electrical connector including a base member and a plurality of first terminals disposed in the base member is provided. Each of the first terminals has an contact segment and an tail segment opposite to each other. The contact segments respectively belong to two different parallel planes, and the tail segments are located on a same plane. The first terminals form a plurality of terminal sets in the tail segments, and each of the terminal sets includes a ground terminal, a pair of super speed differential terminals, and a power terminal which are adjacent to each other and are sequentially arranged.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Advanced Connectek Inc.Inventors: Pin-Yuan Hou, Yu-Lun Tsai, Hsu-Fen Wang, Yu-Chai Yeh
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Patent number: 11013418Abstract: A system for identifying a location of a device includes a first antenna mounted to a plug. The first antenna surrounds one or more prongs of the plug, and the plug has a memory that stores a device ID. A second antenna receives the device ID from the first antenna when the plug is coupled to a power outlet. A controller uses a communication module to wirelessly transfer the device ID and a power outlet ID to a computer server. The computer server uses the device ID and the power outlet ID to determine the location of the device within a building.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: May 25, 2021Assignee: HILL-ROM SERVICES, INC.Inventors: Brandon Ayers, Collin Davidson, Stephen Embree, Kenzi L. Mudge, Britten Pipher, Timothy Receveur, Mickael Audic, Jean-Bernard Duvert, Alonso De La Vega Gomez, Philippe Kaikenger
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Patent number: 10998652Abstract: A shield terminal (10) includes an inner conductor terminal (11), an outer conductor terminal (13), a dielectric (12) and a capacitor serving as an electronic element (16). The outer conductor terminal (13) surrounds the inner conductor terminal (11) and is connected to a shield portion (93) of a shielded cable (90). The dielectric (12) is arranged between the inner conductor terminal (11) and the outer conductor terminal (13). The electronic element (16) includes a core connecting portion (43) to be connected to a core (91) of the shielded cable (90) and an inner conductor connecting portion (42) to be connected to the inner conductor terminal (11). In the shield terminal (10), an insulating short circuit preventing member (14) is arranged between the core connecting portion (43) and the outer conductor terminal (13).Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Inventors: Shohei Mitsui, Liping Kang, Norihito Hashimoto, Motoki Kubota, Ai Hirano, Masanobu Kasuga, Keisuke Kanemura, Wataru Yamanaka, Ryo Yamada
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Patent number: 10879961Abstract: A male connector includes a male body, a male communication antenna, and a first male circuit board. The male communication antenna is provided inside the male body and is configured to wirelessly communicate a signal. The first male circuit board is electrically connected to the male communication antenna. The invention also provides a female connector including a female body, a female communication antenna, and a first female circuit board. The female communication antenna is provided inside the female body and configured to wirelessly communicate a signal. The first female circuit board is electrically connected to the female communication antenna.Type: GrantFiled: April 6, 2019Date of Patent: December 29, 2020Assignee: HOSIDEN CORPORATIONInventor: Hayato Kondo
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Patent number: 10811821Abstract: A connector device has a first connector including a male terminal which is rod-shaped, and a second connector including a female terminal to which the male terminal is electrically connected, in which the second connector includes an guide portion which is made of an insulating resin, the guide portion includes a hole portion for guiding the male terminal to the female terminal such that the hole portion is formed to have a diameter larger than an outer diameter of the male terminal, at least one groove portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the male terminal in an axial direction of the male terminal, and a protruding portion is provided on an inner peripheral surface of the hole portion, the protruding portion being inserted through the groove portion of the male terminal to be inserted into the hole portion and connected to the female terminal.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Kengo Aoshima
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Patent number: 10571976Abstract: Particular examples described herein provide for an electronic device, such as a notebook computer or laptop, which includes a circuit board coupled to a plurality of electronic components (which includes any type of hardware, elements, circuitry, etc.). The electronic device may also include a connector assembly that is positioned within at least a portion of a recess of the electronic device, where the connector assembly includes: a first assembly that is to receive a connector; and a second assembly that is to receive an identification module that is to provide an association between a user and the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2017Date of Patent: February 25, 2020Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sameer Sharma, Douglas Satzger, Gadi Amit, Yoshikazu Hoshino, Chadwick Harber, Daniel Clifton, Philip J. Houdek, II, Stanislav Moiseyenko, Nathan Isaiah Jauvtis
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Patent number: 10548596Abstract: The present disclosure relates to adapter assemblies for use with and to electrically and mechanically interconnect electromechanical surgical devices and surgical loading units, and to surgical systems including hand held electromechanical surgical devices and adapter assemblies for connecting surgical loading units to the hand held electromechanical surgical devices.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2018Date of Patent: February 4, 2020Assignee: Covidien LPInventors: Earl M. Zergiebel, David M. Chowaniec, Ryan Williams, Anand Subramanian
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Patent number: 10467828Abstract: An electronic logging device dongle. In one example, dongle includes a housing and a circuit board located within the housing. The housing includes circuitry configured to perform at least part of a driver compliance determination and to wirelessly communicate with a portable device. The dongle also includes a connector electrically connected to the circuit board. The connector includes a plurality of pins, and is configured to be mated to a plurality of adaptors. Each of the plurality of adaptors is structured to mechanically map pins of a vehicle OBD port to the plurality of pins of the connector.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2017Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: J. J. KELLER & ASSOCIATES, INC.Inventors: Bruce D. Lightner, Michael K. Kuphal
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Patent number: 10431936Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing, plural signal contacts, and plural impedance control (IC) members. The housing includes a base having a mating face. The base includes an array of openings along the mating face. The signal contacts are arranged in contact pairs, and are held in the openings of the base. The signal contacts include mating segments that extend a height beyond the mating face of the base for electrically connecting to corresponding mating signal contacts of a mating connector. The IC members are on the base and extend a height beyond the mating face of the base that is less than the height of the mating segments of the signal contacts. Each of the IC members is disposed one or more of adjacent to or between the signal contacts of a corresponding contact pair.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: Michael James Horning, David Allison Trout, Justin Dennis Pickel
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Patent number: 10396506Abstract: A compact cable connector includes an insulative block set consisting of a docking member and a terminal holder block assembly, a circuit board set including an input circuit board vertically set between the docking member and the terminal holder block assembly and an output circuit board transversely mounted on the top of the terminal holder block assembly, and a terminal set including input terminals transversely mounted in the docking member and electrically bonded to the input circuit board, output terminals vertically mounted in the terminal holder block assembly and electrically bonded to the output circuit board and connection terminals electrically connected between the input circuit board and the output circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignees: U.D.ELECTRONIC CORP., U.D.(DONGGUAN) ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CORP., U.D.(ZHONG JIANG) ELECTRONIC CORP.Inventors: Chih-Kai Chang, Bin Zeng, Yao-Ching Huang
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Patent number: 10331158Abstract: An electrical unit relaying between an electrical component and an electronic control unit which determines a target operating amount of the electrical component, includes a communication port connectable with a communication wire connected to the electronic control unit, a power supply port connectable with a power supply wire connected to an external power supply, a ground port connectable with a ground wire, and one or more electrical component ports capable of supplying electric power to the electrical component. The electrical unit receives a signal relating to the target operating amount from the electronic control unit through the communication port. Electric power for operation according to the target operating amount is supplied to the electrical unit through the power supply port. The electrical unit supplies the electric power for operation to the electrical component through the electrical component ports.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Mototatsu Matsunaga
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Patent number: 10119836Abstract: A detecting unit detects a first output signal and a second output signal, which are output by a first sensor and a second sensor disposed on an actuator, and outputs a first detection signal and a second detection signal to a measurement unit. Based on the first detection signal and the second detection signal, the measurement unit measures a tact time taken for a piston to move from one end to another end of a movement range.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2015Date of Patent: November 6, 2018Assignee: SMC CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Aki, Takaaki Goto, Takahiro Shinozaki, Norimasa Ozaki
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Patent number: 10112559Abstract: The task of the invention is to provide a motor vehicle latching system with an actuator and an electronic component switched in parallel in a technically simple and reliable manner which prevents undesired return movements of the actuator. The task is solved by a latching system with an electrical drive having an electrical plug-in connector component and with an external electrical plug-in connector component (1), which is connected to the electrical plug-in connector component of the electrical drive and which has an electronic braking device for the electrical drive, whereby the external electrical plug-in connector component (1) has two electrical contacts (2, 3) which each have a recess (4) which is open on one side in which an electrical conductor of the electronic braking device is accommodated in each instance.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Kiekert AGInventor: Octavian Cimpean
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Patent number: 9973869Abstract: An electronic device and noise canceling method thereof is provided.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2016Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hojun Kim, Jinhee Won, Daechul Jeong, Sungbin Hong
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Patent number: 9907159Abstract: A method and apparatus for tuning crosstalk and return loss are provided. In the method and apparatus, a filter tunes return loss caused by a first external terminal and a second external terminal to compensate for a capacitive load induced by sizes of and a proximity between the first and second external terminals. The filter decouples the tuning of the return loss from tuning a magnitude and a phase of a crosstalk between a first transmission line network and a second transmission line network such that the return loss is tuned with minimal impact on the crosstalk.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2016Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Fluke CorporationInventors: Paul Wittmann-Todd, Jeffrey S. Bottman, William F. Winston
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Patent number: 9829206Abstract: The present invention discloses a dehumidifier, a compressor and dehumidifier control method. A terminal cover is arranged at the top of the compressor, a mounting base and a wire outlet seat are arranged on the terminal cover, the mounting base is provided with a fixing groove used for mounting a first temperature detecting device for detecting the temperature at the top of the compressor, a bottom opening communicated with the top of the compressor is arranged at the bottom end of the fixing groove used for enabling the first temperature detecting device to prop against the top of the compressor and detect the temperature at the top of the compressor; the wire outlet seat is provided with a wiring groove used for mounting connecting wires of the compressor, and a clamping slot used for mounting a second temperature detecting device for detecting the temperature of the connecting wires.Type: GrantFiled: December 31, 2014Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Assignee: TCL AIR CONDITIONER (ZHONGSHAN) CO., LTDInventors: Chengbin Chen, Xianxiong Zhang, Ying Suo, Yang Chen
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Patent number: 9742117Abstract: Communications jacks include a housing having a plug aperture that is configured to receive a mating RJ-45 plug along a longitudinal axis and eight jackwire contacts that are arranged as four differential pairs of jackwire contacts, each of the jackwire contacts including a plug contact region that extends into the plug aperture. A first of the jackwire contacts is configured to engage a longitudinally extending surface of a first blade of a mating RJ-45 plug when the mating RJ-45 plug is fully received within the plug aperture.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: CommScope, Inc. of North CarolinaInventors: Amid I. Hashim, Wayne D. Larsen, Brian J. Fitzpatrick
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Patent number: 9548576Abstract: An electronic device includes an audio jack assembly that is to receive an audio input, wherein the audio jack assembly is provided concentrically with a circular recess of the electronic device, wherein the circular recess is within a hinge assembly of the electronic device, and wherein the audio jack assembly is in engagement with the hinge assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2015Date of Patent: January 17, 2017Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Sameer Sharma, Douglas Satzger, Gadi Amit, Yoshikazu Hoshino, Chadwick Harber, Daniel Clifton, Philip J. Houdek, II, Stanislav Moiseyenko, Nathan Jauvtis
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Patent number: 9544005Abstract: An adaptable mobile phone case includes a main body, a phone cavity, a rotatable power plug that functions as a stand, a storage compartment, a removable compartment lid with a credit card pocket, a phone charger module, a phone case holder with a hook, a mounting hole, an extension connection port, an external connection port, a removable battery, a plurality of battery LEDs, a communication module, a phone charger lock button, a manual switch charging button, a cable canal, a storage access aperture. The phone case allows easy charging of an installed mobile phone, with an additional battery, can store cables and credit cards, can stand on its own for self-photographs, and supports flexible mounting options.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2015Date of Patent: January 10, 2017Inventor: Lin L. Wei
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Patent number: 9368920Abstract: In one embodiment, a plug-cable unit includes a plug connector which is equipped to receive a coding plug. A cable is used for connecting to a functional unit to be controlled, in particular of an electromechanically adjustable piece of furniture. A plug module is used for connecting to a control device of the piece of furniture. In one embodiment, a coding plug includes at least two ports for connecting to related contacts of a plug connector of a plug-cable unit, and at least one electronic component having at least one parameter of a functional unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2010Date of Patent: June 14, 2016Assignee: Logicdata Electronic & Software Entwicklunga GmbHInventor: Stefan Lukas
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Patent number: 9324196Abstract: Vehicle diagnostic tests may be performed by an owner of a vehicle on a self-serve basis. In one implementation, a method may include communicating, by a vehicle diagnostic device, with a vehicle through an OBD connector of the vehicle, to obtain diagnostic information relating to operation of the vehicle. The method may further include receiving instructions relating to the obtaining of the diagnostic information and playing, via a speaker associated with the vehicle diagnostic device, the instructions as audible instructions.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: Verizon Telematics Inc.Inventors: Bryant Elliott, Eric Berkobin
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Patent number: 9324478Abstract: A high speed cable with terminating assemblies at the respective ends of the cable includes a ground wire, one or more signal wires, and a conductive layer enclosing the ground wire and the signal wires. The ground wire as well as the signal wires and the conductive layer extend into the terminating assemblies, in each of which corresponding inductive elements are coupled between the conductive layer and the ground wire. In each terminating assembly, the ground wire is shunted to the conductive layer by inductive elements, thus providing added low frequency connectivity in the cable, while at the same time blocking high frequency noise energy that may be present in the ground wire and preventing it from being coupled into, and transmitted through, the conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2013Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Inventors: John Martin Horan, David McGowan, Padraig McDaid
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Patent number: 9209579Abstract: A connecting structure includes a housing which is inserted into a cover, and a terminal which is accommodated in the housing and holds an electronic device. The housing allows the electronic device to be inserted from an outside of the housing into the housing in a state where the terminal is accommodated in the housing. The cover comes in contact with the electronic device in a state where a part of the electronic device is inserted to the terminal. The cover allows the housing to be inserted into the cover in a state where whole part of the electronic device is inserted into the housing to be held at a normal position by the terminal. The cover has an abutting face preventing the electronic device from slipping out from the housing in a state where the housing is inserted into the cover.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2013Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Shinji Mochizuki
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Patent number: 9209615Abstract: An electric wire with terminal includes an electric wire covering an outer periphery of a core wire with an insulating coating and a female terminal. The female terminal includes: a wire barrel having a bottom plate on which the core wire is placed and crimped onto the core wire; a groove portion extending from the bottom plate in a direction in which the core wire extends and whose surface on the side where the core wire is placed is bent into a concave shape. The groove portion has a water blocking wall molded by synthetic resin. The water blocking wall is provided to fill the inside of the groove portion. A region extending from the water blocking wall to the end of the insulating coating is covered with a water blocking coating, and the inner surface of the water blocking coating is in close contact with the water blocking wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2011Date of Patent: December 8, 2015Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Junichi Ono, Eiji Saijo, Hiroki Hirai, Takuji Otsuka, Hiroki Shimoda, Hajime Kawase, Takuya Inoue, Masaaki Tabata, Takehiro Nakata, Satoshi Morikawa, Mikiko Kosaka
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Patent number: 9055686Abstract: An explosion-proof electronic device includes: a first circuit board provided with a first connector on one surface thereof; and a second circuit board provided with a second connector on a surface facing the one surface of the first circuit board, the second connector being fit to the first connector. A packing is attached to a position on the second connector which is away from the surface of the second circuit board, surrounds the outer circumference of the second connector, and extends toward the first circuit board to form a closed space including an interface between the first and second connectors. The space between the first and second circuit boards is filled with a filler with the first and second connectors fit to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2013Date of Patent: June 9, 2015Assignee: JVC KENWOOD CORPORATIONInventor: Takuya Tanaka
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Patent number: 9028275Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a receptacle having a plurality of pins for connecting a plug of a transmission cable; and a transmission cable determination section adapted to apply a predetermined voltage to a predetermined one of the pins of the receptacle to determine a category of the transmission cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2012Date of Patent: May 12, 2015Assignee: Sony CorporationInventor: Kazuaki Toba
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Publication number: 20150118910Abstract: A DC connector with a voltage-stabilizing function has a tube and a wire connected with a noise-resistant filter between the tube and the wire. The tube has an upper cap and a lower opening. The lower opening has an internal terminal for electrical connection when the tube is inserted into a corresponding socket. The upper cap of the tube has a first connecting part. An outer wall of the tube near the upper ring has a second connecting part. The filter has two electrode terminals electrically connecting to the first and second connecting parts, respectively. The first and second connecting parts also electrically connect to the anode and cathode of the wires. Therefore, when an electrical signal is sent from the wire to the first connecting part, the filter provides the functions of filtering noises for stabilizing voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: April 30, 2015Inventors: Bin LUO, Wei-Qiang LI
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Publication number: 20150093938Abstract: A smart card connection circuit of an electronic device which includes a card holder, a travel switch, and a switching unit; a contact of the travel switch is located in the card holder, and an output end of the travel switch is connected to a control end of the switching unit; and when a smart card at a preset position in the card holder leaves the preset position, the smart card leaves the contact of the travel switch, the travel switch controls the switching unit to switch to a second output end, and each signal cable pin on the card holder is grounded by using the switching unit before a power cable pin on the card holder is grounded by using the switching unit. The present invention is applied to electronic devices such as a mobile phone and a tablet computer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2014Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Kedi Tang, Lin Hu, Zhonghui Peng
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Publication number: 20150093937Abstract: An adaptor may include a base modular unit that includes a plurality of surface connectors, a first port and circuitry. At least one surface connector may couple to an expansion modular unit. Circuitry or logic may provide information from the first port to the at least one surface connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2013Publication date: April 2, 2015Inventors: Prosenjit GHOSH, John J. VALAVI, Ajay V. SHAn
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Publication number: 20150085459Abstract: A connector including a first connector body and a mode-converting unit is provided. The first connector body includes a dielectric base, a shell and a pin set. The shell and the dielectric base are fixed to each other. The pin set is disposed on the dielectric base. The mode-converting unit includes a substrate and a mode-converting structure. The substrate is fixed to the first connector body and has a circuit. The shell constitutes a waveguide tube and is electromagnetically coupled to the circuit through the mode-converting structure. A signal is transmitted from the shell to the circuit through the mode-converting structure, or transmitted from the circuit to the shell through the mode-converting structure and emitted outward, such that the connector can be regarded as an antenna. The signal is a millimeter-wave signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2014Publication date: March 26, 2015Applicant: Industrial Technology Research InstituteInventors: Ta-Chun Pu, Hung-Hsuan Lin
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Patent number: 8988040Abstract: A car charger plug is slidably mounted within a body of the compact car charger. The car charger plug is lockable in a fully retracted position and lockable in a fully extended position, so as to maintain its compact size when not in use, and provide a secure connection with a car charge port when desired.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2012Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Navajo Manufacturing Company, Inc.Inventors: Gordon Levy, Ming Shan, David L. Martin
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Patent number: 8983087Abstract: An audio playing device may operate in a first mode or a second mode. The audio playing device includes a speaker, an earphone jack receiving an earphone plug of an earphone, a sound output driver, a rotation angle detector, and a processor. The sound output driver only drives the speaker when the audio playing device operates in the first mode and only drives the earphone when the audio playing device operates in the second mode. The rotation angle detector generates a first mode change signal when the earphone plug is rotated in the earphone jack along a first direction over a predetermined angle. The processor changes operation of the audio playing device between the first mode and the second mode when the processor receives the first mode change signal from the rotation angle detector.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: March 17, 2015Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Qiang You, Jun Zhang, Jun-Wei Zhang, Tsung-Jen Chuang