Overlying Second Preformed Panel Circuit, Both Adapted To Be Electrically Connected Patents (Class 439/74)
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Patent number: 11961987Abstract: Described herein are battery modules and methods of fabricating thereof. In some examples, a battery module comprises an enclosure, separated into two enclosure portions and a thermal portion, positioned between the two enclosure portions. Two enclosure portions are in part defined by side walls, which can be tapered. The thermal portion comprises two thermal walls, which are operable as the bottoms of the two enclosure portions and form a thermal cavity between these thermal walls. In some examples, the enclosure is a monolithically cast component. Alternatively, the enclosure can be partially cast with one thermal wall welded thereafter to a cast subassembly. The battery module also comprises two sets of batteries, each positioned into a corresponding enclosure portion. Each battery set is interconnected with an interconnecting assembly, positioned between the battery set and the corresponding cover, for this enclosure portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2023Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: Harbinger Motors Inc.Inventors: Phil Gow, Kenneth Kawanishi, Phillip John Weicker, Cody Rhebergen, John Henry Harris, III, Vu Phan, Michael Carl Fricke, Daniel McCarron, Deborah Bourke
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Patent number: 11942711Abstract: Provided is a connector which includes: an insulating housing; and a conductive terminal, in which the terminal is fixed to the housing, and includes a mounting portion connected to a board and a contact portion protruding from the mounting portion in a fitting direction, and a thickness of the contact portion is greater than a thickness of the mounting portion in a direction perpendicular to the board.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11942712Abstract: A substrate unit includes a first connector including a first terminal and a first housing accommodating the first terminal, and to be connected to an external connector, a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted, a second connector including a second terminal and a second housing accommodating the second terminal, and to be connected to the external connector, a second substrate on which the second connector is mounted and a case accommodating the first substrate and the second substrate. The first housing is provided with a first locking portion. The second housing is provided with a second locking portion. The first locking portion and the second locking portion are locked to each other. The first terminal and the second terminal are disposed to face an opening provided in the case through which the external connector is to be connected to the first connector and the second connector.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Masashi Suzuki
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Patent number: 11942724Abstract: An electrical connector may include an insulating body, metal terminals exposed in a mating port of the insulating body, and a metal housing that includes walls. The walls may encircle the insulating body such that a first space is located between a first side of the insulating body and a first wall of the metal housing, a second space is located between a second side of the insulating body and a second wall of the metal housing, and a length of the first space is different from a length of the second space. The first and second walls may face in opposite directions. The mating port may receive a portion of a mating connector. The first wall may include first latching portions in communication with the first space, and the second wall may include second latching portions in communication with the second space.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2022Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
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Patent number: 11942738Abstract: A structural connector system for providing an electrical connection between electronic componentry is disclosed. The structural connector system includes a structural member, including an electrically insulating matrix, an electrically conducting path, a first end surface, a second end surface, and a first component engaging surface. The first component engaging surface includes a first mechanical coupler configured to mechanically couple a first electronic component or a first chassis component to the structural member and a first electrical coupler configured to electrically couple the first electronic component or the first chassis component to a first end of the electrically conducting path.Type: GrantFiled: January 12, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.Inventors: Ross K. Wilcoxon, Russell C. Tawney, Reginald D. Bean, Peter M. Sahayda
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Patent number: 11916179Abstract: A printed structure comprises a device comprising device electrical contacts disposed on a common side of the device and a substrate non-native to the device comprising substrate electrical contacts disposed on a surface of the substrate. At least one of the substrate electrical contacts has a rounded shape. The device electrical contacts are in physical and electrical contact with corresponding substrate electrical contacts. The substrate electrical contacts can comprise a polymer core coated with a patterned contact electrical conductor on a surface of the polymer core. A method of making polymer cores comprising patterning a polymer on the substrate and reflowing the patterned polymer to form one or more rounded shapes of the polymer and coating and then patterning the one or more rounded shapes with a conductive material.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: X Display Company Technology LimitedInventors: Christopher Andrew Bower, Ronald S. Cok
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Patent number: 11916323Abstract: A multipolar connector set includes a first connector, a second connector including structure capable of being fitted to the first connector, a first substrate on which the first connector is mounted, a second substrate on which the second connector is mounted, a first ground conductor pattern formed on the first substrate, and a second ground conductor pattern formed on the second substrate. The first connector includes a first insulating member, first internal terminals held by the first insulating member and arranged in a first direction, and a first external terminal held by the first insulating member and connected to ground potential. The second substrate has a second conductor pattern non-formation region in which the second ground conductor pattern is not present at a position facing the first external terminal, when the first connector and the second connector are fitted to each other.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshiro Maeda, Aoi Tanaka
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Patent number: 11901658Abstract: An electric connector set having an impedance adjustment function and a mounting structure, and including a first connector that mounts onto a first circuit board, and a second connector that mounts onto a second circuit to be insertable into and withdrawable from the first connector in an insertion-withdrawal direction. The first connector includes a first connection terminal having first mounting portions to mount onto first land portions on the first circuit board and a first insulating member that holds the first connection terminal. The second connector includes a second connection terminal having second mounting portions to mount onto second land portions on the second circuit board and a second insulating member that holds the second connection terminal. In an engagement state of the electric connector set, the first mounting portions oppose the second mounting portions and overlap the second mounting portions as viewed in the insertion-withdrawal direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takahiro Jodo, Minoru Mamuro, Hiroyuki Hoshiba
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Patent number: 11901661Abstract: A vehicle door lock device includes: a housing; electrical components including internal pins; and a terminal electrically connected to the internal and including coupling portions coupling conductive portions. Further, electric circuits of the electrical components are formed when the conductive portions are disconnected by cutting off the coupling portions, the housing includes: positioning protruding portions that protrudes at a right angle with respect to installation portions; and fitting grooves that are opened in a direction parallel to a protruding direction of the positioning protruding portions, and the terminal includes: the conductive portions; positioning holes into which the positioning protruding portions are inserted; connector pins bent at a right angle, and are fitted into the fitting grooves; and electrical component pins bent at a right angle, and are configured to be electrically connected to the electrical components when inserted into the internal pins of the electrical components.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2019Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: MITSUI KINZOKU ACT CORPORATIONInventors: Shuntaro Kimura, Takao Taga
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Patent number: 11895775Abstract: A hybrid double-sided power switch module comprises a double PCB assembly with switch dies and conductive spacers disposed at both sides of the double PCB assembly in different topologies. The gate connections of the switch dies are enhanced by spring pins soldered in the THVs formed through the PCBs in alignment with the gate terminals. MFCs are positioned at both sides of the double PCBs assembly in contact with the tops of the switch dies and conductive spacers with fuzz buttons serving as contacts between the MFCs and the switch dies and spacers. MFCs serve different functions including AC bus-bars, DC bus-bars, heat-sinks, and their combination. The module can withstand external stress and is fabricated by a simplified and inexpensive process requiring only two solder pastes.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2022Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: University of Maryland, College ParkInventors: Yongwan Park, Shiladri Chakraborty, Alireza Khaligh
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Patent number: 11888247Abstract: A connector assembly comprises a connector and a mating connector mateable with each other. The mating connector comprises a mating lock member having a mating lock portion. The connector comprises a holding member and a lock member. The holding member has a holding portion and a stop portion. The lock member has a held portion and a lock portion. The held portion is held by the holding portion. The lock portion is located below the mating lock portion and faces the mating lock portion in the upper-lower direction under the mated state. The coupling portion has an abutment portion. When the lock portion is moved toward the held portion in the first horizontal direction in accordance with removal of the connector from the mating connector, the abutment portion is brought into abutment with the stop portion so that a movement of the lock portion is restricted.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Keisuke Nakamura, Tetsuya Komoto
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Patent number: 11882658Abstract: A printed circuit board system includes a plurality of printed circuit board (PCB) assemblies that includes at least three PCB assemblies and a connecting module. The connecting module is coupled to each of the PCB assemblies. The connecting module is adapted to provide electrical and signal communications between each of the PCB assemblies. The connecting module is on different planes with respect to at least one of the PCB assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2022Date of Patent: January 23, 2024Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Tung-Hsien Wu, Wei-Jie Chen
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Patent number: 11876313Abstract: Provided a connector including a plurality of terminals insert molded with a housing. At least one of terminals includes a first terminal portion and a second terminal portion spaced apart from the first terminal portion in a direction along a direction of mating to a counterpart connector. The first terminal portion includes a first surface extending along a plane crossing the mating direction on a side opposite to the side that mates to the counterpart connector. The first surface includes a portion that does not overlap the second terminal portion as the first and second terminal portions are viewed in the direction from the side opposite to the side that mates to the counterpart connector. At least a partial region of the portion, which does not overlap the second terminal portion, of the first surface is exposed to an outside of the housing through an opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11856717Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display, a cover coupled to the display and providing therein a space for accommodating parts, a plurality of printed circuit boards accommodated in the cover, and a mounting portion coupled to the display, accommodated in the cover, and having a first mounting protrusion formed thereon, wherein the printed circuit boards are mounted on the first mounting protrusion, wherein the first mounting protrusion includes a plurality of mounting grooves, wherein the printed circuit boards are mounted in the plurality of mounting grooves, wherein the plurality of mounting grooves are defined at positions spaced apart from each other in a length direction of the first mounting protrusion such that the plurality of the printed circuit boards are disposed to be spaced apart from each other.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventor: Sungsik Son
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Patent number: 11781565Abstract: A fluid compressor device includes an integrated controller of an e-machine. The integrated controller has an arcuate support structure that extends about the axis of rotation of a rotating group. The support structure has a seat that is disposed at a radial area of the arcuate support structure. The integrated controller has an electronics component supported on the seat. The integrated controller includes a retainer clip that is resiliently flexible between a neutral position and a flexed position. The retainer clip is fixed to the support structure and in the flexed position to retain the electronics component on the seat.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2021Date of Patent: October 10, 2023Assignee: GARRETT TRANSPORTATION I INC.Inventors: Valeriy Fedorikhin, Adam Robinson
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Patent number: 11769970Abstract: A connector includes an outer shield, a terminal surrounded by the outer shield, a housing fixed to the outer shield and holding the terminal; and an inner shield surrounded by the outer shield. The outer shield, the inner shield, and two virtual paths that connect the two tip regions of the inner shield to the outer shield by shortest distances, respectively, constitute plural electrically-closed loops surrounding the terminal. The electrically-closed loops include one or more particular electrically-closed loops. Each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops does not surround any electrically-closed loop among the plurality of electrically-closed loops other than the each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops. A longest loop length of the one or more loop lengths of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops is shorter than a wavelength of a maximum frequency of a transmission signal flowing through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2022Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Shimomura, Yoji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kazumasa Iijima
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Patent number: 11754620Abstract: A stand-alone active thermal interposer device for use in testing a system-in-package device under test (DUT), the active thermal interposer device includes a body layer having a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface is operable to be disposed adjacent to a cold plate, and a plurality of heating zones defined across a second surface of the body layer, the plurality of heating zones operable to be controlled by a thermal controller to selectively heat and maintain respective temperatures thereof, the plurality of heating zones operable to heat a plurality of areas of the DUT when the second surface of the body layer is disposed adjacent to an interface surface of the DUT during testing of the DUT.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: Advantest Test Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Samer Kabbani, Paul Ferrari, Ikeda Hiroki, Kiyokawa Toshiyuki, Gregory Cruzan, Karthik Ranganathan, Todd Berk, Ian Williams, Mohammad Ghazvini, Tom Jones
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Patent number: 11757218Abstract: Provided is a connector fitting which includes: a fixed portion provided on a side wall of a housing of a connector; and a projecting portion provided on the side wall of the housing and projecting from the side wall of the housing with respect to the fixed portion, in which the fixed portion is wider than the projecting portion, the fixed portion includes a pair of shoulder portions on both side surfaces of the fixed portion, and the shoulder portions are provided on a side surface between the fixed portion and the projecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Shohei Hosoda
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Patent number: 11749930Abstract: A joint connector includes a housing comprising a plurality of insertion holes. A first isolation terminal is inserted into a first insertion hole of the plurality of insertion holes. The first isolation terminal is configured to block current flow. A connection terminal is inserted into a second insertion hole of the plurality of insertion holes. The second insertion hole is adjacent to the first insertion hole and is electrically connected to the first isolation terminal.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2021Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Yura Corporation Co., Ltd.Inventors: Joon Ho Lee, Kwang Ho Song, Young Bum Pi
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Patent number: 11733267Abstract: A probe head includes an upper guide plate, a lower guide plate, and a plurality of probes. The upper guide plate includes a groove, and the upper guide plate is provided with an upper surface, a lower surface and a plurality of probe holes vertically penetrating the upper surface and the lower surface along a first direction. The groove is depressed from the upper surface, and provided with a groove bottom surface. The groove bottom surface is located between the upper surface and the lower surface. The lower guide plate is disposed on the upper guide plate. The probe is disposed in the groove. An end portion of a probe tail of the probe is located between the groove bottom surface and the upper surface. A probe card is also provided and the probe card includes a circuit board, a space transformer, and the probe head.Type: GrantFiled: March 18, 2020Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: MPI CORPORATIONInventors: Che-Wei Lin, Ting-Ju Wu, Keng-Min Su, Chin-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 11715894Abstract: A contacting device for resiliently contacting a printed circuit board with a contact element for a solenoid or a sensor for a vehicle system, including a contacting apparatus, including: a helical spring element, which is formed such that it can be clamped in between the printed circuit board and the contact element; and a printed-circuit-board fastening element with a fastening surface and a centering surface opposite the fastening surface, wherein the fastening surface is formed such that it is fastened or can be fastened on the printed circuit board and, in an operating state of the contacting device, at least one portion of the centering surface is arranged so as to protrude into an interior-space portion of an interior space of the spring element in order to guide and/or to center the spring element. Also described are a related vehicle system, a method, a device, and a storage medium.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: KNORR-BREMSE SYSTEME FUER NUTZFAHRZEUGE GMBHInventor: Michael Herges
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Patent number: 11706869Abstract: A printed circuit board of an information handling system includes a dielectric layer, adjacent differential pairs, a ground layer, and a ground wall. The adjacent differential pairs are plated on the dielectric layer, and generate crosstalk between each other. The ground wall is in physical communication with and electrically coupled to the ground layer. The ground wall extends substantially perpendicular from the ground layer through the dielectric layer. A top surface of the ground wall is a specific height above a top surface of the adjacent different pairs. The ground wall suppresses the generated crosstalk based on the specific height and a width of the ground wall.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Lynn Kong, Jason Pritchard, Raymond Pavlak, Jr.
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Patent number: 11652323Abstract: In a connector assembly in which a connector that includes an insulator, signal terminals and a ground terminal which are disposed on the insulator, and a shell having conductivity and a mating connector that includes a mating insulator, mating signal terminals and a mating ground terminal which are disposed on the mating insulator, and a mating shell having conductivity are fitted to each other, the shell includes a frame-like portion that is an outer shell of the connector and an extension portion that is extended from the frame-like portion toward an inside of a frame of the frame-like portion, the ground terminal is integrally formed with the extension portion so that the ground terminal is elastically deformable, and the insulator is fixed and held in the shell by pressing a press-fitting portion included in the extension portion into a press-fitted portion of the insulator.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Junji Oosaka
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Patent number: 11653448Abstract: A circuit board module includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board facing the first circuit board, a connecting device fixed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board, and an adapter board fixed to the connecting device and disposed between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The adapter board is inserted into the first circuit board and the second circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventors: Wen-Hu Lu, Li-Yi Yin, Shu-Tong Wang, Nan Du
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Patent number: 11631955Abstract: Provided is a connector assembly including a first connector including a first terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a first contact portion being a part of the first terminal and a projection portion on a surface opposite to the bottom surface; and a second connector including a second terminal on a bottom surface thereof, and a second contact portion being a part of the second terminal, the second contact portion being configured to be electrically connected to the first contact portion, and a groove portion configured to receive the projection portion, on a surface opposite to the bottom surface, wherein at least a part of a surface of the projection portion is in intimate contact with a part of a surface of the groove portion, and each of the first and second connectors is an integrally-molded product including an insulating member and a conductive member.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Ryohei Kitagawa
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Patent number: 11569613Abstract: An electrical connector may include an insulating body and a housing. The housing may include walls defining an assembly space and surrounding external surfaces of the insulating body. The walls of the housing may include front and rear walls facing front and rear external surfaces of the insulating body, respectively. Portions of the front and rear walls of the housing may be spaced apart respectively from the front and rear external surfaces of the insulating body to form first and second docking slots in the assembly space. The front wall of the housing may include front docking holes in communication with the first docking slot, and the rear wall of the housing may include rear docking holes in communication with the second docking slot. The sizes and positions of the docking slots and the docking holes may be configured to enable a mating connector to be connected reversibly or irreversibly.Type: GrantFiled: July 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Amphenol East Asia Ltd.Inventor: Lo-Wen Lu
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Patent number: 11561325Abstract: An assembly and method for using weather sensors with enhanced modular capability is disclosed. The weather sensor assembly generally comprises a cap module, middle module, and a base module, where the cap module, middle module(s) and the base module are stacked adjacently to provide environmental sealing, weather sensing, and electrical connectivity to the weather sensor assembly. One or more ring mechanisms may be included that interlock the cap module, middle module(s), base module to form the weather sensor assembly into an integrated unit. Moreover, the ring mechanisms enable further modules to be added to the weather sensor assembly for additional capabilities. By doing so, each of the modules in the weather sensor assembly may be independent units that can be removed, reordered, swapped, and added for desired sensing modalities and environments.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: INTELLISENSE SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Christopher Ulmer, David Miller, Anthony Michael, Thomas Vu, Jeffrey Norell, David Gustavson, Gregory Peng, Drew Yenzer, Haider Rasool
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Patent number: 11563285Abstract: Disclosed is a connector. The connector comprises: an insulation member including a first sidewall portion, a second sidewall portion facing the first sidewall portion, and a bottom portion connecting the first sidewall portion to the second sidewall portion and having an opening formed between the first sidewall portion and the second sidewall portion; and a conductive pin including a fastening portion arranged on the first sidewall portion, a variable portion facing the fastening portion, and a connecting portion connecting the fastening portion to the variable portion and arranged in the opening formed on the bottom portion, wherein the bottom portion further includes a support portion extending inwardly of the opening to support the connecting portion, and the thickness of the support portion may be smaller than the thickness of the bottom portion. In addition, various embodiments understood from the specification can be implemented.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2019Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Inventors: Jaeryong Han, Inha Lee, Hanseok Mun
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Patent number: 11557846Abstract: Provided is a connector terminal which includes: a mounting portion having a flat surface in a width direction and a depth direction; a holding target portion formed continuously to the mounting portion, formed in an inverted U-shape in a height direction; a base portion formed continuously to the holding target portion and having a flat surface in the width direction and the depth direction; and an elastic arm portion formed continuously to the base portion, having a standing portion extending in the height direction, and having a length in the width direction, in which a length of the standing portion in the width direction is approximately maximum among lengths of the connector terminal in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuta Takagi
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Patent number: 11552419Abstract: A floating connector comprises a movable housing, a plurality of contacts and at least one ground member. Each of the contacts has a fixed portion, a first held portion, a coupling portion, an extending portion and a contact portion. The coupling portion is resiliently deformable. The movable housing is movable within a predetermined range in a plane perpendicular to an up-down direction by the resilient deformation. The contacts include a plurality of ground contacts and a signal contact. The ground member has a plurality of ground contact portions, a plurality of supporting portions, a ground coupling portion and a second held portion. The ground contact portions correspond to the ground contacts, respectively. Each of the ground contact portions is brought into contact with the corresponding ground contact even when the movable housing is moved within the predetermined range. The ground coupling portion couples the supporting portions with each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventors: Yusuke Obata, Takashi Tokunaga, Kiichi Hori
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Patent number: 11552421Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes an insulator to be fitted to a connection object (60), and contacts (50) attached to the insulator. Each of the contacts (50) includes a contact portion (59), a first elastic portion (54A), a first adjustment portion (54B1), and a second adjustment portion (54B2). The contact portion (59) electrically contacts the connection object (60) when the insulator and the connection object (60) are fitted together. The first elastic portion (54A) is elastically deformable and extends from a first base (51) supported by the insulator. The first adjustment portion (54B1) is formed continuously with the first elastic portion (54A) and has an electric conductivity higher than that of the first elastic portion (54A). The second adjustment portion (54B2) is formed continuously with the first adjustment portion (54B1) and has an electric conductivity lower than that of the first adjustment portion (54B1).Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventors: Shunsuke Morita, Masayoshi Kakino, Masashi Kakeno
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Patent number: 11539149Abstract: It is aimed to provider a terminal block capable of simplifying parts management. A terminal block 1 includes a busbar assembly 50 having busbars 51, 52 made of metal and a holding portion 53 for holding the busbars 51, 52 with tip parts 51b, 52b and base end parts 51a, 52a of the busbars 51, 52 exposed. The terminal block 1 also includes a housing 10 into which the base end parts 51a, 52a of the busbars 51, 52 are inserted and to which the holding portion 53 is fixed.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Shingo Kobayashi, Sunghyun Byun
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Patent number: 11522308Abstract: A connector is mounted on an input-output board. The connector is interposed between the input-output board and a CPU board, and thereby a plurality of pads of the input-output board and a plurality of pads of the CPU board are respectively electrically connected. The connector includes a rectangular flat-plate housing having a first positioning hole and a second positioning hole, and at least one contact row held on the housing. The first positioning hole is formed at a first housing corner part of the housing. The second positioning hole is formed at a fourth housing corner part, which is at a diagonal position with respect to the first housing corner part, of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd.Inventors: Junji Oosaka, Yuichi Takenaga, Akihiro Matsunaga
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Patent number: 11509100Abstract: A connector assembly includes an insulative housing, first and second conductive ground wafers (see e.g., 661 and 663) and a plurality of grounding links. The insulative housing has a plurality of conductive signal terminals disposed therein (see e.g., 662). The insulative housing has opposite side surfaces and a plurality of openings therein extending between the side surfaces. The second ground wafer is spaced from and parallel to the first ground wafer. The grounding links are electrically connected to one of the ground wafers and extend towards another of the ground wafers and extend through the openings in the housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Molex, LLCInventors: Teng-Kai Chen, John C. Laurx, Li Zhuang
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Patent number: 11503730Abstract: A plug-in connector having terminal provided in terminal receiving cavities. The terminals have memory card engagement sections. A memory card receiving slot is provided in the housing. The memory card receiving slot spans the terminal receiving cavities. A portion of the memory card receiving slot is in alignment with each of the terminal receiving cavities. An elongated opening extends between the memory card receiving slot and the terminal receiving cavities. A memory card is positioned in the memory card receiving slot. The memory card stores data which is identifiable to the specific device and allows the data to be easily conveyed.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbHInventors: Chong Hun Yi, Tom Morris, Pai B. Ramachandra Rajendra, Lei Pan, Stephen J. Descioli
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Patent number: 11495919Abstract: In a connector assembly in which a connector that includes a first terminal, a second terminal, a ground terminal including a shielding portion (plate portion) positioned between the first terminal and the second terminal, and a shell having conductivity and a frame-like shape and a mating connector that includes a first mating terminal and a second mating terminal that are connected with the first terminal and the second terminal respectively, a mating ground terminal including a mating shielding portion (mating plate portion) positioned between the first mating terminal and the second mating terminal, and a mating shell having conductivity and a frame-like shape are fitted to each other, the ground terminal and the shell are integrally formed through bending processing for metal plate. The ground terminal and the mating ground terminal are connected with each other through elastic contact between the shielding portion and the mating shielding portion.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2021Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Junji Oosaka
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Patent number: 11495900Abstract: A connector assembly includes an adapter connector and two end-connectors. Each connector includes a high-speed differential area and a low-speed area. The high-speed differential area of each end-connector includes an end differential unit. The high-speed differential area of the adapter connector includes an adapter differential module. Each end differential unit and a corresponding adapter differential unit include a signal contact and a ground shielding member. The plug-in parts of the two end-connectors, which are adapted with the adapter connector, are the same in structure, and of the end differential unit and the adapter differential unit, one is a male unit and the other is a female unit in corresponding plug-in fit. Due to the fact that the plug-in parts of the two end-connectors are the same in structure, when the end-connectors are plugged into the adapter connector, identification can be saved, and blind plugging operation can be directly performed.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignees: AVIC JONHON OPTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., NOKIA SHANGHAI BELL CO., LTD.Inventors: Jinhui Fu, Xianjun Pan, Junfeng Yuan, Lufei Ma
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Patent number: 11495899Abstract: A data communication system can include a low-profile electrical connector that is sized to be mounted onto a PCB in a gap between the PCB and a heat sink that overhangs from an IC that is mounted to the PCB. The data communication system further includes an electrical cable that extends from the electrical connector to an optical transceiver. A cable management laminate can route the electrical cables along a predetermined path. The data communication system can be disposed in a system tray that is configured to force air over the heat sink. The airflow over the heat sink can be adjustable.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SAMTEC, INC.Inventors: Eric Zbinden, Jignesh H. Shah
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Patent number: 11477878Abstract: A PCB structure and a method and apparatus for forming the PCB structure are disclosed. The PCB structure further includes a metal plate configured between a first PCB and a second PCB by soldering. Therefore, the PCB structure is easy to be produced and the feasibility can be improved with a cheap solution.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2018Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: TELEFONAKTIEBOLAGET LM ERICSSON (PUBL)Inventors: Peng Liu, Tomas Bergsten
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Patent number: 11453431Abstract: A motor controller is disclosed. A motor controller according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises a first electronic control unit (ECU) which comprises a first substrate having a first length and controls a motor, a connector which is connected to one end portion of one longitudinal side of the first substrate to transmit power and a signal to the first ECU, a second ECU which comprises a second substrate having a second length shorter than the first length and including one surface facing one surface of the first substrate and controls the motor, and a connection element which is disposed to connect the first ECU and the second ECU in a circuit and transmits the power and the signal to the second ECU.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: MANDO CORPORATIONInventors: Ji Hwan Kim, Su-Min Lee
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Patent number: 11431132Abstract: The first connector body includes: a recess mating with the second connector body; a first side wall part extending in the longitudinal direction so as to define both sides of the recess; and a projection extending in the longitudinal direction of the recess so as to mate with a recessed groove of the second connector body, the first terminal includes a first contact part contacting the second terminal in a recessed groove between the projection and the first side wall part, the first connector further includes a shield plate which is held in the center in the width direction of the projection so as to extend in the longitudinal direction, the second reinforcing bracket includes a reference potential connection part connected to a reference potential trace; and a tongue part contacting both ends in the longitudinal direction of the shield plate, and the second connector further includes a reference potential terminal which includes a tail part connected to the reference potential trace along with a contact paType: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: MOLEX LLCInventors: Satoru Teruki, Sho Kitazawa, Akihiko Okajima, Toshitaka Kusuhara
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Patent number: 11423577Abstract: A method comprises obtaining a plurality of 2-dimensional gray scale images of a portion of a printed circuit board assembly. Each 2-dimensional gray scale image corresponds to one of a plurality of parallel planes intersecting the portion of the printed circuit board assembly at respective different locations. The method further comprises converting the plurality of 2-dimensional gray scale images into a color image. Each of the plurality of 2-dimensional gray scale images corresponds to and is used as input for a respective color channel of the color image. The method further comprises analyzing the color image to detect variation in color that indicates a defect; and outputting an alert indicating the defect in response to detecting the variation in color.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Matthew S. Kelly, Sebastien Gilbert, Oswaldo Chacon
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Patent number: 11424562Abstract: A press-fit insertion method is provided. The press-fit insertion method includes loading press-fit pins into a connector, heating a printed circuit board (PCB) defining plated through holes (PTHs) into which the press-fit pins are insertable and pressing the connector onto the PCB to insert the press-fit pins into the PTHs with the PCB remaining heated.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: John R. Dangler, David J. Braun, Theron Lee Lewis
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Patent number: 11424579Abstract: A connector includes an outer shield, a terminal surrounded by the outer shield, a housing fixed to the outer shield and holding the terminal; and an inner shield surrounded by the outer shield. The outer shield, the inner shield, and two virtual paths that connect the two tip regions of the inner shield to the outer shield by shortest distances, respectively, constitute plural electrically-closed loops surrounding the terminal. The electrically-closed loops include one or more particular electrically-closed loops. Each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops does not surround any electrically-closed loop among the plurality of electrically-closed loops other than the each of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops. A longest loop length of the one or more loop lengths of the one or more particular electrically-closed loops is shorter than a wavelength of a maximum frequency of a transmission signal flowing through the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 23, 2022Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryosuke Shimomura, Yoji Miyazaki, Hiroshi Tanaka, Kazumasa Iijima
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Patent number: 11398697Abstract: A connector includes a housing and contacts retained by the housing, the contacts forming contact arrays that linearly extend in a predetermined array direction in parallel to each other, each of the contacts having a mounting portion that is fixed to the mounting object when the connector is mounted on the mounting object and a contact portion that contacts a corresponding contact of the counter connector when the connector is connected to the counter connector, the mounting portions of contacts constituting at least two contact arrays adjacent to each other of the contact arrays extending in a same elongation direction, contacts constituting each contact array of the at least two contact arrays being disposed in a position other than a position where those contacts completely coincide with contacts constituting another contact array of the at least two contact arrays in a direction perpendicular to the predetermined array direction.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: July 26, 2022Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITEDInventor: Tetsuya Komoto
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Patent number: 11309655Abstract: A receptacle is depicted. The receptacle can provide two rows of terminals to increase the density of the interface. If desired, a connector positioned in the receptacle can omit the use of a housing, even if the receptacle provides a stacked connector configuration. With the use of various airflow features it is possible to cool inserted plug modules that use more than 6 watts and potentially more than 8 watts of power.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Inventors: Hazelton Avery, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 11289838Abstract: Each of plug contacts and each of receptacle contacts come into electrical contact with each other by mating a plug connector and a receptacle connector. Each of the receptacle contacts includes a receptacle contact guide part that has a receptacle contact guide hole into which each plug contact can be inserted in a direction toward a receptacle side board, and two spring pieces that are elastically deformed when each plug contact is inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole. The two spring pieces come into contact with each plug contact inserted into the receptacle contact guide hole by a spring restoring force.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LTD.Inventor: Kenta Ashibu
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Patent number: 11201429Abstract: To provide a technology for flexibly modifying terminal configurations in electrical connectors, the present disclosure involves a plug connector that includes a housing and multiple terminals held in place in the housing, wherein the housing includes a main body portion, in which the multiple terminals are arranged, and first exterior wall portions and second exterior wall portions, which are provided at both ends of the main body portion; the first and second exterior wall portions extend in a direction perpendicular to the array direction of the multiple terminals; the first exterior wall portions include a first coupling portion at the end in a first extension direction; the second exterior wall portions include a second coupling portion at the end in the same direction as the first extension direction; and the first coupling portion and the second coupling portion have mutually engageable shapes.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2020Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: HIROSE ELECTRIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Yuki Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11171453Abstract: An electrical connector grounding structure includes an electrically insulative terminal holder block having a rectangular base, a mating structure and a fixing structure, conducting terminals positioned in the rectangular base with contact tips thereof extended to the mating structure and connection tips thereof bonded to a predetermined circuit board, a grounding member having a first contact structure, a positioning structure positioned in the fixing structure and a bonding structure bonded to the circuit board, and a shielding shell covering the electrically insulative terminal holder block and having a second contact structure set in contact with the first contact structure to form a ground loop that guides out electromagnetic waves and crosstalk interference generated during signal transmission.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2020Date of Patent: November 9, 2021Assignee: ACES ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventor: Chun-Yuan Chen
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Patent number: 11158967Abstract: An electrical connector that maintains connection stability and enables easy removal so as not to cause any damage during removal with a reduced size and reduced profile. At the time of removal of two connectors, when an operation portion of a locking member of the receptacle connector is pushed inward in the longitudinal pitch direction, a locking piece pushes and spreads an engagement portion of an engagement member outward widthwise, and simultaneously a protrusion portion is also moved outward widthwise, whereby the aforementioned lapped state is released and unlocked, enabling removal. When the operation portion is released, the locking piece is pushed inward widthwise by resiliency of the engagement portion, and the protrusion portion is returned to the initial position corresponding to the position in which the protrusion portion is lapped with a step portion when viewed from the fitting direction at the time of completion of fitting.Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2018Date of Patent: October 26, 2021Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.Inventors: Soichi Sugaya, Kazunori Takei, Yasuyuki Akiyama, Toshihiko Hirai