Michael J Mckee

US Patent:

7101189, Sep 5, 2006

Filed:

Sep 9, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/223387

Inventors:

John P. Huss - Harrisburg PA, US
Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LTD - Taipei Hsien

International Classification:

H01R 12/00

US Classification:

439 63, 439581, 439357

Abstract:

An electrical connector () adapted for mating with a complementary connector includes a jack housing (), a metal jack () and a contact (). The metal jack is assembled with the jack housing, and includes a latching member () extending toward the jack housing along a front-to-back direction. The contact extends through the jack housing and the metal jack. The metal jack exerts a forward compressing force toward the jack housing when the latching member of the metal jack latches with the complementary connector.

US Patent:

7955098, Jun 7, 2011

Filed:

Nov 25, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/625560

Inventors:

Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US
Robert Colantuono - Dover PA, US
Richard Lee Malehorn - York PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. - New Taipei

International Classification:

H01R 13/62

US Classification:

439157, 439372

Abstract:

A card edge connector () for mating with a memory card () includes an elongate insulative housing (), and a number of contacts () retained in the insulative housing (); the insulative housing () defines a pair of side walls (), a central slot () between the side walls (), and at least a tower portion () at one end thereof; an ejector () rotatably attached to the tower portion () and has a body portion (), an operation portion () and a lock portion () extending from a top end of the body portion (), and a rotation portion () at a lower end of the body portion (); wherein the rotation portion () has at least two adjacent dentations () extending inwardly from an inner side thereof to push the memory card () downwardly into the central slot ().

US Patent:

8052448, Nov 8, 2011

Filed:

Dec 25, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/647410

Inventors:

Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. - New Taipei

International Classification:

H01R 13/62

US Classification:

439326

Abstract:

A card edge connector assembly having: a memory module having a first side portion, an opposite second side portion, and a plurality of conductive pads on a lower portion thereof, the lower portion extending from the first side portion to the second side portion; a card edge connector having an insulative housing having a first end, an opposite second end and a central slot extending from the first end to the second end to receive the lower portion of the memory module; and means identifying the corresponding memory module to be inserted into the central slot, comprising a key notch being defined at the second side portion of the memory module, and an arc pivot extending from the second end to engage with the key notch to guide the memory module to be rotated into the central slot along an anticlockwise direction.

US Patent:

8123569, Feb 28, 2012

Filed:

Feb 8, 2010

Appl. No.:

12/701631

Inventors:

Terrance F. Little - York PA, US
Howard Wallace Andrews - Hummelstown PA, US
Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. - New Taipei

International Classification:

H01R 24/04

US Classification:

439669

Abstract:

An audio jack connector () includes an insulative housing (), a plurality of contacts () and a cover (). the insulative housing has a bottom surface (), a cavity () having a front end exposed to exterior for insertion of an electrical plug, and a plurality of receiving slots () recessed upwardly from the bottom surface and communicating with the cavity. The contacts are inserted into the receiving slots from the bottom surface of the insulative housing. the contacts have contacting portions () protruding into the cavity for contacting with the electrical plug and soldering tail portions () extending outwardly beyond the bottom surface. The cover () envelopes the contacts into the receiving slots () with the tail portions () extending outwardly therefrom to make the audio jack connector communicate with the exterior via only the front end of the cavity.

US Patent:

8303326, Nov 6, 2012

Filed:

Jul 24, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/189553

Inventors:

Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd. - New Taipei

International Classification:

H01R 13/627

US Classification:

439358

Abstract:

A cable connector assembly includes a matable connector and a cable connector intended to mate with the matably connector. The matable connector includes a pair of guiding boats at opposite ends thereof and each guiding boat defines a guiding groove and a locking slot in the guiding groove. The cable connector includes a case, a connector body with a mating port exposing to a front edge of the case and cables running through a rear edge of the case and a pair of locking members located at the case. The connector body defines a pair of guiding posts intended to be communicated in the guiding grooves of the matably connector. Each guiding post defines a first receiving groove therein. Each locking members includes a rear end retained in the case and a front end with a locking end extending forward and received in the first receiving groove.

US Patent:

8535087, Sep 17, 2013

Filed:

Mar 13, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/418355

Inventors:

Michael McKee - Camp Hill PA, US
Howard Wallace Andrews - Hummelstown PA, US

Assignee:

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd. - New Taipei

International Classification:

H01R 3/00

US Classification:

439489

Abstract:

An electrical connector includes an insulative housing with a plurality of conductive terminals mounted thereon. A metallic shell surrounds the insulative housing thereby defining a mating cavity therein for receiving a mating plug. A spring plate is formed on one side wall of the metallic shell and projects into the mating cavity. A terminal module is attached to said side wall of the metallic shell and separated from the insulative housing by said side wall. The terminal module has a body section and a conductive terminal. The spring plate together with the conductive terminal form a detection switch which can detect whether a mating plug is inserted or not.

US Patent:

50901168, Feb 25, 1992

Filed:

Dec 21, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/631819

Inventors:

Homer E. Henschen - Carlisle PA
Michael J. McKee - New Cumberland PA
Joseph M. Pawlikowski - Lancaster PA
Richard L. Schaeffer - Carlisle PA
David T. Shaffer - Mechanicsburg PA
Alexander M. Sharpe - Harrisburg PA

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

H01R 4300
H01R 909

US Classification:

29827

Abstract:

A connector (10) having one or more arrays of elongate cantilever beam arms (22) of contacts (20) can have contact sections (26) on free ends (24) thereof soldered to respective traces (94) of a circuit element (90), by securing a lead frame (50) to free ends (24) which includes a corresponding plurality of fingers (56) extending from a carrier strip (52). On the finger ends (58) are affixed preforms (80,82) of solder; on the carrier strip (52) is defined a thin magnetic layer, transforming the brass carrier strip into a Curie point heater. When the carrier strip is subjected to RF current, it generates thermal energy which melts the solder preforms to join the fingers first to the contact sections (26) of the connector contacts (20), and in a remote location later subjected to RF current to reflow solder preform (82) to join contact sections (26) to traces (94).

US Patent:

51030713, Apr 7, 1992

Filed:

Nov 29, 1988

Appl. No.:

7/277362

Inventors:

Homer E. Henschen - Carlisle PA
Michael J. McKee - New Cumberland PA
Joseph M. Pawlikowski - Lancaster PA

Assignee:

AMP Incorporated - Harrisburg PA

International Classification:

B23K 100

US Classification:

219 8522

Abstract:

Soldering of surface mount connector terminals to contact pads on a circuit board is facilitated by configuring the terminals and their solder tails as spaced integrally-formed projections of a selectively actuable heater. Thermal energy developed in the heater is conducted along the projections to the solder tails to melt fusible conductive material (e. g. , solder, at the connection sites). After cooling, the projections are severed from the heater. The terminals, which are formed at the distal ends of the projections, are typically supplied partially inserted in respective terminal-receiving passages of the connector housing. After the soldering operation, the terminals are fully inserted into the passages. The heater is preferably a self-regulating heater in the form of a copper substrate having a skin layer of magnetically permeable, high resistance material. An alternating current of constant amplitude and high frequency is passed through the heater and concentrated in the skin layer at temperatures below the Curie temperature of the skin layer material.