Patents Examined by Bernard Rojas
  • Patent number: 11309113
    Abstract: A multilayer substrate includes a stacked body including a principal surface and insulating base material layers made of a thermoplastic resin that are stacked, and a coil including coil conductors. The coil includes a winding axis in a stacking direction. The coil conductors includes a first coil conductor closest to the principal surface, and a second coil conductor adjacent to or in a vicinity of the first coil conductor. The second coil conductor includes a wide portion of which a line width is larger than a line width of the first coil conductor. The wide portion includes an overlapping portion that overlaps with the first coil conductor, and a non-overlapping portion that does not overlap with the first coil conductor, when viewed from the stacking direction. The non-overlapping portion is curved to be closer to the principal surface than to the overlapping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Shingo Ito
  • Patent number: 11309153
    Abstract: The contact switching device includes a first terminal, a first contact, a second terminal, and a base. The first contact is attached to the first terminal. The base includes a first attachment portion, a second attachment portion, and a groove portion. The first terminal is attached to the first attachment portion. The second terminal is attached to the second attachment portion. The groove portion is arranged between the first attachment portion and the second attachment portion. The groove portion has a shape in which the inside is larger than the entrance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: OMRON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jun Sasaki, Kazuhiro Tsutsui, Hiroyuki Harimochi, Shintaro Wada, Yuki Muto, Kazuhiro Ikemoto, Keisuke Kihara
  • Patent number: 11302501
    Abstract: A contactor assembly and method for operating the contactor assembly can include a first conductor having a first set of axially extending protrusions and a second conductor having a second set of axially extending protrusions interdigitally arranged with the first set of protrusion. At least a subset of the first set of extending protrusions and at least a subset of the second set of protrusions can be conductively connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems Limited
    Inventors: Peter Roy Payne, John Houghton, Robert Henry Keith Miles Bullock
  • Patent number: 11295916
    Abstract: A starter switch (2) comprises a housing (3) extending along an axis (X) that delimits at least one interior space (4), at least one coil (5) housed in said interior space (4), at least one fixed core (10) passed through by a shaft (6) that is movable in translation along the direction of the axis (X) and at least one cavity (12) comprising an electrical connection area, said cavity being separated from the interior space (4) by the fixed core (10). The starter (1) switch (2) comprises at least one sealing device (22) providing a seal between the interior space (4) of the starter (1) switch (2) and the cavity (12) comprising the connection area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: Valeo Equipements Electriques Moteur
    Inventors: Romain Guignot, Nicolas Renard, Jean Sébastien Metral, Cyril Bouillard
  • Patent number: 11289296
    Abstract: A relay has a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact, a movable touch piece including a first movable contact that is disposed facing the first fixed contact, and a second movable contact that is disposed facing the second fixed contact, the movable touch piece being disposed so as to be movable in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact come into contact with the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact and in a direction in which the first movable contact and the second movable contact separate from the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact, a holder configured to hold the movable touch piece, a drive shaft connected to the holder, and a drive device configured to move the drive shaft in a movement direction of the movable touch piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Ryota Minowa, Hiroyuki Iwasaka, Naoki Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11270852
    Abstract: Provided is an electromagnetic relay including a case, a first fixed contact terminal including a first fixed contact, a second fixed contact terminal including a second fixed contact, and a movable touch piece including, on one surface of the movable touch piece, a first movable contact and a second movable contact configured to come into and out of contact in a contact-making and breaking direction. The first fixed contact terminal includes a facing portion disposed facing the other surface of the movable touch piece with a gap provided between the facing portion and the movable touch piece, and at least part of the facing portion lies over the movable touch piece in plan view in the contact-making and breaking direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Omron Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Mori, Ryota Minowa
  • Patent number: 11264158
    Abstract: A ferromagnetic actuator is disposed between first and second semiconductor devices that include first and second inductors. Each inductor is disposed on top of a multilevel wiring structure. Current flows through the first inductor to generate a first magnetic field that attracts the ferromagnetic actuator towards the first inductor causing the ferromagnetic actuator to transition from a first state to a second state. In the second state, a portion of the ferromagnetic actuator is disposed closer to the first inductor than it is in the first state. Current flows through the second inductor to generate a second magnetic field that attracts the ferromagnetic actuator towards the second inductor causing the ferromagnetic actuator to transition from the first or second state to a third state. In the third state, a portion of the ferromagnetic actuator is disposed closer to the first inductor than it is in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Ferric Inc.
    Inventors: Noah Sturcken, Ryan Davies, Michael Lekas
  • Patent number: 11264157
    Abstract: A magnetic force control device includes a first pole piece having an interaction surface, made of a ferromagnetic material, and configured to be in contact with an N pole of a permanent magnet, a second pole piece having an interaction surface, made of a ferromagnetic material, and configured to be in contact with an S pole of the permanent magnet or another permanent magnet different from the permanent magnet, rotary permanent magnet configured to be rotatable to define a first arrangement state in which an N pole thereof is magnetically connected to the second pole piece and an S pole thereof is magnetically connected to the first pole piece and a second arrangement state in which the N pole is magnetically connected to the first pole piece and the S pole is magnetically connected to the second pole piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Inventor: Tae Kwang Choi
  • Patent number: 11258325
    Abstract: An article is presented. The article includes one or more ceramic insulators having a plurality of recesses including a first portion having a first set of recesses of the plurality of recesses and a second portion having a second set of recesses of the plurality of recesses. At least a portion of a first conductor and at least a portion of a first cooling channel are overlappingly disposed in a recess of the first set of recesses. At least a portion of a second conductor and at least a portion of a second cooling channel are disposed in at least one recess of the second set of recesses wherein the at least a portion of the second cooling channel offsets from the at least a portion of the second conductor. A system including the article is also presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Jie Jerry Liu, Anil Raj Duggal
  • Patent number: 11257646
    Abstract: A contact device includes a moving contactor, a pair of moving contacts arranged in one direction, a pair of fixed terminals, and a pair of fixed contacts. At least one fixed terminal, selected from the pair of fixed terminals, includes a contact holder. The contact holder includes a first fixed extension and a second fixed extension. As for either a current component flowing in the one direction into the fixed contact or a current component flowing in the one direction out of the fixed contact, the current component flowing through the first fixed extension has a larger amount of current than a current component flowing through the second fixed extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomokazu Harano, Tatsuo Aratani
  • Patent number: 11244799
    Abstract: A system includes a first group of cassettes, each cassette including a first stationary bar, a first plurality of fixed contact members, and a first plurality of movable contact members, each of which is electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the first stationary bar and configured to contact one of the first plurality of fixed contact members. The system includes a second group of cassettes each including a second stationary bar, a second plurality of fixed contact members, and a second plurality of movable contact members, each of which is electrically coupled and rotatably connected to the second stationary bar and configured to contact one of the second plurality of fixed contact members. The system includes at least one operating mechanism to control opening and closing of the movable contact members. The first stationary bar is coupled to the second stationary bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Cummins Power Generation IP, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian G. Dye
  • Patent number: 11239015
    Abstract: A system comprises an industrial enclosure, first and second magnetic controls in close proximity to one another, and a magnetic field sensor. The first and second magnetic controls are secured to an outer surface of a cover of the industrial enclosure without penetrating an inner surface of the cover. The magnetic field sensor within the industrial enclosure senses a characteristic of the first magnetic control and a characteristic of the second magnetic control, and generates a signal corresponding to each of the characteristics. The signal is used by a controller to identify a setting of each of the first and second magnetic controls. Each of the first and second magnetic controls are positioned proximate to one another and each has a polarity and/or magnetic field strength that does not interfere with the detection of the others respective characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Benjamin Avery Freer, Stephan P. Iannce, Joseph Michael Manahan
  • Patent number: 11239734
    Abstract: It is provided a multi-stator rotating electrical machine including: an inner stator; an outer stator; a rotor provided radially between inner stator and the outer stator; an inner gap distance between the rotor and the inner stator; and an outer gap distance between the rotor and the outer stator. An average of the inner gap distance is between 75 and 80 percent of an average of the outer gap distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Wenliang Chen, Jahirul Islam
  • Patent number: 11239014
    Abstract: Provided are a rare-earth magnet capable of realizing a high magnetic flux amount without using any back yoke, and a linear motor comprising a movable element using the rare-earth permanent magnet. A rare-earth permanent magnet-forming sintered body for forming a permanent magnet is integrally sintered while being formed into a given three-dimensional shape with a lengthwise cross-section having a first surface extending in a length direction thereof, a second surface lying at a distance from the first surface in a thickness direction thereof and extending in the length direction, and an edge surface of each of lengthwise opposite ends thereof. This sintered body is formed such that easy magnetization axes of the magnet material particles included in a central region thereof are oriented in such a manner as to be directed along an arch-shaped path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Fujihara, Toshinobu Hoshino, Shoichiro Saito, Kenichi Fujikawa
  • Patent number: 11232923
    Abstract: A latching relay includes first and second coils and a common plunger operatively connected therebetween such that activation of the first coil moves the plunger in a first direction and activation of the second coil moves the plunger in a second direction, opposite the first direction, the first and second directions lying in a first plane. A limit switch includes a common contact and first and second coil contacts, where a position of the common contact is alternately switched between electrical connection to either the first or second coil contact based on a position of the plunger. A slide toggle accessible by a user is operatively connected to the plunger and slideable together with the plunger such that actuation of the slide toggle by the user causes manual actuation of the plunger. The slide toggle is slideable in a second plane parallel to the first plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Carling Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Fasano
  • Patent number: 11218058
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a winding yoke defining a plurality of winding slots between circumferentially spaced apart teeth. A respective winding separator is mounted within each of the winding slots. The winding separator is mounted to a keying feature that extends from the winding yoke into the winding slot. The winding yoke can be a laminated structure, wherein the teeth and keying features are part of a common laminated structure with the winding yoke. The winding yoke can be a stator, and a rotor can be mounted within the stator for rotary movement relative to the stator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: Hamilton Sundstrand Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph Kenneth Coldwate, Tadashi Sawata
  • Patent number: 11217375
    Abstract: In the actuator, the first end plate part of the first cover member in the support body is layered on one side in the first direction of the holder and faces the first yoke of the movable body from one side in the first direction. The second end plate part of the second cover member in the support body is layered on the other side in the first direction of the holder and faces the movable body from the other side in the first direction. Thus, the first viscoelastic member interposed between the movable body and the first end plate part in the first direction properly contacts with the movable body and the first end plate part. The second viscoelastic member interposed between the movable body and the second end plate part in the first direction properly contacts with the movable body and the second end plate part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: NIDEC SANKYO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masao Tsuchihashi, Tadashi Takeda, Hiroshi Kitahara
  • Patent number: 11211849
    Abstract: In some examples, an electric machine system including an outer housing; a stator assembly within the outer housing; a corrugated ring located between the stator assembly and the outer housing, the corrugated ring defining a gap between the stator assembly and the outer housing; and a pump configured to transfer a fluid through the gap between the stator assembly and housing to remove heat from at least one of the stator assembly or outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Christopher Banham
  • Patent number: 11170924
    Abstract: A computing device having an interface surface and one or more attachment features oriented on the interface surface is described. A removable support device with an interface surface and one or more attachment features oriented on the interface surface is described. A support system with a computing device and a removable support device is described. A method of using a support system is described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stephan Alexander Cummings, Jan Raken, Srinivas Reddy Nagampet, Whitney David Seiberlich
  • Patent number: 11170956
    Abstract: A switch assembly comprises a plurality of contacts, a switch including a contact bridge and an armature connected to the contact bridge, and a switch status detector positioned remotely and electrically isolated from the switch. The switch has an open position in which the contacts are electrically separated from one another and a closed position in which the contacts are in electrical contact with each other through the contact bridge. The switch status detector includes an electronic oscillator coupled with a coil wrapped around a core. The switch status detector outputs an oscillating voltage that varies depending upon a position of the switch between the open position and the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Harry Koch, Matthias Kroeker, Christian Lindner