Patents Examined by Krystal Robinson
  • Patent number: 11923110
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a cable used to at least moor a moving body to be moored and supply power thereto, such that weight of the whole cable can be reduced. A cable according to the present invention connects a moving body to be moored to a unit assembly including a power supply unit. The cable is used to at least moor the moving body to be moored to the unit assembly and supply power from the power supply unit to the moving body to be moored. The cable includes a conductor constituted with element wires, and at least part of the element wires is a high-strength aluminum-based conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Kaneko
  • Patent number: 11918273
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide a hollow cable for transmitting radiofrequency and/or microwave frequency energy to an electrosurgical instrument, wherein the hollow cable is provided with electrical connectors for forming a bipolar electrical connection with an electrosurgical instrument that fits within, e.g. slides relative to, the hollow cable. The connectors can be conductive protrusions extending in an axial direction on opposite sides of the cable. The protrusions can be tabs, fins, rods, pins, or wires. The protrusions can be strips which engage corresponding terminals on the instrument. The transmission line structure of the invention can have a greater diameter then convention coaxial cables, which can minimise loss whilst still providing access for control wires and/or fluid to reach an surgical instrument. The cable can be used with multiple instruments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: CREO MEDICAL LIMITED
    Inventors: Christopher Paul Hancock, Malcolm White, George Christian Ullrich, David Edward Webb, Louis Turner
  • Patent number: 11916364
    Abstract: A junction box mountable on a roof surface, comprising a housing unit and an enclosing unit, the housing unit and enclosing unit combining to form a waterproof assembly. The housing unit is mountable to a roof surface via a flashing having a continuous, raised waterproofing track that mates with a waterproofing recess in a bottom surface of the housing unit to create a waterproofing zone inside the housing unit. At least one bottom pass through is located within the waterproofing zone and provides a channel from the internal housing area through the roof surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Enstall US, Inc.
    Inventors: Duane Menton, Bryan R. Falk, Susan E. Stark, Yann Schwarz, Jon Ash
  • Patent number: 11909189
    Abstract: The flexible wiring conduit is a hollow structure. The flexible wiring conduit forms a protected space that contains the cable. The flexible wiring conduit protects a cable from damage by forces that are exterior to the protected space formed by the flexible wiring conduit. The cable inserts through the protected space. The flexible wiring conduit is a composite prism structure. The flexible wiring conduit is a bimodal flexible structure. The bimodal flexible structure of the flexible wiring conduit allows the flexible wiring conduit to bent to follow a desired cabling path. The flexible wiring conduit incorporates a plurality of end fittings, a plurality of rigid tube structures, and a plurality of flexible tube structures. The plurality of end fittings, the plurality of rigid tube structures, and the plurality of flexible tube structures are interconnected to form the flexible wiring conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Inventor: Jakub Kodim
  • Patent number: 11908597
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a flat electric wire and a method for manufacturing a flat electric wire. The flat electric wire includes a plurality of conductors arranged in parallel in a width direction and having substantially a same cross-sectional area with each other, resin films provided on one side and the other side of the plurality of conductors in a thickness direction orthogonal to the width direction, and an insulator covering the plurality of conductors together with the resin films. Each of the resin films have a Young's modulus of 2 GPa or more and a film thickness of 200 ?m or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Mizuki Shirai
  • Patent number: 11903131
    Abstract: The invention relates to a holder for a button cell, wherein the holder is intended to be fastened on a printed circuit board, wherein the holder has at least two first latching arms which protrude from the printed circuit board when the holder is in the mounted state, wherein the button cell is received between the first latching arms when the button cell is in the mounted state, wherein the first latching arms, at one end, are each connected to a main body which has a base area which is connected to the printed circuit board when the holder is in the mounted state, wherein the first latching arms each have at least one first latching lug in order to hold the button cell on the printed circuit board, and wherein the first latching lugs are arranged at a first distance from the base area of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: WÜRTH ELEKTRONIK EISOS GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Treml, Julia Sanwald, Stefan Klingler
  • Patent number: 11901719
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cable feedthrough for feeding cables through a separating element, comprising: a feedthrough housing (2), which has a housing interior (7), which is delimited by a lateral housing wall (8) and a housing bottom (9) having a bottom opening (10) for feeding a plurality of cables through; a dividing component (3), which is arranged in the housing interior (7) opposite the housing bottom (9) and provides receptacles (15); and sealing elements (4), which are each arranged in one of the receptacles (15) and which each have a cable passage (19), which is designed to sealingly receive a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: CONTA-CLIP VERBINDUNGSTECHNIK GMBH
    Inventors: Jörg Nowastowski-Stock, Frank Ludolph
  • Patent number: 11895797
    Abstract: An electrical device includes a connection part and a cover part connected to the connection part. A mounting part is accommodated and situated in the connection part, and a first circuit board is connected to the mounting part in a coded manner. A second circuit board is situated in the cover part, which is connected to a frame part in a coded manner. The first circuit board is connected to a plug connector part, and the second circuit board is connected to a mating plug connector part. A leading guide for a plug connection is provided on the mounting part, which becomes active when the cover part is connected to the connection part. The frame part being able to be connected to the mounting part in a coded manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: SEW-EURODRIVE GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Franz Daminger, Ralph Mayer
  • Patent number: 11887749
    Abstract: A cable includes: a pair of core wires; a shielding layer covering the pair of core wires; an insulating outer layer covering the shielding layer; a ground wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer; and a filler wire between the pair of core wires and the shielding layer, and the filler wire is arranged symmetrically with the ground wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Han-Run Xie, Lu-Yu Chang, A-Nan Yang
  • Patent number: 11887751
    Abstract: A composite billet includes an array of textured-powder bars in a geometry that is compatible with assembly and drawing of a billet with LAR˜1:1. A method is presented of compressing the bars suitable for the billet geometry in an inert gas environment. Methods of drawing of the billet control the deformation of the composite billet during area-reducing draw to fine wire so that the shape and registration of the constituent bars is preserved. Lastly a method is disclosed to fabricate a cable-in-conduit conductor containing the textured-powder Bi-2212/Ag wires that enables robust forming of windings and also provides in-cable containment of a buffer gas flow under high pressure during the high-temperature heat treatment of the winding that is required to produce optimum superconducting performance in the winding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, Accelerator Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Peter McIntyre, John Scott Rogers
  • Patent number: 11888298
    Abstract: A cable guide having a fastening structure, a plurality of guide ducts, arranged next to one another, which are coupled to one another by the fastening structure and each guide duct of which comprises two serpentine curve-shaped duct segments between which the fastening structure is arranged, wherein the two serpentine curve-shaped duct segments are configured resiliently in such a way that they can be compressed toward the fastening structure and expanded away from the fastening structure counter to a spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Diebold Nixdorf Systems GmbH
    Inventors: Uwe Kirschke, Andreas Jeschke, Jörg Schmidt
  • Patent number: 11887756
    Abstract: An electric wire for use in an electric vehicle with a large current of 100 A or more and a high voltage of 30 V or more includes a conductor and an electrically insulating layer covering an outer surface of the conductor, wherein the conductor includes first twisted wires in each of which a plurality of element wires are twisted together, and the first twisted wires are twisted together to form one or more second twisted wires, wherein an element-wire diameter of each of the element wires is 0.18 mm to 0.35 mm, and wherein a secant modulus of the electrically insulating layer is 15 MPa to 41 MPa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuhei Mayama
  • Patent number: 11881327
    Abstract: An electrical cable assembly comprising a first electrical circuit comprising at least two insulated conductors, a second electrical circuit, and a conductive metallic armor encasing the first and second electrical circuits, wherein the conductive metallic armor provides a return ground path. The second electrical circuit comprising at least two control insulated conductors, a jacket surrounding the control insulated conductors, and a wrap surrounding the jacket which is surrounding the control insulated conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Encore Wire Corporation
    Inventors: William T. Bigbee, Jr., Micah W. Latimer, John L. Rhoads, Andrew P. Hull, Troy D. Skidmore, Paul Abernathy, David W. Maxey
  • Patent number: 11881334
    Abstract: Provided are an FPC cable and a data cable. The FPC cable includes a conductor, an insulating layer and a skin, where the conductor is made of a sheet-like metal foil, and a front side and a back side of the conductor are covered with the insulating layer and are fixedly connected to form a one-piece integral body; and the one-piece integral body is coated with the skin, so that the FPC cable integrally has a flat long strip shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: Liming Ren
  • Patent number: 11876362
    Abstract: Electrical box assemblies and electrical box separators are provided. The electrical box assembly includes a box housing having four sides and a bottom and a box separator secured within the box housing and configured to create at least two isolated compartments within the box housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Krzysztof W. Korcz, Steven J. Johnson
  • Patent number: 11872741
    Abstract: A wiring trough, comprising a trough body, and a trough cover arranged on the trough body, wherein the two ends of the trough body are respectively provided with a first clamping portion, and the two ends of the trough cover are respectively provided with a second clamping portion, wherein the trough body and the trough cover are connected in a mutual clamping manner through the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion, wherein a channel for receiving a wire is formed by the trough body and the trough cover, wherein a first decoration lug is arranged on each of the first clamping portion, and a second decoration lug is arranged on each of the second clamping portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Inventor: Mingkun Yang
  • Patent number: 11865639
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a hermetic assembly and a method of forming such assembly are disclosed. The hermetic assembly includes a dielectric substrate having a first major surface and a second major surface, a patterned layer connected to the first major surface of the dielectric substrate by a laser bond, and a ferrule having a body and a flange extending from the body. The flange is welded to a welding portion of the patterned layer that is disposed between the flange and the first major surface of the dielectric substrate such that the ferrule is hermetically sealed to the dielectric substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Ruben, Andreas Fenner, Andrew J. Ries, Robert A. Munoz, Christopher T. Kinsey, Mark E. Henschel
  • Patent number: 11870191
    Abstract: An automobile connection cable is configured with a controller area network (CAN-bus) circuit design and provided with a protocol interface between the J533 connector and USB Type-C. The function of switching between different protocols is achieved through the configuration of the cable assembly, so that the driver-assistance system ensures a better adaptability to the VAG vehicle models of Volkswagen Corporation (VAG). When the vehicle is shut off, the circuit control board can also control the constant power supply system between the external device and the vehicle, thereby reducing power consumption.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Shao Bo Huang
  • Patent number: 11862951
    Abstract: A cable channel for receiving at least one cable includes a first cable housing and a second cable housing. The first cable housing includes a first connector and the second cable housing includes a first mating connector releasably connected to the first connector arranging the first and second cable housings together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Ulf Hoeppner
  • Patent number: 11855425
    Abstract: A cable system is provided which is configured with both electric wires and a fluid conduit running through the axial passage of a surrounding flexible sheath of the cable. The system allows for communication of electricity over the wires for electrical circuits and concurrent communication of a fire ignition suppressant fluid or gas through the fluid conduit, to all points in an electric circuit using the cable. One or both of a dye or scent can be included in the ignition suppressant fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: ISCT LLC
    Inventor: Clifton Royston