Patents Examined by Krystal Robinson
  • Patent number: 11855426
    Abstract: Described are various embodiments of a dip cable protection device and system using same. In one embodiment, the dip cable protection device provides improved protection against damage to dip cables. In addition, one or more such dip protection devices can be stacked and installed against a same utility pole, such as a telecommunication pole having one or more dip cables, thus providing a full dip cable protection system. The system comprises at least one rubber dip protection device that is vertically engaged against a vertically oriented pole so as to enclose and protect in a cavity formed thereby the dip cables. The device can be easily partially buried, via a ground level indicator, to provide protection above and below ground level. Additional protection devices can be vertically stacked or mounted via a raised tab and recess on the top and bottom edges of the adjacent devices, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Zalinca Corp.
    Inventor: Loren R. Smart
  • Patent number: 11848118
    Abstract: An aluminium based conductor made of an alloy has at least 98 wt % aluminium, from 0.25 to 0.45 wt % iron, from 0.07 to 0.25 wt % copper and from 0.001 to 0.10 wt % boron, having high strength and conductivity. The present arrangement also includes a method for obtaining such conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventor: Audun Johanson
  • Patent number: 11843234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a retention device for holding one or more cables, comprising: a support bracket having at least one end piece with a recess, a back piece, a locking device configured to run through the recess of the support bracket for cooperation with the back piece, and at least one compressible module having a through opening configured to receive one or more cables, wherein the at least one compressible module is arranged between the support bracket and the back piece, and wherein the locking device is configured to lock the end piece of the support bracket to the back piece and compress the at least one compressible module around the one or more cables. Disclosed is also a retention system comprising such a device, a method for holding one or more cables and use of said system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Roxtec AB
    Inventors: Dennis Boone, Diana Richards
  • Patent number: 11837416
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing including an outer surface configured to at least partially form an external appearance of the electronic device, a button accommodation recess having a predetermined depth from the outer surface in a first direction oriented to the inner space of the electronic device, and at least one through-hole connected to the inner surface of the housing in the button accommodation recess, a key button disposed through the button accommodation recess, and including a key top inserted into the button accommodation recess and at least partially exposed to the outside, and a key base coupled to the key top, and including a protrusion facing a key flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) disposed in the inner space through the at least one through-hole. The protrusion may include an engagement portion formed at an end thereof to be larger than the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heecheul Moon, Kwonho Son, Sangyoup Seok, Byounguk Yoon
  • Patent number: 11837379
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable includes at least one internal conductor, an insulator, and an external conductor. The at least one internal conductor is formed in an elongated shape and is configured to transmit a signal. The insulator covers the internal conductor. The external conductor is a band-shaped resin tape having characteristics of an elongation percentage of equal to or more than 30% and a volume resistivity of equal to or less than 4×10?4 ?·cm. The external conductor is configured to be wound around the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Nonen, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11837777
    Abstract: A antenna assembly includes: a first antenna disposed on the first support provided with a first through hole, wherein the first antenna includes a first part disposed on an upper surface of the first support, a second part disposed inside the first through hole, and a third part disposed on a lower surface of the first support; a first connecting plate, an upper surface of which abuts against the third part, and lower surface is attached to an upper surface of the circuit board; a second connecting plate, an upper surface of which is attached to a lower surface of the circuit board; and a second antenna disposed on a middle frame of the terminal and connected to a lower surface of the second connecting plate, the first antenna being connected to a feed point of the second antenna through the first connecting plate and the second connecting plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Lun Zeng
  • Patent number: 11834309
    Abstract: A system and method using at least one inductor operatively coupled to an electrically insulating structure suppresses transient currents generated during a bond-on process by a human worker with energized electrical equipment so as to inhibit passage of the transient currents through the electrically insulating structure operatively coupled to the energized electrical equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Quanta Associates, L.P.
    Inventors: Zoran Bilic, David James Ball
  • Patent number: 11831134
    Abstract: A modular electrical conduit split assembly for efficient installation of electrical wiring. The modular electrical conduit split assembly includes an elongated, tubular conduit having at least one dividing wall running through the interior channel therein, defining separate chambers wherein each chamber includes an indicium disposed along an external surface of the conduit. A connection mechanism such as a coupling sleeve is disposed on an end of the conduit and configured to receive the end of a separate piece of conduit therein. Each chamber within the conduit is configured to receive electrical wiring therethrough which can be coordinated using color coded indicia appearing along the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Vitaliy Lyvytsky, Sergey Lange
  • Patent number: 11823811
    Abstract: A high density wiring system to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to superconducting qubits disposed within a dilution refrigerator is disclosed. The high density wiring system comprises a plurality of flexible layers, with conductive layers disposed between adjacent pairs of flexible layers. The conductive layers may be constructed using phosphor bronze. The wiring system that is disposed at the lower temperature stages of the dilution refrigerator may be coated with a superconducting material. The wiring system is useful for superconducting quantum computers and cryogenic sensors, as well as cryogenic infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John D. Cummings, John A. Rokosz, Kyle J. Thompson, Steven J. Weber
  • Patent number: 11804701
    Abstract: An electrical junction box is configured such that an electric or electronic component is mounted thereon. The electrical junction box includes a case having an accommodation recess, a housing configured such that the electric or electronic component is held therein and configured to be attached in the accommodation recess, and a cable configured to be drawn into the accommodation recess. The housing includes a path restricting wall configured to restrict a wiring direction of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Ito, Naoya Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11791066
    Abstract: In various embodiments, superconducting wires incorporate diffusion barriers composed of Nb alloys or Nb—Ta alloys that resist internal diffusion and provide superior mechanical strength to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Materion Newton Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Smathers, Paul Aimone
  • Patent number: 11791613
    Abstract: The cable support module according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention comprises: a metal plate which is flexible and the bending position varies along the length direction; fixing blocks which are fastened to the metal plate and wrapped around the top surface and bottom surface of the metal plate, and a plurality of fixing blocks are arranged at fixed intervals along the length direction of the metal plate; and connection blocks which have openings on one side surface that expose the accommodation groove therein so as to be fit-coupled to each fixing block together with the metal plate, and a plurality of the connection blocks are arranged in series next to each other so as to be continuously connected such that mutual rotation is possible, wherein the connection blocks can be coupled to each fixing block in a zig-zag from left to right on both sides along the length direction of the metal plate, and can be alternately connected together in a zig-zag along the length direction of the metal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Chul Yoon
  • Patent number: 11791068
    Abstract: A post insulator includes an insulating post including a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, a high-voltage-end grading ring connected to the first end of the insulating post, the high-voltage-end grading ring being insulated from the insulating post, a grounding-end grading ring connected to the second end of the insulating post, the grounding-end grading ring being insulated from the insulating post, and a charge control ring disposed on an outer surface of the insulating post, the charge control ring being insulated from the insulating post, and the charge control ring being configured to accumulate surface charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, SINOMA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD., NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY, SINOMA JIANGXI INSULATOR AND ELECTRICITY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Licheng Lu, Faqiang Yan, Bo Qi, Zhiyi Chong, Chengrong Li, Zhijun Guo, Xiao Yang, Yanxia Ding
  • Patent number: 11777286
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electromagnetic shield member that can improve heat dissipation from an electric wire, and a wire harness that includes the electromagnetic shield member. An electromagnetic shield member has rectangular tubular housing portions in which electric wires are individually housed. The housing portions are provided with pressing portions that are formed by cutting and raising portions of the housing portions inward, and that press the electric wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimizu, Tomoya Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11777287
    Abstract: A cable tray cover for a substantially U-shaped cable tray having a base portion and two opposing sidewalls extending upward generally perpendicular to base portion. The cover includes a plurality of interlocking cover panels for covering cable carried by the cable tray, with each cover panel having a top side, with a first end and a second end, with each cover panel configured to extend transverse across the tray. The first end of each cover panel includes a hinge point to allow the second end of the cover panel to rotate and overlap the second end of an adjacent cover panel for use in a radius section of the cable tray. The cover panels may include a hinge slot and a hinge tab, wherein the hinge tab of a cover panel may be placed through the hinge slot of an adjacent cover panel to form the hinge point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CABLOFIL, INC.
    Inventor: Dallas Kellerman
  • Patent number: 11777266
    Abstract: A custom outlet module is contained within a housing and has an electric current sensor configured to measure current passing through an electric outlet during a time period, a proximity sensor configured to detect a distance of an object relative to the electric outlet during the time period, a relay switch that can open or close to stop or conduct current through a circuit in the electric outlet in response to a command, and a wireless network interface in communication with the electric current sensor and the proximity sensor, the wireless network interface configured to transmit and receive data from the current sensor and the proximity sensor, to transmit commands to the relay switch, transmit the data to a computing device, and receive commands from the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sapient Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel M. Parks
  • Patent number: 11772582
    Abstract: A routing assembly for routing an electrical connection between two or more sub-systems in a work machine includes a hose, a coupling member, a wiring harness, and a grommet. The hose defines a conduit. The coupling member defines a through-bore fluidly coupled with the conduit. The wiring harness facilitates passage of one or more electrical wirings through each of the conduit and the through-bore to enable electrical communication between the two or more sub-systems. The grommet is retentively engaged with the coupling member and the wiring harness respectively with a first force and a second force. The first force is greater than the second force facilitating a movement of the wiring harness with respect to the grommet without disengaging the grommet from the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Codey Ryan Seaman, Benjamin Thomas Nelson, Jacob Andrew Scheirer
  • Patent number: 11770894
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a rigid region and a flexible region; a first substrate disposed on the rigid region and the flexible region and comprising a first insulating layer and a first wiring layer comprising a first groove in the flexible region; and a second substrate disposed on the first substrate in the rigid region and comprising a first adhesive layer, a second insulating layer and a second wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Okada
  • Patent number: 11763964
    Abstract: An electrically insulated cable that is excellent in in adhesion with a resin used for resin sealing is provided. According to the present invention, an electrically insulated cable (10) includes: a plurality of coated electric wires (11) and a sheath (12) covering outer peripheries of the plurality of coated electric wires, wherein an average value of surface roughness Rz of an outer surface of the sheath is 15 ?m or more and 75 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Hori
  • Patent number: 11763963
    Abstract: Provided is a power cable, and particularly, to an ultra-high-voltage power cable of 45 kV to 600 kV. Specifically, the present invention relates to a power cable which is eco-friendly and includes an insulating layer formed of an insulating material having not only high heat resistance and mechanical strength but also high flexibility, bendability, impact resistance, cold resistance, installability, workability, etc., which are in trade-off with heat resistance and mechanical strength, and of which the lifespan, flexibility and installability can be additionally improved through precise control of a thickness of the insulating layer according to characteristics of the insulating material, thereby enhancing workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.
    Inventors: Young Eun Cho, Gi Joon Nam, Min Sang Cho, Sue Jin Son