Patents Examined by Vladimir Imas
  • Patent number: 11969022
    Abstract: An aerosol generation device includes: a load configured to heat an aerosol generation article by using power that is supplied from a power source, the aerosol generation article comprising an aerosol-forming substrate configured to hold or carry at least one of an aerosol source and a flavor source; and a control unit configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load. When starting the supply of power to the load in a non-operation state, or when the load is in a preparation state in which the load is not capable of generating a predetermined amount or more of aerosols from the aerosol generation article, the control unit is configured to control the power that is supplied from the power source to the load by feed-forward control.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: JAPAN TOBACCO INC.
    Inventors: Takuma Nakano, Hajime Fujita
  • Patent number: 11942735
    Abstract: A ganged connector assembly includes: first, second, third and fourth coaxial cables; first, second, third and fourth coaxial connectors, each of the coaxial connectors connected with a corresponding one of the coaxial cables; a shell surrounding the coaxial connectors, the shell configured to electrically isolate each of the coaxial connectors from the other coaxial connectors, wherein the coaxial connectors are arranged in a generally square pattern; and a strain relief boot comprising: first and second cover pieces that are assembled to create a cover around portions of the coaxial cables and the coaxial connectors; and first and second braces that reside within the cover, the first brace being positioned between first and second of the coaxial connectors, and the second brace being positioned between third and fourth of the coaxial connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Jeffrey D. Paynter
  • Patent number: 11937386
    Abstract: The invention relates to a front plate for a housing of a control installation, having a feedthrough for a plug connector. The front plate has at least one compensation element for compensating a tolerance-related offset (VA, VR) between the plug connector and the feedthrough (10) is disposed in the feedthrough and/or adjacent to the feedthrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Zebhauser, Christian Zwinger, Christian Anfang
  • Patent number: 11936149
    Abstract: According to the present embodiments, an improved flange tab apparatus and methods of use for establishing electrical continuity between at least two electrically conductive structures are provided. More specifically, the present apparatus may be used to establish electrical continuity between an electrically conductive portion of each electrically conductive structure using a flange tab with an aperture for slidably receiving an electrically conductive portion of a first of the at least two structures and connecting the apparatus thereto, and an electrical lead connector for connecting the apparatus to an electrically conductive portion of a second of the at least two structures. The present apparatus may further comprise at least two concentric discs removably mounted in series within the aperture for selecting the diameter of the aperture and a sealing portion for sealingly engaging the apparatus with the at least two structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: POWERS CORROSION INC.
    Inventor: Christien Robert Stone
  • Patent number: 11909143
    Abstract: An electrical receptacle unit with locking feature includes a receptacle adapted to be electrically connected to a source of electricity. The receptacle includes an electrical fitting having electrical contacts contained therein and/or extending therefrom, a socket surrounding the electrical fitting, and a plate disposed at a front of the socket. The electrical receptacle unit further includes a locking bracket that includes a central portion having first and second ends, a lock tab extending from a side of the central portion, and a pair of support arms, each extending forwardly from a respective one of the first and second ends. The locking bracket is pivotably secured to the plate, with at least a portion of each support arm positioned within a respective notched area of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Chatsworth Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Jonathan Bowen, Samuel Rodriguez
  • Patent number: 11903124
    Abstract: A through connector device is disclosed. The device may include a coaxial cable receiver portion defined by one or more surfaces, the coaxial cable receiver portion configured to couple to a center conductor portion of a coaxial cable, the center conductor portion of the coaxial cable protruding above a dielectric material of the coaxial cable. The device may include a beam lead positioned adjacent to the coaxial cable receiver portion. The device may include a planar transmission line contact pad configured to make electrical contact with a planar transmission line of a printed circuit board. The device may include a step configured to electrically and mechanically couple the beam lead to the planar transmission line contact pad, the step configured to create a gap between a bottom surface of the beam lead and a top surface of an outer conductor portion of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel S. Shaw
  • Patent number: 11901683
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a stator and a rotation body. The stator includes a first stator main body and a second stator main body. The rotation body is provided rotatably about a rotational axis with respect to the stator. The stator and the rotation body define a cable housing space between the stator and the rotation body. The second stator main body includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall extends along an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis. The second wall extends along the axial direction and is spaced apart from the first wall in a radial direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. The first wall is disposed between the cable housing space and the second wall in the radial direction. The first stator main body includes an intermediate wall extending along the axial direction and disposed between the first wall and the second wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Yuya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11894641
    Abstract: A coaxial tap in a hybrid fiber coaxial cable distribution system serves subscribers with an RF signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Holland Electronics, LLC
    Inventors: Michael Holland, George Goebel
  • Patent number: 11876328
    Abstract: An electrical plug has a pin arrangement including a pair of electrical power transmitting contacts separate from one another and a plurality of electrical signal transmitting contacts separate from each other. A pin arrangement transverse axis extends through a central point of the pin arrangement. A distance extending parallel to the pin arrangement transverse axis between a pair of longitudinal axes of the electrical power transmitting contacts is less than or equal to 6.1 mm. A maximum distance extending parallel to the pin arrangement transverse axis between a plurality of longitudinal axes of the electrical signal transmitting contacts that are furthest from each other along a direction parallel to the pin arrangement transverse axis is less than or equal to 6 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Industrial GmbH
    Inventors: Philipp Moncher, Josef Achatz, Sebastian Achatz
  • Patent number: 11876319
    Abstract: Some embodiments include an assembly, comprising: a first connector housing including an opening and a first electrical contact a second connector housing including a portion insertable into the opening and a second electrical contact electrically interfaceable with the first electrical contact a seal configured to form a sealable fluid chamber with the first connector housing and the second connector housing when the portion of the second connector housing is inserted into the opening of the first connector housing and a sealable vent coupled to the sealable fluid chamber when the portion of the second connector housing is inserted into the opening of the first connector housing wherein, when the sealable fluid chamber is formed: the portion of the second connector housing is movable within the opening; and the volume of the sealable fluid chamber changes as the portion of the second connector housing moves within the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Varex Imaging Nederland B.V.
    Inventor: Edo Hermsen
  • Patent number: 11870178
    Abstract: A backing plate, a corresponding electrical connector for mating with the backing plate, an electrical header, and an assembly thereof are described herein. The backing plate has an inner portion having a first thickness and an outer portion having a second thickness that is greater than the first thickness. The outer portion surrounds a perimeter of the inner portion and forms a cavity within the backing plate for acceptance of the electrical header. The backing plate also contains a connector attachment portion configured to attach the backing plate to the electrical connector and an intermediate surface attachment portion configured to attach the backing plate to the intermediate surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: Nicholas A. Durse, Adam Wolfgang
  • Patent number: 11870195
    Abstract: A keystone jack assembly includes a jack housing, a piercing contact housing disposed on the jack housing, a plurality of piercing contacts mounted on the piercing contact housing, a wire cap movably disposed on the piercing contact housing and a cover pivotally connected to the jack housing. The wire cap includes a cap main body, at least one first guiding portion, at least one second guiding portion and a third guiding portion. The cover includes two covering parts, and each covering part includes a main body, at least one first contact portion, at least one second contact portion and a third contact portion. The first contact portion abuts against the first guiding portion, the second contact portion abuts against the second guiding portion and the third contact portion abuts against the third guiding portion in order as the two covering parts pivots toward each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: HSING CHAU INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kei-Wei Wu
  • Patent number: 11862894
    Abstract: An energy module storage module cap includes a plate. It further includes a power output terminal about which the plate is molded. It further includes an auxiliary pin about which the plate is molded. It further includes a gasket disposed on the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Lunar Energy, Inc.
    Inventors: Erica Viola Lewis, Tanner Bruce DeVoe
  • Patent number: 11855379
    Abstract: A work machine powered electrically by a conductor rod contacting power rails along a haul route. The conductor rod has a central passageway coupling a head to a tip. A barrel extending from the head and an arm extending from the tip have concentric tubular conductors radially offset from each other and slidably mated together. The concentric tubular connectors maintain physical and electrical contact as the conductor rod extends and contracts so that contact with electrical power is maintained despite lateral movements caused by steering or road conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventor: Igor Strashny
  • Patent number: 11855369
    Abstract: A connector assembly includes multiple terminals. Each terminal includes a conductive portion. The terminals include first and second high speed signal terminals and a low speed signal terminal. The conductive portions of the first and second high speed signal terminals and the low speed signal terminal are correspondingly defined as first, second and third conductive portions. An adapter board is located above a circuit board to be conductively connected to a cable directly or indirectly. The adapter board includes first and second signal circuit layers located at different heights. The first signal circuit layer includes a first high speed signal circuit conductively connecting the first conductive portion and a conductive wire of the cable. The second signal circuit layer includes a second high speed signal circuit conductively connecting the second conductive portion and another conductive wire of the cable. The third conductive portion is conductively connected to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: LOTES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jun Liu, Chien Chih Ho, Wen Chang Chang
  • Patent number: 11848521
    Abstract: A plug connector (1) for connection of a data line, having a plug housing (2) with one or more connection elements (3) each connection element being for connection of a respective wire of the data line. The connection elements have one or more contact elements (4), and one or more conductor elements (5), via each of which a connection element (3) is electrically conductively connected to a contact element (4). Return damping of the plug connector (1) is reduced in that at least one portion (6) of the individual conductor elements (5) or at least one portion of the individual contact elements (4) is designed and arranged such that the wave impedance of the portion (6) is purposefully mismatched so that the value of the wave impedance deviates from the nominal wave impedance of the data line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Sebastian Stamm
  • Patent number: 11843209
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a stator and a rotation body. The stator includes a first stator main body and a second stator main body. The rotation body is provided rotatably about a rotational axis with respect to the stator. The stator and the rotation body define a cable housing space between the stator and the rotation body. The second stator main body includes a first wall and a second wall. The first wall extends along an axial direction parallel to the rotational axis. The second wall extends along the axial direction and is spaced apart from the first wall in a radial direction perpendicular to the rotational axis. The first wall is disposed between the cable housing space and the second wall in the radial direction. The first stator main body includes an intermediate wall extending along the axial direction and disposed between the first wall and the second wall in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventor: Yuya Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 11843210
    Abstract: A rotary connector device includes a stator, a rotor and an electrical connector; the rotor including a rotor main body and a connector housing. The connector housing includes a first connector holder and a second connector holder. The second connector holder includes a second holder main body, a first wall, and a second wall. The first wall extends from the second holder main body along an axial direction parallel to the rotation axis. The second wall extends from the second holder main body along the axial direction and is coupled to the first wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Yuya Hasegawa, Syuji Hirai, Hirofumi Utsunomiya
  • Patent number: 11843205
    Abstract: A connector assembly is disclosed that includes a base with an embedded printed circuit board (PCB) and a plurality of signal pins. The plurality of signal pins electrically couple the PCB to a vehicle harness. The connector assembly includes a mating connector for mechanically coupling the connect assembly to the vehicle harness and a spring between the mating connector and the base. The spring pre-loads and axially secures the base to the mating connector. The connector assembly transmits vehicle signals through a wireless connection with vehicle and/or remote locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Cummins Inc.
    Inventor: Jeffrey L. Oakes
  • Patent number: 11828126
    Abstract: An electrical feedthrough assembly has a lower assembly having a first end and a second end. The lower assembly includes an outer body with a lower housing and an upper housing disposed within a bore of the outer body and a first conductor extending from the lower housing to the upper housing. Additionally, the lower housing extends axial outward from the outer body to form the first end and the upper housing extends axial outward from the outer body to form the second end. Further, the electrical feedthrough assembly has an upper assembly having body extending from a first end to a second end. The second body includes a pin end at the first end and the pin end is inserted into an opening of the second end of the lower assembly. A second conductor is disposed within the body. A chamber within the body holds the first conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FMC Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Van Mook, Matthew Keller, Christopher Kennedy