Patents Examined by William H. Mayo, III
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Patent number: 11756704Abstract: A data transmission cable includes a plurality of juxtaposed wires, a plastic layer enclosing on the wires integrally and a metallic shielding layer arranged on an outer side of the plastic layer. The metallic shielding layer defines a first shielding layer and a second shielding layer separated from each other and opposite to each other, the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer cover opposite sides of the plastic layer in a direction perpendicular to an arrangement direction of the wires, and both lateral edges of the first shielding layer and the second shielding layer in a width direction do not extend beyond the plastic layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2022Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: ALLTOP ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) LTD.Inventor: Yichang Chen
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Patent number: 11751330Abstract: A dielectric substrate may support conductive traces that form windings for a least one pole of a planar armature of an axial flux machine. At least a portion of the dielectric substrate, which is adapted to be positioned within an annular active area of the axial flux machine, may include a soft magnetic material. Such a planar armature may be produced, for example, by forming the conductive traces on the dielectric substrate, and filling interstitial gaps between the conductive traces with at least one epoxy material in which the soft magnetic material is embedded.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: E-Circuit Motors, Inc.Inventors: George Harder Milheim, Steven Robert Shaw, Ryan Terrence Duffy, Edward Charles Carignan
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Patent number: 11742109Abstract: Provided are a flexible flat cable and a method of producing the same.Type: GrantFiled: October 20, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bumhee Bae, Youngkun Kwon, Minseok Kim, Younho Kim, Changwon Jang, Jeongnam Cheon
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Patent number: 11742110Abstract: The present invention is for reinforced electric wires as used in holiday lighting such as Christmas light strings. The reinforced electric wire comprises a conductor, reinforcing threads, and an insulator jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Polygroup Macau Limited (BVI)Inventor: Xiaofeng Cao
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Patent number: 11735337Abstract: A USB cable structure includes a cable body and a plurality of wires. The cable body extends a length along an axial direction and forms an inner space, and the inner space forms an elliptical cross-section in the radial section of the cable body perpendicular to the axial direction. The plurality of wires are arranged in the elliptical inner space of the cable body, and the diameter of the wire can be increased by the enlarged elliptical inner space to reduce the attenuation of the transmission signal, thereby extending the length of the transmission cable to transmit the signal to a longer distance without the assistance of the attenuation compensation chip.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Inventor: James Cheng Lee
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Patent number: 11728068Abstract: Magnet wire with corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor and a multi-layer insulation system formed around the conductor. The insulation system may include a basecoat formed from a first polymeric enamel insulation. A midcoat formed from a second polymeric enamel insulation may be formed around the basecoat, and the second polymeric enamel insulation may include a filler dispersed in a base polyimide material. The filler may include between 20 percent and 80 percent by weight of silica dioxide and between 20 and 80 percent by weight of titanium dioxide. Additionally, the insulation system may include a topcoat formed from third polymeric enamel insulation formed around the midcoat.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire USA LLCInventors: Matthew Leach, James J. Connell, Allen Roe Guisinger, Allan R. Knerr, Frederick Marshall McFarland, Tamanna Ferdous McFarland, Mohammad Mazhar Said
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Patent number: 11728067Abstract: Magnet wire with flexible corona resistant enamel insulation may include a conductor and a multi-layer insulation system formed around the conductor. The insulation system may include a basecoat formed from first polymeric enamel insulation, a midcoat formed from second polymeric enamel insulation, and a topcoat formed from third polymeric enamel insulation. The midcoat may include a filler containing silica dioxide and chromium oxide dispersed in a base polyamideimide material. Additionally, the magnet wire may exhibit few or no cracks in the topcoat when the wire is bent 180 degrees around a 4 mm mandrel.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 15, 2023Assignee: Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire USA LLCInventors: Tamanna Ferdous McFarland, James J. Connell, Allen Roe Guisinger, Allan R. Knerr, Matthew Leach, Frederick Marshall McFarland, Mohammad Mazhar Said
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Patent number: 11721957Abstract: A cable splice assembly includes a tubing encapsulated cable, an electric submersible downhole cable, where the tubing encapsulated cable and the electric submersible downhole cable are tape-spliced through a pair of respective contacts, and a thermoplastic insulator to seal the tubing encapsulated cable. A shell contains the tape-spliced tubing encapsulated cable and the electric submersible downhole cable and multiple layers of sealant tape are wrapped around at least the tubing encapsulated cable and the thermoplastic insulator inside the shell, where a number of layers of the sealant tape is selected to create a pressure blocking seal inside the shell.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: ITT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES LLC.Inventors: Taylor Simas, Andrew Smith, Charley Campbell
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Patent number: 11721968Abstract: The conduit cap includes a cap, an outer clamp member, and a bolt. The cap defines a central first threaded axial blind opening and has a top and an interior cylindrical rim coaxial with the central threaded opening and has an outer clamp defining a transverse second threaded opening and has two outwardly projecting angularly spaced shoulders. The outer clamp member defines a third opening alignable with the transverse second opening and a pair of parallel recesses. The outer clamp member has two pairs of opposed wings. Each pair of wings at least defining a recess dimensioned to receive a shoulder. The bolt is insertable though the third opening and threadably engageable in the transverse opening to clamp the outer clamp member to the first clamp.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2021Date of Patent: August 8, 2023Assignee: East Coast Lightning Equipment Inc.Inventors: Mark P. Morgan, Baylen Smith, Philip J. Blouin
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Patent number: 11705771Abstract: Electric machines, such as motors, may include an armature and a field component, and at least one of the armature or the field component may include a laminated structure having a plurality of slots into which a plurality of conductive elements are positioned. Additionally, a polymeric insulation layer may be formed directly on the laminated structure at least within the plurality of slots.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire USA LLCInventors: Christopher Paul Richardson, Frederick McFarland, Daniel M. Saban, Allan R. Knerr
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Patent number: 11705710Abstract: A splice for a skin-effect effect heating cable. The splice includes a primary shim configured to be shrunk over part of an insulation layer of a first portion of the heating cable, a secondary shim configured to be shrunk part of the insulation layer of a second portion of the heating cable, a connector configured to electrically couple the first portion of the heating cable and the second portion of the heating cable, and an outer cold shrink tube configured to be shrunk over the primary shim, the secondary shim, and the connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2022Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: nVent Services GmbHInventors: Ganpathy Iyer, Paul Becker, David Parman
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Patent number: 11694822Abstract: A medium voltage electric cable having a conductor, an inner semi-conductive layer, an insulating layer, an outer semi-conductive layer, a wire metal screen, a filler layer made from an extruded elastomeric low smoke zero halogen (LSOH) composition containing a polyethylene homopolymer and/or copolymer having a density lower than 0.93 g/cm3 and a metal hydroxide, and an outer sheath made from a low smoke zero halogen (LSOH) composition containing a polymer mixture of an EVA polymer and polyethylene homopolymer and/or copolymer having a density lower than 0.93 g/cm3, the polymer mixture being charged with a metal hydroxide and a phyllosilicate clay.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2021Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Prysmian S.p.A.Inventors: Zekeriya Sirin, Bilal Ozdemir, Serdar Büyük
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Patent number: 11694823Abstract: An Ethernet cable that includes a pair of cores including a single-wire conductor and an insulator covering the single-wire conductor; and an armoring layer entirely covering the pair of cores, wherein the pair of cores are twisted together to have a twist pitch (P1) in a cable length direction satisfying certain characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Jae Sung Park, Sung Hoon Kim, Woo Kyoung Lee, Jung Pyo Hong
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Patent number: 11695225Abstract: An electrical connection system includes a mounting stud having a base configured for mounting to a conductive surface. One or more one ring-shaped lugs, formed of an electrically conductive material, are configured for being positioned on the mounting stud for surrounding the mounting stud. The ring-shaped lug includes one or a plurality of interior channels extending around the inside diameter thereof. A contact spring is seated within a respective interior channel and is electrically conductive and dimensioned to extend radially inwardly from the channel and contact the mounting stud when the ring-shaped lug is positioned thereon. The contact spring is configured to at least partially collapse in the radial direction and to provide a spring bias against the mounting stud for providing an electrical connection between the ring-shaped lug and mounting stud.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2020Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Roberta A. Kolarich, Michael I. Kramer, Andrea M. Myles
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Patent number: 11688530Abstract: A shielded electrical cable includes conductor sets extending along a length of the cable and spaced apart from each other along a width of the cable. First and second shielding films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and include cover portions and pinched portions arranged such that, in transverse cross section, the cover portions of the films in combination substantially surround each conductor set. An adhesive layer bonds the shielding films together in the pinched portions of the cable. A transverse bending of the cable at a cable location of no more than 180 degrees over an inner radius of at most 2 mm causes a cable impedance of the selected insulated conductor proximate the cable location to vary by no more than 2 percent from an initial cable impedance measured at the cable location in an unbent configuration.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2022Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANYInventor: Douglas B. Gundel
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Patent number: 11678439Abstract: A circuit board includes a substrate, a plurality of contacts disposed on a surface of the substrate, and a solder mask. The contacts have a plurality of plating regions and a metal layer on the plating regions, and the plating regions have at least two different sizes. The solder mask covers the surface of the substrate and covers edges of the plating regions, in which topmost surfaces of the contacts are below a top surface of the solder mask, and a gap between the topmost surfaces of the contacts and the top surface of the solder mask is larger than 0 ?m and is smaller than 5 ?m.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: MACRONIX INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Pei-Chi Hu, Jui-Chung Lee, Chi-Wen Lin
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Patent number: 11670877Abstract: A grounding clamp includes a plate having a first and second opposite longitudinal edges extending in a first direction, and first and second opposite transverse edges extending perpendicularly to the longitudinal edges in a second direction. First and second cable fastening region extend along the first and second transeverse edges, respectively, and are configured to fasten and electrically contact first and second cables to the plate, respectively. An opening is arranged between the cable fastening regions for inserting a fastener. An arm extends from the first or second longitudinal edge in the second direction so that the arm runs parallel to the first and/or second cable fastening region. A tab extends at a free end of the arm parallel to the first and/or second longitudinal edge and perpendicularly to a plane of the plate in a direction of an underside of the plate.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBHInventors: Marijela Bajic, Markus Huber, Hubert Huber, Christoph Woerz
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Patent number: 11670445Abstract: An inductor component includes first and second inductor wiring lines, a first vertical wiring line, a second vertical wiring line, and a third vertical wiring line, wherein the first vertical wiring line and the second vertical wiring line are connected to the first end portion and the second end portion of the first inductor wiring line, respectively, and the third vertical wiring line and the second vertical wiring line are connected to the first end portion and the second end portion of the second inductor wiring line, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshimasa Yoshioka, Kouji Yamauchi
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Patent number: 11670878Abstract: A terminal block structure includes an insulative base, a conductive terminal, a toggle member and an elastic clamping piece. The insulative base has a chamber, a wire hole and an opened trough communicating with the chamber. The wire hole and the opened trough are located on the same side of the insulative base. The conductive terminal is fixed in the chamber. The toggle member has a main body, a stem and a pressing portion extended from the main body. The main body has a pivoting portion pivotally connected to the insulative base. The stem projects to outside of the insulative base from the opened trough and is movable on a lateral side of the wire hole. The elastic clamping piece is disposed in the chamber. An end of the elastic clamping piece is pressed by the pressing portion to operably open or close the wire hole.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
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Patent number: 11665812Abstract: A metal member-equipped circuit board 21 includes: a printed circuit board 22 including a through hole 25; a metal member 30 including a shaft portion 31 that is inserted into the through hole 25, and a head portion 32 that is arranged outside the through hole 25, the head portion 32 having a diameter larger than a diameter A1 of the through hole 25, and a conductive bonding material 35 for bonding the shaft portion 31 and an inner wall of the through hole 25 to each other.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2022Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Koki Uchida, Yukinori Kita