Patents Examined by William H. Mayo, III
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Patent number: 11594828Abstract: Components and systems include devices for implementing downhole splice connections within a wellbore. In some embodiments, a downhole splice connector includes at least one connector body having an inner diameter defining a cavity within which at least one connector receptacle is disposed, and at least one conductive center pin disposed within the at least one connector receptacle. The downhole splice connector further includes at least one pressure sleeve annularly disposed between an inner diameter of the connector body and an outer diameter of the center pin, such that a pressure barrier is formed between an outer diameter of the pressure sleeve and an inner diameter of the connector body and a pressure barrier is formed between an inner diameter of the pressure sleeve and an outer diameter of the center pin.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2021Date of Patent: February 28, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Robert William Gissler, Stacey Michelle Joiner
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Patent number: 11587698Abstract: An electric submersible pump (ESP) power cable. The ESP power cable has a first plurality of electric conductors encased in a first protective armor wherein a first void area is defined between the first plurality of electric conductors and the first protective armor, has a second plurality of electric conductors encased in a second protective armor wherein a second void area is defined between the second plurality of electric conductors and the second protective armor and wherein each one of the second plurality of electric conductors is spliced to a corresponding one of the first plurality of electric conductors, has a first filler positioned at least partially in the first void area, and comprises a second filler positioned at least partially in the second void area.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Terry Lynn Glasscock, Joseph Michael Munoz, David Keith Marricle
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Patent number: 11587702Abstract: The invention relates to a grommet made of a material that is elastic at least in portions for receiving at least one elongate object for strain relief and sealing, comprising an outer frame element that can be opened along a slit and comprises at least two membranes that are spaced apart in the longitudinal direction of the elongate object to be received and each comprise a hole of equal size, so as to be flush with one another, for receiving the elongate object. The invention is characterised in that the respective hole of the at least two membranes contacts the material of the frame element on the side of the slit.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2019Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: ICOTEK PROJECT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Bruno Ehmann, Valentin Ehmann
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Patent number: 11587697Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables and an insulating film. The cables are arranged in a row and have a center line. The plurality of cables respectively have a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion symmetrically disposed with the first connecting portion, a signal wire and a grounding wire. The first connection portion is located on one side of the center line, and the second connection portion is located on the other side of the center line. The insulating film is provided on the first connection portion and the second connection portion of any one of the plurality cables. The two sides of the insulating film do not protrude outward from the two outermost cables, and the two surfaces of the insulating film in the direction perpendicular to the center line are planes.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTDInventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
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Patent number: 11587700Abstract: A new dielectric material for a communication cable has a dielectric base with strength members embedded therein. By a new process, vacuum voids are formed in the dielectric base and at least partially contain or abut the strength members. The material is particularly well suited for a first dielectric tape, where the cable includes a first insulated conductor, the first dielectric tape and a second insulated conductor, with the first insulated conductor being twisted with the second insulated conductor with the first dielectric tape residing between the first insulated conductor and the second insulated conductor. The material is also suitable for a separator of the cable serving to separate twisted pairs from each other within the cable, as well as other components of the cable, such as an insulation layer of one or more of the insulated conductors of the twisted pairs.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ted Q. Cobb, Jr., Trent M. Hayes
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Patent number: 11585363Abstract: A rivet assembly for securing a wire in electrical communication with a substrate having a hollow cylindrical body with a first opening at a proximal end and a second opening at a distal end. The rivet assembly further includes a wire with a portion in electrical communication with the cylindrical body. The rivet assembly yet further includes a compression mechanism configured for use selectively compressing the cylindrical body along an axial direction. Compression of the cylindrical body can cause diametric expansion of an outer diameter of the cylindrical body to retain the cylindrical body within a substrate. The rivet assembly additionally includes wire retention structure configured for holding the wire in electrical contact with the compressed cylindrical body.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: National Technology & Engineering Solutions of Sandia, LLCInventors: Timothy Briggs, Kyle James LeBlanc, Brian K. Holliday
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Patent number: 11581110Abstract: A cable having a transmission wire, a first metal covering layer, an inner insulating layer, a second metal covering layer, an outer insulating layer, an insulating protective layer, and an outer metal layer and method of making such. The transmission wire, a first metal covering layer , and inner insulating layer extend along a first direction, wherein the first metal covering layer and inner insulating layer cover the transmission wire. The first metal covering layer comprises a first axial end part. The inner insulating layer comprises a second axial end part. The second metal covering layer extends along the first direction and covers the inner insulating layer. The second metal covering layer comprises a third axial end part. The outer insulating layer extends along the first direction and covers the second metal covering layer. The outer insulating layer comprises a fourth axial end part.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: LANTO ELECTRONIC LIMITEDInventors: XianSheng Zhang, Yi Zhou, WeiChuang Kong
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Patent number: 11575219Abstract: A tool-less terminal block includes an insulated base, a turning part, a conductive terminal, and a spring clamp. The insulated base has a cavity and a slot communicating to the cavity; the turning part is pivotally coupled to the insulated base; the conductive terminal is fixed to the bottom of the slot; the spring clamp is accommodated in the cavity and disposed at the top of the conductive terminal, and the spring clamp has a movable elastic arm pressing the conductive terminal to seal the slot, and the movable elastic arm has a link rod fixed to the turning part and operable together with the turning part. When the turning part is turned to a released position, the link rod is pulled by the turning part to drive the movable elastic arm away from the conductive terminal to open the slot, so as to provide a convenient use.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignees: DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventor: Shang-Tsai Wu
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Patent number: 11574748Abstract: An ultra-high-voltage DC power cable system capable of simultaneously preventing or minimizing electric field distortion, a reduction of DC dielectric strength, and a reduction of impulse breakdown strength due to the accumulation of space charges in an insulating layer of a cable and an insulating material of an intermediate connection part.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2019Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Sung Pyo Hong, Su Bong Lee, Eui Hwan Jung, O Hyuck Kwon, Seung Woo Cho, Sun Kak Kim
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Patent number: 11569701Abstract: An insulating composition having a polymer resin, a nanoclay, and one or more nanofillers. The insulating composition has a thermal conductivity of greater than about 0.8 W/mK, a dielectric constant of less than about 5, a dissipation factor of less than about 3%, and a breakdown strength of greater than about 1,000V/mil. The insulating composition has an endurance life of at least 400 hours at 310 volts per mil.Type: GrantFiled: August 13, 2019Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: University of ConnecticutInventor: Yang Cao
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Patent number: 11569005Abstract: A cable includes a cable core including a linear filler, and a plurality of core wires for signal transmission, a shield layer covering around the cable core, and a sheath covering around the shield layer. The filler includes a first filler provided at a cable center, and a plurality of second fillers provided around the first filler to form a cross-shape with the first filler in a cross-section perpendicular to a cable longitudinal direction. The cable core is configured in such a manner that the plurality of core wires and the plurality of second fillers are spirally twisted around the first filler to be alternately arranged in a circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.Inventors: Masashi Moriyama, Detian Huang, Yoshinori Tsukamoto, Masanori Kobayashi
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Patent number: 11557407Abstract: An automated assembly sensor cable has a generally wide and flat elongated body and a registration feature generally traversing the length of the body so as to identify the relative locations of conductors within the body. This cable configuration facilitates the automated attachment of the cable to an optical sensor circuit and corresponding connector. In various embodiments, the automated assembly sensor cable has a conductor set of insulated wires, a conductive inner jacket generally surrounding the conductor set, an outer jacket generally surrounding the inner jacket and a registration feature disposed along the surface of the outer jacket and a conductive drain line is embedded within the inner jacket. A strength member may be embedded within the inner jacket.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2021Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: MASIMO CORPORATIONInventors: Ammar Al-Ali, Yassir Abdul-Hafiz, William Jack MacNeish, III, Kevin Forrest
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Patent number: 11551830Abstract: A telecommunications cable includes a plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors, a separator, a first jacket, one or more barriers and a second jacket. In addition, the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors extends substantially along a longitudinal axis of the telecommunications cable. Further, the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors includes an electrical conductor and an insulation layer. Furthermore, the separator separates each of the plurality of twisted pairs of insulated conductors. Moreover, the first jacket and the second jacket extend substantially along the longitudinal axis of the telecommunications cable. Also, the one or more barriers are positioned between the first jacket and the second jacket.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Sterlite Technologies LimitedInventors: Andrew Kaczmarski, Abhishek Upadhyay, Noufal Kazhhungum Thottathil, Darshana Bhatt
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Patent number: 11552463Abstract: A flange fitted around a round cylindrical condenser core of a bushing is described. The flange comprises an annular lower flange part arranged to fit around a radial shoulder of the condenser core such that a lower shoulder chamfer of the shoulder rests against lower flange chamfer of the lower flange part around the circumference of the condenser core; and an annular upper flange part fastened to the lower flange part and fits around the condenser core above an upper shoulder chamfer of the shoulder. An upper flange chamfer of the upper flange part is between an upper sealing element and a lower sealing element, forming an annular chamfer space is formed between the upper flange chamfer and the upper shoulder chamfer between the upper and lower sealing elements. The flange comprises an injection through hole for a filler material to be injected there through to fill the chamfer space.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Hitachi Energy Switzerland AGInventors: Peter Sjöberg, Jakob Emmel, Jan Czyzewski, Ansgar Dais, Fabian Stacy, Leif Roosgardh
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Patent number: 11545800Abstract: A method for joining a first cable to a second cable that each include at least one electrically conductive inner conductor, an outer sheath which at least partially surrounds the at least one inner conductor, and an insulation material which is arranged at least partially between the at least one inner conductor and the outer sheath. The method includes: bringing an end of each cable together such that at least one inner conductor of the cables are opposite one another and a fusible conductor joining material having a lower melting point than the at least one inner conductor is present in between; and heating at least one of the cables from the outside such that the heat penetrates into an interior of the at least one heated cable so the fusible conductor joining material melts and electrically connects the at least one inner conductor of the cables to one another.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Schott AGInventor: Oliver Wolfgang Fritz
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Patent number: 11538649Abstract: A circuit breaker housing for holding a switching device unit and a number of connection contacts for a connection line and/or a busbar. The housing has a first housing part and a second housing part. In the joined, assembled state, the housing parts form a front side and a rear side opposite said front side and at least one connection side and end faces located opposite one another. A holding chamber for a connection module having one of the connection contacts is provided on the front side and/or on at least one of the connection sides.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: Ellenberger & Poensgen GmbHInventors: Erich Fischer, Hubert Harrer, Dean Latham, Klaus Loos, Fabio Pafumi, Klaus Werner, Juergen Zeberl
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Patent number: 11518917Abstract: An insulation useful in the field of building materials, refrigeration, cryogenics, and shipping. The insulation has reduced radiative heat transfer by applying coating to the insulation material in order to alter the emissivity, including the infrared electromagnetic spectrum.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLCInventors: Lin Jay Simpson, Chaiwat Engtrakul
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Patent number: 11515062Abstract: A compressed stranded conductor includes an inner layer strand having conductive wires which are twisted together, and an outer layer strand having conductive wires which are arranged around an outer periphery of the inner layer strand and are twisted together. The inner layer strand and the outer layer strand are compressed. An inner layer area reduction rate of one conductive wire of the inner layer strand is 29% or more and 32% or less. An outer layer area reduction rate of one conductive wire of the outer layer strand is 6% or more and 11% or less. A difference between the inner layer area reduction rate and the outer layer area reduction rate is 19% or more and 25% or less.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2021Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventor: Tomomi Hirota
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Patent number: 11515065Abstract: An isolator includes a first fluid-carrying member and a second fluid-carrying member; and a resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component located between the first and the second fluid-carrying member. The component conveys fluid flowing from the first fluid-carrying member to the second fluid-carrying member. The isolator further has a reinforcing composite encircling the first fluid-carrying member, the second fluid-carrying member and the component. The reinforcing composite having first fibers extending at an angle of between ?30 degrees and +30 degrees to a longitudinal axis (A-A) of the resistive, semi-conductive or non-conductive component; second fibers interwoven with the first fibers and extending around the first fluid-carrying member, the second fluid-carrying member and the component at an angle of between +60 degrees and +90 degrees and/or between ?60 degrees and ?90 degrees to the longitudinal axis (A-A); and a resin.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2019Date of Patent: November 29, 2022Assignee: CROMPTON TECHNOLOGY GROUP, LTD.Inventors: Alexander Douglas Taylor, James William Bernard
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Patent number: 11508498Abstract: A cable and methods of making cables are disclosed. In at least one embodiment, a method for making a cable includes introducing a conductive material onto a sheet including a heat-shrink material. The method includes compressing a first portion of the sheet onto a second portion of the sheet to form a sheath having an interior volume, where the conductive material is disposed in the interior volume. In at least one embodiment, a cable includes a sheath including a heat-shrink material. The cable includes an interior volume including a conductive material including a conductive carbon material.Type: GrantFiled: November 23, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Trimtabs LtdInventors: Alvin Orbaek White, Ka Chun Yick