Anti-inductive Structures Patents (Class 174/32)
  • Patent number: 11923112
    Abstract: A shielded electrical ribbon cable includes adjacent first and second longitudinal conductor sets where each conductor set includes two or more insulated conductors. The first conductor set also includes a ground conductor that generally lies in the plane of the insulated conductors of the first conductor set. At least 90% of the periphery of each conductor set is encompassed by a shielding film. First and second non-conductive polymeric films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and form cover portions substantially surrounding each conductor set, and pinched portions on each side of each conductor set. When the cable is laid flat, the distance between the center of the ground conductor of the first conductor set and the center of the nearest insulated conductor of the second conductor set is ?1, the center-to-center spacing of the insulated conductors of the second conductor set is ?2, and ?1/?2 is greater than 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas B. Gundel, Rocky D. Edwards, Mark M. Lettang, Charles F. Staley
  • Patent number: 11875920
    Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator is at least partially wrapped on the first metal conductor. The second insulator is at least partially wrapped on the second metal conductor. The first metal conductor is adapted to transmit a first signal. The second metal conductor is adapted to transmit a second signal. The cable also includes an intermediate layer material at least partially wound on the first insulator and the second insulator. A dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the first insulator, and the dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the second insulator. With this arrangement, the cable of the present disclosure is capable of realizing low mode conversion and improving the high frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Jinchang Dai, Bentao Hu, Huanzhong Yan, Henning Lillegaard Hansen
  • Patent number: 11760217
    Abstract: A liquid cooled charging cable system may be provided. The liquid cooled charging cable system may comprise a source, a load, a liquid cooled charging cable, and a cooling device. The liquid cooled charging cable may connect the source to the load, and may supply electric energy from the source to the load. The liquid cooled charging cable may comprise a supply conductor and a return conductor. The cooling device may pump a coolant around the supply conductor and the return conductor where the supply conductor and the return conductor may be immersed in the coolant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Southwire Company, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin Jacob Gontarz, Subash Shrestha
  • Patent number: 11699536
    Abstract: A shielded electrical ribbon cable includes adjacent first and second longitudinal conductor sets where each conductor set includes two or more insulated conductors. The first conductor set also includes a ground conductor that generally lies in the plane of the insulated conductors of the first conductor set. At least 90% of the periphery of each conductor set is encompassed by a shielding film. First and second non-conductive polymeric films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and form cover portions substantially surrounding each conductor set, and pinched portions on each side of each conductor set. When the cable is laid flat, the distance between the center of the ground conductor of the first conductor set and the center of the nearest insulated conductor of the second conductor set is ?1, the center-to-center spacing of the insulated conductors of the second conductor set is ?2, and ?1/?2 is greater than 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas B. Gundel, Rocky D. Edwards, Mark M. Lettang, Charles F. Staley
  • Patent number: 11664137
    Abstract: A shielded electrical ribbon cable includes adjacent first and second longitudinal conductor sets where each conductor set includes two or more insulated conductors. The first conductor set also includes a ground conductor that generally lies in the plane of the insulated conductors of the first conductor set. At least 90% of the periphery of each conductor set is encompassed by a shielding film. First and second non-conductive polymeric films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and form cover portions substantially surrounding each conductor set, and pinched portions on each side of each conductor set. When the cable is laid flat, the distance between the center of the ground conductor of the first conductor set and the center of the nearest insulated conductor of the second conductor set is ?1, the center-to-center spacing of the insulated conductors of the second conductor set is ?2, and ?1/?2 is greater than 0.7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY
    Inventors: Douglas B. Gundel, Rocky D. Edwards, Mark M. Lettang, Charles F. Staley
  • Patent number: 11621103
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables arranged in a row and an insulating film. The cables have a center line and include connecting portions, a signal wire and a grounding wire respectively. The connection portions are located on one side of the center line. The insulating film is disposed on the connecting portion of any one of the cables and located on one side of the central line. The cables are exposed from the insulating film. The insulating film is disposed on a single side of the cables, whereby the cables are exposed from the insulating film. The flat cable assembly is easily manufactured and the amount of the cables therein can be varied according to real practice condition. The grounding wire is integrated to each cable, whereby the flat cable assembly has an excellent anti-EMI effect and performance in signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Patent number: 11587697
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Patent number: 11569008
    Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator includes a first arc-shaped surface. The second insulator includes a second arc-shaped surface. A distance between a central axis of the first metal conductor and a central axis of the second metal conductor is S. The first insulator and/or the second insulator are formed with a deformation surface at a position where the first insulator and the second insulator are in contact with each other. An outer diameter of a circle where the first arc-shaped surface is located and/or an outer diameter of a circle where the second arc-shaped surface is located is D, where S/D?0.99. The cable of the present disclosure can achieve low mode conversion and improve high frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Jinchang Dai, Bentao Hu, Huanzhong Yan
  • Patent number: 11521764
    Abstract: A wire harness includes: an electrical wire including a core wire and an insulating covering for covering the core wire; and a sheet material in which the electrical wire is disposed on a resin main surface, and a part of the main surface having contact with the electrical wire is thermally processed with the insulating covering of the electrical wire, thereby forming an electrical wire fixing part. A part of the sheet material including the electrical wire fixing part is softer than the insulating covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Satoshi Murao, Toyoki Furukawa
  • Patent number: 11460525
    Abstract: Various methods and systems are provided for a flexible, lightweight, and low-cost radio frequency (RF) trap for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system. In one example, a radio frequency (RF) trap assembly for use in a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system is provided, comprising a twinax wire assembly having a plurality of looped portions, each ones of the plurality of looped portions tangentially in contact with a shielded cable, and at least one support structure for substantially maintaining the shape of the plurality of looped portions, the support structure surrounding a portion of the shielded cable, wherein the twinax wire assembly is tuned to a frequency suitable for increasing the impedance of the shielded cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: GE PRECISION HEALTHCARE LLC
    Inventors: Victor Taracila, Fraser John Laing Robb, Aleksey Zemskov, David Louis Seamon Anderson
  • Patent number: 11077806
    Abstract: A harness for a vehicle, configured to be attachable to a vehicle body, includes a cable including a plurality of electric wires, each of which includes a center conductor and an insulation that covers the center conductor, a separator including a paper, a non-woven fabric, or a resin tape that covers and contacts with the plurality of electric wires, and an outer sheath that covers the separator, a rubber member provided along a longitudinal direction of a part of the cable, and a fixing member for attaching the cable to the vehicle body. The fixing member is attached to an outer surface of the outer sheath through the rubber member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Hirotaka Eshima
  • Patent number: 10825577
    Abstract: A communication cable that has a reduced diameter while ensuring a required magnitude of characteristic impedance. The communication cable contains a twisted pair that contains a pair of insulated wires, twisted with each other and a sheath covering the twisted pair. Each of the insulated wires, contains a conductor that has a tensile strength of 400 MPa or higher and an insulation coating that covers the conductor. The sheath is made of an insulating material having a dielectric tangent of 0.0001 or higher. The communication cable 1 has a characteristic impedance of 100±10 ?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoma Uegaki, Kinji Taguchi
  • Patent number: 10770200
    Abstract: It is aimed to realize a height reduction of a shielded conductive path and improve a heat dissipating function. In a shielded conductive path (W) in which a plurality of conductive members (1) each including a conductor portion (2), an insulating portion (3) and a shield portion (4) disposed from a central part toward an outer peripheral side are arranged in parallel, at least one of the conductor portion (2), the insulating portion (3) and the shield portion (4) is formed by a shape retaining member capable of retaining each conductive member (1) in a set shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirokazu Nakai
  • Patent number: 10204716
    Abstract: A power carrier transmits an electrical current to and from a load. The carrier has a set of wires carrying electricity in parallel to the load and another set of wires carrying the electricity back in parallel from the load. The wires are organized with equal numbers of wires from each set grouped around a junction alternatingly, so that as a result the magnetic fields created by the electricity flowing through the two sets of wires cancel each other out in the junction. The carrier may have several junctions in a rectangular matrix pattern or a hexagonal dose-packed pattern, or other patterns, e.g., octagonal, which may be combined with junctions with different numbers of wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Inventors: Yaroslav Pichkur, Andrew Tiajoloff
  • Patent number: 10193284
    Abstract: An apparatus for establishing a multi-phase electrical connection including at least one connecting element per phase, wherein each connecting element comprises two busbars and a number (N) of substantially identical, flexible conductors arranged in parallel with one another in a plane, said conductors electrically conductively connecting the two busbars. Further, a spacing (a) of geometric center points of cross sections of adjacent conductors from one another is at least twice as large as an equivalent diameter (d, dequiv) of one of the conductors, and each busbar respectively comprises a connection region for electrical and mechanical connection of the connecting element to an electrical device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: SMA Solar Technology AG
    Inventors: Andreas Falk, Sebastian Umlauf
  • Patent number: 10083784
    Abstract: A composite magnetic member configured so a nonmagnetic portion different from conventional ones is formed in part of a magnetic member and includes: a base portion including a mother material containing a ferrite phase; and a nonmagnetic portion having an austenite phase that is formed by solid solution of nitrogen (N) into a part of the mother material, the nonmagnetic portion having saturated magnetization less than that of the base portion. The nonmagnetic portion can be obtained by irradiating a high energy beam to a surface portion of stainless steel or the like while relatively moving the beam. This beam is near-ultraviolet nanosecond pulse laser having a short wavelength within a near-ultraviolet range and a pulse width of 10 ps to 100 ns. By adjusting the amount of N introduced and to form a solid solution due to the modification process, the nonmagnetization ratio of the member can be controlled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOYOTA CHUO KENKYUSHO
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Ishikawa, Hiroyuki Mori, Takeshi Hattori
  • Patent number: 10014990
    Abstract: A testing unit including a substrate, a plurality of vias located in the substrate, a plurality of pin traces having a height and a width and each extending from a respective via towards an edge of the substrate and terminating at an end point, a plurality of termination points adjacent to the end points of the pin traces, a plurality of end traces having a height and a width with each end trace extending from an end point of a respective pin trace towards to a corresponding termination point near to the pin trace, a plurality of traces extending from the end of a respective end point or termination point to the edge of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: Sentinel Connector Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Brett D. Robinson
  • Patent number: 9994153
    Abstract: The invention relates to a camera (2) for a motor vehicle (1), which includes a printed circuit board (16), on which a current connector (29) and a communication bus connector (30) and a video interface connector (31) each for connecting to the motor vehicle (1) are disposed, wherein the video interface connector (31) is connected to a capacitor (25) and a parallel-to-serial converter (26), wherein the video interface connector (31) and/or the capacitor (25) and/or the parallel-to-serial converter (26) are surrounded by a device (32) shielding electromagnetic radiation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: Connaught Electronics Ltd.
    Inventor: Martin Oliver Coleman
  • Patent number: 9974204
    Abstract: A cable management system including a cable management panel comprising sheet metal having a plurality of parallel concave grooves and a pair of mounting flanges configured for mounting the panel to a rack. A plurality of magnetic cable rings are each magnetically attached to a corresponding one of the plurality of parallel concave grooves. Each cable ring includes a pair of ring halves magnetically attached to each other. At least one of the pair of ring halves comprises a magnetized material whereby one or more cables can be positioned between the pair of ring halves and secured to the cable management panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Mohammad Reza Niazmand
  • Patent number: 9928941
    Abstract: An electrical cable includes a first wire conductor separated from a second wire conductor and a compensation area proximate to, but separated from, an end portion of the cable and a method of manufacturing such an electrical cable. The first and second wire conductors are each connected to a contact element. The first and second wire conductors are separated by a first distance within the compensation area. The first and second wire conductors are separated by a second distance outside of the compensation area. The first distance is less than the second distance, thereby decreasing an impedance of the cable within the compensation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Reinhard Felgenhauer, Michael Rucks
  • Patent number: 9390842
    Abstract: There is provided a multi-core cable including: first insulated wires; second insulated wires; coaxial wire pairs; and a sheath. The second insulated wires are smaller in diameter than the first insulated wires. The coaxial wire pairs are provided in an even number of pairs. The first insulated wires and the coaxial wire pairs are arranged close to each other on a single circle in a cross section, and the second insulated wires are disposed thereinside. The first insulated wires, the second insulated wires and the coaxial wire pairs are wholly twisted, and then, wholly covered by the sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsunori Hayashishita, Yuuki Isoya
  • Patent number: 9335501
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a bundled cable system. The bundled cable system includes a first communication cable that has a first sheathing and a second communication cable that has a second sheathing. The first sheathing has a first tab and groove disposed on the first sheathing. The second sheathing has a second tab and groove disposed on a portion of the second sheathing. The bundled cable system also includes a member connecting the first sheathing to the second sheathing to form a slot between the first sheathing and the second sheathing. The slot is about the size of a third communication cable and is configured to receive the third communication cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Google Inc.
    Inventors: David Frank Lish, James Mario Del Fante
  • Patent number: 8952250
    Abstract: When a GND electrode of a main board is connected to a GND electrode of a daughter board by a flat cable, an end portion of one side of a first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the first GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board. An end portion of one side of a second GND line is insulated from a circuit of the main board and an end portion of the other side of the second GND line is connected to the GND electrode of the daughter board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Hayashi
  • Patent number: 8772634
    Abstract: A busbar for power conversion applications that includes two planar conductors that have terminal locations; a first planar insulator located between the planar conductors; two impedances elements that are electrically connected to each of the planar conductors, wherein the impedance elements each extend in a plane that is non-coplanar from the planar conductors, further wherein the impedance elements are configured so as to define a gap between them; and a second planar insulator is located in the gap. A power conversion assembly that connects an energy source and a power switch to the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Richard Alfred Beaupre, Joseph Lucian Smolenski
  • Patent number: 8691393
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are various exemplary embodiments of electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding heat shrinkable materials and articles (e.g., tapes, etc.). In an exemplary embodiment, an EMI shielding heat shrinkable tape includes a heat shrinkable layer and an EMI shielding layer. When heated to a shrink temperature of the heat shrinkable layer, the tape may shrink lengthwise.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: Laird Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kelly G. Cook, Larry D. Creasy, Jr.
  • Patent number: 8669483
    Abstract: A flexible cable is provided in which a transmission characteristic can be ensured in a high frequency band, and electromagnetic noises can be suppressed. A flexible cable 11 includes a sheet-like base member (dielectric substance) 1; an adhesive (dielectric substance) 2 which bonds the base member 1 to a cover member (dielectric substance) 3; a shield member 4 which covers the cover member 3 and is bonded or printed to the cover member 3 to suppress electromagnetic noises to be radiated; and a top coating member 5 which covers the shield member 4 to protect the shield member 4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2014
    Assignee: Panasonic Corporation
    Inventors: Takuma Shimura, Takashi Akita, Osamu Shibata
  • Publication number: 20140000924
    Abstract: A high speed cable with terminating assemblies at the respective ends of the cable includes a ground wire, one or more signal wires, and a conductive layer enclosing the ground wire and the signal wires. The ground wire as well as the signal wires and the conductive layer extend into the terminating assemblies, in each of which corresponding inductive elements are coupled between the conductive layer and the ground wire. In each terminating assembly, the ground wire is shunted to the conductive layer by inductive elements, thus providing added low frequency connectivity in the cable, while at the same time blocking high frequency noise energy that may be present in the ground wire and preventing it from being coupled into, and transmitted through, the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: John Martin Horan, David McGowan, Padraig McDaid
  • Publication number: 20130265736
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a wiring board including a thin film member configured to include an inorganic dielectric film formed over an overall area of a mounting face thereof for an electronic part, a first conductive film formed over an overall area of one of faces of the inorganic dielectric film and including a plurality of patch electrode portions disposed in a predetermined pattern corresponding to a predetermined electromagnetic band gap structure in at least part of the area, and a second conductive film formed over an overall area of the other face of the inorganic dielectric film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Applicant: Sony Corporation
    Inventor: SHINJI ROKUHARA
  • Patent number: 8537568
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a fixed frame, a plurality of conductive foam pieces, and a display panel. The fixed frame is assembled and received within the housing. The fixed frame defines a plurality of fixing grooves adjacent to a periphery of the fixed frame. The conductive foam pieces are assembled within the fixing grooves of the fixed frame, respectively, and are coplanar with the fixed frame. The display panel is flatly mounted on the fixed frame and received within the housing together with the fixed frame. The periphery of the display panel tightly contacts with the conductive foam pieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2013
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zi-Ming Tang
  • Publication number: 20130192865
    Abstract: A noise suppression structure of the present invention includes a current control unit provided on a ground layer and controlling current. The current control unit includes: a metal plane that is provided above the ground layer with an interval therebetween; and a short circuit plate that is arranged at one end portion of the metal plane, and connects the metal plane and the ground layer. A notch portion is provided in a portion of the metal plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2011
    Publication date: August 1, 2013
    Inventors: Eiji Hankui, Koichiro Nakase, Jun Sakai
  • Patent number: 8283576
    Abstract: A control box arrangement including at least one control box, the inside of which is sub-divided, or can be sub-divided, into a plurality of compartments which are arranged one above the other and can be closed in a sealing manner by associated doors with a peripheral sealing arrangement acting on the inside of the doors. The doors are connected, by one of the vertical sides thereof, to a frame of the control box in question by hinges in an articulated manner, and can be closed by a closing mechanism on the opposite vertical side. A first hinge section is fixed to a vertical section of the frame by a fixing section, and the door is mounted on an articulated section of the first hinge section in an articulated manner by a second hinge section applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2012
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Tobias Becker, Igor Harry Schaaf
  • Publication number: 20120217032
    Abstract: A busbar for power conversion applications that includes two planar conductors that have terminal locations; a first planar insulator located between the planar conductors; two impedances elements that are electrically connected to each of the planar conductors, wherein the impedance elements each extend in a plane that is non-coplanar from the planar conductors, further wherein the impedance elements are configured so as to define a gap between them; and a second planar insulator is located in the gap. A power conversion assembly that connects an energy source and a power switch to the busbar is disclosed. The present invention has been described in terms of specific embodiment(s), and it is recognized that equivalents, alternatives, and modifications, aside from those expressly stated, are possible and within the scope of the appending claims.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicant: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Richard Alfred Beaupre, Joseph Lucian Smolenski
  • Patent number: 8243469
    Abstract: An input/output cable port assembly and electromagnetic interference (EMI) attenuation method are provided. The port assembly includes a cable port structure for an electronics rack with an opening for input/output cables to pass therethrough, and a first and a second partition. The first and second partitions couple to the cable port structure and reside within the opening. The first partition includes at least one ferrite inductor portion and the second partition includes at least one second ferrite inductor portion. The partitions are configured to be disposed adjacent to each other as adjoining partitions within the cable port structure, and when disposed as adjoining partitions, the first and second ferrite inductor portions mate and define a ferrite inductor with a central opening for input/output cable(s) of the electronics rack to pass. The ferrite inductor attenuates electromagnetic interference resulting from transient or steady state currents on the cable(s) passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alma Jaze, Alan H. Knight, John M. Skillman, Kwok M. Soohoo
  • Patent number: 8243470
    Abstract: An input/output cable port assembly and electromagnetic interference attenuation method are provided. The cable port assembly includes a cable port structure mounted to an electronics rack with an opening for input/output cables to pass therethrough, and multiple bottom ferrite inductor portions and multiple top ferrite inductor portions. The bottom and top ferrite inductor portions include first and second surfaces, respectively. The inductor portions are configured to be stacked within the cable port structure with their first and second surfaces in opposing relation to define at least one ferrite inductor with a central opening defined by the first and second surfaces for input/output cable(s) of the electronics rack to pass. The ferrite inductor attenuates electromagnetic interference resulting from transient or steady state current on the cable(s) passing therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Alma Jaze, Alan H. Knight, John M. Skillman, Kwok M. Soohoo
  • Patent number: 8233284
    Abstract: A grounding structure, for connecting to an opposite connecting electrical device with a metal casing, is assembled on a circuit board having at least one grounding component. The grounding structure includes a conductive mechanism electrically connected to the metal casing of the opposite connecting electrical device; and at least one conductive pad, disposed between the conductive mechanism and the circuit board, and contacting the conductive mechanism and the grounding component of the circuit board. The grounding structure of the invention can transmit the disturbance to be advantageous for signal transmitting between the opposite connecting electrical device and the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Lotes Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ted Ju, Chien-Chih Ho
  • Patent number: 7940203
    Abstract: In a double glazing where a pair of transparent glass sheets are arranged at an interval by having a spacer at the circumferential end portion and where a hollow layer sealed between the pair of glass sheets is formed, there is provided an electromagnetic absorption board used for wireless LAN, which is characterized in that the thickness of the glass sheet is in a range of 2.5-20 mm, that the thickness of the hollow layer is in a range of 2.5-15 mm, that at least one glass sheet of the pair of glass sheets is formed with a resistive film having a surface resistance (surface resistivity) in a range of 20?/? to 2 k?/?, and that the resistive film is formed on a glass sheet side on the hollow layer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Central Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masaaki Katano, Tadashi Onishi, Yoshinori Shirai, Tetsuji Hattori
  • Patent number: 7855897
    Abstract: An electronic device including a first portion, a second portion, and a circuit board is provided. The first portion has a first surface including a first conductive region. The second portion has a second surface including a second conductive region and a second nonconductive region. The second conductive region and the second nonconductive region are respectively in contact with a part of the first conductive region. The circuit board has a plurality of electronic components thereon, and the circuit board is disposed at one side of the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Shi-Tan Lin, Shih-Jen Chuang, Chien-Hsu Hou, Hsiang-Li Yu, Pei-Chin Wang
  • Patent number: 7842883
    Abstract: A power line arrangement includes a first power line and a second power line which crosses the first power line at least once. The first and second power lines are connected to a same power supply, and current in the first power line flows in a different direction from current in the second power line at an area where the first and second power lines cross.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: LG-Nortel Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jun Youl Lim
  • Publication number: 20090294146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a barrier tape used as part of a communication cable to improve crosstalk attenuation. The barrier tape is provided with one or more barrier layers of discontinuous conductive segments. Conductive segments of one barrier layer are preferably sized and shaped to overlie gaps between conductive segments of another barrier layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2009
    Publication date: December 3, 2009
    Applicants: Panduit Corp., General Cable Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Ronald A. Nordin, Masud Bolouri-Saransar, Royal O. Jenner, Timothy J. Houghton, II, Thomas G. McLaughlin, Kenneth E. Cornelison, David P. Camp
  • Patent number: 7483606
    Abstract: The present invention provides a splitter. The splitter includes a substrate and a layer formed on the substrate. The layer is patterned such that a signal applied to at least one input port is provided to a plurality of output ports. The relative power of the signal provided at each of the plurality of output ports is determined by at least one property of the substrate and at least one property of the layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2009
    Assignee: Alcatel-Lucent USA Inc.
    Inventor: Norbert Carsten Metz
  • Publication number: 20080245543
    Abstract: A monolithic integrated circuit arrangement is provided that includes a first circuit component, which is formed as a differentially supplied coil and has at least one conductor loop encompassing an interior region, and at least one additional circuit component. According to an embodiment of the invention, the additional circuit component of the circuit arrangement is disposed in the interior region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2008
    Publication date: October 9, 2008
    Inventors: Samir El Rai, Ralf Tempel
  • Patent number: 7420742
    Abstract: Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) shields for a direct-view display having a direct-view display panel and an outer panel that provides an outer surface for the direct-view display. These EMI shields include a conductive mesh having an array of gaps therein. The conductive mesh is configured to shield at least some of the EMI that is emitted by the direct-view display panel. An optical redirecting structure is also included, that is configured to redirect at least some optical radiation that is emitted from the direct-view display panel that would strike the conductive mesh, through the gaps in the conductive mesh. The EMI shield is configured to mount between the direct-view display panel and the outer panel such that the optical redirecting structure is adjacent the direct-view display panel and the conductive mesh is remote from the direct-view display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2008
    Assignee: Bright View Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert L. Wood, David L. Reed
  • Patent number: 7372706
    Abstract: A rack-mountable in-line surge protection system includes a chassis configured to mount to an equipment rack, the chassis including: an electrically-conductive buss, an electrically-conductive ground member coupled to the buss and configured and disposed to be connected to a grounding mechanism, and a plurality of electrically-conductive bias members coupled to the buss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2008
    Assignee: American Power Conversion Corporation
    Inventors: Ronnie L. Bell, Conrad J. Baranowski, Newton R. Aquino, Piyush Saxena
  • Patent number: 7355857
    Abstract: A receptacle assembly is provided having a gasket interposed between a heat sink and the receptacle, in order to provide EMI shielding and limit leakage from an opening in the receptacle that allows the heat sink to engage an electronic module inserted in the receptacle cavity. The heat sink may have a groove in which the gasket is mounted and upon mounting the heat sink to the receptacle, the gasket surrounds the opening in the receptacle and provides a resilient shield to maintain a seal during movement of the heat sink due to insertion of the electronic module within the receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2008
    Assignee: Methode Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Alexandros Pirillis, Joseph R. Llorens
  • Patent number: 7336556
    Abstract: A non-volatile magnetic memory device is proposed, which provides sufficient magnetic shielding performance for external magnetic fields. A first magnetic shield layer 60a and a second magnetic shield layer 60b, both made of a soft magnetic metal, are formed respectively on the bottom surface of the transistor section 20, which is the mounting side of the MRAM device 10, and on the top surface of the bit line 50, which is opposite to the bottom surface of the mounting side of the MRAM device 10. On the second magnetic shield layer 60a, a passivation film 70 is formed. The magnetic flux penetrated from the external magnetic field, is suppressed below the inversion strength of the MRAM device 10, thereby improving reliability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Katsumi Okayama, Kaoru Kobayashi, Makoto Motoyoshi
  • Publication number: 20070289764
    Abstract: A low inductance structure for improving the integrity of data signals carried in an optical subassembly is disclosed. In one embodiment the optical subassembly comprises a housing containing a lens assembly and an optical isolator. The optical subassembly further includes an optoelectronic package having a base defining a mounting surface that cooperates with a cap to define a hermetic enclosure. First and second signal leads of the subassembly include ends that extend into the hermetic enclosure. A submount is disposed on the base mounting surface. A low inductance structure is integrally formed with the submount and includes a dielectric body interposed between the first and second leads. The body includes shaped edges and conductive pad structures in electrical communication with conductive traces disposed on the submount. Each pad structure is also in electrical communication with a respective one of the first and second signal leads via a plurality of wirebonds.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2007
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicant: Finisar Corporation
    Inventors: Darin James Douma, The Linh Nguyen, Hongyu Deng, Martin Kalberer, Maziar Amirkiai
  • Patent number: 7310243
    Abstract: A method and components are provided for implementing EMC shielded resonance damping of a printed circuit board. The EMC shielded resonance damping component includes a capacitor and resistor formed in series combination and contained within a shielded enclosure. A pair of coaxial pads is provided for connection to the printed circuit board. The series combination of the capacitor and resistor is connected between a first pad of a pair of coaxial pads and an interior wall of the shielded enclosure. The shielded enclosure provides a return current path to a second pad of the pair of coaxial pads through the series components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Don Alan Gilliland, Dennis James Wurth
  • Patent number: 7292449
    Abstract: A digital apparatus having a cable comprising a plurality of high-speed and low-speed signal carrying conductors, the conductors carrying the low-speed signals are bypassed to a signal ground with selected values of capacitance so as to become virtual signal ground return conductors for the high-speed signal conductors. The selected values of capacitance have a lower impedance then the characteristic impedance of the conductors in the cable. The cable may be a multi conductor cable, a ribbon cable, a flex cable, a twisted pair cable, etc. In a similar fashion, signal conductors on a printed circuit board, not having a separate ground plane layer, may create virtual signal ground returns from the low-speed signal carrying conductors that are proximate to the high-speed signal carrying conductors for reduction of radiated electromagnetic radio frequency interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2007
    Assignee: Lexmark International, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Kevin Hall, Keith Bryan Hardin, Brandon Robert Shields
  • Patent number: 6977343
    Abstract: The invention provides a heat-sensitive material having a heat shrinkable material (e.g., a heat shrinkable resin) having dispersed therein electrically conductive particles, which shrinks on heating to allow an electric current to flow. The invention also provides a heat-sensitive element having a heat-sensitive material and a pair of electrode terminals which are useful as an over-charge protective element of lithium ion secondary batteries.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2005
    Assignees: Sony Corporation, Sony Chemicals Corporation
    Inventors: Kazutaka Furuta, Norikazu Iwasaki
  • Patent number: 6972967
    Abstract: An assembly for mitigating at least one of an electrostatic discharge and electromagnetic interference is provided. The assembly includes (a) first and second spaced apart electrical conductors 108 and 116 and (b) a mitigation module 300 electrically coupled to the first and second spaced apart electrical conductors to control a magnitude of an electrostatic discharge and/or electromagnetic interference in the first and second electrical conductors 108 and 116. One or more of the following statements is true: (i) the mitigation module 300 comprises a ferrite material 304; (ii) the mitigation module 300 comprises a lossy dielectric material 308; and (iii) an equivalent electrical circuit for at least part of the mitigation module 300 comprises at least a first circuit segment 512 comprising a first inductor and a first capacitor electrically connected in parallel and a second capacitor 504 electrically connected in series with the first circuit segment 512.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2005
    Assignee: Avaya Technology Group
    Inventors: David A. Norte, Woong K. Yoon, Thu-Duyen Ngoc Tran