Patents Examined by A. Dexter Tugbang
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Patent number: 12272493Abstract: A method for producing a spiral-shaped body, in particular an electric coil, made of an electrically conductive material. First, the material is wound about a mandrel in a casting mold in order to form a coil with a plurality of windings, and pressure is then exerted onto the coil in the axial direction of the coil. The pressure leads to a deformation and compression of the cross-section of the individual windings in the axial direction of the coil. By compressing the coil, an optimal use of space is achieved with an electric coil, for example for an electric machine.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2020Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Angewandten Forschung E.V.Inventors: Matthias Busse, Franz-Josef Wöstmann
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Patent number: 12269063Abstract: There is provided a method for manufacturing, or for use in manufacturing a flexible ultrasonic transducer array and the resultant ultrasonic transducer array. The method includes providing a layer of piezoelectric material onto a foil substrate and using additive techniques to apply a plurality of electrodes to a surface of the piezoelectric material such that the electrodes are arranged in an electrode array and to apply a plurality of electrical conduction tracks and a plurality of electrical connectors to the surface of the piezoelectric material or to a layer of dielectric material provided on the surface of the piezoelectric material, such that respective electrical conduction tracks electrically connect a respective electrode to a respective electrical connector. The additive techniques comprise at least one of: masking, deposition, photo patterning, printing or patterned coating.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: April 8, 2025Assignee: Novosound Ltd.Inventors: David Hughes, Daniel Irving
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Patent number: 12265273Abstract: A central electrical cabinet unit is designed and assembled as a pre-assembled unit for installation at a client site for designing/building a custom electronic data center cabinet design or layout. The pre-assembled unit includes a central patch panel in a central cabinet for electronic devices. The central patch panel includes specified connections for components using the specified connections. Central patch panel connecting cables with central patch panel connectors include reciprocal connectors are connectible to client specified connections in a client cabinet. Power cables and electrical cables have electrical connections to the central patch panel. The electrical cables are configured to have reciprocal connectors connectable to compatible client electrical connectors on client electrical cables in the client cabinet, thereby the central patch panels in the central cabinet are a pre-assembled unit for installation at a client site and for connecting client cabinets thereto.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 1, 2025Assignee: Kyndryl, Inc.Inventors: Jeffrey Fuchs, Brian Tesar, Stephen B Porter
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Patent number: 12262464Abstract: A method for forming a thermal and electrical path in a PCB may include forming a first removable layer over a top surface of a PCB and a second removable layer over a bottom surface of the PCB. The method may also include milling or laser drilling the PCB from the top surface to form a first cavity extending into the PCB, plating the first side panel plating the first side with a second metal to partially fill the first cavity; and milling or laser drilling from the bottom surface to form a second cavity extending into the PCB, the first cavity in a thermal communication and/or an electrical communication with the second cavity. The method may also include panel plating the first side with a second metal to fill the first cavity and the second side with the second metal to fill the second cavity, and removing the first and second removable layers from the PCB to form the PCB with a thermal and/or an electrical path comprising the first cavity and the second cavity filled with the second metal.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2021Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Inventors: Matthew D. Neely, Michael Len, King Yip Leung
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Patent number: 12255281Abstract: First group data indicating a position of a first end surface of a first sheet material and second group data indicating a position of a second end surface of a second sheet material are acquired from an inspection machine, and information indicating whether or not a winding body has a defect, and which constituent of a sheet material supplier is a cause of the defect in a case where the winding body has the defect, on the basis of a positional relationship among continuous positions of the first end surface indicated by the first group data, continuous positions of the second end surface indicated by the second group data, and reference lines, is output to a display for maintenance.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 18, 2025Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventor: Shinya Hatakenaka
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Patent number: 12249799Abstract: A mounting device functions to support a connection process of at least one module of a modular circuit board connector to at least one connection element. The mounting device comprises at least one base plate and at least one tongue arranged essentially perpendicular on the base plate and running parallel to the longitudinal axis of the base plate. The tongue is at least partially designed to received the at least one module.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 11, 2025Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KGInventor: Torsten Wolf
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Patent number: 12244289Abstract: A method of fabricating a configurable single crystal acoustic resonator (SCAR) device integrated circuit. The method includes providing a bulk substrate structure having first and second recessed regions with a support member disposed in between. A thickness of single crystal piezo material is formed overlying the bulk substrate with an exposed backside region configured with the first recessed region and a contact region configured with the second recessed region. A first electrode with a first terminal is formed overlying an upper portion of the piezo material, while a second electrode with a second terminal is formed overlying a lower portion of the piezo material. An acoustic reflector structure and a dielectric layer are formed overlying the resulting bulk structure. The resulting device includes a plurality of single crystal acoustic resonator devices, numbered from (R1) to (RN), where N is an integer greater than 1.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2022Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: Akoustis, Inc.Inventor: Jeffrey B. Shealy
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Patent number: 12237732Abstract: A device for positioning the ends of at least first pair of legs of hairpin conductors extending from a stator core with respect to a welder tool includes a first clamping element and a second clamping element that are independently moveable radially. The first clamping element has a first clamping surface and said second clamping element has a second clamping surface, wherein the clamping surfaces radially face each other. The clamping elements form a first radially inner receiving section between the first clamping surface and the second clamping surface, having a first radial width dimensioned to axially receive and clamp a first pair of legs during welding, and a second radially outer receiving section inside the first and second clamping elements, having a second radial width dimensioned to receive at least a further pair of legs during welding of the first pair of legs.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2019Date of Patent: February 25, 2025Assignee: ATOP S.p.A.Inventors: Massimo Ponzio, Rubino Corbinelli
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Patent number: 12230420Abstract: Bundled cables and methods for preparing bundled cable are disclosed herein. In the method, a plurality of subunits is wound about a central member. The subunits include a subunit jacket made of a first thermoplastic composition and has a first outer surface, and the central member includes a central member jacket made of a second thermoplastic composition and has a second outer surface. A metal element is provided at an interface of the second outer surface and the first outer surface of the subunits. The metal element is heated such that at least one of the first thermoplastic composition or the second thermoplastic composition forms bonds with the other of the first thermoplastic composition or the second thermoplastic composition.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: CORNING RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONInventors: David Ralph Maack, Lars Kristian Nielsen, James Arthur Register, William Taylor Rowell
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Patent number: 12226822Abstract: A method of forming electronic substrates and assemblies is provided. The method includes forming a first layer, including co-depositing a first material and a second material, where the first material and the second material are co-deposited as powders, binders, slurries, inks, or combinations thereof, and at least partially sintering or curing the first layer of co-deposited materials. Further, the method includes forming a second layer, including co-depositing the first material and the second material, and at least partially sintering or curing the second layer of co-deposited materials. Additionally, the method includes retrieving a solid electronic substrate wherein the sintered or cured first material of the first layer forms the solid electronic substrate and the sintered or cured second material of the first layer forms a feature in or on the solid electronic substrate.Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2023Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Steven O. Dunford, Mark Kostinovsky
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Patent number: 12226857Abstract: A secondary battery manufacturing process carrier having a carrier transporting track structure is provided. The secondary battery manufacturing process carrier includes: a carrier base; a carrier roller provided at a first side of the carrier base; a rolling member provided at a second side of the carrier base; and a track base on which the carrier base is movably disposed. The carrier base has a first carrier side plate and a second carrier side plate at left and right sides thereof, the first carrier side plate and the second carrier side plate include the carrier roller and the rolling member, respectively, and the carrier roller and the rolling member are configured to be rolled on the track base.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2020Date of Patent: February 18, 2025Assignee: MPLUS CORPInventors: Jong Sung Kim, Kang Ho Ko, Sung Moon Kim
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Patent number: 12219745Abstract: A layer of the mixture that contains polymer and conductive particles is applied over a first surface, when the mixture has a first viscosity that allows the conductive particles to rearrange within the layer. An electric field is applied over the layer, so that a number of the conductive particles are aligned with the field and thereafter the viscosity of the layer is changed to a second, higher viscosity, in order to mechanically stabilise the layer. This leads to a stable layer with enhanced and anisotropic conductivity.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2019Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: CONDALIGN ASInventors: Eldrid Svasand, Mark Buchanan, Matti Knaapila, Geir Helgesen
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Patent number: 12212109Abstract: A measurement method for producing an electrical cable wherein an end-side end of a supporting sleeve that is secured to the electrical cable is brought into contact with a reference stop of a reference device. An axial distance between the end-side end of the supporting sleeve and an inner conductor part secured to an inner conductor of the electrical cable and the reference stop is detected, and a connection distance (y) between the front end of the inner conductor part and the end-side end of the supporting sleeve, facing the inner conductor part, is derived from the axial distance.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KGInventors: Thomas Miedl, Walter Baldauf, Tobias Huber
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Patent number: 12213258Abstract: Devices and methods for forming an electrical circuit out of a conductor embedded in two layers of substrate are disclosed. Portions of the two layers of substrate and the conductor are removed, forming a cavity through the two layers and the conductor. A blocker material is deposited along the wall of the cavity. A portion of the blocker material and adjacent layer of the substrate is removed forming another cavity in contact with a part of the conductor. A surface of the second cavity is then electroless plated by a conductive metal to form part of the electrical circuit.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2019Date of Patent: January 28, 2025Assignee: Averatek CorporationInventors: Haris Basit, Michael Riley Vinson, Shinichi Iketani
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Patent number: 12206092Abstract: The method for producing an electrode disclosed here is a method for producing an electrode having an electrode current collector and an electrode active substance layer, and includes the following steps: a step for preparing a powdery electrode material containing at least an electrode active substance and a binder; a step for passing the electrode material between a pair of opposing rollers so as to form the electrode active substance layer comprising the electrode material; a step for pressing the electrode active substance layer, wherein the pressing comprises pressing at a linear pressure of 1 ton/cm or more; a step for coating an adhesive liquid containing at least an adhesive resin on the electrode current collector; and a step for supplying the electrode active substance layer to the current collector on which the adhesive liquid has been coated so as to construct an electrode.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignee: PRIME PLANET ENERGY & SOLUTIONS, INC.Inventor: Hitoshi Sato
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Patent number: 12202023Abstract: A disassembling mechanism for a waste battery module includes a substrate. The substrate is provided with a clamping mechanism, a cutting mechanism, a placement platform, a storage box, a traction mechanism and a linkage mechanism at a top portion. The linkage mechanism includes a sliding rod, a sliding block, a linkage rack and a gear box. The traction mechanism is fixed at one end of the clamping mechanism far away from the placement platform. One end of a traction member of the traction mechanism is connected with the cutting mechanism, and the other end of the traction member is connected with the sliding block.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2022Date of Patent: January 21, 2025Assignees: GUANGDONG BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., HUNAN BRUNP RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Aixia Li, Haijun Yu, Changdong Li, Yinghao Xie
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Patent number: 12185436Abstract: A method for manufacturing an electrical heating device includes the steps of providing a coil form with a longitudinal axis, winding an electrical heating element on the coil form along the longitudinal axis and inserting one end section of the electrical heating element and a connecting wire into the opening passing through the coil form, inserting the coil form with an electrical heating element wound on it into an opening passing through the coil form parallel to the longitudinal axis into the interior of a tubular metal jacket, filling the tubular metal jacket with an electrically insulating, heat-conductive powder and compacting the tubular metal jacket with coil form inserted therein and filled with the electrically insulating, heat-conductive powder, wherein, by means of the compaction, the coil form is deformed to change the ratio between the length of the main axis and the length of the secondary axis.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2020Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: TÜRK & HILLINGER GMBHInventor: Andreas Schlipf
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Patent number: 12181365Abstract: A method of manufacturing a sensor set-up for determining at least one pressure of a fluid medium. The method includes: a) providing a blank of a sensor set-up including at least one pressure connection, the pressure connection including at least one pressure deformation element made up of at least one material suitable for induction; b) positioning at least one glass element onto a surface of the pressure deformation element; c) measuring at least one temperature of the pressure deformation element using at least one pyrometer; d) inducing a voltage in the pressure deformation element using at least one inductor in such a manner, that the glass element melts and a glass layer forms on the pressure deformation element; e) positioning a sensor element onto the glass layer in such a manner, that an integral bond forms between the sensor element and the glass layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 31, 2024Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBHInventors: Clemens Goldhahn, Lutz Baetzold, Marcel Reinhardt, Ronny Wolf, Tilman Stark, Ralf Wenk
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Patent number: 12150239Abstract: A shielded printed wiring board with electromagnetic wave shielding film on both sides thereof is produced by placing electromagnetic wave shielding films on the two sides of the printed wiring board, with ends thereof protruding past an end of the printed wiring board. The protruding ends of the electromagnetic wave shielding films are brought together, with an air gap therebetween, and an initial application of heat and pressure causes the ends of the electromagnetic wave shielding film to adhere to each other, but without completely curing adhesive resin components of the electromagnetic wave shielding films. Protective film layers are removed from the electromagnetic wave shielding films, followed by subsequent application of heat and pressure to complete cure of the adhesive resin and to remove the air gap.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: November 19, 2024Assignee: TATSUTA ELECTRIC WIRE & CABLE CO., LTD.Inventors: Sirou Yamauchi, Hiroshi Tajima, Yuusuke Haruna, Takahiko Katsuki
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Patent number: 12142886Abstract: A magazine for processing wire end ferrules, which are connected to one another via connection pieces to form a wire end ferrule strip, having a housing with at least one housing base and an inlet opening for introducing the wire end ferrule strip. A transport wheel is rotatably mounted in the housing and has multiple recesses for receiving individual wire end ferrules of a wire end ferrule strip, neighboring recesses separated from one another by a rim. An opening is formed in the housing base and the wire end ferrules can be successively brought into an assembly position via a rotation of the transport wheel to a position in which a wire end ferrule is arranged above the opening and a connection piece between the wire end ferrule and the neighboring wire end ferrule is at least partially cut through by the rim of the corresponding recess.Type: GrantFiled: March 2, 2020Date of Patent: November 12, 2024Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Jonas Korsmeier, Jens Frischemeier, Kilian Klages, Danny Siriboe