Patents Examined by Alexander Gilman
  • Patent number: 12268241
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an aerosol generating system an aerosolizable material, wherein the aerosolizable material includes at least two sections, wherein at least one of the sections includes a tobacco material; at least first and second heaters, wherein the heaters are arranged to respectively heat the different sections of the aerosolizable material, wherein the system is configured such that during a session of use, after initiation of heating of a first of the sections by the first heater, the second heater is selectively actuatable to heat a second of the sections to a temperature which causes volatilization of aerosolizable components of the second section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Aaron Brookbank
  • Patent number: 12266875
    Abstract: Shown is an assembly or securing a printed circuit board to a plug body, having a contact element with a holding face facing against a plugging direction of the contact element, and a securing member, that can be transferred into a securing position, in which the printed circuit board is secured by the securing member in a positive fit manner against the plug direction at the holding face. Further shown is a method of securing a printed circuit board at the plug body, wherein a holding face of a contact element facing against a plug direction is inserted through an opening in the printed circuit board and subsequently a securing member is transferred to a securing position, in which the printed circuit board is secured by the securing member in a positive fit manner against the plug direction at the holding face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventor: Ralf Schwan
  • Patent number: 12261392
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a socket connector includes a waterproof housing, a socket, a cable, and a waterproof plug. The waterproof housing includes a wiring opening. The inner surface of the waterproof housing incudes a ring step surface facing the wiring opening. The wiring opening is covered by an end cap. The socket is received in the waterproof housing. The cable is connected to the socket and passes the wiring opening. The waterproof plug wrapping the cable is arranged in the wiring opening to close the wiring opening. The waterproof plug has an inner and an outer end, the inner end faces the socket, and a longitudinal annular rib is arranged on the inner end. The end cover is fastened to the waterproof housing along the longitudinal direction of the waterproof plug to press the outer end to make the longitudinal ring rib press the ring step surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignees: JESS-LINK PRODUCTS CO., LTD., ULTRASPEED ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ming-Jun Xu, Wen-Fu Liao, Yun-Chang Yang, Ming-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 12253102
    Abstract: A clamp assembly includes a main body having a through-hole for accommodating a component. The main body includes first end opposite of a second end. A center portion is disposed on the first end. A top portion and a bottom portion are disposed on the second end. The center portion is disposed between the top portion and the bottom portion. The center portion includes an elongated bore. The top portion includes a first bore and the bottom portion includes a second bore. The center portion has a slanted top surface inverse to a bottom surface of the top portion. When the bolt is seated through the elongated bore, the first bore and the second bore and the nut is rotated along the bolt and slides the center portion with respect to the top portion and bottom portion, narrowing or opening the through-hole of the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Naohiro Noguchi
  • Patent number: 12251813
    Abstract: A handheld power tool has an electric connecting socket and a handle for handling the power tool. The handle includes a plurality of components, wherein at least one component of the handle is used as a mounting of the electric connecting socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
    Inventor: Joachim Kolb
  • Patent number: 12251508
    Abstract: A microfluidic dispenser device of inhalable substances includes a casing, housed in which are a driving circuit and a microfluidic cartridge having a tank that contains a liquid to be delivered. The microfluidic cartridge is provided with at least one nebulizer controlled by the driving device. The nebulizer includes: a substrate; a plurality of chambers formed on the substrate and fluidically coupled to the tank for receiving the liquid to be delivered; and a plurality of heaters, which are formed on the substrate in positions corresponding to respective chambers, are thermally coupled to the respective chambers and are separated from the respective chambers by an insulating layer, and are controlled by the driving device. Each chamber is fluidically connected with the outside by at least one respective nozzle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS S.r.l.
    Inventors: Oriana Rita Antonia Di Marco, Domenico Giusti
  • Patent number: 12239165
    Abstract: A support for a heater component of an aerosol provision device defines an axis and is configured to engage an end of the heater component to hold the heater component substantially parallel to the axis at a predetermined distance from a coil. The support defines a channel to receive a wire of a temperature sensor, and the channel defines an opening into a space between the heater component and the coil. An aerosol provision device is also described which comprises: a heater component configured to heat aerosol generating material; a first support, wherein the first support defines an axis and is configured to engage a first end of the heater component; a second support, wherein the second support is configured to engage a second end of the heater component; and at least one coil configured to heat the heater component. The first and second supports hold the heater component substantially parallel to the axis at a predetermined distance from the at least one coil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Walid Abi Aoun, Richard John Hepworth, Ashley John Sayed, Mitchel Thorsen, Luke James Warren
  • Patent number: 12241507
    Abstract: A discharge device for discharging an electrical charge and/or voltage from a rotor of an electric motor via a shaft from a first discharge partner to a second discharge partner, the discharge device including a support body device, wherein the support body device includes a connecting portion for electrical and mechanical connection to one of the discharge partners and expanding portions for expanding the connection of the support body device to the one of the discharge partners, wherein the expanding portions include the connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG
    Inventors: Alexander Schamin, Sebastian Giehl
  • Patent number: 12237602
    Abstract: It is aimed to prevent a reduction in connection reliability. A terminal fitting is to be mounted into a housing having a board accommodation space and is provided with a connection terminal including a resilient contact piece to be brought into contact with a circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space and a protection terminal separate from the connection terminal and attached to the connection terminal. The connection terminal is movable with respect to the protection terminal between a protection position where the resilient contact piece is accommodated in the protection terminal and a connection position where the resilient contact piece is exposed to outside of the protection terminal to be contactable with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Yutaka Kobayashi, Daisuke Saito, Masanori Moriyasu, Shinji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12237604
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, and a pair of contacts which are secured together by a clamp mounted within the housing. Each electrical contact includes a planar body, spring fingers extending from a first end of the body, and a coupling extending from the body to couple the electrical contacts to the housing. A first deflection zone between the clamp and first ends of the spring fingers allows the spring fingers to deflect in a lateral direction to receive the conductive component within the receiving space. A second deflection zone between the first ends of the spring fingers and the second ends of the bodies allow the bodies and spring fingers to deflect in the lateral direction when the conductive component is received within the receiving space, but the conductive component is not directly aligned with the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Chiuming Lu, Robert Piszczor
  • Patent number: 12237096
    Abstract: A connection structure, a method of manufacturing the connection structure, a connection material, and a coated conductive particle capable of reducing and stabilizing a conduction resistance value. The connection structure includes: a first electronic component having a first terminal; a second electronic component having a second terminal, and a cured film provided between the first electronic component and the second electronic component and formed by curing the connection material, wherein, with regard to the coated conductive particles between the first terminal and the second terminal, metal atoms of the conductive layer diffuse into the metal of the metal fine particles, and metal atoms of the first terminal and the metal atoms of the second terminal diffuse into the metal of the metal fine particles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Tanaka, Masaharu Aoki, Saori Sugioka, Hidetsugu Namiki, Shoko Kuga
  • Patent number: 12238874
    Abstract: The electric device has a first seal part, including, between a first case and a second case, a groove portion prepared at one side and a projection portion prepared at another side, where those portions are joined by sealing material; a second seal part, including, between the opening part of the first case and a peripheral part of the connector, a groove portion prepared at one side and a projection portion prepared at another side, where those portions are joined by the sealing material; and a third seal part, including, among the first case, the second case, and the peripheral part of the connector, a groove portion prepared at one side and a projection portion prepared at another side, as a combination, or a projection portion prepared at one side and a groove portion prepared at another side, as a combination, where those portions are joined by the sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ohara, Kazuhisa Tamura
  • Patent number: 12237626
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a cable constituted of a plurality of electric wires bundled together so as to include a plurality of cable ends and a plurality of connectors mounted one-to-one on the plurality of cable ends, wherein each of the plurality of connectors includes a connector terminal connected to an end of the electric wire, a tubular housing body accommodating the connector terminal, and a flange formed to project from an outer circumferential surface of the housing body. On a fitting side for fitting with a mating connector, the flange has a rugged shape that differs between the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2025
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoki Masuda, Yoshinao Sato
  • Patent number: 12232296
    Abstract: Provided are a liquid cooling system of a charging gun and a charging gun. The liquid cooling system includes a head cooling assembly, a tail cooling assembly, a liquid input pipe and a liquid output pipe. The head cooling assembly includes a cooling pipe assembly. The cooling pipe assembly is connected to a charging terminal of the charging gun. The tail cooling assembly includes a connection box and a first conductive member. One end of the first conductive member is disposed in the connection box. A cable connected to the charging terminal is connected to the first conductive member in the connection box. Another end of the first conductive member is connected to an external power supply. The liquid input pipe extends through the connection box and communicates with the inlet of the cooling pipe assembly. The liquid output pipe communicates with the outlet of the cooling pipe assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: LUXSHARE PRECISION INDUSTRY (JIANGSU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Peiquan Lin, Yunbo Linghu, Xingran Tang, Xiangfeng Shen
  • Patent number: 12230910
    Abstract: A subsea single phase coupler for a subsea connector includes a housing having an inboard end and an outboard end. The inboard end of the housing includes a rigid mount to receive a first wet mate connector part. The outboard end of the housing includes a cradle to receive a second wet mate connector part. The housing further includes a first locating element in the cradle to receive a second locating element on the second wet mate connector part to locate the second connector part in the housing after connection of the first and second wet mate connector parts. The coupler housing includes a section of standard profile beam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Siemens Energy AS
    Inventors: Steinar Hommedal, HÃ¥vard Hamstad, Christopher Plant
  • Patent number: 12225940
    Abstract: An aerosol source for an electronic vapor provision system, comprises a reservoir housing defining a reservoir for holding aerosolizable substrate material; and an elongate atomizer to which aerosolizable substrate material from the reservoir is deliverable for vaporization, the atomizer having a porosity and comprising a susceptor for induction heating, and having a first end and a second end, the atomizer mounted at one of its ends only so as to be supported at the mounted end in a cantilevered arrangement having an unsupported cantilever portion, such that the susceptor extends outwardly with respect to an exterior boundary of the reservoir housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Patrick Moloney
  • Patent number: 12230918
    Abstract: A rotatable puller for a plug, which comprises the handle body and the first rotary connection part and second rotary connection part. The first rotary connection part is mounted on the upper end of the male or female plug in a rotary manner, and the second rotary connection part is mounted on the lower end of the male or female plug in a rotary manner, thus the handle body is assembled with the male or female plug, and is capable of rotation in relation to the male or female plug. To pull out the male or female plug, turn the handle body to the rear side of the male or female plug, and the user can hold the handle body by hand, and apply a force to pull the rotatable puller, so as to pull out the male or female plug easily and quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Inventor: Xia Rong Jing
  • Patent number: 12225942
    Abstract: A flow directing member for a vapor provision system is configured for engagement with an opening in a wall of a housing defining a reservoir for aerosolizable substrate material and with an opening in a wall of the housing defining an air flow passage, and has a liquid flow channel extending therethrough from a liquid inlet to a liquid outlet such that when the flow directing member is engaged with the housing, the liquid inlet is in communication with the reservoir and the liquid outlet is in communication with a volume for aerosol generation external to the reservoir so that aerosolizable substrate material can flow from the reservoir to the volume; and an aerosol flow channel extending therethrough from an aerosol inlet to an aerosol outlet such that when the flow directing member is engaged with the housing, the aerosol inlet is in communication with the volume and the aerosol outlet is in communication with the air flow passage so that aerosol can flow from the volume to the air flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventor: Patrick Moloney
  • Patent number: 12224518
    Abstract: A female connector and a male connector are disclosed. The female connector includes a ring-shaped outer wall, a first terminal seat, a second terminal seat, and a third terminal seat. The male connector includes a front connecting block. A front end surface of the front connecting block includes a first terminal hole, a second terminal hole, and a third terminal hole. The first terminal hole has a first terminal supporting surface. The second terminal hole has a second terminal supporting surface. The third terminal hole has a third terminal supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Inventors: Xiangwu Wang, Zhongxiang Wang, Weiming Lin
  • Patent number: 12213529
    Abstract: An aerosol provision device is provided. The device has an axis and comprises, at a first end, an end member at least partially surrounded by an outer cover. The end member and the outer cover together define an end surface of the aerosol provision device, wherein the end member defines a recess which is positioned away from the end surface in the direction of the axis and is covered by the outer cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Ashley John Sayed, Luke James Warren, Thomas Alexander John Woodman