Patents Examined by Amol Patel
  • Patent number: 9742170
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes a housing attachable to an object to be attached, a housing support member holding the housing and attachable to the object to be attached, and male and female screw members. The housing support member includes a first portion to be engaged with a first engaging portion in the housing, thereby achieving positioning therewith, a second portion to be engaged with a second engaging portion in the housing, thereby achieving positioning therewith, an extending portion extending between the first and second portions to be engaged, and a through hole provided to an end of the extending portion on the second portion to be engaged side. The housing has a through hole. The through holes are disposed to be concentric in a state that the first and second portions to be engaged are respectively engaged with the first and second engaging portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Teppei Doi, Joh Fujimoto, Hiroki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 9741469
    Abstract: A data cable for high-speed data transmissions includes at least one wire pair formed of wires extending in a longitudinal direction and being surrounded by a shielding foil to form a pair shielding. A dielectric intermediate film or foil having a varying lay length is spun around the wire pair between the shielding foil and the wire pair, in order to effectively avoid a damping peak at high transmission frequencies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: Leoni Kabel GmbH
    Inventors: Bernd Janssen, Melanie Dettmer
  • Patent number: 9734940
    Abstract: Communication cables incorporating a plurality of twisted pair components formed around a central member are described. A central member may extend lengthwise along a longitudinal length of a cable, and the central member may include a channel extending lengthwise that defines a longitudinal cavity through the central member. A plurality of twisted pair components may be formed around the central member, and each component may include a plurality of twisted pairs of individually insulated electrical conductors and at least one shield layer. The shield layer may include electrically conductive material, and the shield layer may be formed around at least one of the plurality of twisted pairs. Additionally, the shield layer may be in direct contact with the central member. Further, a jacket may be formed around the central member and the plurality of twisted pair components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Superior Essex International LP
    Inventors: Christopher W. McNutt, Amir Sekhavat
  • Patent number: 9730639
    Abstract: Elongated conductors are provided. Aspects of the elongated conductors include: an elongated structure having a proximal region and a distal region, where the elongated conductor includes two or more insulated conducting members that are in fixed relative position along at least a portion of the elongated structure and extend from the proximal region to the distal region. A pattern of insulation openings among the insulated conducting members is present at one or both of the proximal and distal regions. Aspects of the invention further include methods of making the elongated conductors, as well as devices that include the elongated conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Autonomix Medical, Inc.
    Inventors: Landy Toth, Robert Schwartz
  • Patent number: 9729076
    Abstract: A power converter device includes a double-sided electrode module that converts direct current power to alternating current power, a heat dissipating base, a capacitor module, a positive electrode conductor plate, and a negative electrode conductor plate. In the heat dissipating base, heat dissipation surfaces, facing one another, of the double-sided electrode module facing to one another are held with insulation layers being present between the heat dissipating base, and the heat dissipation surfaces. The capacitor module constitutes a smoothing circuit for inhibiting fluctuation in DC voltage. The positive electrode conductor plate and the negative electrode conductor plate transmit electric power between the capacitor module and the double-sided electrode module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Hitachi Automotive Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kinya Nakatsu, Hiroshi Hozoji, Takeshi Tokuyama, Yusuke Takagi, Toshiya Satoh, Taku Oyama, Takanori Ninomiya
  • Patent number: 9723768
    Abstract: A multicore shielded cable includes a first core wire group composed of a plurality of assembled core wires, a first binding tape wound around an outer circumference of the first core wire group, a first braided shield provided around an outer circumference of the first binding tape, a second binding tape wound around an outer circumference of the first braided shield, a second core wire group composed of a plurality of core wires arranged around an outer circumference of the second binding tape, a third binding tape wound around an outer circumference of the second core wire group, a second braided shield provided around an outer circumference of the third binding tape, and a jacket provided around an outer circumference of the second braided shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Detian Huang, Takanobu Watanabe, Kimika Kudo, Haruyuki Watanabe
  • Patent number: 9716377
    Abstract: An electric wire protection member that prevents a connector or a terminal portion from coming into contact with water due to water intruding into a grommet. The electrical wire protection member disclosed by this specification includes a tube-shaped corrugated tube that protects electrical wires; a tube-shaped grommet that has a connection tube portion for connection to an opening end portion of the corrugated tube, and protects the electrical wires in place of the corrugated tube; a tube-shaped holder that has a mating tube portion that is fitted into the connection tube portion of the grommet, and abuts against the opening end portion of the corrugated tube; and a rubber stopper that has electrical wire sealing holes into which the electrical wires are inserted in a sealed state, and that comes into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriyuki Sakagami, Hirokazu Nakai
  • Patent number: 9697925
    Abstract: The present invention related to an electrical element (100, 101, 102) including an electrically conductive element (3, 5, 10, 31, 32, 51), characterized in that the electrical element also includes a first layer (1) of a polymer material with electrical conductivity gradient obtained from a polymer composition including at least one polymer and conductive carbonaceous fillers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Arnaud Allais, Jerome Fournier, Lazhar Kebbabi, Lorrene Bayon, Anthony Combessis, Lionel Flandin
  • Patent number: 9699902
    Abstract: A printed circuit board is formed from a plurality of thinner PCBs stacked on top of each other with an intermediate metal interconnect material selectively positioned between adjacent PCBs. The metal interconnect material is selectively positioned on surface contact points of correspondingly aligned plated through holes on the adjacent printed circuit boards. The stacked printed circuit boards and intermediate metal interconnect material are laminated, thereby sintering the metal interconnect material and the surface contact points of the plated through holes to form electrical interconnects between plated through holes on adjacent printed circuit boards. The metal interconnect material is preferably the same as the plating material used to plate the through holes, such as copper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Weifeng Liu, David Geiger, Anwar Mohammed
  • Patent number: 9685256
    Abstract: In a splice connection member, a core wire holder is integrally formed on an interior of each of a plurality of depressions into which coated wires can be guided. A plurality of pressure blades are provided opposite each other on a wire introduction opening side of the depressions, the pair of pressure blades separated by a distance smaller than an inlet diameter of the wire introduction opening. Each of the pressure blades includes a plurality of blade tips separated by a distance in an axis direction of the coated wires smaller than a thickness of the coating, and the core wire holder includes a plurality of pressure portions. A communicating groove is formed in each of the depressions so as to be open on two ends, passing between the plurality of pairs of blade tips, the communicating groove extending in a circumference direction of each of the coated wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Seiji Oikawa, Masataka Wakabayashi
  • Patent number: 9679671
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for low ohmic loss radial superlattice conductors. In one example, among others, a conductor includes a plurality of radially distributed layers that include a non-permalloy core, a permalloy layer disposed on and encircling the non-permalloy core, and a non-permalloy layer disposed on and encircling the permalloy layer. The non-permalloy core and non-permalloy layer can include the same or different materials such as, e.g., aluminum, copper, silver, and gold. In some implementations, the non-permalloy core includes a void containing air or a non-conductive material such as, e.g., a polymer. The permalloy layer can include materials such as, e.g., NiFe, FeCo, NiFeCo, or NiFeMo. In another example, a via connector includes the plurality of radially distributed layers including the permalloy layer and the non-permalloy layer disposed on and encircling the permalloy layer. The via connector can extend through glass, silicon, organic, or other types of substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA REASEARCH FOUNDATION, INC.
    Inventor: Yong-Kyu Yoon
  • Patent number: 9676348
    Abstract: A shield conductive path may include a tubular shield portion that surrounds a plurality of electric wires. The shield conductive path may further include a partition portion that partitions an interior space of the shield portion into a plurality of electrical wire insertion paths. A specific electrical wire may be inserted through a specific electrical wire insertion path of the plurality of electrical wire insertion paths and may be guided out from a guiding-out opening formed in the shield portion, to the outside of the shield portion, and this guiding-out opening can be formed within an area, of the shield portion, provided with the partition portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Sugino, Masanori Kuwahara, Hidehiko Iwakawa
  • Patent number: 9667043
    Abstract: A device for damping of high frequency currents is provided. The device includes a conductor extending along a main axis, a first damping path including a first damping element extending along a first axis and a second damping path including a second damping element extending along a second axis. The first and second damping elements are arranged on opposite sides of the conductor. The main axis, the first axis and the second axis are different and separate from each other. The first damping element and the second damping element are spaced apart from the conductor and electrically connected in parallel with the conductor between a first position and a second position along the conductor. Further, from the first position to the second position, a resistance of the conductor is lower than a resistance of either one of the first and second damping paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventor: Lars-Erik Juhlin
  • Patent number: 9668341
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes a core layer having a penetrating hole, a first insulating layer disposed on a first surface of the core layer and having a first opening at a position of the penetrating hole, the first insulating layer containing no filler, a penetrating electrode disposed in the penetrating hole and in the first opening, and a first wiring layer laminated both on the first insulating layer at a first surface thereof facing away from the core layer and on an end face of the penetrating electrode, wherein the first surface of the first insulating layer and the end face of the penetrating electrode are planarized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: SHINKO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun Furuichi, Noriyoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9667054
    Abstract: An assembly includes: a threaded stem having an external helical male thread, the male thread defining a root having a first diameter, a crest having a second diameter, and flanks defining a third diameter; and a sealing adapter having an annular body, an outer surface, and an internal female thread, the female thread defining a crest having a fourth diameter, a root having a fifth diameter, and flanks defining a sixth diameter. The sealing adapter is threaded onto the threaded stem such that the female thread engages the male thread. Prior to assembly, the fourth diameter is less than the first diameter, the fifth diameter is less than the second diameter, and the sixth diameter is less than the third diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 9661750
    Abstract: Provided is a printed circuit board, including: a circuit pattern or a base pattern formed on an insulating layer; and a plurality of metal layers formed on the circuit pattern or the base pattern, wherein the metal layers includes: a silver metal layer formed of a metal material including silver; a first palladium metal layer formed at a lower part of the silver metal layer; and a second palladium metal layer formed at an upper part of the silver metal layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yun Kyoung Jo, Seol Hee Lim, Chang Hwa Park, Sai Ran Eom, Ae Rim Kim
  • Patent number: 9653895
    Abstract: A hollow cover boot formed of an elastomeric material includes, in merging succession, a cable collar, a main section, a transition section, and an interconnection section, wherein the main section has a diameter greater than the cable collar and the interconnection section, and the transition section tapers between the main section and the cable collar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 9640965
    Abstract: A cable gland assembly for attaching a shielded cable to an electronic enclosure includes a cable gland housing enclosing and in electrical contact with exposed cable shielding of the shielded cable and providing an electrically conductive pathway between the cable shielding and the electronic enclosure. The cable gland housing further encloses a shield pressure ring disposed to hold the exposed cable shielding in contact with the cable gland housing, a weather gasket, and an exposed portion of a cable strength member. The cable gland assembly includes environmental molding disposed within the cable gland housing to bond to and fix in place the exposed cable shielding, shield pressure ring, weather gasket, and exposed cable strength member. An outer molding is disposed around the cable gland housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Protonex Technology Corporation
    Inventors: David N. Long, Paul W. Kimball, John R. Plourde, Dat Van Nguyen, Joshua E. Persky, Nicholas J. Piela
  • Patent number: 9640958
    Abstract: A duct for distributing one or more telecommunication lines comprises an elongated body having a length and a conduit portion with a lengthwise bore formed therein. The conduit portion contains one or more telecommunication lines. The duct also includes a flange extending lengthwise adjacent the main body to mount the duct to a mounting surface, such as a wall. The duct also includes an adhesive layer disposed on a surface of the flange, the adhesive layer comprising a removable adhesive to permit removal of the duct from the mounting surface after mounting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventors: William V. Dower, James L. Bries, Donald K. Larson, Victor J. Borer
  • Patent number: 9634471
    Abstract: Provided are a grommet capable of preventing a corrugated tube from being crushed due to attaching of a fixing member, and a sealing structure using a grommet. A grommet has a main portion having a tubular shape capable of being externally fitted to an end portion of an exterior member of a wire harness, the exterior member having a relatively high rigidity. An inner circumferential face of the main portion is a first sealing face capable of establishing intimate contact with an outer circumferential face of the exterior member. An outer circumferential face of the main portion is a second sealing face capable of establishing intimate contact with an inner circumferential face of an end portion of a corrugated tube, the end portion being put over the outside of the main portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai, Shunya Sano