Patents Examined by Anatoly Vortman
  • Circuit protection element
    Patent number: 11062864
    Abstract: A circuit protection element includes a first leg part formed by being bent once from a first end part of a ceiling part that is the bending reference plane; a second leg part formed by being bent once with respect to the bending reference plane; a first mounting part and a second mounting part each formed by being bent twice with respect to the bending reference plane so as to be flush mutually and parallel to a mounting surface of the circuit board; and a plastic deformation part (a curved part) set in a predetermined region of the second leg part and plastically deformed by applying a load in the vicinity of a second end part of the ceiling part toward the mounting surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: BOURNS KK
    Inventor: Kohei Yamamoto
  • Flexible circuit board for a conformal wearable battery
    Patent number: 11064604
    Abstract: A flexible printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) for a conformal wearable battery (CBB) includes attachment sections for a plurality of battery cells that are arranged in a grid-like pattern on a same side of the flexible PCBA. The flexible PCBA is configured to fold along a bend axis so that the flexible PCBA is folded approximately in half. To reduce mechanical stresses placed on the flexible PCBA when folding the flexible PCBA along the bend axis, the flexible PCBA includes a plurality of cut-outs dispersed along the bend axis and parallel to adjacent battery cells. The CWB is configured to flex during use. The flexible PCBA includes a plurality of cut-outs disposed perpendicular to the bend axis, between adjacent rows of battery cells, and on the bend axis to relieve mechanical stresses applied to a bent portion of the flexible PCBA when the CWB is flexed during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Inventus Power, Inc.
    Inventors: Elijah Brett Goldin, Anvin Joe Manadan
  • Fuse holder, carrier and associated method
    Patent number: 11056307
    Abstract: A fuse holder for holding a fuse is provided that includes a body, a line side connector supported by the body, and a load side connector supported by the body. The fuse holder also includes a toggle switch supported by the body and capable of toggled engagement in a first position that provides electrical connection. The switch is also capable of toggled engagement in a second position that provides electrical isolation between the line side connector and the load side connector. The fuse holder also includes a fuse carrier. The fuse carrier is supported by the body and adapted for holding the fuse and the fuse carrier is adapted to be removed from the fuse holder. The fuse holder includes a blocking device blocking the toggled engagement of the switch from the second position to the first position when the fuse carrier is not within the fuse holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Joseph Brakefield, Troy Thomas Minnick, Isaac Phillip Shaffer, Paul Scott Buskey
  • Circuit protector arc flash reduction system with parallel connected semiconducor switch
    Patent number: 11049685
    Abstract: An arc flash mitigation system includes a main circuit protector such as a high amperage overcurrent protection fuse, and an arc flash mitigation network connected in parallel to the main circuit protector. The arc flash mitigation network includes at least one semiconductor switch operable to provide a shunt current path to a low amperage arc mitigation fuse for a faster response time to certain circuit conditions than the main circuit protector otherwise provides. The semiconductor switch may be a silicon controller rectifier operatively responsive to a voltage drop across the main circuit protector in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventor: Michael Henricks
  • Systems and methods for a disconnect switch assembly having a reversible fuse support block
    Patent number: 11049669
    Abstract: A reversible fuse support block includes a molding, a terminal, and a fuser interface. The molding may be installed within a housing in a first position and a second position, wherein the second position is rotated 180 degrees relative to the first position. The terminal couples to the molding and includes a plurality of apertures disposed in a pattern. The fuse interface receives a first end of a fuse. The fuse interface couples to the terminal in a first arrangement and a second arrangement such that when the fuse interface is installed in the first arrangement and the molding is installed in the first position, the fuse interface is disposed in substantially the same position relative to a corresponding fuse interface on a fuse support block as when the fuse interface is installed in the second arrangement and the molding is installed in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kurt R. Mickler, Douglas R. Berger, Robert G. Rushmer, Ganesh B. Gaikwad
  • Wire harness manufacturing method and wire harness
    Patent number: 11021118
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a wire harness includes: disposing a trunk harness, a branch harness and control boxes on a workbench and attaching the trunk harness and the branch harness to the control boxes; connecting the control boxes to an external device via the branch harness; and switching operation mode of at least one of the control boxes to an information writing mode for inputting information for operating the electric component to be connected to the branch harness into the at least one of the control boxes and then inputting the information from the external device into the at least one of the control boxes via the branch harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Nakamura, Masahiro Furukawa, Satoshi Enomoto, Akiyoshi Kanazawa
  • Solderless surface mount fuse
    Patent number: 11017972
    Abstract: A solderless surface mount fuse including a base having a floor and a plurality of adjoining sidewalls defining a cavity, a fuse element including a separation portion spanning between two electrode portions, the separation portion and the electrode portions formed of a contiguous piece of material, the separation portion suspended within the cavity below top edges of the sidewalls of the base, and a cap having a ceiling and a plurality of adjoining sidewalls, the cap fitting over the base and the fuse element with bottom edges of the sidewalls of the cap disposed below the top edges of the sidewalls of the base, wherein the cavity of the base contains a fuse filler that completely surrounds the separation portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Suzhou Littelfuse OVS Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Style Liu, Jazz Wang, David Lv
  • Cooling electronic devices within a data center
    Patent number: 11019753
    Abstract: In an example, a server system is provided. The server system includes a frame including a support structure and a server supported by the support structure. The server system includes an actuator configured to cause the server to transition from a first position to a second position to increase exposure of the server to airflow to transfer heat away from the server via convection. The actuator is also configured to cause the server to transition from the second position to the first position to decrease exposure of the server to the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Sean Michael James, Eric C. Peterson, Michael Rees Helsel, Nicholas Andrew Keehn
  • Inverter and method of controlling the same
    Patent number: 11013153
    Abstract: The present invention provides an inverter including: a middle frame in which a main circuit is disposed; an upper case disposed above the middle frame and configured to accommodate the main circuit; and a lower case disposed under the middle frame and having a first vent hole formed in one side surface thereof; a fan disposed at the other side surface of the lower case facing the first vent hole; a heat sink interposed between the first vent hole and the fan; an auxiliary housing disposed under the lower case, configured to accommodate an auxiliary circuit, and including a second vent hole in at least one side surface thereof; and a controller disposed in the main circuit of the auxiliary circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soo-Yong Hwang
  • Apparatus for protecting a component of a power distribution system against wildlife
    Patent number: 11005251
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting a component of a power distribution system against wildlife, the apparatus comprising a cover having a first wall and a second wall, the first wall and the second wall being spaced apart to receive part of the component; the first wall having an opening for receiving a pin; and a cantilever mount at the opening for supporting the pin in the first wall. Various configurations of cantilever mount and pin may be used. Opposing pins in opposing walls may be used. The pins may extend towards each other and may or may not meet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Martin S. Niles, Keith Yeats, Edmond LeRouzic, Paul Alfaro, Dick Yokota
  • Systems and methods for using dynamic materials in no-power actuation of telecommunications maintenance hardware
    Patent number: 10992114
    Abstract: A system described herein may allow for the actuating of venting apparatuses, without needing to supply electrical power. For example, a self-actuating material may be used, which may be responsive to heat, to open and/or close the venting apparatus. When the temperature of an apparatus, to which the venting apparatus is affixed, exceeds a threshold temperature, the venting apparatus may open. On the other hand, when the temperature of an apparatus, to which the venting apparatus is affixed, exceeds a threshold temperature, the venting apparatus may close.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc.
    Inventor: Jean M. McManus
  • Electrical connection box
    Patent number: 10991536
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box according to which it is possible to easily handle a substrate and a fuse module. An electrical connection box for a vehicle includes: an insertion housing into which a plurality of fuses are to be inserted; a plurality of fuse terminals each having one end portion inserted into a surface of the insertion housing, the fuse terminals connecting the fuses to a substrate; and a holding member that is arranged opposing the one surface of the insertion housing and holds the fuse terminals. The holding member includes a gripping portion provided on a side opposite to the insertion housing, and the gripping portion has a finger placement portion used for gripping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Noriko Okamoto, Akihiro Oda, Masakazu Okumura, Tatsuya Daidoji, Ryoma Hamada
  • Battery including heat dissipation plate and electronic device having the same
    Patent number: 10985417
    Abstract: A battery is provided. The battery includes a battery pouch including at least one conductive terminal exposed to the outside, a printed circuit board electrically connected with the at least one conductive terminal and including a signal area and a non-signal area, a protection circuit electrically connected with the battery pouch, disposed on the signal area, and a heat dissipation plate connected with the non-signal area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Min Soo Kim, Man Ki Choi, Ji Woo Lee
  • Power overlay architecture
    Patent number: 10985537
    Abstract: A modular power overlay architecture includes at least two sets of power overlay tiles arranged to provide for or meet a desired power overlay architecture demand. The power overlay assembly can include a base having seats to receive the power overlay tiles. The power overlay tiles can include power switching components arranged relative to a conductive surface commonly arranged relative to each of the at least two sets of power overlay tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: GE Aviation Systems LLC
    Inventors: Liqiang Yang, Richard Anthony Eddins, Robert Lloyd George, Darrell Lee Grimes
  • Vehicular circuit body
    Patent number: 10974671
    Abstract: A vehicular circuit body includes a trunk line that extends in a front-and-rear direction of a vehicle, a plurality of control boxes that are provided on the trunk line, and a branch line that connects the control box to an accessory. The trunk line and the branch line each includes a power line having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity. The vehicle is divided into a plurality of regions. At least two control boxes are disposed in the regions which are different from each other, each of which includes a gateway conversing communication methods for the communication line of the branch line and the communication line of the trunk line. A plurality of the gateways are able to communicate with each other via the communication line of the trunk line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Koichi Uezono, Kousuke Kinoshita, Atsushi Nakata, Yasuyuki Saito, Kazuyuki Oiwa, Terumitsu Sugimoto, Taku Furuta, Noriaki Sasaki, Yukinari Naganishi, Sadaharu Okuda, Kunihiko Yamada
  • High voltage power fuse including fatigue resistant fuse element and methods of making the same
    Patent number: 10978267
    Abstract: A power fuse includes a housing, first and second conductive terminals extending from the housing, and at least one fatigue resistant fuse element assembly connected between the first and second terminals. The fuse element assembly includes at least a first conductive plate and a second conductive plate respectively connecting the first and second conductive terminals, and a plurality of separately provided wire bonded weak spots interconnecting the first conductive plate and the second conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Robert Stephen Douglass, Ramdev Kanapady
  • Heat spreaders with interlocked inserts
    Patent number: 10969840
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of heat spreaders with interlocked inserts, and related devices and methods. In some embodiments, a heat spreader may include: a frame formed of a first material, wherein the frame includes an opening, a projection of the frame extends into the opening, and the projection has a top surface, a side surface, and a bottom surface; a recess having at least one sidewall formed by the frame; and an insert formed of a second material different from the first material, wherein the insert is disposed in the frame and in contact with the top surface, the side surface, and the bottom surface of the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Aravindha R. Antoniswamy, Syadwad Jain, Zhizhong Tang, Wei Hu
  • Streamlined air baffle for electronic device
    Patent number: 10973149
    Abstract: A streamlined air baffle for efficiently directing air flow from a fan unit to a heat sink is disclosed. The streamlined air baffle has a top cover plate and a pair of side walls. The side walls are connected to the top cover plate. The top cover plate and one end of the side walls define an inlet. A curved surface of the top cover plate defines the outlet with the opposite ends of the side walls. The cross section area of the outlet is smaller than the cross section area of the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yu-Nien Huang, Herman Tan, Chih-Wei Lin
  • Solid-state drive case and solid-state drive device using the same
    Patent number: 10955882
    Abstract: A solid-state drive device includes a memory module in which at least one non-volatile memory device is mounted, a first heat storage unit and a second heat storage unit covering upper and lower parts of the memory module, respectively, to store heat emitted by the memory module, and having at least portions connected to each other, respectively, a cover having a space in which the memory module and the first and second heat storage units are received and arranged with a spacing distance from the first and second heat storage units, respectively, and an inner frame arranged between the cover and at least one of the first and second heat storage units, to provide the spacing distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yusuf Cinar, Jae Hong Park, Han Hong Lee, Jung Hoon Kim, Ki Taek Lee
  • Memory module cooling assembly
    Patent number: 10955881
    Abstract: An electronic memory module can be cooled by a cooling assembly that consists of at least a printed circuit board connected to at least one data storage component. The memory module may be housed within, and in physical contact with, a cooling frame that surrounds a periphery of the printed circuit board. The cooling frame can have a seating tab that is separated from the memory module, spans the memory module, and supports a heatsink in contact with the at least one data storage component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Shankar Gopalakrishna, Vivekananda Avvaru, Saju Cheeran Verhgese Francis