Patents Examined by Angel R. Estrada
  • Patent number: 11223185
    Abstract: A modular cable protector system has a cable protector with a lid that can be easily opened using a tool to removably engage a number of tool engagement features on the cable protector. For example, the tool engagement features can be openings or slots in the upper surface of the cable protector having undercuts extending horizontally beneath the lid from the lower portion of the openings. The tool can have an elongated vertical member with a horizontal protrusions at its lower end that can be inserted into the openings with the horizontal protrusions extending into the undercuts beneath the lid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Stephen K. Henry
  • Patent number: 11223168
    Abstract: A one-piece electrical fitting for connecting an electrical cable to a junction box, the electrical fitting formed from a single, flat blank of metal into a cylindrical connector body. The connector body includes a leading end having an exit bore, a trailing end, a cap, an inner bore, and one or more combination tangs including grounding tangs, locking tangs, and flanges extending radially outward from the connector body. According to one embodiment, the trailing end of the fitting includes a rolled edge, and the leading end includes a recessed lip for accommodating an insulating liner within the exit bore. The exit bore in the cap is offset to one side with cable retaining tangs on the fitting configured to push toward the exit bore in order to ease insertion of cables and conductors through the fitting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Assignee: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Patent number: 11223189
    Abstract: An improved junction receptacle press fits to a surrounding drywall, or other sheet material, has at least one side wall and back wall defining front opening, and at least one flange extending laterally from the side wall adjacent a font edge of the side wall. At least one pivotal wing is formed in the sidewall having a forward end which can be biased outward from the side wall and spaced from the flange about a distance equal to a thickness of the drywall. The wing has a rear end substantially continuous with the side wall surface to permit the insertion of the junction box into a cutout of drywall surface slightly larger than the sidewall dimension and when so inserted compresses the wing inward where upon the forward end passing through the cutout can bias back to lock the junction box in place with the drywall between the flange and wing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Dwight Ken Lee
  • Patent number: 11217930
    Abstract: A seal cover (1) is provided for closing an opening portion (10) in a device in which a standby connector (11) is disposed. The standby connector (11) includes male terminals 11B for switching a state of an energizing circuit between a conductive state and a non-conductive state. Female terminals (23B), a shaft seal (25) and an O-ring (23D) are arranged in such a positional relationship that a time point when the shaft seal (25) is compressed maximally, a time point when the O-ring (23D) is compressed maximally and a time point when the female terminals (23B) are resiliently deformed maximally do not overlap with each other when the seal cover (1) is mounted on the opening portion (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Inventor: Isao Wakimoto
  • Patent number: 11217979
    Abstract: Sealing device for feeding through at least one filament, the sealing device comprising a housing, having a seal block compartment bounded by a front wall, a back wall, and side walls. The front wall and the back wall each include several correspondingly aligned slots having an open end at an open top face of the seal block compartment. The sealing device additionally comprising a seal block arranged in the seal block compartment. The seal block includes slits being open sided towards the open sided top face of the seal block compartment, each slit being aligned with the correspondingly aligned slots in the front and back walls, so that one can feed through a filament by sliding an intermediate part of the filament from the open end into the slit and the corresponding slots of the front and back wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2022
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventor: Bart Mattie Claessens
  • Patent number: 11211755
    Abstract: A power rail system including a rail assembly, which includes a sidewall, a first interior compartment at least partially enclosed by the sidewall, the first interior compartment extending longitudinally along the first rail assembly, an opening in communication with the first interior compartment, the opening positioned along the sidewall, and a second interior compartment at least partially enclosed by the sidewall, the second interior compartment extending longitudinally along the first rail assembly and configured to receive the connector member therein. The power rail system can further include an electrical outlet assembly positionable within the first interior compartment. Further, various accessories, such as privacy screens, can be supported by the rail assembly. Still further, multiple rail assemblies can be connected together to customize the size and/or configuration of the power rail system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Poppin Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey F. Miller, Matteo Bonacina, Adrian Gomez, Justin D. Dollinger, Robert D. Peavey
  • Patent number: 11211184
    Abstract: An aircraft engine comprises an engine case, the engine case flange(s). A harness of wires extends in proximity to the engine case. The harness of wires includes two or more metal shield sleeves externally covering a bundle of wires in a longitudinal direction, the metal shield sleeves being at least partially electrically insulated from one another. A conductive contact between the at least one flange and at least one of the metal shield sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Youssef, Olivier Basse, Brant Duke
  • Patent number: 11211780
    Abstract: A pass-through device seals an opening of a barrier while permitting one or more cables to pass through the opening. The pass-through device includes a two-part seal that moves between an open position that permits insertion of a cable, and a closed position that establishes an airtight seal around the cable. The two-part seal can include a stationary seal segment and a moving seal segment. The moving seal segment can be moved away from the stationary seal segment by unlatching and opening a door on the pass-through device. A cable can be placed between the seal segments, and the door can be closed until it latches, thus sealing the cable between the seal segments. The seal segments can include inclines to urge the cable towards cable openings of the seal segments. In some cases, the two-part seal can include openings for multiple cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun Chang, Hsin-Chieh Lin, Yao-Long Lin, Chih-Wei Lin
  • Patent number: 11211779
    Abstract: A cable lead-through assembly (2) includes s frame (10) delimiting a cable reception space (20); and an in-frame sub-system (11) configured for securing cables (1) to the frame (10). The in-frame sub-system (11) includes at least two plates (32) intended for extending in said cable reception space (20), the plates (32) being configured for being coupled to the frame (10) and for forming between each other at least one cable's path for at least one cable (1); securing means (14) configured for securing the or each cable (1) to a corresponding plate (32); and a locking unit (16) coupled to the frame (10). The locking unit (16) has an at-rest configuration and an operational configuration. The locking unit (16) is configured for displacing the plates (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: FRAMATOME
    Inventor: Norman Kaun
  • Patent number: 11211777
    Abstract: A mounting device includes a panel portion, and a fastener receiving structure provided within a perimeter of the panel portion. The fastener receiving structure can include an aperture to receive an insertive fastener, and a flexure mechanism to enable at least a portion of the fastener receiving structure that includes the aperture to flex with insertion of the fastener in the aperture that attaches the panel portion against an underlying surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: Brilliant Home Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Aaron T. Emigh, Steven Stanek
  • Patent number: 11205889
    Abstract: An electric junction box includes a fitting component to which an electronic component and an electric wire electrically connected to the electronic component are assembled, and a housing in which the fitting component is fitted and held. The fitting component includes a first peripheral wall forming an outer side face of the fitting component, a first bottom wall covering a lower opening of the first peripheral wall, a first drain hole provided in the first bottom wall, and a cylindrical drain portion protruding downward from an edge portion of the first drain hole in the first bottom wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Sho Kurata, Hideki Kawamura, Minoru Umezaki, Kenta Kamiya, Junya Masuda
  • Patent number: 11201020
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bracket, a functional module and a mounting method of an electrical device. The bracket described herein includes a body comprising a supporting portion adapted to support a functional component of the electrical device, a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion symmetrically arranged on the body with respect to a longitudinal axis of the supporting portion, and the second coupling portion is adapted to be coupled with the first coupling portion of a further bracket of the same specification to form a bracket set. The bracket described herein can be interlocked together, and the mounting component and the bracket are integrally formed. As a result, the appearance of the electrical device is improved, more mounting screws are saved, the mounting steps of the electrical device are reduced, and the mounting efficiency of the electrical device is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD
    Inventors: Dahai Zhang, Zhen Ma, Pei Shang
  • Patent number: 11189996
    Abstract: A distribution box for cables, the distribution box comprising a plurality of modules arranged in a stacked relationship along a longitudinal direction, the plurality of modules comprising: a base module having an inlet port for receiving one or more cables, a cap module, one or more distribution modules arranged between the base module and the cap module, each distribution module having one or more outlet ports. Attachment members are formed on each module for attaching longitudinally the stacked modules, a retaining element is provided and configured to act on the base module and the cap module to mutually urge the stacked modules along the longitudinal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Nathan Paddick, Luigi Russo
  • Patent number: 11189998
    Abstract: An apparatus for electrically connecting busbars includes: a first laminated multi-phase busbar to be connected to a second laminated multi-phase busbar, each of the first and second laminated multi-phase busbars including a plurality of conducting layers and insulating layers which are arranged between the conducting layers, the conducting layers of the first laminated multi-phase busbar projecting from the insulating layers thereof, forming a first lateral connecting portion with first electrical contact surfaces, and the conducting layers of the second laminated multi-phase busbar projecting from the insulating layers thereof, forming a second lateral connecting portion with second electrical contact surfaces; and a bridging element that includes a plurality of laminated insulating layers and conducting layers having electrical contact surfaces which contact associated electrical contact surfaces of the first and second lateral connecting portions of the first and second busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AG
    Inventor: Maciej Mruczek
  • Patent number: 11189401
    Abstract: An electrical distribution line cover includes a sleeve defining an elongate cavity extending along the length of the sleeve that is sized to receive an electrical distribution line when the sleeve is installed on the electrical distribution line. The sleeve defines an elongate passage extending along the length of the sleeve and configured to permit passage of the electrical distribution line into the elongate cavity. A resilient clip extends around an exterior surface of the sleeve and biases the passage of the sleeve toward a closed position for inhibiting the passage of the distribution line out of the cavity of the sleeve after the sleeve is installed on the distribution line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2021
    Assignee: Gato Assets, LLC
    Inventors: James B. Rauckman, David W. McGuire
  • Patent number: 11183823
    Abstract: An electric junction box unit includes an electric junction box, a bracket holding the electric junction box, and a holder assembled to the bracket. The bracket includes a plate-shaped back face portion facing the electric junction box, a plurality of holding portions which are erected from the back face portion along an assembly direction of the electric junction box and which hold the electric junction box, and an engaging recessed portion engaging with the holder in a state where the back face portion is sandwiched between the electric junction box and the holder. The engaging recessed portion includes a first recessed portion receiving a first engaging piece of the holder along a direction intersecting the assembly direction, and a second recessed portion receiving a second engaging piece of the holder along the assembly direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kimihiro Ishii, Joji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11184046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a waterproof connecting structure including an upper portion and a lower portion, wherein the lower portion includes a hollow cylindrical first body, the upper portion includes a hollow cylindrical second body, and the second body is engaged and sleeved with the first body. The second body is provided with clamping slots, the first body is provided with protruding parts for being rotationally clamping with the clamping slots, or the first body is provided with clamping slots, and the second body is provided with protruding parts for being rotationally clamping with the clamping slots. Through such arrangement, rainwater can be effectively prevented from flowing into the base and the external antenna from the connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: SHENZHEN ANTOP TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Ruidian Yang, Gaofeng Ni
  • Patent number: 11183825
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting electrical devices such that they appear “flush” with a finished wall. The systems include specialized back boxes, mud rings, faceplates, and other tools that are installed and used during the mounting process. The mounting process includes a specific series of steps that take place during construction and wall finishing, including that mud or other finishing material is used to both “hide” the mounting system and lock it into place The systems and methods allow for full usage of existing electrical devices such as electric outlets, light switches, and USB connectors, with an improved visual appearance over existing electrical plates that sit on top of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Inventor: Marty Guthmiller
  • Patent number: 11171472
    Abstract: To make it possible to enhance waterproofness of a vent hole when an electronic controller is mounted on an automobile. The electronic controller includes a waterproof case that accommodates a printed circuit board with electronic parts mounted thereon, and a connector that electrically connects the printed circuit board and an external apparatus to each other, the electronic controller being mounted on the automobile in a posture having the connector directed downward. The waterproof case has an inclined surface that is smaller as the distance from a bottom surface is more on the connector side, and the inclined surface is formed with a vent hole that is closed with the breathing filter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Toru Kobayashi, Masato Saito, Michihito Watarai
  • Patent number: 11165233
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes: a frame accommodating electronic components; and a lower cover located below the frame and closing a lower opening. The frame includes double walls including a first outer wall and a first inner wall and formed along the lower opening. The lower cover includes: a second outer wall located between the first outer wall and the first inner wall in a placement state; and a second inner wall formed inside the second outer wall and along the second outer wall. The first inner wall includes: a body formed in such a manner that a lower end is located between the second outer wall and the second inner wall in the placement state; and a bulge protruding toward the first outer wall from an opposed surface, being opposite to the first outer wall, of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuichiro Ohtsuka, Takaaki Kakimi, Takao Nogaki