Patents Examined by Angel R. Estrada
  • Patent number: 11837856
    Abstract: A bushing housing (1) for leading one or more lines and/or cables out of or into a closed area comprises a housing member (2) and a matching removable housing cover (3). The housing member (2) has a breakthrough hole (5) and at least one exit hole (6, 6?), the planes of which extend substantially perpendicularly to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HARTING Electric Stiftung & Co. KG
    Inventors: Denny Hellige, Ensign Wen, Walter Gerstl
  • Patent number: 11837382
    Abstract: Electrical bushing for medium and high voltage comprising a dielectric bushing main body a conductor extending through the bushing main body and being electrically insulated by the bushing main body, at least a conductive foil concentrically arranged around the conductor along at least a part of its length, and a barrier layer at least partially covering an edge region of said conductive foil, wherein the barrier layer has a dielectric strength greater than the dielectric strength of the dielectric bushing main body and greater than 150 kV/mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Sergey Pancheshnyi, Sandra Haeberli, Marcel Eugster
  • Patent number: 11839048
    Abstract: A pole mount system has an enclosure, an enclosure mounting assembly, and a clamp system. The enclosure mounting assembly is affixed to the exterior of the enclosure. The clamp system grips the pole. The enclosure mounting assembly and the clamp system have complementary fastening structures to secure the enclosure to the pole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventors: Chia-Wei Chen, Tienen Chao
  • Patent number: 11831136
    Abstract: Disclosed is a poke-through floor box assembly with increased accessibility and fluid drainage. An assembly may include a main housing including a central cavity, wherein the central cavity is operable to house an electrical wiring device, and a cover assembly coupled to the main housing. The cover assembly may include a frame having a sidewall and a fluid channel extending through the sidewall, and a set of main doors rotatably coupled to the frame, wherein a first main door of the set of main doors includes a cable access door.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: AFC CABLE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Wayne Hamilton, Eugene Ellis, Paulo da Moura, Stephen Lundgren, Jessica Poratti
  • Patent number: 11824341
    Abstract: A dielectric cover for an insulator, supporting a high voltage conductor in an electrical distribution system, has holes for receiving retaining pins. The retaining pins are used to secure the cover over the insulator and conductor. Arched fenders, which may be circular or have a bottom opening, extend out from the cover and overlie the holes and ends of the pins. The fenders prevent birds roosting on the pin, increase the dielectric surface length between the top of the cover and the electrical conductor above the pins, and protect the pins from contamination issues which would reduce the dielectric properties of the pins. Contamination issues include birds defecating on the pins, which can create a conductive path between the bird and the inside of the cover, and atmospheric moisture such as rain, snow, and ice on the pins. Thus, wildlife is protected from electrocution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Eco Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lynch
  • Patent number: 11823815
    Abstract: An aspect of the present disclosure provides a shield for a terminal of a high-voltage electrical device including a first shield element having at least one axial opening and at least one lateral opening, and at least one second shield element, wherein the at least one second shield element is moveable between a first shield position and a second shield position for selectively opening and closing at least one of the at least one axial opening and the at least one first lateral opening. Further aspects provide a high-voltage electrical bushing comprising a shield according to the aspect above, and a transformer including said high-voltage electrical bushing. Yet a further aspect provides a method for installing a high-voltage bushing having a shield according to the aspect above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Teresa Gargano, Daniele Villano, Karl Frei, Francesca Meyer
  • Patent number: 11824342
    Abstract: Devices, systems, and methods are provided for compact transmission lines structure. A compact transmission lines structure may comprise a first subsystem of a pole and a crossarm, wherein the crossarm is stacked above the pole, wherein the crossarm comprises a cantilever end situated away from the pole. The compact transmission lines structure may comprise a second subsystem connected to the cantilever end. The second subsystem comprising a first diamond-shaped insulator assembly supporting a first single three-phase transmission line. The compact transmission lines structure may comprise a third subsystem connected to the cantilever end, the third subsystem comprising a second diamond-shaped insulator assembly supporting a second single three-phase transmission line, wherein the second diamond-shaped insulator assembly mirrors the first diamond-shaped insulator assembly. The compact transmission lines structure may comprise at least two shield wires configured to provide lightning protection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: National Grid plc
    Inventors: Amit Urs, Mark S. Browne
  • Patent number: 11817691
    Abstract: A bracket device to secure one or more tail wires of one or more drop clamps to a utility pole. The bracket device includes one or more support ribs extending perpendicularly from the bracket base, and attached to one or more side supports. The support ribs and side supports define one or more retention regions along the side of the bracket based. A plurality of securing bolts can be cooperatively coupled to the side supports and define secondary retention regions. The securing bolts may be moved between an open position and a closed position. The bracket device can further comprise a top loop, which extends from the bracket base, and which can be coupled to additional wires. The bracket device can be secured to a utility pole or similar structure by a single fastening component, which is configured to pass through the cavity of the bracket base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: Allied Bolt, Inc.
    Inventor: Glen K. Malin
  • Patent number: 11811209
    Abstract: A circuit structure includes: an upper case having positioning holes; bus bars that are provided in an inductor disposed in the upper case and that have through holes; terminals that are connected to electric wires and that have bolts disposed thereon that penetrate the through holes; nuts that sandwich the bus bars between the nuts and the terminals by being screwed onto the bolts; and a lower case that is attached to the upper case. The lower case includes: front walls, left walls, and right walls that project upward from the lower case and position the terminals relative to the lower case by coming into contact with the terminals; and case positioning portions that project upward from the lower case and that are inserted into the positioning holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke Isaji, Ryoya Okamoto, Hiroshi Shimizu, Hitoshi Takeda
  • Patent number: 11811208
    Abstract: An outlet cover designed to prevent airborne contaminants from entering electrical outlets. The outlet cover is formed with an upper section that includes a lip portion and a top portion, a front section attached to the top portion of the upper section, a right-side section attached to the front section and the upper section, and a left-side section attached to the front section and the upper section. The lip portion extends downward and is positioned generally parallel to the front section. The right-side section is planar shaped comprising right-side bottom side, right-side front side, right-side back side, and right-side top side. Likewise, the left-side section is planar shaped comprising left-side bottom side, left-side front side, left-side back side, and left-side top side. The top portion of the upper section slants downward and towards the front section of the outlet cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Grease Armor USA, Inc.
    Inventor: James Fabiszewski
  • Patent number: 11812574
    Abstract: A protective apparatus for telecommunications cables is provided including a mounting frame configured to be affixed to a wall and a protective skirt configured to be selectively engaged with the mounting frame to define an internal volume configured for routing of the telecommunications cables. The mounting frame or the protective skirt including a U-channel dispose at an edge and the other of the protective skirt and the mounting frame including a flange configured to be received in the U-channel. The protective skirt is engaged with the mounting frame when the flange is inserted into the U-channel and the protective skirt is disengaged from the mounting frame by flexion of the protective skirt causing the flange to withdraw from the U-channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: Nathan Grant Castleberry, Diana Rodriguez, Mitchell Harold Stewart
  • Patent number: 11799278
    Abstract: An electric transmission line support structure. A first vertical shaft and a parallel second vertical shaft are connected by a crossarm. A first conductor attachment point is connected to the first vertical shaft at a first vertical shaft attachment by a first structural string. A second conductor attachment point is connected to the second vertical shaft at a second vertical shaft attachment point by a second structural string and to the first conductor attachment point by a third structural string. A third conductor attachment point connected to the first vertical shaft at a third vertical shaft attachment point by a fourth structural string and to the second vertical shaft at a fourth vertical shaft attachment point by a fifth structural string. The third vertical shaft attachment point is below the first vertical shaft attachment point, and the fourth vertical shaft attachment point is below the second vertical shaft attachment point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Inventus Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Phillip S. Givens, Chung Jerry Wong, Robert K. Dunn, Jerry W. Hutcheson, Jose R. F. Ribeiro, Keith E. Lindsey, Miguel A. Flores, Thomas R. Koegel, Erica Souza Nogueira Bretas
  • Patent number: 11784478
    Abstract: A system for adjustably mounting a component of an electrical assembly to a wall structure; the wall structure including at least a wallboard. The system is configured so that an outward facing surface of the component may be adjustably positioned relative to the outward facing surface of the wallboard. The system comprises of a bracket disposed between adjacent studs of a wall structure, a base plate, a mounting plate, a cover plate, protective plate, an electrical component fastener, and an electrical component opening. A method for adjustably mounting a component of an electrical assembly to a wall structure comprising a mounting plate, a base plate, a bracket, a stud of the wall structure, a planar surface of the wall structure with adhesive, threaded fasteners, a component of an electrical assembly, a cover plate, and a protective plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Inventor: Elias Nassim
  • Patent number: 11777284
    Abstract: Proposed is a pull-out type buried underground field monitoring control panel with a flood double safety structure, in which it allows to control in a pull-out type manner by burying a control panel for controlling traffic lights, street lights, or water supply pipes in the ground, protect various types of electronic devices from moisture or water in the ground using a double sealing structure based on an air pocket principle, and have a double safety structure against flooding by generating internal pressure at a dangerous time point and applying the pressure to the water flowing into the inner box to push it out of the inner box although the air pocket function is degraded as an abnormal condition occurs in the structure of a “?” shape due to long-time flooding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: DAESAN ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chang Ho Lee
  • Patent number: 11777290
    Abstract: The plastic gang box with metal threaded nut attachment is a containment structure. The plastic gang box with metal threaded nut attachment forms a protection space. The protection space contains one or more electrical connections. The plastic gang box with metal threaded nut attachment comprises a gang box, and an insert structure. The gang box is formed from plastic. The insert structure inserts into the gang box. The insert structure is a metal device that is formed with an interior screw thread. The insert structure provides a more durable threaded connection than is available with a traditional plastic gang box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Inventor: Douglas Edwards
  • Patent number: 11777444
    Abstract: An apparatus of a junction box component housed in a junction box and designed to be coupled to a power generator. The junction box component may include one or more bypass mechanisms configured to bypass one or more substrings of the power generator in a case of malfunction or mismatch between the substring and the remainder of the power generators. The one or more bypass mechanisms may generate heat which may be transferred out of the junction box. The junction box component may be designed to conduct the heat towards the base of the junction box and/or the cover of the junction box. A heat dissipation mechanism may be mounted on the base and/or the cover. A bypass mechanism may bypass the entire power generator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Adi Naor Pomerantz, Dan Ilani, Meir Gazit, Guy Sella, Yoav Galin
  • Patent number: 11777289
    Abstract: Rooftop device for delivering electrical power, plumbing, lines and other systems from the inside of a building to the outside of the building to equipment and systems installed on the rooftop. The device comprises a powder coated white NEMA 4 enclosure to reduce corrosion and minimize the effects of heat buildup in the enclosures during high temperature exposure. A GFCI circuit breaker in the enclosures allows electricians to move electrical power from the closes source, which reduces installation costs. The device comprises MCB or MCP disconnect switches which will provide faster and more precise protection to equipment and the circuits that supply them, and ethernet cable, coaxial cable, conductor thermostat wire. A mounting assembly, comprising a flashing and a cleat, and a vice assembly cooperate to apply pressure from the outside of the rooftop and from the inside of the roof, providing a more secure, dryer fit for roof penetrations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: E & I Sales Co.
    Inventor: Steven G. Jessogne
  • Patent number: 11769994
    Abstract: A prefabricated electrical module and system along with fabrication and installation methods are provided. The prefab electrical module includes a circuit breaker panel casing that houses multiple circuit breakers, and a chase extending upwardly from the panel casing that stows coiled lengths of homerun wiring attached to the circuit breakers. During transport, a temporary panel casing front cover protects the panel casing front, and a forwardly protruding guard cover with an upwardly projecting hoisting handle shields the front and top of the chase and wiring. During installation, a hoisting bracket is attached at the top of the stud bay into which the prefab electrical module will be installed. A drill-powered winch is then used to lift the module to the proper height in the bay. The panel casing, chase, wiring, and breakers remain in the wall. The hoisting bracket, temporary panel casing front cover, guard cover, drill, and winch are reusable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: RodNick LLC
    Inventors: Rodney Lee McKimmey, Nicholas Bartholomew
  • Patent number: 11769993
    Abstract: An electrical junction box housing includes: a case having an opening portion; a cover closes the opening portion; and a gasket fitted to a groove portion of the opening portion. The groove portion includes a case-side seal face in contact with the gasket, an inner wall is located on the inner side of the case-side seal face and protrudes upward, and an outer wall is located on the outer side of the case-side seal face and protrudes upward. The cover includes a cover-side seal face in contact with the gasket, and a water stop wall protruding downward from the outer side of the cover-side seal face. A first clearance is formed in the vertical direction between the water stop wall and an outer surface of the case, and a second clearance is formed in the radial direction between the water stop wall and the outer wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Yoshihara
  • Patent number: 11764558
    Abstract: A universal electrical box shield includes a sealing flange including a front surface and a back surface, a first pocket extending out from the front surface of the sealing flange, an adhesive layer including a first surface bonded to the sealing flange back surface and a second surface with a removably adhesive application, wherein the sealing flange and first pocket are dimensioned to go over a selected type of electrical box. The shield may include a double-beveled first pocket and/or a domed first pocket. The shield may be a rectangular cube shape. The shield may include second and third pockets disposed proximate the ends to provide clearance for electrical box mounting screws.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Inventor: Corey Williamson