Patents Examined by Charles Pizzuto
  • Patent number: 10326101
    Abstract: A flexible display device and method of manufacturing the same are provided. A flexible display device includes a display region and a non-display region, the display region including a plurality of pixels, the non-display region being outside the display region. The flexible display device further includes: a substrate, a side sealant covering at least part of the non-display region of the substrate, and an intermediate layer between the substrate and the side sealant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yeonjun Oh, Jonghyun Park, Seulki Kim
  • Patent number: 10325698
    Abstract: An electric cable, in particular a data cable, has a transmission core which is surrounded by a shield and concentrically surrounded by a sheath that includes an outer layer made of an electrically insulating plastic material and a second layer underneath that is made of a semiconducting material. The semiconducting material primary purpose is to divert interference currents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: LEONI Kabel GmbH
    Inventors: Erwin Koeppendoerfer, Rainer Poehmerer
  • Patent number: 10323353
    Abstract: Faired tethers with internal support structures providing support to strength cores, and systems therewith, are described. The faired tethers include one or more electrical conductors and one or more rigid supports that inhibit movement of a strength core within a faired tether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Makani Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Elias Wolfgang Patten
  • Patent number: 10311998
    Abstract: Tensile cables with transmission cables arranged in undulating paths are described. The tensile cables include deformable supports that define the undulating paths and deform in response to a tension force exerted on opposing ends of the transmission cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: Makani Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Elias Wolfgang Patten
  • Patent number: 10309991
    Abstract: A method for decoupling a shield wire of a cable having at least one signal line and the shield wire disposed around the signal line, the shield wire being completely cut through at a decoupling point along the run direction of the cable in a circumferential direction. A first crimp barrel is disposed on the cable on a first side of the decoupling point to electrically connect the first crimp barrel to the shield wire on the first side of the decoupling point. A second crimp barrel is disposed on the cable on a second side of the decoupling point to electrically connect the second crimp barrel to the shield wire on the second side of the decoupling point. A capacitive bridging of the shield wire across the decoupling point is created in such a way that the first crimp barrel and the second crimp barrel are capacitively coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: ROBERT BOSCH GMBH
    Inventor: Joachim Breithaupt
  • Patent number: 10305269
    Abstract: A cable/line lead-in an insertion sleeve including a connection section and a contact, and a clamping part. The clamping part is detachably placeable on the connecting section of the insertion sleeve in the direction of the contact flange. The insertion sleeve and clamping part are assembled from at least two individual elements divided essentially in the axial direction. Guides are arranged along corresponding partition edges of the insertion sleeve and the clamping part are to accurately position the at least two individual elements of each insertion sleeve and clamping part. The guides interlock with one another. The cable/line lead-in is usable in regions at risk of explosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Eaton Protection Systems IP GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Reiner Naumann, Lars Wischgoll
  • Patent number: 10304592
    Abstract: An electrical cable includes a conductor assembly having a first conductor, a second conductor and an insulator surrounding the first conductor and the second conductor. The conductor assembly extends along a longitudinal axis for a length of the electrical cable, along a lateral axis bisecting the first and second conductors, and along a transverse axis centered between the first and second conductors. The longitudinal axis, the lateral axis and the transverse axis are mutually perpendicular axes. The insulator has an outer surface. A cable shield is wrapped around the core having an inner edge and a flap covering the inner edge. The cable shield forms a void at the inner edge. The cable shield engages the outer surface entirely circumferentially around the insulator except at the void. The void is aligned with the transverse axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Craig Warren Hornung, Chad William Morgan
  • Patent number: 10286563
    Abstract: A robot system includes a plurality of drive parts, a control unit that controls power for driving the drive parts by switching, and a cable that connects the drive parts and the control unit, wherein the cable has a plurality of power lines, a plurality of frame ground lines, and a shield, a first interposition object is provided between the plurality of power lines and the shield, and, in a section of the cable, respective centers of the plurality of frame ground lines are closer to the shield than respective centers of the plurality of power lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Takema Yamazaki, Takashi Kojima
  • Patent number: 10286858
    Abstract: A protective case for electric wires includes a case body allowing a plurality of electric wires to be housed in its inside, and an electric wire fixture attached to the case body. The electric wire fixture has a plurality of connector retention portions retaining a plurality of connectors located at terminals of the electric wires extended from inside to outside through a first opening portion of the case body, and an electric wire holding portion bundling and holding a part or all of the electric wires between the first opening portion and the connector retention portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Nishi, Daisuke Ohkawa
  • Patent number: 10290959
    Abstract: Provided is a cable mounting substrate for mounting plural cables each of which includes a center conductor, an insulation covering the center conductor and an outer conductor covering the insulation. The cable mounting substrate includes a plate-shaped base, a ground pattern that is arranged on the base and electrically connected to the outer conductor, and a solder member that is provided on the ground pattern and is melted to electrically connect and fix the outer conductor to the ground pattern. The solder member includes a recessed portion having a shape along an outer shape of the outer conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takashi Kumakura, Hideharu Nagai
  • Patent number: 10283947
    Abstract: A reduced or low-profile mechanical clip is described. This mechanical clip may include a trench that constrains the mechanical degrees of freedom of wires, such as those between an interface circuit and an antenna in an electronic device. Moreover, the mechanical clip may have a low height (such as less than 3 mm) so it can fit in a confined space between components in the interior of the electronic device. The mechanical clip may be mountable on a surface in the interior of the electronic device, such as on a printed circuit board or on an inner surface of a chassis or external housing of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: ARRIS Enterprises LLC
    Inventors: Edmund W. Chen, Gilbert W. VanHoy
  • Patent number: 10283237
    Abstract: In a water cut-off structure including: a shield electric wire having a braid covering signal lines; an exterior member through which the shield electric wire is inserted; and a grommet that is arranged at an opening of an attachment member, partitions one side and the other side of the attachment member, and has an insertion portion through which the shield electric wire is inserted, an exposed portion where the braid is exposed to the outside is arranged between the insertion portion and the exterior member and is provided with resin that is formed integrally with the exterior member and the insertion portion and is poured into a space between the signal lines in the braid, a space between the braid and the signal lines, a space in the braid, a space between the braid and the exterior member, and a space between the braid and the insertion portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yamada, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Masahide Tsuru, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Kenta Yanazawa, Toshihiro Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10263362
    Abstract: According to aspects of the present disclosure, a method of environmentally sealing an electrical joint formed between an electrical connection element and an electrical conductor disposed on a transparent pane is described. The method includes adhering a mechanically protective enclosure to the transparent pane to define an internal volume therebetween and filling at least a portion of the internal volume with a sealing material that inhibits ingress of liquid into the volume and provides a fluidic environmental barrier about the electrical joint. The electrical joint is disposed within the internal volume and spaced from the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: AGC Automotive Americas R&D, Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Imeson, William C. Schuch
  • Patent number: 10253549
    Abstract: An insulated glazing unit can include a spacer frame disposed between a first substrate from a second substrate and forming a portion of a sealed boundary and a flexible circuit extending through the sealed boundary. In an embodiment, the flexible circuit includes a flexible ribbon having a total length, LA, and an effective length, LE, and wherein LE is less than LA. In another embodiment, the flexible circuit includes an expandable portion adapted to expand a length of the flexible circuit to accommodate: relative movement between two or more portions of the insulated glazing unit, resizing of one or more portions of the insulated glazing unit, or any combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: SAGE ELECTROCHROMICS, INC.
    Inventors: Rino Messere, Christian Müller, Robert J. Anglemier, Bryan D. Greer, Clifford Lee Taylor
  • Patent number: 10250155
    Abstract: An electric power conversion device has semiconductor modules, a main P bus bar, a main N bus bar, a capacitor module, an input P bus bar and an input N bus bar. The input N bus bar is connected to the DC power source. The main N bus bar is connected to a negative electrode terminal of the semiconductor module to supply the DC power. A capacitor N bus bar, a filter capacitor and a smoothing capacitor in the capacitor module are molded by capacitor molded resin. The capacitor N bus bar is connected to a negative electrode terminal of the filter capacitor. The input N bus bar has a first N connection section connected to the capacitor N bus bar and a second N connection section connected to the main N bus bar. The main N bus bar is arranged outside of the capacitor mold resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Keisuke Mizushiri, Akira Nakasaka
  • Patent number: 10245729
    Abstract: A sensorized covering, prearranged for covering at least part of a movable structure of an automated device. The sensorized covering is useful for sensing an actual impact or anticipating an imminent impact to the automated device. The sensorized covering includes one or more covering modules wherein each covering module may include contact sensors and/or proximity sensors, a loading bearing structure and/or controls. The individual sensorized modules may be independently connected or controlled, or connected together and collectively controlled. Examples of the automated device my include a movable robots or an automated guided vehicles (AGVs).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Comau S.p.A.
    Inventors: Stefano Bordegnoni, Francesco Ciniello, Giuseppe Colombina
  • Patent number: 10249924
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms to provide a compact arrangement of vias extending through at least a portion of a printed circuit board (PCB) or other substrate. In an embodiment, the substrate includes a dielectric material and a sidewall structure forming a hole region that extends at least partially through the dielectric material. The hole region adjoins each of a first via and a second via, and is also located between the first via and second via. In another embodiment, the first via is coupled to exchange a first signal of a differential signal pair, and the second via is coupled to exchange a second signal of the same differential signal pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kai Xiao, Raul Enriquez Shibayama, Gong Ouyang, Jose Diego Guillen Gonzalez, Beom-Taek Lee
  • Patent number: 10232809
    Abstract: A vehicle circuit body includes: a first wiring member including a first power supply line and a first ground line which have high rigidity; and a second wiring member including a second power supply line and a second ground line which have low rigidity. The first wiring member is located at a flat portion of a body panel, and the second wiring member is located at a protruding portion of the body panel protruding toward a cabin side. The second power supply line and the second ground line of the second wiring member have flexibility so as to be deformed along a shape of the protruding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shingo Kato
  • Patent number: 10236101
    Abstract: A grommet and a wire harness with a grommet are provided. The grommet is for attachment to the joint between tube members into which electrical wires are inserted, and includes a main body portion that is formed by a material that has elasticity and is shaped as a tube capable of coming into close contact with the tube members. The main body portion has a pair of divided bodies that are obtained dividing the main body portion such that the interior of the main body portion is open over the entire length thereof. Mating surfaces of the pair of divided bodies are fixed to each other in a liquid-tight manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hidetoshi Sugino
  • Patent number: 10236096
    Abstract: A wire harness including one or more electrically conductive paths and a resin molded product having a tubular shape which accommodates and protects the one or more electrically conductive paths. The resin molded product includes a first part having clearances along a circumferential direction between an inner surface of the resin molded product and outer surfaces of the one or more electrically conductive paths and a second part having substantially no clearance between the inner surface of the resin molded product and an outer surface of one of the one or more electrically conductive paths in an area along the circumferential directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Yoshida, Hideomi Adachi, Takeshi Ogue, Masahide Tsuru, Kenta Yanazawa, Toshihiro Nagashima