Patents Examined by Dhirubhai R Patel
  • Patent number: 9853433
    Abstract: An adjustable floor box assembly including: 1) an electrical box having a front edge, a sidewall and opposing vertical edges, electrical box vertical channels at the opposing sidewall vertical edges; a bolt guide on the sidewall adjacent the front edge in vertical alignment with a slot in the sidewall; and 2) an adjustable flange including: a) a horizontal member including, an aperture for the insertion of a threaded adjustment bolt; and b) an integral vertical member having vertical flange edges and flange channels on the vertical flange edges that slidably engage the vertical channels, and at least one adjustment bolt engagement member that engages the threads of an threaded adjustment bolt inserted through the bolt guide, so that, as the adjustment bolt is rotated, the adjustable flange moves slidably up and down as the vertical flange edges and flange channels move slidably in the electrical box vertical channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Patent number: 9840211
    Abstract: A wire harness includes an electrical pathway and a pipe like exterior member that covers the electrical pathway. The exterior member includes a low rigidity portion which is flexible and a high rigidity portion which is unflexible and has a rigidity higher than the low rigidity portion, and the low rigidity portion and the high rigidity portion are successively arranged in an extending direction of the electrical pathway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takeshi Ogue, Hideomi Adachi, Shinichi Inao, Tatsuya Oga, Hiroyuki Yoshida, Masaaki Suguro
  • Patent number: 9837807
    Abstract: The present invention provides a cable joint protection box, which includes a buckle, at least one abutting piece, and a box body formed by two half-boxes. The two half-boxes are in rotatable pivot joint at one side of the box body via a pin, and the two half-boxes are buckled at the other side of the box body via the buckle. A dovetail groove is disposed on a front surface of the buckle. At least one through hole which penetrates through the buckle is disposed at a bottom of the dovetail groove in the buckle. A dovetail protrusion slidably buckled with the dovetail groove of the buckle is disposed on the box body. When the cable joint protection box is locked, the abutting piece is fixedly connected to the buckle, and the abutting piece penetrates through the through hole in the buckle and abuts against the box body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: XI'AN ZHONGXING NEW SOFTWARE CO. LTD.
    Inventors: Shixuan Zhai, Haiyan Qin
  • Patent number: 9833069
    Abstract: A valuable storage box includes a hollow housing embedded within a wall having a plurality of sidewalls and an open face in communication with an interior storage chamber. A cover plate securable over the open face includes at least one faux electrical component thereon, such as a simulated light switch or electrical receptacle. Accordingly, when valuables are placed within the storage chamber and the cover plate is fastened, the storage box deceptively resembles an operable wall-mounted electrical plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Inventor: Edwardo Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 9837804
    Abstract: An example integrated electrical assembly for installation in a building structure is disclosed. The integrated electrical assembly may provide for power and telecommunications distribution in a building structure or a subspace of a building structure. A master tub configured to receive a plurality of electrical components and provide a common ground is disclosed. The master tub may be used in the integrated electrical assembly or alone. A multi-wire connector that may provide coupling of one or more wires to a circuit is disclosed. A junction box that may be installed in a wall, such as a pre-fabricated wall is disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: QTRAN, INC.
    Inventors: John M. Tremaine, Adrian R. Teschemaker
  • Patent number: 9831650
    Abstract: A wall plate including a plate having a front surface and a rear surface, a rear perimeter wall extending away from the rear surface, a gasket having a rear surface positioned adjacent the rear perimeter wall, and wherein the gasket rear surface is flexible and folds upon contact with a mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Inventors: Jeffrey Baldwin, Ryan Liebengood
  • Patent number: 9831651
    Abstract: A fastening device for a cable is operatively connected to a motor vehicle. The fastening device includes a holder fixedly secured to the motor vehicle. The holder defines a receiving opening with a stop extending out along a side of the receiving opening. A cable feedthrough grommet surrounds a portion of the cable in a cable longitudinal direction. The cable feedthrough grommet includes a radial thickening and defines a groove extending through the radial thickening. The groove is received by the receiving opening of the holder to hold the cable feedthrough grommet in place. The cable feedthrough grommet includes a protuberance that extends radially out from the radial thickening to engage the stop of the holder to prevent the cable feedthrough grommet from being secured to the holder in a misaligned manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Markus Jung
  • Patent number: 9831646
    Abstract: A wire protection member includes: a flexible cylindrical wire protection tube, in which a plurality of large diameter portions and a plurality of small diameter portions are arranged alternately such that concave outer circumferential grooves are formed between adjacent ones of the large diameter portions across the corresponding small diameter portion; and a connection member in which a connection portion and a locking tool are formed integrally. The connection portion connects a plurality of annular portions formed in a plurality of the outer circumferential grooves respectively by molding. The locking tool is allowed to be locked to a mounting hole of a vehicle body panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masataka Yamamoto, Tomoyuki Sugawara
  • Patent number: 9825441
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods related to an electrical wiring installation system that has a clip assembly and at least one post coupleable to the clip assembly. The clip assembly has an upper member with a first clamping surface and a threaded receptacle, and a lower member with a second clamping surface and an aperture. The upper member and the lower member are mateable such that the first clamping surface faces the second clamping surface. The post includes a base with a wire engagement member and a threaded shaft extending from the base. The threaded shaft is configured to pass through the aperture of the lower member of the clip assembly and threadably mate with the threaded receptacle of the upper member of the clip assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: PacRim Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Jill McCallum, Logan McCallum, Mathew Busch, Anthony Joseph Basile
  • Patent number: 9825443
    Abstract: A power transfer unit is disclosed. In a first implementation of the disclosed power transfer unit, a tubular assembly of the power transfer unit includes an encapsulated elbow hinge design with a reduced profile that permits substantially off-center installation of the housings of the power transfer unit. In a second implementation of the disclosed power transfer unit, the tubular assembly includes an inverted, telescoping tubing design that does not come apart during installation and use, and in some implementations may act as a stop for a closable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: ARCHITECTURAL BUILDERS HARDWARE MFG., INC.
    Inventors: Ankit Kirti Shah, Kanav Mahesh Chhatbar
  • Patent number: 9821733
    Abstract: A wire harness includes a tubular shaped exterior member, a conductive path protected by the exterior member, and a vibration suppression member post-fitted to the conductive path and disposed inside the exterior member. The exterior member is formed into a shape having no slit. Ribs are formed in an outer circumferential surface of the vibration suppression member so as to be disposed at circumferential intervals. The rib is formed into a shape in which a front end surface thereof in a protruding direction thereof protrudes to a position near an inner surface of the exterior member or to a position contacting the inner surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenta Yanazawa, Hidehiko Kuboshima
  • Patent number: 9820400
    Abstract: A package that hermetically seals an integrated circuit includes a metal lid (7) and a metal housing (10) having an open upper portion (12). In the package, the housing (10) includes in a wall surface thereof a glass unit (2) that seals a plurality of lead terminals therein. The glass unit (2) is disposed in a wall surface of the housing (10) such that a thickness in a vertical direction of the wall surface on an upper side of the glass unit (2) is determined according to a threshold limit value of a difference in temperature between glass that forms the glass unit (2) and metal that forms the wall surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: NEC SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Rieka Ouchi, Yasuhiro Ishii, Hideki Tanaka
  • Patent number: 9819158
    Abstract: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention are directed to an integrated electrical assembly that may include an enclosure having a frame, a mounting flange extending around a periphery of the frame, a swing door coupled to the frame by a hinge, a first gasket coupled to the frame that engages a perimeter of the swing door when the swing door is in a closed position, a second gasket coupled to a perimeter of the mounting flange, and a master tub within the enclosure. The master tub may include a plurality of coupled enclosures that may be configured to receive at least one electrical component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: QTran, Inc.
    Inventors: John M. Tremaine, Adrian R. Teschemaker
  • Patent number: 9818504
    Abstract: A wire harness including: an electrically conducting path including an electrical wire having a front end portion to which a terminal fitting is fixed; a corrugated tube configured to enclose the electrical wire; a rubber boot that is attached to a front end portion of the corrugated tube and is configured to enclose the electrical wire; and an electrical wire holder that is provided with: a holding part configured to hold the electrical wire; and a locking part configured to be locked to a circumferential surface of the corrugated tube. It is possible to stabilize the positional relationship between the front end portion of the electrically conducting path and the front end portion of the rubber boot by holding the electrical wire with the electrical wire holder and locking the electrical wire holder to the circumferential surface of the corrugated tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takamasa Maeda
  • Patent number: 9819166
    Abstract: A curb and cap junction box assembly protecting joined electrical conductors includes a curb member with a planar flashing and central housing extending upwardly from the flashing, forming an enclosed space. The central housing has top and bottom openings. A plate, secured over the bottom opening has a knockout section and a mounting pan for circuit boards. A cap member has a planar top and peripheral edge extending downward. The cap member reversibly fastens over the top opening of the central housing. The junction box assembly is secured to a structure by the flashing and receives an electrical conductor from the structure through the knockout aperture in the plate member. The electrical conductor extends through the top opening of the central housing and under the downward extending peripheral edge of the cap member and outside the junction box assembly. The junction box provides enclosure for high voltage applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Inventor: Stephen J. Capozzi
  • Patent number: 9819168
    Abstract: An electrical junction box in which the interference between an inner wall of a rotating upper cover and an outer wall of a box body can be more reliably prevented and a waterproof property can be secured, while also meeting the demand for reduction in size of the electrical junction box. In a state in which an upper cover is attached to a box body, on one end side of the box body and one end side of the upper cover, an outer wall of the box body is located on an inner side with respect to an outer wall of the upper cover, an inner wall of the upper cover is located on an inner side with respect to the outer wall of the box body, and an inner wall of the box body is located on an inner side with respect to the inner wall of the upper cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Shiraki
  • Patent number: 9819169
    Abstract: An electrical junction box with a waterproof property where a box body and a lower cover are fitted to each other is provided. An electrical junction box includes a box body having a peripheral wall formed in a frame shape and a lower cover with which a lower opening portion of the box body is covered. A lower end portion of the peripheral wall is provided with a double wall portion in which an inner wall and an outer wall extending in a peripheral direction are arranged with a clearance therebetween. An insertion wall portion provided on a tip end portion of a peripheral wall of the lower cover is inserted between the inner wall and the outer wall. In such an electrical junction box, a flange portion that projects toward the outer wall is provided on a projecting end portion of the insertion wall portion of the lower cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takashi Shiraki
  • Patent number: 9812852
    Abstract: A grommet is secured to a wire harness inserted in an opening of a panel. The grommet is fitted in the opening and mounted, thereby supporting the wire harness in the panel, The grommet has: partition walls covering the periphery of the wire harness and forming a sound-blocking space around the wire harness; and a sound-insulating wall formed inside the sound-blocking space so as to intersect the longitudinal direction of the wire harness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kominato, Shingo Kato, Gaku Ito
  • Patent number: 9812230
    Abstract: A sheath member has a cylindrical and flexible main body to accommodate an electric wire and a deformation restricting portion molded on an outer peripheral side of the main body and extending over a predetermined shape maintaining range such that the main body is maintained in a desired routing shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Tsukamoto, Masataka Yamamoto, Yasusada Oishi
  • Patent number: 9806509
    Abstract: A fire-resistant electrical box assembly includes an outer box assembly having an outer top panel, an outer bottom panel, an outer first side panel, an outer second side panel, an outer back panel, an inner back panel, and a front panel forming an opening substantially covered by a front cover, an inner box assembly having one or more of an inner top panel, an inner bottom panel, an inner first side panel, and an inner second side panel, and an intumescent material between at least a portion of the outer back panel and the inner back panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2017
    Assignee: FSR, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Heinis, Richard B. Wilson, John Macaluso