Patents Examined by Gary Paumen
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Patent number: 9891330Abstract: A connector for a cable having a core stress member surrounded by a secondary stress member may include a connector body, a wedge, a retainer, a molded body, and a collar. The connector body may have at least one flow channel formed on an inner surface of the distal end and at least one radial hole providing fluid communication to the at least one flow channel. The wedge is disposed in a pocket of the connector body and is attachable to the core stress member. The molded body surrounds the distal end, fills the at least one flow channel, and attaches to the secondary stress member. The collar may at least partially enclose the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: INOVA LTD.Inventor: Randall V. Cameron
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Patent number: 9893436Abstract: A connector configured to mechanically and electrically couple a first frame to a second frame includes a body, a first clamping member, a second clamping member, and a plurality of projections extending from the body and configured to contact at least one of the first frame and the second frame. The body includes a first end and a second end and defines a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The body further includes a feature for engaging a fastener. The first clamping member is positioned adjacent the first end of the body and is configured to engage the first frame. The second clamping member is positioned adjacent the second end of the body and is configured to engage the second frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2016Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventor: Evan R. Martin
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Patent number: 9893460Abstract: A system includes a first mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal to supply power. The self-passivating transition metal has a property of forming a non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in water. A second mating component formed from a self-passivating transition metal provides a return path for the power and forms the non-conductive passivation layer when immersed in the water.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2015Date of Patent: February 13, 2018Assignee: Northop Grumman Systems CorporationInventors: James Richard Windgassen, Harvey Paul Hack, Jeffrey Martin Matejka
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Patent number: 9886654Abstract: A rotary tray holder includes a tray holder comprising a side A and a side B, each side comprising at least one window to hold a SIM card; and a handle grabber that allows rotation of the tray holder to enable insertion of the tray holder in an electronic device with any of the side A and the side B of the tray holder, thereby enabling the SIM card located on the side oriented in the desired direction to be active, and making the SIM card located on the other side to take a standby position. The tray holder may include two partly overlapping windows oriented at an angle to each other. One of the overlapping windows holds the SIM card with contacts providing a standby position for the SIM card that may be repositioned in the other of the two overlapping windows to make the SIM card active.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2017Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: Almora, LLCInventor: Adel Almorshedi
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Patent number: 9882308Abstract: A receptacle connector is provided for a wearable article. The receptacle connector includes a housing having a receptacle configured to receive a complementary plug connector therein. The housing is configured to be mounted to the wearable article. A printed circuit board is held by the housing. The printed circuit board includes mating contacts for mating with the plug connector. The printed circuit board includes mounting contacts that are configured to terminate conductors of a flat cable of the wearable article or an e-textile of the wearable article.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignees: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION, TYCO ELECTRONICS CANADA ULC.Inventors: Chong Hun Yi, Simon Boutin, Keith Edwin Miller, Dustin Carson Belack
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Patent number: 9882291Abstract: An electric wire with a terminal is formed by coating a crimp terminal and a crimp connection portion of an electric wire with an anti-corrosive material. When the electric wire with a terminal is manufactured, in a step of setting the terminal in a mold, in a position within a cavity corresponding to the upper surface of a front end of the anti-corrosive material, a release promoting member for promoting release of the mold from a resin is arranged, and in such a state, the anti-corrosive material is molded.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Tomohiko Shimizu, Yusuke Matsumoto
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Patent number: 9882194Abstract: A conductive connecting plate for a lithium battery and a method for forming the same are provided. By punching a metal plate in a generally linear shape, the conductive connecting plate is formed to comprise an elongated positioning plate, a bending plate, and a first extending plate. The elongated positioning plate has a first and a second end in an elongated direction. The bending plate extends vertically downwards from the second end in a direction away from the second end. The first extending plate extends horizontally from one side of the bending plate in a direction away from and perpendicular to that side. Thereby, when the elongated positioning plate and first extending plate are electrically connected with a terminal component and a tab-set of a lithium battery core, it can meet the requirement for the charge and discharge of high-rate and large current.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: Dijiya Energy Saving Technology Inc.Inventor: Wen-Hung Huang
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Patent number: 9882321Abstract: A compact connector is provided. The compact connector includes a connector body having a first group of one or more pins on a first face of a contact tip and a second group of one or more pins on an opposed second face of the contact tip. The first group of one or more pins engages with a first busbar, and the second group of one or more pins engages with a second busbar, wherein when the connector engages with the busbars the contact tip is disposed between the first and second busbars. A method of using a connector is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2016Date of Patent: January 30, 2018Assignee: ARISTA NETWORKS, INC.Inventors: Richard Hibbs, Robert Wilcox, Youngbae Park, Alex Rose
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Patent number: 9876285Abstract: An electrical contact terminal includes a base portion for positioning and retaining the electrical contact terminal within a connector housing, an insulation displacement connecting portion extending upwardly from the base portion and comprising a pair of spaced apart arms defining an opening therebetween for receiving and making electrical contact with an electrical conductor, and a contact portion extending downwardly from the base portion and configured to float when the electrical contact terminal is retained and positioned within a connector housing. The contact portion includes a first arm, a second arm, and an arcuate base portion. The first arm extends downwardly and includes a first end attached to the base portion and an opposite second end. The second arm extends downwardly and includes a free first end closer to the base portion and an opposite second end farther from the base portion. The second arm is configured to deflect when making electrical contact with a mating contact pin.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2017Date of Patent: January 23, 2018Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Alexander R. Mathews, Steven A. Neu, Steven Feldman
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Patent number: 9871321Abstract: An electrical connection device (1), especially in the form of a connecting box, comprises a housing (2) having a wall (4) delimiting an inner space (3), electrical components (5) arranged in said inner space (3) and having at least two connecting portions (6, 7, 8), and at least two connecting holes (9, 10, 11) passing through the wall (4), through which external elements (12) connectable to the connecting portions (6, 7, 8) can be guided into the inner space (3). The connection device (1) further comprises a mechanical safety element (13) having a number of stop elements (14, 15, 16) that corresponds to the number of connecting portions (6, 7, 8), which stop elements (14, 15, 16) provide a mechanical stop for the external elements (12).Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2015Date of Patent: January 16, 2018Assignee: Multi-Holding AGInventor: Thomas Knorr
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Patent number: 9865943Abstract: A coaxial cable connector having, in one embodiment, a connector body or body member, a coupling element and a continuity bridge portion. The connector body is configured to be attached to a post. The continuity bridge portion is configured to maintain an electrical connection between the coupling element and the connector body.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.Inventor: Noah P. Montena
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Patent number: 9865407Abstract: An interlock apparatus of a ring main unit is provided. The interlock apparatus of the ring main unit may change a rotational motion of the shaft included in the circuit breaker to a rectilinear motion, and thus, the insertion hole may be opened or closed according to a closed or cutoff state of the circuit breaker. Accordingly, in the closed state of the circuit breaker, the control of a state of the disconnector is prevented.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2016Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jinhyun Park
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Patent number: 9859660Abstract: A memory card adaptor may include a plurality of card-side terminals arranged to contact terminals of a memory card, a plurality of socket-side terminals arranged in a first direction to contact terminals of a host socket and including at least two socket-side ground terminals, wiring lines configured to electrically connect the plurality of card-side terminals to the plurality of socket-side terminals in a one-to-one correspondence, a ground frame configured to electrically connect the at least two socket-side ground terminals to each other, and a housing that accommodates the plurality of card-side terminals, the plurality of socket-side terminals, and the wiring lines. The memory card adaptor may have good electrical characteristics, and thus may be able to stably operate even during fast data transmission.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: In-jae Lee, Gwang-man Lim, Ki-woong Yoo, Soo-Jung Lee
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Patent number: 9848654Abstract: The invention discloses an oval-shaped electronic cigarette and manufacturing process thereof. Inner housing of vaporization assembly is arranged inside outer housing of vaporization assembly and sleeved on vaporization assembly which comprises e-cigarette liquid cup and vaporizer having an outer wall in close fit with inner wall of the inner housing of vaporization assembly. A space is formed between outer wall of the e-cigarette liquid cup and inner wall of the inner housing of vaporization assembly to serve as a vapor flow channel. The inner housing of vaporization assembly is arranged at one end with vapor flow outlet, the outer edge of which is hermetically connected with and pressed against bell-mouth structure formed on the mouthpiece.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2015Date of Patent: December 26, 2017Inventor: Guangrong Lin
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Patent number: 9847200Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a molded case circuit breaker. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a molded case circuit breaker for use in connection with a main busbar provided on a distribution board panel includes a power-source-side terminal provided to a front portion of a case and having a terminal assembly hole formed at an upper portion thereof; a base bus supporter comprising a connector protruding from a front surface thereof so as to engage with the main busbar installed on one side of the distribution board panel, the base bus supporter being coupled to an upper surface and a lower surface of the power-source-side terminal; an auxiliary cover plate coupled to an upper portion of the power-source-side terminal and provided with a temperature measurement hole communicating with the terminal assembly hole.Type: GrantFiled: April 10, 2017Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.Inventor: Jae-Won Park
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Patent number: 9843146Abstract: A lighted outlet system has a circuit mounted on a printed circuit board. The circuit includes a light source that emits light. An outlet is mounted on the printed circuit board over the circuit. The outlet includes an outlet core composed of transparent or clear material. The outlet core serves as a light pipe for light emitted from the light source. Housing houses the outlet core.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2017Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Six Sights CorporationInventor: Liang Light Chen
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Patent number: 9843123Abstract: An electrical connector includes a housing that defines a cavity at a mating end. A terminal retention (TR) block is mounted to the housing within the cavity. The TR block defines multiple channels configured to receive contacts therein. The channels include deflectable retention latches configured to engage the contacts to retain the contacts in the channels. A terminal position assurance (TPA) clip is mounted to a distal end of the TR block within the cavity of the housing. The TPA clip is configured to block deflection of the retention latches to lock the contacts in the channels. The TPA clip has slots that align with the channels of the TR block and receive distal tips of the contacts therethrough. The slots have tapered lead-ins configured to guide the distal tips of the contacts from the channels into the slots.Type: GrantFiled: August 23, 2016Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATIONInventors: David Allen Klein, David Charles Strausser, Kevin John Peterson
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Patent number: 9843138Abstract: A plug connector for connecting to a complementarily formed counter plug connector, having an inner conductor which is supplied with high current, and an outer conductor that surrounds the inner conductor and has an outer contact element on a front side of the plug connector for the purposes of shield transfer where the outer contact element is designed for shield transfer, being in the form of a rigid ring element having a mating surface, surrounding same in a peripheral direction, for surface mating with a complementarily formed counter mating surface of the counter plug connector, which mating surface runs transversely in relation to an insertion direction (S) of the plug connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2014Date of Patent: December 12, 2017Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KGInventor: Willem Blakborn
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Patent number: 9837753Abstract: Housing for a module outlet includes first housing with a first opening configured to receive a body of a first outlet core so that a lip area of the first outlet core prevents the first outlet core from travelling through the first opening. A tab is configured to hold the body of the first outlet core secure within the first opening. A dovetail tongue is configured for sliding into a dovetail groove of a second module housing so as to secure the first module housing to the second module housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2016Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: Six Sights CorporationInventor: Liang Light Chen
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Patent number: 9837840Abstract: An electronic cigarette charging apparatus is used for charging a battery component (1) of an electronic cigarette. A first electrode connecting piece and a second electrode connecting piece used for being electrically connected to the electronic cigarette charging apparatus are disposed at an end of the battery component (1). The electronic cigarette charging apparatus comprises a first charging electrode (5) that corresponds to the first electrode connecting piece and may extend and contract, and a collision sound-making mechanism (6) disposed on an extension and contraction path of the first charging electrode (5). During charging, the first charging electrode (5) elastically contracts along the extension and contraction path to a predetermined position, and the first charging electrode (5) and the first electrode connecting piece are electrically connected. The first charging electrode (5) triggers the collision sound-making mechanism (6) to make an engaging prompt sound.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2013Date of Patent: December 5, 2017Assignee: HUIZHOU KIMREE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. SHENZHEN BRANCHInventor: Qiuming Liu