Patents Examined by Guillermo J Egoavil
  • Patent number: 10716229
    Abstract: An electrified wire containing a plurality of integrated hubs populated along the wire's span providing mechanical and electrical and data connectivity to an array of removable device platforms with IoT device assemblies whereas the devices assemblies operate in real time, are either networked or stand-alone, and can be placed where and when needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Inventor: Daniel S. Spiro
  • Patent number: 10714230
    Abstract: Highly uniform and thin silver nanowires are described having average diameters below 20 nm and a small standard deviation of the diameters. The silver nanowires have a high aspect ratio. The silver nanowires can be characterized by a small number of nanowires having a diameter greater than 18 nm as well as with a blue shifted narrow absorption spectrum in a dilute solution. Methods are described to allow for the synthesis of the narrow uniform silver nanowires. Transparent conductive films formed from the thin, uniform silver nanowires can have very low levels of haze and low values of ?L*, the diffusive luminosity, such that the transparent conductive films can provide little alteration of the appearance of a black background.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: C3Nano Inc.
    Inventors: Yongxing Hu, Ying-Syi Li, Xiqiang Yang, Jing Shun Ang, Ajay Virkar
  • Patent number: 10714263
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminated body and first and second external electrodes respectively on both end surfaces of the laminated body. When regions where first internal electrodes or second internal electrodes are not present are regarded as side margin portions in a cross section of the laminated body as viewed from the laminating direction, the side margin portions include multiple side margin layers, and the content of Si in the side margin layer closest to the internal electrode is lower than that in the side margin layer other than the side margin layer closest to the internal electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hideaki Tanaka, Daiki Fukunaga, Koji Moriyama
  • Patent number: 10707023
    Abstract: An electronic component includes: a plurality of multilayer capacitors stacked in multiple rows and columns and each having external electrodes on both ends thereof in a first direction; and a board including a body and a connection portion. The connection portion includes: a plurality of positive electrode land patterns; a plurality of negative electrode land patterns; positive and negative electrode terminal patterns formed on a lower surface of the body to be spaced apart from each other in the first direction; a positive electrode connection portion connecting the plurality of positive electrode land patterns to the positive electrode terminal pattern; and a negative electrode connection portion connecting the plurality of negative electrode land patterns to the negative electrode terminal pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ho Yoon Kim, Jae Yeol Choi, Soo Hwan Son
  • Patent number: 10703305
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes a plurality of electrical wires; a relay connector provided with a common single tube having conductivity and through which the plurality of electrical wires are inserted; a plurality of braids respectively covering the plurality of electrical wires; and a coupler that couples the plurality of braids to the common single tube, in a state where ends of the plurality of braids are stacked in a layered manner around an entire circumference of the common single tube in a circumferential direction, wherein insertion holes that guide the plurality of electrical wires inside all of the braids are formed in the ends of the braids, and the plurality of electrical wires are electrically connected inside the relay connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Katsutoshi Izawa
  • Patent number: 10707021
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic electronic component includes a body with a plurality of first and second internal electrodes alternately arranged with dielectric layers interposed therebetween. There may be M each of third and fourth external electrodes on opposing sides of the body, where M is greater than or equal to 3 and all external electrodes have different polarities than the adjacent external electrodes. There may be N via electrodes penetrating through the body, where N is greater than or equal to 3 and the via electrodes are connected to either of the first or second internal electrodes. The multilayer ceramic electronic component may achieve low equivalent series inductance (ESL) characteristics and may reduce the mounting area on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Soo Park, Young Ghyu Ahn, Hwi Dae Kim
  • Patent number: 10701823
    Abstract: An enclosure for electronics includes a base, a base cover, a gasket, and an enclosure cover. The base receives one or more electronic elements. The base cover is mounted over the first base to secure the electronic elements within the base and form a unit having a groove in at least a part of the periphery of the unit. The gasket resides within the groove of the first unit. The enclosure cover is mounted over the first unit and the gasket and applies a compressive force to the gasket such that the gasket (i) forms a seal for the enclosure and (ii) applies force that secures at least a part of the periphery of the first base cover to at least a part of the periphery of the first base. In a single-unit assembly, the enclosure cover is an assembly cover that attaches to the unit. In a dual-unit assembly, each unit functions as the enclosure cover for the other unit in a clam-shell configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Nokia Shanghai Bell Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jari Taskila
  • Patent number: 10701811
    Abstract: A surface-treated copper foil of the present disclosure includes a copper foil substrate, at least one surface of which has a surface treatment coat including at least a roughening-treated surface on which roughening particles are formed. Observation of a cross-section of the surface-treated copper foil with a scanning electron microscope shows that on a surface of the surface treatment coat, a standard deviation of the particle height of the roughening particles is 0.16 ?m or more and 0.30 ?m or less, and an average value of the ratio of the particle height to the particle width (particle height/particle width) of the roughening particles is 2.30 or more and 4.00 or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Uno, Yuko Okuno, Takahiro Tsuruta, Yoshimasa Nishi, Sunao Fukutake
  • Patent number: 10686308
    Abstract: A sheath-bonding link box is provided, the sheath-bonding link box including a housing defining a sealed interior space, and a set of electrically conductive connectors extending through the housing between an exterior of the enclosure and the interior space. The set of connectors each has an internal portion positioned inside of the interior space and an external portion positioned outside of the housing. The internal portion of the connectors is electrically connectable to a functional link in the interior space, and the external portion of the connectors is dimensioned to be electrically connectable to a sheath-bonding lead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: hvGrid-tech Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen Burks, Gregory Lee, Jake Gelhard, William Kevin Jones, Kathryn Klement, William McEachern
  • Patent number: 10685760
    Abstract: Ultra-conductive wires having enhanced electrical conductivity are disclosed. The conductivity of an ultra-conductive wire is enhanced using cold wire drawing and annealing. Methods of making the ultra-conductive wires are further disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shenjia Zhang, Sathish Kumar Ranganathan
  • Patent number: 10680423
    Abstract: The invention relates to an apparatus for carrying a cable, wherein the cable comprises a conductor, a shield braid surrounding the conductor, a protective coat; the protective coat is removed along a part of its length, so that the shield braid is exposed; a housing surrounding the cable; an electrical connection in order to establish a conductive connection between the shield braid and the housing; a hinged sleeve is provided, which encloses the cable in the longitudinal section of the exposed shield braid; the hinged sleeve consists of an electrically conductive material which is connected to the housing in a conductive manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: ICOTEK PROJECT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventors: Bruno Ehmann, Valentin Ehmann
  • Patent number: 10679794
    Abstract: A plurality of first and second capacitor parts and second capacitor parts are formed on opposed main surfaces of a foil shaped conductive substrate to sandwich the conductive substrate. The first and second capacitor parts are respectively coated with insulative protection layers. Terminal electrodes are respectively formed on main surfaces of the protection layers. The terminal electrodes and conductive parts of the first and second capacitor parts are respectively electrically connected via first via conductors and the terminal electrodes and the conductive substrate 1 are electrically connected to second via conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuo Fujii, Hiromasa Saeki
  • Patent number: 10674644
    Abstract: The electromagnetic shielding of an enclosable building structure is provided by applying a shielded covering to overlay optical openings in the building structure. The shielded covering comprises a metal-coated woven substrate and a shielding coupling. The metal-coated woven substrate has a woven substrate and a metal coating. The woven substrate may be organic and comprise threads of intermingled fibers such as silk fibers. The metal-coated woven substrate may also have a protection feature such as transparent resin, of barriers of glass or transparent polymeric material. The shielded coupling connects the shielded covering to other shielding components of a shielded building structure to preserve shielding continuity over the interface between shielding components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES COMPANY IP, PLLC
    Inventors: George Clayton Hansen, Nathan D. Hansen
  • Patent number: 10669210
    Abstract: Provided is a large-sized silicon nitride sintered substrate and a method for producing the same. The silicon nitride sintered substrate has a main surface 101a of a shape larger than a square having a side of a length of 120 mm. A ratio dc/de of the density dc of the central area and the density de of the end area of the main surface 101a is 0.98 or higher. The void fraction vc of the central area of the main surface 101a is 1.80% or lower, and the void fraction ve of the end area is 1.00% or lower. It is preferred that the density dc of the central area is 3.120 g/cm3 or higher, the density de of the end area is 3.160 g/cm3 or higher, and a ratio ve/vc of the void fraction vc of the central area and the void fraction ve of the end area is 0.50 or higher.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hisayuki Imamura, Suguru Fujita, Youichirou Kaga, Hiroyuki Teshima, Shigeyuki Hamayoshi
  • Patent number: 10674643
    Abstract: The electromagnetic shielding of an enclosable building structure is provided by applying a shielded covering to overlay optical openings in the building structure. The shielded covering comprises a metal-coated woven substrate and a shielding coupling. The metal-coated woven substrate has a woven substrate and a metal coating. The woven substrate may be organic and comprise threads of intermingled fibers such as silk fibers. The metal-coated woven substrate may also have a protection feature such as transparent resin, of barriers of glass or transparent polymeric material. The shielded coupling connects the shielded covering to other shielding components of a shielded building structure to preserve shielding continuity over the interface between shielding components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: CONDUCTIVE COMPOSITES COMPANY IP, LLC
    Inventors: George Clayton Hansen, Nathan D. Hansen
  • Patent number: 10658939
    Abstract: A power conversion apparatus includes: a busbar; a magnetic core disposed to surround the busbar; and a fixing member that supports the magnetic core and is secured to the busbar. A noise filter includes: a magnetic core disposed to surround a busbar of a power conversion apparatus, and a fixing member that supports the magnetic core and is secured to the busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Tetsuo Yanagimoto, Yuki Kawafuchi, Makoto Nakaya
  • Patent number: 10660247
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shielding module and a display device are disclosed. The electromagnetic shielding module includes an electromagnetic shielding film and a temperature adjusting circuit, and the temperature adjusting circuit is configured for adjusting a temperature of the electromagnetic shielding film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chenfei Qian, Chao Ma, Zhicheng Wang
  • Patent number: 10660238
    Abstract: A thermal connector comprising an electrically insulating beam having a first end face at a first end and a second end face at a second end is provided. The second end face may be opposite the first end face in an X direction. The beam may have a width in a Y direction perpendicular to the X direction. The beam may also have a top face and a bottom face offset from the top face in a Z direction. The thermal connector may include a first terminal attached to the bottom face and adjacent the first end and a second terminal attached to the top face and adjacent the first end. The connector may have an overall thickness in the Z direction, which includes the first and second terminals and is greater than 1.27 mm and less than 3.81 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventor: Scott B. Durgin
  • Patent number: 10650937
    Abstract: Various examples are provided for superlattice conductors. In one example, a planar conductor includes a plurality of stacked layers including copper thin film layers and nickel thin film layers, where adjacent copper thin film layers of the copper thin film layers are separated by a nickel thin film layer of the plurality of nickel thin film layers. In another example, a conductor includes a plurality of radially distributed layers including a non-ferromagnetic core; a nickel layer disposed about and encircling the non-ferromagnetic core; and a copper layer disposed on and encircling the nickel layer. In another example, a hybrid conductor includes a core; and a plurality of radially distributed layers disposed about a portion of an outer surface of the core, the plurality of radially distributed layers include alternating ferromagnetic and non-ferromagnetic layers. In other hybrid conductors, the radially distributed layers can utilize magnetic and non-magnetic materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA RESEARCH FOUNDATION, INC
    Inventor: Yong-Kyu Yoon
  • Patent number: 10636544
    Abstract: Both deformation of a cross-sectional shape of the entire composite cable and deformation of a cross-sectional shape of an electric wire included in the composite cable are suppressed. The composite cable includes: a plurality of first electric wires; a shield electric wire in which a shield layer 33 is formed around a twist pair wire 32 obtained by intertwining a plurality of second electric wires; a sheath formed around an electric wire assembly obtained by intertwining the first electric wires and the shield electric wire; a first line filler filled between the twist pair wire and the shield layer; and a second line filler filled between the electric wire assembly and the sheath. While the first electric wires and the shield electric wire are intertwined in a first direction, the second electric wires are intertwined in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hirotaka Eshima, Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama