Patents Examined by Hiram E Gonzalez
  • Patent number: 10291003
    Abstract: A raceway for a low voltage cabinet, including a body, a bottom and an intermediate wall jointly delimiting a compartment with a permanent opening extending along one side of the raceway, and a flap hinged on the body towards the raceway on the side of the raceway in which the permanent opening is delimited, this flap being mobile so that it can be folded to face the intermediate wall or to be separated from it. The compartment is designed to hold communication cables, the intermediate wall is designed to hold power cables on its face opposite the compartment, the flap is thus designed to support modules on its face opposite the intermediate wall, each module being connected to at least one communication cable and at least one power cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Jean Marmonier
  • Patent number: 10292270
    Abstract: The invention relates to a contact bump connection (24) and to a method for producing a contact bump connection between an electronic component being provided with at least one terminal face (11) and a contact substrate (26) being contacted with the component and having at least one second terminal face (25), wherein the first terminal face is provided with a contact bump (10), which has a raised edge (15) and has at least one displacement pin (16) in a displacement compartment (18) being surrounded by the raised edge and being open towards a head end of the contact bump, and wherein, in a contact region (31) with the first terminal face, the second terminal face has a contact bead (30), which is formed by displacement of a contact material (29) of the second terminal face into the displacement compartment and which surrounds the displacement pin, said contact bead having a bead crown (33) which is oriented to a bottom (17) of the displacement compartment and is raised relative to a level contact surface (32)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SMARTRAC TECHNOLOGY GMBH
    Inventors: Carsten Nieland, Frank Kriebel
  • Patent number: 10290926
    Abstract: Two shot knuckles include a first shot component and a second shot component. Both shot components are composed of different dielectric materials, where the first shot is composed of a relatively high strength structural material and the second is composed of a cosmetic material. The first shot component can physically couple two conductive sections together by interfacing with a coupling structure of that section. The first shot component includes second shot retaining regions and a cosmetic region. The second shot component occupies the cosmetic region and anchors itself to the first shot component using the second shot retaining regions. The second shot may be the only part of the two-shot knuckle visible to a user of an electronic device and can exhibit any desired color.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventor: Daniel William Jarvis
  • Patent number: 10277018
    Abstract: Embodiments herein discuss a clamping apparatus for a cable gland. The clamping apparatus includes a first body member having a first aperture therethrough for receiving a cable, a plurality of clamping members pivotably mounted relative to the first body member, and a second body member for causing the clamping members to move relative to the first body member into clamping engagement with the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: CMP PRODUCTS LIMITED
    Inventor: Martin Swan
  • Patent number: 10236643
    Abstract: An electrical furniture assembly has: (i) a furniture assembly comprising: (A) a base, (B) a transverse member, and (C) a coupler for coupling the base to the transverse member; and (ii) an electrical hub configured to selectively reside within the furniture assembly. The electrical hub features: (A) an electrical outlet assembly; (B) a securement panel; and (C) a spring-biased installation clip. The electrical hub is selectively secured at least partially within a transverse member of a furniture assembly and may be plugged into an external power source to supply power to various electronic devices conveniently used by a user sitting on the furniture assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: THE LOVESAC COMPANY
    Inventors: Shawn Nelson, David Underwood, Brian Kuchler, David M. Cowan
  • Patent number: 10236648
    Abstract: A power distribution unit including a plurality of outlet cores arranged along an outlet panel of a housing and mounted to one or more circuit boards with an unobstructed space between adjacent pairs of the plurality of outlet cores. The outlet cores each extend a portion of the distance between the circuit boards and the outlet panel, and the outlet panel includes a plurality of apertures each corresponding to an associated one of the plurality of outlet cores. One or more overcurrent protection devices are mounted in a non-outlet panel aligned along the length of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Irons, Peter Giammona, James P. Maskaly, Vimalkumar Bhakta, Mark Ramsey
  • Patent number: 10230225
    Abstract: A wiring structure according to the present disclosure includes a shield tube, a metal wire, and a plate-like member. The shield tube covers a wiring. The metal wire fixes the shield tube. The metal wire fixes the shield tube to the plate-like member by pressing the shield tube against the plate-like member. The plate-like member is connected to a grounding path in a manner that enables electric conduction. The shield tube is connected to the grounding path via the plate-like member in a manner that enables electric conduction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc.
    Inventor: Akinori Matsuno
  • Patent number: 10224683
    Abstract: [Problem] Provided are a composite cable and a composite harness that allow the improvement of cable termination workability while maintaining the flex resistance. [Solution] A composite cable 1 is provided with a pair of first electric wires 2, a twisted pair wire 4 formed by twisting a pair of second electric wires 3 having a smaller outer diameter than the first electric wires 2 and a tape member 6 spirally wound around an assembled article 5 that is formed by twisting the pair of first electric wires 2 and the twisted pair wire 4 together, wherein a twist direction of the twisted pair wire 4 is different from a twist direction of the assembled article 5, and the twist direction of the assembled article 5 is different from a winding direction of the tape member 6.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hiroyuki Ito, Naoya Toyoshima, Hirotaka Eshima, Fumihito Oka, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10219370
    Abstract: A display unit includes: a display section (11) having flexibility; and a bending control section (12a, 12b) configured to limit a movable shaft in bending the display section (11) to one direction in a display surface and allowed to maintain the display section (11) in an arbitrary bending state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Gen Yukawa
  • Patent number: 10186853
    Abstract: Sealing device (100) for feeding through at least one filament (600), the sealing device (100) comprising a housing (200), said housing (200) comprises a seal block compartment (300) being laterally bounded by a front wall (310) and a back wall (320) being spaced apart and opposite to each other, and side walls (330, 340) being spaced apart and opposite to each other, said side walls (330, 340) joining the front wall (310) and the back wall (320), wherein the seal block compartment (300) has an open top face (350), wherein the front wall (310) and the back wall (320) each comprise several slots (370, 380, 470, 480) having an open end (375, 385, 475, 485) at the open top face (350) of the seal block compartment (300), wherein each of the slots (370, 380) in the front wall (310) corresponds to and is aligned with a slot in the back wall (320), and a seal block (500) being arranged in the seal block compartment (300), wherein the seal block (500) comprises slits (570, 580) being open sided towards the open sided
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE CONNECTIVITY BELGIUM BVBA
    Inventor: Bart Mattie Claessens
  • Patent number: 10186852
    Abstract: An electrical box includes a front surface having an opening providing access to a hollow interior of the electrical box, at least one sidewall extending rearwardly from the front surface to form the hollow interior, and a seal disposed on an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall. The seal has a triangular cross-sectional shape including a thin end configured to first enter an opening of a building structure receiving the electrical box therein. A tapered surface of the seal is compressed as the electrical box is received into the opening in the building structure to provide a seal around an exterior surface of the at least one sidewall of the electrical box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Gregg E. Laukhuf
  • Patent number: 10172233
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible substrate including a display unit and a plurality of peripheral units which surrounds the display unit and are bent to overlap a part of the display unit; a display member positioned at the display unit and which displays an image; and a signal line positioned at the plurality of peripheral units, where the plurality of peripheral units is bent in a way such that parts of the signal line, which are respectively positioned at adjacent peripheral units, are in contact with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyung Hoon Chung, Chul Kyu Kang
  • Patent number: 10166937
    Abstract: An exterior member includes a tubular body which allows one or more conductive paths to be stored and protected therein. The tubular body has no slit. The tubular body includes a plurality of protruding portions formed in an inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the plurality of protruding portions includes an R part having a substantially circular arc shape extending along a circumferential direction of an inner surface of the tubular body. Each of the plurality of protruding portions has a substantially U-shaped or V-shaped smooth surface in a cross-section cut along a tube axis of the tubular body. The plurality of protruding portions are disposed at positions on a helix around the tube axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Inao, Hideomi Adachi
  • Patent number: 10170729
    Abstract: An electrically conductive film suited to use as a transparent anode, a method of forming the film, and an electronic device comprising the film are disclosed. The device includes a conductive polymer electrode defining first and second surfaces and having an electrical conductivity gradient between the first and second surfaces. A second electrode is spaced from the second surface by at least one organic material layer, such as a light emitting layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Woohong Kim, Gary P. Kushto, Zakya H. Kafafi
  • Patent number: 10135231
    Abstract: A connector (1) adapted to connect at least one electrical conductor to an electrical accessory that is intended to be housed in an electrical box (200) for flush mounting in a wall (300), the connector including: a base (10) that defines an inlet opening for the electrical conductor; and at least one connection element that is fastened to the base and that includes an inlet terminal for connecting the electrical conductor, and an outlet terminal that is accessible via the front of the base for connecting the electrical accessory. The connector includes at least two distinct arms (14, 16) that extend from the base, towards the front, and having free ends that present catch elements (15, 17) for catching on the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignees: LEGRAND FRANCE, LEGRAND SNC
    Inventors: Laurent Maziere, Jean-Loup Caille, Jerome Longeville, Jean-Luc Chaumeny
  • Patent number: 10131295
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for securing wiring to a grommet with embedded lubricant by employing a series of pressure rings both on the interior and exterior of the grommet opening. In exemplary implementation, a tie strap is tightened around the wiring and then forced into the grommet opening before a second tie strap is tightened around both the wiring and grommet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammed Michael Baydoun, Hassan Haidar
  • Patent number: 10128645
    Abstract: An electrical accessory (1) for installing in a wall, includes: a support portion that is adapted to be fastened to the wall and that includes at least one electrical box (80); an electrical unit (50) including at least one base (51) that houses an electrical mechanism (52) and that is provided with at least one snap-fastener tab (60) that is adapted to be snap-fastened on the support portion; and a front portion (10, 30) including a front wall (11) and at least one tongue (20) that extends at the rear of the front wall so as to fasten to the electrical unit. The tongue is adapted to be interposed between the snap-fastener tab and a rigid portion of the base of the electrical unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignees: LEGRAND FRANCE, LEGRAND SNC
    Inventors: Simon Delmas, Martin Aumaitre
  • Patent number: 10128647
    Abstract: A cable management clasp includes a clasp body extending between a connector end and a cable end configured to receive a cable array of cables through a cable entrance. The cable array exits the clasp body at the connector end through a cable exit. The clasp body holds the cables of the cable array in a parallel arrangement. The clasp body extends along mutually perpendicular longitudinal, lateral and elevation axes. The clasp body has a mandrel including a cable bend surface having a bend radius greater than a minimum bend radius of the cables. The cables transition around the cable bend surface between the cable entrance and the cable exit. The mandrel directs the cable array to rotate a roll angle about the elevation axis and the mandrel directs the cable array to rotate a yaw angle about the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Glen Gutgold, Tracy Lee Smith, Steven Kandybowski
  • Patent number: 10128626
    Abstract: A composite cable is provided that improves terminal machinability while maintaining bending resistance. The composite cable is provided with: a pair of first electric wires; a twisted-pair wire obtained by twisting together a pair of second electric wires having an outer diameter that is smaller than that of the first electric wires; and a tape member spirally wrapped around an aggregate obtained by twisting the pair of first electric wires together with the twisted-pair wire. The twisting direction of the twisted-pair wire, the twisting direction of the aggregate, and the wrapping direction of the tape member are all the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Tomoyuki Murayama, Hiroyuki Ito, Naoya Toyoshima, Hirotaka Eshima, Fumihito Oka, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 10117367
    Abstract: A fastening structure for a shield can is capable of ensuring easy attachment/detachment of the shield can and prevents deformation caused by excessive impact when the shield can is attached and detached by improving the fastening structure for a shield can fixed to a printed circuit board. The fastening structure for a shield can provided to shield a printed circuit board on which electronic components are mounted and the electronic components from electromagnetic waves includes a frame provided with a fixing part allowing the frame to be fixed to the printed circuit board, a shield cover provided to surround an outer side of the frame, fastening parts provided at the shield cover and the frame, respectively, such that the shield cover and the frame are attached/detached to/from each other. The fastening parts and the fixing part are disposed without overlapping each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: SAMSUNG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., S-CONNECT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun-Tae Jang, Yong Won Lee, Jung Je Bang, Kwang Sub Lee