Patents Examined by Krystal Robinson
  • Patent number: 11837379
    Abstract: A signal transmission cable includes at least one internal conductor, an insulator, and an external conductor. The at least one internal conductor is formed in an elongated shape and is configured to transmit a signal. The insulator covers the internal conductor. The external conductor is a band-shaped resin tape having characteristics of an elongation percentage of equal to or more than 30% and a volume resistivity of equal to or less than 4×10?4 ?·cm. The external conductor is configured to be wound around the insulator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: PROTERIAL, LTD.
    Inventors: Hideki Nonen, Hiroshi Ishikawa
  • Patent number: 11831134
    Abstract: A modular electrical conduit split assembly for efficient installation of electrical wiring. The modular electrical conduit split assembly includes an elongated, tubular conduit having at least one dividing wall running through the interior channel therein, defining separate chambers wherein each chamber includes an indicium disposed along an external surface of the conduit. A connection mechanism such as a coupling sleeve is disposed on an end of the conduit and configured to receive the end of a separate piece of conduit therein. Each chamber within the conduit is configured to receive electrical wiring therethrough which can be coordinated using color coded indicia appearing along the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Inventors: Vitaliy Lyvytsky, Sergey Lange
  • Patent number: 11823811
    Abstract: A high density wiring system to transmit radio frequency (RF) signals to superconducting qubits disposed within a dilution refrigerator is disclosed. The high density wiring system comprises a plurality of flexible layers, with conductive layers disposed between adjacent pairs of flexible layers. The conductive layers may be constructed using phosphor bronze. The wiring system that is disposed at the lower temperature stages of the dilution refrigerator may be coated with a superconducting material. The wiring system is useful for superconducting quantum computers and cryogenic sensors, as well as cryogenic infrastructure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: John D. Cummings, John A. Rokosz, Kyle J. Thompson, Steven J. Weber
  • Patent number: 11804701
    Abstract: An electrical junction box is configured such that an electric or electronic component is mounted thereon. The electrical junction box includes a case having an accommodation recess, a housing configured such that the electric or electronic component is held therein and configured to be attached in the accommodation recess, and a cable configured to be drawn into the accommodation recess. The housing includes a path restricting wall configured to restrict a wiring direction of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norio Ito, Naoya Akiyama
  • Patent number: 11791066
    Abstract: In various embodiments, superconducting wires incorporate diffusion barriers composed of Nb alloys or Nb—Ta alloys that resist internal diffusion and provide superior mechanical strength to the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Materion Newton Inc.
    Inventors: David B. Smathers, Paul Aimone
  • Patent number: 11791613
    Abstract: The cable support module according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention comprises: a metal plate which is flexible and the bending position varies along the length direction; fixing blocks which are fastened to the metal plate and wrapped around the top surface and bottom surface of the metal plate, and a plurality of fixing blocks are arranged at fixed intervals along the length direction of the metal plate; and connection blocks which have openings on one side surface that expose the accommodation groove therein so as to be fit-coupled to each fixing block together with the metal plate, and a plurality of the connection blocks are arranged in series next to each other so as to be continuously connected such that mutual rotation is possible, wherein the connection blocks can be coupled to each fixing block in a zig-zag from left to right on both sides along the length direction of the metal plate, and can be alternately connected together in a zig-zag along the length direction of the metal
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Chul Yoon
  • Patent number: 11791068
    Abstract: A post insulator includes an insulating post including a first end and a second end that are opposite to each other, a high-voltage-end grading ring connected to the first end of the insulating post, the high-voltage-end grading ring being insulated from the insulating post, a grounding-end grading ring connected to the second end of the insulating post, the grounding-end grading ring being insulated from the insulating post, and a charge control ring disposed on an outer surface of the insulating post, the charge control ring being insulated from the insulating post, and the charge control ring being configured to accumulate surface charges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignees: STATE GRID CORPORATION OF CHINA, SINOMA ADVANCED MATERIALS CO., LTD., NORTH CHINA ELECTRIC POWER UNIVERSITY, SINOMA JIANGXI INSULATOR AND ELECTRICITY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Licheng Lu, Faqiang Yan, Bo Qi, Zhiyi Chong, Chengrong Li, Zhijun Guo, Xiao Yang, Yanxia Ding
  • Patent number: 11777286
    Abstract: An embodiment of the present disclosure provides an electromagnetic shield member that can improve heat dissipation from an electric wire, and a wire harness that includes the electromagnetic shield member. An electromagnetic shield member has rectangular tubular housing portions in which electric wires are individually housed. The housing portions are provided with pressing portions that are formed by cutting and raising portions of the housing portions inward, and that press the electric wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Shimizu, Tomoya Kawaguchi
  • Patent number: 11777287
    Abstract: A cable tray cover for a substantially U-shaped cable tray having a base portion and two opposing sidewalls extending upward generally perpendicular to base portion. The cover includes a plurality of interlocking cover panels for covering cable carried by the cable tray, with each cover panel having a top side, with a first end and a second end, with each cover panel configured to extend transverse across the tray. The first end of each cover panel includes a hinge point to allow the second end of the cover panel to rotate and overlap the second end of an adjacent cover panel for use in a radius section of the cable tray. The cover panels may include a hinge slot and a hinge tab, wherein the hinge tab of a cover panel may be placed through the hinge slot of an adjacent cover panel to form the hinge point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: CABLOFIL, INC.
    Inventor: Dallas Kellerman
  • Patent number: 11777266
    Abstract: A custom outlet module is contained within a housing and has an electric current sensor configured to measure current passing through an electric outlet during a time period, a proximity sensor configured to detect a distance of an object relative to the electric outlet during the time period, a relay switch that can open or close to stop or conduct current through a circuit in the electric outlet in response to a command, and a wireless network interface in communication with the electric current sensor and the proximity sensor, the wireless network interface configured to transmit and receive data from the current sensor and the proximity sensor, to transmit commands to the relay switch, transmit the data to a computing device, and receive commands from the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Sapient Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Samuel M. Parks
  • Patent number: 11772582
    Abstract: A routing assembly for routing an electrical connection between two or more sub-systems in a work machine includes a hose, a coupling member, a wiring harness, and a grommet. The hose defines a conduit. The coupling member defines a through-bore fluidly coupled with the conduit. The wiring harness facilitates passage of one or more electrical wirings through each of the conduit and the through-bore to enable electrical communication between the two or more sub-systems. The grommet is retentively engaged with the coupling member and the wiring harness respectively with a first force and a second force. The first force is greater than the second force facilitating a movement of the wiring harness with respect to the grommet without disengaging the grommet from the coupling member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Codey Ryan Seaman, Benjamin Thomas Nelson, Jacob Andrew Scheirer
  • Patent number: 11770894
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes a rigid region and a flexible region; a first substrate disposed on the rigid region and the flexible region and comprising a first insulating layer and a first wiring layer comprising a first groove in the flexible region; and a second substrate disposed on the first substrate in the rigid region and comprising a first adhesive layer, a second insulating layer and a second wiring layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Okada
  • Patent number: 11763964
    Abstract: An electrically insulated cable that is excellent in in adhesion with a resin used for resin sealing is provided. According to the present invention, an electrically insulated cable (10) includes: a plurality of coated electric wires (11) and a sheath (12) covering outer peripheries of the plurality of coated electric wires, wherein an average value of surface roughness Rz of an outer surface of the sheath is 15 ?m or more and 75 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kenji Hori
  • Patent number: 11763963
    Abstract: Provided is a power cable, and particularly, to an ultra-high-voltage power cable of 45 kV to 600 kV. Specifically, the present invention relates to a power cable which is eco-friendly and includes an insulating layer formed of an insulating material having not only high heat resistance and mechanical strength but also high flexibility, bendability, impact resistance, cold resistance, installability, workability, etc., which are in trade-off with heat resistance and mechanical strength, and of which the lifespan, flexibility and installability can be additionally improved through precise control of a thickness of the insulating layer according to characteristics of the insulating material, thereby enhancing workability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.
    Inventors: Young Eun Cho, Gi Joon Nam, Min Sang Cho, Sue Jin Son
  • Patent number: 11757267
    Abstract: A modesty panel includes a back cover adjacent the underside of the worksurface, a power strip or power bar having at least one electrical outlet, a cord system electrically connected to the power bar and an electrical power supply, the cord system including at least one cable. A cable management track is positioned adjacent the back cover. The track has a track sidewall that defines a cable entrance portion including a cable entrance opening, a cable storage portion extending from the cable entrance portion and including a cable exit opening, and a cable guide. The cord system extends through the entrance opening and the exit opening in the track, such that a length of the cord system is positioned within the cable management track, and wherein as the height adjustable table is moved to a lower position, the length of cord system within the track increases, with a portion of the cord system engaging the cable guide to route the cord system into the cable storage portion of the cable management track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Haworth, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph E. Reddig, Kirk Hines, Kristopher A. Gillhespy, EuGene A. Crevier, Jr., Shane R. Kuipers
  • Patent number: 11757275
    Abstract: Disclosed is a fitting having a main body including a distal end and a proximal end, and a first split ring coupled to the distal end of the main body, wherein the first split ring includes an opening for receiving a main tab along an outer surface of the main body, and wherein the first split ring includes a set of disengagement tabs on opposite sides of a slot. The fitting may further include a second split ring within an interior of the main body, wherein the second split ring comprises a set of interior arms operable to engage a sheath of a cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: Shaun Brouwer
  • Patent number: 11749423
    Abstract: An electric wire conductor is excellent in space saving and flexibility and is less likely to concentrate a load on specific elemental wires, and a covered electric wire and a wire harness contain the electric wire conductor. The electric wire conductor contains a wire strand containing a plurality of elemental wires twisted together. The wire strand has a sector-shaped part in which a cross-section intersecting an axial direction of the wire strand contains either a single edge or two edges touching each other at an apex, and an outward curve connecting the ends of the single edge or the two edges. In the sector-shaped part, the elemental wires having deformation ratios from a circle lower at an outer peripheral part facing an outer periphery of the sector-shaped part than at a center part of the sector-shaped part located inside the outer peripheral part in the cross-section intersecting the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hayato Ooi, Yasuyuki Otsuka, Kinji Taguchi
  • Patent number: 11742112
    Abstract: An insulated electric cable including: two first core wires, each of the two first core wires including: a first conductor; and a first insulating layer covering the first conductor; and two second core wires, each of the two second core wires including: a second conductor having a cross-sectional area smaller than that of the first conductor; and a second insulating layer covering the second conductor; wherein the two second core wires are mutually stranded to form a subunit, and wherein one of the two first core wires, another of the two first core wires, and the subunit are mutually stranded and are in contact with each other to form a core member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hashimoto, Yuji Ochi, Masayuki Ishikawa, Takami Sagisaka, Takaya Kohori
  • Patent number: 11742217
    Abstract: A device includes a polymer. A device die is disposed in the polymer. A passive device includes three Through Assembly Vias (TAVs) penetrating through the polymer, wherein the TAVs are coupled in series. A Redistribution Line (RDL) is underlying the polymer. The RDL electrically couples a first one of the TAVs to a second one of the TAVs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Chih-Hua Chen, Chen-Shien Chen
  • Patent number: 11742106
    Abstract: A lead may comprise a multiple filar wire comprising an inner core, an inner layer and an outer layer, where a portion of the inner layer is wound in a first orientation and the inner layer comprises a first number of filars of wire and where a portion of the outer layer is wound in a second orientation opposite the first orientation and the outer layer comprises a second number of filars of wire, the second number of filars of wire being greater than the first number of filars of wire. The lead may also comprise insulation covering a portion of the multiple filar wire, the portion of the multiple filar wire and the insulation comprising a helical coil structure wound in the first orientation and an anchor formed by the inner core, inner layer and outer layer extending away from the portion of the multiple filar wire, wherein the anchor comprises no helical coil structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SPR THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventors: Matthew deBock, Joseph Boggs, III, Nathan Crosby, Brandon Swan, Devin Sell, Bryce Dimit