Patents Examined by Michael F McAllister
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Patent number: 11979010Abstract: A wiring harness for coupling electronic components includes a hollow trunk sleeve and a hollow branch sleeve. The trunk sleeve includes one or more notches and bends spaced apart along its length. The branch sleeve is interconnected to the trunk sleeve at each corresponding notch, with each branch sleeve open to the trunk sleeve through the respective notch. A bundle of wires extends through the trunk sleeve, with a sub-set of the bundle extending through each notch and corresponding branch sleeve. A first encapsulation layer is disposed about the trunk and branch sleeve at each interconnection separately secures each branch sleeve to the trunk sleeve. A second encapsulation layer is disposed about each bend to maintain the trunk sleeve in a desired pre-defined pattern with each first and second encapsulation layer being separated such that at least a portion of the trunk sleeve is free of the encapsulation layers.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: AEES Inc.Inventor: Ajene Wallace
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Patent number: 11972881Abstract: A magnetized cable in which the magnetic force of the cable is configured to aid in aligning and maintaining alignment of the cable while the cable is being looped for storage and, when the cable is rolled or looped, the magnetic force will aid in keeping the cable coiled. Embodiments of the magnetized cable include an elongated flexible magnetic component (EFMC) of a pliable polymer such as rubber and/or one or more other suitable materials in combination with magnetic particles comprising iron, neodymium, ferrite, cobalt, nickel, and/or other suitable magnetic elements or compounds. The EFMC may be exposed to a strong magnetic field to produce a permanent magnet. The EFMC may be enclosed within a sheathing material of braided textile yarns or another suitable material.Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 2023Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventor: John Nashed Hanna
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Patent number: 11974502Abstract: Soft motherboards having rigid plugin modules are described herein. In one aspect of the present disclosure, an electronic device can include a polymeric substrate having: a plurality of slots, each configured for receiving an electronic module; one or more electrical junctions including a stretchable conductive interconnect electronically coupling a slot to another slot of the plurality of slots; and at least one electronic module including: a film configured to: support other components of the electronic module; and be inserted, and be partially housed in, one of the plurality of slots of the polymeric substrate; and at least one electrode coupled to the film and positioned to be in contact with a corresponding electrical junction of the polymeric substrate when the film is partially housed in the polymeric substrate.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2022Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: The Regents of the University of ColoradoInventors: Jianliang Xiao, Yan Sun, Wei Ren
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Patent number: 11974032Abstract: A display screen and a display device are disclosed. The display screen includes: a first camera area including a first pixel unit and a first light-transmitting area; a second camera area including a second pixel unit and a second light-transmitting area; and a display area surrounding the first camera area and the second camera area, wherein a position of the first pixel unit in the first camera area corresponds to a position of the second light-transmitting area in the second camera area, and a position of the second pixel unit in the second camera area corresponds to a position of the first light-transmitting area in the first camera area.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2020Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Weixin Ma
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Patent number: 11968812Abstract: A display device and an electronic device are provided. The display device includes: a display screen; an electrically heated glass layer stacked onto the display screen, which includes a first transparent glass layer and a transparent conductive film layer, the transparent conductive film layer and the first transparent glass layer being stacked onto the display screen; a thermistor disposed adjacent to the display screen, for detecting a temperature of the display screen or a temperature at a position adjacent to the display screen; and a flexible circuit board, wherein an electrical connection terminal is provided on the transparent conductive film layer, the electrical connection terminal is electrically connected with the flexible circuit board, and the thermistor is electrically connected with the flexible circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: July 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Chao Ma
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Patent number: 11958420Abstract: A wire harness includes a wiring member, an exterior member through which the wiring member is inserted, and a protector that is fixed to a vehicle and holds the exterior member. The protector includes a holding member that holds the exterior member, a fixing member that is fixed to the vehicle, and a tubular member that is formed in a tubular shape and on which the holding member and the fixing member are disposed. At least one of the holding member or the fixing member includes a columnar structure that is formed in a columnar shape and is slidingly fittable into the tubular member.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2022Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Satoshi Enomoto, Tomokazu Kato, Yoshio Shionome, Shinichi Tadokoro
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Patent number: 11951916Abstract: The invention relates to a reinforcement part (1) for reinforcing a vehicle component, comprising a structural wall (3) enclosing walls of a ribbing structure (5), the reinforcement part having a first side region (6) allowing a first load portion to pass through and a second side region (7) allowing a second load portion to pass through, wherein the first load portion represents the largest load portion, characterized in that at the second side region, the walls of the ribbing structure are provided with cut-outs (8), the structural wall at the second side region being shaped to at least partially cover the contours (9) of the cut-outs, wherein a continuously shaped cut-out (10) is formed in the structural wall for cabling (11), whereas the walls of the ribbing structure at the first side region are free from cut-outs.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.Inventors: Davy Wilhelmus Anna Brands, Ilona Maria Francois Grond-Soons
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Patent number: 11955254Abstract: The present disclosure describes methods of manufacture and implementations of hybrid separators for data cables having conductive and non-conductive or metallic and non-metallic portions, and data cables including such hybrid separators. A hybrid separator comprising one or more conductive portions and one or more non-conductive portions may be positioned within a data cable between adjacent pairs of twisted insulated and shielded or unshielded conductors so as to provide physical and electrical separation of the conductors. The position and extent (laterally and longitudinally) of each conductive portion and each non-conductive portion may be selected for optimum performance of the data cable, including attenuation or rejection of cross talk, reduction of return loss, increase of stability, and control of impedance.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2023Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Belden, Inc.Inventors: Roy Kusuma, Bill Clark, Alice Albrinck
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Patent number: 11945392Abstract: A metal-fixing material feedthrough for at least one of an airbag igniter or a belt pre-tensioner includes a main body having a through opening formed therein and at least one metal pin fused into the through opening in a vitreous or glass ceramic fixing material. A surface of the vitreous or glass ceramic fixing material is a freely fused surface and lies in a same plane as an end face of the at least one metal pin.Type: GrantFiled: December 3, 2020Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: Schott AGInventors: Reinhard Ranftl, Thomas Pfeiffer-Landshut, Susumu Nishiwaki, Ondrej Rousek
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Patent number: 11936171Abstract: Disclosed are methods and apparatus for providing and installing electrical wire connector clamps that may be inserted into knockout holes from the inside of an electrical box or panel, that are capable of holding multiple wires or cables, that may be run through the connector before it is slotted into the hole, and that use only a minimal amount of interior space of the electrical box or panel. Embodiments of the present invention include semi-cylindrical units that may be folded together around one or more wires for secure engagement with the wires and with a knockout hole of an electrical box or panel. Embodiments may be used in new construction, and to replace existing connector clamps in an electrical box or panel from the inside without damaging the walls surrounding the box or panel, in order to securely hold wires in an electrical box or panel, add new wire(s), hold multiple wires, and/or increase available space inside the box or panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2023Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Genwire LLCInventors: James Henry Finn, III, Fraser McKay
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Patent number: 11935671Abstract: The disclosed technology relates to a cable configured for high current applications. The cable includes a conducting member having a conductor surrounded by an insulating layer, and a cooling conduit having a tubular portion and a coolant. The coolant is configured to flow within the tubular portion to cool the conductor. The conducting member is spiral wound around the cooling conduit along a length of the cooling conduit to increase a contact area between the conducting member and the cooling conduit to thereby improve a transfer of heat from the conducting member to the cooling conduit.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Guan Che Ting, Jacob F. Gowan, Venus K. Garg, Tyson B. Manullang
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Patent number: 11925099Abstract: A flexible substrate, a manufacturing method thereof, and a flexible display device are provided. The method includes: step S10, forming a first aerogel layer with a cross-linked structure and a nanoporous structure on a substrate; step S20: forming an inorganic layer on the first aerogel layer; step S30, forming a second flexible substrate layer on the first aerogel layer, and allowing the second flexible substrate layer to cover the inorganic layer; and step S40, peeling the first aerogel layer, the inorganic layer, and the second flexible substrate layer from the substrate to form the flexible substrate.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Shenzhen China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: Linshuang Li
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Patent number: 11923109Abstract: The present disclosure describes a grommet formed of a polymeric material and adapted for securing a cable within a cable hanger. The grommet includes a main body having a generally cylindrical profile surrounding an interior cavity, the main body further having a length, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, a slot extending the length of the main body which provides an entry point for the cable to be inserted into the interior cavity, a plurality of flex retention members extending into the interior cavity configured to grip and secure the cable within the interior cavity, and one or more grip enhancement features residing between an inner surface of the main body and the flex retention members. The grip enhancement features are configured to provide additional support to the flex retention members when a cable is inserted into the interior cavity.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLCInventors: Ronald A. Vaccaro, Aviral Joshi
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Patent number: 11916240Abstract: A secondary battery includes: an electrode assembly including electrode sheets and a separator interposed between the electrode sheets; a pouch-like battery casing in which the electrode assembly is received; an electrode lead connected to the electrode assembly and protruding out from the battery casing; and a lead film covering the electrode lead and interposed between the electrode lead and the battery casing, wherein the lead film includes an outer layer covering the electrode lead and an inner layer disposed inside of the outer layer, and the inner layer includes a material having a higher air permeability as compared to the outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2021Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: LG Energy Solution, Ltd.Inventors: Hun-Hee Lim, Sang-Hun Kim, Min-Hyeong Kang, Hyung-Kyun Yu
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Patent number: 11898621Abstract: A wire guide device A includes a wire guide body 15 that is formed by coupling a plurality of link members 17 in series such that the link members 17 can rotate relative to each other, and inside which an accommodation space 16 for a wire W is formed. The link member 17 includes a link body 20 and a lid 31. The link body 20 is provided with an opening 29 through which the accommodation space 16 is open toward the outside of the wire guide body 15. The lid 31 is locked to the link body 20 and thereby closes the opening 29. The openings 29 and the lids 31 are arranged on surfaces of the link members 17 that are located on an inner side of a curved portion of the wire guide body 15 when the wire guide body 15 is curved.Type: GrantFiled: February 24, 2021Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Kazuma Isoda, Hiroki Uno
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Patent number: 11894644Abstract: The present application relates to the technical field of adapter devices, and in particular to an adapter shell and an adapter. The adapter shell, used for providing a circuit board, comprises: a first shell, a second shell and a sliding plate. The first shell comprises a first bottom plate and a first annular lateral plate. The second shell comprises a second bottom plate and a second annular lateral plate. The sliding plate is movably connected to the second bottom plate, and the sliding plate and the second annular lateral plate are respectively positioned on two sides of the second bottom plate. The first annular lateral plate and the second annular lateral plate are detachably connected to each other in a sleeved manner to form a placing cavity for providing the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2018Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Guangdong Gopod Group Holding Co., Ltd.Inventor: Zhuowen Liao
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Patent number: 11895815Abstract: Cables, cable connectors, and support structures for cantilever package and/or cable attachment may be fabricated using additive processes, such as a coldspray technique, for integrated circuit assemblies. In one embodiment, cable connectors may be additively fabricated directly on an electronic substrate. In another embodiment, seam lines of cables and/or between cables and cable connectors may be additively fused. In a further embodiment, integrated circuit assembly attachment and/or cable attachment support structures may be additively formed on an integrated circuit assembly.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2020Date of Patent: February 6, 2024Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Georgios Dogiamis, Adel Elsherbini, Feras Eid
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Patent number: 11887752Abstract: A design is presented for a structured cable suitable for carrying a large electric current in a cable-in-conduit comprising an assembly of rectangular stacks of thin superconducting tapes, with provisions for mechanical support of large mechanical stress and cross-flow of cooling fluid capable of removing large amounts of heat.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignees: The Texas A&M University System, Accelerator Technology Corp.Inventors: Peter McIntyre, John Scott Rogers
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Patent number: 11888299Abstract: Provided is a wiring member that can be held in a bent state more reliably even if a reaction force is large. A wiring member includes a cable including a bent portion that is routed along a bent path, and a bracket including a holding portion for holding the cable and a vehicle fixing portion that protrudes outward of the holding portion, and the holding portion includes a bend holding portion for holding the bent portion of the cable, and the bend holding portion includes an inner wall portion located on an inner circumferential side of the cable, and an outer wall portion located on an outer circumferential side of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2022Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.Inventors: Hironobu Yamamoto, Kyungwoo Kim, Toshinari Kobayashi, Yukitoshi Terasaka, Moriyuki Shimizu
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Patent number: 11887784Abstract: The present invention is directed to a multilayer ceramic capacitor. A plurality of active electrodes may be arranged within a monolithic body of the capacitor and parallel with a longitudinal direction. A first shield electrode may be arranged within the monolithic body and parallel with the longitudinal direction. The first shield electrode may be connected with a first external terminal. The first shield electrode may have a first longitudinal edge and a second longitudinal edge that are each aligned with the lateral direction and face away from the first external terminal. The second longitudinal edge may be offset in the longitudinal direction from the first longitudinal edge by a shield electrode offset distance. A second shield electrode may be connected with a second external terminal. The second shield electrode may be approximately aligned with the first shield electrode in the Z-direction.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA AVX Components CorporationInventors: Marianne Berolini, Jeffrey A. Horn, Richad C. VanAlstine