Patents Examined by Michael F McAllister
  • Patent number: 11456547
    Abstract: A harness connector for an electronics device is disclosed, the electronics device having a housing and a printed circuit board disposed in the housing, and the housing including an opening exposing electrical contacts of the printed circuit board. The harness connector includes a base member with a plurality of apertures defined therein, the base member directly attached to the housing and disposed over the opening, and a plurality electrical contacts electrically connected to the electrical contacts of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Vitesco Technologies USA, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Su, Kevin D. Moore
  • Patent number: 11451027
    Abstract: A press coupler is provided for use with a pipe or conduit system. The press coupler facilitates increased ease and speed of assembly of pipe and conduit installations and can be used with both threaded and non-threaded connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Bradford Morse, Joseph Platt
  • Patent number: 11440492
    Abstract: A seat module adapted to be attached to a seat having mechanical parts and electric devices for seat operation in a motor vehicle includes at least one operating cable for activating at least one device, and a cushion suspension module adapted to support a cushion of the seat having a plurality of cushion suspension wires for attaching to the seat and at least one module plates coupled with the cushion suspension wires. An end portion of the operating cable is temporarily stowed on the cushion suspension module in a pre-assembled state where the operating cable is attached to the cushion suspension module, and the end portion of the operating cable is connected to the electric devices and/or mechanical parts of the seat in an assembled state where the cushion suspension module with the attached operating cables is securely mounted to the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: HI-LEX CONTROLS, INC.
    Inventors: Heather Ann Golen, Kevin Richard Koneval
  • Patent number: 11433830
    Abstract: A wire harness tray assembly comprising a first tray base comprising a first plurality of wire egress openings, a wire connector feature, an engine mount feature configured to removably engage a fastener, a first tray cover comprising a connector mounting clip, a second plurality of wire egress openings, where each of the second plurality of wire egress openings corresponds to the first plurality of wire egress openings, wherein the first tray base couples with the first tray cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventor: Eric J. Schmadeke
  • Patent number: 11424602
    Abstract: A wire harness holder for mounting to an associated vehicle engine includes a housing having a lower housing part and an upper housing part hingedly connected to the lower housing part. In a closed position of the upper housing part relative to the lower housing part the housing defines a first interstitial space for routing of associated fused wires. A protection member is releasably mounted to the lower housing part. The protection member together with the lower housing part define a separate second interstitial space within the first interstitial space for routing of an associated +B cable. To mount the protection member to the lower housing part one of the lower housing part and the protection member includes a projection and the other of the lower housing part and the protection member includes a groove for receiving the projection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jack A. Strahm, Jr.
  • Patent number: 11420573
    Abstract: A wire harness routing apparatus includes: a wire harness arranged between a base portion provided in a vehicle and a seat that is provided so as to be able to rotate with respect to the base portion; a case that can rotate together with the seat while accommodating the wire harness; and a base-side fixing portion that fixes, to the base portion, an end portion of the wire harness pulled out toward the base portion from the case, and that can rotate relative to the case accompanying rotation of the seat. The case includes a first accommodation portion that is arranged inside of a range of a rotational path on which the base-side fixing portion rotates relative to the case, and a second accommodation portion that is provided bulging from a portion that is different from the range of the rotational path on which the base-side fixing portion rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Satoshi Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 11414030
    Abstract: A wiring structure of a wire harness in which a wire harness is fixed to an adhesive member laid on a surface of a roof lining of an automobile is disclosed, wherein on at least a part of a bent portion, the plurality of electric wires are sandwiched between two belt-shaped tapes in which both side edges are fixed to each other, are spread side by side in the width direction, and are attached to an adhesive surface provided on an inner surface of at least one of the two tapes, thereby providing a restraint portion in which the bundle of the electric wires is held in a flat shape, a portion excluding the restraint portion is a non-restraint portion in which the electric wires are unrestrained, and an outer surface of one of the two tapes in the restraint portion is attached to the adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naomi Kisu, Hisashi Takemoto, Atsuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11414029
    Abstract: A wire harness that includes a cylindrical connector shell; a cylindrical flexible conductor; a fixing member for fixing the flexible conductor to an end of the connector shell; and a cover that covers the connector shell and the flexible conductor, wherein: the cover is fixed through fastening to the connector shell by a fixing band that is arranged on an outer circumferential surface of a leading end of the cover, and the cover includes: a connector fastener that is fastened to the connector shell by the fixing band; a covering that covers the fixing member; and a rib that protrudes inward between the connector fastener and the covering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masashi Hayashi, Ryo Kuroishi, Hirokazu Nakai
  • Patent number: 11410940
    Abstract: A package structure includes a redistribution structure, a chip, one or more structural reinforcing elements, and a protective layer. The redistribution structure includes a first circuit layer and a second circuit layer disposed over the first circuit layer. The first circuit layer is electrically connected to the second circuit layer. The chip is disposed over the redistribution structure and electrically connected to the second circuit layer. The one or more structural reinforcing elements are disposed over the redistribution structure. The structural reinforcing element has a Young's modulus in a range of 30 to 200 GPa. The protective layer overlays the chip and a sidewall of the structural reinforcing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Unimicron Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Pu-Ju Lin, Cheng-Ta Ko, Yu-Hua Chen, Tzyy-Jang Tseng, Ra-Min Tain
  • Patent number: 11407368
    Abstract: A wire protection member includes a pipe and a protector that define a routing pathway of a wire. The protector has a body part and a cover part that are connected to each other in a direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the pipe and cover an end part of the pipe. A protector-side locking part is provided at at least one of the body part or the cover part. At the pipe, a pipe-side locking part is provided that (i) when the body part and the cover part are connected, fits together with the protector-side locking part from the direction intersecting the axial direction and (ii) restricts positional deviation of the protector in a circumferential direction of the pipe and in the axial direction of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Matsuyama, Yuji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11400874
    Abstract: A cable harness that has water-sealing properties includes a sheath that accommodates an ABS sensor cable and a parking brake cable. The ABS sensor cable and the parking brake cable branch apart at an end portion of the sheath. An integrally molded member includes, in an integrated manner, a water-sealing portion that seals the end portion of the sheath from water, and a bracket attachment portion that is attached to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Moriyuki Shimizu, Gen Nishino, Toshinari Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11404859
    Abstract: An apparatus (10 which is to be inserted into a longitudinally extending conduit includes at least one longitudinally extending compartment (11) formed by attached the ends of a sheet of material (12) together. Another sheet of material (15) has one end attached to the compartment (11) and has compatible fastening elements (16, 17) on its opposed ends. A cable (19) may be positioned adjacent to the sheet of material (15) and it is folded around the cable (19) to form an additional compartment (18). The apparatus (10) may then be inserted into a conduit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: WESCO Distribution, Inc.
    Inventor: Jerry L. Allen
  • Patent number: 11398719
    Abstract: A conduit outlet assembly for a rigid metal conduit raceway of an electrical system is provided. A conduit outlet assembly includes a gasket, a gripping ring, and a condulet assembly. The gasket is sized to circumscribe an outer surface of a rigid metal conduit of the rigid metal conduit raceway. The gripping ring is sized to circumscribe the outer surface of the rigid metal conduit. The condulet assembly is sized to receive the rigid metal conduit, and includes an adapter and a condulet. The adapter includes a compression section and a coupling section, wherein the compression section is sized to receive the rigid metal conduit with the gasket and the gripping ring disposed thereon. The condulet is sized to receive the coupling section of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Joseph Edward Platt, Joseph Vincent Lopez, Vinod Manohar Shet
  • Patent number: 11398721
    Abstract: An electrical box assembly includes an electrical box structure including an interior defined by a plurality of walls with an aperture formed through one of the walls for providing access to the interior of the box structure. An aperture cover extends over the aperture. The aperture is formed from a resiliently flexible material and includes a slit forming feature for prescribing a location of a slit for selectively providing access to the interior of the electrical box structure. The resiliency of the aperture cover urges the aperture cover to a closed position of the slit to minimize air passage through the aperture cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: ALLIED MOULDED PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Zackery Walk
  • Patent number: 11390227
    Abstract: A protector includes an accommodating portion. The accommodating portion includes a bottom wall portion, a pair of side wall portions that extend from the bottom wall portion, and an opening that is open in a direction opposing to the bottom wall portion, the accommodating portion being capable of accommodating an electric wire therein. The protector further includes a regulation belt portion that is provided as an article integrally molded with the side wall portion, which is one of the pair of side wall portions, and that regulates movement of the electric wire to the outside from the opening, and a belt fastening portion that is arranged at the side wall portion, which is the other of the pair of side wall portions, and that fastens the regulation belt portion in a state in which the regulation belt portion spans between the pair of side wall portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kota Onodera
  • Patent number: 11394187
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes: an insulating casing; at least one internal electric part that is accommodated inside the casing and is electrically connected to a plurality of internal electric wires drawn from the inside to the outside of the casing; and a terminal block that is provided with at least one external electric part electrically connected to at least one external electric wire and is assembled into the casing outside the casing. The casing includes an accommodation member that accommodates the internal electric part, and a removable member that is attached to and detached from the accommodation member. The terminal block includes a holding member that holds the external electric part. The holding member is formed as one part integrated with the removable member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Tashiro, Ryouichi Yokoyama, Atsushi Sumida, Junya Masuda
  • Patent number: 11378160
    Abstract: An elongated object guiding device includes links arranged in series. Adjacent ones of the links are pivotally coupled to each other. An accommodation chamber is defined in the links. Each link includes an inner recess, an inner projection, an outer recess, and an outer projection that limit a pivoting range of the link and an adjacent link so that the links are pivoted between a straight state and a bent state. Each link includes a separating member that separates elongated objects accommodated in the accommodation chamber from each other. Each separating member is pivotally coupled to an adjacent separating member. Each separating member includes a through-hole and a sliding portion that limit a pivoting range of the separating member and an adjacent separating member so that a limit on a first side of the pivoting range is the straight state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: TSUBAKIMOTO CHAIN CO.
    Inventors: Takayuki Tetsuka, Tamaki Shiki
  • Patent number: 11377049
    Abstract: A wiring structure of a wire harness in which a wire harness is fixed to an adhesive member laid on a surface of a roof lining of an automobile is disclosed, wherein on at least a part of a bent portion, the plurality of electric wires are sandwiched between two belt-shaped tapes in which both side edges are fixed to each other, are spread side by side in the width direction, and are attached to an adhesive surface provided on an inner surface of at least one of the two tapes, thereby providing a restraint portion in which the bundle of the electric wires is held in a flat shape, a portion excluding the restraint portion is a non-restraint portion in which the electric wires are unrestrained, and an outer surface of one of the two tapes in the restraint portion is attached to the adhesive member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naomi Kisu, Hisashi Takemoto, Atsuyoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 11381063
    Abstract: An assembly, configured to be mounted on a structure, includes a duct in the form of a hollow tubular body of which an inner space defines a zone for receiving a wiring harness. The duct is flexible and includes a longitudinal slot. The assembly includes attachment lugs rigidly connected to the duct and configured to be assembled to the structure. The assembly includes, at longitudinal edges of the duct, on either side of the slot, a pair of recesses with one recess per longitudinal edge. The receiving zone is compartmentalized into two longitudinal channels by a longitudinal separator extending from a longitudinal base of the duct to the slot. The separator has a recess in the same cross-section as the pair of recesses of the duct. The assembly includes a clamping member configured to be inserted into the pair of recesses of the duct and the recess of the separator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: LATELEC
    Inventor: Julien Mourieras
  • Patent number: 11381064
    Abstract: A conduit pull body with an elongated generally square cross-section cavity defined by two generally square ends and four generally rectangular lateral panels (front, back and two sides) in which the back and at least one of the front and two side panels are selectively removable to increase access to the cavity for pulling cabling therethrough. Where at least two of the removeable panels are adjacent, lateral access to the cavity (as represented by the longitudinal centerline) is not less than about 180 degrees, about 270 degrees where three removeable panels are adjacent. Where at least one of the front and two sides is apertured and interchangeable with a second one of the front and two sides, the pull body is convertible between Type LB, Type LL and Type LR pull bodies. On-the-job-site construction of different types of pull bodies is possible from a selection of component parts. Methods of improving cavity access and creating different pull body types are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Inventor: Laurin Thomas Wilson, Sr.