Patents Examined by Neil Abram
  • Patent number: 11633556
    Abstract: There is disclosed an aerosol delivery device comprising: a first aerosol generator to generate a first aerosol from a first aerosol precursor and to introduce said first aerosol into a first fluid flow pathway, wherein said first aerosol is sized for pulmonary penetration; a second aerosol generator to generate a second aerosol from a second aerosol precursor and to introduce the second aerosol into a second fluid flow pathway, wherein said second aerosol generator comprises a Venturi aperture to dispense and aerosolise the in second aerosol precursor in the second aerosol generator, wherein the second aerosol precursor is a liquid, and wherein the second aerosol is sized to inhibit pulmonary penetration; wherein the second aerosol is transmissible within at least one of: a mammalian oral cavity and a mammalian nasal cavity, and the second aerosol comprising an active component for activating at least one of: one or more taste receptors in said oral cavity and one or more olfactory receptors in said nasal ca
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: David Jones, Chris Lord, Thomas Sudlow
  • Patent number: 11634046
    Abstract: A vehicle charging system includes: a power supply device including a power supply fitting body and provided in a stop space of a vehicle; and a power receiving fitting body that is provided on a bottom of the vehicle and is able to be fitted to and removed from the power supply fitting body in an insertion/removal direction. The power receiving fitting body includes power receiving terminals electrically connected no a battery provided in the vehicle, a power receiving terminal holding part that holds the power receiving terminals, and an opposite space forming part that is arranged adjacent to the power receiving terminal holding part in the insertion/removal direction and forms an opposite space facing the power receiving terminals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yukinari Naganishi, Satoru Horiuchi, Yuichi Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11627762
    Abstract: The method includes establishing a first fluid gradient through a central passage, the central passage traversing through a first channel, the first channel defining at least one first hole, a housing covering the first channel, a first reservoir being defined between the housing and the first channel, a second reservoir defined between the first channel and the central passage. The method further includes establishing a second fluid gradient through the at least one first hole, through at least a first portion of the second reservoir, and through at least a second portion of a wick, a heater being in communication with the wick and the central passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Christopher S. Tucker, Edmond Cadieux, Barry S. Smith, William J. Crowe, Nam Tran
  • Patent number: 11626682
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing, a terminal, and an electric wire line. The housing is fittable to a mating housing that houses a mating terminal. The terminal is housed in the housing, and includes a tubular electric connection portion into which the mating terminal is inserted. The electric wire line includes at least a terminal end portion housed in the housing, and is electrically connected to the terminal. In the connector, the electric connection portion houses a multi-contact coil spring that is formed to have an elastically-deformable annular shape, is electrically connected to the electric connection portion, and is brought into contact at a plurality positions with the mating terminal inserted thereinto, and the terminal and at least the terminal end portion of the electric wire line are insert-molded in the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Kazuma Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11611165
    Abstract: It is aimed to reduce a load to fixing portions of a flat cable and terminal fittings. A connector (A) includes a flat cable formed such that a plurality of conductors are arranged in parallel on a flexible insulating sheet, a plurality of terminal fittings held in a housing and individually fixed to front end parts of the plurality of conductors, and a reinforcing plate laminated on and integrated with a region of the insulating sheet including fixing portions of the conductors and the terminal fittings. The reinforcing plate is provided with hooking portions. The housing is formed with stoppers for restricting a rearward displacement of the flat cable with respect to the housing by being brought into contact with the hooking portions. A low-rigidity portion is formed in a region of the reinforcing plate rearward of the fixing portions and forward of the hooking portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Kobayashi, Yasuo Omori
  • Patent number: 11607511
    Abstract: An aerosol delivery device and a substrate tablet for use with an inductively-heated aerosol delivery device are provided. The aerosol delivery device comprises a control body having a housing, a mouthpiece portion located proximate the housing, a resonant transmitter located in the control body, a control component configured to drive the resonant transmitter, and a substrate tablet receivable in the device. The substrate tablet may comprise a granular substrate material and a susceptor component, the substrate material and the susceptor component may be configured to be formed together, and the susceptor component may be configured to be heated by the resonant transmitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITED
    Inventors: Billy T. Conner, Karen H. Cleckley, Thaddeus Jackson, Cortney Rasheen Jackson
  • Patent number: 11605913
    Abstract: A connector includes a plurality of contacts. Each of the contacts includes a first engagement portion, a second engagement portion, a first bent portion, a second bent portion, and a coupling portion. A second angle formed by a reference straight line and a second straight line is smaller than a first angle formed by the reference straight line and a first straight line, where the first straight line is a straight line passing through an end of the first bent portion on the first engagement portion side and an end of the first bent portion on the coupling portion side, and the second straight line is a straight line passing through an end of the second bent portion on the coupling portion side and an end of the second bent portion on the second engagement portion side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenji Miyamoto, Munenobu Yoshida
  • Patent number: 11605918
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a protection device for a component of a releasable plug-in connection between a plug and a socket, which is arranged on or in a housing of an electronics unit of a field device. The protection device includes a first half shell and a second half shell at least partially complementary to the first half shell, wherein the two half shells are embodied as to define an internal volume when assembled and at least partially surround at least the plug, at least a first passageway for passage of the plug, or the plug and a cable secured to the plug, into the internal volume of the protection device, at least one securement unit for releasably securing the protection device to the housing, and at least one assembling unit for releasably assembling the two half shells with one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Endress+Hauser SE+Co. KG
    Inventors: Jeannette Liniger, Robert Schmidt, Franco Ferraro, Gerd Bechtel, Willy Huwyler
  • Patent number: 11600950
    Abstract: A group of contact pads (20EB) formed on a lower surface (20B) at a connection end of a board portion of an optical module board (20) includes, in order from the endmost end, a contact pad (20B1) conducting to a ground line (G), contact pads (20B2) and (20B3) conducting to transmission-side high-speed signal lines (S), a contact pad (20B4) conducting to the ground line (G), contact pads (20B5, 20B6, and 20B7) conducting to low-speed signal lines (S), a contact pad (20B8) conducting to the ground line (G), contact pads (20B9 and 20B10) conducting to receiving-side high-speed signal lines (S), and a contact pad (20B11) conducting to the ground line (G).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: YAMAICHI ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Takai, Toshiyasu Ito
  • Patent number: 11600959
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes: a plastic seat; a tongue; and two rows of terminals; characterized in that a front section of the tongue is a thinner plate body, top and bottom surfaces of the thinner plate body are two front-section surfaces, a rear section of the tongue is a thicker plate body, top and bottom surfaces of the thicker plate body are two rear-section surfaces, the rear-section surface of one of the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue projects more than the entire front-section surface of the corresponding one of the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue by a height so that a step is formed between the rear-section and front-section surfaces of each of the top and bottom surfaces of the tongue. A combination of the bidirectional duplex electrical connector and a docking electrical connector is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: KIWI CONNECTION, LLC
    Inventor: Chou Hsien Tsai
  • Patent number: 11594839
    Abstract: A plug connector assembly for a cable includes a plug-in unit, a mating plug-in unit and a securing unit with a base part. A housing of the plug-in unit has a latching element having a free end with a latch that can be latched to a latching seat. In a released position of the securing unit, the base part abuts a bar of the plug-in unit so that movement into a locked position is blocked. The mating plug-in unit has a deflection element that deflects the base part and positions a groove in alignment with the bar, so that the bar is insertable into the groove, and the securing unit is movable into the locked position in which a locking element blocks a movement of the free end, and prevents the latch from leaving the latching seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH
    Inventor: Thomas Hofmann
  • Patent number: 11588274
    Abstract: A connecting device includes a plug connector receivable into a receiving space of a mating connector. In a connection position, a latching arm of the plug connector is engaged with a latch receiver of the mating connector. The plug connector has a securing unit for locking and releasing the latching arm. The mating connector has a counterstop element which, when the plug connector is introduced into the receiving space, strikes a deflection chamfer of the securing unit and deflects a securing arm of the securing unit perpendicularly to the direction of insertion and in parallel to a base side of the plug connector so that, in the connection position, a stop surface of the securing unit is arranged at an offset from a stopper element of the securing unit, and the securing unit is movable into a locked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: MD ELEKTRONIK GMBH
    Inventors: Thomas Kirschner, Johannes Eben
  • Patent number: 11587597
    Abstract: A connector includes mounting tabs that are extended relative to traditional mounting tabs. On a back side of the printed circuit board (PCB), the mounting tabs connect to a back plate. The mounting tabs extend through the PCB and connect with the back plate, which provides improved structural integrity. Depending on the connector, the use of the mounting tabs can use existing mounting holes for the connector and remove the need for additional mounting holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiang Li, Phil Geng, George Vergis, Mani Prakash
  • Patent number: 11588273
    Abstract: A connecting-fixing structure, used for detachably connecting a main body of an electrical appliance with a power cord, includes a connection end, a locking member, and a rotating sleeve. The locking member includes a supporting shaft and a locking portion which rotates by the supporting shaft as a fulcrum. A locking fitting portion is disposed on the tail end of the power cord and adapted to the locking portion. Furthermore, a rotating sleeve is rotatably sleeved on the connection end, an inner wall of the rotating sleeve has a driving part, and the rotating sleeve rotates to drive the driving part to further drive the locking portion to rotate, thereby locking the locking portion or unlocking the locking portion from the locking fitting portion. The power cord can be disassembled and assembled only by rotating the rotating sleeve, and the operation is convenient, and the structure is simple.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN FUMEIKANG ELECTRICAL TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Haowen Hu
  • Patent number: 11581682
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for securing an electrical connection formed by a mating structure including prongs of a male assembly and receptacles of a female assembly are provided. In certain embodiments, the electrical connection can be secured by frictional engagement between the plug and receptacle housings. This can be accomplished by forcing a wedge into an interface between the housings or expanding a locking element, such as an elastomeric ring, into the interface. Such locking and releasing of the secure connection can be actuated using a locking nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Zonit Structured Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Steve Chapel, William Pachoud
  • Patent number: 11569610
    Abstract: A rotary connector includes: a first housing; a second housing; a bayonet ring including a locked portion to be locked to a locking portion of the first housing, which forms a bonded state by rotating by a predetermined angle in a ready state, so that its rotation is prevented; and a connector position assurance that is prevented from moving from a first position in the ready state, and in the bonded state, that is moveable to a second position and maintains a state in which the locked portion is locked to the locking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masatoshi Nakamura, Akihiro Tsuruta, Nobuyuki Mukoujima
  • Patent number: 11559638
    Abstract: A cartridge of an electronic vaping device includes a housing extending in a longitudinal direction. The housing includes a sidewall, a transverse wall at the first end of the sidewall, and an inner tube integrally formed with the housing. The sidewall is generally cylindrical and a first end and a second end. The transverse wall includes at least one outlet therein. The inner tube extends in the longitudinal direction. The inner tube is concentrically positioned with respect to the sidewall. The inner tube communicates with the at least one outlet. The cartridge also includes a reservoir between the sidewall and the inner tube. The reservoir is configured to contain a pre-vapor formulation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Travis Martin Garthaffner, Peter J. Lipowicz
  • Patent number: 11563289
    Abstract: An electrical connection device includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes an insulative body and a plurality of first terminals provided to the insulative body, the insulative body has an insertion groove, a first insertion opening which is communicated with the insertion groove and toward a first direction, a second insertion opening which is communicated with the insertion groove and toward a second direction and a stopping block which is positioned between the first insertion opening and the second insertion opening, the stopping block has a first stopping face which faces the first direction and a second stopping face which faces the second direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Zhi-Dong Chen, You-Xiang Zheng
  • Patent number: 11557858
    Abstract: A spring clip includes a first beam and a second beam connected to the first beam and resiliently deflectable toward the first beam from a relaxed position distal from the first beam to a compressed position proximal to the first beam. The second beam has a spring latch extending toward the first beam. The spring latch engages the first beam to secure the second beam in the compressed position. The clip may be positioned in a housing having a rotatable cover formed to compress the clip against a conductor when moved to a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan David Hetrick, John Mark Myer, Christopher Raybold
  • Patent number: 11555649
    Abstract: A cable harness supplies a plurality of electric devices which are in a distributed arrangement in a device housing. A first connection point of the cable harness has a plug connector on the side of the cable harness. At least the electric devices which are supplied via the first connection point are connected to the first plug connector on the side of the cable harness by way of a device-side plug connector and an adapter that is plugged together with both plug connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbH
    Inventors: Matthias Wiedenmann, Harald Krauss, Thomas Werts, Xiang Xiao