Patents Examined by Paresh Paghadal
  • Patent number: 11738700
    Abstract: A wire exterior body and an exterior-covered wire harness, capable of reducing vibration noise generated by vibration of the exterior body attached to a vehicle or the like and the wire harness in the exterior body, caused by vibration of the vehicle or the like, are provided. A wire exterior body to be attached to an outer periphery of a wire, formed by bending a resin sheet, includes a plurality of wall parts extending along the extending direction of the wire and forming an accommodating part for accommodating the wire. At least one of the plurality of wall parts has a protruding part protruding from the at least one wall part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignees: Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., Furukawa Automotive Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Takashi Oshino, Yoshikazu Kamei, Hiroshi Suyama, Shuji Yokozeki, Naoyuki Kojima
  • Patent number: 11742643
    Abstract: A corrugated tube includes a tube body having a tubular shape and configured to accommodate an electric wire inside, and a protection layer laminated on the inner circumferential surface of the tube body. The tube body has a bellows-shaped region having projections and recesses axially alternately continuous, and includes two circumferential ends circumferentially formed, and is circumferentially closed by the two circumferential ends facing each other. The protection layer is laminated in end regions corresponding to the two circumferential ends, respectively, of the inner circumferential surface, and has a hardness lower than the hardness of the tube body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masaru Kiuchi
  • Patent number: 11742107
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire harness main body that includes an electric wire and an exterior tube that encloses an outer circumferential surface of the electric wire; a path restricting member that is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the exterior tube and restricts a path of the wire harness main body; and an attaching member that is attached to an outer circumferential surface of a portion of the path restricting member in a lengthwise direction of the path restricting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Saito, Katsutoshi Izawa, Kosuke Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11738702
    Abstract: A waterproof unit including: a first waterproof tube that has a tubular shape and is to be attached to a through hole of a vehicle body panel disposed between a waterproof area that requires waterproofing and a non-waterproof area that does not require waterproofing; a second waterproof tube that has a tubular shape and is to be disposed in the non-waterproof area so as to be spaced apart from the first waterproof tube; and a first exterior tube that has a tubular shape, is disposed between the first waterproof tube and the second waterproof tube, and is coupled to the first waterproof tube and the second waterproof tube, wherein the first exterior tube has higher flexural rigidity than the first waterproof tube to be kept from coming into contact with the first waterproof tube when the waterproof unit is bent in the non-waterproof area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohiro Yabashi
  • Patent number: 11728634
    Abstract: A support member-attached wiring member includes: a wiring member flatly formed; a support member including a fitting part formed into a cylindrical shape opening in one portion in a circumferential direction so as to be able to be fitted to an outer peripheral part of a rod-like member; a penetration part passing through the wiring member in a state where the wiring member is disposed on an outer side of the support member; and a retaining part which does not pass through the wiring member but is provided on an outer side of the wiring member to prevent the penetration part from coming out of the wiring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Nishimura, Ryuta Takakura, Syo Shiratori, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11715583
    Abstract: Disclosed is an armored cable assembly including a core having a notched assembly tape about a plurality of conductors. A metal sheath surrounds the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: AFC Cable Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Reis, David Campbell, Peter Lafreniere, Paulo da Moura
  • Patent number: 11705705
    Abstract: A mounting sleeve for mounting in a recess in a wall having a first sleeve with a longitudinal axis, wherein a flange is arranged in the region of a first free end of the first sleeve, the flange projects radially outwards beyond the circumference of the sleeve-shaped body as a result that can abut against an outside of the wall, wherein the mounting sleeve has a second sleeve that is arranged displaceably along the longitudinal axis in the first sleeve and the mounting sleeve has a tensioning element which the two sleeves can be brought from a non-tensioned position into a tensioned position, wherein the first sleeve and/or the second sleeve has at least one clamping element which, in the tensioned position, projects radially outwards beyond the circumference of the body of the first sleeve, as a result of tensioning of the mounting sleeve with the wall can be achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: OBLAMATIK AG
    Inventors: Roland Obrist, Daniel Knupfer, Thomas Knupfer
  • Patent number: 11699897
    Abstract: A clamp for a flat conductor is used in attaching the flat conductor to an attachment target. The clamp includes: a clip portion to be engaged with the attachment target; and a main body to hold the flat conductor. The clip portion has a first projection, the main body has a second projection, and the first projection and the second projection protrude to be opposed each other. The clip portion and the main body are configured to allow switching from an unlocked state to a locked state. The locked state restricts a relative movement between the clip portion and the main body in an axial direction of the flat conductor due to an engagement between the first projection and the second projection. The unlocked state allows the relative movement in both sides in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yukinari Naganishi, Itsuo Wakabayashi, Kazunori Takata
  • Patent number: 11696404
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first substrate on which a first electrical element and a first conductive structure, which is configured to surround the first electrical element, are disposed, a second substrate on which a second electrical element and a second conductive structure, which is separably connected to the first conductive structure, are disposed, and a connector which is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate and electrically connects the first electrical element to the second electrical element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Manho Kim, Hwajoong Jung, Kihuk Lee, Yonghwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11696409
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) comprises a blind via and a discrete component vertically embedded within the blind via.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Tin Poay Chuah, Min Suet Lim, Hoay Tien Teoh, Mooi Ling Chang, Chin Lee Kuan
  • Patent number: 11682500
    Abstract: Provided is an ultrathin low-voltage electric wire for an automobile that includes a conductor part and an insulating layer covering the outer periphery of the conductor part, wherein the insulating layer includes a resin composition containing 100 parts by mass of a vinyl chloride resin, 29 to 31 parts by mass of a trimellitic acid-based ester plasticizer, 0.3 to 1.0 parts by mass of a processing aid, and 7 to 11 parts by mass of a thermal stabilizer, the conductor part has a cross-sectional area of 0.13±0.02 mm2, and the insulating layer has a thickness of 0.16 to 0.25 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yuki Nishi
  • Patent number: 11680826
    Abstract: A control that can be a throttle control of a handle-bared vehicle is presented. According to some embodiments, a control can include a plurality of circuit boards, each of the circuit boards including a transmission coil, sensor coils, and control circuitry the drives the transmission coil and receives signals from the sensor coils; and one or more targets mounted on a shaft and configured to rotate over the sensor coils of the plurality of circuit boards as the shaft is rotated, wherein the plurality of circuit boards are mounted around the shaft, and wherein the position of the target is determined by the control circuitry as the shaft is rotated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Integrated Device Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Andreas Buchinger, Rudolf Pichler, Harald Hartl, Bence Gombor
  • Patent number: 11673518
    Abstract: An engine harness for guiding a plurality of cables adjacent an internal combustion engine operatively connected to an electrical system of a vehicle by said plurality of cables along a cable path between the internal combustion engine and the electrical system, said engine harness substantially manufactured of a polymer foam thereby providing a protective sleeve for the plurality of cables, said engine harness further provided with at least one mount for mounting to the internal combustion engine; wherein the at least one mount comprises a bracket section embedded in the polymer foam of the engine harness and having at least two flanges extending from an outer surface of the engine harness to an interior of the engine harness, and a plug section, having a plug element extending outward from the outer surface of the engine harness along a centerline normal to the cable path, wherein said at least two flanges are arranged for centering the plurality of cables with the cable path in the engine harness; and wher
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: DAF Trucks N.V.
    Inventor: Joe Antony
  • Patent number: 11672079
    Abstract: A component carrier, wherein the component carrier includes: i) a layer stack with at least one electrically conductive layer structure and/or at least one electrically insulating layer structure, ii) a bendable portion which forms at least a part of the layer stack, and iii) a metal layer which forms at least a part of the bendable portion. Hereby, the metal layer extends over at least 75% of the area of the bendable portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: AT&S (China) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Nick Xin, Mikael Tuominen
  • Patent number: 11651876
    Abstract: A grommet applied to a wire harness includes: a body (10) fitted into a through hole and stops water from entering the through hole; and an umbrella-shaped unit including an annular wall section, a first lip section, and a second lip section, the first lip section and the second lip section abutting an abutting target surface in a state in which the body is fitted into the through hole. The first lip section and the second lip section are provided in the annular wall section so as to be located within an installation region of an insulator when viewed along an axial direction. The umbrella-shaped unit includes a stress concentration section that is provided in an annular shape in the annular wall section on a center axis side with respect to the first lip section, and is located within the installation region when viewed along the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirotaka Kiyota, Masaru Kiuchi, Takeshi Onoda
  • Patent number: 11639141
    Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire bundle and an exterior member for electric wire. The exterior member for electric wire includes a tubular exterior body for protecting the electric wire bundle, a slit formed in the exterior body along an exterior axis of the exterior body, and an inner portion continuous with a circumferential end portion of the exterior body. The inner portion is disposed on an outer side of the exterior body before the electric wire bundle is accommodated. Further, the inner portion is formed with an electric wire pressed portion against which the electric wire bundle is pressed. Further, the inner portion is pushed into the exterior body through the slit while being deformed so as to be inverted when the electric wire bundle is pressed against the electric wire pressed portion, and is accommodated in the exterior body together with the electric wire bundle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Watanabe, Hiroyuki Murakoshi
  • Patent number: 11636958
    Abstract: A communication cable includes an insulated wire including a conductor and a covering layer covering the conductor, the covering layer being made of an insulator, and a sheath covering an outer circumferential surface of the insulated wire, the sheath including a resin composition containing a polyolefin and a thermoplastic elastomer. A tensile modulus of elasticity of the sheath is 500 MPa or less, and a mass increase rate of the sheath is less than 50% by mass when the sheath is immersed in a diisononyl phthalate at 100° C. for 72 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Kosuke Kogo
  • Patent number: 11632983
    Abstract: Features relating to a vaporizer body are provided. The vaporizer body may include an outer shell that includes an inner region defined by an outer shell sidewall. A support structure is configured to fit within the inner region of the outer shell. The support structure includes a storage region defined by a top support structure, a bottom support structure, a bottom cap, and a gasket. An integrated board assembly is configured to fit within the storage region of the support structure. The integrated board assembly may include a printed circuit board assembly formed of multiple layers that form a rigid structure and that include an inner, flexible layer. A first antenna is integrated at a proximal end of the flexible layer, and a second antenna is integrated at a distal end of the flexible layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: JUUL Labs, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua Fu, Christopher Loental, Marko Markovic, Alexander Weiss, Alexander Ringrose, David Carlberg, Robyn Nariyoshi, Devin Spratt, Nicholas J. Hatton, Yen Jen Chang, Chen Yu Li, Barry Tseng, Prince Wang, Thomas Germann, Andreas Schaefer
  • Patent number: 11618391
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a plurality of wires each including a core wire whose transverse cross-sectional shape is a flat shape, and an insulating sheath covering an outer circumference of the core wire; a plurality of outer covers into which the plurality of wires are inserted respectively, wherein the outer covers are independent of each other and each have a flat tubular shape; and a clamp that is attached to an outer circumferential surface of the outer covers and that fix the outer covers to a vehicle body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichi Kimoto, Koji Fukumoto, Yasushi Itani
  • Patent number: 11618393
    Abstract: A modular rail as a wire harness mounting system uses clips and tie straps. Each clip has a clip post engaging a mounting hole and a clip head. The modular rail has a plurality of rail segments sequentially joined by toolless interlocks disposed at each longitudinal end of each rail segment. Each rail segment has a plurality of eyelets at longitudinally-spaced locations for receiving respective tie-down straps adapted to encircle the wire harness. The interlocks have complementary clasp features including a latch tab that deflects to enable engagement of each respective interlock. A bottom surface of each rail segment has a plurality of longitudinally-spaced brackets, each having a slide track configured to secure a clip head along a range of locations on the slide track. A top surface of each rail segment receives the wire harness when the wire harness is secured via the tie-down straps being inserted through respective eyelets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventors: José Luis Ledesma, Mauricio Garcia Vicencio, Rodrigo Alejandro Cabrera Meléndez, Mauricio Garcia, José Antonio Lopez Sanchez