Patents Examined by Paresh Paghadal
  • 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
  • Patent number: 11622441
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosure may include: a housing which includes a first plate facing a first direction, a second plate facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a lateral member covering at least part of the space between the first and second plates; a display disposed to be visible in at least part of the first plate; a first circuit board which includes a first face facing the first direction and a second face facing the second direction, and which is disposed in the second direction of the display; a second circuit board which is disposed not to overlap at least in part with the first printed circuit board, and which is electrically coupled with the first circuit board; a socket mounted to the second circuit board; at least one or more metal structures disposed on the first circuit board to transfer, to another component, heat of at least one or more exothermic elements mounted on the first circuit board; and a ground path constructed in at
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Minki Park
  • Patent number: 11610701
    Abstract: A composite wiring includes: elastic wiring comprising an elastic tube, a conductor wire disposed inside the tube, and fixing portions that fix the conductor wire and the tube together at both ends of the tube in the lengthwise direction thereof, the length of the conductor wire between the fixing portions when the tube is in an unextended state being longer than the length of the tube between the fixing portions; other wiring separate from the elastic wiring; and a connection member that connects the conductor wire of the elastic wiring and a conductor wire of the other wiring by caulking in a state of being brought into contact with each other, the connection member having an interior section sealed in a watertight manner with a sealing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shingo Tsukada, Hiroshi Nakashima
  • Patent number: 11605993
    Abstract: Rotary motors incorporating flexible printed circuit boards are described. A motor may include a stator assembly and a rotor assembly co-radially arranged with the stator assembly and configured to rotate relative to the stator assembly. At least one of the stator assembly and the rotor assembly may include a flexible printed circuit board having a base layer and a plurality of conductive elements formed on the base layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Superior Essex Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Paul Richardson
  • Patent number: 11604214
    Abstract: Provided is a current detection device including a first stacked board; a second stacked board provided on a first region on the first stacked board; a third stacked board provided on a second region on the first stacked board; a magnetic measurement element provided in a third region on the first stacked board, the magnetic element provided between the first region and the second region; and a first coil provided on the magnetic measurement element or below the magnetic measurement element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA, TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jia Liu, Toshihiro Tsujimura
  • Patent number: 11596055
    Abstract: For example, an apparatus may include a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) including a Ball Grid Array (BGA) on a first side of the PCB, the BGA configured to connect a Surface Mounted Device (SMD) to the PCB; an antenna disposed on a second side of the PCB opposite to the first side, the antenna to communicate a Radio Frequency (RF) signal of the SMD; and an RF transition to transit the RF signal between the BGA and the antenna, the RF transition including a plurality of signal buried-vias; a first plurality of microvias configured to transit the RF signal between the plurality of signal buried-vias and a ball of the BGA, the first plurality of microvias are rotationally misaligned with respect to the plurality of signal buried-vias; and a second plurality of microvias configured to transit the RF signal between the plurality of signal buried-vias and the antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ofer Markish, Sidharth Dalmia, Arnaud Amadjikpe
  • Patent number: 11581722
    Abstract: An electrical cable splice includes a housing having a channel configured to hold a first signal conductor of a first electrical cable therein. The channel is configured to hold a second signal conductor of a second electrical cable therein in electrical engagement with the first signal conductor such that the first and second signal conductors are electrically interconnected. The second electrical cable has a greater diameter than the first electrical cable. A ground shield external to the housing such that the ground shield extends at least partially around the first and second signal conductors. The ground shield is electrically connected to electrical ground conductors of the first and second electrical cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GmbH
    Inventors: Megha Shanbhag, Alex Michael Sharf
  • Patent number: 11577672
    Abstract: A grommet is provided including a grommet body made of rubber-like elastic material and to be mounted on a mating component, and a center shaft configured to secure the grommet body on the mating component. The grommet body includes a cylindrical insertion portion to be inserted into a mounting hole formed on the mating component, a folded catcher formed on the leading end of the insertion portion, an umbrella-shaped head formed on the rear end of the insertion portion, and a groove-like release space defined on the inner circumferential surface of the insertion portion. The center shaft includes a shaft to be inserted into the inner circumference of the insertion portion, a folded catcher formed on the leading end of the shaft, and a head formed on the rear end of the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Narita
  • Patent number: 11565634
    Abstract: A door wiring module includes: a door functional planar member; a wiring member wired on and held by the door functional planar member; and an exterior member in which a part of the wiring member extending to an outer side from the door functional planar member and incorporated into the door is wired and held. The door wiring module is provided to be able to be folded so that the exterior member overlaps with the door functional planar member before being incorporated into the door, and is incorporated into the door in a state where the exterior member is developed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Koji Yamaguchi, Makoto Higashikozono, Housei Mizuno
  • Patent number: 11562831
    Abstract: An antenna installation having an antenna and a wire assembly. The antenna has a first end and a second end, with the antenna having a radiative distribution pattern and RF input characteristics. The wire assembly is positioned in close proximity to the antenna. The wire assembly includes a conductor and an RF insulative wrap. The conductor has a first end and a second end and at least one conductive element extending between the first end and the second end. The RF insulative wrap encircles the conductor between the first end and the second end. The RF insulative wrap includes a magnetic sheet having a magnetic metal powder within a polymer matrix. A method of preparing a wire assembly as well as the wire assembly itself are likewise disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: IXI TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Hyman, Jeffrey Norris
  • Patent number: 11562832
    Abstract: A conductor arrangement for an electrical connection includes a flexible multi-core internal conductor, an electromagnetic shield surrounding the flexible multi-core internal conductor, a thermoplastic hard plastic sheath surrounding a first portion of the flexible multi-core internal conductor, and a flexible corrugated tube surrounding a second portion the flexible multi-core internal conductor. A first portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath includes an elongated flattened shape. A second portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath includes an essentially round shape. The second portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath is adjacent the first portion of the thermoplastic hard plastic sheath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventor: Dimitrij Lyfar
  • Patent number: 11537251
    Abstract: A display device is provided and includes first substrate comprising first base member, first terminal and pixel electrodes; second substrate comprising second base member comprising first surface opposing and spaced apart from first terminal and second surface on an opposite side to first surface, second terminal located on side of second surface, and first hole which penetrates from first surface to second surface and second terminal; organic insulating layer provided between first terminal and second base member and adjacent to display area, organic insulating layer having second hole beneath first hole; and connecting material provided on first and second hole to electrically connect first terminal and second terminal, wherein organic insulating layer includes sealant attaches first substrate and second substrate, diameter of second hole is greater than diameter of first hole, and at least one of first terminal and second terminal including oxide electrode in contact with connecting material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Display Inc.
    Inventors: Shuichi Osawa, Shoji Hinata, Yoshikatsu Imazeki, Yoichi Kamijo, Yoshihiro Watanabe
  • Patent number: 11538608
    Abstract: A wire harness includes an electric wire, a braided conductor covering the electric wire, a grommet having a tubular insertion portion through which the electric wire and the braided conductor are inserted, a water stop sheet sandwiched between an inner peripheral surface of the insertion portion and the braided conductor, and a fixture attached to the insertion portion so as to reduce a diameter of the insertion portion. The water stop sheet includes a base material layer having a plurality of pores communicating with each other in a thickness direction of the water stop sheet and a sealing compound layer laminated on the base material layer. The sealing compound layer is deformed so as to enter gaps between thin conductor wires constituting the braided conductor and the pores of the base material layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Tohyama, Takashi Tsukuda, Kei Shinohara
  • Patent number: 11532408
    Abstract: A protective member for a wire harness, having a branching point between a trunk harness and a branch harness, includes a protective sheet portion to be wound around an outer circumference of at least the trunk harness near the branching point; a pair of band-shaped fixing strip portions extending from the protective sheet portion and to be wound around on the trunk harness at a pair of spots. The branching point is between the pair of the spots. The protective member is formed from a resin. The fixing strip portions are smaller in thickness than the protective sheet portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Harutake Satoh
  • Patent number: 11529912
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire; a cover that covers the wire; and a cushion provided between the wire and the cover, wherein: the cover is provided with a hole in an intermediate portion of the cover in an extension direction of the wire, and the cushion is provided between the hole and the wire in a first direction intersecting the extension direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Nishi, Yuki Morimoto
  • Patent number: 11527877
    Abstract: Pass through plates comprise a body with an opening between opposed first and second surfaces for accommodating the passage of electrical elements. One or more upper retaining elements project outwardly from the body and are positioned adjacent a body top portion. One or more lower retaining elements project from the body and are positioned adjacent a body bottom portion. The upper and lower retaining elements are each configured to both engage respective top and bottom sections of an opening in an external object, and to engage a backside surface of the external object when installed within the opening to retain the pass through plate for attachment with the external object. The upper and lower retaining elements are positioned to enable movement of the pass through plate from an upward position in the opening to a downward position in the opening for fixed attachment with the external object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY SOLUTIONS GMBH
    Inventors: Oliver Donkervoet, David Allen Klein
  • Patent number: 11505138
    Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire member; a protector that houses the wire member; a first corrugated tube that externally extends from an end of the protector and covers an outer circumference of the wire member; a second corrugated tube that is provided at a location that is on an opposite side to the protector with respect to the first corrugated tube and spaced apart from the first corrugated tube, and covers the outer circumference of the wire member; and an exterior cover that covers the outer circumference of the wire member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Sei Sugihara, Toshiya Ota
  • Patent number: 11491927
    Abstract: A wire harness support member supports a wire harness including a plurality of electrical wires on an attaching target member. The wire harness support member includes: a base attached to the attaching target member while surrounding at least a part of a periphery of the attaching target member; and at least one electrical wire holding member which can be position-adjustably fixed to the base around the attaching target member while holding at least some of the plurality of electrical wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuta Takakura, Motohiro Yokoi, Daisuke Ebata, Shigeki Ikeda, Tetsuya Nishimura, Haruka Nakano, Kenta Arai, Takayuki Suzuki, Satoshi Ujita
  • Patent number: 11495373
    Abstract: A grommet includes a tapered barrel part and a tape winding spatula part. The tapered barrel part includes a large diameter cylindrical portion, a small diameter cylindrical portion, and an elastic deformation portion disposed between the large diameter cylindrical portion and the small diameter cylindrical portion. A fitting groove to be fitted in a through hole of a panel, is formed on the large diameter cylindrical portion. A thick walled portion is formed on an inner side of the elastic deformation portion. The tape winding spatula part is connected to the small diameter cylindrical portion and holds a wire harness passed through therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Satoshi Yokoyama, Masayoshi Ogawa, Shota Kinoshita