Patents Examined by Pete T Lee
  • Patent number: 11101629
    Abstract: The invention relate to a bus bar holder having a bottom part and a top part detachably connected to the bottom part, between which, when they are connected together, at least one busbar passage is formed, wherein the top part and the bottom part have, on mutually opposite contact surfaces, sliding faces along which they bear against one another and are movable between an open position, in which the top part can be lifted off the bottom part, and a closed position, in which the top part is secured to the bottom part via a tongue-and-groove connection, wherein a releasable latching pawl secures the top part and the bottom part in the closed position. Also described is a corresponding arrangement made up of at least one such busbar holder and at least one busbar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Schell, Sven Zirkler, Christian Moritz
  • Patent number: 11102888
    Abstract: At least one embodiment of the present disclosure relates to a substrate, a display panel and a fabrication method thereof, and a spliced screen. The substrate includes a base having a display region and a non-display region, and the non-display region includes a bonding region arranged at an end-side of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignees: BEIJING BOE DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei Zhang, Lili Jia, Weihao Hu, Hao Zhou, Zheng Wang, Jin Han, Hai Chi, Yu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11095081
    Abstract: An adapter for interconnecting a power distribution unit (PDU) to electrical equipment. The adapter can include a first connector mateable with an outlet of the PDU and a second connector in electrical communication with the first connector. The second connector is mateable with a power input of the electrical equipment. PDU interface circuitry incorporating an optical interface can be housed in the first connector for communicating one or more electrical parameters of the electrical equipment to the PDU when the first connector is mated with the outlet of the PDU.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SERVER TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Travis Irons, Peter Giammona, James P. Maskaly, Vimalkumar Bhakta, Mark Ramsey
  • Patent number: 11096292
    Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a display panel comprising a plurality of driving elements to drive pixels and a first terminal group electrically connected to the driving elements; a supporting member comprising a surface on which the display panel is to be placed and comprising, on the surface, a plurality of wirings and a second terminal group connected to the plurality of wirings; and a holding member provided along an edge of the display panel using a rod-shaped material having a linear or curved shape to hold the display panel at a given position on the surface of the supporting member, wherein the first terminal group is provided on a surface of the display panel to be directed to the supporting member; and the display panel is placed on the surface of the supporting member, and each of terminals constituting the first terminal group is connected to each of terminals constituting the second terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: SAKAI DISPLAY PRODUCTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Kishimoto
  • Patent number: 11088524
    Abstract: A protective apparatus for a distribution line conductor includes an elongate tube configured to be installed on the conductor and a plurality of annular members concentrically positioned on the tube and configured to rotate independently of each other. The tube has a longitudinal axis and defines a longitudinally extending chamber configured to receive the conductor. The tube has opposite first and second ends and a longitudinally extending opening from the first end to the second end that facilitates installation of the elongate tube on the conductor. Each annular member includes an outer surface and a plurality of circumferentially-spaced apart members extending outwardly from the outer surface. Each annular member includes a longitudinally extending slot that is configured to align with the longitudinally extending opening of the tube to facilitate installation of the elongate tube and the plurality of annular members as an assembly on the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Laura Jackson Hiller, David Edwin Bowling, Stephen Martin Parker, Luis Puigcerver
  • Patent number: 11088521
    Abstract: A reversible leveling ring for an electrical floor box. Multiple bolt-hole patterns to enable the leveling ring to accommodate more than a single style of floor box cover. The leveling ring includes a ring body having an inner periphery and a plurality of arms extending from the inner periphery. A first set of arms includes bores extending from a first side of the ring and a second set of arms includes bores extending from a second side of the ring. The bores in the first set of arms match a circular bolt-hole pattern that is of a different diameter than the bolt-hole pattern in the second set of arms thereby enabling an installer to flip the leveling ring in order to accommodate cover plates having two bolt-hole patterns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Assignee: ARLINGTON INDUSTRIES, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas J. Gretz
  • Patent number: 11081871
    Abstract: It is disclosed a figure of eight cable comprising a first cable element comprising a first core enclosed by a first outer sheath, a second cable element comprising a second core enclosed by a second outer sheath and a web joining the first and second outer sheaths so as to provide the cable with a major plane of symmetry X which comprises the longitudinal axes of the first and second cable elements. The cable also comprises at least one strength member embedded within the first or second outer sheath. All the strength members of the cable are substantially located on the major plane of symmetry X of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ian Dewi Lang, Paul John Roberts
  • Patent number: 11081869
    Abstract: An electrical junction box includes: a circuit board to which an electronic component is connected; and a frame positioned with respect to the circuit board. The frame integrally includes a sub frame that surrounds at least part of a periphery of the electronic component. The sub frame is provided with a holding portion that holds the electronic component in the holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Tsuchida, Shigeki Yamane, Xiaoguang Zheng
  • Patent number: 11071220
    Abstract: A feedthrough assembly includes a housing part having at least two openings, respectively through which at least one conductor embedded in a glass or a glass ceramic material is fed. The conductor, in the region of a glazing area, has a substantially round cross section, and in a first and/or second region above and/or below the glazing area has a substantially rectangular cross section to form a part of a flat conductor having rectangular regions. The parts of the flat conductor arranged above and/or below the glazing area are joined adjacent to one another, resulting in a cumulative flat conductor having a rectangular common cross section with a total width expansion that extends over the at least two openings. The diameter of the openings is smaller than a width of the rectangular regions of the respective part of the flat conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Schott AG
    Inventor: Helmut Hartl
  • Patent number: 11056424
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having panel pad units including a first panel pad unit having first pads arranged in a first column and a second panel pad unit having second pads arranged in a second column; a first member coupled to at least one of the first and second panel pad units; and a second member coupled to the first member and including a plurality of test pads, and wherein the first member includes lines electrically connecting a respective one of the plurality of test pads with a respective one of the first and second pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventors: Kyung Mok Lee, Dae Geun Lee
  • Patent number: 11052840
    Abstract: A wire harness grommet is provided. The wire harness grommet includes a main body including a first body, a second body connected to the first body, and an inner wall located between the first body and the second body, an inner tube disposed in a center of the main body wherein the inner tube is configured to receive a wire harness, and a plurality of sound insulation projections on the main body, wherein each sound insulation projection has a tapered reflective surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, THN Corooration, Yura Corporation Co., Ltd., Kyungshin Corp.
    Inventors: Sung Woo Cho, Cheol Hun Lee, Seong Yun Yeo, Hang Tae Kim, Tae Hoon Kim, Gil Woo Jung
  • Patent number: 11038330
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes a fitting component having a peripheral wall, a housing having a fitting holding portion, a first water stop portion provided along a first opening end edge of the peripheral wall, a second water stop portion provided along a second opening end edge of the peripheral wall, and a guide lock. The guide lock guides the fitting component with respect to the fitting holding portion along an extending direction of the first opening end edge, and guides the fitting component by a fitting stroke distance along a fitting direction along the first opening end edge and the second opening end edge such that the fitting component is fitted and held. The fitting stroke distance is shorter than a length of the first water stop portion and the second water stop portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Kurata, Hideki Kawamura, Minoru Umezaki, Junya Masuda
  • Patent number: 11039544
    Abstract: This is directed to systems and methods for coupling sections of an electronic device together. Sections of an electronic device can be coupled together via “knuckles.” The particular shape and structure of the knuckles can be based on various design considerations. For example, in some embodiments each section can function as an individual antenna. In this case, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide electrical isolation between the sections, thus allowing proper operation of the antennas. For example, the knuckles can be formed from a dielectric material, etc. As another design example, the knuckles can be designed in order to provide increased strength in areas of high strain, and/or to counteract torsional twisting in areas of high impact. As yet another design example, the knuckle can be designed in a manner that is aesthetically pleasing or which otherwise meets cosmetic requirements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Nicholas Merz, Daniel Jarvis
  • Patent number: 11031765
    Abstract: A gas-insulated electric apparatus includes: a sealed container made of metal; a high-voltage conductor, housed within the sealed container, that receives voltage; an insulating support member that insulates the high-voltage conductor from the sealed container and support the high-voltage conductor to the sealed container; and a nonlinear-resistance film covering at least a portion of an inner surface of the sealed container, the portion being on a lower side of the inner surface with respect to the high-voltage conductor. The nonlinear-resistance film is formed by particles of a nonlinear-resistance material and an insulating material, and the particles of the nonlinear-resistance material are dispersed in the insulating material. The particles of the nonlinear-resistance material are placed in the insulating material such that one or more of the particles of the nonlinear-resistance material is in constant contact with a conductive foreign object trapped inside the sealed container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Manabu Yoshimura, Ryoko Kawano, Soichiro Kainaga, Nobuo Yokomura, Satoru Sato, Shinichiro Nakauchi
  • Patent number: 11032910
    Abstract: Systems and methods for the design and use of a System-in-Package (SiP) device with a connection layout for minimizing a system Printed Circuit Board (PCB) using the SiP are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: OCTAVO SYSTEMS LLC
    Inventors: Erik James Welsh, Kevin Michael Troy
  • Patent number: 11024203
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible display device, comprising a flexible display panel screen and at least one hand held part, wherein each hand held part is connected to an end of the flexible display screen, and each hand held part comprises a housing body and at least one circuit board accommodated in the housing body, and the housing body and the end of the flexible display screen are installed together, and the at least one circuit board is electrically connected with the flexible display screen. The flexible display device utilizes a flexible display screen, and a hand held part is provided at the end of the flexible display screen. When in use, the flexible display screen is unfolded and viewed by the user holding the hand held part. When not in use, the flexible display screen can be curled for easy carrying with no size restriction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: HUIZHOU CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yanxue Zhang
  • Patent number: 11021902
    Abstract: An adjustment drive of a motor vehicle, in particular for an electromotively operated tailgate, having an adjustable part. A drive unit has a first drive train and a second drive train. Each drive train has a variable-length actuation part attached to the adjustable part. The actuation part is driven by an electric motor of the respective drive train. The first drive train has at least one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part, and the second drive train has no more than one sensor for detection of a position of a rotating part. We also describe a drive unit of an adjustment drive of a motor vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Bernd Herthan, Bertram Bopp, Reinhold Hopf
  • Patent number: 11014512
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body, a door coupled to the vehicle body and a flexible vehicle-body grommet. The door is pivotable about a horizontal axis between a closed position and a horizontal open position, and about a vertical axis between the closed position and a vertical open position. The flexible vehicle-body grommet is coupled to the vehicle body and the door. The flexible vehicle-body grommet is pivotable about the horizontal axis when the door is pivoted to the horizontal open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: FCA US LLC
    Inventors: Brandon V Ledwith, Alexander Cleland, Michael D Eason
  • Patent number: 11011901
    Abstract: A wall cover plate is provided for connecting directly to an electrical wiring device without the use of the base plate or adapter plate. The wall plate can have a connector such as a hook and/or prong that engages the housing for the mounting strap of the electrical wiring device. The electrical wiring device can include a removable connector attached to the mounting strap where the connector has at least one edge or coupling member for coupling with a faceplate. The faceplate can have an inner edge with a rib or series of teeth for connecting with the mounting strap or the removable connector by an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Marcus J. Shotey
  • Patent number: 11011899
    Abstract: A fastener assembly for joining a first part to a second part, and comprising an adjustment fastener and a screw. The adjustment fastener comprises a body including opposed first and second planar and parallel side walls, and a threaded hole extending along a central axis through the body from the first side wall to the second side wall; and a tang joined to the flat body adjacent to the threaded hole and extending outwardly from the first side wall in a direction parallel to the central axis. The screw comprises a head and an elongated threaded shank. The head of the screw is disposable against an ear of the first part. The threaded shank extends through an oblong hole of the ear of the first part, and engages with and extends through the threaded hole of the adjustment fastener, and is engageable with threads in a tab of the second part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: ELECTRICAL IMPROVEMENT PRODUCTS LLC
    Inventors: Robert W. Jack, Gary J. Dimas