Patents Examined by Rhadames Alonzo Miller
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Patent number: 10811195Abstract: A solid electrolytic capacitor includes a capacitor body including a sintered body of tantalum powders; an anode wire having a first region in a width direction embedded in the capacitor body and a second region in the width direction led through one surface of the capacitor body; an encapsulant part enclosing the capacitor body and the anode wire; an anode terminal disposed on an outer surface of the encapsulant part and connected to the anode wire; a cathode terminal spaced apart from the anode terminal and disposed on the outer surface of the encapsulant part; and a cathode lead portion electrically connecting the capacitor body and the cathode terminal to each other, wherein at least one of the anode wire and the cathode lead portion is provided in plural.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Hong Kyu Shin, Jae Bum Cho, Jae Hyuk Choi
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Patent number: 10813257Abstract: The electromagnetic wave absorbing material excellent in electrical conductivity and dispersibility and containing a carbon material suitable for an electromagnetic wave absorbing material is an electromagnetic wave absorbing material characterized by containing a fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate composed of a plurality of single-walled carbon nanohorns gathering in a fibrous form, the fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate contains single-walled carbon nanotubes inside, and by fabricating using a catalyst-containing carbon target containing a single body of Fe, Ni or Co or a mixture thereof, a fibrous carbon nanohorn aggregate including the metal contained in the target is obtained.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: October 20, 2020Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Ryota Yuge
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Patent number: 10804009Abstract: A twinax cable 100 includes a twinax structure, the twinax structure including: a signal wire pair, the signal wire pair including a pair of signal wires formed of a first signal wire and a second signal wire, and an insulating layer configured to cover the pair of signal wires; a drain wire; and a shield tape arranged on the outer circumferential side of the insulating layer to cover the signal wire pair and the drain wire. The insulating layer is mainly composed of polyethylene. The insulating layer includes not less than 30 ppm and not more than 4000 ppm of a hindered phenol-based antioxidant. A dielectric tangent tan ? of the insulating layer at the time of application of a high-frequency electric field having a frequency of 10 GHz is not more than 3.0×10?4.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2018Date of Patent: October 13, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Nayu Yanagawa, Shinya Nishikawa, Taro Fujita, Yuto Kobayashi, Masaki Hayakawa, Atsushi Tsujino, Yuji Ochi
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Patent number: 10796825Abstract: An insulator for a bus bar of a breaker panel may be modularly sacrificed for the installation of a breaker. The ability to modularly sacrifice insulating portions enables protection of the electrical service worker while installing a new breaker panel or modifying an existing breaker panel.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Inventor: Travis James Cronkrite
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Patent number: 10784667Abstract: A laminated flat electric wire includes four or more rectangular plate-shaped flat electric wires. The flat electric wires are laminated, and each of the flat electric wires has tabs extending from each of the flat electric wires, one tab being provided at each of a first end portion and a second end portion. In a plan view as viewed in a direction along a lamination direction of the flat electric wires, the tabs of the respective flat electric wires are provided so as not to overlap each other at each of the first end portion and the second end portion, and the flat electric wire having the tab provided outermost along a width direction of the flat electric wire, among the respective tabs provided at the first end portions, has, at the second end portion, the tab provided at a position interposed between the tabs of other flat electric wires.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Takashi Sayo
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Patent number: 10784018Abstract: An insulated wire having an electrical wire structure capable of reducing an outer diameter while an insulating property and a flame-retardant property are highly kept is provided. In the insulated wire including: a conductor; and a coating layer arranged on an outer periphery of the conductor, the insulated wire has a flame-retardant property that allows the insulated wire to pass a vertical tray flame test (VTFT) on the basis of EN 50266-2-4, has a direct-current stability that allows the insulated wire to pass a direct-current stability test in conformity to EN 50305.6.7, has a diameter of the conductor that is equal to or smaller than 1.25 mm, and has a thickness of the coating layer that is smaller than 0.6 mm.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Masafumi Kaga, Tamotsu Kibe
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Patent number: 10737642Abstract: A protector includes: a main body part including an accommodation part which accommodates an electric wire bundle; a cover part which is attached to the main body part and covers the accommodation part; and a clamp which is formed on the main body part and is inserted into a locking hole formed in a mounting target part to lock the mounting target part. The protector further includes a pressing piece which is formed on a side of the main body part opposite to the clamp, extends along a plane perpendicular to an axis of the clamp, and is disposed at a position laterally deviating from the axis of the clamp.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2018Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KYUSHU KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Kazuya Takahashi, Yoshimichi Yamao, Yusuke Nakachi, Toru Hatae, Yasuaki Murao
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Patent number: 10742251Abstract: An expandable device for use with a portable electronic device includes a body, a button, a platform, and a locking device. The body has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, and is movable between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The button is coupled to the first end of the body, and the platform includes an outer surface and a collar extending away from the outer surface. The collar defines a cavity. The locking device is carried by the second end of the body, and at least a portion of the locking device is adapted to be removably disposed in the cavity of the platform for releasably coupling the body to the platform. The locking device is rotatable relative to the platform between an unlocked configuration, in which the body is removable from the platform, and a locked configuration, in which the body is secured to the platform.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLCInventors: David B. Barnett, Greg Adelman, Michael J. Kory, Randy Yang Chiang, Altan Nahum, David F. Willson
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Patent number: 10731807Abstract: An electrical connection device connects to a sectional door, the sectional door having a plurality of connected panels which roll along left and right tracks which are connected to a structure, the sectional door is positionable to a closed position and to an open position. The electrical connection device includes a slide which carries a reciprocating electric contactor. A housing has a slot, a proximal end and an opposite distal end. The slide slides along the slot in the housing. A spring in the housing biases the slide toward the distal end of the housing. The housing is connectable to either the left track or to the right track of the sectional door.Type: GrantFiled: December 24, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Inventor: Graham Holloway
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Patent number: 10727612Abstract: A crimp terminal may include: a receiving portion that is to receive conductor portions of electrical wires and has an end portion from which the electrical wires are to be lead out; a pair of first barrel portions that are connected to the receiving portion and compress the conductor portions along with the receiving portion; a bend portion that extends from an end portion of the receiving portion and is bent so as to be folded over; and an overlap portion that is connected to the bend portion and overlaps the receiving portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2017Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Takanobu Shimada, Kenji Miyamoto, Naoya Nishimura, Yoshikazu Hachiya
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Patent number: 10717386Abstract: Apparatus for connecting a wiring harness to a sectional door is disclosed. The sectional door has a plurality of panels in which adjacent panels are connected by a hinge, the hinge is connected to the adjacent panels by first and second hinge connectors. The apparatus includes a first bracket which has a proximal end and an opposite distal end, the distal end is shaped and dimensioned to receive the wiring harness. The proximal end of the first bracket is connectable to the hinge by the first hinge connector. A second bracket has a proximal end and an opposite distal end, the distal end is shaped and dimensioned to receive the wiring harness. The proximal end of the second bracket is connectable to the hinge by the second hinge connector. The wiring harness is connected to the distal ends of the first and second brackets, thereby providing strain relief for the wiring harness.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2018Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Inventor: Graham Holloway
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Patent number: 10714916Abstract: A protector includes a main body formed with an accommodation part by a bottom wall part and side wall parts, a lid body mounted on the main body to cover the accommodation part, and a flange part that extends along a longitudinal direction of the main body with a gap at an upper portion in parallel with an outer surface of at least one of the side wall parts of the main body. A plurality of engagement holes are provided at a lower portion of the flange part. A plurality of engagement claws that are provided on at least one edge part of the lid body are locked with engagement edge parts of the engagement holes when the plurality of engagement claws are inserted into the gap between the flange part and the side wall part which faces the flange part with the gap.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Daisuke Okamoto, Yoshimichi Yamao, Hiroki Uno
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Patent number: 10705393Abstract: A display device includes a display substrate including a display area and a pad region, a first pad portion including a plurality of first pad terminals, the plurality of first pad terminals being arranged in a first direction, and a printed circuit board (PCB) including a base film and a second pad portion. The second pad is electrically connected to the first pad portion. The second pad portion includes a plurality of second pad terminals electrically connected to the plurality of first pad terminals, and a plurality of first test lines. The plurality of second pad terminals includes a plurality of sub-pad terminals. One of the plurality of first lines is connected to a first sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals, and a second sub-pad terminal of the plurality of sub-pad terminals is not connected to any of the plurality of first lines.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Yong Kim, Jong Hyuk Lee, Jeong Ho Hwang
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Patent number: 10686481Abstract: An expandable device adapted to be removably coupled to a platform for attaching to a portable electronic device or a case for a portable electronic device includes a body, a button, and a locking device. The body has a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis, and is movable along the longitudinal axis between an expanded configuration and a collapsed configuration. The button is coupled to the first end of the body, and includes an inner surface and an engaging member carried by the inner surface. The locking device is carried by the second end of the body, at least a portion of the locking device being adapted to be removably coupled to the platform for attaching to the portable electronic device or the case for the portable electronic device. When the body is in the collapsed configuration, the engaging member of the button engages the locking device such that the button and the locking device can be rotatable together.Type: GrantFiled: May 24, 2019Date of Patent: June 16, 2020Assignee: POPSOCKETS LLCInventors: David B. Barnett, Greg Adelman, Michael J. Kory, Randy Yang Chiang, Altan Nahum, David F. Willson
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Patent number: 10679787Abstract: A hardened inductive device and systems and methods for protecting the inductive device from impact is provided. The inductive device is hardened with protective coating and/or an armor steel housing. The hardened inductive device is protected from impact by an object such as a bullet and leakage of dielectric fluid is prevented. Acoustic and vibration sensors are provided to detect the presence and impact, respectively, of an object in relation to the inductive device housing. The measurements of the acoustic and vibration sensors are compared to thresholds for sending alarms to the network control center and initiating shut-down and other sequences to protect the active part. The acoustic sensor results are utilized to determine the location of origin of the projectile.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: George K. Frimpong, Alberto Prieto, Mirrasoul J. Mousavi, James Stoupis, Ed G teNyenhuis, Jeremy R. Schueler, Andrew Bleich, Elizabeth D. Sullivan, Claude J. Lambert, Petter A. Fiskerud, Andrew J. Wall, Gary C. McLeish, Thomas McDonald, Ronald A. Kupiec
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Patent number: 10629329Abstract: A shielded electrical ribbon cable includes adjacent first and second longitudinal conductor sets where each conductor set includes two or more insulated conductors. The first conductor set also includes a ground conductor that generally lies in the plane of the insulated conductors of the first conductor set. At least 90% of the periphery of each conductor set is encompassed by a shielding film. First and second non-conductive polymeric films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable and form cover portions substantially surrounding each conductor set, and pinched portions on each side of each conductor set. When the cable is laid flat, the distance between the center of the ground conductor of the first conductor set and the center of the nearest insulated conductor of the second conductor set is ?1, the center-to-center spacing of the insulated conductors of the second conductor set is ?2, and ?1/?2 is greater than 0.7.Type: GrantFiled: May 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties CompanyInventors: Douglas B. Gundel, Rocky D. Edwards, Mark M. Lettang, Charles F. Staley
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Patent number: 10617007Abstract: Embodiments herein relate to a Printed Circuit Board, PCB, (1) and a terminal (2) for connecting the PCB (1) to an electrical component. The PCB (1) comprises a through-hole (11) for receiving the terminal (2). The through-hole (11) has a partially open side wall (12), wherein the side wall (12) is open along at least a part of a length (L) of the 5 through-hole (11) perpendicular to a radius (R) of the through-hole (11). This allows the terminal (2) to protrude through the open side wall (12) when received by the through-hole (11), such that a position of the terminal (2) is adjustable along the length of the open side wall (12). The terminal (2) comprises a base (21), adapted to be received by the through-hole (11) of the PCB (1) and to create a press fit with the side wall (12) of the through-hole 10 (11), and a pin (22) projecting from a surface (23) of the base (21).Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2016Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)Inventors: Igor Perez-Uria, Lars Drugge, Per Ferm, Enock Huang
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Patent number: 10612172Abstract: An embroidery machine with on-board electronics executing layout and alignment software provides for automated thread installation to establish textile-to-pad contact through the use of anisotropic conductive threads characterized by electrically conductive segments alternating with electrically insulating segments. Present embodiments provide for garments or other fabrics and textiles having flexible circuits integrated on a flexible substrate that bends and moves with the garment in a way not seen with stiff printed circuit boards, which may include multiple textile circuits attached to fabric to impart desired electronic features including connectivity to a printed circuit board external to a garment formed according to the present embodiments, as well as imparting electrical conductivity across seams of a garment sewn together from fabric, while maintaining electrical integrity of neighboring circuits on the same garment.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2017Date of Patent: April 7, 2020Assignee: University of Louisville Research Foundation, Inc.Inventor: Cindy Harnett
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Patent number: 10596782Abstract: A substrate for a printed circuit board according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a resin film and a metal layer stacked on at least one of surfaces of the resin film. An average diffusion depth of a main metal of the metal layer in the resin film is 100 nm or less after a weather resistance test in which the substrate is held at 150° C. for seven days. The average diffusion depth is preferably 80 nm or less before the weather resistance test.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignees: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC PRINTED CIRCUITS, INC.Inventors: Kayo Hashizume, Yoshio Oka, Takashi Kasuga, Jinjoo Park, Hiroshi Ueda
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Patent number: 10595420Abstract: An encapsulation structure and a related display apparatus are provided. The encapsulation structure includes a first substrate having a sealing region; a metal pattern on the sealing region; a thermal conductive layer, at least covering the metal pattern and electrically insulated from the metal pattern; and a sealing structure on the thermal conductive layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2016Date of Patent: March 17, 2020Assignees: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD, ORDOS YUANSHENG OPTOELECTRONICS CO., LTDInventors: Liang Zhang, Fuyi Cui, Shanshan Bao