Patents Examined by Ross N. Gushi
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Patent number: 12075904Abstract: A wirelessly locatable tag may include a first housing member defining an exterior surface of the wirelessly locatable tag and a frame member attached to the first housing member and defining a battery cavity configured to receive a button cell battery and an opening through the frame member. The wirelessly locatable tag may further include a circuit board positioned between the first housing member and the frame member, a battery connector coupled to the circuit board and comprising a deflectable arm extending into the battery cavity through the opening in the frame member, a second housing member removably coupled to the frame member, and a biasing member configured to bias the button cell battery into the battery cavity of the frame member and against the deflectable arm of the battery connector.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: APPLE INC.Inventors: Christopher S. Graham, Christopher J. Walton, Ryan C. Perkins, Tatsuya Sano, Samuel B. Schaevitz, Christopher M. Werner
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Patent number: 12080966Abstract: A connector (10) according to the present disclosure includes an insulator (20) including an insertion space portion (21), an actuator (50) supported by the insulator (20) rotatably about a rotation axis (C) toward a lock position at which the actuator (50) locks a cable (70), and a biasing member (60) supported by the insulator (20) and including an abutting portion (64) that abuts on the actuator (50), the biasing member (60) applying a force to bias the actuator (50) toward the lock position through the abutting portion (64), wherein the actuator (50) includes an extending portion (55) extending in a direction orthogonal to both an insertion/removal direction in which the cable (70) is inserted into and removed from the insertion space portion (21) and an extending direction of the rotation axis (C), and a hook portion (56) formed at an end of the extending portion (55) and positioned to face the insulator (20) in the orthogonal direction, and the rotation axis (C) is positioned between the hook portion (5Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATIONInventor: Nobuyuki Nakajima
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Patent number: 12063964Abstract: There is provided an apparatus arranged to heat aerosol-generating material to volatilize at least one component of the aerosol-generating material. The apparatus includes a housing including a first opening and a chamber including a first section and a second section. A first consumable article including aerosol-generating material can be inserted through the first opening to be received within the first section of the chamber in use. The apparatus further includes a heater arrangement within the housing for heating the aerosol-generating material received within the first section of the chamber in use to generate a flow of aerosol. The second section of the chamber is upstream of the first section of the chamber and is configured to receive a second consumable article comprising a flavorant.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Jeremy Phillips, Pablo Javier Ballesteros Gomez
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Patent number: 12063980Abstract: An intelligent vaporizing system includes a vaporizing device having a cartridge detachably coupled with a main body, the cartridge includes: a container configured to receive a liquid; a sensor for detecting a user's action of inhalation; and a memory chip embedded inside the cartridge and communicated with the sensor, the memory chip configured to: record collected data from the sensor; receive associated data from an application; and transfer the collected data to the application; wherein the main body includes a heating element configured to heat the liquid to form a vaporized form; and a controller configured to receive the collected data and activate the heating element for heating the liquid.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2021Date of Patent: August 20, 2024Inventor: Patrick Tidalgo
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Patent number: 12062878Abstract: Wedge type electrical connector assemblies adapted to electrically and mechanically connect conductors within transmission and/or distribution circuits is provided. The wedge type electrical connector assembly includes a frame, an interface and a wedge assembly. The interface is coupled to the frame so that it is movable relative to the frame. The interface can move and flex when installing conductors into the wedge type electrical connector assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: Burndy, LLCInventors: Jeremy Jushchyshyn, Gary E. Schrader, Charles L. York, Andison Fernandez, Nicholas Polidori
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Patent number: 12046862Abstract: The invention relates to a connection device for earthing an electrical apparatus or putting it at a reference potential. It is inserted between a first electrically conductive part belonging to said electrical apparatus and a second part belonging to a support structure on which said electrical apparatus is mounted and which may be at least partly electrically insulating. It is characterized in that it comprises a first automatic connection area for automatically creating electrical contact with said first part, and a second automatic connection area for automatically creating electrical contact with an electrical conductor that is earthed or connected to a reference potential, when said electrical apparatus is mounted on said support structure. The electrical apparatus is thus automatically earthed or connected to a reference potential when it is mounted on said support structure via said connection device and said electrical conductor, specifically without any tools, screws or any other fastening member.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: MobasolarInventor: Marc Keller
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Patent number: 12040583Abstract: An apparatus and method for splicing single pair ethernet (SPE) cables. By creating a T shaped intersection, the splicing device allows for sensors and other devices to run perpendicular in relation to the original cable. The splicing device further enables the cable to have multiple drop points along the cable.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: Panduit Corp.Inventors: Andrew R. Matcha, Surendra Chitti Babu
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Patent number: 12040575Abstract: A plug connector pluggable together with a counter connector includes a connector housing having a guiding member and a lever device. The lever device has a lever transferrable from a plug position to a securing position, a coupling that is movable by the lever to engage the counter connector, and a lever extension attached to the lever and extendable and/or retractable with respect to the lever. A swivel movement of the lever out of the securing position is blocked by the lever extension retracted with respect to the lever. The guiding member blocks a shifting of the lever extension if the lever is moved out of the plug position and is not in the securing position.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2022Date of Patent: July 16, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Carsten Buck, Michael Schall
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Patent number: 12029250Abstract: An aerosol generating apparatus has a composite susceptor for heating an aerosol generating material in use thereby to generate an aerosol. The composite susceptor comprises a support portion and a susceptor portion supported by the support portion. The apparatus comprises an induction element arranged for inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion in use; and a driving arrangement arranged to drive the induction element with an alternating current in use thereby to cause the inductive energy transfer to the susceptor portion, thereby to cause the heating of the aerosol generating material by the composite susceptor, thereby to generate the aerosol. The alternating current has a waveform comprising a fundamental frequency component having a first frequency and one or more further frequency components each having a frequency higher than the first frequency. A method of operating the aerosol generating apparatus is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: NICOVENTURES TRADING LIMITEDInventors: Julian Darryn White, Martin Daniel Horrod
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Patent number: 12034236Abstract: An electrical terminal for coupling to a conductive structure includes a body having a wire receiving portion for receiving a conductor. A cup portion is electrically coupled with the wire receiving portion and a boss portion extends from the cup portion. An overmold structure of insulation material is formed on the cup portion and covers the cup portion sides. An aperture is formed in the body and extends through the cup portion and the boss portion for receiving a post of the conductive structure for securing the terminal to the conductive structure. A fastener is configured for engaging a post and securing the boss portion against the conductive structure. The boss portion is configured to surround the aperture for providing an electrically conductive surface free from insulation material for interfacing with the conductive structure.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: July 9, 2024Assignee: Carlisle Interconnect Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Joseph W. Chvala
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Patent number: 12027793Abstract: The connector assembly includes a terminal position assurance (TPA) device, and a seal retainer. A downwardly extending protrusion member of the seal retainer engages with a recess on an upper surface of an upper portion of the TPA device to form a cam linkage mechanism or a cam mechanical linkage for the TPA device and the seal retainer. The seal retainer, when pushed or inserted towards an outer housing, by way of the cam linkage mechanism with the TPA device, pushes the TPA device to one side such that the terminals within the outer housing remain unlocked. The seal retainer, when further pushed or inserted toward the outer housing, by way of the cam linkage mechanism, moves the TPA device laterally to an opposite side such that the TPA device blocks the terminals within the outer housing. A lower portion of the seal retainer is, at a pre-lock or full-lock position, engaged with mating locking members at a bottom portion of a terminal guidance member.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: J.S.T. CORPORATIONInventor: Minh Thuong Huynh
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Patent number: 12022858Abstract: The invention provides a heat-not-burn cigarette product. The heat-not-burn cigarette product of the invention includes a cigarette product and a heater in matched use with the cigarette product. A sucking resistance when the cigarette product and the heater in matched use with the cigarette product are used together is P1, and a sucking resistance of the cigarette product is P2, wherein a ratio of P2/P1 is greater than or equal to 50%.Type: GrantFiled: July 12, 2019Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: CHINA TOBACCO GUANGDONG INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.Inventors: Yibo Liu, Feng Li, Jing Hu, Ruifeng Zhao, Zhijing Lu, Yang Sun, Xi Liu, Huanwei Li
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Patent number: 12021325Abstract: An electrical contact element includes a common base and a plurality of spring arms extending away from the common base along a longitudinal direction. The spring arms are arranged around an opening in a circumferential direction and are spaced from one another in a contactless relaxed initial state. An end of at least two of the spring arms facing away from the common base forms an annular segment projecting in the circumferential direction on at least one side of the end. The annular segments form a support ring and mutually support each other in a fully compressed state.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbHInventors: Samir Aboulkassem, Deeksha Venkadari Yogendra, Frank Flittner, Christian Schrettlinger
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Patent number: 12021334Abstract: A cigarette lighter plug of an automobile tire repairing device, the tire repairing device contains: a box for receiving an air pump. The cigarette lighter plug is inserted into a power supply. The cigarette lighter plug includes a first housing, a second housing, and a power cord. The power cord includes a positive-electrode power part and a negative-electrode power part, the second housing includes a post, a first accommodation chamber, a column, a second accommodation chamber, a semi-arch flexible element. The second housing further includes a wing, a third accommodation chamber defined between the wing and the column, and a fourth accommodation chamber defined between a conductive foot of the semi-arch flexible element and the column so as to receive the power cord. The first housing is engaged with the second housing, and the power cord is not winded or is bent in an S shape.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: June 25, 2024Inventors: Wen-San Chou, Cheng-Hsien Chou
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Patent number: 12015218Abstract: A cable locking device includes a first part and a second part. The first part includes a first cavity for receiving a first electrical wire and a second cavity. The second part includes a first cavity for receiving a second electrical wire and a projection. The projection is configured to be inserted into the second cavity of the first part. A first channel is formed within the second cavity of the first part and extends from an opening of the second cavity. A second channel is formed within the second cavity of the first part and is connected to the first channel and extends in a transverse direction of the first channel. A pin is formed on the projection of the second part and is configured to fit within the first channel and the second channel of the first part. The pin is configured to engage sidewalls of the second channel so as to frictionally hold into place the pin with respect to the second channel to connect the first part to the second part.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2020Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: ELCo Enterprises, Inc.Inventors: Edward L Cooper, Steven J. Hayes
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Patent number: 12011036Abstract: A cartridge includes a liquid storage assembly, a connecting assembly, and an atomizing assembly. The connecting assembly is connected to the lower end of the liquid storage assembly. The atomizing assembly is received in the connecting assembly. The atomizing assembly includes an atomizing base, a liquid absorbing member, and a heating member. The upper end surface of the atomizing base is recessed downward to form a mounting groove. The liquid absorbing member is received in the mounting groove. The heating member is located above the mounting groove of the atomizing base corresponding to the liquid absorbing member, and the heating member presses and fixes the liquid absorbing member in the mounting groove. The liquid storage chamber is in fluid communication with the liquid absorbing member. The cartridge is convenient to replace the entire atomizing assembly or replace the liquid absorbing member and the heating member individually.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: CHANGZHOU PATENT ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventors: Weihua Qiu, Zhencai Zhou
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Patent number: 12011040Abstract: A non-contact heat-not-burn heating device includes a ceramic heating element, a smoking product bearing assembly and a sealing sleeve; the sealing sleeve is arranged in the hollow mode to sleeve the ceramic heating element and the smoking product bearing assembly inside, and the ceramic heating element and the smoking product bearing assembly are mutually separated. The ceramic heating element includes a heating body and a heating circuit, the heating body is cylindrical and internally provided with a porous channel, and the heating circuit is arranged on the heating body to heat the air passing through the porous channel. The smoking product bearing assembly includes a ceramic tube and a blocking piece; a cavity defined by the ceramic tube is suitable for placing a smoking product, and the blocking piece is connected to the ceramic tube and adjacent to the ceramic heating element to limit the position of the smoking product.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2021Date of Patent: June 18, 2024Assignee: XIAMEN FENGTAO CERAMICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Xiaohua Zhu, Zhaorong Xiong, Zengxue Fu, Xiangyi Yu, Maoqi Liu
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Patent number: 12004568Abstract: A cartridge for a personal vaporizing device includes a liquid store, a liquid transfer element, a heating element, a first power terminal and a second power terminal connected to the heating element, and a memory configured to store a first reference value indicating the resistance of the heating element at a reference temperature or reference. A method of manufacturing such a cartridge is also provided. A main body of a personal vaporizing device has a cartridge seating configured to receive such a cartridge.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: JT International S.A.Inventors: Aidan O'Hare, Brian Molyneux
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Patent number: 12009618Abstract: Plug-in connection, comprising a plug-in connector (1) which can be plugged together with a mating plug-in connector, also known as a pin housing (2), it being possible to at least indirectly lock the plug-in connector (1) with the mating plug-in connector (2), characterised in that a bushing housing (3) is provided which at least partially surrounds the plug-in connector (1) and provides the locking with the mating plug-in connector or pin housing (2), and in that the plug-in connector (1), the mating plug-in connector or the pin housing (2) and the bushing housing (3) are operatively interconnected by means of a lever mechanism and can be braced together.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE GMBHInventor: Simon Eiler
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Patent number: 12004269Abstract: Apparatuses, including systems and devices (“vaporizers”), for vaporizing material to form an inhalable aerosol that include capacitive lips sensing to regulate the temperature of the vaporizer, including transiently boosting the temperature. Methods of operating a vaporizer having a capacitive lip sensor are also described.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Pax Labs, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas J. Hatton, James Monsees, Adam Bowen