Patents Examined by S. Chambers
  • Patent number: 12176651
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a conductor connection clamp that includes a bus bar and a clamping spring, the clamping spring including a main portion for clamping an electrical conductor to the bus bar, the main portion and bus bar defining a clamping spring connection, and a spring member adjacent to the main portion and rigidly coupled to the main portion. The clamp further includes a housing defining a conductor insertion opening that leads to the clamping spring connection, and an operating lever configured to apply force to the spring member in order to deflect the main portion to open the clamping spring connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: IDEAL Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan E. Zantout, Sushil N. Keswani
  • Patent number: 12166299
    Abstract: A cable lug for a connector includes a first portion having a receiving end receiving a cable and a second portion extending from the first portion and having a through hole through which a stud can be passed. The through hole extends transversally through a first surface and a second surface of the second portion opposite one another. At least one of the first surface and the second surface has a protrusion projecting away from the at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The protrusion is positioned between the through hole and the first portion and is spaced apart from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS—SIMEL ET AL.
    Inventors: Bruno Peltier, Laurent Petrignet, Torsten Friedrich, Christian Heindl, Markus Hardi
  • Patent number: 12155157
    Abstract: Systems for optimizing mounting points for coaxial RF connectors, including a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising a coaxial radio frequency (RF) connector; a faceplate comprising an opening adapted to receive the coaxial RF connector; and a bushing positioned within the opening, wherein the coaxial RF connector is positioned within the bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Phillip V. Mann, Brandon R. Christenson, Ray Clement Laning, George Russell Zettles, IV, Pat Rosno, Layne A. Berge
  • Patent number: 12155151
    Abstract: A socket assembly may include a socket for receiving a plug, a flap for covering the socket, wherein said flap is rotatable about a shaft between a closed position and an open position and is biased into the closed position, a locking mechanism that locks the flap in the open position, and a release mechanism that releases the locking mechanism, when a plug is inserted in the socket. After a release of the locking mechanism, the locking mechanism can be activated only after the flap has been rotated from the open position to the closed position to an extent of at least 30%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: APTIV TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Pawel Lesniak
  • Patent number: 12151571
    Abstract: An adapter system for the electrical connection of a connector of a cabling to different contact arrangements of different charging sockets along a connection axis includes an adapter housing and a fastening element attaching the adapter housing to one of the charging sockets. The adapter housing has a contact surface extending perpendicularly to the connection axis and a plurality of contact openings extending along the connection axis. The contact surface is disposed at an end of the adapter housing on a socket side. An end of the adapter housing on a cable side has a cabling interface connecting to the connector. The end of the adapter housing on the socket side is attachable to each of the charging sockets by the fastening element with the contact surface in a predetermined rotational position relative to the connection axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Dirk Weyrauch, Philipp Kowarsch, Dominik Heiss
  • Patent number: 12150487
    Abstract: Disclosed are an aerosol generating device including a heater that heats an aerosol generating material; a battery that supplies power to the heater; a sensor that senses puffs of aerosol; and a controller that determine a power profile based on a time interval between the puffs of the user and controls power to be supplied to the heater according to the determined power profile, and an operation method thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Byung Sung Cho, Won Kyeong Lee, Jong Sub Lee, Dae Nam Han
  • Patent number: 12142884
    Abstract: Example connection ports for electronic devices are disclosed. In an example, the connection port includes a longitudinal axis, a receptacle that extends axially with respect to the longitudinal axis, and a substrate disposed within the receptacle. The substrate includes an end and a support surface that extends axially with respect to the longitudinal axis. In addition, the connection port includes a plurality of first electrical contacts on the support surface, a plurality of second electrical contacts on the end. Each second electrical contact is electrically coupled to a corresponding one of the first electrical contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Derek Kyle Joseph Kanas, Tony Seokhwa Moon, Andrew Shane Elsey
  • Patent number: 12139079
    Abstract: A pipe harness including an electric wire; a pipe through which the electric wire is inserted; a seal through which the electric wire is inserted, the seal being configured to ensure sealing of an interior of the pipe by being attached inside the pipe; and a position fixing portion that is provided on at least a pipe opening side of the seal out of two sides of the seal in a thickness direction of the seal when the seal is attached in the pipe, the position fixing portion being configured to fix the seal at an attachment position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Jisung Kim, Hirotaka Baba, Takeshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 12137751
    Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes: a liquid storage configured to store a liquid material; an aerosol generating space configured to accommodate a solid material including a tobacco material and a foamable material such that an aerosol is generated as the solid material comes in contact with the liquid material in the aerosol generating space; a liquid transfer tube connected to the liquid storage and the aerosol generating space such that the liquid material moves from the liquid storage to the aerosol generating space; and a mouthpiece configured to discharge the aerosol generated in the aerosol generating space, according to a user's inhalation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeong Hoo Kim, Woo Seok Chung
  • Patent number: 12136778
    Abstract: A connector according to the present disclosure is a connector to be mounted on a circuit board and to be connected to a mating connector including a first shield member. The connector includes an insulator, a contact attached to the insulator, and a second shield member attached to the insulator on a same side as the contact. The second shield member includes a base portion that is adjacent to the contact in a first direction perpendicular to a connecting direction in which the mating connector and the connector are to be connected, a mount portion is formed on a side of the base portion opposite to the contact in the first direction and that is to be mounted on the circuit board, and a contacting portion that extends from the mount portion toward a connection side in the connecting direction and that is to be in contact with the first shield member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Horino, Masayoshi Kakino
  • Patent number: 12136779
    Abstract: A card edge connector includes: a housing including a board accommodation space and a connection terminal including a resilient contact piece configured to contact a circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space, the connection terminal being mounted into the housing. The connection terminal is movable between a connection position where the resilient contact piece is in contact with a surface of the circuit board and a retraction position where the resilient contact piece is separated from the circuit board. A first interference preventing portion and a second interference preventing portion are formed between a moving path of the resilient contact piece and the board accommodation space. The first interference preventing portion and the second interference preventing portion restrict the interference of the resilient contact piece and an inserting end part of the circuit board inserted into the board accommodation space in a moving process of the connection terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Miyamura, Yutaka Kobayashi, Daisuke Saito, Masanori Moriyasu, Shinji Tanaka
  • Patent number: 12136783
    Abstract: A waterproof electrical connector assembly releasably connects an electrical cable to a second cable, or to one or more electrodes or sensors in a housing that has a bore therethrough that accommodates the electrical cable on one end and a fitting on the other end. The fitting holds one or more electrodes/sensors in a bore through the fitting. The fitting is a commercially-available male-threaded polymeric fitting of the type used in High-performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) applications. This type of polymeric fitting has a conical, or tapered, ferrule portion at one end that is configured to fit securely into a female-threaded and chamfered bore in the housing so that when the fitting is tightened against the chamfered housing bore it forms a watertight seal which is waterproof to at least 10,000 psi. As the seal is formed, the components contact each other to form an electrical connection, illustratively, a connection from electrode or sensor probes to the cable leading to measuring equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Inventor: Donald Bernard Nuzzio
  • Patent number: 12126131
    Abstract: A coaxial electrical cable assembly may include a central conductor disposed within a shield conductor of the coaxial cable. A coaxial electrical cable assembly may include a shield terminal having a tubular portion. The central conductor of the coaxial cable is disposed within the tubular portion and wherein the tubular portion is disposed within the shield conductor of the coaxial cable. A coaxial electrical cable assembly may include a first outer ferrule crimped around the shield conductor of the coaxial cable forming a first seam. A coaxial electrical cable assembly may include a second outer ferrule crimped around the first outer ferrule and forming a second seam. The first outer ferrule is arranged over the tubular portion of the shield terminal and the second outer ferrule is arranged over the first outer ferrule and an outer insulative jacket of the coaxial cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: Aptiv Technologies AG
    Inventors: John Morello, James M. Rainey, Luke Bucey
  • Patent number: 12126124
    Abstract: There is provided a power connector system for electrically connecting a power source to a device. The power connector comprises a first component and a second component which each have a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on a face thereof. The contacts each include an electrically resistive element having an impedance. When the first and second components are coupled, a logic unit controls enables current flow between the first and second components based on the impedances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: VOLTSAFE INC.
    Inventors: Sanad Aridah, Arash Janfada, Trevor Burgess
  • Patent number: 12126121
    Abstract: One aspect of the invention relates to an electric plug (1) for connection to a vehicle camera (18), comprising a plug head (2) and at least one electric signal contact (4) and at least one ground contact (5), which are configured on the plug head (2), wherein the plug head (2) comprises a carrier block (7) for the signal contact (4) and the ground contact (5), and the carrier block (7) comprises a jacket wall (8), on which a cover collar (9) projecting outwardly and extending circumferentially on the jacket wall (8) is arranged, wherein an outwardly projecting shielding flap (10, 11) of the plug (11) is integrally formed with the cover collar (9), wherein the shielding flap (10, 11) is connected to a connecting element (16), which is electrically connected to the cover collar (9) and the ground contact (5). One aspect relates to an arrangement (17).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: CONNAUGHT ELECTRONICS Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Estremera, Richard Tadle
  • Patent number: 12109902
    Abstract: A resistor module includes a resistor module housing having an inner cavity. A proximity contact and a ground contact are received in the inner cavity and held by the resistor module housing. A proximity wire, electrically connected to a proximity terminal of the charging inlet assembly, is electrically connected to the proximity contact. A ground wire, electrically connected to a ground terminal of the charging inlet assembly, is electrically connected to the ground contact. A resistor element is received in the inner cavity and coupled to mating ends of the proximity and ground contacts. The resistor element is electrically connected to the proximity terminal through the proximity wire and the proximity contact and is electrically connected to the ground terminal through the ground wire and the ground contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventors: Matthew Bryan Hitchcock, Clara Marguerite Rhodes, Jeremy Christin Patterson, Aaron James de Chazal
  • Patent number: 12096801
    Abstract: Provided is an aerosol-generating device including a heater, a first switch, a second switch, a first processor that outputs a first control signal for controlling an open/closed state of the first switch, and a second processor that communicates with the first processor. The second processor outputs a second control signal that controls an open/closed state of the second switch such that the open/closed state of the second switch is changed based on a communication status with the first processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: KT&G CORPORATION
    Inventor: Seung Won Lee
  • Patent number: 12100914
    Abstract: A shielding member attached to a shielding shell. The shielding member includes a first and a second plate portion. The second plate portion includes a first and second ends, a fastening hole at both ends and a protruding portion on the first end. The protruding portion is longer than a length of the second plate portion. When a plurality of shielding members are attached to the shielding shell, the first end with the protruding portion is overlapped with the other first end of the adjacent shielding member so that it is located on the outside. When the first end is overlapped with the other end of the adjacent shielding member so that it is located on the inside, the protruding portion interferes with the first plate portion of the adjacent shielding member. In this way, the shielding member having the configuration can prevent erroneous assembly to the shielding shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Otsuta, Masato Taira
  • Patent number: 12089653
    Abstract: A smoking substitute device having a wireless interface configured to communicate wirelessly with a computing device. The smoking substitute device may be able to send information relating to usage of the smoking substitute device wirelessly to the computing device using the wireless interface and/or to change its behaviour based on instructions from the computing device that have been received wirelessly at the wireless interface. A system including the smoking substitute device is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Imperial Tobacco Limited
    Inventors: Daniel Fard, Oliver Talbot
  • Patent number: 12095184
    Abstract: A terminal including a main body part retained by a connector main body and a contact part connected to the upper end of the main body part and the free end of which can be connected to a counterpart terminal of a counterpart connector. The contact part including a connector base connected to the upper end of the main body part, a spring arm connected to the tip of the connector base and bent in a substantially s-shape, and a contact flexure part formed near the free end of the spring arm. The connector main body including a pair of side wall parts that extend in the longitudinal direction thereof and that retain the main body part. The connector base including an outward expanding part that bulges outward from the upper end of the main body part toward the connector main body and straddling the side wall parts without making contact with the side wall parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Kenji Miyahara, Mikiji Tanaka, Hiroshi Shimoyama, Yoshiteru Nogawa