Patents Examined by Timothy J Thompson
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Patent number: 11328870Abstract: An electronic component includes a multilayer capacitor including a capacitor body having first to sixth surfaces, and first and second external electrodes; and an interposer including an interposer body and first and second external terminals; and the capacitor body includes a plurality of dielectric layers and a plurality of first and second internal electrodes, the first and second internal electrodes are exposed through the third and fourth surfaces of the capacitor body, respectively, and the interposer further includes first and second solder fillet limiting layers disposed on upper sides of both surfaces of each of the first and second external terminals in the first direction, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Ho Yoon Kim, Yeong Lim Kwon
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Patent number: 11329461Abstract: A device is disclosed with an internal conductor, which is arranged within the tube interior of a tubular metal sheath and is electrically insulated from this sheath with a compacted, electrically insulating material, in which the compacted electrically insulating material is a compacted magnesium oxide granulate made from magnesium oxide grains of different sizes with edges and projections, and that sections, especially edges and projections of magnesium oxide grains are pressed, under local deformation of the internal conductor and/or the tubular metal sheath, into the internal conductor or into the tubular metal sheath. A method for manufacturing such a device is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2020Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: TÜRK & HILLINGER GMBHInventor: Andreas Schlipf
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Patent number: 11325547Abstract: A wire harness routing apparatus disclosed by the present specification is a wire harness routing apparatus (10) that is to be attached to a rotation platform (80) that allows a seat (S) to be rotated with respect to a base portion (90) provided in a vehicle, the wire harness routing apparatus (10) including a wire harness (20) that is arranged between the seat (S) and the base portion (90), and a case (40) that rotates accompanying the rotation of the seat (S) in a state of accommodating the wire harness (20), wherein the case (40) is arranged on the inner side in the radial direction of the rotation platform (80) using the rotation axis of the rotation platform (80) as a reference.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Satoshi Yamamoto, Kazuyoshi Ohara
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Patent number: 11329467Abstract: A termination arrangement for securing an overhead electrical cable to a dead-end structure such as a dead-end tower. The termination arrangement includes a compression sheath that is configured to be disposed between a strength member and the conductive strands of the overhead electrical cable. The compression sheath mitigates damage to the strength member that may occur when an outer metallic sleeve is compressed around the conductive strands and the conductive strands are compressed against the strength member. The arrangement is particularly useful for securing overhead electrical cables having a composite strength member to a dead-end structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: CTC Global CorporationInventors: Eric Bosze, Christopher Wong, Ian M. Pilling, William Webb, Douglas A. Pilling
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Patent number: 11324944Abstract: An electrical cable assembly amenable to implantation into a body includes a flexible cable. The flexible cable includes a dielectric substrate, a conductor lead for conducting an electrical signal, a conductive barrier layer, and an overmold layer. The conductor lead is embedded within and surrounded by the dielectric substrate. The conductive barrier layer surrounds the dielectric substrate and encases the dielectric substrate and conductor lead in a cavity. The conductive barrier layer is a continuous material layer that is neither braided nor spiral wrapped and provides a hermetic barrier formed of a metallic or inorganic material. The overmold layer provides one or more of mechanical protection or strain relief to the conductive barrier layer.Type: GrantFiled: July 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Assignee: Verily Life Sciences LLCInventors: Stein Kuiper, Kedar Shah, Patricia Johnson, Anil Ram Rakhyani, Shungneng Lee, Georges Geotz
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Patent number: 11322304Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a body including a dielectric layer and first and second internal electrodes disposed with the dielectric layer interposed therebetween in a stacking direction, and including a first surface and a second surface opposing each other in the stacking direction, a first through electrode penetrating the body and connected to the first internal electrode; a second through electrode penetrating the body and connected to the second internal electrode, first and second external electrodes disposed on the first surface and the second surface, respectively, and connected to the first through electrode, third and fourth external electrodes spaced apart from the first and second external electrodes and connected to the second through electrode, and an identifier disposed on the first surface or the second surface of the body, and the first and second through electrodes protrude from the first surface of the body.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byeong Chan Kwon, Ji Hong Jo, Min Gon Lee, Jin Kyung Joo, Taek Jung Lee
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Patent number: 11322922Abstract: An electric connection box includes a housing having an opening formed by side walls, a lock protruding plate, a lid to be attached to the housing, a hook, a lock portion, a protective wall, lock pieces and slits. The protective wall is configured to, when the lid is attached to the housing, cover a cable connection portion provided on the second side wall. The lock pieces extend in parallel to the protective wall and extend from the protective wall toward a first direction. The pair of slits respectively includes a receiving opening to, when the lid is attached to the housing, accommodate respective one of the pair of lock pieces, the pair of slits being to receive the lock pieces when engagement at the lock portion is carried out. The receiving opening opens, when the lid is attached to the housing, toward a second direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATIONInventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Kuninori Suzuki, Norio Watanabe, Yuji Sashida, Toshihisa Yagi
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Patent number: 11322271Abstract: A wire harness including: a wire; a cover that covers an outer circumference of a portion of the wire in a length direction thereof; an electromagnetic wave absorber mounted on an outer circumference of the cover; and a fixing member that fixes one end of the cover in a length direction thereof to the wire, wherein: the electromagnetic wave absorber includes a ring-shaped magnetic substance core, and a ring-shaped case in which the magnetic substance core is housed, the cover includes a first latch formed on an outer circumferential surface of the cover, and the case includes a second latch that latches to the first latch in the length direction of the cover.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Yuji Tanaka, Yoshihide Koshino
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Patent number: 11322919Abstract: A gland (1) for an electrical cable inside a threaded protective conduit, the gland includes a tubular body (2) enclosing a sealing ring (3), an annular nut (4) screwed on to the body to compress the sealing ring, a tubular connecting sleeve connected to the nut, an end portion of the nut (4) opposed to the body (5) having a threaded part (51) for connection to the threaded conduit, the sleeve having a connecting bore (52) mounted by force-fitting on an outer surface (42) of the end portion of the nut, the connecting sleeve having an annular groove (54) on an inner surface (53) of the connecting bore; the outer surface of the nut (4) having a relief surface (43) which engages in the groove (54) during the force-fitting, so as to retain the sleeve on the end portion of the nut while allowing the sleeve to rotate freely around the nut.Type: GrantFiled: February 27, 2019Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Inventors: Nicolas Pineaud, Silvin Lebon
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Patent number: 11315703Abstract: A weld nugget portion that is obtained by welding a central conductor of a wire and a receiving portion of a metal terminal is formed on the receiving portion that receives an end portion of the wire with the weld nugget portion expanding from a surface of the receiving portion along which the wire is disposed. An area ratio of a blowhole to a section of the weld nugget portion that is along an imaginary cut plane that is perpendicular to the surface of the receiving portion along which the wire is disposed is no less than 0% and no more than 8.4% (i.e., from 0% to 8.4%), preferably no less than 0% and no more than 1.3% (i.e., from 0% to 1.3%). A central axis of the central conductor of the wire in the weld nugget portion extends along the imaginary cut plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Koji Onishi, Takashi Murakami, Akio Igarashi
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Patent number: 11315704Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric vehicle charging cable capable of effectively cooling heat, which is generated therein during charging of an electric vehicle, using a cooling fluid, preventing damage to internal components thereof due to heat, and minimizing a diameter of the cable.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Jae Bok Lee, Do Hyun Park, Chui Min Kim, Hyun Woong Kim
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Patent number: 11315706Abstract: A cable that has a cable core with a first armor wire layer and a second armor wire layer. The second armor wire layer is segregated from the first armor wire layer, and an outer jacket is disposed about the second armor wire layer.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventors: Joseph Varkey, Burcu Unal Altintas, Dong Yang, Sheng Chang, Qingdi Huang
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Patent number: 11309133Abstract: The multilayer electronic component includes a capacitor body having first to sixth surfaces; first and second external electrodes including first and second connecting portions, and first and second band portions; first and second connection terminals connected to the first band portion; and third and fourth connection terminals connected to the second band portion. The first and second connection terminals include a first connection surface facing the first band portion, a second connection surface opposing the first connection surface, and a first circumferential surface connecting the first and second connection surfaces, a cross section of the first circumferential surface being circular.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Heung Kil Park, Hun Gyu Park, Se Hun Park, Gu Won Ji
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Patent number: 11309691Abstract: A bus bar arrangement including two or more bus bars arranged for conducting currents, wherein the two or more busbars are arranged parallel and at a distance from each other, the arrangement including a magnetic structure which is arranged between two bus bars which are next to each other.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: ABB Schweiz AGInventors: Jesse Kokkonen, Henri Kinnunen
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Patent number: 11309132Abstract: A multilayer capacitor includes a capacitor body including dielectric layers and first and second internal electrodes, the capacitor body having first to sixth surfaces, the first internal electrode being exposed through the third, fifth, and sixth surfaces, and the second internal electrode being exposed through the fourth, fifth, and sixth surfaces, a first side portion and a second side portion, respectively disposed on the fifth surface and the sixth surface of the capacitor body, and a first external electrode and a second external electrode, respectively be connected to the first internal electrode and the second internal electrode. The first and second side portions comprise an acicular second phase including a glass comprising aluminum (Al) and silicon (Si), manganese (Mn), and phosphorus (P), and a volume of the second phase is 30% or more with respect to the entire first and second side portions.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2020Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sim Chung Kang, Yong Park, Woo Chul Shin, Ki Pyo Hong
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Patent number: 11309102Abstract: Provided is a power cable, and more particularly, to an ultra-high-voltage underground or submarine cable. In detail, the present invention relates to a power cable which is capable of effectively preventing a decrease in dielectric strength due to penetration of copper powder from a copper conductor into an insulating layer, thereby increasing the lifespan thereof, is capable of preventing damage to insulating paper, semiconductor paper, etc. even when repeatedly bent and unfolded, thereby maintaining an interlayer structure formed by winding the insulating paper, the semiconductor paper, etc., and is capable of improving bendability, flexibility, installability, workability, etc.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: LS CABLE & SYSTEM LTD.Inventors: Sung Woo Jang, Jae Cheol Gwag
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Patent number: 11310948Abstract: A bus bar assembly is provided that includes an electrical conductor with a rectangular cross-section. A first insulation layer surrounds the electrical conductor. A shielding layer surrounds the first insulation layer. The shielding layer is formed from an embossed conductive foil wrapped around the first insulation layer with overlapping sections. A method of making the bus bar assembly is provided that includes an electrical conductor being surrounded with a first insulating layer. The first insulating layer is then wrapped with a shielding layer formed from a conductive foil wrapped around the first insulation layer.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2017Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Flex-CableInventor: Erwin Kroulik
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Patent number: 11299111Abstract: A connector for connecting and anchoring a base wire harness and an optional wire harness, the connector being provided with a first connector that includes a connected portion and is anchored to the base wire harness, and a second connector that is anchored to the optional wire harness and has a connecting portion that mounts on the connected portion. The connecting portion mounts on the connected portion from a direction that follows an outer surface of the base wire harness as viewed in a length direction of the base wire harness and engages with the connected portion in the length direction of the base wire harness.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventors: Tomohiro Egami, Yusuke Nakachi, Takashi Furukawa
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Patent number: 11302484Abstract: An electronic component assembly includes an electronic component and a mounting board. The electronic component includes a stacked body, a pair of external electrodes provided on both end surfaces of the stacked body, and an insulating layer entirely covering a first main surface of the stacked body. The mounting board includes a board main body having a mounting surface, and land electrodes on the mounting surface. The first main surface of the electronic component faces the mounting surface of the mounting board, and the pair of external electrodes are mounted on the land electrodes with solder. Both end portions of the insulating layer in the length direction of the electronic component are located on the outer side relative to both end surfaces of the stacked body at least in a cross section taken at the center in the width direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventor: Akio Masunari
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Patent number: 11303100Abstract: An apparatus includes a circuit breaker and mounting bracketry fastened to the rear side of the circuit breaker. The mounting bracketry includes first and second spacer portions extending rearward from a respective locations inside the width of the circuit breaker unit, first and second fixation portions extending outward from the first and second spacer portions, respectively, to respective positions outside the width of the circuit breaker, and first and second hook portions extending rearward from the first and second fixation portions, respectively. The circuit breaker may be mounted to an electrical enclosure with the first hook portion and the second hook portion engaging a mounting rail of the electrical enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: January 7, 2020Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: ABB SCHWEIZ AGInventors: Justin Daniel Dubrosky, Louis Kenneth McLinden, III, Shawn Couceiro Fonseca