Patents by Inventor Charles Lloyd Grant

Charles Lloyd Grant has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240071651
    Abstract: A cable includes a core wire, a shielding layer located on a periphery of the core wire, and an insulating skin at least partially located on a periphery of the shielding layer. The shielding layer includes at least a first metal layer and a second metal layer. The first metal layer and the second metal layer have different metal materials. The first metal layer and the second metal layer are integrally composited. With this arrangement, the shielding effect of the cable is improved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Applicant: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Zhongchao PENG, Jinchang DAI, Bentao HU, Huanzhong YAN, Charles Lloyd GRANT, Andrew John NOWAK
  • Patent number: 11875920
    Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator is at least partially wrapped on the first metal conductor. The second insulator is at least partially wrapped on the second metal conductor. The first metal conductor is adapted to transmit a first signal. The second metal conductor is adapted to transmit a second signal. The cable also includes an intermediate layer material at least partially wound on the first insulator and the second insulator. A dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the first insulator, and the dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the second insulator. With this arrangement, the cable of the present disclosure is capable of realizing low mode conversion and improving the high frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Jinchang Dai, Bentao Hu, Huanzhong Yan, Henning Lillegaard Hansen
  • Patent number: 11783965
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables arranged in a row and an insulating film. The cables have a center line and include connecting portions, a signal wire and a grounding wire respectively. The connection portions are located on one side of the center line. The insulating film is disposed on the connecting portion of any one of the cables and located on one side of the central line. The cables are exposed from the insulating film. The insulating film is disposed on a single side of the cables, whereby the cables are exposed from the insulating film. The flat cable assembly is easily manufactured and the amount of the cables therein can be varied according to real practice condition. The grounding wire is integrated to each cable, whereby the flat cable assembly has an excellent anti-EMI effect and performance in signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Publication number: 20230197313
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables arranged in a row and an insulating film. The cables have a center line and include connecting portions, a signal wire and a grounding wire respectively. The connection portions are located on one side of the center line. The insulating film is disposed on the connecting portion of any one of the cables and located on one side of the central line. The cables are exposed from the insulating film. The insulating film is disposed on a single side of the cables, whereby the cables are exposed from the insulating film. The flat cable assembly is easily manufactured and the amount of the cables therein can be varied according to real practice condition. The grounding wire is integrated to each cable, whereby the flat cable assembly has an excellent anti-EMI effect and performance in signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 16, 2023
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, BenTao HU, HuanZhong YAN, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Publication number: 20230170109
    Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator is at least partially wrapped on the first metal conductor. The second insulator is at least partially wrapped on the second metal conductor. The first metal conductor is adapted to transmit a first signal. The second metal conductor is adapted to transmit a second signal. The cable also includes an intermediate layer material at least partially wound on the first insulator and the second insulator. A dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the first insulator, and the dielectric constant of the intermediate layer material is lower than that of the second insulator. With this arrangement, the cable of the present disclosure is capable of realizing low mode conversion and improving the high frequency characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2021
    Publication date: June 1, 2023
    Applicant: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd GRANT, Andrew John NOWAK, Jinchang DAI, Bentao HU, Huanzhong YAN, Henning Lillegaard HANSEN
  • Patent number: 11621103
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables arranged in a row and an insulating film. The cables have a center line and include connecting portions, a signal wire and a grounding wire respectively. The connection portions are located on one side of the center line. The insulating film is disposed on the connecting portion of any one of the cables and located on one side of the central line. The cables are exposed from the insulating film. The insulating film is disposed on a single side of the cables, whereby the cables are exposed from the insulating film. The flat cable assembly is easily manufactured and the amount of the cables therein can be varied according to real practice condition. The grounding wire is integrated to each cable, whereby the flat cable assembly has an excellent anti-EMI effect and performance in signal transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Patent number: 11587697
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables and an insulating film. The cables are arranged in a row and have a center line. The plurality of cables respectively have a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion symmetrically disposed with the first connecting portion, a signal wire and a grounding wire. The first connection portion is located on one side of the center line, and the second connection portion is located on the other side of the center line. The insulating film is provided on the first connection portion and the second connection portion of any one of the plurality cables. The two sides of the insulating film do not protrude outward from the two outermost cables, and the two surfaces of the insulating film in the direction perpendicular to the center line are planes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: ZhongChao Peng, JinChang Dai, BenTao Hu, HuanZhong Yan, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Patent number: 11569008
    Abstract: A cable includes a first metal conductor, a first insulator, a second metal conductor and a second insulator. The first insulator includes a first arc-shaped surface. The second insulator includes a second arc-shaped surface. A distance between a central axis of the first metal conductor and a central axis of the second metal conductor is S. The first insulator and/or the second insulator are formed with a deformation surface at a position where the first insulator and the second insulator are in contact with each other. An outer diameter of a circle where the first arc-shaped surface is located and/or an outer diameter of a circle where the second arc-shaped surface is located is D, where S/D?0.99. The cable of the present disclosure can achieve low mode conversion and improve high frequency characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LUXSHARE TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Jinchang Dai, Bentao Hu, Huanzhong Yan
  • Publication number: 20230013560
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric cable, comprising two signal conductors, a resin insulating layer, an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, an electromagnetic shielding film, two ground conductors, and a covering layer. The resin insulating layer covers the two signal conductors. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film covers the resin insulating layer. The electromagnetic shielding film covers the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film. The two ground conductors are disposed at two sides of the electromagnetic shielding film. The cladding layer dads the electromagnetic shielding film and the two ground conductors. Through the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, the electric cable can be applied to compact products, and the electric cable can be highly flexible such that the signal transmission performance would not be affected after being repeatedly bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, HuanZhong YAN, BenTao HU, Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak
  • Publication number: 20230018074
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric cable, comprising two signal conductors, a resin insulating layer, an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, an electromagnetic shielding film, two ground conductors, and a covering layer. The resin insulating layer covers the two signal conductors. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film covers the resin insulating layer. The electromagnetic shielding film covers the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film. The two ground conductors are disposed at two sides of the electromagnetic shielding film. The cladding layer dads the electromagnetic shielding film and the two ground conductors. Through the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, the electric cable can be applied to compact products, and the electric cable can be highly flexible such that the signal transmission performance would not be affected after being repeatedly bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, HuanZhong YAN, BenTao HU, Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak
  • Publication number: 20220130573
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electric cable, comprising two signal conductors, a resin insulating layer, an expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, an electromagnetic shielding film, two ground conductors, and a covering layer. The resin insulating layer covers the two signal conductors. The expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film covers the resin insulating layer. The electromagnetic shielding film covers the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film. The two ground conductors are disposed at two sides of the electromagnetic shielding film. The cladding layer clads the electromagnetic shielding film and the two ground conductors. Through the expanded polytetrafluoroethylene insulating film, the electric cable can be applied to compact products, and the electric cable can be highly flexible such that the signal transmission performance would not be affected after being repeatedly bent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, HuanZhong YAN, BenTao HU, Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak
  • Publication number: 20220115163
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables arranged in a row and an insulating film. The cables have a center line and include connecting portions, a signal wire and a grounding wire respectively. The connection portions are located on one side of the center line. The insulating film is disposed on the connecting portion of any one of the cables and located on one side of the central line. The cables are exposed from the insulating film. The insulating film is disposed on a single side of the cables, whereby the cables are exposed from the insulating film. The flat cable assembly is easily manufactured and the amount of the cables therein can be varied according to real practice condition. The grounding wire is integrated to each cable, whereby the flat cable assembly has an excellent anti-EMI effect and performance in signal transmission.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, BenTao HU, HuanZhong YAN, Andrew John Nowak, Charles Lloyd Grant
  • Publication number: 20220115162
    Abstract: The application discloses a flat cable assembly, which includes a plurality of cables and an insulating film. The cables are arranged in a row and have a center line. The plurality of cables respectively have a first connecting portion and a second connecting portion symmetrically disposed with the first connecting portion, a signal wire and a grounding wire. The first connection portion is located on one side of the center line, and the second connection portion is located on the other side of the center line. The insulating film is provided on the first connection portion and the second connection portion of any one of the plurality cables. The two sides of the insulating film do not protrude outward from the two outermost cables, and the two surfaces of the insulating film in the direction perpendicular to the center line are planes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2021
    Publication date: April 14, 2022
    Applicant: Dongguan Luxshare Technologies Co., Ltd
    Inventors: ZhongChao PENG, JinChang DAI, BenTao HU, HuanZhong YAN, Andrew John NOWAK, Charles Lloyd GRANT
  • Patent number: 9847154
    Abstract: Communication cable including insulated conductors and a composite tape having an insulative layer and a conductive layer. The composite tape includes first and second lateral sections that are folded over each other to form a shielding tape. The shielding tape includes opposite inner and outer sides that are formed from the first and second lateral sections, respectively, and a folded edge that joins the inner and outer sides. The conductive layer defines the inner side, the outer side, and the folded edge. The shielding tape is wrapped helically about the insulated conductors a plurality of times along a length of the communication cable to form a plurality of wraps. The inner side of a subsequent wrap of the shielding tape overlaps a portion of the outer side of a prior wrap of the shielding tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Thomas Joseph Grzysiewicz, Paul Leo Grant, Roger Edward Temple, Victor William Lee, Rama Krishna Nippani
  • Publication number: 20160064119
    Abstract: Communication cable including insulated conductors and a composite tape having an insulative layer and a conductive layer. The composite tape includes first and second lateral sections that are folded over each other to form a shielding tape. The shielding tape includes opposite inner and outer sides that are formed from the first and second lateral sections, respectively, and a folded edge that joins the inner and outer sides. The conductive layer defines the inner side, the outer side, and the folded edge. The shielding tape is wrapped helically about the insulated conductors a plurality of times along a length of the communication cable to form a plurality of wraps. The inner side of a subsequent wrap of the shielding tape overlaps a portion of the outer side of a prior wrap of the shielding tape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Andrew John Nowak, Thomas Joseph Grzysiewicz, Paul Leo Grant, Roger Edward Temple, Victor William Lee, Rama Krishna Nippani
  • Patent number: 8981216
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes elongated conductors, primary dielectric layers, a secondary dielectric layer, a conductive shield layer and a drain wire. The conductors communicate a signal. The primary dielectric layer is circumferentially disposed around each of the conductors. The secondary dielectric layer surrounds the primary dielectric layers. The conductive shield layer is disposed around the secondary dielectric layer. The drain wire is provided along an outer surface of the conductive shield layer and is electrically coupled with the conductive shield layer. The conductive shield layer communicates electromagnetic interference to an electric ground reference via the drain wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Edward Young, Andrew John Nowak, Thomas Joseph Grzysiewicz, Paul Leo Grant, Kevan Tran
  • Publication number: 20110315419
    Abstract: A cable assembly includes elongated conductors, primary dielectric layers, a secondary dielectric layer, a conductive shield layer and a drain wire. The conductors communicate a signal. The primary dielectric layer is circumferentially disposed around each of the conductors. The secondary dielectric layer surrounds the primary dielectric layers. The conductive shield layer is disposed around the secondary dielectric layer. The drain wire is provided along an outer surface of the conductive shield layer and is electrically coupled with the conductive shield layer. The conductive shield layer communicates electromagnetic interference to an electric ground reference via the drain wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2010
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Edward Young, Andrew John Nowak, Thomas Joseph Grzysiewicz, Paul Leo Grant, Kevan Tran
  • Patent number: 6169251
    Abstract: A quad cable is constructed with a conducting hollow shield (2) encircling an insulating hollow buffer (3), and insulated conductors (4) encircled by the buffer (3), each of the conductors (4) being spaced from the shield (2) by a distance less than being spaced from a central axis (5) of the shield (2), with the buffer (3) having a lower dielectric constant than that of solid insulation (6) on the each of the conductors (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: The Whitaker Corporation
    Inventors: Charles Lloyd Grant, Mukesh M. Patel