Patents Issued in April 7, 2016
  • Publication number: 20160099474
    Abstract: An electrochemical device, such as a battery or power source, provides improved performance under stringent or extreme conditions. Such an electrochemical device for use in high temperature conditions may include at least a cathode, a lithium-based anode, a separator, and an ionic liquid electrolyte. This device also may include a current collector and housing that are electrochemically inert with respect to other components of the device. This electrochemical device may operate at temperatures ranging from 0 to 180, 200, 220, 240, and 260° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Wenlin Zhang, Richard Frerker, Iain Michael Cooper, Catherine Danielle Busser, Arunkumar Tiruvannamalai, Hsu-Feng Cheng, Joseph Ralph Wong, Simon Jones
  • Publication number: 20160099475
    Abstract: A fuel cell includes a membrane electrode assembly and a metal separator. The membrane electrode assembly includes an electrolyte membrane, first and second electrodes, and a resin frame member. The resin frame member is provided on an outer peripheral portion of the membrane electrode assembly. The metal separator is stacked on the membrane electrode assembly in a stacking direction and includes a reactant gas channel, a reactant gas manifold, and a flat portion. The resin frame member of the membrane electrode assembly has an outer shape to be disposed further inward than the reactant gas manifold and includes a connection channel portion that is disposed outward from an electrode surface and that connects the reactant gas manifold and the reactant gas channel to each other. The flat portion is provided in contact with the connection channel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kentaro ISHIDA, Yoshihito KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160099476
    Abstract: A solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) system included high thermal conductivity materials such as copper to increase thermal energy transfer by thermal conduction. The copper is protected from oxidation by nickel electroplating and protected from thermal damage by providing Hastelloy liners inside combustion chambers. Monel elements are used in the incoming air conduits to prevent cathode poisoning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: PROTONEX TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Palumbo, Paul Osenar, Joshua Persky
  • Publication number: 20160099477
    Abstract: A passive anode gas recovery system for fuel cells is revealed. The system includes a fuel cell, a fuel supply device, an electronically controlled regulator, a first ejection module, a second ejection module, a hydrogen recovery module, and a controller. The system is a passive fuel recovery system disposed on an outlet end of an anode of the fuel cell. By the controller, the hydrogen recovery module recovers unconsumed hydrogen gas in the fuel cell provided by the fuel supply device into two ejection modules with different orifice diameters for recycling and reuse. The system has advantages of low cost, no extra energy consumed, and no external controller required. The system can be applied to developing fuel cell systems with high efficiency and low cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: JENN-JIANG HWANG, CHUN-YUAN CHANG, YEN-HSUN LU, JENN-KUN KUO
  • Publication number: 20160099478
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method of determining water accumulation in and or removal from a fuel cell, the method comprising circulating fuel gas in the anode side of the fuel cell for producing electric energy in a fuel cell process, providing at least two purge pulses from the fuel circulation, analyzing the composition and/or volume of purged gas of said at least two gas purge pulses for determining the amount of water accumulation in and/or removal from the fuel cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jari Ihonen, Kaj Nikiforow, Henri Karimäki, Timo Keränen
  • Publication number: 20160099479
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electric power generation system for a water storage tank and a storage structure system for a water storage tank wherein the electric power generation system for the water storage tank according to the invention comprises: a water storage tank for storing rainwater or water underground for a specific purpose; an electricity generation part for generating electricity by utilizing water stored in the water storage tank; a cooling part for cooling heat generated at the time of generating electricity by the electricity generation part; and a cooling water supply part for supplying the cooling part with the water stored in the water storage tank. Thereby, dispersed electricity generation facilities can be secured by utilizing open underground spaces of the water storage tank.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2013
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: BOMECOTEC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jae Won PARK
  • Publication number: 20160099480
    Abstract: All-vanadium sulfate redox flow battery systems have a catholyte and an anolyte comprising an aqueous supporting solution including chloride ions and phosphate ions. The aqueous supporting solution stabilizes and increases the solubility of vanadium species in the electrolyte, allowing an increased vanadium concentration over a desired operating temperature range. According to one example, the chloride ions are provided by MgCl2, and the phosphate ions are provided by (NH4)2HPO4.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Zimin Nie, Wei Wang, Xiaoliang Wei, Bin Li, Jun Liu, Vincent L. Sprenkle
  • Publication number: 20160099481
    Abstract: An opening of a packaging member containing a positive electrode, a negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution is temporarily sealed to produce a temporarily sealed battery. The temporarily sealed battery is initially charged so that a negative electrode potential becomes higher than 0.8 V and 1.4 V or lower (versus Li/Li+), and is stored in an atmosphere of 50° C. or higher and lower than 80° C. Thereafter, gas is discharged from the temporarily sealed battery, and the temporarily sealed battery is finally sealed to produce a non-aqueous electrolyte secondary battery. Lithium titanate with a spinel structure, lithium titanate with a ramsdellite structure, Li4+xTi5O12, Li2+xTi3O7, a titanic acid compound given by the general formula H2TinO2n+1, or a monoclinic titanium composite oxide such as a bronze titanium oxide may be used as the titanium composite oxide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kazuhiro Akagawa, Yoshimasa Kumashiro, Nobuharu Koshiba
  • Publication number: 20160099482
    Abstract: Embodiments provided herein describe solid-state lithium batteries and methods for forming such batteries. A first current collector is provided. A first electrode is formed above the first current collector. The first electrode includes lithium and cobalt and is formed using PVD in a gaseous environment including at least 96% argon. An electrolyte is formed above the first electrode. A second electrode is formed above the electrolyte. A second current collector is formed above the second electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Abraham Anapolsky, Jeroen Van Duren
  • Publication number: 20160099483
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrode having a dual layer structure, a method for manufacturing the same, and a lithium secondary battery comprising the same, the electrode comprising: an electrode current collector; a middle layer formed on at least one side of the electrode current collector; and an electrode active material layer formed on the middle layer, wherein the middle layer comprises a first binder, wherein the electrode active material layer comprises an electrode active material and a second binder, and wherein the first binder and the second binder are the same kind of material but have different crystalline phases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: LG CHEM, LTD.
    Inventors: Sang Kyun Lee, Je Young Kim, Taek Soo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160099484
    Abstract: The present invention provides an electrolyte composition for a lithium-ion battery comprising LiPF6 in a liquid carrier comprising a carbonate ester and an unsaturated organoboron compound comprising two or three unsaturated hydrocarbon groups, each unsaturated hydrocarbon group being covalently bonded to a boron atom. The unsaturated hydrocarbon groups are independently selected from vinyl, allyl, propargyl, substituted vinyl, substituted allyl, and substituted propargyl. The substituents of the substituted vinyl, allyl and propargyl groups independently comprise one or more of alkyl and phenyl. The alkyl and phenyl groups optionally can bear one or more substituent selected from halogen (e.g., F), hydroxy, amino, alkoxy, and perfluoroalkoxy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: UCHICAGO ARGONNE, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel ABRAHAM, Ye ZHU
  • Publication number: 20160099485
    Abstract: An easier method is provided for producing a battery comprising an oxalato complex-derived coating on the negative electrode. This invention provides a method for producing a non-aqueous secondary battery, the method comprising: preparing a negative electrode paste comprising a negative electrode active material, a binder, and a polycarboxylic acid-based gas formation inhibitor; fabricating a negative electrode by applying the negative electrode paste to a negative current collector surface; constructing an assembly with a positive electrode, the negative electrode, and a non-aqueous electrolyte solution comprising an oxalato complex; and subjecting the assembly to activation thereby to decompose the oxalato complex and forming a coating derived from the oxalato complex on the negative electrode surface while inhibiting gas formation with the gas formation inhibitor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Yusuke ONODA
  • Publication number: 20160099486
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a secondary battery electrolyte, which contains a first fluorine-containing ether compound, a second fluorine-containing ether compound, and at least one selected from fluorine-containing phosphate ester compounds and sulfone compounds, wherein the fluorine substitution rate of the first fluorine-containing ether compound is lower than that of the second fluorine-containing ether compound, and the content of the first fluorine-containing ether compound is higher than that of the second fluorine-containing ether compound. According to the present invention, with respect to batteries operating at a high voltage, and batteries supposed to be used at a high temperature for a long period, there can be provided a lithium secondary battery suppressed in the decomposition reaction of the electrolyte and improved in the life characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Takehiro NOGUCHI, Yuukou KATOU, Hideaki SASAKI, Makiko TAKAHASHI, Emiko FUJII
  • Publication number: 20160099487
    Abstract: A battery sensor assembly (10) is provided with a positioner (11) and a battery sensor (1). The positioner (11) is provided with a sensor-fixing part (29) for fixing the battery sensor (1) and a rotation-blocking part (31) capable of coming in contact with a side surface (2b) of a battery (2). The sensor-fixing part (29) is provided with a fitting section (30). The fitting section (30) allows a casing (8) of the battery sensor (1) to be inserted from a prescribed insertion direction and fits to the inserted battery sensor (1). Additionally, the rotation-blocking part (31) is provided with a reinforcement rib.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Haruhiko TAKEUCHI, Kazuyuki TANAKA, Nobuhiro KONDO, Daiki ABE
  • Publication number: 20160099488
    Abstract: A method for the switching of a number of battery cells in a battery which is configured as an electrochemical storage device, wherein each of the battery cells is electrically connected to the battery in accordance with a corresponding first probability P1i, and is electrically disconnected from the battery in accordance with a corresponding second probability P2i, and wherein the battery cells are mutually connectable in series. According to the method, a performance factor Gi is calculated for each battery cell as a sum of a function, which, specifically, is linearly dependent upon a state of charge LZi of the corresponding battery cell, and a second function which, specifically, is linearly dependent upon a product of a current value of a current which flows in the corresponding battery cell when the corresponding battery cell is electrically connected to the battery and the internal resistance of the corresponding battery cell.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Philipp Hillenbrand, Philipp Hartmann
  • Publication number: 20160099489
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention provides an energy storage device for uniformly controlling internal temperature of a container by controlling a flow of a cooling air current. An energy storage device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: racks for accommodating a plurality of battery packs; a container for accommodating the racks; an access floor provided at a lower part of the container for supplying a cooling air current to the racks through supply openings; and a distribution plate provided under the access floor to distribute an amount of the cooling air current that is supplied from under the access floor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jin-Woo Park, Yong-Suk Choi
  • Publication number: 20160099490
    Abstract: An energy storage module, an energy storage system including such modules, and a method for manufacturing an energy storage system are disclosed. The energy storage module may include an energy storage cell unit and a cooling plate unit which are kept in thermal contact with each other by a first retaining element having a through-hole and two deformed end portions. One of the end portions is deformed after the first retaining element has been arranged through the energy storage cell unit and the cooling plate unit. Two or more modules may be stacked together to form an energy storage system. The modules may be held together by a second retaining element arranged through the through-hole of the first retaining element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Johannes LARSSON
  • Publication number: 20160099491
    Abstract: A battery pack, including a battery case; a plurality of batteries in the battery case, each of the plurality of batteries extending in a first direction; and a heat radiation member between adjacent batteries and receiving the adjacent batteries on opposite sides, the heat radiation member including a pair of holders to fix opposite ends of the adjacent batteries; a pair of coupling portions extending in the first direction from between the pair of holders and coupling the pair of holders; and a space portion between the pair of holders and the pair of coupling portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Man-Sik CHO, Sun-Hye HU
  • Publication number: 20160099492
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a dielectric resonator, a dielectric filter using the dielectric resonator, a transceiver, and a base station, and solve a problem that a loss indicator of an existing dielectric filter cannot meet a filtering requirement of a base station. The dielectric resonator includes a body made of a solid-state dielectric material, where an indentation is disposed on a surface of the body, and the surface of the body and a surface of the indentation are covered with a conducting layer; the dielectric filter includes at least two of the foregoing dielectric resonators. Another type of dielectric filter includes a body made of a solid-state dielectric material, where at least two indentations are disposed on a surface of the body, a hole and/or a groove is disposed between adjacent indentations on the body, and the surface of the body is covered with a conducting layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Bengui Yuan, Qiang Wang
  • Publication number: 20160099493
    Abstract: An antenna device to send and receive radio waves includes a base plate having a first curved slot and a first antenna wall having a first locking arm. The first locking arm a be planar in a first position and deformed to extend through the curved slot in a second position and returns to the first position after passing through the curved slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Richard Smith, Byron Hasty
  • Publication number: 20160099494
    Abstract: Disclosed is an antenna system including a glass antenna that is disposed in window glass that is installed in a window opening that is formed in a metal body of a vehicle, wherein the glass antenna is to receive a radio wave in a MF band or in a LF band; an in-vehicle antenna that is disposed at an inner side of the vehicle compared to the metal body of the vehicle, wherein the in-vehicle antenna is positioned in a vicinity of the glass antenna; and a canceler to cancel a noise signal of the in-vehicle antenna in a received signal of the glass antenna.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Toshifumi FUNATSU, Fumitaka TERASHIMA
  • Publication number: 20160099495
    Abstract: A hinge antenna comprises a major conductor, a first rotating element and a second rotating element. The stretching arms on both sides of the major conductor are assembled to the first rotating element and the second rotating element, respectively. The first rotating element further comprises a torque device and a first vice conductor, and the second rotating element further comprises a signal feeding line, a connection device, and a second vice conductor. The signal feeding line is electrically connected to the connection device and the second vice conductor, by which a high frequency signal can be passed to the major conductor, and then passed to the torque device on the other side and the first vice conductor. The aforementioned configuration is utilized to form an antenna loop. In addition, the configuration of this antenna can be applied to a foldable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Tsung-Wen Chiu, Fu-Ren Hsiao, Chih-Fan Chen, Pei-Feng Wu
  • Publication number: 20160099496
    Abstract: A multifunction wireless device having at least one of multimedia functionality and smartphone functionality, the multifunction wireless device including an upper body and a lower body, the upper body and the lower body being adapted to move relative to each other in at least one of a clamshell, a slide, and a twist manner. The multifunction wireless device further includes an antenna system disposed within at least one of the upper body and the lower body and having a shape with a level of complexity of an antenna contour defined by complexity factors F21 having a value of at least 1.05 and not greater than 1.80 and F 32 having a value of at least 1.10 and not greater than 1.90.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Carles PUENTE BALIARDA, Josep MUMBRU, Jordi ILARIO
  • Publication number: 20160099497
    Abstract: A user-wearable device include a wireless transceiver, a primary radiator antenna and a secondary radiator antenna. The primary radiator antenna produces a first radio frequency (RF) radiation pattern when driven by the wireless transceiver, wherein the first RF radiation pattern is at least partially circularly polarized. The secondary radiator antenna, which is spaced apart from the primary radiator antenna, is configured to modify the first RF radiation pattern produced by the primary radiator antenna to thereby produce a second RF radiation pattern having increased RF radiation in a specific direction (e.g., away from the user's/wearer's skin) compared to the first RF radiation pattern. Inclusion of both the primary radiator antenna and the secondary radiator antenna increases an overall antenna efficiency (e.g., by about 3 dB) in the specific direction compared to if only the primary radiator antenna was included.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Salutron, Inc.
    Inventor: Yong Jin Lee
  • Publication number: 20160099498
    Abstract: A magneto-dielectric substrate includes a first dielectric layer, a second dielectric layer spaced apart from the first dielectric layer, and at least one magnetic reinforcing layer disposed between and in intimate contact with the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Kristi Pance, Karl Sprentall, Murali Sethumadhavan
  • Publication number: 20160099499
    Abstract: A beamforming method and a beamforming apparatus for directional signal transmission are provided, wherein a multiple antenna beamformer is configured to conduct a data transmission to a beamformee.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Doron Ezri, Shimi Shilo, Fuqing Sun, Peng Zhen, Ronghu Fan
  • Publication number: 20160099500
    Abstract: Techniques and mechanisms to transmit signals with an antenna array. In an embodiment, a first signal is received at a first input of the first antenna while a second signal is received at a second input of the second antenna. A difference in phase differentials—the phase differentials each between the first signal and the second signal—results from propagation of the first signal and the second signal in the antenna array and from a difference between respective configurations of the first antenna and the second antenna. Each of the first antenna and the second antenna has respective emitters distributed along the length thereof. In another embodiment, the first antenna and the second antenna have different respective dielectric structures or different respective distributions of emitters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Nathan Kundtz, Bruce Rothaar
  • Publication number: 20160099501
    Abstract: An antenna comprising an IMD element and one or more parasitic and active tuning elements is disclosed. The IMD element, when used in combination with the active tuning and parasitic elements, allows antenna operation at multiple resonant frequencies. In addition, the direction of antenna radiation pattern may be arbitrarily rotated in accordance with the parasitic and active tuning elements. Unique antenna architectures for beam steering in Wi-Fi band applications is further described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: Ethertronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Sebastian Rowson, Laurent Desclos, Jeffrey Shamblin
  • Publication number: 20160099502
    Abstract: Device and method for receiving signals by a plurality of receiving arrays. The device includes a plurality L of receiving arrays, each of the L receiving arrays including: a respective number L1, L2, . . . , LL of receiving elements and being adapted to generate time-series output data signals based on received signals; a randomizing unit adapted to generate a randomized matrix for each of the receiving arrays, each of the randomized matrices having a respective a dimensionality M1, M2, . . . , ML, wherein M1<L1, M2<L2, . . . , ML<LL, wherein each of the generated randomized matrices is applied to the corresponding receiving array of the plurality L of receiving arrays to perform beamforming across each of the receiving arrays of plurality L of receiving arrays; and an output unit adapted to output beamformed time-series output data signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Giovanni Cherubini, Paul Hurley, Orhan Oecal
  • Publication number: 20160099503
    Abstract: An outdoor unit includes a dish antenna and a low noise block converter positioned at a focus point of the dish antenna. The low noise block converter comprises a housing, a feed cap disposed on top of the housing, and an air permeable membrane disposed on a bottom portion of the housing. The housing includes a base portion, at least one feed horn protruding from the base portion, and a bottom cover attached to a bottom of the base portion so as to form a housing cavity, wherein the bottom cover has a vent hole forming a flow path between the housing cavity and an external environment. The feed cap is disposed on a feed portion of the at least one feed horn and the air permeable membrane is disposed over the vent hole and coupled to the bottom cover via an adhesive, wherein the membrane is configured to permit egress of a gas from the housing cavity therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: RUEI YUEN CHEN, HSIANG HAO SUNG, WEN CHI FU
  • Publication number: 20160099504
    Abstract: The antenna is provided with at least one shaped reflector and a primary radiating feed arranged in front of a reflector, which is capable of generating a primary beam with a footprint covering a nominal coverage zone. The antenna is also provided with an adjustment device for the primary beam of the primary radiating feed, whereby said adjustment device incorporates a secondary radiating array comprised of a number of elementary radiating feeds arranged around the primary radiating feed, a beam-forming network connected to the elementary radiating feeds which is capable of synthesizing a secondary beam covering a secondary coverage zone and having a footprint which is superimposed, at least partially, upon the footprint, and a coupling device connected to the primary reception chain of the primary radiating feed and the reception chain derived from the secondary radiating array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Madivanane NADARASSIN, Julien BOUDART, Laurent LEVERT
  • Publication number: 20160099505
    Abstract: Various communication systems may benefit from modularity. For example, wireless communication systems may benefit from a modular active antenna arrangement. A system can include a radio module. The system can also include a plurality of antenna radiator elements. The plurality of antenna radiator elements can be integrated with the radio module. The system can be configured to provide a modular assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Mikko Juhani JUNTTILA, Mika Petri PARI
  • Publication number: 20160099506
    Abstract: An omnidirectional antenna is provided. The omnidirectional antenna includes a spiral antenna including a substrate, at least one upper antenna pattern formed on the substrate, and at least one lower antenna pattern formed under the substrate and connected to the upper antenna pattern; and a monopole antenna that supports the spiral antenna and that is connected to the spiral antenna. Therefore, by forming an omnidirectional antenna in a spiral antenna having an upper antenna pattern and a lower antenna pattern at an upper surface and a lower surface, respectively, of a substrate, three-dimensional current flow is available and thus omnidirectional radiation characteristics may be exhibited.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Juderk PARK, Nae-soo KIM, CHEOL SIG PYO
  • Publication number: 20160099507
    Abstract: A terminal includes a tubular crimp portion that crimp connects with an electric wire. The tubular crimp portion is composed of a metal member. The tubular crimp portion includes a non-weld portion and a weld portion, the weld portion being formed by welding. A metal base material constituting the metal member of the non-weld portion includes a normal portion and an annealed portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Akira TACHIBANA, Kengo MITOSE, Saburo YAGI
  • Publication number: 20160099508
    Abstract: A holder has a flat cable insertion chamber for a flat cable to be inserted and a cutting blade penetration hole penetrating the flat cable insertion chamber. A jig has a cutting blade penetrating the cutting blade penetration hole of the holder with the flat cable inserted into the flat cable insertion chamber and forming a slit in a cover between a plurality of conductors of the flat cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masahito OZAKI
  • Publication number: 20160099509
    Abstract: It is aimed to provide a connector holder enabling a connector for connecting a coaxial cable and a connector for connecting a wire different in type from the coaxial cable to commonly use a panel hole. A connector holder (10) integrally includes a first fixing portion (20) to which a first connector (50) for connecting a coaxial cable (C) and second fixing portions (40) to which second connectors for connecting wires (W) different in type from the coaxial cable (C) are to be fixed. According to this configuration, the first connector (50) for connecting the coaxial cable (C) and the second connectors for connecting the wires (W) different in type from the coaxial cable (C) are fixed to one panel hole via one connector holder (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Masanori Hirota
  • Publication number: 20160099510
    Abstract: A method is provided for preparing a wire for installation of a terminal. The method comprises removing an insulating layer from a conductor to expose a portion of a conductor. The method further includes attaching a conductive foil layer to a portion of the exposed portion of the conductor by applying pressure to the conductive foil layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Michael L. Trafton
  • Publication number: 20160099511
    Abstract: A housing 11 comprises a lower receiver 11a extending from the back to front of a loading slot 15 and comprising a flat plate-like mounting surface Sa extending in the array direction of lower beams and on which the lower beams are mounted. Furthermore, the housing 11 comprises ribs 11b provided on the mounting surface Sa and extending from the back to front of the loading slot 15 to form grooves Za for retaining the lower beams. The ends of the ribs 11b that are situated in the front of the loading slot 15 are disposed closer to the back of the loading slot 15 than the end of the lower receiver 11a that is situated in the front of the loading slot 15.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Kosuke Ozeki
  • Publication number: 20160099512
    Abstract: An interposer includes a first contact terminal pressed against a first fixed terminal for signal transmission; a pair of second contact terminals pressed against second fixed terminals for any one of power supply and grounding, the pair of second contact terminals being disposed with a gap in a pressing direction in which the pair of second contact terminals are pressed against the second fixed terminals, each of the pair of second contact terminals having a larger sectional area than the first contact terminal in a crossing direction that crosses the pressing direction; and a plurality of spring members arranged between the pair of second contact terminals, the plurality of spring members being electro-conductive, having a lower elasticity than the first contact terminal, and pressing the pair of second contact terminals against the second fixed terminals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Satoshi Ohsawa, YOSHIHIRO MORITA, Yasushi Masuda
  • Publication number: 20160099513
    Abstract: A connector is connectable with a plate-like or sheet-like object having an upper surface and a lower surface in an up-down direction. The upper surface is formed with an upper signal line. The lower surface is formed with a lower signal line. The connector comprises a first terminal, a second terminal, an insulator member and a housing. The first terminal has an upper-jaw portion and a lower-jaw portion. The upper-jaw portion is provided with an upper contact point. The lower-jaw portion is provided with a lower receiving portion. The second terminal is provided with a lower contact point and a press portion. When the object is connected to the connector, the insulator member is sandwiched between the press portion and the lower receiving portion to insulate the first terminal and the second terminal from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: JAPAN AVIATION ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY, LIMITED
    Inventor: Keisuke NAKAMURA
  • Publication number: 20160099514
    Abstract: A single element connector includes a first cage-like structure configured to receive a wire. The first cage-like structure includes an insert end and a single contact tine coupled to a top wall of the first cage-like structure. The single contact tine extends downward from the top wall to a base of the single element connector and directs a wire inserted into the single element connector to the base of the single element connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: AVX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Peter S. Bishop
  • Publication number: 20160099515
    Abstract: A flash drive includes a housing, a storage module, a plug head, a positioning element and a rotatable cover. The housing has an inner space formed by a front wall and a rear wall for accommodating other elements. The storage module has a metal sheet at one end for connecting a connecting plate including a plurality of metal terminals and a plurality of welding pads at the other end for connecting a plug head. The positioning element positions the storage module in the housing and the plug head protruding from a lateral wall of the housing (the top wall of the housing). The rotatable cover is eccentric-rotatablly disposed on the housing to cover or uncover the plug head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Joseph HUANG
  • Publication number: 20160099516
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a connection unit that is electrically connected with an external connection jack utilizing a magnetic force for a non-insertive electrical connection. According to an embodiment, the electronic device may include an electronic device main body; a printed circuit board that is provided in the electronic device main body and that has a connection unit and a plurality of electronic components mounted thereon; and a magnetic connection device unit that is provided in the electronic device main body and that electrically connects the connection unit with an external connection jack by a magnetic force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Ki-Jung KIM
  • Publication number: 20160099517
    Abstract: An adaptive magnetic contacting device is described that comprises a plurality of magnets mounted on a flexible printed circuit board. The mounting configuration allows for local bending of the flexible printed circuit board at the point of attachment of each magnet, allowing for direct mating contact between magnetic arrays of devices despite manufacturing variances. The magnets may serve as a mechanical connection, an electrical connection, or both.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Jorge Fernandes, Paul Meissner, Peter C. Salmon
  • Publication number: 20160099518
    Abstract: An electrical connector for mounting to a flexible substrate and for coupling with a mating connector having a low-profile. The connector comprises a cover portion arranged to extend in a plane parallel to the substrate so as to cover a mounting hole in the substrate. The connector further comprises a body portion comprising a connection port projecting from the cover portion, the connection port having electrical contacts within an end face of the port. The body portion further comprising an alignment collar arranged circumferentially around the connection port, the alignment collar being provided with an alignment feature at a discrete circumferential position for angularly aligning the mating connector with respect to the connection port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Peter JORDAN
  • Publication number: 20160099519
    Abstract: A security device for securing a jack plug during retail display of a product, such as a pair of headphones, that is fitted with a jack plug. The security device comprises a jack plug socket for engagement with the jack plug of the product and operable to lock the jack plug so as to prevent withdrawal of the jack plug from the jack plug socket. In addition, the security device has an input for receiving electrical signals from a source, such as an MP3 player or a mobile phone. The input is electrically connected to the jack plug socket so that electrical signals received at the input are transmitted to the jack plug socket. In addition, the security device is provided with an attachment for attaching the security device to a fixture such as a retail display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2014
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Adam Theobald
  • Publication number: 20160099520
    Abstract: An electrical connector comprising a cover, a mating assist lever pivotally mounted to the cover and configured to pivot between an open position and a closed position, and a connector positioning assurance (CPA) member slideably mounted to the cover and configured to slide between an inoperative position and a locked position. The CPA member comprises a flexible locking arm that is bendable between a bent position and a rest position. The flexible locking arm comprises a blocking ramp that cooperates with a blocking shoulder on the cover to generate a first threshold force resisting the CPA member from sliding from the inoperative position to the locked position and a locking ramp that cooperates with the locking shoulder on the mate assist lever to bend the flexible locking arm from the rest position to the bent position to prevent the blocking ramp and the blocking shoulder from cooperating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventors: Necdet Papurcu, Klaus Storandt, Andreas Weidemeyer
  • Publication number: 20160099521
    Abstract: A two-prong polarized electrical plug adaptor and a method of confirming proper orientation of a two prong polarized electrical plug with respect to a polarized electrical receptacle or outlet before and after being plugged into the outlet which method includes the steps of: providing a two-prong polarized electrical plug adaptor to which a two-prong polarized electrical plug is coupled; providing an indicia element on the top of the plug adaptor which provides visual confirmation of proper orientation with respect to a polarized electrical receptacle or outlet before and after being plugged into the outlet; providing a polarized electrical receptacle or outlet; and visually confirming that the indicia element is pointing upward when and/or after the plug adaptor is inserted into the polarized electrical receptacle or outlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Inventor: Michael S. Gzybowski
  • Publication number: 20160099522
    Abstract: A connector includes a housing that holds a terminal having a first portion and a second portion. The second portion of the terminal includes a grounding terminal assembling part to which a grounding terminal provided at a distal end of a grounding line is assembled, and an assembling angle at which the grounding terminal is assembled to the grounding terminal assembling part is set so that the grounding line extends to be gradually away from a side surface of the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shogo SUZUKI, Masayuki SAITOH
  • Publication number: 20160099523
    Abstract: There are provided a first insulator substrate; a first contact comprising a plurality of contact pins arranged in an array on a top surface of the first insulator substrate; a second insulator substrate; a second contact comprising a plurality of contact pins arranged in an array on an undersurface of the second insulator substrate; a metal plate sandwiched between an undersurface of the first insulator substrate and a top surface of the second insulator substrate; and a metal shell accommodating the first and second insulator substrates, the first and second contacts and the metal plate; wherein the metal plate comprises a pair of protruding parts formed on both ends in an array direction of the contact pins, being oriented toward the outside; and the metal shell comprises a pair of windows to be engaged with the pair of protruding part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2015
    Publication date: April 7, 2016
    Applicant: HOSIDEN CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiharu MIYOSHI