Patents Issued in October 9, 2018
  • Patent number: 10096398
    Abstract: An electrical cable (1) is provided having (1) a conductive element (2), a first layer (3) having polyimide (PI) surrounding said conductive element (2), a second fluorinated layer (4) having at least one fluorinated compound, surrounding the first layer, and optionally at least one fluorinated semiconductor layer having at least one fluorinated compound, where the total thickness of the assembly of fluorinated layers is at least 0.4 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NEXANS
    Inventors: Hakim Janah, Thiery Daumand, Virak Phul, Patrick Rybski, Pascal Clouet, Wilfried Lecluse, Rui Manuel Da Silva
  • Patent number: 10096399
    Abstract: Provided is a wire harness sheet by which it is possible to manually fix an electric wire bundle at an exact position without bending the electric wire bundle. A wire harness sheet 11 includes a sheet base material 13 that has a rectangular shape formed by a pair of first side portion 19 and a second side portion 21 in parallel with each other and by a third side portion 23 and a fourth side portion 25 orthogonal to the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21; an adhesive layer 15 that is provided on one surface of the sheet base material 13; and a slit 17 which is cut into the sheet base material 13 in such a manner that the slit is formed along and in parallel with each the third side portion 23 and the fourth side portion 25 between each the first side portion 19 and the second side portion 21, and a placement region 31 of an electric wire bundle 27.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro Kawaguchi, Mitsunori Tsunoda
  • Patent number: 10096400
    Abstract: An electric wire holding member (20) includes: a main body portion (21) formed in a cylindrical shape having a central axis line (X1); a plurality of electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) provided to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1), respectively, and are formed to be capable of individually accommodating electric wires (3a, 3b, and 3c), respectively, the electric wire accommodating portions (22a, 22b, and 22c) being disposed along a circumferential direction around the central axis line (X1) at equal intervals in a cross section as viewed from an axial direction; and a space portion (23) formed between two electric wire accommodating portions adjacent to each other along the circumferential direction to penetrate through the main body portion (21) along the central axis line (X1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: YAZAKI CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Ohkubo, Yasuhiro Yamaguchi, Takaaki Miyajima, Hajime Kato, Hiroshi Aihara
  • Patent number: 10096401
    Abstract: In order to provide a technique for obtaining a wire harness with a shape closer to that when arranged in a vehicle, a wire harness in which three or more branch line portions branch from a trunk line portion and end portions of the branch line portions are respectively provided with connectors, includes: a holding member that holds the branch line portions such that a connector is positioned away from one of the three or more connectors in a first direction that is orthogonal to a terminal insertion direction and a connector is positioned away from that one connector in a second direction that is orthogonal to the first direction, when the trunk line portion is held such that the connectors are suspended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Endo, Shigeto Kato
  • Patent number: 10096402
    Abstract: Provided herein is a multi-core cable through which positions of a plurality of insulated conductors and a plurality of non-insulated conductors in a cross section in a longitudinal direction are changed and a likelihood of transmission performance being reduced is low. A multi-core cable includes n conductor bundles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Junkosha Inc.
    Inventors: Suguru Tanabe, Tomohiro Adachi
  • Patent number: 10096403
    Abstract: A superconductive wire conductor is produced by: embedding a plurality of deposition substrates formed to have a predetermined size in parallel with each other to a connection base material to connect and integrate therewith; depositing an intermediate layer, a superconductive layer and a protective layer on a deposition surface side of the deposition substrate; and winding a single or multiple integrated superconductive conductors around a desired core material, separating each single superconductive wire from the integrated superconductive conductor and winding each superconductive wire around the core material or winding the integrated or separated wire alternately, whereby a superconductive conductor having a good superconductive characteristic without a problem regarding a shape thereof such as local protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshinori Nagasu
  • Patent number: 10096404
    Abstract: A power cable comprising: (A) a conductor, (B) an insulation layer, and (C) a semiconductor layer comprising in weight percent based on the weight of the semiconductor layer: (1) 49-98% of a crosslinked olefin block copolymer (OBC) having a density less than (<) 0.9 grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm3), a melt index greater than (>) 1, and comprising in weight percent based on the weight of the OBC: (a) 35-80% soft segment that comprises 5-50 mole percent (mol %) of units derived from a monomer comprising 3 to 30 carbon atoms; and (b) 20-65% hard segment that comprises 0.2-3.5 mol % of units derived from a monomer comprising 3 to 30 carbon atoms; (2) 2-51% conductive filler, the insulation layer and semiconductor layer in contact with one another, is degassed by a process comprising the step of exposing the cable to a temperature of at least 80° C. for a period of time of at least 24 hours.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: DOW GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Paul J. Brigandi, Bharat I. Chaudhary, Jeffrey C. Munro, Gary R. Marchand
  • Patent number: 10096405
    Abstract: A system for assembling and installing a wire bundle assembly group (WBAG) may include a fabrication table having first and second assembly panels, each configured to receive a WBAG, and an assembly frame having an adjustable pivot connected to the first and to the second assembly panels to hold the assembly panels in a spaced orientation relative to each other, and to pivot about an axis; and a transport tool having a WBAG receiving panel configured to receive and support an assembled WBAG from the fabrication table, and a transport frame having an adjustable support connected to the WBAG receiving panel, and the transport frame is positionable adjacent the fabrication table such that the WBAG receiving panel is located beneath the first assembly panel and the second assembly panel, whereby an assembled WBAG drops downwardly onto the WBAG receiving panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shawn D. Mohlman, Bret H. Livingston, Tinh V. Truong, Lars E. Blacken
  • Patent number: 10096406
    Abstract: A penetrator assembly, for high pressure and/or subsea applications, includes a body. The body includes a first end surface, in operation subject to a pressure of a high pressure environment; a second end surface distanced from the first end surface, which in operation is subject to a pressure of a low pressure environment; at least one connecting passage connecting the first end surface to the second end surface; at least one groove extending from the first end surface towards the second end surface, being distanced from second end surface and surrounding the connecting passage and including an annular opening on the first end surface; and annular lips between a first portion of connecting passage adjacent to the first end surface and the groove, the annular lips in operation being subject to the pressure of the high pressure environment and providing a pressure balance around the first portion of connecting passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Andrew Robert Eastoe, Hans Knutsson, Johannes Vikane
  • Patent number: 10096407
    Abstract: A surface mountable over-current protection device comprises a PTC material layer, first and second conductive layers, left and right electrodes, left and right conductive members, and left and right insulating members. The PTC material layer comprises a left notch at a left end and a right notch at a right end. The first conductive layer comprises a primary portion disposed on an upper surface of the PTC material layer and a secondary portion extending over the left notch, and the second conductive layer comprises a primary portion disposed on a lower surface of the PTC material layer and a secondary portion extending over the underside of the right notch. The left conductive member connects to the left electrode and the first conductive layer and isolates from the second conductive layer. The right conductive member connects to the right electrode and the second conductive layer and isolates from the first conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: POLYTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Chun Teng Tseng, Wen Feng Lee, Yung Hsien Chang, Yao Te Chang
  • Patent number: 10096408
    Abstract: A voltage nonlinear resistor ceramic comprises: a Zn oxide; a Co oxide; an R (specific rare earth) oxide; a Cr oxide; an M1 (Ca, Sr) oxide; an M2 (Al, Ga, In) oxide; and strontium titanate. When content of the Zn oxide is assumed to be 100 mole portion in terms of Zn, content of the Co oxide is 0.30 to 10 mole portion in terms of Co, content of the R oxide is 0.10 to 10 mole portion in terms of R, content of the Cr oxide is 0.01 to 2 mole portion in terms of Cr, content of the M1 oxide is 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of M1, content of the M2 oxide is 0.0005 to 5 mole portion in terms of M2, and content of the strontium titanate is 0.10 to 5 mole portion in terms of SrTiO3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Uchida, Takahiro Itami, Naoyoshi Yoshida, Takeshi Oyanagi, Koki Yamada, Kazuaki Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 10096409
    Abstract: Provided is a chip resistor having wide and flat end-face electrodes on a surface thereof and having increased connection reliability between upper electrodes and the end-face electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KOA Corporation
    Inventor: Kentaro Matsumoto
  • Patent number: 10096410
    Abstract: An R-T-B based sintered magnet having R2T14B crystal grains and a grain boundary formed by two or more adjacent R2T14B crystal grains. An R—Co—Cu—N concentrated part whose concentrations of R, Co, Cu and N are respectively higher than those in the R2T14B crystal grains may be in the grain boundary. An R—O—C concentrated part or an R—O—C—N concentrated part may be further provided in the grain boundary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Miwa, Haruna Nakajima, Koji Mitake, Chikara Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 10096411
    Abstract: Provided is a high-strength, bonded La(Fe, Si)13-based magnetocaloric material, as well as a preparation method and use thereof. The magnetocaloric material comprises magnetocaloric alloy particles and an adhesive agent, wherein the particle size of the magnetocaloric alloy particles is less than or equal to 800 ?m and are bonded into a massive material by the adhesive agent; the magnetocaloric alloy particle has a NaZn13-type structure and is represented by a chemical formula of La1-xRx(Fe1-p-qCopMnq)13-ySiyA?, wherein R is one or more selected from elements cerium (Ce), praseodymium (Pr) and neodymium (Nd), A is one or more selected from elements C, H and B, x is in the range of 0?x?0.5, y is in the range of 0.8?y?2, p is in the range of 0?p?0.2, q is in the range of 0?q?0.2, ? is in the range of 0???3.0. Using a bonding and thermosetting method, and by means of adjusting the forming pressure, thermosetting temperature, and thermosetting atmosphere, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, HUBEI QUANYANG MAGNETIC MATERIALS MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fengxia Hu, Ling Chen, Lifu Bao, Jing Wang, Baogen Shen, Jirong Sun, Huayang Gong
  • Patent number: 10096412
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rare earth based magnet including R2T14B main-phase crystal grains, and two-grain boundary phases between adjacent two R2T14B main-phase crystal grains, the two-grain boundary phases are controlled such that the thickness thereof is 5 nm or more and 500 nm or less, and it is composed of a phase with a magnetism different from that of a ferromagnet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiji Kato, Yoshinori Fujikawa, Taeko Tsubokura, Chikara Ishizaka, Katsuo Sato
  • Patent number: 10096413
    Abstract: The present invention is provided with a quenched alloy for rare earth magnet and a manufacturing method of rare earth magnet. It comprises an R2T14B main phase, wherein R is selected from at least one rare earth element including Nd. The average grain diameter of the main phase in the brachyaxis direction is in a range of 10˜15 ?m and the average interval of the Nd rich phase is in a range of 1.0˜3.5 ?m. In the fine powder of the above-mentioned quenched alloy, the number of magnet domains of a single grain decreases. Thus, it is easier for external magnetic field orientation to obtain high performance magnet, and the squareness, coercivity and the thermal resistance of the magnet are sufficiently improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: XIAMEN TUNGSTEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hiroshi Nagata
  • Patent number: 10096414
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-oriented electrical steel sheet and a method of manufacturing the same. The non-oriented electrical steel sheet of the present invention includes 0.005 wt % or less of C, 1.0-4.0 wt % of Si, 0.1-0.8 wt % of Al, 0.01-0.1 wt % of Mn, 0.02-0.3 wt % of P, 0.005 wt % or less of N, 0.001-0.005 wt % of S, 0.005 wt % or less of Ti, 0.01-0.2 wt % of at least one of Sn and Sb, and the remainder including Fe and other impurities unavoidably added thereto, wherein Mn, Al, P, and S may respectively fulfill the empirical formula 0.8?{[Mn]/(100*[S])+[Al]}[P]?40, wherein [Mn], [Al], [P], and [S] respectively refer to weight percentages of Mn, Al, P, and S.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: POSCO
    Inventors: Junesoo Park, Byung-Keun Bae, Yong-Soo Kim, Su-Yong Sin
  • Patent number: 10096415
    Abstract: Disclosed are a non-oriented electrical steel plate with low iron loss and high magnetic conductivity and a manufacturing process therefor. The casting blank of the steel plate comprises the following components: Si: 0.1-2.0 wt %, Al: 0.1-1.0 wt %, Mn: 0.10-1.0 wt %, C: ?0.005 wt %, P: ?0.2 wt %, S: ?0.005 wt %, N: ?0.005 wt %, the balance being Fe and unavoidable impurities. The magnetic conductivity of the steel plate meets the following relationship formula: ?10+?13+?15?13982?586.5P15/50; ?10+?13+?15?10000, wherein P15/50 is the iron loss at a magnetic induction intensity of 1.5 T at 50 Hz; ?10, ?13, and ?15 is are relative magnetic conductivities at induction intensities of 1.0 T, 1.3 T, and 1.5 T at 50 Hz, respectively. The steel plate can be used for manufacturing highly effective and ultra-highly effective electric motors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BAOSHAN IRON & STEEL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Aihua Ma, Bo Wang, Xiandong Liu, Liang Zou, Shishu Xie, Hongxu Hei
  • Patent number: 10096416
    Abstract: Disclosed is a magnetizing apparatus including: a placing table configured to place thereon a storage container storing a plurality of substrates; a magnetizing chamber configured to accommodate the storage container and apply a magnetic field to the plurality of substrates in the storage container; and a conveying mechanism configured to convey the storage container from the placing table into the magnetizing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Tokyo Electron Limited
    Inventors: Tadashi Enomoto, Makoto Saito
  • Patent number: 10096417
    Abstract: In a common mode noise filter, first coil (12) includes first coil conductor (16) and second coil conductor (17) with spiral shapes. Second coil (13) includes third coil conductor (18) and fourth coil conductor (19) with spiral shapes. First coil conductor (16), third coil conductor (18), second coil conductor (17), and fourth coil conductor (19) are placed in this order from above. First metal layer (14) configured to be connected to a ground is provided above first coil conductor (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Omori, Kenichi Matsushima, Ryohei Harada, Kenji Ueno, Atsushi Shinkai, Nariaki Ishida, Takeshi Ichihara
  • Patent number: 10096418
    Abstract: One object is to provide a laminated inductor having a reduced thickness without reduction in the magnetic characteristic and the insulation quality. The laminated inductor includes a first magnetic layer, an internal conductor, second magnetic layers, third magnetic layers, and a pair of external electrodes. The first magnetic layer includes three or more magnetic alloy particles arranged in the thickness direction and an oxide film binding the magnetic alloy particles together and containing Cr. The three or more magnetic alloy particles have an average particle diameter of 4 ?m or smaller. The internal conductor includes a plurality of conductive patterned portions electrically connected to each other via the first magnetic layer. The second magnetic layers are composed of magnetic alloy particles and disposed around the conductive patterned portions. The third magnetic layers are composed of magnetic alloy particles and disposed so as to be opposed to each other in thickness direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Arai, Ryuichi Kondou, Akiko Yamaguchi, Shinsuke Takeoka, Kazuhiko Oyama, Kenji Otake
  • Patent number: 10096419
    Abstract: A common mode choke comprising a first planar coil for receiving a first signal, a second planar coil for receiving a second signal, the first and second coils comprising substantially mirror images of one another and arranged side by side in a common plane, the first planar coil and second planar coil electromagnetically coupled by a closed coupling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nexperia B.V.
    Inventor: Hans-Martin Ritter
  • Patent number: 10096420
    Abstract: A reactor includes a core, a resin cover provided around the core, and a coil disposed around the core at the external side of the resin cover. The coil includes a conductive wire having a self-fusing layer formed on the surface of the conductive wire, and the adjoining conductive wire portions are bonded together by the self-fusing layer. The resin cover includes a bonding portion provided at a part of the resin cover and facing the end portion of the coil, and the end portion of the coil are bonded with the resin cover by an adhesive at the bonding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TAMURA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kensuke Maeno, Masashi Yamada
  • Patent number: 10096421
    Abstract: A coil device includes a bobbin, a first winding part, and a second winding part. A partition portion is formed on an outer peripheral surface of the bobbin. The first winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at one side of the partition portion. The second winding part is wound around the outer peripheral surface at the other side of the partition portion and has an inner winding layer and an outer winding layer located farther to the outer peripheral surface at the other side than the inner winding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaaki Iwakura, Katsuhiro Ishigaki, Hiroshi Maeda, Satoshi Shinbo, Nobuo Kitajima
  • Patent number: 10096422
    Abstract: One object is to reduce, in a common mode choke coil having three coil conductors, a deviation in stray capacities generated between the coil conductors. A common mode choke coil according to one embodiment of the present invention includes a first coil conductor, a second coil conductor, and a third coil conductor. In said embodiment, the first coil conductor, the second coil conductor, and the third coil conductor extend parallel with each other in a first region in plan view as seen from an axial direction along the coil axis. In said embodiment, in the first region, when seen in a cross section cut along a plane including the coil axis, in an n-th turn, an arranging order of the first coil conductor, the second coil conductor, and the third coil conductor from an inner side in a radial direction thereof is inverted from that in an n+1th turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Akira Fukushima, Kenichiro Nogi, Masayuki Shimizu, Akihiro Hoshino
  • Patent number: 10096423
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic direct current transformer circuit configuration for transferring power from a source to a load using magnetic storage coupling, the circuit comprising: an input node adapted to receive an input alternating current power source having an input direct voltage waveform; the magnetic storage coupling unit comprising: a first set of windings coupled to a first switch, a second set of windings located in series with the first set of windings with; a second switch connected at one end between the first and second set of windings and at another end to a common ground or common connection, the first and second switches having a switching frequency in a kilohertz range and switching between on and off in alternating modes; and an output node connected to the second set of windings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Vito Rinaldi
  • Patent number: 10096424
    Abstract: Breakage of a ring core or a bobbin upon injection molding of molten resin is to be prevented in a method of manufacturing a reactor including the ring core. A reactor includes a ring core, a bobbin, a pair of coils, and a plastic cover. The bobbin includes a pair of cylinder portions, and flanges connecting ends of the cylinder portions. The reactor is manufactured by following processes. First protrusions that make contact with an inner circumferential surface of the ring core are provided on outer sides of the flanges along a cylinder axis direction. Second protrusions are provided at positions facing the corresponding first protrusions across the ring core are provided on a cavity surface of a mold that forms the plastic cover by injection molding. The plastic cover is formed by injecting molten resin into the mold while clamping the ring core by the first and second protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOKAI KOGYO CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Miyauchi, Shuichi Hirata, Takeshi Okada, Satoshi Ito, Kengo Hara
  • Patent number: 10096425
    Abstract: A multilayer ceramic capacitor includes a laminate constituted by internal electrode layers of different polarities alternately layered via dielectric layers, wherein the multilayer ceramic capacitor is such that the dielectric layers contain ceramic grains whose primary component is BaTiO3, the ceramic grains contain Mo, Mn, rare earth R, and at least one of V and W, and the average valence number of Mo in the ceramic grains is 4.50 to 5.50. The multilayer ceramic capacitor can offer excellent service life characteristics and sufficiently suppress leak current even when the thickness of the dielectric layer is 0.8 ?m or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chie Kawamura, Yoichiro Ogata, Tetsuo Shimura, Minoru Ryu, Yoshiki Iwazaki
  • Patent number: 10096426
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a chip component with a terminal electrode formed on an end surface of a ceramic element body including an internal electrode and an external terminal electrically connected to the terminal electrode. The external terminal includes a terminal electrode connection part arranged to face the terminal electrode and a mounting connection part connectable to a mounting surface. The terminal electrode connection part includes a multilayer structure of a first metal connected to the terminal electrode, a second metal arranged outside the first metal, and a third metal arranged outside the second metal. A thermal expansion coefficient of the external terminal is smaller than that of the ceramic element body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: TDK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sunao Masuda, Katsumi Kobayashi, Masahiro Mori, Kayou Matsunaga, Norihisa Ando
  • Patent number: 10096427
    Abstract: The electronic component includes a substantially rectangular parallelepiped multilayer body formed by laminating a plurality of insulation layers, a capacitor including a plurality of capacitor conductor layers provided on the insulation layers, and a substantially spiral-shaped inductor including one or more inductor conductor layers provided on the insulation layers and having a center axis extending along the lamination direction. A mounting surface of the multilayer body is a surface of the multilayer body located on the end of one side of a first orthogonal direction orthogonal to the lamination direction. The inductor conductor layer and the capacitor conductor layer are provided on the first insulation layer. On the first insulation layer, an end portion of the capacitor conductor layer on the one side of the first orthogonal direction are closer to the mounting surface than an end portion of the inductor conductor layer on the one side of the first orthogonal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Murata Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayuki Yoneda
  • Patent number: 10096428
    Abstract: At least one of an aqueous solution A containing lithium, an aqueous solution B containing iron, manganese, cobalt, or nickel, and an aqueous solution C containing a phosphoric acid includes graphene oxide. The aqueous solution A is dripped into the aqueous solution C, so that a mixed solution E including a precipitate D is prepared. The mixed solution E is dripped into the aqueous solution B, so that a mixed solution G including a precipitate F is prepared. The mixed solution G is subjected to heat treatment in a pressurized atmosphere, so that a mixed solution H is prepared, and the mixed solution H is then filtered. Thus, particles of a compound containing lithium and oxygen which have a small size are obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takuya Miwa, Kuniharu Nomoto, Nobuhiro Inoue
  • Patent number: 10096429
    Abstract: This document provides an apparatus including a sintered electrode, a second electrode and a separator material arranged in a capacitive stack. A conductive interconnect couples the sintered electrode and the second electrode. Embodiments include a clip interconnect. In some embodiments, the interconnect includes a comb-shaped connector. In some embodiments, the interconnect includes a wire snaked between adjacent sintered substrates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Cardiac Pacemakers, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory J. Sherwood, Michael J. Root, Jay E. Daley, Eric Stemen
  • Patent number: 10096430
    Abstract: A capacitor structure and a manufacturing method achieve suppression of ESR increase and improved productivity for electrolytic capacitors produced by a manufacturing process in which an additive layer is applied to a separator before impregnation of a capacitor element. An anode foil and a cathode foil having undergone an area increasing process are laminated and wound via separators, on which additive layers are formed on respective one surfaces, to produce the capacitor element. At least the separator having a surface at the center side of the capacitor element facing the anode foil and a surface at the outer circumference side of the capacitor element facing the cathode foil, has the additive layer formed on the surface at the center side of the capacitor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nippon Chemi-Con Corporation
    Inventors: Hirotsugu Ashino, Junya Shiroto
  • Patent number: 10096431
    Abstract: The dye-sensitized solar cell element includes at least one dye-sensitized solar cell (DSC), a first current extracting portion and a second current extracting portion for extracting current from the at least one DSC. The DSC comprises a first electrode having a transparent substrate and a transparent conductive layer provided on the surface of the substrate, a second electrode facing the first electrode and having a metal substrate, an oxide semiconductor layer provided on the first electrode, and an annular sealing portion bonding the first electrode with the second electrode. The first current extracting portion is included in the conductive film of one DSC of the at least one DSC, the second current extracting portion is connected with the metal substrate of the second electrode of one DSC of the at least one DSC, and the first and second current extracting portions are disposed next to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Okada, Naoshi Yamada, Katsuyoshi Endoh, Hiroki Usui
  • Patent number: 10096432
    Abstract: An energy storage device can have a first graphite film, a second graphite film and an electrode divider ring between the first graphite film and the second graphite film, forming a sealed enclosure. The energy storage device may be compatible with an aqueous electrolyte or a non-aqueous electrolyte. A method of forming an energy storage device can include providing an electrode divider ring, a first graphite film and a second graphite film. The method can include pressing a first edge of the electrode divider ring into a surface of the first graphite film, and pressing a second opposing edge of the electrode divider ring into a surface of the second graphite film to form a sealed enclosure. The sealed enclosure may have as opposing surfaces the surface of the first graphite film and the surface of the second graphite film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Maxwell Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Porter Mitchell, Thomas J. Dougherty
  • Patent number: 10096433
    Abstract: Provided is a method of manufacturing a porous current collector, which can fabricate a porous current collector in such a way as to fabricate alcohol-resolvable resin as an etch mask pattern by printing polyhydric alcohol on a surface of the alcohol-resolvable resin in a pattern and to form a plurality of through holes in a metal sheet using the etch mask pattern. The method includes the steps of forming an alcohol-resolvable resin layer by coating alcohol-resolvable resin on a surface of a metal sheet, forming an alcohol-resolvable mask pattern layer by printing polyhydric alcohol on a surface of the alcohol-resolvable resin layer after the alcohol-resolvable resin layer is formed, and etching the metal sheet so that a plurality of through holes is formed in the metal sheet using the alcohol-resolvable mask pattern layer as a mask after the alcohol-resolvable pattern layer is formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KOREA JCC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Sik Shin, Dal Woo Shin, Mun Soo Lee, Sung Han Kim, Mi Hyun Oh, Hyun Yun, Ji Yoon Park, Kyoung Nam Lee
  • Patent number: 10096434
    Abstract: An electrical contact component and a method for the production thereof. The contact component has a sintered contact element and a contact carrier cast onto the contact element. The grains of the contact element are oriented in a preferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Plansee Powertech AG
    Inventor: Claudia Kowanda
  • Patent number: 10096435
    Abstract: A digitalized double-excitation uninterrupted switching power supply comprises a main transformer provided with a primary coil and a secondary coil, a main loop, a synchronous rectification output loop, a synchronous direct-current converter and a digital control unit, wherein the main loop comprises a high-voltage switching network, a resonant inductor, the primary coil and a resonant capacitor. The synchronous rectification output loop comprises a current-doubler rectifier formed by connecting two synchronous rectifier tubes in series oppositely and the secondary coil in parallel, and a filter circuit connected to two output ends of the current-doubler rectifier. The synchronous direct-current converter comprises two low-voltage switching tubes, an isolator and a low-voltage direct-current source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Inventor: Mau Shin Frank Yim
  • Patent number: 10096436
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a trip unit that connects to a circuit breaker. The method includes mounting an assembly formed by a shaft and a trip member in a first case, mounting a detecting member in a second case, and assembling the first case and the second case, a contact end cooperating mechanically with the trip member such that the trip member trips the circuit breaker in the assembled configuration of the trip unit when the corresponding detecting member detects an electric fault.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventor: Mickael Bertrand
  • Patent number: 10096437
    Abstract: A key switch includes a base plate, a key top, a pair of link members, and a switch mechanism. The key top is above the base plate. The link members support the key top and operate in an interlocked manner to allow the key top to be lifted and lowered with respect to the base plate. One of the link members includes a projecting portion at a distal end of an arm of the link member. The other one of the link members includes a concave receiving portion at a distal end of an arm of the link member. The projecting portion is rotationally fitted to the concave receiving portion. The switch mechanism is disposed between the base plate and the key top and is configured to open and close a contact portion of an electric circuit in accordance with lifting and lowering operation of the key top.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masashi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 10096438
    Abstract: A switch device includes a button, a slider, and a holder in which the button and the slider are slidably held. The slider includes first guide portions. The holder includes: a first holding portion which holds the button; a second holding portion which holds the slider; and second guide portions engaged with the first guide portions. The button includes: a protrusion wall interposed between the second holding portion and the slider; and engaging portions provided in the protrusion wall and engaged with guide projection portions. At least one guide projection portion is provided to extend in a sliding direction of the slider, and a fitting-in portion into which an end portion of the protrusion wall is fitted is provided on a side surface of the guide projection portion extending in the sliding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: OMRON AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masahiro Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 10096439
    Abstract: In a first aspect of the present disclosure, a spring plate includes a central portion; a first leg portion projecting outward from an edge of the central portion; and a second leg portion projecting outward from the edge of the central portion. The first leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the first leg portion in a top plan view, and the second leg portion includes a hollow portion that is positioned within an outline of the second leg portion in a top plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignees: CITIZEN ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., CITIZEN WATCH CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ryo Wakuda
  • Patent number: 10096440
    Abstract: A keypad with a contact element in a form of a contact pill for intermittent contacting of printed circuit board (PCB) contacts on a PCB, where the contact element includes a plurality of irregularly shaped electrically conductive particles, and where the contact element is connected to the keypad or to an element of the keypad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: JUDCO MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventor: Igorce Srbinovski
  • Patent number: 10096441
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus having a switch device capable of suppressing collision noise is disclosed. The switch device is equipped with a first fixed contact and a second fixed contact, and a metal dome that serves as a movable contact movable in a direction to be contacted with or separated from the first fixed contact. In a configuration in which the metal dome is moved to provide an electrical contact or a separation between the metal dome and the first fixed contact, whereby the first fixed contact and the second fixed contact are electrically connected therebetween, a conductive layer made of an anisotropic conductive sheet is provided between the first fixed contact and the metal dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE LTD
    Inventors: Masahiro Kitamura, Takane Fujino, Mitsuo Horiuchi
  • Patent number: 10096442
    Abstract: A combination switch lever includes a cylinder body including an opening, a plurality of switches to operate an electric component disposed in the vehicle, a flexible board that is disposed inside the cylinder body and that includes a circuit part and a non-circuit part disposed outside the circuit part in a width direction, and a first guide member and a second guide member that are disposed inside the cylinder body so as to be opposite to each other sandwiching the flexible board. An inside projection is formed at a vicinity of the opening of the cylinder body on an opposite surface of the first guide member and/or the second guide member, and the inside projection presses the non-circuit part. The first guide member and the second guide member include an adjacent opposite surface such that an opposite distance therebetween is partially narrowed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Ishigure, Yoshio Chiba, Akio Nishiyama, Yohei Hotta, Yasuaki Nadaya, Toshihiko Kosugi
  • Patent number: 10096443
    Abstract: A direct-current switching device switches direct currents, in particular direct currents in the kiloampere range. The switching device contains a switching unit, a resonant circuit, and an overvoltage arrester. During the switching off of the switching unit, the resonant circuit produces an oscillating resonant current, which is superposed with the direct current still flowing through the switching unit during the switching off of the switching unit. Accordingly, connected in series with the switching unit, hereinafter referred to as the first switching unit, is a second switching unit, the switching behavior of which differs from the switching behavior of the first switching unit, and the resonant circuit and the arrester lie electrically in parallel with the series connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Lutz-Ruediger Jaenicke, Joerg Teichmann, Jan Weisker
  • Patent number: 10096444
    Abstract: A power switch includes a vacuum interrupter held in a pole shell including a fixed contact and a moving contact, and a drive rod embodied in an electrically insulating fashion in order to apply a driving movement of a switch drive to the moving contact in order to open and close the contact system of the vacuum interrupter. Furthermore, a method is disclosed for avoiding incorrect orientations of the drive rod of such a power switch. A guide and/or centering element is proposed, connected to the drive rod and provided radially between the drive rod and the pole shell to bring about independent axial orientation of the drive rod in the pole shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Fabian Roehrig, Unni Suresh
  • Patent number: 10096445
    Abstract: An ion source apparatus has a body, a heat dissipating base, at least two supporting shafts, a guiding block, and a shunt. The body has a holding chamber formed inside the body. The heat dissipating base is located in the holding chamber of the body. The at least two supporting shafts are mounted through the heat dissipating base. The guiding block is mounted on the at least two supporting shafts, and is a hollow circular block. The shunt is located at a center of a top surface of the heat dissipating base, and is located below the mounting hole of the guiding block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: BOHHEN OPTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Tse Wang, Chin-Chih Tsai, Tsai-Cheng Wang
  • Patent number: 10096446
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are a high-voltage generator (120) for an x-ray source, an x-ray gun, an electron beam apparatus, a rotary vacuum seal, a target assembly for an x-ray source, a rotary x-ray emission target (500), and an x-ray source. These various aspects may separately and/or together enable the construction of an x-ray source which can operate at energies of up to 500 kV and beyond, which is suitable for use in commercial and research x-ray applications such as computerized tomography. In particular, the high-voltage generator includes a shield electrode (123a, 123b) electrically connected intermediate of a first voltage multiplier (122a, 122b) and a second voltage multiplier (122b, 122c). The electron beam apparatus includes control photodetectors (202a, 202b—not shown) and photo emitters (201a, 202a) having a transparent conductive shield (203a and 203b, 203c—not shown) arranged therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: NIKON METROLOGY NV
    Inventor: Roger Hadland
  • Patent number: 10096447
    Abstract: A magnetic gun lens and an electrostatic gun lens can be used in an electron beam apparatus and can help provide high resolutions for all usable electron beam currents in scanning electron microscope, review, and/or inspection uses. An extracted beam can be directed at a wafer through a beam limiting aperture using the magnetic gun lens. The electron beam also can pass through an electrostatic gun lens after the electron beam passes through the beam limiting aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: KLA-Tencor Corporation
    Inventors: Xinrong Jiang, Christopher Sears