Covering Of Conductor Patents (Class 156/51)
  • Patent number: 12002598
    Abstract: A quad-shield coaxial cable includes an insulator portion configured to encircle an inner conductor portion, an inner conductive foil portion configured to encircle the insulator portion, an inner braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner conductive foil layer portion, an outer braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner braided shield portion, an outer conductive foil portion configured to encircle the outer braided shield portion, and a jacket portion configured to encircle the outer conductive foil portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence
  • Patent number: 11336058
    Abstract: A shielded cable assembly capable of transmitting signals at speeds of 3.5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) or higher without modulation or encoding over a single pair of conductors. The cable has a characteristic impedance of 95 Ohms and can support transmission data according to either USB 3.0 or HDMI 1.4 performance specifications. The wire cable includes a pair of conductors, a shield surrounding the conductors, and a dielectric structure configured to maintain a first predetermined spacing between the conductors and a second predetermined spacing between said conductors and said shield. The shield includes an inner shield conductor enclosing the dielectric structure and an outer shield conductor enclosing the inner shield conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Inventors: Nicole L. Liptak, Bruce D. Taylor, Richard J. Boyer
  • Patent number: 11270815
    Abstract: A hybrid cable for collecting data inside a well includes an electrical cable extending along a longitudinal axis of the hybrid cable, an optical fiber extending along the longitudinal axis, an armor that extends along the longitudinal axis, and encircles the electrical cable and the optical fiber, and a connecting device extending along the longitudinal axis, to enclose the electrical cable and the optical fiber, and to be enclosed by the armor. The connecting device has an unsmooth external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: SERCEL
    Inventors: Frédéric Nicolas, Oleg Valishin, Florent Guichard
  • Patent number: 10992086
    Abstract: A cable assembly comprising a termination with at least one conductive, compressible member and a conductive ground shield. The conductive, compressible member may be held within a connector module forming the termination such that the conductive compressive member is pressed against, and therefore makes electrical contact with, both an outer conductive layer of the cable and ground structures within the connector module. In some embodiments, these connections may be formed using a conductive, compressible member with an opening configured to receive the end of the cable therethrough. The conductive ground shield may be configured to compress the conductive, compressible member, and to cause the conductive, compressible member to electrically contact the cable's conductive layer. The conductive, compressible member may be formed from a compressible material and may comprise a plurality of conductive particulates configured to provide electrically conductive paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Amphenol Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Girard, Jr., David Manter, Vysakh Sivarajan
  • Patent number: 10822496
    Abstract: A composition comprises, based on the total weight of the composition, 25 wt % to 50 wt % of a polyetherimide; and 50 wt % to 75 wt % of a polyphthalamide; wherein the composition has a number of drops to tracking at 250 volts of greater than or equal to 50 drops determined according to ASTM D-3638-85.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SABIC GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES B.V.
    Inventors: Kapil Chandrakant Sheth, Hariharan Ramalingam, Gaurav Mediratta
  • Patent number: 10811171
    Abstract: A quad-shield coaxial cable includes an insulator portion configured to encircle an inner conductor portion, an inner conductive foil portion configured to encircle the insulator portion, an inner braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner conductive foil layer portion, an outer braided shield portion configured to encircle the inner braided shield portion, an outer conductive foil portion configured to encircle the outer braided shield portion, and a jacket portion configured to encircle the outer conductive foil portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventor: Michael Lawrence
  • Patent number: 10804009
    Abstract: A twinax cable 100 includes a twinax structure, the twinax structure including: a signal wire pair, the signal wire pair including a pair of signal wires formed of a first signal wire and a second signal wire, and an insulating layer configured to cover the pair of signal wires; a drain wire; and a shield tape arranged on the outer circumferential side of the insulating layer to cover the signal wire pair and the drain wire. The insulating layer is mainly composed of polyethylene. The insulating layer includes not less than 30 ppm and not more than 4000 ppm of a hindered phenol-based antioxidant. A dielectric tangent tan ? of the insulating layer at the time of application of a high-frequency electric field having a frequency of 10 GHz is not more than 3.0×10?4.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Nayu Yanagawa, Shinya Nishikawa, Taro Fujita, Yuto Kobayashi, Masaki Hayakawa, Atsushi Tsujino, Yuji Ochi
  • Patent number: 10774244
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to insulation. Teachings thereof may be embodied in a solid insulation material, especially in tape form, the use thereof in a vacuum impregnation process and to an insulation system produced therewith, and also an electrical machine comprising the insulation system, especially for the medium- and high-voltage sector, namely for medium- and high-voltage machines, especially rotating electrical machines in the medium- and high-voltage sector, and to semifinished products for electrical switchgear. For example a solid insulation material with an anhydride-free impregnating agent may include: a carrier; a barrier material; a curing catalyst; and a tape adhesive. The curing catalyst and the tape adhesive are inert toward one another but react under the conditions of a vacuum impregnation process if combined with an anhydride-free impregnating agent having gelation times of 1 h to 15 h at impregnation temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Jürgen Huber, Dieter Schirm, Matthias Übler
  • Patent number: 10763011
    Abstract: A technique facilitates construction and operation of a power cable which may be used to supply power to an electric submersible pumping system downhole into a wellbore. The power cable comprises at least one electrical conductor. Each electrical conductor is insulated with an insulation layer and protected from deleterious fluids by a fluid barrier layer. Further protection is provided by a protective layer disposed around the fluid barrier layer. The protective layer is foamed to provide a cushion layer and to further protect components of the power cable. An armor layer may be disposed around the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jason Holzmueller, Mark Metzger, John Mullholland
  • Patent number: 10753895
    Abstract: An orientation evaluation device includes: a diode laser configured to periodically irradiate a sample with light to heat the sample, the sample being carbon fiber reinforced plastics; an infrared thermography configured to detect delay in response to a change in a temperature distribution of an area of the sample, the area including a spot heated by the diode laser; and a computer configured to output information on orientation of the sample based on the delay in the response detected by the infrared thermography. The orientation evaluation device enables a non-contact and quick evaluation of the orientation of the sample.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignees: NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI, NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM
    Inventors: Hosei Nagano, Ryouhei Fujita
  • Patent number: 10738212
    Abstract: Optically transparent films can comprise a coating of nanodiamonds to introduce desirable properties, such as hardness, good thermal conductivity and an increased dielectric constant. In general, transparent conductive films can be formed with desirable property enhancing nanoparticles included in a transparent conductive layer and/or in a coating layer. Property enhancing nanoparticles can be formed from materials having a large hardness parameter, a large thermal conductivity and/or a large dielectric constant. Suitable polymers are incorporated as a binder in the layers with the property enhancing nanoparticles. The coatings with property enhancing nanoparticles can be solution coated and corresponding solutions are described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: C3Nano Inc.
    Inventors: Ajay Virkar, Faraz Azadi Manzour, Xiqiang Yang, Hua Gu
  • Patent number: 10591097
    Abstract: A flange seal has a support body of a tough, hard material, and a sealing element of a rubbery-elastic material, that are interconnected in a single piece, the sealing element having a sealing edge that can be exposed to a medium to be sealed in a chamber to be sealed. In the state resulting from manufacture, the sealing element has cavities in the region of the sealing edge, which cavities vary in volume during use of the flange seal as intended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CARL FREUDENBERG KG
    Inventors: Olaf Nahrwold, Christian Geubert, Frank Menzenhauer, Peter Kritzer, Frank Lauer
  • Patent number: 10566596
    Abstract: A battery unit includes multiple cell modules which are interconnected. The cell modules respectively include multiple battery cells. Local cell module control units are associated with the cell modules. The cell module control units are configured in such a way that they control and/or monitor the cell modules. The cell module control units are applied to at least one flat conductor sheet. The flat conductor sheet has plugs which are plugged into mating plugs of the cell modules. There is also described a wiring unit for a battery unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Volkswagen AG
    Inventors: Stephan Schmidt, Matthias Berg, Holger Opfer
  • Patent number: 10516231
    Abstract: A flanged vehicle-mounting sleeve is provided for use in association with a heavy duty vehicle, chassis-mountable, data bus signal wiring harness coupling. The coupling includes a receptacle having a generally circular cross-section and being adapted to be accommodated in longitudinal pass-through relation by a corresponding vehicle chassis mount including a mounting aperture for the coupling. The receptacle may also include a receptacle-flange engagable in receptacle-flange matching chassis-secured relation with a compatible receptacle-flange chassis mount adjacent the vehicle chassis mounting aperture with the receptacle supported thereby in pass-thru relation with the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Walli, John Robert Ford Kyes
  • Patent number: 10515768
    Abstract: An apparatus including an open interconnected wall structure having one or more pores, the open interconnected wall structure including a first electrode material, the pores including an electrolyte and a second electrode material, wherein the electrolyte and second electrode material are supported on the first electrode material within the pores such that the first electrode material is separated from the second electrode material by the electrolyte to enable the generation and/or storage of electrical energy using the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: Lyten, Inc.
    Inventors: Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen, Di Wei, Piers Andrew, Andrew Peter Matthews
  • Patent number: 10490929
    Abstract: An adapter is provided for use in association with a heavy duty vehicle, chassis-mountable, data bus signal wiring harness coupling. The coupling includes a receptacle having a generally circular cross-section and being adapted to be accommodated in longitudinal pass-through relation by a corresponding vehicle chassis mount including a mounting aperture for the coupling. The adapter may be slidably mounted on the receptacle for mounting to the vehicle chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Geotab Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Arthur Walli, John Robert Ford Kyes
  • Patent number: 10438725
    Abstract: A shielded electrical cable includes one or more conductor sets extending along a length of the cable and being spaced apart from each other along a width of the cable. Each conductor set has one or more conductors having a size no greater than 24 AWG and each conductor set has an insertion loss of less than about ?20 dB/meter over a frequency range of 0 to 20 GHz. First and second shielding films are disposed on opposite sides of the cable, the first and second films including cover portions and pinched portions arranged such that, in transverse cross section, the cover portions of the first and second films in combination substantially surround each conductor set, and the pinched portions of the first and second films in combination form pinched portions of the cable on each side of each conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: 3M Innovative Properties Company
    Inventor: Douglas B. Gundel
  • Patent number: 10356360
    Abstract: High bandwidth push-cables for high speed image or video data transmission between a camera head and a cable reel or camera control unit (CCU) are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Eric M. Chapman, Mark S. Olsson
  • Patent number: 10340058
    Abstract: A cable with braided shield includes a conductor, an insulation layer arranged to cover a periphery of the conductor, a braided shield layer arranged to cover a periphery of the insulation layer, and a sheath arranged to cover a periphery of the braided shield layer. The braided shield layer includes an inner braided shield layer, and an outer braided shield layer provided on a periphery of the inner braided shield layer. The inner braided shield layer includes a braided shield braided to cross metal wires. The outer braided shield layer includes a braided shield braided to cross a copper tinsel wire and a metal wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2019
    Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.
    Inventors: Detian Huang, Masanori Kobayashi, Haruyuki Watanabe, Kazuhiro Aida
  • Patent number: 10332654
    Abstract: A quad-shield coaxial cable includes, an elongated center conductor extending along a longitudinal axis, an insulator coaxially surrounding the inner conductor, an inner conductive foil layer coaxially surrounding the insulator, an inner layer of braided shield coaxially surrounding the inner foil layer, an outer layer of braided shield coaxially surrounding the inner layer of braided shield, an outer conductive foil layer coaxially surrounding the outer layer of braided shield, and a jacket coaxially surrounding the outer conductive foil layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: PPC BROADBAND, INC.
    Inventor: Michael E. Lawrence
  • Patent number: 10088417
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for analyzing a flow of material having an inlet region, a measurement range and an outlet region, and having a first diverter and a second diverter, and a deflection area, wherein in a first state of operation, the two diverters form a continuous first material flow space from the inlet region via the first diverter through the measurement range, via the second diverter to the outlet region, and in a second state of operation, form a continuous second material flow space from the inlet region via the first diverter through the deflection area, via the second diverter to the outlet region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignees: Hochschule Reutlingen, Blue Ocean Nova AG
    Inventors: Edwin Ostertag, Tim Baeuerle, Guenter Lorenz, Karsten Rebner, Joachim Mannhardt
  • Patent number: 9963584
    Abstract: The present invention provides a block copolymer composition comprising a block copolymer A represented by formula (A) and a block copolymer B represented by formula (B), the block copolymer composition having a water content of 200 ppm by weight or less when the block copolymer composition has been formed in a shape of pellets, dried, and allowed to stand at a temperature of 37° C. and a relative humidity of 70% for 24 hours. In the formulas, Ar1a, Ar1b, and Ar2b are aromatic vinyl polymer blocks having a weight average molecular weight of 6,000-18,000, Ar2a is an aromatic vinyl polymer block having a weight average molecular weight of 40,000-400,000, and Da and Db are specific conjugated diene polymer blocks. The block copolymer composition has a high modulus of elasticity, exhibits low tension set, and ensures that the formation of a hole is prevented when a film is formed by melt-forming the block copolymer composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: ZEON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryoji Oda, Yuta Ishii
  • Patent number: 9960503
    Abstract: A method of stranded electrical wire connection involves inserting stripped, stranded ends of the wires into and then out of open container housing. A dielectric gel filled canister having an open bottom is placed over the electrical wires and the container housing, thereby completely encasing the wires. The canister is then snapped onto or otherwise secured over the container housing, to seal the electrical wires, thus completing the sealed, waterproof electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Inventor: Jeremy Sviben
  • Patent number: 9947438
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an impact resistant, multipolar power cable (10) comprising, a plurality of cores (1), each core (1) comprising at least one conductive element (3) and an electrical insulating layer (5) in a position radially external to the at least one conductive element (3). The cores (1) are stranded together so as to form an assembled element providing a plurality of interstitial zones (2). An expanded polymeric filler (6) fills the interstitial zones (2) between the plurality of cores (1). An expanded impact resistant layer (7) is in a position radially external to the expanded polymeric filler (6) and comprises a polymer that differs from the expanded polymeric filler (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventors: Ryan Truong, Paul Cinquemani, Andrew Maunder, Chris Averill
  • Patent number: 9936617
    Abstract: A splice device for electromagnetically sealing a junction or bond between a plurality of cables is provided. A first and second cable each has a conductive core wire, an inner insulation, a braided sleeve, and an insulating cover. The junction or bond fixes and electrically connects the core wire of the second cable to the core wire of the first cable. A plurality of ferrules overlays the braided sleeve and the insulating cover of the first cable and the braided sleeve and the insulating cover of the second cable. A plurality of ring collars overlays the plurality of ferrules and is fixed to the plurality of ferrules. A splice cover or shield overlays the first cable, second cable, plurality of ferrules, and plurality of ring collars and electromagnetically seals the junction/bond between the core wires of the first cable and the second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2018
    Assignee: Yazaki North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Robert Degen, Jesus Joel Pantino, Matthew James Baker
  • Patent number: 9929364
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic device comprising a dielectric material, which dielectric material comprises a copolymer comprising styrene and maleimic acid and derivatives thereof as structural units, a process for the preparation of the electronic device and to the use of the copolymer as dielectric material, especially as dielectric layer in printed electronic devices such as capacitors and organic field-effect transistors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: BASF SE
    Inventors: Hans Jürg Kirner, Emmanuel Martin, Patrice Bujard, Jean-Charles Flores, Jordan Thomas Kopping
  • Patent number: 9905326
    Abstract: A semiconductive resin composition is composed of a base polymer including an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer with a vinyl acetate content of not lower than 60 percent by weight, two or more of fatty acid zinc, oleic acid bisamide and trimellitic acid ester, a peroxide-based crosslinking agent having a one hour half-life temperature of not lower than 130 degrees C., and a carbon having a DBP (dibutyl phthalate) adsorption capacity of not larger than 150 mg/g.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryutaro Kikuchi, Akira Setogawa
  • Patent number: 9797559
    Abstract: There is a provided a lighting system comprising a first cable and a second cable for receiving a voltage difference. The first cable extends between a first pair of installation locations and the second cable extends between a second pair of installation locations. The lighting system also comprises a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) strips, each LED strip electrically connected to and extending between the first cable and second cable. The lighting system also comprises a cable tensioner system coupled to the first cable and second cable for adjusting the tension of the first cable and second cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: MEDIA GROUP DEPOT INC.
    Inventor: David Sellam
  • Patent number: 9622393
    Abstract: A wire harness includes first to third electric wires, a braid shield that covers the first to third electric wires, and a tube-shaped electromagnetic wave absorber having a through hole that allows the first to third electric wires to be inserted therethrough, the electromagnetic wave absorber absorbing electromagnetic waves emitted from the first to third electric wires. The braid shield covers an outer circumferential surface and two axial end surfaces of the electromagnetic wave absorber to restrict movement of the electromagnetic wave absorber in an axial direction. The braid shield satisfies 1?n?15 and 10?m?50 where the number of carriers of the braid shield is denoted by n and the number of ends of the braid shield is denoted by m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: HITACHI METALS, LTD.
    Inventors: Masaaki Imahori, Yoshikazu Hayakawa, Takahiro Futatsumori
  • Patent number: 9490049
    Abstract: An object is to form a protective member such that its inner circumferential surface portion is hard and its outer circumferential surface portion is soft. A wire harness includes a wire harness main portion that includes at least one electrical wire, and a protective member. The protective member is formed by a laminate, which is obtained by overlaying an inner circumferential non-woven member and an outer circumferential non-woven member, being hot-pressed into a shape that covers at least a portion of the wire harness main portion, and the inner circumferential surface portion is harder than the outer circumferential surface portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yasuhiro Kajiwara
  • Patent number: 9448376
    Abstract: High-bandwidth push cables configured for high speed data communication, such as that used in video signal transmission between a camera head and a cable reel or other device, are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Assignee: SEESCAN, INC.
    Inventors: Eric M. Chapman, Mark S. Olsson
  • Patent number: 9362565
    Abstract: An apparatus including a flexible substrate of electrically insulating material, and an electrically conductive polymer, wherein the electrically conductive polymer is retained by the flexible substrate to form together at least part of an electrode of an electrical storage apparatus such that the electrically conductive polymer provides an electrical path for electrons which are generated and/or stored by the electrical storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Di Wei, Darryl Cotton, Piers Andrew, Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen
  • Patent number: 9324995
    Abstract: An apparatus including a substrate and an active material, the substrate including an open interconnected wall structure of electrically conductive material having one or more pores, the open interconnected wall structure providing the substrate upon which the active material is supported, wherein the active material includes an electrically insulating lithium-based compound configured for use in generating and/or storing electrons, and wherein the open interconnected wall structure is configured to act as a charge collector for the generated and/or stored electrons through which an electrical path for the electrons is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Teuvo Tapani Ryhanen, Di Wei, Peter Andrew Matthews, Piers Andrew
  • Patent number: 9270031
    Abstract: A process for manufacturing a jointing assembly for medium or high voltage electrical cables may include: forming a tubular element made from semi-conductive material; cutting out of the tubular element first and second cylindrical elements; machining an end portion of the first and second cylindrical elements to provide the end portions with an at least partially rounded profile; arranging the first cylindrical element at a radially inner surface of an elastomeric sleeve made from dielectric material; arranging the second cylindrical element at a free end portion of the elastomeric sleeve, spaced apart from the first cylindrical element, with the at least partially rounded profile end portion of the second cylindrical element facing the at least partially rounded profile end portion of the first cylindrical element; and elastically expanding the elastomeric sleeve by inserting at least one removable support element in a radially inner position with respect to the elastomeric sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: PRYSMIAN S.P.A.
    Inventor: Francesco Portas
  • Patent number: 9136043
    Abstract: A cable that has a cable core which includes a plurality of pairs of insulated conductors, a barrier layer surrounding at least one pair of the insulated conductors, and at least one shielding layer that is provided between the plurality of pairs of insulated conductors. The barrier layer may be non-conductive and the shielding layer may be conductive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2015
    Assignee: General Cable Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Scott M. Brown, David P. Camp, II
  • Publication number: 20150136729
    Abstract: A vibration layer is formed by the AD method on a cavity plate before forming pressure chambers, a common electrode is formed on the vibration layer, and a piezoelectric layer is formed on the common electrode by the AD method. Subsequently, the pressure chambers are formed in the cavity plate by the etching. After that, individual electrodes are formed on the piezoelectric layer. Subsequently, the stack of the cavity plate, the vibration layer, the common electrode, the piezoelectric layer, and the individual electrodes is heated at about 850° C. to simultaneously perform the annealing of the piezoelectric layer and the sintering of the individual electrodes and the common electrode. Accordingly, the atoms of the cavity plate are suppressed from being diffused into the driving portions of the piezoelectric layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Hiroto SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20150075696
    Abstract: A cable includes an electrically conductive cable core for transmitting electrical power and data, an insulative/protective layer circumferentially disposed around the core, an inner armor wire layer including a plurality of armor wires disposed around the cable core and the insulative layer, wherein at least one of the armor wires of the inner armor wire layer is bonded to the insulative layer, and an outer armor wire layer including a plurality of armor wires disposed around the inner armor wire layer. At least one of the armor wires of the outer armor wire layer can be bonded to the at least one of the armor wires of the inner armor wire layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventors: Joseph Varkey, Vadim Protasov, Jushik Yun, Sheng Chang
  • Publication number: 20150053663
    Abstract: A panel for an aircraft is disclosed. The panel has a body with an integral conductor for the transmission of electrical power and/or signals therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Nebojsa SAKOTA, Andrew MCVEY
  • Patent number: 8882944
    Abstract: In a method for forming a rustproof film on a PC strand, the thickness of the resin film is set to 200±80 ?m, the pre-heating is performed within a temperature range from 60 to 150° C. to prevent an occurrence of a cob-webbing phenomenon as a result of melting of the synthetic resin powder coating material and the post-heating is performed within a range from 150 to 250° C. in order to uniformize the thickness of the coats adhered to the outer peripheral surfaces of the core wire and the surrounding wires, and the temperature of the pre-heating is set to be lower than the temperature of the post-heating, and the synthetic resin powder coating material including particles having diameters in a range from 0.1 to 250 ?m is used, and the line speed in the series of steps is set to 5 to 10 m/min.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kurosawa Construction Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryohei Kurosawa, Kei Hirai, Naoki Matsubara
  • Publication number: 20140246230
    Abstract: An object is to readily fixate a wire to a nonwoven member at low cost and to reduce waste when the nonwoven member is wound around the wire. A wire harness includes a wire bundle and a nonwoven fabric extending in a longitudinal direction of the wire bundle and being wound and wrapped around the wire bundle. In the wire harness, the nonwoven fabric is fixated to the wire bundle by welding at least one of a start-edge portion and an end-edge portion in a winding direction of the nonwoven fabric.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Yuten Takahashi
  • Publication number: 20140238574
    Abstract: A mold structure having high-precision multi-dimensional components includes: depositing an oxide layer on a top surface of a plurality of semiconductor substrates, patterning a design integrated in one or more of the oxide layers; repositioning the substrates to enable the oxide layers make contact with one another; bonding in sequential order the repositioned substrates using a dielectric bonding, forming a three dimension (3D) mold; filling the 3D mold with filling material and removing the overburden filling material present on a top surface of the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicants: Yale University, International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Emily R. Kinser, Jan Schroers, Golden Kumar
  • Publication number: 20140227533
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a laminate in which a metal and a fluoropolymer are directly and firmly attached to each other. The present invention relates to a laminate including a layer (A) including a metal, and a layer (B) formed on the layer (A), wherein the layer (B) includes a copolymer containing a polymer unit based on tetrafluoroethylene and a polymer unit based on a perfluoro(alkyl vinyl ether), the copolymer contains a carboxyl group at a terminus of a main chain and has a melt flow rate of not lower than 20 g/10 min and a melting point of not higher than 295° C., and the metal is at least one selected from the group consisting of copper, stainless steel, aluminum, iron, and an alloy thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: DAIKIN INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shinya Murakami, Hiroyuki Yoshimoto, Takeshi Inaba, Masamichi Sukegawa, Yasuyuki Yamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20140141673
    Abstract: An electroconductive tape (10) is characterized in that an adhesive film (3) composed of an adhesive is provided only on the open space between threads of an electroconductive mesh fabric having a metallic coating on the surface, the metallic coating being exposed and not covered by the adhesive film (3) on both surfaces of the electroconductive mesh fabric; thermoplastic synthetic fiber monofilament thread is included in part of the threads of the electroconductive mesh fabric; a value M that is obtained by an Equation (1): M=[(B1+B2)?C]/(B1+B2) is within a range of 0.05 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2011
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Inventors: Shigekazu Sugihara, Susumu Takagi, Tetsuhiko Saiki
  • Patent number: 8722775
    Abstract: A biodegradable plastic is provided by mixing starch; a biodegradation promoter, such as humic and/or fulvic acid; oil, such as white mineral oil; polypropylene; and a hydrogenated styrene isoprene/butadiene block copolymer. An environmentally friendly cable is provided by extruding the biodegradable plastic with wiring therein. An environmentally friendly headset includes the environmentally friendly cable, and may also includes one or more speaker sets and a microphone assembly, each also made, at least in part, with biodegradable material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Samsin USA, LLC
    Inventors: Seok Ki Kim, Thomas H. Perszyk
  • Publication number: 20140069682
    Abstract: Cable structures for use in cable assemblies that interconnect portable electronic devices with various other devices, such as power adaptors, computers, media playback devices, etc. are shown. The cable structures can include a ground conductor that is broken up into multiple, smaller ground conductors that are physically separate and distinct from each other with the cable structure (and which can be terminated together in, for example, the connectors at the ends of the cable assembly). The cable structure may also include conductors having insulating material formed from FEP and/or wire mesh shield elements configured for high durability during bending and twisting of the assembled cable. An extrusion process can be used to manufacture the final, fully-assembled cable structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2012
    Publication date: March 13, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Edward Siahaan, Eric S. Jol, John B. Ardisana, II
  • Publication number: 20140034208
    Abstract: In a method for forming a rustproof film on a PC strand, the thickness of the resin film is set to 200±80 ?m, the pre-heating is performed within a temperature range from 60 to 150° C. to prevent an occurrence of a cob-webbing phenomenon as a result of melting of the synthetic resin powder coating material and the post-heating is performed within a range from 150 to 250° C. in order to uniformize the thickness of the coats adhered to the outer peripheral surfaces of the core wire and the surrounding wires, and the temperature of the pre-heating is set to be lower than the temperature of the post-heating, and the synthetic resin powder coating material including particles having diameters in a range from 0.1 to 250 ?m is used, and the line speed in the series of steps is set to 5 to 10 m/min.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Inventors: Ryohei KUROSAWA, Kei HIRAI, Naoki MATSUBARA
  • Publication number: 20140031911
    Abstract: This disclosure describes an implantable medical lead, and method of making such a lead, that reduces the undesirable effects the fields generated by an MRI device may have on the implantable medical lead and the implantable medical device. The implantable medical lead has a proximal end configured to connect to an implantable medical device and a distal end. The lead also includes at least one electrode located near the distal end and at least one coiled conductor that extends along a length of the lead from the proximal end to a respective electrode. The lead further includes an outer jacket that is configured to only partially extend between turns of one or more of the coiled conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2012
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Terrell M. Williams
  • Publication number: 20140008097
    Abstract: An electric wire of the present invention includes: (a) a conductive wire divided into a plurality of regions by a first insulating film extending in a longitudinal direction; (b) a second insulating film that coats a longitudinal periphery of the conductive wire; and (c) a conductive pipe that surrounds, without any space, the conductive wire in the longitudinal direction while sandwiching the second insulating film. Each of the divided regions of the conductive wire has a minor axis less than twice as large as a skin thickness at a working frequency. A wall thickness of the conductive pipe is smaller than the skin thickness at the working frequency.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: KYOWA ELECTRIC WIRE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kinya SUGIE, Hiroshi HIRAIKE
  • Publication number: 20130306214
    Abstract: A method for making a cable jacket that includes the steps of providing at least one shielding tape having a substrate formed of a substrate material, said substrate including at least one conductive segment; inserting the at least one shielding tape between first and second jacket layers of the cable jacket, each of said first and second jacket layers being formed of a jacket material; and co-extruding the at least one shielding tape with the first and second jacket layers, wherein the substrate material of the at least one shielding tape and the jacket material of the first and second jacket layers are the same such that during the co-extrusion step, the substrate and first and second jacket layers bond together into a single layer wherein the at least one conductive segment is embedded in the single layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: GENERAL CABLE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert D. KENNY, David M. FAUSZ, David P. CAMP, II
  • Publication number: 20130292029
    Abstract: Fibers may be intertwined to form cables for headsets and other structures. The cables may include wires, The wires may be surrounded by a jacket formed. from intertwined fibers, The intertwined fibers may include fibers with different melting temperatures. The jacket may be heated to a temperature that is sufficient to melt some of the fibers in the jacket without melting other fibers in the jacket. The melted fibers may flow into spaces between the unmelted fibers and may serve as a binder that holds together the unmelted fibers. The intertwining process may be used to form a bifurcation for a headset. A dipping process may be used to cover the jacket with a coating. The coating may be formed over the entire length of the cable or may be formed in a particular portion of the cable such as the portion of the cable that includes the bifurcation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Inventors: Jonathan S. Aase, Douglas Weber