Boxes And Housings Patents (Class 174/50)
  • Patent number: 12111688
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the disclosure provide an electronic device including a housing having a double texture, and a method for manufacturing the same. According to various embodiments disclosed herein, there may be provided an electronic including a housing that includes a first surface having a first surface roughness, a second surface having a second surface roughness different from the first surface, and a first connection portion between the first surface and the second surface. The electronic device may further include an oxide film layer disposed on the first surface, the second surface, and the first connection portion and configured to have a substantially uniform thickness. Various other embodiments may be applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byounghee Choi, Sunghoon Kim, Sungjin Park, Jinho Lee, Youngsoo Jang, Sanggyou Choi, Yongwook Hwang
  • Patent number: 12093924
    Abstract: Various aspects of the disclosure generally relate to security for a credit card processing reader. Part of security for a reader is a secure cover having a trace mesh to discourage drilling through the cover. The mesh may be connected to one or more landing areas on the cover. The landing area has electrical pads with trace routing that provides tamper protection for the landing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Sumup Payments Ltd.
    Inventors: Stefano Bianconi, Ricardo Maffazioli
  • Patent number: 12074566
    Abstract: A junction box used for making electrical connections to a photovoltaic panel. The junction box has two chambers including a first chamber and a second chamber and a wall common to and separating both chambers. The wall may be adapted to have an electrical connection therethrough. The two lids are adapted to seal respectively the two chambers. The two lids are on opposite sides of the junction box relative to the photovoltaic panel. The two lids may be attachable using different sealing processes to a different level of hermeticity. The first chamber may be adapted to receive a circuit board for electrical power conversion. The junction box may include supports for mounting a printed circuit board in the first chamber. The second chamber is configured for electrical connection to the photovoltaic panel. A metal heat sink may be bonded inside the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Vadim Shmukler, Meir Adest, Meir Gazit, Yoav Galin
  • Patent number: 12068592
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies with integrating flashing for protecting an accessory on a rooftop. The enclosure assemblies can include a base configured to protect the rooftop from water intrusion and a cover configured to be joined to the raised portion of the base. The base can include a bottom wall and a raised portion extending from the bottom wall. The base can include an uphill portion configured to be positioned beneath at least one full course of roof shingle on the rooftop, without having to cut the roof shingle. The raised portion can be disposed off-center relative to the central transverse axis of the bottom wall, leaving the uphill portion of the bottom wall uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng-Chi Yang, Byron James Madden, Ryan Mac McClister
  • Patent number: 12057259
    Abstract: A transformer arrangement includes a transformer, a transformer tank and at least one tap changer that is arranged to be connected to said transformer. The transformer arrangement further includes at least one support structure which is arranged to be connected to the tap changer and to extend between the tap changer and at least two support members located between the tap changer and at least two points on an inner surface of the transformer tank. The at least one support structure is arranged to reduce pendular movement of the tap changer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: HITACHI ENERGY LTD
    Inventors: Tommy Larsson, Christer Arnborg, Aliae Welander
  • Patent number: 12028994
    Abstract: A telecommunications cabinet (100) for enclosing telecommunications equipment (110) of a telecommunications network, the telecommunications cabinet comprising: an electric water pump (140); a water detector (160), wherein the water detector is configured to cause activation of the electric water pump upon detecting water; a power supply (150) for powering the electric water pump; and a fluid conduit (170), coupled to the electric water pump, extending from within the cabinet to an outside of the cabinet via an aperture (180) in the cabinet so as to convey water out of the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2024
    Assignee: BRITISH TELECOMMUNICATIONS public limited company
    Inventors: Daniel Calver, Martin Nottage
  • Patent number: 11984714
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to devices and applications for electrical enclosures designed with one or more mounting methods with one or more input openings for electrical power and one or more openings for installation of electrical delivery products which provide a means for mechanically mounting or connecting, and providing electrical power to at least one connected electrical apparatus. More specifically, the invention pertains to outdoor, weather resistant, electrical junction boxes with rear openings and side conduit removable plugged openings for input of electrical power, weather resistant GFCI outlets with outlet covers and a junction box cover which provide an electrical junction box mechanical interface for mounting and providing electrical power to a connected electrical apparatus such as a lighting apparatus, security camera, etc.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Jasco Products Company, LLC
    Inventors: Trey Lazear, Mark Solomon, Walter Curtis Gobble
  • Patent number: 11974396
    Abstract: A system has a printed circuit board (PCB) comprising one or more electrical and/or electronic components and a composite material comprising highly-complex resin systems and thermally-resistant solids, the composite material adhered to the PCB and encasing the one or more electrical or electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Advanced American Technologies, LLC
    Inventor: Robert E. Grigsby
  • Patent number: 11962137
    Abstract: An electrical junction box mount apparatus including a base for mounting to a mounting surface and a lid sized to seal against the base. The base includes a mounting portion having a penetration area. A periphery of the penetration area is circumscribed via a groove formed into a bottom surface of the base such that upon placing the base on a mounting surface, the groove encloses empty space within the groove against the mounting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: UNIRAC INC.
    Inventor: Shawn J. Meine
  • Patent number: 11925260
    Abstract: A control housing assembly is disclosed. The housing assembly includes a housing and an escutcheon that manually connects to the housing by the engagement of escutcheon latches with housing catch channels. When the escutcheon is connected to the housing, the housing covers the escutcheon latches so as to obstruct the latches from being manually accessed to disengage the latches from the catch channels. The housing includes tool access slots through which a tool can be inserted to disengage a latch from a catch channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Braeburn Systems LLC
    Inventors: Glenn Moore, John Bingham
  • Patent number: 11920772
    Abstract: A universal junction box includes an upper body having a first connecting feature. A lower body releasably connects to the upper body having a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature. The upper body and lower body forming a housing to receive an electrical connection. A first mounting feature is configured to selectively secure the housing to an associated frame or to an unassociated frame or other support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: HLI SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventor: Eric Stephen Miller
  • Patent number: 11920317
    Abstract: A lid for a utilities vault having a moldable core and a reinforcement matrix positioned within the core, the reinforcement matrix including longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members and a plurality of lid feature housings positioned on and attached to the intersecting members, the lid feature housings extending through the core and protruding to the upper and lower surfaces of the lid, and the plurality of longitudinally and laterally extending intersecting members have a height sufficient to provide reinforcement without a perimeter member for the reinforcement matrix.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventors: Edward J. Burke, Thomas Edward Burke
  • Patent number: 11909191
    Abstract: An electrical junction apparatus for accessing and sealing electrical connections comprising a housing, a removeable sleeve, and a fastener removably secured to a first portion of the housing that secures the outer sleeve to the housing. A method for accessing electrical connections in an electrical junction apparatus involves loosening a first and second fastener from a first and second portion of a housing respectively, removing a tightener from the first portion of the housing, and removing the sleeve from the housing. A method for sealing electrical connections involves installing a sleeve around a housing, positioning a tightener against the sleeve and the first portion of the housing, engaging a first fastener against the tightener and engaging a second fastener with the second portion of the housing and the sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Power Feed-Thru Systems and Connectors LLC
    Inventors: Brandon Lee Marbach, Roy Lee Kinkaid, James Patrick Payne, Albert George Ollre, V
  • Patent number: 11895256
    Abstract: A system comprising a housing, the housing comprising an opening through which a display of an electronic device is accessible by a user, peripheral device(s) connected to the housing and controllable by the electronic device, and a hub contained within the housing. The hub comprises a first interface to couple the hub with the electronic device, a second interface for coupling the peripheral device(s), a processor, and a non-transitory memory having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by the processor cause the processor to perform operations. The operations comprising receiving first input data from the electronic device and sending first output data from the hub to the one or more peripheral devices based on the first input data. The operations further comprising receiving second input data from the peripheral device(s) and sending second output data from the hub to the electronic device based on the second input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Hatchmed Corporation
    Inventors: Brian Hatch, Kyrylo Keydanskyy
  • Patent number: 11874500
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes fusion spliced cable assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventor: Nahid Islam
  • Patent number: 11871542
    Abstract: A user device that can be touched by a user includes a heat source that can generate heat; a case body covering the heat source; and a polymer-containing heat storage body attached to the case body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Morimoto, Naoki Furukawa, Atsuko Sano, Hiroshi Yokota
  • Patent number: 11852151
    Abstract: The present invention is an HVAC fan array wiring system that provides a quick connect box that is provided within the air stream of an HVAC air handler. Because the wiring for each fan within the fan array is to be connected to the quick connect box, the wiring materials and placement of the wiring can be predetermined at the time the fan array is designed. Accordingly, the novel wiring system and quick connect box reduces redundancies in manufacturing and installation of the fan array. Furthermore, the quick connect box and wiring system allows for easy installation of the HVAC fan array at a job site and improves a customer's experience with the control panel. This is primarily because, with the use of the claimed invention, an electrician need only link a main control and power line to the quick connect box and therefore, can install the control panel in a location that provides ease of access to the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Q-PAC SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Robert Clarke Story, Matthew Wayne Kent, David Kurt Thomas
  • Patent number: 11789503
    Abstract: An apparatus for a credential verification system with a water-resistant and tamper-proof housing, wherein the apparatus includes a credential verification system including image capturing devices, and a housing containing a multi-layer enclosure containing a first set of vents, a bottom plate attached to the multi-layer enclosure, wherein the bottom plate contains a second set of vents, an opening plate configured to mount the credential verification system, wherein the opening plate includes a mechanical interface configured to mechanically connect the opening plate to the bottom plate and a locking mechanism configured to removably attach the opening plate to the multi-layer enclosure and the bottom plate, and a view window, wherein the credential verification system is configured to identify a credential through the view window using the plurality of image capturing device, and an airflow is directed from the second set of vents to the first set of vents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Quick Quack Car Wash Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Christopher Clinton Chappell, McNamara Marlow Pope, III, Rodney Daniel Sparks, Christopher Michael Jenkins, Bradly Troy Wyatt, William Gene Ashe, David Ellis Collins
  • Patent number: 11747079
    Abstract: In a sensor assembly, a hole-shaped sensor support portion is formed at a sensor printed circuit board (PCB), a touch sensor is disposed at the sensor support portion, and an elastic member is installed at a rear surface of the sensor PCB. In addition, a sensor assembly according to an embodiment of the present invention may include a sensor PCB on which a copper coating film which constitutes a circuit is printed on a top surface of a plastic material, a touch sensor seated on a sensor support portion formed at the sensor PCB, and a cover member which is attached onto a rear surface of the sensor PCB and covers the sensor support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seungje Park
  • Patent number: 11731572
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical junction box capable of housing an electric component while absorbing the tolerance of the electric component. The electrical junction box is an electrical junction box that is to be mounted in a vehicle, including: a casing that forms an outer shell; and a fixation member that fixes, to the casing, an electric component that is to be electrically connected to a vehicle-mounted load or an electricity storage device mounted in the vehicle, wherein a slit for absorbing a tolerance associated with external dimensions of the electric component is provided in the fixation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ayaka Asano, Kazuya Komaki
  • Patent number: 11735898
    Abstract: A temperature control system may include a temperature control device, an electrical wall box having a hole for passing a wire or cable into the wall box, and a gland configured to be inserted into the hole of the wall box. The temperature control device may include a temperature sensor. The wall box may be configured to be mounted to a wall. The temperature control device may be configured to be mounted to the wall box such that the temperature sensor is located within the wall box. A wire or cable may be passed from a wall cavity of the wall, through the gland once inserted into the hole of the wall box, into an interior of the wall box, and attached to the temperature control device. The gland and the wall box may be configured to prevent air within the wall cavity from entering the wall box when the wire or cable is passed into the wall box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Nikhil V. Bhate, Joseph M. Nichols, Sean Tucker
  • Patent number: 11731571
    Abstract: Provided is a wiring junction box for branching a wire connected to a plurality of ECUs mounted in a vehicle, including: a power input terminal connected to an electrical storage device supplying electric power to the ECUs; a plurality of power output terminals respectively outputting electric power input from the power input terminal to the plurality of ECUs; a communication device-side communication port connected to a communication device communicating with the ECUs; and a plurality of ECU-side communication ports respectively connected to the plurality of ECUs, wherein the wire includes a power line for connecting the power input terminal and the power output terminals and a communication line for connecting the communication device-side communication port and the ECU-side communication ports, the power line branches according to the number of power output terminals, and the communication line branches according to the number of ECU-side communication ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Akio Ishihara
  • Patent number: 11726289
    Abstract: The disclosed fiber optic cable splice case may include (1) an outer enclosure with a plurality of cable funnels defining paths from an exterior to an interior of the outer enclosure, (2) a clamp connected to the exterior of the outer enclosure, where the clamp attaches the outer enclosure to a powerline conductor, and (3) an inner enclosure positioned at least partially within, and rotatably coupled to, the outer enclosure, where the inner enclosure defines (a) a splice cavity within the inner enclosure, where the cavity is configured to store an optical fiber splice tray for coupling corresponding optical fibers of each of a pair of fiber optic cable segments and (b) a cable channel about an exterior of the inner enclosure, where the cable channel carries a portion of each of the pair of segments between the funnels and the cavity. Various other components and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.
    Inventors: James A. Mass, Robert Olding, Karthik Yogeeswaran
  • Patent number: 11721961
    Abstract: An apparatus, such as an electrical device or a wall box, may have a mounting mechanism that may be configured to mount the apparatus to a wall in a manner that may facilitate secure fastening to the wall. The apparatus may comprise at least one mounting clamp that may have a fin and a drum that receives a mounting screw. The fin of the mounting clamp may be configured to be located within a pocket formed in the body. When a mounting screw is driven, the mounting clamp may rotate from the pocket into a position in which the drum of the mounting clamp may be received in a channel formed in the body. The drum may be configured to move through the channel as the mounting screw is further driven. The gap may be sized to retain the mounting clamp within the channel as the drum moves therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Lutron Technology Company LLC
    Inventors: Jared A. Leese, Joseph M. Nichols
  • Patent number: 11695371
    Abstract: A junction box used for making electrical connections to a photovoltaic panel. The junction box has two chambers including a first chamber and a second chamber and a wall common to and separating both chambers. The wall may be adapted to have an electrical connection therethrough. The two lids are adapted to seal respectively the two chambers. The two lids are on opposite sides of the junction box relative to the photovoltaic panel. The two lids may be attachable using different sealing processes to a different level of hermeticity. The first chamber may be adapted to receive a circuit board for electrical power conversion. The junction box may include supports for mounting a printed circuit board in the first chamber. The second chamber is configured for electrical connection to the photovoltaic panel. A metal heat sink may be bonded inside the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Vadim Shmukler, Meir Adest, Meir Gazit, Yoav Galin
  • Patent number: 11665872
    Abstract: An Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF) protection device, includes: a metallic bottom; a metallic side extending from the metallic bottom; and a top opening, wherein the metallic bottom and the metallic side form a cylinder enclosure configured to substantially block a signal passing through the metallic side and the metallic bottom and allow the signal to pass only through the top opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Dimension 0 LLC
    Inventors: Yuhui Chen, Ainslie Chen, Xin Shao
  • Patent number: 11655967
    Abstract: An LED high bay includes a housing, a hand-separable connector, and an LED driver disposed within the housing. The housing includes a first housing portion, a second housing portion hingedly attached to the first housing portion, and at least one hand-operable latch opposite the hinge and configured for fixing the second housing portion to the first housing portion. The LED driver may be replaced by opening the housing by releasing the latch and disconnecting the LED driver from the connector, while the LED high bay remains installed or held to a structure, or portion thereof, with a support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Litetronics International, Inc.
    Inventors: Raghu Rao, Robert Sorensen
  • Patent number: 11651872
    Abstract: A plastic retaining pin for being inserted through a retaining hole in a high voltage insulating cover has a compressible nose, with the wide part of the nose being larger than the retaining hole. The pin may be on the order of 3-12 inches long. The other end of the pin has a grasping ring for receiving the hook of a hot stick. Along the length of the body of the pin is a plurality of radial portions (e.g., six or more) extending outward from a centerline of the body. These radial portions may be skirts or ribs having a diameter less than the retaining hole in the cover. The skirts or ribs greatly increase the surface leakage distance along the body of the pin and also prevent conductive liquids flowing along the body, which may lead to a flashover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Eco Electrical Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Lynch
  • Patent number: 11642102
    Abstract: A cable container is provided on a right side surface or a left side surface of a device body of an ultrasound diagnostic device. The cable container is configured to include a container body having an opening that opens upward. An upper end of a front side wall of the container body has a notch that serves as a passage through which a probe cable extends from the inside of the container body toward the outside of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Healthcare Corporation
    Inventor: Masato Eda
  • Patent number: 11631969
    Abstract: Systems and methods for mounting electrical devices such that they appear “flush” with a finished wall. The systems include specialized back boxes, mud rings, faceplates, and other tools that are installed and used during the mounting process. The mounting process includes a specific series of steps that take place during construction and wall finishing, including that mud or other finishing material is used to both “hide” the mounting system and lock it into place The systems and methods allow for full usage of existing electrical devices such as electric outlets, light switches, and USB connectors, with an improved visual appearance over existing electrical plates that sit on top of the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Inventor: Marty Guthmiller
  • Patent number: 11630263
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes fusion spliced cable assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Nahid Islam
  • Patent number: 11626711
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an electrical power supply structure comprising a plurality of insulated pipes, each insulated pipe extending longitudinally and configured to carry high amperage electrical power, a barrier support plate comprising one or more openings for receiving the plurality of insulated pipes, the barrier support plate configured for mounting over a hole through a floor of a building, a first support structure extending longitudinally upward from an upper side of the barrier support plate, and a second support structure extending longitudinally downward from a lower side of the barrier support plate through the hole. Each of the first and second support structures comprises a longitudinally extending enclosure having a plurality of transversely extending conductor support members for supporting the plurality of insulated pipes, and the plurality of insulated pipes are grouped by phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Superior Tray Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Cox, Parry Singh Mudhar, Tuan Anh Nguyen, Vladislav Leder
  • Patent number: 11622478
    Abstract: Provided is a power converter which enables improved performance, and allows each of a semiconductor module and a capacitor module to be more reliably cooled. In a power converter, a capacitor module includes a capacitor module main body facing a cooling surface of a cooler, while being apart from the cooling surface, and a heat conductive member provided in the capacitor module main body. The capacitor module main body is connected to a semiconductor module via an N-side bus bar and a P-side bus bar. A heat radiation portion of the heat conductive member is thermally connected to the cooling surface at a position more distant from the semiconductor module than an end portion of the capacitor module main body which is closer to the semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Taisuke Iwakiri, Hirotaka Oyama
  • Patent number: 11590909
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes: a case that stores an in-vehicle electronic component and has an opening; and a first cover member that covers the opening of the case. The case includes: an protrusion member that has a sealing surface protruded to surround the opening; and a rib that is protruded on an opposite side of the opening with the protrusion member interposed therebetween. The rib has a discharge surface that is connected to the sealing surface of the protrusion member. The first cover member has an extension member that extends along the rib. The discharge surface of the rib is located to be lower than the sealing surface of the protrusion member while the case is arranged with the opening facing upward, and the extension member of the first cover member extends to be lower than the discharge surface of the rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Kogure, Kenshiro Hida
  • Patent number: 11530805
    Abstract: A universal junction box includes an upper body having a first connecting feature. A lower body releasably connects to the upper body having a second connecting feature configured to mate with the first connecting feature. The upper body and lower body forming a housing to receive an electrical connection. A first mounting feature is configured to selectively secure the housing to an associated frame or to an unassociated frame or other support structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hubbell Lighting, Inc.
    Inventor: Eric Stephen Miller
  • Patent number: 11509263
    Abstract: A junction box used for making electrical connections to a photovoltaic panel. The junction box has two chambers including a first chamber and a second chamber and a wall common to and separating both chambers. The wall may be adapted to have an electrical connection therethrough. The two lids are adapted to seal respectively the two chambers. The two lids are on opposite sides of the junction box relative to the photovoltaic panel. The two lids may be attachable using different sealing processes to a different level of hermeticity. The first chamber may be adapted to receive a circuit board for electrical power conversion. The junction box may include supports for mounting a printed circuit board in the first chamber. The second chamber is configured for electrical connection to the photovoltaic panel. A metal heat sink may be bonded inside the first chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: Solaredge Technologies Ltd.
    Inventors: Guy Sella, Lior Handelsman, Vadim Shmukler, Meir Adest, Meir Gazit, Yoav Galin
  • Patent number: 11444355
    Abstract: A battery device with a battery module that includes multiple secondary cells, and the battery module is provided with a positive pole and a negative pole. Moreover, the battery module is placed inside an insulating housing with a contact element, which is connected to the positive pole and to the negative pole and through which the positive pole and the negative pole may be connected to an electronics unit of a battery system. Moreover, the invention relates to a battery system and a method for assembling a battery system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: AUDI AG
    Inventors: Uwe Opitz, Michael Hinterberger, Bernhard Rieger
  • Patent number: 11409066
    Abstract: An entry module for facilitating passage of one or more cables into an enclosure may include first and second module plates. The first module plate may include a first edge defining a first edge profile, and the second module plate may include a second edge defining a second edge profile. The first and second module plates may be configured to approach one another, such that the first edge profile and the second edge profile define one or more apertures for receiving a cable passing from exterior the enclosure to the interior of the enclosure. The first edge profile may define first aperture portions and first edge segments between at least some of the first aperture portions, and the second edge profile may define second aperture portions and second edge segments between at least some of the second aperture portions. The first and second aperture portions may define the apertures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: Corning Research & Development Corporation
    Inventors: William Julius McPhil Giraud, Brian Duane Kingsbury, Robert Tomasz Klak
  • Patent number: 11401740
    Abstract: A component carrier for electrical/electronic parts for attachment in a motor-vehicle door lock. Said component carrier is equipped with at least one carrier plate of plastic and with a metal conducting-track structure for electrically contacting the parts. According to the invention, the conducting-track structure and the carrier plate are produced in a combined plastic injection-molding and metal casting method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Kiekert AG
    Inventor: Sascha Maciolowski
  • Patent number: 11394186
    Abstract: An electric connection box includes a housing having an opening and side walls, a lock protruding plate, a lid having a hanging wall having a hanging wall lower end surface and a hook, lock portions, a rotation tip end portion of the lid being provided between the lock portions, an annular packing, a step portion and a cutout portion provided on the hanging wall on a first portion of the lid, the first portion comprising the rotation tip end portion. The cutout portion is formed by cutting a lower tip end of the hanging wall such that a first clearance between the hanging wall lower end surface and the step portion at the first portion is larger than a second clearance between the hanging wall lower end surface and the step portion at a second portion of the lid, the second portion being different from the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Sugiyama, Kuninori Suzuki, Norio Watanabe, Yuji Sashida, Toshihisa Yagi
  • Patent number: 11377051
    Abstract: An electric junction box includes a housing configured to accommodate an electronic component, and a lid portion attached to the housing so as to cover an opening of the housing. An electric wire connected to the electronic component is routed between the electronic component and the lid portion. The housing includes a fixing member fixing the electric wire. The fixing member has a face intersecting with an attachment direction of the lid portion and fixes the electric wire to the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sho Kurata, Hideki Kawamura, Minoru Umezaki, Toshiki Yagi
  • Patent number: 11355274
    Abstract: A subsea AC power supply device comprises a subsea transformer, having a primary winding arranged to be connected to a topside AC power supply via a subsea power supply cable, and a subsea shunt reactor, connected in parallel with the primary winding of the subsea transformer. The subsea transformer and the subsea shunt reactor are arranged within a common subsea watertight housing. A subsea AC power supply system comprises a topside AC power supply, a subsea power supply cable connected to the topside AC power supply, and a subsea AC power supply device connected to the subsea power supply cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: FMC Kongsberg Subsea AS
    Inventor: Torbjørn Strømsvik
  • Patent number: 11349288
    Abstract: Enclosure assemblies with integrating flashing for protecting an accessory on a rooftop. The enclosure assemblies can include a base configured to protect the rooftop from water intrusion and a cover configured to be joined to the raised portion of the base. The base can include a bottom wall and a raised portion extending from the bottom wall. The base can include an uphill portion configured to be positioned beneath at least one full course of roof shingle on the rooftop, without having to cut the roof shingle. The raised portion can be disposed off-center relative to the central transverse axis of the bottom wall, leaving the uphill portion of the bottom wall uncovered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Hoffmann Enclosures Inc.
    Inventors: Alex Cheng-Chi Yang, Byron James Madden, Ryan Mac McClister
  • Patent number: 11338964
    Abstract: A unit for bonding the container with the lid, made of plastic, designated especially for pressurised beverages, having a profiled rim of the container opening and a profiled rim of the lid, characterised in that the profiled rim of the opening (2) of the container (1) comprises a flange (3) formed around the said opening (2), extending outwards away from the side wall of the container, where the flange (3) has a top surface (4), side surface (5) and bottom surface (6) bonded to the external side surface of the container (1), and where formed on the top surface (4) around the opening (2) of the container (1) there is a rib (7) protruding above the surface (4), while the profiled rim of the lid (8) comprises a groove (9) formed on the bottom surface (10) of the lid (8) around its bottom edge, the groove (9) accommodating the said rib (7) which supports the lid (8) without touching on the top surface (4) of the flange (3), where there is an energy director (12, 13) formed on the bottom of the groove (9) or the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: REEND SPOLKA Z OGRANICZONA ODPOWIEDZIALNOSCIA
    Inventors: Dariusz Lewandowski, Roman Sobecki
  • Patent number: 11336126
    Abstract: A transmitter of a wireless power transfer and data communication system comprising a transmitter system including a transmitter housing, one or more high-power laser sources, a laser controller, one or more low-power laser sources, one or more photodiodes, a beam steering system and lens assembly, and a safety system. High-power and low-power beams are directed to corresponding receivers and transceivers of a transceiver system inside a remote receiver system by the controller and the beam steering system and lens assembly. Low-power beams include optical communication to the transceiver system. The photodiodes of the transmitter system receive optical communication from the transceiver system. Low-power beams are co-propagated with and in close proximity to high-power beams substantially along an entire distance between the transmitter housing and the receiver system. The safety system instructs the controller to reduce the high-power sources in response to detected events.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: PHION TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
    Inventors: Jonathan Nydell, Steve Laver, Matt Nydell
  • Patent number: 11330729
    Abstract: A quick disconnect system for an accessory electrically coupled to a component of an amusement attraction includes a multi-part electrical enclosure including a first side, a second side opposite the first side, a first opening on the first side, and a relief pass through. The multi-part electrical enclosure is configured to: have a first electrical cable coupled to the accessory pass into the multi-part electrical enclosure via the first opening and have a second electrical cable pass into the second side of the multi-part electrical enclosure to enable the first and second cables to be coupled together within the multi-part electrical enclosure. The relief pass through is configured to provide strain relief to both the first electrical cable and the second electrical cable and to prevent disconnection of the accessory from the multi-part electrical enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS LLC
    Inventors: Martin Evan Graham, Patrick John Goergen, Tomas Manuel Trujillo
  • Patent number: 11307372
    Abstract: A connector closure for fiber optical cables includes a base portion having first and second compartments. One of the first and second compartments is designed to have a cover or door that allow selective access, while the other compartment signed for only authorized access. The connector closure features universal mounting arrangements, e.g., aerial, surface/wall, pedestal, or vault arrangements. Further, the closure may incorporate a splice enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Inventor: Steven E. Kaplan
  • Patent number: 11300260
    Abstract: An improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system is disclosed. The lighting system may be used on drilling rigs, or with other applications, including for drilling, production, refineries, frac sites, construction, and other industrial applications that may use tower/mast type equipment. The improved elevated structure-mounted lighting system may accommodate any style or design of crown section of a drilling rig and may be mounted on a pole or independent mount system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: C&M Oilfield Rentals, LLC
    Inventors: Joshua C. Allison, Josh Haaland, Jessica Ivanoff
  • Patent number: 11303061
    Abstract: A connector (1) includes a plurality of connector terminals (3), core resin portions (2A), (2B), nuts (4) and an outer resin portion (5). A plurality of the nuts (4) are arranged to face a nut facing surface (21A) of the core resin portion (2A). The outer resin portion (5) covers the core resin portions (2A), (2B) and the nuts (4) with exposed surfaces (25) of the core resin portions (2A), (2B) and outer end surfaces (41) of the nuts (4) exposed. Injection marks (51) during molding of the outer resin portion (5) are formed on a surface of a part of the outer resin portion (5) covering an opposite side surface (22B) located on a side opposite to the nut facing surface (21A).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroki Yamada
  • Patent number: 11303104
    Abstract: This invention relates to electrical junction box covers for temporary use during application of drywall and other finish work. Electrical junction boxes include any type of electrical outlet or switch box, including communication boxes for cable, Ethernet, phone, or any other related system. The covers of the invention prevent debris from entering the electrical junction boxes during the application of drywall and finish work. The covers protect electrical and data cabling and provide substantial efficiencies in construction of residential and commercial structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Inventor: Chad Fisher