Assembling Terminal To Elongated Conductor Patents (Class 29/857)
  • Publication number: 20150104973
    Abstract: A method for producing an operative connection between a coaxial cable (1) and a coaxial connector (16). A cable jacket (5), if present, is removed by means of a first tool (6) to a predefined first length L1. In a second step, an outer conductor (3) is removed by means of a second tool (7) to a predefined second length L2. In a third step, a dielectric (4) is removed by means of a third tool (8) to a third length L3, such that one end (15) of the inner conductor (2) is exposed. Then the end (15) of the inner cable conductor (2) is formed by means of a rotary swaging device (9), which comprises a plurality of deflectable jaws (10) rotatable circumferentially about an axis of rotation (11) and each hammering in the radial direction with at least one operative surface (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Franz Manser
  • Publication number: 20150094792
    Abstract: In general, techniques are described for labeling an implantable medical device (IMD). In one example, an IMD can include a housing including electronic circuitry. The IMD can include a header coupled to the housing and includes a core. The core can define a bore and include a first metal label positioned adjacent to the at least one bore. The IMD includes a lead assembly including at least one lead having a distal end and a proximal end, the at least one lead including a second metal label, the distal end including at least one electrode and the proximal end received within the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2014
    Publication date: April 2, 2015
    Inventors: Michael J. Kane, Michael Keane, John O'Rourke
  • Patent number: 8991044
    Abstract: A method for inserting a wire into a contact pin utilizes a wire insertion tool. The wire insertion tool includes a first division block having a first wire insertion guide ditch forming plane where a first wire insertion guide ditch has been formed, a second division block having a second wire insertion guide ditch forming plane where a second wire insertion guide ditch has been formed, and a division block positioning guide. When the first and second division blocks are fitted together by fitting the first and second wire insertion guide ditch forming planes, the first and second wire insertion guide ditches form a wire insertion guide hole. The division block positioning guide guides one of the blocks linearly to the other block such that these planes approach each other or separate from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumihito Soma, Minoru Majima, Yosuke Sasaki, Takuya Oshiba, Hiroaki Miyazawa, Takamitsu Hamanaga, Kentaro Nishi
  • Patent number: 8991045
    Abstract: A method is provided for forming a grounding arrangement on a shielded cable which includes a conductive core, a core insulation layer, a conductive shield layer, and an outer insulation layer. An inner ferrule is positioned adjacent an end portion of the conductive shield layer that has been exposed, the inner ferrule is crimped around the core insulation layer, and the end portion is folded over the inner ferrule to radially surround the inner ferrule. An electrically conductive outer ferrule is positioned radially adjacent to the end portion and the outer ferrule is crimped radially around the inner ferrule to capture the end portion radially between the inner ferrule and the outer ferrule, thereby fixing the outer ferrule in electrical contact with the conductive shield layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric B. Poma, Bruce D. Taylor, Ronald A. Baldwin, Kenneth B. Germ
  • Publication number: 20150087188
    Abstract: Connector 1 comprising: a plurality of twisted-pair cables 6 each comprising two twisted wires 7, 8, each of said wires 7, 8 being connected to a terminal 23, 24; a plurality of cavity blocks 9, each of said cavity blocks 9 has two cavities 17, 18 for accommodating the terminals 23, 24 of one of said twisted-pair cables 6; a housing 3 having an accommodation chamber 10 for accommodating the plurality of said cavity blocks 9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Publication date: March 26, 2015
    Applicant: YAZAKI EUROPE LTD.
    Inventors: Goran BES, Hans NUNNER, Richard OROSZ, Tvrtko REBIC, Vedran MAHOVIC
  • Patent number: 8984745
    Abstract: In a method for attaching a connector to a coaxial cable a solder preform is placed upon an end of an outer conductor of the cable. A connector body of the connector is seated upon an interface pedestal and the end of the outer conductor is inserted into a bore of the connector body against the interface pedestal. The outer conductor, the connector body and the interface pedestal contribute sidewalls to form a solder cavity, and the solder preform is heated. A seat may be applied to the interface pedestal to provide a thermal barrier and/or enhanced seal characteristics that are cost efficiently replaceable upon degradation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Jeffery Paynter, James Fleming
  • Publication number: 20150080995
    Abstract: A medical lead may be fabricated using an electrode fixture ((130A)-(130D)) configured to facilitate circumferential and axial alignment between electrodes of the lead. In one example, a method includes positioning an electrode fixture around at least one conductor of a plurality of conductors (122) for a medical lead, wherein the electrode fixture at least partially retains an electrode assembly. The method also includes electrically coupling a portion of the at least one conductor with at least a portion of the electrode assembly at an attachment area defined by the electrode assembly when the electrode assembly is at least partially retained by the electrode fixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Medtronic, Inc.
    Inventors: Dale Seeley, Evan Gustafson, Michael Hegland, Seth Humphrys, Darren Janzig, Gerald Lindner
  • Publication number: 20150079820
    Abstract: A ground cable plug assembly configured to accept a cable and provide necessary connections for accomplishing a grounding function. In one approach, the cable plug assembly is configured to accept and ground a coaxial cable. In another approach, the cable plug assembly accepts and grounds an HDMI cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Nelly Harris
  • Publication number: 20150079456
    Abstract: The invention relates to a battery (10), in particular for a vehicle, having at least two battery cells (12) and at least one connecting element (16) that connects at least one electrical pole (14) of a first battery cell (12) to an electrical pole (14) of at least one further battery cell (12). The connecting element (16) includes plural individual wires (18) that are compacted in a respective attachment zone (20). The connecting element (16) is in contact with the respective electrical pole (14) of the battery cell (12) in the respective attachment zone (20). The invention further relates to a method for manufacturing such a battery (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Inventor: Thomas Pauleser
  • Publication number: 20150066122
    Abstract: An electrical stimulation lead has a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a longitudinal length and includes a lead body extending along the lead. The lead body includes an expandable mesh disposed along the distal end portion of the lead. The electrical stimulation lead also includes a number of electrodes attached to the mesh and a number of terminals disposed along the proximal end portion of the electrical stimulation lead. Further, the electrical stimulation lead includes multiple conductors electrically coupling the terminals to the electrodes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventor: Michael X. Govea
  • Patent number: 8966745
    Abstract: A lead assembly includes a lead with a distal end and a proximal end. The lead includes a plurality of electrodes disposed at the distal end and a plurality of terminals disposed at the proximal end. The lead also defines at least one central lumen and a plurality of outer lumens. The central and outer lumens extend from the proximal end to the distal end such that the plurality of outer lumens extend laterally from the at least one central lumen. The lead further includes a plurality of conductive wires. Each conductive wire couples at least one of the plurality of electrodes electrically to at least one of the plurality of terminals. At least two conductive wires are disposed in each of the plurality of outer lumens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: John Michael Barker
  • Patent number: 8963015
    Abstract: Shielding performance and protection from radiated RF energy at a cable's point of entry to an enclosure are improved when a shield of the cable is AC coupled around an entire opening of the enclosure using a discoidal capacitor. The capacitor may be electrically coupled to the shield and the enclosure around the entire inner and outer circumferences of the discoidal capacitor. Compared to traditional DC coupling or the use of a drain wire and traditional capacitor, using the discoidal capacitor lowers inductance and improves shielding of the opening itself while improving AC filtering characteristics and preventing ground loops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Fisher Controls International LLC
    Inventor: Adam Joseph Wittkop
  • Publication number: 20150044911
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly includes a connector comprising an insulative body, a number of conductive terminals received in the insulative body, and a printed circuit board (PCB) electrically connected with the conductive terminals; a cable having a plurality of core wires; and a number of electronic components disposed on the PCB. The insulative body includes a front face and a rear face opposite to the front face. The PCB has a front portion electrically connected with the conductive terminals, a rear portion electrically connected with the core wires, and a middle portion connecting the front portion and the rear portion. The rear portion has a number of first pads electrically connected with the core wires. The front portion and the middle portion are disposed in the insulative body and the rear portion is disposed outside of the insulative body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: JERRY WU, JUN CHEN, FAN-BO MENG
  • Publication number: 20150043154
    Abstract: A docking station (2) system for a tablet (1) having a data connector, said docking station (2) comprising: a substantially planar docking platform (4) for receiving a tablet (1), said docking platform (4) having an elevated retaining lip (6) extending along the lower edge of said docking platform (4) to engage at least one edge of said tablet (1), and one or more elevated guide rails (14); a cable slide (7) having a cable platform, said cable platform having one or more elevated cable tabs (12) for mechanically securing said unmodified tablet data cable (17) thereon, and a cable slide cover (10) for applying pressure to, in order to align the unmodified tablet data cable connector (18) to a tablet connector (16) of said tablet (1), and slide the cable slide (7) into said docking station (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: George Feldstein, Howard Balch
  • Publication number: 20150044896
    Abstract: A shim for securing an electrical connection of an electrical connection assembly. The shim includes a cylindrical sleeve with opposite proximal and distal ends. The cylindrical sleeve runs from a proximal end of the shim to a distal end of the shim. An interior portion of the cylindrical sleeve is defined by an opening from the proximal end of the shim to the distal end of the shim. The opening allows a plug of the electrical connector assembly to be inserted within the opening of the cylindrical sleeve while the shim is inserted into a socket of the electrical connector assembly to hold the plug securely in the socket of the electrical connection assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventor: Craig Davies
  • Publication number: 20150037060
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus, comprising: a frame body to which an attachment unit is detachably attachable, the attachment unit being configured to have an input electrode and to be used for image formation on a recording medium; a power source substrate configured to have an output electrode for outputting a voltage and to be attached to the frame body from an opposite side with respect to a side on which the attachment unit is attached; and a connection electrode configured to electrically connect the output electrode to the input electrode of the attachment unit, wherein the frame body comprises an insertion part into which the connection electrode is inserted from an opposite side with respect to a side on which the power source substrate is attached.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Masahito HAMAYA, Shiro UENO
  • Publication number: 20150034729
    Abstract: A thermostat compatible with single-HVAC- and dual-HVAC-transformer systems may include a first power return wire connector, a second power return wire connector, and a user-moveable mechanical element that physically blocks wire insertion into the first wire connector when in a first position and physically allows wire insertion into the first wire connector when in a second position. The thermostat may also include a switching circuit that may be in a first configuration when the mechanical element is in the first position, and in a second configuration when the mechanical element is in the second position. The first wire connector may be electrically coupled to the second wire connector in the first configuration, and first wire connector may be electrically isolated from the second wire connector in the second configuration to promote foolproofing against undesired isolation of the first and second wire connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Applicant: GOOGLE INC.
    Inventors: DANIEL ADAM WARREN, HUGO FIENNES, JONATHAN ALAN DUTRA, DAVID BELL, ANTHONY MICHAEL FADELL, MATTHEW LEE ROGERS, JOHN BENJAMIN FILSON, FRED BOULD
  • Publication number: 20150027262
    Abstract: A robot in an embodiment includes a robot body, an end effector, a cable, and one or more coupling portions. The end effector is connected to the robot body. The cable is composed of a plurality of sub cables, arranged along the robot body, and connected to the end effector. Each of the coupling portion is provided between one sub cable and an adjacent sub cable of the sub cables to couple the one and adjacent sub cables together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Manabu OKAHISA, Takahiko KANAMORI
  • Publication number: 20150027261
    Abstract: A robot according to an aspect of an embodiment includes a robot arm, an attaching portion, an end effector, an end-effector-side cable, and a robot-side cable. The attaching portion is provided on a leading end of the robot arm. The end effector is attached to the attaching portion. The end-effector-side cable extends from the end effector. The robot-side cable is arranged along the robot arm and is connected to the end-effector-side cable by terminal connection at a position closer to the end effector than the attaching portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA YASKAWA DENKI
    Inventors: Manabu OKAHISA, Takahiko KANAMORI, Tatsuo HIRO
  • Patent number: 8939635
    Abstract: A warning whip assembly includes an elongate whip, a light, wiring, a base, and an electrical connector assembly. The elongate whip has first and second ends. The light is mounted to the first end of the warning whip. The wiring extends from the light to the second end of the warning whip. The base is connected to the second end of the warning whip. The electrical connector assembly includes a first connector portion connected to the base with a waterproof connection. The wiring is connected to the first connector portion. The electrical connector assembly also includes a second connector portion that is releasably connected to the first connector portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2015
    Assignee: Checkers Industrial Products, LLC
    Inventor: Greg Widgery
  • Publication number: 20150024641
    Abstract: A hyperboloid contact socket comprises a tubular body of conductive material having at one end an entrance aperture and cavity for receiving a mating pin terminal, and an integral termination extending from the opposite end of the tubular body. The tubular body contains a plurality of conductive wires attached at their inner ends to the inner surface of the tubular body at or near the bottom of the cavity by a press fit plug. The outer ends of the conductive wires are fastened to the tubular body by being wrapped around a reduced diameter section at the open end of the tubular body and secured by a press fit ring. The conductive wires are disposed within the tubular body in an angular disposition to form the shape of a single sheet hyperboloid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Robert P. Lascelles, John Verity, Paul M. Gurrisi
  • Publication number: 20150015356
    Abstract: A magnetic assembly to receive current having a high current and high frequency includes a transformer, at least one resonant inductor, and at least one auxiliary inductor. The resonant inductor is in electrical communication with the transformer, and the auxiliary inductor is in electrical communication with the resonant inductor. The magnetic assembly further includes at least one conductor having a first end coupled to the auxiliary inductor and a second end coupled to the transformer. The conductor extends continuously between the first and second ends without terminating to form an auxiliary winding of the auxiliary inductor, a resonant winding of the resonant inductor, and at least one primary winding of the transformer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Boris S. Jacobson, Stephen R. Elkins, Bradley S. Jaworski, Erik T. Kazior
  • Publication number: 20150000973
    Abstract: In a wiring harness, a plurality of terminals are mounted on end parts of a plurality of wires to touch strands of the wires. A connector set includes a first connector in which the plurality of terminals are inserted and a second connector to be connected to the first connector. The strands of the plurality of wires and the plurality of terminals are made of mutually different metals. A busbar for shorting the plurality of terminals by being connected to the plurality of terminals inserted in the first connector when the first connector is connected to the second connector is provided in the second connector. A covering member covers the connector set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: c/o SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Kiyokazu Iio
  • Publication number: 20150004826
    Abstract: A method for producing a plug-in connector includes stripping a cable on a free end in a first and second region of a sheath of the cable, where a shield is disposed below the sheath on the cable. The method includes disposing a first electrically conductive spring element in the first region, and removing the sheath and the shield from the second region, thereby forming an end portion of the free end of the cable on which exposed wires of the cable are disposed. The method includes disposing contact elements on the exposed wires, and disposing a shield sleeve around the first electrically conductive spring element. The method includes fastening the shield sleeve on the sheath before and after the first electrically conductive spring element, and providing an insulating housing such that the insulating housing at least partially surrounds the shield sleeve and the free end of the cable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2012
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Applicant: PHOENIX CONTACT GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Cord Starke
  • Publication number: 20140378001
    Abstract: In a connector including: a housing having a first fitting portion and a second fitting portion to which a flat cable and mating connector are fitted, respectively; and a contact held in the housing and having a first contacting portion a second contacting portion making contact with the flat cable and mating connector, respectively, the contact has first and second arm portions, one end of the first arm portion connects to one end of the second arm portion with a U-shaped portion, a non-connection sides of the first and arm portions interpose the flat cable, the first contacting portion is provided at or in the vicinity of a tip of the first arm portion, and the second contacting portion is formed on at least one of the first and second arm portions and is positioned between the U-shaped portion and the tips of the first and second arm portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2014
    Publication date: December 25, 2014
    Applicant: ACES ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Nobukazu Kato, Norio Yoshida
  • Publication number: 20140366370
    Abstract: An electric wire setting method for setting a plurality of electric wires by using a jig in an electric wire holding part includes setting the electric wire holding part on a positioning platform of the jig, inserting the electric wires in gaps between guide protrusion pieces of the jig to guide the electric wires in electric wire retention grooves of the electric wire holding part, and folding a lower portion of the electric wire holding part toward an upper face of an upper holding portion of the electric wire holding part to sandwich the electric wires between the lower portion and the upper portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tetsuro TAKASAKI
  • Patent number: 8910376
    Abstract: A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Corporation
    Inventor: Matthew Lee McDonald
  • Patent number: 8910377
    Abstract: A wiring module that can be installed in an electrical junction box and can receive a removable electrical outlet module, a removable electrical switch module, or other types of electrical functional modules. The wiring module and the removable electrical outlet and switch modules may include connectors having a mechanical portion and an electrical portion. The electrical connector portions may be configured so as not to be exposed to user contact when the mechanical connector portions are at least partially engaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: ProtectConnect
    Inventor: Michael P. Gorman
  • Publication number: 20140353001
    Abstract: A method of making an electrical stimulation lead method includes attaching a pre-electrode to a lead body. The pre-electrode is a single, unitary, undifferentiated construct with a ring-shaped exterior. The method further includes attaching a plurality of conductor wires to the pre-electrode; and, after coupling to the lead body, removing an outer portion of the pre-electrode to separate remaining portions of the pre-electrode into a plurality of segmented electrodes spaced around the circumference of the lead body. When separated, each of the segmented electrodes includes a body and at least one leg extending inwardly from the body. The body defines an external stimulating surface and each of the at least one leg has an outer surface. For at least one of the at least one leg, the outer surface of the leg forms a non-perpendicular angle with the external stimulating surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicant: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC NEUROMODULATION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel James Romero, William George Orinski, Joshua Dale Howard
  • Publication number: 20140349525
    Abstract: An exemplary connector insert assembly, and methods of manufacture and use thereof. In one embodiment, the connector insert assembly comprises an insert body assembly consisting of two insert body elements made from a high-temperature polymer. The insert body assembly includes an electronic component receiving cavity that is configured to receive any number of electronic components, including without limitation, chip chokes and wire wound electronic components. The insert body assembly includes a wire termination feature that includes termination slots that position the wire ends of the wire wound electronic components adjacent to a substrate to which the wire ends are ultimately to be secured. The wire ends are then secured to the substrate using, for example, a mass termination technique. The aforementioned connector insert assembly can then be inserted into a single or multi-port connector assembly. Methods of manufacturing the aforementioned single or multi-port connector assemblies are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Inventors: Aurelio Gutierrez, Dave Wicka
  • Publication number: 20140345127
    Abstract: A method of connecting a cable with a cable connector comprises the steps of mounting a signal transmitting contact on a housing of a cable connector, said signal transmitting contact being formed to have an intersecting portion, an inclined portion and mutually opposite crooked portions forming a slit, forming an annular groove on an insulator covering a core wire in a cable, engaging the annular groove on the cable with the crooked portions so that the core wire appearing in the annular groove is pressed into the slit, and causing a part of the insulator of the cable positioned to demarcate the annular groove to be pushed by the inclined portion of the signal transmitting contact to move for projecting from a top end of the cable toward the outside so that the core wire appearing in the annular groove is put in press-contact with the slit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: DAI-ICHI SEIKO CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Junji OHSAKA
  • Patent number: 8893366
    Abstract: Tools for removing connectors from ports in a network device, and related systems and methods. The tool is elongate with at least one prong at a distal end. The tool includes a very slight width relative to either its length or width, such that it can be inserted into a space adjacent a connector disposed in a port, such as between closely spaced adjacent connectors. The at least one prong is received in an anchor point, such as an opening, in the network device. Pivoting the tool applies a compressive force to a latch of the connector, disengaging the latch from its respective catch on the port, after which it can be removed by pulling it out of the port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: QLOGIC, Corporation
    Inventors: Wilson Moy, Shawn Simons, Carey Manson
  • Patent number: 8895854
    Abstract: There is provided an electric wire 1 comprising an electrically-conductive conductor portion and an insulating cover portion 11 covering the conductor portion. A colored marker 13 is provided on an end portion of the cover portion 11. The colored marker 13 indicates that the electric wire is a manually-incorporated wire. A circuit identifier 12 is provided on an intermediate portion of the cover portion 11. The circuit identifier 12 is made by printing or provided in the form of a mark and indicative of a connection destination of the electric wire 1. The colored marker in the end portion is made by an ink inferior to that of the circuit identifier on the intermediate portion in at least one property selected from among adhesiveness, weatherability, heat resistance, and chemical resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Moriatsu Taniguchi, Makoto Katsumata, Keigo Sugimura, Atsushi Hoshino
  • Patent number: 8887388
    Abstract: A coaxial connector in combination with a coaxial cable is provided with an inner conductor supported coaxial within an outer conductor, a polymer jacket surrounding the outer conductor. A unitary connector body with a bore is provided with an overbody surrounding an outer diameter of the connector body. The outer conductor is inserted within the bore. A molecular bond is formed between the outer conductor and the connector body and between the jacket and the overbody. An inner conductor end cap may also be provided coupled to the end of the inner conductor via a molecular bond.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2014
    Assignee: Andrew LLC
    Inventors: Kendrick Van Swearingen, James P. Fleming
  • Publication number: 20140335746
    Abstract: A connector for use in a cable assembly is described. The connector has a tab or socket having a long tang portion. The tang portion of the connector may be bent with respect to the tab or socket portion and the tang portion captivate between a cable and a cable termination. The cable termination may be a crimpable lug or a clamp having a crimpable portion. When formed into a cable termination assembly and connected where the cable is connected in a current-carrying application, the connector provides a quick disconnect capability for a smaller gauge sensing wire attached to a complementary tab or socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 6, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: N. William Conrardy, Eric Gach
  • Publication number: 20140335740
    Abstract: A module of a terminal block (100) comprises a body (104) having an input configured to be coupled to an input wire and an output configured to be coupled to a plurality of output wires, a conductive element disposed within the input, and a plurality of terminals, each terminal having a first portion and a second portion configured to be coupled to an output wire, wherein the first portions of the plurality of terminals are nested together to achieve a single conductive structure, and wherein the conductive element is configured to engage and compress the input wire against the single conductive structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hao Lu, Tong Xu, Jiuhong Geng
  • Publication number: 20140335721
    Abstract: Connection terminal (10) according to the present invention includes a tab part and not smaller than four pinching plates (12) that hold an aluminum electric wire. Pinching plates (12) each include first slit (13) and contact surfaces (14). First slit (13) has a first open end located in one side of the slit, and a first tip located in the other side. The aluminum electric wire is inserted into first slit (13). Contact surfaces (14) are in contact with the aluminum electric wire that is press-fitted into first slit (13). A contact area in which contact surfaces (14) are in contact with a core wire is an area of 100% to 200% of a radial cross-sectional area of the core wire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Shuhei Tamamura, Kenji Kondo
  • Patent number: 8876377
    Abstract: A proximity sensor array for a medical imaging system includes a flexible substrate configured to be mounted to a detector, and a plurality of sensors disposed on the substrate, the flexible substrate being deformable to contact a sensing surface of the detector. A method of fabricating a proximity sensor array and a medical imaging system are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 4, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Alex Silberklang, Alex Fishler, Yaron Hefetz
  • Publication number: 20140322964
    Abstract: Medical devices provide connector enclosures that have a metallic portion that has a metallic weld to a metallic portion of a can that houses medical circuitry. The connector enclosure may have a metallic base that receives the metallic weld to the can. The can may have an open top that is capped by the metallic base of the connector enclosure upon mounting the connector enclosure to the can, and the metallic weld to the base of the connector enclosure may create a hermetic seal for the can. The metallic base may provide feedthrough pin passageways where feedthrough pins are present within the connector enclosure and are exposed beyond the metallic base for connection to medical circuitry within the can. The connector enclosure may also include additional metal features where an enclosure for the lead connectors may have walls that are entirely metal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Steven T. Deininger, Jeffrey Clayton, Charles E. Peters
  • Publication number: 20140322954
    Abstract: A terminal device used in grounding direct current electrical components, such as audio amplifiers, having a metal contact plate provided with a first opening sized to receive a securing screw and having a second opening sized to receive a locking screw used to attach the terminal device to a metal member of another structure, wherein the first opening is positioned relative to the second opening so that with the securing screw attaching the metal contact plate to a grounding surface, the head of the locking screw will contact and apply anti-rotational forces against the head of the securing screw when the locking screw is also screwed into the grounding surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2011
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventor: Earl A. Lirette, III
  • Publication number: 20140322932
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to an interconnect cable including a edge finger connector, and associated configurations and methods. The edge finger connector may be disposed at a first end of the interconnect cable and may connect the interconnect cable to an edge finger included in or coupled to a package substrate. The package substrate may be included in a processor package assembly, and a processor may be mounted on the substrate. The interconnect cable may include one or more elongate conductors, with contacts directly coupled to respective conductors. A second connector may be disposed at a second end of the interconnect cable, and may couple the interconnect cable to a small form-factor pluggable (SFP) case that is configured to connect the interconnect cable to an SFP cable. Other embodiments may be described and claimed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Inventors: Donald T. Tran, Rajasekaran Swaminathan
  • Publication number: 20140316502
    Abstract: Various embodiments of this disclosure concern assembly of a lead having one or two modular lead ends. A modular lead end can be made by aligning a plurality of wires exposed on an end of a main lead body with a plurality of conductors exposed on an end of a lead end. The lead end may comprise a spine, the plurality of conductors circumferentially arrayed about the spine, and an outer surface comprising a plurality of exposed electrical elements and polymer material, the plurality of electrical elements arrayed on the spine and electrically connected with the plurality of conductors. The assembly can further include making electrical connections between the plurality of electrical wires and the plurality of conductors and insulating the plurality of wires and the plurality of conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventor: Dale F. Seeley
  • Publication number: 20140305699
    Abstract: A method for attaching an electrode to cabling, including providing a cable having a plurality of insulated wires coiled around a central core. The method further includes removing insulation from each wire in a set of the coiled wires so as to provide a respective access channel to a respective section of a respective conductor of each wire in the set while the respective section remains coiled on the central core. The method further includes fastening a respective electrode to the respective access channel while the respective section remains coiled on the central core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: BIOSENSE WEBSTER (ISRAEL) LTD.
    Inventor: Assaf Govari
  • Publication number: 20140305697
    Abstract: A method of installing a wire harness on a floor of a vehicle body includes providing a package assembly including a sheet having a first portion and a second portion and providing a wire harness including a plurality of insulated electrical wires connected to a plurality of electrical connectors. The wire harness is positioned on the sheet. The first portion is displaced toward the second portion to provide a wire harness package assembly. The wire harness package assembly is positioned on the floor of the vehicle body. The first portion is displaced away from the second portion on the floor of the vehicle. Each of the plurality of electrical connectors are connected to one of a plurality of in-vehicle electrical connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Darryl Hudson, Tracy Shaddix
  • Patent number: 8860207
    Abstract: A fan-out wafer level package is provided with a semiconductor die embedded in a reconstituted wafer. A redistribution layer is positioned over the semiconductor die, and includes a land grid array on a face of the package. A copper heat spreader is formed in the redistribution layer over the die in a same layer as a plurality of electrical traces configured to couple circuit pads of the semiconductor die to respective contact lands of the land grid array. In operation, the heat spreader improves efficiency of heat transfer from the die to the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignees: STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd, STMicroelectronics Grenoble 2 SAS
    Inventors: Yonggang Jin, Romain Coffy, Jerome Teysseyre
  • Publication number: 20140301037
    Abstract: A node for performing computing operations includes a frame, a power supply coupled to the frame, and one or more liquid coolant-submersible motherboard assemblies. The one or more motherboard assemblies are configured to operate when submersed in a liquid coolant. The motherboard assemblies are mounted on the frame with one or more spaces between. The spaces form one or more channels between the motherboard assemblies. The frame includes an opening on at least one end of the one or more channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicant: Green Revolution Cooling, Inc.
    Inventor: Christiaan Scott Best
  • Publication number: 20140262413
    Abstract: One or more insulated conductive wire assemblies are incorporated in a pressure balanced, oil-filled (PBOF) hose. Each conductive wire assembly has a pair of conductive wires each having an insulation layer, an insulating material surrounding the insulated wires, and an outer insulating layer surrounding the insulating material. The insulating material may be selected to have a dielectric constant substantially matching the dielectric constant of the oil in the PBOF hose, so that the insulated pair of conductors perform in the same way both before and after the assembly is submerged in oil in the jumper hose. One or more parameters of the conductive wire assembly are selected such that the assembly has a predetermined impedance when submerged in oil within the PBOF hose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Teledyne Instruments, Inc.
    Inventors: Alan D. McCleary, John Bradley Croom, Huijiang Xi, Michael C. Greene
  • Publication number: 20140277312
    Abstract: An implantable lead is provided that comprises a lead body configured to be implanted in a patient, the lead body having a distal end and a proximal end, and a lumen extending between the distal and proximal ends; a connector assembly provided at the proximal end of the lead body, the connector assembly configured to connect to an implantable medical device; an electrode provided along the lead body, the electrode configured to at least one of deliver stimulating pulses and sense electrical activity, the electrode having a length extending between a proximal end and a distal end of the electrode; a conductor cable located within the lead body and extending at least partially along a length of the lead body; and an connection node electrically connecting the cable to the electrode at an intermediate point along the length of the electrode. The connection node is disposed at a position intermediate between the proximal and distal ends of the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: PACESETTER, INC.
    Inventors: Gene A. Bornzin, Zoltan Somogyi
  • Publication number: 20140273611
    Abstract: A device, method, and a system for identifying a connection cable from a communication device or facilities. The device comprises a connector for attaching to an end of a connection cable, said device bearing connection cable-identification means, such as alpha-numeric markings. In the embodiments described herein, the device comprises a shape for securely but releasably attaching to the connection cable end while the system comprises communication facilities that employ such devices. The device, method, and system described herein may have particular application for a connection cable having an end that is not connected with a communication device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: KNXID, LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Goggin
  • Publication number: 20140273630
    Abstract: The method for re-establishing the shielding of the cables of a strand on an electrical connector consists, over an annular part situated at one end connected to the connector, in removing only the outer insulating sheath of each shielded cable without stripping the cables of their electromagnetic shield, in grouping the shielded cables together into a strand and in surrounding the strand with an electrically conducting tape forming a sheath re-establishing the shielding of the strand, the sheath re-establishing the shielding being positioned in contact with the electromagnetic shield of the shielded cables and connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Olivier BOURGUE, Guillaume PREVOST, Anthony PAJOT