Assembling Elongated Conductors, E.g., Splicing, Etc. Patents (Class 29/868)
  • Publication number: 20110011642
    Abstract: Low leakage electrical joints and wire harnesses for simplifying the electrical infrastructure associated with solar energy utilities are disclosed. The low leakage electrical joints include fused wires that have been sealed, encased and configured to plug into other joints to form wire harnesses. The wire harnesses are particularly well suited for coupling a plurality of solar collector junction boxes to a combiner box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Inventor: Dean Solon
  • Patent number: 7870666
    Abstract: A wire routing tool includes a guiding tip, a malleable shaft having a first end operatively connected to said guiding tip and a second end, and a guiding head having a first end operatively connected to said second end of said malleable shaft and a second end including a connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Scosche Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher Michael McSweyn
  • Publication number: 20100330836
    Abstract: An interconnection junction between a twisted pair communications cable and a communications connector having a plurality of IDCs includes: a housing having an aperture and a pair of first and second IDCs extending within the aperture; a twisted pair communications cable having a twisted pair of first and second conductors and a separator positioned between the first and second conductors; and a termination device. The termination device comprises: a body having an outer surface; a channel in the outer surface of the body, the channel being sized and configured to receive a twist of the first and second conductors and to maintain the twist in position; and IDC guide structure configured to guide the first IDC into engagement with the first conductor at a first engagement location and the second IDC into engagement with the second conductor at a second engagement location, the first and second engagement locations being positioned within the channel and within the twist of the first and second conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2010
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Inventors: Timothy C. Miller, Brian Fitzpatrick
  • Publication number: 20100320334
    Abstract: A suspension tray is provided that is adapted to hold a plurality of cables and/or wires that includes a device for electrically bonding and grounding the tray. The tray comprises a series of spokes forming a wire mesh support on which the cables and/or wires are placed. The device (which serves to electrically bond and ground the tray) comprises a plurality of conductive elements affixed to the wire mesh support. Each conductive element may comprise two side portions and a middle portion. The two side portions are preferably sealed with a paint composition and the middle portion comprises a conductive surface that is capable of electrically bonding and grounding the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: Cablofil, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Crain, Dallas Kellerman
  • Publication number: 20100300748
    Abstract: Leading end sides of a plurality of wires to be electrically connected with each other are respectively inserted through a plurality of through holes formed in a waterproof rubber lid and the outer circumferential surfaces of insulating coatings of the respective wires are held in close contact with the inner circumferential surfaces of the respective through holes for sealing. The insulating coatings are peeled off at the passed-through ends of the wires to expose cores. The exposed cores are welded, fusion-bonded, soldered or fastened by a crimping terminal to form a terminal joint section. The terminal joint section is inserted into a protection cap made of a bottomed resin molding through an opening end. The waterproof rubber lid is fitted to an opening end of the protection cap to seal the interior of the protection cap accommodating the terminal joint section without injecting a waterproofing agent into the protection cap.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Applicant: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Katsushi Matsuoka, Naohito Sawamura
  • Publication number: 20100293785
    Abstract: A process of twinning a pair of polymer-insulated conductors to form a twisted pair, where the polymer-insulated conductors are formed by extruding a uniformly thick coating of polymer onto the conductors. More than one twisted pair is encased in a polymer jacket forming a cable. The twisted pair obtains a desirable average impedance performance using a reduced amount by weight of polymer forming said polymer-insulated conductors by: (i) extruding to form longitudinally running peaks and valleys in the exterior surface of each of the polymer-insulated conductors of the pair of polymer-insulated conductors and (ii) twinning resultant polymer-insulated conductors to nest at least one of the peaks in the exterior surface of one of the polymer-insulated conductors in at least one of said valleys in the exterior surface of the other of the polymer-insulated conductors of the pair of polymer-insulated conductors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY
    Inventors: GARY THUOT, Robert Thomas Young, John L. Netta
  • Publication number: 20100294563
    Abstract: A wiring harness subunit is routed on an interior panel to be attached to a ceiling wall inside a vehicle. The wiring harness subunit includes: a wiring harness having a tip end part extended through the outer edge of the interior panel, and a base end part continued to the tip end part and attached to the interior panel; a first attaching member for fixing an end of the base end part to the interior panel so as to allow the tip end part to be moved to absorb a slack; and a second attaching member for fixing the other end of the base end part to the interior panel. An extra length part having a predetermined length is interposed between the first attaching member and the second attaching member of the base end part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Takayuki Yamashita
  • Publication number: 20100278495
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable assembly with a floating tap is disclosed, wherein the assembly comprises a fiber optic cable having a cable fiber assembly, such as in the form of a ribbon stack. The assembly includes at least one network access point (NAP) for accessing at least one cable fiber in the cable fiber assembly and at least one strength area for example a strength member. At least one cable fiber is extracted from the cable fiber assembly and held by a transition assembly. A buffer conduit loosely contains the at least one cable fiber and guides it to an intermediate buffer conduit, which in turn guides the at least one cable fiber to a splice tube. The intermediate buffer conduit can translate relative to the splice tube. At least one tether fiber is spliced to the at least one cable fiber. Alternatively, the at least one cable fiber has sufficient length to serve as the at least one tether fiber so that splicing to another fiber is not required. Each strength member is covered by a movable member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2010
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Joseph T. Cody, Dennis M. Knecht, Christopher P. Lewallen, James P. Luther
  • Publication number: 20100276196
    Abstract: An integral, unitary cover assembly for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes an inner elastomeric sleeve, an outer elastomeric sleeve and an integral jumper assembly. The inner sleeve defines a cable passage to receive the electrical connection and the primary conductors of the first and second cables. The outer sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve. The jumper assembly includes an electrically conductive jumper conductor, a first jumper connector and a second jumper connector. The jumper conductor is interposed between the inner and outer sleeves and has first and second opposed ends. The first jumper connector is mounted on the first end of the jumper conductor and is configured to mechanically and electrically couple the neutral conductor of the first cable to the jumper conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Inventors: Mahmoud Seraj, Harry George Yaworski, Miguel Contreras
  • Publication number: 20100261368
    Abstract: A wire coupling device which may be used joining at least a separate first wire and second wire comprising: a housing having at least a first port and a second port, each port configured to receive a separate wire; a camming member disposed between the at least first and second ports, the camming member rotatable between a first, open position and a second, closed position, where the camming member provides electrical contact between the at least first wire and second wire when in the second, closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Inventors: Michael J. Gardner, Glenn A. Baker
  • Patent number: 7810230
    Abstract: A sealing member fitting apparatus includes a sealing member transfer device that switches between a sealing member receiving position where the sealing member transfer device faces a sealing member holding device provided with a hollow sealing member and a sealing member fitting position where the sealing member transfer device faces an electrical wire clamping device. The sealing member transfer device receives the sealing member in the sealing member receiving position and fits the sealing member on a covering end portion of the electrical wire in the sealing member fitting position. An electrical wire insertion guide device is disposed between the sealing member transfer device and the electrical wire clamping device and is slidable along the electrical wire from a lead-out member to the covering end portion. The sealing member transfer device positions a central axis of the covering end portion substantially coaxially with a central axis of the sealing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Japan G.K.
    Inventors: Yuji Ikeda, Koji Imai, Minoru Abe, Jun Funakawa, Koichi Nakajima, Daisuke Toma, Hirohide Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 7805837
    Abstract: A method of installing a mandrel, useful in high voltage cable splicing and termination operations, wherein said mandrel exhibits a tapered surface and longitudinal ribs for assembly onto a high-voltage cable to be connected to a premolded or extruded high-voltage component. As the premolded high-voltage component is passed over the mandrel, the mandrel expands the internal cavity of the high- voltage component and may further reduce the loss of lubrication within the internal cavity of the high-voltage component thereby allowing for the high voltage component to be easily installed onto the high-voltage cable. After the high voltage component passes over the apparatus, the high-voltage component may return to a lesser-expanded shape providing a snug fit around the cable member. The high-voltage component may then compress around the cable, with a uniform layer of lubricant remaining in between interior cavity of the high-voltage component and the outer layer of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Inventor: Glenn J. Luzzi
  • Patent number: 7805838
    Abstract: A method of forming an electrical connector includes winding a conducting wire around a carrier strip, cutting the carrier strip to a desired length, forming the carrier strip into a cylindrical member to form an inner tube subassembly, and inserting the inner tube subassembly into an outer tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Hypertronics Corporation
    Inventors: Francis P. Morana, Mark M. Ayzenberg
  • Publication number: 20100243321
    Abstract: A motor cable assembly connecting a motor and an inverter includes a cable main body, which can move flexibly. The cable main body is manufactured and formed into a flat shape by arranging a plurality of cables in parallel in a row, covering an outer surface of the arranged cables with a braid, and covering further an outer surface of the covered cables. The motor cable assembly includes an inverter-side protector having a vibration absorbing portion supporting the cable main body at a position near the inverter-side connecting member so as to absorb the vibrating motion of the cable main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Hideomi Adachi, Hidehiko Kuboshima, Naoya Kawasaki
  • Patent number: 7797821
    Abstract: A connection portion of a z-axis interconnector is assembled into contact with a plurality of aligned vias in a corresponding plurality of stacked printed circuit boards by gripping and pulling a leader portion of the interconnector connected to the connection portion, to move the interconnector into the final position with the connection portion contacting the aligned vias. The leader portion is severed from the connection portion after the interconnector is moved into the final position. A single pulling and cutting tool which accomplishes these functions preferably does so by a single pinch and cut device having opposing blades which partially penetrate into the leader portion to grip the leader portion, which fully penetrated through the leader portion to sever the leader portion, and which are moved toward and away from the plurality of stacked printed circuit boards to pull the interconnector and to reposition for severing the leader portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Medallion Technology, LLC
    Inventors: Steven E. Garcia, Randall J. Boudreaux
  • Patent number: 7793415
    Abstract: A method for suppression of EMI emissions around an opening of an electronic enclosure that holds a physical layer switch. Fiber optic cables are installed on a plurality of ports attached to the switch such that the cables pass through the opening in the cabinet. The cables are divided into a plurality of discrete bundles. An enclosure is placed around each bundle while the enclosure is in an open state and thereafter the enclosure is closed such that the enclosure surrounds the bundle. The enclosure is designed such that it suppresses EMI emissions. After the enclosures are closed, they are positioned in an arrangement in the opening of the electronic enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: OnPath Technologies
    Inventors: David P. Vitt, Thomas J. Carullo, Larry Cantwell
  • Patent number: 7794291
    Abstract: An electrical conductor repair device for restoring mechanical and electrical integrity to a compromised section of an electrical conductor. The device includes a body that serves as an electrical shunt and a mechanical support. The body includes a first end section for attachment to the conductor at a location on one side of the compromised section, and a second end section for attachment to the conductor at a location on the other side of the compromised section. The end sections are connected by an intermediate section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: Classic Connectors, Inc.
    Inventor: Waymon P. Goch
  • Publication number: 20100218373
    Abstract: An electrical joint assembly for connecting a plurality of conductors includes a busbar hub and a plurality of limiter modules. The busbar hub includes an electrically conductive busbar body and a plurality of conductor legs extending from the busbar body. The limiter modules each include a fuse element. Each of the limiter modules is connected to a respective one of the conductor legs and is connectable to a respective conductor to provide a fuse controlled connection between the respective conductor leg and the respective conductor. Each of the limiter modules is independently removable from the respective one of the conductor legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Inventors: Harry George Yaworski, Kenton Archibald Blue, Sherif I. Kamel, Timothy J. McLaughlin, Kenneth T. Gawason
  • Publication number: 20100218710
    Abstract: The invention relates to a ship that is to be coupled electrically to a terminal, and also to a method and a method and a device for connecting an electrical power line (1) between a ship (3) and a terminal (5), comprising: unwinder means (7) for unwinding a traction cable (13) from the ship (3) towards a connection end (15) of said electrical power line (1); lashing means (9) for lashing said traction cable (13) to said connection end (15); and traction means (11) for pulling said electrical power line towards the ship (3) so as to connect said connection end (15) with an electrical interface (17a) of the ship (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2007
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventor: Damien Feger
  • Publication number: 20100221946
    Abstract: The invention relates to a core connector (1) for splicing at least one twin core (a2, b2), comprising at least one housing (3, 4), in which core connection contacts are arranged, the core connection contacts being in the form of integral twin contacts (K1-K4), a first contact (K11, K21, K31, K41) of the twin contacts (K1-K4) being accessible from the upper side of the housing (3, 4), and a second contact (K12, K22, K32, K42) of the twin contacts (K1-K4) being accessible from the lower side of the housing (3, 4), at least four twin contacts (K1-K4) being provided, which are opposite one another in pairs, as well as to a method for splicing a twin core (a2, b2) into an existing end-subscriber twin core (a, b).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2010
    Publication date: September 2, 2010
    Applicant: ADC GmbH
    Inventors: Heiko Neumetzler, Christian Brandt
  • Patent number: 7770290
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of properly connecting respective shields in a plurality of extra fine coaxial wires via a common conductive member. The plurality of coaxial wires having the shields that are partially exposed is arranged in parallel. A metal adhesive material is placed on the respective shields in the coaxial wires and is melted by being irradiated with laser light. Then, the respective shields are connected electrically via the common conductive member when the common conductive member is placed on the melted metal adhesive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2010
    Assignee: Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kazuo Nakamae
  • Publication number: 20100192373
    Abstract: A device for installing aerial electrical power conductors on utility poles and a method of operation is provided. The device includes a frame having a plurality of anchors. The anchors are arranged to provide a place for securing a plurality of pull ropes during installation of the conductors. The device includes a post sized to be received in a hitch on a vehicle. In one embodiment, the device is sized to fit into an aerial platform, such as that used on utility bucket trucks. The device may be lifted to the point of connection on the utility pole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2009
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc.
    Inventors: James Michael Sauschuck, JR., Ronald William Mege
  • Publication number: 20100195332
    Abstract: A decorative lighting strand for decorating a surface having a limb with a branch extending from the limb, where the strand has a length of wire connecting a plurality of decorative bulbs and midway the strand there is a hub which can be secured on the limb so that the strand can be extended from the hub along the branch from each side of the limb, and the invention includes multiple such strands electrically connected together each of which can be arranged in a horizontal plane of the surface. The invention also includes the method of decorating a surface with one or more such lighting strands which includes the steps of attaching the hub midway the length of the strand to the limb and extending the strand along one or more branches from each side of the hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2007
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Inventor: Leslie Wasem
  • Patent number: 7765684
    Abstract: A corrugated tube mounting jig 5 for mounting a corrugated tube C, having a slit S formed in a longitudinal direction, on a wire bundle W, has a higher flexibility at its distal end portion, and has a larger restoring force at the other portion. This corrugated tube mounting jig 5 includes a folded-back portion 51 of a generally U-shape for gripping the wire bundle W, side plate portions 52 which are continuous with the folded-back portion 51, and extend to be disposed respectively at opposite sides of the wire bundle W, and are arranged parallel to each other, and have respective end edges slanting relative to the wire bundle W, and a flange portion 53 which is formed at the slanting end edges of the side plate portions, and extends outwardly of the side plate portions 52. At least that portion of the folded-back portion 51 which defines its distal end portion with respect to a direction X of insertion of the corrugated tube C is made smaller in thickness than the other portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2010
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Hideyuki Kato
  • Publication number: 20100180438
    Abstract: Circuit arrangement embodiments that use relative groupings of energy pathways that include shielding circuit arrangements that can sustain and condition electrically complementary energy confluences.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2010
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Anthony A. Anthony, William M. Anthony
  • Patent number: 7752754
    Abstract: A method for increasing the current carried between two high voltage conductor support towers is provided. The method includes removing a first high voltage carrying cable mounted between the towers and replacing it with a composite core cable. This replacement of cable may be accomplished with existing cable hanging equipment and without the need for additional tooling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2010
    Assignee: Gift Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Brandt Goldsworthy, George Korzeniowski
  • Publication number: 20100146785
    Abstract: An elastic tubular sleeve (8) in engagement with a tubular supporting element (9) is set to a substantially coaxial position around one of the electric cables (2a, 2b). Subsequently, the conductors (3a, 3b) of the cables (2a, 2b) are mutually connected to obtain a splicing region between said cables. The tubular sleeve (8) in engagement with the supporting element (9) is positioned around the splicing region. By use of a suitable apparatus (100, 101, 102) previously engaged on the sleeve (8) and the supporting element (9), the supporting element (9) is drawn out of the tubular sleeve (8) so as to cause a radial elastic shrinkage of the tubular sleeve (8) capable of inducing an axial ejection thrust on the supporting element (9) itself. Counter devices (12) associated with the apparatus (100, 101, 102) counteract the axial ejection thrust so as to allow the speed at which the supporting element (9) is drawn out of the sleeve (8) itself to be controlled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2005
    Publication date: June 17, 2010
    Inventors: Francesco Portas, Ubaldo Vallauri
  • Publication number: 20100139973
    Abstract: A mineral-insulated (MI) cable termination assembly and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. The cable termination assembly includes an MI cable having a MI cable conductor, a mineral insulating layer surrounding the MI cable conductor, and an outer metal sheath surrounding the mineral insulating layer. The cable termination assembly also includes an electrical cable having an electrical cable conductor. A connector is provided for electrically connecting the MI cable conductor to the electrical cable conductor. A molded joint surrounds an exposed distal portion of the MI cable conductor and an exposed distal portion of the electrical cable conductor. The molded joint is composed of a polymeric material adhered to the exposed distal portion of the MI cable conductor and the exposed distal portion of the electrical cable conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2006
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Inventors: James Bredmomd, Robert Holmes
  • Publication number: 20100139974
    Abstract: A method of connecting two high voltage DC cables in a flexible cable joint. Each high voltage DC cable can include, from the inside to the outside, a central conductor, an adjacent circumferential cable inner semicon layer, an adjacent circumferential cable insulation layer, and an adjacent circumferential cable outer semicon layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 10, 2010
    Applicant: ABB RESEARCH LTD
    Inventor: Thomas CHRISTEN
  • Publication number: 20100127385
    Abstract: A microelectronic package (31) has a microelectronic device, which is encapsulated in a quantity of material (27), and a lead frame element (15) for enabling the microelectronic device to be electrically contacted from outside of the package (31). The lead frame element (15) comprises at least two elongated members (11) comprising electrically conductive material and a filling material (12) comprising electrically insulating material, wherein the members (11) are partially embedded in the filling material (12). The lead frame element (15) is manufactured by providing elongated members (11), positioning the members (11) according to a predetermined configuration, providing filling material (12) to spaces (13) which are present between the members (11), and possibly removing portions of the filling material (12) and the members (11) in order to expose the electrically conductive material of the members (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: NXP, B.V.
    Inventor: Johannes W. Weekamp
  • Publication number: 20100122657
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a chemical vapor deposition apparatus. The apparatus comprises a chamber having a gas inlet and a gas outlet. A first electrode is at least partially positioned in the chamber. The first electrode comprises an electrically conductive first portion and an electrically conductive second portion, the first portion being attached to the second portion by a first TIG weld bead. A second electrode is at least partially positioned in the chamber. The second electrode comprises an electrically conductive third portion and an electrically conductive fourth portion, the third portion being attached to the fourth portion by a second TIG weld bead. An electrode and a method of making the electrode are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 20, 2010
    Inventors: Jui Hai Hsieh, Dave DeLong
  • Patent number: 7712214
    Abstract: A patch cord including a connector attached to an end of a multi-pair cable. The connector including a threaded arrangement that engages a jacket of the multi-pair cable to secure the connector relative to the end of the multi-pair cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Gordon Clark, Loren Mattson, Douglas G. Elliot
  • Publication number: 20100108141
    Abstract: The electric conductor connection method of the invention is a method for electrical connection between a mutually separated first electric conductor and second electric conductor, comprising a step of hot pressing a metal foil, a first adhesive layer formed on one side of the metal foil and a first electric conductor, arranged in that order, to electrically connect and bond the metal foil and first electric conductor, and hot pressing the metal foil, the first adhesive layer or second adhesive layer formed on the other side of the metal foil, and the second electric conductor, arranged in that order, to electrically connect and bond the metal foil and the second electric conductor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: HITACHI CHEMICAL COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoki FUKUSHIMA, Isao TSUKAGOSHI, Takehiro SHIMIZU
  • Patent number: 7707719
    Abstract: A method for protecting contacts within a receptacle housing of a connector assembly from becoming contaminated. An example method includes inserting a connector insert into the receptacle housing, the connector insert includes a body portion having an exterior configured to correspond to at least a portion of the interior of the receptacle housing of the connector assembly. The body portion of the insert includes an opening which extends into the body portion to receive the contacts and protect the contacts from the exterior environment surrounding the receptacle housing when at least a portion of the body portion is received within the receptacle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas L. Meister, Ray D. Sturbaum
  • Publication number: 20100102658
    Abstract: The invention provides a joint (1) for joining a first electrical conductor to a second electrical conductor. The joint comprises an assembly member (3), an adapting member (2), an indentation (5a), an elastically deformable multipoint connection member (4), and an assembly structure (7, 8, 5b, 9). The assembly member is electrically conductive and comprises at least a first seat (5) and has a fastening structure (5b) forming part of the assembly structure. The adapting member comprises a first portion being attachable to the first seat and a second portion being attachable to an end portion of the first electrical conductor. The first portion comprises a compliant structure forming part of the assembly structure and being cooperative with the fastening structure to facilitate fixing of the adapting member to the assembly member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S
    Inventor: Viggo Kofod Christoffersen
  • Publication number: 20100096185
    Abstract: A wiring harness which is excellent in peel strength at a joining portion where conductors of electric wires are joined together, even if at least one of the electric wires have a small diameter. A wiring harness includes insulated wires whose conductors are partly exposed, and a metal leaf with which the exposed conductors are bound, where the bound conductors are welded preferably by ultrasonic welding, and the conductors including elemental wires have a joining portion where the elemental wires are joined together, the joining portion being inside the metal leaf. The elemental wires and the metal leaf are preferably made from copper, a copper alloy, aluminum and/or an aluminum alloy, and are preferably made from a same metal or a same alloy. At least one of the conductors preferably has a cross-sectional area of 0.35 mm2 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicants: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Otsuka, Takehiro Hosokawa, Masato Inoue, Fumitoshi Imasato
  • Patent number: 7694406
    Abstract: A composite structure of a backing material with enhanced conductivity for use in a transducer is presented. The composite structure includes a plurality of layers of backing material alternatingly arranged with a plurality of thermal conductive elements, wherein the plurality of thermal conductive elements are configured to transfer heat from a center of the transducer to a plurality of points on the composite structure of backing material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Douglas Glenn Wildes, Charles Edward Baumgartner, Petrus Joannes Joseph Moeleker, Bruno Hans Haider
  • Publication number: 20100078195
    Abstract: An extruded high voltage cable including a conductor with at least three concentric layers of helically wound metal wires, an extruded inner conducting layer surrounding the conductor, and an extruded electrical insulation arranged outside the inner conducting layer. The two outermost layers of the conductor have the same lay direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2007
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Poorvi Patel, Birgitta Källstrand, Michal Ciach, Elisabeth Strandemo, Ulf Öberg, Tommy Johansson, Carl-Olof Olsson
  • Patent number: 7683517
    Abstract: A method for mounting coil onto stator for rotary electric machine. The method includes forming coil pieces by winding wire with flat cross section into single row lamination state including wire layers aligned along perpendicular line to flat surfaces of wire. The coil is formed for first portion to be inserted in slot and second portion not inserted in slot appear alternately along the coil. The method displaces wire layers at the first portion changing the single row lamination state to connectively laminated state where wire layers at portion to be inserted in slot each adjacent pair of the wire layers partially overlap with respect to direction perpendicular to flat wire surfaces. The method includes inserting wires of first portion into slot, passing each wire layer through slot opening successively from the top wire layer of lamination and displacing each wire layer at first portion from each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toyota Jidoshokki
    Inventors: Hiroshi Fukasaku, Kiyoshi Uetsuji, Taku Adaniya
  • Patent number: 7675008
    Abstract: Connector bushings are crimped to the terminal ends of tubular electrical heating elements for heating equipment, particularly equipment intended for use in hazardous environments, e.g. where there is a risk of explosion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: CCI Thermal Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Arbour-Neagoe, Chris Duggan, Eric Anzinger
  • Patent number: 7673375
    Abstract: A method of fabricating a polymer-based capacitive ultrasonic transducer, which comprises the steps of: (a) providing a substrate; (b) forming a first conductor on the substrate; (c) coating a sacrificial layer on the substrate while covering the first conductor by the same; (d) etching the sacrificial layer for forming an island while maintaining the island to contact with the first conductor; (e) coating a first polymer-based material on the substrate while covering the island by the same; (f) forming a second conductor on the first polymer-based material; (g) forming a via hole on the first polymer-based material while enabling the via hole to be channeled to the island; and (h) utilizing the via hole to etch and remove the island for forming a cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2010
    Assignee: Industrial Technology Research Institute
    Inventors: Ming-Wei Chang, Da-Chen Pang, Chao-Sheng Tseng
  • Publication number: 20100054677
    Abstract: A power umbilical is shown that comprises a number of power cables (4) to transfer large amounts of electric power, optionally electric wires and/or optical conductors (5), filler material (2, 3) in the form of rigid elongated plastic elements that are located at least partially around and between the power cables (4) and the optional wires/conductors (5), and they are collectively gathered in a twisted bundle by means of a laying operation. A protective jacket (1) encompasses the power cables (4), the optional wires/conductors (5), the filler material (2, 3), and at least one load carrying element (6) predetermined located in the cross section of the power umbilical. The power cables (4), the optional wires/conductors (5), the filler material (2, 3) and the at least one load carrying element (6), are alternately laid, i.e. by continuously alternating direction, in the entire or part of the longitudinal extension of the power umbilical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Publication date: March 4, 2010
    Applicant: AKER SUBSEA AS
    Inventors: Arild Figenschou, Finn Peter Gjerull
  • Patent number: 7669316
    Abstract: A coaxial cable splitter including an integral body with a first cable connection, a second cable connection and a third cable connection, each defining an axis. The second cable connection is a crimp sleeve, the first cable connection is a coaxial connector, and the axes are generally parallel to each other. The third cable connection is a coaxial cable connector and the axis is at an angle to the axes of the first and second cable connections. The first and third cable connections each include a center conductor which are electrically linked. The first and third cable connections each include an outer shell positioned about the center conductor which are electrically linked. A method of assembling a coaxial cable splitter with an integral body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: David J. Johnsen
  • Patent number: 7669323
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method for electrically connecting a stinger into a network node may include installing a non-conductive force exerting means through a port of a closed node housing of a network node. The method may include extending the force exerting means from outside the node housing to within the interior of the network node and adjusting the force exerting means without accessing the interior of the node housing to exert a force on the conductor of a stinger installed within the interior of the network node to contact and forcibly bring the conductor of the stinger into electrical contact with an interface means installed within the interior of the network node to establish an electrical interface and seize the conductor of the stinger within the interior of the network node.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Scientific-Atlanta, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven C. Pfister, Dennis McLain, Lai Hoang
  • Patent number: 7624503
    Abstract: Manufacturing is carried out while including the steps of: from a trunk line 12, drawing out electric wires 13a to be a branch line 14 longer than a required length of the branch line 14; forming a branch line portion 17 by applying tape winding to the drawn-out electric wires 13a; making, as a trunk line accompanying part 17a, a part from a base end P2 to a branching position P1 of the branch line portion 17 accompany the trunk line 12 and making, as a main branch line part 17b, a part from the branching position P1 to a front end P3 of the branch line portion 17 distant from the branch line 12; and applying an protecting treatment 19 by tape winding to the whole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Daisuke Fukuda
  • Publication number: 20090241336
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for making cored wire filled with a powdery and/or granular fill material are disclosed. The present invention controls automatically the depositing of fill material used in cored wire manufacturing by accounting for a variety of process changes, such as, for example, variations in strip width, strip thickness, fill material flow, and fill material density. Such automatic monitoring and control uses detected strip measurements and detected fill material volumes to produce a high quality tubular welding wire (e.g., about±0.5% variation from a desired core ratio).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2007
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: REVWIRES LLC
    Inventors: Donovan Karnes, Philip V. Monnin
  • Publication number: 20090238522
    Abstract: A fiber optic connector assembly includes a connector and a carrier. The connector, defining a longitudinal bore extending through the connector and having a first end region and a second end region, includes a ferrule assembly, having an optical fiber extending through the connector, at least partially disposed in the longitudinal bore at the first end region, a tube, defining a passage and having a first end portion disposed in the longitudinal bore at the second end region and a second end region, and a spring disposed in the bore between the ferrule assembly and the tube. The carrier includes a cable end and a connector end engaged with the connector, a termination region disposed between the connector end and the cable end, a fiber support region disposed between the connector end and the termination region, and a take-up region disposed between the connector end and the fiber support region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventor: Wayne M. Kachmar
  • Publication number: 20090229881
    Abstract: A method for interconnecting a first electric cable, constituted by a carbon fibre bundle enveloped in a first insulating sheath, with a second cable constituted by a metallic conductor enveloped in a second insulating sheath; the method provides for the removal of a first portion of the first sheath that covers a first end of the carbon fibre bundle, and the removal of a second portion of the second sheath that covers a second end of the metallic conductor, for an extension greater than that of the first portion. The method then provides for the spiral-like winding of the second end of the metallic conductor, starting from the first end of the first cable, until such metallic conductor affects the first sheath, and then the change of direction of advancement of the spiral defined by such second end, to provide at least one loop that covers the first sheath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2006
    Publication date: September 17, 2009
    Inventors: Gino Tonello, Mirko Tonello
  • Patent number: 7587806
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an ultrasonic sensor including a case, a piezoelectric element having first and second electrodes, and a conductive member having first and second conductive parts is disclosed. The method includes the steps of a) forming the conductive member by integrally forming the first and second conductive parts and a joining part that joins portions of the first and second conductive parts, b) mounting the piezoelectric element and the conductive member in the case so that the first conductive part is connected to the first electrode and the second conductive part is connected to the second electrode, and the joining part and the portions of the first and second conductive parts joined by the joining part are positioned outside of the case, c) supplying a filling material into the case, and d) removing the joining part after step c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Mitsumi Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenichi Furukawa
  • Patent number: 7570863
    Abstract: In order to make possible simple operation of a cable storage device it is proposed that a multitude of cable storage elements be arranged on a rail and comprise an element with which they can be displaced by the cable gripper in a front delivery row until they are collected, preferably manually, for further treatment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2009
    Assignee: Komax Holding AG
    Inventors: Iso Noseda, Zane Meredith