Rectilinearly Moving Operator Patents (Class 439/417)
  • Patent number: 11894637
    Abstract: A connector for exactly two conductors that includes a forward connector body, a rear connector body, a metal frame and exactly one pair of electrical contacts. The rear connector body interfaces with the forward connector body. The metal frame surrounds at least a portion of both the forward connector body and the rear connector body. The metal frame including a shielding interface, wherein the metal frame is secured to the forward connector body with at least two retaining features. The exactly one pair of electrical contacts comprises a first electrical contact and a second electrical contact that extend from the rear connector body into the forward connector body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Paul John Pepe
  • Patent number: 11828441
    Abstract: Provided is an LED lamp manufactured by an injection molding process, including a strip-shaped LED lamp, wherein the strip-shaped LED lamp includes a first strip-shaped conducting wire and a least one LED luminous body disposed on the strip-shaped conducting wire, and each of the LED luminous bodies includes a first chip and a second chip connected to the first chip via a second conducting wire; the LED lamp manufactured by the injection molding process further includes an injection molding body, and the first strip-shaped conducting wire penetrates into the injection molding body; the injection molding body is further formed, in an injection molding manner, with a fixing portion for fixing the LED lamp manufactured by the injection molding process in a hole to be penetrated; the first chip in each of the LED luminous bodies is an LED chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Chongyi Jingyi Lighting Product Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Yaoquan He
  • Patent number: 11788641
    Abstract: Provided is a combination structure of an electronic water valve including an electromagnetic unit including a coil body and a yoke having an upper support plate and a lower support plate and which includes a valve body including an upper member and a lower member. The combination structure includes a locking long hole formed in each of opposite sides of the lower support plate, an elastic pressing rod that protrudes, a protrusion locking rod formed on each of opposite sides of an upper portion of the upper member, and a burr blocking member which is formed on an outer circumference of the upper member and which prevents a welding burr from being exposed to an outside of an outer circumference of the valve body through a gap of a friction welding portion, the welding burr being generated when friction welding of the upper member and the lower member is performed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: USEONG R&D CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Soo-cheol Hah
  • Patent number: 11634302
    Abstract: An elevator belt monitoring apparatus includes a housing for receiving an elevator belt and a plurality of blade contacts which are operable to pierce the belt and engage the spaced parallel cords arranged within the belt. A plurality of bridge contacts are connected with adjacent pairs of elevator belt cords and signal contacts are connected with cords at the outer edges of the belts. The signal contacts are connected with a monitoring device which sends and receives signals to the contacts to provide an indication of the condition or deterioration of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Reinhard Nolting, Marco Waldhoff, Niels Dallman, Christopher Smith
  • Patent number: 11631944
    Abstract: An insulation displacement contact system includes a first insulation displacement contact, a second insulation displacement contact, and a cover having a first portion over the first insulation displacement contact and a second portion over the second insulation displacement contact. The cover includes a retention gap between the first portion and the second portion to engage the cover with a first pair of prongs of the first insulation displacement contact. The first portion of the cover includes a first ledge and a second ledge configured to engage the cover with a second pair of prongs of the first insulation displacement contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA AVX COMPONENTS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Brent Lybrand
  • Patent number: 11594833
    Abstract: The invention relates to a plug connection (1) having a plug connector (2) and a mating plug connector (3). The plug connector (2) and the mating plug connector (3) can be plugged together in order to form the plug connection (1), wherein the plug connector (2) has a contact support (4) with at least one contact chamber for receiving a contact partner, and the contact support (4) is inserted into an outer housing (5) of the plug connector (2). Each contact partner is primarily locked in the contact chamber of the contact partner, and a secondary lock (6) is provided for a secondary locking of the contact partners in the contact chambers thereof. The invention is characterized in that the secondary lock (6) is formed by a longitudinal web (16), at the two ends of which a respective latching element (17) is arranged that interacts with the contact support (4), and at least one force absorbing web (19) is arranged on the upper face of the longitudinal web (16).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HIRSCHMANN AUTOMOTIVE GMBH
    Inventors: Andreas Metzler, Markus Kalb
  • Patent number: 11581678
    Abstract: A connector comprises a locator configured to position a cable. The locator has a front-end surface, a first surface and a second surface and is formed with a positioning groove. The first surface and the second surface are located at opposite sides of the locator, respectively, in the upper-lower direction (Z-direction). The positioning groove has a front groove, a rear groove and a coupling groove. The front groove is recessed rearward from the front-end surface and extends from the first surface to the coupling groove along the upper-lower direction. The rear groove is recessed from the second surface along the upper-lower direction and extends rearward from the coupling groove. When the locator positions the cable, the front groove receives a front regulated portion of the cable, and the rear groove receives a rear regulated portion of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masashi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11495893
    Abstract: In a first contact of a connector, an insulation-displacement connection portion has two insulation-displacement blades and has a narrow slit and a wide slit. The insulation-displacement blades are different from each other in position in a first direction and correspond to the narrow slit. The insulation-displacement blades are obliquely intersected with the first direction. The narrow slit and the wide slit extend in the front-rear direction. In the first direction, the insulation-displacement blade is located between the narrow slit 362 and the wide slit 364. In a second direction, a middle of the wide slit 364 is different from a middle of the narrow slit 362 in position. When covered wire is pushed into the narrow slit, it is pressed on the insulation-displacement blades at different timings in order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Limited
    Inventor: Masashi Tanaka
  • Patent number: 11469563
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing an electrical connection forming tool, the method including selecting, a wire forming die module, the wire forming die module including a module housing, wherein the module housing includes a front side, the front side including a chamber configured to align with an electrical plug; a back side; and an inner compartment, the inner compartment including a coil sliding body feature, the coil sliding body feature configured to interface with the electrical plug; a die, and the die is configured to accept a wire and imprint the wire on the electrical plug; a locking feature; and a cover for the locking feature; and connecting an actuator and an actuator housing to the selected wire forming die module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: COWHAM INNOVATIONS, LLC.
    Inventors: Walter Cowham, Jeremy Cowham
  • Patent number: 11435070
    Abstract: An LED modules installation and support system has a plurality of aligned LED modules, each having a support member which extends outwardly from a side of each of the modules. A flexible, deformable wire member extends through the support members of each of the LED modules, such that the wire member within the support members retains the modules in spaced alignment. The support members take the shape of an inverted U having a U-shaped tunnel or an enclosed support member having a through opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Sikai Chen
  • Patent number: 11408927
    Abstract: An example test system includes a circuit to sample a signal that is repetitive in cycles to obtain data; a processor configured to generate an eye diagram based on the data, where the eye diagram represents parametric information about the signal; and a functional test circuit to receive the signal and to perform one or more functional tests on the signal. The test systems is configured to receive the signal from a unit under test and to allow the signal to pass to the functional test circuit inline without changing at least part of the signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: TERADYNE, INC.
    Inventors: David Kaushansky, Thomas D. Jacobs
  • Patent number: 11381042
    Abstract: In one example, the connector includes a body portion configured to be connected to a cord and a connection portion engaged with the body portion and comprising a plurality of conductors. The connection portion includes a conductive shield electrically connected to a plurality of the conductors when the connection portion is not engaged with the article of merchandise, and the connection portion also includes at least one ground conductor that is not electrically connected to the remaining conductors and/or the conductive shield when the connection portion is not engaged with the article of merchandise. At least one of the conductors and/or the conductive shield is configured to cooperate with the ground conductor to define a sense loop when the connector is engaged with the article of merchandise, and interruption of the sense loop is indicative of a security event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: InVue Security Products Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey A. Grant, Gary A. Taylor, Christopher J. Fawcett, Jonathon D. Phillips
  • Patent number: 10928016
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible LED projection lamp, comprising: a plurality of LED lamp boards (1), wherein the LED lamp board (1) is a circuit board (3) having an LED (2) soldered thereon, each of the LED lamp boards (1) is connected by means of a flexible wire (4), and a lens (6) is arranged above the LED lamp board (1) at a position corresponding to the LED (2); and an injection-type insulating sheath (7), wherein the injection-type insulating sheath (7) comprises a plurality of external injection-type units (8) and a flexible connector (9) that connects two adjacent external injection-type units (8), the external injection-type unit (8) covers the LED lamp board (1) and a part of the lens (6) below a top of the lens, and the flexible connector (9) covers the flexible wire (4) between two adjacent LED lamp boards (1).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG TONGFANG ILLUMINATIONS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Baosheng Fan
  • Patent number: 10914436
    Abstract: A light string for artificial trees and lighted decorative sculptures. The light string includes a wiring assembly with first and second parallel electrical conductors that extends substantially parallel to said first electrical conductor, electrical insulation comprising polyvinyl chloride that extends along said central axis and encases said first electrical conductor and said second single electrical conductor, and a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) assemblies encapsulated by a translucent material, each LED assembly including a housing, an LED mounted to the housing, each LED assembly electrically connected to, and mechanically in between, the first conductor and the second conductor so as to exert a lateral force on the first and second conductors thereby causing the first and second conductors to bend in a direction transverse to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 10833431
    Abstract: A universal cable system includes a cable, which may include a keyed profile and an optional, integrated pull cable for low-voltage applications in residential and commercial structures, both old and new construction, which may further includes a connector, which does not require individual splicing of the wires from the cable. The connector may be self-crimping or crimped with a tool. During installation of the connector onto the cable, conductors in the connector may be simultaneously spliced to the wires of the cable during crimping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Rustcraft Industries LLC
    Inventor: Jonathan Rust
  • Patent number: 10770836
    Abstract: A plug connector includes a housing having a front and a rear, a first end and a second end opposite the first end, and a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The housing has a mating end at the front for mating with a mating connector. The housing has a latch pocket at the first end. The plug connector includes plug contacts held by the housing provided proximate to the mating end for mating with the mating connector. The plug connector includes a latch received in the latch pocket having a main body and a latch beam extending from the main body. The latch beam includes a dual tip latch including a first tip latch and a second tip latch both configured to be received in a same latch opening of the mating connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Randall Robert Henry, James Charles Shiffler, Michael John Phillips
  • Patent number: 10763600
    Abstract: The connector structure selectively uses either a UTP connector or an STP connector. The UTP connector includes UTP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of a UTP cable and a UTP dielectric having a pair of housing portions in which the UTP connection terminals are housed. The STB connector includes STP connection terminals connected to respective electric wires of an STP cable and an STP dielectric having a pair of housing portions in which the STP connection terminals are housed. In the UTP dielectric, at least a partition wall for partitioning the pair of housing portions is made of a material having a relatively high dielectric constant. In the STP dielectric, at least a partition wall for partitioning the pair of housing portions is made of a material having a relatively low dielectric constant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Toshifumi Ichio, Kimiyasu Okumura, Hiroshi Kobayashi, Motoya Hara, Ryutaro Yamazaki
  • Patent number: 10288235
    Abstract: A light string for artificial trees and lighted decorative sculptures. The light string includes a wiring assembly with first and second parallel electrical conductors that extends substantially parallel to said first electrical conductor, electrical insulation comprising polyvinyl chloride that extends along said central axis and encases said first electrical conductor and said second single electrical conductor, and a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) assemblies encapsulated by a translucent material, each LED assembly including a housing, an LED mounted to the housing, each LED assembly electrically connected to, and mechanically in between, the first conductor and the second conductor so as to exert a lateral force on the first and second conductors thereby causing the first and second conductors to bend in a direction transverse to the central axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: Willis Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Johnny Chen
  • Patent number: 10116082
    Abstract: An electrical connector, having an elongated plastic housing which is open at its rearward end and has an essentially continuous forward end wall with a flat upper portion, a lower portion of the forward end wall being integrally thickened to project forward beyond its upper portion, and having a plurality of wiring holes formed in the thickened lower portion which are arranged in two parallel rows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: Sullstar Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Robert W. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 10060611
    Abstract: The application is applicable to the field of illuminations and discloses an illumination linkage unit, which comprises a wire assembly and an illuminating member; the wire assembly comprises a positive wire, a negative wire, and a return wire; the positive wire and the negative wire are arranged in pairs, and there are multiple spaced electrical linkage groups formed between the positive wire and the negative wire; each illuminating member is provided therein with an electrical linkage group; each former electrical linkage group is connected in series or in parallel with its later electrical linkage group; the return wire extends from a first electrical linkage group to a last electrical linkage group; the positive wire of the first electrical linkage group and the return wire are electrically connected to a first connection head, and the negative wire of the last electrical linkage group and the return wire are electrically connected to a second connection head; the second connection head is connected with
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Inventor: Dingzhang Liu
  • Patent number: 9960549
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed. The electrical connector has a middle housing having a first upper contact spring and a first upper opening, an upper cover connected to the middle housing and having a first upper termination clamp, wherein the upper cover rotatably and linearly moves with respect to the middle housing between an open position and a closed position, and a cable having a first core, the first core extending into the first upper opening. In the closed position of the upper cover, the first upper termination clamp contacts the first core in an electrically conductive manner and abuts the first upper contact spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Germany GmbH
    Inventors: Markus Strelow, Guenter Feldmeier, Martin Szelag, Bert Bergner, Ralf Schmidt, Christian Schrettlinger, Matthias Haucke, In Gon Kang
  • Patent number: 9849847
    Abstract: Provided is a connector cover structure that can fasten a connector cover without support for the connector cover with a finger and showing a high degree of assembly of a cover member in fabrication. The connector cover structure covers connects 61 and 62 for passage of high-voltage current provided in a casing 51 housing a high-voltage component in a vehicle 10. The connector cover structure includes connector covers 71 and 72 each having a flat surface along a vertical direction, first anchoring parts 91 and second anchoring parts 74 provided in the connector covers 71 and 72, fastening holes 92 formed in the connector covers 71 and 72 and configured to fasten the connector covers 71 and 72 to the casing 51, and float preventing mechanisms 95 for pressing the surfaces of the connector covers 71 and 72.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Akiyoshi Furuzawa, Koji Katano
  • Patent number: 9847607
    Abstract: A shield cap is mounted to an electrical connector for reducing crosstalk between adjoining electrical connectors. The shield cap includes a body portion and opposite shield plates. The body portion is configured to engage the electrical connector and is formed from a non-conductive material. The opposite shield plates are connected to opposite sides of the body portion and configured to at least partially cover one or more insulation displacement contacts exposed from the electrical connector. The electrical connector includes a wire termination conductor configured to be connected to a wire conductor of a cable. The wire termination conductor is at least partially coated with a shielding layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2017
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Steven Richard Bopp, Paul John Pepe
  • Patent number: 9800031
    Abstract: Apparatuses and devices are provided that allow for a power input cord to be placed in two or more different orientations relative to a power distribution unit. A power distribution unit may be provided with one or more input cord assemblies that allow an input cord to be swiveled such that the cord exits an outside plane of the power distribution unit at a different angle. Such an assembly allows a power distribution unit to be placed in an equipment rack and coupled with an input power source in a flexible and convenient manner. Clearances and dimensions of equipment racks may be modified to provide enhanced space usage, efficiency, and/or density in a facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Server Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Travis Irons, Mark Ramsey, Chris Connolly
  • Patent number: 9799966
    Abstract: An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, a plurality of plug terminals, a plurality of tooth portions, and a wire organizer. The insulated housing is received in the metallic shell. The plug terminals are held at the insulated housing. Each of the power terminal and the ground terminal of the plug terminals includes a clamping structure. Each of the tooth portions is extending from rear of the corresponding plug terminal. The wire organizer is assembled to the insulated housing. Each of the tooth portions is inserted into the corresponding wire groove of the wire organizer to connect to a corresponding wire when the wires held in the wire organizer are pressed against the tooth portions. Each power and ground terminals may include either a single one or a pair of flexible contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2017
    Assignee: Advanced-Connectek Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Lun Tsai, Pin-Yuan Hou, Chung-Fu Liao, Ya-Fen Kao, Long-Fei Chen, Chien-Tsung Chuang
  • Patent number: 9705271
    Abstract: Provided is a connector (10) whereof a cover (60) is prevented from falling off a housing (20). The connector (10) is provided with: the housing (20), which is capable of fitting to a counterpart housing (90) and arranged in proximity or in contact with a peripheral member such as a solenoid (80) when fitting to the counterpart housing (90); and the cover (60), which is independent from the housing (20) and attached to the housing (20) so as to cover an electric wire (100) drawn out from a wire outdrawing surface of this housing (20). When the housing (20) fits to the counterpart housing (90), the cover (60) is faced by the peripheral member in a separating direction from the housing (20) so that the cover (60) is arranged to be interposed between the housing (20) and the peripheral member such as the solenoid (80).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., AISIN AW CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Keishi Kitamura, Yoshihiro Mizutani, Yasuto Takeda, Hiroki Hirai, Tetsuji Tanaka, Hiroyoshi Maesoba, Kosuke Sone, Teruo Kato, Kazuhisa Nimura
  • Patent number: 9660386
    Abstract: There is provided a communication connector including a housing and a plurality of electrical contacts received by the housing. A printed circuit board (PCB) is provided and includes first and second pairs of electrically conductive signal traces on different layers of the PCB, each pair of the first and second pairs of traces being connected to a corresponding pair of the plurality of pairs of contacts; and at least one split ground plane including first and second sections being substantially electrically isolated from one another, wherein at least a portion of the first section is adjacent to at least a portion of the first pair of traces and at least a portion of the second section is adjacent to at least a portion of the second pair of traces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: Optical Cable Corporation
    Inventors: John Michael Ray, Derrick F. Stikeleather, Ian J. Timmins
  • Patent number: 9620871
    Abstract: A socket assembly has a housing holds a circuit board that is provided with contacts for engagement with a data plug and a back face provided with rearwardly projecting blade contacts. A conductor spreader block engageable in a rear housing end fits with conductors of a multiconductor cable and, when fitted in the housing, electrically engages the conductors with the blade contacts, A holder in the base between the spreader block and the board has an open back side through which the block can fit. The holder forms a first U-shaped half seat, and a cover subassembly forms a second U-shaped half seat and is pivotal on the holder between an open position projecting laterally therefrom with the cable passing loosely into the housing and a closed position rearwardly closing the holder and compressing the cable between the half seats and locking the block in the holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: WILHELM RUTENBECK GMBH & CO.KG
    Inventor: Oliver Riccardi
  • Patent number: 9574726
    Abstract: A mesh assembly having a flexible mesh sheet, said sheet defining two opposite main faces, at least one elongated sock extending along said mesh and each sock defining a tubular hollow, each of said at least one sock is loosely connected to said mesh sheet at selected intervals by attachment means; a number of light emitting means are mounted into each sock hollow at selected intervals along the length thereof, and light reflecting means being provided on at least one of said two main faces of said mesh sheet, wherein said mesh assembly generate decorative visual effects upon said light emitting means being activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: GROUPE ERA INC.
    Inventors: Suzanne Cselenyi, Marc Tremblay
  • Patent number: 9548555
    Abstract: A cable connector assembly including: a cable including a number of core wires, each core wire including an insulative layer and an inner conductor; and an electrical connector connected with an end of the cable, the electrical connector including an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a shell member enclosing the insulative housing, a cover member assembled on a rear end of the insulative housing for fixing the core wires, and a carrying member connected between the cover member and the insulative housing, each of the contacts including a mounting portion rearwardly exposed to the insulative housing, wherein each of the mounting portion defines a spines portion, the cover member defines a number of through holes receiving the core wires, and the insulative layer of the core wire is punctured by the spines portion when the cover member is mounted on the carrying member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2017
    Assignee: FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Fei Guo, Xu-Xiang Qi, Cai-Yu Zhuang, Yang-Tsun Hsu, Chao-Ling Wang
  • Patent number: 9543729
    Abstract: An electrical connector for Ethernet cable, having an elongated hollow housing with a forward end wall which must correctly fit within the opening in a mating connector, in which the forward end wall has a thickened outer portion that must be sheared off to fit the mating connector, and in which the thickened portion is formed integral with the wall so that it continues to support the wall while being sheared off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: Sullstar Technologies, Inc
    Inventor: Robert W. Sullivan
  • Patent number: 9413081
    Abstract: A wiretap connection assembly is for a circuit protection system. The circuit protection system includes at least one wire conductor and at least one circuit interrupter. The circuit interrupter includes a line conductor and a load conductor. The wire conductor has an electrically conductive inner core and an electrically insulating outer covering. The wiretap connection assembly includes a wire severing assembly structured to sever the wire conductor, and a number of wiretap assemblies. Each wiretap assembly includes a tapping portion and a connecting portion. The tapping portion is structured to pierce through the electrically insulating outer covering of a corresponding portion of the wire conductor and into the electrically conductive inner core. The connecting portion is structured to electrically connect the electrically conductive inner core of the corresponding portion of the wire conductor to a corresponding one of the line conductor and the load conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Ricciuti, Thomas Kenneth Fogle, Joseph Philip Fello
  • Patent number: 9379492
    Abstract: A connector having a housing and a plurality of contact element pairs fixed inside the housing, wherein at least two contact element pairs are arranged adjacent to each other in one row and at least one contact element pair is spaced from the row at identical spacings from the at least two contact element pairs in the row, and wherein a shielding element is arranged between the contact element pairs of the row and the further contact element pair.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2016
    Assignee: Rosenberger Hochfrequenztechnik GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Martin Zebhauser, Thomas Müller, Christian Schmidt, Till Bredback
  • Patent number: 9356361
    Abstract: An electrical connector is disclosed having a body with a cable receiving space, and at least two rows of first through holes. At least two conductive plates are positioned on the upper surface of the body, each conductive plate having at least two second through holes positioned over the corresponding first through holes. A first and second strip cable is positioned in the cable receiving space, each cable having an insulation layer, and at least two conductors embedded in the insulation layer. At least four conductive bolts are provided, each bolt positioned through the first and second through holes, through the insulation layer, and in contact with the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Wang, Qijun Zhao, Xiang Xu, Tandy Tang
  • Patent number: 9318835
    Abstract: A flip-cover receptor connector, and a RF (radio frequency) plate cable and a cable end connector used in conjunction therewith are provided. A receptor insulator is provided concavely with a placement space. A metal cover may be forced to rotate pivotally until fastening with the receptor insulator, thereby movement of the RF plate cable or the cable end connector in the placement space of the receptor insulator is restricted. As such, the movement of the RF plate cable or the cable end connector may be restricted, such that it is not easy to leave the placement space of the receptor insulator due to external force impact by fastening the metal cover and the receptor insulator even though height of the flip-cover receptor connector is very small.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: HARUMOTO TECHNOLOGY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Chen, Chia-Hsin Wang, Chin-Chuan Kung
  • Patent number: 9147946
    Abstract: An electrical cable connector has a body having first and second body members that are movable between open and closed positions of the body, and first and second conductors supported by the first and second body members, respectively. The two conductors have respective ends protruding from the respective body members. When the body members are moved to the closed position of the body, the ends of the conductors simultaneously cut through insulation and come into electrical connection with two cores of a first cable. A connecting element electrically connects the conductors to respective cores of a second electrical cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2015
    Inventor: Memie Mei Mei Wong
  • Patent number: 9093760
    Abstract: A device that replaces the traditional 66 block device has improved pair-to-pair wire isolation to facilitate the transmission of both POTS and xDSL signals. The device includes a non-conductive lower member and a non-conductive upper member that retain a plurality of pairs of electrically conductive stampings therebetween. Each of the pairs of stampings is positioned to be in electric contact with each other such that a signal can be transmitted from one stamping to the other stamping. The stampings are utilized to electrically connect external telecommunication wires to internal telecommunications wires. Each toggle of a plurality of toggles is independently and pivotally connected to the upper member and includes a through bore for accepting an end of a wire that is accessible to an installer when the toggle is in an open, un-terminated position. Each of the toggles are movable from the open, un-terminated position to a closed, terminated position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignee: Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Owen B. Weikle, Ronald L. Fredrickson, Nicholas B. Larsson, Brett Utesch, George I. Wakileh
  • Patent number: 9048555
    Abstract: A wire connector includes a connection box having two closed end walls spaced in a longitudinal direction. The connect box includes a compartment having first and second end walls spaced in a height direction. At least one partitioning wall extends from the second end wall toward but spaced from the first end wall, defining a gap. The at least one partitioning wall divides the compartment into a plurality of channels spaced in a width direction. The channels are respectively aligned with and in communication with through-holes in at least one of the closed end walls. Each channel has a first end at the first end wall and a second end at the second end wall. The first ends of the channels and the gap together define a flat receiving groove in which a conductive plate is received. An elastic pressing plate is received in each channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2015
    Inventor: Ming-Yi Chou
  • Patent number: 8979572
    Abstract: A connection structure includes a housing; terminals fixed in the housing; and an electronic component accommodated inside the housing and connected to the terminals. Each terminal includes: a base portion; a protrusion piece extending from the base portion in a lateral direction; and an elastic contact piece extending from the base portion in the lateral direction so that a distance between the protrusion piece and the elastic contact piece becomes shorter towards an end of the elastic contact piece separate away from the base portion. The housing includes a terminal-fixing part protruded from a wall surface of the housing at a position between the protrusion piece and the elastic contact piece near the base portion of the terminal to clamp and fix the protrusion piece between the terminal-fixing part and a wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Shinji Mochizuki
  • 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
  • Patent number: 8900005
    Abstract: An insulation displacement terminal system (10) provides for a stop limiting engagement of two opposed insulation displacement plates (15, 16) and a catch (70) retaining the plates (15, 16) against separation to precisely define an aperture (84) holding the conductor for improved reliability and electrical contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: Pancon LLC
    Inventor: Robert N. Taylor
  • Patent number: 8857049
    Abstract: A method for environmentally protecting a terminal block includes providing a sealing device including: a base substrate having an anchoring surface; and a gel sealant body having an engagement surface. The gel sealant body is secured to the anchoring surface and extends forwardly from the anchoring surface to the engagement surface. The method further includes: applying the sealing device to the terminal block such that the gel sealant body is interposed between the terminal block and the base substrate and the engagement surface engages the terminal block; and wrapping a retainer member around the terminal block and securing the sealing device to the terminal block using the retainer member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Edward O'Sullivan, George W. Pullium, III, Mahmoud K. Seraj
  • Patent number: 8840424
    Abstract: A shield connector comprises: a shield terminal including a shield shell unit and a shield crimping portion, the shield crimping portion being configured to be crimped on a shield sheath wire of a shielded cable; a cable holder attached to the shield shell unit, the cable holder being configured to hold a core wire of the shielded cable; and a connector housing with a pressure-contact terminal fixed thereto, and being attached to the shield shell unit to which the cable holder is attached, the pressure-contact terminal coming into pressure contact with the core wire by movement of the pressure-contact terminal when attaching the connector housing to the shield shell unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventor: Takamichi Kudo
  • Patent number: 8801455
    Abstract: A cap for an electrical connector comprises a housing and a first cutting member with a first cutting blade. The housing includes an aperture for receiving a cable therethrough. The housing comprises at least a first wire guiding for guiding a first wire of the cable between the aperture and a first recess in a first outside wall of the housing. The first cutting member is arranged in a first slot of the housing and crosses the first wire guiding between the aperture and the first recess. The first cutting member is provided for cutting the first wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Tyco Electronics Amp Espana SA
    Inventors: Antonio Carreras Garcia, Jose Jaime Sanabra Jansa
  • Patent number: 8776365
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a terminal block for a telecommunication cable, which includes providing a housing having a front side and a back side and positioning multiple pairs of electrical connectors in the housing such that one end of each of the electrical connectors is exposed on the front side of the housing and one end of the connector is exposed on the back side of the housing. Each of electrical connectors having an insulation displacement contact terminal on the end exposed on the back side of the housing, and connecting multiple pairs of insulated electrical wires to the connectors on the back side of the housing. A dielectric material is pressure molded on the back side of the housing to encapsulate the connections of the wires and the connectors on the back side of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2014
    Assignee: Channell Commercial Corporation
    Inventors: William H. Channell, Sr., Edward J. Burke
  • Patent number: 8714996
    Abstract: An electrical insulation displacement connector (IDC) assembly includes a body having at least one channel with an open top side for receipt of an insulated conductive core wire. A contact element is fixed in the body with a first insulation displacement end defined by opposed blades oriented across the channel, and a second end extending from a bottom surface of the body for electrical contact with a PCB. The IDC assembly includes a cap having a size and configuration to engage over the body, with the cap including a recess with an open bottom that is aligned with the body channel in a fitted configuration of the cap on the body. The wires may be initially received in the cap recesses wherein upon pressing engagement of the cap onto the body, the insulated conductive core wire is pressed into the body channel between the contact element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: AVX Corporation
    Inventor: Peter Bishop
  • Patent number: 8684761
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a solar insulation displacement connector (IDC) is described. The example solar IDC includes a base configured with at least one pathway. The pathway may include a plurality of ridges. At least one pathway is configured with at least one conductive cutter. The conductive cutter is formed from a conductive material (e.g., copper, silver, gold, nickel, brass). The example solar IDC includes a cover configured to hold a wire in the at least one pathway when the cover is affixed to the base of the solar IDC. The solar IDC is configured to be mechanically connected to a conductor of the wire by the at least one conductive cutter. The at least one conductive cutter is configured to cut an insulation of the wire. An inverter is operably connected to the solar IDC. The example solar IDC and the inverter are fabricated as a unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Inventors: Jacob Weaver, Christopher Volpe
  • Patent number: 8678852
    Abstract: A connector configured to adopt a position for the installation of cables between jaws (2a, 2b), to adopt an in-service position in which the cables are sandwiched between the jaws (2a, 2b) and to pass from the cable installation position to the in-service position by bringing the jaws (2a, 2b) closer together, with a tightening element that is a blind rivet (4).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Societe Industrielle de Construction d'Appareils et de Materiel Electriques
    Inventors: Vivien Rineau, Jean-Luc Lagarde
  • Patent number: 8672703
    Abstract: An electrical connector for connecting the bare end of an insulated conductor with a circuit on a printed circuit board, including a horizontal printed circuit board having an electrical circuit thereon, an electrically conductive contact arrangement mounted on, and electrically connected with the circuit of, the printed circuit board, the contact arrangement including at least two spaced resilient contacts having adjacent end portions that are biased together, a housing formed from electrically insulating material and containing a conductor opening for receiving the conductor bare end; and a positioning arrangement operable by an actuating tool for positioning the conductor bare end in a clamped position between the contact end portions. When the contact arrangement is in the form of a pair of leaf spring contacts connected in a V-shaped manner, an adjusting device is provided for adjusting the space between the adjacent ends of the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: Weidmueller Interface GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Stephan Fehling, Constantin Classen
  • Patent number: 8512065
    Abstract: A receptacle comprises a simplex body with a front portion and terminals. A rear housing encloses female connectors and a ground connector, which are attached to corresponding terminals. Insulation displacers comprise conductive elements that cut through insulation on each side of power-supply wires. Features of both waterproofing and insulation displacement are therefore combined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventors: Norman R. Byrne, Matthew Robert Andree, Randell Ernest Pate, Timothy John Warwick