09th week of 2018 patent applcation highlights part 74 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20180062272 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SOFTWARE CONTROLLED ANTENNA - An antenna is fabricated by: passing first dielectric strip through metallization station and forming a plurality of radiating patches on top surface of the first dielectric strip and a plurality of delay lines on bottom surface of the first dielectric strip; passing a second dielectric strip through metallization station and forming a common ground on top surface of the second dielectric strip and a plurality of feed lines on bottom surface of the second dielectric strip; passing the first and second dielectric strips through an alignment material deposition station and depositing an alignment layer; depositing spacers; depositing liquid crystal material over the top surface of the second dielectric strip or over the bottom surface of the first dielectric strip; adhering the first and second dielectric strips together to form a multi-layer strip; cutting the multi-layer strip into individual antennas. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062273 | EQUATORIALLY AND NEAR-EQUATORIALLY RADIATING ARC-SHAPED POLARIZATION CURRENT ANTENNAS AND RELATED METHODS - Polarization current antennas include an arc-shaped dielectric radiator, electrodes, and a feed network. The electrodes and feed network are configured to generate an electric field within the dielectric radiator. The electrodes are positioned on the top and bottom of the dielectric radiator and the electromagnetic radiation is emitted through the outer surface thereof. Phase differences between excitation signals supplied to the electrodes may be selected so that a speed of a volume polarization distribution current pattern that is generated in the dielectric radiator will be substantially equal to the speed of light within the dielectric radiator. The antenna emits both conventional spherically decaying electromagnetic radiation and as non-spherically decaying electromagnetic radiation that decays as a function of distance d at a rate that is less than 1/d | 2018-03-01 |
20180062274 | Phased Array Control Circuit - In certain exemplary embodiments, register banks are used to allow for fast beam switching (FBS) in a phased array system. Specifically, each beam forming channel is associated with a register bank containing M register sets for configuring such things as gain/amplitude and phase parameters of the beam forming channel. The register banks for all beam forming channels can be preprogrammed and then fast beam switching circuitry allows all beam forming channels across the array to be switched to use the same register set from its corresponding register bank at substantially the same time, thereby allowing the phased array system to be quickly switched between various beam patterns and orientations. Additionally or alternatively, active power control circuitry may be used to control the amount of electrical power provided to or consumed by one or more individual beam forming channels such as to reduce DC power consumption of the array and/or to selectively change the effective directivity of the array. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062275 | ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH THE SAME - Disclosed is an electronic device having an enhanced emission capability and including battery, at least one first antenna provided at a front of the battery, and at least one second antenna provided at a rear of the battery, wherein the at least one first antenna and the at least one second antenna may include a magnetic body and a conducting wire that is wound around the magnetic body multiple times. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062276 | TERMINAL AND WIRE WITH TERMINAL - A female terminal | 2018-03-01 |
20180062277 | WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND TERMINAL - A wire with terminal includes a wire in which a core is covered with a coating, and a terminal | 2018-03-01 |
20180062278 | TERMINAL WIRE CLAMP - A terminal wire clamp including a body, an aperture defined by the body, and a first tab. The body has a front face, a back face opposite to the front face, and a side edge. The first tab extends from the side edge in a first direction away from the front face. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062279 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT COMPOSITES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRICAL CONTACT COMPOSITES - An electrical contact composite is described. The electrical contact composite has a substrate and an electrically conductive coating applied to the substrate, which coating is connected to an electrode. A metal contact element is connected to the electrode, which contact element is used to connect the conductive coating to a current/voltage source. Furthermore, at least one sprayed layer produced by means of a thermal spraying method, in particular gas dynamic cold spray, and is provided with at least one metal and/or metal alloy, the sprayed layer being arranged between the conductive coating and the contact element. The sprayed layer has a coefficient of thermal expansion that is between the coefficients of thermal expansion of the carrier and of the contact element. The sprayed layer can also be used as the electrode for the conductive coating. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062280 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION SYSTEM FOR SHIELDED WIRE CABLE - An electrical connection system configured to terminate electrical connectors and to transmit digital electrical signals having a data transfer rate of 5 Gigabits per second (Gb/s) or higher. The system includes a first parallel mirrored pair of terminals having a planar connection portion and a second pair of parallel mirrored terminals having a cantilever beam portion and a contact points configured to contact the first terminals. The cantilever beam portions are generally perpendicular to the planar connection portions. The terminals cooperate to provide consistent characteristic impedance. The connection system further includes an electromagnetic shield that longitudinally surrounds the terminals. The connection system is suited for terminating wire cables transmitting digital signals using data transfer protocols such as Universal Serial Bus (USB) 3.0 and High Definition Multimedia Interface (HDMI) 1.4. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062281 | PLUG CONNECTOR FOR MAKING SOLDER-FREE CONTACT WITH A COAXIAL CABLE - A plug connector has an outer conductor socket to receive a coaxial cable. An inner conductor receiving element receives an inner conductor of the coaxial cable and is arranged in a centered manner within the outer conductor socket. The outer conductor socket has at least one contact-making area which makes electrical contact with an outer conductor of the coaxial cable. At least one separating element is arranged within the outer conductor socket in such a way that making electrical contact with the end of the outer conductor of a coaxial cable that can be or is inserted into the outer conductor socket and the outer conductor socket is prevented or suppressed. In the plugged-in state, the contact-making area is arranged in the outer conductor socket in such a way that electrical contact can be or is made radially with the circumferential wall adjoining the end. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062282 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR GROUNDING INSERTS - A coaxial cable connector with a grounding insert that is between a fastener and and a post to provide electrical continuity therebetween. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062283 | TERMINAL BLOCK - There is provided a terminal block to which load lines can be attached in multiple directions and which includes a terminal cover that makes terminal portions difficult for fingers to touch and is less likely to damage the load lines. The terminal block includes: a conductive plate including a first-direction connection portion that extends in a first direction and is capable of being connected with at least one wire, and a second-direction connection portion that is in electrical conduction with the first-direction connection portion, extends in a second direction different from the first direction, and is capable of being connected with at least one wire. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062284 | MCCB CURRENT LIMITER LUG ADAPTER - An adaptor assembly is provided. The adaptor assembly is structured to allow a cable of a first amperage to be coupled to, and placed in electrical communication with, a terminal of a different amperage. That is, an adaptor assembly includes a lug body and an adaptor body. The adaptor body is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, the lug body. The lug body includes a cable passage, wherein said cable passage has a cross-sectional area corresponding to a cable of a first amperage. The adaptor body includes a conducting surface, wherein said conducting surface has a surface area corresponding to a conductor terminal end mating surface of a second amperage. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062285 | MCCB CURRENT LIMITER LUG ADAPTER - An adaptor assembly is provided. The adaptor assembly is structured to allow a cable of a first amperage to be coupled to, and placed in electrical communication with, a terminal of a different amperage. That is, an adaptor assembly includes a lug body and an adaptor body. The adaptor body is coupled to, and in electrical communication with, the lug body. The lug body includes a cable passage, wherein said cable passage has a cross-sectional area corresponding to a cable of a first amperage. The adaptor body includes a conducting surface, wherein said conducting surface has a surface area corresponding to a conductor terminal end mating surface of a second amperage. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062286 | SPRING CONTACT HAVING SEPARATE RESILIENT ARM AND SUPPORTING PORTION - A spring contact includes: a main part ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180062287 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RETAINING MEMORY MODULES - The present invention is an apparatus and method for allowing for the use of commercial dual inline memory module (DIMM) in high shock and vibration environments while preserving serviceability. This system extends the performance of the standard Joint Electron Device Engineering (JEDEC) memory connectors in said environments without sacrificing high speed electrical performance. The system provides a simple clip which locks the module in place using the standard connector latches preventing relative motion of the connector and the DIMM thereby insuring uninterrupted computational performance. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062288 | CONTACT AND CONNECTOR - A contact includes a spring that has a curved portion and conductivity, a first contact portion that is a part of the curved portion raised from a bottom portion of a housing that holds the spring, the first contact portion comes in contact with a board to which the bottom portion is fixed, and a second contact portion that is a part of the curved portion raised from a lateral portion of the housing, the second contact portion comes in contact with another member placed next to the board. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062289 | Electrical contact assembly of a plug-in connection terminal - The present disclosure relates to an electrical contact assembly of a plug-in connection terminal, which has an electrical contact having a first connector element for connecting a plug-in contact in a plug-in direction, a second connector element for connecting an electrical conductor in a clamping manner being arranged on the electrical contact, the first connector element having at least one contact element that has at least one first section and one second section, the width of the first section at a right angle to the plug-in direction being greater than the width of the second section at a right angle to the plug-in direction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062290 | SUBSTRATE TERMINAL-EQUIPPED PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD - Provided is a substrate terminal-equipped printed circuit board having configured to enable a substrate terminal to be fixed to a printed circuit board without using a pedestal, and to reduce the pressure and the insertion force applied to an inner surface of a through hole when the substrate terminal is press-fitted therein. A conducting portion of a substrate terminal includes: a press-fitted portion disposed at a proximal end portion thereof and is press-fitted into a through hole; and a loosely inserted portion that extends from the press-fitted portion to a distal end portion thereof, has a narrower width than the press-fitted portion, and is inserted into the through hole with a gap therebetween, and the press-fitted portion of the conducting portion is in pressure contact only with printed wiring provided on a surface layer of the printed circuit board and with an insulating layer located immediately below the printed wiring. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062291 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTEGRATING AN ELECTRICAL ELEMENT INTO AN ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT UNDER LOAD - A device and a method for integrating at least one electrical element into an electrical circuit during ongoing operation of the electrical circuit. In addition, a meta module for dynamic extension of an electrical circuit is possible to add any desired number of electrical elements. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062292 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH A BETTER FLATNESS OF SOLDERING TAILS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing has a main portion defining a top wall, a bottom wall and a mating cavity, the bottom wall has a first segment, a second segment spaced apart from the first segment and a protrusion extending away from the mating cavity, the protrusion is located between the first segment and the second segment. Each contact has a retention portion, a contacting arm and a soldering tail, the contacts comprises a group of first contacts, a group of second contacts, a group of third contacts and a group of fourth contacts. A distance between the retention portion and the soldering tail of each fourth contact along a height direction is larger than a distance between the retention portion and the soldering tail of each second contact. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062293 | BACKPLANE CONTROLLER MODULE USING SMALL OUTLINE DUAL IN-LINE MEMORY MODULE (SODIMM) CONNECTOR - A backplane system, which includes a backplane board and a backplane controller module having a backplane controller. The backplane controller module is configured to be detachably connected to the backplane board via a small outline dual in-line memory module (SODIMM) connector interface to enable communications between the backplane controller and the backplane board via the SODIMM connector interface, such that the backplane controller is configured to control a plurality of components on the backplane board. Specifically, the SODIMM connector interface may include a SODIMM connector socket disposed on the backplane board, and a SODIMM connector pin set provided on the backplane controller module to be detachably inserted into the SODIMM connector socket. The SODIMM connector pin set may be a 144-pin SODIMM connector having 144 contact pins. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062294 | PROCESS FOR MAKING CORROSION-RESISTANT ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN A WIDE RANGE OF COLORS - Techniques for forming a metal oxide from a metal substrate are disclosed. In some embodiments, the metal oxide can have an optical path difference between about 300 nm to about 1000 nm. The variations in optical path difference can impart the metal oxide to correspond to a range of pre-defined colors. In some embodiments, the optical path difference can impart the metal oxide to have an oxide color that is substantially similar to a color of a housing of a portable electronic device. In some embodiments, the metal oxide can be electrically conductive and the metal oxide can be utilized as an electrical contact of an electronic device to transmit and receive power and data from another electronic device. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062295 | SYMMETRIC DUAL BEAM CONTACT - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. The mating tongue forms opposite mating surfaces forwardly extending and vertically converging toward each other. The terminal includes a main body, a pair of beams extending forwardly from a front side of the main body for being respectively exposed upon the opposite mating surfaces, and a pair of soldering sections extending outwardly and laterally for mounting to a printed circuit board. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062296 | SINGLE CONTACT WITH DUAL CONTACTING FACES RESPECTIVELY EXPOSED UPON TWO OPPOSITE SURFACES OF MATING TONGUE - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a plurality of terminals retained in the housing. The housing includes a base and a mating tongue extending forwardly from the base. The mating tongue forms opposite mating surfaces extending forwardly and vertically converging toward each other. The terminal includes a front contacting section, a middle retaining section rearwardly extending from the front contacting section, and a rear soldering section extending rearwardly from the middle retaining section. The front contacting section has two contacting faces respectively exposed upon the opposite mating surfaces of the mating tongue. Each terminal is made via stamping sheet metal and extends in a plane with a through hole in the front contacting section, | 2018-03-01 |
20180062297 | PIN TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A pin terminal has a terminal body, a biting portion, and a blocking member. The terminal body is cut from a pre-plated metal wire rod, and passes through a terminal insertion hole in a state that a space is provided between inner wall surfaces of the terminal insertion hole in the first direction intersecting with a pressing direction when pressed into the terminal insertion hole. The biting portion projects from a middle of the terminal body in a second direction intersecting with both the pressing direction and the first direction, and bites into the inner wall surface when pressed into. The blocking member formed behind the biting portion in the pressing direction with a width wider than a width of the terminal body, and blocks at least a part of the space in the pressure inlet of the terminal insertion hole when pressed into. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062298 | CONNECTOR - A connector including: a plurality of connecting terminals whose types are different from each other; and a housing including at least one terminal accommodating part accommodating any one of the plurality of connecting terminals therein, wherein the terminal accommodating part includes a first lock part, each of the plurality of connecting terminals includes a second lock part formed such that the second lock part and the first lock part are detachably locked to each other, and when any one of the plurality of connecting terminals is accommodated in the terminal accommodating part, the second lock part of the accommodated connecting terminal is locked by the first lock part so that the accommodated connecting terminal is detachably fastened in the terminal accommodating part. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062299 | SPLIT CONNECTOR - A split connector includes a housing ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180062300 | Protective Guard For A Wall-Mounted Electrical Interface And Method For Using The Same - A protective guard prevents undesired access to a wall-mounted electrical interface such as an electrical switch or outlet, particularly by small children. The protective guard includes a baseplate, cover and spring-biased latch. The baseplate is mounted to the wall and contains at least one opening to expose the electrical interface. The cover slidably attaches to the baseplate for sliding movement between a closed position that blocks access to the electrical interface and an open position that exposes the electrical interface. The spring-biased latch is attached to the cover. The latch is actively spring-biased to a locked position that holds the cover in the closed position and has an unlocked position offset from the locked position which allows sliding movement of the cover to its open position to expose the electrical interface. Advantageously, exposing the electrical interface requires no additional parts or tools that should be procured, removed, stored, or could be misplaced. The required actions to expose the electrical interface are difficult to achieve by a small child while an adult has the required strength, motor skills, and cognitive abilities to easily and intuitively accomplish the necessary actions with a one-handed operation. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062301 | NAMEPLATE MOUNTING STRUCTURE - A mounting section on which a nameplate is mounted includes a space formed between the nameplate and a bottom part of the mounting section, the space enabling the nameplate to be rotated about a fulcrum E that serves as a center of rotation, in a state with the nameplate being mounted on a casing. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062302 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRICAL POWER STRIP - An electrical power strip that may be flexibly configured is provided. The power strip includes a power cord having a plug configured to operably couple with a wall socket. A head block is electrically coupled to the power cord on an end opposite the first plug. The head block having a first outlet socket on one end configured to receive a first external power plug. The head block further includes a first, second and third female electrical connector located on different sides. A power block having a first male connector on a side is electrically coupled with one of the first, second or third female connector. The first power block having a second outlet socket configured to receive a second external power plug. The power block further having a fourth, fifth and sixth female connectors located on different sides. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062303 | CONNECTOR HOUSING AND CONNECTOR - A seal ring mounting portion has: an outer circumferential surface portion that is provided so as to come into close contact with an inner circumferential portion of a seal ring, and extends along a circumferential direction of the seal ring in a state of being in close contact with the inner circumferential portion of the seal ring; and a holding portion that has a first wail portion provided on one width-direction side of the outer circumferential surface portion and a second wall portion provided on another width-direction side of the outer circumferential surface portion, the holding portion sandwiching and holding the seal ring from two sides in a width direction of the seal ring by the first wall portion and the second wall portion in the state of the seal ring being in close contact with the outer circumferential surface portion. The first wall portion and the second wall portion are provided so as to not overlap each other in a view from a central axis direction of the seal ring in a state of being mounted to the seal ring mounting portion. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062304 | Waterproof Connector - A waterproof connector comprises a housing, a waterproof member, and a lever. The waterproof member surrounds and contacts a sidewall of the housing over an entire circumference of the sidewall. The lever is movable between an unmated position and a mated position. In the mated position of the lever, the lever and the housing together cover the waterproof member over an entire circumference of the waterproof member. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062305 | SEALED PLUG-IN CONNECTOR - A male plug connector having a contact support ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180062306 | SWITCHING POWER CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENT WITH SAFETY INTERLOCK - An electrical connection element is for a power connector. The power connector includes an electrical component having a number of first electrical mating members. The electrical connection element comprises: a housing including a number of second electrical mating members structured to be electrically connected to the number of first electrical mating members; a contact assembly enclosed by the housing and being electrically connected to the number of second electrical mating members; and an operating mechanism for opening and closing the contact assembly. The contact assembly is structured to electrically connect and disconnect power while the number of first electrical mating members remain mechanically coupled to the number of second electrical mating members. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062307 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH TORQUE SLEEVE - A connector assembly that has a connector including a coupling member rotatably coupled to a body, and the coupling member has an interface end configured to engage a mating connector. A gripping sleeve receives at least a portion of the body and at least a portion of the coupling member. A torque limiting feature includes a slip element located at or near the front end of the gripping sleeve and an engaging element located on the coupling member. The slip element and the engaging element engage one another such that rotation of the gripping sleeve applies torque to and rotates the coupling member in a tightening direction until a predetermined torque limit is reached when the slip element disengages from the engaging element allowing the gripping sleeve to rotate with respect to the coupling member such that torque is no longer applied to the coupling member by the gripping sleeve. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062308 | Connector with a Latching Assembly - A connector comprises a latching assembly, a connector body, and a fixation sleeve. The fixation sleeve is rotatably held on the connector body by the latching assembly between a first latching position and a second latching position. The fixation sleeve is disposed at a different angular position relative to the connector body in the first latching position than in the second latching position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062309 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH TORQUE SLEEVE - A connector assembly that has a connector configured to engage a mating connector that includes a coupling member rotatably coupled to a body. A gripping sleeve receives the body and the coupling member. A torque limiting feature provides first and second predetermined torque limits and includes a slip element associated with the gripping sleeve and cooperating engaging element associated with the coupling member. The slip element and the engaging element engage one another such that rotation of the gripping sleeve applies torque to and rotates the coupling member in a tightening direction until the first predetermined torque limit is reached when the slip element disengages from the engaging element and the gripping member rotates with respect to the coupling member in a loosening direction until the second predetermined torque limit is reach allowing the gripping sleeve to rotate the coupling member in the loosening direction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062310 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly includes a first connector that has first electrical connection members arranged on a base material made of resin and a second connector that has second electrical connection members on positions respectively opposed to the first electrical connection members on a base material made of resin. The first connector and the second connector further have fasteners, which are made of resin and are engageable, on mutually-opposed positions, and may have seal members or water repellent treatment members. In a case where seal members and water repellent treatment members are not provided, the fasteners form a polygonal shape surrounding the first electrical connection members or the second electrical connection members, and in a case where seal members or water repellent treatment members are provided, the fasteners and the seal members or the water repellent treatment members surround the first electrical connection members or the second electrical connection members. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062311 | LOW PROFILE SEALING INTERCONNECT WITH LATCHING INTERFACE - Various interconnect assemblies are disclosed. The interconnect assembly can include an insert having a hook protrusion that fits into a slot of a receiving region. The hook protrusion can have a curved surface that helps the hook protrusion slide into a slot as the insert is rocked toward the receiving region to seat the insert in the receiving region. The receiving region can have a latch that snaps over a key portion of the insert to keep the insert seated in the receiving region. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062312 | Lever Type Connector - A connector comprises a wire cover and a lever pivotally attached to the wire cover. The wire cover has a cover lock and a cover biasing member. The lever is rotatable between an unmated position and a mated position. When the lever is in the mated position, the cover lock locks the lever in the mated position and the cover biasing member biases the lever toward the unmated position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062313 | Holder to Constrain Elastic Members of a Receptacle - Examples disclosed herein provide a system including a holder to secure a removable module. In one example, the removable module includes a plug comprising holes. The system further includes a receptacle mounted on a printed circuit board (PCB). As an example, the receptacle includes elastic members to make contact with the holes in the plug when the receptacle is to accommodate the plug of the removable module. As an example, the holder is slidable over the receptacle to constrain the elastic members of the receptacle to maintain contact with the holes in the plug of the removable module. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062314 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR SYSTEM COMPRISING A SECONDARY LOCKING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical connector system comprising a plug connector and a second locking device. The plug connector comprises at least one row of terminal cavities for receiving terminals and a plug connector housing having a flexible arm arranged in a sidewall of the plug connector housing, and having primary locking means adapted to provide a primary locking function. The secondary locking device is arranged between an end of the at least one row of terminal cavities and the flexible arm, and has a flexible leg with secondary locking means for providing a secondary locking function. The flexible arm comprises a blocking device and the flexible leg comprises an abutment device adapted to engage with the blocking device for said blocking. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062315 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; a movable member; and a fixing metal member. The movable member includes a supported portion and an engaging portion. The supported portion is supported on the housing to be movable between an open position and a closed position. The engaging portion engages with the flat conductive member when the movable member is situated at the closed position. The fixing metal member includes a fixing portion to be fixed to an electrical circuit board; a regulating portion for restricting the movable member; and an engaging section for engaging with the movable member. The fixing metal member includes leg portions extending toward the electrical circuit board. The fixing portion, the regulating portion, and the engaging portion are disposed on the leg portions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062316 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing including a receiving portion for inserting a flat conductive member; a plurality of terminals arranged in a terminal arrangement direction; and a movable member. The movable member is supported on the housing so that the movable member is movable between an insertion allowing position and a pulling out preventing position relative to the housing. The movable member includes an operation portion and a display portion. The display portion is configured to be able to protrude and retract relative to an outer surface of the housing different from a surface where the operation portion is disposed. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062317 | Locking Electrical Outlet - A locking electrical outlet has a housing with a channel and an outlet latch within, a slider configured to move axially within the channel, a memory block, a locking plate with an opening, and a spring configured to bias the locking plate towards a first angle. The slider is configured move axially rearward relative to the housing by the insertion of the plug. The rearward movement of the slider reduces the angle of the locking plate such that a blade of the plug can move through the opening of the locking plate. The memory block is partially compressed by the slider such that it the slider engages the outlet latch of the housing, temporarily holding the locking plate at the reduced angle until the expansion of the memory block disengages the slider from the outlet latch and allows the spring to return locking plate towards the first angle. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062318 | CORD-SECURING MECHANISM - A cord-securing mechanism includes a base portion, an aperture, and a cord-securing portion coupled to the base portion. The cord-securing portion includes at least a pair of cord-retaining surfaces that oppose one another and are spaced apart by a cord-receiving slot. When used in combination with a cord, the cord-securing mechanism may assist with setting a position of the cord and with impeding the cord from returning to a default position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062319 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a terminal module, which includes an insulating block and multiple first terminals retained at the insulating block. Each first terminal has a first contact portion exposed from a bottom surface of the insulating block. A top surface or the bottom surface of the insulating block is concavely provided with at least one groove, each of the at least one groove located between two adjacent first terminals. The groove runs forward through a front end surface of the insulating block and extends backward beyond a rear end of the first contact portion. A second terminal is located on the insulating block. The second terminal has a second contact portion, which is exposed from the top surface of the insulating block. An insulating body is formed outside the terminal module and the second terminal by injection-molding. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062320 | Printed Circuit Board Connector with Cross-Talk Mitigation - A connector includes a wafer having first, second, third, and fourth communication channels. The first and second communication channels form a first differential pair, and the third and fourth communication channels form a second differential pair. The wafer includes a plug and a receptacle. The plug includes a first portion of the first, second, third, and fourth communication channels. The receptacle includes a second portion of the first, second, third, and fourth communication channels. A first crisscross is located at a first predetermined location of the first and second communication channels of the first differential pair. The first crisscross changes a first polarity of a first signal to be transmitted on the first differential pair. A second polarity of a second signal to be transmitted on the second differential pair remains the same throughout an entire length of the second differential pair. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062321 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ADAPTIVE GROUNDING AND NOISE MITIGATION IN MIXED-SIGNAL DEVICES - Methods and apparatus for providing adaptive grounding in mixed-signal electronic dies, circuits, modules, or other devices. In one example a module in which adaptive grounding is implemented includes a substrate having disposed thereon a plurality of signal contacts and a ground connection, and a mixed-signal die disposed on the substrate and including a signal section and a control section, the signal section having a plurality of radio frequency components each connected to a respective one of the plurality of signal contacts on the substrate by a corresponding signal connector, and the control section having at least two ground paths that selectively connect the control section to the ground connection on the substrate and which are physically spaced apart from one another, the mixed-signal die further including at least two switches, each operable to selectively connect one of the ground paths to the ground connection. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062322 | Electrically Conductive Conduit Assembly - A conduit assembly with a tube formed from a polymeric material with a nanoparticulate component. The polymeric material has an electrical conductivity in a range between 1×10 | 2018-03-01 |
20180062323 | CONNECTOR CONFIGURABLE FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE - An electrical connector for high speed signals. The connector has multiple conductive elements that may serve as signal or ground conductors. A member formed with lossy material and conductive compliant members may be inserted in the connector. The conductive compliant members may be aligned with conductive elements of the connector configured as ground conductors. For a connector configured to carry differential signals, the ground conductors may separate pairs of signal conductors. The member may further include a conductive web, embedded within the lossy material, that interconnects the conductive compliant members. For a receptacle connector, the conductive elements may have mating contact portions aligned along opposing surfaces of a cavity. The conductive elements may have contact tails for attachment to a printed circuit board and intermediate portions connecting the mating contact portions and the contact tails. The conductive compliant members may press against the intermediate portions. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062324 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING ALIGNED SOLDER TAILS FOR CONNECTING TO RESISTOR - A cable connector assembly ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180062325 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - A semiconductor device for determining whether a foreign substance (e.g., water) is present and a method of operating the same are provided. The semiconductor device includes a receptacle including a plurality of pins according to a USB type-C receptacle interface; a first current source providing first current to a CC1 signal pin or a CC2 signal pin among the plurality of pins in a first operation mode; a second current source providing second current to the CC1 signal pin or the CC2 signal pin in a second operation mode; a third current source providing third current to at least two pins of other pins excluding the CC1 signal pin and the CC2 signal pin; and a power delivery integrated circuit (PDIC) controlling the first current source, the second current source and the third current source and detecting the voltage level of a signal outputted to the plurality of pins. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062326 | HIGH CONTACT RESISTANCE DETECTION - A device includes an interface configured to couple a power source to the device. The interface includes a plurality of contacts including at least one first contact configured to couple a voltage bus of the power source to a voltage bus of the device, and at least one second contact configured to couple the voltage bus of the power source to a secondary bus of the device. The device further includes a detector configured to determine a contact resistance of the at least one first contact based on a first current associated with the voltage bus and a second current associated with the secondary bus. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062327 | MODULAR SYSTEM HAVING A PLURALITY OF MODULES THAT CAN BE ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO ONE ANOTHER - A modular system, including a plurality of modules that can be electrically connected to one another, wherein at least two first modules from amongst the modules can be connected to one another in series, wherein, in the connected state of the first modules, a first contact-making means is arranged between the first modules, wherein a second of the modules has a second contact-making means, wherein the first contact-making means and the second contact-making means are configured to make electrical contact with one another, wherein the first contact-making means and the second contact-making means are configured, when making electrical contact with one another, firstly to connect the first modules to the second module and then to isolate the connection of the first modules to one another. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062328 | CONFIGURED PORT-WIDTH INDICATION FOR GANGED-STYLE CONNECTORS - System, methods, and apparatuses for indicating the configured port width for ganged-style data connectors. An exemplary apparatus comprises a plurality of connectors supporting data connections and a plurality of visual indicators. The plurality of connectors are capable of being configured with two or more of the plurality of connectors ganged together to provide increased data width connections. Each or the visual indicators is associated with one of the plurality of connectors. An electrical circuit drives the plurality of visual indicators and is configured to control the visual indicators to visually indicate a configured port width for each data connection supported by the connectors, including those formed by ganging together two or more of the connectors. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062329 | METHOD OF MOUNTING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR TO FLEXIBLE PLANAR MATERIAL AND APPARATUS THEREFOR - There is described a method of establishing an electrical connection through a flexible planar material. The method involves attaching an intermediate coupling element to the flexible planar material so as to align an aperture defined by the intermediate coupling element with a hole through the flexible planar material, and coupling an electrical connector to the intermediate coupling element so as to permit electrical connection through the flexible planar material. In this way, the intermediate coupling element can be attached to the garment during the garment manufacture process, and subsequently the electrical connector can be coupled to the intermediate coupling element separately from the main garment manufacture. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062330 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING MALE AND FEMALE CONNECTORS - An electrical connector includes a female connector removably connectable with a male connector. The female connector includes an outer ring shield, and first and second ring insulator. The first ring insulator is spaced inwardly of the outer ring shield to define a first recess with a first female electrical contact provided in the first recess. The second ring insulator is spaced inwardly of the first ring insulator to define a second recess with a second female electrical contact provided in the second recess. The male connector includes first and second. When the male and female connectors are electrically connected, the first and second male electrical contacts are received in the first and second recesses respectively. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062331 | EXTENDABLE MODULAR POWER STRIP SYSTEM AND METHOD OF USE - A flexible, extendable power strip with multiple modular components linked together along a flexible wire which allows each modular unit of the power strip to be placed remote from the next to power multiple devices from the same wall power outlet. The cord may retract within the modular units when the units are connected together by any suitable means. Power outlets may be on one or more faces of each of the modular units, and additional outlets including USB outlets may also be included in each modular unit. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062332 | FLEXIBLE LINKING TERMINAL AND ELECTRICITY STORAGE MODULE - A flexible linking terminal includes a braided wire constituted by a plurality of metal wires and a plurality of terminals that are spaced apart from each other and connected to the braided wire, and the terminals each include a fixing portion that is fixed to the braided wire and a connection portion that protrudes in a direction intersecting a direction in which the plurality of terminals are lined up and that is connectable to an external portion. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062333 | Busbar Trunking System - A section of a busbar trunking system, referred to herein as “a BTS section”, comprising: a plurality of conducting bars; and a female electrical connector at a first end of the BTS section; wherein the female electrical connector is arranged to receive a male electrical connector of an adjacent BTS section to electrically connect the conducting bars of the BTS section to conducting bars of the adjacent BTS section as part of a plug-and-play connection. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062334 | ROTATABLE UNIVERSAL SOCKET - A rotatable universal socket is provided, including a socket body on which a penetration hole is disposed, a socket unit disposed on the socket body and internally disposed with a plurality of conductive sheets. A plurality of plug holes is disposed on the socket unit, each plug hole is a universal plug hole, each of plug holes corresponds to each of conductive sheets, and the plurality of conductive sheets is electrically connected to a pin plug which extends from a rear side of the socket unit. The rotary disc is rotationally disposed between the socket body and the socket unit, a plurality of socket holes is disposed on the rotary disc, each socket hole has a specification different from the others, and the plurality of socket holes selectively correspond to the penetration hole and the plurality of plug holes, so that plugs with various different specifications can be plugged. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062335 | CRIMPING HAND TOOL - A crimping hand tool for crimping a plurality of wires of a cable and a housing together to form a connector is provided. The crimping hand tool includes a first, a second, a third, a fourth, a fifth linking bodies, and a crimping assembly movably disposed in the second body. The first linking body has a first and a second ends opposite to each other, and the first end is pivoted to the first body. The second linking body has a third and a fourth ends opposite to each other, and the third end is slidably coupled to the second body. The second linking body has a fifth and a sixth ends opposite to each other, and the fifth end is pivoted to the second body. The second, the fourth, and the sixth ends are pivoted coaxially. The crimping assembly is pivoted to the third end. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062336 | CRIMPING HAND TOOL - A crimping hand tool used for crimping a housing and a plurality of wires of a cable together to be a connector is provided. The crimping hand tool includes a first body having a guiding structure, a second body pivoted to the first body, a linking member having a first end and a second end opposite to each other, a crimping assembly, and at least one blade. The second end is pivoted to the second body. The crimping assembly is pivoted to the first end and slidably coupled to the guiding structure. The first and the second bodies rotate so as to move the linking member and drive the crimping assembly to crimp the wires into the housing in a crimping direction. The blade moves with the crimping assembly to cut off a portion of the wires extending out of the housing simultaneously. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062337 | CRIMPING HAND TOOL - A crimping hand tool used for crimping a coaxial cable and a coaxial terminal together is provided. The crimping hand tool includes a first body, a second body pivoted to the first body, a first linking body having a first end pivoted to the second body and a second end, a second linking body having a third end pivoted to the first body and a fourth end, a third linking body having a fifth end and a sixth end, a moving assembly, and a crimping assembly, wherein the second, the fourth, and the sixth ends are pivoted coaxially. The moving assembly is pivoted to the fifth end and slidably coupled to the first body along an axial direction. The crimping assembly is disposed on and moves along with the moving assembly to crimp the coaxial cable and the coaxial terminal together. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062338 | USE OF A CARBON COMPOSITE MATERIAL FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL CONTACT ELEMENTS FOR A FUEL PUMP, AND CONTACT ELEMENT - The invention relates to the use of a carbon composite material for manufacturing electrical contact elements of a fuel pump operated in a fuel environment, the contact elements being designed as carbon molds, wherein, in addition to carbon, the carbon composite material comprises a thermosetting or thermoplastic binder and a metal content that amounts to more than 0.5% and less than 25% of the total mass of the carbon composite material. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062339 | EXPANDABLE CABLE CONNECTOR TORQUE ADAPTER - Torque adapter for a cable connector that expands to fit connector nuts of different sizes. The adapter fits around the cable connector and engages three of the corners of a hex nut with matching recessed regions in its inner surface. It has three slots that receive the other three corners of the connector nut. The adapter is flexible so that the slots may widen to accommodate connector nuts of larger widths. The outer surface may be hexagonal so that a wrench or similar tool may be used to turn the torque adapter. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062340 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATIC ROBOTIC CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY USING A CARTRIDGE - An automatic-robotic-system-for-cable assembly system and method is provided. The method and system are configured to use a cartridge which holds one or both ends of the cable. The cartridge moves along an automatic cable assembly line, with the line segmented into different stages, at which a process is performed by a specific machine. Different machines, such as actuators or modular machines, perform operations on the cartridge at the different stages. In preparation for or as part of the operations, the actuators or modular machines may apply one or more forces to the cartridge, causing one or more of the following to occur: moving an end of the cartridge to a modular machine, rotating an end of the cable, tipping the ends of the cable, etc. In this way, use of the cartridge enables the automatic assembly of the cables held in the cartridge. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062341 | LASER BEAM STEERING DEVICE AND SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - A laser beam steering device and a system including the laser beam steering device are provided. The laser beam steering device includes a refractive index change layer having a refractive index that changes based on an electrical signal; at least one antenna pattern disposed above the refractive index change layer; a wavelength selection layer disposed under the refractive index change layer and configured to correspond to a wavelength of a laser beam incident onto the laser beam steering device; and a driver configured to apply the electrical signal to the refractive index change layer. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062342 | LASER CUTTING OF MATERIALS WITH INTENSITY MAPPING OPTICAL SYSTEM - A method of laser processing a workpiece, the method comprising focusing a pulsed laser beam into a laser beam focal line directed into the workpiece, the laser beam focal line generating an induced absorption within the material, and the induced absorption producing a defect line along the laser beam focal line within the workpiece, wherein the focal line has length L and a substantially uniform intensity profile such that the peak intensity distribution over at least 85% of the length L of the focal line does not vary by more 40%, and preferably by no more than 30 or 20% from its mean peak intensity. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062343 | De-Emphasis With Separate Edge Control - A driver system with emphasis or de-emphasis control of optic signal generator comprising an input configured to receive an input signal that is to be transmitted as an optic signal. Also part of this system is a rising edge delay creating a first delay signal relative to the input signal and a falling edge delay creating a second delay signal relative to the input signal. A multiplexer receives the first delay signal and the second delay signal and selectively outputs either the first delay signal and the second delay signal to an amplifier. A first amplifier amplifies the input signal to create an amplified input and a second amplifier amplifies the multiplexer output signal to create a de-emphasis signal. A summing junction subtracts the de-emphasis signal from the amplified input to create a driver output signal. The rising and falling edge delays may each comprise two more delays. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062344 | OPHTHALMIC ILLUMINATION SYSTEM WITH CONTROLLED CHROMATICITY - An ophthalmic illumination system includes a broadband light source configured to emit a white laser beam, a first monochromatic light source configured to emit a first monochromatic laser beam having a first central wavelength, optics configured to receive a combined light beam comprising the white laser beam and the monochromatic laser, and a controller comprising a processor and a memory configured to control a chromaticity of the combined light beam by changing an output power of the first monochromatic light source. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062345 | Radiation source with a small-angle scanning array - An optical apparatus includes an array of lasers, which are arranged in a grid pattern having a predefined spatial pitch and are configured to emit respective beams of pulses of optical radiation. Projection optics having a selected focal length project the beams toward a target with an angular pitch between the beams defined by the spatial pitch and the focal length. A scanner scans the projected beams over a range of scan angles that is less than twice the angular pitch. Control circuitry drives the lasers and the scanner so that the pulses cover the target with a resolution finer than the angular pitch. A receiver receives and measures a time of flight of the pulses reflected from the target. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062346 | LASER COMPONENT AND METHOD OF PRODUCING IT - A laser component includes a housing, the housing including a base surface and side walls which are perpendicular to the base surface, wherein a first carrier block and a second carrier block are arranged parallel to each other at the base surface, a first laser chip arranged on a longitudinal side of the first carrier block; and a further laser chip arranged on a longitudinal side of the second carrier block, wherein an emission direction of the first laser chip and the further laser chip is oriented perpendicular to the base surface. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062347 | LASER COOLING SYSTEM - A laser cooling system includes a first tubing, a second tubing, and a cold plate assembly including a first channel to receive the first tubing and a second channel to receive the second tubing. A joint removably couples the first tubing to the second tubing and at least one component mounted on the cold plate assembly over the first tubing or the second tubing. The inlet end of the first tubing receives a cooling fluid and an outlet end of the second tubing discharges the cooling fluid after the cooling fluid flows through the first tubing, the joint, and the second tubing to maintain uniform a temperature of the at least one component mounted on the cold plate assembly. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062348 | HIGH-POWER LASER PACKAGING UTILIZING CARBON NANOTUBES - In various embodiments, laser devices include a thermal bonding layer featuring an array of carbon nanotubes and at least one metallic thermal bonding material. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062349 | SURFACE EMITTING LASER AND ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - A surface emitting laser includes a substrate, a stacked structure provided on the substrate and including a resonator and a first distortion applier connected to the resonator and applying distortion to the active layer, and a second distortion applier provided on the substrate and applying distortion to the active layer. As seen from a stacking direction, the first distortion applier has a first portion and a second portion provided with the resonator in between, as seen from the stacking direction, a longitudinal direction of the second distortion applier and a longitudinal direction of the first distortion applier are the same direction, and a magnitude relationship of a linear expansion coefficient of the second distortion applier to a linear expansion coefficient of the substrate is the same as a magnitude relationship of a linear expansion coefficient of the first distortion applier to the linear expansion coefficient of the substrate. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062350 | MOVABLE DIFFRACTION GRATING, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND EXTERNAL RESONATOR TYPE LASER MODULE - A movable diffraction grating includes: a support portion; a movable portion swingably connected to the support portion; a coil buried in the movable portion; a magnetic field generator configured to apply a magnetic field to the coil; an insulation layer provided on a surface of the movable portion; a resin layer provided on the insulation layer and provided with a diffraction grating pattern; and a reflection layer formed of a metal and provided on the resin layer to follow the diffraction grating pattern. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062351 | QUANTUM DOT SOA-SILICON EXTERNAL CAVITY MULTI-WAVELENGTH LASER - A hybrid external cavity multi-wavelength laser using a QD RSOA and a silicon photonics chip is demonstrated. Four lasing modes at 2 nm spacing and less than 3 dB power non-uniformity were observed, with over 20 mW of total output power. Each lasing peak can be successfully modulated at 10 Gb/s. At 10 | 2018-03-01 |
20180062352 | TENSILE STRAINED SEMICONDUCTOR PHOTON EMISSION AND DETECTION DEVICES AND INTEGRATED PHOTONICS SYSTEM - Tensile strained germanium is provided that can be sufficiently strained to provide a nearly direct band gap material or a direct band gap material. Compressively stressed or tensile stressed stressor materials in contact with germanium regions induce uniaxial or biaxial tensile strain in the germanium regions. Stressor materials may include silicon nitride or silicon germanium. The resulting strained germanium structure can be used to emit or detect photons including, for example, generating photons within a resonant cavity to provide a laser. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062353 | RESONANT CAVITY STRAINED GROUP III-V PHOTODETECTOR AND LED ON SILICON SUBSTRATE AND METHOD TO FABRICATE SAME - A structure includes an optoelectronic device having a Group IV substrate (e.g., Si); a buffer layer (e.g. SiGe) disposed on the substrate and a first distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) disposed on the buffer layer. The first DBR contains alternating layers of doped Group IV materials (e.g., alternating layers of Si | 2018-03-01 |
20180062354 | ESD PROTECTION DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR ESD PROTECTION DEVICE - An ESD protection device includes a multilayer substrate, first and second discharge electrodes, and a discharge auxiliary electrode. Discharge portions of the first and second discharge electrodes are opposed to each other in a lamination direction of insulating layers with the discharge auxiliary electrode interposed between both the discharge portions. A cavity is provided within the multilayer substrate in at least one of a region positioned adjacent to or in a vicinity of the discharge portion of the first discharge electrode on an opposite side to the discharge auxiliary electrode and a region positioned adjacent to or in a vicinity of the discharge portion of the second discharge electrode on an opposite side to the discharge auxiliary electrode. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062355 | SPARK PLUG - When one of a center chip and a ground chip of a spark plug is defined as a first chip and another one is defined as a second chip, a discharge starting ridge line, which is a straight ridge line that forms a boundary between two surfaces having different normal line directions, is formed in a portion closest to the second chip in the first chips, and a distance from the discharge starting ridge line to the second chip is configured to be equal at a portion where the first chip and the second chip are opposed to each other. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062356 | IGNITION CONTROL SYSTEM - In the spark plug, at least one of the center chip and the ground chip is bonded with a center electrode or a ground electrode. The selected chip has a first part formed so as to linearly extend along a first center axis of an electrode bonded with the first part and a second part formed so as to extend linearly from a tip end of the first part along a second central axis inclined with respect to the first central axis. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062357 | SPARK PLUG AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed herein is a spark plug capable of suppressing electrode consumption caused by a spark discharge and a method of manufacturing the same. A section except a welded section formed by welding a tip surface of a center electrode is defined as an unwelded section in side surfaces of a center chip, and a length of the unwelded section along a center axis of the center chip is defined as an unwelded section length. Under this definition, the welded section is formed in order for an unwelded section length in a side surface opposite to an inclination direction side of the center chip in the center chip to become longer than an unwelded section length in a side surface of the inclination direction side of the center chip in the center chip. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062358 | DEVICE FOR ELECTRICALLY CONNECTING POWER DISTRIBUTION PLATES AND ELECTRICAL POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM PROVIDED WITH SUCH A CONNECTION DEVICE - A device for electrically connecting power distribution plates, comprises a connector fastened to one end of a first plate and comprising power contacts for a second plate. The connector comprises a pair of separate electrical connection parts which together electrically connect two power busbars of the first plate to two power busbars of the second plate and each includes a base for electrically connecting and mechanically fastening the part to a power busbar of the first plate and a power contact branch extending from the base and intended to interact with a power busbar of the second plate. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062359 | ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An electrical distribution apparatus includes a backplane for supporting a plurality of electrical devices, a bus bar assembly coupled to the backplane, and a frame that supports the backplane. The electrical distribution apparatus also includes at least one positioning member that facilitates positioning the backplane relative to the frame. The at least one positioning member at least partially supports the backplane such that the backplane is positionable between a first position and a second position. The backplane contacts the frame in the second position. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062360 | CONTROL DEVICE FOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A METAL CLAD CABLE CUTTING MACHINE - A control device according to some embodiments of the disclosure includes one or more motors directed by the control device to form whip(s) from a length of a cable by causing the cutting of the cable in accordance with specifications based at least in part on whip information. An interface communicates the whip information between the control device and a user device. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062361 | DOUBLE V STRINGING BLOCK - The present disclosure provides a stringing block. The stringing block may include a sheave with a circumferential groove with a pair of opposed walls. The opposed walls may extend away from the base of the groove to a flair point at a first angle. The opposed walls may extend away from the flair point to a rim at a second angle that is less than the first angle. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062362 | Device and Method for Stripping Insulation from Flat-Bundled Wire | 2018-03-01 |
20180062363 | WIRING STRUCTURE AND IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS - A wiring structure according to the present disclosure includes a shield tube, a metal wire, and a plate-like member. The shield tube covers a wiring. The metal wire fixes the shield tube. The metal wire fixes the shield tube to the plate-like member by pressing the shield tube against the plate-like member. The plate-like member is connected to a grounding path in a manner that enables electric conduction. The shield tube is connected to the grounding path via the plate-like member in a manner that enables electric conduction. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062364 | IMPACT RESISTANT, SHRINKABLE WOVEN TUBULAR SLEEVE AND METHOD OF CONSTRUCTION THEREOF - A woven sleeve for routing and protecting an elongate member and method of construction thereof are provided. The sleeve has a woven wall with a circumferentially continuous outer periphery extending along a central axis between opposite ends. Warp yarns extend generally parallel to the central axis and fill yarns extend generally transversely to the warp yarns. At least a portion of the wall has a plurality of layers in abutment with one another. At least one of the fill yarns is provided as a shrinkable yarn that provides the wall with an ability to remain in a first, diametrically enlarged assembly state to facilitate assembly of the sleeve about the elongate member, whereupon the wall can be radially constricted to a second, diametrically constricted assembled state to maintain the sleeve in the desired location, while also minimizing the outer circumference to facilitate use of the sleeve in tight spaces. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062365 | MOUNTING CLIP FOR ELECTRICAL OR COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A box mounting clip for mounting a junction box on a stud mounting bracket includes a base having a front face, a rear face, an upper edge margin, a lower edge margin, a left edge margin, and a right edge margin. A top flange extends forward from the upper edge margin and a bottom flange extends forward from the lower edge margin. The top and bottom flanges are configured to receive a stud mounting bracket therebetween. A positioning tab extends generally forward from the base at an angle and is configured to prevent rotation of the box mounting clip relative to the stud mounting bracket when the stud mounting bracket is received between the top and bottom flanges. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062366 | Enclosed Housing for Alarm System Electrical Equipment - A recessed enclosure for housing alarm system electrical equipment. The recessed enclosure includes a rear wall and peripheral sidewalls which form an enclosure. At least one flange extends orthogonally outward from the sidewalls with apertures for securing the housing to a wall stud or other suitable area for recessed housing. An inner lip extends orthogonally inward from the peripheral sidewalls. A second peripheral sidewall extends forward from substantially the same position as the first and terminates in a front facing edge. A covering is disposed inside the second peripheral sidewall and hingedly connected to the inner lip. Knock-out sections for receiving electrical equipment are situated along the rear and sidewalls. Tie-ins for managing electrical wiring are also disposed along an interior of the rear wall and sidewalls. A frame fits over an outer edge of the sidewall and rests flush with the wall and covering. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062367 | ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS AND METHODS OF ASSEMBLING SAME - An electrical distribution apparatus includes a bus bar assembly including a first surface. The electrical distribution apparatus also includes a backplane including a second surface. The electrical distribution apparatus further includes a plurality of engagement features and a plurality of openings for receiving the plurality of engagement features. The plurality of engagement features couple the bus bar assembly to the backplane. The plurality of engagement features extend from at least one of the first surface and the second surface. The plurality of openings are defined by at least one of the first surface and the second surface. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062368 | Power Distribution Systems - A tap off box ( | 2018-03-01 |
20180062369 | CABLE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS - A cable management system has an outer rotating plug. An inner rotating plug is disposed off-center from and within the outer rotating plug. The inner rotating plug is rotatable independent of a rotation of the outer rotating plug. A tower extends from the inner rotating plug and has an arm pivotally connected to the tower which defines a cable guide. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062370 | SET OF HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING A SET OF HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES - A high-voltage device for receiving a high-voltage cable having a conductor designed to conduct an electrical current and a cable insulation surrounding the conductor, includes an insulation and a waveguide. The insulation includes an at least partly transparent or translucent field control unit from a siloxane polymer which is designed to at least partly surround the cable insulation of the high-voltage cable, the siloxane polymer including, in at least one portion of the field control unit, covalently bonded fluorophores and/or dielectric pigments. The waveguide is arranged such that a light signal caused by a partial discharge in the field control unit can be coupled from the field control unit into the waveguide. | 2018-03-01 |
20180062371 | OVERCURRENT DETECTION DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND CURRENT DETECTION METHOD - An overcurrent detection device including: a current detection resistor that is connected in series to a main circuit and is configured to cause a potential difference at both ends according to a current flowing through the main circuit; a current detection circuit that includes a pair of connection portions and is configured to detect a potential difference between the pair of connection portions; a pair of voltage detection lines connecting the both ends of the current detection resistor to the pair of connection portions in the current detection circuit; and an erroneous detection prevention unit configured to prevent an increase in the potential difference between the pair of connection portions when at least any one of the pair of voltage detection lines has a connection failure. | 2018-03-01 |