Tyco Electronics UK Ltd Patent applications |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20150270644 | Electrical Connector And Assembly Therewith Having A Spring-Apart Function - A connector assembly is provided and includes a connector, a lock, and a spring arrangement. The connector has a housing, a spring arrangement holder, and a plug section. The housing has an upper shell and a lower shell that provide a lock receiving passageway into an interior thereof. The spring arrangement holder is disposed along the lower shell. The plug section is disposed along the lower shell and opposite the spring arrangement holder. The lock is inserted into the lock receiving passageway. The spring arrangement is inserted into the spring arrangement holder. | 09-24-2015 |
20150239769 | System and Method For Processing End Surface of Optical Fiber - A system for processing an end surface of an optical fiber has an electrode housing unit. The electrode housing unit has a plate-shaped electrode with a first polarity; a set of tip electrodes having a plurality of tip electrodes positioned in parallel with each other and facing the plate-shaped electrode, the plurality of tip electrodes having a second polarity opposite to the first polarity; and an electric discharge arc area positioned between the plurality of tip electrodes and the plate-shaped electrode. | 08-27-2015 |
20150226354 | Cable Tie and Retention System - A cable tie system has a cable tie member and a cable retaining member. The cable tie member has a base with an inner facing surface and an outer facing surface, a pair of cable tie strips connected to the base and projecting outward from the inner facing surface, and a locking member connected to the base and projecting outward from outer facing surface. The cable retaining member has a retainer housing with a top surface, a bottom surface, a pair of tie strip receiving passageways complimentary to the cable tie strips, a resilient tie strip engaging arm positioned in each tie strip receiving passageway and in releasable contact with one of the cable tie strips when the cable tie strips are positioned in the tie strip receiving passageways, and a release member connected to an end of each resilient tie strip engaging arm. | 08-13-2015 |
20150096803 | Cable Repair Splice - A splice kit is provided for repairing a cable having a central conductor, an insulator surrounding the central conductor, an outer conductive sheath surrounding the insulator, and a jacket surrounding the outer conductive sheath. The splice kit includes a central conductor joint that is electrically conductive and is configured to engage the central conductor of the cable such that the central conductor joint defines a portion of an electrical path of the central conductor. The splice kit also includes a dielectric insert configured to at least partially surround the central conductive joint and the central conductor of the cable, and an outer sheath joint that is electrically conductive and is configured to at least partially surround the dielectric insert. The outer sheath joint is configured to be electrically connected to the outer conductive sheath of the cable such that the outer sheath joint defines a portion of an electrical path of the outer conductive sheath. The splice kit further includes a jacket joint configured to at least partially surround the outer sheath joint and the jacket of the cable. | 04-09-2015 |
20140273634 | Connector with Capacitive Crosstalk Compensation to Reduce Alien Crosstalk - The present disclosure relates to a telecommunications connector having cross-talk compensations, and a method of managing alien crosstalk in such a connector. In one example, the telecommunications connector includes electrical conductors arranged in differential pairs and a circuit board with conductive layers that provide a cross-talk compensation arrangement for applying capacitance between the electrical conductors. The circuit board includes conductive paths that provide capacitive coupling and a conductive plate that intensifies capacitive coupling of the electrical conductors. In another example, the telecommunications connector is used with a twisted pair system. Capacitances applied by the crosstalk compensation arrangement between electrical conductors associated with the pairs are provided such that, for each differential pair, a magnitude of an overall capacitance at a first electrical conductor of a differential pair is approximately equal to a magnitude of an overall capacitance at a second electrical conductor of the differential pair. | 09-18-2014 |
20140220794 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An example universal contact assembly includes plug contact members and a sensing contact member that are overmolded together to form a single unit. Example adapter block assembly include a first optical adapter; a first contact assembly disposed in an aperture defined in the first optical adapter; a first circuit board; and a retainer arrangement that holds the first circuit board to the first optical adapter with sufficient force to retain the first contact assembly within the aperture. Example retainer arrangements include a cover having flanges with tabs that deflect into cavities defined by the first optical adapter; clamp members that clamp a cover to the first optical adapter to hold the first circuit board therebetween; and a retention strip having barbs that attach to the first optical adapter and barbs that attach to the first printed circuit board. | 08-07-2014 |
20140219614 | OPTICAL ASSEMBLIES WITH MANAGED CONNECTIVITY - An adapter block assembly includes an adapter block, a circuit board arrangement, and a cover attached to the adapter block so that the circuit board arrangement is held to the adapter block by the cover. Contact assemblies can be disposed between the adapter block and the circuit board arrangement. The cover can be latched, heat staked, or otherwise secured to the adapter block. Each component of the adapter block assembly can include one or more parts (e.g., multiple adapter blocks, multiple circuit boards, and/or multiple cover pieces). | 08-07-2014 |
20140215803 | SUPPORT AND RETAINING DEVICE FOR WIRES AND CABLES - A two-component device for supporting and retaining a cable or wire bundle in a channel comprises support part with a support surface in which is formed an elongate recess for a cable tie. The upper part lifts on to a lower part and it secured to the floor of the channel, by means of rivets or the like. The support part has an integral tie bar extending across the elongate recess. The lower part has a corresponding tie bar extending across it, between opposed side walls of the lower part. With the wire bundle in place, the cable tie is passed around it and through the recess, passing under the respective tie bars and secured at to hold the bundle in place against the support, at the same time holding the two parts of the support together. | 08-07-2014 |
20140141649 | LOCALIZED READING OF RFID TAGS LOCATED ON MULTIPLE SIDES OF A PORT FROM A SINGLE SIDE USING RFID COUPLING CIRCUIT AND PORTABLE RFID READER - One embodiment is directed to an adapter comprising a coupling circuit configured so that a portable RFID reader can be positioned near a first part of the coupling circuit associated with a first side of the adapter in order to perform a localized read of both an RFID tag attached to a first connector inserted into a first jack of the adapter and an RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into a second jack of the adapter, wherein the coupling circuit is used to enhance a read range of the portable RFID reader when performing the localized read. These embodiments can be used in the outside plant of a telecommunications network. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140139320 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PERFORMING A SINGLE LOCALIZED READ TRANSACTION IN WHICH MULTIPLE RFID TAGS ARE READ - One embodiment is directed to a method of reading RFID tags in an interconnection system comprising at least one port. The method comprises initiating a localized read transaction to read any RFID tag attached to a first connector and any RFID tag attached to a second connector inserted into the port. The method further comprises, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a first type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the first connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the first type of RFID interrogation signal; and, as a part of the localized read transaction, reading any RFID tag configured to respond to a second type of RFID interrogation signal, wherein the second connector comprises an attached RFID tag that is configured to respond to the second type of RFID interrogation signal. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140138431 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING POWER AND COMMUNICATION LINK FOR RFID MANAGED CONNECTIVITY USING REMOVABLE MODULE - One embodiment is directed to a interconnection system comprising at least one port at which an interconnection between at least two cables can be made, an RFID reader configured to read an RFID tag attached to at least one of the cables interconnected at the port, and an interface to connect a removable module to the system. The removable module comprises a rechargeable battery to power the system. The removable module is configured to provide a communication link to communicate data read by the RFID reader to a device outside of the interconnection system. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 05-22-2014 |
20140110377 | Electric Switch for High Currents, in Particular With a High Short Circuit Withstand Performance in the KA-Range - The present invention relates to an electric switch having a first contact element, an insulating element, and a second contact element. The first contact element includes a first contact surface on which the insulating element is disposed. The second contact element includes a conductive member moveable relative to the first contact element and the insulating element. | 04-24-2014 |
20140102758 | High Temperature Insulating Tape and Wire or Cable Sheathed Therewith - A composite coating includes a first layer, a second layer, and a fluoropolymer film disposed on the second layer. The first layer includes a polymer matrix with mica particles dispersed throughout, while the second layer includes a polyether ether ketone (PEEK). | 04-17-2014 |
20140089028 | MOBILE APPLICATION FOR ASSISTING A TECHNICIAN IN CARRYING OUT AN ELECTRONIC WORK ORDER - One embodiment is directed to a mobile application executing on a smartphone that is used to assist a technician in carrying out electronic work orders. In some embodiments, the mobile application uses a camera in the smartphone to take photos that are associated with one or more steps of the work order. In some embodiments, the mobile application is used to cause one or more LEDs associated with a step of the work order to be illuminated or otherwise visually actuated. | 03-27-2014 |
20140055219 | SWITCHING ARRANGEMENT - A switching arrangement is disclosed comprising: a control circuit; a latching relay controlled by the control circuit for connecting an AC source to an AC load; and a relief circuit in parallel with the relay and controlled by the control circuit. The relief circuit has two modes of operation: an inactive mode in which the relief circuit is non-conductive and an active mode in which the relief circuit is at least partially conductive. The relief circuit is partially conductive when spending both a time period in a conductive state and a time period in a non-conductive state during a half-cycle of the AC. The control circuit is configured to switch the relief circuit from inactive mode to active mode, and upon switching to active mode, to set the relief circuit as partially conductive for at least two half-cycles, wherein the proportion of time the relief circuit is conductive compared to non-conductive is increased for successive ones of the at least two half-cycles. | 02-27-2014 |
20140038436 | DEVICE FOR A PATCH PANEL - There is provided a pluggable modular device for removable connection to a patch panel. The pluggable modular device comprises an electrical connector for mating with a corresponding electrical connector of the patch panel; and at least one of scanning electronics for scanning connection ports of the patch panel and guidance electronics for activating indicators of the patch panel. | 02-06-2014 |
20140035372 | REMOTE CONTROL AND OPERATION OF LV DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS - A Low Voltage, “LV”, network automation system is provided which enables utilities to remotely identify location of LV faults on their networks, isolate these faults and re-energising the healthy LV circuit by remote control. The hardware for this system is designed to be retrofitted into existing LV switchgears and panels which enables the network changeover to be done cost effectively and with minimum interruption to the network. The system also enables utilities to monitor load flows on the LV networks and identify circuits which are overloaded and gives control room operator options for redistribution of network load where possible. | 02-06-2014 |
20130306723 | PHYSICAL LAYER MANAGEMENT (PLM) SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME IN WHICH TRAYS CAN BE SELECTIVELY REMOVED AND RE-ATTACHED - One embodiment is directed to a subrack comprising a backplate and at least one tray configured so that a plurality of connections can be made at a plurality of positions on the tray. Each of the plurality of connections involves at least one connector having information stored in a device associated therewith that can be read. The backplate and the tray are configured so that the tray can be selectively attached and removed from the backplate. The backplate and the tray are configured so that the devices associated with the connectors involved in making the connections can be read via the tray. The devices associated with the connections can be implemented, for example, using RFID tags or connection point identifier (CPID) storage devices (such as EEPROMs). | 11-21-2013 |
20130270400 | CABLE BREAKOUT SUPPORT - There is provided a cable breakout support ( | 10-17-2013 |
20130257596 | RFID READER EXTENDER - One exemplary embodiment is directed to an apparatus for reading an RFID tag comprising an RFID reader comprising: an RFID transceiver and a first coil. The apparatus further comprises an extender configured to attach to the RFID reader, the extender comprising a second coil. The extender is configured to couple the first coil and the second coil to one another when the extender is attached to the RFID reader. Another exemplary embodiment is directed to an extender for use with an RFID reader that is configured to read an RFID tag using a first coil included in the RFID reader. The extender comprises an elongated structure configured to attach to the RFID reader and a second coil attached to the elongated structure. The extender is configured to couple the first coil and the second coil to one another when the extender is attached to the RFID reader. | 10-03-2013 |
20130256413 | READING AN RFID TAG ASSOCIATED WITH A REAR CONNECTOR VIA AN ELECTROMAGNETIC LOOP INDUCTION SYSTEM - One embodiment is directed to a patching system. The patching system comprises at least one port, the port having a first side and a second side. The patching system further comprises at least one coupling circuit. The coupling circuit comprises a pickup portion and a reader portion coupled to the pickup portion. The coupling circuit is configured so that the pickup portion is positioned near the second side of the port and the reader portion is positioned near the first side of the port. The coupling circuit is configured so that an RFID tag mounted to a cable attached to the second side of the port can be read from the first side of the port via the reader portion of the coupling circuit. | 10-03-2013 |
20130241313 | SMART WALL PLATE AND MODULAR JACKS FOR SECURE NETWORK ACCESS AND/OR VLAN CONFIGURATION - One embodiment is directed to an apparatus comprising one or more front connectors, wherein each front connector comprises a respective interface configured to read a storage device associated with a connector that is adapted to be connected to the front connector. The apparatus further comprises one or more rear connection points and one or more switches. The apparatus is configured to automatically configure the apparatus at least in part based on information read from the storage device. | 09-19-2013 |
20130223684 | OVERLAY-BASED ASSET LOCATION AND IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM - A network asset location system and methods of its use and operation are disclosed. In one aspect, the network asset location system includes a mobile application component executable on a mobile device including a camera and a display, the mobile application component configured to receive image data from the camera and display an image on the display based on the image data and overlay information identifying one or more network assets identifiable in the image data. The network asset location system also includes an asset management tracking engine configured to receive the image data and generate the overlay information including an identification of a location of at least one of the one or more network assets within the image. | 08-29-2013 |
20130207782 | PHYSICAL LAYER MANAGEMENT (PLM) SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME USING RFID ANTENNAS WITH LOCALIZED FIELDS - One embodiment is directed to a tray for use in a subrack of a rack, the tray comprising a printed circuit board configured so that a plurality of connections can be made at a plurality of positions on the printed circuit board. Each of the plurality of connections involves at least one connector having an RFID tag associated therewith. The tray further comprises a plurality of RFID antennas integrated into the printed circuit board, each the RFID antennas associated with a respective one of the positions. The printed circuit board is configured to localize a field emitted from each RFID antenna so that only the RFID tag associated with that RFID antenna is energized and read. | 08-15-2013 |
20130205579 | PHYSICAL LAYER MANAGEMENT (PLM) SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN OPTICAL DISTRIBUTION FRAME HAVING TRAYS WITH SELECTABLE PATCH SIDE - One embodiment is directed to a tray for use in a subrack of a rack. The tray comprises a printed circuit board configured so that a plurality of connections can be made at a plurality of positions on the printed circuit board, each of the plurality of connections involving at least one connector positioned on a patch side of the plurality of positions and the least one connector having a device associated therewith in which information is stored. The tray is configured so that either side of the positions can be used as the patch side. The tray is configured so that the devices associated with the connectors involved in making the connections at the patch side can be read via the tray. The devices associated with the connections can be implemented, for example, using RFID tags or connection point identifier (CPID) storage devices (such as EEPROMs). | 08-15-2013 |
20130196556 | CONNECTOR SYSTEM - There is disclosed a connector system ( | 08-01-2013 |
20130186684 | CONNECTOR FOR MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO PLATES - A connector ( | 07-25-2013 |
20130140726 | CABLE TERMINATION, JOINT AND REPAIR SYSTEM - A system for encapsulating a cable | 06-06-2013 |
20130062097 | HIGH TEMPERATURE INSULATING TAPE AND WIRE OR CABLE SHEATHED THEREWITH - A composite insulating tape ( | 03-14-2013 |
20130049734 | WIND TURBINE LIGHTNING PROTECTION AND MONITORING SYSTEMS - A wind turbine hub ( | 02-28-2013 |
20130020107 | PRIMARY WIRE FOR MARINE AND SUB-SEA CABLE - Primary wire for marine or undersea cable comprises a conducting core ( | 01-24-2013 |
20120090874 | HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHTWEIGHT FILM, TAPE OR SHEATH FOR WIRE INSULATION - A thin, lightweight insulated wire comprises a core ( | 04-19-2012 |
20120040557 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ONE - A straight electrical coaxial cable connector ( | 02-16-2012 |
20120021645 | COAXIAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER SHIELDING ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING ONE - Externally insulated coaxial connector ( | 01-26-2012 |
20110308855 | SHIELDING BRAID TERMINATION FOR A SHIELDED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The present invention relates to shielded electrical cables and shielded electrical connectors to be affixed thereto, and in particular to the termination of the shielding braid provided at the electrical cable. According to the present invention, a shielding termination structure for engaging a shielding ( | 12-22-2011 |
20110247850 | Connecting arrangement for connecting supply lines of railway vehicles - The invention relates to a connecting arrangement for connecting supply lines across a gap between railway vehicles, comprising at least one flexible electrical power line and at least one flexible fluid line. To provide an improved connecting arrangement for electrically and pneumatically connecting railway vehicles or pantographs of a train, which is easy to handle and provides an increased reliability, the at least one power line and the at least one fluid line are preassembled to form an integral unitary structure. | 10-13-2011 |
20110094611 | PNEUMATIC INSULATING DEVICE - An pneumatic insulating device ( | 04-28-2011 |
20110048768 | POWER CABLE - A power cable ( | 03-03-2011 |
20100025076 | Method of cable assembly - A method of assembly is disclosed comprising the steps of collocating a plurality of individual cables in a first elastomeric tube held in a stretched condition by an engaged hold-out mechanism and disengaging the hold-out mechanism causing the elastomeric tube to contract and to urge the cables together. The resultant cable assembly is also disclosed and comprises a plurality of individual cables urged together by a first elastomeric tube coupled to a disengaged hold-out mechanism. | 02-04-2010 |
20090305553 | Network Connection Device - A patch panel comprises one or more support members supporting a plurality of cable terminations that are each operatively connectable to a respective data cable for the transmission of data. Each cable termination is operatively connected to a respective first socket that is open on a side of the patch panel such that a plug inserted into the first socket is connectable to a said data cable via a data transmission path forming part of the patch panel. The patch panel additionally includes in at least one of the data transmission paths a further connector that permits the connection in the first data transmission path of one or more additional components, such as a module providing status information or power over Ethernet capabilities. | 12-10-2009 |
20090235096 | Network Connection Device - An assembly for transmitting data and/or power comprises a “Power over Ethernet” (PoE) control device having a plurality of connection ports for connection thereto of one or more network connection devices. The assembly includes connected via the ports plural network connection devices that are each capable of transmitting data and/or power over a cabling network, and are each connected to the PoE control device. Each network connection device includes at least one connection thereto of cabling and/or a further device; and the assembly includes one or more PoE modules operatively connected to the PoE control device and/or the network connection device. Each connection port of the PoE control device includes a releasable connection. | 09-17-2009 |
20090168733 | Wireless Access Points - A floor chamber ( | 07-02-2009 |
20090100210 | Assembly for Permitting Power Over Ethernet Connection - An assembly for permitting “Power-over-Ethernet” (PoE) connection between a PoE control device and the components of a cabling network includes a patch panel or conventional design. The patch panel includes on a front face thereof a plurality of first sockets that are each open on the front face such that a plug inserted into the first socket is connectable to a data cable via a data transmission path forming part of the patch panel. The assembly includes a distribution matrix that is securable onto the front side of the patch panel, the distribution matrix including a plurality of through-going apertures corresponding in number and location to the first sockets of the patch panel such that when the matrix member is secured on the patch panel a said aperture is functionally in register with each of the first sockets. The distribution matrix includes a power bus supported thereby. The assembly includes one or more connector devices, and the power bus is connectable to a PoE controller. | 04-16-2009 |