20th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160141774 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS HAVING FIELD MODIFIABLE LUGS - Electrical connectors having field modifiable lugs are provided. In some embodiments, the electrical connectors include a lug having at least two different modification guide features, which assist the user to modify lug from its blank or unmodified state shown in to a modified state while ensuring that the modified connector maintains the desired compliance to the various regulatory and overseeing bodies. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141775 | PLUG ASSEMBLY - A plug assembly having at least one plug element comprising a plug base body having numerous plug pins, wherein the side of the plug base body facing away from the plug pins is oriented toward a sealing space. The plug pins face a surrounding space. The side of the plug base body oriented toward the sealing space is coated such that it is sealed off to media. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141776 | PRESS FIT ELECTRICAL TERMINAL HAVING A SOLDER TAB SHORTER THAN PCB THICKNESS AND METHOD OF USING SAME - A method of assembling a circuit board may include inserting a first electrical terminal into a first side of a circuit board, and applying a second layer of solder paste to a second side of the circuit board, the second side disposed opposite of the first side. The first electrical terminal may include a solder tab, a maximum length of the solder tab may be shorter than a minimum thickness of the circuit board, and if the first electrical terminal is inserted into the circuit board, the solder tab may extend at least partially into the circuit board without extending entirely through the circuit board. One or more electrical terminals with short and/or long solder tabs may be inserted into the second side of the circuit board and/or one or more electrical components may be attached to second side of circuit board. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141777 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ARRANGEMENT - An electrical connection arrangement between at least one flat conductor or conductor portion and a cable, the flat conductor or conductor portion leading to a pane, or laminated pane, with electric or electronic components, the cable being an integral part of an external connection. The flat conductor or conductor portion is further formed on a carrier film, or polyimide film, and includes an encapsulation as a plastic injection overmolding at least in an area of the electric contacting point of cable and flat conductor or conductor portion. An adhesion-promoting, heat-activated adhesive film is applied in the area of the carrier film while leaving space for the electrical contacting point, yet surrounding or two-dimensionally delimiting same, wherein, after forming the electrical connection at the contacting point, the plastic injection overmolding is performed and pressure and temperature input simultaneously activates the adhesive film to realize a highly dense and durable bonding. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141778 | COLLECTIVE CONNECTING STRUCTURE, GUIDE FRAME, CIRCUIT BODY HOLDING STATE GUIDE FRAME, AND COLLECTIVE CONNECTING METHOD - A guide frame is used to collectively connect circuit body side connectors to device side connectors. The guide frame includes circuit body holding parts for holding a circuit body and connector pressing parts that abut on the circuit body side connectors. Each of the circuit body holding parts includes a circuit body placement surface and a projection projecting from the circuit body placement surface. Each of the connector pressing parts includes an elastic part having elasticity in a connector connection direction and a pressing side abutting part. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141779 | JACK SOCKET AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A housing is configured to receive a plug that includes an upper face, a lower face, and a front face. The housing also includes a cutout portion that traverses the upper face and the lower face, opens to the front face of the housing, extends for a length of the plug, and is formed in a direction of insertion of the plug. An opening is configured to receive the plug, which is formed on the front face of the housing and connected to the cutout so that a plug is received by the opening. A distance from the upper face to the lower face of the housing is approximately equal to a diameter of the plug. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141780 | MEANS FOR MOUNTING A CONNECTOR - Described is an improved DVI connector system for connecting DVI data cables to electronic circuit boards. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141781 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD PLUG-IN JIG - The present invention provides a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) plug-in jig, comprising a fixture part for clamping an FPCB, wherein the fixture part comprises a first clamping element and a second clamping element which are arranged oppositely; the first clamping element and the second clamping element are configured such that an opening is formed at one end of the fixture part and a pressing portion is formed at the other end of the fixture part; a signal matching board is arranged on a surface of the first clamping element facing the second clamping element; the signal matching board is used for electrically connecting to the FPCB at one end close to the opening of the fixture part; and an additional signal port is provided at another end of the signal matching board close to the pressing portion of the fixture part. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141782 | ELECTRIC CONNECTION STRUCTURE - An electric connection structure electrically connecting an electric device and a circuit board includes a connection terminal including a press-welded terminal portion welded to a device terminal of the electric device by pressing, and a press-fit terminal portion fitted in a through-hole of the circuit board by pressing. A direction of the pressing of the press-welded terminal portion against the device terminal is the same as a direction of the pressing of the press-fit terminal portion into the through-hole. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141783 | SUBSTRATE-CONNECTING ELECTRIC CONNECTOR AND SUBSTRATE-CONNECTING ELECTRIC CONNECTOR DEVICE - A smooth mating operation is enabled by a simple configuration in a state in which electric connectors are easily and reliably positioned. A plug-side mating guide member made of metal projecting to an outer side from a wiring substrate is provided with guide surfaces, which contact part of a counterpart connector and slide so as to carry out positioning of a mating operation. Apart from which the plug-side mating guide member projects from the wiring substrate is directly or indirectly checked visually. As a result, the mating operation can be carried out while approximating the mutual mating positional relation of both of the electric connectors, and the mating positional relation is regulated to a predetermined state by guiding actions of the guide surfaces of the plug-side mating guide member so that the mutual mating operation of the electric connectors is easily and precisely carried out. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141784 | SOCKET CONTACT, INTER-CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR DEVICE - A socket contact is connectable with a first terminal and a second terminal at opposite ends thereof in an axial direction, respectively. The socket contact comprises a first portion, a second portion and a coupling portion. The first portion has a first end, a second end and a first spring portion. The first end includes a first contact point which is to be connected to the first terminal. The second end includes a second contact point which is to be connected to the second terminal. The first spring portion is positioned between the first contact point and the second contact point. The second portion has a third end, a fourth end and a second spring portion. The third end includes a third contact point which is to be connected to the first terminal. The fourth end includes a fourth contact point which is to be connected to the second terminal. The second spring portion is positioned between the third contact point and the fourth contact point. The coupling portion couples the first end with the fourth end. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141785 | CONNECTOR - A connector is connectable with a sheet-like object having a received portion. The connector comprises a terminal, a holding member and a pressing member. The holding member holds the terminal. The holding member has a regulating portion. The pressing member is supported by at least one of the terminal and the holding member so as to be movable. The pressing member is movable between an open position and a close position and is movable to the close position by being turned forward in a front-rear direction from the open position. The pressing member is provided with a receiving portion and a regulated portion. The receiving portion is positioned forward of the received portion of the object in the front-rear direction when the object is connected with the connector while the pressing member is positioned at the close position. When the pressing member is positioned at the close position, the regulated portion is positioned rearward of the regulating portion in the front-rear direction so that the regulating portion regulates forward movement of the regulated portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141786 | HARNESS ASSEMBLY HAVING POWER AND SIGNAL CARTRIDGES - A harness connector includes a harness housing having a signal cavity and a power cavity defined by housing walls. At least one of the housing walls has a locking rail extending therefrom into the corresponding signal cavity or power cavity. Signal harness cartridges are received in the signal cavity, each holding a plurality of signal terminals. Each signal harness cartridge has a locking slot configured to receive a corresponding locking rail in a position directly behind the signal terminals to secure the signal terminals in the signal harness cartridge. A power harness cartridge is received in the power cavity that holds a plurality of power terminals. The power harness cartridge has a locking slot configured to receive a corresponding locking rail in a position directly behind the power terminals to secure the power terminals in the power harness cartridge. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141787 | ELECTRICAL POP OUT DEVICE WITH ELECTRICAL OUTLETS AND/OR USB PORTS - An electrical pop out device has a shroud and an outlet housing. The outlet housing is sized to be placed inside the shroud. A guidance mechanism connects the outlet housing with the shroud. The guidance mechanism includes multiple rack gears and multiple pinion gears. The outlet housing is moveable with respect to the shroud along a direction defined by the rack gear. A spring connector electrically couples the shroud to the outlet housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141788 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing including a front housing and a rear housing matable to define the housing. The front housing and the rear housing are molded as a single piece with a hinge member connecting the front housing and the rear housing. The rear housing is rotatable about the hinge member from an open position to a closed position. The front housing has front terminal channels configured to receive terminals and the rear housing has rear terminal channels aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is rotated to the closed position but not aligned with the front terminal channels when the rear housing is in the open position. The rear terminal channels are configured to allow the terminals to at least partially pass therethrough into the front terminal channels during loading of the terminals into the housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141789 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector has tubular fitting ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141790 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a front housing having front terminal channels and rear housing having rear terminal channels aligned with the front terminal channels. An ISL device is coupled to the housing with a front plate positioned in front of the front housing and a lock plate positioned between the front housing and the rear housing. The ISL device has a staged mating sequence with the housing, wherein in a first stage, lock plate channels are aligned with the front and rear terminal channels to allow the terminals to at least partially pass therethrough, and wherein in a second stage, the lock plate is moved relative to the housing to a blocking position where the lock plate blocks the terminals from removal from the front terminal channels. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141791 | INDOOR ANTENNA - An indoor antenna has a base panel, a coax cable panel, a coax cable, a panel cover, and a hole cover. The coax cable panel is combined with the base panel. The coax cable is electrically connected with the coax cable panel and is connected with a plug. The panel cover is combined with the base panel, shelters the coax cable panel and has a cover through hole inserted through by the coax cable. The hole cover is mounted in the cover through hole of the panel cover and has a coax cable recess inserted through by the coax cable with the plug. Therefore, when the indoor antenna is assembled, the coax cable with the plug can be inserted through the cover through hole, and the indoor antenna can be assembled smoothly and modularized easily. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141792 | WATERPROOF ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector, mounted upon a printed circuit board, includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a shielding shell attached to the housing, and a glue wall formed by glue. The housing defines a third base portion and a groove located at an upper surface in a rear end and for receiving glue. The terminals has a number of first contacts and a number of second contacts. Each first contact has a first soldering portion and each second contact has a second soldering portion. The shielding shell defines a guiding hole for flowing the glue. The glue wall flows from the guiding hole through the groove to seal up a gap between the insulative housing and the shielding shell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141793 | LIQUID PROOF CONNECTOR - A liquid proof connector includes: a connector housing including a recessed-section bottom wall, two joining recessed-sections having joining openings which face each other in reverse directions and which have the recessed-section bottom wall in common, and a terminal holding hole formed in the recessed-section bottom wall; a resin filler that is filled into the connector housing; and a terminal that has two ends each having a rectangular shape cross-section and serving as a portion for connection with a partner terminal, and a circular cross-section part having a portion which is embedded in the resin filler and is formed in a circular shape cross-section, the terminal being inserted into the terminal holding hole so that the two ends project into the joining recessed sections which results in the terminal being held inside the connector housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141794 | ELECTRIC POWER TAKEOUT DEVICE - An electric power takeout device includes a protruding wall protruding in such a manner as to surround an electric power takeout section, and a cover covering the protruding wall and the power takeout section. The cover includes a cover wall covering the power takeout section with its outer peripheral edge opposed to the distal end edge of the protruding wall, and a peripheral wall protruding from the outer peripheral edge of the cover wall along the protruding wall, the peripheral wall being spaced a given distance from the body to thereby define a water introduction port above the protruding wall. The cover wall has a water discharge port communicating with the water introduction port and opening beneath the protruding wall, and a water guide section extending from the lower edge of the water discharge port to beneath the protruding wall. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141795 | SYSTEMS AND LEADS WITH A RADIALLY SEGMENTED ELECTRODE ARRAY AND METHODS OF MANUFACTURE - A method of making a lead for a stimulation device includes forming at least one pre-electrode in the shape of a ring, the at least one pre-electrode comprises at least two thin-walled portions separated by at least two thick-walled portions; disposing the at least one pre-electrode near a distal end of a lead body; joining at least one conductor to each thick-walled portion of the at least one pre-electrode; and grinding the lead body and the at least one pre-electrode to remove the thin-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode to form segmented electrodes from the thick-walled portions of the at least one pre-electrode. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141796 | CONNECTOR - The connector is provided with a connector housing ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141797 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING IMPROVED METAL SHELL - A cable connector assembly ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141798 | LEVER TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever type connector includes a first connector housing, a second connector housing having a hood into which the first connector housing is fitted, and a fitting operation lever coupled to the first connector housing. The fitting operation lever is rotatable from a rotation start position to a rotation end position to completely fit the first and second connector housings to each other. The first connector housing includes a temporarily locking portion to temporarily lock the fitting operation lever at the rotation start position. The second connector housing includes a temporal-locking releasing portion to release the fitting operation lever from being temporarily locked by the temporarily locking portion. The fitting operation lever includes a posture holding tab configured to fill a space between the hood and the first connector housing to hold the first connector housing and the fitting operation lever in a posture parallel to the hood. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141799 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector has a female housing (F) with a tubular fitting ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141800 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SELF-CLOSING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - Methods and apparatus are provided for an electrical connector. In one embodiment, an electrical connector system is provided. The electrical connector system includes a first electrical connector portion and a second electrical connector portion defining a cavity to receive the first electrical connector portion. The electrical connector system also includes a locking system coupled to the first electrical connector portion. The locking system includes a biasing member and at least one locking arm. The biasing member is coupled to the at least one locking arm and the biasing member is movable from a first position to a second position. A force required to move the biasing member from the first position to the second position diminishes as the biasing member moves from the first position to the second position. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141801 | GROUNDING LINK FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR MECHANISM - A grounding link for use with an elbow-type power cable electrical connector. The grounding link includes a bushing interface portion, a cap receiving portion, and a tap portion, wherein the grounding link further includes a grounding element extending between the bushing interface portion and a cap receiving portion, and wherein the bushing interface portion of the grounding link is configured for insertion into a bore in elbow-type power cable electrical connector. The grounding element includes an exposed portion projecting above a surface of the grounding link, wherein the exposed portion of the grounding element is configured for attachment by a grounded hot line clamp to ground the electrical connector assembly. The tap portion is configured for receipt of a second elbow connector to conductively couple the second elbow connector to the elbow-type power cable electrical connector. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141802 | SHUNT FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A shunt for an electrical connector that comprises a conductive body which has two resilient leg extensions connecting at a hinge, each of the leg extensions terminating at a tail end opposite the hinge. Each of the leg extensions has at least one contact point on an outer surface thereof for engaging a contact of the electrical connector. The leg extensions curve such that they diverge from one another at at least one portion of the conductive body. The at least one contact point is located at this at least one portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141803 | PLUG - A plug comprises a plurality of top contacts embedded in a top insulator, a shielding sheet, a plurality of bottom contacts embedded in a bottom insulator, a front insulator configured to receive every cantilever of the contacts, and a front conductive shell including a base and a sheath. The top insulator, the bottom insulator and the front insulator are coupled together while the shielding sheet is wedged between the top insulator and the bottom insulator. The base protrudes outward to form a shoulder between the base and the sheath. The sheath substantially fits closely around the front insulator. The front insulator has a front edge concaved backward while the sheath has a front edge convexed backward in order to engage with the front edge of the front insulator. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141804 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical plug connector includes a metallic shell, an insulated housing, and a grounding sheet. The insulated housing is received in a receiving cavity of the metallic shell and includes a mating room and side assembling cavities. The side assembling cavities are defined at two sides of the insulated housing and communicate with the mating room. The grounding sheet is at the insulated housing and in contact with the metallic shell. The grounding sheet includes a main body in the insulated housing, side arms extended toward the side assembling cavities from two sides of the main body, hook portions extended toward the mating room from the fronts of the side arms, and mounting legs extended from the rears of the side arms and protruded from the side assembling cavities. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141805 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR HAVING IMPROVED INSULATIVE HOUSING - A receptacle connector mounted upon a printed circuit board and adapted for mating with a plug connector, includes an insulative housing, a number of terminals disposed in the insulative housing, a metal sheet, and a shielding shell attached to the housing. The housing includes a first insulative housing defining a first tongue portion extending forwardly, a second insulative housing defining a second tongue portion extending forwardly, and a third insulative housing defining a third tongue portion extending forwardly. The terminals include a number of first contacts and second contacts. The third insulative housing is over-molded with the first insulative housing, the metal sheet, and the second insulative housing to enclose the first tongue portion and the second tongue portion into the third tongue portion and the first contacts and the second contacts respectively exposed on an upper and a bottom surface of the third tongue portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141806 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED TERMINAL MODULE - A receptacle connector for mating with the plug connector, includes a terminal unit, a metallic shield and a mating cavity surrounded by the metallic shield. The terminal unit includes a terminal module having a first insulator with a plurality of first contacts embedded therein via a first stage insert-molding process, a second insulator with a plurality of second contacts embedded therein via the similar first stage insert-molding process. The first insulator includes a first front insulator and a first rear insulator spaced from each other while linked together by the corresponding first contacts; the second insulator includes a second front insulator and a second rear insulator spaced from each other while linked together by the corresponding second contacts. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141807 | VERY HIGH SPEED, HIGH DENSITY ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTION SYSTEM WITH IMPEDANCE CONTROL IN MATING REGION - A modular electrical connector with separately shielded signal conductor pairs. The connector may be assembled from modules, each containing a pair of signal conductors with surrounding partially or fully conductive material. The modules may have projecting portions, of conductive and/or dielectric material, that are shaped and positioned to reduce changes in impedance along the signal paths as a function of separation of conductive elements, when the connectors are separated by less than the functional mating range. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141808 | High Speed Data Contact Set With Right Angle Termination Insert - A high speed data contact assembly having a linear data contact set and a right-angle termination insert. The linear data contact set has a housing having a hollow body and a termination subassembly. The termination subassembly is inserted in the hollow body of the housing. The termination subassembly has a plurality of pairs of parallel contact beams, the contact beams in each pair being of the same orientation and the pairs of contact beams having alternating orientations, wherein each contact beam has a distal end having a first orientation and a proximal end having a second orientation opposite of the first orientation. The right angle termination insert is adapted for insertion into the proximal end of the linear data contact set. The right angle termination insert has a u-shaped housing and a right-angle contact insert assembly in the U-shaped housing. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141809 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A connector for coupling to a connector port of an electronic device including a coupling face for coupling with the connector port of the electronic device, at least one connector terminal disposed on one side of the coupling face, at least one first magnetic member disposed in the vicinity of the connector terminal and coupled with at least one first metal member located in the vicinity of the connector port of the electronic device, and a detection member disposed on at least a portion of the coupling face that detects a coupling between the connector and the connector port. An electronic device to which the connector device is applied is also disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141810 | AUTOMATIC DETECTION OF A POWER STATUS OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND CONTROL SCHEMES BASED THEREON - Embodiments described herein automatically detect a power state of an electronic device and perform a control scheme based thereon. For example, a control device determines that an electronic device is to be in a desired power state. A socket device coupled to the electronic device determines an amount of current or power being provided to the electronic device and transmits an indication of the amount of current or power or a determined power state to the control device. Based on the indication, the control device determines the current power state of the electronic device. If the control device determines that the current power state is not the desired power state, the control device transmits a signal to the electronic device, which causes it to transition to the desired power state. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141811 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR, MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The disclosure provides an electrical connector, its manufacturing method, and a communication device. The electrical connector includes an insulator, on which at least one docking socket is provided; a housing provided outside the insulator; a signal processing unit provided in the insulator; and a signal display unit comprising a signal display circuit board, at least one SMD (surface-mounted-device) LED electrically coupled to the signal display circuit board, and at least one connection terminal electrically coupled to an exterior circuit board or the signal processing unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141812 | POWER PLUG AND POWER RECEPTACLE WITH OVER-TEMPERATURE PROTECTION FUNCTION - An electrical power plug or receptacle with an over-temperature protection function, including a reset switch operated by a solenoid that electrically connects and disconnects the input side and output side electrical lines, and an temperature-controlled switch disposed in thermal contact with one or more electrical conductor plates on the input or output side. The temperature-controlled switch is connected in series with the solenoid between the output side phase and neutral lines. When the temperature of the temperature-controlled switch is within a normal range, the switch is open and does not form a current path with the solenoid. When the temperature is at or above a threshold temperature, the temperature-controlled switch is closed, a current flows through the switch and the solenoid between the output side phase and neutral lines, and the solenoid operates the reset switch to disconnect the input side from the output side. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141813 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The disclosure provides an electrical connector and a communication device. The electrical connector includes an insulator, on which at least one docking socket and at least one module socket are provided; a housing provided outside the insulator; a plug-in module provided on the insulator; and a signal display unit, which comprises a signal display circuit board, at least one SMD (surface-mounted-device) LED electrically coupled to the signal display circuit board, and at least two connection terminals electrically coupled to the signal display circuit board used to transmit signal of the signal display unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141814 | MACHINE CASE WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for use within a machine case includes an insulator and a plurality of contacts. The insulator defines opposite top and bottom surfaces thereon in a vertical direction. The contacts are retained to the insulator via an insert molding process. Each of said contacts is stamped and bent from sheet metal and unitarily formed with an upper contacting section exposed upon the top surface, and a lower contacting sections exposed upon the bottom surface. Each of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section extends along a longitudinal direction perpendicular to both said vertical direction and said transverse direction. Each of the upper contacting section and the lower contacting section is planar and stationary. One of said upper contacting section and said lower contacting section has an outer end exposed to an exterior for originally linking to a contact carrier. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141815 | Electrical Charging Devices and Assemblies - Electrical charging devices and assemblies are provided herein. An example device includes a housing tray having a sidewall extending perpendicularly from the housing tray, the housing tray being configured to hold a personal electronic device, the housing tray including an electrical connector interface that couples with a charging connector of the personal electronic device. Also, the device includes an electrical connector for electrically coupling with a DC source, the electrical connector capable of being placed in either a deployed configuration where the electrical connector can couple with the DC source or a stored configuration where the electrical connector cannot couple with the DC source. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141816 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR STRUCTURE - An electrical connector structure electrically connected to a docking connector and a cable. The electrical connector structure includes a plurality of first conductive terminals, a plurality of second conductive terminals, an insulating housing, and a metal housing. Each of the first conductive terminals has a first end portion and two first contact portions. Each of the second conductive terminals has a second end portion and a second contact portion. The insulating housing has a plurality of terminal grooves respectively receiving the first conductive terminals and the second conductive terminals. The metal housing substantially covers the exterior of the insulating housing. With the foregoing design, the structure of the whole product can be simplified, and the production costs can be reduced. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141817 | POWER CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A power connector assembly ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141818 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A cable connector assembly includes a cable ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141819 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR USE WITH CRADLE - An electrical connector includes an insulator adapted to be downwardly assembled into the housing of the cradle, and a set of contacts upwardly assembled into the insulator. Each contact includes a vertical retention section received in the corresponding retention slot in the insulator via an upward insertion process, and an upper spring arm extending from an upper edge of the retention section for mechanically and electrically connecting to the machine case, and a lower spring arm extending from a lower edge of the retention section for mechanically and electrically connecting to the cable. The free end of the upper spring arm is downwardly abutted against by the insulator while that of the lower spring arm is not. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141820 | COAXIAL COMPRESSION TOOL WITH COAXIAL CABLE GRIP - A handheld coaxial cable compression tool includes a tool body, a lever arm pivotally connected at one end to the tool body and a drive pin coupled to the lever arm via at least one mechanical linkage where a force applied to the lever arm causes the drive pin to translate along a longitudinal axis of the tool. The handheld coaxial cable compression tool also includes a cable grip that is longitudinally spaced from the drive pin. The cable grip includes a mast portion that extends outwardly from the tool body, a lower grip arm and an upper grip arm. The lower grip arm and the upper grip arm prevent longitudinal movement of a coaxial cable held therebetween when a longitudinal force is applied to the coaxial cable via the drive pin. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141821 | CABLE PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR TRIMMING, STRIPPING INSULATION FROM AND FITTING CRIMP CONTACTS TO A CABLE - A cable processing apparatus includes a trimming and insulation stripping unit with cutting blades for severing the cable, first insulation-stripping blades for stripping insulation from a rear end of the severed cable piece, and second insulation-stripping blades for stripping insulation from a front end of the remainder of the cable, and a crimping press with a first crimping tool for connecting the rear end of the trimmed cable piece to a first crimp contact and with a second crimping tool for connecting the front end of the remainder of the cable to a second crimp contact. A lifting element formed by a carriage and displaceably mounted on a machine housing of the cable processing apparatus operate both the trimming and insulation-stripping unit and the first and second crimping tools. The lifting element is moved up and down by an eccentric shaft driven by a motor. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141822 | Information Handling System Multi-Purpose Connector Guide Pin Structure - A USB Type C connector port adapts to support docking solutions with enhanced power transfer features, including increased power transfer levels supported through a guide pin and connector interface, rapid power transfer configuration changes by applying pre-negotiated power settings, external battery charge and discharge at an information handling system with improved efficiency accomplished by transitioning voltage between native and boosted levels responsive to information handling system load, and robust connector port coupling in a cavity of a connector shell. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141823 | LASER SYSTEM ABLE TO ESTIMATE HERMETIC SEAL OF LASER GAS CONTAINER - A laser system including a pressure adjusting part adjusting the laser gas pressure in the laser gas container, a pressure control unit controlling the pressure adjusting part so that before startup of the laser oscillator, the laser gas pressure becomes a first gas pressure lower than atmospheric pressure and so that at a preparatory stage after startup of the laser oscillator and before radiation of the laser light, the laser gas pressure becomes a second gas pressure capable of oscillating laser light, a laser control unit controlling the laser oscillator so that the laser oscillator executes an initial operation, a laser detector detecting the laser light output by the initial operation, and a hermetic seal estimating part estimating an extent of hermetic seal of the laser gas container based on a detection value obtained by the laser detector. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141824 | GAS LASER APPARATUS CAPABLE OF INSPECTING AIR-TIGHTNESS OF LASER GAS SUPPLY PIPE - A gas laser apparatus includes a supply pipe forming a passage of laser gas supplied to a gas container from outside, a pressure sensor that detects pressure in the supply pipe, a supply control valve that controls an amount of the laser gas supplied to the gas container, and a controller that controls opening and closing of the supply control valve. The controller includes a pressure acquisition unit that acquires a pressure value in the supply pipe, a pressure change calculation unit that calculates a pressure change in the supply pipe based on the pressure values acquired by the pressure acquisition unit a plurality of times in a predetermined period of time while the supply pipe is sealed, and an air-tightness determination unit that determines an air-tightness level of the supply pipe on the basis of the pressure change calculated by the pressure change calculation unit. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141825 | AIR COOLED LASER SYSTEMS USING OSCILLATING HEAT PIPES - Provided are air cooled laser systems, such as portable air cooled laser systems, and methods of operating thereof. An air cooled laser system includes an oscillating heat pipe having one end thermally coupled to one or more laser diodes and the other end being air cooled. The oscillating heat pipe has an extremely high thermal conductivity (e.g., much higher than that of copper) which allows using ambient air for cooling. This air cooling aspect reduces the size, weight, and complexity of the system. Furthermore, the air cooling aspect reduces power consumption since no power is used for liquid circulation. To enhance air-cooling characteristics, the end of the oscillating heat pipe away from the diodes may be thermally coupled to one or more heat dissipating fins. Furthermore, the system may be equipped with a blower for controlling the flow of air around that end. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141826 | LIQUID CLADDING FOR MULTIPLE CLAD FIBER LASER - A laser system comprising a double clad or multiple clad fiber laser and methods of use are provided. The fiber laser may include a liquid cladding layer, which may be used to facilitate heat exchange. The liquid may be contained in a jacket and may be pumped out of the jacket as part of the heat exchange process. The liquid cladding layer may be used as a wave guide or an anti-wave guide. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141827 | Solid State Laser System - A laser system comprising an active medium ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141828 | Method and Apparatus for Polarization Determination and/or Control in Optical Fiber Amplifying Systems - Methods and apparatuses for determining the polarization state and for providing polarization control in optical fiber lasers and amplifiers. One embodiment of the invention is an optical fiber amplifying system including a circulator ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141829 | LASER SUPPORT FOR SEMICONDUCTOR LASER FIXATION AND LASER SUPPORT ELEMENT ASSEMBLY - Method for mounting a semiconductor laser element ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141830 | TO-TYPE OPTICAL ELEMENT PACKAGE FOR HIGH-SPEED COMMUNICATION - A TO-type optical element package for high-speed communication which is used for an optical module for high-speed communication of at least 10 gigabits per sec (Gbps) and enables thermoelectric elements to be embedded in an upper part of a stem. The TO-type optical element package for high-speed communication can transmit high-quality signals in a high-speed operation of the optical element by inserting and fixing an electrode pin ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141831 | HEAT REMOVAL FROM PHOTONIC DEVICES - Embodiments of the present description relate to mechanisms for transferring heat through a microelectronic substrate from a photonic device to a heat dissipation device. In one embodiment, the microelectronic substrate may comprise a highly thermally conductive dielectric material. In another embodiment, the microelectronic substrate may comprise a conductive insert within the microelectronic substrate wherein the photonic device is in thermal contact with the conductive insert proximate one surface of the microelectronic substrate and the heat dissipation device is thermal contact with the conductive insert proximate an opposing surface of the microelectronic substrate. In still another embodiment, a stepped heat spreader, having a base portion and a pedestal portion, has the pedestal portion inserted through the microelectronic substrate, wherein the photonic device is in thermal contact with the pedestal portion proximate one surface of the microelectronic substrate and the heat dissipation device is thermal contact with the base portion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141832 | LASER APPARATUS AND OPTICAL TRANSMITTER - A laser apparatus includes a semiconductor laser of which a drive condition is controlled according to a plurality of types of drive currents and a controller which controls the drive condition such that a sum of the drive currents is equal to or less than a predetermined threshold value. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141833 | LASER DRIVER FOR DRIVING LASER DIODE - A laser driver to provide a shunt current to a laser diode is disclosed. The laser driver includes a first generator to generate a first signal in response to an input signal and a second signal generator to generate a second signal in response to the input signal. The first signal has first amplitude and a first rising transition that switches the laser diode from an ON state to an OFF state of the laser diode. The second signal has second amplitude smaller than the first amplitude and a second rising transition having a delay from the first rising transition. The laser driver further includes an output terminal to output the shunt current including the first signal and the second signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141834 | METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AMPLIFYING UNIT INCLUDING VARIABLE OPTICAL ATTENUATOR AND SEMICONDUCTOR OPTICAL AMPLIFIER - A method to control an amplifying unit including a variable optical attenuator VOA and a semiconductor optical amplifier SOA is disclosed. The method first sets the attenuation of the VOA in a value realizable in the VOA and the optical gain of the SOA in a value where the SOA may operate in an optimum range. The method then gradually reduces the attenuation of the VOA as detecting the intensity of the beam output from the amplifying unit. When the intensity is still less than a target one even when the VOA shows no attenuation, the optical gain of the SOA is gradually increased to a value by which the intensity of the output beam becomes the target one. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141835 | LAYER ARRANGEMENT AND METHOD FOR FABRICATING THEREOF - According to various embodiments, there is provided a layer arrangement including a graphene layer; a gating electrode layer configured to provide a tuning voltage to the graphene layer; a laser layer configured to provide an electromagnetic wave; and a concentric-circular grating layer configured to couple the electromagnetic wave to the graphene layer. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141836 | MONOLITHIC NANO-CAVITY LIGHT SOURCE ON LATTICE MISMATCHED SEMICONDUCTOR SUBSTRATE - An optoelectronic light emission device is provided that includes a gain region of at least one type III-V semiconductor layer that is present on a lattice mismatched semiconductor substrate. The gain region of the type III-V semiconductor layer has a nanoscale area using nano-cavities. The optoelectronic light emission device is free of defects | 2016-05-19 |
20160141837 | EDGE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER AND METHOD FOR THE PRODUCTION THEREOF - An edge-emitting semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor structure having a waveguide layer with an active layer, the waveguide layer extending in a longitudinal direction between first and second side facets of the semiconductor structure, the semiconductor structure has a tapering region adjacent to the first side facet, a thickness of the waveguide layer in the tapering region increases longitudinally, the waveguide layer is arranged between first and second cladding layers, a thickness of the second cladding layer in the tapering region of the semiconductor structure increases longitudinally, the tapering region includes first and second subregions, the first subregion is arranged closer to the first side facet than the second subregion, thickness of the waveguide layer increases longitudinally in the first subregion, thickness of the waveguide layer is constant in the longitudinal direction in the second subregion, and thickness of the second cladding layer increases longitudinally in the second subregion. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141838 | OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES, METHODS OF FABRICATION THEREOF AND MATERIALS THEREFOR - An optoelectronic signal translating device having a region containing rare earth or transition metal ions for generation of radiation of a predetermined wavelength. Said region includes an organic complex comprising a ligand adapted to enhance the emission of radiation and a chromophore separately co-operable with a radiation source of wavelength not greater than that of said predetermined desired radiation. Said chromophore can be excited to cross-couple with the upper permitted energy state of said rare earth or transition metal ions, thereby generating said predetermined desired radiation by subsequent decay of said ions to the permitted lower energy state. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141839 | VERTICAL CAVITY SURFACE EMITTING LASER ARRAY - A VCSEL array includes a base substrate, VCSEL element columns arranged in a row direction (y direction) on a front-surface side of the base substrate and parallel wiring lines that connect the VCSEL element columns in parallel with each other. Each of the VCSEL element columns includes a plurality of VCSEL elements arranged in a column direction (x direction) and a plurality of series wiring lines. The plurality of series wiring lines serially connect every two VCSEL elements that are adjacent to each other in the column direction among the plurality of VCSEL elements in such an orientation that the forward directions of the two VCSEL elements match. Insulating grooves are formed on the base substrate. The insulating grooves electrically insulate the VCSEL element columns from each other. The insulating grooves electrically insulate the VCSEL elements from each other. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141840 | SPARK PLUG - A spark plug ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141841 | CORONA IGNITION SYSTEM FOR AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - A corona ignition system is described for igniting fuel in a combustion chamber of an internal combustion engine, with a resonant circuit, which contains an ignition electrode, a high frequency generator connected to the resonant circuit, in order to generate an AC voltage for exciting the resonant circuit, and a direct current voltage source, in order to generate an input voltage for the high frequency generator. According to this disclosure, provision is made that parallel to the direct current voltage source a capacitor is connected to the high frequency generator, which capacitor on transient oscillation of the resonant circuit compensates mismatches between the resonant circuit and the direct current voltage source. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141842 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING AN IGNITION PLUG - A method for producing a spark plug for internal combustion engines, having a metallic shell, a ceramic insulator held in the shell, a center electrode embedded in the insulator, and a ground electrode implemented as a bridge attached to the front end of the shell, wherein an end piece made of a precious metal is attached to the front end of the center electrode and a counterpart is attached to the bridge opposite the end piece, between which is formed a spark gap. A cylindrical body made fully or partially of the precious metal or precious metal alloy intended for the end piece and that is longer than the end piece is welded onto the front end of the center electrode. A bridge is used that has, in the center, a hole, the cross-section of which is matched to the cross-section of the cylindrical body. The bridge is placed on the front end of the shell in such a manner that the forward-facing end of the cylindrical body enters the hole in the bridge. The cylindrical body is welded to the bridge, and lastly the spark gap is created by cross-cutting the cylindrical body. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141843 | SUBSEA SWITCHGEAR - A subsea switchgear is provided. The subsea switchgear includes a first power input for receiving electric power from a power source and a second power input for receiving electric power from a power source. It further includes a power distribution bus and a first circuit breaker coupled between the first power input and the power distribution bus. The first circuit breaker is configured to be capable of disconnecting the first power input from the power distribution bus. A second circuit breaker is further coupled between the second power input and the power distribution bus. The second circuit breaker is configured to be capable of disconnecting the second power input from the power distribution bus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141844 | POWER SUPPLY IDENTIFICATION APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY IDENTIFICATION METHOD - Provided is a power supply identification apparatus including circuitry including a first input terminal, a second input terminal and an output terminal which outputs a driving voltage to an electric device, and a power supply identification section which (i) determines from which of a first power supply and the second power supply a power is being input based on a relationship between an input timing of a first voltage to the first input terminal and a second voltage to the second input terminal, and (ii) switches the driving voltage output from the output terminal according to the power supply the power is being input from to control an initial ON/OFF state of the electric device. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141845 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND CONNECTION DEVICE AND METHOD OF POWERING A SWITCHGEAR BUS IN AN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM - A connection device is for an electrical system. The electrical system has a powering apparatus, an electrical switching apparatus, and a switchgear bus. The electrical switching apparatus is coupled to the powering apparatus. The connection device includes: a mounting assembly having a panel and a support wall opposite the panel; an electrical transfer assembly including: a number of interconnect assemblies each having a load interconnect member, the load interconnect member being coupled to the panel and electrically connected to the powering apparatus; and a number of base assemblies each including: a number of stud members each coupled to the support wall. At least one of the number of stud members is electrically connected to the load interconnect member and electrically connected to the switchgear bus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141846 | SYSTEMS FOR BACKFEEDING PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAYS THROUGH MAIN BREAKER BOXES - A circuit breaker system is provided that receives combined power inputs from a utility and from an alternative energy source for backfeeding to the utility through a standard breaker box without overloading the bus bars of the breaker box. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141847 | Remote tool device - A remote tool device for remotely operating a tool and may include an isolation pole for insulating the remote tool device from the user, a pair of opposing contacts to make an electrical contact in a first position and a second position and a housing to house the contacts. The remote tool device may include a pivoting device to pivot between the first position and the second position. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141848 | ANGLE BLOCK APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING THEREOF - An angle block apparatus and method of stringing cable is provided. The apparatus includes an angle block frame having an enclosed frame perimeter structure. A rotatable roller wheel is connected to the angle block frame and positioned interior of the enclosed frame perimeter structure. A connector is affixed to the angle block frame and sized to retain the angle block frame in a substantially stationary position. The method of stringing cable includes, in part, disconnecting a sled carrying the cable from a messenger wire trolley. The sled and cable attached thereto is then moved through the angle block frame from a first side to a second side of the angle block frame. The trolley is moved from the first side to the second side of the angle block frame without going through the angle block frame. The sled is then reattached to the messenger wire trolley on the second side. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141849 | Stripping Tool - A stripping tool comprises a body, an exchangeable tool holder, a first blade, a fixing member, and an elastic element. The exchangeable tool holder is disposed in the hole; the exchangeable tool holder has a first side disposed with a first recess. The first blade is connected with the exchangeable tool holder; the first blade has at least one portion protruded out of the first recess. The fixing member is movably disposed in the body and comprises a recess portion and a pressing end, wherein the recess portion is located in the hole to correspond to the first recess and to form an opening along with the first recess; the pressing end is provided for the user to move the fixing member to adjust the aperture of the opening. The elastic element is connected with the fixing member to provide an elastic force to the fixing member. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141850 | WATERTIGHT BOX AND ADAPTER - An electrical assembly is provided for mounting an electrical wiring device at an incline with respect to a support. The assembly includes a mounting bracket for receiving and supporting the electrical wiring device. The mounting bracket is received in a recess open end of a support, such as the open end of an adapter for an electrical box. The mounting bracket is coupled directly to the support. A weatherproof cover overlies the electrical wiring device and the bracket for closing the electrical wiring device and providing a weatherproof seal between the cover and the support. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141851 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR AN ELECTRICAL BOX BLOCK BRACKET - An electrical box block bracket can include a face plate and a rotatable members extending from each of two opposing edges of the face plate. The face plate can also include an aperture providing a passageway through the face plate and sized and shaped to receive a mud ring and/or electrical junction box. Each rotatable member can be rotatable about an axis defined by the intersection between the face plate and the respective rotatable member. Each rotatable member can also include a serration of friction means along a free end of each rotatable member for increasing friction between the respective rotatable member and an inner surface of a cinder block. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141852 | SELF-ALIGNING BOX AND SLEEVE ASSEMBLY - An assembly includes an electrical box and a sleeve that is slidably engaged therewith. The box is mountable to a building wall stud so that the front of the box is aligned with the front of the stud. The inner periphery of the box provides a guide for cutting the wall substrate with the substrate mounted flush to the stud, thus defining the opening in the wall substrate. The sleeve is slidable between a retracted position, entirely within the box, and an extended position outwardly of the box aligned with the outer surface of the wall substrate. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141853 | BALL GRIP COMPRESSION FITTING - A connector is used for terminating an electrical cable, such as a metal clad cable, cord grip, and tray cable, and provides a compression fitting to secure and ground the cable. The connector includes a connector body, a compression nut, and a compression grommet retained therebetween. A gripping member and/or a grounding member is embedded within the grommet for creating a mechanical grip with the cable and providing a grounding pathway, respectively. Tightening the compression nut to the connector body correspondingly compresses the grommet to create a watertight seal with the cable so that no fluid, dirt or debris can pass through the connector. Such tightening also urges the gripping member to form a mechanical grip with the cable for securing the cable and maintaining the watertight seal. Moreover, the grounding member may include an electrically conductive grounding ball that forms the grounding path between the connector and the armor portion of the cable upon tightening the compression nut to the connector body. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141854 | GAS INSULATED BUS - A gas insulated bus is provided which comprises a metallic container whose axis is an axis line; a main circuit conductor housed in the metallic container; a metallic container to be connected with an end of the metallic container and whose axis is an axis line crossing the axis line; a main circuit conductor housed in the metallic container; an insulating spacer of a single-leg structure that supports and insulates a connection portion of the main circuit conductors; a metal-made shield attached to the insulating spacer and provided with an opening open in a direction of the axis line and an opening open in a direction of the axis line, the shield covering the connection portion, the shield being substantially in a barrel or spindle shape having an outside diameter exceeding that of the main circuit conductors. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141855 | Strain Relief Device for a Harness or Cable - A strain relief device includes an elongated body having a first and second end, the elongated body defining an elongated hole extending from the first end to the second end; and edges in the body defining a plurality of voids between the first and second end, wherein the edges become shorter in length from the first end to the second end such that the shorter edges define progressively smaller voids in the body from the first end to the second end. A method of providing a strain relief is also disclosed. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141856 | MUSHROOM-SHAPED HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRODE - A high voltage electrode arrangement includes a dome-shaped top portion, a toroid-shaped bottom portion, and an intermediate portion for connecting the top portion and the bottom portion. The intermediate portion includes a lead-trough for receiving high voltage equipment to be interconnected. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141857 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SUPPORTING A PERMANENT CABLE SPLICE DURING CABLE INSTALLATION - A device is provided for supporting a permanent cable splice during installation of one or more connected electrical transmission cables. The device includes one or more liners adapted to be affixable over at least portion of the permanent cable splice including the ends of the splice and one or more sleeves mountable over at least a portion of each of the one or more liners. A method is further provided for installing electrical transmission cable including connecting the second end of a first cable to the first end of a second cable using a permanent splice, affixing one or more liners over at least a portion including the ends of the permanent cable splice, assembling one or more sleeves over at least a portion of each of the one or more liners, pulling the first cable, permanent splice and second cable over one or more sheaves along the installation travel path. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141858 | Method for Producing a Multiplicity of Surge Arresters in an Assembly, Surge Arrester and Surge Arrester Assembly - A method is provided for manufacturing a plurality of arresters as a composite structure. A ceramic carrier having a plurality of holes and two electrode bodies are provided. The ceramic carrier and the two electrode bodies are assembled into a base under gas atmosphere. The ceramic carrier is located between the electrode bodies. The electrode bodies are soldered to the ceramic carrier. The base body is separated into a plurality of gas-filled arresters is carried out. In addition, a gas-filled arrester is provided which has a height of maximal 2 mm and electrode surfaces of maximal 1.2×1.2 mm | 2016-05-19 |
20160141859 | CAPACITVIVE LOAD OVERCURRENT DETECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD - An overcurrent detection circuit and method for one or more capacitive loads includes sensing current being supplied to the one or more capacitive loads to thereby generate a sensed current, and sensing a voltage rate of change across the one or more capacitive loads to thereby generate a differentiator output. The differentiator output is added to a fixed reference setpoint to thereby generate an overcurrent setpoint. The sensed current is compared to the overcurrent setpoint, and an overcurrent trip signal is supplied when the sensed current is greater than or equal to the overcurrent setpoint. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141860 | ELECTRICAL PROTECTIVE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SELECTIVE DISCONNECTION OF A SUBSYSTEM IN CASE OF A SECOND FAULT IN AN IT POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM - An electrical protective device ( | 2016-05-19 |
20160141861 | ZONE SELECTIVE INTERLOCKING AND CIRCUIT PROTECTION DEVICE MONITORING IN A POWER DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - Circuit protection devices, power distribution systems, and circuit protection device monitoring in a zone selective interlocking (ZSI) system are described. In one example, a circuit protection device for use in a ZSI power distribution system includes a trip mechanism configured to interrupt current flowing through the circuit protection device, and a trip unit operatively coupled to the trip mechanism. The trip unit is configured to monitor current flowing through the circuit protection device, output a first signal when the monitored current is less than a threshold value, and output a second signal when the monitored current is greater than or equal to the threshold value. The first and second signals are different from each other and different than an absence of a signal. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141862 | APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR MONITORING AND RESPONDING TO POWER SUPPLY AND/OR DETECTION CIRCUIT FAILURES WITHIN AN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT BREAKER - An electronic circuit breaker may include a monitoring circuit configured to monitor and respond to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure within the electronic circuit breaker. In some embodiments, the monitoring circuit may monitor a regulated DC voltage provided by the detection circuit within the electronic circuit breaker. A response to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure may include interrupting current flow between an electrical power source and an electrical circuit protected by the electronic circuit breaker. Methods of monitoring and responding to a power supply and/or detection circuit failure within an electronic circuit breaker are also provided, as are other aspects. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141863 | SAFETY APPARATUS OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAFETY APPARATUS - A safety apparatus uses a fuel cell and a high voltage battery as a power source, and includes: a first voltage sensor that measures a voltage of a positive side of a voltage bus; a second voltage sensor that measures a voltage of a negative side of the voltage bus; and a controller that determines an electrical insulation between the positive side of the voltage bus and the electrical chassis based on the voltage of the positive side of the voltage bus and determines an electrical insulation between the negative side of the voltage bus and the electrical chassis based on the voltage of the negative side of the voltage bus. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141864 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - A P-channel type MOSFET and an N-channel type MOSFET formed by a CMOS process are connected in series. A high-voltage signal and a low-voltage signal are applied to the drain of one of transistors. Prescribed bias voltage is applied to both gates in order that only a low-voltage signal can pass through both conduction paths. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141865 | POWER STRUCTURE DIAGNOSTIC METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR IMPROVED MOTOR DRIVE DIAGNOSTIC COVERAGE - Motor drive diagnostic and control methods and apparatus are provided in which rectifier and inverter switching devices are individually monitored for malfunctions, and detected malfunctions initiate implementation of a safety function to signal a drive controller to shut down non-safety-related processing, to discontinue command pulse signaling to the switching devices, and to disable optical transmitters between the drive controller and the rectifier and inverter switches, and an input contactor or other switching circuit is opened to disconnect input power from the motor drive after implementation of the safety function. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141866 | Fins And Foams Heat Exchangers With Phase Change For Cryogenic Thermal Energy Storage And Fault Current Limiters - This disclosure describes a composite device that is referred to as a Cryogenic Thermal Energy Storage Module (CTESM), which can be used to substantially increase the thermal storage capacity of a cryogenic device. To maximize the utility of the CTESM, it needs to be constructed in such a way that the thermal gradient through the device is low. Ideally, the temperature across the thermal storage module should be uniform. Heat flow from the bulk of the thermal storage module is provided by embedding fins in the direction of heat flow from the module to the cryogenic device. Temperature gradients across the device are minimized by partially filling the gap between fins with high porosity, thermal conducting metal foams. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141867 | CIRCUIT FOR PROTECTION AGAINST OVERVOLTAGES - A circuit for protection against overvoltages includes an input side to which an input voltage can be applied, an output side at which an output voltage can be tapped, an overvoltage protection element which is connected in parallel with the input side and which is configured to, when an overvoltage pulse occurs at the input side, conduct at least part of the overvoltage pulse away via a first current path, and a protective transistor which is connected in parallel with the output side. When an overvoltage pulse occurs at the input side, the protective transistor changes from a closed mode into an open mode forming a second current path parallel to the first current path along the protective transistor so that substantially the rest of the overvoltage pulse can be conducted away via the second current path. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141868 | POWER SOURCE PROTECTION DEVICE AND METHOD - A power source protection device and a power source protection method are disclosed herein. The power source protection device includes a power supply, a power source managing unit and a signal sending unit. The power supply provides a DC input voltage. The power source managing unit receives the DC input voltage, and when a determining voltage related to the input voltage is larger than a set voltage, enters a startup state and outputs a supply voltage. After receiving the supply voltage, the power source managing unit transforms the DC input voltage into a standby power output voltage and provides the standby power output voltage when the signal sending unit sends a control signal to the power source managing unit within an enabling time. VVhen it has not received the control signal within the enabling time, the power source managing unit enters a shutdown state. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141869 | DEMAND RESPONSE DEVICE - Aspects of the subject technology relate to a demand response device that is configured to receive comparison report information from a notification system, wherein the notification system is configured to execute steps including receiving at least one temperature report for each of a plurality of demand response devices, and identifying two or more demand response devices that share a common geographic location. In some aspects, a notification system of the subject technology can be further configured for generating a comparison report, wherein the comparison report is based on the ambient temperature information and the geolocation data for at least two of the plurality of demand response devices. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141870 | MULTILEVEL POWER CONVERTOR - Basic circuit of U phase includes first to fourth semiconductor elements (SU | 2016-05-19 |
20160141871 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR USE WITH ONE OR MORE BUILDING POWER CIRCUITS - Disclosed is a control device for use with two or more building power circuits, the control device delimited by a control device housing. The control device includes a receiver configured to receive radio frequency signals. The control device further includes at least two power outputs configured for receiving power. The first and second power outputs are associated with first and second power inputs, respectively. At least one switching relay is associated with at least one of the first and second power inputs and is configured to provide switched power, in response to radio frequency signals received by the receiver. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141872 | POWER SUPPLY - A power supply and a method for operating the power supply in which a transformer connected to an excitation circuit . . . is adapted to be connected to a power source, which secondary winding is connected to at least one first power supply. From prior art. switch mode power supply based on fly back technology is well known. Here a power supply with a power inlet is provided with a plurality of separated power outlets. One of the lines connected to the primary winding is further connected to a discharge control circuit, which discharge control circuit is further connected to at least one second power supply and the primary winding is further connected to a discharge circuit where at least one further power supply is connected. | 2016-05-19 |
20160141873 | Electrical Power Control Method and System - A method and system for controlling the transfer of electrical power between a first electrical network and a second electrical network is disclosed. The method includes receiving at the second electrical network pricing information from the first electrical network, the pricing information associated with the supply of electrical power between the first electrical network and the second electrical network, and modifying a demand characteristic of the second electrical network based on the pricing information. | 2016-05-19 |