| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 174077000 | Sealing | 36 |
| 20090152004 | CABLE CLOSURE END CAP - An end cap ( | 06-18-2009 |
| 20090211809 | Cap and Manufacturing Method of the Cap - A cap that covers an electric wire connecting portion in which respective conductive portions of a plurality of electric wires are interconnected is molded in such a manner that one end side of a tube having a tubular shape is hermetically sealed by welding treatment, and a tongue portion is formed by a stamping process on the other end side. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090211810 | Sealant gel for a telecommunication enclosure - A sealant gel for a telecommunication enclosure, wherein the gel is formulated from three different polyols in a manner that maintains its favorable mechanical properties given environmental conditions, for example, over a wide temperature range. The first polyol is a polybutadiene-based polyol that has a low glass transition temperature that provides excellent low-temperature performance. The second polyol is a polyether polyol, which is very flexible and contributes the necessary viscoelastic properties. The third polyol is butene diol, which is a short molecule that quickly builds up a hard backbone structure that helps promote fast curing and provides high-temperature resistance. The combined formulation for the sealant gel builds up a well-balanced network structure that not only has all the necessary viscoelastic properties, but also withstands the highest required temperature of 120° C. while also exhibiting good performance at subzero temperatures. A telecommunication enclosure that utilizes the sealant gel is also disclosed. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100018769 | Method and apparatus for allowing future installation of wires, cables, fibers, and the like into a structure - A method and apparatus is provided that allows for the running of wires, cables, fibers or the like from the outside of a structure to its interior after construction is completed. The method and apparatus includes a conduit installed during the construction of the structure. The conduit contains insulating material and is sealed to prevent heat or cool air from escaping the structure. The conduit is installed onto an interior support surface and protrudes outward, with the exterior wall of the structure built around it. At such time when the addition of wire, cable, fibers or the like is desired, the conduit is unsealed, the insulating material removed, wires cables, fibers or the like are run from the outside of the structure to the inside, the insulation is replaced and the conduit is resealed. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100116549 | High Voltage Electrical Cable Assembly - An electrical cable includes a core having a conductor, insulation surrounding the conductor, and an outer sheath surrounding the core. A portion of the conductor is stripped bare at a free end and a cavity is formed within the insulation at the cable free end. First and second shims are concentrically secured to the exposed portion of the conductor such that end portions of the shims are positioned adjacent to the cavity. The bare conductor is secured within a barrel portion of a terminal lug. A first sealing mastic material is disposed within the cavity and heated to encapsulate end portions of the shims. A second sealing mastic material is applied around the lug barrel portion, first and second shims, and a portion of the outer sheath. A heat shrinkable tube having an inner surface of zinc oxide stress control mastic material is secured around the second sealing mastic material. | 05-13-2010 |
| 20110155459 | CONNECTION SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SUBSEA CABLES IN SEVERE ENVIRONMENTS - A technique facilitates the reliable connection of cables in subsea environments. A cablehead system is designed to reliably connect cables to subsea components while providing long term protection of the connection in potentially harsh, subsea environments. The cablehead system comprises a cable clamp housing which may be coupled to a bulkhead assembly by a cavity housing which provides space for routing of internal communication lines. One or more additional protective components are incorporated into the cablehead system to ensure a reliable connection and to further protect the internal communication lines from exposure to the surrounding environment. | 06-30-2011 |
| 20110186352 | INTEGRAL BONDING ATTACHMENT - An integral bonding attachment includes an insulated section of a conductive wire with an exposed, uninsulated section. A sleeve covers the insulated and uninsulated sections of the conductive wire, and the sleeve includes a flattened section encasing at least a portion of the uninsulated wire section to form a generally integral structure with the core of the conductive wire. At least one generally tubular section is positioned at an end of the flattened section to engage the insulated section of the conductive wire. An aperture may pass simultaneously through the inner core and flattened sleeve section for attaching the integral bonding attachment to a structure. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120037419 | CABLE TERMINATION APPARATUS AND RELATED METHODS - In one embodiment, the termination apparatus provides a means for terminating certain elongate heat tracing products that have corrugated metal sheaths as outer covering for those elongate heaters. The heat tracing products may include oval corrugated metal sheaths as outer covering. Terminating other types of cables, including cables which provide electrical power or electromagnetic signals, is also contemplated. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120097444 | Method of splicing electrical cables - A method of splicing a power cable used to supply electricity to down hole submersible pumps uses a pair of annular armored seal members that are slid over the ends of an insulated electrical conductor being spliced together. Each armored seal member has a plurality of O-ring seals on one end thereof and a plurality of openings in the side thereof and are used to cover and protect a crimped conductor being spliced together. The method and apparatus allow a pair of spliced electrical cables to be used in an adverse environment. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120118631 | Device for fixating cables with pull relief - A device for fixating cables with pull relief, including a sleeve component including an outer thread in a first axial portion and a second axial portion that is formed by crush lamellas which are pressed against an outer circumferential surface of a cable that is being fixated. The crush lamellas are pressed against the outer circumferential surface of the cable by a cap nut that is threaded onto the outer thread and provided with a cable pass through opening. The sleeve component is provided with an insert on an inner circumference of its second axial portion that is formed by the crush lamellas, wherein the insert reduces the inner diameter of the sleeve component. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120285741 | END FITTING FOR A CABLE WITH SEALING PROTRUSION AND ENCLOSURE ASSEMBLY WITH END FITTING - The invention relates to an end fitting and an enclosure assembly with the end fitting, and with a sealing enclosure. In order to improve the reliability of the enclosure assembly, the invention provides that the end fitting is provided with a sealing protrusion and that a sealing section and a retention section of the sealing enclosure are arranged one behind the other in a connection direction. | 11-15-2012 |
| 20120298417 | CABLE SEALING AND RETAINING DEVICE - The present invention relates to a cable sealing and retaining device capable of sealingly guiding and retaining a cable through an opening of the cable sealing and retaining device. The present invention provides an improved cable sealing and retaining device which allows a simple releasable fixation of a cable to the cable sealing and retaining device while the cable is sealingly guided through an opening provided with the cable sealing and retaining device. The cable sealing and retaining device ( | 11-29-2012 |
| 20130105219 | SEAL MEMBER AND A CHARGING CONNECTOR PROVIDED THEREWITH | 05-02-2013 |
| 20130112475 | EXPLOSION-PROOF ELECTRICAL FITTING - A fitting, for terminating an electrical cable having two or more conductors, includes a substantially tubular body having a central bore configured to receive the electrical cable therethrough. A substantially tubular sealing sleeve is configured to engage a forward end of the body during assembly of the fitting to receive the two or more conductors of the electrical cable passing through the body. After receiving the two or more conductors, the sealing sleeve is configured to receive a sealing compound therein, such that the sealing compound flows between the two or more conductors during filling of the sealing sleeve. The sealing sleeve is formed of a transparent material to enable visible confirmation of sealing compound distribution and a determination that the sealing compound is free of voids or air bubbles. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118802 | LIQUID-TIGHT CONDUIT FITTING WITH GROUNDING ELEMENT - A fitting for terminating a conduit includes a substantially tubular fitting body having a central bore extending therethrough, a forward end, and a rearward end opposing the forward end. The fitting body includes a first liquid-proof coating that includes a rearward sealing rim. A gland nut is rotatably coupled to the rearward end of the fitting body. The gland nut includes a second liquid-proof coating that includes a forward sealing rim. A grounding ring is positioned between the gland nut and the fitting body and contacts the fitting body. Upon axial movement of the gland nut, the grounding ring engages the rearward sealing rim of the first liquid-proof coating on the fitting body and the forward sealing rim of the second liquid-proof coating on the gland nut to form a sealed relationship therewith. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130118803 | CURING SYSTEM FOR SEALING AN ELECTRICAL FITTING - A system for curing a sealing compound provided in an electrical fitting, includes a curing chamber for receiving at least a portion of the electrical fitting therein, wherein the electrical fitting received within the curing chamber comprises a body and a sealing sleeve configured to engage the forward end of the body during assembly of the fitting to receive the two or more conductors of an electrical cable passing through the body. The sealing sleeve is configured to receive an ultra-violet (UV)-curable sealing compound therein, such that the sealing compound flows between the two or more conductors during filling of the sealing sleeve. The system further includes a plurality of UV light sources configured to provide UV light into the curing chamber to cure the UV-curable sealing compound and to initiate curing of the UV-curable sealing compound in the sealing sleeve. | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130126235 | ANTI-CORROSION STRUCTURE FOR WIRE CONNECTING PORTION - A terminal assembly includes a wire including a core made of metal and covered with a coating, a terminal including a wire connecting portion connected to an end portion of the wire, a sealing resin sealing the wire connecting portion, and a housing including a through hole with a front opening and a rear opening. The terminal is made of a different kind of metal from the core of the wire. The housing accommodates the terminal in the through hole. The wire connecting portion includes an exposed portion not covered with the sealing resin and unexposed portions covered with the sealing resin. The exposed portion is positioned between the unexposed portions in a front and rear direction, thereby protecting the wire connecting portion from electrolytic corrosion. The exposed portion is obtained after the sealing resin is worn by being rubbed against an inner wall of the through hole. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130133945 | TERMINAL CABLE ASSEMBLY HAVING WATER PROOF STRUCTURE - Disclosed is a terminal cable assembly having waterproof structure, the terminal cable assembly including a cable provided in a bundle of a plurality of wires, a terminal member coupled to a distal end of the cable, a first molding molded and formed on a bent position of the cable, and a second molding molded and formed on the first molding, where the first molding serves as a core. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130133946 | TERMINAL FITTING - The present invention aims to provide a terminal fitting which enables the use of existing connectors. A terminal fitting ( | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130153293 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SEALING MOTOR TERMINALS - A wire insulator apparatus includes an insulator/separator member, a cap portion, a tube and potting material. The insulator/separator member has apertures formed therein for receiving a plurality of wires. By threading the wires through the insulator/separator member, the wires are spaced apart so that a potting material can be molded to provide a complete seal from the environment, particularly conductive liquids such as ammonia, which may cause short-circuiting between the wires. Individual wires are terminated in the cap portion, and the cap portion, the insulator/separator member and the wire ends are positioned within a tube or a mold portion depending on the application, and a potting epoxy is fluidly inserted within the tube. The epoxy surrounds or encases the wire ends within the tube or mold to insulate the wire ends in an airtight seal. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20140041939 | Connector Apparatus with Shielding Contact - A connector apparatus having a PG screw thread in a first end section and a first traversing bore, in which a first axial clamping surface is embodied. A grounding assembly has an electrically conducting, iris spring, is arranged in the first traversing bore and lies against the first axial clamping surface. An annular clamping body having a second traversing bore, a second frontside annular clamping surface, which surrounds the second traversing bore and which is arranged in the first bore facing the grounding assembly, wherein the grounding assembly is clampable between the clamping surfaces, whereby the iris spring is radially deflectable, wherein the clamping body has an external thread for engagement in an internal thread of the base body, and wherein the connector apparatus has with reference to the first end section of the base body, behind the grounding assembly a conduit screw thread for the connection of a conduit. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140060928 | Molded Testable Long Term Subsea Abandonment Cap for Electrical Cables and Method of Manufacture - An umbilical cable assembly is created by a process which, in an embodiment, fits an abandonment cap onto an end of an electrically conductive cable as well as a polyethylene disc into which a set of connection pins have been pre-molded. The abandonment cap is injection molded onto the end of the electrically conductive cable where a cylindrical volume of polyethylene is concurrently injection molded to the polyethylene disc. In certain embodiments some of the connection pins are connected to the umbilical's conductive power core. The abandonment cap, fitted to an umbilical exposed end, comprises an injection molded, substantially cylindrical volume of polyethylene disposed over the cable sheath; the disc in which a set of connection pins have been pre-molded; the concurrently injection molded, substantially cylindrical volume of polyethylene disposed over the disc; and a protective cover disposed at least partially over the disc proximate an exposed end of the umbilical's conductive power core. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140076627 | Elastomeric Cable Adapters for Power Transmission Cables and Cover Assemblies and Methods Including the Same - A cable adapter unit for building up an outer diameter of an electrical cable to facilitate fitment of a cold-shrinkable cover sleeve body on the electrical cable includes a cold-shrinkable, tubular, elastomeric cable adapter and a removable holdout. The cable adapter defines a cable adapter through passage configured to receive the electrical cable. The cable adapter includes: an integral, electrically conductive, tubular stress cone layer; and an electrically insulating, tubular outer layer integral with and surrounding the stress cone layer. The stress cone layer and the outer layer each define a portion of the through passage. The holdout is mounted within the through passage and is configured to be withdrawn therefrom. The holdout maintains the cable adapter in an expanded state in which the cable adapter is elastically expanded and, when withdrawn from the through passage, permits the cable adapter to radially contract to a contracted state about the electrical cable. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140097022 | CONNECTOR COVER - A seal for a cable and connector interconnection includes a unitary elastic primary body with a primary bore therethrough. The primary bore is provided with a primary cable outer diameter seal portion at a cable end, the cable outer diameter seal portion adjacent a primary connector cavity portion, the primary connector cavity portion adjacent a coupling nut cavity portion, and the coupling nut cavity portion adjacent a connector neck seal portion at a connector end. The coupling nut cavity portion is longitudinally aligned with a coupling nut of the connector and is provided with a greater inner diameter than the cable outer diameter seal portion and the connector neck seal portion. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140097023 | LIQUID-TIGHT CONDUIT FITTING WITH GROUNDING ELEMENT - A fitting for terminating a conduit includes a substantially tubular fitting body having a central bore extending therethrough, a forward end, and a rearward end opposing the forward end. The fitting body includes a first liquid-proof coating that includes a rearward sealing rim. A gland nut is rotatably coupled to the rearward end of the fitting body. The gland nut includes a second liquid-proof coating that includes a forward sealing rim. A grounding ring is positioned between the gland nut and the fitting body and contacts the fitting body. Upon axial movement of the gland nut, the grounding ring engages the rearward sealing rim of the first liquid-proof coating on the fitting body and the forward sealing rim of the second liquid-proof coating on the gland nut to form a sealed relationship therewith. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140144699 | TRANSMISSION LINE FOR WIRED PIPE - A wired pipe system includes a wired pipe segment having a first end and a second end and a first coupler in the first end and a second coupler in the second end. The system also includes a transmission line disposed in the wired pipe segment between the first and second ends. The transmission line includes an inner conductor, an insulating material surrounding the inner conductor, an outer conductor surrounding the insulating material and the inner conductor for at least a portion of a length of the transmission line, the outer conductor being formed by deforming around the inner conductor a sheet of material into a substantially tubular member. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140144700 | OIL-COOLED EQUIPMENT HARNESS - An oil-cooled equipment harness includes a front end to be enclosed in a shielding case of an oil-cooled equipment for connecting to a terminal of a body of the oil-cooled equipment disposed in the shielding case, a wire including a conductor, a sheath including an insulating elastic member on a periphery side of the conductor, and a flexibility, a terminal fitting enclosing a portion of the conductor and a portion of the sheath of the wire, connecting to the conductor, and connecting to the terminal of the body of the oil-cooled equipment, a housing attached to shielding case and enclosing a periphery of the wire a predetermined distance away from the terminal fitting such that the wire is exposed from the terminal fitting, and an oil entry-preventing unit disposed between the wire and the terminal fitting for preventing oil in the shielding case from entering into the conductor. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140174822 | WATERPROOF SEAL FOR ELECTRICAL ASSEMBLIES - A waterproof seal for electrical assemblies having conductive wires attached to a metal contact and inserted into a connector body. The conductive wires and metal contact are coated with solder to fill the gaps. The space between the soldered wires and the connector body are filled with an epoxy. The wire insulation and connector body are continuously sealed with a bonding agent. A section of wire insulation and the connector body are encased within an outer plastic jacket overmold. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190744 | TERMINAL WATERPROOFING STRUCTURE OF WIRE HARNESS - A terminal waterproofing structure for a wire harness is provided, including a front end side of a tubular braided shielding member covering the wire harness overlaid on a tubular part of a shield shell, and fixed by crimping with a first crimp ring, and a tubular grommet made from an elastic member externally fitted to the tubular part of the shield shell that projects beyond a front end of the tubular braided shielding member while covering the section of the tubular braided shielding member that is fixed. The front end abuts on a flange part and the outer periphery of the grommet on the front end side is fixed by crimping with a second crimp ring. An annular sealing rib protrudes from the inner periphery of the grommet and a recess into which the annular sealing rib is press-fit is provided on the outer periphery. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20150047900 | TERMINAL-PROVIDED WIRE - A terminal-provided wire ( | 02-19-2015 |
| 20150144398 | ADAPTER FOR SEALING COVER FOR ELECTRICAL INTERCONNECTIONS - An assembly includes: a mounting structure having a threaded member; a generally annular adapter, the adapter having threads that engage the threaded member, the adapter further including a radially outward sealing surface formed of one of the materials; an electrical cable having a connector threaded onto the threaded member, and a sealing boot that covers the connector and engages the sealing surface of the adapter. | 05-28-2015 |
| 20150303675 | EXPLOSION-PROOF CABLE CONNECTING ASSEMBLY - The invention relates to an assembly ( | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160036213 | Cold Shrinkable Termination, Cold Shrinkable Termination Assembly And Method For Manufacturing The Same - A cold shrinkable termination for an electric power cable that includes an insulation tube and stress control glue. When the cold shrinkable termination is mounted on the electric power cable, the stress control glue fills a gap between the electric power cable and the insulation tube so as to prevent local electric field concentration from occurring at an exposed end of the electric power cable. The stress control glue has a dielectric constant within a range of 5 to 100. In this cold shrinkable termination, a stress control glue with high dielectric constant is provided to optimize the electric-field distribution on an insulation surface of the electric power cable. Thereby, the structure of the cold shrinkable termination is simplified and the cost thereof is reduced. The cold shrinkable termination may be adapted to an electric power cable used to transmit voltage less than 26/35 kV. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160105013 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING A CONDUCTIVE WIRE ASSEMBLY - A shuttle assembly is configured to connect an insulated wire to a contact terminal. The shuttle assembly may include a connecting insert defining an exposed wire-crimping chamber. The connecting insert is configured to receive an exposed end of a conductive wire, and is configured to be crimped to the exposed end of the conductive wire. A seal member is connected to the connecting insert, and is configured to be crimped to an insulating cover of the insulated wire. | 04-14-2016 |
| 20160380421 | END CLOSURE FOR A CABLE AND METHOD FOR ITS MANUFACTURE - An end closure for a cable is indicated, that in a core has at least two electrical cable wires for the transmission of electrical energy and having at least one optical transmission element and its core is surrounded by a reinforcement composed of metal wires. The metal wires of the reinforcement on the end of the cables are distanced a predetermined length and the end of the core of the cable is surrounded by a tension proof pipe that is connected tension proof with the remaining reinforcement. On the end of the electrical cable wires, to directly connect electrical couplings, the electrically suitable connection set is mounted, which at least partially protrudes out of the pipe. A connection unit, one equipped with a part of a plug connector, is mounted on the end of the optical transmission element, which also partially protrudes from the pipe, and that a pot shaped tension element mounted tension proof on the free end of the pipe surrounds moisture tight and pressure tight the part of the connection set and the connection unit that protrudes out of the pipe. | 12-29-2016 |
| 20180026433 | END SEAL FOR HEATING CABLE | 01-25-2018 |
