| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 174084000 | Separable | 6 |
| 20080302568 | Electrical connector - By enabling two separate and independent flexible metal conduit and/or armored or metal clad cables are quickly and easily secured to a single connector for being mounted directly to a single elongated rigid or solid electrical tubing/conduit, an efficient, easily manufactured and easily assembled connector is realized. In the present invention, a dual or duplex conduit/cable connector is constructed for receiving two separate and independent flexible metal conduits and/or armored or metal clad cables and enabling the two conduit/cables to be securely affixed to one end of the connector. In order to assure rapid, easy, and efficient assembly of the two flexible metal conduits and/or armored or metal clad cables to the duplex connector of the present invention, the connector preferably incorporates a clamping bracket associated therewith. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090025979 | Coupling structure of superconducting cable - A coupling structure of a superconducting cable is formed at an end portion of the superconducting cable having a superconducting layer and an outer peripheral layer formed thereon. The superconducting layer is coupled to a coupling member. A holding member | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090101409 | Modular electrical distribution system for a building - A universal power distribution system is provided for routing electrical circuits within a building structure to comprehensively provide electrical power to the building in ceiling configurations, wall-mounted configurations, raised floor configurations and in office furniture configurations. The system components for all of these configurations have common plug connectors that are engagable with each other so as to be readily usable in a wide variety of applications. The system is readily adaptable to form virtually any conventional circuit configuration found within conventional hard-wired systems yet is formed simply through the routing of the cables through the building cavities and interconnection is accomplished merely by plugging components together rather than through labor-intensive manual wiring. | 04-23-2009 |
| 20090255727 | High-Voltage Vehicle Component Connection Method And Apparatus - A method and apparatus provide an electrical splice between different high-voltage components in a high-voltage propelled vehicle (HVPV), which enables a daisy-chain or series connection of the components. The method includes connecting a first end of a cable to a first component, a second end of the cable to a high-voltage bus bar within a second component to form a splice, and using the outer housings of the components to provide an environmental seal and electromagnetic capability (EMC) shield for the splice, rather than providing such a splice within a dedicated or shared power distribution box. A ring terminal connects to an end of a cable by a press-fitting process or a soldering process. The components can be an energy storage system (ESS), a power inverter module (PIM), an air conditioning control module (ACCM), an auxiliary power module (APM), a power steering controller, and an electrical motor/generator. | 10-15-2009 |
| 20090277685 | APPARATUS FOR A JUNCTION POINT BETWEEN TWO ELECTRICAL HIGH-VOLTAGE CABLES - An apparatus is specified for a junction point between two electrical high-voltage cables which each have an electrical conductor ( | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100012374 | WELDING METHOD AND WELDING STRUCTURE OF CONDUCTIVE TERMINALS - A welding method of conductive terminals for performing resistance welding on a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal includes bringing the first conductive terminal into contact with a projection formed on the second conductive terminal that projects in a direction orthogonal to a longitudinal direction of the terminal, joining a first electrode to the first conductive terminal by pressure welding, and joining a second electrode to the projection by pressure welding with the longitudinal direction of the first conductive terminal and the projecting direction of the projection orthogonal to each other, and flowing a current between each electrode to weld the first conductive terminal and the projection at a contacting surface thereof. | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100059275 | CABLE SPLICE CONNECTION ASSEMBLY - A cable splice connection assembly for coupling a first cable to a second cable generally includes a main body having first and second ends and defining an inner cavity, the first end configured to receive at least a portion of a first cable therein, and the second end configured to receive at least a portion of a second cable therein, and a first engagement mechanism configured to couple the main body to a first cable wherein the first engagement mechanism includes a cable seal, wherein the cable seal includes an adhesive seal. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100065326 | Cable assembly with a ring member background of the invention - A cable assembly ( | 03-18-2010 |
| 20100101858 | CONDUCTIVE FIBER CONNECTING METHOD AND STRUCTURE - A method and a structure of electrically connecting a conductive fiber in fabric to an external device electrically connects the conductive fiber to the external device by pressing a conductive member that is electrically connected to the external device against the fabric. | 04-29-2010 |
| 20100139974 | FLEXIBLE JOINT WITH RESISTIVE FIELD GRADING MATERIAL FOR HVDC CABLES AND METHOD FOR CONNECTING SAME TO HVDC CABLES - A method of connecting two high voltage DC cables in a flexible cable joint. Each high voltage DC cable can include, from the inside to the outside, a central conductor, an adjacent circumferential cable inner semicon layer, an adjacent circumferential cable insulation layer, and an adjacent circumferential cable outer semicon layer. The method includes: connecting the conductors of the two cables in a cable joint; providing adjacent to the conductors a circumferential joint inner semicon layer connecting the cable inner semicon layers of the two cables; providing at least one circumferential and contiguous layer of field grading material connecting the cable outer semicon layer with the joint inner semicon layer and covering the cable insulation layer of the corresponding cable; providing a circumferential joint insulation layer around the layer of field grading material, and where appropriate around the joint inner semicon layer; and providing a circumferential joint outer semicon layer connecting the cable outer semicon layers of the two cables. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100170716 | TERMINAL PLATE CIRCUIT USING A PRESSING MEMBER - The present invention provides a terminal plate circuit in which the reliability of an electrical connection state between a terminal plate and a rectangular wire is enhanced by a simple method. The present invention is a terminal plate circuit including a terminal plate, a rectangular wire, and a pressing member, characterized in that a hole through which the rectangular wire penetrates is provided in the terminal plate; the rectangular wire is inserted into this hole so as to establish an electrical contact between the terminal plate and the rectangular wire; and the contact state is maintained by a pressing force of the pressing member to the part of the surface of the rectangular wire on the side opposite to the part of the surface of the rectangular wire that is in contact with the terminal plate, and that the pressing member has a sandwiching part that can sandwich the end of the terminal plate, and the pressing force of the pressing member to the rectangular wire is generated by sandwiching the end of the terminal plate with this sandwiching part. Preferably, soldering or welding is carried out so as to cover a part at which the terminal plate and the rectangular wire are in electrical contact with each other. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100200293 | HEATED GLASS PANELS - A glass panel assembly includes a glass sheet having an electro-conductive film provided thereon. A conductor having a thickness of at least about 0.15 mm is positioned on the electro-conductive film. An electrically conductive adhesive is provided between the conductor and the electro-conductive film. A retainer engages an edge portion of the glass sheet and the conductor. The retainer applies a compressive pressure to the conductor, the compressive pressure enhancing electrical contact between the conductor and the electro-conductive film. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100212959 | CONTACTING CONFIGURATION AND CONTACTING METHOD FOR CONDUCTOR TRACKS IN MOTOR VEHICLE WINDOW PANES - A configuration and a method for establishing an electrical connection between a connecting contact of a conductor track in or on a window pane of a motor vehicle and an associated connecting contact of the motor vehicle. It is provided that the two connecting contacts be connected to each other during the mounting of the window pane, by an electrically conductive elastomer material, which may be applied, as a section of an elastic bead of adhesive and/or elastic bead of gasket used for fastening and/or sealing the window pane, onto the window pane or onto a window frame of the motor vehicle. | 08-26-2010 |
| 20100218992 | Moisture proof telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes with enhanced grounding, sealing, and continuity - A moisture proof, telescoping coupler assembly for electric metal tubes and threaded rigid pipe with an enhanced grounding arrangement both internally and externally for electrically grounding and bonding the telescoping tube to the coupler body and improved continuity. A high conductivity metal plating on an internal cantered spring improves continuity and lowers voltage drop. Moisture proof sealing is improved by centering the electric metal tube within the coupler body adjacent the seal preventing possible leaking after securing the electric metal tube to one end. A modified arrangement utilizes a snap fitting retaining ring for securing an electric metal tube to the coupler body to provide for unidirectional insertion of an electric metal tube into the open end of a coupler body in a manner that prohibits unintentional separation of the tube and/or retainer ring from the coupler body. | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100224407 | Observation Port or Membrane to Assist the Proper Positioning of a Cable Accessory on a Cable - A splice comprising a hollow receptacle housing with a first connector end and a second connector end, where a first observation port is in the first end and a second observation port is in the second end. The splice covers the exposed sections of two cables and the device that electrically couples the cables together. The device is placed in the proper position by the user looking for the transition between a semi-conductive layer and an insulating layer of the cables though each observation port. When the appearance of the transition between the insulating layer and the semi-conductive layer in the first observation port mirror that in the second observation port, the splice is properly positioned. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100276196 | COVER ASSEMBLIES FOR CABLES AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND METHODS FOR MAKING AND USING THE SAME - An integral, unitary cover assembly for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes an inner elastomeric sleeve, an outer elastomeric sleeve and an integral jumper assembly. The inner sleeve defines a cable passage to receive the electrical connection and the primary conductors of the first and second cables. The outer sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve. The jumper assembly includes an electrically conductive jumper conductor, a first jumper connector and a second jumper connector. The jumper conductor is interposed between the inner and outer sleeves and has first and second opposed ends. The first jumper connector is mounted on the first end of the jumper conductor and is configured to mechanically and electrically couple the neutral conductor of the first cable to the jumper conductor. The second jumper connector is mounted on the second end of the jumper conductor and configured to mechanically and is electrically couple the neutral conductor of the second cable to the jumper conductor. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100307823 | INDIUM-CONTAINING LEAD-FREE SOLDER FOR VEHICLE-MOUNTED ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS - A lead-free solder alloy which can be used for soldering of vehicle-mounted electronic circuits and which exhibits high reliability is provided. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100326726 | SOLDER JOINT STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE USING THE SAME, AND SOLDER BONDING METHOD - A solder joint structure include: a first terminal portion including a plurality of first terminal conductors adjacent to each other; a second terminal portion arranged opposite to the first terminal portion and including a plurality of second terminal conductors which are joined to the first terminal conductors; solders electrically connecting the first terminal conductors and the second terminal conductors; and member for suppressing flow of the solders. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110005830 | CONNECTOR FOR ESTABLISHING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION WITH CONDUCTIVE TAPE - Provided is a connector ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110005831 | CONNECTION PIN AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - A hookup stem ( | 01-13-2011 |
| 20110031014 | Conducting wire terminal - A conducting wire terminal includes: an insulating sleeve, having two open ends, a tube body formed between the two open ends, and a first slanting guide surface formed around an internal surface of one of the open ends of the insulating sleeve and tapered towards the tube body; a copper sleeve, passed into the tube body; an internal sleeve, accommodated into another open end of the insulating sleeve; and a second slanting guide surface, formed around an internal surface of the internal sleeve and tapered towards the tube body of the insulating sleeve. | 02-10-2011 |
| 20110042139 | SEALING DEVICES AND METHODS OF INSTALLING ENERGY DISSIPATIVE TUBING - Sealing devices are provided along with methods of installing energy dissipating tubing. An aspect of the invention provides a sealing device for connecting an energy dissipative tube having a length of tubing, a first resin layer surrounding the outside of the tubing, a conductive layer adjacent to the outside of the first resin layer, and a second resin layer surrounding the conductive layer and the first resin layer. The sealing device includes one or more penetrating members configured to penetrate the second resin layer and establish electrical continuity with the conductive layer. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042140 | CABLE ASSEMBLY, ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT MODULE, AND IMAGING APPARATUS - A cable assembly includes a plurality of cables; and a cable fixing member which has a facing surface to be oppositely arranged, in connecting each of the cables to a member as a connection target, with respect to a connection surface of the connection target member and fixes a distal end part of each of the cables in a state where an axial direction of the distal end part of each of the cables is arranged along the facing surface, wherein a side surface of a core wire of each of the cables is exposed at a predetermined first position on the facing surface of the cable fixing member and a first connection part which connects the core wire of each of the cables to the connection target member is formed at the first exposed part. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110056747 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE FOR PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING CONDUCTING FUNCTION, AND PLATE-SHAPED MEMBER HAVING CONDUCTING FUNCTION - Disclosed is a terminal structure, which suppresses the increase in the thickness size of a plate-shaped member disposed movably in the direction of main surfaces ( | 03-10-2011 |
| 20110067922 | MODULAR POWER CONNECTOR - A modular power connector includes an insulation main body, at least one conducting element, at least one electricity-delivering element, and at least one engaging element. The conducting element is partially accommodated within the insulation main body, and includes a perforation. The electricity-delivering element has a bare part at an end thereof. The engaging element is fixed on the bare part of the electricity-delivering element, and includes an elastic extension part and a stopping part. The elastic extension part is subject to elastic deformation during the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation of the conducting element. The elastic extension part is restored to an original shape after the elastic extension part is penetrated through the perforation, so that the conducting element is clamped between the elastic extension part and the stopping part. | 03-24-2011 |
| 20110073366 | FLEXIBLE CONDUIT COUPLING CONNECTOR - A connector is provided for coupling a first conduit to a second conduit. The connector includes a first hub configured to connect to the first conduit and a second hub configured to connect to the second conduit. A flexible body is configured to sealingly connect to the first hub and the second hub. At least one clamp is provided for securing the flexible body to the first hub or the second hub. The flexible body includes an end having an annular groove therein to form an inner portion of the end and an outer portion of the end, wherein the annular groove is configured to eliminate radial deflection of the inner portion of the end when flexible body undergoes pressure from the at least one clamp. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110120767 | ANISOTROPIC ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE FILM AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING CONNECTION ASSEMBLY USING THE SAME - An anisotropic conductive film that may give rise to high connection reliability, and a method for manufacturing a connection assembly with the use of the anisotropic conductive film, are disclosed. An anisotropic conductive film ( | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120768 | CONTROL UNIT - A control unit according to the invention is particularly intended for internal combustion engines for motor vehicles. With known control units, great effort is required if the customer requests a different electric assignment for the electrical connection. With the control unit according to the invention, any arbitrary electric assignment of the pins can be achieved by simple measures at the electrical connection. This considerably simplifies meeting special customer requests. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110120769 | SOLDERING MATERIAL AND ELECTRONIC COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A lead-free solder material is provided, which shows a high thermal fatigue resistance and is able to effectively reduce occurrence of connection failure that would cause a function of a product to stop. | 05-26-2011 |
| 20110132661 | PARALLELOGRAM COUPLING JOINT FOR COUPLING INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A fitting for coupling ends of insulated conductors includes a sleeve to couple an end of a jacket of a first insulated conductor to an end of a jacket of a second insulated conductor. The sleeve is located between end portions of the insulated conductors. At least one of the ends of the sleeve is angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the sleeve. The sleeve has a longitudinal opening that extends along the length of the sleeve substantially the distance between end portions of the jackets of the insulated conductors. The longitudinal opening allows electrically insulating material to be filled into the sleeve. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110147080 | JOINED DISSIMILAR MATERIALS - A wire includes a first wire segment having an end portion and a second wire segment having an end portion. A coupling segment is adjacent the end portions of the first and second wire segments. The coupling segment is configured with a plurality of indents penetrating into at least one of the first and second wire segments. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110147081 | Cable Gland - The present invention relates to a cable gland for an electronics housing ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110162886 | Electrical component comprising a hotmelt element, method and tool for manufacturing such an electrical component - The invention relates to an electrical component having at least one cable element, at least one solder joint, at least one hotmelt element and at least one substrate element. The cable element is connected with the substrate element by the solder joint. To improve the data transmission rate, the at least one solder joint is not embedded in the hotmelt element. Preferably, the solder joint is free from the hotmelt material of the hotmelt element. The invention is also concerned with a method of manufacturing such an electrical component. According to the inventive method, a flow of hotmelt material is stopped before it reaches the solder joint. Finally, the invention is concerned with providing a tool for manufacturing the electrical component. Here, a hotmelt cavity for forming the hotmelt element from hotmelt material is separated from a substrate cavity adapted to receive the substrate element by a compressible solder sealing. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110174535 | TEMPERATURE MOVABLE STRUCTURE OF SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE TERMINAL - Disclosed herein is a temperature movable structure of a superconducting cable terminal. The superconducting cable terminal has sections of a high temperature portion, a temperature movable portion and an extremely low temperature portion. The temperature movable structure is disposed in the section of the temperature movable portion between the sections of the high temperature portion and the extremely low temperature portion. The temperature movable structure has upper and lower spacer members, a pipe body, first and third conductors, a second conductor and a contact connecting member disposed between the first and second conductors. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20110180323 | COLD SHRINKABLE SECONDARY SPLICE - An insulating system for splicing a pair of cables having at least partially exposed non-insulating portions joined with a metallic connector is disclosed. The insulating system includes an insulating tube constructed from a shape memory material having a central section having a substantially elliptical cross-section and a pair of end sections with substantially circular cross-sections. A pair of support cores is removably insertable in each of the end sections for holding the end sections in a stretched configuration. When the insulating system is placed about the cables and the connector and the support cores are removed from the end sections, the end sections return to a pre-stretched configuration, thereby completing a splice of the cables. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20110198122 | Electric wire with terminal and method of manufacturing the same - An electric wire with a terminal including a conductor, and the terminal connected to an end portion of the conductor. The terminal includes a first connecting portion connected to an electrical equipment and a second connecting portion connected to the conductor. The second connecting portion includes a first connection surface and a second connection surface opposite to the first connection surface. The conductor includes a first conductor and a second conductor that are connected to the first connection surface and the second connection surface, respectively, by ultrasonic bonding. A total cross-sectional area of the first conductor and the second conductor is not less than 20 mm | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110209917 | DC INTERCONNECT SCHEME FOR PSU - An ATX compatible power supply unit having at least one DC power outlet and at least one DC power cable, the DC power outlet configured to support nominal contact resistances of less than 2.5 milliohms per contact or the DC power cable configured to support series resistances of less than 4 milliohms per linear foot of individual conductor is disclosed. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110253444 | POLARITY CONTROL OF ELECTROMOTIVE FORCES - Example embodiments of the present invention provide the ability to control or set the electromotive force (emf) potential observed in an electronic component by adjusting the resistivity at conducting junctions within it. More specifically, at joints where emf potentials exist due to conducting materials of different types (e.g., two different metals), the resistivity of these conducting junctions is varied, which sets the overall polarity of the emf observed across the component itself. In other words, varying the resistivity at conducting junctions relative to one another, example embodiments control the polarity of the emf within the component itself. As such, the components may then be connected in series or other manner to reduce the overall emf potential induced into a system. | 10-20-2011 |
| 20110308856 | CONNECTING TAB OF BATTERY PACK, COUPLING STRUCTURE BETWEEN THE CONNECTING TAB AND WIRE, AND COUPLING METHOD THEREOF - Embodiments of the present invention provide a connecting tab of a battery pack, which allows a wire to be firmly coupled to a battery cell or a protective circuit module, a coupling structure between the connecting tab and a wire, and coupling method thereof. In one embodiment of the present invention, the connecting tab coupled to a battery cell or a protective circuit module includes a first conductive layer electrically connected to the battery cell or the protective circuit module, and a second conductive layer formed on the first conductive layer and coupled to a wire. The second conductive layer may include a pair of coupling protrusions upwardly protruding for connection of the wire. A solder may further be formed on the coupling protrusions and the wire. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120000705 | CIRCUITRY FOR ACTIVE CABLE - Circuits, methods, and apparatus that allow signals that are compliant with multiple standards to share a common connector on an electronic device. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a connector that provides signals compatible with a legacy standard in one mode and a newer standard in another mode. | 01-05-2012 |
| 20120031668 | PRESS-CONTACT CONNECTION APPARATUS AND ILLUMINATION APPARATUS - There is provided a press-contact connection apparatus, including: a base part; press-contact terminals which are fixed to the base part; and an electric wire holder which holds a plurality of electric wires to be press-contacted with the respective press-contact terminals. The base part includes a support which supports the electric wire holder rotatably and serves as a fulcrum of a rotation of the electric wire. The electric wire holder includes a rotational shaft which is provided in one end portion of the electric wire holder and supported by the support. The electric wire holder holds the plurality of electric wires to be extended in an axial direction of the rotational shaft, and bends a part of each electric wire in a U-shape so that a bottom portion of the U-shape is arranged closer to the support than a portion bent and extending from an upper end of the U-shape is. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120067640 | ELECTRICAL APPLIANCE WITH LEAKTIGHT CONNECTIONS, AND A METHOD OF FABRICATION - An electrical connection making it possible to achieve leaktight electrical linking in an environment that is subjected to corrosive gases or liquids, wherein the connection comprises:
| 03-22-2012 |
| 20120067641 | GLASS WITH TERMINAL - A glass-with-terminal, in which a terminal is bonded to a glass without using solder, is disclosed. The glass-with-terminal has a configuration wherein a terminal ( | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120085579 | ADHESIVE COMPOSITION, CIRCUIT CONNECTING MATERIAL AND CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF CIRCUIT MEMBER - An adhesive composition comprising: an adhesive component, conductive particles and insulating particles, wherein the ratio of the mean particle size of the insulating particles Ri to the mean particle size of the conductive particles Rc (Ri/Rc) is 120 to 300%. | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120085580 | ELECTRODE CONNECTION METHOD, ELECTRODE CONNECTION STRUCTURE, CONDUCTIVE ADHESIVE USED THEREFOR, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - By connecting together connecting electrodes having an organic film serving as an oxidation-preventing film using a conductive adhesive, the manufacturing process can be simplified, and a highly reliable connection structure can be constructed at low cost. An electrode connection method, in which a first connecting electrode | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120097445 | Electrical Connection Device Using a Cable Gland and Method of Manufacturing Thereof - An electrical connection device is described comprising: a cable gland body defining an inner housing and at least an electric cable arranged in said housing and comprising an electrical wire and a coating insulating sheath. The electric cable has an exposed length of the electric wire without said sheath and internally arranged in the housing. Furthermore, the connection device comprises an impervious-type and electrically insulating filling material of the housing, which encloses said at least one electric cable and the exposed length by interposing itself between the electric wire and an inner face of the cable gland. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097446 | Joint For A Submarine Cable - A joint arrangement for a submarine cable, in which armoured submarine cables are joined together, the joint arrangement including a tubular enclosure into which two submarine cables to be joined are to extend and inside which conductors of the two submarine cables are joined, wherein the enclosure includes a current-carrying part arranged so as to be able of conducting at least a part of a current conducted by the armouring of the cables, and a reinforcement part provided to provide sufficient mechanical strength to the enclosure and made of a material of lower electrical conductivity than the material of the current-carrying part. The current-carrying part is integrated in the reinforcement part and forms a single unit therewith. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120118633 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATING WIRE TERMINATIONS - A method for insulating wires is disclosed. A portion of the plurality of wires and an insulating material are placed in a tube having an open end. Pressure is applied to the tube. During the application of pressure, the tube, the plurality of wires, and the insulating material are heated to a temperature above a melting point of the insulating material. As a result, the insulating material is melted and driven toward the open end of the tube. Upon removal of the heat, the insulating material solidifies and forms a barrier proximal to the open end of the tube. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118634 | END TERMINATION FOR THREE-PHASE INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A fitting for coupling ends of cores of three insulated conductors includes an end termination placed over end portions of the three insulated conductors. The end termination includes three separate openings that pass through the end termination longitudinally. Each of the insulated conductors passes through one of the openings with end portions of the insulated conductors protruding from one side of the end termination. Exposed cores of the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude from the end termination. A cylinder is coupled to the side of the end termination from which the end portions of the insulated conductors protrude. An electrical bus is coupled to the exposed portion of the cores. Electrically insulating material fills the cylinder such that the cores are substantially enclosed in the electrically insulating material. An end cap is coupled to the cylinder to seal off the interior of the cylinder. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120118635 | CONNECTION TERMINAL AND CIRCUIT COMPONENT - A conductive connection terminal having a planar joining surface joined to a joining target surface by a soldering material interposed between the joining surface and the joining target surface. The conductive connection terminal is configured such that, on either side across a predetermined reference straight line which, as well as passing through a center of gravity of the joining surface, extends along the joining surface, the joining surface includes indented portions indented from outer edge portions of the joining surface toward the reference straight line side. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120125685 | LOW AND MEDIUM VOLTAGE CABLE JOINT FILLED WITH COLD THERMOSETTING RESIN AND KIT FOR THE DEPLOYMENT THEREOF - A joint for electric power cable, preferably operating at low and medium voltage, filled with a resin obtained in situ by contemporaneously cold setting a composition containing a (meth)acrylate ester of an alkanol having from 6 to 20 carbon atoms with a curing agent acting also as a tackifying agent and selected from the group consisting of a urethaneacrylate and an epoxylacrylate oligomer having a functionality from 1 to 6 in amounts ranging from 0.1 parts to 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the methacrylate ester. A kit for preparing a cable joint includes the joint and the composition for preparing the cured resin. The resin contained in the joint does not exhibit cold flow and therefore does not flow from the cable joint. | 05-24-2012 |
| 20120205152 | PANE HAVING ELECTRICAL CONNECTING ELEMENT - The invention relates to a pane, wherein an electrically conductive structure is applied to a glass pane. At least one intermediate layer is applied to the electrically conductive structure, at least one electrical connecting element is attached to the intermediate layer, and the intermediate layer, electrical connecting element and electrically conductive structure form at least one hollow space comprising an electrically conductive mass. A method for the production and use thereof is also described. | 08-16-2012 |
| 20120217062 | Automatic Splice with Integral Center Stop - An automatic splice connector has an outer casing formed from a solid piece of conductive alloy. Thus, the automatic splice connector of the present invention generally includes a unitary casing having a longitudinal axis along which first and second ends of the casing taper conically toward the axis. The first end of the casing terminates at a first aperture and the second end of the casing terminates at a second aperture. The casing has an internal integral wall formed perpendicular to the longitudinal axis midway along the axial length of the casing, wherein the wall and the casing are contiguously formed as one piece. | 08-30-2012 |
| 20120234598 | CONNECTION PIECE MADE OF A COMPOSITE OF GRAPHITE AND CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED CARBON AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CONNECTION PIECE - A connection piece for connecting graphite electrodes contains at least one region made of graphite and at least one region made of carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon. The graphite contains less than 10 mass-% of fibers and the carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon contains more than 20 mass-% of carbon fibers. The connection piece preferably contains a graphite body in the shape of a cylinder or a bi-cone. There is a plurality of groove-shaped recesses in the graphite body which are filled with the material made of carbon-fiber-reinforced carbon having a percent by weight of carbon fibers of more than 20 mass-%. | 09-20-2012 |
| 20120241215 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN CONDUCTIVE ELEMENTS - A method of forming an electrically conductive connection between two or more electrically conductive elements ( | 09-27-2012 |
| 20120279781 | CONDUCTIVE PARTICLE, AND ANISOTROPIC CONDUCTIVE FILM, BONDED STRUCTURE, AND BONDING METHOD - To provide a conductive particle, which contains a core particle, and a conductive layer formed on a surface of the core particle, where the core particle is formed of a resin, or a metal, or both thereof, and the conductive layer contains a phosphorus-containing hydrophobic group at a surface thereof. | 11-08-2012 |
| 20120292104 | CABLE CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND CABLE CONNECTION BOARD - A cable connection structure according to the present invention includes a board and a cable to be connected to the board via a connecting electrode, the board includes at least two protruding parts constituting a groove part in which a conducting body of the cable is arranged on the connecting electrode, the protruding parts include a fixed protruding part which does not fuse in soldering the conducting body onto the connecting electrode, and an extending direction of the conducting body arranged in the groove part is not aligned with an extending direction of the cable. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120292105 | CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND A DISPLAY DEVICE WITH SAID CONNECTING STRUCTURE - Providing a connecting structure for connecting first electrodes formed on the upper surface of a first substrate to second electrodes formed on the upper surface of a second substrate glued on the upper surface of the first substrate by an electrically conductive member, wherein the second substrate is smaller in its outer size than the first substrate, the first electrodes are arranged on the first substrate around the periphery of the second substrate, a gap is formed between the first and second substrates at the peripheral edge of the second substrate, an insulating resin is arranged near the first electrodes so as to cover portions of the side surfaces of the second substrate and to fill the gap between the first and second substrates, and the electrically conductive member is arranged over regions leading from the first electrodes through the insulating resin to the second electrodes. | 11-22-2012 |
| 20120325554 | Wire Connecting Structure and Cable Connector Assembly - A wire connecting structure and a cable connector assembly is provided. The wire connecting structure includes an electrical conductor, a cable and a resin. The electrical conductor includes a wire connecting portion. The cable includes an insulator and a core wire surrounded by and exposed from the insulator, the core wire connected to the wire connecting portion. The resin seals a part of the core wire exposed from the insulator and a part of the wire connecting portion. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130032395 | WIRE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SPLICE ELEMENTS FOR FLUID ENVIRONMENTS AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - A wire connector assembly includes a connector body and at least one wire arrangement that communicates with the connector body. The wire arrangement includes at least one electrically-conductive element formed of a continuous solid mass of material throughout. The at least one solid mass element defines a plurality of bores in which at least a portion of the solid mass element separates at least one of the bores from the other bores in the plurality of bores. A plurality of wire cables is received in the plurality of bores and respectively electrically and mechanically connected to the solid mass element. The portion, grooves defined along the portion, and O-ring seals surroundingly disposed on the connector body combine to prevent fluid flow through the assembly when the assembly is disposed in a fluid environment. A pair of methods to construct the wire connector assembly are also presented. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130062120 | SOLDERING ON THIN GLASS SHEETS - A process is disclosed, whereby soldered connections to electrical conductors incorporated on thin glass are achieved. Sufficient resistance to cracking is obtained by virtue of surface stresses induced locally in a region where soldering is to be done. In a preferred embodiment, surface stresses imparted during a press bending operation are relied upon. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130175089 | WIRE CONNECTING DEVICE FOR CONNECTING FIBER-CORE CONDUCTOR - An object is to provide a wire connecting device for connecting a fiber-core conductor, which can improve reliability of electric connection by controlling a force in a shearing direction acted on the fiber-core conductor. The wire connecting device for connecting the fiber-core conductor configured by stranding a plurality of fiber-core conductive wires, which are formed by plating a surface of a fiber with electric conductive metal, includes a rivet having a rod-shape pin and a head extending outwardly from the pin to be mounted at an end portion of the fiber-core conductor; and a plate-shape terminal having an opening, which the pin is inserted through and the rivet is connected with, and an overlap portion, which the head is overlapped on. The fiber-core conductor is clamped between the head and the overlap portion of the terminal so as to connect electrically the fiber-core conductor and the terminal. | 07-11-2013 |
| 20130186684 | CONNECTOR FOR MAKING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO PLATES - A connector ( | 07-25-2013 |
| 20130192892 | ELECTRICAL CABLE PROTECTOR - A cable protector for connection to an aircraft electrical cable raceway, comprising a flexible conductive body defining a conduit through which an electrical cable can pass and an electrically conductive connection arrangement configured to enable connection of the body of the protector to a raceway in an electrically conductive manner. | 08-01-2013 |
| 20130240266 | TERMINAL STRUCTURE OF COAXIAL CABLE, AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL OF THIS COAXIAL CABLE - A terminal structure include an internal conductor connection portion, a removal portion and an external conductor connection portion. The internal conductor connection portion is connected to a internal conductor via a conducting portion and an external conductor. The removal portion is provided at a rear side relative to the internal conductor connection portion. The external conductor connection portion is provided at a rear side relative to the removal portion, is formed in the outer peripheral surface of the external conductor, is shut off from the internal conductor connection portion by the removal portion, and is connected to the external conductor. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130270001 | Connection Structure - A connection structure that includes a region where at least a Cu—Sn intermetallic compound, a M-Sn intermetallic compound and a Cu-M-Sn intermetallic compound (where M is Ni and/or Mn) exist in a cross-section of a connecting part when the cross-section of the connecting part is analyzed with a WDX. Further, the connection structure is configured so that when the cross-section of the connecting part is evenly divided into ten sections in a vertical direction and a lateral direction, respectively, to form 100 segmentalized squares in total, a ratio of the number of squares in which two or more kinds of intermetallic compounds having different constituent elements exist to the number of all the squares, except for squares in which only a Sn-based metal component exists, is 70% or more. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130299236 | JOINING METHOD, JOINT STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC PART - A method of joining a first metal member having at least a surface made of a first metal to a second metal member having at least a surface made of a second metal with a joining material sandwiched therebetween. The joining material includes a low melting point metal having a lower melting point than the first metal and/or the second metal. The low melting point metal composing the joining material is Sn or an alloy containing Sn. At least one of the first metal and the second metal is a metal or an alloy which forms an intermetallic compound with the low melting point metal, and which has a lattice constant difference of 50% or more from the intermetallic compound. The joining material located between the first metal member and the second metal member is heat-treated at a temperature at which the low melting point metal is melted. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130333945 | PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING A JOINTING ASSEMBLY FOR MEDIUM OR HIGH VOLTAGE ELECTRICAL CABLES AND JOINTING ASSEMBLY OBTAINABLE BY SAID PROCESS - A process for manufacturing a jointing assembly ( | 12-19-2013 |
| 20130341087 | JOINTING ASSEMBLIES FOR ELECTRICAL CABLES - A jointing assembly ( | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140014410 | MULTI-CORE CABLE ASSEMBLY - A multi-core cable assembly is formed by arranging a plurality of cables side by side and connecting the cables to a substrate | 01-16-2014 |
| 20140076628 | RIGIDIFIED NON-CONDUITED ELECTRICAL HARNESSES - A rigidified flexible cable including flexible portions and one or more rigid segments, including a primary flexible cable with ends and end fittings, and at least one rigid medial section integral with the flexible portion and formed by coating the flexible cable material with a composite matrix material. Lateral transitions can be incorporated into the cable run and customized to the installation site specifications. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140076629 | SPLICE FOR A MINERAL INSULATED CABLE - A splice for splicing opposed ends of mineral insulated cable, where each mineral insulated cable has a jacket surrounding a conductor, and mineral insulation insulating the conductor from the jacket, where the mineral insulation is recessed from the end of each mineral insulated cable, such that a length of conductor is exposed. The splice has an insulating sleeve disposed over a portion of the exposed length of each conductor, the insulating sleeve being positioned immediately adjacent to the mineral insulation. A sealant seals the insulating sleeve to the mineral insulation. A connector electrically connects the conductors at a point between the respective insulating sleeves. A cover covers the ends of the mineral insulated cables. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140102786 | CONNECTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A connecting device to connect an electronic component of an electronic device such as a portable terminal to another connection point such as a connection point of a main circuit board. The connection device includes at least a pair of conducting wires extending from the electronic component; a board connected to an end of the conducting wires; and at least two connecting members provided on one surface of the board, which are electrically coupled to the respective conducting wires. The connecting device so configured does not require a process of soldering or of coupling a connector to a socket to make a connection to the connection point, and makes it easy to standardize/commonly use an electronic component, thereby allowing the unit price of an electronic component, and the manufacturing costs of the electronic device to be reduced. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140102787 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INSULATING WIRE TERMINATIONS - A method for insulating wires is disclosed. A portion of the plurality of wires and an insulating material are placed in a tube having an open end. Pressure is applied to the tube. During the application of pressure, the tube, the plurality of wires, and the insulating material are heated to a temperature above a melting point of the insulating material. As a result, the insulating material is melted and driven toward the open end of the tube. Upon removal of the heat, the insulating material solidifies and forms a barrier proximal to the open end of the tube. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140110166 | PANE HAVING AN ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ELEMENT - A pane having at least one electrical connection element is described. The pane has a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a layer of a solder material on a region of the electrically conductive structure, and at least two soldering points of a connection element on the solder material. The at least two soldering points define at least one contact surface between the connection element and the electrically conductive structure, and a shape of the at least one contact surface has at least one segment of an oval, an ellipse, or a circle with a central angle α of at least 90°. | 04-24-2014 |
| 20140182932 | DISK HAVING AN ELECTRIC CONNECTING ELEMENT - A disk having at least one electric connecting element is described. The disk has a substrate, an electrically conductive structure on a region of the substrate, a connecting element containing at least chromium-containing steel, and a layer of a soldering compound that electrically connects the connecting element to sub-regions of the electrically conductive structure. | 07-03-2014 |
| 20140190745 | CONDUCTOR TRACK UNIT FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a conductor track unit, in particular for a motor vehicle. The conductor track unit is provided with conductor tracks which are embedded in an electrically insulating material. The conductor tracks are, in particular completely, surrounded by the electrically insulating material and are therefore not accessible from the outside. Electrical connections are electrically connected to the conductor tracks. The electrical connections are accessible from the outside, and therefore can be electrically connected to electrical contacts of electrical or electronic components such as a switch, detector, electronic radio component, integrated circuit, electronic chip, electronic control device or motor, for example by soldering. The conductor tracks and electrical connections are different components which are therefore initially independent of one another and can be produced independently dependently of one another. A particularly robust yet delicate conductor track unit can be provided in this way. | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140238741 | HERMETICALLY SEALED WIRE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A wire connector assembly configured to provide a hermetic seal between two distinct environments and a method of constructing same is presented. The assembly includes insulated wire cables having ends that are spaced apart and joined by a wire splice element within a connector body, thereby interrupting a fluid leak path through the strands of the wire cables. The connector body formed of a fiberglass filled epoxide epoxy material may be over-molded the wire splice elements having a matte tin plated finish. A portion of connector body or the wire splice element may be disposed intermediate to the ends of the wire cables, providing an additional physical barrier to the fluid leak path. The materials selected and the shape of the wire splice elements are selected to mitigate the formation of microcracks between the connector body and splice elements that could allow the infiltration of gases through the connector assembly. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140246233 | CABLE TERMINAL INSTALLATION GUIDE - A cable terminal for electrical connection of a wire to a component. The cable terminal ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140262498 | Interconnect Device and Assemblies Made Therewith - An interconnect device forms an electrical and mechanical connection between electrical connections pads on an integrated circuit and those on a printed circuit board. The device is a coil with a first portion of its turns at one axial end of the coil having at least two turns in axial contact with one another, a second portion of its turns at an opposing axial end of the coil having at least two turns in axial contact with one another, and a third portion of the turns disposed between and contiguous with the first and second portions. The third portion is defined by at least two of the turns in a spaced apart axial relationship. The coil is made from a spring material and is electrically conductive. Each of the coil's first portion and second portion is coated with a solder material. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262499 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING ELECTRICALLY INOPERATIVE ZONES ON LAMINATED COMPOSITE ASSEMBLIES - In some embodiments, a system includes a first portion, a second portion, and a third portion of an electrical conductor. Each portion is electrically coupled to the other two portions. The first, second, and third portions are configured such that substantially no current induced in and/or supplied to the first portion is conducted to the third portion of the electrical conductor. The third portion of the electrical conductor is also thermally coupled to the first and second portions of the electrical conductor. The third portion of the electrical conductor is configured to transfer thermal energy from the first portion of the electrical conductor to an edge portion of the laminated composite assembly. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140262500 | Cover Assemblies and Methods for Covering Electrical Cables and Connections - A method for protecting a cable splice connection including a cable, the cable including an electrical conductor surrounded by a cable insulation layer, includes providing a splice body assembly including: an electrically insulative, elastomeric splice body having an interior surface defining an interior passage; and a layer of a conformable medium pre-mounted on the interior surface of the splice body. The conformable medium is a flowable, electrically insulative material. The method further includes mounting the splice body assembly on the cable splice connection such that the layer of the conformable mastic is interposed between and engages each of the interior surface of the splice body and an opposing interface surface of the cable insulation layer. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140345937 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A cable connector assembly ( | 11-27-2014 |
| 20140353031 | METHOD OF ASSEMBLING A TRANSDUCER ASSEMBLY - A method of assembling a transducer assembly comprising a transducer and a conductor element, where one of the transducer and the conductor element includes holes and conducting parts, each conducting part being exposed in or at a hole and the other of the transducer and the conductor element includes elevated, electrically conducting elements. The method includes aligning the conductor element and the transducer so that each of the elevated elements extends into a separate hole of the holes and fixing the transducer to the conductor element by fixing each elevated element to the conducting parts of the pertaining hole. | 12-04-2014 |
| 20150075865 | Electric Wire Holding Structure - A connector connecting structure includes an electric wire holder in which part of a plurality of electric wires are aligned and held and that has a rotation shaft at one end of the electric wire holder in a direction perpendicular to an extending direction of the part of the plurality of electric wires held in the electric wire holder and an electric wire holder attached portion that includes a plurality of press contacting terminals to which the plurality of electric wires are press contacted and to which the electric wire holder is attached while the rotation shaft of the electric wire holder is supported by a shaft supporting portion and the electric wire holder is rotated. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150090492 | Mains Power Wire Connection Assembly and Connection Method - A mains power wire connection assembly ( | 04-02-2015 |
| 20150096803 | Cable Repair Splice - A splice kit is provided for repairing a cable having a central conductor, an insulator surrounding the central conductor, an outer conductive sheath surrounding the insulator, and a jacket surrounding the outer conductive sheath. The splice kit includes a central conductor joint that is electrically conductive and is configured to engage the central conductor of the cable such that the central conductor joint defines a portion of an electrical path of the central conductor. The splice kit also includes a dielectric insert configured to at least partially surround the central conductive joint and the central conductor of the cable, and an outer sheath joint that is electrically conductive and is configured to at least partially surround the dielectric insert. The outer sheath joint is configured to be electrically connected to the outer conductive sheath of the cable such that the outer sheath joint defines a portion of an electrical path of the outer conductive sheath. The splice kit further includes a jacket joint configured to at least partially surround the outer sheath joint and the jacket of the cable. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150114712 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electrical connector and a manufacturing method. The electrical connector is used for electrically connecting a first electronic element having protruding conductive portions in the bottom thereof to a second electronic element, includes an insulating body located below the first and above the second electronic element, a conductor, a conducting region disposed on the lower surface of the insulating body, and a conducting line disposed in the insulating body and conducting the conductor and the conducting region. Upper surface of the insulating body has accommodation holes. Aperture of the accommodation hole is greater than outer diameter of the conductive portion. The conductor is provided in each of the accommodation holes. The accommodation hole has low-melting point liquid metal conductor. When the conductive portion enters the accommodation hole, the liquid metal adheres to the conductive portion, and forms a conductive path between the conductive portion and the conductor. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150122546 | DEVICE COMPRISING A SPACE CHARGE TRAPPING LAYER - The present invention relates to a device comprising at least one electrical cable ( | 05-07-2015 |
| 20160043480 | JOINING METHOD, JOINT STRUCTURE, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC PART - A joint structure that includes a first metal member, a second metal member, and a joint portion sandwiched between the first metal member and the second metal member. At least a Cu-M-Sn intermetallic compound is dispersed in the joint portion, M is at least one of Ni and Mn, and neither a Cu | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160064838 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic module includes a circuit board having three first holes arranged therein in a predetermined pattern, and a cable having at least three wires, a support clip and a body. The three wires are arranged around a longitudinal axis of the cable. The support clip has a fixing element arranged radially outside the wires. The wires are held by the fixing element in such a way that the support clip is fixed in a non-rotational manner relative to the wires. The cable is configured in such a way that the support clip is connected in a non-rotational manner to the body with respect to the longitudinal axis, and that a course of the wires is deflected by the body in such a way that the ends of the wires are positioned in the predetermined pattern. Conductors of the wires are disposed in the first holes. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160096342 | JOINED BODY AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A joined body | 04-07-2016 |
| 20160111556 | HIGH TEMPERATURE SOLAR CELL MOUNT - A high temperature electro-mechanical pressure mount for a solar cell includes a plate which is electrically insulating and thermally conductive. A center flat strip is disposed on or in the plate front surface. A first flat strip and a second flat strip are disposed on or in the plate front surface on either side of a solar cell foot print area respectively. A first flat lead and a second flat lead are disposed on and about perpendicular to the first flat strip and the second flat strip respectively and mechanically, thermally, and electrically couple respectively to the busbar edges on either side of the solar cell disposed over about a solar cell footprint area and hold the solar cell in the high temperature electro-mechanical pressure mount by a mechanical pressure. A method for mounting a solar cell in a high temperature electro-mechanical pressure mount is also described. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160125974 | MEDIUM- OR HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC DEVICE - The invention relates to an electric device ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 20160125975 | MEDIUM- OR HIGH-VOLTAGE ELECTRIC DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical device ( | 05-05-2016 |
| 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. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160149320 | CENTER CONDUCTOR TIP - A tip end conductor for an inner conductor of a coaxial cable, comprising a first portion engaging a first region of the outermost tip to mechanically engage the inner conductor and a second portion, axially inboard of the first portion, engaging a second region of the outermost tip to electrically engage the inner conductor. The first and second portions define first and second diameter dimensions, respectively, wherein the first diameter dimension is less than the second diameter dimension, and wherein the first portion of the tip end conductor includes a mechanically irregular surface for being press fit onto, and producing, a mechanical interlock along a first region of the terminal end of the inner conductor. | 05-26-2016 |
| 20160156127 | TERMINATED ELECTRIC WIRE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TERMINATED ELECTRIC WIRE | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160172072 | POWER CABLE POLYMER JOINT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160172073 | POWER CABLE POLYMER JOINT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160172082 | POWER CABLE POLYMER JOINT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160172835 | POWER CABLE POLYMER JOINT | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160181707 | HIGH TEMPERATURE VIBRATION RESISTANT SOLDERLESS ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS FOR PLANAR SURFACES | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160190788 | CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF SUPERCONDUCTING CABLES, SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE, AND CURRENT TERMINAL STRUCTURE AT END PORTION OF SUPERCONDUCTING CABLE - A connection structure is provided for a pair of superconducting cables each including a cable core including a former and a superconductive conductor layer composed of a plurality of superconducting wires arranged along an outer circumference of the former. The superconducting wire has a laminated structure including a base plate and a superconducting layer formed on a side closer to one of principal surfaces of the base plate. One of the superconducting cables and another of the superconducting cables are connected with each other by a first superconducting wire and a second superconducting wire such that the superconducting layers of the first superconducting wire and the second superconducting wire face each other. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20080217055 | Electrical Wire Connector with Temporary Grip - An electrical connector includes a crimpable tubular body including a receiving portion for receiving a wire conductor via an opening at a longitudinal end of the tubular body. The tubular body provides a permanent electrical connection to the wire conductor only upon at least a portion of the tubular body being crimped. The receiving portion has a tapered shape and inward projections for engaging the wire conductor to provide sufficient frictional force to resist removal of the wire conductor from the receiving portion prior to crimping, without providing a permanent electrical connection between the tubular body and the wire conductor. In one implementation, the electrical connector is a butt connector with two such equally sized receiving portions for splicing together two wires. In another implementation, the electrical connector is a butt connector with two different sized receiving portions for splicing together two differently sized wires. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20080223614 | SLEEVE ADAPTED FOR A CRIMPING PROCESS - A branch sleeve adapted to carry out a crimping process around mutually parallel electrically conductive conductor sections. The sleeve includes a first groove-shaped recess which connects with a second groove-shaped recess and with an open part that extends between the recesses. The first recess is adapted to freely embrace or surround a first conductor section, and the second recess is adapted to freely embrace or surround a second conductor section, wherein each of the recesses has an opening area which conforms with and exceeds the largest conductor-section area, for which the sleeve is dimensioned. The sleeve has a cross-sectional shape in the form of a stylized digit “three.” The distribution of material around the recesses of the branch sleeve, or a so-called 3-sleeve, and the form and orientation of the recesses, are mutually adapted to create reducing gatherings of material inter alia adjacent to and at a small distance from said open part, and increasing gatherings of material at the leg parts. | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080230269 | Crimp contact for an aluminum stranded wire, and cable end structure of an aluminum stranded wire having the crimp contact connected thereto - A crimp contact for an aluminum stranded wire having a serration | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080245566 | ADAPTOR AND TESTING DEVICE FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An adaptor is for electrically connecting with pins of an electrical connector. The adaptor includes an insulating housing, a pair of crimping connectors, and two connecting members. The insulating housing includes two holes. The crimping connectors are accommodated respectively in the holes. Each crimping connector includes a first crimping portion for electrically connecting to one of the pins and a second crimping portion together formed with the first crimping portion. The connecting members are electrically connected with the crimping connectors respectively. Each connecting member includes a first end, a cable, and a second end. The first end is electrically connected with the second crimping portion. The cable is electrically connected with the first end. The second end is electrically connected with the cable, wherein the second end has a through hole. A testing device for testing the electrical connector is also disclosed. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080245567 | ELECTRICAL BIFURCATED SPLICE - An electrical bifurcated splice and splice terminal. An electrical bifurcated splice terminal comprises two wireways configured such that a continuous wire may be placed in both wireways; a post separating the two wireways and configured such that the continuous wire may be positioned around the post; and two crimps, each at one of the two wireways, and configured to crimp a wire in the wireway. A continuous wire is located in the two wireways and around the post, and crimped by the two crimps. | 10-09-2008 |
| 20080289874 | SPIRAL HEATER WIRE TERMINATION - An electrical connector for use with providing an electrical termination to an end of a cable having a conductor helically disposed between a core and a layer overlying the core. The connector includes a first portion having an opening sized greater than a diameter defined by the helically disposed conductor but less than a diameter of the layer. A second portion has an opening sized greater than a diameter defined by the helically disposed conductor. A third portion is configured to receive a conductor of a second cable. As a result of the end of the cable being sufficiently inserted through the opening of the first portion, the helically disposed conductor is exposed about a length of the cable extending through another side of the first portion and received in the opening of the second portion. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090133927 | JOINT STRUCTURE OF COPPER WIRE AND ALUMINUM WIRE, AND JOINT METHOD - A joint structure of electric wires includes: a copper wire which includes a conductor formed of copper; an aluminum wire which includes a conductor formed of aluminum or aluminum alloy; and a joint terminal provided with a conductor press-fitting part having a U-shape in cross section. The conductor press-fitting part includes a bottom plate and a pair of conductor caulking pieces which are upwardly extended from both side edges of the bottom plate, and is inwardly folded to caulk the conductors of the copper wires and the aluminum wires so as to enclose the conductors. The conductor press-fitting part is press-fitted to the conductors of the aluminum wire and the copper wire in a state that the conductor of the aluminum wire is disposed on the upper face of the bottom plate, and the conductor of the copper wire is disposed on the conductor of the aluminum wire. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090260875 | Multi-Port Compression Connector with Single Tap Wire Access Port - A compression connector is provided for securing wires electrically together but mechanically separated upon completion of a crimping operation applied to the compression connector. The compression connector includes a body portion having a first hook and a first ramp extending from the body portion, the first hook and first ramp forming a first opening providing an entrance to a main wire port in the body portion. The body portion further includes a second hook and a second ramp extending from the body portion, the second hook and second ramp forming a second opening defining an entrance to a common tap wire port in the body portion. A first tap wire nest is located in the body portion with the first tap wire nest having an opening in communication with the common tap wire port. A second tap wire nest is located in the body portion with the second tap wire nest having an opening on communication with the common tap wire port. In an embodiment, a third tap wire nest is located in the body portion, the third tap wire nest having an opening in communication with the common tap wire port. | 10-22-2009 |
| 20100133003 | IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL ELECTRICAL LEADS INCLUDING COIL ELECTRODES - A medical electrical lead employing a conductive wire as an electrode and a method of its manufacture. The electrode includes a first length extending along a first, helical path, between a first end of the wire and a second length of the wire; the second length of the wire extends along a second path between the first length and a second end of the wire. A conductor of the lead may be mounted within the second length of the conductive wire, for coupling thereto, and a junction, preferably including a crimp and a weld, may be formed between the wire and the mounted conductor. Prior to coupling the conductor, the second length of the wire may extend at least 270 degrees and less than 360 degrees about an axis, which is offset from an axis of the first, helical path. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100139973 | MINERAL INSULATED ELECTRIC CABLE TERMINATION - A mineral-insulated (MI) cable termination assembly and method of manufacturing same is disclosed. The cable termination assembly includes an MI cable having a MI cable conductor, a mineral insulating layer surrounding the MI cable conductor, and an outer metal sheath surrounding the mineral insulating layer. The cable termination assembly also includes an electrical cable having an electrical cable conductor. A connector is provided for electrically connecting the MI cable conductor to the electrical cable conductor. A molded joint surrounds an exposed distal portion of the MI cable conductor and an exposed distal portion of the electrical cable conductor. The molded joint is composed of a polymeric material adhered to the exposed distal portion of the MI cable conductor and the exposed distal portion of the electrical cable conductor. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100147585 | WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE, A WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE PRODUCING METHOD, A REPAIR WIRE PRE-CONNECTED WITH A WIRE CONNECTION SLEEVE BY CRIMPING AND A WIRE CONNECTING METHOD - A wire connection sleeve includes a pipe-like outer tube ( | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100230160 | CRIMP TERMINAL, TERMINAL-PROVIDED WIRE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Provided is a technique of enabling high-compression crimping without breaking a crimp terminal while forming a recessed portion promoting a wire crimp portion of the crimp terminal to cut into a conductor in the wire crimp portion. The crimp terminal according to the invention includes a wire crimp portion, which is crimped to a conductor of a wire and includes a first crimp portion crimped to a base side of the conductor and a second crimp portion crimped to a tip end side. A recessed portion for promoting a cutting-in effect is formed in an inner surface of the wire crimp portion. A recessed portion formed in the second crimp portion is divided in a terminal width direction or is shallower than a recessed portion formed in the first crimp portion. Alternatively, the recessed portion is omitted and a recessed portion is formed only in the first crimp portion. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100243322 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION TERMINAL - The disclosure concerns an electrical connection assembly comprising: a conductive plate with a drillhole, a first column with a hole passing axially through it and comprising a shoulder to abut against one of the faces of the conductive plate, and a second column with a hole passing axially through it and comprising a shoulder to abut against the other face of the conductive plate, a first cylinder with a radius sized to enable it to enter the hole in the first column and a length sized such that, when the shoulder is in abutment, the free end of the first cylinder projects beyond the conductive plate, and a second cylinder with a radius sized to enable it to enter the drillhole, wherein the free end of the first cylinder is crimped by radial expansion and then by axial compression in the hole in the first column. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100300749 | CAULKING DIE AND BRAID FIXING STRUCTURE FOR SHIELD WIRE - A step-shaped receptacle part | 12-02-2010 |
| 20100319990 | Electrical Wire Connector With Temporary Grip - An electrical connector includes a crimpable tubular body including a receiving portion for receiving a wire conductor via an opening at a longitudinal end of the tubular body. The tubular body provides a permanent electrical connection to the wire conductor only upon at least a portion of the tubular body being crimped. The receiving portion has a tapered shape and inward projections for engaging the wire conductor to provide sufficient frictional force to resist removal of the wire conductor from the receiving portion prior to crimping, without providing a permanent electrical connection between the tubular body and the wire conductor. In one implementation, the electrical connector is a butt connector with two such equally sized receiving portions for splicing together two wires. In another implementation, the electrical connector is a butt connector with two different sized receiving portions for splicing together two differently sized wires. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20100326725 | SEGMENTED DECOMPRESSION RESISTANT CABLE SPLICE AND METHOD OF INSTALLATION - An electrical splice, resistant to decompression failure for use in gassy hydrocarbon wells, is segmented thereby permitting the installation of the splice quickly and efficiently. The segmented cable splice provides a passage into which is inserted an electrical crimping union which provides a detent to engage a ridge on the interior passage of the segmented sleeve. When each sleeve is complete, the exterior surface of the complete splice is either cylindrical or flat; and covered by protective transition covers having epoxy encapsulating each contained conductor line back to the armored cover, thereby providing mechanical protection and inhibiting movement of the spliced conductors within the splice connection. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110017510 | Heater Cable to Pump Cable connector and Method of Installation - A connector arrangement to attach an electrical submersible pump (ESP) cable to a resistance heater cable for use in oil and gas wells is accomplished by connecting a heater cable specially fabricated having a mineral insulation around an electrical conductor generating heat in a splice to a standard ESP cable. The splice section is formed from a low resistance conductor and terminated at a proximal end with a series of ferrule fittings to connect a tubing extending into an insulated sleeve and body to join an ESP cable conductor to a cold lead from the heater cable by crimping or other means of joinder. A method for performing this connection is described. The joinder sleeve is covered by an insulator sleeve and retained in a protective outer sleeve by stops at each end and epoxy plugs. | 01-27-2011 |
| 20110073365 | PRESS-CLAMPING STRUCTURE FOR PRESS-CLAMPING ALUMINUM ELECTRIC WIRE TO TERMINAL - A press-clamping structure includes: an aluminum electric wire having a conductor portion in which strands of aluminum or aluminum alloy are twisted; and a terminal which includes a bottom plate portion for placing the conductor portion thereon, and a pair of conductor caulking pieces which are provided consecutively to the bottom plate portion and are caulked to hold the conductor portion placed on the bottom plate portion. The conductor caulking pieces are bent so that distal end portions thereof are inserted into the conductor portion, to thereby embrace part of the strands of the conductor portion. At least one projection is formed on the bottom plate portion between the conductor caulking pieces. Outer surfaces of the respective distal end portions of the conductor caulking pieces are oriented towards the projection. The strands are partially held between the outer surfaces of the respective distal end portions and the projection. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110094797 | ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR - An electric wire with terminal connector including an electric wire having a core wire including a plurality of wires and a female terminal connector including a wire barrel that is crimped onto the core wire exposed from the electric wire, the following steps are executed. The steps include a step of removing wire insulation covering an outer peripheral surface of the core wire to expose the core wire, a step of holding the exposed core wire with jigs provided in a pair and applying ultrasonic vibration to the core wire via the jigs, and a step of crimping the wire barrel so as to surround a part of the core wire to which the ultrasonic vibration is applied. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110139504 | RELAY TERMINAL MEMBER, CIRCUIT STRUCTURE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC UNIT - A terminal relay member includes a plurality of relay terminals, each of which has a body section in which an opening is formed so as to penetrate the body section, and a terminal section to be connected to the circuit board; and a covering section for covering the body sections. The covering section includes holes corresponding to the openings. The opening is configured so that, by inserting a terminal pin of a connector to the opening, a part of the body section around the opening is deformed toward an inner wall of the hole of the covering section to contact the terminal pin. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110297441 | IMPLOSIVE JOINT AND DEAD-END APPARATUS AND METHOD - A method of fusing cables and a dead end assembly and a cable are provided. A joint assembly for fusing cables and a dead end fusing assembly for fusing a cable and a forge assembly are provided. The method includes cutting back strands of a cable, exposing the core; inserting the core of cables into a core grip; positioning the joint assembly over the core grip within certain marked sections of the cables; wrapping the joint assembly with one wrap of detonation cord; securing a detonator to the detonation cord explosive charge and detonating the detonator, such that the core grip fuses the cables together. | 12-08-2011 |
| 20120006596 | CRIMP TERMINAL, CRIMP STRUCTURE OF CRIMP TERMINAL, AND CRIMPING METHOD OF CRIMP TERMINAL - An object is to provide a crimp terminal which can increase contact pressure at both sides of a conductor press-clamping portion by reducing difficulty with which an original crimped shape is restored after a thermal shock test by realizing an increase in rigidity at root portions of conductor clamping pieces. In a crimp terminal ( | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120061140 | Connection structure and a connection method for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board - A connection structure for connecting a differential signal transmission cable to a circuit board. A differential signal transmission cable includes an outer conductor provided around a pair of signal line conductors via an insulator. Parts of the signal line conductors are exposed from a tip of the differential signal transmission cable. A circuit board is provided with a pair of signal pads and a ground pad. A shield-connecting terminal includes a main body which is crimp-connected to the outer conductor and a solder-connecting pin which is solder-connected to the ground pad. The exposed parts of the signal line conductors are solder-connected to the signal pads, respectively, and the outer conductor is solder-connected to the ground pad via the solder-connecting pin of the shield-connecting terminal. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120118632 | HOLLOW FASTENER ELEMENT, ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS AND COMPONENT ASSEMBLY - A method for providing an electrically conductive connection between an electric terminal device having a cavity and a sheet metal part. A hollow fixing element is riveted to the sheet metal part to prevent torsion producing an electrically conductive connection between the fixing element and the sheet metal part. The assembled component is then provided with an electrically non-conductive or poorly conductive protective coating. A receptacle for the electric terminal device is configured near the front face of the fixing element, to which the electrical terminal device is attached. The receptacle prevents the torsion of the terminal device in relation to the fixing element. The sheet metal part and a thread forming or cutting screw is screwed through the cavity of the electric terminal device into the hollow fixing element to form or cut a thread. The invention also relates to a corresponding fixing element and an assembled component. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120298418 | BUS BAR - The present invention relates to a bus bar having a plate-shaped main body, a wire connection projecting from the edge of one end of the main body, a tuning fork shaped first terminal projecting from the edge of the other end thereof and including a groove in which a terminal of electronic components is pressed, second terminal projecting from the edge, and third terminal projecting from the edge. The second and third terminals are arranged so that the first terminal is positioned between the second and third terminals. The second terminal projects from the main body longer than the first terminal, and the third terminal projects from the main body shorter than the first terminal. Further, the tip of the first terminal is positioned on the inside of a virtual starlight line P connecting the tip of the second terminal with the tip of the third terminal. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120312597 | SWAGING CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A swaging structure is provided, allowing to secure connection reliability or strength though a tubular metal foil member made of metal foil is included in its structure. The swaging connection structure is the one that a ring-shaped swaging member is swaged so as to include an area of main contact with a plurality of points or plurality of lines and an area of main contact with area, and thereby to electrically and mechanically contact the tubular metal foil member and a tubular connection part. The swaging connection member is also made a connection structure arranged such that an edge of a circumferential edge part of the ring-shaped swaging member is arranged not to contact with the tubular metal foil member. | 12-13-2012 |
| 20120318575 | ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTION TERMINAL AND WIRE HARNESS HAVING THE ELECTRIC CABLE CONNECTION TERMINAL - There is provided an electric cable connection terminal. A first connection part is configured to connect the one electric cable thereto. A second connection part is configured to connect the other electric cable thereto. A waterproof member is configured to be melted to seal leading end portions of core wires of the electrics cable when being heated and configured to be solidified to waterproof the leading end portions when being cooled. An accommodation part accommodating the waterproof member therein is provided between the first and second connection parts. A thermal shrinkage member is provided to cover the first and second connection parts and the accommodation part and configured to be shrunken when being heated to closely contact the first and second connection parts and the accommodation part. When the cables are connected to the first and second connection part, respectively, the core wires are arranged at an interval. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130098680 | EARTH CABLE CONNECTING STRUCTURE OF SHIELDED ELECTRIC WIRE - There is provided an earth cable connecting structure of a shielded electric wire for connecting a shield layer of the shielded electric wire to an earth cable. The shielded electric wire includes an inner insulating layer covering a core wire, the shield layer provided in an outer periphery of the inner insulating layer and an outer insulating layer covering the shield layer. A first crimping part is crimped to the shield layer of a part from which the outer insulating layer is removed. A second crimping part is crimped to a core wire of the earth cable in an outer surface side opposite to an inner surface of the first crimping part which faces the shield layer. The first crimping part and the second crimping part are formed integrally. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130112476 | TERMINAL CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - A wire crimping section ( | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130118804 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION - The invention relates to an electrical connection having at least one plug contact element ( | 05-16-2013 |
| 20130126236 | TERMINAL FITTING WITH ELECTRIC WIRE - A coupling portion is approximately U-shaped with two side plates extending up from a bottom plate. Front and rear ends of the bottom plate are respectively joined to a bottom wall of a box and a mounting plate of a crimping portion. Front and rear ends of the side plates are respectively joined to side walls of the box and crimping pieces of the crimping portion. In the crimping portion, an electric wire is crimped by wrapping the first crimping pieces around a terminal portion of the electric wire mounted on a mounting plate while deforming and bending them. In respective end edges of the side plates in an upward extending direction, reinforcing portions are formed continuously extending from respective front ends that are joined to the side walls to rear ends that are joined to the crimping pieces and having regions that are bent inward. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130133947 | Touch Sensor Back Plane Ground Connection - Touch sensor panels can use touch sensors to detect the presence and location of a touch event. In order for the touch sensors to function reliably, the back plane of the touch sensor panel should be grounded. Supplying this ground connection can provide a uniform electrical reference point from which changes in voltage and capacitance due to a touch event can be measured. Without this ground connection, touch sensors may misrepresent the touch event. Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide different means for providing a ground connection for the back plane of a touch sensor panel. These embodiments are designed to provide a reliable ground connection even in the presence of various failure conditions. | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130140082 | WIRE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SPLICE ELEMENTS FOR FLUID ENVIRONMENTS AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME - A wire connector assembly configured to inhibit leakage of fluids between two distinct environments and a method of constructing same is presented. The assembly includes insulated wire cables having ends that are spaced apart and joined by a wire splice element within a connector body, thereby interrupting a fluid leak path through the strands of the wire cables. The connector body may be over-molded the wire splice elements and a portion of connector body may be disposed intermediate to the ends of the wire cables, providing an additional physical barrier to the fluid leak path. The wire splice element may include wire crimp wings that are crimped to the ends of the wire cable. The wire splice elements may also include insulation crimp wings that may be crimped to the insulation to prevent insulation on the wire cables from pulling back and exposing wire strands. | 06-06-2013 |
| 20130199842 | CRIMPED TERMINAL WIRE FOR AUTOMOBILE - To provide a crimped terminal wire for automobile that includes an aluminum electric wire, a connecting terminal made from a copper-based material, and a resin-coated portion that is provided in a range capable of inhibiting crevice corrosion that builds up in a crevice between the connecting terminal and a resin from reaching a bimetal contact portion between the aluminum electric wire and the connecting terminal. A crimped terminal wire for automobile includes an aluminum electric wire, a connecting terminal made from a copper-based material, crimped onto an end of the wire and including a crimped member, a crimped portion where the terminal is crimped onto the wire, and a resin-coated portion disposed on the crimped portion, wherein the resin-coated portion is disposed on the crimped portion while an entire periphery of the crimped portion is coated with the resin-coated portion. | 08-08-2013 |
| 20130213710 | Water Proof Crimping Terminal and Crimping Method of Water Proof Crimping Terminal - A water proof crimping terminal comprises a base plate part; and a pair of core wire crimping pieces integrally formed with the base plate part to form an annular core wire crimping part during crimping process of an electric wire; wherein an end side of one of the core wire crimping pieces is folded outward to form a folded part having an outward repelling force, an end side of the other of the core wire crimping pieces is arranged outside the folded part as a covering part, and an outer surface of the folded part is allowed to come into close contact with an inner surface of the covering part by the repelling force. | 08-22-2013 |
| 20130220698 | Water Proof Press Contact Terminal and Method for Forming Water Proof Press Contact Terminal - A water proof press contact terminal includes a base portion, a pair of first press contact pieces, a pair of second press contact pieces, and a covering member. The first press contact pieces are provided at both sides of a front part of the base portion. The second press contact pieces are provided at both sides of a rear part of the base portion, press contact a sheath of a wire. The covering member is provided on the base portion. A core wire of the wire is inserted into the covering member so as to be covered in a waterproof manner, and is press contacted by the first press contact pieces together with the covering member. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130240265 | TERMINAL-FITTED WIRE, TERMINAL-FITTED WIRE MANUFACTURING METHOD AND CORROSION RESISTANT MEMBER - A terminal-fitted wire includes a wire in which a core is covered by a coating and which includes a core exposed portion at an end, a terminal including a core crimping portion to be crimped and connected to the core exposed portion of the wire, and a corrosion-resistant member. The corrosion-resistant member includes a close-contact portion to be fitted on and held in close contact with the terminal or the coating of the wire at a position either closer to the leading end of the terminal or closer to the coating of the wire than a contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and a corrosion-resistant coating extending from the close-contact portion to cover the contact part of the core exposed portion and the core crimping portion and capable of being rolled or folded back from a leading end part toward the close-contact portion. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20140060929 | SURFACE MOUNT CONNECTOR FOR ELECTRICALLY ISOLATING TWO INSULATED CONDUCTORS - A surface mount connector includes a pair of electrical contacts spaced from each other a predetermined distance. Each contact includes a substantially flat base portion having upper and lower surfaces, the lower surface being suitable for soldering to a pad or land on a printed circuit board (PCB). Each contact is provided with an integrally-formed conductor-engaging portion extending from a base portion in a direction substantially normal to the base portion. Electrically non-conductive tape is secured to the upper surfaces of the spaced base portions for maintaining the contacts spaced at a set or predetermined distance from each other. The contacts each including member for physically and electrically engaging another insulated conductor so that the connector can physically and electrically engage and secure two separate insulated or clad conductors while maintaining them electrically isolated. | 03-06-2014 |
| 20140083763 | WIREjT - WIRE jT is designed to facilitate efficient splicing of wires when installing after-market items into vehicles. Many consumers may add various features to their vehicles, such as lights, speaker systems, and other items that require re-wiring. WIRE jT provides mechanics with a way to easily and effectively splice wires. WIRE jT is principally used for wire splicing. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20140102785 | ELECTRIC WIRE WITH TERMINAL AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - An electric wire with a terminal includes an electric wire that has a conductor made of aluminum or aluminum alloy and an insulating coating covering the conductor, and a terminal that has a connecting portion to which an exposed conductor that is exposed at a terminal end of the electric wire is connected. The connecting portion is formed by compressing while heating a tubular part in a state in which the exposed conductor is inserted into the tubular part, the tubular part being provided on the terminal and being capable of allowing the exposed conductor to be inserted thereinto. | 04-17-2014 |
| 20140174823 | METHOD FOR SLEEVE RETAINING A SOLDER MATERIAL ONTO A TERMINAL UNIT - The present disclosure relates to a method of sleeve retaining a solder material onto a terminal unit comprises of steps. In order to achieve the steps, a structure is also disclosed which comprises: a terminal unit and a solder material wherein the terminal unit possess a fixing portion while the solder material forms a sleeve which corresponds to the terminal unit, therefore enabling the sleeve retaining of the solder material. By means of sleevingly retain as described above, the assembly of the terminal unit and the solder material can be further stabilized. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140216814 | SWAGING STRUCTURE FOR METALLIC MEMBERS AND BUS BAR USING THE SAME - A swaging structure for metallic members includes a metallic plate having a hole portion, and a disc-shaped conductive member which is fitted in the hole portion and fixed to the metallic plate by swaging a circumference of the hole portion. The metallic plate includes a groove portion provided in at least one surface side of the metallic plate about the hole portion of the metallic plate, and the conductive member includes a vertical flange provided on an outer circumference of the conductive member and protruding from the at least one surface side. The conductive member is fitted in the hole portion of the metallic plate, and when the conductive member is swaged onto the metallic plate, the vertical flange of the conductive member is deformed, and the groove portion of the metallic plate is filled with the deformed vertical flange. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140262497 | Controlled Compression Tube - An electrical connector for a composite core conductor and a method of controlling crimping thereof includes a coupling portion and a tubular portion extending from the coupling portion. A conductor has a non-metallic core surrounded by electrically conductive strands and has a connecting portion of the core extending axially beyond the strands. The connecting portion is received in the tubular portion. A crimped portion on the tubular portion radially engages the connecting portion and secures the conductor to the tubular portion. The crimped portion is formed by concave surfaces on internal surfaces of crimping dies. The concave surfaces have different radii of curvature than remaining portions of the internal surfaces. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140374154 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRICAL RADIOFREQUENCY CONNECTION BETWEEN TWO PLATE-SHAPED CONDUCTOR TRACK SECTIONS AND AN ASSOCIATED ELECTRICAL RADIOFREQUENCY CONNECTION - An electrical radiofrequency galvanic or capacitive electrical connection between two plate sections uses at least two conductor track sections to be connected electrically. The conductor track sections are arranged at a distance from one another, lying parallel to one another, at least in a plate region of the conductor track sections which remains undeformed during the production process. The at least two conductor track sections are connected to one another in a connection region using a clinching tool so as to produce a clinched joint. | 12-25-2014 |
| 20140374155 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL WIRE CONNECTING STRUCTURE AND ELECTRICAL WIRE CONNECTING STRUCTURE - In an electrical wire connecting structure and a method of manufacturing the electrical wire connecting structure, a terminal having a tube-shaped portion of 2.0 mm in inner diameter is prepared for an electrical wire having a conductor cross-sectional area of 0.72 to 1.37 mm | 12-25-2014 |
| 20150060136 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FORMING AN END OF AN ELONGATED MEMBER OF AN ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM - A method for forming a lead or lead extension having an arrangement of elongated conductors disposed in a body of a lead or lead extension includes ablating a plurality of spaced-apart channels in proximity to at least one of the proximal end or the distal end of the body to expose at least part of at least one of the conductors. A C-shaped contact is disposed into each of a different one of the transverse channels. Each C-shaped contact is electrically coupled to at least one of the conductors. Each C-shaped contact is closed so that opposing ends of the C-shaped contact are adjacent to one another and aligned over one of the elongated conductors. The two opposing ends of each C-shaped contact is coupled together such that each C-shaped contact forms a continuous path around the arrangement within the transverse channel in which the C-shaped contact is disposed. | 03-05-2015 |
| 20160079685 | Method of Cold Joining Mineral Insulated Cables - A method of cold joining a first cable and a second cable may include providing a connector having both right hand and left hand threads. The first cable may have a right hand threads on its core, while the second cable may have left hand threads along its core. The first and second cables may be simultaneously connected to the first and second cables to the connector by rotating the connector. The connector may then be crimped to permanently, or at least semi-permanently retain the first and second cores within the connector. | 03-17-2016 |
| 20160190712 | FITTING-EQUIPPED ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE SHEET - A fitting-equipped electrically conductive sheet and a connection fitting configured to electrically connect to another member, in which both a low connection resistance and a high fixing strength are easily achieved. The connection fitting has a crimp section that is crimped to an edge section of the electrically conductive sheet material. The crimp section includes a pair of plate-shaped holding sections between which the edge section of the sheet material is sandwiched, and a folded-back section that connects them. One of the pair of plate-shaped holding sections has a band-shaped recess on an outer surface of an intermediate region between the folded-back section and the opposite edge section, the band-shaped recess being band-shaped by being more strongly crimped to the sheet material than other parts. | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160197413 | WEIGHT REDUCED SWAGE PARALLEL GROOVE CLAMP | 07-07-2016 |
| 20090133928 | Floor-mounted domestic appliance - A floor-mounted domestic appliance includes an A.C. power connector that supplies the appliance with electric energy, an appliance outlet that corresponds to the A.C. power connector, wherein the appliance outlet comprises a terminal block for establishing an electrically conducting connection to a power supply lead. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20110174536 | FIBRE REINFORCED COMPOSITE STRUCTURES AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - In the formation of a fiber reinforced composite material component produced by a resin transfer infusion process such as to have an electrically conductive surface layer for lightning strike protection wherein the component is to be drilled and countersunk to receive an electrically conductive fastener, a localized part of the electrically conductive mesh is deformed so as to be relocated in the countersunk recess thus to ensure electrical contact with the fastener when inserted and to eliminate any gap between the mesh and the fastener, thus determining the electrical conductive integrity of the mesh to avoid arcing in the event of lightning strike attachment. | 07-21-2011 |
| 20120261187 | POWER CONVERTING APPARATUS AND FILTER SWITCH - A power converting apparatus includes a switching element, a filter substrate, a housing, a main body, an air duct, and a filter switch. The switching element is configured to convert and output power. The filter substrate includes a filter circuit configured to reduce transmission of noise generated in the switching element to an input power source. The housing includes a housing base having a first surface and a second surface. The main body is on the first surface of the housing base, and includes the filter substrate and a plurality of electronic components. The air duct is disposed on the second surface of the housing base, and cooling air flows through the air duct. The filter switch is on the first surface of the housing base. The filter switch is configured to switch between making and breaking electrical conduction between the filter circuit and the housing. | 10-18-2012 |
| 20130000977 | CABLE MOUNTING APPARATUS - A cable mounting apparatus includes a cable securing member, a mounting member, and a mounting bracket. The cable securing member is connected to a cable. A securing hole is defined in the cable securing member. The mounting member includes a positioning tab and a conducting tab extending from the positioning tab. The positioning tab defines a mounting hole corresponding to the securing hole. The conducting tab includes a connecting portion connected to the positioning tab and a conducting portion extending from the connecting portion. The mounting bracket defines a through hole corresponding to the mounting hole and a mounting opening receiving the conducting portion to expose the conducting portion out of the mounting bracket. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130087384 | CABLE GROUNDING SYSTEM - A cable grounding system includes a cable that has an outer conductor and a jacket surrounding the outer conductor. The outer conductor may include an exposed portion that is exposed relative to the jacket. A cable clamp may include top and bottom clamps, a dielectric cover, and an electrical contact. The top and bottom clamps may clamp the exposed portion of the outer conductor therebetween such that the outer conductor is electrically connected to the top and bottom clamps. The electrical contact may be configured to be electrically connected to ground. The dielectric cover may cover at least a portion of the top clamp and may cover at least a portion of the bottom clamp. | 04-11-2013 |
| 20130270002 | CHARGE AND SYNC CABLES FOR MOBILE DEVICES - A charge and sync cable includes a length of generally hollow, semi-flexible conduit for positioning and supporting a mobile device at a desired location and orientation. The conduit contains a pair of conductors and has a first connector rigidly affixed at one end of the conduit and a second connector rigidly affixed at the other end of the conduit. The first connector may be a USB connector and the second connector may be an Apple® dock connector. Alternatively, the first connector may be a USB connector and the second connector may be a mini or micro USB connector. The conduit may have a male USB connector at one end for electrically coupling to an input jack of a central hub and a connecter, adapter or mobile accessory at the other end. The charge and sync cable may further include an adapter for a standardized cable having male USB connectors to electrically couple a mobile device having a different type of connector. | 10-17-2013 |
