| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 439098000 | Grounding to conductive sheath of cable | 27 |
| 20080254656 | Connector module and electronic device using the same - A connector module is coupled to a ground terminal to discharge accumulated charges. The connector module includes a connector and a metallic housing. The connector has a connecting port. The metallic housing is covered over the connector. The metallic housing has a contact surface as the ground terminal and a flexible portion protruding from the contact surface contacts the ground terminal to discharge the accumulated charges to decrease the electromagnetic interference (EMI) problems, and malfunctions of electronic system caused by electrostatic discharge (ESD) are also decreased. The stability and the reliability of the connector module are thus ensured. | 10-16-2008 |
| 20090111300 | Rapid-Installation Connector for an Armored Cable - The invention concerns a connector for an armoured cable, this connector comprising a socket body and a conductive earthing member, the socket body being designed to receive a multi-conductor plug and comprising a wall element conformed so as to be in contact with this plug, and the earthing member comprising a band gripping the armouring of the cable and an elongate element electrically connecting the band to the socket body. According to the invention, the elongate element is flexible and the band takes the form of an open elastic clamp designed so as to be forcibly fitted on the armouring of the cable. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090130871 | Connecting Element for an Electrical Shielding Arrangement - A connecting element between a first electric shielding assembly that surrounds a cable feedthrough and includes at least one tubular insulating barrier that surrounds the cable feedthrough and at least one second electric shielding assembly that surrounds the cable feedthrough and includes at least one tubular insulating barrier that surrounds the cable feedthrough. A continuous barrier system around the cable feedthrough is provided by a connecting element with at least two interconnecting insulating barriers, which can be inserted into the shielding assemblies, even if the shielding assembly is configured from sub-segments. The disclosure also relates to an electric shield for a cable feedthrough and to a method for producing an electric shield for a cable feedthrough. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20100035449 | Shielded connector - Characteristic impedances of a shielded connector and a shielded cable are matched by lowering that of the connector conventionally high in a connection portion of an inner conductor terminal of the connector to a signal conductor of the cable, and transmission loss by reflection of high-frequency signals is decreased. The connector for a shielded cable W comprising a signal conductor Wa, a shielded conductor Wd, an insulator Wb interposed between the conductors Wa and Wd, and a sheath covering the conductor Wd, comprises an inner conductor terminal | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100048046 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR INCLUDING A RING AND A GROUND SHIELD - A high-voltage electrical connector system comprises a bushing with a longitudinal axis, a shoulder, a first end, and a second end, wherein the shoulder is between the first end and the second end; a ring arranged circumferentially around a first outside diameter of the bushing, the ring disposed between the shoulder and the second end, the ring including a channel therein defining a circumferential extension extending axially toward the first end; a ground shield disposed on a second outside diameter of the bushing between the ring and the second end, the ground shield comprising one or more of conductive material and semiconductive material; and an insulative portion adjacent the ring and disposed circumferentially over a portion of the ground shield. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100081302 | GROUND SLEEVE HAVING IMPROVED IMPEDANCE CONTROL AND HIGH FREQUENCY PERFORMANCE - A waferized connector connects to two twinax cables. The connector includes a molded lead frame, ground sleeve, twinax cable, and overmolded strain relief. The lead frame is molded to retain a lead frame containing both differential signal pins and ground pins. Termination sections are provided at the rear of the lead frame to terminate each of the signal wires of the cables to respective signal lands. The ground sleeve has two general H-shape structures connected together by a center cross-support member. Each of the H-shaped structures having curved legs, each of which fits over the signal wires of one of the twinax cables. The wings of the ground sleeve are terminated to the ground lands of the lead frame and the drain wire of the cable is terminated to the ground sleeve to terminate the drain wire to a ground reference. The ground sleeve controls the impedance in the termination area of the cables, where the twinax foil is removed to expose the wires for termination to the lands. The ground sleeve also shields the cables to reduce crosstalk between themselves and adjacent wafers when arranged in a connector housing. A conductive slab member is formed over the sleeve to provide a capacitive coupling with the conductive foil of the signal cable. | 04-01-2010 |
| 20100159721 | Electrical Metal Clad Connectors and Methods of Use - A cable connector may be disclosed. The connector may include a connector housing having a first threaded portion and an insert having compression voids. The insert may be configured for insertion into the connector housing. The connector may also include a compression nut configured to engage the first threaded portion. The compression nut may be configured to compress the insert to close the compression voids when the compression nut engages the first threaded portion. The cable connector may also include an end stop having an adjustable throat diameter configured to adjust in proportion to an adjustable inner diameter of the cable connector as the connector engages or armor of an armored cable. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100178785 | WIRE CONNECTION UNIT - A wire connection unit includes a connector electrically connecting a first wire and a second wire, a first case and a second case. The second case is joined with the first case, and has an inner face opposing the first case. The inner face is formed with a first groove adapted to hold the first wire and the second wire, a second groove intersecting the first groove, and a first concave portion. The first concave portion is disposed at a part of the first groove except for a position where the second groove intersects the first groove, and accommodating the connector. One of a braided wire pulled out from the first wire and an earth wire electrically connected to the braided wire is accommodated in the second groove. The second groove communicates between a first outside face of the second case and a second outside face of the second case, the second outside case opposite to the first outside face. | 07-15-2010 |
| 20100203748 | Electrical ground connector - An electrical ground connector assembly including a bus bar adapted to have a plurality of electrical wires separately connected thereto; and a combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly directly connected to the bus bar. The combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly is adapted to directly connect an electrical conductor thereto. The combined electrical connection and mounting post assembly extends from the bus bar in a generally cantilever fashion and is configured to supportingly attach the bus bar to a structure. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100221933 | CABLE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY WITH GROUNDING DEVICE - A cable connector ( | 09-02-2010 |
| 20100227483 | MIDPOINT CABLE ELECTRICAL GROUND CLAMP - A ground fitting allows simplified electrical connection between a ground wire carried in a metal sheathing, and a ground point such as a water pipe or ground rod. The metal sheathing is cut and separated and a short length of ground wire is exposed. The ground wire is inserted laterally into a wire clamp portion of the ground fitting, and opposing ends of the metal sheathing carrying the ground wire are inserted longitudinally under clamping plates on opposite sides of the ground fitting. A ground screw is tightened against the ground wire to hold the ground wire in the ground fitting and plate screws securing the clamping plates are tightened to secure the sheathing between the clamping plates and clamp seats. Ridges may be provided on one or both of the clamping plates and the clamp seat to engage a spiral exterior surface of the metal sheathing. | 09-09-2010 |
| 20110076866 | Interior Network Ground - In one embodiment, a grounding bracket is provided for apparatus, such as optical network terminals (ONTs), for grounding interior electrical wiring such as coaxial cables that are electrically coupled with fiber optic fed devices. The grounding bracket provides an electrically conductive pathway for the coaxial cable, which pathway carries current safely to a ground wire from the coaxial cable. The grounding bracket carries all of the current from the coaxial cable to the ground wire without relying upon any printed circuit board (PCB) traces of the ONT to carry current to the ground wire. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110183532 | ELECTRICAL METAL CLAD CONNECTORS AND METHODS OF USE - A cable connector may be disclosed. The connector may include a connector housing having a first threaded portion and an insert having compression voids. The insert may be configured for insertion into the connector housing. The connector may also include a compression nut configured to engage the first threaded portion. The compression nut may be configured to compress the insert to close the compression voids when the compression nut engages the first threaded portion. The cable connector may also include an end stop having an adjustable throat diameter configured to adjust in proportion to an adjustable inner diameter of the cable connector as the connector engages or armor of an armored cable. | 07-28-2011 |
| 20120252237 | COMPRESSION STYLE MID-SPAN GROUND CLAMP - A grounding clamp positioned on a coaxial cable at a location other than an end of the coaxial cable, wherein the grounding clamp includes an outer shell having a radial relationship with an elastomeric sleeve, the elastomeric sleeve being radially disposed over a conductive bonding contact, the conductive bonding contact being radially disposed over an outer conductive portion of the coaxial cable, wherein axial compression of the grounding clamp facilitates electrical contact between the outer shell and the conductive bonding contact and between the conductive bonding contact and the outer conductive portion of the coaxial cable. Furthermore, an associated method for maintaining ground continuity is also provided. | 10-04-2012 |
| 20120276762 | ELECTRICAL PLUG CONNECTOR - An electrical plug connector has a housing for accommodating conductors and a separate adapter part with an outer contour matched to an inner contour of the housing and an inner structure for connecting a sleeve conductor serving to encase the conductors. The adapter part additionally contains measures for accommodating a ground contact. | 11-01-2012 |
| 20130072041 | NON-DRAIN DIFFERENTIAL SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CABLE AND GROUND CONNECTION STRUCTURE THEREOF - A non-drain differential signal transmission cable includes a pair of signal conductors aligned in parallel, an insulation around the pair of signal conductors, a shield conductor around the insulation, and a ground connecting pin to electrically connect the shield conductor to a ground, the ground connecting pin including a wire. An end portion of the pair of signal conductors is exposed with the insulation and the shield conductor removed. The ground connecting pin includes a winding portion wound around the shield conductor to be electrically connected to the shield conductor, and a pin portion extending from the winding portion and having an elongate shape. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20140051271 | Ground Strap Shield Connector - A ground strap shield connector assembly includes first and second ground strap shield connectors connected to ends of first and second cables. The first and second ground strap shield connectors include first and second substantially cylindrical support sleeves disposed between an inner insulation layer and a ground shield of the first and second cables, respectively. First and second connecting members are disposed on a portion of the ground shields of the first and second cables such that the first and second connecting members surround the first and second support sleeves, respectively. A ground strap has a first end connected to the first connecting member secured to the first cable and a second end connected to the second connecting member secured to the second cable. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140235077 | Junction Box Fitting for Marine Cables - An electrical conduit ground assembly is provided for electrically and environmentally shielding an electric cable that inserts into a junction box via a through-hole. The assembly includes an adapter flange, first and second annular gaskets, first and second annular washers, a slip-ring, a ground adapter, first and second lock-nuts and a gland nut. The adapter flange has an internally threaded proximate end, an externally threaded mezzanine, a hexagonal seat, and an externally threaded distal end insertable into the through-hole. The first annular gasket inserts into the proximate end and includes frustum and cylinder portions. The first annular washer inserts into the proximate end and disposal on the first gasket. The slip-ring inserts into the proximate end and disposal on the first washer. The second annular washer inserts into the proximate end and disposal on the slip-ring. The annular ground adapter electrically connects the cable and the annular conduit and inserts between the first and second washers and securable by the slip-ring with the cable installed in the junction box. The second annular gasket has an annular shaft and a circular brim that radially extends from a brim end that faces the second annular washer. The gland nut screws into the proximate end of the adapter flange, the gland nut having a hexagonal proximate end and an externally threaded distal end. The annular shaft of the second annular gasket inserts into the gland nut from the threaded distal end. The first lock-nut screws onto the mezzanine and abut the landing, whereas the second lock-nut screws onto the distal end of the adapter flange. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140235078 | GROUND CONNECTION FITTING AND GROUND CONNECTION DEVICE USING SAME - It is aimed to provide a ground connection fitting capable of enhancing the reliability of connection of a ground wire to ground sections and a ground connection device using the same. A first ground connection fitting ( | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140273560 | Hybrid Grounding Connector - A hybrid grounding connector is provided which combines the positive attributes of currently used connections. A recess is pre-milled, formed or extruded into the body of a compression connector and the recess is pre-filled with solder. After conductors are installed in the connector, an external heat source is applied to heat the solder until it flows into strands of the conductors and forms a solidified joint of the compression connector. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150111402 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE HAVING A CIRCUIT BOARD AND A DIFFERENTIAL PAIR OF SIGNAL CONDUCTORS TERMINATED THERETO - Electrical device including a circuit board having signal contacts and at least one ground contact along a surface of the circuit board. The electrical device also includes a communication cable having a differential pair of signal conductors, a shield layer that surrounds the signal conductors, and a cable jacket that surrounds the shield layer. Each of the signal conductors has a wire-terminating end that is engaged to a corresponding signal contact of the circuit board. The cable jacket has an access opening therethrough that exposes a portion of the shield layer. The electrical device also includes a ground-terminating component that is electrically coupled to the shield layer through the access opening and electrically coupled to the at least one ground contact. | 04-23-2015 |
| 20160087354 | GROUNDING BLOCKS FOR WIRES/COAXIAL CABLES - A grounding block includes a conductive grounding surface configured to electrically ground a wire to a grounded structure, a retention member rotationally fixed about an axis orthogonal to the grounding surface and slidable toward and away from the conductive grounding surface in a direction parallel to the axis, and a biasing element configured to apply a first force to the retention member in the direction toward the conductive grounding surface to electrically ground the wire to the housing to satisfy a first regulatory requirement. A fastener is operative to apply a second force to the retention member in the direction toward the grounding surface to apply a mechanical load to satisfy a second regulatory requirement. | 03-24-2016 |
| 20160164227 | WAFER CONNECTOR WITH GROUNDING CLAMP - A wafer connector is disclosed in which a plurality of twin-axial wires are terminated to the tails of ground and signal terminals of the connector. Each twin-axial wire includes a pair of signal wires enclosed in a conductive sheath. A conductive grounding clamp is provided that contacts the sheaths of the twin-axial wires and holds them together as a unit to facilitate the attachment of the wires to the connector terminal tails. The clamp has two opposing halves that cooperatively define openings which receive the twin-axial wires and flat, interconnecting portions extending between the openings that provide contact points where the grounding clamp may be attached to the connector terminal tails. | 06-09-2016 |
| 439099000 | Portion of connector beneath conductive sheath | 4 |
| 20090011624 | Electric Connector - The deterioration of the signal characteristic of a differential transmission connector is improved. The connector connected electrically with a plurality of cables each including a pair of signal lines and a pair of drain lines includes a pair of adjacent signal contactors connected with the pair of signal lines of the cable, a ground contactor connected with at least one drain line of the cable, a carrier on which the pair of signal contactors and the ground contactor are alternately arranged on the same plane in a line in the width direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the cable, and a first metal shell covering at least a part of the ground contactor, a part of the signal contactors and a part of the carrier. The connector is characterized in that the first metal shell has at least one ground contactor and a first contact. | 01-08-2009 |
| 20090061665 | Powered external serial advancement technology attachment socket - A powered external serial advancement technology attachment (eSATA) socket has a front and a chamber formed in the front of the socket and having multiple eSATA terminals and a power supply assembly. The eSATA terminals are formed on and protrude from the inner surface of the chamber. The power supply assembly has multiple feet formed on and protruding from the inner surface of the chamber and connected electrically to a power source. Therefore, supplementary power wires or plugs are unnecessary when using the powered eSATA socket that is therefore more convenient and promotes widespread application of eSATA technology. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20140087574 | CONNECTOR HAVING A NUT-BODY CONTINUITY ELEMENT AND METHOD OF USE THEREOF - A connector having a nut-body continuity element is provided, wherein the nut-body continuity element electrically couples a nut and a connector body, thereby establishing electrical continuity between the nut and the connector body. Furthermore, the nut-body continuity element facilitates grounding through the connector, and renders an electromagnetic shield preventing ingress of unwanted environmental noise. | 03-27-2014 |
| 20220140544 | SHIELD CONNECTOR - A shield connector includes a shield wire that has a shield member that covers the outer periphery of a plurality of inner wires, an outer terminal that is electrically connected to the shield member of the shield wire, and an annularly formed sleeve that is disposed at an outer peripheral side of the plurality of inner wires and has the shield member that is disposed at the outer periphery, in which the outer terminal includes a crimping pieces that crimps the outer peripheral side of the sleeve and is electrically connected to the shield member, and the sleeve is formed in an elastically deformable manner and imparts a pressing force toward an inner surface side of the crimping pieces in a state where the crimping pieces is crimped. | 05-05-2022 |
