| 05th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 66 |
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| 20210036378 | Flexible Secondary Battery Comprising Bipolar Electrode - A flexible secondary battery includes an electrode support; a sheet-type internal electrode wound helically outside of the electrode support; a sheet-type first solid electrolyte layer wound helically outside of the internal electrode; a sheet-type bipolar electrode wound helically outside of the first solid electrolyte layer; a sheet-type second solid electrolyte layer wound helically outside of the bipolar electrode; and a sheet-type external electrode wound helically outside of the second solid electrolyte layer, wherein each of the first and second solid electrolyte layers include an organic solid electrolyte, the internal electrode is provided with insulation coating portions at both longitudinal ends of one surface facing the first solid electrolyte layer, the external electrode is provided with insulation coating portions at both longitudinal ends of one surface facing the second solid electrolyte layer, and the bipolar electrode is provided with insulation coating portions at both longitudinal ends of both surfaces. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036379 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - The present disclosure relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery includes: a casing including a receiving cavity and an opening which is in communication with the receiving cavity; an electrode assembly housed in the casing; a first top cover plate, which covers the opening and is connected with the casing, the first top cover plate including an insertion portion extending into the casing and an exposed portion disposed outside the casing; | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036380 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE SECONDARY BATTERY - In a nonaqueous electrolyte secondary battery according to one example of an embodiment, a winding type electrode body includes, at an outermost circumferential surface thereof, an exposed portion of a negative electrode collector and is provided with a tape which is adhered on the outermost circumferential surface from a winding-finish side end portion of a negative electrode and past a winding-finish end of the electrode body. The exposed portion is in contact with an inner circumferential surface of an exterior package can, and the tape has an easy-tear line formed in an extension portion extending from a position overlapping with the winding-finish end to a side opposite to an inner winding direction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036381 | MILLING OF RECOVERED NEGATIVE ELECTRODE MATERIAL - The present disclosure concerns a method of producing an activated negative electrode powder for use in nickel-metal hydride (NiMH) batteries, the method comprising the steps: a) providing at least one previously cycled NiMH battery; b) isolating a negative electrode powder from the previously cycled NiMH battery; c) wet-milling or milling the negative electrode powder, thereby obtaining a mixture of the activated negative electrode powder and a byproduct rich in rare earth hydroxides; and d) separating the activated negative electrode powder from the byproduct. The disclosure further relates to an activated negative electrode powder produced by the said method, as well as battery electrodes and batteries comprising such a powder. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036382 | A SEMI-SOLID BATTERY WITH RECHARGING CAPABILITY - The invention concerns a battery ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036383 | Battery Pack - A battery pack, which includes a pack connector having a simple structure and effectively preventing the inflow and outflow of noise. The battery pack includes a cell assembly having at least one secondary battery; a battery control unit configured to control a charging and discharging operation of the cell assembly; a pack case configured to accommodate the cell assembly and the battery control unit in an inner space thereof; and a pack connector connected to the battery control unit through a control cable and including a connection port provided to at least one side of the pack case to be exposed out for the connection with a connecting terminal of an external device and a filtering member embedded therein to filter noise on an electric path between the connection port and the control cable. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036384 | Non-Destructive Inspection Method - A non-destructive inspection method of inspecting an inspection target using multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means that include one non-destructive inspection means and at least one other non-destructive inspection means. The method includes determining a marking position on the inspection target in a detection result by the one non-destructive inspection means, causing a device to store the marking position, and fixedly forming a mark on the inspection target corresponding to the marking position. The mark is detectable by the other non-destructive inspection means. The method further includes causing the other non-destructive inspection means to inspect an inspection target including the mark. The method further includes contrasting detection results by the multiple different types of non-destructive inspection means in reference to the mark which is the marking position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036385 | ELECTRODE WITH ENHANCED STATE OF CHARGE ESTIMATION - An anode electrode with enhanced state of charge estimation is provided. The anode electrode comprises anode layer and a negative current collector. The negative current collector has a first side and a second side. The anode layer comprises lithium-titanium oxide and a second anode material (e.g. niobium-titanium oxide) disposed on at least one of the first and second sides of the negative current collector with single-layer or layer-by-layer coated structures. The second anode material (e.g. niobium-titanium oxide) can be physically blended with lithium-titanium oxide or be at least partially coated on the surface of lithium-titanium oxide or their combinations. The anode electrode further comprises a binder and a conductive carbon. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036386 | Secondary Battery and Battery Pack Including the Same - A secondary battery configured to effectively estimate the life or degradation of the secondary battery as the secondary battery degrades includes a packaging material, an electrode assembly, a first electrode lead, a second electrode lead, a first measuring lead, and a second measuring lead. The electrode assembly includes a stack having a plurality of first electrode plates at respective first locations within the stack and a plurality of second electrode plates at respective second locations within the stack, the first and second locations alternating with one another and having a separator interposed between each of the first and second locations. The electrode assembly further includes a first measuring plate and a second measuring plate having the same polarity as the first electrode plates and located at at least one of the first locations within the stack. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036387 | Chemical Dismantling Of Permanent Magnet Material And Battery Material - Certain method embodiments are described and useful for recycling permanent magnet materials (e.g. permanent magnet alloys) and battery materials (e.g. battery electrode materials) to extract critical and/or valuable elements including REEs, Co and Ni. Method embodiments involve reacting such material with at least one of an ammonium salt and an iron (III) salt to achieve at least one of a liquid phase chemical reaction and a mechanochemical reaction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036388 | BATTERY HEATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - The embodiments of the present disclosure disclose a battery heating system and method, and relate to the field of batteries. The battery heating system may include: a temperature sampling module configured to collect a target sampling temperature; a control module configured to control a heating module to enter a first heating mode when the target sampling temperature is not lower than a preset expected heating temperature; the heating module configured to enter the first heating mode to intermittently heat the battery module set by using a first portion of external electric energy, so as to maintain the target sampling temperature at the preset expected heating temperature. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036389 | BATTERY MODULE USING POUCH CELLS - A battery module made from a plurality of side-by-side pouch cell modules, wherein each pouch cell module is formed with a pair of cells on either side of an insulation pad with the cells in turn positioned between first and second metal brackets such that each cell contacts an insulation pad on one side and a metal bracket on the other. Also included are a pair of pressure plates at the ends of the stack of side-by-side pouch cells and a compression band wrapping around the plurality of side-by-side pouch cells and the pressure plates. A busbar electrically connects the plurality of side-by-side pouch cells together. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036390 | DIELECTRIC TUNING ELEMENT - Apparatuses, methods of assembling a resonator, and methods of tuning a resonator are provided. An example apparatus may include at least one resonator comprising a resonator hole defined within the resonator and defining an inner wall of the at least one resonator, a tuning cover comprising at least one hollow rod, and a tuning element comprising a bottom flanged portion. The tuning element may be configured to be inserted into the at least one hollow rod and the bottom flanged portion is configured to cover at least a bottom portion of the hollow rod. The bottom flanged portion of the tuning element is configured to be positioned between the at least one hollow rod and the inner wall of the at least one resonator. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036391 | A Tunable Diplexer Junction - A tunable diplexer arrangement ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036392 | SURFACE MOUNT MICROWAVE DEVICE AND ASSEMBLY - A microwave device ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036393 | Radar Assembly with Rectangular Waveguide to Substrate Integrated Waveguide Transition - A radar assembly includes a rectangular-waveguide (RWG) and a printed-circuit-board. The rectangular-waveguide (RWG) propagates electromagnetic energy in a transverse electric mode (TE10) and in a first direction. The printed-circuit-board includes a plurality of conductor-layers oriented parallel to each other. The printed-circuit-board defines a substrate-integrated-waveguide (SIW) that propagates the electromagnetic energy in a transverse electric mode (TE10) and in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, and defines a transition that propagates the electromagnetic energy between the rectangular-wave-guide and the substrate-integrated-waveguide. The transition includes apertures defined by at least three of the plurality of conductor-layers. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036394 | TRANSITION FROM A STRIPLINE TO A WAVEGUIDE - The invention relates to a transition from a stripline to a waveguide, wherein: the stripline, preferably a microstrip line, is located on a substrate; an upper side of the substrate has a metallised surface and the lower side of the substrate has a metal layer, preferably a high-frequency ground-potential layer; the upper side and the lower side are connected to vias; and at least part of the metallised surface on the upper side of the substrate acts as a waveguide wall. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036395 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler includes a main line through which a signal is transmitted, first and second sub-lines that are selectively coupled to the main line, and a common output port that outputs a detection signal generated by the signal transmitted through the main line, wherein a first degree of coupling between the main line and the first sub-line is different than a second degree of coupling between the main line and the second sub-line. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036396 | DIRECTIONAL COUPLER - A directional coupler includes a main line, a first sub-line to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line, a second sub-line to be electromagnetically coupled to the main line, and a coupling terminal configured to output a detection signal corresponding to a radio frequency signal that is transmitted through the main line, the first sub-line and the second sub-line are different in length from each other, and connection between the first sub-line and the coupling terminal and connection between the second sub-line and the coupling terminal are switched. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036397 | METHOD FOR DEPOSITING AN ELECTRICALLY CONDUCTIVE METAL ONTO AT LEAST ONE PORTION OF THE INNER SURFACE OF AN INTERNAL CAVITY OF A WAVEGUIDE - A method for depositing an electrically conductive metal onto at least one portion of the inner surface ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036398 | Automated Feed Source Changer for a Compact Test Range - A mechanical means for deploying one of two or more feed sources within a test range is presented. The feed source selected for testing is properly positioned for use within the range by rotating one of two or more arms to an upright and locked position. An arm may further include a rotatable antenna wheel with two or more feed sources thereon whereby a selected feed source is rotated into position via the antenna wheel. The antenna wheel includes a center body, feed sources attached to the center body and aligned along a rotational plane, and a shroud disposed about the center body and feed sources. The antenna wheel may include a cooling system for managing heat generated by the feed sources and electronics therefore. In preferred embodiments, the feed source changer is mounted within the range so that a selected feed source communicates an emitted beam onto a reflector which is redirected as a reflected beam toward a device under test. Concealment panel(s) may be positioned adjacent to the feed source changer to minimize electromagnetic reflections therefrom. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036399 | Antenna Element and Manufacturing Method for Same - The invention provides an antenna element and a manufacturing method of the antenna element. The antenna element includes a main body and a feeding board. The main body has an insulation bracket and a conductive layer by way of electroplating or lasering. The insulation bracket includes a base, first support legs and second support legs. The conductive layer includes a radiation layer covering the top surface, a coupling layer covering the bottom surface and coupled to the radiation layer, a feeding column layer covering the outer surface of each first support leg and a branch layer covering the outer surface of each second support leg. By virtue of the configuration, it is unnecessary to assemble the main body additionally, so that the consistency of the antenna element is improved. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036400 | ANTENNA, BICYCLE, DISPLAY APPARATUS, AND UNMANNED AIRCRAFT - Provided are a new antenna, a bicycle including the new antenna, a display apparatus including the new antenna, and an unmanned aircraft including the new antenna. An antenna includes a first conductor, a second conductor facing the first conductor in a first direction, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line electromagnetically connected to the third conductor. The third conductor is located between the first conductor and the second conductor, apart from the first conductor and the second conductor, and extends in the first direction. The fourth conductor is connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends in the first direction. The first conductor and the second conductor are capacitively connected via the third conductor. The antenna is disposed in a bicycle component of a bicycle such that the fourth conductor faces the bicycle component. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036401 | MEASURING DEVICE WITH NEAR FIELD ANTENNA - A measuring device which detects a parameter includes at least one communication device which is arranged for wireless short-range communications with a mobile operating device. The communication device includes one or more two-dimensionally formed coil elements arranged for electromagnetic coupling with at least one coil element of the operating device. At least two regions are provided on a coil element or on different coil elements of the communication device, which have a different normal vector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036402 | ANTENNAS AND CONNECTORS LOCATED IN SLOTS - An example device includes a conductive housing. The conductive housing has a slot containing a dielectric material. An antenna includes a resonating element disposed within the slot. A first connector is disposed within the slot. A second connector is disposed within the slot. The resonating element of the antenna is located between the first connector and the second connector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036403 | ANTENNA PACKAGING STRUCTURE - An antenna packaging structure includes a top substrate, an antenna chip, a bottom substrate, and a plurality of antenna transmission lines. The top substrate includes an antenna. The bottom substrate includes a circuit. The antenna chip is mounted on the bottom substrate, and is electrically connected to the antenna of the top substrate through the circuit of the bottom substrate and the antenna transmission lines. Since the antenna chip is directly electrically connected to a processor through the circuit, a plurality of communication lines do not need to be electrically connected between the antenna and the circuit. Further, since the antenna transmission lines just need to transmit a simple antenna signal between the antenna and the antenna chip, an amount of the antenna transmission lines is smaller than an amount of communication lines. Moreover, the total size of the antenna packaging structure is reduced. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036404 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THEREOF - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an antenna module including an antenna array. The antenna module includes a printed circuit board, conductive lines formed on the printed circuit board, each of the conductive lines having different lengths, a communication circuit including a first switch connected to ends of the conductive lines, and a front-end including a second switch connected to opposite ends of the conductive lines and phase shifters connected to the second switch. Based on a direction of a beam to be formed by the antenna array, a processor connected to the antenna module is configured to control the first switch and the second switch to select at least one of the conductive lines and to control a phase value of at least one of the phase shifters connected to the selected conductive line, based on a length of the selected conductive line. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036405 | SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGE HAVING DISCRETE ANTENNA DEVICE - One embodiment of the present disclosure provides a semiconductor package including a bottom chip package having a first side and a second side opposing the first side, and a top antenna package mounted on the first side of the bottom chip package. The bottom chip package further includes a semiconductor chip. The semiconductor chip may include a RFIC chip. The top antenna package has at least one radiative antenna element. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036406 | ANTENNA PACKAGE STRUCTURE AND ANTENNA PACKAGING METHOD - The present disclosure provides an antenna package structure and an antenna packaging method for a semiconductor chip. The package structure includes an antenna circuit chip, a first rewiring layer, an antenna structure, a second metal connecting column, a second packaging layer, a second antenna metal layer, and a second metal bump. The antenna circuit chip, the antenna structure, and the second antenna metal layer are interconnected by using two rewiring layers and two layers of metal connecting columns. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036407 | CHIP ANTENNA - A chip antenna comprises a first substrate, a second substrate overlapping the first substrate, a first patch, provided on a first surface of the first substrate a second patch, provided on the second substrate, at least one feed via penetrating through the first substrate in a thickness direction and configured to provide a feed signal to the first patch, and a bonding pad provided on a second surface of the first substrate. The first substrate comprises a dielectric substance and a magnetic substance. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036408 | ANTENNA MODULE AND MOBILE TERMINAL - The present disclosure provides an antenna module and a mobile terminal. The antenna module includes a dielectric block and a radiation patch. The dielectric block is a polyhedron, the radiation patch is attached to a plurality of surfaces of the dielectric block, and the radiation patch is provided with a feed point and a ground point. The mobile terminal is provided with several antenna modules described above. The antenna module provided in the present disclosure attaches the radiation patch to the plurality of surfaces of the dielectric block with a polyhedral structure, thereby reducing an overall volume of the antenna module while increasing an effective radiation area of the radiation patch and enhancing radiation performance of the antenna module. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036409 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE - A power supply circuit includes a switching element coupled in a current path between an input terminal and an output terminal and includes a smoothing capacitor coupled between the output terminal and a ground. A bypass capacitor is coupled between the input terminal and the ground. An antenna element shares the ground with the power supply circuit. A frequency filter having a stop band that is an operating frequency band of the antenna element is inserted in series in at least either a current path between the switching element and the smoothing capacitor or a current path between the bypass capacitor and the switching element. It is possible to suppress deterioration of wireless communication quality due to noise caused in a DC-DC converter. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036410 | ANTENNA INSTALLATION CONFIGURATION - An antenna installation configuration includes: a vehicle-mounted apparatus that is mounted to a dashboard of a vehicle, the vehicle-mounted apparatus including a human-machine interface and a main body that is arranged in front of the human-machine interface, relative to a traveling direction of the vehicle; and an antenna attached to the main body, the antenna having a directivity directed toward an inside of a cabin of the vehicle and bypassing the human-machine interface. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036411 | Plated, Injection Molded, Automotive Radar Waveguide Antenna - The radar system includes a split-block assembly comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion and the second portion form a seam, where the first portion has a top side opposite the seam and the second portion has a bottom side opposite the seam. The system includes at least one port located on a bottom side of the second portion. Additionally, the system includes radiating elements located on the top side of the first portion, wherein the radiating elements are arranged in a plurality of arrays. Yet further, the system includes a set of waveguides in the split-block assembly configured to couple each array to at least one port. Furthermore, the split-block assembly is made from a polymer and where at least the set of waveguides, the at least one port, and the plurality of radiating elements include metal on a surface of the polymer. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036412 | VEHICULAR ANTENNA, VEHICULAR ANTENNA-ATTACHED WINDOW GLASS, AND ANTENNA SYSTEM - A vehicle antenna includes a conductor plate, a radiator plate facing the conductor plate, a feeding portion located on a same side as the conductor plate with respect to the radiator plate, a connection conductor connecting the feeding portion and the radiator plate, and a first element and a second element arranged away from each other on both sides in a vehicle-width direction of a vehicle with respect to the radiator plate, wherein the radiator plate is arranged at an inclination of equal to or less than ±15 degrees with respect to a vertical plane perpendicular to a horizontal plane. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036413 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEM INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna module includes an antenna substrate, a fan-out package and first electrical connection structures. The antenna substrate includes a pattern layer including antenna and ground patterns, and a feeding layer under the pattern layer including a feeding network that supplies power to the antenna patterns. The fan-out package is under the antenna substrate and includes a semiconductor chip driving the antenna substrate, an encapsulant encapsulating some of the semiconductor chip, a first redistribution layer on the semiconductor chip electrically connecting the semiconductor chip with the antenna substrate, and a second redistribution layer under the semiconductor chip electrically connecting the semiconductor chip with external devices. The first electrical connection structures are between and electrically connect the antenna substrate and the fan-out package. A logic layer including logic patterns electrically connecting the pattern layer with the feeding layer in the antenna substrate in the first redistribution layer in the fan-out package. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036414 | ANTENNA MODULE AND COMMUNICATION UNIT PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - An antenna module ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036415 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna device and an electronic device are provided. The antenna device includes an antenna radome and an antenna module. The antenna radome includes a dielectric substrate and a resonance structure carried on the dielectric substrate. The antenna module is spaced apart from the antenna radome and configured to perform at least one of receiving and transmitting a radio frequency signal of a preset frequency band in a radiation direction which is directed toward the dielectric substrate and the resonance structure. The resonance structure has an in-phase reflection characteristic for the radio frequency signal of the preset frequency band, and a distance between a radiation surface of the antenna module and a surface of the resonance structure facing the antenna module is determined by a reflection phase difference of the antenna radome and a wavelength of the radio frequency signal of the preset frequency band transmitted in air. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036416 | ANTENNA MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - An antenna module includes an inner circuit board, an antenna circuit board, an outer circuit board, and at least one chip. The inner circuit board includes at least one inner wiring layer and at least one inner dielectric layer. The antenna circuit board includes at least one antenna structure. The antenna circuit board and the outer circuit board are disposed on opposite sides of the inner circuit board. The inner wiring layer comprises at least one inner pad. At least one first opening passing through the outer circuit board is defined to expose the inner pad. Each chip is received in one first opening and electrically connects to the inner pad. The antenna structure electrically connects to the chip through the inner wiring layer. A method for manufacturing such antenna module is also provided. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036417 | Cover Assembly - Various devices are efficiently mounted on a pole while reducing the probability of spoiling the view around the pole. A cover assembly | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036418 | ANTI-EMI ANTENNA - An anti-EMI antenna includes a first substrate layer, a grounding layer, a first circuit layer, a second substrate layer, a second circuit layer, a third substrate layer, a third circuit layer, a fourth substrate layer, and a fourth circuit layer. The grounding layer is mounted on a bottom surface of the first substrate layer, and includes a grounding circuit. The grounding circuit fully covers the bottom surface of the first substrate layer. Since the grounding circuit fully covers the bottom surface of the first substrate layer, the antenna radiation circuit can prevent the EMI from a bottom side of the anti-EMI antenna. Therefore, electromagnetic waves can be mostly isolated to prevent noise caused by the EMI. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036419 | Horn Antennas for Use in a Radio Frequency Anechoic Test Chamber - A horn antenna configured for use in a radio frequency (RF) anechoic test chamber is provided. The horn antenna includes one or more conductive radiating elements. The horn antenna further includes an electromagnetic interference (EMI) suppressing material covering at least a portion of a surface of the one or more conductive radiating elements such that the EMI suppressing material at least partially suppresses a surface current associated with the surface of the one or more conductive radiating elements during a test operation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036420 | MULTI-ELEMENT ANTENNA ARRAY WITH INTEGRAL COMPARISON CIRCUIT FOR PHASE AND AMPLITUDE CALIBRATION - Described herein is a calibration circuit for a multiple element antenna with two or more antenna transmit and receive elements. In some examples the multi-element antenna may also include a beamforming network that combine the multiple antenna radiating element inputs and outputs with controlled phase and amplitude relationships such that spatial beams can be formed by varying the phase and amplitudes of two or more signals applied to antenna input ports for the antenna. The calibration circuit of this disclosure may be used to obtain data to determine phase and amplitude offsets induced by the combined transmission elements, and any phase and amplitude offsets induced by the transmitter or receiver circuitry. The determined phase and amplitude offsets may then be removed from received signal measurements and compensated for in transmit signal generation. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036421 | PHASED ARRAY MOBILE CHANNEL SOUNDING SYSTEM - A wireless channel sounding system may include a wireless channel sounding transmitter having at least two radio frequency front ends coupled to at least two phased array antennas to generate at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms from at least two baseband signals, the at least two phased array antennas each controllable to provide a respective transmit beam that is steerable in azimuth and elevation, and that comprises one of the at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms, where faces of the at least two phased array antennas are arranged to provide a transmit beam coverage over 360 degrees in azimuth, and a first processing system including at least one processor, in communication with the at least two radio frequency front ends, to provide the at least two baseband signals and steer the respective transmit beams via instructions to the at least two radio frequency front ends. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036422 | ACTIVE PHASED ARRAY ANTENNA - A plurality of reception modules ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036423 | ANTENNA DEVICE - Provided is an antenna device with a simple configuration, said antenna device supporting a plurality of frequency bands. An antenna device according to the present invention is provided with: at least one first radiation element that is provided on one surface of a substrate and that has a resonant frequency in a first frequency band; at least one second radiation element provided on the one surface of the substrate; a connection line for connecting the first radiation element and the second radiation element on the one surface of the substrate; a conductor that is provided at a position facing the first radiation element in the interior of the substrate and that has a slot; and a power supply line for supplying power to the first radiation element via the slot. The connection line is connected to the center portion, of the first radiation element, in a direction along the direction of polarization of radio waves radiated due to resonance. The line length formed of the first radiation element, the connection line, and the second radiation element is set to a length so as to have a resonant frequency in a second frequency band lower than the first frequency band. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036424 | Method and System for Controlling a Modal Antenna - An antenna system is provided. In one example, the system includes a modal antenna having a driven element and a parasitic element. The system includes a radio frequency circuit. The system includes a transmission line coupling the radio frequency circuit to the modal antenna. The radio frequency circuit is configured to modulate a control signal onto an RF signal to generate a transmit signal for communication over the transmission line to the tuning circuit. The control signal can include a frame having a plurality of bits associated with the selected mode of the antenna. The radio frequency circuit is configured to encode the plurality of bits associated with the selected mode in accordance with a coding scheme. The coding scheme specifies a unique code for each mode of the plurality of modes. The unique code for each mode of the plurality of modes differs by at least two bits relative to the unique code for each other mode of the plurality of modes. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036425 | MINIATURIZED INDUCTIVE LOOP ANTENNA WITH DISTRIBUTED REACTIVE LOADS - A device for implanting into, or mounting onto, a body includes an enclosure, an inductive loop antenna disposed on a surface within the enclosure, and an integrated circuit (IC) disposed within the enclosure and coupled to the inductive loop antenna. The inductive loop antenna includes one or more distributed reactive loads disposed along the inductive loop antenna that adjust a reactance of the inductive loop antenna. The one or more distributed reactive loads include signal trace sections that run along, or adjacent to, the surface upon which the inductive loop antenna is disposed. The IC includes communication circuitry coupled to the inductive loop antenna to wirelessly communicate over the inductive loop antenna. The one or more distributed reactive loads adjust the reactance of the inductive loop antenna to improve conjugate reactance matching of the inductive loop antenna to the IC. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036426 | STACKED PATCH ANTENNA - A stacked patch antenna includes a circuit board, a first patch antenna, a second patch antenna, and a parasitic element. The first patch antenna is stacked on the circuit board, has a first power feeding line and a first radiation element, and receives signals in a first frequency band. The second patch antenna is stacked on the first patch antenna | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036427 | STACKED PATCH ANTENNA DEVICES AND METHODS - A stacked patch antenna comprises two or more patch antennas physically disposed in a stack to provide a multi-frequency or broad band antenna. However, independence of the resonant response frequencies of the lower and upper patches of each stacked patch antenna pair ground requires metallization dimensions for the upper patch's lower surface be contained within the perimeter of the lower patch's resonant metallization. Accordingly, composite stacked patch element dimensions are limited by the desired resonant frequency of the lower patch. The inventors have established an alternate physical structure where the resonant patch geometry of the lower patch element's upper metallization is not limited by the lower surface ground plane metallization of the first upper patch element. The inventors have also established design solutions allowing the lower frequency performance of the first, lower patch within a stacked patch antenna to be lowered without compromising footprint of the resulting antenna. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036428 | ANTENNA MODULE - A plurality of multi-band antenna elements operable at a plurality of frequencies constitutes an array antenna. An antenna drive unit selects at least some of the multi-band antenna elements from the plurality of multi-band antenna elements in accordance with one operation frequency selected from the plurality of operation frequencies, and causes the selected multi-band antenna elements to operate. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036429 | ARTICLES COMPRISING A MESH FORMED OF A CARBON NANOTUBE YARN - An antenna reflector comprising a mesh material formed of a Carbon Nano-Tube (“CNT”) yarn that is reflective of radio waves and has a low solar absorptivity to hemispherical emissivity ratio (α | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036430 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND FLYING OBJECT - A wireless communication system including a shield room forming section, leaky transmission line, first antenna, first device, second antenna and second device. The shield room forming section covers an internal space with an electromagnetic wave reflector that blocks wireless communication. The leaky transmission line is provided with first and second leakage parts arranged inside the shield room forming section. The first antenna is arranged inside the shield room forming section and configured to be wirelessly communicable with the first leakage part. The first device is arranged inside the shield room forming section and has the first antenna. The second antenna is arranged inside the shield room forming section and configured to be wirelessly communicable with the second leakage part. The second device is arranged inside the shield room forming section and has the second antenna. The first device and the second device perform direct two-way wireless communication with each-other. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036431 | Antenna and Mobile Terminal - An antenna and a mobile terminal are provided. The antenna includes a plurality of antenna units arranged in an array, and each antenna unit includes a first radiating element and a second radiating element, where the first radiating element includes a first slot disposed on a metal layer, the second radiating element includes at least one radiating stub, and the first radiating element is coupled to the at least one radiating stub. In any two adjacent antenna units, a feeder of one antenna unit is connected to a first radiating element of the antenna unit, and a feeder of the other antenna unit is connected to a second radiating element of the antenna unit. In the technical solution, feeders of adjacent antenna units are directly connected to different first radiating elements and second radiating elements. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036432 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a patch antenna pattern; a feed via electrically connected to the patch antenna pattern at a point offset in a first direction from a center of the patch antenna pattern; a first side coupling pattern spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern along a second direction and a second side coupling pattern spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern along the second direction and opposite to the first side coupling pattern; and a first side ground pattern spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern along the first direction and a second side ground pattern spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern along the first direction and opposite to the first side ground pattern. The patch antenna pattern and the first and second side coupling patterns are disposed between the first and second side ground patterns with respect to the first direction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036433 | ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna apparatus includes a ground plane; a first patch antenna pattern having a first bandwidth and spaced apart from the ground plane; a second patch antenna pattern spaced apart from the ground plane and the first patch antenna and overlapping at least a portion of the first patch antenna pattern; and guide vias disposed between the first patch antenna pattern and the ground plane and electrically connecting the first patch antenna pattern to the ground plane. The second patch antenna pattern has a second bandwidth corresponding a frequency higher than a frequency of the first bandwidth. The guide vias are disposed along a first side of the first patch antenna pattern. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036434 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE HAVING FPCB - Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device includes: a housing including at least a part of a lateral surface of the electronic device; a printed circuit board (PCB) disposed in the housing; at least one wireless communication circuit disposed on the PCB; a first antenna module including at least one antenna disposed in a first region inside the housing; a second antenna module including at least one antenna disposed in a second region inside the housing; a third antenna module including at least one antenna disposed in a third region inside the housing; a first flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) connecting the first antenna module to the at least one wireless communication circuit; and a second FPCB connecting the second antenna module and the third antenna module to the at least one wireless communication circuit. The second FPCB includes: a first connector disposed on the PCB and electrically connected to the wireless communication circuit; a second connector coupled to a second joint electrically connected to the second antenna module; a third connector coupled to a third joint electrically connected to the third antenna module; and a coupler connecting the first connector, the second connector, and the third connector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036435 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS AND ANTENNA - A communication apparatus includes: an antenna including a base having a dome shape, a first antenna element disposed in a first region including a zenith of the base, and one or more second antenna elements disposed in a second region surrounding the first region; and beam forming circuitry that controls, based on position information of a target satellite to communicate with, a beam formation of the first antenna element and the one or more second antenna elements. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036436 | PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD FOR AN ANTENNA - A printed circuit board for an antenna comprising at least one antenna bay comprising an input port; a feed network and a radiative component is provided. The feed network has a center node connected to the input port; a printed circuit board (PCB), comprising an active surface having at least two feed micro-strips and a reference surface having at least two first reference micro-strips, the reference surface being opposite to the active surface. The radiative component has at least two dipoles, each of the at least two dipoles being shaped as a helix and being uniformly disposed about an antenna axis, each of the at least two dipoles comprising a dipole fed portion connected to one of the at least two feed micro-strips and a dipole reference portion connected to one of the at least two first reference micro-strips. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036437 | ANTENNA SYSTEM, FEEDING NETWORK RECONFIGURATION METHOD, AND APPARATUS - An antenna system, a feeding network reconfiguration method, and an apparatus is disclosed. The antenna system may include an antenna array, a reconfigurable network unit, a control unit, and K radio frequency channels. The antenna array may include L antenna subarrays, and the reconfigurable network unit may divide the L antenna subarrays into M antenna subarray groups, and separately connect the M antenna subarray groups to the K radio frequency channels; any one of the K radio frequency channels may perform signal processing on a signal received by a connected antenna subarray group and/or a to-be-transmitted signal; and the control unit may control the reconfigurable network unit to adjust a mapping relationship between an antenna subarray group connected to each radio frequency channel and the antenna subarrays. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036438 | ELECTRODE CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRODE CONNECTION METHOD - The electrode connection structure includes: a first base material; a first electrode layer and a second electrode layer that are located on the first base material; a second base material; a first fastening member and a second fastening member; and an insulating member, wherein the first fastening member includes: a shaft portion inserted in a first through hole penetrating the first electrode layer and the insulating member; and two clamping portions that clamp a periphery of the first through hole in each of the first electrode layer and the insulating member, and the second fastening member includes: a shaft portion inserted in a second through hole penetrating the second electrode layer and the insulating member; and two clamping portions that clamp a periphery of the second through hole in each of the second electrode layer and the insulating member. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036439 | WIRE HARNESS - A wire harness including: a plurality of shielded conductive paths including a plurality of wire bundles composed of a plurality of wires, and a plurality of shields that are composed of braided wires in which electrically conductive wires are braided into tubular shapes, and that individually encase the plurality of wire bundles; and a connector into which the plurality of shielded conductive paths are inserted, the connector being configured to be attached to a housing of a device, wherein the shields include tubular bodies that encase the wire bundles, and separated portions that extend separated from the wire bundles at portions of the bodies on terminal end sides of the wire bundles with respect to the connector, and the separated portions of the plurality of shields are grouped together. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036440 | WIRE, WIRE WITH TERMINAL, HARNESS, MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WIRE, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR WIRE WITH TERMINAL - A wire includes a core wire and an insulation coating that covers an outer periphery of the core wire. The core wire includes a distal end region containing a distal end surface of the core wire, and a body region being a part other than the distal end region. The distal end region includes a first distal end region containing the distal end surface, and a second distal end region located between the first distal end region and the body region. The insulation coating includes a distal end coating part that covers an outer periphery of the first distal end region in a tube shape, an insulation coating body that covers an outer periphery of the body region in a tube shape, a coating joint part that joins the distal end coating part and the insulation coating body together. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036441 | Intermediate Product And Method For Crimping An Electrical Conductor - An intermediate product for crimping includes an electrical conductor extending along a longitudinal axis. The electrical conductor has a shielding braid and an insulation at least partially enclosing the shielding braid. The electrical conductor has a radially compressed core in a region along the longitudinal axis. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036442 | PRESS-IN PIN AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The disclosure relates to a press-in pin having a tin-free and lead-free surface coating. The press-in pin also has an outer second coating. By suitable treatment after the outer second coating has been applied to the first coating, a transition layer is formed between the first coating and the outer second coating. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036443 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION DEVICE WITH AT LEAST ONE OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION UNIT, CONSISTING OF A SOCKET PART AND A PLUG PART WHICH CAN BE CONNECTED TO THE SOCKET PART - The invention relates to an overvoltage protection device with at least one overvoltage protection unit, consisting of a socket part and a plug part which can be connected to the socket part and which receives means for protecting against an overvoltage, wherein insulated electric conductors can be introduced into the socket part, said electric conductors being contacted using vampire or cutting clamps, thereby penetrating the conductor insulation, and with contact surfaces which can be found on the socket part and which correspond to mating contact surfaces on the base of the plug part. According to the invention, the socket part is made of multiple parts consisting of a base part and a lever part. The base part is designed as a marble panel and has multiple parallel grooves for inserting and receiving the insulated electric conductors. On one face of the base part, hook-shaped protrusions are provided parallel to the grooves. The lever part has axle stubs, which engage into the hook-shaped protrusions, on one lever end. The lever part has at least one cutting clamp on the lever part lower face facing the marble panel and in the vicinity of the axle stubs, wherein the cutting clamp leads to a plug contact which can be found in the lever part and which can be accessed from the upper face of the lever part in order to receive the plug part. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036444 | TERMINAL AND BOARD CONNECTOR - A terminal ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036445 | STRUCTURE FOR CONNECTING FLEXIBLE FLAT CABLES - Power trunk conductors | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036446 | SOLDERLESS CIRCUIT CONNECTOR - A device is provided that allows for repeated electrical connection of an integrated circuit. The device includes a top, an alignment plate, a connector and a bottom. The top, alignment plate, connector and bottom each have first and second sides facing opposite directions, with the top, alignment plate, connector and bottom being stacked in a vertical orientation. The top is vertically moveable relative to the alignment plate to secure the integrated circuit adjacent to an edge of the connector, with the edge extending from a space between the first and second sides thereof. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036447 | IRRIGATION CONTROLLER WITH TERMINAL CONNECTOR BLOCKS - In some embodiments, an irrigation control device is provided that includes adjacent terminal connector rows having a ridge portion between the rows, where the ridge portion is configured to support and guide wires to electrical connection pads of one row, and to support these wires above wires retained in another row of electrical connection pads. In some embodiments, the ridge portion offsets the wires from the different rows in the horizontal plane. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036448 | CONNECTOR - In a connector, a cover is attached to a base member by use of a hinge mechanism. First, second and third contact rows are arranged in decreasing order of distance from the hinge mechanism. The first, the second and the third contact rows have first contacts, second contacts and third contacts, respectively. Each of the first contacts and the second contacts has a held portion held by the base member, a contact point and a spring portion extending from the held portion and supporting the contact point. The contact points of the first contacts and the contact points of the second contacts face one another in a front-rear direction. As viewed along an up-down direction, the contact points and the spring portions of the first contacts and the contact points and the spring portions of the second contacts are visible when the cover is positioned in an open position. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036449 | CONNECTOR - A connector comprises a base, a plurality of terminals and a detection portion. The detection portion comprises a first contact piece and a second contact piece. The first contact piece has a contact target portion. The second contact piece has a contact main portion and an intersecting portion. The contact main portion is resiliently deformable. The resilient deformation changes a contact state of the contact main portion relative to the contact target portion. The intersecting portion is, at least in part, positioned in a card accommodating portion. The intersecting portion intersects with both an up-down direction and a horizontal plane perpendicular to the up-down direction. When a card pushes the intersecting portion downward in the up-down direction upon accommodation of the card within the card accommodating portion, the intersecting portion resiliently deforms the contact main portion in the horizontal plane so that the contact state is changed. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036450 | CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY - There is provided a circuit board assembly constructed by stacking a first circuit board having a first contact portion and a second circuit board having a second contact portion to allow the first and second contact portions to contact each other, which is bendable along a first direction. The first circuit board has a first hole that is formed within a range in which a pair of first projection pieces are present in a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, at least part of the first hole being situated between the pair of first projection pieces in the first direction, and the second circuit board has a second hole that is formed within a range in which the pair of second projection pieces are present in the second direction, at least part of the second hole being situated between the pair of second projection pieces in the first direction. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036451 | CONNECTOR COMPRISING METAL PLATE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - An electronic device according to one embodiment of the present invention comprises: a connector; and a printed circuit board on which the connector is mounted, wherein the connector is a non-conductive structure comprising: a plate including a first surface and a second surface facing and opposed to the first surface; a first sidewall perpendicular to the plate; a second sidewall perpendicular to the first side wall and the plate; a third sidewall perpendicular to the first sidewall and the plate and parallel to the second sidewall; a fourth sidewall perpendicular to the plate and parallel to the first sidewall, wherein the first surface of the plate, the first sidewall, the second sidewall, the third sidewall, and the fourth sidewall form a recess in the structure; a plurality of conductive terminals coupled to the second and third sidewalls and electrically connected to the printed circuit board; and a metallic plate for covering at least one side of the first sidewall or the fourth sidewall, wherein the first sidewall or the fourth sidewall comprises: a third surface forming the recess; a fourth surface facing and opposed to the third surface; a sixth surface forming the backside of the structure together with the second surface; and a fifth surface facing and opposed to the sixth surface, wherein the metallic plate may cover the third surface and the fifth surface. Various other embodiments are possible. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036452 | RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR WITH ALIGNMENT FEATURES - A receptacle connector includes a housing having a mating end for mating with a plug connector and a mounting end for mounting to a circuit board. The housing has side walls and end walls with contacts in contacts arrays along both side walls. The contacts have mating ends and terminating ends. The housing has a card slot open at the mating end for receiving plug connector defined by interior surfaces of the side walls. The mating ends of the contacts are exposed in the card slot for mating electrical connection with the plug connector. The housing has alignment tabs extending inward into the card slot from the interior surface for aligning the plug connector within the card slot. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036453 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTING DEVICE - The invention relates to an electrical connector ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036454 | Connector and Method for Connecting Connector - The present disclosure is directed to an internal conductor configured as a movable element, thereby providing a connector for preventing the occurrence of the breakdown or damage of a pin of a male connector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036455 | CONNECTOR FOR PHOTOVOLTAIC CELL - The present invention discloses a connector for a photovoltaic cell. The connector comprises a conductive portion and an insulating portion, wherein the conductive portion is wrapped with the insulating portion; the conductive portion is composed of a conductor and a cable line which are riveted with each other, and a retaining ring is arranged on the outer circumferential surface of the conductor; the insulating portion comprises a shell body, a basket-shaped fastener and a front sleeve; a first inner step surface and a second inner step surface are arranged in an inner cavity of the shell body; the front sleeve has an annular head part which sleeves the conductor; a first outer step surface is arranged at a tail part of the front sleeve, and props against the first inner step surface; the inner diameter of the head part of the front sleeve is larger than the outer diameter of the conductor and less than the outer diameter of the retaining ring. According to the connector disclosed by the present invention, the front sleeve for bearing a stress generated by the retaining ring during a forward extrusion process of the conductor is increased, such that the risks such as cracks originally appearing on the shell body and the like are transferred, and the service life of the whole connector is prolonged. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036456 | CONNECTOR PART WITH A SHIELDING SLEEVE - A connector part includes: an electrically conductive shield sleeve; a plug-in portion provided on the shield sleeve for plug-in connection to an associated mating connector part; at least one electrical contact element disposed in or on the plug-in portion; a plastic housing part at least partially enclosing the shield sleeve; a pressure element which is disposed on the shield sleeve and connected to the plastic housing part and which has a receiving means; and a sealing element which is disposed in the receiving means of the pressure element and in sealing engagement with the shield sleeve to seal a transition between the plastic housing part and the shield sleeve. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036457 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulating housing that is fixed to a casing of a first device, a plurality of conductors to electrically connect the first device and the second device, an insulating sealing member that includes a plurality of annular sealing parts that seal between the conductors and the housing and a connecting part that connects the sealing parts, and an insulating support member that includes second through holes into which the conductors are inserted, is attached to the housing from a side of the second device, and supports the sealing parts. The housing and the sealing member have a first fitting structure in which they are fitted to each other along an axial direction of the conductor, and the sealing member and the support member have a second fitting structure in which they are fitted to each other along the axial direction of the conductor. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036458 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes an insulating housing that is fixed to a casing of a first device at a communication part through which an opening of the casing of the first device and an opening of a casing of a second device communicate with each other and includes first through holes, conductors that are inserted into the respective first through holes to electrically connect the first device and the second device, an insulating sealing member that includes tubular sealing parts that seal between the conductors and the housing, and a connecting part that connects the sealing parts, and an insulating support member that includes second through holes into which the conductors are inserted, is attached to the housing from a side of the second device, and interposes the sealing member between the support member and the housing to support the sealing parts. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036459 | COUPLER SEAL FOR COAXIAL CABLE SYSTEM COMPONENTS - A cable system component includes a housing having a seal-grasping surface portion and a seal having an elastically deformable tubular body attached to the housing. The body has a posterior sealing surface that cooperatively engages the seal-grasping surface portion of the housing and a forward sealing surface configured to cooperatively engage an interface port. The forward sealing surface includes a radially inner facet divided into a forward portion and a rearward portion by an inner annular groove in the inner facet. The seal includes an anterior portion and a posterior portion connected by a thinned neck portion, the forward portion of the radially inner facet is on the anterior portion, and the rearward portion of the radially inner facet is on the posterior portion. The rearward portion of the radially inner facet includes a sealing edge surface that is configured to cooperate with an outer surface of the interface port in order to provide a sealed connection between the connector and the port when the anterior portion is removed from the seal. The inner annular groove is radially aligned with the neck portion and is configured to keep the neck portion away from the sealing edge of the rearward portion of the radially inner facet when the anterior portion is removed from the seal. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036460 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a terminal that is to be contacted with a conductive member of a wire, a housing in which the terminal is arranged, and a holding member that is fit in the housing and in contact with the terminal to hold a position of the terminal. At least one of the terminal and the housing includes a pressing portion that presses the conductive member in a direction such that the conductive member comes in contact with the terminal. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036461 | SECURE ADAPTER DEVICE - A powered and secure device is provided. The device includes a terminal, an adapter, a self-latching mechanism and a secure housing. The terminal is adapted to be inserted into a host terminal device port. The self-latching mechanism adapted to secure or lock the device within the device port when the device is inserted into the device port. The secure housing adapted to be locked, unlocked, assembled, and disassembled. Access to the adapter is available when the secure housing is disassembled. The adapter includes a terminal slot for receiving and removing second devices. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036462 | CONNECTOR RELEASE ASSIST SYSTEM - A connector release assist system includes a first connector that has at least one first connector securing feature that is configured to engage a second connector to secure the second connector to the first connector, and disengage the second connector when a second connector release member on the second connector is actuated. A subsystem is located adjacent the first connector such that the subsystem inhibits access to the second connector release member when the second connector is secured to the first connector. A connector release assist device is located adjacent the first connector, extends past the subsystem, and is configured to actuate the second connector release member. In specific examples, the first connector is an RJ-45 female connector, and the second connector is an RJ-45 male connector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036463 | MANAGEMENT OF SECURABLE COMPUTING RESOURCES - A locking element for use with a cable having a plug insertable into a plug receiver of a housing is provided. The locking element includes a connector body connected to the plug and including a receiving feature insertable through an aperture of the housing. The locking element further includes a locking feature configured to assume one of a locked condition in which the locking feature locks onto the receiving feature or prevents insertion of the receiving feature through the aperture and an unlocked condition in which the locking feature unlocks the receiving feature or permits insertion of the receiving feature through the aperture and an actuator coupled to the locking feature and configured to control the locking feature to assume the one of the locked and unlocked conditions. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036464 | PINFIELD WITH GROUND VIAS ADJACENT TO AN AUXILIARY SIGNAL CONDUCTOR FOR CROSSTALK MITIGATION - A system board is provided that includes a connector. The connector includes a pinfield. The pinfield includes a set of differential signal conductors to correspond to pins of a set of differential signaling pairs; a set of one or more auxiliary signal conductors to carry auxiliary signals; and a plurality of thru-hole ground vias adjacent to a particular one of the auxiliary signal conductors in the set of auxiliary signal conductors. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036465 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR WITH COVERING BLOCK OCCUPYING CONTACT PASSAGEWAYS - A card edge connector includes an insulative housing extending along a lengthwise direction, two rows of (contact) passageways formed in two opposite side walls with a central slot therebetween. Two rows of contacts are disposed within the corresponding passageways, respectively. The contacts include signal contacts and grounding contacts. Each side wall further forms an elongated channel by two sides of central wall under the central slot. A covering block is upwardly assembled into the corresponding channel after the corresponding contacts have been assembled into the corresponding passageways. Each block includes a deflectable latch engaged with the central wall. The covering block occupies at least one half of each passageway in the transverse direction perpendicular to the lengthwise direction. The covering block is optimally made of conductive plastic and forms a plurality of abutment ribs to respectively abut against the corresponding grounding contacts, respectively. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036466 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A connector assembly involving a plug connector that incorporates a photoelectric conversion element that conducts optical/electrical and electrical/optical signal conversion, and an actuation device that drives said photoelectric conversion element, and a receptacle connector mated with said plug connector, with the plug connector and the receptacle connector being electrically connected through mutual contact between terminals, wherein, in the plug connector, the front end side of a fiber optic cable used for optical signal transmission is connected to the rear end side of said plug connector and extends from the rear, lateral terminals are arranged in each of a pair of lateral edge portions that extend in the forward-backward direction, while end terminals are arranged in a front end edge portion | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036467 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - In the plug connector, the front end side of a fiber optic cable used for optical signal transmission is connected to, and rearwardly extends from, the rear end side of said plug connector and lateral terminals are arranged in each of a pair of lateral edge portions that extend in the forward-backward direction; at least one of the plug connector and receptacle connector has provided therein resilient members that generate a biasing force between the plug connector and receptacle connector in the forward-backward direction; and, a restricting portion, which provides a limiting value for the distance of relative displacement of the plug connector with respect to the receptacle connector in the direction of the biasing force under the action of the above-mentioned biasing force, is formed in the receptacle connector, and a restricted portion is formed in the plug connector. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036468 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE - Embodiments of the present application relate to a power supply device, including a housing, a circuit board and a connecting assembly. The housing defines an accommodation space, and includes: a housing positioning component, a first opening, and a second opening. The housing positioning component is disposed in the accommodation space. The circuit board is disposed in the accommodation space, and includes: a circuit board positioning component, a power input port, and a power output port. The power input port is disposed corresponding to the first opening. The power output port is disposed corresponding to the second opening, and electrically connected to the power output port. The connecting assembly is configured to connect the housing positioning component and the circuit board positioning component, and position the circuit board in the accommodation space of the housing. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036469 | Abnormality Prompting Method and Intelligent Socket - An abnormality prompting method and an intelligent socket ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036470 | Electrical equipment comprising a first portion and a second portion that is electrically insulated from the first portion - Electrical equipment comprising a first portion and a second portion that is electrically insulated from the first portion, the first portion comprising a frontal component, a diode, a photodiode and a processing module, the second portion comprising a first connector connected to the frontal component while being electrically insulated therefrom, a receiving space being arranged to receive a second connector that is able to be connected to the first connector, the processing module being arranged to deliver a supply current to the light-emitting diode so that the latter produces an emitted light signal, in order to acquire a detection electrical signal produced by the photodiode representative of a light signal received by the photodiode, and in order to detect a presence or absence of the second connector in the receiving space depending on the detection electrical signal. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036471 | RF CONNECTOR ELEMENT AND RF CONNECTOR SYSTEM - A first RF connector element mating with a second RF connector element includes a first terminal having a first contact region, a second terminal having a second contact region, and a first electrical insulator element electrically insulating the first terminal and the second terminal. The first electrical insulator element has a first contact support part and a first compensation part. The first contact support part is integrally formed of a first dielectric material and has a first relative dielectric constant. The first compensation part is integrally formed with the first contact support part of a second dielectric material, the second dielectric material having a second relative dielectric constant greater than the first relative dielectric constant. The first compensation part is arranged at a front end region of the first electrical insulator element and at least partly encompasses the first contact region. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036472 | CONNECTOR CAPABLE OF CONNECTING ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING SAME - Various embodiments of the disclosure relate to an electronic device comprising a connector capable of connecting an antenna. The electronic device may comprise a connector and a wireless communication circuit which can receive wireless communication data. The connector may comprise a housing which forms the outer surface of the connector and has an opening on at least a part of the outer surface so that an external connector can be coupled thereto in a first direction or a second direction, a plurality of first pins corresponding to the first direction, and a plurality of second pins corresponding to the second direction. The plurality of first pins may comprise at least one first ground pin which corresponds to a first frequency band and can be connected to the wireless communication circuit, and at least one second ground pin which corresponds to a second frequency band and can be connected to the wireless communication circuit. The plurality of second pins may comprise at least one third ground pin which corresponds to the first frequency band and can be connected to the wireless communication circuit, and at least one fourth ground pin which corresponds to the second frequency band and can be connected to the wireless communication circuit. Other embodiments are also possible. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036473 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE - The present disclosure is directed toward an electrical receptacle for installation in a wall adjacent an area allowing only a limited depth for the electrical receptacle, such as in recreational vehicles, for connection to an AC power source. The electrical receptacle may include a face cover defining an outer side and an inner side and a back enclosure defining a front edge and a rear edge. The face cover and the back enclosure may together define a receptacle depth, from the inner side of the face cover to the rear edge of the back enclosure, that is not greater than the limited depth. The electrical receptacle may provide a DC outlet and an AC outlet, with each outlet accessible adjacent the outer side of the face cover. The face cover and the back enclosure may define an internal volume and an electrical connector for connecting to an AC power source may be within the internal volume. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036474 | SHORTING TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - The present invention suppresses variation of the position of a contact part in an installed state of a short-circuit terminal. This short-circuit terminal ( | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036475 | LAMP CAP AND LAMP HOLDER THEREOF - A lamp cap can include: a metal shell; an insulating base disposed on the metal shell; an elastic connecting mechanism disposed on the insulating base, wherein the elastic connecting mechanism can include a first metal element connected to the insulating base, a second metal element disposed opposite to the first metal element, and a spring disposed between the first metal element and the second metal element and configured for supporting the second metal element and electrically communicating the first metal element and the second metal element, a main part of the second metal element can extend into the metal shell, when the main part of the second metal element is pressed by a threaded portion of a bulb, the spring can be compressed and the second metal element is movable relative to the insulating base. | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036476 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ONE-PIECE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A method of manufacturing a one-piece connector assembly includes following steps: S | 2021-02-04 |
| 20210036477 | LIGHT SOURCE APPARATUS - A light source apparatus includes an airtight container having a hemispherical or semielliptical first curved portion configured to receive laser light, a hemispherical or semielliptical second curved portion opposite to the first curved portion, and a cylindrical portion connecting the first curved portion and the second curved portion; assist gas sealed in the airtight container; and a light source configured to irradiate laser light to the first curved portion from outside of the airtight container. | 2021-02-04 |
