| 09th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 70 |
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| 20160064828 | Multi-Slot Common Aperture Dual Polarized Omni-Directional Antenna - Horizontally polarized and dual polarized antennas are described herein. In some examples, a horizontally polarized and dual polarized antenna may be mounted or operated with the physical vertical axis of the antenna being substantially perpendicular to a plane defined by the surface of the earth, and emanate an electric field that is parallel to the surface of the earth. The antenna may have a multi-slot aperture that reduces a variation in the far field omni-directional pattern. The antenna may have various cross-sectional configurations, and may have a radome at least partially surrounding the antenna and a supporting structure. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064829 | ANTENNA ARRAY FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR FOR RECEIVING RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS, ACCESS NETWORK NODE AND VEHICLE THEREOF - The embodiments of the invention relate to antenna array (AA | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064830 | ALFORD LOOP ANTENNAS WITH PARASITIC ELEMENTS - According to one embodiment of the invention, a network device comprises a plurality of antennas comprising a first antenna, wherein the first antenna comprises: a first set of one or more elements that form an Alford loop and that is configured for electrical excitation via a current transmitted over a conductive medium from a signal source and a second set of one or more elements that is configured for electromagnetic induction without contact with the conductive medium from the signal source. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064831 | Directional Array for Near Vertical Incidence Skywave Antenna - An antenna array comprising: four dipole antennas configured to function together as a directional, near vertical incidence skywave (NVIS) antenna with reduced side lobes, wherein each dipole antenna comprises two conductive elements and a feed point disposed between the two conductive elements, wherein the conductive elements of each of the four dipole antennas are disposed in an x-y plane of an x-y-z mutually orthogonal axes coordinate system, and wherein the conductive elements are substantially parallel with the x-axis and the x-y plane is substantially parallel with a ground plane; and wherein the feed points of the four dipole antennas are positioned on the x-y plane at approximately (x, 0), (−x, 0), (0, y), and (0, −y), and wherein the x-y plane is separated from the ground plane by a distance h that is less than or equal to 1/10 the wavelength (λ) of an operating frequency. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064832 | MULTI-BAND LOOP ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE UTILIZING THE SAME - A multi-band loop antenna is provided. The antenna includes a loop radiator that operates in a low frequency band, and at least two loop radiators that operate in a high frequency band and are inserted into an inner area of the low frequency band loop radiator. Each of the radiators independently operates according to an operating frequency band, to provide a multi-band characteristic. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064833 | SPLICE FOR GATHERING ENDS OF ELECTRIC WIRE BUNDLE - A splice for gathering ends of an electrical wire bundle, capable of maintaining a welded portion at the center in a cap member regardless of the number of wires in the electrical wire bundle; protecting the welded portion from vibrations and impacts; and of being versatile so as to be used in multiple wire bundles. The splice includes: an electrical wire portion ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064834 | FEMALE TERMINAL FITTING - A female terminal fitting includes terminal holding plates stacked on one another are configured of a basic terminal holding plate formed integrally with one end of an electric wire connecting portion and auxiliary terminal holding plates which are formed on corresponding edges of the basic terminal holding plate via corresponding bending margins and which are folded up and then down on to the basic terminal holding plate so that the auxiliary terminal holding plates are in a stacked state on the basic terminal holding plate. A fixing piece is formed integrally on an auxiliary terminal holding plate which is stacked at an uppermost level at an edge portion on a side which lies opposite to a side where the bending margin is provided, so as to be brought into engagement with a locking portion on the basic terminal holding plate to fix the stacked state. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064835 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR SPLICING WIRES - A splicer device is disclosed herein. The splicer device includes a main body having an internal passage formed between a first end of the main body and a second end of the main body. The first end of the main body is configured to receive at least one first wire, and the second end of the main body is configured to receive at least one second wire. A window is disposed within the main body and in communication with the internal passage between the first end of the main body and the second end of the main body for accessing and splicing the at least one first wire and the at least one second wire. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064836 | CONDUCTING MEMBER - Provided is a conductive member that includes a joining section excellent in conductivity and oxidation preventing property, the conductive member being capable of stably keeping contact resistance low even in the case where a contact surface pressure is low when joined to another conductive member, and being capable of being joined to another conductive member simply and quickly. The conductive member includes: a metallic conductive base material including a joining region to be joined to another conductive member when the conductive member is used; and a conductive-auxiliary-coating-agent layer for imparting conductivity and an oxidation preventing property to a joining section between the joining region and another conductive member when the conductive member is used, the conductive-auxiliary-coating-agent layer being formed by applying a conductive auxiliary coating agent to the joining region of the conductive base material, in which the joining region of the conductive base material has a surface roughness of 0.6 μm or less in terms of an arithmetic mean roughness Ra specified in JISB0601 (1994). | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064837 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH HEAT DISSIPATING PATH - An electrical connector mounted to a Printed Circuit Board (PCB) includes an insulating housing having a mating face, a mounting face and a rear wall positioned between the mating face and the mounting face. The housing defines a number of contact-receiving passageways and a number of heat dissipating slots communicating with the contact-receiving passageways. a number of conductive contacts are respectively received in the passageways. Each contact includes a contacting portion, a termination portion and an intermediate portion. The insulating housing has a heat dissipating section defined between the mounting face and the rear wall. The heat dissipating section communicates with the heat dissipating slots to thereby defining a heat dissipating path therebetween. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064838 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic module includes a circuit board having three first holes arranged therein in a predetermined pattern, and a cable having at least three wires, a support clip and a body. The three wires are arranged around a longitudinal axis of the cable. The support clip has a fixing element arranged radially outside the wires. The wires are held by the fixing element in such a way that the support clip is fixed in a non-rotational manner relative to the wires. The cable is configured in such a way that the support clip is connected in a non-rotational manner to the body with respect to the longitudinal axis, and that a course of the wires is deflected by the body in such a way that the ends of the wires are positioned in the predetermined pattern. Conductors of the wires are disposed in the first holes. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064839 | CONNECTOR ALIGNMENT ASSEMBLY - A connector alignment assembly comprises a support member having a surface from which an array of male connector pins extend outwardly, each male connector pin having a base region proximate the surface of the support member and a tip region proximate the end of each male connector pin. Guide posts extend from the surface in the direction of the array of male connector pins and compression mechanisms, one associated with each of the guide posts. The compression mechanisms are adapted to transition from the uncompressed position to a compressed position. An alignment plate has guide holes which engage with the guide posts to position the alignment plate in a spaced relationship from the surface of the support member. The alignment plate has an array of male connector pin holes which engage with the array of male connector pins. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064840 | RECEPTACLE FOR CONNECTING TO FLEXIBLE CIRCUIT BOARD - Connector receptacles that may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board. One example may provide an electronic device having a receptacle including a recess formed in a housing of the electronic device. The recess may have a sidewall and a bottom surface portion, and the bottom surface portion may include one or more openings extending through the bottom surface portion from an external surface to an internal surface. One or more contacts formed on a flexible circuit board may be aligned with the one or more openings in the bottom surface portion. In this way, the receptacle may be space efficient and provide a direct connection to a flexible circuit board inside an electronic device. A cosmetic cap may be placed in the recess to obscure the existence of the connector receptacle. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064841 | Receiving socket for receiving and making contact with an electronic module - The invention relates to a receiving socket for receiving and making contact with an electronic module ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064842 | OVERMOLDED CONTACT WAFER AND CONNECTOR - A contact wafer that has a plurality of contacts. Each of the contacts has a body portion with a mating end and an opposite tail end. The mating end is configured to couple to a mating contact and the tail end is configured to engage a printed circuit board. An overmold surrounds the body portions of the contacts such that the mating ends and the tails ends of the contacts are exposed and extend from opposite ends of said overmold. The overmold has a first side that includes a plurality of recessed surfaces. Each recessed surface is between adjacent body portions of the contacts and sized to receive a corresponding portion of an overmold of another contact wafer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064843 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - In the terminals of the first electrical connector, the elastic arm portions are formed such that their width dimensions in the array direction of the above-mentioned terminals are smaller than the securing arm portions; in the terminals of the second electrical connector, the sections that correspond to the securing arm portions are formed such that their width dimensions are smaller than the sections that correspond to the elastic arm portions; on the elastic arm portions side, the terminals of the first electrical connector are formed such that their width dimensions are smaller than the terminals of the second electrical connector; and on the securing arm portions side, the terminals of the second electrical connector are formed such that their width dimensions are smaller than the terminals of the first electrical connector. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064844 | Multiple-Piece FPC Connector - A multiple-piece FPC connector disposes an insulation seat and a cover separately to constitute a multiple-piece structure, and buries entirety or part of an electric conduction terminal set into an insert molding mold of the connector insulation seat prior to the insert molding for the connector insulation seat to perform joining of the connector insulation seat and the electric conduction terminal set, such that fixation for the electric conduction terminal set is achieved without plug equipment. Thereby, complexity of making the FPC connector is reduced, and the issues of electric conduction terminal dropping and residual stress of insulation seat are solved. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064845 | CONNECTOR TERMINAL - A connector terminal to be inserted into a connector and to electrically connect with a terminal portion formed at a marginal area of a surface of a board inserted into the connector, includes an inclined portion inclining relative to the board inserted into the connector, the inclined portion being resiliently deformable when compressed by the board, a contact portion formed on the inclined portion and making contact with the terminal portion, and a projecting portion formed on the inclined portion and making contact with the board prior to the contact portion when the board is inserted into the connector, the projecting portion, when the board is inserted into the connector, making contact with an edge of the board, then riding onto the terminal portion, and then, rising away from the terminal portion when the contact portion makes contact with the terminal portion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064846 | ELECTRONIC COMPONENT - An electronic component includes at least a contact member having, on a surface of a contact portion adapted to come into contact with another contact member, at least an undercoat plating layer and a main plating layer formed on the undercoat plating layer. A coating containing a fluorine-based oil is provided on the main plating layer, and the coating has a dry coating weight per unit area on the main plating layer of greater than or equal to 0.011 mg/cm | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064847 | ELECTRICAL CONTACT ELEMENT - An electrical contact element and a method of manufacturing an electrical contact element having a connecting segment which is formed of a copper sheet and comprising a coating overlaying the copper sheet having at least two layers. A first layer contains at least 60% by weight of tin. A second layer is disposed between the first layer and the copper sheet. The second layer contains a copper-containing alloy. The copper-containing alloy contains 40 to 80% by weight of copper and 20 to 60% by weight of zinc. The combined percentage by weight of copper and zinc in the second layer is at least 90%. A third layer containing tin may be disposed between the second layer and the copper sheet. A fourth layer containing zinc may be disposed on a side of the first layer opposite the second layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064848 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED ELECTRICAL CONTACTS - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a number of electrical contacts. The insulative housing has a top wall, a bottom wall and a number of side walls. The side walls form a number of passageways extending through the insulative housing. The electrical contacts are received in the passageways and each includes a contacting portion, a tail portion and a main portion connecting with the contacting portion and the tail portion. The main portion is provided with a first fastening means for engaging with the side wall and a second fastening means for engaging with the top wall so as to secure the electrical contacts to the insulative housing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064849 | High-Voltage Finger Protection - An electrical pin contact is disclosed. The electrical pin contact has a free end, a base spaced apart from the free end and connected to a plug type connector, and an electrically insulating contact protection member extending from the base to the free end. The contact protection member forms an outer face between the base and the free end. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064850 | APPARATUS FOR COVERING ELECTRICAL PLUGS - An apparatus comprises a cover configured to enclose at least a body of an electrical power plug. The electrical power plug is configured with prongs. The prongs are configured to be received by a wall outlet. The cover comprises a first opening configured to pass of a cord from the electrical power plug, and a second opening configured to expose the prongs. The second opening is larger than the first opening, wherein the cover engages a back lip of the electrical power plug. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064851 | CONNECTOR - A connector is provided with a first housing including a plurality of cavities and a passage hole, a rubber plug having a plurality of sealing holes through which wires are insertable in a liquid tight manner is mounted in the first housing. A second housing is connected to the first housing and includes a wrench preventing portion configured to regulate the connection of the second housing in an inclined posture to the first housing by being inserted into the passage hole at the time of the connection. The rubber plug includes an insertion hole which is expanded by the insertion of a tip part of the wrench preventing portion inserted through the passage hole at the time of the connection and applies a compression force to the sealing holes in a direction to be in closer contact with the wires when being expanded. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064852 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a housing that holds a plurality of terminals and a mating housing that holds a plurality of mating terminals to be connected to the terminals. The mating housing is fitted into the housing to connect the mating terminals to the terminals. The housing comprises a partition wall portion which projects ahead of the terminals and separates adjacent ones of the terminals from each other. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064853 | Electrical Connector Assembly, Electronic Control Unit Using Same, and Electric Power Steering System Therewith - An electrical connector assembly, connected to a power source or a detection sensor through a cable, includes (a) a base body made of a synthetic resin, the base body having a bottom surface wall, a side surface wall standing up from a periphery of the bottom surface wall, and an interior space defined on the bottom surface wall and enclosed by the side surface wall; and (b) a connector body for achieving an electrical connection, the connector body extending from the bottom surface wall along the side surface wall through the interior space. The bottom surface wall of the base body has an inclined plane that is inclined in relation to a horizontal plane. The interior space of the base body is filled with a sealing agent by allowing the sealing agent to flow down on the inclined plane by gravity. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064854 | Dongle for Quick Release - Systems and techniques are provided for a dongle for quick release. The plug portion may include electrical contacts to contact electrical contacts housed within the port of the electronic device. An external face may be attached to the plug portion. The external face may include electrical contact pads. The electrical contact pads may be electrically connected to the electrical contacts. A flange may include a ferromagnetic material attached to the external face, such that the flange is disposed outside of the electronic device when the plug portion is plugged into the port of the electronic device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064855 | DISPLAY CONNECTOR - A display connector includes a female connector and a male connector. The female connector is connected to a display card. The male connector is connected to an image output device. The female connector and the male connector each include an insulated main body, a plurality of connecting pins mounted on the main body, and an adsorption structure. The connecting pins of the male and female connectors are connected to each other by the adsorption of the adsorption structures of the male and female connectors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064856 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH MECHANICALLY ASSISTED ENGAGEMENT - A mechanically assisted electrical connector including a lever and a slider. The slider is coupled to the lever such that movement of the lever moves the slider. The slider defines a slot that is configured to cooperate with a post of a mating connector in a manner effective to urge the electrical connector and the mating connector together when the lever is moved from a first position to a second position. A ramp angle of the slot is varied to reduce a peak value of an applied force to advance the lever from the first position to the second position when connecting the electrical connector to the mating connector. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064857 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR - A lever-type connector includes a housing ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064858 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND METHOD OF ELECTRICALLY COUPLING FIRST AND SECOND ELECTRICAL TERMINALS OF FIRST AND SECOND BATTERY CELLS TO ONE ANOTHER - An electrical connector includes a first terminal assembly having a first pin assembly with a first plurality of pins and a second plurality of pins is provided. The electrical connector includes a first end cap attached to the first terminal assembly to urge a first electrical terminal against the first plurality of pins such that the first plurality of pins extend through and contact the first electrical terminal. The electrical connector includes a second terminal assembly having a first pin assembly with a first plurality of female pins and a second plurality of pins. The electrical connector includes a second end cap attached to the second terminal assembly to urge a second electrical terminal against the second plurality of pins of the first pin assembly of the second terminal assembly such that the second plurality of pins of the first pin assembly of the second terminal assembly extend through and contact the second electrical terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064859 | ELECTRICAL PLUG WITH DISENGAGEMENT MEMBER - An electrical connector for facilitating disconnection from an electrical device by an operator includes an electrical cord and an electrical plug device attached to an end of the electrical cord and having a planar surface. The electrical plug device includes an electrical connector perpendicular to the planar surface of the electrical plug device and a disengagement member. The electrical cord is electrically connected to the electrical connector through the electrical plug device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064860 | Quick Disconnect Method and Apparatus for Utility Power Distribution System - A quick release connector for tensioned power lines, the connector comprising: a first component, said first component attached to a power line segment; and a second component attached to a second generally collinear power line segment, said second component comprising a locking clamp mechanism that selectively clamps the first component and automatically releases upon the application of a longitudinal force of predetermined magnitude along the clamp. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064861 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND COMBINATION OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A combination includes an electronic device and an electrical connector. The electronic device includes a device housing with a mating area, and a device terminal set formed in the mating area. The electrical connector includes a connector casing with a mating region, a connector terminal set to mate with the device terminal set, and an auxiliary unit with an abutment part covering a part of the mating region of the connector casing. When the mating region of the electrical connector mates with the mating area of the electronic device, the abutment part of the auxiliary unit abuts against the device housing such that the electrical connector is stabilized and prevented from moving relative to the electronic device. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064862 | Control Assembly - A connector assembly is provided and includes receptacle connector and a header connector. The receptacle connector includes a connector housing with a receptacle contact, a fastener, and a lock. The fastener includes a fastening section fixed at an outer end portion thereof. The lock attaches to the connector housing and is movable along a length thereof. The header connector is engageable with the receptacle connector and includes a header contact that is connectable with the receptacle contact, a header housing, and an elastic fastener. The header housing has an engagement portion to which the header contact is attached and that engages the connector housing, and the elastic fastener extends outward from the engagement portion of the header housing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064863 | ARRANGEMENT WITH MODULAR PARTS AND AN ADJUSTABLE CODING - The arrangement includes at least one modular part of a first type (60), at least one modular part of a second type (60′), an adjustable coding (10, 10′), which has coding settings, which allow or prevent a joining together of the modular parts, and a holding appliance (62-64, 62′-64′) for holding one modular part on the other modular part when these are joined together. Coding elements (10, 10′) are provided, which in each case are received in a receiving space (51, 51′) formed in the modular part of the first or second type (50, 50′, 60, 60′) and which in each case have a projection (31, 31′) projecting out of the receiving space. The respective coding element is disposed so as to be movable to and fro in order to assume at least two coding positions, which can be selected so that
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| 20160064864 | Electrical Plug Connector - An electrical plug connector includes an insulating housing, two terminal sets, and a metallic component. The insulating housing includes a front portion and a rear portion, and a receiving cavity is formed inside the front portion. The two terminal sets separately include a plurality of terminals and are arranged in an upper-row terminal set and a lower-row terminal set. Each terminal includes a contact portion disposed in the receiving cavity, a retaining portion retained in the insulating housing, and a soldering portion disposed in the rear of the insulating housing. The metallic component includes a plate body and two latches. The plate body is disposed in the rear portion and clamped between the upper-row and lower-row terminal sets. The two latches are separately disposed at two sides of the plate body and symmetrical to each other. The plate body and the two latches are formed in one piece. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064865 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for transmitting data signals between the insulated conductors of a first data cable and corresponding insulated conductors of a second data cable, including a first part having a socket shaped to at least partially receive a plug of said first data cable; a second part having a plurality of insulation displacement contact slots shaped to receive end sections of the conductors of the second data cable; and a plurality of electrically conductive contacts including resiliently compressible spring finger contacts extending into the socket for electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the first cable; insulation displacement contacts seated in corresponding insulation displacement contact slots for effecting electrical connection with corresponding conductors of the second data cable; and mid sections extending therebetween, wherein relative movement between the mid sections of the contacts is inhibited by a fastener. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064866 | ELECTRICAL RECEPTACLE CONNECTOR - An electrical receptacle connector includes an insulated housing, upper-row terminals, lower-row terminals, and a grounding sheet. The insulated housing includes a base portion and a tongue portion. The tongue portion is extended from one side of the base portion and has an upper surface and a lower surface. The upper-row terminals are disposed at the base portion and the tongue portion and include a ground terminal located at the upper surface The lower-row terminals are disposed at the base portion and the tongue portion and include a ground terminal located at the lower surface. The grounding sheet is disposed at the insulated housing and located between the ground terminal of the upper-row terminals and the ground terminal of the lower-row terminals. The grounding sheet includes one or more protruded portion in contact with the ground terminal of the upper-row terminals or the ground terminal of the lower-row terminals. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064867 | Vehicular Cable Assembly - A vehicular cable assembly that is easy to install and allows high transmission rates. This vehicular cable assembly includes at least two unshielded conductive signal lines that are untwisted around each other in a connection region in which the unshielded conductive signal lines are adapted to be connected to an external element and twisted around each other in a region next to the connection region. This vehicular cable assembly also includes a shielding assembly having at least one canal-like receptacle shielding part extending at least along the entire connection region and within which the unshielded conductive signal lines are disposed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064868 | FLIPPABLE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A plug connector mateable with the receptacle connector, includes an insulative housing enclosed in a metallic shell, defining a receiving cavity to receive the mating tongue, and equipped with a plurality of contacts on opposite sides in the vertical direction. A latch forms a pair of locking heads extending into two opposite lateral sides of the receiving cavity to lock with a shielding plate embedded within a mating tongue of the complementary receptacle connector during mating. The plug connector is equipped with a pair of locking screws symmetrically located by two sides of the metallic shell and aligned with the pair of locking heads in the transverse direction, and the receptacle connector is equipped with a pair of screw holes to receive the pair of locking screws in a locked manner. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064869 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH IMPROVED GROUNDING MECHANISM - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic grounding plate and a metallic inner shell. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding forwardly from the base. The contacts are divided into a plurality of upper contacts and a plurality of lower contacts. The metallic grounding plate is positioned between the upper contacts and the lower contacts. The metallic inner shell includes a top shell and a bottom shell separately made from each other. The metallic grounding plate is positioned between the top shell and the bottom shell. The metallic inner shell and the metallic grounding plate are in contact with each other in order to realize a relative larger grounding area. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064870 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WITH INNER SHELL IN TWO PIECES - An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts retained in the insulative housing, a metallic outer shell enclosing the insulative housing, and a metallic inner shell positioned between the metallic outer shell and the insulative housing. The insulative housing includes a base and a tongue portion protruding from the base. The contacts include a number of flat contacting portions exposed on a top surface and a bottom surface of the tongue portion, respectively. The metallic inner shell includes at least two pieces which are separately made and fixed to the insulative housing. The metallic inner shell and the metallic outer shell are in mechanical contact with each other in order to achieve a relative larger grounding area. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064871 | FEMALE CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH GROUNDING - Provided is a female connector for high-speed transmission with grounding, including a case, an insulating body, and an upper terminal group and a lower terminal group disposed in the insulating body. The insulating body is disposed in the case. A shielding sheet is disposed in the insulating body. A contact part directly processed from the shielding sheet is disposed on a portion of the shielding sheet, wherein the portion corresponds to the ground terminals of the upper terminal group and the lower terminal group. The contact part is physically and electrically connected to the ground terminals. The upper terminal group and/or the lower terminal group at least includes a high frequency terminal pair, wherein the thickness of a contact portion of the high frequency terminal pair is less than the thickness of a portion adjacent to the contact portion. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064872 | LARGE CURRENT FEMALE CONNECTOR FOR HIGH-SPEED TRANSMISSION - Provided is a large current female connector for high-speed transmission, comprising a case, an insulating body, and an upper terminal group and a lower terminal group disposed in the insulating body. The insulating body is disposed in the case. A power terminal in the upper terminal group and a corresponding power terminal in the lower terminal group are connected to form a big power terminal. An insulating body trench for accommodating the big power terminal is disposed on the insulating body. The present invention has advantages in that the fabrication process is simple and cost effective, and a large current transport is possible. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064873 | PLUGGABLE CONNECTOR CONFIGURED TO TRANSFER THERMAL ENERGY AWAY FROM INTERNAL ELECTRONICS OF THE PLUGGABLE CONNECTOR - Pluggable connector including a connector housing having a leading end configured to mate with a receptacle assembly. The connector housing has an interior cavity. The pluggable connector also includes a communication assembly held by the connector housing. The communication assembly includes internal electronics located within the interior cavity, and a mating terminal located proximate to the leading end. The mating terminal is communicatively coupled to the internal electronics. The pluggable connector also includes a thermal-transfer assembly that is disposed within the interior cavity. The thermal-transfer assembly includes first and second thermal-transfer modules that each include a plurality of spaced-apart projections. The corresponding projections of the first and second thermal-transfer modules are interleaved with one another. The first thermal-transfer module is coupled to the internal electronics, and the second thermal-transfer module is coupled to the connector housing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064874 | BOARD CONNECTION STRUCTURE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A board connection structure including a wiring board having a contact point section provided at one end portion and opposed to a switch button, and a holding member to which the wiring board is attached with flat surfaces of the contact point section and the connection section on the same surface intersecting with each other by the folding of the wiring board. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064875 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first housing ( | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064876 | Reconfigurable recessed electrical conduit receptacles - Reconfigurable electrical and electronic communication receptacle boxes are in an assembly that has a face or plurality of faces having electrical and electronic communication receptacles. The faces are recessed from flanges which are mounted on a wall into which the assembly is inserted. The boxes in the assembly are secured to the wall by rotatable clips having a bent or kick to position correctly the clip when rotated. The assembly can be augmented after initial installation with minimal intrusion and destruction of the wall. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064877 | CONNECTOR - A connector which includes a metal piece, a contact assembly including a body which fixes a plurality of contacts, and a housing in which the contact assembly is inserted, in which the metal piece includes an arm portion which is extended in an arrangement direction of the contacts, an L-shaped portion, and of which an end surface is brought into contact only with a lateral wall of a concave portion of the housing, and a pressing portion which is formed by extending an end surface of the L-shaped portion, and which protrudes from a hole to be brought into contact only with a lateral wall of a recess of the body. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064878 | PATCH PANEL STRUCTURE - A patch panel structure includes a circuit board, a plurality of first RJ45 sockets, and a plurality of second RJ45 sockets. The circuit board has a first end and a second end opposite to each other. A plurality of first conducting points are formed at the first end. A plurality of second conducting points are formed at the second end. Each of the first RJ45 sockets forms a first interface and is electrically connected to each of the first conducting points. Each of the second RJ45 sockets forms a second interface, is electrically connected to each of the second conducting points, and is disposed in a parallel and symmetrical manner with respect to each of the first RJ45 sockets. Each of the first interfaces of the first RJ45 sockets is disposed in a back-to-back and spaced-apart manner with respect to each of the second RJ45 sockets. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064879 | SERIAL BUS CONNECTOR - A serial bus connector is provided comprising as least one insulated body having a plurality of openings, a plurality of rows of terminals, a base assembly, at least one conductive cover, and an outer shielding. The at least one conductive cover is located upon an outer surface of a side wall of the insulated body, and comprises a plurality of first conductive portions and second conductive portions. The first conductive portions are formed by bending the conductive cover toward a direction of the inside of the insulated body, and the second conductive portions are formed by bending the conductive cover toward an opposite direction of the insulated body. The first conductive portions pass through the openings of the insulated body to extend into the inside of the insulated body for electrically connecting with another complementary connector. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064880 | Quick Connection Identification Module Junction Box - An electrical trainline junction box formed from a housing having first and second opposing sides, an identification module positioned in the housing, and first and second receptacles positioned in each of the first and second opposing sides. The first and second receptacles have a plurality of electrical contacts arranged in a predetermined geometry so that only one possible orientation and electrical connection to trainline flanges is possible. The flanges include contact pins in inserts coupled to the flanges by sleeves. The outer surface of the inserts and the inner surface of the sleeves are keyed to allow only a single orientation of the inserts relative to the sleeves. The outer surface of the sleeves is shaped to allow only a single orientation of the sleeves relative to the flanges, thus ensuring that the proper electrical connection is made when the junction box is installed. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064881 | Bus Bar Apparatus Usable In High Temperature Cable Termination Applications - An improved bus bar apparatus is usable in high temperature electrical terminations and is configured to provide sufficient heat dissipation such that when connected at one end with a 90° C. wire, the bus bar apparatus is at most only at 75° C. at another end thereof, which end can be connected with a lower temperature electrical component such as a circuit interrupter. The bus bars apparatus may include bus bars that extend directly between the high temperature wires and the low temperature electrical component, or the bus bar apparatus may additionally include wires that are electrically interposed between the low temperature region of the bus bars and the electrical component. Additional cooling could be provided by employing oversized wires. The bus bars may additionally include fins, fans, or supplementary heat sinks to enhance thermal convection of the bus bar. The bus bar apparatus additionally can be provided with its own enclosure to be usable in a retrofit situation. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064882 | Detachable Storage Device - A detachable storage device is disclosed in the invention. The detachable storage device comprises an upper cover, a USB interface, a SD card joint, a main circuit board, a SD card, a lower cover and a SD card cover. The upper cover is fixed with the lower cover, the USB interface is provided on one end of the snap-fit position of the upper cover with the lower cover. The SD card cover is pivotally connected on one end of the lower cover provided with the USB interface, the SD card which is fixed within the lower cover is provided at inner side of the SD card cover, and the SD card is clamped on a SD card fixing seat which is fixed on a lower side of the main circuit board within the lower cover, and the SD card joint is provided on the other end of the snap-fit position of the upper cover with the lower cover. The detachable storage device is designed simply and scientifically so that it is convenient in use and low-cost. The detachable storage device has the encryption function and can be used safely. Also, the SD card is detachable such that it is suitable for different users, and this is favorable to the product popularization. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064883 | Electrical Power Cord with Supplemental Socket - A power cord with an integrated socket box located between its plug and connector has many advantages, especially in the construction industry. Power tools can be manufactured with this power cord so that one need not look for an extension cord when he is seeking to use a secondary tool. This power cord also allows for multiple parties to work from a single power source. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064884 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING ADJUSTABLE PLUG - A connector assembly includes a main body, a plug, and a positioning base mounted to the main body and engaged with the plug. The plug includes at least one pin and a plurality of first latching portions. The positioning base includes a plurality of second latching portions corresponding to the first latching portions. The second latching portions are selectively engaged with the first latching portions in a first relationship to secure the plug on the positioning base at a first orientation with respect to the positioning base, when the second latching portions are engaged with the first latching portions in a second relationship different to the first relationship, the plug is located at a second orientation different from the first orientation with respect to the positioning base from the positioning base. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064885 | METHOD FOR CONNECTING INSULATED WIRES - A method for connecting a plurality of insulated wires to each other is provided. Each of the insulated wires has a conductor portion and an insulating coating covering the conductor portion. The insulating coating is made of an insulating material. The method includes stripping the insulating coating of each of the insulated wires to expose the conductor portion such that the insulating coating is removed from a section of the insulated wire along a direction in which the insulated wire extends and at a location away from an end portion of the insulated wire, and connecting the conductor portions of the insulated wires. The connecting includes crimping a crimp joint terminal onto the exposed conductor portions to join the exposed conductor portions, and after the crimping, welding the conductor portions by applying pressure and electric current or ultrasonic vibration to the crimp joint terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064886 | NEST DIES, INDENT CRIMP DIE SETS, AND CRIMP TOOLS HAVING SUCH DIE SETS - A nest die for mechanically securing an electrical connector to a conductor wire is provided. The nest die includes a conductor receipt area and a lip. The receipt area has an outer periphery and a bottom surface. The lip is at the outer periphery of the receipt area. The outer periphery is sufficient to receive a free end of the conductor wire abutting the bottom surface and a lower face of the electrical connector on the lip. In this manner, the nest die can be used to easily and reproducibly seat the electrical connector in the die at a predetermined position on the conductor wire. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064887 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BLOCK - An electric connection block is provided with a bus bar formed from a press-formed product of a metal plate member and a resin-made housing insert molded integrally with the bus bar. The bus bar is provided with a flat plate-shaped main plate part and a standing terminal erected by bending a base end connected to a portion of the main plate part relative to the main plate part. The electric connection block is manufactured by insert molding the housing integrally with the bus bar in a before-bending state where the standing terminal is located on the same plane as the main plate part, and bending the base end of the standing terminal to thereby erect the standing terminal relative to the main plate part after the insert molding of the housing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064888 | TERMINAL INSERTION DEVICE AND TERMINAL INSERTION METHOD - A terminal insertion device that inserts a terminal into a connector housing, is provided with a stationary disk, a parallel joint mechanism which grasps an electric wire which is connected to the terminal at a leading end and conveys the electric wire and inserts the terminal into a cavity of the connector housing, a biaxial sensor portion capable of measuring at least a contour position of the terminal, roll angle calculation portion which calculates a roll angle with respect to a reference condition, and a roll angle compensation control portion that controls the parallel joint mechanism to compensate an inclination of the terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064889 | FULL POLYMER MICRORESONATORS - The present invention relates to a microresonator, in particular a full polymer microresonator, a method for producing the microresonator, and the use of the microresonator as a microlaser and/or molecular sensor. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064890 | LESSENING VARIATIONS OF SPECTRAL CHARACTERISTIC OF AN OPTICAL DEVICE - Devices and methods for lessening a thermal dependence of gain profile of an optical amplifier are disclosed. An optical beam is split in a plurality of sub-beams with a thermally variable power splitting ratio, e.g. one sub-beam may travel a longer optical path length than another. When the sub-beams are recombined, they interfere with each other, causing the throughput to be wavelength dependent. An amplitude of this wavelength dependence is thermally variable due to the thermally variable power splitting ratio. The thermally variable power splitting ratio and the optical path length difference are selected so as to offset a thermal variation of a spectral gain profile of an optical amplifier. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064891 | OPTICAL PARAMETRIC AMPLIFICATION, OPTICAL PARAMETRIC GENERATION, AND OPTICAL PUMPING IN OPTICAL FIBERS SYSTEMS - Embodiments described herein include a system for producing ultrashort tunable pulses based on ultra broadband OPA or OPG in nonlinear materials. The system parameters such as the nonlinear material, pump wavelengths, quasi-phase matching periods, and temperatures can be selected to utilize the intrinsic dispersion relations for such material to produce bandwidth limited or nearly bandwidth limited pulse compression. Compact high average power sources of short optical pulses tunable in the wavelength range of 1800 to 2100 nm and after frequency doubling in the wavelength range of 900 to 1050 nm can be used as a pump for the ultra broadband OPA or OPG. In certain embodiments, these short pump pulses are obtained from an Er fiber oscillator at about 1550 nm, amplified in Er fiber, Raman-shifted to 1800 to 2100 nm, stretched in a fiber stretcher, and amplified in Tm-doped fiber. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064892 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GENERATING A BURST OF ULTRA-SHORT, HIGH-POWER LASER PULSES - A system and method for generating a burst of ultra-short, high-power laser pulses, the system includes elements for generating laser pulses having a repetition period τ1, amplification elements including an optical amplifier medium, a regenerative optical cavity, elements for injecting the laser pulses into the regenerative optical cavity, and elements for extracting the laser pulses from the regenerative optical cavity. The regenerative optical cavity has a total length such that the duration of a round trip of each pulse is between N−1 and N times the period τ1, wherein N is an integer higher than or equal to 2, the injection elements are adapted for trapping a burst of N laser pulses in the regenerative optical cavity, the extraction elements are suitable to extract the burst of N laser pulses from the regenerative optical cavity, and the optical amplifier medium is suitable for forming a burst of amplified laser pulses. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064893 | Device For Reducing Optical Feedback Into Laser Amplifier - A device for reducing spontaneous emission in laser oscillator laser amplifier laser system. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064894 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - This semiconductor laser device includes a semiconductor laser chip and a spatial light modulator SLM which is optically connected to the semiconductor laser chip. The semiconductor laser chip LDC includes an active layer | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064895 | OPTICAL MODULE - An optical module includes a base portion having a top-surface metal layer on a top surface of a base, a semiconductor element on the top-surface metal layer and an optical element optically-coupled to the semiconductor element and bonded to the base with adhesive at a first side surface of the base at a side of the optical element being optically-coupled. A pull-back area is formed on the top surface by disposing a second side surface at the side, of the top-surface metal layer at a retracted position to the first side surface at the side. Between an adhesion area where the base and the optical element are bonded and a mounting portion below an optical-power-outputting surface of the semiconductor element, the top-surface metal layer has an adhesive flow stopping portion formed, by patterning, so as to prevent the adhesive from flowing through the pull-back area to the mounting portion's side. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064896 | PACKAGING STRUCTURE AND METHOD OF PACKAGING TUNABLE LASER DEVICE, AND TUNABLE LASER DEVICE - The present disclosure provides a packaging structure and a method of packaging an tunable laser device, and an tunable laser device. The packaging structure of the tunable laser device may include a TO tube base and a TO tube cap, wherein a first thermal sink is disposed on the TO tube base, a semiconductor laser chip is disposed on a vertical side of the first thermal sink, an aspheric lens is disposed on the TO tube cap, and the semiconductor laser chip is disposed on a central axis of the aspheric lens; and wherein the vertical side of the first thermal sink is a side of the first thermal sink perpendicular to the TO tube base. The tunable laser device according to the present disclosure may be applicable to communication over an optical fiber. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064897 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER - A semiconductor laser includes a semiconductor substrate, an active region provided over the semiconductor substrate and having an active layer and a first diffraction grating, and a guiding region provided over the semiconductor substrate and having a guiding layer continuously extending from the active layer in an optical axis direction and a second diffraction grating continuously extending from the first diffraction grating in the optical axis direction. A grating period of the second diffraction grating is uniform, the first diffraction grating has a first part in which a grating period becomes uneven, and a grating formation density of the first diffraction grating is smaller than the grating formation density of the second diffraction grating. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064898 | VCSEL BASED LOW COHERENCE EMITTER FOR CONFOCAL 3D SCANNER - Methods and apparatus for measuring objects comprise a plurality of light sources to generate a plurality of light beams directed toward a spot generator array comprising a plurality of spot generating lenses. The plurality of light sources is separated from the spot generator array with a separation distance sufficient to overlap the plurality of light beams at each of the spot generating lenses. The overlap of each of the beams at each of the spot generating lenses provides smoothing of the energy profile of the light energy incident on the spot generating lenses. The spot generator array generates focused spots comprising overlapping focused beams. The overlapping beams may comprise overlapping beams of a vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) array, and the overlapping focused beams can decrease optical artifacts. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064899 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - Provided is a surface-emitting semiconductor laser including a substrate; a first semiconductor multilayer reflector of a first conductivity type formed on the substrate, the first semiconductor multilayer reflector including plural pairs of a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer; a cavity region formed on the first semiconductor multilayer reflector; a second semiconductor multilayer reflector of a second conductivity type formed on the cavity region, the second semiconductor multilayer reflector including plural pairs of a low-refractive-index layer and a high-refractive-index layer; a columnar structure extending from the second semiconductor multilayer reflector to the cavity region; and a current confinement layer formed inside the columnar structure by selective oxidation of a semiconductor layer containing Al. The cavity region includes an active region; and a cavity extension region interposed between the active region and the first semiconductor multilayer reflector. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064900 | SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, SURFACE-EMITTING SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE, OPTICAL TRANSMISSION DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE - A surface-emitting semiconductor laser includes a first semiconductor multilayer film reflector, an active region, a second semiconductor multilayer film reflector, and a current confinement layer including an oxidized region formed by selective oxidation. The current confinement layer includes a first semiconductor layer having a relatively high Al content, a second semiconductor layer that is adjacent to the first semiconductor layer on an active-region side of the first semiconductor layer and has a lower Al content than the first semiconductor layer, and a composition-gradient layer adjacent to the first semiconductor layer on a side of the first semiconductor layer which is opposite to the active-region side. A portion of the composition-gradient layer which faces the first semiconductor layer has a lower Al content than the first semiconductor layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064901 | NITRIDE SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM CASCADE LASER - A terahertz quantum cascade laser (THz-QCL) element operable at an unexplored frequency is obtained. A crystal of a nitride semiconductor is used to fabricate a repeated set of unit structures into a super lattice. Each unit structure includes a first barrier layer, a first well layer, a second barrier layer, and a second well layer disposed in this order. An energy level structure for electrons under a bias electric field has a mediation level, an upper lasing level, and a lower lasing level. The energy value of the mediation level is close to the energy value of either an upper lasing level or a lower lasing level, each belonging to either the unit structure or the other unit structure adjacent thereto, and is separated from the energy value of the other level by at least the energy value of a longitudinal-optical (LO) phonon exhibited by the crystal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064902 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor laser device includes an n-type clad layer, a first p-type clad layer and a ridge stripe. The device also includes an active layer interposed between the n-type clad layer and the first p-type clad layer, and a current-blocking layer formed on side surfaces of the ridge stripe. The ridge stripe of the device includes a second p-type clad layer formed into a ridge stripe shape on the opposite surface of the first p-type clad layer from the n-type clad layer. The ridge stripe is formed such that a first ridge width as the width of a surface of the second p-type clad layer exists on the same side as the first p-type clad layer and a second ridge width as the width of a surface of the second p-type clad layer exists on the opposite side from the first p-type clad layer. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064903 | SPARK PLUG FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SPARK PLUG - A spark plug includes a tubular housing, a tubular insulator retained in the housing, a center electrode secured in the insulator with a distal end portion of the center electrode protruding outside the insulator, and an annular ground electrode fixed to a distal end of the housing. The housing has, at the distal end thereof, a small-inner diameter portion that has a smaller inner diameter than other portions of the housing. The annular ground electrode is arranged on a distal end surface of the small-inner diameter portion of the housing so that an inner circumferential surface of the ground electrode faces an outer circumferential surface of the distal end portion of the center electrode through a spark gap formed therebetween. The outer diameter of the ground electrode is less than the outer diameter of the distal end surface of the small-inner diameter portion of the housing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064904 | Spark Plug With Interference-Suppression Element - A spark plug having a spark plug body and an insulator arranged therein, in which insulator a passage is provided in which a center electrode, an ignitor and a glass seal connecting the center electrode to the ignitor and acting as an interference-suppression resistor are arranged. At least one additional interference-suppression element is arranged in the passage of the insulator. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064905 | MODULAR ACCESSORY SYSTEM FOR PANEL BOARD - A modular accessory system is structured to be mounted in a panel board including a housing assembly and a number of conductors with each conductor having a number of stabs extending therefrom. The modular accessory system includes an interface assembly structured to be selectively coupled to the panel board and a number of modules disposed on the interface assembly. Each module is structured to at least monitor or regulate one or more attributes of the panel board. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064906 | WIRE HARNESS ELECTRICAL LINE EXTERIOR STRUCTURE - A wire harness electrical line exterior structure has favorable workability in a wire harness mounting task, prevents unnecessary constricting force from being applied to an electrical line group by an exterior member after mounting, and allows an improvement in the bendability and the durability of the electrical line group. The wire harness electrical line exterior structure includes an electrical line group including electrical lines, and an exterior member enclosing the electrical line group. The exterior member includes a shape memory material attached to the electrical line group in a first exterior orientation adjacent thereto. The shape memory material is molded so as to be capable of returning to a predetermined remembered shape. When the shape memory material is heated so as to return to the remembered shape, the exterior member increases in width from the first exterior orientation to a second exterior orientation separated from the electrical line group. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064907 | CONDUCTIVE PATH - A conductive path is provided that enables easily connecting stranded electrical lines to a plurality of single-core electrical lines collectively inserted into a pipe. The conductive path includes a plurality of single-core electrical lines, each being made up of one single-core conductor enveloped in an insulating sheathing, and a shield pipe into which the single-core electrical lines are collectively inserted. An end portion of each of the single-core conductors is a junction portion to which a stranded electrical line is to be connected, the stranded electrical line including a stranded conductor made up of a plurality of twisted individual wires, and an insulating sheathing that envelops the stranded conductor. The junction portions of the single-core electrical lines are arranged in the longitudinal direction with respect to each other outside of the shield pipe. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064908 | OPENING AID - The invention concerns an opening aid (1) for an energy guide chain (E) with chain links (K). At least some of the chain links (K) at their top side have a respective transverse leg (Q) which is arranged pivotably on a side plate (L) and which can be fixed to the other side plate (L). The opening aid (1) for guidance of the transverse legs (Q) upon opening thereof has a body (2) extending in a working direction (a) and a lateral extension (4) having an inclined sliding deflection surface (3) for the transverse legs (Q). To simplify handling and structure of the opening aid (1) it is proposed that the extension (4) is mounted to the body (2) movably relative thereto and is reciprocatingly movable between a working position in which the extension (4) is arranged extending laterally from the body (2) in operative guiding relationship for the transverse legs (Q) and a rest position in which the extension (4) is arranged in inoperative guiding relationship of being moved away from the working position. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064909 | SUPPORT PLATE FOR MOUNTING A GANGBOX SIDEWAYS - Disclosed is a support plate for mounting a side of an electrical gangbox to a wall stud wherein, he gangbox comprises at least one circular knockout disposed on a side thereof. The support plate comprises at least one elongate, oblique fastener hole, each of which adapted to receive a fastener therethrough. As the rear surface of the support plate is engaged with the inner side surface of the gangbox such that, the egress or egresses of the at least one fastener hole is disposed to be within the areal purview of the at least one knockout hole, a fastener thoroughly received within a fastener hole is adapted to engage the support member through a knockout hole. Notably, a knockout hole comprises the hole formed by the removal of a knockout. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064910 | Flat Panel Mounting Interface Element, System and Method - This interface system for use in facilitating the mounting of flat panels for electronic media junctures/connectors uses an interface element intermediate the flat panel for electronic connectors, which would typically be mounted directly to an ambient surface such as a wall (or to an electrical box in the wall), and such wall or electrical box. The key features of the interface element are (a) a flat panel interface surface by which a flat panel can be attached to the mounting interface element, (b) side walls that inset the interface surface into the wall (or electrical box) so that the junctures and other attachments and features on the flat panel are below the ambient wall surface, and (c) a peripheral flange for connection of the interface to the ambient surface and/or the exterior of the electrical box. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064911 | CANTILEVER FOR OVERHEAD CONTACT LINE - The invention relates to a cantilever for an overhead line, of the type comprising a main cantilever beam that receives the elements for securing the wires of the overhead line located at its distal end and a diagonal beam supporting the main beam and inclined in relation to same. The main beam is telescopic and comprises a proximal portion and a distal portion that can move telescopically in relation to one another. The above-mentioned wire-securing elements are secured in the distal portion. The diagonal beam is connected to the horizontal beam in the proximal portion thereof, by means of a rotatable coupling. In addition, the diagonal beam is telescopic. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064912 | ANTI-ICING COATING FOR POWER TRANSMISSION LINES - Provided are methods and systems for forming piezoelectric coatings on power line cables using sol-gel materials. A cable may be fed through a container with a sol-gel material having a piezoelectric material to form an uncured layer on the surface of the cable. The layer is then cured using, for example, infrared, ultraviolet, and/or other types of radiation. The cable may be suspended in a coating system such that the uncured layer does not touch any components of the system until the layer is adequately cured. Piezoelectric characteristics of the cured layer may be tested in the system to provide a control feedback. The cured layer, which may be referred to as a piezoelectric coating, causes resistive heating at the outer surface of the cable during vibration of the cable due transmission of alternating currents and environmental factors. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064913 | COMPOSITE DIRECT CONNECTOR FOR HIGH VOLTAGE LINE - The present invention relates to a composite direct connector for a high voltage line. The composite direct connector for a high voltage line according to the present invention is characterized by comprising: a pair of terminal connecting rings electrically connected to each other; and ground terminals installed on the terminal connecting rings, respectively, and having a neutral line of a high voltage line on one side and a neutral line of a high voltage line on the other side connected to each other. According to the present invention as described thus far above, a neutral line for connecting a high voltage line and for external grounding is rendered unnecessary by a connecting member, thus making it easy to arrange ground wires within a structure, and affording easy construction without regard to access space. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064914 | System and Method for Forming End Terminations of Mineral Insulated Cable - A method of attaching an end termination assembly to a cold lead of a mineral insulated heating cable. the method comprises removing a portion of a metallic sheath of the cold lead from a proximal end of the cold lead, thereby exposing a conductor of the cold lead. In addition sliding a tubular bushing over the proximal end of the cold lead, and sliding a tubular pot over the proximal end of the cold lead, the conductor thereby projecting from a proximal end of the tubular pot. The method further including aligning a proximal end of the sheath of the cold lead with a proximal end of the tubular bushing, and welding the proximal end of the tubular bushing to the sheath at the proximal end of the sheath. In addition, positioning a distal end of the pot over the proximal end of the bushing, and welding the distal end of the pot to the bushing. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064915 | CIRCUIT BREAKER FOR INTERRUPTING A CIRCUIT - A circuit breaker is disclosed for interrupting a circuit. In an embodiment, the circuit breaker includes an electronic trip element, including a microcontroller, to interrupt the electrical circuit when at least one adjustable protection parameter is reached. The microcontroller of the electronic trip element is connected to a radio module that is at least intermittently wirelessly connected to a terminal. The microcontroller, the radio module and the terminal are embodied such that protection parameters are displayable and adjustable and operating states are displayable on the terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064916 | DETECTION CIRCUIT AND SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - Provided is a semiconductor device including a detection circuit in which, even when a load short-circuit detection circuit and a load open-circuit detection circuit perform false detection due to a fluctuation in power supply voltage and the like, an output of a false detection result can be prevented. The detection circuit includes the load short-circuit detection circuit configured to detect a short circuit of a load, the load open-circuit detection circuit configured to detect an open circuit of the load, and a logic circuit configured to output output signals of the load short-circuit detection circuit and the load open-circuit detection circuit to an output terminal of the logic circuit, in which the logic circuit outputs a signal of a non-detection logic to the output terminal when the outputs of the load open-circuit detection circuit and the load short-circuit detection circuit are detection logics. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064917 | METHOD AND SWITCH FOR AUTOMATICALLY CUTTING OFF HIGH TEMPERATURE AND HIGH CURRENT BY USING METAL-INSULATOR TRANSITION (MIT) DEVICE - A method of automatically cutting off high temperature and high current, includes calculating an FET voltage applied to an FET (Field Effect Transistor), based on a resistance of a CTS (Critical Temperature Switch) and a reference resistance, comparing the FET voltage with a predetermined threshold voltage, and setting the FET to an ON state when the FET voltage is higher than the threshold voltage and setting the FET to an OFF state when the FET voltage is lower than the threshold voltage. The CTS is a switch including an MIT (Metal-Insulator Transition) device. The MIT device has a metallic property only in a predetermined temperature range. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064918 | OUTPUT SHORT CIRCUIT PROTECTING DEVICE - An output short circuit protecting device electrically connected to a power supplying device includes a first output short circuit protecting unit. The first output short circuit protecting unit includes a sensing unit, a comparing unit, a judging element, and a latching unit. The sensing unit is electrically connected to a switching unit, a first outputting resistor, and a second outputting resistor of the power supplying device. The comparing unit is electrically connected to the sensing unit. The judging element is electrically connected to the comparing unit, and a controller and a signal-controlling terminal of the power supplying device. The latching unit is electrically connected to the judging element and the signal-controlling terminal. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064919 | PROTECTION CIRCUIT - There is provided a protection circuit that is mounted between an AC adapter and a load circuit, operates with power supplied from the AC adapter, has a soft start function, and can perform overvoltage protection and the like. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064920 | AUXILIARY SELF-PROTECTING TRANSISTOR STRUCTURE - This document discusses, among other things, an auxiliary self-protecting transistor circuit, system, and method configured to protect a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor. The auxiliary self-protecting transistor circuit can include an ESD device including a gate terminal, a drain terminal, and a source terminal. The ESD device is configured to be coupled to an isolation region of a complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor, and can provide a discharge path between the isolation region of the CMOS transistor and the source terminal of the ESD device. The isolation region of the CMOS transistor can include a blocking junction, such as an n-doped isolation well (niso), a p-type well (pwell), or one or more other blocking junctions. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064921 | CIRCUIT FOR VOLTAGE DETECTION AND PROTECTION AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - A circuit for voltage detection and protection comprises a first block, a first voltage detector, a second block and a second voltage detector. The first block receives a first voltage supply. The first voltage detector detects the first voltage supply and generates a first detecting signal when detecting the first voltage supply level is out of the first operating voltage range. The second block receives a second voltage supply. The second voltage detector detects the second voltage supply and generates a second detecting signal when detecting the second voltage supply level is out of the second operating voltage range. The first block performs a protection operation on the circuit when monitoring at least one of the first and second detecting signals. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064922 | SURGE REDUCTION FILTER - A surge reduction filter (SRF) includes a cartridge having a cartridge housing, a first active connection point for connection to an active line of an AC power supply, and a neutral connection point for connection to a neutral line of the AC power supply. The active and neutral connection points are located to be accessible from outside the cartridge. A first fuse and a first surge protection element are electrically connected in series between the active and neutral connection points. A status circuit is connected to monitor the surge protection element and an indicator is connected to the status circuit to indicate at least a normal status and a fault status of the surge protection element. The status circuit detects a change in voltage at a point between the fuse and the protection element and creates a fault indication if a voltage change is detected due to the fuse operating. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064923 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR PLASMA PROCESSING - A power supply device for plasma processing, wherein electric arcs may occur, comprises a power supply circuit for generating a voltage across output terminals, and a first switch connected between the power supply circuit and one of the output terminals. According to a first aspect the power supply device comprises a recovery energy circuit connected to the output terminals and to the power supply circuit. According to a second aspect the power supply device comprises an inductance circuit including an inductor and a second switch connected parallel to the inductor. According to a third aspect the power supply device comprises a controller for causing the power supply circuit and the first switch to be switched on and off. The controller is configured to determine a quenching time interval by means of a self-adaptive process. The quenching time interval defines the time interval during which, in an event of an arc, no voltage is generated across the output terminals. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064924 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ISOLATING AND PROTECTING A PoE (POWER OVER ETHERNET) DEVICE - A surge protection device includes an isolating transformer configured to conduct an Ethernet data signal on a wire pair and configured to provide voltage surge protection for Ethernet equipment coupled to the wire pair, and a power supply coupled to the isolating transformer and configured to conduct a DC voltage signal from the wire pair and configured to provide voltage surge protection for the Ethernet equipment coupled to the wire pair. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064925 | OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT, OVERVOLTAGE PROTECTION METHOD AND PANEL DRIVING CIRCUIT - The present invention provides an overvoltage protection circuit, an overvoltage protection method and a panel driving circuit, wherein, the overvoltage protection circuit adjusts drive output voltage of LED strings coupled with a main IC and a secondary IC and includes a main IC overvoltage triggering circuit and a secondary IC overvoltage triggering circuit, wherein, the main IC overvoltage triggering circuit connected respectively in series with said main IC and several LED strings, said secondary IC overvoltage triggering circuit connected respectively in series with the secondary IC and several LED strings, overvoltage protection triggering points are set respectively in the main IC and the secondary IC, and the voltage value of the overvoltage protection's triggering point of the secondary IC is less than that of the main IC. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064926 | ESD PROTECTING CIRCUIT - An ESD protecting circuit comprising: a first and a second voltage pad; an I/O pad; a first ESD protecting module, comprising a first terminal coupled to the first voltage pad, and comprising a second terminal; a switch, comprising a first terminal coupled to the second terminal of the first ESD protecting module, comprising a second terminal coupled to the I/O pad, and comprising a control terminal for receiving a control signal; a second ESD protecting module, comprising a first terminal coupled to the first terminal of the MOS transistor, and comprising a second terminal coupled to the second voltage pad; and an ESD detecting circuit, for detecting if an ESD voltage exists, for generating the control signal to control the MOS transistor to be conductive when an ESD voltage is detected and to control the MOS transistor to be nonconductive when the ESD voltage is not detected. | 2016-03-03 |
| 20160064927 | POWER CONTROL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN INPUT POWER LIMIT OF A DC-DC VOLTAGE CONVERTER - A power control system for adjusting an input power limit of a DC-DC voltage converter is provided. The system includes a microprocessor that determines an amount of output power being output by a battery pack, an amount of available power in the battery pack, and an amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter. The microprocessor determines an amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter based on the amount of output power being output by the battery pack and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter. The microprocessor decreases the input power limit of the DC-DC voltage converter if a sum of the amount of power being provided to the DC-AC inverter and the amount of input power being input to the DC-DC voltage converter is greater than the amount of available power in the battery pack. | 2016-03-03 |
