32nd week of 2022 patent applcation highlights part 67 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20220255204 | SECONDARY BATTERY - The present invention relates to a secondary battery and, in order to resolve a technical problem, provides a secondary battery, which blocks a leakage welding current when welding a current collecting plate to a can by coupling an insulating plate to the current collecting plate, and thus increases the welding strength between the current collecting plate and the can, improves welding strength distribution, and prevents damage between the current collecting plate and the can. To this end, disclosed is a secondary battery comprising: a cylindrical can having an opening; an electrode assembly which is accommodated in the opening of the cylindrical can and which is wound in a cylinder shape; a cap assembly which is electrically connected to the electrode assembly and which seals the cylindrical can; a current collecting plate for electrically connecting the electrode assembly with the cylindrical can; and an insulating plate inserted between the current collecting plate and the cylindrical can. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255205 | BATTERY PACK - Provided is a battery pack capable of advantageously maintaining conduction. In the embodiment of the battery pack disclosed herein includes a stacked body in which a plurality of unit cells are stacked in a predetermined stacking direction, and a housing that accommodates the stacked body. An insulating member having an insulating property is arranged inside the housing. Here, a positive-negative electrode joint in which at least a part of the positive electrode terminal of one unit cell and at least a part of the negative electrode terminal of the other unit cell are joined to each other is present between the unit cells adjacent in the stacking direction, and the positive-negative electrode joints are embedded with the insulating member in order to prevent a liquid from penetrating from the outside. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255206 | RADIO FREQUENCY FILTERS HAVING REDUCED SIZE - Filter devices are provided herein. In some embodiments, a filter device includes resonators and a cover that is attached by adhesive tape to a housing that includes the resonators. In some embodiments, the filter device includes a tuning cover that overlaps the resonators and has cleaning holes therein. Moreover, in some embodiments, the filter device includes a wall inside the housing between a first of the resonators and a second of the resonators, and an average thickness of the wall is 3.0 millimeters or thinner. Related methods of manufacturing filter devices are also provided. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255207 | RESONANT CAVITY FILTERS INCLUDING COUPLING TUNING BY RESONATOR ROTATION - A resonant cavity filter includes a filter housing defining an internal cavity therein, a resonating element in the internal cavity of the filter housing, and a coupling transmission line extending adjacent a periphery of the resonating element in the internal cavity of the filter housing. The resonating element is rotatable relative to the coupling transmission line to vary an electromagnetic coupling therebetween. Related devices and methods of operation are also discussed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255208 | FLEXIBLE ALUMINA CERAMIC WAVEGUIDES FOR TERAHERTZ APPLICATIONS - The THz waveguides disclosed herein are used to transmit signals having a THz frequency in the range from 0.1 THz to 10 THz and include an alumina core surrounded by an optional cladding. The core may have a diameter (D1) in the range from 10 μm to 500 μm and may be comprised of a ceramic ribbon having a dielectric constant (Dk). The optional cladding may have a dielectric constant (Dk) less than the core. The THz waveguides can be formed using a continuous firing process and nano-perforation technology that enables access to a wide form factor range. In one example, rectangular waveguides, or ribbons, may be fabricated in the 10 μm to 200 μm thick range at widths in the range from sub-millimeters to several meters and lengths in the range from millimeters to several hundred meters. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255209 | MODE CONVERTER - Provided is a mode converter that is capable of making the reflection coefficient at the center frequency of the operation band lower than conventional ones. A mode converter ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220255210 | WILKINSON POWER DIVIDER, WILKINSON POWER COMBINER, AND AMPLIFIER - A Wilkinson power divider includes an input line, a first branching line and a second branching line branching from the input line, a first output line coupled to a first end of an output side of the first branching line, a second output line coupled to a second end of an output side of the second branching line, a first stub coupled to the first end, a second stub coupled to the second end, an isolation resistor coupled between the first stub and the second stub, and a circuit branching from a first point between two ends of the first stub, and a second point between two ends of the second stub, and coupling between the first point and the second point. At least a portion of the first stub, at least a portion of the second stub, and the first circuit form a resonant circuit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255211 | SMALL CELL ANTENNA STRAND MOUNTS AND ASSEMBLIES - The present disclosure describes a strand mount. The strand mount includes a hanging bracket configured to be secured to a cable strand, two or more mounting plates, each mounting plate configured such that a small cell antenna can be mounted thereto, and two or more transition brackets securing the two or more mounting plates to the hanging bracket. The transition brackets and mounting plates are adjustable to allow for directional and/or omni-directional mounting of the small cell antennas to the strand mount. Strand mount assemblies are also described herein. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255212 | Integrated Millimeter Wave Antenna Modules - An electronic device may be provided with an antenna module and a phased antenna array on the module. The module may include a logic board, an antenna board surface-mounted to the logic board, and a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) mounted surface-mounted to the logic board. The phased antenna array may include antennas embedded in the antenna board. The antennas may radiate at centimeter and/or millimeter wave frequencies. The logic board may form a radio-frequency interface between the RFIC and the antennas. Transmission lines in the logic board and the antenna board may include impedance matching segments that help to match the impedance of the RFIC to the impedance of the antennas. The module may efficiently utilize space within the device without sacrificing radio-frequency performance. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255213 | CONE ANTENNA ASSEMBLY - Provided is a cone antenna assembly according to the present invention. The cone antenna assembly comprises: a first substrate; a second substrate which is spaced a certain distance from the first substrate and provided with a ground layer; a cone emitter which is provided between the first substrate and the second substrate and has an upper portion connected to the first substrate, a lower portion connected to the second substrate, and an opening section provided in the upper portion; and an antenna frame which is made of a dielectric material and configured to be fastened to the second substrate together with the cone emitter. The present invention can provide a cone antenna assembly that operates in a wide frequency bandwidth from a low frequency bandwidth to a 5G Sub 6 bandwidth, and enhance the convenience of assembling the cone antenna assembly. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255214 | Radome with Aperture and Method Making Same - A radome and a method for manufacturing same. A radome apparatus ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220255215 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE EQUIPPED WITH TRANSPARENT ANTENNA - Provided, according to the present invention, is an electronic device equipped with a transparent antenna for 5G communication. The electronic device comprises: an antenna embedded and operating in a display, and composed of first metal mesh lines formed in a first direction; a substrate on which the antenna is disposed and which is configured to operate dielectrically with respect to the antenna; and a ground layer disposed on the bottom portion of the substrate and configured to operate on the ground with respect to the antenna. Here, an inner area of the ground layer corresponding to an area in which the antenna is disposed is composed of second metal mesh lines formed in a second direction different from the first direction, wherein a moiré effect is mitigated in the transparent antenna structure by means of the metal mesh lines overlapping in the antenna area and the ground area, thereby improving visibility. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255216 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING A CONFIGURABLE HOUSING ASSEMBLY WITH MULTIPLE ANTENNAS - A communication device, method and computer program product enable transceivers to communicate via antennas supported by a configurable housing assembly. First and second housing portions are connected at respective proximal sides for relative movement between an open position and a closed position about a lateral axis. First and second antenna elements of a first antenna array each have an elongated shape and are configured to communicate in radio frequency (RF) communication band(s). The first and the second antenna elements are supported respectively by the first and the second housing portions. The first antenna element is proximate to and substantially aligned in parallel with the second antenna element when the housing assembly is in the closed position and separated when the housing assembly is in the open position. A first antenna feed/source network eliminates array cancellations between the first and the second antenna elements when the housing assembly is in the closed position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255217 | ANTENNA ANGLE ADJUSTMENT DEVICE AND AN ANTENNA - The present disclosure relates to an antenna angle adjustment device, and the angle adjustment device includes a drive member ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220255218 | DEVICES AND METHODS RELATED TO SWITCH LINEARIZATION BY COMPENSATION OF A FIELD-EFFECT TRANSISTOR - A method for fabricating a semiconductor die is provided. The method can include providing a semiconductor substrate, forming a set of field-effect transistors on the semiconductor substrate, each field-effect transistor in the set of field-effect transistors having a respective source, drain, gate, and body, forming a compensation circuit on the semiconductor substrate, and connecting the compensation circuit to the set of field-effect transistors in parallel, the compensation circuit configured to compensate a non-linearity effect generated by the set of field-effect transistors. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255219 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT-BASED OPTICAL PHASED ARRAY PHASING TECHNIQUE - A method includes capturing measurements of optical signals transmitted from an optical phased array that includes (i) multiple array elements each having an antenna element and a phase modulator and (ii) an additional antenna element spaced apart from the array elements. The method also includes performing digital holography using the measurements to identify relative phases of the array elements with respect to a phase of the additional antenna element. In addition, the method includes modifying phases provided by at least some of the phase modulators of at least some of the array elements to bring the array elements more closely into phase with one another. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255220 | ACTIVE ARRAY SYSTEMS UTILIZING A THINNED ARRAY - Aspects of the disclosed technology relate to an active array system that can form and steer a directed beam across its aperture. The disclosed array system utilizes a novel configuration that significantly reduces a number of transmit and receive elements. In some aspects, the disclosed array system can be configured with a modular design, for example, to permit the extension of the transmit/receive array, e.g., to increase/decrease aperture size. In other aspects, the disclosed array system may be configured to dispose the elements of either the first or second group of radiators in a modular fashion. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255221 | PHOTONIC INTEGRATED CIRCUIT-BASED COMMUNICATION TRANSMIT/RECEIVE SYSTEM - A device includes a photonic integrated circuit (PIC), which includes an optical phased array. The optical phased array includes multiple array elements, where each array element includes (i) an antenna element configured to transmit or receive optical signals and (ii) a phase modulator configured to modulate the optical signals transmitted or received by the antenna element. The PIC also includes at least one of (i) a source laser configured to generate optical energy, where the antenna elements are configured to transmit the optical signals based on the optical energy, and (ii) a receiver configured to receive and process the optical signals received by the antenna elements. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255222 | ARRAY OF PATCH ANTENNAS - An apparatus comprising: | 2022-08-11 |
20220255223 | CELLULAR SYSTEM - A system includes one or more antennas and a processor to communicate with a predetermined target using 5G or 6G protocols. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255224 | CELLULAR SYSTEM - A system includes a distributed ledger storing one or more smart contracts; one or more 5G small cells, each having one or more antennas mounted on a housing, each small cell sending packets of data trackable with the distributed ledger; and a processor to control a directionality of the antennas in communication with a predetermined target using 5G protocols. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255225 | UWB ANTENNA MODULE - Presented is a UWB antenna module configured to implement omni-directional characteristics with respect to bearings even when mounted on a metal ground plane. The presented UWB antenna module comprises: a base sheet; a radiation pattern formed on a front surface of the base sheet; and a ground pattern formed on the front surface of the base sheet and arranged to surround the radiation pattern. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255226 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure includes a ground element, a dielectric substrate, a first radiation element, a second radiation element, a third radiation element, a fourth radiation element, a fifth radiation element, a sixth radiation element, and a seventh radiation element. The dielectric substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The first radiation element and the third radiation element are coupled to a first feeding point. The second radiation element and the fourth radiation element are coupled to the ground element. The first radiation element, the second radiation element, the third radiation element, and the fourth radiation element are on the first surface. The fifth radiation element is coupled to a second feeding point. The sixth radiation element and the seventh radiation element are coupled to the fifth radiation element. The fifth radiation element, the sixth radiation element, and the seventh radiation element are on the second surface. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255227 | ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device including: a ground plane; an antenna pattern overlapping the ground plane with respect to a first direction; a dielectric layer interposed between the ground plane and the antenna pattern; a feed via coupled with the antenna pattern and penetrating at least a portion of the dielectric layer; a ground via connected to the ground plane and penetrating at least a portion of the dielectric layer; and a ground pattern extending from the ground via and disposed adjacent to a lateral surface of the feed via in a second direction that forms a predetermined angle with the first direction. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255228 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING ANTENNA MODULE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - According to an embodiment of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a printed circuit board (PCB); a plurality of lines disposed on the PCB; a plurality of conductive pads disposed at an upper surface of the PCB on which the plurality of lines are disposed; a first antenna pattern disposed at the upper surface of the PCB and electrically connected to a first conductive pad of the plurality of conductive pads; and a first switch electrically connected to the first antenna pattern. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255229 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna module and an electronic device are provided in the present disclosure. The antenna module includes a first antenna radiator and a first parasitic radiator. The first antenna radiator is configured to radiate a first radio frequency (RF) signal and resonate at a first frequency point. The first parasitic radiator and the first antenna radiator are located on a same plane and are spaced apart from each other, or the first parasitic radiator and the first antenna radiator are located on different planes. The first parasitic radiator is coupled with the first antenna radiator to radiate the first RF signal, and the first parasitic radiator is configured to resonate at a second frequency point, where the second frequency point is different from the first frequency point. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255230 | DUAL-POLARIZED MAGNETO-ELECTRIC ANTENNA ARRAY - A package structure is provided that includes a planar core structure comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side. The package structure also includes an antenna structure disposed on the first side of the planar core structure. The antenna structure comprises a plurality of first laminated layers, each first laminated layer comprising a first patterned conductive layer formed on a first insulating layer, an antenna formed on one or more first patterned conductive layers of the first laminated layers, the antenna including at least one L-shaped structure. The package structure also includes an interface structure disposed on the second side of the planar core structure, and an antenna feed line structure formed in, and routed through, the interface structure and the planar core structure, wherein the antenna feed line structure is not connected to the planar antenna. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255231 | HELICAL ANTENNA - An antenna | 2022-08-11 |
20220255232 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND MOBILE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna structure and a mobile device including the same are provided. The mobile includes a metal back cover and an antenna structure. The metal back cover has an open slot. The antenna structure includes a feeding metal radiator, a first grounded metal radiator, a second grounded metal radiator, and a substrate. The feeding metal radiator includes a first radiating portion, a first connecting portion, a second radiating portion and a feeding portion. The first radiating portion extends along a second direction from one side of the opening slot. The second radiating portion is coupled with the first radiating portion through the first connecting portion. The feeding portion is connected to the second radiating portion and extends along the second direction from one side of the open slot. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255233 | SLOT ANTENNAS FOR ELECTRONIC USER DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Example slot antennas for electronic user device and related methods are disclosed herein. An example electronic user device includes a first housing; a second housing rotatably coupled to the first housing; a display screen carried by the second housing; a dual-band antenna carried by the second housing; and a bezel about the display screen, the bezel to cover the dual-band antenna. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255234 | DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA AND DISTRIBUTED ANTENNA SYSTEM - A distributed antenna includes a strip member extending in a strip-like shape including a dielectric body of a plate shape having a first surface that is one surface of the dielectric body and a second surface that is opposite to the first surface; a transmission line provided on the first surface, on the second surface, or between the first surface and the second surface; and a plurality of antenna elements electrically connected to the transmission line and disposed in a distributed manner on the first surface or on the second surface, or electrically connected to the transmission line and disposed in a distributed manner between the first surface and the second surface. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255235 | MILLIMETER WAVE (MMW) REFLECTIVE STRUCTURE AND MMW TRANSMISSION STRUCTURE - A millimeter-wave (mmW) reflective structure configured to reflect incident millimeter waves is provided. The mmW reflective structure includes: a transparent substrate in which unit cells in the form of a matrix are defined, the transparent substrate having an upper surface parallel to first and second directions which are orthogonal to each other; and conductive patterns arranged in the unit cells on the transparent substrate, each of the conductive patterns having a hollow rectangular shape. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255236 | BUTLER-BASED QUASI-OMNI MIMO ANTENNA - An omnidirectional MIMO antenna system includes a multi-panel antenna, each panel including a plurality of antenna elements and a plurality of beam forming networks employing Butler matrices. Each Butler matrix has one less the number of input ports than output ports. The total number of the input ports of the Butler matrices is equal to the number of ports of the MIMO antenna, each of the input ports receiving the same signal. Each of the output ports of each of the Butler matrices is coupled to an antenna element within the plurality of the antenna elements, such that the multi-panel antenna exhibits a quasi-omnidirectional beam pattern. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255237 | Millimeter-Wave Assembly - A millimeter-wave (mmWave) assembly ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220255238 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna module and an electronic device are provided. The antenna module includes multiple antenna units arranged in an array. Each antenna unit includes a first main patch, at least one first sub-patch, a second main patch, and at least one second sub-patch. The first sub-patch and the first main patch are spaced apart from each other. The first main patch is configured to generate a first radio frequency (RF) signal, and the first RF signal is coupled to the first sub-patch, so that the first main patch and the first sub-patch jointly radiate an RF signal of a first frequency band. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255239 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE HAVING ANTENNA PAIRING BASED ON RELATIVE POSITIONS OF HOUSING PORTIONS - A communication device, method and computer program product enable multiple transceiver communication by antennas within a configurable housing assembly. First, second, and third antennas are separate in an open position and are proximate and aligned in a closed position. A first radio frequency (RF) transceiver communicates via the first antenna and a second RF transceiver that communicates via one of the second and third antennas via the first antenna switch. A controller is communicatively coupled to a first antenna switch and a housing sensor. In response to determining that the housing assembly is in at least partially open position, the controller configures the first antenna switch to connect a second RF transceiver to a second antenna. In response to determining that the housing assembly is in the closed position, the controller configures the first antenna switch to connect the second RF transceiver to the third antenna. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255240 | ANTENNA MODULE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna module and an electronic device are provided. The antenna module includes a dielectric substrate, a patch array, a grounding layer, a grounding portion, and a feeding portion. The patch array is carried on a first surface of the dielectric substrate and defines a first slot and a second slot intersected with the first slot. The grounding layer is carried on a second surface of the dielectric substrate. The second surface is opposite to the first surface. The grounding portion is electrically connected with the patch array and the grounding layer. The feeding portion includes a first feeding member and a second feeding member disposed in an intersected and insulated manner. The first feeding member and second feeding member are respectively configured to feed current signals, to excite the patch array and grounding portion to resonate in corresponding frequency bands. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255241 | Radio Frequency Circuit Board Interconnect Assembly - A radio frequency (RF) circuit connection assembly comprises a RF circuit board and a RF connector. The RF circuit board has a first side and a second side opposite the first side. A RF circuit is located on the first side and an aperture extends through the RF circuit board from the first side to the second side. The RF connector comprises a barrel having a socket configured to receive a RF bullet, a flange having a mounting surface, and a RF connector pin extending laterally from the barrel. The barrel of the RF connector extends through the aperture of the RF circuit board such that the mounting surface of the flange is seated against the first side of the RF circuit board, and the RF connector pin is electrically coupled to the RF circuit on the first side of the RF circuit board. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255242 | CONNECTION COMPONENT AND CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A connection component can be firmly secured to an adherend member, in a state where a conductive member is compressed, to prevent a babble from remaining in a securing member. The connection component includes a metal terminal, the conductive member provided on one surface of the metal terminal and deformable by compression, the securing member bonded to one surface of the metal terminal, and an exhaust path provided in at least one of the metal terminal and the securing member. The exhaust path is connected to or provided in at least one of a first securing surface of the securing member that is bonded to the metal terminal, and a second securing surface that is opposite to the first securing surface. The exhaust path exhausts a babble generated in at least one of the first securing surface and the second securing surface. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255243 | CONNECTORS AND METHODS UTILIZING WIRE/LINE WRAPPING - A connector, and associated methods, connect conductors or conduits by twisting/wrapping multiple lines around the conductors/conduits after they are inserted into the connector. Flexible/bendable lines extend between relatively rotatable housing portions and through the interior of the connector, parallel to but distanced from the longitudinal axis of the connector. After inserting the conductors/conduits into the connector at/near the longitudinal axis, between the lines, the housing portions are rotated relative to each other, automatically twisting/wrapping the lines around the outer surfaces of the conductors/conduits. This way, the conductors are secured together in electrical contact, or the conduits are secured and fluid-sealed to a hollow tubular insert on which the conduits ends are placed and which connects the interior fluid passageways of the conduits. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255244 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A CABLE CONNECTOR - A connector for receiving a ribbon cable, to be assembled via a clamping tool, is provided. The connector includes a housing, a cover, and a protection cap. The housing includes an open top and a bottom. The cover is configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the ribbon cable within an interior of the housing. The protection cap is configured to cover the bottom of the housing. The protection cap includes a nonplanar surface with a bump, where the clamping tool contacts the cover and the bump to force the cover toward the housing when the connector is assembled. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255245 | TERMINAL-EQUIPPED ELECTRIC WIRE - A terminal-equipped electric wire includes an electric wire that includes a conductor, a terminal connected to the conductor, and a shell attached to the terminal. The terminal includes a grip portion that pinches the conductor. The shell includes a pressing portion that presses at least a portion of the grip portion toward the conductor. The maximum pulling load is 20 N or more when the terminal is fixed and the electric wire is pulled at a pulling speed of 50 mm/minute. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255246 | ELECTRICAL GROUNDING ASSEMBLY - An electrical grounding assembly includes an electrically conductive metal grounding substrate that is electrically connectable to a structure to be electrically grounded. A corrosion-protective jacket is on the grounding substrate. The jacket is electrically conductive and water impermeable, and includes a polymeric matrix and a particulate carbonaceous material dispersed in the polymeric matrix. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255247 | INSULATION DISPLACEMENT CONTACT SYSTEM - An insulation displacement contact system includes a first insulation displacement contact, a second insulation displacement contact, and a cover having a first portion over the first insulation displacement contact and a second portion over the second insulation displacement contact. The cover includes a retention gap between the first portion and the second portion to engage the cover with a first pair of prongs of the first insulation displacement contact. The first portion of the cover includes a first ledge and a second ledge configured to engage the cover with a second pair of prongs of the first insulation displacement contact. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255248 | CIRCUIT CARD WITH ONBOARD NON-VOLATILE MEMORY FOR PROVIDING CABLE ASSEMBLY DATA TO NETWORK INTERFACE CONTROLLER CHIPS - A cable assembly has a cable with a transceiver module on one end. The transceiver module is plugged into an interface connector of a circuit card, which also has a network interface controller chip, an onboard non-volatile memory, and a control unit. The control unit reads cable assembly data stored in a non-volatile memory of the transceiver module over a serial bus and copies the cable assembly data to the onboard non-volatile memory. The control unit initiates transfer of the cable assembly data from the onboard non-volatile memory to a communication port of the network interface controller chip over another serial bus. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255249 | CIRCUIT APPARATUS - A circuit apparatus includes: a stacked body; and a plurality of terminals. The stacked body includes a plurality of layers. A plurality of holes that extend through the plurality of layers are formed in the stacked body. Each of the plurality of layers includes a connection member that is formed of a conductor. The connection member includes: a plurality of connection portions that are provided at positions corresponding to the plurality of holes; and a joining portion that connects the plurality of connection portions to each other. The plurality of terminals include a plurality of types of terminals that correspond to the plurality of layers. Each of the plurality of types of terminals can be selectively connected to the connection portion of a corresponding one of the plurality of layers by being inserted into a predetermined one of the plurality of holes. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255250 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR HIGH POWER COMPUTING SYSTEM - A connector that enables electronic assemblies to be efficiently configured for any of multiple power requirements. The connector may have a mating interface, which may mate with a power supply, a mounting interface for attaching the connector to a PCB and a power tap off interface. The power tap off interface may enable distribution of a portion of the power received through the mating interface to remote locations on the PCB. The connector may be assembled with conductive element subassemblies, enabling efficient configuration of the connector with conductive elements with and without mating contact portion for power tap off. Each subassembly may include a member to which other members with mating contact portions and/or tails for a mounting interface are attached. A projection providing mechanical support for the power tap off interface may be angled relative to the mating interface such that the connector provides lower resistance to airflow, which may lower the cost and/or enable enhanced performance of an assembly using such a connector. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255251 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector is provided. The electrical connector may include a body; a terminal portion disposed on the body; and a flexible printed circuit board (FPCB) electrically connected to the terminal portion, wherein the body includes a first part on which the terminal portion is disposed, a second part disposed on one side of the first part in a vertical direction, and a third part disposed on the other side of the first part and coupled to the second part, the FPCB includes a first region and a second region extending from the first region and including a contact point connected to the terminal portion, and the second region is disposed between the first part and the third part in a front-to-rear direction and is fixed to the first part. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255252 | ELECTRICAL UNIT - An electrical unit may include a circuit board, a plurality of first terminals having respective first tabs fixed to the circuit board, a plurality of second terminals having respective second tabs fixed to the circuit board, the second tabs offset from the first tabs in a first direction and a second direction, and/or a terminal housing disposed over the plurality of first terminals and the plurality of second terminals, and connected to the circuit board. A method of assembling an electrical unit may include connecting first tabs with the circuit board, connecting second tabs with the circuit board such that each second tab is at least partially offset from each of the first tabs the plurality of first terminals in a first direction and a second direction, and/or disposing the terminal housing over the first and second terminals. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255253 | INPUT/OUTPUT TRANSMISSION INTERFACE ASSEMBLY AND MOTHERBOARD MODULE INCLUDING THEREOF - An input/output transmission interface assembly capable of being assembled on a motherboard includes a first transmission interface, a board-to-board connector, and a second transmission interface. The first transmission interface includes a first circuit board, a first electrical connector, a driving chip, and a plug portion. The plug portion is at one side of the first circuit board for being plugged into the motherboard. The second transmission interface includes a second circuit board and a second electrical connector. The second circuit board is substantially parallel to the first circuit board. The board-to-board connector is assembled on and between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The first circuit board and the second circuit board are electrically connected with each other through the board-to-board connector. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255254 | SPRING CONTACT RING - The present invention relates to a monolithic spring contact ring, preferably for use in a medical electrode, comprising an outer ring and a plurality of elastically deformable belt-shaped spring elements, each comprising two curved connectors which form a continuously running, gap-free connection between the outer ring and the respective spring element, wherein the spring elements each extend continuously from the first connector to the second connector via a first bend, a central part of the spring element and a second bend, wherein the middle part comprises a front side which points in the direction of the central axis of the outer ring. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255255 | SOCKET, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, AND PLUG CONNECTOR - A socket for connection to a plug comprises a socket housing with a socket wall and a contact element. The contact element has a contact region which is designed to form a functional contact with the plug. The contact element has, at least in regions, at least one elastic contact section which is designed in such a way that, when the plug is received in a contact element opening of the contact element, it expands radially with respect to a longitudinal direction (L). The socket wall has on the inside a limiting element which is designed in such a way that a radial expansion of the elastic contact section of the contact element is limited, the limiting element being in particular in the region of the contact region of the contact element. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255256 | PASS-THROUGH PLUG - The present application provides a pass-through plug, including: a first housing, comprising a plurality of sockets; a second housing, configured to be connected with the first housing; and a tamper resistant assembly, trapped between the first housing and the second housing and configured to selectively block the plurality of sockets when the plurality of sockets are not simultaneously operated. The provided pass-through plug can reduce the potential risk of people accidentally inserting conductive objects into the socket holes. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255257 | Systems and Methods for a Cable Connector - A connector for receiving a ribbon cable is provided. The connector includes a housing including an open top and a guide wall including a track and a cable organizer configured to be positioned within an interior of the housing and the open top and to receive the ribbon cable along a surface thereof. The connector also includes a cover configured to selectively cover the open top of the housing to enclose the cable organizer within the interior of the housing. The cover includes a rib configured to slide along the track so that the cover moves relative to the housing along a linear trajectory. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255258 | CONNECTION TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - The present disclosure provides a connection terminal and a connector capable of suppressing an increase in manufacturing cost. A vehicle-side terminal | 2022-08-11 |
20220255259 | STAGGERED CONNECTOR - An apparatus implements a staggered connector. The apparatus includes a module base of a module, a first module connector within the module, and a second module connector, within the module, oriented with a side of the second connector corresponding to a release mechanism of a cable connector toward an opposite side of the first module connector. The apparatus further includes the second module connector staggered from the first module connector. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255260 | CONNECTOR - It is aimed to provide a connector capable of suppressing the separation of a retainer from a housing. A connector | 2022-08-11 |
20220255261 | CABLE CONNECTOR - A cable connector includes an insulator, an electrical connection portion, a cable and a latch, wherein the electrical connection portion is disposed in the insulator, and one end of the cable is electrically connected to the electrical connection portion; a front end of the insulator is provided with a projecting portion extending toward a bottom end of the insulator, the latch is disposed on the projecting portion, and a latch projection is disposed on a surface of the latch; a rear end of the insulator is provided with a first positioning post projecting toward the bottom end of the insulator; and the projecting portion and the first positioning post of the cable connector are respectively cooperated with a docking connector. The cable connector can implement forward and reverse plug of the cable connector; thereby facilitating wiring of the customer on the mainboard. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255262 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes a first housing and a second housing to be connected to each other, and a connection assisting member to be mounted into the first housing. The connection assisting member includes a cam groove extending from an entrance to a back end. The cam groove has a connection cam surface to be pushed by a cam pin in a connecting direction of the first housing and a recess connected to an end part of the connection cam surface on the side of the back end and recessed more in the connecting direction than the end part of the connection cam surface on the side of the back end. The cam pin located on the side of the back end of the cam groove is arranged not to contact an inner surface of the recess with the first and second housings connected to each other. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255263 | Connector With A Mating Assistance Assembly - A connector includes a housing receiving a mating connector in a mating direction, a slide movable with respect to the housing between a latched position and a released position, and a mating assistance assembly. The slide automatically moves from the latched position to the released position upon insertion of the mating connector to a partially mated position in the housing. The mating assistance assembly imparts a mating assistance force on the mating connector as the slide moves from the latched position to the released position. The mating assistance force moves the mating connector further into the housing along the mating direction from the partially mated position to a fully mated position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255264 | SPRING LOADED SELF-EJECTING CONNECTOR - A receiving electrical connector includes a body, a slide movably connected to the body and defining a cam surface, and an elastic element biasing the slide relative to the body in a first direction. The cam surface is adapted to bias a mating connector received by the receiving connector from a mated position into a partially mated position in response to a force placed on the slide in a direction opposite the first direction and against an elastic return force imparted on the slide by the elastic element. The cam surface is further adapted to bias the mating connector from the partially mated position to an ejected position under a force applied on the slide by the elastic element. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255265 | Connector - A connector includes a housing having a mating portion matable with a mating connector and a flexible beam with a housing-side catch portion, and a connection position assurance device (CPA) that slides between a first position on the housing and a second position closer to the mating portion than the first position. The CPA in the second position assures that the connector is completely mated with the mating connector. The flexible beam extends in a sliding direction of the CPA and slidably supports the CPA. The housing-side catch portion interferes with the CPA and deflects by interfering with the CPA. The CPA includes a rail that has a device-side catch portion interfering with the housing-side catch portion and that slides while being supported by the flexible beam. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255266 | Contact Arrangement for a Connector, Connector - A contact arrangement for a connector includes a plurality of contact elements each extending from a first connection side to a second connection side. A plurality of first end sections of a first subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a first plane at the first connection side and a plurality of first end sections of a second subset of the contact elements contact a plurality of external elements in a second plane at the first connection side. The second plane is parallel to and spaced from the first plane in a height direction. A plurality of intermediate sections of at least some of the contact elements lie in a single common plane. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255267 | Shielding Spring Contact, Plug-in Connector Comprising a Shielding Spring Contact, and Plug-in Connector System Comprising a Shielding Spring Contact - A shielding spring contact includes a flat base portion having a top side and a cutout, and a shielding portion having a wall connected to the flat base portion and encircling the cutout. The wall has an outer side, an inner side, an upper side, and a lower side. The lower side of the wall is arranged on the top side of the flat base portion with the lower side of the wall laterally surrounding the cutout. The top side of the flat base portion bears against a bottom side of an assembly housing portion of a first plug-in connector and the shielding portion projects through a first passage opening in the assembly housing portion. The shielding portion projects through a second passage opening in a shielding housing wall and into a shielding housing of a second plug-in connector, bearing against the shielding housing wall. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255268 | EMI GROUNDING BACK COVER FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector assembly having a housing and a cover assembly. The housing defines a cable receiving cavity and includes a conductive connector shield extending within a portion of the cavity. The cover assembly has a back cover that includes an end wall that mates with the housing adjacent to the cable receiving cavity; a cable support wall extending from the end wall and defining a cable passage extending through the end wall, with the cable support wall configured to receive a shielded cable therein; and a conductive spring clip fixed to the cable support wall and having a first leg configured to be biased into contact with a conductive ferrule of the shielded cable and a second leg, on an opposed side of the cable support wall, spring biased into contact with the connector shield. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255269 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING POWER CONNECTORS AGAINST HIGH-POWER ARCING - A disclosed apparatus may include (1) a power enclosure electrically coupled to a power supply module of a computing device, (2) a power connector that (A) is electrically coupled to a power cable that facilitates carrying electric current to the power supply module via the power enclosure and (B) is dimensioned to mate with the power enclosure, and (3) at least one power switch that (A) is electrically coupled to the power enclosure, (B) is configured to be engaged by at least one feature of the power connector while the power connector is fully mated with the power enclosure, and when engaged by the feature of the power connector, (C) enables electric current to flow from the power connector to the power supply module via the power enclosure. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255270 | CONNECTOR WITH CABLE - A connector with cable is provided with a cable including a wire, a sheath and a braided member interposed between the wire and the sheath, the braided member being formed by braiding conductive wire materials, the braided member being provided with a folded portion formed by folding the braided member exposed from an end of the sheath toward the sheath, a sleeve made of metal and externally fit to an outer surface of the sheath inside the folded portion in a radial direction of the cable, a shield member made of metal and including a barrel for sandwiching the folded portion between the sleeve and the barrel while being crimped to an outer surface of the folded portion, and a housing covered with the shield member. A sleeve-side protrusion projecting radially outwardly of the cable is formed on a rear end part of the sleeve. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255271 | COUPLING MECHANISM AND CONNECTOR WITH THE SAME - A connector that has a conductive shell that supports at least one signal contact therein. The shell comprises a front end for mating with a mating connector and a back end opposite the front end for connecting to a power or data transmission cable. A coupling member is configured to engage the conductive shell and engage a corresponding component associated with the mating connector to mechanically couple the connector and the mating connector together. A plurality of ground connections are provided at the front end of the conductive shell and the front section of the coupling member for grounding. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255272 | COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR - A coaxial cable connector includes an inner sleeve, a nut, a first outer sleeve and a coupling sleeve. The first outer sleeve is coaxially arranged outside the inner sleeve. An inner wall of the first outer sleeve and the inner sleeve cooperate to define a first space. The nut is arranged outside the inner sleeve. The coupling sleeve is coaxially arranged inside the first outer sleeve. The coupling sleeve has a first end portion and a second end portion, wherein the first end portion of the coupling sleeve moves into the first space and resists against the inner sleeve as the coupling sleeve moves axially toward the nut so that one end of the inner sleeve radially deformed to press a metal layer of the coaxial cable, wherein the second end portion of the coupling sleeve is deformed radially to press an outer jacket of the coaxial cable. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255273 | Cable Connector Assembly - A cable connector assembly includes a coaxial connector, a shielded cable, and a ferrule. The coaxial connector has an inner terminal, an insulating housing surrounding the inner terminal, and an outer terminal surrounding the insulating housing. The shielded cable has an inner conductor connected to the inner terminal, an insulation layer surrounding the inner conductor, and an outer conductor surrounding the insulation layer. The ferrule is positioned inside the outer terminal and crimped to the outer terminal. The outer terminal has a plurality of catching portions formed in different positions in an axial direction of the shielded cable and catching on the ferrule to restrain the shielded cable from being pulled out. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255274 | SLIDE BATTERY AND POWER TOOL FOR USE WITH BOTH SLIDE AND POST BATTERIES - Batteries having different form factors and power tools that are capable of using such batteries are described. In some embodiments, a power tool may use batteries having a post form factor as well as batteries having a slide form factor. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255275 | ADAPTER - The present invention provides an adapter which comprises a housing, a support assembly, a circuit board and at least two pin assemblies wherein the pin assemblies are arranged layer by layer in sequence, and the support assembly comprises a first support frame used for installing a live-wire connecting sheet and a null-wire connecting sheet and a second support frame used for installing the pin assemblies; the first support frame and the circuit board are arranged at the top and the bottom of the second support frame respectively; The present invention can solve the problem in the prior art that an adapter takes on a low internal part utilization rate and its housing takes on a low internal space utilization rate. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255276 | AUTO-LOCK ASSEMBLY - A steering roll connector configured to operatively engage a steering column. The steering roll connector may comprise a roll stator and a roll rotor telescoped in and rotatable with the roll stator. The roll rotor may have a wall and a surface, and the wall may define an opening for receiving the steering column. A slide may be supported by and movable on the surface from an unengaged position to an engaged position where the slide is positioned to engage and prevent the relative rotation between the roll rotor and roll stator. A spring may operatively engage the slide to causes it to be in the engaged position. When the steering column is received in the opening, a lever arm may operatively engage and pull the slide to the unengaged position. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255277 | CURRENT TRANSFERRING DEVICE FOR AN ELECTRIC MACHINE AND AN ELECTRIC MACHINE WITH THE SAME, AND A VEHICLE - There is provided a current transferring device for an electric machine comprising a rotary bearing member fixed in a rotor shaft and rotating with it and a non-rotary component. The rotary bearing member includes a first compartment filled with a conducting fluid and having a first opening and a rotor positive connector that is in electrical contact with the conducting fluid therein and electrically connected to a rotor positive pole, and a second compartment filled with a conducting fluid and electrically insulated from the first compartment and having a second opening and a rotor negative connector that is in electrical contact with the conducting fluid therein and electrically connected to a rotor negative pole. The non-rotary component closes the first and second openings. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255278 | METHOD OF MAKING ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING UPPER AND LOWER CONTACTS FROM A FIRST CARRIER AND TWO DISCRETE MIDDLE SHIELDING PLATES FROM A SECOND CARRIER - A method of making an electrical connector which includes an insulative housing having a tongue with an upper and lower surfaces, a plurality of contacts having respective contacting portions exposed to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and having two outermost upper or lower contacts, and a shielding member situated between the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue and overlapping the two outermost upper or lower contacts along a vertical direction perpendicular to the upper and lower surfaces of the tongue is characterized by the steps of: forming the plurality of contacts from a first carrier; forming the shielding member from a second carrier to have the two discrete shielding plates; stacking the first carrier and the second carrier; and molding the plurality of contacts and the two discrete shielding plates with an insulator in one shot. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255279 | METHOD, DEVICE AND SYSTEM FOR MANUFACTURING AN ELECTRIC CABLE - The invention relates to a method for manufacturing an electric cable ( | 2022-08-11 |
20220255280 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH IMPACT RESISTANT PACKAGING - A weapons system includes a high-energy beam unit and a power and thermal management system. The high-energy beam unit is configured to discharge high-energy beams. The power and thermal management system is configured to supply power to the high-energy beam unit and to manage the temperature of the high-energy beam unit. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255281 | SERVO-STABILIZED PHASE DEMODULATED FIBER AMPLIFIER SYSTEM - A fiber laser amplifier system including a non-linear fiber amplifier receiving a seed beam and a pump beam, where the amplifier amplifies the seed beam using the pump beam to provide an output beam having a carrier spectrum. A beam sampler samples off a sample beam from the output beam, a filter receives the sample beam and filters out the carrier spectrum from the sample beam, a photodetector detects beam power of the filtered sample beam and provides a beam power signal, and a controller receives the beam power signal, where the controller controls one or more of an FM drive signal, an AM drive signal and a pump beam to change seed beam FM modulation, seed beam AM modulation and/or pump power in a manner that reduces the beam power of the filtered sample beam and thus beam power outside of the carrier spectrum. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255282 | Powering up an optical amplifier in an optical line system - Optical line amplifiers with on-board controllers and supervisory devices for controlling optical line amplifiers are provided for controlling bootstrap or power-up procedures when optical line amplifiers are initially installed in an optical communication network. The controllers may include non-transitory computer-readable medium configured to store computer logic having instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processing devices to block an input to one or more gain units of the line amplifier and cause the line amplifier to operate in an Amplified Spontaneous Emission (ASE) mode. In response to a detection of a valid power level of the line amplifier, the instructions can further cause the one or more processing devices to switch the line amplifier from the ASE mode to a regular mode and unblock the input to the one or more gain units of the line amplifier to allow operation of the line amplifier in the regular operating mode. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255283 | Q SWITCH RESONATOR, AND PULSE GENERATOR - A Q switch resonator includes: an optical resonator comprising at least two mirrors, and configured to accumulate power of a continuous wave or an intermittent continuous wave incident from an outside; and a switching element provided in the optical resonator. The switching element is configured such that, when the power accumulated in the optical resonator increases to a predetermined level, the switching element outputs an optical pulse by lowering a Q factor from a first level to a second level lower than the first level. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255284 | TUNABLE EXTERNAL CAVITY LASER WITH DUAL GAIN CHIPS - A tunable external cavity laser with dual gain chips, including: a polarization beam splitter having a beam splitting surface arranged at an angle of 45° with respect to a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction; a first gain chip arranged in the first direction; a second gain chip arranged in the second direction; a feedback cavity arranged in the first direction, wherein the feedback cavity and the first gain chip are respectively arranged on two opposite sides of the polarization beam splitter, and the feedback cavity includes at least one independent Fabry-Perot etalon, at least one air gap Fabry-Perot cavity and a mirror that are arranged in the first direction. The polarization beam splitter and the two gain chips cooperate to share the feedback cavity, so that a wavelength and a phase may be adjusted, and a larger tuning range may be obtained. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255285 | ALL-FIBER WIDELY TUNABLE ULTRAFAST LASER SOURCE - Disclosed herein is an all-fiber, easy to use, wavelength tunable, ultrafast laser based on soliton self-frequency-shifting in an Er-doped polarization-maintaining very large mode area (PM VLMA) fiber. The ultrafast laser system may include an all polarization-maintaining (PM) fiber mode-locked seed laser with a pre-amplifier; a Raman laser including a cascaded Raman resonator and an ytterbium (Yb) fiber laser cavity; an amplifier core-pumped by the Raman laser, the amplifier including an erbium (Er) doped polarization maintaining very large mode area (PM Er VLMA) optical fiber and a passive PM VLMA fiber following the PM Er VLMA, the passive PM VLMA for supporting a spectral shift to a longer wavelength. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255286 | CONTROL SYSTEM FOR A PLURALITY OF DEEP ULTRAVIOLET OPTICAL OSCILLATORS - A deep ultraviolet (DUV) optical system includes: an optical source system including: a plurality of optical oscillators; a beam combiner; and a beam control apparatus between the optical oscillators and the beam combiner. The beam combiner is configured to receive and direct light emitted from any of the optical oscillators toward a scanner apparatus as an exposure light beam, and the beam control apparatus is configured to determine whether the beam combiner receives light from a particular one of the optical oscillators. The DUV optical lithography system also includes a control system coupled to the optical source system, the control system configured to: determine whether a condition exists in the DUV optical system, and based on a determination that the condition exists, perform a calibration action in a subset of the optical oscillators. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255287 | FIBER LASER, AND METHOD FOR OUTPUTTING LASER LIGHT - A fiber laser includes: a gain fiber; a first low-reflective mirror and a second high-reflective mirror disposed in an optical path of laser light that is emitted from a first end of the gain fiber; a second low-reflective mirror and a first high-reflective mirror disposed in an optical path of laser light that is emitted from a second end of the gain fiber; a first delivery fiber that accepts the laser light emitted from the first end; a second delivery fiber that accepts the laser light emitted from the second end; and an operation mode switching mechanism that switches between a first operation mode and a second operation mode. A first resonator is constituted by the first low-reflective mirror and the first high-reflective mirror. A second resonator, which is constituted by the second low-reflective mirror and the second high-reflective mirror. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255288 | APPARATUS FOR AND METHOD OF GENERATING MULTIPLE LASER BEAMS - Apparatus for and method of generating multiple laser beams using multiple laser chambers. The relative timing of the beams is controllable so they may, for example, be interleaved, may overlap, or be prevented from overlapping, or may occur in rapid sequence. The beams may have different spectral and power characteristics such as different wavelengths. Also disclosed is a system in which at least one of the multiple laser chambers is configured to generate radiation of two different wavelengths. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255289 | LASER - The present invention provides a laser, including: a medium, having a ground state, an intermediate state, and an excited state in ascending order of energy; an excitation system, configured to excite electrons in the medium from the ground state to the intermediate state; and an excitation laser, configured to drive electrons in the intermediate state at different spatial positions in the medium to the ground state through a stimulated emission process with a fixed phase relationship, to generate a laser with a shorter relative wavelength. Due to the use of an excitation laser to drive electrons from the intermediate state, the photons generated by the stimulated emission have coherence, thereby forming a laser. In the present invention, an excitation system performing primary pumping combined with an excitation laser with a relatively long wavelength performing secondary pumping generate lasers with a relatively short wavelength, and the structure of the short-wavelength laser is simple, compact, and easy to be implemented. In addition, the cost of the short-wavelength laser can be reduced, and a laser with a shorter wavelength can be obtained. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255290 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - The semiconductor laser device comprises a laser part, a waveguide for propagating laser light emitted by the laser part, and a photodetector for detecting the laser light which are formed on the same semiconductor substrate. The photodetector includes a p-type contact layer which is formed above the side of the waveguide on the side opposite to the semiconductor substrate and is connected to an anode electrode, an n-type contact layer connected to a cathode electrode, and an undoped layer formed between the p-type contact layer and the n-type contact layer. The undoped layer and the n-type contact layer in the photodetector include a main light receiving part disposed above the waveguide so as to encompass the waveguide, and an enlarged part disposed so as not to encompass the waveguide while connected to the main light receiving part. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255291 | LASER DIODE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a laser diode and a method for manufacturing the same. The diode includes a substrate including a DBR region having a channel hole, an active region, and a phase shift region, an optical waveguide provided on the substrate and extending from the active region to the DBR region, a lower insulation layer disposed on the optical waveguide, upper electrodes disposed on the lower insulation layer, and a heat blocking layer disposed in the channel hole of the DBR region and thermally separating the optical waveguide from the substrate. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255292 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND OPTOELECTRONIC BEAM DEFLECTION ELEMENT FOR A SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser device is specified comprising an edge emitting semiconductor laser diode, which emits laser light along a horizontal direction during operation, a reflector element, which deflects a first part of the laser light in a vertical direction, while a second part of the laser light continues to propagate in the horizontal direction, and a detector element, which is arranged at least partly in a beam path of the second part of the laser light. An optoelectronic beam deflection element for a semiconductor laser device is furthermore specified. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255293 | SEMICONDUCTOR LASER DEVICE AND EXTERNAL RESONANCE-TYPE LASER DEVICE - A semiconductor laser element includes a light emission layer and a plurality of waveguides to arranged in one direction. A semiconductor laser device includes the semiconductor laser element and a first base disposed, via a first adhesion layer, on one face in the lamination direction of the semiconductor laser element. The thermal resistance of the first adhesion layer is, in the arrangement direction of the plurality of waveguides to lower on one end portion side than on the other end portion side. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255294 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, TERMINAL DEVICE AND ACTIVE OPTICAL CABLE - A communication device includes a controller, a differential input termination resistor, a linear laser driver, transmitted signal detector, a linear transimpedance amplifier, a linear variable gain amplifier, a linear output driver, a pulse counter, a received signal detector, and an amplitude detector. The controller outputs a Term signal for setting a resistance value of the differential input termination resistor, a TxEN signal and an LS signal for controlling an operation of the linear laser driver, an RxEN signal for controlling operations of the linear TIA, the linear VGA, and the linear output driver, and a GCTL signal for controlling a gain of the linear VGA. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255295 | HIGH-POWER TUNABLE LASER ON SILICON PHOTONICS PLATFORM - A high-power tunable laser includes a gain medium configured to emit light and amplify light intensity. The gain medium has a length equal to or greater than 1.5 mm between a backend and a frontend configured to be an output port for outputting light with amplified intensity. The high-power tunable laser further includes a wavelength tuner optically coupled to the backend to receive light from the gain medium and configured to tune wavelength for the light and have a high-reflectivity reflector to reflect the light with a tuned wavelength back to the gain medium. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255296 | METHODS, SYSTEMS AND APPARATUS FOR REDUCING WASTE HEAT AND/OR LIGHT IN FIBER LASERS - In an example, the disclosed technology includes a laser source, comprising a plurality of pump elements configured to generate laser light, a controller coupled to the plurality of pump elements, configured to select individual drive current levels to be provided to respective ones of the plurality of pump elements responsive to a request for a laser power level and at least one power supply coupled to one or more of the plurality of pump elements for driving individual pump elements at selected drive currents. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255297 | AN OPTOELECTRONIC SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device for use in an optoelectronic integrated circuit; the device comprising: a group four substrate, a waveguide, and a group III/V multilayer stack; wherein the group III/V multilayer stack comprises a quantum component for producing light for the waveguide; wherein the waveguide comprises a material with a deposition temperature below 550 degrees Celsius and a refractive index of any value between 1.3 and 3.8. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255298 | LASER SOURCE AND METHOD FOR FORMING THE SAME - According to embodiments of the present invention, a laser source is provided. The laser source includes a photonic crystal structure including a first domain having a plurality of first holes defined therein, the first domain being associated with a first set of Chern numbers, and a second domain having a plurality of second holes defined therein, the second domain being associated with a second set of Chern numbers, wherein the plurality of first holes and the plurality of second holes are arranged to define an interface region between the first domain and the second domain, the interface region defining an optical cavity for lasing. According to further embodiments of the present invention, a method for forming a laser source is also provided. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255299 | Foldable and/or Collapsible Plastic/Composite Utility Enclosure - A lid for a utility enclosure having a front end, a rear end, a right side, a left side, a top lid portion, and a bottom, defining an interior. Large reinforcement ribs are on an interior surface of the top lid portion and form a lattice-type structure. Small reinforcement ribs are mounted in spaces formed by the lattice type structure. The lid is made of glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene and metal bars or rebar are embedded in the large reinforcement ribs. The metal bars are positioned near a bottom of the large reinforcement ribs and spaced above the bottom. The physical structure of the lid and the lid's composition, consisting essentially of glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene, are constructed so that the lid withstands up to 33,750 pounds of force without breaking or being deformed. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255300 | CABLE HANGERS - Systems are provided for a cable hangers. A system for cable hangers can include a cable hanger having a support member including a proximal end and a distal end. A plurality of saddles are attached to and extend from the support member, with each saddle of the plurality of saddles being configured to support at least one cable on a cable supporting surface A hanging mechanism is arranged at the proximal end of the support member, where the hanging mechanism is offset on the support member. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255301 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR HOLDING CABLES WITH NON-UNIFORM UNDULATIONS - A device adapted for holding one or more discrete cables includes: a flexible main body formed of a polymeric material having a length, a width, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis, the main body including a wrapping portion and a mounting portion, wherein the wrapping portion is configured to be wrapped such that the main body circumscribes the one or more discrete cables, and wherein a plurality of undulations are present between the mounting portion and the wrapping portion; a securing feature attached to or integral with the mounting portion of the main body and configured to be secured to a mounting structure; and a plurality of apertures along the longitudinal axis of the wrapping portion of the main body. The securing feature is configured to be received through one of the plurality of apertures when the main body is wrapped around the one or more discrete cables. At least one of the undulations varies in height, width and/or thickness from at least one of the other undulations. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255302 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTION BOX COVER AND ELECTRICAL CONNECTION APPARATUS - Provided is an electrical connection box cover for covering a plurality of insertion ports for fuses of an insertion housing in which a plurality of rows of the insertion ports arranged side by side in one direction are provided in a stepped shape, the electrical connection box cover including a flat opposing wall that opposes the insertion ports when the electrical connection box cover is attached to the electrical connection box. | 2022-08-11 |
20220255303 | ELECTRONIC MODULE - Provided is an electronic module for a vehicle that includes a case having an insertion hole formed therein, and a terminal that protrudes from inside the case to the outside via the insertion hole. A first protrusion portion and a second protrusion portion are respectively provided on two opposing surfaces of insertion hole. | 2022-08-11 |