40th week of 2021 patent applcation highlights part 65 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20210313641 | COLLECTOR TERMINAL, BATTERY, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF BATTERY - A collector terminal that electrically connects an external terminal at least part of which is disposed on an outer side of a battery case and an electrode body accommodated on an inner side of the battery case, includes a base portion that is attached to the external terminal, and a lead portion that extends from the base portion and is joined to the electrode body. A recessed portion is provided at a foot part of the lead portion at a boundary portion between the base portion and the lead portion so as to extend along a width direction orthogonal to an extending direction of the lead portion. A slit is provided at a portion adjacent to the recessed portion in the width direction so as to extend inward in the base portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313642 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including a plurality of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and a first frame and a second frame each extending in the first direction with the plurality of battery cells therebetween, the first frame and the second frame surrounding outer surfaces of the plurality of battery cells and being fitted into each other in a second direction that intersects with the first direction. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313643 | BATTERY MODULE - This application provides a battery module, including a plurality of batteries, a first enclosing plate, and a second enclosing plate. The first enclosing plate includes a first side plate, a first front plate containing a first connecting hole, and a first rear plate containing a third connecting hole. The second enclosing plate includes a second side plate, a second front plate containing a second connecting hole, and a second rear plate containing a fourth connecting hole. The first connecting hole and the second connecting hole are fixedly connected to the first front plate and the second front plate by the fasteners. The third connecting hole and the fourth connecting hole are fixedly connected to the first rear plate and the second rear plate by the fasteners. Both the first enclosing plate and the second enclosing plate form a semi-enclosure structure, and tightly enclose the plurality of batteries. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313644 | BATTERY MODULE AND BATTERY PACK - The embodiments of the present disclosure provide a battery module and a battery pack. A battery module includes: a cooling component; and a battery group, comprising secondary batteries disposed side by side in a first direction and each including a case having an accommodating hole, an electrode assembly disposed in the accommodating hole, and a cap assembly, the electrode assembly including two end faces disposed opposite to each other in a second direction intersecting the first direction and an electrode tab extending from each end face. The secondary batteries each includes two sides opposite to each other in the second direction, the cooling component is disposed on at least one of the two sides, the cooling component and the end face are respectively disposed on two sides of the case in the second direction, and the cooling component is connected and fixed to each of the secondary batteries. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313645 | BATTERY SYSTEM, VEHICLE INCLUDING BATTERY SYSTEM, AND POWER STORAGE DEVICE - In order to achieve excellent flexural rigidity while employing a simple structure for end plate ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313646 | Battery Device and Travelling Apparatus - Embodiments of the present application disclose a battery device and a travelling apparatus. The battery device includes a battery body and a thermal insulator. The battery body includes a battery and a housing enclosing the battery. The thermal insulator is provided to at least a side of the housing, and the thermal insulator and the housing define a clearance space therebetween. The clearance space has an air layer therein. The thermal insulator and the air layer are used to prevent hot air from heating the battery body when the hot air flows to the thermal insulator. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313647 | ARTICLE RECEIVING DEVICE AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE - Provided is an article receiving device that allows an article to be put into and taken out of an article receiving portion without causing any undue burden on the body of the user. The article receiving device ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313648 | BATTERY PACK - A battery pack including m number of battery cells arranged in a first direction; and spacers on the battery cells, the spacers each including a plurality of spacer units arranged in the first direction, wherein each of the spacer units extends across n number of battery cells, in which n2021-10-07 | |
20210313649 | BATTERY CELL HOLDER AND BATTERY SYSTEM - A battery cell holder. The battery cell holder includes: a housing made of an inelastic material, which is configured to receive a plurality of individual battery cells; an elastic intermediate unit having a plurality of passthrough openings, each passthrough opening being configured to receive one battery cell; and a preload device that is configured to exert a preload force on the elastic intermediate unit in such a way that the elastic intermediate unit becomes elastically deformed in order to clamp the battery cells. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313650 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module as an example of an exemplary embodiment includes a cooling path for cooling and guiding a gas ejected from an exhaust valve to an outside of the battery module. The cooling path is formed such that temperature T (° C.) of the gas at a path outlet is lower than or equal to 500° C. The cooling path is provided with at least one of a filter having opening size A (mm) of smaller than or equal to 3.5 mm or a baffle plate having opening size A (mm) equivalent to smaller than or equal to 3.5 mm for limiting a size of an ejected object included in the gas when temperature T is higher than or equal to 350° C. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313651 | ASYNCHRONOUS CONVERSION OF METALS TO METAL CERAMICS - Disclosed is an electrochemical cell with ceramic components having a ceramic/metal gradient below a ceramic outer layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313652 | GAS DIFFUSION LAYER, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL BATTERY - A gas diffusion layer includes conductive particles, conductive fibers, and polymer resins, in which an amount of surface functional groups in the conductive particle is 0.25 mmol/g or less. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313653 | IMPROVED LEAD ACID BATTERY SEPARATORS, WARP RESISTANT SEPARATORS, BATTERIES, SYSTEMS, AND RELATED METHODS - Disclosed herein are exemplary embodiments of improved electrode plate and separator assemblies ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313654 | BATTERY MODULE, BATTERY PACK, APPARATUS AND FAILURE TREATMENT METHOD - This application relates to a battery module and a battery pack. The battery module includes: a plurality of battery cells, configured to be connected in series, where after the battery module fails, the plurality of battery cells include a failed battery cell and at least one non-failed battery cell adjacent to the failed battery cell; and a first connecting piece, configured to connect the failed battery cell to the at least one non-failed battery cell, where the first connecting piece includes a first connecting portion and a conductive portion connected to the first connecting portion, the first connecting portion is configured to be electrically connected to an enclosure of the failed battery cell, and the conductive portion is configured to be electrically connected to the at least one non-failed battery cell, so as to restore the battery module to work. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313655 | BUSBAR MODULE - A busbar module includes a case to be attached to a battery assembly, busbars and electric wires having a connection end to be connected to the busbars. The case includes busbar accommodation portions to accommodate the busbars and an electric wire routing groove portion to accommodate the electric wires. The electric wire routing groove portion includes a connection end accommodation portion to accommodate the connection end, an accommodation portion cover and an electric wire lead-out portion configured such that the electric wires are drawn out from the connection end accommodation portion toward a direction. An outer surface of the accommodation portion cover is to form a bottom surface of a routing path configured such that the electric wires drawn out from the connection end accommodation portion extend in the routing path. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313656 | BATTERY WIRING MODULE - Provided is a battery wiring module according to which a load that acts on module-side terminals accompanying expansion or contraction of battery cells can be reduced. A housing includes a wire accommodating portion for accommodating wires, multiple terminal accommodating portions for accommodating module-side terminals, and first elastic joining portions that join the wire accommodating portion and the terminal accommodating portions in an elastically-deformable manner in the direction in which the battery cells are aligned. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313657 | Battery Module with ICB Assembly in Space-Saving Structure - A battery module includes a cell stack having a plurality of battery cells stacked in one direction, and an ICB assembly electrically connected to the plurality of battery cells to sense voltage information. The ICB assembly includes front and rear bus bar frames, a sensing member, and at least one bridge plate. The front and rear bus bar frames are assembled to respective front and rear sides of the cell stack, the front and rear bus bar frames each having a respective plurality of bus bars that are in contact with electrode leads of the battery cells. The sensing member has one side fixed to the front bus bar frame and the other side fixed to the rear bus bar frame; and the at least one bridge plate is connected to the front and rear bus bar frames to maintain a gap of a constant distance therebetween. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313658 | METHODS FOR MANUFACTURING FUEL CELL INTERCONNECTS USING 3D PRINTING - A method of forming a fuel cell interconnect includes depositing a Cr alloy powder, sintering the Cr alloy powder, and repeating the depositing and the sintering to form the fuel cell interconnect. The Cr alloy powder may include a pre-alloyed powder containing from about 4 wt. % to about 6 wt. % Fe, and from about 94 wt. % to about 96 wt. % Cr. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313659 | BATTERY COMPRISING ELECTRODE WITH LASER-SINTERED MATERIAL AND SHINGLE FACE-TO-FACE OVERLAPS WITHIN END PLATE - Instant invention comprises an electrode configured with laser-sintered coating materials, said electrode further comprised of at least one hundred extensions. Said electrode comprises a jelly roll of battery materials wherein an end plate in wound jelly roll comprises said at least one hundred extensions in shingle-style overlaps to extensions of same electrode. A battery comprised of said jelly roll of battery materials comprises improved capacity due to laser sintering, and further comprises improved useful life by large area of electrical connections to external circuit enabled by said electrode extensions configured in end plate as shingle-style overlaps. In a preferred embodiment, laser-sintered materials comprise in anode, selection from a group consisting of Li, C, Si, Mg, Cu, Ni, Al, Ti, Sn and the arbitrary combinations thereof; and in cathode, selection from a group consisting of lithium-cobalt-based composites, LiFePO.sub.4-based composites, lithium LiMnPO.sub.4-based composites, lithium-manganese-based composites, lithium-nickel-based composites, lithium-cobalt-nickel-manganese-based composites, and the arbitrary combinations thereof. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313660 | METAL AIR BATTERY MODULE - A metal-air battery module includes a unit assembly having a plurality of battery units coupled using first couplers. Each battery unit has a metal-air battery cell held by a sheet. In the unit assembly, two of the metal-air battery cells adjacent to each other are arranged in such a manner that a negative-electrode terminal and an air-electrode terminal face each other, and the facing terminals are connected together to form a pair of connected terminals. In the pair of connected terminals, the negative-electrode terminal and the air-electrode terminal are connected through welding or other methods. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313661 | SECONDARY BATTERY AND BATTERY MODULE - The present application relates to a secondary battery and a battery module. The secondary battery comprises: a casing, which is provided with an accommodating hole with an opening; a top cover assembly, which is in sealed connection with the casing to close the opening; an electrode assembly, which is arranged in the accommodating hole, and comprises two end faces opposite to a first direction perpendicular to an axial direction of the accommodating hole, and tabs extending from the end faces, the electrode assembly comprises two or more electrode units, wherein two or more electrode units are stacked in the axial direction, and in a second direction perpendicular to the axial direction and the first direction, the size of the tabs is smaller than that of the end faces; and a current collector, which comprises a body portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313662 | Electric energy storage device and electric tool system - An electric energy storage device comprises four energy units with a same rated voltage and a socket. The four energy units are divided into two energy modules each comprising with two energy units. Each energy module is provided with a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The socket includes four voltage output terminals connected to the positive and negative electrodes of the two energy modules and is provided with two control parts, which respectively control the two energy units in the two corresponding energy modules to switch between parallel state and series state. An electric tool system is also provided, comprising a plug that is connected to the socket, and different plugs can connect the four energy units in different connection states. The electric energy storage device with multiple output voltages can be matched with various electric tools with different rated voltages, and reduces the cost. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313663 | ELECTROCHEMICAL ENERGY STORAGE UNITS, SENSOR DEVICES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - A method comprises determining a first pressure increase in an electrochemical energy storage unit based on a first repetition rate, detecting that the first pressure increase has exceeded a first threshold value, determining a second pressure increase in the energy storage unit based on a second repetition rate, the second repetition rate being greater than the first repetition rate, detecting that the second pressure increase exceeds a second threshold value, and outputting a signal to a control unit based on detecting that the second pressure increase has exceeded the second threshold value. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313664 | Battery Module Having Insulation Pad With Extended Length, and Battery Pack and Vehicle Comprising Same - A battery module includes a cell stack in which a plurality of battery cells are stacked; a pair of bus bar frames configured to cover one side and another side, respectively, of the cell stack in a longitudinal direction; a housing configured to accommodate a combined body of the cell stack and the pair of bus bar frames so that the pair of bus bar frames is exposed to an outside of the housing; and an insulation pad interposed between a side surface of the cell stack and an inner surface of the housing and between a side surface of one of the pair of bus bar frames and the inner surface of the housing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313665 | DUCTED ANTENNA HOUSING FOR SMALL CELL POLE - An antenna housing is provided that is configured to be mounted to a pole. The antenna housing has spaced upper and lower ends. A sidewall extends between and around the spaced ends to define an interior of the housing. This interior may house and/or partially conceal one or more antennas. Inlet and outlet ducting extend through the sidewall of the housing to individually cool each antenna within the interior of the housing. The inlet and outlet duct may connect to a cooling duct that is in fluid communication with a heat rejection surface of the antenna. Accordingly, each antenna may be cooled using ambient air and the heated air may be exhausted outside of the housing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313666 | THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR MODULAR ANTENNA HOUSING - An antenna housing configured to house a wireless antenna unit. The antenna housing defines an interior space sized to receive the antenna unit. Inlet and outlet ducting extend through a sidewall of the housing to connect to an internal cooling duct of the antenna unit allowing air to be drawn from outside the housing, through the antenna unit and expelled out of the hosing without intermingling with air in the interior of the housing. Additional airflow paths extend around side and/or rear surfaces antenna unit to provide additional cooling. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313667 | Portable satellite antenna - A portable satellite antenna ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313668 | Antenna System - An antenna system including an antenna adjustable between a stowed configuration and a deployed configuration. The antenna includes a reflector having an annular array of spaced-apart ribs coupled to a hub, whereby the ribs can be adjustable between a collapsed configuration and an extended configuration in which the ribs outwardly extend from the hub. When the ribs dispose in the collapsed configuration, the antenna can be disposable in the stowed configuration; and when the antenna disposes in the deployed configuration, (i) the ribs can dispose in the extended configuration, and (ii) the reflector can be directionally adjustable, such as in both elevation and azimuth. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313669 | CONTROLLING ANTENNA BEAM GENERATION TO COMPENSATE FOR MOTION OF A HIGH-ALTITUDE PLATFORM - A method and an antenna system are provided for a high-altitude platform (HAP) configured to move in a pattern in the stratosphere to provide coverage to a region of interest and compensate for HAP movement relative to the region of interest. HAP movement is monitored. When it is determined that the HAP has moved relative to the region of interest and, based on the relative movement, a first one of a plurality of antennas in the HAP is no longer able to cover a selected portion of the region of interest, an antenna array switching circuit in the HAP is used to adjust beams transmitted by the antennas by switching to a second one of the plurality of antennas to cover the selected portion of the region of interest, such that the communication services provided to the region of interest are not interrupted due to the movement of the HAP. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313670 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a display panel, an antenna wiring substrate opposed to the display panel and including an antenna wiring line forming an antenna and a signal wiring line provided on the antenna wiring substrate and supplying a drive signal to the display panel. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313671 | PACKAGE STRUCTURE - A package structure including a first redistribution circuit structure, a semiconductor die, first antennas and second antennas is provided. The semiconductor die is located on and electrically connected to the first redistribution circuit structure. The first antennas and the second antennas are located over the first redistribution circuit structure and electrically connected to the semiconductor die through the first redistribution circuit structure. A first group of the first antennas are located at a first position, a first group of the second antennas are located at a second position, and the first position is different from the second position in a stacking direction of the first redistribution circuit structure and the semiconductor die. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313672 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE WITH RADIO-FREQUENCY MODULE - A radio-frequency device includes a radio-frequency module. The radio-frequency module includes a first substrate, a second substrate, a radio-frequency integrated circuit (RFIC), a front-end integrated circuit (FEIC), and a flexible substrate. The RFIC has at least a portion surrounded by a first core member and is configured to input or output a base signal and a first radio-frequency (RF) signal having a frequency higher than a frequency of the base signal. The FEIC has at least a portion surrounded by a second core member and is configured to input or output the first RF signal and a second RF signal having a power different from a power of the first RF signal. The flexible substrate is configured to connect the first and second substrates to each other, provide a transmission path for the first RF signal, and being more flexible than the first and second substrates. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313673 | STRUCTURE AT LEAST PARTIALLY TRANSPARENT TO RADIO FREQUENCY SIGNALS - The present invention provides a structure at least partially transparent to radio frequency signals, the structure being formed of a tessellated polyhedral material comprising a plurality of polyhedral cells. The present invention also provides a method of manufacturing the same. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313674 | Metamaterials, Radomes Including Metamaterials, and Methods - Metamaterials are provided that may include a first substrate including a high temperature dielectric material, and a first array of conductive resonators arranged on the first substrate. The conductive resonators may include a noble metal, a noble metal alloy, a high temperature ceramic semiconductor, or a combination thereof. Radomes including metamaterials also are provided. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313675 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING MULTIBAND ANTENNA - An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes an outer housing that comprises a first surface facing a first direction, a second surface facing a second direction opposite to the first direction, and a side surface surrounding a space between the first surface and the second surface, a display adapted to expose at least a portion of the display through the first surface of the outer housing, a PCB arranged between the second surface and the display in an interior of the outer housing, a communication circuit arranged on or over the PCB, a first conductive structure formed of at least one of the first surface or at least a portion of the side surface is electrically connected to the communication circuit, and a second conductive structure formed of the portion of the display electrically connected to the first conductive structure. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313676 | FILTERING, POWER-DIVIDING AND PHASE-SHIFTING INTEGRATED ANTENNA ARRAY FEED NETWORK - The invention discloses a feed network for an antenna array with integrated filtering, power splitting and phase shifting, comprising upper and lower metal floors, metal connecting posts, coaxial feed terminals, a suspended dielectric substrate, suspended strip lines and two phase-adjusting dielectric substrates; the upper and lower metal floors share a common ground through the metal connecting posts, the suspended strip lines are provided on the suspended dielectric substrate, the suspended dielectric substrate is positioned horizontally between the two phase-adjusting dielectric substrates, the two phase-adjusting dielectric substrates are positioned horizontally between the upper and lower metal floors; the suspended strip lines comprise a one-to-three filtering power splitting unit, two one-to-two unequal filtering power splitting units, two first phase-shifting lines and two second phase-shifting lines, the two phase-adjusting dielectric substrates cover the one-to-three filtering power splitting unit, part of the two first phase-shifting lines and the two second phase-shifting lines. The invention provides integrated design of the three functional circuits with filtering, power splitting and phase shifting to avoid cascading mismatch between different functional circuits in conventional designs. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313677 | SWITCHABLE PATCH ANTENNA - A switchable patch antenna comprises a planar conductor having an aperture (hole) formed in the middle of the planar conductor. Radiation of a sinusoidal signal is controlled by comparison of separate impedance values for two components that have separate impedance values. Each of the two components have one end coupled together at the terminal positioned at a center of the aperture and their other ends separately coupled to opposing edges of the aperture. A sinusoidal signal source is also coupled to the terminal positioned at the aperture's center. Further, when the impedance values of both components are substantially equivalent, radiation by the antenna of the provided signal and/or mutual coupling of other signals is disabled. Also, when an impedance value of one of the two components is substantially greater than the other impedance value of the other component, the provided signal is radiated and/or mutual coupling is enabled. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313678 | PRECISION AIMING OF AN ANTENNA BASED ON A RADIO SOURCE - In one embodiment, a method comprises: receiving a signal from a remote antenna at first and second antennas, the first and second antenna being collocated and offset from one another by a fixed predetermined angle such that a center of a high gain region of a main lobe of the first antenna is substantially aligned with a low gain region of a main lobe of the second antenna; determining a set of characteristics of the signal based on the signal being received at the first antenna; decoding a first data set based on the signal being received at the first antenna and a second data set based on the signal being received at the second antenna, both using the set of signal characteristics; and determining a currently aimed direction of the first antenna with relation to the remote antenna based on the difference between the first and second data sets. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313679 | ANTENNA SYSTEM, MOBILE TERMINAL, AND ANTENNA SYSTEM SWITCHING METHOD - Disclosed are an antenna system, a mobile terminal, and an antenna system switching method. The antenna system includes: at least one switch and a plurality of antenna units; wherein each of the at least one switch is configured to switch connection states of the plurality of antenna units to cause at least one of the plurality of antenna units in a connected state to generate beams and perform scanning in space. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313680 | FIELD-ASSEMBLED MODULAR PHASED ARRAY SATCOM TERMINAL - A field-assembled satellite communications terminal has a plurality of discrete, modular aperture blocks. Each aperture block contains an electrically steered antenna aperture, and a plurality of interconnection ports for power and data communications between the plurality of aperture blocks. The plurality of interconnection ports are removably connectable by the end user in the field. The terminal further has a signal processing system for receiving, processing, and generating signals to and from the apertures. The aperture blocks are connected to each other in the field and self-configure to form an electrically-steered antenna. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313681 | TRIGGERED GENERATION OF NULLING SIGNALS TO NULL AN RF BEAM USING A DETACHABLE NULLING SUBASSEMBLY - A method and apparatus are provided for nulling a radio frequency (RF) beam for a high-altitude platform (HAP). A transmitter generates an RF signal. A primary antenna system generates an RF beam based on the RF signal. One or more processors determine a result indicating whether to modify the RF beam. When the result indicates to modify the RF beam, a detachable nulling subassembly generates nulling signals based on the RF signal to modify the RF beam generated by the primary antenna system. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313682 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING PHASE OF SIGNAL TO BE INPUT TO MULTIPLE ANTENNAS, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE IMPLEMENTING METHOD - Disclosed are various embodiments relating to a method and device for estimating the angle of a base station transmission beam by calculating the time difference between reception signals acquired through simultaneous beam sweeping to multiple antenna arrays. According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise: one or more first antennas; one or more second antennas spaced predetermined distance apart from the one or more first antennas; and a communication circuit electrically connected to the one or more first antennas and the one or more second antennas, wherein the communication circuit acquires a designated signal output from a base station as a first reception signal through the one or more first antennas and a second reception signal through the one or more second antennas, the first reception signal and the second reception signal are transmitted as one base station transmission beam, the time difference between the first reception signal and the second reception signal is obtained, the angle of the one base station transmission beam is calculated at least on the basis of the predetermined distance and the time difference, and the phase of a signal to be input to the one or more first antennas or the one or more second antennas is adjusted on the basis of the angle. Various embodiments are possible. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313683 | BEAMFORMING VIA SPARSE ACTIVATION OF ANTENNA ELEMENTS CONNECTED TO PHASE ADVANCE WAVEGUIDES - Systems and methods described herein include a two-dimensional antenna array of antenna pixels having length and width dimensions of less than one-half of an operational wavelength. In various examples, each antenna pixel comprises a fixed number of phase-adjustable antenna elements. The antenna elements of each antenna pixel may be coupled to the waveguide with interelement spacings selected to associate each antenna element with a distinct phase advance value. A controller identifies a target phase value for each antenna pixel that corresponds to a target beamform for the two-dimensional antenna. A controller activates and adjusts a phase response of one of the antenna elements in each antenna pixel, such that the phase advance value associate with the activated antenna element and the adjusted phase response combine to attain the target phase value for the antenna pixel as a whole. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313684 | HOSTED, COMPACT, LARGE-APERTURE, MULTI-REFLECTOR ANTENNA SYSTEM DEPLOYABLE WITH HIGH-DISSIPATION FEED - A hosted multi-reflector antenna system includes a primary reflector, a subreflector, an aperture, a feed structure and an anti-jam housing. The feed structure includes an electronically steered antenna (ESA). The subreflector directs a reflected beam between a primary reflector and an ESA, and the anti-jam housing encloses the subreflector and the ESA. The antenna system is thermo-elastically decoupled and thermally self-sufficient, accommodates thermal dissipation of the feed structure, and can maintain a precise antenna alignment. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313685 | OPTICAL FEED NETWORK USING A FREE-SPACE OPTICAL MODULATOR FOR RF PHASED ANTENNA ARRAYS - An optical feed network (OFN) for an RF phased antenna array includes a single free-space optical beamformer that supports all of the RF electrical feed signals for the RF phased antenna array to steer an RF beam. The free-space optical beamformer can more easily scale to accommodate larger array sizes than either the discrete fiber channel or PIC implementations. Furthermore, certain embodiments of the optical beamformer avoid the complexity of having to compute FFTs for each channel to steer the beam, instead relying on the inherent function of an imaging lens to perform the FFT, which in turn facilitates rapid steering. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313686 | CONFORMAL ANTENNA - An antenna device is presented comprising: a conformal antenna body which has a desired geometry corresponding to a front portion of a platform on which the antenna device is to be mounted, and an antenna unit carried by the antenna body. The antenna unit comprises at least one phased array of antenna elements, the antenna elements of each of the at least one array being arranged in a spaced-apart relationship in a closed loop path along a circumference of the antenna body having a desired geometry corresponding to the front portion of the platform on which the antenna unit is to be mounted. Each of the antenna elements is configured as an end-fire antenna element capable of emitting linearly polarized radiation. The array of the antenna elements is operable as a forward looking end-fire antenna array, enabling electronic steering of an antenna beam by controllably modifying phases of the antenna elements of each array. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313687 | RADIO TRANSCEIVER WITH ANTENNA ARRAY FORMED BY HORN-ANTENNA ELEMENTS - An antenna array formed by horn-antenna elements perpendicularly mounted on a body frame spherical or hemispherical in shape provides a wide field of view (FOV) of at least 180°. A radio transceiver uses the antenna array instead of a phased array antenna for easily tracking a moving object, e.g., a satellite, due to the wide FOV and for receiving an incoming signal therefrom. To steer an outgoing signal along a desired propagation direction, the transceiver transmits the outgoing signal on a preferred antenna element having a boresight direction closest to the desired propagation direction. The outgoing signal is non-mechanically steered and, in contrast to using the phased array antenna, a power amplifier of the radio transceiver needs not generate component signals satisfying precise relationships in phase and amplitude for beam steering. Thus, the power amplifier is allowed to be operated at a lower power backoff for improving power efficiency. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313688 | PHASED ARRAY MOBILE CHANNEL SOUNDING SYSTEM - A wireless channel sounding system may include a wireless channel sounding transmitter having at least two radio frequency front ends coupled to at least two phased array antennas to generate at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms from at least two baseband signals, the at least two phased array antennas each controllable to provide a respective transmit beam that is steerable in azimuth and elevation, and that comprises one of the at least two radio frequency channel sounding waveforms, where faces of the at least two phased array antennas are arranged to provide a transmit beam coverage over 360 degrees in azimuth, and a first processing system including at least one processor, in communication with the at least two radio frequency front ends, to provide the at least two baseband signals and steer the respective transmit beams via instructions to the at least two radio frequency front ends. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313689 | ANTENNA ARRAY MADE FROM A DIELECTRIC MATERIAL - An antenna array has a signal distribution region and a signal emission region. The signal distribution region has a distribution body made from a dielectric material which converts an information signal, fed into an infeed side thereof, into a spatially distributed signal distribution on an opposite distribution side. The signal emission region has a plurality of signal emission elements distributed over the distribution side. The signal emission elements protrude from the distribution body. At least one signal emission element has a phase shift region, in which a phase shift material with an electrically influenceable permittivity is arranged in the signal emission element. By applying a phase shift voltage between at least one pair of electrodes, the permittivity of the phase shift material is influenced and thereby the propagation speed of an electromagnetic signal in the phase shift region is changed. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313690 | ANTENNA DEVICE - By performing continuous matching in an entire frequency band from 600 MHz to 6 GHz by one antenna device, communication with a plurality of types of communication devices having different used frequency bands becomes possible without switching the antenna device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313691 | DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a display panel in which an active area and a peripheral area are defined, and an antenna unit including a main pattern, a first sub-pattern, and an antenna line. The main pattern is disposed on the display panel in the active area, transmits and/or receives a signal, and operates at a first frequency. The first sub-pattern is disposed on the display panel in the active area, is spaced apart from the main pattern in a first direction, is capacitively coupled to the main pattern, and operates at a second frequency different from the first frequency. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313692 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE - An antenna structure is provided. The antenna structure includes a first radiation element, a second radiation element, and a feeding element. The first radiation element includes a first radiation portion, a second radiation portion, and a feeding portion. The second radiation element includes a third radiation portion, a fourth radiation portion, and a grounding portion. The third radiation portion and the first radiation portion are separate from each other and coupled to each other, the third radiation portion and the second radiation portion are separate from each other and coupled to each other, and the fourth radiation portion and the first radiation portion are separate from each other and coupled to each other. The feeding element is electrically connected with the feeding portion and the grounding portion. A junction between the feeding element and the feeding portion is defined as a feeding point. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313693 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device transmits and receives a high-frequency signal having a first frequency as a carrier frequency. The device includes a base material made of paper, an antenna pattern of an Sn alloy formed on the base material, and an RFIC element connected electrically to the antenna pattern. Moreover, the antenna pattern including a thin wire part and a thick wire part that differ in wire width from each other. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313694 | CHIP ANTENNA - A chip antenna includes: a first dielectric layer; a second dielectric layer upwardly spaced apart from the first dielectric layer; a patch antenna pattern disposed on the second dielectric layer; a feed via extending through the first dielectric layer; a feed pattern disposed between the first and second dielectric layers, electrically connected to the feed via, and spaced apart from the patch antenna pattern; and an adhesive layer adhered to the first and second dielectric layers. The adhesive layer includes a cavity surrounding the feed pattern between the first and second dielectric layers and; and a vent disposed between the cavity and an external side surface of the adhesive layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313695 | 5G MMW DUAL-POLARIZED ANTENNA MODULE AND HANDHELD DEVICE - A 5G MMW dual-polarized antenna module and a handheld device are disclosed. The antenna module comprises at least two antenna units. Each antenna unit comprises a first horizontal metal plate, a second horizontal metal plate, a first vertical metal plate, a second vertical metal plate and a patch antenna assembly. The antenna module can work within the 5G MMW frequency band and has the characteristic of dual polarization; and when applied to the handheld device, the antenna module will not increase the thickness of the handheld device and is conducive to ultra-thin development of the handheld device. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313696 | ANTENNA PACKAGED SUBSTRATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, PACKAGED ANTENNA, AND TERMINAL - An antenna packaged substrate includes: a substrate, a first antenna radiating patch disposed on a surface of the substrate, a second antenna radiating patch disposed over the first antenna radiating patch, and a dielectric stack disposed between the first antenna radiating patch and the second antenna radiating patch. The dielectric stack includes a first dielectric layer, a bonding layer disposed on a side that is of the first dielectric layer and faces the first antenna radiating patch, and a second dielectric layer disposed on a side that is of the first dielectric layer and faces the second antenna radiating patch. A dielectric constant of the first dielectric layer is lower than a dielectric constant of the substrate, and an expansion coefficient of the second dielectric layer is lower than an expansion coefficient of the first dielectric layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313697 | PATCH ANTENNA - A patch antenna, comprising: a conductive element; and a first feed point; wherein the first feed point splits into at least two branches which are connected electrically to the conductive element. The two branches are configured such that a cross polarization in a H-plane is suppressed, and antenna gain is increased. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313698 | ANTENNA AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An antenna is provided with a dielectric layer, a metal layer provided on one surface of the dielectric layer, a radiation element provided on the other surface of the dielectric layer, the radiation element including a slit portion in a central portion, a radiation system of which is magnetic field current radiation by electric field induction, a contactless feed element arranged above the slit portion, and a parasitic radiation element, a radiation system of which is electric field current radiation by magnetic field induction. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313699 | SOLDIER-MOUNTED ANTENNA - Embodiments of a wide band multi-polarization antenna system are described, which can be attached to the back or front of a soldier's vest or backpack. The antenna system can allow for release of pre-shaped integral radiating elements that spring into a geometric configuration suitable for circular polarization radiation or linear polarization over a desired band of frequencies. The antenna system can provide, when collapsed, linear polarized line-of sight capability over a wide band of frequencies. In a collapsed low-profile state, the antenna system can remain on the soldier, but out of the way for maneuvering. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313700 | DEPLOYABLE HORN ANTENNA AND ASSOCIATED METHODS - An outer space deployable antenna may include a waveguide antenna feed section. A first plurality of wires and a first plurality of biased hinges may couple the first plurality of wires together to be self-biased to move between a collapsed stored configuration and an extended deployed configuration. A horn antenna section may be coupled to the waveguide antenna feed section and may include a second plurality of wires and a second plurality of biased hinges coupling the second plurality of wires together to be self-biased to move between the collapsed stored configuration and the extended deployed configuration. A flexible electrically conductive layer may cover the waveguide antenna feed section and the horn antenna section in at least the extended deployed configuration. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313701 | ANTENNA FOR TRANSMITTING AND/OR RECEIVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVE, AND SYSTEM COMPRISING THIS ANTENNA - Antenna for transmitting and/or receiving an electromagnetic wave, including a radiating element, a tunable surface of variable impedance, and a controller connected to the tunable surface and which controls it based on a desired direction of the electromagnetic wave. The radiating element and the tunable surface are integrated inside a housing, the housing forming a cavity for the waves and including an opening for the electromagnetic wave to be transmitted to the outside. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313702 | RADAR SENSOR - A radar sensor having at least one antenna structure and at least one coupling structure, which is designed to couple substrate waves out of an antenna substrate used as a carrier for the antenna structure and the coupling structure, and to emit them as coupled waves into an emission region. The radar sensor has an absorber which is situated in the emission region in order to absorb the coupled waves. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313703 | Millimeter-Wave Antenna Array Element, Array Antenna, and Communications Product - A millimeter-wave antenna array element includes a ground layer, a first dielectric layer, a first radiation patch, a second dielectric layer, and a second radiation patch. At least a part of the first feeding part is disposed inside the first dielectric layer, or inside the second dielectric layer, or between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the first feeding part is insulated from the first radiation patch, the second radiation patch, and the ground layer. At least a part of the second feeding part is disposed inside the first dielectric layer, or inside the second dielectric layer, or between the first dielectric layer and the second dielectric layer, and the second feeding part is insulated from the first feeding part, the first radiation patch, the second radiation patch, and the ground layer. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313704 | MULTIPLE LAYER PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD THAT INCLUDES MULTIPLE ANTENNAS AND SUPPORTS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS - Apparatuses, methods, and systems for a printed circuit board that includes multiple antennas, and operates to support satellite communications, are disclosed. One apparatus includes a first flat panel element. The first flat panel element includes a multilayer PCB (printed circuit board). The multilayer PCB includes a first exterior layer comprising N antenna elements, and a second exterior layer comprising N RF (radio frequency) chains operative to process the RF signals, each of the N RF chains electrically connected to a one of the N antenna elements, and N metal patches arranged in a square, wherein an air gap is located between the N metal patches and the N antenna elements, wherein dimensions, orientation, and spacing between the N metal patches and the N antenna elements are selected based on a carrier frequency, bandwidth, and directionality of the propagated RF signals. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313705 | RF ELEMENT DESIGN FOR IMPROVED TUNING RANGE - An antenna and method of using the same are described. In one embodiment, the antenna comprise an array of radio-frequency (RF) radiating antenna elements, wherein each RF radiating antenna element comprises a first conductor stack containing one or more metal layers and having a first set of one or more conductive layers covering a first side of the first conductive stack; a second conductor stack, separated from the first conductor stack, containing one or more conductive layers and having a second set of one or more conductive layers covering a second side of the second conductive stack; and liquid crystal (LC) between the first and second sides of the first and second conductor stacks, respectively. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313706 | STRUCTURE, ANTENNA, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION MODULE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The structure includes a first conductor that extends in a second direction; a second conductor, a third conductor, a fourth conductor, and a feeding line. The second conductor faces the first conductor in a first direction and extends along the second direction. The third conductor is configured to capacitively connect the first conductor and the second conductor. The fourth conductor is configured to be electrically connected to the first conductor and the second conductor and extends along a first plane. The feeding line is connected to the third conductor. The feeding line includes a first constituting part that extends along the first direction, and a second constituent part that extends along the second direction. The first constituting part is positioned on an inside of both ends of the fourth conductor in a third direction. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313707 | Three-Dimensional Antenna Module for Transmitting and Receiving Electromagnetic Millimeter Waves - This document describes techniques and apparatuses that include a three-dimensional (3D) antenna module for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic millimeter waves (mmWaves). In general, a user equipment (UE) may include the 3D antenna module in a corner of a housing of the UE. The 3D antenna module may include three antenna panels that are generally planar and generally orthogonal to three respective axes of a Cartesian-coordinate system. The 3D antenna module may transmit and receive the electromagnetic mmWaves as part of a wireless link between the UE and another device, such as a satellite that is part of a wireless-communication network. In general, the 3D antenna module may mitigate propagation losses and allow the UE to maintain a link-budget for the wireless link. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313708 | MULTI-BAND ANTENNA DEVICE - An antenna device includes a first antenna, a second antenna, a barrier, and a signal processing device. The first antenna transceives a first radio frequency (RF) signal in a first communication band, and the second antenna transceives a second RF signal in a second communication band. The first antenna includes a first radiator and a second radiator having a shape symmetrical to a shape of the first radiator. The second antenna includes third and fourth radiators having shape identical to those of the first and second radiators but having a size corresponding to the second communication band. The barrier includes a penetration region, and reflects the first and second RF signals. A center frequency of the second communication band is higher than a center frequency of the first communication band, and the first and second antennas are connected with the signal processing device through the penetration region of the barrier. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313709 | TAILORED TERAHERTZ RADIATION - Apparatus for generating THz (terahertz) radiation, the apparatus comprising: a substrate; a planar array of asymmetric point antennas formed on the substrate and excitable by a pump pulse of radiation to radiate THz radiation the point antennas having characteristic dimensions substantially smaller than wavelengths of the radiated THz; wherein the array comprises point antennas aligned in different directions. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313710 | Broadband antenna having polarization dependent output - An antenna comprises a ground plane, a first antenna element and a second antenna element, wherein the first antenna element and the second antenna element are arranged for emitting and/or receiving electromagnetic radiation at a design wavelength with a first polarization direction and a second polarization direction, respectively, the second polarization direction being different from the first polarization direction, wherein the first and second antenna elements each comprise pairs of resonator elements having sidewalls facing a corresponding probe arranged in each pair of resonator elements, wherein one resonator element of each pair of resonator elements is shared between the first and second antenna elements and the respective probes of the first and second antenna elements are arranged on different sides of the shared resonator element. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313711 | ELECTRICAL POWER TAP CONNECTOR - An electrical power tap connector for a model vehicle is provided including a first power tap housing. The first power tap housing may contain a power tap terminal configured to electrically couple with a connector terminal of an electrical connector. The power tap connector may also include a second power tap housing releasably securable to the first power tap housing and a releasable locking mechanism configured to physically secure the power tap connector to the electrical connector. Wherein the power tap terminal may be configured to electrically couple with the connector terminal via a non-mating end of the electrical connector. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313712 | ELECTRICAL MALE TERMINAL - An electrical male terminal of this invention includes a clamp or crimp area, a main body, and a blade. Protruding members and support members of the main body act as overstress protection. A panel shield member protects a protruding guide member. In another embodiment of this invention, a protruding member extends from a first support member of the main body, and a cut-out portion at the lower portion of the main body accommodates therein the protruding member to prevent the tang member from inadvertently or accidentally rotating relative to the lower portion of the main body. Furthermore, in this another embodiment of the electrical male terminal of this invention, a protrusion extends from the unattached end portion of the lever member for allowing the lever member to deflect upward when the protruding member of the unattached end portion interacts with an internal protrusion of a housing or connector assembly, thereby making it more difficult to remove the electrical male terminal from the housing or connector assembly, thereby protecting the electrical male terminal from inadvertently falling out during use. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313713 | SPRING-CLAMP TERMINAL BLOCK - A spring-clamp terminal block for connecting an electrical conductor, with a busbar, a clamping spring, a housing and a lever, wherein the busbar and the clamping spring and the lever are accommodated at least partially in the housing, wherein the lever has a first bearing plate with a first partially circular outer contour for mounting the lever in a first counter bearing, wherein the lever has a second bearing plate with a second partially circular outer contour for mounting the lever in a second counter bearing, wherein the second bearing plate is spaced apart from the first bearing plate, wherein the lever has an actuation handle which is connected to the first bearing plate and to the second bearing plate, wherein the clamping spring has a clamping arm, wherein the clamping arm together with the busbar forms a clamping point for clamping the electrical conductor on the busbar. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313714 | Modular plug-in connector system - The invention relates to a plug-in connector, substantially consisting of an insulating body and at least one contact element which is mounted directly in the insulating body, wherein the insulating body directly forms the plug-in connector housing of the plug-in connector. The plug-in connector is of particularly simple construction and can therefore be manufactured quickly, In addition, the plug-in connector is of very robust design and suitable for industrial use, in particular in harsh environments. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313715 | AN ARRANGEMENT FOR A COAXIAL CABLE CONNECTOR - A connector suitable for being mounted on a coaxial cable comprising at least one metal braid layer surrounding inner parts of the cable and an outer insulating layer surrounding said at least one metal braid layer and a silicone sleeve arranged around the outer insulating layer wherein the connector comprises a ferrule to be arranged in electrical contact with said at least one metal braid layer, wherein said outer insulating layer of the cable is arranged to be stripped away for the length of said electrical contact, a base arranged cylindrically around said ferrule, and a collar arranged at least partially within said base and comprising a body configurable around the ferrule; wherein the body of the collar has a first outer diameter substantially the same as the diameter of the outer insulating layer of the coaxial cable; and the silicone sleeve is arranged, upon mounting the coaxial cable to the connector, between the base and the body of the collar for applying a pressure force to said at least one metal braid layer of the coaxial cable guided to an outer surface of the collar. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313716 | ELECTRICAL DEVICE - In an electrical device, a terminal block includes a mounting hole portion formed so as to be opened in a bottom surface and a mounting bore which is formed so as to be opened in a top surface, and connects the mounting hole portion and an outside of the top surface to each other, the swing-side interlock connector includes a swing-side housing which is mounted inside the mounting hole portion, and protrudes from the mounting bore, a cover is placed on the top surface of the terminal block by fitting a fitting hole to a protruding portion ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313717 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - The present disclosure provides an electrical connector comprising an insulating body and at least one power terminal module. The insulating body comprises a receiving slot. The power terminal module is disposed in the receiving slot. Each power terminal module comprises a power terminal set and an elastic terminal. The power terminal set is disposed in the receiving slot. The power terminal set comprises a first power terminal, a second power terminal and an accommodating part which are overlappingly stacked. The second power terminal is closer than the first power terminal to the slot wall. The elastic terminal is disposed in the power terminal set, comprising a first end part, a second end part, and a plurality of elastic contacting parts. The plurality of elastic contacting parts is disposed between the first end part and the second end part. The first end part is disposed in the accommodating part. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313718 | CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY HAVING LOW PROFILE - A connector assembly includes a circuit board that includes conductive front pads conductive rear pads, a cable terminated at the rear pads, and a unitary front housing assembled to the front end the circuit board. The connector assembly also includes flexible contacts assembled to the unitary front housing. The front pads make contact with and deflect the flexible contacts away from the circuit board. The connector assembly also includes a conductive shield assembled to the unitary front housing, and a unitary rear housing tightly overmolded around at least the circuit board and portions of the unitary front housing, the cable, and the shield. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313719 | FLEXIBLE PRINTED WIRING BOARD WITH CRIMP TERMINAL - A flexible printed wiring board with crimp terminal includes: a flexible printed wiring board having a base film, a circuit including a metal foil provided on a surface of the base film, and a cover film attached to the base film so as to sandwich the circuit; and a crimp terminal with a plurality of crimping pieces that penetrates the flexible printed wiring board by being crimped and is bent to bite into a part of the circuit. A part of the circuit is exposed without the cover film being provided in a partial region of the flexible printed wiring board, and at least some of the crimping pieces are arranged in the partial region, and thus bite into a part of the circuit without penetrating the cover film. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313720 | BLIND MATE CONNECTIONS WITH DIFFERENT SETS OF DATUMS - Blind mate connection techniques and associated connectors are disclosed. Blind mate connectors provide connections where visual inspection at time of connection may not be available. Stacking tolerance increases when connectors have a different set of datums (e.g., a different relative orientation) relative to adjacent connectors. Different datums permit twinning two printed circuit boards (“PCBs”) prior to insertion into a slot of a chassis. Each connector may be attached to a respective PCB utilizing a spring and offset feature to provide a standoff on a respective PCB. Control of standoff and rotational movement (e.g., via brackets) allows each individual connector to have a “float” for improved insertion tolerance. Connector pairs may connect through an opening in a midplane while simultaneously connecting to the midplane. Switch trays and node trays may be inserted through opposing sides of a chassis and be connected through the midplane of that chassis. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313721 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A plug connector adapted for connecting corresponding wires includes an insulative body integrally formed with two rows of plug contacts in a lateral direction and a transverse bar. The plug contacts are categorized with differential-pair contacts and grounding contacts alternately arranged with each other in a longitudinal direction. The transverse bar extends along the longitudinal direction perpendicular to the lateral direction and is unitarily linked to rear ends of all the grounding contacts of each row of plug contacts while being isolated from the differential-pair contacts. All the contacts and the transverse bar are stamped from a same sheet metal initially, and the differential-pair contacts are successively disconnected from the transverse bar after the plug contacts are integrally formed with the insulative body. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313722 | SURFACE MOUNT ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector includes a housing having contact chambers between a top and a bottom configured to be mounted to a circuit board. A rear wall of the housing includes lead slots open at the top to receive leads of an electrical component. The electrical connector includes a cover coupled to the top of the housing above the leads. The electrical connector includes contacts received in corresponding contact chambers. Each contact includes a base having a solder pad at a bottom configured to be soldered to a circuit board conductor of the circuit board. Each contact includes contact beams extending from the base to form a socket proximate to the top of the housing that receives the lead of the electrical component from above to electrically connect to the lead of the electrical component. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313723 | ELECTRICAL CABLE ASSEMBLY, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING SAME AND ELECTRICAL TERMINAL FOR SAME - A method of forming an electrical cable assembly includes providing a multiconductor flat cable comprising wires arranged in a coplanar fashion with each other and encased within a planar dielectric structure, cutting a slot in the planar dielectric structure intermediate the wires, thereby forming wing features in the dielectric structure extending from the wires, removing portions of the dielectric structure from ends of the wires, wherein portions of wing features remain, attaching the exposed wires to terminals, wherein the terminals define prongs, and attaching the portions of the wing features to by inserting the prongs within holes defined in the portions of the wing features, thereby retaining the wires to the terminals. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313724 | CONNECTOR DESIGN - A connection pin for an expansion socket can be treated to improve signal (e.g., reduce noise) for high speed applications. A connection pin can be treated to have a conductive plating covering a proximal region of the connection pin. Electrical signals between an expansion card in contact with the connection pin and the circuit board to which the connection pin is coupled can pass directly through the conductive plating of the proximal region. However, the distal region of the connection pin can be treated to be devoid of the conductive plating, such as by being covered with a high dielectric loss and/or high-resistance material or through removal of the conductive plating in that region. Thus, electrical signals passing through the connection pin will tend to pass through the conductive plating rather than along the distal region of the pin. Thus, signal reflections and other artifacts and noise can be avoided. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313725 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR A CONTROLLER - An electronic device including a plurality of ports for electrically connecting the device to another device. The electronic device may include a housing including a front, a back and at least a first side and an opposing second side extending between the front and the back, a printed circuit board housed by the housing, and an electrical connector electrically connected to the printed circuit board. The electrical connector may include a first spring contact, a second spring contact, and an electrically conductive bridge mechanically and electrically connecting the first spring contact and the second spring contact. The electrically conductive bridge may be housed by the housing. The first and second spring contacts may extend outside of the housing and may be accessible from the first and second sides of the housing, respectively. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313726 | TERMINAL ASSEMBLY AND CONNECTOR - The present disclosure provides a terminal assembly comprising a first terminal component and a second terminal component. The first terminal component comprises a plurality of first terminals, each of the first terminals comprises a first terminal body and a first plug end part disposed on one end of the first terminal body. The first plug end part comprises a first plug elastic sheet and a first extension protector. The first plug elastic sheet comprises a first plug end, a first connecting end and a first contacting bump. The first connecting end is connected to the first terminal body. The first contacting bump is disposed between the first plug end and the first connecting end. The first extension protector is disposed on the first plug end of the first plug elastic sheet. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313727 | Connector Assembly And Method Of Manufacturing The Same - A connector assembly includes an inner housing, a substrate inserted into the inner housing, and a terminal position assurance (TPA) member supporting the substrate for the substrate not to be separated from the inner housing. The TPA member having a hot staking protrusion penetrating through the substrate and the inner housing. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313728 | Connection Assembly - A connection assembly includes a first housing part, a second housing part pluggable with the first housing part, and a joint connector held between the first housing part and the second housing part. The first housing part has a plurality of contact element receptacles and a plurality of latching elements. The latching elements latch a plurality of contact elements in the contact element receptacles. The second housing part has a locking section locking one of the latching elements in a latching position. The joint connector connects at least two of the contact elements. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313729 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - An electrical connector comprises an insulating body, a pair of first terminal members, a pair of second terminal members, and a fastening part. The insulating body comprises a mating groove. The pair of first terminal members is disposed in the mating groove. Each of the first terminal members comprises a plurality of first elastic contacting parts. The pair of second terminal members is disposed in the mating groove. The pair of first terminal members is disposed between the pair of second terminal members. Each of the second terminal members comprises a plurality of second elastic contacting parts. The second elastic contacting part abuts against the first elastic contacting portion correspondingly. The fastening part fastens the pair of first terminal members and the pair of second terminal members. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313730 | CONDUCTOR PART PROTECTION MEMBER FOR SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR, AND SIGNAL TRANSMISSION CONNECTOR HAVING SAME AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREFOR - The purpose of the present disclosure is to provide a conductor part protecting member for a signal transmitting connector and a manufacturing method therefor, and a signal transmitting connector having same and a manufacturing method therefor, the conductor part protecting member being capable of protecting an electro-conductive part so as to be able to minimize deformation of and damage to the electro-conductive part coming into contact with the terminals of an electronic component such as a semiconductor package. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313731 | CONNECTOR RECORDING SYSTEM WITH READABLE AND RECORDABLE INDICIA - The invention generally provides a connector recording system or platform that includes a recording system designed to interact with a connector system to read an indicia and then transfer, store, and display information associated with the positioning of the connector system in the installed component or device. The connector system includes a male housing assembly, a female housing assembly coupled to the male housing assembly in a connected state, and a connector position assurance assembly with the indicia and a locking member that is movable between locked and unlocked positions. In the locked position, the locking member secures the male housing assembly to the female housing assembly and the indicia can be read by the scanner to signal that the connector position assurance assembly is in the locked position. In the unlocked position, the indicia is in a state that does not allow the scanner to obtain information from the indicia. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313732 | SHAPE OF CONNECTOR SHELLS OF CABLES - An assembly includes an electrical cord, an electrical connector, and a housing having a first end engaged with the electrical cord and a second end from which the electrical connector extends. The first end has a first transverse cross-section and the second end has a second transverse cross-section different from the first transverse cross-section. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313733 | MODULAR CONSUMER-CONFIGURABLE ELECTRICAL FIXTURE SYSTEM - Described herein is a modular outlet system that provides flexibility in locating switches, outlets, and sensors. A base can be recessed into a surface, such as a wall, floor, or ceiling and can be connected to a power source. The base can accept multiple types of inserts. The inserts can include switches, outlets, sensors, and blank plates. The inserts can lock into place with the base and unlock based on manipulation of a recessed button. Inserts can engage the base with staged gate opening to minimize chances of electrical shock. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313734 | ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An electronic apparatus includes a housing, a terminal component, and a waterproofing member. The housing is located a hole penetrating from an inner wall surface of the housing through an outer wall surface of the housing. The terminal component includes a contact that comes into electrical contact with a plug connector connected from outside the housing, and a stepped portion engaged in the inner wall surface from inside the housing. The terminal component is inserted in the hole. The waterproofing member is disposed in at least one of a first space and a second space. The first space is located between the inner wall surface and the stepped portion. The second space is located between an edge of the hole of the housing and an inserted portion of the terminal component, the inserted portion being inserted in the hole. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313735 | RUBBER PLUG - A rubber plug A includes a tubular seal functioning portion | 2021-10-07 |
20210313736 | RUBBER PLUG - A rubber plug has a tubular sealing function portion that allows an electric wire to pass through the tubular sealing function portion and a tubular low-rigidity portion that allows the electric wire to pass through the low-rigidity portion. The sealing function portion exhibits sealing performance by elastically coming into close contact with the inner peripheral surface of the terminal accommodating chamber and the outer peripheral surface of the electric wire. The low-rigidity portion has a lower rigidity than the sealing function portion, and is arranged rearward of the sealing function portion. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313737 | Plug Connecting Element for a Motor Vehicle and Method for Producing a Plug Connecting Element of This Type - A plug connecting element for a motor vehicle includes an electrical conduction element, to which at least one plug of an electronic component of the motor vehicle is able to be connected, and a casing element made of plastic, by way of which the conduction element is at least partially electrically insulated. The electrical conduction element is connected to the casing element in a fixed and non-releasable manner by primary forming of the plastic. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313738 | CONNECTING-FIXING STRUCTURE FOR A POWER CORD AND HAIR TREATMENT APPLIANCE - A connecting-fixing structure, used for detachably connecting a main body of an electrical appliance with a power cord, includes a connection end, a locking member, and a rotating sleeve. The locking member includes a supporting shaft and a locking portion which rotates by the supporting shall as a fulcrum. A locking fitting portion is disposed on the tail end of the power cord and adapted to the locking portion. Furthermore, a rotating sleeve is rotatably sleeved on the connection end, an inner wall of the rotating sleeve has a driving part, and the rotating sleeve rotates to drive the driving part to further drive the locking portion to rotate, thereby locking the locking portion or unlocking the locking portion from the locking fitting portion. The power cord can be disassembled and assembled only by rotating the rotating sleeve, and the operation is convenient, and the structure is simple. | 2021-10-07 |
20210313739 | TEST PLUG BLOCK AND TEST TERMINAL BLOCK - A test plug block ( | 2021-10-07 |
20210313740 | BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT DEVICE CHARGING CONNECTOR - A connector capable of maintaining a state of being connected to a power feeding unit is provided. A blood pressure measurement device charging connector includes a main body including: a first member, a second member facing the first member, the second member including a protrusion including an end surface that makes contact with an inner peripheral surface of a pulling cuff provided on an inner peripheral surface of a curler mounted on the blood pressure measurement device, a rotational shaft configured to rotatably couple the first member and the second member, and a biasing member configured to bias the first member and the second member in an approaching direction; and a connection terminal connected to a power feeding terminal provided in the curler, the connection terminal being provided on the second member side in the first member. | 2021-10-07 |