46th week of 2016 patent applcation highlights part 58 |
Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160336606 | FUEL CELLS AND METHODS WITH REDUCED COMPLEXITY - Described herein are methods, articles, and systems relating to planar fuel cells having simplified structures. The planar fuel cells include current collection circuits that are disposed between a planar array of unit fuel cells and associated cover layers. The associated cover layers are porous, dielectric, and define a network of interconnected pores. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336607 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING PURGE VALVE OF FUEL CELL VEHICLE - An apparatus and method for controlling a purge valve of a fuel cell vehicle are provided to reduce a consumption amount of hydrogen and improve fuel efficiency. In particular, whether oxygen concentration in a channel of an anode of a fuel cell stack exceeds a reference value is estimated while restarting the vehicle after the vehicle is parked. Then, an open time of a purge valve is adjusted based on a parking time of a vehicle when the hydrogen concentration is greater than the reference value. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336608 | METHOD FOR OPERATING FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for operating a fuel cell system includes detecting a pressure in a fuel supply path located downstream of a pressure reducing valve using a pressure sensor. Whether or not the pressure detected by the pressure sensor exceeds a predetermined threshold pressure is determined. The pressure in the fuel supply path located downstream of the pressure reducing is reduced when the pressure detected by the pressure sensor exceeds the predetermined threshold pressure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336609 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DIAGNOSING FAILURE OF AIR SUPPLY SYSTEM OF FUEL CELL SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for diagnosing failure of an air supply system of a fuel cell system are provided to accurately and promptly sense various fault states of an air supply system and provide such fault sensing information to a driver in advance to allow the driver to recognize the necessity of fixing the system, thus enhancing driving safety. The apparatus for diagnosing failure of an air supply system of a fuel cell system includes a flow rate sensor installed in an air supply line and configured to measure an air flow rate, a power sensor configured to measure power consumed for driving an air blower, and a controller electrically connected to the flow rate sensor and the power sensor and configured to determine whether the air supply system has a fault by using the air flow rate measured by the flow rate sensor and the power consumption measured by the power sensor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336610 | METHOD FOR ADJUSTING AN OPERATING GAS FLOW IN A FUEL CELL SYSTEM, AND A FUEL CELL SYSTEM - A method for adjusting an operating gas flow in a fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack, a supply path for feeding operating gas to the fuel cell stack, an exhaust gas path for removing the operating gas from the fuel cell stack, as well as a recirculation line, including a conveyor unit, which connects the supply path and the exhaust gas path to each other. The method includes measuring a pressure p | 2016-11-17 |
20160336611 | DRAIN TUBE DEVICE OF MUFFLER FOR FUEL CELL VEHICLE - A drain tube device of a muffler for a fuel cell vehicle includes: the muffler included in an exhaust pipe of the fuel cell vehicle and having a front end part to which blower air is introduced and a rear end part from which the blower air is discharged; a drain tube having a drain hole disposed between the front end part and the rear end part of the muffler to downwardly discharge the blower air; and a hole cover part mounted in the drain hole to block a hydrogen discharge of the blower air and discharge only condensate water. The drain tube device maintains functioning of the muffler while discharging the condensate water and smoothing a flow of the blower air through the hole cover part mounted in the drain hole upon starting the vehicle. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336612 | METHOD FOR ACCELERATING ACTIVATION OF FUEL CELL STACK - A method for accelerating activation of a fuel cell stack may shorten an activation time of the fuel cell stack and reduce the amount of hydrogen used. The method includes a process of applying a high current to the fuel cell stack for a prescribed amount of time and a shutdown maintenance process of pumping hydrogen to an air electrode reaction surface for a prescribed amount of time. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336613 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION, ELECTRODE SHEET FOR BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY IN WHICH SOLID ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITION IS USED, AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING ELECTRODE SHEET FOR BATTERY AND ALL-SOLID-STATE SECONDARY BATTERY - A solid electrolyte composition includes an inorganic solid electrolyte having conductivity of metal ion belonging to Group 1 or 2 of the periodic table; and a multibranched polymer, in which the multibranched polymer is an amorphous polymer and includes a core portion and at least three polymeric arm portions that bond to the core portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336614 | CELL, CELL PACK, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, ELECTRIC VEHICLE, ELECTRICITY STORAGE APPARATUS, AND POWER SYSTEM - Between an anode active material layer and a separator, a recess impregnation region of an anode side in which electrolytes and solid particles are disposed and including a recess that is located between adjacent anode active material particles positioned on the outermost surface of the anode active material layer is formed. Between a cathode active material layer and a separator, a recess impregnation region of a cathode side in which electrolytes and solid particles are disposed and including a recess that is located between adjacent cathode active material particles positioned on the outermost surface of the cathode active material layer is formed. The solid particles in the recess impregnation regions of the cathode side and the anode side have a concentration that is 30 volume % or more. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336615 | ELECTROLYTE, A BATTERY INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHODS OF REDUCING ELECTROLYTE FLAMMABILITY - An improved electrolyte including a fire-retardant additive suitable for application in wide temperature cell and/or battery operation with safer cell design, a battery including the electrolyte and a separator optionally containing a fire-retardant additive, improved electrical and thermal conductive electrodes are disclosed. The presence of the fire-retardant additive reduces flammability of the electrolyte and improved the overall safety of the battery. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336616 | SECONDARY BATTERY - A secondary battery is provided. The secondary battery includes a cathode; an anode; and a non-aqueous electrolytic solution, wherein the cathode includes any one of a first lithium-containing compound and a second lithium-containing compound, the first lithium-containing compound having a bedded salt-type crystal structure, wherein the first lithium-containing compound includes one or more metal elements (M) other than lithium (Li), wherein the second lithium-containing compound having an olivine-type crystal structure, and wherein the nonaqueous electrolytic solution includes an unsaturated cyclic compound. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336617 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE BATTERY, ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, COMPOSITE SOLID ELECTROLYTE, AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SOLID ELECTROLYTE BATTERY - A lithium secondary battery (solid electrolyte battery) includes a positive electrode which includes a positive electrode active material layer containing lithium oxide, a negative electrode which includes a negative electrode active material layer, a first solid electrolyte layer which is provided in contact with the positive electrode active material layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and contains lithium and oxygen, and a second solid electrolyte layer which is provided in contact with the negative electrode active material layer between the positive electrode and the negative electrode and contains lithium, nitrogen, and oxygen. It is preferred that each of the first solid electrolyte layer and the second solid electrolyte layer further contains boron. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336618 | ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITE AND NEGATIVE ELECTRODE AND LITHIUM SECOND BATTERY INCLUDING THE ELECTROLYTE COMPOSITE - An electrolyte composite including a first block copolymer and a lithium ion conductor, wherein the first block copolymer includes i) a structural domain and ii) at least one of a rubbery domain and an ion conductive domain, wherein the structural domain includes a polymer segment including a structural repeating unit, wherein the rubbery domain includes a polymer segment including a rubbery repeating unit, and wherein the ion conductive domain includes a polymer segment including an ion conductive repeating unit. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336619 | ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE, ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME, AND METHOD OF PREPARING ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICE - An electrolyte membrane for an energy storage device, the membrane including a matrix including a first ionically conductive polymer; an alkali metal salt, an alkali earth metal salt, or a combination thereof; a metal-organic framework; and a second ionically conductive polymer miscible with the first ionically conductive polymer, wherein the second ionically conductive polymer is covalently bound to a portion of or the entire surface of the metal-organic framework through at least one amide bond. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336620 | COPOLYMERS OF PEO AND FLUORINATED POLYMERS AS ELECTROLYTES FOR LITHIUM BATTERIES - Syntheses of alternating copolymers based on PEO and fluorinated polymers are described. Introduction of fluorinated polymer chains reduces the T | 2016-11-17 |
20160336621 | NONAQUEOUS ELECTROLYTE AND NONAQUEOUS SECONDARY BATTERY - Provided are a nonaqueous electrolyte excellent in the prevention of overcharge and capable of retaining a small internal resistance and a high electrical capacity even after charge/discharge cycles and a nonaqueous secondary battery using the same. Specifically, the nonaqueous electrolyte is a lithium salt solution in an organic solvent and contains at least one compound having general formula (1), and the nonaqueous secondary battery includes a negative electrode capable of intercalating and deintercalating lithium, a positive electrode containing a transition metal and lithium, and the nonaqueous electrolyte. The details of formula (1) are also provided. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336622 | TUNGSTEN-BASED MATERIAL SUPER BATTERY AND SUPERCAPACITOR - The invention concerns a high-performance tungsten-based super battery system, which relates to an integrated design and a construction method of a corresponding material, a structure and a process. In the technology, a tungsten-based material is used a negative electrode, and a high-specific-surface-area carbon or lead oxide is used as a positive electrode to assemble four types of super batteries comprising: 1) a tungsten-carbon super battery, 2) a tungsten-tungsten super battery, 3) a tungsten-lead oxide super battery, and 4) a super battery system of a hybridized tungsten super battery (comprising lead oxide, lead, and a carbon material) on which the foregoing two types of super batteries are hybridized in use. The introduction of the tungsten-based material endows a novel class of super batteries with higher power density, higher energy density, longer cycling life, high durability and reliable safety. This will enable a broad range of applications. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336623 | BATTERY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS FOR ENERGY STORAGE DEVICES - Disclosed herein are methods and systems for monitoring and/or regulating energy storage devices. Examples of such monitoring and/or regulating include cell balancing, dynamic impedance control, breach detection and determination of state of charge of energy storage devices. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336624 | AUTOMOTIVE BATTERY SYSTEM - An automotive battery system includes: a first battery pack including a plurality of first battery cells connected in series; and a second battery pack connected in parallel with the first battery pack. The second battery pack includes: n second battery cells connected in series; n voltage sensitive switching devices each connected to a corresponding second battery cell of the n second battery cells; and n balancing resistors each connected in parallel to the corresponding second battery cell through the n voltage sensitive switching devices. Each of the voltage sensitive switching devices is turned on when the corresponding second battery cell of the n second battery cells has a cell voltage higher than a reference voltage. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336625 | LITHIUM METAL BATTERY - A lithium metal battery includes: a positive electrode, a negative electrode including lithium, a liquid electrolyte disposed between the positive electrode and the negative electrode, and a protective layer disposed on at least a portion of the negative electrode, wherein the protective layer includes a first polymer selected from at least one of a poly(vinyl alcohol) and a poly(vinyl alcohol) blend. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336626 | MONITORING DEVICE FOR SECONDARY BATTERY, BATTERY PACK, AND PROTECTION SYSTEM FOR SECONDARY BATTERY - A monitoring device for a secondary battery includes: a detection part that detects a use state of the secondary battery; and a switching part, wherein the switching part switches a protection condition applied to the secondary battery in accordance with the user state of the secondary battery. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336627 | THERMAL PROPAGATION MITIGATION FOR HV BATTERY MODULES - A high voltage battery module includes a plurality of battery cells, a plurality of cooling fins dispersed between the battery cells, and a frame for holding the plurality of battery cells and the plurality of fins. An intumescent layer is proximate to at least one battery module component selected from the battery cells, the plurality of cooling fins, and the frame. The intumescent layer includes sodium silicate having formula Na | 2016-11-17 |
20160336628 | BATTERY SYSTEM WITH HEAT EXCHANGE DEVICE - A battery pack is provided including: a plurality of battery cells arranged in multiple battery cell rows; one or more heat exchange spaces; and a device for providing heat exchange to the battery pack. Further, the device includes a heat conduction medium passage arranged in the heat exchange spaces, such that the heat conduction medium passage surrounds multiple battery cells in each battery cell row. The heat conduction medium passage is provided with at least a first group of channels and a second group of channels, which are in contact with the surface of each battery cell, and a heat conduction medium is provided in the first group of channels and the second group of channels. The heat conduction medium flows in the first group of channels in a direction opposite from the flow of the heat conduction medium in the second group of channels. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336629 | BATTERY MODULE - A battery module, including a plurality of rechargeable batteries; and a plurality of holders made from an insulating material, the plurality of holders including receiving spaces for receiving the rechargeable batteries, and the plurality of holders including a cooling passage in the receiving spaces. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336630 | HIGH-SPEED DATA LINK WITH PLANAR NEAR-FIELD PROBE - The present invention provides improved non-contacting rotary joints for the transmission of electrical signals across an interface defined between two relatively-movable members. The improved non-contacting rotary joints broadly include: a signal source (A) operatively arranged to provide a high-speed digital data output signal; a controlled-impedance differential transmission line (C) having a source gap (D) and a termination gap (E); a power divider (B) operatively arranged to receive the high-speed digital data output signal from the signal source, and to supply it to the source gap of the controlled-impedance differential line; a near-field probe (G) arranged in spaced relation to the transmission line for receiving a signal transmitted across the interface; and receiving electronics (H) operatively arranged to receive the signal received by the probe; and wherein the rotary joint exhibits an ultra-wide bandwidth frequency response capability up to 40 GHz. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336631 | TUNABLE FILTER OFF-STATES FOR NOISE REJECTION - Methods and apparatus, including computer program products, are provided for tunable filters and/or front-ends. In one aspect there is provided an apparatus. The apparatus may a first band filter; a second tunable band filter; and a radio frequency switch coupled to at least the first band filter and the second tunable band filter, wherein the radio frequency switch is configured to switch between at least the first band filter and the second tunable band filter. Related apparatus, systems, methods, and articles are also described. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336632 | Dielectric Waveguide Filter with Direct Coupling and Alternative Cross-Coupling - A waveguide filter for the transmission of an RF signal comprising a plurality of blocks of dielectric material coupled together in a combined side-by-side and stacked relationship. Each of the blocks defines resonators and includes an exterior surface that is covered with a layer of conductive material and defines internal layers of conductive material with the blocks coupled together. The internal layers of conductive material include regions devoid of conductive material that define internal windows for the transmission of the RF signal between resonators in the side-by-side and stacked blocks. The internal layers of conductive material also include regions devoid of conductive material that define isolated pads of conductive material for the Indirect transmission of the RF signal between resonators in the stacked blocks. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336633 | MICRO BANDPASS FILTER - A micro bandpass filter comprises a substrate, a first signal transmission member, a second signal transmission member and a resonator structure. The resonator structure includes a plurality of microstrip lines. The present invention realizes the function of a bandpass filter in a smaller area via curving the first signal transmission member, the second signal transmission member and the resonator structure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336634 | NON-RECIPROCAL CIRCUIT ELEMENT - Favorable isolation characteristics are obtained over a wide band in a non-reciprocal circuit element. A non-reciprocal circuit element includes: a magnetic material | 2016-11-17 |
20160336635 | A THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURE HAVING A FIRST DIELECTRIC ELEMENT AND A SECOND MULTI-LAYER METAL ELEMENT CONFIGURED TO DEFINE A NON-SOLID VOLUME - Provided are three-dimensional microstructures and their methods of formation. The microstructures are formed by a sequential build process and include microstructural elements which are affixed to one another. The microstructures find use, for example, in coaxial transmission lines for electromagnetic energy. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336636 | TRANSMISSION MEDIUM HAVING A NONCONDUCTIVE MATERIAL AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH - Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission medium for propagating electromagnetic waves. The transmission medium can have a first dielectric material for propagating electromagnetic waves guided by the first dielectric material, and a second dielectric material disposed on at least a portion of an outer surface of the first dielectric material for reducing an exposure of the electromagnetic waves to an environment that adversely affects propagation of the electromagnetic waves on the first dielectric material. Other embodiments are disclosed. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336637 | PACKAGE STRUCTURES HAVING INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES FOR HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PACKAGE COMPONENTS - Embodiments include package structures having integrated waveguides to enable high data rate communication between package components. For example, a package structure includes a package substrate having an integrated waveguide, and first and second integrated circuit chips mounted to the package substrate. The first integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a first transmission line to waveguide transition, and the second integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a second transmission line to waveguide transition. The first and second integrated circuit chips are configured to communicate by transmitting signals using the integrated waveguide within the package carrier. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336638 | PACKAGE STRUCTURES HAVING INTEGRATED WAVEGUIDES FOR HIGH SPEED COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN PACKAGE COMPONENTS - Embodiments include package structures having integrated waveguides to enable high data rate communication between package components. For example, a package structure includes a package substrate having an integrated waveguide, and first and second integrated circuit chips mounted to the package substrate. The first integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a first transmission line to waveguide transition, and the second integrated circuit chip is coupled to the integrated waveguide using a second transmission line to waveguide transition. The first and second integrated circuit chips are configured to communicate by transmitting signals using the integrated waveguide within the package carrier. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336639 | THREE-DIMENSIONAL MICROSTRUCTURES - An apparatus comprising a first power combiner/divider network and a second power combiner/divider network. The first power combiner/divider network splits a first electromagnetic signal into split signals that are connectable to signal processor(s). The second power combiner/divider network combines processed signals into a second electromagnetic signal. The apparatus includes a three-dimensional coaxial microstructure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336640 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR ORIENTING AN ANTENNA MAST - An antenna mast assembly with an alignment plumb is provided which allows for increased speed and accuracy in aligning antenna masts. The antenna mast assembly includes an antenna mast. An upper end of the mast extends in a first direction and a lower end of the mast extends in a second direction with an angle between the first and second directions. The bend in the mast creates the angle between the upper and lower ends. The upper end of the mast is connected to an antenna. The mast also includes an orientation indicator near its lower end and aligned with the first direction. The mast assembly also includes a foot configured to couple the lower end of the mast to a mounting surface and a plumb coupled to the foot. The plumb includes a plumb indicator that aligns with the mast orientation indicator and indicates that the upper end of the mast is orientated vertically. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336641 | ANTENNA MOUNT ASSEMBLY - An antenna mount assembly disclosed herein provides for an efficient and elegant solution for installation of radio frequency antennas on existing wooden poles. An implementation of the antenna mount assembly includes a saddle comprising a plurality of concave plates, each of the plurality of concave plates configured to be attached to a pole. A pipe mount attachment element is welded to one of the plurality of concave plates. A pipe mount is attached to the pipe mount attachment element and the pipe mount is configured to attach an antenna element thereto. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336642 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ANTENNA MANUFACTURING METHOD - The present invention is characterized by an antenna device including: a circuit board; a circuit pattern formed by a conductor on a surface of the circuit board; and a minute loop antenna mounted on the circuit board and formed in a loop shape by a conductor having two end portions, wherein the circuit pattern includes at least a feeder circuit configured to supply power to the minute loop antenna, and a ground, and the minute loop antenna is mounted on the circuit board such that: the conductor having the two end portions is connected at one end thereof to the feeder circuit and connected at another end thereof to the ground; a loop surface of the conductor having the two end portions is perpendicular to a plane on which the circuit pattern is formed; and a normal line passing through the loop surface does not pass through the circuit pattern. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336643 | Electronic Device With Tunable Hybrid Antennas - An electronic device may have hybrid antennas that include slot antenna resonating elements formed from slots in a ground plane and planar inverted-F antenna resonating elements. The planar inverted-F antenna resonating elements may each have a planar metal member that overlaps one of the slots. The slot of each slot antenna resonating element may divide the ground plane into first and second portions. A return path and feed may be coupled in parallel between the planar metal member and the first portion of the ground plane. Tunable components such as tunable inductors may be used to tune the hybrid antennas. A tunable inductor may bridge the slot in hybrid antenna, may be coupled between the planar metal member of the planar inverted-F antenna resonating element and the ground plane, or multiple tunable inductors may bridge the slot on opposing sides of the planar inverted-F antenna resonating element. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336644 | ANTENNA STRUCTURE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE USING THE SAME - A wireless communication device includes a metallic housing and an antenna structure. The antenna structure includes a feed end and a radiator. The radiator is connected to the feed end and extends towards the metallic housing. The metallic housing defines a gap between the metallic housing and the radiator for coupling the metallic housing with the radiator through electromagnetic induction. A size of the gap is determined by a wavelength of wireless signals received or transmitted by the wireless communication device. The radiator and the metallic housing cooperatively resonate in at least two modes. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336645 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - An antenna device incorporated in an electronic apparatus to communicate with an external apparatus via an electromagnetic field signal includes a first conductor provided inside a housing of the electronic apparatus and opposing the external apparatus, a loop antenna having an antenna coil conductively coupled to the external apparatus and coiling thereon, a sheet-like second conductor provided as being spaced with a predetermined space from the first conductor and partially overlapping or making contact with a surface of the loop antenna opposite to a surface opposing the external apparatus, and a sheet-like third conductor provided between the first conductor and the second conductor and having one end overlapping or making contact with the first conductor and other end partially overlapping or making contact with the second conductor. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336646 | ANTENNA DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - An antenna device and an electronic device including the antenna device are provided. The antenna device includes a radio frequency (RF) module and a baseband (BB) module. The RF module includes first radiating conductors and a radio frequency integrated chip (RFIC) integrated with the first radiating conductors. The BB module includes second radiating conductors respectively corresponding to some of the first radiating conductors and a baseband integrated chip (BBIC) integrated with the second radiating conductors. The RF module may be combined with the BB module via a cable or be positioned facing the BB module to be electrically connected with the BB module. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336647 | DEVICE USED TO REDUCE ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATIONS - Exemplary embodiments of the present subject matter is directed towards a device used to reduce electromagnetic radiations comprising a electromagnetic resistance sheet including a first layer and a third layer positioned at front and rear portions of the electromagnetic resistance metallic sheet configured to convert received excess radio frequency radiations of electronic signals to electromagnetic field signals and ground the converted electromagnetic field; and cloud signals for avoiding the transmission of radiations into the human body and environment. The first layer and the third layer coated with plurality of chemical elements. The electromagnetic resistance sheet also includes a second layer positioned between the first layer and the third layer coated with plurality of metallic elements to provide anti corrosion of the electromagnetic resistance sheet in the transmission of radiations. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336648 | TWO-ELEMENT TRAFFIC COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (TCAS) ANTENNA - Devices and systems are disclosed for a Traffic Collision Avoidance system (TCAS) antenna. In some examples, the TCAS antenna includes two antenna elements, a first plurality of bolt holes, a second plurality of bolt holes, and a third plurality of bolt holes. The first plurality of bolt holes in conjunction with the second plurality of bolt holes enables the TCAS antenna to be mounted to an aircraft in a first orientation. The third plurality of bolt holes in conjunction with the first plurality of bolt holes enable the TCAS antenna to be mounted to the aircraft in a second orientation, and the second orientation is different than the first orientation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336649 | Antenna and Mobile Terminal - An antenna-includes a first radiator and a first capacitor structure. A first end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a signal feed end of a printed circuit board by means of the first capacitor structure, and a second end of the first radiator is electrically connected to a ground end of the printed circuit board. The first radiator, the first capacitor structure, the signal feed end, and the ground end form a first antenna configured to produce a first resonance frequency. An electrical length of the first radiator is greater than one eighth of a wavelength corresponding to the first resonance frequency, and the electrical length of the first radiator is less than a quarter of the wavelength corresponding to the first resonance frequency. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336650 | STACKS HAVING HERMETIC CAPPING LAYERS OVER POROUS CERAMIC MATRIX COMPOSITE STRUCTURES - Provided are stacks including CMC structures and capping layers deposited on surfaces of these CMC structures. Also provided are methods for hermetically sealing the surfaces of the CMC structures with the capping layers. These stacks may be used to construct walls of radomes that enclose antennas and other equipment of aerospace vehicles. The capping layers may form smooth external surfaces of the radomes and may hermetically seal the underlying CMC structures. The dielectric properties of these stacks may be configured to minimize interference with operations of the antennas and other equipment deposited within the radome. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336651 | STEERING SYSTEMS AND METHODS - Disclosed are devices configurable with the location and motion of satellites can be configured to drive actuators connected to the motion of a steerable device. A steerable device may be augmented, for example, with gears or drivers to drive orientation, sensors to report current positon and a mechanism to lock the device in place for the duration of the steering process such that power gears from the device mesh and can drive gears in the steerable device. Signals from the device intelligently guide the actuators to steer the orientation of the steerable device towards a satellite selected by a person or algorithm. Upon completion of the steering of steerable device by the device, the device can be detached, leaving the steerable device locked in place and fully functional as a steerable device, while also leaving the device capable if engaging with another similarly steerable device. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336652 | ANTENNA CONTROL DEVICE AND ANTENNA APPARATUS - An antenna control device includes a direction acquirer to acquire a target direction in which a target object to be tracked exists, a coordinate converter to perform conversion into an Y-coordinate which is an angle between the target direction and a plane containing both the zenith direction and a Y-axis fixed horizontally within a rotation range of the vertical axis, and into a X-coordinate which is an angle between the zenith direction and a projection of the target direction projected onto the plane. A drive command value arithmetic processor commands a vertical axis angle value obtained by multiplying the Y-coordinate by a coefficient. The arithmetic processor calculates the command value for each of the horizontal axis and the cross horizontal axis such that difference between the pointing direction of the antenna and the target direction is less than or equal to an allowable value. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336653 | LOW HEIGHT, SPACE EFFICIENT, DUAL BAND MONOPOLE ANTENNA - A low height, space efficient, dual band monopole antenna is provided. The antenna includes a first conductive post, a second conductive post and a third conductive post extending between a lower oblong shaped PCB and an upper oblong shaped PCB. A signal is applied to a bottom end of a first conductive post and bottom ends of the remaining two posts are coupled to ground. The top of the first post is connected to the tops of the second and third posts by a serpentine trace which in one embodiment is symmetric and in another embodiment is asymmetric. The asymmetric embodiment achieves improved dual band operation without the need for an impedance matching network. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336654 | COLLECTIVE LAMINATION SUBSTRATE FORMING PSEUDO WAVEGUIDE - A collective lamination substrate N is provided with pattern layers having N number of layers, where N is an integer and 4 or more, a pseudo waveguide formed penetrating through the pattern layers in a lamination direction, a converter section formed in the pattern layers, mutually converting between an electrical signal and radio waves being transmitted and received via the pseudo waveguide, and ground patterns formed in the pattern layers, covering a periphery of a waveguide formation section. The collective lamination substrate further includes: antennas formed in the waveguide formation section; a first via group provided in a periphery of the waveguide formation section; and a second via group provided in a periphery of the waveguide formation section and positioned at a more outer portion than the first via group. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336655 | Rotationally Polarized Antenna, Transmission/Reception Module, Elevator Control System, and Substation Control System - In a thin rotationally polarized antenna which performs highly reliable and highly secure wireless communication, in the case where a feeding point is provided in an integrated plate conductor including a plurality of minute conductor segments and is excited at a first frequency and a second frequency different from the first frequency, matching with a feeding circuit is achieved in both a frequency band including the first frequency and a frequency band including the second frequency. Current distribution formed in orthogonal directions on the plate at the first frequency has the same amplitude and has a phase difference of 90 degrees. Current distribution formed in the same orthogonal directions on the plate at the second frequency has the same amplitude and has a phase difference of 90 degrees, and a phase of the current distribution at the first frequency and a phase of the current distribution at the second frequency have opposite directions. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336656 | MULTI-MODE COMPOSITE ANTENNA - A multi-mode composite antenna is disclosed. The antenna includes at least two dipole elements, each dipole element having two arms with a signal transmission line connected to each arm, a conductive tube in which the signal transmission lines extend which forms a shield for the signal transmission lines, and an extension of the conductive tube. In one embodiment, the extension is formed by the conductive tube being folded back over itself. The dipole elements are capable of being excited by at least one differential mode excitation to realize a dipole radiation pattern, and the extension forms a monopole element with a monopole radiation pattern when at least one dipole element is excited by a common mode excitation. The composite antenna is capable of a combined monopole and dipole radiation pattern through the application of both differential mode excitation and common mode excitation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336657 | WIDE BAND ANTENNA HAVING A DRIVEN BOWTIE DIPOLE AND PARASITIC BOWTIE DIPOLE EMBEDDED WITHIN ARMOR PANEL - A high powered armor panel having the wideband embedded antenna for operation in severe environmental conditions. The armor panel comprises a driven bowtie dipole electrically coupled to at least one driven resistor, a parasitic bowtie dipole electrically coupled to at least one parasitic resistor, a composite structure which has the driven bowtie dipole and the parasitic bowtie dipole embedded therein, a heat sink supported on a first side of the composite structure for dissipating heat, and an armor layer supported on an opposite second first side of the composite structure. The heat sink supports the at least one driven resistor electrically coupled to the driven bowtie dipole and the at least one parasitic resistor electrically coupled to the parasitic bowtie dipole. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336658 | SENSOR DEVICE WITH HELICAL ANTENNA AND RELATED SYSTEM AND METHOD - An apparatus includes a sensor that receives a first electrical signal and provides a second electrical signal in response to the first electrical signal. The second electrical signal is based on at least one parameter monitored by the sensor. The apparatus also includes an antenna that converts first wireless signals into the first electrical signal and that converts the second electrical signal into second wireless signals. The antenna includes a substrate, conductive traces, and conductive interconnects. The conductive traces are formed on first and second surfaces of the substrate. The conductive interconnects couple the conductive traces, and the conductive interconnects and the conductive traces form at least one helical arm of the antenna. The conductive traces could be formed in various ways, such as by etching or direct printing. The conductive interconnects could also be formed in various ways, such as by filling vias in the substrate or direct printing. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336659 | TRANSMISSION TYPE ANTENNA - A transmission type antenna includes a transmission type structure for transmitting and radiating an incident radio wave, a power feeding body for radiating the radio wave to the transmission type structure or receiving the incident radio wave, a drive shaft for moving or tilting the power feeding body, a body for providing a moving path of the power feeding body through the drive shaft, and a control unit, connected through the drive shaft to the power feeding body, for controlling the movement and tilt of the drive shaft to thereby determine the tilling direction of the power feeding body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336660 | EFFICIENT ACTIVE MULTI-DRIVE RADIATOR - An integrated Multi-Port Driven (MPD) antenna that can be driven at many points with different signals. An integrated MPD radiating source utilizing an 8-phase ring oscillator and eight power amplifiers to drive the MPD antenna at 161 GHz with a total radiated power of −2 dBm and a single element EIRP of 4.6 dBm has been demonstrated in silicon with single lobe well behaved radiation patterns closely matching simulation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336661 | Washer for Establishing Electrical Continuity - A washer is designed to establish a reliable electrical connection between the washer and a core structure of the main conductor aircraft structure. The washer includes a conductive central main body arranged substantially in a first plane and including an opening adapted to receive a fastener and an outer edge and at least three serrated conductive projections. Each serrated projection includes a first end and a second end. The first end is attached to the conductive central main body and the second end is a free end including at least one conductive tooth. The second end is located in a second plan other than the first plane and is of the type that can deform under pressure. The attachment between the conductive central main body and each serrated conductive projection is of the type that can deform under pressure. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336662 | TERMINAL AND ALUMINUM WIRE CONNECTION STRUCTURE OF TERMINAL - A bolt-fastened terminal connects to a wire that includes an aluminum core wire of an aluminum-based metal. The terminal includes a wire connection configured by a copper-based metal material and continuous with an electric contact that includes a bolt hole, the wire connection being welded and electrically connected to the aluminum core wire. A surface of the wire connection is coated with a first metal such as nickel and a surface of the electric contact is coated with a second metal such as tin. The first metal and the second metal, which are configured by different metals, are selected from metals between hydrogen and aluminum, aluminum having a negative electric potential with reference to the electric potential of hydrogen and a high ionization tendency, and the second metal is a metal having a smaller negative electric potential and lower ionization tendency than the first metal. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336663 | CONNECTOR - A connector includes: a press-fit pin including a press-fit portion configured to be press-fitted into a through-hole of a circuit board and a pressed portion configured to be coupled to the press-fit portion and receive a pressing force for press-fitting the press-fit portion into the through-hole; and a press-fit member including a through-hole configured to removably hold the press-fit pin and a pressing portion configured to transfer the pressing force to the pressed portion of the press-fit pin held in the through-hole such that the press-fit portion protrudes. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336664 | HAZARD DETECTOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR FOR EASY USER MANIPULATION AND ATMOSPHERIC ISOLATION - An electrical connector for a hazard detector includes a socket body that includes four lateral walls, a rear wall, a catch feature and a catch support; the lateral walls adjoin one another and the rear wall, continuously and airtightly along edges thereof. The catch support adjoins two of the lateral walls along edges of the catch support to define a catch cavity and a plug cavity on opposing sides of the catch support. A first side of the rear wall faces the plug cavity and a second side bounds a rear surface of the socket body. The catch feature couples with the catch support. Electrical pins pass through the rear wall of the socket body such that one end of each of the pins is within the plug cavity, and an opposing end of each of the pins extends away from the rear surface of the socket body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336665 | PCI-E CONNECTOR COVER AND PCI-E CONNECTOR MODULE - A PCI-E connector cover includes a first, a second cover laterals, a plurality of bending arms, a cover top surface and a plurality of connecting posts. The first, the second cover laterals and the cover top surface are adapted to cover a first, a second connector laterals and a connector top surface of a PCI-E connector. The bending anus are connected to the first cover lateral and lean against a first connector concave of the PCI-E connector so as to keep an interval between the first cover lateral and the first connector concave. The cover top surface is connected to the first, the second cover laterals. The connecting posts are extended from the first and the second cover laterals to fix to a main board. A PCI-E connector module is further provided. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336666 | Connector Module - Disclosed is a connector module comprising an insulation main body including a slot and groups of connection terminals fixed to the insulation main body, with each group of connection terminals including a first contact piece and a second contact piece. The first contact piece provides an external first contact and internal second and third contacts, arranged along a first direction in the slot. The second contact piece provides an external fourth contact and internal fifth and sixth contacts, arranged along the first direction in the slot and in resilient contact with the second and third contacts, respectively. When an external object enters into the slot in the first direction, contact between the second and fifth contacts or the third and sixth contacts is released. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336667 | CARD EDGE CONNECTOR AND CARD EDGE CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A card edge connector comprises an insulating body and a metal strengthening member. The insulating body comprises a card slot and a tower. The tower comprises a first side wall, a second side wall, a first guiding wall and a second guiding wall. A first mounting groove is formed between the first side wall and the first guiding wall, a second mounting groove is formed between the second side wall and the second guiding wall, a guiding groove is formed between the first guiding wall and the second guiding wall. The metal strengthening member comprises a base portion, a first side portion, a second side portion, a first elastic arm and a second elastic arm. The first elastic arm and the second elastic arm extend toward the guiding groove and are respectively adjacent to the first guiding wall and the second guiding wall. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336668 | SHIELD TYPE CONNECTOR - This invention relates to a connector, and more specifically, to a shield type connector which reinforces the strength of a housing and an actuator. The shield type connector of this invention comprises: a housing metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the housing in order to reinforce the strength of the housing; and an actuator metal shell made of a metallic material, furnished in the actuator in order to reinforce the strength of the actuator. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336669 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL - A terminal comprises a base portion, a mating portion, an engaging portion and a fixed portion. The mating portion consists of a pair of elastic arms, the pair of elastic arms extend forwardly from the base portion in symmetry with each other and cooperatively define an insertion space, and the pair of elastic arms each have a side wall and two protrusions protruding toward the insertion space, the two side walls are opposite to each other and spaced apart from each other and each are formed with a buffer section close to an end edge and an extension section between the buffer section and the base portion, the two side walls each make a height of the buffer section lower than a height of the extension section, the protrusions of the each elastic arm are formed on the side wall and arranged along a front to rear direction and spaced apart from each other, the protrusion at the front is at least partially positioned in the buffer section and has a larger size than the protrusion at the rear. The engaging portion extends rearwardly from the base portion. The fixed portion protrudes from the base portion. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336670 | ELECTRICAL TERMINAL AND CIRCUIT BOARD ASSEMBLY CONTAINING THE SAME - The present disclosure includes a circuit board assembly that may include a circuit board that may include a first side and a second side opposite from the first side. The circuit board assembly may include a female terminal inserted in the first side of the circuit board and an electrical component that may be disposed at the second side. The first electrical component may include a first male terminal extending through the circuit board into the first female terminal. A female electrical terminal may include an outer wall defining an internal space and a pair of prongs extending from the outer wall and at least partially within the internal space. The pair of prongs may be disposed at a vertical distance from the top of the outer wall. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336671 | METAL TERMINALS - The metal terminals are a first terminal, and a second terminal mated with the first terminal, the first terminal has a first main body portion, a first contact portion, and a first lock portion, the second terminal has a second main body portion, a second contact portion contacting the first contact portion, and a second lock portion locking the first lock portion. The first lock portion includes a first engaging portion arranged on a surface of the first main body portion, and the second lock portion including a pair of second engaging portions arranged on opposing surfaces of the second main body portions. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336672 | CONTACT CONNECTION STRUCTURE - A contact connection structure includes a first terminal including a first contact portion including an indent and a second terminal including a second contact portion including a contact face that makes contact with the indent. The indent includes a first arc face having the first curvature center extending on a first line, the contact face includes a second arc face having a curvature different from the curvature of the first arc face, the second curvature center of the second arc face extending on a second line perpendicular to the first line. The first arc face and the second arc face make contact with each other by an elliptic region. The direction of one of the first line and the second line is the direction of the long axis of the elliptic region, and the direction of the other line is a direction of the short axis of the elliptic region. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336673 | INTERFACE FOR MULTIPLE CONNECTORS - A device which allows connection of external objects is disclosed. The device comprises: an array of contact pads, each contact pad operable in an active state and an idle state; a space for one or more objects that can be inserted into the device to make contact with at least part of the contact pads when inserted; and a control element electrically connected to the contact pads. The contact pads in the active state are reconfigurable by the control element based on the contact made with at least part of the contact pads by one or more objects inserted into the device. A method and system are also presented. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336674 | CONTACT - A contact monolithically formed of a single metal plate includes a tubular part, a first end part, a second end part, and a spring accommodated in the tubular part. The first end part is at a first end of the tubular part and moves relative to the tubular part. The second end part includes a terminal and a flexible portion. The flexible portion extends from a second end of the tubular part. The terminal extends from the flexible portion in a direction away from the tubular part. The spring urges the first end part in a direction away from the second end part. The flexible portion deforms and thereby moves the terminal on a surface of an object when the terminal is pressed against the object. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336675 | Cold Forming Method for Forming Power Pins and Power Pin Formed Thereof - The invention discloses a cold forming method for forming power pins and a power pin formed thereof. The cold forming method for forming power pins comprises the following steps: step | 2016-11-17 |
20160336676 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING SPRING-BIASED CONDUCTOR ELEMENTS - A connector is provided including first and second connector portions each comprising electrically-connecting inner and outer conductors. A insert interposes the spring-biased fingers of an outer conductor basket of one of the connectors to prevent damage to the fingers in an unassembled condition/state, thereby ensuring electrical connectivity of the fingers in an assembled condition/state. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336677 | PLUG CONNECTOR MODULE - The invention relates to an electrical plug connector that is provided alone or in combination with further plug connector modules for forming a modular plug connector. The electrical plug connector module can be inserted depending upon the embodiment directly in a plug connector housing or can be received fastened in a holding frame with further modules in a plug connector housing. The electrical plug connector module comprises an electrical contact that is connected in an electrically conductive manner in the interior of the electrical plug connector module to an electrical contact that is received therein. The electrical contact means that is guided on the outer side of the electrical plug connector module contacts in addition by way of a resilient region the holding frame or the plug connector housing in which the electrical plug connector module is inserted. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336678 | CONNECTION DEVICE, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING THE SAME - A connection device and method of manufacturing the same is provided. The connection device includes a housing that includes a first face, into which a plug is introduced, and a second face that is formed to be in contact with the first face, a connection hole that extends to the inside of the housing from the first face, an opening that extends from the first face to the second face to partially expose the connection hole on at least the second face, and a sealing member that is arranged on an outer peripheral surface of the housing to surround a region where the opening is formed. When mounted on the case member of the electronic device, the sealing member may form a dustproof and waterproof structure between the inner peripheral surface of the case member and the outer peripheral surface of the housing. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336679 | BREAK-AWAY TRACTOR-TRAILER CABLE CONNECTOR - An electrical connector for connecting a tractor-trailer electrical cable to a truck tractor or a trailer electrical system includes a housing defining an interior space and having a mounting flange extending radially therefrom at a head end, at least one locking tab at the head end, and a wall dividing the interior space into a head end space and a foot end space, the wall having a plurality of holes in an array, a plurality of terminal pins secured against movement in the holes in the wall and extending from the foot end space into the head end space and a connector body having an outer wall configured to slide into the head end space of the housing. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336680 | PROTECTIVE COVER FOR A CONNECTOR - A protective cover is provided for a connector that is mounted to a host structure. The cover includes a metal shell having a body defined by at least one shell segment that includes a base and a support wall that extends outward from the base. The support wall includes an interior side that defines a connector pocket configured to receive a corresponding sub-segment of a cantilevered connector segment of the connector. The base of the shell segment is configured to be mounted to the host structure with the support wall extending outward from the host structure over the corresponding sub-segment of the cantilevered connector segment such that the body of the metal shell is cantilevered from the host structure around at least a portion of a circumference and along at least a portion of a length of the cantilevered connector segment to provide a metal barrier that covers at least a portion of the cantilevered connector segment. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336681 | Protective Cover for Electrical Plug and Socket Connection - A protective sleeve for electrical wires and their mechanical and electrical, male plug to female socket, connection. The cylindrical sleeve comprises an adhesive interior, securing end ties on each of the lateral openings of the sleeve, and a protective, removable film over the adhesive interior. The sleeve is waterproof. The adhesive surface covers the interior of the sleeve. The adhesive is preserved until desirably activated by a disposable covering film that has a pull tab for easy removal. The end ties, drawstrings or elastic, are held in fold-over end pockets at the two side openings of the sleeve. Tightening the end ties secures the sleeve on the electrical cords and their connection. A double sealed connection (adhesive sleeve and its cinched ends) is provided. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336682 | Strain Relief Element for a Cable and Plug with Strain Relief Element - A strain relief ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160336683 | CABLE CLAMPING SYSTEM FOR STRAIN RELIEF AND GROUNDING - An electronics module includes a cable clamp chassis projecting outward from a wall of the module. The cable clamp chassis includes first and second cable mounting locations adapted to receive respective first and second cables. The cable mounting locations each include an axially extending recess located adjacent a first reference plane. Each of the cable mounting locations includes an inner surface with an innermost point that lies tangent to a second reference plane that is parallel to and offset from the first reference plane such that the first and second cables are arranged in a zero stack configuration. A clamp is secured to the cable clamp chassis and adapted to secure the first and second associated cables in the first and second cable receiving locations. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336684 | CABLE MANAGER - The present invention relates to a cable manager, and more particularly, to a cable manager which can secure promptness and convenience when a plurality of cables are connected or disconnected by collectively connecting and separating connectors of the cables to and from a plurality of ports formed in a socket of a server device or the like. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336685 | LATCH FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR - A latch for latching a connector to a device includes a body comprising a hub, an actuator extending from the hub, a latch pin extending from the hub and a return spring extending from the hub, the actuator and/or the latch pin. The latch pin is movable between a latched position and an unlatched position, wherein the latch pin is configured to latch the connector to the device when the latch pin is in the latched position. The actuator is configured such that movement of the actuator moves the latch pin between the latched position and the unlatched position. The return spring is configured to bias the latch pin to the latched position. The actuator, the latch pin and the return spring are integrally integrally formed as a single, unitary body. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336686 | LEVER-TYPE CONNECTOR | 2016-11-17 |
20160336687 | INTERCONNECTION SYSTEMS - Interconnection systems are shown that include communication contacts, and a guide. Configurations are shown with a guide that locates a male portion with respect to a female portion and guides their engagement before any communication contacts are engaged. Configurations are also shown with a guide that includes one or more power contacts. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336688 | BUSBAR CONNECTOR ASSEMBLY - A busbar connector assembly includes a dynamic head configured to be secured to one of a busbar and an electronic device, a static head configured to be secured to the other of the busbar and the electronic device, and a connector configured to flexibly secure the dynamic head and the static head so that the dynamic head is capable of moving relative to the static head. Other aspects of the busbar connector assembly and methods of connecting an electronic device to a busbar are further disclosed. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336689 | CONNECTOR - A stopper ( | 2016-11-17 |
20160336690 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS AND PRINTED CIRCUITS HAVING BROADSIDE-COUPLING REGIONS - An electrical connector that includes a circuit board having a board substrate that has opposite board surfaces and a thickness measured along an orientation axis that extends between the opposite board surfaces. The circuit board has associated pairs of input and output terminals and signal traces that electrically connect the associated pairs of input and output terminals. The input and output terminals being configured to communicatively coupled to mating and cable conductors, respectively. Each associated pair of input and output terminals is electrically connected through a corresponding signal trace that has a conductive path extending along the board substrate between the corresponding input and output terminals. At least two signal traces form a broadside-coupling region in which the conductive paths of the at least two signal traces are stacked along the orientation axis and spaced apart through the thickness and extend parallel to each other for a crosstalk-reducing distance. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336691 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR AND CONNECTOR SYSTEM HAVING BUSSED GROUND CONDUCTORS - An electrical connector includes a housing having a terminating side and a front side that is configured to mate with a mating connector. The electrical connector also includes signal and ground conductors extending through the housing. The signal and ground conductors are configured to engage the mating connector. The signal conductors form a plurality of signal pairs configured to carry differential signals. The ground conductors are interleaved between the signal pairs. The electrical connector further has at least one resonance-control ground bus that includes a ground frame and a support body. The support body at least partially covers the ground frame. The support body comprises a lossy material. The ground frame includes multiple arms that each engage and electrically connect to a respective one of the ground conductors in order to electrically common the ground conductors that are engaged by the arms. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336692 | ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR HAVING RESONANCE CONTROLLED GROUND CONDUCTORS - An electrical connector includes a housing and a plurality of ground wafers and signal wafers. A front side is configured to mate with a mating connector. The ground wafers and signal wafers are stacked next to one another along a stack axis. The ground wafers are interleaved between adjacent pairs of the signal wafers. Each signal wafer includes at least one signal conductor held by a signal holder that is composed of a first material. Each ground wafer includes at least one ground conductor held by a ground holder that is composed of second material. The second material is a lossy material and the first material is a low loss dielectric material that has a loss tangent that is lower than a loss tangent of the lossy material. The signal conductors and the ground conductors are configured to engage and electrically connect to the mating connector. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336693 | HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRONIC CONNECTOR - A high-frequency electronic connector includes an insulating main body, a terminal module and a metal shielding plate. The insulating main body includes a matching portion and a mounting portion. The terminal module includes signal terminals and grounding terminals. Each of the signal terminals and the grounding terminals has a docking portion, a main body portion, and a trailing portion. The docking portions extend out of the matching portion and are aligned in two opposite rows. The trailing portions extend out of the mounting portion. The main body portions are fixed on the insulating main body. The main body portion of each of the grounding terminals has a notch. The metal shielding plate is disposed at the notches and electrically connected with the grounding terminals. The metal shielding plate is located between the two opposite rows of the signal terminals. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336694 | USB TYPE-C CONNECTOR MODULE - A USB Type-C connector module including a circuit board, and a USB Type-C connector, a configuration-channel (CC) chip and a plurality of conductive terminals electrically connected with the circuit board. CC pins of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to the CC chip for accepting an operation of the CC chip. Power pins of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to a power control chip of an external mainboard through the plurality of conductive terminals for receiving power from the mainboard. Data pins of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to a PCH of the external mainboard for transmitting data with the mainboard. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336695 | MAGNETICALLY ACTUATED AC POWER CONNECTOR - An apparatus for electrically connecting a power source to an electrical device is disclosed. The apparatus has a first component and a second component. The first component has a first face having a ferromagnetic plate, a first set of contacts electrically connectable to a power source, two power switches and a magnetically actuated sensor controlling the switches. The second component has a second face complementary to the first face having a magnet and a second set of electrically conductive contacts electrically connectable to the electrical device. Connecting the first and second faces, results in the first and second pair of contacts electrically coupling and establishes an electrical path between the power source and the device, and connects the components by magnetic attractive force which actuates the power switches and initiates power to the device. The apparatus further has a safety circuit for preventing electric shock. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336696 | SHIELDED COAXIAL CONNECTOR - A coaxial connector has a selectively engageable radio frequency interference shield. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336697 | HF COAXIAL CABLE WITH ANGULAR PLUG CONNECTION, AND A METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME - The invention relates to a method for producing a HF coaxial cable that comprises a cable inner conductor and a cable outer conductor, as well as an angular plug connection at at least one of its two cable ends. The method comprises steps of providing a straight HF corrugated cable including a cable outer conductor, preparing the cable end by trimming the HF corrugated cable, connecting a straight plug connector to the prepared cable end; and cold forming a region of the HF corrugated cable by applying a bending force directed transversely to a longitudinal extent of the HF corrugated cable and a tensile force directly longitudinally to the HF corrugated cable to permanently bend the HF corrugated cable to have a bending radius which alters line impedance to be a maximum of 1 ohm. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336698 | USB TYPE-C CONNECTOR MODULE - A USB Type-C connector module includes a circuit board, a configuration-channel (CC) chip and a plurality of conductive terminals electrically connected with the circuit board. One end of the circuit board has a tongue, which a plurality of golden-fingers are arranged at two sides thereon. A USB Type-C connector is constituted by the tongue and the golden-fingers. CC golden-fingers of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to the CC chip for accepting a CC operation. Power golden-fingers of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to a power control chip of an external mainboard through the plurality of conductive terminals for receiving power. Data golden-fingers of the USB Type-C connector are electrically connected to a PCH of the external mainboard for transmitting data. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336699 | PLUG CONNECTOR DEVICE - A plug connector device, in particular RJ plug connector device, is proposed, with at least one wiring block which is provided for receiving at least one multi-wire data cable and comprises at least one receiving region for receiving at least one wire of the at least one data cable. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336700 | Method for Reducing Crosstalk in Electrical Connectors - An apparatus and method for crosstalk compensation in a jack of a modular communications connector includes a flexible printed circuit board connected to jack contacts and to connections to a network cable. The flexible printed circuit board includes conductive traces arranged as one or more couplings to provide crosstalk compensation. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336701 | SYSTEM OF UNISEX POWER CORDS - A system of unisex power cords including: a dual prong male power cord, where in the dual prong male power cord includes a first dual prong male connector at a first end and a second dual prong male connector at a second end; a female power cord, wherein the female power cord includes a first female connector at a first end and a second female connector at a second end; | 2016-11-17 |
20160336702 | RETRACTABLE MULTIFUNCTIONAL CONNECTING DEVICE - A retractable multifunctional connecting device includes a first module, a second module, and an outer casing body. The first module includes a first insulating body and a first terminal group, the first terminal group is disposed at the first insulating body. The second module includes a second insulating body and a second terminal group, the second terminal group is disposed at the second insulating body. The outer casing body houses the first module having an external portion. The outer casing body has a front end formed with an opening, a surface of the outer casing body is formed with a cleaved hole, two flanges are respectively disposed at two sides of the cleaved hole on the outer casing, the second module is limited to a position by abutting against the two flanges, and the second module moves along the two flanges. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336703 | SPLITTER TERMINAL AND CONNECTOR - A connector assembly may include first and second connector bodies and a terminal splitter. The second connector body may matingly engage the first connector body. The terminal splitter may be received in at least one of the first and second connector bodies. The terminal splitter may include a body portion having first and second wires connected thereto and a blade portion extending from the body portion and including a third wire connected thereto. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336704 | ROTARY CONNECTION AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - Movable end portions of cables and are fixed to a movable lead block, and fixed end portions of the cables are fixed to a fixed lead block. The movable lead block is mounted so as to be inserted into a cylindrical portion of a rotary body in a direction along a rotation center line, and the fixed lead block is mounted so as to be inserted into a lead block attachment portion of a lower housing in the direction along the rotation center line. The movable end portions and the fixed end portions of the cables are positioned at the same heights as those of the cables in a wiring space. | 2016-11-17 |
20160336705 | TWO REEL TERMINAL CART - A terminal reel cart that supports two reels of terminals and two terminal applicators such that the terminal applicators can be loaded with the strip of terminals and moved into position relative to a terminal station of a wire processing system. The terminal reel cart supports the reels of terminals and the terminal applicators. The reel cart includes a plurality of wheels that allow the cart to be easily moved throughout a processing facility. The reel cart includes a pair of paper take up reels that are each driven by a motor and collects the paper backing from the strip of terminals. The paper take up reels are driven by a drive motor on the wire processing system. | 2016-11-17 |