181 |
Method for re-establishing the shielding of the cables of a strand on an electrical connector and assembly for connecting a strand |
US14211942 |
2014-03-14 |
US09583883B2 |
2017-02-28 |
Olivier Bourgue; Guillaume Prevost; Anthony Pajot |
The method for re-establishing the shielding of the cables of a strand on an electrical connector consists, over an annular part situated at one end connected to the connector, in removing only the outer insulating sheath of each shielded cable without stripping the cables of their electromagnetic shield, in grouping the shielded cables together into a strand and in surrounding the strand with an electrically conducting tape forming a sheath re-establishing the shielding of the strand, the sheath re-establishing the shielding being positioned in contact with the electromagnetic shield of the shielded cables and connected to the connector. |
182 |
CONNECTOR PART COMPRISING A LOCKING ELEMENT |
US15239845 |
2016-08-18 |
US20170054251A1 |
2017-02-23 |
Dirk Moseke |
A connector part to be connected to an associated mating connector part includes a housing having a plug-in portion that can be plugged into a mating plug-in portion of the mating connector part in an insertion direction and is connected to the mating plug-in portion when in a connection position. At least one electrical contact element is arranged on the plug-in portion, the at least one electrical contact element electrically contacting the mating connector part when in the connection position. A locking element is moveably arranged on the housing, the locking element interlocking the connector part with the mating connector part when in the connection position. The connector part includes a switch device with a switch portion that can be actuated when the locking element is moved to control a current flowing over the at least one contact element. |
183 |
CONNECTION SYSTEM WITH CLEANING |
US15224744 |
2016-08-01 |
US20170028444A1 |
2017-02-02 |
John Rudser |
A connector cleaning system includes (a) one or more cleaning elements adapted to engage a connector and remove contaminants from a contact portion of the connector and (b) an image processing device adapted to capture an image of the contact portion after removal of contaminants. |
184 |
Receptacle cleaning systems and methods for the same |
US13534697 |
2012-06-27 |
US09550218B2 |
2017-01-24 |
Steven A. Musante |
A receptacle cleaning assembly for use with electrical connectors includes a receptacle washing fixture having a manifold body with a solution inlet and outlet. A plurality of nozzles, in communication with the solution inlet, are coupled with the manifold body and are arranged in a pattern corresponding to female connector receptacles. An interface seal is coupled with the manifold body. The plurality of nozzles extend through the interface seal, and the interface seal is configured to seal along a face of the connector. At least one solution return passage extends through the interface seal from an exterior of the plurality of nozzles to the solution outlet. An alignment skirt extends from the manifold body, and couples and aligns the connector receptacles with the plurality of nozzles. In another example, the receptacle cleaning assembly includes a receptacle brush fixture including a plurality of reciprocating brushes for use in the female connector receptacles. |
185 |
Lubricating method |
US14545840 |
2015-06-27 |
US20160380401A1 |
2016-12-29 |
Dean Coley Thommes |
A method of coating and installing electrical connectors into a receptacle employing a handheld container filled with an open cell, microcellular foam saturated with a liquid lubricant, especially where the electrical connectors are in the base of a CFL light bulb. |
186 |
Test socket having high-density conductive unit, and method for manufacturing same |
US14355090 |
2013-04-03 |
US09488675B2 |
2016-11-08 |
Jae Hak Lee |
The present invention relates to a test socket having a high-density conductive unit, and to a method for manufacturing same, whereby an elastic conductive sheet is arranged at a position corresponding to the terminal of the device, and includes a first conductive unit arranged in the thickness direction of an elastic material and an insulating support unit for supporting the first conductive unit. A support sheet is attached to the elastic conductive sheet and has through-holes corresponding to the terminal of the device. A second conductive unit is arranged in the through-holes of the support sheet in the thickness direction in an elastic material. |
187 |
Cable connector structured for reassembly and method thereof |
US14600706 |
2015-01-20 |
US09484646B2 |
2016-11-01 |
Charles E. Thomas |
A connector includes, in one embodiment, a body assembly configured to be secured to a prepared end of a coaxial cable. The connector has a coupler assembly connected to the body assembly for connecting the body assembly to an interface port. The connector also has a flexible interlock to facilitate repeated assembly and disassembly of the connector. |
188 |
WETTING CURRENT SEQUENCING FOR LOW CURRENT INTERFACE |
US14690646 |
2015-04-20 |
US20160306375A1 |
2016-10-20 |
Gary L. Hess; Kirk A. Lillestolen |
A process for automated contact wetting in a sensor circuit includes generating a first current through a contact by sequencing a first circuit on, the first current exceeding a wetting threshold of the contact, and reducing current through the contact to a second current by sequencing a second circuit on, the second current being below the wetting threshold. |
189 |
Grounding rod for sacrificial appendage |
US14511452 |
2014-10-10 |
US09337553B2 |
2016-05-10 |
Larry N. Siebens; Carlos H. Hernandez |
A grounding rod for a sacrificial appendage of an electrical cable connector, such as a splicing connector for joining two or more electrical cables, is provided. The sacrificial appendage is comprised of a feature for enabling personnel to ensure that the connector is de-energized, and once this is confirmed, the sacrificial appendage may be removed and replaced with a ground rod to which a grounding device can be connected to ground the system. |
190 |
ENERGY HARVEST SPLIT CORE DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR EASE OF INSTALLATION, HIGH PERFORMANCE, AND LONG TERM RELIABILITY |
US14987664 |
2016-01-04 |
US20160116505A1 |
2016-04-28 |
Michael KAST; David P. KNIGHT; Mark A. PARSONS; Dennis Allen SAXBY |
A power distribution monitoring system is provided that can include a number of features. The system can include a plurality of power line sensing devices configured to attach to individual conductors on a power grid distribution network. In some embodiments, the power line sensors can include a split-core transformer. In some embodiments, a power line sensing device is disposed on each conductor of a three-phase network. The sensing devices can be configured to measure and monitor, among other things, current and electric-field on the conductors. Methods of installing, sealing, and protecting the split-core transformers of the power line sensors are also discussed. |
191 |
Electrical Transmission Line Repair Device |
US14514318 |
2014-10-14 |
US20160104954A1 |
2016-04-14 |
Randy L. Wolf; Carl Russel Tamm |
An electrical transmission line repair device including a first conductor clamp, a second conductor clamp and at least one tie rail extending between the first and second conductor clamps in a spaced apart orientation. The first conductor clamp including a lower assembly and an upper assembly. The lower assembly and the upper assembly are slidably engageable with each other so as to define a conductor cavity extending therealong. Clamping fasteners are configured to extend through openings in the upper assembly so as to be threadable toward and away from the conductor contact region of the lower assembly within the conductor cavity. |
192 |
FOREIGN MATTER REMOVAL METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONNECTOR |
US14644275 |
2015-03-11 |
US20150263470A1 |
2015-09-17 |
Tomoya Itou; Yukinori Saka; Harald Lutsch |
A connector (C) in which pin-like terminal fittings (6) project from the back surface of a housing (1) is held in a setting tool (9) including an opening (13). The connector (C) then is conveyed to an operation position together with the setting tool (9). At the operation position, a suction device (16) is located to communicate with the opening (13) from below and a nozzle (21) is located above the opening (13). Cooled dry ice fine particles are blown toward the housing (1) and the terminal fittings (6) from the nozzle (21). Foreign matters with reduced adhering forces by being cooled come off from the adhering surfaces and are sucked and collected by the suction device (16). |
193 |
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MONITORING CONTACTOR HEALTH |
US14034955 |
2013-09-24 |
US20150088361A1 |
2015-03-26 |
Derek HARTL; Ai KERAMIDAS |
A method for monitoring contactor health according to an exemplary aspect of the present disclosure includes, among other things, storing wear data associated with a contactor, categorizing the wear data into at least a first bin and a second bin, assigning a first health level to the wear data associated with the first bin and assigning a second health level to the wear data associated with the second bin. Health information concerning the contactor is communicated to the vehicle operator. |
194 |
Connector system |
US13750715 |
2013-01-25 |
US08932084B2 |
2015-01-13 |
Kevin Michael Thackston; Albert Tsang; Robert Neil Mulfinger |
A connector system includes a pass-through connector that includes a housing with a front and a rear opposite the front. The front of the housing has a front opening, and the rear of the housing has a rear opening. The housing also has a cavity between the front opening and the rear opening. The pass-through connector also includes conductors which are held by the housing in the cavity. The system also includes a plug that is received in the cavity through the front opening. The plug has a contact holder that holds plug conductors. The contact holder has a head that is received in the cavity, and the head is configured to push contaminants from the cavity through the rear opening as the plug is loaded into the cavity. |
195 |
USB connector cleaner |
US13972857 |
2013-08-21 |
US08914934B2 |
2014-12-23 |
Bing-Heng Lee |
A USB connector cleaner for cleaning conductive pins received in a recess of a USB connector is provided. The USB connector cleaner includes a base, a cleaning head, and a driving member. The cleaning head is configured for inserting into the recess to clean the conductive pins. The cleaning head includes a supporting member fixed on the base and a cleaning brush rotatably connected to the supporting member. The driving member is slidably connected to the base for driving the cleaning brush to cleaning the conductive pins. |
196 |
Rotatable connector device |
US13632855 |
2012-10-01 |
US08808008B2 |
2014-08-19 |
Shuji Hirai |
A rotatable connector device has a rotator including a ring-shaped rotatable-side ring plate and an inner cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an inner circumferential edge of the rotatable-side ring plate, and a stator including a ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate and an outer cylindrical section having a cylindrical shape and formed along an outer circumferential edge of the ring-shaped fixed-side ring plate. The rotator and the stator are engaged with each other, so as to be pivotable with respect to each other with a gap being provided between the rotatable-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section. An accommodation section, defined by the rotatable-side ring plate and the inner cylindrical section of the rotator and the fixed-side ring plate and the outer cylindrical section of the stator, accommodates a cable for electrically connecting the rotator and the stator to each. |
197 |
Cleaning feature for electric charging connector |
US13090952 |
2011-04-20 |
US08627534B2 |
2014-01-14 |
Christopher Hugo Van Dyke; Scott Ira Kohn; Vineet Haresh Mehta; Troy A. Nergaard |
A contamination cleaner for a socket of a charging connector used with a charging station for an electric vehicle wherein the charging connector mates to a charging coupler of the electric vehicle during charging includes a housing mechanically configured generally similarly to the charging coupler enabling the housing to mechanically mate to the charging connector; and a cleaning contact, coupled to the housing and complementary to the socket, for engaging the socket and removing surface contaminants from the socket whenever the housing mechanically mates to the charging connector. |
198 |
RETAINING CLIP FOR ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS |
US13848513 |
2013-03-21 |
US20130252460A1 |
2013-09-26 |
Paul Fathauer |
A retaining clip that provides a method for securing electrical connections between a male and female electrical connectors is disclosed. Current locking mechanisms are on both the electrical plug and the connector. These locking mechanisms often break when disconnecting the plug. Some embodiments of the present invention eliminate the need for the locking mechanisms. Furthermore, in cases where the mechanisms have been broken, some embodiments provide a method for reusing the electrical plug and/or the connector. |
199 |
Fastener Attachment System and Methods of Use |
US13331001 |
2011-12-20 |
US20130152743A1 |
2013-06-20 |
Bill R. DePue |
A system for engaging fasteners includes a socket assembly and a fastener jig. The socket assembly having a socket body and a spring blade assembly, which includes a blade retaining ring and a plurality of resiliently deformable retaining blades that are movable with respect to a blade guide, between releasing and securing positions that selectively enclose and expose the socket body opening. The fastener jig includes a jig frame and at least one pair of opposing fastener jaws, which are movable between a releasing position and a securing position. The fastener jig may include a pair of opposing mounting jaws movable between a releasing position and a securing position. The socket assembly and fastener jig are configured to be operated at the distal ends of elongated tool arms, such as lineman hot-sticks. |
200 |
Electrical connector with sacrificial component |
US13362194 |
2012-01-31 |
US08454376B1 |
2013-06-04 |
Larry N. Siebens |
An electrical connector assembly includes a housing body that includes a cable receiving end having a first bore extending therethrough and at least one equipment end projecting perpendicular to the cable receiving end. The at least one equipment end includes a second bore extending therethrough that communicates with the first bore in the cable receiving end. A sacrificial bar is configured to be received within the cable receiving end and includes a first end for coupling to an end of a prepared electrical power cable and a second end configured to project into the second bore and conductively couple with an electrical device received within the at least one equipment end. The housing body and sacrificial bar are configured to be cut through to confirm that the electrical connector is de-energized. |