Electricity: conductors and insulators inventions 05/07

20070119608 - Illuminating adaptor for hot stick and hot stick with illuminating adaptor: A hot stick of a type used by electrical lineworkers is equipped with an adaptor, which is mounted to one end of the hot stick. In one contemplated embodiment, the adaptor comprises a connector, which coacts with a connector mounted to the end of the hot stick so as to... Agent: Wood, Phillips, Katz, Clark & Mortimer

20070119609 - Mirrored arc conducting pair: A mirrored arc geometrical arrangement of two conductors configured to perform similar functions as a traditional twisted pair of wires is presented. The mirrored arc conductor pair occupies the same physical space required by prior art twisted pair cable designs. Each conductor pair includes two inward-facing arc shaped conductors placed... Agent: The Hecker Law Group

20070119610 - Harness structure for a sliding door: A wiring harness is horizontally swingably arranged from the sliding door to a vehicle body. A resilient member arranged at the sliding door energizes the wiring harness toward the vehicle body when the sliding door is fully closed, and energizes to bend the wiring harness when the sliding door is... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070119611 - Cable feed-through: A tension-relief cable feed-through for an electrical cable having an external diameter with insulation therearound and having a feed-through sleeve having a passageway therethrough which has an internal thread with an internal diameter having thread turns with indentations therebetween such that when the electrical cable is screwed into the passageway,... Agent: Mark G. Kachigian Head, Johnson & Kachigian

20070119612 - Wire cable: A wire cable for transmitting motions inside a control cable sheath, preferably to transmit the motion of a gearshift or selector lever to the transmission of a motor vehicle, is formed by a core and wires placed around it. The core wire is enclosed by multiple helical wires that constitute... Agent: William Collard Collard & Roe, P.C.

20070119613 - System and method for routing cables: A system and method for routing and segregating cables is provided. An embodiment includes a support member having a plurality of cable trays coupled thereto. The cable trays may be arranged in a tiered-manner such that cable receiving portions of the cable trays extend farther than an adjacent cable tray... Agent: Verizon Patent Management Group

20070119616 - Mounting substrate, manufacturing method of mounting substrate and manufacturing method of semiconductor device: A mounting substrate for mounting a semiconductor chip, having a plurality of passive elements which are connected to the semiconductor chip and are formed to be mutually electrically-independent, and a wiring part including a plurality of via plugs respectively independently connected to the plurality of passive elements and pattern wiring... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070119615 - Printed wiring board: A printed wiring board including: a first VIA for allowing a second wiring to penetrate the printed wiring board from a front surface to a rear surface of the board; a second VIA for allowing the second wiring to penetrate the board from the rear surface to the front surface;... Agent: Crowell & Moring LLP Intellectual Property Group

20070119614 - Wiring board and method for producing the same: A wiring board includes first and second feeding electrodes (2, 3) provided along both sides of an insulating substrate (1), feeding bus lines (4) extending in a traverse direction and connected to both the feeding electrodes, and conductor wirings (6, 8, 12) having one side terminals forming inner leads having... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070119617 - Method for manufacturing component built-in module, and component built-in module: A component built-in module of the present invention includes: a first wiring pattern; an electronic component mounted on the first wiring pattern; a second wiring pattern; an electrical insulating sheet with the electrical component built therein, the electrical insulating sheet being disposed between the first wiring pattern and the second... Agent: Hamre, Schumann, Mueller & Larson P.C.

20070119618 - Wiring board, electronic component mounting structure, and electronic component mounting method: A flip chip mounting method for improving the accuracy of positioning of a semiconductor chip and avoiding a short circuit between protruding electrodes even when the protruding electrodes are formed at smaller spacings. The method comprises: placing a semiconductor chip on a wiring board, the semiconductor chip having protruding electrodes... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070119619 - Multilayered wiring board and method for fabricating the same: In a multilayered wiring board constituted by laminating to form pluralities of layers of wiring layers 105, 108, 110 and insulating layers 104, 106, 107, in the plurality of laminated insulating layers 104, 106, 107, the insulating layer 106 disposed at a laminating center in a laminating direction is made... Agent: Drinker Biddle & Reath (dc)

20070119620 - Flexible circuit shields: The invention concerns a method (600) and systems (200, 400, 500) for shielding at least one electrical component (104) by using a flexible shielding circuit (102). In one arrangement, the method can include the steps of mounting (604) the electrical component on a first portion (202) of the flexible shielding... Agent: Motorola, Inc Intellectual Property Section

20070114052 - Apparatus and method to prevent loss of conductive ground electrode: Apparatuses for reducing electrical stress from outer conductive ground electrodes of the type used to protect high voltage coils (40) having an insulated coil surface are described that includes a composite tape (32) bonded to a secondary conductive layer (34) in a half lap manner, the composite layer comprising a... Agent: Siemens Corporation Intellectual Property Department

20070114053 - Tamper-resistant electrical wiring device system: A tamper-resistant electrical receptacle disclosed herein includes a cover assembly having at least one pair of apertures, a cover, and at least one slider that rests in the cover behind one pair of the apertures. The slider is held in a first position where it covers both apertures such that... Agent: Paul J. Sutton, Esq., Barry G. Magidoff, Esq. Greenberg Traurig, LLP

20070114054 - Security block for a communications connector: A security block for securing I/O ports of an electronic instrument physically prevents any breach of data through a protected I/O port, such as a USB port, by securing cables that may be plugged into the port by means of a locked cover. The cables are prevented from being removed... Agent: Thomas F. Lenihan Tektronix, Inc.

20070114055 - Insulated article and method of making same: A method of insulating an article comprising: surrounding at least a portion of the article with an insulating layer, inserting the article portion surrounded by the insulating layer into an outer protective sleeve, and shrinking the outer protective sleeve around the insulating layer.... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP (pwc)

20070114056 - Electrical isolation of pcbs gasketing using controlled depth drilling: A method of electrical isolation for printed circuit board gasketing is disclosed for enabling gasketing to overlay plated through holes without shorting out thereto. The method of electrical isolation for printed circuit board gasketing includes counterboring at a controlled width to a controlled depth those plated through holes underlying the... Agent: Ridout & Maybee Suite 2400

20070114058 - Circuit board and its manufacturing method: A circuit board comprises a base film that is a base layer, a first conductive circuit manufactured by hardening conductive paste material formed in a predetermined shape on the base film, a first insulating layer manufactured by hardening insulating paste material formed on the base film and the first conductive... Agent: Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack L.L.P.

20070114057 - Printed wiring board and fabrication method for printed wiring board: A printed wiring board on which a pattern can be formed favorably by printing and soldering even where a small part of the 1005 size or less is mounted. The printed wiring board includes a substrate; a pair of soldering lands on the substrate, the soldering lands being spaced from... Agent: Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik

20070114059 - Shielding member: A shielding member is proposed for shielding an opening on a side of a server cabinet, the opening being adjacently connected to a base panel of a server cabinet, wherein the server cabinet includes a first positioning portion corresponding to the opening. The shielding member includes: a body, which is... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070114060 - Emc gasket with built-in chassis retention: A method and associated apparatus for providing an electromagnetic seal in electrical enclosure of a device. The apparatus comprising of an electromagnetic gasket formed of a thin conductive material, having a first end and an opposing end. The apparatus also includes a conductive chassis disposed in the electrical enclosure and... Agent: Lily Neff IBM Corporation - Ms P386

20070107921 - Adjustable speed drive cable and shield termination: The product of the present invention comprises flexible tray cables and metal-clad cables designed for use with adjustable speed drives, and terminations coupled therewith. The cables comprise, generally, three phase conductors, three ground conductors and fillers, and are wrapped with copper tape and other elements. The terminations comprise a plurality... Agent: Dinsmore & Shohl LLP

20070107923 - Electronic apparatus and enclosure: A cover is coupled to an enclosure body for a relative sliding movement. An opening operating member is attached to the enclosure body. An enclosure includes a sliding mechanism for sliding the cover. When the cover is to be removed, a user operates the opening operating member so as to... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070107922 - Sliding module and portable terminal therewith: A sliding module for a portable terminal is interposed between first and second housings of the portable terminal so as to connect the second housing to the first housing. The sliding module allows the second housing to movably slide on the first housing, and includes a first sliding member, a... Agent: Roylance, Abrams, Berdo & Goodman, L.L.P.

20070107924 - Box extender: A junction box extension for creating additional space proximate an existing junction box without having to remove the existing junction box and a cover to provide a finished appearance as the junction box extension engages the junction box to provide additional useable space.... Agent: Carl L. Johnson Jacobson And Johnson

20070107925 - Temporary covers for electrical boxes: A box cover for an electrical box comprises a faceplate having a height and width that corresponds to a height and width of the electrical box, a sidewall extending from a rear surface of the faceplate, and a securement assembly that is adapted to interconnect with the electrical box and... Agent: Kenneth C. Winterton Holland & Hart LLP

20070107926 - Power supply apparatus for sliding structure: Providing a power supply apparatus for a sliding structure, which can prevent a wiring harness from penetrating into an opening when the sliding structure is opened half, and sound noise when the sliding structure is closed, the power supply apparatus for the sliding structure includes a car body, a sliding... Agent: Armstrong, Kratz, Quintos, Hanson & Brooks, LLP

20070107927 - Stress redistributing cable termination: A termination anchor having a neck region, a mid region, and a distal region. An expanding passage through the anchor from the neck region to the distal region is bounded by an internal surface. Exposed strands on a cable are trapped within this expanding passage by infusing them with liquid... Agent: John Wiley Horton

20070107928 - Enhanced electrical cables: Electrical cables formed from at least one insulated conductor, a layer of inner armor wires disposed adjacent the insulated conductor, and a layer of shaped strength members disposed adjacent the outer periphery of the first layer of armor wires. A polymeric material is disposed in interstitial spaces formed between the... Agent: Schlumberger Ipc Attn: Tim Curington

20070107929 - Insulator integrated with clamp: The present invention relates to an insulator integrated with a clamp. The insulator integrated with a clamp according to the present invention includes a center rod (10), a connecting cap (20), and a clamp (50). The center rod (10) includes an insulating rod (12) made of a glass material, and... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070107930 - Printed circuit board and method for manufacturing the same: An embodiment of a printed circuit board according to the present invention is provided with an insulating layer, a conductive layer that is laminated on the insulating layer and that has a connecting portion and a circuit pattern portion formed connected to the connecting portion, and a film cover layer... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070107931 - Circuit board: After disposing metallic foils on either surface of a prepreg sheet of low compressibility having conducting holes filled with conductive paste, the prepreg sheet is compressed in a state of being kept at a relatively low temperature, and after that, the temperature is raised under pressure to melt and harden... Agent: Ratnerprestia

20070107932 - Moisture resistant chip package: A moisture resistant chip package includes a substrate, a chip mounted to the substrate, and a cover over the chip and secured to the substrate. The substrate and/or the cover includes at least one LCP layer. Each moisture ingress path through the thickness of any LCP layer is restricted by... Agent: Iandiorio & Teska Intellectual Property Law Attorneys

20070107933 - Internal conductor connection structure and multilayer substrate: A multilayer substrate includes an internal conductor connection structure having first and second via conductors adjacent to each other in the multilayer substrate and a first line conductor disposed in the multilayer substrate. The first via conductor includes a first continuous via conductor arranged to extend in a direction away... Agent: Murata Manufacturing Company, Ltd. C/o Keating & Bennett, LLP

20070107934 - Printed circuit board using paste bump and manufacturing method thereof: A printed circuit board using paste bumps and manufacturing method thereof are disclosed. With the method of manufacturing a printed circuit board using paste bumps, comprising: (a) perforating a core board to form at least one via hole, (b) filling the at least one via hole by fill-plating and forming... Agent: Staas & Halsey LLP

20070107935 - Method and apparatus for electrically connecting printed circuit boards or other panels: A method and apparatus is provided for forming a printed circuit board or other panel in which an array of vias are arranged in a desired connection grid within one or more layers of the board and then the board and vias are cut to form an edge of the... Agent: Gray Robinson, P.A.

20070102180 - Modular tank coupled to a self-assembly cabinet for ground level transformers: The present invention is a modular tank coupled to a self-assembly cabinet for ground level transformers. The modular tank includes two interconnected tanks, a front plate and a base. The first tank is larger than the second one and contains the high tension elements. The second tank contains the low... Agent: John S. Egbert Egbert Law Offices

20070102181 - Universal junction box with mounting aperture: A universal junction box, which includes multiple methods for securing cables, various kinds of wires and conduits and multiple methods for securing the box within a wall cavity. The front side of the box which can be positioned flush with the installed wall covering includes fittings for attaching a wall... Agent: Stephen B. Salai, Esq. Harter, Secrest & Emery LLP

20070102182 - Corrugated tube, apparatus for perforating corrugated tube and method of perforating corrugated tube: For example, a wire harness or the like is inserted into a corrugated tube 10 through a slit 12 formed in a tube body 11 of a tubular shape along a generating line of the tube body, the tube body having larger-diameter portions 20 and smaller-diameter portions 30 which are... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070102183 - Flexible traction element: A flexible traction organ that can be wound and unwound, in particular for passenger and/or goods lifts, said organ comprising at least one stranded cable consisting of a tensile resistant material. The core strand of each stranded cable is surrounded by a flexible thermoplastic plastic layer. A production line for... Agent: Bachman & Lapointe, P.C.

20070102184 - Bus bar mounting arrangement: A polyphase bus bar mounting structure mounted to a support structure is disclosed. The support structure may comprise any of a rack, wall or a segment of a wind turbine tower. The polyphase bus bar mounting structure has a plurality of cylindrical tubular conductors arranged substantially parallel to each other.... Agent: General Electric Co. Global Patent Operation

20070102185 - High voltage cable for a vehicle: A high voltage cable for a vehicle is disclosed which comprises a braid body portion; a shield body portion; and a holder portion. In preferred systems, the structure of a shield body portion with a braid portion of the high voltage cable for the vehicle being engaged and a holder... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070102186 - Enhanced armor wires for wellbore cables: Cables used with wellbore devices to analyze geologic formations adjacent a wellbore including one or more armor wires, the armor wires formed of a high strength core surrounded by a corrosion resistant alloy clad. The alloy clad includes such alloys as beryllium-copper based alloys, nickel-chromium based alloys, superaustenitic stainless steel... Agent: Schlumberger Ipc Attn: Tim Curington

20070102187 - Flexible electrical cable: A highly flexible, screened electrical line for high-frequency data transmission in swiveling display screens provides that the twisted and/or bundled single wires (1, 2, 3) of the line are held by a taping (6) made of an insulation film coated on one or two sides with aluminum or a tape,... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20070102189 - Cable with offset filler: The present invention relates to cables made of twisted conductor pairs. More specifically, the present invention relates to twisted pair communication cables for high-speed data communications applications. A twisted pair including at least two conductors extends along a generally longitudinal axis, with an insulation surrounding each of the conductors. The... Agent: Attention: Karen A. Fitzsimmons Merchant & Gould P.C.

20070102188 - High performance support-separators for communications cable supporting low voltage and wireless fidelity applications and providing conductive shielding for alien crosstalk: The present invention includes a high performance communications cable that provides for reduction or elimination of cross-talk between transmission media in combination with power conductors for wireless fidelity applications and includes one or more core support-separators having various shaped profiles which define a clearance to maintain a spacing and/or channel... Agent: Guerry Leonard Grune

20070102190 - Circuit device and method of manufacturing the same: To provide a circuit device having both of high heat releasing property and high breakdown voltage, and a method of manufacturing the same. A first insulating layer is formed on a front surface of a circuit board, and a second insulating layer is formed on a rear surface thereof. Conductive... Agent: Watchstone P + D

20070102191 - Method of manufacturing multilayer wiring substrate, and multilayer wiring substrate: The present invention provides a method of manufacturing a multilayer wiring substrate, which can preserve the dimensional stability of a conductor pattern at a fine pitch, solve the restriction on a process from the viewpoint of material selection, and further reduce a manufacturing cost, and a multilayer wiring substrate. A... Agent: Robert J. Depke Lewis T. Steadman

20070102192 - Electromagnetic wave shielding filter and process for producing the same: An electromagnetic wave shielding filter comprises a transparent substrate 11, and a metal mesh layer 21 with line parts 107 that define openings 105 of the mesh, laminated to one surface of the transparent substrate 11 by an adhesive 13. A first blackening layer 25A and an anticorrosive layer 23A... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20070095551 - Reducing wind loads on monopoles to provide increased capacity without structural reinforcement: Apparatus and methods that reduce wind loads on polygonal monopoles, such as antenna towers and other telecommunication structures, exposed to winds. A multiplicity of connected segmented truncated conical shrouds are attached along at least a portion of the length of a polygonal monopole (telecommunication structure or antenna tower) that surround... Agent: The Law Offices Of Kenneth W. Float

20070095552 - Protective shield for conductor products: The invention provides a protective shield for an elongate conductor. The protective shield includes a textile sleeve of interlaced yarns operable to surround a conductor product. The protective shield also includes at least one drain wire laid-in between the interlaced yarns. The at least one drain wire extends longitudinally along... Agent: Dickinson Wright PLLC

20070095553 - Housings including a coupling for different sized conduits: A housing for receiving electrical wire from a conduit includes an interior area and at least one coupling including an internal passage configured for communicating with the interior area. The coupling includes a plurality of attachment areas that have successively different sizes along the internal passage for attaching to different... Agent: Pearne & Gordon LLP

20070095554 - Explosion-proof enclosure: It is an explosion-proof enclosure incorporating an apparatus. This explosion-proof enclosure includes an inner case configured to incorporate a general purpose apparatus and to have a withstand pressure that satisfies an explosion-proof standard, and an outer case provided to cover the inner case and to have a cover and a... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP

20070095555 - Cable assembly and method of preparing cable assembly: A cable assembly includes a plurality of coaxial cables and a pair of conductive material ribbons or strips that are placed on opposite sides of the cables, and that are soldered to conductive shields of the cables. The ribbons may mechanically couple a plurality of cables together in a desired... Agent: Renner Otto Boisselle & Sklar, LLP

20070095556 - String device: A string device is designed for, or combined with elements for, transfer of power and/or signals in applications of monitoring, control, communication, detection, measurement or power distribution. It provides a passive structural core element and at least one longitudinal active element such as a conductor capable of signal transmission or... Agent: Dennison, Schultz & Macdonald

20070095557 - Flat cable and electronic device using the same: An electronic device includes a first circuit board, a second circuit board and a flat cable. The flat cable is electrically connected between the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The flat cable includes an insulation material, a plurality of signal lines, at least a grounding line and... Agent: Jianq Chyun Intellectual Property Office

20070095558 - Method and apparatus for a sensor wire: A cable includes a conductor having an insulation layer wrapped substantially about the conductor. A foamable polymer layer is applied substantially about the insulation layer. A cross-section of the foamable polymer layer has a substantially uneven outer surface. An armor shell is applied exterior to the foamable polymer layer. The... Agent: Hayes, Soloway P.C.

20070095559 - Flame-resistant carbon black-filled polyolefin wrapping foil: A flame-resistant, halogen-free polyolefin wrapping foil, characterized in that the fraction of carbon black in the wrapping foil is at least 5 phr, preferably at least 10 phr.... Agent: Norris, Mclaughlin & Marcus, Pa

20070095560 - Cable protection system: A cable protection system includes at least one cable protector having at least one channel extending between its opposing ends for receiving at least one cable. The cable protector may include a cover structure pivotally attached to a base member by a hinge rod inserted through hinge members formed in... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20070095561 - Cable protection system: A cable protection system includes at least one cable protector having at least one channel extending between its opposing ends for receiving at least one cable. The cable protector may include a cover structure pivotally attached to a base member by a hinge rod inserted through hinge members formed in... Agent: L. Grant Foster Holland & Hart LLP

20070095562 - Flexible circuit board with reinforcing board: A flexible circuit board with a reinforcing board is provided, comprising: a flexible substrate, having an upper surface and a lower surface; and a reinforcing board disposed at a front end of the upper surface of the flexible substrate, wherein a part of the reinforcing board is combined with the... Agent: Bacon & Thomas, PLLC

20070095563 - Circuit board having deformation interrupting section and circuit board forming method: The invention provides a circuit board that includes a flat core plate, a buildup layer having insulation layers and conductor layers alternately stacked on each other, and surface conductor layers provided on the buildup layer. The circuit board further includes deformation-interrupting sections extending through the insulation layers between the conductor... Agent: Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser

20070095564 - Thin printed circuit board: The present invention is directed to a printed circuit board, comprising: at least one chip; and a board comprising at least one aperture corresponding to each chip, for enabling each chip to be placed inside the corresponding aperture, thereby enabling reducing the thickness of the printed circuit board to that... Agent: Dr. Mark Friedman Ltd. C/o Mr. Bill Polkinghorn

20070095566 - Printed wiring board and printed circuit board using the same: According to one embodiment, disclosed is a printed wiring board in which a plurality of pads are formed on the substrate surface, a surface conductor layer is formed around the pads, and at least one of the pads is partially in contact with the surface conductor layer.... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20070095565 - Wiring board: A wiring board (1, 1a, 20, 20a) having: a board body (2, 22) including an insulating material and having a front surface (3, 23), a back surface (4, 24), a cavity (5, 25) having an opening in the front surface (3, 23) of the board body (2, 22) and having... Agent: Sughrue-265550

20070095567 - Emi vent panels including electrically-conductive porous substrates and meshes: An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding vent panel according to one embodiment generally includes an electrically-conductive porous substrate. The electrically-conductive porous substrate may include electrically-conductive reticulated or open-celled polymeric foam having a plurality of pores in a substantially nonuniform configuration. The vent panel may also include electrically-conductive wire mesh adjacent at... Agent: Anthony G. Fussner

20070095568 - Door or gate: Gate with an at least partially peripheral sealing means, with a retaining strip made from metal, within which the seal is arranged, wherein the seal may be activated pneumatically, with an adjustable plate which is located above the seal and is guided by guide means so as to be adjustable... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20070095569 - Enhanced blind-mated input/output card cassette packaging concept: An improved method and a cassette assembly for protecting electronic components, comprising of a housing that encloses the electronic components disposed over an insulator. The housing also encases a scissor jack component that can move from a first to a second position to enable actuation and unmating of the cassette... Agent: Lily Neff IBM Corporation - Ms P386

20070095570 - Radiation shielding wood or laminate faced door having a high fire rating and method for making same: A radiation shielding wood or laminate faced door having a high fire rating and method for making same are disclosed. The radiation shielding door comprises a non-combustible core having a first face, a second face. A supporting material is in contact with the non-combustible core. A first radiation shield is... Agent: Hunton & Williams LLP Intellectual Property Department

20070095571 - Door grommet for vehicle: A door grommet installed in a door of a vehicle is disclosed and may preferably comprise a guide clip (i) engaged to a connector and (ii) engaged to wiring in communication with the connector. Preferred door grommets of the invention may prevent wiring installed in the door grommet from being... Agent: Edwards & Angell, LLP