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20150023640 | OPTICAL FIBER CABLE WITH PROTECTIVE TRANSLUCENT OUTER LAYER - An optical communication cable is provided. The optical communications cable includes a cable body having an outer surface, an inner surface and a channel defined by the inner surface. An optical transmission element is located in the channel. The cable includes an ink layer positioned on the outer surface of the cable body, and the ink layer is formed from charged ink droplets adhered to the outer surface of the cable body. The cable also includes a translucent layer coupled to the outer surface of the cable body over the ink layer such that the ink layer is located between the outer surface of the cable body and an inner surface of the translucent layer. | 01-22-2015 |
20150030297 | FIBER OPTIC RIBBON - A fiber optic ribbon includes optical fibers, each including a core surrounded by cladding, and edge bonding rigidly connecting the optical fibers to one. The ribbon further includes a stress-isolation layer surrounding the optical fibers and edge bonding, and a hardened shell surrounding the stress-isolation layer. The edge bonding mitigates independent movement of the optical fibers relative to one another within the stress-isolation layer. At 25° Celsius and at sea level, the Young's modulus of elasticity of the hardened shell is, on average, at least twice that of the stress-isolation layer. Accordingly, the hardened shell mitigates damage to the stress-isolation layer from external sources of wear, the stress-isolation layer cushions the optical fibers relative to external sources of stress and provides some flexibility to the optical fibers within the hardened shell, and the edge bonding mitigates attenuation of the optical fibers associated with fiber-on-fiber loading internal to the stress-isolation layer. | 01-29-2015 |
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20080196473 | Spanner Plate - Disclosed herein is an electrical connector tool spanner plate. The electrical connector tool spanner plate includes a first section and a second section. The first section includes an aperture and a first opening. The aperture extends along a majority of a length of the first section. The spanner plate is configured to surround an electrical connector tool cam mechanism at the aperture. The second section includes a second opening. The second section extends from the first section in a general cantilevered fashion. The second opening is proximate a free end of the second section. The aperture is between the first opening and the second opening. | 08-21-2008 |
20080282507 | Tool arm support - A hydraulic tool including a main unit and an arm support. The main unit includes a working head section connected to a hydraulic drive section, and a handle section adapted to allow a user to hold and operate the main unit with a single hand of an arm of the user. The arm support extends rearward from the main unit. The arm support is adapted to rest against the arm of the user proximate the user's upper forearm to partially support the hydraulic tool on the arm of the user. | 11-20-2008 |
20080282763 | Hydraulic tool - A hand-held hydraulic tool including a hydraulic drive system comprising a pump; and a user control system for at least partially controlling operation of the hydraulic tool. The user control system includes a first user control at a first location having a first pump activation control switch and a first hydraulic drive system drain control switch, and a second user control at a second location having a second pump activation control switch and a second hydraulic drive system drain control switch. The hydraulic tool is adapted to be controlled by a user at either of the first or the second locations. | 11-20-2008 |
20080302167 | Hydraulic tool with multiple handles - A hydraulic tool including a main section and a working head. The main section has a hydraulic drive system including a pump and a hydraulic fluid conduit system, and a first handle adapted to allow a user to grasp the main section with a first hand. The working head is connected to the main section and includes a frame, a ram movably connected to the frame, and a second handle extending from the frame. The ram is adapted to be moved on the frame by hydraulic fluid from the hydraulic drive system. The second handle is adapted to allow a user to grasp the working head with a second hand away from a compression area between the ram and an opposite anvil section of the frame. | 12-11-2008 |
20090151418 | Crimp die holding mechanism - Disclosed herein is a crimp die holder. The crimp die holder includes a main body portion, a pin, and a spring. The main body portion includes a first recess, a second recess, and an opening. The first recess extends from a first side of the main body portion to a middle section of the main body portion. The second recess extends from a second side of the main body portion to the middle section. The opening extends from a third side of the main body portion and through a section of the second recess. The pin is disposed within the opening. The pin includes a first portion along a length of the pin. The first portion of the pin is configured to engage with a portion of a crimp die at the section of the second recess. The spring is between the main body portion and the pin. | 06-18-2009 |
20090313820 | Crimping Tool Connector Locator - Disclosed herein is a hydraulic tool working head guide. The hydraulic tool working head guide includes a main section having a general plate shape. The main section is adapted to be connected to an exterior surface of a hydraulic tool working head. The main section includes a slot having an open end at an edge of the main section and a closed end at a middle portion of the main section. The slot extends through a thickness of the main section. The closed end is adapted to be aligned with a receiving area of the hydraulic tool working head. The slot is adapted to substantially center a connector and/or a conductor in the receiving area. | 12-24-2009 |
20100236315 | Electrical connector configuring dies, tool and method - A die set adapted to remove an end of a substantially flat lug of an electrical connector. The die set includes a first die and a second die. The first die includes a first frame and a spring loaded member connected to the first frame. The first frame includes a first contact surface adapted to directly contact a first side of the lug. The second die includes a second frame having a second contact surface adapted to contact a second side of the lug at a position offset from the first contact surface. The spring loaded member is adapted to contact the first side of the lug directly opposite the second contact surface. The first and second contact surfaces are adapted to shear off the end of the lug from the electrical connector. | 09-23-2010 |
20110135389 | Tamper device - Disclosed herein is a tamper device. The tamper device includes a housing, a drive, a tamper, and a wobble connection. The drive is connected the housing. The tamper is adapted to reciprocate relative to the housing and apply pressure to a surface. The wobble connection is between the drive and the tamper, wherein the wobble connection includes a wobble plate. A first end portion of the tamper is at a side of the wobble plate. | 06-09-2011 |
20110179930 | Blade holder - A hydraulically powered cutting tool includes a blade holder for securing a piece of cutting material during the shearing process. The assembly includes a tool head having a receiving area for the blade holder. A powered actuator is attached to the tool head adjacent the receiving area for actuating a moving blade. The moving blade includes a first end attached to the powered actuator and a second end with a cutting surface facing a fixed blade. The blade holder is attached to the tool head and includes an arcuate bottom surface adjacent the receiving area at a first end and a sleeve at a second end. The fixed cutting blade is received in the sleeve and includes a cutting surface disposed facing the moving blade. | 07-28-2011 |
20110253870 | MULTI-POSITION BASE ASSEMBLY FOR TOOL - A base assembly removably and adjustably receives a tool and includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base. First and second openings are disposed in the wall. First and second cutouts are disposed in the wall to receive the tool. A pivot pin is removably received by the first and second openings. The tool is removably disposed on the pivot pin. A locking ring is disposed on the pivot pin. The locking ring is in a locked position to prevent movement of the pivot pin and in an unlocked position to allow movement of the pivot pin, thereby allowing the tool to be easily moved between positions and securely locked in a desired position. | 10-20-2011 |
20130008011 | MULTI-POSITION BASE ASSEMBLY FOR TOOL - A base assembly removably and adjustably receives a tool and includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base. First and second openings are disposed in the wall. First and second cutouts are disposed in the wall to receive the tool. A pivot pin is removably received by the first and second openings. The tool is removably disposed on the pivot pin. A locking ring is disposed on the pivot pin. The locking ring is in a locked position to prevent movement of the pivot pin and in an unlocked position to allow movement of the pivot pin, thereby allowing the tool to be easily moved between positions and securely locked in a desired position. | 01-10-2013 |
20130009029 | MULTI-POSITION BASE ASSEMBLY FOR TOOL - A base assembly removably and adjustably receives a tool and includes a base and a wall extending outwardly from the base. First and second openings are disposed in the wall. First and second cutouts are disposed in the wall to receive the tool. A pivot pin is removably received by the first and second openings. The tool is removably disposed on the pivot pin. A locking ring is disposed on the pivot pin. The locking ring is in a locked position to prevent movement of the pivot pin and in an unlocked position to allow movement of the pivot pin, thereby allowing the tool to be easily moved between positions and securely locked in a desired position. | 01-10-2013 |
20150283693 | MULTI-STAGE HYDRAULIC TOOL - A hydraulic tool includes a handle having a trigger, a tool head, a tool body, a pump, a first actuator, a second actuator, and a conduit. The tool head has a first jaw and a second jaw. The tool body includes a first portion, an extension, and a second portion positioned between the handle and the tool head. The pump is activated by the trigger to displace a first fluid. The first actuator is moveable by the displacement of the first fluid to displace a second fluid. The second actuator is moveable by the displacement of the second fluid to cause movement of at least one of the first and second jaws. A conduit provides fluid communication between the first actuator and the second actuator. | 10-08-2015 |
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20150289327 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING AND CONTROLLING A SOLID STATE LIGHTING UNIT - The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system comprises a circuit board including plural light emitting sets, each of the light emitting sets including one or more light emitting diodes, plural integrated circuits configured to receive a rectified sine waveform of a power source, and a dimmer circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuits and configured to transmit a dimming signal to the integrated circuits. Each one of the integrated circuits is electrically coupled to a respective one of the light emitting sets. Each of the integrated circuits is configured to modify the rectified sine waveform into a truncated rectified sine waveform based on the dimming signal. Each of the integrated circuits is configured to turn on or off a number of the light emitting diodes included in a respective one of the light emitting sets based on the truncated rectified sine waveform. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289333 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING AND CONTROLLING A SOLID STATE LIGHTING UNIT - The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system includes a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting groups and an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the light emitting groups and configured to receive a rectified sine waveform of a power source. The integrated circuit is configured to divide a half cycle of the rectified sine waveform into a plurality of voltage regions. The integrated circuit is also configured to turn on or off a number of the light emitting groups based on a voltage value in one of the voltage regions of the rectified sine waveform. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289334 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING AND CONTROLLING A SOLID STATE LIGHTING UNIT - The present disclosure provides a lighting system. In one example, the lighting system includes a circuit board including a plurality of light emitting groups, an integrated circuit electrically coupled to the light emitting groups, a rectifier circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured to generate a rectified sine waveform of a power source, and a dimmer circuit electrically coupled to the integrated circuit and configured to transmit a dimming signal to the integrated circuit. In one case, the integrated circuit is configured to modify a power current of the light emitting groups to globally control an emission intensity of all of the light emitting groups uniformly in accordance with the dimming signal. | 10-08-2015 |
20150289335 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR POWERING AND CONTROLLING A SOLID STATE LIGHTING UNIT - The present disclosure provides a method for adjusting output of a lighting system. In one example, the method comprises providing to an integrated circuit a rectified sine waveform of a power source, providing to the integrated circuit a dimming signal corresponding to a dimming profile, modifying the rectified sine waveform into a truncated rectified sine waveform in accordance with the dimming signal, and selectively turning on or off a number of light emitting diodes in accordance with the truncated rectified sine waveform to produce a light output. | 10-08-2015 |