Molex Corporation

Other

United States of America As Represented by the Administrator of Nasa

Li-cor, Inc.

Daniel J Anderson

Dean Robert Gary Anderson

Robert D Eckles

Dean Robert Anderson

Michael D Furtaw

Dayle K McDermitt

Jonathan M Welles

Robert A Klemmer

Dean Gregory Anderson

Mark David Lewis

Lee Newman

Georgiy G Burba

Leonard J Lickus

Amy G Keith

Richard L Brown

In one embodiment of an audio system, a transducer can be coupled to a passive acoustic directional amplifier to provide various benefits and improvements, including improvements to: speech intelligibility, signal-to-noise ratio, effective equivalent input noise, at-a-distance acoustic signal reception, and directional preference. In another embodiment, the shape of an interior surface of a passive acoustic directional amplifier is provided. In another embodiment, the material properties of an interior surface of a passive acoustic directional amplifier are provided.

Audio systems, devices, and methods

A system detects a plant's exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE) through plant leaf imaging. White light impinging upon a plant's leaf interacts therewith to produce interacted light. A detector is positioned to detect at least one spectral band of the interacted light. A processor coupled to the detector performs comparisons between photonic energy of the interacted light at the one or more spectral bands thereof and reference data defining spectral responses indicative of leaf exposure to TCE. An output device coupled to the processor provides indications of the comparisons.

System for in-situ detection of plant exposure to trichloroethylene (TCE)

Gas analyzer systems and methods for determining gas flux in a short intake tube configuration without using any Webb-Pearman-Leuning density correction. Gas analyzer systems and methods for measuring concentrations of gasses and in particular dry mole fraction of components of a gas. The systems and method allow for rapid measurement of the gas density and/or dry mole fraction of gases for a number of environmental monitoring applications, including high speed flux measurements. A novel coupling design allows for tool-free removal of a cell enclosing a flow path to enable in field cleaning of optical components.

Gas analyzer

A modular press tool is provided for assembling an electrical connector assembly which includes a modular rear housing component and a mateable modular front housing component defining a front-to-rear axis, and for terminating terminals in the connector assembly in response to mating of the housing components in the direction of the axis. The housing components are capable of being in different sizes and termination configurations. The modular press tool includes a base, and an anvil projecting from the base for positioning a rear housing component of the electrical connector assembly. Interchangeable tooling are mountable on the anvil for accommodating modular rear housing components of different sizes and termination configurations. A ram is movably mounted on the base for movement toward and away from the anvil. The ram is engageable with a front housing component of the electrical connector assembly and includes interchangeable tooling for accommodating modular front housing components of different sizes and termination configurations.

Modular press tool for assembling and terminating electrical connectors

A modular press block assembly for use in a press tool to mount an electrical connector assembly having a housing and depending terminal pins into a printed circuit board. The modular press block assembly includes a pair of end holders and at least one modular press block positioned between the end holders for engaging the connector assembly and pressing the terminals into the printed circuit board. The invention contemplates a plurality of the modular press blocks of different sizes to form a set thereof for accommodating a plurality of different sizes of connector assemblies. Complementary interengaging keys are provided between the end holders and the modular press blocks and between the press blocks themselves to define proper positioning of the press blocks between the end holders and to maintain that positioning when the end holders are held against the sides of the press block. Spacer blocks also can be used between adjacent press blocks. Tie rods span the end holders to hold the end holders against the sides of the outermost press blocks. The tie rods are located outside the bounds of the press blocks whereby the press blocks can be located between the end holders without removing the tie rods.

Press and modular press block for electrical connector application

A robotic tool for mounting an edge connector on a mother board, and mounting a daughter board to the edge connector. The mother and daughter boards are of the printed circuit board type, with the edge connector including a plurality of terminals mounted in a socket for receiving an edge of the daughter board at a first angle, and for electrically mating with the edge of the daughter board when the daughter board is rotated to a second angle. The tool includes a programmable robotic arm selectively moveable to a predetermined position on the mother board, and having a free end with a pair of end portions moveable toward and away from each other. A pair of jaws are mounted to the end portions, for movement therewith. The jaws have first outwardly extending connector engaging portions and second inwardly opening daughter board-receiving recesses. The same jaws are used to mount the edge connector to the mother board, and to insert and rotate the daughter board for mating and locking with the edge connector.

Automated edge connector assembly

An electrical harness fabrication machine which produces harnesses which comprise ribbon cable having a connector at each end. Each connector has a housing with terminals loaded therein. Prior to termination to the cable, the terminals are partially preloaded into their respective housings so that conductor engaging ends thereof are presented to a termination station for mass termination. A conductor engaging end of the terminals are free standing sections which form an insulation displacement slot therebetween. The termination assembly has a portion adjacent conductor stuffing blades for laterally supporting the conductor engaging ends of the terminals during the termination operation. In addition, pilot members are provided to cooperate with a connector nest having a preloaded connector received therein and the conductors for accurately aligning the conductors, conductor engaging ends of the terminals and the termination assembly with respect to one another.

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Elmhurst, IL, United States of America

Daniel J Anderson