720 results about "Pigtail" patented technology

A modified vacuum assisted wound closure system adapted for concurrent applications of phototherapy having a foam pad for insertion substantially into the wound site and a wound drape for sealing enclosure of the foam pad at the wound site. The foam pad includes an optical pigtail, whereby desired wavelength of light may be directed into and about the wound site. The foam pad is placed in fluid communication with a vacuum source for promotion of fluid drainage. The foam pad is made of a highly reticulated, open-cell polyurethane or polyether foam for good permeability of wound fluids while under suction and is also embedded with an optical pigtail. The optical pigtail comprises an optical fiber that has been formed to fan into a plurality of sections. The fibers of the most distal fanned sections, which are implanted in the foam pad at its base, are provided with tiny optical slots, oriented away from the foam pad and toward the wound site. Each optical slot is made by stripping the cladding from the optical fiber in the desired areas of the fanned sections to form slot radiators. Because it is necessary to trim the foam pad in preparation for therapy, the optical fibers comprise plastics, such as acrylic or styrene. Upon placement of the pad, having the optical pigtail embedded therein, the wound drape is firmly adhered about the VAC therapy suction hose as well as the extending optical fiber to prevent vacuum leakage.

A pen-based user interface (PBUI) that facilitates input of a delimiter to a scope in a substantially uninterrupted stroke for generating a selection-action gesture phrase. Four delimiter techniques are provided, which include a Multi-stroke delimiter, a button delimiter, timeout delimiter and pigtail delimiter. The Pigtail delimiter uses a small loop to delimit the gesture. The delimiter techniques support integrated scope selection, command activation, and direct manipulation all in a single fluid pen gesture. The delimiter techniques can also be employed to terminate a complex scope consisting of a sequence of multiple pen strokes.

The preferred embodiments of the present invention include an optical splitter module having connectorized pigtails that are stored on the bulkhead faceplate of the module. The module includes an optical splitter output harness, for example, a ribbon cable assembly attached to the bulkhead with rugged strain relief mechanism. The ribbon harness is converted to individual pigtails with connectors which are stored on adapter receptacles on the faceplate. Adapter receptacles used may optionally be half receptacles when storage is the only desired function or may be full receptacles when access to the pigtail ferrule tip is required. Access to the ferrule tip may be required for attaching fiber optic terminators to eliminate undesirable reflections caused by unterminated connectors. The module provides an administrative location for splitter outputs prior to being connected individually into service. The module also provides an administrative storage location for splitter outputs taken out of service as a temporary staging area before being reassigned and connected individually into service again.

An optical fiber distribution cabinet includes at least three separate, vertically arranged areas of optical fiber functionality; namely a coupler module storage compartment, a fiber slack storage compartment, and a fiber connection compartment with the fiber slack storage compartment disposed laterally between the coupler module storage compartment and the fiber connection compartment. A plurality of pre-connectorized (pigtail or jumper) coupler module output fibers are routed from the coupler module storage compartment through the fiber slack storage compartment to the fiber connection compartment and interconnected with corresponding optical fibers of one or more pre-connectorized distribution cables. At least one coupler module input fiber is spliced directly to an optical fiber of a feeder cable. Alternatively, the coupler module input fiber is routed from the coupler module storage compartment through the fiber slack storage compartment to the fiber connection compartment and interconnected with a corresponding optical fiber of a pre-connectorized feeder cable.

An optical module is connected to external optical equipment with low loss, and excess length portion of a pigtail fiber does not cause an obstruction. The optical fiber module includes (1) a functional optical fiber; (2) a receptacle configured and arranged to accommodate the functional optical fiber; (3) a pigtail fiber that is connected to the functional optical fiber, and disposed so as to be extendable or retractable from the receptacle; and (4) a connecting terminal that is connected to the pigtail fiber, and to which external equipment is connected.

A multi-layer module that includes a multi-fiber cable storage layer having a cable entry opening and a cable winding structure is disclosed. Also included is a splice storage layer that is discrete from the multi-fiber cable storage layer, the splice storage layer having a splice layer receiving opening in communication with the multi-fiber cable storage layer and a slack storage area. The multi-layer module includes a pigtail storage layer that is discrete from both the multi-fiber cable storage layer and the splice storage layer, the pigtail storage layer having a pigtail connector area and a pigtail storage area, the pigtail storage area comprising a pigtail storage layer receiving opening in communication with the splice storage layer.

PCT No. PCT/DE98/02077 Sec. 371 Date Apr. 20, 1999 Sec. 102(e) Date Apr. 20, 1999 PCT Filed Jul. 23, 1998 PCT Pub. No. WO99/13538 PCT Pub. Date Mar. 18, 1999A manual electric machine tool (10), having an electric motor (16), whose commutator (20) can be connected to a voltage source via at least one carbon brush (22) pressed against the commutator (20) by spring means (26), wherein the carbon brush (22) includes a head part (34) and a foot part (35) and has an electric pigtail lead (40) and a turn-off device (38), which at a certain wear of the foot part (35) of the carbon brush (22) automatically disconnects the electrical connection between the voltage source and the commutator (20), gains a longer useful life between service intervals for changing carbon brushes in that the carbon brush (22) is lengthened in the region of its head part (34) by a single axial continuation (36), which serves as a socket for the turn-off device (38) and is dimensioned such that the spring (26) enter flush and integrally into the outer contour of the carbon brush (22) between the outermost outer edges of the head part (34) and of the continuation (36), inside these outer edges.

A combination head/hair band and the hair gathering device(s) comprised of two or more joined flexible textile loops featuring adjustable circumferences. The first loop is intended to wrap around the users head and serve as a head/hair band. The second loop or loops is/are attached to the primary loop at the location(s) from which gathered hair, i.e. ponytail/pigtails/hair braid(s), are intended to be secured. The gathered hair is routed through the second loop(s) and secured by tensioning of slide device(s) defining the loop circumferences. In the one embodiment, a single length of a flexible textile cordage is routed over the wearers head and both ends are then routed through a first slide device positioned underneath the hair at the back of the head. The hair is then gathered and the cord ends are routed around opposite sides of the gathered hair, and tensioned and secured with a second slide device. The device is very elegant in its simplicity and effectiveness in restraining the hair.

A coal bed anomaly detection and imaging system comprises a synchronous transmitter and receiver that are separated by a geologic structure with embedded and hidden anomalies. The receiver is housed in a shuttle body that can be pumped into a borehole by water or air pressure. The shuttle may itself employ hydraulic inching mechanism to move within the drillhole. Signal measurements are reported out over a fiberoptic pigtail. A separate radio signal path provides synchronization between the transmitter and receiver. The receiver shuttle is tethered by this fiberoptic pigtail, and it can be withdrawn from the borehole by the tether.

A portable generator is provided with a remote power source connection, and optionally also provided with remote control and/or monitoring features. The portable generator's control panel is partially or entirely removable from the portable generator. A short pigtail with a weatherproof multi-pin connection connects to the generator's wiring harness. The multi-pin connector on the pigtail allows the panel to be removably connected to the pigtail and the generator to be removably connected to an interconnecting cord. A longer interconnecting cord connects the removable panel to the generator, and transmits the power to the remotely locatable panel, along with transmitting any desired control aspects such as on, off, start, or circuit breaker re-set commands, and/or transmitting any desired monitoring information such as voltage, amperage, gas level, oil level, frequency of the generated power, circuit breakers, or operating time. But preferably the removable panel has all the power outlets supplied by all the electrical power generated by the portable generator.

A utility meter adapter plugs between a utility meter and its meter socket to provide a power pigtail suitable for a solar electric system to backfeed power to the utility. A round plastic base has several connector jaw blades underneath positioned like a meter to fit in a meter socket and its jaw sockets. A corresponding set of jaw sockets is provided for the jaw blades on the meter to plug into the topside. The jaw sockets in the adapter on the load side of the meter are pigtailed to terminal lugs with a conduit access. A solar electric system backfeed can be run through conduit tubing to the terminal lugs on top of any flush walls, thus avoiding any disturbances to the pre-existing walls and service panels.

The invention discloses a packaging method for a sensitivity enhanced optical fiber grating temperature sensor, belongs to the technical field of sensors, and relates to a sensitivity enhanced packaging method of the optical fiber grating temperature sensor. The method is characterized in that the optical fiber grating is packaged into a metal capillary tube by applying prestress to the optical fiber grating and gluing two ends of the optical fiber grating, and the metal capillary tube packaged with the optical fiber grating is put into an outer stainless steel tube the internal diameter of which is greater than the external diameter of the metal capillary tube, then heat conducting silicone grease is filled between the metal capillary tube and the outer stainless steel tube, and finally the two ends of the outer stainless steel tube are connected with an optical fiber jacket or an optical fiber cable; and a fiber pigtail of the optical fiber grating must be ensured to be in a bent state during the packaging process. The beneficial effects of the packaging method is that the sensitivity enhanced optical fiber grating temperature manufactured by the packaging method has the advantages of high temperature sensitivity, rapid response speed, simple structure, reasonable design, high survival rate of the field installation and the like, and can be used for high-precision temperature measurement in such occasions as intense electromagnetic radiation, flammable and explosive occasions and the like.

A pigtail light string is provided for using in a conventional light string. The pigtail light string includes a conductive line connecting at least two or more light modules in parallel. The light modules includes LEDs of at least two colors and a control circuit board for generating different lighting patterns, such as colors, brightness, duration, and so on. Each light module is enclosed in a translucent decorative shell. One end of the conductive line is attached to a power plug for plugging into a socket of a light bulb on a conventional light string. The shape of the power plug is that of the base of a bulb used in a conventional light string so that the pigtail light string can be plugged into a socket for receiving a bulb on a conventional light string. When used in combination with conventional light strings, the pigtail light string provides a wider range of light change patterns as well as various decorative styles.

The invention discloses a two-dimensional stratified material saturable absorber device which comprises a substrate. The substrate is a high reflection mirror plated with a back electrode, a dielectric layer and a two-dimensional stratified saturable absorption material are arranged on the high reflection mirror in sequence, an electrode is arranged on the two-dimensional stratified saturable absorption material in an evaporation mode, a voltage source is arranged between the electrode and the back electrode, an optical fiber pigtail is arranged above the two-dimensional stratified saturable absorption material, and the saturable absorption device is attached to the optical fiber pigtail. According to a method, the advantages of a two-dimensional stratified saturable absorber are inherited, such as high performance, low manufacturing cost and easy combination, and CW light and Pulse light can be switched over fast by adjusting grid voltages and freely adjusting the starting threshold value of a laser locking mold.

A vehicle-in-motion warning apparatus having one or more warning device and a light source in a housing. The warning device may be an audible, visual, or objecting-sensing device, and is mounted behind a grill which is integrally formed with the housing face. The light source is mounted in front of the housing face and covered with a removeable transparent cover. The housing may be either formed to fit a vehicle recess or alternatively formed to fit into a trailer hitch receiver. The associated wiring harness is terminated with a standard connector which allows the apparatus to be plugged into the existing vehicle wiring harness without modification, or a pigtail for splicing into the wiring harness.