Patents Examined by Courtney Smith
  • Patent number: 10398050
    Abstract: Pluggable transceiver assembly includes a transceiver body having first and second plug portions and a common base portion that joins the first and second plug portions. The first and second plug portions are separated from each other by an elongated wall-receiving gap that is sized and shaped to receive a receptacle wall of a receptacle assembly. The pluggable transceiver assembly also includes a communication sub-assembly having a transceiver substrate that includes first and second plug sections and a shared section that joins the first and second plug sections. The first and second plug sections extend toward a leading end of the transceiver body from the shared section to substrate edges of the first and second plug sections, respectively. The substrate edges include electrical contacts configured to engage a corresponding receptacle connector of the receptacle assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nathan Lincoln Tracy, Alex Michael Sharf, Michael David Herring
  • Patent number: 10264687
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes a roller, a display panel configured to be wound around the roller in a wound-up configuration and to display an image in an unwound configuration, a housing configured to house the display panel in the wound-up configuration and the roller, and a roller controller connected to the roller and configured to change a radius of the roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Hwan Choi, Sun Ho Kim, Jeong Ho Kim, Bo Ik Park, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee
  • Patent number: 10256013
    Abstract: A passive arc control system for a motor control center 60 includes an arc attenuating box having sides separating adjacent vertical bus bar phases 54, providing a physical barrier to arc flash energy. The box is open at its top and bottom forming a chimney 55. A shutter assembly for each box includes an insulator cap 62 on a free end of the bus bar and an independently moveable, box-shaped shutter 64 that slides along the bus bar away from the insulator cap, when a device is connected to the bus bar. The shutter has an opening 65 through which the bus bar passes when the device is connected to the bus bar and an opening 55? aligned with the box's chimney. The arc control system provides a high degree of arc protection for personnel working around open motor control centers and is highly modular and easy to construct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: German Romero Legorreta, Tim Faber, Walter J. Richards
  • Patent number: 10251288
    Abstract: Tamper-respondent assemblies, electronic packages and fabrication methods are provided which incorporate a vent structure. The tamper-respondent assembly includes an electronic enclosure to enclose, at least in part, an electronic component(s) to be protected. The electronic enclosure includes an inner surface, and an air vent. A tamper-respondent electronic circuit structure is provided which includes a tamper-respondent sensor disposed to cover, at least part, the inner surface of the electronic enclosure, and define, at least in part, a secure volume about the electronic component(s). The vent structure includes at least one air passage coupling in fluid communication the secure volume and the air vent of the electronic enclosure to allow air pressure within the secure volume to equalize with air pressure external to the tamper-respondent assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Fisher, David C. Long, Michael T. Peets, Robert Weiss, Thomas Weiss, James E. Tersigni
  • Patent number: 10247428
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a disc-type air ecosystem box. The disc-type air ecosystem box includes a housing, and the housing is provided to accommodate a power module, a health processing module, a summer load module, a winter comfort module, a safety module, and an air supply module. The health processing module, the summer load module, the winter comfort module, and the safety module are located on the periphery of the power module, and the air supply module is located behind the power module. The present invention further discloses an air-conditioning method for said disc-type air ecosystem box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: JIANGSU FENGSHEN AIR CONDITIONING GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hui Lu, Huanqing Ding, Pengfeng Wei
  • Patent number: 10251295
    Abstract: A first main body portion and a second main body portion of an electronic package are mounted on a mount portion of a support body, first metal projections are caused to enter first receiving recesses, and second metal projections are caused to enter second receiving recesses. When a clip member is mounted in the a first direction, the first metal projections are pressed by first pressing portions of the clip member, the second metal projections are pressed by second pressing portions of the clip member, and an elastic piece is pressed against a rear side of the support body. Thus, the electronic package is secured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryosuke Suzuki, Keisuke Nakayama, Satoshi Waga, Yuji Kodama, Hisanao Takahara
  • Patent number: 10250201
    Abstract: Systems and methods for thermal management for telecommunications enclosures are provided. In one embodiment, a method for thermal management for modular radio frequency (RF) electronics housed within an electronics enclosure comprises: distributing heat generated from an RF electronics component installed on a first thermal region of an electronics module base plate across the first thermal region using at least one primary heat pipe that laterally traverses the first thermal region; distributing heat generated from the RF electronics component to a second thermal region using at least one secondary heat pipe not parallel with the at least one primary heat pipe; conductively transferring heat across a thermal interface between the electronics module back-plate and a backplane of an electronics enclosure that houses the electronics module, wherein the backplane comprises a plurality heat sink fins aligned with the at least one primary heat pipe and the at least one secondary heat pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Nelson, Kevin Thompson
  • Patent number: 10245767
    Abstract: A bracket assembly suitable for use with an electronic device is described. The bracket assembly may include a bracket body having a channel. The bracket assembly may further include a membrane embedded in the bracket body and designed to allow air, but not liquid (such as water), to pass through the membrane. The membrane may be at least partially surrounded by a membrane support molded to the membrane. The membrane and the membrane support may be disposed in a molding tool to receive a material used to mold the bracket body over the membrane and the membrane support. During the molding operation, the membrane support may act as a buffer to shield the membrane from temperature and pressure increases associated with the molding operation of the bracket body. The bracket assembly may improve the ability of the electronic device to prevent liquid ingress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Xuesen Li, Tyler S. Bushnell, Christopher M. Werner
  • Patent number: 10250017
    Abstract: An adapter for contacting a circuit breaker to a busbar system, with a casing having a first mounting side to attach and electrically contact the adapter to at least one busbar of a busbar system and a second mounting side to attach and electrically contact a circuit breaker to the casing, characterized in that, on the second mounting side, at least one rotary disk with several sets of threaded inserts for attaching a circuit breaker is fitted so that it can pivot around a rotational axis perpendicular to the mounting sides, wherein each set of threaded inserts is equipped for mounting a particular type of circuit breaker so that for each position of the rotary disk one of the sets of threaded inserts is positioned in a mounting position for a particular type of circuit breaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: Rittal GmbH & Co. Kg
    Inventor: Andreas Bastian
  • Patent number: 10234061
    Abstract: Formed hose configurations are provided which include an innermost elastomer layer, a first fiber-reinforcement region, and multiple second fiber-reinforcement regions. The first fiber-reinforcement region has a first fiber-reinforcement density, and is disposed, at least in part, at a bend region of the formed hose, and the multiple second fiber-reinforcement regions have a second fiber-reinforcement density, and are disposed at least at the first and second end regions of the formed hose. The second fiber-reinforcement density is greater than the first fiber-reinforcement density, and results in the first and second ends of the formed hose being less radially-deformable than the bend region of the hose. This facilitates providing a mechanical fluid-tight connection with a hose barb fitting when the formed hose is slid over the hose barb fitting, absent any clamp over the formed hose and hose barb fitting connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: INTERNATION BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: Michael J. Ellsworth, Jr., Prabjit Singh
  • Patent number: 10236665
    Abstract: A temporary insulating switch cabinet cover is installed in the doorway of an electrical switch cabinet having high voltage energized switchgear in order to enable a worker to perform maintenance tasks on the switchgear while the switchgear is energized. The cover is designed to expose a part of the energized switchgear while covering and isolating another part of the energized switchgear so that a worker is enabled to work on the exposed part of the energized switchgear while being protected and insulated from the unexposed covered part of the energized switchgear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: INFRATECH CORPORATION
    Inventors: Robert Albert Groner, Stephen August Karle
  • Patent number: 10230221
    Abstract: A spout for a connection between a bus bar and a circuit breaker in switchgear includes a housing and a fixed contact. The housing is formed of insulative material and includes a tubular body having an inner cavity and a radial first ventilation opening, a base portion having a first longitudinal opening, and a fixed contact receiving portion having a second longitudinal opening. The fixed contact is formed of a conductive material, has an outer contact surface exposed through the second longitudinal opening, and forms a portion of an outer surface of the spout. A switchgear includes a wall dividing a circuit breaker compartment from a bus bar compartment, and the base portion of the spout is securable to the wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Hao Wu, Liying Li, He Meng, Xuhui Ren, Rui Xing, Fangwei Zheng
  • Patent number: 10225940
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a handle made of a single metal sheet. In one example, the handle includes a plurality of chamfered edges where each edge includes a first side and a second side. The handle includes a rolled-over top cover and a rolled bottom edge disposed between each of the plurality of chamfered edges. The handle also includes a latching extension disposed adjacent to each of the plurality of chamfered edges. The latching extension of the handle includes a pivot hole, an engaging indentation, and a hook located at an endpoint of the latching extension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Stephen Spencer, Belgie B. McClelland, David A. Selvidge
  • Patent number: 10220725
    Abstract: A system and method are provided for passively cooling an inverter subsystem within an enclosure. The method and system absorb heat generated by an inverter subsystem within an enclosure through a first heat spreader. The first heat spreader is thermally coupled to in the inverter subsystem and a first interior surface of the enclosure. The system and method transfer a portion of the heat from the first heat spreader to a second heat spreader through a plurality of heat pipes. The plurality of heat pipes are thermally coupled to the first heat spreader and the second heat spreader. The system and method further thermally couple the second heat spreader to a second interior surface of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: GE GLOBAL SOURCING LLC
    Inventors: Brian Magann Rush, Joo Han Kim
  • Patent number: 10222079
    Abstract: A battery-powered environmental control and/or sensor device is disclosed. The device includes a mounting plate arranged to be affixed to a support surface; and a main body including a battery compartment. The main body is adapted to be releasably secured to the mounting plate, with the battery compartment being substantially inaccessible when the main body is secured to the mounting plate. The mounting plate and main body comprise complementary securing elements arranged to secure the main body to the mounting plate. The mounting plate or the main body include a lever having a portion extending beyond a periphery of the device so as to be operable by a device user when the main body is secured to the mounting plate. The lever is operable when activated to disengage the complementary securing elements and separate the main body from the mounting plate to provide access to the battery compartment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: British Gas Trading Limited
    Inventors: John Gutch, John Mulcahy, Yves BĂ©har, Noah Murphy-Reinhertz, Moonchul Kim, Mirko Ihrig
  • Patent number: 10224699
    Abstract: An electrical installation, in particular a transformer, phase shifter or inductor, which includes a fluid-filled tank having side walls, wherein, for protection against bombardment and/or fragmentation effects, the side walls are formed in a bullet-resistant manner and are made of a material having a traction strength of greater than 1000 MPa, or wherein a bullet-resistant reinforcement made of such a material is provided, the outer side of which envelope the side walls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Gerald Leber
  • Patent number: 10219372
    Abstract: A flexible printed board electrically connected to an electronic component (for example, a liquid crystal panel) by thermal compression bonding, including a flexible substrate, a terminal portion formed on one surface of the flexible substrate and having a plurality of connection terminals to be connected to the electronic component, a wire portion having a plurality of wires formed on the other surface of the flexible substrate, and a plurality of through wires formed inside through holes penetrating the flexible substrate in a compression bonding connection area to the electronic component of the terminal portion to connect the connection terminals of the terminal portion and the respective wires of the wire portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJIKURA LTD.
    Inventors: Yuki Ishida, Yusuke Nakatani
  • Patent number: 10216224
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a case having a foldable portion; a display panel including a first portion on a first side of the case, and a curved portion on a side surface of the case and a second side of the case that is different from the first side; a window film on the first portion of the display panel; and a cover window on the display panel and fixed to the case so as to cover the side surface of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungsang Ahn, Sangwol Lee, Taehyeog Jung
  • Patent number: 10214109
    Abstract: A cooler for a semiconductor-module includes: a heat sink which has an appearance of a cuboid structure to one side of which a flow rate control plate is fixed; a thermal radiation plate on an outer surface of which semiconductor devices are bonded; and a tray-shaped cooling jacket having: a coolant introduction channel; a coolant extraction channel extending in parallel to the coolant introduction channel; and a cooling channel provided between the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The heat sink is provided in the cooling channel of the cooling jacket so that the flow rate control plate extends in a boundary between the coolant extraction channel and the cooling channel, and channels provided for the heat sink extend orthogonally to the coolant introduction and extraction channels. The thermal radiation plate is fixed so as to close an opening the cooling jacket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiromichi Gohara, Nobuhide Arai
  • Patent number: 10219380
    Abstract: An electronic device module includes a board including external connecting electrodes and mounting electrodes; an electronic device mounted on the mounting electrodes; a molded portion sealing the electronic device; connection conductors having an end bonded to the external connecting electrodes and penetrating through the molded portion; and external terminals bonded to another end of the connection conductors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Do Jae Yoo, Jae Hyun Lim, Kyu Hwan Oh, Jong In Ryu