Patents Examined by Rashen E Morrison
  • Patent number: 11832406
    Abstract: A display device includes a first display area, a second display area, a third display area having a curved shape, and a fourth display area. The display device includes a display panel, an inner cover member, a first outer cover, and a hinge member. The display panel overlaps the first, second, third, and fourth display areas. The inner cover member covers an outer periphery of the display panel overlapping the first, second, and third display areas. The first outer cover member surrounds the inner cover member. The hinge member is disposed on a bottom surface of the display panel to overlap a boundary between the second display area and the fourth display area, and is connected to the first outer cover member. The display panel is folded and unfolded through the hinge member. The inner cover member is drawn in to and out from the first outer cover member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tae-Chang Kim, Soyoun Jung
  • Patent number: 11825620
    Abstract: A hinge structure includes housing and at least one first hinge, the first hinge includes trajectory limiting mechanism including first hinge bracket connected to the housing, first slider including first hollow chute, and second slider including second hollow chute; and synchronization mechanism including cylindrical gear set, first guide gear, and second guide gear, first guide gear and second guide gear including gear end and guide end respectively, the gear end of first guide gear engaging with end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the gear end of second guide gear engaging with another end gear of the cylindrical gear set, the guide end of first guide gear being in sliding fit with first hollow chute, and the guide end of the second guide gear being in sliding fit with second hollow chute, to drive the first and second sliders respectively to rotate with respect to first hinge bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lianjia Zhao, Yuwen Wang, Yuantao Pei, Xuehu Zhang
  • Patent number: 11815947
    Abstract: A foldable display device includes a display panel including a folding area and a non-folding area, and a support substrate disposed under the display panel, the support substrate includes a first metal sheet including a plurality of wavy curved portions and a first planarization layer disposed on the first metal sheet, and the support substrate includes a second metal sheet disposed on the first planarization layer and having a planar surface shape and a second planarization layer disposed under the first metal sheet, therefore, since the support substrate integrated into a single layer is disposed under the display panel, folding properties of the display device may be improved, and an overall thickness of the display device may be decreased and a transfer of a pattern boundary or a folding area boundary can be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jieun Lee, NohJin Myung, Eun Roh
  • Patent number: 11817275
    Abstract: Keyboards and other input devices are provided with at least one flexible layer that extends over or under the keycaps. The flexible layer spans interkey spaces and lies between inner and outer keycaps. The flexible layer prevents intrusion of invasive material to the keyboard mechanisms and simplifies the appearance of the keyboard area. Some flexible layers help align keycaps by connecting inner and outer keycaps or by providing a mechanical connection interface for the keycaps. Some membranes used in the flexible layer have a layered or composite construction that increases durability and tear resistance by attaching or infusing a mesh material or other tough material to a less durable, elastic material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Paul X. Wang, Abidur R. Chowdhury, Bart K. Andre, Dinesh C. Mathew, Keith J. Hendren
  • Patent number: 11812577
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a substrate at which an electronic component is mounted; and a resin case configured to accommodate the substrate internally, in which: the case has an attachment portion configured to attach the case to a flat plate-shaped fixing portion of a fixture target by the fixing portion being inserted into the attachment portion and the attachment portion engaging with the fixing portion; the attachment portion has a first pressing portion having a convex portion that is inserted into a concave portion of the inserted fixing portion, and a pair of second pressing portions that hold between them respective side faces of the inserted fixing portion; and leading end sides of the pair of second pressing portions abut on the inserted fixing portion and are resiliently deformed in directions away from each other, holding between them the respective side faces of the fixing portion in a state in which the leading end sides have been resiliently deformed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHINDENGEN ELECTRIC MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yoshitaka Uchida
  • Patent number: 11812568
    Abstract: A foldable display includes a body, a main screen, and an auxiliary screen. The main screen and the auxiliary screen are connected by a foldable mechanism transformable between a folded state and an unfolded state. In the unfolded state, the main screen and the auxiliary screen are sided together to transform into a whole screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: HuiZhou TCL Mobile Communication Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yongqiu Xie, Yiju Chen
  • Patent number: 11800669
    Abstract: A non-protruding connecting structure allowing zero to 360 degrees and any intermediate angle of relative rotation between two display screens includes a hinge assembly, a first shaft body, a second shaft body, and a fixing member. The hinge assembly includes first and second wheels sleeved on first and second shaft bodies, and an enmeshed worm engaged with the first and second wheels. A central axis of the first wheel is parallel to that of the second wheel. The axis of the worm is perpendicular to that of the first and second wheels. A rotation direction of the first wheel is opposite to that of the second wheel. The fixing member fixes the hinge assembly. An electronic device including the connecting structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Chiun Mai Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Chia-Ju Lin, Fu-Hsin Sung
  • Patent number: 11797062
    Abstract: A portable information handling system includes a variable torque hinge that increases torque to resist hinge rotation when the information handling system housing rotates to a writing position, such as rotation to a range of between 300 and 350 degrees. In one embodiment, a sequential hinge rotates in the writing range about one axle that has increased friction in the desired writing range generated by a cam having a variable surface area and depth to work a variable friction between a friction structure and axle end cap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Anthony J. Sanchez, Michael Ellis Smith
  • Patent number: 11800673
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a device housing, a circuit board, and a board module. The device housing includes a restriction unit. The circuit board includes a circuit board connector, wherein the circuit board is disposed in the device housing. The board module includes a module housing, a module board, a module connector, and a preload unit. The module connector is disposed on the module board. The preload unit and the module board are disposed on the module housing. The preload unit is connected to the restriction unit and applies a first elastic force toward the restriction unit. The module connector can thus be sufficiently connected to the circuit board connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Lei Kuang, Chia-Hsin Liu
  • Patent number: 11788672
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display module displaying an image, a support assembly facing toward the display module, a driver installed on the support assembly for supplying power to rotate the display module, a linearly-movable assembly connected to the driver to receive power therefrom and configured to perform a linear movement in a first direction along the support assembly, and a rotation guiding mechanism that connects the linearly-movable assembly to the display module, and guides rotation of the display module using the movement of the linearly-movable assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seokhyo Cho, Yongjoon Jeon
  • Patent number: 11782487
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided, including an input module, a pivot member, a display module, and a hinge mechanism. The display module is rotatably connected to the pivot member, and the pivot member is rotatably connected to the input module via the hinge mechanism. Specifically, when the display module and the pivot member are unfolded less than a specific angle relative to the input module, a latch of the hinge mechanism is joined in an opening of the display module, so as to prevent rotation of the display module relative to the pivot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Chao-Di Shen, Huei-Ting Chuang
  • Patent number: 11775029
    Abstract: A connection device includes a first rotation shaft, a second rotation shaft, a fixed member, a movable member, an elastic part, and a movable member. The first rotation shaft has a first operation part, and the first operation part includes a first protrusion part and a first snap-fit slot adjacently arranged along a circumferential direction of the first rotation shaft. The second rotation shaft has a second operation part, and the second operation part includes a second protrusion part and a second snap-fit slot adjacently arranged along a circumferential direction of the second rotation shaft. The fixed member is configured to keep a distance between the first rotation shaft and the second rotation shaft. The movable member is arranged between the first operation part and the second operation part. The elastic part configured to provide the movable member with a deformation force for moving toward the second operation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Chunfeng Yuan
  • Patent number: 11775027
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis having a keyboard mounted thereon; a second chassis having a display mounted thereon; a third chassis adjacent to end portions of the first chassis and the second chassis; a first hinge connecting the first chassis with the second chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; a torque mechanism section that is disposed in the first hinge and imparts predetermined rotational torque to a rotation between the first chassis and the second chassis; a second hinge connecting the third chassis to the first chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; and a lock section that locks the third chassis placed at an attitude protruding from the end portions of the first chassis and the second chassis with respect to the second chassis at the 0-degree attitude such that the lock section restricts a rotation of the third chassis by the second hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichi Onda, Seita Horikoshi, Kenji Watamura
  • Patent number: 11775030
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a hinge mechanism, a spring, and a cable extending from the first body to the second body. The second body is connected to the first body through the hinge mechanism. The first body has a first pillar, a second pillar, and a third pillar. The second pillar is located between the first pillar and the third pillar. The spring is disposed in the first body as corresponding to the second pillar. The cable includes a first winding segment extending through a gap between the first pillar and the second pillar, a second winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the spring, and a third winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the third pillar. Two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the first body and the second winding segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Pao-Min Huang, Tzu-Wei Lin, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11775028
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is disclosed and includes a first body, a second body, a hinge mechanism, and a cover. The hinge mechanism includes a first rack plate disposed to the first body, a second rack plate disposed to the second body, a first gear shaft meshed with the first rack plate, and a second gear shaft meshed with the second rack plate and the first gear shaft. The cover is movably disposed on the hinge mechanism and covers the hinge mechanism. When the second body rotates relative to the first body, the second rack plate, the second gear shaft, the first gear shaft and the first rack plate rotate in sequence, the first rack plate and the second rack plate abut against the cover, so the cover is away from the hinge mechanism and separated from the first body and the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Po-Nien Chen, Yi-Ting Chen, Tsung-Ju Chiang
  • Patent number: 11778764
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a folding mechanism and a display device. The folding device includes a supporting plate, a lifting plate, at least one rotatable plate, a transmission assembly, a first elastic member, and at least one pushing wheel. The supporting plate has a first surface and a second surface. The lifting plate is arranged on a side of the first surface away from the second surface. The first elastic member is provided between the lifting plate and the supporting plate. The pushing wheel is connected with the rotatable plate through the transmission assembly. Rotating of the rotatable plate from the folding position to the unfolding position causes the pushing wheel to push the lifting plate to a supporting position, and during rotating of the rotatable plate from the unfolding position to the folding position, the first elastic member enables the lifting plate to move to an avoidance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shouchuan Zhang, Shangchieh Chu
  • Patent number: 11762430
    Abstract: A hinge structure is provided. The hinge structure includes a first rotary member connected with a first housing, a second rotary member connected with a second housing, a gear structure that makes the first rotary member and the second rotary member operate in conjunction with each other, a first arm connected with the first rotary member, a second arm connected with the second rotary member, a first torque providing member that fastens the first arm and the first rotary member, and a second torque providing member that fastens the second arm and the second rotary member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jaehee Kim, Chongkun Cho, Hyungsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 11763854
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a server including a storage chassis, a tray, a hard disk, a bracket, and a fan. The storage chassis includes a bottom plate and two sidewalls. The sidewalls respectively stand at two opposite sides of the bottom plate The bottom plate has a front edge and a rear edge that are opposite to each other and located between the sidewalls. The tray is slidably disposed on the storage chassis. The hard disk is disposed on the tray. The bracket is connected to the rear edge of the storage chassis. At least part of the bracket is located at a side of the rear edge of the storage chassis away from the front edge. The fan is disposed in the bracket, and the fan is electrically connected to the hard disk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Zhao Geng, Guang-Zhao Tian
  • Patent number: 11758671
    Abstract: Provided is a curvature variable display device including a back plate provided on a rear surface of a panel assembly, a first side bracket and a second side bracket respectively coupled to two sides of a rear surface of the back plate, a bending plate rotatably coupled to the first side bracket and the second side bracket, a stand post coupled to the bending plate and the stand base, a wire moving member built into the stand post to move the wire by driving a motor and change the curvature of the panel assembly and the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JaeHo Kim, SeokHyo Cho
  • Patent number: 11758672
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a first chassis accommodating a first electronic component; a second chassis accommodating a second electronic component; a hinge connecting the first chassis and the second chassis in a relatively rotatable manner; and a flexible board connecting the first electronic component and the second electronic component. The flexible board includes a first folded portion that is offset from adjacent ends of the first and second chassis in the direction toward the first chassis, the first folded portion being folded from a first direction, which is directed from the second chassis to the first chassis, to a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventor: Takayuki Morino