Patents by Inventor Don Le

Don Le has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11975846
    Abstract: An innovative passive cooling solution with sealed UAV enclosure system allows heat from a semiconductor chip to be dissipated to the ambient environment through evaporation/condensation phase-change cooling and air cooling a heat sink such as a fin without any additional power consumption to operate cooling solution. One example of such a solution may include a pipe with a fin and a fluid. The pipe may include a wick structure along an inner surface of the pipe configured to allow the fluid to travel within the wick structure and to allow a vapor form of the fluid to exit the wick structure towards a center of the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: QUALCOMM INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Don Le, Jon James Anderson, Chinchuan Chiu
  • Patent number: 11437328
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to thermal management of devices, such as mobile devices configured for wireless communication in wireless communication networks. A device includes a plurality of electronic components. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield is disposed on the electronic components, and a plurality of EMI gaskets are disposed between the electronic components. Each of the EMI gaskets surrounds a respective one of the plurality of electronic components. An evaporative cooler device embedded within the EMI shield is configured to transfer heat away from at least a portion of the electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Le Gao, Jorge Luis Rosales, Don Le
  • Patent number: 11042174
    Abstract: Because the touch temperature of a wearable computing device (“WCD”) may be an insignificant factor for user experience when the WCD is not being worn by a user, embodiments of the solution seek to modify thermal management policies based on an inferred user proximity state. Exemplary embodiments monitor one or more signals from readily available sensors in the WCD that have primary purposes other than measuring user proximity. Depending on embodiment, the sensors may be selected from a group consisting of a heart rate monitor, a pulse monitor, an O2 sensor, a bio-impedance sensor, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a capacitive sensor, a resistive sensor and a light sensor. Using the signals generated by such sensors, relative physical proximity of the WCD to a user may be inferred and, based on the user proximity state, thermal policies either relaxed or tightened.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Qualcomm Incorporated
    Inventors: Vivek Sahu, Don Le, Jon Anderson, Peng Wang, Shujuan Wang
  • Publication number: 20210129995
    Abstract: An innovative passive cooling solution with sealed UAV enclosure system allows heat from a semiconductor chip to be dissipated to the ambient environment through evaporation/condensation phase-change cooling and air cooling a heat sink such as a fin without any additional power consumption to operate cooling solution. One example of such a solution may include a pipe with a fin and a fluid. The pipe may include a wick structure along an inner surface of the pipe configured to allow the fluid to travel within the wick structure and to allow a vapor form of the fluid to exit the wick structure towards a center of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Peng WANG, Don LE, Jon James ANDERSON, Chinchuan CHIU
  • Publication number: 20200365522
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure relate to thermal management of devices, such as mobile devices configured for wireless communication in wireless communication networks. A device includes a plurality of electronic components. An electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield is disposed on the electronic components, and a plurality of EMI gaskets are disposed between the electronic components. Each of the EMI gaskets surrounds a respective one of the plurality of electronic components. An evaporative cooler device embedded within the EMI shield is configured to transfer heat away from at least a portion of the electronic components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Inventors: Peng WANG, Le GAO, Jorge Luis ROSALES, Don LE
  • Patent number: 10746474
    Abstract: A device that includes a region comprising an integrated device, and a heat dissipating device coupled to the region comprising the integrated device. The heat dissipating device is configured to dissipate heat away from the region. The heat dissipating device includes a fluid, an evaporator configured to evaporate the fluid, a condenser configured to condense the fluid, an inner wall coupled to the evaporator and the condenser, an outer shell encapsulating the fluid, the evaporator, the condenser and the inner wall, an evaporation portion configured to channel an evaporated fluid from the evaporator to the condenser, and a collection portion configured to channel a condensed fluid from the condenser to the evaporator. The heat dissipating device includes one or more piezo structures configured to move fluid inside the heat dissipating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Jorge Luis Rosales, Le Gao, Don Le, Jon James Anderson
  • Patent number: 10736245
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly having a thermally conductive housing and an image assembly. The image assembly is positioned within the thermally conductive housing and behind a transparent plate assembly. An inlet opening and outlet opening are formed by gaps located between opposing edges of the image assembly and the housing. A space between the image assembly and the plate assembly forms a channel. A thermally conductive plate extends from near the image assembly within each of the inlet opening and outlet opening to contact the housing. Heat from the image assembly is conductively transferred to the housing by the thermally conductive plates. A fan may be positioned to circulate cooling air through the channel via the inlet and outlet openings and apertures in the thermally conductive plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Publication number: 20190257589
    Abstract: A device that includes a region comprising an integrated device, and a heat dissipating device coupled to the region comprising the integrated device. The heat dissipating device is configured to dissipate heat away from the region. The heat dissipating device includes a fluid, an evaporator configured to evaporate the fluid, a condenser configured to condense the fluid, an inner wall coupled to the evaporator and the condenser, an outer shell encapsulating the fluid, the evaporator, the condenser and the inner wall, an evaporation portion configured to channel an evaporated fluid from the evaporator to the condenser, and a collection portion configured to channel a condensed fluid from the condenser to the evaporator. The heat dissipating device includes one or more piezo structures configured to move fluid inside the heat dissipating device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Jorge Luis ROSALES, Le GAO, Don LE, Jon James ANDERSON
  • Publication number: 20190037738
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly having a thermally conductive housing and an image assembly. The image assembly is positioned within the thermally conductive housing and behind a transparent plate assembly. An inlet opening and outlet opening are formed by gaps located between opposing edges of the image assembly and the housing. A space between the image assembly and the plate assembly forms a channel. Thermally conductive plates extend from near the image assembly within each of the inlet opening and outlet opening to contact the housing. Heat from the image assembly is conductively transferred to the housing by the thermally conductive plates. A fan may be positioned to circulate cooling air through the channel via the inlet and outlet openings and apertures in the thermally conductive plates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventors: William Dunn, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Patent number: 10189554
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for a housing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the housing includes but is not limited to a metallic porous material having a shape of an enclosure of the UAV, and a phase change material (PCM) provided in at least a portion of the metallic porous material. The metallic porous material and the PCM are configured to passively cool the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Vivek Sahu, Shujuan Wang, Don Le, Jon James Anderson, Chinchuan Chiu
  • Publication number: 20190009878
    Abstract: Arrangements described herein relate to apparatuses, systems, and methods for a housing of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the housing includes but is not limited to a metallic porous material having a shape of an enclosure of the UAV, and a phase change material (PCM) provided in at least a portion of the metallic porous material. The metallic porous material and the PCM are configured to passively cool the UAV.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Peng Wang, Vivek Sahu, Shujuan Wang, Don Le, Jon James Anderson, Chinchuan Chiu
  • Patent number: 10080316
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly including a backlight that is positioned to illuminate a liquid crystal display, and a novel cooling mechanism in the form of a thermal plate that is located and configured to transfer heat from the backlight to a thermally conductive housing of the electronic display assembly. The thermal plate is preferably placed in conductive thermal communication with the backlight and with the thermally conductive housing for this purpose. One or more air flow apertures may pass through the thermal plate. A convective cooling loop may also be provided, which cooling loop may include a fan that is located to move cooling air over the thermal plate and/or though one or more apertures in the thermal plate. Both a top and bottom thermal plate may be employed in some exemplary embodiments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Publication number: 20180224871
    Abstract: Because the touch temperature of a wearable computing device (“WCD”) may be an insignificant factor for user experience when the WCD is not being worn by a user, embodiments of the solution seek to modify thermal management policies based on an inferred user proximity state. Exemplary embodiments monitor one or more signals from readily available sensors in the WCD that have primary purposes other than measuring user proximity. Depending on embodiment, the sensors may be selected from a group consisting of a heart rate monitor, a pulse monitor, an O2 sensor, a bio-impedance sensor, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, a temperature sensor, a pressure sensor, a capacitive sensor, a resistive sensor and a light sensor. Using the signals generated by such sensors, relative physical proximity of the WCD to a user may be inferred and, based on the user proximity state, thermal policies either relaxed or tightened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: VIVEK SAHU, DON LE, JON ANDERSON, PENG WANG, SHUJUAN WANG
  • Publication number: 20180170553
    Abstract: An innovative passive cooling solution with sealed UAV enclosure system allows heat from a semiconductor chip to be dissipated to the ambient environment through evaporation/condensation phase-change cooling and air cooling a heat sink such as a fin without any additional power consumption to operate cooling solution. One example of such a solution may include a pipe with a fin and a fluid. The pipe may include a wick structure along an inner surface of the pipe configured to allow the fluid to travel within the wick structure and to allow a vapor form of the fluid to exit the wick structure towards a center of the pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: Peng WANG, Don LE, Jon ANDERSON, Chinchuan Andrew CHIU
  • Publication number: 20160249493
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic display assembly having a thermally conductive housing and a liquid crystal display positioned within the thermally conductive housing. An LED backlight may be positioned to illuminate the liquid crystal display and a thermal plate is preferably placed in conductive thermal communication with the LED backlight and with the thermally conductive housing. Heat from the LED backlight may be conductively transferred from the LED backlight to the housing. A fan may be positioned to force cooling air over the thermal plate or though one or more apertures within the thermal plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Inventors: William DUNN, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Patent number: 9313447
    Abstract: An in-field replaceable glass assembly for an electronic display placed within a housing is disclosed. The housing preferably contains a hanger at the top of the housing, where the glass assembly contains a frame surrounding a pane of glass and having a top and bottom. A tab is preferably placed at the top of the frame and adapted to hold the glass assembly in place when slipped over the hanger on the housing. The glass assembly also contains a means for attaching the bottom of the frame to the housing. In some embodiments this means is a threaded post which extends from the frame and passing through a portion of the housing. A nut may be tightened against the post. In other embodiments a threaded fastener may pass through the housing and thread into a female threaded hole within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Ware Bedell, Don Le, David Williams
  • Patent number: 9313917
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal plate assembly and method for cooling an electronic display. The thermal plate may contain a first portion which is in thermal communication with the electronic display. A second portion of the thermal plate may be in thermal communication with the housing. Apertures may be placed within the plate and a fan may be positioned to draw air through the apertures. A gap may be located between the electronic display and a transparent plate assembly, where the fan may be further positioned to force air through the gap as well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Don Le, Ware Bedell
  • Publication number: 20150304598
    Abstract: An in-field replaceable glass assembly for an electronic display placed within a housing is disclosed. The housing preferably contains a hanger at the top of the housing, where the glass assembly contains a frame surrounding a pane of glass and having a top and bottom. A tab is preferably placed at the top of the frame and adapted to hold the glass assembly in place when slipped over the hanger on the housing. The glass assembly also contains a means for attaching the bottom of the frame to the housing. In some embodiments this means is a threaded post which extends from the frame and passing through a portion of the housing. A nut may be tightened against the post. In other embodiments a threaded fastener may pass through the housing and thread into a female threaded hole within the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: William DUNN, Ware Bedell, Don Le, David Williams
  • Patent number: 9072166
    Abstract: An in-field replaceable glass assembly for an electronic display placed within a housing is disclosed. The housing preferably contains a hanger at the top of the housing, where the glass assembly contains a frame surrounding a pane of glass and having a top and bottom. A tab is preferably placed at the top of the frame and adapted to hold the glass assembly in place when slipped over the hanger on the housing. The glass assembly also contains a means for attaching the bottom of the frame to the housing. In some embodiments this means is a threaded post which extends from the frame and passing through a portion of the housing. A nut may be tightened against the post. In other embodiments a threaded fastener may pass through the housing and thread into a female threaded hole within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Ware Bedell, Don Le, David Williams
  • Publication number: 20140111942
    Abstract: Disclosed is a thermal plate assembly and method for cooling an electronic display. The thermal plate may contain a first portion which is in thermal communication with the electronic display. A second portion of the thermal plate may be in thermal communication with the housing. Apertures may be placed within the plate and a fan may be positioned to draw air through the apertures. A gap may be located between the electronic display and a transparent plate assembly, where the fan may be further positioned to force air through the gap as well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: William DUNN, Don Le, Ware Bedell