With Electrical Device Patents (Class 174/520)
  • Publication number: 20120157175
    Abstract: An electronic device such as a handheld device may have a rectangular housing with a rectangular periphery. A conductive peripheral housing member may run along the rectangular periphery and may surround the rectangular housing. Radio-frequency transceiver circuitry within the electronic device may be coupled to antenna structures for transmitting and receiving radio-frequency signals. The conductive peripheral housing member may form part of the antenna structures. A gap in the conductive peripheral housing member may be filled with dielectric. The conductive peripheral housing member may be configured to form a recess. The recess may have the shape of a rectangle, oval, diamond, or other shape that overlaps and is bisected by the gap. The recess may also have the shape of a groove that extends around the entire periphery of the housing. The dielectric in the recess may include one or more different materials such as clear and opaque polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: Albert J. Golko, Daniel W. Jarvis
  • Publication number: 20120145451
    Abstract: A shelter for protecting a portable electrical inlet/outlet (PEIO) includes a base and a cover. In some examples, the base includes a platform to support a body of the PEIO, and the platform is configured to segregate the PEIO body from water that may accumulate. In some examples, the cover configured to mate with the base to substantially enclose the platform. Upon being inserted into the shelter, the PEIO may be protected from unwanted elements, such as rain, snow, unintended contact by humans or animals, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: BRIDGEWATER TECH, INC.
    Inventors: Frederick Alan Dahl, James Jerome Koberg, Brian Allen Amacher
  • Publication number: 20120145452
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly includes several casings juxtaposed to and connected to one another along an assembling direction, and a positioning bottom plate disposed at a level below the casings. Each casing includes a top plate, a side wall extending downwardly from a lateral side along a mounting direction transverse to the assembling direction, and one fixing pin projecting downward from a bottom end of the side wall. The positioning bottom plate is formed with several rows of fixing channel. Each row of the fixing channels is aligned with the fixing pins of a respective casing. When the juxtaposed casings are brought to fix securely on a printed circuit board supporting the positioning bottom plate, the fixing pins of the casings respectively extend through the fixing channels in the positioning bottom plate such that the positioning bottom plate absorbs an accumulated tolerance caused due to a juxtaposed connection among the casings along the assembling direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: CONCRAFT HOLDING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUO-CHI LEE, CHIN-HUANG LIN
  • Patent number: 8198553
    Abstract: A draft shield for a balance, the draft shield having a rear wall and rails extending forward from the top corners of the rear wall. The rails contain guide tracks for a top cover panel and two sidewalls. A draft shield of this design allows for easy cleaning and also permits the parts to be cleaned to be removed without a tool. To this end, a bottom edge of a front wall of the draft shield is inserted into a seat, such that the front wall can then be pivoted into flush alignment against the top cover panel and the sidewalls and can be secured in this position by locking elements arranged at the front ends of the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Mettler-Toledo AG
    Inventors: Balthasar Dürst, Daniel Mock
  • Publication number: 20120138359
    Abstract: A mold for forming a housing having a lance includes a first mold and a second mold. The lance has a first projection for engaging a terminal and a second projection provided at a position nearer with an end of the lance than the first projection. The first mold includes a first member having a third projection. The second mold includes a second member and a third member. The second member has a first concave portion into which the third projection is inserted. The third member is configured to be moved with respect to the second member. The second member defines, with the first member, a first space where the housing is adapted to be formed. The third member defines, with the first member, a second space where the first projection and the second projection are adapted to be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: TOMOYUKI MIYAKAWA, Kazuto Ohtaka, Hideki Homma, Yoshinori Yamanashi
  • Patent number: 8192228
    Abstract: An electronic assembly may include a housing having an opening therein and an RF feedthrough connector in the opening of the housing. The RF feedthrough connector may include a tubular body, and a plurality of displaceable protrusions carried by an upper outer surface portion of the tubular body. The plurality of displaceable protrusions may define an enlarged upper portion thereof engaging adjacent upper portions of the housing. The RF feedthrough connector may also include a sealed joint between the housing and the RF feedthrough connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignees: SRI Hermatics Inc., H-Tech, LLC
    Inventor: Edward Allen Taylor
  • Publication number: 20120120612
    Abstract: A device for routing cables within a housing of an electronic device, an electronic device incorporating said routing device and a method of assembling an electronic device with said routing device are disclosed. The device includes a length of tube with a specific shape to route the cables in the tube within a housing of the electronic device. The specific shape includes bends to route cables to provide space between the cables and electronic components within the housing to reduce electromagnetic interference between the cables and electronic components within the housing. The electronic device has a modular assembly with interchangeable endcap modules that can be changed according to communication requirements. The cables connect antennas or other electronic components in the endcap module with electronic components within the device housing, such as a communications module. The tube can also be connected to the endcap in a hinged manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventor: MICHAEL TRAN
  • Publication number: 20120118628
    Abstract: An electronic device having an enclosure formed from at least one glass cover and a peripheral structure formed adjacent the periphery of the glass cover is disclosed. The peripheral structure can be secured adjacent to the glass cover with an adhesive. The peripheral structure can be molded adjacent the glass cover so that a gapless interface is formed between the peripheral structure and the periphery of the glass cover. In one embodiment, the peripheral structure includes at least an inner peripheral structure and an outer peripheral structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: David Pakula, Stephen Brian Lynch, Richard Hung Minh Dinh, Tang Tew Tan, Lee Hua Tan
  • Patent number: 8171623
    Abstract: A methodology for connecting device components with circuitry located at different levels and orientations relative to one another is described. First circuitry can be located on a multi-plane rigid circuit board where the multi-plane rigid circuit board can include at least one flexible member sharing a common substrate with the multi-plane rigid circuit board that extends from a body portion of the multi-plane rigid circuit board. The flexible member can include traces used to convey power and/or data and an interface coupled to the power and/or data traces. The flexible member can be deflected or twisted to connect first circuitry on the body portion of the multi-plane rigid circuit board to second circuitry associated with another device component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Stephen R. McClure, Joshua D. Banko, John P. Ternus
  • Publication number: 20120097443
    Abstract: The invention relates to a spacer device for spacing electrical harnesses in a turbomachine such as an airplane turboprop or turbojet, the device comprising clips fastened on a support. A first clip is mounted on a harness via retention means for preventing the device from moving relative to the harness, and the device includes a strip mounted around the first clip in order to close it after a harness has been mounted in the clip, the strip being fastened to the support in non-releasable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: April 26, 2012
    Applicant: SNECMA
    Inventors: Christian Henry MAZELLE, Guillaume Marcillaud
  • Patent number: 8164912
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted for field of electronic circuit protection and provides a security protection box, for enclosing the protected region of a protected circuit board in order to protect the elements in the protected region. The security protection box comprises a circuit board. The circuit board with thin center and thick periphery forms a box shape, and has the circuit routing layers. The circuit routing layers trigger the associated circuit to erase or destroy the information in the elements in the protected region when the circuit routing layers are physically attacked. The present invention protects the elements in the protected region through covering the protected region on the protected circuit board with a circuit board having thin center and thick periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Cunliang Tong, Shuxian Shi
  • Patent number: 8164904
    Abstract: An electronic component module includes at least one first multi-layer circuit board module (21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42) and a cooling arrangement (23, 33, 43), the cooling arrangement (23, 33, 43) being in contact with an upper side of the circuit board module (21, 22; 31, 32; 41, 42). The cooling arrangement (23, 33, 43) is designed such that waste heat generated during operation of the electronic component module (2, 3, 4) is extracted in a lateral direction with relation to the arrangement of the circuit board module (21,22; 31, 32; 41, 42) by the cooling arrangement (23, 33, 43).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: OSRAM AG
    Inventors: Richard Matz, Bernhard Siessegger, Steffen Walter
  • Patent number: 8164005
    Abstract: A multilayer high-frequency circuit board includes a signal line, ground layers, and an interlayer circuit. A signal line where a high-frequency signal flows is formed in the signal line layer. The ground layers are laminated on both sides of the signal line layer, each of which is grounded. The interlayer circuit is provided in the signal line layer and includes a ground connecting portion connected to the ground layers and a signal line connecting portion connected to the signal line. One of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion surrounds an outer periphery of the other of the signal line connecting portion and the ground connecting portion concentrically with the one being separated from the outer periphery of the other along the signal line layer. An inner periphery of the one and the outer periphery of the other have a similar shape excluding a complete circle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yuusuke Yamashita, Ryota Suzuki, Masahiro Tanabe, Taihei Nakada, Tsuyoshi Kumamoto
  • Publication number: 20120093498
    Abstract: A cover part for an electronic device, an electronic device and a method. The cover structure (2) for an electronic device provides a cavity (3) into which an electronic part of the electronic device (1) may be arranged. The cover structure (2) includes an enclosing structure (5), which is tubular in shape and at least one end (6a, 6b) of which enclosing structure (5) is open, the end (6a, 6b) including a receiving structure (7a, 7b) for fitting an end element (8a, 8b), which closes the end, into the enclosing structure (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2011
    Publication date: April 19, 2012
    Applicant: LITE-ON MOBILE OYJ
    Inventors: Joni HIETALA, Juho JALAVA, Anu LAINE
  • Patent number: 8158883
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to provide a computing system comprises plurality of apparatii mounted on the wall or floor adjacent to or embedded inside the LAN jack or a main power outlet. The apparatii are connected at the back side through Ethernet cable, optical fiber or main lines to the building LAN and connected at the front side through cables or wirelessly to display, keyboard, mouse or other peripheral devices. In a typical embodiment of the present invention power to the computing apparatus is supplied through the LAN cable. Another embodiment of the present invention utilizes a wall or floor mounted housing part comprising of an integrated LAN connector. This common housing enables easy installation of the said computing apparatus module and plurality of other compatible devices that may be plugged into that same housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: Chip PC Israel Ltd.
    Inventor: Aviv Soffer
  • Publication number: 20120087813
    Abstract: A lead wire engaging structure includes a first engaging portion and a second engaging portion. One end of the first engaging portion and one end of the second engaging portion are integrally provided at a first mounting portion integrally provided at a second casing wall portion. The first engaging portion forms a first gap between the first engaging portion and the second casing wall portion, and engages four lead wires in cooperation with the second casing wall portion. The first gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The second engaging portion forms a second gap between the second engaging portion and the first engaging portion. The second gap allows the four lead wires to pass therethrough. The other end portion of the first engaging portion and the other end portion of the second engaging portion are coupled to each other by a coupling portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: April 12, 2012
    Applicant: SANYO DENKI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kevin Yen, Jiro Watanabe, Hiromitsu Kuribayashi, Shigekazu Mitomo
  • Patent number: 8153893
    Abstract: A patching system includes network equipment in a cabinet; a first patch panel cabinet; a second patch panel cabinet; a vertical patch panel mounted between the first patch panel cabinet and the second patch panel cabinet, the vertical patch panel having telecommunications connectors mounted therein; and a vertical cable manager mounted adjacent to one of the first patch panel cabinet and the second patch panel cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignee: The Siemon Company
    Inventors: Darren McSorley, Randy J. Below, Peter Thickett, Michael Boisseau, Lyle Menard
  • Patent number: 8148633
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic apparatus includes a first cover having at least one wedging hook, a second cover having at least one wedging structure that matches at the least one wedging hook, and a third cover having at least one convex block. The convex block of the third cover extends into the wedging structure of the second cover to lock with the wedging hook of the first cover with the wedging structure. The housing can be applied to a cell phone, PDA and other electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignees: Silitek Electronic (Guangzhou) Co., Ltd., Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kuang-Hui Hung
  • Patent number: 8149594
    Abstract: An electromagnetic shield structure of an electronics housing includes a terminal having a protrusion for external connection; a substrate having the terminal disposed thereon and electrically connected to the terminal; a housing made of resin, enclosing the substrate and having an opening at a position corresponding to the protrusion of the terminal on a front surface side where the protrusion of the terminal is located; and an electromagnetic shield disposed so as to surround the substrate inside the housing, having an opening at the position corresponding to the protrusion of the terminal, and electromagnetically shielding the substrate. The electromagnetic shield has a bent portion formed on the front surface side for filling a gap between the terminal and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Nishihata
  • Patent number: 8148648
    Abstract: A method for forming an electronics enclosure is disclosed. The method comprises extruding a backplane having a first extruded length, the backplane comprising slots on opposing sides of the backplane, wherein the slots extend along the first extruded length. The method further comprises extruding at least one door panel at the first extruded length, wherein the backplane and the door panel each have extruded hinge features for pivotally coupling the door panel to the backplane, and coupling at least two cast metal plates to opposing ends of the backplane, where each of the cast metal plates comprise a gland that aligns with the slots of the backplane to create a continuous channel for inserting a seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Nelson, Michael J. Wayman
  • Patent number: 8143519
    Abstract: A wind turbine wiring enclosure cabinet is provided having a housing and an electrical circuit connection means. The housing has a top surface, a bottom surface, and a sidewall in contact with the top surface, the top surface having a plurality of apertures formed therein. The housing has an interior, and the sidewall has at least one door accessing the interior. The electrical circuit connection means includes a plurality of non-conductive vertical members, and a plurality of conductive elements having connected thereto a plurality of connector retention means. Each connector retention means has a slot formed therein for insertion therein of a lay-in lug assembly. Each non-conductive vertical member has two sidewalls with an intermediate wall connected to each of the two sidewalls. The apertures formed in the top surface are arranged in a plurality of groups, as are the apertures formed in the bottom surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: Connector Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Kevin F. Puccini
  • Publication number: 20120067610
    Abstract: A system, apparatus and method for protecting electrical boxes while allowing an electrical system to be energized is presented. An electrical safety cover includes a box-shaped base and a door. The box-shaped base is adapted to be attached to an electrical device mounted in an electrical box in place of a cover of the electrical box. The base covers wire connection points in the electrical box preventing touching of exposed metal wire and other metal that carries electricity. The base forms a chamber to allow access to a control, switch or outlet located in the electrical box. The door is movable between open and closed positions. Placing the electrical safety cover in the open position allows access to the control, switch or outlet located in the electrical box, wherein the closed position protects the electrical box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Inventors: Michael T. Stonebraker, Stephen E. Stonebraker
  • Patent number: 8138418
    Abstract: A junction box having a sheathed cable retainer structure is disclosed. The junction box contains pry outs that cover openings at corners of the junction box wherein the pry outs are removed and a sheathed cable or like electrical wiring can pass therethrough. A strain relief bracket having segmented distal bends at opposite ends thereof engages the cable and under bias pushes the cable against an indent formed on a wall inside the junction box opposite the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Cordelia Lighting, Inc.
    Inventors: Dwight D. Santiago, Dan Dix, Huan Nguyen
  • Publication number: 20120060919
    Abstract: A junction box for a solar panel comprises a housing, a lid, a first connector and a second connector. The housing comprises sidewalls and a top wall defining an interior space. The first coupling comprises a first contact element and the second coupling comprises a second contact element. Said contact elements penetrate at least one of the sidewalls, so that the contact elements provide an electrical contact from external contact elements to internal contact elements, such as solder tails. Internal contact elements are arranged at least partially in said interior space. The top wall comprises an opening extending only partially in said top wall. Said opening is located such in the top wall that access to said solder tails in a substantially perpendicular direction to the surface of a solar panel for connecting the solder tail to the solar panel is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicants: APPLIED MATERIALS, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Wade Mills, Robert D. Street, Danny Cam Toan Lu, Yacov Elgar, Ian Worthington Weatherley, Dustin Delmar Reede Carver, Jeffrey S. Sullivan, Ian McKay Pratt
  • Publication number: 20120061136
    Abstract: The invention concerns a control box arrangement (1) with a control box (2) and a mounting plate (4) comprising a front side (18) and a rear side (11) and an opening (5) in which the control box (2) is inserted from the front side (18). It is endeavoured to enable simple mounting and dismounting. For this purpose, the control box (2) comprises at least one locking bar (7), which rests on the rear side (11) in a mounting position (9), a mounting element (10) being insertable in the control box (2) to displace the locking bar (7) to the mounting position (9).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: March 15, 2012
    Applicant: Danfoss A/s
    Inventors: Jerry Hultgreen, Hans Erik Fogh
  • Patent number: 8134087
    Abstract: The invention relates to an electromagnetic screening structure on or in a non-conductive carrier material in which non-conductive metal compounds are placed. The screening structure comprises a flat metal seed layer formed on or in the carrier material, which is formed through metal seeds that have been released through electromagnetic radiation, and a flat metal coating which is applied over the metal seed layer and which is in contact with said metal seed layer. The invention additionally relates to an electronic or optoelectronic used with the screening structure and a method for manufacturing the screening structure. In a further aspect of the invention, an electronic or optoelectronic assembly is provided with a carrier element, wherein at least one additional electrical or optoelectronic component is arranged on the surface of the carrier material and is in contact with conductor path structures formed on the carrier surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Avago Technologies Fiber IP (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Lichtenegger, Stefan Paulus
  • Patent number: 8134838
    Abstract: A semiconductor module and a method. One embodiment provides a housing with a housing frame and a pluggable carrier which is plugged in the housing frame. The pluggable carrier is equipped with a lead which includes an internal portion which is arranged inside the housing, and an external portion which is arranged outside the housing. The internal portion is electrically coupled to an electric component of the power semiconductor module. The external portion allows for electrically coupling the power semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mark Essert, Martin Knecht, Alexander Ciliox
  • Patent number: 8129617
    Abstract: An electric distribution box includes a resin exterior cover which houses an interior component and has an opening for resin-molding the exterior cover on a bottom wall of the exterior cover, and a resin cap which is fit into the opening to close the opening. A flange formed on an outer periphery of the resin cap is kept in intimate contact with the bottom wall of the exterior cover. A molding hole for forming a locking piece by resin molding is provided on the flange. The locking piece locks the resin cap to the opening of the exterior cover. A swell is formed at an entire peripheral edge of the molding hole of the resin cap. An outer face of the interior component is kept in intimate contact with the swell so that the molding hole of the resin cap is closed by the outer face of the interior component and the flange is kept in intimate contact with the bottom wall of the exterior cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Makoto Nakayama, Shinichi Hamaguchi
  • Publication number: 20120048614
    Abstract: A PV (photovoltaic) junction box comprises a case and a plurality of terminals received within the case. The case has a bottom wall and a plurality of sidewalls located on a peripheral of the bottom wall and defines a receiving cavity cooperatively with the bottom wall. The sidewalls comprise a front wall and two planar connecting sidewalls connecting with the front wall. The connecting sidewall is aslant disposed relative to the front wall, and the case further has an assembling portion outwardly and vertically protruding from each of the connecting sidewall, the assembling portion defines a port of the case for a cable passing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: ZHANG-LAN XUE, HONG-QIANG HAN, ZI-QIANG ZHU
  • Publication number: 20120051007
    Abstract: Electronic devices may have housings in which components are mounted. Some of the components may be sensitive to moisture. Other components may be insensitive to moisture and may form openings in a device housing that allow moisture to escape from within the housing. Components may be mounted on substrates such as printed circuit board substrates. Moisture repelling layers and moisture attracting layers may be patterned to form channels and other structures that guide moisture away from sensitive components towards insensitive components. Moisture repelling and attracting layers may also be used to limit the lateral spread of a conformal coating layer when coating components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventors: Felix Alvarez, Kyle H. Yeates
  • Publication number: 20120048331
    Abstract: A photovoltaic module and a junction box thereof are provided. The photovoltaic module includes a photovoltaic panel, a box body, an electrode and a metal fastener. The photovoltaic panel has a plurality of interconnecting wires. The electrode is located in the box body for electrically connecting to an interconnecting wire of a photovoltaic panel. The metal fastener is fixed on the electrode for clamping an interconnecting wire between the metal fastener and the electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: Du Pont Apollo Limited
    Inventors: Chen-Yu Yang, Hao-Kun Lien
  • Patent number: 8125791
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a case, a circuit board in the case, an electronic component in the case. The electronic component includes a connection terminal and a portion facing a side surface of the circuit board. The portable electronic device also includes a terminal member for connecting the circuit board and the connection terminal of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirota, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8124889
    Abstract: An electronic device with an opening/closing door according to the present invention includes a device body in which an opening is defined, and a shutter system capable of covering and exposing the opening. The shutter system includes a door for covering the opening, an arm, a driving member for driving the arm, and a mounting table having a front surface and a rear surface. The arm and the driving member are arranged on the front surface, and the door is arranged on the rear surface. The door is capable of sliding along the rear surface of the mounting table. The arm has a root end and a front end. The root end is pivotably supported on the front surface of the mounting table at a position closer to one side edge portion of the door than a center line of the width of the door. The front end engages with the other side edge portion of the door without holding the mounting table therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yosuke Nishihata
  • Patent number: 8120924
    Abstract: A reprogrammable subscriber terminal of a subscription television service which can have the control program code of its control processor modified by downloading new program code from the headend. The control processor stores a boot program in an internal read only memory. Upon start up and resets, the boot program determines whether the control program should be changed from a command sent from the headend. The command, termed a parameters transactions, includes the number of expected download program code transactions required to complete the control code modification, the memory space areas where the code is to be loaded, and the channel over which the download program code transactions are to be transmitted. The channel is tuned and when the boot program receives all the download program code transactions accurately and stores them, the boot program will cause the control program to be restarted at a selected address of the new or modified control program code which has been downloaded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Inventors: Kinney C. Bacon, R. Thomas Haman, David B. Lett, Robert O. Banker, Michael P. Harney
  • Publication number: 20120033390
    Abstract: A device having anti-demolition functions includes a housing and an electronic apparatus. The housing includes a first cover and a second cover. The first cover has a first connection part disposed thereon. The electronic apparatus is disposed in the housing and is fixed on the second cover. The electronic apparatus includes a first block, a second block and a join part. The second block has a second connection part disposed thereon, wherein second connection part fastens first connection part when first cover is engaged with second cover. The join part connects first block and second block, and has at least one circuit wire passing there through, wherein when the first cover and the second cover are separated from each other, the join part is separated from at least one of the first block and the second block, such that the at least one circuit wire forms an open circuited status.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Inventors: Hui-Shan Chen, Chih-An Peng, Wan-Ru Yang
  • Publication number: 20120024590
    Abstract: A cable and flexible conduit gland for securing a cable and a flexible conduit to a box member is disclosed to include a casing having a middle stop flange extending around the periphery thereof, a first fastening member and a second fastening member formed integral with the periphery thereof and respectively disposed at two opposite sides relative to the middle stop flange ad and a tapered inner surface portion located on the inside wall, a collar inserted into the casing and having a tapered front extension fitting the tapered inner surface of the casing, an elastic packing ring stopped against the rear end of the collar, and a holding-down cap fastened to the first fastening member of the casing to hold down the collar and the packing ring and to lock the inserted flexible conduit and cable together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventor: Jiun-Wei CHIOU
  • Publication number: 20120024593
    Abstract: A printed circuit board unit includes a first substrate, a second substrate, and a spacer. The second substrate is coupled to the first substrate via a solder material. The second substrate has different coefficient of thermal expansion from the first substrate. The spacer is disposed between the first substrate and the second substrate. The spacer is formed of a thermally-expandable material and a thermosetting material. The thermosetting material has a curing temperature higher than a melting point of the solder material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Manabu Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20120024592
    Abstract: A connector is disclosed. The connector includes a conductive housing. The conductive housing includes a wall region enclosing a space for receiving an adapter. The conductive housing also includes an annular end piece extending radially inward from a first end of the wall region and terminating the space. The annular end piece includes a flat annular surface, and a raised deformable annulus mounted on the flat annular surface. The raised deformable annulus is of a height such that an insertion of the adapter into the space deforms the raised deformable annulus to generate a physical contact connection between the flat annular surface and the adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Inventors: Ron Jay Barnett, Gregory Stephen Gonzales
  • Publication number: 20120024591
    Abstract: A server enclosure includes a housing, at least one cable, a partition board, and a sealing member. The partition board is securely received in the housing and defines a through hole through which the at least one cable passes. The sealing member plugs the through hole. The sealing member is made of elastic materials, and defines at least one elastic deformation portion through which the at least one cable passes and by which the at least one cable is clamped.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2010
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: An-Gang Liang, Zheng-Heng Sun
  • Patent number: 8107208
    Abstract: A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Hotchkiss, Richard Hotchkiss, Jr., Ricky Fussell, Andrea Haa
  • Patent number: 8107207
    Abstract: A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Hotchkiss, Richard Hotchkiss, Jr., Ricky Fussell, Andrea Haa
  • Publication number: 20120019137
    Abstract: An LED lighting system using a retro-formed component is disclosed. Embodiments of the invention make use of a component that has an external form factor of a structural element of a pre-existing light fixture. The component, for example, can be a power supply, or a heat sink with a connector. The component allows an LED lighting unit to be used without having the power supply and/or a heat sink take up space within what a consumer would normally see as the light bulb. In some embodiments the form factor is that of a screw-in socket such as an Edison E-26 socket. A connector or connectors can allow removal of the power supply portion of the lighting unit, or of the LED and possibly an optical element from the power supply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Applicant: CREE, INC.
    Inventors: Al Safarikas, John R. Rowlette, Craig William Hardin, Paul Kenneth Pickard
  • Patent number: 8101859
    Abstract: This invention is directed to mechanical and electromagnetic shielding features of an electronic device case. An electronic device case is formed of two housings, each housing having integrated snaps, channels, or other retaining features used to secure the housings together. The housings additionally include integrated retaining features used to secure electronic components within the device case. The housings and retaining features are formed of amorphous metals or other materials with high elasticities. Because the retaining features necessary to assemble the case and secure the electronic components to the case form integral parts of the housings, no external retaining features are required to assemble the electronic device in the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Zadesky
  • Patent number: 8102655
    Abstract: Provided is a circuit device capable of increasing the packaging density and preventing the thermal interference between circuit elements to be incorporated. In a hybrid integrated circuit device, a first circuit board and a second circuit board are fitted into a case member in a way that the first circuit board is overlaid with the second circuit board. A first circuit element is arranged on the upper surface of the first circuit board and a second circuit element is arranged on the upper surface of the second circuit board. Furthermore, inside the case member, provided is a hollow portion that is not filled with a sealing resin. Such a configuration prevents the second circuit element, which is a microcomputer, from operating unstably due to a heat generated in the first circuit element, which is a power transistor, for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2012
    Assignees: SANYO Semiconductor Co., Ltd., Semiconductor Components Industries, LLC
    Inventors: Hideyuki Sakamoto, Hidefumi Saito, Yasuhiro Koike, Masao Tsukizawa
  • Publication number: 20120012383
    Abstract: Disclosed are a photovoltaic battery module and a junction box assembly. The junction box assembly comprises a junction box and a base plate assembled with the junction box. The junction box comprises an insulated housing, the conductive terminals and the water-resistant members. The bottom of the junction box disposes the first openings. The water-resistant members disposed at the first openings have second openings whose areas are smaller than those of the first opening. The base plate disposes the third openings whose areas are smaller than those of the first opening. The third openings are assembled with the first openings and the second openings. Pairs of wing portions provided with a first preset distance, which is shorter than the width of the junction box, are aligned at both lateral sides of the base plate. The average width of the base plate is not greater than 50 millimeter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2010
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Inventor: Chih-Hsin LIN
  • Publication number: 20120006594
    Abstract: There is provided a junction box unit that comprises a body to which a power integration unit is attached and a connector cover that positions a connector of a wiring harness with respect to the body. The connector cover comprises a holding portion holding the connector, a mounting portion attached to the body, and a main body to be accommodated therein. The mounting portion comprises an engagement projection and an engagement arm. The engagement projection protrudes from one end of the main body for locking engagement with a locking portion of the junction box body. The engagement arm includes an arm main body having one end continuing to an outer surface of the other end of the main body and a free end. A protrusion is provided at the central portion of the arm main body for locking engagement with the locking portion. When the protrusion is in locking engagement with the locking portion, the other end of the arm main body is positioned more outwardly of the body than the locking portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Applicant: Yazaki Corporation
    Inventors: Kunihiko Takeuchi, Fumiyoshi Ohashi
  • Patent number: 8089772
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device is provided. The mobile electronic device includes a case having a sidewall; a circuit board mounted in the case, and a side button module attached to the case sidewall. The circuit board includes a switch disposed thereon. The side button module includes a positioning member secured to the case sidewall and a button secured to the positioning member. The button includes a base and an actuating protrusion protruding from the base. The base abuts the positioning member. The actuating protrusion extends through the positioning member and is configured to trigger the switch on the circuit board when actuated. The positioning member is sandwiched between the base and the actuating protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Pin Chen
  • Patent number: 8080733
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a casing, an attachment portion, a first projecting portion, a second projecting portion and a conductive member. The casing has an outer wall, an inner surface of which is provided with a first conductive layer. The attachment portion is provided on the inner surface of the outer wall, provided with an opening which is open to an outside of the outer wall and includes a bridging portion bridging the opening. The first projecting portion projects from the attachment portion in a position apart from the opening. The second projecting portion, projecting from the attachment portion, is located between the opening and the first projecting portion and provided with a second conductive layer electrically connected to the first conductive layer. The conductive member is attached to the attachment portion, and has a first portion elastically brought into contact with the second conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yasuo Matsumoto, Toshio Konno
  • Publication number: 20110297437
    Abstract: An electronic component device for electrically and mechanically connecting to a lead wire includes a base and a cover. The base includes a receiving body, at least one electronic component, and two spaced stripping connectors. The receiving body defining an installation groove. The at least one electronic component and the stripping connectors are received in the receiving body. Each stripping connector is in electrically connected with the at least one electronic component. The stripping connector defines a stripping slot for extension of the core therethrough, which has a size smaller than or equal to the diameter of the core. The cover includes a pressing surface and an electrically insulating cutting body. The cutting body is used for cutting off the lead wire. The pressing surface is configured for pressing the lead wire into the stripping slot, thus making the core in electrical connection with the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 8, 2011
    Applicants: FOXCONN ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY INC., FUKUI PRECISION COMPONENT (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: HUI ZENG
  • Patent number: 8071894
    Abstract: A semiconductor device includes a module board mounting thereon an electric component and including a plug at an edge of the module board, and a mount board including thereon a socket adapted to said plug on a surface portion of the mount board for mounting thereon the module board via said plug, wherein the mount board includes therein a heat radiation layer in contact with a bottom surface of the socket, wherein the socket comprises a heat radiation guide plate in contact with a side surface of the socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2011
    Assignee: Elpida Memory, Inc.
    Inventor: Yuji Sakai