For Portable Computer Patents (Class 361/679.55)
  • Patent number: 11968443
    Abstract: A remote control unit for controlling a motion picture camera comprises a grip section at a first side for holding the remote control unit, an extension section at a second side and a display section extending from the grip section to the second side. The display section comprises a display at a front side thereof, which is oriented orthogonal to a viewing axis. The extension section projects away from the display section. The extension section comprises an operating side facing away from the grip section, at which side a rotatable operating element for setting control commands is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Arnold & Richter Cine Technik Gmbh & Co. Betriebs
    Inventor: Hendrik Voss
  • Patent number: 11963315
    Abstract: In accordance with one embodiment, a housing is configured to receive a portable electronic device. The housing comprises a front frame that has elevated rectangular border and corner members around a central electronic display. Ones of the corner members have generally planar sections that are joined by a radiused edges or chamfered edges. A rear frame comprises edge members that are joined at substantially orthogonal angles of at the plurality of corner members. A first vertical protrusion extends outward from the rear frame. The first vertical protrusion has an first axis and an arched cross section or mounded cross section with a central peak region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DEERE & COMPANY
    Inventors: Mark D. Schmaltz, Todd A. Pringle
  • Patent number: 11960330
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main body chassis and a display chassis that are rotatably connected at connecting edges via a hinge. The display chassis has a display, a back cover covering the rear face of the display, and a pair of reinforcing plates extending along edge walls, each reinforcing plate having a proximal end fixed to the back cover together with a connecting plate of the hinge at the connecting edge and having a front face fixed to the display and a rear face fixed to the back cover. The back cover includes a main plate having a curved shape that is convex toward rear; and an injection-molded resin frame around the main plate and having a flat surface. The reinforcing plates are fixed to the flat surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Hashikura
  • Patent number: 11947386
    Abstract: Described herein are examples of devices, methods, and systems for applying screen features to a screen protector and/or an electronic display screen for smart devices or other electronic device with electronic display screens. The screen feature can be selected by a user, chosen from words, images, shapes, patterns, colors, designs, or logo. The screen feature is visible when the electronic display is in a powered-off state, and invisible when the electronic display is a powered-on state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Inventor: Michael Voss
  • Patent number: 11950383
    Abstract: A display apparatus according to a concept of the disclosure includes: a display panel configured to display an image in a front direction; a top chassis positioned in a front direction of the display panel; a bottom chassis positioned in a rear direction of the display panel; a rear cover covering a rear side of the bottom chassis; and a stand member being accommodatable in the rear cover and selectively coupled with a rear surface of the rear cover, wherein the rear cover includes an accommodating portion in which the stand member is accommodated and a coupling portion coupled with the stand member, and the stand member includes an inserting protrusion which is inserted into the accommodating portion and the coupling portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hee-Bong Kim, Dong Wook Kim, Ji-Gwang Kim, Tae-Hun Kim, Yong Gu Do, Jeong Woo Park, Gil Jae Lee, Sang Young Lee, Pil Kwon Jung, Su-An Choi
  • Patent number: 11940839
    Abstract: Disclosed is a hinge structure that includes a first shaft, a second shaft, a first arm part, a second arm part, a first rotation part, a second rotation part, a first main gear, a second main gear, and first and second compound gears disposed between the main gears. The first compound gear may include a first gear portion geared with the first main gear, and of which a distance from a center point to a gear tooth end is a first radius, and a second gear portion geared with the second compound gear, and of which a distance from a center point to a gear tooth end is a second radius that is smaller than the first radius. The second compound gear may have a structure corresponding to that of the first compound gear. An electronic device including the hinge structure is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chongkun Cho
  • Patent number: 11937389
    Abstract: In one example, an electronic device housing may include a first cover, a second cover, and a latch assembly to detachably connect the first cover and the second cover. The latch assembly may include a first bracket to fixedly engage with the first cover, a latch to slide back and forth along the first bracket between a lock position to hold the second cover and an unlock position to release the second cover, an elastic member disposed between the latch and the first bracket to generate a force to the latch to hold the second cover, and a cable connected to the latch. The cable may generate a pulling force to the latch to release the second cover when an external force is applied to the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chan Woo Park, Chung Hua Ku, Kuo Chih Huang
  • Patent number: 11931647
    Abstract: The present invention is a portable gaming and entertainment system (or “environment”) for use with a video game console and related components that allows the user thereof to easily, safely and conveniently transport the system. The system comprises an integrated screen with USB and HDMI capabilities that connect directly to the video game console. The integrated screen contains monitor and speaker, and is operative to be opened and maintained at a position to provide a desirable viewing angle for a user. The integrated screen closes against the video game console so that the user may easily transport and/or store the entire system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Inventors: Stewart Upson, Andrew Upson
  • Patent number: 11927990
    Abstract: A computing device can include a housing that includes a shell and a shell cover, where the shell cover includes a keyboard; and an electronic component secured in a component bay of the shell by a latch accessible upon displacement of the shell cover, where the component bay includes an electrical bay contact and bay magnets, where the electronic component includes an electrical component contact and component magnets, and where the component magnets are coupled to the latch and move responsive to actuation of the latch to lock the electronic component in the component bay via a magnetic attraction force between the bay magnets and the component magnets that mates the electrical bay contact and the electrical component contact and to unlock the electronic component for removal from the component bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Thomas Perelli, Ali Ent
  • Patent number: 11924985
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel that includes a first hole and a device housing that is configured such that the display panel is fastened and fixed to the device housing by a screw passed through the first hole and screwed into the screw hole. The display panel includes a display-side positioning part which is configured to fit to a portion of the device housing to perform positioning of the display panel with respect to the device housing and which includes the first hole, and the device housing includes a housing-side positioning part which is configured to fit to the display-side positioning part to perform the positioning and which includes a second hole formed so as to communicate with the first hole when the housing-side positioning part is fitted to the display-side positioning part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Ikumi, Masaaki Sano, Naoki Ueno, Akira Masuda, Takahiro Shimada, Takeshi Iwamoto, Shota Kosuga, Ryuta Suzuki, Satoru Kanazawa, Junnosuke Nishimura
  • Patent number: 11920395
    Abstract: A hinge module capable of fixing a first housing and a second at various opening angles and a foldable electronic device including the same are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nguyen Dinh Quynh, Tran Danh Tung, Dao Xuan Truong, Do Quang Thang, Nguyen Van Them, Nguyen Khac Cao
  • Patent number: 11914437
    Abstract: A computing device cooling system includes a chassis including chassis surface(s). The chassis houses component(s), chassis surface temperature sensor(s) configured to report a chassis surface temperature associated with the chassis surface(s), component temperature sensor(s) configured to report a component temperature associated with the component(s); a first fan system configured to generate a component cooling airflow that reduces the component temperature of the component(s), and a second fan system configured to generate a chassis surface cooling airflow that reduces the chassis surface temperature of the chassis surface(s). A fan control system is coupled to the chassis surface temperature sensor(s), the component temperature sensor(s), the first fan system, and the second fan system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michael James Pescetto, Jacob Vick, Philip Joseph Grossmann, Travis C. North
  • Patent number: 11917091
    Abstract: A mobile terminal comprises a body including a first frame and a second frame slidably coupled to a rear surface of the first frame in a first direction or a second direction; a flexible display unit including a front portion located on a front surface of the body, a rear portion located on a rear surface of the body, and a side portion connecting the front portion with the rear portion and surrounding one side of the body; a plurality of reinforcing ribs protruded from a rear surface of the first frame and extended in the first direction; and a plurality of supports protruded from a front surface of the second frame and located between the respective reinforcing ribs. The mobile terminal may enhance usability and portability by varying its size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Seounghwan Seol, Hakho Choi, Sangwook Park, Donghwan Lim, Sungdo Kim, Junhong Kang, Ara Kim, Sungsu Kim
  • Patent number: 11886243
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel includes a first surface where images are displayed, and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the display panel being folded with a curvature, and a sliding member disposed on the second surface of the display panel and configured to slide a part of the display panel so that the curvature of the display panel is changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ji Heon Lee
  • Patent number: 11876550
    Abstract: A supporter is provided. The supporter includes a base, a holder, a positioning member, a connecting rod assembly, and a power assembly. The holder is connected to the base and has a through-hole. The positioning member is disposed in the through-hole of the holder. The connecting rod assembly is disposed on the holder and connected to the positioning member. The power assembly is movably disposed on the holder via the connecting rod assembly. Accordingly, the power assembly is movable in response to the position of the electronic device, which achieves good recharge efficiency whether the electronic device is arranged upright or horizontally.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Chien Chen, Chen Yi Liang, Tzu-Ying Chen
  • Patent number: 11870481
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a full-body protection phone case for a fully protected foldable screen, comprising: a lower backboard, an upper cover plate and hinge protector assembly; the hinge protector assembly is installed on one side of the lower backboard and the upper cover plate; the hinge protector assembly comprises a hinge protection frame, fixed supports, movably threading needle pieces, connecting plates and threaded holes; the fixed supports are fixed on both sides of the hinge protection frame close to the lower backpboard and the upper cover plate; the movably threading needle pieces run through the interior of the fixed supports; the two ends of the movably threading needle pieces are rotatably connected with the connecting plates, and the side of the connecting plate is equipped with the threaded holes, the inner side of the upper cover plate is equipped with a front screen protection frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventor: Qi Huang
  • Patent number: 11839275
    Abstract: A multi-purpose case that holds a portable computing device and an interchangeable thermoregulation element such that the thermoregulation element can be replaced without removing (or moving) the portable computing device. The case has modular components and can be attached to a light shield and or a document holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Qore Performance, Inc.
    Inventors: J. D. Willcox, Justin B. Li
  • Patent number: 11841107
    Abstract: A monitor mounting system which includes a crossbar having at least one monitor mounting bracket positioned thereon. A support arm is configured to adjust the vertical height of the crossbar and a pivot assembly is positioned between the support arm and the crossbar, with the pivot assembly configured to allow limited pivot adjustment of the crossbar in order to level the crossbar to the horizontal position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Aaron Klein, Robert Principe, Ross Velazquez, Greg Allison, David Wong
  • Patent number: 11836013
    Abstract: A method of controlling opening resistance in an electronic device includes maintaining the electronic device in a closed state via a resistive force, wherein the resistive force is applied by at least one of: a hinge of the electronic device, and magnets of the electronic device. The method further includes using a sensor on an underside of the electronic device to detect a force applied to a first portion of the electronic device and determining that the force corresponds to a user initiating opening of the electronic device. In accordance with the determination, the method further includes reducing the resistive force to assist the user in opening the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Han Li, Masaaki Fukumoto, Nathan Michael Thome, James David Holbery, Paul Christopher Kos
  • Patent number: 11839059
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation device having a speaker box, a heating element and a heat conductor. The speaker box includes a housing having sound outlet hole and a speaker unit housed in the housing. The speaker unit includes a diaphragm. The heat conductor includes a first heat conductor and a second heat conductor; the first heat conductor includes a heat conductive part, a heat conductive part, and an extensional heat conductive part. The second heat conductor is connected to the extensional heat conductive part at one end and to the heating element at the other end. The heat conductor of the present invention introduces the heat generated by the heating element into the front cavity and transfers the heat through the air in the front cavity to the outside of the sound outlet hole, with a high heat dissipation efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: AAC Technologies Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Xingzhi Huang, Lin Liu, Dijiang Tong, Zhe Zhang, Jun Wu, Zhichen Chen, Zhaoyu Yin
  • Patent number: 11836002
    Abstract: A method of protecting a computing device is provided including detachably connecting a leading edge of a base portion of the computing device to one or more device receiving members of a first portion of a case. The trailing edge of the base portion is secured to the first portion of the case. The first portion of the case may substantially envelope the base portion of the computing device and a plurality of perimetral fastening members may be detachably connected to a second portion of the case. The perimetral fastening members may detachably connect to perimetral edges of a screen portion of the computing device. A protective shell may be formed around the computing device by pivoting adjoining edges of the first and second portions of the case about a linking pliable member in communication with the trailing edge of the computing device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Urban Armor Gear, LLC
    Inventor: Steven Armstrong
  • Patent number: 11836012
    Abstract: Embodiments of a foldable case for a multi-form factor IHS with a detachable keyboard are described. In some embodiments, a folio case may include: a first panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet; a second panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet, where a top edge of the second panel is coupled to a bottom edge of the first panel; and a third panel comprising a left-side magnet and a right-side magnet, where a top edge of the third panel is coupled to a bottom edge of the second panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michiel Sebastiaan Emanuel Petrus Knoppert, Mark R. Ligameri
  • Patent number: 11812229
    Abstract: A patient monitor can diagnose whether its speaker is blocked, malfunctioning, or at a volume that is too low. For example, the monitor can include a processor that can diagnose the speaker by recording a microphone input signal. The processor can compare the microphone input signal to an expected alarm signal that should be output by the speaker. If the two do not match or reasonably correspond to one another, then the processor may increase the volume of the alarm to determine whether doing so can overcome an obstruction, noise, or potential malfunction. The microphone can again detect the speaker output, and the processor can again make another comparison or analysis of the input with the speaker output. If the speaker output as detected via the microphone is still insufficiently loud, then the patient monitor may output an indication that the speaker has a problem.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Masimo Corporation
    Inventors: Joy Iswanto, Bilal Muhsin, Raul Jimenez
  • Patent number: 11800649
    Abstract: An electronic device including a housing defining an aperture, a display component positioned in the aperture, and a filler material at least partially surrounding a periphery of the display component. The filler material can contact the display component and a portion of the housing defining the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Kodiak D. Burke, John J. Baker, Tyler B. Cater, Christopher J. Durning, Benjamin J. Pope, Richard H. Dinh
  • Patent number: 11788330
    Abstract: A hinge structure is provided. The hinge structure includes a fixed structure including a first guide rail and a second guide rail, a center of an arc of the first guide rail is a first axis of rotation parallel to an axial direction and a center of an arc of the second guide rail is a second axis of rotation parallel to the axial direction, a first rotary structure including a first guide portion accommodated in the first guide rail and a first helical groove extending around and along the first axis of rotation, a second rotary structure including a second guide portion accommodated in the second guide rail and a second helical groove extending around and along the second axis of rotation, and a sliding structure including a first guide protrusion accommodated in the first helical groove and a second guide protrusion accommodated in the second helical groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyungsoo Kim, Jaehee Kim, Chongkun Cho
  • Patent number: 11789500
    Abstract: A single-axis hinge includes a base, a movable plate, a limiting block, a rotating shaft and a stand set. The base includes a first shaft mounting hole, a stand drive shaft mounting hole and a path. The movable plate is formed with a second shaft mounting hole and a limiting notch. The limiting block is installed in the path. The rotating shaft passes through the first and second shaft mounting holes and includes a driving block and a first cam. An edge of the driving block is formed with a transmission teeth portion not completely surround the edge. The stand set includes a stand drive shaft disposed in the stand drive shaft mounting hole, and a support stand driven by the stand drive shaft. The stand drive shaft includes a gear and a second cam formed with a positioning notch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: SINHER TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventors: Shih-Pin Yang, Jien-Yao Peng
  • 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: 11783978
    Abstract: A closure device includes a first magnet and a housing with a second magnet positioned therein. The first magnet is configured to be position in a first object and the housing is configured to be positioned in a second object. The housing has a top end and at least one adjustment mechanism connected to the housing that moves the second magnet in at least one translational direction or at least one rotational direction relative to the top end of the housing. The movement of the second magnet relative to the top end of the housing adjusts the position or orientation of the second magnet relative to the first magnet to alter a magnetic force between the first magnet and the second magnet when the first magnet is positioned proximate the top end of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Errol Mark Tazbaz, Nishant Srinivasan, Karsten Aagaard, Angela Chen Krauskopf, David Otto Whitt, III
  • Patent number: 11781710
    Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic signboard and a wall hanging device. The electronic signboard includes a display device and a wall hanging device. The display device is provided with a first fitting portion, and the wall hanging device is provided with a second fitting portion detachably connected to the first fitting portion. The wall hanging device is further provided a fixing surface via which the wall hanging device is fixed to a mounting base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yanjun Liu, Qingqing Ma, Yinan Gao, Tianjiao Wang, Junpeng Han, Yin Yuan, Jinmiao Tang, Hui Sun, Bangcan Xue, Jia Meng, Tao Jia, Wenfeng Jin, Ming Zhai, Shuo Li, Liguang Deng
  • 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: 11743581
    Abstract: A remote control unit for controlling a motion picture camera comprises a grip section at a first side for holding the remote control unit, an extension section at a second side and a display section extending from the grip section to the second side. The display section comprises a display at a front side thereof, which is oriented orthogonal to a viewing axis. The extension section projects away from the display section. The extension section comprises an operating side facing away from the grip section, at which side a rotatable operating element for setting control commands is arranged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: ARNOLD & RICHTER CINE TECHNIK GMBH & CO. BETRIEBS KG
    Inventor: Hendrik Voss
  • Patent number: 11734466
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, computer program, system and apparatus for computing a thermal thickness and providing pre-manufacturing feedback on a design of a three-dimensional physical object that is to be formed by solidification of a fluid in a mold. An equation is solved, representing heat release through the cavity-mold interface when the object is formed. The thermal thickness and its uniformity provide insight in the manufacturability of the object, and may be used to automatically generate pre-manufacturing feedback. The thermal thickness and pre-manufacturing feedback are transmitted or displayed to a user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: 3D Hubs B.V.
    Inventor: Eelco Hoogendoorn
  • Patent number: 11703914
    Abstract: A portable electronic device including a main display and at least one external display detachable relative to one side of the main display is provided. The external display includes a body, a slider slidably disposed in the body, at least one latch pivoted to the body, and at least one elastic member connected between the slider and the body. The latch has a driving column and a tenon portion opposite to each other, and the driving column is movably connected to the slider, such that when the slider slides relative to the body, the latch is driven to pivot relative to the body, and the tenon portion is rotated out of the body or hidden in body. The tenon portion that is rotated out of the body is inserted into the main display, so that the external display is combined to the main display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Yi-Ta Huang, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11698661
    Abstract: A field-operable tactical operations management system. The system includes a case and a field interface within the case. The case has a rigid base and a rigid lid that is pivotally coupled to the rigid base. The field interface includes a power management system, a plurality of compartments, a user input device, and a display. The power management system stores energy, powers the field interface, or both. Each of the plurality of compartments receives a peripheral device. The display is operably coupled to the rigid lid of the case. The field interface is configured to be operably coupled to an end user device, which enables the end user device to be operated by way of the field interface with the user input device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force
    Inventors: Shea T Martin, Peter J Voland, Patrick E Assef
  • Patent number: 11687187
    Abstract: A lighting touchpad is provided, which includes a substrate module, a plurality of sensing electrodes, a plurality of driving electrodes, a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) chips mounted on the substrate module, and a controller. The driving electrodes and the sensing electrodes are formed on the substrate module and are respectively located at different height positions. The driving electrodes define a distribution space that extends along a normal direction of the substrate module. The LED dies are arranged in the distribution space. The controller is electrically coupled to the sensing electrodes, the driving electrodes, and the LED dies through the substrate module. When a coupling capacity is generated between a conductor and at least one of the sensing electrodes, the controller is configured to drive at least one of the LED dies adjacent to the at least one of the sensing electrodes to emit light.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: PIXART IMAGING INC.
    Inventor: Chi-Chieh Liao
  • Patent number: 11681328
    Abstract: A supporter is provided, and includes a base, a holder, and a linkage assembly. The base has a surface and a groove that is formed on the surface. The holder is disposed on the surface of the base. The linkage assembly is disposed in the base. The linkage assembly is rotatable relative to the base. The linkage assembly includes a first shaft, a second shaft, and a linkage member. The first shaft is at least partially disposed in the groove. The second shaft is connected to the holder. The linkage member is connected to the first shaft and the second shaft. The linkage member is configured to link the first shaft to the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Hsin Ting Ho, Liang Yu
  • Patent number: 11666825
    Abstract: An interactive mixed reality system for one or more users, in which both real-world entities and virtual world entities are capable of being interacted with by one or more users, or by objects (47, 91) for use by users, and the system arranged to computationally maintain game state and the evolution of events in the real-world and the virtual world, and the system arranged to generate a response (such as visual or tactile/haptic, or by way of cause and effect) which is experienced or perceived by the one or more users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Inventor: Dean Lindsay Delamont
  • Patent number: 11662769
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a dual-axis hinge module, a first linkage mechanism, a second linkage mechanism, a first object and a second object. The dual-axis hinge module is disposed between the first body and the second body. The first linkage mechanism is disposed to the first body and is coupled to the dual-axis hinge module. The second linkage mechanism is disposed to the second body and is coupled to the dual-axis hinge module. The first object is slidably disposed to the first body and connected to the first linkage mechanism. The second object is slidably disposed to the second body and connected to the second linkage mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Ko-Yen Lu, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 11656696
    Abstract: A touch pad structure includes a touch module, a first bracket, a second bracket, and a plurality of linkage rods. The touch module is disposed on the first bracket. The second bracket is surrounding the first bracket and the touch module. A plurality of outer edges of the first bracket faces to a plurality of inner edges of the second bracket respectively. Each of the linkage rods is pivotally connected the outer edge and the inner edge facing to each other, so that the touch module is moved together with the first bracket and relative to the second bracket when the touch module is pressed or released, and the linkage rods have synchronized seesaw motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yu-Shih Wang, Wen-Chieh Tai, Cheng-Nan Ling, Chih-Chun Liu
  • Patent number: 11643019
    Abstract: A multi-position device holder is provided for holding one or more mobile devices in a vehicle interior in a center console/console assembly. The multi-position device holder may accommodate one or more mobile devices used/placed on the multi-position device holder in various orientations. A platform of the multi-position device holder provides multiple angular orientations of one or more mobile devices, to accommodate different charging mechanisms (wireless and corded), as well as provide increased stability/retention of one or more mobile devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventor: Que-Whang Rhee
  • Patent number: 11640185
    Abstract: A mobile computing device includes: a front housing having a first sidewall defining a first opening, and a first flange extending into the first opening from an inner surface of the first sidewall; a retaining frame having a second sidewall defining a second opening, and a second flange extending into the second opening from an inner surface of the second sidewall; a display assembly between the first flange and the second flange, the display assembly including a perimeter coupled to a rear surface of the first flange; a first adhesive layer bonding the display assembly with the inner surface of the first sidewall; and a second adhesive layer bonding an outer surface of the second sidewall with the inner surface of the first sidewall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Ellis, Xinghua Shi
  • Patent number: 11632854
    Abstract: An electronic assembly may include a chassis, and electronic modules mounted within the chassis. Each electronic module may include a printed circuit substrate, heat-generating electronic components mounted on the printed circuit substrate, and a heat sink body mounted to the printed circuit substrate and having a plurality of heat pipe receiving passageways extending between opposing side edges and overlying corresponding heat-generating components. A respective elongate, passive, heat pipe may extend within each heat pipe receiving passageway and be removably fastened to at least one end to the heat sink body for enhanced conductive heat transport.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Jason Thompson
  • Patent number: 11614776
    Abstract: Systems and methods disclosed herein disclose the use of docking stations with docking station receptacles of display apparatuses and docking stand assemblies. A docking station placed in a docking station receptacle of a display apparatus may connect to a host device and transport power and/or data as between the docking station, the host device, the display apparatus, and any external object(s). A docking station placed in a docking station receptacle of a docking stand assembly that includes a docking tray configured to interface with a portable electronic device (PED) may transport power and/or data as between the docking station, the PED, and any external objects via a power and data delivery pathway within the docking stand assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: TARGUS INTERNATIONAL LLC
    Inventors: Ronald DeCamp, Man Cheung Dan Tsang, Nicholas Anthony Markovsky
  • Patent number: 11611192
    Abstract: A device and method are provided for more efficient thermal management of optoelectronic devices. A microfluidic distribution apparatus embedded with the optoelectronic device uses a working fluid in phase change to passively remove heat from an optoelectronic device. The working fluid undergoes phase change through various conversions between a liquid state and a two-phase liquid-vapor state to facilitate evaporation and condensation processes as the working fluid is distributed through micro-structures in the embedded microfluidic distribution apparatus. Passive two-phase cooling provides high thermal performance due to the use of the latent heat of a fluid in phase change, as well as the presence of favorable two-phase flow regimes at micro-scale dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Accelsius, LLC
    Inventors: Raffaele Luca Amalfi, Stefano Grillanda
  • Patent number: 11592912
    Abstract: Clickpad structures may be attached to surfaces of an information handling system using material stacks comprising an elastic material, such as a sponge, which can preload a force on the clickpad surface. The preloaded force reduces a gap between the clickpad switch and contact point, which reduces instability, rattling, and other negative experiences with the clickpad surface experienced by a user. According to an embodiment, an input device for an information handling system includes a clickpad surface having a first side configured to receive user input and a second side opposite the first side; a first coupling stack comprising a first elastic material with a first thickness; and a second coupling stack comprising a second elastic material with a second thickness, wherein each of the coupling stacks is attached to the clickpad surface and a surface of the information handling system by adhesives.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jing-Tang Wu, Shih-Wei Yang, Chia-Chi Ho, Ya-Chen Tsai
  • Patent number: 11579652
    Abstract: A terminal includes a first sliding cover and a second sliding cover disposed opposite to each other, and a sliding structure disposed between the first sliding cover and the second sliding cover. The sliding structure includes a first substrate and a second substrate that can slide relative to each other in a sliding direction, a first groove is provided on a first side of the first substrate, a second groove is provided on a second side opposite to the first side, a first spring is disposed at an opening of the first groove, and a second spring is disposed at an opening of the second groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhao Wang, Jinfeng Zhou, Jialin Zhu
  • Patent number: 11579657
    Abstract: The present invention provides a terminal control method, a protective case, and a terminal. In the method, a terminal may be disposed with two Hall effect sensors for sensing a change of a magnetic field generated by a magnet in a protective case, and identify a forward snap-fit operation, an opening operation, a backward snap-fit operation, and the like of the protective case. When detecting the forward snap-fit operation of the protective case, the terminal performs a screen off operation; or when detecting the backward snap-fit operation of the protective case, the terminal may skip performing screen off operation. In embodiments of the present invention, the protective case can be prevented from turning off a screen by mistake, so as to improve terminal control accuracy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jiafu Hu, Haojie Zhang
  • Patent number: 11573602
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device including a first body having a first side and a second side, a second body rotatably connected to the first side of the first body, at least one sliding structure disposed in the first body and adjacent to the second side, a first screen rotatably connected to the second body and movably disposed at the at least one sliding structure, at least one hinge structure disposed in the first body and connected to the at least one sliding structure, and a second screen disposed at the at least one hinge structure and located at the second side is provided. The second body is adapted to rotate relative to the first body and driving the first screen to move along the at least one sliding structure to switch to a closed state or an unfolding state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 11567538
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed that relate to aligning a pressure sensitive adhesive to a body of a display device for attachment of a display module to the display device. One example provides an electronic display device comprising a body, the body comprising a wall and a deck extending inwardly from the wall. The deck comprises a first reference feature configured to interface with a first index feature on a pressure sensitive adhesive application fixture, and a second reference feature configured to interface with a second index feature on the pressure sensitive adhesive application fixture. The electronic display device further comprises a display module supported by the deck, and a pressure sensitive adhesive adhering the display module to the deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Jason Fergus Lee, Kenneth Charles Boman, James Michael Bonicatto
  • Patent number: 11556157
    Abstract: According to the present disclosure, a laptop may be provided with a smaller z-height using a motherboard assembly, including a motherboard having a plurality of components coupled thereon, a thermal transfer unit coupled to one or more component on the motherboard and attachment members for holding the motherboard in a lower compartment of a laptop clamshell casing at an inclining position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Min Suet Lim, Chee Chun Yee, Yew San Lim, Jeff Ku, Tin Poay Chuah