Patents Assigned to Flextronics AP, LLC
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Publication number: 20140266027Abstract: A power transmission pad is configured to provide wireless power transmission to multiple portable electronic devices where each device is orientation-free relative to the pad. The power transmission pad is also configured to be power adaptive by changing the power transmission level depending on the number of devices being concurrently charged. Each device, is placed within the magnetic field for the purpose of charging the device battery. The power transmission pad includes a sweep frequency generator for generating power transmissions across a frequency spectrum. The number of devices to be charged is determined as well as an optimal frequency for maximum energy transfer to each device. A single combined optimal frequency is determined using the optimal frequencies determined for each individual device. The sweep frequency generator is locked to the single combined optimal frequency and a power transmission level is set according to the number of devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
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Publication number: 20140268901Abstract: A switched mode power converter includes a feedback mechanism by which a coded train of pulses with well defined integrity is generated on a secondary side of the power converter and transmitted to the primary side for decoding and application by a waveform analyzer to regulate the power converter output. The pulse train is modulated by a secondary side controller and transmitted across an isolation galvanic barrier. The main transformer is used as the signal transmitter from the secondary side to the primary side of the power converter. The coded pulse train is recognized by a controller on the primary side and translated into a regulating driving signal for a main switching element. The transmitted coded pulse train can be embedded with very high frequency modulation that allows the isolation galvanic barrier to act as a capacitive signal transmitter.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
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Publication number: 20140253143Abstract: An in-circuit testing auto open and close system, apparatus and method includes an in-circuit tester having an upper panel and a lower panel, wherein the upper and lower panels are used to test electrical connections of one or more electronic units. One or more actuators are each coupled to both the upper panel and the lower panel such that they are able to move the upper and lower panels with respect to each other. As a result, a controller coupled with the in-circuit tester and the actuators is able to cause the actuators to automatically close the panels such that the panels sandwich the electronic units at the beginning of a testing program and to automatically open the panels such that the panels are separated at the end of the testing program.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Juan Francisco Duran Hernandez, Jose Antonio Becerra Castrejon
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Patent number: 8831826Abstract: Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to recognize the drivers and/or passengers within the automobile. Based on the recognition, the vehicle may change a configuration of the automobile to match predetermined preferences for the driver and/or passenger. The configurations may also include the recognition of a unique set of gestures for the person. Further, the configuration can also include the tracking of health data related to the person.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Christopher P. Ricci
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Publication number: 20140239008Abstract: A method and apparatus for operating a snail wheel in a vending machine are disclosed. The method for operating the snail wheel includes accepting a 5 gallon water bottle into the snail wheel, lifting the 5 gallon water bottle up off a bottom shelf of the vending machine, rotating the snail wheel 90° from a starting point, stopping the snail wheel after rotating 90°, wherein at the 5 gallon water bottle rolls out of the snail wheel and onto a platform, and rotating the snail wheel 270° back to the starting point.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Stephen H. Hancock, Brandon M. Warzecho
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Publication number: 20140239342Abstract: An LED device and method of manufacture including separately coupling a thin flexible interposer and an LED die to a heat sink structure and then electrically coupling the interposer and the LED die together with a wirebond. A specifically shaped perimeter of an aperture within the interposer negates the need for a cavity or alignment markings within the heat sink structure by limiting the orientation in which the die fits within the aperture. Alternatively, an LED device and method of manufacture include coupling a rigid circuit board to an LED die such that electrical contacts of the die are electrically coupled with electrical input/output terminals of the circuit board. This die/board unit is then able to be coupled to a heat sink structure to form a portion of the device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 27, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Samuel Tam, Murad Kurwa, Shing Dick Pang Tak
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Patent number: 8818725Abstract: Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure builds on integrating existing technology with new devices, methods, and systems to provide a complete vehicle ecosystem.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Christopher P. Ricci
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Patent number: 8811814Abstract: Described herein is a system and method for camera module alignment. A camera module comprises a terminal block and an endcap with a connector shroud. The terminal block includes flexible terminal legs connected to a circuit board and terminal pins for connection with an external connector through the connector shroud. The terminal block includes alignment ribs and an endcap includes alignment pockets. Placement of the alignment ribs into the alignment pockets flexes the flexible terminal legs, moves the terminal block across the circuit board surface and aligns the terminal pins for connection with the external connector through the connector shroud.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Gary Warren, Darren Van Roon, Steve Steane, Reginald C. Grills
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Patent number: 8802991Abstract: A power adaptor for portable electronic devices is positionable in an operational position and a travel position. In an operational position, an AC power connector is exposed for mating with a wall power plug. A DC power cable is extended from a spool. In a closed position, the AC power connector is retracted or removed. The DC power cable is wound around a spool and a cap is positioned thereon to cover the spool and DC power cable. What results is a sleek, featureless, outer surface in a closed position that makes the power adaptor easily stowed and transported.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Fang Hua, Richard Teltz
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Patent number: 8806398Abstract: A method for designing an electronic component includes receiving a device criteria (e.g., a parametric value, procurement value, etc.) from a designer, querying a database for devices corresponding to the device criteria, querying the database for procurement data and/or engineering data associated with the corresponding devices, presenting the devices to the designer based on the procurement data, and receiving input from the designer identifying one of the presented devices as a selected device. In a particular method, the returned devices are sorted based on one or more procurement values (e.g., manufacturer, price, availability, manufacturer status, etc.), and presented to the designer in a ranked list. Objects representative of the selected devices are then entered into a design file, and the objects are associated with the device's engineering and/or procurement data. In a particular embodiment, the objects are associated with the engineering data by embedding the engineering data in the file object.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2010Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Nicholas E. Brathwaite, Ram Gopal Bommakanti, Visvanathan Ganapathy, Paul N. Burns, Douglas Edward Maddox, Michael Anthony Durkan
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Publication number: 20140219369Abstract: A method, system, and devices are provided that create a network over existing power lines. Two or more modules can establish the network for two or more devices in communication with each other. The modules include components that register device(s) and determine the processing of the data signal being sent over the power line network.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Christopher P. Ricci
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Patent number: 8799849Abstract: A method for designing an electronic component includes receiving a device criteria (e.g., a parametric value, procurement value, etc.) from a designer, querying a database for devices corresponding to the device criteria, querying the database for procurement data and/or engineering data associated with the corresponding devices, presenting the devices to the designer based on the procurement data, and receiving input from the designer identifying one of the presented devices as a selected device. In a particular method, the returned devices are sorted based on one or more procurement values (e.g., manufacturer, price, availability, manufacturer status, etc.), and presented to the designer in a ranked list. Objects representative of the selected devices are then entered into a design file, and the objects are associated with the device's engineering and/or procurement data. In a particular embodiment, the objects are associated with the engineering data by embedding the engineering data in the file object.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2013Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Nicholas E. Brathwaite, Ram Gopal Bommakanti, Visvanathan Ganapathy, Paul N. Burns, Douglas Edward Maddox, Michael Anthony Durkan
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Patent number: 8793034Abstract: Methods and systems for a complete vehicle ecosystem are provided. Specifically, systems that when taken alone, or together, provide an individual or group of individuals with an intuitive and comfortable vehicular environment. The present disclosure includes a system to recognize the drivers and/or passengers within the automobile. Based on the recognition, the vehicle may change a configuration of the automobile to match predetermined preferences for the driver and/or passenger.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2012Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Christopher P. Ricci
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Publication number: 20140204619Abstract: A switched mode power converter is configured having predominate secondary side control. A primary side driving circuit is configured as a responsive state machine the output of which is input as the driving signal for a main switch. An output voltage, current or power is sensed and the secondary side controller compares the sensed output characteristic with a predefined reference. The comparison results in an error that signifies an amount that the output is out of regulation. The secondary side controller drives a secondary side switch to generate a voltage pulse across the secondary winding. The voltage pulse has a pulse width that represents the amount of error in the output characteristic. The voltage pulse is transmitted across the transformer and received by the primary side driving circuit, which generates a driving signal modulated according to the voltage pulse and drives the main switch to regulate the output characteristic.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
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Publication number: 20140204622Abstract: A switched mode power converter includes a closed loop feedback control mechanism for regulating an output characteristic and a resonant type circuit for inclusion of resonant energy delivery. The characteristic impedance of the resonant type circuit is modified from an optimal energy transfer configuration to one that dampens fluctuations in a feedback signal used by the closed loop feedback mechanism. The modified characteristic impedance functions to dampen those fluctuations in the feedback signal resulting from leakage inductance energy provided by the resonant type circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2013Publication date: July 24, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Flextronics AP, LLC
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Patent number: 8787044Abstract: An energy recovery snubber circuit for use in switching power converters. The power converters may include a switch network coupled to a primary winding of an isolation transformer, and rectification circuitry coupled to a secondary winding of the isolation transformer. The energy recovery snubber circuit may include clamping circuitry that is operative to clamp voltage spikes and/or ringing at the rectification circuitry. The clamped voltages may be captured by an energy capture module, such as a capacitor. Further, the energy recovery snubber circuitry may include control circuitry operative to return the energy captured by the energy capture module to the input of the power converter. To maintain electrical isolation between a primary side and a secondary side of the isolation transformer, a second isolation transformer may be provided to return the captured energy back to the input of the power converter.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2010Date of Patent: July 22, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Zaohong Yang, Paul Garrity
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Patent number: 8769038Abstract: Methods and apparatus are disclosed for servicing a target device with a remote access device. The target device has a target-device input/output interface and the remote access device has a remote-access-device input/output interface that are operatively coupled at the hardware level. A wireless communication link is established between the remote access device and a communications network to establish a communication link between a computer remote from the target device and from the remote access device. Service instructions are received from the computer at the remote access device over the communication link. The received service instructions are transmitted through the coupled input/output interfaces to service the target device.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2010Date of Patent: July 1, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Adam Montoya
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Publication number: 20140150252Abstract: A driving board folding machine comprises a machine housing, a movable table and one or more pre-folding stations for holding an unfolded flexible circuit and a circuit housing. When the driving board folding machine is activated, the one or more pre-folding stations are moved to a folding station located within the machine housing and the flexible circuit is folded and inserted within the circuit housing. The driving board folding station is able to comprise multiple pre-folding stations on one or more sides of the movable table. A holding pin holds the flexible circuit in place while a forming press moves in order to preform the flexible circuit, fold the flexible circuit and move the circuit housing to insert the flexible circuit into the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2013Publication date: June 5, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLCInventors: Juan Jose Montiel Martinez, Guillermo Armando Martinez Cruz, Mario Lopez Ruiz
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Patent number: 8743565Abstract: The power converter is an integration of three topologies which include a forward converter topology, a flyback converter topology, and a resonant circuit topology. The combination of these three topologies functions to transfer energy using three different modes. A first mode, or forward mode, is a forward energy transfer that forwards energy from the input supply to the output load in a manner similar to a forward converter. A second mode, or flyback mode, stores and releases energy in a manner similar to a flyback converter. A third mode, or resonant mode, stores and releases energy from the resonant tank using a resonant circuit and a secondary side forward-type converter topologies.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2012Date of Patent: June 3, 2014Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLCInventor: Mark Telefus
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Publication number: 20140143839Abstract: The present disclosure describes a microprocessor executable diagnostic module operable to receive, from a vehicle component, a signal regarding a warning and/or error and select a destination for the signal from a plurality of destinations, the plurality of destinations comprising one or more of a vehicle input/output system to present the warning and/or error to a vehicle occupant, an emergency service provider, an emergency responder, a manufacturer of the vehicle, a service facility located in proximity to a current vehicle location, and a remotely located diagnostic service to diagnose a cause of the warning and/or error signal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC.Inventor: Flextronics AP, LLC.