Patents Examined by Abhishek M Rathod
  • Patent number: 11048296
    Abstract: The present invention provides a folding-length-difference compensatory mechanism for the multi-step foldable device. Two bases are connected by three hinge module, such that the matched flexible display can be turned in folded or unfolded states. Each base includes two housings that slide relative to each other, and each hinge module includes a main body and two sliding units. One end of main linkage members and one end of sub-linkage members of sliding units are pivotally connected to the two main pivoting portions of each end of each main body, and the opposite ends of each main linkage member and each sliding member are respectively connected to the housing. The guiding structure is provided on the side and the end between the two housings of the two bases, and/or a support plate body that can be swung is provided on one housing of the two bases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Jarllytec Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Tsun Hsu
  • Patent number: 11051412
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a middle frame, a display assembly, a rear member, and a protective member. The middle frame includes a sidewall disposed in an encircled manner; the display assembly is located at a front side of the middle frame; the rear member is located at a back side of the middle frame; the protective member is movably disposed on the sidewall of the middle frame. In an initial state, a front end and a rear end of the protective member are respectively lower than or flush with a surface of the display assembly or the rear member. The protective member can move toward the back side of the middle frame from the initial state to enable the rear end of the protective member to go beyond the rear member so as to protect the rear member when the electronic device falls off.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuanqing Zeng
  • Patent number: 11051413
    Abstract: A terminal includes: a body including a body front and a body rear; a flexible display screen extending from the body front to the body rear; and a retractable mechanical member arranged at an edge between the body front and the body rear. The retractable mechanical member is configured to drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body rear to move from the body rear to the body front along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an outwardly extended state, and drive a display region of the flexible display screen located on the body front to move from the body front to the body rear along the edge when the retractable mechanical member is in an inwardly retracted state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jieming Yang, Gaocai Han, Xuehu Zhang, Hongzhi Jin
  • Patent number: 11044825
    Abstract: A foldable display device comprises a flexible display panel, a first bottom shell, a second bottom shell, a lifting mechanism, and a transmission mechanism. The flexible display panel comprises a first display area, a second display area, and a foldable display area between the first display area and the second display area. The first bottom shell, the second bottom shell, and the transmission mechanism are respectively disposed below the first display area, the second display area, and the foldable display area. The transmission mechanism is rotatably connected to the lifting mechanism and is configured to make a support member of the lifting mechanism to provide support for the foldable display area when the foldable display device is in an unfolded state. This prevents the foldable display area from collapsing due to finger pressing, or wrinkling and peeling due to bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Inventor: Wen Han
  • Patent number: 11039542
    Abstract: A display device including a main body and a support assembly is provided. The main body includes a first body and a second body that are pivotally connected to each other. A first display surface is located on the first body, and a second display surface is located on the second body. The first body and the second body are adapted to relatively pivot, so that an edge of the first body and an edge of the second body substantially jointly constitute a bending segment. The support assembly is movably connected to the main body. When the support assembly is unfolded from the main body, one end of the bending segment and the support assembly are adapted to jointly support the main body on a surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Au Optronics Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Hsuan Yu
  • Patent number: 11032954
    Abstract: A shield can assembly is described. In one or more implementations, a frame is installed on a printed circuit board (PCB) by using a cross-bar connected to opposing sides of the frame to place the frame on the PCB. Subsequent to installation of the frame on the PCB, the cross-bar is removed from the frame. Once the cross-bar is removed, one or more flexible printed circuits (FPCs) are installed on the PCB. Then, a lid is connected to the frame to from a shield can over the FPCs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen C. Klein, Todd David Pleake, Daniel M. Galel, Ivan Andrew McCracken, Mark Mitchell Gloster, Duane Martin Evans, Tony N. Kfoury
  • Patent number: 11029722
    Abstract: A notebook computer and a keyboard decorative panel thereof are provided. The notebook computer includes a casing, a keyboard module and a keyboard decorative panel. The keyboard module is disposed on the casing. The keyboard decorative panel is disposed on the casing to conceal a hinge on the casing and a fastening hole of the keyboard module. The keyboard decorative panel includes a first cover, a second cover, and a flexible member connected between the first cover and the second cover. The flexible member has flexibility. The first cover bends relative to the second cover because of the flexible member. Therefore, the notebook computer and the keyboard decorative panel thereof enhance the ease of changing the keyboard module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: GETAC TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kun-Cheng Lee, Juei-Chi Chang
  • Patent number: 11026336
    Abstract: A display device is provided in the present disclosure. The display device includes a flexible screen, a support structure, and a foldable structure. The flexible screen includes a first main body, a second main body, and a third main body connected to each of the first main body and the second main body. The support structure includes a first support portion configured to support the first main body and a second support portion configured to support the second main body. The foldable structure overlaps the third main body, and the first support portion and the second support portion are connected to each other through the foldable structure. During a folding process of the display device, at least a portion of the foldable structure is in contact with the third main body and configured to roll relative to the third main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA AM-OLED CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yongxin He
  • Patent number: 11023019
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a body, a lifting component, and a camera. A camera telescoping hole is arranged on the body. The lifting component includes an operating member exposed to outside of the body and a supporting member which is arranged in the body and is in a transmission connection with the operating member. The camera is coupled to the supporting member to extend or retract through the camera telescoping hole when the operating member under action of an external force drives the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2021
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tao Yang
  • Patent number: 11013141
    Abstract: A heat sink may include a base having a first surface in a first plane configured to contact a system on chip (SoC) located on a circuit board. The heat sink may include a plurality of heat transfer members connected to and extending from the base. The plurality of heat transfer members are configured to extend along a longitudinal length in a second plane having a first spacing from the first plane. The plurality of heat transfer members respectively include opposing internal walls that define a second spacing between the plurality of heat transfer members. The heat sink may include an enclosure surrounding the plurality of heat transfer members. The enclosure may include a base plate that contacts the base of the heat sink to form a cold-plate. The enclosure may partially surround the length of the heat transfer members, allowing airflow through the enclosure in a cross direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: MICROSOFT TECHNOLOGY LICENSING, LLC
    Inventor: Brandon Gary
  • Patent number: 11009907
    Abstract: A portable information handling system user interface adapts based upon a position of a keyboard, such as a position detected by accelerations, Hall sensors, ambient light sensors and/or touchscreen display touches. In one example embodiment, a visual indication presented at a display aids end user location of a keyboard in a hidden position, such as a sliding keyboard disposed under a housing portion or a membrane keyboard integrated in a housing portion lower surface and exposed by a disconnect and flip motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jung Hwan Hong, Deeder M. Aurongzeb
  • Patent number: 11003217
    Abstract: A flexible display device including a first body; a second body; and a flexible display unit arranged on a front surface of the first body and the second body. Further, in a folded state of the flexible display unit, the second body covers a rear surface of the first body, a first part of the flexible display unit is wound around a bearing portion in the first body and a second part of the flexible display unit is exposed to the outside; in an unfolded state of the flexible display unit, the first body and the second body are arranged in parallel; and in an extending state of the flexible display unit from the unfolded state, the first body is extended and the first part of the flexible display unit is unwound from the bearing portion and exposed on an extended portion of the flexible display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Youngdo Cha
  • Patent number: 11003215
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel configured to be folded about a first bending axis; a window member disposed on the display panel, the window member including a transparent material; and a functional layer disposed on the window member, the functional layer including a hydrophobic material and a first opening at a region corresponding to the first bending axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Young Eun Oh, Sodam Ahn, Sunhaeng Cho
  • Patent number: 10996715
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a display device and a manufacturing method thereof. The display device includes a middle frame and an indiscrete flexible display panel bending around the middle frame. The flexible display panel includes a main display panel region on one side of the middle frame, an auxiliary display panel region on another side of the middle frame, and a bending region bending around the middle frame to connect the main display panel region with the auxiliary display panel region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Display Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Qiang Zhang, Xiang Feng, Wenting Tian, Yalong Su, Bingqiang Gui, Xiaoru Liu, Zhaokun Yang, Sha Liu, Xiao Sun, Yun Qiu
  • Patent number: 10993022
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing including a front plate forming a first surface, a back plate forming a second surface, and a side member forming a side surface surrounding a space between the first and second surfaces; a sound output device disposed in the housing; an electrical component disposed in the housing and having a variable thickness; and a vibration damping member disposed on at least part of the electrical component or formed between the electrical component and the back plate. The vibration damping member is disposed in a variable space having a thickness varying depending on a thickness variation of the electrical component. The vibration damping member has a height varying in a thickness direction of the variable space to correspond to the thickness of the variable space and divides the variable space into a plurality of sub-spaces when the variable space has a specified thickness or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Joonrae Cho, Junhee Han, Jaehyoung Park, Myeungseon Kim, Myoungsung Sim, Woojin Cho, Sanggon Shin, Junyoung Lee, Hochul Hwang
  • Patent number: 10986741
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic control device that can be reduced in size and weight and can maintain high reliability even under a severe environment. The electronic control device includes: a control substrate; a connector having one end connected to the control substrate and the other end connected to an external terminal; and a housing that covers at least the control substrate and a connecting portion on the connector with the control substrate, in which the housing includes a resin and a metal plate, the metal plate includes a bend part at its outer peripheral portion, and the bend part is covered with the resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: HITACHI AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Yujiro Kaneko, Yoshio Kawai
  • Patent number: 10983563
    Abstract: A flexible display module and an electronic device comprising the same are disclosed, wherein the flexible display module covers uneven surface portions of a flexible circuit board, and protecting circuit components mounted on the flexible circuit board. The flexible display module comprises a flexible display panel including a display portion and a display pad portion disposed on a flexible substrate, a flexible circuit board connected with the display pad portion and arranged in a rear surface of the flexible display panel, and a cover member attached to the rear surface of the flexible display panel and configured to cover uneven surface portions of the flexible circuit board, wherein the cover member includes a cover body portion overlapped with the flexible circuit board, and an adhesion portion connected with both sides of the cover body portion and attached to the rear surface of the flexible display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Insik Shin, Byeongjo Min
  • Patent number: 10976782
    Abstract: A convertible mobile compute device comprises a lid, a base, and a hinge assembly coupled to the lid and the base. The hinge assembly includes a lid hinge bracket secured to the lid and configured to rotate about a lid hinge axis. The hinge assembly also includes a base hinge bracket secured to the base and configured to rotate about a base hinge axis. The lid hinge axis is offset from a centerline axis defined by the lid, and the base hinge axis is offset from a centerline axis defined by the base. As described herein, the offsetting of the hinge axes provides for a smaller a lid-to-base gap when the convertible mobile compute device is positioned in a closed mode relative to when the convertible mobile compute device is positioned in a tablet mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Bijendra Singh, Prakash Kurma Raju, Prasanna Pichumani, Kathiravan D
  • Patent number: 10980150
    Abstract: A component mounting part has a width shorter than a distance between guiderails. Backside projected parts protrude in a width direction from the component mounting part at a case-backside end. A width K2 which is a sum of a width of the component mounting part and widths of the backside projected parts is greater than a distance G1 between the guiderails. A clearance is formed between the circuit board and the heat conduction member when the backside projected parts are supported by the guiderails. A distance G3 from an insertion slot to an end of the guiderail on the case backside, is shorter than a distance K4 from an end of the circuit board on the side of the insertion slot to an end of the backside projected part on the side of the insertion slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2021
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hiroki Chitaka
  • Patent number: 10963017
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, a driven component, a magnetic component and an electromagnetic component. The casing has an outer surface, an inner surface, and an accommodating groove penetrating through the outer surface and the inner surface. The driven component is movably disposed in the accommodating groove. The magnetic component is connected to the driven component. The electromagnetic component is aligned with the magnetic component, and the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are located at the same side of the inner surface. When the electromagnetic component isn't powered, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are attracted to each other, and the driven component is positioned at a first position. When the electromagnetic component is powered, the magnetic component and the electromagnetic component are repulsed to each other so as to drive the driven component to move from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hung-Chi Chen, Ming-Feng Hsieh, Ju-Hsien Weng, Tzu-Hsiang Chang, Zheng-Yan Lee, Yu-Ming Lin, Huei-Ting Chuang, Shun-Bin Chen