Patents Examined by Abhishek Rathod
  • Patent number: 9609099
    Abstract: A mobile terminal includes a display unit, a front case configured to be combined with the display unit using a front side of the front case, a main board configured to be combined with a rear side of the front case, a rear case configured to be combined with a rear side of the main board, a boss in which a internal screw thread formed on both a left side and a right side of the front case and the internal screw thread heading a rear side is formed, a connection hole formed on a position corresponding to the internal screw thread of the rear case, a screw configured to be connected with the internal screw thread in a manner of passing through the connection hole, a boss bump configured to be positioned at an outer circumstance of the boss and a boss accommodation part configured to be formed on both a left side and a right side of the main board and correspond to a shape of the boss and a shape of the boss bump. It is able to reduce thickness of the mobile terminal by omitting a frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
    Inventors: Kyunghwan Lee, Jaehyuk Kang, Guetae Cho
  • Patent number: 9605445
    Abstract: A component carrier for substantially electrical components (1), in particular for electrical/electronic components (1) as parts of motor vehicle locking systems, preferably motor vehicle door lock component carriers, comprising a main part (2) and at least one side wall (3, 4), wherein the side wall (3, 4) is detachably connected to the main part (2) at least in some regions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: KIEKERT AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventor: Andreas Ziganki
  • Patent number: 9600035
    Abstract: A display device includes a bottom chassis including first and second bottom portions, a mold frame including first and second frame portions disposed in respective first and second bottom portions, a hinge portion configured to couple the first and second frame portions to each other, a flexible display panel disposed on the mold frame and the hinge portion, a first curvature adjusting portion disposed between one side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the first frame portion, a second curvature adjusting portion disposed between the opposite side of the hinge portion and the display panel and coupled to the second frame portion, a first support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the first curvature adjusting portion, and a second support portion coupled to the hinge portion and configured to support the second curvature adjusting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang Min Park, Sang Wol Lee
  • Patent number: 9578792
    Abstract: A magnetic field shielding sheet includes: a magnetic field shielding main sheet disposed on the back of the digitizer to thus prevent affecting the digitizer; and a magnetic field shielding sub-sheet laminated in a dual on at least one of four side edges of the magnetic field shielding main sheet, and to prevent affecting the digitizer by the magnesium frame inside the portable terminal, wherein the magnetic field shielding main sheet includes a shielding layer made of a plurality of pieces, a cover layer adhered to one surface of the shielding layer, and a double-sided tape adhered to the other surface of the shielding layer. A magnetic field arising from various components incorporated in a portable terminal device is shielded by the magnetic field shielding main sheet while the magnetic field shielding sub-sheet prevents a digitizer from being affected by a magnesium frame, thereby enhancing performance of the digitizer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: AMOSENSE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kil Jae Jang, Dong Hoon Lee, Ki Chul Kim
  • Patent number: 9572274
    Abstract: A securing mechanism is configured to secure an electronic device. The electronic device includes a body, a power adapter and a first data cable connecting the body with the power adapter. The securing mechanism includes a base and a cover. The base includes a second data cable. The cover defines a limiting groove and a securing portion connected with the second data cable. The body is configured to be received in the limiting groove. The power adapter is configured to be inserted into the securing portion. The second data cable is configured to be inserted into a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shu-Qi Wu, Yong-Chang Fan, Yu-Lin Liu
  • Patent number: 9563238
    Abstract: A fixing member is used for fixing a plate to a frame. The fixing member includes a body and a fixing plate extending from the body. The body can lock with the frame along a first direction substantially parallel to the body. The fixing plate is configured to deform along a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction and lock with an aligning portion of the plate. An electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wei-Yong Ma, Da-Long Sun
  • Patent number: 9541779
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a bottom case, and a curvature maintaining bar. The display panel has a first curvature. The display panel is disposed in the bottom case. The bottom case has a locking projection and a second curvature substantially a same shape or radius as that of the first curvature. The curvature maintaining bar is coupled to the locking projection. The curvature maintaining bar includes a first protrusion. The bottom case has a coupling hole into which the first protrusion is inserted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Weejoon Jeong
  • Patent number: 9537526
    Abstract: A door securement system for a protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that covers a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the back of the device. Where upper and lower backing elements are used that meet at a parting line along the outer (exterior) surface of the bottom shell, a locking mechanism may be used to pull the backing elements together and hold them in place. A multi-hinged door is positioned along a portion of the protective case to allow access to ports of the mobile device. The door has open, shut and sealed configurations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Dennis M. Puhalla, Keith Alsberg
  • Patent number: 9538678
    Abstract: A voltage controller has an electrically insulating supporting structure provided with a plurality of electrical connecting terminals. At least one of the terminals has a flexible blade of elongate shape which protrudes inside the structure where a distal end portion of the blade is connected to a circuit housed therein. The supporting structure has a protective formation with at least one strip which has a shape corresponding to that of the blade and which extends in superimposition on this blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: JOHNSON ELECTRIC S.A.
    Inventor: Marco Bussa
  • Patent number: 9532479
    Abstract: An input/output module is configured to achieve at least one of a function of acquiring a measurement signal from a measurement target and a function of outputting data. The input/output module includes a casing, a rotational connector disposed on the casing, the rotational connector including an arc-shaped notch, the rotational connector being configured to interlock with a connection mechanism of a base to serve as a rotation point so that the input/output module is rotatable to get connected to the base and a latch-shaped fixer configured to fit into a groove formed in at least one of an upper inner surface and a lower inner surface when the input/output module is pushed into a slot having the upper inner surface and the lower inner surface to get connected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: YOKOGAWA ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takayuki Hamada, Akio Morita, Yuusuke Fujitani, Ken-ichi Yoshida
  • Patent number: 9526173
    Abstract: An attachment capable of preventing liquid from adhering to a specific electronic component within an electronic device. An electronic substrate has an attachment which can be attached to and detached from the electronic substrate. The attachment has an attachment part detachably attached to an edge of the electronic substrate; and a shield part connected to or integrally formed with the attachment part. The attachment part is a clip-like member having a certain degree of elasticity, and is configured to grip an edge of the electronic substrate so that the attachment is held at a predetermined place. The shield part has an inclined surface, and is configured to shield the electronic component so that liquid, such as a splash or droplet moving toward the electronic component, does not adhere to the component when the attachment is held at the predetermined place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2016
    Assignee: FANUC Corporation
    Inventors: Norihiro Chou, Kiichi Inaba
  • Patent number: 9515399
    Abstract: A stacked connector alignment system includes a board with processor and a board connector coupled to the processor. An alignment element is mounted to the board adjacent the board connector. The alignment element includes first alignment members and second alignment members that are spaced apart from the first alignment members. A first component includes a primary first component connector and a secondary first component connector that is located on an opposite surface of the first component from the primary first component connector, and the first alignment members are configured to engage the first component to align the primary first component connector with the board connector. A second component includes a second component connector, and the second alignment members are configured to engage the second component to align the second component connector with the secondary first component connector when the primary first component connector is connected to the board connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Salvador D. Jimenez, III, Corey Dean Hartman, Bernard Strmiska
  • Patent number: 9507376
    Abstract: An apparatus including a first electrical display; and a second electrical display movably connected to the first electrical display between a first configuration and a second configuration. In the first configuration the first and second electrical displays generally face each other. In the second configuration the first and second electrical displays do not generally face each other and are viewable from a same direction. The first and second electrical displays are sized and shaped such that in the first configuration a portion of the second electrical display is visible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy
    Inventors: Mikael Kontkanen, Jussi Ropo, Pasi Tuomo Antero Kemppinen, Vicente Calvo Alonso
  • Patent number: 9497867
    Abstract: A thin display device includes a display unit and an outer casing accommodating a device component constituting a display unit together with the display unit. Upper corner regions and lower corner regions of the outer casing are held by upper corner shock-absorbing members and lower corner shock-absorbing members disposed separately at upper corners and lower corners of a packing box when the thin display device is accommodated in the packing box. The device component is accommodated in a peripheral portion in the outer casing. A center of gravity of the device component is positioned within a region of the outer casing where the upper corner shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing and a region of the outer casing where the lower shock-absorbing member holds the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Motonari Ogura, Yuuichi Hasegawa, Tadahiro Kugimaru
  • Patent number: 9497878
    Abstract: A retaining mechanism for holding a circuit board and a related electronic device include a supporter, a first fixing component, a second fixing component and a third fixing component. The first fixing component is disposed on a supporting wall of the supporter, to buckle an edge of the circuit board and to constrain a movement of the circuit board in a first direction. The second fixing component is disposed on another supporting wall of the supporter, to contact against another edge of the circuit board and to constrain a movement of the circuit board in a second direction. The third fixing component is disposed on a base of the supporter. A holding portion and a hooking unit of the third fixing component respectively holds a bottom of the circuit board and inserts into an opening on the circuit board, to prevent the circuit board and the holding portion from separation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Chia Huang, Sliphen Yang
  • Patent number: 9497697
    Abstract: A handheld communication device includes first and second screens, a hinge to rotate the first and second screens between open and closed positions, and a permanent magnet to maintain the first and second screens in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2016
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventors: Charles Becze, Michael J. O'Connor
  • Patent number: 9491873
    Abstract: An element housing package includes a base body having a rectangular shape, having a mounting region for mounting a semiconductor element, a frame body disposed so as to surround the mounting region, a connection conductor disposed from the upper surface to a lower surface of the base body, a circuit conductor disposed on the lower surface of the base body, one end of the circuit conductor being electrically connected to the connection conductor and an other end of the circuit conductor being drawn out laterally from a first side surface of the base body, and a metal plate bonded to the lower surface of the base body, having an attachment region and a ground conductor region. The metal plate has an outer peripheral region which is drawn out laterally from the base body, from the ground conductor region to the attachment region along an outer periphery of the base body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2016
    Assignee: Kyocera Corporation
    Inventor: Mahiro Tsujino
  • Patent number: 9471110
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, and a protecting member. The first module includes a side surface and a fixed member, wherein the fixed member includes a protrusion protruding from the side surface. The second module includes a recess. The protecting member encompasses the protrusion and includes a first surface, a second surface, and an elastic portion, wherein the first surface is opposite to the second surface. The elastic portion protrudes from the first surface. When the protrusion is joined to the recess, the second surface and the elastic portion contact an inner wall of the recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ming-Yen Wu, Han-Tsung Shen, Yan-Lin Kuo
  • Patent number: 9474148
    Abstract: A compliant middle member to be used between encapsulated stacked circuit boards contained in an enclosure. The compliant middle member absorbing expansion forces from an encapsulant experiencing thermal expansion, thereby diverting and reducing the expansion forces exerted upon the electrical components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: Trumpet Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: James Liberty, John W. Ramonas, Dennis A. Maller
  • Patent number: 9462099
    Abstract: A protective case for housing a mobile device is provided. The protective case comprises a top shell that seals against a top surface of a device and a bottom shell that cradles the back of the device. The top shell provides a downward extension along its perimeter that fits within a pocket formed around at least a portion of the perimeter of the bottom shell. At least the top shell forms an outward extending protrusion that is gripped by one or more backing elements that slide over the exterior of the bottom shell and extend up around the protrusion to grip the top shell and secure it to the bottom shell. Where upper and lower backing elements are used that meet at a parting line along the outer (exterior) surface of the bottom shell, a locking mechanism may be used to pull the backing elements together and hold them in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2016
    Assignee: Wimo Labs LLC
    Inventors: Scott H. Wilson, Michael Seum, Gillian Rode, David B. Seal, Dennis M. Puhalla, Keith Alsberg, Jon Godston