Patents Examined by Adrian S Wilson
  • Patent number: 11714459
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided that includes a housing having a first side with an insertion hole. The electronic device also includes a first tray configured to accommodate at least a subscriber identity module (SIM). The first tray is inserted into the housing through the insertion hole and is removably accommodated within the housing. The electronic device further includes a second tray configured to accommodate at least a memory card. The second tray is inserted into the housing through the insertion hole and is removably accommodated within the housing. In a state of being accommodated within the housing, the first tray and the second tray are at least partially disposed on the same plane, and at least a portion of the second tray is exposed to an outer surface of the housing while closing the insertion hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Inventors: Junhyeok Song, Backman Kim, Kwangsik Yang, Wonku Yeo, Sunghyun Yoo, Seokho Lee, Hwanju Jo
  • Patent number: 11716827
    Abstract: A computing equipment box assembly can include a mechanical chassis component, which can include a support sheet configured for supporting computing components. A plurality of passages can be formed through the support sheet. A mechanical cable can be routable down through at least one of the passages and up through at least one other of the passages. A tensioner can be couplable with the cable and adjustable to modify an amount of tension in the cable so as to alter an amount of pre-bow or pre-bend present in the mechanical chassis component. For example, the mechanical cable may be tensioned to apply a force to the support sheet and counteract an upward pre-bend or pre-bow so that the computing components are prevented from protruding into an adjacent upper volume for an upper computer server overhead and from sagging into an adjacent lower volume for a lower computer server underneath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan F Conroy, Christopher Mario Gil
  • Patent number: 11703911
    Abstract: A portable terminal includes a main body having a rectangular shape in a plan view and having a display on a surface, a battery housed in the main body, and a circuit board. As viewed from the back, the main body is divided into areas consisting of a matrix of 25 divisions. The battery is housed in a first integrated area, and the center of the battery is located in the 13th area as viewed from the back. The circuit board is disposed along the perimeter of the battery as viewed through the back, and an option component is removably attached to an option area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi Mochizuki, Atsuhiro Koyama, Takayuki Konishi
  • Patent number: 11703907
    Abstract: An example apparatus Includes a first hinge, a first housing having a hinge region and a support panel, where the support panel is to extend from the hinge region. The apparatus also Includes a first display device rotatably coupled to the support panel via the first hinge, a second housing having a set of external electrical contact to provide power to a removable input device, a second hinge to rotatably couple the first housing to the second housing, and a second display device fixedly coupled to the second housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Hyunmin Moon
  • Patent number: 11693449
    Abstract: A frame includes a support assembly extending in a first direction, two hemming brackets, and at least two detachable fixing structures. The hemming brackets respectively disposed at both sides of the support assembly in the first direction. Each hemming bracket extends in a second direction different from the first direction. An end of the hemming bracket away from the support assembly is a flanged portion. The hemming bracket is fixed to a corresponding end of the support assembly through at least one detachable fixing structure. One of the hemming bracket and the end of the support assembly has at least one via hole, and each detachable fixing structure passing through a via hole to be fixed to another of the hemming bracket and the end of the support assembly. An outer wall of the detachable fixing structure and a hole wall of the via hole has a gap therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Zifeng Wang
  • Patent number: 11690191
    Abstract: An electronic device including a chassis, a motherboard, an expansion card and a support. The motherboard is disposed in the chassis. The expansion card includes a circuit board assembly and a fixing plate. The circuit board assembly is fixed to a side of the fixing plate. The circuit board assembly is electrically connected to the motherboard and is fixed to the chassis via the fixing plate. A side of the support supports a side of the circuit board assembly that is located farthest from the fixing plate. A side of the support that is located farthest from the circuit board assembly is fixed to the motherboard and the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: MICRO-STAR INT'L CO., LTD., MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ting Rong Ciou, Yung Ching Huang, Shang-Chih Yang
  • Patent number: 11687130
    Abstract: A computing device includes a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) card and a heater apparatus. The heater apparatus is located proximate to the PCI card and configured to heat the PCI card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Eric Michael Tunks, John Randolph Stuewe, Ayedin Nikazm
  • Patent number: 11687128
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing, a flexible display, a printed circuit board, an antenna radiator, and a flexible printed circuit board. The second housing slides in a first direction to be pulled out of the first housing and slides in a second direction opposite to the first direction to be pulled into the inside of the first housing. The flexible display is disposed in the first housing and the second housing. The printed circuit board is disposed in the second housing and may move according to sliding of the second housing. The antenna radiator is disposed on a side surface of the first housing. The flexible printed circuit board electrically connects the printed circuit board and the antenna radiator. The first housing includes a through hole formed in a side surface thereof, and at least a portion of the antenna radiator may be inserted via the through hole into the inside of the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonho Lee, Hoyoung Jeong, Hyoungtak Cho, Soyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 11683904
    Abstract: Guide holders for engaging a motherboard sled with an input-output sled stacked thereon within an electronic chassis, are disclosed. The electronic chassis includes a motherboard sled having a housing having a first sidewall and a second sidewall opposite to the first sidewall, a first guide holder and a second guide holder. The first guide holder is coupled to the first sidewall and includes a first plurality of slots for directing motion of a first plurality of guide pins of an input-output sled in a predetermined direction. The second guide holder is coupled to the second sidewall and includes a second plurality of slots for directing motion of a second plurality of guide pins of the input-output sled in the predetermined direction. The motion of the first plurality of guide pins and the second plurality of guide pins, upon completion, locks the input-output sled to the motherboard sled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chun Chang, Shih-Hsuan Hu, Cheng-Feng Tsai, Yu-Hsun Chen
  • Patent number: 11681338
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus for mounting a power module to a server chassis includes a first rail member attachable to a server chassis and a second rail member mountable to the first rail member. The second rail member includes several mounting points. The apparatus further includes a power distribution board (PDB) coupled to the second rail member at one of the mounting points. The PDB connects power from a power bus of an electronic rack to a server included in the server chassis populated on the rack. The PDB includes one or more power conversion devices to regulate power to the one or more electronic devices of the server and a set of power clips to attach the PDB to a power bus of an electronic rack. The coupling of the PDB and the rails enable connections to different electronic racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11675389
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a host; a first screen, comprising a first connecting edge, the first screen is slidably connected to the host by the first connecting edge, and the first screen slides between a first slide position and a second slide position relative to the host; a magnet module, disposed on the first screen or on the host, the magnet module comprises a plurality of magnet components, and the magnet components are arranged at intervals; and a magnetic induction module, disposed on the host or on the first screen relative to the magnet module, wherein when the first screen is flipped towards the host at any position between the first slide position and the second slide position, the magnetic induction module detects a magnetic field of the magnet module to causes the host to switch to a system state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Tsung Chang, Chih-Chiun Lin
  • Patent number: 11675392
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a rollable display. The electronic device may include a main bracket configured to support the first portion of the rollable display, a roller member disposed in the first direction from the main bracket and arranged in a third direction perpendicular to the first direction, at least one folding support member disposed between the main bracket and the roller member and configured to support the second portion of the rollable display, a circuit board disposed to overlap at least a portion of the main bracket, at least one electronic component disposed adjacent to the roller member, and a FPCB configured to electrically connecting the main circuit board and the electronic component, wherein the FPCB is disposed to pass through the folding support member and extends from a portion of the circuit board to a portion of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jinyong Park, Dongku Kang, Jichul Kim, Bongkyu Min, Baekeun Cho, Chihyun Cho, Hyuncheol Jin
  • Patent number: 11675388
    Abstract: A top case assembly for a portable computer is disclosed. The assembly may include an integral unified (e.g., homogenous) top case formed from a single part. The integral top case provides an enclosure, frame and cosmetic exterior of the portable computer. The integral top case also serves as the primary structure of the portable computer. The assembly may include a variety of subassemblies such as keyboards, touchpads, circuit boards, and drives that are carried by the underside of the integral top case. The integral top case may be formed from aluminum slab that has been machined to form walls, openings, attachment areas and cosmetic areas of the top case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Matthew Theobald, Jonathan P. Ive, Bartley K. Andre, Christopher Stringer, Daniel J. Coster, John Raff, Ron Hopkinson, John Brock, Chris Ligtenberg, Michelle Rae Goldberg
  • Patent number: 11672098
    Abstract: An electronic device configured to be mounted in a housing of a cluster, the device comprising a rear body housing at least one mother board configured to be powered by the cluster, a front tray housing at least one electronic board having at least one socket, the front tray comprising at least one fastening member for mounting an expansion card having an edge connector and a fastening portion, the electronic board being connected to the mother board by at least one flexible cable, the front tray being mounted slidable relatively from the rear body between a close position and an open position in which the front tray is at least partially removed from the cluster housing while keeping the rear body into the cluster housing so that an expansion card can be mounted/unmounted from the electronic board without powering off the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Sanjayakumar Halli, Prakash Nagaraja, Sriprada Adiga, Kumar Avinash, Madhu K Sharma, Pravin Kumar Thakur
  • Patent number: 11665849
    Abstract: The fire shield enclosure makes use of a set of external metal shields that can be attached to a wall mounted variable frequency drive (VFD) in the field either before or after the VFD has been installed for the purpose of providing adequate protection from a fire as defined by a UL2043: Fire Test for Heat and Visible Smoke Release (UL2043 fire test). The fire shield enclosure pertains to a VFD for which may use a polymer material as an integral part of its enclosure housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Brian J. Baldwin, Stephen C. Zenobia, IV, Charles J. Paddock
  • Patent number: 11650623
    Abstract: A display device is disclosed. The display device may comprise a display panel; a frame disposed behind the display panel and coupled to the display panel; a stand configured to support the frame at a lower part of the display panel; a bottom accommodation portion fixed to a lower part of the stand, the bottom accommodation portion having an inner space that is opened rearward; and a box slidably inserted into the inner space, the box having an accommodation space provided inside the box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongwoo Cho, Hyungkwon Yun, Jungyul Sakong, Munhwan Kim, Changwan Noh, Junghun Lee
  • Patent number: 11650636
    Abstract: A storage device attachment and detachment structure comprising a holding member configured to hold a storage device with a storage medium, and a pressure member including a biasing portion that has an end portion connected to the holding member, the biasing portion being configured to contact the storage device to press the storage device in a biasing direction toward the holding member, the pressure member being movable to a pressure release position in which the pressure member is separated from the storage device in an opposite direction of the biasing direction to release pressure relative to the storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: FUNAI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Hayashi, Daisuke Ogawa
  • Patent number: 11644865
    Abstract: There are provided systems, devices and methods for operating a housing for an electronic device as an input/output (I/O) device. In one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing configured to function as an integrated housing and I/O device and one or more sensors obscured by a panel of the housing. The one or more sensors being configured to sense via the panel of the housing. The electronic device further includes a processing unit communicatively coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to interpret electrical signals generated by the one or more sensors. One or more output devices are communicatively coupled to the processing unit and configured to provide an output in response to the one or more sensors generating an electrical signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Aleksandar Pance, Nicholas Vincent King, Duncan Kerr, Brett Bilbrey
  • Patent number: 11644871
    Abstract: An information handling system may be implemented as a notebook, comprising a first assembly, a second assembly, a hinge mechanically coupling the first assembly to the second assembly wherein the hinge comprises a surface having an apparent reflectivity of light which is variable from a first location of the surface to a second location of the surface, a source of light configured to project light onto a surface of the hinge, and a sensor configured to detect an intensity of light reflected from the surface of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Kened Li-Diaz, Anthony W. Howard
  • Patent number: 11644867
    Abstract: A display device including a display module having a first area exposed to an outside in a first state and a second state and a second area defined adjacent to the first area and exposed to the outside in the second state, a case accommodating the display module, and a driver controlling the first state and the second state of the display module. The driver includes a first driving module fixed to the case, a second driving module coupled to the first driving module, and a sliding module coupled to the second driving module and moving in a direction closer to or farther away from the second motor according to a rotation of the second screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Sungsang Ahn