Patents Examined by Anatoly Vortman
  • Patent number: 10867764
    Abstract: An actuator includes an actuator body, an output piston portion, an ignition device and a sealing member formed of a metal plate-like member. The sealing member separates a space in the actuator body into a first space where the ignition device is disposed and a second space where the output piston portion is disposed, and seals a combustion product generated by the ignition device in the first space. A peripheral edge portion of the sealing member is fixed to an inner wall that defines the space. The sealing member is deformed by the gunpowder combustion such that its central portion is displaced to a side of the output piston portion, to thereby press the output piston portion using the central portion and cause the output piston portion to slide in the through hole. With this, energy for driving an output piston portion is suitably transmitted to the output piston portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Daicel Corporation
    Inventor: Takaya Masumoto
  • Patent number: 10861662
    Abstract: A temperature-dependent switch has a first and a second stationary counter contact and a temperature-dependent switching mechanism with a contact member. The switching mechanism, in its first switching position, presses the contact member against the first counter contact and, in this case, produces an electrically conducting connection between the two counter contacts via the contact member. The switching mechanism, in its second switching position, holds the contact member at a spacing from the first counter contact. A closing lock is provided, which prevents the switch, once opened, from closing again. The closing lock locks the temperature-dependent switching mechanism permanently in the second switching position thereof in a mechanical manner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Inventor: Marcel P. Hofsaess
  • Patent number: 10850688
    Abstract: A vehicular circuit body provided in a vehicle includes a trunk line that extends in at least a front-and-rear direction of the vehicle, a plurality of control boxes that are provided in the trunk line, and a branch line that directly or indirectly connects a control box to an accessory. The trunk line includes a power source line having a predetermined current capacity and a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity. The branch line includes a communication line having a predetermined communication capacity. The communication line of the trunk line has a transmission path for an optical signal. The communication line of the branch line has a transmission path for an electric signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masahiro Takamatsu, Koichi Uezono, Kousuke Kinoshita, Atsushi Nakata, Yasuyuki Saito, Kazuyuki Oiwa, Terumitsu Sugimoto, Taku Furuta, Noriaki Sasaki, Yukinari Naganishi, Sadaharu Okuda, Kunihiko Yamada
  • Patent number: 10852782
    Abstract: A portable information handling system structure located between housing hinges along one side of the housing has first and second antenna disposed at opposing ends with a cooling fan between the first and second antenna and over the antenna structure to isolate the first and second antenna. In one embodiment, a parasitic element disposed between the first and second antenna and under the cooling fan has resonance tuned to isolate wireless signals of a frequency supported by the first and second antenna.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Ching Wei Chang, Suresh Ramasamy, Allen B. McKittrick, Jeffery D. Kane
  • Patent number: 10855060
    Abstract: A cooling system includes an evaporator associated with a heat source. A condenser is located at a higher elevation than the evaporator. A heat pipe structure fluidly connects the evaporator with the condenser. A fan forces air through the condenser. A working fluid is in the evaporator so as to be heated to a vapor state, with the heat pipe structure transferring the vapor to the condenser and passively returning condensed working fluid back to the evaporator for cooling of the heat source. A plurality of thermoelectric generators is associated with the condenser and converts heat, obtained from the working fluid in the vapor state, to electrical energy to power the fan absent an external power source. The thermoelectric generators provide the electrical energy to the fan so that a rotational speed of the fan is automatically self-regulating to either increase or decrease based on a varying heat load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Patrik Kaufmann, Oleksandr Sologubenko, Francoise Molitor, Tilo Buehler
  • Patent number: 10852788
    Abstract: A computer component cooling device to cool one or more heat-emitting components of a computer comprising a fan that draws air there through in a flow path; a heat transfer tank including one or more channels therein to circulate a heat transfer fluid there through; a pump that pumps the heat transfer between the heat transfer tank and one or more component heat exchangers to cool the one or more heat-emitting components of the computer; a heat exchanger including a plurality of heating elements extending therefrom and into the flow path; and one or more Peltier devices including one or more cold sides thermally coupled to the heat transfer tank and one or more hot sides thermally coupled to the heat exchanger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: George Anthony Edwards
  • Patent number: 10856440
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to cool an electronic assembly includes an evaporator configured to evaporate a cooling medium using heat of the electronic assembly, and a power transformer configured to transform energy stored in the evaporated cooling medium into electric power. The cooling medium has an evaporating temperature at atmospheric pressure within a temperature range of 50° C. to 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: HENSOLDT Sensors GmbH
    Inventors: Joerg Sander, Tim Moser
  • Patent number: 10847335
    Abstract: A disc fuse including an electrically insulating substrate having a via formed therethrough extending between a first surface and a second surface of the substrate, an electrically conductive first terminal disposed on the first surface of the substrate, and an electrically conductive second terminal disposed on the second surface of the substrate, the second terminal including an outer portion having an inner edge defining a through-hole in the second terminal, the second terminal further including a fuse portion extending from the inner edge, the fuse portion comprising a fusible element terminating in a contact pad, wherein the substrate provides an electrically insulating barrier between the first terminal and the second terminal and wherein the via provides an electrical connection between the first terminal and the contact pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Littelfuse, Inc
    Inventors: Maria Lily E. Rosios, Albert Enriquez, Todd Dietsch, Werner Johler
  • Patent number: 10849252
    Abstract: A converter is provided. The converter includes a housing, a circuit board unit, a heat source member, a fan, and a first heat sink. A waterproof area and a ventilation area are formed in the housing. The circuit board unit is disposed in the waterproof area. The heat source member is disposed in the waterproof area and coupled to the circuit board unit. The fan is disposed in the ventilation area, wherein the fan is adapted to generate an air flow. The first heat sink is disposed in the ventilation area, and thermally connected to the heat source member, wherein the air flow is adapted to pass through the first heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yi-Heng Sun, Yung-Jen Cheng, Kai-Ti Chang
  • Patent number: 10842014
    Abstract: A memory heat dissipation unit is disclosed. The memory heat dissipation unit includes a main body having a first portion, a second portion and a connection portion having two lateral edges separately connected to the first and the second portion. The first and the second portion have at least one first heat-receiving section and at least one second heat-receiving section formed thereon, respectively; and the first and the second heat-receiving section are correspondingly in contact with at least one memory chip each to exchange heat with the chips and accordingly cool the same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Tung-Yi Wu
  • Patent number: 10838454
    Abstract: A monitor-mounted status indicator light assembly is disclosed, including at least one status indicator light and a mounting bracket adapted for mounting on a monitor. In some embodiments, standard VESA mounting configurations are employed, and the assembly's mounting bracket does not interfere with, or prevent, mounting of the monitor to a monitor mounting arm via the same VESA mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Salmon, Daniel LiCalzi, Daniel J. McDermott
  • Patent number: 10831247
    Abstract: There is provided an electronic apparatus that includes a heat radiation unit capable of radiating heat efficiently from a heat pipe. The electronic apparatus includes: a blower fan that blows air toward an exhaust port formed in a main body chassis; a heat radiation fin provided in an air-blowing outlet of the blower fan; and a heat pipe fixed to the heat radiation fin. In a region in contact with the heat pipe, the heat radiation fin is of a partial connection structure in which multiple fin members are partially fixed and connected to one another, and in a region with no contact with the heat pipe, the heat radiation fin is a structure of continuous fins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Akinori Uchino, Kazuya Tatsuno, Takateru Adachi, Takuroh Kamimura
  • Patent number: 10831249
    Abstract: A heat conduction component and a mobile terminal are disclosed. The heat conduction component is applied to a mobile terminal. The heat conduction component includes a support part and a heat dissipation part. A cavity is disposed inside the support part. The heat dissipation part is disposed in the cavity, and the heat dissipation part has mesh capillary holes. The heat source component is located at one end of the heat dissipation part, a low temperature area is located at the other end of the heat dissipation part, and a temperature of the low temperature area is lower than a temperature of an area in which the heat source component is located. A heat conduction medium is disposed in the mesh capillary hole of the heat dissipation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huawen Jiang, Linfang Jin
  • Patent number: 10826280
    Abstract: Provided is an electrical connection box that is equipped with a newly constructed dark current circuit connection/disconnection mechanism that can be used to change circuits of the dark current circuit connection/disconnection mechanism and improve versatility. A conduction member holder has a conduction member holding portion that extends spanning over a plurality of cavities that are provided in a case. A conduction member includes: a first conduction member that is connected to a connection terminal of a dark current circuit housed in one of the cavities; and a second conduction member that is connected simultaneously to the connection terminal of the dark current circuits housed in one of the cavities and a connection terminal of another circuit housed in another cavity. The first conduction member or the second conduction member that is selected according to a required circuit configuration is mounted in the conduction member holding portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventor: Daisuke Matsuura
  • Patent number: 10818407
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electrical apparatus having an insulating space which contains a dielectric insulation fluid comprising an organofluorine compound. At least one solid component of the apparatus that is directly exposed to the insulation fluid contains a basic body made of a first material and a protective layer made of a second material different from the first material, the protective layer being directly or indirectly applied on the basic body and having a thickness of at least 50 ?m. The organofluorine compound is selected from the group consisting of: fluoroethers, fluoroketones, fluoroolefins, fluoronitriles, and mixtures thereof, and the first material comprises or consists of a material selected from the group consisting of: a polymeric material, a ceramic, a composite material, and mixtures or combinations thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Anna Di-Gianni, Malena Bergsblom, Thomas Alfred Paul, Javier Mantilla Florez, Mathias-Dominic Buergler, Oliver Cossalter, Stephan Grob
  • Patent number: 10820406
    Abstract: A circuit structure includes a circuit board having a connection opening. An electronic component is mounted on a top surface side of the circuit board, and a plurality of bus bars are disposed on a bottom surface side thereof, the electronic component includes a plurality of connection terminals, and a connection terminal of the plurality of connection terminals is connected to a bus bar on the bottom surface side of the circuit board via the connection opening. The circuit structure includes a heat dissipation member provided on a side of the plurality of bus bars opposite to a surface on which the electronic component is connected, an insulating heat-transfer material having insulating properties and heat transferring properties, and a restricting member is provided between the plurality of bus bars and the heat dissipation member, and restricts movement of the insulating heat-transfer material caused by an increase in temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takehito Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10820445
    Abstract: A pair of electronic displays are placed back to back and are configured for mounting to a vehicle. A pair of thermal plates are located behind the electronic displays and a pair of transparent plates are located in front of the electronic displays. A closed loop of air travels vertically through the space between the electronic displays and transparent panels and through a closed loop plenum. An open loop of air travels horizontally through the space between thermal plates and the rear surface of the electronic displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventor: Marcos Diaz
  • Patent number: 10807546
    Abstract: The present invention pertains to a vehicular circuit body composed mainly a backbone trunk line portion provided in a vehicle and a plurality of backbone control boxes. An electrical connection path is realized with a structure which is simplified like a spine by connecting branch line sub-harnesses to backbone control boxes. An electrical connection between an engine room and a vehicle interior is performed by arranging a main power source cable and a part of a branch line sub-harness so as to penetrate a dash panel. Thus, it is possible to easily arrange the vehicular circuit body without reducing sealing performance of a portion penetrating the dash panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Noriaki Sasaki, Yasuyuki Saito, Taku Furuta, Yukinari Naganishi
  • Patent number: 10796872
    Abstract: A vehicle circuit breaker includes a housing configured with a electrode assembly including a first electrode and second electrode; the first electrode is configured with a first conducting element and first insertion portion, and the second electrode is configured with an electrode connection portion and second insertion portion; a bimetal conducting sheet and blocking element are configured inside the housing, where the bimetal conducting sheet has a plurality of conducting concave portions for the installment of a second conducting element and the connection with the electrode connection portion, thereby carrying out a blocking action when current is abnormal and therefore making it easier for assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: KUOYUH W.L. ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wei-Cheng Huang
  • Patent number: 10787091
    Abstract: A power electronics installation having electrically active parts and a measuring sensor for measuring a water level within the installation. The power electronics installation is configured in such a way that the installation switches off automatically when the measuring sensor senses the water level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christian Metzger