Patents Examined by Anatoly Vortman
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Patent number: 10446352Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for independently controlling a relay using bimetal which allow bimetal to operate based on a signal output from a micro controller unit when current of a predetermined threshold or more flows on a circuit to allow current which flows between a battery and the relay to flow bypassing the bimetal to independently control the relay regardless of whether a circuit pattern is abnormal.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, LTD.Inventors: Hyeon Jin Song, Yanglim Choi
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Patent number: 10446354Abstract: Provided herein are protection devices, such as fuses, including a coiled fusible element. In some embodiments, a fuse includes a body including a center portion extending between a first end and a second end, and a first endcap surrounding the first end and a second endcap surrounding the second end. The fuse may further include a fusible element disposed within a central cavity of the body, wherein the fusible element includes a first coil disposed within the first endcap and a second coil disposed within the second endcap. The fusible element further includes a central wire extending diagonally between the first and second coils.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: LITTELFUSE, INC.Inventors: Maria Lily E. Rosios, Marko Arciaga, Hilda Hidalgo
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Patent number: 10433445Abstract: A display device is provided. When the display device is attached to a wall, a space between the display device and the wall is not exposed externally, thereby improving the aesthetic quality of the design. The angle of attachment of the display device is simply adjustable, thereby improving user convenience.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Donghoon Kim, WonSeok Choi, Moonyoung Shin
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Patent number: 10431411Abstract: The invention relates to a melting fuse, especially for a motor vehicle that has a high-voltage circuit, comprising an electrically insulating housing inside of which there is a fusible conductor that connects two contacts with each other, whereby, between two longitudinal areas that are adjacent to each other, the fusible conductor has a rotation point around which the longitudinal areas can be rotated in case of a thermo-mechanical expansion.Type: GrantFiled: November 14, 2013Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: PACIFIC ENGINEERING CORPORATIONInventors: Pedro Fernández, Jürgen Freytag, Sascha Schulte, Akihiko Shimizu, Hartung Wilstermann
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Patent number: 10433462Abstract: There is disclosed a digital signage including a display panel, a housing having the display panel arranged in one surface, the housing comprising a closed inner space, a cooling unit provided in a predetermined portion of the housing, the cooling unit comprising a hole configured to suck and exhaust external air, a heat pipe comprising one end positioned in the inner space of the housing to be coupled to a back surface of the display and the other end positioned in the cooling unit, with a liquid flowing therein to move heat, and a driving circuit board coupled to a back surface of the heat pipe to control driving of the display panel, such that the digital signage having a slim design can exhaust the heat generated from a display panel and a driving circuit board effectively.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Donghee Yoon, Injae Chin, Dongjune Kim, Sungwook Han, Jiyong Lee
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Patent number: 10427934Abstract: A cooling structure for a heat source, where the cooling structure includes a beam having a first end and a second end and a length disposed therebetween. The beam is formed at least in part of a first material having a first thermal coefficient of expansion and a second material having a second thermal coefficient of expansion, where the first thermal coefficient of expansion is different from the second thermal coefficient of expansion. The first end of the beam is thermally connected to the heat source, such that heat generated by the heat source is conducted along the length of the beam to the second end of the beam. The heat conducted through the beam causes the beam to deflect as the first and second materials expand differently due to the difference in the first and second thermal coefficients of expansion.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2017Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air ForceInventors: Ronald A Coutu, Jr., Robert S LaFleur, John P. K. Walton, LaVern A Starman
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Patent number: 10431406Abstract: A pyrotechnic circuit breaker includes a housing with at least one cutting chamber, at least one electrical conductor, at least one punch designed to section the at least one electrical conductor, at least one pyrotechnical actuator, and an insert moulded on the at least one electrical conductor. The housing includes a first housing part and a second housing part with at least one sealing means between the insert and one of the first housing part and/or of the second housing part in order to ensure a seal of this at least one cutting chamber.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2015Date of Patent: October 1, 2019Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT ABInventors: François Gaudinat, Alain Magne, Philippe Jacquot
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Patent number: 10424494Abstract: An integrated circuit (IC) chip module includes a carrier, a stiffening frame, an IC chip, and a first directional heat spreader. A second directional heat spreader may further be arranged orthogonal to the first directional heat spreader. The carrier has a top surface and a bottom surface configured to be electrically connected to a motherboard. The stiffening frame includes an opening that accepts the IC chip and may be attached to the top surface of the carrier. The IC chip is concentrically arranged within the opening of the stiffening frame. The first directional heat spreader is attached to the stiffening frame and to the IC chip and generally removes heat in a first opposing bivector direction. When included in the IC chip module, the second directional heat spreader is attached to the stiffening frame and to the first directional heat spreader and generally removes heat in a second opposing bivector direction orthogonal to the first opposing bivector direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2017Date of Patent: September 24, 2019Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Evan G. Colgan, Yi Pan, Hilton T. Toy, Jeffrey A. Zitz
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Patent number: 10416743Abstract: A power supply system includes two first power paths for supplying electric power to a first device, and two second power paths for supplying electric power to a second device. One of the first power paths is configured to be able to supply power to the second device, and one of the second power paths is configured to be able to supply power to the first device.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2018Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Toshiyuki Hayashi
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Patent number: 10416736Abstract: An electronic and/or computer device of the computer server type includes: circuit boards and a power supply unit which provides electrical power to various elements of the electronic device. The power supply unit has a fluidtight enclosure, filled with dielectric fluid capable of collecting heat from various components of the power supply unit in order to release it to a heat exchange wall, and is removable. The device includes a two-phase heat transfer circuit with capillary pumped loop having an evaporator thermally coupled to the heat exchange wall of the power supply unit, and a condenser located at a distance from the power supply unit and thermally coupled to a general thermal collector, such that, when in the working position, the heat exchange zone is pressed against the evaporator.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2016Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: CALYOS SAInventors: Vincent Dupont, Nicolas Depret
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Patent number: 10418218Abstract: The present invention relates to a multistage fuse, and more particularly, to a multistage fuse including: a fuse module including a first fuse bar formed in a bar shape as a conductive member; a melted portion which supports the first fuse bar and is melted when overcurrent flows; and a second fuse bar which supports the melted portion; and a contact terminal which contacts the first fuse bar by elastic force, in which when the overcurrent flows on the melted portion, the melted portion is melted to disconnect the first fuse bar and the contact terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2017Date of Patent: September 17, 2019Assignee: LG CHEM, Ltd.Inventor: Jaechan Lee
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Patent number: 10403462Abstract: A fuse assembly includes an insulating block having an upper surface, a lower surface, and a side surface therebetween. The insulating block defines cavities extending therethrough. Each cavity defines a resilient lock arm. A fuse assembly also includes a first terminal stud secured within a first cavity by a first lock arm, a second terminal stud secured within a second cavity by a second lock arm, and a bus bar disposed parallel to the bottom surface of the insulating block. The bus bar is interconnected to the first terminal stud by a lower terminal connected to the bus bar and an upper terminal disposed parallel to the upper surface. The bus bar is interconnected to the second terminal stud by a fusible link having a lower fuse terminal connected to the bus bar and an upper fuse terminal disposed generally parallel to the upper surface.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2018Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Assignee: DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, LLCInventors: James Randall Allcorn, Donald Gary Smith, William J. Mosby
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Patent number: 10395873Abstract: A fastening assembly is for a circuit breaker. The circuit breaker has a base and a bimetal. The fastening assembly includes a heater element structured to be coupled to the bimetal and the base, and a plurality of fastening members including a nut and a coupling member coupled to the nut. The nut is structured to be disposed between the heater element and the bimetal. The coupling member extends through the heater element and into the nut in order to minimize movement of the heater element with respect to the base.Type: GrantFiled: April 9, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: William George Eberts, Jordan C. Myers, Kimberley A. Silken
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Patent number: 10394291Abstract: An interface adapter may include a printed circuit board that includes an edge connector dimensioned to be inserted into an expansion socket of a computing device. The interface adapter may also include a plurality of modular computing components removably mounted to a top surface of the printed circuit board, where each modular computing component includes a connector dimensioned to be inserted into a socket of the printed circuit board and the connector of each modular computing component includes a pinout that is more compact than a pinout of the edge connector of the printed circuit board. In addition, the interface adapter may include one or more modular heatsinks coupled to a top surface of each modular computing component to facilitate heat dissipation from the top surface of the modular computing component. Various other apparatuses, systems, and methods are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventors: Chuankeat Kho, John Edward Fernandes, Yueming Li
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Patent number: 10396532Abstract: The present invention relates to a contact device for transmitting electrical energy from a preferably spatially fixed bus bar to a tap-off device which is movable along the bus bar or is likewise spatially fixed. For this purpose, the sliding contact elements are configured in the form of sliding clip elements so that the connecting housing of the contact device is clippable onto the bus bar without using tools.Type: GrantFiled: March 15, 2018Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Inventor: Klaus Pfeiffer-Wagner
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Patent number: 10398021Abstract: A housing assembly for an electronic circuit including an electronic control unit (ECU) is a low-profile, generally rectangular device that includes a base, a cover that closes an open end of the base, and a printed circuit board (PCB). The housing assembly securely supports the PCB and its associated electronic components while providing improved cooling properties and lower manufacturing costs. This is achieved by providing passive cooling features on an outer surface of the cover, and by employing a thermally conductive plastic to form the passive cooling features, where the cover has predetermined and defined anisotropic thermal conduction properties configured to optimize thermal conduction and cooling of the ECU.Type: GrantFiled: August 1, 2017Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignees: Robert Bosch LLC, Robert Bosch GmbHInventors: Hiram Avalos, Jeff Reuter, Mark Ryskamp, Motozo Horikawa
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Patent number: 10390448Abstract: A display device includes: a first display unit and a second display unit respectively including a planar portion for displaying an image from a front of the display device, a curved portion extending from the planar portion and configured to display an image, and a side portion extending from the curved portion and configured to display an image from a side of the display device, the first display unit and the second display unit provided to be opposite to each other and bonded to each other at the side portion; and an adhesive layer bonding the first display unit to the second display unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jong Soo Lee, Hyoung Suk Roh, Beom Gyu Choi
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Patent number: 10388479Abstract: A release mechanism for surge protectors includes a first electrical connection pin soldered with a varistor's second electrode, a function rotating member sheathed on a fixed column and installed between a varistor and a bridge bracket, an elastic driving device fixed into an internal box body, and a bridge bracket fixed to a second electrical connection pin in the internal box body (2). If the varistor is not released, then the bridge bracket will be passed through a soldering window and soldered with a varistor's first electrode, or else the elastic driving device will drive the function rotating member to rotate around the fixed column. An arc shield plate shields between the bridge bracket and electrode. A failure status indicating area is exposed and a remote linkage rod is triggered.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignees: SHANGHAI CHENZHU INSTRUMENT CO., LTD., DINKLE ENTERPRISE CO., LTD., DINKLE ELECTRIC MACHINERY (CHINA) CO., LTD.Inventors: Chunpo Zhai, Keqi Chen, Shang-Tsai Wu
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Patent number: 10388480Abstract: A dual element electrical fuse includes at least one high overcurrent fusible element and a low overcurrent fusible element connected to one another inside a housing. The low overcurrent fusible element includes a single sided circuit board and a releasable conductive element that more simply provides low overcurrent protection and manufacturing efficiency with improved quality.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITEDInventors: Frederick Eugene Still, Abraham Joshua Miller, Gilberto Jaquez
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Patent number: 10388483Abstract: Disclosed is a protective element, comprising an insulator, a fusible element, and electrodes, wherein the insulator covers a meltable part of the fusible element. The electrodes are disposed at two ends of the insulator. Two ends of the fusible element are electrically connected to the electrodes. Wave absorbing structures are disposed around the fusible element in the insulator, a plurality of protrusions is provided on the wave absorbing structures, and the protrusions face the fusible element. Distances exist between the wave absorbing structures and the fusible element.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: NANJING SART SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTDInventors: Shirong Nan, Manxue Yang, Rongbao Zhang