Patents Examined by Binh B Tran
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Patent number: 10978791Abstract: One example discloses a combination antenna, including a near-field antenna, having a first portion and a second portion; and a far-field antenna, having a cavity; wherein the first portion of the near-field antenna structure is inside the cavity and the second portion is outside of the cavity.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2018Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: NXP B.V.Inventors: Liesbeth Gommé, Anthony Kerselaers
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Patent number: 10980155Abstract: The present invention is a modular, energy efficient structure for housing racks of computers specifically designed for mining Bitcoin assets. The fundamental principal towards an optimized mining facility design is to decrease electricity consumption as well as effective construction budget management, ensuring only appropriate business expenditures. The side benefits including improved stability of the facility computer network and electricity supply. The design concept is carried out through a cool/hot air segregation process, which results in controllable internal facilities temperatures, dust filtration and energy savings.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2019Date of Patent: April 13, 2021Assignee: BITMAINTECH PTE. LTD.Inventors: Wei Yu, Jiahai Su, Linlin Zheng
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Patent number: 10973134Abstract: A voice-activated electronic device including a first portion with a first internal surface having a first attachment structure, and a second portion with a second internal surface having a second attachment structure. The first and second internal surfaces have compatible shapes that permit the first and second portions to be moved from a separated position to a joined position, where when the first portion and the second portion are in the joined position the first and second internal surfaces form a nested arrangement. The first and second attachment structures form a secure but separable connection to one another when the first and second portions are in the joined position. The first and second portions are configured to be joined securely and separated through manual human manipulation of one or both of the first portion and the second portion to move the first and second portions between separated and joined positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Google LLCInventors: Jung guen Tak, Amy Martin, Willard McClellan
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Patent number: 10971904Abstract: The present invention is an electrical junction box comprising a walled enclosure having an articulating cover member. The articulating cover member has an opening and is configured to allow an electrical device such as switch to be coupled to the cover member and further reside within the electrical junction box when the cover member is articulated into a closed position. When the cover member is in an open position, an installer has access to the backside of the electrical device and to the inside of the junction box. The coupling to of the electrical device to the cover member allows for support and stability of the electrical device while installing the required electrical lines that run through the junction box to the electrical device.Type: GrantFiled: October 19, 2017Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Southwire Company, LLCInventor: Barton L. Garvin
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Patent number: 10971284Abstract: A power and communications cable may include an electromagnetic waveguide, an inner metallic tubular surrounding the electromagnetic waveguide, an electrically conductive material surrounding the inner metallic tubular, an electrically insulating material surrounding the electrically conductive material, and an outer metallic tubular resistant to corrosion and abrasion surrounding the electrically insulating layer. The example system may include an electrical device locatable in the wellbore and coupleable to the cable and a control unit coupleable to the cable and operable to supply power to and communicate with the electrical device via the power and communications cable.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2018Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.Inventors: Ramon Hernandez Marti, Luis San Martin
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Patent number: 10973152Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cooling system. The cooling system includes: a first set of fans mounted on an inward-facing side of an air inlet on an outer shell of a case; a second set of fans mounted on an inward-facing side of an air outlet on the outer shell of the case, for generating, in cooperation with the first set of fans, a high-pressure airflow from the air inlet to the air outlet; a first heat sink connected to heat generating component in the case, for absorbing heat from the heat generating component and transferring the absorbed heat to a second heat sink; and the second heat sink mounted on an inward-facing side of the second set of fans and cooled by the high-pressure airflow.Type: GrantFiled: January 8, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: TUSIMPLE, INC.Inventor: Zhihua Ma
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Patent number: 10966316Abstract: A wiring film is provided between a cloth and an electronic component, wherein the wiring film has a wiring layer including an extensible film and wirings provided along the extensible film inside or on an outer surface of the extensible film and at least a part of the wirings is exposed from a first surface of the wiring layer that faces the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2016Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: JAPAN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AGENCYInventors: Masao Nakajima, Ichiro Amimori, Osamu Sawanobori, Takao Someya
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Patent number: 10965112Abstract: Damper clamps that can be mounted and secured to utility conductors from remote locations are provided. The damper clamps are configured to be installed from remote locations, such as the ground, by an individual lineman using an extendable reach tool. Initially, the damper clamp is set in an open position where a conductor can be positioned within a seat of the damper clamp and then the damper clamp can be activated so that a keeper is biased toward the seat to temporarily hold the conductor within the seat. The keeper is then tightened to releasably secured to the conductor to the damper clamp.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATEDInventors: Trisha Danielle Crawford, Adrian Beau Candelaria, Nicole Slawinski
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Patent number: 10966331Abstract: The present specification discloses systems, devices, and methods provide a mounting system which includes rail and a bracket which is selectively secured to the rail. The bracket is selectively and/or automatically locked to the rail when positioned on the rail, and may be removed from the rail by activating one or more buttons or actuators. The disclosed mounting systems, devices, and methods enable a device to be protected from impact and moisture exposure, enable a device to be securely mounted on a base, and/or enable a device to be quickly secured and removed from a base.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2020Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: Core-Arms, LLCInventor: David Roth
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Patent number: 10966353Abstract: A centralized cooling system for data center comprises at least one cabinet, a spray hydraulic device and a hydraulic working substance cooling equipment integrated outside the cabinet, and an outer liquid working substance tank, which are connected by a pipe, wherein the cabinet comprises an auxiliary cabinet, a server cabinet, a liquid inlet pipe, and a return pipe; wherein an inner liquid working substance tank, a main pipe and a pipe distributor are arranged inside the auxiliary cabinet; a server and a plurality of spraying mechanisms are arranged inside the server cabinet; the liquid working substance sprayed from the spraying mechanisms is returned to the outer liquid working substance tank through the return pipe, cooled down by means of the spray hydraulic device and the hydraulic circulating cooling device, and enters the inner liquid working substance tank, and the liquid working substance has no phase transition during the spraying process.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: GUANGDONG HI-1 NEW MATERIALS TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE CO., LTD.Inventor: Wei Wang
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Patent number: 10957465Abstract: The wire harness includes a sheathing member that is formed in a sheet shape, at least one electric wire that is arranged on a first principal surface side of the sheathing member, and a sewing thread that sews the electric wire to the sheathing member. A partial region of the sheathing member that is arranged along an extension direction of the electric wire is in a flat state, while another at least partial region of the sheathing member that is arranged along the extension direction of the electric wire is curved in a direction intersecting with the extension direction of the electric wire.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignees: AUTONETWORKS TECHNOLOGIES, LTD., SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Housei Mizuno, Hiroki Hirai, Makoto Higashikozono, Hidetoshi Ishida, Masakuni Kasugai
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Patent number: 10959343Abstract: An integrated stand-off for a printed circuit board (PCB), and methods of making the integrated stand-off, and mounting such integrated stand-off to the PCB are disclosed. The integrated stand-off includes a metal grounding contact and a plastic element. The metal grounding contact is stamped on a first surface of a sheet metal chassis and the plastic element is overmolded on the metal grounded contact. The metal grounding contact is completely encased within the plastic element to distance the sheet metal chassis from contacting the PCB for preventing electrical shorts there between.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2017Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventor: Robert Eugene Cayou
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Patent number: 10953824Abstract: A wire routing structure includes a main body held by a vehicle body fixing member, and which includes a plurality of spaces having a plurality of wires inserted therein, and a partitioning structure that partitions the respective spaces. The main body has a split structure that allows the main body to be opened. The vehicle body fixing member includes a fixing section configured to be fixed to a vehicle body, and a holding section connected to the fixing section and holding the main body. The holding section includes a band fixing structure including a band that holds the main body in a closed state.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 23, 2021Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.Inventor: Takuya Nakaizumi
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Patent number: 10952352Abstract: Assemblies include at least one substrate, at least one electronic device coupled to the substrate, and heat dissipation elements. The heat dissipation elements comprises at least one heat spreader in communication with the at least one electronic device and at least one heat sink in communication with the at least one heat spreader. Methods of dissipating heat energy includes transferring heat energy from memory devices to heat spreaders positioned adjacent to the memory devices and transferring the heat energy from the heat spreaders to a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2017Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.Inventor: Xiaopeng Qu
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Patent number: 10948951Abstract: A card/chassis coupling system includes a chassis defining a chassis housing with a chassis wall defining a card entrance to the chassis housing. The chassis wall engages a securing element on a card to secure it in the chassis housing. A card/chassis release device adjacent the card entrance includes a base in the chassis housing, and a card mover member and securing element release member that are each moveably coupled to the base and to an actuator member extending through the chassis wall. Movement of the actuator member into the chassis housing causes the securing element release member to move relative to the base to engage the securing element on the card and disengage it from the chassis wall, and causes the card mover member to move relative to the base to engage the card and move it through the card entrance and out of the chassis housing.Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 2020Date of Patent: March 16, 2021Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Wei Dong, Haifang Zhai, Xiaoping Wu, Yujie Zhou
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Patent number: 10939592Abstract: A liquid cooling system is described. The liquid cooling system includes a heat sink to provide a warmed liquid. The heat sink is to receive heat generated by at least one semiconductor chip of an electronic system. The liquid cooling system includes a heat exchanger to receive the warmed liquid and to provide a cooled liquid. The liquid cooling system includes a pump. The pump is to draw the cooled liquid at the pump's input so that respective pressures of the warmed and cooled liquids' are less than atmospheric pressure.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Intel CorporationInventors: Javier Avalos Garcia, Michael Berktold, Luz Karine Sandoval Granados, Adriana Lopez Iniguez
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Patent number: 10939581Abstract: An immersion liquid cooling tank rack for heat-generating components includes immersion liquid cooling tanks for containing a coolant liquid. Horizontal extendable slide rails are mounted on opposing side faces of each tank and on opposing side walls of the rack. The horizontal extendable slide rails are movable between a closed position and an extended open position to allow the tanks to slide horizontally in and out of the rack. Support structures are mounted to the base of each of the immersion liquid cooling tanks. Each support structure includes a wheel assembly disposed at the base of the support structure. The support structures extend from the base of the tank to a floor surface supporting the rack. The horizontal extendable slide rails and the support structures substantially support an operational immersion liquid cooling tank during a horizontal translation of the tank between the closed position and the extended open position.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yu-Nien Huang, Yung-Hsiang Lu
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Patent number: 10939547Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a flat portion, a first curved portion adjacent to a side of the flat portion, and a second curved portion adjacent to a corner of the flat portion and the first curved portion, and a display unit on the substrate, the display unit including a plurality of display pieces on the second curved portion of the substrate, the display pieces being spaced apart from each other, and extending from the corner of the flat portion to an edge of the second curved portion.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Ah-Ram Lee, Seong Sik Ahn
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Patent number: 10933822Abstract: A wire harness includes some control boxes dispersedly arranged on the wire harness; a trunk harness connecting one of the control boxes to another of the control boxes; and a branch harness connecting the control boxes to the electric components. The control boxes are configured to be able to multiplex and demultiplex the communication signals. The trunk harness has a common internal wire structure separate from where the trunk harness is connected to the control box. At least one of the control boxes is integrated with a functional component to be a component module. The functional component is configured to be able to input and output information relating to at least one of the electric components.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Yazaki CorporationInventors: Satoshi Enomoto, Masashi Nakamura, Tomokazu Kato, Shinichi Tadokoro
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Patent number: 10930988Abstract: A signal transmission cable includes a signal line, an insulation layer configured to cover the signal line, and a plating layer configured to cover the insulation layer. An arithmetic average roughness Ra of an outer peripheral surface of the insulation layer is between 0.6 ?m and 10 ?m inclusive. A method of manufacturing the signal transmission cable includes covering the signal line with the insulation layer, followed by conducting a dry-ice-blasting on the outer peripheral surface of the insulation layer, followed by conducting a corona discharge exposure process on the outer peripheral surface, and forming the plating layer on the outer peripheral surface.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 23, 2021Assignee: Hitachi Metals, Ltd.Inventors: Kazufumi Suenaga, Yuju Endo, Hideyuki Sagawa, Takahiro Sugiyama, Hiroshi Ishikawa