Patents Examined by Binh Tran
  • Patent number: 9769945
    Abstract: A cover device for a contact section of a printed circuit board for a mechatronics module is proposed. The printed circuit board includes a contact section which has at least one connection hole, for connecting an electrical connection element to the printed circuit board. The cover device is characterized in that the cover device has a voltage protection element and a sealing element for sealing the at least one connection hole. The sealing element has at least one blind hole thereby, for receiving an end section of the electrical connection element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: ZF Friedrichshafen AG
    Inventors: Josef Loibl, Herbert Wallner, Roland Friedl
  • Patent number: 9769938
    Abstract: A window member includes: a glass member; a display member wherein the glass member has a bottom surface which faces and overlays the display member and a pattern layer provided on a first surface of the glass member and having a fine pattern. The pattern layer is silk-screen printed on the first surface of the glass member to directly contact the surface of the glass member. A method of manufacturing a window member, includes: forming a pattern layer such that the pattern layer contacts a surface of the glass member along a periphery of the glass member. The pattern layer is formed at a location which is offset inward from a periphery of the glass member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myung-Gon Kim, Soon-Ho Han
  • Patent number: 9756732
    Abstract: A device embedded substrate (20), includes: an insulation layer (12) including an insulation resin material; an electric or electronic device (4) embedded in the insulation layer (12); a terminal (15) serving as an electrode included in the device (4); a conductor pattern (18) formed on the surface of the insulation layer (12); and a conducting via (21) for electrically connecting the conductor pattern (18) and the terminals (15) with each other. The conducting via (21) is made up of a large-diameter section (21a) having a large diameter and a small-diameter section (21b) having a smaller diameter than that of the large-diameter section (21a), in order starting from the conductor pattern (18) toward the terminal (15). A stepped section (17) is formed between the large-diameter section (21a) and the small-diameter section (21b). The large-diameter section (21a) is formed so as to penetrate a sheet-shaped glass cloth (11) disposed in the insulation layer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: MEIKO ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Seki, Tomoyuki Nagata, Mitsuaki Toda
  • Patent number: 9748155
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a power supply conductor pattern arranged on one conductor layer, one ground conductor pattern arranged on the one conductor layer, and another ground conductor pattern arranged on the another conductor layer so as to be opposed to the power supply conductor pattern. The power supply conductor pattern includes a power supply pad on which a terminal of a capacitor is to be bonded. The one ground conductor pattern includes a ground pad on which another terminal of the capacitor is to be bonded. A slit is formed in the another ground conductor pattern so as to pass through a projection portion defined by projecting the power supply pad onto the another ground conductor pattern and divide a projection portion defined by projecting the power supply conductor pattern onto the another ground conductor pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsuo Nishino, Kiyoshi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9735481
    Abstract: Daughter card assembly including a circuit board and leading and trailing connectors mounted to the circuit board. The leading and trailing connectors have mating ends that face in different directions along a board plane. The daughter card assembly also includes a support wall that is coupled to the circuit board and extends orthogonal to the circuit board. The support wall has a wall opening therethrough. The trailing connector is positioned on the circuit board such that the mating end substantially aligns with the wall opening. The daughter card assembly also includes a retention shroud that projects from an exterior surface of the support wall. The retention shroud defines a shroud passage that aligns with the wall opening. The shroud and wall openings form a receiving passage for receiving at least one of the trailing connector or a corresponding cable connector that mates with the trailing connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Brian Patrick Costello, Christopher David Ritter, Steven Lee Flickinger, Evan Charles Wickes
  • Patent number: 9736951
    Abstract: A variable display device includes a display panel; a joint plate installed at a rear surface of the display panel and including a plurality of plates each configured to be rotated by a hinge; and a driving system installed at a rear surface of the joint plate and rotating the plurality of plates with respect to a normal direction to the joint plate, wherein the display panel is variably driven in a flat mode having a flat surface or a curved mode having a curved surface by the joint plate and the driving system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seok-Hyo Cho, Hyun-Yong Uhm
  • Patent number: 9727196
    Abstract: A wiring board includes a plurality of first terminal parts for electrically connecting with a control circuit and disposed corresponding to a plurality of first electrode parts, and first terminal wiring parts for electrically connecting the plurality of first electrode parts and the corresponding first terminal parts. Each of the first terminal wiring parts has, in at least a portion thereof falling in a circle with a radius of 10 mm centering around a boundary part between the first terminal wiring parts and the corresponding first terminal parts, a portion having a line width of 5 ?m to 100 ?m inclusive, the wiring resistance value of the first terminal wiring parts connected to the first terminal parts being 100 ohms to 10 kohms inclusive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: FUJIFILM Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Tada, Yasushi Endo, Akihiro Hashimoto, Tadashi Kuriki
  • Patent number: 9723719
    Abstract: This disclosure provides example methods, devices, and systems for a flexible interconnect structure for a sensor assembly. In one configuration, a flexible interconnect structure may couple a first portion of a differential sensor structure to a second portion of the differential sensor structure. Further, the flexible interconnect structure may couple the differential sensor structure to an external component such as a circuit board, used to receive measurement information from the differential sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Louis DeRosa, Robert Gardner
  • Patent number: 9723718
    Abstract: An electronic component mounting device includes an insulating substrate having a metal pattern formed thereon and a MELF electronic component. The MELF electronic component is fitted into a first receiving portion configured with the metal pattern and the insulating substrate exposed from a lacking portion of the metal pattern. The electronic component mounting device further includes a conductive member formed between the MELF electronic component and the metal pattern, and the conductive member is not formed between the MELF electronic component and the insulating substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Taichi Obara, Rei Yoneyama, Takami Otsuki, Eiju Shitama
  • Patent number: 9711889
    Abstract: A cable backplane system includes a backplane having connector openings receiving corresponding cable connectors therein and a cable tray coupled to the backplane. The cable tray has side walls surrounding a cavity defining a raceway for cables interconnecting corresponding cable connectors. A cable connector grid frame supports the cable connectors and the cable connector grid frame is loaded into the cable tray to position the cable connectors and corresponding cables in the cable tray as a unit. The cable connector grid frame includes side rails and center rails held between the side rails and forming a grid of cable connector openings between the side rails and center rails. The cable connector openings receive corresponding headers of the cable connectors and hold the positions of the headers relative to one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joshua Tyler Sechrist, Jared Evan Rossman
  • Patent number: 9703062
    Abstract: An aggregator for interconnecting a hydra with an breakout box, said aggregator comprising: (a) a bottom wall, two sides walls, and at least one faceplate; (b) adapters for multi-conductor connectors arranged in at least one column on said faceplate; and (c) wherein at least two adapters of each column are secure adapters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: COMMSCOPE TECHNOLOGIES LLC
    Inventors: Bruce Eltringham Barry, Michael Jon Kepko, James Joseph Eberle, Jr., Sean Patrick Kelly, Jeffrey Dean Shipe, Kenneth Cameron Hall, David Donald Erdman
  • Patent number: 9702890
    Abstract: A board main body of a board has a sensor mounting area, in which a physical quantity sensor is mounted, disposed on a surface. A non-electrode forming part and a plurality of electrodes are disposed in the sensor mounting area, the electrodes being disposed so as to be isolated from each other, and to correspond to mounting terminals of the physical quantity sensor. A shield electrode is disposed outside the sensor mounting area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshikuni Saito
  • Patent number: 9699909
    Abstract: A wiring board with a built-in electronic component includes a core substrate, an electronic component in the substrate, a first upper-layer structure on first surface of the substrate, a second upper-layer structure on second surface of the substrate, and via conductors in the substrate and first upper-layer structure such that the via conductors are connected to an electrode of the component. The substrate has an accommodating layer, a first connection layer on first surface of the accommodating layer, and a second connection layer on second surface of the accommodating layer, the accommodating layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers and has cavity accommodating the component, the first connection layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers, and the second connection layer includes inner wiring and insulation layers such that the second connection layer includes greater number of inner wiring and insulation layers than the first connection layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Naohito Ishiguro, Yasushi Inagaki
  • Patent number: 9693462
    Abstract: A printed circuit board includes: a printed wiring board including an insulating layer wherein a recessed part is provided on a top surface of the insulating layer, and a printed conductor provided inside the recessed part; a bare chip part mounted in the recessed part and electrically connected to the printed conductor; an electronic part mounted on the top surface of the printed wiring board other than the recessed part; and a cap fixed to the top surface of the printed wiring board and hollow-sealing the bare chip part mounted in the recessed part, wherein using a height of the top surface of the printed wiring board as a reference, a height of a top surface of the cap is equal to or below a maximum height of a top surface of the electronic part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventor: Takeshi Hosomi
  • Patent number: 9693459
    Abstract: The circuit board assembly includes a first circuit board having a first plurality of electronic components attached to a major surface of the first circuit board. The first plurality of electronic components is electrically interconnected to a first plurality of conductive pads defined on the major surface of the first circuit board. A second circuit board has a second plurality of electronic components attached to a first major surface of the second circuit board. The second plurality of electronic components is electrically interconnected to a second plurality of conductive pads defined on a second major surface of the second circuit board. The first and second circuit board are attached by coupling the first and second plurality of conductive pads. A portion of the first plurality of electronic components on the first circuit board are disposed within a cavity defined by the second major surface of the second circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Delphi Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Rodrigo Franco
  • Patent number: 9686856
    Abstract: A circuit may include a first transmission line that includes a first first-line conductor configured to transport a signal and a second first-line conductor. The circuit may also include a second transmission line that includes a first second-line conductor, a second second-line conductor electrically coupled to the second first-line conductor, and a third second-line conductor separated from and positioned between the first and second second-line conductors. The third second-line conductor may be electrically coupled to the first first-line conductor. The circuit may also include a conductive jumper electrically coupling the first and second second-line conductors. The conductive jumper may contact the first and second second-line conductors in a position near the coupling of the first and second transmission lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: FINISAR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yunpeng Song, Hongyu Deng, Mark Donovan
  • Patent number: 9674960
    Abstract: A printed circuit board having two completed printed circuit board elements which consists of a plurality of interconnected plies or layers, wherein at least one printed circuit board element has a cutout or depression containing the component to be integrated on one of the printed circuit board elements or in the cutout of the at least one printed circuit board element, and the printed circuit board elements are connected with the component being accommodated in the cutout, as a result of which it is possible to obtain secure and reliable accommodation of the component in the printed circuit board. Furthermore, a printed circuit board of this type also contains an electronic component integrated therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: AT & S AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE & SYSTEMTECHNIK AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Johannes Stahr, Markus Leitgeb
  • Patent number: 9668338
    Abstract: A semiconductor device is provided that is inexpensively manufactured with variation in high-frequency characteristics suppressed. Internal matching circuit boards are disposed on at least one signal transmission path of an input-side signal transmission path between an input terminal and a semiconductor element and an output-side signal transmission path between the semiconductor element and an output terminal and is provided for matching at least between output impedance of an external circuit connected to the input terminal and input impedance of the semiconductor device or between input impedance of an external circuit connected to the output terminal and output impedance of the semiconductor device, and components are electrically connected by at least one wire causing a change exceeding an allowable value in high-frequency characteristics of the semiconductor device due to a change in wire length and are disposed in contact with each other inside a package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Uno, Kazuhiro Yahata
  • Patent number: 9661764
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a display device having an intermediate panel firming supporting a display panel, maximizing heat dissipation and having a light weight, and a bracket facilitating assembly of the intermediate panel with other components. The display device includes the display panel, the intermediate panel disposed on the rear surface of the display panel, the bracket including a first combining part combined with the intermediate panel and a second combining part combined with the display panel and provided with guide grooves on the second combining part, a side cover including a frame part disposed at the edges of the display panel and the bracket, support parts extending from the frame part and supporting the bracket and a guide rib protruding in the forward direction of the support part and combined with the guide groove, and a rear cover disposed on the rear surface of the intermediate panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Jung, Hyun Choul Kim, Woo Young Kan, Doo Soon Park, Weon Hee Lee, Hyun Jun Jung
  • Patent number: 9648270
    Abstract: An electronic display assembly where the components can be removed and serviced or replaced without having to remove the display from its position. A backplane may be in electrical communication with the image producing assembly and may contain a plurality of blind mate connectors. Various electronic assemblies may be connected to the blind mate connectors. An access panel may provide access to the electronic assemblies so that they can be removed from the housing. N+1 power supplies may be used so that if one fails the unit would continue to operate until the failed power supply could be replaced. The electronic assemblies may be removed from the left side, right side, top, or bottom surfaces of the display housing. Any flat panel electronic display may be used.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: MANUFACTURING RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
    Inventors: David Williams, Ware Bedell, William Dunn