Patents Examined by Christopher L Augustin
  • Patent number: 12052841
    Abstract: A server includes a first server unit, a second server unit, a hinge and a connecting element. The second server unit is disposed on the first server unit and is electrically connected to the first server unit. The second server unit is pivoted to the first server unit through the hinge. The connecting element is disposed between the first server unit and the second server unit. The connecting element has a first connection end and a second connection end, wherein the first connection end is connected to the first server unit, and the second connection end is connected to the second server unit. A server system including a rack and at least one server is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, Lite-On Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Ming Shieh, Yi-Feng Pu, Chien-Wen Yeh, Hung-Hsing Chiu, Pei-Hsuan Huang
  • Patent number: 12052840
    Abstract: A slot cover and an integrated circuit access device having the slot cover are provided. The slot is used to be removably inserted into a slot of an electronic device and includes a frame, a positioning portion, an engaging portion, and at least one conductive elastic plate. The frame includes a center sheet, a first-side sheet configured to connect to an integrated circuit access module, and a second-side sheet. The first-side sheet and the second-side sheet are respectively located at a first side and a second side of the center sheet. The positioning portion and the engaging portion are respectively located above and below the center sheet. The at least one conductive elastic plate is disposed at the second-side sheet. When the slot cover is inserted in the slot of the electronic device, the center sheet blocks an opening of the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON NEWEB CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tzu-Mao Feng, Yu-Shuo Wu, Ju-Peng Yang
  • Patent number: 12052839
    Abstract: A strengthening member for use with a plug-in module assembly includes a planar portion which extends across a width of a portion of a circuit board of the plug-in module assembly. The planar portion has a leading edge which approximately aligns with a leading surface of the circuit board, a trailing edge, and side edges which extend between the leading edge and the trailing edge. First mounting portions extend from the side edges and have first mounting openings. A second mounting portion extends from the trailing edge and has second mounting openings. First mounting hardware is positioned in the first mounting openings. The first mounting hardware cooperates with the first mounting portions and the circuit board. Second mounting hardware is positioned in the second mounting openings. The second mounting hardware cooperates with the second mounting portions, the circuit board and a cover of the plug-in module assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2024
    Assignee: TE Connectivity Solutions GmbH
    Inventor: Kyle Gary Annis
  • Patent number: 12038792
    Abstract: The present application provides a flexible display panel, an electronic device, and a hinge. A plurality of support members of the hinge rotate under an action of a rotation mechanism and a linkage mechanism, and a rotation of the support member drives a first packaging mechanism and a second packaging mechanism to rotate. Thus, when the support member is in a first position and a second position, the first packaging mechanism and the second packaging mechanism may shield the rotation mechanism and the linkage mechanism. The packaging mechanism may shield and protect members in the hinge before and after folding a display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Semiconductor Display Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zikang Feng
  • Patent number: 12035500
    Abstract: A cage assembly is configured to be detachably cooperated with an engagement component having at least one through hole and at least one engagement portion. The cage assembly includes a main cage and a releasing component, the main cage includes at least one engaging structure configured to be inserted into the at least one through hole and engaged with the at least one engagement portion, and the releasing component is slidably disposed on the main cage and is configured to push the engagement component so as to force the at least one engagement portion to be released from the at least one engaging structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Zhong-Hui Mao
  • Patent number: 12010807
    Abstract: A base member of the sensor includes a first projection part, a second projection part, and a third projection part, being columnar and projecting from a first placement surface. Tip ends of the first, second and third projection parts are formed on second placement surfaces. The first and second projection parts respectively include a fourth pin and a fifth pin inserted through a second rigid substrate and projecting from the second placement surface. Three ribs are formed on a peripheral surface of the fourth pin and disposed so that positions viewed from a center of the fourth pin respectively form angles less than 180 degrees. Two ribs are formed on a peripheral surface of the fifth pin, and project along a fourth line perpendicular to a third line connecting the fourth pin and the fifth pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Jumpei Nakamura, Shunya Takahashi, Tomonari Kawakami
  • Patent number: 12007805
    Abstract: A foldable display panel and a manufacturing method of the display panel are provided. A plurality of photo spacers are disposed in a first region of the foldable display panel, i.e., the plurality of photo spacers are disposed at a folded position. Widths of the photo spacers gradually decrease from a flexible substrate to a direction away from the flexible substrate. When the foldable display panel is folded, the photo spacers can cooperate with a folding curve to contact with each other, thereby reducing extrusion between the plurality of photo spacers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kang Liu, Baixiang Han
  • Patent number: 12007811
    Abstract: A cable retractor includes a frame having first and second frame ends, opposing frame walls between the frame ends, and a track extending along one of the frame walls. A block slides along the track. A single first pulley is coupled to the block and is rotatable about a first axis that moves together with the block, the first pulley being the sole pulley that is rotatable about the first axis. A spring spool is mounted at the first frame end. A spring has a coiled part wound around the spring spool and has a segment that extends away from the coiled part and is coupled to the block. A single second pulley is disposed at the second frame end and is rotatable about a fixed second axis, the second pulley being the sole pulley that is rotatable about the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: King Woo Cheung, Ningsheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11996871
    Abstract: A transmitter housing of an operating device for devices and installations, such as in particular remote-controlled mobile, industrial or commercial devices and installations, has a housing wall which encloses a receptacle, wherein at least one operating element is mounted on an outer side of the housing wall and control electronics are accommodated in the receptacle, and two retaining elements, which close the receptacle, which are connected to a left-hand end and a right-hand end of the housing wall and therein project beyond the contour of the housing wall on all sides of the latter. Therein it is provided that the retaining elements are produced from an elastomer material at least in a respective contact region with the housing wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Inventor: Thomas Haug
  • Patent number: 11997820
    Abstract: A cage assembly includes a cage body and an adjustable component, where the adjustable component is movably disposed on the cage body, the adjustable component has a connector-installing portion, and a position of the connector-installing portion is changed along with the adjustable component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Zih-Yao Liu, Shin-Yi Hsieh
  • Patent number: 11985779
    Abstract: A cartridge-based computing system includes a display stand that connects to a compute module cartridge including a first securing member, a second securing member, and a release member coupled to the second securing member. The display stand defines a securing aperture that engages the first securing member when the compute module cartridge is connected to the display stand, which causes the first securing member to engage a securing element on the display stand and move it into engagement with the second securing member to connect the compute module cartridge to the display stand. The securing element may then be engaged by the release member to move it out of engagement with the second securing member, and into engagement with the first securing member to cause the securing aperture to disengage the first securing member and disconnect the compute module cartridge from the display stand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Derric Christopher Hobbs, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Cyril Keilers, Jonathan C. Giffen, Tzu-Wei Tai, Jake Lavallo
  • Patent number: 11976775
    Abstract: A rotatable docking station includes a swivel mount assembly for rotational mounting of an electronic device. The swivel mount assembly includes an insertable part inserted into an opening in a structure and a lip part. A securing body secures the assembly body to a surface of the structure. A rotatable body includes another insertable part inserted into an opening in the insertable part of the assembly body, a plate part, side walls with at least one side aperture, and a platform part. At least one first roller directs a cable extending through an opening in the another insertable part into a volume between the plate part and the platform part. At least one second roller directs a further cable through the at least one side aperture. A cable retractor includes a frame. An intermediate storage section of the cable or further cable is ordinarily disposed within the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: King Woo Cheung, Ningsheng Zhu
  • Patent number: 11960323
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device. The display device includes a back plate and a bending portion. The display panel includes laminated support components, display modules, and protection components. The support component includes a body and an extension portion. An interval region is defined between the display module and an inner side wall of the bending portion, the protection component includes a first portion corresponding to the interval region and a second portion located at an end portion of the bending portion, and the extension portion supports the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Inventors: Hai Huang, Wei Bi
  • Patent number: 11960333
    Abstract: A display panel, a method for manufacturing the display panel and a display device are provided. The display panel includes a display region and a bezel region, the display region includes at least one first bending region extending in a first direction, and the bezel region includes a second bending region extending in a second direction crossing the first direction. At least one position where an extension line of the at least one first bending region crosses an extension line of the second bending region forms at least one overlapping region, and the display panel further includes a hollowed-out structure formed in the at least one overlapping region and penetrating a display surface and a non-display surface of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhiqiang Wang, Bing Zhang
  • Patent number: 11960328
    Abstract: The present application provides a foldable display device. The foldable display device includes a display panel and a rotation mechanism supporting the display panel. The rotation mechanism includes a first sliding member and a second sliding member. The first sliding member and the second sliding member are slidably connected to the first base. Relative sliding of the first sliding member and the second sliding member drives opposite sides of the rotation mechanism to be folded synchronously to improve fluency and stability in a folding process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guobao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11933351
    Abstract: The present application provides a hinge, a flexible display panel, and an electronic device, the electronic device includes a flexible display panel, the flexible display panel comprises a flexible display panel body and a hinge, the hinge comprises a first transmission member, a second transmission member, a third transmission member, and a fourth transmission member to form a four-link structure, such that a first rotating mechanism and a second rotating mechanism may achieve an effect of bilateral synchronous rotation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignees: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Guobao Jiang
  • Patent number: 11927994
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a pivot mechanism and an electronic device applying the same. The electronic device includes a first body and a second body that are individually independent. The pivot mechanism is configured to turn the second body relative to the first body so that the second body may be in an open position or a closed position. The pivot mechanism includes a base and a pivot structure. The base includes a first connecting member and a second connecting member, which are fixedly connected on a top portion and a peripheral portion of the first body, respectively. Extension directions of the first second connecting members are perpendicular to each other. The pivot structure is disposed on the first connecting member, and is fixedly connected to the second body. Accordingly, stable joining of the first second bodies is ensured, and turning stability and smoothness are at the same time satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Getac Holdings Corporation
    Inventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11924595
    Abstract: An electronic device may include: a housing including a front plate oriented in a first direction, a rear plate oriented in a second direction opposite the first direction, and a side member enclosing at least a part of a space between the front plate and the rear plate. The electronic device further including a display disposed to be visible through the front plate; a printed circuit board disposed between the display and the rear plate; a support structure having a first face oriented in the first direction and supporting the display and a second face oriented in the second direction and supporting the printed circuit board; a conductive member disposed between the support structure and the rear plate; and a sealing structure disposed between the conductive member and the rear plate, the sealing structure extending along a periphery of the conductive member and formed in a closed curve shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wontae Jeong, Eungkyu Park, Dongyeop Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Gihoon Lee, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Hyounggil Choi, Changryong Heo
  • Patent number: 11925005
    Abstract: Systems and methods. The methods comprise: causing bellows to transition from expanded states to collapsed states by removing a first fluid therefrom (the bellows being coupled to opposing sidewalls of a chassis configured to structurally support at least one circuit card); receiving the at least one circuit card in a cavity of the chassis; causing the bellows to transition from the collapsed states to at least partially expanded states by allowing the first fluid to enter the bellows; applying a pushing force by each said bellow to an intermediary structure disposed between the bellow and the circuit card; and creating a seal between the intermediary structure and the circuit card when the bellow is in the at least partially expanded state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLC
    Inventor: Clarke O. Fowler
  • Patent number: 11917786
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an information technology (IT) equipment enclosure comprises a first portion of a chassis configured with one or more compute devices fixedly mounted to the chassis and a second portion of the chassis configured to receive a removable storage tray module, the storage tray module configured with one or more storage devices and one or more cooling devices. The removable storage tray module comprising a handle that is pivotable between a locked position and an unlocked position. The handle comprises a recessed portion that is configured to route cables to the storage devices when the handle is in the locked position. The handle may engage a sidewall of the chassis when in the locked position. The cooling devices are selected based upon the one or more storage devices on the storage tray module. The cooling devices may be fans.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel Alvarado, Jean Marie Doglio