Patents Examined by Christopher L Augustin
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Patent number: 12010807Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 8, 2021Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: OMRON CorporationInventors: Hiroyuki Mizusaki, Jumpei Nakamura, Shunya Takahashi, Tomonari Kawakami
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Patent number: 12007811Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: King Woo Cheung, Ningsheng Zhu
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Patent number: 12007805Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: June 11, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Kang Liu, Baixiang Han
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Patent number: 11997820Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: Zih-Yao Liu, Shin-Yi Hsieh
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Patent number: 11996871Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Inventor: Thomas Haug
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Patent number: 11985779Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 15, 2022Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Derric Christopher Hobbs, Toshiyuki Tanaka, Cyril Keilers, Jonathan C. Giffen, Tzu-Wei Tai, Jake Lavallo
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Patent number: 11976775Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: June 23, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: Crestron Electronics, Inc.Inventors: King Woo Cheung, Ningsheng Zhu
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Patent number: 11960333Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 7, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: Chengdu BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventors: Zhiqiang Wang, Bing Zhang
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Patent number: 11960323Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Inventors: Hai Huang, Wei Bi
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Patent number: 11960328Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 11, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignees: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guobao Jiang
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Patent number: 11933351Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: November 23, 2021Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignees: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Guobao Jiang
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Patent number: 11927994Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 12, 2024Assignee: Getac Holdings CorporationInventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
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Patent number: 11925005Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: February 4, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: EAGLE TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventor: Clarke O. Fowler
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Patent number: 11924595Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: September 20, 2022Date of Patent: March 5, 2024Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wontae Jeong, Eungkyu Park, Dongyeop Lee, Yonghwa Kim, Gihoon Lee, Jaehwan Lee, Seungbum Choi, Hyounggil Choi, Changryong Heo
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Patent number: 11917786Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: July 20, 2022Date of Patent: February 27, 2024Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Alvarado, Jean Marie Doglio
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Patent number: 11889653Abstract: A power converter includes a cabinet and an electric device accommodated in the cabinet. The cabinet includes a housing, a door, a support member, and a rotation mechanism. The door is rotatably supported around a first axis with respect to the housing. The support member is interposed between the housing and the door to support the door in the housing. The rotation mechanism rotates the door with respect to the housing around a second axis along a direction orthogonal to a plane direction of an opening of the housing.Type: GrantFiled: May 1, 2020Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: TOSHIBA MITSUBISHI-ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL SYSTEMS CORPORATIONInventor: Satoshi Hasumi
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Patent number: 11889644Abstract: The hinge assembly includes: a rotating assembly and a hovering mechanism. The rotating assembly includes a first rotating part, and the first rotating part comprises a first guide groove extending obliquely around an axial direction of the first rotating part. The hovering mechanism comprises a sliding member and a position limiting member. The sliding member includes a protruding part, the protruding part extends into the first guide groove. The first rotating part drives the sliding member to move along the axial direction of the first rotating part when rotating. One of the position limiting member and the sliding member comprises a first limiting part, the other of the position limiting member and the sliding member comprises a second limiting part cooperated with the first limiting part.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2021Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: BEIJING XIAOMI MOBILE SOFTWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Jieming Yang
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Patent number: 11877419Abstract: A chassis structure is provided and includes a main body, a lateral plate and a restraining mechanism. The lateral plate is detachably installed on the main body. The restraining mechanism is disposed between the main body and the lateral plate. The restraining mechanism includes a first restraining component and a second restraining component. The first restraining component is disposed on one of the main body and the lateral plate. The second restraining component is disposed on another one of the main body and the lateral plate. The first restraining component is configured to abut against the second restraining component to restrain a pivotal angle of the lateral plate relative to the main body for positioning the lateral plate at a supporting position relative to the main body, so as to prevent the lateral plate from falling off. Besides, an electronic device having the aforementioned chassis structure is provided.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2022Date of Patent: January 16, 2024Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Ming-Chih Shih, Jun Hao Wang, Qi-Hong Yang
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Patent number: 11871530Abstract: An electronic device includes: a housing; a display provided at a front side thereof; and a stand provided at a back side thereof. The housing has a transition wall between back and bottom walls, which extends further to the front as further downwardly separated from the back wall. The transition wall has a recessed part and a ventilation hole communicated with the recessed part. The stand is attached to the housing so that the stand can move between a closed state where the stand approaches the back wall and an open state where a bottom end part of the stand is separated away from the back wall so that the stand can support the housing at an angle from a placement surface. The stand is configured so that the bottom end part of the stand covers part of the recessed part when the stand is in the closed state.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Nintendo Co., Ltd.Inventors: Junichiro Miyatake, Yuya Okazaki, Takafumi Nishida
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Patent number: 11871534Abstract: A display includes an outer frame, a supporting frame, a display module, and a covering member. The supporting frame is accommodated in the outer frame. The display module is disposed on a supporting member of the supporting frame. The supporting member extends toward a display region of the display module from the supporting frame. On a first surface of the display module, a projection area of the supporting member and a projection area of an first optical film of the display module are partially overlapped with each other. A third surface of the covering member is closely attached to a second optical film of the display module. The covering member has an extension portion. The extension portion extends from a fourth surface opposite to the third surface toward a direction away from the third surface, and the extension portion is coplanar with the outer side surface of the outer frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: AUO DISPLAY PLUS CORPORATIONInventors: Chia-Hung Chen, Chung-Kuan Ting, Hong-Ming Chen, Yung-Jen Chen