Patents Examined by Christopher L Augustin
  • Patent number: 12733142
    Abstract: An electronic component comprising a package base and an at least partly metallic cap which is attached to the package base to form an enclosure. A metallic sheet is fixed to the package base. The metallic sheet comprises a sheet side section and the cap comprises a cap side section. The sheet side section is in contact with the cap side section so that they together form a side-shield on the side of the enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Teppo Syrjänen
  • Patent number: 12713547
    Abstract: A rotating shaft assembly, including a shaft sleeve which has an inner cavity, a second shaft, and a flexible circuit board. A part of the second shaft is located in the inner cavity and is rotatably connected to the shaft sleeve, and the other part of the second shaft is located outside the inner cavity. The flexible circuit board includes a first electrical connection end and a second electrical connection end located outside the inner cavity, a mounting part located between the first electrical connection end and the second electrical connection end, which includes a wound part and a laminated part that are connected, the wound part is wound around the part that is of the second shaft and located in the inner cavity, the laminated part is in a folded state, and at least a part of the laminated part is accommodated in a channel of the second shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Liang Li, Wei Chen, Zhangjun Chen, Xianchun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12712298
    Abstract: An electrical component is provided, comprising at least one plug-in socket for receiving an accommodated component, in particular a relay or an optocoupler, in or on the electrical component, wherein the accommodated component having first electrical contact elements on its underside, for being electrically connected to second electrical contact elements of the electrical component, and wherein in an active position of the accommodated component, the first electrical contact elements are electrically connected with the second electrical contact elements on the plug-in socket, and comprising a manipulation means, by means of which the accommodated component can be plugged into the active position in the plug-in socket and/or pulled out thereof, wherein the manipulation means has a spacing portion, and wherein a free end of the spacing portion protrudes beyond the electrical component and/or beyond the accommodated component that is inserted in the plug-in socket in the active position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: Phoenix Contact GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: Elmar Schaper, Frank Herden
  • Patent number: 12707591
    Abstract: A rack is provided. In one aspect, a rack includes a plurality of trays mounted in the rack in a first orientation. The rack also includes a cable cartridge mounted in the rack in a second orientation perpendicular to the first orientation. The cable cartridge includes (i) connectors configured to connect to tray connectors on respective sides of the plurality of trays and (ii) cables connected to the connectors in the cable cartridge to facilitate communication between the plurality of trays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventors: Wade Doll, Frank P. Helms, Steven Lee Scott
  • Patent number: 12696417
    Abstract: Disclosed are a server and a chassis structure thereof. The chassis structure includes a first chassis body and a second chassis body; the first chassis body is provided with a first snap male member and a second snap male member; the second chassis body is provided with a first snap female member and a second snap female member; the second snap female member includes a movable snap, the movable snap is movably arranged on the second chassis body, and the movable snap is configured to move relative to the second chassis body along a first direction. During installation, first, the first snap male member is snap-fitted with the first snap female member, and then the movable snap is moved in a transverse direction, so that the second snap male member is snap-fitted with the movable snap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: SUZHOU METABRAIN INTELLIGENT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Shaonan Jiang, Wei Gao, Shengfu Liu, Xiaomao Li
  • Patent number: 12696419
    Abstract: An alignment system is provided. In one aspect, the alignment system includes a tray configured to mount into a rack. The tray includes a first electrical connector and a first alignment element. The alignment system also includes a component configured to mount into the rack. The component includes a second electrical connector and a second alignment element. The first alignment element is configured to mate with the second alignment element when the tray is slid into the rack. Mating of the first and second alignment elements aligns the first and second electrical connectors. The first and second electrical connectors are disposed along respective axes that are parallel with a direction that the tray is slid into the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
    Inventor: Wade Doll
  • Patent number: 12696405
    Abstract: This patent relates to hinged devices, such as computing devices. One example includes a first portion and a second portion. A compliant mechanism is positioned in the first portion and includes a pair of bell cranks coupled by a cross-member. A flexible hinge has opposing sides of a first end secured to the pair of bell cranks and a second end secured to the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Oluwatomi Osamuede Akin-Sodipo, Brian D. Bitz, Nicholas Wendt
  • Patent number: 12696410
    Abstract: A lock mechanism is attachable to a rack-mountable exterior body for housing an electronic device, and includes a latch and a bumper. The latch has a first flat plate and a first protrusion). The first flat plate has a main surface. The first protrusion protrudes from the first flat plate to a side that the main surface faces. The bumper has a second flat plate in contact with the latch and a second protrusion. The second protrusion protrudes from the second flat plate to a side in the same direction as the first protrusion. A specific axis parallel to the main surface is a first axis, and an axis orthogonal to the first axis and parallel to the main surface is a second axis. The first protrusion has a latch surface perpendicular to the first axis. The second protrusion has a bumper surface perpendicular to the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Masataka Furuno
  • Patent number: 12696400
    Abstract: A storage device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) with attached semiconductor chips, each including a memory, and with at least one wire coupling the semiconductor chips. The storage device includes a case including a first case surrounding a top portion of the printed circuit board and a second case surrounding a bottom portion of the printed circuit board. A sidewall of the first case and a protrusion of the second case form a concavo-convex structure. The sidewall of the first case and the protrusion of the second case cover a side of the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: SK hynix Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Won Kim, Gi Taek Kim, Joon Ki Paek, Jung Hee Cho, Dong Hae Lee, Kyoung Soo Cho
  • Patent number: 12696418
    Abstract: A device bay. The device bay includes a housing, the housing comprising a card connector positioned along a side wall of the housing and a hinged structural side wall, the hinged structural side wall being configured to pivot between an opened position and a closed position, the opened position allowing insertion and removal of a card into the device bay, the closed position retaining the card within the device bay.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Walter R. Carver, Owen Kidd
  • Patent number: 12696421
    Abstract: A method for managing computer network cables is disclosed. The method includes inserting a cable holding tool between two rows of computer network cables that are connected to a multiport network device, the cable holding tool having two rows of notches on opposite long edges of the cable holding tool, after the cable holding tool is inserted between the two rows of computer network cables, inserting the computer network cables into the notches of the two rows of notches, after the computer network cables are inserted into the notches of the two rows of notches, disconnecting the computer network cables from the multiport network device, and after the computer network cables are disconnected from the multiport network device, moving the cable holding tool, which has the computer network cables inserted into the notches of the two rows of notches, away from the multiport network device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Nile Global, Inc.
    Inventors: Promode Nedungadi, Vigneshwara Upadhyaya
  • Patent number: 12690146
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a device body and a mounting accessory. The mounting accessory includes a first lateral bracket and a second lateral bracket. When the first lateral bracket and the second lateral bracket are mounted on the device body in a first mounting configuration, the first lateral bracket and the second lateral bracket provide a set of locking points. When the first lateral bracket and the second lateral bracket are mounted on the device body in a second mounting configuration, the first lateral bracket and the second lateral bracket provide another set of locking points.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: VIA Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Chi Chang Chang, Ya-Ling Chen
  • Patent number: 12684717
    Abstract: The display device includes: a display panel; a frame which is located in a rear of the display panel, and to which the display panel is coupled; a back cover which covers a rear of the frame, and which is coupled to the frame; and a basket which is located in a rear of the back cover, and which has an inner space. An upper side of the back cover is spaced apart from an upper side of the frame in a rearward direction, and the basket spans the upper side of the back cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Kwanghyun Ahn, Haesuk Choi, Dongkyoon Han, Jihoon Yoon, Seokwoo Kwon
  • Patent number: 12676532
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device. This display device may comprise: a flexible display panel; a flexible plate which is positioned on the rear side of the display panel and to which the display panel is coupled; a driving module positioned on the rear side of the plate and having a flip frame that reciprocates in a straight line; a wing which is elongated, has one end coupled to the flip frame and the other end coupled to the rear side of the plate, and has a pivot axis positioned to be adjacent to the one end between the one end and the other end; and a wing bracket to which the pivot axis is connected and which is fixed to the rear side of the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2026
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Insu Song
  • Patent number: 12672246
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes a first base, a second base, a first housing mounting bracket, a second housing mounting bracket, a third housing mounting bracket, a first rotating mechanism, a second rotating mechanism, and a linkage gear member. The second housing mounting bracket is rotatably connected between the first base and the second base. The first housing mounting bracket is rotatably connected to a side that is of the first base and that is away from the second housing mounting bracket. The third housing mounting bracket is rotatably connected to a side that is of the second base and that is away from the second housing mounting bracket. The first rotating mechanism is disposed on the first base. The second rotating mechanism is disposed on the second base. The linkage gear member is separately engaged with a second gear connecting rod and a third gear connecting rod for transmission.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2026
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xin Li, Kaixu Li
  • Patent number: 12666559
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a chassis and an information handling resource assembly configured to carry one or more information handling resources. The information handling resource assembly may include a first latch and a second latch configured to mechanically couple to an alignment feature mechanically coupled to the chassis such that the first latch retains the information handling resource assembly within the chassis, and the second latch retains the one or more information handling resources in the information handling resource assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Megan Cherie Wingfield, Eduardo Escamilla
  • Patent number: 12666558
    Abstract: An accommodating device and a data processing system are provided. The device includes a housing defining a first opening, a cover assembly covering the first opening, a first sealing member, and a second sealing member. The cover assembly includes a first cover and a second cover. The housing includes a first side and a second side. The first cover is rotatably connected to the first side, and the second cover is rotatably connected to the second side. The first sealing member is between the cover assembly and the housing. The second sealing member is connected to the first or the second cover. When each of the first cover and the second cover covers the first opening, the first sealing member abuts against the housing and each of the first cover and the second cover, the second sealing member abuts against the first cover and the second cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Fang-Xing Yang, Bin-Bin Yang, Liang Gao, Xing-Chuan Li, Rui-Hao Xiao
  • Patent number: 12666549
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a main circuit board, an electronic device, side circuit boards, and a pressure applying unit. The electronic device is installed on and electrically connected to the main circuit board. The side circuit boards are positioned at edges of the electronic device on a side of the electronic device away from the main circuit board and electrically connected to the electronic device. The pressure applying unit is positioned on a side of the electronic device and on each of the side circuit boards away from the main circuit board. The pressure applying unit applies pressure: 1) to the side circuit boards to maintain an electrical connection between the side circuit boards and the electronic device; and 2) to side regions of the electronic device to maintain an electrical connection between the main circuit board and the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2026
    Assignees: Tyco Electronics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd., Tyco Electronics AMP Qingdao Ltd.
    Inventors: Guibin (Gabby) Lin, Zhiqiang (Simon) Li, Jiefeng (Lear) Zhang, Jinqiang (Jeff) Wang, Wei (David) Zhao, Tingting Zhang, Guoxiao (Neo) Shen
  • Patent number: 12660099
    Abstract: Electric equipment comprises: a housing; a printed circuit board disposed in the housing and including a first hole; and a cover coupled to the upper surface of the housing and including a second hole, wherein the housing comprises: a first region arranged to pass through the first hole; a second region disposed above the first region and arranged to pass through the second hole; and a third region disposed above the second region and placed on the upper surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: LG INNOTEK CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min Oak Kim, Min Jung Shin, Woo Seok Lee, Ki Eun Yoon
  • Patent number: 12660100
    Abstract: A semiconductor module includes a circuit board mounted on a base, a case having a sidewall and a lid and covering the circuit board, a plurality of conductive plates each parallel to a predetermined plane, electrically connected to different conductive patterns. The lid of the case has a partition that protrudes from an inner surface of the lid toward the base between two of the conductive plates. The partition has a first portion at a position where the partition and the conductive plates overlap each other, and a second portion at a position where the partition and the conductive plates do not overlap each other in a side view. The second portion has a cutout section disposed such that in a depth direction, a distance from the base to the second portion is greater than a distance from the base to the first portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: FUJI ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taichi Itoh, Yoshihiro Kodaira