Patents Examined by Courtney L Smith
  • Patent number: 10973153
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power module including a circuit board, a first heat-generating component and a second heat-generating component. The circuit board includes a first side and a second side opposite to each other and includes a first plane and second plane disposed on the first side. A first height difference is formed between the first plane and the second plane. The first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component are disposed on the first plane and the second plane, respectively. The first heat-generating component and the second heat-generating component include a first contact surface and a second contact surface, respectively. The first contact surface and the second contact surface are located at a first collaborative plane of the power module. It benefits to reduce the design complexity of a heat sink, and enhance the heat dissipation capability and the overall power density of the power module simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Wenhua Li, Xueliang Chang, Yahong Xiong, Qinghua Su
  • Patent number: 10971779
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a holding device and an electronic device assembly and an electronic apparatus having the same. The holding device is able to hold an insertion device. At least one holding structure of the holding device includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion, and the second holding portion is located closer to the insertion opening than the first holding portion. The first holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at an installed position, and the second holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at a non-installed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventors: Rong Jin Zhang, Shu Tong Jiang, Xiong Jie Yao, Chang-Feng Lan
  • Patent number: 10966338
    Abstract: Components selected from bare die, surface mount devices and stacked devices are assembled using flip chip assembly methods on a printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) with no components having a mounted height exceeding a preferred height. The preferred height may correspond with the components having the highest power rating, because the most effective thermal coupling to a heat sinking surface will then be provided to these high-power components. A blade server is configured with the back face of high-power components coupled to a metal tank carrying cooling water. An electronic system has laminate blocks comprising repeated laminations of PCBAs coupled to metal foils. The laminate blocks are coupled to heat sink surfaces in direct contact with cooling liquid. Power density is superior to existing high-performance computing (HPC) systems and data center servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Inventor: Peter C. Salmon
  • Patent number: 10966351
    Abstract: The present invention provides a heat dissipation device including a baseplate, one or more heat pipes in thermal communication with the baseplate, where the one or more heat pipes has one or more internal cavities, one or more vapor chambers coupled to the one or more heat pipes, where the one or more vapor chambers has one or more internal cavities, where the one or more internal cavities of the one or more heat pipes and the one or more internal cavities of the one or more the vapor chambers are contiguous, where the one or more vapor chambers extends from the one or more heat pipes, and heat conducting fins coupled to the one or more vapor chambers, where the one or more heat conducting fins extends from the one or more vapor chambers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: ELPIS TECHNOLOGIES INC.
    Inventors: Xiaojin Wei, Allan C. VanDeventer
  • Patent number: 10966345
    Abstract: A solid-state drive (SSD) heat dissipation device is disclosed. The SSD heat dissipation device comprises a solid-state drive substrate, a chip heat dissipation component, a memory heat dissipation component, and a spacer. A control IC and a flash memory are disposed on the solid-state drive substrate, the chip heat dissipation component is disposed on the control IC, and the memory heat dissipation component is disposed on the flash memory. The chip heat dissipation component and the memory heat dissipation component are disposed separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: Apacer Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Pang Chen, Min-Lung Lin, Chih-Hung Kuo, Sung-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 10952350
    Abstract: A cooling device includes a circulation channel through which a refrigerant is circulated, a heat receiving part which is disposed in the circulation channel and in which the refrigerant receives heat generated by a heat generating component, a heat dissipating part which is disposed in the circulation channel and in which the refrigerant dissipates the heat received in the heat receiving part, a pump which is disposed in the circulation channel and which sends the refrigerant to the heat receiving part, and a tank which is coupled to the circulation channel and which has a space therein, wherein the tank is disposed at a higher position in a vertical direction than the pump in a state where the pump is located on an upper side in the vertical direction with respect to the heat receiving part and the heat dissipating part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Fumihiro Tawa
  • Patent number: 10951013
    Abstract: A multiple input power distribution shelf and a bus bar assembly thereof are provided. The power distribution shelf is installed in the server rack and comprises plural power supply units. The bus bar assembly comprises a first linking bus bar, a second linking bus bar, an insulation member and plural power connectors. The first linking bus bar comprises a first main bar, plural first bending parts and at least one first output part. The second linking bus bar comprises a second main bar, plural second bending parts and at least one second output part. The insulation member is disposed between the first main bar and the second main bar for insulation. The power connectors are mounted on the bending parts and connect with the power supply units. The first output part and the second output part are electrically connected with a rack bus bar of the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Yu-Hung Huang
  • Patent number: 10943850
    Abstract: An active cooling system and method for using the active cooling system are described. The active cooling system includes a cooling element having a first side and a second side. The first side of the cooling element is distal to a heat-generating structure and in communication with a fluid. The second side of the cooling element is proximal to the heat-generating structure. The cooling element is configured to direct the fluid using a vibrational motion from the first side of the cooling element to the second side such that the fluid moves in a direction that is incident on a surface of the heat-generating structure at a substantially perpendicular angle and then is deflected to move along the surface of the heat-generating structure to extract heat from the heat-generating structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: Frore Systems Inc.
    Inventors: Suryaprakash Ganti, Seshagiri Rao Madhavapeddy
  • Patent number: 10945357
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an optical module cage includes a first opening for slidably receiving an optical module, a second opening positioned adjacent to the first opening for slidably receiving a riding heatsink separate from the optical module or an integrated heatsink connected to the optical module, and a guide rail interposed between the first opening and the second opening, wherein the guide rail is configured to support the riding heatsink and not interfere with insertion of the integrated heatsink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Rakesh Chopra, Mandy Hin Lam
  • Patent number: 10939587
    Abstract: A cooling system for a server rack may cool one or more servers and one or more components thereof. The cooling system may comprise an air mover, an air delivery manifold, and one or more injection ducts for the one or more servers. The air mover may be located in an air mover module positioned in the server rack and may generate a pressurized airflow. The air delivery manifold receives the pressurized airflow generated by the air mover, and may have delivery ports and provide a fluid path for airflow out of the delivery ports to the injection ducts. The injection ducts may be used to inject the airflow of cooling air into the servers to cool the servers and one or more components thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Robert Boyd Curtis, Austin M. Shelnutt
  • Patent number: 10939536
    Abstract: A module for use in a hardware platform for networking, computing, and/or storage includes a printed circuit board assembly having a primary side and a secondary side, wherein the primary side includes more physical space, in a vertical direction extending out from the printed circuit board assembly, than the secondary side; electrical and/or optical components disposed on the primary side of the printed circuit board assembly; and a secondary side heatsink located on and extending from the secondary side, wherein the secondary side heatsink is disposed to one of i) an electrical and/or optical component disposed on the secondary side, and ii) an optical component disposed on the primary side, for thermal management.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Ciena Corporation
    Inventors: Mitchell O'Leary, Victor Aldea, Kamran Rahmani, Trevor Meunier, Peter Ajersch, Terence Graham, Marc Leclair
  • Patent number: 10923888
    Abstract: Modular switchgear systems are provided including at least two separate modules including components of switchgear. The at least two separate modules are independent of one another. One of the at least two separate modules is a stationary module and remaining ones of the at least two separate modules are removable such that the remaining ones of the at least two separate modules are configured to engage and/or disengage easily from the stationary module and an electrical power system. Related removable modules are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Bryan Richard Benson, Michael Patrick Culhane, Marten Binnendijk, David Allan Aho, Brent David Henry, David Glenn Woolard
  • Patent number: 10923942
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the present disclosure provide an apparatus comprising a battery encapsulated within a sealed enclosure, an electronic device encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, a power control circuit encapsulated within the sealed enclosure, and a loop of conductive medium connected to the power control circuit. The electronic device is in a deactivated state. At least a portion of the loop of conductive medium passes out of and back into the sealed enclosure. In response to severing of the at least portion of the loop of conductive medium which is outside of the sealed enclosure, the power control circuit is configured to cause activation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Rheon Labs Ltd
    Inventors: Thomas Burton, Daniel Plant
  • Patent number: 10925177
    Abstract: An electronic circuitry module and a method of potting an electronic circuit are provided. The electronic circuit module includes at least one heat generating electronic component and is potted in a potting material. Additionally, a cooling circuit is potted in the potting material. The cooling circuit includes an inlet and an outlet for flow of cooling liquid therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: Comet AG
    Inventor: Ulrich Hansen
  • Patent number: 10922260
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and software are disclosed herein having enhanced modular carrier form factors. In an implementation, a network card apparatus comprises a network card assembly. The network card assembly comprises a network interface card and a connector card coupled to the network interface card and comprising a U.2 connector configured to mate with a U.2 connector of the modular bay of the rackmount chassis assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: liqid inc.
    Inventors: Andrew Rudolph Heyd, Brenden Michael Rust, Jason Breakstone, Sumit Puri, Bryan Schramm
  • Patent number: 10925173
    Abstract: A programmable AC power distribution device includes a control circuit board disposed on a connecting plate. A fixing plate is disposed in a case. The connecting plate is connected to the fixing plate through a coupling member. Thereby, the connecting plate with the control circuit board can be disassembled only by removing the coupling member. When the control circuit board is to be reinstalled, the connecting plate can be easily fixed to the fixing plate through the coupling member. The assembly and disassembly of the control circuit board can be improved effectively, thereby greatly improving the efficiency of the check and repair of the control circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: CHYNG HONG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Mu-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 10916922
    Abstract: A system for an electrical power distribution network includes a plurality of electrical apparatuses, each electrical apparatus including a mechanical connection and at least one electrical connector; and a single-piece unitary support configured to receive and hold the plurality of electrical apparatuses, the support including: a frame including a plurality of mechanical interfaces, each of the mechanical interfaces configured to receive and hold a mechanical connection of one of the plurality of electrical apparatus; a cover extending from a side of the frame; and a panel integrated with the frame, the panel including a plurality of electrical interfaces, each of the plurality of electrical interfaces configured to couple to an electrical connector of one of the electrical apparatuses, the cover positioned over the panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: William Robert Luoma, Richard Ralph Buell, Ian William Rokser
  • Patent number: 10906171
    Abstract: A motor unit includes a motor and an amplifier section including a drive circuit that drives the motor. The amplifier section includes an amplifier cover. A power line for supplying power to the motor is bound to the amplifier cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Inventors: Seiji Hahakura, Hidenori Hama, Yoshiteru Nishimura, Kotaro Sekine, Mamoru Adachi
  • Patent number: 10912195
    Abstract: A multi-embedded radio frequency board includes a plurality of printed circuit boards stacked one on the others, at least one of the printed circuit boards of the plurality of printed circuit boards being configured so as to have a different processing function than another processing function of another printed circuit board of the plurality of printed circuit boards, and an interconnection join layer disposed between adjacent printed circuit boards of the plurality of printed circuit boards so as to physically and electrically couple the adjacent printed circuit boards to each other so as to form an integrated printed circuit board module having a predetermined radio frequency communication characteristic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Shihchang Wu, Kyle A. Woolrich, Jay Stuart Spence
  • Patent number: 10908637
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel; a bottom chassis in which the display panel is accommodated, the bottom chassis defining: a first surface adjacent to the display panel, a second surface opposing the first surface, and a hole extending from the first surface to the second surface; and an adhesive film removably attachable to the second surface of the bottom chassis, the adhesive film including a guide line forming an enclosed shape. The adhesive film attached to the second surface of the bottom chassis disposes the enclosed shape formed by the guide line of the adhesive film, overlapping the hole, and a minimum dimension of the enclosed shape formed by the guide line is greater than a dimension of the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Youngji Kim, Minsu Jung