Patents Examined by Dameon Levi
  • Patent number: 8164912
    Abstract: The present invention is adapted for field of electronic circuit protection and provides a security protection box, for enclosing the protected region of a protected circuit board in order to protect the elements in the protected region. The security protection box comprises a circuit board. The circuit board with thin center and thick periphery forms a box shape, and has the circuit routing layers. The circuit routing layers trigger the associated circuit to erase or destroy the information in the elements in the protected region when the circuit routing layers are physically attacked. The present invention protects the elements in the protected region through covering the protected region on the protected circuit board with a circuit board having thin center and thick periphery.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Inventors: Cunliang Tong, Shuxian Shi
  • Patent number: 8164923
    Abstract: The invention relates to a protection device fixed to a support and covering an electronic component. The protection device comprises at least a first wall corresponding to a first portion of printed circuit comprising at least a first conductive track, the first wall comprising at least a first mechanical guide element; at least a second wall corresponding to a second portion of printed circuit comprising at least a second conductive track, the second wall comprising at least a second mechanical guide element which interacts with the first guide element; and spot welds connecting the first wall to the second wall, at least one of the spot welds also electrically connecting the first conductive track to the second conductive track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Ingenico France
    Inventors: Eric Bonnet, Didier Gary, Philippe Dedieu
  • Patent number: 8164914
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a circuit board fixing device for fixing a circuit board. The device comprises a chassis for supporting the circuit board, at least one first hook setting on the supporting surface, and at least one second hook setting on the supporting surface. The first hook has a first contact surface for clamping a first type circuit board on the supporting surface. A first distance is between the first contact surface and the supporting surface. Additionally, the second hook has a second contact surface for clamping a second type circuit board on the supporting surface. A second distance is between the second contact surface and the supporting surface. The thickness of the first type circuit board is thicker than that of the second type circuit board, and the first distance is larger than the second distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Kun-Ta Ho, Yung-Lung Lee, Chun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8164913
    Abstract: A fastener includes a cylinder and a draw hook. The cylinder includes a main body, two resilient arms extending from an end of the main body, and a flange extending from a circumference of an opposite end of the main body. A number of protrusions spaced in the axial direction of the main body extends from an inside surface of each of the resilient arms. The draw hook includes a post slidably received in the cylinder, a taper-shaped engaging portion extending from an end of the post and exposed out of distal ends of the resilient arms, and a handle extending from an opposite end of the post. A diameter of the engaging portion gradually grows larger along a direction away from the post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Chih Hsieh, Tsung-Hsi Li
  • Patent number: 8154882
    Abstract: A first terminal of a first switch, a first idling pin, a third idling pin, and a power pin are connected together. A second terminal of the first switch, a first ground pin, a second ground pin, and a third ground pin are electrically connected together. A first terminal of the second switch, a second idling pin, a fourth idling pin, and a reset pin are electrically connected together. A second terminal of the second switch, a first ground pin, a second ground pin, and a third ground pin are electrically connected together. The first switch controls the motherboard to power on or power off, and the second switch controls the motherboard to reset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yi-Hong Liu
  • Patent number: 8149582
    Abstract: A detachable module system includes a plurality of modules that couple to a corresponding plurality of module mounts on a mounting plate. To install a selected module into the module system, a user translates the selected module to an engage position on its respective module mount to engage the selected module with a immediately preceding adjacent module. Any one of the modules may be identified and removed from its module mount, without requiring removal of the remaining modules. The modules may house various types of electronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Ecolab Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Philip Carlson, William Martin Christensen, Chris James Steep, Ryan Jacob Urban
  • Patent number: 8149593
    Abstract: A radiation level reducing device, including: a metal plate for covering surface of an electromagnetic wave generation source for radiating an electromagnetic wave; a cover region, set within a plane of the metal plate, for covering the surface; and a plurality of slits formed to a band-shape in the cover region, and spaced apart from each other, wherein each of the plurality of slits includes, a drawing slit extending towards a central part of the cover region from an intense electric field position where an electric field generated in between the electromagnetic wave generation source by the electromagnetic wave is stronger than other positions at an outer periphery of the cover region, and a coupling slit extending so as to line in parallel to another slit from an end in the central part direction of the cover region in the drawing slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yukinori Kiyota, Kensei Sugita
  • Patent number: 8149590
    Abstract: A circuit board fixing element is provided. The circuit board fixing element is used for fixing a circuit board on a sheet, and includes a fixing portion, a buckling portion, and a connecting portion. The buckling portion is made of a resilient material. The connecting portion is connected between the fixing portion and the buckling portion, and has two opposite ends and a side surface connected to the ends. The fixing portion and the buckling portion are respectively located on the ends and protrude from the side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Chunghwa Picture Tubes, Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Hsing Cho, Simon Pan, Tsao-Yuan Fu
  • Patent number: 8144461
    Abstract: A leather coating structure for a case includes a supporting plate with a top surface and a bottom surface assembled onto a upper cover of a portable electronic apparatus, and a leather coating layer with a top portion which covers the top surface and a extended portion which extends from the top portion to cover a portion of the bottom surface. The manufacturing method for the leather coating structure is also disclosed. A leather coating layer is attached onto a supporting plate to form a leather coating structure, the leather coating layer is bent at the edge of the supporting plate to cover a portion of the bottom surface, and then the leather coating structure is assembled onto an upper cover of a portable electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2012
    Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
    Inventors: San-Fang Lin, Hui-Wen Chiu, Yen-Yu Chen
  • Patent number: 8139346
    Abstract: The invention discloses an electronic apparatus comprising a casing with an input device. The input device comprises a circuit board, a first input module, a fixing module and a second input module. The first input module is disposed on the circuit board and comprises a first fixing portion. The fixing module comprises a first opening, a first accommodating space and a plurality of second fixing portions. The fixing module is disposed on the circuit board. The first input module is disposed in the first accommodating space and protrudes from the first opening. Those second fixing portions are against the first fixing portion to fix the first input module. The second input module is disposed on the fixing module and comprises a second opening. The first input module is exposed from the second opening. Furthermore, the fixing module comprises a second accommodating space for accommodating electronic components on the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: ASUSTek Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Mei Jui Lin, Shen Yuan Lee
  • Patent number: 8134843
    Abstract: A server is disclosed, which includes two dividing plates disposed between the side plates, several rails disposed on the side plates and the dividing plates, at least one adapter board module, and several main boards. The dividing plates are parallel to the side plates. Each dividing plate has a position pin. The rails are parallel to the bottom plate. The main boards are slid in the rails. The adapter board module has a support piece and an adapter board. The support piece has position holes to be coupled to the position pins and fix the adapter board module on the dividing plates. The adapter board is disposed on the support piece and has two first gold finger interfaces. Each main board has a second gold finger interface. The first gold finger interfaces are coupled to the second gold finger interfaces, thereby each adapter board is connected to two main boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Jian-Feng Wu, Tsai-Kuei Cheng
  • Patent number: 8134838
    Abstract: A semiconductor module and a method. One embodiment provides a housing with a housing frame and a pluggable carrier which is plugged in the housing frame. The pluggable carrier is equipped with a lead which includes an internal portion which is arranged inside the housing, and an external portion which is arranged outside the housing. The internal portion is electrically coupled to an electric component of the power semiconductor module. The external portion allows for electrically coupling the power semiconductor module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Infineon Technologies AG
    Inventors: Mark Essert, Martin Knecht, Alexander Ciliox
  • Patent number: 8134846
    Abstract: An improved container configured to store a wireless-enabled device therein and also configured to prevent the wireless-enabled device from being activated by an external wireless signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: UTC Fire & Security Americas Corporation, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Robert Lang, Wayne F. Larson, Patrick Dale Riedlinger
  • Patent number: 8125791
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a case, a circuit board in the case, an electronic component in the case. The electronic component includes a connection terminal and a portion facing a side surface of the circuit board. The portable electronic device also includes a terminal member for connecting the circuit board and the connection terminal of the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Hirota, Takashi Hasegawa
  • Patent number: 8116086
    Abstract: A USB flash disk with a none-joint metallic housing, the main point is that the USB flash disk is formed by inserting an internal structure composed of a printed circuit board, a metallic tray and an insulation upper seat in the metallic housing which is a none-joint rectangular pipe formed by drawing shaping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Ho E Screw & Hardware Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Joseph Huang
  • Patent number: 8116087
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) bracket is used to fasten a PCB with a positioning hole to an enclosure of an electronic device. The PCB bracket includes a base portion defining a screw hole, a supporting arm, a spring arm and a screw. The supporting arm vertically extends from the base portion and includes a first clamping portion apart from and parallel with the base portion. The first clamping portion is inserted into the positioning hole. The spring arm includes a second clamping portion disposed between the first clamping portion and the base portion. The screw is screwed through the enclosure, the screw hole of the base portion and abuts against the urging portion, so that the spring arm is out of shape and drives the first clamping portion toward the second clamping portion so as to fasten the PCB.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Wu-Jen Lo
  • Patent number: 8116095
    Abstract: A telecommunications arrangement including a chassis, at least one power supply, and a plurality of conversion modules that provide an electrical-to-optical or optical-to-electrical signal conversion. The chassis includes a separate back plane made up of individual back panels. The back panels are attached to the chassis by a tab and swell latch. The conversion modules include a printed circuit board, an input/output arrangement of connectors, and a radius limiter mounted to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: ADC Telecommunications, Inc.
    Inventors: James Dorenkamp, Vern Loch, Jeffrey Peters, Wayne Nelson
  • Patent number: 8111518
    Abstract: An electronic device. The electronic device comprises housing, a positioning member and a circuit board. The positioning member, disposed on the housing, comprises a first protruding portion. The circuit board engages with the positioning member. The first protruding portion is a resilient member contacting with the circuit board to constrain the circuit board between the first protruding portion and the housing by an elastic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventors: Tung-Ping Lee, Yu-Ling Kuo
  • Patent number: 8111525
    Abstract: A brace for a circuit board vertically mounted on a motherboard includes a first attachment member capable of attaching to an edge of the circuit board distal from the motherboard; a second attachment member capable of attaching to a side edge of the motherboard; and a rigid support connecting the first attachment member and the second attachment member. The rigid support is shaped such that the circuit board is held substantially perpendicular to the motherboard when the brace is attached. An interference minimization device for minimizing the interference of a circuit board vertically mounted on a motherboard includes an attachment member capable of attaching to the circuit board at an end distal from the motherboard; a mating wall that is substantially parallel to the circuit board and abuts the circuit board when the interference minimization device is attached to the circuit board; and a tapered wall that widens from the distal end of the circuit board towards the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Oracle America, Inc.
    Inventors: Brett C. Ong, William A. De Meulenaere, Michael S. White
  • Patent number: 8107208
    Abstract: A potted electrical circuit is enclosed within a housing and has a first and second fiberglass layer that is laid upon a top surface of the potted electrical circuit. A lid of the housing seals the electrical circuit there within and an opening formed in a side wall allows circuitry wiring to extend there from out. The first fiberglass layer is a woven layer while the second fiberglass layer is a padding-like layer. Circuitry wiring pushes through the woven first fiberglass layer before extending out through the opening in the housing. The first fiberglass layer is tucked in and around the electrical circuit and adheres to the inside of the housing by attaching to the potting material while it hardens. In a preferred embodiment, the electrical circuit in combination with the insulation material is used within a transient voltage surge suppression device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2012
    Assignee: Surge Suppression Incorporated
    Inventors: Ronald Hotchkiss, Richard Hotchkiss, Jr., Ricky Fussell, Andrea Haa