Patents Examined by Dimary Lopez Cruz
  • Patent number: 10394277
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is an electronic device that can be cradled at various angles using a magnetic force and a stopper structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chung Ha Kim, Jangwoon Kim, Jaeho Baik, Hyun Keun Son, Jun Won Lee, Seung Ho Jang
  • Patent number: 10310551
    Abstract: A foldable device includes a first body and a second body that support a flexible display device and change between an unfolding position and a folding position at which the flexible display device is received in the first and second bodies to have a droplet shape. A first support portion and a second support portion are respectively provided on the first and second bodies, are maintained at a support position at which the first and second support portions support a third part when the first and second bodies are in a position between the unfolding position and a receiving start position, and move to a receiving position at which the first and second support portions move away from the third part to form a receiving space when the first and second bodies fold beyond the receiving start position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-dong Bae, Ho-seong Seo, Toshikazu Takayanagi, Wataru Kaihotsu
  • Patent number: 10306782
    Abstract: This invention covers a display system which includes modular deployable display units, a stand, a power source, a data input device and a display support. Each unit includes a housing, a spool assembly, a flexible electronic display member, an electrical cable and a connecting system for connecting the units to the stand and for physically connecting the units to one another, in an end to end arrangement. The assembly is mounted within the housing and includes a spool having opposite ends, to which the spool is rotatably mounted. The flexible member includes LEDs for displaying a programmable message. The flexible member has an end coupled to the spool and is displaceable between a wound configuration where the member is wound onto the spool and an unwound configuration where the member is unwound from the spool. A free end of the member is coupled to the support for displaying the message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Inventor: Mansoor Malik
  • Patent number: 10234907
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for rotationally coupling housing portions of an information handling system. An information handling system includes a housing having a first housing portion and a second housing portion. The information handling system also includes a hinge assembly coupling the first and second housing portions, the hinge assembly comprising a plurality of coupled links, the links coupled such that the links move in relation to one another to cause the hinge assembly to bend when the first housing portion is rotated in relation to the second housing portion. In addition, the information handling system includes a flexible display coupled to the first housing portion and the second housing portion, the flexible display covering the hinge assembly, the flexible display configured to bend when the hinge assembly bends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Michiel Knoppert, Deeder Aurongzeb, Mark Ligameri
  • Patent number: 10228009
    Abstract: Fasteners and fastener systems that can act as air vents for enclosures are described. The fasteners can be configured to secure a component to a wall of an enclosure, while at the same time providing a passageway for air to pass between an internal cavity of the enclosure and an outer environment. The venting feature of the fastener can serve to equalize pressures between the internal cavity and outer environment so as to prevent pressure build up or condensation within the internal cavity. The dual functionality of the fasteners is suitable for use in portable electronic devices where compactness and space saving measures can be of importance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: David M Pelletier, William C. Lukens, Eugene Fox
  • Patent number: 10198043
    Abstract: A hinge assembly of a computing device may be provided, for example. The hinge assembly may include a first hinge member and a second hinge member. The first hinge member may include a first mounting plate attached to a first gudgeon member via a first tongue portion. The second hinge member may include a second mounting plate attached to a second gudgeon member via a second tongue portion. The first and second mounting plates may be shaped so that they can be stacked in parallel along an axis such that the first and second gudgeons may be aligned perpendicular to the axis to allow a pintle member to be inserted through the first and second gudgeons and such that the first and second tongue portions may be spaced apart along the axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Kwang Ho Kim
  • Patent number: 10197084
    Abstract: A retainer assembly is adapted to secure a removable electronic unit within an avionics equipment mounting tray. The retainer assembly includes a latch having a base portion and a handle portion. The base portion is pivotally coupled to one of the removable electronic unit and the avionics equipment mounting tray. The handle portion projects outward from the base portion. The base portion includes a cam surface adapted to releasably contact the other of the removable electronic unit and the avionics equipment mounting tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: HAMILTON SUNDSTRAND CORPORATION
    Inventors: Darrell E. Ankney, Andrei Arevalo, Paul Gilmore
  • Patent number: 10201106
    Abstract: An enclosure with a substantially continuous seal about its perimeter for protecting electronic components of a model vehicle, comprising a housing with one or more walls at least partially surrounding the electronic components, a cover having one or more walls surrounding the perimeter of the housing, and one or more seal members interposed between the housing perimeter walls and the cover perimeter walls, wherein the cover perimeter walls are configured to contact the seal members against the housing perimeter walls to create a watertight barrier configured to provide protection ranging from water-resistant to waterproof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: TRAXXAS LP
    Inventors: Jory Sprowl, Roy Perryman, Otto Karl Allmendinger
  • Patent number: 10197754
    Abstract: Present thermal solutions to conduct heat from pluggable optical modules into heat sinks use a metal heat sink attached with a spring clip. The interface between the pluggable module and the heat sink is simple metal-on-metal contact, which is inherently a poor thermal interface and limits heat dissipation from the optical module. Heat dissipation from pluggable optical modules is enhanced by the application of thermally conductive fibers, such as an advanced carbon nanotube velvet. The solution improves heat dissipation while preserving the removable nature of the optical modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2019
    Assignee: Lumentum Operations LLC
    Inventors: David Moore, Dean Flockton
  • Patent number: 10192653
    Abstract: An electric cable includes at least one electric wire, and a plurality of string-shaped bodies each extending in a longitudinal direction of the electric cable and twisting with one another around the at least one electric wire being a core. The plurality of string-shaped bodies has connection parts twisting with one another excluding the at least one electric wire. The connection parts are connected to a frame of an underwater robot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dai Fujikawa, Hiroshi Miyai
  • Patent number: 10192667
    Abstract: An enclosure for electrical equipment is provided. The enclosure includes a frame, a first plate, and a first member coupled to the frame and configured to receive the first plate. The first plate is configured to receive a transformer, movable between a first position and a second position, at least partially supported by the first member when the first plate is in the first position, and offset from the first member when the first plate is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventor: Joseph P. Gerovac
  • Patent number: 10194553
    Abstract: A modular I/O device includes a terminal base with a terminal block that includes a plurality of wiring connectors. An auxiliary wiring device includes a plurality of auxiliary wiring connectors and is selectively physically connectable to the terminal base in an operative position and selectively physically removable from the terminal base. The terminal block includes a receiver and the auxiliary wiring device includes a body including at least one mounting tab that projects outwardly from the body and that is located in the receiver. The receiver includes a projecting lip about which the auxiliary wiring device is pivotable relative to the receiver on a pivot axis. The terminal base includes at least one catch and the auxiliary wiring device further includes at least one latch arm that is adapted to engage the catch when the auxiliary wiring device is physically connected to said terminal base in its operative position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignee: ROCKWELL AUTOMATION ASIA PACIFIC BUSINESS CENTER PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Rajiv Chakraborty, Srinivasan Melkote, Terence S. Tenorio, Douglas A. Lostoski, David S. Wehrle, Adam M. Wrobel
  • Patent number: 10185373
    Abstract: A computing device is provided with a slot that includes a first locking element and a second locking element configured to receive a removable general purpose graphic processing unit (GPGPU) carrier. The GPGPU carrier includes a bracket for securing a first GPGPU in a first receiving space, and second GPGPU in a second receiving space. The bracket also includes a first latching mechanism configured to secure the first locking element of the slot, and a second latching mechanism configured to secure the second locking element of the slot. The GPGPU carrier also includes a frame secured to the bracket. The frame includes a first end with a first guide slot, and a second end with a second guide slot. The first and second guide slots are configured to enable the GPGPU carrier to adjust from a first position to a second position while secured within the slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chen Tseng, Zhi-Hao Tseng
  • Patent number: 10185375
    Abstract: An example method includes positioning a thermal bus bar into a bus bar support channel of a cooling wall, the cooling wall comprising a plurality of thermal bus bars. The positioning comprises removably connecting first portions of at least two dripless connectors coupled to a fluid flow path of the thermal bus bar to second portions of the dripless connectors coupled to coolant transport lines that receive and return coolant from a coolant source. The method further includes flowing coolant received from the coolant transport lines through the fluid flow path and returning the coolant to the coolant transport lines. The thermal bus bar is positioned while coolant provided by the coolant transport lines is flowing through other thermal bus bars of the cooling wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: John Franz, Tahir Cader, William K. Norton
  • Patent number: 10185359
    Abstract: To provide a docking device capable of securing heat dissipation performance of a portable information apparatus while extending the function of an electronic apparatus in which an extension unit is mounted on the portable information apparatus, and an electronic apparatus system having the docking device. A docking unit that has a docking portion capable of docking an electronic apparatus in which a mounting surface of an extension unit is detachably mounted on a back surface of the portable information apparatus, a holding portion holding the portable information apparatus at a predetermined position in a docking direction when the electronic apparatus is docked with the docking portion, and a forcibly moving portion forcibly moving the extension unit in the docking direction when the electronic apparatus is docked with the docking portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventor: Fusanobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 10188005
    Abstract: A control unit device for a motor vehicle includes a circuit board, on which a plurality of electronic components are disposed. The electronic components are electrically coupled to one another by conductor tracks on the circuit board. A substantially gas-impermeable cover is materially joined or bonded to the circuit board in such a way that the cover, together with the circuit board, forms a closed cavity in which the electronic components and the associated conductor tracks are located. A method for producing the control unit device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Conti Temic microelectronic GmbH
    Inventors: Andreas Albert, Gerhard Bauer, Juergen Henniger, Matthias Keuten, Michael Novak, Bernhard Schuch, Matthias Wieczorek
  • Patent number: 10181689
    Abstract: A wiring module includes a plurality of conductive plates, and first coupling portions and second coupling portions that are provided on outer peripheral portions of the plurality of conductive plates and have mutually connectable shapes. In this wiring module, the plurality of conductive plates are electrically connected by coupling the first coupling portions and the second coupling portions. Therefore, changing a manner in which the conductive plates are coupled is disclosed (for example, changing the number of coupled conductive plates, the coupling positions thereof, or the coupling angles thereof).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuji Kobayashi, Misako Nagai
  • Patent number: 10180702
    Abstract: A minimum Z height handheld electronic device and methods of assembly is described. The electronic device includes a single seamless housing having a front opening and a cover disposed within the front opening and attached to the seamless housing without a bezel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Teodor Dabov, Hui-Leng Lim, Kyle Yeates, Stephen Brian Lynch
  • Patent number: 10180709
    Abstract: A computing device includes a case enclosure, a heat-generating electrical component, and a thermal insulator. The thermal insulator has a first surface adhesively bonded to the surface of the case enclosure and has a second surface adhesively bonded to the surface of the heat-generating component. The thermal insulator includes a layer of thermally-insulating material between the first and second surfaces, and the thermally-insulating material has a thermal conductivity less than 35 mW/m-K.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: William Riis Hamburgen, James Cooper
  • Patent number: 10170899
    Abstract: A connection device for connecting at least two electric cables to an electric machine in a vehicle includes a housing and at least two contact elements. At least two openings, each allowing the passage of one of the cables, are located in the housing wall in such a way that only one of the cables that are fed in a direction through the openings in the housing and that continue to run in a straight line in the direction inside the housing makes direct contact with precisely one of the contact elements and can be electrically connected to this contact. All the other cables can be connected to a respective element of the remaining contact elements using a respective conductor bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Thomas Lange, Ekkehard Pittius, Valerias Schmidt