Patents Examined by Dimary Lopez Cruz
  • Breaker panel
    Patent number: 9979163
    Abstract: This breaker panel comprises a plurality of circuit breakers, each circuit breaker having a head comprising a frustroconical seal made of an elastomer, this frustroconical seal having a first frustroconical face; and a conic frustum made of a material that is harder than the material of the frustroconical seal, this conic frustum having a second frustroconical face; in which: the distance, in a plug-in direction, between an upper edge of the first frustroconical face and the shoulder is at least two times smaller than the distance, in the plug-in direction, between the upper and lower edges of the second frustroconical face; and the upper edge of the first frustroconical face is set back, towards the interior of the circuit breaker, relative to the lower edge of the second frustroconical face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Crouzet Automatismes
    Inventors: Dominique Meux, Fabien Ville, Jean-Marie Vergnes
  • Electronic device with an enclosure stiffener
    Patent number: 9977467
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a processor, output device(s) coupled thereto, and an outer housing or enclosure containing these and other electronic and/or optical items. The enclosure can include a substantially thin contoured component having an external surface exposed to a user and an internal surface. A stiffening plate situated with respect to the internal surface provides a substantial increase in the torsional stiffness and/or bending stiffness of the enclosure. The stiffening plate and contoured component can form a cavity therebetween, and one or more ridges, fins, plates, foam structures and/or other structural items can be located within the cavity. In various embodiments, the device can be a laptop computer and the contoured component can be a dome shaped outer housing behind the display portion thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam T. Garelli, Dinesh C. Mathew, Nicholas A. Rundle, Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 9980365
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a metal casing, a circuit board and a heating assembly. The metal casing has a storage space. The circuit board is located in the storage space. The heating assembly comprises a first heating part and a second heating part. The first heating part is in thermal contact with the circuit board, and the second heating part is in thermal contact with the metal casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2018
    Assignee: MSI COMPUTER (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Min-Lang Chen
  • Flexible display apparatus
    Patent number: 9971380
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a display panel that is bendable or foldable about at least one bending axis, a support unit having a first surface positioned adjacent to the display panel, a second surface positioned opposite to the first surface, and a plurality of uneven portions disposed on the second surface, a window unit disposed opposite to the support unit so that the display panel is disposed between the window unit and the support unit, and a fixing unit disposed adjacent an edge of the support unit and on a surface of the support unit that extends from the second surface, wherein a shape of the fixing unit is complementary to a shape of an uneven portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Beomgyu Choi, Jongsoo Lee
  • Electronic equipment
    Patent number: 9974212
    Abstract: An electronic equipment includes a refrigerant tank that contains a refrigerant, an electronic component, a through card electrically coupled to the electronic component, and a pouch of which one end side is in a close contact with the through card so as to seal the electronic component, wherein the electronic component is immersed in the refrigerant of the refrigerant tank in a state of being sealed in the pouch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Takashi Ichinose, Takashi Yamamoto
  • Insulated boom knuckle cover for high voltage line truck
    Patent number: 9969602
    Abstract: An insulated boom knuckle cover for high voltage line truck includes an insulating sheathing unit disposed for expedient attachment to a boom arm of a high voltage line truck. The sheathing unit includes an upper section, attachable to the boom arm at a position proximal a knuckle of the boom arm, and an arched knuckle cover section disposed depending from the upper section. The arched knuckle cover section includes a lowermost portion disposed to overlie the knuckle of the boom arm when the boom arm is disposed in a lowered, folded position, and yet maintain appropriate coverage of the knuckle when the boom arm is also extended away from the lowered, folded position. The present invention therefore prevents direct contact of high voltage lines with the knuckle, or portions of the boom arm proximal the knuckle, and shields the knuckle from arcing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Inventor: Lane Matthew Chomko
  • Super-elastic hinge for flexible display
    Patent number: 9971382
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatuses may provide for a flexible display assembly including a flexible display and a backplane coupled to the flexible display, wherein at least a portion of the backplane comprises a super elastic sheet. In one example, the backplane includes a first rigid sheet metal portion and a second rigid sheet metal portion, wherein the super-elastic sheet is joined between the first and second rigid sheet metal portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Ahrens, George H. Daskalakis, Steven J. Lofland, David Pidwerbecki, Bo Qiu, James C. Raupp, Stacy L. Yee
  • Multilayer printed circuit board with switching power supply capacitors, broad patterns, and TT-type filter
    Patent number: 9967969
    Abstract: A multilayer printed circuit board includes a plurality of wire layers and mounted with a switching power supply, wherein at least three broad patterns, which are formed on at least three wire layers, and a via for connecting the at least three broad patterns are provided to a power supply path connecting a connector, which is to be connected to an external power supply, and the switching power supply, a first capacitor is connected to the connector-side broad pattern, a second capacitor is connected to the switching power supply-side broad pattern, and a ?-type filter is configured with parasitic inductance, which is generated by the at least three broad patterns and the via, the first capacitor, and the second capacitor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventor: Osamu Takahashi
  • Cases having selectable RF shielding
    Patent number: 9968015
    Abstract: Device cases with selectable RF shielding are described. Some implementations can include a case for an electronic device. The case can include selectable radio frequency (RF) shielding, such as a Faraday cage. The shielding can be selectable via a mechanically activated switch (e.g., slidable or rotatable), or an electrically activated switch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Inventor: C. A. Byler
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 9965006
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main body, a first back cover and a second back cover. The main body includes a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. A display is mounted onto the first surface. The first back cover is disposed on the second surface and rotatable about a first axis. The first back cover can be lifted along a first direction by rotating about the first axis. The second back cover is disposed on the second surface and rotatable about a second axis. The second back cover can be lifted along a second direction by rotating about the second axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Ming-Chung Peng, Chun-Chi Wang, Jih-Houng Lee, Shih-Chin Chou
  • Fan assembly and electric power equipment having the same
    Patent number: 9961801
    Abstract: A fan assembly includes a first guide, a second guide disposed in a direction vertical to the first guide such that the height of the first guide is adjustable, a slider disposed to move in a horizontal direction along the second guide, and a plurality of fan modules fastened to the slider, wherein each of the plurality of fan modules is fastened to the slider such that the height of the fan module is adjustable. Accordingly, the heights of the plurality of fan modules can be simultaneously adjusted, and the heights of some of the plurality of fan modules can be adjusted different from those of the other fan modules, so that the plurality of fan modules can be optimally installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hyukil Kwon
  • Cooling apparatus and electronic device
    Patent number: 9961804
    Abstract: A cooling apparatus includes: a circulation path of coolant; a first pump provided in the circulation path, the first pump including a first inlet and a first outlet; a second pump connected to the first pump, the second pump including a second inlet and a second outlet; a first main pipe with one end connected to the first outlet; a second main pipe with one end connected to the second inlet; a connection portion connecting another ends of the first and second main pipe; a first bypass pipe connecting the first inlet and the connection portion; and a second bypass pipe connecting the second outlet and the connection portion, wherein the first main pipe and the second bypass pipe are connected in a same direction in the connection portion, and the second main pipe and the first bypass pipe are connected in the same direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Hayashi, Teru Nakanishi
  • Cover assemblies for cables and electrical connections and methods for making and using the same
    Patent number: 9960576
    Abstract: An integral, unitary cover assembly for covering an electrical connection between first and second electrical cables each having a primary conductor and a neutral conductor includes an inner elastomeric sleeve, an outer elastomeric sleeve, and a collapsible duct. The inner elastomeric sleeve defines a cable passage to receive the electrical connection and the primary conductors of the first and second cables. The outer elastomeric sleeve surrounds the inner sleeve. The collapsible duct is interposed radially between the inner and outer sleeves. The duct defines a neutral conductor passage configured to receive at least one of the neutral conductors therethrough. The duct is selectively collapsible from an initial open configuration to a collapsed configuration about the at least one neutral conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: TE CONNECTIVITY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kok Chywn Chuang
  • Display device
    Patent number: 9961810
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel unit having a noise generating source, and a metal frame to which the display panel unit is attached. The display panel unit is fixed to an attachment part which is provided at the frame. The frame includes a contact part that brings the display panel unit into contact with the frame, in addition to the attachment part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Yoshida, Shusaku Takama
  • Apparatus, system, and cluster for vertically docking interactive devices
    Patent number: 9958905
    Abstract: An apparatus, system, and cluster for vertically docking interactive devices. The apparatus includes a pair of device docking hooks (DDHs), which temporarily couple to and secure an interactive device onto a vertical surface. In addition to the apparatus, the system may include one or more device locking mount(s) (DLMs) coupled to the interactive device, which further secures the interactive device to a static vertical surface. The coupling between each of the one or more DLM(s) and the interactive device may take the form of, for example, a magnetic attachment, a hook and loop fabric attachment, a spring loaded hook, a simple gravity induced friction attachment (e.g., a resting pad), etc. Alternatively, in addition to the apparatus, the system may include a device locking apparatus (DLA), which when engaged may further secure the interactive device to an articulating vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: QuirkLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Douglas Henry Williams, James Patrick Henderson, Duncan James Gibbons, Matthew Thomas Robert Bailey, Tian Zhao, Alfonso Fabian de la Fuente
  • Interfacing with multiple components connected to a printed circuit board
    Patent number: 9952634
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods for interfacing with multiple components connected to a printed circuit board. An apparatus includes a plurality of hardware components that each include a first interface. An apparatus includes a printed circuit board that includes a plurality of interfaces that communicatively couple each of the hardware components to the printed circuit board via the first interface. The printed circuit board includes a second interface that communicatively couples the printed circuit board to an information handling device and manages communications between the information handling device and each of the hardware components coupled to the printed circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Rodrigo Samper, Omar Ali Ali, Cory Allen Chapman, Alan Ladd Painter
  • Electronic device
    Patent number: 9946305
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a sheath including a connection magnet to couple another device, wherein the connection magnet is installed in a region of the sheath where the another device is coupled; a movable part installed in the region of the sheath where the another device is coupled, wherein the movable part is foldable back to a side where the connection magnet is present; and a magnetism-blocking part installed on a region of the movable part that covers the connection magnet when the movable part is folded back to the connection magnet side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: Hideyuki Fujikawa
  • Electrical wire guide
    Patent number: 9941677
    Abstract: An electrical wire guide including a plurality of link members that are lined up along one direction, and are coupled together so as to be rotatable relative to each other. The link members are respectively provided with: through holes that extend in an intersection direction intersecting a direction in which the link members are lined up; and lock protrusions that are each provided with a claw that is locked to a peripheral portion around the corresponding through hole and protrudes in the intersection direction. The lock protrusions of the plurality of link members protrude in the same direction. The link members are coupled together by the lock protrusions being locked to the through holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro Hagi, Hiroshi Inoue, Yoshihiro Maeda
  • Extended capacity memory system with load relieved memory and method of manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 9939855
    Abstract: A method of manufacture of an enhanced capacity memory system includes: providing a dual in-line memory module carrier having a memory module and an integrated memory buffer coupled to the memory module; coupling a memory expansion board, having a supplementary memory module, to the dual in-line memory module carrier including attaching a bridge transposer; and providing a system interface connector coupled to the integrated memory buffer and the bridge transposer for controlling the memory module, the supplementary memory module, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SMART Modular Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Victor Mahran, Robert S. Pauley, Jr.
  • Switch cabinets for use in electrical switchgear and methods of assembling the same
    Patent number: 9941675
    Abstract: A switch cabinet includes a pair of opposing side panels. At least one side panel of the pair of side panels includes an opening defined therein. The switch cabinet also includes at least one component removal system coupled to the at least one side panel. The component removal system is selectively movable between a first position to prevent withdrawal of an electrical component through the opening and a second position to enable withdrawal of the electrical component through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Inventor: Xuhui Ren