Patents Examined by Dimary S Lopez Cruz
  • Patent number: 10429888
    Abstract: This invention is a wearable computer display device for the wrist and/or forearm with an upper distal-to-proximal extension and one or more forearm-extending computer displays. It has a gap or opening below the upper distal-to-proximal extension into which a garment sleeve can be inserted. This enables a person to the see the computer displays even when the person is wearing a long-sleeve garment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Medibotics LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. Connor
  • Patent number: 10424906
    Abstract: To achieve high waterproofness, a grommet that is attached so as to cover a shield pipe and a corrugated tube so as to bridge therebetween includes a pipe-side end portion that is formed in a tubular shape capable of being sealingly connected to an outer circumferential side of the pipe, and a corrugated-side end portion that is formed in a tubular shape capable of being sealingly connected to an outer circumferential side of the corrugated tube. A plurality of sealing lips that closely contact to an outer surface of the shield pipe are formed on an inner surface of the pipe-side end portion. The sealing lips are disposed inside and outside a width region W that is fastened by a fastening band disposed on an outer surface of the pipe-side end portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD.
    Inventors: Hirokazu Nakai, Tomohiro Yabashi, Masashi Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10420236
    Abstract: A USB quick connector includes a housing, a rechargeable battery mounted in the housing, a circuit board mounted in the housing, and a plug connected with the housing. The circuit board is provided with two USB ports. The housing includes a first cover, a second cover combined with the first cover, a side plate mounted on and covers the first cover and the second cover, a first waterproof gasket mounted on and surrounding the USB ports of the circuit board, and a second waterproof gasket located between and surrounding the first cover and the second cover. A receiving space is formed between the first cover and the second cover. The rechargeable battery and the circuit board are arranged in the receiving space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: Dong Guan Jia Sheng Lighting Technology Co., Ltd. China
    Inventor: Kevin Hsu
  • Patent number: 10418739
    Abstract: An electrical connection box includes a housing and a connector assembly coupled to the housing. The connector assembly includes sockets for receiving plugs from a motor vehicle. The housing is formed to include a cavity that is designed to house electronic circuitry. The connector assembly includes at least one socket and at least one connector positioned within the socket. The connector is configured to create an electrical connection with an electrical plug that is received in the socket to electrically couple components of the vehicle with the electronic circuitry and minimize a voltage loss across the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: WELLS VEHICLE ELECTRONICS L.P.
    Inventor: David R. Hansen
  • Patent number: 10420218
    Abstract: An electronic system including at least one component, two identical packages including a bottom from which a peripheral rim protrudes defining a recess, and electrical conductors passing through each package, the packages being attached to one another by the rim thereof so as to define a sealed cavity therebetween. An electronic device including two systems of this type superimposed on one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventor: Jean-Christophe Riou
  • Patent number: 10420219
    Abstract: A printed circuit board (PCB) able to accommodate different types of interconnection slots without an increase in size includes a mounting area which accommodates some individual conductive pads and some conductive sharing pads. When a first type connector is mounted on the PCB, the data pins of the first type connector correspond to the sharing pads and when a second type connector is mounted on the PCB, the data pins of the second type connector correspond to the individual pads and the sharing pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignees: HONGFUJIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WUHAN) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jian-Cai Chen
  • Patent number: 10411336
    Abstract: A pole structure has been modified to house the antenna arrays, radios and electrical apparatus associated with a wireless node or micro-cell site. The upper part of the pole, which can be configured as a light, utility, sign or flag pole, supports for encloses the node's antenna arrays. The lower portion of the pole, having a larger diameter than the upper part, encloses a street modular lattice core structure, on which the radios are supported on removable x-frame modules for ease of maintenance with optimal air flow and heat dissipation. A rolled steel outer skin/sheath of the lower pole has multiple hinged doors to provide ready access to the lattice core and the radios.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: CCS Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Chad Schwartz
  • Patent number: 10409323
    Abstract: A kiosk chassis includes first and second oppositely disposed, vertically extending u-channel side members; a top region, a middle region, and a bottom region disposed between the first and second side members; and a cross brace disposed within the middle region and extending between the first and second side members. The cross brace includes two intersecting members secured together and forms respective first and second acute angles with one of the u-channel side members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Zivelo Inc.
    Inventors: Zubair Birgeoglu, John Kucera
  • Patent number: 10411448
    Abstract: A ring assembly may include a plurality of radially-concentric rings (18) selectively arrangeable to define an aperture (20) for a conduit fitting connection. A fastening mechanism (22) in each ring of the plurality of radially-concentric rings permits to detachably connect the plurality of radially-concentric rings to one another. The fastening mechanism may be arranged to permit a selectable annular grouping of the plurality of radially-concentric rings in the ring assembly to be detached from a remainder of the radially-concentric rings in the ring assembly located in the opening in the wall. The product may be purveyed as a kit of rings (18) that may be selectively arrangeable to form the ring assembly of radially-concentric rings to define the aperture for the conduit fitting connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SIEMENS INDUSTRY, INC.
    Inventor: Fan Zhang
  • Patent number: 10412853
    Abstract: A storage system includes a computer storage compartment, a first shelf, and a first power configuration unit. The first power configuration unit has a first base and a first bridge, the first bridge extending from the first base and spanning above the first shelf. A first plurality of dividers are connected to the first bridge and extend downward toward the first shelf, the first plurality of dividers forming first individual storage bays within the computer storage compartment and the first plurality of dividers do not contact the first shelf. The power configuration units are modular to enable the storage system to selectively contain power configuration units designed to provide AC power, DC power, or a mix of both AC and DC power within the storage system depending on the power requirements of the portable computing devices to be stored therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: Bretford Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike Dombrowski, Patrick Eiswerth, Cary Maguire, Matthew Banach, Joe Doran, John Sadler
  • Patent number: 10403989
    Abstract: A resin multilayer substrate includes a substrate main body including first, second, and third wiring portions connected to one another by a connecting portion. First, second and third external connection terminals are respectively included in the first, second and third wiring portions. The first external connection terminal includes a conductor exposed at a surface of the substrate main body. The second and third external connection terminals include connectors mounted on conductors on the surface of the substrate main body. An auxiliary mounting conductor is disposed between the first external connection terminal and the second and third external connection terminals on the surface of the substrate main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chu Xu, Takahiro Baba
  • Patent number: 10404048
    Abstract: An assembly includes: a mounting structure having a threaded member; a generally annular adapter, the adapter having threads that engage the threaded member, the adapter further including a radially outward sealing surface formed of one of the materials; an electrical cable having a connector threaded onto the threaded member, and a sealing boot that covers the connector and engages the sealing surface of the adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Ronald A. Vaccaro
  • Patent number: 10403177
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a flexible display apparatus including: a fixing body of which a hinge is applied to one or two edges; flexible display means whose one end portion is fixed to the fixing body and whose the other end portion which is not fixed is capable of being folded and unfolded in a state where the unfixed portion is supported at the outer circumferential surface of the hinge; and a cover plate which is assembled to a hinge shape of the fixing body in a rotatable state and has a sliding space part and a sliding guide jaw for allowing sliding of the unfixed portion of the flexible display means and supporting the unfixed portion of the flexible display means. A sliding plate which surrounds the unfixed end portion of the flexible display means and slides on the cover plate is additionally provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: You Seob Lim
  • Patent number: 10405467
    Abstract: A head mounted display (HMD) device for supporting virtual reality and augmented reality includes a frame and a thermal door component between which a mobile device may be sandwiched. The thermal door component includes a first portion that is substantially planar for reversibly coupling with a portion of a back surface of the mobile device and a heat sink. The heat sink includes a substantially planar portion coupled to a surface of the first portion of the thermal door component. The heat sink may be made of magnesium or other thermally conductive material. A second portion is coupled to the back of the first portion. An opening, channel, or recess that allows access to the interior of the thermal door component by ambient air to allow the thermal door component to draw heat away from the mobile device and the HMD device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Gerald McGinty, Ihab Ali
  • Patent number: 10401915
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an upper body, a lower body and a dual-shaft hinge module. The upper body includes a display module and an upper decoration plate covering a portion of the display module. The lower body includes an input module and a lower decoration plate covering a portion of the input module. The dual-shaft hinge module pivotally connects the upper body to the lower body, and includes a bottom plate, and a first and a second curled-circular parts bent extending from two opposite sides of the bottom plate. When the upper body is flipped open relative to the lower body, the upper and lower decoration plates respectively cover the first and second curled-circular parts. When the upper body covers the lower body, the upper and lower decoration plates respectively extend between the first curled-circular part and the bottom plate and between the second curled-circular part and the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Po-Hsiang Hu
  • Patent number: 10394274
    Abstract: A flexible electronic device is provided herein. The device may include a display unit having a continuous display area extending across a first section, a second section, and a transition section of the device, where the transition section is positioned between the first section and the second section. The device is configured to bend about a first axis positioned in a same plane as a center of the transition section, at a distance greater than zero from a first surface of the device positioned in the plane. The device may be configured to bend about a hinge positioned at least partially within the transition section. The device may include a sensor configured to identify a position of the first section relative to the second section of the device, and a processor configured to determine which image or images to display on the display unit based on the identified position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Govind Ramaswamy, Deepak Mani
  • Patent number: 10396625
    Abstract: A protector for preventing motor damage is revealed. The protector includes a link member linked to a driving part of a motor and having a mounting groove and a first insertion hole, an elastic damping member that is placed in the mounting groove and disposed with a second insertion hole, and a driver member arranged with a projecting block and used for driving a passive member. One surface of the driver member is covered on the mounting groove to form a receiving space. The projecting block is mounted in the second insertion hole whose inner edge is closely attached to an outer edge of the projecting block. The damping member is compressed in the receiving space so that an outer edge thereof is tightly attached to an inner edge of the mounting groove and the driver member. Thereby the motor operates normally no matter the passive member is locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignees: IEI Integration Corp., Armorline SH Corp.
    Inventor: Yu-Tsung Chang
  • Patent number: 10389098
    Abstract: A wall cover plate is provided for connecting directly to an electrical wiring device without the use of the base plate or adapter plate. The wall plate can have a connector such as a hook and/or prong that engages the housing for the mounting strap of the electrical wiring device. The electrical wiring device can include a removable connector attached to the mounting strap where the connector has at least one edge or coupling member for coupling with a faceplate. The faceplate can have an inner edge with a rib or series of teeth for connecting with the mounting strap or the removable connector by an interference fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: HUBBELL INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Marcus J. Shotey
  • Patent number: 10383326
    Abstract: A power line protection device protects a power line from avifauna. The power line protection device includes at least two of an attachment portion attached to the power line, the attachment portion having a helical turn that winds around the power line, a lighting apparatus for emitting light, or a reflective device having a reflective material that reflects light. The lighting apparatus is attached to at least one of the attachment portion or the reflective device. The reflective device is attached to at least one of the attachment portion or the lighting apparatus. A method for protecting a power line from avifauna is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: PREFORMED LINE PRODUCTS, CO.
    Inventor: William Lawrence Oosthuyzen
  • Patent number: 10386860
    Abstract: A gravity center adjustable device comprises a driving member, and two gravity center adjusting members. The driving member comprises a driving main body, two transmission shafts, and two gear wheels. Each gear wheel is coiled around a transmission shaft. Each gravity center adjusting member comprises a gravity center adjusting shaft, and two weight balls. The gravity center adjusting shaft comprises a rack shaft, teeth of the rack shaft are engaged with those of the gear wheel, thus when the gear wheel rotates, the rack shaft will move around along its own axial relative to the gear wheel. A gravity center self-adjusting device and an electronic device using the gravity center adjustable device are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Wen-Bing Wu