Patents Examined by Douglas R Burtner
  • Patent number: 11730288
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a display device and a support structure thereof, the support structure being configured to support a flexible display screen and comprising a support component and a synchronous transmission component, wherein: the support component comprises two telescopic rods, and has a fixed side fixed relative to a fixed side edge of the flexible display screen, and a movable side extendable and retractable with expansion or winding of a movable side edge of the flexible display screen; and the synchronous transmission component is connected to the support component, and is configured to move ends of the two telescopic rods on the movable side of the support component synchronously in a direction parallel to the movable side edge of the flexible display screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: BOE TECHNOLOGY GROUP CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiaofei Luo, Shangchieh Chu, Yanyan Yang
  • Patent number: 11737223
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided. The foldable electronic device includes a housing including a first part and a second part; a flexible display seated on the first part and the second part; and a hinge structure configured to fold and unfold the first part and the second part of the housing. The hinge structure includes a hinge member including a sliding part and a connection part extending from the sliding part and connected to the first part or the second part; a guide member; and a hinge housing covering the hinge member and the guide member. The guide member is fastened to the hinge housing to form a space with the hinge housing, and the sliding part is received in the space and performs a sliding motion between the guide member and the hinge housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Sangchul Lee
  • Patent number: 11729920
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel configured to display an image; and a winder configured to fix a first end portion of the display panel thereinto, wherein the winder includes a first fixing portion including a first external surface which is curved, and a second fixing portion that includes a second external surface which is curved and that faces the first external surface, wherein the first end portion of the display panel may be interposed between the first external surface and the second external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Min-Sung Kim, Tae An Seo, Jung Hun Lee, Jin Hwan Choi
  • Patent number: 11703908
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a body and a functional assembly. The body may define a receiving cavity. The functional assembly may be rotatably connected to the body, and be configured to rotate in a first direction and a second direction to protrude out of the receiving cavity. The functional assembly provided by the present disclosure may not occupy any space of a front face of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhisheng Lin, Binbin Yan, Jingming Wan, Heng Zhang
  • Patent number: 11690181
    Abstract: A housing according of the flameproof encapsulation protection type having a housing body which has an opening closed by a cover. The opening is surrounded by a flange which is directed outward away from the housing body. The edge of the cover lies flat on the flange. The edge and the flange are both preferably continuous. In any case, the edge and the flange do not have any passage openings for clamping means. In order to clamp the edge against the flange, clamps are provided which hold the edge and the flange pressed against each other in the manner of screw clamps. The clamps are provided with releasable clamping means and are preferably captively retained on the housing body or the cover, the clamps being movable between a closed position, in which the cover is fixedly clamped, and an open position, in which the clamps do not extend over the cover and allow the cover to be opened unhindered.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: R. STAHL SCHALTGERÄTE GMBH
    Inventors: Elena Kondrus, Jürgen Schmitt, Natascha Sekinger, Otto Walch, Christian Kochendörfer, Bernd Limbacher
  • Patent number: 11687124
    Abstract: Examples are disclosed relating to computing device hinge assemblies. In one example, a hinge assembly comprises a hinge frame affixed to one substrate and a hinge arm member affixed to another substrate. The hinge arm member comprises first and second arcuate arm guide slots. An arm support member, moveably coupling the hinge arm member to the hinge frame, comprises a first side comprising a first arcuate support guide slot receiving a first frame guide of the hinge frame, and a second side comprising a second arcuate support guide slot receiving a second frame guide. First and second arcuate inner support guides are received within the first and second arcuate arm guide slots of the hinge arm member. An elongated bridge member connects the first side of the arm support member to the second side, with the bridge member comprising a unitary structure fabricated from bulk metallic glass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Kashyap Adury
  • Patent number: 11690193
    Abstract: A support assembly includes a first slide rail assembly, a second slide rail assembly, a carried object, a first cable management device and a second cable management device. The first cable management device is mounted to the first slide rail assembly and the second slide rail assembly. The first cable management device includes a first cross bar and a second cross bar movably connected to the first cross bar. The first cross bar is further connected to the first slide rail assembly and the second cross bar is further connected to the first slide rail assembly. The present invention further discloses a cable management kit which includes the first cable management device and the second cable management device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignees: KING SLIDE WORKS CO., LTD., KING SLIDE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ken-Ching Chen, Shun-Ho Yang, Chih-Hsin Yeh, Chun-Chiang Wang
  • Patent number: 11678448
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a second body, and a connection device. The first body has a first surface. A first display device is placed at the first surface. The second body has a second surface, and a second display device is placed at the second surface. The connection device configured to rotatably connect the first body and the second body. The electronic device has a first position. At the first position, the first surface and the second surface face a same direction, and the connection device is under a display surface formed by the first surface and the second surface and not exposed at the display surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yangtao Kang, Dikang Chen
  • Patent number: 11672096
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body panel, a cap layer affixed to the body panel, and a covering enclosing external surfaces of the body panel such that the covering has no visible or tactile seams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Panos Costa Panay, Young Soo Kim, James Alec Ishihara, Timothy Escolin, Byungkwan Min, Ralf Groene, Trevor Noah
  • Patent number: 11672097
    Abstract: An electronic device for an aircraft includes: a casing; a first boss projecting from a bottom wall of the casing toward an opening of the casing; a second boss projecting from the bottom wall of the casing toward the opening of the casing by a larger amount than the first boss; a first circuit board fixed to the first boss; and a second circuit board fixed to the second boss. The first circuit board includes cutouts penetrated by the second boss when the first circuit board is fixed to the first boss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hisanobu Kimura
  • Patent number: 11662780
    Abstract: A foldable display device, includes: a flexible display module including a first non-bendable portion, a second non-bendable portion spaced from the first non-bendable portion in a first direction, and a bendable portion disposed between the first non-bendable portion and the second non-bendable portion; and a support disposed on the flexible display module, the support including a patterned portion having a first pattern and a second pattern alternatively disposed along a second direction intersecting the first direction, wherein the first pattern includes a first discontinuity having a first shape, and the second pattern includes a second discontinuity having a second shape different from the first shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chang Min Park
  • Patent number: 11661196
    Abstract: An aircraft galley insert is disclosed. In one or more embodiments, the aircraft galley insert includes a control unit including a control unit housing. The aircraft galley insert further includes one or more electronic components at least partially contained within the control unit housing, wherein at least one electronic component of the one or more electronic components is coupled to the control unit housing. The aircraft galley insert further includes one or more operating load components electrically coupled to the at least one electronic component via one or more electrical lines. In one or more embodiments, the control unit housing is configured to provide a grounding path for radiated emissions produced by the at least one electronic component by transferring radiated emissions back to the at least one electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: B/E Aerospace, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis Mulders, Lubbertus van den Esker, Marcus M. C. Jaspers
  • Patent number: 11659672
    Abstract: Provided is a curvature variable display device including a panel assembly including a display panel, a back plate disposed on a rear surface of the panel assembly, a first side bracket and a second side bracket respectively coupled to two sides of a rear surface of the back plate, a bending plate having one end rotatably coupled to the first side bracket and another end rotatably coupled to the second side bracket and having a convex curvature toward a rear of the back plate, a stand post having an upper end coupled to a center area of the bending plate and a lower end coupled to a stand base, and a dial assembly provided on the stand base to wind or unwind a wire coupled to the rear surface of the back plate and change curvatures of the panel assembly and the back plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: SeokHyo Cho, JaeHo Kim
  • Patent number: 11650628
    Abstract: In one general aspect, the subject matter described in this specification can be embodied in a display case door that includes a panel assembly, a door frame, an electronic display, and a touchscreen. The door frame extends about and secured to a peripheral edge of the panel assembly. The electronic display overlays the panel assembly and is secured to the door frame. The touch screen overlaps a first portion of the electronic display, and the display includes a second portion which is not overlapped by the touchscreen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Anthony, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffery W. Nicholson, Pedro Almaguer, Mark Sandnes
  • Patent number: 11627676
    Abstract: A support frame for a bendable display screen includes: a fixed part; a bendable part connected with the fixed part; and an end part arranged at an end of the support frame. The bendable part includes a first bendable part and a second bendable part. The first bendable part includes a plurality of first frame members connected with one another, and the plurality of first frame members have a gap therebetween. The second bendable part is connected with the end part. Both the end part and the fixed part are provided with a limiting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: Beijing Xiaomi Mobile Software Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guowen Tong
  • Patent number: 11622457
    Abstract: A synchronous transmission pivot shaft device has a simplified structure and less assembled components and reduces assembling tolerance/motional space. The synchronous transmission pivot shaft device includes an assembly of a main body, a first operation board and a second operation board disposed on the main body. The first operation board has an obliquely extending arm section. The second operation board has an obliquely extending arm section. The arm sections of the first and second operation boards are respectively received in a first oblique rail and a second oblique rail of the main body. When a user operates the first operation board or the second operation board to move, the first operation board or the arm section thereof and the second operation board or the arm section thereof respectively synchronously move along the first and second oblique rails to achieve opening/closing effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Fositek Corporation
    Inventor: An Szu Hsu
  • Patent number: 11612087
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a pre-5th-Generation (5G) or 5G communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates Beyond 4th-Generation (4G) communication system such as Long Term Evolution (LTE). The present disclosure relates to connection structure for radio frequency components and electronic device including same According to various embodiments, a connection assembly for radio frequency (RF) components may include: a first RF component including an opening section and a protrusion formed in the opening section; an elastic structure; a printed circuit board (PCB); and a second RF component connected to the PCB. The elastic structure may be disposed on a first surface of the PCB, a first surface of the first RF component including the opening section may be coupled to the first surface of the PCB, and the protrusion of the first RF component may come in contact with the elastic structure, thereby forming an electrical connection between the first RF component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dongjoo Kim, Bonmin Koo, Jonghwa Kim, Seunghwan Yoon, Youngju Lee, Jongwook Zeong
  • Patent number: 11612066
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a front plate, a back plate that faces away from the front plate, a display, a frame, a polymer member, and an adhesive layer. The display is disposed between the front plate and the back plate and visible through the front plate. The frame surrounds an interior space between the front plate and the back plate and formed of a metallic material. The frame includes a first metal part and a second metal part. The polymer member is coupled to the frame and contains a polymer material. The adhesive layer bonds the polymer member and the frame. The frame includes an opening formed in a first part thereof. The opening is formed through the first metal part and being formed to a specified depth through the second metal part. The polymer member forms at least part of an inner surface of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junghyun Im, Hyosang Lim, Heekwang Lim, Seungchang Baek, Hyeongsam Son, Sungho Cho, Hangyu Hwang, Jongchul Choi
  • Patent number: 11606870
    Abstract: A charger having a heat insulating structure is provided. The charger includes: a case having one side at which an opening is formed and the other side to which a terminal portion is coupled; a printed circuit board having a front surface and a rear surface on which electronic components are mounted, respectively, and inserted into the case through the opening of the case; a heat insulating member disposed inside the case and formed to cover the electronic components mounted on the rear surface of the printed circuit board to block heat generated from the electronic components of the printed circuit board from being transferred to an entire surface of the case; and a cover closing the opening of the case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: SOLUM Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HyunSu Kim, JunKyu Lee
  • Patent number: 11590909
    Abstract: A sealing structure includes: a case that stores an in-vehicle electronic component and has an opening; and a first cover member that covers the opening of the case. The case includes: an protrusion member that has a sealing surface protruded to surround the opening; and a rib that is protruded on an opposite side of the opening with the protrusion member interposed therebetween. The rib has a discharge surface that is connected to the sealing surface of the protrusion member. The first cover member has an extension member that extends along the rib. The discharge surface of the rib is located to be lower than the sealing surface of the protrusion member while the case is arranged with the opening facing upward, and the extension member of the first cover member extends to be lower than the discharge surface of the rib.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shintaro Kogure, Kenshiro Hida