Patents Examined by Edwin A. León
  • Patent number: 11762341
    Abstract: A display device includes a substrate having a through-hole. The display device also includes a display unit formed on the substrate and surrounding the through-hole, and the display unit is configured to display an image and includes pixels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ki Nyeng Kang, Keum Nam Kim, Jong Hyun Choi
  • Patent number: 11754976
    Abstract: Timepiece striking mechanism, including a fixed structure supporting at least one gong or radiant element and a mobile hammer in a plane under the action of an activation mobile component controlling the pallet of the hammer (3) and the release thereof for the percussion of the gong, and including, for the suspension of the hammer, at least one planar flexible guide between the structure and the hammer (3) to allow movements of the hammer solely on the plane, forming the sole mechanical link between the structure and the hammer, and, more particularly, for the execution of a striking mechanism, the striking mechanism (drives the activation mobile component, and has same carry out a winding cycle during which it supplies constant quantity of energy to the flexible guide while driving the hammer before releasing same for the execution of the striking mechanism by percussion of the gong during letting down.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Montres Breguet S.A.
    Inventor: Marc Stranczl
  • Patent number: 11754981
    Abstract: An electronic watch includes a housing, a display positioned at least partially within the housing, a cover covering at least part of the display, and a crown having a portion positioned along a side of the housing. The crown may include an inner member that is rotationally constrained relative to the housing and an outer member that is rotationally free relative to the inner member. The device may further include a rotation sensor configured to sense a rotation of the outer member relative to the inner member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan C. Perkins, Maegan K. Spencer, Brad G. Boozer
  • Patent number: 11756755
    Abstract: A dual energy storage operating mechanism of an isolating switch is provided. A first energy storage mechanism and a second energy storage mechanism are provided between an input wheel and a housing and between the input wheel and an output wheel or a first output shaft, respectively. The output wheel is provided with a limiting mechanism. The limiting mechanism forms a locking effect on the output wheel when the first energy storage mechanism stores energy, thereby enabling the second energy storage mechanism to store energy at the same time. When the first energy storage mechanism starts to release energy, the locking effect of the limiting mechanism is released, so that the output wheel and the first output shaft can rotate, and the first energy storage mechanism and the second energy storage mechanism release energy at the same time, forming a dual energy storage boosting effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: ZHEJIANG BENYI ELECTRICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jianyong Huang, Renyuan Wang, Laiyuan Yu, Shijun Sun
  • Patent number: 11749474
    Abstract: A user interface includes a front panel that has an exterior surface and an interior surface. A flange outwardly extends from the exterior surface and defines a notch. A receiving body extends from the interior surface of the front panel that is proximate the flange. A receiving body has an angled edge and defines a drainage channel that extends through a portion of the notch that is defined by the flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
    Inventors: Brianne Nicole Anderson, Homprakash Hariharan, Sadasivam Narayanan, Ganesan Ravi
  • Patent number: 11749469
    Abstract: A coaxial switch includes a conductive housing defining a central bore and a front plane that is oriented transverse to the central bore, a switch assembly including a stationary contact including a stationary engagement end, a stationary coupling end opposite the stationary engagement end, a movable contact including a movable engagement end, a movable coupling end opposite the movable engagement end, and a planar conductor engagement region positioned adjacent to the movable engagement end, where the movable engagement end is positionable in an engaged position and a disengaged position, and a dielectric front pad positioned between the conductive housing and the movable contact, where the dielectric front pad defines a central aperture through which the planar conductor engagement region has an unobstructed line of sight with the front plane of the conductive housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: CORNING OPTICAL COMMUNICATIONS RF LLC
    Inventor: Thomas Edmond Flaherty, IV
  • Patent number: 11749428
    Abstract: Electrically resistive devices, such as voltage dividers, and methods of making the same are disclosed. An illustrative voltage divider may include a substrate having an axis, an electrically resistive path applied to the substrate, and at least one terminal positioned around the substrate and in contact with the electrically resistive path. The electrically resistive path may include a primary resistor and a secondary resistor, with the primary resistor having a higher electrical resistance than the secondary resistor. An adjustable displacement of the at least one terminal along the axis of the substrate may allow adjustment of at least one electrical resistance associated with the at least one terminal. An adjustable tightness of the at least one terminal around the substrate may allow adjustment of the at least one electrical resistance associated with the at least one terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Matthew Hetrich, Daniel Pierce Armstrong, Elio Alberto Perigo
  • Patent number: 11749934
    Abstract: A plug connector part for connecting to a mating plug connector part includes: a housing part; a connector part that is to be locked to the housing part and has a plug section on which at least one contact element is arranged for a plug connection to the mating plug connector part; a cover element that is to be connected to the connector part and has at least one line outlet for receiving an electrical line connected to the connector part; and a frame part, which is to be connected in a latching manner to the connector part and is formed to fasten the cover element to the connector part when the frame part is placed on the connector part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: PHOENIX CONTACT E-MOBILITY GMBH
    Inventors: Ralf Feldner, Carsten Garth, Cedric Deppe, Tanja Gebhardt
  • Patent number: 11737525
    Abstract: A watchband for a watch case that has straight upper and lower edges, each edge having a channel, and a cylindrical boss protruding from a back surface of the watch case. The watchband includes a mounting structure including a base having an aperture therein, and first and second bars connected to the base. A bracelet extends in an elongation direction between a first end connected to the mounting structure and a free end spaced from the mounting structure. When the watch case is assembled to the watchband, the first bar is positioned in one of the channels, the second bar is positioned in another one of the channels, and the cylindrical boss is positioned in the aperture. Optionally, the bracelet may include a hinge to facilitate application of the watchband to a user's wrist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: 4 Thumbs, LLC
    Inventor: Gerald Rosengarten
  • Patent number: 11740591
    Abstract: An electronic watch may include a housing at least partially defining an interior cavity divided into at least a first volume and a second volume, a pressure-sensing component positioned within the first volume, a speaker positioned within the first volume, a processor positioned within the second volume, a battery positioned within the second volume, and a barometric vent that allows air pressure equalization between the first volume and an external environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Shannon X. Yang, William C. Lukens, Mandeep Gill, Jeanny Wang, William S. Lee, Stephen P. Jackson, Rex T. Ehman, Colin M. Ely, Nikolas T. Vitt, Trevor J. Ness
  • Patent number: 11740588
    Abstract: A shock-proof device (200) for a movement configured to allow the movement of the horological movement (210) along at least three degrees of freedom. The shock-proof device (200) includes at least one damping element (230) configured to damp the shocks of the horological movement (210) and a crown (100) configured to move between a first position (101) wherein the horological movement (210) is free along at least three degrees of freedom and a second position (102) wherein the horological movement (210) is rigidly connected to the crown (100).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: The Swatch Group Research and Develonment Ltd
    Inventor: Philipp Tschumi
  • Patent number: 11740589
    Abstract: An escapement mechanism including a dual-forked lever having a pivot suitable for movement of the lever between a first pivot limit and a second pivot limit, and at least two rounded follower elements spaced from the pivot and at a predetermined distance from each other. At least one of the follower elements is mounted on each fork of the lever and each follower element lacks a locking face. At least one escape wheel has an outer periphery defining at least a first plurality of cam elements suitable to slidably contact and drive the rounded follower elements, and each cam element lacks a locking surface where contact is made with the follower elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Inventors: Werner Janer, Weiru Shao
  • Patent number: 11735390
    Abstract: Systems and methods for indicating an operational status of a circuit breaker within a switchgear comprise providing a mechanism-operated control (MOC) assembly arranged within a housing of the circuit breaker. A drive plate is slidably mounted on a wall of the switchgear adjacent to the MOC assembly. A drive arm is pivotably mounted at one end on the wall of the switchgear, the drive arm engaged at an opposite end thereof with the drive plate. A status indicator is disposed on the wall of the switchgear, wherein changing an operational state of the circuit breaker mechanically operates the MOC assembly to slide the drive plate in a direction that pivots the drive arm from a first position to a second position, the first and second positions of the drive arm being visible externally of the switchgear through the status indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Florent Berardengo, Nicolas Chaboud, Mingmin Chen, Junming Yang
  • Patent number: 11733653
    Abstract: A device for displaying a succession of periodic events, such as zodiac periors, which form an annual cycle, this display device including a periodic event indicator organ; a mechanism for managing a duration for displaying periodic events by the periodic event indicator organ, this management mechanism including a cam for managing a periodic event display duration arranged to control the change from the indication of a periodic event to the indication of a next periodic event by the periodic event indicator organ; a date indicator mechanism driven by a horological movement; a month finger controlled by the date indicator mechanism so as to advance the management cam by one pitch per month, and a periodic event finger disposed between the management cam and the periodic event indicator organ and arranged to drive the periodic event indicator organ during a change of periodic event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: ETA SA Manufacture Horlogere Suisse
    Inventor: Stephane Bachmann
  • Patent number: 11735867
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing defining a receiving space, plural contacts secured to the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving space, a first and second holding members secured to two opposite ends of the insulative housing and exposed to the receiving space, and a shielding plate located between the first and second holding members, wherein at least one of the first and second holding members has an integral coupling parallel to the shielding plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignees: FOXCONN (KUNSHAN) COMPUTER CONNECTOR CO., LTD., FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventor: Ming-Ching Chen
  • Patent number: 11735378
    Abstract: Proposed is an automatic transfer switch with an N-phase overlapping structure, the switch including: a driving unit including a drive shaft provided to generate power; a three-contact switching unit including a normal power shaft and an emergency power shaft provided to be rotated by the drive shaft, and a normal power terminal and an emergency power terminal for inputting/releasing normal power and emergency power; and an N-phase overlapping unit including a first insertion part having a first insertion hole, an N-phase normal contact terminal provided to input/release an N-phase normal power, a second insertion part having a second insertion hole, an N-phase emergency contact terminal provided to input/release an N-phase emergency power, and a connection bar connected between the first insertion part and the second insertion part so as to be interlocked with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Inventor: Sunghwan Moon
  • Patent number: 11728104
    Abstract: A circuit breaker is configured to ensure electrical safety when working on its circuits. The circuit breaker comprises a housing with an exterior boundary. The housing includes an “integrated” or “pre-installed” Lock-Off feature extending away from the exterior boundary. The Lock-Off feature having a hole that is configured to receive a shackle or a shank of a padlock. The circuit breaker further comprises a built-in Lock-Off mechanism including a handle integrated with the housing using a pivot such that the handle is configured to pivot relative to the hole in the Lock-Off feature. The built-in Lock-Off mechanism in combination with the Lock-Off feature is configured to prevent the handle from being turned ON with the use of the padlock. The padlock prevents the handle from rotating on its pivot such that the padlock disables the circuit breaker from turning ON by impeding the handle from rotating to an ON-position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Siemens Industry, Inc.
    Inventor: Raiden Jay Kim
  • Patent number: 11728103
    Abstract: An electrical system includes an enclosure for housing an electrical device. The enclosure includes a door with an operating handle connected to a shaft when the door is closed, which can then be used to turn the electrical device on or off. The shaft rotation is further operable to simultaneously displace an interlock mechanism for engagement or disengagement to a busway structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ABB Schweiz AG
    Inventors: Mateusz A. Sadowski, Mateusz Sekula
  • Patent number: 11720062
    Abstract: A balance of a timepiece including an adjustment face provided with at least one recess provided for receiving a projected material for an implementation of an adjustment of the rate of the timepiece notably by the modification of the inertia and of the unbalance of the balance, the recess including an opening and a back notably a solid back or a back fully or partially forming an orifice, the back being at most partially visible from a position defined above the opening notably on a central axis of the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: CSEM Centre Suisse d'Electronique et de Microtechnique SA-Recherche et Developpement
    Inventors: Sebastien Lani, Frederic Maier, Emmanuel Dupas, Thierry Conus
  • Patent number: 11720061
    Abstract: A watch includes a chargeable power supply, a crystal oscillation circuit including a crystal oscillator and an oscillation circuit and configured to stop oscillating when a power supply voltage falls below an oscillation stop voltage and to start oscillating when the power supply voltage exceeds an oscillation start voltage, which is higher than the oscillation stop voltage, and a divider circuit that outputs a reference signal by dividing an oscillation signal output from the oscillation circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Yutaka Yamazaki