Patents Examined by Gage Crum
  • Patent number: 12150268
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a containment system for an electronics rack that includes a top structure that is movably coupled on top of the electronics rack, a first side structure that is movably coupled to a first side of the electronics rack, and a second side structure that is movably coupled to a second side of the electronics rack that is opposite to the first side, each of the structures is arranged to move along an axis and at least partially beyond either a front end or a back end of the electronics rack creating a containment region that is at least partially surrounded by the top structure, the first side structure, and the second side structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 12124292
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel, a rear chassis disposed at a rear of the display panel, a support plate disposed between the display panel and the rear chassis to dissipate heat generated by the display panel and to support the display panel, a plurality of printed circuit boards disposed at a rear of the rear chassis, and a cable provided to connect the plurality of printed circuit boards and disposed between the display panel and the support plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Geumho Park, Boumsik Kim, Sunjin Kim, Woosung In
  • Patent number: 12096589
    Abstract: A casing assembly is adapted for a detachable module and includes a casing, a handle, and a trigger, where the casing is configured to accommodate the at least one detachable module, the handle is movably disposed on the casing, the trigger is rotatably disposed on the casing and connected to the handle, and the trigger comprises a triggering portion selectively moving the detachable module away from the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Yao Lin Lin
  • Patent number: 12082380
    Abstract: Systems and methods to provide a prefabricated module design for heterogeneous data centers are described. An apparatus to provide cooling for an electronic rack of a data center comprises a plurality of lines. A main chassis is coupled to the plurality of lines. The main chassis is configured to be integrated on the electronic rack. An extension chassis is coupled to the main chassis. The extension chassis is configured to move relative to the main chassis. A plurality of connection ports are coupled to the extension chassis to provide connections between the electronic rack and one or more external sources. The plurality of connection ports are configured to move relative to the plurality of lines that are at fixed locations on the electronic rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 12075582
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus including a housing; a plurality of accommodating portions, formed in the housing, each having an opening portion that opens towards an outside of the housing; an electronic component unit having a unit body accommodated in at least one first accommodating portion among the plurality of accommodating portions, and a unit cover that is installed on the opening portion of the first accommodating portion and that has a first connection opening connecting an inside and an outside of the first accommodating portion; and a dummy cover that is installed on the opening portion of a second accommodating portion different from the first accommodating portion among the plurality of accommodating portions, and that has a second connection opening connecting an inside and an outside of the second accommodating portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yuji Horii
  • Patent number: 12063755
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a latch mechanism, applied to a rack-mount server system. The rack-mount server system includes a server and a manifold, and the server includes a casing and a fluid connector. The manifold includes a manifold connector. The latch mechanism includes a fixing member, a fixing frame and a hook member. The fixing member is disposed on the manifold and includes a fixing pin. The fixing frame is secured to the server and includes a shaft. The hook member is rotatably disposed on the shaft and includes a hook portion. By rotating the hook portion to latch with the fixing pin, the fixing frame and fixing member are secured with each other, and the fluid connector of the server is coupled to and in fluid communication with the manifold connector of the manifold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ming-Tang Yang, Wei-Chung Chen, Yu-Hao Shen
  • Patent number: 12055979
    Abstract: A keyboard includes: a recessed portion formed along a rear edge and open from a rear surface to a bottom surface; and a magnet located at a recessed portion top surface. A stand includes: a frame body that abuts a rear surface of an electronic apparatus; a plate connected to part of the frame body via a torque hinge, and having a distal edge abutting a placement surface in a state of being open relative to a frame surface of the frame body; a band portion connected to a long-side frame of the frame body along the long-side frame, and having a width that allows side surfaces of the electronic apparatus to be supported; and a bar of an iron material located along a distal edge of the band portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: LENOVO (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Hosokai, Muneki Sugiyama
  • Patent number: 12045096
    Abstract: A two-parts shell or housing assembly not requiring a pressure jig for assembly includes an upper shell and a lower shell. The upper shell includes a first surface and a second surface. Hooks are disposed on edges of the second surface. The lower shell includes an inner bottom surface and a first blocking surface. A stepped portion is formed at the connection portion between the inner bottom surface and the first blocking surface. The stepped portion includes a first side and a second side. The upper shell is disposed on the second side. The first side defines slots corresponding to the hooks. A receiving space is formed by the hook, the stepped portion, and the second side for receiving adhesive. An electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignees: Zhengzhon Wanmayun Electronic Technology CO., Ltd., HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS (ZHENGZHOU) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Bo-Duo Yuan, Yan-Lei Cao
  • Patent number: 12041746
    Abstract: A fixing device includes a main body, a sliding block, and a fixing rod. The main body has a sliding rail and a guiding hole, and the sliding rail which is disposed at a front side of the main body vertically extends. The guiding hole adjoins the sliding rail and horizontally extends through the main body. The sliding block is slidably connected to the sliding rail. The fixing rod is movably connected to the sliding block extending through the guiding hole, and the sliding block is configured to move along the sliding rail and enable the guiding hole to drive the fixing rod to horizontally move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: DELTA ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Chiu-Chin Chang, Kuan-Lung Wu, Li-Hsiu Chen, Wen-Yin Tsai
  • Patent number: 12019468
    Abstract: A screen fixing apparatus is provided, for fixing a screen on a support base. The screen fixing apparatus includes a plurality of fixing holes, a plurality of screw hole structures, a plurality of position limiting structures, and a buckling structure. The fixing holes is provided on a back plate of the screen. The screw hole structures is respectively disposed in the fixing holes. The position limiting structures is disposed on the support base, and correspond to the fixing holes. The buckling structure includes a plurality of fasteners, where the fasteners movably extend into the fixing holes, to buckle the position limiting structures to the corresponding fixing holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Tsui-Wei Lin, Tsung-Ju Chiang, Chih-Wei Chuang
  • Patent number: 12016149
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a server including a housing, a plurality of hash boards, a power module and an electrical connection board. Each hash board is slidably arranged in a first accommodating space. The plurality of hash boards and the power module are respectively connected to the electrical connection board. The power module supplies power to the plurality of hash boards through the electrical connection board. The electrical connection board includes two conductive connection boards, each of which is provided with a plurality of conductive pins. The pins form multiple pairs of conductive pins in one-to-one correspondence. Each pair of conductive pins corresponds to each hash board and is electrically connected to supply power to the hash board. Each pair of conductive pins is detachably matched with each hash board to connect or disconnect the power supply path of the hash board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: CMOTION TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Hao Peng
  • Patent number: 12013723
    Abstract: An HMD includes a mounting band for surrounding a head H of a user. The mounting band includes a case, a stretching unit, an adjustment mechanism that adjusts a length of the stretching unit to be accommodated in the case by relatively moving the stretching portion with respect to the case, a winding target member, and a spring member which is fixed at a front portion thereof to the stretching unit and at a rear portion thereof wound on the winding target member and in which an unwinding amount from the winding target member changes according to the length of the stretching unit accommodated in the case. The spring member generates elastic force that acts in a direction in which the stretching portion is accommodated into the case. A first elastic force of the spring member generated by a first unwinding amount and a second elastic force of the spring member generated by a second unwinding amount are equal to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Assignee: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc.
    Inventor: Toru Kuronuma
  • Patent number: 11997822
    Abstract: A chassis assembly includes a rack chassis and a block assembly. The rack chassis includes a left side panel and a right side panel that are made from one continuous single material. The left side panel includes a left rail guide, and the right side panel includes a right rail guide. The block assembly is adapted to slide into the rack chassis and includes a top cover, a left sidewall, and a right sidewall that are interconnected. The left sidewall of the block assembly includes a left rail adapted to slide into the left rail guide when the block assembly is located leftmost of the rack chassis. The right sidewall of the block assembly includes a right rail that is adapted to slide into the right rail guide when the block assembly is located rightmost of the rack chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Jean Marie Doglio, Richard W. Guzman, Sean P. O'Donnell, Nicholas Adam Kelly, Robert G. Bassman
  • Patent number: 11985786
    Abstract: A server information handling system rack has an adjustable depth to fit different sized server rack sleds and adapt the rack to different sized data centers. Fixed vertical supports couple to fixed horizontal supports to define a rack interior that adjusts in depth by sliding horizontal supports that change a position of extensible vertical supports coupled to the sliding horizontal supports. When a desired rack depth is set, the fixed horizontal supports and sliding horizontal supports are affixed to each other, such as with a screw that couples to a threaded nut of the fixed horizontal support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventor: Yi-Hsuan Chen
  • Patent number: 11956916
    Abstract: A computing unit configured to be mounted in a HPC cabinet, the computing unit comprising an external body, and an internal body comprising secondary electronic components. The internal body is releasably coupled with the external body in order to allow extraction of the internal body when the external body is secured fixedly to the HPC cabinet. The internal body includes a bottom tray, comprising bottom secondary electronic components, a top tray comprising at least one duct for conducting an air flow from the front to the rear, and a plurality of manual coupling members, accessible from the top of the top tray, releasably coupling the top tray with the bottom tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: BULL SAS
    Inventors: Sakthivel Mohanasundaram, Mohanakumara Prakasha
  • Patent number: 11955718
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a waterproof microphone kit adapted to be fixed in an electronic device. The waterproof microphone kit includes a housing, a waterproof breathable film, a plug, a circuit motherboard, a microphone unit and a flexible electrical connection component. Two adjacent sides of the housing are provided with an opening and a lateral opening. The waterproof breathable film is disposed at the housing and seals the lateral opening. The plug plugs the opening. The plug, the waterproof breathable film and the housing jointly form an enclosed space. The circuit motherboard is disposed in the housing. The microphone unit is disposed at the circuit motherboard, and a sound receiving part thereof faces the waterproof breathable film. The flexible electrical connection component is connected to the circuit motherboard, and passes through a through hole of the plug so as to connect to an external processing module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: GETAC HOLDINGS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kun-Cheng Lee
  • Patent number: 11903170
    Abstract: A server includes a printed circuit board (PCB), an electronic component connected to the printed circuit board, and a chassis connected to the PCB. The chassis includes a first end with a first aperture configured to allow airflow into the server, a second end with a second aperture configured to allow the airflow out of the server after having passed across the electronic component, and a temporary bulkhead that is movable between a deployed position and a stowed position, wherein in the deployed position, the temporary bulkhead is connected to the PCB and extends across the server in a path of the airflow, and wherein in the stowed position, the temporary bulkhead is disconnected from the PCB and is positioned to open the path of the airflow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Arshad Alfoqaha, Kevin O'Connell, Mehdi Hamid Vishkasougheh, Eric J. Campbell
  • Patent number: 11889652
    Abstract: A rack for a datacenter or other environment may define an internal width configured to receive rack-mounted units of a predetermined width. An adapter may enable operation with a computing appliance having a maximum width smaller than the predetermined width. The adapter can include a tray with a footprint having the predetermined width and a mount for supporting the computing appliance within the footprint of the tray. The tray may support a power inverter that receives from a direct current power supply and provides alternating current to the computing appliance. The tray may also support a patch panel having a network port accessible from a front of the tray. The patch panel can be communicatively coupled with the computing appliance to provide networking communication with the computing appliance through the second network port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Alexander Harland, Shreyas Sampath, Hazel Aoife Flynn
  • Patent number: 11882676
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for designing and implementing power and cooling fluid in a computing environment such as an electronics rack are disclosed. The disclosed methods and systems may provide for a high degree of power distribution and cooling fluid distribution reliability. To provide for a high degree of reliability, the system may include a number of protective features that may reduce the likelihood of connectors used for power and cooling fluid distribution from being damaged. The system may also provide for segregation of power distribution components from cooling fluid distribution components. The rack configurations include codesign of the server and rack to form the physical segregation. The segregation may reduce the chance of these components impacting the operation of other components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 11880237
    Abstract: A wearable device has a housing containing electronics and a band that retains the wearable device on a user's arm. Each end of the housing has an open receptacle. The band has protrusions made from an elastomeric material and includes a rigid member arranged at least partially within. The protrusions are inserted into the receptacle to attach the band to the housing. A lower portion of the housing comprises two pieces that, when assembled, provide optical baffles between adjacent optical devices such as a heart rate monitor, and windows for the optical devices to operate. A thermal conductor is retained between the two pieces and facilitates operation of a temperature sensor in the device. An antenna carrier facilitates installation of an antenna without impairing fixation of an upper portion of the housing. A compact charger clips to the housing to supply power to recharge a battery in the wearable device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Manish Avinash Mantrawadi, Douglas W. Moskowitz, Ippei Matsumoto, Michael Flynn