Patents Examined by Jayprakash N. Gandhi
  • Patent number: 10721843
    Abstract: One example of a system includes a blade enclosure and a midplane within the blade enclosure. The midplane supports a first sleeve connector and a second sleeve connector, where each of the first and second sleeve connectors have a first side and a second side. A server blade installed in the blade enclosure includes an air duct coupled to the first side of the first sleeve connector. A cooling module including an air manifold is coupled to the second side of the first sleeve connector to deliver cool air to the air duct of the server blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kevin Leigh, George Megason
  • Patent number: 10721820
    Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel which displays an image with light and a drive unit which is electrically connected to the display panel and drives the display panel. The drive unit includes a drive circuit board and a drive circuit film. The drive circuit board overlaps the display panel, generates a drive signal to drive the display panel and defines a receiving hole therein. The drive circuit film electrically connects the display panel to the drive circuit board and is bent from the display panel toward the drive circuit board. The drive circuit film includes a driver chip which provides a control signal in response to the drive signal from the drive circuit board. The driver chip is received in the receiving hole defined in the drive circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sangwoon Jung, Mansoo Kim, Joon-ik Lee, Changmoo Lee
  • Patent number: 10716224
    Abstract: A field serviceable and interchangeable display system and method is provided. A first and second side assembly are each selected from a number of: digital side assemblies each comprising an electronic display, static side assemblies each comprising a poster cavity which accepts signage, and cover side assemblies. The first and second side assemblies are interchangeably mounted to a frame in a hinged fashion. When one of the side assemblies is in need of replacement, it is removed from the frame and a replacement is installed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, Kevin O'Connor, Marcos Diaz
  • Patent number: 10709034
    Abstract: A data center rack system includes a rack housing that includes side panels and a top panel coupled to the side panels, the top and side panels defining a rack volume sized to enclose a plurality of data center server rack trays, each of the data center server rack trays configured to support a plurality of heat generating electronic devices; and a rack bottom coupled to the side panels to at least partially define the rack volume, the rack bottom including a bottom panel having a top surface coupled to the side panels and a plurality of blocks coupled to a bottom surface of the bottom panel opposite the top surface, at least one pair of the plurality of blocks defining an opening between the blocks and below the bottom surface of the bottom panel and sized to receive a lifting member of a lifting machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Jayson Michael Jochim, Michael Chi Kin Lau, Winnie Leung
  • Patent number: 10701838
    Abstract: A self-installing connector for a liquid cooling system of a datacenter component rack system. A datacenter component rack may include manifolds for conveying coolant to or from one or more datacenter electronic components for liquid cooling components of the datacenter electronic component. The self-installing connector provides a fluid connection between the manifold and a liquid cooling system of a datacenter electronic component. The self-installing connector may puncture the manifold at the time the datacenter electronic component is installed. The self-installing connector may form an opening in the manifold and secure one end of the self-installing connector into the opening upon installation of the datacenter electronic component into the datacenter component rack. The self-installing connector can separate at a dripless quick-disconnect coupling for datacenter electronic component maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Ryan F. Conroy, Felipe Enrique Ortega Gutierrez, Luke Thomas Gregory
  • Patent number: 10700478
    Abstract: A heat destructive disconnecting switch comprises a first conductive member, a second conductive member, a movable conductive member, an overheating destructive member, an operating component, and a second elastic member. The movable conductive member conducts electricity to the first conductive member and the second conductive member. The overheating destructive member is formed as an integral body on a limiting member, and a first elastic member is compressed to between a contact member and the overheating destructive member, thereby providing the first elastic member with a first elastic force. The second elastic member is provided with a second elastic force. When the overheating destructive member is destructed due to overheating, the first elastic force is smaller than the second elastic force, causing the movable conductive member to disconnect the first conductive member from the second conductive member to achieve a protective effect from overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: GREEN IDEA TECH INC.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yun I
  • Patent number: 10701816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a display device comprising a mounting board and a display panel mounted on the mounting board and comprising a plurality of display modules arranged in an array, and further comprising a control module and a plurality of driving modules corresponding to the display modules. The control module is capable of controlling the driving modules to drive the corresponding display modules to extend. When the display device is powered on, the control module is electrically coupled to the driving module such that the driving module receives a signal from the control module and controls the display module to extend in response to the signal; when the driving module is started, the corresponding display module moves along with the driving module and automatically extends, facilitating the maintenance of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Unilumin Group Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Song Lei, Shengqi Lu, Pinglin Zhao
  • Patent number: 10699866
    Abstract: A fuse holder includes a holder base comprising a plurality of protrusions each having a mounting hole formed therein to provide for mounting of the holder base to an external component and one or more mating protrusions and one or more mating slots formed on each of opposing side surfaces. The fuse holder also includes an input stud coupled to or formed on the holder base and a cover configured to attach to the holder base to at least partially enclose one or more fuses positionable on the fuse holder. The one or more mating protrusions and the one or more mating slots formed on each of the opposing side surfaces of the holder base comprise dovetailed protrusions and slots of a matching profile capable of receiving such a dovetailed protrusion, so as to enable a side-by-side stacking and interlocking of fuse holders with such mating protrusions and mating slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Eaton Intelligent Power Limited
    Inventors: Rushabh Dhanesh Shah, Patrick Thomas McKinney, Aswini N, Brandon William Fisher
  • Patent number: 10694637
    Abstract: An antenna assembly includes a plurality of RF card assemblies, a backplane circuit board, a plurality of connectors, and a chassis. Each of the RF card assemblies includes a circuit board having a number of antenna elements. The backplane circuit board includes a top surface with at least one set of power supply rails. The connectors are arranged in rows along a top surface of the backplane circuit board. Each of the connectors has an inlet configured to receive one of the RF card assemblies along a plane perpendicular to the top surface of the backplane circuit board. The bottom surface includes power supply pins configured to engage the power supply rails. The chassis is configured to enclose the backplane circuit board, the RF card assemblies, and the connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremiah D. Wolf, Scott J. Sellner, James B. West, Eric D. Baldwin
  • Patent number: 10687442
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a fan module assembly. One example fan module assembly includes a basepan housed in a chassis of a computing device. The basepan includes a distal end. The fan module assembly also includes a plurality of pins extending from the basepan. The plurality of pins includes a first pin and a second pin. The first pin and the second pin are staggered with respect to a plane defined by the distal end. The fan module assembly further includes a fan module attached to the basepan via the first pin and the second pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Oliver, Kelly K Smith, Keith A Sauer, James Jeffery Schulze
  • Patent number: 10687439
    Abstract: A high-density server includes a plurality of server enclosures, each of which includes an enclosure housing with a pair of module insertion/extraction parts, a pair of power source units, a plurality of cooling fans, and two pairs of server modules. Cooling fans are linearly aligned in a crosswise direction and positioned in proximity to the rear opening of the enclosure housing with upper rear openings and lower rear openings, while server modules are installed in module insertion/extraction parts inside the enclosure housing in an insertable/removable manner. Server modules have module trays for mounting electronic components and interface units. Interface units are retractively inserted into upper rear openings or lower rear openings in connection with power source units when server modules are moved in a lengthwise direction along module insertion/extraction parts inside the enclosure housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Hayashi
  • Patent number: 10684662
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing enclosure, which at least sealingly contains an electronic component, a barrier, a pump, and a coolant. The electronic component is located on a substrate, while the barrier defines a circulation loop in which the coolant is exposed to the electronic component. The pump is positioned within the circulation loop to cause flow of the coolant through the circulation loop along one side of the at least one barrier in one direction and along an opposite side of the at least one barrier in an opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: David A. Moore, Kianoush Naeli, Valerie J. Marty, James McKinnell
  • Patent number: 10678312
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first component, a second component, a pivoting device, a cover member and a linkage module. The second component is pivotally coupled to the first component through a pivoting device. The second component has an internal space and a sunken portion. The sunken portion is in communication with the internal space. The cover member is movably embedded in the sunken portion. The linkage module is coupled to the pivoting device and the cover member for selectively pushing the cover member out of the sunken portion with the movement of the pivoting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Shu-Cheng Hsu, Ku-Wu Lai, Hsin-I Wu, Chien-Yu Shih
  • Patent number: 10681845
    Abstract: Systems and methods that use thermal energy transfer devices to reduce thermal energy within environments are disclosed. According to an aspect, a method includes using a cool sink to transfer thermal energy from an environment. The method also includes using a thermal energy transfer device to transfer the thermal energy to liquid within a conduit. Further, the method includes transporting the liquid containing the transferred thermal energy away from the environment such that the thermal energy within the environment is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Matthew Aaron Heller, Jeffrey Scott Holland
  • Patent number: 10679815
    Abstract: A fuse cutout cover is disclosed that allows a lineman to engage a metal hook assembly and pull ring of the cutout with a loadbreak tool at a wide range of angles, while the cover still prevents electrocution of wildlife. A first portion of the cover has a vertical opening for receiving the wire. A second portion has a substantially flat roof portion that covers the top portion of the fuse, the hook assembly, and the pull ring. The hook assembly and pull ring are laterally exposed by the cover to allow the loadbreak tool to engage the hook assembly and pull ring at a wide range of angles. Another feature of the cover is multiple sets of through-holes for securing pins so that the pin locations can be optimized for ceramic insulators and narrower polymer insulators.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Eco Electrical Systems
    Inventor: Michael Lynch
  • Patent number: 10674618
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a portable power supply system. The system is capable of converting DC power from one or more removable, rechargeable battery packs to AC power for corded power tools and appliance. The system is also capable of receiving AC power from an AC power supply and converting the AC power to DC power and using the DC power to charge the removable, rechargeable battery packs. The system includes a heat sink to assist in dissipating heat generated by various electronic components in the system. The heat sink also serves as a structural element to provide structural support to a housing of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Snehal S. Choksi, Geoffrey S. Howard, Daniel L. Schwarz, Thomas C. Kohler, Keith Hopwood, Richard A. Sy, Chun-Te Chin, Jiunping Huang, Minghuang Hung
  • Patent number: 10673185
    Abstract: An overheating destructive switch, comprising: a first conductive element, a second conductive element, a movable conductive element, an overheating destructive element, an operating component, and a second elastic element. The movable conductive element connects the first conductive element and the second conductive element. A first elastic element and the second elastic element act on an operating element. The first elastic element is compressed and has a first elastic force, and the second elastic element has a second elastic force. The first elastic force is greater than the second elastic force under in a normal state. When the overheating destructive element is destroyed due to overheating, the first elastic force is reduced or lost, such that the second elastic force becomes greater than the first elastic force. The movable conductive element is consequently disconnected from the first conductive element and the second conductive element, thus achieving protection against overheating.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: GREEN IDEA TECH INC.
    Inventor: Hsiang-Yun I
  • Patent number: 10667437
    Abstract: An electronic rack liquid cooling system includes a rack manifold having a rack liquid supply line or channel and a rack liquid return line or channel. The liquid supply line is to receive first cooling liquid from a cooling liquid source and the liquid return line is to return first warmer liquid carrying the exchanged heat back to the cooling liquid source. The electronic rack further includes an array of server blades arranged in a stack therein. Each server blade includes one or more liquid cold plates associated with one or more information technology (IT) components. The electronic rack further includes a set of one or more liquid distribution units (LDUs) coupled between the rack liquid supply and return lines and the server blades. Each LDU includes an LDU container, a liquid supply port, a liquid return port, one or more pairs of supply sub-ports and return sub-ports, and a heat exchange channel or tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: BAIDU USA LLC
    Inventor: Tianyi Gao
  • Patent number: 10656688
    Abstract: Thermal management systems and corresponding use methods are described herein. A thermal management system includes components of a computing device. The computing device includes a housing. The housing includes an outer surface and an inner surface. The computing device also includes a heat generating component supported by the housing. The computing device includes a phase change device adjacent or physically connected to the heat generating component. The phase change device includes a first side and a second side. The first side is closer to the heat generating component than the second side. The second side is opposite the first side. The phase change device is compressible, such that when a force is applied to the outer surface of the housing, the inner surface of the housing flexes towards the second side of the phase change device and the phase change device is compressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: David William Voth, Andrew Douglas Delano
  • Patent number: 10658713
    Abstract: A cooling device for stored energy sources, in particular for motor vehicles, is provided. The cooling device includes: multiple separate cooling modules, through which coolant can flow, for absorbing heat from the stored energy source, each module having an inflow and an outflow; a common feed line, from which the inflows of the cooling modules branch off; and a common discharge line, into which the outflows of the cooling modules open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Sebastian Siering, Florian Einoegg, Michael Huber, Nicolas Flahaut