Patents Examined by Jeremy C. Norris
  • Patent number: 11627655
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electric circuit system. The system includes a housing, a printed circuit board mounted within the housing, an electric component conductively mounted to the printed circuit board, and a cooling system for transferring heat away from of the electric component. The printed circuit board is compartmentalizing the inside of the housing into a first compartment and a second compartment, and the electric component is situated in the first compartment. The cooling system includes at least one first heat transferring element located adjacent to the electric component. The at least one first heat transferring element is secured to the housing surrounding the second compartment capable of forming a heat flowing path defined to transfer heat from the electric component to the housing via the at least one first heat transferring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: ELTEK AS
    Inventors: Christine Amer, Erik Myhre, Håkon Hafnor, Jan Tore Brastad, Kjetil Hagen
  • Patent number: 11627662
    Abstract: In an exemplary embodiment, a passive component, which is a surface mounting component, includes: a substrate body having insulating property; an internal conductor built into the substrate body; and at least one external electrode provided on a planar mounting face of the substrate body and electrically connected to the internal conductor; wherein the external electrode has a face parallel with the planar mounting face of the substrate body, and a concaved part which is inwardly concaved relative to the parallel face toward the substrate body and is located, as viewed in a direction perpendicular to the parallel face, inside the parallel surface so as to be surrounded by the parallel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: TAIYO YUDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Osamu Takahashi
  • Patent number: 11627657
    Abstract: A stretchable conductive substrate includes a substrate and a circuit layer. The substrate has a plurality of predetermined areas. The circuit layer is formed on the substrate and defines a conductive contact group and at least one elastic wire structure connected to the conductive contact group in each of the predetermined areas. The at least one elastic wire structure has at least one patterned wire segment and a stretch rate thereof along a length direction of the substrate is from 0% to 60%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: NATIONAL YANG MING CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Chain-Shu Hsu, Wen-Chang Fan, Chia-Pin Wang
  • Patent number: 11612051
    Abstract: A system includes a printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB includes a radio frequency (RF) circuit that includes a plurality of circuit modules and signal trace lines. Each circuit module is electrically connected to at least one other circuit module by a signal trace line. The system includes a via fence comprising fence walls having at least two materials laminated using a printed wire board (PWB) process. The fence walls include a plurality of vias. The fence walls form a plurality of free-form RF isolation chambers, each chamber includes chamber walls that surround each circuit module outside of the PCB. The embodiments also include a method of manufacturing and/or isolating the system or components of the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION
    Inventors: Andrew E. White, James J. LaFrance, Thomas J. Clark, Richard K. Andrews
  • Patent number: 11612062
    Abstract: A barrier layer is disposed on a copper surface, the barrier layer including an organic molecule. The organic molecule may be a nitrogen-containing molecule. The nitrogen-containing organic molecule includes 1 to 6 carbon atoms. The barrier layer may be deposited on an exposed copper surface before deposition of a surface finish.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Inventors: Kunal Shah, Purvi Shah
  • Patent number: 11606858
    Abstract: A flexible and/or stretchable structural system for transmitting electrical signal between first and second rigid portions comprises a body structure and said first and second portions arranged to said body structure. The modulus of elasticity of said first portion is lower than the corresponding modulus of elasticity of said second portion. In addition the modulus of elasticity of said body structure is lower than the corresponding modulus of elasticity of said second portion. The system comprises also an interface portion, such as e.g. an electrically conducting fabric, textile or knit, which is arranged to said body structure and between said first and second portions. The interface portion electrically connects said first and second portions. The modulus of elasticity of said interface portion is lower than the corresponding modulus of elasticity of said second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: Clothing Plus MBU Oy
    Inventors: Saara Rajala, Manu Myry, Helena Ritamäki
  • Patent number: 11606859
    Abstract: A stretchable circuit board includes a stretchable base material; a stretchable conductive pattern formed on at least one main surface of the stretchable base material and having stretchability; and a reinforcing base having higher rigidity than the stretchable base material, wherein the reinforcing base reinforces the stretchable base material by being directly or indirectly laminated on the stretchable base material so as to surround at least a part of a formation region of the stretchable conductive pattern in the stretchable base material in a plan view.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignee: NIPPON MEKTRON, LTD.
    Inventor: Masayuki Iwase
  • Patent number: 11606862
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a circuit substrate, at least one metal pad, and a tin bar corresponding to each of the at least one metal pad. Each of the at least one metal pad is formed on a side of the circuit substrate and is electrically connected to the circuit substrate. A surface of the metal pad facing away from the circuit substrate is recessed toward the circuit substrate to from a recess. The tin bar is received in the recess. A method for manufacturing a circuit board is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2023
    Assignees: Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited., HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd., GARUDA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Po-Yuan Chen, Yong-Chao Wei
  • Patent number: 11602043
    Abstract: A system may include a circuit board comprising a plurality of electrically-conductive layers separated and supported by layers of insulating material laminated together, wherein the plurality of electrically-conductive layers comprises a ground plane and the layers of insulating material comprise a surface layer having one or more openings through which the ground plane is exposed through the one or more openings. The system may also include a plurality of electrically-conductive pads formed on a surface of the surface layer and a cable comprising a first signal conductor mechanically contacted to a first pad of the plurality of electrically-conductive pads and a first drain conductor mechanically contacted to the ground plane through the one or more openings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav Mutnury
  • Patent number: 11602054
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a circuit board and a method for manufacturing the circuit board. The circuit board may include: a base board, an embedded component, and an attached component. The base board may define a groove, the embedded component can be disposed in the groove. The attached component can be attached to at least one surface of the base board and connected to the embedded component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: SHENNAN CIRCUITS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Lixiang Huang, Zedong Wang, Hua Miao
  • Patent number: 11602049
    Abstract: A circuit board includes a protective film of such a type that a mating contact slides on the protective film and rides over a pad, and is prevented from deteriorating due to attachment and detachment. A circuit board 10 includes a plate-shaped base body 40, a pad 20 formed on a surface of the base body 40 and responsible for electrical contact with a mating contact, and a protective film 30 that spreads on the surface of the base body 40 in contact with an edge of the pad 20. The edge of the pad 20 and a portion, which contacts the edge of the pad 20, of the protective film 30 respectively have heights consecutive to each other. The pad 20 contacts, by causing the mating contact that has slid in a sliding direction in contact with the protective film 30 to ride over the pad 20, the mating contact that has ridden over the pad 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: TYCO ELECTRONICS JAPAN G.K.
    Inventors: Makiya Kimura, Satoshi Yamaga, Yohichi Sasaki
  • Patent number: 11596064
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a dielectric substrate that may include a polyimide layer and a first filled polymer layer overlying the polyimide layer. The first filled polymer layer may include a resin matrix component, and a first ceramic filler component. The first ceramic filler component may include a first filler material. The first filler material may further have a mean particle size of at not greater than about 10 microns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: SAINT-GOBAIN PERFORMANCE PLASTICS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jennifer Adamchuk, Gerard T. Buss, Theresa M. Besozzi
  • Patent number: 11592145
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present application provide a laser light source and a laser projection device. The laser light source includes a laser assembly, where the laser assembly includes a laser and a circuit board, the laser includes a substrate and a light emitting chip arranged on the substrate, a lateral surface of the substrate is provided with a plurality of pins extending outwards therefrom, the circuit board is arranged on a side where the pins extend, and the circuit board is electrically connected to the pins. The laser light source of the present application features simple assembling and disassembling, reliable performance and relatively low cost.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: HISENSE LASER DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xintuan Tian, Changming Yang, Yun Zhao, Lei Cui, Zhe Xing
  • Patent number: 11582858
    Abstract: A wiring substrate includes: an insulating substrate including a base portion comprising a through hole having a first opening and a second opening, and a frame portion located on the base portion; and a heat dissipator disposed on a side of the base portion that is opposite to the frame portion so as to block the second opening, wherein an inner surface of the through hole faces a side surface of the heat dissipator with a clearance being provided between the inner surface of the through hole and the side surface of the heat dissipator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Hamachi
  • Patent number: 11582859
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a flexible circuit board capable of transmitting high frequency signals with reduced attenuation includes providing an inner wiring board including a first conductive wiring layer and a first substrate layer, the first conductive wiring layer including a signal line and two ground lines on both sides of the signal line, the first substrate layer covering a side of the first conductive wiring layer and defining first through holes which expose the signal line; providing two copper clad laminates including a second substrate layer and a copper foil, the second substrate layer having second through hole aligned with the first through holes; laminating the two copper clad laminates onto two sides of the inner wiring board via two adhesive layers, each adhesive layer defining third through holes aligned with the first and second through holes; and forming a second conductive wiring layer from the copper foil.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignees: HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd., Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited.
    Inventors: Bao-Jun Li, Yang Li, Yan-Lu Li, Li-Kun Liu
  • Patent number: 11580287
    Abstract: In some embodiments, an apparatus can include a printed circuit board (PCB) that has layers and includes a first portion and a second portion. The first portion can have a data port and a power port. A first layer is associated with data of the first portion of the PCB, and a second layer is associated with power of the first portion of the PCB. The second portion can have a data port and a power port. A third layer is associated with data of the second portion, and a fourth layer is associated with power of the second portion. The first portion or the second portion can have vias defining an electromagnetic interference (EMI) shield. The apparatus can include a power filter and a data filter that can, respectively, isolate power and data of the first portion from the second portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Management Service Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas Scott Morgan, Martin Mayer, Steven Yates
  • Patent number: 11582864
    Abstract: A printed circuit board for an information handling system includes a trace, a routing component, and one or more intermediate components. The trace has a first impedance, and the routing component has a second impedance. The intermediate components have respective intermediate impedances. Each of the intermediate impedances has a corresponding value in a range between a value of the first impedance and a value of the second impedance. The one or more intermediate impedances reduce an impedance discontinuity between the trace and the routing component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Sandor Farkas, Bhyrav Mutnury
  • Patent number: 11576254
    Abstract: A cable substrate includes an insulating layer, a slit portion penetrating through at least a portion of the insulating layer in a thickness direction of the insulating layer, and a dummy pattern disposed on the insulating layer. At least a portion of the dummy pattern is exposed to the slit portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRO-MECHANICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jung Soo Kim, Dae Jung Byun, Sang Hyun Sim, Chang Min Ha
  • Patent number: 11570891
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to electrically conductive connection between a first electrically conductive element and a second electrically conductive element on a textile carrier material. In one example embodiment, the electrically conductive connection includes an electrically conductive thermal transfer adhesive arranged on the carrier material and creates an electrically conductive connection between the first conductive element and the second conductive element. The electrically conductive connection is positioned in electrically conductive contact with the first conductive element and the second conductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: ADAPTIVE REGELSYSJEME GESELLSCHAFT M.B.H., TEXIBLE GMBH, “ZAZA” TEXTILLÖSUNGEN GMBH
    Inventors: Ulrich Klapper, Thomas Fröis, Monika Repnik-Hotz
  • Patent number: 11570886
    Abstract: A circuit board device includes a multilayer structure, a main ground area and a circuit module. The multilayer structure includes a plurality of plates. The main ground area is arranged in the multilayer structure. The circuit module includes a differential signal circuit and a surrounding circuit module. The differential signal circuit is located in the multilayer structure, and includes a positive signal pad and a negative signal pad. The positive signal pad is located on a configuration surface of one of the plates. The negative signal pad is located on the disposition surface, and is separated from the positive signal pad. The surrounding circuit module is located on the disposition surface, and electrically connected to the main ground area. The surrounding circuit module surrounds the positive signal pad and the negative signal pad in an enclosing way, and is physically separated from the differential signal circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION, TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Yu-Ju Chang, Ding-Kang Shen, Yun-Jia Li, Jia-Liang Chen