Patents Examined by Jinhee J Lee
  • Patent number: 10631429
    Abstract: A vehicle power module assembly including an array of stacked switch unit assemblies, a front cover, first and second side rails, and an end cover is provided. Each of the assemblies may include a power stage frame having a mid-cutout located at a substantially central side frame region such that a mid-cutout region is defined along each side of the array. The front cover may be disposed at a first end of the array. The first and second side rails may each extend from the front cover and each may be disposed within one of the mid-cutout regions such that an outer surface of each side rail is substantially flush with an outer surface of a respective power stage frame. The end cover may be arranged with the front cover to retain the assemblies therebetween. The assembly may further include a clamping plate and a spring element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Akash Changarankumarath Pradeepkumar, Alfredo R. Munoz, Michael W. Degner, Edward Jih, Guangyin Lei
  • Patent number: 10624219
    Abstract: An interactive cabinet door for use with a cabinet base includes an electronic display, comprising an electronic display screen in communication with a printed circuit board substrate (PCB). The PCB has a display data receiver. A protective cover is sized to cover substantially all of a front face of the electronic display. The protective cover and the electronic display together form an assembled screen having a peripheral edge substantially perpendicular to the front face of the electronic display and running along the entirety of the assembled screen. A support frame covers the peripheral edge of the assembled screen and is biased against the peripheral edge of the assembled screen. The support frame is flush with front and back faces of the assembled screen. At least one mounting bracket is affixed to a back side of the support frame and coupleable to the cabinet base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Sisson
  • Patent number: 10613591
    Abstract: A lifting device is applied to an input assembly, and includes: a base, a supporting base, and a connecting rod mechanism, where the base bears the input assembly and includes a lower protruding portion; the supporting base is movably disposed corresponding to the base and includes a base portion and a notch, and the notch is disposed corresponding to the lower protruding portion; the connecting rod mechanism includes an output rod and an input rod, where the output rod is connected to the supporting base; the input rod is linked with the output rod, and drives the output rod to move, so that the supporting base moves relative to the base, and when movement of the supporting base makes the lower protruding portion move from the notch to the base portion, the base ascends by a height.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Yen-Chih Kuo, Hung-Cheng Lee, Tzu-Ming Yang, Cheng-Shi Jiang, Chao-Kai Huang, Jeng-Hong Chiu, Chih-Ming Chen, Chih-Liang Chiang
  • Patent number: 10617026
    Abstract: An anti-theft cable box includes a reel module, a conductive ring module, a coil spring module, an external connection module and an outer casing. The reel module includes an upper plate and a lower plate. A bottom surface of the upper plate is spaced from a top surface of the lower plate to form a cable groove between the upper plate and the lower plate. A cable is installed in the cable groove. The conductive ring module is disposed under the reel module, and the reel module is pivotally connected with the conductive ring module. The coil spring module is disposed under the conductive ring module. The external connection module includes an outer shell. The outer shell surrounds the coil spring module. The outer casing covers the reel module, the conductive ring module, the coil spring module and the external connection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: CHENG UEI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong-Quan Su, Xiao-Li Wang, Qing-Hong Lin
  • Patent number: 10613596
    Abstract: A computer including a desk portion with a first part and a second part pivotally connected to each other; a set of foldable legs connected to the desk portion; and a computer hardware integrated into the desk portion by damping means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Unevn Oy
    Inventors: Santeri Rinkinen, Aleksi Rinkinen
  • Patent number: 10615541
    Abstract: A docking station a first connector, a post, and a pop-out cover. The first connector is mounted to float within a first opening of a case of the docking station. The post is in physical communication with the case. The post provides a first alignment between the first connector and a second connector of an information handling system. The pop-out cover is in physical communication with the case and the post. The pop-out cover is biased in a first alignment stage, and transitions from the first alignment stage to a second alignment stage in response to a force exerted on the pop-out cover by a weight of the information handling system. The first connector is joined with the second connector in response to pop-out cover being placed in the second alignment stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventor: Jason S. Morrison
  • Patent number: 10602645
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, for shielding a bending portion of a flexible display that can be incorporated in electronic devices. One of the apparatus includes a cover glass element; a driver integrated circuit (D-IC); a mandrel portion; a shaft portion; a panel, positioned between the cover glass element and the D-IC, and comprising an inner panel layer that wraps around at least a portion of the mandrel portion to form a bending portion of the panel, the panel attached on either side on the shaft portion; and a shielding layer positioned around the inner panel layer and configured to inhibit electromagnetic signals through the bending portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Qi Qi, Wonjae Choi, Yi Tao
  • Patent number: 10601968
    Abstract: A mobile electronic smartphone device having a wedge-shaped body comprised of a curved and slanted display gradually tapered towards the thin end, and a thick head section comprised of a battery compartment and a modular, rotatable or replaceable camera module. The display may be rigid LCD, OLED, microLED with a rigid glass cover. Optionally, flexible, bendable display with stretch-rigid circuit backing and flexible cover screen may be used for a foldable or rollable device, comprised of a bending hinge located at or below the mid-section of the display body, wherein the thinner display section is bendable against the thicker section of the front display. Another embodiment of the wedge body is comprised of rollable housing slats and a flexible display in the lower half thinner display section that can be rolled up like a scroll or lie-flat against the thicker part of the device body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Inventor: Wei Hu Koh
  • Patent number: 10591961
    Abstract: A terminal device including a first device and a second device includes at least one external connection terminal provided inside a housing of the first device and a hinge opening and closing the second device with respect to the first device. The hinge includes a bracket including a main body that holds an axis of the hinge and is fixed to an end portion of the housing of the first device and including an extension portion that extends to a position of the external connection terminal from the main body to abut on the external connection terminal and presses the external connection terminal toward an inner surface of the housing of the first device. Wobble of the external connection terminal is regulated by the bracket of the hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: FUJITSU CLIENT COMPUTING LIMITED
    Inventor: Takashi Abe
  • Patent number: 10595437
    Abstract: An information handling system includes a server chassis and a fan gantry. The server chassis has a first bracket secured to a first edge of the server chassis, a second bracket secured to a second edge of the server chassis, and a center mount secured to a bottom of the server chassis. The fan gantry has multiple fans, a first block secured to a first end of the fan gantry, a second block secured to a second end of the fan gantry, and an opening in a center of a bottom surface of the fan gantry. The first block interfaces with the first bracket, the second block interfaces with the second bracket, and the center mount inserts within the opening to mount the fan gantry to the server chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Carey, Jean Doglio
  • Patent number: 10593371
    Abstract: An elastic-plate fixing structure of a tray for receiving a data accessing device includes a base case and a fastening unit. The base case includes a coupling portion. The fastening unit includes an elastic buckle piece, a pressing elastic plate, a vibration absorbing pad, a first clamping plate, a positioning protrusion and a second clamping plate and has a clamping space between the first clamping plate and the second clamping plate for receiving the vibration absorbing pad. The elastic buckle piece is coupled to the coupling portion. The pressing elastic plate is connected to the elastic buckle piece. The vibration absorbing pad is positioned between the elastic buckle piece and the pressing elastic plate. The first clamping plate is connected to the elastic buckle piece. The positioning protrusion is formed on the first clamping plate. The second clamping plate is curvedly connected to the pressing elastic plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tung-Yang Hu
  • Patent number: 10595423
    Abstract: An electronics housing is specified for electronics in a motor vehicle. The electronics housing has a first housing shell with a first base plate and a first side wall as well as a second housing shell with a second base plate and a second side wall. The first side wall is embodied here with double walls either completely or at least in one section, with the result that a groove-shaped wall intermediate space is formed between an outer partial wall and an inner partial wall of the first side wall. In an assembled state of the housing, the second side wall dips into this wall intermediate space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft, Bamberg
    Inventors: Karl-Heinz Rosenthal, Matthias Markert
  • Patent number: 10588239
    Abstract: The application discloses a cabinet system of a data center, including: a cabinet body, including a plurality of rack modules between a front side thereof and a rear side thereof; a plurality of data server hosts, detachably installed on the corresponding rack modules; and a power supply module, disposed on the corresponding rack module in the cabinet body, and coupled to at least one of the data server hosts. The power supply module includes a standardized frame compliant with a first specification. The standardized frame includes an accommodating groove for plug-in assembly of a power core unit having different parameters (e.g., output powers or dimension specifications). Thus, the power core unit having different parameters can be assembled through the standardized frame, providing the cabinet system with flexible configuration of power supplies as well as convenient maintenance or replacement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: FSP TECHNOLOGY INC.
    Inventor: Ting-Chuan Chu
  • Patent number: 10586475
    Abstract: A rollable display device is disclosed. The rollable display device includes a display panel, a driving unit including a motion converting unit configured to linearly move in a width direction of the display panel in conjunction with a rotational motion of a motor, a lifting unit connected to one end of the display panel and the motion converting unit, and configured to move up and down the display panel in a longitudinal direction of the display panel in conjunction with a linear motion of the motion converting unit, and a panel roller unit connected to other end of the display panel, and configured to roll and unroll the display panel along a periphery of the panel roller unit in conjunction with moving up and down of the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Geunchang Park, Chounsung Kang, Jungkyu Park
  • Patent number: 10581479
    Abstract: An electronic device cleaning case and method for construction thereof is provided. A cleaning component includes a backing and a cleaning cloth affixed to a top surface of the backing. A housing is formed as a polygon shape and includes three or more walls, wherein each wall has a semi-cylindrical shape. Four corners are each affixed to two of the walls to form the polygon shape of the housing. The cleaning component is affixed to a bottom surface of the housing and the housing is capable of inversion such that the cleaning component is moved from a bottom of the housing to a top of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Inventor: Gavin A. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10579097
    Abstract: An electronic device comprising a device enclosure having an exterior surface; a contact area positioned at the exterior surface and having first and second ends, the contact area having a plurality of contacts arranged between the first and second ends and substantially flush with the exterior surface; and an alignment feature within the enclosure comprising first and second magnets positioned on opposing sides of the contact area, the first magnet positioned adjacent to the first end of the contact area and the second magnet positioned adjacent to the second end of the contact area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Daniel Wagman, Oliver Ross, Eric S. Jol, Hani Esmaeili, Brett Degner, Ibuki Kamei
  • Patent number: 10582620
    Abstract: A controller includes a control board, a transmitting board, a display board, and a USB board. A modular jack is arranged at a position on one surface of the transmitting board, the surface on which the modular jack is arranged faces the control board, and the position of the modular jack is not covered by the control board. A switch is arranged at a position on one surface of the control board, the surface on which the switch is arranged faces the display board and the USB board, and the position of the switch is not covered by the display board and the USB board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichiro Okura, Shohei Yoshida, Haruhiko Matoba
  • Patent number: 10571971
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to establishing communication links with computing devices. As an example, a device stand includes a first member including an attachment feature to couple the device stand to a computing device. The device stand also includes a second member including a rotation track to enable the first member to rotate with respect to the second member to decouple the device stand from the device. The device stand further includes a third member including an opening to receive the attachment feature. The second member is situated between the first member and the third member. The device stand further includes a first sidewall having a first slope and a second sidewall having a second slope that is different from the first slope. The first sidewall and the second sidewall are defined by the first member and the second member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ming-Shan Tsai, Szu-Yu Chen, Wei-Chih Tsao
  • Patent number: 10575426
    Abstract: A hanger for holding a power adapter, wherein the hanger comprising a hanging plate and two first side plates and a second side plate extending from the three side edges of the hanging plate in the same direction, the two first side plates are oppositely disposed, and the two first side plates, the second side plate and the hanging plate collectively enclose an accommodating space which is open at an end surface of the hanger to form an opening; the free edges of the two first side plates are respectively connected with a baffle, and the two baffles are extended toward each other; a groove is formed between the baffle and the hanging plate for the power adapter sliding in; the first side plate is provided with an elastic buckle in the groove for buckling with the power adapter. Which is safe to use and has a long service life.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2020
    Assignee: LIMOSS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Christian Gassner
  • Patent number: 10564685
    Abstract: A computing device is provided with a slot that includes at least one locking element configured to receive a removable general purpose graphic processing unit (GPGPU) carrier. The GPGPU carrier includes a bracket with a first receiving space for securing a first GPGPU, and a second receiving space for securing a second GPGPU. The GPGPU carrier also includes a locking mechanism connected to the bracket and configured to secure the at least one locking element of the computing device to at least one securing mechanism corresponding to the at least one locking element. The locking mechanism includes a lever connected to gear drives configured to actuate the at least one securing mechanism upon actuating the lever.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chun Chang, Yao-Long Lin