Patents Examined by Lisa Lea-Edmonds
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Patent number: 11508268Abstract: A display device includes: a display panel; and a cover window on the display panel. The display panel and the cover window include a flat area, and a bendable area adjacent to the flat area. The cover window includes: patterns at the bendable area along a first direction; and dummy patterns at the flat area along the first direction, the dummy patterns including a first dummy pattern, and a second dummy pattern adjacent to the first dummy pattern. A length of the first dummy pattern is different from a length of the second dummy pattern.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kang-Woo Lee, Yougn Do Kim, Hyun Seok Oh
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Patent number: 11500425Abstract: A housing unit of a display device according to an aspect of the disclosure includes a hinge member, a first housing, a second housing, a first lifter, a second lifter, and shafts. A link groove is provided in the first housing, a link groove is provided in the second housing, and in a state in which the housing unit is open at 180 degrees, the hinge member, the first lifter, and the second lifter are aligned on the same plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2018Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventor: Yasuyuki Togashi
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Patent number: 11500428Abstract: A hinge module is provided, including a first bracket, a guiding rod movably assembled to the first bracket, an elastic member connected between the first bracket and the guiding rod, a second bracket pivotally connected to the guiding rod, and a linking rod pivotally connected between the first and the second brackets. In a process of the first and the second brackets rotating relative to each other, the guiding rod moves relative to the first bracket to deform the elastic member. A portable electronic device is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: May 4, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai, Wu-Chen Lee, Kun-You Chuang
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Patent number: 11502523Abstract: Provided is a charging device for charging a wireless manual cleaner and a robot cleaner. The charging device includes a first charger comprising a first charging terminal connected to a charging terminal of the manual cleaner, and a first transceiver configured to transmit and receive information to and from the manual cleaner; a second charger comprising a second charging terminal connected to a charging terminal of the robot cleaner, and a second transceiver configured to transmit and receive information to and from the robot cleaner; and a communication line configured to electrically connect the first transceiver and the second transceiver to each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventor: Sangdoo Ha
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Patent number: 11503729Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes at least two shafts arranged in a row, a linkage mechanism and two connecting parts. The two connecting parts are fixedly connected to two shafts on the outermost sides, respectively. Two adjacent shafts are connected by the linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism includes a first linkage and a second linkage. One of the two adjacent shafts is hinged to a first end of the first linkage, the other one is hinged to a first end of the second linkage, and a second end of the first linkage is hinged to a second end of the second linkage. When hinge points where the first linkage and the second linkage are respectively hinged to the two adjacent shafts and a hinge point between the first linkage and the second linkage are in a same straight line, there is a gap between the two adjacent shafts.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2021Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.Inventor: Xinfu Zhang
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Patent number: 11493965Abstract: Example computing devices are disclosed herein that include a housing member that is to be placed on a support surface. The housing member includes an internal cavity and a biasing member mounted within the internal cavity. The biasing member is to engage with an inner surface of the internal cavity to deform the inner surface.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2018Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Wen-Chih Chen, Po-Feng Chuang, Jian-Ming Chen
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Patent number: 11495148Abstract: A display apparatus comprises a first plate including a first display panel and a first link member, wherein the first link member includes a first internal link configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the first link member, a second plate including a second display panel and a second link member, wherein the second link member includes a second internal link configured to move in a longitudinal direction of the second link member and a hinge member rotatably connecting the first link member to the second link member to thereby rotatably connect the first display panel to the second display panel, wherein at least of the first internal link and the second internal link include a first opposing link including a first rack, a second opposing link including a second rack facing the first rack, and a pinion gear interlocking the first opposing link and the second opposing link.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jaeneung Lee, Soonsuk Seo, Chulyong Cho
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Patent number: 11487321Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a foldable electronic device. The foldable electronic device may include a shaft bracket, a first housing and a second housing, a flexible panel and a guiding member. The shaft bracket may include a base plate, a first side plate and a second side plate. The base plate, the first side plate and the second side plate may define an accommodation space. The flexible panel may include a first region, a middle region and a second region integrated together. The middle region may be arranged corresponding to the base plate of the shaft bracket. The guiding member may be arranged between the middle region of the flexible panel and the shaft bracket, and may be configured to apply a guiding force towards the accommodation space of the shaft bracket to the middle region of the flexible panel.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2020Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.Inventor: Jiao Cheng
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Patent number: 11487331Abstract: An electronic device includes a first body, a second body pivoted to the first body and a magnetic force mechanism. The first body includes a driving portion. The second body includes a casing, a flexible display and a supporting mechanism movably disposed in the casing. The flexible display is attached to the supporting mechanism. The magnetic force mechanism is disposed in the casing, wherein a portion of the magnetic force mechanism is exposed from the casing and abuts against the driving portion. The magnetic force mechanism is magnetically coupled to the supporting mechanism, wherein the magnetic force mechanism generates a magnetic attraction force or a magnetic repulsion force to the supporting mechanism by the second body rotating relative to the first body.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chun-Hung Wen, Wei-Chih Wang, Chi-Tai Ho, Yu-Cheng Shih, Hui-Ping Sun, Chun-Hsien Chen, Kuan-Lin Chen, Chih-Heng Tsou, Yen-Chou Chueh
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Patent number: 11487332Abstract: A method for forming an information handling system may include mechanically coupling a first assembly to a second assembly via one or more hinges and mechanically coupling a plurality of rotational capacitors to one or both of the first assembly or the second assembly. Each particular rotational capacitor may include a fixed stator plate configured to remain fixed relative to the first assembly when the second assembly is rotated relative to the first assembly and a rotating rotor plate configured to rotate about an axis of the one or more hinges in synchronization with the second assembly when the second assembly is rotated relative to the first assembly, such that an overlap between the fixed stator plate and the rotating rotor plate varies as the second assembly is rotated relative to the first assembly, thus varying a capacitance of the particular rotational capacitor as the second assembly is rotated relative to the first assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2021Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventor: Ray V. Kacelenga
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Patent number: 11474570Abstract: A hinge structure for a foldable device having a flexible display panel is proposed. The hinge structure includes first and second devices, a hinge housing having a U-shaped section, with a space being defined therein, and configured such that first ends of the first and second devices are rotatably coupled to both ends of the hinge housing by hinge shafts, and a flexible display panel configured such that a first fixing part on a first side and a second fixing part on a second side, except for a bending part that is a part of a central portion, are fixed to upper surfaces of the first device and the second device, respectively.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2021Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Inventor: Kyung Hee Lee
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Patent number: 11467633Abstract: A hinge and a mobile terminal to resolve poor use effect of a foldable electronic device. The hinge includes a main body, and a first folding assembly and a second folding assembly that are symmetrically disposed along the main body. When the first folding assembly and the second folding assembly are rotated toward each other, a length of the hinge can be extended, and an accommodation space for accommodating the flexible display can be formed. When the first folding assembly and the second folding assembly are rotated away from each other, the length of the hinge can be reduced, and a support surface for supporting the flexible display can be formed, so that the flexible display cannot be stretched, compressed, or the like during folding and unfolding, thereby improving the use effect and safety of the mobile terminal.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2020Date of Patent: October 11, 2022Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.Inventors: Changliang Liao, Weifeng Wu, Li Liao, Kenji Nagai, Ding Zhong, Qiao Deng
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Patent number: 11455005Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a folding area and a non-folding area, an impact absorbing layer disposed under the display module and including a bending area and a non-bending area, and a support layer disposed under the impact absorbing layer and including a first sub-support layer overlapping a first non-folding area and a second sub-support layer spaced apart from the first sub-support layer and overlapping a second non-folding area. The first sub-support layer includes a first opening group formed through the first sub-support layer and spaced apart from a first cross-section surface adjacent to the second sub-support layer in a direction opposite to a second direction, and the second sub-support layer includes a second opening group formed through the second sub-support layer and spaced apart from a second cross-section surface adjacent to the first sub-support layer in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Dongwoo Seo, Dongjin Park, Jaiku Shin, Sung Chul Choi
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Patent number: 11455006Abstract: A display device includes a folding area and a non-folding area, a display panel including a plurality of pixels, and a digitizer arranged at one side of the display panel and including a plurality of loop coils, where, when a hovering event of an input unit is detected in the folding area, the digitizer increases an alternating current signal applied to at least one loop coil of the plurality of loop coils arranged in the folding area, and calculates a hovering height of the input unit based on a change in a magnetic field between the input unit and loop coils of the plurality of loop coils, the loop coils including a loop coil overlapping the input unit and adjacent loop coils around the input unit.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Wonki Hong, Hyungchul Kim, Jongin Baek, Donghwan Lee
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Patent number: 11455916Abstract: A display device includes a display module including a display panel and a support member including a first surface facing a rear surface of the display panel and a second surface opposite to the first surface, and a guide unit disposed on the second surface of the support member. The display module includes first and second folding portions, a central portion disposed between the first and second folding portions and left and second display portions. The guide unit includes a rotation part overlapping the central portion, a first connection part connected to the rotation part, a second connection part connected to the rotation part, a wire part fixed to the first display portion and fixed to the second connection part, and an elastic part fixed to the second surface of the support member and fixed to the rotation part, the first connection part or the second connection part.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2021Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventor: Jungil Lee
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Patent number: 11455914Abstract: A display device includes a display panel including a folding area at which the display device is foldable or unfoldable about a folding axis and a non-folding area adjacent to the folding area, a supporter which faces the folding area and the non-folding area, and in the folding area, a pad between the display panel and the supporter, the pad protruding from the supporter to the display panel and extending parallel to the folding axis.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hyoyul Yoon, Min-Sung Kim, Jae Hoon Jeong, Hansun Ryou, Kyoungah Lee
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Patent number: 11452220Abstract: A housing of an electronic device and an electronic device are provided. The housing of an electronic device including at least one plate includes a first surface coupled to at least a portion of a plate of the at least one plate and facing a rear surface of the plate, and a member comprising a second surface being substantially perpendicular to the first surface and facing a side surface of the plate, and wherein the first surface comprises a protrusion protruding from the first surface toward the plate by a predetermined height, a first recess formed in from the first surface by a predetermined depth, and a second recess formed in from the first surface deeper than the first recess.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2021Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chongkun Cho, Sunggun Cho, Wonhee Choi
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Patent number: 11435779Abstract: An electronic device including a foldable housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a connection structure; a flexible display; a first plate including at least a portion disposed on a lower end of a first area of the display and a first periphery; a second plate including at least a portion disposed on a lower end of a second area of the display, and a second periphery; and a protection layer. When the electronic device is in an unfolded state, the first periphery and the second periphery are configured to be in contact with the display. When the electronic device pivots from the unfolded state to a folded state, the first periphery and the second periphery are configured to be spaced apart from the display, and the protection layer is configured to cover an area of the display exposed between the first periphery and the second periphery.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yongseok Lee, Taewon Park, Chankeun Song, Jongkyun Im, Minsu Jung, Youngjae Hue, Byounguk Yoon
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Patent number: 11436951Abstract: A display device includes a display module; and a layer disposed on the display module and having a first area and a second area adjacent to the first area, the layer in the first area including a plurality of discontinuities spaced apart from each other. A sum of widths of the plurality of discontinuities is less than about 0.23 times of a width of the first area, each of the widths of the plurality of discontinuities is equal to or less than about 400 ?m, and the widths of the plurality of discontinuities and the width of the first area are parallel to a first direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jewon Yoo, Seungin Baek, Sang-Gu Lee, Hyunjin Son, Daewook Kim
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Patent number: 11429150Abstract: An electronic device, including a host, a main display, an auxiliary display, and a lifting mechanism, is provided. The main display is pivoted to the host. The auxiliary display is disposed on the host. The lifting mechanism is disposed between the auxiliary display and the host. The lifting mechanism is configured to lift the auxiliary display and maintain a lifting height of the auxiliary display.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Chia-Bo Chen, Yi-Hsuan Yang, Chuan-Hua Wang, Chih-Chun Liu, Wu-Chen Lee