Patents Examined by Minh N Trinh
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Patent number: 10790090Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a multilayer capacitor, a multilayer capacitor main body includes first and second main surfaces, first and second side surfaces, and first and second end surfaces, the first and second main surfaces extending in a length direction and a width direction, the first and second side surfaces extending in the length direction and a thickness direction, and the first and second end surfaces extending in the width direction and the thickness direction. The second main surface is depressed in a portion extending from opposite ends of the second main surface toward a center of the second main surface in the length direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.Inventors: Sui Uno, Takashi Sawada, Yohei Mukobata
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Patent number: 10790094Abstract: A method of forming a leadless stack comprising multiple components is provided. The method comprises forming an MLCC comprising a first capacitor external termination and a second capacitor external termination and forming an electronic element is formed comprising a first element external termination and a second element external termination. The MLCC and electronic component are are arranged in a stack with a TLPS bond between the first capacitor external termination and the first element external termination.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: KEMET Electronics CorporationInventors: John E. McConnell, Garry L. Renner, John Bultitude, R. Allen Hill, Galen W. Miller
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Patent number: 10784732Abstract: A method of punching a core piece having a bridge formed between a radially-outer end of a magnet insertion hole and an outer region of the core piece. The method includes providing a magnetic steel sheet and a punch configured to form the core piece, punching out the magnet insertion hole from the magnetic steel sheet, and forming a through hole that defines a radially-outer contour of the bridge by punching the magnetic steel sheet. The method includes forming the bridge between the radially-outer end of magnet insertion hole and the outer region of the core piece, and blanking the core piece, from the magnetic steel sheet, in an exterior shape with the punch while avoiding an edge of the punch from coinciding with the radially-outer contour of the bridge.Type: GrantFiled: February 13, 2018Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHAInventors: Shinya Sano, Masahiro Izumi
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Patent number: 10773347Abstract: A dismantling mechanism with convex curved backplate and dismantling device for a display module are disclosed. The dismantling mechanism for the display module includes: a screen fixture configured to carry and secure a screen of the display module when dismantling the display module; a convex curved backplate arranged opposite to the screen fixture, configured to support a cover board of the display module when dismantling the display module; a moveable first dismantling structure configured to drive a first end of the cover board to move in a direction adjacent to the convex curved backplate when dismantling the display module; a first actuator connected with the first dismantling structure and configured to drive the first dismantling structure to move; and a second dismantling structure configured to at least partially support a second end of the cover board away from the first end when dismantling the display module.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 15, 2020Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Guangyuan Cai, Youhao Sun
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Patent number: 10770947Abstract: A method of making a motor having a shaft; a pair of end plates arranged to be spaced apart from each other on the shaft; a magnet disposed between the pair of end plates; and a rotor case which surrounds the outer peripheries of the pair of end plates and the outer periphery of the magnet and is made of a synthetic resin material, wherein each of the pair of end plates includes: a flange part, one surface of which faces the magnet; and a cylinder part protruding in a direction opposite to the magnet from the flange part, and the flange part includes a tapered part having an outer diameter which decreases toward the cylinder part.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2016Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Jangwon Lee, Chungook Chong, Geunbae Hwang
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Patent number: 10771061Abstract: The present disclosure provides an intelligent lighting control system include a pre-mount chassis system. The methods include attaching a chassis to an electrical wall box, the chassis comprising at least one hook extending in an upward direction and at least one opening, the at least one hook positioned along a peripheral portion of the at least one opening. The methods include hanging a base module from the at least one hook in the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Racepoint Energy, LLCInventor: William Lark, Jr.
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Patent number: 10760608Abstract: A fastener (20) includes a head (22), a base (26), a shearable section (24), and a removable blocking insert (50). The head (22) has an inner surface (30) that includes a first socket (36) for receiving a drive tool (T). The base (26) includes an outer surface (38) having a base thread (44). The shearable section (24) is positioned between the head (22) and the base (26) and has a predetermined torque limit. The removable blocking insert (50) is positioned to hinder access of a drive tool (T) to the base (26).Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2014Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: Hubbell IncorporatedInventors: Milton Egas Diniz, Gustavo Ferreira Nishimura
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Patent number: 10764993Abstract: The present application electromagnetic signal filtering. More specifically, the application teaches a system and method for affixing a frequency selective surface to an existing antenna radome, such that unwanted signals are attenuated before reaching an antenna structure within the antenna radome.Type: GrantFiled: July 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Inventors: Walter S. Wall, James H. Schaffner, Hyok Jae Song, David S. Hammon, Timothy J. Talty, Duane S. Carper, Eray Yasan
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Patent number: 10765012Abstract: A method for making a circuit board uses a dielectric core, and at least one thin foil bottom surface with a foil backing of sufficient thickness to absorb heat from a laser drilling operation to prevent the penetration of the thin foil bottom surface during laser drilling. A sequence of steps including a laser drilling step, removing the foil backing step, electroless plating step, patterned resist step, electroplating step, resist strip step, tin plate step, and copper etch step are performed, which provide dot vias of fine linewidth and resolution.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: CATLAM, LLCInventors: Kenneth S. Bahl, Konstantine Karavakis
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Patent number: 10765048Abstract: A component mounting system includes at least one component mounter that is provided with a first board transport mechanism, a second board transport mechanism, a first mounting mechanism and a second mounting mechanism that mount components on a board, and a plurality of carriages that is respectively installed on the side of the first board transport mechanism and on the side of the second board transport mechanism and holds a plurality of tape feeders (component supply devices). When changing a production board type of a first board transported by the first board transport mechanism, the components are supplied from the component supply device held by a first carriage, a second carriage, and a third carriage, and the components are mounted on a second board that does not change the production board type by the first mounting mechanism and the second mounting mechanism.Type: GrantFiled: July 7, 2017Date of Patent: September 1, 2020Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.Inventors: Kenichiro Ishimoto, Takuya Yamazaki, Tadashi Endo
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Patent number: 10749306Abstract: A tool for mounting a coaxial cable on a first connector is disclosed, wherein the coaxial cable extending along a first axial is adapted to pass through a first outer sleeve of the first connector, wherein the tool comprises a plunger; and a mold comprising an upper mold hinge and a lower mold hinge, wherein the upper mold hinge pivotally connected to the lower mold hinge so as to rotate the upper mold hinge relative to the lower mold hinge with respect to a rotation axis, and a second axial direction of the rotation axis is parallel to the first axial direction, wherein the plunger is adapted to push the first connector so as to force the upper mold hinge and the lower mold hinge to press the first outer sleeve so as to deform the first outer sleeve radially.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: August 18, 2020Assignee: EZconn CorporationInventor: Cheng-Hui Wang
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Patent number: 10743447Abstract: A component mounting machine mounts components having a component mark for positioning on an upper face on a circuit board. The component mounting machine has a first suction nozzle that sucks a component, a transfer head that mounts the component on a circuit board, an optical path conversion device disposed above a suction surface and converts the optical path of light from the upper face of the component to the side, a camera that receives light that is changed in an optical path, a camera moving device that moves the camera, and a control device controlling operation of the transfer head and the camera moving device. The camera moving device moves the camera in a first direction orthogonal to an optical axis of the camera, and an imaging region of the camera moves in a second direction when the camera moves in the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2015Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Masaki Murai, Toshihiko Yamasaki, Toshinori Shimizu
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Patent number: 10737419Abstract: A method for manufacturing a fluid permeable heater assembly includes providing a heating element, and over-molding a cap on edge areas of one side of the heating element. The cap includes a hollow body having a first cap opening and a second cap opening. The first cap opening is opposite to the second cap opening, and the heating element is mounted on the cap such that the heating element extends across the first cap opening.Type: GrantFiled: July 25, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: Altria Client Services LLCInventors: Jean-Marc Widmer, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
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Patent number: 10739398Abstract: A method of constructing an electric linear displacement motor for use in a testing device includes providing a stator having as stator housing with internal coils and a through bore extending from a first end of the stator housing to the second end of the housing. An armature having magnets retained therein is inserted into the stator housing such of the armature is supported by the first end support and the second end support. A plurality of set screws are inserted into threaded openings proximate both the first end and the second end of the housing. The set screws then support and retain the armature such that there is an annular gap between the armature and the coils.Type: GrantFiled: October 23, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: MTS Systems CorporationInventors: Tyler B. Kuhlmann, Bradley Dean Schulz, Paul M. Krueger, Don Curtis Petersen
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Patent number: 10743445Abstract: An electronic-circuit-component pick-up instruction data generating device is provided that generates pick-up instruction data for automatically picking up an electronic circuit component from a nonmatrix tray defined to have nonmatrix arrangement in which arrangeable positions of the electronic circuit components are arranged in a nonmatrix pattern, other than a matrix tray defined to have matrix arrangement in which arrangeable positions of a plurality of the electronic circuit components are regularly arranged in a matrix pattern in a state of being positioned at all the intersection points made by two groups of straight lines that are parallel to two directions orthogonal to each other, respectively, and that are separated at regular intervals for each direction. An electronic-circuit-component mounting machine is provided that picks up an electronic circuit component from the nonmatrix tray based on generated pick-up instruction data, and automatically mounts the component on a circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2013Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventors: Ryohei Fukumoto, Kenji Sasaki
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Patent number: 10734777Abstract: Technology is provided for circuit board actuator systems for ejecting and inserting a circuit board into a circuit board connector. The actuator system includes a cross-member attached to a circuit board and a pair of levers pivotably coupled to opposite end portions of the cross-member. Each lever is moveable between a closed position and an open position and includes an arm with an insertion pawl and an ejector pawl extending from the arm. The system further includes a pair of circuit board guides, each including a keeper and mountable adjacent a circuit board connector. The insertion pawls operate against the keepers to insert the circuit board into the connector when the levers are moved toward the closed position, and the ejector pawls operate against the keepers to eject the circuit board from the connector when the levers are moved toward the open position.Type: GrantFiled: January 17, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Renee Chu
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Patent number: 10721849Abstract: A virtual terminal definition which defines that a terminal does not exist with respect to component data on one side, at a position of the terminal which does not exist in the component data on one side, and exists in the component data on the other side, among plural pieces of component data in which a positional coordinate between the existing terminals, and the terminal size are substantially the same as each other, and the number of terminals is different, is added.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2014Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: FUJI CORPORATIONInventor: Shuichiro Kito
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Patent number: 10721840Abstract: A device for transferring heat from a device component to an environment includes a heat plate connected to a spring. A first fastener attaches the spring to the heat plate at a first location. A second fastener, such as a rivet, attaches the spring to the heat plate at each of a second and a third location. The second fastener includes a tab on and extending above the heat plate and corresponding tab slot on the spring. The spring is riveted to the heat plate at the first location and a second spring member accepts the tab at each of the second location and the third location. Ribs on a top surface of spring facilitate thermal coupling of the spring to the component when the device is assembled. One or more spring curvatures facilitate vertical deflection and horizontal extension of the spring during device assembly.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2017Date of Patent: July 21, 2020Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.Inventor: Svitlana Trygubova
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Patent number: 10716222Abstract: Method of manufacturing laminate body by: curing thermosetting resin composition on a support; laminating the curable resin onto a substrate; heating the laminate; forming a via hole in the cured resin layer; peeling the supporting body from the cured composite; performing a second heating of the cured composite; removing resin residue in the via hole of the cured composite; and forming a conductor layer on an inner wall surface of the via hole.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2015Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: INTEL CORPORATIONInventors: Makoto Fujimura, Youhei Tateishi
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Patent number: 10715018Abstract: An alternator device for converting mechanical energy into electrical energy, including first rotating disk comprising first coils ducts; second rotating disk including second coil ducts; a magnet located intermediate the first and second rotating disks to generate first magnetic field having first magnetic pole at the first coil ducts and second magnetic field having second magnetic pole opposite the first magnetic pole at the second coil ducts; and a coil base intermediate the first and second rotating disks, the coil base to receive coils aligned with the first and second coil ducts; wherein the first and second rotating disks are adapted to rotate along a rotation axis while the magnet and the coil base remain in static position, rotation of the rotating disks enabling a rotational movement of the magnetic fields through the coils for generation of electric current within the coils, and a method of manufacturing such device.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignees: SALEM SAQR MAJED BIN SAQR ALMARRIInventor: Saqr Majed Bin Saqr Al Marri