Patents Examined by Minh N Trinh
  • Patent number: 10790090
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sui Uno, Takashi Sawada, Yohei Mukobata
  • Patent number: 10790094
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: KEMET Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: John E. McConnell, Garry L. Renner, John Bultitude, R. Allen Hill, Galen W. Miller
  • Patent number: 10784732
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: MITSUI HIGH-TEC, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Shinya Sano, Masahiro Izumi
  • Patent number: 10773347
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignees: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd., Hefei BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Guangyuan Cai, Youhao Sun
  • Patent number: 10770947
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jangwon Lee, Chungook Chong, Geunbae Hwang
  • Patent number: 10771061
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Racepoint Energy, LLC
    Inventor: William Lark, Jr.
  • Patent number: 10760608
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Hubbell Incorporated
    Inventors: Milton Egas Diniz, Gustavo Ferreira Nishimura
  • Patent number: 10764993
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Inventors: Walter S. Wall, James H. Schaffner, Hyok Jae Song, David S. Hammon, Timothy J. Talty, Duane S. Carper, Eray Yasan
  • Patent number: 10765012
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: CATLAM, LLC
    Inventors: Kenneth S. Bahl, Konstantine Karavakis
  • Patent number: 10765048
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: PANASONIC INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichiro Ishimoto, Takuya Yamazaki, Tadashi Endo
  • Patent number: 10749306
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: EZconn Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Hui Wang
  • Patent number: 10743447
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Murai, Toshihiko Yamasaki, Toshinori Shimizu
  • Patent number: 10737419
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: Altria Client Services LLC
    Inventors: Jean-Marc Widmer, Keethan Dasnavis Fernando
  • Patent number: 10739398
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Tyler B. Kuhlmann, Bradley Dean Schulz, Paul M. Krueger, Don Curtis Petersen
  • Patent number: 10743445
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ryohei Fukumoto, Kenji Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10734777
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventor: Renee Chu
  • Patent number: 10721849
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: FUJI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shuichiro Kito
  • Patent number: 10721840
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Assignee: DISH Technologies L.L.C.
    Inventor: Svitlana Trygubova
  • Patent number: 10716222
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Makoto Fujimura, Youhei Tateishi
  • Patent number: 10715018
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignees: SALEM SAQR MAJED BIN SAQR ALMARRI
    Inventor: Saqr Majed Bin Saqr Al Marri