Patents Examined by Nidhi Thaker
  • Patent number: 11143936
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide a cover for obscuring an opening found on a housing of a computing device. As an example, the housing includes a bezel that includes the opening extending through the bezel. The cover includes a pin disposed on a first end of the cover, wherein the pin is insertable into a hole along the bezel. The housing includes features to swivel a second end of the cover opposite the first end in either a first or second position. In the first position, the second end is to obscure a viewing portion of the opening, and in the second position, the second end is to expose the viewing portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Derek Kanas, Chan-Woo Park
  • Patent number: 11144103
    Abstract: An electronic device and method are disclosed herein. The electronic device includes a processor, a temperature sensor, a main board on which the processor and the temperature sensor are mounted, a main body including a first surface and a second surface, an input device disposed on the first surface and the main board disposed on the second surface, wherein the first surface and second surface define a hollow in which the main board is disposed, a display, height adjuster disposed between the first and second surfaces and including a connection terminal connected to the processor, an extendable bar connected to the connection terminal, and a spacer connected to the extension bar. The processor implements the method, including in response to receiving a detection signal from the temperature sensor, control actuation of the height adjuster to cause expansion or contraction of the hollow by movement of the first and second surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Byungwook Yoo
  • Patent number: 11147175
    Abstract: A system includes a chassis and a top cover assembly. The top cover assembly is coupled to the chassis. The top cover assembly includes a first lid, a second lid, a middle cover between the first lid and the second lid, and a hinge coupling together the first lid, the second lid, and the middle cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Seagate Technology LLC
    Inventors: Angel Castillo de la Cruz, Joseph P. Manes, Kevin L. Van Pelt
  • Patent number: 11144097
    Abstract: An all-in-one computer including a main body and an electronic assembly is provided. The main body includes a first casing part and a second casing part. The second casing part is movably connected to the first casing part and configured to move between a first position and a second position in relative to the first casing part, and the first casing part has an engaging portion and an electrical connection portion. The electronic assembly is disposed in the second casing part. When the second casing part is located at the first position, the second casing part is engaged with the engaging portion and the electronic assembly is connected to the electrical connection portion, and when the second casing part is located at the second position, the second casing part is departed from the engaging portion and the electronic assembly is departed from the electrical connection portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Zung-Ting Hu, Wen-Hsien Chin, Hsuan-Liang Lin, Yen-Kang Chen, Jia-Wen Chen, Cheng-Min Chen, Tze-Chiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 11140252
    Abstract: The flexible display device includes a body, a flexible display, and a camera. The body includes a first body and a second body. The second body performs reciprocating movement relative to the first body between a first position and a second position. An area of the flexible display viewed from the front is larger when the second body is at the second position than when the second body is at the first position. When the second body is at the first position, the distance from a support to an edge of a third region is greater than the distance from the support to the camera. Accordingly, a range (stroke) of movement of the second body relative to the first body can be increased. In addition, when the second body is at the second position, the area of the flexible display viewed from the front can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hak-Ho Choi, Seounghwan Seol, Sung Do Kim, Sangwook Park, Ji Woong Yang, Jeeho Yom
  • Patent number: 11126227
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a main frame, a support component pivoted to the main frame, a flexible display panel connected between the main frame and the support component, and a display movably connected to the support component. The support component is adapted to be closed to the main frame to fold the flexible display panel between the main frame and the support component, and is adapted to be opened from the main frame to expand the flexible display panel. When the support component is opened, the display is adapted to rotate relative to the support component to a first state such that the display and the flexible display panel are located on the same side of the support component, and to rotate relative to the support component to a second state such that the display and the flexible display panel are located on different sides of the support component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Hua Li, I-Lung Chen, Nien-Chen Lee
  • Patent number: 11112635
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a frame case to support four sides of a display panel. The frame case is formed by bending a bar-shaped member made of a metal into a rectangular ring shape. Opposite ends of the bar-shaped member facing each other are covered by a cover member, which prevents quality degradation of the appearance of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tae Youn Yoon, Myeong Gil Kim, Dong Jin Lee, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han, Kwang Hyuck So, Jae Wook Yoo
  • Patent number: 11093010
    Abstract: An expansion module system includes a board having a plurality of expansion modules connectors mounted to the board. A shared expansion module coupling feature is provided on the board and includes a coupling member. A respective expansion module is connected to each of the plurality of expansion module connectors, and the coupling member engages each of the respective expansion modules to secure each of the respective expansion modules in their respective expansion module connectors. The shared expansion module coupling feature may includes a standoff that is mounted to the board immediately adjacent a single hole defined by the board, and the coupling member may be provided by a single screw that engages each of the respective expansion modules and at least one of: the shared expansion module coupling feature and the portion of the board that defines the hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Cyril Adair Keilers, Shawn Paul Hoss, Christopher Michael Helberg
  • Patent number: 11079798
    Abstract: Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a laptop case assembly for a laptop, the laptop case assembly includes a display case portion including a base portion, and at least one pad portion, the at least one pad portion being contiguously adjacent to at least one surface portion of the base portion, the at least one pad portion including a plurality of ridges and a plurality of grooves, a keyboard case portion including a base portion, and at least one pad portion, the at least one pad portion being contiguously adjacent to the at least one surface portion of the base portion, and the at least one pad portion including a plurality of ridges and a plurality of grooves. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Megan Elizabeth Zumel Manzano, Michael Cooper Ferren, Brian Lewis Piper
  • Patent number: 11079657
    Abstract: A display module including upper case, front case, blocking ribs, image-capturing opening, and blocking component is provided. The front case connects the upper case. The holding ribs are from on inner side of the upper case, and a guiding area is remained between the front case and the ribs. The image-capturing opening is formed on the front case. The blocking component is disposed on the inner side of the upper case and the front case. The blocking component has guiding part and blocking part. The guiding part is located on the guiding area. The guiding part has protrusions and compressible openings being adjacent to the ribs. Each of the compressible openings is corresponded to one of the protrusions. The protrusions exceed the guiding area. The blocking component is adjacent to the inner side of the front case and the image-capturing opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yu-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 11073870
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display device including first and second frames arranged adjacent to each other, a panel arranged on inner surfaces of the first and second frames, and a folding hinge unit configured to enable the first and second frames to be folded, and connected to the first and second frames. The folding hinge unit includes a pair of panel support plates configured to support the panel so that a position of the panel is changed, and spaced apart from each other, first and second hinge links arranged under the panel support plates and coupled to each other to be movable about a central axis of folding, and a pair of hinge brackets configured to support the panel support plates and the first and second hinge links to be movable, and respectively connected to the first frame and the second frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Young-Joon Yun, Seung-O Jeon, Shin-Suk Lee
  • Patent number: 11068030
    Abstract: A stand that is attachable to a back surface of an electronic device or a protective case for the electronic device. The stand includes a base portion, two legs, and two pivoting spring arms. Each leg pivots at a leg axis along an arc between a stowed position and an extended position. The two pivoting spring arms are attached to the base portion at a first end and attached to a respective one of the legs at a second end. Each pivoting spring arm is configured to apply a spring force to the leg to, alternately, force leg toward the stowed position or the extended position depending on the starting position of the leg.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Otter Products, LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. Marcks, Jr., Jeffrey C. Wicks
  • Patent number: 11061437
    Abstract: A foldable display device may include: a support structure including a hinge, a plurality of supports disposed on opposite sides of the hinge and coupled to the hinge, where a light transmitting area is defined in a portion of the supports; a foldable display panel disposed on a first surface of the support structure, and including a foldable display area corresponding to the hinge, and a plurality of display areas disposed on opposite sides of the foldable display area; and a first input sensor disposed in the light transmitting area of the support structure at a position spaced apart from the foldable display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Jeong Won Han
  • Patent number: 11061445
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes two housing structures, a hinge structure, and a flexible display, the hinge structure includes a first saw-toothed spur gear, a second saw-toothed spur gear, a third saw-toothed spur gear, a fourth saw-toothed spur gear, a first guide structure fixed to the first housing structure and rotated by the gears, and a second guide structure fixed to the second housing structure and rotated in an opposite direction of the first guide structure, the first guide structure is rotated about a first axis formed from a bottom surface of the flexible display upwards, and the second guide structure is rotated about a second axis that is spaced apart from the first axis and is formed from the bottom surface of the flexible display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jong Yoon Kim, Jung Jin Kim, Young Sun Park, Chung Keun Yoo
  • Patent number: 11042196
    Abstract: Example implementations relate to a display portion including a display and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion. The base portion may include a first cover portion, at least one fastener, a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a surface of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover at least a portion of the at least one fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet
  • Patent number: 11044827
    Abstract: Provided is an adapter for rack-mounted computing equipment, the adapter including: a chassis; two mounts coupled to the chassis, each of the two mounts having a respective hole shaped to receive and support rack-mountable computing equipment, wherein centers of the holes are between 460 and 470 mm (millimeters) apart from one another in a side-to-side direction of the chassis; two members extending from front of the chassis, the two members being less than 18 mm tall and being between 530 and 550 mm apart in the side-to-side direction; a channel extending at least half a distance along the chassis in a front-to-back direction, the channel defining a volume configured to hold cables extending from a back side of the chassis to a front side of the chassis; and a bus-bar connector mount configured to position a bus-bar connector extending from a back of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Vapor IO Inc.
    Inventors: Steven White, Nick Velander
  • Patent number: 11039547
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a server, including a casing, a host assembly, a data storage assembly and a power supply assembly. The casing includes a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate and a straight partition. The first side plate, the second side plate and the straight partition are connected to the bottom plate. The first side plate and the second side plate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the bottom plate. The straight partition is located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The host assembly is slidably disposed on the second side plate and the straight partition. The data storage assembly is slidably disposed on the first side plate and the straight partition. The power supply assembly is located between the first side plate and the straight partition and electrically connected to the host assembly and the data storage assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Shi-Min Hong
  • Patent number: 11029730
    Abstract: A head-mounted display (HMD) includes a hybrid fan, a printed circuit board (PCB) with one or more electronic components and a heat pipe to dissipate heat. The hybrid fan has a center axis extending from a rear side of the HMD to a front side of the HMD. The hybrid fan pulls air from a rear side of the HMD. The heat pipe has an end coupled to the PCB. The heat pipe partially surrounds a periphery of the hybrid fan and transfers heat away from at least the PCB. The HMD further includes a side cover and a front cover. The side cover encloses the hybrid fan, the PCB and the heat pipe. The front cover is attached to the side cover with a slit between an outer edge of the front cover and an outer edge of the side cover to discharge air from the hybrid fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Boyd Drew Allin, Robin Michael Miller
  • Patent number: 11029735
    Abstract: Cable assemblies for providing electrical communication between hinged sections of an electronic device are described. The cable assemblies can include a cover that covers one or more cables that run through a hinge region of the electronic device. The cable and cover can be drawn over a mandrel of the hinge region. The cover and the portions of the mandrel can be visible to a user at the hinge region of the electronic device. The cover can be sufficiently rigid to guide a path of the cable and protect the cable from bending beyond a prescribed angle during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region. The cover can also be sufficiently rigid to prevent ceasing or folding of the cover and the cable during rotation of the electronic device at the hinge region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Mikael M. Silvanto, Bartley K. Andre, Adam T. Garelli, Simon Regis Louis Lancaster-Larocque, Robert Y. Cao, Dinesh C. Mathew, Jacob S. Kononiuk, Robert J. Lockwood, Bryan W. Posner, Kevin M. Keeler, Bruce E. Berg, Yi-Chen Kuo, Kevin M. Robinson, Houtan R. Farahani
  • Patent number: 11029726
    Abstract: Systems and methods are involved with but are not limited to an apparatus including a traylike structure including one or more apertures being positioned along one or more of a first wall portion, a second wall portion, a third wall portion, and a fourth wall portion; and a flangelike structure including one or more protrusions being positioned to extend from one or more of a first lower interior surface of a first elongated member, a second lower interior surface of a second elongated member, and a third lower interior surface of the third elongated member to engage with the one or more apertures of the traylike structure thereby coupling the flangelike structure with the traylike structure. In addition, other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2021
    Assignee: PIONEER SQUARE BRANDS, INC.
    Inventors: Megan Elizabeth Zumel Manzano, Michael Cooper Ferren, Jaimie Emerald Chan, Brian Lewis Piper