Patents Examined by Nidhi Thaker
  • Patent number: 10691176
    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: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2020
    Assignee: GOOGLE LLC
    Inventors: Robert Mangum, Ji Hye Bae, Peter Cazalet
  • Patent number: 10678080
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having an active area to display an image, and an inactive area provided with a pattern disposed thereto to apply an electrical signal to the active area, a side cover having a peripheral frame disposed at an outer portion of the display panel to form a side portion exterior of the display device, and a support frame extended from the peripheral frame to be disposed at a rear of the display panel and supporting the display panel, and a black matrix disposed at a front of the inactive area to hide a pattern of the inactive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Jung, Woo Young Kan, Sang Hak Kim, Doo Soon Park, Hyun Jun Jung
  • Patent number: 10678082
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel having an active area to display an image, and an inactive area provided with a pattern disposed thereto to apply an electrical signal to the active area, a side cover having a peripheral frame disposed at an outer portion of the display panel to form a side portion exterior of the display device, and a support frame extended from the peripheral frame to be disposed at a rear of the display panel and supporting the display panel, and a black matrix disposed at a front of the inactive area to hide a pattern of the inactive area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Soo Jung, Woo Young Kan, Sang Hak Kim, Doo Soon Park, Hyun Jun Jung
  • Patent number: 10668873
    Abstract: A housing-securing unit for a vehicle includes: a housing in which a circuit board is to be housed; and a bracket through which the housing is mounted to the vehicle. A holding pin having a column shape is provided on a side surface of the housing. The bracket has a side support component in which a through hole is formed for fitting the holding pin. The holding pin has an inclined approach surface having a height that is increased as extending in an assembling direction, and a holding surface formed to regulate the side support component from moving in the assembling direction and to oppose an inner peripheral surface of the through hole when the holding pin is fitted to the through hole. A height of a top part of the holding surface is more than or equal to a height of a top part of the inclined approach surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: DENSO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroki Chitaka, Masaru Yokota
  • Patent number: 10664022
    Abstract: A structure for attaching portions of a display device which provides connection strength and aesthetic enhancement includes a first locking component, a second locking component, and a connecting component. A first connecting groove is formed on the first locking component and a second connecting groove is formed on the second locking component. The first and second connecting grooves are opposing but interconnected. The connecting component is made of a silicon gel analogue, and is injected into the first and second connecting grooves before being stiffened in place by a curing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2020
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Na Wang, Cheng-Fa Chung
  • Patent number: 10656687
    Abstract: Provided is an adapter adapted for a specific single board computer. The adapter is readily usable without taking time and effort to wire and arrange accessories. The adapter includes an adapter body adapted to a specific single board computer selected from a plurality of different single board computers. The adapter body is detachably mountable, in a configuration being fitted with the specific single board computer, on a docking station mounted with one or more accessories. The adapter further includes: one or more receptacle connector components mounted on the adapter body, and being attachable to the main connector components; one or more connector components mounted on the adapter body, and being attachable to receptacle connector components electrically connected to the accessories of the docking station; and one or more wires arranged in the adapter body and electrically connecting the receptacle connector components respectively to the connector components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Switch On LLC
    Inventors: Eiichirou Tashiro, Katsuki Oishi
  • Patent number: 10656690
    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: June 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Boyd Drew Allin, Robin Michael Miller
  • Patent number: 10656677
    Abstract: A docking station includes a body portion and a pivoting portion. The body portion has a guiding surface. The pivoting portion is pivoted with the body portion and has a connector. A driving force is generated when a portable electronic component abuts against the guiding surface of the body portion and slides toward the pivoting portion, the pivoting portion is driven to pivot from a first position to a second position to expose the connector so as to electrically connect with the portable electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Shiue Jan, Wei-Hao Lan, Cheng-Ya Chi, Jyh-Chyang Tzou, Hsin Yeh
  • Patent number: 10649504
    Abstract: A computer chassis, including a number of removable walls wherein each removable wall includes a first side rail system comprising a number of first rails to receive a first size of a blade component, and a second side rail system comprising a number of second rails to receive a second size of a blade component. A removable wall for a chassis including a first side comprising a first number of and arrangement of rails and a second side comprising a second number of and arrangement of rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: James Jeffery Schulze, Jeoff M Krontz, Daniel Ross Gonzales
  • Patent number: 10642320
    Abstract: One feature pertains to a scissor-based carrier assembly for a mass storage device used in a storage computer system. The carrier assembly has fixed and moving parts allowing the carrier to change from a retracted state to insert or remove the mass storage device into or from a storage enclosure to an extended state to couple the mass storage device with a connector of the storage computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: SANMINA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Charles C. Hill, Franz Michael Schuette
  • Patent number: 10642319
    Abstract: An adaptable chassis having an upper box chassis structure including a power supply. The upper box structure includes side walls to receive at least one component sled and registration features. A lower box structure includes side walls to receive at least one component sled. The lower box structure includes a registration feature to engage the registration feature of the first chassis structure. The lower box structure includes a power connector to obtain power from the power supply. The lower box structure may be replaced with large capacity structures when additional component sleds need to be added since the power supply resides in the upper box structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Chih-Wei Lin, Ming-Lun Ku
  • Patent number: 10635137
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments can provide a structure capable of imparting a physical optical effect to a camera unit of a foldable electronic device to which a flexible display is applied. An electronic device according to various embodiments may comprise: a lens unit placed in a partial area of a first side, which does not include a flexible display, through the first side and a second side; a first imaging unit which, when the first side is divided into a first area and a second area on the basis of an axis, is placed adjacent to the first area in which the lens unit is placed; and a second imaging unit which is placed in at least a partial area of the second side and is configured to be combined on the same optical axis with the lens unit when the electronic device is folded on the basis of the axis. In addition, other embodiments are possible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hyunsub Park, Wanho Roh, Jonghoon Lim, Daehyun Kim, Hoseong Seo
  • Patent number: 10635141
    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. The cable assemblies can also include a hinged cover that can be pivoted to close a gap between two hinged sections of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    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: 10638627
    Abstract: The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device is a mechanical structure. The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device is configured for use with a personal data device. The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device is adapted to attach to a finger of a client. The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device attaches the personal data device to the finger of the client such that the client does not have to grasp the personal data device. The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device is a rotating structure. The rotating structure allows a client to change the orientation of the personal data device between a landscape orientation and a portrait orientation while wearing the polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device. The polygonally-shaped finger grip for a portable electronic device comprises a PDD grip and the personal data device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Inventor: Philip Stime
  • Patent number: 10613597
    Abstract: A shock absorbing screw includes a locking member, a friction member sleeved on the locking member, and a connecting frame sleeved on the friction member. The shock absorbing screw is connected to a hard disk by a connecting portion of the shock absorbing screw. An abutting portion of the shock absorbing screw is connected to the friction member. The connecting portion is passed through a second through hole defined in the friction member. A first end of the connecting frame includes a first clamping portion, a second end of the connecting frame includes a second clamping portion, and a second groove is defined between the first clamping portion and the second clamping portion. The shock absorbing screw is connected to a hard disk frame in the second groove. The friction member is connected to the connecting frame through a first through hole defined in the connecting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xiao-Ming Liu, He-Tao Han, Jun-Hua Tan, Zhi-Qiang Li, Yi-Sheng Lin
  • Patent number: 10578903
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display; a fixing bracket configured to be fixed to a wall; and a wall mount coupled to the fixing bracket, the wall mount being configured support the display, to be set in a close contact mode in which the wall mount is adjacent to the wall, and to be set a tilting mode in which the wall mount is tilted with respect to the wall. The display includes: a first accommodating portion recessed in a rear surface of the display and configured to accommodate the wall mount and the fixing bracket; and a wall mount coupling part provided within the first accommodating part and configured to be coupled to the wall mount. The rear surface of the display is brought into close contact with the wall when the wall mount is set to the close contact mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Sung In, Sung Soo Jung, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han, Kwang Hyuck So
  • Patent number: 10578899
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display; a fixing bracket configured to be fixed to a wall; and a wall mount coupled to the fixing bracket, the wall mount being configured support the display, to be set in a close contact mode in which the wall mount is adjacent to the wall, and to be set a tilting mode in which the wall mount is tilted with respect to the wall. The display includes: a first accommodating portion recessed in a rear surface of the display and configured to accommodate the wall mount and the fixing bracket; and a wall mount coupling part provided within the first accommodating part and configured to be coupled to the wall mount. The rear surface of the display is brought into close contact with the wall when the wall mount is set to the close contact mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Woo Sung In, Sung Soo Jung, Hyun Jun Jung, Jong Hee Han, Kwang Hyuck So
  • Patent number: 10579115
    Abstract: A thermal management assembly in accordance with one example may include a first thermal management member that includes a first main region that is continuous, a first connection region that is discontinuous, and a first top side. The thermal management assembly may also include a second thermal management member that includes a second main region, a second connection region, and a second top side. The second main region and the second connection region are continuous. The thermal management assembly may further include a connection member to couple the first thermal management member and the second thermal management member to a memory device via the first connection region and the second connection region. The first top side and the second top side are substantially level with a top side of the memory device in a horizontal direction when the first thermal management member and the second thermal management member are coupled to the memory device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Thomas Robert Bowden, Alan B Doerr, John Franz, Melvin K Benedict, Joseph Allen, John Norton, Binh Nguyen
  • Patent number: 10564681
    Abstract: The description relates to hinge devices. One example relates to a device that has a first portion and a second portion. The device can include a hinge assembly secured to the first portion and the second portion and a flexible display secured to the first portion and the second portion. The device can include a biasing element that biases the first portion away from the hinge assembly. The device can further include a cord that extends along a pathway between the first portion and the hinge assembly. A length of the pathway can change as the first and second portions are rotated around the hinge assembly, such that at a first orientation the biasing element biases the first portion away from the hinge assembly and at a second orientation, the cord overcomes the bias and pulls the first portion toward the hinge assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Kabir Siddiqui
  • Patent number: 10545535
    Abstract: An electronic device has a first body; a second body; a rotating device rotatably connecting the first body and the second body; and an enclosing mechanism enclosing at least a part of the rotating device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhifeng Xin, Xiaosong Xia