Patents Examined by Rashen E Morrison
  • Patent number: 12761703
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes a main shaft assembly, a first housing fastening bracket, a rotating module, and a first damping assembly. The rotating module includes a first swing arm, the first swing arm is rotatably connected to the main shaft assembly, and the first swing arm is slidably connected to the first housing fastening bracket. The first damping assembly includes a first cam, a second cam, a first elastic member, and a first limiting block, the first cam is disposed on a side that is of the first swing arm, the second cam is located on a side that is of the first cam and that is away from the first swing arm, the second cam is slidably disposed on the first housing fastening bracket in a axial direction of the hinge mechanism, a cam surface of the second cam abuts against a cam surface of the first cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tuo Shi, Jiangbo Chen, Qiang Zhan
  • Patent number: 12762978
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a bracket structure, a sub-display panel module, and a tiled display device. The bracket structure includes a body and at least one transfer motion adjustor. The body has a support surface, an assembly surface, and at least one side surface including a first side surface. The transfer motion adjustor includes: a first rotation member and a first guide member. A first hole is provided on the first side surface, so that a first external jig adjusts the first rotation member to rotate through the end of the first rotation member close to the first side surface and exposed from the first hole. A second hole is provided on the assembly surface, and the first guide member is configured to move along the second hole to adjust a protruding amount of the first guide member on the assembly surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignees: BOE MLED Technology Co., Ltd., Beijing BOE Technology Development Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shaofei Guo, Shipeng Wang, Chao Tian, Dongjia Hao, Jianfeng Wang
  • Patent number: 12764852
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a shield and an electronic assembly. The electronic assembly comprises a base plate and a chip located on the base plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignee: AMLOGIC (SHANGHAI) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Siwei Chen, Kun Zhang
  • Patent number: 12764879
    Abstract: A hinge includes a first shaft and a second shaft that are parallel to each other, first and third arms rotatably coupled to the first shaft and including first and third rotary cams, second and fourth arms rotatably coupled to the second shaft and including second and fourth rotary cams, a first sliding part coupled to the first and second shafts to be movable along the first and second shafts and including a first sliding cam facing the first rotary cam and a second sliding cam facing the second rotary cam, a second sliding part coupled to the first and second shafts to be movable along the first and second shafts and including a third sliding cam facing the third rotary cam and a fourth sliding cam facing the fourth rotary cam, and an elastic member disposed between the first sliding part and the second sliding part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2026
    Assignees: Samsung Display Co., Ltd., AUFLEX Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Se Yong Kim, Myoung Ho Lim, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 12757340
    Abstract: A rotating shaft mechanism, a support apparatus, and a foldable screen device, and relates to the field of foldable screen device technologies. The rotating shaft mechanism includes a rotating shaft base, a shaft cover, a first swing arm, and a first drive mechanism. The shaft cover is located on a back side of the rotating shaft base, the first swing arm is rotatably connected to the rotating shaft base, and the first swing arm can rotate between an unfolded position and a folded position relative to the rotating shaft base. The first drive mechanism is connected between the first swing arm and the shaft cover, and when rotating from the unfolded position to the folded position, the first swing arm drives, by using the first drive mechanism, the shaft cover to move toward the rotating shaft base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaolei Zhang, Guotong Zhou, Bin Yan, Yihe Zhang
  • Patent number: 12757343
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a fixing frame including a guiding element, a movable element, and a handle. The guiding element is configured for an interface card to be placed into the guiding element along a first direction. The movable element is movably disposed in the guiding element. The movable element includes a pushing portion and an abutted portion. The handle is pivotably disposed on the guiding element. The handle includes an abutting portion. The abutting portion selectively abuts the abutted portion of the movable element, so that the pushing portion of the movable element pushes the interface card along a second direction opposite to the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2026
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Bo-Chun Lin
  • Patent number: 12748465
    Abstract: In a folding mechanism, a first housing seat is rotatably disposed on a first screen support plate, a second housing seat is rotatably disposed on a second screen support plate, and a third screen support plate is movably connected to a base in a support direction of the third screen support plate; the first housing seat is rotatably connected to the base via a first swing arm, the second housing seat is rotatably connected to the base via a second swing arm, the first screen support plate is slidably and rotatably connected to the base via a third swing arm, the second screen support plate is slidably and rotatably connected to the base via a fourth swing arm, a rotation axis of the first swing arm is spaced apart from that of the third swing arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2026
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zhihao Niu, Zongwen He, Ximing Liu, Zhengjun Luo, Dongcun Cheng
  • Patent number: 12744171
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a casing, an exterior button, a sliding assembly and an internal button. The casing includes an outer surface and an opening at the outer surface. The exterior button has a first side and a second side opposite to each other, the first side is pivotally connected to the casing so that the exterior button is rotatably disposed at the casing. The sliding assembly is movably disposed on the casing, and includes a sliding body, a toggle and a pusher, the sliding body is located in the casing, the toggle is fixed to the sliding body and exposed to the casing, and the pusher is linked with the sliding body in a first direction, and is movably disposed at the sliding body in a second direction. The inner button is located in the casing, and the sliding assembly is located between the outer button and the inner button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2026
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Wei-Ting Cheng, Ching-Yuan Yang
  • Patent number: 12739987
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device including a first body, a second body, and a hinge module is provided. The hinge module connects the first body and the second body along a pivoting axis such that the first body and the second body relatively rotate to each other to be folded or unfolded via the hinge module. The hinge module includes a latch disposed in the second body, a shaft member positioned in the latch, a torsion member disposed in the first body to move along with the first body and pivotally connected to the shaft member, and a screw member penetrating through a side surface of the second body from outside the second body and extending inside the second body to lock the latch and the shaft member together. A friction force generated by a relative pivoting of the torsion member and the shaft member forms a torsion force of the hinge module. Part of the screw member is exposed on the side surface of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2026
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Yi-Ta Huang, Wu-Chen Lee
  • Patent number: 12724453
    Abstract: A case system for a portable electronic device having an electrical port includes (I) a modular port assembly including (A) a front including at least one electrical port, (B) an electrical plug removably electrically couplable with the electrical port of the portable electronic device; and (II) a case assembly including (A) an interior formed in part by a base and an interior side, the interior side perpendicularly extending from the base, and (B) an exterior side, and (C) an aperture extending from the interior side to the exterior side, wherein the aperture is sized and shaped to couple with the modular port assembly such that when the modular port assembly is coupled with the aperture, the plug of the modular port assembly extends into the interior of the case assembly. Other aspects are described in the claims, drawings, and text forming a part of the present disclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2025
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: Pioneer Square Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Soren Sibbesen, Brian Lewis Piper, Quentin Wade Forbes, Richard Kennedy
  • Patent number: 12724460
    Abstract: A display device includes a display panel comprising a plurality of non-bending areas, and a bending area between the plurality of non-bending areas; and a support member on a rear surface of the display panel, wherein a first end of the support member in the bending area and a second end of the support member in the non-bending area have different shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2024
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2026
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Gotae Kim, JungHyun Kim
  • Patent number: 12720688
    Abstract: According to various embodiments of the disclosure, an electronic device may include: a housing, a flexible display, and a roller unit. The flexible display may include a first portion, a second portion extending from the first portion in a first direction, and a third portion extending from the second portion. The second portion may be drawn into the inside of a first housing by sliding of a second housing in the first direction when the electronic device is converted from a second state to a first state, and may be drawn out from the inside of the first housing by sliding of the second housing in a second direction opposite to the first direction when the electronic device is converted from the first state to the second state. The third portion may be fixed to a flat region of the third section in the first state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sungho Ahn, Hyunju Hong
  • Patent number: 12710791
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a display panel including a display area and a peripheral area surrounding the display area, where the peripheral area includes a bending area extending from one side thereof, a cover window arranged on the display area of the display panel, an adhesive layer between the display panel and the cover window, and a protective layer covering the bending area and in contact with the adhesive layer, where a modulus of the adhesive layer is less than a modulus of the protective layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhyeong Kim, Youngmin Cho, Woosuk Jang
  • Patent number: 12704875
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a hinge module; a first housing, a second housing, and a flexible display. The first housing is connected to the hinge module. The second housing is connected to the hinge module. The flexible display is disposed through at least a portion of the first and second housings. The flexible display includes a display panel includes a first surface facing in a first direction and a second surface facing in a direction opposite, when the electronic device is in an unfolded state. The flexible display also includes a window layer disposed at the first surface and a metal sheet layer. The display panel, the window layer, and the metal sheet layer are disposed so that a separation distance between the display panel, the window layer, and the metal sheet layer and inner side walls of the first and second housings and generates different interlayer slips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heecheul Moon, Sinyoung Park, Inyoul Baek, Seungwhee Choi, Jonghwan Choi, Jongchul Choi
  • Patent number: 12704884
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a first body; a second body rotatably connected to the first body; a base fixed relative to the first body, a first track being formed on the base, and a first stopper being formed on the first track; and a fitting member, wherein, during rotation of the second body, the second body drives the fitting member to slide along the first track, when the second body rotates to a first preset angle, the fitting member contacts with the first stopper in a direction of rotation of the second body to restrict the rotation of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2026
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Peng Wu
  • Patent number: 12699423
    Abstract: A display module includes a display part and a protection part disposed under the display part. The display part may include a display panel including a bending area bent about a bending axis extending in a direction, a first area disposed at a side of the bending area and displaying an image, and a second area disposed at another side of the bending area and overlapping the first area in a plan view; and a circuit board disposed on the display panel in the second area. The protection part may include a protective film including a top surface facing the second area and the circuit board and an opening overlapping the bending area in a plan view; and a cushion layer disposed on the top surface of the protective film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Namjin Jang
  • Patent number: 12699428
    Abstract: A laptop computer including a host, a movable door, a display, an input module, and a fan is provided. The host has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The movable door is disposed on the second surface. The display is pivoted to the host to be folding on the first surface or unfolding from the first surface. The input module is disposed on the first surface. The fan is disposed in the host, and the movable door covers the fan. When the movable door is removed from the fan, an impeller of the fan is exposed from the host via the second surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Wen, Hui-Ping Sun, Chun-Hsien Chen, Jui-Yi Yu, Yen-Chou Chueh
  • Patent number: 12701668
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes: a display, a first housing, a second housing, and a hinge assembly, wherein the hinge assembly includes: a hinge cover connected to the first housing and the second housing, a first hinge connected to the hinge cover to support the first area, and a second hinge connected to the hinge cover to support the second area, wherein each of the first hinge and the second hinge includes: a shaft with a folding axis, a first cam configured to perform a linear motion along the folding axis, a second cam configured to contact the first cam, and a third cam configured to contact the first cam, wherein the first cam is configured to contact only one of the second cam and the third cam.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonho Shin, Junghoon Park, Joongkyung Park, Hyounggil Choi
  • Patent number: 12696409
    Abstract: A tray is provided for an electronic device, and the tray includes a base and a baffle. The base has a bottom surface, a first sidewall and a second sidewall that are connected to the bottom surface. The first sidewall is connected to the second sidewall. The second sidewall has a plurality of opening portions. The baffle is rotatably connected to the first sidewall of the base. The baffle is used to rotate relative to the opening portions. Accordingly, the rotation of the baffle may adjust the flow rate and the angle of the air flowing through the opening portions. In addition, the baffle may also be accommodated in the base, and thereby electronic components may be held over the tray and the baffle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2026
    Assignee: Wistron Corp.
    Inventor: Yong-Qing Zhong
  • Patent number: 12690148
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first housing part having first magnetic members disposed toward a first inner wall thereof, a second housing part having a second magnetic members disposed toward a second inner wall thereof, at least one hinge connected between the housing parts, and an accessory having third magnetic members disposed toward an attractive wall. In an unfolded state and a transition folded state, the first and third magnetic members are attractive toward each other to hold the accessory on the first housing part. In a fully folded state, the first and second inner walls are close to each other with magnetic attraction of the first and second magnetic members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2026
    Assignee: FOSITEK CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chun-Han Lin, Yung-Chih Tseng, Hao-Yun Lee