Patents Examined by Rashen E Morrison
  • Patent number: 12638889
    Abstract: A foldable assembly of an electronic device and an electronic device. The electronic device may be a terminal product that includes a foldable flexible display, such as a mobile phone, a tablet computer, a wearable device, a vehicle-mounted device, a virtual reality device, a notebook computer, a super mobile personal computer, a netbook, or a personal digital assistant. Support plates are respectively disposed between each door plate and the floating plate of the foldable assembly, and a protruding part and a recessed part are disposed on a side of the support plate facing the floating plate. In an unfolded state, a protruding part and a recessed part of two support plates correspondingly fit with each other. In a folded state, the protruding part is elastically bent and abuts against an upper end face of the floating plate, and the recessed part is separated from the floating plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yaolei Zhang, Mingqian Gao, Yilin Lu, Haifei Li, Leibo Yuan
  • Patent number: 12641707
    Abstract: A ground point fixing device for a power supply module includes an engaging part and a fastening part. The engaging part includes an engaging body, a joining portion and an engaging portion. The engagement body has a body outer diameter and a body surface larger than a grounding hole on a power supply module circuit board. The joining portion is disposed on the body surface and has a joining portion outer diameter smaller than the grounding hole. The engagement portion is disposed on the body surface and around an outer circumference of the joining portion. The joining portion is passed through the grounding hole to be connected to the fastening part, so that the engagement portion of the engaging part is engaged in the grounding hole, and the fastening part and the engagement body of the engaging part are respectively fixed on an upper surface and a lower surface of the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: ACBEL POLYTECH INC.
    Inventors: Yu-Heng Lin, Cheng-Chi Yang, Yung-Han Kuo
  • Patent number: 12628295
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device is provided and includes a central base, a pivot module, a torque module, two panel bodies, two transmission members, two connecting rods and a flexible screen. The pivot module is disposed on the central base. The torque module is disposed on the pivot module. The panel bodies pivot relative to the central base. The transmission members pivot relative to the pivot module. The connecting rods pivot relative to the panel bodies and the transmission members. The flexible screen is disposed on the panel bodies and includes a bendable area. When the panel bodies are in an unfolded state, the flexible screen is flattened. When the panel bodies are in a folded state, the bendable area is bent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2024
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2026
    Assignee: SYNCMOLD ENTERPRISE CORP.
    Inventors: Chun-Hao Huang, Chien-Cheng Yeh
  • Patent number: 12601371
    Abstract: An example hinge structure of an electronic device includes a first rotation part connected to a first housing and being rotatable about a first axis, a second rotation part connected to a second housing and being rotatable about a second axis in an opposite direction to that of the first rotation part, a first arm part connected to the first rotation part and being rotatable about a first rotary shaft, a second arm part connected to the second rotation part and being rotatable about a second rotary shaft in an opposite direction to that of the first arm part, a first fixing pin connecting the first rotation part and the first arm part, and a second fixing pin connecting the second rotation part and the second arm part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyungsoo Kim, Jaeho Kang, Jungjin Kim, Giyun Lee, Iksu Jung
  • Patent number: 12602091
    Abstract: According to various embodiments, an electronic device may comprise a housing comprising a first housing and a second housing. The first housing may comprise: a hinge module; a first plate connected to the hinge module; a second plate facing away from the first plate; and a first side frame surrounding a first space between the first plate and the second plate. The second housing may comprise: a third plate connected to the hinge module; a fourth plate facing away from the third plate; and a second side frame surrounding a second space between the third plate and the fourth plate. The first housing and the second housing may fold or unfold with regard to each other with reference to the hinge module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jungchul An, Seungki Choi
  • Patent number: 12602094
    Abstract: A direction changeable riser card includes a circuit board and first, second, third, and fourth riser connectors. The first connector is positioned at a first edge and the second connector is positioned at a second edge of the circuit board, the third connector is positioned at the second edge and adjacent to the second connector, and the fourth connector is mounted to a face of the circuit board and electrically connected to the first, second, and third connectors, and configured to mate with an expansion connector of an expansion card. The riser card is configured to be interchangeably mountable on a system board in a first mounting orientation associated with the face of the circuit board facing along a first direction, and in a second mounting orientation associated with the face of the circuit board facing along a second direction, with the circuit board being perpendicular to the system board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Kuan-Wei Chen, Chih-Wei Chiang, Peng ChiangHsieh
  • Patent number: 12602089
    Abstract: Magnetic force adjustment mechanisms are described herein. An electronic device includes a base, a first magnet carried by the base, a lid and a second magnet carried by the lid. The first and second magnets secure the base and the lid together with a holding force. A hinge pivotally couples the lid and the base. A slider displaces at least one of the first or second magnets relative to the other of the first or second magnets to reduce the holding force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Kristin L. Weldon, Michael S. Brazel, Jered H. Wikander, Lily Kolle, Weibo Chen, Aleksander Magi, Konstantin I. Kouliachev, Ralph V. Miele, Richard P. Crawford
  • Patent number: 12591277
    Abstract: A hinge device for a portable terminal having a foldable structure according to the present invention comprises: a housing positioned between one end of a first body and one end a second body; a first hinge blade and a second hinge blade which are fixed to the first body and the second body, respectively, and are rotatably supported by the housing, so as to rotate at a predetermined angle between an ‘unfolded position’ in which the first body and the second body are placed on the same horizontal line and a ‘folded position’ in which the first body and the second body face each other and come into contact with each other; and a slide member that interlocks the first hinge blade and the second hinge blade such that the first hinge blade and the second hinge blade move relative to each other, wherein the first hinge blade and the second hinge blade have first inclined guide groove and second inclined guide groove formed on the undersides thereof, and correspondingly thereto, the slide member has first inclined g
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2026
    Assignee: FINE M-TEC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sung Chun Hong, Hyun Taek Jung, Chang Soo Kim
  • Patent number: 12585126
    Abstract: Provided is a rotating shaft mechanism of an electronic device. A first fixing assembly and a second fixing assembly in the rotating shaft mechanism are connected to each other by a first connector and a second connector. A hollow region can be reserved in the rotating shaft mechanism as the first connector and the second connector may be shorter. Thus, an external circuit of the electronic device can pass through the hollow region and be disposed in a second body of the electronic device. An electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2026
    Assignees: Beijing BOE Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd., BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Haoran Jing, Zhanshan Ma, Ke Li
  • Patent number: 12578767
    Abstract: A screen assembly and an electronic device. The screen assembly includes: a first screen and a second screen; a first slide rail and a second slide rail; a first magnetic assembly and a second magnetic assembly, where polarities of the first magnetic assembly and the second magnetic assembly are opposite, where the first magnetic assembly abuts against the first slide rail, and the second magnetic assembly abuts against the second slide rail; and a first driving apparatus and a second driving apparatus, where the first driving apparatus drives the first magnetic assembly to rotate along the first slide rail, the second driving apparatus drives the second magnetic assembly to rotate along the second slide rail, and a folding angle between the first screen and the second screen changes from a first angle to a second angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2026
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chuanyi Zhu, Lei Liang
  • Patent number: 12575049
    Abstract: An assembly may comprise a mounting tray configured to have at least one printed circuit board mounted to its top surface and further comprises a set of spools extending from an outer surface of the first mounting tray, each spool including a barrel and a flange. The assembly may comprise a base pan including a set of keyholes, each keyhole including an entry hole and a slot extending from the entry hole. The base pan is configured to attach to the mounting tray by engaging the set of spools with a group of keyholes, respectively, by inserting the flange of each spool through the entry hole of a corresponding keyhole and moving the mounting tray relative to the base pan such that the barrel of each spool is received within the slot, and the flange of each spool of the set of spools is secured by a rim of the slot of the corresponding keyhole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Yu Han Lin, Jui Lin Chen
  • Patent number: 12572179
    Abstract: A casing assembly includes a casing, a cover and a bezel. The casing is configured to support a display panel and configured to be connected to a pivot component. The casing has a bottom surface, a side surface, a first mount structure and a second mount structure, the bottom surface is connected to the side surface, and the first mount structure and the second mount structure are respectively located at the bottom surface and the side surface. The cover includes a covering portion, a first mount portion and a second mount portion. The first mount portion and the second mount portion are connected to the covering portion, the first mount portion and the second mount portion are respectively connected to the first mount structure and the second mount structure of the casing. The bezel is removably connected to the cover and the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: WISTRON CORP.
    Inventor: Chaocan Xu
  • Patent number: 12572169
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a pivot, and a sensing component. The pivot is pivotally connected between the first body and the second body. The first body and the second body are configured to rotate relative to each other through the pivot, and the pivot includes a driving element. The sensing component is coupled to the pivot and the second body, and includes a sensing substrate and an interfering element connecting the sensing substrate. The driving element structurally interferes with the interfering element while rotating along with the pivot, so as to drive the interfering element to rotate, such that the sensing substrate rotates between an initial position where the sensing substrate leans on a back surface of the second body, and an operating position where an acute angle is formed between the sensing substrate and the back surface of the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2026
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Te-Wei Huang, Sih-Ci Li
  • Patent number: 12560976
    Abstract: A portable information handling system is assembled and disassembled by a keystone assembly that couples at an upper surface of the portable housing to overlap a keyboard assembly that covers processing components disposed in the portable housing. The keystone has an interior member that slides relative to an external member with latches of the interior member coupling to and releasing catches of the portable housing. A security lock that couples to a security cable at one side of the portable housing provides access to the interior member so that a press releases the keystone assembly and keyboard assembly, while insertion of a security cable prevents disassembly of portable housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2026
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: John Trevor Morrison, Jace W. Files, Chiu-Jung Tsen
  • Patent number: 12550272
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a first housing, a second housing slidably coupled to the first housing, a rollable display configured to be enlarged or reduced based on a movement of the second housing, a rack gear disposed on the second housing, a pinion gear driven in engagement with the rack gear and including a plurality of teeth, an actuator configured to rotate the pinion gear and coupled with the pinion gear by a shaft, a first magnet surrounding at least part of the shaft, and spaced apart from the pinion gear along the shaft, and a hall sensor spaced apart from the pinion gear in direction perpendicular to the shaft, and a processor, wherein the processor is configured to obtain data related to a change in the magnetic force using the hall sensor and identify a rotating angle of the pinion gear based on the data related to a change in the magnetic force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Junhyuk Kim, Jaehyoung You, Hyunggwang Kang, Myunghoon Kwak, Wonho Lee, Jaedeok Lim, Hyoungtak Cho, Yangwook Kim, Jookwan Lee, Soyoung Lee
  • Patent number: 12526943
    Abstract: Provided is a display panel and a method for manufacturing the display panel, and a display apparatus. The display panel includes a cover and a display unit array that are opposite to each other. The display unit array includes at least two display units spliced together. Each display unit has a pixel region and a peripheral region at least partially surrounding the pixel region. Each display unit includes pins provided in the peripheral region. The cover includes connection electrodes. At a splicing position, the pins of two adjacent display units are electrically connected by a connection electrode of the connection electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Hubei Yangtze Industrial Innovation Center Of Advanced Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shouzheng Wu
  • Patent number: 12524643
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a semiconductor storage device includes a plurality of terminals. The plurality of terminals form at least a first row and a second row. The first row includes a plurality of terminals arranged in a first direction at intervals from each other at locations closer to a first end edge than to a second end edge. The second row includes a plurality of terminals arranged in the first direction at intervals from each other at locations closer to the second end edge than to the first end edge. An area between the first row and the second row on a first surface includes a contact area that is in contact with a heat-conducting member, which is disposed on a printed circuit board in a host device that is electrically connected to the semiconductor storage device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2026
    Assignee: Kioxia Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Kondo, Ryo Yonezawa
  • Patent number: 12517633
    Abstract: Embodiments of this application provide a multi-window display terminal device and method. The terminal device includes: two displays and two cameras that are respectively located on different sides, a microphone, and a processor. The terminal device may determine a display used by a user by using images collected by the two cameras, to adjust a position of a window, so that a front-rear display technology of the display can be implemented. The terminal device may also determine a distance between the user and the terminal device by using the images collected by the two cameras, to adjust a size and/or position of the window based on the distance of the user. The terminal device may also collect a sound of the user by using the microphone, to identify the user's needs and adjust a size and/or position of the window based on the user's needs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2026
    Assignee: HONOR DEVICE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Weijie Liu, Xia Wu, Jing Ni
  • Patent number: 12498757
    Abstract: A foldable display device including a display panel including a folding area and a non-folding area, a back plate disposed on the display panel and supporting the display panel, and a frame disposed on the back plate and including a folding part in a region corresponding to the folding area. The folding part can include an opening hole that penetrates the frame and a bridge having one end fixed to the frame. The opening hole and the bridge can be provided in plural in the folding part. A plurality of the opening hole and a plurality of the bridge can be alternately disposed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MoonSoo Yeom
  • Patent number: 12489282
    Abstract: A magnetic cover plate mounting assembly may comprise a magnetic cover plate assembly and one or more magnetic shims. The one or more magnetic shims may include a first magnetic shim with a first recessed area and a second magnetic shim defining a second recessed area and may be positioned between an electrical box and an electrical assembly. A number of magnets may be placed within the first and the second recessed areas. A magnetic cover plate assembly may additionally be provided and may be coupled to the magnetic shims. The magnetic cover plate assembly may have a screwless front surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2025
    Inventor: Joseph Powell Craven