Patents Examined by Rashen E Morrison
  • Patent number: 10775657
    Abstract: A transparent substrate includes a first principal surface; a second principal surface as a principal surface on the opposite side of the first principal surface; a lateral surface extending between the first principal surface and the second principal surface; and a first boundary surface disposed between the first principal surface and the lateral surface and having a plurality of concave portions; wherein the first boundary surface is configured such that each of the concave portions has a bottom with a curvature and that the frequency of a maximum curvature is less than 3% in a frequency distribution of the curvatures of the concave portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: AGC Inc.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Inoue, Atsushi Inoue, Ryou Hokari, Kensuke Fujii
  • Patent number: 10772229
    Abstract: A snap slide clip provides a secondary securing mechanism for a drive carrier. The drive carrier includes a fastening mechanism to secure the drive carrier to a rack with the mounted drive connected to a storage system. A handle arm actuates a first latch feature to secure the drive carrier to the rack in a closed position and disengages the first latch feature in an open position such that the drive carrier can be moved with respect to the rack. A primary securing mechanism includes a second latch feature that secures the handle arm in a closed position. The snap slide clip is affixed to the primary securing mechanism to prevent the handle arm from moving into the open position in the event of failure of the primary securing mechanism. The snap slide clip can be retrofitted to a drive carrier of an active storage system without disrupting access to storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP HOLDING COMPANY LLC
    Inventor: John Boeckmann
  • Patent number: 10761571
    Abstract: This application relates to a portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a housing including (i) a first case, and (ii) a second case that is capable of pivoting relative to the first case. The portable electronic device further includes a linkage assembly that includes a first joint that is joined to the first case, a second joint that is joined to the first case, a third joint that is joined to the second case, where the second and third joints define a first link, and a fourth joint that is joined to the second case, the first and fourth joints defining a second link, where when an input motion is applied at the second link, the second link oscillates to cause the first link to move such that the first and second cases pivot between a closed configuration and an open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Edward J. Cooper, Ari P. Miller, Kevin M. Robinson, Ian A. Guy
  • Patent number: 10757829
    Abstract: Disclosed is a modular server that allows for the simple replacement of the system board, memory and key network components in a single system tray to form a system module. The system module is connected to a storage plane with hard drives through a mid-plane with power and data channels. The system module can be easily replaced or upgraded independently of the mid-plane and storage plane. This extends the life cycle of the server chassis and associated components such as hard drives and power module when upgrading, resulting in overall savings for the owner of this system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Rahi Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Tarun Raisoni
  • Patent number: 10754392
    Abstract: A hinge includes a shaft, a hinge leaf engaged with the shaft, a band clamped around the shaft for rotation about the shaft and pivotal movement relative to the hinge leaf, and a clutch disposed between the band and the shaft. The clutch includes a collar disposed between the shaft and the band. The clutch is configured to lock and unlock the collar to the shaft. Rotation of the band about the shaft in a first direction locks the collar to the shaft for frictional movement of the band about the shaft at a first resistance level. Rotation of the band about the shaft in a second direction unlocks the collar from the shaft for frictional movement of the band about the shaft at a second resistance level lower than the first resistance level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Nicholas Benjamin Wendt
  • Patent number: 10757812
    Abstract: The present invention provides a printed circuit board and a layout method thereof and an electronic equipment. On the printed circuit board is arranged a first processor chip and a second processor chip, wherein the first processor chip is arranged on a first surface of the printed circuit board; the second processor chip is arranged on a second surface of the printed circuit board; and a first through-hole is disposed on the printed circuit board, part of pins of the first processor chip being connected to part of pins of the second processor chip via the first through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Joey Cai, Tiger Yan, Oliver Yi, Jacky Zhu, Roman Li
  • Patent number: 10749136
    Abstract: A display device includes: a frame that includes a plurality of protrusions; a display panel disposed on the frame that includes a planar portion and a curved portion; a pressure sensing unit disposed between the frame and the display panel that overlaps the curved portion and that includes a plurality of first electrodes and a plurality of second electrodes disposed in a different layer; and a pressure sensing drive unit connected to the plurality of first electrodes and the plurality of second electrodes. Any one of the plurality of second electrodes at least partially overlaps any one of the plurality of first electrodes. At least one of the plurality of protrusions overlaps a region where one of the plurality of first electrodes and one of the plurality of second electrodes overlap each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehee Lee, Wonki Hong
  • Patent number: 10729030
    Abstract: A disclosed expansion socket may include a primary slot and a secondary slot, each mounted to a receiver printed circuit board and electrically coupled to a central processing unit via a computing bus. The primary slot may be dimensioned to receive a primary pinout disposed within a primary portion of an edge connector disposed on a connecting edge of a presenter printed circuit board. Likewise, the secondary slot may be positioned and dimensioned to receive a secondary pinout, disposed within a secondary portion of the edge connector, when the primary slot receives the primary portion of the edge connector. Furthermore, the primary pinout and the secondary pinout may each conform to a compact pinout specification that is more compact than a pinout specification defined for the computing bus. Various other systems and methods are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
    Inventors: Austin Joel Cousineau, Hao Shen, Christian Markus Petersen, William Arnold
  • Patent number: 10716228
    Abstract: A support mechanism and a mobile terminal are provided. The support mechanism comprises: a first support plate, a second support plate, and a transmission mechanism for connecting the first support plate with the second support plate. When the support mechanism is in a support state, the first support plate and the second support plate are in a first relative position with respect to each other to form a support surface. The mobile terminal includes a first body, a second body connected to the first body, a support mechanism and a display screen. The display screen comprises: fixed portions fixed to at least one of the first body or the second body, and a deformable portion. The support mechanism is arranged on the second body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: ZTE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yulin You
  • Patent number: 10712788
    Abstract: An apparatus for protecting connectors protruding from a metal enclosure of a hardware canister includes an enclosure that includes one or more components, wherein a portion of the one or more components protrudes out of a first side of the enclosure. The apparatus further includes a first extendable member assembly coupled to a lower interior surface of the enclosure, wherein the first extendable member assembly includes, a first structure coupled to a first compressible member, wherein a force applied to the first structure at the first side of the enclosure translates to the first compressible member and a lower edge of the first structure located below a lower edge of the one or more components, wherein a length of the first structure in an extended state is longer than a length of the protruding portion of the one or more components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Bulent Abali, Paul G. Crumley
  • Patent number: 10716233
    Abstract: According to an example, a server may include a housing including a bottom portion, a first node defined by first and second printed circuit assemblies, and a second node defined by third and fourth printed circuit assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Zheila N. Madanipour, Vincent W. Michna, Patrick Raymond, John Franz
  • Patent number: 10710289
    Abstract: A casing component according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a decorating film and a casing part. The decorating film is formed on a base film by vapor deposition and includes a metal layer, fine cracks being formed in the metal layer by stretching the base film. The casing part has a decorated region, the decorating film being adhered to the decorated region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsuhiro Abe, Fujio Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 10705359
    Abstract: A monitor including a display device, a circuit board and a time controller (TCON) is provided. The display device includes a display panel and a backlight module. The backlight module is disposed opposite to the display panel and has a rear surface. The circuit board includes a first end and a second end, wherein the first end is connected to the display panel, and the second end is located on the rear surface of the backlight module. The TCON is connected to the second end of the circuit board, and the TCON and the backlight module are disposed in nonparallel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: QISDA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chi-Cheng Lin, Kuo-Chun Lee
  • Patent number: 10706894
    Abstract: A data storage device includes a tray, a circuit board module and two storage units. The tray has a carrying space. The circuit board module includes a circuit board, a pair of adapter slots and a connection slot. The pair of adapter slots are disposed with an interval at one side of the tray, and the storage units are arranged side by side in the carrying space. Each storage unit includes a carrying box and a storage component. The carrying box is pivoted with a handle, and two sides of the handle are pivoted at opposite sides of the carrying box so that the handle is capable of rotating above the carrying box. The storage component is inserted in the adapter slot to electrically connect with the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2020
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hung-Chieh Chang, Yueh-Ming Liu, Tan-Hsin Chang, Kuan-Ming Lin, Hsiao-Chung Chen, Chih-Wei Chen
  • Patent number: 10701800
    Abstract: An example method includes linking a transmit line and receive line to a respective via, and printing two paths to each via, wherein each path is interrupted by two pairs of contacts. When a first resistor is in a first pair of contacts at a receive via, first signal is formed between a receive point of a first connector and the receive line. When a first capacitor is in first pair of contacts at a transmit via, second signal is formed between transmit point of first connector and the transmit line. When a second resistor is in second pair of contacts at receive via, third signal is formed between receive point of a second connector and the receive line. When a second capacitor is in second pair of contacts at transmit via, fourth signal is formed between a transmit point of second connector and the transmit line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Vincent Nguyen, Sung Hsia Kuo, Ho M Lai
  • Patent number: 10701464
    Abstract: In one embodiment, an apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes a latching component configured to secure a network component within a chassis of a network device when the apparatus is in a first configuration. The latching component is also configured to allow removal of the network component from the chassis of the network device when the apparatus is in a second configuration. The apparatus also includes a handle component coupled to the latching component. The handle component is accessible from a first face of the network component. The handle component is oriented away from the first face. The handle component is configured to facilitate the removal of the network component from the chassis when the apparatus is in the first configuration. The handle component is also configured to facilitate the insertion of the network component into the chassis when the apparatus is in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Arista Networks, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Wilcox, RIchard Hibbs, Youngbae Park, Ian Fry
  • Patent number: 10698443
    Abstract: A computing device is described. The computing device includes a support structure with an interface surface that has a cross-sectional width. The computing device includes a cover adhered to the interface surface of the support structure along an entirety of the cross-sectional width of the interface surface. A method of manufacturing a computing device is described. The method includes applying an adhesive to a cover. A support structure of a computing device is heated. The support structure is cooled. While the support structure is heated and cooled, pressure is applied to the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Ryan Travis Evans, Bernard Maurice Schultz, III, Jason Edward Tripard, Ketan R. Shah
  • Patent number: 10681843
    Abstract: Aspects of the subject technology relate to electronic devices having adaptive surfaces. An adaptive surface may expand or deform responsive to a temperature change and/or a mechanical strain for thermal management for the device or for mechanical restructuring of the device in various configurations. The adaptive surface may be formed from a negative Poisson's ratio relief pattern in the surface or an inhomogeneous arrangement of materials.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Sabrina K. Paseman, Timothy P. M. Johnson
  • Patent number: 10680210
    Abstract: A display apparatus may solve roughness and heat dissipation of a display panel. The display apparatus comprises a display panel which includes a first display portion and a second display portion bent from the first display portion, a support plate coupled to a rear surface of the first display portion, and a housing for receiving the support plate, the housing coupled with a rear surface of the second display portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Moonsun Lee
  • Patent number: 10679454
    Abstract: An outdoor terminal device is provided such that after performing an operation on a display with a touch panel, a user can perform an action associated with the operation by moving a hand without being hindered. The outdoor terminal device is equipped with a door having a display with a touch panel on a front surface of a case, and multiple internal units are housed inside the case. The door has panels in predetermined areas. The predetermined areas refer to areas excluding the display area and a function-securing area. An operation surface of the display with a touch panel and front surfaces of the panels are disposed on the same plane in a depth direction. No protruding object is present in a front surface area of the panels located between the operation surface of the display with a touch panel and the function-securing area disposed on an end part of the panels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2020
    Assignee: NEC Platforms, Ltd.
    Inventor: Junichi Sato