Patents Examined by Rashen E Morrison
  • Patent number: 11612065
    Abstract: A foldable display module and its formation method, and a foldable display device are provided in the present disclosure. The module includes a foldable display panel and a support plate which are disposed oppositely. The support plate includes a first support part and a second support part; the first support part is made of a first material; and the second support part is made of a second material; the foldable display module includes a bendable region and a non-bendable region; the foldable display panel includes a bendable portion and a non-bendable portion; the bendable portion is at the bendable region; and the non-bendable portion is at the non-bendable region; the first support part includes a first portion configured to support the bendable portion of the foldable display panel; and the second support part is configured to support the non-bendable portion of the foldable display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: SHANGHAI TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Shouzheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11599156
    Abstract: A display device including a display module having a plurality of folding regions, a support member disposed under the display module, a plurality of hinge parts each connecting the support member, and an adjustment part controlling the folding of the folding region, in which each of the hinge parts includes a center portion having a first sub-axis and a second sub-axis and a first fixing part and a second fixing part connecting the support member and the center portion, thereby facilitating the folding of the display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jinhyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11592865
    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: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Heecheul Moon, Sinyoung Park, Inyoul Baek, Seungwhee Choi, Jonghwan Choi, Jongchul Choi
  • Patent number: 11596074
    Abstract: Provided is an in-folding type hinge structure having a flexible display panel installed therein in a mobile communication terminal in which a flexible display panel is provided in a pair of panel portions which are foldably connected to each other, in which a stable folding operation can be performed while the panel portions are being folded or unfolded and the panel portions do not rotate over 180 degrees when the panel portions are fully unfolded, whereby damage of the flexible display panel provided on the surfaces of the panel portions can be prevented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: AUFLEX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyun Min Park, Seoung Jun Lee
  • Patent number: 11579659
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including at least one body, at least one functional assembly, and at least one elastic positioning assembly. The functional assembly is slidably disposed on the body along a sliding direction. The elastic positioning assembly is disposed on the body and adapted to prop the functional assembly along a direction perpendicular to the sliding direction, so that a gap is formed between the functional assembly and the body. When the functional assembly slides to a predetermined position with respect to the body, the elastic positioning assembly provides a positioning force to the functional assembly along a direction parallel to the sliding direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Ko-Yen Lu
  • Patent number: 11573611
    Abstract: There is disclosed in one example, an encasement for a mobile computer, including: an external casing in a clamshell form factor, the external casing including a base, a secondary display chassis hingedly connected to the base at a secondary hinge, and a primary display chassis hingedly connected to the secondary display chassis at a primary hinge disposed at a removed edge of the secondary display chassis from the secondary hinge, the primary display chassis to substantially overlay the secondary display chassis and the base when the primary hinge is in a closed position; and pivot means disposed to substantially bias the secondary hinge against movement from a selected position in at least one direction in the absence of an electrical input.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Yogesh Channaiah, Samarth Alva, Krishnakumar Varadarajan
  • Patent number: 11573602
    Abstract: A foldable electronic device including a first body having a first side and a second side, a second body rotatably connected to the first side of the first body, at least one sliding structure disposed in the first body and adjacent to the second side, a first screen rotatably connected to the second body and movably disposed at the at least one sliding structure, at least one hinge structure disposed in the first body and connected to the at least one sliding structure, and a second screen disposed at the at least one hinge structure and located at the second side is provided. The second body is adapted to rotate relative to the first body and driving the first screen to move along the at least one sliding structure to switch to a closed state or an unfolding state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Che-Hsien Lin, Che-Hsien Chu
  • Patent number: 11567532
    Abstract: An electronic device according to various embodiments may include: a housing including a first housing, a second housing, and a third housing; a first hinge configured to enable the first housing and the third housing to pivot, and a second portion configured to enable the second housing and the third housing to pivot; a first display viewable through a first area of the first housing, a second area of the second housing, and a third area of the third housing; at least one sensor; a processor operably connected to the first display and the at least one sensor; and a memory operably connected to the processor, wherein the memory may store instructions that, when executed, cause the processor to control the electronic device to: display a first screen of an application in a first state in which the first area and the second area face the third area, detect, through the at least one sensor, a change from the first state to a second state in which the first area and the third area face a same direction or a third
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Junwon Jung, Younghak Oh, Kyuok Choi, Munhwi Kim, Sangheon Kim, Seungnyun Kim, Jongwu Baek, Woocheol Jung
  • Patent number: 11533547
    Abstract: A solution is provided that can be used in a communication node. A case is provided that supports a card module. The card module includes a circuit board with a front edge and a rear edge and includes a chiclet mounted adjacent the front edge. A housing can be pressed onto the circuit board and chiclet and be retain the housing in place. A transformer box is provided is provided on the circuit board between the housing and the rear edge. A POE card can be mounted on the circuit board between the transformer box and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: Molex, LLC
    Inventors: Augusto Panella, Johnny Chen, Harold Keith Lang
  • Patent number: 11515501
    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: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Taehee Lee, Wonki Hong
  • Patent number: 11486426
    Abstract: In a snap-fit for attaching a second unit to a first unit, an engaging member provided on the second unit includes: a claw configured to restrict movement of the second unit relative the first unit in a removing direction; an elastic support configured to support the claw so as to be movable in a direction intersecting the removing direction and in a releasing direction in which the claw is released from the engagement with an engaged member provided on the first unit; and an operative part provided on the elastic support and configured to release an engagement of the engaging member with the engaged member. The operative part includes at least a portion that overlaps the claw with respect to the removing direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Junichi Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11485114
    Abstract: Disclosed is an electronic device. The electronic device according to an embodiment includes: a deformable display panel; a first window disposed on the deformable display panel; a first adhesive disposed between the deformable display panel and the first window; a second window disposed on the first window, the second window including a first surface, a second surface opposite the first surface, and a side surface disposed between the first surface and the second surface; a second adhesive disposed between the first window and the second window; and a shatterproof coating (SPC) provided on at least a part of the side surface of the second window and the first surface of the second window.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungho Ahn, Jonghae Kim
  • Patent number: 11490532
    Abstract: Examples of hinge assemblies are described. In an example implementation, a hinge assembly includes hinge elements which are interconnected to move the hinge assembly between a folded position and an unfolded position. The hinge assembly further includes elastic members disposed between the hinge elements at a first side and a second side thereof. When the hinge assembly is moved from the unfolded position towards the folded position, elastic members at the first side are decompressed and elastic members at the second side are stretched. When the hinge assembly is moved from the folded position towards the unfolded position, elastic members at the first side are compressed and the elastic members at the second side are destretched.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wei-Chung Chen, Kuan-Ting Wu, Chi-Hao Chang
  • Patent number: 11477895
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a modular keyboard, monitor, mouse (KMM) system for use in an equipment rack. The system may have a tray subsystem and an electronics subsystem adapted to rest on and be removably secured to the tray subsystem. The electronics subsystem has a housing including a recess, the recess being shaped to nestably support a keyboard therein. A monitor is pivotally supported from the electronics subsystem and movable between a first position, extending up from the electronics subsystem so as to be viewable for use by a user, to a second position for storage such that the monitor is positioned parallel to the housing of the electronics subsystem. A keyboard is removably secured to the electronics subsystem within the recess. The monitor covers at least a substantial portion of the keyboard when folded down into the second position for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: VERTIV IT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Christopher Wood, Christopher A Dejesus, Amanda L. Conger, Dan Bidwell, Jonathan Osborne
  • Patent number: 11474569
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body, a second body, a hinge mechanism, a spring, and a cable extending from the first body to the second body. The second body is connected to the first body through the hinge mechanism. The first body has a first pillar, a second pillar, and a third pillar. The second pillar is located between the first pillar and the third pillar. The spring is disposed in the first body as corresponding to the second pillar. The cable includes a first winding segment extending through a gap between the first pillar and the second pillar, a second winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the spring, and a third winding segment extending through a gap between the second pillar and the third pillar. Two ends of the spring are respectively connected to the first body and the second winding segment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Pao-Min Huang, Tzu-Wei Lin, Chih-Chun Liu, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
  • Patent number: 11455008
    Abstract: A system can include a first housing that includes a processor and memory accessible to the processor; a second housing that includes a display operatively coupled to the processor; a hinge Fassembly that rotatably couples the first housing and the second housing, where the hinge assembly includes permanent magnets that generate a first magnetic field and a second magnetic field orientable with respect to each other via rotation of the second housing with respect to the first housing, where the first magnetic field and the second magnetic field include an aligned orientation, generate a clockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation in a first rotational direction from the aligned orientation, and generate a counterclockwise restoring torque responsive to rotation in a second, opposite rotational direction from the aligned orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Joseph Anthony Holung, Bouziane Yebka, Philip John Jakes, Tin-Lup Wong, Kenneth Scott Seethaler
  • Patent number: 11442498
    Abstract: A universal bracket includes a first wall, a second wall, and a third wall. The first wall is configured to be fixed to a first circuit card and a second circuit card. The first circuit card and the second circuit card include any of at least two different standardized types of circuit cards. The second wall is opposite the first wall. The third wall extends between the first wall and the second wall and is configured to be fixed to a riser card having a first connector for receiving a first mating connector of the first circuit card and a second connector for receiving a second mating connector of the second circuit card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: SMART EMBEDDED COMPUTING, INC.
    Inventors: Siva Prasad Jangili Ganga, Christopher M. Madsen
  • Patent number: 11425833
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a hinge, a first housing connected to the hinge, a second housing connected to the hinge so as to fold the first housing, and a display disposed to receive support of at least a portion of the second housing from at least a portion of the first housing through the hinge. The display includes a display panel, at least one polymer member disposed at a rear surface of the display panel, and a conductive plate disposed at a rear surface of the at least one polymer member. The conductive plate includes a first flat portion facing the first housing, a second flat portion facing the second housing, and a flexible portion configured to connect the first flat portion and the second flat portion and disposed to be bendable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wooktae Kim, Gyuha Jo, Ingi Kim
  • Patent number: 11419234
    Abstract: Disclosed is a prefabricating and stacking combined data center. The data center is formed block structures in a multi-dimensional stacking manner. The block structures are disposed to be a fire protection layer, an air return layer, a bridge architecture wiring layer, a top-cabinet wiring layer, a cabinet device layer, and an air supply layer from up to down, which are independent from each other. Provided is a prefabricating and stacking combined data center. Operation difficulty of site construction is greatly reduced by prefabricating block structures by a factory, forming the data center by multi-dimensional stacking, and connecting the block structures with each other by splicing on site. In addition, according to different requirements of customers, corresponding ancillary facilities may be designed based on volume of an IT device, and the device and a computer room may be reasonably and effectively arranged according to the corresponding national standards and specifications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Shanghai Data Center Science Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Jun Zhang, Bin Wang, Ting Zhao
  • Patent number: 11406034
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a display apparatus including a plurality of modular includes arranging the plurality of modular displays on a chassis, each modular display from among the plurality of modular displays comprising a respective plurality of pixels including a red inorganic light emitting element, a green inorganic light emitting element, and a blue inorganic light emitting element, forming a film on the plurality of modular displays, and forming a cover between light emitting elements of the plurality of modular displays by removing a region of the film corresponding to the light emitting elements of the plurality of modular displays.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunsun Kim, Seungryong Han