Patents Examined by Stephen Sul
  • Patent number: 10194523
    Abstract: A circuit assembly includes a circuit board having an insulating board in which a conductive path is formed on an insulating plate and a plurality of busbars that are bonded to one side of the insulating board, an insulating layer that is printed to the plurality of busbars so as to couple adjacent ones of the plurality of busbars to each other, a heat dissipation member on which the insulating layer is placed and which is configured to dissipate heat conducted from the insulating layer, a fixing member that is configured to fix the circuit board and the heat dissipation member to each other in a state in which the insulating layer is sandwiched between the heat dissipation member and the plurality of busbars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2019
    Assignees: AutoNetworks Technologies, Ltd., Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Ltd., Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Tatsuya Sumida
  • Patent number: 10165710
    Abstract: A data center can include at least one computing room, and at least one rack system disposed in the computing room. The rack system includes a plurality of racks each having a rack housing and a plurality of computing devices mounted to the rack housing. The data center can further include a cooling system that includes a modular air distribution duct configured to direct cold air to different ones of the racks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Giorgio Arturo Pompei, Brock Robert Gardner
  • Patent number: 10157720
    Abstract: A device includes a thermally deformable assembly accommodated in a cavity of the interconnection part of an integrated circuit. The assembly can bend when there is a variation in temperature, so that its free end zone is displaced vertically. The assembly can be formed in the back end of line of the integrated circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: STMICROELECTRONICS (ROUSSET) SAS
    Inventors: Christian Rivero, Pascal Fornara, Antonio di-Giacomo, Brice Arrazat
  • Patent number: 10141150
    Abstract: A compact, high breaking capacity fuse that includes a top and bottom insulative layer and a single piece fusible element disposed between the top and bottom insulative layer. The top and bottom insulative layers include cavities that are aligned at assembly to form a chamber in which a fusible element portion of the single piece fusible element is disposed. The single piece fusible element additionally includes terminal portions that extend along outer surfaces of the top and bottom insulative layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: LITTELFUSE, INC.
    Inventors: Edwin C. Aberin, Redante R. Abad, Chito D. Sumalinog
  • Patent number: 10133322
    Abstract: A computer assembly, having a generally parallelepiped shape with regard to a set of three orthogonal axis XYZ, includes a mother board and an auxiliary board, a first cooling loop with a first heat-intake exchanger in contact with at least one processing unit of the mother board, and a first heat-discharge exchanger, and fluid connections, a second cooling loop with a second heat-intake exchanger in contact with at least one processing unit of the auxiliary board, and a second heat-discharge exchanger, and fluid connections. The first heat-discharge exchanger comprises a first strength member extending at least along a plane XZ and a plurality of first air-cooled fins. The second heat-discharge exchanger comprises a second strength member extending at least along a plane YZ a plurality of second air-cooled fins. The first strength member is fixed to the second strength member to form thereby the structural chassis of the computer assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2018
    Assignee: CALYOS SA
    Inventors: Quentin Bouve, Clément Derelle, Nicolas Depret
  • Patent number: 10108233
    Abstract: A computer cooling assembly for a computer of a vehicle, such as an autonomous driving vehicle, includes a shell that defines an interior space. The shell is configured to house the computer. A cooling loop is positioned in the interior space proximate to the computer. The cooling loop is configured to couple to an air conditioning system of the vehicle. A heat transfer medium is positioned in the interior space. The heat transfer medium is in contact with the cooling loop and the computer. The heat transfer medium is configured to transfer heat that is generated by the computer to the cooling loop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Inventor: Johann Wischnesky
  • Patent number: 10109439
    Abstract: To spread flux evenly across the entire surface of a rectangular meltable conductor, a protective element includes: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating resistor disposed on the insulating substrate; a first and a second electrodes laminated onto the insulating substrate; a heat-generating element extracting electrode overlapping the heat-generating resistor in a state electrically insulated therefrom and electrically connected to the heat-generating resistor on a current path between the first and the second electrodes; a rectangular meltable conductor laminated between the heat-generating element extracting electrode and the first and the second electrodes for interrupting a current path between the first electrode and the second electrode by being melted by heat; and a plurality of flux bodies disposed on the meltable conductor; wherein the flux bodies are disposed along the heat-generating resistor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chisato Komori, Koichi Mukai, Kazutaka Furuta, Toshiaki Araki, Koji Ejima, Takashi Fujihata
  • Patent number: 10098252
    Abstract: A display apparatus which enables a display to rotate with a tilting angle across a large range is provided. This allows a user to, conveniently use the display apparatus in order to enable quality of use to be improved during a tilting operation, and slim and elegant appearance to be implemented. The display apparatus includes a display configured to display an image on the front surface, a stand supporting the display, and a hinge device connecting the display to the stand such that the display may be tilted, wherein the hinge device includes a guide member formed on a rear surface of the display, a latch fixed to the stand and to slide along the guide member when the display is tilted, and a fixing member fixing the display not to move when an external force applied to the display is removed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jin Jung, Bo Ram Park, Se Ki Jang, Yong Sub Jung, Woo Young Kan, Sung Gi Kim, Hyun Jun Jung, You Slk Hong
  • Patent number: 10098246
    Abstract: A retractable display configured as a plurality of interlinked display subassemblies or panels, a transport box having a lid configured to enclose the display system, the box or subassemblies having a rack system configured to support the plurality of linked display subassemblies in the transport box, a lift mechanism configured to assemble and disassemble the plurality of releasably interlinked display subassemblies into a seamless display, and an alignment system configured to align one display subassembly with a neighboring display subassembly and thus, functions as a rugged self-contained transport box of a plurality of interlinked display subassemblies capable of automated assembly into a seamless display larger than its transport box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Nanolumens Acquisition, Inc.
    Inventors: Richard Craig Cope, Douglas Andrew Price, Drew Fredrick Meincke
  • Patent number: 10074500
    Abstract: A compact fusible disconnect switch device having a reduced switch housing size and increased power density is configured to be face mounted to a panel. A fuse cover assembly allows installation and removal of a fuse without having to open the panel. Line-side and load-side terminals are provided on a common side of the housing. In-line mechanical ganging and simultaneous application is provided for combinations of the compact fusible disconnect switch devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: EATON INTELLIGENT POWER LIMITED
    Inventors: Tyler John Neyens, Patrick Alexander von zur Muehlen, Matthew Rain Darr, Shungang Su, Jessica Ann Dunker
  • Patent number: 10068732
    Abstract: A circuit breaker includes at least one electrical conductor for connection to an electrical circuit, a housing, a die, a punch movable relative to the housing to pass from a first position to a second position, and a pyrotechnical actuator to make the punch pass from the first position to the second position when ignited. The punch passes from the first position to the second position to cut the at least one electrical conductor into at least two distinct parts, and establish between the punch and the die, at least one electrical arc between the at least two distinct parts when the circuit breaker is connected to a live electrical circuit. When the punch is in the second position, at least one passage is between the at least two distinct part guides the at least one electrical arc between the distinct parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: AUTOLIV DEVELOPMENT AB
    Inventors: François Gaudinat, Alain Magne, Philippe Jacquot
  • Patent number: 10062536
    Abstract: A fusible link unit includes: a fuse element including a plurality of fusible portions arrayed in a predetermined array direction; a housing having a window portion penetrating the housing in an intersecting direction to intersect the array direction; and fusible portion covers attached to the housing. The housing holds the fuse element to locate the fusible portions inside the window portion. The fusible portion covers includes a first cover that is transparent and has a plate shape extending in the array direction and covering one opening of the window portion and a second cover that is non-transparent and having a plate shape extending in the array direction and covering the other opening of the window portion. A length of the first cover in the array direction is different from a length of the second cover in the array direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: YAZAKI CORPORATION
    Inventor: Makoto Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10062530
    Abstract: A circuit protection device including a housing (15) defining a chamber (19) and a metal oxide varistor (MOV) stack (310) disposed within the chamber (19). A first spring (330a) is electrically attached at a first end to a first input terminal (311a) of the MOV stack (310) by a solder connection (30) and at a second end to a first input line (20a). The first spring (330a) is biased away from the first input terminal (311a). A second spring (330b) is electrically attached to a second input terminal (311b) of the MOV stack (310) by a solder connection (40) and at a second end to a second input line (20b). The second conductive spring (330b) is biased away from the second input terminal (311b). When an overvoltage condition occurs, heat generated by the MOV stack (310) melts at least one of the first or second solder connections (30, 40) to allow the corresponding springs to be displaced away from the respective MOV stack (310) input terminals (311 a, 311 b), thereby creating an opening circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2018
    Assignee: DONGGUAN LITTELFUSE ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Wen Yang, Hailang Tang, Huawei Yin, Stephen J. Whitney, G. Todd Dietsch
  • Patent number: 10056211
    Abstract: A heat-reactive switch includes an airtight container with a housing and a lid plate, two conductive terminal pins fixed in through-holes in the lid plate, a fixed contact point fixed on one of the conductive terminal pins, a heater connected to the other conductive terminal pin and to the lid plate, a heat-reactive plate connected to the housing internal surface, the bending direction becoming inverted at a predetermined temperature, and a mobile contact point provided at the end of the heat-reactive plate. A heating element has a plurality of serpentine portions made from a metal plate in ribbon form, disposed between the lid plate and the heat-reactive plate so as to be parallel thereto. At least two of the serpentine portions are disposed to face each other while sandwiching the conductive terminal pin. Each portion follows the inner peripheral surface of the housing and have planar portions facing each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: UBUKATA INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tomohiro Hori, Yoshio Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 10043630
    Abstract: A support bracket for a fuse cutout may include an insulating rod with a first threaded standoff at a top end of the insulating rod and a second threaded standoff at a bottom end of the insulating rod. One or more shed sleeves may be secured over an outside surface of the insulating rod between the first threaded standoff and the second threaded standoff. The interior surface of the one or more shed sleeves forms a dielectric interface between the outside surface of the insulating rod and the interior surface of the shed sleeve. A mounting bracket may be secured to a portion of the support bracket between the first threaded standoff and the second threaded standoff. The one or more shed sleeves may be pre-molded prior to installation over the insulating rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: Thomas & Betts International LLC
    Inventors: Larry N. Siebens, Daniel L. Gardner, Gary Haynes
  • Patent number: 10043629
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a cut-off member intended to be electrically series-connected to an electric circuit comprising a device for protecting an electric installation against lightning, the cut-off member (1) comprising: a first conducting armature (7) electrically connected to a first coupling terminal (3) to the electric circuit and a second conducting armature (9) electrically connected to a second coupling terminal (5) for coupling to the electric circuit; at least one fuse element (11) disposed between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) and electrically connected to the first conducting armature (7) and to the second conducting armature (9), the at least one fuse element (11) being arranged to melt when it is crossed by a current of a threshold intensity over a threshold period of time; a device for increasing a peak arc voltage (15) between the first conducting armature (7) and the second conducting armature (9) in the case of melting of the at least o
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: ABB FRANCE
    Inventors: Boris Gautier, Malvina Claverie
  • Patent number: 10043631
    Abstract: An overcurrent protection device comprises a current input terminal; a central terminal for output of current overshoots; and a terminal for output of non-impulse currents connected to a voltage of the central terminal. An electrical conductor element is connected between the input and output terminals at a reduced self-induction when operating without current overshoots. When current overshoots are present at the input terminal, the conductor produces a high drop of induction voltage between the input and output terminals. The central terminal is arranged in the vicinity of the input terminal at a distance that may be regulated. When due to current overshoot, the inductive voltage drop between the input and the non-impulse current output terminals exceeds the dielectric strength of the material present between the input and central terminals, an arc is generated between the input and central terminals to prevent the flow of current overshoots through the conductor element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: INDELCON 2007 S.L.
    Inventor: Félix Manuel Pérez Gómez-Hidalgo
  • Patent number: 10031562
    Abstract: A mechanism is provided for cooling electronic components of a printed circuit board module and for supplying power to the electronic components of the printed circuit board module. The computer module comprises a printed circuit board module, wherein the electronic components are attached to a first side of the printed circuit board module, and a cooling module being attached to a second side of the printed circuit board, being arranged in parallel to the printed circuit board and having a first layer being thermally and electrically conductive. The first layer is arranged such that heat is dissipated from the printed circuit board module and that power from a power source is supplied to the electronic components of the printed circuit board module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Andreas C. Doering, Ronald P. Luijten, Bruno Michel, Stephan Paredes
  • Patent number: 10032583
    Abstract: In a protective circuit substrate having a circuit substrate and a protective element, the protective element including: an insulating substrate; a heat-generating element; first and second electrodes laminated on the insulating substrate; a first and second connecting terminals provided on one side edge of a mounting surface to be mounted to the circuit substrate, the first connecting terminals being continuous with the first and second electrodes; a heat-generating element extracting electrode provided in a current path between the first and second electrodes and electrically connected to the heat-generating element; and a meltable conductor provided between the first and second electrodes, wherein the circuit substrate includes a region for mounting the protective element in which no electrode pattern other than a connecting electrode to the protective element is provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: DEXERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Furuuchi, Takashi Fujihata, Koichi Mukai
  • Patent number: 10010010
    Abstract: A self-contained mobile surveillance apparatus has applicability in a variety of short or long term settings where security and documentation of activities are needed. Integral to the apparatus is a gas shock assisted swing arm lift assembly and a removable quick connect pod platform system for use in acquiring, recording, storing, and transmitting data to one or more receive locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2018
    Inventor: Steven T. Kuntz