Patents Examined by Xanthia C Cunningham
  • Patent number: 11320864
    Abstract: A flexible cover plate, a flexible display apparatus, and a flexible terminal product are provided to make the flexible cover plate feature a repeated bending capability and sufficient rigidity. The flexible cover plate includes a first cover-plate layer, a second cover-plate layer, and a flow layer. The flow layer is enclosed between the first cover-plate layer and the second cover-plate layer by using a transparent sealing material. The first cover-plate layer and the second cover-plate layer each have a thickness ranging from 0.05 mm to 0.5 mm, and the flow layer has a thickness ranging from 0.1 mm to 0.2 mm. At least one first support bump is attached to an inner side of the first cover-plate layer, and at least one second support bump is attached to an inner side of the second cover-plate layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zhaoliang Su, Wangchun Lyu, Wenming Shi
  • Patent number: 11320862
    Abstract: A docking station may include a first communication port to couple the docking station to a target computing device, a rotatable plate, and a fixed plate. The docking station may be rotatably coupled to the target computing device about the first communication port via the rotatable plate and the fixed plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Wen-Yen Tang, Chang-Han Tsai, Sung-Hsueh Tsai
  • Patent number: 11317537
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body having a receiving housing and an opening, a function module disposed in the receiving housing, a transmission module configured to transmit a signal between a first end of the transmission module and a second end of the transmission module, and a heat dissipation module disposed along the transmission module. The first end of the transmission module is located in the receiving housing, and the second end of the transmission module is located outside the receiving housing. The heat dissipation module is configured to transfer heat generated by the function module to the second end of the transmission module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Fuxing Ma
  • Patent number: 11317524
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rollable display device and a rollable display apparatus. The rollable display device includes a rollable display panel and at least one main flexible circuit board. The rollable display panel includes a driving portion having at least one connection portion. The connection portion includes a wiring region including a plurality of external lines, and one end of each of the external lines is connected to the display region. The main flexible circuit board is arranged corresponding to a flexible connector, and a width of the main flexible circuit board is less than a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Inventor: Wenqi Li
  • Patent number: 11317526
    Abstract: An electronic device and a display thereof are provided. The electronic device includes a display and a supporting device. The display includes a display panel, a back cover, and a connecting member. The back cover is disposed on the display panel, and includes an inner surface, an outer surface opposite to the inner surface, and a mounting hole penetrating the inner surface and the outer surface. The inner surface faces the display panel. The mounting hole is disposed on a central region of the back cover. The connecting member is disposed on the inner surface at a position corresponding to the mounting hole, and includes a screw hole. The supporting device includes a detachable fixer connected to the screw hole. Thus, it is convenient for a user to connect the display to different supporting devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: ASUSTEK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Kai-Chieh Hsu, Chih-Wei Chuang, Yu-Chiao Chang, Tsung-Ju Chiang, Szu-Han Lai, Yaw-Huei Chiou
  • Patent number: 11314282
    Abstract: A portable interface system comprising an interface device and a portable base part, wherein the interface device is fixable detachably without tools in an attachment area of the base part and wherein the interface system is designed in such a way that the interface device is activated if the interface device is detached from the base part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: WORKAROUND GMBH
    Inventors: Konstantin Brunnbauer, Michael Kettner
  • Patent number: 11310929
    Abstract: The present disclosure includes a display module, a first frame that is disposed to be long along an upper side of the display module and is convexly bent toward a front side of the display module, a second frame that is spaced apart from the first frame in the vertical direction, is disposed to be long along a lower side of the display module, and is convexly bent in the same direction as the first frame, a third frame disposed between one side of the first frame and one side of the second frame, a fourth frame spaced apart from the third frame in the left-right direction and disposed between the other side of the first frame and the other side of the second frame, an upper sliding member mounted movably in the first frame and fixed to the upper side of the display module, and a lower sliding member mounted movably in the second frame and fixed to the lower side of the display module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Weonyoung Sho, Youngwook Kang, Sangmin Kim, Huisik Kim, Honghae Do, Sungmo Im
  • Patent number: 11310927
    Abstract: Provided is an LED display screen, comprising an LED display unit, a box frame arranged at two outer ends of the unit, a power control box fixedly connected to the unit and a curved surface adjustment device. The unit includes a front body, a rear body, a bendable flexible lamp panel and an elastic stop piece; The front body covers one side of the lamp panel provided with LED lamps, and the rear body includes a plurality of rear body units, each is fixedly connected to one side of the lamp panel facing away from the LED lamps, and adjacent rear body units are arranged at intervals; The elastic stop piece is positioned between the lamp panel and rear body; one end of the curved surface adjustment device is fixedly connected to the box frame and another end is fixedly connected to the power control box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: SHENZHEN GLOSHINE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Xianfeng Zhang, Yongjun Zhang, Guoqiang Li, Yongfeng Guo
  • Patent number: 11310926
    Abstract: A flexible display apparatus includes a display panel, a housing movably supporting the display panel, and a magnetic portion coupled to each of the display panel and the housing, wherein the magnetic portion includes a first magnetic portion coupled to one side of the display panel, having a first magnetism, and a second magnetic portion including a first magnetic member coupled to the housing to face the first magnetic portion, having the first magnetism and a second magnetic member having a second magnetism opposite to the first magnetism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Sang Yoon, Sangdae Park
  • Patent number: 11297724
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a foldable housing including first and second housing structures; a hinge structure disposed between the first housing structure and the second housing structure and configured to fold or unfold the first housing structure and the second housing structure; a flexible display exposed through at least a portion of a first surface of the foldable housing; a battery disposed inside the second housing structure wherein a partial surface thereof is adjacent to the hinge structure; and a battery plate disposed between the battery and the flexible display, wherein the battery plate includes: a first surface parallel to the first surface of the foldable housing; a first fastening part aligned with the first surface of the battery plate and coupled to a first surface of the second housing structure; a second surface perpendicular to the first surface of the battery plate and adjacent to the hinge structure; and a second fastening part perpendicular to the second surface of th
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Inventors: Sunghun Kim, Changyong Seo, Seungchul Baek
  • Patent number: 11297730
    Abstract: A computer chassis can include a top cover that can be secured and removed without the need for tools. Sidewalls of a chassis base can include receiving slots that receive bosses of the top cover. A latch receiver mounted to a bottom surface of the chassis base can receive a sliding body of a latch assembly of the top cover. The computer chassis can be assembled by placing the top cover on the chassis base such that the bosses are placed into the receiving slots, and such that the sliding body fits within the latch receiver. In this position, rotation of a lever of the latch assembly can force the top cover to move with respect to the chassis base, pushing the bosses of the top cover towards distal ends of the receiving slots of the chassis base, thus securing the top cover to the chassis base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Tung-Hsien Wu, Shin-Ming Su, Hsiang-Pu Ni
  • Patent number: 11291127
    Abstract: A hand controller has a housing, the housing provided with a plurality of convex keys, wherein the housing has an outside wall provided with a first engagement portion; a cover plate, being in a snap connection with the housing; and a connection assembly, the connection assembly provided with a second engagement portion which is in an engagement connection with the first engagement portion, wherein the engagement between the first engagement portion and the second engagement portion drives the connection assembly to move up and down along the thickness direction of the housing, and the connection assembly is provided with a connection portion, wherein the connection portion is connected with the installation position of the hand controller via a fastener. The hand controller can apply to mounting desks of different thicknesses and improve the universality of the hand controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: NINGBO WISTOPHT TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Jiayin Huang, Hongbin Lu, Jinyi Li, Enjie Ruan, Xingliang Chen
  • Patent number: 11287844
    Abstract: A support base includes a base casing, a support frame, a first rack, an auxiliary support member and at least one gear. The support frame is movably disposed on the base casing. The first rack is disposed in the base casing and connected to the support frame. The auxiliary support member is movably disposed in the base casing. The auxiliary support member has a second rack. The at least one gear meshes with the first rack and the second rack. When the support frame moves linearly along a first direction, the first rack drives the auxiliary support member to move along a second direction through the at least one gear and the second rack, wherein an angle included between the first direction and the second direction is essentially between 0 degrees and 90 degrees.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Qisda Corporation
    Inventors: Yung-Chun Su, Hui-Chieh Hu
  • Patent number: 11275403
    Abstract: A tiled display device includes a first panel. The first panel includes a first lower substrate and a first upper substrate disposed opposite to the first lower substrate. The first upper substrate includes a first upper surface, a first lower surface and a first side surface located between the first upper surface and the first lower surface. The tiled display device further includes a second panel disposed adjacent to the first panel. The second panel includes a second lower substrate and a second upper substrate disposed opposite to the second lower substrate. The second upper substrate includes a second upper surface, a second lower surface and a second side surface located between the second upper surface and the second lower surface. The second side surface is disposed adjacent to the first side surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: InnoLux Corporation
    Inventors: Wan-Ling Huang, Shu-Ming Kuo, Tsau-Hua Hsieh, Chun-Hsien Lin, Tzu-Min Yan
  • Patent number: 11272631
    Abstract: An electronic device can include a housing component that can define an interior surface and an exterior surface of the device, a metallic film deposited on the interior surface and extending at least partially onto the exterior surface, and a ceramic film deposited on the exterior surface and at least partially over a portion of the metallic film on the exterior surface. The ceramic film can be in electrical communication with a portion of the metallic film deposited on the interior surface to form an electrical pathway from the exterior surface to the interior surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Jiahui Liang, Anirban Das, Jungyup Kim, Martin Melcher, Srinivasan Varadharajan, Wolf Oetting
  • Patent number: 11268552
    Abstract: A fastener can include a body, an engagement feature, and a protrusion extending from the body. The engagement feature can receive and mechanically engage with a fixing member. The fastener can be positioned in a cavity of a brittle article, the cavity including an undercut region. A fixing member can pass through an aperture of a component positioned relative to the fastener such that the fixing member mechanically engages the fastener and a surface of the protrusion engages with an opposing surface of the undercut region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Adam T. Clavelle, Colin M. Ely
  • Patent number: 11256896
    Abstract: An portable communication device may include a display, a back panel that is disposed below the display, a support member that is disposed below the back panel, a sensor that is disposed such that at least a portion of the sensor faces a back surface of the display through a sensor hole formed at the support member, a first adhesive member that adheres at least a portion of the sensor on one side of the support member, and a second adhesive member that is disposed between the sensor (or a sensor structure including the sensor) and the sensor hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hyunwoo Kim, Jihoon Park, Jihun Heo
  • Patent number: 11259420
    Abstract: The portable retractable display screen comprises a viewing screen, a controller, an enclosure, and at least one folding arm. The portable retractable display screen may be portably moved between venues when the viewing screen is stored within the enclosure. The viewing screen may be deployed from within the enclosure to present a vertical, flat display. The viewing screen may be operable to display an image sourced from a presentation device. As non-limiting examples, the presentation device may be a smart phone, a laptop, or a tablet computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Inventor: Deena Copeland
  • Patent number: 11259426
    Abstract: A rollable display device includes: a soft display panel; a main roller for winding or unwinding the soft display panel; an actuator coupled to the soft display panel to ascend and descend the soft display panel; a housing having the main roller mounted therein, wherein an opening extending in a first direction is defined in a top of the housing to retract and extend the soft display panel therethrough; and an elastic portion having one end coupled to a perimeter of the opening and protruding to cover at least a portion of the opening, wherein the elastic portion includes a rubber portion having a predetermined length along the first direction. The rollable display device may minimize exposure of an interior of the housing to prevent foreign substances from entering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Dongkyoon Han, Kyungmin Jeong, Taesung Cha, Heegun Park, Hyeongjun Kwon
  • Patent number: 11259437
    Abstract: A server system comprises a base, a front panel (13) arranged on the base and defining a collecting space; two doors (16) arranged on opposite sides of the base, and being perpendicular to the front panel; two storage cases (171) arranged between the doors in a back to back arrangement, and configured to receive multiple rows and columns of a plurality of storage drives horizontally, wherein two first corridors are each defined between one of the doors and one of the storage case facing the one door; two circuit boards (18) arranged between the two storage cases, wherein the two circuit boards comprise a plurality of slits, wherein a second corridor is defined between the two circuit boards; a storage cover (121) disposed above the base over the two first corridors, the second corridor, the two storage cases, and the two circuit boards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Wang, Han-Chung Chien, Sheng-Chan Lin, Pao-Lung Wang, Tsung Hsun Chiang, Hao-Hsiang Hsu