Patents Examined by Yuriy Semenenko
  • Patent number: 10856419
    Abstract: A printed circuit board assembly (1) is provided that comprises a stacked or folded printed circuit board populated by components (2, 3), wherein printed circuit board regions (10, 11, 12) lying opposite one another are electrically connected to one another at least one edge, and wherein the printed circuit board and the components (2, 3) are encased in an encapsulation (4), and wherein at least one separating element (5) is located inside the encapsulation and between each pair of opposing and electrically connected printed circuit board regions (10, 11, 12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: ZF FRIEDRICHSHAFEN AG
    Inventor: Josef Loibl
  • Patent number: 10856417
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a power supply module used in a smart terminal and a power supply module assembly structure, the power supply module includes a substrate having first and second surfaces opposite to each other; a power passive element, an active element and a plurality of first conductive parts disposed at the substrate; the power passive element being independently disposed on the first surface of the substrate as a whole; wherein a maximum height of the power passive element disposed on the first surface of the substrate is greater than a sum of a maximum height of an element disposed on the second surface of the substrate and an half of the thickness of the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Delta Electronics (Shanghai) CO., LTD
    Inventors: Pengkai Ji, Jianhong Zeng, Yu Zhang, Shouyu Hong, Jinping Zhou, Bau-Ru Lu
  • Patent number: 10855091
    Abstract: In one aspect, an electronic apparatus may include a base and an electrode. In one embodiment, the electrode can be cylindrical with a threaded portion on top of the electrode, and the threaded portion can be used to secure another electronic device with corresponding threads. For example, the electrode can be used to connect with a camera having an electrode and a corresponding threaded portion. More specifically, the camera can be secured on the electrode through the threaded portions and when the camera is fully secured on the electrode, the electrode can be in contact with the electrode to electrically connect with the camera.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Inventor: Shou Qiang Zhu
  • Patent number: 10849229
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a printed circuit board (PCB) with high component density includes at least two reinforcing plates, at least two connecting plates, a first circuit board unit, and a second circuit board unit. The reinforcing plate includes a supporting portion, a first connecting portion, and a second connecting portion. The first connecting portion and the second connecting portion connect to ends of the supporting portion. The connecting plates are bendable circuit boards. Each connecting plate is attached to the supporting portion, the first connecting portion, and the second connecting portion of a reinforcing plate. The first circuit board unit is fixed and electrically connected to a connecting plate away from first connecting portion. The second circuit board unit is fixed and electrically connected to a connecting plate away from the second connecting portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignees: Avary Holding (Shenzhen) Co., Limited., HongQiSheng Precision Electronics (QinHuangDao) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Rui-Wu Liu, Ming-Jaan Ho, Lei Zhou, Man-Zhi Peng
  • Patent number: 10849219
    Abstract: A radio frequency connector includes a substrate, a first ground plane disposed upon the substrate, a signal conductor having a first contact point, with the first contact point being configured to electrically mate with a second contact point, and a first ground boundary configured to electrically mate with a second ground boundary, with the first ground boundary being formed as an electrically continuous conductor within the substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: RAYTHEON COMPANY
    Inventors: Thomas V. Sikina, James E. Benedict, John P. Haven, Andrew R. Southworth, Semira M. Azadzoi
  • Patent number: 10847499
    Abstract: Methods and systems for stacking multiple chips with high speed serializer/deserializer blocks are presented. These methods make use of Through Via (TV) to connect the dice to each other, and to the external pads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: BroadPak Corporation
    Inventor: Farhang Yazdani
  • Patent number: 10842023
    Abstract: A flexible screen support structure includes a first flexible board, a second flexible board, a side board, and a number of electromagnets. The second flexible board is arranged opposite to the first flexible board and defines a gap together with the first flexible board. The gap is filled with an electro-rheological fluid. The side board encloses outer peripheral sides of the first and second flexible boards and seals the gap. The electromagnets are secured to the first flexible board and located in the gap, each electromagnet has a support surface attached to the first flexible board and a side surface at an acute angle to the support surface, and the side surfaces of adjacent electromagnets are mutually attached by a magnetic force to cause the first flexible board to roll up. A flexible display screen module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugui Lin, Jiao Cheng
  • Patent number: 10840536
    Abstract: The present invention provides electronic systems, including device arrays, comprising functional device(s) and/or device component(s) at least partially enclosed via one or more containment chambers, such that the device(s) and/or device component(s) are at least partially, and optionally entirely, immersed in a containment fluid. Useful containment fluids for use in containment chambers of electronic devices of the invention include lubricants, electrolytes and/or electronically resistive fluids. In some embodiments, for example, electronic systems of the invention comprise one or more electronic devices and/or device components provided in free-standing and/or tethered configurations that decouple forces originating upon deformation, stretching or compression of a supporting substrate from the free standing or tethered device or device component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Assignees: The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Northwestern University
    Inventors: John A. Rogers, Sheng Xu, Jonathan A. Fan, Yonggang Huang, Yihui Zhang, Lin Jia
  • Patent number: 10834813
    Abstract: A flexible electrical circuit having connection between electrically conductive structure elements includes at least one lacquer layer, at least one electrical conductor track, which is disposed above the at least one lacquer layer, and at least one electrically conductive contact layer for contacting at least one electrical component. Furthermore, the flexible electrical circuit includes a conductive cement layer and a layer of a primer. The layer of the primer is disposed on the at least one lacquer layer. The conductive cement layer is disposed underneath the at least one electrically conductive contact layer and above the layer of the primer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Schreiner Group GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventors: André Kalio, Michael Haeussler, Christian Mechtler
  • Patent number: 10827620
    Abstract: A support structure for supporting a flexible display screen includes a first flexible board, a second flexible board, a side board, and a number of electromagnets. The second flexible board is arranged opposite to the first flexible board and defines a gap together with the first flexible board. The gap is filled with an electro-rheological fluid. The side board encloses outer peripheral sides of the first and second flexible boards and seals the gap. The electromagnets are secured to the first flexible board and located in the gap, each electromagnet has a support surface attached to the first flexible board and a side surface at an acute angle to the support surface, and the side surfaces of adjacent electromagnets are mutually attached by a magnetic force to cause the first flexible board to roll up. A flexible display screen module is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Yugui Lin, Jiao Cheng
  • Patent number: 10827617
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a printed circuit board (PCB) defining a cavity, a first component pad of the PCB positioned outside the cavity, and a second component pad of the PCB positioned on a bottom surface of the cavity. The first component pad has a first thickness, and the second component pad has a second thickness that is less than the first thickness of the first component pad. An electronic component, such as a surface mounted technology (SMT) component, is mounted to the second component pad within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Dingyou Zhang, Nitesh Kumbhat, Li Sun, Sarah Haney, Chang Kyu Choi
  • Patent number: 10827638
    Abstract: A motor driving device includes a printed board on which a pattern is printed, and a resin board which is formed by molding a resin and on which no pattern is printed, and the printed board is provided on the resin board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: FANUC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shinichi Horikoshi, Yuuya Nakagawa
  • Patent number: 10827619
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a printed circuit board embedding a power die wherein interconnections between the power die and the printed circuit board are composed of micro/nano wires, the printed circuit board comprising a cavity wherein the power die is placed, and wherein the cavity is further filled with a dielectric fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nicolas Degrenne, Stefan Mollov
  • Patent number: 10811277
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a semiconductor package includes mounting and electrically connecting a semiconductor die to a substrate. The semiconductor die and the substrate are encapsulated to form an encapsulation. Via holes are laser-ablated through the encapsulation and conductive material is deposited within the via holes to form vias. A first buildup dielectric layer is formed on the encapsulation. Laser-ablated artifacts are laser-ablated in the first buildup layer. The laser-ablated artifacts in the first buildup layer are filled with a first metal layer to form a first electrically conductive pattern in the first build up layer. The operations of forming a buildup layer, forming laser-ablated artifacts in the buildup layer, and filling the laser-ablated artifacts with an electrically conductive material to form an electrically conductive pattern can be performed any one of a number of times to achieve the desired redistribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: Amkor Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald Patrick Huemoeller, Sukianto Rusli, David Jon Hiner
  • Patent number: 10804191
    Abstract: A printed wiring board includes a first build-up layer having first insulating layer, conductor layer and via conductor, a second build-up layer formed on the first build-up layer and having second insulating layer, conductor layer and via conductor, a third build-up layer formed on the second build-up layer and having third insulating layer, conductor layer and via conductor, and a fourth build-up layer formed on the third build-up layer and having fourth insulating layer, conductor layer and via conductor. The first insulating layer has a thickness that is larger than a thickness of the second insulating layer, the thickness of the second insulating layer is larger than a thickness of the third insulating layer, the thickness of the second insulating layer is larger than a thickness of the fourth insulating layer, and the thickness of the fourth insulating layer is larger than the thickness of the third insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: IBIDEN CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hajime Sakamoto, Yoji Sawada
  • Patent number: 10795102
    Abstract: A interconnection system includes a panel side kit and a wall-mount kit coupled with each other and secured together via magnetic forces. The wall-mount kit includes a printed circuit board enclosed within a bracket and defining a center region for power transmission and a pair of side regions for high speed transmission. In the side regions, on the coupling side a plurality of wireless transmission units are located while on the back side a plurality of ROSA OE modules are provided to transfer the optical signal from optical fibers to the electronic signal for wireless transmission wherein the optical fibers are linked to a control box via a plurality of TOSA EO modules. The panel side kit includes wireless receiving units that interact with the wireless transmission units, and a plurality of connectors with the body of the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignees: FUDING PRECISION COMPONENTS (SHENZHEN) CO., LTD, FOXCONN INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY LIMITED
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hsiao, Hsiu-Yuan Hsu, Wei-Chih Lin, Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Yen-Hsu Ko, Chih-Chung Hsieh, Cheng-Kai Huang, Paul Chen, Genn-Sheng Lee, Jia-Hau Liu, Mao-Chun Weng, Wayne Chou
  • Patent number: 10791645
    Abstract: A method of encapsulating a panel of electronic components such as power converters reduces wasted printed circuit board area. The panel, which may include a plurality of components, may be cut into one or more individual pieces after encapsulation with the mold forming part of the finished product, e.g. providing heat sink fins or a surface mount solderable surface. Interconnection features provided along boundaries of individual circuits are exposed during the singulation process providing electrical connections to the components without wasting valuable PCB surface area. The molds may include various internal features such as registration features accurately locating the circuit board within the mold cavity, interlocking contours for structural integrity of the singulated module, contours to match component shapes and sizes enhancing heat removal from internal components and reducing the required volume of encapsulant, clearance channels providing safety agency spacing and setbacks for the interconnects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: VLT, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrizio Vinciarelli, Michael B. LaFleur, Sean Timothy Fleming, Rudolph F. Mutter, Andrew T. D'Amico
  • Patent number: 10790568
    Abstract: A carrier layout comprising a substrate comprising a ground plane layer and a coplanar waveguide interconnect disposed onto the substrate. The coplanar waveguide interconnect comprises a pair of coplanar conductors and a central conductor disposed between the pair of coplanar conductors. The coplanar conductors of the pair are electrically connected to each other by at least one conducting island that is isolated from the ground plane layer. The present invention also provides an interconnect structure for coupling an electronic unit to an optical device disposed on a substrate having a ground plane layer, the interconnect structure comprising a pair of coplanar conductors and a central conductor disposed between the pair of coplanar conductors. The conductors of the pair are electrically connected by at least one conducting island that is isolated from the ground plane layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 29, 2020
    Assignee: II-VI Delaware Inc.
    Inventors: Andrei Kaikkonen, Robert Monroe Smith, Lennart Per Olof Lundqvist, Lars-Goete Svenson, Marek Grzegorz Chacinski
  • Patent number: 10785873
    Abstract: A circuit board optimized for a denser component population within a standard size of footprint includes a mother board and a plurality of sub-board layers stacked on and connected to the mother board. Each of the sub-board layers has a plurality of daughter boards. The sub-board layers are composed of a first sub-board layer and a second sub-board layer. The daughter boards of the first sub-board layer are arranged on a side of the mother board, and the daughter boards of the second sub-board layer are arranged on the daughter boards of the first sub-board layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (WuHan) CO., I, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hou-Yuan Chou, Yi-Chih Wu
  • Patent number: 10785874
    Abstract: A technique includes coupling a resistor network to a plurality of card edge connectors. The resistor network has a resistance, and each card edge connector includes electrical contacts to couple a resistor of a circuit card assembly, when inserted into the card edge connector, to the resistor network to alter the resistance of the resistor network. The technique includes determining a state of the plurality of card edge connectors based on a signal that is provided by the resistor network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventor: Nilashis Dey