Patents Examined by Zachary M. Pape
  • Three-phase electrical energy distribution system furnished with a means of guidance of electric arcs
    Patent number: 9614357
    Abstract: A three-phase electrical energy distribution system includes a set of current distribution bars extending side by side and clad with an insulator. The bars include opposing insulator-free zones. The electrical energy distribution system finds application to the three-phase electrical energy distribution systems embedded aboard an aircraft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Zodiac Aero Electric
    Inventor: Remi Andreoletti
  • Power module substrate and power module
    Patent number: 9615442
    Abstract: A power-module substrate includes first and second sets of circuit-layer metal-plates, a first ceramic substrate, a metal member connecting the first and second sets of circuit-layer metal-plates through a hole formed in the first ceramic substrate, a second ceramic substrate, a heat-radiation-layer metal-plate, and an electric component attached to a top surface of one of the first set of circuit-layer metal-plates above the metal member and the through hole. The power-module substrate is configured to conduct heat from the electric component through the through hole via the metal member, along the second set of circuit-layer metal-plates, and to the heat-radiation-layer metal-plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI MATERIALS CORPORATION
    Inventor: Sotaro Oi
  • Datacenter aisle containment structure
    Patent number: 9615488
    Abstract: An air containment system for a datacenter. The air containment system includes horizontally slidable vertical rails that engage the rear rails to two adjacent server racks. The vertical rails can include a front face that is compressible to provide an airtight connection with the server racks. Filler plates attach to adjacent vertical rails and fill the space between a top of the server rack and the top of the rails.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: John William Eichelberg
  • Enclosed switchboard
    Patent number: 9608413
    Abstract: An enclosed switchboard includes: a device containing board which contains main circuit devices such as circuit breakers; and a cable connection board which is arranged side by side adjacently to the device containing board, and contains cables that input and output electric power to/from the main circuit devices. In the enclosed switchboard, the cable connection board is configured by one housing; and the inside of the housing is divided into two by a partition plate to be comparted to a cable lead-in compartment which contains lead-in side cables and a cable lead-out compartment which contains lead-out side cables.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuyoshi Kubota, Makoto Miyanishi
  • Rack positioning assembly for an electric panel, electric panel comprising one such assembly and method for fitting this assembly
    Patent number: 9608414
    Abstract: The inventive rack positioning assembly for an electric panel comprises a vertical busbar (J2) for distributing electric current to electric appliances, said busbar comprising several bars, which are positioned in a same vertical plane and on which it is provided to connect racks of the electric panel, and several rack positioning modules (20), which are positioned above one another and which surround the bars of the vertical busbar. The positioning modules (20) comprise means (50) for increasing the insulation distance between the bars at the interface between two successive modules, that insulation distance corresponding to the length of the electric creep path between the bars.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Joseph Pellicano, Pierre Carle, Philippe Blochouse
  • Chassis of electronic device
    Patent number: 9609765
    Abstract: A chassis for an electronic device may include a first metal layer to form an inner surface of the chassis, an insulating layer on the first metal layer, and a second metal layer on the insulating layer. The second metal layer may be connected to a ground area of a circuit board to be provided in the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Xiaoguo Liang, Chung-Hao Chen, Alexander Uan-Zo-Li, Sheng Ren, Hong W. Wong
  • Tablet transformer
    Patent number: 9596914
    Abstract: Mechanisms for the integration of the form and function of a drafting and note-taking tablet, a laptop computer, and a desktop computer with added enhancements for drop protection, portability, functionality, and ergonomics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Inventor: Joseph A. Zaloom
  • Casing for electronic device
    Patent number: 9600042
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a heating element; a casing including a tightly sealed waterproof compartment where the heating element is disposed and a ventilation chamber being disposed adjacent to the waterproof compartment to allow outside air to flow; and a heat dissipation member provided at a side of the waterproof compartment of a partition wall partitioning the waterproof compartment and the ventilation chamber, wherein the heating element is disposed on the heat dissipation member and a thickness of the partition wall at a position where at least the heating element is disposed is thinner than that of other portions of the partition wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventors: Yosuke Tsunoda, Jie Wei, Masumi Suzuki
  • Signal input device
    Patent number: 9600043
    Abstract: A signal input device includes a casing, an input body and a support component. The casing includes at least one air-intake hole. An accommodating space is formed inside the casing. The support component supports the input body. A chamber is formed inside the support component and includes a first through hole and a second through hole. The first through hole is in fluid communication with the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Fu-Jung Wu
  • Control panel including solid-insulated plug-in connection
    Patent number: 9595412
    Abstract: A control panel for medium voltage or high voltage has a circuit breaker housing and a cable connector housing which can be connected in a current conducting manner via an external plug-in connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Franz Lang, Gaetan Djenane, Rainer Stein
  • Set-top box having rubber feet
    Patent number: 9596774
    Abstract: A rubber foot assembly and embossed mounting assembly for supporting a structure is provided that comprise: an aperture formed along a lower wall of the structure and a rubber foot engaged in the aperture, wherein the rubber foot has a flexible contoured bottom portion connected to a top portion through a neck portion. The neck region is adapted to freely slide vertically along a wall of the aperture such that a peripheral region of the flexible contoured bottom portion contacts a portion of the embossed mounting assembly, thereby supporting the structure. A plurality of the rubber foot assemblies and embossed mounting assemblies can be incorporated into the structure, which can be a set-top box, to prevent the structure from rocking on uneven surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: THOMSON LICENSING
    Inventors: William Phillip Dernier, Mickey Jay Hunt, William Hoffmann Bose
  • Transformer position adjustment preventing device of switchboard
    Patent number: 9595817
    Abstract: A transformer position adjustment preventing device includes a case having a handle insertion unit formed therein, a position displaying unit disposed in the case and displaying a test position or an operation position of a transformer truck with a transformer seated thereon, a rotating member disposed in the case, connected to the position displaying unit, rotated by the rotation of the position displaying unit to open or close the handle insertion unit, and a restricting member rotated in a direction of the rotating member or an opposite direction of the rotating member according to opening or closing of a door opening and closing the transformer chamber in which the transformer truck is disposed, so as to restrict the rotation of the rotating member or release the restriction state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: LSIS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seung Pil Yang, Jong Doo Kim
  • Circuit breaker panel board including illumination unit
    Patent number: 9590396
    Abstract: A circuit breaker panel board includes a housing including a door structured to open, a circuit breaker receiving area disposed in an interior area of the housing, and at least one illumination unit disposed outside the circuit breaker receiving area and including at least one light oriented to provide light in a direction of the circuit breaker receiving area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: EATON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Anthony Thomas Ricciuti, Thomas Kenneth Fogle, Joe Philip Fello
  • Electronic apparatus capable of accommodating therein member including cable
    Patent number: 9591779
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus that prevents a cable included in a coupler accommodated in an accommodating part from being caught between a battery lid and an apparatus body, with a simple construction. The electronic apparatus includes an accommodating part for accommodating a coupler, a battery lid which opens and closes an opening of the accommodating part, and a lock member including a pawl portion which restricts the coupler from being discharged from the accommodating part when the coupler has been accommodated therein. A portion defining the opening of the battery accommodating part is formed with a cutout for routing out the cable. When the coupler is accommodated and the cable has been arranged in the cutout, the pawl portion covers at least part of the cable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Shinji Obana
  • Wearable computing devices and methods for the wrist and/or forearm
    Patent number: 9582035
    Abstract: This invention comprises wearable computing devices and methods for the wrist and/or forearm including a bifurcating attachment member and/or proximal and distal display members. These wearable devices can provide relatively-large display areas without looking too clunky or being uncomfortable to wear. This invention also comprises methods for conserving energy and for modifying the communication interface between a human and a computer based on data from environmental sensors and/or body sensors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: Medibotics LLC
    Inventor: Robert A. Connor
  • Interlock system for a shutter separating a bus bar portion from an electrical component portion of an electrical enclosure
    Patent number: 9583920
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure for an electrical component includes a housing having a bus bar portion and an electrical component portion arranged to receive the electrical component. At least one shutter is moveably arranged between the bus bar portion and the electrical component portion. A shutter interlock is arranged in the electrical component portion. The shutter interlock is configured and disposed to prevent the at least one shutter from shifting from a closed position to an open position when the electrical component is absent from the electrical component portion of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2017
    Assignee: GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY
    Inventors: Ayyapa Reddy Jakkireddy, Sasi Kiran Tallam, Xuewei Sun
  • Inverter power module packaging with cold plate
    Patent number: 9578788
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided. The heat sink includes a single-piece housing having a floor and two walls, the walls perpendicular to the floor and the walls are parallel to each other. The heat sink includes the housing having an inlet and an outlet. The housing is configured to attach power modules to an outer surface of the floor and to outer surfaces of the two walls. The housing is configured to cool the power modules in response to fluid flow into the inlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Atieva, Inc.
    Inventors: Yifan Tang, James Jan, Benson Tsai
  • Plenum assembly
    Patent number: 9577411
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a plenum assembly coupled to an arc resistant cabinet, the plenum assembly comprising of individual modules coupled in a telescopic manner. Each module encloses a chamber to form a central conduit for exhaust products generated from the electrical equipment. The plenum assembly further comprises of a resilient deflector plates angularly prescribed to horizontal plane M-N which manages the direction of gas flow inside the plenum so that the hot gases are diverted to the outside of the building.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES SAS
    Inventors: Manan Deb, F. Michael Page, Sinan Meric, Ramesh Subramanyam
  • Attaching a stylus
    Patent number: 9575579
    Abstract: In some examples, a stylus holder comprises a connector to attach to a port of a computing device and create an electrical connection to the computing device port, and a fastener to attach a stylus to the holder and provide at least one of a data and power connection to the stylus. The fastener includes a first inductive element formed in an internal cavity area of the fastener, the first inductive element to inductive couple to a second inductive element of the stylus, the second inductive element longer than the first inductive element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Britt C. Ashcraft, Ki Bok Song, Eric Chen
  • One axis shutter with a pin-based bus system for miniature circuit breaker load centers
    Patent number: 9564741
    Abstract: Apparatus for substantially eliminating exposure to live parts in a load center includes a bus assembly with male-terminal stabs which are capped with nonconductive material. A nonconductive structure covers the bus assembly and allows only the stabs to pass into the interior of circuit breaker compartments. A shutter assembly in each circuit breaker compartment has a nonconductive shutter plate that moves only in the Z axis to provide access to the stabs when a circuit breaker is inserted with a Z axis motion. Inserting the circuit breaker in the load center causes a shutter plate latch to open and depress the shutter. When the circuit breaker is removed from the load center, the shutter plate is biased upward and latched in a position over the stabs. No live touch points are available in the load center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Chad R. Mittelstadt