Video Display Screen Support Patents (Class 248/917)
  • Patent number: 7267318
    Abstract: A device for control of the effects of vibrations on vibration sensitive equipment when a plurality of the devices are placed on a support surface and in operative contact with the vibration sensitive equipment where said device is a unitary piece of a soft, pliable substance having a hardened round crown portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Kennard Industries, Incorporated
    Inventor: Samuel M. Kennard, IV
  • Patent number: 7267315
    Abstract: An assembled type of display apparatus has a base and a display body. The base has a plurality of positioning posts and a resilient latching member. The display body has an outer casing. The outer casing forms a plurality of first positioning and guiding holes and a plurality of second positioning and guiding holes in a circumferential face and a rear face thereof, respectively. When the circumferential face of the outer casing is connected to the base, each of the positioning posts is retained in the corresponding first positioning and guiding hole, and the resilient latching member latches onto the outer casing. When the rear face of the outer casing is connected to the base, each of the positioning posts is retained in the corresponding second positioning and guiding hole, and the resilient latching member latches onto the outer casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Universal Scientific Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chi-Fu Chen
  • Patent number: 7267312
    Abstract: A display apparatus in which a monitor is firmly supported by a stand mounted with a hinge and is tilted at a predetermined angle. The display apparatus includes a monitor displaying a picture thereon, and a stand supporting the monitor. The stand includes a stand base, a hinge bracket placed on the stand base and formed with an opened hinge accommodating part at a side thereof, a hinge including a first part accommodated in and connected to the hinge accommodating part of the hinge bracket, a second part connected to a back of the monitor, and a tilt restrictor to restrict a tilt of the monitor; and a hinge bracket cover detachably coupled to the hinge accommodating part formed in the hinge bracket. The present invention provides a display apparatus improved in assembling efficiency and design.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Byung-jo Kang, Kyung-tae Kim
  • Publication number: 20070206349
    Abstract: A laptop computer display screen is adjustable to a user's convenience by constructing an adjustable angle instead of rigidly connecting the display screen to an extender mechanism via which the screen is vertically extended upwards away from the laptop body. An adjustable angle between the extended display screen and the extender mechanism may be established via a tilt-hinge, making the angle between the display screen and the extender mechanism easily adjustable by a user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Matthew B. Jacobs
  • Publication number: 20070205340
    Abstract: A supporting device for display units enables height adjustment with ease and accuracy, and stably maintains the adjusted height while allowing a plurality of display units to be mounted thereon. The supporting device includes a stationary member, an elevation member coupled to the stationary member so as to be raised or lowered, a rack gear secured to the stationary member, a pinion gear installed to the elevation member so as to engage with the rack gear, and a restriction unit installed to the elevation member to restrict or allow rotation of the pinion gear. The supporting device further comprises an upper-side supporting member installed to an upper portion of the elevation member, first and second movable members to move along a guide rail of the upper-side supporting member, and connecting devices installed to the respective movable members to connect the display unit, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 6, 2007
    Inventor: Jun Su Jung
  • Publication number: 20070201196
    Abstract: A supporting structure applied in a display device is provided. The display device includes a casing and a display panel. The supporting structure comprises a fastening component and a sustaining component. The fastening component including a hook set is used for supporting the display panel. The sustaining component having a plurality of slot sets is disposed on the casing. The hook set separately presses against the slots for forming different distances between the display panel and the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Applicant: BenQ Corporation
    Inventor: Hai-Fang Ma
  • Patent number: 7261270
    Abstract: A monitor stand includes an upper support member (100) for supporting a monitor thereon, and a lower support member (200). The lower support member comprises a fixed piece (270), a slidable piece (210) slidably attached to the fixed piece for supporting a notebook computer connected to the monitor, the slidable piece being slidable in a first direction, a clutch (243) movable between the fixed piece and the slidable piece in a second direction generally perpendicular to the first direction to selectively engage the fixed piece so that the slidable piece is tightly held in place relative to the fixed piece, and a button (250) enabling the clutch to be disengaged from the fixed piece so that the slidable piece is free to slide relative to the fixed piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Lung Chen, Zhi-Qiang Li, Jian Hu
  • Patent number: 7261261
    Abstract: A stand comprising: a floor mount, a location mechanism for a unit to be supported; and at least one column extending between the floor mount to which it is attached by a first attachment and the location mechanism which is attached to, or integral with, an upper region of the or each column; the column having a longitudinal axis which is curved relative to a straight line extending between the first attachment and the location mechanism; the, or each, column serving to transmit loads applied to the stand by way of the location mechanism to the floor mount; the, or each, column comprising a hollow channel substantially symmetrical about the longitudinal axis of the front panel; the hollow spine having a cross section in the region of the floor stand which is greater than the cross section of the spine in the region of the location mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Inventor: Peter Ligertwood
  • Patent number: 7252277
    Abstract: An apparatus for supporting a load is disclosed. A support arm in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of present invention comprises a first strut, a second strut, a proximal link, and a distal link. A proximal portion of the first strut is pivotally coupled to the proximal link at a first proximal joint. Additionally, a proximal portion of the second strut is pivotally coupled to the proximal link at a second proximal joint. A distal end of the second strut is pivotally coupled to the distal link at a second distal joint. A distal end of the first strut is pivotally coupled to the distal link at a first distal joint. The support arm also includes a cam mechanism comprising a cam and a cam follower.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2007
    Assignee: Ergotron, Inc.
    Inventors: Harry C. Sweere, Thiem Wong, Khalid Al-Zebdeh, Mustafa A. Ergun
  • Patent number: 7251128
    Abstract: Portable computers include a display unit and a base unit. The base unit often includes a keyboard and a touch-sensing device. The position of the display unit relative to the base unit can be adjusted. In one embodiment, a track and support bar is used to vary the display unit's height. In another embodiment, a collapsible support bar is used to vary the display unit's height. In another embodiment, a ball-and-socket joint is used to pivot the display unit. In another embodiment, a retractable touch-sensing device is attached to the base unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Mitch A. Williams, Richard P. Rangel
  • Patent number: 7246780
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a plurality of arm mounts which are rotationally coupled in a vertical column in end to end relationship to provide a nested arrangement thereof. A support arm is attached to each of the arm mounts to which an electronic device is attached. The arm mounts are secured in nested arrangement between a pair of mounting plates which engage the ends of an elongated shield at least partially surrounding the arm mounts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Innovative Office Products, Inc.
    Inventor: Odd N. Oddsen, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7246785
    Abstract: A shock isolated operator station wherein a set of quadral elastomer mounts provide substantial static support as well as isolate equipment supported thereon from shock and vibrations forces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation
    Inventors: Robert James Monson, Julia A. Neuman, Wesley E. Revely
  • Patent number: 7243892
    Abstract: A mounting system for a display such as a flat panel computer monitor or television includes a linkage of individual elements which are pivotally connected together with adjustable drag tapered bearings. Each tapered bearing allows individual elements to pivot with respect to one another about an axis defined by the tapered bearing, so that the display can be moved to a variety of different positions. By tightening the adjustable drag, the tapered bearing can lock the elements together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: CSAV, Inc.
    Inventor: Joel W. Pfister
  • Patent number: 7245481
    Abstract: A low-cost display apparatus whose display section can have its angle and height adjusted easily through a stand of a simple structure is provided. The stand of the display apparatus includes first and second arms that form a V shape. The first arm is attached to the display section through a hinge. By having the second arm extend to the front and the back underneath the display section so that the second arm is laid on a surface, the display section is supported in a first supported state at a distance from this surface. By having the second arm extend downward diagonally from the tip of the first arm so that the tip of the second arm and the lower end of the display section stand on a surface, the display section is supported in a second supported state where the display section is in contact with this surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 25, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yosuke Shimizu, Haruo Oba
  • Patent number: 7239506
    Abstract: With a display device in which a main display component is supported in a tilted orientation by a stand unit, the leg of the stand unit will not be pushed in, causing the main display component to readily fall over backwards, even if the main display component in a tilted orientation should be accidentally pushed by hand. A stand unit A has a slider 2 affixed to the upper end of a leg 3, a case 1 that houses the slider 2, and a slider position restriction means 5 for restricting the slider 2 to two positions: an upper position and a lower position. The slider position restriction means 5 is equipped with a cam component 6 and a spring 7. The spring 7 has an engagement component 71, and the cam component 6 is equipped with a upper latching component 61, a lower latching component 62, and a wavy serrated face 65 that links these. The function of increasing the moving resistance when the engagement component 71 moves is imparted to the serrated face 65.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Funai Electric Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masuo Ogawa, Yuuya Tanaka
  • Patent number: 7237755
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a display body displaying a picture, a stand supporting the display body, and a hinge assembly. The hinge assembly has a tilting hinge provided between the display body and the stand to allow the display body to tilt relative to the stand; a pivoting hinge provided between the display body and the tilting hinge to allow the display body to pivot relative to the stand; and a swiveling hinge provided between the tilting hinge and the stand to allow the display body to swivel relative to the stand. Additionally, the display body can be installed on various kinds of arm stands in accordance with the VESA FDMI standard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nam-il Cho, Sung-ki Min, Young-tai Kim, Soon-haeng Heo
  • Patent number: 7239101
    Abstract: An A/V monitor mounting structure for a vehicle allows a monitor installed on a center console of a vehicle to be received in the center console so that the monitor can be extended out of and retracted into the center console as the occasion demands. The A/V monitor mounting structure includes a motor driven in a clockwise or counterclockwise direction when power is applied thereto from an external power source, an operation section installed on a lower end of a rear surface of a monitor to raise and lower the monitor, a gear section for transmitting power from the motor to the operation section, and a clutch section for retarding a moving velocity of the monitor when the monitor is moved upward and downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
    Inventor: Young Rok Choi
  • Patent number: 7230822
    Abstract: A portable media reproduction system preferably includes a housing with an attached docking component for receiving a portable media player, the docking component being recessed into the housing when in a closed position such that the first side forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. A latch is provided for holding the docking component in the closed position, and a connector connects to the portable media player. The connector is positioned on the docking component to receive the portable media player when the docking component is in an open position. A base component is recessed into the second side of the housing when in a closed position such that the second side of the housing forms a uniformly substantially flat surface. The base component is extendable into an open position such that the it supports the portable media reproduction system in a substantially upright position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2007
    Assignee: Altec Lansing, a division of Plantronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Eric Aaron Langberg, Richard Messerle
  • Patent number: 7222831
    Abstract: A display arm having an elongated outer housing, an elongated inner housing telescopically engaged within the outer housing, a biasing member coupled with the outer housing and operative to counter-balance the inner housing within the outer housing, and a locking mechanism for locking the position of the inner housing relative to the outer housing. The locking mechanism may include a first locking vane and a second locking vane, each locking vane having a sloped surface abutting an edge of the inner housing and a second surface abutting an interior surface of the outer housing, wherein the sloped surfaces initiate spreading of the locking vanes when the locking vanes are pulled into an extended position by the locking mechanism such that the second surfaces engage the interior surface of the outer housing with sufficient force to prevent movement of the inner housing relative to the outer housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2007
    Assignee: Innovative Office Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Odd N. Oddsen, Jr., Howard M. Williams, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7218526
    Abstract: A rack computer system. In one embodiment, a rack structure having a pair of mounting legs each having a rail interface oriented in a plane transverse to the pair of mounting legs. The rack computer system also has a computer chassis having a pair of mounting rails movable along the rail interface between a plurality of mounting depths oriented along the plane. In another embodiment, a method of forming a versatile rack mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 15, 2007
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: David W. Mayer
  • Patent number: 7209344
    Abstract: The present invention is a computer controlled display device. In one embodiment, the display device includes a flat panel display having an input for receiving display data. Additionally, a moveable assembly may be coupled to the display. The moveable assembly may provide at least three degrees of freedom of movement for the flat panel display device. Additionally, the moveable assembly may have a cross-sectional area, which is substantially less than a cross-sectional area of a display structure of the flat panel display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Hillman, Frank Tsai, Michael D. McBroom, Daniel L. McBroom, Brian T. Sudderth, Bartley K. Andre, Christopher Stringer, Daniel Riccio, Sung Kim, Clifford Jue, Bryan Thomas White
  • Patent number: 7207540
    Abstract: A support for supporting a laptop computer has a top tray in cooperation with but not attached to a bottom tray. The top tray is moveable from an inclined working position to a flat storage position. The top tray has a top base having a lip proximal one end. The bottom tray has a bottom base having a flange extending upwardly proximal one end. The flange and/or the bottom base of the bottom tray has an aperture for accepting the lip of the top tray. The lip of the top tray may engage the top of the flange when the top tray is in the working position to prevent the top tray from sliding towards the opposite end of the bottom tray. The lip of the top tray engages the bottom base through the aperture when the top tray is in the storage position to limit sliding of the top tray toward the opposite end of the bottom tray. In the storage position, the support is readily packed together with the computer in the computer's carrying case.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Inventor: George R. Thomas
  • Patent number: 7206196
    Abstract: A computer system includes a support arm that when unfolded may enable a display section to be operated in a laptop mode, tablet mode, or convertible mode. A latching mechanism engages or disengages the support arm to or from the display section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2007
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Prosenjit Ghosh, Shreekant Suryakant Thakkar, Hong Wong, Nicholas Waddell Oakley, Truong V. Phan
  • Patent number: 7203532
    Abstract: A hinge mechanism includes a shaft, a cam, a spring and a sliding member. The shaft has a first end and a second end and the cam is movably disposed at the first end and has an inclined plane facing the second end. Also, the spring is disposed at the second end, and the sliding member is disposed on the shaft and is coupled with the spring. The sliding member moves along the shaft due to the elasticity of the spring. In addition, the sliding member has a contact capable of reaching the inclined plane, wherein the cam on which a force is imposed moves toward the second end so that an elastic potential energy is stored as a result of elastic deformation of the spring and the contact of the sliding member presses the inclined plane to rotate the cam by the spring's resilience.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Benq Corporation
    Inventor: Long-Jyh Pan
  • Patent number: 7201354
    Abstract: A video monitor mounting system for use in conjunction with seat back, head restraint or roof mount applications, includes a mounting tray fixed in a hollowed out socket formed in a seat back, the rear face of a head restraint or within a roof mount overhead console. The mounting tray includes an anchor plate having a pair of apertures each having a keyway passage. A video display assembly includes a video display panel housed in a cabinet which is pivotally connected to a shell casing. A back wall of the shell casing carries a pair of twist fasteners which are registered with the keyway passages in the anchor plate. A coin may be utilized to rotate the twist fasteners to secure the shell casing and the display panel after connecting the wiring to the display panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: KTV USA, Inc.
    Inventor: Jong Min Lee
  • Patent number: 7201443
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting a rear seat entertainment device easily and quickly on a seat of a vehicle without affecting the height adjustment of a headrest. The method includes the steps of preparing a bracket having an attachment portion for attachment with the seat and a mounting wall for attachment with a rear seat entertainment device, shifting a headrest upwardly to expose a headrest support tube and a flange of the support tube, placing the attachment portion of the bracket between the flange and a top surface of the seat in such a way that an opening of the attachment portion surrounds the support tube, attaching the rear seat entertainment device to the mounting wall of the bracket, and fixedly attaching a lower part of the rear seat entertainment device to the back of the seat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Alpine Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Cilluffo, Alden Bartle
  • Patent number: 7203058
    Abstract: A portable computer comprising a computer main body and a display comprising a Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) panel provided on a front thereof and connected to the computer main body. The portable computer comprises a rotation link provided between the display and the computer main body for linking the display and the computer main body; a connecting member provided on a rear of the computer main body for connecting the rotation link.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Seung-man Hong
  • Patent number: 7191991
    Abstract: An apparatus fixture device for fixing an apparatus to a ceiling portion of a vehicle includes at least one pair of rails for carrying a load when the apparatus is installed. Each rail has a narrow opening groove and a pair of rack-shaped portions on both sides thereof. A block has loose-fitting holes and an upper width insertable into the opening groove. Bolts are loosely fitted into the holes of the block. A cylinder is loosely fitted between the bolt and the hole. Nut plates have a nut hole to be screwed with the bolt. When the bolt is turned and pushed upwardly, end portions of the nut plates extend across the opening groove and are placed on the pair of rack-shaped portions and pulled downward by a tightening force of the bolt screwed into the nut hole. A fixing member engages the apparatus to the block.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Satoru Kimura
  • Patent number: 7191997
    Abstract: A vibration dampening system including a upper mounting portion, a lower mounting portion, and a vibration dampening portion coupling the upper mounting portion and the lower mounting portion. In some embodiments, the upper mounting portion is adapted to operably couple with a ceiling, while the lower mounting portion is adapted to operably couple with a monitor such as, a television, computer screen, display screen or the like. In some embodiments, the vibration dampening portion includes a plate and at least one moment arm that extends from the plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: CSAV, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Bremmon, Jay Dittmer
  • Patent number: 7188812
    Abstract: A self-locking support arm is provided, comprising a hang arm and a linked device between a support seat and a connecting seat, which forms a set of four parallel connected rods. Therefore, when the support arm moving up and down, the connecting seat will maintain a fixed angle. A spring device is disposed between the hang arm and the linked device to provide tension of auto homing to the support arm. And, in a rotating joint formed by the linked device and the support seat, a ramp block and a ramp slider block is engaged, to provide an effect of self-locking, and better loading capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2007
    Assignee: Sallas Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 7184263
    Abstract: A portable computer includes: an expansion base module; a system module having a rear side and a connecting end that is slidably pivoted to the expansion base module; and a stand having a first end that is pivoted to a rear end of the expansion base module, and a second end that is pivoted to the rear side of the system module such that the system module, the stand, and the expansion base module are stacked one above the other when the connecting end of the system module is disposed at a front end of the expansion base module, and that the stand and the system module stand from the expansion base module when the connecting end of the system module is disposed at a position between the front end and the rear end of the expansion base module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: Acer Inc.
    Inventor: Arif Maskatia
  • Patent number: 7180474
    Abstract: A display apparatus includes a data driver that is common to a main screen and a sub screen, and the data driver applies, to the main screen, a tone voltage corresponding to display data from a CPU, and during a vertical blanking time-period of the main screen, the data driver applies, to the sub screen, a tone voltage corresponding to black data or white data, and also includes a scan driver scans the main screen and scans the sub screen during the vertical blanking time-period of the main screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2007
    Assignees: Hitachi, Ltd., Hitachi Displays, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuyuki Kudo, Toshimitsu Matsudo, Kazuo Okado, Hiroki Aizawa
  • Patent number: 7175152
    Abstract: A flat panel display mounting apparatus that enables quick and easy mounting and dismounting of the flat panel display. The system includes a first bracket having a periphery defining a plurality of spaced apart notches and a second bracket selectively removably receivable on the first bracket that includes a plurality of fastening buttons, each fastening button defining a slot. The fastening buttons are spaced apart and positioned correspondingly with the notches of the first bracket so that the slot of each fastening button receives the periphery of the first bracket at a separate one of the notches when the second bracket is received on the first bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2007
    Assignee: CSAV, Inc.
    Inventor: Jay Dittmer
  • Patent number: 7172166
    Abstract: A general computer host mounting shelf engages a bottom deflecting bar of a set of bottom fixing bars into a lower engagement bar of an engagement socket and engage a side deflecting bar of a set of side fixing bars into an upper engagement bar of an engagement socket. The other ends of the bottom deflecting bar and the side deflecting bar are connected to a bottom connecting bar and a side connecting bar, respectively, to further combine a placing space. Further, a locating button is set at one end of the bottom deflecting bar, and at least one locating hole is set on the lower engagement bar corresponding to a position of the locating button such that when the set of bottom fixing bars slide corresponding to the engagement socket, an object of localization can be achieved by engaging the locating button and the locating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2007
    Assignee: Sallas Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 7168665
    Abstract: A display apparatus having a display main body provided with a screen, and a base unit to support the display main body. The display apparatus includes a supporting unit provided between the display main body and the base unit to support the display main body to be lifted up and lowered down, a gearing unit to cooperate with the up and down lifting/lowering of the display main body, and an auxiliary base part ejected from and inserted in the base unit according to an operation of the gearing unit. Thus, the present invention provides a display apparatus in which a size of a base part to support a display main body is optimized according to a height of the display main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: You-sik Hong, Seon-kyu Park
  • Patent number: 7167358
    Abstract: In an information terminal apparatus 1 having a thin housing structure including at least a display (not shown), the information terminal apparatus being driven by batteries 102, a battery pack 10 to accommodate therein the batteries 102 includes a rotary support mechanism for rotating the battery pack 10 about the intermediate portion of the rear wall side 1d of this display so that the battery pack becomes freely openable and closable from the lower portion of the rear wall side 1d of this display, wherein the rotated battery pack 10 is used as a stand to enable this display to rise to the erect position and the battery pack 10 is directly exposed to the air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Yuuki Iwasaki, Akira Sato, Masayasu Watanabe, Keisuke Kawamura
  • Patent number: 7159828
    Abstract: A display panel supporting device with cushion mechanism comprising a fixed supporting column, a sliding column fitted into the supporting column and arranged to move in sliding manner relative to the fixed supporting column for adjusting the height of the display panel and a cushion mechanism installed between the fixed supporting column and the sliding column and arranged to move synchronously with the sliding column, and the cushion mechanism has the effect of increasing the friction force between the supporting column and the sliding column, and the friction force can remain unchanged even after a long period of use that can improve the function of height adjusting, and prolong the service life of the display panel supporting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2007
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Yung-Kuo Yau, Chun-Hsiung Chen
  • Patent number: 7156359
    Abstract: An adjustable tamper-resistant overhead mounting system for a projector. The system includes brackets attachable to the projector and a suspension member attached to an overhead structure. At least one tamper resistant fastener is used at each connection of the brackets, the projector and the suspension member, to deter theft and tampering. The arrangement of the brackets may enable easy adjustable positioning of the projector about pitch, roll and yaw axes. The projector may also be enclosed in an enclosure system to protect against contact by foreign objects. The enclosure is adapted to be installable without removing the projector or otherwise disturbing the mounting system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: CSAV, Inc.
    Inventors: Jay Dittmer, Jeff Bremmon
  • Patent number: 7156355
    Abstract: Disclosed is a desk organizer that employees a mounting bracket that is securable beneath the surface of a desk or the like working table. The mounting bracket includes flanges for receipt of a support base allowing receptacles to be moved along the length of the mounting bracket for access or concealment thereof. The support base includes an eccentric arm that allows rotation of available receptacles to accommodate a particular working environment. The receptacles may be sized to hold containers, hanging folders, small item receptacles and so forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Custom Plastics, Inc.
    Inventor: Chuck Loparo
  • Patent number: 7154397
    Abstract: A point-of-care computer system includes a display positioned in a point-of-care location, a computer coupled to the display, and a network coupled to the computer to enable the computer to access information stored in a remote location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Hill Rom Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Mark Zerhusen, Ryan A. Reeder, John D. Vogel, Michael E. Cerimele, Carl W. Riley, Timothy D. Wildman
  • Patent number: 7150440
    Abstract: An adjustable support frame for a display screen includes a frame base, a bottom-supporting strut unit, a back-supporting strut unit and an adjusting unit. The bottom-supporting strut unit is connected fixedly to the frame base, and is connected pivotally to a screen bottom of the screen. The back-supporting strut unit includes a connecting member and a supporting member connected pivotally to both the base and the connecting member. The adjusting unit includes a driving member movable on the mounting plate between a locking position and a release position. In the locking position, a second engaging member engages a first engaging member so as to lock the connecting member on a screen back of the screen. In the release position, the second engaging member is removed from the first engaging member so as to release the connecting member from the screen back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2006
    Assignee: Coretronic Corporation
    Inventor: Min-Hao Yuan
  • Patent number: 7149080
    Abstract: One disclosed embodiment of a personal computer system includes a personal computer integrated entirely within a flat panel display having a single panel shaped housing. The personal computer system also includes a desktop mount integrated into a rear wall of the single panel shaped housing, wherein the desktop mount has a pivotal leg angled outwardly from the rear wall at a central region midway between left and right sides of the single panel shaped housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development, LP.
    Inventor: Louis R. Jackson, Jr.
  • Patent number: 7143478
    Abstract: A display device comprising a display encasement and a handle mechanism pivotally attached to the display encasement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2006
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: David Quijano
  • Patent number: 7142181
    Abstract: Multiple LED matrix array circuit boards are pieced together a form a display panel. L-shape brackets are mounted on the bottom sides of the circuit boards and aligned with the butting edges of the circuit boards. The vertical butting walls are pressed together by clamps. A set screw is inserted in one jaw of the clamp to tighten the pressure between butting edges of the circuit boards. Another set screw is inserted on top of the clamp to align the adjacent boards vertically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Harvatek Corporation
    Inventors: Bily Wang, Jonnie Chuang, John Lin
  • Patent number: 7142421
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a docking station for locking a notebook computer, of which the docking station not only can expand the functions of a notebook computer to those of a desktop computer, but also can lock the notebook computer to prevent it from being taken away or stolen, and the docking station can further integrate another lock device as to lock the notebook and the docking station together as to provide a multiple of effects for preventing the notebook, the docking station, or both from being taken away or stolen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Yao-Kun Cheng, Chih-Chin Yu
  • Patent number: 7130186
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a host, a display screen and a universal pivot member. The universal pivot member is mounted between the host and the display screen and can freely rotate to adjust the display screen to a comfortable viewing position for a user. In another embodiment, the portable electronic device includes a host having a display screen, and a universal holder member mounted below the host. The universal holder member can similarly freely rotate to adjust the display screen of the host to a comfortable viewing position for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Assignee: Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Christine Yu
  • Patent number: 7124989
    Abstract: A processor implemented video monitor includes a display housing hinged to an overhead console. The display housing is stowed in an open stowage cavity of the console and is maintained in its stowed position by a latch detent pin which projects through an opening in a cavity wall and engages a recess, aperture or slot in a wall of the housing. The detent pin is retracted by a solenoid mounted within the console for releasing the display housing for deployment to a viewing position. A shallow finger well having exposed touch sensor terminals is formed in the console. Upon placement of a finger in the well and against the terminals, a solenoid driving circuit actuates the solenoid to retract the latch and permit the display housing to lower to a deployed position. The solenoid is optionally actuated through the processor, as by response to a remote control signal sensor or a membrane keypad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2006
    Assignee: KTV USA, Inc.
    Inventors: Jong Min Lee, Myung Ho Ha, Jun Huem Baek
  • Patent number: 7121514
    Abstract: A mount is fixed to the floor of a vehicle, and supports a computer/display unit by means of an indexing cylinder assembly. The computer/display unit can be rotated horizontally in steps about the indexing cylinder assembly so that it can be easily positioned for use by the driver or the passenger in the vehicle. The computer/display unit can be adjusted vertically to suit the needs of the user while not interfering with the user's ability to see the road. The indexing cylinder may be mounted on either side of an upright member so as to provide selection of left or right positioning of the computer equipment. A bearing rod runs up the side of a computer equipment holding frame, and can be used to adjust the pressure point on the dashboard, thereby providing stabilization of the computer equipment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: Datalux Corporation
    Inventor: Robert H. Twyford
  • Patent number: 7121516
    Abstract: An improved clamping stand includes a clamp clamping the leaf of a desk and composed of an upper clamping plate and a lower clamping plate which are connected by a bolt and a pair of adjustable threaded rods with a C-shaped guard plate engaged therebetween, a pair of identical cushions respectively disposed on the inner surface of the upper and lower clamping plate for preventing the surfaces of the leaf from damaged and a tubular upright having a lower end connected to a top of the upper clamping plate and an upper end capable of supporting a LCD screen, a document board and/or a book tray which is supported by a pair of clamping stands synchronously, wherein the pair of threaded rods can adjust the oblique angle of the tubular upright.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Inventor: Tuang-Hock Koh
  • Patent number: 7120010
    Abstract: The present application discloses a display unit in which a display unit is supported by a support. Particularly, in the configuration in which are provided a display section including a face plate and a rear plate arranged opposite to the face plate and a support supporting the display section, the display section is bonded to and supported by the support.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Hisao Tajima