For Particular Electrical Device Or Component Patents (Class 312/223.1)
  • Patent number: 8869995
    Abstract: The invention relates to a parallelepipedal framework (1) of an electrical panel or enclosure comprising: a first rectangular base (b1) and a second rectangular base (b2) each formed by four rails (10, 11), four lateral rails (12, 13, 14, 15) perpendicular to the bases and connecting the two bases together, forming four lateral faces (f1, f2, f3, f4) parallel in twos, two first parallel lateral faces (f1, f3) each comprising an oblique rail (16, 17) fastened along a diagonal of the said face, the four lateral rails (12, 13, 14, 15) and the two oblique rails (16, 17) comprising fastening ends articulated on each of the two bases (b1, b2) arranged to cause the said oblique rails (16, 17) and lateral rails (12, 13, 14, 15) to pivot on two planes formed by the said first lateral faces (f1, f3) so as to be able to maneuver the framework between a folded position and an unfolded position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Schneider Electric Industries SAS
    Inventors: Dominique Masse, Mikael Dognon
  • Publication number: 20140312748
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis, a securing member, and a bezel. The securing member is secured to a first side plate of the chassis. The bezel includes a pivot tab, and the pivot tab is engaged in the securing member via a through opening defined in a front panel of the securing member and engaged in a pivot hole of a pivot piece located on the front panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2013
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHEN-RUEI TU
  • Publication number: 20140313664
    Abstract: A folding electronic with protection against an opened cover pulling it over backwards has a base which includes at least one ejecting structure. A stability plate is fixed on the ejecting structure. When the cover is opened relative to the base, the stability plate extends from the base to provide additional support for the folding electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: KUO-HSIANG WU, KUAN-YU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140312749
    Abstract: A device for a system for traffic monitoring of vehicles in road traffic, the device having a first mounting frame and a second mounting frame, which can be secured relative to each other by inner fixing elements. At least the first mounting frame has a cylindrical, especially cuboidal, shape. At least one device for recording a traffic situation can be disposed or is disposed in the first mounting frame and wherein at least the first mounting frame is accessible from four sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Applicant: JENOPTIK Robot GmbH
    Inventors: Volker PAETZOLDT, Thomas BUENGER, Stephan MASERSKI, Joerg FRIESSNER
  • Publication number: 20140307419
    Abstract: A housing of an electronic module may include: a mounting surface located at one side of the housing, wherein the mounting surface includes at least three sub-mounting surfaces, lines connecting the centers of respective sub-mounting surfaces form a polygon, and a mounting hole extending from one side of the housing to the other side thereof and being opened within an area of the polygon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2012
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Applicant: OSRAM GMBH
    Inventors: Yaojun Feng, Yuanyuan He, Yubao He, Yabin Luo, Canbang Yang
  • Publication number: 20140306585
    Abstract: A molded casing suitable for a handheld electronic device is provided. The handheld electronic device includes a body and the molded casing, and at least one part of the body is covered with the molded casing. The molded casing is in a uniform thickness and has a continuous mosaic surface. The mosaic surface is composed of a plurality of non-coplanar polygons, wherein an intersection line is formed between any two adjacent polygons. An end of any one of the intersection lines is connected to an end of another intersection line or an edge of the mosaic surface, and an equivalence radius of a vertex angle at each intersection line is less than or equal to 0.1 millimeter. A mold assembly and a forming method for fabricating the molded case are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2013
    Publication date: October 16, 2014
    Inventors: Chih-Kai Hu, Yu-Jing Liao, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 8859896
    Abstract: A protective shell holding a portable electronic device to provide optimized sound effects includes a sound release portion. The protective shell includes a body and a sound effect output portion located on at least one edge of the body. The sound effect output portion includes a curved wall surface and at least one rib located on the curved wall surface. The portable electronic device leans on the at least one rib to form at least one gap with the curved wall surface. Hence the sound release portion can release sound through the gap. The curved wall surface also can provide sound resonance to adjust output quality of the sound, thereby is achieved optimized sound effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: King I Tech Corporation
    Inventor: Ming-Fu Chou
  • Patent number: 8859127
    Abstract: An energy storage apparatus and a rack housing assembly having the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the energy storage apparatus includes i) a plurality of battery trays arranged substantially parallel to each other so as to form at least one row and ii) a first duct located at a first side of the battery trays, wherein a plurality of first openings are formed in the first duct. The apparatus may further include i) a second duct located at a second side of the battery trays, wherein a plurality of second openings are formed in the second duct, and wherein the first and second sides are different from each other, ii) an air intake configured to forcibly intake air into the first duct and iii) an air exhaust configured to forcibly exhaust air from the second duct to the outside of the energy storage apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung SDI Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jung-Yeop Han, Seung-Soo Jang
  • Publication number: 20140300258
    Abstract: A housing for an electronic device includes a housing body, a bottom cover, and a locking member. The housing body includes an engaging slot and a through hole. The bottom cover includes an engaging hook for engaging the engaging slot. An inner surface of the housing body or the bottom cover is provided with a positioning element. The locking member extends through the through hole, and includes an engaging portion disposed on the inner surface of the housing body, and a control portion exposed from the through hole. The control portion is operable to move the engaging portion between a locking position where the engaging portion engages the positioning element and an unlocking position where the engaging portion is separated from the positioning element to thereby facilitate assembly and disassembly of the bottom cover to and from the housing body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2012
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Chun Fei Yang, Jung Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 8854821
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an input-output (I-O) panel is transformed. The I-O panel is configured to couple to an array of first midplane connectors of a first shelf configured according to a first format, where the first shelf has rear access. The I-O panel comprises an array of I-O panel connectors and defines an xy-plane. An array of second midplane connectors of a second shelf is transformed to substantially align the second midplane connectors with the I-O panel connectors. The second shelf is configured according to a second format, where the second shelf has front access. The array of second midplane connectors is arranged in columns defining a midplane column axis and rows defining a midplane row axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventor: Stephen J. Brolin
  • Publication number: 20140293557
    Abstract: An housing of electronic device, includes a resin molded housing with an opening there through, a sheet metal positioned within the opening and a water proofing tape positioned on a side of the sheet metal, wherein a periphery of the sheet metal and an entirety of the water proofing tape are encased within the resin molded housing so as to seal the opening in a water tight manner, and, a front central portion of the sheet metal and a rear central portion of the sheet metal are exposed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2014
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: FUJITSU LIMITED
    Inventor: TAKASHI IIJIMA
  • Publication number: 20140292167
    Abstract: An equipment enclosure includes a housing defining an interior compartment divided into a first region dimensioned to contain an equipment rack and a second region disposed outside of the first region and bounded by the first region and the housing; and a controller configured to monitor at least one operating parameter of the equipment enclosure and wholly disposed in the second region of the interior compartment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 2, 2014
    Applicant: SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Matthew Sojka
  • Patent number: 8849148
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a functional unit, an electric circuit board, a pivotable support member, an outer cover, and wiring. The functional unit is disposed inside the electronic apparatus. The electric circuit board is configured to control the functional unit. The pivotable support member is shaped rectangular having a vertical length that is shorter than a horizontal length thereof and is pivotally movable about a pivoting axis defined to extend along one horizontally extending side of the pivotable support member between a closed position in which the pivotable support member covers the functional unit and an open position in which the functional unit is exposed. The outer cover is disposed more outwardly than the pivotable support member. The wiring passes through a pivoting axis side of the pivotable support member to connect the functional unit to the electric circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Takeshi Nishiyama
  • Publication number: 20140285073
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus which provides a housing for hardware device inserts. The device housing may include one or more chamfered corners. According to one example, the housing may be a substantially rectangular housing that includes six primary sides and a chamfered corner contiguous with at least three of the six primary sides.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 25, 2014
    Inventors: Hyun Ho Kim, Sudong Cho, Jomichael Porter
  • Patent number: 8839953
    Abstract: A back protective cover for a tablet device is provided which is capable of preventing a touch-screen cover from coining off the tablet device. According to the present invention, a back protective cover which covers a back of a tablet device is provided, the back protective cover comprising a separation preventing section configured to cover an attaching/detaching section of a touch-screen cover of a detachable type, the touch-screen cover covering a touch screen of the tablet device, so as to prevent separation between the touch-screen cover and the tablet device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Power Support Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsushi Igarashi
  • Patent number: 8842421
    Abstract: An arc-resistant switchgear enclosure has a vent opening and a vent flap. Normally the vent flap is open to allow air to circulate through the enclosure. However, in the event of an arc fault explosion in the enclosure, the vent flap is forced to close by the explosion. As the vent flap closes, a flexible latch member moves along a keeper and prevents the vent flap from reopening. In some embodiments, the latch member contacts the keeper and props the vent flap open for normal operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Central Electric Manufacturing Company
    Inventor: Paul W. Gingrich
  • Publication number: 20140265764
    Abstract: One example of a configurable mounting system includes can be implemented as a system for mounting electronic equipment. The system includes an enclosure housing to mount the electronic equipment. Multiple ribs are formed within the enclosure housing. A stiffener plate is received by the multiple ribs to mount the stiffener plate within the enclosure housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Lilitab LLC
    Inventors: Bryan Rudolf Grziwok, Adam Scott Aronson
  • Publication number: 20140268567
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a casing, an air duct mounted in the casing, and a latching member. The air duct includes a receiving bracket formed on the air duct for receiving an uninterruptible power supply module. The latching member is covered on the receiving bracket to position the uninterruptible power supply module. A first side of the latching member is rotatably connected to the receiving bracket, and a second side of the latching member is detachably latched to the receiving bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: XIAO-GANG YIN, LI-REN FU
  • Publication number: 20140263939
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a compact and pocketable camera support that attaches to an outer separate case or directly to the camera, tablet or phone body. This system uses one or more legs and/or other support features that fold away from the base of the invention and support the device whether it is a camera, phone or laptop/tablet computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: James A. Rinner
  • Publication number: 20140265765
    Abstract: A mounting system can be used to releasably attach a first item to a second item. In one example, the first item can be a protective encasement for a mobile electronic device, and the second item can be a bicycle mount, suction cup mount, vehicle surface, office surface, or home surface. The mount assembly can include a first housing portion connected to a second housing portion, and can include a cam and torsion spring disposed within a housing volume defined by the first and second housing portions. A recess in the mount assembly can receive and retain a mounting cleat associated with the first item. One or more clasp mechanisms of the mount assembly can be configured to clasp the mounting cleat when it is inserted into the recess and to release the mounting cleat when the first housing portion is rotated relative to the second housing portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: OTTER PRODUCTS, LLC
    Inventors: Tofigh Khodapanah, William Wai-Chung Chow, Jonathan H. Guerdrum, Paul B. Koh
  • Publication number: 20140265763
    Abstract: Systems and methods of providing a tooling system for forming a unitary housing are disclosed herein. One embodiment may utilize a plurality of injection cavity slides. The slides may form the interior cavity of the housing. Utilizing a plurality of injection cavity slides to form a single cavity insert may allow the slides to be remove from an opening in the housing which is smaller than the cavity of the housing. Removing the slides from housing allows for the formation of housing having a unitary structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Cesar Lozano Villarreal, Richard J. Langlois, Alexander Kwan, Ciaran Keane, Dominic E. Dolci, Chiew-Siang Goh, Bruce E. Berg
  • Publication number: 20140268525
    Abstract: A case for an electronic device includes an injection preform having a recess on at least one portion of a surface thereof, a deposition layer deposited on a surface of the injection preform, and a paint layer formed on the deposition layer. The deposition layer may directly contact a surface of the injection preform. A method of manufacturing a case includes injection-molding an injection preform having a recess on a surface thereof, forming a deposition layer directly contacting a surface of the injection preform, and forming a paint layer on the deposition layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chang-Youn Hwang, Won-Tae Kim, Hak-Ju Kim, Jong-Chul Choi
  • Publication number: 20140265762
    Abstract: A protective case for a mobile electronic communication device having a user input interface includes a front cover configured to couple with a rear cover to define a volume for receiving the mobile electronic communication device, the front cover having an aperture aligned with the user input interface when the mobile electronic communication device is received in the volume; a transparent membrane provided between the front cover and the rear cover to be disposed over the user input interface when the mobile electronic communication device is received in the volume; and a compressible member arranged between the front cover and the membrane and separate from the front cover, the transparent membrane configured to provide a seal between the transparent membrane and the front cover when the mobile electronic communication device is received in the volume and the front cover is coupled to the rear cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventors: Andrew Murphy, Matthew Gawlowski
  • Patent number: 8833711
    Abstract: A bracket assembly for mounting a rack to a floor includes a bracket. The bracket includes a rack-mounting surface having at least one pair of rack-mounting openings for mounting the bracket to the rack, and a floor-mounting surface extending from the rack-mounting surface. The floor-mounting surface has at least three pairs of floor-mounting openings for mounting the bracket to the floor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Panduit Corp.
    Inventor: Robert L. Fritz
  • Publication number: 20140254072
    Abstract: A housing includes a substrate, an oxide transition layer disposed on the substrate, and a color layer disposed on the transition layer. The transition layer is an aluminum oxide layer, a zirconium oxide layer, or a silicon dioxide layer. The color layer is a titanium-aluminum-nitride layer. The color layer provides the appearance of enamel on the exterior of the housing. The transition layer enhances the hardness of the housing. An electronic device using the housing is also described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Inventor: CHUN-JIE ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140247554
    Abstract: A housing system can comprise a plastic cover (12); a plastic base (14) comprising a floor (20) having side walls (22, 24); a first elevation (26); a second elevation (34); a first mounting column (40) located in a transformer end (32) of the plastic base (14) adjacent a major axis first sidewall (22); a second mounting column (42) located in the transformer end (32) of the plastic base (14) adjacent a major axis second sidewall (22); wherein the first and second mounting columns (40,42) have a top surface (44) that protrudes a distance from the floor (20), in the Z direction, in an amount greater than or equal to elevation walls (28,36), wherein the top surface (44) is configured to receive an attachment element (46). The housing system can also comprise a transformer (72), physically attached to the mounting columns; a capacitor (74); a fan (78), and a printed circuit board (80).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: SABIC Innovative Plastics IP B.V.
    Inventors: Harindranath K. Sharma, Ashok Kumar Kancharla, Narendra Anand Hardikar, Sanjay Bedi
  • Publication number: 20140246965
    Abstract: Various embodiments may relate to an apparatus including a first molded part including a first portion extending along a first axis, and a second portion extending along a second axis having a different orientation to the first axis; and a second molded part, molded to the first molded part, and including a third portion positioned adjacent the first portion and defining a gap there between.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Lars Stendevad Windeballe, Christian Saxe, Mark Newman, Jacob Stage
  • Patent number: 8824131
    Abstract: A disk drive mount assembly for a removable disk drive includes a write protect switch located on a front of the disk drive mount assembly. The write protect switch is electrically coupled to the disk drive so that moving the switch between a write protect position and a write enable position allows one to change the write protect mode of the disk drive. A mechanism for holding the write protect switch in either the write protect position or the write enable position may also be provided on the disk drive mount assembly to prevent the switch from being accidentally moved between these two positions due to shock, vibration or accidental contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2014
    Assignee: Germane Systems, LLC
    Inventor: Nesdon Harris
  • Publication number: 20140240615
    Abstract: A transparent lens and differing plastic material housing is provided that includes a transparent lens including a front surface, a rear surface, and a perimeter edge, the perimeter edge including a flange, a plastic housing affixed to the perimeter edge flange having a different material than the transparent lens, a portion that is tangent to the front surface of the transparent lens; and a portion that is tangent to the rear surface of the transparent lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Allore, Adam R. Cole, Michael J. Formenti, Michael J. Lombardi, Michael L. Neau, Natalie J. Stevens
  • Publication number: 20140239781
    Abstract: A housing comprises a first housing component with a plurality of dovetail protrusions, at least one dovetail protrusion of the plurality having a first pin hole through a thickness of the protrusion, and a second housing component with a plurality of matching dovetail cuts, at least one dovetail cut containing a second pin hole. The housing further has a plurality of pins. The first housing component is mated in a linear direction with the second housing component with each dovetail protrusion aligned to each dovetail cut. The first housing component and second housing component are pressed together to align the first pin holes axially with the second pin holes, and the pins are inserted axially through each axially aligned first pinhole and second pin hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2013
    Publication date: August 28, 2014
    Applicant: Motorola Mobility LLC
    Inventors: Joseph L. Allore, Mark D. Janninck, Michael J. Lombardi, Jason P. Wojack
  • Patent number: 8817460
    Abstract: A bracket is used for an electronic device into a frame. The frame includes two opposite wall surfaces and at least one pair of guiding rails disposed on the two wall surfaces. The bracket includes a main connection portion, two main elastic arms, and main engaging posts. The main elastic arms respectively extend from two ends of the main connection portion. The two main elastic arms extend towards the same direction with a clamping space defined between the two main elastic arms for accommodating the electronic device. The main engaging posts are respectively disposed on sides of the two main elastic arms facing each other, so that the main engaging posts extend towards the clamping space for engaging lateral surfaces of the electronic device. The two main elastic arms respectively slide along the two guiding rails, so as to fix the electronic device into the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Shu-Ming Yu, Fu-Jen Yang, Wei-Chen Liu
  • Publication number: 20140233163
    Abstract: Forming a 3D topology by forming a monolayer of nano-particles on a stainless steel surface, masking the stainless steel surface forming at least one unmasked regions, the unmasked region having an average density of nano-particles less than a critical average density, and introducing a plurality of exogenous atoms into the stainless steel surface only in the unmasked regions, the exogenous atoms causing the associated metal lattice to expand and harden and have an increase corrosion resistance, thereby selectively forming a 3D topology on the stainless steel surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. Weber, Naoto Matsuyuki
  • Patent number: 8811036
    Abstract: A frame member (130) includes a bottom plate part (132) facing the lower surface of a display device (110), a wall part (133) extending upwardly from an edge part of the bottom plate part (132), and a top plate part (134) extending from an upper edge part of the wall part in a horizontal direction. An aperture (131) into which a wiring member (120) connected to the display device (110) is inserted is formed between the wall part (133) and the top plate part (134). The frame member (130) retains and supports the display device (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: NEC Corporation
    Inventors: Takahiro Sakai, Seiichirou Gotou, Toshiki Yamanaka
  • Patent number: 8811020
    Abstract: A storage server system includes a cage, a midplane, a power supply module, a motherboard module, an HDD backplane, and a data HDD. The cage has a first end and a second end. The midplane is fixed inside the cage. The power supply module is disposed inside the cage. The motherboard module is disposed inside the cage and closer to the first end than the midplane. The HDD backplane is detachably disposed inside the cage. The HDD backplane is closer to the second end than the midplane. The data HDD is detachably disposed inside the cage. After the data HDD and the HDD backplane are detached from each other, the HDD backplane is detached from the cage along a detaching direction towards the second end and away from the first end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec Corporation
    Inventors: Er-Zhen Song, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 8810998
    Abstract: A communication system is provided for a motor control center. The motor control center includes an enclosure and a plurality of subunits. The enclosure comprises a framework for dividing the enclosure into a plurality of compartments. The subunits are removably disposed within the compartments. The communication system includes a mounting bracket fixedly attached to the framework, within a corresponding one of the compartments, and a communication module mounted on the mounting bracket. The communication module includes a housing and a number of features such as, for example and without limitation, a DIP switch and electrical connector(s), disposed on the housing. Accordingly, when the subunit is removed from the compartment, the communication module remains, fixed to the enclosure framework. The mounting bracket includes a hinge that allows the communication module to pivot with respect to the compartment to provide access to the features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Gerald Raymond Feldmeier, Edgar Yee, Robert Allan Morris
  • Patent number: 8808832
    Abstract: An ornamental plate structure includes a supporting base and a sliding button. The sliding button includes a button portion, a first sliding portion, and a fastening portion whereon an incline and a wedging slot are formed. The ornamental plate structure further includes an ornamental plate having a plate, a hooking component and a fixing component. The fixing component includes a wedging portion, a second sliding portion and an assembly surface. The wedging portion wedges inside the wedging slot after the assembly surface slides relative to the incline at a predetermined distance so as to fix the ornamental plate on the supporting base. The button portion is pushed to slide the first sliding portion relative to the second sliding portion so as to separate the wedging portion from the wedging slot. The ornamental plate structure further includes a resilient component for driving the sliding button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Chen-Yi Liang, Cheng-Hsiang Chuang, Hung-Chih Chen
  • Publication number: 20140226268
    Abstract: In some embodiments, high-performance, rugged, or damage-resistant cases for mobile electronic devices, such as mobile communication devices, are provided to enclose and/or protect mobile electronic devices and/or one or more auxiliary products for mobile electronic devices, such as one or more auxiliary lenses, from various hazards, such as impact, shock, and/or ingress of potentially damaging substances, such as water, other liquids, dust, dirt, sand, and/or other debris, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: olloclip, LLC
    Inventors: Patrick D. O'Neill, Chong Pak, Ryan Nguyen, Bobby Kong
  • Publication number: 20140229398
    Abstract: An equipment cabinet having a corrugation in the side panels is disclosed. The panels are affixed to a base by bolting or welding so as to be disposed opposite each other. Holes are provided in opposing surfaces the so that cross members may be secured in a position between the opposing side panels of the cabinet to form a support structure for equipment, such as batteries. Equipment may also be attached using mounting brackets. An equipment retaining bracket includes a retaining cross member, an L-shaped bracket and a bolt to joint the retaining cross member and the L-shaped bracket so as to secure the battery in two dimensions. Retaining brackets may be provided at the front and the rear surfaces of the equipment and, in cooperation with the cross members, retain the equipment in the cabinet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: C & C POWER, INC.
    Inventors: N. William Conrardy, Christopher D. Heinz, Michael T. Osko, William Fechalos
  • Publication number: 20140225489
    Abstract: Electronic devices and other apparatuses adapted to receive electromagnetic wave communications are disclosed. An outer housing encloses various device components, including at least an internal antenna located fully therewithin and adapted to receive/send communications from/to an outside source via RF or other electromagnetic waves. A ceramic coating can be a thermal spray coating that covers at least a portion of the outer surface proximate to the internal antenna, and can be “RF transparent”—adapted to allow communications to/from the internal antenna via electromagnetic waves. The outer housing can be plastic, metal or a combination thereof. For metal or other non-RF transparent housings, an RF-transparent insert can be fitted into a window in the housing to permit communications to the internal antenna. The ceramic coating covers some or all of the metal, plastic and/or insert that comprise the outer housing and surface for a final aesthetic finish to the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2014
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Weber, Naoto Matsuyuki, David A. Pakula, Evans Hankey
  • Publication number: 20140217862
    Abstract: This disclosure relates generally to an apparatus for retaining an electronic device as well as for methods for using the device for the purpose of doing the same. In various instances, the electronic device includes a housing including top and bottom members, and having a membrane region configured to facilitate interaction with a biometric scanner on the electronic device. In certain instances, the housing for the electronic device is adapted for protecting the device from one or more of shock, liquid, dust, snow, and the like. The electronic device may be any suitable electronic device, such as a computer, mobile computer, notebook computer, tablet computer, telephone, personal digital assistant, or the like.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Treefrog Developments, Inc.
    Inventor: Gary A. Rayner
  • Publication number: 20140217864
    Abstract: A metal enclosure has a surface region which is coated with cladding material using a laser cladding process. The metal enclosure can form at least a portion of an electronic device housing. All or part of one or more surfaces of the enclosure can be coated with cladding material. The coating of cladding material can be varied at selective regions of the enclosure to provide different structural properties at these regions. The coating of cladding material can be varied at selective regions to provide contrast in cosmetic appearance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Lucy E. Browning, Joseph C. Poole, Christopher D. Prest, Stephen P. Zadesky
  • Publication number: 20140217863
    Abstract: An apparatus and system for housing a device include a housing that is configured such that a device may be fitted within the housing and thereby be protected, such as from shocks and/or liquid. The housing may include top and bottom members that may be removably coupled together so as to form the housing. Each top and bottom member optionally includes front and back surfaces surrounded by a perimeter. The perimeter is defined by proximal and distal ends as well as opposing sides. The top and bottom members may include respective clasping mechanisms that extend along the perimeter of the top and bottom members. The clasping mechanisms are configured for coupling the top and bottom members with one another thereby sealing the housing, for instance, in a shock-proof and/or water tight seal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Inventor: Gary Rayner
  • Patent number: 8797745
    Abstract: A server cabinet includes a rack and a server unit installed in the rack. The server unit includes a receiving portion extending rearward from a rear wall of the server unit adjacent to a sidewall of the server unit, a motherboard with a first connector, and a cable with a second connector. The motherboard is received in the server unit. The first connector is received in the receiving portion. The receiving portion defines a through hole adjacent to the sidewall. The second connector of the cable extends through the through hole, to be connected to the first connector of the motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Indusry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Zheng-Heng Sun, An-Gang Liang, Ming-Yu Liu
  • Patent number: 8797718
    Abstract: A power distribution system comprising a cabinet configured to hold electronic components therein. An outside surface of the cabinet has one or more electrical termination contacts thereon such that a surface of the electrical termination contacts is part of the outside surface. The electrical termination contacts are configured to be coupled to an external DC power source at the outside surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: General Electric Company
    Inventors: Edward C. Fontana, Paul Smith, William C. England, III
  • Patent number: 8797728
    Abstract: Provided herein is a display apparatus including a hinge having a coupling part coupled to a panel and a body part connected to the coupling part, a stand neck coupled to the body part, a main base having a fixing part, to which the hinge and the stand neck are fixed, a main board including a power board and a signal board connected to each other so as to form a two-layer stacked structure so that the power board and the signal board are mounted in a space of the main base as a single module, and a cover assembly including a middle cover to accommodate the main base, the middle cover being provided with a mounting part corresponding to the fixing part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sang Hoon Han, Kwang Hyun Lee, Yoon Seok Baek
  • Patent number: 8797725
    Abstract: A power adapter device is to be applied to an electronic device, and includes a power adapter and a carrying pad. The power adapter includes a power adapter body, which has a pad-connecting end and a pad-storing end opposite to said pad-connecting end. The carrying pad has a free end, and an adapter-connecting end opposite to the free end and connected to the pad-connecting end. The carrying pad is switchable with respect to the power adapter body between an unfolded state, where the carrying pad is unfolded at one side of the power adapter body with the free end remote from the power adapter body, and a stored state, where the carrying pad is folded toward the power adapter body with the free end being close to the pad-storing end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Ren-Jing Wei
  • Patent number: 8797734
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a trapezoidally shaped first housing having a first side portion, a second side portion, slanted side portions, a bottom surface portion, and a top surface portion, the second side portion having a width smaller than a width of the first side portion and being parallel to the first side portion, the slanted side portions connecting end points of the first side portion with respective end points of the second side portion. The electronic apparatus has a second housing and a connecting portion connecting the first side portion of the first housing with the second housing such that the second housing is capable of being opened and closed with respect to the top surface portion of the first housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2014
    Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
    Inventors: Katsuichi Goto, Kaito Tanaka, Hiroyuki Fujita, Kazuhiro Fujiwara
  • Publication number: 20140210323
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention provide enclosures for electronic components and methods for manufacturing the same. In one embodiment, the enclosure includes first and second sidewalls formed from a single elongated piece of sheet metal. The first sidewall, the second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a fourth sidewall define an interior space of the enclosure. At least one of the first and second sidewalls includes an edge region folded inwardly relative to the interior space to form a mounting channel. The enclosure further includes a backwall coupled with first edges of the sidewalls and a door hingedly coupled with a second edge of at least one of the sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventors: Harold Dean Lakoduk, Scott Alan Schramske, Tim Gordon Lange, Kent Gregory Messing, Ronald Matthew Wacker, Robert Marvin Kalstabakken, Steve Jerome Johnson, Sheldon Odell Modrow, Joseph Davis Ricke
  • Patent number: 8787008
    Abstract: An electronic device (1) is described that comprises a flexible display (9) with at least two extendable display sections (6,7), each display section being movable to an extended position and supported by an associated hold out mechanism (3,4). The electronic device comprises a further display section (9a) and a main body (2), with a window area (5) supporting part of the display (9), in the extended position. The display sections (6,7) extend outwardly from the main body (2) from different sides of the window area (5) and form one continuous wide screen display panel (9) with the further section (9a).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2014
    Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Michael Johannes Anna Maria Walters, Robèrt van Dijk, Volker Barnhart Verschoor, Petrus Johannes Gerardus van Lieshout, Rik Kruidhof
  • Publication number: 20140198437
    Abstract: A method of providing a case for an information handling system includes placing a first fiber layer into a form, where the first fiber layer is prepregnated with a matrix material, applying a bonding material to the first fiber layer, placing a bamboo layer into the form on top of the first fiber layer, wherein the bamboo layer is prepregnated with the matrix material, applying the bonding material to the bamboo layer, placing a second fiber layer into the form on top of the bamboo layer, wherein the second fiber layer is prepregnated with the matrix material, and curing the contents of the form a portion of the case.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2013
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS, LP
    Inventors: B. Bryce Busby, Deeder M. Aurongzeb