For Electronic Systems And Devices Patents (Class 361/679.01)
  • Patent number: 9270068
    Abstract: A movable socket disposed between a casing and a circuit board is disclosed. An opening structure is disposed on the casing. The movable socket includes a first connector, a second connector, a soft cable and a driving mechanism. The first connector is slidably disposed on the casing. The second connector is disposed on the circuit board. The soft cable is disposed between the first connector and the second connector in a structurally deformable manner. Two ends of the soft cable are respectively connected to the first connector and the second connector. The driving mechanism is disposed between the first connector and the casing, the driving mechanism moves the first connector relative to the casing, to drive a part of the first connector to pass through the casing via the opening structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jyun-Shuo Liang, Hung-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 9263474
    Abstract: A thin film transistor array substrate includes an active area in which a plurality of pixels are formed; driver integrated circuits (DICs) disposed in a non-active area around the active area and configured to supply a driving signal to each of the plurality of pixels; power input units partially overlapping with the DICs, disposed below the DICs, and configured to supply power voltages to the active area; and a user key mounting area formed not to overlap with the DICs in the non-active area. The thin film transistor array substrate may be used for an organic light-emitting display apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Dong-Wan Choi, Jin-Oh Park, Hyo-Sang Yang, Hee-Kwon Eun
  • Patent number: 9255965
    Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: Multitest Elektronische Systeme GmbH
    Inventors: Reinhart Richter, Andreas Nagy, Bernhard Lorenz, Max Schaule, Stefan Kurz, Thomas Hofmann, Helmut Scheibenzuber
  • Patent number: 9253906
    Abstract: A cover with an opening structure includes an enclosure defining an opening, a cover rotatably mounted to the enclosure, and a driver mounted in the enclosure. The cover is engaged with the enclosure to cover the opening. The enclosure includes a holder defining a first slot. The first slot includes a first position and a second position. The cover includes a connecting arm, a camshaft and a pivot protruding from opposite sides of the connecting arm, and the pivot is slidably located in the first slot. When the cover is covering the opening, the pivot is located at the first position, and the diver resists the camshaft elastically. When the cover is disengaged from the enclosure, the pivot is driven by release of elasticity to slide from the first position to the second position to rotate the cover to open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2016
    Assignee: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ying-Jui Huang
  • Patent number: 9244535
    Abstract: Certain embodiments relate to a protective cover with a housing and a latch mechanism. The latch can be hingeably coupled to a back portion of the housing such that the latch is configured to rotate, via the hinge coupling, from a closed position to an open position. The latch can further be slideably coupled to the housing such that the latch is configured to laterally slide out from the back portion of the housing to an extended position, where the bottom side of the latch can be configured to couple to and secure an input device to the surface of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Mathew Bates, Brian Stephens, Chia Feng Lee, Richard Milhe, John Moriarty, James Jackson, James Lynch, Ronan Carroll, Mel Reynolds, Stephen Harvey, Denis O'Keeffe
  • Patent number: 9234373
    Abstract: A back cover with an anti-theft function is for containing a monitor body cooperatively with a front frame and includes a reinforcement rib structure and a cover body having an anti-theft hole. The reinforcement rib structure is formed on an inner side of the cover body facing the monitor body and includes a first ring-shaped rib disposed around the anti-theft hole, a second ring-shaped rib disposed around the first ring-shaped rib, two longitudinal ribs, and four transverse ribs. The two longitudinal ribs extend respectively from a top end and a bottom end of the first ring-shaped rib to the second ring-shaped rib along a center longitudinal axis of the first ring-shaped rib. The four transverse ribs extend respectively from two sides of the first ring-shaped rib to the second ring-shaped rib along a center transverse axis of the first ring-shaped rib in a symmetrical arrangement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Sliphen Yang
  • Patent number: 9222960
    Abstract: A test platform for devices requiring electromagnetic interference testing includes a base, a supporting pole perpendicularly mounted on the base, a supporting member rotatably supported on the supporting pole, and a number of conductive apparatus mounted to the supporting pole. The supporting member includes a power socket. Each conductive apparatus includes a tank fitted about the supporting pole, conductive liquid received in the tank, first cables, and a second cable. Each tank defines an annular slide slot surrounding the supporting pole. First ends of the first cables are connected the power socket, second ends of the first cables are extended through the slide slots and electrically coupled to the conductive liquid. A first end of the second cable is electrically coupled to the conductive liquid, and a second end of the second cable is electrically coupled to an uninterrupted power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2015
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ten-Chen Ho, Xiao-Lian He, Wei Zhou
  • Patent number: 9208707
    Abstract: A method for fabricating a display window member for a portable terminal includes: fabricating a surface sheet to be attached to a surface of the window member; introducing the surface sheet into a mold; and molding the body of the window member by pouring poly synthetic resin into the mold, and at the same time, attaching the surface sheet to the outer surface of the body. Since the window member fabrication method employs a dual injection molding using polymer synthetic resin, the fabrication method can easily reduce the weight of the window member compared to the conventional fabrication method using a glass material only and can reinforce the surface hardness of the window member while easily fabricating the window member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ho-Suk Rhyu, Jae-Chul Jin
  • Patent number: 9199478
    Abstract: A liquid ejection apparatus includes a cover unit that is movable relative to a housing, an ink tank provided outside the housing in a state containing ink, a ink supplying tube in which ink can flow so that ink is supplied from the ink tank to the liquid ejection head, and an insertion hole that allows the ink supplying tube to be inserted into the housing, wherein the housing is formed by a housing portion in which a container that houses a stacker is formed to protrude, and a housing portion which has an operation panel having an inclined surface which protrudes at a position above the container, and the insertion hole is provided on at least one of the housing and the cover unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Yuto Suzuki, Nobuhisa Nomoto, Masaki Shimomura, Nobutaka Suzuki, Seiji Tezuka
  • Patent number: 9204567
    Abstract: A music reproduction apparatus in which a first reproduction unit that has a first retainer capable of retaining a first external audio source and a second reproduction unit that has a second retainer capable of retaining a second external audio source are arranged next to each other. The music reproduction apparatus includes an opening-closing door that covers the first reproduction unit and the second reproduction unit in an openable and closable manner. The second retainer is positioned at an accommodation position on the deeper side than the opening-closing door in the state covered by the opening-closing door. When the opening-closing door is moved to uncover the second retainer, the second retainer is drawn from the accommodation position to move to a draw out position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Panasonic Intellectual Property Management Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masanori Ohnishi, Masahiko Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kusu, Yasue Chihara
  • Patent number: 9198315
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cover (2) for a portable electronic mixer amplifier (1), said cover (2) comprising at least: a cover shell (4) having a front side (4.1) and a rear side for being mounted on a lower device part (3) of the mixer amplifier (1), closure devices (8) for locking the cover (2) to the lower device part (3), wherein the closure devices (8) can be adjusted between an open and a locked position. According to the invention, the cover (2) comprises a carrying device (6) which allows a user to carry the device, and closure recesses (10) are designed in the cover shell (4) in which the closure devices (8) are accommodated. The closure recesses, in particular actuatable closure parts (20), are preferably aligned in the locked position with the front side (4.1) of the cover shell and protrude when in the open position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Thomas Schlittmeier, Josef Taffner, Gregor Sauer, Alfred Brunhofer
  • Patent number: 9192072
    Abstract: A mobile terminal is provided. The mobile terminal includes a front case, a flat panel having a front side facing the front case and a back side, a main printed circuit board supported by the back side of the flat panel, the main circuit printed circuit board having a back side, a battery having a first surface located at a first side thereof and a second surface located at a second side thereof, the battery being located at the back side of the main printed circuit board to form a separation gap between the first curved surface and the back side of the main printed circuit board and at least a portion of an electronic component being mounted on the main printed circuit board and extending into the separation gap. An apparatus for forming a curved battery for the mobile terminal is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Choonghwan Shin, Kyungtae Yang, Kyuho Lee, Jisun Yang, Sukho Hong, Seunggeun Lim
  • Patent number: 9180646
    Abstract: A touch screen panel in an embodiment of the present invention includes: a substrate, sensing electrodes disposed on an active area of the substrate and formed by patterning a metal into thin wires, and an anti-reflecting layer formed on the sensing electrode and having a lower light reflecting rate than the sensing electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sun-Young Kim, Su-Weon Kim
  • Patent number: 9176089
    Abstract: A semiconductor-based multi-sensor module integrates miniature temperature, pressure, and humidity sensors onto a single substrate. Pressure and humidity sensors can be implemented as capacitive thin film sensors, while the temperature sensor is implemented as a precision miniature Wheatstone bridge. Such multi-sensor modules can be used as building blocks in application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs). Furthermore, the multi-sensor module can be built on top of existing circuitry that can be used to process signals from the sensors. An integrated multi-sensor module that uses differential sensors can measure a variety of localized ambient environmental conditions substantially simultaneously, and with a high level of precision. The multi-sensor module also features an integrated heater that can be used to calibrate or to adjust the sensors, either automatically or as needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: STMicroelectronics Pte Ltd.
    Inventors: Olivier Le Neel, Ravi Shankar, Suman Cherian, Calvin Leung, Tien-Choy Loh, Shian-Yeu Kam
  • Patent number: 9176701
    Abstract: A handheld communication device includes first and second screen assemblies, each including a screen having an active display area and housing having a rear surface, and a side surface extending between a periphery of the screen and the rear surface of the housing and a hinge connected to the first and second screen assemblies, whereby, when the hinge is in the fully opened position, the hinge is configured to enable a distance between the first and second active display areas to be no more than about 10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignee: Z124
    Inventor: Charles Becze
  • Patent number: 9173313
    Abstract: A waterproof structure of a casing has a case body and a cover pivotally mounted on the case body. The case body has a recess, a water collecting sump defined in the recess and two abutting protrusions respectively formed on two opposite inner sidewalls of the case body. The cover has an outer shell, and an inner stop and two side stops formed on an inner surface of the outer shell. When the cover pivots to cover the recess of the case body, the inner stop and the side stops prevent moisture and dust from entering the case body from a clearance formed between a pivot edge of the outer shell and the water collecting side surface of the case body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: Gemtek Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yu-Jen Tsai
  • Patent number: 9173287
    Abstract: Disclosed is a foldable display apparatus which can stably maintain a bending curvature of a folded flexible display, and can maintain a bending area of an unfolded flexible display in a plane state. The foldable display apparatus includes a link assembly connected between first and second housings to support a bending area of a display panel, and configured to guide bending of the bending area. The link assembly includes a plurality of bending guide members configured to support the bending area, a plurality of link parts connected to both ends of each of the plurality of bending guide members, and a plurality of link connecting members respectively provided between the plurality of link parts, and configured to connect two adjacent link parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: LG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yong Hee Kim, Dal Jae Lee, Jun Jae Lee, Su Chan Kwon
  • Patent number: 9173309
    Abstract: An electronic device enclosure includes a chassis defining an space, and a cover module. The chassis includes two opposite sidewalls locating at two sides of the space. The cover module includes a cover and a latching apparatus mounted to the cover. A first end of the cover is rotatably connected to first ends of the sidewalls, and the latching apparatus is mounted to a second end of the cover. A second end of one of the sidewalls defines a latching hole. The latching apparatus includes a latching member slidably mounted to the cover, a resilient member sandwiched between the latching member and the cover, and an operation member mounted to the latching member. The latching member includes a latching block. The resilient member biases the latching member to slide, to allow the latching block to latch in the latching hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignees: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Guo-Yi Chen, Ming-Yu Liu, An-Gang Liang
  • Patent number: 9149404
    Abstract: An anesthesia workstation includes a sliding track system attached to the front of the anesthesia workstation for the mounting of one or more displays. The displays are horizontally slidable along the front of the anesthesia workstation along the sliding track. In addition, the sliding track system includes pivot points which enable outward pivoting of the displays up to 90 degrees. Sliding and pivoting of the displays is possible both independently and simultaneously. The sliding track system allows the anesthetist to slide and pivot the displays across the front of the workstation along the length of the track to the most preferable viewing position. Additional storage space is positioned within the anesthesia workstation behind the displays and becomes exposed and accessible when the displays are manipulated via the sliding track system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: Spacelabs Healthcare LLC
    Inventors: Brian E. Drapes, Zeng Xi, Ronald L. Tobia, Bruce Dammann, Cory Boudreau
  • Patent number: 9128663
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing touch sensing electrode structure includes the steps of selecting a predetermined substrate material to form a substrate layer; forming at least one adhesion layer on the substrate layer; forming a masking layer with recessed lines on the adhesion layer; forming metal conductive electrodes in the recessed lines on the masking layer; removing the masking layer for the metal conductive electrodes to present a circuit pattern and etching off portions of the adhesion layer located between the metal conductive electrodes; and forming at least one weatherproof layer on peripheral surfaces of the metal conductive electrodes. The touch sensing electrode structure manufactured according to the above method has high yield rate and is weatherproof, and the metal conductive electrodes thereof have precisely controlled small width.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: T-KINGDOM CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yu Hao Lai
  • Patent number: 9115751
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a spring unit whose spring constant can be easily changed. The spring unit includes a plurality of wire springs each including a bent part formed in the middle of wire by bending, extending parts extending from the bent part, and end parts formed at ends of the extending parts. The wire springs are arranged side by side, and a deformed part protruding in a direction of arrangement of the wire springs is formed in one or more of the extending parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: MITSUBISHI STEEL MFG. CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Katsuta, Yasuhiro Mitsui
  • Patent number: 9114599
    Abstract: A reinforcing sheet for a resin molded article includes a constraining layer and a reinforcing layer laminated on the constraining layer to be then heated at 80° C. or more to bring the reinforcing sheet into close contact with the resin molded article. The constraining layer may be formed from at least one of a glass cloth, a resin impregnated glass cloth, a non-woven fabric, a metal foil, a carbon fiber or a polyester film. The reinforcing layer is formed of an adhesive composition containing styrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene copolymer or styrene-ethylene-propylene-styrene copolymer, a tackifier and a filler. When the reinforcing sheet is attached to a polypropylene plate having a thickness of 2.0 mm and is heated at 80° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: NITTO DENKO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takuya Mase, Takahiro Fujii, Asuka Gomi
  • Patent number: 9086850
    Abstract: A display system includes a continuous flexible display, two main display supports each structurally configured to support a respective portion of the flexible display, a segment of the flexible display being located between the said respective display portions. The two main display supports are hingeable between a closed configuration for fixing the flexible display in a storage position and an open configuration for fixing the flexible display in an open position. In the storage position between the main display supports there is a free space enabling a partial curvature of said display segment without conflicting with the respective main display support. At least one additional display support is configured to support said segment of the flexible display in the storage position and facilitates the curvature of the display segment with a predefined radius which is larger than the critical radius Rcrit for the flexible display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: Creator Technology B.V.
    Inventors: Volker Barnhart Verschoor, Robert Sjang Josine van Dijk, Michael Johannes Anna Maria Walters, Johannes Hermanus van den Tillaar, Johannes Cornelis Adriaan Hamers, Petrus Johannes Gerardus van Lieshout
  • Patent number: 9075261
    Abstract: A chip heat dissipation structure and a liquid crystal display having thereof are provided. The chip heat dissipation structure includes a metal heat dissipation member contacted with a chip. The metal heat dissipation member is connected to a metal protection cover of a printed circuit board. The metal heat dissipation member is perpendicular to the metal protection cover. The present invention also relates to a liquid crystal display. The chip heat dissipation structure and a liquid crystal display having thereof of the present invention have a good heat dissipation effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO LTD
    Inventors: Yanxue Zhang, Yu-Chun Hsiao
  • Patent number: 9073258
    Abstract: A photostructurable ceramic is processed using photostructuring process steps for embedding devices within a photostructurable ceramic volume, the devices may include one or more of chemical, mechanical, electronic, electromagnetic, optical, and acoustic devices, all made in part by creating device material within the ceramic or by disposing a device material through surface ports of the ceramic volume, with the devices being interconnected using internal connections and surface interfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: The Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Henry Helvajian, William W. Hansen, Lee F. Steffeney
  • Patent number: 9063374
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a backplane, a backlight module using the same, and an LCD device, wherein the backplane comprises a main frame which comprises a plurality of brackets, and bridges which are arranged on the brackets and used for fixing PCBs; the bridges can rotate relative to the fixed points of the bridges to the brackets. In the present invention, because the backplane forms a frame structure through a plurality of brackets and the frame is provided with the bridges used for installing components such as PCBs and the like, both of the brackets and the bridges can be formed by combining universal shaping pieces; the manufacturing cost is lower; a large number of materials are saved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: SHENZHEN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yicheng Kuo, Yuchun Hsiao, Chong Huang, Jiahe Cheng, Chengwen Que, Quan Li, Liuyang Yang
  • Patent number: 9058154
    Abstract: A window substrate for a display device includes a base substrate including a display region and a non-display region disposed adjacent to at least one portion of the display region, a light shielding layer on the base substrate and facing at least one portion of the non-display region, the light shielding layer having at least one opening, and a filter layer on the base substrate and facing the opening, the filter layer being adapted to transmit a portion of a light passing through the opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daihan Cho
  • Publication number: 20150146348
    Abstract: A wall adaptor includes an adaptor body, a terminal unit and a connector module. The terminal unit is disposed on the adaptor body and has a pin arrangement, and the connector module is detachably disposed on the adaptor body. The connector module has a module body and at least a first connector disposed on the adaptor body, the connector module and the adaptor body are in electrical communication through electrical contacts. The connector module is replaceable for broader implementation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventor: SHENG-HSIN LIAO
  • Publication number: 20150145755
    Abstract: To provide a display device that gives a viewer a strong stereoscopic effect or sense of depth or a natural stereoscopic effect or sense of depth in a two-dimensional image, a display device including a display portion having a curved surface is provided. The display portion may be bent in a horizontal direction or a vertical direction. Alternatively, the display portion may have a convex surface or a concave surface on a display surface side. The display device may include a frame portion. A display device including a frame portion and a display portion which has a display surface on a frame portion side, is located so as to be apart from the frame portion with a distance therebetween, and has a curved surface, in which the display portion overlaps with an opening of the frame portion, and an end portion of the display portion overlaps with the frame portion, is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Shunpei YAMAZAKI, Yuichi YANAGISAWA, Hisao IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20150146349
    Abstract: A display device may include a foldable display member. The foldable display member may include a first portion, a second portion, and a bendable portion. The first portion may be connected through the bendable portion to the second portion. The display device may further include a first controllable member that may overlap the bendable portion. The display device may further include a control unit connected to the first controllable member and configured to provide a first signal to control a size of the first controllable member according to a magnitude of an angle between the first portion and the second portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong-Wook CHOI, Jeong-Eun SEO, Hyun-Ah SUH, Young-Jin LEE
  • Publication number: 20150146351
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a housing, a member, and an intervening portion. The housing includes a pair of first hook portions extending in one direction and an opening extending in the one direction and being between the pair of first hook portions. The member includes a pair of second hook portions configured to catch the first hook portions and is movable in the opening in the one direction. The intervening portion is configured to be between the pair of second hook portions. The intervening portion is configured to keep the member to be in a movable state and to come into contact with the second hook portions that elastically approach to each other such that the second hook portions keep catching the first hook portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Minaguchi, Ryosuke Saito
  • Publication number: 20150146352
    Abstract: To provide a display device that gives a viewer a strong stereoscopic effect or sense of depth in a two-dimensional image and a display device that gives a viewer a natural stereoscopic effect or sense of depth in a two-dimensional image, a display device including a frame portion and a display portion which has a display surface on a frame portion side and is located so as to be apart from the frame portion with a distance therebetween, in which the display portion overlaps with an opening of the frame portion, and an end portion of the display portion overlaps with the frame portion, is provided. In addition, a structure in which a corner of an inner frame of the frame portion has curvature or a structure in which the size of the inner frame of the frame portion is variable is added to the display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Yuichi YANAGISAWA, Hisao IKEDA
  • Publication number: 20150146350
    Abstract: Provided is a structure for holding a display module, including: a display module; a housing member that is a box-like member which houses the display module, has openings in a surface facing a display surface of the display module housed therein, and has locking holes in side surface parts; and a plate-like member that is a plate-like one which is arranged on a rear surface of the display module housed in the first member, has engagement claws that protrude outward on an edge side part and has on a plane part elastic holding pieces which press the display module from the rear surface side, and locks the engagement claws fitted in the locking holes by reaction force of pressing by the elastic holding pieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Rei Tsukahara
  • Publication number: 20150146395
    Abstract: An electrically conductive material includes a liquid gallium alloy mixed with multiple solid particles, so as to form an electrically conductive material in which solid and liquid coexist. The electrically conductive material is disposed between and electrically connecting a first conductor and a second conductor. The first conductor is disposed on a first electronic element, and the second conductor is disposed on a second electronic element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: Ted Ju, Kai Tze Huang, Chien Chih Ho, Tien Chih Yu, Chin Chi Lin
  • Publication number: 20150146347
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an electronic control device which is an electronic control device such as an engine ECU for a vehicle and has a tight sealing structure between a case and a connector. The present invention provides an electronic control device for a vehicle, which implements a new type of sealing manner in which a space to be filled with a sealing material is formed between a case side dam and a connector side dam when a case and a connector of the electronic control device are assembled, and the sealing material is applied in the space, which is formed as described above, such that airtightness for an assembly region between the case and the connector is maintained, thereby securing sufficient sealing areas because of enlarged sealing sections, and achieving stable sealing quality and improving quality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Applicant: HYUNDAI AUTRON CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Dong Gi Lee, Man Ho Seok, Seung Mok Song, Wan Kyu Lee, Jun Ho Lee, Yeon Chul Choo, Chang Ju Kim, Hyung Joon Moon, Chang Geun Shin, Sun Jae Yang, Ju Hyung Lee
  • Publication number: 20150146358
    Abstract: A display assembly includes a front frame with an opening, a display panel, and a back frame. The display panel is mounted between the front frame and the back frame. The front frame includes a front frame body and a side frame portion surrounding the front frame body. A groove is defined in the side frame portion. The back frame includes a receiving portion and a mounting portion. The mounting portion includes an outer frame body surrounding the receiving portion and one or more flanges protruding from the outer frame body. The receiving portion defines a receiving section for receiving the display panel. The back frame includes one or more resisting blocks protruding from the receiving section. The resisting blocks resist the display panel. The flanges engage in the groove to secure the front frame to the back frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: May 28, 2015
    Inventors: ZHAN-AO YU, QUAN LIAO, TE-HSU WANG, CHIH-KANG CHO
  • Patent number: 9041656
    Abstract: A keyboard device for a small size tablet personal computer is provided. The keyboard device includes a first casing, a connecting plate, and a second casing. The first casing includes a first keyboard plate and a first recess. The second casing includes a second keyboard plate and a second recess. The connecting plate is connected with the first casing and the second casing. Consequently, the second casing is rotatable relative to the first casing. The first keyboard plate and the second keyboard plate are collectively defined as a whole keyboard to be operated by both hands of the user. Moreover, the small size tablet personal computer is accommodated within the first recess and the second recess collaboratively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: PRIMAX ELECTRONICS LTD.
    Inventor: Chih-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: 9042085
    Abstract: In a broad aspect, embodiments described herein are generally directed to an electronic device comprising: a housing; a component mounted within the housing; a component cover in fixed relation to the housing; wherein the component cover is configurable between at least a first state and a second state; and wherein light transmissivity through the component cover is greater when in the second state than when in the first state. In some implementations, in the first state the component cover is substantially opaque, or in the second state the component cover is substantially transparent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: BLACKBERRY LIMITED
    Inventor: Colin Shiva Ramrattan
  • Patent number: 9042087
    Abstract: A docking station and an electronic apparatus using the same are provided. The electronic apparatus includes a portable computer and a docking station. The docking station includes a body, a base and a connecter, and the portable computer is detachably connected to the docking station. The base is movably connected to the body. The connecter disposed on the base is movable with the base relative to the body. The body is electrically connected to the portable computer via the connecter, and thus the portable computer can move relative to the docking station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chih Hung, Kuan-Ting Chen, Hsuan-Wu Wei, Ming-Chin Yang
  • Patent number: 9041661
    Abstract: A cover configured to overlie a touch screen of an electronic device the cover including an output portion configured to enable content presented on the touch screen to be visible to a user through the cover; and the cover including a plurality of distinct input portions each sharing a physical characteristic that demarcates each of the plurality of distinct input portions as an input portion, wherein each of the plurality of distinct input portions is configured to enable one of a plurality of touch sensitive areas of the touch screen to be actuated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventor: James Edward Renwick
  • Patent number: 9038974
    Abstract: A connecting structure received in a main device for connecting an auxiliary apparatus. The connecting structure includes a retracting part formed on a bottom board of the main device and close to a sidewall of the main device and a clamping part. The clamping part is pivotablly mounted on the bottom board and pivotally connected to the retracting part. The retracting part drives the clamping part to extend out of the main device via an opening defined on the sidewall for connecting the auxiliary apparatus when the auxiliary apparatus needs to be mounted on the main device. The retracting part retracts the clamping part into the main device when the auxiliary apparatus is unmounted from the main device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Che-Yu Chou, Qun Huang, Tai-Shan Zhu, Tao Jiang, Wen-Chih Lan, Jun-Liang Zhang, Ji-Bing Guo, Hua-Yong Wang, Zhou Chen, Hai-Qian Ge, Wei-Wei Yu, Zhi-Jun Shi
  • Patent number: 9042086
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a main body, a display, a foot pad and a transmission unit. The display is pivotally connected to the main body, and the foot pad is disposed on the bottom side of the main body and contacts a supporting surface parallel thereto. The transmission unit is disposed in the main body and connects the foot pad with the display. When the display rotates from a closed position to an open position relative to the main body, the foot pad moves in a first direction parallel to the supporting surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventor: Li-Hau Hu
  • Patent number: 9039016
    Abstract: In the specification and drawings an accessory cart is described and shown with a base, a housing element that is connected to the base and extends upward from the base, and a platform, which is connected to the housing element with the height of the platform being automatically adjustable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Assignee: Humanscale Corporation
    Inventors: Jane Abernethy, Robert Volek, Mesve Vardar, Lachezar Tsvetanov, Robert R. King, David Johnston, Alexandra Burn, Xin Wang, Jonathan Philip Puleio
  • Publication number: 20150138697
    Abstract: Provided for herein is a protection device for an electronic device, comprising (1) a cover having a cover width, cover height and cover thickness; and (2) a spindle attached to an edge of the cover, the spindle configured to cooperatively engage a groove formed in a housing of the electronic device and couple the cover to the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: NVIDIA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Siarhei Murauyou, Tommy Lee, Glenn Wernig, Khashayar Anoosheh, Nelson Au
  • Publication number: 20150138698
    Abstract: The present disclosure discloses an electronic device and a connecting part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Kurt Solland
  • Publication number: 20150138696
    Abstract: A method and system for controlling the electrical systems contained within a modular jail cell. The system includes a local control panel that is positioned near a block of jail cells. The local control panel is connected to the electrical systems contained within each of the jail cells. The control wires and local control panel can be pre-wired to each of the electrical systems. The control panel is connected to a central control terminal through a network cable. Control signals from the control terminal can be sent to each of the individual local control panels through the network cable, thus eliminating the need for separate control wires extending from each electrical system to the centralized control panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: ACCURATE CONTROL, INC.
    Inventor: Thomas P. Rogers
  • Publication number: 20150137731
    Abstract: A protection case for protecting a wearable electronic device includes: a protection case body that comprises first and second cases; and one or more coupling parts that are provided in the protection case body. The coupling parts couple the first and second cases to each other and couple the wearable electronic device while enclosing the wearable electronic device when the coupling parts are coupled to each other, and separate the first and second cases from each other and separate the wearable electronic device when the coupling parts are separated from each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventor: Justin Chiwon Kim
  • Patent number: 9033533
    Abstract: Disclosed is a display apparatus which does not use some elements of cases and set cover members necessary for producing the display apparatus and thus can minimize a thickness and enhance a sense of beauty with an innovative design. The display apparatus includes a display panel, a panel supporting member, an adhesive member, a guide frame, and a cover member. The panel supporting member is disposed to have a side inserting space, and supports a rear edge of the display panel. The adhesive member is disposed at the panel supporting member, and couples the display panel and the panel supporting member. The guide frame supports the panel supporting member. The cover member is inserted into the side inserting space of the panel supporting member, and surrounds a side surface of the guide frame, thereby enabling movement of the panel supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: LG Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: HyunSeok Lee, SangRyeon Park
  • Patent number: 9036335
    Abstract: A lock mechanism includes a base, a constraining component, a recovering component, a bridging component and an actuating component. The constraining component contacts against a fix portion of an electronic component to constrain its movement. The recovering component includes a bar, a first inclined structure and a second inclined structure. The bar includes a first end and a second end. The first inclined structure is disposed on the first end to push the fix portion, and the second inclined structure is disposed on the second end. Two ends of the bridging component respectively connect to the constraining component and the actuating component. The actuating component movably pierces through a hole on the base to separate the constraining component from the fix portion via the bridging component, and the actuating component further pushes the second inclined structure, so as to drive the first inclined structure to outwardly move the fix portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventors: Jyun-Shuo Liang, Hung-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 9036336
    Abstract: An in-vehicle display apparatus includes a display panel including a rectangular display screen; a pair of semicircular decorative rings (frames) obtained by dividing an annular member into two parts along a line extending in a lateral direction of the display screen; and a driving mechanism that drives the decorative rings to reciprocate toward and away from each other in a longitudinal direction of the display screen. The decorative rings are rotatable around axes extending in the lateral direction of the display screen. The driving mechanism moves the decorative rings while the decorative rings are in front of the display panel and in parallel positions in relation to the display screen. The decorative rings are rotated on sides of the display panel in a longitudinal direction of the display panel and stored in storage spaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2015
    Assignee: ALPINE ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Takashi Yasumoto, Kazunari Kato