Expansion Module Type Patents (Class 361/679.32)
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Publication number: 20140347808Abstract: The present invention discloses a disassembly mechanism including a plate, at least one guiding component, at least one constraining component and a pushing component. The plate is installed on a circuit board of an electronic device, at least one opening and a slot are formed on the plate. The slot sheathes a socket on the circuit board. The at least one guiding component is for guiding the plate to move in a guiding direction. The at least one constraining component is disposed on the at least one guiding component for constraining movement of the plate in the guiding direction. The pushing component is connected to the plate and is for moving with the plate synchronously, so as to push the expansion card to separate from the socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Applicant: Wistron CorporationInventor: Wei-Ling Hong
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Publication number: 20140347807Abstract: A releasing apparatus for a subscriber identity module (SIM) card includes a bracket defining a first latching slot, a rack received in the bracket for supporting the SIM card, a movable member attached to the bracket, a pivot member pivotably attached to the bracket, and a resilient member sandwiched between the bracket and the movable member. The rack defines a second latching slot aligned with the first latching slot. The movable member includes a tab and a biasing protrusion latched in the first and second latching slots. The pivot member rotates to bias the tab to move away from the first latching slot. The biasing protrusion is disengaged from the first and second latching slots when the biasing protrusion biases the rack with the SIM card away from the bracket.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2013Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventor: XIN YANG
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Publication number: 20140347809Abstract: A memory card has a wiring board, four memory chips stacked on a main surface of the wiring board, and a controller chip and an interposer mounted on a surface of the memory chip of the uppermost layer. The memory chips are stacked on the surface of the wiring board so that their long sides are directed in the same direction as that of the long side of the wiring board. The memory chip of the lowermost layer is mounted on the wiring board in a dislocated manner by a predetermined distance in a direction toward a front end of the memory card so as not to overlap the pads of the wiring board. The three memory chips stacked on the memory chip of the lowermost layer are disposed so that their short sides on which pads are formed are located at the front end of the memory card.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: November 27, 2014Inventors: Minoru SHINOHARA, Makoto ARAKI, Michiaki SUGIYAMA
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Patent number: 8897030Abstract: An expansion apparatus includes a first connector having first power pins and first signal pins, and a second connector having second power pins and second signal pins. A power circuit is connected to the first and second power pins. A serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) expansion controller is connected to the first and second signal pins. First control chips are connected to the SATA expansion controller and the power circuit. First storage chips are connected to the first control chips and the power circuit. A third connector has third power pins corresponding to second power pins, and third signal pins corresponding to second signal pins. Second control chips are connected to the third power pins and the third signal pins. Second storage chips are connected to the second control chips and the third power pins.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Meng-Liang Yang
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Patent number: 8897021Abstract: A method for manufacturing a plurality of plug-in cards (25) from a card body (6), preferably on a standard sized, ISO 7810, ID1 type, the method comprising the steps of defining said plug-in cards (25) on the card body (6) and making at least one score line (19) on the card body to define the same plurality of similar plug-in support cards (33) each comprising a single plug-in card.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2007Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: Oberthur Technologies UK LimitedInventor: David K. A. Hatch
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Patent number: 8897000Abstract: A server includes a casing, a motherboard, a power supply unit and a pair of expansion modules. The motherboard is disposed in the casing, and the motherboard includes two slots disposed in the casing. The power supply unit is disposed in the casing and under the motherboard. The expansion modules are disposed in the casing, and each of the expansion modules includes a connecting card and a plurality of expansion cards. When the connecting card is electrically coupled to one of the slots of the motherboard, the expansion modules are disposed at two opposite sides of the motherboard correspondingly.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2011Date of Patent: November 25, 2014Assignee: ASUSTeK Computer Inc.Inventor: Chih-Wei Chou
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Publication number: 20140340835Abstract: The present invention is a USB memory device comprising a chip-on-board (COB) package having a flash memory and a flash memory controller embedded within, a COB carrier for storing the COB package comprising a tray having a G-shaped block with a pair of side lock bumps, and a metal housing for inserting the COB carrier having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top rectangular cut out, a bottom rectangular cut out, a pair of ends, a pair of side cut outs, a pair of top rectangular openings and a pair of bottom rectangular openings. The COB package, the COB carrier and the metal housing are used to assemble the device by inserting the COB carrier from either of the pair of ends and sliding the COB carrier within the metal housing until the pair of side lock bumps interlocks with the pair of side cut outs.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Inventor: Yu-Ming Wang
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Publication number: 20140340834Abstract: An expansion card includes a mounting bracket with a full height I/O panel with a top mounting panel attached thereto extending orthogonally away. A low profile printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) is physically attached to at least one of the top mounting panel and the full height I/O panel, and the mounting bracket and low profile PCBA define a full height expansion card. The low profile PCBA has a card edge that is insertably connectable to an I/O connector of an information handling system (IHS) to communicate with other components of the IHS. A full height heat sink is attached to the low profile PCBA and extends across a portion of the top mounting panel, providing increased heat dissipation for functional components of the low profile PCBA during operation of the low profile PCBA. A battery compartment is mounted on the mounting panel and supplies power to the functional components.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Chih-Hsiang Lee, Yao-Chien Lien, Hsien-Chih Wu, Chien Hung Chou, Kuo-Chih Lin, Martin Hardis
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Publication number: 20140340836Abstract: A USB flash drive, comprising a housing comprising internal walls defining a receiving space, at least one of the internal walls having an engagement component, a memory main body disposed in the receiving space and comprising a hook slot component, and a fastener disposed in the receiving space comprising a protrusion component and a hook component, the hook component engaged with the hook slot component of the memory main body, and the protrusion component engaged with the engagement component of the housing, thereby fastening the memory main body to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: PNY Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Tai-Kao Hsieh, Hen-An Chen, Ching-Ting Chang
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Publication number: 20140334089Abstract: A new type of portable USB mass storage gadget is disclosed which provides the user with upgradeable high speed mass storage and processing for use with portable computer appliances such as smart phones and tablets as well as standard desk top computers and laptops. Various modifications to the embodiment referred to as a UDRIVE are disclosed including a battery option, wireless connectivity, security, and additional internal electronics and external interfaces that allow processing of the data stored or sent to the portable gadget.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: International Microsystems, Inc.Inventor: Peter A. SCHADE
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Publication number: 20140334088Abstract: A mounting apparatus for mounting an expansion card to a socket forming a flange includes a retaining member. The retaining member includes a mounting plate fixed to the expansion card, an operation portion extending from a side of the mounting plate, and a locking portion extending down from the operation portion and locked to the flange.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 22, 2013Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.Inventors: LING LONG, LI-REN FU
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Patent number: 8881389Abstract: In one implementation, flash memory chips are provided with an operating power supply voltage to substantially match a power supply voltage expected at an edge connector of a dual inline memory module. The one or more of the flash memory chips and a memory support application integrated circuit (ASIC) may be mounted together into a multi-chip package for integrated circuits. The one or more flash memory chips and the memory support ASIC may be electrically coupled together by routing one or more conductors between each in the multi-chip package. The multi-chip package may be mounted onto a printed circuit board (PCB) of a flash memory DIMM to reduce the number of packages mounted thereto and reduce the height of the flash memory DIMM. The number of printed circuit board layers may also be reduced, such as by integrating address functions into the memory support ASIC.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Virident Systems, Inc.Inventors: Ruban Kanapathippillai, Kenneth Alan Okin
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Patent number: 8885334Abstract: A processor module can include a circuit board, a first programmable circuitry coupled to the circuit board, wherein the first programmable circuitry is configurable to implement different physical circuits, and a processor configured to execute program code. The processor can be coupled to the circuit board and to the first programmable circuitry. The processor module also can include random access memory (RAM) devices coupled to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the first programmable circuitry. The RAM devices can be coupled to the first programmable circuitry to form parallel channels of the RAM devices. The processor module further can include an interface coupled to the circuit board and electrically coupled to the first programmable circuitry for coupling input and output between the first programmable circuitry and external circuitry.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2011Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Xilinx, Inc.Inventor: Glenn A. Baxter
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Publication number: 20140328017Abstract: Provided is a memory card. The memory card includes interconnection terminals for electric connection with an external electronic machine. The interconnection terminals may be spaced from the front side of the memory card by a distance greater than the lengths of the interconnection terminals. Alternatively, the memory card may include other interconnection terminals between its front side and the former interconnection terminals. The former and latter interconnection terminals may be used for electric connection with different kinds of electronic machines.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Inventors: JinTae KANG, Kisun KIM, Dongyang LEE, Doil KONG, Sunghoon LEE
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Publication number: 20140328015Abstract: A microelectronic assembly (300) or system (1500) includes at least one microelectronic package (100) having a microelectronic element (130) mounted face up above a first surface (108) of a substrate (102), one or more columns (138, 140) of contacts (132) extending in a first direction (142) along the microelectronic element front face. Columns (104A, 105B, 107A, 107B) of terminals (105 107) exposed at a second surface (110) of the substrate extend in the first direction. First terminals (105) exposed at surface (110) in a central region (112) thereof having width (152) not more than three and one-half times a minimum pitch (150) of the columns of terminals can be configured to carry address information usable to determine an addressable memory location. An axial plane of the microelectronic element can intersect the central region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: INVENSAS CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Dewitt Crisp, Wael Zohni, Belgacem Haba, Frank Lambrecht
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Publication number: 20140328016Abstract: A microelectronic assembly 5 can include first and second microelectronic packages 10a, 10b mounted to respective first and second opposed surfaces 61, 62 of a circuit panel 60. Each microelectronic package 10a, 10b can include a substrate 20 having first and second apertures 26a, 26b extending between first and second surfaces 21, 22 thereof, first and second microelectronic elements 30a, 30b each having a surface 31 facing the first surface of the substrate and a plurality of contacts 35 exposed at the surface of the respective microelectronic element and aligned with at least one of the apertures, and a plurality of terminals 25a exposed at the second surface in a central region 23 thereof. The apertures 26a, 26b of each substrate 20 can have first and second parallel axes 29a, 29b extending in directions of the lengths of the respective apertures. The central region 23 of the second surface 22 of each substrate 20 can be disposed between the first and second axes 29a, 29b of the respective substrate 20.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 3, 2014Publication date: November 6, 2014Applicant: INVENSAS CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Dewitt Crisp, Wael Zohni, Belgacem Haba, Frank Lambrecht
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Patent number: 8879246Abstract: A peripheral data storage device for IPHONE mobile phone and IPOD media player devices having an encasement containing a system of electronic circuits which communicates with the IPHONE mobile phone or IPOD media player by means of a host software system and a device software system. The device also has a charge pass through connector and optional card slots. Various views of the device are shown in FIGS. 1-5.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2012Date of Patent: November 4, 2014Inventors: James T. Fahey, Michael Page McGirr
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Publication number: 20140325180Abstract: An electronic system includes a central processing unit (CPU) expansion apparatus and a portable electronic apparatus. The CPU expansion apparatus has a first CPU connector and a first CPU. The portable electronic apparatus has a second CPU connector and a second CPU. When the first CPU connector is connected to the second CPU connector, a data transmission is implemented between the first CPU and the second CPU. A CPU expansion apparatus, portable electronic apparatus and processing method are also disclosed. With the electronic system, CPU expansion apparatus, portable electronic apparatus and processing method according to the invention, the portable electronic apparatus can be connected to an additional CPU externally and is thereby improved in efficiency of processing and computing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2014Publication date: October 30, 2014Applicant: NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITYInventor: Sen-Yung LEE
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Publication number: 20140321044Abstract: An expansion apparatus includes a shell defining an opening, a baseboard mounted in the shell, and a serial advanced technology attachment dual in-line memory module (SATA DIMM) device. A memory slot, a power converter, a hard disk drive (HDD) signal expander, and a connector exposed through the opening are all arranged on the baseboard. The memory slot includes a protrusion, first power pins connected to the power converter, first ground pins, and first signal pins connected to the HDD signal expander. A control chip and storage chips are all arranged on the SATA DIMM device. An edge connector and a notch are arranged along a bottom edge of the SATA DIMM device to be detachably engaged in the memory slot. The edge connector includes second power pins connected to the control chip and the storage chips, second ground pins, and second signal pins connected to the control chip.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2013Publication date: October 30, 2014Inventors: LEI LIU, GUO-YI CHEN
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Patent number: 8873229Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a card holder, and a card holder mechanism. A sidewall of the housing defines a slot. A projection protrudes from the card holder. The card holder control mechanism includes a knob and a rotatable plate. The knob includes an operation portion and a connecting portion. The operation portion is external to the housing for operation, and the connecting portion is received in the housing and secured to the rotatable plate. When the knob is rotated from a first orientation to a second orientation, the rotatable plate is driven to rotate by the rotation of the knob. During the rotation of the rotatable plate, the rotatable plate resists the projection of the card holder to drive the card holder to move toward the slot until a portion of the card holder extends the housing.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2012Date of Patent: October 28, 2014Assignees: Fu Tai Hua Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Li-Jun Yang
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Publication number: 20140313661Abstract: An expansion card assembly includes an expansion card, a bracket, a heat sink mounted to the expansion card, and an uninterruptible power supply (UPS). The bracket includes a shell and an installing member mounted to the shell. The shell includes a latching portion. When mounting the UPS, the shell receives the UPS and is detachably mounted to the expansion card. The UPS is sandwiched between the shell and the installing member, and the latching portion detachably latched to the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 14, 2013Publication date: October 23, 2014Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventor: SHENG-HAN LIN
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Publication number: 20140307382Abstract: According to one embodiment, coupling capacitance in a state in which a first heat radiation member is arranged between parallel flat plates of a first capacitor formed by a surface of a housing opposed to one surface of a printed circuit board and the printed circuit board is smaller than coupling capacitance in a state in which an integrally formed object having a relative dielectric constant of 5.8 is arranged between the first capacitor to cover a first radiating region containing the controller and the first nonvolatile semiconductor memories.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBAInventors: Takakatsu MORIAI, Toyokazu EGUCHI, Atsushi KANEKO, Atsushi OKADA
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Publication number: 20140307381Abstract: A mobile storage device is used for coupling to a host device via a communication interface. The mobile storage device receives power from the host device. The mobile storage device includes a substrate, a resistive circuit and a first integrated circuit. The substrate includes at least a first heat-dissipation slot. The resistive circuit is disposed around the first heat-dissipation slot of the substrate. The resistive circuit is coupled to a voltage source of the host device. The first integrated circuit is disposed on the substrate. The first integrated circuit is coupled to the resistive circuit, so as to receive power which is stepped-down by the resistive circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2013Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: INNOSTOR TECHNOLOGY CORPORATIONInventor: Chih Sheng HUANG
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Patent number: 8861192Abstract: An electronic device designed for holding a High-Definition Multimedia Interface connector is disclosed. The electronic device has a receiving socket for receiving the connector that serves to convert audio/video signals of the electronic device into a format of HDMI, and output the converted signals to a terminal. Thereby, the connector not in use can be carried with the electronic device, and can be conveniently detached from the electronic device and connected to the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2012Date of Patent: October 14, 2014Inventor: Yi-Ming Huang
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Publication number: 20140301032Abstract: A reduced length memory card is provided. The memory card, comprising a memory circuit, a housing for said memory circuit, said housing defining a first end, a second end opposite the first end and insertable into a port of a digital device, and opposing sidewalls between the first end and the second end, and a plurality of electrical contacts in electrical communication with said memory circuit, said contacts exposed through apertures formed in a bottom surface of the housing extending between the first end and the second end, wherein the memory card is electrically compatible with a Secure Digital (SD) standard, and wherein a length of the card extending between the first end and the second end is less than a width of the card extending between the opposing sidewalls. The memory could comprise an extraction ridge along the first end of the card and exposed when the card is inserted into the port of the digital device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 4, 2014Publication date: October 9, 2014Applicant: PNY Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Robert Stone, Joseph Pluchino
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Patent number: 8854806Abstract: A memory protection device and a computer including the memory protection device are disclosed. The memory protection device includes insulating heat-conducting bars which are provided on an upper end of slot arms at two sides of a memory connection base and cover up heat emitting holes of the slot arms.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2010Date of Patent: October 7, 2014Inventor: Lin Feng
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Patent number: 8848357Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure, a bracket, a connector, and a fan. The enclosure includes a bottom plate and two side plates located on the bottom plate. The bracket is secured to the side plates and includes a bottom wall. The bottom wall is substantially parallel to the bottom plate and defines an installing opening. Two locking pieces extend from two opposite edges of the installing opening. Each of the locking pieces defines a locking hole. The connector is secured in the installing opening, the connector comprising two resilient portions. A locking protrusion protrudes from each of the resilient portions. The locking protrusions of the resilient portions engage in the locking holes of the locking pieces. The resilient portions are deformable to disengage the locking protrusions from the locking holes. The fan is received in the bracket and adapted to be electrically coupled to the connector.Type: GrantFiled: July 6, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sheng-Hung Lee, Li-Ping Chen, Xian-Huang Gao, Jin-Jia Yu, Cheng-Wang Zhao
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Patent number: 8848359Abstract: A fixing structure for an interface card connector is provided and includes a bottom housing, a board body, an interface card connector, a fixing plate, a torsion spring, and a spring. The bottom housing has an opening and a stop wall. The interface card connector is rotatably located on the board body by a fixing axis and includes a slot. The fixing plate includes a main body, a second spring fixing portion, an interface card connector fixing portion, and a protruding portion. When the board body is moved out the opening and the protruding portion contacts the stop wall, the fixing plate is stopped, and the interface card connector is separated from the interface card connector fixing portion. As a result, the interface card connector is rotated on the board body by the torsion spring, such that the slot is directed upwardly on the board body.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2014Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Wistron Corp.Inventor: Tung-Hsien Lin
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Patent number: 8848358Abstract: A server includes a main board, a side panel having an attached female connector, an expansion card, and a lever. The expansion card includes a latching member having a pivot and a male connector. The lever includes an engaging portion defining a slot, and a main body connected to the engaging portion and pivotally connected to the main board. When the lever is rotated in a first direction, the pivot is slid into the slot, causing the engaging portion to engage with the latching member. Further rotating the lever in the first direction, the expansion card is urged to move toward the side panel until the male connector mate with the female connector. When the lever is rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction, the expansion card is urged to move away from the side panel, causing the male connector to disengage from the female connector.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Hai-Chen Zhou
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Patent number: 8848365Abstract: An electronic device in which a holding member for holding an external instrument is arranged rotatably on a housing section, and a restricting part for restricting, at a predetermined angle, rotation angle of the holding member is formed on an inner wall of the housing section. The holding member makes contact with a front side surface engaged with a connector of the external instrument. The restricting part restricts rotation of the holding member whose back surface facing the front side surface is exposed from the housing section. When holding member includes a guiding part that guides the external instrument in a direction that detaches it from the housing section when the holding member is further rotated beyond the restriction by the restricting part, the external instrument can be detached from the housing section when the rotation is equal to or larger than a restriction angle defined by the restricting part.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Panasonic CorporationInventors: Shun Shimazaki, Hitoshi Nakatani, Takeshi Mori, Yuichiro Tachibana
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Patent number: 8848360Abstract: A module includes a housing. The housing can include a port. The port can extend though an opening in the housing if the module is inserted in the chassis.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2010Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventors: Arlen L. Roesner, Paul Kessier Rosenberg, Michael Renne Ty Tan
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Patent number: 8848352Abstract: A display device includes a display panel, a base, a circuit module, and a wall mount bracket. The base includes a base body and a carrier pivoted around the base body. The display panel is disposed on the base body. The carrier is capable of swinging between a support position and a folded position relative to the display panel. The circuit module is disposed in the carrier and is electrically connected to the display panel. The wall mount bracket is disposed on a surface of the carrier and moves to an unexpanded position or an expanded position relative to the carrier through an extension plate, so as to increase a torque when the base supports the display panel to stand or be hung on a surface.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2011Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Amtran Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Huang-Pin Lin, Feng-Fu Hsu, Chan-Wei Lin
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Publication number: 20140268537Abstract: In-package fly-by signaling can be provided in a multi-chip microelectronic package having address lines on a package substrate configured to carry address information to a first connection region on the substrate having a first delay from terminals of the package, and the address lines being configured to carry the address information beyond the first connection region to at least to a second connection region having a second delay from the terminals that is greater than the first delay. Address inputs of a first microelectronic element, e.g., semiconductor chip, can be coupled with each of the address lines at the first connection region, and address inputs of a second microelectronic element can be coupled with each of the address lines at the second connection region.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: INVENSAS CORPORATIONInventors: Richard Dewitt Crisp, Wael Zohni, Belgacem Haba, Yong Chen
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Publication number: 20140281139Abstract: Various embodiments relate to apparatuses and methods of dual-interface flash drives which prevent both interfaces of the dual-interface flash drive from being able to be simultaneously connected to interface ports of devices. This eliminates the risk of damage to or malfunction of the dual-interface flash drive as a result of both interfaces being simultaneously connected. As one example, a dual-interface flash drive can include a housing with a standard USB connector on one end and a micro USB connector on the opposite end. A flash memory is embedded within the housing, and a protective shield is attached to the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2013Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: Leef, Ltd.Inventor: David F. Smurthwaite
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Patent number: 8837135Abstract: An expansion module for an interface card includes a transfer circuit-board, an expansion slot, a bottom-plate, a lateral-frame, and a latch. The transfer circuit-board has an electrical connector to be inserted into a card slot of a main circuit-board. The expansion slot is disposed on the transfer circuit-board and used for the interface card to be inserted into it, so as to connect the interface card to the main circuit-board. The transfer circuit-board is mounted onto the bottom-plate. The lateral-frame extends from the bottom-plate to define an accommodating space between the bottom-plate and the lateral-frame, and the transfer circuit-board is located in the accommodating space. The latch is pivoted to the lateral-frame and moves between a releasing position and a latching position. The latch has a first clamping element, and at the latching position the latch clamps and fixes the interface card with the first clamping element.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2011Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Wistron CorporationInventors: Yong-Liang Zheng, Hung-Chun Liu
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Patent number: 8837117Abstract: The electrical card has power modules constituted by power components and by control components that are carried by strips fastened on a support plate comprising an electrical ground plate. The power components are connected firstly to control buses, and secondly to power buses carried by the support plate and extending in a layer adjacent to the electrical ground plate.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2009Date of Patent: September 16, 2014Assignee: Sagem Defense SecuriteInventors: Etienne Merlet, Marie-Noëlle Besold-Etchechoury
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Publication number: 20140254086Abstract: A pluggable apparatus of a circuit board is provided, which solves the problem that hot plugging of a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCI-E) card is difficult to implement. The pluggable apparatus of the circuit board includes a base plate, a pulling strip, a rotating member, and a carrier plate, where the pulling strip is movably connected to the base plate by using a transverse guide mechanism, sawteeth are formed on a body of the pulling strip, the pulling strip further includes a handle that extends out of the base plate; the rotating member is in a bending line shape; the carrier plate is movably connected to the base plate by using a longitudinal guide mechanism; and a clamping trough is disposed on the carrier plate and is configured to fasten the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2014Publication date: September 11, 2014Applicant: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuang Li, Yao Li, Feng Ao
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Patent number: 8830683Abstract: A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard and an expansion card. The motherboard includes an expansion slot, a storage device interface, a power connector, and a central processing unit (CPU). The expansion slot includes a protrusion, first signal pins connected to the CPU, first power pins connected to the power connector. The expansion card includes a circuit board. A storage unit, a display unit, a power circuit, and a serial advanced technology attachment (SATA) connector connected to the storage unit and the storage device interface of the motherboard are all arranged on the circuit board. A notch is defined in a bottom edge of the circuit board, to receive the protrusion. An edge connector is arranged on a bottom edge of the circuit board and includes second power pins connected to the power circuit, and second signal pins connected to the display unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2011Date of Patent: September 9, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Wei-Dong Cong, Guo-Yi Chen
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Patent number: 8817459Abstract: A fixing structure for an interface card connector is provided and includes a bottom housing, a board body, an interface card connector, a fixing plate, a torsion spring, and a spring. The bottom housing has an opening and a stop wall. The interface card connector is rotatably located on the board body by a fixing axis and includes a slot. The fixing plate includes a main body, a second spring fixing portion, an interface card connector fixing portion, and a protruding portion. When the board body is moved out the opening and the protruding portion contacts the stop wall, the fixing plate is stopped, and the interface card connector is separated from the interface card connector fixing portion. As a result, the interface card connector is rotated on the board body by the torsion spring, such that the slot is directed upwardly on the board body.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Wistron Corp.Inventor: Tung-Hsien Lin
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Patent number: 8817484Abstract: A fastening device for an expansion card includes a first rack located at a front side, a second rack located at a rear side, a supporting member fastened to the first rack, and a rotating member rotatably connected to the supporting member. A pole extends up from the supporting member. When the rotating member is rotated up, a first end of the expansion card is operable to abut a top of the supporting member and the pole extends through a mounting hole defined in the first end of the expansion card. The rotating member is operable to rotate down to abut a top of the expansion card and engage with the supporting member. A second end of the expansion card opposite to the first end is fastened to the second rack.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Li-Ren Fu
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Patent number: 8817461Abstract: A fixing mechanism for fixing a detachable module is disclosed. The fixing mechanism includes a frame for covering the detachable module. The frame includes a frame body and a pivoting portion connected to the frame body. A pivoting hole is formed on the pivoting portion. The fixing mechanism further includes a casing. The casing includes a lateral plate whereon a slot is formed, a shaft portion extended from the lateral plate in a first direction and disposed on a side of the slot, and an engaging portion extended from the lateral plate in a second direction and disposed on another side of the slot for inserting into the pivoting hole of the pivoting portion so that the pivoting portion is capable of pivoting from a first position to a second position as abutting against the shat portion.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2012Date of Patent: August 26, 2014Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventor: Yi-Jen Chen
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Patent number: 8804369Abstract: A PCI card fastening device for fastening a PCI card to a chassis includes a latching plate fixed to the PCI card, a latching element slidably fixed to the chassis and a locking element. The latching element includes a latching hole and a latching portion. The locking element is rotatably fixed to the latching element, the locking element includes a pressing board and a hook, the hook includes a securing block. The latching plate is latched to the latching portion, the securing block is latched in the latching hole to latch the locking element to the latching element. After the securing block is released from the latching hole, the pressing board moves away from the latching element to release the latching plate between the pressing arm and the latching element.Type: GrantFiled: February 8, 2012Date of Patent: August 12, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventor: Hai-Qing Zhou
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Patent number: 8797732Abstract: A server structure includes a chassis including at least one partition oriented in a plane, and a backplane tray slideably supported by the chassis in a direction substantially perpendicular to the plane of the at least one partition. The at least one partition forms a bay to receive at least one module, and the backplane tray supports a backplane including at least one electrical connector for the at least one module.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2012Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.Inventor: Kapil Rao Ganta Papa Rao Bala
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Patent number: 8797731Abstract: An expansion card mounting apparatus includes a side wall, a support plate, a slot cover, and a retaining member. The side wall defines an expansion card slot. The support plate is connected to the side wall and located above the expansion card slot. The slot cover includes a cover body, a fixing portion extending from the cover body, and a plurality of contact points extending from the cover body. The slot cover covers the expansion card slot with the fixing portion contacting the support plate and the plurality of contact points contacting the side wall. The retaining member includes a main body and a pressing plate connected to the main body. The main body is secured on the side wall. The pressing plate is located on the fixing portion to fix the fixing portion between the pressing plate and the support plate.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: August 5, 2014Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (WuHan) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Kun-Chi Hsieh, Li Tong
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Publication number: 20140211407Abstract: A USB memory stick includes housing having a frame hole, a tray providing a fastening structure, and a memory attached to the tray and mounted with the tray in the housing. The memory includes a mating fastening structure fastened to the fastening structure of the tray, a stepped bottom wall formed of a plurality of steps rising one behind another, a plurality of vertical clearance compensation spring leaves respectively disposed corresponding to the steps, and a mating locating block forced into engagement with the frame hole of the housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: HO E SCREW & HARDWARE CO., LTD.Inventor: Joseph HUANG
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Publication number: 20140211403Abstract: A mounting device for fixing an expansion card having an edge connector includes a motherboard and a fixing member mounted on the motherboard. An expansion slot is mounted on the motherboard. The fixing member includes a connecting portion, two blocks connected to opposite ends of the connecting portion, a resilient portion extending from the connecting portion away from the expansion slot, a protrusion protruding from the resilient portion. An L-shaped hook extends from a top of each block. The expansion card is limited by the connecting portion and the hooks, with the edge connector engaged in the expansion slot, and another end of the expansion card opposite to the edge connector blocked by the protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.Inventors: Song MA, Li-Ren FU
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Publication number: 20140211406Abstract: A motherboard assembly includes a motherboard and a storage device. The motherboard includes an expansion slot, a platform controller hub (PCH), a power circuit, a central processing unit (CPU), and a switch unit. The expansion slot includes a protrusion, hard disk drive (HDD) signal pins, memory signal pins, and power pins connected to the power circuit. An solid state storage unit, a random access memory (RAM) unit, and a power circuit connected to the solid state storage unit and the RAM unit are arranged on the storage device. A notch is defined in a bottom side of the storage device, to receive the protrusion. An edge connector is arranged on a bottom side of the storage device and includes HDD signal pins connected to the solid state storage unit, power pins connected to the power circuit, and memory signal pins connected to the RAM unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Inventors: LEI LIU, GUO-YI CHEN
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Publication number: 20140211404Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a memory module comprising a PCB and a detachable assembly. The PCB has a terminal portion and a free portion away from the terminal portion. The detachable assembly includes a plurality of metal members disposed on the free portion of the PCB. Thereby, user can averagely force the metal members to install or detach the memory module from a memory slot of a computer system to prevent the interference of outer ESD to affect the normal function of PCB.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 13, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: ADATA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: YUJEN YANG
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Publication number: 20140211402Abstract: Daughter cards couple to an information handling system chassis and are secured in place with insertion of a retainer in a retainer guide that aligns to engage with securing elements of the daughter cards coupled to the chassis. A hinge member couples the retainer to the retainer guide between an inserted position and an idle position to maintain the retainer attached to the chassis but removed out of the way for daughter card manipulation during addition or removal of the daughter card at the chassis.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Hsien-Chih Wu, Yao-Chien Lien, Chih-Hsiang Lee, Chien-Hung Chou
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Publication number: 20140211405Abstract: A memory module comprises a PCB and a safety detachable assembly. The PCB has a terminal portion. The safety detachable assembly includes a metal strap connected to the PCB and is disposed on the terminal portion. The metal straps can provide force for the memory module to be detached from a memory slot, and prevent electrostatic from transmitting to the PCB such that normal operations of the PCB maybe affected.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2013Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: Adata Technology Co., Ltd.Inventor: YU-JEN YANG