Disk Drive Type Patents (Class 361/679.33)
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Patent number: 11688432Abstract: An approach for assembling a hard drive to a hard drive carrier is provided. The approach includes an ergonomic tool to aid with assembly. The ergonomic tool allows for a reduction in assembly time and prevents damage to the components. The ergonomic tool comprising of a base having a first surface and a first end open for receiving the components. The tool has a set of walls rising from the base, a first wall rising from the base proximate a second end opposite the first end and a pair of opposing side walls including voids rising from the first surface between the first end and the second end, to form a slot there between to receive the components within and adjacent the first surface. The tool has a releasable hold mechanism that aligns the components during assembly.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: International Business Machines CorporationInventors: Jonathan Oswaldo Lara Dominguez, Victor Arturo Tapia Jimenez, Luis Cruz Mejia, Oscar Eduardo Flores Pantoja, Jesus Ernesto Ibarra Hernandez
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Patent number: 11681337Abstract: A method of manufacturing a chassis of an HIS includes manufacturing a chassis having a base panel with an upper chassis surface. The method further includes attaching at least one resilient component to the upper chassis surface and that upwardly presents an adhesive surface to fixedly engage and to provide vibration damping for a storage drive that is inserted on the adhesive surface during assembly of the IHS.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2019Date of Patent: June 20, 2023Assignee: Dell Products, L.P.Inventors: Daniel Alvarado, Edmond I. Bailey
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Patent number: 11665817Abstract: A point of sale (POS) device includes tamper detection circuitry in which one or more flexible members that each include multiple side-by-side conductive traces connect two circuit boards, optionally so that one circuit board must remain very close to the other if the device remains in a secure un-tampered-with state. Severance of a trace of the flexible member, or disconnection of the flexible member from either circuit board, may result in unexpected voltage sensor readings indicative of a tamper attempt.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Assignee: Block, Inc.Inventors: Nicholas Slaney, Brett Andler
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Patent number: 11632871Abstract: A scalable system for high-power computer, comprising a plurality of motherboard chassis, inserted in a computer rack mounting kit, each motherboard chassis, being configured to receive at least one motherboard module, said plurality of inner chassis forming a stack of inner chassis, the stack being configured to receive an outer floating bracket chassis, said outer chassis being inserted by a second longitudinal end of each inner chassis forming the stack of inner chassis, each said outer floating bracket chassis being configured to accommodate at least one double floating bracket being configured to house a cable box capable of connecting the connectors of a plurality of motherboard modules, arranged in said inner chassis of the stack, to each other, the system being characterized in that the double floating bracket comprises at least several floating attachment means.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2021Date of Patent: April 18, 2023Assignee: BULL SASInventors: Amit Hattangadi, Sakthivel Mohanasundaram, Jithendra Bangera, Sanjayakumar Halli, Vishwas Bs, Mohanakumara Prakasha, Sriprada Adiga, Shubham Kumbhar
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Patent number: 11617279Abstract: An assembly is provided for an electronic system. This electronic system includes a base and an electronic component. The base includes a base connector, a bay and a first guide. The first guide is arranged along a first side of the bay. The electronic component is configured to mate with the first guide and to move along the first guide within the bay to an installed position. The electronic component includes a component connector and a brake. The component connector is configured to couple with the base connector when the electronic component is at the installed position. The brake is engageable as the electronic component moves along the first guide to the installed position.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Assignee: Raytheon CompanyInventors: Todd E. Southard, Caroline Manteiga, Dennis Proulx, Joseph R. Ellsworth
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Patent number: 11545326Abstract: A hot swap component is provided, which includes a movable portion and a fixed portion that may be electrically connected to each other by using electrical connectors. When a circuit breaker works, a pin that is of an electrical connector and that is located on the movable portion is correspondingly connected to a base located on the fixed portion, and the fixed portion and the circuit breaker inside the movable portion are conducted. When the circuit breaker is faulty and needs to be repaired and replaced, the movable portion can be pulled out from the fixed portion, and the circuit breaker is electrically disconnected from the fixed portion. An anti-electric shock protection mechanism of the fixed portion isolates a first base inside the fixed portion, thereby implementing safe hot swap of the circuit breaker.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: Huawei Digital Power Technologies Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bo Zhou, Xiaofei Pu, Xiong Hu
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Patent number: 11547011Abstract: Systems and methods for establishing a direct communication between modular electronic devices comprise a connector assembly implemented in a first modular device and having a connector that is implemented in a housing. The housing holding the connector may use a spring to mate with a receptacle of a second modular device, e.g., a module in a chassis in a data center, to establish a releasable direct connection without utilizing a backplane.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2020Date of Patent: January 3, 2023Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Victor Teeter, Shree Rathinasamy
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Patent number: 11497311Abstract: A runner for drawer elements, in particular drawers or trays, that are movable relative to a carcass of a piece of furniture or a household appliance is provided. The runner includes a carcass rail that can be secured directly or via a carcass bracket to a carcass of the piece of furniture or the household appliance, a running rail that can be secured to the movable drawer element, and electric conductors for transmitting electrical energy to a power consumer positioned on the movable drawer element. Positioned on the carcass rail or the carcass bracket is a printed circuit board extending over the length of the carcass rail, and positioned on the running rail is a contact apparatus that has at least one electrically conductive contact element which, when mounted, makes permanent electrical contact with the printed circuit board, and has a connecting element that is electrically connected to the contact element for connecting to the movable drawer element.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2019Date of Patent: November 15, 2022Assignee: PAUL HETTICH GMBH & CO. KGInventors: Oscar Garcia, Iker Lopetegi
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Patent number: 11475923Abstract: A tray device includes a tray body and a bracket mounted on the tray body. The tray body includes at least one connecting plate, a resilient sheet, and a handle assembly. The resilient sheet is coupled to the at least one connecting plate. The handle assembly includes a handle, a rotating shaft, and a snap hook. One end of the handle is hinge-mounted to the at least one connecting plate through the rotating shaft. The snap hook is located on the handle. The handle is fixed to the at least one connecting plate through the snap hook.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: Fulian Precision Electronics (Tianjin) Co., LTD.Inventor: Wen-Hu Lu
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Patent number: 11429160Abstract: A chassis for electronic equipment, comprising a front panel, a slot disposed in the front panel and a first computer card latch disposed in the slot, the first computer card latch configured to hold a computer card having a first predetermined height.Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2020Date of Patent: August 30, 2022Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.Inventors: Chun-Yang Tseng, Hung-Wen Wu
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Patent number: 11380957Abstract: The present application provides a package housing comprising a first end plate and a second end plate disposed opposite to the first end plate, and a first side plate and a second side plate disposed opposite to the first side plate. The first and second side plates is disposed between the first and second end plates, the first end plate is provided with a first through hole, the first side plate is provided with a protrusion passing through the first through hole. A fixing member detachably fixes the first end plate with the first side plate. The present application further provides a battery pack. The purpose of the present application is to solve at least the assembly difficulty of the soft-packaged lithium battery module in the case of a small assembly space, so as to improve the assembly convenience of the soft-packaged lithium battery module.Type: GrantFiled: April 26, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: NINGDE AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY LIMITEDInventors: Zhuocheng Jia, Kanzhu Huang
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Patent number: 11373689Abstract: A carrier of an electronic device is provided with a soft stopper that may maintain the carrier at a service position within a chassis slot. As the carrier is inserted into the slot, at a determined point the soft stopper impinges upon a bumper. Further movement of the carrier into the slot requires the user to force the soft stopper to compress or flex and bypass the bumper. With the chassis slot vertically oriented the soft stopper may maintain the carrier and electronic device in service position, disconnected, while service is performed on a chassis circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: ZT Group Int'l, Inc.Inventors: John Woo, Chen An, Mahesh Kumar Varrey, Asim Huda
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Patent number: 11347674Abstract: A system for storing data includes a rack, one or more data storage modules coupled to the rack, and one or more data control modules coupled to the rack. The data storage modules may include a chassis, two or more backplanes coupled to the chassis, and one or more mass storage devices (for example, hard disk drives) coupled to the backplanes. The data control modules may access the mass storage devices in the data storage modules.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2020Date of Patent: May 31, 2022Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Darin Lee Frink, Peter George Ross
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Patent number: 11337317Abstract: The invention provides a server device. The server device includes a casing, an electronic assembly, and a heat dissipation assembly. The casing includes a housing and a partition. The partition is disposed in the housing and forms an accommodation space and a heat dissipation space in the housing that are not communicated with each other. The housing has a plurality of first vent holes communicated with the heat dissipation space. The electronic assembly is located in the accommodation space. The heat dissipation assembly includes a heat dissipation component and a heat pipe. The heat dissipation component is located in the heat dissipation space. The heat pipe includes a heat absorption portion and a condensation portion connected to each other. The heat pipe is disposed through the partition, the heat absorption portion is thermally coupled to the electronic assembly, and the condensation portion is coupled to the heat dissipation component.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Chih-Kai Yang, Ming-Hung Lin, Chung-Yi Huang, Yu-Wei Liu
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Patent number: 11297740Abstract: Disclosed is a storage-type modular data center. The storage-type modular data center includes a box, a dust removing module, an evaporative cooling module, and an air supply module. The box is provided with an air inlet and an air outlet. A server is disposed between the air inlet and the air outlet. The dust removing module is disposed between the server and the air inlet. The evaporative cooling module is disposed between the server and the air inlet, and includes an evaporative media and a water sprinkling tray module. One end of the evaporative media is immersed in liquid contained in the water sprinkling tray module. The air supply module is operative to drive air to flow between the air inlet and the air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: January 23, 2019Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: SUZHOU A-RACK INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTDInventor: Zhiyong Ding
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Patent number: 11259440Abstract: A computer case is provided, including: a housing, at least one partition and a plurality of fans. The housing has an assembling space and includes a front side plate, a rear side plate, a left side plate, a right side plate and a bottom side plate. The at least one partition divides the assembling space into a first area configured for a power supplier to disposed therewithin and a second area. The at least one partition has at least one through hole communicated the first area with the second area. The plurality of fans includes at least one first fan disposed on the front side plate, at least one second fan disposed on the rear side plate and at least one third fan disposed on the at least one partition. The at least one third fan corresponds to the at least one through hole.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2020Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: ANTEC INC.Inventor: Ming-Yung Chen
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Patent number: 11191182Abstract: A universal rail mounting kit for mounting a rack-mountable computing device within a computer rack is provided. The universal rail mounting kit includes a rack-mountable sliding rail configured to be attached to the computer rack, a device-mountable receiving rail configured to be attached to the rack-mountable computing device and configured to receive the rack-mountable sliding rail when the rack-mountable computing device is installed in the computer rack, and a device-mountable securing rail configured to be attached to the rack-mountable computing device and configured to secure the rack-mountable computing device to the computer rack after the device-mountable receiving rail has received the rack-mountable sliding rail.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2021Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Inventors: Peter Alexander Wilson, Jeffrey Kiely
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Patent number: 11175706Abstract: A device (belt device) for fixing and securing a data processing device in a chassis includes a first bracket, a second bracket, and a buckle slidably connected to the second bracket. The first bracket is rotatable about the second bracket. The buckle can slide to and engage with the second bracket to connect the first bracket with the second bracket, the cavity defined by the first bracket and the second bracket of the belt device can receive and hold a data processor in place without tools being needed either for mounting or demounting the processing device.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: November 16, 2021Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., LTD.Inventor: Kuo-Feng Chen
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Patent number: 11166394Abstract: This application provides a display card including a circuit board, a fan, and a cover body. The fan is disposed on the circuit board. The cover body covers the circuit board and includes a top wall. The top wall includes a first covering portion and a second covering portion. The first covering portion includes an opening to expose the fan. The second covering portion is connected to the first covering portion, and bends towards the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2020Date of Patent: November 2, 2021Assignee: ASUS GLOBAL PTE. LTD.Inventor: Hui He
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Patent number: 11102906Abstract: The present disclosure provides a holding apparatus which includes a base tray and an expansion tray. The base tray can hold a first board, and the expansion tray can hold a second board. The expansion tray can fit within the base tray and can have a transition mechanism. The transition mechanism can engage first connectors on the first board to second connectors on the second board, or disengage the first connectors from the second connectors.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2019Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, You-Jin Liu, Chun Chang
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Patent number: 11096308Abstract: A processing assembly including cage, partition, two sub-cages, two motherboards, two switch boards and at least one bridge board. Partition is disposed in cage so as to divide inner space of cage into first accommodation space and second accommodation space. Two sub-cages are respectively disposed in first accommodation space and second accommodation space. Two motherboards are respectively disposed on two sub-cages. Two motherboards each include a plate and a plurality of processing units disposed on the plate. Two switch boards are respectively disposed on two sub-cages and respectively electrically connected to two motherboards. Bridge board is electrically connected to two motherboards. One of two motherboards is located between one of two switch boards and bridge board, and another one of two motherboards is located between another one of two switch boards and bridge board.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: August 17, 2021Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Guang-Zhao Tian, Zhao Geng
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Patent number: 11074941Abstract: A hard disk mounting device includes a hard disk carrier and a carrier fixing device. The hard disk carrier is provided with hard disk positioning studs and carrier positioning studs, and the hard disk positioning studs correspond to hard disk mounting holes in the hard disk. The carrier fixing device includes a left bracket and a right bracket which are symmetrically arranged. L-shaped retaining slots are provided in the left bracket and the right bracket respectively. The position and size of the L-shaped retaining slots correspond to those of the carrier positioning studs. By providing the hard disk carrier and the carrier fixing device, the hard disk is mounted on the hard disk carrier first, and then the hard disk carrier is mounted on the carrier fixing device, and the hard disk is fixed by the hard disk positioning studs.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: ZHENGZHOU YUNHAI INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Wenda Zhang
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Patent number: 11039547Abstract: The disclosure provides a server, including a casing, a host assembly, a data storage assembly and a power supply assembly. The casing includes a bottom plate, a first side plate, a second side plate and a straight partition. The first side plate, the second side plate and the straight partition are connected to the bottom plate. The first side plate and the second side plate are respectively located at two opposite sides of the bottom plate. The straight partition is located between the first side plate and the second side plate. The host assembly is slidably disposed on the second side plate and the straight partition. The data storage assembly is slidably disposed on the first side plate and the straight partition. The power supply assembly is located between the first side plate and the straight partition and electrically connected to the host assembly and the data storage assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2019Date of Patent: June 15, 2021Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Shi-Min Hong
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Patent number: 11011207Abstract: A hard disk drive tray includes a tray body, a handle, and two elastic locking members. The tray body includes a bottom wall and two side walls. A first evading groove is defined in each side wall. The side wall includes a first clamping portion. The handle includes two handle operating portions and a beam portion. The handle operating portion is connected to the side wall. A second clamping portion is formed in the first limiting groove. Each elastic locking member includes a first side portion, a top portion, and a locking portion. A third clamping portion is formed on the first side portion. The locking portion is blocked by the second clamping portion, and the third clamping portion is blocked by the first clamping portion. When the elastic locking member is pushed toward the second clamping portion, the third clamping portion is separated from the first clamping portion.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: HONGFUJIN PRECISION ELECTRONICS(TIANJIN)CO., LTD.Inventor: Wen-Hu Lu
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Patent number: 10971779Abstract: The disclosure relates to a holding device and an electronic device assembly and an electronic apparatus having the same. The holding device is able to hold an insertion device. At least one holding structure of the holding device includes a first holding portion and a second holding portion, and the second holding portion is located closer to the insertion opening than the first holding portion. The first holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at an installed position, and the second holding portion is configured to hold the insertion device at a non-installed position.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 6, 2021Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: Rong Jin Zhang, Shu Tong Jiang, Xiong Jie Yao, Chang-Feng Lan
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Patent number: 10905032Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system and method for heat dissipation of a storage device. The system comprises a guiding rail mounted in an enclosure of the storage device; a set of fans arranged on the guiding rail and being movable on the guiding rail, the set of fans being configured to dissipate heat of a disk assembly of the storage device; and a controller configured to: obtain a temperature of the disk assembly at a first time point; and in response to the temperature of at least one disk in the disk assembly exceeding a threshold temperature, perform at least one of the following: adjusting a position of at least one of the set of fans; and increasing a rotational speed of at least one of the set of fans.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2018Date of Patent: January 26, 2021Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLCInventors: Haifang Zhai, Hendry Wu, David Dong, Yujie Zhou
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Patent number: 10888025Abstract: A fixing frame assembly configured to be assembled to assembling pillar of chassis includes accommodating frame, at least one installation plate and at least one operative component. Accommodating frame has at least one guiding pillar. Installation plate is slidably disposed on a side of accommodating frame. Installation plate includes at least one guiding slot, connection slot and installation slot. Guiding pillar is slidably located in guiding slot. Installation slot is configured to accommodate assembling pillar. Operative component is pivotably disposed on accommodating frame and has connection protrusion. Connection protrusion is slidably located in connection slot. Operative component is able to be pivoted with respect to accommodating frame so that connection protrusion forces installation plate to be slid with respect to accommodating frame, thereby moving the accommodating frame with respect to chassis through the cooperation of accommodating frame and installation plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2019Date of Patent: January 5, 2021Assignee: WISTRON CORP.Inventors: Yu-Jian Wu, Zhi-Tao Yu, Chia-Hsin Liu
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Patent number: 10834842Abstract: Rack-mountable assemblies are provided which include a structure to be mounted to a frame of an electronics rack, and a spring-hinged mounting bracket associated with and extending from a side of the structure to facilitate mounting the structure to the frame of the electronics rack. The spring-hinged mounting bracket facilitates insertion of the structure into the frame by pivoting inward towards the side of the structure upon the spring-hinged mounting bracket encountering an obstruction as the rack-mountable assembly is positioned within the frame for mounting to the frame.Type: GrantFiled: June 21, 2019Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATIONInventors: Ryan Elsasser, William Risk, Camillo Sassano, Matthew Butterbaugh, Michael Good, Kevin L. Schultz
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Patent number: 10820442Abstract: Examples relate to a modular server architecture that comprises a server chassis, a plurality of independent resource modules releasable attached to the server chassis a memory semantic protocol controller connected to the plurality of independent resource modules. Each one of the resource modules of the plurality of resource modules has a distinct Printed Circuit Board (PCB). The memory semantic media controller is to manage the plurality of independent resource modules.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2018Date of Patent: October 27, 2020Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LPInventors: John Norton, Hermann Wienchol, David Engler
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Patent number: 10788159Abstract: A slide rail structure for fixing a power supply to a machine frame is disposed between the machine frame and the power supply. The machine frame includes at least two longitudinal left racks and at least two longitudinal right racks at two sides thereof. The slide rail structure includes two inner slide rails and two outer slide rails. One inner slide rail is laterally fixed to the two left racks, and the other inner slide rail is laterally fixed to the two right racks. The two outer slide rails are laterally locked to two sides of the power supply, respectively. The outer slide rails are slidably connected to the inner slide rails, respectively. Through the slide rail structure, the power supply won't sway left and right in the machine frame, thereby enhancing the stability of the power supply.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Assignee: CHYNG HONG ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.Inventor: Mu-Chun Lin
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Patent number: 10785898Abstract: A casing includes a substrate, a protective layer, a plurality of conductive shielding components and a plurality of waterproof layers. The substrate has a first surface and a second surface. The protective layer encapsulates the first surface and the second surface, wherein the protective layer has a plurality of openings and a part of the first surface is exposed from the openings. The conductive shielding components contact the protective layer encapsulating the first surface, and the conductive shielding components respectively cover the openings. The waterproof layers respectively cover edges of the conductive shielding components and contact the protective layer. A manufacturing method of casing is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: March 13, 2020Date of Patent: September 22, 2020Assignee: Acer IncorporatedInventors: Wen-Hsin Lin, Tzu-Wei Lin, Cheng-Nan Ling, Wen-Chieh Tai
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Patent number: 10712778Abstract: A docking board removably coupled to a processor board that does not function when not operatively coupled to the docking board. The docking board sends power to and receive a control signal from the processor board when operatively coupled to the processor board and does not send power and does not receive a control signal when not operatively coupled to the processor board. The docking board is removably coupled to an expansion board that performs a computer function that is not performed by the processor board and the docking board. The docking board sends power and a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board, and does not send power and does not send a control signal to the expansion board when the docking board is not operatively coupled to the processor board and the expansion board.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: Management Services Group, Inc.Inventor: Thomas S. Morgan
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Patent number: 10678104Abstract: A display panel and a display module are provided. The display panel includes a bonding region. The bonding region includes a drive integrated circuit (IC) chip region, a first flexible circuit board region and a second flexible circuit board region. A first soldering pad is disposed in the first flexible circuit board region. A second soldering pad is disposed in the second flexible circuit board region. The first soldering pad and the second soldering pad are configured to output driving signals.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2018Date of Patent: June 9, 2020Assignee: Wuhan China Star Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Bocai Chen, Jinglong Wang
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Patent number: 10660232Abstract: A portable and mobile deployable data center (DDC) is disclosed, which includes various components that enables the DDC to have multiple functions including, computing, data storage and retrieval, communications and routing. A DDC includes a rugged case that suitable for harsh environments, an interconnection mechanism, a plurality of hot swappable readers, a plurality of hot swappable portable computing devices, and a plurality of hot swappable power supplies.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2019Date of Patent: May 19, 2020Assignee: Arnouse Digital Devices CorporationInventor: Michael Arnouse
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Patent number: 10631440Abstract: A server system includes a server chassis with one or more composite walls that provide structural stiffness for the server chassis. The one or more composite walls also include one or more air passages that permit air to flow through the composite walls. Each composite wall comprises at least two plates and one or more spacing devices that separate the at least two plates. Air passages are included in the composite wall between the at least two plates separated by the spacing devices and one or more openings permit air flowing through the air passages of the composite wall to flow out of the composite wall and across server devices mounted in the server chassis that includes the composite wall.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2016Date of Patent: April 21, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Christopher Strickland Beall, Felipe Enrique Ortega Gutierrez, Roey Rivnay
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Patent number: 10624223Abstract: The present disclosure provides a cover apparatus including a top cover and a sub-cover. The top cover is received by the chassis body and extends over a full length and width of the chassis body. The sub-cover is coupled to the top cover, and comprises a locking mechanism. The sub-cover is configured to alternate between an open position and a closed position. In the open position, the sub-cover allows access to at least one component housed within the chassis body.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chun Chang, Zhi-Hao Tseng, Yu-Cheng Chang
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Patent number: 10622026Abstract: An adapter bracket configured to be mounted within a carrier device is provided. The adapter bracket includes a receiving space configured to receive a storage module, a first wall element located on one side of the receiving space, and a second wall element located opposite of the first wall element. The adapter bracket also includes receiving elements located between the first wall element and the second wall element. The receiving elements are configured to receive a securing element through an aperture on the storage module.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2019Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Shin-Ming Su, Chun Chang
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Patent number: 10600450Abstract: A holder includes a bracket, a first side portion, two second side portions and a third side portion. The bracket includes a support arm and an elastic plate inclinedly connected to the support arm. The first side portion is connected to one end of the support arm, and located at one side of the bracket. The second side portions are respectively connected to two opposite sides of the support arm, and collectively located at the side of the bracket. The third side portion is connected to one end of the elastic plate opposite to the support arm, and located at the same side of the bracket with the second side portions. When the elastic plate is pressed to be flush with the support arm, the bracket, the first side portion, the second side portions and the third side portion collectively form a holding space for holding a loaded object.Type: GrantFiled: April 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 24, 2020Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.Inventors: Yun-Hsiang Chang, Wei-Ting Lu, Tung-Yang Hu
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Patent number: 10579574Abstract: An instrumentation chassis includes a backplane, multiple peripheral slots located on the backplane and configured to receive insertable peripheral modules, respectively, and at least one protocol agnostic high speed connection mounted on, but not electrically connected to the backplane. The high speed connection is configured to interconnect at least two peripheral modules in corresponding peripheral slots of the multiple peripheral slots, bypassing the backplane.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: March 3, 2020Assignee: Keysight Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Victor M. Grothen, James David Lusk, Wayne Lee Johnson
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Patent number: 10531592Abstract: A system and method for efficient allocation of remote storage devices to computing devices in a rack is disclosed. An end of the rack switch is provided with physical storage devices and a storage service. The switch includes ports that are coupled to network interface cards of computing servers. The storage service allows each of the computing servers to access the physical storage devices. The network interface card includes a controller that can be configured into virtual storage controllers to allow access to different storage volumes.Type: GrantFiled: March 12, 2019Date of Patent: January 7, 2020Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Maw-Zan Jau, Ching-Chih Shih, Chin-Lung Chang
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Patent number: 10497352Abstract: An acoustical baffle includes a baffle housing, a lens, an acoustic foam, and a retaining mesh. The baffle housing includes a front panel having a channel, and first and second side panels. The first side panel is placed in physical contact with a first panel of a server chassis, and the second side panel is placed in physical contact with a second panel of the server chassis. The lens is in physical contact with the baffle housing, and fits within the channel of the front panel. The acoustic foam is in physical contact with the baffle housing, and includes an acoustic surface to absorb noise generated by cooling fans within the server chassis. The retaining mesh is in physical contact with the acoustic foam, and holds the acoustic foam within the acoustical baffle.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Chris E. Peterson, Tsung-Ping Chen, Brandon Joel Brocklesby, Paul Waters, Richard Eiland, Richard Guzman
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Patent number: 10477712Abstract: A multilevel rotating drive carrier includes stacked top, middle, and bottom drive-holding brackets. The top and middle brackets pivot about a parallel axis from a closed position to an open position to provide access to middle and bottom storage drives. The top bracket makes a storage drive accessible when the carrier is closed or open. Removing one storage drive does not require the disconnecting of another storage drive.Type: GrantFiled: February 11, 2019Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: ZT Group Int'l, Inc.Inventors: David Liang, Dhruv Chawla
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Patent number: 10445280Abstract: An apparatus includes a root port for coupling to a root complex, and a plurality of endpoint ports for coupling to endpoint devices, wherein each endpoint port is associated with a function number. A downstream buffer queues transaction layer packets (TLPs) received from the root port, wherein each TLP in the downstream buffer is directed to an endpoint port associated with the identified function number. An upstream buffer queues TLPs received from each endpoint port, and directs the queued TLPs to the root port. A method includes associating a function number with each endpoint port of a switch, wherein each endpoint port is adapted for coupling to an endpoint device. The method further includes receiving a first TLP from a root complex, identifying a function number within the first TLP, and directing the first TLP to an endpoint device through the endpoint port associated with the identified function number.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2016Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Lenovo Enterprise Solutions (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.Inventors: David W. Cosby, Jonathan R. Hinkle, Theodore B. Vojnovich
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Patent number: 10409753Abstract: Adapters, systems and methods are provided that may be implemented to adapt a Peripheral Component Interconnect Express (PCIe) expansion (or add-in) card for mounting into a PCIe component bay (e.g., front-accessible “flex bay”) of an information handling system chassis, such as desktop, server or tower computer chassis. An adapter may be provided that carries an edge mount PCIe expansion card that may be mechanically inserted (e.g., in place of a solid state drive “SSD” carrier or other PCIe peripheral component carrier) into the bay to electrically interface the PCIe expansion card with PCIe lane/s and other signal pins of a blind mate PCIe interface bay connector that extends outwardly into a component bay from the distal side (or rear) of the bay.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2017Date of Patent: September 10, 2019Assignee: Dell Products L.P.Inventors: Terry L. Matula, Andrew O. Ingalls, Randall E. Juenger
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Patent number: 10401921Abstract: The present invention proposes a protective case for a motor vehicle computer, the case including a ventilation filter (50) and at least one wall (41) including a mounting portion (410) for mounting the ventilation filter, in which portion an opening (42) and at least one air flow channel (43) extending from the opening are formed, the ventilation filter including a membrane (51) covering the opening and a protective member (52) for protecting the membrane, mounted on the mounting portion and defining at least one aperture opening onto the flow channel (43), the flow channel being configured so as to prevent the membrane from being reached by a flow of water traveling along a straight path from the aperture, in order to prevent damage to the membrane by the flow of water.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2017Date of Patent: September 3, 2019Inventors: Capucine Briquet, Jerome Chastanet
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Patent number: 10372175Abstract: Technology is provided for a device sled having a latch handle with a plunger lock. The sled chassis has a bottom wall and a sidewall extending between a front sled portion and a rear sled portion and a latch handle. The latch handle includes a proximal end portion pivotably coupled to the sled chassis proximate the front sled portion. A latch pawl extends from the proximal end portion of the handle. The latch handle is pivotable between a latched position where the latch pawl is positioned to engage a latch feature of a cubby chassis, thereby preventing movement of the sled chassis with respect to the cubby chassis, and an unlatched position where the latch pawl is disengaged from the latch feature of the cubby chassis. A handle lock is disposed on a distal end portion of the latch handle to selectively lock the latch handle in the latched position.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 6, 2019Assignee: Facebook, Inc.Inventor: Jon Brian Ehlen
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Patent number: 10365697Abstract: A drive carrier includes a latch wire, and a track that includes first and second segments. The latch wire is configured to move along a channel in the track to enable a handle of the drive carrier to transition between multiple positions within the track. The first segment is to be placed in physical communication with the latch wire while the latch wire is at a first position and a second position within the track. The second segment is in physical communication with the first segment. The second segment is to transition between a misaligned position and an aligned position with respect to the first segment, and the latch wire is to transition from the second position to a third position within the track in response to the second segment being in the aligned position.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: Dell Products, LPInventors: Kevin W. Mundt, Gary B. Kotzur, Taylor Mundt
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Patent number: 10362700Abstract: An aircraft turbomachine calculator including a parallelepiped metal casing including an electronic circuit wherein a control channel and a monitoring channel are integrated. The casing includes a first cavity wherein a first electronic board is provided for managing the control channel and a second cavity, independent of the first cavity, wherein a second electronic board is provided for managing the monitoring channel, these electronic boards being provided in two planes oriented with respect to each other at an angle of 90°.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 23, 2019Assignee: SAFRAN POWER UNITSInventors: Ludovic Pasquier, Daniel Averous, Remi Joachim
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Patent number: 10353444Abstract: A hard disk fixing assembly configured to be disposed in casing includes base frame, pivotable frame, hard disk bearing frame, at least one first link and handle. Base frame includes bottom part and elastic part. Bottom part is configured to be fixed to casing. Elastic part is connected to bottom part. Pivotable frame is pivotably disposed on base frame. Hard disk bearing frame is slidably disposed on pivotable frame and hard disk bearing frame bears at least one hard disk. Two opposite sides of first link are respectively pivotally connected to hard disk bearing frame and base frame. Handle is pivotably disposed on hard disk bearing frame. When handle is pivoted, elastic part forces pivotable frame to move hard disk bearing frame from level position to inclined position.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2018Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATIONInventor: Chao-Chih Liu
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Patent number: 10356934Abstract: A server device is provided. The server device includes a chassis with a containing space, first and second openings. The first and second openings are located at two opposite ends of the containing space. The chassis includes a motherboard module in the containing space; a power-supply module disposed in the containing space, electrically connected to the motherboard module, and capable of plugging in and out from the chassis via the first opening, wherein the power-supply module comprises a first power port located in the first opening; a power port connector comprising a second power port located in the second opening, and configured to selectively connect to the first power port located in the first opening; and a storage array module, electrically connected to the motherboard module and the power-supply module.Type: GrantFiled: January 9, 2017Date of Patent: July 16, 2019Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Hsiao-Tsu Ni, Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chun Chang, Hsuan-Liang Liu