Cabinet-type Housing Patents (Class 361/724)
  • Patent number: 11682274
    Abstract: A programmable dynamic information handling system rack lighting system may include an array of a plurality of visual indicators configured to be programmed such that each information handling system of a chassis is associated with a set of one or more of the plurality of visual indicators and a lighting control subsystem configured to control illumination of the plurality of visual indicators based on statuses of information handling systems of the chassis, such that the lighting control subsystem causes each set of the visual indicators to illuminate based on a status of the respective information handling system associated with such set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard A. Crisp, Matthew B. Gilbert, Sean P. O'Donnell, Robert B. Curtis
  • Patent number: 11630490
    Abstract: The disclosure discloses an electronic device including a flexible display having an expandable display area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chungha Kim, Sungkwon Kim, Sangmin Hyun, Geunyong Park
  • Patent number: 11538371
    Abstract: A display apparatus and an electronic device relating to the field of display technologies are provided. The display apparatus includes: a first housing, one end of which includes an opening; a second housing slidably connected to the first housing and configured to slide out of a cavity of the first housing via the opening of the first housing; a flexible display screen configured to slide out of the cavity of the first housing along with the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing; and at least one elastic assembly configured to provide an elastic force to the second housing when the second housing slides out of the cavity of the first housing so that a second lateral outer surface is kept flush with the first lateral outer surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING BOE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Zongyuan Wang, Lu Liu, Lupeng Bian, Yanyan Yang, Biao Gao, Xiaolin Liu
  • Patent number: 11423810
    Abstract: A flexible display device is provided. The flexible display device includes a display body, a scroll box disposed on a side of the display body, and a flexible display screen, wherein an end of the flexible screen is connected to the scroll box, and a middle portion of the flexible screen is fixed on the display body. The flexible display screen is configured to be rolled up around the scroll box and be unrolled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: WUHAN CHINA STAR OPTOELECTRONICS SEMICONDUCTOR DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ruiting He, Xiaokang Li
  • Patent number: 11419239
    Abstract: A semiconductor component system includes a motherboard and a cooling system mounted to the motherboard. The cooling system includes sidewalls projecting from the motherboard. A sub-motherboard extends between the sidewalls and is spaced apart from the motherboard. The sidewalls and the sub-motherboard define a cooling channel over the motherboard. A connector is attached to the sub-motherboard and is configured to receive a semiconductor device daughterboard. The connector has contacts to electrically couple the semiconductor device daughterboard to the sub-motherboard.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2022
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Xiaopeng Qu, Hyunsuk Chun
  • Patent number: 11406036
    Abstract: A flexible input/output (I/O) expansion card connection and communication technique are provided. The flexible I/O expansion card is, in some examples, a mezzanine expansion card that may be a single width mezzanine expansion card, a double width expansion card, or a quad width expansion card. Multiple connectors on a mainboard provide a slot to receive plug in (insertion) of an expansion card. A slot is associated with a communication bus (e.g., Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI)) established between the expansion card and an associated processor. The expansion card (or more than one expansion card) may be inserted in multiple orientations with respect to the multiple connectors. Automatic adjustment of communication on the communication bus may be implemented via one or more hardware level and/or software assisted translations to allow the mezzanine expansion card to function in a normal or a reverse (180 degrees relative to normal) orientation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Brian T. Purcell, Steven Dean, Harvey J. Lunsman, Jonathan Daniel Befort
  • Patent number: 11395428
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides for a rotatable side panel of a cabinet. A side panel, comprises: a primary base; one or more cable dividers; a first flange; and a second flange; wherein the one or more cable dividers are disposed on the primary base, wherein the one or more cable dividers are perpendicular to the primary base, wherein the first flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to one side of the primary base, wherein the second flange is disposed along one of the one or more cable dividers disposed furthest to the opposite side of the primary base from the first flange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: TOSHIBA INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
    Inventors: William McCollum, Michael Alexander
  • Patent number: 11395433
    Abstract: A system includes a rack and one or more server systems mounted in the rack. A server system includes a chassis with one or more arrays of devices in the chassis. Each array includes mass storage devices and a server device mounted in the array within the chassis of the server system. The server device occupies no more than an equivalent volume of space in the chassis as one of the mass storage devices. A set of mass storage devices of an array and the server device of the array form a logical node, and a server system may include multiple logical nodes in the same chassis. Each array of devices may be located in a sled that can move into and out of the chassis of the server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Darin Lee Frink, Roey Rivnay, Christopher Strickland Beall, Felipe Enrique Ortega Gutierrez
  • Patent number: 11348737
    Abstract: A plate capacitor having a first capacitor plate which is arranged at a distance from a second capacitor plate. The first capacitor plate is produced from an elastic material and has a curved shape in the unloaded state. The first capacitor plate is held by a holder. The elastic material to be is electrically conductive or is provided with an electrically conductive layer. An electrically insulating layer is arranged between the first and the second capacitor plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Inventors: Dirk Beilker, Fabian Sommer
  • Patent number: 11229138
    Abstract: A module is described which is slidably attachable to a controller. Resource wires are connected to the module through resource connectors, The module has a circuit board that can perform actions. The module can modify the function of its resource connectors. These modifications may be to meet the requirements of resources that are to be connected to the module. The module may be able to monitor voltage, current, or power, or check for faults on the wire. The results of such monitoring may be displayed on a screen associated with the controller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2022
    Assignee: PassiveLogic, Inc.
    Inventors: Troy Aaron Harvey, Jeremy David Fillingim
  • Patent number: 11140252
    Abstract: The flexible display device includes a body, a flexible display, and a camera. The body includes a first body and a second body. The second body performs reciprocating movement relative to the first body between a first position and a second position. An area of the flexible display viewed from the front is larger when the second body is at the second position than when the second body is at the first position. When the second body is at the first position, the distance from a support to an edge of a third region is greater than the distance from the support to the camera. Accordingly, a range (stroke) of movement of the second body relative to the first body can be increased. In addition, when the second body is at the second position, the area of the flexible display viewed from the front can be increased.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Hak-Ho Choi, Seounghwan Seol, Sung Do Kim, Sangwook Park, Ji Woong Yang, Jeeho Yom
  • Patent number: 11102918
    Abstract: A filter design configured to operate in the medium voltage range of 1000 to 5000 volts, provides protection against Electromagnetic Pulse/High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (EMP/HEMP) intentional electromagnetic interference pulses. The filter utilizes no oil filled components to preclude the catastrophic failures (explosions) during operation. Many of the components incorporated in the present design are suited to absorbing harmonics without failing. In addition to mitigating E1 and E2 pulses, the filter is resistant to line harmonics which have proved to cause filter failure in past designs. The filter provides EMP/HEMP conducted pulse protection for downstream electronics inside hardened shelters for medium and high voltage applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: Technical Sales Solutions, LLC
    Inventors: Terence Murch, Thomas Griffin, Kenneth W Ogden
  • Patent number: 11071228
    Abstract: A rack system for one or more computing systems is described. The rack system may include support structures, or rack structures, and a housing affixed or un-affixed to the support structures. The rack system may include rails, including telescoping rails, affixed to the support structures and coupled to the computing system. When the rack system is in a closed position, the computing system is positioned within the housing. When the rack system is in an open position, the computing system is removed from the housing and the components of the computing system are accessible. In the open position, only components on one surface of the circuit board are accessible. However, the computing system can rotate, thereby placing the components on the opposing surface of the circuit board in an accessible position. Alternatively, the housing can be affixed to the computing system, and include modifications for access to the computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel D. Hershey, Christoph M. Pistor, Bartley K. Andre, Richard D. Kosoglow, Michael D. McBroom, Shravan Bharadwaj, Jonathan L. Berk, Houtan R. Farahani, James M. Cuseo, William R. Allan, II, David C. Parell, Eric A. Knopf, Seth G. McFarland
  • Patent number: 11064628
    Abstract: A rack adapted for receiving one or more components is disclosed. The rack includes a backplane, a pair of side panels extending from the backplane and internal support members on each side to receive and mechanically guide an initial alignment of components upon their initial insertion in the rack. A pair of male connectors mounted to the backplane is configured to mate with a corresponding pair of female connectors of each component to mechanically guide a final alignment of each component when the component is further inserted in the rack. Mechanical guidance may also be provided by, or supplemented with, a connection capable of providing liquid cooling to the rack. A system including the rack and the component inserted in the rack is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: OVH
    Inventors: Christophe Maurice Thibaut, Etienne Zahm, Henryk Klaba, Jules Hermann Bonenfant
  • Patent number: 11042183
    Abstract: An electronic display where various electrical components may be removed from a housing of the display and serviced or replaced without having to demount the display. The electronic display may include an electronic image-producing assembly in electrical communication with a backplane. Various electrical components (e.g., electronic assemblies) may be removably connected to the backplane using self-guiding electrical connectors. An access opening through a wall of the housing may be provided to facilitate removal of an electrical assembly through the housing while the display remains mounted to a vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, David Williams, Ware Bedell
  • Patent number: 11013137
    Abstract: A server capable of rotating and accessing storage devices accommodated therein includes a server chassis, a motherboard, a power supply module, two racks, and a system cooling module. The server chassis includes two side plates and an accommodating space between the two side plates. The power supply module is disposed in the accommodating space and arranged corresponding to the motherboard. The racks are arranged parallel to each other and detachably connected to the server chassis. A pivot structure and a handle for operating the rack are disposed at the rack near the motherboard. The rack is rotatable with respect to the server chassis by means of the pivot structure. The system cooling module is disposed adjacent to the rack. At least one cord passage is provided between the system cooling module and each of the side plates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: SUPER MICRO COMPUTER, INC.
    Inventors: Richard S. Chen, Chaoching Wu
  • Patent number: 11003219
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal including a first frame, a second frame slidably movable with respect to the first frame in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a slide frame movable with respect to the second frame in the first direction or the second direction, a flexible display comprising a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the slide frame, and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region, the third region being bent in a manner of surrounding the second frame, a guide rail extending on a rear portion of the second frame in the first direction, and a guide rivet protruding from a front surface of the slide frame and inserted into the guide rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jaewook Kim, Insu Song, Sungchul Hong, Hoseok Chung
  • Patent number: 10969842
    Abstract: A two-phase liquid immersion cooling system is described in which heat generating computer components cause a dielectric fluid in its liquid phase to vaporize. The dielectric vapor is then condensed back into a liquid phase and used to cool the computer components. Using a pressure controlled vessel and pressure controller, the disclosed system may be operated at less than ambient pressure. Utilizing robotic arms and slot-in computing components located within chassis, a self-healing computing system may be created.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2021
    Assignee: TMGCore, LLC
    Inventors: John David Enright, Jacob Mertel
  • Patent number: 10963014
    Abstract: A flexible display device is disclosed. The flexible display device includes a first body, a second body, a roller, and a flexible display. The flexible display includes a first region forming a plane surface and a second region of which a portion forms a curved surface around the roller. A plurality of engagement protrusions are formed on an outer circumferential surface of the roller, and a plurality of support bars are coupled to an inner surface of the second region. The engagement protrusions engage the support bars. When the second body moves relative to the first body, the roller rotates with the engagement protrusions engaging the support bars, and the second region is uniformly deformed and moves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Jin Woo Park, Ara Kim, Hang Seok Kim
  • Patent number: 10955876
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a mobile terminal including a first frame, a second frame slideably movable from the first frame in a first direction or a second direction opposite to the first direction, a slide frame movable in the first direction or the second direction with respect to the second frame, a flexible display comprising a first region coupled to the first frame, a second region coupled to the slide frame, and a third region disposed between the first region and the second region, the third region being bent in a manner of surrounding the second frame, and a first magnet positioned on a rear surface of the second frame and configured to provide magnetic force to pull the slide frame or the flexible display. The mobile terminal of the present disclosure may allow the size of the screen to be adjusted as needed, thereby satisfying both portability and usability.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventors: Insu Song, Jaewook Kim, Minsoo Kim
  • Patent number: 10945349
    Abstract: A server chassis including a chassis, a motherboard, a processing assembly and a storage assembly. The chassis includes a bottom plate. The bottom plate has a front side and a rear side that are opposite to each other. The chassis has a first area and a second area. The first area is located adjacent to the front side, and the second area is located adjacent to the rear side. The motherboard is disposed on the bottom plate and located between the front side and the rear side. The processing assembly is disposed on the bottom plate and selectively disposed in the first area or the second area. The storage assembly is disposed on the bottom plate and located adjacent to the front side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2021
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shu-Min Wang, Jun Li, Hai Ting Chen, Chao Nie, Jia-Bin Wang, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 10939569
    Abstract: A server node is provided that includes a processor and a network interface controller mounted in a chassis configured to be inserted into a server node slot of a server node grid. The chassis includes a blind-mate connector system on a back side that includes a blind-mate power connector and a blind-mate network connector configured to blind-mate with a corresponding blind-mate power connector and a corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot of the server node grid. As the server node is inserted into the server node slot, the blind-mate power connector is configured to blind-mate with the corresponding blind-mate power connector of the server node slot before the blind-mate network connector blind-mates with the corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot, such that the blind-mate power connector provides alignment guidance for the blind-mate network connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jason David Adrian
  • Patent number: 10932387
    Abstract: In one embodiment, as apparatus includes a quick release system for installation of a module of a network communications system in a rack and removal of the module from the rack, the quick release system comprising a rack bracket for attachment to the rack, the rack bracket comprising a ground lug for providing a ground connection, and a module bracket for attachment to the module, the module bracket comprising a thumb screw for securely connecting the module bracket to the rack bracket. A method for installing the module on the rack is also disclosed herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Joel Richard Goergen, Rohit Dev Gupta, Paolo Sironi
  • Patent number: 10908646
    Abstract: A display device includes: a flexible display panel having a display area and a non-display area disposed adjacent to the display area; a supporting member provided at a predetermined area of the flexible display panel adjacent to one side of the flexible display panel, wherein the non-display area of the flexible display panel contacts the supporting member and surrounds the supporting member while being bent at a bend angle, and the bend angle of the non-display area is variously adjusted by the supporting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2021
    Assignee: Samsung Display Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tae Wook Kang
  • Patent number: 10895896
    Abstract: Power systems and methods for supplying direct current power to a server rack employ multiple power supply units. A method for supplying direct current power to a server rack includes receiving an alternating current (AC) power input. A first portion of the AC power input is transferred to a first automatic transfer switch (ATS). A first DC power input is generated from the first portion of the AC power input via a first power supply unit (PSU) and transferred to the server rack. A second portion of the AC power input is transferred to a second ATS. A second DC power input is generated from the second portion of the AC power input via a second PSU and transferred to the server rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Mike MacGregor, Darin Lee Frink, Richard Arvel Stevens, William Mische
  • Patent number: 10880622
    Abstract: A modular cable backplane assembly for high-speed interconnection of digital electrical components in Field Replaceable Units, FRUs, (12) mounted in an equipment rack (10). A vertical stack of a plurality of parallel horizontal cable connector carrying trays (51) is mounted within a rigid chassis (32). The trays provide electrical component connector pins on a front side and high-speed data and power cable connectors on a back side thereof. At least one enclosed vertical channel (21) is attached to the vertical stack of horizontal plates (51) for protectively routing cables to the cable connector carrying trays. Vertical spacing of the cable connector carrying trays enables cooling fans (41) mounted on the rigid chassis to provide unimpeded front-to-back airflow over the FRUs (12). The cable backplane assembly may be removed and replaced as a unit, and may be upgraded, in situ, from copper to optical connections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (publ)
    Inventors: Randall Diaz, Allen Hirashiki, Juan Luis Cruz
  • Patent number: 10869404
    Abstract: A latch mechanism includes a frame, an elastic sheet, a sliding bracket, a hooking portion, and a resilient restoring member connected to the frame and the sliding bracket. The elastic sheet includes a fixing portion, a receiving portion and a fastening member. The fixing portion is fixed to the frame being opposite to the fastening member. The sliding bracket includes a bracket body slidably disposed between the elastic sheet and the frame, and a protruding portion received in the receiving portion. The hooking portion is connected to the bracket body, and removably hooked on a fastener portion. When the sliding bracket moves the protruding portion, the resilient restoring member and the hooking portion, the protruding portion pushes the fastening member into the frame, and the hooking portion is hooked by the fastener portion to keep the resilient restoring member not being resumed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: CHENBRO MICOM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Yu, Ming-Huei Hsiao, Chung-Hsin Tsai
  • Patent number: 10854861
    Abstract: A mounting rack is described for a power electronics installation, including busbars for electrically connecting a plurality of assemblies, which busbars are arranged on the rear side of the mounting rack. A corresponding power electronics installation is also described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventor: Christian Metzger
  • Patent number: 10798837
    Abstract: This disclosure describes designs for chassis with multiple hoods and methods for removing those hoods. A base portion of a chassis includes an opening, a base ridge comprising a first section and a second section, an L-shaped cutout disposed along the first section of the base ridge, and a T-shaped cutout disposed along the second section of the base ridge. The T-shaped cutout includes a front recess and a rear recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: Keith Sauer, Paul E. Westphall, Kenny Huy Pham
  • Patent number: 10772226
    Abstract: An additional cover provides a cabinet with protection from fluidic ingress. The additional cover includes first and second portions having first and second main sections, respectively, and first and second flanges, respectively, and first and second sidewalls extending between corresponding sidelong edges of at least the first and second main sections. The first and second portions and the first and second sidewalls are arranged to define a flow passage with an inlet at an upper end thereof and an outlet at a lower end thereof. The first and second flanges are provided at the inlet and outlet, respectively, to prevent fluid flow through the flow passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: OTIS ELEVATOR COMPANY
    Inventors: Shizhong Zhou, Gang Xing, LongWen Wang
  • Patent number: 10765026
    Abstract: A server node is provided that includes a processor and a network interface controller mounted in a chassis configured to be inserted into a server node slot of a server node grid. The chassis includes a blind-mate connector system on a back side that includes a blind-mate power connector and a blind-mate network connector configured to blind-mate with a corresponding blind-mate power connector and a corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot of the server node grid. As the server node is inserted into the server node slot, the blind-mate power connector is configured to blind-mate with the corresponding blind-mate power connector of the server node slot before the blind-mate network connector blind-mates with the corresponding blind-mate network connector of the server node slot, such that the blind-mate power connector provides alignment guidance for the blind-mate network connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventor: Jason David Adrian
  • Patent number: 10746589
    Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Weighing modules may be modular and repositionable with respect to a modular crossbar that provides electrical power and data connectivity. This allows for the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Nathan Danenberg, Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen, Jacob Siegel, Brett Allen Skaloud, Thomas Duester, James Merton Tidman, Dawn Marie Pfund, Jeremy Samuel De Bonet, Nicholas McMahon
  • Patent number: 10631430
    Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a top cover arrangement for a storage and the corresponding storage. The storage comprises a drawer chassis which accommodates disks that are organized among a plurality of rows. The top cover arrangement covers the disks in a foldable manner and comprises: a substrate covering the disks and being flexible; and a plurality of folding parts mounted on the substrate and corresponding to the plurality of the rows; the folding parts being adapted to be at least partially folded to expose at least one row of disks in response to the disks being pulled out of the drawer chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: EMC IP Holding Company LLC
    Inventors: Haifang Zhai, Yujie Zhou, Qingqiang Guo, Weidong Zuo, Wenjin Seraph Xu
  • Patent number: 10631426
    Abstract: An electronics module mounting system includes a baseplate with a main wall, opposite left and right ends spaced apart from each other along an X axis, and opposite first and second spaced-apart edges extending between the left and right ends. The first and second edges are spaced apart along a Y axis. The baseplate includes a first channel that projects outwardly from the main wall and includes a mounting leg that projects outwardly from the main wall and that forms a mounting recess. A module mounting base is connected to the baseplate and includes a mounting tab located in the mounting recess. The mounting base includes a front face to receive and retain an electronics module and a rear face located opposite the front face. A channel recess is located in the rear face and extends between opposite left and right edges of the mounting base. The channel of the baseplate is located in the channel recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Rockwell Automation Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas A. Lostoski, Adam M. Wrobel, Michael S. Baran
  • Patent number: 10595434
    Abstract: A server rack is provided. The server rack includes at least one server component and an asset tag corresponding to the at least one server component. The asset tag includes a support bar positioned such that the at least one server component is removable from the server rack without removing the asset tag, and an actuator connected to the support bar and configured to rotate the support bar between the at least two positions. The asset tag also includes an interface supported by the support bar, wherein the interface is configured to provide an indicator regarding the location and status of the corresponding server component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Chao-Jung Chen, Kun-Pei Liu
  • Patent number: 10521999
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a utility shelf movably attached thereto wherein the utility shelf is adapted to move between a stowed position and a play position where the stowed position is substantially non-horizontal and the play position is substantially horizontal. In this manner, gaming machine players may play bingo (or other live, card-based games) simultaneously while playing a gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Inventors: Yuri Itkis, Horia Mihai Preda, Ioan Marius Puscas
  • Patent number: 10386903
    Abstract: A method for migrating a power shelf between being supplied single-phase power and three-phase power includes coupling a second power adapter to an input of a power shelf of a rack while power is being supplied to the power shelf via a first power adapter coupled to another input of the power shelf. The first power adapter includes a multi-pin connector coupled to the input and three other connectors each coupled to respective single-phase power sources and the second power adapter includes a multi-pin connector configured to couple with the other input and another connector configured to couple with a three-phase power source.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Jon Moen, Brandyn David Giroux, Jing Wang
  • Patent number: 10314160
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a top plate, a bottom plate provided under the top plate, a circuit board provided between the top plate and the bottom plate, an electronic component disposed on the circuit board, and an intermediate plate provided between the top plate and the circuit board. The intermediate plate is configured to provide a clearance between the top plate and intermediate plate, or between the circuit board and the intermediate plate. The intermediate plate is further configured to allow an air flow from a first end portion to a second end portion of the top plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2019
    Assignee: TOSHIBA MEMORY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akitoshi Suzuki, Yoshiharu Matsuda, Kazuhiro Yoshida
  • Patent number: 10284010
    Abstract: A modular uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system includes a housing having a plurality of slots, wherein a power module or a battery module can be selectively inserted into each of the slots; each of the slots is selectively disposed with a first connector and a second connector or only with the second connector; the back of the power module is disposed with a first connecting module and a second connecting module, and the first connecting module and the second connecting module are electrically connected to the first connector and the second connector when the power module is inserted into the slots; the back of the battery module is disposed with a second connecting module, and the second connecting module is electrically connected to the second connector.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: VOLTRONIC POWER TECHNOLOGY CORP.
    Inventors: Yu-Cheng Lu, Tao Liu, Bo Zhou, Juor-Ming Hsieh
  • Patent number: 10237998
    Abstract: A system for providing computing resources includes a mounting bar and one or more computing devices supported on the mounting bar. The computing devices are coupled to the mounting bar such that the computing devices can slide along the mounting bar from one position to another while the computing devices remains in service and installed on the mounting bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles D. Phillips, Peter George Ross, Darin Lee Frink
  • Patent number: 10185353
    Abstract: An electronic display where various electrical components may be removed from a housing of the display and serviced or replaced without having to demount the display. The electronic display may include an electronic image-producing assembly in electrical communication with a backplane. Various electrical components (e.g., electronic assemblies) may be removably connected to the backplane using self-guiding electrical connectors. An access opening through a wall of the housing may be provided to facilitate removal of an electrical assembly through the housing while the display remains mounted to a vertical surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 22, 2019
    Assignee: Manufacturing Resources International, Inc.
    Inventors: William Dunn, David Williams, Ware Bedell
  • Patent number: 10172256
    Abstract: An electronics rack with an electrically controlled access panel, including an enclosure including a base, side walls and a top, with at least one opening in a sidewall or the top for accessing the interior of the enclosure. At least one panel is mounted to the enclosure for permitting controlled access to the interior. At least two electronically controlled hinges are mounted to opposite sides of the panel. Each hinge has a hinge axis about which the panel can rotate when the panel is unlocked, the hinge axes of the two hinges being parallel to one another. Each hinge includes a hinge pin that is slidable in a housing between a retracted position and an extended position. Each hinge includes an electronically controlled drive mechanism for controlling reciprocation of the hinge pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Middle Atlantic Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Brendan K. Walsh, Nico Corbo, Andrew Glendmyer
  • Patent number: 10117359
    Abstract: A server cabinet, including: a cabinet body having a plurality of regions including a first region to store a server, a power supply region to store a power supply, a second region to store the server and a switch; and a cabinet backboard positioned at a back side of the cabinet body, and including a plurality of management backboards and a plurality of fans, in which each of the plurality of management backboards is respectively connected with the server and a central management module of the server cabinet, the server is connected with the corresponding management backboard via a connector and controlled by the central management module via the cabinet backboard. The server cabinet according to embodiments of the present disclosure can achieve a replacement of the management backboard and the server without powering off, thus greatly improving an operation and maintenance of the server cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignee: BEIJING BAIDU NETCOM SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sheng Kang, Guofeng Chen, Jiajun Zhang, Yongzhong Zhu, Jie Wang
  • Patent number: 10098262
    Abstract: A computer system includes a chassis, one or more hard disk drives coupled to the chassis, and one or more air passages under at least one of the hard disk drives. The air passages include one or more air inlets and one or more air outlets. The inlets direct at least a portion of the air downwardly into the passages. The passages allow air to move from the air inlets to the air outlets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Peter George Ross
  • Patent number: 10051749
    Abstract: A display device including a display panel; a module cover at a rear of the display panel; a rigid bar coupled with a coupling portion on a rear surface of the module cover, the rigid bar elongated along a side of the display panel; and a back cover at a rear of the module cover and covering the rigid bar. Further, the rigid bar includes a fastening plate spaced apart from the coupling portion of the module cover; a lateral plate bent toward the module cover from the fastening plate; and at least one first receiving portion formed on the lateral plate. In addition, the back cover includes an outer surface facing a rear of the back cover; an inner surface facing the module cover; and at least one first latch protruding from the inner surface and configured to be accommodated in the first receiving portion of the rigid bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Seunggyu Kang
  • Patent number: 9990011
    Abstract: A drive array is provided, including: a structure having a top panel, a base; and first and second side panels; the first and second side panels positioned on opposite sides of the array and defining a length of the array; and a plurality of fins arranged transversely to the length of the array, the fins further arranged in a plurality of rows, each of the rows transverse to the array; a plurality of projections extending upwardly from the base aligned with a plurality of projections extending downwardly from the top penal, positioned to fit and hold a hard drive; and a circuit board secured to the back of the structure to communicate with the hard drives positioned on the array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Inventor: Lawrence Anthony Carota
  • Patent number: 9985396
    Abstract: A power strip assembly includes a receptacle having a carrier member extended from the receptacle, a number of plug connecting members engaged in the receptacle, a clamping device includes a coupling extension extended from a follower, and one or more anchoring elements disposed below the follower and each pivotally attached to the coupling extension with a pivot axle for engaging with the table plate, the anchoring element is pivotable relative to the coupling extension between a working position parallel to the coupling extension and a folded position perpendicular to the coupling extension, and a fastener is engaged with the carrier member and the follower for moving the follower relative to the table plate and to be secured to the table plate with the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Oxti Corporation
    Inventor: Chih Feng Ho
  • Patent number: 9961018
    Abstract: Apparatus and methods for cableless connection of components within chassis and between separate chassis. Pairs of Extremely High Frequency (EHF) transceiver chips supporting very short length millimeter-wave wireless communication links are configured to pass radio frequency signals through holes in one or more metal layers in separate chassis and/or frames, enabling components in the separate chassis to communicate without requiring cables between the chassis. Various configurations are disclosed, including multiple configurations for server chassis, storage chassis and arrays, and network/switch chassis. The EHF-based wireless links support link bandwidths of up to 6 gigabits per second, and may be aggregated to facilitate multi-lane links.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Matthew J. Adiletta, Aaron Gorius, Myles Wilde, Hugh Wilkinson, Amit Y. Kumar
  • Patent number: 9864154
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of assembly are described that provide mechanisms for integrating an optical module (e.g., an MBOM) into a main switch system to allow the optical module to be replaced without having to replace other components of the main switch system. The field replaceable modular optical interconnect unit includes a housing, a printed circuit board assembly supported within the housing, an optical module supported on the printed circuit board assembly that converts between optical signals and electrical signals for transmitting or receiving optical signals through a fiber optic cable, a board-to-board connector on a rear panel of the housing that enables electrical signals to be transmitted between the printed circuit board assembly and a main switch system box, and an external connector on a front panel of the housing that can engage an external optical fiber for transmitting optical signals between the optical module and an external component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: Mellanox Technologies, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoram Zer, Pierre Avner Badehi, Shy Zimmerman, Natan Kirshner, Avi Gibbs, Nimer Khazen
  • Patent number: 9778712
    Abstract: The invention provides a method of integrating a server using alternating current power (AC server) into a server system using direct current power (DC server system) and an alternative junction device therefor. The integrating method includes: providing an AC server having a plug-in power supply unit; providing an alternative junction device for replacing the plug-in power supply unit; extracting the plug-in power supply unit from the AC server; plugging the alternative junction device into the AC server; and coupling the alternative junction device to a direct current power supply unit of a DC server system. The alternative junction device includes: a shell to be installed into a containing slot of an AC server; an output coupled to a DC input of a processor of the AC server when the shell is installed into the containing slot; and an input coupled to a DC power supply unit of a DC server system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2017
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) CO., LTD., LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shih-Ming Chen, Tsung-Wen Chang, Wen-Che Tsai, Jin-Yuan Lai