Patents by Inventor Can-Ming Lai

Can-Ming Lai has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Latching assembly for a removable cover of a portable electronic device
    Patent number: 7002073
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a removable panel (10) defining a first latching hole (122) therein, a knob (30), and a base cover (40). The knob includes an operating portion (31) and a shaft portion (32). A catch (321) extends from the shaft portion. The shaft portion is rotatably received in the first latching hole, with the operation portion being above an upper surface of the removable panel, and the catch being below a lower surface of the removable panel. A second latching hole (450) and a latching hatch (454) are defined in the base cover. The removable panel is attached to the base cover by way of the shaft portion of the knob being inserted into the second latching hole with the catch being received through the latching hatch, and the operating portion of the knob then being rotated so that the catch is engaged below the base cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2006
    Assignee: FIH Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Can-Ming Lai, Chia-Hua Chen, Jiang-Yuan He, De-Lin Li
  • Latching assembly for a removable cover of a portable electronic device
    Publication number: 20050183876
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a removable panel (10) defining a first latching hole (122) therein, a knob (30), and a base cover (40). The knob includes an operating portion (31) and a shaft portion (32). A catch (321) extends from the shaft portion. The shaft portion is rotatably received in the first latching hole, with the operation portion being above an upper surface of the removable panel, and the catch being below a lower surface of the removable panel. A second latching hole (450) and a latching hatch (454) are defined in the base cover. The removable panel is attached to the base cover by way of the shaft portion of the knob being inserted into the second latching hole with the catch being received through the latching hatch, and the operating portion of the knob then being rotated so that the catch is engaged below the base cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Applicant: FIH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Can-Ming Lai, Chia-Hua Chen, Jiang-Yuan He, De-Lin Li