Patents by Inventor Cheng-Yuan Fan

Cheng-Yuan Fan 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).

  • Patent number: 7911777
    Abstract: A computer drive cage (10) includes a pair of side support panels (14) that are separated by a space (38) to accommodate receipt of one or more computer drives (86). At least one of these support panels (14) includes a computer drive installation slot (46). One or more contacts (62) are aligned with and disposed outside of this slot (46) in a direction that is at least generally away from the computer drive space (38) between the side support panels (14). Each contact (62) for may be integrally-formed with its corresponding side support panel (14).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Assignee: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Fan, De-Sen Chin
  • Publication number: 20080291619
    Abstract: A computer drive cage (10) includes a pair of side support panels (14) that are separated by a space (38) to accommodate receipt of one or more computer drives (86). At least one of these support panels (14) includes a computer drive installation slot (46). One or more contacts (62) are aligned with and disposed outside of this slot (46) in a direction that is at least generally away from the computer drive space (38) between the side support panels (14). Each contact (62) for may be integrally-formed with its corresponding side support panel (14).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: November 27, 2008
    Applicant: Flextronics AP, LLC
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Fan, De-Sen Chin
  • Patent number: 7110253
    Abstract: A fixing seat for an interface card including a first plate, a second plate and a third plate connected in a sequence, in which a step shape is formed between each two adjacent plates. A clamping portion is formed by bending the relative ends of the first plate and the second plate and a bucking ear is formed by bending each one of two ends of the third plate. An interface card can be combined with an output/input bracket of a computer housing faster and stably without using screws and any matching fixing structure is unnecessarily disposed in the computer housing and the output/input bracket so as to simplify the structure for fixing the interface card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: First International Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Patent number: 6999320
    Abstract: An expansible and detachable housing of electronic device has two half-housings and two base plates with a detachable pivot element respectively connected to the bottom plates. Whereby, when the two bottom plates are formed a plane, the two half-housings are formed an extension state, or when the two bottom plates is caused to be perpendicular to each other, the two half-housing bodies is allowed to assemble to form a complete housing, or when the two bottom plates are separated, the two half-housings is formed a separation state. Therefore, the present invention can allow each electronic element to be assembled easily and to be maintained conveniently. Furthermore, electronic elements can be conveniently assembled in the two half-housing bodies separately at two different locations according to needs, and then, integrated into a whole body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Assignee: First International Computer, Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Publication number: 20060002073
    Abstract: A fixing seat for an interface card comprises a first plate, second plate and third plate connected in a sequence, in which a step shape is formed between each two adjacent plates. A clamping portion is formed by bending the relative ends of the first plate and the second plate and a bucking ear is formed by bending each one of two ends of the third plate. Whereby, an interface card can be combined with an output/input bracket of a computer housing more fast and stably without using screws and any matching fixing structure is unnecessarily disposed in the computer housing and the output/input bracket so as to simplify the structure for fixing the interface card.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2004
    Publication date: January 5, 2006
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Publication number: 20050134156
    Abstract: An expansible and detachable housing of electronic device has two half-housings and two base plates with a detachable pivot element respectively connected to the bottom plates. Whereby, when the two bottom plates are formed a plane, the two half-housings are formed an extension state, or when the two bottom plates is caused to be perpendicular to each other, the two half-housing bodies is allowed to assemble to form a complete housing, or when the two bottom plates are separated, the two half-housings is formed a separation state. Therefore, the present invention can allow each electronic element to be assembled easily and to be maintained conveniently. Furthermore, electronic elements can be conveniently assembled in the two half-housing bodies separately at two different locations according to needs, and then, integrated into a whole body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Patent number: 6847522
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that is formed with two fixed positioning members, and a back-supporting plate that is movable forcibly on an upright housing portion of the housing to move two tongues of two movable members along two annular guide slots in the positioning members. Each of the annular guide slots has a plurality of positioning slot portions. Each of the tongues of the movable members is limited to move within a corresponding one of the annular guide slots along a single direction, and is biased into a selected one of the positioning slot portions of the corresponding one of the annular guide slots. As such, the inclination angle of an upright housing portion of the housing relative to a horizontal support surface can be adjusted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2005
    Assignee: First International Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Fan, Yuan-Te Chang
  • Publication number: 20040264120
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing that is formed with two fixed positioning members, and a back-supporting plate that is movable forcibly on an upright housing portion of the housing to move two tongues of two movable members along two annular guide slots in the positioning members. Each of the annular guide slots has a plurality of positioning slot portions. Each of the tongues of the movable members is limited to move within a corresponding one of the annular guide slots along a single direction, and is biased into a selected one of the positioning slot portions of the corresponding one of the annular guide slots. As such, the inclination angle of an upright housing portion of the housing relative to a horizontal support surface can be adjusted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventors: Cheng-Yuan Fan, Yuan-Te Chang
  • Patent number: 6711002
    Abstract: An expandable housing for a electronics device comprises two half covering bodies, which respectively have a bottom board connected with a front board, sideboard and backboard; two sides of a pivoting element are connected to the two bottom boards so as to allow the two half covering bodies to be formed a expansion state while the two bottom boards are expanded into a flat plane and to be assembled into a housing while the two bottom boards are perpendicular to each other. Thereby, the structures of the housing and the frame body can be simplified and a larger space can be obtain when the housing is expanded so that the installment and maintenance of electronics elements become more easy and convenient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: First International Computer Inc.
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Patent number: 6236564
    Abstract: A detachable fan rack mounting structure includes a mounting frame fixedly fastened to a disk drive rack, and a fan rack detachably mounted on the mounting frame to hold at least one fan, wherein the mounting frame has a top hook and two protruded portions disposed at a top side, a plug hole and a retaining hole disposed near a bottom side, and a female connector spaced above the retaining hole; the fan rack has a springy hook and two locating notches disposed at a top side and respectively forced into engagement with the top hook and protruded portions at the mounting frame, a bottom plug flange and a positioning block respectively engaged into the plug hole and retaining hole on the mounting frame, and a female connector, which is automatically connected to the male connector at the mounting frame after installation of the fan rack in the mounting frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Enlight Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan
  • Patent number: 6213819
    Abstract: A detachable fan rack includes a mounting frame, and a fan holder, the mounting frame having a receiving opening, a plurality of hook holes, a plug hole, a locating notch and a plug hole spaced around the center opening, the fan holder being mounted on the mounting frame to hold a fan in the center opening on the mounting frame, the fan holder including a holder base and a locking plate, the holder base having bottom mounting legs respectively hooked in the hook holes on the mounting frame, a plug mount holding an electric plug, a clamping plate clamped on the retaining portion at the mounting frame, a hook at one side, and a positioning member positioned in the locating notch on the mounting frame, the locking plate being coupled to the holder base at one side and turned between a first position where the locking plate is engaged into the plug hole on said mounting frame and hooked up with the hook at the holder base to lock the fan holder, and a second position where the locking plate is disengaged from the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Enlight Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Yuan Fan