Patents by Inventor Ching-Shou Chi

Ching-Shou Chi 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: 6677931
    Abstract: A keyboard with a numbers of keys disposed on the base is capable of showing the three-dimensional characters. Each key includes a shell and a three-dimensional character embedded in the shell. Combined with an illuminant module positioned between the base and keys for providing the light source, the three-dimensional characters can be shown clearly and distinguishably by utilizing the color contrast relation with light between the light-colored transparent three-dimensional characters and dark-colored or opaque shells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Leadtek Research Inc.
    Inventors: Ching-Shou Chi, Yang-Wei Wu, Hsi-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20020011689
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a keypad, where the key of the keypad has a key body and a three-dimensional character; the manufacturing method utilizes the female mold corresponding to the key and the male mold having three-dimensional character. The light-colored transparent material is made for key body with reserved space for three-dimensional character. The female mold having the key body is then combined with the another male mode. The dark-colored material is injected into the reserved space of the key body to form the three-dimensional character in the key body. Applying the color contrast between the textures of the key body and three-dimensional character, it enables to display the three-dimensional character shown in the key body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Inventors: Ching-Shou Chi, Yang-Wei Wu, Hsi-Fu Chang
  • Publication number: 20010055003
    Abstract: A keyboard with a numbers of keys disposed on the base is capable of showing the three-dimensional characters. Each key includes a shell and a three-dimensional character embedded in the shell. Combined with an illuminant module positioned between the base and keys for providing the light source, the three-dimensional characters can be shown clearly and distinguishably by utilizing the color contrast relation with light between the light-colored transparent three-dimensional characters and dark-colored or opaque shells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Publication date: December 27, 2001
    Inventors: Ching-Shou Chi, Yang-Wei Wu, Hsi-Fu Chang