Patents by Inventor Hsien-Yuan Lin

Hsien-Yuan Lin 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).

  • Positioning mechanism
    Patent number: 7522409
    Abstract: A positioning mechanism comprises a slide base, a rotation arm and an elastic member. The slide base is disposed over a bottom surface of a second device and is slidable in first and second sliding directions. The sliding base has a track defining a closed sliding path that comprises a first positioning point, a first release point, a second positioning point, and second release point. The rotation arm comprises first and second ends, the first end being disposed on the bottom surface around a pivot, and the second end having a slide member capable of being positioned at the first positioning point or the second positioning point along the sliding path of the track. The elastic member is provided on the bottom surface and is configured to cause the second end of the rotation arm to rotate and to cause the slide base to slide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2009
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Hsien-Yuan Lin, Ming-Jen Yu, Chih-Wei Chang, Yeh-Cheng Tan
  • Positioning mechanism
    Publication number: 20060073720
    Abstract: A positioning mechanism comprises a slide base, a rotation arm and an elastic member. The slide base is disposed over a bottom surface of a second device and is slidable in first and second sliding directions. The sliding base has a track defining a closed sliding path that comprises a first positioning point, a first release point, a second positioning point, and second release point. The rotation arm comprises first and second ends, the first end being disposed on the bottom surface around a pivot, and the second end having a slide member capable of being positioned at the first positioning point or the second positioning point along the sliding path of the track. The elastic member is provided on the bottom surface and is configured to cause the second end of the rotation arm to rotate and to cause the slide base to slide.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2005
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Hsien-Yuan Lin, Ming-Jen Yu, Chih-Wei Chang, Yeh-Cheng Tan