Patents by Inventor Ji-Peng Xu

Ji-Peng Xu 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).

  • Publication number: 20170194723
    Abstract: A circuit board assembly includes a circuit board, at least one metal sheet, at least one bus and at least one fixed member. The circuit board has at least one electrical connecting area. The metal sheet is adapted to solder to the electrical connecting area and has at least one metal sheet hole. The bus has a connecting portion. The connecting portion is corresponding to the metal sheet. The bus has at least one fixed screwing hole. The fixed screwing hole is corresponding to the metal sheet hole. The circuit board and the bus is locked by the fixed member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Guang-Zhao Tian, Yang-Qiu Lai, Xiang-Biao Sha
  • Publication number: 20170052570
    Abstract: A calculating apparatus includes a baseplate, a first mother board module and a connection module. The baseplate includes a bottom surface having a first component layout region, a second component layout region and a connection component layout region all arranged in order from a first side to a second side of the bottom surface. The first mother board is drawably disposed at the first component layout region of the bottom surface. The first mother board includes a first tray, a first control board, and a first electronic hard disk drive. The connection module is electrically connected to the first mother board module so that the first mother board module is capable of performing external communication through the connection module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Inventors: Guang-Zhao TIAN, Jian-Jun DENG, Ji-Peng XU
  • Patent number: 9568959
    Abstract: A calculating apparatus includes a baseplate, a first mother board module and a connection module. The baseplate includes a bottom surface having a first component layout region, a second component layout region and a connection component layout region all arranged in order from a first side to a second side of the bottom surface. The first mother board is drawably disposed at the first component layout region of the bottom surface. The first mother board includes a first tray, a first control board, and a first electronic hard disk drive. The connection module is electrically connected to the first mother board module so that the first mother board module is capable of performing external communication through the connection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Guang-Zhao Tian, Jian-Jun Deng, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9532480
    Abstract: A server includes a chassis, a transfer board, a hard disk drive cage, two hard disk drive trays, two mother board trays, two mother boards, first hard disk drives and second hard disk drives. The chassis has an accommodation space. The transfer board is disposed on the first side plate and the second side plate to divide the accommodation space into a first accommodation region and a second accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage is located in the first accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage includes storage sections for disposing the first hard disk drives. The two hard disk drive trays for disposing the second hard disk drives are located in the second accommodation region and insert into the transfer board. All the two hard disk drive trays and the two mother board trays are randomly arranged in rows and columns and insert into the transfer board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Long Shen, Ji-Peng Xu, Ming-Gang Li
  • Patent number: 9402328
    Abstract: A server includes a case, a storage module, a connection module, a first expander board, a second expander board, a first mother board and a second mother board. The case includes a bottom case. The storage module is disposed on the bottom case and includes multiple storage units. The connection module is disposed on the bottom case and connected to the storage module. At least one first expander chip is disposed on the first expander board. At least one second expander chip is disposed on the second expander board. At least one first central processing unit is disposed on the first mother board. At least one second central processing unit is disposed on the second mother board. The first expander board, the second expander board, the first mother board and the second mother board are pluggably connected to the connection module, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Yu-Long Shen, Ming-Gang Li
  • Publication number: 20160165742
    Abstract: A server includes a chassis, a transfer board, a hard disk drive cage, two hard disk drive trays, two mother board trays, two mother boards, first hard disk drives and second hard disk drives. The chassis has an accommodation space. The transfer board is disposed on the first side plate and the second side plate to divide the accommodation space into a first accommodation region and a second accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage is located in the first accommodation region. The hard disk drive cage includes storage sections for disposing the first hard disk drives. The two hard disk drive trays for disposing the second hard disk drives are located in the second accommodation region and insert into the transfer board. All the two hard disk drive trays and the two mother board trays are randomly arranged in rows and columns and insert into the transfer board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Long Shen, Ji-Peng Xu, Ming-Gang Li
  • Patent number: 9354675
    Abstract: A server comprises two mainboards, disposed on a base plate. The mainboards comprise a plurality of expander cards and an electrical module. The electrical module is provided with at least one first storage device. Each mainboard further comprises a daughter card disposed between the base plate and the electrical module. The expander card or the daughter card is served as a system-tray of the electrical module by the at least one first storage device of the electrical module, so as to manage a disk array for a plurality of second storage devices of the server. This ensures that when the storage device of the mainboard is malfunctioned, it doesn't need to turn off the server for repairing. Under a condition of not affect normal function of the server, more electrical elements are provided to a limited space so as to increase or upgrade the function of the server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yu-Long Shen, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Publication number: 20160150667
    Abstract: A server is provided and disposed in a case, the server comprises a chassis divided to a storage area and a motherboard area by a partition plate, a storage module disposed in a front end of the storage area and plugged in an inner wall of the storage area, a motherboard module disposed in a front end of the motherboard area, an adapter board disposed in the motherboard area and electrically connected to the motherboard module a power supply board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case power-supply, a signal board disposed in a rear end of the motherboard area and electrically connected to an external case controller, and a foldable cable management module comprising a foldable cable management shelf and a cable constrained in the foldable cable management shelf.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: May 26, 2016
    Inventors: Ji-Peng XU, Ming-Gang Li
  • Publication number: 20160132078
    Abstract: A server comprises two mainboards, disposed on a base plate. The mainboards comprise a plurality of expander cards and an electrical module. The electrical module is provided with at least one first storage device. Each mainboard further comprises a daughter card disposed between the base plate and the electrical module. The expander card or the daughter card is served as a system-tray of the electrical module by the at least one first storage device of the electrical module, so as to manage a disk array for a plurality of second storage devices of the server. This ensures that when the storage device of the mainboard is malfunctioned, it doesn't need to turn off the server for repairing. Under a condition of not affect normal function of the server, more electrical elements are provided to a limited space so as to increase or upgrade the function of the server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Publication date: May 12, 2016
    Inventors: Yu-Long Shen, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9329645
    Abstract: A server system includes a rack, multiple servers, an electrically conductive component, a switch, a rack management controller and a power supply. The rack has a first storage area, a middle storage area and a second storage area. The servers are positioned in the first storage area and the second storage area. The electrically conductive component is installed inside the rack and includes a first power supply part disposed in the first storage area and a second power supply part disposed in the second storage area. The switch is installed in the middle storage area. The rack management controller is installed in the middle storage area. The power supply, installed in the middle storage area, is electrically connected to the rack management controller and the switch which is disposed farther away from the electrically conductive component than the power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qi-Guang Ning, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9326416
    Abstract: A storage server is provided herein, which comprises a chassis and at least one slide tray having at least one storage module. The advantage of the present invention is on expanding an accommodating space of the slide tray whereby various components can be disposed within the slide tray.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Jia-Bin Wang
  • Publication number: 20160044820
    Abstract: A server includes a case, a storage module, a connection module, a first expander board, a second expander board, a first mother board and a second mother board. The case includes a bottom case. The storage module is disposed on the bottom case and includes multiple storage units. The connection module is disposed on the bottom case and connected to the storage module. At least one first expander chip is disposed on the first expander board. At least one second expander chip is disposed on the second expander board. At least one first central processing unit is disposed on the first mother board. At least one second central processing unit is disposed on the second mother board. The first expander board, the second expander board, the first mother board and the second mother board are pluggably connected to the connection module, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventors: JI-PENG XU, YU-LONG SHEN, MING-GANG LI
  • Patent number: 9179572
    Abstract: A server includes a shell and at least one server assembly. The shell has a first accommodation space. The server assembly includes a motherboard tray, a motherboard module, a bearing frame and a storage device. The motherboard tray is detachably located in the first accommodation space. The motherboard module is located on the motherboard tray. The motherboard module includes a motherboard and at least one central processing unit which are located on the motherboard. The bearing frame having a loading plate is fastened to the motherboard tray and is located above the motherboard module. The storage device is detachably located on the loading plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Gang Li, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9116673
    Abstract: A storage server rack system includes a rack and multiple storage servers assembled inside the rack. The rack includes an integrated power module and a fan wall. The integrated power module distributes a power to the storage servers. The fan wall is disposed by a side of the storage servers for dissipating heat. Each storage server includes a case, an electrical connection module, a motherboard and multiple storage units. The case has a first lateral side and a second lateral side disposed oppositely to each other. The electrical connection module is disposed on the first lateral side and connected to the integrated power module. The motherboard is disposed inside a first heat dissipation space in the case and electrically connected to the electrical connection module. The storage units are disposed outside the first heat dissipation space in the case and electrically connected to the electrical connection module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Er-Zhen Song
  • Patent number: 9116661
    Abstract: A storage server includes a cage, a midplane fixed on the cage, a fan module on midplane, at least one host, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the midplane, a plurality of HDD backplanes, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the midplane, and a plurality of data HDDs, detachably disposed on the cage and electrically connected to the HDD backplanes. The host can be detached from the cage along a first direction. The HDD backplanes can be detached from the cage along a second direction opposite to the first direction. The data HDDs and the host are respectively located at two opposite sides of the fan module, the data HDDs can be detached from the cage along a third direction intersected with the second direction and the first direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ji-Peng Xu, Tsai-Kuei Cheng, Er-Zhen Song
  • Patent number: 9116659
    Abstract: A server comprises a frame, a middle plate fixed inside the frame, a vertical plate vertically erected on the middle plate and electrically connected to the middle plate, a mainframe detachably disposed inside the frame, a hard disk module and a power supply detachably disposed inside the frame. The vertical plate comprises a first electrical connector. The mainframe comprises a second electrical connector. The second electrical connector is electrically connected to the first electrical connector. The hard disk module can be detachably disposed inside the frame and electrically connected to the middle plate so that the hard disk module can transmit data to the mainframe via the middle plate and the vertical plate. The power supply is disposed below the mainframe and electrically connected to the middle plate so that the power supply can transmit electric current to the mainframe via the middle plate and the vertical plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Er-Zhen Song, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9104386
    Abstract: The server rack system includes multiple the servers, a central power supply module and an integrated network controller module. Each of the servers includes a case, multiple motherboard modules and a connector module. The case has an accommodating space. The motherboard modules are disposed side by side in the accommodating space. Each of the motherboard modules has a power port and a network portal. The connector module has a power distribution circuit and a network distribution unit. The power distribution circuit is electrically connected to each of the power ports. The network distribution unit is connected to each of the network portals. The power distribution circuit is electrically connected to the central power supply module. The network distribution unit is connected to the integrated network controller module for managing the data exchange information between each of the motherboard modules and the integrated network controller module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9105309
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an electronic module, a tray, and a carrier. The tray includes a bottom plate and two elastic members located at two opposite sides of the accommodation space. The electronic module is located between the two elastic members. Each elastic arm of each elastic member has a pushed portion and a blocking portion extending to the accommodation space. The tray moves together with the electronic module, between a first position and a second position. When the tray is located at the first position together with the electronic module, each blocking portion is at least partially located in each corresponding first positioning hole of the electronic module. With the tray moves, together with the electronic module, from the first position to the second position, each stopper presses against each corresponding pushed portion, thereby enabling the corresponding blocking portion to detach from the corresponding first positioning hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ming-Gang Li, Yu-Long Shen, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9058150
    Abstract: A server, for being disposed in a server cabinet removably, includes a shell, a mother board, a power input port and a connecting element. The mother board is disposed in the shell. The power input port, disposed on the shell, is electrically connected to the mother board. The power input port is used for inputting power to the mother board. The connecting element is disposed on the power input port and electrically connected to the mother board. The connecting element is used for making the mother board communicate with a rack management controller so the rack management controller determines the position of the server in the server cabinet according to the communication. With the server removed from the server cabinet, the power input port and the connecting element are separated from the electrically conductive component and the one of the connectors, respectively, to stop the electrical connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2015
    Assignees: INVENTEC (PUDONG) TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Qi-Guang Ning, Ji-Peng Xu
  • Patent number: 9025326
    Abstract: A server includes a server host including a tray, a main circuit, a left circuit board, a right circuit board, a rear circuit board, several first hard disk drives, several second hard disk drives and several third hard disk drives. The left, right and rear circuit boards are located at the left side, right side and rear side of the main circuit board, respectively, and all electrically connected to the main circuit board. The first hard disk drives are electrically connected to the main circuit board via the left and right circuit boards. The second hard disk drives are located at the left and right side of the rear circuit board. The third hard disk drives are located above the rear circuit board, and the second and third hard disk drives are electrically connected to the main circuit board via the rear circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignees: Inventec (Pudong) Technology Corporation, Inventec Corporation
    Inventor: Ji-Peng Xu