Patents by Inventor Ko-Min Wang

Ko-Min Wang 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: 11956583
    Abstract: Disclosed is a headphone including a headband and two ear cups connected to opposite ends of the headband. Each of the ear cups includes a shell, a front cover, and a light sensor. The shell has an open end. The front cover covers the open end of the shell. The front cover is in a basin form and has a peripheral sidewall and a bottom wall. The light sensor is located on the peripheral sidewall of the front cover. The light sensor includes a light-emitting unit and a light detection unit. When a user wears the headphone, light emitted by the light-emitting unit irradiates a flat portion of a back surface of an ear of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Uei Jou, Ko-Min Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20230345161
    Abstract: Disclosed is a headphone including a headband and two ear cups connected to opposite ends of the headband. Each of the ear cups includes a shell, a front cover, and a light sensor. The shell has an open end. The front cover covers the open end of the shell. The front cover is in a basin form and has a peripheral sidewall and a bottom wall. The light sensor is located on the peripheral sidewall of the front cover. The light sensor includes a light-emitting unit and a light detection unit. When a user wears the headphone, light emitted by the light-emitting unit irradiates a flat portion of a back surface of an ear of the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hung-Uei Jou, Ko-Min Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20230276159
    Abstract: Disclosed is an open ear headphone, including a housing, a speaker arranged in an accommodating space inside the housing to define the accommodating space into a front cavity and a rear cavity, a connecting member including opposite first and second ends, and a supporting member connected to the second end and including a supporting portion and a sound outlet channel. A sound outlet is provided on a surface of the housing and is in acoustic communication with the front cavity. The first end is connected to the surface of the housing. When a user wears the open ear headphone, the housing is located in a concha cavity of the user's ear, the supporting portion at least leans against a lower edge of the concha cavity, and the sound outlet channel is in acoustic communication with the user's ear canal and is not in contact with the user's ear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Liu, Ko-Min Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 11736850
    Abstract: Disclosed is an open ear headphone, including a housing, a speaker arranged in an accommodating space inside the housing to define the accommodating space into a front cavity and a rear cavity, a connecting member including opposite first and second ends, and a supporting member connected to the second end and including a supporting portion and a sound outlet channel. A sound outlet is provided on a surface of the housing and is in acoustic communication with the front cavity. The first end is connected to the surface of the housing. When a user wears the open ear headphone, the housing is located in a concha cavity of the user's ear, the supporting portion at least leans against a lower edge of the concha cavity, and the sound outlet channel is in acoustic communication with the user's ear canal and is not in contact with the user's ear.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Merry Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chih-Hung Liu, Ko-Min Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Publication number: 20210352395
    Abstract: An earbud including a main body, a sound guiding structure, a battery, and a sensor is provided. A geometric shape of the main body has a long axis and a short axis orthogonal to each other. When the earbud is worn, the main body is housed in a concha cavity of a user, and a tragus of the user and the long axis are located on a same level. The sound guiding structure extends away from the main body from the long axis of the main body. The battery and the sensor are disposed in the main body, and the sensor is adjacent to a periphery of the battery.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Applicant: Merry Electronics(Shenzhen) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ko Min Wang, Chung-Yi Huang
  • Patent number: 7797027
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body, an input device and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connector and a second connector installed on the body and the input device, respectively. The connectors are connected via a magnetic interaction. When the electronic device approaches the input device, the electronic device is fixed on the input device by the magnetic interaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang, I-Cheng Chuang
  • Patent number: 7639479
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a base, a cover and a connecting element. The cover includes a track and a rotating portion next to the track. The connecting element is connected to the base wherein the track is movable with respect to the connecting element and is connected to the connecting element. When the connecting element is in the rotating portion, the cover is rotatable with respect to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Chen Chuang, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 7599181
    Abstract: A portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a base, a body, and a connecting mechanism. The body has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the base. The connecting mechanism rotatably connects the base and the body. The connecting mechanism rotates relative to the base to a specific angle. The body rotates relative to the connecting mechanism, allowing the second surface to face the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Chen Chuang, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Patent number: 7573703
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a base, a cover and a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism comprises a first linkage assembly and a second linkage assembly. The first linkage assembly pivots to the cover. The second linkage assembly pivots to the first linkage assembly and the base, respectively. The second linkage assembly is movably installed on the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: I-Chen Chuang, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Publication number: 20090153469
    Abstract: An input device and a handheld electronic device comprising the input device are provided. The input device comprises an elastic sheet and a switch sheet, both with alignment through-holes for precise alignment. Thereby, a protrusion of the elastic sheet is disposed precisely above a switch of the switch sheet. Because of the inerrable assembly of the input device, the handheld electronic device will have an acute response to the depression made by the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2008
    Publication date: June 18, 2009
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ko-Min Wang, I-Cheng Chuang, Yu-Jing Liao
  • Publication number: 20090128497
    Abstract: A key structure of a portable electronic device is provided. The portable electronic device has a first operation mode and a second operation mode. The key structure comprises a key, a first light source, and a second light source. The first light source emits a first colored light in the first operation mode so that the key can display a first input symbol. The second light source emits a second colored light in the first operation mode so that the key can display a second input symbol. As a result, users who operate portable electronic devices with the aforementioned key structure can easily recognize the different kinds of input symbols corresponding to different input methods in different operation modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2008
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Ko-Min Wang, I-Cheng Chuang, Yu-Jing Liao, Chia-Hsiung Peng
  • Publication number: 20070217135
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a base, a cover and a linkage mechanism. The linkage mechanism comprises a first linkage assembly and a second linkage assembly. The first linkage assembly pivots to the cover. The second linkage assembly pivots to the first linkage assembly and the base, respectively. The second linkage assembly is movably installed on the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Publication number: 20070217129
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a base, a cover and a connecting element. The cover comprises a track and a rotating portion next to the track. The connecting element is pivoted to the base and movably connected to the track. When the connecting element moves in the rotating portion, the connecting element can be rotated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2006
    Publication date: September 20, 2007
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuang, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Publication number: 20070183123
    Abstract: A portable electronic device. The portable electronic device includes a base, a body, and a connecting mechanism. The body has a first surface and a second surface, wherein the first surface faces the base. The connecting mechanism rotatably connects the base and the body. The connecting mechanism rotates relative to the base to a specific angle. The body rotates relative to the connecting mechanism, allowing the second surface to face the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2007
    Publication date: August 9, 2007
    Inventors: I-Cheng Chuan, San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang
  • Publication number: 20070155446
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a body, an input device and a connecting mechanism. The connecting mechanism includes a first connector and a second connector installed on the body and the input device, respectively. The connectors are connected via a magnetic interaction. When the electronic device approaches the input device, the electronic device is fixed on the input device by the magnetic interaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Applicant: HIGH TECH COMPUTER, CORP.
    Inventors: San-Chi Ho, Ko-Min Wang, I-Cheng Chuang