Patents by Inventor Tai-Kuo Wang

Tai-Kuo 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: 8087040
    Abstract: A disk drive includes a chassis having a spindle motor for rotating a disk and a read/write head for reading or writing data on the disk, a slide block disposed at one side of the chassis and slidable reciprocally along an entrance-and-exit route defined by the disk, and a support member mounted on the slide member so as to be movable together therewith. The support member supports the disk from below during inserting the disk into the disk drive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Fu-Jen Yang, Chieh-Li Chen
  • Patent number: 8026977
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a video camera includes: a control unit; a driving device connected with and controlled by the control unit; a first belt pulley connected with the driving device; a second belt pulley smaller than the first belt pulley in diameter; a belt looped around the first and second belt pulleys for power transmission, and including a first protuberance; a translation member provided with a second protuberance so that through a loose fitting connection between the two protuberances, the translation member is driven to move; and a positioning element having a positioning plane, at least two inclines, and at least two top surfaces, wherein the positioning plane and the at least two inclines are designed to contact the second protuberance of the translation member alternately so as to restrict and reposition the translation member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2011
    Assignee: VTC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Patent number: 7965934
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a camera device includes a driving device, a first screw bar connecting to the driving device, a second screw bar connecting to the first screw bar, and a lead screw having an end coupled with the second screw bar. The first screw bar is driven by the driving device via a screw thread thereof, and the second screw bar is driven by the first screw bar via a screw thread thereof, thereby driving the lead screw for rotation. The screw nut is disposed on the lead screw and moved back and forth via the rotation of the lead screw. Two stop blocks disposed at two ends of the lead screw respectively are to limit two positions of the moved screw nut while the screw nut is moved beyond a threaded area of the lead screw, upon which time the screw nut is slightly engaged with the lead screw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2011
    Assignee: VTC Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Patent number: 7918613
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a camera includes: a control unit; a driving device coupled with and actuated by the control unit; a first gear set coupled with the driving device; a second gear coupled with the first gear set and centrally provided with a rotary shaft having a shaft hole formed with threads; a spindle being female-connected to the shaft hole and which has an axial surface formed with outer threads corresponding to the threads of the shaft hole, thus allowing the second gear to move along and relative to the spindle; and a translation member positioned perpendicular to the spindle and provided with a rack for engaging with the second gear and thus driving the translation member to move perpendicular to the spindle. The second gear drives or does not drive the rack as the engagement therebetween is made or broken.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: VTC Electronics Corporation
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Publication number: 20110007206
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a video camera includes: a control unit; a driving device connected with and controlled by the control unit; a first belt pulley connected with the driving device; a second belt pulley smaller than the first belt pulley in diameter; a belt looped around the first and second belt pulleys for power transmission, and including a first protuberance; a translation member provided with a second protuberance so that through a loose fitting connection between the two protuberances, the translation member is driven to move; and a positioning element having a positioning plane, at least two inclines, and at least two top surfaces, wherein the positioning plane and the at least two inclines are designed to contact the second protuberance of the translation member alternately so as to restrict and reposition the translation member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2009
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Applicant: VTC ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Publication number: 20100328796
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a camera includes: a control unit; a driving device coupled with and actuated by the control unit; a first gear set coupled with the driving device; a second gear coupled with the first gear set and centrally provided with a rotary shaft having a shaft hole formed with threads; a spindle being female-connected to the shaft hole and which has an axial surface formed with outer threads corresponding to the threads of the shaft hole, thus allowing the second gear to move along and relative to the spindle; and a translation member positioned perpendicular to the spindle and provided with a rack for engaging with the second gear and thus driving the translation member to move perpendicular to the spindle. The second gear drives or does not drive the rack as the engagement therebetween is made or broken.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Publication date: December 30, 2010
    Applicant: VTC Electronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Publication number: 20100278525
    Abstract: A switching mechanism for a camera device includes a driving device, a first screw bar connecting to the driving device, a second screw bar connecting to the first screw bar, and a lead screw having an end coupled with the second screw bar. The first screw bar is driven by the driving device via a screw thread thereof, and the second screw bar is driven by the first screw bar via a screw thread thereof, thereby driving the lead screw for rotation. The screw nut is disposed on the lead screw and moved back and forth via the rotation of the lead screw. Two stop blocks disposed at two ends of the lead screw respectively are to limit two positions of the moved screw nut while the screw nut is moved beyond a threaded area of the lead screw, upon which time the screw nut is slightly engaged with the lead screw.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2009
    Publication date: November 4, 2010
    Applicant: VTC ELECTRONICS GROUP
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Wen-Chi Wang, Julian Lin
  • Publication number: 20090133046
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a disc guiding apparatus including a logic apparatus and a first and a second disc guiding elements. The logic apparatus has a rod, a first and a second guiding elements, and a first and a second moving parts. The first and the second disc guiding elements are connected to the first moving part and the second moving part, respectively. The first and the second moving parts move along the extended direction of the rod by the first and the second guiding elements. The rod has a central portion and two ends, wherein the width of the central portion is narrower than each of the two ends. The first and the second moving parts are disposed at the different ends of the rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2007
    Publication date: May 21, 2009
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Kuo Wang
  • Publication number: 20090044213
    Abstract: A disk drive includes a chassis having a spindle motor for rotating a disk and a read/write head for reading or writing data on the disk, a slide block disposed at one side of the chassis and slidable reciprocally along an entrance-and-exit route defined by the disk, and a support member mounted on the slide member so as to be movable together therewith. The support member supports the disk from below during inserting the disk into the disk drive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Applicant: LITE-ON IT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tai-Kuo Wang, Fu-Jen Yang, Chieh-Li Chen
  • Publication number: 20070070040
    Abstract: A product of computer peripheral designed based on ergonomics and fabricating method thereof is to integrate all components of the computer system based on ergonomic analysis and the system housing design of the computer. The integration of the components can be done with screening the portable storage media device and the keyboard in the components required and feasible for integration based on affirmed criterion before integrating as an integral ergonomic component is performed such that the computer system and the product of computer peripheral are operated by the user easily and it is favorable for development of enhancing function of the system housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: March 29, 2007
    Inventors: Chun-Hung Chen, Ming-Chao Lee, Ming-Feng Hsieh, I-Hsuan Chu, Tai - Kuo Wang