Patents Represented by Attorney Andrew C. Cheng

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  • Digital camera with left- or right-handed operation
    Patent number: 7876377
    Abstract: A digital camera having a housing and a lens assembly receiving in the housing, includes a touch screen, a right shutter button, a left shutter button, and a selection switch. The right shutter button is configured for right-handed activation of a shutter function of the lens assembly of the digital camera. The left shutter button is configured for a left hand to turn on the lens assembly of the digital camera. The selection switch is electronically connected to the left, right shutter buttons and the touch screen. The selection switch is configured for selecting and activating one of the left, right shutter buttons to turn on the lens assembly of the digital camera. The selection is also configured for changing a relative position of the image-displaying area and the virtual button area in response to the left shutter button and the right shutter button that is activated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wei-Jen Wang, Shih-Pao Cheng
  • Light source device, light source module, and method of making the light source device
    Patent number: 7875891
    Abstract: A light source device includes a lead frame, a first solid-state lighting chip, a first transparent encapsulation, a second solid-state lighting chip, and a second transparent encapsulation. The first solid-state lighting chip and the second solid-state lighting chip are respectively located at two opposite sides of the lead frame and electrically connected to the lead frame. The first transparent encapsulation and the second transparent encapsulation respectively encapsulate the first solid-state lighting chip and the second solid-state lighting chip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lai, Tse-An Lee
  • Visual inspection apparatus for flexible printed circuit boards
    Patent number: 7872744
    Abstract: An exemplary visual inspection apparatus for a flexible printed circuit board includes a frame, an inspection station, a control system, a roller system and a power system. The inspection station is disposed on the frame. The inspection station has an inspection surface for placing the flexible printed circuit board thereon for visual inspection. The roller system includes a first roller for unwinding a flexible printed circuit board therefrom and a second roller for winding up the flexible printed circuit board therearound. The power system includes a driving device and a braking device. The driving device includes a torque motor engaging with the second roller to drive the second roller to roll. The braking device includes a detent engaging with the first roller to stop rolling of the first roller. The control system electrically connects to the power system for controlling the power system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignees: FuKui Precision Component (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Advanced Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Lian-Da Tong, Ching-Hung Pi, Cheng-Ta Tu, Yin-Kui Zhu
  • Burn-in test socket having spring-biased latches facilitating electrical interconnection between chips and socket when actuated
    Patent number: 7866987
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) defining a pair of guiding recesses (14), a connecting member (2) mounted in the insulative housing for connecting with a chip, a number of resilient members (4) received in the guiding recesses, a pair of latches (3) each having a pivot (34) mounted in the insulative housing and supported by the resilient members, and an actuator (3) mounted on the insulative housing and formed with a number of latching portions (63) in contact with the latch. The actuator is moveable along an up-to-down direction to drive the latch pivotable about the pivot between a locked position and an unlocked position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind.Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Yue Chen
  • CPU socket assembly with package retention mechanism
    Patent number: 7866985
    Abstract: A CPU socket assembly includes a CPU socket and a pick up cap mounted to the CPU socket. The CPU socket has an insulative housing with a receiving space, a number of electrical contacts secured to the insulative housing with contact portions disposed in the receiving space; and a retention piece attached to the insulative housing. The retention piece has a pressing section covering part of the receiving space to retaining a package in the CPU socket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu
  • Electrical connector with improved stiffener device
    Patent number: 7867004
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing, a number of electrical contacts and a stiffener device surrounding housing. A load plate is mounted to one end of the stiffener device and a lever is rotatably mounted to the other end of the stiffener device. The stiffener device includes an insulative frame for cost saving and a number of metal auxiliary members for increasing intensity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hao-Yun Ma
  • Electrical connector with terminals retained on external faces of the housing
    Patent number: 7867037
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) and a plurality of contacts exposed and retained to external faces of the housing. The housing defines a front face (11), a receiving cavity (10) opening through the front face for receiving a mating connector and a plurality of retaining holes disposed on external faces thereof. Each of the contacts defines a base portion (211), a contacting portion (2121) extending from one edge of the base portion and projecting into the receiving cavity, at least one retaining portion (213) extending from the base portion and a soldering portion (214). The plurality of contacts are retained to the housing by the at least one retaining portion interfering with the corresponding retaining holes, and all the base portions abut against external faces of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Zhi-Qiang Chen
  • Rolling-circle machine
    Patent number: 7866197
    Abstract: A rolling-circle machine for rolling a workpiece includes at least one first rolling portion, a second rolling portion connected to the first rolling portion, and at least one adjusting screw. The first rolling portion includes one or more first concaved sections for rolling the workpiece and at least a through hole. The second rolling portion includes one or more second concaved sections for rolling the workpiece. The second concaved section forms one or more rolling slots in cooperation with the first concaved section. The adjusting screw includes a threaded post passing through the through hole of the first rolling portion and one end of the threaded post is fixed in the second rolling portion. The adjusting screw is configured for adjusting a distance between the first and the second rolling portion to roll workpieces that have different dimensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chung-Pei Wang
  • Illuminating device with remote control
    Patent number: 7866838
    Abstract: An illuminating device (10) includes a light source module (11) and an electronic module (15) detachably connected with the light source module. The light source module includes a plurality of light emitting diodes (112). The electronic module includes a receiver (151), a control circuit (152) electronically coupled to the receiver, and a driver circuit (150) for driving the light emitting diodes. The receiver is used to receive a wireless control signal from a remote controller (19), and the control circuit is used to control the driver circuit according to the received control signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Chun-Wei Wang, Chih-Ming Lai
  • Socket assembly with pick-up cap serving as stand-off
    Patent number: 7866990
    Abstract: An socket assembly mounted on a printed circuit board for receiving a IC package, comprises an insulative housing defining a plurality of passageways, a plurality of contacts received in the passageways and a pick-up cap covering the insulative housing. The insulative housing has four sidewalls surrounding the passageways. The pick-up cap has three steps, a first step covering the passageways of the housing, a second step seated on top faces of the sidewalls, and a third step set against the printed circuit board. The three steps of the pick-up cap can efficiently protect the insulative housing and the contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Fang-Jwu Liao
  • Tail light
    Patent number: 7866865
    Abstract: A tail light for an automobile includes a plurality of first illuminating elements and a plurality of second illuminating elements. The first illuminating elements are arranged to form a logo pattern of the automobile, and each of the first and second illuminating elements are configured for providing an adjustable illuminating brightness. The tail light is capable of selectively operating between a braking state and a non-braking state. In the braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is greater than that of the second illuminating elements. In the non-braking state, the illuminating brightness of the first illuminating elements is less than that of the second illuminating elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia-Ying Wu
  • IC socket having improved latch devices
    Patent number: 7867005
    Abstract: An IC socket (100) for receiving an IC package includes a socket body for carrying the IC package, a plurality of contacts (3) received in the socket body for electrical connection with the IC package, a driving member (5) mounted upon the socket body, and at least one latch device (19) driven by the driving member (5) to shift between a closed position and an opened position. The driving member (5) is able to be operated between an upper position and a lower position. The latch device (19) has a movable pressing member (194) engaging with a spring member (1943) and pressing the IC package toward the socket body. The position of pressing member (194) is adjusted in a vertical direction by abutting against the IC package.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Wei Hsiao, Wen-Yi Hsieh
  • Land grid array socket having simplified fastening device bent by metallic stripe
    Patent number: 7867006
    Abstract: A land grid array (LGA) connector includes an insulative housing, a number of contacts received in the insultive housing, a stiffener disposed around the insulative housing, a metallic clip rotatably mounted to the stiffener, and a lever rotatably mounted to the stiffener to lock the metallic clip to the stiffener. The insulative housing defines a substantially rectangular cavity in a middle thereof adapted for receiving an electronic package therein. The metallic clip is disposed against the housing to press the electronic package upon the contacts. The metallic clip is configured by a single strip with a predetermined arrangement and then formed through bending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Cheng-Chi Yeh
  • Electrical connector having latchs for locking with a complementary connector
    Patent number: 7867010
    Abstract: An electrical connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) with an engaging portion (1b), a plurality of contacts (2) received in the inslulitive housing (1) with a contacting portion (22) disposed in the engaging portion (1b) and at least one latch (4) received in the insulative housing (1) with a locking portion (42a) exposed at outside of the insulative housing (1). The latch (4) has a retaining portion (41) hold in the insulative housing (1) and a locking arm (42) unitarily connecting with the retaining portion (41) obliquely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Jen Ting, Shao-Jie Xu
  • PGA contact with inclined flexible arm
    Patent number: 7867007
    Abstract: An electrical contact for electrically connecting with a pin of an electrical package, includes a base portion as a planar board-like, a first and a second mating fingers jointly configuring a room for receiving the pin, and a flexible arm being inclined relative to the base portion and connecting with the base portion and one of the first with the second mating fingers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventor: Ming-Lun Szu
  • Electrical card connector
    Patent number: 7866997
    Abstract: An electrical card connector comprises an insulative housing (10), a plurality of contacts (20) received in the housing, a shell (30) covering the housing and an ejector (500. The housing is located at the front of the shell. The ejector comprises a base (51) and an ejecting member (53) assembled on the base, the base is located at the side of the housing, and the ejecting member is moveably in a card inserting direction. The base is secured to the housing to limit a lateral movement of the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Zhi-Feng Wang, Wei Kang
  • Electrical contact with stopper and electrical connector having the same
    Patent number: 7867043
    Abstract: An electrical contact (20) for using in a CPU (central processing unit) socket, includes a planar base portion (201), a pair of flexible arms (203) extending from the planar base portion, a pair of contact portions (204) being orthogonal to the flexible arms, a pair of stopper portions (205) coplanarly formed on the flexible arms and a solder portion (206) being orthogonal to the planar base portion and extending parallel to the contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Pei-Liang Yuan, Qi-Lin Liao, Fu-Jin Peng, Hui Ye
  • Backlight module and light guide plate
    Patent number: 7862222
    Abstract: A backlight module includes a light guide plate and two light emitting elements for emitting light beams. The light guide plate includes first and second light guide portions and a connecting portion interconnecting the first and second light guide portions. The first light guide portion has two opposite first light incident surfaces at opposite sides thereof, and a first light output surface. The second light guide portion has a second light incident surface facing first light output surface of the first light guide portion. Each of the light emitting elements faces one of the first light incident surfaces of the first guide portion. The first guide portion receives the light beams via the first light incident surfaces and output them via the first light output surface. The second light guide portion receives the light beams from the first light output surface via the second light incident surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kun-Jung Tsai
  • IC socket with floatable pressing device for receiving testing IC packages of different sizes
    Patent number: 7862363
    Abstract: An IC socket comprises an insulative housing adapted to accommodate an IC package and a pressing device pivotably attached to the insulative housing. The insulative housing defines some first pivoting holes at two opposite ends thereof and some second pivoting holes distant with the first pivoting holes. A pair of first shafts are assembled in the first pivoting hole of the insulative housing to pivotally latch the pressing device on the insulative housing and are movable in a vertical direction, so that the pressing device is floatable and can engage with different packages of different thickness. Two second shafts are assembled in the second pivoting holes. The IC socket further includes a plurality of spring members linking the first shafts and the second shafts to make the pressing device downwardly in a vertical direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Yue Chen, Hsiu-Yuan Hsu
  • Electrical connector having contact with upper terminal and lower terminal
    Patent number: 7862343
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing and a plurality of contacts. The insulative housing have a top surface, a bottom surface, and a plurality of passageways extending through the top and the bottom surfaces. Each contact includes an upper terminal mounted into the passageway form the top surface and a lower terminal mounted into the passageway from the bottom surface. The upper terminal is configured with an upper retention portion and an upper spring arm extending beyond the top surface of the insulative housing. The lower terminal is configured with a lower retention portion, a lower spring arm extending beyond the bottom surface of the insulative housing, and a lower engaging portion extending upwardly from the lower retention portion to elastically contact with the upper terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chun-Fu Lin, Ke-Hao Chen, Hsiu-Yuan Hsu