Patents Represented by Attorney Jeffrey T. Knapp
  • Patent number: 7914152
    Abstract: A portable projector with a heat dissipation system, includes a housing and two LED light sources located in the housing. Each of the LED light sources includes a circuit aboard, an LED device mounted on the circuit aboard and a heat pipe. The heat pipe has an evaporating section thermally contacting the circuit board, and a condensing section. A fin set thermally contacts with the condensing section of the heat pipe for dissipating heat therefrom. The fin set of one LED light source is located behind the evaporating section of the heat pipe of the other light source and closely adjacent to a wall of the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xu Li, Gen-Ping Deng, Chun-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 7913358
    Abstract: A hinge assembly (100) for a foldable electronic device (200) includes a shaft (40), a first follower (33) attached on one end of the shaft, a first cam (34) rotatably attached on the shaft, a resilient member (50) having one end abutting the first cam, a second cam (63) rotatably attached on the shaft and abutting the other end of the resilient member, a second follower (62) attached on the shaft, and a button (70) attached on the other end of the shaft and abutting the second follower. The first follower is rotating with the shaft and has a first follower surface (332). The first cam has a first cam surface (342) engaging with the first follower surface. The second cam has a second cam surface (632). The second follower has a second follower surface (624) engaging with the second cam surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Geng-Hui Guo, Shi-Jin Long, Xi-Qiu Wu, Hsiao-Hua Tu, Guang-Xiang Zhang, Xiang-Ming Guo
  • Patent number: 7915799
    Abstract: A field emission lamp generally includes a bulb having an open end, a lamp head disposed at the open end of the bulb, an anode, and a cathode. The anode includes an anode conductive layer formed on an inner surface of the bulb, a fluorescent layer deposited on the anode conductive layer, and an anode electrode electrically connected with the anode conductive layer and the lamp head. The cathode includes an electron emission element and a cathode electrode electrically connected with the electron emission element and the lamp head. The electron emission element has an electron emission layer. The electron emission layer includes getter powders therein to exhaust unwanted gas in the field emission lamp, thereby ensuring the field emission lamp with a high degree of vacuum during operation thereof. A method for making such field emission lamp is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Li Qian, Liang Liu, Peng Liu, Jie Tang, Yang Wei, Shou-Shan Fan
  • Patent number: 7903424
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a holder for holding a flexible printed circuit board includes a main body and at least one securing member. The main body includes a hook portion and a holding member, wherein one of the securing member and the holding member comprises at least one magnet, and the other comprises at least one magnetic portion, at least one magnet or combination thereof such that the securing member capable of being magnetically attached to the holding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: FuKui Precision Component (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Advanced Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Cheng-Bin Wu, Ching-Hung Pi
  • Patent number: 7903419
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device for dissipating heat from an electronic component (12) mounted on a printed circuit board (10) includes a retention module (30) resting on the printed circuit board, a heat sink (20) disposed on the retention module for contacting the electronic component, a clip (40) for securing the heat sink to the retention module, and a back plate unit mounted below the printed circuit board for engaging with the retention module and supporting the electronic component. The back plate unit includes a back plate (50), a gasket (62) engaging with the back plate, and a bracket (64) being sandwiched between the gasket and the back plate. The gasket has an annular top face contacting the printed circuit board, and a plurality of blocks (6202) contacting the back plate, whereby the gasket can provide a sufficient and uniform support to the electronic component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao Li, Jun Long, Tao Li
  • Patent number: 7901036
    Abstract: A print head unit (10) for manufacturing a patterned layer on a substrate is provided. The print head unit includes a first print head (12a), a second print head (12b), a third print head (12c), and a print head frame (11). The print head unit further includes parallelism adjusting means and position adjusting means. The parallelism adjusting means configured for rotationally moving at least one of the first print head and the third print head relative to the second print head so as to adjust parallelism between the first nozzle line, the second nozzle line, and the third nozzle line. The position adjusting means is configured for linearly moving at least one of the first print head and the third print head in the nozzle line direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chinchung John Won
  • Patent number: 7899503
    Abstract: A mobile phone (100) includes a base (10), a cover (20) and a connecting apparatus (30). The cover is rotatably mounted on the base. The connecting apparatus connects the cover to the base. Either of the base and the cover defines a leading pole (24) and another of them defines a leading groove (14) corresponding to the leading pole. The leading pole slides in the leading groove and is selectively retained in at least two places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ping-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 7897055
    Abstract: The present inventions relates to a method for manufacturing a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas. The method includes the steps of: providing a binder layer; removing a portion of the binder layer thereby defining an opening in the binder layer; forming a multilayer FPCB which having a first copper clad laminate structure and a second copper clad laminate structure disposed on two opposite sides of the binder layer respectively using the binder layer; cutting the first copper clad laminate structure; cutting the multilayer FPCB in manner that a portion of first copper clad laminate structure that is exposed to the opening is separated from the first copper clad structure thereby obtain a multilayer FPCB having different number of layers in different areas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Advanced Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Chih-Yi Tu, Cheng-Hsien Lin, I-Hsien Chiang
  • Patent number: 7898816
    Abstract: A latching mechanism (10) for a portable electronic device (30) includes a main body (12), a latching member (16), a resilient member (14), and an operating member (18). The main body has a shaft (124). The latching member is mounted to the shaft and is slidable relative to the shaft along an extending direction of the shaft. One end of the resilient member abuts the shaft and an opposite end of the resilient member abuts the latching member. The operating member is mounted to shaft, and the operating member is rotatable relative to the shaft thereby driving the latching member to slide relative to the shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Tsung-Peng Lin
  • Patent number: 7891994
    Abstract: A housing mechanism (100) includes a main body (10) and a shield (20). The main body includes a pair of guiding portions (142) and at least one port (146) defined through the sidewall (14) thereof. The shield includes a pair of guiding poles (242) provided on an inner surface (24) thereof. The shield cooperates with the main body. The guiding poles slide in the corresponding guiding portions and are selectively positionable/slidable between one of two ends of the respective guiding portions to allow the shield to cover/uncover the at least one port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventor: Zheng Shi
  • Patent number: 7894620
    Abstract: A mobile phone and an acoustic box structure thereof are provided. The mobile phone includes a shell containing a printed circuit board (PCB) and a hidden antenna therein. The acoustic box structure is disposed between the PCB and the hidden antenna. The acoustic box structure includes a main body, a loudspeaker accommodated in the main body and a frame located between the PCB and the main body. Due to the design of the frame, a hermetic space is framed between the PCB and the main body, thereby preventing sound waves generated by the loudspeaker from leaking out via a gap between the main body and the PCB. Furthermore, the frame made of shockproof materials decreases the resonant transfer between the PCB and the loudspeaker. Consequently, the quality of the sound made by the mobile phone is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tsung-Lung Yang
  • Patent number: 7891413
    Abstract: A heat pipe includes a shell containing a working fluid therein, a capillary wick arranged within the shell and a vapor channel. The shell includes an evaporating section, a condensing section and an adiabatic section located between the evaporating section and the condensing section. The capillary wick includes a first segment occupying the whole of the evaporating section, a second segment and a third segment received in the condensing section and connected to the first segment by the second segment. The vapor channel is defined between the second segment of the capillary wick and the shell.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tay-Jian Liu, Chao-Nien Tung, Chuen-Shu Hou
  • Patent number: 7894850
    Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) includes a main body (10) having at least one cavity (131) defined therein, at least one speaker device (20) being movable received in the cavity of the main body, and at least one latching mechanism (30) movably attached to the main body. The speaker device has a resonant chamber (28) defined therein, and a positioning stop member (262) extending therefrom. Each resonant chamber communicates with a corresponding cavity. The at least one latching mechanism includes a latching body (31), and the latching body is configured for selectably engaging with the positioning stop member to enable control of movement of a corresponding speaker device relative to the main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Meng-Chun Chen
  • Patent number: 7891411
    Abstract: A heat dissipation device for at least two heat-generating electronic components, includes a base, a fin set and a plurality of heat pipes. The base includes a supporting frame and at least two plates attached to a bottom of the frame for contacting with the at least two heat-generating electronic components. The fin set includes a plurality of fins on the base. The heat pipes respectively and thermally connect the at least two plates and the fin set together. A single fan is attached to the heat dissipation device for generating an airflow through the fin set to dissipate heat in the fin set absorbed from the at least two heat-generating electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shi-Wen Zhou, Peng Liu, Jun Cao
  • Patent number: 7883240
    Abstract: An LED based light source assembly (10) comprises a circuit board (11), a plurality of LEDs (13), a heat sink (15) and a plurality of fasteners (17). The circuit board comprises a first surface (12) and a second surface (14) opposite to the first surface. The first surface is provided with electrical conductive traces (118). The plurality of LEDs are arranged on the first surface of the circuit board and electrically connecting with the electrical wires of the circuit board. The heat sink thermally contacts the second surface of the circuit board. The plurality of fasteners each comprise a first end (172) and a second end (174) opposite to the first end. The first end of each of the fasteners abuts on the first surface of the circuit board. The second end of each of the fasteners extends through the circuit board to be secured to the heat sink.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: Foxsemicon Integrated Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: Pei-Chin Lee, Chih-Wei Lin, Hung-Kuang Hsu
  • Patent number: 7880768
    Abstract: The mobile communication terminal includes a body, a lens module, a first accelerator sensor, a second accelerator sensor, a range finder, and a processor. The lens module, the first accelerator sensor, a second accelerator sensor, and a range finder are disposed on the body. The lens module is configured to pick up an image of an object. The first accelerator sensor and the second accelerator sensor are configured to measure accelerations of the lens module in different directions. The range finder is configured to measure a distance from the object to the lens module. The processor electrically coupled to the range finder module, the first accelerator sensor and the second accelerator sensor. The processor is configured to restore the image blurred by vibrations of the lens module based on values of the distance, the first acceleration, and the second acceleration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ga-Lane Chen
  • Patent number: 7878661
    Abstract: A projector includes a projecting lens configured for projecting an image, a controlling unit configured for analyzing a color temperature of the image, and an adjusting unit electrically connected to the controlling unit. The adjusting unit adjusts the color temperature of the image to be identical to a preset color temperature of the projector by changing transmittance of light through the adjusting unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Hsu, Shih-Chieh Chou, Chia-Hung Kao, Huan-Liang Lo
  • Patent number: 7878656
    Abstract: A stereo projection optical system includes a first polarizing beam splitter, a transmission-type light modulator positioned to receive the first polarized light component from the first polarizing light splitter and an image assimilator positioned to receive an emergent light of the transmission-type light modulator. The image assimilator includes a second polarized light splitter and first, second reflective spatial light modulators. The stereo projection optical systems provide viewers three-dimensional images formed by two alternative polarization light beams whose polarizations are perpendicular to each other utilizing the transmission-type light modulators to form ā€œ3-Dā€ images.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chien-Wen Hsu, Chia-Hung Kao
  • Patent number: 7880003
    Abstract: A method for making a tris-(8-hydroxyquinoline) aluminum (Alq3) nano-crystals includes the steps of: (a) dissolving Alq3 powders into a solvent to form a solution A; (b) dissolving a surfactant in water to achieve a solution B; (c) uniformly mixing the solution A and the solution B to form a latex C; and (d) removing the solvent from the latex C, and subsequently, subjecting the remaining solute to centrifugal separation to form Alq3 nano-crystals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignees: Tsinghua University, Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Dong Li, Wei Chen Chen
  • Patent number: 7878662
    Abstract: An x-prism provides four triangular prisms each of which includes a hypotenuse side, a first side surface adjoining the hypotenuse side surface, a second side surface perpendicular to the first side surface, a first end surface and an opposite second end surface, the first and second end surfaces being at opposite sides of each of the triangular prisms, the triangular prisms being attached to each other with the hypotenuse side surfaces thereof facing outward. The four triangular prisms includes at least two triangular prisms with the first end surfaces thereof being coplanar with each other, and at least one triangular prism with the first end surface thereof being non-coplanar with the first end surfaces of the other triangular prisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pi-Tsung Hsu