Patents Assigned to EVGA Corporation
  • Patent number: 10365699
    Abstract: A computer case cooling structure, including: a case body; at least one control element, configured on a long edge side of the case body; a partition plate, configured inside the case body, thereby dividing the inside of the case body into a first cooling space and second cooling space; a cover body, coupled pivotally to one side of the cover body, thereby rotatable around a shot edge side of the case body; a cooling door assembly, configured movably on the case body; a first fan assembly, configured on the case body and corresponding to the first cooling space; and a second fan assembly, configured on the case body and corresponding to the second cooling space. Whereby, the heat generated from interface cards can be discharged through the first cooling space, and the heat generated from a central processing unit the second cooling space, achieving independent cooling without interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10324885
    Abstract: A display device of an addin card generally includes, in structure, an addin card, a display device, a control board, and control software. The addin card is in information connection with the display device and the control board. The control software is loaded in the control board and is in information connection with the addin card. The display device access and reads hardware status data of the addin card, such as an operation temperature, a fan rotational speed, and a processing frequency. As such, in an attempt to observe the current hardware status data of the addin card, a user is allowed to make direct observation of the data on the display device without activating the control software. To change the operation performance of the addin card, the user may operate the control software to control the addin card, without entering BIOS, this being very convenient for the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10303228
    Abstract: A multi-directional cooling structure for an interface card includes: a first cooling plate, configured on the interface card; a second cooling plate, configured at one side of the first cooling plate; at least one heat conduction element, configured on the first cooling plate and second cooling plate, and including a first heat conduction portion positioned on the first cooling plate and a second heat conduction portion in connection with the first heat conduction portion and positioned on the second cooling plate; and at least one cooling fin set, configured on one side of the heat conduction element away from the first and second cooling plates, and in direct contact with the heat conduction element. Therefore, the heat can be conducted not only to one side through the heat conduction element but to the cooling fin sets above, advantageously achieving multi-directional heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10281063
    Abstract: A pipe fixation apparatus includes a main body and a first receiving portion, a second receiving portion, a bending portion, a first fixation portion, a second fixation portion and an attachment portion formed on the main body. During the use the pipe fixation apparatus, the first receiving portion and the second receiving portion of the main body are able to receive a pipe having a flexible portion in order to use the first fixation portion and the second fixation portion for securing the pipe. In addition, the bending portion allows the flexible portion of the pipe to form a bending shape. The attachment portion can be used to allow more than two main bodies to be attached onto each other. Accordingly, the pipe fixation apparatus of the present invention is convenient to use and is able to achieve a neat and appealing arrangement of pipes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10275850
    Abstract: An extended control device of a graphics card includes a graphics card body, a reader module, and a control module. The reader module and the control module are provided on the graphics card body. The control module is operable in combination with the reader module. As such, when the reader module reads a situation that the graphics card body has an abnormal status or a user attempts to make adjustment by himself or herself, the user is allowed to directly control and adjust an operation mode of an electronic element directly through the control module provided on the graphics card body so that there is no need to install a control module in each electronic element for individual and independent control and the user can use the control module of the graphics card body to completely control the operation status of each electronic element in the entire area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10278308
    Abstract: An interlaced heat dissipation structure of an addin card generally includes an addin card, a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on the addin card, at least one receiving space defined between the heat dissipation fins, a plurality of cooling pipes extending through the heat dissipation fins, and a plurality of heat dissipative elements arranged in the receiving space in a manner of being interlaced with the cooling pipes. As such, the heat dissipation fins, the cooling pipes, and the heat dissipative elements help cool down the addin card to keep the operation of the addin card stable. The interlaced arrangement of the cooling pipes and the heat dissipative elements in the receiving space defined between the heat dissipation fins makes it possible to maximize the total effective heat dissipation area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10073757
    Abstract: The computer performance control system includes a performance management unit, a performance integration unit, and an activation unit. A user initiates the activation unit through keyboard and the activation unit activates the performance management unit and the performance integration unit simultaneously. The performance management unit displays the operation statuses of the hardware parts of the computer, and provides a number of modes for a user to set operation frequencies of the hardware parts. The performance integration unit executes a performance integration parameter corresponding a selected mode so as to adjust the performance of the computer. As such, a user can conveniently adjust the performance of the CPU, GPU, and RAM of a multi-tasking computer simultaneously and synchronously through some simple key strokes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10050360
    Abstract: An interface card adapting device structure, mainly includes an outer frame body, transmission conductors, a connector and fixing elements, where the transmission conductors are accommodated in the outer frame body, each of them comprises a first contact portion and second contact portion; the connector is in electric connection with the first contact portion selectively at a predetermined position thereof and fixed by the fixing elements. whereby, when the plugging-in position of an external connector is to be changed, the outer frame body is fixed to the interface card, the connector is inserted in the interface card connector, and the fixing elements is used to fix it and the second first contact portion together; at this time, the external connector can then be plugged into the second contact portion. Thus, the insertion direction and position can be changed without being bound by smaller space, being more extensive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10032356
    Abstract: A display card protection circuit monitoring structure includes: a display card body; at least one protection circuit module, configured on the display card body, and adapted to generate an open-circuit state when the display card body is abnormal; at least one monitoring device, configured on the display card body and in electric connection with the protection circuit module, and adapted to monitor a use state of the protection circuit module; at least one power supply, respectively in electric connection with and supplying power to the protection circuit module and monitoring device; and at least one warning module, in electric connection with the monitoring device, and driven by the monitoring device to issue warning when the open-circuit state happens. Whereby, the protection circuit module is used to prevent the abnormality or damage of the display card body, and the motoring device can drive the warning module to issue warning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10031565
    Abstract: A heat dissipation structure is provided for arrangement on an addin card and includes a plurality of heat dissipation fins arranged on the addin card, at least one bent section formed at one side of the heat dissipation fins and located on the addin card, at least one gap section formed between each bent section, and at least one first through-hole section formed in the heat dissipation fins. The heat dissipation fins allow heat to be dissipated from the addin card. The gap section and the first through-hole section of the heat dissipation fins allow air to flow therethrough and ventilate so as to enhance the effect of heat dissipation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 10015909
    Abstract: A fixing device for a card fluid cooling structure of an interface includes: a water cooling device, adapted to cool an interface card; a cold drainage tube, configured on the water cooling device; a hot drainage tube, configured on the water cooling device and positioned at one side of the cold drainage tube; a first quick connector, configured on one end of the cold drainage tube far away from the water cooling device; a second quick connector, configured on one end of the hot drainage tube far away from the water cooling device; and a fixing structure, configured on one side of the interface card for the fixation of the hot and cold drainage tubes in position. Whereby, a user uses the fixing structure to fix the hot and cold drainage tubes in position, and the water cooling device can then be installed on the interface card conveniently.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 9946314
    Abstract: The heat dissipation device is for a display card and includes an air cooling member on a power supply circuit of the display card, a water cooling member on a processing element of the display card, and an auxiliary member disposed to a side of the water cooling member adjacent to the display card. The auxiliary member has at least an opening corresponding to the processing element and an extension piece extended away from the opening corresponding to a memory of the display card. As such, the heat from power supply circuit, the processing element, and the memory is respectively dissipated by the air cooling member, the water cooling member, and the auxiliary member and its extension piece, thereby achieving significantly enhanced heat dissipation performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 9870030
    Abstract: A detachable keyboard structure includes a keyboard assembly selectively mounted to a notebook computer, a movable cover movably mounted to one side of the keyboard assembly, at least one flexible bendable section connecting the keyboard assembly and the movable cover to each other, and a positioning member rotatably mounted to one side of the movable cover that is distant from the flexible bendable section to fix the movable cover to one side of the keyboard assembly. With such a structure, a user is provided, on a detachable keyboard assembly of a notebook computer, with a movable cover that offers functions of protection and is fixable by a positioning member to prevent undesired detachment during movement of the keyboard assembly. In addition, in use, the movable cover may be folded in a reversed direction through the flexible bendable section to serve as a wrist support for the keyboard assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 9658751
    Abstract: A mouse button function setting method and a system thereof are applied to a mouse having multiple buttons. The method comprises following steps. A short cut function planning interface, which displays a function list and a short cut list, is provided. One of short cuts is selected form the short cut list. At least one of functions is selected from the function list and set to the selected short cut. A button setting interface, which displays the short cut list and multiple button icons, is provided. Multiple button icons correspond to multiple buttons respectively. One of short cuts is set to one of multiple button icons.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: EVGA Corporation
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 9600040
    Abstract: An interface card adapting device includes an adaptor body, a first adapting portion, and a second adapting portion. The adaptor body is positionable against one side of an interface card to allow the first adapting portion to connect to a power connection port, so as to have an output direction of the power connection port changed by the second adapting portion to one side that is different from the first adapting portion. Thus, the second adapting portion may take the place of the power connection port in respect of the functionality thereof. As such, the power cable can be collected at the same side, making it easy to organize the cable and also improve interior aesthetics and heat dissipation effect of an enclosure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Patent number: 9348436
    Abstract: This invention discloses a mouse having an adjustable grip, including a mouse base; a first grip housing installed in the mouse base and a front end of the first grip housing pivotally connected with a front end of the mouse base; a second grip housing installed on the mouse base and rear of the first grip housing; an adjustable grip mechanism installed on the mouse base and having an actuator assembly, a first linkage assembly, and a second linkage assembly. The actuator assembly is pivotally connected with the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly, respectively. A user is able to operate the actuator assembly to generate force to drive the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly, so as to adjust both positions of the first grip housing and the second grip housing simultaneously and meet different user's grip habits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jen-Yang Lo
  • Publication number: 20150138092
    Abstract: This invention discloses a mouse having an adjustable grip, including a mouse base; a first grip housing installed in the mouse base and a front end of the first grip housing pivotally connected with a front end of the mouse base; a second grip housing installed on the mouse base and rear of the first grip housing; an adjustable grip mechanism installed on the mouse base and having an actuator assembly, a first linkage assembly, and a second linkage assembly. The actuator assembly is pivotally connected with the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly, respectively. A user is able to operate the actuator assembly to generate force to drive the first linkage assembly and the second linkage assembly, so as to adjust both positions of the first grip housing and the second grip housing simultaneously and meet different user's grip habits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2014
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: JEN-YANG LO
  • Patent number: 7787247
    Abstract: A cooling mechanism to dissipate thermal energy generated by the heat generating components of a graphics card assembly. An apparatus includes a circuit board having at least one heat generating component affixed thereto. The apparatus also includes a fan and carrier therefor including a heat sink plate having a portion thermally coupled to the heat generating component. The heat sink plate includes a means for forming at least one slot proximate the portion. The fan is adapted to direct airflow cross the portion. The thermal energy generated by the heat generating component is transferred to the fan carrier and ultimately removed from the fan carrier by the airflow. The airflow inducts a secondary airflow drawn through the slot during operation thereby to enhance transfer of the thermal energy from the heat generating component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: EVGA Corporation
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng Han
  • Publication number: 20090323286
    Abstract: Apparatus for removing thermal energy from PC circuit board devices such as graphics cards and the like, and including a waterblock adapted to be positioned on one side of a graphics cards, or the like, a heat sink adapted to be secured to the opposite side of the card, and a bridge plate adapted to extend over an edge of the card and be sandwiched between the heat sink and waterblock to serve as a means for coupling heat from the heat sink to the waterblock where it can be transferred to a liquid coolant and transported to an external radiator for disposal. The heat sink may include radiating vanes and an associated heat pipe for enhancing transport of thermal energy collected by the heat sink to the bridge plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: EVGA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Tai-Sheng (Andrew) HAN
  • Patent number: D712903
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: EVGA Corporation
    Inventor: Yi-Hsien Lai