Patents by Inventor Bocheng Hou

Bocheng Hou 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: 10305231
    Abstract: A card connector and a method of manufacturing the card connector are provided. In one embodiment, the card connector comprises a base; a shielding sleeve connected to the base, the base and the shielding sleeve defining a first direction for inserting a card and a second direction opposite to the first direction for extracting the card; and a shielding tray for receiving the card, the shielding tray being movable relative to the base in the first direction or the second direction, wherein the card connector is operable to electrically connect to the card if the card reaches a position of insertion along the first direction. The card connector is capable of facilitating the push-in and pull-out operations of a card by a user, while minimizing an exposed area of the card so as to improve the shielding performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Chong Chen, Bocheng Hou
  • Publication number: 20180219335
    Abstract: A card connector and a method of manufacturing the card connector are provided. In one embodiment, the card connector comprises a base; a shielding sleeve connected to the base, the base and the shielding sleeve defining a first direction for inserting a card and a second direction opposite to the first direction for extracting the card; and a shielding tray for receiving the card, the shielding tray being movable relative to the base in the first direction or the second direction, wherein the card connector is operable to electrically connect to the card if the card reaches a position of insertion along the first direction. The card connector is capable of facilitating the push-in and pull-out operations of a card by a user, while minimizing an exposed area of the card so as to improve the shielding performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2016
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: Chong CHEN, Bocheng HOU
  • Patent number: 9578778
    Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding memory card holder wherein the apparatus includes: a casing configured to enable a plurality of memory cards to be removably inserted into the casing; contact pads located within the casing configured to enable an electrical connection to be established between the contact pads and at least one memory card when the plurality of memory cards are inserted within the casing; and at least one mounting portion configured to enable the apparatus to be mounted on a circuit board such that a first portion of the apparatus is positioned above the circuit board and a second portion of the apparatus is positioned below the circuit board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2017
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Bocheng Hou, Shixiang Wu, Henrik Franck, Morten Rolighed Christensen, Han Tao, Yuk Fung Chan
  • Publication number: 20150098194
    Abstract: An apparatus and corresponding memory card holder wherein the apparatus includes: a casing configured to enable a plurality of memory cards to be removably inserted into the casing; contact pads located within the casing configured to enable an electrical connection to be established between the contact pads and at least one memory card when the plurality of memory cards are inserted within the casing; and at least one mounting portion configured to enable the apparatus to be mounted on a circuit board such that a first portion of the apparatus is positioned above the circuit board and a second portion of the apparatus is positioned below the circuit board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2012
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Bocheng Hou, Shixiang Wu, Henrik Franck, Morten Rolighed Christensen, Han Tao, Yuk Fung Chan