Patents by Inventor Chang-Feng Chu
Chang-Feng Chu 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).
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Patent number: 9823714Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a hard disk quick release unit and a hard disk replacement module which includes a plurality of fixed guiding grooves and hard disk quick release units; each hard disk quick release unit includes a slidable guiding groove having at least a guiding member; at least a side fixing unit arranged adjacent to the outer side surface of the slidable guiding groove, the side fixing unit has a restricting groove, the guiding member engaged into the restricting groove for guiding the slidable guiding groove to move along a straight path; a cover board pivotally connected to the front end of the slidable guiding groove; and a resilient positioning member arranged on the front end of the slidable guiding groove, when the slidable guiding groove is moved to an exit position, the resilient positioning member engages with a side of the hard disk socket.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2016Date of Patent: November 21, 2017Assignee: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Chang-Feng Chu, Gene Jing-Luen Lee
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Publication number: 20170228000Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a hard disk quick release unit and a hard disk replacement module which includes a plurality of fixed guiding grooves and hard disk quick release units; each hard disk quick release unit includes a slidable guiding groove having at least a guiding member; at least a side fixing unit arranged adjacent to the outer side surface of the slidable guiding groove, the side fixing unit has a restricting groove, the guiding member engaged into the restricting groove for guiding the slidable guiding groove to move along a straight path; a cover board pivotally connected to the front end of the slidable guiding groove; and a resilient positioning member arranged on the front end of the slidable guiding groove, when the slidable guiding groove is moved to an exit position, the resilient positioning member engages with a side of the hard disk socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2016Publication date: August 10, 2017Inventors: CHIN-HAO YANG, CHANG-FENG CHU, GENE JING-LUEN LEE
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Patent number: 9520159Abstract: An apparatus includes a container having a base for receiving a drive, and a clam having a first end that is rotatably coupled to the base, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end, the clam rotatable relative to the base so that the clam can be placed at a first position and a second position, wherein when the clam is at the first position, the container allows the drive to be placed therein, and wherein when the clam is at the second position, the clam secures the drive relative to the container. A frame includes at least sixteen slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space. A frame includes at least forty-eight slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2012Date of Patent: December 13, 2016Assignee: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Gene Jingluen Lee, Cheng-Chu Lee, Chang-Feng Chu, I-Chen Chen
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Patent number: 9351421Abstract: A server housing for accommodating plurality of hard drives includes a shell body and a plurality of cases. The shell body has a bottom wall, a circuit region and a plurality of partition walls parallel to each other. The circuit region and the partition walls are disposed on the bottom wall. The cases are respectively drawably disposed between the partition walls. A plurality of separation boards and a plurality of electrical contacts are disposed in the cases for accommodating the hard drives between the separation boards. Each of the separation boards has a planar face and a pair of abutting walls. A plurality of abutting protrusions is formed on each of the abutting walls and protrudes inward. The abutting protrusions of the abutting walls abut the hard drives between the separation boards. The electrical contacts provide electrical connection between the hard drives and the circuit region.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2014Date of Patent: May 24, 2016Assignee: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Cheng-Chu Lee, Gene Jingluen Lee, Chang-Feng Chu
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Patent number: 9307673Abstract: A power supply having detachable fan includes a power supply main body and a fan module. The power supply main body includes a shell. Walls of the shell define at least one compartment, and the walls have at least one fastening portion. The fan module includes a case, a fan and a handle. The case has an outlet and an inlet. The case is movably disposed in the compartment, and the inlet faces an interior of the shell. The fan is disposed in between the outlet and the inlet. The handle is pivotally connected to two sides of the outlet of the case, and two ends of the handle respectively have a mating portion. The mating portion and the fastening portion of the immediately adjacent wall of the shell are engaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2014Date of Patent: April 5, 2016Assignee: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS,LLCInventors: Chang-Feng Chu, Gene Jingluen Lee
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Publication number: 20150208548Abstract: A power supply having detachable fan includes a power supply main body and a fan module. The power supply main body includes a shell. Walls of the shell define at least one compartment, and the walls have at least one fastening portion. The fan module includes a case, a fan and a handle. The case has an outlet and an inlet. The case is movably disposed in the compartment, and the inlet faces an interior of the shell. The fan is disposed in between the outlet and the inlet. The handle is pivotally connected to two sides of the outlet of the case, and two ends of the handle respectively have a mating portion. The mating portion and the fastening portion of the immediately adjacent wall of the shell are engaged.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2014Publication date: July 23, 2015Applicant: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: CHANG-FENG CHU, GENE JINGLUEN LEE
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Patent number: 9064511Abstract: A removable hard drive storage device comprises: a housing having a first and second partition board each formed with a plurality of guiding grooves; a plurality of hard drive casings accommodated between the first and second partition boards. Each of the hard drive casings has a first side plate and a second side plate whose surfaces are each formed with a plurality of guiding units slidably disposed in the guiding grooves. Upper ends of the first and second side plates are each formed with an expansion unit for engaging the upper edges of the first and second partition boards, fixing the hard drive casing at a raised position in the accommodating space. Through the above structure, the hard drive casing can be fixed at the raised position in the accommodating space without separating from the housing for facilitating replacement of the hard drive and without using screws.Type: GrantFiled: February 21, 2015Date of Patent: June 23, 2015Assignee: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS, LLCInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Chang-Feng Chu, Gene Jingluen Lee
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Publication number: 20150173234Abstract: A server housing for accommodating plurality of hard drives includes a shell body and a plurality of cases. The shell body has a bottom wall, a circuit region and a plurality of partition walls parallel to each other. The circuit region and the partition walls are disposed on the bottom wall. The cases are respectively drawably disposed between the partition walls. A plurality of separation boards and a plurality of electrical contacts are disposed in the cases for accommodating the hard drives between the separation boards. Each of the separation boards has a planar face and a pair of abutting walls. A plurality of abutting protrusions is formed on each of the abutting walls and protrudes inward. The abutting protrusions of the abutting walls abut the hard drives between the separation boards. The electrical contacts provide electrical connection between the hard drives and the circuit region.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2014Publication date: June 18, 2015Applicant: EchoStreams Innovative Solutions,LLCInventors: CHENG-CHU LEE, GENE JINGLUEN LEE, CHANG-FENG CHU
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Patent number: 8976520Abstract: A removable hard disk drive holder made of a plastic unit enveloping a metallic unit comprises a bracket, a plate and a handle. The bracket has a front panel and two side plates. The two side plates extend toward the same direction perpendicularly from the opposite edge of the front panel. The front panel has a front panel pivot portion arranged over one edge thereof. The plate slidably engages with the front panel and has a latch fastening portion. The handle has a handle pivot portion and the handle fastening portion conforming to the latch fastening portion. The handle pivot portion is arranged over one edge of the handle and pivotally connected to the front panel pivot portion. The removable hard disk drive is structurally firm, light and thin and minimizing associated members.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2012Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Echostreams Innovations SolutionsInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Hsiao-Fen Peng, Chang-Feng Chu, Chia-Hung Liu, Mu-Chuan Wang
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Patent number: 8953281Abstract: A hard drive casing for accommodating a hard drive includes a case body and a cover body. The cover body has a base wall and a peripheral wall surrounding the base wall. The case body accommodates the hard drive therein. The peripheral wall has a handle arranged on an outer surface thereof. The cover body is adapted to cover the case body. The cover body is pivotally coupled to the case body. The cover body has a plurality of ribs arranged thereon. The ribs protrude towards the case body. The ribs and the base wall define a gap therebetween, and the gap has a width smaller than a thickness of the hard drive.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2014Date of Patent: February 10, 2015Assignee: EchoStreams Innovative Solutions, LLCInventors: Cheng-Chu Lee, Gene Jingluen Lee, Chang-Feng Chu
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Patent number: 8882055Abstract: A collapsible cable management arm is foldable with a plurality of heat dissipation apertures. The collapsible cable management arm includes a plurality of racks pivotally connected together which gives a zigzag chain structure being retractable. The rack is formed by a primary and a secondary plate. The secondary plate resembles the size and shape of the primary plate. The secondary plate slides into the tray-like primary plate to form the individual rack with hollow compartment there-between. The thickness of the rack arises from a primary positioning portion of the primary plate. The hollow compartment is further divided into connection and cable compartments by at least one pair of primary and secondary partitions.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2012Date of Patent: November 11, 2014Assignee: Echostreams Innovative SolutionsInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Hsiao-Fen Peng, Chang-Feng Chu, Chia-Hung Liu, Mu-Chuan Wang
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Patent number: 8845042Abstract: A base assembly includes a base plate, a pull-release handle, an extension member, a pivoting member, a cover plate and a latch member. The pull-release handle has a handle portion and defines a handle opening. The pull-release handle and the extension member are reciprocable in parallelism with a pulling direction on the base plate. The pivoting member has a force-receiving end and a force-transmitting end. The force-transmitting end is movable by the force-receiving end. The latch member has a locking strip and at least one locking portion. The force-transmitting end is connected to one end of the locking strip. The force-transmitting end works cooperatively with an elastic member, such that the locking strip and the locking portion are reciprocable in parallelism with a releasing direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2012Date of Patent: September 30, 2014Assignee: Echostreams Innovative SolutionsInventors: Chin-Hao Yang, Hsiao-Fen Peng, Chang-Feng Chu, Chia-Hung Liu, Mu-Chuan Wang
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Publication number: 20140022723Abstract: A removable hard disk drive holder made of a plastic unit enveloping a metallic unit comprises a bracket, a plate and a handle. The bracket has a front panel and two side plates. The two side plates extend toward the same direction perpendicularly from the opposite edge of the front panel. The front panel has a front panel pivot portion arranged over one edge thereof The plate slidably engages with the front panel and has a latch fastening portion. The handle has a handle pivot portion and the handle fastening portion conforming to the latch fastening portion. The handle pivot portion is arranged over one edge of the handle and pivotally connected to the front panel pivot portion. The removable hard disk drive is structurally firm, light and thin and minimizing associated members.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2012Publication date: January 23, 2014Applicant: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: CHIN-HAO YANG, HSIAO-FEN PENG, CHANG-FENG CHU, CHIA-HUNG LIU, MU-CHUAN WANG
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Publication number: 20130341471Abstract: A collapsible cable management arm is foldable with a plurality of heat dissipation apertures. The collapsible cable management arm includes a plurality of racks pivotally connected together which gives a zigzag chain structure being retractable. The rack is formed by a primary and a secondary plate. The secondary plate resembles the size and shape of the primary plate. The secondary plate slides into the tray-like primary plate to form the individual rack with hollow compartment there-between. The thickness of the rack arises from a primary positioning portion of the primary plate. The hollow compartment is further divided into connection and cable compartments by at least one pair of primary and secondary partitions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: CHIN-HAO YANG, HSIAO-FEN PENG, CHANG-FENG CHU, CHIA-HUNG LIU, MU-CHUAN WANG
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Publication number: 20130342092Abstract: The instant disclosure relates to a base assembly of a drawer. The base assembly includes a base plate, a pull-release handle, an extension member, a pivoting member, a cover plate and a latch member. The pull-release handle has a handle portion and defines a handle opening. The pull-release handle and the extension member are reciprocable in parallelism with a pulling direction on the base plate. The pivoting member has a force-receiving end and a force-transmitting end. The force-transmitting end is movable by the force-receiving end. The latch member has a locking strip and at least one locking portion. The force-transmitting end is connected to one end of the locking strip. The force-transmitting end works cooperatively with an elastic member, such that the locking strip and the locking portion are reciprocable in parallelism with a releasing direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 4, 2012Publication date: December 26, 2013Applicant: ECHOSTREAMS INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONSInventors: CHIN-HAO YANG, HSIAO-FEN PENG, CHANG-FENG CHU, CHIA - HUNG LIU, MU-CHUAN WANG
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Publication number: 20130180935Abstract: An apparatus includes a container having a base for receiving a drive, and a clam having a first end that is rotatably coupled to the base, a second end, and a body extending from the first end to the second end, the clam rotatable relative to the base so that the clam can be placed at a first position and a second position, wherein when the clam is at the first position, the container allows the drive to be placed therein, and wherein when the clam is at the second position, the clam secures the drive relative to the container. A frame includes at least sixteen slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 1U space. A frame includes at least forty-eight slots to receive respective drive storage devices, which store respective SFF8201 7 mm drives, in EIA RS310D 2U space.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2012Publication date: July 18, 2013Inventors: Gene Jingluen LEE, Cheng-Chu Lee, Chang-Feng Chu, I-Chen Chen