Patents by Inventor Chen-Min Hsiu

Chen-Min Hsiu 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).

  • Publication number: 20250117045
    Abstract: A portable computer having flexible display including a housing, a motor, a transmission gear set, a linkage set, and a flexible display is provided. The housing includes a fixing portion and a moving portion movably connected to and partially overlapped on the fixing portion. The motor, the transmission gear set, and the linkage set are disposed in the housing respectively. The linkage set and the transmission gear set are coupled to each other to be a connection and drive mechanism of the fixing portion and the moving portion. A portion of the flexible display is assembled to the fixing portion, and an end portion of the flexible display passes by the moving portion and are wound and stored at a backside of the portion of the flexible display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2024
    Publication date: April 10, 2025
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Chi-Yuan Liu, Chen-Min Hsiu
  • Patent number: 12253888
    Abstract: An electronic device including a body and a receptacle connector is provided. The body has a side wall surface, a receptacle slot located at the side wall surface, a waterproof protrusion protruding from the side wall surface, and two gutters located at the side wall surface, where the waterproof protrusion is located above the receptacle slot, and the two gutters are respectively located at two opposite sides of the receptacle slot. The receptacle connector is disposed in the receptacle slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Chen-Min Hsiu, Chien-Yu Lee, Szu-Wei Yang, Fang-Ying Huang
  • Publication number: 20250060793
    Abstract: A laptop computer with a quick-release keyboard including a host, a display, and a keyboard is provided. The host has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The host has at least one movable hook disposed on the first surface. The display is pivoted to the host to be folded or unfolded relative to the first surface of the host. The laptop computer is supported on a platform via the second surface when the display is unfolded relative to the first surface of the host. The keyboard has a locking column to be locked by the movable hook when the keyboard is disposed on the first surface, such that the keyboard is fixed on the first surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2024
    Publication date: February 20, 2025
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Chen-Min Hsiu, Chih-Wei Liao
  • Publication number: 20240111337
    Abstract: An electronic device including a body and a receptacle connector is provided. The body has a side wall surface, a receptacle slot located at the side wall surface, a waterproof protrusion protruding from the side wall surface, and two gutters located at the side wall surface, where the waterproof protrusion is located above the receptacle slot, and the two gutters are respectively located at two opposite sides of the receptacle slot. The receptacle connector is disposed in the receptacle slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Chen-Min Hsiu, Chien-Yu Lee, Szu-Wei Yang, Fang-Ying Huang
  • Patent number: 11687127
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a display module, an input module, a touchpad unit disposed on the input module, several first magnetic elements, and several second magnetic elements. The input module is connected to the display module. The first magnetic elements are disposed on the bottom plate of the touchpad unit, and the second magnetic elements are disposed on the frame of the touchpad unit. The first and second magnetic elements generate a repulsion force to keep the frame in an initial position relative to the bottom plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: ACER INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Wei-Chih Wang, Chen-Min Hsiu
  • Publication number: 20230195184
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a display module, an input module, a touchpad unit disposed on the input module, several first magnetic elements, and several second magnetic elements. The input module is connected to the display module. The first magnetic elements are disposed on the bottom plate of the touchpad unit, and the second magnetic elements are disposed on the frame of the touchpad unit. The first and second magnetic elements generate a repulsion force to keep the frame in an initial position relative to the bottom plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Wei-Chih WANG, Chen-Min HSIU
  • Patent number: 9336973
    Abstract: A switch mechanism includes a button, a pressing component, a linking component and an activating component. The button is for moving in a first direction or a second direction. The pressing component is connected to a bottom side of the button and is for pressing a first switch component when the button moves in a first direction. An end of the linking component is connected to the button, and the linking component is driven by the button in a second direction as the button moves in the second direction. The activating component is detachably contacted with the linking component, and the activating component is driven by the linking component when the linking component moves to an activating position in the second direction, so as to activate a second switch component in a third direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: Wistron Corporation
    Inventor: Chen-Min Hsiu
  • Publication number: 20140054142
    Abstract: A switch mechanism includes a button, a pressing component, a linking component and an activating component. The button is for moving in a first direction or a second direction. The pressing component is connected to a bottom side of the button and is for pressing a first switch component when the button moves in a first direction. An end of the linking component is connected to the button, and the linking component is driven by the button in a second direction as the button moves in the second direction. The activating component is detachably contacted with the linking component, and the activating component is driven by the linking component when the linking component moves to an activating position in the second direction, so as to activate a second switch component in a third direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2013
    Publication date: February 27, 2014
    Inventor: Chen-Min Hsiu