Patents by Inventor Chi-Ming Wang

Chi-Ming Wang 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: 20240407115
    Abstract: An adapter is disclosed herein. The adapter comprises a base, at least one retention element, a biased latch, a handle, and a switch. The base has a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first base surface is configured to receive a first surface of a mobile computing device. The at least one retention element is positioned on a front end of the base and is configured to receive a first end of the mobile computing device. The biased latch is positioned on a rear end of the base and is adapted to attach a second end of the mobile computing device. The handle is positioned on the second base surface and the switch is positioned on the second base surface adjacent to the handle. The switch is mechanically linked to the biased latch, and the biased latch is configured to release the mobile computing device from the base when the switch is actuated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Chieh Kai Wang, Huang Chih Huang, Chi-Ming Wang, Li-Ko Wang, Yun Sheng Chou
  • Publication number: 20240405792
    Abstract: An example disclosed protective shell for a device includes a first housing and a second housing. The first housing including a front perimeter edge, a side wall adjacent to the front perimeter edge, at least one recess area adjacent to a ledge, and at least one guide rail. The second housing including at least one tab and at least one receiving rail. The first housing and the second housing combine to secure the device by meshing the at least one guide rail and the at least one receiving rail, and securing the at least one tab to the ledge such that the tab is located within the at least one recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: Michele B. Feinstein, Chi-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20230088281
    Abstract: An enclosure for breaking out a trunk cable includes: a base having a generally flat surface adapted for mounting to a mounting surface; a shell having a front and two side walls extending from opposite sides of the front and two opposed end walls, the side walls of the shell mounted to the base to form a cavity; a plurality of connectors mounted to each of the side walls; and a trunk cable routed into the cavity through one of the end walls, the trunk cable comprising a plurality of power conductors and/or a plurality of optical fibers. The power conductors and the optical fibers are connected with respective ones of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: Chi-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 11495953
    Abstract: An enclosure for breaking out a trunk cable includes: a base having a generally flat surface adapted for mounting to a mounting surface; a shell having a front and two side walls extending from opposite sides of the front and two opposed end walls, the side walls of the shell mounted to the base to form a cavity; a plurality of connectors mounted to each of the side walls; and a trunk cable routed into the cavity through one of the end walls, the trunk cable comprising a plurality of power conductors and/or a plurality of optical fibers. The power conductors and the optical fibers are connected with respective ones of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Chi-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: 11327231
    Abstract: An assembly includes: first and second fiber optic cables, each of the first and second fiber optic cables including an exposed portion of an optical fiber and an overlying jacket, wherein the optical fiber of the first fiber optic cable is fusion spliced to the optical fiber of the second fiber optic cable to form a splice area; a splice protector that surrounds the splice area of the first and second fiber optic cables; a flexible tube that encircles the splice protector, the exposed portions of the first and second fiber optic cables, and end portions of the jackets of the first and second fiber optic cables, wherein the splice protector, the exposed portions of optical fibers of the first and second fiber optic cables reside in a lumen of the flexible tube; first and second adhesive barriers positioned between an inner surface of the flexible tube and the end portions of the first and second fiber optic cables, respectively; and an outer sleeve that circumferentially overlies the flexible tube and portion
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, Ibrahim M. Elnatour
  • Patent number: 11300750
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a grommet formed of a polymeric material and adapted for bundling a plurality of discrete cables, comprising a main body having a generally cylindrical profile surrounding an interior cavity, the main body further having a length, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis; and a central member integrally coupled to the main body and located within the interior cavity of the main body, the central member extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main body. Methods of bundling cables are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Wang, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 11284701
    Abstract: A tethering device includes a primary housing supporting a retraction mechanism; a secondary housing configured to be connected to a tethered object; a retractable tether extending from the retraction mechanism to the secondary housing to movably couple the secondary housing to the primary housing; a first magnet assembly supported by the primary housing; and a second magnet assembly supported by the secondary housing, wherein the second magnet assembly is configured to engage with the first magnet assembly to bias the secondary housing towards the primary housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Ian R. Jenkins, Leo K. Greeley, Chi-Ming Wang, Huang Chih Huang, Sheng Du, Jason H. Le Goff
  • Patent number: 11249252
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable splice assembly includes: a first fiber optic cable having a first optical fiber with an exposed first exposed splice region, a first ribbon portion adjacent the first optical fiber and a first jacket; a second fiber optic cable having a second optical fiber with an exposed second splice region, a second ribbon portion adjacent the second optical fiber and a second jacket, the second optical fiber fusion-spliced to the first optical fiber; a splice protector that overlies the first and second exposed splice regions; and a first fiber boot attached to the splice protector that overlies the first ribbon portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, David J. Smentek, Ibrahim M. Elnatour, John Marty
  • Patent number: 11243354
    Abstract: A method of protecting a fusion splice of first and second fiber optic cables includes: (a) providing a first member; (b) providing a second member formed of an activatable material; (c) positioning the fusion splice adjacent the first member and the second member; and (d) activating the second member to cause the second member to flow over the fusion splice and to engage the first member such that the activatable material at least partially surrounds the fusion splice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, Ibrahim M. Elnatour
  • Patent number: 11161421
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus for generating and storing electrical energy for a partially or fully electric vehicle having a motor/generator, the system includes an auxiliary power device configured to generate electrical energy by converting non-electrical energy into electrical energy. The system includes a transmitter connected to the auxiliary power device and configured to wirelessly transmit the electrical energy generated by the auxiliary power device. The system includes a battery configured to store electrical energy and power the motor/generator to propel the vehicle. The system includes a receiver connected to the battery and configured to receive electrical energy and charge the battery. The system includes a power bus configured to wirelessly receive the generated electrical energy from the transmitter and transmit the generated electrical energy to the receiver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Wang, Ercan M. Dede
  • Patent number: 11145959
    Abstract: An accessory configuration for enhancing wireless signal reception of a user device. The accessory, for the user device, may include a housing configured to receive the user device within a cavity; and a radiation element integrated with the housing and configured to affect a radiation pattern of an antenna of the user device that is configured to communicate a signal. The length of the radiation element may be based on a wavelength of the signal. The radiation element may be disposed within a predetermined distance of a zone of the cavity that is configured to receive a portion of the user device that includes the antenna when the user device is installed within the cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Wei-Yu Mu, Prince Wang, Yun Sheng Chou, Huan-Yang Chen, Chi-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20210173146
    Abstract: An assembly includes: first and second fiber optic cables, each of the first and second fiber optic cables including an exposed portion of an optical fiber and an overlying jacket, wherein the optical fiber of the first fiber optic cable is fusion spliced to the optical fiber of the second fiber optic cable to form a splice area; a splice protector that surrounds the splice area of the first and second fiber optic cables; a flexible tube that encircles the splice protector, the exposed portions of the first and second fiber optic cables, and end portions of the jackets of the first and second fiber optic cables, wherein the splice protector, the exposed portions of optical fibers of the first and second fiber optic cables reside in a lumen of the flexible tube; first and second adhesive barriers positioned between an inner surface of the flexible tube and the end portions of the first and second fiber optic cables, respectively; and an outer sleeve that circumferentially overlies the flexible tube and portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2020
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, Ibrahim M. Elnatour
  • Publication number: 20210157055
    Abstract: A method of protecting a fusion splice of first and second fiber optic cables includes: (a) providing a first member; (b) providing a second member formed of an activatable material; (c) positioning the fusion splice adjacent the first member and the second member; and (d) activating the second member to cause the second member to flow over the fusion splice and to engage the first member such that the activatable material at least partially surrounds the fusion splice.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 3, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, Ibrahim M. Elnatour
  • Publication number: 20210116661
    Abstract: A fiber optic cable splice assembly includes: a first fiber optic cable having a first optical fiber with an exposed first exposed splice region, a first ribbon portion adjacent the first optical fiber and a first jacket; a second fiber optic cable having a second optical fiber with an exposed second splice region, a second ribbon portion adjacent the second optical fiber and a second jacket, the second optical fiber fusion-spliced to the first optical fiber; a splice protector that overlies the first and second exposed splice regions; and a first fiber boot attached to the splice protector that overlies the first ribbon portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2020
    Publication date: April 22, 2021
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, David J. Smentek, Ibrahim M. Elnatour, John Marty
  • Publication number: 20210104881
    Abstract: An enclosure for breaking out a trunk cable includes: a base having a generally flat surface adapted for mounting to a mounting surface; a shell having a front and two side walls extending from opposite sides of the front and two opposed end walls, the side walls of the shell mounted to the base to form a cavity; a plurality of connectors mounted to each of the side walls; and a trunk cable routed into the cavity through one of the end walls, the trunk cable comprising a plurality of power conductors and/or a plurality of optical fibers. The power conductors and the optical fibers are connected with respective ones of the plurality of connectors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Chi-Ming Wang
  • Publication number: 20210080672
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a grommet formed of a polymeric material and adapted for bundling a plurality of discrete cables, comprising a main body having a generally cylindrical profile surrounding an interior cavity, the main body further having a length, a thickness, and a longitudinal axis; and a central member integrally coupled to the main body and located within the interior cavity of the main body, the central member extending generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of the main body. Methods of bundling cables are also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Wang, Aviral Joshi
  • Patent number: 10892632
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and device for wirelessly charging a device. The inductive charging system includes a power source for providing an electrical charge that is wirelessly transferred or emitted to charge a first device. The inductive charging system includes a configurable grid that is configured to form a first inductive loop and multiple switches. Each switch is configured to open and close to electrically connect different portions of the configurable grid. The inductive charging system includes a processor connected to the multiple switches. The processor is configured to operate the multiple switches to open and close the portions of the configurable grid to form the first inductive loop that wirelessly transfers the electrical charge to the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Wang, Ercan M. Dede
  • Patent number: 10850634
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and devices for an external vehicle charging system. The external vehicle charging system includes a first set of inductive coils. The first set of inductive coils include a first inductive coil and a second inductive coil and are configured to provide an alternating magnetic field to one or more inductive loops of a vehicle. The external vehicle charging system includes a sensor configured to detect a position of the one or more inductive loops and a processor. The processor is configured to determine a first threshold distance between the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil to reduce or eliminate interference. The processor is configured to activate the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil so that the first inductive coil and the second inductive coil align with the one or more inductive loops based on the detected position and the first threshold distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2020
    Assignee: TOYOTA MOTOR ENGINEERING & MANUFACTURING NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Chi-Ming Wang, Ercan M. Dede
  • Patent number: D944743
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventor: Chi-Ming Wang
  • Patent number: D945373
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: CommScope Technologies LLC
    Inventors: Chi Ming Wang, Gregory A. Just, Peter Travis, Sean Thomas