Patents by Inventor Chi-Nan Liao
Chi-Nan Liao 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: 7922499Abstract: An electrical terminal (20) used with board-mounted connector (2) having a housing comprising (21): a fixing portion, a contacting portion (204) and a soldering portion (202). The fixing portion defines barbs formed along opposite edges thereof for securing the terminal within the housing, the contacting portion (204) extends from on side of the fixing portion and the soldering portion extends away from the other side of the fixing portion. The soldering portion (202) extends obliquely towards a circuit board on which the connector (2) is mounted, the soldering portion having a tip end with a reduced thickness thereof.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7922547Abstract: The electrical connector includes an insulative housing (1) having a plurality of retention channels (13) extending to an exterior both in horizontal and vertical directions. Each contact (2) is laterally inserted into a corresponding channel (13) and has a free front header (214) with a horizontal retention piece (2141) and at least a side guiding section (2142). The side guiding section (2142) is configured to guide the free front header (214) into an interior of the channel (13) at a first initial insertion position, while the horizontal retention piece (2141) is pressed by a horizontal wall (146) of the channel (13) at a second full insertion position to hold the contact (2) in position. This configuration of the free front header (214) has the function of guiding the contact (2) into the channel (13) with no need of an installation tool.Type: GrantFiled: May 15, 2009Date of Patent: April 12, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Kwan Wu, Chi-Nan Liao
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Publication number: 20110063539Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a repair line for substituting open-circuited signal lines. Signal lines are disposed over a first side of a first substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for data transmission. Repair lines are disposed over a first side of a second substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for substituting open-circuited signal lines. The first side of the first substrate faces the first side of the second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second substrates of the liquid crystal panel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2010Publication date: March 17, 2011Inventor: Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7892008Abstract: An electrical connector, for electrically connecting a module to a circuit substrate, comprises an insulative housing for loading a module, a plurality of contacts received in the insulative housing, a cover pivotally connecting to an end of the insulative housing and a pair of metal ears mounted to two sides of another opposed end of the insulative housing. The metal ear has an engaging portion, a spring arm upwardly extending from a top end of the engaging portion to lock the cover and a mounting portion downwardly extending from a bottom end of the engaging portion for soldering to the circuit substrate. The electrical connector can be easily operated and provide a reliable connection.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2009Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shuo-Hsiu Hsu, Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7894011Abstract: A liquid crystal display panel includes a repair line for substituting open-circuited signal lines. Signal lines are disposed over a first side of a first substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for data transmission. Repair lines are disposed over a first side of a second substrate of the liquid crystal display panel for substituting open-circuited signal lines. The first side of the first substrate faces the first side of the second substrate. A liquid crystal layer is disposed between the first and second substrates of the liquid crystal panel.Type: GrantFiled: January 24, 2007Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignee: AU Optronics Corp.Inventor: Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7878839Abstract: An electrical connector (1) comprises a base (10) with a plurality of contacts (19) received therein, a cover (11) slidably mounted on the base (10), a protecting mechanism (12) comprises a cover plate (13) retained in the cover (11) and a bottom plate (14) retained in the base (10), a cam actuator (16) rotatably assembled to the base (10), the cover (11) and the protecting mechanism (12) for actuating the cover (11) to slid on the base (10), the bottom plate (14) comprises a first plate (142) and a second plate (141), the first plate (142) comprises a base portion (1421) and a first engaging portion (1422) extending curvedly from the end of the body portion (1421).Type: GrantFiled: May 19, 2009Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Pi Cheng, Nan-Hung Lin, Hao-Yun Ma, Chi-Nan Liao, Liang-Kai Lee, Cheng-Ching Chien
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Publication number: 20110008004Abstract: An optical fiber connector assembly includes a first connector and a second connector. The first connector includes two pairs of first convex lenses projecting from a front mating face thereof and a pair of cone-shaped positioning posts at sides of the pairs of convex lenses respectively. The second connector includes two pairs of second convex lenses projecting from a second front mating face thereof to couple with the first convex lenses and a pair of positioning holes to be inserted with the positioning posts of the first connector. Each of the positioning holes includes a retention section and a guiding section in front of the retention section, and the retention sections is same to the positioning posts while the guiding sections is larger than the position posts in dimension.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2010Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Chi-Nan Liao, Chun-Fu Lin
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Patent number: 7868982Abstract: A pixel structure of a color filtering array substrate includes a color filtering layer, a black matrix layer, and an electrode layer. The black matrix layer surrounds the color filtering layer. The electrode layer covers the color filtering layer and the black matrix layer. Besides, the electrode layer has at least one opening therein, and the opening is located above the black matrix layer.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: January 11, 2011Assignee: Au Optronics CorporationInventors: Chi-Nan Liao, Liang-Bin Yu, Yuh-Huah Wang
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Publication number: 20100303420Abstract: A connector assembly (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a main portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly from the main portion, the main portion (11) defining a depression (111) and the tongue portion (12) defining a cavity (121), and a column (1110) located in the depression; a fiber device (3) including a base (30), two lenses (33) and two fibers (35), the base enclosing the two lenses and the two fibers connecting to the two lenses, respectively; and the two fibers extending into the depression and crossing each other around the column.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIEN-CHU LIN, CHI-NAN LIAO, GENN-SHENG LEE
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Publication number: 20100290743Abstract: A plug connector (10) for mating with a receptacle connector (200) includes an insulative housing (1) having a base portion (11) and a tongue portion (12) extending forwardly beyond the base portion; a set of contacts (2) having contacting portions (211, 221) attached to the tongue portion for mating with the receptacle connector; and a metal shell (7) having a chamber (79) with the tongue portion extending therein, a plurality of openings (74) formed thereon for being locked in by a plurality of resilient fingers (2051) of the receptacle connector, and a set of embossments (76) located at front of the openings and protruding outwardly of the metal shell for interferentially engaging with the resilient fingers (2051).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-NAN LIAO, QI-SHENG ZHENG, JIA-YONG HE
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Publication number: 20100290745Abstract: A connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving slot (121) formed therein and a post (1221) protruding forwardly towards the receiving slot (121); a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; an optical module (3) for transmitting optical data and being movably received in the receiving slot along a front-to-back direction; and a compression coil spring (4) sandwiched between the insulative housing and the optical module, and having a front end for biasing the optical module (3) forwardly and a rear end for being retained on the post (1221).Type: ApplicationFiled: May 18, 2010Publication date: November 18, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-NAN LIAO, QI-SHENG ZHENG, JIA-YONG HE
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Patent number: 7833069Abstract: A battery connector (100) is generally assembled in a corner of a case and includes contacts (2) of the battery connector (100) each have a mating portion (21) defining a rib in the center of the mating portion (21). An insulative housing (1) defining a plurality of slots (111) receiving the contacts (2) therein has recesses (112) in the slots (111). When the contacts (2) is pressed by a battery, the rib (211) is plunged into the recess (112).Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chun-Kwan Wu, Chih-Hsiang Ho, Chi-Nan Liao
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Publication number: 20100278490Abstract: A connector (100) includes an insulative housing (1) having a receiving slot (121) formed therein; a set of contacts (2) retained in the insulative housing; an optical module (3) for transmitting optical data and being movably received in the receiving slot along a front-to-back direction; a resilient member (4) for urging the optical module moving forwardly in the receiving slot; a stopping device (124,125) for orientating the optical module backwardly and sidewardly; a resisting device (75) for orientating the optical module along a height direction of the insulative housing; and a metal shell (7,8) shielding the insulative housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: November 4, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-NAN LIAO, QI-SHENG ZHENG, JIA-YONG HE
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Patent number: 7794238Abstract: An electrical connector includes an insulative housing (21) defining a longitudinal direction, a plurality of terminals (22) arranged along the longitudinal direction. Each of the terminals defines a retaining portion (221) with barbs interfering with the housing along a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, a contacting portion (223) and a connecting portion (222) connecting with the retaining portion and the contacting portion. The connecting portion is narrower than the other portions along the transverse direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2009Date of Patent: September 14, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Ching Chen, Chi-Nan Liao, Chih-Hsiang Ho
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Publication number: 20100227481Abstract: A coaxial connector for receipt of a central contact of a mating coaxial connector to be inserted therein comprises an insulative base defining a space section thereof, a mating section defined on the insulative base has a pin hole intercommunicating with the space section; a fixed contact and a movable contact essentially stacked in a vertical direction and received in the space section; the fixed contact are arranged to be sandwiched by the upper insulative base portion and the lower insulative base portion, the fixed contact has a planar contact part along a lengthwise direction; the movable contact has a base portion along the lengthwise direction, the base portion is retained by the upper and lower insulative base portion, a cantilever extends upwardly from the base portion and forms an acute angle thereof, the cantilever resists on the fixed contact, the movable contact further includes a soldering tail extending opposite to the cantilever; and wherein a pair of supporting arms extends symmetrically froType: ApplicationFiled: March 9, 2010Publication date: September 9, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHI-NAN LIAO, JUI-KUANG CHUNG, HSIN-HSIEN YU
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Publication number: 20100177477Abstract: An electrical connector assembly electrically connecting a CPU and a printed circuit board comprises an electrical connector mounted on the printed circuit board, and a heat dissipating device, the CPU is mounted upon the connector. The heat dissipating device includes a load plate, a heat pipe, and a heat plate. The load plate is mounted upon the CPU under condition that heat from the CPU is absorbed by the heat pipe and the heat plate. The load plate is sandwiched between the heat plate and the heat pipe. The load plate has two clips, each clip has two cantilever arms extending toward and engaging with the other clip.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 13, 2010Publication date: July 15, 2010Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: CHIH-PI CHENG, CHI-NAN LIAO
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Patent number: 7736153Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting a printed circuit board and an electronic package, comprises an electrical connector on which the electronic package is mounted, a heat sink module mounted upon the electronic package and a clip positioned upon the heat sink module. The printed circuit board defines a connector mounting area surrounded by a plurality of through holes thereof. The clip has a base portion downwardly pressing against the heat sink module, a pair of mounting portions mounted to the corresponding holes, and a pair of pressing portions extending from the mounting portions and disposed on opposite sides of the clip for pressing against the heat sink module.Type: GrantFiled: June 16, 2009Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chih-Pi Cheng, Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7736167Abstract: An electrical connector mounted to a printed circuit board for receiving an IC package is provided that includes an insulative housing (1) mounted to the printed circuit board, a plurality of contacts (2) received in the insulative housing, a positioning member (3) mounted to the circuit board and located around the insulative housing (1), and a load plate (4) covering above the insulative housing (1). A first load lever (5) is pivotally connected to one side of the positioning member (3) and locks one end of the load plate (4), and a second load lever (6) is pivotally connected at an opposite end of the positioning member (3) and locking an opposite end of the load plate (4).Type: GrantFiled: February 3, 2009Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7726978Abstract: An electrical connector for use with an electronic package, includes an insulative housing with a number of contacts receiving in the insulative housing and a fastening mechanism assembled to the insulative housing adapt to secure the electronic package to the electrical connector. The fastening mechanism includes a cover with a base plate and a pair of sidewalls extending downwardly from the base plate. The cover has an opening in the center of the base plate and a number of pressing portions extending into the opening for pressing the electronic package contact with the contacts.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2009Date of Patent: June 1, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chi-Nan Liao
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Patent number: 7717731Abstract: An electrical connector mounted on a printed circuit board 8 for receiving an IC package includes a socket (2) with a plurality of contacts (3) received therein, a load plate (4) supported by a supporting member (5) and capable of rotating toward or away from the socket (2), a pair of retaining seats (6) separated from each other and spaced from the socket (2), and a load lever (7) secured by the retaining seats (6) and engaging the load plate (4) to fasten the load plate (4) in a closed position.Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 2009Date of Patent: May 18, 2010Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., LtdInventor: Chi-Nan Liao