Patents by Inventor Chi-Yu Liao

Chi-Yu 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).

  • Patent number: 7054551
    Abstract: A mode selection device and a multi-function button containing such a device are provided. The mode selection device includes a case, a chassis and a dial. The case has a hole; the chassis, lying under the case, includes a latch and a set of slots. The latch is between the slots. The dial, installed in the hole, includes a recess and a set of protuberances corresponding to the slots. The recess is located in the center of the dial. The protuberances are located under the dial and engage with the slots. When the latch engages with an edge of the dial, the latch, the slots and the protuberances together keep the relative position between the dial and the chassis unchanged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: BENQ Corporation
    Inventors: Chi-Yu Liao, Jih-Yung Lu
  • Publication number: 20050002664
    Abstract: A mode selection device and a multi-function button containing such a device are provided. The mode selection device includes a case, a chassis and a dial. The case has a hole; the chassis, lying under the case, includes a latch and a set of slots. The latch is between the slots. The dial, installed in the hole, includes a recess and a set of protuberances corresponding to the slots. The recess is located in the center of the dial. The protuberances are located under the dial and engage with the slots. When the latch engages with an edge of the dial, the latch, the slots and the protuberances together keep the relative position between the dial and the chassis unchanged.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: January 6, 2005
    Inventors: Chi-Yu Liao, Jih-Yung Lu
  • Patent number: 6710829
    Abstract: A method of performing a uniform illumination pattern in a back-light plate by using a press. This method mainly utilizes a press with a plurality of protruding elements to press an illuminating face of the back-light plate. Accordingly, a plurality of recesses, each with a predetermined depth, are consequently formed to serve as a uniform illumination pattern of the back-light plate. When visible light incidents into the back-light plate, the plurality of recesses on the illuminating face make the back-light plate be uniformly illuminated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Assignee: BenQ Corporation
    Inventor: Chi-Yu Liao
  • Publication number: 20010040650
    Abstract: A method of performing a uniform illumination pattern in a back-light plate by using a press. This method mainly utilizes a press with a plurality of protruding elements to press an illuminating face of the back-light plate. Accordingly, a plurality of recesses, each with a predetermined depth, are consequently formed to serve as a uniform illumination pattern of the back-light plate. When visible light incidents into the back-light plate, the plurality of recesses on the illuminating face make the back-light plate be uniformly illuminated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2001
    Publication date: November 15, 2001
    Inventor: Chi-Yu Liao