Patents by Inventor Chia Ming Lin

Chia Ming Lin 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: 8432362
    Abstract: An integrated keyboard includes a touch pad and a dynamic keyboard embedded in an area of the touch pad. The touch pad, which may provide a transparent surface to allow the keyboard to be visible, provides motion tracking in areas around the periphery of the keyboard and may be configured into many operating modes. For example, virtual touchable buttons may be configured in the periphery of the keyboard. The keyboard may be provided as a dynamic keyboard with various layouts. A keyboard protector may be provided for each layout, with printed symbols for the keys under the layout. The integrated keyboard may also include a mini-projector to allow projection of a large image on a surface and a virtual Human Interface Device (HID) system to facilitate data input. With the input capabilities of the touch pad and the keyboard, the projector may be controlled in many additional ways not available in conventional projectors that are controlled by a few buttons. The virtual HID may provide motion tracking.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: ICE Computer, Inc.
    Inventors: Shang-Che Cheng, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20120268399
    Abstract: A dynamic dual displays system is coupled with a computing device to provide at least two display panels for single user or multiple user applications. In one embodiment, two display panels are provided in a back-to-back configuration connected by a hinge to allow rotation motion of the display panels relative to each other. Depending on the relative positions of the display panels and the computing device, the combined system provides a hybrid device that may dynamically serve as a notebook or a tablet computer. The multiple display panels may present the same or different contents simultaneously, depending on application. In a multi-user application, the display panels may be presented to different users, one of which accepts input data through a touch-sensitive surface on the corresponding display panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2012
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Shang-Che Cheng, Wei-Han Wu, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20120011293
    Abstract: An intelligent platform integrates with an intelligent portable device or intelligent core to provide a dynamic computer that may serve as any of: a pad, a tablet computing device, a netbook computer, and a notebook computer. The operations of the integrated device are determined by the connected intelligent core's CPU architecture and its installed operating system. The intelligent platform includes a housing and a core slot located behind a display for accommodating the intelligent core. A core connector is provided on an inner wall of the core slot for interconnecting with a compatible connector of the inserted intelligent core. A control unit continually communicates with the intelligent core through signals carried by the connector, refreshes image received from the intelligent core on its touch-sensitive display, and sends touch-input commands from the touchable panel of the touch-sensitive display to the intelligent core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2011
    Publication date: January 12, 2012
    Inventors: Shang-Che Cheng, Wei-Han Wu, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110216007
    Abstract: An integrated keyboard includes a touch pad and a dynamic keyboard embedded in an area of the touch pad. The touch pad, which may provide a transparent surface to allow the keyboard to be visible, provides motion tracking in areas around the periphery of the keyboard and may be configured into many operating modes. For example, virtual touchable buttons may be configured in the periphery of the keyboard. The keyboard may be provided as a dynamic keyboard with various layouts. A keyboard protector may be provided for each layout, with printed symbols for the keys under the layout. The integrated keyboard may also include a mini-projector to allow projection of a large image on a surface and a virtual Human Interface Device (HID) system to facilitate data input. With the input capabilities of the touch pad and the keyboard, the projector may be controlled in many additional ways not available in conventional projectors that are controlled by a few buttons. The virtual HID may provide motion tracking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Shang-Che Cheng, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 7516988
    Abstract: A telescopic coupling tube for a vacuum cleaner including a mounting tube, a telescopic tube, a locking assembly, a positioning socket, and a sealing socket. The mounting tube serves for insertion of the telescopic tube. A simple adjustment of the assembly length is ensured by means of the locking assembly and the sealing socket in match of the corresponding locking grooves in the wall of the telescopic tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2009
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chia Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20080284158
    Abstract: A telescopic coupling tube for a vacuum cleaner including a mounting tube, a telescopic tube, a locking assembly, a positioning socket, and a sealing socket. The mounting tube serves for insertion of the telescopic tube. A simple adjustment of the assembly length is ensured by means of the locking assembly and the sealing socket in match of the corresponding locking grooves in the wall of the telescopic tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2007
    Publication date: November 20, 2008
    Inventor: Chia Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 5920043
    Abstract: A vacuum cleaner includes a circuit breaking control device responsive to the correct positioning of a dust collecting bag in order to ensure that the vacuum cleaner is not operated without the dust collecting bag. A visible light may be provided to signal that, although the vacuum cleaner main power switch is on, the motors in the vacuum cleaner are not energized because the dust collecting bag is not in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 6, 1999
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 5839160
    Abstract: A clutch control mechanical device is disclosed for the brush axle of a vacuum cleaner. The clutch control mechanical device is located at the undercarriage of the machine with a pressure control shaft extending out of the inner sides of the undercarriage. At the corresponding position, the underside of the upper body joining the undercarriage is equipped with a pressure control piece so that when the upper body is in a vertical position to the undercarriage, the pressure control piece shall press down on the pressure control shaft of the clutch control mechanical device which suspends rotation of the brush axle. When the upper body is in a slanted angle to the undercarriage, the removal of external force shall return the pressure control shaft to its original position by a spring bias which rotates the brush axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 5836620
    Abstract: A telescopic extension wand of a vacuum cleaner includes an inclined tab provided at the inner wall of a sleeve for biasing a retaining plate having retaining teeth underside to engage with a plurality of retaining teeth of a middle tube or an inner tube so the middle or inner tube can be relatively positioned. A projected boss provided at the inner wall of the sleeve can be guided by a guiding slot disposed at an outer wall of the external tube or middle tube. When the sleeve is rotated to a preset position, the inclined tab as well as the retaining plate can be controlled to engage or disengage the middle tube or inner tube with/without engagement between the retaining teeth therebetween. By this arrangement the middle tube and inner tube can be repositioned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 17, 1998
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: 5819368
    Abstract: This invention concerns a Metal Collection Device for Vacuum Cleaners. It consist of a cover structure (that could be opened) that is attached to the soft tube of the vacuum cleaner. The interior of this cover structure has a strong magnet which attracts the metal items sucked in by the vacuum cleaner. This prevents the metal items from entering the main body of the vacuum cleaner and thereby prevents damage to the internal components or to the collection bag. When the need arises to clean or remove the metal items collected by the magnet, the cover structure could be opened and the magnet, along with the metal items collected by it, removed. Thus providing extreme ease of usage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: D413187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin
  • Patent number: D415324
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Kinergy Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chieh-Chun Wang, Chia-Ming Lin