Patents by Inventor Chia-Yuan Lin

Chia-Yuan 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).

  • Publication number: 20130232512
    Abstract: The present invention provides an optical disc drive and a damper positioning structure thereof. The optical disc drive includes a top cover, a traverse, and a chassis, and the damper positioning structure comprising: a bent element provided on the top cover and having an extension portion and a fixing portion, wherein the fixing portion has a through hole; a positioning pillar provided on the chassis; and a damper for supporting and securing the traverse on the chassis, wherein the damper has a positioning hole through which the positioning pillar is insertable; wherein, when the top cover is assembled to the chassis, the positioning pillar passes through the through hole of the fixing portion, and the fixing portion presses against the damper.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 5, 2013
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan LIN, Cheng-Chung Hsu, Chun-Lung Ho
  • Patent number: 8341656
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a slim optical disc drive comprising a case with an upper cover and a lower cover, a disc tray for loading and unloading an optical disc, a first circuit board disposed on the lower cover, a second circuit board disposed on the disc tray, and a flexible flat cable for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The flexible flat cable comprises a fixed portion and a movable portion, and a patch is adhered to the movable portion of the flexible flat cable. The patch has a first end and a second end, and the width of the first end is larger than that of the second end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Philips & Lite-On Digital Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Lin, Jung-Fu Chen, In-Shuen Lee, Chih-Ming Yang
  • Publication number: 20120227062
    Abstract: An optical pick-up head module includes a base, an optical pick-up head adjusting mechanism, two guiding rods, a spring and an optical pick-up head slidably disposed on the guiding rods. The optical pick-up head adjusting mechanism includes a protrusion, a pillar and an adjusting element. The protrusion connected to the base has a sliding slot. The pillar having first and second flat surfaces is slidably disposed in the sliding slot. The first flat surface contacts an inner wall of the sliding slot. The adjusting element is screwed on the base. The spring disposed on the base pushes the pillar to contact the adjusting element by the second flat surface. When the adjusting element is rotated, the adjusting element pushes the pillar toward the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: PHILIPS & LITE-ON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Cheng-Chung Hsu, Chia-Yuan Lin, Chun-Lung Ho
  • Publication number: 20110219388
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a slim optical disc drive comprising a case with an upper cover and a lower cover, a disc tray for loading and unloading an optical disc, a first circuit board disposed on the lower cover, a second circuit board disposed on the disc tray, and a flexible flat cable for connecting the first circuit board and the second circuit board. The flexible flat cable comprises a fixed portion and a movable portion, and a patch is adhered to the movable portion of the flexible flat cable. The patch has a first end and a second end, and the width of the first end is larger than that of the second end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Applicant: PHILIPS & LITE-ON DIGITAL SOLUTIONS CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chia-Yuan Lin, Jung-Fu Chen, In-Shuen Lee, Chih-Ming Yang