Patents by Inventor Chien-Kuo Lee

Chien-Kuo Lee 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: 20240370052
    Abstract: The present disclosure describes a method of folding a computing display. An example method includes receiving a first force on a first side of a housing of a computing display. The method further includes applying a second force on a second side of the housing, responsive to receiving the first force on the first side of the housing. The method also includes causing the first side of the housing and the second side of the housing to fold over a center panel of the housing of the computing display, responsive to application of the first force and the second force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2021
    Publication date: November 7, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Lee, Chang-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20240241547
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing, and a display panel supported by the housing. The display panel comprises a pair of ends. In addition, the electronic device includes a shaft positioned within the housing that is coupled to the pair of ends of the display panel. The shaft is to fold the pair of ends of the display panel when the display panel is to transition from an expanded position to a collapsed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 18, 2024
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: CHIEN-KUO LEE, CHIH YUNG CHI
  • Publication number: 20230118440
    Abstract: Examples of devices with foldable display screens are described. In an example, the foldable display screen of the device includes a first portion, a second portion, and an intermediary portion between the first portion and the second portion. The device further includes a hinge joint coupled to the first portion and the second portion to fold the first portion and the second about the intermediary portion. Further, the device includes an actuating block abutting the intermediary portion and the hinge joint. The actuating block, in response to receiving a pressing force from a user on the intermediary portion above the actuating block, is to cause the hinge joint to operate and fold the foldable display screen.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 24, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Lee, Chang-I Chen
  • Publication number: 20230119184
    Abstract: Examples of a foldable device having a flexible display panel and an adjusting mechanism therefor is described herein. In one example, the foldable device can include an enclosure having a first segment and a second segment connected to each other by a hinge and the flexible display panel is housed inside the enclosure. The adjusting mechanism is operably coupled to the enclosure and he flexible display panel. The adjusting mechanism can adjust a curvature of the flexible display panel to about a permissible curvature upon relative motion between the first segment and the second segment of the enclosure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2020
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo LEE
  • Patent number: 11521523
    Abstract: An example electronic device includes a housing. In addition, the electronic device includes a display panel supported by the housing. The display panel includes a planar portion and a side portion extending from the planar portion to an end of the display panel. The planar portion and the side portion are to display images. The side portion is to transition between a first position in which the side portion is co-planar with the planar portion and a second position in which the side portion is curved relative to the planar portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Lee, Hogan Hote Yeh
  • Patent number: 10372232
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a flexible layer, electrical traces on the flexible layer and a lattice substrate to support the flexible layer. The keyboard device further includes a key actuatable to contact the flexible layer and to stretch at least a portion of the flexible layer into an opening in the lattice substrate and a sensor to detect a change of capacitance of the electrical traces in response to actuation of the key by a conductive object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20170153016
    Abstract: An omnidirectional LED lamp includes a heat sink installed at the top of a lampholder, a first photoelectric unit installed at the bottom of the lampholder, a second photoelectric unit installed at the top of the lampholder, and a power supply module mounted on the lampholder and electrically coupled to the first photoelectric unit and the second photoelectric unit, and the power supply module converts an external power into a rated direct current for turning on the first and second photoelectric units. With the light irradiation of the first and second photoelectric units, an omnidirectional lighting effect that projects light upwardly and downwardly from the lampholder is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 1, 2017
    Inventors: CHIEN-KUO LEE, CHING-TAI LU, YI-CHENG SU
  • Publication number: 20170045955
    Abstract: A computing device includes a base member, an input device attached to the base member and a display member connected to the base member. A sensor is attached to the base member and a controller adjusts input sensitivity of the input device when the sensor detects an object close to the display member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2014
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160370874
    Abstract: A keyboard device includes a flexible layer, electrical traces on the flexible layer and a lattice substrate to support the flexible layer. The keyboard device further includes a key actuatable to contact the flexible layer and to stretch at least a portion of the flexible layer into an opening in the lattice substrate and a sensor to detect a change of capacitance of the electrical traces in response to actuation of the key by a conductive object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2014
    Publication date: December 22, 2016
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo LEE
  • Publication number: 20160216742
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein provide a portable computing device with a kickstand, The portable computing device can have a display housing including a display surface and a back surface opposite the display surface. The portable computing device can have the kickstand rotatably connected to the display housing on two sidewalls of the display housing. The kickstand can support the display housing in a plurality of viewing angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20160161994
    Abstract: A method, a hinge apparatus, and a hinge system including a first fiber tube formed from a multi-layer fiber substrate having a first set of fibers and a second set of fibers arranged therein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2013
    Publication date: June 9, 2016
    Applicant: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY L.P.
    Inventor: CHIEN-KUO LEE
  • Patent number: 9128671
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a docking device and an assembly comprising the docking device and a tablet computer. The docking device comprises a pair of frame members defining receiving space for receiving the tablet computer, each frame member includes a connection portion and a supporting portion; and a virtual input device pivotably mounted within an opening between the connection portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Patent number: 8971033
    Abstract: A clamshell device comprises a base module, a cover module, a center hinge for hinging the cover module to the base module, and a holding mechanism. The holding mechanism is coupled between corresponding sides of the base module and the cover module such that when the cover module is at an open angle pivotally away from the base module, the cover module is capable of being steadily held at the open angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140254088
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to a docking device and an assembly comprising the docking device and a tablet computer. The docking device comprises a pair of frame members defining receiving space for receiving the tablet computer, each frame member includes a connection portion and a supporting portion; and a virtual input device pivotably mounted within an opening between the connection portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20140211400
    Abstract: A clamshell device comprises a base module, a cover module, a center hinge for hinging the cover module to the base module, and a holding mechanism. The holding mechanism is coupled between corresponding sides of the base module and the cover module such that when the cover module is at an open angle pivotally away from the base module, the cover module is capable of being steadily held at the open angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Patent number: 8441198
    Abstract: A device and a method for driving a light-emitting diode include using multiple current guiding control circuits to drive multiple LED modules. Each of the current guiding control circuits includes at least two transistors connected in parallel to constitute at least two switch circuits. Each of the current guiding control circuits permits or prevents electric current to flow to an immediate downstream one of the LED modules in response to a predetermined voltage level of the positive part of a voltage source. The respective the current guiding control circuits are responsive to different voltage levels. As a result, a maximum number of LED modules are driven to emit light at a given voltage level, thereby achieving the purposes of efficiently utilizing electric power and reducing power loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2013
    Assignee: Alder Optomechanical Corp.
    Inventor: Chien-Kuo Lee
  • Publication number: 20130107537
    Abstract: A lamp rotating device to change a lighting angle includes a light tube, a lighting module, two fixed ends and two rotating parts, an open is on both ends of the light tube, two fixed ends each is installed on one open, each of the rotating part is installed between the fixed end and the open respectively, one side of the rotating part interferes with light tube to have the light tube rotate along the fixed end by the movements of rotating part, and change a lighting angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Lee, Ching-Tai Lu, Po-Cheng Huang, Yi-Cheng Su
  • Publication number: 20130043783
    Abstract: A light emitting device of the present invention includes at least: at least more than one blue light chip, at least more than one red light chip and a fluorescent layer overlaid and bonded to the blue light light chip and the red light chip. The fluorescent layer is formed from a uniform mixture of a yellow phosphor and a red phosphor with the addition of a transparent plastic material. At least one portion of the absorbed light source is used to emit a light source with a wave length dissimilar to the wave length of the absorbed light or of the same wave length, thereby achieving the effectiveness to increase the illuminance and color rendering of white light.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2012
    Publication date: February 21, 2013
    Inventors: CHIEN-KUO LEE, MING-CHE LIN, SHIH-PANG CHAO
  • Publication number: 20120274226
    Abstract: A device and a method for driving a light-emitting diode include using multiple current guiding control circuits to drive multiple LED modules. Each of the current guiding control circuits includes at least two transistors connected in parallel to constitute at least two switch circuits. Each of the current guiding control circuits permits or prevents electric current to flow to an immediate downstream one of the LED modules in response to a predetermined voltage level of the positive part of a voltage source. The respective the current guiding control circuits are responsive to different voltage levels. As a result, a maximum number of LED modules are driven to emit light at a given voltage level, thereby achieving the purposes of efficiently utilizing electric power and reducing power loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2011
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Inventor: CHIEN-KUO LEE
  • Patent number: 7826234
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a base, an intermediate member and a lens. The base includes a guiding portion, and a first, second and third connecting portions. The intermediate member includes a first, second and third engaging portions connected to the first, second and third connecting portions, respectively. The lens is disposed at a predetermined position via the intermediate member. When the first engaging portion situated in a first position is connected to the first connecting portion, the intermediate member has at least two degrees of freedom. When the intermediate member is positioned at a second position from the first position by the guide of the guiding portion, the second and third engaging portions are connected to the second and third connecting portions, wherein the intermediate member has zero degree of freedom, and the lens is disposed at the predetermined position via the intermediate member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: Chien-Kuo Lee, Po-Feng Chuang, Cheng-Feng Tsai