Patents by Inventor Chien-Lei Hu

Chien-Lei Hu 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: 20040148450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a serially connectable USB drive. The USB drive has an upstream and a downstream port to facilitate the serial connection of other USB drives or the networking of other USB peripheral devices. The USB drive is equipped with a switch circuit. In the case that another serially connectable USB drive or a standard USB drive is inserted into the downstream port, the switch circuit executes the serial connection controlling function and connects the memories of both USB drives. In the case that a standard USB peripheral device is inserted, the switch circuit changes figuration into a USB HUB for the memories of USB drive and the USB peripheral device to communicate respectively with the computer mainframe or other microprocessor units.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 29, 2004
    Inventors: Shih-Chang Chen, Chien-Lei Hu