Patents by Inventor Ching-Yi Lu

Ching-Yi Lu 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).

  • Connection port module
    Patent number: 7200002
    Abstract: A connection port module to be disposed in an opening of a panel of an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The connection port module includes a casing having an opening at a first side and a shaft at a second side, a printed circuit board disposed in the casing and having at least one connection port at a first edge thereof being corresponding to the opening of the casing, a fixing plate covering the casing and secured to the panel and having an engaging element, a resilient element disposed in the casing and resisting against the casing and the fixing plate, and a latch device disposed in the casing and having a hook element for engaging with the engaging element of the fixing plate. The connection port module is alternatively flipped outside of the panel and hidden inside the panel of the electronic apparatus via an external force exerted thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2007
    Assignee: Acer Incorporated
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Peng, Ching-Yi Lu, Chun-Ta Chen, Yu-Ching Yang
  • Connection port module
    Publication number: 20050157454
    Abstract: A connection port module to be disposed in an opening of a panel of an electronic apparatus is disclosed. The connection port module includes a casing having an opening at a first side and a shaft at a second side, a printed circuit board disposed in the casing and having at least one connection port at a first edge thereof being corresponding to the opening of the casing, a fixing plate covering the casing and secured to the panel and having an engaging element, a resilient element disposed in the casing and resisting against the casing and the fixing plate, and a latch device disposed in the casing and having a hook element for engaging with the engaging element of the fixing plate. The connection port module is alternatively flipped outside of the panel and hidden inside the panel of the electronic apparatus via an external force exerted thereon.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Peng, Ching-Yi Lu, Chun-Ta Chen, Yu-Ching Yang
  • Access point device
    Patent number: D499087
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2004
    Assignee: Acer Inc.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Chih Peng, Chien-Bin Huang, Yu-Ching Yang, Ching-Yi Lu