Patents by Inventor Chiu-Chen Lin

Chiu-Chen 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: 6529373
    Abstract: A computer enclosure includes a cage and a drive bracket received in the cage for being rotatable between a fixed position and an assembling position. The cage has a pair of tabs each defining a cutout therein and an aperture defined between the tabs. The drive bracket has a pair of first protrusions pivotably received in the cutouts of the tabs thereby allowing the drive bracket to be rotatable with respect to the cage and a fixing plate defining a screw hole substantially aligning with the aperture of the cage for receiving a bolt to secure the drive bracket to the cage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nien Chiang Liao, Chiu-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 6377449
    Abstract: A drive bracket (8) for a data storage device includes a body (10) and a lever (50). The body includes a bottom panel (12) and two side walls (14, 16) extending from opposite side edges of the bottom panel. The body has a pair of sliding slots (18) for receiving bolts (70) attached to a data storage device. The lever has a base (51) and two side plates (53) extending from opposite ends of the base. The two side plates are pivotally attached to the side walls of the body for being movable toward a closed position where the side plates engage the bolts and thus retain the data storage device in the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2002
    Assignee: Hon Hai Aprecision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nien Chiang Liao, Chiu-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 6364278
    Abstract: A stand for supporting a computer comprises a first supporting member and a second supporting member coupled together. The first supporting member includes a first base and a first ledge extending from the first base. The first base forms a first coupling wall and a first protrusion extending from the first coupling wall. A first recess is defined in the first base and exposed to the first coupling wall. The second supporting member includes a second base and a second ledge extending from the second base. The second base forms a second coupling wall for coupling to the first coupling wall and a second protrusion extending from the second coupling wall to be engagingly received in the first recess of the first supporting member. A second recess is defined in the base and exposed to the second coupling wall for engagingly receiving the first protrusion of the first supporting member. The second ledge is spaced from the first ledge to cooperatingly receive a computer therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2002
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chiu-Chen Lin, Nien Chiang Liao
  • Patent number: 5893769
    Abstract: A bulb socket with a fastening structure for electrical contacts, which comprises a body portion and a secondary body portion to be welded together by means of a supersonic welding; inside the socket, there are screw threads for fastening a bulb. The bottom surface and one side of the body portion are furnished with two electrical contacts respectively; the electrical contacts on the side has two flat surfaces to be positioned in place with two rib plates respectively; the upper end of the electrical contact is held in place by means of a stop shoulder of the secondary body portion to prevent from pulling upwards; a resilient piece is furnished between two flat surfaces of the secondary body portion, and the resilient piece has a free end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 13, 1999
    Inventor: Chiu-Chen Lin
  • Patent number: 5683254
    Abstract: A swivel plug structure with a bulb socket, in which the bottom surface of the socket body has two symmetrical semi-circular slots; one end of each semi-circular slot has a through slot, while other end of the semi-circular slot has a stop flange. One end of the swivel base 14 has two copper plugs, while the other end thereof has two symmetrical hook members on the disk member thereof; the hook members are to be plugged through two through slots respectively in the socket body so as to have the swivel base and the socket body connected together. An outer cover has two symmetrical stop posts, of which the lower ends are set on the semi-circular slot nearing the through slots respectively; the stop post is used for stopping of, and limiting the turning angle of the hook member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 4, 1997
    Inventor: Chiu-Chen Lin