Patents by Inventor Fei-Ya Chen

Fei-Ya Chen 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: 10479444
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a shaft, a driving plate, a first driven plate, and a sensor device. The driving plate is disposed on the shaft and rotates with the shaft. The driving plate includes a first block that has a driving surface on it. The first driven plate is disposed on the shaft and capable of moving along the shaft. The first driven plate includes a second block that has a driven surface corresponding to the driving surface. The sensor device is disposed close to the first driven plate for detecting the movement of the first driven plate along the shaft. When the shaft rotates together with the driving plate, the driving surface compels the driven surface to rotate and simultaneously move away from the driving plate along the shaft, and the movement along the shaft is detected by the sensor device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Huang-Hsiao Kao, Fei-Ya Chen
  • Publication number: 20180072376
    Abstract: A power transmission apparatus includes a shaft, a driving plate, a first driven plate, and a sensor device. The driving plate is disposed on the shaft and rotates with the shaft. The driving plate includes a first block that has a driving surface on it. The first driven plate is disposed on the shaft and capable of moving along the shaft. The first driven plate includes a second block that has a driven surface corresponding to the driving surface. The sensor device is disposed close to the first driven plate for detecting the movement of the first driven plate along the shaft. When the shaft rotates together with the driving plate, the driving surface compels the driven surface to rotate and simultaneously move away from the driving plate along the shaft, and the movement along the shaft is detected by the sensor device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: HUANG-HSIAO KAO, FEI-YA CHEN
  • Patent number: 9373464
    Abstract: A keyswitch with force feedback function includes a vibrating source, a switching circuit and a controller. The vibrating source is connected to a cap of the keyswitch. The switching circuit is switched on according to states of the keyswitch. The controller is electrically connected to the vibrating source and the switching circuit. When the switching circuit is switched on, the controller outputs a first driving signal to the vibrating source, and the vibrating source transmits a pressing vibration to the cap of the keyswitch. A period of the first driving signal is smaller than or equal to a predetermined period, a user can feel vibration of the keyswitch due to the pressing vibration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Shana Shiang-Fong Smith, Chien-Min Wu, Huang-Hsiao Kao, Chih-An Wang, Fei-Ya Chen
  • Patent number: 9117599
    Abstract: In a key switch, a base is disposed under a keycap. A frame has a receiving space for accommodating the keycap, and the receiving space is defined with a first dimension, a second dimension and a third dimension, and any two of the first, second and third dimensions are perpendicular to each other. A guiding mechanism is disposed between the keycap and the base, and configured to guide the keycap in response to an external force exerted on the keycap to move in substantially parallel to the frame with a first displacement in the first dimension, a second displacement in the second dimension and a third displacement in the third dimension.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignees: DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD., DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP.
    Inventors: Fei-Ya Chen, Huang-Hsiao Kao
  • Publication number: 20150034471
    Abstract: A keyboard capable of generating a tactile feedback signal makes use of acceleration change of pressing behavior and releasing behavior of a physical keyswitch during pressing and releasing stages. The acceleration change is modulated according to a touch sensitive frequency response in various ways so that a simulated tactile feedback may be generated on the keyswitches of the keyboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2014
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Shana Shiang-Fong Smith, Chien-Min Wu, Chih-Wen Hsu, Tzu-Kuei Lee, Huang-Hsiao Kao, Chih-An Wang, Fei-Ya Chen
  • Publication number: 20150027869
    Abstract: A keyswitch with force feedback function includes a vibrating source, a switching circuit and a controller. The vibrating source is connected to a cap of the keyswitch. The switching circuit is switched on according to states of the keyswitch. The controller is electrically connected to the vibrating source and the switching circuit. When the switching circuit is switched on, the controller outputs a first driving signal to the vibrating source, and the vibrating source transmits a pressing vibration to the cap of the keyswitch. A period of the first driving signal is smaller than or equal to a predetermined period, a user can feel vibration of the keyswitch due to the pressing vibration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: January 29, 2015
    Inventors: Shana Shiang-Fong Smith, Chien-Min Wu, Huang-Hsiao Kao, Chih-An Wang, Fei-Ya Chen
  • Publication number: 20140224632
    Abstract: In a key switch, a base is disposed under a keycap. A frame has a receiving space for accommodating the keycap, and the receiving space is defined with a first dimension, a second dimension and a third dimension, and any two of the first, second and third dimensions are perpendicular to each other. A guiding mechanism is disposed between the keycap and the base, and configured to guide the keycap in response to an external force exerted on the keycap to move in substantially parallel to the frame with a first displacement in the first dimension, a second displacement in the second dimension and a third displacement in the third dimension.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Fei-Ya CHEN, Huang-Hsiao KAO
  • Publication number: 20140218303
    Abstract: A haptic feedback keyboard structure includes a base plate, a keyboard frame, a haptic feedback device, a touch sensor and a plurality of touch units. The keyboard frame is disposed on the base plate. The haptic feedback device is disposed between the base plate and the keyboard frame, and the haptic feedback device includes a vibrating plate. The touch sensor is disposed under the keyboard frame for triggering the vibrating plate to vibrate. The plurality of touch units is respectively connected to the keyboard frame and adjacent to a side of the touch sensor. The touch sensor triggers the vibrating plate to transmit a vibrating force to one of the plurality of touch units as the one of the plurality of touch units is pressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicants: DARFON ELECTRONICS CORP., DARFON ELECTRONICS (SUZHOU) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Huang-Hsiao Kao, Fei-Ya Chen