Patents by Inventor Guo-chen Pen

Guo-chen Pen 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).

  • Front panel for an optical disc drive
    Patent number: 7278147
    Abstract: A front panel (1) for an optical disc drive includes a main body (2) having an aperture (25) and a plurality of first fixing elements (26) adjacent to the aperture, and an operating unit (3) received in the aperture. The operating unit has two operating buttons (32, 33) adapted to control corresponding circuits of the optical disc drive, a fastening frame (30) fastened on the main body, and two elastic arms (35) interconnecting the operating buttons and the fastening frame. The fastening frame includes a plurality of second fixing elements (31) adapted to force-fittingly engage with the first fixing elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Ind. (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Ind. Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Guo-chen Pen
  • Front panel for an optical disc drive
    Publication number: 20050015789
    Abstract: A front panel (1) for an optical disc drive includes a main body (2) having an aperture (25) and a plurality of first fixing elements (26) adjacent to the aperture, and an operating unit (3) received in the aperture. The operating unit has two operating buttons (32, 33) adapted to control corresponding circuits of the optical disc drive, a fastening frame (30) fastened on the main body, and two elastic arms (35) interconnecting the operating buttons and the fastening frame. The fastening frame includes a plurality of second fixing elements (31) adapted to force-fittingly engage with the first fixing elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 20, 2005
    Inventor: Guo-chen Pen