Patents by Inventor Herman Chong-Han Yang

Herman Chong-Han Yang 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).

  • Linear Push-Push Mechanism For Removable Storage Cartridge System
    Publication number: 20170277231
    Abstract: A removable storage cartridge system may include a linear push-push mechanism comprising a carriage having a lock bar and a lock bar spring, and an enclosure having a mounting bracket having a lock guide. The lock guide is configured to interact with the lock bar and spring such that, in response to a first pushing force, reception of the carriage into the mounting bracket positions the carriage into a locked position within the enclosure and, in response to a second pushing force, the carriage is released from the locked position and ejected from the system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 28, 2017
    Inventors: John L. Harting, Thomas F. Meehan, Herman Chong-Han Yang
  • Linear push-push mechanism for removable storage cartridge system
    Patent number: 9772662
    Abstract: A removable storage cartridge system may include a linear push-push mechanism comprising a carriage having a lock bar and a lock bar spring, and an enclosure having a mounting bracket having a lock guide. The lock guide is configured to interact with the lock bar and spring such that, in response to a first pushing force, reception of the carriage into the mounting bracket positions the carriage into a locked position within the enclosure and, in response to a second pushing force, the carriage is released from the locked position and ejected from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Harting, Thomas F. Meehan, Herman Chong-Han Yang
  • Insertion/ejection assist mechanism for removable storage cartridge system
    Patent number: 9703333
    Abstract: A removable storage cartridge system includes a rack and pinion gear reduction mechanism that assists in extending an eject spring and may assist in engaging a pair of data interface connectors as a cartridge is inserted into the system, and that may further function as a gear multiplication mechanism that assists in disengaging the pair of data interface connectors as the cartridge is ejected from the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2017
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: John L. Harting, Thomas F. Meehan, Herman Chong-Han Yang