Patents by Inventor Hong-Liang Zhou

Hong-Liang Zhou 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).

  • Publication number: 20160093992
    Abstract: The instant disclosure provides a USB connector that comprises a shell element, a printed circuit board (PCB), and a USB head. The USB head is arranged at an end of the shell element. The USB head has a board slot arranged therein. Two opposite surfaces of the PCB each have a plurality of conductive contacts disposed thereon. The PCB is disposed in the board slot. The USB connector can be in electrical contact with a USB female receptacle via the conductive contacts on opposite surfaces of the PCB. The USB connector can be used directly without distinguishing the appropriate side of the USB connector to plug into a female USB receptacle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2014
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Inventor: HONG LIANG ZHOU
  • Patent number: 8116466
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for testing a sound card are applicable for detecting whether a sound leakage problem occurs to a sounding interface of the sound card. The testing apparatus includes a switching circuit and a switching unit. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and a sound-receiving interface of the sound card respectively, and has a plurality of transfer paths. The switching circuit is used to receive a first and a second sound channel, and to connect the first and the second sound channel to corresponding transfer paths, so as to transmit the audio signal back to the sound-receiving interface. The switching unit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and the switching circuit, for receiving the first and the second sound channel. The switching unit alters the transfer paths in the switching circuit according to a first and/or a second switching audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Inventec Corp.
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Zhou, Ding-Hao Zhang, Ding-Zhuo Wang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu
  • Publication number: 20090080668
    Abstract: An apparatus and a method for testing a sound card are applicable for detecting whether a sound leakage problem occurs to a sounding interface of the sound card. The testing apparatus includes a switching circuit and a switching unit. The switching circuit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and a sound-receiving interface of the sound card respectively, and has a plurality of transfer paths. The switching circuit is used to receive a first and a second sound channel, and to connect the first and the second sound channel to corresponding transfer paths, so as to transmit the audio signal back to the sound-receiving interface. The switching unit is electrically connected to the sounding interface and the switching circuit, for receiving the first and the second sound channel. The switching unit alters the transfer paths in the switching circuit according to a first and/or a second switching audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2007
    Publication date: March 26, 2009
    Applicant: INVENTEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hong-Liang Zhou, Ding-Hao Zhang, Ding-Zhuo Wang, Tom Chen, Win-Harn Liu