Patents by Inventor Hsiu-Chang Lai
Hsiu-Chang Lai 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).
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Patent number: 8083191Abstract: A stabilizing apparatus for preventing a server cabinet from moving, includes two mounting members oppositely mounted to the server cabinet, two support members slidably mounted to the mounting members respectively, an operating member, and two locating assemblies. Each locating assembly is mounted to a corresponding support member, the operating member, and a corresponding mounting member respectively. The operating member moves down to drive the corresponding locating assemblies respectively to move the corresponding support members down, until the support members stand on a supporting plane.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2007Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Ke Sun, Zhen-Xing Ye
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Patent number: 8059113Abstract: A display includes a display circuit, a power module connected to the display circuit to supply power thereto, a display card chip, and a switch. The power module is connected to a power pin of the display card chip via the switch. A driving pin of the display card chip is connected to the display circuit and is able to control the display to display a white screen.Type: GrantFiled: December 28, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Ming-Ke Chen, Ke Sun
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Patent number: 7862372Abstract: A power supply includes a body, a number of cables, a first connector, and a second connector. The first and second connectors are connected to the body of the power supply via the cables. The first connector includes a first connecting portion. The second connector includes a second connecting portion, operable to engage with the first connecting portion.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2009Date of Patent: January 4, 2011Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ming-Ke Chen, Hsiu-Chang Lai
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Publication number: 20100297887Abstract: A power supply includes a body, a number of cables, a first connector, and a second connector. The first and second connectors are connected to the body of the power supply via the cables. The first connector includes a first connecting portion. The second connector includes a second connecting portion, operable to engage with the first connecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 9, 2009Publication date: November 25, 2010Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: MING-KE CHEN, HSIU-CHANG LAI
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Patent number: 7742296Abstract: A computer includes a chassis, a motherboard, an air guiding member, and a fan. The chassis includes a rear wall at a rear side thereof and a sidewall at a lateral side thereof. The rear wall defines a plurality of inlet holes therein, and the sidewall defines a plurality of outlet holes therein. The motherboard is received in the chassis opposite to the sidewall, a heat sink is installed on the motherboard for dissipating heat generated by a processor mounted on the motherboard. The air guiding member is received in the chassis at a front side, for guiding air drawn into the chassis through the inlet holes toward the outlet holes. The fan is used for drawing air from outside of the chassis through the inlet holes, and blowing the air out of the chassis through the outlet holes.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2007Date of Patent: June 22, 2010Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zhen-Xing Ye, Ke Sun, Ming-Ke Chen, Xiao-Zhu Chen
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Patent number: 7684180Abstract: An exemplary computer system includes an enclosure, a cage, a plurality of floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, and optical disk drives received, a system power supply, and a plurality of vibration absorbers. The enclosure includes a bottom wall. The cage is attached to the bottom wall of the enclosure and receives the disk drives, the hard disk drives, the optical disk drives and the system power supply therein. The vibration absorbers are disposed between the bottom wall of the enclosure and the cage.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: March 23, 2010Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Ke Sun, Zhen-Xing Ye
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Patent number: 7643299Abstract: A clip for mounting a heat sink on a circuit board includes a positioning coil for rotatably engaging with the heat sink. Two elongated arms extend from two ends of a line bisecting the positioning coil respectively, and a pair of hooks formed at distal portions of the two arms respectively for engaging with the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2007Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Hung-Yi Wu, Zhen-Xing Ye, Ke Sun, Xiao-Zhu Chen, Ming-Ke Chen
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Patent number: 7637467Abstract: A stand for supporting a computer enclosure includes a bracket, a support member, and a securing member. The bracket includes a first fixing portion and a second fixing portion at opposite ends thereof. The first fixing portion includes a first sidewall extending up and located at a side of the bracket. The second fixing portion includes a horizontal supporting plate extending toward the first fixing portion, configured for supporting an end of the computer enclosure thereon. The support member is perpendicularly fixed to an inner surface of the first sidewall of the first fixing portion of the bracket with one end thereof, for supporting an opposite end of the computer enclosure thereon. The securing member is slidably attached to the support member, and together with the first sidewall of the first fixing portion of the bracket sandwiching the computer enclosure.Type: GrantFiled: September 28, 2007Date of Patent: December 29, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zheng-Heng Sun
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Patent number: 7624961Abstract: A stand for supporting a computer includes a first receiving space configured for retaining a computer enclosure of the computer, and a second receiving space formed in the vicinity of the first retainer configured for retaining a power supply of the computer.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2007Date of Patent: December 1, 2009Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zheng-Heng Sun
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Publication number: 20090219254Abstract: A notebook computer with dual screens includes a first display screen, a second display screen has a touch screen function, a motherboard includes a north bridge and a south bridge, a super input/output device, a touch screen control circuit is connected to the south bridge through the super input/output device, a channel selection circuit is connected to an output of the touch screen control circuit, first and second signal selection circuits are respectively connected to two outputs of the channel selection circuit via a switch, and a video card with dual ports. The first and second display screens are respectively connected to the first and second signal selection circuits. The two ports of the video card are connected to the first and second signal selection circuits. An input of the video card is connected to the motherboard.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 9, 2008Publication date: September 3, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, MING-KE CHEN, KE SUN
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Publication number: 20090168324Abstract: A data storage system includes a data storage device, a control panel, and a heat dissipating module. The data storage device includes a cage and a plurality of disk drives, wherein the disk drives are accommodated in the cage. The control panel includes a plurality of ventilation holes and a control circuit. The control panel is located at a side of the cage. The control panel is connected to the dissipating module. The control circuit of the control panel is configured to sense the temperature of the data storage device and control power to the heat dissipating module accordingly to dissipate heat of the disk drives.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 12, 2008Publication date: July 2, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Zhen-Xing Ye, Xiao-Zhu Chen
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Publication number: 20090160837Abstract: A display includes a display circuit, a power module connected to the display circuit to supply power thereto, a display card chip, and a switch. The power module is connected to a power pin of the display card chip via the switch. A driving pin of the display card chip is connected to the display circuit and is able to control the display to display a white screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2007Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, MING-KE CHEN, KE SUN
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Publication number: 20090164685Abstract: An expansion device includes a peripheral component interconnect (PCI) card, a hard disk connector, a hard disk drive (HDD), and a signal converter. The PCI card includes PCI pins for connecting to a PCI slot of a motherboard of a computer. The connector is arranged on the PCI card. The HDD is attached to the PCI card and connected to the connector. The signal converter is connected between the hard disk connector and the PCI pins. The signal converter receives a PCI signal from the PCI slot through the PCI pins, and converts the PCI signal to a signal suitable for and provided to a HDD through the connector. When the HDD completes reading and writing, the signal converter receives a feedback signal from the HDD through the connector, and converts the feedback signal to a PCI signal for being provided to the motherboard through the PCI pins.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2008Publication date: June 25, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: XIAO-ZHU CHEN, ZHEN-XING YE, MING-KE CHEN, KE SUN, HSIU-CHANG LAI
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Patent number: 7535717Abstract: A fixture for testing a mid-plane of a blade server includes a base board, a fixture unit and a carrier enclosure. The fixture unit is fixed on the base board, the fixture unit includes a receiving location for mounting the mid-plane thereon. The carrier enclosure is slideably attached on the base board and docked with the mid-plane. The fixture for testing a mid-plane of a blade server uses two separated modules to assist to test the mid-plane, there is no need to remove all modules from the blade server, whereupon simplifies the attachment and removing mid-plane procedure.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2006Date of Patent: May 19, 2009Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Hung-Yi Wu, Ke Sun
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Publication number: 20090109609Abstract: A storage server includes a base, a storage module, and a controller module. The storage module is removably received in the base at a side thereof. The storage module includes a bracket, at least one hard disk, and a backplane. The bracket defines at least one receiving space therein. The at least one hard disk is received in the receiving space. The backplane is fixed to the bracket facing the hard disk, for being electrically connected to the hard disk. At least one first connector is fixed to the backplane. The controller module is received at an opposite side of the base and capable of receiving a plurality of auxiliary components to serve the at least one hard disk via the backplane of the bracket. The controller module has at least one second connector for electrically connecting to the first connector of the backplane.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2007Publication date: April 30, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD ., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, KE SUN, ZHEN-XING YE, MING-KE CHEN, XIAO-ZHU CHEN
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Patent number: 7525799Abstract: A cabinet includes a front panel, a rear panel defining a plurality of vent ports, and a top wall defining a plurality of apertures therein adjacent to the front panel. A rack having a plurality of shelves is mounted in the cabinet for holding electronic devices. At least one intake fan is installed on a top portion of the cabinet below the apertures of the top wall, and at least one exhaust fan installed on a bottom portion of the cabinet adjacent to the rear panel. The intake fan directs airflow downward into the cabinet for cooling the electronic devices. The exhaust fan directs airflow heated-exchanged with the electronic devices out of the cabinet via the vent ports of the rear panel.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 28, 2009Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Ke Sun, Zhen-Xing Ye
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Publication number: 20090059516Abstract: A computer includes a chassis, a motherboard, an air guiding member, and a fan. The chassis includes a rear wall at a rear side thereof and a sidewall at a lateral side thereof. The rear wall defines a plurality of inlet holes therein, and the sidewall defines a plurality of outlet holes therein. The motherboard is received in the chassis opposite to the sidewall, a heat sink is installed on the motherboard for dissipating heat generated by a processor mounted on the motherboard. The air guiding member is received in the chassis at a front side, for guiding air drawn into the chassis through the inlet holes toward the outlet holes. The fan is used for drawing air from outside of the chassis through the inlet holes, and blowing the air out of the chassis through the outlet holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, ZHEN-XING YE, KE SUN, MING-KE CHEN, XIAO-ZHU CHEN
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Publication number: 20080218948Abstract: A stabilizing apparatus for preventing a server cabinet from moving, includes two mounting members oppositely mounted to the server cabinet, two support members slidably mounted to the mounting members respectively, an operating member, and two locating assemblies. Each locating assembly is mounted to a corresponding support member, the operating member, and a corresponding mounting member respectively. The operating member moves down to drive the corresponding locating assemblies respectively to move the corresponding support members down, until the support members stand on a supporting plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2007Publication date: September 11, 2008Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTDInventors: Hsiu-Chang Lai, Ke Sun, Zhen-Xing Ye
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Publication number: 20080174949Abstract: An exemplary computer system includes an enclosure, a cage, a plurality of floppy disk drives, hard disk drives, and optical disk drives received, a system power supply, and a plurality of vibration absorbers. The enclosure includes a bottom wall. The cage is attached to the bottom wall of the enclosure and receives the disk drives, the hard disk drives, the optical disk drives and the system power supply therein. The vibration absorbers are disposed between the bottom wall of the enclosure and the cage.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 25, 2007Publication date: July 24, 2008Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, KE SUN, ZHEN-XING YE
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Publication number: 20080164794Abstract: A modular server cabinet includes a first cabinet unit and a second cabinet unit. The first and second cabinet units respectively have a first receiving space and a second receiving space, for accommodating a plurality of servers therein. The second cabinet unit is capable of being combined with the first cabinet unit in a variety of side-by-side arrangements to adapt to a user's available space. The second receiving space communicates with the first receiving space of the first cabinet unit to promote air circulation and heat dissipation in the modular server cabinet.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2007Publication date: July 10, 2008Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.Inventors: HSIU-CHANG LAI, KE SUN, ZHEN-XING YE