Patents by Inventor Hwa-Kae Miao

Hwa-Kae Miao 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).

  • Supporting element and portable electronic device including supporting element
    Patent number: 9836092
    Abstract: A support unit comprising a cover, a positioning unit and a bracket is provided. The cover is pivotably connected to a housing of the portable electronic device and can be received in the housing. The positioning unit is fixed to the housing and includes a plurality of limiting recesses. The bracket includes a first end and a second end that opposite. The first end is connected to the positioning unit, and the second end is pivotably connected to the cover. When the cover is expanded out of the housing, the first end of the bracket is driven by the cover to move relative to the positioning unit, and then the first end of the bracket is engaged with a limiting recess of the positioning unit to fix the expansion angle of the cover relative to the housing. A portable electronic device including the support unit is also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hwa-Kae Miao, San-Feng Lin, Chih-Hung Weng, Chang-Ching Lin
  • SUPPORTING ELEMENT AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE INCLUDING SUPPORTING ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20170192454
    Abstract: A support unit comprising a cover, a positioning unit and a bracket is provided. The cover is pivotably connected to a housing of the portable electronic device and can be received in the housing. The positioning unit is fixed to the housing and includes a plurality of limiting recesses. The bracket includes a first end and a second end that opposite. The first end is connected to the positioning unit, and the second end is pivotably connected to the cover. When the cover is expanded out of the housing, the first end of the bracket is driven by the cover to move relative to the positioning unit, and then the first end of the bracket is engaged with a limiting recess of the positioning unit to fix the expansion angle of the cover relative to the housing. A portable electronic device including the support unit is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2016
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Hwa-Kae Miao, San-Feng Lin, Chih-Hung Weng, Chang-Ching Lin