Patents by Inventor I-Tai Chen

I-Tai Chen 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).

  • Patent number: 7564000
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a pillar and a fixing unit. The housing comprises a side-wall, an opening and a first positioning portion, wherein the opening is formed on the side-wall, and the first positioning portion is disposed in the housing corresponding to the side-wall. The fixing unit comprises an arm, and a second positioning portion, wherein the pillar is disposed on the arm, the second positioning portion is disposed on an end of the arm, the pillar is inserted into the opening to prevent the fixing unit from moving in a first direction and a second direction, the first direction perpendicular to the second direction, and when the fixing unit is in a fixing orientation, the second positioning portion contacts the first positioning portion, the first positioning portion prevents the fixing unit from moving in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.
    Inventors: I-Tai Chen, Jui-Ting Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070146982
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a housing, a pillar and a fixing unit. The housing comprises a side-wall, an opening and a first positioning portion, wherein the opening is formed on the side-wall, and the first positioning portion is disposed in the housing corresponding to the side-wall. The fixing unit comprises an arm, and a second positioning portion, wherein the pillar is disposed on the arm, the second positioning portion is disposed on an end of the arm, the pillar is inserted into the opening to prevent the fixing unit from moving in a first direction and a second direction, the first direction perpendicular to the second direction, and when the fixing unit is in a fixing orientation, the second positioning portion contacts the first positioning portion, the first positioning portion prevents the fixing unit from moving in a third direction perpendicular to the first and second directions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: I-Tai Chen, Jui-Ting Tsai
  • Publication number: 20070040246
    Abstract: A touch pad module with electrostatic discharge protection is disclosed. The touch pad module comprises a casing, a metal sheet, a touch pad and a metal holder, wherein the casing covers the metal sheet and has a first opening to expose a portion of the touch pad. The metal sheet is disposed on the touch pad and has a second opening corresponding to the first opening. The extension of the metal sheet contacts the metal holder and the metal holder is disposed under the touch pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Inventors: I-Tai Chen, Ming-Te Lin
  • Publication number: 20030235039
    Abstract: A modulized power adaptor is disclosed. By modulizing a conventional power adaptor and combining it with a port connection device, the modulized power adaptor is fabricated to resolve the problem of messy connection lines resulted from using or carrying such as a notebook computer. The modulized power adaptor comprises: an adaptor main unit; a port connection device installed on one side of the adaptor main unit; a power connection cord, wherein one end of the power connection cord is installed on another side of the adaptor main unit via a line collector located inside the adaptor main unit, and the other end of the power connection cord has a connecting plug; and a plug used for the connection with a plug-in hole of such as a notebook computer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventor: I-Tai Chen