Patents by Inventor Jen-Jia Liou

Jen-Jia Liou 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: 11876323
    Abstract: A power supply assembly includes a power supply unit disposed within a housing and an adjustable plate module movably disposed on a floor thereof. The adjustable plate module includes a plate, a shaft, a stopper panel, and a compressible device. The plate has two planar surfaces positioned at different heights with respect to the floor. The shaft is fixedly coupled to and extends outwardly from the plate. The shaft is configured to move between a first position and a second position to transition a connector between the planar surfaces. The stopper panel is disposed adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and has an opening therein for accommodating the shaft. The compressible device is disposed around the shaft such that a displacement of the plate causes the compressible device to compress against the stopper panel and facilitate movement of the shaft from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Chun-Chen Hsu
  • Patent number: 11797066
    Abstract: A power supply unit (PSU) housing configured to receive a PSU is disclosed. The PSU housing includes a top panel, a bottom panel opposite to the top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite to the first side panel, and a PSU cover. The first side panel and the second side panel define a width of the PSU housing. The PSU cover extends along the width of the PSU housing. The PSU cover includes a first elongated plate and a second elongated plate, which are perpendicular to each other. The PSU cover is rotatable relative to the top panel, such that (i) in a first orientation, the first elongated plate of the PSU cover is above and parallel to the top panel, and (ii) in a second orientation, the second elongated plate of the PSU cover is about flush and parallel to the top panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Chun-Chen Hsu
  • Patent number: 11729935
    Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis and a cage. The chassis includes one or more locking hooks. The cage includes a handlebar, a bar-linkage assembly, and a crank coupled to both the handlebar and the bar-linkage assembly. Rotating the handlebar from an unlocked position to a locked position lowers the cage relative to the chassis until the cage is locked in the one or more locking hooks of the chassis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Hsi-Chi Chien
  • Publication number: 20230203837
    Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure are directed to a cabinet for storing server equipment. The cabinet includes a fan cover disposed over the cabinet and configured to secure a plurality of fan units, and a locking system for securing the fan cover. The fan cover has a channel disposed along a front edge of the fan cover. The locking system includes at least one T-bar and a bracket. The at least one T-bar includes a horizontal bar movably disposed within the channel, and a vertical bar extending generally perpendicularly to the horizontal bar from a first end of the vertical bar. The bracket is coupled to a second end of the vertical bar. The bracket has a knob attached thereto for locking and unlocking the horizontal bar at a first position that locks the fan cover and a second position that unlocks the fan cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: June 29, 2023
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Hsi-Chi Chien, Jen-Jia Liou, Keng-Yi Lin
  • Patent number: 11683921
    Abstract: An insertion tool for assisting in the insertion of an OCP 3.0 type expansion card in an expansion card slot of a computer system is disclosed. The expansion card may be a pull tab type form factor that does not have a mechanism such as an ejector latch to assist in applying force to insert the card. The expansion card has a front panel opposite a distal edge connector. The tool has a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head has two contact areas that contact different areas of the front panel of the expansion card. For example, one of the contact areas may be an extended side arm and the other area may be a lateral rib extending from the head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Jui-Tang Chang
  • Publication number: 20230152046
    Abstract: A die-cast cooling device for protecting a computer assembly is disclosed. The die-cast cooling device includes a cooling plate, a plurality of die-cast fins, an opening formed on the cooling plate, and a cover coupled to the cooling plate. The cooling plate extends between two side walls, and the cooling plate and the side walls are arranged to form a protective space for computing components. The plurality of die-cast fins are formed on the cooling plate, extending away from the protective space. The opening provides access to the protective space. The cover is movable between a closed position and an open position, the cover preventing access to the protective space in the closed position, and the cover providing access to the protective space in the open position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: May 18, 2023
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia LIOU, Chun-Chen HSU
  • Publication number: 20230051799
    Abstract: A computing system includes a chassis and a cage. The chassis includes one or more locking hooks. The cage includes a handlebar, a bar-linkage assembly, and a crank coupled to both the handlebar and the bar-linkage assembly. Rotating the handlebar from an unlocked position to a locked position lowers the cage relative to the chassis until the cage is locked in the one or more locking hooks of the chassis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia LIOU, Hsi-Chi CHIEN
  • Publication number: 20230051326
    Abstract: A power supply assembly includes a power supply unit disposed within a housing and an adjustable plate module movably disposed on a floor thereof. The adjustable plate module includes a plate, a shaft, a stopper panel, and a compressible device. The plate has two planar surfaces positioned at different heights with respect to the floor. The shaft is fixedly coupled to and extends outwardly from the plate. The shaft is configured to move between a first position and a second position to transition a connector between the planar surfaces. The stopper panel is disposed adjacent to a distal end of the shaft and has an opening therein for accommodating the shaft. The compressible device is disposed around the shaft such that a displacement of the plate causes the compressible device to compress against the stopper panel and facilitate movement of the shaft from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2021
    Publication date: February 16, 2023
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia LIOU, Chun-Chen HSU
  • Patent number: 11552415
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that is configured to secure a connection between a component and at least one wire, such as an antenna, within a computer. The system includes a retainer configured to move between a first position and a second position. The retainer in the first position is configured to secure a connection between at least one connector of the component and the at least one wire within the computer. The retainer in the second position is configured to permit release of the connection between the at least one connector of the component and the at least one wire within the computer, such as by providing access to the connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Chun-Chen Hsu, Jen-Jia Liou
  • Publication number: 20220413567
    Abstract: An expansion card support device includes an arm configured to rotate between a closed position and an open position relative to an interior surface of a computer housing opposite from one or more interface buses. The arm is substantially parallel to the interior surface in the closed position and substantially perpendicular to the interior surface in the open position. The arm is sized so as to abut edges of one or more expansion cards retained in the one or more interface buses with the arm in the open position. The device further includes a first spring configured to rotate the arm from the closed position to the open position. The device further includes a latch configured to maintain the arm in the closed position with the latch in a latched state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia LIOU, Chun-Chen HSU
  • Patent number: 11425844
    Abstract: Described herein are example riser modules for holding electrical components such as PCIe cards. The riser modules include a riser bracket and an opening to an interior space of the riser bracket. The riser modules also include an air duct movably coupled to the riser bracket. The air duct is movable between a plurality of positions relative to the riser bracket. The plurality of positions including at least an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng Tsorng, Jen-Jia Liou, Hsi-Chi Chien
  • Publication number: 20220221915
    Abstract: A power supply unit (PSU) housing configured to receive a PSU is disclosed. The PSU housing includes a top panel, a bottom panel opposite to the top panel, a first side panel, a second side panel opposite to the first side panel, and a PSU cover. The first side panel and the second side panel define a width of the PSU housing. The PSU cover extends along the width of the PSU housing. The PSU cover includes a first elongated plate and a second elongated plate, which are perpendicular to each other. The PSU cover is rotatable relative to the top panel, such that (i) in a first orientation, the first elongated plate of the PSU cover is above and parallel to the top panel, and (ii) in a second orientation, the second elongated plate of the PSU cover is about flush and parallel to the top panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2021
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia LIOU, Chun-Chen HSU
  • Publication number: 20220201909
    Abstract: An insertion tool for assisting in the insertion of an OCP 3.0 type expansion card in an expansion card slot of a computer system is disclosed. The expansion card may be a pull tab type form factor that does not have a mechanism such as an ejector latch to assist in applying force to insert the card. The expansion card has a front panel opposite a distal edge connector. The tool has a handle and a head coupled to the handle. The head has two contact areas that contact different areas of the front panel of the expansion card. For example, one of the contact areas may be an extended side arm and the other area may be a lateral rib extending from the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Jen-Jia Liou, Jui-Tang CHANG
  • Publication number: 20220029319
    Abstract: A system is disclosed that is configured to secure a connection between a component and at least one wire, such as an antenna, within a computer. The system includes a retainer configured to move between a first position and a second position. The retainer in the first position is configured to secure a connection between at least one connector of the component and the at least one wire within the computer. The retainer in the second position is configured to permit release of the connection between the at least one connector of the component and the at least one wire within the computer, such as by providing access to the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Yaw-Tzorng TSORNG, Chun-Chen HSU, Jen-Jia LIOU
  • Publication number: 20210410335
    Abstract: Described herein are example riser modules for holding electrical components such as PCIe cards. The riser modules include a riser bracket and an opening to an interior space of the riser bracket. The riser modules also include an air duct movably coupled to the riser bracket. The air duct is movable between a plurality of positions relative to the riser bracket. The plurality of positions including at least an open position and a closed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: YAW-TZORNG TSORNG, JEN-JIA LIOU, HSI-CHI CHIEN
  • Patent number: 8118272
    Abstract: A link rod type adjustable screen fixing apparatus includes: a fixing base, having at least one operating slot; at least one distal plate device, having at least one pair of distal plates embedded in the operating slot, and slidably moving in the operating slot, and an upper frame plate disposed at an external side of the distal plate; at least one contractible device, formed by pivotally coupling link rods, and installed in the operating slot, and a side of the contractible device being pivotally coupled to the distal plate; and a containing space, defined by the upper frame plate of the distal plates for installing a screen. The distal plate is contractible in the operating slot for adjusting the containing space, such that the invention can fit screens of different sizes, and provide a convenient replacement and a dynamic adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignee: Portwell Inc.
    Inventor: Jen-Jia Liou
  • Publication number: 20100067185
    Abstract: A link rod type adjustable screen fixing apparatus includes: a fixing base, having at least one operating slot; at least one distal plate device, having at least one pair of distal plates embedded in the operating slot, and slidably moving in the operating slot, and an upper frame plate disposed at an external side of the distal plate; at least one contractible device, formed by pivotally coupling link rods, and installed in the operating slot, and a side of the contractible device being pivotally coupled to the distal plate; and a containing space, defined by the upper frame plate of the distal plates for installing a screen. The distal plate is contractible in the operating slot for adjusting the containing space, such that the invention can fit screens of different sizes, and provide a convenient replacement and a dynamic adjustment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2008
    Publication date: March 18, 2010
    Applicant: PORTWELL INC.
    Inventor: Jen-Jia Liou
  • Publication number: 20060175525
    Abstract: The present invention is related to a protection arrangement for a hard disk. The protection arrangement is positioned in the four corners of the hard disk; each corner of the hard disk having a right-angled triangular buffer piece. Each of buffer pieces is formed of elastic material, such as rubber. Each buffer piece has a top substrate, a base, a first side wall, and a second side wall; the top substrate, base, first side wall, and the second side wall together form a right-angled triangular recess with an opening and the right-angled triangular recess can be sleeved onto a respective right-angled triangular block of the hard disk to attain the purpose of stabilizing and protecting the hard disk.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Applicant: Tatung Company
    Inventor: Jen-Jia Liou
  • Publication number: 20060151502
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a box and cover arrangement, comprising a box and a cover. The box comprising a receptacle chamber, an opening of the receptacle chamber, two concave rails provided in two parallel sides of the receptacle chamber respectively, and two positioning stops respectively protruded from the concave rails; and a cover, adapted for covering the opening of the box, the cover having two convex tracks provided in two parallel sides of the cover respectively and corresponding to the two concave rails of the box, and two positioning recesses respectively indented in the two convex tracks and corresponding to the two positioning stops of the box. When the two convex tracks of the cover respectively sliding to the inner ends of the two concave rails of the box, the two positioning recesses of the cover are respectively locked onto the two positioning stops of the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2005
    Publication date: July 13, 2006
    Applicant: Tatung Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Jen-Jia Liou