Patents by Inventor Jer-Haur Kuo
Jer-Haur Kuo 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: 8585359Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a casing and an impeller received in the casing. The casing defines an air outlet at one side thereof. An air channel is defined in the casing between a sidewall of the casing and outermost free ends of blades of the impeller. The air channel has an upstream end and a downstream end along a rotation direction of the impeller. A plurality of air guide plates is formed in the casing and disposed at a junction between the downstream end of the air channel and an area of the air outlet directly communicating with the downstream end of the air channel. The air guide plates are structured and arranged in a streamlined manner and pattern with respect to air flowing from the downstream end of the air channel towards the air outlet.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2010Date of Patent: November 19, 2013Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Xiang Yu, Xian-Min Jin, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8550781Abstract: A rotor includes a hub, rotary blades extending outwardly from the hub, and an annular wall surrounding the rotary blades. Each rotary blade includes a windward lateral surface and a leeward lateral surface at opposite sides thereof. The annular wall adjoins the outer ends of the rotary blades and is rotatable therewith. A perforation is defined in the annular wall between two neighboring rotary blades and adjacent to the leeward lateral surface of a leading rotary blade of the neighboring rotary blades.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8534998Abstract: An exemplary centrifugal fan includes a casing defining an air outlet, and an impeller in the casing. An air channel is defined in the casing between a sidewall of the casing and outermost free ends of the impeller. The sidewall includes a first curved section adjoining a second curved section. The first curved section is located at a more upstream portion of the sidewall than the second curved section along a rotation direction of the impeller. The first curved section extends along a part of an Archimedes spiral or a part of a logarithmic spiral. The second curved section is located farther away from the impeller than an imaginary extension line of the first curved section along the Archimedes spiral or the logarithmic spiral. An air guide plate is formed in the casing and extends from the air outlet to an inner region of the air channel.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: September 17, 2013Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: En-Ming Liang, Fang-Xiang Yu, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8328533Abstract: A heat dissipation fan includes a base with a plurality of holes defined therein, a stator mounted on the base and being placed around the holes of the base, and an impeller rotatably attached to the base. The impeller includes a hub and a plurality of blades, the hub includes a top wall with a plurality of holes defined therein and an annular wall depending from the top wall. The blades are arranged around the annular wall of the hub. An axial air passage is defined in the stator. The holes of the base communicate with the holes of the top wall via the air passage.Type: GrantFiled: June 20, 2009Date of Patent: December 11, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Xiang Yu, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8323002Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, a cooling fan, an electric motor and a belt. The cooling fan includes a fan housing and an impeller. The impeller includes a hub, a plurality of fan blades and a shaft extending from the hub and having a distal end protruded out of the fan housing. A fan pulley is fixed to the distal end of the shaft. The electric motor includes a driving pulley. The belt has one end engaging with the driving pulley of the electric motor and an opposite end engaging with the fan pulley of the cooling fan. Rotation of the driving pulley of the electric motor is transferred to the fan pulley via the belt to cause the impeller to rotate.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2009Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Jun Ding, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8122945Abstract: A securing device includes a securing member defining a securing hole therein, and a fastener extending through the securing hole. The fastener includes a spring, and a bolt having a main portion, a bottom fixing portion, and a top head portion. The securing hole includes a large portion, a small portion, and a concave around the small portion. A diameter of the small portion is greater than the main portion and smaller than the fixing portion. A diameter of the large portion is greater than the fixing portion and smaller than the spring. The main portion extends through the small portion with the fixing portion tightly abutting the securing member. The spring is mounted around the main portion and received in the concave. The spring is compressed between the head portion and a step of the securing member in the concave.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 28, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jer-Haur Kuo, Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Lin Yang, Fang-Xiang Yu
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Patent number: 8118081Abstract: A heat dissipation device (100) includes a fin assembly (10) having a plurality of fins (12). Each fin includes a locking tab (126b) with a connecting end (1268), a free end (1269), a hole (1261) adjacent to the connecting end, a hook (1262) adjacent to the free end, and a tongue (1263) between the hole and the hook. A punched hole (127b) in each fin is adjacent to the locking tab, which extends through the punched hole of an adjacent fin. The hook of the locking tab engages the hole in the locking tab of the adjacent fin, locking them together.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Xin-Xiang Zha, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Patent number: 8050035Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink and a cooling fan arranged thereon. The cooling fan includes a motor-stator and an impeller mounted around the motor-stator. The motor-stator is arranged on a middle of the heat sink. The heat sink includes a base and a plurality of fins extending upwardly from the base. The heat sink defines a plurality of notches incising the fins. The notches are angled towards the middle of the heat sink immediately under the motor-stator of the cooling fan.Type: GrantFiled: March 24, 2009Date of Patent: November 1, 2011Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ye-Fei Yu, Shu-Yuan Xu, Xin-Xiang Zha, Lin Yang, Jun Ding, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Publication number: 20110247789Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a casing and an impeller received in the casing. The casing defines an air outlet at one side thereof. An air channel is defined in the casing between a sidewall of the casing and outermost free ends of blades of the impeller. The air channel has an upstream end and a downstream end along a rotation direction of the impeller. A plurality of air guide plates is formed in the casing and disposed at a junction between the downstream end of the air channel and an area of the air outlet directly communicating with the downstream end of the air channel. The air guide plates are structured and arranged in a streamlined manner and pattern with respect to air flowing from the downstream end of the air channel towards the air outlet.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicants: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: FANG-XIANG YU, XIAN-MIN JIN, JER-HAUR KUO
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Publication number: 20110250065Abstract: An exemplary centrifugal fan includes a casing defining an air outlet, and an impeller in the casing. An air channel is defined in the casing between a sidewall of the casing and outermost free ends of the impeller. The sidewall includes a first curved section adjoining a second curved section. The first curved section is located at a more upstream portion of the sidewall than the second curved section along a rotation direction of the impeller. The first curved section extends along a part of an Archimedes spiral or a part of a logarithmic spiral. The second curved section is located farther away from the impeller than an imaginary extension line of the first curved section along the Archimedes spiral or the logarithmic spiral. An air guide plate is formed in the casing and extends from the air outlet to an inner region of the air channel.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicants: FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD.Inventors: EN-MING LIANG, FANG-XIANG YU, JER-HAUR KUO
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Publication number: 20110180240Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a centrifugal blower and fins. The centrifugal blower includes a housing defining a space therein, and an impeller rotatably disposed in the space of the housing. The housing includes a bottom plate, an opposite top plate defining an air inlet therein, and a sidewall disposed between the bottom plate and the top plate. The sidewall defines an air outlet therein. The top plate further defines an opening therein between the air inlet and the air outlet. The opening is spaced from the air inlet via a partition rib. The impeller is located corresponding to the air inlet of the top plate, for driving air to enter the housing via the air inlet and the opening and to leave the housing via the air outlet. The fins are disposed on the bottom plate and located at the air outlet of the centrifugal blower.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: XIN-XIANG ZHA, JER-HAUR KUO
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Publication number: 20110182737Abstract: A rotor includes a hub, rotary blades extending outwardly from the hub, and an annular wall surrounding the rotary blades. Each rotary blade includes a windward lateral surface and a leeward lateral surface at opposite sides thereof. The annular wall adjoins the outer ends of the rotary blades and is rotatable therewith. A perforation is defined in the annular wall between two neighboring rotary blades and adjacent to the leeward lateral surface of a leading rotary blade of the neighboring rotary blades.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 1, 2010Publication date: July 28, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: XIN-XIANG ZHA, YE-FEI YU, JER-HAUR KUO
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Patent number: 7967473Abstract: An LED lamp (100) includes a plurality of LED modules (20) and a thermal module (30). Each of the LED modules has a plurality of LEDs (220). The thermal module is secured to a side of the LED modules. The thermal module includes a plurality of fins (320). The fins are stacked with one above another with a gap defined between two adjacent fins. Each of the fins defines two opening (325). The openings of the fins coincide with each other from top to bottom so as to form two channels (328). The channels are used for air to flow therein to exchange heat with the fins.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2008Date of Patent: June 28, 2011Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Chung-Yuan Huang, Jer-Haur Kuo, Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Lin Yang
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Publication number: 20110150651Abstract: A centrifugal fan includes a housing including an air collecting portion, a first frame and a second frame. The air collecting portion has an air outlet defined in one end thereof. The first and second frames are located at two opposite sides of an opposite end of the air collecting portion. The first and second frames each define a receiving space therein for rotatably receiving an impeller. The first and second frames each further define a vent hole therein. The receiving spaces of the first and second frames communicate with the inner space of the air collecting portion via the vent holes thereof. Airflow generated by the two impellers travels to the inner space of the air collecting portion through the vent holes of the first and second frames, and exits the centrifugal fan through the air outlet of the air collecting portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: XIN-XIANG ZHA, YE-FEI YU, JER-HAUR KUO
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Patent number: 7916485Abstract: A heat sink includes two heat spreaders spaced from each other and a heat dissipation fin disposed and connected between the two heat spreaders. The heat dissipation fin includes a plurality of hollow tubular heat dissipation units arranged linearly from one of the heat spreaders to the other one of the heat spreaders. The heat dissipation units are connected together with their axes along length directions thereof being parallel to each other. Each of the heat dissipation units can resiliently deform to change a distance between the two heat spreaders. The present disclosure also discloses an electronic device incorporating such a heat sink.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2009Date of Patent: March 29, 2011Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Fang-Xiang Yu, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Publication number: 20110048682Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat pipe and a heat sink. The heat sink defines a through hole with a diameter slightly smaller then an outer diameter of the heat pipe. The heat pipe is fixedly engaging in the through hole of the heat sink via interference fit. The heat pipe includes a tube defining an interspace therein, a first wick formed on an inner surface of the tube, working fluid received in the interspace of the tube, and a retaining structure. The retaining structure is received in the interspace of the tube and abuts the first wick of the tube to enhance a rigidity of the tube. A second wick is formed on an outer surface of the retaining structure and connects with the first wick of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: March 3, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: FANG-XIANG YU, JER-HAUR KUO
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Patent number: 7891839Abstract: An LED lamp (100) includes a lamp enclosure (10) and two LED modules (30). The lamp enclosure has a concave housing (11). The housing includes an elongated bottom plate (111) and two lateral plates (115) extending upwardly from two opposite lengthwise sides of the bottom plate respectively. An opening (156) is defined at a top side of the lamp enclosure. The LED modules each are mounted at a joint between the bottom plate and a corresponding of the lateral plates in such a manner that at least a portion of lights emitted by the LED modules is firstly directed to and reflected by an internal surface of the bottom plate, and then directed to an outside through the opening.Type: GrantFiled: October 8, 2008Date of Patent: February 22, 2011Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Lin Yang, Ye-Fei Yu, Jun Ding, Jer-Haur Kuo
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Publication number: 20110030930Abstract: A heat dissipation device includes a heat sink, an axial fan and a fan cover. The heat sink includes a plurality of fins defining a plurality of longitudinal airflow channels therebetween. The axial fan is mounted on a top side of the heat sink. The axial fan defines an air inlet located adjacent to and communicating with the airflow channels of the heat sink. The fan cover is between the heat sink and the axial fan. The fan cover includes a side plate surrounding a top end of the heat sink to make the axial fan just draw cooling air into the heat sink from a position around a bottom end of the heat sink. The cooling air flows upwardly through the heat sink to the air inlet of the axial fan to thereby take heat away from the heat sink.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 20, 2009Publication date: February 10, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: FANG-XIANG YU, ZHI-YA YANG, EN-MING LIANG, XIAN-MIN JIN, JER-HAUR KUO
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Patent number: 7881061Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a PCB with a heat generating electronic component disposed thereon, a heat sink, and a mounting device for mounting the heat sink onto the heat generating electronic component. The mounting device includes a mounting frame and a wire clip. The mounting frame surrounds the heat sink, and includes two first mounting arms and two second mounting arms disposed above the first mounting arms. The first mounting arms abut on the PCB. A pair of engaging wings are formed on the second mounting arms. The wire clip includes a pivot axle pivotably attached to the mounting frame and two resilient arms at opposite sides of the mounting frame. The resilient arms abut against the heat sink and engage with the engaging wings, thereby exerting a resilient force on the heat sink toward the heat generating electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2008Date of Patent: February 1, 2011Assignees: Fu Zhun Precision Industry (Shen Zhen) Co., Ltd., Foxconn Technology Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jer-Haur Kuo, Xin-Xiang Zha, Ye-Fei Yu, Jun Li
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Publication number: 20110005727Abstract: A thermal module includes a substrate and a heat pipe integrally embedded in the substrate by insert molding technique. An end of the heat pipe protrudes laterally out of the substrate. The heat pipe includes a tube, a wick structure attached to an inner surface of the tube and a working fluid filled in the tube. A method for manufacturing the thermal module includes following steps: providing a tube with a wick structure attached to an inner surface thereof, an end of the tube being open; placing the tube into a mold; injecting a molten metal into the mold to form a substrate with the tube being integrally embedded in the substrate and the open end of the tube protruding laterally out of the substrate; filling a working fluid into the tube via the open end; sealing the open end of the tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2009Publication date: January 13, 2011Applicants: FU ZHUN PRECISION INDUSTRY (SHEN ZHEN) CO., LTD., FOXCONN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: YE-FEI YU, XIN-XIANG ZHA, XIAN-MIN JIN, JER-HAUR KUO