Patents by Inventor Kai-Yi LIN

Kai-Yi LIN 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).

  • Flexible battery containment
    Patent number: 11811078
    Abstract: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device has a frame including a recessed battery compartment, the recessed battery compartment having a rigid back surface. The computing device further has a closure member having a rigid portion and a flexible portion, wherein a periphery of the closure member is coupled to a peripheral edge of the recessed battery compartment, the flexible portion to permit the rigid portion to move relative to the frame. The computing device further has a battery coupled to one or more of the battery compartment and the closure member, the battery oriented between and substantially adjacent to the rigid back surface of the battery compartment and the closure member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Gregory Scott Yoder, Minsoo Kim, Kai-Yi Lin
  • FLEXIBLE BATTERY CONTAINMENT
    Publication number: 20220344753
    Abstract: A computing device is disclosed. The computing device has a frame including a recessed battery compartment, the recessed battery compartment having a rigid back surface. The computing device further has a closure member having a rigid portion and a flexible portion, wherein a periphery of the closure member is coupled to a peripheral edge of the recessed battery compartment, the flexible portion to permit the rigid portion to move relative to the frame. The computing device further has a battery coupled to one or more of the battery compartment and the closure member, the battery oriented between and substantially adjacent to the rigid back surface of the battery compartment and the closure member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2021
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Gregory Scott YODER, Minsoo KIM, Kai-Yi LIN