Patents by Inventor Kin-Ming So

Kin-Ming So 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: 10847909
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a storage device having a small form factor. The storage device can include a circuit board configured to store data. The circuit board can be enclosed in a housing. The storage device can include a connector mounted perpendicularly to an inner surface of the circuit board and extending through an aperture of an inner surface of the housing. The connector may be configured to electrically connect to an electronic device to transfer data between the storage device and the electronic device. The connector may be a universal serial bus (USB) Type-C connector. The storage device may have a thickness, measured between the inner surface of the housing and an outer surface of the housing, that does not exceed 6 millimeters (mm), for example.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kin Ming So
  • Publication number: 20200274272
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to a storage device having a small form factor. The storage device can include a circuit board configured to store data. The circuit board can be enclosed in a housing. The storage device can include a connector mounted perpendicularly to an inner surface of the circuit board and extending through an aperture of an inner surface of the housing. The connector may be configured to electrically connect to an electronic device to transfer data between the storage device and the electronic device. The connector may be a universal serial bus (USB) Type-C connector. The storage device may have a thickness, measured between the inner surface of the housing and an outer surface of the housing, that does not exceed 6 millimeters (mm), for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Kin Ming So
  • Patent number: 10716225
    Abstract: A storage device includes a circuit board configured to store data and a connector mounted horizontally to the first surface of the circuit board. The connector comprises an insertion portion configured to be inserted into a port of an electronic device and a connection portion connected to the circuit board. An offset thickness between a thickness of the connection portion and a thickness of the insertion portion is at least 1 millimeter (mm). The storage device also comprises a housing enclosing the circuit board. A length of the housing does not exceed 8 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Kin Ming So
  • Patent number: 8009770
    Abstract: A 4QAM-NR decoder and decoding method are disclosed. The 4QAM-NR decoder, obtains original data corresponding to receiving data received by a receiving terminal. The 4QAM-NR decoder comprises a determining device, an improving device and a corresponding device. The determining device provides a determining method to determine whether the receiving data is improved or not. The improving device improves the receiving data. The corresponding device obtains the approximate original data corresponding to the receiving data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Shih-Hsun Lin, Kin-Ming So
  • Patent number: 7733733
    Abstract: A device for writing data into a memory and a method thereof. The memory comprises a plurality of memory arrays. Each of the memory arrays comprises a plurality of memory cells. The data is divided into a plurality of segments. The segments are written into first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays in sequence. The segments are written into second memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays when the first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays are full, and so forth till the operation of writing the segments into the memory is completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2010
    Assignee: Princeton Technology Corporation
    Inventor: Kin-Ming So
  • Publication number: 20080310551
    Abstract: A 4QAM-NR decoder and decoding method are disclosed. The 4QAM-NR decoder, obtains original data corresponding to receiving data received by a receiving terminal. The 4QAM-NR decoder comprises a determining device, an improving device and a corresponding device. The determining device provides a determining method to determine whether the receiving data is improved or not. The improving device improves the receiving data. The corresponding device obtains the approximate original data corresponding to the receiving data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2008
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Shih-Hsun Lin, Kin-Ming So
  • Publication number: 20080313393
    Abstract: A device for writing data into a memory and a method thereof. The memory comprises a plurality of memory arrays. Each of the memory arrays comprises a plurality of memory cells. The data are divided into a plurality of segments. The segments are written into first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays in sequence. The segments start being written into the second memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays when the first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays are full, and so forth, till the operation of writing the segments into the memory is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Kin-Ming So
  • Publication number: 20080310239
    Abstract: A device for writing data into a memory and a method thereof. The memory comprises a plurality of memory arrays. Each of the memory arrays comprises a plurality of memory cells. The data is divided into a plurality of segments. The segments are written into first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays in sequence. The segments are written into second memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays when the first memory cells of the memory cells of the memory arrays are full, and so forth till the operation of writing the segments into the memory is completed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventor: Kin-Ming So