Patents by Inventor Kok Kin Foo

Kok Kin Foo 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).

  • Disc mounting mechanism with front and rear loading and unloading slots
    Patent number: 8281328
    Abstract: An optical disc mounting mechanism, comprising, a front sweeper (32) for catching an optical disc from a front slot (12) and bringing said disc into a drive module followed by pushing an optical disc out of the front slot; a rear sweeper (34) for pushing the disc out of a rear slot (16) or catching the disc from the rear slot; one or more front sensors for sensing the insertion of an optical disc; a center sensor for sensing the present of the disc in a drive module; one or more rear sensors for sensing the moving direction of the disc; a drive head for reading or writing the disc; a controlling mechanism for mounting or unmounting an optical disc to said drive head (92). The said disc mounting mechanism has good adaptability and simple structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2012
    Assignee: Digistore Solutions Holding Pte Ltd
    Inventors: Kok Kin Foo, Chieng Hsiung Soo
  • DISC MOUNTING MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20100269126
    Abstract: An optical disc mounting mechanism, comprising, a front sweeper (32) for catching an optical disc from a front slot (12) and bringing said disc into a drive module followed by pushing an optical disc out of the front slot; a rear sweeper (34) for pushing the disc out of a rear slot (16) or catching the disc from the rear slot; one or more front sensors for sensing the insertion of an optical disc; a center sensor for sensing the present of the disc in a drive module; one or more rear sensors for sensing the moving direction of the disc; a drive head for reading or writing the disc; a controlling mechanism for mounting or unmounting an optical disc to said drive head (92). The said disc mounting mechanism has good adaptability and simple structures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2007
    Publication date: October 21, 2010
    Inventors: Kok Kin Foo, Chieng Hsiung Soo