Patents by Inventor Kuo-Nan Ling

Kuo-Nan Ling 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).

  • Publication number: 20120162921
    Abstract: A shell structure suitable for an electronic device is provided. The electronic device has a heat generating element. The shell structure includes a core layer, a first material layer, and a second material layer. The core layer includes a thermal insulating area and a thermal conducting area. The core layer has first and second surfaces opposite to each other. The first material layer is configured on the first surface. The second material layer is configured on the second surface. The thermal insulating area is aligned to the heat generating element, and the shell structure covers the heat generating element, such that heat generated by the heat generating element is transferred to the first material layer through the second material layer and the heat conducting area to perform heat dissipation, and a position of the first material layer aligned to the heat generating element is prevented from generating a heat point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jung-Chin Wu, Po-An Lin, Kuo-Nan Ling, Han-Ching Huang, Wan-Li Chuang
  • Publication number: 20120164360
    Abstract: A shell structure includes a composite material layer and a second material layer is provided. The composite material layer includes a woven layer and a first material layer. The woven layer has a first surface and a second surface opposite to each other. The first material layer is located on the first surface and has a plurality of through-holes. The second material layer is disposed on the first material layer and has a plurality of extending-portions adapted to be combined with the woven layer and fix the second material layer and the composite material layer to each other. In addition, a manufacturing method for shell structure of electronic device is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2011
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Jung-Chin Wu, Po-An Lin, Kuo-Nan Ling, Han-Ching Huang, Chih-Wen Chiang, Chien-Min Chang
  • Publication number: 20120147541
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a computer back cover, a bezel, and a display panel. The computer back cover includes a back cover and a frame. The frame includes a plurality of parts. The parts are locked together by engagement and connected to the back cover. The bezel is assembled to the parts and has an opening. The display panel is assembled between the bezel and the parts and exposed by the opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2011
    Publication date: June 14, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Hui Chen, Juo-Ti Chen, Po-An Lin, Kuo-Nan Ling
  • Publication number: 20120140410
    Abstract: A mobile electronic device includes a first body, a pivot mechanism and a second body. The pivot mechanism includes a rotating element and a supporting element. The rotating element is connected between the first body and the second body to facilitate rotating the second body relatively to the first body. The rotating element includes a guiding trench connected to the second body, and the second body is suitable for sliding relatively to the first body. The supporting element is pivoted to the rotating element or the second body. When the second body slides to drive the rotating element to a rotating position, the rotating element is rotated relatively to the first body to drive the second body for tilting from the first body, and the supporting element is suitable of rotating relatively to the rotating element or the second body to provide a supporting force to the second body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Juo-Ti Chen, Po-An Lin, Kuo-Nan Ling, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20120081877
    Abstract: A display device includes a frame, a display module, and a cover. The display module is adhered in the frame. The cover is fixed with the frame, and the cover includes a first housing, a second housing, and a connecting element, wherein the first housing and the second housing are form to a cover plate, and the connecting element is disposed overlap on the first housing and the second housing to increase the strength of the cover plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20120075784
    Abstract: A display device includes a housing, a frame, a display module, and a connecting structure. The frame is adhered in the housing, and surrounds the display module. The display module is disposed and fixed in the housing by connecting structure connecting with the frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20110317401
    Abstract: A display module including an electronic component and a panel module is provided. The electronic component is installed inside the display module. The panel module includes a first side and a second side, and the first side includes a glass module having an electro-conductive material and a display region, wherein the glass module includes an electronic component projection area and the electronic component projection area does not contain the electro-conductive material to prevent affecting the performance of the electronic component. The electronic component projection area is an area where the electronic component is projected on the panel module along a normal direction of the display region. According to a design requirement of the product, the electronic component may be fixed to a frame combined with the panel module or located in the glass module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20110315317
    Abstract: A display module includes a panel module and a frame and is able to be assembled to a cover to form a display device. At first, the panel module is provided that includes the first side and the second side and then a frame is provided, where the frame has an opening. Then, the second side of the panel module is adhered to the frame and covers the opening to form the display module, where the frame is the only structure substantially providing support to the panel module and the first side of the panel module includes a display region. Finally, a cover is fixed to the frame to form the display device, where a sidewall of the cover is snapped to the frame. The cover and the frame provide support to the panel module to strengthen a structural strength of the display module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20110317400
    Abstract: A display device including a display module and a cover is provided, wherein the display module includes a frame and a panel module. The cover includes a hinge module, and the hinge module includes a bracket and a pivotal portion. The bracket is fixed to the inner side of the cover. The pivotal portion is mounted to the bracket and pivotally connected to a hinge. By gluing the bracket to the cover, the hinge module can effectively reduce the thickness of the display module to achieve the goal of thinning.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Yung-Hui CHEN, Po-An LIN, Kuo-Nan LING, Juo-Ti CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110317087
    Abstract: A display module includes a panel module and a frame and is able to be assembled to a cover to form a display device. A first fixing portion on a sidewall of the cover is snapped to a second fixing portion of the frame, such that the cover is fixed on the display module to form the display device. The panel module includes a first and a second sides, wherein the first side has a display region, and the panel module is adhered to the frame by the second side, such that the frame is the only structure substantially providing support to the panel module. When the display module has a backlight source, the panel module includes a glass module and a back light module. When the display module has no backlight source, the panel module only includes a glass module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Patent number: 8021022
    Abstract: A lighting structure adapted to be disposed at an electronic apparatus is provided. The lighting structure includes a lighting module, a first elastic element, a latch, and a second elastic element. The lighting module has a light source and a stopper element. The first elastic element is connected to the lighting module. The latch has an interfering portion for blocking the stopper element and is capable of sliding in the electronic apparatus. The second elastic element is connected to the latch. When the latch is subjected to an external force and slides to deform the second elastic element, the stopper element disengages from the interfering portion, and the first elastic element rotates the lighting module, such that the lighting module is at a different position, and the light source is used to illuminate part of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Wen-Wei Yang, Chih-Lung Hung, Wen-Chuan Su
  • Publication number: 20110128462
    Abstract: A cover plate includes two substrates and a composite structure disposed between the two substrates. The cover plate has low specific weight and high strength. The composite structure includes an adhesive layer and a fiber layer disposed in the adhesive layer, where the fiber layer is made of degradable fibers or a composite material having degradable fibers fixed by a forming material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Po-An Lin, Kuo-Nan Ling, Jung-Chin Wu
  • Publication number: 20100103129
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing, a touch module and a switch module. The housing has an opening and a supporting plate, wherein one side of the supporting plate is connected to the housing. The touch module is disposed over the supporting plate and one side connected to the housing. The switch module is disposed under the supporting plate and corresponding to a side of the touch module, wherein the side of the touch module is bent to turn on the switch module when a force is applied to the side of the touch module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen
  • Publication number: 20100103611
    Abstract: An electronic device having a touching function, including a touching region, a housing, a touch module, and a switch module is provided. The touching region is performing the touching function. The touching region is located over the housing. The touch module is disposed in the housing in correspondence with the touching region. The switch module includes at least one switch and is disposed under the touch module. The touch module is bent under force to turn on the switch when the touching region is touched.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Ching-Fu Yang, You-Chi Liu, Kuo-Nan Ling, Po-An Lin, Yung-Hui Chen, Hao-Ying Chang, Jui-Tsen Huang
  • Publication number: 20100008096
    Abstract: A lighting structure adapted to be disposed at an electronic apparatus is provided. The lighting structure includes a lighting module, a first elastic element, a latch, and a second elastic element. The lighting module has a light source and a stopper element. The first elastic element is connected to the lighting module. The latch has an interfering portion for blocking the stopper element and is capable of sliding in the electronic apparatus. The second elastic element is connected to the latch. When the latch is subjected to an external force and slides to deform the second elastic element, the stopper element disengages from the interfering portion, and the first elastic element rotates the lighting module, such that the lighting module is at a different position, and the light source is used to illuminate part of the electronic apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventors: Kuo-Nan Ling, Wen-Wei Yang, Chih-Lung Hung, Wen-Chuan Su
  • Patent number: 7508658
    Abstract: A computer dock comprises a main body and a retractable assembly disposed on the back side of the main body, the retractable assembly includes a slide, a connector, a supporting plate and a moving block, and both the moving block and the connector are protruded out the main body and provided function of vertical movement, when an electronic device put on the main body of the computer dock for connection the moving block is then by vertical movement to drive the slide moved in horizontal movement and further to drive the connector moved back in vertical movement relative to the slide horizontally moved, by this manner the computer dock in application allows various electronic devices with different thicknesses to connect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2009
    Assignee: Compal Electronics, Inc.
    Inventor: Kuo-Nan Ling
  • Publication number: 20080054769
    Abstract: A computer dock comprises a main body and a retractable assembly disposed on the back side of the main body, the retractable assembly includes a slide, a connector, a supporting plate and a moving block, and both the moving block and the connector are protruded out the main body and provided function of vertical movement, when an electronic device put on the main body of the computer dock for connection the moving block is then by vertical movement to drive the slide moved in horizontal movement and further to drive the connector moved back in vertical movement relative to the slide horizontally moved, by this manner the computer dock in application allows various electronic devices with different thicknesses to connect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.
    Inventor: Kuo-Nan Ling