Patents by Inventor Lance Lin

Lance 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).

  • Patent number: 12284793
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a heat source and a heat distribution structure coupled to the heat source to distribute heat generated by the heat source during operation of the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Ritu Bawa, Ruander Cardenas, Kathiravan D, Jia Yan Go, Chin Kung Goh, Jeff Ku, Prakash Kurma Raju, Baomin Liu, Twan Sing Loo, Mikko Makinen, Columbia Mishra, Juha Paavola, Prasanna Pichumani, Daniel Ragland, Kannan Raja, Khal Ern See, Javed Shaikh, Gokul Subramaniam, George Baoci Sun, Xiyong Tian, Hua Yang, Mark Carbone, Vivek Paranjape, Nehakausar Pinjari, Hari Shanker Thakur, Christopher Moore, Gustavo Fricke, Justin Huttula, Gavin Sung, Sammi Wy Liu, Arnab Sen, Chun-Ting Liu, Jason Y. Jiang, Gerry Juan, Shih Wei Nien, Lance Lin, Evan Kuklinski
  • Publication number: 20250008685
    Abstract: Systems, apparatus, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for cooling electronic devices. An example apparatus includes a fan module for an electronic device. The fan module includes a first cover; a second cover; an input/output (IO) board adjacent the second cover, the second cover and IO board beneath the first cover; and a fan between the first cover and the second cover, the fan to operate above the second cover and a portion of the IO board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Nirmala Bailur, Min Suet Lim, Tongyan Zhai, Chee Chun Yee, Ruander Cardenas, Lance Lin, Eng Huat Goh, Javed Shaikh, Jun Liao, Kavitha Nagarajan, Tin Poay Chuah, Martin M. Chang, Shantanu D. Kulkarni, Telesphor Kamgaing
  • Publication number: 20250008680
    Abstract: Thermal management systems for electronic devices and related methods are disclosed. An example electronic device includes a chassis including a first cover and a second cover, the first cover including an upper surface and a plurality of side walls and the second cover including a lower surface of the chassis, the first cover and the second cover defining an internal cavity of the chassis, the first cover including a first device inlet formed in a first side wall of the first cover; a fan positioned in the internal cavity, the fan including a first fan inlet and a second fan inlet opposite the first fan inlet; and a side channel positioned between the first device inlet and the first fan inlet to direct fluid flow between the first device inlet and the first fan inlet.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2023
    Publication date: January 2, 2025
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Min Suet Lim, Lance Lin, Arnab Sen, Jiacheng Wu
  • Patent number: 11930620
    Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a heat dissipator for an electronic apparatus, including: a planar vapor chamber having a substantially rectangular form factor, wherein a second dimension d2 of the rectangular form factor is at least approximately twice a first dimension d1 of the rectangular form factor; a first fan and second fan; and a first heat pipe and second heat pipe discrete from the planar vapor chamber and disposed along first and second d1 edges of the planar vapor chamber, further disposed to conduct heat from the first and second d1 edges to the first and second fan respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Cora Nien, Gavin Sung, Tim Liu, Lance Lin, Wan Yu Liu, Gerry Juan, Jason Y. Jiang, Justin M. Huttula, Evan Piotr Kuklinski, Juha Tapani Paavola, Arnab Sen, Hari Shanker Thakur, Prakash Kurma Raju
  • Patent number: 11907022
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20230333604
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20230337406
    Abstract: An electronic device comprises a heat source and a heat distribution structure coupled to the heat source to distribute heat generated by the heat source during operation of the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2020
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ritu BAWA, Ruander CARDENAS, Kathiravan D, Jia Yan GO, Chin Kung GOH, Jeff KU, Prakash Kurma RAJU, Baomin LIU, Twan Sing LOO, Mikko MAKINEN, Columbia MISHRA, Juha PAAVOLA, Prasanna PICHUMANI, Daniel RAGLAND, Kannan RAJA, Khai Ern SEE, Javed SHAIKH, Gokul SUBRAMANIAM, George Baoci SUN, Xiyong TIAN, Hua YANG, Mark CARBONE, Vivek PARANJAPE, Nehakausar PINJARI, Hari Shanker THAKUR, Christopher MOORE, Gustavo FRICKE, Justin HUTTULA, Gavin SUNG, Sammi WY LIU, Arnab SEN, Chun-Ting LIU, Jason Y. JIANG, Gerry JUAN, Shih Wei NIEN, Lance LIN, Evan KUKLINSKI
  • Patent number: 11662777
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20230045113
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2022
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20220322567
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, and methods are disclosed for cooling an electronic device. An example electronic device includes a chassis including a first cover and a second cover. The example electronic device also includes a first looped frame spaced apart from the first cover, a second looped frame spaced apart from the second cover, and a printed circuit board between the first looped frame and the second looped frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2022
    Publication date: October 6, 2022
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Cora Nien, Arnab Sen, Samarth Alva, Boon Ping Koh, Min Suet Lim, Arvind S, Lance Lin, Prakash Kumar Raju, Shantanu Kulkarni
  • Patent number: 11455016
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: INTEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20220225530
    Abstract: Particular embodiments described herein provide for an electronic device that can be configured to include a support structure that includes a first side and an opposite second side. A first air mover can be coupled to the first side of the support structure, where a motor of the first air mover is on the support structure and an air mover controller where the air mover controller controls the first air mover through trace in the support structure. In some examples, a second air mover can be located on the second side of the support structure, where a motor of the second air mover is on the second side of the support structure and the second air mover is controlled by the air mover controller through trace in the support structure. The support structure can be a printed circuit board or motherboard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Publication date: July 14, 2022
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tongyan Zhai, Lance Lin, Min Suet Lim, Twan Sing Loo
  • Publication number: 20210173447
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example keyboard includes a plurality of keys and a translucent backplate having a first side and a second side. The example keyboard also includes a coating between the first side of the backplate and the plurality of keys, the coating to pass light to illuminate the plurality of keys, and the coating to obscure the plurality keys when viewed from the second side of the backplate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2021
    Publication date: June 10, 2021
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Patent number: 10955877
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example computing device includes a first display and a second display coupled to the first display via a first hinge. The example computing device also includes a keyboard coupled to the second display via a second hinge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Patent number: 10901224
    Abstract: A wearable computing device having a main computing element having a center portion and at least two arms and a display element operably connected to arms to enclose a region within which a body part may be inserted. Each arm may include a docking element connectable to the display element and may be configured to slide within the arm to move the display element relative to the center portion of the main computing element. A pivot arm may pivotably connect the display element to the slider arm to permit pivoting of the display element relative to the plane of the main computing element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Gavin Sung, Simon S. Yuan, Lance Lin, Jason Y Jiang
  • Publication number: 20200396864
    Abstract: There is disclosed in one example a heat dissipator for an electronic apparatus, including: a planar vapor chamber having a substantially rectangular form factor, wherein a second dimension d2 of the rectangular form factor is at least approximately twice a first dimension d1 of the rectangular form factor; a first fan and second fan; and a first heat pipe and second heat pipe discrete from the planar vapor chamber and disposed along first and second d1 edges of the planar vapor chamber, further disposed to conduct heat from the first and second d1 edges to the first and second fan respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Cora Nien, Gavin Sung, Tim Liu, Lance Lin, Wan Yu Liu, Gerry Juan, Jason Y. Jiang, Justin M. Huttula, Evan Piotr Kuklinski, Juha Tapani Paavola, Arnab Sen, Hari Shanker Thakur, Prakash Kurma Raju
  • Publication number: 20190121399
    Abstract: Apparatus, systems, articles of manufacture, and methods are disclosed for physical keyboards with multi-display computing devices. An example computing device includes a first display and a second display coupled to the first display via a first hinge. The example computing device also includes a keyboard coupled to the second display via a second hinge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung
  • Publication number: 20180314068
    Abstract: A wearable computing device having a main computing element having a center portion and at least two arms and a display element operably connected to arms to enclose a region within which a body part may be inserted. Each arm may include a docking element connectable to the display element and may be configured to slide within the arm to move the display element relative to the center portion of the main computing element. A pivot arm may pivotably connect the display element to the slider arm to permit pivoting of the display element relative to the plane of the main computing element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Gavin Sung, Simon S. Yuan, Lance Lin, Jason Y. Jiang
  • Patent number: 9768553
    Abstract: In one example an electronic device comprises at least one electronic component, a chassis comprising a first section, a connector to connect the first section of the chassis to a second section, the connector comprising a housing defining a first shaft, a retention structure disposed in the shaft, and a plurality of electrical contacts positioned within a corresponding plurality of channels in the retention structure. Other examples may be described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Gavin Sung, Jeff Ku, Lance Lin, Tim Liu, Jason Y. Jiang
  • Patent number: D950565
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2022
    Assignee: Intel Corporation
    Inventors: Jeff Ku, Tim Liu, Yihua Lai, Lance Lin, Gavin Sung