Patents by Inventor Lu-Lung Tsao
Lu-Lung Tsao 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).
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Patent number: 11298831Abstract: A robotic system for facilitating return alignment includes a docking station and a mobile working machine. The docking station includes a charging module and a confirmation element. The mobile working machine includes a power module and a sensing device electrically connected to the power module. When the mobile working machine is moved to one side of the docking station to trigger the sensing device by the confirmation element, the charging module starts to electrically charge the power module.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 11117264Abstract: A robotic system includes a docking station, a mobile working machine, and an electronic device. The mobile working machine includes a machine body and a transmission wheel device disposed on the machine body for loading and moving the machine body. The electronic device is detachably connected to the mobile working machine. The docking station includes a station base and a transferring device disposed on the station base for selectively carrying the electronic device away from the mobile working machine.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2018Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 11116376Abstract: A vacuum cleaner system includes a docking station and a mobile vacuum cleaner. The docking station includes a charging stand and a parking plate. The parking plate is connected to the charging stand, and formed with two position-limiting slots. The mobile vacuum cleaner includes a working machine body and two transmission wheels. The transmission wheels are rotatably arranged on the working machine body for traveling the working machine body. When the transmission wheels are moved into the position-limiting slots, respectively, the mobile vacuum cleaner presses the parking plate by a gravity of the mobile vacuum cleaner through the two transmission wheels.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 11089714Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a bottom plate, an outer cover, a heat guiding base, a flow-acceleration unit and two side cover sets. The bottom loads a heat-generating source. The outer cover includes a cover body and two slots. The cover body covers the bottom plate to define an accommodation space therebetween, and the slots are oppositely formed on the cover body and connected to the accommodation space. The heat guiding base thermally contacts the heat-generating source and the cover body, and is formed with voids arranged alongside, each of the voids is communication with the slots respectively. The side cover sets are disposed within the slots, respectively, and detachably connected to the cover body and the heat guiding base. The flow-acceleration unit is disposed in one of the side cover sets to lead a fluid to the other through the voids.Type: GrantFiled: April 24, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Ching-Ta Lin, Lu-Lung Tsao, Cheng-Chang Hung, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20210195800Abstract: A heat dissipation assembly includes a bottom plate, an outer cover, a heat guiding base, a flow-acceleration unit and two side cover sets. The bottom loads a heat-generating source. The outer cover includes a cover body and two slots. The cover body covers the bottom plate to define an accommodation space therebetween, and the slots are oppositely formed on the cover body and connected to the accommodation space. The heat guiding base thermally contacts the heat-generating source and the cover body, and is formed with voids arranged alongside, each of the voids is communication with the slots respectively. The side cover sets are disposed within the slots, respectively, and detachably connected to the cover body and the heat guiding base. The flow-acceleration unit is disposed in one of the side cover sets to lead a fluid to the other through the voids.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Inventors: Ching-Ta Lin, Lu-Lung Tsao, Cheng-Chang Hung, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20200196815Abstract: A vacuum cleaner system includes a docking station and a mobile vacuum cleaner. The docking station includes a charging stand and a parking plate. The parking plate is connected to the charging stand, and formed with two position-limiting slots. The mobile vacuum cleaner includes a working machine body and two transmission wheels. The transmission wheels are rotatably arranged on the working machine body for traveling the working machine body. When the transmission wheels are moved into the position-limiting slots, respectively, the mobile vacuum cleaner presses the parking plate by a gravity of the mobile vacuum cleaner through the two transmission wheels.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 21, 2019Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Sheng-An TSAI, Lu-Lung TSAO, Yu-Ching TSAI
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Patent number: 10651594Abstract: A detachable robot system includes a mobile working machine and an intelligent device. The mobile working machine includes a transmission wheel device, a first fastening portion and a first conductive contact. The first fastening portion and the transmission wheel device are oppositely arranged on the first main body. The transmission wheel device loads and moves the first main body. The intelligent device is completely removable from the mobile working machine, and includes a second fastening portion and a second conductive contact. Thus, when the intelligent device is loaded on the mobile working machine, the intelligent device is fixedly coupled to the mobile working machine by the first fastening portion and the second fastening portion engaged with each other, so that the first conductive contact and the second conductive contact are aligned and connected to each other.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2019Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20200001467Abstract: A robotic system includes a docking station, a mobile working machine, and an electronic device. The mobile working machine includes a machine body and a transmission wheel device disposed on the machine body for loading and moving the machine body. The electronic device is detachably connected to the mobile working machine. The docking station includes a station base and a transferring device disposed on the station base for selectively carrying the electronic device away from the mobile working machine.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Publication number: 20200001466Abstract: A robotic system capable of facilitating return alignment includes a docking station and a mobile working machine. The docking station includes a charging module and a confirmation element. The mobile working machine includes a power module and a sensing device electrically connected to the power module. When the mobile working machine is moved to one side of the docking station to trigger the sensing device by the confirmation element, the charging module starts to electrically charge the power module.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2018Publication date: January 2, 2020Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Ching Tsai
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Patent number: 9628148Abstract: An electronic device with modulization parts includes a first main body, a first wireless transmission port having a first circuit board and a first induction pad, a second main body detachably coupled to the first main body, and a second wireless transmission port having a second circuit board, a second induction pad, an induction cap and an elastic conductive member electrically conducted to the second induction pad and the induction cap. The first circuit board is disposed on the first main body. The first induction pad is electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second circuit board is disposed on the second main body. The elastic conductive member physically supports the induction cap so that the first induction pad induces the second induction pad through the induction cap.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2015Date of Patent: April 18, 2017Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 9459658Abstract: A modular electronic device includes a frame and a module disposed in the frame. The frame has a slot and a recess in the slot. The module is disposed in the slot. The module includes a casing, a rail component disposed in casing and having a rail, a push rod slid in the rail, a supporting piece connected to push rod, a magnetic component disposed on supporting piece, and a latching member disposed in casing. Magnetic component includes a first magnet and a second magnet having opposite magnetic directions. Latching member is made of magnetic material. Casing has an opening arranged facing frame. Magnetic component is moved relative to latching member when push rod is slid along rail component. Magnetic component provides a repulsion force to push latching member protruding from opening and engaging with recess or provides an attraction force to restore latching member being contained in casing.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: October 4, 2016Assignee: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Yu-Yen Lin, Cheng-Chang Hung, Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao
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Publication number: 20160134335Abstract: An electronic device with modulization parts includes a first main body, a first wireless transmission port having a first circuit board and a first induction pad, a second main body detachably coupled to the first main body, and a second wireless transmission port having a second circuit board, a second induction pad, an induction cap and an elastic conductive member electrically conducted to the second induction pad and the induction cap. The first circuit board is disposed on the first main body. The first induction pad is electrically connected to the first circuit board. The second circuit board is disposed on the second main body. The elastic conductive member physically supports the induction cap so that the first induction pad induces the second induction pad through the induction cap.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2015Publication date: May 12, 2016Inventors: Sheng-An Tsai, Lu-Lung Tsao, Yu-Yen Lin
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Patent number: 8190218Abstract: A foldable handheld device is disclosed, which includes a first casing, a second casing, a connecting mechanism for connecting the first casing to the second casing, and an elastic piece disposed on the first casing. The second casing has a support surface and a curved surface connecting to the support surface, wherein the curved surface has a concave portion. An end of the elastic piece has a protrusion disposed thereon, wherein the protrusion is kept touching the second casing when the second casing is rotated related to the first casing along a rotating axle.Type: GrantFiled: September 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Lu-Lung Tsao, Hsin-Hung Chen, Hui-Liang Yu
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Patent number: 7920386Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a rotating mechanism and a first rotating member. The rotating mechanism, rotatably disposed in the housing, rotatable along a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. The first rotating member, disposed on the housing, rotatable between a first position and a second position. When the first rotating member is in the first position, the first rotating member engages with the rotating mechanism. When the rotating mechanism rotates along the first direction, the rotating mechanism is separated from the first rotating member, whereinafter, the first rotating member is able to rotate from the first position to the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2009Date of Patent: April 5, 2011Assignee: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Lu-Lung Tsao, Cheng-Yuan Yang, Li-Wei Cheng
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Publication number: 20110001405Abstract: A foldable handheld device is disclosed, which includes a first casing, a second casing, a connecting mechanism for connecting the first casing to the second casing, and an elastic piece disposed on the first casing. The second casing has a support surface and a curved surface connecting to the support surface, wherein the curved surface has a concave portion. An end of the elastic piece has a protrusion disposed thereon, wherein the protrusion is kept touching the second casing when the second casing is rotated related to the first casing along a rotating axle.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 3, 2009Publication date: January 6, 2011Applicant: Quanta Computer Inc.Inventors: Lu-Lung Tsao, Hsin-Hung Chen, Hui-Liang Yu
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Publication number: 20100214757Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a housing, a rotating mechanism and a first rotating member. The rotating mechanism, rotatably disposed in the housing, rotatable along a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction. The first rotating member, disposed on the housing, rotatable between a first position and a second position. When the first rotating member is in the first position, the first rotating member engages with the rotating mechanism. When the rotating mechanism rotates along the first direction, the rotating mechanism is separated from the first rotating member, whereinafter, the first rotating member is able to rotate from the first position to the second position.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2009Publication date: August 26, 2010Applicant: QUANTA COMPUTER INC.Inventors: Lu-Lung Tsao, Cheng-Yuan Yang, Li-Wei Cheng
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Patent number: 6016171Abstract: A height-adjustable case structure is provided for the display of a portable computer, such as a notebook computer, which allows the user to adjust the display of the portable computer to a suitable height for comfortable viewing. The height-adjustable case structure includes a first case for housing a keyboard and a main circuit board for the portable computer; a second case for housing a display for the portable computer; means for hinging the second case on the first case; at least one guide bar on which the second case is slidably mounted, allowing the second case to be slidable along the guide bar to an elevated position; and an actuating mechanism mounted on the guide bar for securing the second case at a user-desired position on the guide bar. With this height-adjustable case structure, the user can adjust the second case, which houses the display, to a desired height that allows comfortable viewing of the display.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 1998Date of Patent: January 18, 2000Assignee: Inventec CorporationInventor: Lu-Lung Tsao