Patents by Inventor Ming-Chien Chiu

Ming-Chien Chiu 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: 20120037522
    Abstract: A reticle storing container is disclosed to include an outer container, an inner container, and a purging valve. The outer container comprises a container body and a container base on which at least a first through-hole is disposed, and a first inner space is formed between the container body and the container base for storing the inner container. The inner container comprises a top cover and a bottom base on which at least a second through-hole connected to the first through-hole is disposed, and a second inner space is formed between the top cover and the bottom base for storing a reticle. The purging valve is disposed in the first through-hole on the outer container base and connected to the second through-hole of said inner container, wherein the purging valve comprises a spring and a valve part. Thus, when the valve part is propped up by a purging head, the valve part compresses the spring for the purging valve to be connected to the purging head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Inventors: Ming-Chien CHIU, Pao-Yi LU, Chin-Ming LIN, Chen-Wei KU
  • Publication number: 20120014046
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a fixing member. The enclosure includes a bottom wall configured with a plurality of positioning posts perpendicularly protruding from an outer surface of the bottom wall. Each of the positioning posts includes a hook and a base connecting between the hook and the bottom wall. The fixing member attached to the bottom wall includes a positioning portion. The positioning portion defines an engaging hole engageable with the positioning posts and a plurality of positioning teeth configured on edges of the positioning portion and engageable with the base. The enclosure can be positioned at different angles relative to the fixing member due to friction between the positioning teeth of the positioning portion and the base as well as tight attachment of the hook to the positioning portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2011
    Publication date: January 19, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHANG-MING KUAN, MING-CHIEN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20110266192
    Abstract: A wafer container includes a container body, in which a plurality of slots being disposed for supporting a plurality of wafers and an opening being formed on one sidewall of which for importing and exporting the plurality of wafers, and a door is joined with the opening of the container body for protecting the plurality of wafers therein, wherein the characteristic of the wafer container lies in that: at least one latch component is disposed in the door, the latch component including an oval cam with a pair of V-shape notches and on the surface of oval cam being a groove, a pair of moving bars including respectively an engaging portion, and a guiding element located on the moving bars, the engaging portion being engaged in the groove for the pair of moving bars to be respectively engaged with the oval cam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Chien CHIU, Chin-Ming Lin
  • Publication number: 20110242785
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a locking assembly. The enclosure defines an accommodating hole and includes a bottom wall defining a pair of receiving portions. Centers of the pair of receiving portions define an imaginary line. The accommodating hole is configured on a perpendicular bisector of the imaginary line. The locking assembly includes a guiding part, a pair of sliding portions, and a control portion. The guiding part and the bottom wall cooperatively define a receiving space receiving the sliding portions. Each of the sliding portions includes a securing portion, a blocking portion and a groove closing to the blocking portion. One end of the control portion passes through the accommodating hole, and the other end is received in the receiving space. The control portion defines a pair of guiding grooves symmetrical about and inclined to the perpendicular bisector and used to engage with the securing portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2011
    Publication date: October 6, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: LIANG-CHUN MA, MING-CHIEN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20110210123
    Abstract: A container having a top cover and a bottom cover is provided, which includes a canopy disposed on the bottom cover to form therewith a space to accommodate an article. A plurality of locators is disposed on a surface of the bottom cover so that when the bottom cover is tightly combined with the top cover, the locators are clipped between the bottom cover and the top cover to orient the canopy in a fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventors: CHIH-MING LIN, MING-CHIEN CHIU
  • Patent number: 7975848
    Abstract: A container having a top cover and a bottom cover is provided, which includes a canopy disposed on the bottom cover to form therewith a space to accommodate an article. A plurality of locators is disposed on a surface of the bottom cover so that when the bottom cover is tightly combined with the top cover, the locators are clipped between the bottom cover and the top cover to orient the canopy in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co, Ltd
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lin, Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 7971723
    Abstract: A wafer container including a container body having an opening formed on one sidewall and a door joining with the opening, the characteristic of the wafer container in that: A latch component disposed in a platform of the door comprising an oval cam with an arrester disposed at its center, one surface of the oval cam being disposed with at least a groove, a pair of moving bars respectively having an engaging portion that is engaged in the groove for the pair of moving bars to be engaged with the oval cam, a guiding element disposed at the center of the oval cam, and a long narrow spring framingly disposed on the guiding element, wherein the arrester is used to control the rotation of the oval cam for the moving bars to go to and fro between the pair of socket holes and the pair of latch holes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
  • Publication number: 20110127082
    Abstract: An electronic device includes an enclosure and a fixing member to secure the enclosure to a fastener. The receiving member defines a first receiving portion and a second receiving portion in communication with the first receiving portion. The fixing member includes a control portion received in the receiving member and moving relative to the enclosure along a first axis of the first receiving portion, and a locking portion received in the receiving member and moving relative to the enclosure along a second axis of the second receiving portion perpendicular to the first axis. Movements of the control portion relative to the enclosure along the first axis of the first receiving portion and the locking portion relative to the enclosure along the second axis of the second receiving portion causes the electronic device to toggle in a locked or unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Ming-Chien CHIU
  • Patent number: 7931146
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomask case structure, and more particularly to a photomask case able to firmly fix position of a photomask, which includes an upper cover, a lower cover, supporters and position fixing pieces. Accordingly, when a photomask is retained within the photomask case, then elastic holding portions of the position fixing pieces are used to elastically hold one side of the photomask, beveled edges of the position fixing pieces are used to hold another side of the photomask, and finally press portions of the elastic holding portions are used to elastically press down on the surface of the photomask, thereby firmly retaining the photomask within the photomask case, and preventing impact damage to the photomask from occurring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chang-Cheng Chen, Kun-Hao Cheng
  • Patent number: 7909167
    Abstract: A wafer container includes a container body, the internal of which is disposed with a plurality of slots for supporting a plurality of wafers and an opening is formed on one sidewall of which, and a door, which is joined with opening of the container body for protecting the plurality of wafers in the container body, the characteristic in that: a magnetic member is formed at the inner edge of the opening of the container body and a magnet is disposed at the inner surface of the door corresponding to the magnetic member, the magnet being disposed in a magnetic yoke with recessed cross section, with the design of which the magnet on the door attracts the magnetic member at the opening of the container body for the door and the container body to be lock-fastened to each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Pao-Yi Lu, Chin-Ming Lin, Kuo-Chun Hung
  • Publication number: 20110005966
    Abstract: A wafer container includes a container body, which comprises a plurality of sidewalls, a bottom, and a top to define a space for containing wafers, an opening being formed on one sidewall, and a door with an outer surface and an inner surface. The top of the container body is disposed with a robotic flange which comprises a foolproof structure and a hemi-circular snap-hook portion that are disposed at the center and its circumference of a lower surface of the robotic flange facing the top. The foolproof structure has a geometric hole for a protruding portion on the top of the container body to be plugged in. After the protruding portion is plugged into the geometric hole, the robotic flange is further rotated along the container body about 180 degrees for the hemi-circular snap-hook portion to be engaged in a hemi-circular supporting portion on the top of the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Pao-Yi Lu, Kuo Chun Hung
  • Patent number: 7859858
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a top case having a top surface and a side surface and a bottom case having a bottom surface and a side surface. The top case comprises a flange protruding from the side surface, the flange having at least one extended surface. The bottom case has an aperture having portions extending from the bottom surface to the side surface. The portion of the aperture extending along the bottom surface is configured to have sufficient width to allow the entire flange to pass through. The side surface of the bottom case has a vertical post such that the base section of the flange passes through the portion of the aperture on the side surface while vertical post retains the at least one extended surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2010
    Assignee: Cisco Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: George Youzhi Yi, Po-Chiang Tseng, Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20100294688
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a photomask case structure, and more particularly to a photomask case able to firmly fix position of a photomask, which includes an upper cover, a lower cover, supporters and position fixing pieces. Accordingly, when a photomask is retained within the photomask case, then elastic holding portions of the position fixing pieces are used to elastically hold one side of the photomask, beveled edges of the position fixing pieces are used to hold another side of the photomask, and finally press portions of the elastic holding portions are used to elastically press down on the surface of the photomask, thereby firmly retaining the photomask within the photomask case, and preventing impact damage to the photomask from occurring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2009
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Chang-Cheng Chen, Kun-Hao Cheng
  • Publication number: 20100282638
    Abstract: A wafer container includes a container body, the internal of which is disposed with a plurality of slots for supporting a plurality of wafers and an opening is formed on one sidewall of which, and a door, which is joined with opening of the container body for protecting the plurality of wafers in the container body, the characteristic in that: a magnetic member is formed at the inner edge of the opening of the container body and a magnet is disposed at the inner surface of the door corresponding to the magnetic member, the magnet being disposed in a magnetic yoke with recessed cross section, with the design of which the magnet on the door attracts the magnetic member at the opening of the container body for the door and the container body to be lock-fastened to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2009
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Ming-Chien Chiu, Pao-Yi Lu, Chin-Ming Lin, Kuo-Chun Hung
  • Patent number: 7782597
    Abstract: A waterproof panel comprises a front wall, a back wall, a front baffle assembly and a back baffle. A cavity is defined between the front wall and the back wall, the front baffle assembly and the back baffle are received in the cavity. The front wall defines a first hole array and a second hole array, the back wall defines a third hole array in same height with the second hole array. The front baffle assembly fixed on one side of the second hole array near the third hole array comprises a main baffle. The back baffle fixed on one side of the third hole array near the second hole array is on one side of the main baffle near the second hole array. The back wall comprises a plurality of protruding strips, which can rebound water entering through the third hole array back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090279267
    Abstract: In accordance with an example embodiment, there is disclosed herein an apparatus comprising a top case having a top surface and a side surface and a bottom case having a bottom surface and a side surface. The top case comprises a flange protruding from the side surface, the flange having at least one extended surface. The bottom case has an aperture having portions extending from the bottom surface to the side surface. The portion of the aperture extending along the bottom surface is configured to have sufficient width to allow the entire flange to pass through. The side surface of the bottom case has a vertical post such that the base section of the flange passes through the portion of the aperture on the side surface while vertical post retains the at least one extended surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2008
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Inventors: George Youzhi Yi, Po-Chiang Tseng, Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Patent number: 7581639
    Abstract: A photo mask retainer, mounted inside a photo mask delivery box for holding a photo mask, in which the photo mask retainer includes a base, a U-turn extending from the top of the rear side of the base and curving toward the top side of the base, a bearing portion formed on the free end of the U-turn for pressing on the vertical peripheral sidewall of the photo mask, a retaining end portion formed on the free end of the U-turn for pressing on the top surface of the photo mask, and a clamp extending from the front side of the base for fastening to a respective locating block on the wall surface of the photo mask delivery box
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2009
    Assignee: Gudeng Precision Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090052143
    Abstract: A waterproof panel comprises a front wall, a back wall, a front baffle assembly and a back baffle. A cavity is defined between the front wall and the back wall, the front baffle assembly and the back baffle are received in the cavity. The front wall defines a first hole array and a second hole array, the back wall defines a third hole array in same height with the second hole array. The front baffle assembly fixed on one side of the second hole array near the third hole array comprises a main baffle. The back baffle fixed on one side of the third hole array near the second hole array is on one side of the main baffle near the second hole array. The back wall comprises a plurality of protruding strips, which can rebound water entering through the third hole array back.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2008
    Publication date: February 26, 2009
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: MING-CHIEN CHIU
  • Publication number: 20090038988
    Abstract: A container having a top cover and a bottom cover is provided, which includes a canopy disposed on the bottom cover to form therewith a space to accommodate an article. A plurality of locators is disposed on a surface of the bottom cover so that when the bottom cover is tightly combined with the top cover, the locators are clipped between the bottom cover and the top cover to orient the canopy in a fixed position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Ming LIN, Ming-Chien Chiu
  • Publication number: 20090038976
    Abstract: A container comprises a first cover and a second cover, in which the first cover comprises an internal space. The container further comprises a plate disposed on the second cover. The second cover is provided with at least one first foolproof device, while the plate is provided with at least one second foolproof device. When the second foolproof device is engaged with the first foolproof device, the plate and the second cover are generally fixedly positioned with respect to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2008
    Publication date: February 12, 2009
    Inventors: Chih-Ming Lin, Ming-Chien Chiu