Patents by Inventor Ming-Shun Lu
Ming-Shun Lu 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: 10768673Abstract: A hinge structure including a first screw rod, a sliding rod, and a second screw rod is provided. The first screw rod comprises a threaded shaft. The sliding rod is sleeved on the threaded shaft. The second screw rod is sleeved on the sliding rod. The threaded shaft has a first helical slot. The sliding rod has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the first guiding portion is coupled to the first helical slot. The second screw rod has a second helical slot, and the second guiding portion is coupled to the second helical slot.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2019Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wei-Chih Hsu, Ya-Hui Tseng, Chang-Kai Liu, Ming-Shun Lu, Wen-Jie Hsiao
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Publication number: 20200081503Abstract: A hinge structure including a first screw rod, a sliding rod, and a second screw rod is provided. The first screw rod comprises a threaded shaft. The sliding rod is sleeved on the threaded shaft. The second screw rod is sleeved on the sliding rod. The threaded shaft has a first helical slot. The sliding rod has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the first guiding portion is coupled to the first helical slot. The second screw rod has a second helical slot, and the second guiding portion is coupled to the second helical slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2019Publication date: March 12, 2020Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wei-Chih Hsu, Ya-Hui Tseng, Chang-Kai Liu, Ming-Shun Lu, Wen-Jie Hsiao
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Patent number: 10520986Abstract: A hinge structure including a first screw rod, a sliding rod, and a second screw rod is provided. The first screw rod comprises a threaded shaft. The sliding rod is sleeved on the threaded shaft. The second screw rod is sleeved on the sliding rod. The threaded shaft has a first helical slot. The sliding rod has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the first guiding portion is coupled to the first helical slot. The second screw rod has a second helical slot, and the second guiding portion is coupled to the second helical slot.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2017Date of Patent: December 31, 2019Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wei-Chih Hsu, Ya-Hui Tseng, Chang-Kai Liu, Ming-Shun Lu, Wen-Jie Hsiao
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Patent number: 10452101Abstract: An alignment structure including a first casing, a first magnetic component, a second casing and a second magnetic component is provided. The first magnetic component is disposed at the first casing and has a first surface, and the first surface is a non-planar surface. The second magnetic component is disposed at the second casing and has a second surface, and the second surface is a non-planar surface. When the second casing leans against the first casing, the first surface and the second surface are facing each other, and a magnetic attraction between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component guides the second magnetic component to be aligned to the first magnetic component, and stops the second casing from being separated from the first casing.Type: GrantFiled: January 5, 2016Date of Patent: October 22, 2019Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yao-Tsung Yeh, Jyh-Chyang Tzou, Hsin Yeh, Ming-Shun Lu, Wei-Hao Lan
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Patent number: 10261607Abstract: A portable electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to a portable electronic device including a rotatable element, a fixed element, a screen, a processor, a switch module with at least two protruding elements, and fixed points. The rotatable element is nearby the fixed element. The protruding elements and the fixed points are facing to each other and configured at one and the other of the rotatable element and the fixed element. The processor is coupled to the switch module and the screen. The method includes to display a default user interface corresponding to a default mode on the screen, to determine a corresponding mode according to all press states of each protruding element in the switch module by the processor when the rotatable element is rotated due to an external force applied thereto, and to display a corresponding user interface on the screen.Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2016Date of Patent: April 16, 2019Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Yuan-Li Shen
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Patent number: 10241546Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body and a second body. The second body includes a processing unit, and a first touch panel, a second touch panel, a keyboard and at least one detecting module electrically connected to the processing unit, respectively. The keyboard is slidably disposed above the second touch panel, and the detecting module is adapted to detect a position of the keyboard. When the keyboard is located at a first position, the keyboard module covers the second touch panel, and the detecting module transmits a first signal to the processing unit so that the first touch panel is turned on. When the keyboard is located at a second position, the keyboard exposes the second touch panel, and the detecting module transmits a second signal to the processing unit so that the first touch panel is turned off. A touch panel controlling method of the portable electronic device is further provided.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2016Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Hsin-Chieh Fang, Yu-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ning Chang
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Patent number: 9921610Abstract: A portable electronic device includes first body and second body pivoted to the first body. The first body includes casing, supporter, first magnetic component and torsion component. The casing includes accommodating trench and first trench. First lateral of the supporter is pivoted to the casing via the torsion component, and second lateral of the supporter includes notch. When the supporter is located in the accommodating trench and the first magnetic component extends into the notch, the supporter is positioned inside the accommodating trench by the first magnetic component, and the torsion component stores elastic potential energy. When the second body rotates close to the first body, the first magnetic component exits the notch due to magnetic repulsive force of second magnetic component of the second body, and the torsion component releases the elastic potential energy so that the second lateral of the supporter rotates out to support the second body.Type: GrantFiled: September 22, 2016Date of Patent: March 20, 2018Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Kun-Hsin Liu, Yun Bai, Yu-Wen Cheng
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Publication number: 20170308130Abstract: A hinge structure including a first screw rod, a sliding rod, and a second screw rod is provided. The first screw rod comprises a threaded shaft. The sliding rod is sleeved on the threaded shaft. The second screw rod is sleeved on the sliding rod. The threaded shaft has a first helical slot. The sliding rod has a first guiding portion and a second guiding portion, and the first guiding portion is coupled to the first helical slot. The second screw rod has a second helical slot, and the second guiding portion is coupled to the second helical slot.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2017Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Wei-Chih Hsu, Ya-Hui Tseng, Chang-Kai Liu, Ming-Shun Lu, Wen-Jie Hsiao
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Publication number: 20170090522Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body and a second body. The first body includes a casing, a supporter, a first magnetic component and a torsion component. The casing includes an accommodating trench and a first trench communicated with the accommodating trench. A first lateral of the supporter is pivoted to the casing via the torsion component, and a second lateral of the supporter includes a notch. The magnetic component is slidably disposed in the first trench. The second body is pivoted to the first body and includes a second magnetic component. When the supporter is located in the accommodating trench and the first magnetic component extends into the notch, the supporter is positioned inside the accommodating trench by the first magnetic component, and the torsion component stores elastic potential energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2016Publication date: March 30, 2017Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Kun-Hsin Liu, Yun Bai, Yu-Wen Cheng
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Publication number: 20160349909Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a first body and a second body. The second body includes a processing unit, and a first touch panel, a second touch panel, a keyboard and at least one detecting module electrically connected to the processing unit, respectively. The keyboard is slidably disposed above the second touch panel, and the detecting module is adapted to detect a position of the keyboard. When the keyboard is located at a first position, the keyboard module covers the second touch panel, and the detecting module transmits a first signal to the processing unit so that the first touch panel is turned on. When the keyboard is located at a second position, the keyboard exposes the second touch panel, and the detecting module transmits a second signal to the processing unit so that the first touch panel is turned off. A touch panel controlling method of the portable electronic device is further provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Hsin-Chieh Fang, Yu-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ning Chang
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Publication number: 20160349861Abstract: A portable electronic device and a control method thereof are provided. The method is adapted to a portable electronic device including a rotatable element, a fixed element, a screen, a processor, a switch module with at least two protruding elements, and fixed points. The rotatable element is nearby the fixed element. The protruding elements and the fixed points are facing to each other and configured at one and the other of the rotatable element and the fixed element. The processor is coupled to the switch module and the screen. The method includes to display a default user interface corresponding to a default mode on the screen, to determine a corresponding mode according to all press states of each protruding element in the switch module by the processor when the rotatable element is rotated due to an external force applied thereto, and to display a corresponding user interface on the screen.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2016Publication date: December 1, 2016Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ming-Chung Liu, Wen-Yi Chiu, Ting-Wei Wu, Yuan-Li Shen
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Publication number: 20160195117Abstract: An alignment structure including a first casing, a first magnetic component, a second casing and a second magnetic component is provided. The first magnetic component is disposed at the first casing and has a first surface, and the first surface is a non-planar surface. The second magnetic component is disposed at the second casing and has a second surface, and the second surface is a non-planar surface. When the second casing leans against the first casing, the first surface and the second surface are facing each other, and a magnetic attraction between the first magnetic component and the second magnetic component guides the second magnetic component to be aligned to the first magnetic component, and stops the second casing from being separated from the first casing.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2016Publication date: July 7, 2016Applicant: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yao-Tsung Yeh, Jyh-Chyang Tzou, Hsin Yeh, Ming-Shun Lu, Wei-Hao Lan
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Patent number: D783598Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yun Bai, Yu-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ning Chang, Ming-Chung Liu, Ming-Shun Lu
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Patent number: D783599Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2016Date of Patent: April 11, 2017Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Yun Bai, Yu-Wen Cheng, Yu-Ning Chang, Ming-Chung Liu, Ming-Shun Lu
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Patent number: D798858Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2016Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: COMPAL ELECTRONICS, INC.Inventors: Ming-Shun Lu, Ya-Hui Tseng, Wei-Chih Hsu, Wen-Jie Hsiao