Patents by Inventor Mu-Kai Shen

Mu-Kai Shen 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: 20240112165
    Abstract: A rotatable connection assembly for a payment module is disclosed herein. The connection comprising a module sled having a module sled connection; a mobile computer mount having a mobile computer connection; a cable between the module sled connection and the mobile computer connection; a rotatable connection assembly disposed between the module sled and the mobile computer mount such that the module sled rotates with respect to the mobile computer mount between a first position and a second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Chieh Kai Wang, Thomas J. Britts, Kenneth W. Taylor, Robert Peri
  • Publication number: 20240088497
    Abstract: A battery for a mobile device includes: a battery housing including an inner wall, an opposing outer wall, a rear wall, and an opposing forward wall, the rear and forward walls each joining the inner and outer walls; an electrical contact disposed on the inner wall, configured to engage with an electrical interface within a device housing; a seal on the inner wall surrounding the electrical contact and a further portion of the inner wall, and configured to engage a complementary surface within the device housing; a hook extending from the forward wall, configured to engage the device housing to establish a pivot axis of the battery housing during battery insertion and removal; and a latch extending from the rear wall, biased towards an extended position to secure the battery within the device housing, and movable to a retracted position to release the battery from the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Andrew Ellis, Xinghua Shi, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Patent number: 11824215
    Abstract: A battery for a mobile device includes: a battery housing including an inner wall, an opposing outer wall, a rear wall, and an opposing forward wall, the rear and forward walls each joining the inner and outer walls; an electrical contact disposed on the inner wall, configured to engage with an electrical interface within a device housing; a seal on the inner wall surrounding the electrical contact and a further portion of the inner wall, and configured to engage a complementary surface within the device housing; a hook extending from the forward wall, configured to engage the device housing to establish a pivot axis of the battery housing during battery insertion and removal; and a latch extending from the rear wall, biased towards an extended position to secure the battery within the device housing, and movable to a retracted position to release the battery from the device housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew Ellis, Xinghua Shi, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Publication number: 20230187950
    Abstract: An adapter for a charging cradle includes: a perimeter wall defining a channel between first and second ends; a first device interface on an inner surface of the perimeter wall in communication with the first end, the first device interface configured to receive and align a first mobile device configuration with the charging cradle; a second device interface on the inner surface of the perimeter wall in communication with the second end, the second device interface configured to receive and align a second mobile device configuration with the charging cradle; a cradle interface on an outer surface of the perimeter wall, and configured to couple the adapter to the charging cradle in one of (i) a first orientation to expose a connector of the charging cradle via the first end of the channel, and (ii) a second orientation to expose the connector via the second end of the channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2021
    Publication date: June 15, 2023
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Liao-Hsun Chen, Chao Yu Chang
  • Publication number: 20220366164
    Abstract: An accessory for a mobile computing device having a camera with a field of view (FOV), includes: an adapter including: an inner wall having a first opening; a retention mechanism configured to releasably retain the mobile computing device against the inner wall with the camera positioned over the first opening; an outer wall joined to the inner wall by a set of side walls, the outer wall having a second opening with a second perimeter larger than a first perimeter of the first opening; a set of channel walls extending between the first perimeter of the first opening and the second perimeter of the second opening, the set of channel walls defining an open channel permitting the camera FOV to traverse the adapter substantially unobstructed; and a handle mount disposed on the outer wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Carl DeGiovine, Robert K. Liao, JaeHo Choi, Sunghun Lim, Chandra M. Nair, Jason H. Legoff, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Publication number: 20220366400
    Abstract: A system comprises: a payment accessory including: a payment accessory including: at least one payment data sensor, and an accessory housing defining a mounting interface carrying a set of electrical contacts; and an adapter including: an adapter housing defining (i) an accessory bay configured to removably receive the mounting interface of the payment accessory, and (ii) a device interface opposite the accessory bay, the device interface configured to couple the adapter to a mobile computing device to interconnect the electrical contacts of the mounting interface with the mobile computing device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Publication date: November 17, 2022
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Man-Ching Yen, Andrew Kim, Carl DeGiovine, Peter Randall Daly, Robert K. Liao, Ian R. Jenkins
  • Publication number: 20220085345
    Abstract: A battery for a mobile device includes: a battery housing including an inner wall, an opposing outer wall, a rear wall, and an opposing forward wall, the rear and forward walls each joining the inner and outer walls; an electrical contact disposed on the inner wall, configured to engage with an electrical interface within a device housing; a seal on the inner wall surrounding the electrical contact and a further portion of the inner wall, and configured to engage a complementary surface within the device housing; a hook extending from the forward wall, configured to engage the device housing to establish a pivot axis of the battery housing during battery insertion and removal; and a latch extending from the rear wall, biased towards an extended position to secure the battery within the device housing, and movable to a retracted position to release the battery from the device housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2020
    Publication date: March 17, 2022
    Inventors: Andrew Ellis, Xinghua Shi, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Patent number: D919625
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Liao-Hsun Chen, Ian R. Jenkins, Mu-Kai Shen, Sunghun Lim, Huang Chih Huang
  • Patent number: D922386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Huang Chih Huang, Chandra M. Nair, Mark Thomas Fountain
  • Patent number: D934161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, I-Heng Tsai, Man-Ching Yen
  • Patent number: D944802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Huang Chih Huang, Chandra M. Nair, Mark Thomas Fountain
  • Patent number: D954699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Edward M. Voli, Travis Baldwin
  • Patent number: D957321
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Andrew Ellis, Xinghua Shi, Yanjun Chen
  • Patent number: D967104
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Liao-Hsun Chen, Ian R. Jenkins, Mu-Kai Shen, Sunghun Lim, Huang Chih Huang
  • Patent number: D971822
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Carl DeGiovine
  • Patent number: D978862
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Hui-Chi Kuo, Chandra M. Nair
  • Patent number: D995529
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Carl DeGiovine, Robert K. Liao, JaeHo Choi, Sunghun Lim, Chandra M. Nair, Jason H. Legoff, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Patent number: D998617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Symbol Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Huang Chih Huang, Michael A. Charpin
  • Patent number: D1001093
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Sunghun Lim, Hui-Chi Kuo, Dae Suk Noh, Mu-Kai Shen
  • Patent number: D1012935
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Zebra Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: Mu-Kai Shen, Huang Chih Huang, Chandra M. Nair, Mark Thomas Fountain