Patents by Inventor Nai-Chien Chang

Nai-Chien Chang 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: 8690456
    Abstract: A universal modular connector of the present invention mainly includes a base and a transforming module. The base has a first slot. A connecting socket is arranged in the base. The connecting socket has an opening and a plurality of conductive pins protruding out from the base. The transforming module has a circuit board, an optical component electrically connected to the circuit board, a signal transforming integrated circuit, and a plurality of conducting terminals. The transforming module is arranged in the first slot of the base. The conducting terminals are electrically connected to the conductive pins in the opening. The optical component receives an optical signal from an external wire, the signal transforming integrated circuit transforms the optical signal into a corresponding electronic signal, and then the electronic signal is transmitted to the conductive pins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20140065848
    Abstract: An electrical connector assembly for electrically connecting an external circuit board has an insulating main body, a first connector module, a second connector module and a flexible conducting wire. The first connector module is disposed inside the insulating main body and electrically connected to the external circuit board. The second connector module is disposed inside the insulating main body and located above the connector module. The flexible conducting wire has two ends electrically connected to the second connector module and the external circuit board. The flexible conducting wire replaces a traditional metal conducting pin, so as to achieve simple process and decrease electromagnetic interference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Patent number: 8647154
    Abstract: A network adapter with a wireless network access function includes a wireless network access point router, a socket, a network plug, and a metallic cover. The wireless network access point router has at least one set of electrode terminals. The socket has at least one connecting port. The connecting port is provided with a plurality of insertion slots for allowing the electrode terminals to be assembled therein. The network plug is electrically connected to the wireless network access point router. The metallic cover is a hollow body. The rear side of the body has two foldable plates. The wireless network access point router, the socket and the network plug are assembled in the body of the metallic cover with the network plug being exposed to the outside of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20140030913
    Abstract: A stacked electrical connecting device includes an insulating body, first and second connectors and a conductive connecting member. The insulating body includes first and second accommodation portions and a separator between the first and second accommodation portions. The first and second connectors have first and second metal casings fixed into the first and second accommodation portions. The conductive connecting member is installed at the separator and includes a first planar section electrically contacted with the first metal casing, a second planar section electrically contacted with the second metal casing, and a third planar section coupled between the first and second planar sections. The first and second planar sections have a first elastic plate elastically pressing at the first metal casing and a second elastic plate elastically pressing at the second metal casing, and the conductive connecting member is electrically coupled between the first and second metal casings and grounded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140030914
    Abstract: A high definition multimedia interface (HDMI) connector includes a HDMI socket (1b) and at least one pair positioning legs (2b). The HDMI socket (1b) has a shielding frame (11b). Each of the positioning legs (2b) is connected to the HDMI socket (1b) and exposed to the shielding frame (11b). The distance between the positioning legs (2b) is complied with the Display Port specification Thus, the HDMI socket (1b) has the positioning legs (2b) complied with the Display Port specification such that the HDMI socket (1b) can be insertedly disposed on the PCB (100b) having the Display Port connection to enhance assembling convenience.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2013
    Publication date: January 30, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20140004749
    Abstract: The present invention mainly has two double-contact connectors and a plurality of connecting lines. Each double-contact connector has an insulating member, an upper pin set and a lower pin set. A top surface of the insulating member forward extends to form an upper tongue portion, a bottom surface of the insulating member forward extends to form a lower tongue portion, the upper pin set disposes in the upper tongue portion, the lower pin set disposes in the lower tongue portion, the upper pin set and the upper tongue portion compose an upper connecting interface, the lower pin set and the lower tongue portion compose a lower connecting interface. Further, the two double-contact connectors electrically connect with the two ends of the plurality of connecting lines respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2013
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130318563
    Abstract: A television apparatus includes a first connection port for connecting to a multimedia terminal apparatus. The television apparatus receives television signals through a television signal input unit of the television apparatus. A monitor of the television apparatus displays the television signals. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a conventional television. Moreover, the television apparatus is connected to the multimedia terminal apparatus through the first connection port. A mastership of the television apparatus is transferred from a first central processing unit of the television apparatus to a second central processing unit of the multimedia terminal apparatus when the multimedia terminal apparatus is connected to the television apparatus. The multimedia terminal apparatus is configured to process an operating system of the multimedia terminal apparatus. Therefore, the television apparatus is used as a smart television.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130314869
    Abstract: A minicomputer includes a small size mainboard. A processing unit, a memory, a storage unit, at least a female connector, and at least a male connector are arranged on the mainboard. The storage unit stores an operating system of the minicomputer. The processing unit and the memory are configured to process the operating system. The female connectors are electrically connected to peripherals of the minicomputer. The minicomputer is directly plugged into a female connector of an external monitor through the male connector. The minicomputer is configured to transmit video and audio signals to the external monitor for displaying.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 28, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130309909
    Abstract: A stacked electric connector includes an insulating body, multiple electrically conductive terminals, a circuit board, a hub integrated circuit, and multiple outputting terminals. Multiple tongues portions extend forwards from the insulating body. Multiple terminal slots are disposed within the tongue portions. The electrically conductive terminals are disposed within the terminal slots. One end of each electrically conductive terminal extends out of the insulating body and is electrically connected to the circuit board. The electrically conductive terminals and the tongue portions together construct multiple connecting ports having the same interface. The hub IC is disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the electrically conductive terminals. The outputting terminals are disposed on the circuit board and electrically connected to the hub IC. An amount of the outputting terminals is equal to an amount of the electrically conductive terminals of each connecting port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130309880
    Abstract: A connector with a sensing component comprises an insulated base, a conductive terminal set, a printed circuit board, an insulated bottom plate, and a metal al case. The printed circuit board electrically connects with a sensing component that has a triaxial accelerator, a gyroscope or a motion sensor into a connector. While an electronic device or electrical equipment electrically connecting with the connector is rotating or is tilting, the connector may output a triaxial variation signal in order to change the displaying orientation of the screen of the electronic device or cut off the power of the electrical equipment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130309879
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a universal circuit board module and an electric connector using the same. The electric connector includes a housing and a universal circuit board module. The housing includes an electric connecter with a plurality of connecting ports and a recess. The recess is used for assembling the universal circuit board module. The electric connector is expanded by increasing the universal circuit board module having electric connecting head with demanded standard or particular function, such that the expansibility can be enhanced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130308619
    Abstract: A light instrument having wireless network sharing function includes a decorative light and a wireless network access point disposed within a base of the decorative light. Therefore, the decorative light not only can provide function of illumination, but internet for electronic apparatus having WIFI equipment when the wireless network access point is electrically connected to a modem.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130286602
    Abstract: A wireless module includes a wireless signal transceiver and a transferring unit. The wireless module is assembled to a connector unit after the wireless signal transceiver is assembled to the transferring unit. Therefore, the connector unit transmits and receives wireless signals through the wireless module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: October 31, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130265135
    Abstract: An unlocking method for an electronic device which has a plurality of light-sensors thereon and stores an application program therein first executes the application program when the electronic device works in a locking mode. When the application program is executed, the method continually computes a covering order of user's covering action performed on the light-sensors via the application program. Therefore, the method controls the electronic device to switch from the locking mode to an unlocking mode when the covering order of the covering action is matched with an unlocking condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 10, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Patent number: 8529290
    Abstract: A connector apparatus having a detachable module includes a connector base and a detachable module. The connector base has an insulating body and a plurality of press-contacting terminals. A plurality of grooves are inwardly formed on a rear surface of the insulating body. The press-contacting terminals are correspondingly located in the grooves. A press-contacting portion of each of the press-contacting terminals extends along the upper surface of the insulating body and protrudes out from the upper surface. The detachable module is composed of a circuit board, an integrated circuit electrically connecting to the circuit board and a plurality of connecting pins arranged on the circuit board. When the detachable module is connected to the connector base, the connecting pins are electrically connected to the press-contacting portions, and the mainboard of a computer connected to the connector base can execute the function of the integrated circuit in the detachable module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 8529297
    Abstract: A network connector structure includes an insulating body having a port inwardly formed at a front-end surface of the insulating body, a containing space formed in the insulating body insulating body, and a first circuit board and a second circuit board parallely installed and electrically coupled to each other. A plurality of connecting terminals and a plurality of filter elements are electrically coupled to the first circuit board, and at least one network integrated circuit and a plurality of soldered terminals are electrically coupled to the second circuit board. The network connector is electrically coupled to an external transmission line through the plurality of connecting terminals, and electrically coupled to a motherboard of an external electronic device through the plurality of soldered terminals, so that the network integrated circuit inside the network connector provide network signal encoding/decoding functions directly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Patent number: 8529111
    Abstract: A notebook computer having dual display screens includes a backlight module, a first liquid crystal panel, a second liquid crystal panel, a first protective layer, a second protective layer, and a frame. The backlight module is constituted of a light guide plate and a plurality of light guide sources. The first liquid crystal panel is adhered to one side of the backlight module for displaying images of a picture. The second liquid crystal panel is adhered to the other side of the backlight module for displaying a picture identical to or different from that of the first liquid crystal panel. The picture of the second liquid crystal panel is displayed in a direction reverse to that of the first liquid crystal panel. The first protective layer is adhered to one side of the first liquid crystal panel. The second protective layer is adhered to one side of the second liquid panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien Chang
  • Publication number: 20130210271
    Abstract: A combined stacked connector assembly is electrically connected to a printed circuit board and includes an H-shaped insulation support, a first connector module and a second connector module. The H-shaped insulation support has a first accommodating space and a second accommodating space vertically arranged with each other. The first connector module is detachably disposed in the first accommodating space and the second connector module is detachably disposed in the second accommodating space. By this arrangement, various connectors can be combined and stacked to form different kinds of stacked connector assembly, thereby reducing the expense of molds and the production cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 10, 2012
    Publication date: August 15, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130203292
    Abstract: An electrical connector includes a casing, a housing, a terminal set, a printed circuit board, a cover body, and a signal gain circuit. The signal gain circuit is electrically connected to the printed circuit board and arranged on the printed circuit board. The electrical connector is arranged at a front panel of a computer and is electrically connected to an external electronic apparatus. Signals transmitted between the computer and the external electronic apparatus will not be weakened because of the signal gain circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG
  • Publication number: 20130201278
    Abstract: A wireless network and videoconference includes a circuit board, a wireless local area network (WLAN) interface, a videoconference interface, and a transmission interface. The WALN interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The videoconference interface is placed on the circuit board and electrically connected thereto. The transmission interface is electrically connected to the WLAN interface, the videoconference interface, and a mother board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: Nai-Chien CHANG