Patents by Inventor Pen-Kun Lin

Pen-Kun Lin 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: 7621021
    Abstract: A transversely movable hinge has a central bracket and two tilt hinge assemblies and is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device to allow the cover to pivot and rotate relative to the base. Each tilt hinge assembly has a pivoting leaf with a mounting segment, a torque washer and a biasing assembly. The torque washer is rotated relative to the mounting segment and has at least one protrusion. The biasing assembly presses the torque washer so the protrusion rubs against the mounting segment to provide a larger force to hold the cover at any visual angle. Then even if the resilient force of the biasing assembly is reduced to allow the cover to be easily moved transversely relative to the base, the hinge can still provide enough holding force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: Shin Zu Shing Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jia-Hao Hsu, Pen-Kun Lin
  • Publication number: 20090178242
    Abstract: A hinge assembly connects a cover to a base and further has a pressing member. The pressing member has a stationary pressing spacer and a rotating pressing spacer. Each of the pressing spacers has at least one inclined protrusion formed on an abutting surface. The inclined protrusions of the pressing spacers correspond to each other. When the cover is opening until an upper edge of one inclined protrusion corresponds to a lower edge of another inclined protrusion, people may open the cover lightly and fast. Alternative, when the cover is closing until the upper edges of the inclined protrusions and the lower edges of the inclined protrusions respectively correspond to each other, people may close the cover heavily and slowly to prevent the base from being stricken by the cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD
    Inventor: Pen-Kun Lin
  • Publication number: 20080271293
    Abstract: A transversely movable hinge has a central bracket and two tilt hinge assemblies and is mounted between a cover and a base of an electronic device to allow the cover to pivot and rotate relative to the base. Each tilt hinge assembly has a pivoting leaf with a mounting segment, a torque washer and a biasing assembly. The torque washer is rotated relative to the mounting segment and has at least one protrusion. The biasing assembly presses the torque washer so the protrusion rubs against the mounting segment to provide a larger force to hold the cover at any visual angle. Then even if the resilient force of the biasing assembly is reduced to allow the cover to be easily moved transversely relative to the base, the hinge can still provide enough holding force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Applicant: SHIN ZU SHING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jia-Hao Hsu, Pen-Kun Lin