Patents by Inventor Ping-Chou Chen

Ping-Chou Chen 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: 20230225403
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides an aerosol delivery device and a cartridge for an aerosol delivery device. The cartridge can comprise a body defining a reservoir and defining an aerosol pathway in fluid communication with an aerosol outlet. The cartridge can further include one or more of an air entry, a splitter configured to split air entering the air entry into a plurality of air passages, an atomizer, and an aerosol forming chamber where air from the plurality of air passages is configured to mix with vapor formed by the heater to form an aerosol. Preferably, the aerosol forming chamber can be in fluid connection with the aerosol pathway. The present disclosure further can include a control device configured to receive, power, and control aerosol formation by the cartridge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Publication date: July 20, 2023
    Inventors: Ping-Chou Chen, Steven Michael Schennum, Matthew Joel Nettenstrom
  • Patent number: 10017966
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a base, an electromagnetic mechanism, a connecting mechanism, a clamping mechanism and a magnetically-attractable plate. The base has an opening. The electromagnetic mechanism has a protrusion block. The electromagnetic mechanism is installed within the base. The protrusion block is penetrated through the opening and exposed outside the base. The connecting mechanism is connected with a rear cover. The clamping mechanism is arranged between the connecting mechanism and the electromagnetic mechanism. Moreover, the magnetically-attractable plate is connected with the clamping mechanism. When the electromagnetic mechanism is electrically conducted to generate a magnetic attraction force, the magnetically-attractable plate is attracted by the magnetic attraction force, so that the clamping mechanism is attracted on the electromagnetic mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: FLYTECH TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD
    Inventors: Chiung-Chi Lin, Ping-Chou Chen, Chih-Kuang Chiang, Chin-Lung Yang, Li-Wen Yeh, Sung-Lin Chan
  • Publication number: 20160345715
    Abstract: A protective case includes a main body and a fixing strap. The fixing strap includes a first elastic part, a second elastic part and a connecting part. The first elastic part and the second elastic part are respectively connected with two lateral sides of an inner surface of the main body. The first elastic part and the second elastic part have plural openings, so that the elastic forces of the first elastic part and the second elastic part are adjustable. The connecting part is connected with the first elastic part and the second elastic part. The connecting part is accommodated within a hollow portion of the main body, and coplanar with an outer surface of the main body. When the connecting part is pulled, the first elastic part and the second elastic part deform, so that an object is held between the connecting part and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: CHIUNG-CHI LIN, Chih-Kuang Chiang, Ping-Chou Chen, Hsun-Chang Yang, Li-Wen Yeh, Sung-Lin Chan
  • Publication number: 20160348404
    Abstract: An electronic lock includes a base, an electromagnetic mechanism, a connecting mechanism, a clamping mechanism and a magnetically-attractable plate. The base has an opening The electromagnetic mechanism has a protrusion block. The electromagnetic mechanism is installed within the base. The protrusion block is penetrated through the opening and exposed outside the base. The connecting mechanism is connected with a rear cover. The clamping mechanism is arranged between the connecting mechanism and the electromagnetic mechanism. Moreover, the magnetically-attractable plate is connected with the clamping mechanism. When the electromagnetic mechanism is electrically conducted to generate a magnetic attraction force, the magnetically-attractable plate is attracted by the magnetic attraction force, so that the clamping mechanism is attracted on the electromagnetic mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2015
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: CHIUNG-CHI LIN, PING-CHOU CHEN, CHIH-KUANG CHIANG, CHIN-LUNG YANG, LI-WEN YEH, SUNG-LIN CHAN
  • Patent number: 8520371
    Abstract: A digital photo frame includes a body, a back shell defining a hole and a rotary support. The rotary support is rotatably connected to the back shell, includes a rotary base rotatably received in the hole, a connection member pivotedly connected to the rotary base, and an elongated support body slidably coupled to the connection member. The connection member includes a spring tab, a support body defining a plurality of channels. The channels are arranged along a lengthwise direction of the connection portion. the spring tab is selectively snappingly engaged in one of the channels. One of the rotary base and the back shell includes a plurality of protrusions, and the other one of the rotary base and the back shell defines a plurality of notches corresponding to the protrusions, the protrusions are snappingly engaging in the respective notches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiu-Cheng Peng, Ping-Chou Chen, Chi Tang, Jian Liu
  • Publication number: 20120262890
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a housing defining an opening, a circuit board fixed in the housing, a processor, and a wheel module. The wheel module includes a seat, a cantilevered arm, a wheel rotatably fixed to the cantilevered arm and partially extending out of the opening, an encoder fixed to the cantilevered arm, and a micro switch fixed to the seat. One end of the cantilevered arm is fixed to the seat, and an opposite end is free. The cantilevered arm is deformable so as to enable the free end to actuate the micro switch, when the cantilevered arm is depressed. The actuated micro switch then generates a trigger signal. The encoder is configured to convert the rotation of the wheel to corresponding electrical signals, when the wheel is rotated. The processor controls the electronic device to perform preset functions according to the trigger signal or the electrical signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: October 18, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEI-RONG XIAO, YA-ZHOU LIU, CHI TANG, PING-CHOU CHEN, HAN-CHE WANG, KUAN-HONG HSIEH
  • Publication number: 20120236475
    Abstract: A digital photo frame includes a body, a back shell defining a hole and a rotary support. The rotary support is rotatably connected to the back shell, includes a rotary base rotatably received in the hole, a connection member pivotedly connected to the rotary base, and an elongated support body slidably coupled to the connection member. The connection member includes a spring tab, a support body defining a plurality of channels. The channels are arranged along a lengthwise direction of the connection portion. the spring tab is selectively snappingly engaged in one of the channels. One of the rotary base and the back shell includes a plurality of protrusions, and the other one of the rotary base and the back shell defines a plurality of notches corresponding to the protrusions, the protrusions are snappingly engaging in the respective notches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: September 20, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JIU-CHENG PENG, PING-CHOU CHEN, CHI TANG, JIAN LIU
  • Publication number: 20120220318
    Abstract: A cordless telephone which includes a base station having a first phone-line interface and a first wireless transmitter/receiver, wherein the base station is connected to telephone network through the first phone-line interface. The cordless telephone further includes a handset having a second wireless transmitter/receiver communicating with the first wireless transmitter/receiver of the base station. The handset further includes a second phone-line interface capable of connecting to telephone network to allow the handset to communicate with the telephone network without the base station. Therefore, the user can still use the cordless telephone when the base station is unavailable due to power failure or malfunction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2011
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: JIAN LIU, PING-CHOU CHEN, JIU-CHENG PENG
  • Publication number: 20120194975
    Abstract: A hand-held tablet n electronic device includes a display screen, a frame. The frame surrounding the display screen includes two parallel sidewalls on opposite sides of the display screen, each of the sidewall includes a front face adjacent to the display screen and slightly slanted toward the display screen, an angle between each of the front faces and a main plane of the display screen being in a range from 1 to 3 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2011
    Publication date: August 2, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHENG-HAO CHOU, CHIANG-KUO TANG, PING-CHOU CHEN, BING-FENG LONG
  • Patent number: 8215976
    Abstract: A power adapter includes a base with a cord, an internal circuit electrically connected to the cord and first terminals connected to the internal circuit, and a locking member with a connection portion fixed to the base and an elastic portion connected to the connection portion. The elastic portion comprises a protruding latching portion. The power adapter also includes a plug with second terminals exposed at a first side thereof and a chamber defined in an opposite second side. Each of the second terminals includes an end portion received in the chamber, and the chamber includes an internal sidewall defining a recessed portion snappingly engaging with the latching portion, thereby detachably securing the plug to the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiu-Cheng Peng, Ping-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20120142208
    Abstract: A power adapter includes a base with a cord, an internal circuit electrically connected to the cord and first terminals connected to the internal circuit, and a locking member with a connection portion fixed to the base and an elastic portion connected to the connection portion. The elastic portion comprises a protruding latching portion. The power adapter also includes a plug with second terminals exposed at a first side thereof and a chamber defined in an opposite second side. Each of the second terminals includes an end portion received in the chamber, and the chamber includes an internal sidewall defining a recessed portion snappingly engaging with the latching portion, thereby detachably securing the plug to the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2011
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD
    Inventors: JIU-CHENG PENG, PING-CHOU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120044210
    Abstract: An electronic device with sliding touch control includes a main body, a main processing unit, and a touch sensing apparatus. The touch sensing apparatus includes a transparent panel mounted on an outer surface of the main body, a circuit board allocated under the transparent panel, a number of photoelectric sensors mounted on the circuit board, and a microprocessor electrically connected to the number of photoelectric sensors. The number of photoelectric sensors generates current signals changing with intensities of light passing through the transparent panel. The microprocessor determines whether the touch sensing apparatus is touched according to received current signals, and transmits the touch information to the main processing unit when a valid touch operation exists. The main processing unit determines a touch track according to the touch information to execute a control command corresponding to the touch track. A sliding touch control method is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-CHOU CHEN, CHI TANG
  • Publication number: 20110110067
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a shell, a circuit board, a triggering element, a light-transmissive button and an optical sensor. The shell defines a button hole in an edge thereof and forms a receiving space therein. The circuit board module is installed in the receiving space. The triggering element is fixed on and electronically connected with the circuit board module. The light-transmissive button is received in the button hole, and is depressible for turning on and off the triggering element. The optical sensor is positioned beneath the light-transmissive button for detecting intensity of the ambient light passing through the light-transmissive button. The appearance of the electronic device is not affected by the optical sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen)CO.,LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: PING-CHOU CHEN, HUA-FENG WU
  • Patent number: 7899503
    Abstract: A mobile phone (100) includes a base (10), a cover (20) and a connecting apparatus (30). The cover is rotatably mounted on the base. The connecting apparatus connects the cover to the base. Either of the base and the cover defines a leading pole (24) and another of them defines a leading groove (14) corresponding to the leading pole. The leading pole slides in the leading groove and is selectively retained in at least two places.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ping-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 7697270
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a stationary cover (10), a sliding mechanism (40) fixed with the stationary cover, a first sliding body (20) slidably connected to the sliding mechanism; and a second sliding body (30) slidably connected to the sliding mechanism and arranged to be abreast with the first sliding body. The stationary cover is slidably connected with the first sliding body and the second sliding body by the sliding mechanism, and the first sliding body and/or the second sliding body are/is operative to reveal out from the stationary cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ping-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: 7656662
    Abstract: A dual sliding portable electronic device (100) includes a main body (20), a sliding body (10) and a dual sliding assembly (30). The main body includes a first key array (231), a second key array (232), and a third key array (233) disposed on a top surface (21). The sliding body includes an upper surface (11), a display (13) disposed on the upper surface, and a bottom surface (12) at an opposite side of the upper surface. The dual sliding assembly slidingly connects the bottom surface of sliding body to the top surface of the main body, and is configured to direct the sliding body to slide along a first direction to reveal both of the second key array and the third key array, and along a second direction perpendicular to the first direction to reveal both of the first key array and the second key array.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ping-Chou Chen
  • Publication number: 20090021899
    Abstract: A portable electronic device includes a stationary cover (10), a sliding mechanism (40) fixed with the stationary cover, a first sliding body (20) slidably connected to the sliding mechanism; and a second sliding body (30) slidably connected to the sliding mechanism and arranged to be abreast with the first sliding body. The stationary cover is slidably connected with the first sliding body and the second sliding body by the sliding mechanism, and the first sliding body and/or the second sliding body are/is operative to reveal out from the stationary cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2007
    Publication date: January 22, 2009
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: PING-CHOU CHEN
  • Publication number: 20080298025
    Abstract: A sliding cover mechanism (100) includes a static member (10), a sliding member (20) and a flexible circuit board (60). The static member includes a receiving portion (101). The sliding member is movably mounted on the static member. One end of the flexible circuit board is mounted on the static member and another end of the flexible circuit board is mounted on the sliding member. The flexible circuit board is transformed and partly received in the receiving portion when the sliding member is moved on the static member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2007
    Publication date: December 4, 2008
    Applicant: CHI MEI COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: CHENG-LUNG CHANG, MEI-TSU TSAO, PING-CHOU CHEN
  • Patent number: D583810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems, Inc.
    Inventor: Ping-Chou Chen
  • Patent number: D666423
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Ya-Zhou Liu, Ping-Chou Chen, Wei-Rong Xiao, Qiao Ting, Han-Che Wang, Kuan-Hong Hsieh