Patents by Inventor Qiao-Wei Li

Qiao-Wei Li 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: 7959311
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having an illuminated keyboard includes a display having a recessed portion and a main body pivotally connected with the display. The main body includes a casing, a keyboard, a fastening element, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The keyboard is disposed at the casing and includes a plurality of keys made of a first light-transmitting material. Each key has a light incident surface and a light output surface. The fastening element is fastened to the casing and has a first portion made of a second light-transmitting material. The fastening element corresponds to the recessed portion. The light-emitting elements are disposed in the fastening element. The light emitted by the light-emitting elements passes through the first portion of the fastening element to directly enter into the key through the light incident surface and to be outputted from the key through the light output surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignees: Protek (Shanghai) Limited, Pegatron Corporation
    Inventors: Qiao-Wei Li, Ming-Kai Hsiao
  • Publication number: 20100089729
    Abstract: A portable electronic device having an illuminated keyboard includes a display having a recessed portion and a main body pivotally connected with the display. The main body includes a casing, a keyboard, a fastening element, and a plurality of light-emitting elements. The keyboard is disposed at the casing and includes a plurality of keys made of a first light-transmitting material. Each key has a light incident surface and a light output surface. The fastening element is fastened to the casing and has a first portion made of a second light-transmitting material. The fastening element corresponds to the recessed portion. The light-emitting elements are disposed in the fastening element. The light emitted by the light-emitting elements passes through the first portion of the fastening element to directly enter into the key through the light incident surface and to be outputted from the key through the light output surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 15, 2010
    Inventors: Qiao-Wei Li, Ming-Kai Hsiao