Patents by Inventor Richard Chao

Richard Chao 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: 11960918
    Abstract: A system can receive information about a first orchestration service that indicates a mapping from an application programming interface (API) to an executable script, and a dependency of the first orchestration service on a second orchestration service. The system can, in response to receiving the information, creating a base container image for the first orchestration service. The system can associate the API with executing the executable script on the base container image. The system can associate the dependency of the first orchestration service on the second orchestration service with the base container image. The system can, in response to receiving data indicative of a request to create an instance of the first orchestration service, creating an instance of the base container image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Cy Chao, Richard Ang, Anil Varkhedi, Helen He
  • Publication number: 20100132121
    Abstract: A support cushion for fast inflation and deflation comprises an air pouch and an air valve located on the air pouch. The air valve includes a valve base, a valve cover, a valve pillar and a locking member. The valve base has at least one air vent leading to the air pouch. The valve cover is coupled on the valve base to form an accommodating trough to accommodate the valve pillar. The valve pillar has a first opening and a second opening communicated with each other. The valve pillar also has a first position relative to the valve base to allow air to pass and a second position to block the airflow. The locking member can receive a turning force to drive the valve pillar to switch between the first and second positions. Operation is simpler and faster switch can be achieved, and leakage of air can be avoided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2010
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventor: Richard CHAO
  • Patent number: 7399288
    Abstract: An adjustable neck brace worn at a human neck for fixing a cervical vertebra includes a cover panel and an adjusting device fixed onto a surface of the cover panel, and the adjusting device includes an adjusting rod, a limit member and an adjusting knob disposed on a surface corresponding to the adjusting rod, and an end of the limit member includes a bracket, and the adjusting knob links an adjusting gear installed at the adjusting rod, and an end of the adjusting rod includes a height adjusting plate having a supporting portion for supporting a chin. With the foregoing technical measures, the invention features a secured and stable structure to maximize the effects of medical treatment and physical therapy. The height of the supporting portion can be adjusted to provide users a feedback about a definite feel of the adjustment through the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Publication number: 20070270728
    Abstract: An adjustable neck brace worn at a human neck for fixing a cervical vertebra includes a cover panel and an adjusting device fixed onto a surface of the cover panel, and the adjusting device includes an adjusting rod, a limit member and an adjusting knob disposed on a surface corresponding to the adjusting rod, and an end of the limit member includes a bracket, and the adjusting knob links an adjusting gear installed at the adjusting rod, and an end of the adjusting rod includes a height adjusting plate having a supporting portion for supporting a chin. With the foregoing technical measures, the invention features a secured and stable structure to maximize the effects of medical treatment and physical therapy. The height of the supporting portion can be adjusted to provide users a feedback about a definite feel of the adjustment through the bracket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2006
    Publication date: November 22, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Publication number: 20070246680
    Abstract: An air valve structure for inflatable articles includes a cylindrical body, at least one venthole on a valve base, a valve cover coupled to the valve base and having a containing groove, and a valve pillar in the containing groove and including a tube body passing through a through hole. The tube body includes an air guide hole and a pressing portion, and the valve cover is coupled to a locking member, and the valve pillar displaces up and down in the containing groove to define a closed state and an open state, and the locking member and the valve pillar define a position limit relation to prevent the valve pillar from being touched accidentally or an excessively large air pressure from causing an air leak. With the foregoing measures, the air valve structure of the invention provides an easy operation and achieves an airtight effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2006
    Publication date: October 25, 2007
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Publication number: 20050098757
    Abstract: A leak-proof gate valve adapted for use on inflatable goods includes a stem which has a through hole in the center and a valve seat which has a round strut. When inflation reaches a desired condition, the stem may be pushed towards the valve seat to couple the through hole and the round strut tightly and cut off the fluid passage to prevent gas leakage. For deflation, pull the stem rearwards, and the through hole and the round strut form a gap to form a gas passage. Thus the gate valve is leak-proof and more convenient for use.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2003
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 6382407
    Abstract: An eyeglass case includes an annular sleeve, a tubular first housing, and a tubular second housing. The first housing has a closed end and an open end that is press-fitted to a first end portion of the sleeve in such a manner that the first housing can be removed forcibly from the sleeve. The second housing has a closed end and an open end that is attached to a second end portion of the sleeve, thereby defining an eyeglass-accommodating space between the first and second housings for accommodating a pair of eyeglasses. A hanging cord unit is fastened to the sleeve, and has a looped portion that can be hung on the neck of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2002
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 6367926
    Abstract: A first frame of an eyeglass device includes a bridge with a magnetic member, and two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses. The retaining mechanisms defines a frontal plane. The bridge ties the two-retaining mechanism together, with the magnetic member magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame. In one embodiment the coupling occurs at a coupling surface on the second frame that is substantially perpendicular to the frontal plane. The magnetic member at the bridge of the first frame can be a permanent magnet or a magnetizable member. The second frame can be a primary frame, and the first frame can be an auxiliary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2002
    Assignee: Contour Optik, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chao, Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 6223813
    Abstract: An efficient heat sink having a high density of fins and a large effective surface area is formed by coiling a flat strip of thermally conductive material in which teeth or millifins have been formed by a stamping operation, for example. A spacer may be employed to insure fin separation. In an alternate embodiment, the strips are stacked. The resulting heat sink is particularly effective in impingement flow cooling of electronic devices, chips, circuits or modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2001
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 6092896
    Abstract: A first frame of an eyeglass device includes a bridge with a magnetic member, and two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses. The retaining mechanisms defines a frontal plane. The bridge ties the two retaining mechanism together, with the magnetic member magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame. In one embodiment the coupling occurs at a coupling surface on the second frame that is substantially perpendicular to the frontal plane. The magnetic member at the bridge of the first frame can be a permanent magnet or a magnetizable member. The second frame can be a primary frame, and the first frame can be an auxiliary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2000
    Assignee: Contour Optik, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chao, Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 6012811
    Abstract: A first frame of an eyeglass device includes a bridge with a magnetic member, and two retaining mechanisms for supporting a pair of lenses. The retaining mechanisms defines a frontal plane. The bridge ties the two retaining mechanism together, with the magnetic member magnetically coupling to another magnetic member at the bridge of a second frame. In one embodiment the coupling occurs at a coupling surface on the second frame that is substantially perpendicular to the frontal plane. The magnetic member at the bridge of the first frame can be a permanent magnet or a magnetizable member. The second frame can be a primary frame, and the first frame can be an auxiliary frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Contour Optik, Inc.
    Inventors: David Chao, Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 5926368
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which provide field upgradability of an electrical system's air cooling capacity is provided. In particular, air-moving devices are disposed in an external enclosure which is mated with a base unit in such a way as to convert one of the base unit's exhaust ports to an added inlet port. Accordingly, thermal upgradability in the field is easily provided by removing lower capacity interior blowers, by providing and using an access port into the middle of the old air flow path and by attaching an exterior unit having increased air-moving capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5825620
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which provide field upgradability of an electrical system's air cooling capacity is provided. In particular, air-moving devices are disposed in an external enclosure which is mated with a base unit in such a way as to convert one of the base unit's exhaust ports to an added inlet port. Accordingly, thermal upgradability in the field is easily provided by removing lower capacity interior blowers, by providing and using an access port into the middle of the old air flow path and by attaching an exterior unit having increased air-moving capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5761037
    Abstract: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the present invention, an orientation independent evaporator includes a wicking member which also operates as a manifold which possesses a number of surface accessible channels preferably via grooves cut in either side of a slab of wicking material at right angles to one another. The evaporator is, because of the structure of this wicking member, able to be operated in any orientation with respect to a gravitational field. The invention provides an improved evaporator for use in thermosyphons, and in particular, provides an improved mechanism for cooling electronic components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Timothy Merrill Anderson, Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5758418
    Abstract: An efficient heat sink having a high density of fins and a large effective surface area is formed by coiling a flat strip of thermally conductive material in which teeth or millifins have been formed by a stamping operation, for example. A spacer may be employed to insure fin separation. In an alternate embodiment, the strips are stacked. The resulting heat sink is particularly effective in impingement flow cooling of electronic devices, chips, circuits or modules.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5743794
    Abstract: A method and apparatus which provide field upgradability of an electrical system's air cooling capacity. In particular, air-moving devices are disposed in an external enclosure which is mated with a base unit in such a way as to convert one of the base unit's exhaust ports to an added inlet port. Accordingly, thermal upgradability in the field is easily provided by removing lower capacity interior blowers, by providing and using an access port into the middle of the old air flow path and by attaching an exterior unit having increased air moving capacity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 28, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5737054
    Abstract: An eyeglass device includes a primary and an auxiliary spectacle frames for supporting lenses. The primary spectacle frame includes a magnetic connector member secured in the middle bridge portion. The auxiliary spectacle frame includes a middle bridge portion having a projection for engaging over the middle bridge portion of the primary spectacle frame and having a magnetic connector member for engaging with the connector member of the primary spectacle frame such that the spectacle frames can be easily secured together with only one hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Patent number: 5719745
    Abstract: A heat sink is provided for use with stacks of integrated circuit chips. The heat sink comprises a thermally conductive body having a recess in which the chip stack is disposed. The heat sink also includes fins which extend away from the recess. In one embodiment, fins are provided inside the recess for improved cooling of higher power chips such as a microprocessor which is surrounded by less thermally demanding memory chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Dereje Agonafer, Timothy Merrill Anderson, Gregory Martin Chrysler, Richard Chao-Fan Chu
  • Patent number: 5682222
    Abstract: A spectacle frame includes two extensions extended from the side portions and each having a magnetic member. A pair of legs are pivotally coupled to the extensions and each has another magnetic member secured in one end for engaging with the magnetic members of the frame so as to rotate the legs to a position parallel to the extensions and perpendicular to the frame by an attraction force between the magnetic members. The legs will not apply a spring force but may apply a gentle force against the users such that the users may feel more comfortable when wearing the spectacle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 28, 1997
    Inventor: Richard Chao
  • Patent number: RE37545
    Abstract: An eyeglass device includes a primary and an auxiliary spectacle frames for supporting lenses. The primary spectacle frame includes two legs pivotally coupled to two side extensions and includes two magnetic members secured in the rear and side portions. The auxiliary spectacle frame includes two legs engaged on the primary spectacle frame and each having a magnetic member for engaging with the magnetic members of the primary spectacle frame so as to secure the spectacle frames together and so as to prevent the auxiliary spectacle frame from moving downward relative to the primary spectacle frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Assignees: Contour Optik, Inc., Asahi Optical Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Richard Chao