Patents by Inventor Samuel Chau

Samuel Chau 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).

  • Motherboard with connector for extender
    Patent number: 9215808
    Abstract: A motherboard has a cut-away so that it deviates from its rectangular outline. The motherboard has a connector disposed along one side for physically and electrically connecting the motherboard to a motherboard extender. A method includes physically and electrically connecting a motherboard extender to a motherboard so that a tab of said motherboard extender and an overlapping expansion-card connector extend into the cut-away.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Ralph W. Conway, Samuel Chau
  • Expansion card adapter
    Patent number: 8585442
    Abstract: A system and method for adapting a peripheral expansion card to a peripheral expansion slot are disclosed herein. A first board of an expansion card adapter is configured to mate with an expansion card connector. A second board of the expansion card adapter is configured to mate with peripheral expansion card that is incompatible with the expansion card adapter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: George Tuma, Samuel Chau, Karl R. Hassur
  • ADAPTER
    Publication number: 20120021624
    Abstract: A system and method for adapting a peripheral expansion card to a peripheral expansion slot are disclosed herein. A first board of an expansion card adapter is configured to mate with an expansion card connector. A second board of the expansion card adapter is configured to mate with peripheral expansion card that is incompatible with the expansion card adapter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2009
    Publication date: January 26, 2012
    Inventors: George Tuma, Samuel Chau, Karl R. Hassur
  • MOTHERBOARD WITH CONNECTOR FOR EXTENDER
    Publication number: 20110279988
    Abstract: A motherboard has a cut-away so that it deviates from its rectangular outline. The motherboard has a connector disposed along one side for physically and electrically connecting the motherboard to a motherboard extender.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2009
    Publication date: November 17, 2011
    Inventors: Ralph W Conway, Samuel Chau
  • Low-power compact computer
    Patent number: 7400500
    Abstract: A low-power compact computer comprises a processor having relatively low-power consumption, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, and a conventional random access memory storage circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2008
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Michael Ip, Samuel Chau, Michael McCullough
  • Low-power compact computer
    Publication number: 20070097624
    Abstract: A low-power compact computer comprises a processor having relatively low-power consumption, a supporting chipset having conventional power consumption, and a conventional random access memory storage circuit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2005
    Publication date: May 3, 2007
    Inventors: Michael Ip, Samuel Chau, Michael McCullough