Patents by Inventor Shao-Hon Tim Chen

Shao-Hon Tim 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: 20160226129
    Abstract: Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a first base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a first direction, a second base on which the playback device rests when oriented in a second direction, and a side of the playback device. A first antenna may be affixed to the side of the playback device, oriented perpendicular to the second base, and arranged to produce a first electric field in a first direction extending through the first base of the playback device. A second antenna of a second type may be positioned above the second base and below a speaker of the playback device when the playback device is oriented in the second direction. The second antenna may produce a second electric field in a second direction substantially orthogonal to the first direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2016
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Lee-Yin Vicki Chen, Shao-Hon Tim Chen
  • Patent number: 9343818
    Abstract: Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a metallic face and a non-metallic face, the metallic face including an opening; a first antenna of a first type positioned within the housing adjacent an inner surface of the non-metallic face; and a second antenna of second type different from the first type positioned within the housing, the second antenna including a slot aligned with the opening of the metallic face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: SONOS, INC.
    Inventors: Lee-Yin Vicki Chen, Shao-Hon Tim Chen
  • Publication number: 20130016870
    Abstract: Antenna configurations for wireless speakers are disclosed. An example playback device includes a housing having a metallic face and a non-metallic face, the metallic face including an opening; a first antenna of a first type positioned within the housing adjacent an inner surface of the non-metallic face; and a second antenna of second type different from the first type positioned within the housing, the second antenna including a slot aligned with the opening of the metallic face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Lee-Yin Vicki Chen, Shao-Hon Tim Chen