Patents by Inventor Sheau Jiun Yang

Sheau Jiun Yang 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: 9674335
    Abstract: A multi-configuration input device is described. In one or more examples, an input device comprises a connection portion configured to be secured to a mobile computing device using a magnetic connection, an input portion having one or more sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction, a support portion rotationally secured to the input portion and the connection portion and effective to assume a cover configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are positioned to cover a display device of the mobile computing device, and further effective to assume a stand configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are position at an acute angle with respect to one another, and an operating system selection key operable to select from a plurality of operating systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Able Chen, Wei Zheng, Sheau Jiun Yang, Po-Lin Ho
  • Publication number: 20160277562
    Abstract: A multi-configuration input device is described. In one or more examples, an input device comprises a connection portion configured to be secured to a mobile computing device using a magnetic connection, an input portion having one or more sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction, a support portion rotationally secured to the input portion and the connection portion and effective to assume a cover configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are positioned to cover a display device of the mobile computing device, and further effective to assume a stand configuration in which the support portion and the input portion are position at an acute angle with respect to one another, and an operating system selection key operable to select from a plurality of operating systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Able Chen, Wei Zheng, Sheau Jiun Yang, Po-Lin Ho
  • Publication number: 20160259427
    Abstract: A foldable input device is described. In one or more implementations, an input device includes a first housing having a first collection of sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction and a second housing having a second collection of sensors configured to generate inputs responsive to user interaction. The input device also includes a wireless communication device configured to communicate the generated inputs to a computing device that are usable to initiate one or more operations of the computing device and a flexible hinge securing the first and second housings to each other and configured to permit rotational movement of the first and second housings in relation to each other.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2014
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Inventors: Wei Zheng, Sang Hyun Jeong, Sheau Jiun Yang, Nicolas J.C. Schmitt, Dhaval Jitendra Joshi, Yujian Peng
  • Patent number: D750079
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Hong Yu Chen, Wei Zheng, Po Lin Ho, Sheau Jiun Yang
  • Patent number: D750081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Sang Hyun Jeong, Wei Zheng, Sheau Jiun Yang
  • Patent number: D761267
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Wei Wei Chen, Wei Zheng, Po Lin Ho, Sheau Jiun Yang
  • Patent number: D803835
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Zheng, Greg Jones, Jan Raken, Kate Bailey, Sheau Jiun Yang
  • Patent number: D803836
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Microsoft Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Zheng, Greg Jones, Jan Raken, Kate Bailey, Sheau Jiun Yang