Patents by Inventor Sheng-Hsiung Cheng
Sheng-Hsiung Cheng 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).
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Patent number: 7748795Abstract: A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2007Date of Patent: July 6, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7735942Abstract: A foldable host unit case of a computer with sliding rail grooves includes a front wall, which provides a first lateral end to pivotally connect with the first frame with a pivotal shaft and a second lateral end to be pivotally joined to the sliding rail groove of the second frame with a sliding block, and a rear wall, which provides a first lateral end being pivotally joined to the sliding rail groove of the second frame with a sliding block and a second lateral end pivotally connecting with the second frame with a pivotal shaft. Hence, the first frame, the second frame, the front wall and the rear wall are capable of being unfolded to set up the host unit case completely and folded to form the packaged size quickly.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: June 15, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7731025Abstract: A packaging cushion assembly includes at least one foldable packaging plate including a base plate that has two opposite first sides, two opposite second sides, two opposite first side plates connected respectively and foldably to the first sides, and two opposite second side plates connected respectively and foldably to the second sides. Each of the first and second side plates has an outer wall plate section connected foldably to the respective first or second side, a spacer plate section connected foldably to the outer wall plate section, and an inner wall plate section connected foldably to the spacer plate section. The outer wall plate section of each second side plate has two connecting plates respectively and foldably connected to two ends thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2007Date of Patent: June 8, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20100133967Abstract: A computer housing includes a foldable frame and a face panel. The frame is disposed for mounting a motherboard, an optical disk drive, and a power supply, and includes two first housing panels and two second housing panels that are connected pivotally and surroundingly as a whole. The frame is foldable into a folded state, where the first and second housing panels are turned pivotally to be proximate to each other so as to reduce the size of the frame, as well as the space and material required for packaging the frame, thereby saving costs of transport and packaging material.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 2, 2010Publication date: June 3, 2010Applicant: AOPEN INC.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20100123052Abstract: A mounting bracket mechanism includes a first stand, at least one beam locked on the first stand, at least one second stand disposed on a side of the first stand and locked on an end of the beam in an adjustable manner relative to the beam, and least one hanger for connecting a monitor and hanging the monitor on the beam so as to fix the monitor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 3, 2009Publication date: May 20, 2010Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Chin-Hsiung Chen, Shuang-Ji Jiang
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Patent number: 7708356Abstract: A host unit case with foldable front and rear walls and lower cover for a computer includes a front wall, a rear wall, an upper cover and a lower cover. The lower end of the front wall connects with the front end of the lower cover. The lower end of rear wall pivotally connects with the rear end of the lower cover. Hence, the lower cover, the front wall and the rear wall are unfolded to allow the lower cover engaging with upper end of the front wall and upper end of the rear wall for the host unit case being set up as a complete form quickly and being folded parts thereof to reduce the volume thereof conveniently.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: May 4, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7695079Abstract: A foldable host unit case for a computer with dual crossover pivotal mechanisms includes a first module body and a second module body. The first module body and the second module body pivotally connect with each other at the middles thereof. The first module body has a foldable front wall and the second module body has a foldable rear wall. The first module body and the second module body can extend toward both lateral sides thereof respectively with respect to a rotational center formed with a pivotal shaft and the front wall and the rear wall are bent to form a firm structure. Hence, the host unit case is capable of being extended conveniently and quickly and being folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7642453Abstract: A host unit case of a computer capable of being set up easily with detachable plate-shaped components includes an upper cover, a lower cover, a front wall, a rear wall, a main board support wall, a first support frame, a second support frame, a connecting plate, a third support frame, a left side plate, a right side plate and a panel. The host unit case is easy to be disassembled as pieces of plates for the smallest volume can be reached at the time of being packaged such that space occupied by the stacked components can be reduced tremendously for saving storage space and lower delivery cost.Type: GrantFiled: January 19, 2007Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: AOPEN Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7641295Abstract: A foldable host unit case for a computer with joint mechanisms includes four holding posts and the upper ends of the holding posts connect with a neighboring holding post with first foldable connecting rods and second foldable connecting rods respectively. The lower ends of the holding posts are joined to four ends of a cross connecting rod set such that the holding posts are capable of being extended to constitute a firm structure. Hence, the host unit case is capable of being extended conveniently and quickly and being folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: January 5, 2010Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7604125Abstract: In a packaging cushion device, a base member has a base wall, and first and second sidewalls respectively perpendicular to two adjacent edges of the base wall. The base wall and first and second sidewalls define a receiving portion. A modular component has a base panel, two adjacent first and second side panels perpendicular to the base panel, a first projection extending from the first and second side panels, and a second projection extending from the base panel and the second panel. The first and second projections are matchable with and connectable to the receiving portion to form two interchangeable configurations of different heights, thereby satisfying the need of packing a computer housing in either folded or unfolded configuration, and saving packing materials.Type: GrantFiled: August 21, 2007Date of Patent: October 20, 2009Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7602603Abstract: A stackable modular computer housing includes a rectangular frame, and top and bottom covers. The frame includes a surrounding wall, a first engaging portion extending from an upper edge of the surrounding wall, and a second engaging portion extending from a lower edge of the surrounding wall. An inner surface of one of the first and second engaging portions is flush with an outer surface of the other of the first and second engaging portions. The top cover includes a rectangular top plate for closing a top opening of the frame, and a third engaging portion extending from a peripheral edge of the top plate for engaging the first engaging portion. The bottom cover includes a rectangular bottom plate for closing a bottom opening of the frame, and a fourth engaging portion extending from a peripheral edge of the bottom plate for engaging the second engaging portion.Type: GrantFiled: June 4, 2007Date of Patent: October 13, 2009Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Chij-Hsiung Chen, Wu-Nan Wang
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Patent number: 7561431Abstract: A double housing mutually stacking structure comprises first and second housing. The first and second housing are respectively constituted at least by first and second motherboard blocking walls, first and second front walls, first and second rear walls, a first upper cover and a second lower cover. When the housing is packed, the first front wall is propped against an outer side of the second rear wall, the second front wall is propped against an outer side of the first rear wall, the first upper cover is propped against upper edges of the second rear wall and the second motherboard blocking wall, and the second lower cover is propped against lower edges of the first rear wall and the first motherboard blocking wall to cause the first and the second housing to be mutually stacked to be close to the volume of one housing to be transported.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2007Date of Patent: July 14, 2009Assignee: AOPEN Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7518866Abstract: A host unit case for a computer with foldable holding posts at front and rear walls thereof provides an upper cover and a lower cover to pivotally connect with a front wall, a rear wall, first holding posts, second holding posts, third holding posts and fourth holding posts respectively as a main structure. The main structure is extended to form a firm structure such that the host unit case is capable of being set up conveniently and quickly and is folded conveniently to reduce the volume thereof during being packaged.Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 2007Date of Patent: April 14, 2009Assignee: AOPEN Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20090059503Abstract: A double housing mutually stacking structure comprises first and second housing. The first and second housing are respectively constituted at least by first and second motherboard blocking walls, first and second front walls, first and second rear walls, a first upper cover and a second lower cover. When the housing is packed, the first front wall is propped against an outer side of the second rear wall, the second front wall is propped against an outer side of the first rear wall, the first upper cover is propped against upper edges of the second rear wall and the second motherboard blocking wall, and the second lower cover is propped against lower edges of the first rear wall and the first motherboard blocking wall to cause the first and the second housing to be mutually stacked to be close to the volume of one housing to be transported.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 30, 2007Publication date: March 5, 2009Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Patent number: 7428149Abstract: An air guide device is provided on a side panel of a computer housing, and includes an air guide member and a positioning mechanism. The air guide member includes a first coupling portion and a second coupling portion disposed opposite to the first coupling portion for coupling with the first coupling portion. The positioning mechanism includes at least one positioning member for coupling a bottom portion of the air guide member to the side panel. The air guide member is convertible between a state of use where the air guide member is in the form of a hollow cylinder, and the first and second coupling portions are coupled, and an unfurled state where the air guide member is in the form of a flat sheet, and the first and second coupling members are separated.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2006Date of Patent: September 23, 2008Assignee: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20080105592Abstract: A packaging cushion assembly includes two cushion modules each including a main cushion unit and a foldable cushion plate. The main cushion unit has a base, two first sidewalls extending from two first sides of the base, a second sidewall extending from a second side of the base and having two ends connected to the first sidewalls, and an extension side spaced apart from the second sidewall and extending between the first sidewalls. The foldable cushion plate is adhered to the base, and has a movable wall projecting from the extension side and turnable relative to the base to move to an unfolded or folded position so that the cushion modules can be assembled together to form a first or second packaging configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung CHENG, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20080105591Abstract: A packaging cushion assembly includes at least one foldable packaging plate including a base plate that has two opposite first sides, two opposite second sides, two opposite first side plates connected respectively and foldably to the first sides, and two opposite second side plates connected respectively and foldably to the second sides. Each of the first and second side plates has an outer wall plate section connected foldably to the respective first or second side, a spacer plate section connected foldably to the outer wall plate section, and an inner wall plate section connected foldably to the spacer plate section. The outer wall plate section of each second side plate has two connecting plates respectively and foldably connected to two ends thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 4, 2007Publication date: May 8, 2008Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung CHENG, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20080054058Abstract: A packaging box assembly includes a base plate, a middle plate set and a cover plate. The base plate has a central wall, and a plurality of lateral walls extending from the central wall. The lateral walls are foldable along fold lines to define a receiving space with the central wall. The middle plate set is placed within the receiving space and is changeable between a cushioning position in which the middle plate set is parallel to the central wall, and an assembled position in which the middle plate set is perpendicular to the central wall. When the middle plate set is in the cushioning position, the cover plate is placed on top of the base plate. When the middle plate set is in the assembled position, the cover plate is placed on the middle plate set. Thus, various modular configurations are formed to change the size of the box assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung CHENG, Wu-Nan Wang
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Publication number: 20080054054Abstract: A packaging box assembly includes a box body and a cover body. The box body has a box base plate connected to four box side plates, and extension plates that have the same with as and that are connected respectively and foldably to the box side plates. The box body defines a small volume space and the cover body surrounds the box side plates when the extension plates are folded over the box side plates. The box body defines a large volume space and the cover body surrounds the extension plates when the extension plates are unfolded. In a preferred embodiment, an auxiliary case is attached to the box base plate of the box body.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung CHENG, Te-An LIN, Wu-Nan WANG, Chia-Chia Huang
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Publication number: 20080053866Abstract: In a packaging cushion device, a base member has a base wall, and first and second sidewalls respectively perpendicular to two adjacent edges of the base wall. The base wall and first and second sidewalls define a receiving portion. A modular component has a base panel, two adjacent first and second side panels perpendicular to the base panel, a first projection extending from the first and second side panels, and a second projection extending from the base panel and the second panel. The first and second projections are matchable with and connectable to the receiving portion to form two interchangeable configurations of different heights, thereby satisfying the need of packing a computer housing in either folded or unfolded configuration, and saving packing materials.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 21, 2007Publication date: March 6, 2008Applicant: Aopen Inc.Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Te-An Lin, Wu-Nan Wang, Chia-Chia Huang