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).

  • Patent number: 6909598
    Abstract: In a computer device, a main housing has a mounting wall formed with a set of first mounting members. A base plate is formed with a set of second mounting members. A support unit includes a mounting plate formed with a set of third mounting members for engaging detachably and respectively one of the set of the first mounting members of the mounting wall of the main housing and the set of the second mounting members of the base plate, and a hinge device interconnecting the mounting plate and a supporting plate such that the supporting plate is pivotable relative to the mounting plate. A display unit is mounted detachably on the supporting plate of the support unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2005
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Cheng Tu, Pe-Hu Lan, Chun-Chang Lai, Chih-Hsiung Chen
  • Publication number: 20050068718
    Abstract: In a computer device, a main housing has a mounting wall formed with a set of first mounting members. A base plate is formed with a set of second mounting members. A support unit includes a mounting plate formed with a set of third mounting members for engaging detachably and respectively one of the set of the first mounting members of the mounting wall of the main housing and the set of the second mounting members of the base plate, and a hinge device interconnecting the mounting plate and a supporting plate such that the supporting plate is pivotable relative to the mounting plate. A display unit is mounted detachably on the supporting plate of the support unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 23, 2003
    Publication date: March 31, 2005
    Applicant: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Cheng Tu, Pe-Hu Lan, Chun-Chang Lai, Chih-Hsiung Chen
  • Patent number: 6585334
    Abstract: A receiving device is introduced for collecting goods such as CDs. The receiving device includes a cabinet and a storage element. The cabinet further comprises a fixing hole and the storage element further comprises a respective fixing rod with an inverted-V top for mating with the fixing hole. The storage element is located inside the cabinet while the fixing rod engages with the fixing hole. The storage element further provides a panel. While the panel rotates to disengage the fixing rod from the fixing hole, the storage element can be separated from the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2003
    Assignee: Aopen Inc.
    Inventors: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng, Ming-Chin Huang
  • Patent number: 4233750
    Abstract: An instrument which detects a rise in temperature of a surface; the instrument including a bimetal sensor disc which contacts a surface that is being serailled by the instrument, and which, when becoming overheated, causes the disc to snap into engagement with a contact strip, thus closing a warning alarm; and the instrument having adjustments to set off the alarm at a selected temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1978
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1980
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng
  • Patent number: 4213340
    Abstract: An electrical instrument for detecting an interface between oil and water in a tank or other area; the instrument having an electrical circuit that includes a conductor to a lower-most probe and another conductor for selective connection to a series of probes at different elevations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng
  • Patent number: 4211734
    Abstract: An automotive accessory for preventing a carburetor choke plate from completely sealing the air passage and making a hard starting in cold weather; the accessory including a clamp mounted around an end of the carburetor air intake pipe, and the clamp supporting an adjustable hook positioned to extend around one end of the pivoted choke plate so to limit its pivotal travel toward a closing position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Inventor: Sheng-Hsiung Cheng