Patents by Inventor Te-Hsiung Lai

Te-Hsiung Lai 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: 7404198
    Abstract: A visualized indicator is applied to a slot-in optical reproducing apparatus. By providing a display window on the housing of the apparatus and a visualized indicator inside the housing, a first portion or a second portion of the visualized indicator can be alternatively shown through the display window to tell if a disk is inside the apparatus or not.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Fu Lee, Te-Hsiung Lai
  • Publication number: 20050289571
    Abstract: A visualized indicator is applied to a slot-in optical reproducing apparatus. By providing a display window on the housing of the apparatus and a visualized indicator inside the housing, a first portion or a second portion of the visualized indicator can be alternatively shown through the display window to tell if a disk is inside the apparatus or not.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2005
    Publication date: December 29, 2005
    Inventors: Cheng-Fu Lee, Te-Hsiung Lai
  • Publication number: 20050273796
    Abstract: A mechanism for facilitating alignment of a tray in an optical disc drive includes a first engaging member, a second engaging member and a flexible member. The tray is hidden in a slot of the optical disc drive with the covering of a tray door and coupled to the tray door via a tray mount. The first engaging member is arranged at a side wall of the slot. The second engaging member is arranged at a side wall of the tray door for engaging with the first engaging member when the tray is received in the slot. The flexible member is arranged at a side of the tray mount opposite to the tray door. The flexible member is deformed when the tray is retracted into the slot, and restores to urge the tray mount against the tray door when the tray is ejected from the slot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: December 8, 2005
    Inventors: Chi-Chih Tseng, Te-Hsiung Lai
  • Patent number: D511333
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Te-Hsiung Lai, Yu-Jen Huang
  • Patent number: D487571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Lite-On It Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Jung Kuo, Te-Hsiung Lai