Patents by Inventor Tony Lai

Tony 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: 10627920
    Abstract: An input device can include a chassis, a housing coupled to the chassis and forming a top surface of the input device, a depressible key plate integrated with and forming a part of the housing, a biasing mechanism (e.g., a spring) disposed within the housing and coupled to a bottom portion of the key plate to provide a downward force on the key plate, and a force sensor (e.g., switch) disposed in the chassis and in contact with the bottom portion of the key plate to activate in response to receiving a threshold force by the bottom surface of the key plate. The key plate may depress in response to receiving at least a predetermined depression force on the top surface. In some cases, the downward force provided by the biasing mechanism can be substantially equal to the predetermined depression force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2020
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin Forde, Niall White, York Chang, Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20190310722
    Abstract: An input device can include a chassis, a housing coupled to the chassis and forming a top surface of the input device, a depressible key plate integrated with and forming a part of the housing, a biasing mechanism (e.g., a spring) disposed within the housing and coupled to a bottom portion of the key plate to provide a downward force on the key plate, and a force sensor (e.g., switch) disposed in the chassis and in contact with the bottom portion of the key plate to activate in response to receiving a threshold force by the bottom surface of the key plate. The key plate may depress in response to receiving at least a predetermined depression force on the top surface. In some cases, the downward force provided by the biasing mechanism can be substantially equal to the predetermined depression force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2019
    Publication date: October 10, 2019
    Inventors: Kevin Forde, Niall White, York Chang, Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 10423243
    Abstract: An input device can include a chassis, a housing coupled to the chassis and forming a top surface of the input device, a depressible key plate integrated with and forming a part of the housing, a biasing mechanism (e.g., a spring) disposed within the housing and coupled to a bottom portion of the key plate to provide a downward force on the key plate, and a force sensor (e.g., switch) disposed in the chassis and in contact with the bottom portion of the key plate to activate in response to receiving a threshold force by the bottom surface of the key plate. The key plate may depress in response to receiving at least a predetermined depression force on the top surface. In some cases, the downward force provided by the biasing mechanism can be substantially equal to the predetermined depression force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Logitech Europe S.A.
    Inventors: Kevin Forde, Niall White, York Chang, Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 10270392
    Abstract: A two-stage fully-differential amplifier achieves a relatively high unity gain frequency yet has the current consumption by a second stage limited by a bias transistor that supplies current to an internal power supply rail. The internal power supply rail supplies power to two pairs of transistors for the second stage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2019
    Assignee: QUALCOMM Incorporated
    Inventors: Tony Lai, Mohammad Tabish Siddiqui
  • Publication number: 20180260043
    Abstract: An input device can include a chassis, a housing coupled to the chassis and forming a top surface of the input device, a depressible key plate integrated with and forming a part of the housing, a biasing mechanism (e.g., a spring) disposed within the housing and coupled to a bottom portion of the key plate to provide a downward force on the key plate, and a force sensor (e.g., switch) disposed in the chassis and in contact with the bottom portion of the key plate to activate in response to receiving a threshold force by the bottom surface of the key plate. The key plate may depress in response to receiving at least a predetermined depression force on the top surface. In some cases, the downward force provided by the biasing mechanism can be substantially equal to the predetermined depression force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Inventors: Kevin Forde, Niall White, York Chang, Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7926540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controlling shaft, and more particularly to a controlling shaft for controlling blind, comprising a transverse shaft and a plurality of shaft controlling unit provided on the transverse shaft in turn. Due to the connecting relationship between the plurality of shaft controlling units and the transverse shaft, when the transverse shaft rotates, the plurality of shaft controlling units can synchronously rotate with the transverse shaft. Each shaft controlling unit of the plurality of shaft controlling units comprises a plurality of rotating members. When the shaft controlling unit rotates with the transverse shaft, the rotating members of each shaft controlling unit move in different pace. With the synchronous movement of the shaft controlling units with the transverse shaft, the particular points on the outer side of respective plurality of rotating members of any shaft controlling unit at the same level move to different extents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20100071858
    Abstract: A window blind includes an operation system, a slat system, and a controlling axle. The operation system includes a plurality of slat cords downwardly supported by a top support. The slat system includes a plurality of slat sets suspendedly supported by the slat cords respectively, wherein each of the slat sets includes a plurality of blind slats horizontally, spacedly and suspendedly supported through the slat cords. The controlling axle is rotatably supported along the top support, wherein the controlling axle includes a controlling shaft and a plurality of controlling units which are coaxially coupled at the controlling shaft and are coupled with the slat cords respectively. When the controlling shaft is driven to rotate, the blind slats are asynchronously and horizontally shifted in responsive to the controlling units so as to selectively adjust a light gap between every two the neighboring blind slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: March 25, 2010
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7658218
    Abstract: A window blind system includes a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, and two shading arrangements downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter The first shading arrangement includes a base member, a plurality of slats, a first hanging system for spacedly and suspendedly supporting the slats and for controlling a tilt angle of each of the slats, and a first operating system for selectively lifting up the base member towards the top traverse supporter and unlifting the base member to drop downwardly away from the top traverse supporter. The second shading arrangement includes a second hanging system suspendedly support a predetermined set of the slats, so that by lifting up the second hanging system, the predetermined set of the slats are capable of being lifted for selectively allowing a light of desirable intensity passing through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20090314440
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a controlling shaft, and more particularly to a controlling shaft for controlling blind, comprising a transverse shaft and a plurality of shaft controlling unit provided on the transverse shaft in turn. Due to the connecting relationship between the plurality of shaft controlling units and the transverse shaft, when the transverse shaft rotates, the plurality of shaft controlling units can synchronously rotate with the transverse shaft. Each shaft controlling unit of the plurality of shaft controlling units comprises a plurality of rotating members. When the shaft controlling unit rotates with the transverse shaft, the rotating members of each shaft controlling unit move in different pace. With the synchronous movement of the shaft controlling units with the transverse shaft, the particular points on the outer side of respective plurality of rotating members of any shaft controlling unit at the same level move to different extents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7451798
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a window blind system, comprising a shading arrangement and an alternating hanging device vertically extended downwardly to support a plurality of slats in position, wherein a predetermined portion of the slats are both supported by the first shading arrangement and the alternating hanging device, so that by operating the alternating hanging device, the predetermined portion of the slats supported by the alternating hanging device are capable of being displaced with respect to the remaining slats thus creating a varying shading effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2008
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20080264575
    Abstract: A window blind system includes a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, and two shading arrangements downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter The first shading arrangement includes a base member, a plurality of slats, a first hanging system for spacedly and suspendedly supporting the slats and for controlling a tilt angle of each of the slats, and a first operating system for selectively lifting up the base member towards the top traverse supporter and unlifting the base member to drop downwardly away from the top traverse supporter. The second shading arrangement includes a second hanging system suspendedly support a predetermined set of the slats, so that by lifting up the second hanging system, the predetermined set of the slats are capable of being lifted for selectively allowing a light of desirable intensity passing through.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2005
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7424905
    Abstract: A supplement blind enhancement for a window blind includes a plurality of enhancing blades positioned between every two adjacent slats of the window blind, a control system having a control slider, a blade controller extended from the control slider to slidably shift the control slider between a light shading position and a light enhancing position, and an elongated element extended from the control slider to engage with the enhancing blades. At the light shading position, the control slider is driven to slide the enhancing blades suspendedly disposed between the slats in an alternating manner for substantially blocking sunlight passing through a gap between each two slats, and at the light enhancing position, the control slider is driven to slide that each of the enhancing blades to overlap with the respective slat for allowing the sunlight passing through the gap between each two slats.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2008
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7308927
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a window blind system, comprising a shading arrangement and an alternating hanging device vertically extended downwardly to support a plurality of slats in position, wherein a predetermined portion of the slats are both supported by the first shading arrangement and the alternating hanging device, so that by operating the alternating hanging device, the predetermined portion of the slats supported by the alternating hanging device are capable of being displaced with respect to the remaining slats thus creating a varying shading effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2007
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7264033
    Abstract: A multi-functional shading device includes a first shading arrangement including a top traverse supporter adapted for affixing to a top beam of a ceiling, a first shading arrangement downwardly extended from the top traverse supporter including a base member and a first operating means for selectively lifting up the base member towards the traverse supporter and unlifting the base member to drop downwardly away from the traverse supporter, a second shading arrangement including a base stabilizer, a translucent fabric, which is folded in a Z-shaped manner, downwardly extended from the base member to the base stabilizer, a second operating means for folding and unfolding the translucent fabric, and a pair of windproof arms disposed on two sides of shading arrangements for restricting shading device from swaying back and forth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2007
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: 7165379
    Abstract: A band packing machine includes a body, a transmission unit, a forward-reverse unit and a tension unit. The transmission unit has a rotatable forward-reverse tension cam and a tension cam. The forward-reverse unit includes a forward-reverse motor, a forward-reverse active wheel and a forward-reverse link unit to which a forward-reverse passive wheel is connected. The tension link unit is connected to the tension passive wheel. By controlling the tension cam, the tension passive wheel and the tension active wheel clamp or loosen the bands. The tension unit and the forward-reverse unit are activated by the link units which are activated by cams so that the response time is short. The packing machine is compact and occupies less space in horizontal direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2007
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20060283560
    Abstract: A supplement blind enhancement for a window blind includes a plurality of enhancing blades positioned between every two adjacent slats of the window blind, a control system having a control slider, a blade controller extended from the control slider to slidably shift the control slider between a light shading position and a light enhancing position, and an elongated element extended from the control slider to engage with the enhancing blades. At the light shading position, the control slider is driven to slide the enhancing blades suspendedly disposed between the slats in an alternating manner for substantially blocking sunlight passing through a gap between each two slats, and at the light enhancing position, the control slider is driven to slide that each of the enhancing blades to overlap with the respective slat for allowing the sunlight passing through the gap between each two slats.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: December 21, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20060130982
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a window blind system, comprising a shading arrangement and an alternating hanging device vertically extended downwardly to support a plurality of slats in position, wherein a predetermined portion of the slats are both supported by the first shading arrangement and the alternating hanging device, so that by operating the alternating hanging device, the predetermined portion of the slats supported by the alternating hanging device are capable of being displaced with respect to the remaining slats thus creating a varying shading effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Publication date: June 22, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20060081342
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a window blind system, comprising a shading arrangement and an alternating hanging device vertically extended downwardly to support a plurality of slats in position, wherein a predetermined portion of the slats are both supported by the first shading arrangement and the alternating hanging device, so that by operating the alternating hanging device, the predetermined portion of the slats supported by the alternating hanging device are capable of being displaced with respect to the remaining slats thus creating a varying shading effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2004
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Publication number: 20060026932
    Abstract: A band guiding mechanism for packing machine includes a pool box composed of two guide plates and one of the two guide plates has a through hole. A fixed frame including a vertical section is fixed on the guide plate with the through hole and a movable member is movably and linearly connected on a horizontal section of the fixed frame. The vertical section has an aperture which is in alignment with the through hole. The movable member has a protrusion which is linearly and movably engaged with the aligned through hole and the aperture. A band slit is defined in an outside of the protrusion so as to receive the band therein. An electromagnetic member is connected to the horizontal section of the fixed frame and drives an eccentric disk which pushes the protrusion of the movable member toward the aligned through hole and the aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2005
    Publication date: February 9, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Lai
  • Patent number: D688066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Inventor: Tony Lai