Patents by Inventor Vic LIN

Vic LIN 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).

  • Electronic device, combining device, and detaching method
    Patent number: 9690332
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first part, a second part, a third part, and a combining portion. The second part is connected with the first part and configured to move between a first position and a second position. The combining portion is configured to combine the third part with the second part when the second part is positioned within a combining interval defined within an interval between the first position and the second position, and to separate the third part from the second part when the second part is position at a third position defined at the second position or defined at a position between the combining interval and the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2017
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Stan Liu, Vic Lin, Brad Chiu, San Huang
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20160202727
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a first module, a second module and a hinge. The first module includes a first face, a second face opposite the first face, a first end between the first face and the second face, a second end opposite the first end, and a displaying portion on the first face displaying an image. The second module includes a coupling module that has a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, and an input module that has a fifth end detachably connected to the fourth end of the coupling module. The hinge connects the first end and the third end to allow the coupling module to move between a first position at which the second module covers the displaying portion and a second position at which the second module covers the second face.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 3, 2016
    Publication date: July 14, 2016
    Inventors: Vic LIN, Brad CHIU, Ryusuke KURIMOTO, Yusuke KAWAI, Jonas BERGFLEDT, Thomas SCHAAD, Stefan WENNERSTROM, Naoto NAKAMURA
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE, COMBINING DEVICE, AND DETACHING METHOD
    Publication number: 20150098182
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic device includes a first part, a second part, a third part, and a combining portion. The second part is connected with the first part and configured to move between a first position and a second position. The combining portion is configured to combine the third part with the second part when the second part is positioned within a combining interval defined within an interval between the first position and the second position, and to separate the third part from the second part when the second part is position at a third position defined at the second position or defined at a position between the combining interval and the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2014
    Publication date: April 9, 2015
    Inventors: Stan LIU, Vic LIN, Brad CHIU, San HUANG