Patents by Inventor Wen-Hua Ni

Wen-Hua Ni 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).

  • Publication number: 20230135341
    Abstract: An example printed circuit board includes: a fixed portion disposed on the printed circuit board, the fixed portion defining a first end of a card slot to receive a card on the printed circuit board; a support bracket to be installed on the printed circuit board, the support bracket including a retaining portion to retain the card in the card slot, the retaining portion defining a second end of the card slot; and wherein the support bracket is orientable in one of: (i) a first orientation to define a first length of the card slot between the fixed portion and the retaining portion and (ii) a second orientation to define a second length of the card slot between the fixed portion and the retaining portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2021
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Wen Yen Tang, Cheng-Han Tsai, Chong-Wei Wu, Wen Hua Ni
  • Publication number: 20230120816
    Abstract: In some examples, an electronic device includes a wireless charger, a detector, and a controller. The controller is to detect a peripheral device via the detector and, in response to detecting the peripheral device via the detector, determine an operation mode of the wireless charger, the operation mode including a power saving mode, a standby mode, and a charging mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2021
    Publication date: April 20, 2023
    Inventors: Yen-Chi CHEN, Chi-Chu CHEN, Hui-Jen TSENG, Wen-Hua NI, Jun-Hung CHOU, Cheng-Kai CHEN, Cheng-Han TSAI
  • Publication number: 20230101000
    Abstract: Examples of an input device holder assembly are described herein. In one example, the input device holder assembly can include a first holding element and a second holding element to cooperate with the first holding element to hold a writing instrument. The first holding element includes a first receptacle channel and the second holding element includes a second receptacle channel. Both, the first and the second receptacle channels are formed as open-ended slots. The first holding element and the second holding element are positioned relative to each other to align the first receptacle channel and the second receptacle channel to receive and remove the writing instrument.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Tsai, Wen-Hua Ni, Tai-Hsiang Chen
  • Patent number: 11586254
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first flexible portion connected to a second flexible portion. The first flexible portion includes a keyboard having a set of input keys disposed thereon and circuitry coupled to the set of input keys, the first flexible portion is to couple to a portable computing device proximal to a display side of the portable computing device. The second flexible portion has a plurality of fasteners to couple to a kickstand of the portable computing device, the first and second flexible portion to provide an opposing force there between while the kickstand is disposed at one of a plurality of variable support angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P.
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Tsai, Wen-Hua Ni, Chi Chun Chiang, Hung-Yen Chi
  • Publication number: 20220147110
    Abstract: An example apparatus includes a first flexible portion connected to a second flexible portion. The first flexible portion includes a keyboard having a set of input keys disposed thereon and circuitry coupled to the set of input keys, the first flexible portion is to couple to a portable computing device proximal to a display side of the portable computing device. The second flexible portion has a plurality of fasteners to couple to a kickstand of the portable computing device, the first and second flexible portion to provide an opposing force there between while the kickstand is disposed at one of a plurality of variable support angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2019
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Cheng-Han Tsai, Wen-Hua Ni, Chi Chun Chiang, Hung-Yen Chi
  • Patent number: 10649498
    Abstract: In one example, a kickstand for a mobile computing device is described. The kickstand having a first end and a second end opposite the first end to rotatably couple to a first side and a second side of a housing of the mobile computing device, respectively, proximate the middle of the first side and the second side of the housing such that the U shaped kickstand provides the space for disposing the components in the housing without significantly affecting form factors and/or aesthetic aspects of the mobile computing device in typing, inking and retracted modes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Chung-Hua Ku, Wei-Chung Chen, Wen-Hua Ni, Kuan-Ting Wu
  • Publication number: 20180217633
    Abstract: In one example, a kickstand for a mobile computing device is described. The kickstand having a first end and a second end opposite the first end to rotatably couple to a first side and a second side of a housing of the mobile computing device, respectively, proximate the middle of the first side and the second side of the housing such that the U shaped kickstand provides the space for disposing the components in the housing without significantly affecting form factors and/or aesthetic aspects of the mobile computing device in typing, inking and retracted modes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 2, 2018
    Inventors: CHUNG-HUA KU, WEI-CHUNG CHEN, WEN-HUA NI, KUAN-TING WU
  • Patent number: 9733666
    Abstract: A computing device with a hinge coupled to a display component and to a base for the display component to reposition relative to the base, a first set of magnets at first locations of the display component and the base, and a second set of magnets at second locations of the display component and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Gary J. Chvatal, Wen-Hua Ni, Kuan-Hsueh Lee, Eric Chen, Hui Leng Lim, Britt C. Ashcraft
  • Publication number: 20150286249
    Abstract: A computing device with a hinge coupled to a display component and to a base for the display component to reposition relative to the base, a first set of magnets at first locations of the display component and the base, and a second set of magnets at second locations of the display component and the base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: October 8, 2015
    Inventors: Gary J. Chvatal, Wen-Hua Ni, Kuan-Hsueh Lee, Eric Chen, Hui Leng Lim, Britt C. Ashcraft