Patents by Inventor Wen Tang

Wen Tang 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).

  • Fuel cell system
    Patent number: 8197975
    Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel cell unit, a reformer with a catalyst and heat pipes around the catalyst, and a combustor connected to the heat pipes. A first fuel pipe sends fuel into the reformer. The fuel is reformed in the reformer. A first air port sends air into the reformer. An anode pipe sends the reformed fuel into the fuel cell unit. The chemical reaction of the reformed fuel occurs in the fuel cell unit. A cathode pipe sends the air into the fuel cell unit. A residual reformed fuel pipe sends residual reformed fuel into the combustor. A hot air pipe sends hot air into the combustor. The residual reformed fuel pipe is mixed with the hot air and burned in the combustor. A second fuel pipe sends more fuel into the combustor if necessary. A second air port sends air into the combustor if necessary.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Atomic Energy Council Institue of Nuclear Research
    Inventors: Tzu-Hsiang Yen, Wen-Tang Hong, Yu-Ching Tsai, Hung-Yu Wang, Wei-Ping Huang, Ming-Dar Lin, Chen-Po Lai, Cheng-Nan Huang
  • Computer server system and fan module thereof
    Patent number: 8199485
    Abstract: A fan module for dissipating heat from a computer server includes a mounting bracket and a fan mounted on the mounting bracket. The mounting bracket is mounted to an outside of the computer server. The mounting bracket is hollow and forms an air passage in an interior of the mounting bracket. The air passage is communicated with an interior of the computer server. An airflow generated by the fan flows into the interior of the computer server through the air passage to take heat away from the interior of the computer server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hao-Der Cheng, Wen-Tang Peng
  • Mounting apparatus for data storage device
    Patent number: 8189337
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus is provided to hold a number of data storage devices each including opposite sidewalls. The mounting apparatus includes a bracket, a number of fasteners, and a number of fixing members. The fasteners are fixed to the sidewalls of each data storage device, respectively, and each fastener includes a head portion abutting the corresponding sidewall. Each fixing member includes a main body fixed to the bracket, a number of cushioning boards fixed to the main body, and a number of guiding rails fixed each fixed to a corresponding one of the plurality of cushioning boards. Each guiding rail defines a sliding groove. When the data storage devices are moved along two adjacent fixing members, the head portions are slid in the corresponding sliding grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Jun-Xiong Zhang, Zhi-Xin Li
  • Poly-chromatic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system
    Patent number: 8188683
    Abstract: The invention discloses a novel control system for a Poly-Chromatic light-emitting diode (LED) lighting system, and applies feed forward and feedback control techniques to regulate the color and luminous outputs. Also, the control system is proposed for achieving luminous and color consistency for Poly-Chromatic LED lighting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: National Taiwan University
    Inventors: Bin-Juine Huang, Chun-Wen Tang, Fu-Cheng Wang
  • FIXING APPARATUS FOR CIRCUIT BOARD
    Publication number: 20120127679
    Abstract: A fixing apparatus for a circuit board includes a bottom plate, a number of supporting posts, a number of sleeves, and a number of fasteners. The supporting posts are formed on the bottom plate. The sleeves are detachably installed on the supporting posts, respectively. The fasteners extend through the circuit board and the corresponding sleeves, to engage in the supporting posts, respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: CHIEH-HSIANG LIN, Wen-Tang Peng
  • COMPUTER SERVER CENTER
    Publication number: 20120129441
    Abstract: A computer server center includes a pair of server racks, a pair of separating boards, and a condenser. The pair of server racks are arranged to face each other. The pair of separating boards connect two sides of the pair of server racks to define a separating room between the pair of server racks. The condenser is received in the separating room, configured for generating cool air, and individually adjustable to control the flux of the cool air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2010
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • DISK DRIVE MOUNTING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20120120589
    Abstract: A disk drive mounting apparatus includes a tray for receiving a disk drive, and a flexible retaining member. The retaining member has two ends mounted to the tray. The flexible retaining member is to sandwich the disk drive together with the tray.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG
  • HOLDING APPARATUS FOR UPRIGHT PLUG-IN ELEMENT
    Publication number: 20120113612
    Abstract: A holding apparatus includes a receiving element and an elastic element. The receiving element is fixed on a circuit board and receives an upright plug-in element. The receiving element defines two through holes in two sides of the receiving element. The through holes have different axial lines. The elastic element includes a main pole and two branch poles respectively perpendicularly extending down from two ends of the main pole. Two opposite pins respectively extend from distal ends of the branch poles. The pins of the elastic element are respectively inserted in the through holes of the receiving element, to locate the upright plug-in element between the elastic element and the receiving element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.,LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, ZHE ZHANG, TIE-SHAN JIANG
  • DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20120104918
    Abstract: A data center including a container, at least one cabinet, at least one support rack, and a support element. The at least one support rack is installed on the bottom of the container along a first direction of the container. The support element is installed under each of the at least one cabinet and on the at least one support rack and can slide along the at least one support rack. The cabinet can slide relative to the support element along a second direction of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • CONTAINER DATA CENTER
    Publication number: 20120104920
    Abstract: A container data center includes a portable container, two supports, two first slide rails, and a rack. The container includes a top wall and a bottom wall opposite to the top wall. The supports are formed on the bottom wall facing the top wall. The first slide rails are formed on tops of the supports. The rack includes two rows of slide portions formed on a bottom plate, each row of slide portions slidably resist against the first slide rail of a corresponding support. Thereby, the rack is slidably received in the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND COVER MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20120108088
    Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes an enclosure defining a connector port, and a cover mechanism. The cover mechanism includes a bracket mounted to the enclosure, a cover rotatably mounted to the bracket to cover or uncover the connector port. The cover includes an elastic lock. When the cover is rotated to cover the connector port, the elastic lock is engaged with a sidewall of the connector port.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 3, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, CHIH-MING HUANG
  • HARD DISK DRIVE ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20120075792
    Abstract: A hard disk drive (HDD) assembly includes an HDD rack and a dummy HDD. The rack includes a front wall and two sidewalls perpendicularly extending from opposite ends of the front wall. A number of spaced fixing holes are respectively defined in each of the sidewalls. A number of protrusions extend from opposite ends of the dummy HDD and engage with the corresponding fixing holes of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen), CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, ZHE ZHANG
  • EVENT TRIGGERING METHOD, SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
    Publication number: 20120056808
    Abstract: An event triggering method, system, and computer program product are provided, in which an optical spot trajectory tracking is utilized. Firstly, a cursor at a position on the surface of a screen is moved to a preset position through a first optical spot, then, the projecting of the first optical spot is stopped. Next, it is determined whether the preset position is a preset position of a command. Then, a second optical spot is projected to generate a light-triggered signal, and then a processing unit executes the command according to the light-triggered signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2010
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Cheng-Han WU, Wen-Tang Chen, Chung-Wen Liao
  • SERVER CABINET WITH LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20120050984
    Abstract: An exemplary server cabinet includes an enclosure configured to house multiple servers therein, and a liquid cooling system. A heat conductive plate is positioned in the enclosure to be adjacent to the servers. The liquid cooling system includes a cooler located outside the enclosure, a conduit thermally connecting the cooler with the heat conductive plate, and a working liquid circulating in the conduit and the cooler. Heat generated by the servers is absorbed by the heat conductive plate and transferred to the cooler by the working liquid for dissipation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2010
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, YI-LIANG HSIAO
  • PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POSITION TRACKING METHOD OF THE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20120046041
    Abstract: A location tracking method using a portable electronic device utilizes communication with a server through access points. The portable electronic device creates a database to restore information of the access points and scans the access points which can communicates and searches the information of the access points scanned from the database. The portable electronic device logs onto the access points and transmits transmitter packages including the access points scanned and scanning time of the access points to the server for tracking locations of the portable electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 23, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHENG-WEN TANG
  • Mounting apparatus for data storage device
    Patent number: 8118271
    Abstract: A mounting apparatus includes a bracket defining at least one clamping hole, a receiving rack, and a latching unit pivotally mounted to the receiving rack. The latching unit includes a fitting member, a locking member pivotally mounted to the fitting member, a contact member slidably attached to the fitting member, and a first resilient member resisting the contact member and the locking member. A latching block extends from the locking member to latch with the receiving rack. The contact member includes at least one latching tab and a pushrod opposite to the latching tab. When the latching tab is moved to deform the first resilient member, the pushrod rotates the locking member, resulting in the latching block disengaging from the receiving rack. Elasticity of the first resilient member engages the latching tab in the clamping hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2012
    Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Tang Peng, Zhe Zhang, Han-Long Ge
  • Access point, mobile station, and method for detecting attacks thereon
    Patent number: 8117658
    Abstract: A mobile station (STA) communicates with a WLAN device over a communication system includes a storage system, at least one processor, a detection module, an address determination module, a transmission module, and a response module. The STA detects a MAC management protocol data unit (MMPDU) over the communication system, determines whether the MMPDU comprises a spurious data frame posing as the STA to the WLAN device, based at least partly on a comparison of a source address and a destination address of the MMPDU with network addresses of the STA and the WLAN device, respectively, transmits a request data frame having a highest priority in a current connection state to the WLAN device, and determines whether the WLAN device has been attacked based on whether a response data frame is received from the WLAN device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2012
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cheng-Wen Tang
  • HARD DISK DRIVE
    Publication number: 20120033374
    Abstract: A hard disk drive includes a housing module configured to accommodate one of many different types of hard disk modules. Each hard disk module includes a number of connectors. The housing module includes a connecting board, and different types of connectors protruding from the connecting board, corresponding to the connectors of the different types of hard disk modules.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Gao-Liang Xia, Xin-Hu Gong, Wen-Tang Peng
  • DIGITAL CAMERA DEVICE AND GEOGRAPHY TAG OBTAINING METHOD
    Publication number: 20120033655
    Abstract: A digital camera device is located within a wireless local area network (WLAN) which includes a plurality of wireless stations and access points (APs). The digital camera device detects no AP and then detects one wireless station. The digital camera device transmits a disconnection management frame to the detected wireless station by way of pretending to be one of the APs communicating to the detected to the wireless station to notify the detected wireless station to disconnect from the one of the APs. The digital camera device receives a reconnection management frame transmitted by the wireless station to the AP, retrieves a service set identification (SSID) of the AP from the reconnection management frame, and obtains a geography tag according to the retrieved SSID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicant: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: CHENG-WEN TANG
  • ELECTRONIC DEVICE MODULE WITH MOVABLE SHIELD FOR ANTI-ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE
    Publication number: 20120033378
    Abstract: An electronic device module includes an electronic device, a rack accommodating the electronic device, and a shield adjusting assembly. The rack defines a number of ventilation holes, and the shield adjusting assembly defines a number of through holes. The electronic device is placed in the rack to drive the shield adjusting assembly to a first position in which the through holes align with the ventilation holes. When the electronic device is detached from the rack, the shield adjusting assembly is restored by a resilient element to a second position in which the through holes offset the ventilation holes such that the ventilation holes are shielded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Publication date: February 9, 2012
    Applicants: HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO.LTD.
    Inventors: WEN-TANG PENG, XIN-HU GONG, GAO-LIANG XIA