Patents by Inventor Xin-Fu Zhang

Xin-Fu Zhang 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).

  • Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device
    Patent number: 7842412
    Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) includes a housing (10), a cover (20) and a latch (30). The housing has a latch receiving portion (150) defined at one end thereof. The battery cover has a button hole (222) therein and includes at least one tab (224). The latch is fixed in the housing. The latch includes a button member (40) and an elastic member (50). The button member resists/biases the elastic member. The button member is received in the button hole of the battery cover and the latch receiving portion of the housing. The tab engages with the latch receiving portion. The elastic member has at least one clasp (56), which locks with a corresponding tab of the battery cover to the housing. When the elastic member is pressed by the button member, the clasp releases the tab. This release provides a user with convenient disassembly mechanism for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignees: Shenzhen Futaihong Precision Industry Co., Ltd., FIH (Hong Kong) Limited
    Inventors: Xin-Fu Zhang, Shui-Yuan Qin, Chia-Hua Chen, Hsiao-Hua Tu
  • Battery cover assembly for portable electronic device
    Publication number: 20060166083
    Abstract: A portable electronic device (100) includes a housing (10), a cover (20) and a latch (30). The housing has a latch receiving portion (150) defined at one end thereof The battery cover has a button hole (222) therein and includes at least one tab (224). The latch is fixed in the housing. The latch includes a button member (40) and an elastic member (50). The button member resists/biases the elastic member. The button member is received in the button hole of the battery cover and the latch receiving portion of the housing. The tab engages with the latch receiving portion. The elastic member has at least one clasp (56), which locks with a corresponding tab of the battery cover to the housing. When the elastic member is pressed by the button member, the clasp releases the tab. This release provides a user with convenient disassembly mechanism for the device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2006
    Publication date: July 27, 2006
    Applicant: FIH CO., LTD
    Inventors: Xin-Fu Zhang, Shui-Yuan Qin, Chia-Hua Chen, Hsiao-Hua Tu