Patents by Inventor XUE-LEI LIU

XUE-LEI LIU 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: 10079124
    Abstract: A keyboard apparatus includes a base plate, a plurality of lifting mechanisms mounted to the base plate, and a plurality of keycaps. The keycaps are correspondingly mounted to the lifting mechanisms and are movable up and down relative to the base plate to form a pressing stroke. Each of the keycaps has a pressing surface, an assembly surface opposite to the pressing surface, and a plurality of connectors. The connectors are disposed on the assembly surface to be connected to the lifting mechanism, and a jig engagement portion protrudes from one side of at least one of the connectors. When the keycap is to be painted, the keycap is removably fixed to a painting jig by the jig engagement portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2018
    Assignees: LITE-ON ELECTRONICS (GUANGZHOU) LIMITED, LITE-ON TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Xiao-Qiang Liang, Lei Shi, Xue-Lei Liu
  • Publication number: 20170207040
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a keycap and a keyboard apparatus. The keyboard apparatus includes a base plate, a plurality of lifting mechanisms mounted to the base plate, and a plurality of keycaps. The keycaps are correspondingly mounted to the lifting mechanisms and are movable up and down relative to the base plate to form a pressing stroke. Each of the keycaps comprises a pressing surface, an assembly surface opposite to the pressing surface, and a plurality of connectors. The connectors are disposed on the assembly surface to be connected to the lifting mechanism, wherein a jig engagement portion protrudes from one side of at least one of the connectors; when the keycap is to be painted, the keycap is removably fixed to a painting jig by the jig engagement portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 20, 2017
    Inventors: XIAO-QIANG LIANG, LEI SHI, XUE-LEI LIU