Patents by Inventor Yi-Bin Ho

Yi-Bin Ho 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: 9413865
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided, which includes a body and a key layout. The body has a base surface. The key layout is disposed on the base surface of the body and includes a plurality of keys. The key layout is a QWERTY key layout and the keys are adapted for users to press with their left or right thumb while holding the body in single hand or both hands. Each key has a curved surface protruded from the base surface and each curved surface has an inflection point. A distance between two inflection points of the curved surfaces of any two adjacent keys is greater than a distance between two figure centers of the orthogonal projections on the base surface of the curved surfaces of the two adjacent keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8587933
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stand, and a transmission module is provided. The second body is slidably connected to the first body. The stand is pivoted to the first body. The transmission module connects between the first body and the second body. When the second body slides relative to the first body, the second body drives the transmission module to move the stand so that the stand is opened and closed relative to the first body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang, Chih-Shan Yeh
  • Publication number: 20130141844
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a body and a QWERTY key layout is provided. The body has a case. The QWERTY key layout has a plurality of keys disposed on the case, wherein a fillet is disposed on a corner of each key, and there is a distance of the case between any two adjacent the keys. All the keys are adapted to users to press with their left or right thumb in single hand or both hands while using the handheld electronic device, and a heat conductivity of one of the keys is different from a heat conductivity of another one of the keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2011
    Publication date: June 6, 2013
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Meng-Sheng Chiang, Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Publication number: 20120280913
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device is provided, which includes a body and a key layout. The body has a base surface. The key layout is disposed on the base surface of the body and includes a plurality of keys. The key layout is a QWERTY key layout and the keys are adapted for users to press with their left or right thumb while holding the body in single hand or both hands. Each key has a curved surface protruded from the base surface and each curved surface has an inflection point. A distance between two inflection points of the curved surfaces of any two adjacent keys is greater than a distance between two figure centres of the orthogonal projections on the base surface of the curved surfaces of the two adjacent keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: November 8, 2012
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Shen Wang, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: 8289705
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, a control module, and a torsion hinge. The second module is rotatably disposed on the first module between a first position and a second position. The control module is slidably disposed on the first module between a third position and a fourth position. When the control module is in the third position, the second module is restricted to rotate with respect to the first module. When the control module is in the fourth position, the second module is released by the control module and rotatable with respect to the first module.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Publication number: 20120069504
    Abstract: A handheld electronic device including a first body, a second body, a stand, and a transmission module is provided. The second body is slidably connected to the first body. The stand is pivoted to the first body. The transmission module connects between the first body and the second body. When the second body slides relative to the first body, the second body drives the transmission module to move the stand so that the stand is opened and closed relative to the first body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2011
    Publication date: March 22, 2012
    Applicant: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang, Chih-Shan Yeh
  • Patent number: 8049125
    Abstract: A key structure including at least two protruding keys and a key frame is provided. The at least two protruding keys are arrayed adjacently. Each of the at least two protruding keys has a first side edge, a second side edge and a protrusion. The second side edge is opposite to the first side edge. The protrusion has a curved-convex surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. The curved-convex surface is getting protruding inwardly from the first side edge and the second side edge. The top end of the curved-convex surface has a crest line. The first side surface passes through the end points of the first side edge, the second side edge and the crest line in the same side. The second side surface is opposite to the first side surface. The key frame is used for carrying the at least two protruding keys.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Huang, Fu-Long Hong, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Publication number: 20100020480
    Abstract: An electronic device is provided, including a first module, a second module, a control module, and a torsion hinge. The second module is rotatably disposed on the first module between a first position and a second position. The control module is slidably disposed on the first module between a third position and a fourth position. When the control module is in the third position, the second module is restricted to rotate with respect to the first module. When the control module is in the fourth position, the second module is released by the control module and rotatable with respect to the first module.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2009
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Inventors: Hsiao-Chuan HUANG, Yi-Bin HO
  • Publication number: 20090167510
    Abstract: A key structure including at least two protruding keys and a key frame is provided. The at least two protruding keys are arrayed adjacently. Each of the at least two protruding keys has a first side edge, a second side edge and a protrusion. The second side edge is opposite to the first side edge. The protrusion has a curved-convex surface, a first side surface and a second side surface. The curved-convex surface is getting protruding inwardly from the first side edge and the second side edge. The top end of the curved-convex surface has a crest line. The first side surface passes through the end points of the first side edge, the second side edge and the crest line in the same side. The second side surface is opposite to the first side surface. The key frame is used for carrying the at least two protruding keys.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Chien-Hsin Huang, Fu-Long Hong, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Patent number: D591264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Hung-Yi Huang, Hung-Yu Chen, Meng-Sheng Chiang, Po-Lin Ho
  • Patent number: D596562
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Hung-Yi Huang, Hung-Yu Chen, Meng-Sheng Chiang, Po-Lin Ho
  • Patent number: D596624
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Meng-Sheng Chiang
  • Patent number: D600652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Hsiao-Chuan Huang, Yi-Bin Ho, Hung-Yi Huang, Hung-Yu Chen, Meng-Sheng Chiang, Po-Lin Ho
  • Patent number: D603833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Lin Ho, Yi-Bin Ho
  • Patent number: D611923
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Fu-Long Hong, Yi-Bin Ho, Yen-Hung Lin
  • Patent number: D752036
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Ming-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: D769208
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Yi-Shen Wang, Chen-Pang Chuang, Chih-Wei Tai
  • Patent number: D770444
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Yi-Shen Wang, Chen-Pang Chuang
  • Patent number: D807347
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: HTC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Ming-Chieh Liu
  • Patent number: D807876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2018
    Assignee: HTC Corporation
    Inventors: Yi-Bin Ho, Ming-Chieh Liu