Patents by Inventor Yin-Shiang Cheng

Yin-Shiang Cheng 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: 20030153282
    Abstract: A mobile phone with replaceable key assemblies. The mobile phone comprises a body, a printed circuit board, and a key assembly. The printed circuit board, including a plurality of pads, is disposed on the body. The key assembly, including a plurality of keys corresponding to the pads of the printed circuit board respectively, is disposed on the body in a replaceable manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2002
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Applicant: BENQ Corporation
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wen Sun, Yin-Shiang Cheng
  • Patent number: 6175505
    Abstract: A rectangular recessed portion is formed on the upper surface of the transceiver of a portable telephone set for receiving a SIM card. A plurality of contacts are disposed on a base plate which is disposed under the rectangular recessed portion and above a printed circuit board of the transceiver without directly contacting the printed circuit board. The rectangular recessed portion has a plurality of slots formed on the bottom thereof. Each of the contacts protrudes from the corresponding slot of the rectangular recessed portion to couple to the electrical contacts of a SIM card, and has an extended end electrically connected to the contacts of the printed circuit. The recessed rectangular recessed portion has an inclined plane for facilitating the loading of the SIM card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2001
    Assignee: Acer Peripheals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yin-Shiang Cheng, Hsueh-Wen Sun
  • Patent number: 6083020
    Abstract: A connecting device connecting a car antenna to the internal circuit of a portable telephone directly without going through a reed or a printed circuit board (PCB) trace. The connecting device is disposed in proximity to the antenna of the portable telephone. The car antenna is coupled to a connector which is to be disposed in a receiving portion formed in proximity to the antenna of the portable telephone. The connecting device includes a circuit board on which an internal circuit is mounted disposed in the portable telephone; a switch element which is electrically connected to the internal circuit and is mounted on the circuit board; and a connecting member mounted on the circuit board. The connecting member can electrically connect the switch element to the connector of the car antenna when the connector is received in the receiving portion and can electrically connect the switch element to the antenna of the portable telephone when the connector is not received in the receiving portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Acer Peripherals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yin-Shiang Cheng, Hsueh-Wen Sun, Long-Jyh Pan
  • Patent number: 6035216
    Abstract: A device for receiving a memory card of a portable telephone set. The memory card-receiving device includes a memory card chamber being pivoted onto the transceiver of the telephone set. An engaging mechanism is provided to engage the memory card chamber when it is inserted into an open slot, which is an opening, cut in from the end surface and the side surface. An ejector is also provided for ejecting the memory card-receiving device when the memory card chamber is disengaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Acer Peripherals, Inc.
    Inventors: Yin-Shiang Cheng, Hsueh-Wen Sun, Long-Jyh Pan
  • Patent number: 5957718
    Abstract: A device for receiving a memory card of a portable telephone set. The memory card-receiving device includes a memory card chamber for receiving the memory card. The memory card chamber can be freely inserted into or ejected from an open slot formed in the end surface of the portable telephone set. When the memory card chamber is fully inserted into the open slot, it is engaged with the portable telephone set by an engaging mechanism. The memory card chamber is ejected from the open slot by a curved spring strip disposed at the bottom of the open slot when the engaging mechanism is released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 28, 1999
    Assignee: Acer Peripherals Inc.
    Inventors: Yin-Shiang Cheng, Hsueh-Wen Sun, Long-Jyh Pan
  • Patent number: 5937062
    Abstract: A hinge module for mounting a flip onto a portable telephone set. The hinge module uses a retractable member so the flip can be easily mounted onto the handset. The retractable member includes a shaft movably received in a tube, which also functions as a rotating shaft so no additional rotating shaft is needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 10, 1999
    Assignee: Acer Peripherals, Inc.
    Inventors: Hsueh-Wen Sun, Yin-Shiang Cheng