Patents by Inventor Yu Ming Geng

Yu Ming Geng 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).

  • Latching mechanisms for portable electronic devices
    Patent number: 7843688
    Abstract: A latching mechanism (10, 20) for a portable electronic device, the latching mechanism comprising one or more of a male/female element (10/20) configured to provide for latching under physical engagement with one or more of a complementary female/male element (20/10), one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) configured to be moved from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration by inter-engagement, the latched configuration configured to provide for physical inter-engagement of the male and female elements (10, 20) which is configured to provide a bias to the one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) that resists physical disengagement of the male and female elements (10, 20).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Nokia Corporation
    Inventors: Yu Ming Geng, Chunlai Zhang, Qiang Liu, Juntao Shao
  • LATCHING MECHANISMS FOR PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES
    Publication number: 20090323279
    Abstract: A latching mechanism (10, 20) for a portable electronic device, the latching mechanism comprising one or more of a male/female element (10/20) configured to provide for latching under physical engagement with one or more of a complementary female/male element (20/10), one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) configured to be moved from an unlatched configuration to a latched configuration by inter-engagement, the latched configuration configured to provide for physical inter-engagement of the male and female elements (10, 20) which is configured to provide a bias to the one or more of the male/female elements (10/20) that resists physical disengagement of the male and female elements (10, 20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2008
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Inventors: Yu Ming Geng, Chunlai Zhang, Qiang Liu, Juntao Shao