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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171342 | Device and method for outputting BIOS POST code A device and method for outputting BIOS POST code, applied to a computer system. The device includes a basic input output system (BIOS), a transfer module and a video graphics array (VGA) connector. The BIOS generates a power-on self-test (POST) code using a low pin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8060737 | Method and apparatus for preventing BIOS from failing to enter boot program A method and an apparatus for preventing a basic input/output system (BIOS) from failing to enter a boot program are adapted to solve the problem that when a central processing unit (CPU) executes a first instruction after a computer is powered on, a start address t... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8054029 | Calibration method for servo A calibration method for servo is provided, wherein a motor of the servo is activated at a low-speed mode to drive a moved member of the servo moving to a first limit position and a second limit positions. During the movement of the moved member, a motor control pow... | 11/08/2011 |
| 7898802 | Electronic device having sliding assembly An electronic device having a sliding assembly is described. A cantilever having a slide-proof pad is disposed on a bottom surface of a casing, and a sliding assembly corresponding to the cantilever is disposed in the casing. When the casing is pressed, the sliding ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7898225 | Computer power measurement device The present invention provides a computer power measurement device, which comprises: a first inductor connected power supply, and the first inductor is provided with a first DC equivalent resistance; a second inductor connected power consumption components, and the ... | 03/01/2011 |
| 7847420 | Surface mounting structure for ball grid array A surface mounting structure applied to a BGA includes a substrate, a first soldering pad, a first lead, a second lead and a passivation layer. The substrate has a top surface for the first soldering pad to be disposed thereon. The first lead has a first end connect... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7853447 | Method for varying speech speed A method for varying speech speed is provided. The method includes the following steps: receive an original speech signal; calculate a pitch period of the original speech signal; define search ranges according to the pitch period; find a maximum within each of the s... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7713025 | Assembling member An assembling member disposed on a heatsink fan in pairs for detachably disposing the heatsink fan on a fixed frame is provided. The assembling member includes a jointing part and an operating part. The jointing part matches with the fixed frame, and extends a plura... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7491070 | Fixing structure A fixing structure including a fixing part, an elastic member disposed on the fixing part, a first element disposed on the fixing part by the elastic member, and a second element connected to the first element is provided. When the first element and the second eleme... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7057894 | Computer system with a liquid-cooling thermal module having a plurality of pumps A computer system includes a processor for processing data, a storage unit for storing data, and a liquid cooling thermal module for dissipating heat generated by the processor. The thermal module has a liquid coolant carrying pipe adjacent to the processor for cond... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7039797 | Method of allocating a basic input/output system to a shadow memory A method of allocating a basic input/output system to a shadow memory applied to a computer including a plurality of equipment having an operation read only memory and a shadow memory. The method includes executing the preliminary initialization of the equipment to ... | 05/02/2006 |
| D514103 | Mini portable disk drive | 01/31/2006 |
| 6966782 | Adapter which can shield an end of an antenna terminal welded on a wireless network card An adapter includes a wireless card, and a bracket fixed on the wireless card. The bracket includes a base plate that has an aperture for positioning an antenna terminal, and a mask extended from the base plate for substantially shielding an end of the antenna termi... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6967836 | Device for accommodating a tablet PC A device for accommodating a tablet computer includes a first sidewall plate and a second sidewall plate that is disposed corresponding to the first sidewall plate. The first sidewall plate and second sidewall plate define a space for accommodating the tablet comput... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6952833 | Low noise optical disk drive A low noise optical disk drive includes a top cover, a bottom base, a containing space defined between the top cover and the bottom base, a playing mechanism assembled in the containing space, and a noise absorbing device installed in the containing space. When the ... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6928650 | Optical disk drive An optical disk drive includes a mounting plate, a guide bar, a fixing structure for positioning the guide bar on the mounting plate, and a pickup head guided by the guide bar and moveable along a lengthwise direction of the guide bar. The fixing structure includes ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6906922 | Integrated heat-dissipating module An integrated heat-dissipating module includes a heat-dissipating device substantially in contact with a main heat-generating source on a motherboard, a casing capping over the main heat-generating source and substantially in contact with sub heat-generating sources... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6885274 | Inductor module including inductor windings wound on a common inductor core An inductor module includes a common inductor core, and first and second inductor windings. Each of the first and second inductor windings has an input end, an output end, and an inductor winding section disposed between the input and output ends. The inductor windi... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6862738 | Optical compact disk drive with an acoustic-and-vibration attenuator An optical compact disk drive includes a housing with a top cover, a disk-supporting tray mounted in the housing for supporting a compact disk thereon and cooperating with the top cover to define a gap therebetween, and an acoustic-and-vibration attenuator mounted i... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6845415 | Computing system capable of controlling disk loading and disk unloading operations of an optical disk drive A computing system is adapted for use with an optical disk drive, and includes a motherboard and a control key. The motherboard is adapted to be coupled electrically to the optical disk drive. The control key is coupled electrically to the motherboard, and is operab... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6825643 | Power converter module with an electromagnetically coupled inductor for switch control of a rectifier A power converter module includes a wave generator, a rectifier, and a switch controller. The rectifier includes first and second power switches, and an LC circuit. The switch controller is coupled electrically to the wave generator and control terminals of the firs... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6826768 | Optical compact disk drive with a vibration-and-noise attenuating mechanism An optical compact disk drive includes a housing and a mounting seat with a disk-supporting tray that has opposite front and rear peripheral portions and that is formed with a recess between the front and rear peripheral portions and an elongated opening extending f... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6765468 | Inductor module including plural inductor winding sections connected to a common contact and wound on a common inductor core An inductor module includes a common inductor core and an inductor winding. The inductor winding includes a plurality of inductor winding sections, each of which has a first end and a second end, and each of which is wound on the common inductor core. The inductor w... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6741474 | Electrical device with a revolvable display panel An electrical device with a revolvable display panel. The electrical device comprises a housing, a guidance means, a sliding means, and a revolving means. The housing has a plurality of housing walls. One of the housing walls contains an opening. The guidance means ... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6384331 | Secured reinforcing support device for a heat sink A secured reinforcing support device includes a reinforcing support plate disposed between a motherboard and a bottom wall surface of a computer casing and adapted to bear the mass of a heat sink superimposed on a central processing unit mounted on the mo... | 05/07/2002 |
