AIC Assigned Patent

AIC Inc., Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (9,265,173) developed by Jhang, Fu-An, and Chung, Ta-Chih, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, for a “storage device slow descent structure .”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A storage device slow descent structure includes a chassis, (100) and an elevating element, (200). The chassis, (100) includes a front load plate, 110, a rear load plate, 120, and a sliding unit, (130). An end portion, (132) of the sliding unit, 130) is slidably connected to one side of the rear load plate, (120). The elevating element, 200) includes two linkages, (210) respectively having a front end, 212) and a rear end, (214). The two linkages, (210) are respectively connected to the front load plate, (110) and the end portion, (132). The rear end, 214) is pivotally connected to the slide member, (134). The front end, 212) is pivotally connected to the front load plate, (110). A self-weight of the front load plate, (110) drives the rear end, (214) to slide from one end to the other end of the slide member, (134).“

The patent application was filed on November 5, 2014 (14/533,091).