MiiCs and Partners Assigned Two Patents

Control system for hard disk
MiiCs and Partners, (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China, has been assigned a patent (9,817,775) developed by Yang, Meng-Liang, Shenzhen, China, for a “control system for hard disk.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “A control system for a plurality of hard disks includes a chip unit, a first storage unit, and a second storage unit. The chip unit includes a first, second, and third GPIO pin and a firmware. The first storage unit is coupled to the chip unit and a plurality of hard disks. The second storage unit is coupled to the chip unit and a plurality of hard disks. When the first GPIO of the chip unit receives a power on signal, the firmware carries out a staggered spin-up function, the second GPIO of the chip unit outputs a first signal to the first storage unit, the hard disks of the first storage unit execute spin up, after a preset delay time, the third GPIO of the chip unit outputs a second signal to the second storage unit, and the hard disks of the second storage unit execute spin up.”

The patent application was filed on July 27, 2015 (14/809,407).

Electronic device with detachable data storage device
MiiCs and Partners, (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Shenzhen, China, has been assigned a patent (9,817,451) developed by Wang, Hung-Yuan, New Taipei, Taiwan, for an “electronic device with detachable data storage device.“

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: “An electronic device includes a chassis defining an opening. A motherboard is received in the chassis and a data storage device comprising a circuit board with storage unit can be directly coupled to the motherboard. The data storage device is mounted to the chassis through the opening but is detachable.”

The patent application was filed on June 15, 2016 (15/183,775)