AIC Assigned Patent

AIC Inc., Taoyuan, Taiwan, has been assigned a patent (9,165,608) developed by Tsai, Lin-Kuei, Taoyuan Hsien, Taiwan, for a “hard disk securing structure for an industrial computer and tray thereof.”

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: ”A hard disk securing structure for an industrial computer is disclosed. The industrial computer includes a case, the hard disk securing structure is served to accommodate a hard disk and includes a securing member and a tray. The securing member is installed in the case and includes a buckling unit, the tray is installed in the case and includes a carrying plate and a pair of lateral plates respectively extended from two ends of the carrying plate, an accommodation space used for accommodating the hard disk is defined by the carrying plate and the pair of lateral plates, a locking unit is extended from one end of the carrying plate which is adjacent to the pair of the lateral plates, and the locking unit is mutually locked with the buckling unit. Accordingly, an advantage of easily installing/detaching the hard disk from the case is achieved.“

The patent application was filed on May 22, 2013 (13/900,274).