Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Alfred Lei
  • Patent number: 6220428
    Abstract: An automatic cigarette case which can be operated by one hand to pull out and light a cigarette from the case, includes a cigarette case, a turning device, a revolving device and a lighting device, characterized in that cigarettes are arranged inside the case, by rotating the turning device, a cigarette can be drawn out from the cigarette case. When the cigarette is being withdrawn, it revolves when it is in contact with the revolving device, placing the cigarette on top of the lighting device. The cigarette can then be lighted by the lighting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1994
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Inventor: Yung-Huei Lan
  • Patent number: 5810132
    Abstract: A retractable handle mounting arrangement includes a top frame, a bottom frame, a retractable handle connected between the top frame and the bottom frame and a press control device mounted in the top frame and forced springs to lock the inner bars of the retractable handle. The press control device includes two control blocks forced by springs into engagement with the inner bars of the retractable handle. A hand pulls the control block inwards, causing them to release the inner bars of the retractable handle, allowing the retractable handle to be extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Inventor: Fu-Cheng Chang
  • Patent number: 5806726
    Abstract: A water dispenser for bicyclists includes a container having a first slot at an upper side thereof, an outlet close to the upper side, an inlet close to a lower side thereof and provided with a cover, a valve arranged at the lower side, two inclined seams extending from respective vertical sides thereof to the valve, and two second slots at respective bottom corners thereof, a tube provided with a threaded connector at both ends and adapted to threadedly engage with the outlet at an end, and a nipple threadedly engaged with another end of the tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1998
    Inventor: Kuo-Ping Ho
  • Patent number: 5740910
    Abstract: A tool box including a rectangular container having a rear wall and two side walls, an upper elongated angular member fixedly mounted on an upper portion of the rear wall, a lower elongated angular member fixedly mounted on a lower portion of the rear wall, a plurality of vertically disposed rectangular panels having a vertical edge pivotally connected between the upper and lower elongated angular members and formed with a plurality of recesses each on an upper edge close to an upper outer corner thereof and a plurality of holes thereon, a positioning rod extending through the two side walls and engaged with the recesses, and a plurality of hooks detachably fitted in the holes respectively, whereby the tools in the tool box are easily accessible than in conventional tool boxes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1998
    Inventor: Gaw-Gwo Ueng
  • Patent number: 5738434
    Abstract: A flash light is provided in which the rotary positioning mechanism that retains the lamp head holder to the hollow cylindrical handle at any of a variety of angular positions includes a curved stub tube extending from the sloping bottom wall of the lamp head holder. The stub tube has an internally threaded, straight top end and a straight bottom end. The bottom end extends from the top end at an angle and perpendicularly intersects the sloping bottom wall of the lamp head holder. A plurality of circular recesses are formed in the sloping top wall of the hollow cylindrical handle and radially spaced around the center of the sloping top wall. A spring is mounted within the top end of the curved stub tube. A first steel ball is mounted in the bottom end of the curved stub tube, and a second steel ball is mounted within the top end of the curved stub tube and disposed between the first steel ball and the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1998
    Assignee: Regitar Power Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Pel Chang Sun
  • Patent number: 5708629
    Abstract: An alarm clock including clock having a control circuit with a solenoid switch, and a rack having an upright post with a magnet, wherein when the alarm circuit of the clock is ringing, the battery lid and the alarm button of the clock are locked if the clock is not put in the rack; when the lock is put in the rack as the alarm circuit of the clock is ringing, a solenoid switch is induced by a magnet in the rack to unlock the battery lid and the alarm button, for permitting the user to turn off the alarm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1998
    Inventor: Yen Hung-Hsu
  • Patent number: 5701630
    Abstract: A mop including a telescopic sleeve, a handle grip coupled to one end of the telescopic sleeve, a mophead holder coupled to one end of the telescopic sleeve remote from the handle grip, a retractable handle mounted in the telescopic sleeve and having a top end inserted into a hole in the handle grip and a bottom end inserted into a hole in the mophead holder, a lever pivoted to the handle grip and coupled to the top end of the retractable handle, a mophead turned about a pivot on the mophead holder a ratchet transmission mechanism mounted in the mophead holder and coupled to the bottom end of the retractable handle by a steel cable and driven by the lever through the retractable handle and the steel cable to turn the mophead, a tape of rags having a fixed end fixedly secured to the mophead holder and a free end detachably connected to the mophead by a tape of loop and hook materials, the mophead holder being turned by the ratchet transmission mechanism to take up the tape of rags when the lever is pulled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 23, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 30, 1997
    Inventor: Jih-Shun Liao
  • Patent number: 5701341
    Abstract: A multi-purpose battery for a mobile telephone including a casing, a battery pack disposed within the casing, a vocal processor fitted in the casing and connected with the battery pack, the vocal processor including an analog/digital converter, a memory unit and a signal amplifier, a microphone connected with the vocal processor, a speaker connected with the vocal processor, a record switch connected with the vocal processor, a playback switch connected with the vocal processor, and an illumination switch connected between illuminating device and the battery pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1994
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Inventor: Hung Chin Kuo
  • Patent number: 5692826
    Abstract: A neon light assembly includes a base provided with a switch and a first electrical socket on its vertical wall and a second electrical socket on its center a transparent casing provided with a first electrical plug engageable with the second electrical socket of the base, and a neon light fitted within the transparent casing and electrically connected with the electrical plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Huang Hsien-Jung
  • Patent number: 5692814
    Abstract: A computer casing including an upper frame having two downwardly depending legs one at a side thereof, a lower frame having two upwardly extending lugs one at a side thereof, a front frame secured between front ends of the upper frame and the lower frame, a rear frame fitted between rear ends of the upper frame and the lower frame, an upper board adapted to engage with a top of the upper frame, and a pair of side covers each engaged with one side of the casing, whereby a plurality of similar computer casings can be conveniently connected together so as to allow for an expansion of its internal space to be readily accommodated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Shen-Chung Chou
  • Patent number: 5692946
    Abstract: A spherical steering toy including a spherical housing, a mounting plate mounted inside the spherical housing and having wheels maintained perpendicularly in touch with the inside wall of the spherical housing, a servo-motor having an output shaft fastened to the center of the mounting plate by a screw, a driving mechanism coupled to the servo-motor at one side opposite to the crossed frame, which driving mechanism including a reversible motor, a transmission gear train, and a wheel coupled to the reversible motor through the transmission gear train and rotated by it against the inside wall of the spherical housing, and a control circuit controlled by a remote controller to operate the servo-motor and the reversible motor, wherein starting the reversible motor causes the spherical housing to rotate forwards and backwards on a flat surface; starting the servo-motor causes the spherical housing to change the steering direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Wang-Mine Ku
  • Patent number: 5694113
    Abstract: An emergency brake monitor including a front cover formed with an opening at an upper portion thereof, a plurality of perforations below the opening, and a circular recess at one side thereof, a ball-shaped member formed with a radial bell-shaped neck having a passage extending through a diameter thereof, a photosensor arranged within the passage of the ball-shaped member, an adjusting knob including a cylindrical rod portion extending from one side of the adjusting knob, and electrical means electrically connected with the mercury switch and the photosensor, for producing warnings when receiving signal from the photosensor, whereby the driver will be reminded to release the emergency brake before the automobile starts to move.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Inventor: Li-Teh Chen
  • Patent number: 5690462
    Abstract: A parking device including a base frame, a top frame, four cylindrical poles mounted between four corners of the base and top frames, each of the cylindrical poles having two tubular members slidably mounted thereon, an upper platform fixedly mounted on the tubular members at an upper position, a lower platform fixedly mounted on the tubular members at a lower position, a plurality of first hydraulic cylinders mounted on a bottom of the top frame and drivingly connected with the upper platform, a plurality of second hydraulic cylinders mounted mounted on the base frame and drivingly connected with the lower platform, and a positioning device having a casing mounted on each of the tubular members, solenoid fitted within the casing, a plunger fitted within the casing and a spring arranged between the solenoid and the plunger, the plunger being forced by the spring to go partly into a tube radially arranged within each of the poles through the tubular members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventors: James Fan, Che Kao Chang
  • Patent number: 5690221
    Abstract: A CD bank including a rectangular casing having an upper portion and a lower portion engaged with the upper portion, the lower portion being formed at a lower edge with pairs of ears, each pair of the ears being provided with two opposite protuberances, a plurality of holders pivotally connected with a lower edge of the lower portion, each of the holders being symmetric in structure at both sides thereof and being formed with a through hole adapted to be fitted between the protuberances of a respective pair of the ears, each side of the holder being formed with a half-round recess of a diameter slightly longer than that of an compact disk, an opening at a central portion of the holder for facilitating removal of a compact disk, a plurality of retaining lugs suspending above the half-round recess and spaced around a periphery thereof and having a beveled edge facing inwards, a plurality of triangular projections spaced around the periphery and having a beveled edge facing outwards, a projection at a top of the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Sheng-Fu Yeh
  • Patent number: D386611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Inventor: Muh-Chuen Sheu
  • Patent number: D387738
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventor: Chi Hsiu Lee
  • Patent number: D388143
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Inventor: Tseng Huan-Chiang
  • Patent number: D389344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Chen Kun-Tang
  • Patent number: D389541
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 20, 1998
    Inventor: Tseng Huan-Chiang
  • Patent number: D401570
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1998
    Inventor: Chi Hsiu Lee