Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm Alfred Lei
  • Patent number: 5653531
    Abstract: A desk lamp including a tripod including a fixing plate and three supporting legs, an electrical socket fixedly mounted in a center hole of the fixing plate, a light bulb fitted in the electrical socket, and an inverted conical lampshade having a lower end fixedly engaged with the electrical socket, whereby the desk lamp can be easily assembled by the consumer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1997
    Inventor: Kuo-Fu Yang
  • Patent number: 5647096
    Abstract: A retractable handle control mechanism including a movable control block mounted in a longitudinal hole on the transverse handgrip of the retractable handle and moved by a control knob, two beveled edged links connected between the beveled guide blocks of two release control rods, which are moved in the inner tubes, and the two opposite bevel edges of the movable control block, and return control spring means, whereby when the control knob is depressed to lower the movable control block, the links are moved outwards in reversed directions to force the bevel guide blocks of the release control rods downwards, causing the release control rods to release the respective latches from the sleeves for permitting the inner tubes to be moved by the transverse handgrip between the retracted position and the extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Inventor: Chi-bin Chang
  • Patent number: 5645314
    Abstract: A ventilation cushion including a seat and a back cushion hinged together, each cushion defining a plurality of air passages and air holes, a plurality of air hoses connected between the seat cushion and the back cushion for guiding air between the cushions, and air fan means to draw air through the air holes and the air passages to ventilate the users back and bottom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Inventor: Yaw-Tyng Liou
  • Patent number: 5634563
    Abstract: A CD storage rack including a casing, and a plurality of individual sliding CD carriers slidably mounted in the casing at different elevations to carry a respective individual CD, wherein each individual sliding CD carrier has spring means fastened to the top cover of the individual CD case carried thereon so that the top cover of the respective individual CD case is automatically opened by the spring means when the respective individual sliding CD carrier is pulled out of the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Inventor: Jung-Ching Peng
  • Patent number: 5632194
    Abstract: An infusion maker including a beaker having an inside annular flange in the middle, an inner cup mounted in the beaker for containing boiling water for steeping tea and having a bottom center through hole, a cap coupled to the inner cup at the bottom through a slip joint to hold a ball in a ball socket thereof, and a lid covered on the inner cup, the ball being forced to close the bottom center through hole of the inner cup when the inner cup is put in the beaker and supported on the inside annular flange of the beaker, the ball being disengaged from the bottom center through hole of the inner cup when the inner cup is lifted from the inside annular flange of the beaker, for permitting prepared tea infusion to flow out of the inner cup to the beaker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventor: Yu-Mei Lin
  • Patent number: 5632193
    Abstract: An apparatus for making tea which includes a tea cup having two stepped flow guide ribs raised from the inside wall and two swivel locking plates pivoted to the flow guide ribs, an infusion container supported on steps on the stepped flow guide ribs and retained in place by the swivel locking plates and having a bottom drain hole, a filter mounted inside the infusion container and covered over the drain hole and having an axle housing at the center, a ball forced by a return spring into engagement with the drain hole to stop its passage, a pull rod sliding in the axle housing of the filter and pulled to lift the ball from the drain hole for permitting prepared tea to flow out of the infusion container into the tea cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventor: Shun-Tsung Shen
  • Patent number: 5628236
    Abstract: A cutting metal-working machine for processing hooke's joints, including a machine base, a control panel for controlling the operation of the machine, a left tool carrier and a right tool carrier mounted on the machine base at two opposite locations and having a respective cutting tool controlled to synchronously cut two opposite ends of the workpiece, a first tailstock and a second tailstock respectively mounted on the machine base at two opposite ends and having a respective center pin moved by a hydraulic cylinder to hold the workpiece in place, and a workpiece rotating mechanism mounted between the tool carriers and the center pins of the tailstocks, and controlled to turn the workpiece relative to the cutting tools of the tool carriers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Inventor: Yi L. Liao
  • Patent number: 5624029
    Abstract: A tool box with a lighting apparatus including a casing formed with two perforations at an end thereof and a circular opening between the two perforations, a lighting apparatus including a holder and a cover, a conical reflector being fitted within a tubular neck of the holder, a bulb threadedly engaged with a socket of the holder, an annular member threadedly engaged with the tubular neck, and a lens arranged on the conical reflector and kept in place by engaging a locking member with the tubular neck, whereby the tool box can give light as desired thereby offering much convenience in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: Yi L. Shih
  • Patent number: 5623964
    Abstract: A gas filling valve including an inner connector having a first threaded portion at a lower end and a second threaded portion at an intermediate portion which is larger than the first threaded portion in diameter, a relief valve having a tubular casing having a smaller opening at a lower end thereby forming a shoulder at an inner wall thereof, a spring disposed on the shoulder, a washer arranged on the spring, and a rubber ring mounted on the washer, a check valve arranged within the tubular casing of the relief valve, an inner tubular member having an upper end engaged with a lower end of the check valve, an outer tubular member having an upper end engaged with a lower end of the tubular casing of the relief valve, and an outer connector having a flange formed with a plurality of holes and external threads adapted to engage with a lower end of the outer tubular member, whereby the gas will be discharged immediately out of the vehicle in case of over-pressure thereby ensuring the safety of the driver.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 29, 1997
    Inventor: Shun-Ching Tsai
  • Patent number: 5622368
    Abstract: A puzzle disc including a body portion, a cover having two open slots extending inwardly from its circumference and fitted in a central portion of the body portion thereby forming a track having a neck portion between the cover and the body portion, a circular member rotatably arranged in the body portion, and a plurality of movable elements fitted in the track, whereby the degree of difficulty in playing the puzzle disc can be adjusted to fit for players with different intelligence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 22, 1997
    Inventor: Chiu-Huang Chang
  • Patent number: 5619905
    Abstract: An apparatus for warming up wine, including a receptacle, a spring fixedly secured to the receptacle on the inside, a packing rubber mounted around the top end of the receptacle, a glass container mounted in the receptacle and supported on the packing rubber to hold wine and having a tap for regulating the flow of wine, a cover covered on the glass container and having an air vent for guiding hot air out of the glass container, a heat source holder mounted within the receptacle and supported on the spring, and a heat source mounted in said heat source holder and controlled to heat wine in the glass container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Inventor: Sheng-Yuan Wu
  • Patent number: 5620622
    Abstract: A device for drying and storing cooking utensils including a container open at a front side and having a top wall, two side walls, a rear wall, and a vertical wall mounted on the bottom of the container, the container having a recess at a bottom, the vertical wall being formed with a first opening communicated with the recess and a second opening provided with a filtering net, a water tray fitted in the recess through the first opening, a switch mounted on the lower wall, an inclined board mounted within the recess and having a slot at an end, an electric drier electrically connected with the switch and having an inlet and an outlet, the electric drier being installed under the inclined board with the inlet aligned with the second opening and the outlet aligned with the slot, a bottom plate mounted on a bottom of the container, a supporting plate mounted on an inner side of the rear wall, a cover pivotally connected with the vertical wall at a lower edge of the cover and having a flange extending towards the
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 15, 1997
    Inventor: Kang M. Lang
  • Patent number: 5618128
    Abstract: A wiper arm connector including a first jaw having a cavity at the inner side formed with a plurality of teeth a second jaw having a cavity at the inner side formed with a plurality of teeth, a first packing having an opening at a central portion and a toothed portion at an upper portion, a second packing having an opening at a central portion and a toothed portion at an upper portion, and a locking pin inserted through the first and second jaws to engage with a nut, such that the connector can be conveniently connected with wiper arm of different sizes and shapes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Inventor: Liang-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: D379389
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Inventor: Tung Y. Shih
  • Patent number: D379613
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 3, 1997
    Inventor: Liang-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: D380335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Chao Ming Hui
  • Patent number: D380434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Liang-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: D380435
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 1, 1997
    Inventor: Liang-Yuan Chen
  • Patent number: D381686
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 29, 1997
    Inventor: Tien Szu Chiu
  • Patent number: D382214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1997
    Inventor: Jeff Liao