Patents by Inventor Chi-Yao Shu

Chi-Yao Shu has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Closed variable-volume container coolable to rapidly solidify water therein
    Patent number: 4856296
    Abstract: A container includes a closed variable-volume container body, and a central stem secured in the container body. The central stem generally extends along the axis of the container body and has a plurality of branches generally extending radially outwardly from its full length. When the container body is filled with water and cooled, the central stem serves as a core on which ice deposits so that the temperature at which the water begins to solidify is raised.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignees: Matthias Tai, Shing-Bun Hu, Gwo-Guer Yeh, Mow-Ho Guo
    Inventor: Chi-Yao Shu