Patents by Inventor Chin Long Chi

Chin Long Chi 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).

  • Power planer
    Patent number: 7624775
    Abstract: A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Allison A. Smith, Jyh Cherng Lin, Todd J. Huston, David L. Wikle, Robert P. Welsh, Daniel H. Montague, Larry T. Albert, Barry Wixey, Bor Yann Chuang, Leo Chang, Chin Long Chi
  • POWER PLANER
    Publication number: 20090199928
    Abstract: A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2009
    Publication date: August 13, 2009
    Applicant: BLACK & DECKER INC.
    Inventors: Allison A. Smith, Jyh Cherng Lin, Todd J. Huston, David L. Wikle, Robert P. Welsh, Daniel H. Montague, Larry T. Albert, Barry Wixey, Bor Yann Chuang, Leo Chang, Chin Long Chi
  • Portable power planer
    Patent number: 7458402
    Abstract: A portable power planer for planing the top surface of a workpiece. The portable power planer includes a base assembly, a carriage assembly disposed above the base assembly, the carriage assembly includes a cutterhead assembly, the carriage assembly being vertically movable to change distance between the base assembly and the carriage assembly, a hand crank attached to the carriage assembly for changing the distance between the base assembly and the carriage assembly, a material removal gauge disposed on the carriage assembly, a switch disposed on the carriage assembly, and a height scale disposed on the base assembly, wherein the material removal gauge, the switch and the height scale are on the front side of the power planer, and the hand crank is substantially on the front half of the power planer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Barry Wixey, Robert P. Welsh, David L. Wikle, Jyh Cherng Lin, Leo Chang, Chin Long Chi
  • Power Planer
    Publication number: 20080264519
    Abstract: A planing machine including a base, at least two support columns disposed on the base, and a carriage assembly carrying a cutterhead. The carriage assembly may be mounted on the support columns. At least one of the base and the carriage assembly is movable vertically towards the other of the base and the carriage assembly. The planing machine may have panel mounted on at least one of the base and the carriage assembly and extending between the carriage assembly and the base housing for preventing user contact with the cutterhead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Applicant: Black & Decker Inc.
    Inventors: Allison A. Smith, Jyh Cherng Lin, Todd J. Huston, David L. Wikle, Robert P. Welsh, Daniel H. Montague, Larry T. Albert, Barry Wixey, Bor Yann Chuang, Leo Chang, Chin Long Chi
  • Portable power planer
    Publication number: 20040250882
    Abstract: A portable power planer for planing the top surface of a workpiece. The portable power planer includes a base assembly, a carriage assembly disposed above the base assembly, the carriage assembly includes a cutterhead assembly, the carriage assembly being vertically movable to change distance between the base assembly and the carriage assembly, a hand crank attached to the carriage assembly for changing the distance between the base assembly and the carriage assembly, a material removal gauge disposed on the carriage assembly, a switch disposed on the carriage assembly, and a height scale disposed on the base assembly, wherein the material removal gauge, the switch and the height scale are on the front side of the power planer, and the hand crank is substantially on the front half of the power planer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2003
    Publication date: December 16, 2004
    Inventors: Barry Wixey, Robert P. Welsh, David L. Wikle, Jyh Cherng Lin, Leo Chang, Chin Long Chi