Patents by Inventor Ching-Lieh Wu

Ching-Lieh Wu 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).

  • Patent number: 5697510
    Abstract: A container includes a cover engaged on an open top. A channel and an opening are formed in the cover. A knob is slidably engaged in the channel and includes a tube having a pair of shoulders. A plug has a pair of hooks engaged into the tube and engaged with the shoulders so as to secure the plug to the tube. A spring is biased between the knob and the plug for biasing the knob partially outward of the cover and for forcing the plug against the cover to enclose the orifice. The plug can be made of plastic material instead of metal material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1997
    Inventors: Jui-Te Wang, Ching-Lieh Wu
  • Patent number: 5397024
    Abstract: A container includes a top-open container body having a tapered top-flange around the top opening thereof, and a top cover having a tapered bottom flange fitted around the top flange of the container body, wherein the top cover has a stepped air hole and a push-button plug assembly mounted within the stepped air hole and pressed to control the passage; the top cover has a recessed retaining portion moved to engage with a raised retaining portion on the container body for letting air pass through air guide grooves on the top cover and container body into the inside space of the container body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 14, 1995
    Inventors: Ching-Lieh Wu, Jui-Te Wang