Patents by Inventor Guangtian Zhang

Guangtian Zhang 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).

  • Securing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 9353345
    Abstract: A securing apparatus includes a housing, a cam member, and a movable device that can be moved in a first direction to engage a first surface of the cam member to cause the cam member to move from a first position to a second position. When the cam member is in the first position, first and second movable members can be moved relative to the housing. When the cam member is in the second position, second and third surfaces of the cam member press respectively against the first and second movable members to trap the first and second movable members respectively between the second and third surfaces of the cam member and the housing such that the first and second movable members are fixed relative to the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: TA INSTRUMENTS-WATERS L.L.C.
    Inventors: Guangtian Zhang, Troy D. Nickel, Eugene Joseph Rausch, Aaron M. Owens
  • Securing Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20150017719
    Abstract: A securing apparatus includes a housing, a cam member, and a movable device that can be moved in a first direction to engage a first surface of the cam member to cause the cam member to move from a first position to a second position. When the cam member is in the first position, first and second movable members can be moved relative to the housing. When the cam member is in the second position, second and third surfaces of the cam member press respectively against the first and second movable members to trap the first and second movable members respectively between the second and third surfaces of the cam member and the housing such that the first and second movable members are fixed relative to the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Guangtian Zhang, Troy D. Nickel, Eugene Joseph Rausch, Aaron M. Owens