Patents by Inventor Jian P. Tchen

Jian P. Tchen 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: 5431308
    Abstract: An apparatus for storing and dispensing fluids for use by an athlete comprising an elongated hollow tube formed of a flexible material, the tube having closed ends and a hollow interior along its length; a pair of straps secured to and extending outwardly from the free ends with fasteners at the outboard ends of the straps for coupling therebetween and effecting the creation of a loop of the straps and tube; a flexible, plastic straw having an inboard end in fluid communication with the interior of the tube and having an outboard end with a mouthpiece secured with respect thereto, clips secured to the exterior surface of the tube for removably receiving the straw to hold it in position adjacent to the tube; and an aperture on an upper surface of the tube with a filler plug removably received thereover to allow filling of the interior of the tube with a liquid to be consumed through the straw.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 11, 1995
    Inventor: Jian P. Tchen