Patents by Inventor Pai-Chou Chen

Pai-Chou Chen 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: 6120258
    Abstract: A tire pump, which is adapted to be secured on a bicycle, includes an elongate mounting frame, a cylinder, a piston, a hinge member, and a lever. The mounting frame has first and second ends. The cylinder has a rear end pivotally secured to the second end, and a front end spaced apart from the rear end and disposed to be proximate to the first end. The piston is disposed to reciprocate within the cylinder so as to pump air out of an outlet in the rear end to inflate a bicycle tire. The cylinder further has a piston rod with a fixed end secured to the piston in the cylinder and a coupling end extending axially and outwardly of the front end. The hinge member includes a fixed knuckle member and a movable knuckle member. The fixed knuckle member is disposed on the coupling end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2000
    Inventor: Pai-Chou Chen