Patents by Inventor Po Chin Liao

Po Chin Liao 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: 8480169
    Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly having an adjustable width nose portion includes an H-shaped base that supports a lateral left side pad and a lateral right side pad. A rail extends under the base and between the left and right side nose portions of the seat assembly. A front rail mount includes a housing, a shuttle, an actuator, and left and right mount supports. Operation of the actuator alters the position of the left and right mount supports relative to the housing and thereby alters a distance between the respective left and right side nose portions of the seat base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corp.
    Inventors: Jess Bailie, Po Chin Liao
  • Publication number: 20120286548
    Abstract: A bicycle seat assembly having an adjustable width nose portion includes an H-shaped base that supports a lateral left side pad and a lateral right side pad. A rail extends under the base and between the left and right side nose portions of the seat assembly. A front rail mount includes a housing, a shuttle, an actuator, and left and right mount supports. Operation of the actuator alters the position of the left and right mount supports relative to the housing and thereby alters a distance between the respective left and right side nose portions of the seat base.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: November 15, 2012
    Inventors: JESS BAILIE, PO CHIN LIAO
  • Patent number: 8292139
    Abstract: A pannier mounting system includes a pair of hooks that are positioned at generally opposite ends of a handle and secure a pannier to a bicycle. A latch and a stop cooperate with each hook to snuggly enclose a rail in a manner that is generally independent of the cross-sectional size/shape of the rail. The latch is connected to the hook by a pivot and extends outward generally under the hook. The stop is pivotably and slidably connected to the hook and cooperates with the hook to generally fix a position of the latch. Translation of the handle toward the hooks closes and locks the latch about a rail member and translation of the handle away from the hooks unlocks the latch so that the mounting system can be removed from a rail.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Erica Marie Golub, Po Chin Liao
  • Publication number: 20100108729
    Abstract: A pannier mounting system includes a pair of hooks that are positioned at generally opposite ends of a handle and secure a pannier to a bicycle. A latch and a stop cooperate with each hook to snuggly enclose a rail in a manner that is generally independent of the cross-sectional size/shape of the rail. The latch is connected to the hook by a pivot and extends outward generally under the hook. The stop is pivotably and slidably connected to the hook and cooperates with the hook to generally fix a position of the latch. Translation of the handle toward the hooks closes and locks the latch about a rail member and translation of the handle away from the hooks unlocks the latch so that the mounting system can be removed from a rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 4, 2008
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Erica Marie Golub, Po Chin Liao
  • Patent number: D772744
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Trek Bicycle Corporation
    Inventors: Po-Chin Liao, Kurt Heggland