Patents by Inventor Ruey-Lan Horng

Ruey-Lan Horng 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: 7153121
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a handle, a bowl formed on an end of the handle, the bowl including a cutout, and a resilient rejecting member extending from the handle into the cutout and spaced from a perimeter delimiting the cutout. The handle may include two substantially parallel slits communicated with the cutout, leaving a resilient section forming a part of the resilient rejecting member. The resilient section may include a pressing portion on a rear side thereof. When rejecting of ice cream is required, the user may press the pressing portion to reject the ice cream in the bowl.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Patent number: 7128557
    Abstract: An improved structure of an ice cream scoop is disclosed. The ice cream scoop comprises a first part and a second part that integrate with one another. The improvement of the ice cream scoop comprises a neck portion in a bended shape for providing an auxiliary elastic force and enhancing the structural strength of the neck portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20060225584
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a fruit squeezer having a shallow container having a bottom on which a plurality of apertures and a protrudent device are mounted. More particularly, the present invention discloses a tunnel having an upward-facing opening. The tunnel is formed on the inside of the protrudent device for holding the fruit stem and preventing the fruit stem from interfering with the squeezing process. A threaded connecting base having a downward-facing opening is mounted under the shallow container. The threaded connecting base is designed to be a tube having a cross-section corresponding to the bottom of the protrudent device for being coupled with threads of a bottle such that the fruit juice can be directly and easily stored in the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2005
    Publication date: October 12, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20060105074
    Abstract: An improved structure of an ice cream scoop is disclosed. The ice cream scoop comprises a first part and a second part that integrate with one another. The improvement of the ice cream scoop comprises a neck portion in a bended shape for providing an auxiliary elastic force and enhancing the structural strength of the neck portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2004
    Publication date: May 18, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Patent number: 6997695
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a first scoop member and a second scoop member. The first scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a ring is formed. The second scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a bowl is formed. Second ends of the handles are pivotally connected. The ring is engageable with the bowl to form a scoop for scooping ice cream. An elastic element is attached between the second end of the handle of the first scoop member and the second end of the handle of the second scoop member for biasing the ring and the bowl away from each other for ejecting ice cream.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Patent number: 6988447
    Abstract: A fruit squeezer is disclosed. This fruit squeezer forms two transmission movements synchronously in two directions by means of a transmission member to drive the passive pressing cover and the passive rotating member of the fruit squeezer thereby squeezing the fruit by means of forces formed by more than two transmission movements and rotations for obtaining perfect fruit juice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20060008551
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a handle, a bowl formed on an end of the handle, the bowl including a cutout, and a resilient rejecting member extending from the handle into the cutout and spaced from a perimeter delimiting the cutout. The handle may include two substantially parallel slits communicated with the cutout, leaving a resilient section forming a part of the resilient rejecting member. The resilient section may include a pressing portion on a rear side thereof. When rejecting of ice cream is required, the user may press the pressing portion to reject the ice cream in the bowl.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2004
    Publication date: January 12, 2006
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20050025851
    Abstract: An ice cream scoop includes a first scoop member and a second scoop member. The first scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a ring is formed. The second scoop member includes a handle having an end on which a bowl is formed. Second ends of the handles are pivotally connected. The ring is engageable with the bowl to form a scoop for scooping ice cream. An elastic element is attached between the second end of the handle of the first scoop member and the second end of the handle of the second scoop member for biasing the ring and the bowl away from each other for ejecting ice cream.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: February 3, 2005
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20040211066
    Abstract: A cracker comprises a first handle and a second handle including an end pivotally connected to an end of the first handle. The first handle further includes a first working face and a second working face on two opposite sides thereof The second handle includes a first working face and a second working face on two opposite sides thereof The first working faces of the first handle and the second handle together define a first crushing space when the first handle and the second handle are in a first relative position. The second working faces of the first handle and the second handle together define a second crushing space when the first handle and the second handle are in a second relative position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Patent number: 6796032
    Abstract: A fruit slicer includes an X-hinged device including two handles pivoted by a pivot that separates the X-hinged device into an upper portion and a lower portion, an arcuate resilient plate having two ends fixed to the upper portion of the X-hinged device, and a plurality of blades each having a first end fixed to the arcuate resilient plate and a second end fixed in a recessed portion of the X-hinged device. A respective pair of the blades has a gap therebetween. An elastic element is mounted between the handles for biasing the handles away from each other. The arcuate resilient plate is deformed when the handles are pressed toward each other, thereby reducing the gap. The arcuate resilient plate restores its shape when the handles are released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2004
    Assignee: Kuang Tai Enterprise Ltd.
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Publication number: 20040117989
    Abstract: A fruit slicer includes an X-hinged device including two handles pivoted by a pivot that separates the X-hinged device into an upper portion and a lower portion, an arcuate resilient plate having two ends fixed to the upper portion of the X-hinged device, and a plurality of blades each having a first end fixed to the arcuate resilient plate and a second end fixed in a recessed portion of the X-hinged device. A respective pair of the blades has a gap therebetween. An elastic element is mounted between the handles for biasing the handles away from each other. The arcuate resilient plate is deformed when the handles are pressed toward each other, thereby reducing the gap. The arcuate resilient plate restores its shape when the handles are released.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng
  • Patent number: 6474974
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for ladling an ice cream ball comprising a first portion and a second portion. The first portion has a first piece, a first connecting section and a first handle. The first handle has a first slot. The first connecting section is located between the first piece and the first handle. The second portion has a second piece, a second connecting section and a second handle. The second handle has a second slot. The second connecting section is located between the second piece and the second handle. The second connecting section is connected to the first connecting section by a pin. After the first connecting section connects to the second connecting section, the first piece connects to the second piece, and the first piece and the second piece are formed a cup to take an ice cream ball. A spring has two extending ends and respectively placed in the first slot and the second slot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Inventor: Ruey-Lan Horng