Patents by Inventor Shou Ming Chou

Shou Ming Chou 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: 6394266
    Abstract: A DVD retaining structure is constructed in a DVD holder plate inside a DVD case and adapted to hold an individual DVD, including a deformable keeper and a plurality of spring strips around said keeper, each spring strip having a free end terminating in a smoothly curved contact portion, the keeper having a plurality of recessed portions spaced around the periphery thereof and adapted to receive the contact portion of each of the spring strips, prohibiting the spring strips from rubbing against the DVD during its loading or unloading procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2002
    Assignee: Ritek Corporation
    Inventor: Shou Ming Chou
  • Patent number: 6179120
    Abstract: A low-profile storage box comprises only a base and a cover, which are pivotally connected on one side thereof and can be operated to open. The base has a locking means at center thereof, which comprises a plurality of projecting and equally spaced L-shaped pedals. The pedals at even order have a slanting arm extended from the front side thereof and connected to a circular plate. The pedals at odd order are inclined with a specific angel to the vertical wall of the base to facilitate the mounting of compact disk. The low-profile storage box has height of 5 mm-7 mm only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: Ritek Corporation
    Inventor: Shou Ming Chou