Patents by Inventor Shui-Mu Hou

Shui-Mu Hou 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).

  • Easy-open lid assembly for a bottle
    Publication number: 20020170874
    Abstract: An easy-open lid assembly for a bottle has a body connected to the bottle, a socket centrally defined in the body, a nipple received in the socket, a straw connected to the nipple and extending into the bottle, a first spring disposed around the nipple, a lid hinged to the body, and a pushbutton. The lid is able to be closed for convenient transportation, or a user is able to push the pushbutton to open the lid and the nipple will rise out of the socket automatically for the user to easily access the beverage in the bottle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2001
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventor: Shui-Mu Hou
  • Bottle plug
    Patent number: D445335
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Inventor: Shui-Mu Hou