Patents by Inventor Te-wan Tsai

Te-wan Tsai 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: 5603230
    Abstract: A water supply device disposed in a refrigerator door includes a first tank, a second tank and a third tank respectively disposed in the door, each of the three tanks having a pipe extending therefrom and each pipe having an outlet extending from an outer layer of the door, a first connecting pipe with a first one-way valve disposed thereto being connected between the first and the second tank, a second connecting pipe with a second one-way valve disposed thereto being connected between the second and the third tank, the first tank having a heating device disposed therein and only the first and the second tank being separated from an interior of the refrigerator by an insulating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1997
    Inventor: Te-wan Tsai