Patents by Inventor Teh-Chih Chen

Teh-Chih Chen 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: 5130502
    Abstract: A vehicle switch means includes an electric switch operatively closed or opened as driven by a central spindle controlled by a vacuum controller communicated with an inlet manifold of a car engine, whereby when the car is subject to a heavy load, the weak vacuum suction force in the inlet manifold will not suck a diaphragm in the vacuum controller and the spindle will be resiliently restored outwardly to switch off the electric switch to stop the running of compressor of a car air conditioner, thereby reducing the car engine load and being helpful for climbing a steep surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 1990
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Inventor: Teh-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 4971402
    Abstract: A vehicle brake system includes: a brake master cylinder having a cylinder body and a master cylinder piston slidably received in the cylinder body, a plurality of wheel cylinders connected to the cylinder body of the master cylinder, an oil reservoir filled with brake hydraulic oil formed on a rear portion of the cylinder body and a pressure-reducing cylinder mounted on the brake master cylinder. Whenever braking a car provided with such a brake system, a brake pedal may be trodden to actuate the master cylinder piston to compress the brake hydraulic oil to brake the car wheels. However, an oil flow will be by-passed from an outlet pipe of the master cylinder to move a depressing piston restored in the pressure-reducing cylinder to by-pass an oil flow to return into the oil reservoir of the master cylinder for reducing the hydraulic oil pressure in the brake system for preventing a sudden locking a sudden locking of the car wheels in order for a safer emergency brake operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: November 20, 1990
    Inventor: Teh-Chih Chen
  • Patent number: 4699113
    Abstract: A vacuum controller serving as a fuel saver includes a suction chamber communicated with a vacuum port of an engine carburetor and a plunger valve reciprocatively moved as actuated by the suction pressure in the suction chamber to control the air flow through a by-pass secondary air tube from an air filter towards a fuel inlet manifold for the complete combustion of fuel and for saving energy purpose.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1987
    Inventor: Teh-Chih Chen