Patents by Inventor Tian Tian Yang

Tian Tian Yang 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).

  • Joint with curved tenon
    Patent number: 10508672
    Abstract: A joint for furniture includes furniture piece that has a first hole that extends through a surface of the furniture piece and out the furniture piece, and that has a second hole with an opening in the furniture piece. A leg is fitted to the furniture piece. The leg has a hole. A curved tenon piece includes a head. The curved tenon piece is curved sufficiently to allow the curved tenon to enter the first hole through the surface of the furniture piece, to exit the first hole, to extend through the hole in the leg and to enter into the second hole so that the head leg is held snugly to the furniture piece by the curved tenon piece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Che-Ming Chang, Tian Tian Yang
  • JOINT WITH CURVED TENON
    Publication number: 20190203755
    Abstract: A joint for furniture includes furniture piece that has a first hole that extends through a surface of the furniture piece and out the furniture piece, and that has a second hole with an opening in the furniture piece. A leg is fitted to the furniture piece. The leg has a hole. A curved tenon piece includes a head. The curved tenon piece is curved sufficiently to allow the curved tenon to enter the first hole through the surface of the furniture piece, to exit the first hole, to extend through the hole in the leg and to enter into the second hole so that the head leg is held snugly to the furniture piece by the curved tenon piece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 11, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Che-Ming Chang, Tian Tian Yang
  • Mortise and tenon system
    Patent number: 10273999
    Abstract: A mortise and tenon joint for furniture, includes a mortise piece and a tenon piece. The mortise piece includes a cut-out region. The cut-out region includes a surface. A mortise is located at the cut-out region. A tenon piece includes a tenon sized to fit within the mortise. The tenon piece has a surface that matches the surface of the cut-out region so that when the tenon is within the mortise, the tenon piece can be rotated into a first orientation so that the surface of the tenon piece is flush with the surface of the cut-out region, and the tenon piece can be rotated into a second orientation so that the surface of the tenon piece is not flush with the surface of the cut-out region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Inventors: Benjamin Che-Ming Chang, Tian Tian Yang
  • MORTISE AND TENON SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20170218994
    Abstract: A mortise and tenon joint for furniture, includes a mortise piece and a tenon piece. The mortise piece includes a cut-out region. The cut-out region includes a surface. A mortise is located at the cut-out region. A tenon piece includes a tenon sized to fit within the mortise. The tenon piece has a surface that matches the surface of the cut-out region so that when the tenon is within the mortise, the tenon piece can be rotated into a first orientation so that the surface of the tenon piece is flush with the surface of the cut-out region, and the tenon piece can be rotated into a second orientation so that the surface of the tenon piece is not flush with the surface of the cut-out region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2016
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Benjamin Che-Ming Chang, Tian Tian Yang