Patents by Inventor Tien-Hwa Ho

Tien-Hwa Ho 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: 9040798
    Abstract: An inflatable electronic drum set includes an inflatable bladder, which when inflated, forms a three-dimensional outer configuration of a combination of a drum set and including multiple structural sections of drums and cymbals. The interior is filled up with air and each drum surface or cymbal surface is provided with a pressure detection film, so that through settings made with a control module, when a drummer hits, a corresponding drum sound or cymbal sound is generated. The inflated music instruments are set at positions corresponding to those of a traditional drum set. Due to high resiliency and flexibility, percussion can be made with perfect hand perception and no concern about collision and tumbling may be caused. Another advantage is that the sound volume can be adjusted. In addition, after air is completely discharged, the drum set can be stowed in a very limited space.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2015
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho
  • Publication number: 20150114210
    Abstract: An inflatable electronic drum set includes an inflatable bladder, which when inflated, forms a three-dimensional outer configuration of a combination of a drum set and including multiple structural sections of drums and cymbals. The interior is filled up with air and each drum surface or cymbal surface is provided with a pressure detection film, so that through settings made with a control module, when a drummer hits, a corresponding drum sound or cymbal sound is generated. The inflated music instruments are set at positions corresponding to those of a traditional drum set. Due to high resiliency and flexibility, percussion can be made with perfect hand perception and no concern about collision and tumbling may be caused. Another advantage is that the sound volume can be adjusted. In addition, after air is completely discharged, the drum set can be stowed in a very limited space.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2014
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho
  • Publication number: 20130102359
    Abstract: A smart phone-combinable otologic inspection device is composed of a smart mobile phone combined with an otologic inspection device. The otologic inspection device includes an optic inspection device and a light projection module. The optic inspection device includes at least one lens module for observation of interior of an ear. The image pickup module picks up at least one image through the optic inspection device and displays the image on the smart mobile phone. The light projection module is arranged in the optic inspection device and corresponds to the light source module. As such, an otologic inspection device is provided, which realizes integration of traditional optics and digitalization through combination with a smart mobile phone and allows of expansion of functionality.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventor: TIEN-HWA HO
  • Publication number: 20130063892
    Abstract: A portable electronic device comprises a first handheld device and a second handheld device, wherein the first handheld device and the second handheld device can be combined through the connection of a locking unit and a corresponding locking unit and the connection of an electrical-connecting unit and a corresponding electrical-connecting unit, so that the resources in one handheld device can be shared with the other handheld device, whereby the portable electronic device can be carried and operated with ease, scaled with flexibility, and comprised of various functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2011
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho
  • Patent number: 7536000
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method integrating network and extension forwarding to automatically broadcast caller messages to specific computer IP addresses, which will transmit in real-time the caller messages to a computer specified by each extension user, and display all kinds of information in a multimedia form, via network. The present invention comprises a main server, a caller ID module, a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) module, a telephone extension data base, a caller information database, a network communication interface, and a client-side program. When a user dials into an enterprise switch, the extension number that the caller intends to forward, and the caller's phone number will be retrieved, and be automatically transmitted to a computer specified by the extension user, thereby facilitating the retrieval of caller information for the extension user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho
  • Publication number: 20050220283
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a communication method integrating network and extension forwarding to automatically broadcast caller messages to specific computer IP addresses, which will transmit in real-time the caller messages to a computer specified by each extension user, and display all kinds of information in a multimedia form, via network. The present invention comprises a main server, a caller ID module, a DTMF (Dual Tone Multi-Frequency) module, a telephone extension data base, a caller information database, a network communication interface, and a client-side program. When a user dials into an enterprise switch, the extension number that the caller intends to forward, and the caller's phone number will be retrieved, and be automatically transmitted to a computer specified by the extension user, thereby facilitating the retrieval of caller information for the extension user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: October 6, 2005
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho
  • Publication number: 20050156895
    Abstract: A portable put-on glove keyboard method, which uses fingers to contact pressure sensor devices near various points at a glove body and readily input text and number data, includes a glove body, a finger keyboard sensor array module, a transmission module, a power module and a system control module. The invention is characterized that, by contacting numerous points that can naturally come into contact with one another on the glove, the invention provides a novel method for replacing conventional keyboard input methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2004
    Publication date: July 21, 2005
    Inventor: Tien-Hwa Ho