Patents by Inventor Tien-Tsung Chen

Tien-Tsung 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: 4898323
    Abstract: A one piece mailer includes a standard size sheet which may be employed in laser printers or xerographic machines without special equipment and involves printing on one side only of the mailer. Stable adhesive material which will not run or contaminate the office machines, when it is subject to several hundred degrees heat is used for sealing. This adhesive is preferably water-activated. One embodiment includes a mailing sheet having an upper and lower half, with the upper half carrying the addresses and the message, and the lower half having windows which match the location of the addresses on the upper half of the mailer. The second embodiment involves a mailer having a first full sheet having an upper portion on which messages are printed, and a lower portion on which addresses are printed. On the rear side of the main sheet is a short partial sheet toward the bottom of the main sheet forming an envelope, and with a transverse strip of adhesive immediately above the envelope pocket to seal the envelope.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Avery International Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Tsung Chen, C. Stefan Wegdell, Wayne L. Rutkowski, Kim Y. Kao
  • Patent number: 4784317
    Abstract: A one piece mailer for use in laser printers or xerographic copying machines includes a standard size sheet which may be employed in laser printers or xerographic machines without special handling equipment and involves printing on one side only of the mailer. In addition, stable adhesive material is employed for sealing the one piece mailer which will not run or contaminate the office machines, when it is subject to several hundred degrees heat. This adhesive is preferably a water-activated adhesive other than natural gum (which is heat-activated). The first embodiment of the invention includes a mailing sheet having an upper and lower half, with the upper half carrying the addresses and the message, and the lower half having windows which match the location of the addresses on the upper half of the mailer. The second embodiment of the invention involves a mailer having a first full sheet having an upper portion on which the messages are printed, and a lower portion on which the addresses are printed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1988
    Assignee: Avery International Corporation
    Inventors: Tien-Tsung Chen, Ghanshyam H. Popat, Stephanie A. Streeter
  • Patent number: D288533
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Avery Corporation
    Inventors: Cindy L. Jialanella, Willis E. Bishop, Tien-Tsung Chen, Jeffrey C. Hunter
  • Patent number: D302699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Assignee: Avery International
    Inventors: Ghanshyam H. Popat, Tien-Tsung Chen, Christopher H. Binkley, K. Fou Tsai
  • Patent number: D302830
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1989
    Assignee: Avery International
    Inventors: Ghanshyam H. Popat, Tien-Tsung Chen, Christopher H. Binkley, K. Fou Tsai
  • Patent number: D304343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1989
    Assignee: Avery International
    Inventors: Ghanshyam H. Popat, Tien-Tsung Chen, Christopher H. Binkley, K. Fou Tsai