Patents by Inventor Tony Hsu

Tony Hsu 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).

  • Publication number: 20220235886
    Abstract: A connector for connecting a fluid pipeline includes an inner socket, which is a columnar body having a channel, and both ends defined as a first end and a second end. The inner socket has a guide portion, an attaching portion, an anti-leak portion and a connecting portion sequentially arranged on the outer side from the first end to the second end; the first end is socketed into an end of a tube by the guide portion; the attaching portion is a spiral concave groove on an outer side of the inner socket for attaching an inner side of the tube; the anti-leak portion is between an end of the tube and the connecting portion for sealing an opening of the tube; and the connecting portion is between the anti-leak portion and the second end and exposed from the tube for connecting another connecting portion of another connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventor: Tony HSU
  • Patent number: 8385951
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing a GUI for manipulation utilizing a SMS in PDU mode, comprising: receiving a SMS message which comprises encoded SM data; parsing said SM data for decoding to retrieve form display data; generating a UI element corresponding to said form display data; and displaying said UI element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20090125438
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing replicable financial instrument orders, and establishing a fill price that is better than the theoretical upper limit of the industries' best order execution. The system has the capability of transforming a client's index order into a replicable product, such as index futures and/or baskets of the underlying stocks. The system selects whichever method and combination of securities that will achieve the best expected execution for the particular market. The system achieves the best price and execution efficiency by utilizing dynamic market information across all possible liquidity formats, liquidity pools, and high performance trading systems, delivering a product that has multiple forms at the best possible price. The result is a better final execution price that outperforms current industry practices for best order execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: Credit Suisse First Boston LLC
    Inventors: Jon McConaughy, Josh Star, Zack Ling, Liguo Song, Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20080242326
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for providing a GUI for manipulation utilizing a SMS in PDU mode, comprising: receiving a SMS message which comprises encoded SM data; parsing said SM data for decoding to retrieve form display data; generating a UI element corresponding to said form display data; and displaying said UI element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2008
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventor: TONY HSU
  • Publication number: 20060272163
    Abstract: A fruit cutter includes a hollow body with a ring cutter, a push ring, and rib blades. The ring cutter is provided at the bottom of the hollow body. The push ring is provided at the top of the hollow body at a certain angle in relation to the hollow body. The rib blades are formed around the outer wall of the hollow body extending upwardly from the ring cutter to the push ring. Each rib blade is formed in an arc cross-section. By pushing the push ring downwardly, the ring cutter will cut fruit to the size that can fit into the opening of a juice maker. The rib blades will cut the rest portion of the fruit again to decrease press resistance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060260478
    Abstract: A juice maker structure includes a main body, a feeder and a stud. The feeder is seated on the top of the main body. The feeder is a hollow body having an inner wall. The stud is inserted into the feeder. The inner wall of the feeder is provided with a guiding trough to receive an auxiliary cutter set therein. The lower section of the auxiliary cutter set is provided with cutters facing the inside of the feeder. The outer wall of the stud is provided with a slot to accommodate the cutters. When the stud is pushed to squeeze vegetables, the cutters hold the vegetables in the feeder to process juice making. After using, the auxiliary cutter set can be detached from the guiding trough to be cleaned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Publication date: November 23, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060184444
    Abstract: The invention provides systems and methods for providing replicable financial instrument orders, and establishing a fill price that is better than the theoretical upper limit of the industries' best order execution. The system has the capability of transforming a client's index order into a replicable product, such as index futures and/or baskets of the underlying stocks. The system selects whichever method and combination of securities that will achieve the best expected execution for the particular market. The system achieves the best price and execution efficiency by utilizing dynamic market information across all possible liquidity formats, liquidity pools, and high performance trading systems, delivering a product that has multiple forms at the best possible price. The result is a better final execution price that outperforms current industry practices for best order execution.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2005
    Publication date: August 17, 2006
    Inventors: Jon McConaughy, Josh Star, Zack Ling, Liguo Song, Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 7066080
    Abstract: An automatic drip coffee maker includes a reservoir, a basket, and a chamber disposed at where below an opening of the basket. A thermostat and a heating tube are provided at the bottom of the chamber. A bowl is placed into the chamber to receive coffee drips delivered through the opening of the basket. The coffee in the bowl is continuously kept hot due to the thermostat and the heating tube without being contaminated. A control device is provided in the bowl to control the delivery of the coffee through an outlet to be poured into any type of coffee cup.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2006
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20060075907
    Abstract: A juice maker feeding structure includes a feeding barrel and a stud, and is incorporated with a lid. The feeding barrel is connected with the lid. The feeding barrel is a hollow body having an inner wall. The stud is inserted into the feeding barrel. The inner wall of the feeding barrel is provided with a plurality of inclining guiding ribs. The stud has an outer wall formed with a plurality of recesses to accommodate the guiding ribs and a plurality of guiding bevels to facilitate insertion of the guiding ribs into the recesses. Each guiding bevel is formed from the bottom end of the stud upward to a respective recess.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 7007591
    Abstract: A steam valve for a coffee maker comprises a valve, a valve seat, a valve block, a spring, a steam tube and a cap, wherein the valve has a plate on the top, the valve seat has a through hole, notches interconnected with the through hole, and a conical hole underneath the through hole, the valve block has a conical shape at the top, the valve block is placed in the conical hole, the lower portion of the valve is inserted in the valve block, the upper portion of the steam tube is secured with the valve seat, the lower portion of the valve is inserted into the valve block, the upper portion of the steam tube is secured with the valve seat, the spring seats in the steam tube with its top end urging the valve block to engage with the upper portion of the conical hole of the valve seat, whereas the conical shape of the valve block blocks the through hole and the notches of the valve seat, by pushing the plate of the valve downward, the stem pushes the valve block downward, thus the though hole and the notches are i
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20050103201
    Abstract: An automatic drip coffee maker includes a reservoir, a basket, and a chamber disposed at where below an opening of the basket. A thermostat and a heating tube are provided at the bottom of the chamber. A bowl is placed into the chamber to receive coffee drips delivered through the opening of the basket. The coffee in the bowl is continuously kept hot due to the thermostat and the heating tube without being contaminated. A control device is provided in the bowl to control the delivery of the coffee through an outlet to be poured into any type of coffee cup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Publication date: May 19, 2005
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 6871580
    Abstract: A gasket for sealing a heating chamber of an electronic coffee maker, the heating chamber comprises a lid, a tank, bolts and nuts. The lid comprises a base with holes at four corners, and the tank also has a base with four holes at four corners. A gasket also comprises four holes at four corners corresponding to the holes of the bases of the lid and the tank. The gasket is placed on the base of the tank, and then the lid is placed on the gasket in sequence and fastened with the bolts and the nuts to seal the heating chamber securely.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2005
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20040256813
    Abstract: A gasket for sealing a heating chamber of an electronic coffee maker, the heating chamber comprises a lid, a tank, bolts and nuts. The lid comprises a base with holes at four corners, and the tank also has a base with four holes at four corners. A gasket also comprises four holes at four corners corresponding to the holes of the bases of the lid and the tank. The gasket is placed on the base of the tank, and then the lid is placed on the gasket in sequence and fastened with the bolts and the nuts to seal the heating chamber securely.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 6810795
    Abstract: A milk foam delivery pipe for an espresso coffee maker includes a steam delivery pipe, a milk delivery pipe, a mixing joint and a milk foam delivery pipe. Both the steam and the milk delivery pipes are connected to the mixing joint. A mixture outlet is disposed in the mixing joint to connect through the milk foam delivery pipe. The milk foam delivery pipe is continuous curving pipe including a first curving section and a second curving section. A milk foam outlet is provided to a free end of the second curving section to produce delicate and well-mixed milk foams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2004
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 6786135
    Abstract: A steam structure for an electric coffee maker includes a throttle valve, a steam pipe, an enclosing valve, a valve seat and a backflow pipe, wherein the steam pipe is connected to one side of the throttle valve. The throttle valve is connected to the valve seat at the bottom thereof, and the valve seat then is connected to the backflow pipe. The enclosing valve is placed in the valve seat. The enclosing valve is made of flexible material and includes a valve, a thin film surrounding the valve, and a skirt with holes thereon. The outer edge of the skirt is in touch with the valve seat. The outer diameter of the valve corresponds to the inner diameter of the backflow pipe. When the skirt is pressed downward by the valve due to the steam pressure, the valve encloses the backflow pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 6779434
    Abstract: A structure for warming cups in a coffee maker includes a pot and a lid. A pivot section is provided to a heating area of the pot. An insertion hole is respectively provided on both side walls in the pivot section of the pot. Another pivot section is provided to the lid with an elastic rod sandwiched between both side walls in the pivot section of the lid. An insertion bead is respectively provided to both ends of the elastic rod to be inserted into the insertion holes in the pivot section of the heating area by taking advantage of the return force of the elastic rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2004
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20040118293
    Abstract: A steam valve for a coffee maker comprises a valve, a valve seat, a valve block, a spring, a steam tube and a cap, wherein the valve has a plate on the top, the valve seat has a through hole, notches interconnected with the through hole, and a conical hole underneath the through hole, the valve block has a conical shape at the top, the valve block is placed in the conical hole, the lower portion of the valve is inserted in the valve block, the upper portion of the steam tube is secured with the valve seat, the lower portion of the valve is inserted into the valve block, the upper portion of the steam tube is secured with the valve seat, the spring seats in the steam tube with its top end urging the valve block to engage with the upper portion of the conical hole of the valve seat, whereas the conical shape of the valve block blocks the through hole and the notches of the valve seat, by pushing the plate of the valve downward, the stem pushes the valve block downward, thus the though hole and the notches are i
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2002
    Publication date: June 24, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Publication number: 20040025704
    Abstract: A structure for warming cups in a coffee maker includes a pot and a lid. A pivot section is provided to a heating area of the pot. An insertion hole is respectively provided on both side walls in the pivot section of the pot. Another pivot section is provided to the lid with an elastic rod sandwiched between both side walls in the pivot section of the lid. An insertion bead is respectively provided to both ends of the elastic rod to be inserted into the insertion holes in the pivot section of the heating area by taking advantage of the return force of the elastic rod.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2002
    Publication date: February 12, 2004
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: 6644177
    Abstract: A milk foaming structure adapted to a coffee maker includes a steam tube, an outer sleeve, and a leak-proof gasket, wherein, a first steam outlet at the lower end of the steam tube, a base plate to the outer sleeve, a second steam outlet on the base plate, a milk suction on the wall of the outer sleeve above the base plate and a cool air suction on the upper wall of the outer sleeve, and a leak-proof gasket in the steam tube to be inserted into the outer sleeve above the cool air suction characterized by providing a plurality of disturbance ribs on the base plate and the wall of the outer sleeve close to the milk suction to faster produce more foamed milk.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2003
    Assignee: Lundar Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tony Hsu
  • Patent number: D485557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 20, 2004
    Assignee: Hannspree, Inc.
    Inventors: Tony Hsu, Toku Lee