Patents by Inventor Tsan-Chi Chen

Tsan-Chi 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: 11587755
    Abstract: A power switch with an independent light-emitting chamber includes a housing, a press-key, a power assembly, at least one light-emitting unit, and a circuit board. The housing is provided therein with a partition wall that divides the interior of the housing into a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The press-key and the power assembly can be disposed in the first receiving space. The press-key can bring the power assembly into a power-off state or a power-on state. The light-emitting unit can be disposed in the second receiving space and thereby turn the second receiving space into an independent light-emitting chamber. The circuit board can be disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the power assembly and the light-emitting unit. The power switch is enhanced in safety as the partition wall keeps the light-emitting unit and the power assembly from each other and hence from short-circuiting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: GOLDWEAL FAR EAST LTD.
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 11424557
    Abstract: A two-points-and-one-line push-in terminal capable of secure positioning includes a terminal body and a busbar, and can be mounted in a housing to form a connector. The terminal body is formed by stamping and bending an elastic metal plate, has a U-shaped longitudinal cross section, and includes a front upstanding insertion leg, a horizontal joining foot, and a rear upstanding insertion leg. The elastic metal plate can be divided by at least two slits into at least four independent sections, each having a U-shaped slit defining a pressing spring finger and a pressing frame. The busbar can be mounted on the horizontal joining foot. An electric wire can be passed through a corresponding pair of the U-shaped slits so as to abut against the free ends of the corresponding pressing spring fingers and the busbar and be restrained in the corresponding pressing frames, which serves as the two-points-and-one-line positioning mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: RICH BRAND INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20220139657
    Abstract: A power switch with an independent light-emitting chamber includes a housing, a press-key, a power assembly, at least one light-emitting unit, and a circuit board. The housing is provided therein with a partition wall that divides the interior of the housing into a first receiving space and a second receiving space. The press-key and the power assembly can be disposed in the first receiving space. The press-key can bring the power assembly into a power-off state or a power-on state. The light-emitting unit can be disposed in the second receiving space and thereby turn the second receiving space into an independent light-emitting chamber. The circuit board can be disposed in the housing and electrically connected to the power assembly and the light-emitting unit. The power switch is enhanced in safety as the partition wall keeps the light-emitting unit and the power assembly from each other and hence from short-circuiting.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Applicant: GOLDWEAL FAR EAST LTD.
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20220102876
    Abstract: A two-points-and-one-line push-in terminal capable of secure positioning includes a terminal body and a busbar, and can be mounted in a housing to form a connector. The terminal body is formed by stamping and bending an elastic metal plate, has a U-shaped longitudinal cross section, and includes a front upstanding insertion leg, a horizontal joining foot, and a rear upstanding insertion leg. The elastic metal plate can be divided by at least two slits into at least four independent sections, each having a U-shaped slit defining a pressing spring finger and a pressing frame. The busbar can be mounted on the horizontal joining foot. An electric wire can be passed through a corresponding pair of the U-shaped slits so as to abut against the free ends of the corresponding pressing spring fingers and the busbar and be restrained in the corresponding pressing frames, which serves as the two-points-and-one-line positioning mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: RICH BRAND INDUSTRIES LIMITED
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20160359312
    Abstract: The invention is to provide a surge protector having both fuse and alert functions, which comprises a dielectric material made of polycrystalline semiconductor ceramic material and having two electrodes respectively attached on two opposite sides thereof; two conductive bars made of a first electric conductive material and each having an end attached on one of the electrodes and other end defined as a first pin electrically connected to a power supply terminal of an electric device, wherein the first pin is divided into two sections, corresponding ends of the sections are welded by a second electric conductive material to connect in series, and the second electric conductive material has a melting point lower than that of the first electric conductive material; and an insulating element enclosing the dielectric material, electrodes and conductive bars except that the second electric conductive material and first pins are exposed out of the insulating element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Publication date: December 8, 2016
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Patent number: 9450349
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a power socket with over-current protection, which includes a shape-memory alloy plate formed with a through-opening cut therethrough and an extension plate having an end connected with an inner edge of the through-opening and other end extended away from the inner edge of the through-opening so as to form a free end; and a metal spring clip having an end connected with the free end by lap joint and other end connected with other end of the shape-memory alloy plate by lap joint in a location corresponding to the inner edge of the through-opening. When a movable contact disposed on the free end is electrically in contact with a fixed contact and the shape-memory alloy plate withstands over-current to have a temperature exceeding a predetermined temperature, the end of the shape-memory alloy plate is deformed to separate the movable contact and the fixed contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2016
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20150270086
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a surge protector with a safety mechanism, which comprises a dielectric element made of a polycrystalline semiconductor ceramic material and having two opposite sides each attached with an electrode; two conductive plates each having a portion adjacent to one end thereof and attached to one of the electrodes via surface contact, an opposite end serving as a pin for electrically connecting with a power supply, and a middle section between the two ends and having a smaller cross-sectional area than other sections thereof; and an insulating enclosure enclosing the dielectric element and the conductive plates in such a way that the middle sections are enclosed and that only the pins are exposed from the insulating enclosure. Thus, when subjected to a large current generating a high temperature exceeding a predetermined threshold value, the middle section melts and breaks to provide a fuse-like safety mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20140211355
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a surge protector which includes an insulating base having a receiving space and a spare space therein; a dielectric material provided in the receiving space; a first conductive plate enclosed in the insulating base, contacted with one side of the dielectric material and having a first pin formed out of the insulating base; a second conductive plate enclosed in the insulating base and having a first side contacted with the other side of the dielectric material, and a temperature-actuated metal plate enclosed in the insulating base and having a second pin formed out of the insulating base. The temperature-actuated metal plate has a temperature-actuated portion which lies against a second side of the second conductive plate when in a low-temperature state, however, when in a high-temperature state, the temperature-actuated portion curves toward the spare space and thus separates from the second conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: July 31, 2014
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Patent number: 8729415
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power switch, which includes a housing, a key pivotally connected to the housing, a first conductive plate having one end in the housing, a thermally actuated metal plate having one end fixed to the first conductive plate and a free end extending within the housing, a C-shaped spring having two ends engaged with the thermally actuated metal plate, a second conductive plate having one end in the housing, an insulating seat accommodated in the housing, a light-emitting unit located in the key and having two electrodes connected to the insulating seat, and a third conductive plate having one end in the housing. Thus, the light-emitting unit can be easily installed in the housing along with the insulating seat, and the electrodes can directly connect with the second and third conductive plates respectively, so as to make the power switch suitable for automated production.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8444311
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp holder structure comprising a main body having a universal accommodating slot and an accommodating space concavely formed at the top and the bottom of the main body respectively, and a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate both installed at the top of the main body proximate to the universal accommodating slot, wherein the second electrically conductive plate is electrically coupled with a lamp holder base contained in the accommodating space, a metal spring plate is embedded into the main body, and a pressing element is contained in the universal accommodating slot and can be rotated or moved back and forth in the universal accommodating slot for pressing against a flange of the metal spring plate, such that the metal spring plate can be electrically coupled to or detached from the first electrically conductive plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Tsan-Chi Chen
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20130112540
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a power switch, which includes a housing, a key pivotally connected to the housing, a first conductive plate having one end in the housing, a thermally actuated metal plate having one end fixed to the first conductive plate and a free end extending within the housing, a C-shaped spring having two ends engaged with the thermally actuated metal plate, a second conductive plate having one end in the housing, an insulating seat accommodated in the housing, a light-emitting unit located in the key and having two electrodes connected to the insulating seat, and a third conductive plate having one end in the housing. Thus, the light-emitting unit can be easily installed in the housing along with the insulating seat, and the electrodes can directly connect with the second and third conductive plates respectively, so as to make the power switch suitable for automated production.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2011
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20120268955
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a lamp holder structure comprising a main body having a universal accommodating slot and an accommodating space concavely formed at the top and the bottom of the main body respectively, and a first electrically conductive plate and a second electrically conductive plate both installed at the top of the main body proximate to the universal accommodating slot, wherein the second electrically conductive plate is electrically coupled with a lamp holder base contained in the accommodating space, a metal spring plate is embedded into the main body, and a pressing element is contained in the universal accommodating slot and can be rotated or moved back and forth in the universal accommodating slot for pressing against a flange of the metal spring plate, such that the metal spring plate can be electrically coupled to or detached from the first electrically conductive plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Applicant: SUN-LITE SOCKETS INDUSTRY INC.
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Patent number: 8254141
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a circuit board capable of loading high electrical current, which comprises an insulation plate and a plurality of conductive plates each positioned on the insulation plate by riveting. A plurality of first insertion holes of the insulation plate are aligned with a plurality of second insertion holes of the conductive plates, respectively, so that the aligned first and second insertion holes of the circuit board can be welded with a plurality of electric components (such as resistors, capacitors, fuses, etc.). Therefore, the insulation plate and each of the conductive plates can be easily combined with each other by riveting to form a finished product of the circuit board without some complicated steps including exposure, development and etching, so that the manufacturing process of the circuit board capable of loading high electrical current can be efficiently simplified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2012
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8154375
    Abstract: This invention relates to an overcurrent protection device, which comprises a housing having a first side mounted with first and second wire terminals and a second side installed with a button, an elastic element installed therein for abutting against the button, a memory alloy plate disposed therein and having a first end connected to the first wire terminal and a free end having a first contact, and an elastic metal sheet having two ends movably connected to the first and free ends respectively. When the button is pressed, an extended rod thereof can push the first contact and cause the memory alloy plate to be deformed for enabling the first contact to contact a second contact on the second wire terminal. When the button is released and shifted away from the first contact, a space will be provided for the first contact to return an original status prior to deformation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Patent number: 8154179
    Abstract: The present invention is a LED lamp, which comprises an insulation body having a first end electrically installed onto a lamp holder and a second end electrically connected to the first end, a heat dissipation element sleeved on the insulation body, and a light source module electrically and movably connected to the second end, wherein the light source module includes at least one LED, each of the LED is electrically mounted on a lower surface of a printed circuit board, and a lower surface and a upper surface of a heat dissipation plate are connected to an upper surface of the printed circuit board and a lower surface of the heat dissipation element respectively. Since the light source module is electrically and movably connected to the second end, a user can replace the light source module without replacing the whole LED lamp when the light source module is damaged.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2012
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20110286139
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a non-solid conductive surge absorber, which comprises a non-solid conductor formed by evenly mixing a non-solid solvent and a conductive medium and filled in a shielding case thereof in a watertight manner, and a plurality of metal plates each mounted on the shielding case in a watertight manner with a first end inside the shielding case and a second end extended out of the shielding case. Therefore, when a surge is generated, the number of electric charges accumulated on the metal plate connected to a circuit due to the surge will cause the conductive medium evenly dispersed in the non-solid solvent to rapidly and electrically connect with each other, so that the electric charges can be discharged to a ground terminal through the non-solid conductor for efficiently preventing electronic components on the circuit from being damaged by the surge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: November 24, 2011
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN
  • Publication number: 20110199743
    Abstract: The present invention is to provide a circuit board capable of loading high electrical current, which comprises an insulation plate and a plurality of conductive plates each positioned on the insulation plate by riveting. A plurality of first insertion holes of the insulation plate are aligned with a plurality of second insertion holes of the conductive plates, respectively, so that the aligned first and second insertion holes of the circuit board can be welded with a plurality of electric components (such as resistors, capacitors, fuses, etc.). Therefore, the insulation plate and each of the conductive plates can be easily combined with each other by riveting to form a finished product of the circuit board without some complicated steps including exposure, development and etching, so that the manufacturing process of the circuit board capable of loading high electrical current can be efficiently simplified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20110198068
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat dissipation structure comprising a metal base and a plurality of cooling fins, wherein the metal base is formed with a receiving space therein for receiving a heat generating object, an outer surface of the metal base is equidistantly formed with a plurality of recesses, each of the cooling fins is formed by a U-shaped metal plate including two heat dissipation portions and an elastic engagement portion, the elastic engagement portion is in U-shape and has two ends connected to one end of each of the two heat dissipation portions respectively, and an outer surface of the elastic engagement portion can be engaged with an inner surface of each of the recesses by the resilience thereof, so as to efficiently increase the amount and heat dissipation area of the cooling fins and greatly enhance the heat dissipation efficiency of the heat dissipation structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2010
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: SUN-LITE SOCKETS INDUSTRY INC.
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20110133652
    Abstract: The present invention is a LED lamp, which comprises an insulation body having a first end electrically installed onto a lamp holder and a second end electrically connected to the first end, a heat dissipation element sleeved on the insulation body, and a light source module electrically and movably connected to the second end, wherein the light source module includes at least one LED, each of the LED is electrically mounted on a lower surface of a printed circuit board, and a lower surface and a upper surface of a heat dissipation plate are connected to an upper surface of the printed circuit board and a lower surface of the heat dissipation element respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi Chen
  • Publication number: 20110080250
    Abstract: This invention relates to an overcurrent protection device, which comprises a housing having a first side mounted with first and second wire terminals and a second side installed with a button, an elastic element installed therein for abutting against the button, a memory alloy plate disposed therein and having a first end connected to the first wire terminal and a free end having a first contact, and an elastic metal sheet having two ends movably connected to the first and free ends respectively. When the button is pressed, an extended rod thereof can push the first contact and cause the memory alloy plate to be deformed for enabling the first contact to contact a second contact on the second wire terminal. When the button is released and shifted away from the first contact, a space will be provided for the first contact to return an original status prior to deformation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventor: Tsan-Chi CHEN