Patents by Inventor Wen-Chung Chao

Wen-Chung Chao 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: 20030046178
    Abstract: An e-payment method for purchase, which applies to a shopping through a merchandise provider and telecommunication service provider connected with each other. First, a user has to apply to become a member of the telecommunication service provider and get a transmission number offered by the telecommunication service provider. The user can send the transmission number to the telecommunication service provider when the user selects products or services offered by the merchandise provider. Then telecommunication service provider will send a confirmation briefing to a display interface of the user's bidirectional wireless communication equipment after receives the user's transmission number. The user checks the confirmation briefing and sends a re-confirmation message back to the telecommunication service provider. The telecommunication service provider will list the cost of the selected product or service in a phone bill and complete the whole e-payment process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2001
    Publication date: March 6, 2003
    Inventor: Wen-Chung Chao
  • Patent number: 6057668
    Abstract: Disclosed is a charging device for mobile phone wherein the battery can be charged by a secondary coil with current induced from a primary coil in a charging stage. The inventive charging device use magnetic induction, rather than metal contact, to transfer electrical energy to battery, therefore, the poor-contact problem in prior art can be prevented and the alignment tolerance between battery and charging device can be enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2000
    Assignee: Shi-Ming Chen
    Inventor: Wen-Chung Chao
  • Patent number: 5301371
    Abstract: A safety vest to be used in a car and more particularly a safety vest to be worn by a child in a car; the safety vest comprises a vest portion and a plurality of safety belts being fixed inside the lamina of the vest portion; the front opening of the vest portion is furnished with buckle assemblies whereby the safety vest can be put securely on a child. The back of the vest has two slots, through which a car safety (or seat) belt is inserted so as to allow the safety vest fixedly mounted on car seat; since the car safety belt and the safety vest are assembled together, a larger restraining area can be formed and applied to a child, and in case of emergency or accident, the injury to a child would be minimized.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 1992
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Inventor: Wen-Chung Chao