Patents by Inventor Yih-Chyuan Chiou

Yih-Chyuan Chiou 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: 20170247151
    Abstract: A food container lid system is provided and generally includes a food container and a lid for covering the food container. The lid may include a base portion and a cover that attaches to the base portion via a hinge. According to various aspects, a user may release the cover from the base portion with one hand by actuating a release member located on the base portion. According to various additional aspects, the lid may include one or more air tight seal structures that prevent food in the container from being exposed to outside air and from leaking.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventor: Joe Yih-Chyuan Chiou
  • Patent number: 6817733
    Abstract: A light for an industrial stringlight includes a cap having wire channels receiving insulated conductors. Non-interchangeable contact elements are placed in a screw-shell adapted to hold a lamp, and the cap and screw-shell are forced together. The cap is secured to the screw-shell, and insulation-piercing points on the contact elements establish electrical continuity with their associated conductors. The assembly is then overmolded for protection and sealing. A lamp guard is assembled to the overmold and has a bottom section hinged about a horizontal axis to permit replacing the lamp from beneath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Rob A. Frei, Scott A. Hagen, Michael P. Mackin, Sheena Kantharia, Yih-Chyuan Chiou, Servando Cedillo
  • Patent number: 6805578
    Abstract: An electrical wiring device designed to be attachable to a cable in the field includes a housing which receives a core. Electrical contact elements (male or female) are carried by the core. At the rear of the housing, in an extension which receives the cable. The extension includes a series of spaced, truncated walls are formed in opposing relation to similar truncated walls formed in the clamp member. When the clamp is assembled to the housing extension, each pair of opposing truncated walls defines a cable-receiving aperture which is sized to clamp to a given range of cable sizes for strain relief. By reversing the clamp, the clamp-receiving apertures clamp to a different range of cable sizes while providing strain relief for the connections. The clamp also secures the core to the housing in either position of attachment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2004
    Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Yih-Chyuan Chiou, Michael P. Mackin
  • Publication number: 20040180569
    Abstract: An electrical wiring device designed to be attachable to a cable in the field includes a housing which receives a core. Electrical contact elements (male or female) are carried by the core. At the rear of the housing, in an extension which receives the cable. The extension includes a series of spaced, truncated walls are formed in opposing relation to similar truncated walls formed in the clamp member. When the clamp is assembled to the housing extension, each pair of opposing truncated walls defines a cable-receiving aperture which is sized to clamp to a given range of cable sizes for strain relief. By reversing the clamp, the clamp-receiving apertures clamp to a different range of cable sizes while providing strain relief for the connections. The clamp also secures the core to the housing in either position of attachment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Woodhead Industries, Inc., a Delaware Corporation
    Inventors: Yih-Chyuan Chiou, Michael P. Mackin
  • Publication number: 20020136008
    Abstract: A light for an industrial stringlight includes a cap having wire channels receiving insulated conductors. Non-interchangeable contact elements are placed in a screw-shell adapted to hold a lamp, and the cap and screw-shell are forced together. The cap is secured to the screw-shell, and insulation-piercing points on the contact elements establish electrical continuity with their associated conductors. The assembly is then overmolded for protection and sealing. A lamp guard is assembled to the overmold and has a bottom section hinged about a horizontal axis to permit replacing the lamp from beneath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2002
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Applicant: Woodhead Industries, Inc. (a Delaware Corporation)
    Inventors: Rob A. Frei, Scott A. Hagen, Michael P. Mackin, Sheena Kantharia, Yih-Chyuan Chiou, Servando Cedillo
  • Patent number: D484096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: Woodhead Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael P. Mackin, Yih-Chyuan Chiou