Patents by Inventor Bo Long

Bo Long 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: 20110154932
    Abstract: A robot arm assembly includes a support member, a first rotating member rotatably connected to the support member, a second rotating member rotatably connected to the first rotating member, and a driving mechanism to drive the first rotating member. The driving mechanism includes a gear transmission mechanism directly coupled to the first rotating member, a driver mounted on the support member and provided with an output shaft coupled to the gear transmission mechanism, and a support mechanism supporting the gear transmission mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2010
    Publication date: June 30, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110126661
    Abstract: An industrial robot includes a joint, a first arm rotatably connected to the joint about a first rotation axis and defining a hollow portion extending along the first rotation axis, a second arm rotatably connected to the first arm about a second rotation axis, a third arm rotatably connected to the second arm about a third rotation axis, a first driver and a first transmission mechanism to drive the first arm, a second driver and a second transmission mechanism to drive the second arm, and a third driver and a third transmission mechanism to drive the third arm. The first, second and third drivers are mounted on the joint. The second transmission mechanism includes a first shaft rotatably received in the hollow portion, and the third transmission mechanism includes a second shaft sleeved on the first shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2010
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110120245
    Abstract: A robot arm assembly includes a first rotation shaft rotatable about a first axis, a second rotation shaft rotatable about a second axis and rotatably connected to the first rotation shaft, a pair of bevel gears coupled to the second rotation shaft for transmitting a rotary motion to the second rotation shaft, an adjusting member for adjusting the position of the first bevel gear along the second axis, and an elastic member. The pair of bevel gears includes a first bevel gear and a second bevel gear engaging with the first bevel gear. The elastic member is positioned between the distal end and the first bevel gear, and resiliently biases the first bevel gear away from the second bevel gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110120246
    Abstract: A transmission device includes a gear case, a first gear, a second gear and a backlash adjusting mechanism. The first gear, the second gear and a backlash adjusting mechanism are received in the gear case. The first gear includes a shaft. The second gear is meshed with the first gear. Both of the first gear and the second gear are bevel gears. The backlash adjusting mechanism includes a resilient member and fastening member. The fastening member passes through the gear case. The resilient member resists the fastening member and an end of the shaft of the first gear, respectively. An elastic variation of the resilient member is changed or adjusted by the fastening member, such that a backlash between the first gear and the second gear is adjusted via the resilient member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2010
    Publication date: May 26, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Patent number: 7946962
    Abstract: This invention discloses an elliptical exercise apparatus that is characterized in having left and right tracks disposed in a guider frame which is pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the elliptical exercise apparatus. When a user uses the elliptical exercise apparatus, the guider frame is at a use position. When the user folds the elliptical exercise apparatus, the guider frame is at a storage position. A user can complete folding procedure merely by operating the guider frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yun-Bo Long
  • Publication number: 20110113917
    Abstract: A robot arm assembly includes a middle joint, an upper arm rotatably connected to the middle joint, a driver rotating the upper arm mounted on the middle joint, and a transmission mechanism transferring the power of the driver to the upper arm. The driver includes an output shaft. The transmission mechanism includes a first gear coupled to the output shaft of the driver, a second gear mounted on the outer circumference of the arm, a third gear meshed with the first gear, and a fourth gear coinciding with the third gear and meshed with the second gear.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: HNG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY(ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110113916
    Abstract: An arm assembly for a robot includes a connecting member and a supporting member fixed on the connecting member. The connecting member defines a first cavity therethrough along an axis of the connecting member. The supporting member defines a second cavity communicating with the first cavity of the connecting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110112687
    Abstract: A robot arm includes a first rotation unit, a second rotation unit having a first end and a second end, a third rotation unit, a first pivot unit, and a second pivot unit. The first pivot unit pivotally connects the second rotation unit with the first rotation unit around a first axis. The first pivot unit includes a first driver received in the second rotation unit. The second pivot unit pivotally connects the third rotation unit with the second rotation unit around a second axis. The second pivot unit includes a second driver received in the third rotation unit and a transmission mechanism disposed between the second driver and the second rotation unit. The first driver and the second driver are disposed on the same side of the transmission mechanism, the first end and the second end of the second rotation unit are rotatably connected to the third rotation unit respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO. LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110107867
    Abstract: A backlash adjustment mechanism includes a first cylindrical gear fixed in an axial position, a second cylindrical gear moveable along the axis and meshed with the first cylindrical gear, and an elastic member biasing the second cylindrical gear towards the first cylindrical gear. The addendum modification coefficients in the first and second cylindrical gears are linearly changed along their axes, respectively, an end of the first cylindrical gear with higher addendum modification coefficient meshes with an end of the second cylindrical gear with correspondingly lower addendum modification coefficient, and an end of the first cylindrical gear with lower addendum modification coefficient meshes with an end of the second cylindrical gear with correspondingly higher addendum modification coefficient.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110106302
    Abstract: A robot arm assembly includes a first joint unit, a first motor, a first gear transmission, a second joint unit, a second motor, a second gear transmission, a third joint unit and a control unit. The first joint unit, the second joint unit and the third joint unit are rotatably connected in order, and rotatable around a first, second, and third axes respectively. The first gear transmission is coupled to the first motor to drive the first joint unit. The second gear transmission is coupled to the second motor to drive the second joint unit. The control unit controls the first and second motors. The first joint unit, the second joint unit and third joint unit intersect at a point. An angle between the second axis and the third axis is between zero and 90°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 5, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: BO LONG
  • Publication number: 20110067514
    Abstract: A robot arm assembly includes a supporting arm, an Nth axle pivotally connected to the supporting arm, an (N+1)th axle pivotally and perpendicularly connected to the Nth axle, a first motor, a first gear transmission, a second motor, a second gear transmission and a control device. The first and second gear transmissions are multi-stage gear transmissions. The first gear transmission includes a first bevel gear coaxially aligned with and rigidly connected to the Nth axle, the second gear transmission includes a second bevel gear coaxially aligned with and rigidly connected to the (N+1)th axle. As the Nth axle rotates around the axis of the Nth axle, the (N+1)th axle rotates around the axis of the (N+1)th axle to compensate a following rotation error caused by following the rotation of the Nth axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY( ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Bo Long
  • Publication number: 20110071965
    Abstract: According to an example embodiment, a method comprises executing instructions by a special purpose computing apparatus to, for labeled source domain data having a plurality of original labels, generate a plurality of first predicted labels for the labeled source domain data using a target function, the target function determined by using a plurality of labels from labeled target domain data. The method further comprises executing instructions by the special purpose computing apparatus to apply a label relation function to the first predicted labels for the source domain data and the original labels for the source domain data to determine a plurality of weighting factors for the labeled source domain data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Publication date: March 24, 2011
    Applicant: Yahoo! Inc.
    Inventors: Bo Long, Belle Tseng, Sudarshan Lamkhede, Srinivas Vadrevu, Anne Ya Zhang
  • Publication number: 20110048157
    Abstract: A mechanical arm assembly includes a first mechanical arm, a second mechanical arm and a harmonic speed reducer. The harmonic speed reducer rotatably connects the second mechanical arm to the first mechanical arm. The harmonic speed reducer includes a wave generator, a flexible wheel, and a rigid wheel. The flexible wheel is connected to the wave generator. A portion of the rigid wheel is meshed with a portion of the flexible wheel. One of the flexible wheel and the rigid wheel is fixedly connected to the first mechanical arm, and the other of the flexible wheel and the rigid wheel is fixedly connected to the second mechanical arm, thus supporting the second mechanical arm and causing rotation of the second mechanical arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2009
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen)CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BO LONG, XIAO-MING XU
  • Publication number: 20110039661
    Abstract: An elliptical exercise apparatus includes a main frame rested on a ground surface, a crank assembly connected to the main frame, left and right tracks pivotally coupled to the main frame, left and right supporting members respectively interconnected between the crank assembly and the left and right tracks, and left and right pedals respectively coupled to the left and right supporting members. The left and right tracks are disposed in a guider frame which is pivotally coupled to a rear portion of the main frame via a pivot axis which is positioned at a height relative to the ground surface. When a user uses the elliptical exercise apparatus, the guider frame is at a use position. When the user folds the elliptical exercise apparatus, the guider frame is at a storage position. A user can complete folding procedure merely by operating the guider frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2009
    Publication date: February 17, 2011
    Inventor: Yun-Bo Long
  • Patent number: 7854691
    Abstract: An exercise apparatus is disclosed herein, including a frame, a rotating assembly, two supporting rods, two swing arms, two links, and two pedals. The front ends of the supporting rods are connected respectively to two connecting points of the rotating assembly, and the rear end of each supporting rod moves back and forth along a corresponding track. The front ends of the links are connected respectively at two swing ends of the swing arms. Each pedal is mounted at the rear end of a corresponding link and pivotally coupled to a corresponding supporting member. The distance between the bottom of a circular path of the connecting points and the tracks is smaller than 10 cm. The length of the supporting rod is smaller than two times diameter of the circular path. The longitudinal horizontal distance between the front edge of the closed path and the rear edge of the circular path is smaller than 20 cm. The rear ends of the supporting rods are located between the front ends and rear ends of the pedals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: Johnson Health Tech Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yun-Bo Long, Hung-Mao Liao, Te-Chang Huang
  • Publication number: 20100224023
    Abstract: A support arm used in an industrial robot includes a first joint portion, a second joint portion, and a connecting portion between the first and second joint portions. The connecting portion includes a plurality of connecting walls. The plurality of connecting walls and the first and second joint portions cooperatively define a cavity. One of the connecting walls defines an opening communicating with the cavity and forms a plurality of reinforced ribs extending from the periphery of the opening towards the cavity of the support arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD, HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BO LONG, XIAO-MING XU
  • Publication number: 20100224021
    Abstract: A rotary joint for connecting a mechanical arm and a connecting member, includes a first bearing ring, a second bearing ring fixed on the second bearing ring to connect to the mechanical arm, a connecting flange sleeved on the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring to connect to the connecting member, and a plurality of rolling bearings disposed between the connecting flange and the first bearing ring and the second bearing ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicants: HONG FU JIN PRECISION INDUSTRY (ShenZhen) CO., LTD., HON HAI PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: BO LONG, XIAO-MING XU
  • Patent number: D629030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2010
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Bo Long, Xiao-Ming Xu
  • Patent number: D638455
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo Long
  • Patent number: D642765
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Bo Long