Patents by Inventor Bobby Hu

Bobby Hu 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: 20260070197
    Abstract: A torque rod includes a main body; a transmission rod inserted to the main body and having a surrounding first groove exposed from the main body; an anti-release sleeve member mounted around the main body and having a second groove on an inner edge, with a setting space formed by the second groove and the first groove; a low-friction device in the setting space; a clutch device connected with the transmission rod and switchable between a transmission and a declutched statuses; a torque device providing a predetermined torque abutting against the clutch device, so the clutch device is in the transmission status, whereby the transmission rod transmits a torque through the clutch device to the main body. When the transmission rod bears a torque greater than the predetermined torque, the clutch device enters the declutched status, preventing the torque from being transmitted to the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2024
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20250326097
    Abstract: A digitally displaying torque wrench with mechanical torque adjustment includes a main body, a wrenching device, a torque releasing device, a shaped elastic member, a torque adjusting device, and a torque sensing device. The torque adjusting device efficiently slides along a direction in parallel to an axis of the main body, so as to be operable by the user to adjust an axial position of a resting member of the torque adjusting device with respect to the shaped elastic member, thereby quickly adjusting the torque setting value of the wrench. Also, when the force transmission is stopped by the torque releasing device, the wrenching device provides a mechanical torque disengagement to notify the user of the force reaching the torque setting value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2021
    Publication date: October 23, 2025
    Inventor: Bobby HU
  • Publication number: 20250303537
    Abstract: A digital-display torque wrench with mechanically adjustable torque includes a main body, a wrenching device, a torque-breaking device, a specially-shaped elastic member, a torque-adjusting device, a locking device, and a torque-sensing device. The torque-adjusting device has a sliding member, which changes a set torque value of the digital-display torque wrench when sliding along a direction parallel to an axis of the main body. The locking device assembled between the sliding member and the main body can be switched between a releasing position and a locking position. At the releasing position, a bearing portion of the sliding member can move with respect to the specially-shaped elastic member, and the torque-sensing device senses a locational change of the sliding member and displays the set torque value. At the locking position, the locking device exerts a force on the sliding member to increase frictional resistance between the sliding member and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2022
    Publication date: October 2, 2025
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 12103141
    Abstract: The wrench has a thumb switch, when operated, opens against a spring bias the pivotal ring portion around the axis pin attached to the fixed head portion of the wrench head portion, allowing a tube or pipe attached to the fastener to access the confines of the wrench head hexagonal inner profile via the said access channel now provided, the opening of the pivotal ring portion involves approximately 50% of the wrench head portion, the said pivotal ring portion encompassing approximately 50% of the wrench head inner profile. The corner profiles next to the swivel joints are scalloped such that when the pivotal ring is opened the scallops substantially align forming a passageway required for the abutting fastener drive corner to traverse through.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20230256574
    Abstract: The present invention provides a torque wrench with digital display for easy torque adjustment, including a main body, a wrenching member, a trigger mechanism, a torque adjustment device, and a torque sensing device. The torque adjustment device includes an elastic member, a moving member, a transmission gear, and a modulating member. The modulating member rotationally drives the transmission gear to rotate, so as to drive the moving member to generate a linear displacement, thereby adjusting the support position of the moving member with respect to the elastic member, achieving an efficient torque value adjustment effect and purpose.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Publication date: August 17, 2023
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 11440165
    Abstract: A quick reciprocating wrench includes a main body, a claw, and an elastic device therebetween. The main body includes a first jaw opening having a pivot end and a block portion. The claw includes a second jaw opening having a pivotal combination portion and a retaining portion. The pivotal combination portion is pivotally connected with the pivot end, so the claw and the main body pivotally move against each other. The fastener is engaged in the first and the second jaw openings. Distance between the block portion and the neighboring force bearing face of the fastener decreases along a direction in opposite to the expansion direction of the claw and the block portion. The largest width of the distal end of the retaining portion is greater than the smallest distance between the block portion and the first force bearing face of the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 11433513
    Abstract: A multifunctional torque wrench includes a main body, an operation member, and an indication device. The main body has a driving portion, a combination portion, and a twisting portion. The driving portion pivotally drives a fastener to rotate about an axis passing through the main body. The operation member is switchable between a first position and a second position with respect to the main body. The extension portion extends along a second axis. When the operation member is at the first position, the second axis is vertical to the first axis, allowing a user to turn the main body to generate the torque for driving a fastener. The indication device is disposed between the main body and the operation member for displaying the torque value. When the operation member is at the second position, the second axis is parallel to the first axis for storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 11370091
    Abstract: An electric ratchet wrench includes a body and a driving member rotatably mounted in the body and is rotatable about an axis. A ring gear is rotatably mounted to and moveable relative to the driving member, and the ring gear is rotatable relative to the driving member about a center axis of the ring gear. A power device is received in the body. A transmission shaft is rotatably mounted to the body. The transmission shaft has a end connected to the power device, and another end configured to switch between a meshing state meshed with the ring gear and a disengagement state disengaging from the ring gear. An elastic device biases the ring gear causing the center axis of the ring gear being inclined relative to the axis in the disengagement state and being parallel with the axis in the meshing state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 28, 2022
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 11325225
    Abstract: A reciprocating wrench for quick combining fastener includes a main body, a claw, and an elastic positioning device therebetween. The main body includes a concavely-shaped first jaw opening, which has a pivot end at an end thereof. The claw includes a concavely-shaped second jaw opening, which has a pivotal combination portion at an end thereof. The pivotal combination portion is pivotally connected with the pivot end, such that the claw and the main body pivotally move with respect to each other. The elastic positioning device allows the claw to optionally rotate toward a closing direction or remain in the opening status. Therefore, the claw is able to remain in the opening status for combining the fastener.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 11130218
    Abstract: An electric quick action wrench with settable torque, which is operated in an electric mode or a manual mode, includes: a main body, a controller, a motor, a driving device, and a clutch device. The driving device is driven by the motor and combined with a fastener. The controller sets a threshold torque value. In the electric mode, when the fastener confronts a resistance larger than a clutch torque of the clutch device, the user is notified to switch to the manual mode through the notification of the clutch device. In the manual mode, when a manually output torque reaches the threshold torque value, the user is notified that the screwing operation has been finished by the notification of the clutch device. Thus, the safety of usage is achieved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20210060743
    Abstract: A torque wrench with torque value indication includes a main body comprising an operation portion for driving a driven member to rotate about an axial center; a torque shaft passing through the main body and having one end connected with the operation portion and another end provided with a drive end exposed from the main body, the torque shaft being bent to deviate from the axis when a torque is generated; and a window disposed on the main body along the axis. The torque shaft gradually bends form the first end toward the second end in accordance with an increase of the torque, so as to correspondingly display a corresponding torque value with different length positions of the torque shaft along the window.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 10926382
    Abstract: An electric ratchet wrench includes a body receiving a driving device for driving a fastener. A first transmission device is connected to the driving device. A second transmission device is connected to a power device. A clutch device is mounted between the first and second transmission devices and is normally in a coupling state for driving the fastener. When the clutch device switches to the disengagement state due to a resistance larger than a torque outputted by the power device, the body can be manually driven to overcome the resistance, forcibly driving the fastener through the large-resistance position. The clutch device returns to the coupling state after the fastener passes the large-resistance position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20200406431
    Abstract: A reciprocating wrench for quick combining fastener includes a main body, a claw, and an elastic positioning device therebetween. The main body includes a concavely-shaped first jaw opening, which has a pivot end at an end thereof. The claw includes a concavely-shaped second jaw opening, which has a pivotal combination portion at an end thereof. The pivotal combination portion is pivotally connected with the pivot end, such that the claw and the main body pivotally move with respect to each other. The elastic positioning device allows the claw to optionally rotate toward a closing direction or remain in the opening status. Therefore, the claw is able to remain in the opening status for combining the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2019
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20200376632
    Abstract: A quick reciprocating wrench includes a main body, a claw, and an elastic device therebetween. The main body includes a first jaw opening having a pivot end and a block portion. The claw includes a second jaw opening having a pivotal combination portion and a retaining portion. The pivotal combination portion is pivotally connected with the pivot end, so the claw and the main body pivotally move against each other. The fastener is engaged in the first and the second jaw openings. Distance between the block portion and the neighboring force bearing face of the fastener decreases along a direction in opposite to the expansion direction of the claw and the block portion. The largest width of the distal end of the retaining portion is greater than the smallest distance between the block portion and the first force bearing face of the fastener.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 10800013
    Abstract: An electric socket ratchet wrench includes a body, a driving device rotatably mounted in the body, a pawl device coupled with the driving device, a power device providing a torque, a transmission device between the driving device and the power device, and a clutch device. The driving device includes a driving member having a non-circular hole for coupling with a fastener. The driving member includes an annular toothed portion coupled with the pawl device and an end toothed portion coupled with the transmission device. When a resistance smaller than the torque is encountered while the driving member is driving the fastener, the driving member continuously drives the fastener. When a large resistance larger than the torque is encountered at a position, the body is manually rotatable by a torque larger than the large resistance to forcibly drive the fastener through the position via the driving member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20200269396
    Abstract: An electric wrench, which is operated in an electric mode and a manual mode, includes a wrench body having a head portion having a ratchet device and a handle portion; a motor disposed in the handle portion; a current sensor connected with the motor for detecting an operation current value of the motor; a controller connected with the current sensor, the controller having a setting unit and a comparing unit, the setting unit setting a threshold current value, the comparing unit comparing the operation current value and the threshold current value; a switch activating and deactivating an operation of the motor; and a warning device connected with the controller. In the electric mode, when the operation current value is greater than the threshold current value, the warning device is triggered for user to switch to the manual mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2016
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 10751860
    Abstract: An electric rapid ratchet wrench includes a driving device mounted in a body to which a power device is mounted. A transmission device is mounted between the driving device and the power device and is rotatably mounted to the body. The transmission device transmits a torque from the power device to drive the driving device. A clutch device is mounted between the driving device and the power device. The clutch device includes a driven member and a driver member movable in a radial direction perpendicular to a rotating axis to disengageably engage with the driven member. When a large resistance larger than the torque of the power device is encountered at a position while the driving device is driving a fastener, the driver member repeatedly engages with and disengages from the driven member. The body is manually rotatable to forcibly drive the fastener through the position via the driving device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20200171631
    Abstract: An electric quick action wrench with settable torque, which is operated in an electric mode or a manual mode, includes: a main body, a controller, a motor, a driving device, and a clutch device. The driving device is driven by the motor and combined with a fastener. The controller sets a threshold torque value. In the electric mode, when the fastener confronts a resistance larger than a clutch torque of the clutch device, the user is notified to switch to the manual mode through the notification of the clutch device. In the manual mode, when a manually output torque reaches the threshold torque value, the user is notified that the screwing operation has been finished by the notification of the clutch device. Thus, the safety of usage is achieved.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2019
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Publication number: 20200156223
    Abstract: A multifunctional torque wrench includes a main body, an operation member, and an indication device. The main body has a driving portion, a combination portion, and a twisting portion. The driving portion pivotally drives a fastener to rotate about an axis passing through the main body. The operation member is switchable between a first position and a second position with respect to the main body. The extension portion extends along a second axis. When the operation member is at the first position, the second axis is vertical to the first axis, allowing a user to turn the main body to generate the torque for driving a fastener. The indication device is disposed between the main body and the operation member for displaying the torque value. When the operation member is at the second position, the second axis is parallel to the first axis for storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2019
    Publication date: May 21, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu
  • Patent number: 10549410
    Abstract: An electric ratchet wrench includes a driving member rotatably mounted in a body for driving a fastener. A pawl device is pivotably mounted to the driving member. First and second ring gears are rotatably mounted around the driving member and mesh with the pawl device. A direction switching rod is pivotably mounted to the driving member. A transmission shaft is rotatably received in the body and includes an end connected to a motor shaft of a motor. The other end of the transmission shaft is connected to a bevel gear disengageably meshed with the first and second ring gears. The transmission shaft can be driven by the motor shaft to drive the bevel gear, the first and second ring gears, and the driving member to rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Inventor: Bobby Hu