Patents by Inventor Chen Hai Ting

Chen Hai Ting 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: 8430347
    Abstract: A shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including a powered motor and cutter elements used to shred the at least one article, a detector configured to detect a presence of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller coupled to the motor and the detector. The controller is configured to allow a running operation of the motor responsive to the detector detecting an article being received by the throat. Also, after a predetermined amount of time, the controller may stop operation of the motor if an article is not inserted into the throat. A thickness detector may also be used in the shredder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Fellowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael D. Jensen, Tai Hoon K. Matlin, Chen Hai Ting
  • Publication number: 20100170969
    Abstract: A shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including a powered motor and cutter elements used to shred the at least one article, a detector configured to detect a presence of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller coupled to the motor and the detector. The controller is configured to allow a running operation of the motor responsive to the detector detecting an article being received by the throat. Also, after a predetermined amount of time, the controller may stop operation of the motor if an article is not inserted into the throat. A thickness detector may also be used in the shredder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 8, 2010
    Applicant: Fellowes, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Dale JENSEN, Tai Hoon K. Matlin, Chen Hai Ting