Patents by Inventor Cheng-Chun ZHANG

Cheng-Chun ZHANG 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: 9504101
    Abstract: A light string can include a power cord adapted to electrically connect to an external power source, and a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected to the power cord in series. At least one of the light bulbs can include: a lamp base defining a first inner surface, and having a first beam-splitter formed on the first inner surface; a circuit board mounted in the lamp base, the circuit board electrically connected to the power cord; a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) units electrically mounted on the circuit board; a light shade capping the lamp base, the light shade defining a second inner surface and having a second beam-splitter formed on the second inner surface, wherein the first beam-splitter and second beam-splitter are contiguous; and a refractive lens mounted in the lamp base between the LED units and the first beam splitter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corp.
    Inventors: Cheng-Chun Zhang, Lio Yenwei Chang
  • Publication number: 20160312995
    Abstract: An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9395608
    Abstract: An indoor-outdoor projector has a housing, a slide holder and a projection lens assembly mounted on the housing, and an enhancer and a lighting device mounted in the housing. The enhancer has a mounting seat, a motor mounted on the mounting seat, and a refractive lens attached to a driving shaft of the motor and facing the projection lens assembly. The lighting device has a lighting end that can emit light. A slide with an image is inserted in the slide holder. The motor drives the refractive lens to rotate. The lighting device emits the light to pass through the rotating refractive lens, the slide, and the projection lens assembly to project a projection on a screen and to form dynamic lighting variations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2016
    Assignee: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9310059
    Abstract: A rotary projector light can include a lamp case defining a hollow mounting chamber and having an open front end; a power supply located inside the lamp case, the power supply connected to a power cable adapted to connect to an external power source; a motor located inside the lamp case, the motor electrically connected to the power supply and having a spindle; a positioning seat mounted on the spindle; a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements located on the positioning seat, the LED elements electrically connected to the power supply; and a beam-splitting lens cover located on the open front end of the lamp case. The beam-splitting lens cover can have an inner surface with multiple convex lenses directed at multiple refraction angles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20160026073
    Abstract: An indoor-outdoor projector has a housing, a slide holder and a projection lens assembly mounted on the housing, and an enhancer and a lighting device mounted in the housing. The enhancer has a mounting seat, a motor mounted on the mounting seat, and a refractive lens attached to a driving shaft of the motor and facing the projection lens assembly. The lighting device has a lighting end that can emit light. A slide with an image is inserted in the slide holder. The motor drives the refractive lens to rotate. The lighting device emits the light to pass through the rotating refractive lens, the slide, and the projection lens assembly to project a projection on a screen and to form dynamic lighting variations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20160025309
    Abstract: A mounting carrier for a bulb has a fastener and a mounting unit, the fastener has an engaging portion and a holding ring, and the engaging portion has a slant protrusion. The mounting unit connects to the fastener and has a connecting portion having at least one blocking lump and a fastening hole, the engaging portion is held and limited by the blocking lump, and the fastening hole is fastened with the slant protrusion of the engaging portion. In use, the bulb is clamped by the holding ring, so that the bulb can be hung on a wall for illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 9194551
    Abstract: A rotary image projector has a dynamic image projector. A lens set is mounted inside a front portion of a housing of the dynamic image projector, and a motor, a slide assembly and a light-casting assembly is mounted inside a rear portion of the housing. The slide assembly is mounted on a spindle of the motor and is located between the light-casting assembly and the lens set. The motor drives the slide assembly to rotate to vary a position of the slide assembly aligning to the light-casting assembly in generation of dynamic images. The projector further has a transparent inflatable figure inflated by a blower for demonstration. The dynamic image projector is mounted on the transparent inflatable figure and the inflatable figure serves as a projection screen for the dynamic image projector projects a movable dynamic image on the inflatable figure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2015
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150184844
    Abstract: An inflatable display with dynamic lighting effect has an inflatable body, an air pump inflating the inflatable body, and a lighting assembly mounted inside the inflatable body for providing dynamic lighting variations. The lighting assembly has a light housing, a power supply, a lighting module, and a refracting module mounted in the light housing. The lighting module and the refracting module rotate relative to each other. As light beams emitted from the lighting module pass through the refracting module, the light beams are mixed and refracted. With relative rotation of the lighting module and the refracting module, the light beams can project outwards to further penetrate through the inflatable body at different angles covering a large area to form the dynamic lighting variations and to exhibit the dynamic lighting effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2013
    Publication date: July 2, 2015
    Applicant: Gemmy Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 9068726
    Abstract: A spotlight has a light base, a supporting base, a power supply, a motor, a lighting module, a multi-surface refractive lens and a beam-splitter lens light shade. The supporting base is connected with the light base. The power supply, the motor, the lighting module, and the multi-surface refractive lens are mounted in the light base. The lighting module has multiple light emitting diode units facing the multi-surface refractive lens. The multi-surface refractive lens is mounted around a motor shaft of the motor. The beam-splitter lens light shade is mounted on the light base and has multiple multi-angle refractive convex-lens bodies facing the multi-surface refractive lens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corp.
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150163876
    Abstract: A light string can include a power cord adapted to electrically connect to an external power source, and a plurality of light bulbs electrically connected to the power cord in series. At least one of the light bulbs can include: a lamp base defining a first inner surface, and having a first beam-splitter formed on the first inner surface; a circuit board mounted in the lamp base, the circuit board electrically connected to the power cord; a plurality of light-emitting diode (LED) units electrically mounted on the circuit board; a light shade capping the lamp base, the light shade defining a second inner surface and having a second beam-splitter formed on the second inner surface, wherein the first beam-splitter and second beam-splitter are contiguous; and a refractive lens mounted in the lamp base between the LED units and the first beam splitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150159842
    Abstract: A rotary projector light can include a lamp case defining a hollow mounting chamber and having an open front end; a power supply located inside the lamp case, the power supply connected to a power cable adapted to connect to an external power source; a motor located inside the lamp case, the motor electrically connected to the power supply and having a spindle; a positioning seat mounted on the spindle; a plurality of light emitting diode (LED) elements located on the positioning seat, the LED elements electrically connected to the power supply; and a beam-splitting lens cover located on the open front end of the lamp case. The beam-splitting lens cover can have an inner surface with multiple convex lenses directed at multiple refraction angles.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20150131288
    Abstract: A spotlight has a light base, a supporting base, a power supply, a motor, a lighting module, a multi-surface refractive lens and a beam-splitter lens light shade. The supporting base is connected with the light base. The power supply, the motor, the lighting module, and the multi-surface refractive lens are mounted in the light base. The lighting module has multiple light emitting diode units facing the multi-surface refractive lens. The multi-surface refractive lens is mounted around a motor shaft of the motor. The beam-splitter lens light shade is mounted on the light base and has multiple multi-angle refractive convex-lens bodies facing the multi-surface refractive lens.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2013
    Publication date: May 14, 2015
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20150077998
    Abstract: A flexible LED light string includes a power control assembly and at least one light strip, wherein the power control assembly uses a main connector for screwing to a front connector of the at least one light strip. The strip further has a rear connector for screwing to another light strip sequentially connected. By screwing the rear and front connectors of two adjacent light strips, forming a decorative light string with a required length is relatively easy and fast. Waterproof elements may be provided between two assembled connectors to improve sealing effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Patent number: 8851955
    Abstract: A rocking inflatable figure has a hollow inflatable body, a rocking mechanism and an air pump. The inflatable body has an air inlet, a movable portion and two partition diaphragms securely mounted on an inner wall inside the movable portion. The rocking mechanism is mounted between the two partition diaphragms and has a housing and an oscillating lever pivotally mounted on the housing. An electric motor and a transmission mechanism are mounted inside the housing. When the electric motor and the transmission mechanism drive the oscillating lever to keep oscillating, the two partition diaphragms on the movable portion rock relative to each other. Accordingly, the rocking inflatable figure can exhibit a continuously rocking form to increase the viewing fun and animated effect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 7, 2014
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Patent number: 8800186
    Abstract: A shaking inflatable figure has a body, an inflating unit and a vibrating unit. The body has an inflatable air chamber. The inflating unit and the vibrating unit are mounted inside the body. The inflating unit pumps air into the air chamber. The vibrating unit has a driving motor. A weight is connected to a spindle of the driving motor at an eccentric direction to the spindle of the driving motor. The vibrating unit is mounted on a partition diaphragm inside the body. Vibrations arising from the shift of center of gravity of the eccentric weight are transmitted to the body through the partition diaphragm so that the body is also vibrated to increase animated visual effect and entertaining pleasure to viewers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2014
    Assignee: Gemmy Industries Corporation
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140162527
    Abstract: A rocking inflatable figure has a hollow inflatable body, a rocking mechanism and an air pump. The inflatable body has an air inlet, a movable portion and two partition diaphragms securely mounted on an inner wall inside the movable portion. The rocking mechanism is mounted between the two partition diaphragms and has a housing and an oscillating lever pivotally mounted on the housing. An electric motor and a transmission mechanism are mounted inside the housing. When the electric motor and the transmission mechanism drive the oscillating lever to keep oscillating, the two partition diaphragms on the movable portion rock relative to each other. Accordingly, the rocking inflatable figure can exhibit a continuously rocking form to increase the viewing fun and animated effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2012
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140155181
    Abstract: A luminous inflatable figure has an inflatable body, a lighting unit and an air pump. The inflatable body is transparent and has at least one light bar and a controller bag sewed on an inner surface of the inflatable body. Each one of the at least one light bar bag and the controller bag has an electric wire hole formed through the corresponding light bar bag or controller bag. The lighting unit has at least one LED light bar and a controller. The at least one LED light bar is respectively mounted inside the at least one light bar bag. The controller is mounted inside the controller bag. The air pump is mounted to an air inlet on the inflatable body. Accordingly, the at least one LED light bar can emit light through the inflatable body to provide a luminous and entertaining effect in a dusky occasion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun Zhang
  • Publication number: 20140148079
    Abstract: A waving inflatable toy has a body and an opening alignment unit. The body has an opening alignment chamber, a first inflate and deflate chamber and a second inflate and deflate chamber. The opening alignment chamber has four openings respectively communicating with a main chamber, the first inflate and deflate chamber, the second inflate and deflate chamber and an air outlet. The opening alignment unit is mounted inside the opening alignment chamber and has a four-way valve assembly having four air vents and a guide vane and intermittently rotated an angle so that each air vent is sequentially aligned with the openings of the opening alignment chamber. The guide vane can be rotated to selectively guide inflated air into the first or second inflate and deflate chamber. Accordingly, the waving direction of the toy is constantly changing to demonstrate a vivid motion and provide an animated visual effect.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2012
    Publication date: May 29, 2014
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: CHENG-CHUN ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140130385
    Abstract: A shaking inflatable figure has a body, an inflating unit and a vibrating unit. The body has an inflatable air chamber. The inflating unit and the vibrating unit are mounted inside the body. The inflating unit pumps air into the air chamber. The vibrating unit has a driving motor. A weight is connected to a spindle of the driving motor at an eccentric direction to the spindle of the driving motor. The vibrating unit is mounted on a partition diaphragm inside the body. Vibrations arising from the shift of center of gravity of the eccentric weight are transmitted to the body through the partition diaphragm so that the body is also vibrated to increase animated visual effect and entertaining pleasure to viewers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2012
    Publication date: May 15, 2014
    Applicant: GEMMY INDUSTRIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG
  • Publication number: 20140062337
    Abstract: A decoration lamp with a speaker for correspondingly illuminating and speaking has a decoration body, multiple fixtures, multiple illumination units, a translucent cover, a speaker and a control device. The fixtures are mounted on the decoration body. The illumination units are mounted in the fixtures. The translucent cover is mounted on the decoration body to cover the illumination units. The control device sequentially activates the illumination units for changing the patterns and activates the speaker making voices for the patterns. The patterns and the voices change synchronously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Inventor: Cheng-Chun ZHANG