Patents by Inventor Chih-Ching Hsieh

Chih-Ching Hsieh 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).

  • Socket assembly
    Patent number: 7454998
    Abstract: A socket assembly includes an outer part and an inner part which is inserted in the outer part. A flange extends radially outward from an end of the inner part and is mounted on an end of the outer part. The outer part is made by steel and the inner part is made by aluminum. A positioning device is located between the outer part and the inner part. The positioning device includes a plurality of grooves defined in an inner periphery of the outer part and a plurality of ribs extend from an outer periphery of the inner part. The ribs are engaged with the grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Spanner with tension setting assembly
    Publication number: 20080276764
    Abstract: A spanner with tension setting assembly, comprises at least one driving portion; a holding portion connected to the driving portion; a control portion installed at one side of the holding portion; an adjusting portion installed at the side of the holding portion and aside the processing and display portion; and a processing and display portion installed at the side of the holding portion; the processing and display portion receiving signals from the control portion and the adjusting portion for processing the signals and displaying processed results. The adjusting portion includes at least one setting section for setting the tensions and displaying functions of the processing and display portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2007
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Spanner with strain alarm function
    Patent number: 7448284
    Abstract: A spanner with a strain alarm function comprises a spanner body having at least one driving head at one end thereof; a strain gauge installed at the spanner body; a display installed in the spanner body electrically connected to the strain gauge; an alarm unit installed in the display; when a spanner body drives an object to be tightened and a twisting force applied to the object has achieved to a predetermined value, the alarm will emit alert signal to users so as to inform the user that the object to be tightened has achieved to a predetermined position. The alarm unit is one of a light emitting body and a buzzer. The predetermined value is a summation of a desired value for tightening the object and an added value under the consideration of a retuning level of the object as the spanner is released from the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Heat preservation container
    Publication number: 20080274386
    Abstract: A heat preservation container comprises a container body having a receiving space; at least one fuel cell installed below the container body; and a heating element in an inner periphery of the receiving space; and wherein the fuel cell serves to actuate the heating element for heating the receiving space so as to retain the temperature of the receiving space. The fuel cell is placed in a cell casing. A switch is installed to the cell casing. The heating element is formed as plurality of heating wires. A cover serves for covering upon the container body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Socket connection device of adjustable tension value for preventing overlarge twisting force
    Publication number: 20080271575
    Abstract: A socket connection device of adjustable tension value for preventing an overlarge twisting force, comprises a seat having an approximate round cylinder; the seat having a receiving space; one end of the seat being an engaging portion; another end of the seat being a polygonal hole section; the control section including a base, an adjusting block, an axial rod, an elastic unit and a buckle block; the base serving for positioning the axial rod; the axial rod of the control section for installing the adjusting block, elastic unit and buckle block; and a head being formed as a long rod; one end of the head being a buckling end having a shape corresponding to that of the buckle block; an outer periphery of the head near the buckling end being formed with an annular groove; and another end of the head opposite to the buckling end is an engaging end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Socket connection device of adjustable tension value for preventing overlarge twisting force
    Publication number: 20080271576
    Abstract: A socket connection device of adjustable tension value for preventing an overlarge twisting force comprises a seat having a receiving space which penetrates through an upper and a lower end of the seat; one end of the seat being an engaging portion for engaging a spanner or a driving tool; another end of the seat being a hole section; a middle part of the receiving space between the engaging portion and the polygonal hole section being a threaded section; the control section including an adjusting block, an elastic unit, and a buckle block; and a head formed as a long rod; one end of the head being a buckling end having a shape corresponding to that of the buckle block; an outer periphery of the head near the buckling end being formed with an annular groove; and another end of the head opposite to the buckling end is an engaging end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Electronic hand tool with at least one button having inclined upper surface
    Publication number: 20080271579
    Abstract: An electronic hand tool comprises a handle installed with an electronic device for deriving a tension of the tool as the tool is used to drive an object and displaying the derived tension value; the handle being installed with an operating portion; the operating portion including a button which slightly protrudes from a surface of the handle; and an upper surface of the button being an inclined surface. The button has at least one function of controlling the actuation the electronic device, calibration of the tension value, and adjusting the range of the tension, and determining the displaying unit of the tension value. The inclined surface may be a cambered concave surface. One end of the driving portion is a ratchet head and another end of the driving portion is an opened end; and the ratchet head and opened end are installed at two ends of the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: November 6, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • PROTECTION COVER FOR COVERING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080264219
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle and a function head is connected to an end of the handle. A recessed area is defined in a side of the handle and a display screen and operation buttons are received in the recessed area. A cover is engaged with the recessed area so as to removably cover the display screen and/or the operation buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • RATCHET TYPE BENDING SPANNER
    Publication number: 20080264213
    Abstract: A ratchet type bending spanner comprises a handle; a holding portion at one end of the handle; a bending tubular portion at another end of the handle; an engaging unit having a part rotatable installed in the bending tubular portion; and the other part of the engaging unit being protruded from the bending tubular portion for engaging with a sleeve; the part in the bending tubular portion being formed with a ratchet portion which is engaged to a buckling block; and the buckling block being restorable elastically. A switch is installed in the bending tubular portion for controlling the shift of a position of the engaging block so as to form a bidirectional ratchet type bending spanner. The handle is a soft handle with a stop edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2008
    Publication date: October 30, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Hand tool with at least two alarm devices
    Patent number: 7439871
    Abstract: A hand tool with at least two alarm devices comprises a flat handle with having a rectangular shape which is formed by has two first parallel surfaces and two second parallel narrow surfaces connected between the two first surfaces; at least one end of the handle being formed with a driving head; an output device having a sensing unit; the sensing unit being electrically connected to a strain gauge installed at a predetermined position of the handle; and the output device having an alarm unit; the alarm unit of the output device being installed at the connection of the handle and the driving head. An auxiliary alarm unit is installed at one surface of the handle, or the auxiliary alarm unit is installed at an inclined recess between two adjacent surfaces of the handle or the auxiliary alarm unit is arranged across two adjacent surfaces of the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Hand tool having a larger operation zone
    Patent number: 7437977
    Abstract: A hand tool comprises a main body provided with a mounting portion including a plurality of arcuate protruding faces and a plurality of receiving recesses located between the protruding faces. Each of the receiving recesses of the mounting portion has an arc-shaped corner. A first distance is defined to be a distance between two walls of each recess.he two wall facing to each other. A second distance is defined to be a distance from a top to a bottom of each arcuate protruding face and a third distance D is defined to be a distance between two ends of a bottom side of the arcuate protruding face. A proportion of the first distance to the second distance is 1:1.6 and a proportion of the third distance to the second distance is 1:1.5.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Efficient driving tool for driving a screwing device
    Publication number: 20080250903
    Abstract: A efficient driving tool for driving a screwing device, comprises: a driving head extending from the shank; the driving head having a receiving hole with a ratchet ring received therein; one lateral side of the driving head having a receiving groove. The ratchet ring has an engaging hole with a teeth set therein. A recess between two adjacent teeth is formed by two small arcs and one large arc; the large arc is at a bottom section of the recess and two small arcs are at tops of the recess. A straight section is between each small arc and the large arc; a section between two small arcs of two adjacent recesses is a transversal section which is a straight line. The screw device is one of a spanner and a socket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Screwing device with function of twisting force measurement
    Publication number: 20080253858
    Abstract: A screwing device with a function of twisting force measurement comprises: a screw unit having a head and a shank connected to the head; a twisting force measurement unit installed at the head and having a processor and displaying unit and a sensor for measuring a twisting force applied to the screw unit; the processor and displaying unit serving for calculating a value of the twisting force from the sensor and having a display screen. The sensor is installed at a lateral side of the head. The processor and displaying unit is installed at or is capable of being plug-in to a top of the head. Or the head has a recess at a top thereof and the sensor is installed at a lateral side of the recess; and the processor and displaying unit installed at or is capable of being plug-in to a lateral side of the head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2007
    Publication date: October 16, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • Bi-directional screwdriver with ratchet driving head
    Publication number: 20080236343
    Abstract: A bi-directional screwdriver with a ratchet driving head comprises: a dynamic driving unit having a handle at one end thereof and a driving portion at an upper end thereof; a driving switch being protruded out from a lateral side of the handle; a hollow resisting portion being installed at a front end of the driving portion; an inner periphery of the resisting portion having axial teeth; an annular sheet enclosing an outer periphery of the resisting portion; a via hole being formed on the annular sheet; and a connecting unit having one end being installed with a rectangular engaging portion for receiving a sleeve; the connecting unit being detachably connected to the engaging portion; another end of the connecting unit being formed with a ratchet portion; the connecting unit being formed with an axial hole; and a plurality of threads being formed on a rear inner periphery of the connecting unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh Chen
  • Auxiliary twisting adjusting device of a dynamic machine
    Publication number: 20080236854
    Abstract: An auxiliary twisting adjusting device of a dynamic machine comprises a receiving device having a head and a body portion; the head having a hollow embedding groove; the body portion is a long bar; the strain gauge having a hollow bar and an adjustable portion; one end of the bar serving to combine with the body portion of the receiving device; another end of the bar being connected to the adjustable portion; wherein a pneumatic device can be received in the embedding groove of the receiving device; and the adjustable portion can adjust a setting value of the twisting force; when the applied twisting force from the pneumatic device to a driving object is greater than the setting value, the pneumatic device will stop its operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2007
    Publication date: October 2, 2008
    Inventor: Chih-Ching Hsieh
  • PROTECTION COVER FOR COVERING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080216620
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle and a function head is connected to an end of the handle. A recessed area is defined in a side of the handle and a display screen and operation buttons are received in the recessed area. A cover is engaged with the recessed area so as to removably cover the display screen and/or the operation buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • HAND TOOL WITH BIT RELEASE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080216610
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a socket which is connected to a head of the hand tool and the socket includes first and second recesses in tow ends thereof and a passage is defined in communication between the first and second recesses. A push rod includes a head and a shank which extends through the first recess, the passage and is inserted in the second recess in which a bit is inserted. A spring is mounted to the shank and biased between the head and an inner end of the first recess. The screw bit can be quickly pushed out from the second recess of the socket by pushing the push rod toward the screw bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • PROTECTION COVER FOR COVERING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080216613
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle and a function head is connected to an end of the handle. A recessed area is defined in a side of the handle and a display screen and operation buttons are received in the recessed area. A cover is engaged with the recessed area so as to removably cover the display screen and/or the operation buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • HAND TOOL WITH BIT RELEASE DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080216616
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a socket which is connected to a head of the hand tool and the socket includes first and second recesses in tow ends thereof and a passage is defined in communication between the first and second recesses. A push rod includes a head and a shank which extends through the first recess, the passage and is inserted in the second recess in which a bit is inserted. A spring is mounted to the shank and biased between the head and an inner end of the first recess. The screw bit can be quickly pushed out from the second recess of the socket by pushing the push rod toward the screw bit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH
  • PROTECTION COVER FOR COVERING TORQUE MEASURING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20080216612
    Abstract: A hand tool includes a handle and a function head is connected to an end of the handle. A recessed area is defined in a side of the handle and a display screen and operation buttons are received in the recessed area. A cover is engaged with the recessed area so as to removably cover the display screen and/or the operation buttons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2008
    Publication date: September 11, 2008
    Inventor: CHIH-CHING HSIEH