Patents by Inventor Chine-Te Chen

Chine-Te Chen 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).

  • Floatable handle having an enclosed chamber
    Patent number: 7475620
    Abstract: A hand tool comprises a handle having an enclosed chamber defined therein, and the handle including a recess defined in the end thereof; and a hole defined in a second end of the handle and being in communication with the chamber, a bolt seals the hole; and the hole being at a lowest end of the handle; and a shank connected to a first end of the handle; and an end of the shank being fixedly inserted in the recess; the recess being an L-shaped recess and the end of the shank being an L-shaped end; and a fluorescent layer being coated on an outer periphery of the handle. Furthermore in another design, the recess being a T-shaped recess and the end of the shank is a T-shaped end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2009
    Inventor: Chine-Te Chen
  • Floatable handle having an enclosed chamber
    Publication number: 20070169595
    Abstract: A hand tool comprises a handle having an enclosed chamber defined therein, and the handle including a recess defined in the end thereof; and a hole defined in a second end of the handle and being in communication with the chamber, a bolt seals the hole; and the hole being at a lowest end of the handle; and a shank connected to a first end of the handle; and an end of the shank being fixedly inserted in the recess; the recess being an L-shaped recess and the end of the shank being an L-shaped end; and a fluorescent layer being coated on an outer periphery of the handle. Furthermore in another design, the recess being a T-shaped recess and the end of the shank is a T-shaped end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventor: Chine-Te Chen