Patents by Inventor Chuan-Hang Shih

Chuan-Hang Shih 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: 20220378213
    Abstract: A multifunctional sofa includes a base seat, a back supporting frame and a cushion pad. The base seat includes a frame, a support cloth located inside the frame, and a plurality of resilient members connected between the frame and the support cloth. The back supporting frame is disposed at a side of the frame of the base seat. The cushion pad is disposed on the base seat. At a lifted-up posture, the multifunctional sofa serves as a chair. At a lay-down posture, the multifunctional sofa serves as a bed. When the cushion pad is removed, the multifunctional sofa serves as a trampoline on which the user may practice jumping exercise. In accordance with the user's requirement, the multifunctional sofa can be utilized as a chair for sitting, a bed for lying, or a trampoline for jumping so as to preserve more space for home activities.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2021
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Chuan-Hang SHIH, Yu-Chi YANG, Syuan-Yu CHEN
  • Patent number: 11432658
    Abstract: A bed base is configured as a light weight, collapsible bed base having a plurality of separate and independent bed sections. A pair of brackets are provided, and each bracket is releasably attachable to each one of the plurality of separate and independent bed sections to form the bed base. The plurality of separate and independent bed sections connected only through the pair of brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Patent number: 11399998
    Abstract: A foldable electric bed includes a first bed frame having top and bottom edges at first top and bottom planes respectively, and a second bed frame having top and bottom edges at second top and bottom planes respectively. A first fixation frame of the first bed frame has a bottom portion with two first longitudinal rods pivotally connected at outer lateral sides of two second longitudinal rods provided at a bottom portion of a second fixation frame of the second bed frame in a way that the first bottom plane is located between the second top and bottom planes and an overall height of the electric bed is less than a sum of the heights of the first and second bed frames when the electric bed is folded. As such, the folded electric bed has a reduced volume, facilitating transportation and storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Publication number: 20220160140
    Abstract: A dismantlable electric bed includes a fixation frame, a moveable frame, and an actuator. The moveable frame includes two longitudinal rods and a transverse rod having two ends. The two longitudinal rods are pivotally connected with the fixation frame, respectively. Each longitudinal rod has at least one insertion hole. Each end of the transverse rod is provided with at least one post detachably inserted into the at least one insertion hole of one longitudinal rod. The actuator has two ends pivotally connected with the fixation frame and the transverse rod, respectively. As such, the electric bed is dismantlable to reduce the packing volume thereof and convenient to be assembled by the user herself/himself.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Patent number: 11219564
    Abstract: An electric bed includes a base, a back frame, and a butt frame. The rear end of the back frame is attached to the base, and the back frame is swingable relative to the base by the driving of a first actuator. The butt frame is located in back of the back frame. The rear end of the butt frame is attached to the base, and the butt frame is swingable relative to the base by the driving of a second actuator. As a result, the electric bed of the invention enables the user to change the posture thereof between sitting and flat lying postures through the swinging of the back frame, and effectively supports the waist of the user through the swinging of the butt frame, so that the user can maintain the posture thereof conforming to ergonomics, thereby prevented from hurt on the waist.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2022
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Publication number: 20210393042
    Abstract: An electric bed capable of being assembled and dismantled without the need of using a tool is disclosed. The electric bed includes left and right modules, front and rear transverse beams having two ends bare-handed detachably mounted with the left and right modules respectively, and back, buttock, thigh and lower leg supporting units bare-handed detachably mounted with the left and right modules, respectively. A front actuator has two ends bare-handed detachably and pivotally connected with the front transverse beam and the back supporting unit, respectively. A rear actuator has two ends bare-handed detachably and pivotally connected with the rear transverse beam and the thigh supporting unit, respectively. As such, the electric bed can be easily and conveniently assembled and dismantled in accordance with the user's requirement and can be packed with minimized volume of packing material to reduce the transportation cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2021
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Inventors: Chuan-Hang SHIH, Yu-Chi YANG
  • Publication number: 20210346219
    Abstract: A foldable electric bed includes a first bed frame having top and bottom edges at first imaginary top and bottom surfaces respectively, and a second bed frame having top and bottom edges at second imaginary top and bottom surfaces respectively. A first fixation frame of the first bed frame has a bottom portion with two first longitudinal rods pivotally connected at outer lateral sides of two second longitudinal rods provided at a bottom portion of a second fixation frame of the second bed frame in a way that the first imaginary bottom surface is located between the second imaginary top and bottom surfaces and an overall height of the electric bed is less than a sum of the heights of the first and second bed frames when the electric bed is folded. As such, the folded electric bed has a reduced volume, facilitating transportation and storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 22, 2020
    Publication date: November 11, 2021
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Patent number: 11103081
    Abstract: A climate control system provides the desired climate conditions of temperature and humidity at a contact surface of a multi-layered structure. The climate control system includes a heating mechanism disposed between one or more foam layers of structure and configured to deliver heat to the contact surface and a separate cooling mechanism disposed in the foam layers. The cooling mechanism includes at least one fan assembly, air channels and reticulated foam layers configured to draw air away from the contact surface toward the bottom of the structure. An operational control system is used to control the heating mechanism and cooling mechanism to achieve the desired climate conditions on the contact surface in accordance with a desired time-based climate control algorithm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Patent number: 10932974
    Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface, an articulating bed member and a rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and in communication with the articulating bed member. The rotating and pivoting frame includes a bearing plate and a plurality of discrete bearings disposed between the bearing plate and the horizontal support surface. The rotating and pivoting frame is rotatable with respect to the horizontal support surface on the plurality of discrete bearings around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Patent number: 10918550
    Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed includes a fixed bed frame with a horizontal support surface and an articulating bed member attached to the horizontal support surface. The articulating bed member includes an articulating head portion and a separate articulating foot portion. A rotating and pivoting frame mounted on the horizontal support surface and connect to the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion rotates with respect to the horizontal support surface around a vertical axis passing through the horizontal support surface and provides pivoting movement of the articulating bed member with respect to the horizontal support surface to tilt the articulating bed member toward at least one of the articulating head portion and the articulating foot portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih, Horace Robert Eskridge, III
  • Patent number: 10898008
    Abstract: A rotating and articulating bed has a fixed bed frame, a rotation assembly mounted on the fixed bed frame, a pivot assembly mounted on the rotation assembly and an articulating bed frame mounted on the pivot assembly. The articulating bed frame contains a plurality of pivotally connected distinct portions. The rotation assembly rotates the pivot assembly and the articulating bed frame with respect to the fixed bed frame on a plurality of discrete wheel bearings around a vertical axis passing through the rotating and articulating bed. The articulating bed frame articulates the distinct portions and the pivot assembly tilts the articulating bed frame with respect to a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to the vertical axis independent of rotation by the rotation assembly and articulation by the articulating bed frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: PPJ, LLC
    Inventors: Horace Robert Eskridge, III, Philip Reid Sherman, Philip Woods McCarty, Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Publication number: 20200237105
    Abstract: A bed assembly includes a foldable multi-section bed base and a compressible mattress. The decking of the bed base defines a cavity in a folded position, and the compressible mattress is contained within the cavity. The decking also including folded portions to further decrease the dimensions of the bed assembly in the folded position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Jonathan Daniel RILEY, Chuan-Hang SHIH, Arvin AGUILAR, Emmanuel NAPALA, Philip Reid SHERMAN
  • Publication number: 20200178695
    Abstract: A foldable electric bed includes a first unit having a first fixation frame, a first moveable frame pivotally connected with the first fixation frame, and a first actuator, a second unit having a second fixation frame, a second moveable frame pivotally connected with the second fixation frame, and a second actuator, and a hinge. Top surfaces of the first and second units are located on an imaginary plane in a coplanar manner. The hinge has first and second connecting portions, which are respectively disposed to the first and second units and rotatable about a central axis that is located above the imaginary plane, such that the top surfaces of the first and second units are adjacently attached with each other when the electric bed is folded. The folded electric bed has a reduced volume, facilitating transportation and storage thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2019
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Publication number: 20200069069
    Abstract: An electric bedstead includes a frame having first and second rods, a supporting cloth, first and second clamping members. The supporting cloth has a supporting portion, a first bending portion extending from a first lateral side of the supporting portion and attached on the first rod, and a second bending portion extending from a second lateral side of the supporting portion and attached on the second rod. The first clamping member is mounted to the first rod in a way that the first bending portion is clamped between the first clamping member and the first rod. The second clamping member is mounted to the second rod in a way that the second bending portion is clamped between the second clamping member and the second rod. As a result, the electric bedstead is lightweight to facilitate carry, storage and assembly of the electric bedstead.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Publication number: 20200054144
    Abstract: A modular electric bedstead includes an upper body supporting unit having a front base, a back supporting rack pivotally connected with the front base, and a front actuator pivotally connected between the front base and the back supporting rack, a lower body supporting unit having a rear base, a thigh supporting rack pivotally connected with the rear base, a lower leg supporting rack pivotally connected with the thigh supporting rack, and a rear actuator pivotally connected between the rear base and the thigh supporting rack, and a buttock supporting unit having two middle bases and a buttock supporting rack detachably and across disposed on the two middle bases. Each middle base has front and rear ends detachably connected with the front and rear bases, respectively. The bedstead is dismantlable to reduce the space occupied and can be flatly packed for facilitating transportation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Publication number: 20200054145
    Abstract: An electric bed package includes a bedstead and a packing member. The bedstead includes an upper body supporting unit, a lower body supporting unit and a buttock supporting unit, which all have a flat shape. The upper and lower body supporting units are parallel stacked in a way that the buttock supporting unit is arranged by a lateral side of a stack of the upper and lower body supporting units and the buttock supporting unit is approximately perpendicular to the upper body supporting unit. The packing member packs and retains the bedstead therein. The electric bed package has a reduced volume, facilitating transportation thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2018
    Publication date: February 20, 2020
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Publication number: 20190223609
    Abstract: A bed base is configured as a light weight, collapsible bed base having a plurality of separate and independent bed sections. A pair of brackets are provided, and each bracket is releasably attachable to each one of the plurality of separate and independent bed sections to form the bed base. The plurality of separate and independent bed sections connected only through the pair of brackets.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Publication date: July 25, 2019
    Inventors: Philip Reid SHERMAN, Horace Robert ESKRIDGE, III, Philip Woods MCCARTY, Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Patent number: 10349743
    Abstract: An electric drive mechanism for a recliner chair having a base mount and a moveable frame pivotally connected with the base mount includes a fixation frame detachably mounted to the base mount, a push frame pivotally connected with the fixation frame and located below the moveable frame, and an actuator pivotally connected with the fixation frame and the push frame, such that the push frame is driven by the actuator to swing relative to the fixation frame. When the push frame swings upwardly, a front end portion of the push frame pushes the moveable frame to swing upwardly. A user lying on the recliner chair can easily control the swing angle of movable frame so as to lie on the recliner chair with a relaxed posture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2019
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang Shih
  • Publication number: 20190117484
    Abstract: An electric bed includes a base, a back frame, and a butt frame. The rear end of the back frame is attached to the base, and the back frame is swingable relative to the base by the driving of a first actuator. The butt frame is located in back of the back frame. The rear end of the butt frame is attached to the base, and the butt frame is swingable relative to the base by the driving of a second actuator. As a result, the electric bed of the invention enables the user to change the posture thereof between sitting and flat lying postures through the swinging of the back frame, and effectively supports the waist of the user through the swinging of the butt frame, so that the user can maintain the posture thereof conforming to ergonomics, thereby prevented from hurt on the waist.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH
  • Publication number: 20190029426
    Abstract: An electric drive mechanism for a recliner chair having a base mount and a moveable frame pivotally connected with the base mount includes a fixation frame detachably mounted to the base mount, a push frame pivotally connected with the fixation frame and located below the moveable frame, and an actuator pivotally connected with the fixation frame and the push frame, such that the push frame is driven by the actuator to swing relative to the fixation frame. When the push frame swings upwardly, a front end portion of the push frame pushes the moveable frame to swing upwardly. A user lying on the recliner chair can easily control the swing angle of movable frame so as to lie on the recliner chair with a relaxed posture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Chuan-Hang SHIH