Patents by Inventor Chung-Ming YIU

Chung-Ming YIU 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: 9943196
    Abstract: A sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam pump for a foam dispenser includes a housing with a liquid pump portion and air pump portion secured. The liquid pump portion has a liquid inlet and valve, a liquid pump diaphragm, a liquid outlet and outlet valve. The air pump portion has a first and second air inlet and air inlet valve, a first and second air pump diaphragm, and a first and second air outlet. The foam pump also includes a mixing chamber that is in fluid communication with the liquid outlet, the first second air outlets. The liquid pump diaphragm, the first and second air pump diaphragms, operate in sequential order and the foamy mixture is dispensed through an outlet that is in fluid communication with the mixing chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: GOJO Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Wing-Hoi Ringo Mak, Zhen-He Huang, Xiao Huang, Chung-Ming Yiu, Nick E. Ciavarella
  • Publication number: 20170135531
    Abstract: A sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam pump for a foam dispenser includes a housing with a liquid pump portion and air pump portion secured to the housing. The liquid pump portion has a liquid inlet, a liquid inlet valve, a liquid pump diaphragm, a liquid outlet valve, and a liquid outlet. The air pump portion has a first and second air inlet, a first and second air inlet valve, a first and second air pump diaphragm, and a first and second air outlet. The sequentially activated multi-diaphragm foam pump also includes a mixing chamber that is in fluid communication with the liquid outlet, the first air outlet, and the second air outlet. The liquid pump diaphragm, the first air pump diaphragm, and the second air pump diaphragm operate in sequential order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Inventors: Wing-Hoi Ringo MAK, Zhen-He HUANG, Xiao HUANG, Chung-Ming YIU, Nick E. Ciavarella