Patents by Inventor En-Liang CHU

En-Liang CHU 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: 11999437
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic assembly includes a casing, a first piston, and a second piston. The casing has a hydraulic chamber, an inlet channel, and an outlet channel connected to the hydraulic chamber. The first piston is located in the hydraulic chamber. The second piston is sleeved on the first piston. The second piston has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other. The first end portion is wider than the second end portion located farther away from the inlet channel than the first end portion. When the first piston is moved a distance smaller than a threshold distance, the first piston is moved relative to the second piston while the second piston is stationary relative to the casing. When the first piston is moved a distance greater than the threshold distance, the first piston forces the second piston to move relative to the casing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: En-Liang Chu
  • Publication number: 20220402573
    Abstract: A bicycle brake lever includes a main body, a brake assembly, and a valve. The main body includes a casing and a cover mounted on the casing. The casing has a storage chamber and a hydraulic chamber. The brake assembly includes a lever, a link, and a piston. The lever is pivotally disposed on the casing, the link connects the lever and the piston, the link is disposed through the cover, the piston is movably located in the hydraulic chamber and has an inner channel in fluid communication with the storage chamber. The valve is movably disposed on the casing. The valve is partially located in the hydraulic chamber. When the piston is moved from an initial position to a sealed position, the valve blocks the inner channel of the piston, such that the hydraulic chamber is not in fluid communication with the storage chamber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Applicant: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: En-Liang CHU
  • Patent number: 11338787
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a hydraulic switch including a casing, a first cable, a second cable, an electrically conductive piston and a first magnetic conductive component. The casing has a chamber and a liquid channel connected to the chamber. The first cable is disposed through the casing, and the first electrical connection portion of that is located in the chamber. The second cable is disposed through the casing, and a second electrical connection portion of that is located in the chamber. The electrically conductive piston movably is disposed in the chamber. When the electrically conductive piston is in an electrically connected position, the electrically conductive piston is in electrical contact with the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion. The first magnetic conductive component is configured to provide a magnetic force to move the electrically conductive piston toward an electrically disconnected position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: En-Liang Chu
  • Publication number: 20220089249
    Abstract: A bicycle hydraulic assembly includes a casing, a first piston, and a second piston. The casing has a hydraulic chamber, an inlet channel, and an outlet channel connected to the hydraulic chamber. The first piston is located in the hydraulic chamber. The second piston is sleeved on the first piston. The second piston has a first end portion and a second end portion opposite to each other. The first end portion is wider than the second end portion located farther away from the inlet channel than the first end portion. When the first piston is moved a distance smaller than a threshold distance, the first piston is moved relative to the second piston while the second piston is stationary relative to the casing. When the first piston is moved a distance greater than the threshold distance, the first piston forces the second piston to move relative to the casing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Publication date: March 24, 2022
    Applicant: TEKTRO TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventor: En-Liang CHU
  • Publication number: 20190348239
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a hydraulic switch including a casing, a first cable, a second cable, an electrically conductive piston and a first magnetic conductive component. The casing has a chamber and a liquid channel connected to the chamber. The first cable is disposed through the casing, and the first electrical connection portion of that is located in the chamber. The second cable is disposed through the casing, and a second electrical connection portion of that is located in the chamber. The electrically conductive piston movably is disposed in the chamber. When the electrically conductive piston is in an electrically connected position, the electrically conductive piston is in electrical contact with the first electrical connection portion and the second electrical connection portion. The first magnetic conductive component is configured to provide a magnetic force to move the electrically conductive piston toward an electrically disconnected position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventor: En-Liang CHU