Patents by Inventor Feng-Chih Liao

Feng-Chih Liao 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: 8912467
    Abstract: A hair styler and its heating device which can heat the thermal storage piece inside the hair roller quickly to a desired temperature by electromagnetic heating. The thermal storage piece is made of high thermal conductivity material which absorbs heat quite quick and disposed inside the hair roller to prevent the hair from directly contacting the thermal storage piece during hair styling, consequently preventing the hair from being burned. Then a low thermal conductivity isolating layer retains the heat within the hair roller and enables the heat to be uniformly and constantly transmitted to the outer surface of the hair roller, providing an effect of low energy consumption and long-lasting heat. A temperature sensing piece is used to detect and indicate the temperature of the hair styler by using different colors, making it easier for the user to know the temperature of the hair styler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2014
    Assignee: Manica Taiwan Incorporated
    Inventors: Rie Oishi, Feng-Chih Liao, Yen-Chin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20140166039
    Abstract: A hair styler and its heating device which can heat the thermal storage piece inside the hair roller quickly to a desired temperature by electromagnetic heating. The thermal storage piece is made of high thermal conductivity material which absorbs heat quite quick and disposed inside the hair roller to prevent the hair from directly contacting the thermal storage piece during hair styling, consequently preventing the hair from being burned. Then a low thermal conductivity isolating layer retains the heat within the hair roller and enables the heat to be uniformly and constantly transmitted to the outer surface of the hair roller, providing an effect of low energy consumption and long-lasting heat. A temperature sensing piece is used to detect and indicate the temperature of the hair styler by using different colors, making it easier for the user to know the temperature of the hair styler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: MANICA TAIWAN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Rie OISHI, Feng- Chih LIAO, Yen-Chin CHENG
  • Publication number: 20140116461
    Abstract: A heating apparatus for heating hair curlers is disposed in a housing and clamped by at least one hair clip. The heating apparatus comprises two assembling members and two thermal conductive members which are coupled one another and disposed on a base. Each of the thermal conductive members includes a heating member and an elastic piece for fixing the heating member. Above the assembling members and the thermal conductive members is disposed a cover. The two heating members are closely pushed against the thermal conductive layers of the hair clip, so as to reduce the length of heat transferring route, and consequently improving heating efficiency and enhancing temperature control accuracy. Furthermore, the heating apparatus has a simple structure and can be easily assembled at a low manufacturing cost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2012
    Publication date: May 1, 2014
    Inventors: Rie OISHI, Feng-Chih Liao, Yen-Chin Cheng
  • Patent number: 8544478
    Abstract: A dual gas and AC electric hair styler comprises: a heater, a housing, and a control member movably disposed in the housing. One end of the control member is exposed out of the housing and another end of the control member is inserted in the housing to connect a linkage device of the heater. The linkage device includes a guiding member. A gas supply and an electric power supply are selectively inserted in the housing to the heater and each have a valve which is pressed to achieve connection. The axial movement of the control member causes axial movements of the linkage device and the guiding member to affect connection of the gas and the electric power supply to the heater. The hair styler can be powered by gas or electric power, and the switching of gas and electric power supplies can be done by the control member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2013
    Assignee: Manica-Taiwan Incorporated
    Inventors: Feng-Chih Liao, Yen-Chin Cheng
  • Patent number: 8464729
    Abstract: A hair styler capable of producing steam not only can produce steam to assistant the user doing hair style, but also that the hair styler is provided with leak proof members between the respective parts of the hair styler, which can provide better sealing effect and prevent water leakage problems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2013
    Assignee: Manica-Taiwan Incorporated
    Inventors: Feng-Chih Liao, Yen-Chin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20130074866
    Abstract: A dual gas and AC electric hair styler comprises: a heater, a housing, and a control member movably disposed in the housing. One end of the control member is exposed out of the housing and another end of the control member is inserted in the housing to connect a linkage device of the heater. The linkage device includes a guiding member. A gas supply and an electric power supply are selectively inserted in the housing to the heater and each have a valve which is pressed to achieve connection. The axial movement of the control member causes axial movements of the linkage device and the guiding member to affect connection of the gas and the electric power supply to the heater. The hair styler can be powered by gas or electric power, and the switching of gas and electric power supplies can be done by the control member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: MANICA-TAIWAN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: FENG-CHIH LIAO, YEN-CHIN CHENG
  • Publication number: 20130019890
    Abstract: A hair styler capable of producing steam not only can produce steam to assistant the user doing hair style, but also that the hair styler is provided with leak proof members between the respective parts of the hair styler, which can provide better sealing effect and prevent water leakage problems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2011
    Publication date: January 24, 2013
    Applicant: MANICA-TAIWAN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: FENG-CHIH LIAO, Yen-Chin Cheng
  • Publication number: 20090314766
    Abstract: A heating device with plural thermistors comprises a conductive unit and plural positive temperature coefficient thermistors with different heat generation efficiencies. The positive temperature coefficient thermistors are provided on the conductive unit. With the characteristic that the electric resistance decreases with the increase of temperature of the thermistors, the temperature of the heating device can be kept constant, and different heating temperatures can be produced by controlling the number of the acting thermistors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2008
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 6792692
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes an air outlet portion, a holding portion, a start switch, an airflow rate control switch, an airflow rate indication portion, an input power control switch, and an input power indication portion. Thus, when the user presses the start switch, the hair dryer will start to perform with its previous setting in memory for the airflow rate and its power input. And when the user presses the airflow rate control switch or the input power control switch, the system enters the manual control mode, and is forced into the safety mode immediately, so that the user can adjust the input power and the airflow rate according to the preset safety values, thereby achieving the safe requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2004
    Assignee: Manica-Thai Corp., Ltd
    Inventors: Noriaki Takizawa, Feng-Chih Liao
  • Publication number: 20030074804
    Abstract: A hair dryer includes a housing having an air inlet, an air outlet, a motor, an impeller having a plurality of blades, and a heating device. A motor fixing seat is mounted in the housing for securing the motor. The motor and the motor fixing seat are fixed in a distal end of an inner wall of the housing and located adjacent to the air inlet, and the impeller is located between the motor and the heating device. Thus, the motor only need to produce a much smaller pressure of air flow, so that the pressure of the air flow exerted on the impeller is very small, thereby producing a much smaller shear stress on the impeller, and thereby causing smaller noise.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2001
    Publication date: April 24, 2003
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: 6423942
    Abstract: A portable hair curler having a lamp type heat source member, includes a heat emitting lamp seat that may co-operate with a lamp type heat source member, thereby forming a portable heat source that may be carried freely and replaced easily, thereby enhancing the versatility of the portable hair curler.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2002
    Assignee: Nanica-Taiwan Incorporated
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: D469195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd
    Inventors: Feng-Chih Liao, Chih-Cheng Lin
  • Patent number: D469897
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Feng-Chih Liao, Wen-Hsiung Yang
  • Patent number: D484261
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: D484262
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: D484623
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2003
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao
  • Patent number: D485921
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2004
    Assignee: TYC Brother Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Feng-Chih Liao